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Sabrblade: /* The Headmasters cartoon */

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The Headmasters cartoon

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	They all underwent the rigorous training of body and mind needed to master the art of transformation, and the most adept warriors learned to transform into heads which could attach to larger, lifeless bodies called [[Transtector]]s. {{storylink\|The Mystery of Planet Master}} After these new-born "[[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]]" departed Master to rejoin the war on Cybertron in 2011, more of the ~~Cyberdroids~~ began training to become Headmasters, and became known as the "[[Autobot Master Warrior]]s".		They all underwent the rigorous training of body and mind needed to master the art of transformation, and the most adept warriors learned to transform into heads which could attach to larger, lifeless bodies called [[Transtector]]s. {{storylink\|The Mystery of Planet Master}} After these new-born "[[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]]" departed Master to rejoin the war on Cybertron in 2011, more of the citizens began training to become Headmasters, and became known as the "[[Autobot Master Warrior]]s".

	Later, when the Decepticons invaded planet Master, a group of refugee ~~Cyberdroids~~ fled the planet to acquire the help of the Autobots on Earth. They were caught in a [[plasma energy]] explosion along with half-a-dozen Autobot and Decepticon warriors, and were fused to the wrists of the larger robots as weapons, becoming the [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmaster]]s. {{storylink\|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}		Later, when the Decepticons invaded planet Master, a group of refugee citizens fled the planet to acquire the help of the Autobots on Earth. They were caught in a [[plasma energy]] explosion along with half-a-dozen Autobot and Decepticon warriors, and were fused to the wrists of the larger robots as weapons, becoming the [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmaster]]s. {{storylink\|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

	====''Micromaster''====		====''Micromaster''====

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More of Sakamoto's weaving at play

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	===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===		===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
	====''Kiss Players''====		====''Kiss Players''====
	The forefathers of the planet [[Paradron]]'s pacifistic Autobot inhabitants, who had fled [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] during the [[Great War (G1)\|Fourth Great War]], were apparently Cyberdroids, as were the ~~young civilian~~ Cybertronians who had ~~not yet learned to transform~~ and had likewise fled from the war to the planet [[Master (planet)\|Master]] four million years before the present.<ref name="TFKPCT">戦争の激化により、変形能力を持たない一般市民(セイバードロイド)は新天地を求め母星を脱出する。第4次大戦時のパラドロン星移住や400万年前のマスター星移住等が有名。</ref> {{storylink\|Transformers: Kiss Players Chronological Table}}		The forefathers of the planet [[Paradron]]'s pacifistic Autobot inhabitants, who had fled [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] during the [[Great War (G1)\|Fourth Great War]], were apparently Cyberdroids, as were the ordinary citizen Cybertronians who had inferior strength and transformation abilities, who had likewise fled from the war to the planet [[Master (planet)\|Master]] four million years before the present.<ref name="TFKPCT">戦争の激化により、変形能力を持たない一般市民(セイバードロイド)は新天地を求め母星を脱出する。第4次大戦時のパラドロン星移住や400万年前のマスター星移住等が有名。</ref> {{storylink\|Transformers: Kiss Players Chronological Table}}

	====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====		====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
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	Four million years ago, seeking to escape the unending war on Cybertron, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress]] led a group of ~~Cyberdroids~~ into space, seeking a new world they could call home. Unfortunately for them, they landed on the inhospitable planet [[Master (planet)\|Master]], where the hostile atmospheric conditions forced them to learn to transform in order to survive.		Four million years ago, seeking to escape the unending war on Cybertron, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress]] led a group of Cybertron's ordinary citizens into space, seeking a new world that they could call home. Unfortunately for them, they landed on the inhospitable planet [[Master (planet)\|Master]], where the hostile atmospheric conditions forced them to learn to transform in order to survive.

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	====''Micromaster''====		====''Micromaster''====
	Not long after Fortress's Cyberdroids left Cybertron, the [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] leaders, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], also departed the planet with their elite forces in a search for new sources of energy. They proceeded to crash-land on prehistoric [[Earth]], and eventually, in the early 1980s, a group of Autobot Cyberdroids set out to search for their lost leader and the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Struck by a dimensional shockwave, the Cyberdroids were teleported across the galaxy and found themselves on Earth, suddenly gifted with the power of transformation by the strange energy that had enveloped them. Additionally, several of their number had their minds warped by the shockwave, and became Decepticons, and these two factions of "[[Micromaster]]s" began battling on Earth. {{storylink\|~~The Transformers: Micromaster#Part 1:~~ A New Transformer Legend Begins!!\|~~A New Transformer Legend Begins!!~~}} {{storylink\|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter\|Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}}		Not long after Fortress's Cyberdroids left Cybertron, the [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] leaders, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]], also departed the planet with their elite forces in a search for new sources of energy. They proceeded to crash-land on prehistoric [[Earth]], and eventually, in the early 1980s, a group of Autobot Cyberdroids set out to search for their lost leader and the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Struck by a dimensional shockwave, the Cyberdroids were teleported across the galaxy and found themselves on Earth, suddenly gifted with the power of transformation by the strange energy that had enveloped them. Additionally, several of their number had their minds warped by the shockwave, and became Decepticons, and these two factions of "[[Micromaster]]s" began battling on Earth. {{storylink\|A New Transformer Legend Begins!!}}

			====''Legends'' comic''====
			Cyberdroids were ordinary citizens of Cybertron who were small-bodied, weak in strength, and had no ability to transform. {{storylink\|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter\|Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}} During the war on Cybertron four million years ago, Megatron had created the [[Powered Master\|Poweredrons]] to travel through space and develop energy-producing colony worlds. But when the Poweredrons saw how much the ordinary citizens of Cybertron suffered from the Decepticons' misuse of the energy produced by the Poweredrons' own efforts, the Poweredrons renounced their Decepticon allegiances, declared themselves "Autobot [[Powered Master]]s", and helped some of the citizens escape from Cybertron to the planet Paradron, which the Powered Masters had developed in secret.{{storylink\|LG-EX Daiatlas}} A group of Cyberdroids once came to Earth in search of Optimus Prime and the Matrix, but were exposed to a dimensional shockwave that evolved them into Micromasters. {{storylink\|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter\|Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}}

