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2017-05-31T22:14:29Z

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[[File:FireintheSky Skyfires magicAutobotsymbol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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. This was sometimes used as a tactical advantage when Transformers would temporarily wear the symbol of the opposite faction to fool their opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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When [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked him, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[File:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuits|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot wearing an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[File:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|left|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics====
The Autobots had at some point begun using a new insignia that resembled Optimus Prime rather than the [[Last Autobot]]. Bludgeon's Decepticons were also using a new symbol, similar to their old one, that coincidentally resembled the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] insignia closely.

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both a Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The "First Face" was, up until the outbreak of the war, considered the closest thing Cybertron had to a universal symbol, held in high regard by the High Priests of K'th Kinsere, the Ignition Cults and the Circuit Sects. Whenever the Cybertronian race was moved by significant unrest, the face would appear, often designed in subtle ways that historians would use to mark the transition from one epoch to the next. During [[Zeta Prime]]'s rule as Prime, the symbol was co-opted for the nascent Autobot faction. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

===Beast Wars: Uprising===
In the aftermath of [[Maxima]]'s death, numerous proto-formers began using a stylized image of her [[Luponoid]] steed as the insignia of the burgeoning Maximal faction. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

==Major cross-franchise insignia==
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![[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|upright=1.1|Autobot insignia]] [[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, it was known as the "Autobrand" and was seemingly based on the face of the [[Last Autobot]]. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the [[Quintesson]] slave brand.''
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![[File:Symbol decept reg.png|197px|Decepticon insignia]] [[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. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.

Note that the downward-facing point on the base of the central crest was unusual in the 1980s, where the original toy crest ([[#The Great War|see below]]) had ended in a blunt base, which the cartoon also generally used, though with a third point at the top. IDW have generally (though not universally) revived that version in the comics and reference books published by them, as seen on the [[:File:TDOOP RIB.jpg|RI-B cover of their ''Death of Optimus Prime'' one-shot.]]
|}

==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
<gallery>
File:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This ancient symbol was discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
File:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' ''This symbol appeared on the forehead of [[Primon|Ancient Robot]], who spoke to [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}}
File:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium Series|''Titanium'' toyline]] representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
</gallery>

===Pre-War {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}===
<gallery>
File:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' ''This symbol was worn by Clench and his team in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. After [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem.''
File:Security_symbol_Megatron_Origin.png|'''Security Services''' ''This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].''
File:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worn by the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]'s ship, as well as by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
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===The War Within===
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File:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.'' {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}
File:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s group.'' {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
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===The Great War===
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File:Symbol autobot dx edit.jpg|''The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging.''
File:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
File:MarvelTFUDecepticonInsignia.png|''The Decepticon sigil as it appeared in ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' profiles
File:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' ''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
File:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
File:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wrecker]]s''' ''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}
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===Rubsigns===
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File:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' ''Unactivated rubsign.''
File:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.''
File:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.''
File:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.''
File:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
</gallery>

===Wings Universe===
<gallery>
File:Cybertron_Knights.jpg|'''[[Cybertronian Knight]]s'''
</gallery>

===Of Masters and Mayhem===
<gallery>
File:Raptoricon_symbol.jpg|'''[[Raptoricon|Raptoricons]]'''
</gallery>

===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
<gallery caption="Race symbols">
File:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
File:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]/[[Terrorbot]]''' ''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] [[drone]]s.''
File:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' ''Introduced as the Blendtron's insignia (see below), it was later used in the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron
File:AmmoniteInsignia.png|'''[[Ammonite]]s'''
File:Destructon Symbol.png|'''[[Destructon]]'''
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Organizations">
File:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (cartoon)'''
File:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
File:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
File:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
File:RobotMasterInsignia.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
File:Skywatch Logo.png|'''[[Skywatch]]'''
File:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
File:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
</gallery>

===Kiss Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot]]s in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
<gallery>
File:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
File:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
File:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
</gallery>

===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
<gallery>
File:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
File:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
</gallery>

===The Functionist Universe {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}===
<gallery>
File:Functionist council insignia.png|'''[[Functionist Council]]''' ''They're big on cogs.''
File:Functionary insignia.png|'''Functionist Council''' ''A variant worn by [[Functionary]] enforcers.''
</gallery>

==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
File:Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
File:ActionForce_Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] (European version of the brand)'''
File:Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' ''First used in 2003 for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], although not in the actual story. In 2015, the symbol returned, used on the [[Viper]] toy and in his fictional appearances.''
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==Generation 2==
<gallery>
File: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 occurred since the [[Last Autobot]] had come and gone.''
File: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.''
File:Cybertronian.png|'''[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus's]] Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.''
File:Cybertron-federation.png|'''[[Cybertron Alliance]]''' ''This was only used in Japanese continuity to bridge [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]].''
</gallery>

==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
File:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'''
File:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
File:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' ''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|'''[[Tarantulas]]''' ''Worn by Tarantulus drones in [[Optimal Situation]].''
</gallery>
====[[Predacon (G1)]]====
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
<gallery>
File:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
File:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]'''
File:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
File:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'''
File:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars II===
<gallery>
File:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
File:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars Neo===
<gallery>
File:Blendtron red.png|'''[[Blendtron]] / [[Herald of Unicron]]'''
</gallery>
===Beast Machines===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal'''
File:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
File:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' ''This insignia replaced the [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
File:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]])''' ''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.''
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==Car Robots==
<gallery>
File:Car Robots Destron.png|''Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in ''Robots in Disguise'') sub-group in ''Car Robots''—it's an upside-down ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] toy, a redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen several times in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.''
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==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
<gallery>
File:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' ''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
File:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used on the Japanese packaging of Armada's Unicron toy, and was on Takara's website for the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada toyline]]. Also seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
</gallery>

===Energon===
<gallery>
File:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' ''Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' ''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' ''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' ''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' ''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
File:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' ''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
File:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' ''An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omnicons under his command in an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]''' ''The multi-national organization that governs [[Earth]] during the 2020s.''
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===Cybertron===
<gallery>
File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]''' ''Seen on [[Cyber Key]]s that belong to Transformers from Earth.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
File:Cyber_Key_Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Combatron.''
File:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]''' ''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
File:Cobybot-sigil.jpg|'''[[Cobybot]]''' ''Used only on the reformatted [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] piloted by [[Coby Hansen]].''
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==Live-action film franchise==
===2007 ''Transformers'' film===
''For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in steely gray. Additionally, the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.''
<gallery>
File:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol. There are other minor differences in proportions and angles.''
File:Movie Autobot.JPG|''The movie Autobot symbol as it appeared in various promotional material. The beveled edges and metal appearance as opposed to the normal stencil-like insignia is reminiscent of the original insignias as they appeared on the G1 toy packaging.''
File:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G1 symbol has triangular eyes, as opposed to the skinny diamond eyes in the Movie symbol. Again, there are other minor differences. Perhaps most interesting in this continuity, is that the Decepticon symbol is based upon the face of [[The Fallen]].''
File:Movie Decepticon.JPG|''The movie Decepticon insignia as it appeared in various promotional material, similarly stylized like the Autobot insignia.''
File:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]''' ''A secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
File:Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot]]''' ''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[AllSpark]] for their own purposes.''
File:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]''' ''Stop Sector Seven is an organization created to stop Sector Seven. It is headed by [[Agent X]].''
File:Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade]]''' ''A [[Human|Terran]] radical group advocating the abolition of routine lunches by means of direct mealtime intervention.''
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===Revenge of the Fallen===
<gallery>
File:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over top.''
File:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Insignia used on Autobot toys from the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint|refresh subline]].''
File:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon "Air Force"''' ''Appears on various ''Movie'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'', ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' toys, as well as on some ''Prime'' toys (including all toys of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], as well as his cartoon CG model).''
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===Age of Extinction===
<gallery>
File:CemeteryWind.png|'''[[Cemetery Wind]]''' ''Cemetery Wind's faction symbol as seen in "[[Ask Vector Prime]]".''
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===The Last Knight===
<gallery>
File:Decepticon_Knights.jpg|''Decepticon "Knights" symbol seen on the Decepticon Flag in promotional material.''
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==[[Transtech]]==
<gallery>
File:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
File:Ozsa badge.png|'''Offworlder Zone Security Administration'''
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==Shattered Glass==
''The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.''
<gallery>
File:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Autobotsecretpolice.png|'''Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' ''Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.''
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==Animated==
<gallery>
File:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]''' ''This insignia is used by the elite forces under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].''
File:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]''' ''Worn by the security and peacekeeping forces of Cybertron.''
File:Stunticon Symbol.jpg|'''[[Team Stunticon|Stunticon]]''' ''Worn by Team Stunticon.''
File:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' ''The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].''
File:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
</gallery>

==Alternity==
<gallery>
File:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]s''' ''This insignia was seen worn by the [[synthoid]] [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], a member of the Protectors. Its basis is [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]]'s face, in accordance with his stated function as "Protector."''
</gallery>

==Star Wars Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
File:Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
File:Imperial_Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
File:Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
</gallery>

==Disney Label==
<gallery>
File:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]'''
File:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]'''
</gallery>

==Aligned==
<gallery>
File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
File:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
File:RescueBots cartoon insignia.png|Simplified '''[[Rescue Bot]]s''' insignia
File:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]]'''
File:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] Flag'''
File:DinobotFactionInsignia.jpg|'''[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
File:PredaconPrimeLogo.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (final)
File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (prototype)
File:PrimeSharkticonSymbol.png|'''[[Megatron (WFC)|Sharkticon Megatron]]
File:MECHlogo.png|'''[[MECH]]'''
File:Samswordbotsym.png|'''[[Swordbot Samurai Team]]'''
File:Prowl symbol.jpg|'''[[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]]
</gallery>

==''Transformers × Evangelion''==
<gallery>
File: NERV-Logo.jpg|'''[[NERV]]'''
</gallery>

==''Angry Birds Transformers''==
<gallery>
File:Autobirds symbol.png|'''[[Autobird]]s'''
File:Deceptihog symbol.png|'''[[Deceptihog]]s'''
</gallery>

==Others==
<gallery>
File:Animorphlogo.png|'''[[Animorph]]
File:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
File:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:First.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
File:Garikunsym_copy.jpg|'''[[Gari Robo-kun]]
</gallery>

==Files==
*[[:File:Transformers Symbols.ttf|Transformers Insignias True Type Font]]

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Insignia

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[[File:FireintheSky Skyfires magicAutobotsymbol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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. This was sometimes used as a tactical advantage when Transformers would temporarily wear the symbol of the opposite faction to fool their opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
When [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked him, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[File:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuits|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot wearing an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[File:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|left|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics====
The Autobots had at some point begun using a new insignia that resembled Optimus Prime rather than the [[Last Autobot]]. Bludgeon's Decepticons were also using a new symbol, similar to their old one, that coincidentally resembled the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] insignia closely.

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both a Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The "First Face" was, up until the outbreak of the war, considered the closest thing Cybertron had to a universal symbol, held in high regard by the High Priests of K'th Kinsere, the Ignition Cults and the Circuit Sects. Whenever the Cybertronian race was moved by significant unrest, the face would appear, often designed in subtle ways that historians would use to mark the transition from one epoch to the next. During [[Zeta Prime]]'s rule as Prime, the symbol was co-opted for the nascent Autobot faction. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

===Beast Wars: Uprising===
In the aftermath of [[Maxima]]'s death, numerous proto-formers began using a stylized image of her [[Luponoid]] steed as the insignia of the burgeoning Maximal faction. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

==Major cross-franchise insignia==
{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|-
![[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|upright=1.1|Autobot insignia]] [[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, it was known as the "Autobrand" and was seemingly based on the face of the [[Last Autobot]]. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the [[Quintesson]] slave brand.''
|-
![[File:Symbol decept reg.png|197px|Decepticon insignia]] [[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. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.

Note that the downward-facing point on the base of the central crest was unusual in the 1980s, where the original toy crest ([[#The Great War|see below]]) had ended in a blunt base, which the cartoon also generally used, though with a third point at the top. IDW have generally (though not universally) revived that version in the comics and reference books published by them, as seen on the [[:File:TDOOP RIB.jpg|RI-B cover of their ''Death of Optimus Prime'' one-shot.]]
|}

==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
<gallery>
File:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This ancient symbol was discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
File:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' ''This symbol appeared on the forehead of [[Primon|Ancient Robot]], who spoke to [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}}
File:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium Series|''Titanium'' toyline]] representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
</gallery>

===Pre-War {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}===
<gallery>
File:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' ''This symbol was worn by Clench and his team in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. After [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem.''
File:Security_symbol_Megatron_Origin.png|'''Security Services''' ''This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].''
File:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worn by the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]'s ship, as well as by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
</gallery>

===The War Within===
<gallery>
File:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.'' {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}
File:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s group.'' {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
</gallery>

===The Great War===
<gallery>
File:Symbol autobot dx edit.jpg|''The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging.''
File:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
File:MarvelTFUDecepticonInsignia.png|''The Decepticon sigil as it appeared in ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' profiles
File:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' ''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
File:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
File:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wrecker]]s''' ''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}
</gallery>

===Rubsigns===
<gallery>
File:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' ''Unactivated rubsign.''
File:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.''
File:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.''
File:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.''
File:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
</gallery>

===Wings Universe===
<gallery>
File:Cybertron_Knights.jpg|'''[[Cybertronian Knight]]s'''
</gallery>

===Of Masters and Mayhem===
<gallery>
File:Raptoricon_symbol.jpg|'''[[Raptoricon|Raptoricons]]'''
</gallery>

===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
<gallery caption="Race symbols">
File:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
File:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]/[[Terrorbot]]''' ''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] [[drone]]s.''
File:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' ''Introduced as the Blendtron's insignia (see below), it was later used in the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron
File:AmmoniteInsignia.png|'''[[Ammonite]]s'''
File:Destructon Symbol.png|'''[[Destructon]]'''
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Organizations">
File:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (cartoon)'''
File:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
File:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
File:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
File:RobotMasterInsignia.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
File:Skywatch Logo.png|'''[[Skywatch]]'''
File:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
File:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
</gallery>

===Kiss Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot]]s in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
<gallery>
File:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
File:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
File:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
</gallery>

===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
<gallery>
File:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
File:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
</gallery>

===The Functionist Universe {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}===
<gallery>
File:Functionist council insignia.png|'''[[Functionist Council]]''' ''They're big on cogs.''
File:Functionary insignia.png|'''Functionist Council''' ''A variant worn by [[Functionary]] enforcers.''
</gallery>

==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
File:Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
File:ActionForce_Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] (European version of the brand)'''
File:Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' ''First used in 2003 for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], although not in the actual story. In 2015, the symbol returned, used on the [[Viper]] toy and in his fictional appearances.''
</gallery>

==Generation 2==
<gallery>
File: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 occurred since the [[Last Autobot]] had come and gone.''
File: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.''
File:Cybertronian.png|'''[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus's]] Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.''
File:Cybertron-federation.png|'''[[Cybertron Alliance]]''' ''This was only used in Japanese continuity to bridge [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]].''
</gallery>

==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
File:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'''
File:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
File:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' ''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|'''[[Tarantulas]]''' ''Worn by Tarantulus drones in [[Optimal Situation]].''
</gallery>
====[[Predacon (G1)]]====
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
<gallery>
File:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
File:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]'''
File:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
File:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'''
File:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars II===
<gallery>
File:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
File:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars Neo===
<gallery>
File:Blendtron red.png|'''[[Blendtron]] / [[Herald of Unicron]]'''
</gallery>
===Beast Machines===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal'''
File:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
File:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' ''This insignia replaced the [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
File:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]])''' ''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.''
</gallery>

==Car Robots==
<gallery>
File:Car Robots Destron.png|''Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in ''Robots in Disguise'') sub-group in ''Car Robots''—it's an upside-down ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] toy, a redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen several times in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.''
</gallery>

==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
<gallery>
File:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' ''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
File:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used on the Japanese packaging of Armada's Unicron toy, and was on Takara's website for the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada toyline]]. Also seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
</gallery>

===Energon===
<gallery>
File:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' ''Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' ''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' ''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' ''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' ''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
File:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' ''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
File:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' ''An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omnicons under his command in an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]''' ''The multi-national organization that governs [[Earth]] during the 2020s.''
</gallery>

===Cybertron===
<gallery>
File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]''' ''Seen on [[Cyber Key]]s that belong to Transformers from Earth.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
File:Cyber_Key_Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Combatron.''
File:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]''' ''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
File:Cobybot-sigil.jpg|'''[[Cobybot]]''' ''Used only on the reformatted [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] piloted by [[Coby Hansen]].''
</gallery>

==Live-action film franchise==
===2007 ''Transformers'' film===
''For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in steely gray. Additionally, the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.''
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File:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol. There are other minor differences in proportions and angles.''
File:Movie Autobot.JPG|''The movie Autobot symbol as it appeared in various promotional material. The beveled edges and metal appearance as opposed to the normal stencil-like insignia is reminiscent of the original insignias as they appeared on the G1 toy packaging.''
File:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G1 symbol has triangular eyes, as opposed to the skinny diamond eyes in the Movie symbol. Again, there are other minor differences. Perhaps most interesting in this continuity, is that the Decepticon symbol is based upon the face of [[The Fallen]].''
File:Movie Decepticon.JPG|''The movie Decepticon insignia as it appeared in various promotional material, similarly stylized like the Autobot insignia.''
File:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]''' ''A secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
File:Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot]]''' ''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[AllSpark]] for their own purposes.''
File:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]''' ''Stop Sector Seven is an organization created to stop Sector Seven. It is headed by [[Agent X]].''
File:Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade]]''' ''A [[Human|Terran]] radical group advocating the abolition of routine lunches by means of direct mealtime intervention.''
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===Revenge of the Fallen===
<gallery>
File:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over top.''
File:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Insignia used on Autobot toys from the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint|refresh subline]].''
File:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon "Air Force"''' ''Appears on various ''Movie'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'', ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' toys, as well as on some ''Prime'' toys (including all toys of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], as well as his cartoon CG model).''
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===Age of Extinction===
<gallery>
File:CemeteryWind.png|'''[[Cemetery Wind]]''' ''Cemetery Wind's faction symbol as seen in "[[Ask Vector Prime]]".''
</gallery>

===The Last Knight===
<gallery>
File:Decepticon_Knights.jpg|''Decepticon "Knights" symbol seen on the Decepticon Flag in promotional material.''
</gallery>

==[[Transtech]]==
<gallery>
File:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
File:Ozsa badge.png|'''Offworlder Zone Security Administration'''
</gallery>

==Shattered Glass==
''The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.''
<gallery>
File:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Autobotsecretpolice.png|'''Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' ''Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.''
</gallery>

==Animated==
<gallery>
File:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]''' ''This insignia is used by the elite forces under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].''
File:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]''' ''Worn by the security and peacekeeping forces of Cybertron.''
File:Stunticon Symbol.jpg|'''[[Stunticon|Team Stunticon]]''' ''Worn by Team Stunticon.''
File:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' ''The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].''
File:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
</gallery>

==Alternity==
<gallery>
File:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]s''' ''This insignia was seen worn by the [[synthoid]] [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], a member of the Protectors. Its basis is [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]]'s face, in accordance with his stated function as "Protector."''
</gallery>

==Star Wars Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
File:Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
File:Imperial_Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
File:Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
</gallery>

==Disney Label==
<gallery>
File:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]'''
File:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]'''
</gallery>

==Aligned==
<gallery>
File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
File:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
File:RescueBots cartoon insignia.png|Simplified '''[[Rescue Bot]]s''' insignia
File:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]]'''
File:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] Flag'''
File:DinobotFactionInsignia.jpg|'''[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
File:PredaconPrimeLogo.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (final)
File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (prototype)
File:PrimeSharkticonSymbol.png|'''[[Megatron (WFC)|Sharkticon Megatron]]
File:MECHlogo.png|'''[[MECH]]'''
File:Samswordbotsym.png|'''[[Swordbot Samurai Team]]'''
File:Prowl symbol.jpg|'''[[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]]
</gallery>

==''Transformers × Evangelion''==
<gallery>
File: NERV-Logo.jpg|'''[[NERV]]'''
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==''Angry Birds Transformers''==
<gallery>
File:Autobirds symbol.png|'''[[Autobird]]s'''
File:Deceptihog symbol.png|'''[[Deceptihog]]s'''
</gallery>

==Others==
<gallery>
File:Animorphlogo.png|'''[[Animorph]]
File:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
File:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:First.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
File:Garikunsym_copy.jpg|'''[[Gari Robo-kun]]
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==Files==
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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. This was sometimes used as a tactical advantage when Transformers would temporarily wear the symbol of the opposite faction to fool their opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
When [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked him, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[File:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuits|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot wearing an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[File:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|left|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics====
The Autobots had at some point begun using a new insignia that resembled Optimus Prime rather than the [[Last Autobot]]. Bludgeon's Decepticons were also using a new symbol, similar to their old one, that coincidentally resembled the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] insignia closely.

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both a Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The "First Face" was, up until the outbreak of the war, considered the closest thing Cybertron had to a universal symbol, held in high regard by the High Priests of K'th Kinsere, the Ignition Cults and the Circuit Sects. Whenever the Cybertronian race was moved by significant unrest, the face would appear, often designed in subtle ways that historians would use to mark the transition from one epoch to the next. During [[Zeta Prime]]'s rule as Prime, the symbol was co-opted for the nascent Autobot faction. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

===Beast Wars: Uprising===
In the aftermath of [[Maxima]]'s death, numerous proto-formers began using a stylized image of her [[Luponoid]] steed as the insignia of the burgeoning Maximal faction. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

==Major cross-franchise insignia==
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![[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|upright=1.1|Autobot insignia]] [[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, it was known as the "Autobrand" and was seemingly based on the face of the [[Last Autobot]]. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the [[Quintesson]] slave brand.''
|-
![[File:Symbol decept reg.png|197px|Decepticon insignia]] [[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. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.

Note that the downward-facing point on the base of the central crest was unusual in the 1980s, where the original toy crest ([[#The Great War|see below]]) had ended in a blunt base, which the cartoon also generally used, though with a third point at the top. IDW have generally (though not universally) revived that version in the comics and reference books published by them, as seen on the [[:File:TDOOP RIB.jpg|RI-B cover of their ''Death of Optimus Prime'' one-shot.]]
|}

==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
<gallery>
File:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This ancient symbol was discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
File:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' ''This symbol appeared on the forehead of [[Primon|Ancient Robot]], who spoke to [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}}
File:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium Series|''Titanium'' toyline]] representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
</gallery>

===Pre-War {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}===
<gallery>
File:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' ''This symbol was worn by Clench and his team in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. After [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem.''
File:Security_symbol_Megatron_Origin.png|'''Security Services''' ''This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].''
File:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worn by the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]'s ship, as well as by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
</gallery>

===The War Within===
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File:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.'' {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}
File:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s group.'' {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
</gallery>

===The Great War===
<gallery>
File:Symbol autobot dx edit.jpg|''The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging.''
File:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
File:MarvelTFUDecepticonInsignia.png|''The Decepticon sigil as it appeared in ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' profiles
File:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' ''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
File:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
File:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wrecker]]s''' ''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}
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===Rubsigns===
<gallery>
File:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' ''Unactivated rubsign.''
File:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.''
File:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.''
File:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.''
File:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
</gallery>

===Wings Universe===
<gallery>
File:Cybertron_Knights.jpg|'''[[Cybertronian Knight]]s'''
</gallery>

===Of Masters and Mayhem===
<gallery>
File:Raptoricon_symbol.jpg|'''[[Raptoricon|Raptoricons]]'''
</gallery>

===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
<gallery caption="Race symbols">
File:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
File:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]/[[Terrorbot]]''' ''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] [[drone]]s.''
File:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' ''Introduced as the Blendtron's insignia (see below), it was later used in the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron
File:AmmoniteInsignia.png|'''[[Ammonite]]s'''
File:Destructon Symbol.png|'''[[Destructon]]'''
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Organizations">
File:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (cartoon)'''
File:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
File:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
File:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
File:RobotMasterInsignia.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
File:Skywatch Logo.png|'''[[Skywatch]]'''
File:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
File:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
</gallery>

===Kiss Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot]]s in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
<gallery>
File:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
File:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
File:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
</gallery>

===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
<gallery>
File:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
File:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
</gallery>

===The Functionist Universe {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}===
<gallery>
File:Functionist council insignia.png|'''[[Functionist Council]]''' ''They're big on cogs.''
File:Functionary insignia.png|'''Functionist Council''' ''A variant worn by [[Functionary]] enforcers.''
</gallery>

==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
File:Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
File:ActionForce_Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] (European version of the brand)'''
File:Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' ''First used in 2003 for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], although not in the actual story. In 2015, the symbol returned, used on the [[Viper]] toy and in his fictional appearances.''
</gallery>

==Generation 2==
<gallery>
File: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 occurred since the [[Last Autobot]] had come and gone.''
File: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.''
File:Cybertronian.png|'''[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus's]] Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.''
File:Cybertron-federation.png|'''[[Cybertron Alliance]]''' ''This was only used in Japanese continuity to bridge [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]].''
</gallery>

==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
File:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'''
File:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
File:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' ''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|'''[[Tarantulas]]''' ''Worn by Tarantulus drones in [[Optimal Situation]].''
</gallery>
====[[Predacon (G1)]]====
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
<gallery>
File:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
File:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]'''
File:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
File:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'''
File:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars II===
<gallery>
File:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
File:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars Neo===
<gallery>
File:Blendtron red.png|'''[[Blendtron]] / [[Herald of Unicron]]'''
</gallery>
===Beast Machines===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal'''
File:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
File:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' ''This insignia replaced the [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
File:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]])''' ''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.''
</gallery>

==Car Robots==
<gallery>
File:Car Robots Destron.png|''Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in ''Robots in Disguise'') sub-group in ''Car Robots''—it's an upside-down ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] toy, a redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen several times in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.''
</gallery>

==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
<gallery>
File:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' ''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
File:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used on the Japanese packaging of Armada's Unicron toy, and was on Takara's website for the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada toyline]]. Also seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
</gallery>

===Energon===
<gallery>
File:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' ''Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' ''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' ''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' ''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' ''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
File:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' ''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
File:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' ''An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omnicons under his command in an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]''' ''The multi-national organization that governs [[Earth]] during the 2020s.''
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===Cybertron===
<gallery>
File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]''' ''Seen on [[Cyber Key]]s that belong to Transformers from Earth.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
File:Cyber_Key_Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Combatron.''
File:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]''' ''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
File:Cobybot-sigil.jpg|'''[[Cobybot]]''' ''Used only on the reformatted [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] piloted by [[Coby Hansen]].''
</gallery>

