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Chompazoid

2015-02-27T13:28:46Z

Superiorwheeljack: Created page with "A Chompazoid is a Cybertronian sub-species. They are known for their big mouths. Chompazoids can gain power from eating anything, even if it's not metal."

A Chompazoid is a Cybertronian sub-species. They are known for their big mouths. Chompazoids can gain power from eating anything, even if it's not metal.

Rot Gut (Prime)

2013-10-22T11:56:16Z

Superiorwheeljack:

{{faction|predaconprime}}
{{disambig2|the Prime Predacon|the Generation 1 mutant|Rotgut}}
:''Rot Gut is a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:BHtoy-Cyberverse Rot Gut.jpg|right|400px|thumb|I'm smelly and you know it!]]
'''Rot Gut''' may be slow, but he's a real terror when he's in his beast mode. In his robot mode, he's just as deadly, and pounds his enemies into scrap left and right with his Affliction Hammer.

==Toys==
===Beast Hunters===
*'''Rot Gut''' (Legion, 2013)
**''Series / Number:'' '''3 / 012'''
**''Accessories:'' Affliction Hammer

: Part of the fifth wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse#Series 3|Series 3 ''Cyberverse'']] Legion Class toys, Rot Gut is a [[redeco]] of [[Blight (Prime)#Cyberverse|Blight]], and transforms into a bipedal dragon. His robot mode hands can hold the included "Affliction Hammer" via the latter's multiple [[C joint|3mm post]]s, and he and the weapon feature numerous 3mm mounting points. Rot Gut can also transform into a leg mode for the ''Cyberverse'' [[Hun-Gurrr (Prime)#Cyberverse|Hun-Gurrr]] mold to use in its [[combining]] Abominus mode.

:His hammer accessory was also used, in varying colors, by [[Twinstrike (Prime)#Cyberverse|Twinstrike]] and [[Prowl (WFC)#Cyberverse|Prowl]]. This toy was also redecoed into ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' [[Burara]].

{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Prime Predacons]]

Rot Gut (Prime)

2013-10-22T00:43:12Z

Superiorwheeljack:

{{faction|predaconprime}}
Rot Gut is probably very, very smelly. And covered in old guts.
[[Image:RottyGut.jpg|right|255px|thumb|I'm smelly and you know it!]]

==Toys==
===Beast Hunters===
*""Rot Gut"" (Legion, January 2013)
**"Accessories": Affliction Hammer
Repaint of the Cyberverse Blight figure

Rot Gut (Prime)

2013-10-22T00:00:12Z

Superiorwheeljack: RotGutpage

Rot Gut is probably very, very smelly. And covered in old guts.
[[Image:RottyGut.jpg|right|255px|thumb|I'm smelly and you know it!]]

==Toys==

Skylynx (Prime)

2013-10-06T00:34:08Z

Superiorwheeljack:

{{faction|predaconprime}}
{{disambig3|Sky Lynx}}

:''Skylynx is a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:SkylynxRobotmode.jpg|250px|right|]]
'''Skylynx''' is little more than a rampaging beast fighting for the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{Spoiler|Predacons Rising (Prime)|November 4, 2013}}
Following his return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] succeeded in bringing two new clones, [[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] and Skylynx, online. The pair were put to work searching for more Predacon remains to continue the cloning experiments. It was while they were searching in what was once the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] that they were happened upon by [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]. They attacked the pair, with Skylynx causing so much damage to Magnus that the Autobot was taken out of commission. Victorious, the two Predacons returned to Shockwave's lab, only to find [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] less than happy that they'd revealed themselves to the Autobots.

More searching for fossils ensued, and the pair stuck gold when they discovered a Predacon burial ground. While they were collecting up the bones, [[Unicron]] arrived to raise an army of undead Predacons. Skylynx and Darksteel attacked him, only to prove no match for the dark god. They were later found there by [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]], who swiftly asserted his leadership in combat, and led the pair into battle to assist the Autobots in fighting Unicron's horde of undead Predacons. They were successful in slowing the horde down long enough for Optimus Prime to defeat Unicron, causing the Terrorcons to disintegrate. The trio later tracked down Starscream, intending to exact some revenge. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

==Toys==
===Beast Hunters===
*'''Skylynx''' (Deluxe, 2013?)
**''Accessories'': Two discs, mace

:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising]]'' Deluxe Class Target exclusives, Skylynx is a [[redeco]] of [[Skystalker (Prime)|Skystalker]].

[[Category:Prime Predacons]]

==Notes==
*Sky Lynx is never seen in the film without Darksteel

User:Superiorwheeljack

2013-10-05T20:57:17Z

Superiorwheeljack: User page

Superiorwheeljack is obsessed with wheeljack. He loves transformers prime, hates transformers animated, and is very stubborn

History
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Not much is know about his history, except his records date back to fall 2012 after joining the transformers fan-site TFW2005 under the username "Superwheeljack" and was banned around spring of 2013 for unknown reasons. He joined seibertron.com shortly later and joined another fan-site "The Allspark" in summer 2013.
No one knows his true age, but its believed he is around his mid thirties. He joined Wetvall.weebly.com as a staff member in its first days.

mouse incident
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In the late spring of 2013, 2/3 of Superiorwheeljack's collection (which is in his basement) got contaminated with mouse waist after a mouse infastation. He was off the Internet for a week mourning and cleaning up.

Megatron (WFC)

2013-10-05T19:17:09Z

Superiorwheeljack: /* Prime cartoon */

{{faction|decepticon|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Megatron}}
:''Megatron is the [[Decepticon]] leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:PrimeMegatron.jpg|thumb|400px|"What happened to my [[fusion cannon]]?"]]
The awesomely powerful '''Megatron''' is, in many ways, a fallen hero. He rose up from the oppressed lower working castes of [[Kaon]] to become a champion in the region's illegal [[gladiatorial combat|deathmatches]], cast aside his designation of '''D-16''' and took the legendary name '''[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'''<ref>Megatron was an abbreviation, so it'd be easier for the masses to chant his name; ''Transformers: Exodus'', Chapter 3</ref> as his own. He called for an end to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s decrepit [[caste system]] and told the downtrodden that freedom of self-determination was the right of all sentient beings!

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

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

{{quote|Good and evil fade away. History shall judge me... ''victorious''.|Megatron rejects all moral judgement on his actions|[[Transformers: Cybertron Adventures|Cybertron Adventures, The Ending Begins]]}}
{{quote|I... am the Dominator, I... am the Destroyer, I am '''Megatron!'''|Megatron|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
[[Image:WFCcomicD16.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Alright! What's the square root of pi?! What's the capital of Sierre Leone?! What's... awww, this 'ask questions later' thing doesn't work at ''all''."]]
Megatron nicknamed himself D-16 after the sector of the mine where he performed demolition operations. As a gladiator, in killing others he began to appreciate the value of life, and in between matches he became something of an intellectual, debating the castes with other miners. After bosses requested he lose a few fights, D-16 killed them and took over Kaon and [[Slaughter City]]. After murdering one boss in front of his employees, D-16 declared himself Megatronus, whom he considered the greatest of the [[Thirteen]]. After hearing his preaching on the [[Communication Grid]] against the [[Guilds of Cybertron]], the concerned [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Prime]] sent [[Bumper (WFC)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (WFC)|Fastback]] to investigate. Megatronus killed them, believing two lives were worthless compared to the millions doomed by the castes Sentinel created.

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

[[Image:WFCcomicHalogendies.jpg|thumb|250px|]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}
{{comingsoon|}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)|[[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese), [[Sean Long]] (BotCon 2011), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Ja-hyeong Gu]] (Korean), [[Tony Fuochi|Antonio Fuochi]] (Italian), [[Hans-Jürgen Wolf]] (German), [[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Antônio Moreno]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Paweł Szczesny]] (Polish), [[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish)}}

[[Image:OneShallRise3-corresponding.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I'm a fox!" "I'm a hound doooog!"]]

In the waning years of the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatronus (who named himself after [[The Fallen|one of the original thirteen Primes]]) was a gladiator who fought in the [[Kaon]] arena. Observing a disparity in freedom among the classes of his race, and that the ruling class was corrupt and all-powerful, Megatron turned rhetorician, trying to effect change. In drawing attention to this inequity, he inspired a [[Hall of Records]] clerk named [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]], and the two joined forces to end corruption and bring equality to the masses. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} Orion and Megatronus became close allies, almost like brothers. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

[[Image:DarknessRising2-Megsflashback.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Things were very red in those days.]]

Megatronus shortened his name to Megatron before he and Orion Pax appeared before the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]]. Megatron threatened the council, promising to overthrow them and instate himself as the next [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]—a declaration of hostility that shocked Orion, and moved him to an impassioned speech in favour of autonomy that successfully swayed the council where Megatron had failed. Jealous, Megatron left the council and Orion behind and assembled his followers—including perennial loyalist [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] and scheming second-in-command [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]—into an army he would name "Decepticons", beginning the war for Cybertron and vowing to find the [[Matrix of Leadership]] which was denied to him by the council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The war saw Megatron successfully take the city of [[Kaon]], which contained the very arena he fought in as a gladiator, as the Decepticon capital. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} During a battle at [[Tyger Pax]], Megatron crushed the Autobot [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s voice box when the scout refused to break under interrogation. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Furthermore, Megatron's wartime achievements were not limited to those achieved through might: he also created the deadly [[cybonic plague]] which wiped out millions {{storylink|Sick Mind}} and found a way to weaponize [[Tox-En]] which he used to wipe out an entire unit in front of a horrified Bulkhead. {{storylink|Toxicity}} It was through similarly poisonous means that Megatron came closest to seizing victory in the war's final stages, [[Dark Energon|infecting]] the [[Core]] of Cybertron itself. In purifying the core, Orion was granted the Matrix Megatron had long-sought, becoming Optimus Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} After his assassin [[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] failed to kill Optimus at the [[Battle of Technahar]], {{storylink|Masters & Students}} Megatron became obsessed with the Autobot leader and decided that destroying him was his right alone. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Megatron had his lead scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] send an army of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] to Earth to lay waste to any Autobot forces on the planet and secure any and all energon deposits. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

[[Image:DarknessRising2-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|We can relate. We're just like this with our [[BotCon]] toys.]]

Eventually, the war left Cybertron in ruin and forced the whole Transformer race to exile into space. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}} Megatron would not leave the planet unguarded and placed a few [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] guards in stasis on the planet, should the enemy return. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}} In time, Megatron and his army arrived on Earth, establishing mines to collect the Energon that the planet had been seeded with during the war. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}} He also had some of his best warriors, such as Skyquake to guard deposits either not ready to mine {{storylink|Masters & Students}}. After some early conflicts on the planet, Megatron withdrew to space to search for more troops, leaving Starscream in charge. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 1}} Searching the void for three years, Megatron found something better than mere warriors: he discovered a new source of Dark Energon, the "blood of [[Unicron]]", with which he could reanimate fallen Transformers as an army of the undead. Returning to Earth and resuming command of the Decepticons, Megatron tested the Dark Energon on the deceased Autobot [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], reviving him as a [[zombie]] "[[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]]" that slaughtered several [[Decepticon Miner]]s, but which posed no threat to Megatron himself. Unfortunately for Megatron, this partial reactivation of Cliffjumper's lifesigns drew Optimus Prime's Autobots to the Decepticons' mining operations. Deciding it was not yet time for a confrontation with Prime, Megatron withdrew aboard the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']] and continued to brood over the Dark Energon.

[[Image:darknessrising3_Megatronglowy.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Megatron, you fool! Rave glowsticks aren't candy!]]
Megatron's inability to control the zombie Cliffjumper convinced him that he needed to integrate the Dark Energon into his own body in order to control the undead legions he planned to create. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 2}} Thrusting a shard of the material into his [[spark]], he was filled with its power, feeling as though he was connected to Unicron's very thoughts. Requiring a test run for his new power, Megatron headed to the site of an ancient Cybertronian battle on Earth, one full of the remains of fallen warriors, where he was confronted by Optimus and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. Using Dark Energon to raise the dead Transformers as Terrorcons, Megatron successfully found he had complete control of the undead horde, and send them against the two Autobots. [[Image:DarknessRising4-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|250px|I chew scenery while the zombies chew ''you''.]] {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 3}} While Optimus and Ratchet fought their way through the Terrorcons, Megatron flew off before they could reach him, satisfied with his test results and ready put his plan into action—to open a [[space bridge]] to Cybertron and use Dark Energon to revive all the dead. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 4}} Despite the Autobots' best efforts to damage the ''Nemesis'' and prevent the bridge from opening, Megatron succeeded in his plans, and then had his showdown with Optimus Prime atop the bridge itself as he waited for the Terrorcon legions to pass through to Earth. While the two old foes battled, the other Autobots sabotaged the bridge, causing it to explode and destroy both the Terrorcon army and seemingly Megatron himself. {{storylink|Darkness Rising, Part 5}}[[Image:Masters&Students-Megatronstasis.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Well, it's better than just [[Megatron (Animated)|being a head]] I suppose.]]

The Autobots were not so lucky, however: the Dark Energon in his spark allowed Megatron to survive the explosion, but just barely. When Starscream found his leader floating in space, he tore the Dark Energon from his body in the hope that he would expire, but was caught in the act by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]], [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]], and forced to take Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'', where he was placed in [[Stasis lock|stasis]] in the sick bay. {{storylink|Masters & Students}}

Starscream was content to leave Megatron in this state to recover or expire as fate saw fit, but the crew of the ''Nemesis'' disagreed, and voted to bring in the Decepticon medic [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to help heal their wounded leader. But the discovery of an [[Energon Harvester]] forced them to push off Megatron's recovery.{{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} Even with Knock Out's expertise, it seemed unlikely that Megatron would recover, but his assistant [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] gave his body a good buffing nonetheless, and Starscream approved, as it meant their ex-leader would look his best for the memorial service. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[Image:SickMind megs and bee.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Hey, [[Megatron (Animated)|you]] really ''are'' [[Transform and Roll Out|uglier from this angle]]!]]

