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| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]], [[Dreamwave Productions]], [[Fun Publications]], [[Titan Magazines]], [[IDW Publishing]], and [[Devil's Due Publishing]]
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|base = Cybertron, Earth, Iacon, Autobot City (G1), the ''[[Ark (Transformers)|Ark]]'', Cybertron Base (RID), [[Diego Garcia]] (ROTF), [[Washington, D.C.]] (DOTM), and Autobot Omega Outpost One (Prime)
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The '''Autobots''' are a fictional faction of [[sentient
The transformation cog ("T-cog") and the living metal of each transformer's body allows them to change from their natural robotic body into an "alternate mode" based on something a form of technology or life form that they've observed and scanned. When first introduced, most Autobots transformed into
In the [[Transformers (film series)|live action films series]], as well as in the CGI-animated series ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'', the title '''Autobots''' is explained to be the short version of the title "'''Autonomous Robotic Organisms'''." In [[Japan]], the Autobots are called {{nihongo|"'''Cybertrons'''"|サイバトロン|Saibatoron}}<ref>{{cite book |last=Bellomo |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CF8AjVJXvH0C&q=autobot+cybertrons+in+japan&pg=PA114 |title=Totally Tubular '80s Toys |date=15 September 2010 |publisher=Krause Publications |isbn=9781440216473 |access-date=24 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030726/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CF8AjVJXvH0C&pg=PA114&dq=autobot+cybertrons+in+japan&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6noiL1tfXAhXIalAKHadzAEIQuwUIMTAB |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=dead |via=Google Books}}</ref> but are referred to as {{nihongo|Autobots|オートボット|Ōtobotto}} in the film series ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime]]''. In Italy, they are called "'''Autorobot.'''" The Autobot insignia is also sometimes referred to as an "Autobrand", a term that first appeared in issue #14 of the [[Marvel Comics]] series. The descendants of the Autobots, the [[Maximal (Transformers)|Maximals]] from [[Beast Wars|''Transformers: Beast Wars'']], are also known as Cybertrons in Japan.
==Physical traits==
Autobots are [[living beings]], sometimes referred to as "bio-mechanical" and often depicted as being forged from the same "living metal" that makes up their home planet Cybertron. This living metal can heal, grow, and regenerate like organic cell structures.<ref name=":0" /> Autobots, like all transformers, need to regularly feed on Energon (a form of energy they can produce from certain fuel sources) or they will grow weaker in health and eventually die.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Mania.com" /><ref name=":6" /> Autobots can also age, just much slower than humans, for example Optimus Prime is approximately 9 million years old, which is 2 million earlier than the evolution of humans. These beings' aging has outlasted entire human civilizations.
Since the airing of the animated series ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars]]'', the franchise has consistently portrayed that what distinguishes a transformer as "living" is that each of them is imbued with a "'''spark'''", a charged mass of positrons that acts as a "life force" (said to be equivalent to a soul)<ref name=":2" /><ref>[[List of Beast Wars episodes|''Transformers: Beast Wars.'' "Possession"]] (Season 1, Episode 21). Original air date: February 3, 1997.</ref> and is unique to each transformer, granting them their basic personality and influencing certain physical traits.<ref name=":2" /> If a transformer dies, either from injury or a lack of Energon, their spark fades and might never be recovered again, as their spark typically returns to the source of positronic energy it originally came from.<ref name=":0" /> Some media portrays the source of these sparks as a pool of positronic energy located on Cybertron that is called the '''Well of All Sparks''',<ref name=":4">[[Power of the Primes|''Transformers:'' Power of the Primes trilogy]].</ref> while other media portrays the source to be an ancient artifact simply called the '''Allspark'''.<ref name=":3">[[Transformers (film series)|''Transformers'' film series]]</ref><ref>''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy|Transfomers: War for Cybertron]]'' trilogy - transmedia toyline and streaming series on [[Netflix]].</ref> Some stories have shown characters being able to preserve a dead transformer's spark under the right circumstances, allowing that fallen transformer to return in a repaired body (though this possibility involves great risk and becomes more unlikely as more time passes).<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":4" />
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Starting with the original series ''The Transformers'', Cybertron is shown to house a seemingly living super-computer called Vector Sigma.<ref name=":6" /> At first, Vector Sigma is depicted to be the source of life for new transformers, imbuing the robots with life and personality.<ref name=":6" /> Later, media consistently portrays that Vector Sigma harnesses the power of another source known as the Allspark to imbue a transformer with its individual soul or "spark."<ref name=":1" /> Different versions of Transformers media have also shown the life-giving energy of the Allspark to be an ancient artifact (either called the Allspark or the Cube) or have shown it to be a pool of positronic energy located on Cybertron known as the Well of AllSpark or Well of AllSparks.<ref name=":4" />
The UK comic books written by Simon Furman established that Cybertron was once a god-like being named Primus.<ref name=":1" /> Following a battle with another god-like being called '''[[Unicron]]''', Primus transforms into Cybertron, a planet of "living metal", and eventually uses his energies to grant life to living robots. In some stories, Primus does this in the hopes that these robots will become warriors who will defeat Unicron and similar threats.<ref name=":1" /> Following the introduction of Primus, it is said in some media that it is his mind that acts as the will of the super-computer Vector Sigma. Various stories depict the first living creations of Primus to be a group known as the "original thirteen Primes" or simply "the Thirteen." Eventually, each of the thirteen Primes grants a copy of their nature and schematics into the Allspark energy source that will imbue later
Although the transformer race originated on Cybertron, different groups of Cybertronians later left the planet and colonized other worlds. This has led to different factions of transformers with their own cultures and beliefs, some of whom become Autobots while others have no desire to involve themselves in Cybertron's civil war.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />
==The Primes==
In the original toyline and animated series ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'', Optimus Prime (called
In several comics and cartoon stories, the Prime is a figurehead of a ruling council that governs
In several branches of the Transformers franchise, the title of "Prime" is a reference to '''Prima''', a heroic warrior of Cybertron's past.<ref name=":1" /> In these versions of canon, Prima is one of "the original thirteen Primes (or "the Thirteen") who are ancestors of the transformer race and direct creations of Primus, the god-like being who became Cybertron.<ref name=":4" /> Across Transformers media, Prima is the first to wield the Matrix of Leadership and his wisdom and essence are absorbed into it after he dies in battle with another ancient Prime known as Megatronus.<ref name=":1" />
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* '''Cybertron Elite Guard''' - An elite unit of Autobots that serve as the main defense group on Cybertron.
