Neutral

Neutrals are Transformers who have renounced the idea of factions or refused to take part in the Civil War. While some Neutrals resist joining a faction by choice, some defining themselves not by faction but by world, as the war drags on, the majority are those who are unsuited to combat, such as the Empties.

While "Neutral" is the Autobots' term for them, the Decepticons prefer to call them "target practice".

Fiction

Generation 1 bios

In all likelihood, Mirage's high-priced, turbofox-hunting friends are neutral.

Marvel Comics continuity

Neutrals appeared exclusively in the UK portion of the Marvel Comics continuity.

The Neutralist town of Yuss in the Stanix region was a frequent target for relieving the boredom of Decepticons stationed in the area. The Magnificent Six!

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

During the evacuation of Altihex, twenty to thirty Neutrals took control of a building, arguing for both Autobots and Decepticons to end the War, renounce their allegiances, and unite. Skywarp took a moment to consider whether or not to take advantage of their idealism... then decided to slag them. The War Within #1

2005 IDW continuity

NAILs (Non-Aligned Indigenous Life-forms) were the Cybertronians who left the planet during the war, wishing to have nothing to do with it. The Death of Optimus Prime Tyrest also became a neutral during the war. Chaos Theory Part 1

Dreamwave Armada comic

Dreamwave's Armada comic series implies the existence of Neutrals.

In issue #2, Megatron addresses the people of Cyber City, declaring himself their new leader and warning that any resistance will be eliminated. Shocked, the assembled locals murmur amongst themselves. One of them blurts out, "Oh my goodness! Where are the Autobots?!" Since the assembled Cyber Citizens are neither Decepticons nor Mini-Cons this line of dialogue begs the conclusion that the general citizenry belong to some other group — or, perhaps more likely, NO group. In other words, they're probably Neutrals.

One might even interpret the "Where are the Autobots?!" line to mean that the Autobots are a special team. It could be that in Dreamwave's Armada comics the term "Autobot" specifically denotes a member of the military or police force... or perhaps in this continuity the Autobots are G.I. Joe to the Decepticons' Cobra.

Aligned continuity family

Aligned novels

The Seekers (except Starscream's troops) and the Praxians were among those neutral during the war until they were attacked by the Decepticons. Exodus

War for Cybertron video game

On the space station controlled by Starscream, the various workers onboard were neutral. Megatron, Brawl, and Barricade had fun shooting them all to bits and imprisoning them on their way to the Dark Energon storage area. Most of the Neutrals were seen sporting Autobot-like colors, mostly blue with some browns and blacks, along with yellow glowy parts. War for Cybertron

Age of Extinction film

Despite a movie-verse version of the character previously being depicted as a Decepticon in peripheral materials, the Age of Extinction introduces Lockdown as a non-aligned bounty hunter whose only allegiance is to the mysterious Creators.

Beast Wars: Uprising

The Neutrals had survived as an appreciable percentage of the Cybertronian population into the 21st century to the point that Deluge felt compelled to mention that they had joined the Autobots and Decepticons in fighting off Unicron. The Inexorable March