Megatron X (BW) - Revision history

Cyberlink420 at 07:21, 19 February 2026

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	[[Image:MegatronXPromoRender.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|Know that I am Megatron X, and that the [[Nintendo 64]] does not possess in-game graphics of this quality!]]		[[Image:MegatronXPromoRender.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|Know that I am Megatron X, and that the [[Nintendo 64]] does not possess in-game graphics of this quality!]]
	Who or what is '''Megatron X''' (メガトロンX ''Megatoron Ekkusu'')? Nobody knows. Some believe him to be a creation of the [[Vok]], the latest implement used to carry out one of their many experiments. Others suspect he is the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Commander [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s latest form, attained through the acquisition of an incredible power. A few even claim he was formed from [[energon crystal]]s that absorbed Megatron's malice, creating a being set on global extinction. Whatever his origin, one thing is clear: his power levels are off the charts, and only the strongest warriors around could ever hope to stand against this fearsome foe.		Who or what is '''Megatron X''' (メガトロンX ''Megatoron Ekkusu'')? Nobody knows for sure. Some believe him to be a creation of the [[Vok]], the latest implement used to carry out one of their many experiments. Others suspect he is the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Commander [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s latest form, attained through the acquisition of an incredible power. A few even claim he was formed from [[energon crystal]]s that absorbed Megatron's malice, creating a being set on global extinction. Whatever his origin, one thing is clear: his power levels are off the charts, and only the strongest warriors around could ever hope to stand against this fearsome foe.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

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	*Whether as a boss or as a playable character, Megatron X has significant gameplay buffs compared to the rest of the roster. He has twice as much stamina, and twice the Energon Resistance Gauge capacity, slowing the rate at which it both depletes and recharges.		*Whether as a boss or as a playable character, Megatron X has significant gameplay buffs compared to the rest of the roster. He has twice as much stamina, and twice the Energon Resistance Gauge capacity, slowing the rate at which it both depletes and recharges.
	* The Arcade Mode ending for Megatron X implies him to be an alternate take on Megatron's dragon body (identified as a [[Transmetal 2]] in the toyline), which was similarly created when [[Transmetal]] Megatron absorbed the [[spark]] of the original in "[[Master Blaster]]".		* The Arcade Mode ending for Megatron X implies him to be an alternate take on Megatron's dragon body (identified as a [[Transmetal 2]] in the toyline), which was similarly created when [[Transmetal]] Megatron absorbed the [[spark]] of the original in "[[Master Blaster]]".
	* As you can probably gleam from that intro, there's been a few different explanations for Megatron X's backstory thrown out over the years, born as the result of multiple creators not having access to each other's work. The original story of Megatron X being created from malice-infused energon crystals was published in various Japanese game magazines like ''The 64Dream'' and ''Dengeki Nintendo 64'' around the time of the game's launch, but not featured anywhere in the game itself or its accompanying manual.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=こいつは、惑星エネルゴアのエネルゴン結晶がメガトロンの悪意を吸収して誕生したヤツだ。惑星エネルゴアからすべての生物や物質を消滅させようとしている、とんでもなく悪いヤツなんだ!\|link=https://archive.org/details/64dream-038-November-1999-11-600dpi-ozidual/64Dream%201999%2011%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n37/mode/1up\|name=''The 64Dream'', issue #38\|year=1999\|month=11}}</ref> As a result, [[GenAzea]] had no knowledge of this information while localizing the game for North America, hence the "alternate Transmetal 2" story seen in in Megatron X's Arcade Mode ending. Of course, despite being present on the cartridge, that ending went completely unseen at the time due to Megatron X's unplayability, so between that and old Japanese magazines not being particularly accessible in the west during the 2010s, the [[Ask Vector Prime]] writers were similarly in the dark, leading them to craft their own Vok-based origin. The crystal story didn't start to get out there until the mid 2020s, when preservationists started recovering and scanning some of these older magazines. The Arcade Mode ending, on the other hand, was eventually found by a YouTuber in [[2019]] while using a debugger to force Megatron X as the playable character, but it flew completely under the radar until [[2023]], when a group of {{SITENAME_SHORT}} users reverse-engineered the game and created the aforementioned GameShark codes, discovering the ending during testing. All that said, as all three stories are technically [[canon]] by virtue of being officially published, which story is the "true" origin ultimately comes down to a matter of your own [[personal canon]].		* As you can probably gleam from that intro, there's been a few different explanations for Megatron X's backstory thrown out over the years, born as the result of multiple creators not having access to each other's work. The original story of Megatron X being created from malice-infused energon crystals was published in various Japanese game magazines like ''The 64Dream'' and ''Dengeki Nintendo 64'' around the time of the game's launch, but not featured anywhere in the game itself or its accompanying manual.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=こいつは、惑星エネルゴアのエネルゴン結晶がメガトロンの悪意を吸収して誕生したヤツだ。惑星エネルゴアからすべての生物や物質を消滅させようとしている、とんでもなく悪いヤツなんだ!\|link=https://archive.org/details/64dream-038-November-1999-11-600dpi-ozidual/64Dream%201999%2011%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n37/mode/1up\|name=''The 64Dream'', issue #38\|year=1999\|month=11}}</ref> As a result, [[GenAzea]] had no knowledge of this information while localizing the game for North America, hence the "alternate Transmetal 2" story seen in Megatron X's Arcade Mode ending. Of course, despite being present on the cartridge, that ending went completely unseen at the time due to Megatron X's unplayability, so between that and old Japanese magazines not being particularly accessible in the west during the 2010s, the [[Ask Vector Prime]] writers were similarly in the dark, leading them to craft their own Vok-based origin. The crystal story didn't start to get out there until the mid 2020s, when preservationists started recovering and scanning some of these older magazines. The Arcade Mode ending, on the other hand, was eventually found by a YouTuber in [[2019]] while using a debugger to force Megatron X as the playable character, but it flew completely under the radar until [[2023]], when a group of {{SITENAME_SHORT}} users reverse-engineered the game and created the aforementioned GameShark codes, discovering the ending during testing. All that said, as all three stories are technically [[canon]] by virtue of being officially published, which story is the "true" origin ultimately comes down to a matter of your own [[personal canon]].

