History Characters / TransformersPrimeDecepticons

* UnderestimatingBadassery: One of her flaws is that she tends to underestimate the capabilities of her opponents (barring [[ArchEnemy Arcee]]).

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He seems to care for Laserbeak. Also one [[HoYay possible interpretation]] of his relationship with Megatron.

* EvilGenius: He invented the cortical psychic patch and reverse engineered the space bridge.

* EvilutionaryBiologist: In the past he experimented on the Insecticons, augmenting them into the vicious beasts they are today. [[spoiler: Season 3 shows that he's also been working on resurrecting the Predacons, ancient Cybertronian beasts that resemble dragons.]]

* ClassicVillain: Pride, Greed, Lust, and Wrath.

* ClassicVillain: Ambition and Wrath.

* ClassicVillain

* ClassicVillain: Ambition, Pride, and Wrath.

A long time rival to Bulkhead, Breakdown is a tough bot whose loyalty to the Decepticons stems mostly from allowing him more opportunities to fight. When it comes to the actual Decepticon cause, he stands out as an enigma who doesn't care too much about it. A close friend of Knock Out's, they form a dangerous team and like to go off on their own agendas. [[spoiler:He was killed early in Season 2 when Airachnid deserted, but his remains were seized by MECH before the Decepticons could recover them. Rebuilt for the purpose of being a new body for Silas, This new meld of man and machine, dubbed CYLAS, was a dangerous but short-lived antagonist: after a deal with the Decepticons turned sour, Megatron turned CYLAS over to Knock Out for dissection, putting an end to Breakdown's legacy.]]

* [[spoiler:CameBackWrong: As Silas' SoulJar.]]

A long time rival to Bulkhead, Breakdown is a tough bot whose loyalty to the Decepticons stems mostly from allowing him more opportunities to fight. When it comes to the actual Decepticon cause, he stands out as an enigma who doesn't care too much about it. A close friend of Knock Out's, they form a dangerous team and like to go off on their own agendas.

[[folder:Breakdown]]

* [[spoiler: GrandTheftMe: Silas used Breakdown's corpse as his new body.]]

During the war on Cybertron, Airachnid operated as a mercenary holding no allegiances to either side and has a fondness for the hunting of prey. As the Decepticons are all for wanton destruction, she allies with them just so she can continue her sick games. After capturing and torturing Arcee, they have a rivalry that has only grown with each encounter.

** BadassInDistress: During a good chunk of "Triage."

* [[DroneDeployer Drone Deployee]]

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He seems to care for Laserbeak.

* [[DroneDeployer DroneDeployee]]

In the present day, Megatron leads his forces in battle with the Autobots on Earth. They're quite a varied crew, ranging from simple footsoldiers to loyal and unflinching members to power-hungry sociopaths, with new members periodically joining the ranks as others die.

In the present day, Megatron leads his forces in battle with the Autobots on Earth. They're quite a varied crew, ranging from loyal and unflinching members to power-hungry sociopaths, with new members periodically joining the ranks as others die.

In the present day, Megatron leads his forces in battle with the Autobots on Earth. They're quite a varied crew, ranging from loyal and unflinching members to power-hungry sociopaths, with new members periodically joining the ranks.

In the present day, Megatron leads his forces in battle with the Autobots on Earth.

* AttackDrone: Laserbeak acts as one for him.

Soundwave's surveillance and attack drone, who rests on his chest when not in use. Widely feared among Autobots and Decepticons as the "eyes and ears" of its master.

The main antagonists of the series, the Decepticons were originally the followers of Megatronus, a gladiator-turned-revolutionary who sought to mend the social inequalites

[[folder:Soundwave]]

[[folder:Megatron]]

!![[color:purple:Megatron/Megatronus/D-16]]

!![[color:purple:Starscream]]

!![[color:purple:Soundwave]]

!![[color:purple:Knock Out]]

!![[color:purple:Breakdown]]

!![[color:purple:Airachnid]]

!![[color:purple:Dreadwing]]

[[folder:Troops]]

* AliensAreBastards

!![[color:purple:Skyquake]]
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-->"I am here on a mission, assigned to me by my one master: Megatron."

-> Voiced by: Richard Green

Part of the Seekers, an elite Decepticon force, Skyquake is completely loyal and obedient to Megatron. Once sent to assassinate Optimus, he was later placed on Earth as a sleeper agent for when the time came to revive him.