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The term "Cyberdroid" (セイバードロイド ''Seibādoroido'', lit. "Seiberdroid") was created for the small, non-transforming Cybertronians in the ''Micromaster'' storyline. This article has adopted the position that it is retroactively applicable to the small, non-transforming Cybertronians from the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)\|Headmasters]]'' animated series, based on them being lumped together by the "[[Transformers: Kiss Players Chronological Table]]", which further added the original Autobot inhabitants of the planet [[Paradron]] to the mix, since all three groups were civilian Autobots who left Cybertron to escape the war during roughly the same era.<ref name="TFKPCT"/>		*The term "Cyberdroid" (セイバードロイド ''Seibādoroido'', lit. "Seiberdroid") was created for the small, non-transforming Cybertronians in the ''Micromaster'' storyline. This article has adopted the position that it is retroactively applicable to the small, non-transforming Cybertronians from the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)\|Headmasters]]'' animated series, which were originally referred to as simply '''citizens''' (市民, ''shimin''), based on them being lumped together by the "[[Transformers: Kiss Players Chronological Table]]", which further added the original Autobot inhabitants of the planet [[Paradron]] to the mix, since all three groups were civilian Autobots who left Cybertron to escape the war during roughly the same era.<ref name="TFKPCT"/> This is later reflected in the ''Legends'' manga in which the description of the "citizen" Cybertronians given by Fortress in ''The Headmasters'' is explicitly applied to the Cyberdroids of ''Micromaster'' by [[Tailgate (G1)\|Tailgate]]. Likewise, Paradron's original settlers are depicted as tiny Cybertronians and referred to as "citizens" by Dai Atlas later on in ''Legends'', further cementing them as Cyberdroids based on Tailgate's previous equating of "citizens = Cyberdroids".
	*Up until ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' and the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook column in [[2015]], the specific spelling of "Cyberdroid" had only been used in an unofficial capacity by fans, using "Cyber-" as an English approximation of the "Seiber-" part of the original "Seiberdroid" name based on how official Japanese sources have, historically, rendered the Japanese name of Cybertron (セイバートロン ''Seibātoron'', lit. "Seibertron") in English as "Cybertron". The 2015 uses of "Cyberdroid" by [[Fun Publications]] marked the long-awaited [[canonizing]] of the English spelling.		*Up until ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' and the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook column in [[2015]], the specific spelling of "Cyberdroid" had only been used in an unofficial capacity by fans, using "Cyber-" as an English approximation of the "Seiber-" part of the original "Seiberdroid" name based on how official Japanese sources have, historically, rendered the Japanese name of Cybertron (セイバートロン ''Seibātoron'', lit. "Seibertron") in English as "Cybertron". The 2015 uses of "Cyberdroid" by [[Fun Publications]] marked the long-awaited [[canonizing]] of the English spelling.
	*''Beast Wars: Uprising'' author [[Jim Sorenson]] [[Authorial intent\|has stated]] that in the ''Uprising'' universe, Cyberdroids play a similar role to historical Jews.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/101932-tfwikinet-thread-30/?p=3329927 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/09/05]</ref> {{quote\|In Builder society, Cyberdroids occupy a strange and uncomfortable niche. They're technically and LEGALLY Builders, which is really important in terms of the ability to own businesses, which Maximals and Predacons can't easily do. But socially they're viewed as outsiders. Maximals and Predacons, who make up the bulk of active society, don't count them as members. But Builders, who hold most of the wealth and political power, don't feel like they belong either. Micromasters are already looked down on for deigning to remain mobile, and they're basically the Builder military class. Cyberdroids, who have mostly turned to commerce, are distrusted on all sides. The closest example I can think of from history are the Jewish. There's also this added angle that Cyberdroids basically can't Transform into anything useful. Not much call for a free-floating head or engine, and the guns are all gone at this point, so their reputations suffer for that reason too.}} The parallels become even more clear when you realize that they're [[Master (planet)#Beast Wars: Uprising\|refugees driven from their homeland]] who have experienced [[Targetmaster Extirpation\|systemic annihilation]].		*''Beast Wars: Uprising'' author [[Jim Sorenson]] [[Authorial intent\|has stated]] that in the ''Uprising'' universe, Cyberdroids play a similar role to historical Jews.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/101932-tfwikinet-thread-30/?p=3329927 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/09/05]</ref> {{quote\|In Builder society, Cyberdroids occupy a strange and uncomfortable niche. They're technically and LEGALLY Builders, which is really important in terms of the ability to own businesses, which Maximals and Predacons can't easily do. But socially they're viewed as outsiders. Maximals and Predacons, who make up the bulk of active society, don't count them as members. But Builders, who hold most of the wealth and political power, don't feel like they belong either. Micromasters are already looked down on for deigning to remain mobile, and they're basically the Builder military class. Cyberdroids, who have mostly turned to commerce, are distrusted on all sides. The closest example I can think of from history are the Jewish. There's also this added angle that Cyberdroids basically can't Transform into anything useful. Not much call for a free-floating head or engine, and the guns are all gone at this point, so their reputations suffer for that reason too.}} The parallels become even more clear when you realize that they're [[Master (planet)#Beast Wars: Uprising\|refugees driven from their homeland]] who have experienced [[Targetmaster Extirpation\|systemic annihilation]].

Saix at 04:10, 3 July 2025

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	A '''Cyberdroid''' (セイバードロイド ''Seibādoroido'') is a Cybertronian who has not mastered the art of [[transformation]], and is as yet unable to reconfigure their body into an [[alternate mode]]. All known Cyberdroids are of diminutive stature compared to normal Cybertronians, standing at a height comparable to that of a tall [[human]] being, but it is not clear if this is a required characteristic to be classified as a Cyberdroid.		A '''Cyberdroid''' (セイバードロイド ''Seibādoroido'') is a Cybertronian who has not mastered the art of [[transformation]], and is as yet unable to reconfigure their body into an [[alternate mode]]. All known Cyberdroids are of diminutive stature compared to normal Cybertronians, standing at a height comparable to that of a tall [[human]] being, but it is not clear if this is a required characteristic to be classified as a Cyberdroid.

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	Later, when the Decepticons invaded planet Master, a group of refugee Cyberdroids fled the planet to acquire the help of the Autobots on Earth. They were caught in a [[plasma energy]] explosion along with half-a-dozen Autobot and Decepticon warriors, and were fused to the wrists of the larger robots as weapons, becoming the [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmaster]]s. {{storylink\|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}		Later, when the Decepticons invaded planet Master, a group of refugee Cyberdroids fled the planet to acquire the help of the Autobots on Earth. They were caught in a [[plasma energy]] explosion along with half-a-dozen Autobot and Decepticon warriors, and were fused to the wrists of the larger robots as weapons, becoming the [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmaster]]s. {{storylink\|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}
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	====''Micromaster''====		====''Micromaster''====

