Decepticons

==History==
===Beginnings===
When the [[Thirteen|original Thirteen Primes]] helped their creator [[Primus]] defeat his evil twin brother and rival [[Unicron]], conflicts fueled by discord slowly spread among their ranks as time went on after the Chaos-Bringer's defeat. Tensions ultimately reached a breaking point during the [[War of the Primes]] when [[Megatronus|Megatronus Prime]] and his brethren got into a fight that resulted in the death of Megatronus' lover and fellow Prime [[Solus Prime]]. When she was hit with a blast from her creation and one of the ancient artifacts of the Primes, called the [[Requiem Blaster]], an action that resulted in the creation of the [[Well of Allsparks]] from Solus' lifeless body. Megatronus earning the titles of "The Fallen" and the "First Decepticon," something that would live on in Cybertronian history even after the remaining Primes banished him to a different dimension.

===''[[Transformers: Prime]]''===
The Decepticons were a [[Kaon]]ian movement started by a miner named Megatron to bring forth a new world order on Cybertron with him as their leader. The majority of the Decepticons were originally low-ranking members of society, such as miners and gladiators, but some were members of higher castes craving more power, such as [[Ratbat]]. They held goals similar to the [[Iacon]]ian movement of the Autobots but differed on how to obtain them. When Megatron was ultimately denied the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and [[Prime (rank)|rank of Prime]], he ordered his followers to fight and take over Cybertron by force. During the war, their noble ideals quickly became corrupted, and they became almost completely amoral, willing to seize power by any means available. This led them to them using [[Dark Energon]], causing the [[Core|Core of Cybertron]] to shut down. Like their enemies, the Decepticons took to the stars continuing their war across the galaxy.

After [[Bumblebee]] killed Megatron, the Decepticons were left in complete disarray. Right after the final defeat of a resurfaced Unicron, Megatron disbanded the Decepticons' cause and exiled himself, retreating to parts unknown. Starscream attempted to rebuild the Decepticon cause though he was quickly stopped when confronted by [[Predaking|the]] [[Darksteel|three]] [[Skylynx|Predacons]].

===''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''===
[[File:Steeljaw's Pack.png|thumb|167x167px|The symbol [[Steeljaw (Decepticon)|Steeljaw]] used for [[Steeljaw's Pack|his pack]].]]

Despite their breakup by the reformed Megatron, some Decepticons chose to continue the villainous cause, notably [[Steeljaw (Decepticon)|Steeljaw]], who sought to reunite the Decepticons. Several Decepticons were also imprisoned aboard the ''[[Alchemor]]'' and escaped after Megatronus caused it to crashland on [[Earth]]. The Decepticons of postwar Cybertron seem to be more or less represented by criminals and other Cybertronian lowlifes rather than former warriors of the original faction.

It eventually turned out that the Autobot High Council originally set up for the period after the war had been usurped by [[Cyberwarp|a]] [[Skyjack|group]] [[Treadshock|of]] [[Riotgear|Decepticons]] led by [[Cyclonus]]. Still, they were ultimately defeated when Cyberwarp rebelled and allowed them to be taken into custody by the [[Bee Team]].