Megabolt

Megabolt is a Decepticon originally from the 2001 Robots in Disguise continuity family.

Emissary of darkness, Cure Bolt!

For countless civilizations, the arrival of Megabolt means the end of them, though the exact methods vary. Sometimes he appears as a benefactor, though it is only a ruse so his fellow Decepticons can catch the targeted victims by surprise. Other times, he simply wades in like a force of nature, destroying everything in his path. Either way, death and destruction lie in his wake.

Megabolt is utterly convinced of the superiority of the Cybertronian race, and sees everything else in the vast multiverse as fuel for the Decepticons' conquest. His incredible strength, massive firepower, and troop-carrying abilities make him the first-strike weapon in many of Unicron's plans. He is also a cunning strategist and even a politician when need be, having assimilated data from thousands of subjugated and destroyed worlds. Brains and brawn.

Fiction

Wings Universe

Megabolt's long-deactivated body was intended to be used as the stage two body for Brimstone, although such plans ultimately fell through. Flames of Yesterday

Shell Game continuity

In Viron 704.31 Epsilon, Megabolt was an undead monster built from the corpse of Megatron by Megazarak to take control of Brave Maximus. (Hardcore.) He was pulled from his home universe by Unicron to fight in the Universe War. Ask Vector Prime, 30 July 2015

2019 IDW continuity

Megabolt fought for Exarchon during the War of the Threefold Spark. At the end of the war, he was serving aboard Turmoil's warship; as they fled Cybertron with a number of prisoners of war, Pyra Magna's vessel intercepted their ship and accidentally destroyed it, killing everyone aboard. War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness

Toys

Robots in Disguise (2001)

Not to be confused with headcanon.

• Megabolt (Deluxe Class, 2003)

• Accessories: Missile

A KB Toys-exclusive redeco of the original KB exclusive Megatron Megabolt, Robots in Disguise Megabolt transforms from a robot into a large head-shaped tank with six insect-like legs. A gear-wheel mechanism moves the legs up and down as the tank mode is pushed along. Pressing the spark crystal on the tank's top opens its jaw and fires a spring-loaded missile. In robot mode, this swings the entire cannon assembly up over the robot's head, along with a "battle mask". The assembly is held in place by a magnet in this configuration, allowing a small nub to press the firing trigger when the spark crystal is pressed again.

This figure has a mild case of GPS. It tends to manifest in the form of broken tabs, or cracks at the forearm transformation joints and ball joints. Fortunately, this usually just causes things to become loose, instead of the usual "shatter into worthless dust" effect.

Like his wave-mate Jhiaxus, Megabolt was released in October of 2003, in packaging that was in the style of the then-running Armada toyline.

This mold was also used to make Beast Wars Returns Megahead Megatron.

• More information on Megabolt at TFU.info

Notes

• If you remove the insect-legs from Megabolt's tank mode, he fits almost perfectly into the neck-socket of the Fortress Maximus mold. This play feature was mentioned in the original Megatron Megabolt toy's bio, but not Megabolt's.