Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)

This article is about the 2018 toyline based on the animated series. For the 2011 cross-series toy gimmick system, see Cyberverse (toyline).

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Who said that scale was a thing?

The Transformers: Cyberverse toyline continues the trend set by Robots in Disguise of targeting the young demographic lying between the preschool and preteen audiences. The line focuses on "G1 inspired design" and new play patterns while featuring a diverse cast of legacy characters.

Announced in time for New York Toy Fair 2018, Cyberverse brought with it the line-wide "Action Attack" gimmick, with figures from most assortments including a unique "attacking" play feature. The line also reintroduces a line-wide size class naming system, following Robots in Disguise's erratic mix of designations, with the one exception being the returning 1-Step Changers. While Warrior Class remains similar to its Robots in Disguise counterpart, the new Scout, Ultra, and Ultimate Classes bear little correlation to previous assortments.

Starting in 2019, the toyline entered its first subline imprint, Power of the Spark, reflecting the second chapter of the television show. While 2018's "Action Attack" size classes and their unique gimmicks continued under this, the new "Spark Armor" play pattern added more size classes, involving accessory vehicles that could split apart into interchangeable armor. As of late 2019 official product reveals for Cyberverse almost entirely ceased, leaving fans unaware of new releases until they were found in stores or on online listings. Hasbro representatives at the time cited a lack of interest in the line from collectors as the reason for this. The developing COVID-19 pandemic probably didn't help this situation either as physical conventions where new toys would be spotted on display also came to a halt. This led to a great many surprises for fans as relatively obscure characters set to appear in the cartoon's third chapter were suddenly receiving new toys on shelves months before their on-screen debuts.

For 2020 the line was retitled as Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures (initially a subline imprint marked on a few figures as 'Battle for Cybertron') though no reason was ever given for the rebranding. This assortment revamped Ultra and Ultimate Class figures, which now featured flip-up "Energon Armor" and accompanying weapons. Many of the figures for this year were now labeled with a "Cybertronian Mode" to tie-in with the show's story taking place solely on the Transformers' homeworld. This year the line also received the Deluxe Class, a more Generations-esque subline of figures featuring show-accurate details and accessories, more complex transformations, and better articulation. The first wave also included pieces for a Maccadam build-a-bot figure. If that wasn't enough, 2020 also saw the introduction of the "Battle Call" gimmick, adding even more size classes to the line which featured voice activated electronic features.

After what seemed the end for Cyberverse after its creators stated that the show's third season was the finale, it did indeed continue into 2021 with the Dinobots Unite subline imprint. Now going under the title "Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures" on all products, this subline introduced the rest of the Dinobots to join Grimlock and focused on combining gimmicks and automatic conversion with the new "Roll and Combine" and "Roll 'n' Transform" assortments. This continuation makes Cyberverse the longest running cartoon tie-in toyline in recent memory.

Toys

Continuing the trend set by Robots in Disguise, many Cyberverse toys would see re-releases in later assortments in new packaging. This page lists each figure in the wave and subline it first appeared in.

2018

Scout Class

While a similar size to previous Scout assortments, these figures possess the unique quirk of having only partial transformations, converting into hybrid robot/alt-mode forms in which their Action Attack gimmicks are activated as the final transformation step. Due to their simplicity, some figures' Action Attacks can also be activated in robot mode.

Wave 1 Bumblebee Grimlock Megatron Starscream

Wave 2 Slipstream Optimus Prime Windblade

Wave 3 Autobot Ratchet Shadow Striker

Scout Class Bumblebee

1-Step Changers

Initially, Robots in Disguise molds were reused for the entire first wave but following this all 1-Step Changers are new molds, even if they reuse transformation schemes from older ones. As of wave 3, even they sport Action Attack gimmicks though these are particularly basic.

Wave 1 Bumblebee Blurr Soundwave		Wave 2 Megatron Optimus Prime Starscream		Wave 3 Bumblebee (new mold) Megatron (new mold) Optimus Prime (new mold) Prowl		1-Step Changer Soundwave
Wave 4 Autobot Hot Rod Wheeljack

Warrior Class

Cyberverse Warrior Class figures are broadly similar to the Robots in Disguise assortment of the same name, though with much less focus on articulation. Their Action Attacks are activated in robot mode as the final transformation step, although some figures can also activate their Attack in vehicle mode.

