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Animorphs

2011-11-30T00:24:20Z

71.170.152.73: /* Fan reaction */

{{disambig2|the toyline based on the book series and television show|the organic beings empowered with the ability to "morph"|Animorph}}
<div class="center">[[Image:AniLogo.png|none|242px|]]</div>

[[Image:Animorphspromoart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Fortunately, there were no sexy brooding vampires to be found.]]

In 1999, [[Hasbro]] released a small toyline based on the popular '''''[[wikipedia:Animorphs|Animorphs]]''''' book series by K. A. Applegate. The line was released under the ''Transformers'' brand name, though the two franchises have no relation to each other, story-wise. ''Animorphs'' toys were stocked on shelves alongside ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal 2]] toys, and their presence may explain why the Transmetal 2 series was so small (only 17 toys.)
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==Toys==
''Animorphs'' toys featured a small cast of human characters that transformed into various animals. Most figures also had a third "mid-morph" mode that represented a halfway point in the morphing process. There were also 2 alien "[[Andalite]]" characters, one hero and one villain. The villain, [[Visser Three]], had 2 figures.

As the line trickled to a close, two of the later figures ([[Marco]]/beetle and [[Ax]]/panther) became fairly rare and difficult to find. Another pair of figures, ([[Jake]]/stingray and [[Taxxon]]/Battlebeast), never saw release in the United States at all, though a few fans were able to get their hands on foreign versions.

With the cancellation of the line, a series of planned animal-to-animal toys were [[Retool|retooled]] and released under the ''Beast Wars'' banner as the [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]].

===1999===
'''Deluxe'''

''(Each Deluxe toy came packed with a small [[Yeerk]] figure in either orange, purple, or red translucent plastic.)''

*[[Ax]] (human/panther)
*[[Cassie]] (human/wolf)
*[[Jake]] (human/tiger)
*[[Jake]] (human/bear)
*[[Marco]] (human/gorilla)
*[[Marco]] (human/beetle)
*[[Rachel]] (human/lion)
*[[Tobias]] (human/hawk)

'''Mega'''

*[[Ax]] ("Andalite"/scorpion)
*[[Visser Three]] ("Andalite"/"inferno creature")
*[[Tobias]] (human/hawk)

'''Ultra'''
*[[Visser Three]] ("Andalite"/"Hork-Bajir"/"inferno creature")

'''Super'''
*[[Tri-Rex]] ([[combiner]])

:*[[Cassie]] (human/''Tyrannosaurus rex'' tail)
:*[[Jake]] (human/''Tyrannosaurus rex'' head)
:*[[Marco]] (human/''Tyrannosaurus rex'' body)

===No US release===
*[[Jake]] (human/stingray)
*[[Taxxon]] ("Taxxon"/"Battlebeast")

==Fan reaction==
For the most part, the ''Animorphs'' line was, politely speaking, poorly received by ''Transformers'' fans for a variety of reasons:

# The franchise was totally unrelated to the ''Transformers'' universe, and many felt that Hasbro was [[Star Wars|trying to]] [[Crossovers|milk the]] [[Disney Label|brand name]] by using it on the ''Animorphs'' line.
# The main characters of Animorphs were organic beings and not robots. In-fiction, instead of drastically re-arranging their body parts, the Animorphs "transformed" by fluidly morphing from one state to the other (i.e. while morphing into a horse, a human's hands and feet would become hooves). This, of course, was impossible to recreate in toy form, so the toys fell back on the Transformers' method of rearranging the character's body parts. As such, the toys' "human" modes often had animal [[kibble]] hanging off them, if not still blatantly visible in both forms, and many of the animal forms required separate pieces that slid over the human hands to turn them into paws or claws. Some fans found this design approach <strike>sloppy</strike> unaesthetic. To say these toys sucked is a vast understatement.

==Notes==
*Several Animorphs toys with a human form feature articles of ragged clothing being worn by a character... But what exactly is happening to them is unclear. The clothing being ripped and wrecked seem to imply that the clothes are being destroyed due to the characters morphing, as is described happening in the Animorphs novels. Yet, the toy line advertises more heavily the television series over the books, and in said program the characters' clothes morphed alongside them into their animal forms, and the toys' sculpting and paint details hint that this is what is also happening with these figures. It can be speculated that either their garments are getting first torn to shreds and then subsequently morphing along the character into their animal forms, or that the Animorphs' clothes are in shambles due to being worn in combat.

==External links==
*[[wikipedia:Animorphs|Animorphs at Wikipedia]]

[[Category:Animorphs franchise| ]]
[[Category:Franchises]]

Phil LaMarr

2011-11-26T02:39:06Z

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[[Image:PhilLaMarr1.jpg|right|108px|thumb|Look at dat fine Jamaican Bacon!]]
'''Phillip LaMarr''' (born [[January 24]], [[1967]]) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known as one of the original cast members of ''MADtv'', the voices of Hermes Conrad from ''Futurama'', Static from ''Static Shock'', Green Lantern John Stewart from ''Justice League Unlimited'', the title character from ''Samurai Jack'', [[Scrap-Iron]] and [[Doc (G.I. Joe)|Doc]] in ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Renegades]]'', Vamp from ''Metal Gear Solid'', [[Joe Robertson]] in ''The Spectacular [[Spider-Man]]'' and for his role in ''Pulp Fiction'' as an unfortunate young man whose head John Travolta accidentally blows off. He also guest-starred in ''Big Time Rush'' as Gustavo Rocque's rival, Hawk.

He, ah, also does the voice of Ollie Williams, the BlaccuWeather Forecaster on ''Family Guy''.

===Transformers Animated===
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]
* [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]
* [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (season 3)
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]
* [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]]

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0482851/ Phil LaMarr] at the Internet Movie Database

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[[Category:English voice actors]]

David Kaye

2011-11-26T02:30:30Z

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{{disambig3|David}}

[[Image:DavidKaye1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Just keep that [[Raksha|crazy snake-woman]] away from me!]]
'''David Kaye''' (born '''David V. Hope''' on [[October 14]], [[1964]]) is a Canadian voice actor. Some of his more popular roles include Professor X from ''X-Men Evolution'', Treize Khushrenada from ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', [[Captain America]] and [[Nick Fury]] in the ''Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2'' video game, Clank in the ''Ratchet and Clank'' series, Mysterio in ''[[Spider-Man]] Shattered Dimensions'', [[Superman]] and Hawkman in ''DC Super Friends'', Commissoner James Gordon in ''[[Batman]]: Arkham City'', and Sesshomaru from ''InuYasha''. He's also voiced a [[Megatron (Armada)|certain Decepticon]] several times. [[Megatron (BW)|Yeeessssss...]] He recently did the opening narration and voiced Patrick [[Scarlett|O'Hara]] in ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Renegades]]''.

Kaye originally began his voice acting career as a member of the Canadian voice acting union, doing voice over work exclusively in Canada. In 2007, he moved to the US, joining the American voice acting union in LA and now does voice over work exclusively in the States.

He has a '''BIG''' boost of confidence!

