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"War For Cybertron: Earthrise is a subline imprint of the Generations toyline, and the second portion of the War for Cybertron Trilogy.

First revealed in late-2019 at New York Comic Con, War for Cybertron: Earthrise is a direct continuation of Siege, carrying over the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. Most toys are once again covered in 3 mm and 5 mm posts to accommodate the previous effect parts from Siege and the Deluxe Class range from Cyberverse. Continuing in Earthrise are the Micromasters and Battle Masters. Battle Masters (which now primarily turn into shields/ramps) still include additional effect pieces that can be placed onto other weapons included with other size classes, as well as hardpoints on the figures themselves to simulate being 'shot' or on the back of vehicles to simulate "rocket boosters" or "speed", depending on the effect part. Micromasters also feature these additions and retain their weapon mode combinations. Another carryover from Siege is relative robot mode scale, with the Leader Class figures being smaller, Voyager Class-sized figures that come with additional parts to beef up the price (except for Doubledealer). Heck, some Siege figures even got re-released in this line!

The new primary gimmick of the toyline is the "A.I.R. Lock System" (Adaptable Interconnection Retrofitter) that involves ramps that can hook up to various toys and connect them to each other, forming a giant battle station. This is supplemented with certain Deluxe Class Modulators, that can break down and form armor or weapons, and add on to other stations using the modular system, effectively replacing the Weaponizers of Siege. Earthrise also returns to traditional Earth vehicle modes, rather than the Cybertronian vehicle modes of Siege, and few of these releases feature battle-damage style paint.

Inside the package for every toy in Earthrise, in the middle of the cardboard backdrop, is a clip-and-save piece of the "Transformers Universe Map", following the Ark's journey to Earth. These pieces can be cut out with scissors and combined to form a larger map, depicting many of the familiar planets and other interstellar locations from the history of Transformers fiction. Larger figures (Deluxe, Voyager, Leader) include a translucent red decoder to view the map's labels and hidden paths. The Voyager, Micromaster, Battle Master, and a few other backdrops contain map segments that help to complete paths, but they lack labeled locations. Unfortunately for some Siege fans, Earthrise figures that are re-releases from Siege do now include unique exclusive map pieces in their new Earthrise packages.

Unusually for a Generations toyline, the mass-retail portion of Earthrise ran for less than a full year, beginning in each assortment's second wave of 2020 product and running through to the end of the same year. Additionally, the worldwide coronavirus pandemic saw an atypically long gap of roughly nine months between the line's debut and the next round of releases."

Hey there Dex here back at ya with another day of Transformers Month and this time we have Earthrise the follow up to Siege and I'll be blunt, it was hell to buy Transformers in 2020 due to covid, which is why this line suffered so much to the point half of the toys were exclusives only Americans could get. So as always let's get into it. For the Battle Masters I only got Soundbarrier not that long ago and he's kinda shit but I made him a chair for my Exo-Suit Noah from Rise of the Beasts so that's pretty funny, I've still to get Doublecrosser and Slitherfang. For the Micromasters I've got the Hot Rod Patrol made up of Tripe-Up and Daddy-O (Aka Big Daddy), The Military Patrol made up of Bombshock and Growl, The Race Track Patrol made up of Roller Force and Ground Hog then the Astro Squad made up of Blast Master and Fuzer (Aka Phaser), all of whom were pretty cool. For the Deluxe Class I grabbed Cliffjumper, Ironworks, Airwave, Fasttrack, Runamuck and the Quintesson Allicon, all of whom are great toys with the Modulators being fun as dudes who turn into buildings, I didn't grab Hoist, Wheeljack, Arcee, Smokescreen, Trailbreaker or Sunstreaker. For the Voyager Class I grabbed Starscream, Snapdragon with Krunk and the Quintesson Judge, all of whom are good toys but I didn't grab Grapple (See what I did there?) or Megatron. For the Leader Class I got Doubledealer who I really like but didn't grab Optimus Prime. Then I wasn't able to get Commander Class Sky Lynx or Titan Class Scorponok with Lord Zarak (Which makes me cry to this day).

