Insignia

2007-09-07T01:55:13Z

76.1.33.157: /* Pre-War */

One of the universals across all Transformers continuities has been the use of '''insignia''' to differentiate members of respective armies, and sometimes sub-factions within armies or even individuals.

==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
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Image:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This is an ancient symbol that Shockwave found in the G1 Dreamwave comic. Although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species, he claims.''
Image:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot (ancient)'''
Image:Fallen_faction_symbol.png|'''[[Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium]] toyline representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
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===Pre-War===
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Image:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G2)|Clench]]'s symbol''' ''This symbol was worm by Clench and his team in [[Kaon]]'s [[gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War]]. After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem.''
Image:Security symbol Megatron Origin.png|'''Security Services''' ''This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under [[Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback]] and [[Bumper]].''
Image:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''Senate-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worm the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]' ship, as well as by [[Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
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===The War Within===
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Image:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot ([[The War Within|War Within]])'''
Image:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon (War Within)'''
Image:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.
Image:Ultracon symbol.png|*'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat]]'s group in [[The War Within]] era''
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===The Great War===
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Image:Symbol_autobot_reg.jpg|'''[[Autobot]]''' ''It seems likely that in the real world, the Autobot symbol was derived from a stylized drawing of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s toy's head. In the Marvel Comics continuity, the Autobot symbol was seemingly based on the face of the [[Last Autobot]]. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the [[Quintesson]] slave brand.''
Image:symbol_autobot_dx_edit.jpg|''The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging.''
Image:symbol_decept_reg.jpg|'''[[Decepticon]]''' ''It seems likely that in the real world, the Decepticon symbol was derived from a stylized drawing of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s toy's head. The model sheet of the symbol created for the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] misinterpreted the bevelled detailing of the top of the symbol as a third spike in the center of the crest, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
Image:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging.''
Image:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard|Cybertron Guard]]''' This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. ''Note: The term 'Cybertron Guard' was created in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, [[Retcon|retroactively]] declaring the symbol in the 1984 episode [[Divide and Conquer]] to be the Cybertron Guard symbol. 'Cybertron' refers to the planet.
Image:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wreckers]]'''
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===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
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Image:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[EDC]] (cartoon)'''
Image:DW EDC.png|'''[[EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
Image:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
Image:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]'''
Image:Z_Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
Image:Zarak_Consortium_Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
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===KISS Players===

*'''[[Sparkbot]]s'''
[[Image:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif]] [[Image:Sparkbot_Stardust_symbol.gif]] [[Image:Sparkbot_Zangetsu_symbol.gif]]

===Brazilian G1===
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Image:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
Image:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus]]'''
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==G.I. Joe Crossovers==

*[[Cobra]]
[[Image:Cobralogo.gif|110px]]

*[[G.I. Joe]]

 

==Generation 2==
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Image:Auto-g2.png|'''Autobot''' ''The G2 Autobot symbol seems clearly based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. In the Marvel Comics continuity this change may have occured since the [[Last Autobot]] had come and gone.''
Image:Con-g2.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G2 Decepticon symbol seems to be a stylized, updated G1 Decepticon symbol. Bludgeon's Decepticons adopted this symbol around 1991, apparently unaware it was also being used by the Cybertronian Empire that they would soon encounter.''
Image:Cybertronian.png|'''[[Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus|Jhiaxus's]] Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.''
Image:Cybertron-federation.png|'''[[Cybertron Alliance]]''' ''This was only used in Japanese continuity to bridge [[Battlestars]] and [[Generation 2]].''
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==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
*[[Maximal]]
[[Image:Maximal symbol.png|100px]]

*[[Predacon]]
[[Image:Predacon symbol.png|100px]]

*[[Predacon (G1)]] 
''From IDW's [[The Gathering|Beast Wars]] comic books'' 
[[Image:Razorclaw Symbol.png|100px]] [[Image:Tantrum Symbol.png|110px]] [[Image:Divebomb symbol.png|70px]] [[Image:Headstrong symbol.png|90px]] [[Image:Rampage symbol.png|100px]]
*Predacon ([[Timelines]])
''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''. 
[[Image:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|120px]]

*[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]
[[Image:Mutants symbol.png|100px]]

===Beast Wars II===
*[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]
[[Image:Moon_symbol_clean.png|100px]]

*[[Seacon (BWII)|Seacon]] Space Pirate
[[Image:Space pirate seacon sign.jpg|120px]]

===Beast Wars Neo===
*[[Blentron]]
[[Image:Blendtron symbol.png|100px]]

===Beast Machines===
*Maximal ([[Beast Machines]])
[[Image:Maximal symbol bm.png|90px]]

*[[Vehicon]]
[[Image:Vehicon symbol.png|100px]]

*[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]
[[Image:Dinobots symbol.png|100px]]

==Robots in Disguise==
*Japanese Decepticon 
''Takara used this symbol, to represent the Decepticon (Combatron) sub-group in Car Robots- it's an upside-down G2 Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] toy, a redeco of G2 Laser [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. The American version removed them, and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen in the cartoon, this symbol does not 'exist' in the American version.'' 
[[Image:Car Robots Destron.png|100px]]

==Unicron Trilogy==
*'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]'''
[[Image:Cybertron_Defence.png|100px]]
*'''[[Earth]]'''
[[Image:Cyber_Key_symbol_Earth.png|100px]]
*'''[[Gigantion]]'''
[[Image:Cyber_Key_symbol_Gigantion.png|100px]]
*'''[[Jungle Planet]]'''
[[Image:Cyber_Key_symbol_Jungle_Planet.png|100px]]
*'''[[Mini-Con]]'''
[[Image:Minicon symbol.png|100px]]
*'''[[Powerlinx]]'''
[[Image:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|100px]] [[Image:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|100px]] [[Image:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|100px]] [[Image:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|100px]] [[Image:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|100px]]
*'''Team [[ Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]'''
[[Image:Team_Ironhide_symbol.png|100px]]
*'''[[Unicron]]'''
[[ Image:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|100px]][[Image:Unicron energon symbol.png|100px]]
*'''[[Velocitron]]'''
[[Image:Cyber_Key_symbol_Velocitron.png|100px]]

==2007 Movie==
* Autobot 
[[Image:Movie_Autobot.JPG|100px]]
* Decepticon 
[[Image:Movie_Decepticon.JPG|100px]]
*[[Sector Seven]]
''A Secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.'' 
[[Image:Sector7logo.png|110px]]
*[[Dewbot|Mountain Dew Robots]]
''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[All Spark]] for their own purposes.'' 
[[Image:Emdr factionsymbol.png|110px]]

==Others==
*[[Go-Bots (toyline)|Go-bots]]
[[Image:Gobots auto symbol.png|100px]][[Image:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|100px]]
*[[My 1st Transformers]]
[[Image:Myfirst symbol.png|100px]]

==Unused concepts==
*Cobra/Decepticon
''Used for promotion of [[G.I. Joe/Transformers Vol. 1|the comic]], not in the actual story.'' 
[[Image:Cobra_Decepticon_symbol.png|120px]]
*[[Transtech]]
''These symbols were seen in concept sketches for the canceled Transtech line.''
:*Autobot
:[[Image:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|100px]]
:*Decepticon
:[[Image:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|100px]]

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