
When the Decepticons found the base and attacked, Grimlock and Slug burst out of hiding to defend their offspring and Autobot friends. Unlike their larger counterparts, the Mini-Dinobots spent most of their time in Cade's house. At some point, the Dinobots began reproducing through unknown means and gave birth to at least three baby Dinobots. Since their alternate modes were too conspicuous, they hid themselves by digging underground tunnels and only coming out to feed. The Dinobots took refuge with the other Autobots in Cade Yeager's junkyard.

#Lockdown transformers looks like free#
After the battle, Optimus dismissed the Dinobots from his command, allowing them to roam free on Earth, and the Dinobots parted on good terms with the Autobots and set off on their own. The Dinobots helped hold a bridge so that Joshua Joyce could get to safety with the Seed. The Dinobots were trapped in Lockdown's magnetic vortex, but Optimus destroyed it, freeing the Dinobots. The Dinobots' massive size, strength and ferocity turned the tide of battle in the Autobots' favor in the nick of time, swiftly defeating the prototypes in Hong Kong until Lockdown returned. Grimlock battled Optimus for dominance, but was beaten, and the Dinobots agreed to help the Autobots. When the ship eventually crashed in China, Optimus decided that time had come for reinforcements to battle Galvatron's forces and freed the Dinobots, calling them to join him. The Dinobots (some of them, at least) were captured aboard Lockdown's ship as trophies until the Autobots detached that section to free Optimus Prime.

The Autobots would later receive post cards from the Nesting Grounds.