	==References==		==References==

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Megatron X appears as a bonus boss in Arcade Mode if the player ~~did not need to~~ use any continues during the previous seven battles. The player is only given one chance to defeat him, though their ending is unchanged whether they win or lose.		* Megatron X appears as a bonus boss in Arcade Mode if the player didn't use any continues during the previous seven battles. The player is only given one chance to defeat him, though their ending is unchanged whether they win or lose.
	*There is a legitimate way to play as Megatron X in the game, but it's exclusive to the Japanese version. Players must first complete Arcade Mode with Megatron to unlock his third color palette, then connect the {{w\|Transfer Pak\|Nintendo 64 Transfer Pak}} to the Player 1 controller and insert ''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]'' before starting the game, at which point he can be selected like any other color palette for Megatron. However, Megatron X does not stay permanently unlocked, and is only accessible if the GBC game is detected at startup. And since the Transfer Pak functionality was stripped out of the North American version, there's no way to play as Megatron X in that version at all...''officially'', at least. However, {{w\|GameShark}} codes can be used to unlock Megatron X as a playable character in both versions, without the need for a Transfer Pak (though it will cause freezing in Toys mode). The codes are as follows:		*There is a legitimate way to play as Megatron X in the game, but it's exclusive to the Japanese version. Players must first complete Arcade Mode with Megatron to unlock his third color palette, then connect the {{w\|Transfer Pak\|Nintendo 64 Transfer Pak}} to the Player 1 controller and insert ''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]'' before starting the game, at which point he can be selected like any other color palette for Megatron. However, Megatron X does not stay permanently unlocked, and is only accessible if the GBC game is detected at startup. And since the Transfer Pak functionality was stripped out of the North American version, there's no way to play as Megatron X in that version at all...''officially'', at least. However, {{w\|GameShark}} codes can be used to unlock Megatron X as a playable character in both versions, without the need for a Transfer Pak (though it will cause freezing in Toys mode). The codes are as follows:
	**'''801002FD FFFF''' (Japanese version)		**'''801002FD FFFF''' (Japanese version)

