The Decepticons are the main antagonists of the Transformers film series. They are a race of sentient robots from the planet Cybertron created by the Creators.
History[]
Origins[]
The Decepticons actually started with one Cybertronian, who once was one of the original seven Primes, his name was the Fallen, who was formerly known as Megatronus Prime. When the original Primes found the AllSpark, they realized they needed a power source for it, for as the AllSpark created life, it too, did not have unlimited energy. The Primes would eventually end up figuring out that in order to power the AllSpark, they needed to harvest Energon, from suns. The Primes, however, had one rule: never harvest Energon from a sun with an inhabited planet. Megatronus despised this rule, believing that Cybertronians were the ultimate race, this combined with his hatred for the human race, led him to choose to ignore this rule, he gathered up a large group of like-minded Cybertronians and named them Decepticons, (fun fact, the Decepticon logo is based upon the fearsome visage of the Fallen), this is why Megatronus is also known as the Original Decepticon.
Thousands of years ago, Megatronus and his Decepticons started to construct a Star Harvester on Earth, in prehistoric Egypt, and killed any humans who discovered the Harvester. The Primes discovered what Megatronus had done and went to Earth to confront him, they launched a full on assault on the Decepticons. The battle was ferocious, Megatronus fought with the other Primes, and while Megatronus was stronger then his brothers and they couldn't kill him, they imprisioned him and took the Matrix of Leadership from him (the Matrix was also the only way to activate and use a Star Harvester). They then sealed the Matrix in a tomb made of their own bodies, their ultimate sacrifice to save the Earth, Megatronus would forever more be known as the Fallen, and the Decepticons would then disband and the name would never be used or heard of again, until many years later.
Many years have passed on Cybertron since Megatronus' dreadful actions, story about the fallen Original Decepticon and about the primes most likely became a legend on Cybertron. Cybertron was at peace, and their Leader Sentinel Prime had just stepped down to let the future actions of Cybertron be determined by the Cybertronian science division known as Autobots, which was led by a Cybertronian scientist named Optimus, and the Cybertronian military, which was led by Megatron. Optimus and his science division were at an expedition digging for old Cybertronian Relics linked to their past when Megatron came flying towards them and asked Optimus how the dig was going, Optimus stated that it was fine and that they found a strange relic in the ground that could be linked to their past. Megatron ordered it to be dug out and returned to his quarters Optimus insisted it be taken to the Science institution for study, and just as Megatron and Optimus were about to argue, they saw the city was under attack from an unknown alien race who sought the energy of the AllSpark, Megatron ordered that the Science division move out of the Expedition and flew off to deal with the invaders.
When Megatron arrived at the scene, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper were on the defensive while guarding the AllSpark, Megatron critized them for not going on the offensive, while speaking he was shot in the shoulder by a tank, he dealt with it quickly when Starscream came to ask if he was fine. Megatron told Starscream he was fine and when Starscream asked about Bumblebee and Cliffjumper and what they were supposed to do, Megatron say "to stay out of our way", after the battle Megatron limped his way to his quarters, as instructed the artifact the Science division discovered was in his quarters, as Megatron grew more weak he started to fall, when he fell for what was thought to be his last movement, it was in front of the artifact, but this artifact was strange for it started to speak to Megatron.
The first thing Megatron heard was a voice in his head telling him to wake up, the voice repeated this and Megatron rose, demanding to know who the voice, the voice first asked him who he was, Megatron told the voice "I am Megatron, defender of Cybertron, and no one-" Megatron was cut off when the voice spoke to him, when Megatron looked at the artifact it had a strange visage on, the voice spoke to him and explained who he was. The voice had come from the artifact, and the artifact was the very prison in which the original Prime had imprisoned Megatronus, who was now known as the Fallen.
The Fallen explained all the history of him, the Primes, the Star Harvester, and more, the Fallen told Megatron that he needed to find the Star Harvester which he had constructed so long ago and that Megatron would help him find it, and in return, he would grant him tramendous power and rule over Cybertron, Megatron accepted and became his apprentice. Now the apprentice of the Fallen, Megatron decided to launch a full-scale attack on the ships Autobots that flew over their planet.
