The series chronicles the adventures of an Autobot team known as "Team Prime" led by Optimus Prime. The team operates from a former American military missile silo near the fictional town of Jasper, Nevada. The Decepticons operate from their warship, the Nemesis, and briefly by Starscream in the former's absence. The series is notably the first work within this continuity to not focus on the Autobots' war on their home planet of Cybertron, and instead takes place on Earth during modern times.
Transformers Prime is set in the franchise's "Aligned" continuity, which also includes a number of contemporary books and video games. The series chronicles the adventures of an Autobot team known as "Team Prime" led by Optimus Prime. The Decepticons, led by Megatron and briefly by Starscream, operate from their warship, the Nemesis, and briefly from a base called Darkmount. Predacons (Transformers who resemble dragon-like creatures) are introduced as the Transformers' ancestors.