Megatron (BW)

2006-07-29T04:15:14Z

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''Megatron is a [[Predacon]] and a [[Vehicon]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of [[Generation 1]] continuity.''

[[Image:Megatronbw.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Best. Megatron. Ever. Yeeeessssss...]]

'''Megatron''' has one goal -- restoring glory and power to the Predacon race, with himself at the helm. What distinguishes Megatron from the countless others who share this goal at various volumes is his chutzpah. He is willing to risk everything -- time, space, himself -- if need be.

Megatron is skillful at orchestrating vast schemes by manipulating others into doing them for him -- an idle suggestion here, a conspicuously-planted object of interest there. He knows his enemies inside and out and exactly how to provoke them. He has no friends, only pawns. Because of this attitude, this superiority complex, he despises working with the very troops he needs to carry out his plans. His hubris does not make him very popular, and so he must rely on power and fear to rule them.

Megatron is a gambler and can sometimes be a ham. (His manner of saying "Yesss..." is practically vaudevillian.) He has a twisted sense of humor and an over-developed sense of drama which rule everything he conceives, both long and short term. When he destroys you, he wants you to know that it was he who did this, and just how badly you were had. This is his greatest weakness. Like a Bond villain, he'll gladly boast to the hero at length about how smart and clever he was, giving his victim time to formulate a counterattack. He often sabotages himself by neglecting the quick and easy solutions for the bigger, meaner, and more complex.

''Note: the Japanese dub of Beast Wars chose to interject humor at every available opportunity. Due to this, Megatron's personality and character were taken on a complete U-turn. Instead of being a smooth and charismatic leader, he was a screaming maniac and a bumbling oaf. His most notable character-trait in Japan was that whenever he was fired-upon or startled he would let-out a high-pitched shriek like a '''little girl'''.''

''Japanese name:'' '''Megalligator''' (alligator)<br>
''European-market name:'' '''Dragone''' (Transmetal 2), '''Metal T-Rex''' (Transmetal)

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Timelines: Dawn of Futures Past''====
====Dreamwave Comics continuity====
After stealing the [[Golden Disk]] (wrongly drawn as the [[Alien Disk]]), he broke into [[Vector Sigma]] along with [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] and reviewed historical files on many of the Autobots and Decepticons from the [[Generation 1]] era. He subsequently adopted the name "Megatron" for himself. ''(Note: Possibly of negligible canon. We know Megatron had taken his name earlier than the theft, and Megatron even steals the wrong disk.)''

====''Beast Wars''====
Voice actor: [[David Kaye]] (US), [[Shigeru Chiba]] (Japan)

''(Note: background which occured only in the Japanese timeline appears in italics.)''

''On [[Cybertron]], Megatron had a rivalry with [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]], the Predacon [[Emperor of Destruction]]. Megatron did not agree with Galvatron's plans in regards to galactic invasion and the over-throwing of Maximal power, leading the two to have a brief skirmish. Megatron momentarily let his guard down, allowing Galvatron to gain the upper hand and win the battle.''

Megatron assembles a crew of Predacons to steal the [[Golden Disk]] to find Earth, to follow the original [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s plans to alter time, with the cover story of looking for Energon. After stealing the Disk, Megatron and his Predacon crew in the [[Darkside]] are chased by the Axalon, a Maximal exploration vessel. To escape, the Predacons activate a Transwarp portal to perhistoric Earth. In the tussle that follows, both ships crash onto the planet.

There, none of the Transformers but Megatron are aware of where they are, taking beast forms to protect against the massive amount of Energon radiation on the planet. Megatron takes the form of a ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.

Later, Dinobot chasties Megatron, accusing him of leading the Predacons to the wrong planet and challenges Megatron for leadership of the Predacons. Megatron simply ignores the challenge and has Scorponok blast him off to the horizon.

