Megatronus (WFC)

This article is about the Fallen from the Aligned continuity family. For the Fallen in most continuities, see The Fallen.

Megatronus is a member of the Thirteen, and later a Decepticon, from the Aligned continuity family. He is also known as the Fallen and "the first Decepticon".

Kitty ears of DOOM.

Megatronus was a member of the Thirteen and "the first Decepticon". Rightfully proud of his power and unwaveringly loyal to his creator Primus, Megatronus thought of himself as a warrior first and foremost. At the same time, his dark powers and conflicted nature meant that he was rarely at peace with himself. His artifact of power—the deadly Requiem Blaster—used stellar fusion as an energy conduit, exponentially increasing his already destructive powers. Viewing himself as an outsider, he frequently butted heads with the warrior of light Prima, to the point where even his closest allies among the Thirteen viewed him as an unpredictable and unstable presence. In spite of this, he struck up a close friendship with Solus Prime, which eventually blossomed into a mutual romance. Not even Solus Prime's comforting presence could rein in Megatronus' chaotic tendencies; his private insecurities and hidden fears continued to fester, and soon gave way to something darker.

Megatronus's unchecked temper would soon have dire repercussions for the rest of the Thirteen. In a fit of rage, Megatronus finally turned on his former allies, killing Solus Prime and forever shattering the unity of the remaining Primes. Soon afterwards, he re-christened himself the Fallen, and exiled himself from Cybertron, only to be imprisoned in another dimension. Now he holds both both Earth and Cybertron responsible for his defeat and he was able to influence events so that the prison ship Alchemor crash-landed on Earth, planning to turn the Decepticon convicts into his servants to free him from his prison and finally get his revenge.

Fiction

The Covenant of Primus

The Covenant of Primus is presented as being written by Alpha Trion himself; he frequently inserts his own thoughts and editorials into the narration. He notes early on that he has abridged, translated, and outright altered several points of the Covenant so as to facilitate human-Cybertronian relations. Consequently, discrepancies between the Covenant and the rest of Aligned fiction could be chalked up to this admittedly "unreliable narrator".

To have a helmet as good as this will cost you your soul...and also ten cents.

Megatronus was the twelfth Prime created by Primus to defeat Unicron. The thirteen newly-created Primes soon began experimenting with their powers and strategizing for the upcoming conflict. Megatronus considered himself a warrior and trained alongside Vector Prime, Prima, Onyx Prime, and Amalgamous. Megatronus, having the closest connection to Unicron, offered advice to Solus Prime on how to create the best weapons to defeat the chaos-bringer. Among their collaborative efforts were Dark Energon skins, which would protect the Primes from the toxic Dark Energon. Megatronus eventually requested that a blaster be made for him by Solus Prime. She reluctantly agreed, and the Requiem Blaster was forged. Solus had doubts about the weapon, but her deep faith in Megatronus was what allowed her to trust him with the Blaster.

When the fight against Unicron came, Megatronus fought alongside his siblings, and was ultimately triumphant. However, some of Unicron's darkness had rubbed off on all of them; a fact that Megatronus strangely appeared to revel in. In the era of peace and rebuilding that followed, Megatrous worked alongside Liege Maximo, Micronus Prime, and Amalgmous Prime, refining Energon for future use. He slowly befriended more of the Thirteen, although his love for Solus Prime never faded.

"How could this happen? We started out like Romeo and Juliet but it ended up in tragedy!"

Unfortunately, this period of peace was not to last. Megatronus and Solus Prime were both being manipulated by Liege Maximo, who managed to drive a schism between the two lovers. Megatronus confronted Solus Prime over a newly created suit of armor intended for Maximo's "farm". Their disagreement eventually grew into a full-fledged fight after Megatronus killed her pet, which had secretly been recording Solus Prime's actions. In the chaos, Megatronus fired the Requiem Blaster without thinking, fatally wounding Solus Prime. Before Solus passed away, however, she professed her love for him.

Megatronus hid himself away in the untamed regions of Cybertron, until the surviving Primes discovered him. Megatronus confessed his crime, but also accused Maximo of setting up the whole plot, and aimed to kill him once and for all. The accusations flew quickly, and before long the argument descended into a free-for-all. In the aftermath, Liege Maximo was apparently blown apart by a shot from the Requiem Blaster, although Alpha Trion could not identify just who had fired the weapon. Along with the surviving Primes, a repentant Megatronus attended Solus's funeral. Renaming himself "the Fallen", he donned Solus Prime's suit of armor and went into exile in space, never to be seen again.