Cyberlink420 at 19:19, 5 March 2025

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	[[Image:MegatronXPromoRender.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|Know that I am Megatron X, and that the [[Nintendo 64]] does not possess in-game graphics of this quality!]]		[[Image:MegatronXPromoRender.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|Know that I am Megatron X, and that the [[Nintendo 64]] does not possess in-game graphics of this quality!]]
	Who or what is '''Megatron X''' (メガトロンX ''Megatoron Ekkusu'')? Nobody knows. Some believe him to be a creation of the [[Vok]], the latest implement used to carry out one of their many experiments. Others suspect he is the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Commander [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s latest form, attained through the acquisition of an incredible power. A few even claim he was formed from [[energon crystal]]s that absorbed Megatron's malice, creating a being set on global extinction.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=こいつは、惑星エネルゴアのエネルゴン結晶がメガトロンの悪意を吸収して誕生したヤツだ。惑星エネルゴアからすべての生物や物質を消滅させようとしている、とんでもなく悪いヤツなんだ!\|link=https://archive.org/details/64dream-038-November-1999-11-600dpi-ozidual/64Dream%201999%2011%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n37/mode/1up\|name=''The 64Dream'', issue #38\|year=1999\|month=11}}</ref> Whatever his origin, one thing is clear: his power levels are off the charts, and only the strongest warriors around could ever hope to stand against this fearsome foe.		Who or what is '''Megatron X''' (メガトロンX ''Megatoron Ekkusu'')? Nobody knows. Some believe him to be a creation of the [[Vok]], the latest implement used to carry out one of their many experiments. Others suspect he is the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Commander [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s latest form, attained through the acquisition of an incredible power. A few even claim he was formed from [[energon crystal]]s that absorbed Megatron's malice, creating a being set on global extinction. Whatever his origin, one thing is clear: his power levels are off the charts, and only the strongest warriors around could ever hope to stand against this fearsome foe.

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	*Whether as a boss or as a playable character, Megatron X has significant gameplay buffs compared to the rest of the roster. He has twice as much stamina, and twice the Energon Resistance Gauge capacity, slowing the rate at which it both depletes and recharges.		*Whether as a boss or as a playable character, Megatron X has significant gameplay buffs compared to the rest of the roster. He has twice as much stamina, and twice the Energon Resistance Gauge capacity, slowing the rate at which it both depletes and recharges.
	* The Arcade Mode ending for Megatron X implies him to be an alternate take on Megatron's dragon body (identified as a [[Transmetal 2]] in the toyline), which was similarly created when [[Transmetal]] Megatron absorbed the [[spark]] of the original in "[[Master Blaster]]".		* The Arcade Mode ending for Megatron X implies him to be an alternate take on Megatron's dragon body (identified as a [[Transmetal 2]] in the toyline), which was similarly created when [[Transmetal]] Megatron absorbed the [[spark]] of the original in "[[Master Blaster]]".
	* As you can probably gleam from that intro, there's been a few different explanations for Megatron X's backstory thrown out over the years, born as the result of multiple creators not having access to each other's work. The original story of Megatron X being created from malice-infused energon crystals was published in various Japanese game magazines like ''The 64Dream'' and ''Dengeki Nintendo 64'' around the time of the game's launch, but not featured anywhere in the game itself or its accompanying manual. As a result, [[GenAzea]] had no knowledge of this information while localizing the game for North America, hence the "alternate Transmetal 2" story seen in in Megatron X's Arcade Mode ending. Of course, despite being present on the cartridge, that ending went completely unseen at the time due to Megatron X's unplayability, so between that and old Japanese magazines not being particularly accessible in the west during the 2010s, the [[Ask Vector Prime]] writers were similarly in the dark, leading them to craft their own Vok-based origin. The crystal story didn't start to get out there until the mid 2020s, when preservationists started recovering and scanning some of these older magazines. The Arcade Mode ending, on the other hand, was eventually found by a YouTuber in [[2019]] while using a debugger to force Megatron X as the playable character, but it flew completely under the radar until [[2023]], when a group of {{SITENAME_SHORT}} users reverse-engineered the game and created the aforementioned GameShark codes, discovering the ending during testing. All that said, as all three stories are technically [[canon]] by virtue of being officially published, which story is the "true" origin ultimately comes down to a matter of your own [[personal canon]].		* As you can probably gleam from that intro, there's been a few different explanations for Megatron X's backstory thrown out over the years, born as the result of multiple creators not having access to each other's work. The original story of Megatron X being created from malice-infused energon crystals was published in various Japanese game magazines like ''The 64Dream'' and ''Dengeki Nintendo 64'' around the time of the game's launch, but not featured anywhere in the game itself or its accompanying manual.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=こいつは、惑星エネルゴアのエネルゴン結晶がメガトロンの悪意を吸収して誕生したヤツだ。惑星エネルゴアからすべての生物や物質を消滅させようとしている、とんでもなく悪いヤツなんだ!\|link=https://archive.org/details/64dream-038-November-1999-11-600dpi-ozidual/64Dream%201999%2011%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n37/mode/1up\|name=''The 64Dream'', issue #38\|year=1999\|month=11}}</ref> As a result, [[GenAzea]] had no knowledge of this information while localizing the game for North America, hence the "alternate Transmetal 2" story seen in in Megatron X's Arcade Mode ending. Of course, despite being present on the cartridge, that ending went completely unseen at the time due to Megatron X's unplayability, so between that and old Japanese magazines not being particularly accessible in the west during the 2010s, the [[Ask Vector Prime]] writers were similarly in the dark, leading them to craft their own Vok-based origin. The crystal story didn't start to get out there until the mid 2020s, when preservationists started recovering and scanning some of these older magazines. The Arcade Mode ending, on the other hand, was eventually found by a YouTuber in [[2019]] while using a debugger to force Megatron X as the playable character, but it flew completely under the radar until [[2023]], when a group of {{SITENAME_SHORT}} users reverse-engineered the game and created the aforementioned GameShark codes, discovering the ending during testing. All that said, as all three stories are technically [[canon]] by virtue of being officially published, which story is the "true" origin ultimately comes down to a matter of your own [[personal canon]].

