The Dinobots are a rowdy, arrogant, lowbrow, disobedient band of warriors that some Autobots would rather scrap than deal with. They're also one of the most devastatingly powerful and close-knit combat units in the Autobot army, being incredibly powerful in robot mode and taking alternate modes based on dinosaurs, the most powerful creatures to ever roam the Earth.

Most of them dislike Optimus Prime, so whether or not they follow the Autobot leader's orders depends on what those orders are. This attitude extends to the rest of the Autobot army, with most being viewed as too weak or cowardly to take the steps needed to get the nastier jobs done. Only a handful of individuals are viewed by the Dinobots as true allies and even they don't really understand them. This attitude has very much pushed the Dinobots to the fringes of Autobot society, which has resulted in an extremely powerful sense of camaraderie and friendship among the team. Few Autobots are closer. As so many battered, bruised and beaten Decepticons can attest, if you confront one Dinobot, you confront them all.

This includes:

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Grimlock (Tyrannosaurus)—the leader Slug or Slag (Triceratops)—the bad boy Sludge (Brontosaurus)—a plodding bruiser Snarl (Stegosaurus)—a grumpy soldier Swoop (Pteranodon)—a good-natured bombardier And Slash (Velociraptor)—a tracker (There's more ik but I decided to include the main Dinobots and one from Power of the Primes)
Back on Cybertron, they often had vehicle modes like most other Transformers, and were sometimes referred to as the Dynobots.

Unlike many other subgroups, the Dinobots usually don't combine. However, in universes where they are granted the ability—such as by using the Enigma of Combination—they can merge to form Volcanicus. If they ever had the natural ability to combine, it is lost to history... but under extraordinary circumstances, the Beast within them may walk the Earth once more as life finds a way. Life finds a way.

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