* '''Wreckers''' - An Autobot strike team specializing in blunt force tactics and chaotic combat. They are sometimes called in for operations that require extra firepower and "lost cause" missions that seem unlikely to succeed with conventional tactics.<ref>''Transformers: Stormbringer'' #2 (comic). Released by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] Publishing (2006). Relevant quote from text: "Of course it's a lost cause. That's why we're here!" - said by Wreckers team member Springer.</ref>
* '''Rescue Bots''' - Introduced in the series ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'', this is a group of Autobots whose skills are focused on rescue and rather than combat. After arriving on Earth, the team was assigned by [[Optimus Prime]] to hone their skills, learn better teamwork, and gain an understanding of human cultures by working alongside first response rescuers in the town of Griffin Rock, Maine.
==Transformers: Generation 1==
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==Transformers: Aligned==
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===''[[Transformers: Prime {{ndash}} The Game]]''===
Set within an alternate timeline that parallels the show's second season, the Autobots (Team Prime) appear in ''[[Transformers: Prime {{ndash}} The Game]]''. [[Optimus Prime#Transformers: Prime|Optimus Prime]], [[Arcee#Transformers: Prime|Arcee]], [[Bulkhead (Transformers)#Transformers: Prime|Bulkhead]], [[Bumblebee (Transformers)#Transformers: Prime (2010-2013)|Bumblebee]], Ratchet, Jack, Miko and Raf embark on a journey to defeat the villainous [[Megatron#Transformers: Prime|Megatron]] and the [[Decepticon#Transformers: Prime|Decepticons]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/transformers-prime-rolling-out-this-year-6366348 |title= Transformers Prime rolling out this year |publisher= Gamespot |date= 2012-03-15 |access-date= 2012-04-16}}</ref> in his plan to use his secret new weapon.<ref name=CVG>{{cite web |author= CVG Staff for computerandvideogames.com |url= http://www.computerandvideogames.com/340177/transformers-prime-the-game-announced/ |title= Nintendo News: Transformers Prime: The Game announced |publisher= ComputerAndVideoGames.com |date= 2012-03-15 |access-date= 2012-03-21}}</ref><ref name=GameInformer>{{cite web |last=Hunter |first=John |url= http://www.gameinformer.com/games/transformers_prime/b/wii/archive/2012/03/15/transformers-prime-coming-this-year.aspx |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120317040231/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/transformers_prime/b/wii/archive/2012/03/15/transformers-prime-coming-this-year.aspx |url-status= dead |archive-date= March 17, 2012 |title= Transformers Prime Coming This Year – Transformers Prime – Nintendo Wii |publisher= www.GameInformer.com |date=2012-03-15 |access-date= 2012-03-21}}</ref> The Decepticons intercept a mysterious meteor approaching the Earth, and the Autobots arrive to try and thwart the Decepticons' plans. A massive eruption of power during the battle on the meteor breaks out, and the Autobots become separated from Jack, Miko and Raf, who are monitoring them at base. Unknown to the Autobots and their human friends, the Decepticons have uncovered Thunderwing, an ancient power that they will use to try to take over the Earth.<ref name="Trailer2">{{cite web |title= Gearing Up for Transformers Prime |url= http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/09/gearing-up-for-transformers-prime |access-date=May 9, 2012 |date= May 8, 2012 |last= George |first= Richard |work=[[IGN]]}}</ref>
===''Transformers: Prime''===
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==Transformers: EarthSpark==
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Many years after the end of the war, the Autobots, now working with Megatron and the secret human organization G.H.O.S.T. to protect Earth from the remaining rogue Decepticons, reach out to the family Malto and offer the Terrans the chance to be mentored by Bumblebee. With new threats on the horizon, such as the mad scientist Dr. Meridian (Mandroid) and the various Decepticons still at large, the Autobots and Maltos work together to keep each other safe and find their place in the world while learning what it truly means to be a family.
== Transformers One ==
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The Autobots were merely a group of Cybertronian miners without transformation cogs who mined Energon for the Quintessons, and they and all Cybertronians are led by their leader Sentinel Prime, having him as their trust. After discovering the truth about Sentinel by Orion Pax, they follow him to help him expose the truth against Sentinel's crimes. Pax's former friend D-16, kills Sentinel after letting Pax fall to his demise into the core of Iacon City, rechristening himself as Megatron. At the city's core, Pax is blessed by the thirteen Primes and bestowed the Matrix of Leadership, becoming reborn as Optimus Prime. Prime returns to the city's surface and successfully defeats Megatron and members of the High Guard who defect to his side, eventually banishing them for attempting to destroy Iacon. The miners are given their transformation cogs by Optimus Prime, who officially reforms them as the Autobots to protect Cybertron against the threat of the Quintessons, and promising they will maintain peace, order and will fight justice throughout the galaxy.
==See also==
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