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[[File:Armada-Megatron-card art.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Forshadowing [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]]'s existence since 2002.]]

'''[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s power is your doom! As are his many, many toys.
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada Megatron toy.jpg|upright=2|thumb|G2 Megatron gets pimped.]]
[[File:Armada-Megatron-Tidal-Wave-Combined.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Megatron combined with Tidal Wave.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron with Leader-1''' (Giga-Con, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン)
:*''Sonokong name:'' '''Megatron''' (메가트론)
:*''Takara/Sonokong ID number'': '''MD-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2002]] [[December 28]]
:*''Accessories'': Pressure-launch missile, 2 spring-loaded-launch missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: The first release in the ''Armada'' Giga-Con assortment, Megatron transforms into a green and purple [[Popular Cybertronian vehicle alternate modes#H-tank|H-shaped Cybertronic tank]]. His turret is able to rotate freely and pivot the main cannon up and down, plus the cannon barrel can fire a pressure-launched missile with the accompaniment of an electronic "explosion" sound effect. One of the most-[[Mini-Con]] play pattern-intensive toys in the ''Armada'' line, Megatron has many gimmicks and features designed to exploit Mini-Con collectability. 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. The launcher flips up over a small black switch which, when pressed, activates a "launching" sound effect; the idea is that when you press the buttons to fire the missiles, the whole launcher will move down a millimeter or two, and trip the switch. Depending on the alignment of the gears in your Megatron, though, the launcher is just as likely to hit the switch right away when it flips into place. Plugging a Mini-Con into the turret hatch hardpoint and then twisting it left or right will activate a sound clip of machine gun fire. All three of these sound effects are accompanied by a flashing red LED which illuminates the Decepticon sigil panel on the front of the turret.

: His right-side forward hull protrusion has a flip-out "launch pad" for Mini-Cons, with a sliding Powerlinx post. 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.

: Megatron came packed with his personal Mini-Con, [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Toys|Leader-1]], ready to use with any of those gimmicks.

: In [[robot mode]], Megatron has decent articulation in his arms, but has exceptionally limited articulation in his legs owing to stability concerns when his various gimmicks are used. 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—in homage to the sword present on Japanese releases of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|the original Megatron toy]]!<ref>"I put that knife there on purpose because it echoes the G1 sword hand. How 'bout that?"—[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNgWvNmMJfE&t=3051s Aaron Archer on ''The Toy Armada'', 2021/12/14]</ref> 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 his '''Full Blast Mode'''. The turret can then be rotated by turning a small crank attached to the right-hand side of Megatron's waist, and as it spins, Megatron will cry "Decepticons, Attack!", and all three of his sound effects (explosion, launching and machine gun) will play in succession. Leader-1 can clip into the compartment in Megatron's right shoulder, his weapon barrels pointing forward, and Megatron's three missiles can do the same over on his left shoulder.

: Megatron can also combine with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]], with Tidal Wave's aircraft carrier and battleship clipping onto his arms and his troop transport clipping onto Megatron's back (after the turret has been positioned in Full Blast Mode configuration) as a jetpack. While the North American instructions only referred to this as Tidal Wave's '''Weapon Mode'''; this form was called '''Burning Megatron''' in Japan and Korea.

: The American version has a metallic purple face, whereas [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Legend of the Microns'' release and [[Sonokong]]'s ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' release both have a dark silver face and more defined Decepticon symbols. The turret on the Takara/Sonokong release uses a slightly different [[mold]] than the Hasbro version; the slot for the sliding switch that activates the dual missile launcher on the turret is different, allowing the launcher to be locked into place without pressing down on the electronics trigger and draining the batteries. The voice clip is also different.

: In Japan, Hello Mac stores offered one of the three [[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Ultimate|Ultimate Edition Land Military Microns]] [[campaign item|free with the purchase]] of Megatron in May 2003.

: While the cartoon depicted Megatron dual-wielding two of the three major Mini-Con weapons on multiple occasions, his unusual left hand meaning he is only able to hold said weapons with his right hand makes the toy unable to recreate this.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Megazarak (Universe)#Toys|Megazarak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Armada'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Armada Galvatron toy.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|The exact opposite of Captain Planet.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron with Clench''' (Giga-Con, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Megatron Super Mode''' (メガトロン{{ruby|S|スーパーモード}})
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''MD-08'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2003]] [[September 11]]
:*''Accessories'': Pressure-launch missile, 2 spring-loaded-launch missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}

: Released in the third wave of Giga-Con toys, Galvatron is a predominantly light purple and white redeco of the previous Giga-Con class Megatron toy, covered in black "battle damage" scorch marks with a paint wash on his torso and tank treads. He retains all of his gimmicks from the previous version, the only difference between the two being that the sound clip activated by rotating his turret now says '''"The power is mine!"''' (a line spoken by Megatron in the [[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Armada'' cartoon]] episode "[[Desperate]]", though [[David Kaye]]'s voice was not sampled for the toy).

[[File:Armada-Galvatron-Tidal-Wave-Combined.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.8|Galvatron combined with Tidal Wave.]]

: This time, Galvatron comes with the Mini-Con [[Clench (Armada)#Toys|Clench]]... well, in the Hasbro line, at least.

: The Takara release of "Megatron Super Mode", part of the eighth wave of ''Legends of the Microns'' product, has slight deco differences from the [[Hasbro]] version. It retains Takara Megatron's dark silver face instead of Hasbro's flat black, as well as slightly darker purples and golds. The Takara version retains the different switch slot from the first Japanese release, which all US releases of the mold curiously never utilized. Unlike Hasbro's Galvatron version, Megatron S reuses all the same sound clips from the first Megatron release. Additionally, his Mini-Con partner is labeled as "Spark Barrel" instead, being a powered-up version of Leader-1 rather than being Clench.

: In 2004, after the ''Armada'' toyline ended and ''Energon'' was already on the way, [[The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|the only issue]] of 3H's ''The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine'' published instructions for a bizarre but official combined mode called "MegaWing Galvatron" using [[Dreadwind (RID)#Toys|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]] from the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toyline. While the instructions specify using ''Armada'' Galvatron for it, this combined mode can also be done with any redeco of the ''Armada'' Megatron or the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]] molds, however it requires ''Robots in Disguise'' Dreadwind thanks to an added screwhole which was new to the ''RID'' version of the ''Generation 2'' [[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing]] mold. The instructions also included a note to check online for "Dark MegaWing Galvatron" directions, combining the whole shebang with Tidal Wave. Due to the disintegration of 3H, this sadly never materialized.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Armada'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://i.imgur.com/kB1fQSw.jpg Instructions for MegaWing Galvatron Page 1]''
::*''[https://i.imgur.com/kW6sF7m.jpg Instructions for MegaWing Galvatron Page 2]''

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[[File:Black Micron Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|You are a lucky bastard if you own this.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Black Megatron''' (ブラックメガトロン, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Pressure-launch missile, 2 spring-loaded-launch missiles

: This special redeco of Megatron was given away as a [[Lucky Draw figure|prize]] in a contest held in the June 2003 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. Limited to 100 units, this Megatron was, as his name suggests, primarily black with dark olive and purple shades, and bright yellow and green highlights.
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:Armada BTR MegatronCyclonus.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Keep on truckin'.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron with Leader-1 and Cyclonus with Crumplezone''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: Part of the largest ''Transformers'' series ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' set, Megatron can be assembled into a battle tank, a robot, or whatever your imagination can do with the blocks provided. Megatron is armed with a dual missile launcher based upon the Mini-Con activated version on the regular Ultra class toy.

: He came with a block-version of his Mini-Con partner [[Leader-1 (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Leader-1]], as well as a full [[Cyclonus (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Cyclonus]] and [[Crumplezone (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Crumplezone]] build.

: He has realllllly long legs, which, thanks to his very top-heavy build, make it very difficult for him to remain standing upright.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/BTRMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Built to Rule!'' Megatron at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Minty fresh mouthwash laser cannons!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Leader Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}

: Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)| Energon]]'' Leader-class toys, Megatron transforms into a Cybertronic gunship, with a gear-driven [[Super Mode|Hyper Mode]] that simultaneously unfolds his wing panels and reveals or extends various weapons; the instructions say to activate this feature by pulling on his translucent wingtips, but to avoid bending the plastic it is safer to do it by lifting up his opaque upper wing covers. In robot mode, Megatron greatly resembles [[Galvatron (G1)|Generation 1 Galvatron]], with a pair of large pivoting shoulder cannons. While he features decent articulation, especially compared to the ''Armada'' Ultra toy, he has limited posability due to a top-heavy design and spring-loaded auto-transforming hands and feet.

: Megatron's primary weapon is a large tank, based on his ''Armada'' body, featuring a spring-loaded missile launcher and an out-of-place machine gun sound effect. The tank attaches to Megatron in either of his modes as a cannon, either mounting on his back in jet mode, or clipping to his arm in robot mode. Inserting and then removing the rear of the tank into the scabbard on Megatron's back draws out the sword blade stored there, and the tank can then attach to his arm to allow the Decepticon leader to wield the weapon. The sword's connection point is spring-loaded, so that when the blade is struck against something, it activates a sword-clashing sound effect and a red LED that illuminates the translucent blade. An [[Energon star|energon chip]] can be mounted to the [[Spark crystal|spark crystal]] next to the left shoulder cannon.

: In the United States, this figure was initially only available at [[Walmart]] stores, and saw a wider release shortly after. It was later redecoed to create ''Energon'' Galvatron (see below).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Energon'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energon-Ultra-Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Few megalomaniacs can pull off the "tank as fashion accessory" look.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (ガルバトロン, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''SD-07'''
:*''Release date'': [[February 26]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: Rather than release the Leader Class ''Energon'' Megatron figure, Takara opted to instead produce a smaller version of "Galvatron", broadly equivalent to the Hasbro Mega Class toys, in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]''. This figure is a down-sized version of the Leader mold, with the same transformation, all the same features, new electronic sounds in the tank, and a lighter, more cartoon-accurate colour scheme. The shoulder cannons, which were pegged to jointed opaque plastic blocks to let them pop off [[For safety reasons|rather than break off]] on the Leader Class toy, have the clear plastic cannons include the joint as a clear c-clip, so take care.

: While initially exclusive to Japan, the figure was later made available in Hasbro markets in a two-pack (see below).

: This mold was also used to make [[Megatron (SG)#Toys|''Shattered Glass'' Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/EMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Ultra-class Energon Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy black galvatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|thumb|You're even luckier if you own this.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron Black Version''' (ガルバトロンブラックバーション, 2004)}}</ul>
:* ''ID number'': '''SD-07'''
:* ''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: This redeco of the Mega Class Megatron/Galvatron figure was offered through both a ''[[TV Magazine]]'' prize draw, and live drawings held in Tobu Department Stores. Limited to 50 pieces, it sported a striking new black and red color scheme, with orange translucent parts, and came in the standard toy's packaging, with a sticker denoting it as a special prize.

