When Optimus Prime and Megatron appeared to have died in a space bridge alongside Starscream’s coup attempt among the Decepticons, High Auditor Ratbat gathered some loyalists to create their splinter faction. While Transformers forming splinter groups from within their respective factions isn’t new, the Ultracons hold the distinction as one of the more unique sub-groups in the Transformers franchise for its more story-tied origins. Its iterations in both the “Generation One” versions of the Dreamwave and IDW comics had the EDC become the department in charge to improve Human-Autobot relations as well as prepare for Cybertronian threats. Meanwhile, the GI Joe-related Wings Universe had the EDC assist in building cyberfactories to create Transformers that are classified as citizens of Earth who eventually took sides in the Autobot-Decepticon War. In the original cartoons, the EDC had numerous stations designed to monitor traffic throughout the Solar System and even integrate Cybertronian tech in human vehicles to keep up with Transformers in combat. While similar in nature to NEST, the Earth Defense Command had more interactions with both Autobots and Decepticons throughout various incarnations of the Transformers series. Perhaps the most comprehensive iteration of a human-led faction in the Transformers universe would be Earth Defense Command, a joint initiative by the planet’s nations to protect Earth from various Cybertronian threats. NEST was reborn anew in humanity’s efforts in stopping the collision between Earth and Cybertron. While disbanded after the Battle of Chicago, a splinter CIA group called Cemetery Wind started to assassinate both Autobots and Decepticons alike - an effort exacerbated by the Transformers-killing Transformers Reaction Force. Despite their success in defeating the Fallen, NEST’s control over alien technology made them a global power in the enforcement of human affairs. What makes NEST an interesting faction to explore is the way it represents humanity when forced to immediately react to an extraterrestrial threat. In the canon, NEST was born as the result of the disbandment of Sector Seven, with spec ops soldiers from the US and the UK teaming up with Autobots in their efforts to fight Decepticons after the momentous battle of Mission City. While not necessarily a faction with Cybertronians, NEST or Non-Biological Extraterrestrial Species Treaty is an interesting take on a human-led Transformers faction throughout the Bayverse continuity.
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