Mercenary

This article is about the de facto faction. For Lockdown's assistants, see Shadow Raider.

Independent from both the Autobots and Decepticons, the Mercenaries are dangerous, skilled operatives whose only allegiance is to getting paid and to whichever side they find most beneficial at the time.^[1]

There are no factions out here.Doubledealer dealing his ideals, War for Cybertron Trilogy

Fiction

War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon

File:Soundblaster in Siege.jpg

Known members:

During the final days of the Great War, the Mercenaries, led by the faulty clone Soundblaster, traded energon among the neutral population, Bumblebee being a frequent visitor. Needing raw energon to launch the Ark, Bumblebee led the Autobots Arcee and Cog to the Mercenaries' base, only to be cornered as they located their target. Siege episode 5 Before Soundblaster could execute them, the effects of Shockwave's virus, meant to destroy the Alpha Trion Protocols, wreaked havoc on the base's systems, the chaos allowing the Autobots to escape. Siege episode 6

Toys

Cybertron

Mudflap

The Decepticon-branded Cybertron Mudflap was repurposed as his Mercenary-self in the Transformers Trading Card Game.

Revenge of the Fallen

Lockdown

The Decepticon-branded Revenge of the Fallen Lockdown was repurposed as his Mercenary-self in the Transformers Trading Card Game.

Generations

War for Cybertron: Siege

Soundblaster

The Decepticon-branded Siege Soundblaster is depicted with a Mercenary symbol instead in the War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon.

War for Cybertron: Earthrise

Doubledealer

Earthrise Doubledealer was shown to be a Mercenary at New York Toy Fair 2020, but his packaging is outwardly branded as Decepticon. He features Mercenary symbols on the inner cardboard backdrop and the instructions and also features changeable Autobot/Decepticon symbols on his shoulders in robot mode. He is depicted with a Mercenary symbol instead in the War for Cybertron Trilogy cartoon.