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Notes

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The term "Cyberdroid" (セイバードロイド ''Seibādoroido'', lit. "Seiberdroid") was created for the small, non-transforming Cybertronians in the ''Micromaster'' storyline. This article ~~is adopting~~ the position that it is retroactively applicable to the small, non-transforming Cybertronians from the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)\|Headmasters]]'' animated series, based on them being lumped together by the "[[Transformers: Kiss Players Chronological Table]]", which further added the original Autobot inhabitants of the planet [[Paradron]] to the mix, as all three groups were civilian Autobots who left Cybertron to escape the war during roughly the same era.<ref name="TFKPCT"/>		*The term "Cyberdroid" (セイバードロイド ''Seibādoroido'', lit. "Seiberdroid") was created for the small, non-transforming Cybertronians in the ''Micromaster'' storyline. This article has adopted the position that it is retroactively applicable to the small, non-transforming Cybertronians from the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)\|Headmasters]]'' animated series, based on them being lumped together by the "[[Transformers: Kiss Players Chronological Table]]", which further added the original Autobot inhabitants of the planet [[Paradron]] to the mix, since all three groups were civilian Autobots who left Cybertron to escape the war during roughly the same era.<ref name="TFKPCT"/>
	*Up until ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' and the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook column in [[2015]], the specific spelling of "Cyberdroid" had only been used in an unofficial capacity by fans, using "Cyber-" as an English approximation of the "Seiber-" part of the original "Seiberdroid" name based on how official Japanese sources have, historically, rendered the Japanese name of Cybertron (セイバートロン ''Seibātoron'', lit. "Seibertron") in English as "Cybertron". The 2015 uses of "Cyberdroid" by [[Fun Publications]] marked the long-awaited [[canonizing]] of the English spelling.		*Up until ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' and the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook column in [[2015]], the specific spelling of "Cyberdroid" had only been used in an unofficial capacity by fans, using "Cyber-" as an English approximation of the "Seiber-" part of the original "Seiberdroid" name based on how official Japanese sources have, historically, rendered the Japanese name of Cybertron (セイバートロン ''Seibātoron'', lit. "Seibertron") in English as "Cybertron". The 2015 uses of "Cyberdroid" by [[Fun Publications]] marked the long-awaited [[canonizing]] of the English spelling.
	*''Beast Wars: Uprising'' author [[Jim Sorenson]] [[Authorial intent\|has stated]] that in the ''Uprising'' universe, Cyberdroids play a similar role to historical Jews.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/101932-tfwikinet-thread-30/?p=3329927 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/09/05]</ref> {{quote\|In Builder society, Cyberdroids occupy a strange and uncomfortable niche. They're technically and LEGALLY Builders, which is really important in terms of the ability to own businesses, which Maximals and Predacons can't easily do. But socially they're viewed as outsiders. Maximals and Predacons, who make up the bulk of active society, don't count them as members. But Builders, who hold most of the wealth and political power, don't feel like they belong either. Micromasters are already looked down on for deigning to remain mobile, and they're basically the Builder military class. Cyberdroids, who have mostly turned to commerce, are distrusted on all sides. The closest example I can think of from history are the Jewish. There's also this added angle that Cyberdroids basically can't Transform into anything useful. Not much call for a free-floating head or engine, and the guns are all gone at this point, so their reputations suffer for that reason too.}} The parallels become even more clear when you realize that they're [[Master (planet)#Beast Wars: Uprising\|refugees driven from their homeland]] who have experienced [[Targetmaster Extirpation\|systemic annihilation]].		*''Beast Wars: Uprising'' author [[Jim Sorenson]] [[Authorial intent\|has stated]] that in the ''Uprising'' universe, Cyberdroids play a similar role to historical Jews.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/101932-tfwikinet-thread-30/?p=3329927 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/09/05]</ref> {{quote\|In Builder society, Cyberdroids occupy a strange and uncomfortable niche. They're technically and LEGALLY Builders, which is really important in terms of the ability to own businesses, which Maximals and Predacons can't easily do. But socially they're viewed as outsiders. Maximals and Predacons, who make up the bulk of active society, don't count them as members. But Builders, who hold most of the wealth and political power, don't feel like they belong either. Micromasters are already looked down on for deigning to remain mobile, and they're basically the Builder military class. Cyberdroids, who have mostly turned to commerce, are distrusted on all sides. The closest example I can think of from history are the Jewish. There's also this added angle that Cyberdroids basically can't Transform into anything useful. Not much call for a free-floating head or engine, and the guns are all gone at this point, so their reputations suffer for that reason too.}} The parallels become even more clear when you realize that they're [[Master (planet)#Beast Wars: Uprising\|refugees driven from their homeland]] who have experienced [[Targetmaster Extirpation\|systemic annihilation]].

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	===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===		===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
			====''Kiss Players''====
			The forefathers of the planet [[Paradron]]'s pacifistic Autobot inhabitants, who had fled [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] during the [[Great War (G1)\|Fourth Great War]], were apparently Cyberdroids, as were the young civilian Cybertronians who had not yet learned to transform and had likewise fled from the war to the planet [[Master (planet)\|Master]] four million years before the present.<ref name="TFKPCT">戦争の激化により、変形能力を持たない一般市民(セイバードロイド)は新天地を求め母星を脱出する。第4次大戦時のパラドロン星移住や400万年前のマスター星移住等が有名。</ref> {{storylink\|Transformers: Kiss Players Chronological Table}}

	====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====		====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
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			Four million years ago, seeking to escape the unending war on Cybertron, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress]] led a group of Cyberdroids into space, seeking a new world they could call home. Unfortunately for them, they landed on the inhospitable planet [[Master (planet)\|Master]], where the hostile atmospheric conditions forced them to learn to transform in order to survive.
	Four million years ago, seeking to escape the unending war on [[Cybertron ~~(planet)\|Cybertron]]~~, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress]] led a group of Cyberdroids into space, seeking a new world they could call home. Unfortunately for them, they landed on the inhospitable planet [[Master (planet)\|Master]], where the hostile atmospheric conditions forced them to learn to transform in order to survive.

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	On late 24th century Cybertron, Cyberdroid refugees played against [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in various [[Cybertronian sport\|sporting events]] until the [[Builder Assembly]] banned them from the League and restricted them to the Micro Division to compete against Micromasters. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}} Cyberdroids [[Hotwire (G1)\|Hotwire]] and [[Monzo\|Monxo]] owned shady establishments in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} Deep inside the dormant [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]], the Cyberdroids [[Grand Maximus\|Gran]], [[Cerebros (RID)\|Plasma]], and [[Galen\|Kord]] served as controlling units. {{storylink\|Head Games}}		On late 24th century Cybertron, Cyberdroid refugees played against [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in various [[Cybertronian sport\|sporting events]] until the [[Builder Assembly]] banned them from the League and restricted them to the Micro Division to compete against Micromasters. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}} Cyberdroids [[Hotwire (G1)\|Hotwire]] and [[Monzo\|Monxo]] owned shady establishments in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} Deep inside the dormant [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]], the Cyberdroids [[Grand Maximus\|Gran]], [[Cerebros (RID)\|Plasma]], and [[Galen\|Kord]] served as controlling units. {{storylink\|Head Games}}

	Six years into the [[Grand Uprising]], the majority of Maximals and Predacons had defected to the [[Resistance]] and the increasingly-desperate Builders started drafting Cyberdroids into the military to recoup their losses. Micromaster commander [[Erector (G1)\|Erector]] wasn't happy about that, not least because the new recruits couldn't transform into anything useful. {{storylink\|Derailment}}		Six years into the [[Grand Uprising]], the majority of Maximals and Predacons had defected to the [[Resistance (BWU)\|Resistance]] and the increasingly-desperate Builders started drafting Cyberdroids into the military to recoup their losses. Micromaster commander [[Erector (G1)\|Erector]] wasn't happy about that, not least because the new recruits couldn't transform into anything useful. {{storylink\|Derailment}}

	10,000 years later, the Cyberdroids were remembered as the "[[Titan Master\|Titanmasters]]". {{storylink\|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}		10,000 years later, the Cyberdroids were remembered as the "[[Titan Master\|Titanmasters]]". {{storylink\|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}

