Megatron (G1)

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Megatron is a Decepticon leader from the Generation 1 continuity family.

Baby, why you make me gotta hurt you?

Megatron is the founder of the Decepticon uprising, and their most well-known and feared leader. As a young, charismatic leader forged in battle and the heritage of war, he began to believe in a grand purpose for his race—it is the Transformers' glorious destiny to rule an empire which will span the universe. The opposite of his mortal enemy Optimus Prime, he feels great contempt for other Transformers who, he feels, betray their proud heritage by demanding peace and cooperation with weaker life forms. It is the destiny of the Decepticons to bring order to the universe through conquest, though in the millions of years since coining this purpose it remains to be seen how much of his mission statement is altruistic... and how much of it is mere words built to fuel warriors to further his desire for personal power. More likely than not, a bit both.

Megatron will attempt almost anything to achieve his goals, but his schemes are rarely in any way subtle. This is perhaps due to his arrogance, but his pride is not so strong as to dissuade him from abandoning a battle he is losing. He sometimes shows dramatic examples of cowardice, concealed in rage. Although he isn't as physically strong as Optimus, his ability to analyze any situation and utilize it as a weapon makes the Decepticons deadly, so they can find energy sources almost immediately. Sometimes he uses his energon mace to strike them down, Other times though not as often he weilds a sword. It does not matter how they die. Death by the hands of Megatron is an honor.

But among other things, he is proof that anyone can achieve anything regardless of background or social status.

Some Megatrons get reborn as Galvatron.

You destroy everything you touch, Megatron!

That's because everything I touch is food for my hunger. My hunger for power!Optimus Prime and Megatron, "More than Meets the Eye, Part 2"

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

And so it begins...

Megatron was a gladiator from Tarn, who sought to turn Cybertron into a cosmic dreadnaught. To win his war for conquest, Megatron's Decepticons developed the art of transformation. Reawakening on Earth in 1984, Megatron was ousted from command by Shockwave, and their power struggle continued for sometime until Optimus Prime killed himself in a video game duel. Refusing to believe his nemesis was dead, Megatron committed suicide by blowing himself up on a space bridge. However, the explosion had merely deposited him in the Dead End region of Cybertron, where he wandered as an empty, with no recollection of who he was.

After regaining his memories, Megatron forced Ratchet to turn Starscream into a Pretender, but the ploy failed and the two were grotesquely fused in a trans-time dimensional portal explosion. Fixit separated their bodies but the two remained in stasis aboard the Ark. They reawoke when Galvatron, a future version of Megatron, attacked, and Ratchet crash landed the ship.

In one universe, Cobra rebuilt Megatron into a tank, and he allied with Optimus against Jhiaxus, his Cybertronians, and the Swarm. In another, fifteen years of peace passed before Megatron rose again. In a third, he woke up in 1994, and proceeded to lay waste to the Earth, awaiting the day Optimus Prime would return.

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Wings Universe is based on the Generation 1 cartoon, but deviates from it in cosmetic ways and continuity points.

So that's where Starscream gets it from.

As the Decepticon movement began to grow on Cybertron, Kaon was among the first city-states to declare allegiance to the cause. Because Kaon controlled the smelting pools and forges of Cybertron that produced the majority of construction materials, Hook of the Constructicons had little choice but to align his people with the Decepticon cause as well. However, seven unnamed Constructicons wanted the alliance to be more than in-name-only. They secretly constructed a new and powerful warrior named Megatron, hoping to use him to claim power over the Constructicons, the Decepticons, and Cybertron at large. These Constructicons grossly underestimated their own creation, though, as Megatron wanted all those things for himself. Using the Robo-Smasher, Megatron brainwashed Hook and the other Constructicon leaders into his servants on his first step to conquest. Devastator's "Wings of Honor" Profile

