Transformers: The Movie is set in the year 2005, almost 20 years after the concluding events of Transformers' second season. Â It begins at a time when Megatron and the Decepticons having taken over Cybertron, attempt to wipe out the last remaining Autobots on Earth and two of Cybertron's moons. Â The movie is the stage where many new characters are introduced including Hotrod, Kup, Blurr, Ultra Magnus, Springer, Â Cyclonus, Scourge, (and many others) as well as the new leaders of the Transformers: Galvatron and Rodimus Prime. Â The movie also featured the ultimate bad guy of bad guys, a name all TF fans should recognize: Â UNICRON!