Eons later, a young gladiator and social rhetorician named D-16 took inspiration from ancient folk tales, renaming himself "Megatronus". The Covenant of Primus

Aligned novels

Megatronus conceived the idea of the Requiem Blaster, a weapon so powerful that it dwarfed all other weapons in existence. With great reluctance, Solus Prime agreed to forge the weapon for Megatronus, and even then only after Megatronus convinced other members of the Thirteen to petition her on his behalf as well. Even after the weapon was completed, Solus Prime showed great reluctance in allowing it to remain in existence. After demonstrating its awesome power to the Thirteen, she asked for a vote as to whether the Requiem Blaster should be destroyed. Megatronus led the group who voted in favor of retaining the Blaster, and they won by the slimmest of margins, 7-to-6.

At some later date, Megatronus killed Solus Prime in a fit of rage, and became the Fallen, forever more. The reason for the murder is not fully known at this point, although Solus did favor Nexus Prime over others in the Thirteen, a fact that had stirred jealousy in Megatronus in the past. Though a terrible thing, Vector Prime considered the Fallen lashing out in a moment of anger forgivable over Liege Maximo's active plotting. Exiles

Megatron, who took his name to inspire fear, took a favorable view of the Fallen, considering him the one member of the Thirteen who refused to bow down to the others, and the only Prime who sought his own destiny. Exodus

Prime cartoon

According to legend, at the beginning of time, Unicron and Primus battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Until, that is, Primus created the Thirteen. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. One Shall Rise, Part 1 At some point statues of Megatronus and his brothers were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. A gladiator would also name himself after Megatronus before shortening his name to simply "Megatron". One Shall Rise, Part 3

When Starscream proclaimed to Optimus Prime that he wished to change sides, Bulkhead sarcastically claimed that he had been lobbing with the Fallen. Partners

2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon

Voice actor: Gil Gerard (English)

"You will bow down before me, Jor-El! I swear it!"

In the distant past, Megatronus killed Solus Prime. Battlegrounds, Part 2 He was eventually imprisoned in another dimension, and held both Earth and Cybertron responsible for his defeat. Battlegrounds, Part 1 He maintained a degree of agency over the events in this world, and he was able to influence events so that the prison ship Alchemor crash-landed on Earth, releasing its cargo of Decepticon convicts in the process. From there, Megatronus bided his time. Eventually, he contacted the Decepticon revolutionary Steeljaw, who had just suffered a humiliating rout at the hands of Bumblebee's Autobots. Introducing himself as "the first Decepticon", Megatronus struck a bargain with Steeljaw: if Steeljaw helped free him from his prison, Megatronus would let Steeljaw and his gang have the Earth. Steeljaw reluctantly agreed. Lockout

"Now, I claim your- oh, wait, wrong script."

Megatronus interrupted Steeljaw while the latter was scheming, demanding to know if they had made progress on the device that would allow him to escape. Steeljaw retorted that he needed more Decepticons to help him with the task, but Megatronus was less than moved, using his telekinetic powers to make Clampdown pull on his arm hard until Steeljaw capitulated. Megatronus informed his new servant that the device would require a mass of sufficient metal to anchor the energies generated by his arrival- namely, the Crown City Colossus. Although the Autobots, accompanied with a reborn Optimus Prime, attempted to intervene, their efforts weren't enough to stop Steeljaw from activating the portal. A triumphant Megatronus to materialized, ready to carry out his plan. Battlegrounds, Part 1

Megatronus deploys his dreaded drill-nipples.

Megatronus moved to attack the weakened Autobots, but was intercepted by Optimus, and the two began dueling. Megatronus gained the upper hand and managed to slash at Optimus, knocking him into the water and temporarily taking him out of the fight. Megatronus retieved his fallen Spark fuser and activated it, intending to draw the remnants of Unicron's anti-spark from the Earth's core and merge it with the AllSpark, destroying both Earth and Cybertron. When Steeljaw realized this, Megatronus retorted that the had never technically lied to him about his right to own Earth... or whatever would be left of it. Megatronus restrained the furious Steeljaw with his telekinesis and opened a rift in the sky.