	==References==		==References==

Cyberlink420 at 06:35, 8 February 2025

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	:''Megatron X is a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] from the [[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)\|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Megatron X is a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] from the [[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)\|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

	[[Image:MegatronXPromoRender.jpg\|thumb\|~~350px~~\|Know that I am Megatron X, and that the [[Nintendo 64]] does not possess in-game graphics of this quality!]]		[[Image:MegatronXPromoRender.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|Know that I am Megatron X, and that the [[Nintendo 64]] does not possess in-game graphics of this quality!]]
	Who or what is '''Megatron X''' (メガトロンX ''Megatoron Ekkusu'')? Nobody knows. Some believe him to be a creation of the [[Vok]], the latest implement used to carry out one of their many experiments. Others suspect he is the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Commander [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s latest form, attained through the acquisition of an incredible power. A few even claim he was formed from [[energon crystal]]s that absorbed Megatron's malice, creating a being set on global extinction.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=こいつは、惑星エネルゴアのエネルゴン結晶がメガトロンの悪意を吸収して誕生したヤツだ。惑星エネルゴアからすべての生物や物質を消滅させようとしている、とんでもなく悪いヤツなんだ!\|link=https://archive.org/details/64dream-038-November-1999-11-600dpi-ozidual/64Dream%201999%2011%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n37/mode/1up\|name=''The 64Dream'', issue #38\|year=1999\|month=11}}</ref> Whatever his origin, one thing is clear: his power levels are off the charts, and only the strongest warriors around could ever hope to stand against this fearsome foe.		Who or what is '''Megatron X''' (メガトロンX ''Megatoron Ekkusu'')? Nobody knows. Some believe him to be a creation of the [[Vok]], the latest implement used to carry out one of their many experiments. Others suspect he is the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Commander [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s latest form, attained through the acquisition of an incredible power. A few even claim he was formed from [[energon crystal]]s that absorbed Megatron's malice, creating a being set on global extinction.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=こいつは、惑星エネルゴアのエネルゴン結晶がメガトロンの悪意を吸収して誕生したヤツだ。惑星エネルゴアからすべての生物や物質を消滅させようとしている、とんでもなく悪いヤツなんだ!\|link=https://archive.org/details/64dream-038-November-1999-11-600dpi-ozidual/64Dream%201999%2011%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n37/mode/1up\|name=''The 64Dream'', issue #38\|year=1999\|month=11}}</ref> Whatever his origin, one thing is clear: his power levels are off the charts, and only the strongest warriors around could ever hope to stand against this fearsome foe.