When Optimus Prime was infected by cybonic plague, Arcee and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] boarded the ''Nemesis'' to search for an antidote. While they failed to find one in the database, the two Autobots did discover Megatron in stasis, and Bumblebee mind-linked with the Decepticon leader via a [[cortical psychic patch]] to try and pluck the cure from his sleeping brain. Bumblebee found himself within Megatron's mind, which took the form of [[Kaon]], where the Decepticon's subconscious was spending its time killing endless visions of Optimus Primes. Unfortunately, Bumblebee's intrusion only caused Megatron to become aware of his situation when he found he was unable to kill Bumblebee. Learning what had befallen Optimus, Megatron initially refused to give up the cure until Bumblebee convinced him that he would gain greater satisfaction from finishing his enemy off with his own two hands. Megatron offered the cure in exchange for Bumblebee's help in escaping his mental prison, but Bumblebee double-crossed him, withdrawing from his mind as soon as the cure was in Autobot hands. At the last moment, Megatron was able to effect his own escape, leaping into Bumblebee's mind along with him. {{storylink|Sick Mind}} [[Image:OutofhisHead megatron revived.jpg|left|thumb|250px|IT'S... AAALLLLLIIIIIIIIVE!]] Recalling the sliver of Dark Energon Starscream had removed from his body, Megatron took full control of Bumblebee's body a short time later and used the GroundBridge to return to the ancient battlefield where he had raised his original Terrorcons, recovering the Dark Energon shard he had used to do so. He returned to the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]], where he dealt with Ratchet and [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] before again GroundBridging to the ''Nemesis'' and using the Dark Energon to restore his body and return his mind to it. Storming out of the ''Nemesis'' to find Starscream, Megatron snatched his subordinate out of the air in the middle of a battle with Optimus Prime and took him back for his punishment. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

[[Image:Shadowzone-MegsStarscream.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Lulz.]]
Despite his treason, Megatron decided not to terminate Starscream, viewing him as no real threat and taking perverse amusement in his repeated failures. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}} Instead, Megatron proceeded to beat Starscream only to ''near'' death, then had him placed in the infirmary, occasionally visiting to gloat. {{storylink|Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone}}

When Breakdown was captured by the humans of [[MECH]], Megatron refuted Starscream's suggestion that they rescue him, announcing that if Breakdown had allowed himself to be captured by those weaker than him, then he deserved whatever he got. {{storylink|Operation: Breakdown}} Breakdown did manage to escape, however, and in his wounded pride, volunteered to recover a [[polarity gauntlet]] for Megatron in order to prove his worth. Megatron was disappointed when his minion returned without the gauntlet, but was placated with the revelation that he had instead brought back [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

[[Image:RockBottom-Starscreamprays.jpg|thumb|250px|left|[[wikipedia:Loki (comics)|In the end, you will always kneel.]]]]
Discovering that Starscream was still attempting to mine energon for his personal use without his knowledge, Megatron determined that the amusement had come to an end. Taking him to the mine in question, Megatron revealed that he had been aware of Starscream's previous transgressions the whole time thanks to Soundwave, and was about to execute his grovelling lieutenant when [[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack Darby]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] walked in. In the firefight that followed, stray shots from Megatron's fusion cannon brought the mine down on top of them all, with Megatron being completely pinned by rubble. Jack happened upon the Decepticon leader with a mining drill, and Megatron, knowing that the human would not help him, instead urged Jack to finish him off. Jack refused, saying that wasn't what Optimus would do, and left, but the opening he had created allowed Megatron to begin his escape. After finally extricating himself, Megatron came upon Starscream trying to keep a large rock from crushing him. Starscream insisted that he had come to rescue Megatron, and begged the Decepticon leader to spare him, and Megatron acquiesced with a smirk. {{storylink|Rock Bottom}}

Though Megatron allowed Starscream to live and continue as his second-in-command, he was furious to learn from Airachnid that Starscream had kept the location of the ''[[Harbinger]]'' from him. He ordered Starscream to lead Airachnid to the crash site and retrieve an [[Immobilizer|experimental weapon]] that was inside. Much to Megatron's fury, Airachnid returned not only without the weapon, but with the news that Starscream had been captured by the Autobots as well. {{storylink|Partners}}

[[Image:StrongerFaster-KnockOutMegatronRatchet.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Steroids?" "Yup." "Ah."]]
When a formula for [[Synthetic Energon]] was transferred from a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]] into the mind of the Autobot [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], Optimus Prime petitioned Megatron for the return of the cylinder so they could extract the formula, after which they would willingly hand it over. Megatron briefly considered the proposal, but instead sent Knock Out and Breakdown to capture Bulkhead and dared Prime to fight for the cylinder. When his Vehicon troops were defeated, Megatron simply crushed the device and took flight. {{storylink|T.M.I.}} The synthetic energon formula helped the Autobots counter Megatron's next tactic: causing the Autobots to burn through their energon supplies at an accelerated rate by leading them on wild goose chases. Juiced up on the "SynthEn", Ratchet attacked Megatron and Knock Out while they were surveying an energon mine, and sent the Decepticon leader flying with one punch. Unfortunately for Ratchet, Megatron swiftly recovered and subdued the Autobot medic with ease. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

[[Image:PrimeEp23-Megatronjetmode.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Hold still, jet mode, so we can screencap you, dammit!]]
Convinced by Dark Energon-induced visions that an impending prophecy detailed his own destiny, Megatron stepped up the Decepticons' work in constructing a new space bridge so they could obtain more Dark Energon. When they located the last component they needed, Megatron went in personally, grievously wounding Raf with a blast of Dark Energon on the way and creating an unintended distraction that allowed him to make off with the power source he needed. Soon after, Megatron lured Optimus Prime to a volcano he had seen in his visions, and during their battle, it erupted with Dark Energon, imbuing Megatron with the power he needed to fell Prime. {{storylink|One Shall Fall}} [[Image:OneShallFall-visionfulfilled.jpg|thumb|255px|right|Look, Prime! Look at the fireworks! Aren't they splendid?!]] The intervention of the other Autobots saved Prime's life, but this was of little concern to Megatron, who now had all the Dark Energon he needed and set his miners to work gathering it up. When Soundwave detected a spark-beat coming from within the Earth, Megatron felt it pounding through his brain and realized what his visions had meant: the lifeforce of Unicron himself dwelt within Earth. Leaving Airachnid in command, Megatron flew into the volcano to address Unicron, but did not receive the power he had hoped the chaos-bringer would bestow on him, instead receiving Unicron's displeasure at the fact that Optimus Prime still lived. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Spurned, Megatron instead went to the aid of Optimus and his Autobots, who were under attack from Unicron's stone avatars. He offered Optimus his services—he intended to lead them to Unicron's real form so that Optimus could use the [[Matrix of Leadership]] on the Chaos God. While the Autobots returned to base, Megatron kept the giant stone Unicrons busy, and Prime eventually accepted Megatron's offer. On arrival in the Autobot base, Megatron encountered a couple of humans he recognized, Raf and Jack, as well as a [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|new loud one]]. Megatron was first to step through the GroundBridge into the Earth's core, and as the Autobots followed, he warned them that Unicron already knew they were there. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 2}}

[[Image:OneShallRise3-together.jpg|thumb|255px|left|"Just this once, we work together! Mortal enemies working together for the common good!" "Be quiet!"]]
Despite the persistent influence of Unicron, Megatron led the Autobots through Unicron's insides, even helping them fight off [[Unicron's antibodies|antibodies]]. The Dark Energon he was imbued with allowed him to enter Unicron's spark chamber with Optimus, though at that point Unicron's influence became so great that the Chaos God was able to commandeer his body. After Optimus unleashed the power of the Matrix, apparently extinguishing Unicron's spark, Megatron went to kill Optimus, only to discover his foe had lost his memory and now believed himself to be Orion Pax. Megatron convinced Optimus that the other Autobots were enemies, and the pair returned to the ''Nemesis'', where Megatron introduced "Orion Pax" to his men. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

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Megatron wasted no time in spinning a tale of Autobot warlord Ratchet and the destruction of Cybertron, and put Orion Pax to work decoding data from the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] archives for a [[Project Iacon|project]] of the same name. Though aware that at some point Orion would find out the truth, Megatron made all precautions to make sure that didn't happen before Orion finished his work. Knock Out was ordered to set up Orion's work station a mere few inches away from the Energon storage vault.

During Orion's decoding, the archivist noted several references to Starscream as being Megatron's second in command. As part of his deception, Megatron claimed Starscream to be dead, and ordered Soundwave to carefully remove Arcee from the ship with a GroundBridge. Arachnid offered to destroy the bike bot herself, but Megatron feared that Orion would become weary of their activity's should he bare witness to an Autobot's destruction. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Megatron attempted to cover for a surprise visit by Starscream when he managed to sneak aboard the ship. Orion asked why Megatron lied, but the con leader stated that Starscream as "dead" to their cause for joining the Autobots. However, Starscream's visit caused Orion to uncover the truth and find out that he was, in fact, Optimus Prime, the so called leader of the Autobot "invaders". Soundwave notified Megatron of Orion finding information on Optimus Prime, and Megatron realized that harsher methods would be necessary to complete [[Project Iacon]]. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[Image:OrionPax3 Megatron threatens Orion.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Do you see what's in your teeth ''NOW''?!]]
Megatron payed Orion a visit to expose Orion's findings. Orion demanded to know the full truth, but Megatron refused, causing Orion to delete his findings. Fortunately, Soundwave had recorded his findings, and the data was saved. Soundwave also informed Megatron of the activity at the space bridge and went there to find that the Autobots had taken control of it, and that one of their [[Insecticon (WFC)|traps]] on Cybertron was activated. Megatron ordered the guards to watch Orion while he went out and threatened to kill the archivist if he had not completed the project. Megatron realized that the Autobots must have been searching for a way to restore Orion to Optimus. Megatron arrived at the space bridge and defeated the trio of Autobots present, and waited for Arcee to return from the open space bridge with the Matrix in her possession. When Orion had overpowered his guards and came to attack Megatron, Orion declared his loyalty to the Autobots, pulled out his blades, and attacked Megatron. The amnesiac Autobot was no match for him. While the Decepticon leader was subsequently kept busy by Arcee, Jack returned the Matrix to Orion, who regained his memory and left with the Autobots, leaving Megatron screaming furiously at his failure. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}

[[Image:OperationBumblebee1 spark extractor.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Now ''I'' have [[The Touch]].]]
Following the first of the artifact coordinates left by Orion, Megatron and his men unearthed the [[spark extractor|Spark Extractor]]. While Megatron was bringing it back through the GroundBridge, it was taken from him by Bumblebee. He then ordered Knock Out and Breakdown to retrieve another artifact before Bulkhead and Bumblebee did. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} Megatron was pleased when Knock Out returned with a force field generator, quickly demonstrating the object's power with a cannon-blast. Megatron himself joined the mission to get the third artifact, and managed to secure the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] by holding a prone Bulkhead hostage. Unfortunately, he discovered that the Forge wouldn't work without the power of a Prime behind it. {{Storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

When [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] arrived on Earth, Megatron filled him in on what had happened to his brother Skyquake, but warned him not to seek revenge on his own. When Dreadwing did anyway, Megatron figured that would be the last they saw of him, although he was glad that Dreadwing both survived and learned his lesson. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}}

[[Image:Crossfire Megatron and Insecticon close together.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"You do know that you'll be splattered across the ceiling after this screencap, right?"]]
Reminded of Airachnid's past treachery, Megatron tasked Dreadwing with ridding them of her. Dreadwing not only failed, but returned minus Breakdown, much to Megatron's disgust. Megatron responded to Airachnid's later communication by attempting to get rid of her himself. Although she set an [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] on him, the mighty Megatron eventually prevailed against it. The fight took all of his strength, and he was subsequently surrounded by Autobots. With Dreadwing's help, he escaped and made Dreadwing his new [[second-in-command]]. {{storylink|Crossfire}}

Megatron responded to reports of Starscream on the ship and found not one but four [[Starscream clone (Prime)|Starscreams]] on the bridge. After attempting to appeal to their treacherous nature, he took advantage of a diversion to offline three of them before the fourth escaped. The diversion turned out to be a mass Insecticon attack, but after a fight, the Insecticons suddenly stopped and announced they were loyal to him. Then the ''Nemesis'' crashed. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} Megatron got the ship moving again using Dark Energon, but when it exhibited its own intelligence and refused to follow his orders, he tried to shut it down, only to be put into stasis lock. He only awoke when the kids reversed the energon flow. {{storylink|Flying Mind}}

As Knock Out prepared to go and try to find the first of the four relics which the ship had found the location of, Megatron instructed him to take an Insecticon as muscle. {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} Megatron then sent Dreadwing to [[Antarctica]] to find the relic there {{storylink|Triangulation}} and then sent [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] and three other Insecticons to a volcanic area at the equator, {{storylink|Toxicity}} before sending Soundwave to find the last relic.

He was impressed with the [[Resonance Blaster]] Soundwave found, but less so with Dreadwing and Knock Out, the latter of whom returned looking like he'd been run over by a train. After they found a grenade implanted in Laserbeak, Megatron set Soundwave back to work decoding the Iacon database. {{storylink|Triage}} His rage over Hardshell's failure was mollified when the Insecticon claimed to have offlined Bulkhead, but when they later got a call from [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] revealing Bulkhead was still alive, Megatron demanded Hardshell bring him Wheeljack's spark as a substitute. Instead Hardshell's corpse was brought back before him, and Megatron was shocked to learn a [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|human girl]] was responsible. {{storylink|Hurt}}

[[Image:TheHumanFactor Cylas and Megatron.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Soundwave, please arrange our guest a carwash.]]
After sending Knock Out to investigate Breakdown's signal coming back online, Megatron expressed distaste at the Breakdown/[[Silas]] hybrid who was brought to the ship. Nevertheless he allowed "Cylas" the opportunity to prove himself worthy of a place in the Decepticon ranks by supplying them with a [[Project Damocles]] satellite. Though the initial results were promising, he sent Cylas to terminate Raf when the boy's hacking threatened to railroad their plans. When Cylas failed to do so and the satellite was stopped, Megatron called him back, and handed the former MECH commander over to Knock Out for dissection. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

[[Image:Legacy-ohcrap.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Looks like [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] told Megatron where babies come from.]]
When Soundwave decoded another set of Iacon relic coordinates, Megatron initiated a decoy relic beacon to give them the advantage over the Autobots, and went to fetch the latest relic with a team. Though hoping it would be a Decepticon weapon, Megatron was stunned when it turned out to be the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. When he was unable to extract the sword, he had the Decepticons chip away a chunk of the mountain to be hauled away by the ''Nemesis'' in an effort to ensure it did not fall in Optimus's hands. Unfortunately, the arrival of [[Smokescreen (Prime)|a new Autobot]] delayed them long enough that the other Autobots discovered the deception. Optimus quickly managed to get hold of the sword despite Megatron's best efforts, and as the Autobot leader unleashed the sword's power, Megatron was forced to retreat in his ship, noting it was now the Decepticons' darkest hour. {{storylink|Legacy}}

[[Image:AlphaOmegaDarkStarSaber.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Palpatine|It's treason then...]]]]
Coming up with a new plan to combat the Star Saber, Megatron took Dreadwing through the space bridge to Cybertron, and broke into the tomb of a Prime. After having Knock Out graft the Prime's arm onto Megatron, he was finally able to use the Forge of Solus Prime to forge a [[Dark Star Saber]] with some of his Dark Energon. Once Soundwave decrypted a new set of coordinates, he got the opportunity to test it on Arcee and Smokescreen when the pair found the first [[Omega Key]], whom he swept aside with ease. With new-found confidence, Megatron challenged Prime to a duel, and though his new sword cleaved right through the Star Saber, Megatron was unable to stop the Autobots from getting away with the Omega Key. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} Gloating of his destruction of the Star Saber, he allowed Knock Out the opportunity to retrieve the next relic. Upon his return with another Omega Key, Megatron was intrigued by the relic, believing it to be part of a larger piece, and put the doctor to work analyzing it. He was less impressed with Dreadwing who returned empty handed from his mission, and asserted that they needed to locate the Autobot base to recover their relics. Then Soundwave decrypted the final part of the Iacon databse, revealing Smokescreen to be relevant to their search. {{storylink|Hard Knocks}}

