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We do not know the origin of the Predacons beyond the fact that they are descendants of the Decepticons, at least in part. They were in existence and at war with the [[Maximal]]s prior to the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], at which time most laid down their arms but a few went rogue.
We do not know the origin of the Predacons beyond the fact that they are descendants of the Decepticons, at least in part. They were in existence and at war with the [[Maximal]]s prior to the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], at which time most laid down their arms but a few went rogue.


Different continuities present differing, sometimes conflicting accounts. One account says that [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] founded the Predacons ([[Predacon (G1)|reusing his old team's name]]) after the Decepticons' defeat, and that they took the fight to Cybertron and could have won if the [[Tripredacus Council]] hadn't stolen control for themselves. {{storylink|BotCon 2009|Timelines Razorclaw's bio card}} Other continuities have the Predacons and Decepticons co-existing for a time. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}} {{storylink|Descent into Evil}} {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} When [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was in a bad mood, he's said the Predacons came ''after'' the Great War. {{storylink|Code of Hero}} {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} Meanwhile, another continuity depicts the Predacons being formed in 2013 C.E. in the wake of the Pax Cybertronia by the Decepticon Predacon team as well as their fellow Quintesson creation [[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]]. Their new forces were initially comprised of Transformers from stasis pods looted from [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s secondary laboratory, including [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and the future Tripredacus Council. {{storylink|A Common Foe}} However, the Decepticons also continued to exist for some time. {{storylink|Tornado's Personal Journal|Apelinq's Personal Journal}} {{storylink|BotCon 2014|Apelinq's profile card}}
Different continuities present differing, sometimes conflicting accounts. One account says that [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] founded the Predacons ([[Predacon (G1)|reusing his old team's name]]) after the Decepticons' defeat, and that they took the fight to Cybertron and could have won if the [[Tripredacus Council]] hadn't stolen control for themselves. {{storylink|BotCon 2009|Timelines Razorclaw's bio card}} Other continuities have the Predacons and Decepticons co-existing for a time. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}} {{storylink|Descent into Evil}} {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} When [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was in a bad mood, he's said the Predacons came ''after'' the Great War. {{storylink|Code of Hero}} {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} Meanwhile, another continuity depicts the Predacons being formed in 2013 C.E. in the wake of the Pax Cybertronia by the Decepticon Predacon team as well as their fellow Quintesson creation [[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]]. Their new forces initially comprised Transformers from stasis pods looted from [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s secondary laboratory, including [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] and the future Tripredacus Council. {{storylink|A Common Foe}} However, the Decepticons also continued to exist for some time. {{storylink|Tornado's Personal Journal|Apelinq's Personal Journal}} {{storylink|BotCon 2014|Apelinq's profile card}}


In at least one [[Micro-continuity]] the Predacons existed as far back as the 1990s, operating on human inhabited Earth under ''a'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Optimus Primal vs Megatron!}} {{storylink|Tarantulas (BW)#Toy Bio|Tarantulas toy bio}} It has been recorded that their way of life was to prosper or perish, and their leader swore they'd do this by driving the Maximals into extinction! {{storylink|Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Megatron (1996) bio}} Of course, this may be [[Maximal Elder]] propaganda.
In at least one [[Micro-continuity]] the Predacons existed as far back as the 1990s, operating on human inhabited Earth under ''a'' [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Optimus Primal vs Megatron!}} {{storylink|Tarantulas (BW)#Toy Bio|Tarantulas toy bio}} It has been recorded that their way of life was to prosper or perish, and their leader swore they'd do this by driving the Maximals into extinction! {{storylink|Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Megatron (1996) bio}} Of course, this may be [[Maximal Elder]] propaganda.

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This article is about . For other uses of "Predacon", see Predacon (disambiguation)|The name or term "Predacon" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Predacon (disambiguation).}}
The Predacons are a faction from the Beast Era portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
You know they're evil. Their icon could poke out an optic.

