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			==References==
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	* '''Cover B:''' Megatron smashing security guard, by [[Marcelo Matere]] (pencils) and [[Andrew Elder]] (colors)		* '''Cover B:''' Megatron smashing security guard, by [[Marcelo Matere]] (pencils) and [[Andrew Elder]] (colors)
	* '''Cover RI-A:''' Cover A, uncolored		* '''Cover RI-A:''' Cover A, uncolored

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	*Autobot security official (5)		* Autobot security official (5)
	*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)\|Sentinel Prime]] (8)		* [[Sentinel Prime (G1)\|Sentinel Prime]] (8)
	*[[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Prowl]] (9)		* [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Prowl]] (9)

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	*[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] (1)		* [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]] (1)
	*[[Decimus]] (2)		* [[Decimus (G1)\|Decimus]] (2)
	*[[Decimus's assistant]] (3)		* [[Decimus's assistant]] (3)
	*Outspoken miner (4)		* Outspoken miner (4)
	*[[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]] (6)		* [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]] (6)
	*[[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]] (7)		* [[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]] (7)
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===Continuity notes===		===Continuity notes===
	*When Frenzy attempts to enlist Megatron's aid in escaping their imprisonment on the ''Longshot'', Megatron makes it clear that the violence he dealt during the mine revolt was unintentional (and indeed, he was remorseful). Yet on the next page, after he is freed, Megatron seems to be quite willing to beat the living daylights out of the security guard on the ship. This is an intentional plan by Holmes: Megatron learning to use, and enjoy, violence. <ref>[https://www.cbr.com/eric-holmes-turns-to-the-dark-side-in-megatron-origin/ CBR: Eric Holmes turns to the dark side in Megatron Origin]</ref>		* When Frenzy attempts to enlist Megatron's aid in escaping their imprisonment on the ''Longshot'', Megatron makes it clear that the violence he dealt during the mine revolt was unintentional (and indeed, he was remorseful). Yet on the next page, after he is freed, Megatron seems to be quite willing to beat the living daylights out of the security guard on the ship. This is an intentional plan by Holmes: Megatron learning to use, and enjoy, violence. <ref>[https://www.cbr.com/eric-holmes-turns-to-the-dark-side-in-megatron-origin/ CBR: Eric Holmes turns to the dark side in Megatron Origin]</ref>
	*[[James Roberts]] would write several pre-war stories in 2011 and 2012, which flesh out and subtly retcon the events of this miniseries:		* [[James Roberts]] would write several pre-war stories in 2011 and 2012, which flesh out and subtly retcon the events of this miniseries:
	** In "[[Chaos Theory Part 1]]", we meet Megatron as an idealistic writer and political thinker who hopes for nonviolent change. When he finds himself brutalised by an untouchable and corrupt member of a higher caste, he is filled with a growing rage, and eventually comes to realize that violence might be the only way to advance his cause. His killing of an Autobot security officer here is not, then, the inciting moment that leads to the Great War, but merely another step in Megatron's personal journey from idealist to tyrant — and might provide a clue as to why Megatron finds it quite easy to take his ''next'' life when he and his crew hijack the ''Longshot.''		** In "[[Chaos Theory Part 1]]", we meet Megatron as an idealistic writer and political thinker who hopes for nonviolent change. When he finds himself brutalised by an untouchable and corrupt member of a higher caste, he is filled with a growing rage, and eventually comes to realize that violence might be the only way to advance his cause. His killing of an Autobot security officer here is not, then, the inciting moment that leads to the Great War, but merely another step in Megatron's personal journey from idealist to tyrant — and might provide a clue as to why Megatron finds it quite easy to take his ''next'' life when he and his crew hijack the ''Longshot.''
	**"[[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc\|Issue #9]]" of ''More than Meets the Eye'' has the Decepticons already existing before this issue, inspired by Megatron's samizdat writings. The Senate have exiled Megatron to a nucleon mine on [[Messatine]], afraid of him becoming a leader or, if they kill him, a martyr. Following a disaster on Messatine, as seen in [[Births, Deaths, and Interventions\|issue #34]], Megatron is transferred to C-12.		** "[[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc\|Issue #9]]" of ''More than Meets the Eye'' has the Decepticons already existing before this issue, inspired by Megatron's samizdat writings. The Senate have exiled Megatron to a nucleon mine on [[Messatine]], afraid of him becoming a leader or, if they kill him, a martyr. Following a disaster on Messatine, as seen in [[Births, Deaths, and Interventions\|issue #34]], Megatron is transferred to C-12.
	**Cybertron is under dictatorship: by the time of ''Origin'', a [[Clampdown (event)\|Clampdown]] has been in place for a while with curfews, spies on every street, and any group or city-state the Senate doesn't like getting the boot. This has only increased discontent in "Post Hoc".		** Cybertron is under dictatorship: by the time of ''Origin'', a [[Clampdown (event)\|Clampdown]] has been in place for a while with curfews, spies on every street, and any group or city-state the Senate doesn't like getting the boot. This has only increased discontent in "Post Hoc".
	**Sentinel Prime is actually the recent replacement of [[Nominus Prime]]. You may have also thought Sentinel was alright because he dislikes the Senate, but "[[Chaos Theory Part 2]]" and "Post Hoc" show him to be a nasty, dictatorial thug who was involved in assassinating his predecessor, and [[White Heat\|later issues still]] will reveal that Sentinel himself has an ulterior agenda all his own. This puts a new spin on his complaint that the Senate keep saying how he should do his job instead of giving him "what I need".		** Sentinel Prime is actually the recent replacement of [[Nominus Prime]]. You may have also thought Sentinel was alright because he dislikes the Senate, but "[[Chaos Theory Part 2]]" and "Post Hoc" show him to be a nasty, dictatorial thug who was involved in assassinating his predecessor, and [[White Heat\|later issues still]] will reveal that Sentinel himself has an ulterior agenda all his own. This puts a new spin on his complaint that the Senate keep saying how he should do his job instead of giving him "what I need".
	**Prowl [[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism\|knows]] that Sentinel Prime is dirty [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading\|but didn't dare cross him earlier]]. Yet he still joined the Senate's security forces, with the only known comment that he "[[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays\|did what he had to do]]". Also, not surprisingly, even Sentinel [[Last Light (issue)\|couldn't stand the guy]], later blaming for him the entire rise of the Decepticon cause with his constant lectures on collateral damage.		** Prowl [[Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism\|knows]] that Sentinel Prime is dirty [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading\|but didn't dare cross him earlier]]. Yet he still joined the Senate's security forces, with the only known comment that he "[[Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays\|did what he had to do]]". Also, not surprisingly, even Sentinel [[Last Light (issue)\|couldn't stand the guy]], later blaming for him the entire rise of the Decepticon cause with his constant lectures on collateral damage.
	* '''First appearances:''' Sentinel Prime, Decimus, Rumble, and Frenzy.		* '''First appearances:''' Sentinel Prime, Decimus, Rumble, and Frenzy.