[[Image:PatchMegatronStarscream.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Because we haven't seen this before.]]
After they extracted the Omega Key from Smokescreen, Megatron had Knock Out perform a cortical psychic patch procedure on the Autobot to learn their purpose. After discovering that all four could be used to revitalize Cybertron, he left Knock Out to find out where the Autobot base was, Megatron went to place the Omega Key in storage. However Smokescreen escaped and snatched it out of his grasp and made off with the other key as well. Though Megatron and his men gave pursuit as the Autobot jumped off their ship, Smokescreen got away. The Decepticon leader told Dreadwing they would need to locate the Autobot base quickly to retrieve the other keys, only to find Starscream on the bridge, with all four of the Omega Keys as a peace offering. {{storylink|Inside Job}} Intending to find what Starscream really planned, Megatron had himself plugged into the rogue Decepticon with a psychic patch. Despite most of Starscream's memories turning out to be incriminating, he was eventually convinced to allow Starscream to rejoin the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}}

Megatron attempted to stress to Dreadwing that the Decepticons needed to be united. Unfortunately Dreadwing was more interested in slagging Starscream, and Megatron had to blow a hole through him. Once the location of the [[Omega Lock]] was established, Megatron took the Keys to Cybertron to find it. He and his men were attacked by the Autobots, who got away with the Keys while Megatron was otherwise occupied with the spark extractor. With some help from Starscream, Megatron got hold of the Autobots' human friends to use as a bargaining chip to secure the return of the Keys. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

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Once he had the Keys back, Megatron had the lock activated and revealed that he intended to use it on both Cybertron and Earth so he'd have two worlds to rule, starting with Earth. Shockingly, this news resulted in Optimus slicing Megatron's sword arm off before destroying the Omega Lock. Though the Autobots escaped, Megatron would have the last laugh, as he knew the location of their base and used the Omega Lock to create a fortress there before Optimus destroyed it. If he could not conquer Cybertron, he could at least conquer Earth. From the ''Nemesis'', he and his men attacked and destroyed the Autobot base as their first act of aggression. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

As the Decepticons were unable to find any corpses in the rubble, Megatron ordered worldwide surveillance. He got the opportunity to test his [[Darkmount (Earth)|new citadel]]'s fusion cannons on some foolishly attacking [[human]]s, and contacted [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], claiming to want to co-exist peacefully with humanity. With the continuing failure of Starscream to get any information out of the captive Wheeljack, Megatron sent Knock Out to Cybertron to search for the relics lost during the Omega Lock battle. He was pleased when Knock Out returned with the long lost [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} Megatron appointed Shockwave his first lieutenant in charge of science. With failures mounting, including an aborted attempt by Starscream to track down the Autobots by freeing Wheeljack with a tracking device attached, Megatron's anger grew, leading Shockwave to bring to Earth a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] he had cloned. {{storylink|Scattered}} The [[Predaking (Prime)|beast]] was dispatched, but to Megatron's disappointment it returned empty-handed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

Megatron was furious when Starscream scattered their troops in pursuit of phantom Autobot signals, shortly before Darkmount itself was attacked. The Decepticon leader cut short [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s attempt to assault the fusion cannon control room, and ordered the Autobots executed. Before this could be done, Optimus Prime turned up, comprehensively beating up Megatron and throwing him into the fusion cannon power core. Despite his protests, the other Decepticons dragged Megatron back to the ''Nemesis'' before the Autobots brought the citadel crashing to the ground. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

Instead the Decepticons turned their attentions to cloning, with Megatron ordering the creation of more Predacons. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} When the existing Predacon returned, Megatron ordered Starscream to take command of it. He later dispatched the beast and his first lieutenant to [[Scotland]] when a team searching for fossils there failed to report in. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} Megatron was displeased when it turned out Starscream had lost the Apex Armor, and was even less impressed when Starscream caused damage to the communications dish. Knock Out, at least, did not disappoint the Decepticon leader when he returned with another Predacon fossil. {{storylink|Plus One}} After some near-missteps in gathering the fossils required, Megatron hinted Shockwave should restrict himself to working in the laboratory in future. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

Megatron discovered that Knock Out and Starscream had been experimenting with Synthetic Energon and had accidentally created a zombie-like plague. After the situation resulted in Airachnid being freed and the loss of the Insecticons, Megatron gave Knock Out orders to turn all of his experiments over to Shockwave, and reserved a ''special'' punishment for Starscream. {{storylink|Thirst}}

During a visit to Shockwave's off-site laboratory, Megatron was shocked to learn that the Predacon could transform and was intelligent enough to speak. Though [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] affirmed he was loyal to Megatron, the Decepticon leader suspected that once Predaking discovered that the Predacons were superior to ordinary Decepticons, he would turn against them. The Decepticons quickly realised they'd need to terminate Shockwave's cloning process, and Starscream came up with a plan to pin it on the Autobots which succeeded splendidly. In the aftermath of the explosion, the Decepticons discovered that the Synthetic Energon stored in the lab had created Cybermatter. {{storylink|Evolution}}

With this discovery in mind, Megatron put Shockwave in charge of perfecting the Synthetic Energon formula, however they quickly realized that the Omega Lock would needed to be repaired to allow for its targeted delivery, and that Ratchet would be needed to complete the formula. Megatron told Shockwave he had decided that Earth and Cybertron were two halves of the same coin, and he intended to rule both. As the Autobots continued to interfere in their plans, Megatron had Predaking take part in protecting the Vehicons, though he insisted it be done with the Predacon in beast mode. {{storylink|Minus One}}

[[Image:Synthesis Megatron and Predaking.jpg|left|thumb|250px|[[Sam Witwicky]] [[Megatron (Movie)|can't]] [[Transformers (film)|save]] [[Predaking (Prime)|you]] [[Aligned continuity family|here]]!]]
After the Decepticons captured Ratchet and failed to extract the information they needed via cortical psychic patch, Megatron turned on the charm. Once he showed Ratchet the Omega Lock they'd reconstructed, the Autobot reluctantly agreed to help them. {{storylink|Persuasion}} Despite several missteps which he encouraged his men to correct, Megatron was pleased when the Synth-En formula was perfected, and promptly rewarded Ratchet by giving the Autobot to Predaking as a chew toy. Unfortunately Ratchet turned Predaking against him, and Megatron found himself facing the Predacon in combat. With some help from Starscream, Megatron defeated Predaking and expelled him from the ship, however the Decepticons then found their warship under attack from the Autobots. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

[[Image:Tfp megatron impaled.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Megatron killed by... Bumblebee!? It could happen... ONLY ON [[The Hub|THE HUUUUB]]!]]
Megatron intercepted Optimus Prime, damaging the Autobot's jet pack, and proceeded to duel with his foe atop the Omega Lock, all the while giving orders to Shockwave to prepare the Lock for firing. When Bumblebee attempted to pass Optimus the Star Saber, Megatron blasted the scout, killing him. He prepared to finish off Optimus as well, but Bumblebee was restored by the Omega Lock and ran Megatron through with the Star Saber. Megatron's lifeless body fell from the Omega Lock and plummeted Earthward. {{storylink|Deadlock}}

{{Spoiler|Predacons Rising (Prime)|November 4, 2013}}

[[Image:262px-Clipboard09 zps043c54b9.jpg|right|250px|Caption]]
Megatron's body lay at the bottom of the ocean until it was revived and restructured by Unicron.Megatron found himself a prisoner in his ownbody, tortured by his new master and unable to do anything other than observe. Unicron returned to Cybertron, intending to destroy the planet and end Primus. Megatron tricked him into fighting Predaking, reasoning that if their shared body was damaged enough, Unicron would leave it, however Unicron managed to beat Predaking and raised an army of Predacon Terrorcons with which to attack Cybertron's core. Megatron was only finally freed when Optimus tricked Unicron, drawing the dark god's anti-spark into a suitable container. Though Starscream believed Megatron would once again lead the Decepticons, Megatron had tasted oppression and no longer wished to inflict it, declaring the Decepticon movement dead and flying off. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

===Commercial appearances===
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}

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

At some point he ended up in detention at a school because he had "anger issues". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub promo}}

He later joined back up with Pinkie Pie as well as other ponies Rainbow Dash and Applejack, and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] in scatting "[[wikipedia:Deck the Halls|Deck the Halls]]" {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub Carolers}} and singing "[[wikipedia:Jingle Bells|Jingle Bells]]". {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|The Hub Carolers (Second spot)}}

He also demanded that viewers vote for him in the Hub's 2010 "Naughty or Nice" contest. They must have been listening, because he was eventually voted the "Naughtiest" villain on the Hub that year.

[[Image:MegatronCareBear.jpg|thumb|250px|''Megatron is on the right'' One wonders where exactly the other Care Bear came from.]]
Megatron declared the Hub his in a commercial for a marathon of ''Prime'' season 1 and 2, doing certain Hub-focused jokes and gags before the commercial breaks during the marathon. One such segment showed [[The Transformers (cartoon)|his home movies]], during which reminisced on how [[Megatron (G1)|young he looked back then]] and mocked [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave's]] dated choice of alt-mode. (This is highly unlikely to be canon.) In other commercials for the marathon, it is revealed that out of all the radio transmissions in the universe, the ''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic'' theme is his favorite song, {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Megatron's Favorite Song (26 Hour Takeover marathon promo)}} and that he has been working on new transformations, demonstrating his ability to [[Pretender|transform]] into Funshine Bear, a [[wikipedia:Care Bears|Care Bear]], much to his humiliation. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Megatron Transforms into a Care Bear (26 Hour Takeover marathon promo)}} Also during the marathon; he commented on how his favorite reason that transformers were superior to humans was that transformers didn't need bathroom breaks. He also commented that the one thing he doesn't get about Autobots is their continuation of transforming into land-based vehicles (not complaining, just observing). He also expressed bewilderment over the way [[United States|Americans]] elect [[President of the United States|their leader]] through [[Democracy|democratic means]], rather than just killing off the competition like he would do. He also apologized to [[ALF]] for pre-empting his show, allowing the program to air at a later date under his regime. The only humans that Megatron admitted to liking were those that cower before him and Dan, due to his anger.

Despite Megatron's might, Raf judged him inferior to [[wikipedia:Time Warner Cable|Time Warner Cable]]'s ability to transmit ''Transformers: Prime'' on laptop, tablet and smartphone computers, as demonstrated by a possible Cybertronian who switches to all three devices. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|Time Warner Cable: Competiton}}

===Titan Magazines ''Prime'' comics===
[[Image:Titan4.2 Megatron Soundwave piggyback.jpg|thumb|left|220px|The kiddy-friendly comics have Megatron giving piggy-back rides.]]
Under Megatron's leadership, the Decepticons conquered many city states including [[Kalis]], [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]] and [[Vos]]. When the time came to strike against [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Megatron led a five-con team in under the cover of darkness to bomb the [[Iacon Energon Refinery]]. They had barely planted the first bomb when they were spotted and fired on. After the other three Decepticons were shot down, Megatron gave Soundwave a bomb and set about causing a distraction while his second-in-command went to plant it. When Soundwave was also shot down, Megatron flew into action, helping up the rest of his team and carrying Soundwave as they retreated under the cover of an exploding bomb. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.2|War Story}}

With a new plan, Megatron took [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] to attack the [[Yamal|NS ''Yamal'']], a Russian icebreaker near [[Antarctica]]. He intended to use a [[static lance]] to cause the ship's reactors to meltdown exposing energon deposits beneath the ice. Unfortunately Optimus got wind of the plan and came storming in. As Megatron detailed his plan during their one-on-one fight, Optimus took possession of the lance. Megatron attempted to take it back, only for Optimus to hit him with it. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.3|Ice Breaker}}

[[Image:Titan4.11 Megatron.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Megatron works part-time at the Autobot Hotel providing alarm calls.]]
Megatron and Soundwave somehow slipped some code into ''[[Invasionauts II]]'' to hypnotize Raf into opening the GroundBridge so they could send Vehicons through. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.4|Tinker, Tailor, Gamer, Spy!}} Irritated at Starscream's failure to end the Autobot problem, Megatron demanded his subordinate try and lure the Autobots into a trap instead for fruitlessly searching for them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.6|All the President's 'Bots!}}

Now infuriated at his army being constantly bested by the Autobots, Megatron took the ''Nemesis'' to the [[Erta Ale volcano]] where he had his troops fight in a series of deathmatches to apply the principal of survival of the fittest. He forced Starscream to fight [[Fearstorm]], and when Starscream won, seemed happy enough to let his lieutenant return to the ship. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.7|Megatron's Law}} After Bulkhead destroyed an energon store, Megatron had him captured and taken aboard the warship, where the Autobot was placed in the newly developed [[Ultra Prison]]. Megatron sneeringly informed Bulkhead that the prison would slowly wipe his mind, but it was Megatron who got the raw end of the deal when the ''Nemesis'' was badly damaged during the inevitable Autobot rescue. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.11|The Battle for Bulkhead}}

Intending to show the pitiful humans that their independence was only temporary, Megatron attempted to stage a media circus in which he destroyed the [[Statue of Liberty]]. Unfortunately only Bumblebee and Optimus turned up, and though Megatron tried his best to wreck the statue, Optimus caused more damage to it in the process of defeating him than he did himself. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.13|Protecting the Lady}}

====Mega-Mouth====
Megatron occasionally takes time out from conquering the universe to...answer fan mail? He also sometimes seems [[Megatron (Movie)|confused]] about which multiverse he hails from, as he claimed he attacked [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]] {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.1#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #1}} and also explained why he wore a cowl in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]].'' {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.4#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #4}} He also said he survived ''Dark of the Moon'', after some fan asked how Megatron could be answering fan mail. {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.5#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #5}}
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===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
After [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] intercepted a message pointing to a derelict starship containing weapons in the [[asteroid belt]], Megatron and [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] headed out to find it. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 2}} They got there and found [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] about to make off with the weapons. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 4}} After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] joined the battle, {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 5}} the ship began to explode, and Megatron plunged through the floor along with tons of debris. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 6}}

Injured, Megatron lay beneath the wreckage in the ship, using his damaged comms to monitor events on Earth. Finally his groping hands found an [[Tartarex Warp Sword|ancient weapon]], which used the surrounding debris to repair and rebuild him. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 22}} He returned to Earth and blasted the top off a mountain, {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 23}} intending to make a preemptive strike against the Predacons. The Predacons promptly flew up to engage him in combat. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 24}}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[[Image:Omega Supreme smash.jpg|Right|thumb|300px|"I challenge you to a thumb wrestling competition!" "''That's'' a thumb!?"]]
Soundwave, however, had come up with a suggestion—there were weapons emplacements higher up that had the ability to damage Omega Supreme. Taking them from the Autobots was a battle in and of itself, but nothing compared to the fight against Omega Supreme, who could unload entire squadrons of Aerialbots. Nonetheless, Megatron's boldness and tactical acumen finally shot Omega Supreme out of the sky.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

===''Transformers: Cybertron Adventures''===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)|[[Oliviero Corbetta]] (Italian)}}

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

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

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

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

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)}}
[[Image:Megatron_FOC.png‎|thumb|left|230px|Seriously, Soundwave, where is my fusion cannon?! It was in your remodeling designs, for crying out loud...]]
When Cybertron had begun to die following the Core's shutdown, Megatron blamed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], as he was the one who had ruined his plans for the planet. Megatron launched an attack on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] in order to destroy the Ark and get revenge. While commanding the battle from beneath one of his [[Warp Cannon]]s, he sent [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], [[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] and [[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]] to capture Optimus and bring him before him. As Megatron executed two Autobots before his Optimus' eyes, Optimus pleaded that they only wanted to leave Cybertron, but Megatron wasn't going to allow him. As the Warp Cannon prepared to destroy both the Ark, and the Decepticon leader to do the same to the Autobot leader, the newly awakened [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]] tore the roof off of the building they were in. Refusing to retreat, Megatron fired at the colossus, only to be pulverized by the giant Autobot's fist.

