The Energon Pub

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:46 pm

First, the originals

and

of course. But in later episodes it's clear it will be more than that. Especially with the treatcherous Starscream and Airachnid.

Well, I do love Starscream very much but he have zero skill to recruit allies. So he'll just be a left out rogue that will act like a dog in a bowling alley from times to times. A shame, really.

Then, we have Mercs. With the Nemesis Prime episode, it's clear they will have their own robot army pretty soon. They are already their own faction and they are about to become a major player in the future.

We also have Airachnid. She is now the queen of a large insecticon nest. In Prime, insecticons are dumb but huge and powerful beasts. Can we call that she will be the founder of the Predacons? :PREDACON:

One thing is sure for certain. The

better find some more allies soon.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 9:40 am

One more faction:

Maybe not in the show, but definitely in its continuity. They've already shown up in one of the novels and will have a big role in the Asian MMO set in the cartoon's universe.

by **Zequem** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:55 am

^I so want these guys to show up in Prime too. You can never have too many pirates!

by **Mat001** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:29 pm

I think it's mostly going to be the Autobots, the Decepticons and the Insecticons lead by Airarchnid. Starscream will probably remain on the outside until he can prove himself worthy to serve under Megatron again. Or if Shockwave appears in the show and starts his own faction.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:27 pm

Sabrblade wrote:One more faction:

I may have missed something, but who the hell are they?

News Credits: 3 · by **Archanubis** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:51 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:One more faction:

I may have missed something, but who the hell are they?

My thoughts exactly. G2 Cybertronians?

Anyway, as for my thoughts on the factions in this series, I think we'll see three main ones:

Obviously enough, along with their human allies (world governments included).

The main group, led by Megatron. Obviously the "bigger bad" here.

MECH The human (cyborg?) rogue faction. Obviously a serious thorn in the sides of the Autobots and their allies, one they take seriously.

I think Starscream's going to continue to operate as an independent for awhile, especially with his issues. As for Airachnid and her Insecticons, I think they'll be a threat for at least one episode, three at the most, and then the writers will kill the army off (possibly Airachnid as well) and that'll be that.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 11:06 pm

Archanubis wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:One more faction:

I may have missed something, but who the hell are they?

My thoughts exactly. G2 Cybertronians?

No, not the Cybertronian Empire.

I don't want to give too much away for those who haven't read it yet, but they're introduced in the Exiles novel.

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:00 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Archanubis wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:One more faction:

I may have missed something, but who the hell are they?

My thoughts exactly. G2 Cybertronians?
No, not the Cybertronian Empire.

I don't want to give too much away for those who haven't read it yet, but they're introduced in the Exiles novel.

Looks like a very lame logo.

Also spoiler tags help.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Apr 10, 2012 12:07 am

RhA wrote:Looks like a very lame logo.

It's very fitting for who they are, as it perfectly expresses their ruthlessness and their theme.

RhA wrote:Also spoiler tags help.

not when I don't want to say anything.

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:46 pm

I'm pretty sure we'll see 7 and a half factions in TF Prime.

Actually, I'm not that sure, I just got that number from rolling a die.

News Credits: 5 · by **5150 Cruiser** » Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:47 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Archanubis wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:One more faction:

I may have missed something, but who the hell are they?

My thoughts exactly. G2 Cybertronians?
No, not the Cybertronian Empire.

I don't want to give too much away for those who haven't read it yet, but they're introduced in the Exiles novel.

How about you reveal who they are in spoiler tags? This way those that don't want to be spoiled don't have to be, but those that would like to know can.

Personally, i have no interest in reading the novels.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 1:56 am

5150 Cruiser wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Archanubis wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:One more faction:

I may have missed something, but who the hell are they?

My thoughts exactly. G2 Cybertronians?
No, not the Cybertronian Empire.

I don't want to give too much away for those who haven't read it yet, but they're introduced in the Exiles novel.

How about you reveal who they are in spoiler tags? This way those that don't want to be spoiled don't have to be, but those that would like to know can. Personally, i have no interest in reading the novels.

Overquoting to agree.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:55 am

*sigh*

Oh, fine. They are the Star Seekers, a band of space pirates who hold an as-of-yet unclarified grudge-like hatred of Cybertronians.

And according to the website of the Chinese Transformers: Online MMO, they're gonna recruit robots from another planet that turn into animals to aid in their hunt for Cybertronains in that game.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:45 pm

Hell YEAH!