==Voice roles==
===''Beast Wars''===
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]

===''Beast Wars Transmetals Game''===
*Megatron
*[[Megatron X]]

===''Beast Machines''===
*Megatron
*[[Noble|Savage/Noble]]

===''Armada''===
*[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron/Galvatron]]

===''Energon''===
*Megatron/Galvatron
*[[Unicron]]

===''Cybertron''===
*Megatron/Galvatron

===''Transformers Animated''===
{{collist|3|
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]
*[[Security Bot]] ([[Total Meltdown]])
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]]
*[[Trash Bot]] ([[Sound and Fury]])
*[[News Bot]] ([[Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster]])
*[[Sparkplug (Animated human)|Sparkplug]] ([[Sari, No One's Home]])
*[[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Highbrow (Animated)|Highbrow]]
*[[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]
*[[Dead End (Animated)|Dead End]] (Botcon 2011 Script Reading)
*[[Toxitron (Animated)|Toxitron]] (Botcon 2011 Script Reading)
}}
====Incidentals====
{{collist|3|
* Technician 1 ([[Transform and Roll Out]])
* Firefighter (Transform and Roll Out)
* Fan #2 (Transform and Roll Out)
* Fan #1 ([[Home Is Where the Spark Is]])
* Nature Show Narrator (Home Is Where the Spark Is)
* Customer ([[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]])
* Man ([[Along Came a Spider]])
* Intercom Voice ([[Sound and Fury]])
* [[Irate Citizen]] ([[Garbage In, Garbage Out]])
* Driver ([[Velocity]])
}}

===''Transformers Prime''===
*TBA

==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon]] ([[BotCon 1997|1997]], [[BotCon 1998|1998]], [[BotCon 2007|2007]], [[BotCon 2008|2008]], [[BotCon 2009|2009]], [[BotCon 2011|2011]])
* [[OTFCC 2003]]
* [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon]] (2004, 2010)

==Notes==
*He is the only voice actor who has voiced both [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] as regular roles.
* Beast Wars Megatron was David's first time voicing a bad guy.
* He has appeared in seven separate ''Transformers'' series, the most for any single TF voice actor.
*When originally auditioning for ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', Kaye originally read for the role of [[Optimus Primal]] while [[Garry Chalk]] read for the sinister [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]].
*[[Bill Fagerbakke]] says his mom is hot. This disturbs him. '''And''' us.
*He is one of the few original ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cast members that expresses fondness for ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''.
*Kaye was interviewed as a special feature for [[Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' The Complete Series DVD set, and also on [[Madman Entertainment]]'s ''Beast Wars'' season 3 box set.
*He is the only one who voiced Optimus Prime, Superman, and Captain America altogether. Talk about the Red, White, And Blue.

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443286/ David Kaye at the Internet Movie Database]
*[http://twitter.com/#!/dkayevo David Kaye's Twitter feed]

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[[Category:Convention guests]]
[[Category:Mainframe Entertainment]]
[[Category:English voice actors]]

Jason Marsden

2011-11-24T17:58:12Z

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'''Jason Christopher Marsden''' (born [[January 3]], [[1975]]) is an American screen and voice actor. Among his many roles, his first recurring role was of Alan Quartermaine, Jr. on ''General Hospital''. Other live action roles include Eddie Munster on ''The Munster Today'' (a remake of ''The Munsters'' in the 1980s). His has voiced in numerous animated series such as ''Static Shock'', ''Teen Titans'', ''The Fairly OddParents'', ''The [[Batman]]'', and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Renegades]]'' as [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]].

==Voice Roles==
===''Transformers: Rescue Bots''===
*TBA

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[[Category:English voice actors]]

Jason Marsden

2011-11-24T17:57:55Z

71.170.152.73:

'''Jason Christopher Marsden''' (born [[January 3]], [[1975]]) is an American screen and voice actor. Among his many roles, his first recurring role was of Alan Quartermaine, Jr. on ''General Hospital''. Other live action roles include Eddie Munster on ''The Munster Today'' (a remake of ''The Munsters'' in the 1980s). His has voiced in numerous animated series such as ''Static Shock'', ''Teen Titans'', ''The Fairly OddParents'', ''The [[Batman'', and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Renegades]]'' as [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]].

==Voice Roles==
===''Transformers: Rescue Bots''===
*TBA

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marsden, Jason}}
[[Category:English voice actors]]

1975

2011-11-24T15:23:02Z

71.170.152.73: /* January */

{{yearofthe|1975}}
The year '''1975''' (MCMLXXV) predates the launch of the [[Transformers brand]] by nine years.

{{see|Transformers timeline}}

==Non-Fiction==
===Events===
* The ''[[Microman]]'' toyline gains [[Robotman]], the first ever transforming robot/vehicle toy.
* [[Industrial Light & Magic]] is founded by George Lucas.
* Anime studio [[Production Reed]] is established under the name Ashi Production.

===Births===
====January====
* [[January 3]] — [[Jason Marsden]]
* [[January 10]] — [[Takeshi Maeda]]

====March====
* [[March 10]] — [[Dublin James]]
* [[March 28]] — [[Makoto Yasumura]]

====April====
* [[April 14]] — [[Marika Hayashi]]
* [[April 20]] — [[Chia-Chi Wang]]

====June====
* [[June 28]] — [[Pat Lee]]

====August====
* [[August 5]] — [[Lisa Ann Beley]]

====September====
* [[September 1]] — [[Kunihiro Kawamoto]]
* [[September 7]] — [[Brian Rood]]
* [[September 13]] — [[Alan Prieto]]

====October====
* [[October 7]] — [[Makoto Aoki]]

====December====
* [[December 12]] — [[Hōko Kuwashima]]
* [[December 15]] — [[Haruna Ikezawa]]

[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Real-world events by year]]

January 3

2011-11-24T15:22:42Z

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<noinclude>{{cal-date|1|3}}</noinclude>
* '''[[1974]] —''' [[Kentarō Itō]] (Japanese voice of [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]) is born.

* '''[[1975]] —''' [[Jason Marsden]] is born.

* '''[[2007]] —''' [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] releases Transformers [[Generations (comic reprints)|Generations]] Volume One TPB.

1975

2011-11-24T15:21:15Z

71.170.152.73: /* January */

{{yearofthe|1975}}
The year '''1975''' (MCMLXXV) predates the launch of the [[Transformers brand]] by nine years.

{{see|Transformers timeline}}

==Non-Fiction==
===Events===
* The ''[[Microman]]'' toyline gains [[Robotman]], the first ever transforming robot/vehicle toy.
* [[Industrial Light & Magic]] is founded by George Lucas.
* Anime studio [[Production Reed]] is established under the name Ashi Production.

===Births===
====January====
* [[January 3]] - [[Jason Marsden]]
* [[January 10]] — [[Takeshi Maeda]]

====March====
* [[March 10]] — [[Dublin James]]
* [[March 28]] — [[Makoto Yasumura]]

====April====
* [[April 14]] — [[Marika Hayashi]]
* [[April 20]] — [[Chia-Chi Wang]]

====June====
* [[June 28]] — [[Pat Lee]]

====August====
* [[August 5]] — [[Lisa Ann Beley]]

====September====
* [[September 1]] — [[Kunihiro Kawamoto]]
* [[September 7]] — [[Brian Rood]]
* [[September 13]] — [[Alan Prieto]]

====October====
* [[October 7]] — [[Makoto Aoki]]

====December====
* [[December 12]] — [[Hōko Kuwashima]]
* [[December 15]] — [[Haruna Ikezawa]]

[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Real-world events by year]]

Jason Marsden

2011-11-24T15:17:01Z

71.170.152.73:

'''Jason Christopher Marsden''' (born [[January 3]], [[1975]]) is an American screen and voice actor. Among his many roles, his first recurring role was of Alan Quartermaine, Jr. on ''General Hospital''. Other live action roles include Eddie Munster on ''The Munster Today'' (a remake of ''The Munsters'' in the 1980s). His has voiced in numerous animated series such as ''Static Shock'', ''Teen Titans'', ''The Fairly OddParents'', and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Renegades]]'' as [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]].

==Voice Roles==
===''Transformers: Rescue Bots''===
*TBA

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[[Category:English voice actors]]

Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)

2011-11-23T01:49:59Z

71.170.152.73: /* Television series */

[[Image:RescueBotslogo.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Being [[Playskool]] is officially no longer a valid criticism.]]