Due to Megatron's death, Starscream took control of the Decepticons and proceeded to run the organization into the ground by wasting resources and his failiure to inspire the troops. Unhappy with the change in management, [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] salvaged what was left of Megatron, rebuilt him into a new form in his Kaon laboratory, and reactivated him with a Dark Energon infusion. After awakening, Megatron was enraged to see that Starscream was in control, and then proceeded to crash Starscream's [[The Transformers: The Movie|coronation]] ceremony. Slaughtering the Seeker's loyalists, Megatron turned on Starscream and drove him off. [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] arrived to inform him of the [[Space Bridge]] technology he had discovered and [[Earth|an energy-rich planet]] for them to plunder, and they required a suitable power source for a transport to take them.

Due to Starscream's self indulgence, the Decepticons' energon supply was dwindling, forcing Megatron to find more power. He decided to retrieve the power core from the fallen [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] and while doing so, he happily "reintroduced" himself to the Autobots. After arriving at Trypticon's crash site, he realized the beast was still alive and had Soundwave revitalize him. Megatron didn't know or care whether or not Trypticon was still sentient or not, but told the beast that since he had failed him, he would be rebuilt to Megatron's liking. Megatron then told Soundwave to initiate the "Nemesis Protocol" and permanently lock Trypticon in his alternate form: a transport ship which they would use to traverse the Space Bridge.

The ''Nemesis'' was quickly completed and the Space Bridge opened, and Megatron decided to leave Shockwave in charge of Cybertron in his absence. However, one of Shockwave's [[Grimlock (WFC)|experiments]] destroyed the tower, which reduced the time they have to reach the Space Bridge before it closed. Sending in Soundwave to lead his forces on the Ark, Megatron confronted Optimus and the two fought. Megatron prepared a devastating blow to his enemy with a cannon, only for [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to take the shot for Optimus. Their battle reignited, the two leaders traded blows with swords, causing heavy damage to one another. But before a final blow could be delivered by either one of them, the Ark crumbled under the Space Bridge's force, and while Megatron shouted in anger, both ships were drawn through. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
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=== ''Transformers: Prime - The Game ===
[[Image:Transformers prime the game megatron.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English)}}
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{{storylink|Transformers: Prime - The Game}}

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

: Part of the second wave of [[Transformers Generations|''Generations'']] toys, Cybertronian Megatron is a toy is based on his appearance in the video game ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', transforming into a Cybertronian self-propelled gun. The treads of his vehicle can be positioned in either a vertical configuration like a traditional tank, or in a horizontal hover-tank configuration. Megatron's spring-loaded cannon can attach to either arm. He also has an insignia on his back, but unlike Optimus, his is not hidden by kibble. Like [[Soundwave (WFC)#Generations|''War for Cybertron'' Soundwave]], his head has a light-piping gimmick that has been neutered by his painted eyes.

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

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

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

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

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===Transformers (2010)===
[[Image:TRURageOverCybertronCybertronianMegatron.jpg|thumb|300px|Nobody makes fun of Megatron's lovely skirt. Not more than once, anyway.]]
*'''Rage over Cybertron''' (Multipack, 2011)
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon, missile

:A [[redeco]] of Cybertronian Megatron with purple parts, a translucent purple cannon and purple and red paint details resembling the effects of [[Dark Energon]], available in a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] three-pack with Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Bumblebee.

:The [[stock photography|stock photo]] to the right has his vehicle mode mis-transformed. His treads are left almost untransformed as his arms, but with his hands folded inside the treads, and the top panel on his left shoulder hasn't been rotated and pegged between his shoulders/tank front. His robot mode is also mis-transformed, with his back panel not being pegged into his back and being left hanging behind his thighs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/TRUROCMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Rage Over Cybertron Megatron at TFU.info]''

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===Prime: First Edition===
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[[Image:Primetoy-MegatronEP.jpg|right|thumb|300px|His jet mode needs a little scarf attached to the robot head.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Megatron: A Rivalry Reborn''' (Entertainment Pack, 2011)
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon

: Part of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#First Edition (2011)|Prime: First Edition]]'', this Deluxe Class version of Megatron transforms into his alien ship mode. He comes with his Fusion Cannon, which can either be held with his hands in robot mode, or peg onto his jet mode by folding the handle in and pegging it behind his exposed, peeking head. It is also in this latter configuration for the cannon that the otherwise useless groove and tab on the cannon and its handle can be pegged onto the tab and otherwise useless socket on his right arm, giving him the classic, arm-mounted, yet ''strangely undocumented'' Fusion Cannon configuration shown in his [[stock photography]]. Funny enough, the blade from the Cyberverse Commander figure of the character can fit in the hole of the fusion cannon's mouth, which enables it to reenact fighting scenes with his sword.

: Speaking of undocumented features, his [[instructions]] show a noticeably different "completed" vehicle mode when compared to his stock photos. Specifically, the instructions completely neglect the extra steps to flip his wings out and form a more [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] vehicle mode, opting instead for a more slender, wingless vehicle mode. To achieve this undocumented form, his underside leg panels must be opened, flipped around and over to the top of the ship, be pegged onto a tab on the side of his intakes, and his pointy wingtips must be flipped out from underneath. He also has some clearance issues when transforming. His intakes and the panel that surrounds his head in vehicle mode tend to collide when the intakes are snugly angled into and out of the panel, often resulting in the intakes popping off the (detachable) plastic hinges that they're on. He also comes somewhat mis-transformed in the package, with the positions of the intakes and the panel on his back being switched around, with the panel being placed ''after'' the intakes, instead of ''before''. (Yeah, its nearly impossible to do that, but for the sake of show-accuracy...)

: He comes with a similarly-scaled [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#EntertainmentPack|Optimus Prime]] and PVC figurines of [[Miko Nakadai#Prime|Miko Nakadai]], [[Jack Darby#EntertainmentPack|Jack Darby]] and [[Raf Esquivel#EntertainmentPack|Raf Esquivel]], as well as a DVD of the "Series Premiere" episode "[[Masters & Students]]".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/PrimeEPMegatron/megatron.htm More information on ''First Edition'' Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Megatron''' (Deluxe, 2011)
**''Number:'' '''005'''
**''Accessories'': Fusion Cannon

: The Japanese release of Deluxe Class Megatron was packaged by itself on a card. The instructions show the proper vehicle mode, how to attach his fusion cannon to his arm, and the figure is transformed correctly in the box.

:The figure shares its ID number with the US release of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]], which was not released in Japan's ''First Edition'' line.

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===Cyberverse===
[[Image:TF-Cyberverse-Commander-Megatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Megatron''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
** ''Series / Number'': '''02 / 004'''
**''Accessories'': Cyber sword

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Cyberverse#Series 2|Series 2 ''Cyberverse'']] Commander Class toys, Megatron features translucent purple plastic on his entire torso (although with the chest panels covering a portion of it) so that he can be illuminated by the lights from the larger play-sets. He comes with a translucent hard-plastic "cyber sword" weapon which features two [[C joint|3mm post]]s and a peg-hole in-between, allowing it to peg into either his hands, right wrist, left arm, Fusion Cannon, or back. The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card.

:In addition to the regular version, Megatron was also released in a special "advance release" assortment alongside [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Cyberverse|Optimus Prime]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Cyberverse|Bulkhead]], and [[Starscream (WFC)#Cyberverse|Starscream]], with each figure including a mini-DVD that contains the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' episode "[[Masters & Students]]". Yes, all four of them come with the same episode.

:While the transformation-related post on his arm-mounted Fusion Cannon may seem 3mm-compatible, it is actually slightly too big, and mounting the sword onto it may cause the sword's peg-hole to crack.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/CommMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Cyberverse Megatron at TFU.info]''

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*'''Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, [[November 24|11-24]]-2012)
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP2'''
**''Accessories'': Cyber sword

: This redeco of Megatron is cast in darker metallic-gray plastics. He was only available in a TakaraTomy ''[[EZ Collection]]'' six-pack with the [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Vehicon]], [[Breakdown (WFC)#EZ6pack|Breakdown]], [[Starscream (WFC)#EZ6pack|Starscream]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Knock Out]], and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]].

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*'''Unicron Megatron''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2014)
** ''Series / Number'': ???
**''Accessories'': ???

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===Prime===
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[[Image:PrimeRIDtoy-MegatronPowerizer.jpg|right|thumb|300px|And it's like the sky is new.]]
[[Image:Primetoy-MegatronDarkness.jpg|right|thumb|300px|All he needs now is a [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|hooded cloak]].]]
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''01 / 002'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[July 28|7-28]]-2012'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''AM-15'''
**''Accessories'': Cannon & Combat Claw (Hasbro only), "Gora II" & "Hades" Arms Microns (TakaraTomy only)

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Robots in Disguise (2012)|Prime: Robots in Disguise]]'' Voyager Class toys, this larger-scale Megatron also has a fair amount of translucent purple plastic in the torso and forearms, allowing them to be illuminated by the various light-up Voyager Class weapons in this line. He comes with two weapons: an arm cannon that deploys and illuminates (via LED) an under-slung blade when a plunger is pushed, as well as a combat claw. Both weapons peg via [[5mm post]] onto his hands, wrists, forearms, robot back, and vehicle roof. The combat claw pegs into his wrist, allowing the handle to rest on his hands as if he were holding it. The claw can also mount onto a peg-hole on top of the cannon when not in use.

: The TakaraTomy release of Voyager Megatron sports many differences. '''Megatron Darkness''', part of the fifth wave of Japanese ''Prime'' product, is said to be Megatron's reborn form, having "come back from Hell" (aka the events of "[[Sick Mind]]" and "[[Out of His Head]]"). His base plastics are shades of cold-gray as opposed to the [[Hasbro]] warm-grays, and his chestplates, shoulderplates and head have been given a silver [[Vacuum metallizing|vac-metal]] finish. He comes with a silver-foil [[sticker]] sheet that adds a lot of purple filigree designs to him in a matter similar to the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[Galvatron II#Toys|Galvatron II]]. The Hasbro accessories have been replaced with a pair of [[Arms Micron]] kits; [[Gora#II|Gora II]], a gorilla that becomes Megatron's fusion cannon, and [[Hades]], a massive bat that becomes a winged backpack or a giant scythe weapon.

:People who purchased Megatron Darkness from Ion stores on his release date got a free [[Gul#Hellflame|Hellflame Gul]] Arms Micron (while supplies last). Those who preordered Megatron Darkness through Amazon Japan got a free [[B.2#Shining|Shining B.2 Arms Micron]] with their order.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Voyager Megatron at TFU.info]''

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1623.html Megatron Darkness at Alfes's Toy Blog]''

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[[Image:Prime-toy_MegatronTakTomDx.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Megatron tries to get the monkey off his back.]]
* '''Megatron''' (Deluxe, [[March 31|3-31]]-[[2012|12]])
** ''ID number:'' '''AM-05'''
** ''Accessories:'' "Gora" Arms Micron

: As part of the first wave of the Japanese ''Prime'' line, this toy is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the First Edition Megatron toy. He has had some of his [[paint operation]]s replaced with customer-applied foil [[sticker]]s (mostly the silver bits on his pelvis). His "backpack" has also been retooled to add 5mm posts and post-holes as part of the line-wide Arms Micron gimmick. Rather than coming with his original fusion cannon, he instead comes with [[Gora]], a gorilla-like robot who transforms into the fusion cannon, complete with flip-out blades.

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1469.html Arms Micron Megatron at Alfes's blog]''

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[[Image:Primetoy-MegatronDarkEnergon.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"So, [[TakaraTomy|they]] think they can outdo [[Hasbro|us]] by giving their [[black repaint]] chrome, eh? We'll show them! Give him more translucent plastic!"]]
*'''Megatron''' (Dark Energon Voyager, 2012)
**''Number'': '''001'''
**''Accessories'': Cannon & Combat Claw

: ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Dark Energon Series|Prime: Dark Energon]]'' Megatron is a [[BigBadToyStore]]-exclusive redeco of RID Megatron, being cast in opaque dark blue, lavender, light-gray, and black plastics, and having warmer translucent-purple plastic. The entirety of his forearms and shoulder-pads are now cast in translucent-purple plastic, and his purple paint operations have been replaced by pink.

:Though he was packaged on an individual box, he was initially sold as part of a set with [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#DarkEnergon|Dark Energon Optimus Prime]]. He was eventually made available on his own, and all of the Dark Energon Series toys were eventually made available in Singapore as mass-retail releases. The Voyager Class toys, in particular, also saw mass-retail release in the Philippines.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/DEMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Dark Energon Megatron at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Primetoy-FinalBattleMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Because it would be <strike>non-aerodynamic</strike> silly to mount the saber onto the back of the vehicle mode like a giant tail-fin.]]
*'''Final Battle Megatron''' (Voyager, [[February 25|2-25]]-2013)
**''ID number'': '''AM-33'''
**''Accessories'': Shadow Gabu, Shadow Baru, & Shadow Dai Arms Microns

: Part of the eleventh and final assortment of TakaraTomy ''Prime'' toys, Final Battle Megatron is the most [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] redeco of the original ''Prime: Robots in Disguise'' Voyager mold to date, with silver paint across much of the figure, and is specifically intended to represent his appearance in the episodes "[[Alpha/Omega]]" through "[[Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour]]". As such, his right forearm is decoed (but sadly not remolded) to resemble the unidentified Prime's forearm that he substitutes for his own in those episodes. Also per the show, he comes with the "[[Dark Star Saber|Dark Energon Saber]]" in a place of a fusion cannon, which is represented by a smoky-translucent-black redeco of the [[Dark Matter Calibur]] [[Arms Micron#"Arms Up"|Super Combo Weapon]], composed of the Arms Microns [[Gabu#Shadow|Shadow Gabu]], [[Baru#Shadow|Shadow Baru]], and [[Dai#Shadow|Shadow Dai]].

:This figure was originally solicited as "Darkest Megatron".

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===Beast Hunters===
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[[Image:PrimeBHtoy-SharkticonMegatron.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''I'M A SHAAAARK / I'M A SHAAAAARK / SUCK MY [[Fusion cannon|FUSION CANNON]] / I'M A SHAAAAAARK'']]
*'''Megatron'''/'''Sharkticon Megatron''' (Voyager, 2013)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / 006'''
**''Accessories'': Tartarex Warp Sword/Sharktooth Spear

:Part of the fourth wave of ''Prime: [[Beast Hunters]]'' Voyager Class toys, Megatron is an extensive [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]-[[Homage|homaging]] [[retool]] of his ''Prime: Robots In Disguise'' toy. He transforms into a "beast jet", and he has a unique Decepticon insignia with beady eyes and a gaping maw of sharp teeth. He comes equipped with the [[Tartarex Warp Sword]], a fish-themed cannon that can convert into a sword-harpoon thing which can he can wield via its 5mm handle.