==Live-action film franchise==
===2007 ''Transformers'' film===
''For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in steely gray. Additionally, the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.''
<gallery>
File:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol. There are other minor differences in proportions and angles.''
File:Movie Autobot.JPG|''The movie Autobot symbol as it appeared in various promotional material. The beveled edges and metal appearance as opposed to the normal stencil-like insignia is reminiscent of the original insignias as they appeared on the G1 toy packaging.''
File:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G1 symbol has triangular eyes, as opposed to the skinny diamond eyes in the Movie symbol. Again, there are other minor differences. Perhaps most interesting in this continuity, is that the Decepticon symbol is based upon the face of [[The Fallen]].''
File:Movie Decepticon.JPG|''The movie Decepticon insignia as it appeared in various promotional material, similarly stylized like the Autobot insignia.''
File:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]''' ''A secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
File:Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot]]''' ''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[AllSpark]] for their own purposes.''
File:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]''' ''Stop Sector Seven is an organization created to stop Sector Seven. It is headed by [[Agent X]].''
File:Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade]]''' ''A [[Human|Terran]] radical group advocating the abolition of routine lunches by means of direct mealtime intervention.''
</gallery>

===Revenge of the Fallen===
<gallery>
File:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over top.''
File:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Insignia used on Autobot toys from the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint|refresh subline]].''
File:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon "Air Force"''' ''Appears on various ''Movie'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'', ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' toys, as well as on some ''Prime'' toys (including all toys of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], as well as his cartoon CG model).''
</gallery>

===The Last Knight===
<gallery>
File:Decepticon_Knights.jpg|Decepticon "Knights" symbol seen on the Decepticon Flag in promotional material
</gallery>

==[[Transtech]]==
<gallery>
File:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
File:Ozsa badge.png|'''Offworlder Zone Security Administration'''
</gallery>

==Shattered Glass==
''The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.''
<gallery>
File:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Autobotsecretpolice.png|'''Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' ''Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.''
</gallery>

==Animated==
<gallery>
File:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]''' ''This insignia is used by the elite forces under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].''
File:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]''' ''Worn by the security and peacekeeping forces of Cybertron.''
File:Stunticon Symbol.jpg|'''[[Team Stunticon]]''' ''Worn by Team Stunticon.''
File:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' ''The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].''
File:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
</gallery>

==Alternity==
<gallery>
File:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]s''' ''This insignia was seen worn by the [[synthoid]] [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], a member of the Protectors. Its basis is [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]]'s face, in accordance with his stated function as "Protector."''
</gallery>

==Star Wars Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
File:Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
File:Imperial_Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
File:Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
</gallery>

==Disney Label==
<gallery>
File:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]'''
File:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]'''
</gallery>

==Aligned==
<gallery>
File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
File:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
File:RescueBots cartoon insignia.png|Simplified '''[[Rescue Bot]]s''' insignia
File:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]]'''
File:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] Flag'''
File:DinobotFactionInsignia.jpg|'''[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
File:PredaconPrimeLogo.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (final)
File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (prototype)
File:PrimeSharkticonSymbol.png|'''[[Megatron (WFC)|Sharkticon Megatron]]
File:MECHlogo.png|'''[[MECH]]'''
File:Samswordbotsym.png|'''[[Swordbot Samurai Team]]'''
File:Prowl symbol.jpg|'''[[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]]
</gallery>

==''Transformers × Evangelion''==
<gallery>
File: NERV-Logo.jpg|'''[[NERV]]'''
</gallery>

==''Angry Birds Transformers''==
<gallery>
File:Autobirds symbol.png|'''[[Autobird]]s'''
File:Deceptihog symbol.png|'''[[Deceptihog]]s'''
</gallery>

==Others==
<gallery>
File:Animorphlogo.png|'''[[Animorph]]
File:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
File:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:First.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
File:Garikunsym_copy.jpg|'''[[Gari Robo-kun]]
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==Files==
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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. This was sometimes used as a tactical advantage when Transformers would temporarily wear the symbol of the opposite faction to fool their opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
When [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked him, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[File:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuits|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot wearing an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[File:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|left|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics====
The Autobots had at some point begun using a new insignia that resembled Optimus Prime rather than the [[Last Autobot]]. Bludgeon's Decepticons were also using a new symbol, similar to their old one, that coincidentally resembled the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] insignia closely.

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both a Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The "First Face" was, up until the outbreak of the war, considered the closest thing Cybertron had to a universal symbol, held in high regard by the High Priests of K'th Kinsere, the Ignition Cults and the Circuit Sects. Whenever the Cybertronian race was moved by significant unrest, the face would appear, often designed in subtle ways that historians would use to mark the transition from one epoch to the next. During [[Zeta Prime]]'s rule as Prime, the symbol was co-opted for the nascent Autobot faction. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

===Beast Wars: Uprising===
In the aftermath of [[Maxima]]'s death, numerous proto-formers began using a stylized image of her [[Luponoid]] steed as the insignia of the burgeoning Maximal faction. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

==Major cross-franchise insignia==
{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|-
![[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|upright=1.1|Autobot insignia]] [[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, it was known as the "Autobrand" and was seemingly based on the face of the [[Last Autobot]]. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the [[Quintesson]] slave brand.''
|-
![[File:Symbol decept reg.png|197px|Decepticon insignia]] [[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. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.

Note that the downward-facing point on the base of the central crest was unusual in the 1980s, where the original toy crest ([[#The Great War|see below]]) had ended in a blunt base, which the cartoon also generally used, though with a third point at the top. IDW have generally (though not universally) revived that version in the comics and reference books published by them, as seen on the [[:File:TDOOP RIB.jpg|RI-B cover of their ''Death of Optimus Prime'' one-shot.]]
|}

==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
<gallery>
File:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This ancient symbol was discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
File:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' ''This symbol appeared on the forehead of [[Primon|Ancient Robot]], who spoke to [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}}
File:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium Series|''Titanium'' toyline]] representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
</gallery>

===Pre-War {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}===
<gallery>
File:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' ''This symbol was worn by Clench and his team in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. After [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem.''
File:Security_symbol_Megatron_Origin.png|'''Security Services''' ''This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].''
File:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worn by the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]'s ship, as well as by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
</gallery>

===The War Within===
<gallery>
File:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.'' {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}
File:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s group.'' {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
</gallery>

===The Great War===
<gallery>
File:Symbol autobot dx edit.jpg|''The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging.''
File:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
File:MarvelTFUDecepticonInsignia.png|''The Decepticon sigil as it appeared in ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' profiles
File:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' ''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
File:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
File:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wrecker]]s''' ''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}
</gallery>

===Rubsigns===
<gallery>
File:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' ''Unactivated rubsign.''
File:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.''
File:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.''
File:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.''
File:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
</gallery>

===Wings Universe===
<gallery>
File:Cybertron_Knights.jpg|'''[[Cybertronian Knight]]s'''
</gallery>

===Of Masters and Mayhem===
<gallery>
File:Raptoricon_symbol.jpg|'''[[Raptoricon|Raptoricons]]'''
</gallery>

===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
<gallery caption="Race symbols">
File:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
File:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]/[[Terrorbot]]''' ''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] [[drone]]s.''
File:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' ''Introduced as the Blendtron's insignia (see below), it was later used in the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron
File:AmmoniteInsignia.png|'''[[Ammonite]]s'''
File:Destructon Symbol.png|'''[[Destructon]]'''
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Organizations">
File:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (cartoon)'''
File:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
File:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
File:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
File:RobotMasterInsignia.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
File:Skywatch Logo.png|'''[[Skywatch]]'''
File:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
File:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
</gallery>

===Kiss Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot]]s in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
<gallery>
File:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
File:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
File:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
</gallery>

===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
<gallery>
File:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
File:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
</gallery>

===The Functionist Universe {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}===
<gallery>
File:Functionist council insignia.png|'''[[Functionist Council]]''' ''They're big on cogs.''
File:Functionary insignia.png|'''Functionist Council''' ''A variant worn by [[Functionary]] enforcers.''
</gallery>

==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
File:Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
File:ActionForce_Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] (European version of the brand)'''
File:Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' ''First used in 2003 for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], although not in the actual story. In 2015, the symbol returned, used on the [[Viper]] toy and in his fictional appearances.''
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==Generation 2==
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File: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 occurred since the [[Last Autobot]] had come and gone.''
File: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.''
File:Cybertronian.png|'''[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus's]] Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.''
File:Cybertron-federation.png|'''[[Cybertron Alliance]]''' ''This was only used in Japanese continuity to bridge [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]].''
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==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
File:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'''
File:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
File:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' ''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|'''[[Tarantulas]]''' ''Worn by Tarantulus drones in [[Optimal Situation]].''
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====[[Predacon (G1)]]====
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
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File:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
File:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]'''
File:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
File:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'''
File:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
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===Beast Wars II===
<gallery>
File:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
File:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]'''
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===Beast Wars Neo===
<gallery>
File:Blendtron red.png|'''[[Blendtron]] / [[Herald of Unicron]]'''
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===Beast Machines===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal'''
File:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
File:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' ''This insignia replaced the [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
File:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]])''' ''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.''
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==Car Robots==
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File:Car Robots Destron.png|''Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in ''Robots in Disguise'') sub-group in ''Car Robots''—it's an upside-down ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] toy, a redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen several times in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.''
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==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
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File:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' ''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
File:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used on the Japanese packaging of Armada's Unicron toy, and was on Takara's website for the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada toyline]]. Also seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
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===Energon===
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File:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' ''Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' ''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' ''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' ''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' ''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
File:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' ''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
File:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' ''An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omnicons under his command in an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]''' ''The multi-national organization that governs [[Earth]] during the 2020s.''
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===Cybertron===
<gallery>
File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]''' ''Seen on [[Cyber Key]]s that belong to Transformers from Earth.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
File:Cyber_Key_Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Combatron.''
File:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]''' ''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
File:Cobybot-sigil.jpg|'''[[Cobybot]]''' ''Used only on the reformatted [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] piloted by [[Coby Hansen]].''
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==Live-action film franchise==
===2007 ''Transformers'' film===
''For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in steely gray. Additionally, the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.''
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File:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol. There are other minor differences in proportions and angles.''
File:Movie Autobot.JPG|''The movie Autobot symbol as it appeared in various promotional material. The beveled edges and metal appearance as opposed to the normal stencil-like insignia is reminiscent of the original insignias as they appeared on the G1 toy packaging.''
File:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G1 symbol has triangular eyes, as opposed to the skinny diamond eyes in the Movie symbol. Again, there are other minor differences. Perhaps most interesting in this continuity, is that the Decepticon symbol is based upon the face of [[The Fallen]].''
File:Movie Decepticon.JPG|''The movie Decepticon insignia as it appeared in various promotional material, similarly stylized like the Autobot insignia.''
File:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]''' ''A secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
File:Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot]]''' ''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[AllSpark]] for their own purposes.''
File:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]''' ''Stop Sector Seven is an organization created to stop Sector Seven. It is headed by [[Agent X]].''
File:Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade]]''' ''A [[Human|Terran]] radical group advocating the abolition of routine lunches by means of direct mealtime intervention.''
File:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon "Air Force"''' ''Appears on various ''Movie'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'', ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' toys, as well as on some ''Prime'' toys (including all toys of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], as well as his cartoon CG model).''
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===Revenge of the Fallen===
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File:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over top.''
File:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Insignia used on Autobot toys from the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint|refresh subline]].''
</gallery>

===The Last Knight===
<gallery>
File:Decepticon_Knights.jpg|Decepticon "Knights" symbol seen on the Decepticon Flag in promotional material
</gallery>

==[[Transtech]]==
<gallery>
File:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
File:Ozsa badge.png|'''Offworlder Zone Security Administration'''
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==Shattered Glass==
''The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.''
<gallery>
File:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Autobotsecretpolice.png|'''Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' ''Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.''
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==Animated==
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File:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]''' ''This insignia is used by the elite forces under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].''
File:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]''' ''Worn by the security and peacekeeping forces of Cybertron.''
File:Stunticon Symbol.jpg|'''[[Team Stunticon]]''' ''Worn by Team Stunticon.''
File:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' ''The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].''
File:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
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==Alternity==
<gallery>
File:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]s''' ''This insignia was seen worn by the [[synthoid]] [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], a member of the Protectors. Its basis is [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]]'s face, in accordance with his stated function as "Protector."''
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==Star Wars Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
File:Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
File:Imperial_Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
File:Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
</gallery>

==Disney Label==
<gallery>
File:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]'''
File:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]'''
</gallery>

==Aligned==
<gallery>
File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
File:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
File:RescueBots cartoon insignia.png|Simplified '''[[Rescue Bot]]s''' insignia
File:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]]'''
File:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] Flag'''
File:DinobotFactionInsignia.jpg|'''[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
File:PredaconPrimeLogo.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (final)
File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (prototype)
File:PrimeSharkticonSymbol.png|'''[[Megatron (WFC)|Sharkticon Megatron]]
File:MECHlogo.png|'''[[MECH]]'''
File:Samswordbotsym.png|'''[[Swordbot Samurai Team]]'''
File:Prowl symbol.jpg|'''[[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]]
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==''Transformers × Evangelion''==
<gallery>
File: NERV-Logo.jpg|'''[[NERV]]'''
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==''Angry Birds Transformers''==
<gallery>
File:Autobirds symbol.png|'''[[Autobird]]s'''
File:Deceptihog symbol.png|'''[[Deceptihog]]s'''
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==Others==
<gallery>
File:Animorphlogo.png|'''[[Animorph]]
File:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
File:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:First.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
File:Garikunsym_copy.jpg|'''[[Gari Robo-kun]]
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==Files==
*[[:File:Transformers Symbols.ttf|Transformers Insignias True Type Font]]

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[[File:FireintheSky Skyfires magicAutobotsymbol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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. This was sometimes used as a tactical advantage when Transformers would temporarily wear the symbol of the opposite faction to fool their opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
When [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked him, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[File:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuits|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot wearing an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[File:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|left|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics====
The Autobots had at some point begun using a new insignia that resembled Optimus Prime rather than the [[Last Autobot]]. Bludgeon's Decepticons were also using a new symbol, similar to their old one, that coincidentally resembled the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] insignia closely.

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both a Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The "First Face" was, up until the outbreak of the war, considered the closest thing Cybertron had to a universal symbol, held in high regard by the High Priests of K'th Kinsere, the Ignition Cults and the Circuit Sects. Whenever the Cybertronian race was moved by significant unrest, the face would appear, often designed in subtle ways that historians would use to mark the transition from one epoch to the next. During [[Zeta Prime]]'s rule as Prime, the symbol was co-opted for the nascent Autobot faction. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

===Beast Wars: Uprising===
In the aftermath of [[Maxima]]'s death, numerous proto-formers began using a stylized image of her [[Luponoid]] steed as the insignia of the burgeoning Maximal faction. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

==Major cross-franchise insignia==
{| class="prettytable" border="1"
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![[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|upright=1.1|Autobot insignia]] [[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, it was known as the "Autobrand" and was seemingly based on the face of the [[Last Autobot]]. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the [[Quintesson]] slave brand.''
|-
![[File:Symbol decept reg.png|197px|Decepticon insignia]] [[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. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.

Note that the downward-facing point on the base of the central crest was unusual in the 1980s, where the original toy crest ([[#The Great War|see below]]) had ended in a blunt base, which the cartoon also generally used, though with a third point at the top. IDW have generally (though not universally) revived that version in the comics and reference books published by them, as seen on the [[:File:TDOOP RIB.jpg|RI-B cover of their ''Death of Optimus Prime'' one-shot.]]
|}

==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
<gallery>
File:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This ancient symbol was discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
File:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' ''This symbol appeared on the forehead of [[Primon|Ancient Robot]], who spoke to [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}}
File:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium Series|''Titanium'' toyline]] representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
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===Pre-War {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}===
<gallery>
File:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' ''This symbol was worn by Clench and his team in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. After [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem.''
File:Security_symbol_Megatron_Origin.png|'''Security Services''' ''This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].''
File:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worn by the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]'s ship, as well as by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
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===The War Within===
<gallery>
File:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.'' {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}
File:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s group.'' {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
</gallery>

===The Great War===
<gallery>
File:Symbol autobot dx edit.jpg|''The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging.''
File:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
File:MarvelTFUDecepticonInsignia.png|''The Decepticon sigil as it appeared in ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' profiles
File:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' ''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
File:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
File:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wrecker]]s''' ''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}
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===Rubsigns===
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File:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' ''Unactivated rubsign.''
File:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.''
File:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.''
File:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.''
File:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
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===Wings Universe===
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File:Cybertron_Knights.jpg|'''[[Cybertronian Knight]]s'''
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===Of Masters and Mayhem===
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File:Raptoricon_symbol.jpg|'''[[Raptoricon|Raptoricons]]'''
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===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
<gallery caption="Race symbols">
File:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
File:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]/[[Terrorbot]]''' ''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] [[drone]]s.''
File:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' ''Introduced as the Blendtron's insignia (see below), it was later used in the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron
File:AmmoniteInsignia.png|'''[[Ammonite]]s'''
File:Destructon Symbol.png|'''[[Destructon]]'''
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<gallery caption="Organizations">
File:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (cartoon)'''
File:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
File:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
File:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
File:RobotMasterInsignia.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
File:Skywatch Logo.png|'''[[Skywatch]]'''
File:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
File:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
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===Kiss Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot]]s in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
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File:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
File:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
File:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
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===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
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File:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
File:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
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===The Functionist Universe {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}===
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File:Functionist council insignia.png|'''[[Functionist Council]]''' ''They're big on cogs.''
File:Functionary insignia.png|'''Functionist Council''' ''A variant worn by [[Functionary]] enforcers.''
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==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
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File:Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
File:Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
File:ActionForce_Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] (European version of the brand)'''
File:Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' ''First used in 2003 for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], although not in the actual story. In 2015, the symbol returned, used on the [[Viper]] toy and in his fictional appearances.''
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==Generation 2==
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File: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 occurred since the [[Last Autobot]] had come and gone.''
File: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.''
File:Cybertronian.png|'''[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus's]] Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.''
File:Cybertron-federation.png|'''[[Cybertron Alliance]]''' ''This was only used in Japanese continuity to bridge [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]].''
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==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
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File:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
File:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'''
File:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
File:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' ''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|'''[[Tarantulas]]''' ''Worn by Tarantulus drones in [[Optimal Situation]].''
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====[[Predacon (G1)]]====
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
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File:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
File:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]'''
File:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
File:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'''
File:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
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===Beast Wars II===
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File:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
File:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]'''
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===Beast Wars Neo===
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File:Blendtron red.png|'''[[Blendtron]] / [[Herald of Unicron]]'''
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===Beast Machines===
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File:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal'''
File:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
File:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' ''This insignia replaced the [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
File:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]])''' ''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.''
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==Car Robots==
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File:Car Robots Destron.png|''Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in ''Robots in Disguise'') sub-group in ''Car Robots''—it's an upside-down ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] toy, a redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen several times in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.''
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==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
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File:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' ''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
File:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used on the Japanese packaging of Armada's Unicron toy, and was on Takara's website for the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada toyline]]. Also seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
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===Energon===
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File:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' ''Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' ''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' ''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' ''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' ''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
File:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' ''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
File:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' ''An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omnicons under his command in an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]''' ''The multi-national organization that governs [[Earth]] during the 2020s.''
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===Cybertron===
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File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]''' ''Seen on [[Cyber Key]]s that belong to Transformers from Earth.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
File:Cyber_Key_Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Combatron.''
File:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]''' ''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
File:Cobybot-sigil.jpg|'''[[Cobybot]]''' ''Used only on the reformatted [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] piloted by [[Coby Hansen]].''
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==Live-action film franchise==
===2007 ''Transformers'' film===
''For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in steely gray. Additionally, the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.''
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File:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol. There are other minor differences in proportions and angles.''
File:Movie Autobot.JPG|''The movie Autobot symbol as it appeared in various promotional material. The beveled edges and metal appearance as opposed to the normal stencil-like insignia is reminiscent of the original insignias as they appeared on the G1 toy packaging.''
File:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G1 symbol has triangular eyes, as opposed to the skinny diamond eyes in the Movie symbol. Again, there are other minor differences. Perhaps most interesting in this continuity, is that the Decepticon symbol is based upon the face of [[The Fallen]].''
File:Movie Decepticon.JPG|''The movie Decepticon insignia as it appeared in various promotional material, similarly stylized like the Autobot insignia.''
File:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]''' ''A secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
File:Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot]]''' ''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[AllSpark]] for their own purposes.''
File:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]''' ''Stop Sector Seven is an organization created to stop Sector Seven. It is headed by [[Agent X]].''
File:Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade]]''' ''A [[Human|Terran]] radical group advocating the abolition of routine lunches by means of direct mealtime intervention.''
File:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon "Air Force"''' ''Appears on various ''Movie'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'', ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' toys, as well as on some ''Prime'' toys (including all toys of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], as well as his cartoon CG model).''
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===Revenge of the Fallen===
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File:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over top.''

File:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Insignia used on Autobot toys from the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint|refresh subline]].''
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==[[Transtech]]==
<gallery>
File:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
File:Ozsa badge.png|'''Offworlder Zone Security Administration'''
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==Shattered Glass==
''The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.''
<gallery>
File:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Autobotsecretpolice.png|'''Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' ''Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.''
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==Animated==
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File:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]''' ''This insignia is used by the elite forces under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].''
File:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]''' ''Worn by the security and peacekeeping forces of Cybertron.''
File:Stunticon Symbol.jpg|'''[[Team Stunticon]]''' ''Worn by Team Stunticon.''
File:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' ''The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].''
File:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
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==Alternity==
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File:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]s''' ''This insignia was seen worn by the [[synthoid]] [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], a member of the Protectors. Its basis is [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]]'s face, in accordance with his stated function as "Protector."''
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==Star Wars Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
File:Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
File:Imperial_Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
File:Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
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==Disney Label==
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File:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]'''
File:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]'''
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==Aligned==
<gallery>
File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
File:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
File:RescueBots cartoon insignia.png|Simplified '''[[Rescue Bot]]s''' insignia
File:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]]'''
File:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] Flag'''
File:DinobotFactionInsignia.jpg|'''[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
File:PredaconPrimeLogo.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (final)
File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (prototype)
File:PrimeSharkticonSymbol.png|'''[[Megatron (WFC)|Sharkticon Megatron]]
File:MECHlogo.png|'''[[MECH]]'''
File:Samswordbotsym.png|'''[[Swordbot Samurai Team]]'''
File:Prowl symbol.jpg|'''[[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]]
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==''Transformers × Evangelion''==
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File: NERV-Logo.jpg|'''[[NERV]]'''
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==''Angry Birds Transformers''==
<gallery>
File:Autobirds symbol.png|'''[[Autobird]]s'''
File:Deceptihog symbol.png|'''[[Deceptihog]]s'''
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==Others==
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File:Animorphlogo.png|'''[[Animorph]]
File:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
File:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:First.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
File:Garikunsym_copy.jpg|'''[[Gari Robo-kun]]
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==Files==
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[[File:FireintheSky Skyfires magicAutobotsymbol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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. This was sometimes used as a tactical advantage when Transformers would temporarily wear the symbol of the opposite faction to fool their opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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When [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked him, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[File:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuits|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot wearing an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[File:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|left|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics====
The Autobots had at some point begun using a new insignia that resembled Optimus Prime rather than the [[Last Autobot]]. Bludgeon's Decepticons were also using a new symbol, similar to their old one, that coincidentally resembled the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] insignia closely.

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both a Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The "First Face" was, up until the outbreak of the war, considered the closest thing Cybertron had to a universal symbol, held in high regard by the High Priests of K'th Kinsere, the Ignition Cults and the Circuit Sects. Whenever the Cybertronian race was moved by significant unrest, the face would appear, often designed in subtle ways that historians would use to mark the transition from one epoch to the next. During [[Zeta Prime]]'s rule as Prime, the symbol was co-opted for the nascent Autobot faction. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

===Beast Wars: Uprising===
In the aftermath of [[Maxima]]'s death, numerous proto-formers began using a stylized image of her [[Luponoid]] steed as the insignia of the burgeoning Maximal faction. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

==Major cross-franchise insignia==
{| class="prettytable" border="1"
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![[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|upright=1.1|Autobot insignia]] [[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, it was known as the "Autobrand" and was seemingly based on the face of the [[Last Autobot]]. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the [[Quintesson]] slave brand.''
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![[File:Symbol decept reg.png|197px|Decepticon insignia]] [[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. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.