	===Ask Vector Prime===		===Ask Vector Prime===
	[[Vector Prime]] noted that when he thought about it, he could not think of any good reason for the distinction between Cyberdroid, [[Micromaster]], and [[Mini-Con]]. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#~~Facebook~~\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/20}}		[[Vector Prime]] noted that when he thought about it, he could not think of any good reason for the distinction between Cyberdroid, [[Micromaster]], and [[Mini-Con]]. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 20, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/20}} He reiterated this sentiment when he pointed out that the Headmaster companion of [[Omega Supreme (Energon)\|Omega Supreme]] (simply named "Omega") is considered a Mini-Con in [[Aurex\|his native universes]], but would also be considered either a Micromaster or even a Cyberdroid in some other universes. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 7, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/07}} When asked if [[Brainmaster]]s were at all similar to Cyberdroids who bond with Transtectors, Vector clarified that while they were similar in size to Cyberdroids, Brainmasters were a different concept altogether. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 23, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/23}} He also noted that [[Minimus Ambus]] has been known to exist as a Cyberdroid in some realities; one of which even saw him binary-bond to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)\|Ultra Magnus]] as the first [[Bravemaster]]. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#July 15, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/15}} When asked about [[Caliburn (Universe)\|Caliburn]], Vector mentioned that [[Primax]] [[Caliburn (BWU)\|versions of him]] often associated with the Cyberdroid named [[Abraham Dante\|Dante]]. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 21, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/21}} He also noted that any number of Micromasters, Cyberdroids, or Mini-Cons probably have some kind of Micromaster counterpart within the myriad of [[Viron]] streams. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 25, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/25}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The term "Cyberdroid" was ~~apparently~~ created for the small, non-transforming Cybertronians in the ''Micromaster'' storyline. This article is adopting the position that it is retroactively applicable to the small, non-transforming Cybertronians from the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)\|Headmasters]]'' animated series.		*The term "Cyberdroid" (セイバードロイド ''Seibādoroido'', lit. "Seiberdroid") was created for the small, non-transforming Cybertronians in the ''Micromaster'' storyline. This article is adopting the position that it is retroactively applicable to the small, non-transforming Cybertronians from the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)\|Headmasters]]'' animated series, based on them being lumped together by the "[[Transformers: Kiss Players Chronological Table]]", which further added the original Autobot inhabitants of the planet [[Paradron]] to the mix, as all three groups were civilian Autobots who left Cybertron to escape the war during roughly the same era.<ref name="TFKPCT"/>
	*''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' author [[Jim Sorenson]] [[Authorial intent\|has stated]] that in the ''Uprising'' universe, Cyberdroids play a similar role to historical Jews.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/101932-tfwikinet-thread-30/?p=3329927 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/09/05]</ref> {{quote\|In Builder society, Cyberdroids occupy a strange and uncomfortable niche. They're technically and LEGALLY Builders, which is really important in terms of the ability to own businesses, which Maximals and Predacons can't easily do. But socially they're viewed as outsiders. Maximals and Predacons, who make up the bulk of active society, don't count them as members. But Builders, who hold most of the wealth and political power, don't feel like they belong either. Micromasters are already looked down on for deigning to remain mobile, and they're basically the Builder military class. Cyberdroids, who have mostly turned to commerce, are distrusted on all sides. The closest example I can think of from history are the Jewish. There's also this added angle that Cyberdroids basically can't Transform into anything useful. Not much call for a free-floating head or engine, and the guns are all gone at this point, so their reputations suffer for that reason too.}} The parallels become even more clear when you realize that they're [[Master (planet)#Beast Wars: Uprising\|refugees driven from their homeland]] who have experienced [[Targetmaster Extirpation\|systemic annihilation]].		*Up until ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' and the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook column in [[2015]], the specific spelling of "Cyberdroid" had only been used in an unofficial capacity by fans, using "Cyber-" as an English approximation of the "Seiber-" part of the original "Seiberdroid" name based on how official Japanese sources have, historically, rendered the Japanese name of Cybertron (セイバートロン ''Seibātoron'', lit. "Seibertron") in English as "Cybertron". The 2015 uses of "Cyberdroid" by [[Fun Publications]] marked the long-awaited [[canonizing]] of the English spelling.
			*''Beast Wars: Uprising'' author [[Jim Sorenson]] [[Authorial intent\|has stated]] that in the ''Uprising'' universe, Cyberdroids play a similar role to historical Jews.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/101932-tfwikinet-thread-30/?p=3329927 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/09/05]</ref> {{quote\|In Builder society, Cyberdroids occupy a strange and uncomfortable niche. They're technically and LEGALLY Builders, which is really important in terms of the ability to own businesses, which Maximals and Predacons can't easily do. But socially they're viewed as outsiders. Maximals and Predacons, who make up the bulk of active society, don't count them as members. But Builders, who hold most of the wealth and political power, don't feel like they belong either. Micromasters are already looked down on for deigning to remain mobile, and they're basically the Builder military class. Cyberdroids, who have mostly turned to commerce, are distrusted on all sides. The closest example I can think of from history are the Jewish. There's also this added angle that Cyberdroids basically can't Transform into anything useful. Not much call for a free-floating head or engine, and the guns are all gone at this point, so their reputations suffer for that reason too.}} The parallels become even more clear when you realize that they're [[Master (planet)#Beast Wars: Uprising\|refugees driven from their homeland]] who have experienced [[Targetmaster Extirpation\|systemic annihilation]].

	==References==		==References==

Sabrblade: /* The Headmasters cartoon */

2024-09-28T15:30:58Z

The Headmasters cartoon

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	Four million years ago, seeking to escape the unending war on Cybertron, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress]] led a group of Cyberdroids into space, seeking a new world they could call home. Unfortunately for them, they landed on the inhospitable planet [[Master (planet)\|Master]], where the hostile atmospheric conditions forced them to learn to transform in order to survive.		Four million years ago, seeking to escape the unending war on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress]] led a group of Cyberdroids into space, seeking a new world they could call home. Unfortunately for them, they landed on the inhospitable planet [[Master (planet)\|Master]], where the hostile atmospheric conditions forced them to learn to transform in order to survive.

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	The Cyberdroids became the new Headmaster, Targetmaster, and [[Powermaster]] partners to larger Transformers, igniting a conflict that devastated the planet—which Galvatron renamed Master—but eventually drove the Autobots and Optimus out. {{storylink\|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} Soon after that, Galvatron forced the [[Human Confederacy]]'s hands with his [[Great Push]] and the humans halved the territory they allowed Cybertronians to possess. The Cyberdroids were forced to evacuate as Master was sterilized by the [[Confederated Terran Colonial Fleet\|CTCF]]. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}} Furthermore, (nearly) all the Targetmasters were killed in the [[Targetmaster Extirpation]], due to the concern that their unique ability to draw power from [[Spark]]s could be weaponized. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} The development of [[Micromaster]] technology owed something to [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]'s studies of Cyberdroid physiology.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/page-7#entry3361617 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/10/17]</ref> Several Cyberdroids later upgraded to bulkier Micromaster bodies. {{storylink\|Derailment}} {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}}		The Cyberdroids became the new Headmaster, Targetmaster, and [[Powermaster]] partners to larger Transformers, igniting a conflict that devastated the planet—which Galvatron renamed Master—but eventually drove the Autobots and Optimus out. {{storylink\|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} Soon after that, Galvatron forced the [[Human Confederacy]]'s hands with his [[Great Push]] and the humans halved the territory they allowed Cybertronians to possess. The Cyberdroids were forced to evacuate as Master was sterilized by the [[Confederated Terran Colonial Fleet\|CTCF]]. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}} Furthermore, (nearly) all the Targetmasters were killed in the [[Targetmaster Extirpation]], due to the concern that their unique ability to draw power from [[Spark]]s could be weaponized. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} The development of [[Micromaster]] technology owed something to [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]'s studies of Cyberdroid physiology.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/page-7#entry3361617 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/10/17]</ref> Several Cyberdroids later upgraded to bulkier Micromaster bodies. {{storylink\|Derailment}} {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}}

