The real-life origins of the factions' names were straightforward: the Autobots were robots who turned into automobiles, and the Decepticons used deception to achieve their villainous goals.

As Optimus Prime finally falls in the new Transformers series, his Autobot survivors rally for one last fight to the death. Stay for the twist ending.

For over 40 years, the Transformers franchise has chronicled the intergalactic war between the righteous Autobots and the ...