Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)

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The Transformers: Cybertron toyline continued many of the design trends of Energon. The line's toys are thematically built around six planets, but feature one unifying feature: the cyber key. These clear-plastic disks with key-like projections now activate special weapons and hidden features, much like the Mini-Cons of Armada, even on most figures remolded from previous lines. Redecos, like the Cybertron release of Armada's Super-Con Optimus Prime, come with remolded keys that have a mini-con connector to unlock gimmicks. The gimmicks are less intrusive than Armada; articulation suffers far less for their inclusion, though some lower-priced figures do lack a little when compared to Energon. Combination has largely disappeared — but not completely.

Each toy is assigned a planet. This determines which Cyber Key is included, but also seems to correlate with some design choices, as will be seen below. Each Cyber Key comes with a code printed on the back. For a list of codes, go to Cyber Key Codes.

Earth Planet toy overview

Red Alert

These generally convert into fairly normal Earth vehicles. Robot modes are angular and normally proportioned for humanoid transformers. Faces are traditionally styled.

Speed Planet toy overview

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Override

Alternate modes are fantasy racing vehicles, with transparent plastic tires. Vehicle modes are futuristic and occasionally resemble Vehicons or the futuristic vehicle modes of some late Generation 1 Transformers. The Speed Planet robots have their own unique body proportions, generally featuring large upper bodies, long thighs and thin waists. Many of them use twin-barreled blasters or dual cannons in vehicle and robot modes (Brakedown is a notable exception).

Jungle Planet toy overview

Undermine

Jungle Planet alternate modes are robotic beasts. Their styling is sometimes very organic in shape and even in texture, but not really to the point of techno-organism. Robot modes and faces are widely varied (although most have two fangs protruding from their lower lip), and hark back to the Beast Era in creative differences from the "standard" humanoid model. Jungle Planet designs: Beast Wars Transmetals or Beast Machines Maximals (sharing something of the "liquid metal animal" aesthetic), per the above analogy. They usually wield melee weapons of varying description.

Giant Planet toy overview

Menasor

Giant Planet robots transform into a variety of construction vehicles. They are gargantuan in appearance, relying on detail and proportion to create an impression of massive size. The Giant Planet toys are roughly in scale with the Legends of Cybertron figures. Of the Giant Planet toys released, two (Metroplex and Menasor) are almost completely alien in appearance, while Quickmix and the Giant Planet Mini-Con Team are fairly "normal", like everyday (albeit oversized) Earth vehicles.

Planet X toy overview

Sideways

Alternate modes are usually futuristic jets, with the exception being Unicron (who is a futuristic tank). It's somewhat difficult to draw conclusions when only three toys from this planet were released. In general, these are alien in appearance, even more so than the Speed or Giant Planet toys.

Cybertron Planet toy overview

Galaxy Force Vector Prime

Cybertron Planet toys are the "everything else" category. There are two distinct Planet Keys for Cybertron: one with an Autobot symbol and the other with a Decepticon insignia. Toys with Cybertron Planet Keys range from normal to futuristic. This category usually represents characters who are either part of the "original" Autobot and Decepticon teams searching for the Planet Keys, or those who never left or have an affinity for Cybertron (such as Buzzsaw or Longrack). The unique keys carried by Optimus and Megatron arguably belong in this category, despite being labeled as Earth Planet in their original releases (or Giant and Universal with their respective redecos).

Toy list

General retail

Mini-Con Class

Wave 1 (Sky Attack Mini-Con Team vs. Air Defense Team)

Wave 2 (Lunar Assault Mini-Con Team vs. Exploration Mini-Con Team)

Wave 3 (Sky Terror Mini-Con Team vs. Mini-Con Council of Sages)

Wave 4 (Deep Space Mini-Con Team vs. Street Action Mini-Con Team)

Legends of Cybertron

Wave 1

Wave 2

Waves 1 and 2 were only available at smaller retailers and specialty stores. Waves 3 (including carry-overs from wave 2) and 4 were also available at Toys"R"Us and Kmart.

