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Siege

In addition to the extensive amount of web content hidden behind secret access codes printed on the box of each Deluxe Class and up War for Cybertron: Siege figure, Hasbro's official Siege website also featured freely available bios on the website as well. Unlike traditional Transformers bio material, however, the Siege web bios feature very little in the way of actual characterization or story content. Rather, in keeping with Siege's emphasis on the War in "War for Cybertron", they give information on each character's position in their respective faction's military hierarchy. Though not explicitly spelled out on the website itself, this information also helped to give meaning to the elaborate Cybertronian military insignias featured on War for Cybertron toys' packaging.

The Siege website's bios include all mass-retail Deluxe, Voyager, Leader, Commander, and Titan Class figures except, oddly, the Wave 1 Decepticon Deluxe Skytread. Like with the hidden codes, Battle and Micromasters are excluded. Also excluded from these bios are all retailer exclusive and Selects figures except for the Amazon exclusive Greenlight and the Walgreens exclusive Ratchet.

The organization of how the bios are presented on the website is also somewhat strange, with characters being added to the site as their toys are revealed/released with seemingly no regard for alphabetization, ID Number, or any other immediately obvious method of organization.

Presented below are all the information from the bios as they were originally presented on the website, along with the images used to represent each character.

Autobots

IMAGE	NAME	DIVISION	UNIT	RANK
	Greenlight	Ground Command	Special Ops	Private
	Crosshairs	Ground Command	Artillery	Private
	Impactor	Ground Command	Special Ops	Captain
	Mirage	Ground Command	Special Ops	Sergeant
	Ratchet	Ground Command	Engineering	Specialist
	Omega Supreme	Space Command	Transport	Captain
	Red Alert	Ground Command	Medical	Private
	Springer	Air Command	Special Ops	Sergeant
	Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime	Space Command	Infantry	General
	Jetfire	Air Command	Engineering	Captain
	Ironhide	Ground Command	Infantry	Captain
	Autobot Six-Gun (Weaponiser)	Ground Command	Artillery	Sergeant
	Prowl	Ground Command	Infantry	Major
	Chromia	Ground Command	Special Ops	Sergeant
	Sideswipe	Ground Command	Infantry	Private
	Cog	Ground Command	Artillery	Sergeant
	Hound	Ground Command	Infantry	Sergeant
	Optimus Prime	Ground Command	Infantry	General
	Ultra Magnus	Ground Command	Infantry	Major

Decepticons

IMAGE	NAME	DIVISION	UNIT	RANK
	Astrotrain	Space Force	Transport	Captain
	Apeface	Ground Force	Espionage	Raider
	Spinister	Air Force	Infantry	Raider
	Barricade	Ground Force	Infantry	Sergeant
	Thundercracker	Air Force	Infantry	Sergeant
	Refraktor	Ground Force	Espionage	Raider
	Brunt	Ground Force	Weapons	Raider
	Starscream	Air Force	Infantry	General
	Soundwave	Ground Force	Espionage	Major
	Megatron	Ground Force	Infantry	General
	Decepticon Shockwave	Space Force	Engineering	Major

Earthrise

Despite no longer featuring the hidden codes on boxes that drove the online content for the previous chapter of the War for Cybertron Trilogy, Earthrise continued Siege's practice of publishing bios for the line's cast on its official website. Compared to Siege, though, the Earthrise website bios make more of an effort to provide characterization rather than simply giving military ranks, replacing that information with functions, primary objectives and weapons, and mottos. In most cases the functions and mottos are simply recycled from the characters' original G1 tech-specs but some, such as Fasttrack and the Quintesson characters, receive these for the first time. Others, namely Megatron, Runamuck, Airwave, and Doubledealer, received new mottos for unknown reasons. Several other Decepticons have had their mottos slightly modified from the original wordings.

Like with Siege, the Earthrise website bios cover the main, Deluxe Class and up retail assortment of characters, ignoring both the Battle and Micromaster characters as well as all retailer exclusive and Selects releases. Also like the Siege website, bios are listed in a somewhat haphazard order, no longer even roughly matching the release/reveal order of the toys, much less anything like alphabetization or ID numbers.

In an instance of synergy with the Netflix Earthrise animated series, the character Scorponok is treated as belonging to his own unique faction, separate from the Decepticons. Oddly, Fasttrack, who was originally a small drone toy included with the original G1 Scorponok toy, is still listed as a Decepticon even though his bio indicates a loyalty to Scorponok.

Presented below are all the information from the bios as they were originally presented on the website, along with the images used to represent each character.

