Hatchlings are the first stage of development in Cybertronians. They are Cybertronian babies created after the fertilization of Cybertronian DNA cells, which have been injected into Energon's womb. They need energon fluid or other nutrition that related to energon, for survive and evolve to their next stages.
Biography[]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen[]
When Starscream tells Megatron about the problem with the Hatchlings who are eggs, they transformed, then, they died from energon loss, according to Starscream, it means if they don’t have more energon, they’ll keep dying.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon[]
They can be seen in a bucket with the other Decepticons in Decepticon camp, where some of them were fed by Megatron while he begging them to stop being greedy. They're not seen again afterwards, but implied been hiding under Igor's protection.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- The Hatchlings have different shapes in various media. This might be related to their subsequent evolution to each groups of Cybetronian types perspectively.
- In Dark of the Moon videogame, the hatchlings whom fed by Megatron in Decepticon Nest resembles arachnoid spider-like appearance. These hatchlings likely develop into either Insecticons or the Doctors.
- In Dark of the Moon movie, the Hatchlings whom fed by Megatron in Decepticon camp strike resembles humanoid-like appearance. These hatchlings presumably would undergo develop into either Protoforms or even the Dreads.