Note that the downward-facing point on the base of the central crest was unusual in the 1980s, where the original toy crest ([[#The Great War|see below]]) had ended in a blunt base, which the cartoon also generally used, though with a third point at the top. IDW have generally (though not universally) revived that version in the comics and reference books published by them, as seen on the [[:File:TDOOP RIB.jpg|RI-B cover of their ''Death of Optimus Prime'' one-shot.]]
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==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
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File:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This ancient symbol was discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
File:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' ''This symbol appeared on the forehead of [[Primon|Ancient Robot]], who spoke to [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}}
File:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium Series|''Titanium'' toyline]] representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
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===Pre-War {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}===
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File:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' ''This symbol was worn by Clench and his team in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. After [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem.''
File:Security_symbol_Megatron_Origin.png|'''Security Services''' ''This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].''
File:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worn by the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]'s ship, as well as by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
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===The War Within===
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File:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.'' {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}
File:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s group.'' {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
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===The Great War===
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File:Symbol autobot dx edit.jpg|''The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging.''
File:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
File:MarvelTFUDecepticonInsignia.png|''The Decepticon sigil as it appeared in ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' profiles
File:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' ''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
File:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
File:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wrecker]]s''' ''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}
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===Rubsigns===
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File:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' ''Unactivated rubsign.''
File:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.''
File:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.''
File:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.''
File:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
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===Wings Universe===
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File:Cybertron_Knights.jpg|'''[[Cybertronian Knight]]s'''
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===Of Masters and Mayhem===
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File:Raptoricon_symbol.jpg|'''[[Raptoricon|Raptoricons]]'''
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===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
<gallery caption="Race symbols">
File:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
File:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]/[[Terrorbot]]''' ''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] [[drone]]s.''
File:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' ''Introduced as the Blendtron's insignia (see below), it was later used in the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron
File:AmmoniteInsignia.png|'''[[Ammonite]]s'''
File:Destructon Symbol.png|'''[[Destructon]]'''
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<gallery caption="Organizations">
File:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (cartoon)'''
File:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
File:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
File:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
File:RobotMasterInsignia.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
File:Skywatch Logo.png|'''[[Skywatch]]'''
File:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
File:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
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===Kiss Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot]]s in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
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File:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
File:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
File:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
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===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
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File:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
File:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
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===The Functionist Universe {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}===
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File:Functionist council insignia.png|'''[[Functionist Council]]''' ''They're big on cogs.''
File:Functionary insignia.png|'''Functionist Council''' ''A variant worn by [[Functionary]] enforcers.''
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==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
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File:Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
File:Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
File:ActionForce_Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] (European version of the brand)'''
File:Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' ''First used in 2003 for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], although not in the actual story. In 2015, the symbol returned, used on the [[Viper]] toy and in his fictional appearances.''
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==Generation 2==
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File: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 occurred since the [[Last Autobot]] had come and gone.''
File: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.''
File:Cybertronian.png|'''[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus's]] Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.''
File:Cybertron-federation.png|'''[[Cybertron Alliance]]''' ''This was only used in Japanese continuity to bridge [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]].''
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==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
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File:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
File:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'''
File:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
File:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' ''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
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====[[Predacon (G1)]]====
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
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File:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
File:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]'''
File:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
File:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'''
File:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
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===Beast Wars II===
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File:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
File:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]'''
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===Beast Wars Neo===
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File:Blendtron red.png|'''[[Blendtron]] / [[Herald of Unicron]]'''
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===Beast Machines===
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File:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal'''
File:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
File:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' ''This insignia replaced the [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
File:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]])''' ''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.''
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==Car Robots==
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File:Car Robots Destron.png|''Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in ''Robots in Disguise'') sub-group in ''Car Robots''—it's an upside-down ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] toy, a redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen several times in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.''
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==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
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File:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' ''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
File:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used on the Japanese packaging of Armada's Unicron toy, and was on Takara's website for the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada toyline]]. Also seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
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===Energon===
<gallery>
File:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' ''Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' ''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' ''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' ''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' ''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
File:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' ''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
File:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' ''An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omnicons under his command in an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]''' ''The multi-national organization that governs [[Earth]] during the 2020s.''
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===Cybertron===
<gallery>
File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]''' ''Seen on [[Cyber Key]]s that belong to Transformers from Earth.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
File:Cyber_Key_Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Combatron.''
File:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]''' ''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
File:Cobybot-sigil.jpg|'''[[Cobybot]]''' ''Used only on the reformatted [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] piloted by [[Coby Hansen]].''
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==Live-action film franchise==
===2007 ''Transformers'' film===
''For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in steely gray. Additionally, the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.''
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File:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol. There are other minor differences in proportions and angles.''
File:Movie Autobot.JPG|''The movie Autobot symbol as it appeared in various promotional material. The beveled edges and metal appearance as opposed to the normal stencil-like insignia is reminiscent of the original insignias as they appeared on the G1 toy packaging.''
File:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G1 symbol has triangular eyes, as opposed to the skinny diamond eyes in the Movie symbol. Again, there are other minor differences. Perhaps most interesting in this continuity, is that the Decepticon symbol is based upon the face of [[The Fallen]].''
File:Movie Decepticon.JPG|''The movie Decepticon insignia as it appeared in various promotional material, similarly stylized like the Autobot insignia.''
File:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]''' ''A secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
File:Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot]]''' ''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[AllSpark]] for their own purposes.''
File:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]''' ''Stop Sector Seven is an organization created to stop Sector Seven. It is headed by [[Agent X]].''
File:Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade]]''' ''A [[Human|Terran]] radical group advocating the abolition of routine lunches by means of direct mealtime intervention.''
File:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon "Air Force"''' ''Appears on various ''Movie'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'', ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' toys, as well as on some ''Prime'' toys (including all toys of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], as well as his cartoon CG model).''
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===Revenge of the Fallen===
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File:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over top.''

File:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Insignia used on Autobot toys from the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint|refresh subline]].''
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==[[Transtech]]==
<gallery>
File:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
File:Ozsa badge.png|'''Offworlder Zone Security Administration'''
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==Shattered Glass==
''The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.''
<gallery>
File:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Autobotsecretpolice.png|'''Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' ''Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.''
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==Animated==
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File:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]''' ''This insignia is used by the elite forces under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].''
File:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]''' ''Worn by the security and peacekeeping forces of Cybertron.''
File:Stunticon Symbol.jpg|'''[[Team Stunticon]]''' ''Worn by Team Stunticon.''
File:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' ''The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].''
File:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
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==Alternity==
<gallery>
File:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]s''' ''This insignia was seen worn by the [[synthoid]] [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], a member of the Protectors. Its basis is [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]]'s face, in accordance with his stated function as "Protector."''
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==Star Wars Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
File:Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
File:Imperial_Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
File:Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
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==Disney Label==
<gallery>
File:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]'''
File:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]'''
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==Aligned==
<gallery>
File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
File:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
File:RescueBots cartoon insignia.png|Simplified '''[[Rescue Bot]]s''' insignia
File:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]]'''
File:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] Flag'''
File:DinobotFactionInsignia.jpg|'''[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
File:PredaconPrimeLogo.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (final)
File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (prototype)
File:PrimeSharkticonSymbol.png|'''[[Megatron (WFC)|Sharkticon Megatron]]
File:MECHlogo.png|'''[[MECH]]'''
File:Samswordbotsym.png|'''[[Swordbot Samurai Team]]'''
File:Prowl symbol.jpg|'''[[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]]
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==''Transformers × Evangelion''==
<gallery>
File: NERV-Logo.jpg|'''[[NERV]]'''
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==''Angry Birds Transformers''==
<gallery>
File:Autobirds symbol.png|'''[[Autobird]]s'''
File:Deceptihog symbol.png|'''[[Deceptihog]]s'''
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==Others==
<gallery>
File:Animorphlogo.png|'''[[Animorph]]
File:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
File:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:First.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
File:Garikunsym_copy.jpg|'''[[Gari Robo-kun]]
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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. This was sometimes used as a tactical advantage when Transformers would temporarily wear the symbol of the opposite faction to fool their opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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When [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked him, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[File:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuits|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot wearing an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[File:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|left|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics====
The Autobots had at some point begun using a new insignia that resembled Optimus Prime rather than the [[Last Autobot]]. Bludgeon's Decepticons were also using a new symbol, similar to their old one, that coincidentally resembled the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] insignia closely.

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both a Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The "First Face" was, up until the outbreak of the war, considered the closest thing Cybertron had to a universal symbol, held in high regard by the High Priests of K'th Kinsere, the Ignition Cults and the Circuit Sects. Whenever the Cybertronian race was moved by significant unrest, the face would appear, often designed in subtle ways that historians would use to mark the transition from one epoch to the next. During [[Zeta Prime]]'s rule as Prime, the symbol was co-opted for the nascent Autobot faction. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

===Beast Wars: Uprising===
In the aftermath of [[Maxima]]'s death, numerous proto-formers began using a stylized image of her [[Luponoid]] steed as the insignia of the burgeoning Maximal faction. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

==Major cross-franchise insignia==
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![[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|upright=1.1|Autobot insignia]] [[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, it was known as the "Autobrand" and was seemingly based on the face of the [[Last Autobot]]. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the [[Quintesson]] slave brand.''
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![[File:Symbol decept reg.png|197px|Decepticon insignia]] [[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. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.

Note that the downward-facing point on the base of the central crest was unusual in the 1980s, where the original toy crest ([[#The Great War|see below]]) had ended in a blunt base, which the cartoon also generally used, though with a third point at the top. IDW have generally (though not universally) revived that version in the comics and reference books published by them, as seen on the [[:File:TDOOP RIB.jpg|RI-B cover of their ''Death of Optimus Prime'' one-shot.]]
|}

==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
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File:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This ancient symbol was discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
File:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' ''This symbol appeared on the forehead of [[Primon|Ancient Robot]], who spoke to [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}}
File:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium Series|''Titanium'' toyline]] representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
</gallery>

===Pre-War {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}===
<gallery>
File:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' ''This symbol was worn by Clench and his team in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. After [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem.''
File:Security_symbol_Megatron_Origin.png|'''Security Services''' ''This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].''
File:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worn by the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]'s ship, as well as by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
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===The War Within===
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File:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.'' {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}
File:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s group.'' {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
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===The Great War===
<gallery>
File:Symbol autobot dx edit.jpg|''The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging.''
File:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
File:MarvelTFUDecepticonInsignia.png|''The Decepticon sigil as it appeared in ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' profiles
File:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' ''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
File:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
File:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wrecker]]s''' ''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}
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===Rubsigns===
<gallery>
File:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' ''Unactivated rubsign.''
File:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.''
File:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.''
File:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.''
File:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
</gallery>

===Wings Universe===
<gallery>
File:Cybertron_Knights.jpg|'''[[Cybertronian Knight]]s'''
</gallery>

===Of Masters and Mayhem===
<gallery>
File:Raptoricon_symbol.jpg|'''[[Raptoricon|Raptoricons]]'''
</gallery>

===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
<gallery caption="Race symbols">
File:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
File:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]/[[Terrorbot]]''' ''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] [[drone]]s.''
File:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' ''Introduced as the Blendtron's insignia (see below), it was later used in the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron
File:AmmoniteInsignia.png|'''[[Ammonite]]s'''
File:Destructon Symbol.png|'''[[Destructon]]'''
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Organizations">
File:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (cartoon)'''
File:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
File:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
File:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
File:RobotMasterInsignia.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
File:Skywatch Logo.png|'''[[Skywatch]]'''
File:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
File:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
</gallery>

===Kiss Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot]]s in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
<gallery>
File:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
File:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
File:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
</gallery>

===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
<gallery>
File:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
File:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
</gallery>

===The Functionist Universe {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}===
<gallery>
File:Functionist council insignia.png|'''[[Functionist Council]]''' ''They're big on cogs.''
File:Functionary insignia.png|'''Functionist Council''' ''A variant worn by [[Functionary]] enforcers.''
</gallery>

==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
File:Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
File:ActionForce_Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] (European version of the brand)'''
File:Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' ''First used in 2003 for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], although not in the actual story. In 2015, the symbol returned, used on the [[Viper]] toy and in his fictional appearances.''
</gallery>

==Generation 2==
<gallery>
File: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 occurred since the [[Last Autobot]] had come and gone.''
File: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.''
File:Cybertronian.png|'''[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus's]] Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.''
File:Cybertron-federation.png|'''[[Cybertron Alliance]]''' ''This was only used in Japanese continuity to bridge [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]].''
</gallery>

==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
File:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'''
File:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
File:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' ''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
</gallery>
====[[Predacon (G1)]]====
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
<gallery>
File:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
File:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]'''
File:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
File:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'''
File:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
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===Beast Wars II===
<gallery>
File:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
File:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars Neo===
<gallery>
File:Blendtron red.png|'''[[Blendtron]] / [[Herald of Unicron]]'''
</gallery>
===Beast Machines===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal'''
File:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
File:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' ''This insignia replaced the [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
File:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]])''' ''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.''
</gallery>

==Car Robots==
<gallery>
File:Car Robots Destron.png|''Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in ''Robots in Disguise'') sub-group in ''Car Robots''—it's an upside-down ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] toy, a redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen several times in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.''
</gallery>

==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
<gallery>
File:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' ''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
File:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used on the Japanese packaging of Armada's Unicron toy, and was on Takara's website for the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada toyline]]. Also seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
</gallery>

===Energon===
<gallery>
File:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' ''Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' ''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' ''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' ''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' ''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
File:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' ''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
File:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' ''An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omnicons under his command in an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]''' ''The multi-national organization that governs [[Earth]] during the 2020s.''
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===Cybertron===
<gallery>
File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]''' ''Seen on [[Cyber Key]]s that belong to Transformers from Earth.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
File:Cyber_Key_Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Combatron.''
File:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]''' ''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
File:Cobybot-sigil.jpg|'''[[Cobybot]]''' ''Used only on the reformatted [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] piloted by [[Coby Hansen]].''
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==Live-action film franchise==
===2007 ''Transformers'' film===
''For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in steely gray. Additionally, the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.''
<gallery>
File:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol. There are other minor differences in proportions and angles.''
File:Movie Autobot.JPG|''The movie Autobot symbol as it appeared in various promotional material. The beveled edges and metal appearance as opposed to the normal stencil-like insignia is reminiscent of the original insignias as they appeared on the G1 toy packaging.''
File:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G1 symbol has triangular eyes, as opposed to the skinny diamond eyes in the Movie symbol. Again, there are other minor differences. Perhaps most interesting in this continuity, is that the Decepticon symbol is based upon the face of [[The Fallen]].''
File:Movie Decepticon.JPG|''The movie Decepticon insignia as it appeared in various promotional material, similarly stylized like the Autobot insignia.''
File:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]''' ''A secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
File:Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot]]''' ''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[AllSpark]] for their own purposes.''
File:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]''' ''Stop Sector Seven is an organization created to stop Sector Seven. It is headed by [[Agent X]].''
File:Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade]]''' ''A [[Human|Terran]] radical group advocating the abolition of routine lunches by means of direct mealtime intervention.''
File:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon "Air Force"''' ''Appears on various ''Movie'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'', ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' toys, as well as on some ''Prime'' toys (including all toys of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], as well as his cartoon CG model).''
</gallery>

===Revenge of the Fallen===
<gallery>
File:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over top.''

File:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Insignia used on Autobot toys from the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint|refresh subline]].''
</gallery>

==[[Transtech]]==
<gallery>
File:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
File:Ozsa badge.png|'''Offworlder Zone Security Administration'''
</gallery>

==Shattered Glass==
''The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.''
<gallery>
File:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Autobotsecretpolice.png|'''Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' ''Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.''
</gallery>

==Animated==
<gallery>
File:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]''' ''This insignia is used by the elite forces under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].''
File:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]''' ''Worn by the security and peacekeeping forces of Cybertron.''
File:Stunticon Symbol.jpg|'''[[Team Stunticon]]'''''' ''Worn by Team Stunticon.''
File:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' ''The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].''
File:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
</gallery>

==Alternity==
<gallery>
File:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]s''' ''This insignia was seen worn by the [[synthoid]] [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], a member of the Protectors. Its basis is [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]]'s face, in accordance with his stated function as "Protector."''
</gallery>

==Star Wars Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
File:Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
File:Imperial_Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
File:Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
</gallery>

==Disney Label==
<gallery>
File:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]'''
File:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]'''
</gallery>

==Aligned==
<gallery>
File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
File:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
File:RescueBots cartoon insignia.png|Simplified '''[[Rescue Bot]]s''' insignia
File:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]]'''
File:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] Flag'''
File:DinobotFactionInsignia.jpg|'''[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
File:PredaconPrimeLogo.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (final)
File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (prototype)
File:PrimeSharkticonSymbol.png|'''[[Megatron (WFC)|Sharkticon Megatron]]
File:MECHlogo.png|'''[[MECH]]'''
File:Samswordbotsym.png|'''[[Swordbot Samurai Team]]'''
File:Prowl symbol.jpg|'''[[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]]
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==''Transformers × Evangelion''==
<gallery>
File: NERV-Logo.jpg|'''[[NERV]]'''
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==''Angry Birds Transformers''==
<gallery>
File:Autobirds symbol.png|'''[[Autobird]]s'''
File:Deceptihog symbol.png|'''[[Deceptihog]]s'''
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==Others==
<gallery>
File:Animorphlogo.png|'''[[Animorph]]
File:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
File:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:First.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
File:Garikunsym_copy.jpg|'''[[Gari Robo-kun]]
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==Files==
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Symbol of the Team Stunticon

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Insignia

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Shock Dragoon:

[[File:FireintheSky Skyfires magicAutobotsymbol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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. This was sometimes used as a tactical advantage when Transformers would temporarily wear the symbol of the opposite faction to fool their opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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When [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked him, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[File:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuits|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot wearing an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[File:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|left|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics====
The Autobots had at some point begun using a new insignia that resembled Optimus Prime rather than the [[Last Autobot]]. Bludgeon's Decepticons were also using a new symbol, similar to their old one, that coincidentally resembled the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] insignia closely.

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both a Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The "First Face" was, up until the outbreak of the war, considered the closest thing Cybertron had to a universal symbol, held in high regard by the High Priests of K'th Kinsere, the Ignition Cults and the Circuit Sects. Whenever the Cybertronian race was moved by significant unrest, the face would appear, often designed in subtle ways that historians would use to mark the transition from one epoch to the next. During [[Zeta Prime]]'s rule as Prime, the symbol was co-opted for the nascent Autobot faction. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

===Beast Wars: Uprising===
In the aftermath of [[Maxima]]'s death, numerous proto-formers began using a stylized image of her [[Luponoid]] steed as the insignia of the burgeoning Maximal faction. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

==Major cross-franchise insignia==
{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|-
![[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|upright=1.1|Autobot insignia]] [[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, it was known as the "Autobrand" and was seemingly based on the face of the [[Last Autobot]]. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the [[Quintesson]] slave brand.''
|-
![[File:Symbol decept reg.png|197px|Decepticon insignia]] [[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. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.

Note that the downward-facing point on the base of the central crest was unusual in the 1980s, where the original toy crest ([[#The Great War|see below]]) had ended in a blunt base, which the cartoon also generally used, though with a third point at the top. IDW have generally (though not universally) revived that version in the comics and reference books published by them, as seen on the [[:File:TDOOP RIB.jpg|RI-B cover of their ''Death of Optimus Prime'' one-shot.]]
|}

==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
<gallery>
File:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This ancient symbol was discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
File:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' ''This symbol appeared on the forehead of [[Primon|Ancient Robot]], who spoke to [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}}
File:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium Series|''Titanium'' toyline]] representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
</gallery>

===Pre-War {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}===
<gallery>
File:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' ''This symbol was worn by Clench and his team in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. After [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem.''
File:Security_symbol_Megatron_Origin.png|'''Security Services''' ''This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].''
File:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worn by the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]'s ship, as well as by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
</gallery>

===The War Within===
<gallery>
File:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.'' {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}
File:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s group.'' {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
</gallery>

===The Great War===
<gallery>
File:Symbol autobot dx edit.jpg|''The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging.''
File:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
File:MarvelTFUDecepticonInsignia.png|''The Decepticon sigil as it appeared in ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' profiles
File:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' ''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
File:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
File:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wrecker]]s''' ''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}
</gallery>

===Rubsigns===
<gallery>
File:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' ''Unactivated rubsign.''
File:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.''
File:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.''
File:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.''
File:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
</gallery>

===Wings Universe===
<gallery>
File:Cybertron_Knights.jpg|'''[[Cybertronian Knight]]s'''
</gallery>

===Of Masters and Mayhem===
<gallery>
File:Raptoricon_symbol.jpg|'''[[Raptoricon|Raptoricons]]'''
</gallery>

===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
<gallery caption="Race symbols">
File:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
File:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]/[[Terrorbot]]''' ''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] [[drone]]s.''
File:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' ''Introduced as the Blendtron's insignia (see below), it was later used in the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron
File:AmmoniteInsignia.png|'''[[Ammonite]]s'''
File:Destructon Symbol.png|'''[[Destructon]]'''
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Organizations">
File:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (cartoon)'''
File:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
File:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
File:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
File:RobotMasterInsignia.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
File:Skywatch Logo.png|'''[[Skywatch]]'''
File:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
File:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
</gallery>

===Kiss Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot]]s in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
<gallery>
File:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
File:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
File:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
</gallery>

===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
<gallery>
File:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
File:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
</gallery>

===The Functionist Universe {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}===
<gallery>
File:Functionist council insignia.png|'''[[Functionist Council]]''' ''They're big on cogs.''
File:Functionary insignia.png|'''Functionist Council''' ''A variant worn by [[Functionary]] enforcers.''
</gallery>

==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
File:Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
File:ActionForce_Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] (European version of the brand)'''
File:Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' ''First used in 2003 for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], although not in the actual story. In 2015, the symbol returned, used on the [[Viper]] toy and in his fictional appearances.''
</gallery>

==Generation 2==
<gallery>
File: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 occurred since the [[Last Autobot]] had come and gone.''
File: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.''
File:Cybertronian.png|'''[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus's]] Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.''
File:Cybertron-federation.png|'''[[Cybertron Alliance]]''' ''This was only used in Japanese continuity to bridge [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]].''
</gallery>

==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
File:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'''
File:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
File:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' ''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
</gallery>
====[[Predacon (G1)]]====
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
<gallery>
File:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
File:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]'''
File:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
File:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'''
File:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars II===
<gallery>
File:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
File:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars Neo===
<gallery>
File:Blendtron red.png|'''[[Blendtron]] / [[Herald of Unicron]]'''
</gallery>
===Beast Machines===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal'''
File:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
File:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' ''This insignia replaced the [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
File:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]])''' ''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.''
</gallery>

==Car Robots==
<gallery>
File:Car Robots Destron.png|''Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in ''Robots in Disguise'') sub-group in ''Car Robots''—it's an upside-down ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] toy, a redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen several times in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.''
</gallery>

==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
<gallery>
File:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' ''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
File:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used on the Japanese packaging of Armada's Unicron toy, and was on Takara's website for the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada toyline]]. Also seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
</gallery>

===Energon===
<gallery>
File:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' ''Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' ''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' ''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' ''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' ''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
File:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' ''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
File:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' ''An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omnicons under his command in an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]''' ''The multi-national organization that governs [[Earth]] during the 2020s.''
</gallery>

===Cybertron===
<gallery>
File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]''' ''Seen on [[Cyber Key]]s that belong to Transformers from Earth.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
File:Cyber_Key_Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Combatron.''
File:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]''' ''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
File:Cobybot-sigil.jpg|'''[[Cobybot]]''' ''Used only on the reformatted [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] piloted by [[Coby Hansen]].''
</gallery>

==Live-action film franchise==
===2007 ''Transformers'' film===
''For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in steely gray. Additionally, the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.''
<gallery>
File:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol. There are other minor differences in proportions and angles.''
File:Movie Autobot.JPG|''The movie Autobot symbol as it appeared in various promotional material. The beveled edges and metal appearance as opposed to the normal stencil-like insignia is reminiscent of the original insignias as they appeared on the G1 toy packaging.''
File:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G1 symbol has triangular eyes, as opposed to the skinny diamond eyes in the Movie symbol. Again, there are other minor differences. Perhaps most interesting in this continuity, is that the Decepticon symbol is based upon the face of [[The Fallen]].''
File:Movie Decepticon.JPG|''The movie Decepticon insignia as it appeared in various promotional material, similarly stylized like the Autobot insignia.''
File:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]''' ''A secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
File:Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot]]''' ''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[AllSpark]] for their own purposes.''
File:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]''' ''Stop Sector Seven is an organization created to stop Sector Seven. It is headed by [[Agent X]].''
File:Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade]]''' ''A [[Human|Terran]] radical group advocating the abolition of routine lunches by means of direct mealtime intervention.''
File:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon "Air Force"''' ''Appears on various ''Movie'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'', ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' toys, as well as on some ''Prime'' toys (including all toys of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], as well as his cartoon CG model).''
</gallery>

===Revenge of the Fallen===
<gallery>
File:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over top.''

File:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Insignia used on Autobot toys from the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint|refresh subline]].''
</gallery>

==[[Transtech]]==
<gallery>
File:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
File:Ozsa badge.png|'''Offworlder Zone Security Administration'''
</gallery>

==Shattered Glass==
''The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.''
<gallery>
File:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Autobotsecretpolice.png|'''Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' ''Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.''
</gallery>

==Animated==
<gallery>
File:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]''' ''This insignia is used by the elite forces under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].''
File:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' ''The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].''
File:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]''' ''Worn by the security and peacekeeping forces of Cybertron.''
File:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
</gallery>

==Alternity==
<gallery>
File:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]s''' ''This insignia was seen worn by the [[synthoid]] [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], a member of the Protectors. Its basis is [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]]'s face, in accordance with his stated function as "Protector."''
</gallery>

==Star Wars Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
File:Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
File:Imperial_Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
File:Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
</gallery>

==Disney Label==
<gallery>
File:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]'''
File:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]'''
</gallery>

==Aligned==
<gallery>
File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
File:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
File:RescueBots cartoon insignia.png|Simplified '''[[Rescue Bot]]s''' insignia
File:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]]'''
File:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] Flag'''
File:DinobotFactionInsignia.jpg|'''[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
File:PredaconPrimeLogo.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (final)
File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (prototype)
File:PrimeSharkticonSymbol.png|'''[[Megatron (WFC)|Sharkticon Megatron]]
File:MECHlogo.png|'''[[MECH]]'''
File:Samswordbotsym.png|'''Samurai [[Swordbot]]s'''
File:Prowl symbol.jpg|'''[[Prowl (Prime)|Prowl]]
</gallery>

==''Transformers × Evangelion''==
<gallery>
File: NERV-Logo.jpg|'''[[NERV]]'''
</gallery>

==''Angry Birds Transformers''==
<gallery>
File:Autobirds symbol.png|'''[[Autobird]]s'''
File:Deceptihog symbol.png|'''[[Deceptihog]]s'''
</gallery>

==Others==
<gallery>
File:Animorphlogo.png|'''[[Animorph]]
File:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
File:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:First.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
File:Garikunsym_copy.jpg|'''[[Gari Robo-kun]]
</gallery>

==Files==
*[[:File:Transformers Symbols.ttf|Transformers Insignias True Type Font]]

[[Category:Factions]]
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[[Category:Transformer culture]]

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Shock Dragoon:

An Insignia found on the Prowl (Prime) figure

[[Category:Insignia]]

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2017-04-23T04:27:03Z

Shock Dragoon: An Insignia found on the Prowl (Prime) figure

An Insignia found on the Prowl (Prime) figure

File:DinobotFactionInsignia.jpg

2017-04-22T20:05:46Z

Shock Dragoon: Shock Dragoon uploaded a new version of "File:DinobotFactionInsignia.jpg"

Dinobot Faction Symbol from Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

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Insignia

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Shock Dragoon: /* Aligned */

[[File:FireintheSky Skyfires magicAutobotsymbol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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. This was sometimes used as a tactical advantage when Transformers would temporarily wear the symbol of the opposite faction to fool their opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
When [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked him, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[File:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuits|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot wearing an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[File:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|left|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics====
The Autobots had at some point begun using a new insignia that resembled Optimus Prime rather than the [[Last Autobot]]. Bludgeon's Decepticons were also using a new symbol, similar to their old one, that coincidentally resembled the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] insignia closely.

