Caste system


 * The caste system is an element of Transformer society.

The caste system was a rigid social hierarchy installed on Cybertron following the fragmentation of the Thirteen. The caste system was overseen and administered by the Guilds of Cybertron. It was at Fort Scyk that the first generals of the High Council's militias first conceived the idea of formalizing the formerly loose-knit castes. Sentinel Prime was a major proponent of the system and played a large part in its evolution and adoption as an absolute, mandatory social authority.

Though its rigid structure was intended to preserve Cybertronian society, its repressive force was a large factor in the social decay and unrest that lead to the formation of the Decepticons and the start of the great war.

Known castes
Under the caste system, a Transformer was assigned to a caste by the Guilds at the moment they emerged from the Well of All Sparks; these assignments were immediate and absolute. Known pre-war castes and their place in the social hierarchy:


 * Low castes
 * Industrial workers and miners


 * Middle castes
 * Building and civil engineering
 * Data Caste


 * High castes
 * Cultural investigator
 * Programming Caste
 * Science
 * Art
 * Government