: Some units have been found without the sticker; unconfirmed reports suggest that these were the versions given away at Tobu stores.

::*''[http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com/toy/gallery/review/black+galvatron/1090/black+galvatron.html More information on Black Galvatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Energon Galvatron toy1.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|This repaint brought a tear to the eye of somebody.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Leader Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara release date'': [[2004]] [[April 28]]
:*''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: The third and final Leader Class toy in ''Energon'', released as part of the "Powerlinx Battles" line refresh, Megatron-now-Galvatron was extensively redecoed to resemble [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as much as possible. His predominant color is (naturally) purple, with black plastic and extensive use of metallic silver and metallic red paint for detailing. All translucent plastic was replaced with orange. He retains all of his prior gimmickry.

: This version of Galvatron was released in Japan as a [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] "[[USA Edition]]" in April of 2004, in Hasbro packaging with Japanese-language stickers for legal information.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Energon'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy galvatron g.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron General''' (ガルバトロン{{ruby|G|ジェネラル}}, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''SD-20'''
:*''Release date'': [[2004]] [[September 30]]
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile, Energy Blade, [[Energon star]]

: Released in the nineteenth wave of ''Super Link'' toys, Takara's "Galvatron General" is a redeco of their Mega Class Galvatron figure. Like the earlier toy, it features a more cartoon-accurate (if somewhat more garish) color scheme, with a more pinkish shade of purple, yellow translucent parts instead of orange, and a pale blue crown instead of the Hasbro's toy's black.

: It also includes a clear-purple/pink version of [[Cruellock#Toys|Cruellock]]'s "[[Energon weapon#Gallery|Energy Blade]]" weapon, consisting of a small gun and sword which combine to form a larger blade, and a Decepticon [[Energon star]].

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=1697 More information on ''Superlink'' Galvatron General at Transformers-Universe.com]''

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[[File:Energontoy prime vs megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Powerlinx Optimus Prime / Megatron''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' Tank/cannon, sword, missile

: Takara's Mega Class Megatron was released in Hasbro markets as part of a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive set. The only change made from the Takara original is that the rear landing gear sections are attached by short plastic rods instead of steel pins, likely necessitated by US [[for safety reasons|safety requirements]].

: He came in a two-pack with another previously-Takara-exclusive figure, the Deluxe-class version of ''Energon'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#EnDx|Optimus Prime]] ("SL Grand Convoy" in Japan). This two-pack was the only way of obtaining the two toys outside of Japan without importing.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/EMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Ultra-class Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energontoy unreleased megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Multi-pack, <s>2004</s>?)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Tank/cannon, sword, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Dan Khanna]] (packaging artist)}}

: A grey, black, and green redeco of the Super ''Energon'' Megatron mold was planned to be released in a set with ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|Soundwave]] as a [[Target]] exclusive, but was ultimately canceled. Artwork for the toy was produced by [[Dan Khanna]] and revealed online by the artist.
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cybertrontoy megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Megatron's Unicron cosplay did not turn out well. (Hasbro version pictured.)]]
[[File:GalaxyForcetoy-MocomToy-MasterMegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|His power is fading! Quick, desaturate him some more! (Mocom Toy version pictured.)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Leader, 2004 / 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Master Megatron''' (マスターメガトロン)
:*''Takara ID number:'' '''GD-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2004]] [[December 28]]
:*''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, "spinning hand cannon", "Unicron power claws", [[Cyber Key]]
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''lh7d'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (Takara)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Megatron is a [[Triple Changer]], transforming into either a Cybertronic dragster or jet. Megatron comes with a [[Cyber Key]] of unique design, which fits into a slot above his cockpit canopy to activate a "powering up" noise and a pair of spring-loaded, pop up engines. The engines are on either side in a double-barrelled spring-loaded missile launcher, which makes firing noises and flashes with red LEDs when its missiles are launched.

: His instructions for [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] omit the final step of folding his calf-guards back behind his aft, leaving them awkwardly hanging out at his sides.

: In robot mode, Megatron's design is partially based upon ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Unicron/toys#Armada|Unicron's]] design, with very similar shoulders and arms, though the retention of Unicron's trademark orange leads to a rather chaotic color scheme (how appropriate). He features two weapons in this mode, each released by inserting a Cyber Key into the vehicle halves that now sit behind his shoulders. The right opens to reveal a removable, rotating gatling gun weapon made up of his left front car wheel (called the "Death Machine Gun" in Japan), while the left pops loose and unfolds to become his "Unicron power claws", a bladed melee weapon that pegs onto his forearm (called the "Death Claw" in Japan). He sports particularly effective [[light-piping]] in his eyes.

: Megatron can combine with [[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Nemesis Breaker]] for '''Dark Claw Mode''', giving him a massive clawed arm (nominal position is with Nemesis as his left arm), though his balance in this form is tenuous at best. In a presumable coincidence, the connection sockets are a match for those used by his old ''Armada'' combination partner [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]], so you can attach his arms to this Megatron too.

: The Takara ''Galaxy Force'' "Master Megatron" version of this figure uses lavender on the rubbery parts instead of violet, a paler, more metallic shade of green for all the non-molded green parts, and, strangely, an unpainted robot nose. Unusually for Takara, these differences made it ''less'' show accurate than Hasbro's version, which was released a few months later. The Korean [[Mocom Toy]] release of the ''Galaxy Force'' figure features a painted nose, but keeps the other Takara differences.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron Legends Megatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Hasbro version on the left, Takara's "EZ Collection" release on the right.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Master Megatron''' (マスターメガトロン)

: "[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]" Megatron is a simplified version of the Leader class toy. He can only transform into his car mode and has rather limited articulation, sculpt and paint detail.

: The figure was released in Japan under the "[[EZ Collection]]" banner, in the same packaging as the Hasbro release but with a small card insert featuring the Japanese logo and nomenclature and a Japanese-language legal information sticker slapped on the back, similar to a [[USA Edition]]. As with all the EZ Collection figures, this release features a substantially greater number of [[paint operation]]s that increase Megatron's resemblance to his larger figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/LOCMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Legends Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy ez clear megatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''EZ Collection Clear Set''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>

: A Takara [[exclusive]] multi-pack of "EZ Collection" Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)#EZClear|Optimus Prime]], and [[Starscream (Armada)#EZClear|Starscream]] recast the figures using primarily clear plastics; in Megatron's case, his grey was replaced with smoky translucent plastic. A mail-away exclusive to ''[[TV Magazine]]'', the set was limited to 3000 pieces.

::*''[http://plasticcrack.net/archives/2007/07/photo-review-takara-galaxy-force-ez-telemag-exclusive-3pack More information on the EZ Collection multi-pack at PlasticCrack.net]

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[[File:Cybertrontoy galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na BATMAN!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Leader, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Master Galvatron''' (マスターガルバトロン)
:* ''Takara ID number'': '''GD-14'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2005]] [[August 22]]
:* ''Accessories'': 2 missiles, "spinning hand cannon", "Unicron power claws", Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''l65x'''
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''Cybertron'' Galvatron is a silver, red, and black redeco of Leader class ''Cybertron'' Megatron, with a color scheme based upon (ironically) [[Megatron (G1)|Generation 1 Megatron]]. He retains all the features and accessories of the original figure, including the ability to combine with Nemesis Breaker, which is actively called out on his packaging this time (albeit with a picture of the original Megatron toy). Most of Galvatron's silver parts are actually coated with metallic paint instead of being left as bare silver plastic; Japanese hobby magazine articles noted that the ''Galaxy Force'' release of the figure used paint similar to the hard-wearing kind found on cell phones, and while it is unknown for certain if Hasbro's figure used the same type, it seems quite likely.

: Takara's "Master Galvatron" release of the figure replaced Hasbro's metallic gold details with yellow, and packaged the figure in a unique monochrome purplish-blue version of the normal ''Galaxy Force'' packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GalaxyForce EZ MasterGalvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|SHOW-ACCURATE]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Master Galvatron''' (EZ Collection, 2005)}}</ul>

: [[EZ Collection]] Master Galvatron is a redeco of the earlier Legends/EZ Collection Megatron figure, continuing the Japanese trend of intricate paint jobs on these smaller toys.

: He was available exclusively with the September 2005 issue of ''[[Dengeki Hobby Magazine]]'', and came in a small box designed to replicate the look of the standard ''Galaxy Force'' packaging—but in full color, unlike Takara's release of the larger Galvatron figure, with a picture of the toy instead of an actual packaging window.

: At least some units (in unopened, new condition) got dumped to Hobby Shop dealers in Asia and were sold at a lower price.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act380/ More information on EZ Collection Galvatron at TFKenkon.com]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy gold galvatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|NOT SHOW-ACCURATE. But all shiny...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Gold Master Galvatron''' (Leader "lucky draw" prize, 2005)}}</ul>
:* ''Accessories'': 2 missiles, "Death Machine Gun", "Death Claw", Force Chip

: Available as a contest prize in the December 2005 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]'', this redeco of the Megatron/Galvatron Leader mold renders the Decepticon entirely golden with a mixture of golden plastic and golden [[chrome]] parts. Limited to only fifteen pieces, he came in a plain white version of the normal ''Galaxy Force'' window box packaging.

::*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160422215138/http://www.luckydrawtransformers.com:80/toy/gallery/review/gold+master+galvatron/1100/gold+master+galvatron.html More information on Gold Master Galvatron at Lucky Draw Transformers]''

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[[File:Cybertron Legends Galvatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|FOOL! GALVATRON CAN BE AS SHOW-ACCURATE AS HE WANTS!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Galvatron''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)}}</ul>

: While [[TakaraTomy]] were the first to release a Legends-size Galvatron, Hasbro trumped their limited-release magazine exclusive with a mass release of their version of the figure in the main ''Cybertron'' toyline, in the third wave of Legends figures. Released several months after the Japanese version, Hasbro's Galvatron unsurprisingly features paint operations that are both fewer in quantity and lesser in intricacy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/LOCGalvatron/galvatron.htm More information on Legends Galvatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertron Deluxe BeastMegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|This looks familiar... Yesss...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2006)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Missile, Jungle Planet Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''ds9g'''

: A green redeco of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Megatron]], this unusual iteration of Megatron transforms into a robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes|''Tyrannosaurus rex'']] in the pseudo-[[technorganic]]-looking style of the other [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]] toys. His tail hides a spring-loaded missile launcher that is revealed when a Cyber Key is inserted into the (unfortunately-placed) key jack.

: While this mold was first released earlier in 2006 as part of the ''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' line and is obviously meant to be ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, it was developed to fit in with ''Cybertron's'' Jungle Planet aesthetic, "in case" the ''Beast Wars'' Anniversary release didn't pan out (according to [[Aaron Archer]]'s statements at [[BotCon 2005]]).

