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==Beast Era== | ==Beast Era== | ||
===Beast Wars=== | ===Beast Wars=== | ||
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[[Image: | Image:Maximal symbol.png|'''[[Maximal]]''' | ||
Image:Predacon symbol.png|'''[[Predacon]]''' | |||
Image:Timelines Predacon Symbol.png|'''Predacon ([[Timelines]])'''<BR>''Worn by [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] in ''[[Dawn of Future's Past]]''. | |||
Image:Mutants symbol.png|'''[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]]''' | |||
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* | *'''[[Predacon (G1)]]'''<br> | ||
''These symbols were featured in [[Magmatron]]'s hideout in IDW's [[The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]. They apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.''<br> | |||
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[[Image:Razorclaw Symbol.png|100px]] [[Image:Tantrum Symbol.png|110px]] [[Image:Divebomb symbol.png|70px]] [[Image:Headstrong symbol.png|90px]] [[Image:Rampage symbol.png|100px]] | [[Image:Razorclaw Symbol.png|100px]] [[Image:Tantrum Symbol.png|110px]] [[Image:Divebomb symbol.png|70px]] [[Image:Headstrong symbol.png|90px]] [[Image:Rampage symbol.png|100px]] | ||
===Beast Wars II=== | ===Beast Wars II=== | ||
Revision as of 18:15, 17 September 2007
One of the universals across all Transformers continuities has been the use of insignia to differentiate members of respective armies, and sometimes sub-factions within armies or even individuals.
Generation 1
Prehistory
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Ancient Transformer
This is an ancient symbol that Shockwave found in the G1 Dreamwave comic. Although Transformers have been split into two races, they are one species, he claims. -
Autobot (ancient) -
Fallen
This symbol was only used on the Titanium toyline representation of the Fallen. It was not used in The War Within or any other fiction.
Pre-War
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Clench's symbol
This symbol was worm by Clench and his team in Kaon's illegal pitfights prior to the Great War. After Megatron replaced Clench as team captain he retained the symbol for a time before developing the Decepticon insignia as his team emblem. -
Security Services
This symbol is used by the Autobot Security Services crew operating under Sentinel Prime and was seen on the flags draped over the coffins at the state funeral of operatives Fastback and Bumper. -
The War Within
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Autobot (War Within) -
Decepticon (War Within) -
Emirate Xeon
This symbol appeared on the helmet of the departed politician Emirate Xeon. -
The Great War
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Autobot
It seems likely that in the real world, the Autobot symbol was derived from a stylized drawing of Prowl's toy's head. In the Marvel Comics continuity, the Autobot symbol was seemingly based on the face of the Last Autobot. In the original animated series, it was a mark of the Quintesson slave brand. -
The Autobot symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. -
Decepticon
It seems likely that in the real world, the Decepticon symbol was derived from a stylized drawing of Soundwave's toy's head. The model sheet of the symbol created for the G1 cartoon misinterpreted the bevelled detailing of the top of the symbol as a third spike in the center of the crest, and it appeared in the show rendered in this manner almost universally. -
The Decepticon symbol as it appeared on Generation 1 toy packaging. -
Cybertron Guard
This symbol represents the Decepticons under Shockwave's command charged with Cybertron's security. Note: The term 'Cybertron Guard' was created in 2007 by TakaraTomy's World of the Transformers website, retroactively declaring the symbol in the 1984 episode Divide and Conquer to be the Cybertron Guard symbol. 'Cybertron' refers to the planet. -
Non-Cybertronian Insignia
KISS Players
Brazilian G1
G.I. Joe Crossovers
Generation 2
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Autobot
The G2 Autobot symbol seems clearly based on Optimus Prime. In the Marvel Comics continuity this change may have occured since the Last Autobot had come and gone. -
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. -
Cybertronian
This symbol was used by Jhiaxus's Cybertronian Empire, who considered themselves neither Autobot nor Decepticon.
Beast Era
Beast Wars
These symbols were featured in Magmatron's hideout in IDW's Beast Wars: The Gathering. They apparently denote the original Predacon combiner team.
Beast Wars II
- Seacon Space Pirate
File:Space pirate seacon sign.jpg
Beast Wars Neo
Beast Machines
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Maximal (Beast Machines) -
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Dinobot
This insignia replaced the spark crystals of the Beast Wars Neo toys that were introduced to the Beast Machines toyline.
Robots in Disguise
- Japanese Decepticon
Takara used this symbol, to represent the Decepticon (Combatron) sub-group in Car Robots- it's an upside-down G2 Autobot symbol, which had been molded into the Scourge toy, a redeco of G2 Laser Optimus Prime. The American version removed them, and used the traditional Decepticon symbol. Though it can be briefly seen in the cartoon, this symbol does not 'exist' in the American version.
Unicron Trilogy
Armada
Energon
- Team Ironhide
Cybertron
2007 Movie
For the 2007 Movie, the Autobot and Decepticon factions were almost rendered in the steely gray seen below. 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.
- Autobot
- Decepticon
A Secret organization on earth that is trying to save humanity from the Autobots and Decepticons.
An elite group of infiltrators determined to steal the All Spark for their own purposes.
File:Emdr factionsymbol.png
Others
Unused concepts
- Cobra/Decepticon
Used for promotion of the comic, not in the actual story.
These symbols were seen in concept sketches for the canceled Transtech line.
- Autobot
- Decepticon