:He has a minor assembly error in that the two-pronged sections within his shoulder-pads are swapped, preventing the shoulder-pads from slotting in place properly in his "beast jet" mode. They can be reversed by popping the pads off their [[ball joint]]s, unscrewing the shoulder-pads, and swapping the parts. Good luck popping the shoulder-pads off their ball joints, though.

:His [[instructions]] refer to him as "Shartkticon Megatron" and his weapon the "Sharktooth Spear". There also exists a [[packaging]] [[variant]] for this toy: Early shipments simply called the toy "Megatron" and his weapon the "Tartarex Warp Sword", whereas a later running change version changed the packaging to reflect the names given in the instructions. His instructions also include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 22|twenty-second chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

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==Merchandise==
===Mcdonald's===
[[Image:Primetoy-MegatronHappyMeal.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Megatron''' (Happy Meal, 2012)
:*''McNumber:'' '''2'''
:Happy Meal Megatron is a nontransformable space jet! A spring-loaded paddle is launched when his robot mode head is pressed down, and when the fusion cannon on the back of the vehicle is pushed forward, a yellow LED shines out the front of it. An on/off switch on the jet's underside enables or disables the light feature.
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==Notes==
[[Image:Tfprimemegatronjet.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Too fast for screen caps.]]
[[Image:VectorSigmaBotBuilderMegatron.jpg|thumb|250px|Green With Evil.]]
*Megatron's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Destroyer-type chassis for [[Soldier (WFC)|Soldier]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Gunner-type components for [[Titan (FOC)|Titan]]-class characters.
*As revealed in [[One Shall Rise, Part 3]], Megatron used to have blue optics.
*Megatron's designation as an energon miner was "D-16".<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=7fd5ecd9-19b9-f369-1041-a7635be83172 War for Cybertron timeline].</ref> Megatron's original [[List of Japanese ID numbers|Japanese ID number]] was "16". Takara would eventually change the numbering system using a "D" to denote [[Decepticon|Destrons]]. So Megatron's Japanese ID number could retroactively be considered "D-16".
*In ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', Megatron has multiple glitches when controlled by the computer, among them shrinking (quite hilariously), losing his Fusion Cannon, and having his Tank mode cannon stick straight up (also humorous). He may be the most glitchy character in the game.
*The show design of this version of Megatron takes visual cues from both Generation 1 (the ever-famous [[Megatron (G1)|buckethead]] and lower legs resembling a pistol's handgrip) and [[Megatron (Movie)|the movie version]] of the Decepticon leader (the sharp angles and bits on his shoulders, along with two-toed feet and a demonic-looking face with sharp shark-like teeth), even including the jet mode the latter version appeared in.
*The ''Prime'' staff used the rationale that Megatron would not scan an Earth mode out of disgust at humans.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ BotCon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref> According to Cybertronian Megatron's packaging bio, Megatron often changes his alternate mode, probably in an attempt to explain why he's a tank in the game and a jet in the cartoon.
* Megatron's body parts are available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Megatron parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop.
* A running gag in the advertisements is that Megatron, the evil leader of the Decepticons who once nearly took over Cybertron, is a Brony.
** According to the ''[[Transformers: Prime 26-Hour Takeover]]'', his favorite song is the theme song to ''[[My Little Pony]]: Friendship is Magic''.
** According to "Ask Megatron" he spends time on the dark side of Pluto coloring in ponies.
*A note in the Autobits edition of [[Darkmount, NV]] states that he enjoys online cat videos.

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===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Megatron has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''Crusher Mode''' (クラッシャーモード ''Kurasshā Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo, Gora
: Megatron's "Crusher Mode", as seen on his box-back photo, uses a combined-weapon made up of Gora in "extended-cannon" mode, with [[Balo]] in drill-mode at the end, attached to Megatron's arm.

*'''Darkness Mode''' (ダークネスモード ''Dākunesu Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Balo (x2), Gora II, Gul, Hades, Igu, Jida, Noji, Zori
: This is one heavy loadout! Megatron Darkness's Arms Up Mode has him wearing [[Hades]] as wings, with [[Noji]] and [[Igu]] in weapon modes in the inner part of each wing, and a pair of [[Balo]]s in shield/[[shuriken]] mode, one on each wingtip. (Presumably, Balo G will work as a substitute for one of them.) He carries [[Jida]] in scissors mode in his left hand, and wields the [[Planet Bowgun]] in his right.

*'''Ultimate Mode''' (アルティメットモード ''Aruteimetto Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Gora II E, Gul B, Ida B, Noji B, Shadow Baru, Shadow Dai, Shadow Gabu, Zori CS
: BIG SWORD. This version uses Final Battle Megatron for its base. The Dark Energon Saber is augmented by adding Gora II E and Gul B to the end, as Megatron wears Ida B as an arm-guard on the Prime arm, while Noji B and Zori CS make a back-mounted cannon. Hoo boy.

===Foreign names===

*''Mandarin:'' {{hanyu|'''Megaton'''|密卡登|Mìkǎdēng|Taiwan}}, {{hanyu|'''Wēi Zhèn Tīan'''|威震天||lit. "Extremely Prestigious" or "Heaven-shaking Might", China}}

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Shockwave (WFC)

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:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:Shockwave-RageoftheDinobots3cover.jpg|right|thumb|300px|SPM seeking abominations of science. Turn-ons: dinosaurs, logic]]

'''Shockwave''' was a member of the scientist caste in the industrial city of [[Kaon]]. In a reversal of the usual order, he was swayed by the ambitions of the former mining caste member turned gladiator [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. Serving as Megatron's "pet mad scientist" and [[second-in-command|second-in-command]], he saw to the fighter's armament during his rise to prominence, all the while fantasizing on the prospect of ''mass producing'' such warriors. Thankfully, Megatron's more practical nature reined in Shockwave as the movement which became the Decepticons finally moved out of the shadows.

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
Shockwave was a scientist who lived on the fringes of Cybertronian society, admitting to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] he knew little of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. He was one of the scientists whose innovations allowed the mass production of stressed-crystal material used to build [[Crystal City]]. There he began his [[combiner]] experiments, creating [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]], whose lack of intelligence in combined form made him a danger to friend and foe, and he was put in [[stasis lock]]. Shockwave moved to [[Kaon]], becoming a surgeon for the gladiators, where he met [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]us. He continued his combination experiments with the three [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s, whom Megatronus bested in combat: it was in this match that the crowd chanted a shorter name for the gladiator, Megatron. Megatron recognized two things about Shockwave: that he was bereft of any morality or ethics, and that while he was his most loyal ally, he would turn on him one day.

[[Image:WFCcomicDecepticons.jpg|thumb|left|300px|''We three 'Cons of Kaon are...'']]

During the [[Autobot]]-[[Decepticon]] war, Shockwave perfected his experiments with the [[Constructicon (Prime)|Constructicon]]s, creating a [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] which was unleashed on Crystal City. Shockwave set up a laboratory in the ruins but was ordered to take command of the newly conquered city state [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]]. Autobot sympathizers became fodder for experiments, while Shockwave's forces conquered [[Vos]]. He quelled dissent in both cities by requesting Vos' Air Commanders [[photon missile]] strike Tarn, for which he claimed the Autobots were responsible, and then had a photon missile strike (of supposedly unknown origin) ordered on Vos, killing the Air Commanders whose true loyalty lay with [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]].

When the Decepticons captured [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] Station, Shockwave oversaw two of Starscream's scientists ingest [[Dark Energon]]: the powerful result activated a security [[gyro-inhibitor charge]] which rendered Shockwave unconscious. Shockwave later subjected the two subjects to a deprivation study, and found it necessary to muzzle them as the duo agonized as a result of Dark Energon's absence in their bodies. Shockwave also used the [[Spark]]s of those killed in the capture to turn Trypticon into a Decepticon, able to spawn drones and [[Mini-Con|Minicons]] in its corridors.

Shockwave remained on Cybertron in command of the Decepticons, while Megatron left with his elite soldiers on the ''Nemesis'' to pursue the Autobot ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. Shockwave promised Megatron that [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|Cybertron would remain as he left it]], the notion of which Megatron chastised. He ordered Shockwave to rebuild Cybertron and enslave the remaining Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}
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===IDW comics===

[[Image:LastStand-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|200px|And as purple as he is logical.]]

Shockwave had been put in charge of a remote Decepticon base in the middle of the [[Sea of Rust]], where he was to oversee a reportedly unlimited source of [[Energon]], a potentially amazing advantage in the waning days of the war for Cybertron. [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] had been dispatched to the investigate this mysterious Energon-rich Decepticon base when he overheard a conversation between Shockwave and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. Starscream was concerned that Shockwave's attentions were diverted away from the Energon discovery and was wasting his talents on examining the [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]]s he'd discovered and the "cosmic secrets" he had learned. Shockwave's Insecticon horde discovered Swoop's presence, and the Autobot was captured. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}}

Predictably, the other members of Swoop's Autobot team, the [[Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] arrived in hopes of retrieving Swoop. Shockwave confronted the four and boasted that this action on their part was central to his plans. The Lightning Strike Coalition Force would make "perfect test subjects" for his experiments, {{storylink|Siege Mentality}} and as their leader, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], fought back, Shockwave thanked him for not alerting [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] of their whereabouts. The five would be fashioned into the ultimate weapon for the Decepticon cause! {{storylink|Last Stand}}

Shockwave was waiting when Grimlock awoke, strung up in his laboratory. He explained that he had discovered ancient Transformers technology, a [[space bridge|bridge that could traverse both space and time]]. This "space bridge" had offered him a glimpse of many worlds, but most relevantly Shockwave had seen into the past of a certain [[Earth|small blue planet]] where [[dinosaur|amazing and terrible creatures]] once stalked its lands. As Shockwave's machinery took Grimlock apart, he told the Autobot that he and his team would be rebuilt into forms resembling those alien creatures. These Autobot heroes would become the greatest Decepticon weapons. {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}}

As Grimlock was being reformed, through his pain he saw visions of the future, of being unwittingly unleashed by Starscream and ultimately taking his revenge on Shockwave. Shockwave quells this visions by breaking into Grimlock's mind, reducing the once fiercely intelligent leader to nothing but a feral beserker. {{storylink|Fall}}

After Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s group of warriors had left the planet, Shockwave remained behind. Left to his own devices, Shockwave rediscovered a forgotten race of Transformers, the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s, and kept close contact with one of their leaders, [[Ser-Ket]]. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 1}}

=== ''Prime'' cartoon ===
{{voiceactor|[[David Sobolov]] (English)| [[Kenta Miyake]] (Japanese), [[Ja-hyeong Gu]] (Korean), [[Uli Krohm]] (German)}}
[[Image:Prime-Shockwave&Cliffjumper.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Logic dictates that there is a small chance that I will kill you, here and now... but I'm gonna shoot anyway.]]

During the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]], Shockwave cloned a small army of [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] and had them micro-chipped so he could track them at all times. On Megatron's orders, he dispatched them to Earth to destroy the Autobots stationed there and secure any energon they could find. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

While most of the population left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the [[Great Exodus]], Shockwave stayed behind. He spent his time building and scavenging technology, and managed to reverse-engineering [[space bridge]] technology. His efforts had come to fruition when [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], while delivering Energon to power the bridge, brought him an encrypted Autobot transmission along with two prisoners, [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]. By using his own invention, the [[cortical psychic patch]], on Arcee, Shockwave gained the codes to decrypt the transmission, revealing it to be a message from [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] calling the Autobots to [[Earth]]. He later found the two Autobots sabotaging the space bridge, and was buried in rubble during the ensuing fight. After he dug himself out, he followed them into the space bridge and was only stopped when Arcee hit his optical sensor. Shockwave was still inside the space bridge when it exploded, but Cliffjumper hoped he survived, as he wanted a rematch. {{storylink|Out of the Past}}

Shockwave found himself back on the abandoned planet Cybertron, blinded. He repaired his injuries and continued his experiment, using recovered CNA to clone a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]. Years later, Shockwave detected the energy surge caused by the [[Omega Lock]] and went to investigate, encountering [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] who had come on an unrelated mission.{{storylink|Scattered}} Shockwave returned with him to [[Earth]], where [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] had created [[Darkmount (Earth)|a fortress]]. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}}

Megatron appointed Shockwave his first lieutenant in charge of science. With Starscream's interrogation of [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] failing to yield results, Shockwave attempted a cortical psychic patch, but was similarly unable to gain any information. The continuing failure to track down the scattered Autobots led Shockwave to reveal the fruits of his cloning work—a [[Predaking (Prime)|huge Predacon]]. {{storylink|Scattered}} Shockwave gave the creature a whiff of Wheeljack's energon before unleashing it, however it eventually returned empty-handed. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}}

[[File:Rebellion-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Logic dictates that my altmode should look ''awesome''.]]

When Darkmount came under attack, Shockwave suggested unleashing the Predacon, only for the beast to be defeated moments after it entered battle. Though Starscream took the opportunity to get some mocking in, Shockwave simply turned and jumped his way down the outside of the fortress before defeating the Autobots himself. The victory was short-lived, as once Optimus Prime turned up, the Autobots turned on their captor. Despite holding his own against them, Shockwave retreated through a GroundBridge once the citadel was destroyed. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

Shockwave then began retrieving Predacon remains from the clones previous sent to Earth, so that he could clone them again and form a new army of Predacons. While he was retrieving Predacon remains in [[Texas]], he was attacked by [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and Optimus Prime. Soundwave arrived through a GroundBridge to give Shockwave support, keeping Prime busy while Shockwave grappled with the other two Autobots. Though the fossil broke apart during Shockwave's fight, thanks to Soundwave a fraction of it was GroundBridged back to the [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']]. Upon returning to the ship and at Megatron's urging, Shockwave opted to let Starscream retrieve further genetic material. {{storylink|Project Predacon}}

When the Predacon returned safe and well to the ''Nemesis'', Shockwave was content for Megatron to place it under Starscream's command. Starscream wasn't so keen. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}}

Shockwave's cloning process neared completion, but the revelation that the existing Predacon was intelligent resulted in the Decepticons rethinking the entire plan, as [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] might turn against them. Shockwave agreed it was logical that they should use the Autobots to terminate the clones, however Starscream lured the Autobots to the off-site laboratory while he was still purging sensitive information from the computers. He retreated, and after the laboratory was destroyed, discovered that the [[Synthetic Energon]] they'd been storing in it had created Cybermatter. {{storylink|Evolution}}
[[File:ShockwavePunishesScreamer-MinusOne.JPG|thumb|left|300px| Happy birthday, Starscream!]]
Shockwave almost put out one of Starscream's eyes over the early arrival of the Autobots, but was talked out of it in time. The Decepticons decided to repair the Omega Lock as a launch mechanism, with Shockwave in charge of perfecting Synthetic Energon. When they realized that Ratchet would be helpful in perfecting the formula, Shockwave instructed Laserbeak to track [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] to find the Autobot base. Meanwhile Shockwave himself took part in a raid on the [[Solaris particle collider]]. {{storylink|Minus One}} Unfortunately [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] proved too much for Shockwave to handle, and he had to be rescued by Predaking.

