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. 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. The Voyager, Micromaster, Battle Master, and a few other backdrops contain map segments that help to complete paths, but they lack labeled locations. Larger figures (Deluxe, Voyager, Leader) include a translucent red decoder to view the map's labels and hidden paths. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. The new primary gimmick of the toyline is the " A.I.R. Heck, some Siege figures even got re-released in this line! 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). Micromasters also feature these additions and retain their weapon mode combinations. 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. Continuing in Earthrise are the Micromasters and Battle Masters.
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. War For Cybertron: Earthrise is a subline imprint of the Generations toyline, and the second portion of the War for Cybertron Trilogy.įirst 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. Earth has risen, and so has the amount of reused parts and engineering!
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