Decepticon Empire

This article is about the term in Generation 1. For the empire built up by the Second Generation Decepticons, see Cybertronian Empire.

At the very start of their faction's formation, the Decepticons may have been content with ruling Cybertron alone, but that is a notion of little value. It matters not that their creator intended the Transformers to be a race of peace. The Decepticons are the highest form of life in existence, conquerors who will bring order to a galaxy plagued by disorder and weak organics. That order is the Decepticon Empire, a reign of life's most powerful creatures and thus highest accomplishments.

Only one thing is standing in the way of that ideal.

“	We are destined to escape our world...and create a truly universal dynasty!	”
—Megatron, The War Within #5

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

By 2006, the Decepticon Empire was essentially extinct. After the Decepticons were driven from Cybertron by Unicron's attack and the disappearance of Galvatron, they fled to Chaar. Without Galvatron, or other strong leaders such as Air Commander Starscream and Military Operations Commander Shockwave, they descended into a period of disunity, spending their time fighting each other for scraps of Energon. Eventually, Cyclonus resolved to locate Galvatron and restore the Decepticon Empire to its former glory. It didn't work out too well. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1

After conquering the planet Paradron, Galvatron made it a part of the Decepticon Empire and started to force the natives into slavery where they were forced to build weapons for the glory of the Empire. Fight or Flee

Japanese cartoon continuity

Super God Masterforce cartoon

After the Decepticons were driven off Earth The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2), they made Chaar the centre of a new empire and began a series of conflicts known as the Master Wars (named such because both sides made extensive use of technology from Planet Master). The revitalised empire was apparently enough of a threat that the Autobots were unable to spare forces to join the Masterforce War raging on Earth.

Transformers Victory cartoon

Deathsaurus rose to the position of Emperor of Destruction after his predecessor Black Zarak was unexpectedly killed in battle on Earth during the Masterforce War. Under his leadership, the Decepticon Empire spread its influence to various planets, forcing the Autobots to join with various planetary governments to form the Galactic Peace Alliance in response.

Wings Universe

Wings Universe is based on the Generation 1 cartoon, but deviates from it in cosmetic ways and continuity points.

In 2984 when inquired by the time-traveled Tornado as to her background, Flamewar proclaimed herself to be all that was left of the Decepticon Empire. She hated the post-Great Reformatting peace and described bringing about the Empire's return to power as her life goal. Tornado's Personal Journal

Marvel Comics continuity

The headquarters for the Decepticon Empire was located at the Decepticon Imperial Headquarters. Club Con!

IDW Generation 1 continuity

The Decepticons had an imperial phase during the space-based phase of the war, during which they conquered a number of planets and made them part of a domain known as the Constellate. Rules of Disengagement According to Fulcrum, created during the cyberforming days of the Empire, the Decepticons were "refining" the galaxy by getting rid what they saw as backwards and inferior organic races. Who's Afraid of the DJD? The Decepticon Empire eventually fell, making way for a strategy based on pillaging instead of conquest. Via the Infiltration protocol they let a planet ruin itself, before taking its resources and letting "phase-sixers" such as Sixshot and Black Shadow completely reduce it to ash and rubble.

When Galvatron took command of the Decepticon forces his ultimate goal was to make the "New Decepticon Empire" slaughterhouse

Animated cartoon

The Decepticon Empire grew quickly early in the Great War as the Decepticons conquered numerous worlds belonging to the Autobot Commonwealth. By the end of it, however, the planets were all retaken by the Autobots (or destroyed) and the Decepticons were sent into exile to the rim of the galaxy, where they slowly began to rebuild their empire. Some two million stellar cycles later, the Decepticon Empire had grown to include:

• New Kaon, the capital planet
• Ceti Alpha VII
• Chaar
• Charon and its moon Styx
• Dinosaur (destroyed)
• Ijurn
• Lucifer
• Porcupine
• Thrull (destroyed)

The AllSpark Almanac II

When Megatron obtained the means to send a subspace signal to space, he contacted his fellow Decepticons dispersed among the galaxy informing them to unite in order to raise their glorious empire once more. Mission Accomplished