''Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy'' is a

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and

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series that is part of the ''

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announced in February 2018.

Toy-line

The toy-line is split into three subline imprints titled “Siege”, “Earthrise”, and “Kingdom” respectively. All of the designs are based on the Generation 1 and ''

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'' series. Mass retail figures are sold in prices ranging from $5USD to $160USD.

Television series

In 2019,

's production studio, Allspark and

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announced a new animated series titled the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' The series was produced by

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, alongside Allspark Animation and

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. F. J. DeSanto would return as showrunner while George Krstic, Gavin Hignight and Brandon M. Easton joined as writers. The first season was originally set to be released in June 2020, but was rescheduled to July 30, 2020 due to the

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. The second season was released on December 30, 2020. The third and final season was released on July 29, 2021. Polygon Pictures President and CEO Shuzo John Shiota said "We're thrilled to be working with Rooster Teeth, Netflix and Hasbro to bring this fan-oriented More than Meets the Eye story to life. The ''Transformers'' universe has so many rich characters and engaging stories. Getting the opportunity to be part of the team bringing the robots in disguise to life in this new trilogy is unbelievable." Tom Warner, Senior Vice President for the ''Transformers'' franchise for Hasbro, said "The ''Transformers'' brand is a global phenomenon with toys, consumer products, films, television shows, and literature, resonating with millions of passionate fans around the world. This brand new Netflix series will add to the incredible slate of ''Transformers'' offerings with a truly unique story that will delight both existing fans and those being introduced to the wonder of robots in disguise." Rooster Teeth co-founder and Chief Content Officer

Matt Hullum Matthew Jay Hullum (born September 29, 1974) is an American director, producer, writer, actor and visual effects supervisor living in Austin, Texas. He is one of five co-founders and former CEO of production company Rooster Teeth, which specializ ...

said "''Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marks the inaugural production for our Rooster Teeth Studios division and we’re proud to be partnering with and entrusted by Hasbro and Netflix. As fans of these characters, it's been a joy bringing our storytelling and animation expertise to this project. This teaser trailer is just a taste of what’s to come in this series, and we can’t wait to see what the fans think, especially our Rooster Teeth community!"

Chapter 1: ''Siege''

* Edward Bosco as

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(4 episodes), Soundwave (6 episodes) * Jake Foushee as

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(6 episodes) *

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as Red Alert, Shockwave (6 episodes) * Jason Marnocha as

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, Dome Guard (6 episodes) * Georgia Reed as Chromia (6 episodes) * Bill Rogers as Wheeljack (6 episodes) * Linsay Rousseau as Elita-1 (6 episodes) *

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, Omega Supreme (6 episodes) * Frank Todaro as Starscream, Refraktor, Ravage, Sparkless Bot (6 episodes) * Mark Whitten as Sideswipe, Skywarp (6 episodes) * Brook Chalmers as Impactor, Comms Officer, Sparkless Bot (5 episodes) * Shawn Hawkins as Mirage (5 episodes) * Jimmie Stafford as Hound (5 episodes) * Rafael Goldstein as Ratchet, Soundblaster (4 episodes) * Kaiser Johnson as Ironhide, Desperate Decepticon, Sparkless Bot (4 episodes) * Aaron Veach as Prowl (4 episodes) * Joe Zieja as

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(4 episodes) * Brian Robert Burns as Cog (3 episodes) * Alexander DiLallo as Barricade (3 episodes) * Philip Bache as Skytread (2 episodes) * Gray G. Haddock as Spinister (2 episodes) * Danny Hansen as Thundercracker (2 episodes) * Sophia Isabella/Jessica DiGiovanni as Arcee (2 episodes) * Miles Luna as

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, Teletraan-1 (2 episodes) * Ellie Main as Moonracer (2 episodes) * Ben Jurand as Alpha Trion (1 episode)

Chapter 2: ''Earthrise''

