Great War

The Great War was an eons-long conflict on the planet Cybertron fought between the warring factions of Autobots and Decepticons. The seeds of war first began when Megatronus led his followers in a bid to overthrow the caste system employed in Cybertronian society during the late Golden Age. When meeting with the High Council over the matter, Megatronus declared his intentions of overthrowing Cybertron's leadership through forceful methods and sought to become the next Prime. However, Megatronus's close friend and confidant, Orion Pax, spoke out against such methods and desired a more peaceful solution. His words touched the sparks of the Council, who deemed Pax to be more worthy of holding the mantle of Prime; however, Megatronus―now Megatron―saw this as a betrayal and, in his rage, would go on to spark the fires of civil war.
Fighting between the two factions lasted for eons, and not even those who chose to be Neutral could avoid the war. Near the end, Cybertron was rendered a barren, lifeless wasteland, devoid of Energon, forcing Optimus Prime to enact the Great Exodus―a mass evacuation of all Cybertronians to leave their dying world and settle other planets in search of rescue, which would ultimately spread the Great War far across the universe.
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