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Toys released as part of the War for Cybertron Trilogy toylines usually feature an individualised military insignia, denoting each character’s position in their respective army’s command structure. The three part insignia, delineated by Hasbro here, reveals the character’s Division (Land, Air, Sea, Space), Unit (Infantry, Intelligence, Medic, Engineering, Special Ops, Artillery, Transport), and Rank (General, Major, Captain, Sergeant, Private). Above is a diagram listing the command structure of all War for Cybertron: Kingdom toys, constructed from original research and using my own photos.

Larger versions of these charts are available here.

Some things to note:

A lot has changed since the last update in this series. For starters, I have deprivatised these charts onto TFwiki.net, meaning that they are now more widely available for everyone. A gallery of the insignias themselves is also available. As noted on my previous post on this topic, the importance of giving each character a rank has diminished over the course of the trilogy, as you can see above.

Notable exclusions: Kingdom diversified its roster to include Maximals and Predacons, none of whom received a rank insignia, and so I have elected not to create a chart merely listing characters that exist outside of the ranking system. As with Earthrise, concurrent Generations Selects toys were not branded as a specific part of the trilogy, but since there were so few Selects characters this year, I decided to include them... BUT Deep Cover and “G2” Ramjet are not present due to featuring Earthrise-styled instruction booklets, and Transmutate has been excluded for being a Maximal. As a result, the only Selects characters are Galvatron, Artifre, and Nightstick. Also excluded are Generations lines that spread out from the War for Cybertron Trilogy, none of which feature rank insignias on any part of their packaging: this accounts for the absences of Buzzworthy Bumblebee, Shattered Glass, and “Studio Series 86” characters.

So who got an insignia and who didn’t? Insignias were exclusive to Deluxe and Voyager Class Autobots and Decepticons, and only then, those that were single packaged – no multipack characters received ranks. Core Class packaging was apparently deemed too small to include an insignia on the cardback. Leader and Titan Class boxes largely needed the space to advertise all of each toy’s features, excising the ranks. This also holds true for characters with additional features, like the Deluxe Class triple changers (Tracks, Road Rage, Slammer) and the cassette-deploying Blaster (and Eject).

Wheeljack and Arcee are both characters from Earthrise who received “packaging refreshes” in Kingdom, and as such carry over their ranks from that toyline. Of note, Wheeljack’s rank here clears up a goof made over his rank in Earthrise. Another returning character is Red Alert, who carries over his rank from Siege to his new Earth body; the Siege ranks were presented as being for “characters that haven’t quite yet established themselves or haven’t yet moved into a field they will enter later” – despite this, Red Alert, who turns into a modern Earth Lamborghini, is still a medic and not his conventional function of security director.

Leader Class Optimus Prime is also a packaging refresh, but due to his size class, he does not receive a rank on this showing. This is also true of his Core Class toy. Other returning characters to feature new toys but with no insignias include Mirage, Sideswipe, Ultra Magnus, Megatron, Soundwave, and Starscream.

Yes, Cyclonus is the only Decepticon in all of Kingdom to be ranked. And yes, being a Black Ops Captain puts him one step up from Skywarp...

Hot Rod makes his War for Cybertron Trilogy toy debut here, with no title or rank. However, Hot Rod had previously appeared in the Siege trading card game, as an Infantry Private (division unknown).

It seems like the next toyline, Legacy, does not feature rank insignias in any form, so this formally brings this project to a close. You can revisit other updates about these insignias on my blog under the tag #WFC rank project.

#Transformers #Kingdom #Optimus Prime #Megatron #Galvatron #Starscream #Soundave #Ultra Magnus #Cyclonus #Arcee #Wheeljack #Sideswipe #Hot Rod #WFC rank project

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tfpworkshop · 7 years

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Showing affection

Optimus:

Isn't much for public displays of affection. Will mostly flatter you in private. Very respectful physical affection. When giving hugs (or equivalent for human reader), he makes sure he is extra careful not to hurt you (especially if you're a human reader). If you're ever put in danger on the field he will act confident as usual but will be freaking out a little on the inside, when you're back to base and safe, he will break his usual 'only in private thing' and will smother you until his internal panic dies down.

Bumblebee

Absolutely adorable. Bumblebee isn't much for words or big 'mushy' shows of affection, instead he is really attentive and will follow you around like a puppy. You can expect a tonne of little acts of kindness, a gift here, if you're cybertonian he will occasionally offer to take your shift when he knows you're tired and if you're a human he will drive you somewhere special.

Bulkhead

Goofy fun. Bulkhead will talk to you and have fun with absolutely no judgement. You two could simply talk and goof around about anything and everything for hours and you two wouldn't stop laughing. If you're feeling sad, Bulkhead will do whatever he can to make you laugh, even make fun of himself, because he HATES to see you frown when you have such a lovely smile. Be warned though, Bulkhead can be overly protective of you on the field, he knows you can take care of yourself, but he simply can't bare to see you hurt.