: This mold was also used to make the [[BotCon 2010]] exclusive [[Cindersaur (G1)#Timelines|Cindersaur]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Jungle Planet Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cybertrontoy LOCtarget4pack.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Megatron / Soundwave / Jetfire / Optimus Prime''' (Legends of Cybertron multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>

: This four pack of Legend-class Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]], [[Jetfire (Armada)#LOC|Jetfire]] and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Legends|Soundwave]] was exclusive to [[Target]] stores. All of the toys were identical to their individual releases.
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===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:TargetGenerationsLegends.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"I have achieved [[continuity]] travel!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Generations Legends''' (Multi-pack, 2007)}}</ul>

: A [[Target]] exclusive, this four-pack of Legends Class figures contains two versions of both Optimus Prime and Megatron, namely [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|''Cybertron'' Optimus Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|"Movie" Optimus Prime]], ''Cybertron'' Megatron, and [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|"Movie" Megatron]].

: All of the toys in the set are identical to their prior individual releases.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Armada Megatron Generations Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Female moose flocked from miles around.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Megatron''' (Leader, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 pistols (combine to form rifle)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Size class|Leader Class]] toys, Armada Megatron is a [[retool]] of the ''Generations'' Leader Class [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Combiner Wars|Megatron]] he was released alongside, transforming into a tank of undetermined, possibly-made-up model. In tank mode, his turret can turn a full 180 degrees and also fire spring-loaded [[missile]] from the barrel. He features rubber treads that function realistically, a rarity among ''Transformers'' toys. His two pistols attach to the back of the turret via [[5 mm post]], but in an unadvertised feature, they can also be stored on the underside of his tank mode. As a bonus, he has multiple [[Mini-Con]] "Powerlinx" ports, though none of them trigger any [[gimmick]]s.

: In robot mode, he has a new head featuring red [[light-piping|light-piped]] eyes and "antlers" resembling those of Megatron's original ''Armada'' figure. His tank barrel becomes an arm-mounted weapon, though unfortunately, it tends to impede the use of his elbow [[articulation]]. His pistols can also combine into a single larger rifle.

: He comes packaged with a collector's card featuring his [[package art]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWArmMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Armada Megatron at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:LegendsArmadaMegatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right|Am I blue? Am I blue? What are these horns on my head tellin' you?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Megatron''' (アルマダメガトロン, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''LG-EX'''
:*''Release date'': [[2015]] [[June 21]]
:*''Acessories'': Missile, 2 pistols (combine to form rifle)

: Available [[exclusive|only]] at the 2015 [[Tokyo Toy Show]], ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Armada Megatron is a significantly more show-accurate redeco of the ''Generations'' toy above, with new paint applications simulating the face mask slider switch that was in the middle of the chest of the original ''Armada'' mold. In addition, most of what had been red in the ''Generations'' version is now blue.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Leader-Class-Armada-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The sequel you've all been waiting for.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Universe Megatron''' (Leader, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Megatron (Armada Universe)''' (メガトロン (アルマダユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-47'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2023]] [[October 28]]
:*''Accessories'': Tank barrel, antlers
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[April 4]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL4YRFesAdo Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Sam Smith]], [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Delaney Norris]]</ref>

: Marking the 20th anniversary of the Armada franchise, the second Leader Class figure in ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'', "Armada Universe Megatron" is a slightly-stylized and simplified version of his original ''Armada'' design, transforming into a Cybertronic H-tank. His [[Evo-Fusion]] ability replicates the original's Full Blast Mode, dubbed as a "chest-mounted Fusion Cannon" in his product description; his turret hinges outwards, granting it clearance to swivel to his front while the the barrels can be pointed forward. The tank turret is locked from having full rotation, being only able to spin about 255 degrees, though it stops at the diagonal-orientation most-often seen in the show. The static double missile launcher that flips forward for this mode has a swivel joint allowing it to spin on its own. These missiles also only flip to a 90 degree position rather than angling forward, as they seem to have only been designed with Full Blast Mode in mind. Similar to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]] from the same line, he has restricted arm movement as the shoulder pylons do not rotate, whilst the real arms start beneath the flap.

: The front half of Megatron's tank barrel is detachable and can plug into his folded-in wrists via 5mm peg and port connection, the latter function designed to combine with accessories from the later released [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|''Legacy United'' Tidal Wave]] figure to form their combined mode without affecting the latter’s size. Here, the lowered position of the shoulder joints comes into play, as it allows Megatron to still move his arms while combined. (The troop transport component of Tidal Wave would have prevented the pylons from moving and thus made it impossible to move his shoulders.) Sadly, unlike the original figure, he doesn't come with a wrist-knife, although the shape of his left hand resembles that of the original toy. He also doesn't come with [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]], nor any means of attaching the original toy's Leader-1, but given that the other ''Armada'' figures in the ''Legacy'' toyline don't come with their respective [[Mini-Con]]s, that's to be expected. His antlers are fully removable, though they have a tendency to detach on their own. Although Megatron lacks all the extra features of his original toy, most of them are recreated via molded detail. The CGI renders on the box depict the molded-in "launch pad" on the right-side forward hull protrusion as being fully painted orange, while all other stock photos and the actual toy color only a portion of it.

: This version of Megatron has raised pentagonal plates with [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon insignias, apparently meant to be a callback to the original toy's sculpted insignias but modified for the sake of ease of manufacture. This is most likely to avoid needing an extra [[paint mask]] specifically for the shoulder insignias.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Core-Energon-Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wait, did you mean the ''other'' [[Energon Universe]]?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Energon Universe Megatron''' (Core Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Megatron (Energon Universe)''' (メガトロン (エネルゴンユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-60'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2024]] [[April 27]]
:*''Accessories'': Tank/sword, shoulder cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8kPFTS6hEM&t=2957s ''Transformers'' panel] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Thew Adams]] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]].</ref>

: Released in the eighth wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' cores, ''Legacy: United'' "Energon Universe" is an updated version of Megatron's ''Energon'' design, transforming into a Cybertronian gunship. He includes a small version of his original arm cannon/tank, obviously without any of the original's features. His shoulder cannons no longer pivot but are removable, allowing him to wield them like traditional blasters.

: Megatron was revealed at PulseCon 2023 with the rest of ''United''{{'}}s first wave, and went up for preorder shortly afterwards.

: Scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2024, Megatron and his assortment arrived at Walmart in Canada in late November 2023.

: ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C6XDNytOTvw/ Designer commentary from Evan Brooks on'' Legacy ''Energon Universe Megatron]''.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Armada-Galvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What were you expecting? 'Universe Universe' Megazarak?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Universe Galvatron''' (Leader, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Galvatron (Armada Universe)''' (ガルバトロン (アルマダユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-87'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2025]] [[February 22]]
:*''Accessories'': Tank barrel
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[[May 14]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOXZGDHebTk Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream | May 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Kelly Rose]].</ref>

: ''Legacy: United'' "Armada Universe Galvatron" is a redeco and minor retool of the above ''Armada'' Megatron figure with a new facial expression. He retains the same Full Blast Mode feature of the Megatron release. He is also capable of combining with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Legacy|Armada Universe Tidal Wave]] to form his Super Mode.

: Galvatron's deco is directly based on the anime and Takara version of his original toy and thus lacks the scorch mark effects of the original Hasbro toy. Much like the Megatron figure he is redecoed from, only a portion of the molded-in launch pad is painted, but the CGI renders properly reflect it this time. His antlers are now not removable, having been glued in place so you can't steal them out of his open front packaging.

: This figure was first teased alongside Tidal Wave, being noted in his listing and featured on the back of his box to showcase the combination feature. He was officially announced on the [[May 14]], 2024 Pulse livestream.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-United-Energon-Universe-Galvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|More time passed between this guy and original Energon Galvatron, than it did between Energon Galvatron and the G1 Galvatron he was supposedly a loving nostalgic homage to.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Energon Universe Galvatron''' (Core Class, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Galvatron General (Energon Universe)''' (ガルバトロンG (エネルゴンユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-81'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2025]] [[January 25]]
:*''Accessories'': Tank/sword, shoulder cannons
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8IwV0ruuDu/ Design notes] on ''Legacy: United'' Energon Universe Galvatron from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram</ref>

: Part of the final wave of 2024 ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Core Class toys, Galvatron is a redeco of the above ''Energon'' Megatron figure, transforming into a Cybertronian jet. His color scheme follows that of the ''Energon'' cartoon, not the original toy release. He comes with all the same accessories as Megatron.

: The figure was first announced on the [[May 14]], 2024 Pulse livestream, and was fully revealed by designer Evan Brooks via his social media account on [[June 12]], as a part of daily product reveals hosted by the Transformers design team, with pre-orders going up on [[June 13]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The team will be bringing you reveals each day starting #TransformersTuesday June 11th which will all lead up to pre-orders on Thursday June 13th.|link=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8Ce_TauWGd/|name=Ben MacCrae, Mark Maher, and Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=06|day=11}}</ref>

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C8IwV0ruuDu/ Designer commentary from Evan Brooks on ''Legacy: United'' Energon Universe Galvatron on Instagram]''.