Wave 1 Bumblebee Optimus Prime Decepticon Shockwave Starscream

Wave 2 Windblade Megatron Acid Storm

Wave 3 Autobot Hot Rod Prowl Soundwave

Warrior Class Prowl

Ultra Class

Similar to the previous 3-Step Changers, Ultra Class figures are roughly Voyager sized with much more involved Action Attacks that generally deploy in their alternate mode.

Wave 1 Bumblebee Grimlock Starscream

Wave 2 Decepticon Shockwave Shadow Striker

Wave 3 Optimus Prime Slipstream

Ultra Class Grimlock

Ultimate Class

Similar in size to a modern Leader Class figure, but significantly simpler, Ultimate Class figures feature Action Attacks specifically designed to be activated in both robot and alternate mode.

Wave 1 Optimus Prime Megatron

Wave 2 Bumblebee

Ultimate Class Wave 1 Optimus Prime

Exclusives

Warrior Class Thundercracker

Toys"R"Us

• Warrior Class Thundercracker
• Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer

Both Thundercracker and the Optimus Prime Battle Base Set were originally intended as Toys"R"Us exclusives, but due to the company's bankruptcy in the United States and several other countries in 2018, they were only released that way in markets that still have Toys"R"Us (which basically means Asia and Canada). In the United States, the Optimus Prime playset was instead available as a Walmart exclusive, while Thundercracker didn't show up until 2019, at the chains Go! Calendars, Tuesday Morning, and Ollie's. Spark Armor Cheetor, meanwhile, was a Target exclusive in the United States, but was available as a general retail release in Europe.

2019 Power of the Spark

Scout Class

Scout Class Scraplet

Wave 4

• Optimus Prime (retool)
• Scraplet

1-Step Changers

All 1-Step Changers now sport Action Attack gimmicks.

Wave 5 Shockwave Sky-Byte

Wave 6 Autobot Jazz

1 Step Changer Shockwave

Warrior Class

Wave 4 Gnaw Deadlock

Wave 5 Bumblebee (retool) Autobot Drift Jetfire

Warrior Class Deadlock

Ultra Class

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Ultra Class Alpha Trion

Wave 4

• Alpha Trion
• Prowl

Ultimate Class

Ultimate Class Grimlock

Wave 3

• Grimlock

Spark Armor

Battle Class

Added for the Power of the Spark rebranding, these figures are in-between the Warrior and Scout toys size-wise. Each one includes a drone-vehicle that disassembles to form power-up armor, connected via 5 mm attachment points.

Wave 1 Jetfire & Tank Cannon Prowl & Cosmic Patrol Sky-Byte & Driller Drive Starscream & Demolition Destroyer

Wave 2 Autobot Ratchet & Blizzard Breaker Decepticon Shockwave & Solar Shot

Battle Class Sky-Byte

Elite Class

A slightly-upscaled version of the Battle Class figures, these Warrior-sized figures come with drone-vehicle/armors that transform "normally" into add-on armor, rather than splitting into multiple pieces. The armors also attach via twin pegs connecting with receiving ports on the back of each figure.

Wave 1 Bumblebee & Ocean Storm Megatron & Chopper Cut Optimus Prime & Sky Turbine

Wave 2 Grimlock & Trash Crash

Elite Class Megatron

Ark Power

Ark Power Optimus is the size of a Leader Class figure, and has battle armor which can be assembled into a ship resembling the Ark.

Wave 1 Optimus Prime & Ark Power

Optimus Prime & Ark Power

Exclusives

Elite Class Cheetor was available at general retail outside the US.

Target

• Elite Class Cheetor & Sea Fury
• Warrior Class Slipstream



2020 Battle for Cybertron / Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures

Scout Class

Wave 5 Ramjet Dead End

Wave 6 Bumblebee Wheeljack

Wave 7 Stealth Force Bumblebee

File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Scout-Class-Ramjet.jpg Scout Class Ramjet

Officially, the second Bumblebee figure was slated to debut in a second wave of Power of the Spark-branded Scout Class figures. However, that wave was ultimately never released, leaving a gap in the official wave numbering, and Bumblebee instead debuted in the wave that also included Wheeljack, in Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures-branded packaging.

