They are part of the essential world-building that is needed for a story set on Cybertron instead of Earth.
Sentinel became the Quintessons' puppet leader of Cybertron after this betrayal.
In this continuity, Megatron is the founder of the Decepticons instead of Megatronus.
This could allow him to become the Fallen and still be a traditionalTransformersvillain.
Transformers One is an animated action-adventure movie that marks the first animated feature-length film for the series in decades. The film will be a prequel to the franchise, and will tell the story of Optimus Prime and Megatron in their early years, how they met, and a closer look at the war on their home planet, Cybertron.
