Decepticon

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Decepticon
Decepticon insignia
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics, IDW Publishing, Dreamwave Productions, Devil's Due Publishing, Fun Publications
First appearance	The Transformers #1 (September 1984)
In-story information
Base(s)	Homeworld: Kaon, Cybertron Other: Chaar, the Victory (G1), the Megastar (RID), Decepticon City (G1), the Nemesis (G1, ROTF, Animated, SG, Prime).
Leader(s)	Megatron/Galvatron (stated in exodus and the cartoon), Starscream, Steeljaw, Liege Maximo, Unicron, The Fallen/Megatronus (in the movie series)

The Decepticons are a fictional faction of sentient robots in the Transformers multimedia franchise.^[1] Serving as the main antagonists in the franchise, their goals include conquering their fictional homeworld of Cybertron, defeating the Autobots, and achieving universal domination.