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	[[Image:MegatronXPromoRender.jpg\|thumb\|350px\|Know that I am Megatron X, and that the [[Nintendo 64]] does not possess in-game graphics of this quality!]]		[[Image:MegatronXPromoRender.jpg\|thumb\|350px\|Know that I am Megatron X, and that the [[Nintendo 64]] does not possess in-game graphics of this quality!]]
	Who or what is '''Megatron X''' (メガトロンX ''Megatoron Ekkusu'')? Nobody knows. Some believe him to be a creation of the [[Vok]], the latest implement used to carry out one of their many experiments. Others suspect he is the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Commander [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s latest form, attained through the acquisition of an incredible power. ~~Some~~ even claim ~~him to be the result of~~ [[energon crystal]]s ~~absorbing~~ Megatron's malice, creating a being set on ~~wiping out every single thing on the planet~~.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=こいつは、惑星エネルゴアのエネルゴン結晶がメガトロンの悪意を吸収して誕生したヤツだ。惑星エネルゴアからすべての生物や物質を消滅させようとしている、とんでもなく悪いヤツなんだ!\|link=https://archive.org/details/64dream-038-November-1999-11-600dpi-ozidual/64Dream%201999%2011%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n37/mode/1up\|name=''The 64Dream'', issue #38\|year=1999\|month=11}}</ref> Whatever the ~~case~~, only the strongest warriors ~~will~~ ever ~~encounter him, but that strength may not be enough~~ to ~~escape his ambitions..~~.		Who or what is '''Megatron X''' (メガトロンX ''Megatoron Ekkusu'')? Nobody knows. Some believe him to be a creation of the [[Vok]], the latest implement used to carry out one of their many experiments. Others suspect he is the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Commander [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s latest form, attained through the acquisition of an incredible power. A few even claim he was formed from [[energon crystal]]s that absorbed Megatron's malice, creating a being set on global extinction.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=こいつは、惑星エネルゴアのエネルゴン結晶がメガトロンの悪意を吸収して誕生したヤツだ。惑星エネルゴアからすべての生物や物質を消滅させようとしている、とんでもなく悪いヤツなんだ!\|link=https://archive.org/details/64dream-038-November-1999-11-600dpi-ozidual/64Dream%201999%2011%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n37/mode/1up\|name=''The 64Dream'', issue #38\|year=1999\|month=11}}</ref> Whatever his origin, one thing is clear: his power levels are off the charts, and only the strongest warriors around could ever hope to stand against this fearsome foe.

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

Cyberlink420: Filling in the full "energon crystal" bit, along with an explanation for the varying backstories.

2025-02-06T18:10:54Z

Filling in the full "energon crystal" bit, along with an explanation for the varying backstories.

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	[[Image:MegatronXPromoRender.jpg\|thumb\|350px\|Know that I am Megatron X, and that the [[Nintendo 64]] does not possess in-game graphics of this quality!]]		[[Image:MegatronXPromoRender.jpg\|thumb\|350px\|Know that I am Megatron X, and that the [[Nintendo 64]] does not possess in-game graphics of this quality!]]
	Who or what is '''Megatron X''' (メガトロンX ''Megatoron Ekkusu'')? Nobody knows. Some believe him to be a creation of the [[Vok]], the latest implement used to carry out one of their many experiments. Others suspect he is the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Commander [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s latest form, attained through the acquisition of an incredible power. ~~All that ''is'' known for sure is that his body is constructed entirely from~~ [[~~Energon~~ crystal~~\|crystallized energon~~]] ~~and his battle capabilities are off~~ the ~~charts~~.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=~~輝くボディはエネルゴン結晶で作られ、攻防とも威力絶大~~!\|link=https://~~tfwiki~~.~~net~~/~~mediawiki~~/~~images2~~/2/27/~~Megatron_X.JPG~~\|name=''~~Dengeki Nintendo 64~~'' issue 41}}</ref>		Who or what is '''Megatron X''' (メガトロンX ''Megatoron Ekkusu'')? Nobody knows. Some believe him to be a creation of the [[Vok]], the latest implement used to carry out one of their many experiments. Others suspect he is the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Commander [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s latest form, attained through the acquisition of an incredible power. Some even claim him to be the result of [[energon crystal]]s absorbing Megatron's malice, creating a being set on wiping out every single thing on the planet.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=こいつは、惑星エネルゴアのエネルゴン結晶がメガトロンの悪意を吸収して誕生したヤツだ。惑星エネルゴアからすべての生物や物質を消滅させようとしている、とんでもなく悪いヤツなんだ!\|link=https://archive.org/details/64dream-038-November-1999-11-600dpi-ozidual/64Dream%201999%2011%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n37/mode/1up\|name=''The 64Dream'', issue #38\|year=1999\|month=11}}</ref> Whatever the case, only the strongest warriors will ever encounter him, but that strength may not be enough to escape his ambitions...

