Decepticons

The **Decepticons** were a faction of warmongering Cybertronians led by Megatron, a former miner and gladiator of Kaon, who sought to bring forth a new order on Cybertron with him as its leader. The name "Decepticon" came from propaganda by the Cybertron High Council, labeling them liars and thieves — a label that became appropriated by the movement, with Megatron asserting that they would gladly be guilty of deception if it was simply the truth. They held goals similar to the Iaconian movement of the Autobots but differed on how to obtain them. When Megatron was ultimately denied the Matrix of Leadership and rank of Prime, he ordered his followers to fight and forcefully take control of Cybertron, sparking the Great War. During the war, their noble ideals quickly became corrupted, and they became almost completely amoral, willing to seize power by any means available. This led eventually led to the use of Dark Energon, which shut down the core of Cybertron and rendered it a lifeless world. Like their enemies, the Decepticons took to the stars to continue their war across the universe, predominantly in the Milky Way galaxy.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 58: What Lies Beyond" (first mentioned)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 70: Tale of the King" (mentioned only)
* *Sun and Moon* — "Venture the Unknown" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 6: The Reawakening" (first appearance) (main story and flashback)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 7: A Little Problematic"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 8: Steps into Shadow Pt 1" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 9: Steps into Shadow Pt 2" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 10: Steps into Shadow Pt 3"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 12: The Holocrons of Fate" (depicted on a picture)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 13: The Extraction"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 14: Hera's Heroes"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 15: Letting Go"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 16: Imprisoned by Belief"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 17: The Last Battle"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 20: A Rescue Plan" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 23: The Discovery" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 27: Storming the Imperial Center"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 28: Action at Coruscant"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 29: A Galaxy in Uproar"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 30: Recovery"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 31: A False Sense of Security"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 32: Forest Battle"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 33: Peace, Quiet, and Augury" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 35: Thrawn's Dilemma" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 39: His Mandalorian Past" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 53: Terror From beyond"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 54: Zero Hour Pt 1"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 55: Zero Hour Pt 2"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 56: Zero Hour Pt 3"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 57: Next Move"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 58: A Risky Confrontation"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 59: Technical Difficulties"
* *A Bigger Universe* — "Chapter 1: Fall of Cybertron"
* *A Bigger Universe* — "Chapter 2: Darkness Rising Pt 1"
* *A Bigger Universe* — "Chapter 3: Darkness Rising Pt 2"
* *A Bigger Universe* — "Chapter 4: Darkness Rising Pt 3"
* *A Bigger Universe* — "Chapter 5: Darkness Rising Pt 4"
* *A Bigger Universe* — "Chapter 6: Darkness Rising Pt 5"
* *Destiny: A New Legacy* — "Prologue" (depicted on a book)