Autobots

IMAGE	NAME	FUNCTION	PRIMARY OBJECTIVE	PRIMARY WEAPON	MOTTO
	Arcee	Warrior	Victory	Energon Pistols	"Ferocity without compassion is brutality"
	Smokescreen	Diversionary Tactics	Disguise Autobot operations	Optical Field Disruptor	"A look can be deceiving."
	Trailbreaker	Defensive Strategist	Efficiency	Concussion Beam	"An Autobot is as good as the Energon in his tank."
	Sunstreaker	Warrior	Winning at combat and at life	Laser-guided ground-to-air-rockets	"They can't beat the best."
	Hoist	Maintenance	Finding the problem	Heat-Seeking Missiles	"You have to be rolling before you can be fighting."
	Wheeljack	Mechanical Engineer	Invention and innovation	Magnetic Inducer Launcher	"Never do what your enemy expects you yo do."
	Cliffjumper	Warrior	Diving headfirst into danger	Glass Gas Blaster	"Strike first, strike fast, strike hard."
	Ironworks	Communications and Construction	Fortification	Surface-to-Air Proton Missile Launcher	"Strong support needs a good foundation."
	Grapple	Architect	Creating beauty	Arc Welder Blaster	"Beauty is in everything except war."
	Optimus Prime	Leader	Protection of all life	Ion Cannon, Energon Battle Axe	"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings."
	Sky Lynx	Lieutenant Commander	Saving Cybertron	Acetylene Blaster	"The best achievements are worth repeating."

Decepticons

IMAGE	NAME	FUNCTION	PRIMARY OBJECTIVE	PRIMARY WEAPON	MOTTO
	Megatron	Leader	Conquest	Fusion Cannon	"Victory through strength."
	Runamuck	Shock Trooper	Chaos and destruction	Friction Rifle	"Distaster<sic> is a work of art."
	Starscream	Air Commander	Gaining power	Null Rays	"Conquest is made of the ashes of one's enemies."
	Astrotrain	Transport	Creating confusion	Ionic Displacer Blaster	"In confusion there is opportunity."
	Airwave	Aerial Defense	Destroy Autobot aerial ops	Anti-Aircraft Missiles	"The higher they fly the harder they fall."
	Snapdragon	Horrorcon Interceptor	Hunt and destroy	Carbon-Steel Armor-Ripper Claws	"If it isn't dirty work, it's not worth doing."
	Fasttrack	Interceptor	Serve Scorponok	Tank cannon blasters	"Nothing gets by me."

Mercenaries

IMAGE	NAME	FUNCTION	PRIMARY OBJECTIVE	PRIMARY WEAPON	MOTTO
	Doubledealer	Mercenary	Profit	Destructor Missile	"To the victor goes the spoils, but I get paid no matter the outcome."

Scorponok

IMAGE	NAME	FUNCTION	PRIMARY OBJECTIVE	PRIMARY WEAPON	MOTTO
	Scorponok	Titan	Annihilation	Electro-Stinger	"Kindness is no virtue...and cruelty is no vice."

Quintessons

IMAGE	NAME	FUNCTION	PRIMARY OBJECTIVE	PRIMARY WEAPON	MOTTO
	Quintesson Judge	Galactic Marauder	Decide who is worthy...and who shall suffer	Allicon Guards, Drone Armies	"All shall be judged."
	Allicon	Quintesson Guard	Punish the judged	Giant jaws	"Devour, enforce, and obey."

Kingdom

As with the prior two chapters in the Wat for Cybertron Trilogy, the official Hasbro website for the Kingdom toyline featured bios characterizing the line's cast of characters. Continuing the trend, Kingdom's bios were further expanded from those of Earthrise. In addition to listing core traits of each character's personality, the Kingdom web bios played with the time travel element of the line's overarching story and the Beast Wars animated series it draws from by having each character offer words of wisdom to their past self.

Compared to the Siege and Earthrise bios, Kingdom's are more tied into the Netflix War for Cybertron animated series, with many of the "Messages From Future" referencing/foreshadowing events that take place in that show's Kingdom chapter. Additionally, several characters who were not part of the Kingdom toyline but were part of the Kingdom cartoon's cast received bios.

Though room was made for characters from the Kingdom cartoon's cast, there are still some notable absences from the toyline's cast. As with Siege and Earthrise, no retailer exclusive or Selects characters are featured. Oddly, neither of the Kingdom line's two highest price point toys, Commander Class Rodimus Prime and Titan Class Autobot Ark, received bios. Ultra Magnus also did not receive a bio, possibly because he had been killed off during the events of the Siege animated series. As late additions to the line that were backported from the Transformers: Legacy line that succeeded Kingdom, Blaster and Hot Rod were not featured either. And perhaps most disappointingly, none of the Kingdom toyline's newly created Fossilizer characters received bios.

The Kingdom bios were arranged in alphabetical order, forgoing the seemingly unorganized presentation of the previous two lines' bios.

Presented below are all the information from the bios as they were originally presented on the website, along with the images used to represent each character.