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	*Whether as a boss or as a playable character, Megatron X has significant gameplay buffs compared to the rest of the roster. He has twice as much stamina, and twice the Energon Resistance Gauge capacity, slowing the rate at which it both depletes and recharges.		*Whether as a boss or as a playable character, Megatron X has significant gameplay buffs compared to the rest of the roster. He has twice as much stamina, and twice the Energon Resistance Gauge capacity, slowing the rate at which it both depletes and recharges.
	* The Arcade Mode ending for Megatron X implies him to be an alternate take on Megatron's dragon body (identified as a [[Transmetal 2]] in the toyline), which was similarly created when [[Transmetal]] Megatron absorbed the [[spark]] of the original in "[[Master Blaster]]".		* The Arcade Mode ending for Megatron X implies him to be an alternate take on Megatron's dragon body (identified as a [[Transmetal 2]] in the toyline), which was similarly created when [[Transmetal]] Megatron absorbed the [[spark]] of the original in "[[Master Blaster]]".
	* Megatron X's Arcade Mode ending, despite being present on the cartridge, ~~wasn~~'~~t widely known about until~~ [[~~January]] [[2023~~]], ~~when a group of {{SITENAME_SHORT}} users reverse~~-~~engineered~~ the ~~game~~ and ~~created the aforementioned GameShark codes~~. The ~~group discovered the text after completing~~ Arcade Mode ~~with Megatron X while testing~~ the ~~code~~, ~~shocking everyone with the reveal that this lore had been hiding under all our noses for over two decades! Equally shocking~~ was ~~the discovery that~~ a ~~random YouTube user had accidentally come across this back~~ in [[2019]] while using a debugger to force Megatron X as the playable character, but it flew completely under the radar~~! That~~ said, as ~~the story content is inaccessible through normal means, its~~ [[canon]]~~icity~~ is ~~debatable and more likely falls into~~ the ~~realm~~ of [[~~pseudocanon~~]].		* As you can probably gleam from that intro, there's been a few different explanations for Megatron X's backstory thrown out over the years, born as the result of multiple creators not having access to each other's work. The original story of Megatron X being created from malice-infused energon crystals was published in various Japanese game magazines like ''The 64Dream'' and ''Dengeki Nintendo 64'' around the time of the game's launch, but not featured anywhere in the game itself or its accompanying manual. As a result, [[GenAzea]] had no knowledge of this information while localizing the game for North America, hence the "alternate Transmetal 2" story seen in in Megatron X's Arcade Mode ending. Of course, despite being present on the cartridge, that ending went completely unseen at the time due to Megatron X's unplayability, so between that and old Japanese magazines not being particularly accessible in the west during the 2010s, the [[Ask Vector Prime]] writers were similarly in the dark, leading them to craft their own Vok-based origin. The crystal story didn't start to get out there until the mid 2020s, when preservationists started recovering and scanning some of these older magazines. The Arcade Mode ending, on the other hand, was eventually found by a YouTuber in [[2019]] while using a debugger to force Megatron X as the playable character, but it flew completely under the radar until [[2023]], when a group of {{SITENAME_SHORT}} users reverse-engineered the game and created the aforementioned GameShark codes, discovering the ending during testing. All that said, as all three stories are technically [[canon]] by virtue of being officially published, which story is the "true" origin ultimately comes down to a matter of your own [[personal canon]].

