Insecticons! Love them or hate them, they're a strange thematic bunch of Decepticons with insect altmodes. Their insectoid modes are quite mechanical in appearance, and while resembling large arthropods they always feature very robotic parts, such as wheels, mounted weapons, and other mechanical features.

A key feature they all share is the ability to ingest matter and convert it into energy. The deceased original three Insecticons could each clone themselves, but this mysterious ability is not shared by other Insecticons.

Original Insecticons

Kickback, Bombshell, and Shrapnel are now appable!

Deluxe Insecticons

The other Insecticon characters, who did not appear in the show, are appable, including Venom, Chopshop, Barrage, and Ransack.

OC Insecticons

There have always been a few OC Insecticons on 2k5, and more are always welcome.

There are some standards to follow when building an Insecticon OC.

• A third mode, with total sizes at 5/6/1. Insecticons that are size 5/6/1 do not need to worry about meeting the minimum 13 total sizes for Triplechangers. (6/6/1 is also ok!)

• The 3rd mode should be size 1, velocity 1, armor 0. (Extra vel and armor is negotiable)

• The addition of the third mode does not cost anything. It's small size costs -4 CP. Yay!

• The FC Insecticons tend to have Sneak in their tiny 3rd mode, but OCs usually don't. (It's expensive!)

• A chomp attack with Feed/Drain is common but not required; Alternatively, Charge would give someone extra Energon without requiring to bite someone.

Ideas

• Insecticon OCs who are recolors of Kickback, Bombshell, and Shrapnel,(Or even recolors of the Deluxe Insecticons) with fancy new abilities (Not ripoffs!)

• OCs based on unused Armored Insect Battalion Beetras concept art.

• Ant, wasp, or bee Insecticon!

• Trapdoor Spider

• Hercules Beetle

• giant centipede Insecticon! (Close enough!)