The Story

Transformers is one of the most widely known and successful series of toys and comics. In the bit more than 25 years the Transformers story has captured the imagination of kids and in many cases adults. There are several small variations of the Transformers story that was first told in a series of Marvel comics in the early 80s in order to supplement the Japanese-created line of toys. This article goes over the major points of the story as it is most commonly known.
The Transformers story is a classic battle between good and evil. In the planet Cybetron, the robotic lifeforms known as Transformers live in much the same way humans live on Earth: They have separated themselves into fractions and started a war for dominance. According to popular versions of the Transformers, Primus is considered the creator of the Transformers; his nemesis is another bot known as Unicron which is in constant conflict with Primus.
According to the story, the bots sustain themselves by receiving their life force from something known as the Matrix. In some versions of the Transformers story, The Matrix is a device that gives enormous power to the bot that possesses it; often this bot is the leader of the "good" fraction of Transformers known as the Autobots. The bots that belong to the evil or "bad" fraction are known as the aptly named Decepticons.
The leader of the Autobots and most well known bot is Optimus Prime, a bot that can change shapes between a humanoid robot and a truck. The Decepticons' leader is Megatron. The two sides have had differences that resulted in a fierce war waged between the two on the planet Cybetron for millions of years. It was unavoidable that this bitter war would eventually spoil over to other solar systems and as such the Autobots and Decepticons found themselves battling on Earth.
In the recent action movie directed by Michael Bay, in the Transformers story told, we find the two sides arriving on Earth and fighting over the possession of a powerful device known as Allspark. As the Transformers story go, this device would grand an enormous powers to anyone who possesses it making it obvious why each side would want to have it. As far as the movie's plot goes, the Decepticons arrive on Earth after receiving a signal from Megatron informing them that the Allspark is here. As the story goes, the Autobots arrive as well to protect the device and the human who has in his possession a map with the exact location of Allspark.
The Transformers history includes many more characters other than Optimus Prime and Megatron, many of which are often integral to the version of the Transformers story told.
At the end of the day, the Transformers story will be told many times over in the future and it will continue to attract our attention because of its depiction of the never ending battle between good and evil. You can relive the Transformer story by owning your own copy of the collectors Transformers DVD box set.