Category:2013


 * Victor Hunter, a powerful Terran weapons manufacturer, sets a trap for Transformers after the Autobots and Decepticons inadvertently disrupt an important and somewhat illegal arms shipment. Using technology developed by a former associate of Chip Chase's, he comes up with a weapon that permanently freezes and disables the mixed Autobots and Decepticons. Their bodies useless, they are transferred to humanized forms previously developed by the Autobot Whiz. The humanized Cybertronians work together to infiltrate Hunter's operation and find out that there is a way to reverse the freezing effect. Hunter's complex is stormed to retrieve the plans, Hunter is killed by the humanized Decepticons, and the plans are utilized to restore them to their original bodies.
 * New Heralds of Unicron appear on Cybertron, ambushing a mixed-faction force. Rodimus is captured and supposedly killed, but is instead remade into 'Legacy' while Galvatron is temporarily repossessed by Unicron. The factions unite to mount an attack on Unicron near Monacus. They are soundly defeated, several being captured, tortured, and converted into 'Reavers', new servants of Unicron. The Reavers wreak havoc on all, being healed by their Master whenever badly damaged. The recovered Galvatron leads a strike force to Unicron and retrieves the Matrix, using it to revert Legacy back to Rodimus Prime. Unicron arrives in Cybertronian orbit and begins to eat the planet, but a final massive attack on him is successful due to Prime's inside knowledge of his layout and weak points, and he leaves his Head once again orbiting Cybertron. On their Master's death, the Reavers revert to their original personalities and rejoin their respective factions.
 * An ancient Cybertronian known as The Avatar, created by the last lieutenant of Straxus in the mold of Megatron, returns to take his rightful place as Lord of the Decepticons. In a massive battle that destroys Darkmount, Galvatron is presumed dead. Along with his faithful minions, The Battalion, he leads a ruthless series of battles against Autobots and 'renegade' Decepticons alike. Loyalists are eventually able to revive Galvatron and return him to power. Galvatron has The Avatar's head mounted outside nightsiege, which is later stolen. Members of the Battalion manage to escape and are have not been heard from since.