Cybertronians / Transformers

The Cybertronians (or Transformers by humans) are a species of organisms originating from the distant planet Cybertron that had their essences transferred into robotic bodies known as Space Transformers. To most humans (who refer to them as Transformers), they are aliens from another world, which is not exactly wrong. The word "Transformer" stems from the species' shared ability to transform, which is to change their bodies at will by rearranging their component parts from robot forms (usually humanoid as their primary) into alternate ones, which are vehicles, weapons, machinery and animals. Cybertronians once lived under an oppressive and corrupt government. That all changed when the Great War began, thus leading towards great disaster on Cybertron.
All factions of Transformers are Cybertronians: the Autobots & their Autotroopers, the Decepticons & their Vehicons, the Maximals, & the Predacons. Not all Cybertronians can transform, however, the "art" of transformation was not developed until the Second Cybertronian Civil War, the first war fought between the Autobots and the Decepticons. However, since that time, all Cybertronians are able to transform; only those predating the Second War may not have this ability. The word "Transformer" stems from the species' shared ability to transform, which is to change their bodies at will by rearranging their component parts from robot forms (usually humanoid as their primary) into alternate ones, which are vehicles, weapons, machinery and animals. Cybertronians once lived under an oppressive and corrupt government. That all changed when the Great War began, thus leading towards great disaster on Cybertron.
== Biology ==
Cybertronians are a machine race, and as thus they do not breathe, consume food or drink like biological races. Instead, Cybertronians use a rare substance called energon as a fuel or "life force". In its raw form, it is actually harmful to them (although not to organic life) but in its processed form, it is essential to their survival. Cybertronian technology has developed to the point where they can convert most forms of energy into energon.
All Cybertronians carry a "spark" inside their bodies. As long as this spark endures and remains intact, the Cybertronian can be rebuilt, no matter how much damage the unit has sustained. If the spark is extinguished or otherwise destroyed in some way, the Cybertronian cannot be rebuilt and remains permanently dead. It is a common belief amongst the Maximals that their sparks are a part of or a fragment of Primus, the mythical creator of the Cybertronian race.
=== Males ===
Cybertronian males generally have a more "bulky" body than their female counterparts. The male populace ratio of the species is 12/13 as twelve of the Thirteen original Primes, who were the first Cybertronians to exist, were male. Some males like Optimus, Bumblebee, Knock Out, Predaking, and Ultra Magnus tend to have a "bulkier abodominal" area in their midsections. Some, like Alpha Trion, Drift, and Vector Prime have facial 'hair' while others have none. Cybertronian males have similar biology and qualities, such as broad shoulders and masculine features, of human males. 
=== Females ===
Female Cybertronians are portrayed as more graceful of form and are more rounded and curved in general. Cybertronian females tend to have a more "streamlined" body with bits of armor resembling human female hips, platted chest protrusions resembling breasts, and different midriffs, while some like Strongarm have a "bulkier" body and slim waist.
The female populace make up 1/13 and they are all modeled after Solus Prime. Cybertronian females have the biology and feminine qualities of human females, such as wider hips.
=== Beast Mode ===
Cybertronians with a Beast Mode (an animal as an alternate mode) appearance can vary wildly but usually conforms to the male/female split.
=== Mini-Cons ===
Mini-Cons are mini Cybertronians who usually come in pairs or just one. They would accompany any Cybertronian deployers who are allied with them. A lot of Mini-Cons appear in Transformers: Robots in Disguise.
=== Vehicle Mode ===
When most Cybertronians scan a vehicle they project a green beam from their eyes. Their T-Cog then reformats their body to incorporate bits of the vehicle onto their frame. Primes, however, project a blue beam.
=== Health ===
Cybertronians keep themselves well kept and hygienic. They would keep themselves clean by taking oil baths and maintain their systems with energon. When they would get sick, they would have to see a fellow Cybertronain medical expert in curing them. There are some well trained Cybertronian doctors and scientists who do their best to ensure the health and safety of their fellow beings.
When Optimus was damaged, there were sounds of breathing coming from him. This would indicate that, even though they don't breathe oxygen, Cybertronians would often take in a breath or so. If they were injured like Optimus was, then they would do the same. If Cybertronians get stabbed or slowly die out, they would breath deeply and perish on the spot. It would appear they breath when tired or when they get scared. It is possible that they breath as a cooling mechanism for their internal systems like Data from Star Trek: the Next Generation.