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both a Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The "First Face" was, up until the outbreak of the war, considered the closest thing Cybertron had to a universal symbol, held in high regard by the High Priests of K'th Kinsere, the Ignition Cults and the Circuit Sects. Whenever the Cybertronian race was moved by significant unrest, the face would appear, often designed in subtle ways that historians would use to mark the transition from one epoch to the next. During [[Zeta Prime]]'s rule as Prime, the symbol was co-opted for the nascent Autobot faction. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

===Beast Wars: Uprising===
In the aftermath of [[Maxima]]'s death, numerous proto-formers began using a stylized image of her [[Luponoid]] steed as the insignia of the burgeoning Maximal faction. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

==Major cross-franchise insignia==
{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|-
![[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|upright=1.1|Autobot insignia]] [[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, it was known as the "Autobrand" and was seemingly based on the face of the [[Last Autobot]]. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the [[Quintesson]] slave brand.''
|-
![[File:Symbol decept reg.png|197px|Decepticon insignia]] [[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. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.

Note that the downward-facing point on the base of the central crest was unusual in the 1980s, where the original toy crest ([[#The Great War|see below]]) had ended in a blunt base, which the cartoon also generally used, though with a third point at the top. IDW have generally (though not universally) revived that version in the comics and reference books published by them, as seen on the [[:File:TDOOP RIB.jpg|RI-B cover of their ''Death of Optimus Prime'' one-shot.]]
|}

==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
<gallery>
File:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This ancient symbol was discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
File:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' ''This symbol appeared on the forehead of [[Primon|Ancient Robot]], who spoke to [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}}
File:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium Series|''Titanium'' toyline]] representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
</gallery>

===Pre-War {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}===
<gallery>
File:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' ''This symbol was worn by Clench and his team in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. After [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem.''
File:Security_symbol_Megatron_Origin.png|'''Security Services''' ''This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].''
File:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worn by the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]'s ship, as well as by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
</gallery>

===The War Within===
<gallery>
File:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.'' {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}
File:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s group.'' {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
</gallery>

===The Great War===
<gallery>
File:Symbol autobot dx edit.jpg|''The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging.''
File:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
File:MarvelTFUDecepticonInsignia.png|''The Decepticon sigil as it appeared in ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' profiles
File:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' ''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
File:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
File:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wrecker]]s''' ''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}
</gallery>

===Rubsigns===
<gallery>
File:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' ''Unactivated rubsign.''
File:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.''
File:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.''
File:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.''
File:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
</gallery>

===Wings Universe===
<gallery>
File:Cybertron_Knights.jpg|'''[[Cybertronian Knight]]s'''
</gallery>

===Of Masters and Mayhem===
<gallery>
File:Raptoricon_symbol.jpg|'''[[Raptoricon|Raptoricons]]'''
</gallery>

===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
<gallery caption="Race symbols">
File:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
File:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]/[[Terrorbot]]''' ''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] [[drone]]s.''
File:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' ''Introduced as the Blendtron's insignia (see below), it was later used in the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron
File:AmmoniteInsignia.png|'''[[Ammonite]]s'''
File:Destructon Symbol.png|'''[[Destructon]]'''
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Organizations">
File:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (cartoon)'''
File:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
File:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
File:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
File:RobotMasterInsignia.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
File:Skywatch Logo.png|'''[[Skywatch]]'''
File:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
File:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
</gallery>

===Kiss Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot]]s in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
<gallery>
File:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
File:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
File:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
</gallery>

===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
<gallery>
File:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
File:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
</gallery>

===The Functionist Universe {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}===
<gallery>
File:Functionist council insignia.png|'''[[Functionist Council]]''' ''They're big on cogs.''
File:Functionary insignia.png|'''Functionist Council''' ''A variant worn by [[Functionary]] enforcers.''
</gallery>

==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
File:Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
File:ActionForce_Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] (European version of the brand)'''
File:Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' ''First used in 2003 for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], although not in the actual story. In 2015, the symbol returned, used on the [[Viper]] toy and in his fictional appearances.''
</gallery>

==Generation 2==
<gallery>
File: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 occurred since the [[Last Autobot]] had come and gone.''
File: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.''
File:Cybertronian.png|'''[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus's]] Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.''
File:Cybertron-federation.png|'''[[Cybertron Alliance]]''' ''This was only used in Japanese continuity to bridge [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]].''
</gallery>

==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
File:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'''
File:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
File:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' ''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
</gallery>
====[[Predacon (G1)]]====
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
<gallery>
File:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
File:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]'''
File:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
File:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'''
File:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars II===
<gallery>
File:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
File:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars Neo===
<gallery>
File:Blendtron red.png|'''[[Blendtron]] / [[Herald of Unicron]]'''
</gallery>
===Beast Machines===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal'''
File:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
File:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' ''This insignia replaced the [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
File:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]])''' ''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.''
</gallery>

==Car Robots==
<gallery>
File:Car Robots Destron.png|''Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in ''Robots in Disguise'') sub-group in ''Car Robots''—it's an upside-down ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] toy, a redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen several times in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.''
</gallery>

==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
<gallery>
File:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' ''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
File:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used on the Japanese packaging of Armada's Unicron toy, and was on Takara's website for the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada toyline]]. Also seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
</gallery>

===Energon===
<gallery>
File:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' ''Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' ''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' ''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' ''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' ''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
File:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' ''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
File:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' ''An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omnicons under his command in an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]''' ''The multi-national organization that governs [[Earth]] during the 2020s.''
</gallery>

===Cybertron===
<gallery>
File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]''' ''Seen on [[Cyber Key]]s that belong to Transformers from Earth.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
File:Cyber_Key_Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Combatron.''
File:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]''' ''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
File:Cobybot-sigil.jpg|'''[[Cobybot]]''' ''Used only on the reformatted [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] piloted by [[Coby Hansen]].''
</gallery>

==Live-action film franchise==
===2007 ''Transformers'' film===
''For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in steely gray. Additionally, the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.''
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File:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol. There are other minor differences in proportions and angles.''
File:Movie Autobot.JPG|''The movie Autobot symbol as it appeared in various promotional material. The beveled edges and metal appearance as opposed to the normal stencil-like insignia is reminiscent of the original insignias as they appeared on the G1 toy packaging.''
File:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G1 symbol has triangular eyes, as opposed to the skinny diamond eyes in the Movie symbol. Again, there are other minor differences. Perhaps most interesting in this continuity, is that the Decepticon symbol is based upon the face of [[The Fallen]].''
File:Movie Decepticon.JPG|''The movie Decepticon insignia as it appeared in various promotional material, similarly stylized like the Autobot insignia.''
File:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]''' ''A secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
File:Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot]]''' ''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[AllSpark]] for their own purposes.''
File:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]''' ''Stop Sector Seven is an organization created to stop Sector Seven. It is headed by [[Agent X]].''
File:Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade]]''' ''A [[Human|Terran]] radical group advocating the abolition of routine lunches by means of direct mealtime intervention.''
File:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon "Air Force"''' ''Appears on various ''Movie'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'', ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' toys, as well as on some ''Prime'' toys (including all toys of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], as well as his cartoon CG model).''
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===Revenge of the Fallen===
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File:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over top.''

File:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Insignia used on Autobot toys from the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint|refresh subline]].''
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==[[Transtech]]==
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File:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
File:Ozsa badge.png|'''Offworlder Zone Security Administration'''
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==Shattered Glass==
''The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.''
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File:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Autobotsecretpolice.png|'''Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' ''Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.''
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==Animated==
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File:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]''' ''This insignia is used by the elite forces under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].''
File:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' ''The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].''
File:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]''' ''Worn by the security and peacekeeping forces of Cybertron.''
File:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
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==Alternity==
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File:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]s''' ''This insignia was seen worn by the [[synthoid]] [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], a member of the Protectors. Its basis is [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]]'s face, in accordance with his stated function as "Protector."''
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==Star Wars Crossovers==
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File:Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
File:Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
File:Imperial_Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
File:Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
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==Disney Label==
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File:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]'''
File:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]'''
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==Aligned==
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File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
File:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
File:RescueBots cartoon insignia.png|Simplified '''[[Rescue Bot]]s''' insignia
File:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]]'''
File:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] Flag'''
File:DinobotFactionInsignia.jpg|'''[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
File:PredaconPrimeLogo.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (final)
File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (prototype)
File:PrimeSharkticonSymbol.png|'''[[Megatron (WFC)|Sharkticon Megatron]]
File:MECHlogo.png|'''[[MECH]]'''
File:Samswordbotsym.png|'''Samurai [[Swordbot]]s'''
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==''Transformers × Evangelion''==
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File: NERV-Logo.jpg|'''[[NERV]]'''
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==''Angry Birds Transformers''==
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File:Autobirds symbol.png|'''[[Autobird]]s'''
File:Deceptihog symbol.png|'''[[Deceptihog]]s'''
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==Others==
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File:Animorphlogo.png|'''[[Animorph]]
File:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
File:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:First.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
File:Garikunsym_copy.jpg|'''[[Gari Robo-kun]]
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Dinobot (FOC)

2017-04-18T00:39:14Z

Shock Dragoon:

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[[File:DinobotFactionInsignia.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
:''The Dinobots are an Autobot subgroup from the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].

Belligerent, bullheaded, and rebellious, the '''Dinobots''' (formerly the '''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]]''') are a brutal commando unit of [[Autobot]]s, who handle the jobs that other Autobots don't have the stomach for. Openly critical of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s conservative tactics, the unit instead defers to their leader [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], who isn't above defying his higher-ups if the need arises. One such rebellion resulted in the team becoming captives of [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], who subsequently experimented on the team by giving with new [[alternate mode]]s based on [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] and other prehistoric creatures, intending to turn them into mindless berserkers. The Dinobots managed to escape Shockwave's lab, and their mutual struggle to adjust to and understand their strange new forms has resulted in the team becoming more tight-knit than ever.

The Dinobots include:
* [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (leader)
* [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] (scout)
* [[Slug (FOC)|Slug]] (tactician)
* [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]] (analyst, engineer, and medic)
* [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] (logistician)

==Fiction==
===IDW Aligned comics===
[[File:GoodIntentions-LightningStrikeCoalition.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Sludge probably should have called in sick that day.]]

In the waning days of the war for Cybertron, the commando unit known as the Lightning Strike Coalition fought under Optimus Prime's command, although they openly criticized his cautious approach to warfare; Grimlock in particular. {{storylink|Good Intentions}} At some point, Grimlock sent Swoop to investigate the Decepticon's seemingly infinite supply of [[Energon]]. Swoop tracked a trail of clues all the way to the [[Rust Sea]], where he discovered a vast pool of untainted Energon... as well as Starsream, Shockwave, and a swarm of [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s, all operating out of Shockwave's secret laboratory in the Rust Sea. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}} While Optimus and his team tried to scavenge materials for the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' and escape from Cybertron, Grimlock and the rest of his team held the line against Decepticon forces, defying Optimus's orders to return to base. When Grimlock received Swoop's distress message, he rallied the rest of the Coalition, and together they set off in search of their missing comrade, with Grimlock arrogantly believing that the fate of Cybertron rested in his hands. {{storylink|Good Intentions}}

Before long, the team arrived at Swoop's last known location just outside of Shockwave's tower. The Coalition clobbered their way through the Insecticon swarm with their trademark brutality and soon discovered Swoop, who had been left alive and strung up to a strange machine. As it turned out, Shockwave had deliberately set up his prisoner as bait so that he could lure Swoop's teammates into his clutches. Believing that the Coalition's strength and durability would make them ideal test subjects, Shockwave and his Insecticon hordes disabled all of them, while the Decepticon scientist carted them off to begin his experiments. {{storylink|Siege Mentality}} Having observed alien lifeforms on a distant planet through his [[space bridge]], Shockwave begun surgically altering the Coalition, physically rebuilding them with new alternate modes while simultaneously splicing dinosaur DNA with their own [[CNA]], giving them the ability to transform into various prehistoric creatures. {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}}

[[File:Secrets-LSCtanks.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Everybody walk the... tank?]]

The first member of the team to go under the knife was Sludge, who had been badly wounded in the fight. Using him as a test run for his later experiments, Shockwave successfully rebuilt him so that he could transform into an ''Apatosaurus'', then ordered [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] to dump his stasis-locked body in the tunnels underneath Shockwave's tower. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 2|Beast Hunters #2}} Shockwave then turned his attention to the four remaining members of the unit, enhancing their already formidable strength with numerous saurian attributes. Shockwave was particularly interested in Grimlock, the most physically powerful of the bunch, and intended to turn him into a mindless brute completely loyal to Shockwave's cause. Unfortunately for Shockwave, Grimlock managed to withstand Shockwave's mental conditioning. Grimlock would eventually be visited by Starscream, who offered to spring the Autobot from his shackles if he swore allegiance to Shockwave. Grimlock thought otherwise, and broke free by himself. Grimlock proceeded to trash Shockwave's laboratory and meet up with the similarly altered Slug, Swoop, and Snarl as he learned to transform into and control his brand-new ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' alternate mode. Ultimately, Grimlock's new vendetta against Shockwave would take him to the top of the Decepticon's newest space bridge, where the two faced off. With the aid of his powerful new alternate mode, Grimlock managed to destroy Shockwave's replica Space Bridge {{storylink|Fall}}, but the ensuing explosion sent him tumbling to the ground, temporarily knocking him offline. Snarl, Slug, and Swoop thought that Grimlock had perished in the ensuing explosion. {{Storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}} While Optimus Prime's Autobots departed into deep space aboard the ''Ark'', the trio opted to remain on Cybertron.

Four cycles after the launch of the ''Ark'', an Autobot cleanup crew discovered Sludge's deactivated body and managed to bring him back online. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 2|Beast Hunters #2}} At some point, the rest of the Lightning Strike Coalition also discovered and resuscitated Grimlock. With all five members of his unit back together again, Grimlock re-christened them the "Dinobots" . {{Storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

[[File:Transformers Prime Rage of the Dinobots.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|A few thousand years ago, a crack commando unit was captured by Shockwave for his experiments. These Autobots promptly escaped from a maximum security laboratory to the Cybertron underground. Today, still wanted by the Decepticons, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them....maybe you can hire the Dinobots.]]
When [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] called for the final evacuation of Cybertorn, the Dinobots were assigned to one of the spacebound convoys fleeing Decepticon forces. While the Dinobots covered the retreat of the other ships in the convoy, Magnus's fighter was shot down. The Dinobots found the wreck of his ship and were disturbed to find it guarded by the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] [[Backbite (Prime)|Backbite]]. Sensing the handiwork of their nemesis [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], the Dinobots attacked the beast, however once they defeated it, Grimlock went into a berserker rage and attacked Snarl as a side-effect of the strength he experienced during his time in his [[beast mode]]. In the chaos, Backbite revived and captured Swoop, taking him to the Forged, to be "re-forged" along with Ultra Magnus.{{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 1|Rage of the Dinobots #1}}

When Grimlock and the remaining Dinobots stormed the prison in which Swoop and Ultra Magnus were being held, they freed all the other Autobot captives, but ran into [[Ser-Ket (Prime)|Ser-Ket]], the head of the joint. As Grimlock threatened her, he and his team were horrified to see Swoop in a "re-forged" programming, declaring an oath of loyalty to Shockwave.{{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 2|Rage of the Dinobots #2}}

[[File:RageOfTheDinobots2-UltraMagnus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Colonel Von Luger, it is the sworn duty of all officers to try to escape."]]

As the Autobots beheld this latest of atrocities, Ser-Ket revealed that she reinforced her master's original programming of Swoop. Ultra Magnus attempted to convince Grimlock that Swoop was lost, but Grimlock refused and told him to "Switch off!", claiming that this was Dinobot business. He then challenged Ser-Ket to a one-on-one brawl, the stake being that if he won, she would have to fix Swoop and let the Autobots leave. If not, they would all surrender. She in turn asked why she would agree to such a proposal, when the Autobots were so badly outnumbered. Grimlock reasoned that if there were a large battle, more Autobots and Dinobots would die, and would be of no use to her or her master. Ser-Ket agreed, and the other Dinobots formed a ring of fire as an arena. Grimlock fought hard, but was overwhelmed by his opponent's speed, ferocity and strength, the latter all the while taunting and prompting the Dinobot leader to transform into his beast form, referring to it as his 'true' form. Though Grimlock was initially reluctant, knowing that he would all too certainly lose control in that mode, he decided that it was the only way he could fell her. This proves to be a potential trump card for Grimlock, and Ser-Ket remarked that it would be an honour to fall at the hands of Shockwave's 'greatest achievement', but not this time, calling in Swoop to attack his leader. Grimlock yanked Swoop down and attacked him, jolting the brainwashed Dinobot back into reality. The other Dinobots prompt Grimlock to revert to his proto-form, and it worked, but not before he severed and smashed Ser-Ket's head. Seeing their head honcho defeated, the Forged kept their word and released the Autobots. As the valiant captives retreated, Ser-Ket revealed her true identity as a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]], in a form much too powerful for Grimlock, musing that he had beaten her in his 'true' form, and now it was her turn. As she flew away with him, Swoop caught up with her and ripped out one of the optics in her beast mode, thus settling a personal grudge, and freed Grimlock. As the damaged Ser-Ket cursed the Autobots, Grimlock emphasized their existence as Dinobots and impaled her beast head with his sword, offlining her once and for all. They were interrupted by Shockwave, who remarked that if he felt emotion, he'd say he was proud.{{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 3|Rage of the Dinobots #3}}

As the Autobots attacked Shockwave, the Decepticon scientist deployed an EMP, immobilizing them, before knocking them out. Sometime later, Grimlock came to in a familiar place; an operating table. Shockwave planned to resume his work on Grimlock, with one small change; he would completely erase Grimlock's thoughts, memories and anything that made him what he was. The other Autobots were in prison and came up with a plan to escape, involving a staged 'prison disagreement'. It worked all too well and soon they attacked Shockwave's lab, just before he was able to administer the fateful change to Grimlock. They ripped the scientist apart, and were hardly able to believe they had done so. As they revived Grimlock and bid their retreat, they were faced with a holographic representation of Shockwave, who revealed that the Decepticon they just annihilated was nothing more than one of many avatars Shockwave was employing to carry out his work in around the different prison complexes on Cybertron. Later, as Ultra Magnus and the rescued Autobots prepared to leave Cybertron, Grimlock declared that he would stay on and free the other captive Autobots on the planet, along with his team. Ultra Magnus congratulated and thanked the Dinobots before leaving. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

With Cybertron now a derelict wasteland, the Dinobots took refuge underground with other surviving Transformers. In between searching for Energon and fighting the surviving Forged and Insecticons, Grimlock, the new "king" of Cybertron, mediated disputes and arguments between individuals. The Dinobots eventually met [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]], an inhabitant of [[Last Spark]], who implored them to help fight a mysterious enemy preying on her city's people. Sludge and Snarl set off to investigate, against Grimlock's wishes. After some investigation, the duo encountered Kickback and his followers. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 1|Beast Hunters #1}} In the ensuing fight, Kickback denied that he had anything to do with the murders, and accused the Forged of the crime. Sludge, still furious about how Kickback abandoned him in the tunnel, deliberately snapped the Insecticon's neck. When the pair returned to Last Spark, they continued their investigation and realized that some of the bodies had been drained of Energon after their death. [[Airwave (Prime)|Airwave]], the leader of Last Spark, was the culprit responsible for the murders, and with Firestar's assistance the trio took him down. On returning to base, Grimlock apologized to Sludge for his earlier behavior, and reaffirmed that the two Dinobots had done the right thing in the end. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 2|Beast Hunters #2}}

The Dinobots eventually relocated their base of operations to Last Spark, although the locals took a long time to grow accustomed to their presence. Some time later, Swoop and Grimlock went on patrol together. The duo encountered a group of Forged guarding a fortified complex. After a brief fight, the two Dinobots broke in, and after a bit of exploration learned that the area was yet another one of Shockwave's many secret laboratories. Some more exploration revealed a trio of real dinosaurs and a pterosaur- a ''Tyrannosaurus'', a ''Triceratops'', a ''Stegosaurus'', and a ''Pteranodon''- in stasis. When they awakened, they attacked the two Dinobots. The fight eventually spilled over into Last Spark itself. The Dinobots eventually defeated their doppelgangers after exposure to Cybertron's toxic atmosphere quickly killed the organic creatures. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 4|Beast Hunters #4}}

Snarl temporarily took Grimlock's place on his throne while the Dinobot leader visited [[New Kalis]], although he proved just as ill-tempered as the Dinobot leader in the role of mediator. His negotiations with [[Scrounge (Prime)|Scrounge]] were suddenly cut short by a mysterious earthquake and an unexpected stream of fresh Energon. With only a handful of survivors of the earthquake, Snarl tried to rally them and lead them to safety. Simultaneously, New Kalis slowly began flooding with clean Energon, threatening to drown its inhabitants. While [[Chromia (Prime)|Chromia]] and Swoop unsuccessfully tried to evacuate the populace, Grimlock was forced to transform into his beast mode and frighten them away from the Energon pool, but his dinosaur instincts got the better of him and he reverted to a feral state. Slug and Sludge discovered [[Blackout (WFC)|Blackout]] buried in a landslide; Slug grudgingly pulled him free if only to bring the Decepticon to justice. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 5|Beast Hunters #5}} All of the Dinobots and the survivors under their care headed up to the surface by one way or another {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 6|Beast Hunters #6}}, where they discovered that Optimus Prime and his team had returned to Cybertron and successfully rejuvenated it. Their revelry was cut short by the arrival of the surviving Forged, still intent on destroying the Dinobots. Still underground, Sludge, Firestar, and [[Zoom]] encountered a massive [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]], who dealt a fatal blow to Zoom. Sludge managed to force the Predacon to retreat, although Zoom expired from his injuries. The Predacon eventually burst through the surface and attacked the other Dinobots, but Sludge, who had rendezvoused with the recently arrived [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], arrived, and together they sent the Predacon fleeing. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 7|Beast Hunters #7}}

After Optimus Prime sacrificed himself to bring the Well of All Sparks online once again, [[Team Prime]] and the Dinobots worked together to get the other Autobot survivors to safety. The team split up to deal with the rogue Predacon; when it chose to attack the group headed by Arcee and Swoop, Grimlock and Bumblebee ambushed the beast and managed to lock it up in a secure underground bunker. Although the Dinobots argued with Bulkhead about their status among "normal" Transformers because of their strange beast modes, Arcee explained that Optimus would have wanted this new world to be a fresh start for all Transformers. While Arcee decided to begin rebuilding Kaon, Grimlock and his team announced their intention to create the city of [[New Spark]], a new city for the displaced refugees of Last Spark. {{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 8|Beast Hunters #8}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
During a discussion about the existence of the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s and their relationship to Earth's dinosaurs, [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] asked Bulkhead about the Dinobots. However, [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] assured her that they were entirely different from Predacons. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

== Games ==
=== ''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' ===
{{Note|On [[September 11]], [[2012]], the Dinobots, excluding [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]], were made available for download in the Dinobot Destructor Pack on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Steam.<ref>http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/9/4/3283751/transformer-fall-of-cybertron-is-bringing-the-dinobots-to-competitive</ref>}}

As Optimus Prime and the other Autobots readied the ''Ark'' to launch, Grimlock and the rest of his squadron abandoned their post for reasons unknown, stealing a dropship and heading to the Rust Sea. Although the team smashed their way through Shockwave's Decepticons, they were eventually overrun by a horde of Insecticons. Sludge's body was abandoned in the tunnel in stasis lock, while the other four were deliberately left alive so that Shockwave could experiment on them. Shockwave re-engineered their bodies so that they could transform into the alien creatures he had discovered while observing a primitive planet. Grimlock was the most drastically altered; the traumatic surgery redirected power away from his mind and left him less coherent and emotionally stable than ever before.

[[File:FOC-Grimlockspacetrex.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|And so, the four Dinobots set off for the Great Valley.]]

Slug was the first to come round and break free, melting a hole in the floor and escaping into the tunnels beneath Kaon. Grimlock was approached by a disgraced [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who had recently been ousted from his throne by a rebuild [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and now sought an army of his own. He offered to set Grimlock free if the hulking warrior promised to become his slave.... at which point Grimlock freed himself by throwing the Decepticon against the wall, deactivating his shackles. Still adjusting to his strange new body, Grimlock fought his way through the lab and stumbled across Swoop, who was still locked up. When he eventually freed Swoop, the two of them fought and defeated [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]], who was piloting a gigantic suit of armor. The duo eventually discovered what remained of Slug's holding cell, and split up to search for him. While underground, Grimlock finally learned how to transform into his new ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' [[alternate mode]] as he faced off against [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] and an Insecticon [[Bruiser]]. Slug arrived not long afterwards, battering down a door and crushing Kickback beneath its weight.

