File:Earlymegatron.jpg

Early versions of the design that would become Megatron, and various appearances of Megatron that are using elements from the early design.
From left to right:
- Early concept design of the Takara Micro Change Gun Robo Walther M-38 toy, featuring a black helmet, among other things, featured in the Megatron Set Laserdisc Box. Image courtesy of TFRID.com.
- Another rendition of the same early design, as featured in a pack-in Micro Change catalog. Image courtesy of Transformerland.com.
- Megatron's profile from Marvel's Transformers Universe, depicting an early design that took several design cues from the early concept art for the Micro Change toy, most notably the black helmet.
- Early TV commercial appearances of Megatron, from the commercial for issue 1 of the Marvel comic (top) and for Megatron's own toy (bottom). Note the black helmet once again. Screencaps courtesy of walruslaw on Youtube.
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