Decepticon Uprisings

The Decepticon Uprisings were a number of conflicts waged by the Decepticon forces against the Autobots' rule of Cybertron.

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In the ensuing chaos from the first conflict, a Space Bridge was destroyed. Mission Accomplished

The Decepticon Uprisings had strained the Autobot Elite Guard's resources. This allowed Megatron to operate on Earth with relative ease. A Bridge Too Close, Part I

Gutcruncher was one of the strike force leaders who attacked Autobot space bridge installations throughout the galaxy, planning to use them to transport their forces straight to Cybertron. He and his team were beaten back by the Autobot defenders, and failed their mission. The AllSpark Almanac II

However, Team Chaar, led by General Strika, battled Rodimus Prime's crew, handily beating them and taking control of space bridge 687-030. Strika contacted Shockwave, the Decepticons' secret agent on Cybertron, with news of their success, but Shockwave commanded the team stay put until they received word from Megatron to invade. This proved to be a bad move, as Ultra Magnus subsequently had the entire space bridge nexus shut down to prevent the Decepticons from using them.

The team remained at the captured bridge, awaiting the word to proceed. When the Elite Guard flagship finally arrived in response to Rodimus's SOS, Strika relished the chance to battle them... but was ordered to retreat by Megatron. Reluctantly, the five Decepticons retreated. TransWarped

After Team Stunticon failed in their plan to free Megatron from Trypticon Prison, Strika led the new Team Chaar in an assault on Cybertron itself, starting with the quiet little energon farm that cop-bot Sideswipe had just retired to. The Stunti-Con Job