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* MultipleChoicePast: How the Decepticons formed varies among depictions: the Sunbow cartoon had them as the descendents of Quintesson military hardware, and the ''Generation 2'' comic as descendents of the Leige Maximo (both times making them inherently evil), while the IDW and Dreamwave comics have them as normal Cybertronians swayed by Megatron for a single cause (IDW makes them out to be more noble... well, initially, anyway).

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* MultipleChoicePast: How the Decepticons formed varies among depictions: the Sunbow cartoon had them as the descendents of Quintesson military hardware, and the ''Generation 2'' comic as descendents of the Leige Liege Maximo (both times making them inherently evil), while the IDW and Dreamwave comics have them as normal Cybertronians swayed by Megatron for a single cause (IDW makes them out to be more noble... well, initially, anyway).


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!!Nemesis Prime (Black Convoy (ブラックコンボイ ''burakku konboi''))
!!!'''Function:''' Dark Commander
!!!'''Alt Mode:''' White Freightliner WFT-8664T Cabover Semi-Trailer Truck
->''"A warrior finds honor only in the total destruction of his enemies."''
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!!Twirl (トゥワール Tuwāru)

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!!Twirl (トゥワール Tuwāru)''tuwāru'')
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* WeaponSpecialization: His main weapon and biggest achievement is a matter shrinking scope.

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* WeaponSpecialization: ShrinkRay: His main weapon and biggest achievement is a matter shrinking scope.
scope, which he once used to shrink Oilmaster to microscopic size before reenlarging him in battle.



* ToylessToylineCharacter: He still doesn't have a toy as of 2023.

!!Twirl

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* ToylessToylineCharacter: He still doesn't have a toy due to his status as of 2023.

!!Twirl
a comic original character.

!!Twirl (トゥワール Tuwāru)

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Not high-class. No need to write something we’ll have to update yearly.


* ToylessToylineCharacter: As of 2023 he doesn't have an actual toy.

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* ToylessToylineCharacter: As of 2023 Unlike his comrades, he is completely original to the comics and doesn't have an actual toy.



* HighClassGlass: She wears a visor over her right eye that resembles a monocle and serves as a sniper's scope.

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* HighClassGlass: GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: She wears a visor over her right eye that resembles a monocle and serves as a sniper's scope.


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* TheEngineer: Nacelle's function is "Aero Engineer" and he's credited with designing the Coneheads' modified wings, including Thrust's, using that design to modify himself with.
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The Decepticons Power Masters are Bulletbike and Staxx. Their toys were only available in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, making them quite rare.


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* BigBadassRig: Staxx turns into a truck cab.
* BitCharacter: Like other Generation 2 characters, both of them have only been featured very briefly in media.
* CoolBike: Bullet''bike'' turns into motorcycle with a sidecar.
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!!Power Masters
!!!'''Function:''' Highway Destruction (Staxx), Combat Destruction (Bulletbike)
!!!'''Alt Modes:''' Racing truck cab (Staxx), Motorcycle with sidecar (Bulletbike)
-->'''Staxx:''' ''"I was born to be wild, born to be bad!"''\\
'''Bulletbike:''' ''"This renegade rebel is ready to rock!"''
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* EvilCounterpart: Of the Autobot Power Masters Ironhide and Meanstreak.



!!!'''Function''': Ultrasonic Engineer
!!!'''Alt Mode''': 1980-1982 Chevrolet Corvette "C3"

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!!!'''Function''': !!!'''Function:''' Ultrasonic Engineer
!!!'''Alt Mode''': Mode:''' 1980-1982 Chevrolet Corvette "C3"



!!!'''Function''': Guardian of Darkness
!!!'''Alt Mode''': Spider-tank

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!!!'''Function''': !!!'''Function:''' Guardian of Darkness
!!!'''Alt Mode''': Mode:''' Spider-tank

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!!!'''Alt Mode:''' Dual propeller vertical take-off plane



* BitCharacter: His only appearance in any media since his debut is during IDW's ''More than Meets the Eye'', getting shot in the chest by Ultra Magnus.
* SecondaryColorNemesis: Magenta, purple, orange and some green are the colors of Turbo Master.



* HeroicSacrifice: As [[spoiler:a living Bomb]] he attempts to do this to the DJD to save his new friends. [[spoiler:He turns out to be a dud, and the DJD leave because they think he's dead. He survived, and it's revealed that Spinister cut out his explody part so he wouldn't blow up when they were trying to salvage him.]]



* HeroicSacrifice: As [[spoiler:a living Bomb]] he attempts to do this to the DJD to save his new friends. [[spoiler:He turns out to be a dud, and the DJD leave because they think he's dead. He survived, and it's revealed that Spinister cut out his explody part so he wouldn't blow up when they were trying to salvage him.]]




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* YellowPurpleContrast: His signature paintjob, which signifies his shifting allegiances.


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* SecondaryColorNemesis: He's green with purple tattoos and a purple visor.

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* BitCharacter: Dirtbag and Roadblock have only made minor appearances in media so far.



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* SpikesOfVillainy: He's got may spikes along his body, referencing the Mad Max franchise.

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* SpikesOfVillainy: He's got may many spikes along his body, referencing the Mad Max franchise.

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* PaletteSwap: Being a Seeker, he's a repaint and retool of Starscream.

