Autobot
| Autobots | |
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Cover to The Transformers #2 (November 1984). Art by Michael Golden.
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics, Dreamwave Productions, Fun Publications, Titan Magazines, IDW Publishing, and Devil's Due Publishing. |
| First appearance |
The Transformers #1 (September 1984) |
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| Base(s) | Cybertron, Earth, Iacon, Autobot City (G1), the Ark, Cybertron Base (RID), Diego Garcia (ROTF), Washington, D. (DOTM), and Autobot Omega Outpost One (Prime). |
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Founders/Leaders: Primus, Dynasty of Primes, Rodimus Prime, Sentinel Prime, Ultra Magnus Other: See: List of Autobots. |
| Team Prime | |
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Darkness Rising home video cover featuring the original six members of Team Prime.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Titan Magazines, IDW Publishing, Del Rey Books |
| First appearance | "Darkness Rising, Part 1" |
| Created by | Hasbro |
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| Base(s) | Omega Outpost One, Hangar E, the Nemesis, Fire Station Prime |
| Member(s) |
Autobots: Optimus Prime (leader), Ratchet, Arcee, Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Smokescreen, Wheeljack, Ultra Magnus and Cliffjumper (deceased). Decepticons Knock Out Predacons: Predaking, Skylynx and Darksteel. Humans: Jack Darby, Miko Nakadai, Raf Esquivel, William Fowler and June Darby. Rescue Bots: Heatwave, Chase, Boulder, Blades, Hoist and Medix |
Autobots are a fictional team of sentient robots from the planet Cybertron led by Optimus Prime, and the main protagonists in the fictional universe of the Transformers, a collection of various toys, cartoons, movies, graphic novels, and paperback books first introduced in 1984. The "Heroic Autobots" are opposed by the Evil Decepticons. Both Autobots and Decepticons are humanoid robots that can transform into machines, vehicles and other familiar mechanical objects. Autobots typically transform into regular cars, trucks, or other road vehicles (automobiles) but some few are aircraft, military vehicles, communication devices, weapons, and even robotic animals. These Autobots are often grouped into special "teams" that have the suffix "-bot" at the end, such as in Dinobot (Decepticon groups' names end in "-con").
In Japan, the Autobots are called "Cybertrons" (サイバトロン Saibatoron?) except in the film series, Transformers Animated, and Transformers: Prime, where they are referred to as Autobots (オートボット Ōtobotto?). In Italy, they are called "Autorobots". The Autobot insignia is also sometimes referred to as an "Autobrand" in issue #14 of the Marvel Comics series. The descendants of the Autobots, the Maximals from Transformers: Beast Wars, are also known as Cybertrons in Japan.
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