Megatron proceeded to cement himself as one of the fourteen Decepticon Warlords vying for power within their faction, though the Autobot High Council initially regarded his threat as a minor one. In addition to the Robo-Smasher, a technology used by his forces included the Flying Upgrade, which gave him a Seeker-Skyraider Brigade. Megatron's chief rival was Deathsaurus, and like him, Megatron rarely attended the Decepticon War Council in person but rather sent his lieutenant, Shockwave. He steadily consolidated his power, using the Robo-Smasher to brainwash more troops (including the entire ranks of the Autobots' Gyronian Sentries) and securing the loyalty of Reflector of the Photons, covertly increasing his influence over the Council, which he used to arrange an agreement between the council's members to share knowledge and technology for the purpose of eliminating the Autobot Elite Guard. Once he had access to their secrets, however, Megatron abandoned the War Council with his allies, leaving them to realize how they'd been duped. When Deathsaurus eliminated the remaining War Council members with an unwitting suicide bomber, he and Megatron were the only two Warlords left. A Team Effort With the danger Megatron posed now fully recognized by the High Council, Wings of Honor they charged the Autobots' new military leader Optimus Prime with taking him out. Battle Lines, Part 1 Battle Lines, Part 2

While Deathsaurus was occupied battling the Elite Guard, Megatron seized control of his rival's headquarters and greeted him when he returned to base wounded. Battle Lines, Part 4 As part of a show to his troops, Megatron fought Deathsaurus in single combat to prove himself worthy of leadership (despite the fact that most of his men had been Robo-Smashed into loyalty already), and easily triumphed over his weakened rival, anointing himself the supreme leader of all Decepticons. After dealing with Deathsaurus's remaining loyalists the Combaticons by removing and imprisoning their personality components, Megatron then had all data on the combiner process Deathsaurus had developed downloaded from his databanks and subjected the Constructicons to the process, giving them the ability to merge into Devastator. Battle Lines, Part 5

A week later, Megatron led an attack on Iacon, but Devastator was defeated in the opening salvo of the battle. Deeming Deathsaurus's technology faulty, Megatron had his army press on regardless, targeting the Autobots' two leaders, Optimus Prime and Magnum. His first shot felled Magnum, but his second, meant for Prime, was intercepted by Dion. Prime returned fire, and the wounded Megatron called retreat, considering the attack a success. Battle Lines, Part 6

Generation 1 cartoon

FOOL! Pass me the TP!

The war would continue for millions of years. Megatron's forces boarded the Autobots' spacecraft when it was on a mission to search for new sources of energy on other planets and was knocked offline like all the other Transformers when the craft crashed on prehistoric Earth. When both factions reawakened in 1984, Megatron made it his mission to pillage all of Earth's natural resources and enslave its populace, with the goal of revitalizing Cybertron and dominating the entire universe. His plans were by turns cunning, wicked, outrageous, and often, utterly, utterly ludicrous.

In 2005, Megatron faced off with Optimus Prime in a battle at Autobot City, during which he fatally wounded the Autobot leader, but not without taking severe damage himself. Cast adrift into space, Megatron was found by the planet-eater, Unicron, and recreated as Galvatron.

In other timelines which branch out of this one, Megatron became a Transmetal, ordered the murder of a puppy, and years after his transformation into Galvatron, became Megatron once again, in various powered-up forms.

Sticker Adventures books

In the aftermath of yet another battle had lost against the Autobots, Megatron concocted a sneakier plan to get rid of the Autobots. He had his troops lay low for several days, then instructed Ravage to sneak into the Autobots’ base and steal all of their fuel. Megatron then led his troops into combat once more, before the Autobots would have a chance to procure more fuel. But Optimus, having anticipated a trick on the Decepticons’ part, arrived at the battlefield with a new supply of fuel for his troops. After sustaining too much damage, the Decepticons were forced to retreat once again. Revenge of the Decepticons