Back on the ''Nemesis'', he used a cortical psychic patch on Ratchet in an attempt to learn the completed Synth-En formula, but came up empty handed. As a result, the Decepticons had to switch tack and attempt to persuade Ratchet to help them. {{storylink|Persuasion}} While Ratchet was put to work on the Synthetic Energon formula, Shockwave was called away to oversee the completion of the Omega Lock. As a result he was not there when Ratchet attempted to escape, but he was able to salvage the completed formula from the mess Ratchet left, and began the process of synthesizing enough to power the Omega Lock. {{storylink|Synthesis}}

{{spoiler|Deadlock (episode)‎‎|August 26, 2013}}
Shockwave's attempts to activate the Omega Lock were hampered by having to fight Ratchet and the other Autobots who turned up. Following Megatron's demise, he grabbed the protesting Starscream and the pair made a run for it. They escaped the warship in a lifepod, somewhere over Cybertron. {{storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}
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===''Tales of the Beast Hunters''===
Shockwave cloned [[Lazerback]] in a [[Hyperevolution Chamber]], unaware his subject could hear everything he said. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 3}} On awakening [[Ripclaw (Prime)|Ripclaw]], Shockwave told the Predacon that [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] was in danger from the [[Autobot]]s. Ripclaw promptly took off out of the laboratory. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 8}} Sometime later, Shockwave realized that the Predacons were as big a threat to the Decepticons as to the Autobots and decided to shut down the cloning project. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11}} He found [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] sneaking around his laboratory {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 10}} and came up with a new plan to blame the laboratory's destruction on the Autobots, hopefully causing Predaking to eliminate Prime's team. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11}}

Deciding to cut his losses and run, Shockwave enlisted [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s help in packing up his laboratory. The pair took the last two remaining Hyperevolution Chambers with them to Cybertron. {{storylink|Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 20}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]]''

[[Image:War for Cybertron Shockwave.jpg|200px|thumb|right|"When your hit percentage exceeds mine, YOU may choose the soundtrack!"]] {{Note|Shockwave is an pre-order [[exclusive]] downloadable content character for use in multiplayer modes, and is not playable in the ''War for Cybertron'' storyline campaign. Using a preorder code to unlock him will allow the player to use Shockwave in Escalation mode, and makes his chassis available for customizing an online multiplayer character for Decepticon scientists. His chassis is labelled as "Retaliator". Shockwave was later made available alongside the other preorder-exclusive characters in the ''Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack''. He was available for the XBox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, but not for the PC version.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' Steve Blum

{{Note|Shockwave is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. On the Decepticon version he can replace any of the other Decepticons in the campaign mode. He can be unlocked by beating Purification 6 in Arena Mode.}}

Shockwave was at the Energon Purification zone when the Decepticons had used it for their stores of Energon. Shockwave challenged Megatron and his troops to a fight, saying if they beat him, he'd join their ranks. Shockwave was indeed defeated, and somewhat reluctantly joined the Decepticon ranks.
{{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]]''
[[Image:FoCShockwave2.JPG|thumb|left|300px|He's being scouted for potential membership into the Legion of Doom.]]
When Cybertron was beginning to shut down, Shockwave wanted to reboot it, but to do this, he needed an large energon supply. As he searched for one, he discovered an ancient technology in the [[Sea of Rust]] called Space Bridges. Using the observatories of the ancients that used to reside in the Sea of Rust, Shockwave began searching for new planets that he could suck the life out of, and found [[Earth|one]] rich in raw energy. He also began experimenting on several [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticons]] which had started coming onto the planet's surface, and took three unusually intelligent Insecticons, [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]], [[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] and [[Sharpshot]], under his command. He later used them to capture [[Dinobot (FOC)|five Autobots]], whom he gave new forms based on the [[Dinosaurs|large reptiles]] he saw on the planet.

After [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] was killed during siege on the Autobot's Ark, [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] took command of the Decepticons. The two argued over the use of a lake of Energon near the Space Bridge tower, and though Shockwave attempted to convince him of its potential usefulness, Starscream simply wanted to drain the lake. When [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] disrupted the fuel line leading to the tower, Shockwave unleashed an army of Insecticons upon them while he attempted to rectify the problem. He failed to do so, but luckily he had already built a replica tower in Kaon. Following [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]'s resurrection of Megatron, Shockwave went to Kaon meet him and informed him of his discovery of the Space Bridge and the planet they could plunder. Megatron subsequently went to retrieve [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]'s power core so that they could power a craft to get the there, while Shockwave went to finalize the completion of the tower.

Later, Starscream infiltrated Shockwave's facility and watched as Shockwave and his Insecticons tortured [[Grimlock (WFC)|one of the Autobots]] he had experimented on, before he attempted to recruit Grimlock, which failed and resulted in the Autobot being freed. Shockwave decided to consider the breakout a test of Grimlock's new abilities, and monitored him closely as he fought his Insecticon minions, and proceeded to tear apart every one of them. Much later, Grimlock had attempted to attack Shockwave at the Space Bridge, but he was quickly restrained. Shockwave taunted Grimlock saying that he wouldn't create such a powerful weapon without a means to control it, calling him a pet, and contacted Megatron to let him know the tower was active and the portal was open. After Megatron assigned Shockwave to take charge of the Decepticons in his absence, Grimlock was enraged enough for him to transform into his Tyrannosaurus mode and attack Shockwave, tearing his left arm off and knocking him away with his tail. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers On Your Street''===
Shockwave arrived on [[You|your]] street from space in jet mode. He fought [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and landed a blow against him while you watched through your blinds. Grimlock retaliated by transforming into dinosaur mode, the sight of which sent Shockwave flying away. {{storylink|Transformers On Your Street}}

==Commercial appearances==
:''Voice actor:'' [[Corey Burton]]''
[[Image:WFC Shockwave game.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Well done. Here come the test results: "You are a horrible person." That's what it says: a horrible person. We weren't even testing for that.]]
Megatron left Shockwave to handle an unknown battle when he arrived. Shockwave instructed Soundwave to transform into boombox mode and play [[The Touch]]! After a while, Starscream asked about Shockwave's choice of songs and was told once he got a higher hit percentage than Shockwave then he could choose a soundtrack. {{storylink|Commercial#War for Cybertron|GameStop's commercial for their Shockwave multiplayer exclusive}}
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==Toys==
===Generations===
[[Image:Generationstoy-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I want him in the games until he dies playing. Acknowledge." "Acknowledged, Master Control." "End of line."]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe, 2012)
**''Series/number'': '''01 / #003'''
**''Accessories:'' Two-piece laser cannon

: Part of the first wave of [[2012]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Shockwave transforms into a "Cybertronian mobile artillery" mode. The front center fuselage of the vehicle becomes a [[5mm post|hand-held]] "laser cannon" that's modeled after the [[Sling Shock#Generations|Sling Shock]]. It can be stored on a 5mm port on his back, and undocumented in his [[instructions]], can replace his hands by folding either one of them in, and tabbing the cannon onto the revealed wrist socket. As another undocumented feature, the cannon actually consists of two pieces, with a large Y-shaped muzzle that can be removed, revealing the sculpted ends of a triple-barreled gun. The muzzle stays on the cannon through friction and, depending on the [[quality control]], can fit rather loosely and slide off if pointed downward. The muzzle part can also be stored on Shockwave's back, forming some sort of jet-pack exhaust.

:Shockwave features two examples of [[Kibble#faux-parts|faux-parts]]: The undersides of his heels resemble the front end of the Y-shaped muzzle part, effectively serving as an extension of the muzzle in vehicle mode, whereas a fake replica of the top end of his head (including his signature "ear" panels) is sculpted on the top side of his vehicle mode (which ends up on the underside of his backpack in robot mode).

:The figure has a "dramatic reveal" feature, where pressing the chest into place causes the head to pop up. The clasp used to hold the spring-loaded piece in place is fairly strong, and requires a small amount of force to latch if the head isn't pressed down before moving the chest assembly. Depending on the individual quality of the figure, this can cause the latch to wear out, and the spring is strong enough that the head will push the whole assembly out of place in vehicle mode if not properly retracted. As such, care should be taken on this step of conversion.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Generations|Shockwave]] in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comics. This mold was also [[redeco]]ed/[[retool]]ed into ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Fireflight (FOC)|Air Raid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GenShockwave/shockwave.htm More information on Shockwave at TFU.info]''

===Prime===
[[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Narrator|It is the year 2005...]]]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Deluxe, [[December 15|12-15]]-[[2012|12]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM-29'''
**''Accessories:'' "Bido" Arms Micron

: Part of the ninth wave of [[TakaraTomy]] ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toys, Shockwave is a redeco/retool of his ''Fall of Cybertron'' toy, and is the first release of said toy in Japan. His wings have been retooled with additional 5mm posts and ports, and he has been redecoed to have a brighter, metallic shade of purple plastic. Additionally, he has brighter silver [[paint operation]]s, and some of his other paint operations have been replaced with customer-applied [[sticker]]s.

: Instead of his two-piece laser cannon, he now comes with an [[Arms Micron]], [[Bido]], who transforms from a robotic rhinoceros beetle into [[Sling Shock#Prime|Shockwave's cannon]] and vehicle fuselage. Bido features numerous 5mm ports and posts for mounting, but can only be used as a hand-held cannon, and is unable to replace Shockwave's hand. Sorry.
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===Beast Hunters===
[[Image:BHtoy Voyager Shockwave.jpg|thumb|300px|Shockwave's early attempt at indoctrinating the Predacons to the Decepticon cause involved wearing dragon costumes. It... didn't go over so well.]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Voyager, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''02 / 003'''
**''Accessories:'' Chest armor panel, 2 shoulder/foot armor panels

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Beast Hunters]]'' Voyager Class toys, Shockwave transforms into a Cybertronian tank. He features numerous 5mm ports, such as his shoulder-pads, right hand, and right forearm in robot mode, and his feet in vehicle mode. His rear treads are made of rubberized plastic, and the left tread unfurls to become a hose that attaches to the permanently attached "[[Hyperflux Cannon]]" that makes up his left forearm. By repeatedly pressing down on the trigger on top of the cannon, the barrel of the cannon spins while opening and closing, revealing more of its translucent red tip.

:For accessories, he comes with three "beast armor" pieces—a three-eyed chest-plate and two claw-shaped panels—that can be attached to Shockwave in both robot and vehicle modes, with the "claw" pieces attaching to his shoulders and feet via 5mm post.

:His instructions forget to mention that the "spike" panels on his tread [[Kibble|backpack]] need to be swung up for robot [[show-accuracy]], and that the treaded portions themselves are on [[Slide joint|telescoping joints]], and need to be pulled apart and extended for tank mode. His instructions also include the [[Tales of the Beast Hunters Chapter 11|eleventh chapter]] of the ''[[Tales of the Beast Hunters]]'' series.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/Shockwave/shockwave.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Shockwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-Shockwave.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Shockwave''' (Cyberverse Commander, 2013)
**''Series/number'': '''03 / 007'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Missile]]

: Part of the third wave of ''Prime: Beast Hunters'' [[Cyberverse#Series 3|Series 3 Cyberverse]] Commander Class toys, Shockwave is a [[Size class|smaller-scale]] mold. His right hand is compatible with [[C joint|3mm post]]s, and his left forearm is a "Hyperflux Cannon" that can launch its missile via pressure launch.

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===Go!===
*'''Hunter Shockwave''' ([[April 27|04–27]]–13)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''G13'''
**''Accessories:'' Chest armor panel, 2 shoulder/foot armor panels

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (toyline)|Go!]]'' toys, Hunter Shockwave is a redeco of the "Beast Hunters" Voyager Class Shockwave toy, and is cast in a different, metallic shade of purple plastic. His armor pieces are now black.

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==Notes==
* In the map of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the "[[Binder of Revelation]]" included in ''[[Transformers Vault]]'', Shockwave came from [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], which explains why he took control of it during the war.
* As noted above, Shockwave's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Retaliator-type chassis for [[Scientist (WFC)|Scientist]]-class characters. His parts are also available for Scientists in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Defender-type components.
* Shockwave is usable in both the Autobot and Decepticon versions of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|''War for Cybertron'' games for the DS]]. He is used only for multiplayer, bonus missions and Arena mode in the Autobot version and used in Multiplayer, Arena mode, and campaign in the Decepticon version.
* In the XBOX 360/PS3 versions of War for Cybertron, Shockwave's left arm is his Plasma Cannon, but in the DS version, it's his ''right'' arm.
* The GameStop ''War for Cybertron'' commercial describes Shockwave as second-in-command of the Decepticons, and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] is never officially referred to as such.
* For said commercial, Shockwave was voiced by [[Corey Burton]], voice actor of [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1]] and [[Shockwave (Animated)|Animated]] Shockwaves. He later lamented over [http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=853&sid=3992b18086e21d8f6face60940505757 a forum post] that the performance was so rushed and the "gag" nature so out of character, that it hardly even sounded like him: "Two different sessions; and while they were awfully nice to work with, I have to say that the gag line was written and directed completely off-character. Since it was all supposed to be pretty "camp" anyway, and it had to be wedged-into a space that wasn't even there in the initial cut, I just went along with it. Figured it's just a silly bit of hype, that wasn't worth taking seriously enough to fuss over."
* The aforementioned commercial also indicates that Shockwave is evidently a fan of [[Stan Bush]].
* According to his [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] bio, Shockwave's emotions sometimes get the better of him, leading to irrational behavior. He also hopes that one day his work will let him reformat all Cybertronians to a new form of existence and ideally become ruler of Cybertron in the process. Looks like Megatron's hunch wasn't far off...
* Although Shockwave is a Jet in the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, he's a ground vehicle in the DS Version. This is most probably because the mission he is unlocked in features his Autobot counterpart, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], a Heavy Ground vehicle. Shockwave's increasable stats are, however, those of a Flying Vehicle.
* In the Japanese dub of ''Prime'', actor [[Kenta Miyake]] channels the unique personality of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] from the Japanese dub of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] in that he's a grizzled old man with a gravelly voice and a short temper. Unlike the the Japanese Generation 1 Shockwave, ''this'' Shockwave has a new verbal tic in which he endlessly punctuates sentences by bellowing the word ''"Shock!"''

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu'')
*''Russian:'' '''Vzryvala''' (Взрывала, "Blaster")

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Wreckers

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[[File:Wreckers symbol.png|thumb|Wreck & Rule]]
The '''Wreckers''' are a special task force, generally composed of the best and the toughest die-hard fighters around. Its ranks comprise a who's-who of the obscure; mechs you've never heard much about, mostly because the Wreckers are often called in to fight when the odds of success are slim. Bluntly, they tend to burn through their roster at a frightening rate. The Wreckers are a close-knit group that's more concerned with bursting in, guns-blazing, and doing their Thing, than they are concerned with, say, strategy. Despite their disregard for planning and the bodycount their team mounts, the Wreckers are amazingly successful. If it's a lost cause, the Wreckers will be there, winning the day with sheer guts and determination.