'''''Transformers: Rescue Bots''''' is a ''Transformers'' franchise marketed to the ages 3-5 demographic. The fiction and play pattern of the franchise focus on the activities of the [[Autobot]]s and [[human]]s in the [[Rescue Bots]], who promote teamwork and cooperation in rescuing people. It is part of [[Playskool]]'s ''[[Playskool Heroes]]'' [[multi-property brand]].

The ''Rescue Bots'' franchise consists of:

*[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|A toyline]]
*[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|A cartoon series]]

==Television series==
The ''Rescue Bots'' television series will premiere on [[The Hub]] at some point in the 2011-2012 season. <ref>http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110324005596/en/Hub-Television-Network-Unveils-Robust-2011-12-Program</ref>

=== Cast <ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-rescue-bots-voice-actors/16804/news.html] Transformers Rescue Bots Voice Actors Updates - Peter Cullen to Make Cameo Appearance </ref>===

* [[Jeff Bennett]]
* [[Steve Blum]]
* [[LeVar Burton]]
* [[Lacey Chabert]]
* [[Parvesh Cheena]]
* [[D.C. Douglas]]
* [[Élan Garfias]]
* [[Maurice LaMarche]]
* [[Jason Marsden]]
* [[Shannon McKain]]
* [[Diamond White]]
* [[Imari Williams]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==Links==
*[http://www.hasbro.com/playskoolheroes/en_US/transformersrescuebots/ Transformers: Rescue Bots] on hasbro.com

{{Stub}}

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[[Category:Preschool franchises]]
[[Category:Rescue Bots| ]]

Matthew Yang King

2011-07-25T01:54:34Z

71.170.152.73:

{{disambig3|Matthew}}
'''Matthew King''' is an Australian actor. Prior to voicing [[Unicron]] in [[Atari, Inc.]]'s [[Transformers (Melbourne House)|''Transformers'']] video game on the Sony PlayStation 2, he had contributed his voice to ''Hercules Returns'', ''Lil' Horrors'', the video games ''KKND: Krush, Kill 'N Destroy'', ''KKND Xtreme'', ''KKND2: Krossfire'' and ''[[G.I. Joe]]: Renegades'' as [[Tunnel Rat]].

===Transformers (Armada PS2 game)===
*Unicron

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0455058/ Matthew King on the Internet Movie Database]

{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Matthew}}
[[Category:English voice actors]]

Commercial/Prime

2011-06-19T02:53:17Z

71.170.152.73: /* 2011 */

{{suite}}

{{Nav-Prime}}

'''''Transformers: Prime''''' has had an unusually heavy amount of promotion, with 4 character promos, a sneak peek promo, a musical tribute and a behind the scenes look all released in the last three months of 2010. This is in addition to the regular episode promos that most shows get. This didn't change in 2011 with 2 commercials produced specifically to promote the debut of a weekly series without talking about any one particular episode. Looking at episode promos also shows a heavier amount of advertisement with various shorter versions of full length promos airing at the end of various shows on [[The Hub]]. The episode ''Convoy'' even got ''two'' full length promos.

== 2010 ==
*'''''Transformers: Prime'' sneak peek''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCtayH_Kp78]/[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m0DWvIbQLw] (Encore)/[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLPnRp39FvY](Encore continues)
:Aired [[October 29]], [[2010]]. Optimus is concerned Megatron's return is imminent. "''Starting November 29, old foes return, legendary heroes rise, and new ones are found in unlikely places. Secrets will be revealed, allegiances formed and mettle tested. Good vs. evil. The battle for our planet begins.''" Cliffjumper charges the Vehicons.

[[Image:Only on the Hub.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''''Transformers: Prime''' Launch'' [http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=494664210041]
:Aired [[November 3]], 2010. Optimus Prime, now knowing that Megatron has returned, pledges that the Autobots will defend the Earth. "We now know, our conflict is not over. The future of humankind is at stake. But we are here, to defend your world. I am Optimus Prime. Stand by us and we will stand by you."

*'''''Darkness Rising'' promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jgzHXMHFZY]
:Aired [[November 11]], 2010. "What are they?" "We are autonomous robotic organisms, also known as Autobots." "Why are you here?" "To protect your planet from the Decepticons."

*'''Arcee promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTraMhH0oQI]
:Aired [[November 12]], 2010. "''She may be beautiful...''" "I love you." "''... but she's also tough as nails.''" "This ends here 'Cons!" "''And she'll... never... back... down. Arcee is back, and the battle begins.''"

*'''Bumblebee promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRfqjTVsEgU]
:Aired November 12, 2010. "''He might be yellow, but he's no coward, and when things get tough, Bumblebee's got your back.''" "Friends of your's?" "Family." "''Bumblebee is back, and the battle begins.''"

*'''Cliffjumper promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OFicnp3B9o]
:"''He's brash, he's bold, and he's one of the toughest Autobots around. Mess with Cliffjumper, and you get the horns.''" "I'll put a few dings in ya. Yaaah!" "''Cliffjumper is back, and the battle begins.''"

*'''Jack Darby promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTKGmynNb4E]
:Aired November 12, 2010. "Welcome to KO drive-in." "''Sometimes, heroes are found in unlikely places.''" "May I take your order?" "''Jack Darby doesn't realize it now...''" "I am gonna own a ride like you someday." "''... but he's about to be part of something really really big.''" "Whoaaa! What are you?!" "''And our planet is going to need him for much more than a cheeseburger.''"

*'''Hubworld's ode to ''Transformers: Prime''''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkkzgaYtmBo]
:Aired [[November 24]], 2010. ''Hubworld'' musician Danny Tieger's tribute to the new Hub animated series, ''Transformers Prime''.

[[Image:Orci Kurtzman ET.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Ouch!"]]
*'''Making ''Transformers: Prime''''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3iKDbKQwKI]
:Aired [[November 25]], 2010. [[Jeff Kline]] introduces us to the production offices. [[Roberto Orci]] tells [[Alex Kurtzman]] to save "Megatron barfs" for the movies. Jeff shows us the hungry and whiny writers in the bathroom, Bob directs motion capture, before Bob, Jeff and a snoozing Alex on the couch call [[Mike Vogel]] asking what channel [[The Hub]] is on in [[Los Angeles]], and whether they'll get paid. A preview of Bulkhead protecting Miko in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]" is shown. Bookended by footage of Movie Bumblebee and Optimus RC toys.

*'''''Transformers: Prime'' Coming February 2011''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ADZ-m61cCM]
:Aired [[December 22]], [[2010]]. ''The war between the Autobots and Decepticons is far from over. But the battle will continue. Transformers: Prime, the animated series coming February 2011.''

== 2011 ==
*'''''Transformers: Prime'' Promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZdfwND8u74]
:Aired [[January 10]], [[2011]]. ''On Feburary 11th, new episodes of Transformers: Prime are coming to The Hub. But before the adventure continues, see how the battle BEGAN.'' "Crush them!"

*'''''Transformers: Prime'' Promo #2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq6_YGro30A]
:Aired [[January 14]], 2011. "Visually striking" - ''Channel Guide Magazine''; "Steady flow of mayhem." - ''Variety''; "Entertaining" - ''Variety''; "Heavy metal havoc." - ''Channel Guide Magazine''; "These robots are way cool." - ''Variety''; ''Transformers: Prime. New episodes coming February 11th.''

*'''Series premiere promo - 2/11/11''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZkYYJms8yQ] (full) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzSfvRikZBE] (short)
:Aired [[February 4]], 2011. "''The series premiere of Transformers: Prime is here. Megatron's spark has been extinguished...''" "Such a shame" "''... and though his evil has been vanquished, his legacy remains.''" "Rise and serve, your new master!" "''New adversaries rise to take his place...''" "Bumblebee, no!" "'...to destroy the Autobots, and the planet!''"

