List of The Transformers characters
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This article shows a list of characters from The Transformers television series that aired during the debut of the American and Japanese Transformers media franchise from 1984 to 1991.
Autobots
The Autobots (also known as Cybertrons in Japan) are the heroes in the Transformers toyline and related spin-off comics and cartoons. Their main leader is Optimus Prime, but other "Primes" have also commanded the Autobots such as Rodimus Prime. They are constantly at war with the evil Decepticons. In the American cartoon line, the Autobots are the descendants of a line of robots created as consumer goods by the Quintessons.
Main characters
Autobot cars
Mini-Bots
Autobot Cities
The Autobot Cities are Transformers who can have alt-modes of cities, or simply giant, protective buildings. In most media, they are referred to as Titans of a long, forgotten past.
Metroplex
(Triple Changer - Robot, Battle Station, City)
Dinobots
The Dinobots are a faction of Autobots who have dinosaur alternate modes. The first dinosaur robots were conceived by designers at Takara as a line of Dino Robo toys in 1983. After being reconceived by writers in the United States and assembled as a team, the first three Dinobots appeared in the episode "S.O.S. Dinobots" of the Transformers cartoon series, while the latter two were created in "War of the Dinobots".
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