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: | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon) (2020–2021) |
War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline) (2019–present) | ||||||||||
| Siege (2019–2020) |
Earthrise (2020) |
Kingdom (2021–present) | |||||||||
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 (relatively based on the "G1" cartoon).
The first installment 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 installment, 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. The toyline also focuses on modular base-forming with the A.I.R. Lock System. A third installment, Kingdom, concludes the trilogy and features the return of the Maximal and Predacon factions from the Beast Wars franchise, and sees the addition of a new(-ish) size class, Core.
In keeping with installments 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 Class-and-higher figures being littered in 5 mm ports to facilitate being armed up with any combination of compatible weaponry. In keeping with this, the Siege and Earthrise Battle Master and Micromaster size classes form modular weapons, as did the introduction of Weaponizers, Modulators, and Fossilizers figures which could be disassembled into a variety of 5 mm compatible weapons and accessories.
Cartoon
A War for Cybertron Trilogy animated series premiered in mid-2020. The series is produced by Rooster Teeth and animated by Polygon Pictures, and focuses on the origins of the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. F.J. DeSanto acts 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.
Comics
While not branded as part of the War for Cybertron Trilogy, the IDW Publishing ongoing series Transformers, and other concurrent comics set in that universe, makes extensive use of contemporary Siege toy designs wherever possible.
