Megazarak (Universe)

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:''Megazarak is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]] (via the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|2003 Universe series]]).''

[[Image:Megazaraktfu.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Shiv!]]
Completely without mercy or fear, having an unrivaled thirst for destruction and chaos, and intolerant of weakness, '''Megazarak''' is responsible for the near-annihilation of the [[Autobot]]s in many timestreams, often including [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]. He amassed a small army of loyal followers and tore through [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in a genocidal war unprecedented in this Cybertron's history... and most other Cybertrons, in fact. The surface of the planet is littered with the remains of Autobot and Decepticon alike, but mostly Autobot. He has nearly obliterated the planet, leaving only his followers and a tiny handful of straggling Autobot resistance fighters lurking deep within the planet.

{{bigquote|Functioning is a privilege, not a right.|Megazarak's profile quote}}

==Fiction==
===Shell Game===
[[Image:UltraTrionLoses.jpg|left|250px|thumb|I'm so evil I beat around old men!]]
In [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], Megazarak came to power after [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron's]] death on Earth. [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] was his main rival but Megazarak pretended to back down, then poisoned the guy using [[Tox-En]] and turned him into a loyal warrior, [[Toxitron (Universe)|Toxitron]]. Building on this, he turned Megatron's corpse into the undead [[Megabolt]], hoping to gain control of [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]]; and used the [[Robosmasher|Robo-Smasher]] to convert the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] and [[Team Bullet Train]] into his slaves, renamed [[Constructicon (RID)|the Constructicons]] and [[Dominus Trannis]]. [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] left his army in disgust and took the [[Predacon Field Squadron|Predacon Trio]] with him.

His rampage against the Autobots was aided in part by the disappearance of many of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s soldiers as a result of [[Unicron]] abducting them to fight in the [[Universe War]]. Although some of Megazarak's own soldiers were abducted as well, Megazarak ultimately vanquished his opposition and almost all Autobots were left dead. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#July 30, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}} He soon became the most feared despot in the galaxy. {{storylink|#Toys|Megazarak toy bio}}

Megazarak and his [[Micromaster]] partner, [[Caliburn (Universe)|Caliburn]] delved deep into Cybertron in search of the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], which Megazarak believed would give him the location of [[Base Sigma]], the last pocket of Autobot resistance, and the hiding place of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. Only the Oracle's ancient caretaker [[Ultra Trion]] stood in his way, but not for long.

Megazarak simply batted Ultra Trion aside, but when the guardian continued to attack, Megazarak quickly grew tired of the distraction and obliterated the ancient Autobot. But the Oracle wasn't in its ancient chamber anymore, delaying Megazarak's final victory yet again. {{storylink|Shell Game}}

Eventually, he fought the Last Autobot,<ref>[[OTFCC: Official Convention Souvenir Guide]]</ref> [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]], in final battle... and also ''Sky Byte'', who led his old team in support of the Autobot! {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}} With the use of the [[Chaos Armor]], Megazarak was finally defeated. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 7, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/07}}

===''Cybertron'' comic===
Another Megazarak came from [[Viron 403.0 Beta]] and called himself God Emperor Supreme of the [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 11, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}} With a strike force composed of [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]], [[Smokejumper]], and other Decepticons who respected him {{storylink|OTFCC: Official Convention Souvenir Guide|Megazarak profile}} and [[Jhiaxus (RID)|Jhiaxus]] as his second in command, he devastated his Cybertron and left only the [[Dinobot (Dinobots)|Dinobots]] as any real opposition... and then went looking for more Cybertrons! After testing dimension-hopping tech with a strike against [[Primax 1087.09 Alpha]], he hopped into the war-ravaged [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]]—leaving only his loyal second-in-commmand Jhiaxus behind.

With [[Bludgeon (RID 2001)|Bludgeon]], Scourge, Dreadwind, Smokejumper, and [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], he easily stomped Aurex 304.0 Epsilon. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 11, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}} Megazarak defeated the local [[Optimus Prime (Balancing Act)|Optimus Prime]], taunting him that the Matrix inside of him would rot with him, before ripping out his spark and abandoning Optimus's remains on the shores of the [[Rust Sea]]. Eventually, this would provide [[Unicron]] with the source of his malevolent Herald [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 6|Nemesis Prime's profile in Club magazine #6}} The Decepticons tried to buddy up with the Destructicons, even giving Galvatron's own personal Mini-Con, [[Caliburn (Armada)|Caliburn]], to Megazarak. It didn't last. All the carnage was fed on by Unicron and after the war, [[Tornedron]] and the [[Hytherion]] ate the reality he'd messed up. You suck, Megazarak!