*'''Scrapheap promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDnRi3SRDCI]
:Aired [[February 11]], 2011. "''Transformers: Prime is only on the Hub! On an all new episode...''" "Scraplet!" "''The Autobots are scared.''" "What's a scraplet?" "''And for good reason.''" "The most dangerous vermin ever to crawl upon the face of Cybertron."

*'''Con Job promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDHLgs0DFX4] (full)
:Aired [[February 18]], 2011. "''Transformers: Prime is only on the Hub! On an all new episode...''" "I'm receiving a signal on a restricted band. It's an Autobot identification beacon." "''The Autobots welcome an old friend.''" "Wheeljack? You old 'Con crusher." "''But a Decepticon plot threatens to destroy their reunion.''" "Well, well." "Destroy him!"

*'''Convoy promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-zivUp6RcU] (full) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmXDaK86OVc] (short)
:Aired [[February 25]], 2011. "''Transformers: Prime is only on the Hub! The Autobots have a new enemy...''" "That's the one, the 'Con who shot me down!" "''...and this time, it's not a Decepticon.''" "They are human." "Human?!" "''Will this be the distraction Starscream's been looking for?''" "Find them..." "Optimus, you have company." "...and scrap them!" "Yes, Lord Starscream."

*'''Convoy promo #2''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFEC1zu4YRc]
: Aired [[March 4]], 2011 "''Transformers: Prime is only on the Hub! On an all new episode...Optimus Prime is down!''" "Prime!"

* '''Deus Ex Machina promo''' [http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10100103088007637&oid=119249468124144&comments] (full) / [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JS5MYI2CEA] (short)
:Aired [[March 4]] 2011. "That's Cybertronian! That's an Energon Harvester." "In Decepticon hands..." Breakdown grunts as he hurls a column. "Miko, get down!" "...the Harvester would be a devastating weapon." "It's 'Cons!" "The 'Cons have the Harvester!" "Approach with extreme caution." "They've got Optimus." "It's harveeest time." "What are you doing?" Bulkhead grips the pulsating Harvester.

*'''Speed Metal promo''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY8YlLU48fg&feature=player_embedded]
:Aired [[April 4]] 2011. "''Transformers: Prime is only on the Hub! The Decepticons' quest to destroy the Autobots continues...''" "You're being chased by Knock Out?" "That sounds like a Decepticon." "Can you lose him 'Bee?" "On your guard boys! Could be a trap." Breakdown laughs as he faces Bumblebee and Bulkhead, but is fearful when the latter strikes him.

*'''Predatory promo''' [http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/video/video.php?v=10100210898828887&oid=119249468124144]
:Aired [[April 10]] 2011. "''... and on an all-new episode, a nightmare from Arcee's past comes back to haunt her!''" "Just tell me what I want to know, or make yourself comfortable. You're going to be here a while." "Arcee, what's wrong?" "I know who this ship belongs to. RUN!"

*'''Sick Mind promo''' [http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/video/video.php?v=10100219841228247]
:Aired [[April 25]] 2011. "Cybonic plague." "Virus wiped out millions on Cybertron during the Great War." "You have a cure, don't you?" "Can't we buy us some time to figure this out?" "Time is one thing Optimus does not have!" "Bumblebee, come with." "One of you must try this. Initiate cortical psychic patch."

*'''Out of His Head promo''' [http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10100226173428467]
:Aired [[April 30]] 2011. "Megatron..." "He's back." "''On an all new episode...''" "Obey my will." "What has gotten into you?" "Bumblebee has Megatron's memories?" "Worse, Megatron is occupying Bumblebee's mind." "Decepticons, your rightful lord and master has returned!"

*'''Shadowzone promo''' [http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10100230454603957]
:Aired [[May 7]] 2011. "This is clearly a Dark Energon signature, and it's moving fast." "Megatron..." "That's not Megatron!" "Yeeesss!" "Starscream..." "You cannot harm me while Dark Energon flows through my veins!" "Stand down." "''You'' stand down!"

*'''The Hub summer promo'''
:Aired {{fact}}. A [[Frank Welker]]-voiced Megatron sings Elmer Bernstein's "Are You Ready For The Summer" with Dan (from ''Dan Vs.'') and Pinkie Pie (from ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic]]'') over a montage of clips from Hub shows, including ''Jem and the Holograms'', ''Pound Puppies'', and ''Family Game Night''. Megatron's singing of the line "Are you ready for the hot nights?" sounds distressingly like "Are you ready for the hot nuts?".

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Megatron (WFC)

2011-06-19T02:52:18Z

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:''Megatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:PrimeMegatron.jpg|thumb|250px|Lord of the [[Dark Energon]] wraiths.]]
The awesomely powerful '''Megatron''' is, in many ways, a fallen hero. He rose up from the oppressed lower working castes of [[Kaon]] to become a champion in the region's illegal [[gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]], cast aside his designation of '''D-16''' and took the legendary name '''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''<ref>Megatron was an abbreviation, so it'd be easier for the masses to chant his name; ''Transformers: Exodus'', Chapter 3</ref> as his own, he called for an end to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s decrepit [[caste system]] and told the downtrodden that freedom of self-determination was the right of all sentient beings!

But power corrupts and Megatron's Decepticon revolution, like many such movements, ended up becoming a whole new tyranny. Powerful, charismatic, violent, and full of rage for any who would stand in the way of his ambition and drive, Megatron brought Cybertron ''past'' the brink of destruction. Now he and his former brother-in-arms [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] fight on other worlds. Megatron will never forgive Optimus for "betraying" him, stealing from the Council the rank of Prime which was rightfully his. He has reserved for his old friend the greatest honor possible: glorious death at his hands.

Megatron has been gone for three years, but now he's returned. He's brought the monstrous [[Dark Energon]] to Earth, and quite possibly left his sanity in space.

{{quote|I... am the Dominator, I... am the Destroyer, I am Megatron!|Megatron|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
Megatron nicknamed himself D-16 after the sector of the mine where he performed demolition operations. As a gladiator, in killing others he began to appreciate the value of life, and in between matches he became something of an intellectual, debating the castes with other miners. After bosses requested he lose a few fights, D-16 killed them and took over Kaon and [[Slaughter City]]. After murdering one boss in front of his employees, D-16 declared himself Megatronus, whom he considered the greatest of the [[Thirteen original Transformers|Thirteen]]. After hearing his preaching on the [[Communication Grid]] against the [[Guilds of Cybertron]], the concerned [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] sent [[Bumper (WFC)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (WFC)|Fastback]] to investigate. Megatronus killed them, believing two lives were worthless compared to the millions doomed by the castes Sentinel created.

After a victorious battle with the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s, in which the crowd redubbed him Megatron, the gladiator was contacted by the [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]]ian [[Hall of Records|records monitor]] [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Orion Pax]], and they began exchanging their ideas in intense but friendly philosophical discussions. Megatron encouraged Orion to learn self defense and invited him to visit Kaon, which he did to a warm welcome from Megatron (and from none of his gladiators). By this point Megatron was planning to call his movement the Decepticons, and he had begun sending his followers on a search for artifacts of the Primes, as their discovery would be signs their cause was just. His followers began bombing Cybertron, and Megatron distanced himself from their extremism to gain credibility. Orion and his mentor [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] believed him, but the latter was well aware Megatron might have gained a taste for violence after the attention it earned him. Soon enough, Megatron accepted the gift of a kidnapped Sentinel Prime from [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]].