TF Prime is a mix of Animated and the Movieverse. If :MAXIMAL:

and

are added into the mix, I'm going to nerdgasm hard!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:47 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Hell YEAH!

TF Prime is a mix of Animated and the Movieverse. If and are added into the mix, I'm going to nerdgasm hard!

It's more than a mix of just those two. Having experienced the cartoons, games, comics, and novels, this whole continuity takes elements from G1 (Sunbow, Marvel, Dreamwave, IDW), BW, BM, Armada, Cybertron, Movieverse, Animated, and even Fun Pub's BotCon/Club fiction.

Though, I've yet to see anything that strictly hails from either RiD or Energon yet.

by **Noshrok Grimskull** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:08 am

Is it just me or does anyone else feel that we will soon see Silas return as a Headmaster for MECH's Nemesis Prime unit?

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:44 am

Noshrok Grimskull wrote:Is it just me or does anyone else feel that we will soon see Silas return as a Headmaster for MECH's Nemesis Prime unit?

The return of the Headmasters. That would be so awesome! Animated kinda put in everything and more. Prime is on it's way for that too! Now, if only the Dinobots would make a glorious return... They would be the perfect opponents against the Insecticons.

by **Noshrok Grimskull** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:40 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Noshrok Grimskull wrote:Is it just me or does anyone else feel that we will soon see Silas return as a Headmaster for MECH's Nemesis Prime unit?

The return of the Headmasters. That would be so awesome! Animated kinda put in everything and more. Prime is on it's way for that too! Now, if only the Dinobots would make a glorious return... They would be the perfect opponents against the Insecticons.

Making Silas a Headmaster is a logical step, I think.
We know that MECH is going to "rebuild" him with cybernetics etc. And we also know that the Nemesis Prime unit was hampered by its cumbersome interface. Both of these facts can lead towards Headmasters - a cybernetic body for Silas, plus a better interface with the Nemesis Prime unit. Double win!

I agree on the Dinobots vs. Insecticons. That would be awesome.
I would've also loved to see the Wreckers go up against the Insecticons, but since - as per Wheeljack - there aren't that many Wreckers left anymore, I don't think this'll happen.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:17 am

Noshrok Grimskull wrote:Is it just me or does anyone else feel that we will soon see Silas return as a Headmaster for MECH's Nemesis Prime unit?

Or maybe they'll pull an Autobot Spike and put his mind in a robotic body instead.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:41 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Noshrok Grimskull wrote:Is it just me or does anyone else feel that we will soon see Silas return as a Headmaster for MECH's Nemesis Prime unit?
Or maybe they'll pull an Autobot Spike and put his mind in a robotic body instead.

I'll boooo and throw tomatoes at my screen if this happen instead of the Headmasters revival.

News Credits: 3 · by **Archanubis** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 4:44 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Noshrok Grimskull wrote:Is it just me or does anyone else feel that we will soon see Silas return as a Headmaster for MECH's Nemesis Prime unit?
Or maybe they'll pull an Autobot Spike and put his mind in a robotic body instead.

I'll boooo and throw tomatoes at my screen if this happen instead of the Headmasters revival.

Depends on how well they pull off either.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:29 pm

Well, looks like Airachnid and her Insecticons did not last long.

Sigh...

by **crazyjeffy** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:04 pm

I'm glad Airachnid's incapacitated. I don't like the character at all and I don't think she should have any power.

The article on new product reveals says we're getting Thundertron, from the pirate faction Star Seekers in Exiles. Perhaps thats a clue?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun May 20, 2012 1:25 pm

As of this typing, we now have the following factions and subfactions in this continuity. Note that each status is based on the present day.

Thirteen: Original Primes, led by Prima
Status: Inactive

High Council: 13-member ruling body of Cybertron, headed by Halogen
Status: Defunct

Elite Guard: 36 bodyguards of the High Council
Status: Defunct

Quintessons: Alien invaders, leader unknown
Status: Unknown

Autobots: Led by Optimus Prime
Status: Active

Wreckers: Autobot subfaction, led by Ultra Magnus
Status: Unknown/Defunct (surviving members possibly active)

Aerialbots: Autobot subfaction, led by Silverbolt
Status: Unknown

Lightning Strike Coalition/Dinobots: Autobot subfaction, led by Grimlock
Status: Unknown (possibly active)

Protectobots: Autobot subfaction, leader unknown
Status: Unknown (possibly active)

