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• Megatron is a former miner and gladiator who wrote revolutionary manifestos. Major IDW spoiler: at the end of the war, he realizes what he's done with his movement, renounces the Decepticons, and becomes an Autobot himself, donning their insignia!
• Starscream is an eternal traitor who, thanks to cunning political intrigues, eventually legally wins the election and becomes the ruler of post-war Cybertron.
• Soundwave is a Transformer devoted to the ideals of equality who, after the war, founds a peaceful Decepticon commune on Earth.
• Shockwave is a cold logician who masterminded a vast conspiracy that spanned millions of years to save Cybertron's energy.
• Tarn is one of the most terrifying and iconic villains created specifically for IDW. He is the leader of the Decepticon Justice Division (DJD). He is fanatically loyal to Megatron, wears a mask shaped like the faction's emblem, and is literally capable of killing Cybertronians with his voice.
• The remaining members of the DJD: Vos, Helix, Tesarus, Kaon. Their names are the names of the first cities captured by the Decepticons.
• The Scavengers are a gang of misfit Decepticons turned comedic and heartwarming heroes: Misfire, Crankcase, Krok, Spinister, and Fulcrum.
• Thundercracker - A former Seeker who becomes disillusioned with the war, settles on Earth, gets a dog named Buster, and starts writing bad movie scripts.
• Overlord is an insane and incredibly powerful sadistic Decepticon obsessed with personally destroying Megatron.
• Sixshot, Blitzwing, Astrotrain, De Vastator (Constructicons)

• Optimus Prime is the permanent leader, but deeply tired of the multi-million-year war, who at a certain point even renounces the title of Prime and returns to his name Orion Pax.
• Rodimus / Hot Rod - an eccentric, narcissistic, but courageous captain of the ship "Lost Light".
• Ratchet is a grumpy medic whose arms are starting to fail due to age and endless repairs.
• Drift is a former ruthless Decepticon named Deadlock who embarked on a path of spiritual purification and became an Autobot samurai.
• Prowl is a ruthless tactician and intelligence chief who is willing to commit any immoral and heinous war crimes for the "greater good" of the Autobots.
• Bumblebee - In IDW, he temporarily becomes the official leader of civilian Cybertron after the war ends.
• Ultra Magnus is a meticulous law enforcement officer who is actually the tiny Transformer Minimus Ambus, wearing a massive exoskeleton armor.
• Brainstorm is a mad genius scientist who creates deadly weapons and a time-traveling suitcase.
• Chromedome & Rewind - One of the most famous Cybertronian romantic couples; a mnemosurgeon who erases memories and an archivist who records all history.
• Windblade is an "urban orator" who can mentally communicate with the giant titans of Cybertron.
• Riptide, Velocity, Nautica, Nightbeat - colorful crew members of the Lost Light ship.
• Wreckers - an elite assault squad of Autobot suicide bombers: Impactor, Springer, Kup, Guzzle, Rotorstorm, Topspin and Twin Twist.