The Ultracons are a separate faction from the main factions of the Cybertron War. They consist of former Decepticons and one Former Autobot. Their goal on Cybertron was to disrupt the balance of the war by attacking both Autobot and Decepticon bases and raiding them of their weapons and energy. Their over all goal was taking over both factions by killing its primary leaders. Their attacks went for over 40 Earth Years. They were eventually arrested and detained thanks to the might of the Dyno-Bots. The Ultracons were imprisoned for the rest of the Cybertronian War. However during the First Bloody Valentine War they were released by Starscream and took refuge in a Nebulon Starship he had created. They now serve as Starscream's elite Soldiers.
Name: Nemesis Prime
Faction: Ultracons
Motto: "A warrior finds honour only in the total destruction of his enemies."
History: Before he chose to create chaos and destruction Nemesis' story was the same as Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus. Nemesis had once been a worker by the name of Xarron who was good friend with Orion Pax and his girlfriend Aerial. However Xarron had a long term rivalry with Orion's best friend Dion. Both were eager and strong workers but Xarron believed he was the one in charge since he did a lot of what could be described as heavy lifting and paper work. Dion meanwhile believed he was more in charge.
Like his friends Xarron was forced to flee the factory when Megatron and the Decepticons attacked. He was badly injured but like the others was taken in by Cybertron Defence Commander Sentinel Prime. They were taken to Alpha Trion who was able to upgrade and repair Ariel to become Elita-1. However her friends were badly injured but Alpha decided to test three new bodies he had created. These three bodies had been made to withstand battle situations and so thus took the three sparks and placed them in a body each.
Xarron, Dion and Orion trained under Alpha Trion and when Sentinel prepared for his strike again the Decepticons the three were join the battle. However their experience in warfare was low so they were ordered to take up positions as backup forces. This did not suit well with Xarron and tried his hardest to get to the front line. However out of the three had got the lowest test scores and Orion was in charge so Xarron had to obey. This was worse because Dion was 2nd place, although Dion tried to be caring Xarron's stubborn nature caused them to argue. During which the retreat order was given, Sentinel had fallen. With bad temper getting to him Xarron charged forward saying he would slay Megatron and that this would prove he was the greatest. Orion and Dion followed and were barely able to get Xarron back to base and repaired.
As the war continued and cities fell the last place of safety was Iacon, Alpha took temporal command with the three brother units as his generals. Alpha began to devise a strategy to attack the Decepticons from within and renamed the Defence Force as the Autobots. Before the operation was to take place Alpha Trion requested Dion and Xarron to be trained further by his brother unit Ultra Trion. Ultra allowed the two train to their full capacity, due to their rivalry this resulted in many trips to be repaired, especially for Dion. Xarron was violent and dangerous, but still a keen leader and born warrior. Ultra Trion decided to give to the two upgrades to their bodies. To Dion he gave him a secondary stronger body. Dion at once connected with the body and renamed him Ultra Magnus in honour of his teacher. Xarron meanwhile was given weapon upgrades and an Energon sword used by the Autobot elite unite the Dyno-Bots. He chose the name Nemesis Prime, a name he said would strike fear in all Decepticons.
When they presented themselves to Alpha Trion and the rest of the Autobot army Alpha told Nemesis he could not take the name Prime. Nemesis said that it was fitting for a leader of his power. Alpha then told him that the ancient Matrix had already been given to their new leader, to Orion Pax, now named Optimus Prime. Nemesis flew into a state of rage and aimed his guns at Alpha and Optimus stating the Matrix was his. However Ultra Trion sacrificed his life to save his brother. As Nemesis tried to escape declaring he was the rightful Prime Magnus who swore he would pay for killing their mentor attacked him. The battle did not last long but both were equal in skill and power. Nemesis fled stating that Magnus would fall first before he took the Matrix.
