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Although the villains in the movies were mostly Decepticons, not all of them are. While viewers are still waiting on the next movie to be released, it will be worth it to look back at the villains that have been introduced so far so as to get a grasp on the caliber of villains to expect in the future.
Updated February 24th, 2022 by Russ Boswell: The Transformers series is still running strong today thanks to a dedicated fanbase and a seriously cool toy line. The Robots in Disguise have been entertaining kids and adults for decades now, and the franchise has been through its fair share of changes over the years (including some epic movies by Michael Bay). It’s seen the creation of many iconic heroes and many sinister villains. But which villains are the strongest? To better showcase the most powerful Transformers, the following list has been updated to include even more entries.
14 Berserker Is A Mysterious Terror
This is yet another Decepticon viewers know little about. During the negotiation with the army, Megatron demanded his release, a demand that was firmly rejected as a scene played where berserker was shown with powerful restraints. The government feared the dangerous possibilities of his release and declined the offer even at the expense of their operatives. Based on their reaction to Megatron’s demand, it’s safe to say that Berserker was extremely dangerous.
13 Devastator Lives Up To His Name
The Decepticon known as devastator was introduced in the second installment of the Transformers franchise. He’s a huge robot that is capable of sucking in objects and people into his mouth where they are shredded to bits. He’s capable of much devastation as his name suggests. This Decepticon was able to rip apart the top part of the great pyramid. It took a well-coordinated military strike to take him down.
12 Soundwave Was A Skilled Executioner
During the battle of Chicago, the Autobots somehow got themselves captured and held as prisoners. Shockwave was talked into killing them off instead of taking them as prisoners, an offer to which he promptly agrees to. Without wasting any time he began killing off their prisoners. Though he was eventually killed by bumblebee, the feat of capturing those Autobots in the first place is praiseworthy.
11 Starscream Is More Than A Handful Of Trouble
On many occasions, Starscream performed deeds that turned the whole movie on its head. He usually transforms into an F22 Jet fighter and has used this disguise to foil our heroes’ plans more than once.
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He was strong enough to put Ironhide on edge and even go against Ironhide and Ratchet. He was also able to destroy the Autobots’ spaceship in an attempt to wipe out the Autobots. As Megatron’s right-hand Decepticon, he was a force to be reckoned with.
10 Shockwave Is Quite The Intimidating Foe
Shockwave is a Decepticon with an incredibly tough hide. In his arsenal, he’s has a weapon that drills into the ground and buildings with ease. He is capable of large-scale destruction and his impenetrable hide makes it all the more difficult to fight him. It took the combined efforts of the Autobots and the soldiers to weaken him before Optimus took him down shortly afterward.
9 Sentinel Prime Was A Stone Cold Traitor
Sentinel used to be the leader of the Autobots before Optimus Prime and was regarded as a very wise and brave Autobot. Usually, the deadliest of foes are those who are capable of bringing about destruction from within their enemy and Sentinel did just that. He pretended like he had nothing to do with the Decepticons while plotting with Megatron all along. Ultimately, he killed Ironhide and made off with the pillars and plotted to enslave humanity.
8 Scorponok
When Scorponok was first introduced it was much more than a traditional Transformer. The technologically-advanced lifeform was built-by and bonded to an alien named Zarak, who used it as a means to infiltrate the Decepticons and join their cause. Although Scorponok would become one of the most important and valuable members of the Decepticon cause, it wasn’t because it (and Zarak by extension) was interested in Galvatron’s teachings. Instead, Zarak simply wanted to eliminate anything weaker than itself from Earth and the Decepticon’s War gave it the perfect opening.
Although Scorponok isn’t as powerful by today’s standards, it was once capable of transforming into an entire city.
7 Predaking
Predaking has the might of five separate Transformers thanks to his Voltron-like makeup. He consists of Divebomb, Headstrong, Rampage, Razorclaw, and Tantrum. The combined might of these entities gives Predaking some serious power, allowing the massive transformer to stand toe-to-toe with some of the strongest names in the franchise, including Megatron himself.
In the Transformers: Prime series, Predaking tangled with the Decepticon leader himself and was able to put Megatron on the ropes. Had it not been for Starscream’s interference in their fight, Megatron might have found himself ousted by the beast. It was only the Decepticon’s cunning that allowed him to overcome Predaking in those moments.
6 Megatron Is The Bringer Of Chaos
Megatron was obsessed with conquering earth in every Transformers movie. Although he’s been defeated every time, his defeats speak more about his opponent’s strength rather than his weakness. He might be evil, but he does have the power to pursue and achieve his goals as the leader of the Decepticons. He started a war that ended up consuming Cybertron and then he set his sights on Earth. More than once, he’s proven to be a worthy foe for Optimus Prime.
5 Lockdown Was Indeed Scary
Lockdown was a bounty hunter who traveled the galaxy to capture very powerful transformers like Optimus Prime and bring them back to their creators.
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He aided the CIA in hunting down transformers on Earth and was in possession of a really devastating bomb called “The Seed.” His spaceship alone is capable of destroying entire countries and Lockdown himself is a very capable fighter. Even Optimus had his hands full fighting him.
4 Galvatron
Transformers: The Movie introduced us to the idea that Megatron could “transform” into something even more powerful than he already was. During the struggle between Autobots and Decepticons, each opposing side would lose its leader. Although Optimus Prime would reawaken sometime later, Megatron would end up firmly in the clutches of Unicron, a Cybertronian God bent on the destruction of life.
Unicron would “rebuild Megatron,” turning him into the iconic Galvatron, a much more deadly variant of the villain.
3 The Fallen Is Basically The Most Powerful Decepticon
The Fallen was the first Decepticon and so far, he seems to have been the most powerful of the lot. His main goal was to destroy the Sun thereby wiping out all life on Earth. To achieve this goal, he turned on his brothers and who couldn’t defeat him. Instead, they chose to steal the matrix and hide it from him. Upon his return, he threatened the whole planet and during his appearance at the pyramid, he easily wiped out hordes of military tanks and aircraft.
2 Quintessa Is A Manipulative Creator
Quintessa created Optimus Prime and possessed a staff with immense power. When confronted by Optimus, she easily subdued him and transformed him into Nemesis Prime - an evil version of Optimus. She was most likely the one who sent Lockdown to hunt down and capture Optimus. She manipulates other transformers into doing her dirty work. Even Megatron feared her as he did her bidding. Hopefully, viewers will get to see more of her in the next installment.
1 Unicron
Unicron is easily the strongest Transformers villain out there. The brother to Primus (the creator of the Transformers), Unicron stands as a beacon of darkness and chaos. He is everything that his good brother isn’t, and Unicron is considered a Dark God and Planet Eater. He’s so sinister that his main plans involved destroying the Sun to completely obliterate all life on Earth itself.
Unicron is capable of both creating and destroying, making him one of the most imposing villains ever seen in the entire Transformers franchise.
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