With the entire Cybertronian military at his command, Megatron led the attack and triumphed. Optimus questioned the reasoning behind this and went to Megatron's quarters to find some answers. when Optimus, Jazz, and Prowl entered Megatron's quarters, they found nothing, and when Optimus found the artifact, the visage was gone, but the symbols on the side weren't. Optimus said to himself "Megatron must have cleaned it up" before leaving, later, after study from Ratchet, they would discover the symbols on the artifact and similar artifacts would have the same symbols, Optimus in turn would have these symbols, and that they are the symbols of the Primes, thus making Optimus, Optimus Prime.
When Megatron returned, the Fallen told Megatron that Optimus had been here, after he wad informed, Megatron decided it was time for action, the Fallen told him "Cybertron will be yours, everything else will be mine". Megatron would later gather Cybertronians who were loyal to him in the city of Trypticon, he stated that they would give Cybertron the rule it deserved and branded him and his follower Decepticons, looks like the Decepticons are making a comback. Many more years have passed since Megatron and the AllSpark left Cybertron, and both Autobots and Decepticons decided it was time to leave.
Transformers (2007)[]
The Decepticons arrived a while after Bumblebee and HotRod, they make their presence known by having Blackout attack a military base in Qatar to find information on the whereabouts of Megatron and the AllSpark, which both seemingly have crashed here. Frenzy searches the files again on Air Force 1 after Blackout's connection was cut by the humans, Air Force 1 lands on the ground and Frenzy meets up with Barricade, who is disguised as a police car. Frenzy tells him they need to find Ladiesman217, which is the eBay username for Sam Witwicky. Barricade's attempt at finding the glasses that can lead the Decepticons to the AllSpark and Megatron from Sam is stopped when Bumblebee comes and gets Sam away from Barricade. The Decepticons begin their attack on mission city when Starscream attacks a civilian truck and costs Bumblebee his legs. The second wave of the attack shows Brawl firing at the human military, Brawl unfortunately already suffered a casualty after his arm gets cut off by Ratchet, and suffers a painful death after getting blasted in the spark multiple times by Bumblebee. Blackout arrives on the scene only to be shot in the head not much later by Major Lennox. The ultimate showdown between Optimus Prime and Megatron begins, and ends with Sam pushing the AllSpark into Megatron's chest, overriding his spark with energy, killing him, leaving only Starscream, who retreats into space to go to the Nemesis, which has crashed on one of Saturn's moons, and there he finds the Fallen on the ship, Starscream sends Decepticons back to Earth while he helps the Fallen build his new army.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)[]
Two years have passed since Megatron was killed by the AllSpark with only two shards of the AllSpark remaining. The Decepticons continue to act on the orders of the Fallen in order to find the Matrix of Leadership, all-the-while, Starscream continues to oversee the spawning of a new Decepticon army. After listening in on a private converstation about the whereabout's of Megatron's body and the location of an AllSpark shard, Soundwave deployed the Decepticon Ravage to steal one of the shards, and with the help of Long Haul, Scrapmetal, Mixmaster, and Rampage, they revive Megatron. Megatron then leaves the Baltic sea to head for the Nemesis and encounters Starscream, reclaiming control from him after intimating the henchman. Megatron then meets with the Fallen directly, and questions their plans for creating more Energon following the destruction of the AllSpark. The Fallen reveals to Megatron that Sam has absorbed knowledge from the AllSpark on the whereabouts of the Matrix of Leadership. In addition, the Fallen tasks Megatron to kill Optimus Prime to ensure their plans are successful. Megatron later captures Sam and probes his mind to reveal the information, additionally, luring Optimus and the Autobots to rescue Sam. Meagtron, Grindor, and Starscream isolate Optimus from the other Autobots and fight him. Despite heavy resistance and the death of Grindor, Megatron is successful in killing Prime.
