View source for Autobot

{{about|the Transformers faction|the unrelated Chinese animated film|The Autobots}}
{{short description|Faction of sentient robots from the Transformers universe}}
{{multiple issues|section=|
{{overly detailed|date=November 2023}}
{{primary sources|date=December 2023}}
{{notability|date=May 2024}}
}}
{{Infobox comics organization <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
| debut             = ''The Transformers'' #1<br />(May, 1984)
| image             = Autobot small.jpg
| imagesize         = 200px
| caption           = Autobot insignia
| publisher         = [[Marvel Comics]], [[Dreamwave Productions]], [[Fun Publications]], [[Titan Magazines]], [[IDW Publishing]], and [[Devil's Due Publishing]]
|organization= y
| owners            = Primus, Dynasty of Primes, [[Optimus Prime]], [[Rodimus|Rodimus Prime]], [[Sentinel Prime (Transformers)|Sentinel Prime]], [[Ultra Magnus]], [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]]
| fullroster        =
|base               = Cybertron, Earth, Iacon, Autobot City (G1), the ''[[Ark (Transformers)|Ark]]'', Cybertron Base (RID), [[Diego Garcia]] (ROTF), [[Washington, D.C.]] (DOTM), and Autobot Omega Outpost One (Prime)
|sortkey= Autobot
}}
The '''Autobots''' are a fictional faction of [[sentient robot]]s in the ''[[Transformers (fiction)|Transformers]]'' multimedia franchise. The Autobots are living robots from the planet Cybertron who, like most Transformers, are each imbued with a unique "life force" known as a "spark."<ref name=":1">Furman, Simon (2004). ''Transformers: The Ultimate Guide''. DK Publishing Inc. pp. 18–19. {{ISBN|978-1-4053-0461-0}}</ref><ref name=":2">[[List of Beast Wars episodes|''Transformers: Best Wars.'' "The Spark."]] (Season 1, Episode 15). Original air date: November 11, 1996.</ref> Led by [[Optimus Prime]] in most stories, the Autobots believe "freedom is the right of all sentient life"<ref name=":1" /><ref>''The Transformers Universe'' vol. 1 issue #3. Published by [[Marvel Comics]], 1987.</ref> and are often engaged in a civil war with the [[Decepticon]]s, a faction of Transformers dedicated to military conquest and usually headed by [[Megatron]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Transformers: Autobots Review |publisher= IGN |url= http://uk.ds.ign.com/articles/800/800069p1.html |access-date= 2010-09-09}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=A brief history of the Transformers |work=Malaysia Star |date=2004-11-09 |url=http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2004/11/9/features/20041108160036&sec=features |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051112214858/http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=%2F2004%2F11%2F9%2Ffeatures%2F20041108160036&sec=features |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-11-12 |access-date=2010-10-09 }}</ref><ref name="Mania.com">{{cite news |title= DVD Review: Transformers The Complete First Season 25th Anniversary |publisher= Mania.com |url= http://www.mania.com/dvd-review-transformers-complete-first-season-25th-anniversary_article_115714.html |access-date= 2010-10-09 |archive-date= 2009-06-20 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090620060816/http://www.mania.com/dvd-review-transformers-complete-first-season-25th-anniversary_article_115714.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> In a mirror universe portrayed in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass]]'', the Autobots are villains opposed by the heroic Decepticons.
The transformation cog ("T-cog") and the living metal of each transformer's body allows them to change from their natural robotic body into an "alternate mode" based on something a form of technology or life form that they've observed and scanned. When first introduced, most Autobots transformed into [[car]]s, [[trucks]] and other road vehicles.<ref name=":6">''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'' (1984 US animated series).</ref> Over time, Autobots have been introduced with alternate modes that include [[aircraft]], [[weapons]], robotic [[animals]], or a variety of devices (such as music equipment or microscopes). In most ''Transformers'' media, the Autobots originally transform into alien-style vehicles and technology native to their home planet Cybertron, but they later adopt alternate forms based on human technology after journeying to Earth.<ref name=":6" />
In the [[Transformers (film series)|live action films series]], as well as in the CGI-animated series ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'', the title '''Autobots''' is explained to be the short version of the title "'''Autonomous Robotic Organisms'''." In [[Japan]], the Autobots are called {{nihongo|"'''Cybertrons'''"|サイバトロン|Saibatoron}}<ref>{{cite book |last=Bellomo |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CF8AjVJXvH0C&q=autobot+cybertrons+in+japan&pg=PA114 |title=Totally Tubular '80s Toys |date=15 September 2010 |publisher=Krause Publications |isbn=9781440216473 |access-date=24 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030726/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CF8AjVJXvH0C&pg=PA114&dq=autobot+cybertrons+in+japan&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6noiL1tfXAhXIalAKHadzAEIQuwUIMTAB |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=dead |via=Google Books}}</ref> but are referred to as {{nihongo|Autobots|オートボット|Ōtobotto}} in the film series ''[[Transformers: Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime]]''. In Italy, they are called "'''Autorobot.'''" The Autobot insignia is also sometimes referred to as an "Autobrand", a term that first appeared in issue #14 of the [[Marvel Comics]] series. The descendants of the Autobots, the [[Maximal (Transformers)|Maximals]] from [[Beast Wars|''Transformers: Beast Wars'']], are also known as Cybertrons in Japan.
