The Terrorcons (given their name by Rippersnapper in a bit of "avant-garde contrarianism") are the pinnacle of Megatron's Operation: Combination teams. Erudite, witty, cultured, sophisticated, and refined, the Terrorcons embody Cybertronian culture at its finest, and are charged with protecting it. It is with great reluctance that this group of scholars and artists takes up arms at all, but the madness of Optimus Prime and his crazed Autobots threatening Cybertron's art and architecture finally drove them to the breaking point. The Terrorcons consist of: They combine to form Abominus.