Perhaps the most celebrated leader of the Wreckers is [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], though the memory of his former leader, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]], hangs over his head. The team also has vague ties to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], and its roster often includes the other [[Triple Changer]]s, the [[Jumpstarter]]s and the [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s. The roster of the Wreckers, as noted, is always in flux, and the future will bring leaders such as [[Apelinq]] and members outside the usual pool of [[Autobot]]s, including [[Maximal]]s, [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], and even former [[Decepticon]]s. But those were [[Transformers: Universe (comic)|pretty weird times]].

{{bigquote|Never a dull moment when you're a Wrecker.|[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]|[[Stormbringer issue 4|''Stormbringer'' #4]]}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel UK comics====
[[File:Wreckersoriginallineup.jpg|300px|thumb|They always smile after a nice massacre.]]
The initial roster of the Wreckers consisted of Impactor (the leader), Roadbuster, Whirl, Twin-Twist, Topspin and Rack'n'Ruin. They were later joined by Broadside, Sandstorm and Springer (who became the team's leader after Impactor's death). The team were set to be at the business end of [[Operation: Volcano]], killing ten of the most deadly Decepticons as they converged on a staged conference. However, when [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] called off the Decepticons' advance (truth be told, he didn't seem to know or care about it), the Wreckers' plans were also cancelled. As was Impactor's life, as one of the Decepticons, [[Macabre]], had stayed behind to kill [[Emirate]] [[Xaaron]], and Impactor took the 'bullet' for him. Impactor named Springer his successor as he lay dying. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

Later, the team and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] were misled into trying to kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] upon his return to Cybertron. Decepticons had planted misinformation that Prime was in fact a Decepticon made up to ''look'' like Prime. Fortunately for the Wreckers' record, Magnus and Xaaron uncovered the truth before anyone could kill the Autobots' Greatest Leader. {{storylink|Distant Thunder!}} During his stay on Cybertron, Optimus Prime led the Wrecks on a number of fruitful raids on [[Decepticon fuel store]]s. {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

After Optimus Prime returned to Earth, [[Autobase]] in [[Kalis]] was rocked by a huge explosion caused by the venting of an active nuclear reactor. Xaaron told the Wreckers of Megatron's ancient plan to turn Cybertron into a vast mobile battle station and that Autobase was potentially built on top of the engine room. Springer led the Wreckers to try to find the entrance to the sub-terranean facility but they were unable to locate it. Upon their return Autobase was attacked by hoards of undead Transformers including their former leader, Impactor. Once the Wreckers and Xaaron were imprisoned, [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] revealed himself to be behind the explosion as well as the reanimation of the dead. Though shaken by recent events Springer managed to escape the cell taking Impactor with him. The current Wrecker leader did enough to reawaken some sense of self in the zombified Impactor before reaching the surface where he met Ultra Magnus and the [[Sparkabot|Sparkler Mini-Bots]]. Meanwhile the other Wreckers had escaped and headed for the armoury and, aided by a curious and vengeful Impactor, managed to reach the weapons necessary to defeat Flame's undead minions. With [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon's]] assistance the Wreckers broke through to the main control room where Xaaron was preparing to sacrifice himself in order to reach the reactor shut down control. Under orders to leave, the Wreckers fought their way past more reanimated corpses leaving Impactor to save Xaaron twice again, firstly by killing Flame and then entering the radioactive chamber himself to deactivate the reactor. Xaaron made it to safety and gave thanks for the bravest being he had ever met. {{storylink|Legion of the Lost!}} {{storylink|Meltdown!}}

In 1988 the Wreckers were tasked to bring down [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Both Xaaron and Springer had concerns about the mission but deemed it necessary due to the danger posed by the future Decepticon leader. The team transported through an unstable dimensional portal, unwittingly landing in a small mid-western town, to be confronted not only by Galvatron but also his two former lieutenants, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. Unable to fight all three Deceptions as well as defend the human population, Springer managed to lure Cyclonus and Scourge away. Faced with a choice of allowing Galvatron to escape or aid their leader the Wreckers chose to help Springer. Galvatron was able to escape but the Wreckers vowed to return to finish the job. {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

In an effort to reduce further risk to human life Xaaron sent an Advance Surveillance Unit, consisting of Broadside, Sandstorm and Inferno, to set up a reconnaissance base. Though their primary mission was to observe and not interfere, the two Wreckers and Inferno could not help put go to the aid of a local town when a [[Firebug (G1)|Firebug]] crash landed nearby and started multiple blazes.{{storylink|Firebug!}} The unit tracked Galvatron as he stockpiled equipment and supplies and discovered his subterranean base. With space and time ripping themselves apart due to the future Decepticon's presence, Xaaron sent reinforcements in the shape of a Decepticon [[Decepticon heavy transport|spacecraft]] carrying the rest of the Wreckers and the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], who had formed a crisis alliance. The two teams made their way to Galvatron's unguarded base and were able to walk straight in. Unfortunately Galvatron had formed his own alliance with [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and they attacked the two elite squads, who quickly began to fall beneath the might of the crazed duo. Topspin was one of the first to fall, victim of Megatron's [[Fusion cannon]]. Cracks soon showed in the alliance as Springer and [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] almost came to blows, blaming each other for the disastrous plan. They were interrupted by Scourge and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], who had also allied themselves to Galvatron. Fortunately Springer was able to sow seeds of doubt about the cause of the space/ time rift in Scourges mind, distracting him, Springer then jumped him while Ravage was taken out by Carnivac. The Wreckers leader sounded the retreat and Carnivac reluctantly ordered his Mayhems to do the same. The teams re-grouped at the Decepticon ship with Galvatron and Megatron hot on their heels. Galvatron announced his arrival by destroying Sandstorm with his [[Particle cannon]], enraged Roadbuster fetched an experimental [[Pathblaster]] and managed to blow half of Galvatron's face off. However the weapon was unstable and exploded killing Roadbuster before he could use it again. Galvatron was only further enraged by his injury ripping off Twintwist's head and blasting Rack'n'Ruin. The remaining Wreckers were only saved by the arrival of reinforcements of Autobots and Decepticons from both the future and present day. With most of their members offline and the rest injured the Wreckers did not play any further part in the battle. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

After the Time Wars, the few survivors (Springer, Broadside and Inferno) joined together with other "outsiders"—both Autobot and Decepticon. The Decepticon ship they had used to reach Earth was stolen by Megatron and they were seemingly abandoned by High Command, with these new circumstances they ceased to use the Wreckers title and formed part of the (aptly named) [[Survivors]].

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]
* [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (original leader, offline)
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
* [[Rack'n'Ruin]] (offline)
* [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] (offline)
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] (offline)
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (leader after Impactor's death)
* [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (offline)
* [[Twin Twist]] (offline)
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]
}}
Both Roadbuster and Whirl were absent during the Flame incident and initial Galvatron mission. Roadbuster reappears and dies during the Time Wars but Whirl is never seen again. As Springer states that the rest of the Wreckers are with him on the Decepticon heavy transport ship, this may indicate that Whirl either left the Wreckers or was killed in action. Dialogue in Firebug suggests Inferno was not a Wrecker at this point. Later, in Survivors and an annual bio, he was considered an ex-Wrecker. There is no indication of when he joined, most likely prior to Time Wars.

====''Regeneration One''====
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[[File:Wreckers loose ends.jpg|thumb|300px| [[Great War (G1)|Great War?]] What Great War? Sorry, must have missed the call to arms. Did you make a mess? ]]
Twenty-one years after the battle of [[Klo]], Springer led a team of soldiers known as the Wreckers. Loosely under the jurisdiction of Ultra Magnus, the Wreckers were apparently separate from the standard [[Cybertron Civil Defense]] rank-and-file. They stopped a terrorist act on Cybertron and later accompanied Kup to visit planets affected by the Great War. On their first stop, Earth, they discovered it had been devastated some time ago. Before they had chance to fully take in the devastation their ship was promptly blown out of the sky by Megatron. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 1}}

The unit managed to bail out of the ship in escape pods, crash landing on Earth. Somewhat battered, the Wreckers had little chance to fully take stock before Whirl delivered the news that reanimated Decepticons were on their way. Heading out Springer decided to try to contact Cybertron and aid the safe approach of reinforcements. Leaving the injured at a safe distance the remaining Wreckers attempted to reach the [[Deep Space Network]] at [[Goldstone]]. Sandstorm, Roadbuseter and Leadfoot tried to keep the zombie Decepticons distracted while Kup, Springer and Whirl made a dash for the transmitter. The former trio were not totally successful so Kup turned to assist to allow his team mates to send the message. Unfortunately he was taken by surprise by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], knocked unconscious and quickly taken to Megatron. Meanwhile a group of human survivors stumbled across Rack'n'Ruin and the injured Wreckers. Assuming the worse the humans attempted to flee, Rack'n'Ruin tried to go after them but was held off by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 2}}

Though initially distrustful, Circuit Smasher eventually allied himself with the Wreckers and explained how human interference with the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] had led to the reactivation of Megatron. Somehow the Decepticon leader managed to turn the planet's defenses on itself, reactivated his fallen warriors and in a matter of hours had all but wiped out the Earth. Circuit Smasher took the Wreckers to meet [[G.B. Blackrock]] who told them that the Ark should be their key target as it formed the basis of Megatron's technology and defensive capabilities. However, before they could make any specific plans their meeting was interrupted by a call from Megatron who informed them that he had given Kup [[Scraplet]]s. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}}

Springer once again split the Wreckers, while he, Sandstorm and Whirl went to meet Megatron the remaining bots and their human allies would assault the Ark. Both teams took heavy fire, Springer's squad were soon grounded by weight of numbers and the others got past the first wave of Ark defenses only to face a troupe of [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian Units]]. Megatron was about to execute Springer when Optimus Prime arrived with reinforcements, the distraction allowing the zombie Starscream to tell Kup to kill [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink| Loose Ends, Part 4}}

Prime demanded the Megatron let Springer go, however the Decepticon leader merely goaded his nemesis by glibly blasting Springer's head off at point blank range. Blinded with rage Prime attacked leading Megatron to reveal that he had programmed [[Aunty|Auntie]], the Ark's computer, to launch every missile on the planet once their battle was done. At the Ark the Wreckers kept the Guardians busy so that Circuit Smasher could deal with Auntie. Kup managed to arm himself and make his way to Megatron's [[Battle sled]] to kill Ratchet and with him Megatron with whom the medic had become fused both in body and mind. Considering it a mercy killing Kup shot Ratchet giving Prime the chance he needed to rip out Megatron's [[Spark]]. Fortunately by this time Circuit Smasher had deactivated Auntie and the planet was saved from further destruction. {{storylink| Loose Ends, Part 5}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (leader)
* [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]]
* [[Rack'n'Ruin]]
* [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (former leader, offline)
* [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]
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===''Universe: Featuring the Wreckers''===
[[File:Wreckers3hlineup.jpg|300px|thumb|Now taking applications for: [[Cyclonus (G1)|Traitors]], [[Arcee (G1)|Girls]], [[Fractyl|Wimps]], and [[Alpha Trion (G1)|People Who Shouldn't Be Here]].]]
After the end of the war, the [[Maximal High Council]] called the Wreckers back into service to protect the fragile peace that existed between [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]. The war veteran and gifted engineer Apelinq was assigned to be a squad commander of this new iteration of the legendary Autobot strike force, and several of his former comrades were also drafted. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Major]] was also added to the ranks of the Wreckers in a commanding role. {{storylink|Disclosure|Apelinq's extended profile}}

All but Rodimus and Apelinq were lost to [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon forces]] and its [[transformation virus]], but their depleted ranks were filled with other survivors, some rescued by Apelinq from the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. In this troubled time, even [[Decepticon]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] were accepted into their ranks. {{storylink|Transformers: Universe (comic)|Transformers Universe: Featuring The Wreckers}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
* [[Apelinq]]
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]
* [[CatSCAN]]
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (traitor)
* [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]]
* [[Dillo]] (offline)
* [[Fractyl]]
* [[Mol]] (offline)
* [[Packrat]] (offline)
* [[Primal Prime]]
* [[Ramulus]]
* [[Rav (BM)|Rav]] (offline)
* [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] (offline)
* [[Rotorbolt (Universe)|Rotorbolt]]
* [[Sentinel Maximus]]
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
* [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]] (offline)
* [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]] (offline)
* [[Tap-Out (G1)|Tap-Out]]
* [[Tigatron]]
}}
===Dreamwave Generation 1 comics===
[[File:Wreckersdw.jpg|250px|thumb|The Wreckers: Featuring Ultra Magnus' Crotch.]]
The Wreckers split from the Autobot forces after the disappearance of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in a [[space bridge]] explosion. Led by Springer, they clashed with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]'s [[Ultracon]]s in the [[Tagan Heights]] for a time {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}} before reuniting with the Autobots and the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] immediately prior to the Age of Internment. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|War Within: The Age of Wrath}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]
* [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (leader)
* [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]
* [[Twin Twist]]
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]
}}
Later on, during Shockwave's reign on Cybertron, the Wreckers whittled down to small but elite task force of Autobots dedicated to keeping the peace wherever (and however) necessary. The [[Triple Changer]]s left the group and Ultra Magnus stepped in to lead.

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
* Topspin
* Twin Twist
* Roadbuster (offline)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (leader)
* Whirl (offline)
}}
When the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were released from imprisonment in Cybertron's [[Detention Banks]], the Wreckers responded in kind. This, however, was after [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] had already wiped out the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] and defeated [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. In the battle, both Whirl and Roadbuster were apparently killed before Ultra Magnus took charge and brought Menasor down. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{ongoing}}
{{quote|What do you '''mean''', it's a lost cause? Of '''course''' it's a lost cause. That's why we're '''here!'''|[[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2]]}}

{{quote|They give the Autobots something to ''believe in!'' And it's all thanks to [[Ironfist (G1)|you]]. Without Fisitron and his datalogs, the Wreckers would be nothing more than a bunch of ''thugs with a death wish.''|[[Verity Carlo]], "[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5]]}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers4-triumphoverevil.jpg|left|thumb|300px|This roster feels familiar.]]
The Wreckers are the Autobots who get called in when the odds of success are non-existent, but the job needs to be done anyway. The origin of the group is unknown, and for the longest time their existence was no more than a rumor, even among the ranks of their fellow Autobots. {{storylink|Zero Point}} Because of the extreme nature of their missions, the Wreckers have a low survival rate, around 38% to 42%, depending on who you ask. {{storylink|Dead Men's Boots}} All of the founding members have died (with one deliberately ignored exception), and the group's roster has gone through at least eighteen iterations. Although every active member isn't always present for every mission, Springer once said Wreckers only leave the group ''for good'' in three ways: death, dementia, or dishonorable discharge. In fact, the one rule this "No Rules" team abides by is The Veto: any Wrecker can remove any other Wrecker from the roster at any time. {{storylink|Interiors}}

The Wreckers' exploits have been lionized in the eyes of the rank and file by their unofficial biographer, "[[Ironfist (G1)|Fisitron]]", and his ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} Before his death, Fisitron produced 331 datalog adventures for his heroes, cobbled together from data requests, mission reports and [[Autopedia]] bios about the Wreckers and their history. Many Autobots in the fleet subscribed to Fisitron's datalogs. They were an inspiration to the Autobots, heroes of daring exploits who never leave each other behind and always save the day... or so ''Wreckers: Declassified'' and the official line would tell them.