==Physical traits==
Autobots are [[living beings]], sometimes referred to as "bio-mechanical" and often depicted as being forged from the same "living metal" that makes up their home planet Cybertron. This living metal can heal, grow, and regenerate like organic cell structures.<ref name=":0" /> Autobots, like all transformers, need to regularly feed on Energon (a form of energy they can produce from certain fuel sources) or they will grow weaker in health and eventually die.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Mania.com" /><ref name=":6" /> Autobots can also age, just much slower than humans, for example Optimus Prime is approximately 9 million years old, which is 2 million earlier than the evolution of humans. These beings' aging has outlasted entire human civilizations.
Since the airing of the animated series ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars]]'', the franchise has consistently portrayed that what distinguishes a transformer as "living" is that each of them is imbued with a "'''spark'''", a charged mass of positrons that acts as a "life force" (said to be equivalent to a soul)<ref name=":2" /><ref>[[List of Beast Wars episodes|''Transformers: Beast Wars.'' "Possession"]] (Season 1, Episode 21). Original air date: February 3, 1997.</ref> and is unique to each transformer, granting them their basic personality and influencing certain physical traits.<ref name=":2" /> If a transformer dies, either from injury or a lack of Energon, their spark fades and might never be recovered again, as their spark typically returns to the source of positronic energy it originally came from.<ref name=":0" /> Some media portrays the source of these sparks as a pool of positronic energy located on Cybertron that is called the '''Well of All Sparks''',<ref name=":4">[[Power of the Primes|''Transformers:'' Power of the Primes trilogy]].</ref> while other media portrays the source to be an ancient artifact simply called the '''Allspark'''.<ref name=":3">[[Transformers (film series)|''Transformers'' film series]]</ref><ref>''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy|Transfomers: War for Cybertron]]'' trilogy - transmedia toyline and streaming series on [[Netflix]].</ref> Some stories have shown characters being able to preserve a dead transformer's spark under the right circumstances, allowing that fallen transformer to return in a repaired body (though this possibility involves great risk and becomes more unlikely as more time passes).<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":4" />
When a transformer is first forged, they are in a "Proto-form" state that resembles either a featureless, mannequin-like robot<ref name=":2" /> or a being of liquid, shifting metal.<ref name=":3" /> As the transformer's consciousness develops, the proto-form takes shape into a robotic form and an alternate mode is soon determined afterward. How long this process takes varies between different Transformers media. In some media, a Transformer can physically revert to a proto-form to make long space travel easier.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />
Along with their spark, each transformer has a mechanical "brain module" that houses their memories and regulates sensory input, as well as the transformation cog (or "T-cog") which regulates and stabilizes their transformations. A transformer can have several parts of their body replaced or upgraded, but damage to the brain module or T-cog, as well as other more sensitive internal mechanics (such as eyes and voice boxes),<ref>''[[Bumblebee (film)]].''</ref><ref name=":3" /> are unique, difficult to upgrade, and can permanently affect or disable a transformer, as well as threaten their life, if seriously damaged.<ref name=":0" />
Some transformers, including several Autobots, have traits that make them part of a subset of their species. Transformers who are so massive in size they are able to convert into fortresses or cities are known as Titans, some of whom (such as [[Metroplex (Transformers)|Metroplex]]) have allied themselves with the Autobots.<ref name=":6" /> "City-speakers" are transformers able to uniquely commune with Titans, such as the Autobot called [[Windblade]]. Like the Decepticons, the Autobots include "combiners" in their ranks, transformers who are able to merge with other specific transformers and become a gestalt, super-robot with greater power and its own distinct personality.<ref name=":6" /> In some stories, transformers are given the ability to become combiners by an ancient artifact called the Enigma of Combination.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> In Cybertron's past, the Guardian Robots were large scale Transformers (though not as large as the Titans) who enforced authority and peace on their planet. While most Guardians are gone, one known as [[The Transformers (TV series)|Omega Supreme]] serves alongside the Autobots.<ref name=":6" /> Mini-Cons (sometimes spelled Minicons) are small, human-sized transformers and, in some stories, are able to increase the power of larger transformers with whom they merge.
