List of Transformers film series cast and characters
The following is a list of cast members and characters from the "Transformers" film series. Characters. The following is a list of characters featured in the "Transformers" film series, distributed by Paramount Pictures, and its related media appearances. Over 214 characters have appeared in the film franchise. Autobots. In the first five films, 40 Autobots have appeared in the series. By the end of "Dark of the Moon", ten Autobots remain on Earth. Five years later, half of the Autobots have been eliminated by Cemetery Wind, Lockdown, and TRF. By the end  of "The Last Knight", the surviving Autobots (Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Hound, Drift, Crosshairs, Cogman, Daytrader, Hot Rod, Sqweeks, Wheelie, Topspin, Roadbuster, Brains, Mirage/Dino, Trench, Bulldog, Grimlock, Slug, the Mini Dinobots, and the HMS "Alliance" Autobot) and the Knights of Iacon leave Earth and return to Cybertron. The title of Prime is bestowed upon the civilian and spiritual leader of Cybertron. Wreckers. The Wreckers are a trio of Autobots who transforms into NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Gen-5 Chevrolet Impala stock cars as disguises. Two represent Hendrick Motorsports and one represents Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. They also work on the Autobots' ship  Xantium. Dinobots. The Dinobots are the large Cybertronian Knights who transform into giant mechanical spiked dinosaurs. In "Age of Extinction", they are captured inside of their ship, which Lockdown took over as his prison ship until they are freed by Optimus. In "The Last Knight", only Grimlock and Slug reappear. The Mini Dinobots are a group of small counterparts to Grimlock, Strafe and Slug. They appear with Grimlock and Slug, and live in Cade's junkyard. Burton's Autobot allies. The following Autobots are allied with Sir Edmund Burton and Cogman. An "HMS Alliance" submarine Autobot takes Cade, Viviane, Cogman  and Bumblebee to the Knights' sunken ship to recover the Staff of Merlin in "The Last Knight" who does not transform on screen, but is mentioned to be a Transformer by Santos and is referred to as "she". Decepticons. In five films, 48 Decepticons have appeared in the series. Constructicons. The Constructicons are a Decepticon sub-faction who transform into construction vehicles in "Revenge of the Fallen". Dreads. The Dreads are a group of Decepticons who transform into black Chevrolet Suburban emergency vehicles. They attack Sam, Bumblebee, Sideswipe, and Mirage on the highway, and later fight Ironhide and Sideswipe. KSI  Drones. The KSI Drones are the human-made Transformers that were commissioned by Attinger and built by KSI. They can change their forms on a molecular level, and are built with the metal extracted from the remains of dead Transformers. They were originally mindless drones remote-controlled by humans, but are granted autonomy by Galvatron, organizing them into a new Decepticon army. They fight in the battle of Hong Kong but are destroyed by the Autobots, Cade Yeager, and the Dinobots. Humans. Sector 7. Sector 7 is a secret American government agency that deals with extraterrestrial technology and threats in  Transformers. Following the fight in Mission City, Sector 7 was shut down. NEST. The Non-biological Extraterrestrial Species Treaty (NEST) is a team of soldiers led by Lennox and Epps who help Sam in "Revenge of the Fallen" and "Dark of the Moon". They merge with the human–Autobot alliance to fight the Decepticons. The team disbands after the Battle of Chicago, but remnants of NEST join together as the TRF. KSI. Kinetic Solutions Incorporated (KSI) is the robotics company who works Cemetery Wind and builds the remote control Transformers in Chicago, later Beijing. After the battle in Hong Kong , KSI stops production of its remote control Transformers. TRF. Transformers Reaction Force (TRF) is a military organization that seeks to eradicate all Transformers, both Autobots and Decepticons, hiding on Earth. TRF is created from the remnants of the CIA unit Cemetery Wind, as well as from the remnants of military unit, NEST. They are willing to kill any allies and sympathizers among humans that the Cybertronians might have. Events cause TRF to create an alliance to the Autobots and Cade to save the Earth from Quintessa. After she is defeated, the former TRF members watch as the Autobots head to  Cybertron to rebuild it and the organization is dissolved. Order of the Witwiccans. The Order of the Witwiccans is a group of the descendants of Merlin who know the presences and secret histories of Transformers on Earth that was founded in 484 AD. Most of its known figures that became members of this group include famous people throughout history. Their motto is "No sacrifice, No victory". Real life characters. Several real world actors play themselves in the films. Several of them are credited (or uncredited) at the end of each film. Other Cybertronians. Creators. The Creators are a mysterious extraterrestrial  race who are the creators of all the Cybertronians (including the Seven Primes), based on the Quintessons from the Generation 1 lore. In the beginning of "Age of Extinction", 65 million B.C.E., they invade the organic planets, including Earth, using the Seeds, cyberforming the planet, ending the age of the Dinosaurs, and causing the KT extinction event. They harvest and use the resultant metal and the AllSpark to build the Cybertronians. Million of years later, they send Lockdown to Earth to retrieve Optimus Prime and kill any Autobots that interfere, wanting their "chessboard cleaned" and wanting him to rebuild Cybertron . They appear to be hostile and consider the intermingling of species to upset the cosmic balance. After Lockdown is killed, Optimus flies into space, stating that he is coming for them with the Seed. They do not fully appear on-screen, but a pink, organic-looking hand is briefly seen inside of one of their ships. Infernocons. The Infernocons are a group of demon-like Cybertronians and the guardians of Quintessa who combine into Infernocus. There are six Infernocons to form Infernocus, but they are killed by Optimus Prime when they are decapitated together. Guardian Knights. The Guardian Knights (also  known as the Knights of Iacon) are a group of Cybertronian Knights who betrayed Quintessa and hid an ancient Cybertronian staff on Earth within their ship and gave it to Merlin. There are 12 of them who form into Dragonstorm.