Marvel Storybooks continuity

After awakening on Earth, Megatron put into motion a plot that would gain him the unconditional surrender of the planet. Megatron first established the Global Corporation in order to employ the Constructicons to create and build sophisticated buildings all around the world. Each building had been outfitted with a secret mechanism which would trap all of those inside at the push of a button. Once all the buildings had been completed, Megatron would demand Earth's unconditional surrender in exchange for the safe release of the humans captured. Megatron's plan was interrupted by Optimus Prime and his Autobots invading the Decepticon base. Though Megatron attempted to assume the guise of an honest businessbot, Optimus was not fooled, and the two factions began to fight. Optimus had arrived too late, however, and with the plan already in its final stages, Megatron activated the trap mechanisms within his buildings. Megatron then jettisoned the Autobots from his headquarters, and highjacked a television broadcast, making his demands known to the human race.

Megatron and Optimus clashed once more afterwards. This time, Megatron had The Devastator help out on the battlefield, and the Decepticons' victory seemed assured with the help of the colossus. That was until the Dinobots' arrival, who effortlessly slaughtered the Constructicons. The Autobots then proceeded to disable the mechanisms holding the humans captive. Despite Megatron ranting that the war was far from over, the Autobots drove away from the battlefield victoriously. Battle for Earth

Megatron sent out Devastator to capture any Autobot the colossus could find. Devastator returned with Sunstreaker and locked him up in a cell within Decepticon headquarters. Megatron then approached the captive Autobot, and informed him that he would be used as a hostage to force the Autobots into surrendering. As Megatron walked away, Sunstreaker took a potshot at his back, enraging the Decepticon leader. Megatron and two Constructicons returned fire with cruel ferocity. With Sunstreaker left cowering in the corner of his cell, Megatron called to Soundwave to open communications with Autobot headquarters. He had his communications officer inform the Autobots of the situation, and demanded their surrender by the next morning. If they did not accept his terms, Megatron threatened to destroy Sunstreaker and rebuild him as a Decepticon!

Megatron knew the Autobots would not forfeit the Earth so easily, and so had Devastator stand guard over the Decepticon Base's entrance. Surely enough, a rescue party attempted to storm the base, but were quickly subdued by Devastator as well. Now with four prisoners in his custody, Megatron returned to the prison to address the Constructicons. He told Hook that soon his surgical skills would be needed to convert the Autobots into loyal Decepticons. This led to a squabble between Hook and Bonecrusher, who both wanted the privilege of destroying the Autobots before their reconstruction. Megatron assured them that they would both get their own Autobot to destroy.

Megatron sent a second message to the Autobots, revealing that their rescue squad had also been captured. He then explained that with the four Autobots rebuilt into Decepticons, he would have enough power to defeat the Autobots whether they surrendered or not. His deadline nonetheless still stood, and he awaited morning for the Autobots' surrender.

The following morning, Megatron emerged from the Decepticon headquarters to find a life-size statue of Devastator accompanied by a letter. The message was from Optimus Prime, and it explained that the statue was a peace offering, as the Autobots had agreed to surrender to the Decepticons. Gleeful at this turn of events, Megatron ordered the Autobot prisoners to be brought before the statue. The statue turned out to be an Autobot ruse, however, and from within it burst forth Autobot reinforcements. Megatron lead the Decepticons in a counter-offensive. He first deployed the Decepticon jets to counter the Autobots' own aerial warriors. The battle took a turn for the worse for the Decepticons when Rumble's earthquake-inducing abilities backfired, and many Decepticons were swallowed up by the earth. Deciding to end the battle once and for all, Megatron fired his fusion cannon at Optimus Prime. But Optimus used a reflective piece of metal to deflect Megatron's beam back at him! Hit by his own attack, Megatron crumpled to the ground, defeated. The Autobots' Secret Weapon

Marvel coloring books

"Who's for volleyball?"

To rule Earth, Megatron came up with the idea to raid sunken treasure. Once they obtained the treasure, Megatron decided to use a truck to take it into town and buy some factories. Unfortunately for him, the truck was Optimus Prime, who released a bunch of Autobots and defeated Megatron and his men. Search for Treasure Under the Sea Megatron's next plan was to lock up the Autobots in a special Autobot prison. They managed to get most of their enemies captured, but while Megatron was distracted by a cardboard cutout, Bumblebee freed the Autobots and Optimus soon had Megatron wrapped in an iron bar. Bumblebee to the Rescue!

