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{{disambig3.5|the Decepticon from the IDW comics|the Decepticon from ''Masterforce'' sometimes known as Gigatron|Overlord (Masterforce)|Gigatron}}
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[[File:EmpireofStone2 Gigatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Where's [[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]] when you need him?]]
:''Gigatron is a [[Decepticon]] [[Powermaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Gigatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:HeroesOfCybertron Gigatron CardArt.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb|I'm tired of these jokes about my giant hand. The first such incident occurred in 1956 when...]]


'''Gigatron''' is a Decepticon warlord who enjoys the simple pleasure that is [[Great War (G1)|war]] and doesn't see why people have to complicate it by, say, claiming it to be over. He's got a very short temper and sometimes acts rashly as a result, and because of this relies on his trusty second-in-command, [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]], to keep him on the right path.
Remorseless, able to damage the regenerative capabilities of Autobots, and rapidly generate weapons from his internal arms factory, '''Gigatron''' is possibly the most powerful Powermaster, perhaps even surpassing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].<ref>''Heroes of Cybertron'' Gigatron bio</ref>


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===''Car Robots'' cartoon===
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{main|Megatron (RID)#2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon}}
Gigatron was an ancient Cybertronian, who developed an idea to allow Decepticons to survive on alien planets by biologically integrating local inhabitants into their systems. In modern times, Gigatron's records were uncovered and used to develop the [[Powermaster]] process. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}}
{{note|While the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] is considered to be [[Viron|the basis of its own]] [[continuity family]], the Japanese cartoon it adapts, ''Car Robots'', is part of the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]. See the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron's article for details of ''Car Robots'' Gigatron.}}


===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[File:EmpireofStone3 Gigatron dragon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''And it burns, burns, burns<br>The ring of fire'']]
While explaining the convoluted nature of the [[G1 World|Primax 785.06 Alpha]] system, [[Vector Prime]] noted how in some versions of the system's history, [[Devil Z]] stole eight [[transtector]]s from [[G Nebula 89]], including ones intended as bodies for the noble [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the remorseless Gigatron, with Gigatron's transtector becoming [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 24 July 2015}}
During the war, Gigatron learned from [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] and [[Turmoil]] that an [[Stone Army|army of stone soldiers]] was hidden on an obscure planet, though [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] saw no use for it at the time. Centuries later, refusing to accept that the war had ended, he returned to absorb the army into his forces, but couldn't find it. {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 2|Empire of Stone #2}} Fortunately, Deadlock—having defected and changed his name to Drift—also arrived on the planet, where he was captured and brought before Gigatron. {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 1|Empire of Stone #1}} Gigatron convinced the former Decepticon to lead him to the Stone Army in exchange for freeing his friend [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], but went back on his word on the advice of Hellbat. When the captives then tried to escape, he lost his temper, cut off their escape route and would have killed them on the spot if Hellbat hadn't again intervened, convincing him to imprison them instead. {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 2|Empire of Stone #2}}


[[File:Empire of Stone 4 Drift Gigatron FASTBALL SPECIAL.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|''When hearts like ours meet'']]
Vector Prime also stated that he had encountered [[Primax 603.0 Beta]]'s Gigatron, whom he identified as having [[Trans-phase mode|transmorphic regenerative abilities]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 31 May 2015}}


Not long afterwards, the captives came running straight back into Gigatron's throne room, followed closely by Stone Army soldiers that attacked the Decepticons. Told by Drift that Hellbat had betrayed him and activated the army for his own gain, Gigatron was enraged and transformed into his two-headed dragon mode, single-handedly wiping out the stone soldiers. Drift then brokered an alliance with the Decepticon commander against Hellbat's new army. {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 3|Empire of Stone #3}} Unwilling to destroy too many of his potential soldiers, however, Gigatron soon left the group to confront Hellbat directly and was faced with a gigantic stone warrior. Kept at bay by the giant, Gigatron instead tossed Drift onto Hellbat's platform to deal with him, which he did by cutting the army's control device off of the traitor's arm. Gigatron tried to take the chance to kill Hellbat and retrieve the device for himself, but was stopped in his tracks by Drift, who urged him to give up on war. The interruption allowed Hellbat to take back the device and send the entire army after Gigatron, who in his rage waded through the stone soldiers to get to his treacherous second-in-command and cut him down. Unfortunately, his strike also destroyed the machinery used to activate the army, causing a series of explosions that collapsed the building on top of him as he fought off the remaining soldiers. {{storylink|Drift - Empire of Stone issue 4|Empire of Stone #4}}
===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gigatron was seen bartering with a faceless alien presence in a kaleidoscope of images from Cybertron's past given to [[Overshoot]] by the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]]. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}


==Toys==
==Merchandise==
===Robots in Disguise===
===Heroes of Cybertron===
[[File:RID Megatron toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
[[File:HOC Gigatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Megatron''' (Ultra, 2001)
*'''Powermaster Gigatron''' ([[2003]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-001'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles, 2 missile launchers
{{note|Gigatron was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from  ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]].}}