The victorious Destructicons were abducted by Unicron for the [[Universe War]], but Jhiaxus rescued his master from the [[Cauldron]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#August 11, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}} At some point, the Defensor of Viron 704.31 Epsilon caught wind of this dimension-hopping menace through his Matrix and set out to stop this Megazarak. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 7, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/07}}

===Ask Sideways===
When asked for the name of the Autobot known as "[[Big Red (G1)|Big Red]]", [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] mocked [[you]] for wanting to know about stupid things and not wanting to know about more evil things such as the savagery of [[Gladiaron]], the rule of the [[Triumvirate]], or the world-devastating rampage of Megazarak. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Sideways#July 4, 2015|Ask Sideways, 2015/07/04}}

==Toys==
===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[Image:OTFCC04toy-Megazarak.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|I am one dude less to cram into the [[Megatron (disambiguation)|Megatron disambiguation page]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megazarak with Caliburn Mini-Con figure''' (Ultra Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 3 missiles

: ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Megazarak is a black, purple, red, and electric blue [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]], transforming into a Cybertronic tank. While the mold's electronics have been removed from the toy for cost concerns, he retains the many, many, ''many'' non-electronic gimmicks.

: His turret is able to rotate freely and pivot the main cannon up and down, which can also fire a pressure-launched missile. Plugging a Mini-Con onto the Powerlinx hardpoint in the L-shaped trench, then pulling back down the length of the trench and locking it in will flip up a double missile launcher on the opposite side of the turret, with two spring-loaded missiles ready to fire. His right-side forward hull protrusion has a flip-out "launch pad" with a sliding Powerlinx post for Mini-Cons. The left-side forward hull has three spring-loaded, flip-out panels that have Powerlinx hardpoints that reveal themselves at the push of a button. The rear right-side hull has a flip-out ramp for Mini-Cons, and a slide-out capture claw to ensnare them, while the rear left-side hull has a holding compartment for Mini-Cons, although most are too large to fit inside.

: In robot mode, sliding the Powerlinx post on his left forearm forward (with or without a Mini-Con plugged into it) reveals a small knife in his spring-loaded left hand. The entire turret assembly can be rotated around to face forward, then all his weapons can then be pivoted to face forward as well for "Full Blast Mode". The turret can then be rotated by turning a small crank attached to the right-hand side of Megatron's waist. His "[[Micromaster]]" partner [[Caliburn (Universe)#Toys|Caliburn]] can clip into the compartment in Megazarak's right shoulder, his weapon barrels pointing forward, and his three missiles can do the same over on his left shoulder.

: He and Caliburn were [[exclusive]] to [[OTFCC 2004]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/MegaZarak/megazarak.htm More information on Megazarak at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Megazarak was part of an aborted ''Transformers Generation 3'' project. He was originally conceived as a new form for the [[Megatron (G1)|original Megatron]] (as his colors, particularly in robot mode, loosely imply) under the name "'''Chaos Megatron'''", after the specific color of black used, but [[Hasbro]] did not allow [[3H Productions]] to use the character.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/98174-3h-fiction-versus-modern-club-fiction/page-8#entry2486668 Glen Hallit at the Allspark Forums: "3H fiction versus modern club fiction]"</ref> Thus, he was renamed after the Japanese version of Generation 1 [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. With the collapse of 3H soon after the release of Megazarak, however, the "Shell Game" storyline never went further.
* Due to the aforementioned collapse of 3H, Megazarak's "dimension" classification by wiki standards was unclear for a long time. In addition, despite nominally depicting the exact same individual, "Shell Game" had Megazarak seeking the Matrix while Nemesis Prime's Club magazine profile portrayed Megazarak as not caring about the Matrix. Finally in 2015, the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] clarified that there were two ''Robots in Disguise'' incarnations of Megazarak, one of whom dimension-jumped to a Unicron Trilogy universe.

==References==
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[[Category:Convention exclusives]]
[[Category:Convention-original characters]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Destructicons]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Emperors]]
[[Category:Minions of Unicron]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Universe Decepticons]]

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