Insecticon (Movie)

The Insecticons are robotic insects, capable of implanting cerebro-strips into the heads of a victim; this allows the Insecticon's master to mentally manipulate and control the victim remotely. Whether the Insecticons are sentient or merely a drone race is unknown.

Robot insects that brainwash people; where'd they get a weird idea like that from, eh?

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While Megatron was in charge, Starscream quietly had his Insecticons implant cerebro-strips on multiple humans, all for the day when he would gain command. Shockingly, that day actually arrived and Starscream now has an army of potential human servants, including the 44th President of the United States. He stated this was all "courtesy of my Insecticons!", but as the room was empty at the time it is unknown who he was talking to.

He can see us, can't he.