Body Parts
* Cybertronian Optics
* Cybertronian hands
=== Organs ===
* Transformation Cog (T-Cog)
== Reproduction ==
Cybertronians are divided into males and females. Their species comes through Primus, their creator. Primus uses the AllSpark to create new life which emerges from the Well of Allsparks. Cybertronians emerge from the Well, "fully grown", in an initial alternate mode provided for them by Primus. Unlike humans, a Cybertronian does not reproduce sexually, but he or she could have a relationship with another Cybertronian (if it's a family-type relation, that's fine) (if it's romantic, then at least they are anti-homosexual). They rely on Protoforms to maintain their numbers. Insecticons are unique as they are able to self-reproduce by cloning themselves, yet each generation becomes more primitive and intellectually inferior....
Very rarely a spark can split into two sparks creating twins. The twins would be identical with their differences being their paint scheme and personalities. Examples are Skyquake and Dreadwing. Extremely rarely, the process could create triplets.
The most unique example of brothers and sisters on Cybertron are the Thirteen Original Primes who called themselves siblings.
Cybertronians can form relationships comparable to members of human families with other members of their race. (i.e.: The relationship between Smokescreen and Alpha Trion could be compared to grandson-grandfather relationship). Team Prime is an example of a family. In addition, since all Cybertronians are created by Primus, one could say they are like brothers and sisters.
NOTE: Despite Cybertronians not knowing much about human biology, it appears that they do know about Sexual Reproduction. In the episode "Darkness Rising, Part 1", Arcee joked with Ratchet, asking him if he had heard that humans multiplied. Ratchet was expecting her and Bumblebee to bring back two humans. When they brought back three, Arcee jokingly implied that the teenagers had reproduced since then. In "Plus One", Knock Out said that he finds the idea of humans "interfacing" to be repulsive.
== Size ==
Cybertronians are generally large in comparison to Earth lifeforms, (on average, four to five times the height of a human). Female Cybertronians, like Arcee and Airachnid, tend to be shorter than male Cybertronians. There is quite a variety of Cybertronians who are larger or smaller than each other.
== Variance in Form ==
Cybertronians normally have a humanoid form as their default though not all the time. They can range from massive to tiny. Given their robotic nature some have odd facial features. A Cybertronian's alternate mode affects their robot mode.
== Lifestyle ==
Cybertronians have experienced several shifts in their lifestyle.
* Under the Quintessons they were subjected before rebelling.
* In the Golden Age, they had immense freedom. They gathered knowledge in all fields and explored the galaxy. They would also hang out with their fellow beings and get together for meetings or little conversations. Sometimes they would compliment each other on their work or personality.
* After the Golden Age, during the Caste system the average Cybertronian had almost no personal freedom. He/She would emerge from the Well, be given a job, a name (if they were lucky), and would work until they are unable to continue further.
* During the Great War, they dedicated themselves to combat but still retained their personalities. However, they were unsure what they would do if they ever stopped fighting, Bulkhead expressed these fears during the later days of the War.
== Energy ==
Unlike humans who need air and water as well as food, generally the Transformers' only major need to assure their continued functioning is Energon. Cybertronians don't eat energon physically, but they refine it for fuel. The fuel is like blood flowing through their bodies. If humans made contact with energon, it could affect them greatly.
In Cybertronians, energon is the key to their survival. It's one of the reason Cybertronians fight each other to gain control over its power. On Earth, there are small deposits located in specific parts on the planet. Energon is the key inside their biology. Without it, a Cybertronian could perish if they are not treated by field medics.
Energon deposits are rare to find in the galaxy as only Cybertron is the only known world to produce it naturally. Deposits exist on other world, but as they were planted millions of years ago, they could be hard to reach.