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* CompositeCharacter: Physically, he uses Starscream's head while bearing Thrust's VTOL wings.
* PaletteSwap: Being a Seeker, he's a repaint His appearance in the 2019 IDW-verse and retool by extension ''Legacy'' is a straight redeco of Starscream.the ''Siege'' tetrajet Starscream design.
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* BigGuyLittleGuy: Is the big guy in his partnership with Smokescreen.
* CombiningMecha: His stealth bomber mode can only be assumed with Smokescreen attached.
* GatlingGood: Has an "illin'" gatling gun that fires missiles.
* TheMentor: Apparently mentors fellow stealth bomber Skyjack. His "teachings" involve using human cars for firing practice.
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* HighlyVisibleNinja: Skyjack's ''stealth'' bomber mode, while mostly black, has a bit of a HotPaintJob on its rear.


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* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Skyjack has a mostly black body with red forelimbs and a [[HotPaintJob red flame deco]] in vehicle mode.
* StealthExpert: Skyjack is a master spy with cloaking technology, and transforms into a stealth bomber.

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* BullyingADragon: Hooligan will go as far as to pull pranks on ''Megatron''.



** All three of them got killed in the ''G-2 Comic Bom Bom''

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** All three of them got killed in the ''G-2 Comic Bom Bom''Bom''.


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* SuperSpeed: Space Case's greatest asset is his speed (and definitely not his intelligence), thanks to his plasma-powered engines.

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* DirtyCoward: Jolt will run as soon as he no longer has the advantage. He also specializes in ''sneak attacks''.



* OddlyShapedSword: Sizzle's sword is shaped like a lightning bolt.



* PropellerBlender: Due to his Rotor Force gimmick, Ransack can launch his spinning biplane propeller to do this at a distance.


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* TurbineBlender: Due to his Rotor Force gimmick, Ransack can launch his spinning biplane propeller to do this from a distance.
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* PropellerBlender: Due to his Rotor Force gimmick, Ransack can launch his spinning biplane propeller to do this at a distance.

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* TeamMemberInTheAdaptation:
** The original Lockdown was unaffiliated with either faction and would pull jobs for both with later episodes heavily implying he was a former Autobot. G1 Lockdown is a Decepticon from the get go.
** The 2024 toy for Lockdown is solicited as a member of the Star Raiders (the new version of the Star Seekers) a team Lockdown was never affiliated with beforehand.
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This character sheet is for listing the tropes related to Decepticons in the various ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'' continuities. Due to the page having been split over the years, this page mainly covers tropes for characters introduced from 1991 onwards and {{canon immigrant}}s/[[CanonForeigner foreigners]].

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This character sheet is for listing the tropes related to Decepticons in the various ''Franchise/TransformersGeneration1'' continuities. Due to the page having been split over the years, this page mainly covers tropes for characters introduced from 1991 onwards (which includes some G2 characters[[note]]Which by definition, would mean they aren't "G1", except for the fact in Europe, they are[[/note]]) and {{canon immigrant}}s/[[CanonForeigner foreigners]].

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!!Other Decepticons

[[folder:1993 Decepticons]]
!!Skyscorchers (スカイスコーチャー ''sukaisukōchā'')

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!!Other Decepticons

[[folder:1993 Decepticons]]
!!Skyscorchers (スカイスコーチャー ''sukaisukōchā'')
!!1993 Decepticons
[[folder:Skyscorchers (スカイスコーチャー ''sukaisukōchā'')]]




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[[folder:Stormtroopers]]




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[[folder:Trakkons]]




!!Clench (クレンチ ''kurenchi'')

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\n!!Clench (クレンチ ''kurenchi'')[[/folder]]

[[folder:Clench (クレンチ ''kurenchi'')]]


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C List Fodder is likely the reason for most of the character deaths on this page.


* KilledOffForReal:

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* KilledOffForReal:CListFodder: The team's late G1 debut and relative obscurity leads to most of them dying whenever they appear.



* CListFodder: Drench ends up getting accidentally killed by Turmoil when Deadlock/Drift kicks his cannon out of the way.



* KilledOffForReal: Drench ends up getting accidentally killed by Turmoil when Deadlock/Drift kicks his cannon out of the way.



* CListFodder: As a G2 character, he is prone to becoming a casualty.
** He was killed by Megatron in the IDW comics during a gladiatorial fight.
** He wound up being blown to bits in ''Transformers (2019)'' when Sunrunner marked his position and Sidetrack and Flak bombarded him with homing missiles.



* KilledOffForReal:
** He was killed by Megatron in the IDW comics during a gladiatorial fight.
** He wound up being blown to bits in ''Transformers (2019)'' when Sunrunner marked his position and Sidetrack and Flak bombarded him with homing missiles.



* CListFodder:
** All three of them got killed in the ''G-2 Comic Bom Bom''
** Hooligan and Space Case also get killed off in ''Transformers (2019)'' on different incidents.



* KilledOffForReal:
** All three of them got killed in the ''G-2 Comic Bom Bom''
** Hooligan and Space Case also get killed off in ''Transformers (2019)'' on different incidents.




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* TooDumbToLive: Space Case is so dumb that he only lives thanks to sheer luck.
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* AscendedExtra: He started out as a nameless ToylessToylineCharacter who got a name, some toys, and modest roles in fiction.

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* AscendedExtra: He started out as a nameless ToylessToylineCharacter who got a name, some toys, and modest roles a couple appearances in fiction.



* KickTheDog: Original Ferak's favorite pass time was hunting the Empties on Cybertron for sport.

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* KickTheDog: Original Ferak's favorite pass time pastime in the Marvel comics was hunting the Empties on Cybertron for sport.

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