Insecticons

The Insecticons are a group of bug-like Decepticons who have the unique ability of cloning themselves. They usually live in destructive swarms and feature a large array of generic Insecticons, as well as a few named ones. In G1, there were a total of 2 main groups of Insecticons and another subgroup.

The Main Trio of Insecticons:


 * Sharpshot (Leader of Team) (Also known as Shrapnel)


 * Kickback


 * Hardshell (Also known as Bombshell)

The Secondary Team of Insecticons:


 * Venom (Leader of Team)


 * Chopshop


 * Ransack


 * Barage (Currently not in Transformers Legends)

The Third Group of Insecticons (Deviates, and often not known as Insecticons)


 * Buzzclaw (Currently not in Transformers Legends)


 * Dirge



Harvest of the Insecticons
On December 21 2012, Mobage released Transformers Legends' first ever Raid Boss event, the "Harvest of the Insecticons".

"The Insecticons have grown tired of Megatron's rule. They detected a research facility that stored genetically engineered crops with an ultra-high concentration of bio-energy that they could turn into energon. A few days later, the Autobots detected a small but powerful energon signal and decided to investigate. they were terrified of what they found; the Insecticons had grown both in size and in power after attacking multiple storage facilities around the world. Teletraan I estimated that in seven more days, the Insecticons would be powerful enough to unleash a clone army that would deplete Earth of all organic life. Optimus Prime realized that in their current form, the Insecticons couldn't be defeated by the Autobots alone, and that a truce with the Decepticons was needed to accomplish his objective.

''Take your team and hunt for the Insecticons. They are hidden all across the planet. Scan all sectors to uncover an Insecticon Boss. Battle them to weaken them.Ask your friends for help. Time is running out."''

However, on the 2nd day of the event, it was taken offline due to technical issues and server instability. Mobage has released a statement that the event will be resumed in early January 2013.

During the event, players had to do missions in order to find bosses. The three bosses were the Main Trio of the Insecticons, Sharpshot, Hardshell and Kickback. Everytime a boss is found, the player is then given an option of fighting the boss. Defeating the boss gives the player prizes in the form of Silver Warrior Medals, which could unlock characters in the spacebridge, as well as Event Points, which totaled up to more rewards for the event. The higher your point tally was, the better rewards were handed out, including special Event Sharpshot, Event Kickback and Event Hardshell], as well as [[Sharpshot's Weapon, Kickback's Weapon and [[Hardshell's Event]

However, despite the fact that the event was taken down on the 2nd day, various players still managed to hoard a lot of points during the short span and some players were given their event rewards, while the rest of the players who participated did not receive anything. Mobage has yet to release a statement regarding the issue.