* AffablyEvil: We didn't really get to see him for very long, but he's very polite to Optimus and even comments how it's not personal, and that he's only following orders.
* AlasPoorVillain: Invoked by Optimus as the Autobots [[DueToTheDead bury him]].
* {{Badass}}: Probably why the Autobots ''had'' to kill him quickly after his revival - someone this strong ''and'' single-minded is too dangerous to risk leaving alive, even if they'd rather not be his enemies in the first place. Starscream was sure that he could kill Optimus, and his confidence was pretty well justified.
** AdaptationalBadass: Previous incarnations of Skyquake have appeared throughout the franchise, but they've never quite had the same level of standing as the ''Prime'' version, being formerly one of Megatron's most feared warriors and capable of fighting on equal footing against Optimus Prime and Bumblebee at the same time.
** BadassBaritone
* BerserkButton: Being told to bow by people who aren't Megatron. Starscream's constant KneelBeforeZod attitude, even when does it with the Autobots, gets on his nerves to the point where he slugs him for it.
* BigOlEyebrows
* BrainsAndBrawn: Seems to have been the straightforward, face-to-face "brawn" to his brother's more pragmatic, tactical "brains". Both are nonetheless recognized for their skills and sense of honor.
* TheBrute: Megatron's former heavy muscle.
* CameBackWrong
* ChekhovsGunman: Though he dies in battle after awakening from stasis, his very presence and later zombification have ramifications on the plot even well into Season 2. He's semi-frequently mentioned, as well.
* CoolPlane: His Earth mode is scanned from Fowler's jet, which is based on the F-35 Lightning II.
* DisneyVillainDeath: He's killed after getting [[AreTheseWiresImportant parts of himself forcibly removed]] and crash-landing from ''very'' high up.
* TheDreaded: One of the most notorious warriors of the Autobot-Decepticon war and still capable of taking on a Prime in single combat.
* EvilSoundsDeep
* {{Expy}}: He's ''Prime's'' version of the "big, powerful Decepticon who is loyal to Megatron and hates Starscream's guts" character archetype common across ''Transformers''. (Other examples include [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Lugnut]] and [[Film/{{Transformers}} Blackout]].)
* GatlingGood: His weapon of choice is a ''Film/{{Predator}}''-style minigun.
** It's worth noting that Skyquake's gun is one of the few weapons that is hand-held and stowed on his back, rather than [[ArmCannon transforming from one of his hands and/or arms]].
* HelpingHands: After being zombified and losing his forearm, it turns out to move ''much'' faster than the rest of him.
* HonorBeforeReason: He'll follow his orders even if his master is (supposedly) deceased. Though he ''was'' skeptical at the time of Starscream's claim anyway, it seems to be a genuine sense of principle that drove him to fight the Autobots even operating under it.
* LanternJawOfJustice
* PerpetualFrowner
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy
* PunchClockVillain: Bears no real grudge against the Autobots, but is loyal to Megatron above all else.
** MyMasterRightOrWrong
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Though [[KaleidoscopeEyes they turn purple after he becomes a zombie]].
* RoboFamily: Dreadwing is his twin brother, both being born from a split Spark.
* SealedEvilInACan: He is entombed in stasis on Earth to guard Megatron's energon spoils before being reactivated by Starscream.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Megatron.
* TheUnfettered
* ZombieGait: He moves much more slowly after his death and zombification.

!![[color:purple:Shockwave]]
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-->"Your reasoning is hardly... ''logical''."

-> Voiced by: David Sobolov

* ArmCannon: A ''huge'' one in place of his left arm. And of course, the cannon is permanently attached in place, as opposed to being a transformable weapon.
* AttackItsWeakPoint[=/=]GoForTheEye: He shrugs off every attack thrown at him without even flinching... until Arcee lands a shot right in his massive red glowing eye.
* {{Badass}}
* TheBlank
* {{BFG}}: His arm cannon.
* CompositeCharacter: Visually, he takes cues from both his [[TransformersGeneration1 G1]] incarnation and from the [[Film/{{Transformers}} film series]].
** He retains his G1 characterization as a "MadScientist with a logical-mindset" and his Movie characterization of "hulking death machine".
* CreepyMonotone

* TheDreaded: Starscream is visibly uncomfortable around him and even Cliffjumper notes that when he shows up, he and Arcee might be in serious trouble.
* EvilGenius: He invented the cortical psychic patch and reverse engineered the space bridge.
* EvilSoundsDeep
* EvilutionaryBiologist: In the past he experimented on the Insecticons, augmenting them into the vicious beasts they are today. [[spoiler: Season 3 shows that he's also been working on resurrecting the Predacons, ancient Cybertronian beasts that resemble dragons.]]
* EyeScream: Takes a laser blast from Arcee right in his single eye, though even this doesn't slow him down that much.
* GeniusBruiser: In addition to his technical skills, he's one of the toughest Decepticons in the show.
* ImplacableMan: Even when his [[EyeScream weakpoint]] was hit, he recovered rather quickly.
* {{Irony}}: As stated by the guy who fell for Arcee's [[PlayingPossum playing dead technique]].
-->'''Shockwave''': Only Starscream could fail to dispose of a helpless prisoner.
* MadeOfIron: Blaster fire does [[ImmuneToBullets nothing]] to him unless [[GoForTheEye properly aimed]], and being buried under several tons of rubble barely slowed him down.
* MightyGlacier: As shown during "Out Of The Past", he's slow, but can smack Cliffjumper around like a rag doll and shrug off multiple laser shots to his body.
* MindProbe: Done to Arcee via cortical psychic patch, which he invented personally.
* MoeGreeneSpecial
* NeverFoundTheBody: By the end of "Out Of The Past", he's shown in a collapsing Space Bridge tunnel. Arcee and Cliffjumper even wonder if he survived. [[spoiler:A teaser clip for Season 3 shows that he did, and has in fact brought what appears to be Predaking to Megatron.]]
* PurpleIsPowerful
* [[RedEyesTakeWarning Red Eye, Take Warning]]
* SpikesOfVillainy
* TheSpock
* TheStoic
* TankGoodness
* TortureTechnician: The various dissection tools around his lab seem to indicate this.