Knowing he could never side with Decepticons Nemesis fled Iacon and hid in the Cybertronian underworld, he became for a time a Gladiator in the battle rings, by now the Autobots were gaining ground in the war and Optimus was becoming a icon to many. So having a Prime in the ring made people scared of this dark replica. Nemesis craved power more than anything, one day he was teamed up with a group of former Decepticons and was made to fight against a army of Omega Sentinels which had been reprogrammed as Arena fighters. His team mates had been transferred from the Decepticon training arena where they all had a track record of killing and hatred for Megatron. Under his leadership they defeated the Sentinels and broke away from the ring. Each with their unique skills and power the robots decided to form their own faction known as the Ultracons. Under Nemesis' command the Ultracons led attacks against both factions in a bid to take control. Working as a single unit they proved to be dangerous. On a few occasions Nemesis even faced off against Megatron or Magnus, whilst Magnus attempted to arrest or kill Nemesis Megatron offered Nemesis a place among the Decepticons. Nemesis refused, stating that both factions would become Ultracons and he would rule all of Cybertron. Nemesis became wanted robot No1, however the exploits were to be doomed at the ruins of Tygar Pax. Lured into a trap the Ultracons were put in stasis lock by the Dyno-Bots. Nemesis however did not surrender and once again fought Magnus. In the end Magnus won but would not kill Nemesis had him disarmed of his upgrades and thrown into the Brig with the other Ultracons.
Time passed and every day Nemesis planned his revenge, it was not until after the great war was over and the C.E came that Nemesis was set free along with the Ultracons. Starscream, in disguise as a guard drone broke them out and with their help gained possession of Overlord. Transferring to Artemis Starscream ordered the Ultracons obey him for freeing them. Nemesis agreed and using the data he possessed Starscream gave them new bodies each. Nemesis took the form of Optimus and was reunited with his sword and a replica of Prime's gun. However Nemesis and the Ultracons know the identity of Artemis' central computer and agree to aid it in taking control of both the MD units and the Decepticons. Now Nemesis begins his attack on Earth, eager to take down Ultra Magnus and Prime.
Strengths: Trained exactly the same as Optimus and Magnus means that Nemesis already has the skills to be a leader in combat. His Blaster cannon is a exact replica of Prime's. However it has a built in Energon reactor meaning he can generate the power to amazingly high levels. When fired its been known to have the force of a warhead. Only Energon weapons such as Grimlock's sword can counter it. Nemesis also carriers an Energon blade of his own which when at maximum power can cut through any material. His Alternate mode of a truck and trailer has the ramming power of 70 rhinos. The trailer can transform into a giant cannons which has a A.I system installed and can use rapid fire to take down foes.
Weaknesses: Nemesis' biggest weakness is competitive nature and short temper, which sometimes gets the better of him. He's determined to take possession of the Matrix of Leadership and kill Ultra Magnus. This can stop him from thinking straight and may result in his death on day.
Name: Blackout
Faction: Ultracons
Motto: "He who cares for the opinions of others is lost."
History: Like many before him Blackout was down on his luck and in need of Energon. So as you can guess the Illegal Gladiator Tournaments was his only way to go. Due to his large size he faired well, he rose through the ranks to become a class B fighter. As such his body was modified and his alternate form changed. Now able to do low flying he used his rotor blades as a weapon and his new guns and EMP blast made short work of some foes. The only challenge he could never beat was the arena's champion and leader, Megatron. However after their fourth battle together Megatron offered Blackout a place among his elite soldiers, Blackout accepted and was introduced to the hidden reason for the arena battles. Megatron was creating a army to show the high council who were truly the superior ones. Megatron promised glory, energy and wealth. Blackout accepted as long as he got a chance to kill a council member in the ring for fun, Megatron agreed.
Blackout was placed in the command of Starscream, at once Blackout was jealous since Starscream and the elite Seekers were the fastest fliers known. Blackout was merely used for battling any enemies they did not kill the first time round. However when Kaon feel Blackout was given the chance to get his request, in the Arena the last three surviving Kaon council members were given Class A weapons and ordered to fight Blackout. None of them knew how to fight and each were killed one by one.
As the years went by Blackout was placed in charge of security at the Training Arena. These were used to kill machines who attempted to fight the Decepticons or find new recruits. It was even Blackout's idea to use old Omega Sentinels as a final test. Although he served loyally Blackout has his suspicions, why would Megatron leave him here instead of allowing him to fight the Autobots? This soon became clearer when Megatron returned to the Arena and made Blackout a prisoner, the Decepticon leader said that his army was now perfect and those who were obsolete had to prove their worth. Blackout became one of the final tests for Decepticon recruits until he was taken to a underworld tournament. Thrown into the arena he was placed with some other robots who came in with him. Using his own idea of Omega Sentinels Blackout was teamed up with the arenas champion Nemesis Prime. Teaming up together they defeated the Sentinels and broke free thanks to Blackout's EMP weapons shutting all systems down.