[[Image:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|300px|The High Council keeps us subjugated with overlong conversations! They must be overthrown!]]
Alpha Trion organized a hearing for Orion and Megatron with the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. They protested involvement in Sentinel's disappearance. When confronted with the phrase "Decepticon", Megatron denied any knowledge of it but accepted his followers' term wholeheartedly, stating deception was necessary sometimes for the corrupt to see the truth. When [[Halogen]] revealed Megatron's followers had been trying to locate the [[Matrix of Leadership]], he declared that Orion should become the Prime that he desperately wanted to lead Cybertron into the new [[Golden Age]], and find it. Incensed, Megatron killed Halogen, and when Optimus prevented the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] from attacking Megatron, the ungrateful gladiator declared Optimus had fallen into the trap of power the High Council had given him. He declared Optimus was no longer his brother (though he would continue to refer to him as such privately), and that the Matrix would be his.

In the subsequent war with Optimus' [[Autobot]]s, the Decepticons took control of eighty-five percent of the planet. Wherever Starscream's [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s aided, they were victorious. Megatron was initially merciful to neutrals, but he let Shockwave take control of [[Tarn]] and torture Autobot sympathizers there. When the [[Praxus|Praxians]], a progressive city-state who were disappointed with the direction Megatron took, allied with the Autobots, Megatron decided he would no longer try to convert followers and launched the first genocide of the war, slaughtering all in [[Nova Cronum]] who would not submit to the Decepticons as they attacked.

As the war dragged into a siege of Iacon, Soundwave's spying bore fruit as he discovered [[Dark Energon]], the essence of [[Unicron]], was aboard [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]. Megatron forgave Starscream for hiding its existence from him, acknowledging its potentially dangerous nature. To ensure loyalty, Megatron's gladiators stormed the Station slaughtering and maiming Starscream's scientists. He forced Starscream to pick two test subjects to be Darkened, and following an astonishingly successful result, Megatron absorbed some, invigorating him. Soon Darkened Decepticons appeared on the battlefield, but it proved to be an inefficient resource and they would have to flee if a battle was prolonged. Megatron needed more, and even Starscream's activation of the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]] didn't provide enough. Megatron felt he would kill all the Decepticons before he was deprived of Dark Energon and turn rabid.

Fortunately, Soundwave revealed the existence of the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] within [[Teletraan-1]], which required the [[Code Key]]s of Power and Justice to activate it. Starscream recovered the Key of Power, while Megatron and his best soldiers searched for the Key of Justice below the [[High Council Tower]]. Sentinel Prime emerged, to Megatron's surprise. Sentinel confronted him about Bumper and Fastback, and the two dueled. Megatron disarmed and sliced open Sentinel, revealing the Key of Justice within. Starscream made a grab for it, exposing that he had released Sentinel to kill Megatron and take leadership for himself. After fighting Starscream to a standstill, Megatron pardoned him as he found him a better soldier than would-be example, and used the Keys to open Teletraan-1: which activated [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] to fly the Chamber to safety.

The Seekers shot Omega Supreme out of the air, causing him to crash. Optimus's Autobots arrived to fight the Decepticons, but the more they killed them the more Dark Energon left their bodies and empowered Megatron. He was able to knee Omega Supreme and turn him on his back, tearing the Chamber out of his chest. Using the Chamber, Megatron poisoned the [[core]] of Cybertron and Darkened the entire planet. But then the core stopped producing Dark Energon, and Megatron learnt Optimus had gone to the core and received the Matrix. As the Autobots attempted to flee Cybertron via the last [[space bridge]], Megatron used Trypticon to fire on their ships, and used his and Orion's old frequency to criticize Optimus for fleeing. He added he never believed in individual freedom for every Cybertronian, only the illusion of freedom that he as leader would provide and that the Guilds did not. Optimus responded that Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts and they would turn on him, and used the ''[[Eight Track (WFC)|Eight Track]]'' to board, sabotage and crash Trypticon.

As the Autobots left on the completed ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', the Decepticons fully invaded Iacon. Megatron ordered Trypticon to transform into the ''Nemesis'', boarding it with Starscream, Soundwave, [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] and other elite soldiers, leaving Shockwave in charge. He used his old frequency once again to warn Optimus that he would hound him through the stars and finally kill him for the Matrix. He explained they were still brothers, as they were bonded for life despite their enmity. Optimus was just glad his hunt would get him off Cybertron. The two ships entered the last [[space bridge]] together, and when the ''Ark'' emerged, the ''Nemesis'' was gone. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

===''Exiles''===
{{comingsoon|unreleased|when=September 27, 2011}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor'': [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Sean Long]] (BotCon 2011)

[[Image:DarknessRising2-Megsflashback.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Things were very red in those days.]]

At the beginning of the war on Cybertron, Optimus and Megatron were as close as brothers and fought side-by-side... but Megatron's ideals were corrupted by the war, and turned to evil. During the Great War, Megatron also developed the [[Cybonic plague]], which killed millions. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} He and Optimus fought many a battle, such as the [[Battle of Technar]] where Megatron ordered [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] to assassinate Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Masters & Students}} After his failure, Megatron came to believe only he should finally terminate Prime. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} He later disappeared into deep space. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}}

[[Image:DarknessRising2-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|We can relate. We're just like this with our [[BotCon]] toys.]]
Upon returning three years later, Megatron revealed he had discovered an element called Dark Energon, rumoured to be "the blood of [[Unicron]]": rather than form a Decepticon army, Megatron had become obsessed with using this new element that was said to raise the dead. He asked Starscream if he was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to test it, but settled on [[Cliffjumper (Prime)|the corpse of the Autobot Cliffjumper]] Starscream provided, and was pleased with the results, as the undead [[zombie]] ran amok on the [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]]s, killing two in succession. Megatron viewed this as a successful field test, so when the Cliffjumper zombie charged at him, he merely unsheathed his blade and cut it in two. While the Autobots were attacking an energon mine to retrieve Cliffjumper, Megatron was attempting to fathom a way to control the power of the Dark Energon. Upon learning of Optimus's presence in the mines, believing it was not yet time for a confrontation, Megatron ordered the mines blown and the [[Nemesis (Prime)|''Nemesis'']] to depart. He wasn't convinced, however, that Optimus had been killed, and once more began brooding on the Dark Energon.

Being a logical and sane chap, he decided the best way to control it would be to shove some of it ''into his spark''. His armor began to sizzle purple smoke, and his eyes glowed bright purple...{{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} [[Image:darknessrising3_Megatronglowy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Megatron, you fool! Rave glowsticks aren't candy!]] The "experiment" proved a success, and Megatron felt as though he was connected to Unicron's thoughts. It provided him with the knowledge he needed in order to put his plan into action. Leaving the ''Nemesis'', Megatron headed for the site of an ancient Cybertronian battle on Earth, full of the remains of fallen warriors. He arrived at the same time as Optimus and [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]], and after a brief session of goading them, used the Dark Energon fragment he was carrying to raise an army of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]]. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}}

[[Image:DarknessRising4-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I chew scenery while the zombies chew ''you''.]]
The Terrorcons were under Megatron's full control, by virtue of the Dark Energon he had infused himself with. He watched as the Terrorcons attacked the two Autobots and allowed himself a laugh as they disappeared under zombie piles. Optimus soon broke free, and continued to fight, eventually finishing off the last of the Terrorcons. As Optimus scaled the rock face to where Megatron was standing, the Decepticon leader gloated that this was merely the prelude to the main event, and flew off before Optimus reached him. Back at the Decepticon ship, he discovered that Starscream had been disobeying orders in his absence, resulting in damage to the ship that threatened to derail his plans. After smacking his subordinate around a bit, Starscream managed to quell Megatron's anger by claiming to have a way to get their plans back on course. Neither knew that the Autobots had found Megatron's space bridge plans and realized that he planned to raise a Terrorcon army on Cybertron and bring it to Earth. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}}