!![[color:purple:Vehicons]] (or [[color:purple:Eradicons]])
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-> Voiced by: Creator/SteveBlum, Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson, Creator/FrankWelker, Creator/JoshKeaton, DaranNorris, DavidKaye, NolanNorth

The basic Decepticon footsoldiers, they are basically a faceless mass who can be tough, but don't possess a lot of skill to properly challenge the Autobots despite their vast numbers. They come in three varieties, Miners who have two visors and are clearly smaller and lighter armed, Sports Cars who are more heavily armed and form the bulk of their forces, and the Aerial Fighters who transform into jets.

[[hardline]]

* AirborneMook: The jet Vehicons.
* ArmCannon
* ChestInsignia
* ConservationOfNinjitsu: The Vehicons' first appearances from "Darkness Rising" showed one of them being strong enough to fight Bulkhead hand-to-hand, and prior, two of them being on the winning side of a battle against Arcee and Bumblebee until Bulkhead showed up to assist. As the series has gone on, they have still managed to get a few odd lucky hits in here and there, but with the Autobots continuously facing larger numbers of them, their overall combat effectiveness seems to have decreased somewhat.
* CoolCar
* CoolPlane: The space-faring variant's alt mode.
* CyberCyclops

* TheStarscream: It ruled that Megatron and the Decepticons were a threat, and put them in stasis.

* WouldHurtAChild: In "The Human Factor" and in "Darkest Hour", he proves that the only reason he didn't hurt the children before was because it wasn't his objective. [[spoiler:He didn't taunt or threaten Raf like Starscream and Knock Out did with their captives, but that's not saying that much.]]

!![[color:purple:Makeshift]]
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-->"Let's get this party started!"

-> Voiced by: Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson, [[CastAsAMask James Horan]]

A rare "shifter" Cybertronian, Makeshift is able to easily and quickly impersonate other Cybertronians in both appearance and voice. This makes him an excellent spy and infiltrator.

* TheFaceless: His actual face is only seen once, and even then, it's [[FaceFramedInShadow not actually shown]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's quick to wisecrack and joke, but he is at heart a trickster and not a nice one at that.
* KilledOffForReal
* MasterOfDisguise
* MonochromaticEyes: The only known Cybertronian with white optics.
* SpikesOfVillainy: His undisguised form.
* StoryBreakerPower: WordOfGod states that he was deemed overpowered, and therefore KilledOffForReal.
** Adding to that, he was only killed off this quickly ''because'' of this. The writers openly admitted that introducing someone with Makeshift's powers so early was a mistake, and he would have limited the variety of stories that could be told if he'd survived
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Heck, we didn't even ''see'' you undisguised.

!![[color:purple:Terrorcons]]

With the use of Dark Energon, any Cybertronian corpse can be reanimated into these mindless abominations.

* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies
* GlowingEyelightsOfUndeath
* MechaMooks
* NonHumanUndead
* NightOfTheLivingMooks
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: The whole "robot zombies" thing even gets its very own LampshadeHanging.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent
* SlidingScaleOfUndeadRegeneration: Type II, unsurprisingly.
* TheUndead: [[CaptainObvious As indicated by eight of the tropes in this section.]]
* ThroatLight

!![[color:purple:The ''Nemesis''/Trypticon]]
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-> Voiced by: Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson

The former Decepticon monstrosity known as Trypticon, reconfigured into the Decepticon Warship known as the Nemesis after failing to destroy the Autobots during the Great War, as a means for the Decepticons to travel across star systems and plunder worlds for resources. The conversion robbed him of his former body and mind, leaving him a blank slate and allowing the Nemesis to serve as nothing but a vessel for eons. In present day, the ship gained a mind of its own when Megatron used the very unpredictable Dark Energon to repair its systems.

* AIIsACrapshoot
* AllThereInTheManual: It isn't really mentioned in the episode "Flying Mind", but this isn't exactly the first time the ''Nemesis'' has been ''alive'' in this universe. It used to be Trypticon.
* AntiMutiny: It was very single-minded about completing Project: Iacon and put the Decepticons in stasis when they tried to retake control of it.
* AxCrazy
* CoolStarship

* KickTheSonOfABitch: After [[spoiler:Breakdown!Silas]] fails him in "The Human Factor", Megatron sends him off to be ''dissected'' by Knock Out. While this would normally be a cruel punishment, [[spoiler:Silas]] had pulled EvilerThanThou on him ''twice''.