So thus Blackout became an Ultracon, eager to get revenge on Megatron, the missions were always brutal and caused much carnage which he loved. The glory days though soon ended when the Dyno-Bot leader Grimlock challenged him to combat. Blackout fought hard but Grimlock placed him stasis lock, thus ending a old feud from the Arena days.
Blackout was set free with his fellow Ultracons by Starscream and moved to Artemis where he was given the new form of a 21st century helicopter. With a Mobile Doll army ready he joined his comrades in attacking Earth.
Strengths: Although not a fast flyer Blackout's body is quite strong in helicopter mode meaning he can survive more hits then the others. His EMP rockets can place any technology offline for up to five minutes. His Machine Guns are made from Cybertronian metal, which means they can shoot through any material. Also his rotor blade acts as a sword and a throwing weapon similar to a Shuriken of Japanese origin.
Weaknesses: His massive amount of armour means he is slower on foot then the other Ultracons which makes him a easy target. Also it restricts the speed of his body movements making it easy for most opponents to block a close attack.
Name: Overlord
Faction: Ultracons
Motto: "I stand my ground, I accept any challenge, I am hungry for conflict."
History: Overlord is the newest member and is not an original member either. In fact Overlord is the oldest of the Ultracons. His story begins a million years before the Great Wars. During that time Cybertron was a peaceful world where Cybertronians were ruled by the wise Nova Prime. Nova was a leader who respected his people, at the same time however he believed that Cybertron was the greatest planet and they were the ultimate race. He wished for his people to expand beyond one Planet and rule over all, allowing their technology to be shared.
Nova Prime had been responsible for many of the weapons used by Cybertron in the future, the best known of these was the Omega Sentinels and he had created the blueprints for Omega Supreme. Nova's chief of engineering and science was a robot named Jhiaxus, who was a lot like Shockwave in that he only saw logic in everyone and wished to evolve Cybertron. Jhiaxus knew trying to tame the galaxy would be hard and so thus began work on a guardian for Nova. He began by choosing two candidates, two skilled fighters by the name of Giga and Mega who had been chosen by Nova to join him when he began the expansion. Jhiaxus began to modify their bodies to make them stronger and more dangerous in case of hostile activity. Also he placed with them a special ability he could the Gesault programme, a prototype device which allowed certain robots to be fused together to form one entity. When Giga and Mega were presented their new found abilities impressed Nova. However when they united together the combination of their two minds created a entity of unstoppable power, brainless and only care for destruction its only words were 'My name is Overlord'.
Overlord went on a rampage across Cybertron, nothing could stop it as it slaughtered and destroyed. It ever killed Jhiaxus who tried to reason with it. In the end a valuable sacrifice by Nova Prime knocked Overlord off line. Once disconnected Giga and Mega requested they be locked away deep within Cybertron for safety after Nova's funeral and Sentinel Prime became leader.
For centuries they lay in rest within Cybertron, however their story was well known by all. And one who wanted them for his use was Megatron. When the Constructacons located the two they were brought to Megatron. Megatron knew the danger of Overlord and at once began working on the two machines brain circuits, they were reprogrammed as Decepticons and became two of Megatron's loyal soldiers. Mega and Giga caused havoc on all that crossed their path, unaware of the horrors they once caused. When an attack on Iacon was ordered Megatron told the two to unite and joined their fellow Gesualts. At first the combination seemed a success, however soon the original setbacks occurred again, Overlord was now again on a warpath. Causing destruction to all in his way the titan even managed to defeat the likes of Omega Supreme and Trypticon. Cybertron itself was in danger. However the Planet was saved with the arrival of the Dyno-Bots, with the assistance of Orion Pax, Dion and Xarron they managed to subdue Overlord and lock him away for good.
However Xarron soon became Nemesis Prime and knowing the location of Overlord revealed it to Starscream who took Overlord and began more work on his brain unit as a whole and not separate. And so now Overlord is smarter than before, making him even more dangerous.
Strengths:Armed with missiles, guns, brute strength and a taste for death the mighty Overlord is a Nuclear Bomb in robot form. Able to life even the largest for he can easily hold his own in battle.
Giga transforms into a Tank and is the heaviest of the two because he posses the more heavier weapons, Meanwhile Mega posses lighter weapons and she transforms into a fighter plane. Mega is the top half while Giga is bottom.