Rescue Force Sigma-17: Autobot subfaction, led by Heatwave
Status: Active

Decepticons: Led by Megatron
Status: Active

Seekers: Decepticon subfaction, led by Starscream
Status: Defunct (integrated into the main Decepticon forces)

Combaticons: Decepticon subfaction, led by Onslaught
Status: Unknown (possibly active)

Constructicons: Decepticon subfaction, Drivetrain was/is considered their patriarch
Status: Unknown

Minicons: Deployer faction, Ratbat represented them in the High Council, Soundwave commanded his own unit
Status: Unknown (at least Laserbeak remains active)

Insecticons: Decepticon subfaction, leader unknown (temporarily led by Airachnid at one point)
Status: Active

Vehicons: Decepticon subfaction, leader (if any) unknown
Status: Active (part of the main Decepticon forces)

Star Seekers: space pirate faction, led by Thundertron
Status: Unknown (possibly active)

Velocitronians: Led by Override and Ransack
Status: Unknown (last seen divided between the two leaders)

Junkions: Led by Wreck-Gar
Status: Unknown

United Status Government: Led by the President of the United States
Status: Active

United States Military: Military branch of the U.S. Government
Status: Active

Griffin Rock City Council: Headed by Mayor Luskey
Status: Active

Griffin Rock Emergency Dispatch: Led by Chief Charlie Burns
Status: Active

MECH: terrorist organization, led by Silas
Status: Active

Starscream: AWOL Decepticon
Status: Active

Starscream clones: Starscream subfaction, led by Starscream
Status: Defunct

Airachnid: Rogue Decepticon agent
Status: Incarcerated

M: Led by Dr. Morocco
Status: Active

News Credits: 4 · by **Slashercon** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:13 pm

Sabrblade wrote:As of this typing, we now have the following factions and subfactions in this continuity. Note that each status is based on the present day.

Thirteen: Original Primes, led by Prima
Status: Inactive

High Council: 13-memeber ruling body of Cybertron, headed by Halogen
Status: Defunct

Elite Guard: 36 bodyguards of the High Council
Status: Defunct

Quintessons: Alien invaders, leader unknown
Status: Unknown

Autobots: Led by Optimus Prime
Status: Active

Wreckers: Autobot subfaction, led by Ultra Magnus
Status: Unknown/Defunct (surviving members possibly active)

Aerialbots: Autobot subfaction, led by Silverbolt
Status: Unknown

Lightning Strike Coalition/Dinobots: Autobot subfaction, led by Grimlock
Status: Unknown (possibly active)

Protectobots: Autobot subfaction, leader unknown
Status: Unknown (possibly active)

Rescue Force Sigma-17: Autobot subfaction, led by Heatwave
Status: Active

Decepticons: Led by Megatron
Status: Active

Seekers: Decepticon subfaction, led by Starscream
Status: Defunct (integrated into the main Decepticon forces)

Combaticons: Decepticon subfaction, led by Onslaught
Status: Unknown (possibly active)

Constructicons: Decepticon subfaction, Drivetrain was/is considered their patriarch
Status: Unknown

Minicons: Deployer faction, Ratbat represented them in the High Council, Soundwave commanded his own unit
Status: Unknown (at least Laserbeak remains active)

Insecticons: Decepticon subfaction, leader unknown (temporarily led by Airachnid at one point)
Status: Active

Vehicons: Decepticon subfaction, leader (if any) unknown
Status: Active (part of the main Decepticon forces)

Star Seekers: space pirate faction, led by Thundertron
Status: Unknown (possibly active)

Velocitronians: Led by Override and Ransack
Status: Unknown (last seen divided between the two leaders)

Junkions: Led by Wreck-Gar
Status: Unknown

United Status Government: Led by the President of the United States
Status: Active

United States Military: Military branch of the U.S. Government
Status: Active

Griffin Rock City Council: Headed by Mayor Luskey
Status: Active

Griffin Rock Emergency Dispatch: Led by Chief Charlie Burns
Status: Active

MECH: terrorist organization, led by Silas
Status: Active

Starscream: AWOL Decepticon
Status: Active

Starscream clones: Starscream subfaction, led by Starscream
Status: Defunct

Airachnid: Rogue Decepticon agent
Status: Incarcerated

M: Led by Dr. Morocco
Status: Active

I wouldn't have the patience or time to even think of all those factions. Would love to see Combaticons and dinobots at some point in Prime &/or Rescue Bots.