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==Notes==
[[File:Concept-ArmadaMegatron.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Killing you. To death.]]
* A conceptual drawing in the ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' showed ''Armada'' Megatron as originally being more weapon-laden and certifiably able to '''kill you to death'''.
* Also in the ''Legends of the Microns Yearbook 2003'', ''Armada'' Megatron's cannon's concept art specifically notes that there is an [[Galvatron (G1)|"'80s Galvatron"]] homage sculpted on the barrel.
* According to [[Aaron Archer]] as ORSON on the now-defunct "Orson's World" forum at [http://www.tfw2005.com TFW2005.com], ''Armada'' Megatron's "antlers" were part of an aborted Mini-Con grabber gimmick. The gimmick didn't make it, but the antlers remained. Despite lacking the accompanying mechanism, they are still hinged and spring loaded.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=yes the horns had a pincher feature that would extend and grab and retract into the tank. but that was a early model and due to safety concerns around pinch points the feature wasn't taken very far. look at the control art on my feed of megatron i think you can see this feature hinted at.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/ByvOFW7gnlC/c/18007778707220811/r/18045021148131009/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=06|day=15}}</ref>
* Also according to Archer, the chin on ''Armada'' Megatron is supposed to look like a pair of fangs to play up the character's evil nature. How well this was actually pulled off in the final sculpt is debatable.
* ''Armada'' Megatron's signature horns, as well as his clawed feet, are a call-back by Aaron Archer to ''[[Beast Wars]]'' [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[Transmetal 2]] dragon toy. Which was the first Transformers toy Archer helped design. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK5c8GorTY4]</ref>
[[File:Armada megatron toy.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Mmm... Slanty posing.]]
* The original Hasbro stock photography featured a mis-assembled Megatron toy (seen on the right), with Megatron's feet being flipped with the "grates" from the tops of the feet facing forward.
* ''Armada'' Galvatron's deco is inspired by [[Galvatron (BW)|"Beast Wars" Galvatron]]. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5C9CsSApHA]</ref>
* ''Cybertron'' Megatron has a {{w|Batmobile}}-inspired vehicle mode because the then-upcoming [[2005]] release of ''{{w|Batman Begins}}'' meant that [[Batman]] was very much in the zeitgeist, and the designers at Hasbro wanted to capitalise on that. [[Sideways (Armada)#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Sideways]]'s bat-like jet mode was another example of this.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The closest we got [to a Batman/Transformers crossover] was more tactical—so like, "oh there's a Batman movie coming out," so the ''Cybertron'' Sideways is very bat-inspired. I think there was another car that we went that way... Megatron obviously Batmobile-inspired. I don't know how direct-tactical that is but if bats are in the zeitgeist, if there's advertisement around bats and stuff, well let's... bat-inspired something. More like that is what we ended up with, but no we never went for a direct crossover.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW7bBZgluQQ&t=2169s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: ARMADA STARSCREAM|year=2023|month=06|day=02}}</ref>
* ''Cybertron'' Galvatron's tech spec ratings for strength, endurance, and firepower are "unknown." His Cyber Key Code content states he reduced an entire Gigantion city to crystalline dust.
* Additionally, ''Cybertron'' Galvatron's package motto is "I will crush you with my bare hands!", a line used by both the original Megatron and Galvatron in [[The Transformers: The Movie|the 1986 animated film.]]
*An unused concept for a potential [[Botcon]] 2017 figure would've seen a new Megatron based on his ''Energon'' design from ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Black Shadow (G1)#Titans Return|Black Shadow]] with a [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] [[Titan Master]] partner redecoed from [[Ominus]]. He would've also included a green version of the sword from [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|''Construct-Bots'' Megatron]].<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-images-of-concepts-and-customized-figures-from-fun-pub-at-petes-robot-convention-2017/39073/]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Armada combiners]]
[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Cybertron combiners]]
[[Category:Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:E-HOBBY exclusives]]
[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us exclusives]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us Japan exclusives]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Ramjet (Armada)

2026-03-07T23:34:12Z

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:''Ramjet is a [[Decepticon]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[Image:Ramjet-AR-DVD.jpg|right|250px|thumb|If Transformers were to scale with the toys, Ramjet would be larger than Starscream...]]
'''Ramjet''' is a coward, pure and simple. He hides behind the bulk of his colossal partner [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], who for some reason remains protective of the little guy. He's an opportunistic weasel who likes to push others into battles he's too chicken to enter himself. He's speedy in the air and pretty persuasive in speech, but those are about his only strengths.<ref>Ramjet's profile in ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada]]'' #3</ref>

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
[[Image:Armada V4 Ramjet.jpg|thumb|left|At my hand! It's so small compared to my forearm! It's freaking me out, man!]]
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Ramjet accompanied Tidal Wave in his rescue of [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]. During their battle with [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] and [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]], Ramjet fearfully pointed out the visage of [[Unicron]] that loomed in the sky. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 4}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
Ramjet was one of many Mini-Cons who came out of hiding on Earth to help in the final battle against [[Unicron]]. He joined his power with [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]] and the other Mini-Cons in defending [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from destruction. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armadatoy Ramjet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A Mini-Con partner that makes SENSE? Impossible!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Tidal Wave with Ramjet''' (Giga-Con Class, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Shockwave'''
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Shock'''
:*''Takara/Sonokong ID number:'' '''MD-06'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[July 17]], 2003
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Released in the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Giga-Cons (the first with ''The Unicron Battles'' branding), packed in with his larger partner [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Toys|Tidal Wave]], Ramjet transforms into a Dassault Rafale fighter jet. As a Mini-Con, he has a "[[Powerlinx]]" socket on his vehicle-mode underside which allows him to attach to any toy with a "Powerlinx" style [[5 mm post]]; some toys have special Powerlinx posts that activate/unlock gimmicks when a Mini-Con is attached. He is designed to fold up and fit into the storage elevator of Tidal Wave's aircraft carrier portion.

: Despite the deco changes to Tidal Wave in the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]/[[Sonokong]] release of the set, the Japanese and Korean versions of Ramjet that came with "Shockwave" ("Shock" in Korea) is identical to the [[Hasbro]] release. Yes, even though the two robots are [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] together, the plastic colors used for Ramjet are some of the only ones that ''didn't'' change on Tidal Wave/Shockwave/Shock. Ramjet is also the smallest of the ''Armada'' Mini-Con molds.

: This toy doubles as the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Ram-Jet]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Mini-Con/Ramjet/ramjet.htm More information on Ramjet at TFU.info]''
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[Image:Ramjet-BTR.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Dammit, that's COOL.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Ramjet''' (<s>2003</s>)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Launcher, missile

:A Ramjet ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' set was planned as part of the tail-end for the ''Armada'' series, but was cancelled.

: The set was reworked into the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Omnicon]] [[Skyblast (Energon)#Built to Rule!|Skyblast]] for the exceedingly short-lived ''Energon Built to Rule!'' series.
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energontoy Ramjet.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Talk about low-budget flights! No food or movies? I'm outta here. I like running better.]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Tidal Wave''' (Command Class, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Shockwave'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SD-04'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 25]], 2003

: Released in the first wave of both Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and Takara's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]'' lines, Ramjet was [[redeco]]ed into varying shades of gray.

: Just as before, he was only available packed in with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)#Energon|Tidal Wave]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Mini-Con/Ramjet/ramjet.htm More information on ''Energon'' Ramjet at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[Image:Ramjet-ArmadaGame.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Somewhere, Marty Sherman is crying.]]
* Ramjet was originally planned to be a mini-boss in the Mid-Atlantic level of the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|''Armada'' PlayStation 2 game]]. Storyboards shown in the game's "Extras" version reveal that the Mid-Atlantic area was originally going to be Easter Island and Ramjet was going to perform air strikes on the player as they approached Tidal Wave's warship mode.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sonic''' (ソニック ''Sonikku'')
*''Korean:'' '''Sonic''' (소닉 ''Sonik'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Armada Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]

Tidal Wave (Armada)

2026-03-07T23:31:29Z

Joecrusher: /* Toys */

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{{disambigm|Tidal Wave (disambiguation)|Mirage (disambiguation)}}
{{suite}}
:''Tidal Wave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:Tidal wave looms ps2.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Like a vast predatory <s>bird</s> fish...]]
'''Tidal Wave''' (sometimes '''Mirage''') is a colossal powerhouse, one of the largest Decepticons under [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s command. His power is backed up by a brain that doesn't exactly run at optimal speeds; he's not so much stupid as he is single-minded and easily frustrated, although [[Pokeformers|his tendency to shout his own name repeatedly as a sort of battle cry]] doesn't do much to refute his reputation as a knucklehead. In battle he is merciless, an unyielding engine of destruction.

He is unquestionably loyal to Megatron and his ideals and will quickly sign up with anyone that promises power to the Decepticon cause. He may or may not have a [[Deathsaurus (G1)|soft spot for children]].<ref>One of the ''Super Link'' [[commercial bumper]]s features Mirage introducing himself, then telling the good little children out there that it's nice to meet them.</ref>

Tidal Wave's [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Ramjet (Armada)|Ramjet]].

{{bigquote|My word! Now that is what I call one finely-tuned piece of military machinery.|[[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] on Tidal Wave|"[[Awakening (Armada)|Awakening]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
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On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Tidal Wave rescued [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] when the [[Decepticon]] leader was being transported to prison. The two combined, and their power was too much for [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] and [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] to handle. Their battle was cut short when Ramjet pointed out the gigantic form of [[Unicron]] in the sky. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 4}}

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In another battle, Mirage, along with [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]], and [[Shockblast]], were sicced on a weakened [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], but were blasted away by [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. {{storylink|Energon Volume 4}}
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Doug Parker]] (English), [[Jin Yamanoi]] (Japanese)|[[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish), [[Matti Klemm]] (German), [[Enrico Pallini]] (Italian), [[Jorge Saudinós]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Márcio Simões]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Armando Volcanes]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Guy de La Berg]] (Swedish), [[Jo-ho Park]] (Korean)}}

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After leading the Decepticons to victory on the planet [[Debola|Dabola]], {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} Tidal Wave was brought to [[Earth]] by the Decepticon strategist [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] in an attempt to bolster [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces. He passed [[Neptune]] on his way to [[Earth]], {{storylink|Detection}} before coming upon the Autobots and Decepticons locked in a beachfront battle. Thrust's claims of Tidal Wave's prowess initially conflicted with the newcomer's... lack of grace. This was exemplified when [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] and [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] capsized the huge warship and sent it to the bottom of the deep. However, Tidal Wave quickly recovered by transforming into his massively powerful [[robot mode]] and quickly sent the Autobots scrambling for cover. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}}
[[File:ArmTVTidalWave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Crumbs, chief.]]
Pounding the Autobots with firepower, Thrust called out to Tidal Wave to initiate his party piece. Tidal Wave transformed and split into three component vehicle sections (which somehow shrank in size), headed for Megatron and Powerlinxed with him, forming a combination known as ''Burning Megatron''. Megatron used his new flight capability and increased firepower to keep Jet Optimus at bay long enough for him to sever Optimus' connection with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] with the Star Saber. However, Optimus managed to obtain the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] and used it to injure both Tidal Wave and Megatron, forcing the Decepticons to retreat {{storylink|Desperate}} to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] for repairs. {{storylink|Runaway}}

Tidal Wave later participated in the Decepticons' operation to steal the Blaster. When the Decepticons learned the Autobots had not brought the super-weapon into the open, Megatron had Tidal Wave abandon Starscream on the battlefield and combined with him to attack the undermanned enemy headquarters. There, Megatron used the extra power Tidal Wave granted him to take the Requiem Blaster by force. {{storylink|Sacrifice}} After Starscream cracked and attacked Megatron, Tidal Wave was sent after him to Earth when the rogue Decepticon jet escaped their moon base with the Star Saber in his possession. The Autobots initially assumed both Decepticons were part of a combined attack, but eventually came to Starscream's assistance against Tidal Wave when the Decepticon shot him down. Hot Shot nailed Tidal Wave in the eye with his axle cannon but the powerful Tidal Wave recovered quickly and caused problems for Jet Optimus, who couldn't so much as scratch him. This prompted Starscream to toss the Star Saber to the Autobot leader which he used to slice off one of Tidal Wave's chest guns and forced the Decepticon to retreat again. {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}}

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Tidal Wave was present when Starscream led the Autobots into the heart of the Decepticon base to liberate the captive Mini-Cons. He handily took down Side Swipe, then moved to the chamber where the [[Hydra Cannon]] was under construction to prevent the Mini-Cons from being lost to the Autobots. On the way, he encountered [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] and Hot Shot, the latter of whom distracted him long enough for the former to penetrate deeper into the Decepticon base.

