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 (sometimes Decepticon Imperium or Decepticon Star Empire), a reign of life's most powerful creatures and thus highest accomplishments.
Only one thing is standing in the way of that ideal.
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Fiction
Generation 1 continuity family
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
By 1985, the Decepticon Empire was conquered Tlalak and began draining it of energon. Sea Change This conquest and others like it gave the Decepticons ties into the world of galactic crime. The Gambler
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 center 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 revitalized empire was apparently enough of a threat that the Autobots were unable to spare forces to join the Masterforce War raging on Earth.
Victory cartoon
Deathsaurus rose to the position of Emperor of Destruction after his predecessor BlackZarak 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
In 2984, when inquired by the time-traveler 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 - Decepticon Saboteur
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
The headquarters for the Decepticon Empire was located at the Decepticon Imperial Headquarters. Club Con!
Classics
While rampaging against the hapless inhabitants of Zegris, Killzone boasted that they should flee the might of the Decepticon Imperium. Gone Too Far
Descent into Evil
Dirge desired the return of the Decepticon Empire. Who became the Decepticon Emperor did not matter to him, and so he pledged allegiance to Deathsaurus. BotCon 2005 Dirge profile card
Dawn of Future's Past
As with many of his Predacon brethren, "Dinobot" was proud of his Decepticon Empire heritage. Darksyde Dinobot profile card
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
After being inadvertently hurled back in time, The First Who Was Named Shockwave devoted the next twelve million years to a long game that would culminate in the birth of a resurgent and unending Decepticon Empire. Unicron #1 Stranger Eons
Once Unicron had destroyed Cybertron, Shockwave immediately went to work making Earth the capital of his new empire, even planning to use Starscream's Decepticon Vengeance Division as the muscle of his new dominion. Road's End
As a result of the Talisman's removal from Cybertron allowing Unicron to survive the planet's destruction, the Maximals turning on him, and the DVD being destroyed, Shockwave's plans fell through and the Decepticon Empire was not revived. Ceremony
Beast Wars: Uprising
Before the end of the Great War, the Decepticons controlled the Decepticon Star Empire of conquered species. Broken Windshields
Timelines
In Primax 096.0 Beta, General Optimus Prime led the Autobots in the final battle of the third Cybertronian war against Megatron's Decepticon Star Empire. With the efforts of the newly-reconstituted Firestormer Squadron, the Autobots emerged victorious on Mirtonia. However, this came about because a stray Decepticon shot blew up an experimental energon refinery and themselves with it, tearing a hole in reality that sucked the General and Sergeant Hound to Nexus 208.0 Epsilon. General Optimus Prime profile card
Star Trek vs. Transformers
When he arrived at Kronos, Megatron ordered his forces to raze the planet and rebuild it into New Kaon, the capital of the New Decepticon Empire. Prime's Directive, Part Five
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
- Karn (destroyed)
- Krull (destroyed)
- Lucifer
- Porcupine
- Thrull (destroyed)
The AllSpark Almanac II The Complete AllSpark Almanac
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
2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon
Following Cybertron's restoration, Cyclonus and his troops overthrew the new High Council with the intent to bring about the Decepticon Empire. Freedom Fighters
Upon seizing control of "Decepticon Island", Steeljaw declared to the captive Bee Team that it would be the first outpost in his new Decepticon Empire. Decepticon Island (Part 1)
Via Soundwave, the High Council attempted to summon Megatron to lead the resurgent Decepticons in their conquest, but the Bee Team stopped him. As a result, Galvatronus decided to simply put the Decepticon Empire in place for whenever Megatron returned. Collateral Damage Freedom Fighters