Due to their biological and sentient nature, Autobots are people, although humans constantly fail to acknowledge this due to their metal composition.
==Home planet==
In all Transformers stories, the Autobots and their adversaries, the [[Decepticon]]s, originated on the [[planet]] Cybertron. The planet is almost always depicted as a metallic sphere covered in multi-level cities and structures.<ref>Marvel US issue #1, page 1, panel 2: "No rock or soil or sand contributed to its bizarre geography." "Its content was entirely mechanical."</ref> The capital of Cybertron is Iacon.<ref name=":6" /> Although there is no animal or plant life on Cybertron, animated cartoons have depicted it as having an atmosphere that human visitors can breathe,<ref name=":6" /> and some stories have shown the planet to experience weather, such as rainfall and storms.<ref name=":4" /><ref>Marvel US issue #76, page 9-19</ref>
Starting with the original series ''The Transformers'', Cybertron is shown to house a seemingly living super-computer called Vector Sigma.<ref name=":6" /> At first, Vector Sigma is depicted to be the source of life for new transformers, imbuing the robots with life and personality.<ref name=":6" /> Later, media consistently portrays that Vector Sigma harnesses the power of another source known as the Allspark to imbue a transformer with its individual soul or "spark."<ref name=":1" /> Different versions of Transformers media have also shown the life-giving energy of the Allspark to be an ancient artifact (either called the Allspark or the Cube) or have shown it to be a pool of positronic energy located on Cybertron known as the Well of AllSpark or Well of AllSparks.<ref name=":4" />
The UK comic books written by Simon Furman established that Cybertron was once a god-like being named Primus.<ref name=":1" /> Following a battle with another god-like being called '''[[Unicron]]''', Primus transforms into Cybertron, a planet of "living metal", and eventually uses his energies to grant life to living robots. In some stories, Primus does this in the hopes that these robots will become warriors who will defeat Unicron and similar threats.<ref name=":1" /> Following the introduction of Primus, it is said in some media that it is his mind that acts as the will of the super-computer Vector Sigma. Various stories depict the first living creations of Primus to be a group known as the "original thirteen Primes" or simply "the Thirteen." Eventually, each of the thirteen Primes grants a copy of their nature and schematics into the Allspark energy source that will imbue later Cybertronians with life, making all later transformers their "descendants" who each inherit a unique combination of traits from at least some of the original Thirteen.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" />
Although the transformer race originated on Cybertron, different groups of Cybertronians later left the planet and colonized other worlds. This has led to different factions of transformers with their own cultures and beliefs, some of whom become Autobots while others have no desire to involve themselves in Cybertron's civil war.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />
==The Primes==
In the original toyline and animated series ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'', Optimus Prime (called Convoy in Japan) is shown as the leader.<ref name=":6" /> His label of "Prime" is indicated to simply be part of the name he adopted when he became a soldier (his original name being Orion Pax). Since the 1986 animated film ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' however, US and UK ''Transformers'' media have depicted "prime" as a title and rank given to the leader of the Autobots and sometimes all government of Cybertron (while Japanese media has portrayed "convoy" as a rank of military leadership in transformer society).<ref name=":5" /> Later media depicted earlier leaders of Cybertron to have names such as Nova Prime, Nominus Prime, and [[Sentinel Prime (Transformers)|Sentinel Prime]], along with others.<ref name=":4" />
In several comics and cartoon stories, the Prime is a figurehead of a ruling council that governs Cybertron (or the entire transformer race that is scattered across different planets). Each Prime is chosen by and bonded to a powerful artifact called the '''Matrix of Leadership'''.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":5" /> The origin and nature of the Matrix differs across Transformers media, but it is consistently shown to be a powerful object that houses the memories and wisdom of previous Autobot leaders who wielded it.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":5">[[The Transformers: The Movie|''The Transformers: The Movie'' (1986).]]</ref> Often, the Matrix is shown to have a direct connection to Primus, a god-like being who became the planet Cybertron itself and created its race of living robots.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> Some media portray it as a conduit to the energy source of all transformer life and/or an access point to a dimension that acts as an afterlife for transformers.<ref name=":1" /> In some stories, being chosen by the Matrix of Leadership causes an immediate power enhancement and physical change in a transformer.<ref name=":5" />