Some Energon types include:
* Energon (Regular Energon, a light blue color)
* Synthetic Energon (Can cause extreme aggression in Cybertronians, it's usually a green color when unstable)
* Red Energon (Gains speed and strength, a red color)
* Dark Energon (The blood of Unicron; will turn any Cybertronian into mindless Terrocon; a purple color)
* Tox-En (Poisonous Energon; can infect Cybertronians; a dull green color)
== Powers & Abilities ==
=== Powers ===
*Transforming Extraterrestrial Android/Cyborg/Mech/Robot Physiology
**Bionic Physiology / Automaton Physiology / Techno-Mechanical Physiology: the cybertronians are composed of living metal (& it's names are either protomatter, technomatter, sentio metallico, birth metal, cyber-matter, Sparked metal, elemental metal, and Transformium). Other metals that are likely living metal in different forms are Cyberium, Cybernite, Cybertitanium, Cybertonium, Durabyllium, Tritanium, Trithyllium, & Ununtrium. Living metal is highly connected to Primus himself. After a spark is produced, the living metal would eventual form around it. If a spark dies, the living metal dies. In usual cases, the spark & it's living metal would be harvested by other cybertronians. The spark would effectively infuse it with CNA (Cyber-Nucleic Acid) into the living metal & begin to shape its body. The CNA gives the living metal the instructions to slowing develop into the body for new cybertronians as well as to give the cybertronian its natural alternate mode. in the earliest stages, the living metal will be something like a simple geometric shape like a cube before eventually growing limbs, a face & eventually a full-sized body with an alternate mode. During those early stages, the protoform will be warm &, after the alternate mode was solidified, the protoform will begin its cooling phase. In the event that the living metal has difficulty with naturally reading a spark's CNA, another cybertronian may intervene to help it develop. These types of cybertronians have been known to be called blacksmiths. As part of a cybertronian's development, the living metal creates unique organs like the Transformation Cog. Because of this, organs like the T-Cogs are unable to be built by any other metal. Some cybertronians can have the same sort of body type. Because body type is determined by CNA, this can explain why genetically related cybertronians look identical. But not all siblings have the same body & not all cybertronians have with the shared body type are related. Because of the CNA infusion that is unique to every cybertronian, we can see that even though living metal can change over time, we often see the basic physical traits for an individual to always be present. One's life energy can be a source of color for a cybertronian as, in some cases, a cybertronian's death can result in the individual's living metal to either fade or become colorless. If ancient cybertronians die, their living metal can sometimes collapse into powder. But even after death, there can still be traces of CNA in the remains of living metal. this can be used to create products like clones. The CNA & living metal also can be used in the budding process. A very valuable & self-replicating metal, living metal can be used in the budding process for asexual reproduction, still following the instructions carried out by the CNA, though diversity can be seen through offspring to offspring. On the subject of colorization, an upgrade of an individual or a boost of power can cause living metal to change color entirely. with Cybertron itself made of living metal, many universes in the Transformers Multiverse have seen the planet from a more golden hue to a gray hue depending on the energy levels of the planet. On the subject of living metal's malleability, living metal's self-replication malleability are key to the cybertronians.
***Transformation
****Mechanical Morphing
*****Vehicle Morphing
******Vehicle Mode/Physiology
******Sentient Vehicles
******Travel Mode
*****Engineering Mimicry
*****Amalgamation
******Combined Robot Physiology
******Attachment / Anatomical Liberation: when it comes to headmaster / titanmaster tech.
*******Manipulative Head/Head Physiology: headmasters & titanmasters.
******Fused Body/Form: Crash-combiner
******Entity Fusionism
*****Object Morphing
******Weapon Morphing: especially for targetmasters.
*******Weapon Physiology
******Inanimate Object Mimicry
*****Weapon Transformation: Cybertronians can transform their hands into weapons & then back again
******Wrist-Mounted Gun Mastery
******Blade-Arm Mastery
*****Malleable Anatomy
******Adaptive Appearance
*******Bio-Adaptation Manipulation
******Body Modification
*******Metallic / Mechanical Regeneration: Living metal is capable of healing not unlike human flesh, & the process can be accelerated in various ways.
*******Stasis Lock: If badly wounded, Cybertronians can enter a protective come-like state known as "stasis lock" to preserve their life-functions & give time for their friends for effect repairs
******Sealed Form
*****Animal Morphing
******Zoo-Mechanical Physiology / Animal Android Physiology
*****For Titans & Omega Sentinels: Fortress Mimicry, City/Urban Physiology, Base Mode & Spacecraft Physiology.
*****Head Mimicry: only for Headmasters and Titanmasters
******Manipulative Head/Head Physiology: headmasters & titanmasters.
****Size Manipulation: Cybertronians can change their size, except for titans & guardian robots.
*****Parts Compression: Transformers, used for transportation like Astrotrain or Broadside, can compress their extra parts in robot mode. But in vehicle modes, this would become a LESS armored version of themselves in order to be used for transport.
*****Mass Conversion: Transformers, such as Soundwave or Perceptor, have a natural ability to not only transform but can also alter their molecular structure to change in size.
****Self-Functionality
****Mode-Switching: for multi-changers.
****Technology Mimicry
***Technomagic
****Technomechanical Manipulation
*****Mechanical Regeneration / Technological Healing
******Limb Reattachment
*****Technomechancial Generation
****Magnetism Manipulation
****Orgamech Manipulation
*****Orgamech Constructs
*****Technorganic Manipulation: Living Metal can convert organic material into living metal in a wild fashion; but if harnessed & controlled CORRECTLY, the effect can be both temporarily & & without side-effects. Because of this, living metal has also allowed organic species to temporarily interface with Cybertronians. If harvested, it can also go in reverse & instead change from living metal to organic material or to create a techno-organic result. Sometimes, it can lead to Technorganic Physiology.
