Vehicon

Vehicons (also known as Eradicons) are a subspecies (or culture) of Cybertronian foot soldiers from the planet Cybertron.

"If they live, it is a terrible half-life. They make only war and death, and experience none of the pleasures that you or I may."

- Sunstorm

Anatomy
Vehicons share a similar biology to other Cybertronians except they transform into sports cars, fighter jets, motorcycles, helicopters, tanks, and trucks. They can appear in a large variety of colors including black, silver, blue, red, green, yellow, and purple.

Cycle Drones
Cycle Drones (also known as Motorcycle Drones) are a body-type of Vehicon drones that transform into Cybertronian motorcycles.

Aero Drones
Aero Drones (also known as Sonic Attack Jets) are a body-type of Vehicon drones that transform into Cybertronian fighter jets.

Tank Drones
Tank Drones (also known as Tankor Drones) are a body-type of Vehicon drones that transform into Cybertronian assault tanks.

Copter Drones
Copter Drones are a body-type of Vehicon drones that transform into Cybertronian helicopters.

Artillery Drones
Artillery Drones are a body-type of Vehicon drones that transform into Cybertronian six-wheeled assault tanks.

Powers and abilities
Vehicons share many of the same abilities as other Cybertronians.

Packing lots of firepower, Vehicons both travel and attack en masse, relying on sheer numbers to overpower enemy forces. They possess alloy-plated armor that both protects them from and deflects many types of enemy artillery.

Cycle Drones are the most maneuverable of the land-based Vehicons, being capable of extreme speeds and amazing handling in both robot and vehicle mode.

Cycle Drones are outfitted with an enormous amount of firepower. As such, they can fire energy pulses by spinning their front wheels while popping a wheelie. They can also shoot grappling hooks from their arms.

Aero Drones are extremely swift and maneuverable while in vehicle mode. As such, they can attack and strafe their enemies with overwhelming speed and ammunition.

Aero Drones are outfitted with various types of weaponry such as plasma-based energy blasters, lethal scatter bombs, and pulse missile systems that are thought-guided and deadly to the core.

An Aero Drone's glowing optic-like visor is equipped with powerful radar for scanning and tracking enemies. They are also equipped with an automatic evacuation command to rescue their commander when they are taken out of battle.

Tank Drones often attack in chaotic formations, firing destabilizer missiles in unison before rapidly retreating in all directions. They also wield flamethrowers in vehicle mode.

A Tank Drone's head is outfitted with energy lasers, which top off their assortment of heavy weaponry in robot mode. They also sport buzzsaws on their forearms.

Copter Drones are armed with several heat-seeking missiles capable of penetrating 800 meters underground to reach their targets. They can also hover serenely while in robot mode for hours.

Artillery Drones are equipped with reciprocating laser cannons that wreak havoc and shred anything caught in their field of fire with one sustained blast. They are also capable of high-speed bursts on any terrain and have amazing endurance in close combat.

Vehicon drones can be controlled either directly by a commanding Cybertronian or by a single sapient Vehicon General sharing the same body-type as the drones in question.

In the event that a Vehicon General is lost, their drones can apparently be controlled by other generals.

Weaknesses
Vehicons share many of the same weaknesses as other Cybertronians.

Vehicons generally appear to suffer from particularly poor marksmanship.

Tank Drones' firepower drops significantly after firing missiles. They are not very effective during lengthy firefights.

Culture and society
"The Children of Primus are a warrior race, the Covenant does not shy away from that, but the Vehicons represent war without conscience. They are not warriors, they are merely weapons."

- Sunstorm

Vehicons are generally used as a personal army for Decepticons and other Cybertronian desports. Thus, they are enemies of both the Autobots and the Maximals. If they are not terminated by an Autobot or Maximal, Vehicons can be used for experimentation or even simply recycled for parts by a superior officer. Despite being largely regarded as highly expendable cannon fodder, they appear to accept that danger is part of life. To a Vehicon, happiness is both loyalty to Megatron and a warm blaster cannon.

The overwhelming majority of Vehicons are unliving drones with no innate sapience or spark, hence the need for Vehicon Generals and other commanders. There also exists a selection of sentient Vehicon troopers that are capable of speech, occasionally vocalizing with the voices of their generals. Vehicons who display particular talent are promoted to the rank of Vehicon General themselves, becoming soldiers considered above and beyond regular Vehicons.

The Vehicons' primary motivation is the thought that someday they might make a name for themselves (literally) and rise to the upper ranks. Therefore, they have a tendency to follow orders blindly with great obedience. Though they often display no sense of self-preservation, various Vehicons drones have appeared to use emotive body language on rare occasions, ranging from shaking in apparent fear to even wordlessly pleading not to be shot.

Vehicons are not always happy about their duties, but they follow orders without question. Mostly because they are more afraid of their commanders than they are of whatever their enemies will do to them.

Cycle Drones are the most common type of Vehicon drone and the spearhead of their army and are usually under the command of Thrust. Aero and Copter Drones are the primary Vehicon air force and are usually under the command of either Jetstorm or Obsidian. Tank and Artillery Drones are formidable front-line fighters that are usually under the command of either Tankor or Strika.

History
In the Primax cluster, Vehicons were a legion of military Cybertronians that allowed Predacon leader "Beast" Megatron to conquer Cybertron and protect his one-robot empire from all threats, namely Optimus Primal's Maximals.

In the Uniend cluster, Vehicons are foot soldiers in the Decepticon armies commanded by Megatron, though a silver variant of jet-type Vehicons have been commanded by Starscream.

In the Tyran cluster, Vehicons are Decepticon enforcers disguised as vehicles used by the CIA black-ops taskforce known as Cemetery Wind.