War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)
| The name or term "War for Cybertron" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see War for Cybertron (disambiguation). |
The "War for Cybertron Trilogy" is Hasbro's designation for a segment of the Transformers: Generations line that launched in late 2018. Like the preceding Prime Wars Trilogy, "War" is primarily based around the toy lines that make up the trilogy, and will be accompanied by a tie-in cartoon series and possibly tie-ins in IDW's comic books.
| War for Cybertron Trilogy: | |||||||||||
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| War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon) (2020–???) |
War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline) (2019–???) | ||||||||||
| Siege (2019–2020) |
Earthrise (2020–???) |
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Toys
The War for Cybertron toylines aims to serve as a back-to-basics approach to Transformers, with a focus on media accuracy, articulation, and a consistent robot mode scale.
The first instalment of the trilogy, Siege, is set during the final days of the Transformers' civil war on Cybertron, reimagining classic characters to give them Cybertronian alternate modes and battle damage deco. The second instalment, Earthrise, takes place during an interstitial period as the Autobots and Decepticons travel through space, seeing many gain Earthly vehicle modes, while also introducing space-faring characters such as the Quintessons and Mercenaries.
In keeping with instalments of the Prime Wars Trilogy, the War for Cybertron lines feature a unified, line-wide gimmick: weaponry. All figures are now compatible with the C.O.M.B.A.T. System, with Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader Class figures being littered in 5 mm posts to facilitate being armed up with any combination of compatible weaponry. In keeping with this, the new Battle Master and Micromaster size classes form modular weapons, as did the introduction of Weaponizers and Modulators, figures which could be disassembled into a variety of 5 mm compatible weapons and accessories.
Cartoon
A War for Cybertron Trilogy animated series is currently in development. The series will be produced by Rooster Teeth and animated by Polygon Pictures, and will focus on the origins of the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. F.J. DeSanto will act as the series showrunner, with George Krstic, Gavin Hignight, and Brandon M. Easton as writers. Three seasons of the show are planned for release via Netflix, one for each of the franchise's three lines beginning with a first season of six 22-minute episodes based on Siege in 2020.
Comics
While not branded as part of the War for Cybertron Trilogy, the IDW Publishing ongoing series Transformers makes extensive use of contemporary Siege toy designs wherever possible.