Arising from the ashes of the Great War, the Predacons are, at least in part, descendants of the Decepticons. Some sources suggest that they were born from what remained of the original five Predacons. By order of the Pax Cybertronia, they exist as something of an underclass, appearing to be equals, but firmly under the Maximals in the social order. This has led many Predacons to hold bitter grudges against the Maximals.

Predacons tend to take reptilian or arthropod beast modes, although this is not a hard-and-fast rule.

The adjective for "of or pertaining to the Predacons" is Predaconial,<ref>A [Maximal] strategic specialist, Stinkbomb is fascinated with the study of Predaconial psychology. — Stinkbomb's Tech-Spec, 1999</ref> though it is extremely common to simply substitute 'Predacon'.

You do not know the Predacons. We—they live for the glory of conquest.{{#if:|{{{quote2}}}}}{{#if:Dinobot to Tigatron"Law of the Jungle"|Dinobot to Tigatron{{#if:"Law of the Jungle"|, "Law of the Jungle"|}}|}}

Origin

We do not know the origin of the Predacons beyond the fact that they are descendants of the Decepticons, at least in part. They were in existence and at war with the Maximals prior to the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, at which time most laid down their arms but a few went rogue.

Different continuities present differing, sometimes conflicting accounts. One account says that Razorclaw founded the Predacons (reusing his old team's name) after the Decepticons' defeat, and that they took the fight to Cybertron and could have won if the Tripredacus Council hadn't stolen control for themselves. Timelines Razorclaw's bio card Other continuities have the Predacons and Decepticons co-existing for a time. The Razor's Edge Descent into Evil Beast Wars Sourcebook When Megatron was in a bad mood, he's said the Predacons came after the Great War. Code of Hero The Agenda (Part III) Meanwhile, another continuity depicts the Predacons being formed in 2013 C.E. in the wake of the Pax Cybertronia by the Decepticon Predacon team as well as their fellow Quintesson creation Sky-Byte. Their new forces initially comprised Transformers from stasis pods looted from Jhiaxus's secondary laboratory, including Tarantulas and the future Tripredacus Council. A Common Foe However, the Decepticons also continued to exist for some time. Apelinq's Personal Journal Apelinq's profile card

In at least one Micro-continuity the Predacons existed as far back as the 1990s, operating on human inhabited Earth under a Megatron. Optimus Primal vs Megatron! Tarantulas toy bio It has been recorded that their way of life was to prosper or perish, and their leader swore they'd do this by driving the Maximals into extinction! Megatron (1996) bio Of course, this may be Maximal Elder propaganda.

Organization

The Predacons, although apparently governed by an organization known as the Predacon Alliance, appear to be a rather splintered faction. One of the major ruling bodies is the Tripredacus Council, but it is possible they represent only one political voice within the Alliance. As Predacons are known to look down on a democratic system of governance and appear able to accept power plays and treachery if it succeeds Master Blaster, Predacon government can be assumed as autocratic and based on whoever can hold on to power successfully.

The Tripredacus Council keeps its followers pacified under the Pax Cybertronia with the promise of a slow, sly return to power, whispering of a long-term plan to overthrow the Maximals when the time is right. A number of Predacons have expressed dissatisfaction with this approach, leading renegades such as Megatron, Galvatron, and Magmatron to recruit private armies of followers and, either covertly or overtly, strike out against the Maximals on their own. Nearly all known Beast Wars-era Predacons tend to fall within the arms of these criminal renegade militias, with the exceptions of Tarantulas, with the Predacon Secret Police, and Ravage, a Covert Agent who reported directly to the Tripredacus Council. (Tarantulas was a direct agent too but this appears to have been just him, rather than standard for officers) It is unknown whether the Predacons have any sort of official standing army or defense force other than the internal Secret Police and the Covert Agent secret service.

