Protectobot (Animated)

The Protectobots are a faction from the Animated continuity family.

The Protectobots, originally known as the Protectons, were a Cybertronian faction. They weren't very nice, having been responsible for the Great Purge.

Fiction

Animated cartoon continuity

2 billion years ago, the Protectons were the private guard of Guardian leader Zeemon Magnus. They staged a successful military coup, and became the new ruling class, the Protectobots.

Later, under the leadership of Nova Magnus, the Protectobots attempted to purge all undesirable elements and information from society, leading to them fighting in what became known as the Third Cybertronian War against Devron's Destrons. They lost.

250 million years later, the Autobots arose as a subfaction of the Protectobots. The AllSpark Almanac II

Then, Sentinel Prime decided he needed to upstage Optimus have a clique of trusty bots under his command to ensure Cybertron's safety. He totally came up with the name "Protectobot" on his own, a great name with no negative connotations whatsoever. This new incarnation of the Protectobots would be composed of the perfect roster, amongst them First Aid. First Aid's profile

TransTech

In at least Malgus 1008.19 Gamma, the Protectons were led in overthrowing Zeemon Magnus by Terragar—or Terragar Magnus, as he was called post-coup. Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2016/02/07

Notes

• The Protectons are named after the heroic faction of the Robotix franchise.