Weaknesses: Although his brain circuits have been worked on Overlord has still some of his past problems within him. His temper is his most dangerous thing since it can result in him losing his mind.
Name: Barricade
Faction: Ultracons
Motto: "Winning IS everything!"
History: Whilst the Underground Gladiator tournaments proved popular there was another form of Energon claiming entertainment that went on in Cybertron. The Races took place all over the planet, from the cities to barren scrap lands you could be sure to find a illegal race. The only rules was a Cybertronian could not fly in their alternate mode, asides that it was winner takes all. Many of the racers who won races were offered chances to upgrade their body. This meant races became more dangerous and many would die in the process, the most dangerous Racer was Barricade. Created with a taste for oil lust Barricade enjoyed the thrill of the race, and the hunt as he used his signature-spiked weapons to tear and destroy his rivals. Even after races he was known to use his weapons to slice and torture any who stood in his way. Nicknamed 'Death Bringer' he became wanted by the Cybertronian Defence force and reigned on the roads for 180 Earth Years.
This was until he took part in a big race located in Kaon, the race had been set up by Sentinel Prime in order to capture and arrest many of the racers. Barricade was brought in by Prowl and thrown into a class A cell. Twenty Days later Megatron and the Decepticons had been arrested at the arena but Starscream managed to break them free from the inside with help from Soundwave. Barricade joined in the attack on Kaon, taking his revenge upon any defence force member he found. After the battle Barricade requested he joined the Decepticons however Megatron had him thrown into the Arena Pits. Barricade was also wanted for killing at least 40 Decepticons who participated in the races so Megatron saw him as a threat. Hating both Autobot and Decepticon Barricade was used to test new Decepticons. Most occasions he was beat up but repaired, he even on one occasion was forced to fight Sixshot and almost died.
However like his fellow Ultracons Barricade escaped under Nemesis Prime's leadership. After fleeing he became one of the Ultracon's fastest members using his speed and blades to take down a lot of enemies until the Dinobots captured them. Barricade had been the first to fall thanks to a punch to the head by Grimlock.
Barricade later escaped with the others in the C.E century. Now under the command of Starscream he chose the alternate form of a police car as a way of mocking those of authority. For a joke he even had 'To Punish and Enslave' replace 'to protect and serve'.
Strengths: His Modifications from his days as a racer are dangerous, especially in close combat which he prefers. His hands are all claws which can rip through a enemy with ease. He also posses a spiked mace weapon which he can extend and shorten in battle depending on the opponent. He can reach speeds of up to 190 miles a hour. His only projectile weapon is a small rapid fire dart launcher, though one shot is not fatal a barrage can cause serious damage.
Weaknesses:Although he is fast his light armour and bloodlust means he can easy to defeat if hit hard enough. Also he is not best suited for battles which involve guns.
Name: Thunderwing
Faction: Ultracons
Motto: "No one hears the lightning until after it strikes!"
History: Thunderwing by name but first not by nature. A Decepticon trainee he was trained in Metalla-Kato, a forbidden sword art. He was trained by Bludgeon, a Decepticon assassin who had been the product of a secret experiment, which gave Decepticons a second layer of body, this became known as the Pretender. However the Wreckers managed to destroy the lab making Bludgeon the only Pretender. Thunderwing became Bludgeon's star pupil, he concentrated, and he studied hard and on the battlefield proved to be an expert in the twin blade moves. One day Bludgeon confessed to Thunderwing that one other Pretender shell had survived, this shell could mold itself around the robot to give it the image it desired. Thunderwing volunteered, the results at first were painful and Thunderwing was presumed dead, however when his body finally was complete he was 10x stronger, faster and deadlier then before.
Thunderwing became Megatron's personal assassin, his mission was to kill any surviving Cybertron council members. Thunderwing did so with great skill, however upon returning from his 11th and final kill he saw Bludgeon being beat up by Megatron for failing in a mission. Bludgeon was near to death and seeing his master in pain Thunderwing violently lashed out at Megatron. Thunderwing was cast out of the Decepticons and was thrown into the arena. There he killed and slaughtered many Decepticon recruits.
