Transformers Prime and War for Cybertron

[kup]

I can't believe idiots write emails like that to Hasbro in the first place, let alone assume the replies are gospel accurate.

Yes, it doesn't matter if there are contradictions, War For Cybertron could still be in the Prime family, or it could be in the G1 family, heck it could be in the Go-Bots family - it just depends on what the Powers That Be happen to be saying on any given day.

*Asks Hasbro one week later*

Official: War for Cybertron is in the Kiss Players continuity!

[kaiden]

WFC character designs are better and make more sense with their cybertronian modes.

whereas TF Prime, Optimus and Bumblebee already have their bayformer designs and the rest of the cast all sorts of non-uniform designs :/

Storywise, I've only watched 3 eps but I can say the WFC story is better but they definitely dont go together

[Paulbot]

The way I see it is Hasbro stated they wanted a common history/backstory for Transformers.

War for Cybertron's basics (Megatron founds the Decepticons, starts a war, kills the Autobot leader, Optimus is made the new leader, Cybertron becomes unihabitable so the Transformers leave) aren't really anything new at all, but it made for a good game and an alright novel.

The "origin" is the same that seen in most Western fictional TF universe. The G1 cartoon, the G1 comics (Marvel, Dreamwave and IDW), Cybertron, the live action movies and now Prime, all share these elements and I expect (if Hasbro stick to this) any future series would too.

So the way I see it any of the series could use War for Cybertron as a version of what happened before they came to Earth. If you're a G1 fan its G1. If you prefer the movies it's the Bay-verse.

The only Western series where this origin doesn't fit are RID (which is perhaps cross-universal), Armada/Energon, and Animated.

I don't agree that WFC is explicitly in the Prime continuity to the exclusion of the others (which seems to be how TFwiki is treating it.) I think WFC is a much more multiversal hub, but I can understand why the wiki is treating it that way to make it less complicated to order things.

[VERT]

If I remember right the game designers have even said its a G1 backstory game. Its just Hasbro trying to connect to the new thing.

[Hursticon]

If I remember right the game designers have even said its a G1 backstory game. Its just Hasbro trying to connect to the new thing.

Spot on VERT, that's exactly what they said.

War For Cybertron is War For Cybertron, Transformers: Prime is Transformers: Prime - they're Black and White and never shall the two meet, though with Dark Energon being a subtle shade of Grey...

[Bartrim]

Who cares ?!?!?! Lets just be grateful that the Transformers franchise is still pumping out new products for us to enjoy. I don't give 2 hoots if WFC is G1 or TFP. All I care about is that it's a fun Transformers computer game with a story I find interesting and I enjoy playing (except for the spider bots)

Sure the continuity goes out of whack from time to time but things could be worse. We could be Go-bots fans.

[Hursticon]

Sure the continuity goes out of whack from time to time but things could be worse. We could be Go-bots fans.

Is this a bad time to mention that I've just finished downloading the Gobots/Rocklords movie?
(I really have )

I agree Bartrim, like I said they're black and white with a little bit of grey - at the end of the day they're both kickarse pieces of Media and I for one like them both.
Continuity has never been a Transformers strong point, why worry now? Hasbro never know what they're doing half the time - just look at the Classicsverse mess.

[5FDP]

Who cares ?!?!?! Lets just be grateful that the Transformers franchise is still pumping out new products for us to enjoy.

^ What this guy said

[1AZRAEL1]

Who cares ?!?!?! Lets just be grateful that the Transformers franchise is still pumping out new products for us to enjoy. I don't give 2 hoots if WFC is G1 or TFP. All I care about is that it's a fun Transformers computer game with a story I find interesting and I enjoy playing (except for the spider bots)

Sure the continuity goes out of whack from time to time but things could be worse. We could be Go-bots fans.

I agree wholeheartedly. I am glad Transformers has lasted this long, and continuing to do so, and releasing stuff we buy. And of late, they are really effin awesome. Can't wait to get my hands on these new figures. I haven't really said that since, well never. The games for DS were great, full of continuity problems, but I played them for fun, not continuity.

And Prime, it's Transformers. I haven't been excited about watching a new show since Beast Wars. The fact that Prime is not following exactly the same lines as G1, doesn't phase me. Something new is a good thing. And honestly, if it did, it would kinda bore me.

[kup]

Who cares ?!?!?! Lets just be grateful that the Transformers franchise is still pumping out new products for us to enjoy. I don't give 2 hoots if WFC is G1 or TFP. All I care about is that it's a fun Transformers computer game with a story I find interesting and I enjoy playing (except for the spider bots)

Sure the continuity goes out of whack from time to time but things could be worse. We could be Go-bots fans.

But Seriously *no pun intended* you are right as fun is the fundamental reason to enjoy any TF series and it doesn't really matter what continuity Hasbro says it's in as long as you like it.

I personally like some stability when it comes to continuity although I am very tolerant of gaps and errors or I wouldn't be a TF fan. However trying to artificially 'marry' different continuities is a bit odd but in my view, who cares about what Hasbro says. I go for what the game was designed to be and both it's creators and the game itself tell me it's G1 so I choose to go with that.