In several branches of the Transformers franchise, the title of "Prime" is a reference to '''Prima''', a heroic warrior of Cybertron's past.<ref name=":1" /> In these versions of canon, Prima is one of "the original thirteen Primes (or "the Thirteen") who are ancestors of the transformer race and direct creations of Primus, the god-like being who became Cybertron.<ref name=":4" /> Across Transformers media, Prima is the first to wield the Matrix of Leadership and his wisdom and essence are absorbed into it after he dies in battle with another ancient Prime known as Megatronus.<ref name=":1" />
In some media, Optimus Prime eventually gives up his connection to the Matrix of Leadership and it is passed on to a new leader such as the Autobot soldier Ultra Magnus,<ref name=":5" /> the young Autobot fighter called [[Hot Rod (Transformers)|Hot Rod]] (who becomes Rodimus Prime),<ref name=":5" /> or eventually [[Maximal (Transformers)|Optimus Primal]], a [[Maximal (Transformers)|Maximal]].<ref name=":4" />
==Autobot teams==
The Autobot faction includes several small, specialized teams that often have the suffix "-bot" at the end (while Decepticon groups and subsets often have names ending in "-con"). The name of these groups refers to members of that specific team of Autobots and not simply other transformers who may share traits with the members of that team. For instance, while the Autobot named Sky Lynx has a dinosaur-like form, he is not considered part of the strike force known as the Dinobots nor does he answer directly to their team leader.<ref name=":6" /> Likewise, the animated show ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars]]'' introduced a character called [[Dinobot (Beast Wars)|Dinobot]], but he is not part of the Autobot team of Dinobots nor is he a contemporary of the Autobot faction. Instead, he is a [[List of The Transformers (TV series) characters#Predacons|Predacon]], a transformer forged many generations after the age of [[Decepticon]]s and Autobots.
* '''Dinobots''' - A strike force of Autobots who have [[dinosaur]] alternate forms. They are often depicted as more savage and aggressive than typical Transformers and their tactics often involve a reliance on overwhelming force rather than surgical strikes.<ref name="Mania.com" /><ref name=":6" /> In some media, the Dinobots team can merge into a giant combiner robot. The comic book ''Transformers: The Beast Within'' (published by Metrodome and included in a box set collection of the original cartoon series ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]])''<ref>[https://www.cbr.com/transformers-beast-within-dinobots-comics/ "The Worst Transformers Comic Book Evolved the Dinobots"] - '''CBR.com''' (January 10, 2023). "Published by Metrodome and included in a box set collection of the classic cartoon ''The Transformers'', ''Transformers: The Beast Within'' is the object of scorn among the franchise's fandom."</ref> called this savage combiner super-robot "the Beast." In the transmedia series ''[[Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy]]'' and the animated series ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse|Transfomers: Cyberverse]]'', the Dinobots merge into a combiner robot called '''Volcanicus'''.<ref name=":4" />
* '''Aerialbots''' - A special team of Autobots whose alternate forms are based on flying vehicles. The Aerialbots are often depicted as combiners who can merge to form the giant robot '''Superion'''.<ref name=":6" />
* '''Protectobots''' - A special team Autobots who are charged with protecting humans and their homes, with alternate forms based on emergency, rescue, and law enforcement vehicles. They can merge into the combiner super-robot '''Defensor'''.<ref name=":6" />
* '''Technobots''' - A group of Autobots who are specialists in scientific fields and whose alternate forms are vehicles native to Cybertron rather than Earth. The Technobots are combiners and can merge to form the highly-intelligent super-robot '''Computron'''.<ref name=":6" />
* '''Throttlebots''' - Autobots with superior speed and agility, leading them to specialize as scouts, spies, and couriers.
* '''Torchbearers''' - A group of six transformers from the planet Caminus (a world colonized by Cybertronians) who are dedicated to peace and the protection of Cybertron's history and prized historical artifacts. After encountering the Enigma of Change artifact, these six Torchbearers become combiners who can merge into the super-robot '''Victorion'''.<ref name=":4" />
* '''Cybertron Elite Guard''' - An elite unit of Autobots that serve as the main defense group on Cybertron.
