Quintessons

Note: I'm only covering the unique quirks/interpretations I made for this species, since they do not belong to me (Quintessions are ©Hasbro)
Appearance is the same as G1, though history is still in line with the official Aligned continuity. They have a high competition complex, especially among the engineers and scientists (for the sake of recognition and prestige with the Hierarchy). They gleefully steal from or even kill their competition if they can (but they can’t be caught! That carries a death sentence!).
Despite this (or because of it), they do share certain projects among each other, especially ones that would benefit all Quintessons. However, some of these projects are only shared due to a case of ‘hot potato’: a dangerous project someone ‘gives up’ on for one reason or another. Sometimes it’s a genuine case of ‘maybe so-and-so can figure this out’, but more often than not it’s a ‘subtle’ attempt to eliminate a rival. A good example of the latter event is the case of Thirteen, a Cybertronian whom was bounced around between labs due to his tendency to attack his captors every chance he got.
As they are really cowards at heart, they have a habit of using drones and remote proxies for more dangerous work.