X Yearly Version 2026 • Dinobot Desertion

Some Autobots wonder why Grimlock (aka Dinobot or Clobber) is even on their side. His disposition is much more suited to the Decepticons. After all, he values power and strength over wisdom and compassion, and furthermore, he doesn’t really get along with most Autobots. When faced with a problem, his…

Slag is the Dinobot most likely to live up to the team’s bad reputation. Slag is surly, mean-spirited, nasty, and disturbingly violent, to the point where it really is a wonder he’s not a Decepticon. Slag will fight anyone, over anything, at the drop of a microchip, and fight dirty….

“Sludge dumb” is how Grimlock, the Dinobot commander himself, describes the plodding Autobot (also known as Slog). The Dinobots have a perhaps undeserved reputation for being dimwitted, but Sludge is the genuine article. He makes the other four look like scholars in comparison. As Sludge can’t make much of an…

Snarl is an unhappy, unsociable loner. He grudgingly follows Grimlock’s orders and that’s about it. He leaves thinking to others. He has few opinions and rarely expresses those he has. Snarl’s uncommunicative nature only serves to fuel his sense of isolation. On top of all this, he hates the ungainly…

Swoop (aka Divebomb, Strafe, or Ptero) is the friendliest and most outgoing of the Dinobots. He’s surprisingly good natured, kind, and upbeat. Few of his comrades realize this however, as his team’s reputation and his alt-form, considered (for some reason) particularly “horrifying” to Transformer aesthetics, makes others wary of getting…

Optimus Prime is the awe-inspiring leader of the Autobot forces. Selfless and endlessly courageous, he is the complete opposite of his mortal enemy Megatron. Originally a mere civilian known as Orion Pax or Optronix, he was chosen by the Matrix of Leadership to command, the first in a number of…

Wheeljack is his own worst enemy. Something of a crackpot inventor, a good half of his creations blow up in his face, and that’s just if he’s lucky. His constant need to invent increasingly complex devices stems from his desire to improve the Autobots’ tech, but as a result he’s…

Teleportation is a dangerous tool in the hands of a capable adversary. Thankfully for the Autobots, Skywarp is the only Decepticon known to possess that ability. Skywarp’s not terribly bright, to the point where he’s practically worthless as a warrior without direct and constant supervision. Left on his own, he’s…