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The Decepticons (known as Destrons or on occasion Deathtrons in Japan) are the enemies of the Autobots, and the Antagonists in the fictional universe of the Transformers toyline and related comics and cartoons. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Autobot, a faction of Sentient Robots from the planet Cybertron are the main Protagonists in the fictional universe of the Transformers, An antagonist (from Greek ανταγωνιστής - antagonistes, "opponent competitor rival" is a character or A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with unique background elements such as an imaginary history or geography and possibly fantasy or science The Transformers is a line of toys produced by the toy companies Takara and Hasbro. The villains take many forms, and have many different origins and stories across the numerous different Transformers media, but in almost all incarnations, they are led by Megatron. Megatron They are typically represented by the color purple. Primarily, Decepticons have red eyes, contrary to Autobots having blue eyes. They are known for their air power especially when most of them turn into aircraft like Starscream. Starscream They turn into Military vehicles, Construction vehicles and jets.
The Decepticons think very little of the humans and consider them insects. This is strongly emphasized in the live action movie of the same name, Megatron is seen flicking a human like speck of dirt and commenting "disgusting", and Bonecrusher is seen killing people with pratically no motive whatsoever and splits a bus in two. Transformers is a 2007 Live-action Film adaptation of the ''Transformers'' franchise, directed by Michael Bay and
Other terms for the Decepticons are Decepticans (in France), Distructors (in Italy), Robotikák or Álcák (In Hungarian), Robotikus (in Malaysia), Decepticonit (in Finnish) and Bedragarna (in Sweden) and Shakranikim (Hebrew: שקרניקים) . This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
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Generation One
Animated series
In the original animated series continuity, the Decepticons owe their warlike ways to their faction's origin as military hardware robots, created by the five-faced aliens, the Quintessons, while the Autobots were designed as consumer goods. Quintessons are fictional aliens from the Transformers universe Following the rebellion that forced the Quintessons off the planet, the Decepticons - as they named themselves - lusting for power, began a civil war. The Autobots could not hope to match the superior firepower and battlefield powers of the Decepticons, and instead turned to stealth, developing the art of transformation, modifying their bodies so that they could assume other forms. With this additional power, the Autobots were able to win the conflict, and a period of peace began, known as the Golden Age of Cybertron, when energy was plentiful and the planet shone with a golden hue.
Working in secret, the Decepticons also developed transformation technology, along with new robot-mode flight powers, and, under the command of one of the first of this new breed, Megatron, they attacked one of the capital's outer cities, killing the current Autobot leader. Megatron As the knowledge of this act was not made public, younger robots continued to idolise these powerful new flying robots - until one such young robot, Orion Pax, was duped by Megatron into allowing him access to an energy storage facility. Orion Pax is a Fictional character from the Transformers universe. Megatron turned on Pax and fatally injured him, but the ancient Autobot, Alpha Trion, then rebuilt Pax into the first of a new, battle-hardy breed of Autobot - now, he was Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots, who led them against Megatron and the Decepticons as the civil war erupted once more. Alpha Trion is a Fictional character in the Transformers animated series This refers to the original character For other uses see Optimus Prime (disambiguation Optimus Prime (known as Convoy in Japan
After five million years, Cybertron was nearly depleted of all its energy until the Decepticons received word that the Autobots were planning to search for new energy resources. Following the Autobot ship, the Ark, in their ship, the Nemesis, the Decepticons boarded the Ark and engaged the Autobots on their ship. The Ark is an Autobot spacecraft in the fictional Transformers Universe. The Nemesis is a Decepticon spaceship in the fictional Transformers Generation One universe Unfortunately, the Ark drifted too close to Earth and crashed landed in a volcano. All the occupants of the Ark went into emergency stasis, while the Decepticons on the Nemesis ejected to South America. There, they scanned the forms of local insects, becoming the Insecticons. Insecticons is the name given to a sub-group of Fictional characters in the Transformers Universes, referred to as Insectrons in the Japanese version After 4 million years, the volcano the Ark was wedged in, erupted in Earth year 1984, restarting its computer, Teletraan I. Teletraan I is the name of the Autobots' computer on board the Ark. Sending out Spy Satellites, Teletraan created alternative forms out of Earth vehicles for any transformers caught in its scanning beam (Like F-15 Eagles for Skywarp and a Semi-trailer truck for Optimus Prime). Skywarp is the name of several Fictional characters in the Transformers toy line. truckcartransporterarp750pixjpg|thumb|right|A tractor with an auto-transport Semi-trailer. This refers to the original character For other uses see Optimus Prime (disambiguation Optimus Prime (known as Convoy in Japan The Decepticons awakened first but later the Autobots did too, thanks to Starscream's carelessness.