Now a trio, Grimlock ordered them to search for Snarl, the last known victim of Shockwave's experiments. They eventually found him trapped in his cell, being tortured by [[Sharpshot]]. Grimlock tore through the machinery powering the torture devices and executed Hardshell, while the other two helped the badly damaged Snarl to his feet. The quartet took shelter in one of Shockwave's personal observation towers; Grimlock and Slug helped stabilize Snarl while Swoop discovered plans for Sludge's dinosaur form, inspiring Swoop to re-brand the quartet as the "Dinobots". Slug contacted Optimus Prime, who ordered them to fall back to base. Grimlock ignored the order and set off to Shockwave's Space Bridge, intending to confront the scientist once and for all. With the help of Swoop, Grimlock made it up to the top of the tower and destroyed Shockwave's space bridge, destroying the entire complex in the process. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
Dinobots participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of them! {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Notes==
[[File:QuarrysQuarry triumphant team.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sadly, this doesn't count.]]
*In the third season of ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'', [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and the [[Rescue Bot]]s adopt dinosaur-based modes, in which they are referred to as "Dinobots" at several point during the series. They do so by scanning artificial dinosaurs created by combining robotics with dinosaur DNA. Unfortunately, adopting these beast modes lowers their supply of Energon, and they are left unable to control the animal instincts of their new modes unless they use an Energon patch.
**As an interesting note, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and the four [[Rescue Bot]]s share their dinosaur modes with the actual Dinobots: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] have ''Tyrannosaurus'' modes, [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] and [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] each become an ''Apatosaurus'', [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] and [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] have ''Pteranodon'' forms, [[Boulder]] and [[Slug (FOC)|Slug]] both possess ''Triceratops'' modes, and [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] and [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]] are each a ''Stegosaurus''.
**Even before this, the human built dinosaur robot, [[Trex]], was also referred to as a "Dino Bot". Unfortunately, he wasn't a [[Transformer]].
**When guest character [[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] shows up at [[The Need for Speed|a later point]], he alludes to [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Dinobots]] [[Dinobot (RID)|of a different kind]], which Boulder then compares the Rescue Bots as Dinobots to, muddying the waters a bit as to which of these two kinds of Dinobots the Rescue Bot Dinobots are more akin to.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Dinobots| Dinobot (Prime)]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron subgroups]]
[[Category:Prime subgroups]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) subgroups]]

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Shock Dragoon:

Dinobot Faction Symbol from Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

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Insignia

2017-04-18T00:34:08Z

Shock Dragoon: Adding in Symbol from Grimlock FOC toy for Dinobots

[[File:FireintheSky Skyfires magicAutobotsymbol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
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. This was sometimes used as a tactical advantage when Transformers would temporarily wear the symbol of the opposite faction to fool their opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]]'s insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
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When [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked him, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[File:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuits|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot wearing an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[File:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|left|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics====
The Autobots had at some point begun using a new insignia that resembled Optimus Prime rather than the [[Last Autobot]]. Bludgeon's Decepticons were also using a new symbol, similar to their old one, that coincidentally resembled the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] insignia closely.

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both a Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The "First Face" was, up until the outbreak of the war, considered the closest thing Cybertron had to a universal symbol, held in high regard by the High Priests of K'th Kinsere, the Ignition Cults and the Circuit Sects. Whenever the Cybertronian race was moved by significant unrest, the face would appear, often designed in subtle ways that historians would use to mark the transition from one epoch to the next. During [[Zeta Prime]]'s rule as Prime, the symbol was co-opted for the nascent Autobot faction. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

===Beast Wars: Uprising===
In the aftermath of [[Maxima]]'s death, numerous proto-formers began using a stylized image of her [[Luponoid]] steed as the insignia of the burgeoning Maximal faction. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}}

==Major cross-franchise insignia==
{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|-
![[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|upright=1.1|Autobot insignia]] [[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, it was known as the "Autobrand" and was seemingly based on the face of the [[Last Autobot]]. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the [[Quintesson]] slave brand.''
|-
![[File:Symbol decept reg.png|197px|Decepticon insignia]] [[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. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.

Note that the downward-facing point on the base of the central crest was unusual in the 1980s, where the original toy crest ([[#The Great War|see below]]) had ended in a blunt base, which the cartoon also generally used, though with a third point at the top. IDW have generally (though not universally) revived that version in the comics and reference books published by them, as seen on the [[:File:TDOOP RIB.jpg|RI-B cover of their ''Death of Optimus Prime'' one-shot.]]
|}

==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
<gallery>
File:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This ancient symbol was discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
File:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' ''This symbol appeared on the forehead of [[Primon|Ancient Robot]], who spoke to [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}}
File:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium Series|''Titanium'' toyline]] representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
</gallery>

===Pre-War {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}===
<gallery>
File:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' ''This symbol was worn by Clench and his team in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. After [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem.''
File:Security_symbol_Megatron_Origin.png|'''Security Services''' ''This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].''
File:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worn by the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]'s ship, as well as by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
</gallery>

===The War Within===
<gallery>
File:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.'' {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}}
File:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s group.'' {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
</gallery>

===The Great War===
<gallery>
File:Symbol autobot dx edit.jpg|''The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging.''
File:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
File:MarvelTFUDecepticonInsignia.png|''The Decepticon sigil as it appeared in ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' profiles
File:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' ''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
File:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
File:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wrecker]]s''' ''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}
</gallery>

===Rubsigns===
<gallery>
File:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' ''Unactivated rubsign.''
File:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.''
File:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.''
File:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.''
File:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
</gallery>

===Wings Universe===
<gallery>
File:Cybertron_Knights.jpg|'''[[Cybertronian Knight]]s'''
</gallery>

===Of Masters and Mayhem===
<gallery>
File:Raptoricon_symbol.jpg|'''[[Raptoricon|Raptoricons]]'''
</gallery>

===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
<gallery caption="Race symbols">
File:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
File:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]/[[Terrorbot]]''' ''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] [[drone]]s.''
File:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' ''Introduced as the Blendtron's insignia (see below), it was later used in the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron
File:AmmoniteInsignia.png|'''[[Ammonite]]s'''
File:Destructon Symbol.png|'''[[Destructon]]'''
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Organizations">
File:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (cartoon)'''
File:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
File:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
File:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
File:RobotMasterInsignia.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
File:Skywatch Logo.png|'''[[Skywatch]]'''
File:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
File:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
</gallery>

===Kiss Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot]]s in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
<gallery>
File:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
File:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
File:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
</gallery>

===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
<gallery>
File:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
File:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
</gallery>

===The Functionist Universe {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}===
<gallery>
File:Functionist council insignia.png|'''[[Functionist Council]]''' ''They're big on cogs.''
File:Functionary insignia.png|'''Functionist Council''' ''A variant worn by [[Functionary]] enforcers.''
</gallery>

==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
File:Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
File:ActionForce_Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] (European version of the brand)'''
File:Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' ''First used in 2003 for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], although not in the actual story. In 2015, the symbol returned, used on the [[Viper]] toy and in his fictional appearances.''
</gallery>

==Generation 2==
<gallery>
File: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 occurred since the [[Last Autobot]] had come and gone.''
File: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.''
File:Cybertronian.png|'''[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus's]] Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.''
File:Cybertron-federation.png|'''[[Cybertron Alliance]]''' ''This was only used in Japanese continuity to bridge [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]].''
</gallery>

==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
File:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'''
File:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
File:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' ''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
</gallery>
====[[Predacon (G1)]]====
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
<gallery>
File:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
File:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]'''
File:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
File:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'''
File:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars II===
<gallery>
File:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
File:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars Neo===
<gallery>
File:Blendtron red.png|'''[[Blendtron]] / [[Herald of Unicron]]'''
</gallery>
===Beast Machines===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal'''
File:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
File:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' ''This insignia replaced the [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
File:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]])''' ''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.''
</gallery>

==Car Robots==
<gallery>
File:Car Robots Destron.png|''Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in ''Robots in Disguise'') sub-group in ''Car Robots''—it's an upside-down ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] toy, a redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen several times in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.''
</gallery>

==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
<gallery>
File:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' ''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
File:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used on the Japanese packaging of Armada's Unicron toy, and was on Takara's website for the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada toyline]]. Also seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
</gallery>

===Energon===
<gallery>
File:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' ''Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' ''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' ''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' ''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' ''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
File:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' ''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
File:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' ''An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omnicons under his command in an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]''' ''The multi-national organization that governs [[Earth]] during the 2020s.''
</gallery>

===Cybertron===
<gallery>
File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]''' ''Seen on [[Cyber Key]]s that belong to Transformers from Earth.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
File:Cyber_Key_Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Combatron.''
File:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]''' ''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
File:Cobybot-sigil.jpg|'''[[Cobybot]]''' ''Used only on the reformatted [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] piloted by [[Coby Hansen]].''
</gallery>

==Live-action film franchise==
===2007 ''Transformers'' film===
''For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in steely gray. Additionally, the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.''
<gallery>
File:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol. There are other minor differences in proportions and angles.''
File:Movie Autobot.JPG|''The movie Autobot symbol as it appeared in various promotional material. The beveled edges and metal appearance as opposed to the normal stencil-like insignia is reminiscent of the original insignias as they appeared on the G1 toy packaging.''
File:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G1 symbol has triangular eyes, as opposed to the skinny diamond eyes in the Movie symbol. Again, there are other minor differences. Perhaps most interesting in this continuity, is that the Decepticon symbol is based upon the face of [[The Fallen]].''
File:Movie Decepticon.JPG|''The movie Decepticon insignia as it appeared in various promotional material, similarly stylized like the Autobot insignia.''
File:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]''' ''A secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
File:Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot]]''' ''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[AllSpark]] for their own purposes.''
File:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]''' ''Stop Sector Seven is an organization created to stop Sector Seven. It is headed by [[Agent X]].''
File:Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade]]''' ''A [[Human|Terran]] radical group advocating the abolition of routine lunches by means of direct mealtime intervention.''
File:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon "Air Force"''' ''Appears on various ''Movie'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'', ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' toys, as well as on some ''Prime'' toys (including all toys of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], as well as his cartoon CG model).''
</gallery>

===Revenge of the Fallen===
<gallery>
File:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over top.''

File:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Insignia used on Autobot toys from the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint|refresh subline]].''
</gallery>

==[[Transtech]]==
<gallery>
File:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
File:Ozsa badge.png|'''Offworlder Zone Security Administration'''
</gallery>

==Shattered Glass==
''The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.''
<gallery>
File:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Autobotsecretpolice.png|'''Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' ''Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.''
</gallery>

==Animated==
<gallery>
File:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]''' ''This insignia is used by the elite forces under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].''
File:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' ''The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].''
File:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]''' ''Worn by the security and peacekeeping forces of Cybertron.''
File:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
</gallery>

==Alternity==
<gallery>
File:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]s''' ''This insignia was seen worn by the [[synthoid]] [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], a member of the Protectors. Its basis is [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]]'s face, in accordance with his stated function as "Protector."''
</gallery>

==Star Wars Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
File:Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
File:Imperial_Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
File:Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
</gallery>

==Disney Label==
<gallery>
File:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]'''
File:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]'''
</gallery>

==Aligned==
<gallery>
File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
File:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
File:RescueBots cartoon insignia.png|Simplified '''[[Rescue Bot]]s''' insignia
File:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]]'''
File:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] Flag'''
File:DinobotFactionInsignia.jpg'''[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
File:PredaconPrimeLogo.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (final)
File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (prototype)
File:PrimeSharkticonSymbol.png|'''[[Megatron (WFC)|Sharkticon Megatron]]
File:MECHlogo.png|'''[[MECH]]'''
File:Samswordbotsym.png|'''Samurai [[Swordbot]]s'''
</gallery>

==''Transformers × Evangelion''==
<gallery>
File: NERV-Logo.jpg|'''[[NERV]]'''
</gallery>

==''Angry Birds Transformers''==
<gallery>
File:Autobirds symbol.png|'''[[Autobird]]s'''
File:Deceptihog symbol.png|'''[[Deceptihog]]s'''
</gallery>

==Others==
<gallery>
File:Animorphlogo.png|'''[[Animorph]]
File:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
File:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:First.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
File:Garikunsym_copy.jpg|'''[[Gari Robo-kun]]
</gallery>

==Files==
*[[:File:Transformers Symbols.ttf|Transformers Insignias True Type Font]]

[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:Insignia| *]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

File:DinobotFactionInsignia.jpg

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Shock Dragoon: Dinobot Faction Symbol from Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Dinobot Faction Symbol from Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Knights of Cybertron

2015-06-11T14:04:14Z

Shock Dragoon:

[[File:Cybertron_Knights.jpg|thumb|right|The Knights of Cybertron]]
:''The Knights of Cybertron are a group from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW]] and [[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]] portions of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]] and the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

The '''Knights of Cybertron''' are a mythical group that existed on the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. In the present day, they have disappeared, leaving little trace of their existence behind.

{{note|Who the Knights of Cybertron were and their specific details change depending on the continuity. See the entries below for specific history.}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
The Knights of Cybertron are fabled as the original children of [[Primus]] and the other four gods of the [[Guiding Hand]], making them the original Cybertronians. ''Religion says that after the god, [[Mortilus]], warred with the others ten million years ago, the early Transformers were rendered immortal and wise, and formed the Knights. After creating a paradise on their homeworld, they then left Cybertron to spread enlightenment throughout space, riding living city-ships called [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitans]]'' {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} ''that included the likes of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'' {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} ''and the future [[Necrotitan]].'' {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} ''The Knights were said to have ruled from the [[Halls of Order]].'' {{storylink|Ruins}} Following the Knights' departure, Cybertronian society splintered into the [[Thirteen Tribes]] led by the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]], eventually leading to the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

All the texts and artifacts about them are considered to be dubious. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} The [[Senate]], however, knew that they existed and were once in control of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], calling it the "Creation Matrix" after its ability to create new Cybertronian life. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} Unknown to even the Senate, the Matrix also served as a map to an unknown location. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Cybertronian society included a high class elite with the lower castes being subjugated leading to elements of discontent with these classes. When [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] stood up for himself, upper-caste bullies mocked him by asking him if he was a descendant of the Knights. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Later that day, upon hearing that [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] didn't believe in the Matrix's divinity, [[Springarm]] asked him if he also thought stuff like the [[Primal Prophecies]] or the [[Underbase]] were made up by the Knights of Cybertron. Orion responded that he didn't even know if he believed in the Knights or not. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

[[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and the [[Circle of Light]] believed in the Knights and their example, which more cynical Autobots like [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] thought was an excuse to duck out of the war. Dai Atlas was, however, a true believer: even his ''name'', in old Cybertron (Dei Atlas), translates into "God Map". {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

In modern times, [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] told Optimus Prime that if he won the war, he would bring about a rebirth of the Cybertronian race and create a new golden age that would put the works of the Knights of Cybertron to shame. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}}

After the war ended, the Matrix's map was discovered. [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], a disciple of the Circle of Light, believed it pointed to the legendary [[Cyberutopia]]: the new home of the Knights. [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] seized on this, believing that if they found the Knights they could restore the culture and Golden Age that the war had destroyed. He gathered a team of Autobots to search for Cyberutopia. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

[[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] believed that he found the location of the Knights and Cyberutopia after he drilled a hole into his head but was unable to pass through the [[space bridge]] to this location. He believed that by using a [[universal killswitch]] to kill everyone Cybertronian that was "constructed cold" he could atone for his previous sins in life and pass through the portal. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} While circumstances prevented Tyrest from crossing over, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] discovered he could do so, and found himself on a planetoid with four Cybertron-like moons, a large city in the distance, and a huge, multi-colored spark that attempted to communicate with him using pure sensation. Skids was forced to return through the portal before he could venture any further. The space bridge later burned itself out, preventing further investigation. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}

When questioned by [[Nautica]], Metroplex would not reveal anything other than the fact that she did not "deserve to know". {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

===Live-action film series===
====''Prepare for Battle'' prequel material====
The [[Allspark|All Spark]] had such a great power that [[Alpha Trion (ROTF)|Alpha Trion]], the custodian of the ancient relics of Cybertron, used a niche group of Cybertronians to create the Knights of Cybertron, their mission being safeguarding the All Spark and prevent it from being used for chaos and destruction.

When the All Spark was lost in space the Knights were approached by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] with a deal: he would surrender himself in exchange for amnesty. The Knights were reluctant to accept, but because they wanted peace for Cybertron, they agreed.They brought all of their members for a meeting, with the exception of the junior member [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]]. As the meeting began, it became clear this wasn't a peaceful negotiation, as Decepticons began attacking the Knights. They contacted Alpha Trion, but he was unable to help them, so he transmitted a set of coordinates to Evac to follow that would lead him to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and hopefully the All Spark. {{storylink|Prepare for Battle (website)#Images|Prepare for Battle}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
The Knights of Cybertron were a fabled group in Cybertronian history. Sometime after the [[Great Reformatting]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Alpha Trizer]] formed the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s as a special unit to defend Cybertron, naming the unit in honor of the original Knights. {{storylink|Tornado's Personal Journal|Apelinq's Personal Journal}}

==Notes==
*The Knights were thought up by [[Mike Costa]] as a "sketchy" post-''Chaos'' idea, but he couldn't get much enthusiasm for the idea. He handed the concept to [[James Roberts]].<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 Moonbase 2 interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref>
*The ''Robots in Disguise'' story "[[Primus: All Good Things]]" has the Metrotitan said to be part of the ''Guiding Hand's'' fleet and that these gods lived in [[Crystal City|a city]] and were known by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. It's not known if this was the writer confusing the Knights with the Hand or if this is deliberate, mirroring how real world religions will get real-world historical details wrong or conflated. (Probably an error)
*The Senate were descendants of "the progenitors". What relation the progenitors have to the Knights is unknown.
*In the movie universe, they were said to be marked with [[Cyberglyphics|glyphs]] similar to the ones found on the [[AllSpark]] that they have sworn to protect.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 legends]]
[[Category:Live-action film series]]
[[Category:Knights]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]

Insignia

2015-06-11T13:40:09Z

Shock Dragoon: /* Aligned */

[[File:FireintheSky Skyfires magicAutobotsymbol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

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. This was sometimes used as a tactical advantage when Transformers would temporarily wear the symbol of the opposite faction to fool their opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp's]] insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
When [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked him, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[File:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuits|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot wearing an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[File:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|left|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====Marvel Generation 2 comics====
The Autobots had at some point begun using a new insignia that resembled Optimus Prime rather than the [[Last Autobot]]. Bludgeon's Decepticons were also using a new symbol, similar to their old one, that coincidentally resembled the [[Cybertronian Empire]] insignia closely.

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both a Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:File:OptimalSituation Tarantulas insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Wings Universe''===
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
{{-}}

==Major cross-franchise insignia==
{| class="prettytable" border="1"
|-
![[File:Symbol autobot reg.png|upright=1.1|Autobot insignia]] [[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, it was known as the "Autobrand" and was seemingly based on the face of the [[Last Autobot]]. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the [[Quintesson]] slave brand.''
|-
![[File:Symbol decept reg.png|197px|Decepticon insignia]] [[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. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.

Note that the downward-facing point on the base of the central crest was unusual in the 1980s, where the original toy crest ([[#The Great War|see below]]) had ended in a blunt base, which the cartoon also generally used, though with a third point at the top. IDW have generally (though not universally) revived that version in the comics and reference books published by them, as seen on the [[:File:TDOOP RIB.jpg|RI-B cover of their ''Death of Optimus Prime'' one-shot.]]
|}

==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
<gallery>
File:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This ancient symbol was discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
File:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' ''This symbol appeared on the forehead of [[Primon|Ancient Robot]], who spoke to [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}}
File:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium Series|''Titanium'' toyline]] representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
</gallery>

===Pre-War {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}===
<gallery>
File:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' ''This symbol was worn by Clench and his team in [[Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. After [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem.''
File:Security_symbol_Megatron_Origin.png|'''Security Services''' ''This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].''
File:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worn by the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]'s ship, as well as by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
File:Functionist council insignia.png|'''[[Functionist Council]]''' ''They're big on cogs.''
File:Functionary insignia.png|'''Functionist Council''' ''A variant worn by [[Functionary]] enforcers.''
</gallery>

===The War Within===
<gallery>
File:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
File:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.'' {{storylink|The War Within issue 2}}
File:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s group.'' {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
</gallery>

===The Great War===
<gallery>
File:Symbol autobot dx edit.jpg|''The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging.''
File:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
File:MarvelTFUDecepticonInsignia.png|''The Decepticon sigil as it appeared in ''[[The Transformers Universe]]'' profiles
File:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' ''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
File:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
File:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wrecker]]s''' ''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}
</gallery>

<gallery caption=Rubsigns>
File:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' ''Unactivated rubsign.''
File:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.''
File:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.''
File:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.''
File:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
</gallery>

===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
<gallery caption="Race symbols">
File:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
File:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]/[[Terrorbot]]''' ''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] [[drone]]s.''
File:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' ''Used in the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron
File:AmmoniteInsignia.png|'''[[Ammonite]]s'''
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Organisations">
File:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (cartoon)'''
File:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
File:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
File:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
File:RobotMasterInsignia.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
File:Skywatch Logo.png|'''[[Skywatch]]'''
File:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
File:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
</gallery>

===Kiss Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot]]s in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
<gallery>
File:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
File:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
File:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
</gallery>
===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
<gallery>
File:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
File:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
</gallery>
==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
File:Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
File:ActionForce_Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] (European version of the brand)'''
</gallery>

==Generation 2==
<gallery>
File: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 occurred since the [[Last Autobot]] had come and gone.''
File: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.''
File:Cybertronian.png|'''[[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus's]] Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.''
File:Cybertron-federation.png|'''[[Cybertron Alliance]]''' ''This was only used in Japanese continuity to bridge [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]].''
</gallery>

==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
File:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'''
File:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
File:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' ''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
</gallery>
====[[Predacon (G1)]]====
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
<gallery>
File:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
File:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]'''
File:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
File:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]'''
File:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars II===
<gallery>
File:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
File:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars Neo===
<gallery>
File:Blendtron red.png|'''[[Blendtron]] / [[Herald of Unicron]]'''
</gallery>
===Beast Machines===
<gallery>
File:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal'''
File:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
File:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' ''This insignia replaced the [[spark crystal]]s of the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
File:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]])''' ''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.''
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==Car Robots==
<gallery>
File:Car Robots Destron.png|''Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in ''Robots in Disguise'') sub-group in ''Car Robots''—it's an upside-down ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] toy, a redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen several times in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.''
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==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
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File:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' ''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
File:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
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===Energon===
<gallery>
File:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' ''Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' ''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
File:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' ''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' ''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
File:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' ''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
File:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' ''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
File:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' ''An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omnicons under his command in an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
File:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]''' ''The multi-national organization that governs [[Earth]] during the 2020s.''
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===Cybertron===
<gallery>
File:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]''' ''Seen on [[Cyber Key]]s that belong to Transformers from Earth.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
File:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
File:Cyber_Key_Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Combatron.''
File:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]''' ''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
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==Live-action movie franchise==
===2007 movie===
''For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in steely gray. Additionally, the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.''
<gallery>
File:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol. There are other minor differences in proportions and angles.''
File:Movie Autobot.JPG|''The movie Autobot symbol as it appeared in various promotional material. The beveled edges and metal appearance as opposed to the normal stencil-like insignia is reminiscent of the original insignias as they appeared on the G1 toy packaging.''
File:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G1 symbol has triangular eyes, as opposed to the skinny diamond eyes in the Movie symbol. Again, there are other minor differences. Perhaps most interesting in this continuity, is that the Decepticon symbol is based upon the face of [[The Fallen]].''
File:Movie Decepticon.JPG|''The movie Decepticon insignia as it appeared in various promotional material, similarly stylized like the Autobot insignia.''
File:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]''' ''A secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
File:Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot]]''' ''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[AllSpark]] for their own purposes.''
File:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]''' ''Stop Sector Seven is an organization created to stop Sector Seven. It is headed by [[Agent X]].''
File:Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade]]''' ''A [[Human|Terran]] radical group advocating the abolition of routine lunches by means of direct mealtime intervention.''
File:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon "Air Force"''' ''Appears on various ''Movie'', ''Revenge of the Fallen'', ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' and ''Dark of the Moon'' toys, as well as on some ''Prime'' toys (including all toys of [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]], as well as his cartoon CG model).''
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===Revenge of the Fallen===
<gallery>
File:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over top.''

File:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Insignia used on Autobot toys from the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint|refresh subline]].''
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==[[Transtech]]==
<gallery>
File:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
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==Shattered Glass==
''The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.''
<gallery>
File:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|'''Autobot'''
File:Autobotsecretpolice.png|'''Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' ''Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.''
File:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|'''Decepticon'''
File:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.''
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==Transformers Animated==
<gallery>
File:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]''' ''This insignia is used by the elite forces under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].''
File:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' ''The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].''
File:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]''' ''Worn by the security and peacekeeping forces of Cybertron.''
File:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
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==Alternity==
<gallery>
File:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]s''' ''This insignia was seen worn by the [[synthoid]] [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], a member of the Protectors. Its basis is [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s face, in accordance with his stated function as "Protector."''
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==Star Wars Crossovers==
<gallery>
File:Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
File:Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
File:Imperial_Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
File:Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
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==Disney Label==
<gallery>
File:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]'''
File:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]'''
</gallery>
==Aligned==
<gallery>
File:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
File:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
File:RescueBots cartoon insignia.png|Simplified '''[[Rescue Bot]]s''' insignia
File:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]]'''
File:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]]/[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
File:PredaconPrimeLogo.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (final)
File:Predacon Prime PrototypeInsignia.png|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]''' (prototype)
File:PrimeSharkticonSymbol.png|'''[[Megatron (WFC)|Sharkticon Megatron]]
File:MECHlogo.png|'''[[MECH]]'''
File:Samswordbotsym.png|'''Samurai [[Swordbot]]s'''
File:Cybertron_Knights.jpg|'''[[Knights of Cybertron]]'''
</gallery>

==''Angry Birds Transformers''==
<gallery>
File:Autobirds symbol.png|'''[[Autobird]]s'''
File:Deceptihog symbol.png|'''[[Deceptihog]]s'''
</gallery>

==Others==
<gallery>
File:Animorphlogo.png|'''[[Animorph]]
File:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
File:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
File:First.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
File:Garikunsym_copy.jpg|'''[[Gari Robo-kun]]
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==Unused concepts==
<gallery>
File:Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' ''Used for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], not in the actual story.'' [[:File:TF2015-Legends1.jpg|Toys]], ''on the other hand...''
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==Files==
*[[:File:Transformers Symbols.ttf|Transformers Insignias True Type Font]]

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File:Cybertron Knights.jpg

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Shock Dragoon: Knights of Cybertron Symbol created by Lukas Pessoa Dantas

Knights of Cybertron Symbol created by Lukas Pessoa Dantas

Predacon (Prime)

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Shock Dragoon: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3|Predacon}}
[[Image:PredaconPrimeLogo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ooh, scary!]]
:''The Predacons are an ancient Cybertronian race from the [[Aligned continuity family]].

The '''Predacons''' are a faction of ancient Cybertronians led by [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. Prior to recent events, they were believed to be extinct.

==Toys==
===Prime: Beast Hunters===
*[[Lazerback]] (Deluxe, 2013)

*[[Ripclaw (Prime)|Ripclaw]] (Deluxe, 2013)

*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)

*'''Predaking''' (Voyager Class, 2013)

*'''Predaking''' (unknown larger size, 2013)

*[[Twinstrike]] (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)

{{comingsoontoy}}

===Kre-O===
*'''Battle Net Bumblebee''' (2013)
:Includes [[Skystalker (Prime)|Skystalker]].

