#sideliners

Basic Explanation: Cybertronians who aren't officially in the Autobots or the Decepticons.

The third faction was non-existent until a trio consisting of an Autobot, a Decepticon and an ordinary civilian created a refugee camp for survivors in the war. Although they were main runners of the area and had accidentally created a community, none of them claimed position as leaders and simply treated everyone normally, whether they're Autobot or Decepticon.

But they decided to create a faction after seeing the damage taking sides in the war has caused. Unfortunately, one of the bots in the trio, the one who wasn't in any side, died in an attack on the camp by Decepticons who were in a fight with the Autobots.

They were creating the insignia but it was left unfinished as a last request from the mech so that "everyone can create it to their liking", which may have further reinforced the main thing about being a Sideliner: freedom and normalcy.

This faction was viewed poorly in the optics of the two other faction, both calling them cowards for not choosing sides. Sideliners were a very obscure faction, but if we're following a continuity were the Autobots and the Decepticons have to go to Earth, that's when they became more known. But mainly for hiding among humans (or making secret friendships with them) and adjusting to life on Earth instead of fighting.

Here's some of the characters who are Sideliners in my AU (this may change overtime)

Dreadwing

Knockout

Brainstorm

Whirl

Cyclonus

Tailgate

Swindle

Tarantulas