By the Earth year 2005, however, the Decepticons had succeeded in completely conquering Cybertron, but the attack by Unicron, coupled with the temporary loss of Galvatron (a reconstructed Megatron) in that same year shattered their forces, allowing the Autobots to reclaim their home planet and rout their foes. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Unicron is a Fictional character from the ''Transformers'' universe and toyline. Galvatron is the name of several fictional Transformers most often the recreated version of Megatron, the Decepticon Supreme Commander The Decepticons fled to the planet Chaar, a world of ash and ruin, where they struggled to survive until Galvatron returned to them and reorganized them into a fighting force, battling to take back Cybertron. This is a list of Planets appearing in the Fictional Transformers storyline
The Decepticon faction logo as seen in the cartoon series is slightly different than its appearance in every other incarnation of the Transformers. There is an extra spire on the "forehead" of the symbol (resulting in the "forehead" having three spires instead of the usual two). This is because the chromed, "3-D" version of the symbol featured the spot between the two spires going off into the distance, which looked like a third spire, if you weren't considering the image's 3-D nature.
Marvel Comics
In the Marvel comic continuity, it was established that the Decepticons came out of the gladiator pits on Cybertron. Early on, the leadership of the Decepticons constantly changed due to their tendency to kill and replace their leaders. It would not be until a lowly Decepticon affiliated gladiator named Megatron assumed the throne that the Decepticons became a true threat to the rest of the population of Cybertron.
While Megatron was the primary leader, other Decepticons had prominent roles as leaders of the group. Shockwave, Scorponok, Bludgeon, and Ratbat all led the Decepticons, often overthrowing Megatron in the process or taking over the group during the period when Megatron was believed dead. Shockwave is the name of several Fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. Scorponok is the name shared by several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. Bludgeon is the name of several Fictional characters in the Transformers universes. Ratbat is the name of several Fictional characters who appeared in various Transformers universes.
In the G2 Marvel series (which continues from the G1 Marvel series), it is stated that the Decepticon forces on Cybertron underwent a massive split in the wake of Megatron's disappearance when Megatron, Optimus Prime, and their respective troops crashed on Earth. The smartest, strongest, and most intelligent Decepticons left Cybertron to colonize nearby galaxies, leaving a token leadership of overly cruel and duplicitous Decepticons to control Cybertron. These Decepticons who left their homeworld became "The Second Generation" Decepticons, who were led by the villainous Liege Maximo. The Liege Maximo is a character in the Fictional Transformers universe On the final page of the last issue, the Liege Maximo indicates that the Decepticons and all their descendants came from him, which indicates that he is the original founder of the Decepticons.
IDW Publishing
The origins of the Decepticons in the IDW continuity would be explored in The Transformers: Megatron Origin, which confirmed Megatron as their founder in this timeline. The Transformers Megatron Origin is a Comic book Limited series by IDW Publishing exploring the origin of Megatron in its On the run after an attack on an Autobot Senator after a mining dispute, Megatron stumbled onto underground gladiator games in the state of Kaon and quickly became one of its rising stars. However, it only truly became more than this when Ratbat, seeing an opportunity for profit, dispatched Soundwave to arm the gladiators. Ratbat is the name of several Fictional characters who appeared in various Transformers universes. Soundwave is the name of several Fictional characters from the ''Transformers'' universes. Megatron's forces then began to commit acts of terrorism increasing in scale and daring, attracting the attention of Sentinel Prime. Sentinel Prime is the name of several Fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. Kidnapping Senator Decimus as a symbol (with the help of new airborne recruit Starscream) Megatron issued a rallying call to the gladiators and their supporter, promising to unite them under one badge and make the whole planet their arena. Starscream Prime's forces then found and arrested them en masse. This was all part of Megatron's plan: a supposedly informant Starscream massacred the Autobot Senate and freed the prisoners, signalling revolution and anarchy in Kaon. Megatron eventually killed Prime one-on-one as a symbol, and the Decepticons were forged.
