Why do the Autobots and Decepticons hate each other?

The Great War was the first and most violent outburst of fighting on the planet Cybertron, between the newly christened Autobots and Decepticons. It was started by Megatron’s initial drive to overthrow the caste system, although this noble goal was corrupted by his jealousy of Orion Pax’s ascension to Prime.

How long have the Autobots and Decepticons been fighting?

Around ten million years, the Great War for the AllSpark began as tensions between the new leaders, Megatron and Ultra Magnus, reached a breaking point.

What were the Autobots fighting for?

Animated series. Fleeing the wars that devastated their home planet of Cybertron, most of the Autobots made Earth their temporary home. Under the leadership of the powerful robot, Optimus Prime, the heroic Autobots battled fearlessly against the assaults of the evil Decepticons, protecting their new human friends.

Why are Autobots and Decepticons different?

Autobots as consumer grade machines, and the Decepticons as weaponized machines. So this makes this continuity the only one were the Autobots and Decepticons were never the same race. In the Marvel comics continuity the Autobots were created by Primus and lived more or less peacefully on Cybertron.

Why do the Autobots always lose?

Once the Decepticons starting bringing units into the field with heavily armored faces, it was all over for the Autobots. Also they lost on Cybertron because there were no humans there to help them.

Why are the Decepticons evil?

The Autobots ran Cybertron and a great deal of the Cybertronian government bolstered by the Autobot military (led by Sentinel Prime) was corrupt. It was through this corruption that birthed Megatron and the Decepticons. The Decepticons didn’t fight for conquest, they were fighting for their rights.

Was Optimus Prime a Decepticon?

In almost every version of the mythos, Optimus is the leader of the Autobots, a faction of Transformers who are rivals of the Decepticons, another faction. He is defined by his strong moral character and is almost always portrayed as the primary hero of the story, opposing the evil Decepticon leader Megatron.

Why does the Allspark only create Decepticons?

Q. How come the Allspark created TFs were all Decepticons? Orci : Prime intended to use the Allspark to repower Cybertron as it was intended. Megatron wants to abuse it by creating Transformers directly, which makes souless, primal Transformers.

Why do only Decepticons fly?

The last theory is that Autobots prefer to not fly because it consumes lots of energy, explaining why the Decepticons are so obssesed to obtain it. Things are different in other continuities, in most of them flight is mainly resctricted for those whose alternate form can fly or have flight as special ability.

Why do the Decepticons want the cube?

The AllSpark’s power has long been coveted by the Decepticons, frequently driving the Autobots to launch it into the depths of space and putting it beyond the reach of any Cybertronian. The cube was merely a vessel; its power, its knowledge—can never be destroyed.

Who created AllSpark?

History. It is unknown where the AllSpark originally came from, though some sources say that it was created by a mysterious power for an unknown reason. The AllSpark was responsible for creating the planet Cybertron, and the Transformers that inhabited it.

Which Autobots Cannot fly?

In many of the continuities, the Decepticons are capable of natural flight while in robot mode (or possibly more correctly levitation). By-and-large, Autobots do not share this ability. They either require jetpacks, or can only fly while in their Alt-Modes (as planes, rockets, spaceships, etc).

Why did the All Spark only create Decepticons?

Why do the Decepticons want the AllSpark?

The Autobots and Decepticons abandoned their planet and took to the stars, searching for the lost AllSpark, the Autobots hoping to use its power to restore their dead homeworld, the Decepticon seeking its power to animate the machines of other planets to build an army.

Are the Autobots and Decepticons fighting for the same thing?

While this Create-A-Bot has to learn that being a Decepticon means loyalty to Megatron, it also becomes apparent that though they fight for different reasons, the Autobots and Decepticons are aiming for the same goal, namely peace on Cybertron, and also that their senses of honor are not that far apart.

What happened to the Autobots on Cybertron?

While many Autobots fled Cybertron, a few valiant survivors devised new tactics and launched a counter-offensive on their arch-foes. And thus began a terrible series of wars.

Can the Decepticons fly without jets?

However, the Decepticons eventually learned to transform and also developed some form of anti-gravity that allowed them to fly without the use of jets. They also built a powerful leader for themselves: Megatron.

What happened to the Decepticons?

After the slaves drove the Quintessons away from Cybertron, peace reigned. However, the division between consumer goods and military hardware was becoming acute, as the two groups had even named themselves differently: The consumer goods robots called themselves Autobots, and the military hardware robots were known as Decepticons.