[[Image:DarknessRising5-Megatronsword.jpg|left|thumb|250px|He has to be careful when he wipes.]]
When the Autobots [[GroundBridge]]d to Megatron's space bridge, Megatron launched the Dark Energon to Cybertron, turning all of the dead Transformers there into Terrorcons. He then engaged Optimus Prime in battle and told Optimus he should flee like the other Autobots were. After he discovered that the Autobots were planning on blowing up the space bridge, he went after them, grievously wounding [[Arcee (Prime)|Arcee]], but not before the Autobot had turned the space bridge's power against itself. When the Autobots fled (for real this time) he awaited the arrival of his army, only for the space bridge to blow and seemingly destroy both the army of Terrorcons and Megatron. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}

[[Image:Masters&Students-Megatronstasis.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Well, it's better than just [[Megatron (Animated)|being a head]] I suppose.]]
Through the power of Dark Energon, Megatron survived the explosion, but only barely. Starscream found him floating in space. He barely had the strength to grab Starscream, who ripped the sliver of Dark Energon from him in the hope he'd expire. When Soundwave's [[Deployer (Prime)|drone]] arrived to observe, Starscream was forced to take Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'', where he was placed in [[Stasis lock|stasis]] in the sick bay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

While Starscream was content to allow Megatron to recover (or expire) on his own, the crew of the ''Nemesis'' was dissatisfied with his progress and took a vote to bring in outside help. As such, Starscream was forced to call [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] to facilitate repairs. However, the discovery of an [[Energon Harvester]] lead the Decepticons to put Megatron's recovery on hold. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Breakdown's repairs seemed to consist of removing Megatron's feeding tubes and giving his body a good buffing. Starscream approved, as it meant their ex-leader would look his best for the memorial service, as he felt that with the quality of Knock Out's medical care, Megatron was unlikely to survive. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:SickMind-I'm out.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"Hey hey, it's Krusty the Clown! Mwahahaha!"<br>"Aaaaargh!"]]

In order to find a cure for the [[cybonic plague]] afflicting Optimus, Arcee and [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]] managed to board the ''Nemesis'' while it's cloaking was down. While they failed to find the cure in the database, the two Autobots did discover Megatron in stasis. Ratchet realized that a [[cortical psychic patch]] with Megatron might be the only way to save Optimus. Bumblebee volunteered to link to Megatron, inserting the Autobot into the dream world of [[Kaon]] that Megatron's consciousness was occupying. Megatron was spending his time shooting imaginary Optimus Primes, but when he realized that he couldn't kill Bumblebee, he reasoned that the world he must be in a dream. He was able to get more information from Bumblebee, including the space bridge explosion and Optimus's problem. When Bumblebee pointed out that Megatron would much rather finish Optimus himself, Megatron offered to hand over the cure if the Autobot helped him escape his mental prison. Instead Bumblebee began to withdraw from the dream world as Ratchet had been watching and obtained the cure in the short time Megatron had displayed it. As the dream world dissolved Megatron managed to stow away and his mind ended up in Bumblebee's head. His body, meanwhile, briefly flatlined as a result of Arcee shooting his life support system, but the other Decepticons reconnected it, and his body lived on minus his mind. {{storylink|Sick Mind}}

Megatron recalled Starscream pulling the sliver of Dark Energon from his body after the space bridge explosion and realized that it was that Dark Energon that had allowed him to survive. Taking full control of Bumblebee's body, he used the GroundBridge to travel to the ancient battlefield where he had raised an army of the undead, and located the piece of Dark Energon he had used. He returned to the Autobot base, where he dealt with Ratchet and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] before using the GroundBridge again to reach the Decepticon ship. Despite more interference by Ratchet and Raf, Megatron managed to use the Dark Energon to restore his body and return his mind to it. Ordering some Vehicons to deal with the two Autobots, he immediately headed out to find Starscream. He snatched his subordinate out of the air in the middle of the battle and took him back to the Decepticon ship for his punishment. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[Image:Shadowzone-MegsStarscream.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
Despite his treason, Megatron decided not to terminate Starscream. Instead, he proceeded to beat Starscream to near death. Having administered a good beating, Megatron had Starscream placed in the infirmary, and occasionally came in to gloat. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

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===Commercial appearances===
Megatron, Dan, and [[My Little Pony|Pinkie Pie]] sang a collaborative group song while the scene quickly shifted between a variety of strange alternate universes. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub summer promo 2011}}
{{quote|Are you ready for the summer? Are you ready for the hot nights?|Megatron}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor'': [[Fred Tatasciore]] (English), [[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian)
[[Image:WFC_Megatron.jpg|thumb|350px|He wants the whole world in his hand.]]
During the early war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron found reference to an energy source called [[Dark Energon]], which had impressive potential as a weapon, and became determined to claim it for himself. One of the few places it was made was in a station in orbit around Cybertron, guarded by a politically neutral force led by [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]]. With this knowledge, he took a ship and launched an assault on the station.

The ship was badly damaged in the attack, and so he ordered [[Barricade (Prime)|Barricade]] and [[Brawl (WFC)| Brawl]], piloting it, to ram the station. He and many of his soldiers survived the impact and escaped the core's detonation. They were then confronted by Starscream, who informed them that they would not allow them to take what he had guarded for ten thousand years. After surviving a trap of sentry guns, Megatron, Barricade, and Brawl were reinforced by more of Megatron's troops, and set out on their way to find the station's Dark Energon stores and claim them for the war effort. They encountered significant resistance, but managed to shoot their way through, with directional aid from [[Soundwave (Prime)| Soundwave]]. Barricade noted that the station itself seemed quite primitive; Megatron noted it was very old, and that he intended to modernize it... At one point, the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] confronted Megatron nonviolently, asking him to give up his quest, as Dark Energon would result in only horror, death, and destruction, to which Megatron sneered, "You say that as if it were a bad thing."

[[Image:WFC-MegatronmeetsStarscream.jpg|left|thumb|300px|At last we meet, my punching bag.]]

Along their way to the Dark Energon, they found that a large portion of the station had been blasted clean off, the debris field traversable but sparse enough to allow easy viewing of Cybertron itself. Soundwave soon found records indicating that a small amount of Dark Energon lost containment and was the sole cause of the destruction, underscoring Megatron's desire for it. When Barricade asked how he expected to control it when no other had, Megatron said that such power was only for the strong, that he was the strongest, and not to question him again.

When they finally reached the storage chamber, and Megatron averted Starscream's destruction of it, he calmly entered into a container full of raw Dark Energon, while Starscream watched and gloated at his imminent destruction...only for him to walk out, not only unscathed, but crackling with power, which he further bestowed upon Barricade and Brawl. A single blast of Dark Energon was enough to destroy an entire company of station security forces, the last line of defense between Megatron and Starscream and his companions.

Jetfire again tried to warn Megatron about the dangers of Dark Energon, but Starscream interrupted, asking to join the Decepticon leader. Megatron asked what Starscream could offer that he could not simply take. Starscream revealed the station's supply of Dark Energon was almost spent, and he knew how to manufacture more—and as luck would have it, there was a dormant [[Energon Bridge]] which could be used to power it. Jetfire retreated to inform [[Sentinel Zeta Prime| Zeta Prime]]; Megatron let him go, seeming pleased by the notion of letting the Autobots tremble in advance of their actions, and sent Starscream, [[Thundercracker (WFC)| Thundercracker]], and [[Skywarp (WFC)| Skywarp]] to activate the bridge.

Megatron repeatedly mocked what he perceived as Starscream's slowness in his simple mission, but the Seeker did what he said he could. With a steady supply of Dark Energon, Megatron launched an attack on Iacon City, intending to take a device called the [[Omega Key]] and use it to enter the Core of Cybertron. This time, he took [[Breakdown (Prime)| Breakdown]] and Soundwave with him. The trio took the less-guarded way in—which, since the Autobots were not complete fools (as even Megatron would admit), still had significant military presence. During the attack, Starscream noted that Dark Energon was proving every bit as potent as Megatron had promised. Breakdown let Megatron know of his misgivings about the Sky Commander; Megatron admitted he was treacherous and untrustworthy, but he had useful talents, and his cunning and ambition was intriguing.