* Kaiser Johnson as Ironhide, Seeker Guard (6 episodes) * Jason Marnocha as Megatron (6 episodes), Galvatron (1 episode) * Frank Todaro as Starscream, Refraktor, Shamble, Ravage (6 episodes) * Jake Foushee as Optimus Prime (5 episodes) * Sophia Isabella/Jessica DiGiovanni as Arcee (5 episodes) * Bill Rogers as Wheeljack (5 episodes) * Joe Zieja as Bumblebee (5 episodes) * Edward Bosco as Soundwave, Ultra Magnus, Factory Worker (4 episodes) * Todd Haberkorn as Red Alert, Shockwave (4 episodes) * Shawn Hawkins as Mirage, Factory Worker (4 episodes) * Georgia Reed as Chromia (4 episodes) * Linsay Rousseau as Elita-1, Deseeus (Doubt) (4 episodes) * Adin Rudd as Scrapface (4 episodes) * Keith Silverstein as Jetfire, Omega Supreme, Deseeus (Death) (4 episodes) * Mark Whitten as Sideswipe (4 episodes) * Alexander DiLallo as Barricade (3 episodes) * Rafael Goldstein as Ratchet, Autobot Security Officer (3 episodes) * Michael Schwalbe as Doubledealer (3 episodes) * Jolene Andersen as Deseeus (Wrath) (2 episodes) * Philip Bache as Skytread (2 episodes) * Michael Dunn as Scorponok (2 episodes) * Danny Hansen as Thundercracker (2 episodes) * Miles Luna as Teletraan-1 (2 episodes) * Jimmie Stafford as Hound (2 episodes) * Alex Taber as Bug Bite (2 episodes) * Aaron Veach as Prowl (2 episodes) * Sean Wright as Sky Lynx, Seeker Guard (2 episodes) * Brian Robert Burns as Cog (1 episode) * Gray G. Haddock as Spinister (1 episode) * Michael Jones as Thrust (1 episode) * Ben Jurand as Alpha Trion (1 episode) * Jonathan Lipow as

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(1 episode) * Joseph Noughton as Deseeus (Wisdom) (1 episode) * Ken Rogers as Exhaust (1 episode) * Jay Sanford as Dirge, Deseeus (Wit) (1 episode)

Chapter 3: ''Kingdom''

* Marqus Bobesich as Predacon Megatron (6 episodes) * Jeanne Carr as Blackarachnia (6 episodes) * Erin Ebers as Airazor (6 episodes) * Jake Foushee as Optimus Prime (6 episode), Nemesis Prime (1 episodes) * Joe Hernandez as Cheetor (6 episodes) * Jason Marnocha as Megatron (6 episodes), Galvatron (3 episodes) * Justin Luther as Optimus Primal (6 episodes) * Frank Todaro as Starscream, Rattrap, Ravage, Laserbeak (6 episodes) * Andy Barnett as Rhinox (5 episodes) * Sophia Isabella/Jessica DiGiovanni as Arcee (5 episodes) * Bill Rogers as Wheeljack (5 episodes) * Joe Zieja as Bumblebee (5 episodes) * Edward Bosco as Soundwave, Ultra Magnus (4 episodes) * Rafael Goldstein as Ratchet (4 episodes) *

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as Dinobot (4 episodes) * Aaron Veach as Prowl (4 episodes) * Kaiser Johnson as Ironhide (3 episodes) * Jonathan Lipow as Unicron (3 episodes) * Miles Luna as Teletraan-1 / Arkbot (3 episodes) * Beau Marie as Tigatron (3 episodes) * Mark Whitten as Sideswipe (3 episodes) * Marcus Clark-Oliver as Astrotrain, Hotlink (2 episodes) * Shawn Hawkins as Mirage (2 episodes) * Linsay Rousseau as Elita-1 (2 episodes) * Jimmie Stafford as Hound (2 episodes) * Alexander Dilallo as Barricade (1 episode) * Danny Hansen as Predacon Scorponok (1 episode)

Episodes

Chapter 1: ''Siege'' (2020)

Chapter 2: ''Earthrise'' (2020)

Chapter 3: ''Kingdom'' (2021)

Reception

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, the first season, ''Siege'', has an approval rating of 95% based on reviews from 20 critics. The site's consensus is: "Visually stunning, surprisingly deep, and still a lot of fun, ''War for Cybertron: Siege'' breathes new life into the ''Transformers'' franchise." The second season, ''Earthrise'', has an approval rating of 86% based on reviews from 7 critics. The third season, ''Kingdom'', has an approval rating of 90% based on reviews from 10 critics. The site's consensus is: "Transporting the Autobots into a strange new world, ''Kingdom'' brings the ''War for Cybertron'' to a satisfying close with great morphing action and a delightful nod to the Beast Wars." Fans criticized Rooster Teeth for not having the likes of

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, Frank Welker or voice actors that were involved with the franchise previously and instead hired "non-union voice talent".

Garry Chalk Garry Chalk is a British-born Canadian actor. He has provided the voices for Optimus Primal of '' Beast Wars: Transformers'' and ''Beast Machines'', as well as Optimus Prime in the anime English dubs of '' Transformers: Armada'', ''Transformer ...

(who previously voiced

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) was critical of the voice acting, which he described as "low energy".

References

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