Decepticons

(Rough draft state!)

Profile
Currently, the Decepticon Empire is ruled by Galvatron and is undergoing a slow, long-term adjustment to his rule after having followed Megatron for millennia. This turbulence has resulted in problems for the faction such as divisions within the ranks and decreased morale. However, the situation is slowly improving, and in the past several years the Empire has recovered from its disastrous loss of Cybertron after the battle with Unicron and gone on to make significant progress toward reclaiming the planet, now being on a roughly even keel with the Autobots. At this point, attention is again being directed at Earth and its vast energy reserves. If control can be gained over these resources, victory is assured and the Decepticons will be free to expand their rule to the rest of the galaxy.

In present times, the Decepticon Empire holds a number of major installations across the galaxy. On Cybertron, the city of Nightsiege has replaced their destroyed base at Darkmount, and along with the fortified city of Polyhex, gives them a firm foothold on their home world. Following a treaty with New Zealand, the Decepticons legally acquired an island off the eastern Australian coastline, which was cyberformed into what its Constructicon builders mockingly christened New Crystal City. Their cityformer, the vicious Trypticon, rests on a powerbase in the center of NCC, ready to defend against any threat to their island fortress. Across the vastness of space, a Decepticon fortress still resides on the remote, barren planetoid known as Charr, usually a minor punishment duty station for those who have displeased their superiors.

History
The Decepticons were originally formed due to differences in philosophy between Straxus and Alpha Trion during the golden era of Cybertron. Straxus considered it paramount to Cybertron's survival and continued well-being that the planet be made militarily strong and subdue any potential adversaries before they could pose a significant threat and repeat the enslavement endured during the years of Quintesson rule. During a critical energy shortage, a heated argument erupted between the two leaders as to whether it was within their rights to take energy from a system inhabited by a sentient yet undeveloped race. Straxus's proposal for taking whatever was necessary despite the consequences to the native species was voted down in council, but despite this he led a group to harvest enough energy to keep critical areas of the planet working. Consequently he was branded a 'deceptor' in an attempt to publicly humiliate and punish him. The strategy backfired, and the symbol and status of 'deceptor' became a rallying point for Straxus's followers. The name was altered into 'Decepticon', and the faction was born. The Decepticons soon took to force to further their cause, and this use of force eventually blossomed into the Cybertronian Wars.

The winds of fate have blown the Decepticons from the pinnacle of victory to the pits of defeat, and yet through the changes, their core philosophy and goals have stayed mostly the same. The Decepticons consider themselves the ultimate form of life in existence and believe it to be their Manifest Destiny to unite the races of the Universe under their rule. Once this is accomplished, the galaxy will become a single entity of unimaginable power, greater even than Unicron or the entire Quintesson Empire. Consequently, all sentient races shall benefit...and the goal of ensuring Cybertron's complete and total security from any threats will be accomplished. While fearsome and even brutal tactics are used by the Decepticons, they see it as the ends justifying the means. The successful uniting of the galaxy under the Decepticon Banner is the foremost concern of the faction...all else is secondary to that.