Following the death of Optimus Prime, the Decepticons arrive at Egypt with more numbers than in mission city, the first sign of their presence is the destruction Starscream causes around the place while the Decepticons look for Sam and the Matrix of Leadership. A battle insues between the two sides, to serve as a distraction, meanwhile, the Constructicons combine to form the massive Decepticon Devastator. Devastator unearths the Star Harvester from within the pyramid, but he is killed by an experimental military railgun. Despite activating the Star Harvester, it is quickly destroyed by the newly resurrected Optimus Prime. A final fight breaks out that ends in the death of the Fallen. All that's left is a a wounded Megatron and Starscream, and they retreat into hiding, not to be seen for two more years.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)[]
After the death of the Fallen, Megatron again became the head of the Decepticons; Now they have begun to implement plans for the revival of Cybertron. For this, they needed the help of the old Autobot Sentinel Prime , who knew the secret of building a space bridge. Cunningly having achieved his revival, Megatron made a deal with Sentinel. The Decepticons staged a trap and took almost all the columns on the Moon and hid them where they could not be found. The Decepticons began to pursue Sentinel, but soon the time passes to their side. Sentinel opened the portal to the moon for the army of the Decepticons and launched an attack on Washington D.C.
Sentinel brings a message to the United Nations saying "we Decepticons came for your natural resources" and demands that the Autobots leave the Earth. After having dealt with the Autobots, the Decepticons launched an attack on Chicago. The Decepticons seized Chicago and began installing columns. Then we learned that the Autobots survived and began to fight with them and NEST soldiers. Sentinel ordered all Decepticons to turn on the columns, most of the Decepticons die from the Autobots and NEST soldiers. Part of Cybertron was moved, but Optimus stopped the main column. Sentinel orders the Decepticons to open fire on Optimus, Optimus almost lost the battle with Sentinel, Megatron intervened in the fight of Sentinel and Optimus and accidentally saved Optimus. After the Autobot destroyed the main convoy, the Decepticon ships began to fly away and Cybertron collapses. Megatron offers Prime a remake, but Optimus refuses to kill Megatron and Sentinel in response, and the Decepticons were defeated.
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)[]
Five years later since the Battle of Chicago have not gone by unnoticed, Decepticons fell after the death of Megatron and are on the run, a bounty hunter named Lockdown comes to Earth in search of Optimus Prime, and an organization named Cemetery Wind is hunting down any and all Transformers to find Optimus. But what about Megatron or any of the other Decepticons, what happens to them? well this company call KSI ships all of the dead bodies and starts melting them down and using it to make their own transformers, the first one they make is called Stinger, a replica of Bumblebee, after that they create Galvatron, however, even though they designed Galvatron after Optimus Prime, he keeps looking like Megatron, this isn't a normal bug. You see, Megatron's body may be fully dead, but his mind, not so much. First Megatron's mind was downloaded to computers and had the humans build him a new body (not known to the humans) when they finished building it Megatron infected it with his evil chromosomes, they named the prototype Galvatron, but its really Megatron reincarnated, looks like The Decepticons aren't fully dead. Galvatron has broken from his human chains controlling him and also took control of the other fifty prototypes, including Stinger, with his new Decepticon army, Galvatron leads his army to Hong Kong to detonate The seed, to make an even bigger army. After the battle begins the Galvatron army and Lockdown arrive and fight the Autobots, the entire Galvatron army, Lockdown and Harold Attinger were both destroyed, but Galvatron left saying "we shall meet again Prime, for I have been reborn".
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)[]
Five years after the Battle in Hong Kong, as the United Nations declared the Transformers race outlawed and set up a military organization of TRF to hunt them. The Decepticons began to search for the staff, Barricade informs Megatron that the talisman in Cade Yeager and offers to make a deal with TRF. Megatron takes two CIA operatives hostage and offers an exchange to release his group of Decepticons, Mohawk, Dreadbot, Nitro Zeus and Onslaught, except Berserker TRF declined the request, claiming Berserker was far too dangerous. The Decepticons began to hunt for Cade Yeager, who has a talisman Megatron and his crew would arrive at the Abandoned Town. They would begin their search on the autobots but Sqweeks would reveal himself. Megatron would pick him up and Izzy would yell at Megatron to put him down. Cade would tell her to stop but ultimately reveals himself. Cade would use his rigged explosives to explode the crew. Cade and Izzy would run away. Megatron would order his crew to get them. Barricade would transform and chase them along with the rest of the crew. Megatron would fire shots at Izzy and Cade but would miss. Grimlock would appear and Barricade would yell at him to freeze. Grimlock would attack him with his tail, knocking him out. Grimlock would grab Megatron's leg with his teeth and throw him at Dreadbot which would knock him off his feet. Grimlock would use this time to bite Dreadbot, killing him. Crosshairs and Drift would attack Onslaught. Onslaught would be focused on Crosshairs but Drift would cut off his left foot. Onslaught would realize this but Crosshairs would shoot him backwards. Onslaught would be on his knees looking up at his killers but his head would be chopped off killing him. Megatron would order his crew to retreat. Megatron and Nitro would fly away while Barricade would escape. Mohawk would be left behind and find Onslaught's head and Bumblebee would shoot at Mohawk. That would leave him only on his head but he would still stay alive. Barricade pursues Cade and Bumblebee in London, knocking him down. The Decepticons finally get the staff, they activate Stonehenge so that Quintessa begins to pump out the energy of the Earth. Megatron gives Quintessa the staff and the Decepticons began to defend the Cybertron ignition chamber from the Autobots and humans. But the Autobots broke through and most of the Decepticons began to die and were defeated. Seeing as how Megatron and Barricade's current statuses are unclear.