The Omega Key had been taken from its normal resting place, however, by Autobot leader Zeta Prime, and so Megatron took his squad on an assault on Zeta's headquarters. They met Brawl, leading an attack on the doors to Zeta Prime's armory, along the way. Even Megatron's touch of Dark Energon could not breach the vault doors, however, and so he called in [[Dark Energon Bombers]]. When they were shot down, Brawl suggested they take out the Autobots' air defense guns, after which bombers were called in again; Megatron's troops then held off a massive assault from what seemed like the entire Autobot army while waiting for the bombing run to finally arrive.

[[Image:WFC Megatron Vs ZetaPrime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Zeta Prime, you might be more egotistical than me. I mean really, a huge holographic version of you and smaller holograms doing what you can't do without your pointy stick thing?]]

After the vault doors were breached, they reached Zeta Prime himself, who had constructed several layers of security while he waited. An invincible energy field protected him, while he could drop portions of the ceiling with pistons to crush anything beneath them, and construct endless holographic clones of himself outfitted for melee combat, which Megatron personally found nauseating. However, his defenses were not without flaw: periodically, the power core would need to disperse waste heat, and Megatron's team survived long enough to destroy it during this stage. Zeta fell, buried under the wreckage of his own defenses, and Megatron took the device he'd carried...which started to make electronic chirping noises. Zeta, with black humor, noted that the device was not the Omega Key. It merely ''activated'' the Key, which would come to them...

Searching for the Key in the skies aboard another ship, Megatron, with Soundwave and Breakdown at the controls, were abruptly confronted by a massive ship, [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]), who knocked them out of the sky, causing them to crash back in Iacon. There, they played a cat-and-mouse campaign in a desperate attempt to survive the enormous Autobot's vast firepower, though Soundwave noted that the weaponry they bore had little chance of penetrating Omega Supreme's armor. Megatron, for his part, at least contrived to appear unafraid, claiming that if it came to a real fight, the brute wouldn't stand a chance against Megatron's intellect. However, Omega's attacks drove them underground and left them unable to immediately transmit counter to Starscream, who declared Megatron dead and announced he was taking control. Even when they re-established contact, Starscream's aerial forces only briefly distracted Omega, who dispensed large numbers of troops, sucked up Decepticons with a tractor beam, fired weapons of mass destruction, and mined the roads Megatron and his squad were using.

Soundwave, however, had come up with a suggestion—there were weapons emplacements higher up that had the ability to damage Omega Supreme. Taking them from the Autobots was a battle in and of itself, but nothing compared to the fight against Omega Supreme, who could unload entire squadrons of Aerialbots. Nonetheless, Megatron's boldness and tactical acumen finally shot Omega Supreme out of the sky.

[[Image:WFC-hearmynameandtremble.jpg|left|thumb|300px|I stand on your crotch!]]

Gloating, Megatron found that the behemoth was still not defeated, and indeed was drawing power from Cybertron itself to repair his systems, making him stronger, if anything. However, by corrupting the energon batteries with which he was using to feed himself with Dark Energon charges, they were able to weaken him to the point where they could finally blast away his last defenses and brought him to heel. With Omega Supreme defeated, Megatron went underground, directly to the Core, and corrupted it with a massive infusion of Dark Energon, finally bringing Cybertron itself more completely under his control.

At this point, Megatron was clearly convinced, and for good reason, that he'd won, making propaganda broadcasts extolling his greatness and how he had taken away the Autobots' burdens of "liberty" and "choice". When Starscream was defeated and the Decagon retaken, however, he realized the Autobots were not yet going to roll over for him, and sent a distress signal from Zeta Prime, whom he had kept alive in the Kaon prison camp, in order to provoke a rescue attempt from the Autobots. His old acquaintance Optimus took the bait, and Megatron confronted him, telling him that the war could be over tomorrow if Optimus took the Autobots and left. Optimus refused, so Megatron consigned him and his team to the prisons. When they managed to stage a mass breakout, an enraged Megatron ordered his troops to prevent their escape at any cost, to the point of tearing apart portions of Kaon.

This was not enough, however, and they escaped, journeying to the Core, where they kickstarted the cleansing of Megatron's corruption. Doing so, however, would take the Core millions of years of shutdown, rendering Cybertron uninhabitable. Whether Megatron knew this or not, when he saw the Autobots leaving after Optimus's refusal of his earlier offer, he apparently took offense. His earlier plans of renovating Starscream's station had come to fruition; now, it mounted a powerful superweapon, capable of destroying entire structures in one shot. He had it fire upon the Autobot transports as they left. When a team of Aerialbots attempted to disable or destroy it, he called Jetfire, now one of them, and taunted him about his past. He further mocked them when they destroyed the plasma coolant system without apparently having accounted for backups. Finally, during the attack he came into possession of information on Optimus Prime's location, and ordered Trypticon—the name of the weapon, for it was actually a Cybertronian—to fire upon it.

Trypticon, however, was forced into his natural form and defeated after he crash-landed on Cybertron. Megatron's reaction to this went unrecorded. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
Megatron was the Decepticon Leader during the final days of the Great War. After capturing an Autobot facility, and killing a cadet, Megatron revealed his plan to his troops. Megatron intended to conquer Trypticon Space Station, which had the means and power to manufacture Dark Energon: a variant of Energon which greatly increased the stamina and strength of its host. Megatron fought his way through the station to its commander, the Autobot Starscream. Upon Starscream's defeat, Starscream offered his services and the Dark Energon if he was spared. Megatron agreed, and Starscream joined the Decepticons.

After a test run of the Dark Energon in Kaon Prison, Soundwave deduced the element would only kill the host, but Starscream was able to find a way to fix it. Megatron then decided the time was right, and led his army to the inner levels of Cybertron. He was able to activate the uplink to channel energy from the Core of Cybertron itself to Trypticon Station, but he needed the Omega Key to access it once it was shut down with a firewall.

[[Image:WFCDS Defeat Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|256px|Simple enough... OH GOD BULLETS.]]
Megatron learned through a recording from Laserbeak that Autobot Leader Zeta Prime had the Omega Key in his possession and had holed up deep within Iacon. Megatron led a full-scale assault on the city, totally devastating Iacon, until he found Zeta Prime at last. After a hard battle, Zeta fell, and Megatron obtained the Omega Key. However, immediately upon taking it, alarms went off, and Iacon itself was shaking. Zeta Prime, despite being mortally wounded, laughed at Megatron's face, saying the Omega Key was only the key to the ''true'' key: the city-sized Autobot Omega Supreme.

Omega immediately attacked the victorious Decepticons, and quickly decimated their presence in Iacon, save for Megatron's team and a few others. By this point, Megatron was absolutely furious at Starscream: Megatron declared it was he who led them to Omega Supreme and the devastating onslaught he carried out. Starscream bitterly retorted even if Megatron killed him, Omega Supreme would still be out for his blood, helping nothing whatsoever. Megatron angrily let it go for the time being, and led his army to battle. His troops' confidence beginning to falter, Megatron declared they would either be kicking themselves for not acting for the rest of their lives, or heroes in a historic event. His men followed him to battle Omega, and the titan fell. Megatron was free to corrupt the Core of Cybertron with Dark Energon, and obtain near-supremacy of Cybertron.

That kind of went downhill when the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, extinguished the Dark Energon and destroyed Trypticon Space Station, didn't it?
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
:''Voice actor'': Fred Tatasciore (English), Oliviero Corbetta (Italian)

Early in the war, when the Autobots learned of the existence of the orbiting superweapon Trypticon, Megatron sent waves of Decepticon forces to keep them from discovering more about it. Megatron, happy to see the destruction Trypticon was creating, ordered Starscream and Skywarp at gunpoint to return to Trypticon and clean up after it, while he took his troops into battle to scour the area for Autobots to kill. Few Autobots other than the medic, [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]], were spared Megatron's initial assault.

