Netflix recently dropped a jaw-dropping trailer for a new Transformers animated series called "War for Cybertron," featuring the original Autobots and Decepticons in their Generation 1 garb. It was enough to get long-time fans of the franchise pumped for the series.
To commemorate this fantastic announcement, we're counting down the 10 best Transformers characters that do not feature Optimus Prime or Megatron on the list, for obvious reasons. All these characters are worth a shout-out and deserve their kudos.
10 SOUNDWAVE
This Decepticon captured the hearts and minds of countless kids growing up with the original 1980s cartoon series. Soundwave is mysterious, ominous, and you never quite know what's running through his logic circuits at any given moment. A staunch defender of Megatron, Soundwave is loyal to the Decepticon cause, but he's not above carving out a niche for himself.
Part of what made the cassette-wielding villain so great was that digitally processed voice; a haunting harmonic symphony of chilling pitch-shifts and computerized reverberations.
9 KUP
Every good show needs a wise old man, but Kup's a little different. He's no Gandalf the Grey. Rather, he's more like Dirty Harry in his 60s, making him quite cool. This gruff old curmudgeon hasn't lost his battle skills over the years, but he's sure packed on the mental pounds!
When Kup's not kicking Decepticon tailpipe, he's recounting war stories to anyone who will listen. His biggest fan? That's definitely Grimlock!
8 DEVASTATOR
On their own, the Constructicons aren't a very interesting bunch. Though they're Decepticons, they've never quite lost their blue-collar workman's approach to life. That all changes when they unite to form the towering Devastator, however.
Devastator lives up to his name as a hulking uber-Decepticon that can easily go toe-to-claw with all of the Dinobots simultaneously, to say nothing of regular Autobots. He's a major power player in Megatron's Decepticon roster.
7 TRYPTICON
Move over, Mecha-Godzilla! Trypticon is the baddest of the bad giant reptilian robots ever to have stomped the Earth! This super-powerful city-sized Decepticon serves as the evil counterpart to the super-Autobot Metroplex, and the two share a mutual loathing of one another.
Trypticon embodies terror incarnate thanks to his frightening size and physical characteristics, to say nothing of his crushing strength and weaponry. When the Decepticons bust this baddie out for a fight, nothing but carnage is left in his wake.
6 BUMBLEBEE
Bumblebee is a very special Autobot, as he's the only robotic character in the franchise who serves as a mechanism for the audience to get an insider's perspective on what it means to be a Transformer. He's the most easy of the characters we can relate to, thanks to his innate solidarity and natural ability to make friends with human beings.
What Bumblebee lacks in size and physical strength, he makes up for with fearlessness, courage of heart and a solemn duty to protect those who can't fight for themselves.
5 GRIMLOCK
Big, dumb and lumbering, Grimlock won't win any spelling bees, but all he really needs is a good set of killer jaws! As the leader of the prehistorically inspired Dinobots, Grimlock is equal parts comic relief and cheer-vehicle, all rolled into one big robotic T-Rex.
His aggressive nature has made him a renegade against the Autobots on several occasions, and he's hard to keep in line, but Grimlock is one Transformer that will make any Decepticon think twice about before engaging in a fight. His near-invulnerability in dinosaur mode makes him a strong ally on the battlefield, provided you give him some space!
4 ARCEE
Originally the Smurfette of the Transformers universe, Arcee gave us our first real glimpse into life as a female Cybertronian. Her biggest strength is her compassion towards organic life, especially human beings.
While she could have easily served as nothing but a convenient love interest for Springer or Hot Rod, Arcee managed to remain a strong and focused female warrior who wouldn't hesitate to throw herself into the line of fire for her friends. Comics and TV shows have presented different iterations of the character with unique backstories over the years, but the original Arcee was a landmark character for the franchise, as a whole.
3 CYCLONUS
Reborn from the dead corpse of the Insecticon robot Bombshell by Unicron, Cyclonus would go on to serve as a fearsome second in command to Galvatron and the reunited Decepticon army. Physically imposing and ultimately cruel, Cyclonus rarely met an opponent he would back down from.
It is this steeled cold heartedness that makes Cyclonus such a badass, and so fascinating to watch. When allied with his cohort Scourge and the Sweeps, Cyclonus becomes a deadly enemy with a powerful armada at his back.
2 OMEGA SUPREME
The Autobot answer to the Constructicons and Devastator is undoubtedly the towering Omega Supreme, a Guardian robot who was originally in charge of protecting Cybertron's Crystal City.
He formed a close relationship with the Constructicons in the early days before they were reprogrammed to follow Megatron's bidding. They became Omega Supreme's chief enemy, and the feud continued for millennia. Omega Supreme function both as a tremendously powerful player on the battlefield, as well as a transportation vehicle if need be. Though his hatred for the Constructicons means he has a one-track mind, he's no less valuable in a dust-up.
1 UNICRON
The ultimate Transformer, Unicron is easily the coolest on this list. When he debuted in 1986's animated Transformers feature film, it was unlike anything audiences had ever seen before, and gave both Autobots and Decepticons reason to fear his name.
When he's not devouring entire planets to sustain his endless hunger, Unicron can transform into a demonic bipedal robot that can mangle anything thrown his way. He's such a cool character that even after his defeat at the hands of Rodimus Prime and the Matrix of Leadership, his severed head still struck fear into Cybertronians as it orbited the planet.
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