*'''Dragon Assault''' (2013)
:Includes [[Grimwing]].

*'''Mech Venom Strike''' (2013)
:Includes [[Corhada]].

*'''Ripclaw Strike''' (2013)
:Includes [[Ripclaw (Kre-O)|Ripclaw]].

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{stub}}

[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Factions]]

==Trivia==
[[Image:Predacon prime2.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The Prototype Insignia for the Predacons]]
*Before settling of the Dragon Head insignia, the Predacons were given an insignia similar to their [[Beast Wars]] counterparts.

Predacon (Prime)

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Shock Dragoon: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3|Predacon}}
[[Image:PredaconPrimeLogo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ooh, scary!]]
:''The Predacons are an ancient Cybertronian race from the [[Aligned continuity family]].

The '''Predacons''' are a faction of ancient Cybertronians led by [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. Prior to recent events, they were believed to be extinct.

==Toys==
===Prime: Beast Hunters===
*[[Lazerback]] (Deluxe, 2013)

*[[Ripclaw (Prime)|Ripclaw]] (Deluxe, 2013)

*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)

*'''Predaking''' (Voyager Class, 2013)

*'''Predaking''' (unknown larger size, 2013)

*[[Twinstrike]] (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)

{{comingsoontoy}}

===Kre-O===
*'''Battle Net Bumblebee''' (2013)
:Includes [[Skystalker (Prime)|Skystalker]].

*'''Dragon Assault''' (2013)
:Includes [[Grimwing]].

*'''Mech Venom Strike''' (2013)
:Includes [[Corhada]].

*'''Ripclaw Strike''' (2013)
:Includes [[Ripclaw (Kre-O)|Ripclaw]].

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{stub}}

[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Factions]]

==Trivia==
[[Image:Predacon prime2.jpg|right|150px|The Prototype Insignia for the Predacons]]
*Before settling of the Dragon Head insignia, the Predacons were given an insignia similar to their [[Beast Wars]] counterparts.

Predacon (Prime)

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Shock Dragoon:

{{disambig3|Predacon}}
[[Image:PredaconPrimeLogo.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Ooh, scary!]]
:''The Predacons are an ancient Cybertronian race from the [[Aligned continuity family]].

The '''Predacons''' are a faction of ancient Cybertronians led by [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. Prior to recent events, they were believed to be extinct.

==Toys==
===Prime: Beast Hunters===
*[[Lazerback]] (Deluxe, 2013)

*[[Ripclaw (Prime)|Ripclaw]] (Deluxe, 2013)

*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)

*'''Predaking''' (Voyager Class, 2013)

*'''Predaking''' (unknown larger size, 2013)

*[[Twinstrike]] (Cyberverse Legion, 2013)

{{comingsoontoy}}

===Kre-O===
*'''Battle Net Bumblebee''' (2013)
:Includes [[Skystalker (Prime)|Skystalker]].

*'''Dragon Assault''' (2013)
:Includes [[Grimwing]].

*'''Mech Venom Strike''' (2013)
:Includes [[Corhada]].

*'''Ripclaw Strike''' (2013)
:Includes [[Ripclaw (Kre-O)|Ripclaw]].

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{stub}}

[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:Factions]]

==Trivia==
[[Image:Predacon prime2.jpg|250px|The Prototype Insignia for the Predacons]]
*Before settling of the Dragon Head insignia, the Predacons were given an insignia similar to their [[Beast Wars]] counterparts.

Insignia

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Shock Dragoon: bit of a change

[[Image:FireintheSky Skyfires magicAutobotsymbol.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

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. This was sometimes used as a tactical advantage when Transformers would temporarily wear the symbol of the opposite faction to fool their opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp's]] insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel Generation 1 comics====
{{noteukonly}}
When [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked him, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[Image:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|right|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuits|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot wearing an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[Image:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|left|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

====Marvel Generation 2 comics====
The Autobots had at some point begun using a new insignia that resembled Optimus Prime rather than the [[Last Autobot]]. Bludgeon's Decepticons were also using a new symbol, similar to their old one, that coincidentally resembled the [[Cybertronian Empire]] insignia closely.

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both a Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:Image:OptimalSituation_Tarantulas_insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[Image:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb|right]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
{{-}}

==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
<gallery>
Image:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This ancient symbol was discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
Image:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' ''This symbol appeared on the forehead of [[Primon|Ancient Robot]], who spoke to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}}
Image:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium Series|''Titanium'' toyline]] representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
</gallery>

===Pre-War {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}===
<gallery>
Image:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' ''This symbol was worn by Clench and his team in [[Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|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 (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].''
Image:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worn by the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]'s ship, as well as by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
</gallery>

===The War Within===
<gallery>
Image:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
Image:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
Image:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.''{{storylink|The War Within issue 2}}
Image:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s group.''{{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
</gallery>

===The Great War===
<gallery>
Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|'''[[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, it was known as the "Autobrand" and 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.png|'''[[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. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.''
Image:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
Image:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' ''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
Image:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
Image:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wrecker]]s''' ''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}
Image:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' ''Unactivated rubsign.''
Image:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.''
Image:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.''
Image:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.''
Image:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
</gallery>

===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
<gallery>
Image:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (cartoon)'''
Image:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
Image:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
Image:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
Image:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
Image:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]/[[Terrorbot]]''' ''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] [[Drone|drones]].''
Image:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' ''Used in the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron
Image:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
Image:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
Image:Robot-Master faction.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
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===Kiss Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot|Sparkbots]] in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
<gallery>
Image:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
Image:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
Image:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
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===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
<gallery>
Image:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
Image:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
</gallery>
==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
<gallery>
Image:Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
Image:Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
Image:ActionForce_Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] (European version of the brand)'''
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==Generation 2==
<gallery>
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 occurred 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 (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|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 [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]].''
</gallery>

==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
<gallery>
Image:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
Image:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'''
Image:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
Image:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' ''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
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====[[Predacon (G1)]]====
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
<gallery>
Image:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
Image:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum]]'''
Image:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
Image:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong]]'''
Image:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
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===Beast Wars II===
<gallery>
Image:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
Image:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars Neo===
<gallery>
Image:Blendtron red.png|'''[[Blendtron]] / [[Herald of Unicron]]'''
</gallery>
===Beast Machines===
<gallery>
Image:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal'''
Image:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
Image:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' ''This insignia replaced the [[Spark crystal|spark crystals]] of the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
Image:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]])''' ''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.''
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==Car Robots==
<gallery>
Image:Car Robots Destron.png|''Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in ''Robots in Disguise'') sub-group in ''Car Robots''—it's an upside-down ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] toy, a redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen several times in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.''
</gallery>
==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
<gallery>
Image:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' ''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
Image:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
</gallery>
===Energon===
<gallery>
Image:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' ''Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].''
Image:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' ''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' ''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' ''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' ''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' ''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
Image:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' ''An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omnicons under his command in an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
Image:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
Image:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]''' ''The multi-national organization that governs [[Earth]] during the 2020s.''
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===Cybertron===
<gallery>
Image:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]''' ''Seen on [[Cyber Key|Cyber Keys]] that belong to Transformers from Earth.''
Image:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
Image:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
Image:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
Image:Cyber_Key_Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Combatron.''
Image:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]''' ''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
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==Live-action movie franchise==
===2007 movie===
''For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in steely gray. Additionally, the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.''
<gallery>
Image:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol. There are other minor differences in proportions and angles.''
Image:Movie Autobot.JPG|''The movie Autobot symbol as it appeared in various promotional material. The beveled edges and metal appearance as opposed to the normal stencil-like insignia is reminiscent of the original insignias as they appeared on the G1 toy packaging.''
Image:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G1 symbol has triangular eyes, as opposed to the skinny diamond eyes in the Movie symbol. Again, there are other minor differences. Perhaps most interesting in this continuity, is that the Decepticon symbol is based upon the face of [[The Fallen]].''
Image:Movie Decepticon.JPG|''The movie Decepticon insignia as it appeared in various promotional material, similarly stylized like the Autobot insignia.''
Image:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]''' ''A Secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
Image:Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot]]''' ''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[AllSpark]] for their own purposes.''
Image:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]''' ''Stop Sector Seven is an organization created to stop Sector Seven. It is headed by [[Agent X]].''
Image:Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade]]''' ''A [[Human|Terran]] radical group advocating the abolition of routine lunches by means of direct mealtime intervention.''
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===Revenge of the Fallen===
<gallery>
Image:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over top.''

Image:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Insignia used on Autobot toys from the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint|refresh subline]].''
</gallery>

==[[Transtech]]==
<gallery>
Image:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
Image:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
Image:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
</gallery>

==Shattered Glass==
''The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.''
<gallery>
Image:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|'''Autobot'''
Image:Autobotsecretpolice.png|'''Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' ''Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.''
Image:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.''
Image:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|'''Decepticon'''
Image:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.''
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==Transformers Animated==
<gallery>
Image:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]''' ''This insignia is used by the elite forces under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].''
Image:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' ''The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].''
Image:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]''' ''Worn by the security and peacekeeping forces of Cybertron.''
Image:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
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==Alternity==
<gallery>
Image:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]s''' ''This insignia was seen worn by the [[synthoid]] [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], a member of the Protectors. Its basis is [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s face, in accordance with his stated function as "Protector."''
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==Star Wars Crossovers==
<gallery>
Image:Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
Image:Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
Image:Imperial_Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
Image:Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
</gallery>

==Disney Label==
<gallery>
Image:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]'''
Image:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]'''
</gallery>
==Aligned==
<gallery>
Image:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
Image:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
Image:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]]'''
Image:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]]/[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
Image:PredaconPrimeLogo.jpg|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon (final)]]'''
Image:Predacon prime2.jpg|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon (prototype)]]'''
Image:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon Air Force
</gallery>

==Others==
<gallery>
Image:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
Image:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
Image:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
Image:First.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
</gallery>

==Unused concepts==
<gallery>
Image:Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' ''Used for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], not in the actual story.''
</gallery>

==Files==
*[[:Image:Transformers Symbols.ttf| Transformers Insignias True Type Font]]

[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Lightning Strike Coalition

2012-11-26T15:41:40Z

Shock Dragoon:

{{factions|autobot}}
:''The Lightning Strike Coalition is an [[Autobot]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] and [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] [[continuity family|continuity families]].''

[[Image:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|right|thumb|300px|They strike like lightning...if lightning struck like a herd of plodding tanks.]]

The '''Lightning Strike Coalition''' (sometimes the '''Lightning Strike Coalition Force''') is a brutal sub-faction of the Autobots.

{{bigquote|That's ''terrible.''|[[Cliffjumper (Prime)|Cliffjumper]], upon hearing the name of [[Grimlock (Prime)|Grimlock]]'s team in [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'']]}}

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' comics continuity===
[[Image:Lightningstrikecoalition.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Calling all jerks!]]
The Lightning Strike Coalition includes:
*[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (leader)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
*[[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]
*[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]

Following [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s disappearances at the beginning of "[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]]", the Autobots and [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] soon split into several sub-factions. The Lightning Strike Coalition (LSC), was formed out of Grimlock's old unit when Optimus received the title of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

The LSC acted as a commando unit striking [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacon]] and Decepticon sites and convoys. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] stepped in charge, the LSC members largely disbanded, but Grimlock put together a new fighting force known as the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] with several ex-LSC members. This new unit followed [[Insecticon (G1)|a Decepticon group]] to [[Earth]], sometime after the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'''s crash landing on that planet, but millions of years before the Earth-bound Transformers reactivated in early 1980s. {{Storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

{{note|This tale would have been told in a story entitled "Rules of Extinction", inserted in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s "[[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|Generation One 2004 Datatracks Annual]]", which was never released due to Dreamwave's collapse in the same year.}}

===Aligned continuity family===
[[Image:GoodIntentions-LightningStrikeCoalition.jpg|right|thumb|300px|We have wheels!]]
The Lightning Strike Coalition includes:
*[[Grimlock (Prime)|Grimlock]] (leader)
*[[Slug]]
*[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] (stasis)
*[[Snarl (Prime)|Snarl]]
*[[Swoop (Prime)|Swoop]]

====''Exodus''====
Hulking members of the Lightning Strike Coalition jostled for sightseeing space with [[Mini-Con|Minicons]] in the [[High Council Tower|High Council Chamber]] during [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]] and [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s hearing. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}} [[Grimlock (Prime)|Grimlock]] rose to become leader during the war. After being captured by [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]], they were reformatted into the [[Dinobot (Prime)|Dinobot]]s. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}}

==== ''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' ====
[[Image:Secrets-LSCtanks.jpg|left|thumb|250px|We have... treads? Okay, what are the wheels for, then?]]
Shortly before the [[Great Exodus]], the Lightning Strike Coalition were a brutal subgroup of Autobots under the leadership of Grimlock who reluctantly followed [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]]'s more cautious brand of warfare... when ordered. Swoop was sent to investigate [[Shockwave (Prime)|Shockwave]]'s [[energon]] sources but he worryingly disappeared. When the other four coalition members learned that Swoop had been captured by Shockwave, they disobeyed orders and went after him themselves. {{storylink|Good Intentions}} Grimlock, secure in his arrogance, was glad that the fate of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] rested in their hands. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}} However, upon arriving at the [[Sea of Rust]], they were overpowered by a swarm of [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]]. Sludge was killed and the rest were taken to Shockwave's labs. {{storylink|Siege Mentality}}

==Notes==

==Trivia==
* Most people, including members of said team, actually thought the name "Lightning Strike Coalition" was horrible. Apparently, only Grimlock liked the name.

===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Thunderbolt''' (Удар Молнии "Udar Molnii")

[[Category:Autobot subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron subgroups]]

Insignia

2012-11-13T16:34:53Z

Shock Dragoon: Just seemed it was important to show this one too

[[Image:FireintheSky Skyfires magicAutobotsymbol.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]

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. This was sometimes used as a tactical advantage when Transformers would temporarily wear the symbol of the opposite faction to fool their opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp's]] insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor}}

===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
{{noteukonly}}
When [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked him, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[Image:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|right|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuits|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot wearing an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[Image:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|left|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both a Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:Image:OptimalSituation_Tarantulas_insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[Image:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb|right]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
{{-}}

==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
<gallery>
Image:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This ancient symbol was discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
Image:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' ''This symbol appeared on the forehead of [[Primon|Ancient Robot]], who spoke to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}}
Image:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium Series|''Titanium'' toyline]] representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
</gallery>

===Pre-War {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}===
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Image:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' ''This symbol was worn by Clench and his team in [[Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|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 (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].''
Image:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worn by the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]'s ship, as well as by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
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===The War Within===
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Image:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
Image:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
Image:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.''{{storylink|The War Within issue 2}}
Image:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s group.''{{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
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===The Great War===
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Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|'''[[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, it was known as the "Autobrand" and 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.png|'''[[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. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.''
Image:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
Image:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' ''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
Image:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
Image:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wrecker]]s''' ''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}
Image:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' ''Unactivated rubsign.''
Image:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.''
Image:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.''
Image:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.''
Image:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
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===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
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Image:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (cartoon)'''
Image:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
Image:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
Image:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
Image:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
Image:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]/[[Terrorbot]]''' ''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] [[Drone|drones]].''
Image:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' ''Used in the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron
Image:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
Image:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
Image:Robot-Master faction.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
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===Kiss Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot|Sparkbots]] in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
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Image:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
Image:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
Image:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
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===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
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Image:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
Image:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
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==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
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Image:Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
Image:Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
Image:ActionForce_Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] (European version of the brand)'''
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==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 occurred 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 (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|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 [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]].''
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==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
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Image:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
Image:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'''
Image:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
Image:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' ''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
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*'''[[Predacon (G1)]]'''
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
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Image:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
Image:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum]]'''
Image:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
Image:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong]]'''
Image:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
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===Beast Wars II===
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Image:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
Image:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]'''
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===Beast Wars Neo===
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Image:Blendtron red.png|'''[[Blendtron]] / [[Herald of Unicron]]'''
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===Beast Machines===
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Image:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal'''
Image:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
Image:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' ''This insignia replaced the [[Spark crystal|spark crystals]] of the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
Image:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]])''' ''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.''
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==Car Robots==
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Image:Car Robots Destron.png|''Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in ''Robots in Disguise'') sub-group in ''Car Robots''—it's an upside-down ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] toy, a redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen several times in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.''
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==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
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Image:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' ''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
Image:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
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===Energon===
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Image:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' ''Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].''
Image:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' ''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' ''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' ''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' ''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' ''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
Image:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' ''An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omnicons under his command in an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
Image:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
Image:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]''' ''The multi-national organization that governs [[Earth]] during the 2020s.''
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===Cybertron===
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Image:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]''' ''Seen on [[Cyber Key|Cyber Keys]] that belong to Transformers from Earth.''
Image:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
Image:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
Image:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
Image:Cyber_Key_Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Combatron.''
Image:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]''' ''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
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==Live-action movie franchise==
===2007 movie===
''For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in steely gray. Additionally, the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.''
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Image:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol. There are other minor differences in proportions and angles.''
Image:Movie Autobot.JPG|''The movie Autobot symbol as it appeared in various promotional material. The beveled edges and metal appearance as opposed to the normal stencil-like insignia is reminiscent of the original insignias as they appeared on the G1 toy packaging.''
Image:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G1 symbol has triangular eyes, as opposed to the skinny diamond eyes in the Movie symbol. Again, there are other minor differences. Perhaps most interesting in this continuity, is that the Decepticon symbol is based upon the face of [[The Fallen]].''
Image:Movie Decepticon.JPG|''The movie Decepticon insignia as it appeared in various promotional material, similarly stylized like the Autobot insignia.''
Image:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]''' ''A Secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
Image:Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot]]''' ''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[AllSpark]] for their own purposes.''
Image:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]''' ''Stop Sector Seven is an organization created to stop Sector Seven. It is headed by [[Agent X]].''
Image:Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade]]''' ''A [[Human|Terran]] radical group advocating the abolition of routine lunches by means of direct mealtime intervention.''
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===Revenge of the Fallen===
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Image:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over top.''

Image:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Insignia used on Autobot toys from the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint|refresh subline]].''
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==[[Transtech]]==
<gallery>
Image:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
Image:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
Image:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
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==Shattered Glass==
''The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.''
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Image:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|'''Autobot'''
Image:Autobotsecretpolice.png|'''Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' ''Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.''
Image:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.''
Image:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|'''Decepticon'''
Image:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.''
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==Transformers Animated==
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Image:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]''' ''This insignia is used by the elite forces under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].''
Image:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' ''The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].''
Image:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]''' ''Worn by the security and peacekeeping forces of Cybertron.''
Image:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
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==Alternity==
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Image:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]s''' ''This insignia was seen worn by the [[synthoid]] [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], a member of the Protectors. Its basis is [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s face, in accordance with his stated function as "Protector."''
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==Star Wars Crossovers==
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Image:Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
Image:Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
Image:Imperial_Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
Image:Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
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==Disney Label==
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Image:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]'''
Image:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]'''
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==Aligned==
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Image:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
Image:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
Image:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]]'''
Image:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]]/[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
Image:PredaconPrimeLogo.jpg|'''[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]'''
Image:Predacon prime2.jpg|'''[[Preadon (Prime)|Predacon]]s'''
Image:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon Air Force
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==Others==
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Image:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
Image:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
Image:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
Image:First.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
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==Unused concepts==
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Image:Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' ''Used for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], not in the actual story.''
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==Files==
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Insignia

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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. This was sometimes used as a tactical advantage when Transformers would temporarily wear the symbol of the opposite faction to fool their opponents.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
[[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] switched sides, tearing the Decepticon insignia off of his chest and installing an Autobot insignia. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] reawakened the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s and told them to go help their friends. They reluctantly agreed and flew off after them. When they arrived, they initially could not distinguish friend from foe, until [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] suggested that their friends might be the ones with the same robotic face on them as they had. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] once stole [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp's]] insignia as part of a successful plan to turn the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] against the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Traitor}}

===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
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When [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] was revived by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] after being trapped in a tar pit for four million years, he went into a frenzy and attacked him, until he saw Ratchet's Autobrand and calmed down. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[Image:MarvelUS14-Jetfire-RiteOfTheAutobrand.jpg|thumb|right|Die cast construction...]]
''[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] was uncomfortable taking orders from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who was still wearing a Decepticon insignia.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} Jetfire officially became an Autobot after going through the [[Rite of the Autobrand]]. To better disguise themselves on Earth, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] installed [[Circuits|shielding circuitry]] into the Autobots which enabled a metal sheet to cover their Autobot symbols in [[alternate mode]]. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] fooled [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] into thinking they were Autobots by wearing fake Autobot symbols. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The [[Sports Car Patrol]] tricked Ratchet into thinking they were Autobots by wearing counterfeit Autobot symbols—Decepticon and Autobot symbols on a rotating plate so they could switch back and forth. {{storylink|Back from the Dead}}

Megatron spent some time on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]] district as an [[Empty]]. His mind was damaged and he just wandered about the place until the sight of an Autobot wearing an Autobot symbol snapped him out of it. {{storylink|The Resurrection Gambit!}}

[[Image:Springer carnivac catilla insignia survivors.jpg|thumb|left|...it's a lost art.]]
''United into a [[Survivors|single team]] following the events of the [[Time Wars]] and by battling the nightmare creatures generated by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s time in [[Limbo]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] offered to make [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and [[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] [[Honorary Autobot]]s, passing them a pair of Autobot badges as he did so.'' {{storylink|Survivors!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] surrendered to the Decepticons, he laid an Autobot insignia at [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s feet. Scorponok promptly crushed it. {{storylink|Surrender!}} After the Autobots and Decepticons came together to fight [[Unicron]], they continued their uneasy alliance and adorned their headquarters with an insignia that included a slightly modified Decepticon sign atop a slightly modified Autobot sign. {{storylink|Still Life!}} [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were outside in Cybertron's increasingly bad weather discussing the planet's upcoming self-destruction when the wind blew the gigantic Autobot insignia off the wall and onto Dreadwind's head. {{storylink|Exodus!}}

===''Beast Wars''===
[[Rattrap]]'s Maximal insignia once morphed into a Predacon one (and later back again). No other Transformer showed they could do this, and he only used it for a con. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

When the [[Transmuter (BW)|Transmuter]] turned [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] into a Predacon, it automatically changed his insignia as well as giving him a [[redeco]]. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Likewise, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] gained Decepticon insignia while he was possessed by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Possession}} [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] sported both a Decepticon and Predacon insignia while working as a Predacon secret agent. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

Waspinator ''pulled his insignia off'' like it was a fabric patch when renouncing his Predacon membership. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}}

[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] has such an ego, he created [[:Image:OptimalSituation_Tarantulas_insignia.jpg|his ''own'' special insignia]] for his [[Arachnoid]]s.

