Early Decepticons


 * ''Early Decepticon soldiers are a type of Decepticon is the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

This type of non-transforming early Decepticon soldier formed the backbone of the Decepticon forces prior to Megatron's rise to power.

This model soldier first appeared during the brief period of Autobot-Decepticon harmony following the Quintesson departure from Cybertron 11 million years ago. With both groups free to pursue their own interests, the Autobots took up interpretive dance while the Decepticons practiced parade-drills and organized marching. Perhaps inevitably this got boring and the Decepticons decided to conquer the planet. These soldiers formed the bulk of that army.

Decepticon soldiers carry a semi-automatic energy rifle with a single rocket mounted on top. They also sometimes use laser-guided rocket launchers- primary for striking against structures- not direct combat.

The Decepticon soldiers remained in service until the invention of Transformation a few centuries before the Third Great War rendered them largely obsolete, a period of almost 2 million years. The subsequent invention of flight technology resulted in the Seeker taking their place as the base unit of Decepticon military forces.

''The three contradictory retellings of Transformers pre-history make the early Decepticons' place in Transformers history somewhat difficult to pin down, but it seems this type of soldier saw wide service during the so-called Golden Age of Cybertron wherein fitful wars periodically swept across the planet, causing both Autobot and Decepticons to declare victory many times.