In this continuity, there are a number of differences to the traditional norm. The Decepticons are no longer based on Cybertron due to its devastation by rogue scientist Thunderwing. Thunderwing is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers toyline Instead, they have spread out through the galaxy, using their transforming abilities to infiltrate target worlds (such as Earth or Nebulos) disguised as local vehicles and equipment. They then use their modes to create conflict, leading to complete anarchy as the world's political and social systems collapse. The Decepticons then move in and harvest the world's raw resources. How the world is pacified is unknown, although the The Transformers: Spotlight issue on Sixshot revealed he is often sent in to complete the destruction of entire worlds. The Transformers Spotlight is a Comic book series of one-shot issues published by IDW Publishing. Sixshot is the name of two Fictional characters from the various Transformers universes. As in other continuities, Megatron is in command, and thus far has had to deal with the rebellion of Starscream's Earth infiltration unit and the reemergence of Thunderwing, as well as moving on to Earth in order to harvest the extremely powerful Energon variant Ore-13, something which promises to give the Decepticons a significant edge over the Autobots. Starscream In the Fictional universe of the Transformers, Energon (pronounced EN-ur-jon like " Energy " is the primary source of power for Transformers
Robots in Disguise
In this continuity, the Decepticons were not the name of the evil faction, but rather a sub-faction created by Megatron. Realising that their ability to travel as Earth vehicles gave the Autobots an edge in stealth (whereas the Predacons mostly transformed into mechanical animals) Megatron decided to take drastic action.
Megatron recovered the protoforms of six Autobots that had crashed to Earth some time before looking for Fortress Maximus. Fortress Maximus is a Fictional character from several of the Transformers series. Scanning them with vehicle modes at a military base and infusing them with a fraction of his spark energy to ensure their new loyalty, the first five became the Commandos. The Commandos are a group of Decepticons military vehicles in the Transformers Robots In Disguise and Transformers Universe series But when Megatron tried to scan a tanker truck as an alternate mode for the leader Scourge, Optimus Prime was scanned as well, resulting in much of Prime's personality being scanned as well. Scourge is the name of four fictional characters from the Transformers universes. As the Transformers franchise has grown more continuities separate from the original series and its subsidiaries have come into existence each featuring Optimus Primes of their own With an infusion of Megatron's spark energy to complete the concoction, Scourge was born, emerging from his pod as a dark twin of Optimus Prime, who proved that Megatron's programming had over-ridden any Autobot goodness within him. Appointed leader of the new "Decepticons," they quickly established themselves as a force to be reckoned with.
The newly created Decepticons would try many schemes over the course of the series, including attacking various dams and faking their defection to the Autobots. But their leader, Scourge, had grander ambitions in mind. The copy of Optimus' personality had been warped by Megatron's evil influence, but the individuality of Optimus remained and Scourge now wanted to control both Predacons and Decepticons. He would seize his chance when Fortress Maximus was awakened, directing him to destroy Galvatron (Megatron's new form). Galvatron is the name of several fictional Transformers most often the recreated version of Megatron, the Decepticon Supreme Commander The attempt failed and Galvatron took a terrible revenge - he stripped the Decepticons of their individuality, turning them into little more than drones. After Galvatron's defeat by Omega Prime, the Decepticons were among those sent back to Cybertron for imprisonment, except for Sky Byte. Omega Prime is a Fictional Character from the Transformers toyline
Unicron trilogy
The Decepticons appeared as mostly jets and military vehicles.
There are less Decepticons in Energon and Cybertron but a lot of Decepticon fleets and troops in Armada. Megatron also upgrades himself to Galvatron. He obtains dark powers at one point.
2007 live-action movie
The Decepticons make an appearance in the 2007 the Transformers live-action film. Transformers is a 2007 Live-action Film adaptation of the ''Transformers'' franchise, directed by Michael Bay and They include Megatron, Starscream, Frenzy, Blackout, Barricade, Scorponok, Devastator and Bonecrusher. Megatron Starscream Frenzy is the name of several Fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. Blackout is the name of four different Fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. Barricade is the name of several Fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. Scorponok is the name shared by several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. Brawl is the name given to several Fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. Bonecrusher is the name of several Fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. The Movie Prequel comic by IDW Publishing would reveal their origins. Transformers Movie Prequel, published by IDW Publishing, is a 2007 Comic book Limited series that serves as a Prequel to the 2007 IDW Publishing (a division of Idea and Design Works is an American Comic book company. Originally Optimus Prime and Megatron ruled Cybertron together, due to the power of the Allspark, a mysterious device that could give life to Transformers - and keep Cybertron itself alive. The AllSpark is a term for two different objects within the Transformers media franchise In the Beast Machines Transformers television series Eventually, Megatron began to desire its power for himself and assembled a like-minded army of separatists - the Decepticons. Megatron soon struck, and Cybertron became embroiled in civil war. The subsequent prequel novel Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday revealed that Starscream seized command of the Decepticons after Megatron's disappearance. Transformers Ghosts of Yesterday, is a Prequel novel to the Michael Bay Transformers film
See also
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