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The Autobots are a fictional faction of in the 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."Furman, Simon (2004). Transformers: The Ultimate Guide. DK Publishing Inc. pp. 18–19. (Season 1, Episode 15). Original air date: November 11, 1996. Led by Optimus Prime in most stories, the Autobots believe that "freedom is the right of all sentient life" The Transformers Universe vol. 1 issue #3. Published by Marvel Comics, 1987. and are often engaged in a civil war with the , a faction of Transformers dedicated to military conquest and usually headed by Megatron. In a mirror universe portrayed in , 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 some form of technology or life that they have scanned. When they were first introduced, most Autobots transformed into , trucks and other road vehicles. The Transformers (1984 US animated series). 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.
In the live action films series, as well as in the CGI-animated series , the title Autobots is explained to be the short version of the title " Autonomous Robotic Organisms." In Japan, the Autobots are called Saibatoron but are referred to as Ōtobotto in the film series, and '. 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 Maximals from , are also known as Cybertrons in Japan.
Since the airing of the animated series , 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) (Season 1, Episode 21). Original air date: February 3, 1997. and is unique to each transformer, granting them their basic personality and influencing certain physical traits. 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. 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",. while other media portrays the source to be an ancient artifact simply called the "Allspark". Transformers film series trilogy - transmedia toyline and streaming series on Netflix. 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).
When a transformer is first forged, they are in a "Proto-form" state that resembles either a featureless, mannequin-like robot or a being of liquid, shifting metal. 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.
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), Bumblebee (film). are unique, difficult to upgrade, and can permanently affect or disable a transformer, as well as threaten their life, if seriously damaged.
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) have allied themselves with the Autobots. "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. In some stories, transformers are given the ability to become combiners by an ancient artifact called the Enigma of Combination. 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 Omega Supreme serves alongside the Autobots. 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.
Starting with the original series The Transformers, Cybertron is shown to house a seemingly living super-computer called Vector Sigma. At first, Vector Sigma is depicted to be the source of life for new transformers, imbuing the robots with life and personality. 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." 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.
The UK comic books written by Simon Furman established that Cybertron was once a god-like being named Primus. Following a battle with another god-like being known as 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. 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.
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.
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. 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. 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. 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. In some stories, being chosen by the Matrix of Leadership causes an immediate power enhancement and physical change in a transformer.
In several branches of the Transformers franchise, the title of "Prime" is a reference to Prima, a heroic warrior of Cybertron's past. 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. 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.
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, the young Autobot fighter called Hot Rod (who becomes Rodimus Prime), or eventually Optimus Primal, a Maximal.
His friend called the police and said that Optimus Prime was in Cade's house.
The police arrived and said they would kill Cade if he didn't say where Optimus Prime was. Cade had to drive Optimus Prime away from his house while it literally blew up. They later found out that a company called KSI had killed Ratchet to take him apart and get the Transformium in his body. Transformium was an element that could transform into anything.
One year after the successful defeat and death of Mandroid, a group of Decepticons led by Starscream goes rogue sometime after the shattering of the Emberstone. It is up to the Terrans, the Autobots, the humans, and those Decepticons on their side (namely Megatron) to collect the shards before those Decepticons that sided with Starscream do. This leads to the creation of the Chaos Terrans and the discovery of some secrets about Witwicky itself; the secret includes an Earth-born female Titan Terran named Terratronus whose body was covered by mounds of rocks and soil that would later become the site of Witwicky.
The stakes eventually get higher when the Quintessons get involved and threaten the Maltos, the Autobots, and Earth following the Decepticons' departure from Earth on Prowl's ship. Luckily the Autobots, and the Maltos along with the Chaos Terrans readily team up with Terratronus and successfully destroy the Quintessons for good so that the Quintessons would never harm anybody or anything on the planet Earth anymore.
Following the victory of the Malto and Autobots, things take a turn for the worse when they discover that a powerful enemy named Liege Maximo, a former Prime long imprisoned, plans to terraform other planets into Energon sources to recreate Cybertron. With some Autobots like Hot Rod and Decepticons siding with Maximo, the Malto and Autobots will do everything in their power to stop him and save Cybertron by finding the AllSpark, leading to a final battle.
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