All Decepticons[]
1st wave Decepticons:
- Megatron (online, killed twice but successfully resurrected)
- Starscream (offline, killed by Sam Witwicky's boom stick device)
- Blackout (offline, killed by William Lennox's grenade launcher)
- Brawl (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Scorponok (offline, killed by Jetfire)
- Barricade (online)
- Frenzy (offline, killed by his own accident)
- Bonecrusher (offline, killed by Optimus Prime)
- Dispensor (offline, stomped to death by Ratchet in comic)
2st wave Decepticons:
- The Fallen (offline, killed by Jetwing Optimus Prime)
- Jetfire (offline/defected, sacrifice himself to save Optimus Prime life)
- Grindor (offline, killed by Optimus Prime)
- Soundwave (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Ravage (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Mixmaster (offline, killed twice)
- Scavanger (offline)
- Hightower (offline)
- Scrapmetal (offline, killed twice)
- Overload (offline)
- Longhaul (offline, killed twice)
- Skipjack (offline)
- Scrapper (offline, killed twice)
- Demolishor (offline, killed by Optimus Prime)
- Rampage (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Bonecrusher Constructicon aka Gravedigger (offline)
- Devastator (offline)
- Bludgeon (unknown)
- Alice (offline, crushed by Mikaela's car)
- Dickbot (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Ejector Bot (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Dyson Vacuum Cleaner Bot (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Microwave Bot (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Waffle Bot (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Cappuccino Bot (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Garbage Disposal Bot (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Hand Mixer Bot (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Stand Mixer Bot (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- CISCO Aironet Bot (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Cell Phone Bot (offline, killed Bumblebee)
- Reedman (offline, killed by Ratchet in comic)
- Scalpels aka The Doctors (online)
- Wheelie (online; former Decepticon)
3rd wave Decepticons:
- Sentinel Prime (offline, killed by Optimus Prime)
- Shockwave (offline, killed by Optimus Prime)
- Driller (offline, killed by Jetwing Optimus Prime)
- Thundercracker (offline, killed by Jetwing Optimus Prime in arcade game)
- Skywarp (offline, killed by Jetwing Optimus Prime in arcade game)
- Scorponok King (offline, killed by Optimus Prime)
- Individual Blackout Drone (offline, killed by Jetwing Optimus Prime in novelization)
- Crankcase (offline, killed by Ironhide and Sideswipe)
- Hatchet (offline, killed by Dino and Bumblebee)
- Crowbar (offline, killed by Ironhide)
- Devcon (offline, killed by Wreckers)
- Loader (offline, killed by Wreckers)
- Garagebot (online, presumed hiding)
- Two M1 Abrams Decepticons (offline, both killed by Jetwing Optimus Prime)
- Giant Hatchet (offline, killed by Wreckers)
- Police Car Decepticon (offline, killed by Wreckers)
- Igor (online)
- Hatchlings (unknown)
- Brains (online; former Decepticon)
4th wave Decepticons:
- Knucklehead (offline, killed by Lockdown)
- Deadlock (online/defected; currently joined autobots side as Drift)
- KSI Boss (offline, all killed)
- Stinger (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Triplets Junkheap (online)
- Aston Martin Decepticon (offline)
- McLaren Decepticon (offline)
5th wave Decepticons:
