Transformers: Fall of Cybertron different maps (Sewers, Spire, Abandoned, Bowels, Array, Corrosion, Tempest, Convoy, Desolation) in competitive multiplayer. Autobot and Decepticon Transformers can be customized with parts earned through a ranking system or purchased through the game's marketplace. Several parts from famous Transformers can be used, such as heads, torsos, legs, and arms. Hundreds of pieces and color options are available. Players can also buy and upgrade their gear. "Transformers: Fall of Cybertron" is a direct continuation of "Transformers: War for Cybertron". Giant robotic life forms known as Transformers are at civil war. Two factions, the Autobots and the Decepticons, vie for control of
The Transformers (IDW Publishing) Maximo also made their first appearance in the "First Strike" and "Till All Are One" series respectively. Furman also expressed interest in re-inventing Japanese-exclusive characters and female Transformers, exploring the challenge of rationalizing sex/gender in giant robots. Furman addressed the issue of gender in Transformers in a "Spotlight" issue on Arcee, rationalizing them as a failed attempt to introduce gender into the Transformer race by Jhiaxus. Elita One and a few other female Transformers later appeared in the "Megatron Origin" mini-series. The miniseries titled "" (which is the finale of IDW's "Transformers" comics) started being published on May 5, 2018.