	===Transformers references===		===Transformers references===
	*Kaon was previously established in [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: The War Within\|The War Within]]'', where it was also established as the city where Megatron first rose to power.		* Kaon was previously established in [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: The War Within\|The War Within]]'', where it was also established as the city where Megatron first rose to power.
	*[[Kremzeek]] appears on a billboard in Kaon.		* [[Kremzeek]] appears on a billboard in Kaon.

	===Real-life references===		===Real-life references===
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	===Covers (3)===		===Covers (3)===
	*'''Cover A:''' Megatron with pickax, by [[Alex Milne]] (pencils) and [[Josh Perez]] (colors)		* '''Cover A:''' Megatron with pickax, by [[Alex Milne]] (pencils) and [[Josh Perez]] (colors)
	*'''Cover B:''' Megatron smashing security guard, by [[Marcelo Matere]] (pencils) and [[Andrew Elder]] (colors)		* '''Cover B:''' Megatron smashing security guard, by [[Marcelo Matere]] (pencils) and [[Andrew Elder]] (colors)
	*'''Cover RI-A:''' Cover A, uncolored		* '''Cover RI-A:''' Cover A, uncolored
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	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
	<small>Other than [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin#Collections\|reprints of the entire series]]</small>		<small>Other than [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin#Collections\|reprints of the entire series]]</small>
	* '''''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[September 8]], [[2010]]) ISBN 160010701X / ISBN 978-1600107016</small>		* '''''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[September 8]], 2010) ISBN 160010701X / ISBN 978-1600107016</small>
	** Collects [[Marvel Comics]]' [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|''The Transformers'']] #24: "[[Afterdeath!]]", #78: "[[A Savage Circle]]", Marvel UK's #226: "[[Aspects of Evil!]]", [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|Armada]]'' [[Dreamwave Armada issue 5\|#5]], * IDW's ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron\|All Hail Megatron]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 1\|#1]], and ''Megatron Origin'' #1.		** Collects [[Marvel Comics]]' [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|''The Transformers'' (1984)]] [[Afterdeath!\|#24: "Afterdeath!"]], [[A Savage Circle\|#78: "A Savage Circle"]], Marvel UK's [[Aspects of Evil!\|#226: "Aspects of Evil!"]], [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|Armada]]'' [[Dreamwave Armada issue 5\|#5]], IDW's ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron\|All Hail Megatron]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 1\|#1]], and ''Megatron Origin'' #1.
			** Trade paperback format.