Though Hot Shot fought hard, Tidal Wave was simply too big and powerful for the young 'bot to defeat alone, so he fled to the construction room with Tidal Wave in hot pursuit. Tidal Wave arrived just in time to see the Mini-Cons flee with Perceptor. [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] then arrived and the two fought for a while before the Autobots retreated, their objectives achieved. {{storylink|Rescue}}

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Megatron then sent Tidal Wave to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] as part of a trap for Starscream and Jetfire. He beat up Starscream in the sky, but lost him in a dust storm. He encountered both the Autobots, as well as their Mini-Cons, shortly thereafter in orbit where they had located [[Firebot (Armada)|Firebot]]. Megatron and Thrust arrived to help him at this point, but all three were forced back when the three Mini-Con weapons reacted to their close proximity, and unleashed a powerful wave of energy. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

Tidal Wave participated in the attack during which Starscream returned to the Decepticons, bringing the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield with him. Once again, he fought Hot Shot and Jet Optimus. {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}} When Optimus Prime and Jetfire arrived to stop the Decepticon ship from unleashing the power of the [[Hydra Cannon]] against Earth, Tidal Wave was able to use cloaking technology to sneak up on the Autobot leader. He then proceeded to pin down Optimus, only for Jetfire to throw Starscream at him, allowing Optimus to wrestle free from his grasp. Nonetheless, thanks to Tidal Wave's and the other Decepticons' efforts, Optimus was forced to sacrifice himself to stop the super-weapon's blast from reaching the planet.{{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}} Tidal Wave later combined with Megatron to defeat Side Swipe, {{storylink|Miracle (episode)|Miracle}} and again when they found themselves on [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]'s world. Despite being combined with his leader, Tidal Wave was not given a power boost or new colors when the Mini-Cons repaired Megatron and the others who had been severely damaged by the dark clone. {{storylink|Puppet}} He presumably took part in Galvatron's conquest of Cybertron {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} and later tried, with only partial success, to prevent Hot Shot from getting close to Galvatron. {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}}

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After that, Tidal Wave was assigned a squad to Decepticons and sent to clear an area of Autobots. He engaged Jetfire during this time, calling the Autobot a "show-off". {{storylink|Portent}} He again combined with Megatron when the Decepticon leader decided to approach Optimus Prime for some... aggressive negotiations. Jetfire managed to keep him occupied single-handedly during this time. {{storylink|Cramp}}

Tidal Wave attended the meeting during which the Autobots and Decepticons formed a temporary truce to combat the menace of [[Unicron]], notably shaking hands with Jetfire. {{storylink|Alliance}} After this, he combined with Galvatron in order to kill the traitorous Thrust, and then, with the similarly combined Optimus Prime and Jetfire, helped his commander penetrate deep into the core of Unicron, while he doubled back to keep the titan occupied. {{storylink|Union}} Though Tidal Wave participated on the final assault on Unicron, his efforts proved unnecessary; once Galvatron sacrificed himself to the dark god, there was no longer enough hatred in the universe to sustain Unicron, and he vanished from existence. The Transformers' war now at an end, Tidal Wave and his fellow Cybertronians stood united as a race, and begun rebuilding their war-torn planet. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

====''Linkage''====
At the climax of the Unicron Battles, Tidal Wave fought side by side with Overload against the malicious planet 'bot and his followers. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}
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====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Doug Parker]] (English), [[Jin Yamanoi]] (Japanese)|[[Anders Öjebo]] (Swedish), [[Gábor Forgács]] (Hungarian), [[Bruno Lähteenmäki]] (Finnish), [[Enrico Pallini]] (Italian), [[Jorge Saudinós]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Armando Volcanes]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Marek Obertyn]] (Polish), [[Alexandre Gillet]] (French)}}

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After the end of the Unicron Battles, Tidal Wave loyally followed Galvatron's last request—that the Decepticons remain at peace with the Autobots. During the ten-year period that followed, Tidal Wave changed not only his color palette but also his occupation: instead of being a warrior, he was now a guardian of the [[energon]] mines in the Solar System's asteroid belt.

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Tidal Wave's post was one of the first targets of the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] hordes. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} After being attacked and abducted, {{storylink|Energon Stars}} he was brought to [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] and [[Alpha Quintesson]]'s base of operations where they convinced him to side with them by promising to revive Megatron, a deal which Tidal Wave eagerly agreed to despite clearly disliking Scorponok. He began by attacking the energon-mining facility at Desert City and managed to obtain a large amount of energon before being driven back by the Autobots. He attempted to retrieve a dropped raw energon star from one of the fallen Terrorcons which resulted in him being painfully shocked, leaving permanent, lightning-like scars across his body.{{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}} At some point thereafter, he met up with Cyclonus somewhere in space and gave him a quick run-down on the situation. Cyclonus liked the idea of reviving Megatron, but was skeptical that this goal could actually be achieved and continued to Earth.

After that, Tidal Wave led a force of Terrorcons to attack [[Mars City]] and steal its energon. Due to the city's weak defenses, he was able to grab all its energon and slaughter most of its guards and inhabitants before leaving.

[[File:E4 Tidal Wave.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Big, Unfriendly Giant.]]

Fresh from this success, he led an attack on [[Plains City]] alongside Scorponok where he faced off against his old allies Cyclonus and Demolishor. They were again repelled after a fierce battle against the Autobots, but this time Cyclonus came with them, having seen that Scorponok possessed [[Energon Sword|Megatron's sword]] and thus concluding that Megatron could be brought back to life with reasonable effort. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

Tidal Wave, Cyclonus, and Scorponok returned to Unicron's body where Tidal Wave showed Megatron's corpse to Cyclonus. After Cyclonus hitting the corpse failed to resurrect it, he and Tidal Wave began to question Scorponok over whether or not it was possible to bring Megatron back, given what state he was in. They were dismissively ordered to simply keep at their Energon-gathering tasks. Tidal Wave's team then tried to raid a recently discovered Energon vein in some snow mountains, but were driven away when the Autobots warped in an [[Cybertron City (city)|entire city]] atop of it. {{Storylink|The New Cybertron City}}

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After this, the Autobots upgraded all their defenses around their energon sources, leading to a series of defeats for the Decepticons under Alpha Q's control. In frustration, Cyclonus kicked Megatron's corpse a few times in proxy revenge for all the times he'd mistreated them. Tidal Wave begged him not to do that and verbally defended Megatron when their leader's disembodied voice demanded that they treat him with more respect.

Seeing that Megatron's spark was causing trouble, Scorponok attempted to kill him outright but only succeeded in resurrecting him in a new body; at this, Tidal Wave was overjoyed and gleefully helped Megatron take control of Unicron's body from Alpha Q. He then followed Megatron in another attack on Plains City, during which Hot Shot lost an arm. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} After this, they returned to their base where Tidal Wave was assigned to guard the recently inducted Scorponok. Scorponok wondered why Megatron didn't kill Optimus Prime in their last sortie and Tidal Wave told him to figure it out—in the event that he did, the rest of the Decepticons would start to trust him.

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Tidal Wave later took part in the Decepticon mission to [[Ocean City]], during which Demolishor returned to their ranks {{storylink|Megatron Raid}} for another raid on [[Moon (moon)|Earth's moon]]. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} He also accompanied the Decepticons in their next attack on Ocean City, attacking from beneath the water but was like everyone else, repelled by the [[energon tower (technology)|energon tower]]'s ''Autobot-flavored'' energon. {{storylink|Energon Tower (episode)|Energon Tower}} He was present when Megatron, for the first and only time, used the powers he gained from Unicron to restore Starscream's loyalty to the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus}}

After this, he observed a force of Alpha Q's Terrorcons investigating [[Jungle City]], and reasoned that there was probably energon to be had. The Decepticons attacked and made off with as much energon as they could, during which Tidal Wave attempted to destroy the energon tower. On this occasion, most of their efforts went to waste when the Autobots exploded the city to prevent the Decepticons from getting the energon, but the 'Cons still came out ahead. {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}

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He also took part in an attempt to capture [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]]. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}} When this failed, Megatron got the idea that chucking some giant comet-shaped lumps of Unicron at Earth would obliterate the Autobots and assigned Tidal Wave to lead the efforts in pushing them across the gulf of space. Tidal Wave explained to Scorponok that this slow procession would scare the humans much more than having the projectiles appear near their planet without warning.

However, Megatron's grand plan just gave the humans and Autobots time to prepare and so the plan failed miserably. All the Decepticons fled back to Unicron. {{storylink|Energon Grid (episode)| Energon Grid}} Following this, Megatron ordered them to find Alpha Q, who would be the next potential target for retrieving a lot of energon. Demolishor and Tidal Wave protested that this would be nigh impossible, but Megatron would have none of it. Just before trying to track him down, Tidal Wave and Starscream were responsible for seeing that Scorponok took all his energon back to Megatron and didn't try to skim any off the top for Alpha Q. {{storylink|Rodimus Friend or Foe?}}

He later took part in a plan to lure out Alpha Q, using Scorponok as bait. However, it was [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] who came to Scorponok's rescue. All the Decepticons present, Tidal Wave among them, exchanged fire with Rodimus's team and retreated when Megatron was injured. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}} Some time after this battle, he received a message from Snow Cat that he had found energon on an icy planet and so the Decepticons set off in pursuit. He attacked the ''[[Miranda II]]'' alongside Megatron and, after making some initial gains, the two were forced back by Alpha Q's new [[Cruellock]] drones.

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Still, this event ended well for Tidal Wave and the Decepticons. The Autobot's used the ''Miranda II's'' [[Energon Ring]] to destroy the Terrorcons, allowing the Decepticons to take all the planet's energon. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}} After that, he took part in a rather half-hearted attack on the ''Miranda II'' in deep space, and was again driven off. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} After that, the Autobots under Optimus Prime decided to attack Unicron and so the Decepticons went to defend their base, Tidal Wave paying particular attention to Optimus Prime. After fighting for a while, both Unicron and the ''Miranda II'' arrived at Cybertron where both sides fell back to regroup. {{storylink|Battle Stations}}

With the arrival of Unicron, Cybertron erupted into chaos. Megatron decided to recruit the unstable and dangerous Shockblast, who was currently imprisoned by the Autobot/Decepticon coalition for having refused to lay down his arms when the two factions made peace. Knowing of Shockblast's disregard for the lives of his fellow Decepticons, Tidal Wave vehemently opposed this plan, but to no avail. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} Shockblast [[radio]]ed Megatron regarding a cache of energon big enough to revive Unicron, and thus despite his objections to trusting Shockblast, Tidal Wave was assigned to lead a team to this location.