====''Tales of the Beast Wars''====

====IDW ''Beast Wars: The Gathering'' comics====

After dispatching [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] to oversee the installation of [[Sentinel]] into the [[Darkside]], Megatron was attacked by [[Magmatron (BW)|Magmatron]], who had been assigned to arrest him by the [[Tripredacus Council]]. Although Megatron kicked Magmatron's ass, he was ambushed and paralyzed by [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]]. Magmatron intended to use a [[transwarp shunt]] to transport his prisoner back to [[Cybertron]], the intervention of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Optimus Minor (G1)|Optimus Minor]], and [[Razorbeast (G1)|Razorbeast]], Magmatron was sent home empty-handed. Razorbeast was tempted to dispatch the prone Megatron, but released him instead, due to his desire to avoid interfering with the timeline.

''{Note: Razorbeast's refusal to destroy Megatron in order to preserve the timeline is puzzling, as Razorbeast and Megatron are contemporaries.]''

====Beast Wars Metals manga====

''(Note: although it picks up after the events of the first season, the Beast Wars Metals manga is '''not''' in-continuity with the television series.)''

Megatron is presented in the Beast Wars Metals manga precisely as he was in the Japanese dub of the television series (a bumbling oaf), constantly leading the [[Predacon|Predacons]] against the forces of the [[Maximal|Maximals]].

====''Beast Machines''====
Voice actor: [[David Kaye]] (US), [[Shigeru Chiba]] (Japan)

====''Universe''====
When [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s spark is retrieved from the core of [[Cybertron]] to protect the multiverse, this action freed Megatron's spark as well. The reborn Megatron returned to the ranks of the Predacons, but this time, Optimus Primal found himself in an uneasy alliance with him against Unicron. Megatron travelled with his old nemesis from universe to universe, wherever the growing multiversal conflict had spread. But now with Unicron disappeared into the [[Unicron Singularity]], it remains to be seen whether Megatron's insane ambition will resurface.

===Robot Masters===

====Robot Masters Pack-In Manga====

====Robot Masters Online Manga====

====Robot Masters DVD Cartoon====
Voice actor: [[Toshitsugu Takashina]] (Japan)

===Beast Wars Reborn Manga===

===Transformers Legends Anthology===

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
* '''Megatron''' (vs 2-pack)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-06'''
* '''Megatron'''
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-01'''
* '''Megatron''' (Transmetal)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-40'''
* '''Megatron''' (Transmetal 2)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-47'''
* '''Megatron''' (Beast Wars Tenth Anniversary)
* '''Megatron''' (Beast Wars Reborn)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BWR-01'''
===Beast Machines===
* '''Megatron'''
* '''Megatron''' (Happy Meal)
* '''Beast Changer'''
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-11'''
* '''Megatron''' (Beast Wars Returns)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-05'''
* '''Megahead Megatron''' (Beast Wars Returns)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-12'''
===Robot Masters===
* '''Beast Megatron'''
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-02'''
===Titanium Series===
* '''Beast Wars Megatron''' (3" Robot Master)
===Merchandise===

==External Links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Predacon/Megatron/megatron.htm Megatron at TFU.info]

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2006-07-27T05:12:11Z

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[[Image:Esso garage.jpg|thumb|250px|Is 'Esso' Nipponese for something?]]
'''Esso''' garage is a small gas-and-repair station catering to truckers.

{{Storylink|The Hero is Chosen, and His Name is Ginrai! | MF ep 10}}
When [[Ginrai|Ginrai's]] truck breaks down, he stops at the Esso garage. When his truck is repaired, he takes the only truck they have available as a loaner, which turns out to be his [[Transector]].

==Esso's Owner==
[[Image:Esso owner.jpg|thumb|left|You can't cheat an honest man, unless you're Ginrai]]
The owner of the Esso garage is an old hand at trucks. When one is dea,d he'll say so, not charge for repairs that won't make a difference. His scrupulous honesty compells him to tell Ginrai that the last truck on the lot is rumored to be hainted, and several renters have returned it early as a result.

This doesn't stop Ginrai (who's wildly pleased with the truck) from pretending disinterest to get him to lower the price.

''The bizare chain of events which caused Ginrai's Transector to end up in the Esso garage remains a mystery.

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