* '''Wreckers''' - An Autobot strike team specializing in blunt force tactics and chaotic combat. They are sometimes called in for operations that require extra firepower and "lost cause" missions that seem unlikely to succeed with conventional tactics.<ref>''Transformers: Stormbringer'' #2 (comic). Released by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] Publishing (2006). Relevant quote from text: "Of course it's a lost cause. That's why we're here!" - said by Wreckers team member Springer.</ref>
* '''Rescue Bots''' - Introduced in the series ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'', this is a group of Autobots whose skills are focused on rescue and rather than combat. After arriving on Earth, the team was assigned by [[Optimus Prime]] to hone their skills, learn better teamwork, and gain an understanding of human cultures by working alongside first response rescuers in the town of Griffin Rock, Maine.
==Transformers: Generation 1==
{{empty section|date=December 2023}}
==Transformers: Aligned==
{{Infobox comics organization <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
| image =
| caption =
| name = Team Prime
| publisher = [[Titan Magazines]], [[IDW Publishing]], [[Del Rey Books]]
| debut = "Darkness Rising, Part 1"
| creators = Hasbro
| base = Omega Outpost One, Hangar E, the ''[[Nemesis (Transformers)|Nemesis]]'', Fire Station Prime
| members = '''Autobots:''' [[Optimus Prime]] (leader), Ratchet, [[Arcee]], [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Transformers)|Bulkhead]], [[Smokescreen (Transformers)|Smokescreen]], Wheeljack, [[Ultra Magnus]] and [[Cliffjumper]] (deceased).<br />'''Decepticons''': [[Knock Out (Transformers)|Knock Out]]<br />'''Predacons:''' Predaking, Skylynx and Darksteel.<br />'''Humans:''' Jack Darby, Miko Nakadai, Raf Esquivel, William Fowler and June Darby.<br />'''Rescue Bots:''' Heatwave, Chase, Boulder, [[Blades (Transformers)|Blades]], Hoist and Medix
}}
A group of Autobots (referred to as '''Team Prime''') appear in the 2010 animated series ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'', led by [[Optimus Prime]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ |title= BotCon 2010 "Transformers: Prime" Panel Coverage |publisher= TFW2005.com |date= 2010-06-26 |access-date= 2011-04-04}}</ref> The video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'' give a backstory to the Autobots days on Cybertron.
===''[[Transformers: Prime {{ndash}} The Game]]''===
Set within an alternate timeline that parallels the show's second season, the Autobots (Team Prime) appear in ''[[Transformers: Prime {{ndash}} The Game]]''. [[Optimus Prime#Transformers: Prime|Optimus Prime]], [[Arcee#Transformers: Prime|Arcee]], [[Bulkhead (Transformers)#Transformers: Prime|Bulkhead]], [[Bumblebee (Transformers)#Transformers: Prime (2010-2013)|Bumblebee]], Ratchet, Jack, Miko and Raf embark on a journey to defeat the villainous [[Megatron#Transformers: Prime|Megatron]] and the [[Decepticon#Transformers: Prime|Decepticons]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/transformers-prime-rolling-out-this-year-6366348 |title= Transformers Prime rolling out this year |publisher= Gamespot |date= 2012-03-15 |access-date= 2012-04-16}}</ref> in his plan to use his secret new weapon.<ref name=CVG>{{cite web |author= CVG Staff for computerandvideogames.com |url= http://www.computerandvideogames.com/340177/transformers-prime-the-game-announced/ |title= Nintendo News: Transformers Prime: The Game announced |publisher= ComputerAndVideoGames.com |date= 2012-03-15 |access-date= 2012-03-21}}</ref><ref name=GameInformer>{{cite web |last=Hunter |first=John |url= http://www.gameinformer.com/games/transformers_prime/b/wii/archive/2012/03/15/transformers-prime-coming-this-year.aspx |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120317040231/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/transformers_prime/b/wii/archive/2012/03/15/transformers-prime-coming-this-year.aspx |url-status= dead |archive-date= March 17, 2012 |title= Transformers Prime Coming This Year – Transformers Prime – Nintendo Wii |publisher= www.GameInformer.com |date=2012-03-15 |access-date= 2012-03-21}}</ref> The Decepticons intercept a mysterious meteor approaching the Earth, and the Autobots arrive to try and thwart the Decepticons' plans. A massive eruption of power during the battle on the meteor breaks out, and the Autobots become separated from Jack, Miko and Raf, who are monitoring them at base. Unknown to the Autobots and their human friends, the Decepticons have uncovered Thunderwing, an ancient power that they will use to try to take over the Earth.<ref name="Trailer2">{{cite web |title= Gearing Up for Transformers Prime |url= http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/09/gearing-up-for-transformers-prime |access-date=May 9, 2012 |date= May 8, 2012 |last= George |first= Richard |work=[[IGN]]}}</ref>