As soon as they met, Shockblast immediately took charge of the operation, sending the Decepticons to smash various towers. Tidal Wave refused to obey him and the two began squabbling with Shockblast actually using Tidal Wave as a flying surfboard from which to shoot down Autobots. Megatron ordered the Decepticons to bring Shockblast to him and, his loyalty to Megatron being greater than his hatred of Shockblast, Tidal Wave reluctantly did so. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}}

Tidal Wave kept up his dislike and distrust of Shockblast, even going so far as to blame him for Unicron's highly destructive pangs of hunger. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} When Unicron had been sated, Megatron sent the surviving Decepticons to destroy Cybertron's energy grid with Shockblast in command; Tidal Wave chafed at this, but still obeyed his commander. Shockblast ended up getting in over his head and so Tidal Wave tried to rescue him, getting hit by a falling energon tower in the process. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} After this, Megatron rebuilt him as Mirage, a much smaller and sleeker form.

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Mirage's first mission in his new body was to lead a large force of Terrorcons down to Cybertron as a distraction to allow Shockblast to sneak in with the main force. The plan worked and, despite Shockblast's incompetence, Unicron was restored to functionality. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} The Autobots retaliated and Mirage helped defend Unicron. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} In the aftermath he helped Starscream save Megatron from Shockblast's attempted coup and then followed Megatron into the rift in space that had opened up in the meantime. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

[[File:Energon-Mirage-Unleashed.jpeg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|I got smaller after my upgrade?]]

Mirage followed Megatron when he destroyed the first of Alpha Q's planets and also when they took a large amount of energon from [[Iron Planet]] while deliberately not helping the imprisoned Shockblast. {{storylink|Protection}} He then accompanied Megatron on his secret mission to Iron Planet. There, Mirage advised Megatron not to release Shockblast; Megatron agreed, threatening to 'rewire' the traitor which inspired Shockblast to offer to capture an Autobot as proof of his loyalty. Megatron did release Shockblast at this, above Mirage's objections; Mirage's fears on this particular occasion proves groundless as Shockblast did indeed capture [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]], allowing Megatron to forcibly turn him into a Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}}

When Scorponok went to harvest the energon from [[Jungle Planet (Energon)|Jungle Planet]], Mirage was among those who distracted the Autobots from this mission. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}} Mirage took part in the Decepticons' attempt to steal Jungle Planet's Energon before an energon tower was activated there. They met with failure. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}}

Some time later, he took part in the attack on the Autobot base on Ocean Planet, approaching the base of the energon tower from underwater and destroying it. The Autobots brought in another tower to Ocean Planet, and Mirage tried once more to destroy it, but this time was met by an Autobot team waiting for him underwater. They foiled Mirage's attempt at toppling this second tower, and the Decepticons were forced to flee as the [[energon grid (technology)|energon grid]] came online. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}} ''When [[Planet Q]] was restored, Mirage was one of those sent to guard the palace in case Scorponok should get in and regain his memories, but was smashed out of the way by [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]. As it turned out, however, they needn't have bothered. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}''

He later took part in another defense of Unicron against the Autobots, and was this time defeated by the presence of [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] and the timely arrival of Inferno, now rebuilt as Roadblock, with a huge number of energon towers. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} He remained with Unicron and again fought to defend the chaos bringer's body from those who would destroy it, successfully doing so long enough for Megatron to reattach the Planet-Eater's head to its body. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}}

Optimus used the new powers granted to him by his combination with Omega Supreme to toss Snow Cat and Mirage around like rag dolls as he made his way towards Megatron's throne room. As soon as the pair recovered, they were hounded by a team of Autobots led by Hot Shot, leaving them unable to help Megatron gather the last bit of Energon he needed to fully awaken Unicron. Then... the voice of the Decepticon leader was heard throughout the planet, declaring Megatron was no more: Unicron was now in command of the Decepticon's body! {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} Mirage, Snow Cat, and Demolishor struggled to escape the planet-eater's internal defenses. They failed, and ended up bound to Unicron's surface by energy-tendrils, giving them a front-row seat for Unicron/Megatron's battle with the giant-size, [[Primus]]-empowered Optimus Supreme. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Fortunately for them, they were freed by a barrage of Autobot fire moments before Optimus destroyed Unicron, and captured by [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

[[File:Snow Cat Ballerina.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Lalala-lalala—" "WOULD YOU CUT THAT OUT!"]]
Mirage, Snow Cat, and Demolishor were summarily put in prison where they shared a block with Six Shot. ''Oddly enough, given their history'', Mirage didn't seem to bear Six Shot any of the hatred he had for his brother. The four jailbirds were eventually released by Starscream. {{storylink|Ambition}} During the jailbreak, Mirage was separated from the others, but soon found them again. Not seeing any Autobots around, they just decided to blow up whatever was convenient. After a while, the others left him to attend to various tasks, leaving Mirage and Snow Cat to carry on creating chaos. {{storylink|Wishes}}

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After Six Shot collapsed the energon towers and flooded Cybertron with ''Decepticon-flavored'' energon gas, Mirage and Snow Cat rejoined the rest of the Decepticons in their commandeered control room, where they along with Demolishor were ready and willing to express their disdain for Six Shot when he activated the base defenses to fire on the ''Miranda II'' without Galvatron's express permission. {{storylink|Galvatron!}}

The Autobots were soon to find a way to break through the gas shroud and return to Cybertron; Mirage took part in the battle that followed, which concluded with the Autobots escaping underground. {{storylink|Break Through}}

At some point in time, both Mirage and a digital duplicate of his "Tidal Wave" body were among the Decepticons who hacked into an Autobot virtual training program that took the form of a tag-team fighting tournament. They lost their very first match against Hot Shot and Rodimus, but stuck around to watch Superion Maximus get thrashed by Bruticus Maximus and Constructicon Maximus later in the tournament. {{storylink|Distribution}}

Mirage, Demolishor, and Snow Cat followed Rad and [[Brian Jones|Dr. Jones]] to the energon core, having been misdirected by Starscream into thinking this was the location of the Super Energon pool. Dr. Jones led Snow Cat and Demolishor off to find the actual pool, leaving Mirage to guard Rad. {{storylink|The Omega Train}} After a while, [[Arcee (Energon)|Arcee]] and Kicker arrived on a rescue mission. Arcee fired an [[energon star]] at [[Primus]], temporarily re-energising the deity and causing it to drive Mirage out. {{storylink|Ironhide Team}} Mirage then rejoined the Decepticons to shoot Autobots on the surface. The Decepticons turned to the business of using the energon towers to move Cybertron through space, through the rift back to Alpha Q's realm. Mirage helped battle the Autobots as the planet moved through the rift, and later tried to defend the towers against Autobot attack. Both efforts were undermined by Six Shot's pettiness and insubordination, and Cybertron was brought to a halt. {{storylink|Formidable}}

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Following this battle, the Decepticons retreated and Mirage, along with Demolishor and Snow Cat, was assigned to guard the unreliable Six Shot. Having apparently become stupider since his upgrade, Mirage and friends took seriously Six Shot's suggestion that they go and claim some super energon for themselves, and so they ran off and let their prisoner escape.

Six Shot managed to trap them and they were once again rescued by Starscream. The four blasted their way into the control room, only to find Six Shot was long gone. Then, thanks to [[Sally Jones|Sally]] who had since infiltrated the Decepticons' control room, the Autobots arrived to take control of the Decepticon base. Mirage despaired at how Galvatron had left them to their own devices in a distinctly soap operatic manner. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} He was impressed when Galvatron became a giant after immersing himself for a second time in the super energon pool. Mirage helped his fellow Decepticons make war against the Autobots even as the now Unicron-sized Galvatron took to space, fluttering about like skirmishing insects around the colossus. {{storylink|Destructive Power}}

Mirage was left unable to contribute further to the conflict when Optimus channeled Unicron's essence to grow in size and match Galvatron in stature. As the two titans crashed down on Jungle Planet, Mirage tried to step in anyways, only to be stopped by Starscream, who assured him his leader wouldn't want them to interfere even if they could. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}} When Galvatron flung himself into the energon sun to destroy Unicron's spark, ''Mirage loyally followed after him and seemingly ended his life''. {{storylink|The Sun}}

[[File:Gayforgalvatron.jpg|750px|thumb|center|<center>''Pretty Soldier Sailor Mirage.</center>]]
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====''Armada'' comic====
Tidal Wave was among the Decepticon troops allied with the Autobots and Mini-Cons during the battle against Unicron. He clutched his head in agony when the Chaos Bringer appeared and declared that this reality would be consumed. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
[[File:Aftershock TidalWaveIronhideFlashback.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|...was it [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]?]]
Millions of years ago, Tidal Wave captured [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] and coerced him into building [[seismic-shock warhead]]s for the Decepticons, which Megatron would use as a last resort to destroy the planet should he lose the war. Whenever Ironhide refused, an Autobot prisoner of war was executed. {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}}

Ten years after the defeat of Unicron, Tidal Wave felt ill-at-ease during peacetime, and was recruited by [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] into joining the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]. Starscream came upon the group and openly mocked them during a cathartic exercise, wherein they unloaded their weaponry into the open. Tidal Wave and Scorponok sent Starscream tumbling into a ore processor to be crushed, though Tidal Wave's leg was injured in the process. The other Terrorcons brought him before their master, and Tidal Wave met with Alpha Quintesson for the first time. His benefactor healed his wounds and granted him an upgraded "hyper-mode," boosting his offensive capabilities. The Terrorcons were then dispatched to Earth, in order to retrieve the energon that lay there, and revive Unicron. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}}

On Earth, the Terrorcons attacked an [[Alterenergy]] excavation/drilling operation site. Tidal Wave and Insecticon began setting up Energon siphons when the humans retaliated by sending several fighter jets their way. To Tidal Wave's chagrin, the other Terrorcons got to destroy them all while he prepped their equipment. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} Once that distraction had been dealt with, Scorponok made it known that he planned to gather Energon for himself, and only deliver his table scraps to Unicron. Though Tidal Wave disagreed with short-changing their master, he was too intimidated by Scorponok to speak up about it. He later alerted Scorponok to the return of Battle Ravage, who had caught the humans [[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] while on a hunt. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}} Scorponok took immediate interest in Kicker Jones, as his analysis of the boy indicated that he could detect Energon from afar. Tidal Wave doubted that Kicker was anything special, but Scorponok reminded him that he wasn't on his team to think. Optimus Prime and his Autobots then traveled to Earth to battle the Terrorcons. Tidal Wave and his compatriots powered themselves with pure Energon before the battle, giving them an extra edge. Though the Terrorcons easily outclassed their opponents, they stopped short of destroying them when one of their Energon siphons was destroyed; Scorponok ordered his soldiers to retreat, so they could salvage as much Energon as possible. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}}

After coercing Kicker to find them another Energon vein, Scorponok left Tidal Wave behind to guard the siphons while he dealt with the Autobots. Hot Shot managed to get past the other Terrorcons, and rescued Kicker alongside [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] and [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]. The Autobots then fled, leaving Tidal Wave with the Energon canisters... which contained impure and highly volatile Energon. The stockpile detonated, and Tidal Wave was later forcibly retrieved from Earth so that Alpha Quintesson could discipline him for his failure. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