Now onto the onslaught of Exclusives, I was able to grab Alternate Universe Optimus Prime (Aka Prime's corpse), Runabout and the two pack of Thundercracker and Skywarp all of whom are good toys. I didn't pick up Bluestreak, the two pack made up of Ironhide and Prowl or he Decepticon Clone two pack as I already had the Japanese version of those two. I wasn't able to grab Thrust or the Seeker Elite two pack made up of Ramjet and Dirge (Thankfully I have the Legacy redo of Dirge, fingers crossed Thrust and Ramjet get repacks as well). Now we move onto the "Galactic Odyssey Collection" of toys. I skipped Encounters Three and Four which had the Autobot Clones, Barricade and Punch. Though I tried to get Encounter One which had Ratchet and Lifeline, Encounter Two which had Fireguard, Roadburner, Runner (Aka Barricade), Motorhead, Stingracer and Windstorm then Encounter Five which had Overair, Space Ironworks (Or Astroworks as I call him), Fuzer/Phaser, Blast Master, Missile Master and Moonrock. I will try to track these sets down someday. As for the Netflix line I didn't grab Bumblebee, Elita-1 (Came close to though), Impactor, Red Alert, Wheeljack, Optimus Prime with Enerax and Sheeldron, Soundwave with Ravage and Laserbeak or Nemesis Prime with Giza and Fangtron. Lastly I didn't grab the Pit of Judgement five pack that came with a Quintesson Judge, Prosecutor, Bailiff, Sharkticon and Kranix. Speaking of Netflix the Earthrise show was alright though it felt very random who got killed or not, like all of Elita-1's forces on Cybertron died so out of the blue, I didn't even know they died the first time I watched it, also the scene of the Quintesson Judge cutting off his own faces was really weird. lol

This has been Dex over and out.

Description
"War For Cybertron: Earthrise is a subline imprint of the Generations toyline, and the second portion of the War for Cybertron Trilogy.

First revealed in late-2019 at New York Comic Con, War for Cybertron: Earthrise is a direct continuation of Siege, carrying over the C.O.M.B.A.T. System. Most toys are once again covered in 3 mm and 5 mm posts to accommodate the previous effect parts from Siege and the Deluxe Class range from Cyberverse. Continuing in Earthrise are the Micromasters and Battle Masters. Battle Masters (which now primarily turn into shields/ramps) still include additional effect pieces that can be placed onto other weapons included with other size classes, as well as hardpoints on the figures themselves to simulate being 'shot' or on the back of vehicles to simulate "rocket boosters" or "speed", depending on the effect part. Micromasters also feature these additions and retain their weapon mode combinations. Another carryover from Siege is relative robot mode scale, with the Leader Class figures being smaller, Voyager Class-sized figures that come with additional parts to beef up the price (except for Doubledealer). Heck, some Siege figures even got re-released in this line!

The new primary gimmick of the toyline is the "A.I.R. Lock System" (Adaptable Interconnection Retrofitter) that involves ramps that can hook up to various toys and connect them to each other, forming a giant battle station. This is supplemented with certain Deluxe Class Modulators, that can break down and form armor or weapons, and add on to other stations using the modular system, effectively replacing the Weaponizers of Siege. Earthrise also returns to traditional Earth vehicle modes, rather than the Cybertronian vehicle modes of Siege, and few of these releases feature battle-damage style paint.

Inside the package for every toy in Earthrise, in the middle of the cardboard backdrop, is a clip-and-save piece of the "Transformers Universe Map", following the Ark's journey to Earth. These pieces can be cut out with scissors and combined to form a larger map, depicting many of the familiar planets and other interstellar locations from the history of Transformers fiction. Larger figures (Deluxe, Voyager, Leader) include a translucent red decoder to view the map's labels and hidden paths. The Voyager, Micromaster, Battle Master, and a few other backdrops contain map segments that help to complete paths, but they lack labeled locations. Unfortunately for some Siege fans, Earthrise figures that are re-releases from Siege do now include unique exclusive map pieces in their new Earthrise packages.

