Editing Setting:Transformers (section)

===Decepticons===
[[File:Decepticon.png|thumb|right|upright=0.56|225px|Decepticon insignia.]]
Few things have changed about the Decepticons over the millennia, even after the disappearance of Megatron. A large number believe that the Great War with the Autobots continues to this day. Many Decepticons will still attack an Autobot on sight, particularly if they have the advantage, but that is not necessarily always the case. After Megatron vanished the Decepticons fell into civil war, known to them as the Fracture. Unlike the Autobots who typically seek peace, the Decepticons see the other races of the galaxy as nothing more than slaves at best, and target practice at worst. The Decepticons overall split into three separate factions, though a great many Decepticon Warlords pay no homage to any of the three:
*'''Starscream''': Megatron’s former conniving lieutenant, his initial attempt to seize power led to the Fracture in the first place. The only Decepticon who advocates ending the Great War entirely, he argues that the Cybertronians have allowed themselves to become too weak and scattered in this hostile galaxy. Though the smallest of the major Decepticon factions, he is the readiest to ally with the Autobots and has even made tentative attempts at brokering peace. Starscream is determined to exploit any potential source of strength the galaxy offers, and whereas the other Decepticons ignore or despise organics, he recognizes their potential usefulness. To this end, as well as raiding, he makes heavy use of Pretenders, transformers imbued with the unique ability to disguise themselves as organics and walk amongst them, to infiltrate and subvert organic societies. Mostly this takes the form of Pretenders attaching themselves to positions of power to fund fuel and physical resources to Starscream's forces, but the ever-ambitious Decepticon warlord is more than willing to make use of cults and attempt to subvert organic societies to a near-religious reverence of Transformers, that he may use them. This has led to Starscream's forces controlling a small, but slowly increasing, number of colonies where humans and other aliens work for the service of Decepticon masters. All of this would be acceptable to the other Decepticons, but Starscream has gone beyond that; when the warlord recognizes an organic's potential, he takes them and places them under the cyber-conversion process, transforming them into near-Cybertronian mechanical entities that are partnered with other Decepticons, creating Targetmasters, Powermasters, and rarest of all, Headmasters.
*'''Soundwave''': Megatron's former right-hand mech. While Soundwave was known for his unflinching loyalty to Megatron, it would be a mistake to assume that Soundwave was a mere servant; in truth, he was an indispensable asset, even a colleague to Megatron in some ways, and he genuinely believes in Megatron's cause. He still believes Megatron lives and is determined to find him, leading a small but hardcore faction of loyalists. Their goal is to find Megatron and lead him back to his rightful place. He frequently clashes with Autobot groups as he remains focused on winning the Autobot/Decepticon war that, in his view, never ended. He is loosely allied with Shockwave's faction, but looks down on him for abandoning the Great War; their relationship is based on Shockwave's need for Soundwave's fighting skills (his hyper-logical processor often proving disadvantageous in the madness endemic to the 41st Millenium) and Soundwave's need for Shockwave's resources and strongholds. Soundwave is the most zealously anti-organic of the Decepticons, often unleashing his forces against organic targets for no reason but their destruction. Why this remains unknown; he may simply enjoy using such rampages to keep his troops sated, but others have proposed alternative reasons - a grudge against all organics for interference when Megatron ruled the Decepticons, or that their presence pains this biomechanical pseudo-telepath.
*'''Shockwave''': Former chief strategist of Megatron, Shockwave is driven by logic. He has turned many Decepticons to the cause of surviving and rebuilding their power base, earning the loyalty of the vast majority of remaining Decepticons. He holds an unsteady peace with Soundwave; he needs Soundwave's fighting skills, but he considers prosecuting the war in this current state of affairs to be illogical.  Shockwave is dedicated to recovering Cybertron from wherever it may be so that he may claim it for his growing empire of logic, though he remains at odds with the Cyberformers as he believes such xenocidal policies will only cause more problems than they will solve.  And of course, if the leader of the Cyberformers is who he expects them to be then he has little chance of taking control over the organization, to begin with.  Shockwave has a policy of assimilation regarding the many rogue Decepticon warbands that traverse the galaxy, offering them a place in his growing empire. If they refuse, then they are told to make their business quick at the very least. For those who refuse his offers of a place, he has them monitored to see what it would take to bring them into the fold.  
*'''Assorted Warlords''': In the old days, Megatron united the Decepticons through fear and sheer will. While many Decepticons followed Megatron to further their ambitions or simply to indulge their psychopathy, very few ever dared to cross him.  While the three main Decepticon factions have been able to swallow up the lion's share of the great Decepticon army, many 'Con warlords have spread across the galaxy and possibly beyond, carving out their little empires and ruling them as they see fit.  Many of these warlords were simply too prideful to bend their knees to Megatron's second in commands while others fundamentally disagreed with their visions for Cybertronian society.  Running the gamut from firm but fair dictatorships to horrific tyrannies whose cruelties would draw smiles from the Dark Eldar, these warlord states and roving warbands are a continuous plague on the galaxy. The speed and reliability of space bridge travel allowed them to strike with near impunity with little regard for established warp routes.  Some of the most infamous warlords include Gigatron, who is capable of an impressive six transformations, as well as "Megatron", a Predacon with a Saurian alternate mode who has the gall to claim Megatron's name for his own. Of course, there is also the mighty Predaking, who vacillates between the main three lords of the Decepticons as he sees fit.
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