Autobots

IMAGE	NAME	FUNCTION	TRAN-SCANS INTO	POWERS & WEAPONS	CORE TRAITS	MESSAGE FROM FUTURE
	Arcee	Warrior	Sports car	Energon pistols, speed	Fierce, fearless, protective	Your cooperation with mysterious new allies lead to heroic ends
	Bumblebee	Keeper of Alpha Trion Protocols	Earth car	Alpha Trion Protocols, sting blaster	Candid, steadfast, passionate	Not all orders should be followed
	Huffer	Construction Engineer	Earth mini truck	Heat-resistant, superior intelligence	Cranky, cynical, reliable	You must learn to be more positive
	Inferno	Search & Rescue	Firetruck	Heat-resistant, extinguisher blasters	Brash, rebellious, bold	There will be no shortage of flames to quell
	Optimus Prime	Leader	Earth truck	Ion blaster, Energon axe	Noble, wise, unyielding	You will face the darkest part of yourself
	Pipes	Warrior	Earth semi-truck	Corrosive exhaust, pipe blasters	Tough, brave, eccentric	Take care not to fall victim to your own attack
	Ratchet	Medic	Ambulance	Arc welders, laser scalpels	Dedicated, gruff, compassionate	Your patience will be tested, but you must carry on
	Slammer	Combat Drone	Tank/Tower	Weaponizer, heavy artillery	Obedient, passive, formidable	You are a part of something larger
	Tracks	Warrior	Flying car	Subsonic flight, heat-seeking missiles	Narcissitic, stylish, center of attention	Appearances aren't everything
	Warpath	Soldier	Tank	Great strengths<sic>, explosives	Boisterous, loud-mouthed, showy	Firepower isn't the only way to win a war.
	Wheeljack	Engineer	Earth sports car	Magnetic inducer, technical expertise	Impulsive, upbeat, creative	An engineer from the future will help revolutionise your own work

Decepticons

IMAGE	NAME	FUNCTION	TRAN-SCANS INTO	POWERS & WEAPONS	CORE TRAITS	MESSAGE FROM FUTURE
	Barricade	Enforcer	Police car	Speed, Punisher cannon	Ruthless, single-minded, brash	You will need to accept orders from a new commander
	Cyclonus	Squad leader	Jet figter	Oxidating laser, incindiary torpedoes	Dedicated, aloof, strategic	Prepare for a bombshell as past events warp your future
	Galvatron	Future Evolution of Megatron	Spacecraft	Dark Energon, ultra fusion cannon	Obedient, jaded, menacing	Your past is the key to your liberation
	Megatron	Leader	Earth tank	Fusion cannon, gladiatorial strength	Determined, desperate, power-hungry	The key to the future is in your hands
	Nemesis Prime	Dark Future of Optimus Prime	Earth truck	Dark Matrix, dark ion blaster	Malicious, brutal, desperate, single-minded	Your existence is threatened as Optimus Prime fights his dark future
	Soundwave	Communications	Cassette player	Concussion blaster, cassette troops	Stoic, loyal, opportunistic	An intruder may be more than they seem
	Starscream	Second-in-Command	Jet	Null Rays, speed	Scheming, ambitious, relentless	As old alliances are tested, new alliances will be forged
	Thundercracker	Seeker	Jet	Null Rays, sonic booms	Self-important, indifferent, careless	It takes two wings to fly

Maximals

IMAGE	NAME	FUNCTION	TRAN-SCANS INTO	POWERS & WEAPONS	CORE TRAITS	MESSAGE FROM FUTURE
	Airazor	Reconnaissance	Falcon	Photon cannon, razor-sharp talons	Resourceful, compassionate, steadfast	You will help guide a conflicted enemy towards redemption
	Cheetor	Warrior	Cheetah	Extreme speed, cheetah-like reflexes	Eager, hopeful, idealistic	Your idealism will pave the way for a valuable alliance
	Optimus Primal	Leader	Gorilla	Beast strength, scimitar mastery	Honorable, committed, loyal	Someone from the past has the power to reshape your future
	Rattrap	Covert Ops	Rat	Stealth, tail whip, street smarts	Wise-cracking, tough, frank	A new alliance may threaten your existence
	Rhinox	Scientist	Rhinoceros	Rotating doom blasters	Tech-savvy, dependable, strategic	You possess both the brains and brawn to get back to Cybertron
	Tigatron	Scout	White tiger	Quasar cannon	Fearless, down-to-earth, peaceable	Stick to the plan and you will be reunited with a dear friend

Predacons

IMAGE	NAME	FUNCTION	TRAN-SCANS INTO	POWERS & WEAPONS	CORE TRAITS	MESSAGE FROM FUTURE
	Blackarachnia	Double Agent	Black Widow spider	Venomous weapons, stealth	Sly, snarky, independent	You will forge new alliances that will lead you down your true path
	Dinobot	Warrior	Raptor	Cyber-slash tail, cyber shield	Confilcted, principled, fierce	Your loyalties will be tested and you will question what you believe
	Megatron (Beast)	Leader	T. rex	Tail whip, missiles	Egocentric, fanatical, theatrical	You hold the key to saving the one you hold in highest esteem
	Scorponok	Guard	Scorpion	Cyberbee, mega missiles	Dutiful, single-minded, strong	You will be deceived by someone you thought was on your side
	Shadow Panther	Ninja	Black panther	Shadow Mist, Panther Shot	Stealthy, fast, devious	Stick to the shadows
	Waspinator	Explosives expert	Wasp	Stinger blaster, flight	Accident-prone, child-like, sulky	Try not to fall to pieces in the face of danger