Megatron sent out the Decepticons to find factories to build more troops. They ended up falling into a trap laid by the forewarned Autobots, but Megatron refused to surrender and Optimus Prime threw him into orbit. Floating in space, Megatron promised that next time the Decepticons would win! Decepticon Patrol The Decepticons kidnapped Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky, but had to retreat during the following battle because they were low on power. The Deadly Fuel Shortage

Deciding that the Decepticons should rule Earth, Megatron set about using the molecular transfer device to steal the planet's fuel supplies. The Autobots soon found out about it, and when they assaulted the Decepticon stronghold, Megatron was bamboozled by one of Mirage's holograms. Summertime Coloring Book After Ravage reported on a communication device possessed by the Autobots, Megatron used a fake message to lure Bumblebee away from the Ark so he could take it over. It worked, but when Optimus pulled the same trick a short time later, Megatron fell for it. A Message From Outer Space Megatron decided to build a factory in a forested area. The Autobots also happened to be vacationing there, and after Megatron was knocked down by a boulder, and fooled by one of Hound's holograms, he was forced to flee. Forest Rescue Mission

After the Decepticons developed a jet engine silencer, Megatron led them on an attack on the Autobot base. Thanks to Bumblebee's warnings, the Autobots tricked the Decepticons into using up their firepower on a hologram of the Autobot base. Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission

Kid Stuff Talking Story Books continuity

Voice actor: Earl Hammond (English)

Tricking thousands of humans into digging a large cavern underneath the Kalahari Desert in Africa, Megatron detonated them with the largest explosion the world had ever seen, transforming the coal and humans into the world's largest diamond. Transporting it to a satellite launch base in Brazil, Megatron gloated the satellite would use the diamond as a lens to melt the Rocky Mountains. Megatron looked on as Skyfire attempted to destroy the satellite out in orbit. When the Autobot failed and fell back to Earth, burning up on reentry, Megatron had a good laugh at his expense. His tone changed when Prime countered the satellite's attack on the Rockies by constructing a square mile of polished metal, which the Autobots placed below the satellite, deflecting its beam and destroying it. Megatron and Soundwave escaped underground in a turbine mole machine. Satellite of Doom

The duo stole an enormous hovering fuel transport, but Skyfire destroyed it, forcing Megatron to come up with a new scheme: to drill the Prudhoe Bay oil reservoir. Their drill was so powerful, it caused volcanic eruptions and Siberia to approach the US, accelerating tensions between the US and USSR. Optimus had razon gas pumped into the reservoir, returning the oil below the sea floor and rising the Decepticon device. Boarding it, the Autobots once again found Megatron had fled. When Continents Collide He now intended to raise the oil from Brazil, unwittingly destroying the city of Machu Picchu and much of the Andes, as well as wreaking havoc with the weather. The Autobots stopped them again, and once more Megatron and Soundwave fled. Storms of Destruction

With all these failures, Megatron grew jealous of Shockwave's success in getting oil to the Decepticon soldiers. Tracking Slag, Megatron found the Autobot oil supplies in Antarctica. Using the Crusher Megatron sliced icebergs off the Antarctic, causing sea levels to rise. Unwittingly, his actions revived hundreds of dormant Dinobots trapped in the tar beneath the ice, forcing him to flee once more. Jaws of Terror Enslaving oil workers in the Pacific, Megatron tried to drill the oil of Buru, but his transport overloaded and he took flight. Slaves of the Insecticons From his submersible near Madagascar, Megatron sank six oil tankers. Attacking another, Megatron's submersible was completely wrecked when it emerged the oil he drained was tainted by the Autobots with corrosive acid. He escaped during the subsequent Autobot attack. Attack of the Decepticons

Megatron's relationship with Soundwave was very abusive; he dubbed him a "blundering tape-filled idiot". When Continents Collide

Big Looker storybooks continuity

MTV pimps Megatron's ride.