1-Step Changers

Wave 7 Bludgeon Autobot Whirl

Wave 8 Repugnus Stealth Force Bumblebee

Wave 9 Megatron (Cybertronian Mode) Autobot Ratchet (Cybertronian Mode)

Wave 10 Megatron X

1-Step Changer Whirl

Warrior Class

Wave 6 Bumblebee (Cybertronian Mode) Stealth Force Hot Rod Megatron (Cybertronian Mode)

Wave 7 Hammerbyte Starscream (Cybertronian Mode)

Wave 8 Optimus Prime (Cybertronian Mode)

Warrior Class Stealth Force Hot Rod

Ultra Class

Ultra Class figures now uniformly feature flip-up Energon Armor as their Action Attack, deploying a translucent chestplate and mask from their back as a final transformation step when their weapon accessories are removed.

Wave 5 Bumblebee (new mold) Clobber Hot Rod

Wave 6 Rack'n'Ruin

Wave 7 Thunderhowl

Wave 8 Skullcruncher

Ultra Class Rack 'n' Ruin

Ultimate Class

Flip-up Energon Armor was also introduced to all Ultimate Class figures which now feature drastically reduced articulation and complexity in favour of large auto-transforming mechanisms.

Wave 4 Optimus Prime Shockwave

Wave 5 Iaconus

Ultimate Class Iaconus

Battle Call

The Battle Call subline makes use of voice-activated commands. The larger "Officer Class" armors up on command, while the "Trooper Class" features electronic lights. All figures feature Energon Armor.

Trooper Class

Wave 1 Bumblebee Meteorfire Wildwheel

Wave 2 Megatron Starscream

File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Battle-Call-Trooper-Wild-Wheel.jpg Battle Call Trooper Class Wildwheel

Officer Class



Officer Class Bumblebee

• Bumblebee




Deluxe Class

Traditional Deluxe Class figures debuted at the same MSRP as the concurrent War for Cybertron Trilogy, aimed at older audiences and featuring similar elements, including 5 mm ports and effect parts. Figures released in Waves 1 - 4 have a piece of Maccadam as a Build-A-Figure, while Wave 5 figures lack a Build-A-Figure altogether.

Wave 1 Bumblebee Optimus Prime Decepticon Shockwave Megatron

Wave 2 Grimlock Autobot Hot Rod

Wave 3 Arcee

Wave 4 Thunderhowl

Wave 5 Prowl Soundwave Starscream

Deluxe Class Shockwave

Exclusives

Target Quintesson Invasion (Cybertronian Villains) Prowl Shockwave Quintesson Judge Sharkticons Attack (Cybertronian Villains) Stealth Force Hot Rod 3 Sharkticons

Seekers Sinister Strikeforce (Cybertronian Villains) Thrust Skywarp Thundercracker Starscream Repugnus Revenge (Cybertronian Villains) Repugnus 3 Pesticons

Walmart Officer Class Optimus Prime




2021 Dinobots Unite

Ultra Class

File:Cyberverse ultra sludge stock.jpg

Ultra Class Dinobot Sludge

Wave 9

• Dinobot Sludge




Roll and Combine

Figure two-packs similar to the Robots in Disguise Crash Combiners, involving simplified robots becoming halves of a larger combiner.



Roll and Combine Bumbleswoop

• Bumblebee / Dinobot Swoop (Bumbleswoop)
• Megatron / Dinobot Slug (Slugtron)
• Wheeljack / Grimlock (Wheelgrim)




Roll 'N' Transform

Large scale figures sold at a price-point higher than the Ultimate Class which feature automatic transformations to robot mode when the vehicle is rolled along a smooth surface, similar to the Generation 2 Autorollers. Each figure features snap-on Energon Armor parts and electronic lights and sounds.



Roll 'N' Transform Optimus Prime

• Optimus Prime
• Bumblebee




Exclusives

Target

• Elite Class Bumblebee & Trash Crash (Buzzworthy Bumblebee)
• Elite Class Megatron & Chopper Cut (Buzzworthy Bumblebee)
• Warrior Class Bumblebee / Optimus Prime / Megatron / Starscream 4-pack (Buzzworthy Bumblebee)







Tiny Turbo Changers

Tiny Turbo Changers is a line of blind-bagged vinyl figures featuring characters from Cyberverse. Despite them ostensibly being blind-bagged, it's possible to tell which figure you're getting thanks to a small clear window and embossed letter code on the reverse of the package.

