It's loose enough where it could well be a war for Cybertron even if it's not *the* war for Cybertron. We'll have to see as time goes on. There is only one Matrix. The 13 Primes are the 12 plus the one carrying the Matrix. Going off the animation Prime has been wounded and Rodimus is evil now, so Primal is stepping in to assume ownership of the Matrix. All three *come* with a Matrix because that's the gimmick for the toyline. But there is only one.
Isn't this canonically untrue nowadays? I mean, whenever *I* use the term "Matrix," I tend to mean some form of the Matrix of Leadership from the animated movie, but there ARE several other "Matrixes" (matrices?) that have been introduced to the mythos in the past decade or so....
If this alone isn't reason enough why Hasbro should have thought better when naming this event, I don't know what is Add confusion and it giving false hope to those that like FoC/WfC. I see what you failed to do here The problem is that they went with naming this exactly the same as a series they previously had and contains a theme which is heavily used throughout this event and the FoC/WfC series: Cybertronian forms, which is why many ask if this is related to the FoC/WfC franchise. Had they named this "That War for Cybertron" or officially added another word to the title, it would have made it distinct enough to suffice. This part I am fuzzy with. Aren't there two matrices? The Matrix of Leadership (in all of its different forms and appearances it has made within the comics, games, and cartoon) and the Dark Spark?
Nope, there are a few out there, Matrix of Malice, Matrix of Conquest, Decepticon Matrix and the weird movie Matrix.
The Matrix in this case refers to specifically the Matrix of Leadership. The one which identifies the 13th Prime. The other Matrix would presumably be the one Rodimus Unicronus carries, which symbolizes Unicron's corruption.
Sorry by 'the war' I meant going back to square one so G1 era, not the WFC games You're right about the Matrix. 'The bot chosen as Prime becomes the bearer of the Matrix of Leadership, a legendary artifact that carries great power. The Matrix of Leadership contains the knowledge and wisdom of each Prime that has carried it, stretching back millions of years.' Is there a story connected to the POTP (or any of the Prime wars trilogy) toyline? like how Primal becomes matrix leader or why Rodimus goes Unicron?
You say "in this case" as though that's already obvious. I contend that it very much is NOT, specifically because of how the PotP toyline is playing out.
I am itching to see any design for this line. The signs point to it being a cheaper line for them to make- which means at least one of less plastic, less parts, and less paint.
This question seems to be coming up a lot lately. My understanding is that the "reboot" will occur at the conclusion of a story arc that doesn't begin until the Free Comic Book Day Unicron issue comes out. That conclusion's still likely a ways off yet. Whether it's to be "based" on this new toyline... I haven't heard anything in that vein yet, but since Hasbro and IDW seem to be continuing to work together, it seems likely enough, but even so, I'm not sure how much to make of that fact. I don't even think we know if it's going to be a hard or a soft reboot....
I forgot about that garbage! Is that the official plot (and I use the word loosely in this case) for the toyline??
I think they've got some text scrawls and some loose fiction. I remember the box sets had full-blown stories surrounding them.