	* '''''[[Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[March 2]], [[2022]])</small>		* '''''[[Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[March 2]], [[2022]])</small>
	** Collects [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|''The Transformers'' (1984)]] [[The Pri¢e of Life!\|#70: "The Pri¢e of Life!"]], ''Megatron Origin'' #1, [[The Transformers (IDW)\|''The Transformers'' (2009)]] [[Chaos Theory Part 1\|#22: "Chaos Theory Part 1"]], ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy\|Autocracy]]'' [[Choices\|#7: "Choices"]], and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[slaughterhouse\|#32: "slaughterhouse"]]		** Collects [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|''The Transformers'' (1984)]] [[The Pri¢e of Life!\|#70: "The Pri¢e of Life!"]], ''Megatron Origin'' #1, [[The Transformers (IDW)\|''The Transformers'' (2009)]] [[Chaos Theory Part 1\|#22: "Chaos Theory Part 1"]], ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy\|Autocracy]]'' [[Choices\|#7: "Choices"]], and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[slaughterhouse\|#32: "slaughterhouse"]]
	** Bonus ~~content~~ includes an art gallery.		** Bonus material includes an art gallery.
			** Comic format.

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	Four million years ago, Senator Decimus and his assistant arrive at the run-down colony of [[Mining Outpost C-12]] to deliver a formal message to the employees who call the outpost home: as part of the Cybertronian [[Senate]]'s efforts to cut costs, the [[energon]] mine will be automated, leaving its workers jobless. This doesn't bother Decimus one iota as he prepares the assembly to deliver the bad news: his disdain for the working-class personnel who operate the mine is quite clear, and he's more than eager to see them replaced.		Four million years ago, Senator Decimus and his assistant arrive at the run-down colony of [[Mining Outpost C-12]] to deliver a formal message to the employees who call the outpost home: as part of the Cybertronian [[Senate]]'s efforts to cut costs, the [[energon]] mine will be automated, leaving its workers jobless. This doesn't bother Decimus one iota as he prepares the assembly to deliver the bad news: his disdain for the working-class personnel who operate the mine is quite clear, and he's more than eager to see them replaced.

	During the assembly, Decimus' announcement naturally goes down poorly with his audience, despite his efforts to assuage their fears by pointing out that the laborers will not be left without jobs. One particularly angry 'bot, aware that the Senate's rampant automation will soon leave the working class destitute, speaks out, and is immediately executed by one of Decimus's [[Autobot]] security officers.		During the assembly, Decimus' announcement naturally goes down poorly with his audience, despite his efforts to assuage their fears by pointing out that the laborers will not be left without jobs. One particularly angry 'bot, aware that the Senate's rampant automation will soon leave the working class destitute, speaks out, and is immediately executed by one of Decimus's [[Autobot]] security officers.

	The crowd is briefly silenced by this display of force, and Decimus tries to restore order until one worker, an upstart named [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]], makes his opinion very clear by flinging his axe into Decimus's shoulder. Before the security officer can react, Megatron tackles and disarms him; the two struggle until Megatron gains the upper hand — and accidentally kills his opponent.		The crowd is briefly silenced by this display of force, and Decimus tries to restore order until one worker, an upstart named [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Megatron]], makes his opinion very clear by flinging his axe into Decimus's shoulder. Before the security officer can react, Megatron tackles and disarms him; the two struggle until Megatron gains the upper hand — and accidentally kills his opponent.