[[File:Multiplicity MirageAttacksOmnicons.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|He's more verbose in this comic, but he still likes to say his name a lot.]]
Tidal Wave attacked Ironhide and [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] while they were overseeing the construction of a new base on Cybertron. Using Cliffjumper's life as leverage, he forced Ironhide to reactivate the seismic-shock warheads for Scorponok's scheme to use on Earth. Ironhide foiled Tidal Wave when he armed the doomsday weapon, with the cold threat of destroying Cybertron rather than allowing the Decepticons destroy Earth. Tidal Wave panicked and left through a space bridge. {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}}

While the other Decepticons and Terrorcons thought little of Tidal Wave, [[Alpha Quintesson]], however, saw something in him, and reformatted him into Mirage, noting as he did so that Scorponok had fallen out of [[Unicron]]'s favor. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} Mirage, Slugslinger, and Sharkticon then tracked down Kicker and the Omnicons to the shores of the Black Sea and attacked, intent on once more capturing the energon-detecting boy. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} Mirage dominated the Omnicons on the battlefield, easily beating down both Skyblast and Arcee simultaneously while his acolytes took care of the other enemy 'bots. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}} Mirage believed his victory was assured. As he readied to finish off Strongarm, Sharkticon rose up from the nearby body of water... and went belly up. Kicker burst forth from the aquatic Decepticon, charged with incredible power from the subterranean energon well beneath them. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} As Alpha Quintesson had instructed him to capture Kicker alive, Mirage was at a loss as to how he should handle this unexpected turn of events. While he hesitated, Kicker used his energon-manipulating abilities to revive the Omnicons to full strength. Now suddenly outgunned, Mirage and Slugslinger fled, leaving Sharkticon to fend for himself. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}
Mirage fell in with Megatron after the Decepticon leader was resurrected, but was of the opinion that Megatron had lost his edge. He shared his thoughts on the matter with [[Shockblast]], and though the other Decepticon rebuked him, he secretly agreed with Mirage. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 2}}

===MegaWing Galvatron instructions===
In [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon|one universe]], Tidal Wave could combine with Galvatron and [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]] to form Dark MegaWing Galvatron {{storylink|The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|MegaWing Galvatron instructions}} using the [[Spark of Combination]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Tidal_Wave_Kre-O_Character_Image.png|thumb|upright=0.5|Tidal Wave, Tidal Wave]]
Tidal Wave was among the Decepticons present during Megatron's brief takeover of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:Tidalwave pushup.gif|left|thumb|Megatron might be a jerk, but he cares for his troops' physical fitness.]]
Tidal Wave, in his combined battleship mode, was stationed as a relay and refuel point off a small chain of islands in the Mid-Atlantic. The [[Autobot]]s made their way inside him to take out the [[Decepticlone]] platoons inside and destroy him, but discovered that Tidal Wave wasn't merely a transport. They escaped just in time to avoid being crushed as Tidal Wave transformed into his titanic robot mode.

Tidal Wave walked around the island chain in the deep waters, unloading volleys of missiles, lasers, and the occasional [[Jet Laser]] on the tiny-by-comparison Autobots. Despite his impressive size, firepower, and nigh-impenetrable armor, the Autobots managed to do enough damage to Tidal Wave's one weak point—his face—to cause a chain reaction that caused multiple explosions inside him, sending him falling face-first to the ocean floor.

The Autobots were able to extract information from Tidal Wave's computer that the Decepticons' main base was located in Northern Alaska, but the information was planted there by Megatron to lead the Autobots into a trap.

Tidal Wave was later seen still on Earth and has survived from his battle with the Autobots, but is now taking exercises with the survived [[Decepticlone]] army. {{storylink|Transformers (PS2)|Transformers}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armada Tidal Wave toy.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|thumb|"TCS Tiger's Claw, Transform!" (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:Micron Shockwave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Alleged Decepticon Military Genius. (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Tidal Wave with Ramjet''' (Giga-Con Class, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ)
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Shock''' (쇼크)
:*''Takara/Sonokong ID number'': '''MD-06'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2003]] [[July 17]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Released in the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Giga-Cons (the first with the "Unicron Battles" branding), Tidal Wave is a robot made up of three different aquatic vehicles, collectively called the "Dark Fleet": an aircraft carrier, a Cybertronic double-bowed battleship, and a troop-landing craft. All three can combine to form a single gigantic warship, which from there can transform to [[robot mode]] ''without'' having to separate. Each smaller craft has its own [[gimmick]]; the carrier has a working storage elevator for Tidal Wave's [[Mini-Con]] partner [[Ramjet (Armada)#Toys|Ramjet]], the battleship can launch two projectiles and has Mini-Con [[Powerlinx]]-activated swiveling cannons (also usable in robot mode), and the landing craft opens up to reveal seats for Mini-Cons to sit on. The Powerlinx-activated cannons on the battleship section are also ratcheted separately from the gimmick, allowing you to position them in any direction you want. Or you could just rotate the two at the back at 45° degrees, to match his robot mode appearance in both the ''Armada'' and ''Energon'' cartoons.

: Tidal Wave can also combine with [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Armada|Megatron]] (and the [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#ArmadaGalvatron|Galvatron redeco]]) to form Tidal Wave's '''Weapon Mode''' (or '''Burning Megatron''' in Japan and Korea). To achieve this, Tidal Wave's aircraft carrier and battleship clip onto Megatron's arms, and his troop transport clips onto Megatron's back (after the turret has been positioned into the "Full Blast Mode" configuration) as a jetpack. The connectors for his arms are compatible with the sockets on ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Optimus Prime]] toys used to attach [[Overhaul (Cybertron)#Leobreaker|Leobreaker]] and [[Nemesis Breaker#Toys|Nemesis Breaker]], which allows for some rather funky combinations.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]/[[Sonokong]] and [[Hasbro]] versions are considerably different. Takara's '''Shockwave''' and Sonokong's ''Shock''' both use purple in place of green, uses darker grays, and has some different paint applications. Hasbro's version is less [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] because the Hasbro team thought there was already too much purple between the Decepticons on the store shelves at the time, and [[Aaron Archer]] was happy to make the change.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The Animation is a little different from the final toy, there is some green and copper on the final toy. With Galvatron, Unicron, and Skywarp we felt there was to much purple in the Decepticon ranks. Unfortunately we already sent the first deco pass to the animation guys and they ran with it. The final toy looks good.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/03/10/orson-clarifies-tidal-waves-final-colors-47|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=03|day=10}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=tidal wave was planned for the purple you see in the animation. We had a few purple characters at that time (galvatron, sideways, others), so my team leader asked for a change to have color variety. It was a good note and one of very few changes i was ever asked to make.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Buo6VPOHYTm/c/18040518439049013/r/18008984194154969/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=03|day=06}}</ref>

: In Japan, Ito Yokaido stores offered one of the three [[Race Mini-Con Team#RoadAssault|Road Assault Edition Race Microns]] with the purchase of either Shockwave or [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] in August (though reportedly, most stores just gave them away with ''any'' toy in the line).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/TidalWave/tidalwave.htm More information on Tidal Wave at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:Energon Tidal Wave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Tidal Wave…Tidal Wave…Tidal Wave…]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Tidal Wave with Ramjet''' (Command Class, 2003/[[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SD-04'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2003]] [[December 25]]
:*''Accessories'': Ramjet Mini-Con partner, 2 missiles

: Redecoed for the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' line, Command Class Tidal Wave was given an "energon-charged" deco with clear-green plastics and "energy" patterns painted across him. The toy has also been very slightly [[retool]]ed: the notches on the inside of his body that were originally designed to prevent the missiles from firing by giving the triggers a place to rest have been made larger so they now actually fulfill their original purpose.

: Takara's ''Super Link'' '''Shockwave''' release has a [[Show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] silver-painted forehead in [[robot mode]], where the Hasbro has a gold-painted forehead, as shown on the boxart.

: Tidal Wave retains his ability to combine with ''Armada'' Megatron/Galvatron, as well as ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/TidalWave/tidalwave.htm More information on ''Energon'' Tidal Wave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Energon Mirage toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Megatron…Megatron…Megatron…]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Mirage''' (Mega Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Shockfleet''' (ショックフリート)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SD-15'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2004]] [[June 10]]
:*''Accessories'': 4 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (Takara)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''Energon'' Mega Class [[Mirage (Energon)#Toys|Mirage]] transforms into a sleek assault speedboat with multiple spring-loaded missile launchers, as well as fold-out wings for his "Hyper Power Mode". He features a [[Spark crystal|spark crystal]] on his chest/wheelhouse to affix an [[Energon star|energon chip]] onto. Something of a [[shellformer]], Mirage's transformation sequence is one of the most complex for the ''Energon'' toyline, and as a side effect, he ends up with some rather large [[Alternate mode|vehicle mode]] shell [[kibble]]. Some poor design and excessively tight knee joints means his lower legs will often detach from the upper thighs whenever one tries to bend his knees.

: Speaking of poor design, the [[instructions]] show that Mirage's feet are supposed to fold all the way up inside his boat mode, however, when doing this, his forearms don't sit flush on the top due to the raised edges of his feet occupying the same space that the elbow joints need to sit in, causing collisions. This doesn't affect the tabbing of any of the parts, it just causes his forearms to stick out, which can be annoying. Seemingly, the [[Character model|model]] designers of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' cartoon caught onto this, and opted to design his boat mode model with only his heels folded inside the boat mode, with his toes just folded up onto the back. This can be replicated on the toy and looks objectively cleaner overall.

: The initial release of Mirage was one-per-case, and was part of a wave that saw limited distribution due to [[Shelfwarmer|a glut of early product on the shelves]]. However, Mirage was later put into "Mega-Buy" multi-packs at a buy-one-get-one-free price at numerous chains, including [[Toys"R"Us]] and [[Walmart]], relieving much of the demand for the item.

: The Mirage toy was released in Japan as '''Shockfleet''', an upgraded form of Shockwave (Tidal Wave) for the ''Super Link'' line, with no discernable differences from the Hasbro release. While the Hasbro Mirage toy was marketed as a separate character, the cartoon and comic depictions followed the Japanese characterization, even going so far as to keep the name "Mirage" for Tidal Wave in his new form.