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] could change his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon—an ability he utilised for deceptive purposes. {{storylink|Credulous}} {{storylink|Ship}}

Using the power of [[Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] had the ability to brainwash Transformers to the Decepticon cause. In [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s case, it changed his insignia from Autobot to Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} When Inferno fought against Megatron's influence through his willpower, his insignia would toggle back and forth until he succeeded in purging the Decepticon in him. His Autobot insignia looked brand new after that. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[Image:Pyro streetwise insignia g2 redux.jpg|thumb|right]]
After defeating [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s Decepticons at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] decided that he would have the rest of the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]]s transferred to serve on [[Earth]]. To make it official, [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] handed him a set of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' Autobot badges. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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==Generation 1==
===Prehistory===
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Image:Ancient Transformer Symbol.png|'''Ancient [[Transformer]]''' ''This ancient symbol was discovered by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. He claims that although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
Image:Ancient Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' ''This symbol appeared on the forehead of [[Primon|Ancient Robot]], who spoke to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].'' {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|FFoD}}
Image:Fallen faction symbol.png|'''[[The Fallen]]''' ''This symbol was only used on the [[Titanium Series|''Titanium'' toyline]] representation of the Fallen. It was not used in [[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]] or any other fiction.''
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===Pre-War {{storylink|The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin}}===
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Image:Megatron Origin Symbol.png|'''[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]''' ''This symbol was worn by Clench and his team in [[Kaon]]'s [[Gladiatorial combat|illegal pitfights]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|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 (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]].''
Image:Ratbat symbol Megatron Origins.png|'''[[Senate]]-related symbol''' ''This symbol was worn by the crew of Senator [[Decimus]]'s ship, as well as by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] during his senatorial days.''
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===The War Within===
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Image:War Within Autobot Symbol.png|'''Autobot''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
Image:Decepticon warwithin symbol.png|'''Decepticon''' Used in {{storylink|Transformers: The War Within|The War Within}} but not {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages}}
Image:Emirate Xeon symbol.png|'''[[Xeon|Emirate Xeon]]''' ''This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon.''{{storylink|The War Within issue 2}}
Image:Ultracon symbol.png|'''[[Ultracon]]''' ''Used by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s group.''{{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath}}
</gallery>

===The Great War===
<gallery>
Image:Symbol autobot reg.png|'''[[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, it was known as the "Autobrand" and 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.png|'''[[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. It has no given origin in either comic or cartoon, but in the latter, it presumably has the same origin as the Autobot symbol.''
Image:DConsym.gif|''The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. Note the bevelled detail in the center of the crest at the top - the model sheet of the symbol created for the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] based on this version misinterpreted it as a third spike, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally.''
Image:Shocksymb.jpg|'''[[Cybertron Guard]]''' ''This symbol represents the Decepticons under [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s command charged with Cybertron's security. It was [[Retcon|retroactively]] named in 2007 by TakaraTomy's [[World of the Transformers]] website, but unnamed in its original context.'' {{storylink|Divide and Conquer|Divide and Conquer}}
Image:MarvelUS-77-AutobotDecepticonAlliance.png|'''Autobot/Decepticon Alliance''' {{storylink|Exodus!}}
Image:Wreckers symbol.png|'''[[Wrecker]]s''' ''This symbol was used by the Wreckers in the [[3H Productions|3H]] Wreckers/Universe comics, and debuted in 2001. It is uncertain if prior incarnations of the team used this insignia or if it came into use after the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].'' {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}
Image:Rubsign inactive.png|'''[[Rubsign]]''' ''Unactivated rubsign.''
Image:Fastlane.png|'''[[Fastlane]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Fastlane.''
Image:Cloudraker.png|'''[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]''' ''Rubsign used on Autobot Clone Cloudraker.''
Image:Pounce.png|'''[[Pounce]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Pounce.''
Image:Wingspan.png|'''[[Wingspan]]''' ''Rubsign used on Decepticon Clone Wingspan.
</gallery>

===Non-Cybertronian Insignia===
<gallery>
Image:EDC Symbol.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (cartoon)'''
Image:DW EDC.png|'''[[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] (Dreamwave)'''
Image:Federation of western europe.jpg|'''[[Federation of Western Europe]]'''
Image:Junkion symbol.png|'''[[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]'''
Image:Machination logo.png|'''[[Machination]]'''
Image:Quintesson symbol.png|'''[[Quintesson]]/[[Terrorbot]]''' ''This symbol was featured as part of the decal set for the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharge]] [[Drone|drones]].''
Image:Unicron faction symbol.png|'''[[Herald of Unicron]]''' ''Used in the ''[[Transformers: The Ark]]'' book to denote Unicron
Image:Z Foundation.png|'''[[Z Foundation]]'''
Image:Zarak Consortium Logo.png|'''[[Zarak Consortium]]'''
Image:Robot-Master faction.png|'''[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]]'''
</gallery>

===Kiss Players===
''These symbols were used by the [[Sparkbot|Sparkbots]] in '''Kiss Play Position'''.''
<gallery>
Image:Sparkbot Angela symbol.gif|'''[[Angela]]'''
Image:Sparkbot Stardust symbol.gif|'''[[Star Dust]]'''
Image:Sparkbot Zangetsu symbol.gif|'''[[Zangetsu]]'''
</gallery>
===Brazilian G1===
''These faction symbols were used in the Brazilian [[Estrela]] releases of the [[Micro Change|Microchange]] "Mini Car Robo" subline molds.''
<gallery>
Image:Optimus symbol.png|'''[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]'''
Image:Malignus symbol.png|'''[[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]]'''
</gallery>
==G.I. Joe Crossovers==
<gallery>
Image:Cobralogo.png|'''[[Cobra]]'''
Image:Joelogo.png|'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
Image:ActionForce_Logo.png|'''[[Action Force (team)|Action Force]] (European version of the brand)'''
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==Generation 2==
<gallery>
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 occurred 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 (faction)|Cybertronian]]''' ''This symbol was used by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|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 [[Transformers: Return of Convoy (franchise)|Return of Convoy]] and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]].''
</gallery>

==Beast Era==
===Beast Wars===
<gallery>
Image:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]'''
Image:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]'''
Image:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]'''
Image:Maximal Guard Insignia.png|'''Maximal Peacekeeper''' ''Worn by knight-like Maximal soldiers/peacekeepers in [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|Beast Wars: The Ascending]].''
</gallery>
*'''[[Predacon (G1)]]'''
''These symbols appeared on the walls of a transwarp shunt room used by [[Magmatron]] in IDW's [[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. Although never explicitly stated, they apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''
<gallery>
Image:Razorclaw Symbol.png|'''[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'''
Image:Tantrum Symbol.png|'''[[Tantrum]]'''
Image:Divebomb symbol.png|'''[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]'''
Image:Headstrong symbol.png|'''[[Headstrong]]'''
Image:Rampage symbol.png|'''[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars II===
<gallery>
Image:Moon symbol clean.png|'''[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]'''
Image:Space pirate seacon sign.png|'''Space Pirate [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacons]]'''
</gallery>

===Beast Wars Neo===
<gallery>
Image:Blendtron red.png|'''[[Blendtron]] / [[Herald of Unicron]]'''
</gallery>
===Beast Machines===
<gallery>
Image:Maximal symbol bm.png|'''Maximal'''
Image:Vehicon symbol.png|'''[[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]'''
Image:Dinobots symbol.png|'''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobot]]''' ''This insignia replaced the [[Spark crystal|spark crystals]] of the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.''
Image:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]])''' ''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''.''
</gallery>

==Car Robots==
<gallery>
Image:Car Robots Destron.png|''Takara used this symbol to represent the Combatron (Decepticon in ''Robots in Disguise'') sub-group in ''Car Robots''—it's an upside-down ''Generation 2'' Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] toy, a redeco of ''Generation 2'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Laser Optimus Prime]]. The Hasbro version removed them and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen several times in the cartoon, this symbol does not "exist" in the English version.''
</gallery>
==Unicron Trilogy==
===Armada===
<gallery>
Image:Minicon symbol.png|'''[[Mini-Con]]''' ''This symbol hints at the origins of the Mini-Cons, in that the "M" is echoed in Unicron's face, with the border representing the planet-eater's orbital ring.''
Image:Unicronsymbol dwmtmte.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Used in [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada profile book]] to denote Unicron-allied Transformers.''
</gallery>
===Energon===
<gallery>
Image:Energon symbol.png|'''Energon''' ''Used to denote [[energon]]. It is a stylized representation of an Autobot [[Energon star]].''
Image:Energon Powerlinx symbol.png|'''[[Powerlinx]] - Black''' ''Used by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber (Energon)|his]] [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|combiner]] [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|partners]].''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Gold symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Gold''' ''Worn by Mega-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Mega- and Deluxe-sized Transformers.''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Silver symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Silver''' ''Worn by Deluxe-sized Transformers who can combine with fellow Deluxe- and Mega-sized Transformers.''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Red symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Red''' ''Worn by Ultra-sized Transformers, who can combine with additional vehicle mode parts to form a "brute mode"''
Image:Energon Powerlinx Blue symbol.png|'''Powerlinx - Blue''' ''Used by the [[Air Team]], the [[Construction Team]], and the [[Destruction Team]].''
Image:Team Ironhide symbol.png|'''[[Team Ironhide]]''' ''An insignia worn by Ironhide and a group of Omnicons under his command in an episode of the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
Image:Unicron energon symbol.png|'''[[Unicron]]''' ''Seen in the background of Unicron's transformation sequence in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon cartoon]].''
Image:E27 earthfederationlogo.png|'''[[Earth Federation]]''' ''The multi-national organization that governs [[Earth]] during the 2020s.''
</gallery>

===Cybertron===
<gallery>
Image:Cyber Key symbol Earth.png|'''[[Earth]]''' ''Seen on [[Cyber Key|Cyber Keys]] that belong to Transformers from Earth.''
Image:Cyber Key symbol Velocitron.png|'''[[Velocitron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Velocitron.''
Image:Cyber Key symbol Jungle Planet.png|'''[[Animatron|Jungle Planet]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the Jungle Planet.''
Image:Cyber Key symbol Gigantion.png|'''[[Gigantion]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from the planet Gigantion.''
Image:Cyber_Key_Combatron.png|'''[[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]]''' ''Seen on Cyber Keys that belong to Transformers from Combatron.''
Image:Cybertron Defence.png|'''[[Cybertron Defense Team]]''' ''Used by [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], and [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]], after their collective reconstruction.''
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==Live-action movie franchise==
===2007 movie===
''For the 2007 movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were rendered in steely gray. Additionally, the Autobot and Decepticons were strongly associated with the colors blue and red, which led to the Autobot symbol appearing in blue in multiple media. Nonetheless the 'official colors' of said symbols remains red and purple.''
<gallery>
Image:Live action Autobot insignia.png|'''Autobot''' ''The biggest change is that the tops of the eye sockets, horizontal in the G1 symbol, tip down towards the middle in the Movie symbol. There are other minor differences in proportions and angles.''
Image:Movie Autobot.JPG|''The movie Autobot symbol as it appeared in various promotional material. The beveled edges and metal appearance as opposed to the normal stencil-like insignia is reminiscent of the original insignias as they appeared on the G1 toy packaging.''
Image:Live action Decepticon insignia.png|'''Decepticon''' ''The G1 symbol has triangular eyes, as opposed to the skinny diamond eyes in the Movie symbol. Again, there are other minor differences. Perhaps most interesting in this continuity, is that the Decepticon symbol is based upon the face of [[The Fallen]].''
Image:Movie Decepticon.JPG|''The movie Decepticon insignia as it appeared in various promotional material, similarly stylized like the Autobot insignia.''
Image:Sector7logo.png|'''[[Sector Seven]]''' ''A Secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.''
Image:Elitemountaindewrobots.png|'''[[Mountain Dew Robot]]''' ''An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the [[AllSpark]] for their own purposes.''
Image:Stopsector7.png|'''[[Stop Sector Seven]]''' ''Stop Sector Seven is an organization created to stop Sector Seven. It is headed by [[Agent X]].''
Image:Lunchables brigade symbol.png|'''[[Lunchables Brigade]]''' ''A [[Human|Terran]] radical group advocating the abolition of routine lunches by means of direct mealtime intervention.''
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===Revenge of the Fallen===
<gallery>
Image:NEST insignia.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Depicted on vehicles and uniforms of NEST personnel. Variations include a version with Autobot insignia over top.''

Image:NEST Global Alliance.png|'''[[NEST]]''' ''Insignia used on Autobot toys from the [[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]] [[subline imprint|refresh subline]].''
</gallery>

==[[Transtech]]==
<gallery>
Image:Transtech Autobot symbol.png|'''Autobot'''
Image:Transtech Decepticon symbol.png|'''Decepticon'''
Image:Axion Nexus Security Administration symbol.png|'''[[Axiom Nexus Security Administration]]'''
</gallery>

==Shattered Glass==
''The alternate reality of the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]] timeline posits an army of evil Cybertronians united under the leering visage of a purple insignia badge... though probably not the one you were expecting.''
<gallery>
Image:Autobot Shattered Glass.png|'''Autobot'''
Image:Autobotsecretpolice.png|'''Autobot [[Secret Police]]''' ''Worn by [[Nightbeat (SG)|Nightbeat]] and presumably his subordinates.''
Image:Cust Class Thunderclash Insignia.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]] and presumably his subordinates.''
Image:Decepticon Shattered Glass.png|'''Decepticon'''
Image:SG Elite Guard Ancient.png|'''Elite Guard''' ''Worn by [[Thunderwing (SG)|Thunderwing]] and presumably all pre-war officers of the Elite Guard.''
</gallery>

==Transformers Animated==
<gallery>
Image:Cyb Elite Guard Badge.png|'''[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]''' ''This insignia is used by the elite forces under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]].''
Image:Sumdac Systems.PNG|'''[[Sumdac Systems]]''' ''The corporate logo of [[Isaac Sumdac]]'s company, as seen in the foyer of [[Sumdac Tower]].''
Image:TFA Autotrooper Badge.png|'''[[Autotrooper (Animated)|Autotrooper]]''' ''Worn by the security and peacekeeping forces of Cybertron.''
Image:Otoboto-faction symbol.png|'''[[Otoboto family]]''' Symbol for ''Animated's'' live-action shell-sequence in Japan.
</gallery>

==Alternity==
<gallery>
Image:Protector Insignia.png|'''[[Protector]]s''' ''This insignia was seen worn by the [[synthoid]] [[Arcee (Energon)|Elita Seven]], a member of the Protectors. Its basis is [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]'s face, in accordance with his stated function as "Protector."''
</gallery>

==Star Wars Crossovers==
<gallery>
Image:Alliance Starbird.png|'''[[Rebel Alliance]]'''
Image:Republic Emblem.png|'''[[Galactic Republic]]'''
Image:Imperial_Emblem.png|'''[[Empire]]'''
Image:Sith Quad-Sun.png|'''[[Sith]]'''
</gallery>

==Disney Label==
<gallery>
Image:MickeyMouseTransformer.png|'''[[Mickey Mouse]]'''
Image:Donald Disney Label Insignia.png|'''[[Donald Duck]]'''
</gallery>
==Aligned==
<gallery>
Image:Symbol star seeker reg.png|'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''
Image:RescueBots symbol.png|'''[[Rescue Bot]]s'''
Image:Doctor Morocco logo.png|'''[[Thaddeus Morocco|Dr. Morocco]]'''
Image:Lightningstrikecoalitionfactionlogo.jpg|'''[[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]]/[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''
Image:PredaconPrimeLogo.jpg|'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s'''
Image:Seeker-Con Airforce.png|'''Seeker/Decepticon Air Force
</gallery>

==Others==
<gallery>
Image:Autotots sigil.png|'''[[Autotot]]'''
Image:Gobots auto symbol.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
Image:Playschool Go-Bots G.png|'''[[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bot]]'''
Image:First.png|'''[[First Transformers]]'''
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==Unused concepts==
<gallery>
Image:Cobra Decepticon symbol.png|'''Cobra/Decepticon''' ''Used for promotion of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers|the comic]], not in the actual story.''
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==Files==
*[[:Image:Transformers Symbols.ttf| Transformers Insignias True Type Font]]

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File:Seeker-Con Airforce.png

2012-11-08T20:28:23Z

Shock Dragoon: Seeker/Decepticon Air Force insignia from Transformers Prime as seen on Dreadwing, redrawn by [http://machsabre.deviantart.com/gallery/405199#/d5kfb3i Dave Reynolds].Original picture

Seeker/Decepticon Air Force insignia from Transformers Prime as seen on Dreadwing, redrawn by [http://machsabre.deviantart.com/gallery/405199#/d5kfb3i Dave Reynolds].Original picture

User talk:Spydersix

2012-10-26T14:16:14Z

Shock Dragoon: /* Dreadwing Insignia */

{{preview bastard}}

--Damn.

== <nowiki>{{Primecap}}</nowiki> template ==
Please learn how to fill in the "Primecap" template accurately! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:34, 1 May 2012 (EDT)
:Okay, I got it now. Sorry I uploaded another image the wrong way, I was too busy getting the capture and didn't notice the above. I'll fix the rest. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 17:37, 1 May 2012 (EDT)

== Motorcycle Gang ==
Alright i do agree its no were to be found in fiction do what ya want with it i was just going through Steve jungs gallery- [[User:Rob-o-bot|Rob-o-bot]] 09:42, 18 June 2012 (EDT)
:No, I don't think it's needed. :( You can still help though. Read the welcome template I put on your talk page, and look at the Wanted pages to see what pages ''do'' need to be created. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 09:46, 18 June 2012 (EDT)

== Account ==

I already have an account. It's [[User:Youreallycan]]. I just don't use it unless I feel like uploading pics, since that's pretty much the only thing I do here that I can't do while logged out. --[[Special:Contributions/81.164.215.61|81.164.215.61]] 05:38, 22 June 2012 (EDT)
:Ah. Ok. That makes sense. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 08:22, 22 June 2012 (EDT)

== Pictures ==
Great pictures on your user page! --[[User:User optimus|User optimus]] 01:10, 5 September 2012 (EDT)
:Thanks! -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 17:06, 5 September 2012 (EDT)

== What the heck? ==
Why did you delete my joke when there was no joke before it? Do you think that anything I do needs undone? {{unsigned|AutobotKickshift}}
:Because you haven't done anything ''but'' jokes yet. Contribute some actual ''content'' to an article first. And sign your posts. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 18:23, 4 October 2012 (EDT)

== Image for Deluxe Class Evac (from the Ride) ==
I found a good image for the deluxe Evac from the Universal Studios ride. Am I helping now?
http://tformers.net/g/generated/17705/transformers-universal-studios-the-ride-evac%20(2)__scaled_600.jpg {{unsigned|AutobotKickshift}}
:Yes actually, we do need a picture of his toy from the ride. But holy crap Kickshift, are you ever going to sign your posts? Use four tildes, or the template for it at the bottom of the editing page. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 06:18, 12 October 2012 (EDT)
::Hm, no, it doesn't look like you're ever going to be able to. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 06:21, 12 October 2012 (EDT)
:::Except that's stock photo... --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 02:47, 13 October 2012 (EDT)
::::I was talking about him never being able to sign his posts, because he got a permanent ban. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 08:09, 13 October 2012 (EDT)
:::::Ah. --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] 18:16, 14 October 2012 (EDT)

==Dreadwing Insignia==
Think you can make a pic of the Insigna [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] and [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] have?
--[[User:Shock Dragoon|Shock Dragoon]] 21:34, 25 October 2012 (EDT)
:What insignia would that be? -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 22:13, 25 October 2012 (EDT)
::Oh, I see what you mean. I'll try to get to it. -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 22:14, 25 October 2012 (EDT)
:::See how they are basically the same between the two? I believe that is either a "Seeker" thing for the Prime Series. I'd make the thing myself but I lack the ability to make those things sadly
[[User:Shock Dragoon|Shock Dragoon]] 10:16, 26 October 2012 (EDT)

User:Shock Dragoon

2012-10-26T01:35:19Z

Shock Dragoon: New page: Thrill me

Thrill me

User talk:Spydersix

2012-10-26T01:34:34Z

Shock Dragoon:

Transformers Animated (cartoon)

2008-06-05T02:38:51Z

Shock Dragoon: /* Cast */

{{Nav-Animated}}

{{SemiprotectSpoilers}}

'''''Transformers Animated''''' is a cartoon series which debuted in early 2008, in support of the [[franchise]] of [[Transformers Animated|the same name]].

The cartoon is produced by [[Cartoon Network]], scripted in the United States, with character and background designs by the crews behind shows like ''[[wikipedia:Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Ben 10|Ben 10]]'', while animation is being provided by Japanese studios [[Mook]], [[The Answer Studio]], and [[Studio 4°C]].

''Animated'' sees several G1 voice actors reprise their old roles ([[Susan Blu]], [[Corey Burton]], [[John Moschitta]], etc.), and is the first Transformers show featuring [[David Kaye]] in which he won't be voicing [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]].

==Overview==
[[Image:TransformersAnimatedPoster.jpg||thumb|250px|left|"When there's trouble you know who to call..."]]
''Animated'' follows the adventures of a small crew of Autobots, who come into possession of the all-powerful AllSpark artifact. Stranded on Earth and living among the population of [[Detroit]], they face off against a series of human villains and their mighty Decepticon foes, who seek to possess the AllSpark. Though they were originally a lowly space bridge repair crew, these five Autobots must rise to their circumstances to deal with threats large and small.

The series eschews the ever-continuing space opera storylines of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons to return to the episodic approach of ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''; most episodes are standalone stories, but with larger story arcs that stretch through the whole series. The focus is on characterization, dynamic action, and humor.

The episodes center not only on the war between the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s, but also on the Autobots' interactions with many of [[Detroit]]'s [[human]] supervillain denizens, including a [[Angry Archer|maladjusted marksman]], a [[Nanosec|speedy racer]], and a guy who [[Prometheus Black|looks good in a pimp suit]]. The idea is to present the Decepticons as more of an ongoing background threat instead of having them be repeatedly defeated each episode and look like bumbling fools. The arrival of a Decepticon in battle is a big deal, requiring multiple Autobots working together to stop even a single one. The human villains give the Autobots "everyday" threats, and some of their schemes are the result of Decepticon treachery. Note well: [[Doctor Arkeville|human]] [[Lord Chumley|adversaries]] [[Circuit Breaker|are]] [[Cobra Commander|not]] [[Abdul Fakkadi|new]] [[Lazarus|in]] [[Hydra and Buster|''Transformers'']] [[Overlord|continuity]].

Season 3 is already in the works, and season 4 is quite possible.

While the series is not a sequel to the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie]], they have many thematic elements in common, most notably the central role of the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] and the revelation that all modern technology has been reverse-engineered from the dormant body of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Hasbro also carried over some design elements from the live-action movie into Animated designs, including not just the aforementioned cube but also [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s medical readout striped deco, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]'s black racing stripe, and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s helmet. These are meant to be "connection points," helping kids who had seen the theatrical film but had no prior Transformers experience ease into understanding the new series.

{{-}}

==Cast==
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]

|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
;Main Cast
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] ([[David Kaye]])
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] ([[Bill Fagerbakke]])
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] ([[Bumper Robinson]])
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] ([[Jeff Bennett]])
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] ([[Corey Burton]])
;[[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] ([[David Kaye]])
* [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
;[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]
* [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Jeff Bennett]])
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] ([[Phil LaMarr]])
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Townsend Coleman]])
* [[Longarm Prime| Longarm/Longarm Prime]] ([[Corey Burton]])
;Others
* [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] ([[Susan Blu]])
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] ([[John Moschitta]])
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] ([[Cree Summer]])
* [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] ([[Corey Burton]])
* [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] ([["Weird Al" Yankovic]])
* [[Wasp (Animated)|Wasp]] ([[Tom Kenny]])

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
;Main Cast
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] ([[Corey Burton]])
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] ([[Cree Summer]])
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] ([[Bumper Robinson]])
* [[Lugnut]] ([[David Kaye]])
;[[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]]
* [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
* [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] ([[Jeff Bennett]])
;Starscream Army
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
* [[Starscream clone]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
;Others
* [[Lockdown]] ([[Lance Henriksen]])
* [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] ([[Jeff Bennett]])
* [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] ([[Fred Willard]])
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] ([[Corey Burton]])

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
* [[Sari Sumdac]] ([[Tara Strong]])
* [[Isaac Sumdac]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
* [[Captain Fanzone]] ([[Jeff Bennett]])
* [[Porter C. Powell]] ([[Bumper Robinson]])
* [[Mayor Edsel]]
* [[Mayor Edsel's aide]] ([[Tara Strong]])
* [[Spike (Animated)|Spike]] ([[Corey Burton]])
* [[Carly (Animated)|Carly]] ([[Tara Strong]])
* [[Daniel (Animated)|Daniel]] ([[Tara Strong]])
;Supervillains
* [[Angry Archer]] ([[Jeff Bennett]])
* [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] ([[Peter Stormare]])
** [[Colossus Rhodes]] ([[Corey Burton]])
* [[Headmaster (Animated)|The Headmaster]] ([[Alexander Polinsky]])
* [[Master Disaster]] ([[Bill Fagerbakke]])
* [[Nanosec]] ([[Brian Posehn]])
* [[Professor Princess]] ([[Kath Soucie]])
* [[Slo-Mo]] ([[Tara Strong]])

|}
{{-}}

==Episodes==
{{see|List of Transformers Animated episodes}}

{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFFFFF" | Season 1: 2007-08
! style="background:#FFFFFF" | Season 2: 2008
! style="background:#FFFFFF" | Season 3: ?

|-
| style="background:#FFFFFF" valign="top" |
# [[Transform and Roll Out!#Part 1|Transform and Roll Out! (Part One)]]
# [[Transform and Roll Out!#Part 2|Transform and Roll Out! (Part Two)]]
# [[Transform and Roll Out!#Part 3|Transform and Roll Out! (Part Three)]]
# [[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]
# [[Total Meltdown]]
# [[Blast from the Past]]
# [[The Thrill of the Hunt]]
# [[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]
# [[Along Came a Spider]]
# [[Sound and Fury]]
# [[Lost and Found (Animated episode)|Lost and Found]]
# [[Survival of the Fittest]]
# [[Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster]]
# [[Nature Calls]]
# [[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]
# [[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]

| style="background:#FFFFFF" valign="top" |
# [[The Elite Guard]]
# [[The Return of the Headmaster]]
# [[Mission Accomplished]]
# [[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]
# [[Velocity]]
# [[Rise of the Constructicons]]
# [[A Fistful of Energon]]
# [[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]
# [[Autoboot Camp]]
# [[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]
# [[Sari, No One's Home]]
# [[A Bridge Too Close - Part 1]]
# [[A Bridge Too Close - Part 2]]

| style="background:#FFFFFF" valign="top" |

|}

[[Category: Animated episodes| ]]
[[Category:Episode lists|Animated]]

==Reception==
''Transformers Animated'' debuted January 5, 2008, at 10:30am EST as the number one television show among boys 6-11 in both cable and network television. In addition, the strength of the showing helped lift the ratings of all its neighboring shows in Cartoon Network's "Dynamite Action" scheduling block. <ref>[http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1701434,00.html Transformers Animated Premieres #1 on All Television Among Boys and Boosts Kids 6-11 and 2-11 Delivery by Powerful Double-Digits]</ref>

==Trivia==
* ''Transformers: Animated'' reunites Jeff Bennett, Bill Fagerbakke and Cree Summer as regular cast members. Respectively, they have previously voiced [[wikipedia:Manhattan_Clan#Brooklyn|Brooklyn]], [[wikipedia:Manhattan_Clan#Broadway|Broadway]] and Hyena from the ''[[wikipedia:Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' series, three characters not unlike their Transformers counterparts. Another voice actor for Gargoyles, Kath Soucie, has made a guest appearance.
* The series is the first in over a decade to re-establish the classic Generation 1 convention of blue eyes for Autobots and red eyes for Decepticons.
* As well as the aforementioned Generation 1 voice actors, [[Townsend Coleman]] returns to a Transformers series. He voiced [[Rewind]] in the original Generation 1 cartoon.
* It seems like the Autobots like faceplates in this series. (i.e. Optimus, Prowl, Bumblebee, Sentinel Prime.)
* Yes, they have large chins. Shut up about it.
* For some reason, a lot of fans want to believe that ''Animated'' is full of references to the anime ''[[Wikipedia:Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', selecting lots of random, generic, anime-influenced hand motions and assorted design quirks throughout season 1 as "obvious" nods to the series. Then Derrick Wyatt announced that he hadn't even seen the show until the production of Season 1 was finished. ''HA''. Of course, the possibility exists that the second season may see some ''Lagann'' references, as Wyatt notes that it and ''[[Wikipedia:Diebuster|Diebuster]]'' have since inspired the production staff, but Wyatt singles out ''[[Wikipedia:Mighty Orbots|Mighty Orbots]]'' and the British comic ''[[Wikipedia: 2000 AD|2000 AD]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[Wikipedia:ABC Warriors|ABC Warriors]]'' strip as the biggest influences on the character designs, with ''Lagann''/''Diebuster'' producers [[Wikipedia: Gainax|Gainax]] animation studio as a constant source of influence. <ref>[http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&postID=8564559979841180115 Comment section of "Back from Botcon" entry in Derrick Wyatt's blog]</ref>
*In May 2008, when North American broadcasts of the series were only four episodes into season two, all the remaining episodes of the season aired in Dubai. While almost nobody in the fandom has personally seen these episodes (and no one has seen them in English as they were intended), gossip based on viewer reviews and screencaps has resulted in many plot developments and potential surprises being spoiled. Hooray.

==References==
<references/>

==External Link==

*[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/ Derrick Wyatt's blog]

[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Television series]]
[[Category:Continuities]]<div id="wikia-credits"> From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</div>

Transformers Animated (cartoon)

2008-06-05T02:38:16Z

Shock Dragoon: /* Cast */

{{Nav-Animated}}

{{SemiprotectSpoilers}}

'''''Transformers Animated''''' is a cartoon series which debuted in early 2008, in support of the [[franchise]] of [[Transformers Animated|the same name]].

