Megaplex

Megaplex is a Decepticon from Generation 1 continuity.

Megaplex is one of a series of specially constructed clones of Megatron He exists to forment confusion in the Autobot ranks and protect against traitors among the Decepticons. He has lead many battles in Megatron's stead.

While Megaplex is ideally endowed with the same power as the original Megatron, the Decepticons' true leader is no fool. Realizing that a being based so closely on his own nature and with equal power would be quite likely to make a play to permenantly replace him, Megatron thus had his clones constructed with a failsafe device that signifigantly restricts their abilities. Thus, though Megaplex is easily able to pass as Megatron for short periods of time his intelligence, strength, firepower, and skill are capped at levels signifigantly below those of the real Megatron. The deception is thus likely to work best on the battlefield, from a distance, or when Megaplex is folowing a strict script set by the original.

Megaplex prefers close-quarters combat, tearing into his opponents with electron sword and energy mace. For artillery he prefers liquid helium "Freeze Shells".

Toys

Machine Wars

• Megaplex (Basic, 1997)

Megaplex was one of two original characters introduced in the Machine Wars line. His mold was a jet originally designed, but unused, for the end of Generation 2. He transforms from a Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet to robot mode with a spring-loaded one-step transformation. The two halves of his rifle store in the back of his robot-mode legs.

This mold is also used by Air Hunter, Machine Wars Megatron, Thrust and Wind Sheer.

Generation 1

• Megaplex (Decepticon, 2003)

Japanese ID number: 93

Released as an e-Hobby exclusive, Megaplex is a redeco of the original Megatron Walther P-38 pistol toy in the same colors as its original Takara Transformers release, itself a coloration used in the Microman line the mold originated in. Based on the "bookbox" reissue of Megatron, this version comes with all of Megatron's accessories, including full stock and silencer (which the orignal version did not have in Japan), sword, rifle, chain-mace and a set of bullets that could be used in Megaplex's restored firing mechanism for gun mode.

Trivia/Notes

• Megaplex's packaging art is in fact a color-altered version of the card-art for the Predator jet Falcon.

External links

• Megaplex at TFU.info
  
  
  From Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki, a Wikia wiki.