	==References==		==References==

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	* Megatron X ~~only~~ appears if the player did not need to use any continues during the previous seven battles. The player is only given one chance to defeat him, though their ending is unchanged whether they win or lose.		* Megatron X appears as a bonus boss in Arcade Mode if the player did not need to use any continues during the previous seven battles. The player is only given one chance to defeat him, though their ending is unchanged whether they win or lose.
	*There is a legitimate way to play as Megatron X in the game, but it's exclusive to the Japanese version. Players must first complete Arcade Mode with Megatron to unlock his third color palette, then connect the {{w\|Transfer Pak\|Nintendo 64 Transfer Pak}} to the Player 1 controller and insert ''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]'' before starting the game, at which point he can be selected like any other color palette for Megatron. However, Megatron X does not stay permanently unlocked, and is only accessible if the GBC game is detected at startup. And since the Transfer Pak functionality was stripped out of the North American version, there's no way to play as Megatron X in that version at all...''officially'', at least. However, {{w\|GameShark}} codes can be used to unlock Megatron X as a playable character in both versions, without the need for a Transfer Pak (though it will cause freezing in Toys mode). The codes are as follows:		*There is a legitimate way to play as Megatron X in the game, but it's exclusive to the Japanese version. Players must first complete Arcade Mode with Megatron to unlock his third color palette, then connect the {{w\|Transfer Pak\|Nintendo 64 Transfer Pak}} to the Player 1 controller and insert ''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]'' before starting the game, at which point he can be selected like any other color palette for Megatron. However, Megatron X does not stay permanently unlocked, and is only accessible if the GBC game is detected at startup. And since the Transfer Pak functionality was stripped out of the North American version, there's no way to play as Megatron X in that version at all...''officially'', at least. However, {{w\|GameShark}} codes can be used to unlock Megatron X as a playable character in both versions, without the need for a Transfer Pak (though it will cause freezing in Toys mode). The codes are as follows:
	**'''801002FD FFFF''' (Japanese version)		**'''801002FD FFFF''' (Japanese version)

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	[[Image:MegatronXPromoRender.jpg\|thumb\|350px\|Know that I am Megatron X, and that the [[Nintendo 64]] does not possess in-game graphics of this quality!]]		[[Image:MegatronXPromoRender.jpg\|thumb\|350px\|Know that I am Megatron X, and that the [[Nintendo 64]] does not possess in-game graphics of this quality!]]
	Who or what is '''Megatron X''' (メガトロンX ''Megatoron Ekkusu'')? Nobody knows. Some believe him to be a creation of the [[Vok]], the latest implement used to carry out one of their many experiments. Others suspect he is the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Commander [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s latest form, attained through the acquisition of an incredible power. All that ''is'' known for sure is that his body is constructed entirely from [[Energon crystal\|crystallized energon]] and his battle capabilities are off the charts.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=輝くボディはエネルゴン結晶で作られ、攻防とも威力絶大!\|link=https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/2/27/Megatron_X.JPG\|name=~~Unidentified gaming magazine~~}}</ref>		Who or what is '''Megatron X''' (メガトロンX ''Megatoron Ekkusu'')? Nobody knows. Some believe him to be a creation of the [[Vok]], the latest implement used to carry out one of their many experiments. Others suspect he is the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Commander [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s latest form, attained through the acquisition of an incredible power. All that ''is'' known for sure is that his body is constructed entirely from [[Energon crystal\|crystallized energon]] and his battle capabilities are off the charts.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=輝くボディはエネルゴン結晶で作られ、攻防とも威力絶大!\|link=https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/2/27/Megatron_X.JPG\|name=''Dengeki Nintendo 64'' issue 41}}</ref>