: The ''only'' new-mold bad guy from the ''Car Robots'' line, Megatron (or "Gigatron", as he was called in Japan) has six different configurations: robot, jet, bat, two-headed dragon, giant hand (''awesome''), and roadster. His hand mode has a spring-loaded "gripping" gimmick (''oh hell yeah''). He comes with a pair of pressure-launch missile launchers that can double as swords, or be combined to form a single naginata-like weapon.
:Released in the third wave of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'', Gigatron is a slightly-altered version of the ''Super Collection Figure'' [[Overlord (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Overlord]] PVC, featuring rounded-off shoulder-cones [[for safety reasons]]. He is cast in clear red plastic painted over, leaving his eyes and the back of his head unpainted to attempt a [[light-piping]] effect.


: Gigatron was later retooled into "Devil Gigatron", and it was this slightly modified version of the mold that [[Hasbro]] released in their ''Robots in Disguise'' line (see "[[Megatron (RID)#Galvatron|Galvatron]]" for specific details). The blades of his missiles were also rounded off a bit more to comply with [[For safety reasons|safety standards]].
: He also came with the left arm of the wave's [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Fortress Maximus]] build-a-figurine.


: The Hasbro version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Deathsaurus (Victory)#Timelines|Deathsaurus]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/HoCGigatron/gigatron.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Gigatron at TFU.info]''
 
:Oddly enough, in ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', [[Simon Furman]] boasts that Hasbro's Megatron had ten modes and was a completely different toy from Gigatron. While Megatron could convert into all 10 alternate modes, the instructions only mentioned the original 6. Also, the Hasbro version is not a completely different toy from the Takara version so much as it is a slightly retooled version.
 
::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Predacon/Megatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
==Notes==
*Gigatron is a Generation 1 version of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]], whose name in Japan was Gigatron. There's no evidence of this Gigatron having six forms, however: he's only ever seen transforming into a two-headed dragon.
*[[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] was a new [[character]] created for the [[1988]] Japanese ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Masterforce|Super God Masterforce]]'' series. While all his fellow [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]]s had American [[Powermaster]] counterpart characters ([[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] had [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]] had [[Getaway]], and so forth), Overlord did not have an American counterpart until [[2003]], when the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line introduced "Gigatron" (although in all fairness, his original toy ''was'' released in Europe in [[1991]], under its original name).
*[[Fun Publications]] mulled the idea of [[BotCon 2012]] [[Overlord (G1)#Timelines|Gigatron (the overlord)]] being the ''Classics'' incarnation of Overlord who was magically split into two, with '''Giga'''tron's counterpart being '''Mega'''bolt, a redeco of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Class [[Mindwipe (ROTF)#Toys|Mindwipe]]. However, this toy plan did not come to fruition, and Gigatron was not depicted as such in his finalized comic appearance.


==References==
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[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Transformers]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Powermasters]]

Latest revision as of 09:49, 23 December 2024

The name or term "Gigatron" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Gigatron (disambiguation).
Gigatron is a Decepticon Powermaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
I'm tired of these jokes about my giant hand. The first such incident occurred in 1956 when...

Remorseless, able to damage the regenerative capabilities of Autobots, and rapidly generate weapons from his internal arms factory, Gigatron is possibly the most powerful Powermaster, perhaps even surpassing Optimus Prime.[1]

Fiction

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Dreamwave Generation One continuity

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Gigatron was an ancient Cybertronian, who developed an idea to allow Decepticons to survive on alien planets by biologically integrating local inhabitants into their systems. In modern times, Gigatron's records were uncovered and used to develop the Powermaster process. More than Meets the Eye #8

Ask Vector Prime

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While explaining the convoluted nature of the Primax 785.06 Alpha system, Vector Prime noted how in some versions of the system's history, Devil Z stole eight transtectors from G Nebula 89, including ones intended as bodies for the noble Optimus Prime and the remorseless Gigatron, with Gigatron's transtector becoming Overlord. Ask Vector Prime, 24 July 2015

Vector Prime also stated that he had encountered Primax 603.0 Beta's Gigatron, whom he identified as having transmorphic regenerative abilities. Ask Vector Prime, 31 May 2015

Beast Wars: Uprising

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Gigatron was seen bartering with a faceless alien presence in a kaleidoscope of images from Cybertron's past given to Overshoot by the Oracle. Cultural Appropriation

Merchandise

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Heroes of Cybertron

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  • Powermaster Gigatron (2003)
Released in the third wave of Heroes of Cybertron, Gigatron is a slightly-altered version of the Super Collection Figure Overlord PVC, featuring rounded-off shoulder-cones for safety reasons. He is cast in clear red plastic painted over, leaving his eyes and the back of his head unpainted to attempt a light-piping effect.
He also came with the left arm of the wave's Fortress Maximus build-a-figurine.

Notes

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References

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  1. ↑ Heroes of Cybertron Gigatron bio
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