The cartoon is produced by [[Cartoon Network]], scripted in the United States, with character and background designs by the crews behind shows like ''[[wikipedia:Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Ben 10|Ben 10]]'', while animation is being provided by Japanese studios [[Mook]], [[The Answer Studio]], and [[Studio 4°C]].

''Animated'' sees several G1 voice actors reprise their old roles ([[Susan Blu]], [[Corey Burton]], [[John Moschitta]], etc.), and is the first Transformers show featuring [[David Kaye]] in which he won't be voicing [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]].

==Overview==
[[Image:TransformersAnimatedPoster.jpg||thumb|250px|left|"When there's trouble you know who to call..."]]
''Animated'' follows the adventures of a small crew of Autobots, who come into possession of the all-powerful AllSpark artifact. Stranded on Earth and living among the population of [[Detroit]], they face off against a series of human villains and their mighty Decepticon foes, who seek to possess the AllSpark. Though they were originally a lowly space bridge repair crew, these five Autobots must rise to their circumstances to deal with threats large and small.

The series eschews the ever-continuing space opera storylines of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons to return to the episodic approach of ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]''; most episodes are standalone stories, but with larger story arcs that stretch through the whole series. The focus is on characterization, dynamic action, and humor.

The episodes center not only on the war between the [[Autobot]]s and the [[Decepticon]]s, but also on the Autobots' interactions with many of [[Detroit]]'s [[human]] supervillain denizens, including a [[Angry Archer|maladjusted marksman]], a [[Nanosec|speedy racer]], and a guy who [[Prometheus Black|looks good in a pimp suit]]. The idea is to present the Decepticons as more of an ongoing background threat instead of having them be repeatedly defeated each episode and look like bumbling fools. The arrival of a Decepticon in battle is a big deal, requiring multiple Autobots working together to stop even a single one. The human villains give the Autobots "everyday" threats, and some of their schemes are the result of Decepticon treachery. Note well: [[Doctor Arkeville|human]] [[Lord Chumley|adversaries]] [[Circuit Breaker|are]] [[Cobra Commander|not]] [[Abdul Fakkadi|new]] [[Lazarus|in]] [[Hydra and Buster|''Transformers'']] [[Overlord|continuity]].

Season 3 is already in the works, and season 4 is quite possible.

While the series is not a sequel to the [[Transformers (2007)|live-action movie]], they have many thematic elements in common, most notably the central role of the [[AllSpark (Animated)|AllSpark]] and the revelation that all modern technology has been reverse-engineered from the dormant body of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Hasbro also carried over some design elements from the live-action movie into Animated designs, including not just the aforementioned cube but also [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s medical readout striped deco, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]'s black racing stripe, and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]'s helmet. These are meant to be "connection points," helping kids who had seen the theatrical film but had no prior Transformers experience ease into understanding the new series.

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==Cast==
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobots]]
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticons]]
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human|Humans]]

|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
;Main Cast
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] ([[David Kaye]])
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] ([[Bill Fagerbakke]])
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] ([[Bumper Robinson]])
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] ([[Jeff Bennett]])
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] ([[Corey Burton]])
;[[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]
* [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] ([[David Kaye]])
* [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]]
* [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]
;[[Cybertron Elite Guard]]
* [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Jeff Bennett]])
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]] ([[Phil LaMarr]])
* [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Townsend Coleman]])
* [[Longarm Prime| Longarm/Longarm Prime]] ([[Corey Burton]])
;Others
* [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] ([[Susan Blu]])
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] ([[John Moschitta]])
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] ([[Cree Summer]])
* [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] ([[Corey Burton]])
* [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] ([["Weird Al" Yankovic]])
* [[Wasp (Animated)|Wasp]] ([[Tom Kenny]])

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
;Main Cast
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] ([[Corey Burton]])
* [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] ([[Cree Summer]])
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] ([[Bumper Robinson]])
* [[Lugnut]] ([[David Kaye]])
;[[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]]
* [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
* [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] ([[Jeff Bennett]])
;Starscream Army
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
* [[Starscream Clone]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
;Others
* [[Lockdown]] ([[Lance Henriksen]])
* [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] ([[Jeff Bennett]])
* [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] ([[Fred Willard]])
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] ([[Corey Burton]])

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
* [[Sari Sumdac]] ([[Tara Strong]])
* [[Isaac Sumdac]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
* [[Captain Fanzone]] ([[Jeff Bennett]])
* [[Porter C. Powell]] ([[Bumper Robinson]])
* [[Mayor Edsel]]
* [[Mayor Edsel's aide]] ([[Tara Strong]])
* [[Spike (Animated)|Spike]] ([[Corey Burton]])
* [[Carly (Animated)|Carly]] ([[Tara Strong]])
* [[Daniel (Animated)|Daniel]] ([[Tara Strong]])
;Supervillains
* [[Angry Archer]] ([[Jeff Bennett]])
* [[Meltdown (Animated)|Meltdown]] ([[Peter Stormare]])
** [[Colossus Rhodes]] ([[Corey Burton]])
* [[Headmaster (Animated)|The Headmaster]] ([[Alexander Polinsky]])
* [[Master Disaster]] ([[Bill Fagerbakke]])
* [[Nanosec]] ([[Brian Posehn]])
* [[Professor Princess]] ([[Kath Soucie]])
* [[Slo-Mo]] ([[Tara Strong]])

|}
{{-}}

==Episodes==
{{see|List of Transformers Animated episodes}}

{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
! style="background:#FFFFFF" | Season 1: 2007-08
! style="background:#FFFFFF" | Season 2: 2008
! style="background:#FFFFFF" | Season 3: ?

|-
| style="background:#FFFFFF" valign="top" |
# [[Transform and Roll Out!#Part 1|Transform and Roll Out! (Part One)]]
# [[Transform and Roll Out!#Part 2|Transform and Roll Out! (Part Two)]]
# [[Transform and Roll Out!#Part 3|Transform and Roll Out! (Part Three)]]
# [[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]
# [[Total Meltdown]]
# [[Blast from the Past]]
# [[The Thrill of the Hunt]]
# [[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]
# [[Along Came a Spider]]
# [[Sound and Fury]]
# [[Lost and Found (Animated episode)|Lost and Found]]
# [[Survival of the Fittest]]
# [[Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster]]
# [[Nature Calls]]
# [[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]
# [[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]

| style="background:#FFFFFF" valign="top" |
# [[The Elite Guard]]
# [[The Return of the Headmaster]]
# [[Mission Accomplished]]
# [[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]
# [[Velocity]]
# [[Rise of the Constructicons]]
# [[A Fistful of Energon]]
# [[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]
# [[Autoboot Camp]]
# [[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]
# [[Sari, No One's Home]]
# [[A Bridge Too Close - Part 1]]
# [[A Bridge Too Close - Part 2]]

| style="background:#FFFFFF" valign="top" |

|}

[[Category: Animated episodes| ]]
[[Category:Episode lists|Animated]]

==Reception==
''Transformers Animated'' debuted January 5, 2008, at 10:30am EST as the number one television show among boys 6-11 in both cable and network television. In addition, the strength of the showing helped lift the ratings of all its neighboring shows in Cartoon Network's "Dynamite Action" scheduling block. <ref>[http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1701434,00.html Transformers Animated Premieres #1 on All Television Among Boys and Boosts Kids 6-11 and 2-11 Delivery by Powerful Double-Digits]</ref>

==Trivia==
* ''Transformers: Animated'' reunites Jeff Bennett, Bill Fagerbakke and Cree Summer as regular cast members. Respectively, they have previously voiced [[wikipedia:Manhattan_Clan#Brooklyn|Brooklyn]], [[wikipedia:Manhattan_Clan#Broadway|Broadway]] and Hyena from the ''[[wikipedia:Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' series, three characters not unlike their Transformers counterparts. Another voice actor for Gargoyles, Kath Soucie, has made a guest appearance.
* The series is the first in over a decade to re-establish the classic Generation 1 convention of blue eyes for Autobots and red eyes for Decepticons.
* As well as the aforementioned Generation 1 voice actors, [[Townsend Coleman]] returns to a Transformers series. He voiced [[Rewind]] in the original Generation 1 cartoon.
* It seems like the Autobots like faceplates in this series. (i.e. Optimus, Prowl, Bumblebee, Sentinel Prime.)
* Yes, they have large chins. Shut up about it.
* For some reason, a lot of fans want to believe that ''Animated'' is full of references to the anime ''[[Wikipedia:Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', selecting lots of random, generic, anime-influenced hand motions and assorted design quirks throughout season 1 as "obvious" nods to the series. Then Derrick Wyatt announced that he hadn't even seen the show until the production of Season 1 was finished. ''HA''. Of course, the possibility exists that the second season may see some ''Lagann'' references, as Wyatt notes that it and ''[[Wikipedia:Diebuster|Diebuster]]'' have since inspired the production staff, but Wyatt singles out ''[[Wikipedia:Mighty Orbots|Mighty Orbots]]'' and the British comic ''[[Wikipedia: 2000 AD|2000 AD]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[Wikipedia:ABC Warriors|ABC Warriors]]'' strip as the biggest influences on the character designs, with ''Lagann''/''Diebuster'' producers [[Wikipedia: Gainax|Gainax]] animation studio as a constant source of influence. <ref>[http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&postID=8564559979841180115 Comment section of "Back from Botcon" entry in Derrick Wyatt's blog]</ref>
*In May 2008, when North American broadcasts of the series were only four episodes into season two, all the remaining episodes of the season aired in Dubai. While almost nobody in the fandom has personally seen these episodes (and no one has seen them in English as they were intended), gossip based on viewer reviews and screencaps has resulted in many plot developments and potential surprises being spoiled. Hooray.

==References==
<references/>

==External Link==

*[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/ Derrick Wyatt's blog]

[[Category:Animated]]
[[Category:Television series]]
[[Category:Continuities]]<div id="wikia-credits"> From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</div>

Black Friday (episode)

2008-06-05T02:18:11Z

Shock Dragoon: /* Quotes */

{{disambig2|the episode of ''Transformers Animated''|the day after Thanksgiving|Black Friday}}

[[Image:Animated Black Friday Grimlock Prime lasso.jpg|300px|thumb]]
{{episodenav|animated|26|season=2|prev=Autoboot Camp|next=Sari, No One's Home}}

'''Blackarachnia enlists Prometheus Black, a.k.a. Meltdown, to aid her with a dangerous experiment, while Optimus and Dinobot Grimlock are forced to team up to stop them.'''

{{spoiler|Black Friday}}

==Summary==

[[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] is growing ever more frustrated by [[Porter C. Powell]]'s callous actions towards both herself and her father, and she wants payback. She and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] visit the maximum-security prison that is the current abode of [[Prometheus Black|Prometheus Black, a.k.a. Meltdown]], and speak to him in the undissolvable crystalline cube that is his cell. Black sarcastically welcomes them, noting that he has ever so few visitors, and Sari snarks in return that he'd probably have more friends if he wasn't always trying to mutate other people into [[Survival of the Fittest|transformational experiments]]. Sari knows that Black and Powell had once been business partners, and she asks the acidic villain for any information that would help her expose Powell as a criminal. Black asks why he should help her at all, and Sari reminds him that his own misfortunes began with the breakdown of his business partnership with Powell. Meltdown replies—with apparently genuine regret—that Powell was far too canny a businessman ever to get his fingerprints on anything truly illegal. He presents a different plan: If Sari and Bumblebee would be so kind as to break him out of prison, he would happily kill Powell himself. A bit taken aback, Sari insists she isn't willing to go that far, and she and Bumblebee depart. Later that night, however, a massive explosion signifies a break-in at the prison. At first, Meltdown confidently welcomes his visitors, assuming Sari has had a change of heart, but that confidence turns to fear when he sees he is actually being visited by the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]]. [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] cryptically announces that "she" wants to see Meltdown. Though still afraid of his former flunkies, Meltdown tries to warn them away, pointing out that a prison cell constructed to hold him is indestructible—nothing can get out or in. But the Dinobots don't need to break the box when they can simply ''take'' it.

Meltdown soon finds himself transported to [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]], where the Dinobots are behaving very strangely indeed, chanting and bowing towards a high hill. The object of their interest soon is revealed to be [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], who washed up on the island after [[Megatron Rising - Part 2|the recent defeat of Megatron]] and has since used her beauty and wily ways to captivate the simple-minded Dinobots. As she explored the island, she found Meltdown's subterranean lab complex, including his computer files on genetic manipulation. She insists that Black help her purge the organic material from her body, and since she has just drained Grimlock, becoming powerful enough to crack open his supposedly indestructible prison cell with the bonus of the Dinobots being quite willing to follow any command, Black has no choice but to agree.

Back on the mainland, [[Captain Fanzone]] and the Detroit P.D. are investigating the prison break. Porter C. Powell arrives, very agitated by the escape of his evil former associate. He produces security camera footage of Sari's visit, accusing the girl of trying to have him killed. Fanzone asks just how he got his hands on that footage, but Powell becomes more evasive. When the Autobots magnify the camera footage, they can see the Dinobots reflected on the surface of Meltdown's cube. While they ponder what to do about this, Bumblebee's constant chattering begins to wear on [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]], who boldly insists that it is ''impossible'' for Bumblebee to remain silent for more than a few cycles. Bumblebee is angered by these doubts against him and tries to show how quiet he can be...which isn't at all, since he pipes in with a self-defense or denial every few moments. This bickering continues as he, Prowl, and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] head to Dinobot Island.

Once they arrive, the Autobots split up to search for evidence. Prowl finds more of Meltdown's burnt footprints, as well as yet more proof that Bumblebee really can't pipe down, since he keeps calling Prowl's name. But when Prowl investigates, he sees Bumblebee had good reason to yell: He's caught in a giant web and deactivated. Shortly thereafter, Blackarachnia attacks Prowl and deactivates him too. Rushing to help, Optimus attempts to confront Blackarachnia, but she is able to flatter and cajole Grimlock into defending her (and soundly walloping Optimus). There's no time for a real fight, though, as Blackarachnia has loaded up both Prowl and Bumblebee with a potentially lethal dose of her cybervenom. They will die unless she administers the antidote within 2 megacycles, and she'll only do that if Optimus helps Grimlock locate Meltdown's genetic modifier to make the experiment work.

[[Image:Animated Black Friday Grimlock Prime Powell.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Well, what do you know? There ''is'' karma in ''Animated''.]]
Returning to the mainland, Optimus and Grimlock attempt to work together, but it's difficult because Grimlock simply will not hear that Blackarachnia might be using him or would in any way be deceiving him. For his part, Grimlock doesn't want to work with "puny" Optimus, but has no choice, as only Optimus knows where Meltdown's original workshop had been. They find the workshop, untouched and in the same state of disrepair as [[Total Meltdown|when Black had his drastic accident]]. As they search for the genetic modifier, they are discovered by Porter C. Powell, who owns the facilities Black had been using before his accident. He orders them to leave and won't assist them in finding the device they need, but he changes his tune after Optimus has Grimlock snatch up the little man and imprison him inside his mouth for a while. The unlikely Autobot duo retrieves the genetic modifier and heads back to the island.

Once he has the necessary tools and Blackarachnia strapped down to his lab table (for her own safety, of course, he swears), Meltdown decides to change his lab procedure ever so slightly. Reminding his captor-turned-prisoner of his longstanding hatred of robots, he will still be genetically separating Blackarachnia's organic and mechanical elements...but now the mechanical will be discarded and only the organics left behind, and his goal of having created a purely organic transforming being will have been realized. Optimus and Grimlock attempt to stop Meltdown, but he summons reinforcements: his earlier mutant creations, who appear quite a bit stronger now and manage to force the robots outside the lab and battle them fairly evenly. Things aren't helped when Grimlock, in his shortsighted fury, ignores Optimus's warnings and uses his [[energo-sword]] so carelessly that it practically burns down the entire island. The tide finally turns with the arrival of the other two Dinobots. [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] lifts one of the mutants completely clear of the battlefield, keeping it from attacking further, while [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] pounds the other senseless with his giant, flaming cudgel. Optimus extinguishes the flames, then races back into the lab. He manages to detach the genetic modifier from the lab equipment, stopping the procedure before Blackarachnia can be divided up. An enraged Meltdown attacks Optimus and begins to melt his chest armor, but during the course of the action, Meltdown's body surface comes into contact with the genetic modifier. It unleashes a massive dose of energy into him, apparently causing his body to lose cohesion and degenerate into a pure liquid state, oozing out of his containment suit and leaking through cracks in the floor. Optimus frees Blackarachnia from her bonds on the table, and she senses an easy way to escape: Feigning weakness, she asks Optimus to come closer and hold her tight...as Grimlock is watching. His predictable jealousy makes him attack Optimus once again, and the sneaky spider manages to escape. When he finally sees she is gone, Grimlock begs her to return and professes his love for her, but it is too late.

A despairing Optimus returns to the web-covered bodies of Prowl and Bumblebee in the forest, apologizing to them that he was unable to rescue them in time. Then he notices the antidote has been placed right next to them. He quickly administers it just in the nick of time. Bumblebee notes with pride that he did indeed manage to remain totally silent for the whole 2 megacycles. When Prowl protests that it doesn't really count because he was unconscious and paralyzed, they have a rousing argument about the nature of the rules of their bet. An enraged Powell demands that Fanzone arrest Optimus Prime for assault and theft, but Fanzone says he's more inclined to arrest Powell for being a public nuisance and walks off. Optimus Prime begins to wonder if maybe, underneath it all, there is some good left in Blackarachnia, since (apparently) she did leave the antidote for him.

Later, in the island's abandoned underground lab, puddles of nasty-looking acidic goo begin to coalesce together around an empty containment suit. As the merging lump grows bigger, a familiar face appears on its surface. You can't keep a bad guy down....

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Rich Fogel]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]] & [[Kentaro Mizuno]]
*'''Original airdate:''' June 4, 2008 (UK)

===Featured characters===


(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
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! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
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*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (1)
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]] (6)
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] (7)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (9)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (12)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (13)
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*[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] (8)
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*[[Sari Sumdac]] (2)
*[[Prometheus Black]] (3)
*[[Porter C. Powell]] (4)
*[[Captain Fanzone]] (10)

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==Quotes==

"I lose more furniture that way..." 
:{{m-}}'''Meltdown''' after he (intentionally) melts the bed.

'''Blackarachnia''': With your help, I can finally purge myself of this accursed organic contamination. 
[''transforms''] 
'''Meltdown''': Ooh la la. Actually, that's a much better look for you. Why would I help you get rid of it? 
'''Blackarachnia''':Because it would make me very unhappy if you didn't. And when I'm unhappy, they're unhappy! 
'''Grimlock''': RAAARRR! Unhappy!
:{{m-}}Like his [[Grimlock (G1)|predecessor]], Grimlock makes a simple sentence [[War of the Dinobots#Notable quotes|freaking terrifying.]]

'''Grimlock:''' "See puny humans run! Dinobots RULE!" 
''[Optimus lassoes him]'' 
'''Optimus Prime:''' "We're not here to scare people! We're here to get Meltdown's genetic modifier. Maybe you'd be less conspicuous in robot mode." 
'''Grimlock:''' "Okay..." ''[transforms]'' "But me Grimlock still taller than YOU. That why Spider-Lady like me Grimlock best."
:—Pissing contest, Transformer-style.

'''Grimlock''': Autobot bad! Me Grimlock go alone. 
''[Grimlock walks away down an alley, then comes back]'' 
'''Grimlock''': Uh...where me Grimlock find genetic thingy? 
'''Optimus''': Oh, come on. I know who can get it. 
'''Grimlock''': Me Grimlock go with you....but me Grimlock go with you ALONE! 
:—Grimlock shows Optimus Prime what's what.

'''Grimlock''': Uh, me Grimlock not supposed to scare puny humans. 
'''Optimus''': ''This one'' you can scare all you want. 
'''Grimlock''': THEN GIVE US THINGY!!! 
''[transforms into beast mode, then grabs Powell with his mouth]'' 
'''Powell''': What thingy?! What's he talking about?! 
'''Optimus''': Prometheus Black's genetic modifier? 
'''Powell''': Never heard of it. 
'''Optimus''': Did I mention that my partner is awfully hungry? 
''[Grimlock throws Powell into the air and catches him in his mouth]'' 
'''Powell''': Y-you can have it! I know where it is! 
:{{m-}}After months of utter dickishness, Porter C. Powell finally ends up where he belongs{{m-}}Grimlock's mouth.

'''Powell''': Don't touch anything! 
''[Grimlocks falls nd breaks everything]'' 
'''Grimlock''': Him did it. 
:{{m-}}Like a toddler Grimlock blames Optimus for everything

''[Prowl and Bumblebee wake up after being cured by Blackaracnia's venom]'' 
'''Bumblebee''': Uhh...how long have we been here? 
'''Optimus''': Almost two mega-cycles. 
'''Bumblebee''': Ha! And you said I couldn't go ten cycles without talking! 
'''Prowl''': Mmm Hmm, all it took was being paralyzed. 
'''Bumblebee''': What, you're making new rules now? I don't think so, pay up with that sweet axle grease. 

==Other notes==

===Animation errors===
* When the Dinobots are arguing amongst themselves, Snarl's face briefly loses its red, and Swoop is shown in his beast mode.

===Transformers references===
* Blackarachnia references the defeat of [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] in [[Megatron Rising - Part 2]].

===Real-world references===
* The title is a reference to [[Black Friday|the day after Thanksgiving]], a traditionally busy shopping day in the U.S., on which [[Hasbro]] often releases [[exclusive]]s.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
*This episode showcases a detailed transformation for both Prowl and Bumblebee
*Optimus states that Prowl knows Dinobot Island like the back of his hand and tells Prowl and Bumblebee to come with him, yet it is Bulkhead who has been on the island many times with Prowl. Maybe Optimus wants to see who wins the bet?
*It appears to be common knowledge that Porter C. Powell was Prometheus Black's business partner, yet in [[Blast from the Past]], he is seen among the group that witnesses the showing of the Dinobots, implying that he is working for Sumdac Systems at this point. Why would [[Isaac Sumdac]] hire the former partner of his bitterest corporate rival?
*According to Grimlock, Dinobots rule. We already knew that.
*This is the second Transformers episode where a voice actor [[The Low Road|spends most of it arguing with himself]]

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Swindle (Animated)

2008-06-03T00:49:32Z

Shock Dragoon: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3|Swindle}}

:''Swindle is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Swindle-SUV.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Ladies and gentlebots, I'm going to show you the greatest upgrade ever made. The SwindleCo™ Blast-o-Matic™ can blast your enemies to julienne fries with all the precision and quality you've come to expect from a SwindleCo™ product. But wait, there's more!"]]

Quick, hide the silver! An entrepreneur with few equals, the smooth-talking '''Swindle''' is always ready to make a deal. Trading extensively with many alien races and loaded down with their respective technologies, his goods are highly useful to interstellar warlords, bounty hunters, and many, many others. Though nominally a Decepticon, he just views the Cybertronian civil war as yet another business opportunity, one which has kept him living posh for centuries and could be great for his bottom line again now that it's starting back up.

{{quote|Scruples? You'd sell your own motherboard to the highest bidder.|[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]|"[[SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Fred Willard]] (English)

{{Spoiler|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}
[[Image:Swindle and weapon.jpg|thumb|200px|left|"What would you say if I told you that you don't ''have'' to fight Autobots. You'd say I'm crazy, right? That I'm out of my head? Well that is ''exactly'' what I'm telling you about this amazing product from SwindleCo™"]]
Swindle found out about the situation on Earth after a little business transaction with [[Lockdown|a certain bounty hunter.]] Upon his arrival, he made a deal with the newly formed [[Society of Ultimate Villainy]] ; they steal components he needs, and he will give them monetary compensation. He set the arrangement up anonymously, communicating with them through the radio in their new getaway vehicle, a present of sorts that he'd provided. When they had stolen the parts, he had them construct a generator. Sadly, the deal went sour when he asked [[Slo-Mo]] to hand over her AllSpark powered time piece. She refused, and he let them in on his little secret; he ''was'' the getaway vehicle.
[[Image:TFASwindlefullyarmed.jpg|thumb|right|150px|"That's not all, though! If you order ''right now'', I am offering this exclusive accessory package, compliments of the good folks here at SwindleCo™!"]]
He dispatched most of the SUV and used his forcefield (acquired in a deal with a race known as the [[Vok]] from [[Nexus Zero]], nice folks) to protect himself from Slo-Mo's watch. He took it from her, and contacted his old client [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. After a few pleasantries, he demonstrated the generator's ability to freeze everything mechanical in Detroit, including the [[Autobot]]s. Unfortunately, before the deal could go through, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|a shielded Autobot]] and the SUV burst in, and managed to knock him over the side of the parking block he had stationed himself on. While he managed to reacquire the watch, he was frozen in his vehicle mode when a blast ricocheted off of the Autobot's shield. He was last seen being towed [[Captain Fanzone|by the police]], who promised to strip him down and sell him at a police auction. [[B.O.T. (episode)|The irony probably wasn't lost on him]]. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}

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==Toys==
===Animated===
*'''Swindle''' (Deluxe, 2008)

: Swindle transforms into an armored Humvee-styled vehicle with roof-mounted cannon. This cannon mounts on his right arm in robot mode.
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{{comingsoontoy}}

==Trivia==
* Swindle's design is quite heavily influenced by his [[Swindle (G1)|Generation 1 namesake]]'s animation [[character model]], from the "squarehead" with large purple optics to the windshield-chest with grill-stomach to the right-arm-mounted cannon. As a result, Swindle is the first and currently only Decepticon to not have red eyes.
* Swindle is a double-homage, as he also features a chest cannon that is quite similar to his [[Swindle (Movie)|movie namesake]].
* He also makes a reference to Binaltech Swindle, who possessed a forcefield because his body was meant to be [[Trailbreaker]]'s, but couldn't -use- it. This Swindle doesn't have that issue.
* He has a [[Wikipedia:bolo tie|bolo tie]]. That's awesome.
* [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] has noted that Swindle's mannerisms are based on [[wikipedia:Ron Popeil|Ron Popeil]]. (Coincidentally enough, [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] has done a song about Popeil...)
* Swindle also has made a referance to the [[Vok]] of [[Nexus Zero]]; naming them as alien weapon builders.

[[Category: Animated characters]]
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