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The name or term "Insecticon" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Insecticon (disambiguation).

Because Incesticon clones would be too creepy.

Insecticons are a ravenous Cybertronian subspecies driven by perpetual hunger, a mindless urge that compels them to consume everything in sight. In their natural state, these simple creatures organise themselves into swarms under the control of a rudimentary gestalt consciousness. A single Insecticon is no match for a reasonably competent Cybertronian warrior—but the Insecticons never, ever come alone. Different Insecticons sport unique powers, but the vast majority share an unusual ability to self-replicate: given enough time and raw material, a single Insecticon can create a fully-autonomous clone (sometimes called an Insecticlone) of itself. Some Insecticons possess advanced intellects, and many share the ability to transform into humanoid robot modes, but each successive "generation" of cloned Insecticons are inferior to their predecessors and lack the intelligence and individual initiative needed to be effective without direct guidance.

Since most of their number are basically animals, Insecticons respond best to displays of power, and their swarms are normally dominated by the smartest and strongest among them. Nevertheless, a sufficiently strong or clever Cybertronian might wrest control of a swarm, and many morally-dubious scientists across the multiverse have experimented upon their natural cloning abilities for all kinds of nefarious purposes.

Fiction

Generation 1 continuity family

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

During their first encounter with the Autobots on the island of Bali, the Insecticons Bombshell, Kickback, and Shrapnel defended themselves from the Autobots by breaking a combine harvester to bits, then using their "electronic clone beams" to reconstitute the scrap metal into an army of clones and drive the Autobots off. Later, after the Insecticons teamed up with Megatron, the Insecticons left their clones with the Decepticon leader, who used them to help take over an oil refinery. The clones had Bumblebee and Spike Witwicky surrounded until Trailbreaker used his force field to interrupt Shrapnel's control beam, which caused the clones to disintegrate to nothing. A Plague of Insecticons

On another occasion, the Insecticons created a vast army of clones who converted human crops to energy via an Energon Transfer Device. The Insecticons proved too numerous for the Autobots to defeat in combat; instead, Optimus Prime sent Cosmos, Bumblebee, and Spike to Floron III to pick up some robotic insecticide. When Cosmos returned contaminated with Morphobot spores, the Insecticon swarm attacked the robotic creatures but were themselves devoured. Quest for Survival

Under the command of Megatron, the Insecticons and some clones invaded a human city. The Protectobots evacuated the area, allowing the Autobots to destroy all the clones. The Revenge of Bruticus

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Foreign names

• Japanese: Insectron Clone Army (インセクトロンクローンアーミ Insekutoron Kurōn Āmi)