Unusually for a Generations toyline, the mass-retail portion of Earthrise ran for less than a full year, beginning in each assortment's second wave of 2020 product and running through to the end of the same year. Additionally, the worldwide coronavirus pandemic saw an atypically long gap of roughly nine months between the line's debut and the next round of releases."

Hey there Dex here back at ya with another day of Transformers Month and this time we have Earthrise the follow up to Siege and I'll be blunt, it was hell to buy Transformers in 2020 due to covid, which is why this line suffered so much to the point half of the toys were exclusives only Americans could get. So as always let's get into it. For the Battle Masters I only got Soundbarrier not that long ago and he's kinda shit but I made him a chair for my Exo-Suit Noah from Rise of the Beasts so that's pretty funny, I've still to get Doublecrosser and Slitherfang. For the Micromasters I've got the Hot Rod Patrol made up of Tripe-Up and Daddy-O (Aka Big Daddy), The Military Patrol made up of Bombshock and Growl, The Race Track Patrol made up of Roller Force and Ground Hog then the Astro Squad made up of Blast Master and Fuzer (Aka Phaser), all of whom were pretty cool. For the Deluxe Class I grabbed Cliffjumper, Ironworks, Airwave, Fasttrack, Runamuck and the Quintesson Allicon, all of whom are great toys with the Modulators being fun as dudes who turn into buildings, I didn't grab Hoist, Wheeljack, Arcee, Smokescreen, Trailbreaker or Sunstreaker. For the Voyager Class I grabbed Starscream, Snapdragon with Krunk and the Quintesson Judge, all of whom are good toys but I didn't grab Grapple (See what I did there?) or Megatron. For the Leader Class I got Doubledealer who I really like but didn't grab Optimus Prime. Then I wasn't able to get Commander Class Sky Lynx or Titan Class Scorponok with Lord Zarak (Which makes me cry to this day).

Now onto the onslaught of Exclusives, I was able to grab Alternate Universe Optimus Prime (Aka Prime's corpse), Runabout and the two pack of Thundercracker and Skywarp all of whom are good toys. I didn't pick up Bluestreak, the two pack made up of Ironhide and Prowl or he Decepticon Clone two pack as I already had the Japanese version of those two. I wasn't able to grab Thrust or the Seeker Elite two pack made up of Ramjet and Dirge (Thankfully I have the Legacy redo of Dirge, fingers crossed Thrust and Ramjet get repacks as well). Now we move onto the "Galactic Odyssey Collection" of toys. I skipped Encounters Three and Four which had the Autobot Clones, Barricade and Punch. Though I tried to get Encounter One which had Ratchet and Lifeline, Encounter Two which had Fireguard, Roadburner, Runner (Aka Barricade), Motorhead, Stingracer and Windstorm then Encounter Five which had Overair, Space Ironworks (Or Astroworks as I call him), Fuzer/Phaser, Blast Master, Missile Master and Moonrock. I will try to track these sets down someday. As for the Netflix line I didn't grab Bumblebee, Elita-1 (Came close to though), Impactor, Red Alert, Wheeljack, Optimus Prime with Enerax and Sheeldron, Soundwave with Ravage and Laserbeak or Nemesis Prime with Giza and Fangtron. Lastly I didn't grab the Pit of Judgement five pack that came with a Quintesson Judge, Prosecutor, Bailiff, Sharkticon and Kranix. Speaking of Netflix the Earthrise show was alright though it felt very random who got killed or not, like all of Elita-1's forces on Cybertron died so out of the blue, I didn't even know they died the first time I watched it, also the scene of the Quintesson Judge cutting off his own faces was really weird. lol

This has been Dex over and out.