: This mold was also used to make into ''Energon'' [[Dreadwing (Energon)#Toys|Dreadwing]] and [[BotCon 2009]] [[Banzai-Tron (G1)#Timelines|Banzai-Tron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Mirage/mirage.htm More information on Mirage at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Siege-on-Cybertron-Tidal-Wave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Technically not ''Armada'' Tidal Wave by this wiki's classification.]]
{{main|Tidal Wave (G1)#Titans Return}}

:The [[2017]] "Siege on Cybertron" box set from the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' subline of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' includes a Tidal Wave figure, based on the ''Armada'' character's cartoon appearance and Takara toy. However, as the box set is not cross-dimensional in nature, we've elected to include information for the figure in [[Tidal Wave (G1)|Generation 1 Tidal Wave]]'s article.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-United-Tidal-Wave.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|We have sailors, we have airmen. We have soldiers brave and good men.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Armada Universe Tidal Wave''' (Titan Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Tidal Wave (Armada Universe)''' (タイダルウェーブ (アルマダユニバース))
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-70'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2024]] [[August 31]]
:*''Accessories'': Right arm, left arm, 4 gun turrets, 2 runway edge parts, super mode accessories (for [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Megatron]])
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] and [[Mike Booth]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing), [[Mario Carreiro]] (packaging)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0zNOSGOACe/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Tidal Wave] by [[Hasbro]] designer [[Sam Smith]] on Instagram.</ref><ref>[[January 16]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iU32kaSXEI Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Legacy United Titan Class Armada Universe Tidal Wave | SCC Reveal] with [[Ben MacCrae]] and [[Sam Smith]]</ref>

:The Titan Class centerpiece for the ''[[Transformers:_Legacy#Legacy:_United|Legacy: United]]'' lineup, "Armada Universe Tidal Wave" splits from robot mode or a combined ship form into the Dark Fleet of three smaller boats. Unlike the original toy, the robot must be disassembled when transforming into the combined ship mode and vice-versa; as a way of compensating for this, the figure now sports an additional "base" mode which does not require disassembly. Tidal Wave's deco is based on his purple and grey appearance in the cartoon but with orange detailing on his windows and other elements inspired by his [[#Armada|''Legends of the Microns'' toy]].

:The swiveling gun turrets on Tidal Wave's torso are on 5 mm posts and can be removed. Additionally, the guns have hexagonal 5 mm ports in their barrels. Instead of being able to combine with [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Legacy|''Legacy: Evolution'' Armada Universe Megatron]] himself, Tidal Wave comes with several accessories that represent his body parts at a much smaller scale; these in turn attach to Megatron to ''simulate'' that combined mode despite the immense size difference between their ''Legacy'' toys. When Megatron is not wearing them, these miniature Tidal Wave parts also function as a miniature Dark Fleet.

:The miniature Dark Fleet pieces are strategically stored on Tidal Wave so as when combined with Megatron it doesn't detract too heavily from Tidal Wave's forms, though the combination does leave Tidal Wave without most of his forearms and hands, or with a large gap in the bow of his ship mode. When the armor parts are combined with Megatron, the remnants of Tidal Wave's hands can be reconfigured into smaller hands; the cannons beneath his thumbs can be positioned into new thumbs, while his actual thumb becomes the rest of his fingers. His forearms will still be left with unsightly gaps in them, but he'll at least still have hands.

:A note of caution: the ratchet joints on the "battleship" accessory are extremely strong, making it very easy to bend and stress the darker purple [[plastic]] tabs when folding and unfolding it for storage. The [[package art]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] listing inadvertently revealed Megatron in his [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#LegacyArmadaGalvatron|Galvatron]] color scheme.

:Tidal Wave was teased on the ''Legacy: United'' poster, then revealed at [[Cybertron Fest|Cybertron Fest 2023]] on [[December 9]], [[2023]]. He was accompanied by a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iU32kaSXEI pre-recorded video] by [[Ben MacCrae]] and [[Sam Smith]] explaining all of his gimmicks. He was made available to pre-order on January 16, 2024.

:*''Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' "Armada Universe Tidal Wave" from Sam Smith on Instagram:''
:**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0zNOSGOACe/ Part I - Robot Mode]''
:**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0zNcdlO6_x/ Part II - Ship Mode/Dark Fleet]''
:**''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0zNoMVO0Tl/ Part III - "Burning Megatron" mode]''
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==Notes==
===Tidal Wave===
[[File:TidalwaveMouthplate.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
* In the English dub of the ''Armada'' cartoon, Tidal Wave is referred to by his Japanese name (Shockwave) several times. Of course, the English dub was notorious for [[Sparkplug (Armada)|not]] [[High Wire (Armada)|keeping]] [[Sureshock (Armada)|names]] [[Grindor (Armada)|straight]].
* While Tidal Wave's use of his own name as a battle cry is a trait shared in both versions of the ''Armada'' cartoon, his vocabulary is much more rich in the dub, mostly speaking in simple-minded short sentences. In ''Legends of the Microns'', his title is "Strong-arm admiral Shockwave", with his dialog mostly consisting of repeating his name or the word "Strong-arm", saying "Combine" when combining with Megatron, or chanting "Shock, Shock, Shockwaaaaaaave", a trait he carries over into ''Super Link''. When he upgrades to Mirage ("Shockfleet" in Japan), his battle cry becomes "ShockShockShock!"
* In the ''Armada'' cartoon, the big frowny expression and chin guard on Tidal Wave's toy is sometimes misinterpreted as a mouthplate. This alternate mouthplate design went on to be used for Tidal Wave's 3D model in the ''Energon'' cartoon.
* The only time Tidal Wave splits into his three individual vehicle modes in the cartoon universe is during the [[stock footage]] combination with Megatron/Galvatron in ''Armada''.
* Tidal Wave's [[:File:ArmadaTidalShockwave.jpg|Cybertronian mode]] is directly based on Generation 1 [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s [[alternate mode]].
* An easter egg in the PlayStation 2 ''Transformers'' game is that, when he's in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], you can enter a cavity where his robot mode head is stored. You can walk all over it and a glitch enables you to walk inside his head. He doesn't seem to mind.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8hcHAW3YiY Gameplay video showing the Tidal Wave's head Easter egg.]</ref>
[[File:Tidal Wave Snipe Head.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|GIVE ME YOUR FACE!]]
* Tidal Wave's size in the ''Armada'' cartoon is incredibly inconsistent. While the [[:File:Scalearmada1.png|official scale chart]] depicts him as being only about three heads taller than [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Super Mode]], most episodes depict him as much bigger—in particular, his debut episode, "[[Awakening (Armada)|Awakening]]", has Jet Optimus Prime only coming up to around his knee. His size can shift even within the span of a single episode—"[[Rescue]]" has him appear only a couple of heads taller than [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] in its first battle scene, but later on, he's big enough for Megatron to comfortably drive between his legs in tank mode with room to spare.
** The PlayStation 2 ''Transformers'' game, on the other hand, goes even bigger—its depiction of Tidal Wave forms an entire level in [[alternate mode]], and the subsequent boss fight in [[robot mode]] retains that colossal size!
** ''Energon''{{'}}s depiction of Tidal Wave's scale is fairly consistent throughout the show—even in his starship mode, which had actually lost its mass-shifting capabilities from ''Armada'', due to the cartoon's use of 3D animation.
* In the ''Energon'' cartoon, Tidal Wave's appearance is significantly altered after he touches a raw [[Energon star]] in the episode "[[Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok]]" {{sic}}. Not only does he gain his toy-accurate "lightning" deco as a sort of scarring, his shoulders also notably [[:File:Decepticons Megatron Resurrected.jpg|sit in a higher position]] than before; having the tops of them sit above his head, rather than down in [[:File:Energon-Tidal-Wave-Meets-Scorponok.jpg|their natural position]] like his toy and ''Armada'' character model. The deco change makes sense, but was there a purpose to shifting the shoulders or was it simply a mistake?
* Designer [[Aaron Archer]] opined that Tidal Wave was the only ''Armada'' mold to return for the ''Energon'' cartoon simply because "he's big and will sell well".<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Hes big and will sell well|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/08/19/orsons-world-819-updated-again-758|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=08|day=19}}</ref> A glowing endorsement.
* Like all non-toy [[Kreon]]s, Tidal Wave is made up of existing parts, in his case using the [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ironhide]] helmet, as well as using legs in place of his arms, with hand pieces inserted into the feet.

===Mirage===
* An early name used for Shockfleet (Mirage) found on Takara concept sheets is "Gigawave" (ギガウェーブ ''Gigauwēbu'').
* Mirage was almost certainly intended by [[Hasbro]] to be a [[Mirage (Energon)|separate character]]: they implied this to be the case, saying that designing the toys before the show was completed led to "some characters not aligning together in the animation and toy expressions".<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/August 2009: Answers]]</ref>
* Archer also states that the Mirage/Dreadwing design's alternate mode was inspired by the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' Cobra Moray hydrofoil.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I wanted to do a boat at a larger scale in the line. vehicle mode was slightly inspired by the Cobra Moray hydrofoil, Great robot not so great vh in the end. This was a design by @ericjsiebenaler|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/BvFrAekH9JV/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=03|day=17}}</ref> The general "form" of the robot mode, meanwhile, was inspired by a fan-painted {{w|Gundam}} Archer saw in ''{{w|Hobby Japan}}'' magazine, which also served as reference for Dreadwing's colour scheme.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=One of my favorite designs for a few reasons, 1) it was always a win when we got to make a boat toy, 2) I love the grace of his robot form 3)the overall form and redeco colors are based off of a fan-painted Gundam figure I liked in #hobbyjapan back in the day. (still looking dor the ref to share)|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CEW8eKMg-Lh/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2020|month=08|day=26}}</ref>
* Despite [[Simon Furman]] going on record to say that he wasn't paying attention to what the cartoon was doing with the characters, Mirage still ended up becoming an upgraded form for Tidal Wave in the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] comics, even though Hasbro already established him as a separate individual in his toy bio. Perhaps someone tipped Furman off about this particular cartoon change?
* In the Japanese version of the ''Energon'' cartoon, after Tidal Wave becomes Mirage, he becomes [[Transformer romance|very affectionate]] towards Megatron/Galvatron. The English dub dodges the issue as best it could (although that was probably due to the fact that the English writers didn't seem to know what was going on in the show at the best of times), with Mirage's love-struck remarks being replaced with simple cheering for his leader or something else entirely—but it couldn't do anything about his repeated coquettish gestures, doe-eyed expressions, or that one time he pirouetted and struck a pose while surrounded by a glowing pink heart. Maybe Tidal Wave couldn't properly articulate his love in his ''Armada'' form?

===Foreign names===
====Tidal Wave====
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu''), '''Tidal Wave''' (タイダルウェーブ ''Taidaru Wēbu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Hullámsír''' (''Armada'', "Wave Grave"), '''Szökőár''' (''Energon'', "Tidal Wave"), '''Árhullám''' ("[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle]]")
*''Korean:'' '''Shock''' (쇼크 ''Syokeu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Cháoxī Bō''' (潮汐波, "Tidal Wave"), '''Hǎixiào''' (''Armada'' dub, 海啸, "Tsunami")
*''Polish:'' '''Falotron''' ("Wavetron"), '''Falomiot''' ("Wavethrower")
*''Russian:'' '''Priliv''' (Прилив, "Tide")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Khvylya''' (Хвиля, "Wave")

====Mirage====
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockfleet''' (ショックフリート ''Shokkufurīto'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Délibáb''' ("Mirage")
*''Polish:'' '''Miraż''' ("Mirage")

==References==
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[[Category:Armada combiners]]
[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Energon Terrorcons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]
[[Category:Sea specialists]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]