Ratchet

He constantly pesters you to make sure you're healthy. He makes a big deal over the smallest of injuries, and if you're a human he really panics (humans are so fragile!). He never gets angry or criticised you though, and everyone else knows this and takes full advantage of it. "What did you were doing!" "It was (y/n)'s idea." "Well, its that's the case... *inaudible mumbling*" *the kids giggle*. You can tell that he really does care about you, and every time you leave his sight he tells you to be careful, and you can tell he hates not being around you all the time.

Smokescreen

Hyperactivity and constantly tries to impress you and seek you're approval. He always has your back, from battles to even little things like game night. He tries to be all gentlemanly like Optimus, but he's so nervous and excited that he talks to fast or gets clumsy. He only wants to see a smile on your face, so when you're not smiling he ends up doing some stupid stunt. Oh, and he is more than willing to prank the pit out of anyone who messes with you. He doesn't tell you this, but you know because it's obvious.

Wheeljack

Will flirt with you, in front of everyone in an attempt to make you blush. Will playfully tease you, and if you tease him back he will just smirk. He will offer to take you with him every time he leaves the base, but will understand if you don't and if you do come with him, he will drop you off back at base if you ever want to go back with no problems (though truthfully, he misses you). If you're fighting, every now and then you will catch him smirking at you with both pride and awe. He's always hoping you will come with him on his next adventure.

Ultra Magnus

Take formality and chivalry to the extreme. He will be gentlemanly, but sort of take it too far, and when he recognises that he's making you uncomfortable he will take it down a notch. He will always make sure to comment on your good work and ignores it when you don't follow protocol to the book. He will call you out if you do anything reckless that put yourself in danger (don't you realise how much it would hurt him if something happened to you?!), but he won't punish you too badly.

Megatron

Every Decepticon on base knows how much you mean to him. If anyone touches you, they're scrap, if they look at you funny, there's a 50/50 chance they are going to receive a beating. Megatron lets you get away with pretty much anything, no comments unless you do something really serious (and in most of those, he's either amused or impressed). Also, he NEVER yells at you, no matter how mad he is. Oh and he is really possessive, and if you're cybertonian, he likes to wrap his arms around you (your back to his chest) in both public and private.

Starscream

Boasts about you and sometimes to you. He feels a need for your approval. He is also a surprisingly good listener, no matter how emotional you are, after all he himself may whine a bit. He is completely open and honest to you, and shares everything with you, including his aspirations to have you rule over the decepticons by his side. He also is willing to do pretty much anything to prove to you that he will never betray you and will do anything to protect you, even forsaking his pride.

Soundwave

Silently attentive. He spends most of his time working, but there is no doubt that he cares about you. With Soundwave, his loyalty is all or nothing, and you are one of the two people that Soundwave is loyal too, and he wouldn't forsake you or megatron for the other. When he is not working, he is with you, and if not, he's doing something for you. Soundwave enjoys doing things for you 'behind the scenes', if you ponder over wanting something, you may find it at your station, you mention disliking someone, you mysteriously never see them again. He is constantly watching you on the side of his work, ready to 'bridge his way to you if you ever need him.

Knock Out

Flirts with you, compliments you, showers you with affection. There is now way you could have low self esteem issues if you have been with him for more than a month. Knock Out will occasionally take you with him to street races (you 'driving' him if you're human, you racing beside him if you're cybertonian), but he's always a little scared that you're going to get hurt. He also enjoys gossiping about everyone with you.

Breakdown

Big and protective. He will fight every one who touches you, even Knock Out (though KO wouldn't as he's cool with you two). Very much a jealous type. He's a big hugger, and if he is ever in a rage, an instant way of calming him down is getting you to hug him, which btw, is actually well known and well used by vehicons and most officers.

Dreadwing

Just the right amount of gentlemanliness and protectiveness. He's got you're back if you need him, but will stay away if you signal that you can handle things. As time goes by and you two become more comfortable, he will ease up on his formality. Dreadwing will secretly have Soundwave open a 'bridge every now and then so you two can have a small escape.

Predaking

Extremely possessive of you. He feels the need to win you over like a gentleman but will talk to you in a casual manner. Once he think that he has done enough to win you over he simply will refuse to leave you alone. He will walk with you, fight with you and will sleep in his beast mod curled around you. He can be a jealous type and if he thinks that someone is flirting with you they will end up toasted. He will also give you a fare share of gifts, sometimes conventional, sometimes fansy, and occasionally a trophy of one of his kills (he doesn't understand you're likely disapproval of such a gift).

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