	On late 24th century Cybertron, Cyberdroid refugees played against [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in various [[Cybertronian sport\|sporting events]] until the [[Builder Assembly]] banned them from the League and restricted them to the Micro Division to compete against Micromasters. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}} Cyberdroids [[Hotwire (G1)\|Hotwire]] and [[Monzo\|Monxo]] owned shady establishments in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} Deep inside the dormant [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]], the Cyberdroids [[Grand Maximus\|Gran]], [[Cerebros (RID)\|Plasma]], and [[Galen ~~Kord~~\|Kord]] served as controlling units. {{storylink\|Head Games}}		On late 24th century Cybertron, Cyberdroid refugees played against [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in various [[Cybertronian sport\|sporting events]] until the [[Builder Assembly]] banned them from the League and restricted them to the Micro Division to compete against Micromasters. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}} Cyberdroids [[Hotwire (G1)\|Hotwire]] and [[Monzo\|Monxo]] owned shady establishments in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} Deep inside the dormant [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]], the Cyberdroids [[Grand Maximus\|Gran]], [[Cerebros (RID)\|Plasma]], and [[Galen\|Kord]] served as controlling units. {{storylink\|Head Games}}

	Six years into the [[Grand Uprising]], the majority of Maximals and Predacons had defected to the [[Resistance]] and the increasingly-desperate Builders started drafting Cyberdroids into the military to recoup their losses. Micromaster commander [[Erector (G1)\|Erector]] wasn't happy about that, not least because the new recruits couldn't transform into anything useful. {{storylink\|Derailment}}		Six years into the [[Grand Uprising]], the majority of Maximals and Predacons had defected to the [[Resistance]] and the increasingly-desperate Builders started drafting Cyberdroids into the military to recoup their losses. Micromaster commander [[Erector (G1)\|Erector]] wasn't happy about that, not least because the new recruits couldn't transform into anything useful. {{storylink\|Derailment}}

Saix: /* ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' */clean up, typos fixed: a oligarchic → an oligarchic

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''Beast Wars: Uprising'': clean up, typos fixed: a oligarchic → an oligarchic

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	===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===		===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
	The Transformers that would become Cyberdroids fled an earlier civil war seven million years ago, landing on a planet they colonized and named [[Master (planet)\|Rebirth]]. Over time, however, their brave new world devolved into a oligarchic dictatorship where [[Optimus (faction)\|the Optimus triumvirate]] restricted resources and rights "for your own good". When the Decepticons showed up, the [[Malignus (G1)\|Malignus]] insurgency joined up with them for their assistance in overthrowing the Optimus.		The Transformers that would become Cyberdroids fled an earlier civil war seven million years ago, landing on a planet they colonized and named [[Master (planet)\|Rebirth]]. Over time, however, their brave new world devolved into an oligarchic dictatorship where [[Optimus (faction)\|the Optimus triumvirate]] restricted resources and rights "for your own good". When the Decepticons showed up, the [[Malignus (G1)\|Malignus]] insurgency joined up with them for their assistance in overthrowing the Optimus.

	The Cyberdroids became the new Headmaster, Targetmaster, and [[Powermaster]] partners to larger Transformers, igniting a conflict that devastated the planet—which Galvatron renamed Master—but eventually drove the Autobots and Optimus out. {{storylink\|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} Soon after that, Galvatron forced the [[Human Confederacy]]'s hands with his [[Great Push]] and the humans halved the territory they allowed Cybertronians to possess. The Cyberdroids were forced to evacuate as Master was sterilized by the [[Confederated Terran Colonial Fleet\|CTCF]]. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}} Furthermore, (nearly) all the Targetmasters were killed in the [[Targetmaster Extirpation]], due to the concern that their unique ability to draw power from [[Spark]]s could be weaponized. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} The development of [[Micromaster]] technology owed something to [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]'s studies of Cyberdroid physiology. <ref> [https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/page-7#entry3361617 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/10/17] </ref> Several Cyberdroids later upgraded to bulkier Micromaster bodies. {{storylink\|Derailment}} {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}}		The Cyberdroids became the new Headmaster, Targetmaster, and [[Powermaster]] partners to larger Transformers, igniting a conflict that devastated the planet—which Galvatron renamed Master—but eventually drove the Autobots and Optimus out. {{storylink\|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} Soon after that, Galvatron forced the [[Human Confederacy]]'s hands with his [[Great Push]] and the humans halved the territory they allowed Cybertronians to possess. The Cyberdroids were forced to evacuate as Master was sterilized by the [[Confederated Terran Colonial Fleet\|CTCF]]. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}} Furthermore, (nearly) all the Targetmasters were killed in the [[Targetmaster Extirpation]], due to the concern that their unique ability to draw power from [[Spark]]s could be weaponized. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} The development of [[Micromaster]] technology owed something to [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]'s studies of Cyberdroid physiology.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/page-7#entry3361617 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/10/17]</ref> Several Cyberdroids later upgraded to bulkier Micromaster bodies. {{storylink\|Derailment}} {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}}

	On late 24th century Cybertron, Cyberdroid refugees played against [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in various [[Cybertronian sport\|sporting events]] until the [[Builder Assembly]] banned them from the League and restricted them to the Micro Division to compete against Micromasters. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}} Cyberdroids [[Hotwire (G1)\|Hotwire]] and [[Monzo\|Monxo]] owned shady establishments in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} Deep inside the dormant [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]], the Cyberdroids [[Grand Maximus\|Gran]], [[Cerebros (RID)\|Plasma]], and [[Galen Kord\|Kord]] served as controlling units. {{storylink\|Head Games}}		On late 24th century Cybertron, Cyberdroid refugees played against [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in various [[Cybertronian sport\|sporting events]] until the [[Builder Assembly]] banned them from the League and restricted them to the Micro Division to compete against Micromasters. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}} Cyberdroids [[Hotwire (G1)\|Hotwire]] and [[Monzo\|Monxo]] owned shady establishments in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} Deep inside the dormant [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]], the Cyberdroids [[Grand Maximus\|Gran]], [[Cerebros (RID)\|Plasma]], and [[Galen Kord\|Kord]] served as controlling units. {{storylink\|Head Games}}

Fritz: /* Beast Wars: Uprising */

2023-02-16T17:08:40Z

Beast Wars: Uprising

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	The Transformers that would become Cyberdroids fled an earlier civil war seven million years ago, landing on a planet they colonized and named [[Master (planet)\|Rebirth]]. Over time, however, their brave new world devolved into a oligarchic dictatorship where [[Optimus (faction)\|the Optimus triumvirate]] restricted resources and rights "for your own good". When the Decepticons showed up, the [[Malignus (G1)\|Malignus]] insurgency joined up with them for their assistance in overthrowing the Optimus.		The Transformers that would become Cyberdroids fled an earlier civil war seven million years ago, landing on a planet they colonized and named [[Master (planet)\|Rebirth]]. Over time, however, their brave new world devolved into a oligarchic dictatorship where [[Optimus (faction)\|the Optimus triumvirate]] restricted resources and rights "for your own good". When the Decepticons showed up, the [[Malignus (G1)\|Malignus]] insurgency joined up with them for their assistance in overthrowing the Optimus.