	As Megatron struggles to come to terms with what he's just done, the rest of the miners, encouraged by his example, quickly charge the Senator's position... only to be swiftly overpowered, incapacitated, and arrested by Autobot riot control.		As Megatron struggles to come to terms with what he's just done, the rest of the miners, encouraged by his example, quickly charge the Senator's position... only to be swiftly overpowered, incapacitated, and arrested by Autobot riot control.

	Megatron and his fellow miners come to aboard the transport shuttle ''[[Longshot (G1)\|Longshot]]'' en route to a [[Penal Facility H-3\|detention center]]; as soon as he awakens Megatron is approached by [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]]. Despite their enthusiasm, Megatron is still perturbed by his actions and wants no part in their plans. But as the rowdy duo set about distracting the guards, Megatron finds himself drawn to the vanguard of the rebellion as the ex-miners easily overwhelm their captors and seize the ship.		Megatron and his fellow miners come to aboard the transport shuttle ''[[Longshot (G1)\|Longshot]]'' en route to a [[Penal Facility H-3\|detention center]]; as soon as he awakens Megatron is approached by [[Rumble (G1)\|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)\|Frenzy]]. Despite their enthusiasm, Megatron is still perturbed by his actions and wants no part in their plans. But as the rowdy duo set about distracting the guards, Megatron finds himself drawn to the vanguard of the rebellion as the ex-miners easily overwhelm their captors and seize the ship.

	Aboard Decimus's shuttle, the Senator and his entourage are none the wiser about this revolt until the ''Longshot'' breaks formation, blasting the Senator's vessel and stranding the ship and its occupants in deep space; this is a deliberate ploy on Megatron's part to distract the Autobots with a rescue mission, leavin the rebels free to plot a new course back to [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] unhindered. Arriving over the city of [[Kaon (polity)\|Kaon]], the "worst place on Cybertron," the miners opt to lay low for the time being, confident in the knowledge that they've given the [[Senate]] more important things to worry about.		Aboard Decimus's shuttle, the Senator and his entourage are none the wiser about this revolt until the ''Longshot'' breaks formation, blasting the Senator's vessel and stranding the ship and its occupants in deep space; this is a deliberate ploy on Megatron's part to distract the Autobots with a rescue mission, leavin the rebels free to plot a new course back to [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] unhindered. Arriving over the city of [[Kaon (polity)\|Kaon]], the "worst place on Cybertron," the miners opt to lay low for the time being, confident in the knowledge that they've given the [[Senate]] more important things to worry about.
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	"Oh ''no''."		"Oh ''no''."
	:— '''Megatron''' reacts to taking his first life.		:— '''Megatron''' reacts to taking his first life.

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	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
	<small>Other than [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin#Collections\|reprints of the entire series]]</small>		<small>Other than [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin#Collections\|reprints of the entire series]]</small>
	*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[September 8]], [[2010]]) ISBN 160010701X / ISBN 978-1600107016</small>		* '''''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[September 8]], [[2010]]) ISBN 160010701X / ISBN 978-1600107016</small>
	*Collects [[Marvel Comics]]' [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|''The Transformers'']] #24: "[[Afterdeath!]]", #78: "[[A Savage Circle]]", Marvel UK's #226: "[[Aspects of Evil!]]", [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|Armada]]'' [[Dreamwave Armada issue 5\|#5]], IDW's ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron\|All Hail Megatron]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 1\|#1]], and ''Megatron Origin'' #1.		** Collects [[Marvel Comics]]' [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|''The Transformers'']] #24: "[[Afterdeath!]]", #78: "[[A Savage Circle]]", Marvel UK's #226: "[[Aspects of Evil!]]", [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|Armada]]'' [[Dreamwave Armada issue 5\|#5]], * IDW's ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron\|All Hail Megatron]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 1\|#1]], and ''Megatron Origin'' #1.
	*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[March 2]], [[2022]])</small>
	**Collects ~~[[Marvel Comics]]'~~ [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|''The Transformers'']] #70: "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]~~" and the following from IDW:~~ ''[[The Transformers (IDW)\|The Transformers (2009)]]'' #22 "[[Chaos Theory Part 1]]~~", ''Megatron Origin'' #1~~, ''[[The Transformers: ~~More than Meets the Eye~~]]'' #32 "~~[[slaughterhouse~~]]" and ''[[The Transformers: ~~Autocracy~~]]'' #7 "~~[[Choices~~]]".		* '''''[[Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[March 2]], [[2022]])</small>
			** Collects [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|''The Transformers'' (1984)]] [[The Pri¢e of Life!\|#70: "The Pri¢e of Life!"]], ''Megatron Origin'' #1, [[The Transformers (IDW)\|''The Transformers'' (2009)]] [[Chaos Theory Part 1\|#22: "Chaos Theory Part 1"]], ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy\|Autocracy]]'' [[Choices\|#7: "Choices"]], and ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[slaughterhouse\|#32: "slaughterhouse"]]
			** Bonus content includes an art gallery.