As Decepticon leader, Megatron was part of the forces that attacked the Autobot Ark while it was trying to eliminate asteroids that threated to smash Cybertron to pieces. The Ark crashed on Earth, and four million years later, the Decepticons were first to be woken by the ship's computer. Leaving the ship, they attempted to destroy it, but their energy levels were too low, and Megatron announced they'd have to find new sources of energy. After raiding the nuclear plant at nearby Kimball, they returned to the Ark, only to find it empty. He ordered his men to split up and go in two different directions, and hence they were able to outflank the Autobots. The battle was short-lived, as the Autobots proved too much for them, and the Decepticons retreated. Battle for Cybertron

A bunch of humans set up a race for charity, and the victor would receive a year's supply of oil and gasoline. Well, the Decepticons desperately wanted that bounty, so rather than just steal it, they decided to sneak into the race. Cliffjumper was one of the Autobots driving in the rally and was unaware that the scary black Cadillac was actually being driven by Megatron! Megatron dogged Cliffjumper for quite a while but ended up losing to the Minibot. Cliffjumper won the race and everybody smiled, even Optimus Prime. The Great Car Rally

After a particularly damaging battle, Megatron sent the Seekers to distract the Autobots while he took a small squad to capture a broken-down oil truck nearby, claiming it would allow them to defeat the Autobots once and for all. While he and his men were implementing the plan, somehow Sunstreaker sneaked up and got the truck working again. Megatron furiously pursued the truck and managed to seize it from behind. Suddenly Swoop appeared overhead and Megatron proved unable to shoot him down. The Dinobot dropped a bomb on the group of Decepticons, reducing them to a pile of metal scrap. An automated signal summoned a rescue squadron, who arrived a short time later to retrieve the remains of Megatron and his men. Decepticon Hijack

Megatron set his sights on raiding a power plant, and promised his men that whoever came up with a fool-proof plan would be made Decepticon second-in-command. He was pleased when Kickback informed him that Grapple had been captured, and even more so when Bombshell arrived back at base with the cerebro-shelled Autobot. Megatron instructed Grapple to come up with a plan to steal the energy in the power plant. When the rest of the Autobots turned up to rescue their friend, Megatron took the opportunity to gloat before battle commenced. He ordered Grapple to help them fight, however Grapple, who had been de-cerebro-shelled, called him a "big coffee pot" and threw him on Starscream and Skywarp. Insecticon Attack!

Ladybird Books continuity

Voice actor: Blain Fairman (English)

When Laserbeak discovered that the Autobots were working on a device resembling a radio tower, Megatron sent Soundwave to investigate. The revelation that the Autobots had concealed much of the tower underground made Megatron think they were up to something underhanded, but before he could learn more, he realized Starscream had gone to destroy the device. Megatron and the other Decepticons caught up with and stopped Starscream, and then puzzled over the machine. The machine, in reality intended to collect lightning, released a surge of power that caused the Decepticons to malfunction, forcing them to retreat. Autobots' Lightning Strike

Impatient at the lack of the energy they needed to power their space cruiser, Megatron had Buzzsaw sent out. They soon hit pay dirt when Buzzsaw located an experimental solar power station. After surveying the station with Soundwave, Megatron ordered the rest of the Decepticons to come in force, however instead Starscream attempted to lead the other Decepticons in an impromptu mutiny. Though Megatron swiftly brought the Decepticons back under his heel, their energy collection was ultimately foiled by the Autobots. Megatron's Fight for Power As the Decepticons' space cruiser neared completion, Megatron was determined that they find a way to test the ion-drive, despite Starscream's protests that it didn't need testing. Luckily Ravage located an abandoned mine, so the Decepticons made use of it for testing purposes. The Autobots again got wind of their activities, and used mine cars to blow up the ion-drive, collapsing the tunnel on the Decepticons. Autobots Fight Back

