Dinobots

The Dinobots (ダイノボット Dainobotto); formerly the Lightning Strike Coalition Force, are a belligerent, bullheaded, rebellious, violent, primitive, and brutal commando unit of Autobots, who handle the jobs that other Autobots don't have the stomach for. Openly critical of Optimus Prime's conservative tactics, the unit instead defers to their leader Grimlock, who isn't above defying his higher-ups if the need arises. One such rebellion resulted in the team becoming captives of Shockwave, who subsequently experimented on the team by giving with new alternate modes based on dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, intending to turn them into mindless berserkers. The Dinobots managed to escape Shockwave's lab, and their mutual struggle to adjust to and understand their strange new forms has resulted in the team becoming more tight-knit than ever.

While calling them a bunch of loose cannons which mostly look like dinosaurs, would be an understatement. Answering mostly to their animalistic rage, it would take a serious display of superior might for these guys to follow anyone else's lead.

"Just. So. Awesome."
 * —Sludge.

The Dinobots are:
 * Grimlock (Tyrannosaurus Rex, leader)
 * Swoop (Pteranodon, scout)
 * Snarl (Triceratops, tactician)
 * Slug (Stegosaurus, analyst)
 * Scorn (Spinosaurus, engineer, and medic)
 * Sludge (Apatosaurus, logistician)

While other members include:
 * Slash (Velociraptor)
 * Scowl (Ankylosaurus, former Decepticon)