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	File:BestofMegatron.jpg\|'''''The Best of Megatron'''''; cover art by [[Livio Ramondelli]]		File:BestofMegatron.jpg\|'''''The Best of Megatron''''' – cover art by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
	File:BestOfMegatron cvr.jpg\|'''''Best of Megatron'''''; cover art by [[James Biggie]]		File:BestOfMegatron cvr.jpg\|'''''Best of Megatron''''' – cover art by [[James Biggie]]
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	<small>Other than [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin#Collections\|reprints of the entire series]]</small>		<small>Other than [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin#Collections\|reprints of the entire series]]</small>
	*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[September 8]], [[2010]]) ISBN 160010701X / ISBN 978-1600107016</small>		*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[September 8]], [[2010]]) ISBN 160010701X / ISBN 978-1600107016</small>
			*Collects [[Marvel Comics]]' [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|''The Transformers'']] #24: "[[Afterdeath!]]", #78: "[[A Savage Circle]]", Marvel UK's #226: "[[Aspects of Evil!]]", [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)\|Armada]]'' [[Dreamwave Armada issue 5\|#5]], IDW's ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron\|All Hail Megatron]]'' [[All Hail Megatron issue 1\|#1]], and ''Megatron Origin'' #1.
	*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[March 2]], [[2022]])</small>		*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[March 2]], [[2022]])</small>
	**Collects [[Marvel Comics]]' [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|''The Transformers'']] #70: "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]" and the following from IDW: ''[[The Transformers (IDW)\|The Transformers (2009)]]'' #22 "[[Chaos Theory Part 1]]", ''Megatron Origin'' #1, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' #32 "[[slaughterhouse]]" and ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy]]'' #7 "[[Choices]]".		**Collects [[Marvel Comics]]' [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|''The Transformers'']] #70: "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]" and the following from IDW: ''[[The Transformers (IDW)\|The Transformers (2009)]]'' #22 "[[Chaos Theory Part 1]]", ''Megatron Origin'' #1, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' #32 "[[slaughterhouse]]" and ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy]]'' #7 "[[Choices]]".

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	<small>Other than [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin#Collections\|reprints of the entire series]]</small>		<small>Other than [[The Transformers: Megatron Origin#Collections\|reprints of the entire series]]</small>
	*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[September 8]], [[2010]]) ISBN 160010701X / ISBN 978-1600107016</small>		*'''''[[The Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[September 8]], [[2010]]) ISBN 160010701X / ISBN 978-1600107016</small>
			*'''''[[Transformers: Best of Megatron]]''''' <small>([[March 2]], [[2022]])</small>
			**Collects [[Marvel Comics]]' [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|''The Transformers'']] #70: "[[The Pri¢e of Life!]]" and the following from IDW: ''[[The Transformers (IDW)\|The Transformers (2009)]]'' #22 "[[Chaos Theory Part 1]]", ''Megatron Origin'' #1, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' #32 "[[slaughterhouse]]" and ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy]]'' #7 "[[Choices]]".