When Megatron found out that Starscream had left his post at Trypticon, Megatron grew angry. But the Autobots had infiltrated the [[Datacore]], so Megatron focused his efforts there instead. Bumblebee was captured, and information useful for the taking of [[Iacon]] was pulled from his mind. Megatron assigned Skywarp the task of the initial Iacon assault. The traitorous Starscream returned to Megatron's focus, and the Air Commander was ordered to infiltrate the Core of Cybertron to reactivate the [[Geosynchronous Energon Bridge]]. But Starscream took too long, discovering Megatron had already reached the Core by the time he arrived. In a foul mood, Megatron would test Starscream's loyalty by putting him on the Iacon assault's front lines.

The assault went as planned, and Iacon crumbled. As Barricade and Starscream reached an empty Council Chamber, Megatro alerted them to the evacuation of the surviving Autobots. Three Autobot ships positioned themselves to escape, and so Megatron ordered Thundercracker and Skywarp to take them down.

Though Iacon fell, the Trypticon orbiting superweapon was destroyed by the Autobots... but not before Megatron ripped the datacore from its brain so as to salvage its information on Dark Energon. Megatron was pleased. Despite his loss, he still had the upper hand. {{storylink|Transformers: Cybertron Adventures}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-CybertronianMegatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px| Fashionably asymmetrical.]]
*'''Cybertronian Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2010)
:*''Accessories'': clear purple missile, fusion cannon

: This toy is based on Megatron's appearance in the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', transforming into a Cybertronian self-propelled gun. The treads of his vehicle can be positioned in either a vertical configuration like a traditional tank or in a horizontal, hovertank configuration. Megatron's spring-loaded cannon can attach to either arm. He also has an insignia on his back, but unlike Optimus, his is not hidden by kibble. Like [[Soundwave (Prime)|''War for Cybertron'' Soundwave]], his head has a light-piping gimmick that has been neutered by his painted eyes.

: Some units of the figure have Megatron's left internal shoulder strut misassembled, preventing that side of the tank-mode from becoming properly flush to the body when transforming. This can be corrected by unscrewing and separating the outer shoulder structure, flipping the strut 180 degrees, and reassembling the shoulder covering.

: Also, the packaging image for his tank mode is flipped.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[United (toyline)|United]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#United|Megatron Cybertron Mode]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Decepticon/GenerationsMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cybertronian Megatron at TFU.info]''

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===Prime===
[[Image:Primetoy-MegatronEP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|His jet mode needs a little scarf attached to the robot head.]]
*'''"Entertainment Pack"''' (5 figure gift set, 2011)
: A Deluxe-sized Megatron comes with a similarly-scaled [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] and PVC figurines of [[Miko Nakadai]], [[Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel]]. Megatron converts from his alien jet mode to his robot mode.
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===Transformers (2010)===
*'''Rage over Cybertron''' (Multipack, 2011)
:*''Accessories'': clear blue missile, fusion cannon

:A translucent [[redeco]] of Cybertronian Megatron, collected together with Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Bumblebee in a three-pack [[exclusive]] to [[Toys"R"Us]].

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==Notes==
[[Image:Tfprimemegatronjet.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Too fast for screen caps.]]
*Megatron's designation as an energon miner was "D-16".<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 War for Cybertron timeline].</ref> Megatron's original [[Japanese ID number list|Japanese ID number]] was "16". Takara would eventually change the numbering system using a "D" to denote [[Decepticon|Destrons]]. So Megatron's Japanese ID number could retroactively be considered "D-16".
*In ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron has multiple glitches when controlled by the computer, among them shrinking (quite hilariously), losing his Fusion Cannon, and having his Tank mode cannon stick straight up (also humorous). He may be the most glitchy character in the game.
*Optimus Prime's recollections in ''Darkness Rising'' have him and Megatron fighting side-by-side at the start of the Great War. This is the first time a Megatron has been involved in a Great War that he ''didn't'' start, never mind one where he used to be a goodie.
*The show design of this version of Megatron takes visual cues from both G1 (the ever-famous [[Megatron (G1)| buckethead]]) and [[Megatron (Movie)|the Movie version]] of the Decepticon leader (the sharp angles and bits on his shoulders, along with two-toed feet and a demonic-looking face with sharp teeth), even including the jet mode the latter version appeared in: the ''Prime'' staff used the same rationale that Megatron would not scan an Earth mode out of disgust at humans.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ BotCon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref> According to Cybertronian Megatron's packaging bio, Megatron often changes his altmode, probably in an attempt to explain why he's a tank in the game and a jet in the cartoon.
*At a video shown at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, Welker explained his ''Prime'' voice for Megatron would be mostly toned down from his G1 counterpart, to give the character more range.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/transformers-prime---peter-cullen--frank-welker-behind-the-scenes-170264/ Transformers Prime - Peter Cullen & Frank Welker Behind the Scenes] TFW2005</ref> When the show aired, Megatron indeed had a more quiet, sinister version of his voice than the iconic shouty one.

==References==
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[[Category: Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category: Generations]]
[[Category: Gladiators]]
[[Category: Hall of Fame]]
[[Category: Prime Decepticons]]
[[Category: War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Phil LaMarr

2011-06-17T21:06:13Z

71.170.152.73:

[[Image:PhilLaMarr1.jpg|right|108px|thumb|Look at dat fine Jamaican Bacon!]]
'''Phillip LaMarr''' (born [[January 24]], [[1967]]) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known as one of the original cast members of ''MADtv'', the voices of Hermes Conrad from ''Futurama'', Static from ''Static Shock'', Green Lantern John Stewart from ''Justice League Unlimited'', the title character from ''Samurai Jack'', [[Scrap-Iron]] and [[Doc (G.I. Joe)|Doc]] in ''[[G.I. Joe]]: Renegades'', Vamp from ''Metal Gear Solid'', and for his role in ''Pulp Fiction'' as an unfortunate young man whose head John Travolta accidentally blows off. He also guest-starred in ''Big Time Rush'' as Gustavo Rocque's rival, Hawk.

He, ah, also does the voice of Ollie Williams, the BlaccuWeather Forecaster on ''Family Guy''.

===Transformers Animated===
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]
* [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]
* [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (season 3)
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]
* [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]]

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0482851/ Phil LaMarr] at the Internet Movie Database

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamarr, Phil}}
[[Category:English voice actors]]

Phil LaMarr

2011-06-13T23:50:39Z

71.170.152.73:

[[Image:PhilLaMarr1.jpg|right|108px|thumb|Look at dat fine Jamaican Bacon!]]
'''Phillip LaMarr''' (born [[January 24]], [[1967]]) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known as one of the original cast members of ''MADtv'', the voices of Hermes Conrad from ''Futurama'', Static from ''Static Shock'', Green Lantern John Stewart from ''Justice League Unlimited'', the title character from ''Samurai Jack'', [[Scrap-Iron]] in ''[[G.I. Joe]]: Renegades'', Vamp from ''Metal Gear Solid'', and for his role in ''Pulp Fiction'' as an unfortunate young man whose head John Travolta accidentally blows off. He also guest-starred in ''Big Time Rush'' as Gustavo Rocque's rival, Hawk.

He, ah, also does the voice of Ollie Williams, the BlaccuWeather Forecaster on ''Family Guy''.

===Transformers Animated===
* [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]]
* [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]]
* [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (season 3)
* [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]
* [[Alpha Trion (Animated)|Alpha Trion]]

==External links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0482851/ Phil LaMarr] at the Internet Movie Database

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamarr, Phil}}
[[Category:English voice actors]]