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"Y'know, it's funny, these people they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good, and wake up the next day and they're on fire!"

When Primus created the first Transformers, he made a "Dark Warrior" who would be in touch with entropy and destruction. Known as Megatronus or Megatronus Prime, he is the most powerful of the original Primes, who battled Unicron in the earliest days of Cybertron. When not using fiery mystic abilities, dark science, or gravitational powers, he wields the most dangerous of artifacts: the Requiem Blaster.

Like many of his siblings, Megatronus was once a multiversal singularity, but that is now no longer the case. While his size, shape, and colors may vary between realities, his most common physical feature is his face, which often serves as the inspiration for a certain faction's insignia during the Great War.

Unfortunately, his inherently dark nature often leads him down a tragic path. In most realities, his original name is replaced by a more well-known title: The Fallen. Often manipulated by other members of the Thirteen, The Fallen is best known for becoming a Cybertronian analog to the biblical [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Cain|{{#if:||Cain}}]], committing Cybertron's first murder with the death of his beloved. In some realities, he willingly betrays the Thirteen by siding with Unicron, and becomes the "the first Decepticon", making him more akin to [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Judas Iscariot|{{#if:Judas|Judas|Judas Iscariot}}]]. Even in realities where he doesn't take a villainous turn, his legacy is inevitably one of betrayal and death.

In short: he's usually bad, bad news.

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Conceptual history

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Introduced in 2003, the Fallen debuted in Dreamwave Productions' comic, War Within: The Dark Ages as a Herald of Unicron. A mysterious, fiery being from the Transformers' ancient past, he returned to Cybertron to enact the Unbinding, a ritual that would alert Unicron to Primus's location. Wielding mystic, entropic abilities, he was defeated by his creator, trapping him within the Seal of Primus. A year later, Transformers: The Ultimate Guide established The Fallen as one of the mysterious "Thirteen Original Transformers" created by Primus to battle Unicron. According to the Guide, The Fallen betrayed his siblings by joining forces with Unicron, and the battle ended with The Fallen being sucked into a black hole until his escape, as seen in War Within: The Dark Ages. A 2007 bio written for The Fallen's Titanium Series toy would reveal he was the overseer of entropy.<ref>Fallen's Titanium Series on-package bio</ref>

As the concept of the Thirteen slowly developed, 2009 would be a significant year for the character, becoming the titular main antagonist of the Live-action film series' second film, Revenge of the Fallen. The film would establish the character's connection to Megatron, and use his Decepticon-insignia-looking face to establish him as the true creator of the Decepticons: "The First Decepticon". Despite his death in the film, Q&A sessions with Hasbro representatives at BotCon<ref>See Hasbro Q&A/July 2009: Answer #3 for more information.</ref> established that The Fallen and his siblings were multiversal singularities: a single incarnation who existed across all realities, moving between them - providing a loophole for The Fallen to survive the events of the film.

The novels of the Aligned continuity family significantly fleshed out the character's backstory, relationships, and weaponry. The 2010 novel Exodus established his original name of Megatronus, further strengthening the character's connection to Megatron and the Decepticon cause. Its sequel, 2011's Exiles, re-introduced the Requiem Blaster as the personal artifact of Megatronus, not as the Mini-Con weapon of Armada. The novel would reveal that the weapon's existence became a great point of contention among the Primes, and would be the weapon that killed Solus Prime, who was introduced as his love interest. Two years later, The Covenant of Primus provided an alternate, less-villainous interpretation of The Fallen's backstory, exploring his tense relationship with Prima, the "Warrior of Light", and how the manipulations of the silver-tongued Liege Maximo led to an accidental death of Solus Prime in the War of the Primes. This less-villainous interpretation would largely be ignored when he made his proper television debut in Robots in Disguise, which highlighted his role as the "First Decepticon".

The Fallen was introduced to IDW Publishing's long-running continuity, being mentioned in Robots in Disguise #34, and making visual appearances in Till All Are One #9, Optimus Prime #10, and Optimus Prime #18, albeit in flashback sequences. In this universe, Megatronus and the rest of the Thirteen were warlords of Thirteen Tribes, not demigods.

Concurrently with IDW's continuity, the concept of multiversal singularities was nullified in the 2015 Collectors' Club comic storyline Another Light. The final episode of Titans Return introduced an amalgamated version of The Fallen - featuring his fiery abilities of the Dreamwave incarnation and the Egyptian-crown-like head and color scheme of Revenge of the Fallen. Power of the Primes would adapt his backstory from The Covenant of Primus, featuring the Requiem Blaster and Solus Prime prominently in flashbacks and the present-day story.

For a few years, The Fallen was absent from Transformers media, save the rare cameo appearance in the 2019 IDW continuity or mention in Cyberverse, until 2024 brought him back to prominence with the Transformers One film. The film established Megatronus Prime as the strongest and most powerful of the Primes, whose facial design was virtually identical to the Decepticon insignia, including its purple color. Unlike previous incarnations, this Megatronus remained heroic until his death, having never betrayed or murdered his fellow Primes. Later that year, the Age of the Primes toyline would be revealed, introducing "Megatronus - The Fallen" as a Leader Class toy inspired primarily by his appearance in War Within: The Dark Ages.

Fiction

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Generation 1 continuity family

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Dreamwave Generation One continuity

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"Like the Phoenix, I have risen from the ashes. And into my fire, you shall fall!"

When Primus and Unicron first battled as planets, Primus created the first 13 Transformers to assist him in planet mode. The Fallen's original purpose as one of the 13 was to oversee entropy, the orderly dissolution of all things in preparation for the next creation. But the concept of destruction fascinated him too much, and he lost sight of the goal of rebirth and the necessity of restraint. His investigations into the dark sciences led him to Unicron, to whom he gave himself.<ref>Fallen's Titanium Series on-package bio</ref> Corrupted by Unicron, the Fallen then tried to sabotage his creator's body. This attempt ended in failure, and "the Fallen" fled to his master, but there was little refuge to be found: They were both sucked into a black hole. Transformers: The Ultimate Guide

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