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	File:BestofMegatron.jpg\|'''''The Best of Megatron'''''; cover art by [[Livio Ramondelli]]		File:BestofMegatron.jpg\|'''''The Best of Megatron'''''; cover art by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
			File:BestOfMegatron cvr.jpg\|'''''Best of Megatron'''''; cover art by [[James Biggie]]
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	*When Frenzy attempts to enlist Megatron's aid in escaping their imprisonment on the ''Longshot'', Megatron makes it clear that the violence he dealt during the mine revolt was unintentional (and indeed, he was remorseful). Yet on the next page, after he is freed, Megatron seems to be quite willing to beat the living daylights out of the security guard on the ship.		*When Frenzy attempts to enlist Megatron's aid in escaping their imprisonment on the ''Longshot'', Megatron makes it clear that the violence he dealt during the mine revolt was unintentional (and indeed, he was remorseful). Yet on the next page, after he is freed, Megatron seems to be quite willing to beat the living daylights out of the security guard on the ship. This is an intentional plan by Holmes: Megatron learning to use, and enjoy, violence. <ref>[https://www.cbr.com/eric-holmes-turns-to-the-dark-side-in-megatron-origin/ CBR: Eric Holmes turns to the dark side in Megatron Origin]</ref>
	*[[James Roberts]] would write several pre-war stories in 2011 and 2012, which flesh out and subtly retcon the events of this miniseries:		*[[James Roberts]] would write several pre-war stories in 2011 and 2012, which flesh out and subtly retcon the events of this miniseries:
	** In "[[Chaos Theory Part 1]]", we meet Megatron as an idealistic writer and political thinker who hopes for nonviolent change. When he finds himself brutalised by an untouchable and corrupt member of a higher caste, he is filled with a growing rage, and eventually comes to realize that violence might be the only way to advance his cause. His killing of an Autobot security officer here is not, then, the inciting moment that leads to the Great War, but merely another step in Megatron's personal journey from idealist to tyrant — and might provide a clue as to why Megatron finds it quite easy to take his ''next'' life when he and his crew hijack the ''Longshot.''		** In "[[Chaos Theory Part 1]]", we meet Megatron as an idealistic writer and political thinker who hopes for nonviolent change. When he finds himself brutalised by an untouchable and corrupt member of a higher caste, he is filled with a growing rage, and eventually comes to realize that violence might be the only way to advance his cause. His killing of an Autobot security officer here is not, then, the inciting moment that leads to the Great War, but merely another step in Megatron's personal journey from idealist to tyrant — and might provide a clue as to why Megatron finds it quite easy to take his ''next'' life when he and his crew hijack the ''Longshot.''

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	* ~~Whether by coincidence or design, it~~ probably goes without saying that the plight of the miners has some basis in reality, where the dual threats of automation and outsourcing has led to many such scenes.		* It probably goes without saying that the plight of the miners has some basis in reality, where the dual threats of automation and outsourcing has led to many such scenes. Holmes, originally from Scotland, would've grown up aware of the notorious {{w\|UK miners' strike (1984–85)\|miners' strike}} of 1984-85.

	===Errors===		===Errors===

TimeLord11 at 20:17, 25 January 2020

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	\|color assist by=[[Zac Atkinson (colorist)\|Zac Atkinson]]		\|color assist by=[[Zac Atkinson (colorist)\|Zac Atkinson]]
	\|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]]		\|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]]
	\|chronology=[[IDW timeline#4 million BCE\|4 million BCE]]		\|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline#4 million BCE\|4 million BCE]]
	\|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]		\|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
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	*Kaon was previously established in [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: The War Within\|The War Within]]'', where it was also established as the city where Megatron first rose to power.		*Kaon was previously established in [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''[[Transformers: The War Within\|The War Within]]'', where it was also established as the city where Megatron first rose to power.
	*[[~~Kremzeek (G1)\|~~Kremzeek]] appears on a billboard in Kaon.		*[[Kremzeek]] appears on a billboard in Kaon.

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	*2-page ad for the ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers: Movie Adaptation\|movie comic adaptation]]		*2-page ad for the ''[[Transformers (film)\|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers: Movie Adaptation\|movie comic adaptation]]
	*Manga-sized collections of ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' and ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]''		*Manga-sized collections of ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer\|Stormbringer]]'' and ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]''
	*IDW trade paperbacks (''[[The Transformers: Infiltration\|Infiltration]]'', ''Stormbringer'', ''The Gathering'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[War and Peace]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Generations\|Generations]]'')		*IDW trade paperbacks (''[[The Transformers: Infiltration\|Infiltration]]'', ''Stormbringer'', ''The Gathering'', ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'', ''[[War and Peace]]'', ''[[The Transformers: Generations (comic)\|Generations]]'')
	*''[[The Transformers: Greatest Battles of Optimus Prime and Megatron\|Greatest Battles of Optimus Prime and Megatron]]''		*''[[The Transformers: Greatest Battles of Optimus Prime and Megatron\|Greatest Battles of Optimus Prime and Megatron]]''
	*''[[The Transformers: Cover Gallery Volume 2]]''		*''[[The Transformers: Cover Gallery Volume 2]]''