Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)
| 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). |
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Transformers: War For Cybertron is an animated series produced by Hasbro and Rooster Teeth, with animation by Polygon Pictures, based on the War for Cybertron Trilogy franchise. F.J. DeSanto acts as the series showrunner, a role he previously held for the Prime Wars Trilogy web series, with George Krstic, Gavin Hignight, and Brandon M. Easton as writers. The show also sees Jake Foushee, Jason Marnocha, and Frank Todaro reprising their respective roles as Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Starscream, as well as previous Transformers alumni Keith Silverstein and Sophia Isabella returning for voicework as new characters. Three seasons of the show are planned for release via Netflix, one for each of the franchise's three lines, with the first season released on July 30, 2020 and the second season on December 30, 2020.
In conjunction with the series, Hasbro released a small toyline featuring more animation accurate paint jobs.
Overview
In the final hours of the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons, the planet Cybertron has been ravaged by endless battle. Dissent forms amongst both factions and forces grow weaker, leaving Optimus Prime and his Autobots on their last leg. Frustrated, Ultra Magnus surrenders to the Decepticons shortly before Megatron learns of the mystical Allspark. He eventually eases himself into a plan to use the vessel of life to reformat all Autobots on the planet into Decepticons, unifying them as one faction under his rule. Meanwhile, neutral scavenger Bumblebee wants no part in the war but is forced to join the conflict when he obtains the Alpha Trion Protocols and the location of the Allspark after the imprisoned Ultra Magnus is murdered. Despite Elita-1's warnings, Optimus Prime forms a plan to flee the planet aboard the Ark and eject the Allspark, at the cost of the planet itself. The Autobots cautiously trust ex-Decepticon Jetfire to lead them into the dangerous Sea of Rust to obtain the Allspark, while Ratchet and Decepticon Impactor repair a derelict space bridge, and Wheeljack repairs the Ark, thanks to Bumblebee's energon theft from the Mercenaries. The synchronous plan succeeds, and the Ark and Allspark travel to an unknown location, leaving Elita-1 and her team to continue the war effort on Cybertron.
Cast
- *Has a Decepticon Insignia on his model, but isn't specified to be one.
Episodes
Chapter 1: Siege
Chapter 2: Earthrise
Chapter 3: Kingdom
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Notes
- Originally planned for a June 2020 release, the series premiere was delayed one month, reportedly due to production delays with its foreign-language dubs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- During production, the animation team utilized Hasbro's original CAD files for the War for Cybertron Trilogy toyline. As a result, the character models are absurdly toy-accurate, down to several even retaining their 5 mm post holes and 3 mm pegs. For the first chapter, characters who did not have toys in the Siege toy-lineup used original character models or modified pre-existing ones created specifically for the show, with the sole exception being Wheeljack, who uses the model for the Earthrise toy.
- Siege was promoted with several motion posters highlighting members of the main cast. In each of these posters, a letter from the "Ancient Autobot" alphabet created by Jim Sorenson can be seen flashing in the background. When the letters are put in order, they spell out the word "KINGDOM", the name of the trilogy's third subline/season.[1]
- The series features an extensive use of generics, though both sides use different character models as the base for their troops. The Autobots use Cog, Sideswipe, Mirage, Ironhide, and Hound to pad their forces while the Decepticons use Impactor, Refraktor, Barricade, and, as usual, the Seekers. All of these generics except for Cog and Impactor are used for the Sparkless, with Laserbeak being used for the Sea of Rust birds and Impactor used for the Dome Guards. Time will tell if other seasons add more designs for the factions' unnamed warriors.
- Upon its initial release in the United States, War for Cybertron Trilogy was given a TV-Y7 designation, despite the show's dark tone, violence, and brief use of coarse language in the first episode. Presumably due to these very criteria, the series was later re-rated to TV-14, making it the first Transformers television series to carry that designation.
- Despite the three parts being advertised as three chapters of one series, when the second Earthrise trailer released, it also received a separate page on Netflix. The original War for Cybertron Trilogy page's title graphic was also changed to include Siege and the number 1 behind it. This also means that Netflix calls the Earthrise episodes "Chapter 1" as well.
Foreign names
- Chinese: Biànxíng Jīngāng: Sàibótǎn Dàzhàn Sānbùqǔ (Taiwan, 變形金剛：賽博坦大戰三部曲 "Transformers: Cybertron War Trilogy")
- Japanese: Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (トランスフォーマー: ウォー・フォー・サイバトロン・トリロジー Toransufōmā: Wō fō Saibatoron Torirojī)
