The Combaticons (sometimes alternately known as the Combatrons) are an elite commando unit that as fought on both the Autobot and Decepticon sides of the Cybertronian war. Formerly a gestalt team, they are currently a loosely-affiliated group of neutral Transformers – mainly, but not exclusively, former Decepticons – based out of Protihex. They control a wide swath business interests in the city and beyond, and wield significant military and political clout.