- Nitro Zeus (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Onslaught (offline, killed by Crosshairs and Drift)
- Dreadbot (offline, devoured alive by Grimlock)
- Berserker (online, held captive by TRF)
- Mohawk (offline, killed by Bumblebee)
- Infernocus (offline, killed by Optimus Prime)
- Decepticon soldiers (offline, all killed)
Sub-Groups[]
- Constructicons
- Combaticons
- Stunticons
- Seacons
- Insecticons
- Appliancebots
- Microcons
- Dreads
- Galvatron's Crew
- Megatron's Crew
- Seekers
- Pretender Monsters
- Terrorcons
- Predacons
Troopers-Groups[]
- Decepticon Protoforms
- Classic Scorponok Drones
- Ravage Drones
- Vehicons
- KSI Sentries
- Predacon Scorponok Drones
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Human Collaborators
- Gould
- Dylan Gould
- Alexi Voskhod
- Bob Singer
- Jerry Wang
- Infernocons
- Quintessa
- Sentinel Prime (formerly)
- Nemesis Prime (formerly)
Enemies[]
- Autobots
- Optimus Prime
- Bumblebee
- Jazz
- Ratchet
- Ironhide
- Sideswipe
- Skids & Mudflap
- Jolt
- Arcee
- Elita-One
- Chromia
- Jetfire
- Silverbolt
- Wheeljack
- Mirage
- Leadfoot
- Topspin
- Roadbuster
- Hound
- Sqweeks
- Crosshairs
- Drift
- Wheelie
- Hot Rod
- Dinobots
- Grimlock
- Guardian Knights
- Dragonstorm
- Humans
- Charlie Watson
- Sam Witwicky
- Mikaela Banes
- Maggie Madsen
- Glen Whitmann
- NEST
- Colonel William Lennox
- Sergeant Robert Epps
- General Morshower
- Director Mearing
- John Keller
- Sector Seven
- Tom Banachek
- Agent Simmons
- Ron Witwicky
- Judy Witwicky
- Leo Spitz
- Carly Brooks-Spencer
- Cemetery Wind
- Cade Yeager
- Tessa Yeager
- Shane Dyson
- Joshua Joyce
- Su Yueming
- Darcy Tirrel
- Izabella
- Viviane Wembly
- Sir Edmund Burton
- Jimmy
- Transformers Reaction Force
- Commander Santos
- TRF Lieutenant
Trivia[]
- So far, the only last surviving Decepticons in the classic Live-Action films are Megatron/Galvatron, Barricade, Scalpels, Garagebot (or Garbagebot), Igor, Berserker, and Junkheap. The rest are mostly murdered, others have their final fates remained unclear.
- Both Aston Martin Decepticon and McLaren Decepticon are never seen their actual robot modes in the fourth movie.
- Most of Decepticons that appear in live action films have either face or appearance that resembles bugs or arachnids-like appearance. Blackout, Grindor, Scorponok, Scorponok King, Scorponok Clones, Watch-bot are good examples for these.
- One of KSI's creations despite not being a Decepticon, Oreo Bot, had face that resembles Long Haul.
- The Junkheap Triplets shares same alt-mode with Garbage Bot from Dark of the Moon.
- Onslaught share same body with Long Haul, with slightly modified.
- Both Dreadbot and Berserker are confirmed belongs to the Dreads. With Dreadbot resembles Crowbar, while Berserker resembles Crankcase.
- While not exactly Decepticon, Lockdown was portrait as former Decepticon Assassin whose reformed into Cybertronian Bounty Hunter in various media.
- Shockwave's hierarchy was ranked as Decepticon Scientist, however he also potrait as Decepticon Assassin in the prequel semi-canon video game based on third movie events.
- The Fallen confirmed to have died in both original and current movie timelines.
- Knucklehead and Skywarp are the only good example for Decepticons featuring honorable act. As the two were disapprove the idea of murdering helpless prisoners.
- They don’t appear in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, until the summer of June 9th.
External Links[]
- Decepticons on the Transformers Wiki
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