Predacons

The **Predacons** are a race of ancient Cybertronian beasts. Originally led by the one called "the Predaking", the ancient Predacons were the largest Cybertronians to be born from the Well of All Sparks, emerging from its depths on the final day of the genesis of Cybertron's biosphere. Enormous, savage, and draconic in form, these creatures were once among the mightiest beings on Cybertron, second only to the last surviving members of the Thirteen. While other inhabitants of prehistoric Cybertron learned to extract Energon from the ground, the Predacons hunted other Cybertronians for their energon, draining their prey's Energon and cycling the metallic remains out of their system. However, tragedy struck their kind during a disaster known as the Great Cataclysm, in which dire circumstances rendered the entire race extinct.

In more recent times, however, the Decepticon scientist Shockwave has discovered the trick to cloning the ancient beasts from preserved CNA samples found in fossilized Predacon remains. Finding successful results, Shockwave's efforts have given birth to new iterations of these ancient beasts—such as the new Predaking—who have evolved beyond the originals, learning even how to transform! Furthermore, Shockwave's experiments have even extended to splicing the CNA samples into normal Cybertronians, leading to hybrids called Terrorcons like his devout disciple Ser-Ket.

Predaking the caring and intelligent Predacon king but so fierce that even the Stunticons are afraid of him, Darksteel, Ripclaw, Cindersaur, Skystalker, Vertebreak, Rampage, Tantrum, Razorclaw, Divebomb, Abominus, Hun-Gurrr, Blight, Rippersnapper, Windrazor, Twinstrike, Lazerback.

While their origins vary across the multiverse, the Predacons are often the descendants of the Decepticons, sometimes taking their moniker from a sub-group of that faction. As their name suggests, they often take on beast modes in times of conflict, typically reptilian or arthropod in nature; this is not a strict rule, however, and they have taken forms ranging from sea creatures to military vehicles to even mythical beasts. Like the Maximals, they too

* Megatron, Tyrannosaurus Rex;
* Scorponok, scorpion;
* Rampage,
* Blackarachnia,
* Sharptooth, Carnotaurus;
* Tarantulas, tarantula;
* Terrorsaur, Pteranodon; power-hungry, cunning, and opportunistic, but somewhat lacking in the courage department, **Terrorsaur** never misses a chance to improve his standing within the Predacons. From cutting deals with Maximals to finding and keeping new power sources for himself, he is always thinking two steps ahead. Unfortunately, the big guns of the Beast Wars are usually thinking at least *four* steps ahead, and Terrorsaur always ends up on the short end. However, as the war progresses, he matures into a more reliable subordinate to Megatron, perhaps even more loyal.
* Waspinator, wasp; he is the universe's whipping boy. If something goes wrong, it happens to him. If something blows up, he's usually at the epicenter of the explosion. He has been blasted, burned, shot down, torn up, crushed, slashed, smashed, bashed, and otherwise reduced to his component parts times beyond counting. Disturbingly, Rattrap has taken to collecting his severed components.
* Inferno, ant;
* Brimstone,;
* Paralon
* Crazybolt
* Predacon foot soldiers