Fighting Steeljaw distracted Megatronus long enough for Bumblebee to resuscitate Optimus, and the two Autobot leaders moved in to finish him off after Megatronus hurled Steeljaw away. While Optimus once again dueled with Megatronus, Bumblebee, Strongarm, and Sideswipe used their Decepticon hunters to power themselves up. Optimus managed to shatter Megatronus's Spark fuser, closing the rift and ruining his plan. Furious, Megatronus redoubled his attack. Drift helped to drop part of the Colossus on Megatronus. The weight of the statue was enough that Bumblebee's team could blast him with a sustained burst of energy, disintegrating his body and seemingly destroying him though Bumblebee questioned if he truly was destroyed. Battlegrounds, Part 2

Games

Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)

• unlock Starter — 500 Energon Cubes or 10 Ultra Sparks
• unlock Legion — 1500 Energon Cubes or 30 Ultra Sparks
• unlock Warrior — 4000 Energon Cubes or 80 Ultra Sparks
• unlock Ultra — 8000 Energon Cubes or 140 Ultra Sparks

Toys

Robots in Disguise (2015)

Legion Class

Bound to be repainted into Bowser at any minute.

• Optimus Prime VS Megatronus (Clash of the Transformers 2-pack, 2015)

Packaged with Optimus Prime, this Megatronus is a Legion-sized mold which can transform from a tank to robot and back.

His scannable Decepticon insignia is on his robot mode right shoulder. Scanning this in the Robots in Disguise mobile game temporarily unlocks the Legion-Class Clash of the Transformers Megatronus figure as a playable character if the player has not permanently unlocked it already. The badge is easily scannable while in package.

The "Clash of the Transformers" 2-packs are only available as Toys"R"Us exclusives.

• Team Bumblebee VS Megatronus set (EZ Collection 4-pack, 2015)
  • Japanese ID Number: TAV34

This version of Megatronus is a redeco of the original Legion Class Megatronus toy, featuring additional paint details. He was released as a four-pack along with Strongarm, Sideswipe, and Bumblebee.

Warrior Class

• Megatronus (Clash of the Transformers, 2015)
  • Accessories: Spear

This all new Deluxe-sized Megatronus is the fourth figure in the Clash of the Transformers line. He comes with a spear, which can be combined in his alt mode tank cannon. He is missing the purple highlights he has in the show, as well as in the strangely more accurate Legion Class version from the same line.

• Megatronus (Warrior Class, 2015)
  • Accessories: Spear

This Megatronus figure is a redeco and retool of the Warrior Class figure above, sporting a maskless head.

Mega

But does he do some lobbing with Queen Beryl first? (Hasbro Version Pictured)

• Megatronus (Mega 5-Step Changer, 2015)
  • Accessories: Spark Merger, Cannon

5-Step Changer Megatronus transforms from robot to tank and back in just 5 easy steps! The toy's arms feature a transformation similar to Automorph technology, triggered by turning the tank turret and folding the torso up. (You need to transform the legs right after you pull up and turn the tank cannon first.) Due to the gimmick, he has articulation limited to his arms. Mega 5-Step Megatronus was released in an open package which allowed children to touch the toy.

His scannable Decepticon insignia is on his robot mode chest/vehicle mode front. Scanning this in the Robots in Disguise mobile game temporarily unlocks the "Ultra Class" Megatronus figure as a playable character if the player has not permanently unlocked it already. The badge is easily scannable while in package.

Take extreme care of the transformation: the Automorph-style gears are somewhat prone to breakage if not properly transformed.

Mega 5-Step Megatronus has thus far only been available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive.

The upcoming TakaraTomy release of the toy (as part of the Easy Dynamic Series) features a different scannable badge, which is compatible with the Transformers Chronicle app.

Notes

• Megatronus is introduced as the "first Decepticon", a role for the character that originated with his live-action counterpart; up to now, the Aligned version of Megatronus has had no direct connection to the Decepticons, except for having a helmet shaped like their insignia, something else he takes from the live-action film character. He also exhibits the movie character's telekinetic powers.
• Additionally, Megatronus enigmatically refers to having been "granted additional power from a source far greater than the Primes", referencing the original character's pact with Unicron, as originally described in Transformers: The Ultimate Guide.
• While Bulkhead briefly refers to him as "the Fallen" in Prime, he's never actually referred to by this title in his later appearance in Robots in Disguise.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Megatronus (メガトロナス Megatoronasu)
• Mandarin: Zhèn Tiān Zūn (震天尊, "Majesty Shocking the Heaven")