	The Cyberdroids became the new Headmaster, ~~Targemaster~~, and [[Powermaster]] partners to larger Transformers, igniting a conflict that devastated the planet—which Galvatron renamed Master—but eventually drove the Autobots and Optimus out. {{storylink\|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} Soon after that, Galvatron forced the [[Human Confederacy]]'s hands with his [[Great Push]] and the humans halved the territory they allowed Cybertronians to possess. The Cyberdroids were forced to evacuate as Master was sterilized by the [[Confederated Terran Colonial Fleet\|CTCF]]. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}} Furthermore, (nearly) all the Targetmasters were killed in the [[Targetmaster Extirpation]], due to the concern that their unique ability to draw power from [[Spark]]s could be weaponized. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} The development of [[Micromaster]] technology owed something to [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]'s studies of Cyberdroid physiology. <ref> [https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/page-7#entry3361617 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/10/17] </ref> Several Cyberdroids later upgraded to bulkier Micromaster bodies. {{storylink\|Derailment}} {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}}		The Cyberdroids became the new Headmaster, Targetmaster, and [[Powermaster]] partners to larger Transformers, igniting a conflict that devastated the planet—which Galvatron renamed Master—but eventually drove the Autobots and Optimus out. {{storylink\|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} Soon after that, Galvatron forced the [[Human Confederacy]]'s hands with his [[Great Push]] and the humans halved the territory they allowed Cybertronians to possess. The Cyberdroids were forced to evacuate as Master was sterilized by the [[Confederated Terran Colonial Fleet\|CTCF]]. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}} Furthermore, (nearly) all the Targetmasters were killed in the [[Targetmaster Extirpation]], due to the concern that their unique ability to draw power from [[Spark]]s could be weaponized. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} The development of [[Micromaster]] technology owed something to [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]'s studies of Cyberdroid physiology. <ref> [https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/page-7#entry3361617 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/10/17] </ref> Several Cyberdroids later upgraded to bulkier Micromaster bodies. {{storylink\|Derailment}} {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}}

	On late 24th century Cybertron, Cyberdroid refugees played against [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in various [[Cybertronian sport\|sporting events]] until the [[Builder Assembly]] banned them from the League and restricted them to the Micro Division to compete against Micromasters. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}} Cyberdroids [[Hotwire (G1)\|Hotwire]] and [[Monzo\|Monxo]] owned shady establishments in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} Deep inside the dormant [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]], the Cyberdroids [[Grand Maximus\|Gran]], [[Cerebros (RID)\|Plasma]], and [[Galen Kord\|Kord]] served as controlling units. {{storylink\|Head Games}}		On late 24th century Cybertron, Cyberdroid refugees played against [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in various [[Cybertronian sport\|sporting events]] until the [[Builder Assembly]] banned them from the League and restricted them to the Micro Division to compete against Micromasters. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}} Cyberdroids [[Hotwire (G1)\|Hotwire]] and [[Monzo\|Monxo]] owned shady establishments in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} Deep inside the dormant [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]], the Cyberdroids [[Grand Maximus\|Gran]], [[Cerebros (RID)\|Plasma]], and [[Galen Kord\|Kord]] served as controlling units. {{storylink\|Head Games}}

Saix at 14:00, 14 September 2020

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	~~:''Cyberdroids are a type of [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''~~

	[[File:Cyberdroids.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Guess which one has a name.]]		[[File:Cyberdroids.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Guess which one has a name.]]

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===		===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
			====''Kiss Players''====
			The forefathers of the planet [[Paradron]]'s pacifistic Autobot inhabitants, who had fled [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] during the [[Great War (G1)\|Fourth Great War]], were apparently Cyberdroids, as were the young civilian Cybertronians who had not yet learned to transform and had likewise fled from the war to the planet [[Master (planet)\|Master]] four million years before the present.<ref name="TFKPCT">戦争の激化により、変形能力を持たない一般市民(セイバードロイド)は新天地を求め母星を脱出する。第4次大戦時のパラドロン星移住や400万年前のマスター星移住等が有名。</ref> {{storylink\|Transformers: Kiss Players Chronological Table}}

	====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====		====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
	[[File:Hm ep2 cyberdroids flee.jpg\|left\|thumb]]		[[File:Hm ep2 cyberdroids flee.jpg\|left\|thumb]]
			Four million years ago, seeking to escape the unending war on Cybertron, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress]] led a group of Cyberdroids into space, seeking a new world they could call home. Unfortunately for them, they landed on the inhospitable planet [[Master (planet)\|Master]], where the hostile atmospheric conditions forced them to learn to transform in order to survive.
	Four million years ago, seeking to escape the unending war on [[Cybertron ~~(planet)\|Cybertron]]~~, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress]] led a group of Cyberdroids into space, seeking a new world they could call home. Unfortunately for them, they landed on the inhospitable planet [[Master (planet)\|Master]], where the hostile atmospheric conditions forced them to learn to transform in order to survive.

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	On late 24th century Cybertron, Cyberdroid refugees played against [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in various [[Cybertronian sport\|sporting events]] until the [[Builder Assembly]] banned them from the League and restricted them to the Micro Division to compete against Micromasters. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}} Cyberdroids [[Hotwire (G1)\|Hotwire]] and [[Monzo\|Monxo]] owned shady establishments in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} Deep inside the dormant [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]], the Cyberdroids [[Grand Maximus\|Gran]], [[Cerebros (RID)\|Plasma]], and [[Galen\|Kord]] served as controlling units. {{storylink\|Head Games}}		On late 24th century Cybertron, Cyberdroid refugees played against [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in various [[Cybertronian sport\|sporting events]] until the [[Builder Assembly]] banned them from the League and restricted them to the Micro Division to compete against Micromasters. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}} Cyberdroids [[Hotwire (G1)\|Hotwire]] and [[Monzo\|Monxo]] owned shady establishments in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} Deep inside the dormant [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]], the Cyberdroids [[Grand Maximus\|Gran]], [[Cerebros (RID)\|Plasma]], and [[Galen\|Kord]] served as controlling units. {{storylink\|Head Games}}

	Six years into the [[Grand Uprising]], the majority of Maximals and Predacons had defected to the [[Resistance]] and the increasingly-desperate Builders started drafting Cyberdroids into the military to recoup their losses. Micromaster commander [[Erector (G1)\|Erector]] wasn't happy about that, not least because the new recruits couldn't transform into anything useful. {{storylink\|Derailment}}		Six years into the [[Grand Uprising]], the majority of Maximals and Predacons had defected to the [[Resistance (BWU)\|Resistance]] and the increasingly-desperate Builders started drafting Cyberdroids into the military to recoup their losses. Micromaster commander [[Erector (G1)\|Erector]] wasn't happy about that, not least because the new recruits couldn't transform into anything useful. {{storylink\|Derailment}}