At one point he found himself crossing blades with Blackout, however Thunderwing proved superior but spared Blackout's life, stating some who could last 5 cycles with him was worthy to live. One day they were sent to the Cybertron underworld with two other combatants to take part in a deadly death match at the Gladiator Arenas. Unlike the Decepticons arenas these were the same as the old illegal matches held in Kaon. Whilst waiting for what was a Earth week to take part Thunderwing watched the arenas champion fighter, a being known as Nemesis Prime. When the four fighters were teamed up with Nemesis they used their combined skills to flee. Once escaping Thunderwing and the others accepted Nemesis' offer to team up and formed the Ultracons. Their attacks on Cybertron were brutal, however they were defeated by the Dyno-Bots, Thunderwing was badly damaged by Snarl who tricked him into flying into a electric barrier. It would be many years until they were released. Thunderwing at first refused to work for Starscream, however his desire to slay Megatron in the name of Bludgeon was strong so he agreed.
Thunderwing works best with Sunstorm, both have amazing speed when they transform and Sunstorm can provide cover while Thunderwing moves in for the kill.
Strengths: Trained by Bludgeon in the art of Metallakato (also know as the Forbidden Art) Thunderwing can use his twin blades to slice a opponent to pieces. He also uses one for defence while the other causes offence. His Pretender shell has a built in flame-thrower, which has the same heat power as a quarter of the suns heat. His jet mode reaches speeds of up to Mach 4 the same as Sunstorm and the Seekers.
Weaknesses: His over sense of honours means if he looses he way want to die. Plus his lack of long-range weapons means he can be a easy target for gun fire and snipers.
Name: Sunstorm
Faction: Ultracons
Motto: "Unchecked power is the true path to divinity."
History: After the rise of Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp as the Decepticons champion fliers Shockwave was ordered to either upgrade or build new Decepticons to increase the ranks of the Seekers. Later version would be Thrust, Dirge and Ramjet but Shockwave's most prized machine was his first and only man made Seeker Robot. Known as Decept-2 it was created alongside Decept-1, a robot who became a threat to Autobots but also Megatron himself. Using a hidden lab he had in the barren wastelands Shockwave began to experiment with a rare substance called Electrum which increased the strength and durability of a machine to amazing levels.
Also in the process Decepticon scientists had uncovered a rare ore located deep within the old Energon mines, dubbed Ultra-Energon it was kept to examine and determine its power. Shockwave however believed it to be dangerous but believed his Electrum armoured Seeker could use it. But first the being needed a Spark. Shockwave managed to infiltrate the Vector Sigma Computer and was able to give his machine life. Keeping it on sleep mode he placed the Ultra-Energon into its circuits and downloaded all history data of the Cybertronian war and data on the Seekers. Awakening the machine called itself Sunstorm.
Sunstorm joined the Decepticons where he introduced his secret ability. He was able to absorb the energy from a planet and sent it through his body and create powerful bolts of energy from it. He proved a valuable asset and took down many Autobots. However on the day he was to join the Seekers Soundwave reported that the Ultra-Energon had been stolen. To save his own metal Shockwave said that Sunstorm had it. Unable to take it from his body Megatron had Sunstorm fitted with a special device that stopped him from his ability and threw him into the Gladiator ring. It was there Sunstorm teamed up with Nemesis and the other Ultracons and escaped with them. Casting aside his ties to the Decepticons Sunstorm permitted Nemesis and the others to attempt to remove the device. It was a success and alongside Nemesis Sunstorm headed many Ultracon attacks. He was hardest to arrest but was brought down by a team attack done by Swoop and Skyfire. With the device placed on him again Sunstorm was locked up, that was until fellow Seeker Starscream set him and the others free. At Artemis he had the device removed again and plays a valuable role in Starscream's plans. Sunstorm works best with Thunderwing, both can reach amazing speeds and both have a taste for destroying things.
Strengths: Like Thunderwing he can reach up to Mach 4 speeds in his jet mode. Like his fellow Seekers he is armed with missiles and a pair of powerful arm guns. These also posses a Null Ray since a lot of Sunstorm was based around Starscream. His energy attacks comes from absorbing energy from a planet and his Electrum and Ultra-Energon combination makes him the Ultracons most powerful member. He can bend the energy to his will to create deadly attacks and force fields
Weaknesses:Although he seems to have no weakness Sunstorm is careful with his energy based attacks. Overloading the Ultra-Energon with him may cause a explosion within his body, resulting in his destruction.