It is uncommon for a squad of cybertronians that can assemble and combine their bodies to be at peace in life. These bot's combine into a single robot that is larger and more powerful than the average transformer. Thus it is understandable for their to be warring personalities and a constant wariness to bots that want to exploiate them.
Historically speaking, the art of combination originated when the first combiner, the 7th prime, came into existence alongside the enigma of combination. That prime was Nexus Prime, The father of the combiners.
combiners consist often of 4-7 bots who link together. Combiners can be tall, small, smart, or dumb. But this sub faction is quite diverse and spans millennia while other sub-factions may exist for a few centuries or more.
Predaking was...... a once and a lifetime sight. A magnificent mountain of gold and fire. He was quite intelligent when most saw him as a gigantic monster made up of the "barbaric" and "primitive" Predacons. But Razorclaw, the head and leader, had won the battle off wits that bruticus never survived. By far the 3rd smartest of all combiners.
His combination consisting of Razorclaw, Tantrum, Headstrong, divebomb, and rampage. The predacons were a unique pack, and it was always a wonder how they didn't destroy anywhere their combined steps went.
*However, no matter his size, reputation, and even power... he was ever a gentle giant you. He enjoyed your empathy and ability to never see the monster that he truly was.
"I missed you" he sighed and it felt like a tornado just passed by. You standing in front of his head on a catwalk inside the main hangar of the nemesis.