Furious over the constant defeats, Megatron ordered Soundwave to send Laserbeak to find out more about the humans who inhabited the planet Earth. The scouting mission led the Decepticons to a unique piece of Earth technology — a windmill. During the ensuing fight with the Autobots, they discovered the windmill was immune to the null ray, and believing it to be an advanced new weapon, Megatron ordered it be captured. Instead Rumble managed to destroy it and it collapsed on top of the four Decepticons. Laserbeak's Fury At some point Galvatron traveled back in time from the 21st century and took over leadership of the Decepticons from Megatron. Galvatron's Air Attack

Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity

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Soundwave passed on news of Doctor Heath Blaisedale's solar reactor. Megatron immediately made plans to use the device to drain the Sun's energy, despite Starscream's assertion that doing so would result in doom for Earth. He was furious when Starscream led an impromptu attack on the Autobots at the solar plant and ordered the three jets to retreat before they damaged the reactor. He had Ravage kidnap Blaisedale in an attempt to draw the Autobots away from the plant, before leading an attack himself. Unfortunately his particle cannon was destroyed by Cliffjumper and the Dinobots turned up as well, resulting in the destruction of the solar reactor. Megatron retreated empty-handed. Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)

Listen 'n Play audiobooks continuity

Voice actor: ? (English)

Megatron devised a scheme to abduct humans by disguising the Decepticon jets as commercial airliners. Unfortunately the Autobots stumbled on the plan, freed the humans and defeated the Decepticon squad which was doing the kidnapping. Sun Raid (Listen 'n Play)

The Battle for Planet Earth

Voice actor: Peter Marinker (English)

Thanks to Laserbeak's spying, Megatron and his men followed the Autobots to South America, where they found Optimus Prime taking interest in Mount Sheelah. Being unfamiliar with volcanoes, Megatron decided to investigate, but his men were unable to capture the two humans helping the Autobots. After the Autobots had retreated, the Decepticons got their change to look more closely at the volcano, only for it to erupt, trapping them with lava. Terror of Mount Sheelah Megatron had his men kidnap humans from towns to use as slave labor, but after Bumblebee stole the Decepticons' global crystal, the Decepticons were forced to set the humans free. Bumblebee to the Rescue

After Starscream spotted a hydro-dam at Stanley Lake, Megatron decided to see if it was suitable for their energy needs, and staged an invasion. A short time later, he and his men spotted the Autobots in the valley in front of the dam and attacked them. Though they appeared triumphant after the Autobots retreated, the valley was flooded with water from the dam a short time later, washing them all away. Menace at the Dam Furious at the mounting defeats, Megatron sent Starscream to infiltrate the Autobot ranks. When air commander reported that the Autobots' super weapon was being stored in Mount Levram, Megatron led the Decepticons there to flatten the mountain. Unfortunately it turned out that Starscream hadn't fooled the Autobots at all, and when the Decepticons returned to their base, it had been leveled in their absence. Espionage!!!!!

Deadly Paradise

Megatron discovered Madame Cee, a human tinkerer on Carob Island with estensive knowledge of mechanics. With her (involuntary) help, and a rare mineral present on the island, he began building duplicate Autobots, starting with Sideswipe. Megatron also built a megamaze around his underground base on the island to deter intruders. Megatron first sent out the duplicate Sideswipe to destroy the Nova Suspension Bridge in order to frame the Autobots, then proceeded to build more clones, including a duplicate Prowl. He had nearly finished building a duplicate Optimus Prime when a group of Autobots found their way into his base. They were easily captured, but Megatron could not help but stroke his own ego, and showed Prowl, leader of the squad, the full extent of his plan. Prowl managed to overpower his escorts on his way back to his cage, and tricked Megatron into destroying the duplicate Prowl instead of the real one. Megatron was then hit by some of Prowl's acid pellets, forcing him to retreat through a secret passage, though not before taunting Prowl once more, claiming that the Autobots would never escape his megamaze. The Autobots managed it and escaped the island. Deadly Paradise

