Autobot

Autobots are a subspecies or faction of Cybertronians from the planet Cybertron.

Anatomy
Autobots share a similar biology to other Cybertronians. They transform into non-combat oriented alternate modes such as domestic vehicles, cars, trucks, or rescue vehicles. However, this is not always the case, as the necessities of war have led many ne'er-do-wells, malcontents, and unsavory types that are certainly present in their ranks to adopt more combat-oriented alternate forms.

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

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

Culture and society
Autobots are generally heroic and honorable. They tend to be dedicated to peace and feel a need to protect other races, especially Humans, from the Decepticons.

While the Autobots have usually found themselves outnumbered by the Decepticons, the Autobots have always had home-field advantage. Not only do they have the humans' military support, but also there are more places on Earth to fall back on whereas the Decepticons are entirely unwelcome on Earth.

A key concept that is present throughout most universes include the use of the name Prime (or a variation thereof) to denote Autobot leadership, the most common being Optimus Prime. Another key concept is the existence of an artifact of great life-giving power that is traditionally held by their leader, usually referred to as a "Matrix". Autobots are also commonly considered to be ancestors of the Maximals.

Various Autobot subgroups exist, most (if not all) of them being considered subspecies of the larger Cybertronian race. Known Autobot subgroups include:
 * The Dinobots, Autobots who transform into robotic dinosaurs.
 * The Aerialbots, Autobots who transform into fighter jets and other aerial vehicles.
 * The Protectobots, Autobots who transform into emergency, rescue, and law enforcement vehicles.
 * The Technobots, Autobots who transform into futuristic vehicles.
 * The Throttlebots, Autobot who transform into min-vehicles.
 * The Monsterbots, Autobots who transform into robotic monsters.
 * The Omnibots, Autobots who transform into armored cars.
 * The Trainbots, Autobots who transform into trains.
 * The Anibots, Autobots who transform into uncontrollable wild monsters.
 * The Combatibots, renegade Autobots who transform into Earth animals.
 * The Duobots, multi-component Autobots that transform from two separate robots into individual vehicles.
 * The Heliobots, Autobots with unknown transformations.
 * The Hydrobots, Autobots who transform into winged creatures and hovercraft.
 * The Buzzsaws, Autobot-aligned Mini-Cons who transform into buzzsaw-like objects.