In one continuity, following the Great Reformatting, a revived Predacon force under Razorclaw (along with Divebomb and the descendants of Headstrong, Rampage, and Tantrum) was preparing for war. Dawn of Future's Past

In another continuity, thousands of years after Beast Machines, the Predacons have been shown to be actively at war with the Maximals across the galaxy Autorollers Roll Out! Big Convoy, Move Out and have an official army with a military academy. The top military rank at this time is "Emperor of Destruction", and any governing force beyond that is unknown.

Oddly enough, all the Predacons in Beast Wars II (apart from Galvatron, of course) have vehicle modes rather than beast modes, but the Japanese never heard of Vehicons then, so... it doesn't matter.

Society

We don't know much about the Predacons' general lifestyle. All evidence suggests a very militant warrior culture, with power grabs endemic. This is even enshrined for some in an honour system, where seizing control by force if you think you could do a better job was seen as an honourable, proper act. Predacon honour also put great stock in bravery in battle, a glorious end, and paying off your debts. The fact that the honour system allows for treachery has left Maximals confused. We do not know how widespread this honour system actually is, as the majority of Beast Wars (admittedly criminal renegade) combatants were happy to ignore it.

A number of Predacons are scientists. Academic knowledge and expertise seems respected as long as you can also fight; if you can't, you get looked down on, but if you've got both skill sets, this will often be sufficient to excuse your bad habits, personality quirks, or minor crimes.

Some Predacons have gone for more esoteric skills, such as magic.

Unsurprisingly, Predacon society has a strong criminal element. Both individual thieves and organised gangs are known. Some gangsters, such as Cryotek, have become hideously powerful and bold enough to attack the Maximal government.

Social status

The exact social status of the Predacons appears to be a second-class one, but there's no specifics. Megatron has referred to the Maximals as ruling the Predacons on several occasions Code of Hero and once, in a melodramatic moment, said that they were slaves. The Agenda (Part III) Dinobot, meanwhile, thinks little of Maximal justice The Probe and believes that the Maximals use torture devices on Predacons. Chain of Command

Some Maximals, like Optimus Primal, consider there to be a long-standing peace between the two races, apparently unaware of Predacon frustrations. Beast Wars (Part 1) Optimus has also been willing to offer a hand of friendship Beast Wars (Part 2) or show respect The Agenda (Part 1) to individual Predacons. Many of the other Maximals we've seen, by contrast, appear to view the entirety of the Predacon population as inherently untrustworthy and dangerous (especially if that Maximal is Rattrap). Maximal soldiers on Cybertron have expressed enjoyment in finally being allowed to beat up on insurgent Predacons. The Ascending issue 2

That all said, the Predacons co-run the important governing body, the Bi-Partate Committee for State Affairs. The Gathering

Bases of operation

It is even unknown where exactly the Predacons are based.

The Tripredacus Council holds meetings aboard a space station, Predacon Command Outpost One.

While one would presume the Predacons also had some sort of presence on Cybertron itself, after the Beast Warriors' return to Cybertron following the events of Beast Wars, they refer frequently to the missing population as Maximals only.

When asked about the Predacons (and Autobots and Decepticons) being absent in Beast Machines, story editor and head writer Bob Skir said "We're trying to refer to Cybertronians as "Transformers", which includes *all* factions. We are avoiding terms like "Predacons" because the conflict between Maximals and Predacons doesn't factor into our current storylines, and we don't want to cause any confusion. But rest assured, Cybertron *was* populated by all four of the "species" you mentioned." <ref>Bob Skir FAQ from 6 November 1999</ref>


Notes

Foreign names

  • Japanese: Destron (デストロン Desutoron)
  • Dutch: Predator (toyline)
  • French: Predator (France toyline), Prédator (Canada)
  • German: Predator (toyline)
  • Latvian: Predakoni
  • Mandarin: Yuánshǐ Shòu (原始兽, "Primeval Beast")
  • Polish: Predatony
  • Russian: Khishcherony (Хищероны, "Predatorcons")

References

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