The first Series barely made it to US retail, showing up at (some) Kmarts and later some grocery store chains during the holidays in 2019. Series 2 started to pop up in Targets in July 2020, while Series 3 was available in a few international markets (in some of them as early as late 2019), but has yet to be found in the United States. Series 4 has thus far only been found in Canada.

Series 1 (A) Bumblebee (B) Optimus Prime (C) Grimlock (D) Autobot Hot Rod (E) Jetfire (F) Autobot Drift		(G) Blackarachnia (H) Decepticon Shockwave (I) Soundwave (J) Megatron (K) Starscream (L) Prowl		Series 2 (A) Bumblebee (re-release) (B) Optimus Prime (re-release) (C) Grimlock (re-release) (G) Blackarachnia (re-release) (H) Decepticon Shockwave (re-release) (I) Soundwave (re-release)		(J) Megatron (re-release) (L) Prowl (re-release) (M) Silverbolt (N) Sideswipe (O) Autobot Jazz (P) Acid Storm		Soundwave Chromia
Series 3 (A) Bumblebee (re-release) (B) Optimus Prime (re-release) (C) Grimlock (re-release) (E) Jetfire (re-release) (A2) Skrapnel (B2) Autobot Whirl		(C2) Chromia (D2) Dead End (E2) Arcee (F2) Autobot Ratchet (G2) Megatron X (H2) Stealth Force Hot Rod		Series 4 (A) Gnaw (B) Kup (C) Wildwheel (D) Sky-Byte (E) Alpha Strike (F) Thunderhowl		(G) Ironhide (H) Slipstream (I) Energon Optimus Prime (J) Stealth Force Bumblebee (K) Dark Energon Shockwave (L) Wheeljack




Cyberverse (TakaraTomy)




Exclusives

Deluxe Class figures were released in Japan under the name "Action Master" (Oh, the irony!). Originally regular releases with the "TCV" ID number, they were moved to being Takara Tomy Mall exclusives with an August 2020 release. The reason for this is unknown, though this is most likely due to poor sales of previous toys or in light of the current COVID-19 outbreak.

TakaraTomy Mall Bumblebee Optimus Prime Decepticon Shockwave Megatron Grimlock Autobot Hot Rod Arcee Thunderhowl Notes Like with previous lines, Hasbro used character-specific code names for the toys. For the 2018 releases, the theme was "Seinfeld characters": Acid Storm: "Uncle Leo" Blurr: "Morty" Bumblebee: "Costanza" Grimlock: "Puddy" Megatron: "Newman" Optimus Prime: "Peterman" Shadow Striker: "Susie" Shockwave: "Kramer" Slipstream: "Estelle" Soundwave: "Kruger" Starscream: "Bania" Windblade: "Elaine" For the 2019 releases, Hasbro abandoned the "Seinfeld" theme in favor of a new "baseball teams" theme: Bumblebee: "Ironbirds" Hot Rod: "Isotopes" Megatron: "Quakes" Optimus Prime: "Woodducks" Prowl: "Flying Squirrels" Ratchet: "Aces" Shadow Striker: "Rockhounds" Slipstream: "Greenjackets" Soundwave: "Dust Devils" Wheeljack: "Blueclaws" For the 2020 releases, only one code name is currently known: Shadow Bumblebee: "Alpha Strike" The "Optimus Prime Battle Base Trailer" set didn't fall under either of those themes; instead, it used the code name "Radar" for toys of Optimus Prime's live-action film series counterpart from the Studio Series and Bumblebee lines, with the theme for the code names from those lines being "Australian race horses". Because Hasbro frequently uses the shorthand "TRA" for the brand name in solicitations to stores and on shipping cases, the name of the Ultra Class assortment ended up being interpreted as "Ultransformers" in numerous places. Cyberverse toys made their global retail debut at Toyworld stores in Australia on 3 July 2018, before arriving at US retail at the end of the same month. Cyberverse features a minor but still noteworthy difference compared to previous toy lines that had featured subline imprints: In the case of those previous lines, any previously released toys that were re-released under those subline imprints were given new packaging that followed the design template for the subline imprint in question, but retained the original release's UPC (or EAN for European releases) barcode. By contrast, Cyberverse toys that were re-released in Power of the Spark packaging were all given new UPC (or EAN) barcodes. This even applied to the assortments themselves, which were also assigned new assortment UPC (or EAN) barcodes.