10 Best Robots in 'Transformers,' Ranked

It is practically a clich at this point to say that, in the world of Transformers, there is more than meets the eye. Beginning with the original cartoon in 1984 (later designated as Generation 1/G1), the franchise tells the tale of warring factions of sentient robots from the planet Cybertron, predominantly the peace-loving Autobots and the tyrannical Decepticons. Led by Optimus Prime (Peter Cullen) and Megatron (Frank Welker), respectively, they bring their fight to multiple worlds, especially Earth, where the Autobots vow to protect the human race.