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

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	*Whether as a boss or as a playable character, Megatron X has significant gameplay buffs compared to the rest of the roster. He has twice as much stamina, and twice the Energon Resistance Gauge capacity, slowing the rate at which it both depletes and recharges.		*Whether as a boss or as a playable character, Megatron X has significant gameplay buffs compared to the rest of the roster. He has twice as much stamina, and twice the Energon Resistance Gauge capacity, slowing the rate at which it both depletes and recharges.
	* The Arcade Mode ending for Megatron X implies him to be an alternate take on Megatron's dragon body (identified as a [[Transmetal 2]] in the toyline), which was similarly created when [[Transmetal]] Megatron absorbed the [[spark]] of the original in "[[Master Blaster]]".		* The Arcade Mode ending for Megatron X implies him to be an alternate take on Megatron's dragon body (identified as a [[Transmetal 2]] in the toyline), which was similarly created when [[Transmetal]] Megatron absorbed the [[spark]] of the original in "[[Master Blaster]]".
	* Megatron X's Arcade Mode ending, despite being present on the cartridge, wasn't widely known about until [[January]] [[2023]], when a group of {{SITENAME_SHORT}} users reverse-engineered the game and created the aforementioned GameShark codes. The group discovered the text after completing Arcade Mode with Megatron X while testing the code, shocking everyone with the reveal that this lore had been hiding under all our noses for over two decades! Equally shocking was the discovery that a random YouTube user had ~~dug into the game using an emulator and found the same text~~ back in [[2019]], but it flew completely under the radar! That said, as the story content is inaccessible through normal means, its [[canon]]icity is debatable and more likely falls into the realm of [[pseudocanon]].		* Megatron X's Arcade Mode ending, despite being present on the cartridge, wasn't widely known about until [[January]] [[2023]], when a group of {{SITENAME_SHORT}} users reverse-engineered the game and created the aforementioned GameShark codes. The group discovered the text after completing Arcade Mode with Megatron X while testing the code, shocking everyone with the reveal that this lore had been hiding under all our noses for over two decades! Equally shocking was the discovery that a random YouTube user had accidentally come across this back in [[2019]] while using a debugger to force Megatron X as the playable character, but it flew completely under the radar! That said, as the story content is inaccessible through normal means, its [[canon]]icity is debatable and more likely falls into the realm of [[pseudocanon]].

	==References==		==References==

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	:''Megatron X is a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] from the [[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)\|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Megatron X is a [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] from the [[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)\|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family\|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

	[[Image:MegatronXPromoRender.jpg\|thumb\|~~350px~~\|Know that I am Megatron X, and that the [[Nintendo 64]] does not possess in-game graphics of this quality!]]		[[Image:MegatronXPromoRender.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|Know that I am Megatron X, and that the [[Nintendo 64]] does not possess in-game graphics of this quality!]]
	Who or what is '''Megatron X''' (メガトロンX ''Megatoron Ekkusu'')? Nobody knows. Some believe him to be a creation of the [[Vok]], the latest implement used to carry out one of their many experiments. Others suspect he is the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Commander [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s latest form, attained through the acquisition of an incredible power. A few even claim he was formed from [[energon crystal]]s that absorbed Megatron's malice, creating a being set on global extinction.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=こいつは、惑星エネルゴアのエネルゴン結晶がメガトロンの悪意を吸収して誕生したヤツだ。惑星エネルゴアからすべての生物や物質を消滅させようとしている、とんでもなく悪いヤツなんだ!\|link=https://archive.org/details/64dream-038-November-1999-11-600dpi-ozidual/64Dream%201999%2011%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n37/mode/1up\|name=''The 64Dream'', issue #38\|year=1999\|month=11}}</ref> Whatever his origin, one thing is clear: his power levels are off the charts, and only the strongest warriors around could ever hope to stand against this fearsome foe.		Who or what is '''Megatron X''' (メガトロンX ''Megatoron Ekkusu'')? Nobody knows. Some believe him to be a creation of the [[Vok]], the latest implement used to carry out one of their many experiments. Others suspect he is the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]] Commander [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|Megatron]]'s latest form, attained through the acquisition of an incredible power. A few even claim he was formed from [[energon crystal]]s that absorbed Megatron's malice, creating a being set on global extinction.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=こいつは、惑星エネルゴアのエネルゴン結晶がメガトロンの悪意を吸収して誕生したヤツだ。惑星エネルゴアからすべての生物や物質を消滅させようとしている、とんでもなく悪いヤツなんだ!\|link=https://archive.org/details/64dream-038-November-1999-11-600dpi-ozidual/64Dream%201999%2011%20%28J%20OCR%29/page/n37/mode/1up\|name=''The 64Dream'', issue #38\|year=1999\|month=11}}</ref> Whatever his origin, one thing is clear: his power levels are off the charts, and only the strongest warriors around could ever hope to stand against this fearsome foe.