	10,000 years later, the Cyberdroids were remembered as the "[[Titan Master\|Titanmasters]]". {{storylink\|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}		10,000 years later, the Cyberdroids were remembered as the "[[Titan Master\|Titanmasters]]". {{storylink\|Lio Convoy: Unity Through Tyranny}}

	===Ask Vector Prime===		===Ask Vector Prime===
	[[Vector Prime]] noted that when he thought about it, he could not think of any good reason for the distinction between Cyberdroid, [[Micromaster]], and [[Mini-Con]]. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#~~Facebook~~\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/20}}		[[Vector Prime]] noted that when he thought about it, he could not think of any good reason for the distinction between Cyberdroid, [[Micromaster]], and [[Mini-Con]]. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 20, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/20}} He reiterated this sentiment when he pointed out that the Headmaster companion of [[Omega Supreme (Energon)\|Omega Supreme]] (simply named "Omega") is considered a Mini-Con in [[Aurex\|his native universes]], but would also be considered either a Micromaster or even a Cyberdroid in some other universes. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 7, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/07}} When asked if [[Brainmaster]]s were at all similar to Cyberdroids who bond with Transtectors, Vector clarified that while they were similar in size to Cyberdroids, Brainmasters were a different concept altogether. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#June 23, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/23}} He also noted that [[Minimus Ambus]] has been known to exist as a Cyberdroid in some realities; one of which even saw him binary-bond to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)\|Ultra Magnus]] as the first [[Bravemaster]]. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#July 15, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/15}} When asked about [[Caliburn (Universe)\|Caliburn]], Vector mentioned that [[Primax]] [[Caliburn (BWU)\|versions of him]] often associated with the Cyberdroid named [[Abraham Dante\|Dante]]. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 21, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/21}} He also noted that any number of Micromasters, Cyberdroids, or Mini-Cons probably have some kind of Micromaster counterpart within the myriad of [[Viron]] streams. {{storylink\|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 25, 2015\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/25}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*The term "Cyberdroid" was ~~apparently~~ created for the small, non-transforming Cybertronians in the ''Micromaster'' storyline. This article is adopting the position that it is retroactively applicable to the small, non-transforming Cybertronians from the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)\|Headmasters]]'' animated series.		*The term "Cyberdroid" (セイバードロイド ''Seibādoroido'', lit. "Seiberdroid") was created for the small, non-transforming Cybertronians in the ''Micromaster'' storyline. This article is adopting the position that it is retroactively applicable to the small, non-transforming Cybertronians from the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)\|Headmasters]]'' animated series, based on them being lumped together by the "[[Transformers: Kiss Players Chronological Table]]", which further added the original Autobot inhabitants of the planet [[Paradron]] to the mix, as all three groups were civilian Autobots who left Cybertron to escape the war during roughly the same era.<ref name="TFKPCT"/>
	*''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' author [[Jim Sorenson]] [[Authorial intent\|has stated]] that in the ''Uprising'' universe, Cyberdroids play a similar role to historical Jews.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/101932-tfwikinet-thread-30/?p=3329927 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/09/05]</ref> {{quote\|In Builder society, Cyberdroids occupy a strange and uncomfortable niche. They're technically and LEGALLY Builders, which is really important in terms of the ability to own businesses, which Maximals and Predacons can't easily do. But socially they're viewed as outsiders. Maximals and Predacons, who make up the bulk of active society, don't count them as members. But Builders, who hold most of the wealth and political power, don't feel like they belong either. Micromasters are already looked down on for deigning to remain mobile, and they're basically the Builder military class. Cyberdroids, who have mostly turned to commerce, are distrusted on all sides. The closest example I can think of from history are the Jewish. There's also this added angle that Cyberdroids basically can't Transform into anything useful. Not much call for a free-floating head or engine, and the guns are all gone at this point, so their reputations suffer for that reason too.}} The parallels become even more clear when you realize that they're [[Master (planet)#Beast Wars: Uprising\|refugees driven from their homeland]] who have experienced [[Targetmaster Extirpation\|systemic annihilation]].		*Up until ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' and the [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook column in [[2015]], the specific spelling of "Cyberdroid" had only been used in an unofficial capacity by fans, using "Cyber-" as an English approximation of the "Seiber-" part of the original "Seiberdroid" name based on how official Japanese sources have, historically, rendered the Japanese name of Cybertron (セイバートロン ''Seibātoron'', lit. "Seibertron") in English as "Cybertron". The 2015 uses of "Cyberdroid" by [[Fun Publications]] marked the long-awaited [[canonizing]] of the English spelling.
			*''Beast Wars: Uprising'' author [[Jim Sorenson]] [[Authorial intent\|has stated]] that in the ''Uprising'' universe, Cyberdroids play a similar role to historical Jews.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/101932-tfwikinet-thread-30/?p=3329927 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/09/05]</ref> {{quote\|In Builder society, Cyberdroids occupy a strange and uncomfortable niche. They're technically and LEGALLY Builders, which is really important in terms of the ability to own businesses, which Maximals and Predacons can't easily do. But socially they're viewed as outsiders. Maximals and Predacons, who make up the bulk of active society, don't count them as members. But Builders, who hold most of the wealth and political power, don't feel like they belong either. Micromasters are already looked down on for deigning to remain mobile, and they're basically the Builder military class. Cyberdroids, who have mostly turned to commerce, are distrusted on all sides. The closest example I can think of from history are the Jewish. There's also this added angle that Cyberdroids basically can't Transform into anything useful. Not much call for a free-floating head or engine, and the guns are all gone at this point, so their reputations suffer for that reason too.}} The parallels become even more clear when you realize that they're [[Master (planet)#Beast Wars: Uprising\|refugees driven from their homeland]] who have experienced [[Targetmaster Extirpation\|systemic annihilation]].

	==References==		==References==

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	Four million years ago, seeking to escape the unending war on Cybertron, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress]] led a group of Cyberdroids into space, seeking a new world they could call home. Unfortunately for them, they landed on the inhospitable planet [[Master (planet)\|Master]], where the hostile atmospheric conditions forced them to learn to transform in order to survive.		Four million years ago, seeking to escape the unending war on [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]], [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress]] led a group of Cyberdroids into space, seeking a new world they could call home. Unfortunately for them, they landed on the inhospitable planet [[Master (planet)\|Master]], where the hostile atmospheric conditions forced them to learn to transform in order to survive.