Among the many adventures chronicled by Fisitron were the Wreckers' battles with [[The Anguished]], an event involving Broadside and some [[Rada Mor|psychic explosives]], {{storylink|Bullets}} the [[Roadbuster affair]], Impactor rescuing Xaaron from the [[Sonic Canyons]] (at which point he coined the battle cry of "Wreck and rule!", while flying a sky-sled into a drilling platform) {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2}} and the [[Siege of T'Muk]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1}} Another episode involved Impactor rescuing hostages on the verge of an event horizon. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2}}

[[File:RulesofDisengagement-BlackShadowvsWreckers.jpg|thumb|300px|Oh, and remember when Black Shadow blasted us all new ones? Good times.]]
The earliest observed Wreckers team was the 11th iteration, led by Crest and consisting of Hyperion, Impactor, Valve, Piston, Rack, and at least one more member. They battled the Warriors Elite genocide specialist named [[Black Shadow (Victory)|Black Shadow]], and three Wreckers died in combat, including their leader Crest and Piston. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}} Hyperion, a known former Wreckers leader, likely succeeded Crest as commander.

The roster continued to evolve, as Hyperion stepped down for reasons unknown, and Impactor went on to become the team's longest serving member and leader. The last surviving founding member, Valve, abandoned the Autobot cause and joined up with the Decepticons. He was responsible for founding and leading the Wreckers' opposite number, [[Squadron X]]. His betrayal cut so deep that the Wreckers collectively refuse to acknowledge his history with the group. {{storylink|Zero Point}} The reason for Valve's betrayal hasn't been explained, although considering that around this time the Wreckers recruited Whirl (a loose cannon indirectly responsible for the death of Valve's brothers, [[Wheelarch]] and [[Springarm]]), one could make an educated guess.

Following the battle of [[Sherma Bridge]], Impactor recruited Springer into the 17th iteration of the Wreckers. Springer rose quickly in the ranks, becoming Impactor's first officer and nicknamed "his little green circuit booster" after his knack for rallying the team's spirits. Unfortunately, the horrors of war began to weigh on Springer, as he saw the Wreckers straying further and further from the [[Autobot Code]]. He ignored the "slips" for some time, but as Impactor's hatred of Squadron X became more bittered and obsessive, Springer's resolve began to shake. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

After Springer was recruited, another Wrecker named Blocker succumbed to dementia and began cannibalizing his best friend. He was removed from the roster and replaced by Sandstorm. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

Twenty years before the [[Surge (event)|Surge]], the vendetta between Impactor and Squadron X came to an end on the neutral planet of [[Pova]]. The roster by this time included Springer, Roadbuster, Sandstorm, Whirl, Broadside, and the now conjoined Rack'n'Ruin. After being pursued across nine star systems, Squadron X was caught off-guard refueling their ship, the ''[[Pale Fire]]'', and the entire roster was eventually captured and fitted with inhibitor claws by the Wreckers. Impactor proudly called in his catch to [[Autobot High Command]], but [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] told him the unthinkable: they had to let Squadron X go. A non-interference pact made with the Povans made the capture illegal and a potential political nightmare, so Prowl ordered Impactor to release the Decepticons. Instead, Impactor took Roadbuster's gun and put himself in a room with the prisoners, executing each of them one at a time with a bullet through the brain module. Springer was nearly crippled by injuries he suffered during the fight, but as he dragged himself over to room, he saw Impactor standing over the bodies. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Springer reported his superior officer to High Command, and Impactor was arrested under the [[Tyrest Accord]] for violating the Autobot Code and killing helpless prisoners. At the [[Aequitas]] trials, Springer's testimony sank any chances Impactor had of release, and he was sentenced to [[Garrus-9]]. A cover story was released that Impactor had been locked away for selling circuit boosters to the [[Chomskian]]s. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2}}

Springer became the Wrecker leader after Impactor's arrest. He'd been asked to by the other Wreckers and thought that he could correct their increasingly immoral course; what he didn't know was that the other members were trying to cover up their collusion with Impactor's murders. They lavished praise on Springer in the hopes that he wouldn't demand they be prosecuted, too. {{storylink|Zero Point}} Some time after Springer took command, Rack'n'Ruin lost their lives. {{storylink|Dead Men's Boots}}

Decades later, the Wreckers were assigned to [[Varas Centralus]] after the Decepticon infiltration on that planet went to [[Infiltration protocol|Phase Six]]. They were pulled out and sent back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] at the order of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] when the Autobot leader suspected that [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] might have been behind the disappearance of the [[Calabi-Yau]]. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}}

[[File:Wreckersstormbringer.jpg|left|250px|thumb|The Wreckers are so hardcore they don't even need a spaceship. Except for when they [[Xantium (G1)|do]].]]
The Wreckers arrived just in time to save [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] and [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]]. They then proceeded to take [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s team apart without breaking a sweat. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3|Stormbringer #3}} Thunderwing was ''slightly'' more challenging, but the Wreckers suffered no apparent casualties. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4|Stormbringer #4}}

When Thunderwing popped up again guarding a cave on [[Corata-Vaz]], Optimus Prime sent for the team once again. {{storylink|Spotlight: Cyclonus}} While they did not succeed in stopping Thunderwing themselves, they managed to survive until he was rendered inert by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Sideswipe}}

Sometime later, some of the Wreckers were captured by the Decepticons. They were rescued by the remaining Wreckers, now led by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], who was acting independently. After this, Kup decided to form a new team that included Wreckers [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]. {{storylink|Spotlight: Drift}}

After the great push by Megatron, Kup and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] were made into Wreckers, with Ultra Magnus and [[Verity Carlo]] providing them with transport. A few years later, Wrecker reservists [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]], [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] and [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] were added to the team. Springer was becoming weary of assembling these teams, only to see them blown apart.

The first mission by the new team was to travel to [[Garrus-9]] and bring it back under Autobot control. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} After the arrival of a battered Impactor, however, they discovered that the sociopathic [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] had seized control of the facility and the whole place had gone mental. A report from Prowl also stated they needed to find "[[Aequitas]]". Splitting into two teams, the Wreckers made planetfall {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}} and soon became separated from each other. Perceptor's team were tasked to find Aequitas, but Springer abruptly changed strategy and split his group into two: one to find the prisoners, the other to "get help" from a maximum security cell. Perceptor's team succeeded—albeit with the loss of Rotorstorm to Overlord—but Springer, Impactor and Twin Twist were captured. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

Topspin willingly sacrificed himself to activate Aequitas, simultaneously killing Twin Twist due to their branched spark. Kup and Guzzle failed to find the help they were looking for, but managed to save Springer and Impactor from death by torture. As Springer's team faced down Overlord himself, the other Wreckers finished their mission by downloading Aequitas's data into Ironfist. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} Perceptor's group then went to aid the others in the battle against Overlord, with Pyro sacrificing himself in the process. Overlord effortlessly defeated most of the remaining Wreckers, but was eventually taken down thanks to Ironfist's connection to Aequitas. Garrus-9 was liberated, and miraculously, no further Wreckers had been killed in the fight with Overlord... though Springer was in a critical condition and Ironfist succumbed to a workplace injury and died on the way home. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

Convinced that their leader, Springer, was a goner, Whirl used Roadbuster's [[Sparkeater (weapon)|Sparkeater]] to attempt to euthanize Springer. Instead he was caught in the act by Roadbuster and kicked out of the Wreckers. {{storylink|Interiors}}

[[Rung]] later suggested to Roadbuster that reading something emotional could reactivate the leader of the Wreckers, so Roadbuster read datalogs from the ''Wreckers: Declassified'', to no avail. However, after Roadbuster confessed to Springer what the other Wreckers felt about what Impactor did, and called Springer their best leader, the comatose Autobot began showing signs of life. {{storylink|Zero Point}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers1-newrecruits.jpg|thumb|300px|"What's your name, soldier?" "Parts, sir! Private Parts!"]]
'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
* [[Blocker]] (former member)
* [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (former member)
* [[Crest]] (former leader, offline)
* [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]]
* [[Hyperion (G1)|Hyperion]] (former leader, offline)
* [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (former leader)
* [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] (offline)
* [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (offline)
* [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]
* [[Piston (Wrecker)|Piston]] (offline)
* [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] (offline)
* [[Rack'n'Ruin]] (offline)
* [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]
* [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] (offline)
* [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]
* [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (leader)
* [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] (offline)
* [[Twin Twist]] (offline)
* [[Valve]] (former member, traitor, dead to them)
* [[Verity Carlo]] (stowaway), the only non-Cybertronian member.
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (former member)
}}
{{-}}
{{note|Their starship, the ''[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]'', appears able to transform into a robot and thus may also constitute a member of the team.}}

===Shattered Glass===
The Wreckers were a band of mercenaries led by [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]], who spent their time looting and pillaging the countryside. They approved of [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus]]'s campaign of conquest, but initially preferred to remain autonomous.

That is, until one fateful day when Optimus hired the Wreckers to fight alongside his Autobots at the battle of [[Praxus-Delta]]. The battle was brutal and resulted in every Wrecker except Rodimus meeting the fate of most Wreckers across the [[multiverse]] at the hands of the Decepticons. Rodimus impressed Optimus by remaining in the fight regardless, in order to fulfill the contract. Thanks to his efforts the Autobots escaped without further losses, and Optimus was so impressed that he offered Rodimus leadership of the [[Seeker (SG)|Seekers]], which the former Wrecker accepted. {{storylink|Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus's toy bio}}

After the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]] had successfully turned back one of the Autobots' raids, [[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]] reminded Prime that he ''had'' recommended reforming the Wreckers as their best counter to the Squad.

Later, when trying to convince [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]] to leave the Decepticons and join up with one of his power-grabbing schemes, Rodimus hearkened back to what was likely the Wreckers' old motto, when he told them that they'd have "a whole planet ready to ''wreck-and-ruin''!" {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

===''Transformers Animated''===
During the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]], the Wreckers were a major problem for the Decepticons, operating behind their lines as a commando unit. They are noted for interrupting supply lines, destroying the mainframe on [[Bk'n]], and demolishing the shipyards of [[Salvvatan VI]]. They operated from the [[Omega Sentinel (Animated)|Omega Sentinel]] ship ''[[Zeta Supreme|Xantium]]'', which was bonded to [[Impactor Major]], apparently the leader of the team. Megatron created the [[Decepticon Heavy Brigade]] specifically to hunt down the Wreckers. When they finally met in battle, [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]] was the only survivor on either side. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

===Aligned continuity===
{{bigquote|Wreckers don't call for backup. They call for clean-up!|[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]|"[[Loose Cannons]]"}}

[[File:ChainOfCommand Wreckers.jpg|thumb|right|300px|On the count of three, everybody say Whirl sucks.]]
The Wreckers were [[Autobot High Council|Council Guardians]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}} [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] were also members, though early on in the war Bulkhead left to join [[Team Prime]]. {{storylink|Con Job}} Wheeljack left when [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] was appointed to lead the squad {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] with the hopes Magnus would be able to give the squad some discipline. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} The Wreckers took part in the siege of the [[Hydrax Plateau]]. Afterwards, they were all that stood between [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]] and the [[Tagan Heights]] before [[Defensor (Prime)|Defensor]] arrived. They guarded the [[Well of All Sparks]] when [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] descended through it to free the [[core]] of its suffocation by [[Dark Energon]]. Ultra Magnus, [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]], and other team members opted to remain behind to distract [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] when the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' launched, gaining invaluable allies in [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]], [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]], and [[Alpha Trion (Prime)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

After Cybertron went dark, Wheeljack traveled the stars and eventually found Bulkhead on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Con Job}} He left shortly after their reunion and continued to search the galaxy. He eventually found [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]], but [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] had found them both and promptly destroyed Seaspray's ship, killing the Wrecker. When Dreadwing made his way to Earth, Wheeljack followed to get his revenge. {{storylink|Loose Cannons}} The [[Insecticon (Prime)|Insecticon]] [[Hardshell]] noted that he had off-lined several Wreckers when fighting Bulkhead. {{storylink|Toxicity}} Miko was inducted as a Wrecker by Wheeljack after she off-lined Hardshell. {{storylink|Hurt}} At some point, [[Cybertron Elite Guard]] graduate [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] had studied every battle the Wreckers had been involved in. {{storylink|The Human Factor}} After arriving on Earth, Ultra Magnus again attempted to instill some discipline into Bulkhead and Wheeljack, but this only led to Wheeljack quitting the team. Only afterwards Wheeljack joined the team after some persauding{{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (former member)
* [[Hot Shot (Prime)|Hot Shot]]
* [[Impactor (Prime)|Impactor]] (offline)
* [[Kup (Prime)|Kup]]
* [[Miko Nakadai]]
* [[Pyro (Prime)|Pyro]] (offline)
* [[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]] (offline)
* [[Rotorstorm (Prime)|Rotorstorm]] (offline)
* [[Ruination (FOC)|Ruination]] (the combined form of five Wreckers)
* [[Seaspray (Prime)|Seaspray]] (offline)
* [[Springer (WFC)|Springer]]
* [[Topspin (FOC)|Topspin]]
* [[Twintwist]]
* [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] (leader)
* [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (former member)
* [[Whirl (FOC)|Whirl]]
}}

===''Dark of the Moon''===

{{bigquote|We don't let them off the base much 'cause they're assholes.|[[Charlotte Mearing]]|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''}}

[[File:DOTM-Leadfoot-Topspin.jpg|thumb|250px|How am I gonna stop some big, mean Mother Hubbard from tearing me a structurally superfluous new behind? The answer, use a gun. And if that don't work? Use more gun.]]

The Wreckers, [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], were a trio of engineering geniuses who came to Earth aboard the Autobot spaceship ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]''. The Wreckers rarely left the secret Autobot launch facility at Cape Canaveral, partially because caring for the ship dominated their time, and partially because they were assholes. The Wreckers helped engineer the Autobots' feigned exile from Earth and assassination by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and later participated in the battle for [[Chicago]]. They proved effective, if vicious, fighters, dismantling their fair share of Decepticons, challenging [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and rescuing [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] from an embarrassing situation. All three of them would continue fighting and would be among the surviving Autobots, accepting Earth as their true home.{{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]
}}

===''Bot Shots''===
The Wreckers were an elite Autobot fighting force famed for their habit of not fighting fair. {{storylink|Topspin (BS)|Topspin's online bio}}

'''Known members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Roadbuster (BS)|Roadbuster]]
*[[Leadfoot (BS)|Leadfoot]]
*[[Topspin (BS)|Topspin]]
}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wreckers''' (レッカーズ ''Rekkāzu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Rontók''' (''Dark of the Moon'', "Ruiners")
*''Indonesian'' '''Wreker''' (왜러긄 ''Wrecker'')
*''German:'' '''Schrotter''' (''Prime'', "Wrecker(s)")

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