******Organite Manipulation: via living metal or Transformium
******Technorganic Generation / Defense
****Vehicle Manipulation
*****Vehicle Imprisonment
****Computer Manipulation
****Personal Weak Force
****Holographic Manipulation
*****Holographic Projection
*****Hologram Solidification
*****Holographic Constructs
****Fuel Source Constructs
****Technology Arts
***Giant Robot Physiology: for all Cybertronians, especially Omega Sentinels & Titans (except for Mini-Cons & Micromasters)
***Superior Machine Physiology
***Liquid Crystal Manipulation: liquid energon.
***Biomechatronic Power Core
****Machine / Digital Soul
*****Bionic Lifeform
***Flight: all of them can fly, even after "Transformers G1".
****Helicopter Propulsion
****High-Speed Flight; via Flying Alternate Mode.
***Cybertronian/Robotic Senses: While humans have the 5 senses (smell, sight, touch, hearing & taste), Transformers have 7 senses ( the ones being different and that are considered additiontal senses: sight, hearing, touch, smell, short-range radiowave transmission, magnetic sensitivity, & electronic sensitivity).
****Personal Computer System; via Onboard computer.
***Superpowered Robot Physiology
****Technological Power Link
****Heat & Cold Immunity: Since they're composed of living metal (which is stronger & more durable than Steel, Titanium & Aluminium combined & tougher/harder than diamonds & bullets combined), Cybertronians can withstand flaming/hot temperatures up to 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit and can even withstand extreme heat such as the sun.
****Water & Space Survivability: Considering how they’re robot organisms, they are able to fly in space. Other sense about how Cybertronians survive in water. Despite of them being robot organisms, they can survive and swim in water like fish and other semiaquatic animals.
*****Personal Insulators; via Rubber tires.
****Cybernetic Enhancement
***Planetary Symbiosis; via Primus.
=== Abilities ===
*Advanced Technology
**Scientific Weaponry
**Technology Defense
***Technomechanical Defense
**Holographic Projection
**Computer Manipulation
** Subspace Storage Pocket: If refers to a personal dimension that a transformer / cybetronian can use for an items that they carry; whether it be for their guns, wrist/shoulder-mounted attachments, or even parts used in their various modes. Almost all of them use this technology. This explains how Omega Supreme could take off in shuttle mode & have the rest of his parts appear when he lands. It also explains where the extra parts for combiners are stored. And it gives the answer to where Optimus Prime's trailer goes when he transformers. The use of a cybertronian's Subspace Storage Pocket, many times, happens with a streak of invisible energy & many weapons often materialize on their own. This display might also help explain the use of mass shifting. They can even have retractable face plates (movable types when they talk in fact) & battle masks too, although some like Soundwave have theirs on permanently.
** Ground Bridge & Space Bridge technology
*** Interstellar/Dimensional Travel
*** Portal Negation/Creation
*** Dimensional Imprisonment
** Alien Weapon Intuition
*** Wrist-Mounted Weaponry Mastery
**** Arm-Gun Mastery
*** Explosive Mastery
*Team Combination
*Alien Combat
**Vehicle Combat
**Space Warfare Mastery
***Space Mariners
*Allspeak
=== Weaknesses ===
* Diseases:
** Rust Plague
*** Cosmic Rust
*** Servo Rust
*** Rust Rash
** Gold Plastic Syndrome
** Metal Fatigue
** Nano-virus
* Acid Rain
* Energon Leakage/Drainage
* Cyberbio-Terrorism weapons: made by Decepticons & Predacons
** Transformation virus
*** Transformation paralysis
** Mind Changer Virus
** Energon discharge virus
== Extended Links ==
* Cybertronians from Transformers Wikia
* Cybertronians / Transformers from TFWiki.net
* Cybertronians from Aliens Wikia
* Transformers from Robot Supremacy Wikia
* Cybertronians / Transformers from Transformers2005 MUSH Wikia
* Cybertronians from Transformers Robots in Disguise Wikia
* Cybertronians from Memory Beta Wikia
* Transformers from Extraterrestial Wikia
* Cybertronians from Michael Bay's Transformers Wikia
* Cybertronians from TCU Wikia
* Cybertronians from Robots in Disguise MUSH Wikia
* Transformers from Transformers Cyberverse Wikia
* Cybertronians from Beast Wars Transformers Wikia
* Transformers from Superhero Wikia
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