Wave 3

Wave 4


Scout Class

Wave 1

Overhaul's Japanese version, Jackshot, originally came with a Cybertron Planet Cyber Key ("Force Chip"). Later shipments replaced the latter with a Jungle Planet (Animatros) Force Chip, like the one the Hasbro version came with.

Wave 2

The Recon Mini-Con Team was not attributed to a specific planet on the packaging.

Wave 3

Wave 4

The Street Speed Mini-Con Team was not attributed to a specific planet on the packaging.

Wave 5

Wave 6

Wave 7

Wave 8

Wave 9

Wave 10

The packaging for the Shadow Recon Mini-Con Team depicts the Giant Planet logo, but does not list the actual name "Giant Planet".

Only available in Japan

  • Ramble (Cybertron Planet, blue)

Deluxe Class

Wave 1

Wave 2

Wave 3

Wave 3.5

Blurr, Buzzsaw, Longrack and Runamuck are retools of Armada Blurr, Cyclonus, Hoist and Side Swipe, respectively.

Wave 4

Wave 5

Wave 6

Wave 7

Wave 8

Demolishor and Optimus Prime are redecos of the Armada Super-Con (Deluxe) toys of the same names.

Wave 9

Megatron and Optimus Prime are redecos of Beast Wars 10th Anniversary Megatron and Optimus Primal, respectively.

Voyager Class

Wave 1

Vector Prime was not attributed to a specific planet on the packaging.

Wave 2

Wave 3

Wave 4

Wave 5

Wave 6

Wave 7

Wave 8

Only available in Japan

In the USA, Voyager Class Starscream was only available in a different deco as part of a Toys "R" Us exclusive two-pack with Vector Prime.

Ultra Class

Wave 1

Wave 2

Wave 3

Very early shipments of this toy were available with the simple name "Red Alert" on the packaging. The more widespread variants, however, sports the name "Cybertron Defense Red Alert".

Wave 4

Wave 5

Wave 6

Leader Class

Wave 1

Wave 2

Wave 3

Wave 4

Supreme Class

Wave 1

Wave 2

Primus was not attributed to a specific planet on the packaging.

Wave 3

Exclusives

North America

BotCon 2005

Ramjet was different from the regular BotCon exclusives insofar as he was not available through Fun Publications, but was handed out by Hasbro directly as a freebie for people who attended their showroom.

Costco

San Diego Comic-Con 2005

Skywarp was different from later exclusives available at San Diego Comic-Con insofar as he was not available through Hasbro Toy Shop, but was handed out by Hasbro directly as a freebie for people who attended their showroom.

Target

These three two-packs featured unchanged versions of the Deluxe Class toys of the same names.
These three bonus packs featured unchanged versions of the Voyager Class and Mini-Con Class toys of the same names.

Toys "R" Us

On the North American market, Voyager Class Starscream was exclusively available in this two-pack. He was available as a single pack in Japan, with a different deco more akin to the Supreme class and Legends of Cybertron toys. Vector Prime was unchanged from the Voyager Class single pack.
These two three-packs featured unchanged versions of the Deluxe Class toys of the same names.

Wal-Mart

Even though Red Alert came with an Earth Planet Cyber Key, the packaging erroneously (?) attributed him to "Speed Planet".
These six bonus packs featured unchanged versions of the Deluxe Class toys of the same names. The Mini-Cons were minor redecos of the Armada Mini-Cons of the same names. Each Mini-Con redeco was available with two different Deluxe Class toys.
Primus was unchanged from the regular Supreme Class toy. Strongarm, Offshoot, Knockdown and Nightscream were unchanged (but in two cases renamed) from the Classics Mini-Cons Strongarm, Dirt Rocket, Knockdown and Thunderwing, respectively.

Japan

Galaxy Force DVD

TV Magazine lucky prize draw

TV Magazine mail order

Toy's Dream Project

Toys "R" Us Japan

Innovations and lasting effects

  • Cybertron introduced the Legends Class, which, in many cases, contains smaller toys of some of the series' "main" characters which are also available as larger toys.

Notes

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