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	The Cyberdroids became the new Headmaster, Targetmaster, and [[Powermaster]] partners to larger Transformers, igniting a conflict that devastated the planet—which Galvatron renamed Master—but eventually drove the Autobots and Optimus out. {{storylink\|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} Soon after that, Galvatron forced the [[Human Confederacy]]'s hands with his [[Great Push]] and the humans halved the territory they allowed Cybertronians to possess. The Cyberdroids were forced to evacuate as Master was sterilized by the [[Confederated Terran Colonial Fleet\|CTCF]]. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}} Furthermore, (nearly) all the Targetmasters were killed in the [[Targetmaster Extirpation]], due to the concern that their unique ability to draw power from [[Spark]]s could be weaponized. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} The development of [[Micromaster]] technology owed something to [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]'s studies of Cyberdroid physiology.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/page-7#entry3361617 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/10/17]</ref> Several Cyberdroids later upgraded to bulkier Micromaster bodies. {{storylink\|Derailment}} {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}}		The Cyberdroids became the new Headmaster, Targetmaster, and [[Powermaster]] partners to larger Transformers, igniting a conflict that devastated the planet—which Galvatron renamed Master—but eventually drove the Autobots and Optimus out. {{storylink\|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} Soon after that, Galvatron forced the [[Human Confederacy]]'s hands with his [[Great Push]] and the humans halved the territory they allowed Cybertronians to possess. The Cyberdroids were forced to evacuate as Master was sterilized by the [[Confederated Terran Colonial Fleet\|CTCF]]. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}} Furthermore, (nearly) all the Targetmasters were killed in the [[Targetmaster Extirpation]], due to the concern that their unique ability to draw power from [[Spark]]s could be weaponized. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} The development of [[Micromaster]] technology owed something to [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]'s studies of Cyberdroid physiology.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/page-7#entry3361617 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/10/17]</ref> Several Cyberdroids later upgraded to bulkier Micromaster bodies. {{storylink\|Derailment}} {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}}

	On late 24th century Cybertron, Cyberdroid refugees played against [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in various [[Cybertronian sport\|sporting events]] until the [[Builder Assembly]] banned them from the League and restricted them to the Micro Division to compete against Micromasters. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}} Cyberdroids [[Hotwire (G1)\|Hotwire]] and [[Monzo\|Monxo]] owned shady establishments in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} Deep inside the dormant [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]], the Cyberdroids [[Grand Maximus\|Gran]], [[Cerebros (RID)\|Plasma]], and [[Galen ~~Kord~~\|Kord]] served as controlling units. {{storylink\|Head Games}}		On late 24th century Cybertron, Cyberdroid refugees played against [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in various [[Cybertronian sport\|sporting events]] until the [[Builder Assembly]] banned them from the League and restricted them to the Micro Division to compete against Micromasters. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}} Cyberdroids [[Hotwire (G1)\|Hotwire]] and [[Monzo\|Monxo]] owned shady establishments in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} Deep inside the dormant [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]], the Cyberdroids [[Grand Maximus\|Gran]], [[Cerebros (RID)\|Plasma]], and [[Galen\|Kord]] served as controlling units. {{storylink\|Head Games}}

	Six years into the [[Grand Uprising]], the majority of Maximals and Predacons had defected to the [[Resistance]] and the increasingly-desperate Builders started drafting Cyberdroids into the military to recoup their losses. Micromaster commander [[Erector (G1)\|Erector]] wasn't happy about that, not least because the new recruits couldn't transform into anything useful. {{storylink\|Derailment}}		Six years into the [[Grand Uprising]], the majority of Maximals and Predacons had defected to the [[Resistance]] and the increasingly-desperate Builders started drafting Cyberdroids into the military to recoup their losses. Micromaster commander [[Erector (G1)\|Erector]] wasn't happy about that, not least because the new recruits couldn't transform into anything useful. {{storylink\|Derailment}}

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	The Transformers that would become Cyberdroids fled an earlier civil war seven million years ago, landing on a planet they colonized and named [[Master (planet)\|Rebirth]]. Over time, however, their brave new world devolved into a oligarchic dictatorship where [[Optimus (faction)\|the Optimus triumvirate]] restricted resources and rights "for your own good". When the Decepticons showed up, the [[Malignus (G1)\|Malignus]] insurgency joined up with them for their assistance in overthrowing the Optimus.		The Transformers that would become Cyberdroids fled an earlier civil war seven million years ago, landing on a planet they colonized and named [[Master (planet)\|Rebirth]]. Over time, however, their brave new world devolved into a oligarchic dictatorship where [[Optimus (faction)\|the Optimus triumvirate]] restricted resources and rights "for your own good". When the Decepticons showed up, the [[Malignus (G1)\|Malignus]] insurgency joined up with them for their assistance in overthrowing the Optimus.

	The Cyberdroids became the new Headmaster, ~~Targemaster~~, and [[Powermaster]] partners to larger Transformers, igniting a conflict that devastated the planet—which Galvatron renamed Master—but eventually drove the Autobots and Optimus out. {{storylink\|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} Soon after that, Galvatron forced the [[Human Confederacy]]'s hands with his [[Great Push]] and the humans halved the territory they allowed Cybertronians to possess. The Cyberdroids were forced to evacuate as Master was sterilized by the [[Confederated Terran Colonial Fleet\|CTCF]]. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}} Furthermore, (nearly) all the Targetmasters were killed in the [[Targetmaster Extirpation]], due to the concern that their unique ability to draw power from [[Spark]]s could be weaponized. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} The development of [[Micromaster]] technology owed something to [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]'s studies of Cyberdroid physiology. <ref> [https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/page-7#entry3361617 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/10/17] </ref> Several Cyberdroids later upgraded to bulkier Micromaster bodies. {{storylink\|Derailment}} {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}}		The Cyberdroids became the new Headmaster, Targetmaster, and [[Powermaster]] partners to larger Transformers, igniting a conflict that devastated the planet—which Galvatron renamed Master—but eventually drove the Autobots and Optimus out. {{storylink\|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} Soon after that, Galvatron forced the [[Human Confederacy]]'s hands with his [[Great Push]] and the humans halved the territory they allowed Cybertronians to possess. The Cyberdroids were forced to evacuate as Master was sterilized by the [[Confederated Terran Colonial Fleet\|CTCF]]. {{storylink\|Micro-Aggressions}} Furthermore, (nearly) all the Targetmasters were killed in the [[Targetmaster Extirpation]], due to the concern that their unique ability to draw power from [[Spark]]s could be weaponized. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} The development of [[Micromaster]] technology owed something to [[Thunderwing (G1)\|Thunderwing]]'s studies of Cyberdroid physiology. <ref> [https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/page-7#entry3361617 Post by Jim S at the Allspark Forums, 2016/10/17] </ref> Several Cyberdroids later upgraded to bulkier Micromaster bodies. {{storylink\|Derailment}} {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}}

	On late 24th century Cybertron, Cyberdroid refugees played against [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in various [[Cybertronian sport\|sporting events]] until the [[Builder Assembly]] banned them from the League and restricted them to the Micro Division to compete against Micromasters. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}} Cyberdroids [[Hotwire (G1)\|Hotwire]] and [[Monzo\|Monxo]] owned shady establishments in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} Deep inside the dormant [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]], the Cyberdroids [[Grand Maximus\|Gran]], [[Cerebros (RID)\|Plasma]], and [[Galen Kord\|Kord]] served as controlling units. {{storylink\|Head Games}}		On late 24th century Cybertron, Cyberdroid refugees played against [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacons]] in various [[Cybertronian sport\|sporting events]] until the [[Builder Assembly]] banned them from the League and restricted them to the Micro Division to compete against Micromasters. {{Storylink\|Broken Windshields}} Cyberdroids [[Hotwire (G1)\|Hotwire]] and [[Monzo\|Monxo]] owned shady establishments in [[Iacon (polity)\|Iacon]]. {{storylink\|Trigger Warnings}} Deep inside the dormant [[Fortress Maximus (G1)\|Fortress Maximus]], the Cyberdroids [[Grand Maximus\|Gran]], [[Cerebros (RID)\|Plasma]], and [[Galen Kord\|Kord]] served as controlling units. {{storylink\|Head Games}}