===''Transformers: Prime''===
In ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'', with Cybertron dead, the Autobots scattered across the universe. A group landed on Earth consisting of Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Bumblebee, and Bulkhead and which Arcee and Cliffjumper join later. This small team of Autobots led by Optimus is rechristened '''Team Prime'''. During the final four episodes of the season, the Autobots unwillingly team up with Megatron to battle a legendary threat to Earth's existence,<ref name="Season2Plot">{{cite web |url= http://tformers.com/transformers-sdcc-2011-transformers-prime-preview/16267/news.html |title= SDCC 2011 - Transformers: Prime Preview - He Is Coming, But Who Is It?|first=Peter |last=Van |access-date= July 25, 2011 |publisher= TFormers}}</ref> [[Unicron]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-prime-future-characters-revealed/22403/ |title= Transformers: Prime Future Characters Revealed |access-date= July 26, 2011 |publisher= Seibertron.com |author= Diem}}</ref>
==Transformers: EarthSpark==
{{expand section|date=December 2023}}
{{main|Transformers: EarthSpark}}
Many years after the end of the war, the Autobots, now working with Megatron and the secret human organization G.H.O.S.T. to protect Earth from the remaining rogue Decepticons, reach out to the family Malto and offer the Terrans the chance to be mentored by Bumblebee. With new threats on the horizon, such as the mad scientist Dr. Meridian (Mandroid) and the various Decepticons still at large, the Autobots and Maltos work together to keep each other safe and find their place in the world while learning what it truly means to be a family.
== Transformers One ==
{{main|Transformers One}}
The Autobots were merely a group of Cybertronian miners without transformation cogs who mined Energon for the Quintessons, and they and all Cybertronians are led by their leader Sentinel Prime, having him as their trust. After discovering the truth about Sentinel by Orion Pax, they follow him to help him expose the truth against Sentinel's crimes. Pax's former friend D-16, kills Sentinel after letting Pax fall to his demise into the core of Iacon City, rechristening himself as Megatron. At the city's core, Pax is blessed by the thirteen Primes and bestowed the Matrix of Leadership, becoming reborn as Optimus Prime. Prime returns to the city's surface and successfully defeats Megatron and members of the High Guard who defect to his side, eventually banishing them for attempting to destroy Iacon. The miners are given their transformation cogs by Optimus Prime, who officially reforms them as the Autobots to protect Cybertron against the threat of the Quintessons, and promising they will maintain peace, order and will fight justice throughout the galaxy.
==See also==
* [[Decepticon]]
* [[List of The Transformers (TV series) characters#Predacons|Predacons]]
* [[Maximals]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [[tfwiki:Autobot|Autobots]] at [[tfwiki:Main Page|TFWIKI.Net, The Transformers Wiki]]
* [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] (US) Comics ''Transformers'' series, issues 1-80.
* [[Dreamwave Productions]] ''Transformers'' series.
* [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] (UK) Comics ''Transformers'' series.
* [http://www.paramount.com Paramount]/[http://www.dreamworks.com DreamWorks] 2007 ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' Film.
* [http://www.hasbro.com Hasbro] ''Transformers'' toy line, 1984 through present (both toys and packaging).
{{Transformers}}
{{Portal bar|United States|Japan|Toys|Television|Film|Anime and manga|Cartoon|Comics|Video games|Science fiction|Speculative fiction|Cars|Aviation|Animals|1980s|1990s}}
[[Category:Extraterrestrial superheroes]]
[[Category:Fictional characters introduced in 1984]]
[[Category:Fictional extraterrestrial robots]]
[[Category:Fictional revolutionary organizations]]
[[Category:Fictional vehicles]]
[[Category:Fictional warrior races]]
[[Category:Robot superheroes]]
[[Category:Superhero teams]]
[[Category:Transformers characters]]