The Special Teams

Upon first awakening on Earth, Megatron immediately schemed to steal fuel from the Earth in order to build the “ultimate weapon” and in time, conquer the universe. Some time later, as the battle with the Autobots had raged for some time on Earth, Megatron was too distracted to put a halt to Starscream’s underhanded schemes. His attention had been completely focused on an attempt to convert the Aerialbots to the Decepticons’ side. While pondering over how differently things might have gone if only the Aerialbots had remained allied with the Decepticons, Megatron was brought out of his reverie by Teletraan 1, alerting him that a nearby power plant had been evacuated of its human workers due to the possibilities of a landslide happening. Megatron summoned Dirge, Thrust, Ramjet, Blitzwing, Rumble, and Starscream to accompany him on a raid on the unattended power plant. He was infuriated to find that Starscream was once more absent from his post, only to be reminded by Dirge that Starscream had been absent ever since he had been sent to fetch the Stunticons from Cybertron. Wary of Autobot spies eavesdropping on their conversation and wanting to keep the Stunticons’ existence a secret a while longer, Megatron dropped the subject. Coincidently, Starscream made communication with him at that moment, and Megatron ordered him to meet the rest of the Decepticons at a well-hidden spot near the power plant.

There, Megatron dispatched the Stunticons to attack the Pullen Power Plant, despite Starscream’s tardiness. The Decepticons ultimately failed in their raid, though Megatron’s lack of interference in the combat gave Optimus some pause, as he wondered if the victory was truly a reflection of the Autobots’ overall position in their war against the Decepticons. The Special Teams

S.T.A.R.S. continuity

Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Megatron lay in wait, inconspicuously disguised as a giant gun on a hillside, ready to strike as the Autobots approached. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction." Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.

Evidently, the battle went in Megatron's favour, as Optimus was forced to send some of his troops away to fetch reinforcements. Transformers Combat Data The Autobots Are Under Attack!

Highway Clash

The following summarizes one or more multipath adventures. Details vary depending on the paths taken in-story. See the book's page for information on alternate paths.

Megatron learned about the existence of a cargo of microchips that could bestow sentience onto robots. Seeking to acquire said microchips, Megatron set out into the Yorkshire Dales to intercept the convoy transporting them. From a secret underground lair, he and Rumble planned out their assault, only to be opposed by Optimus Prime and Prowl who were secretly guarding the shipment. Whether or not Megatron succeeded in acquiring the chips depended on the decisions that you made! Highway Clash

Find Your Fate Junior

The following summarizes one or more multipath adventures. Details vary depending on the paths taken in-story. See the book's page for information on alternate paths.

Dinobots Strike Back

Megatron had been overseeing Operation Black Coral from the Decepticons' secret base in Mount Lomas for over a week before two of the Insecticons went on their mission to Hidden Valley. When Kickback reported that Bombshell had successfully planted cerebro-shells on four of the Dinobots, he was thrilled!

Since Kickback leaving to report back to Megatron occurs before the first choice is made, and Megatron's reaction is documented on the back cover, we can assume that this holds true for every path in this book.

In one possible path on the following day, he rallied his troops with a speech about how the imminent completion of the machinery necessary to convert Dolphin Bay's black coral into superfuel would ensure the final defeat of the Autobots in a matter of hours. This conveniently told the spying Bumblebee all he needed to know about Operation Black Coral so he could relay it to Skids via radio, which conveniently told Soundwave and Frenzy that he was right outside the doorway so Frenzy could paralyze him and leave him in the underwater tunnel.

If Skids just returns to the Ark after this, it leads to two possible outcomes in which Megatron appears long enough to witness a Decepticon defeat. In one, he ordered his warrior jets into action only to see them fall to Powerglide's thermal beam while Jazz torched the base's lab. In another, Sludge showed up at Mount Lomas claiming that he and the other three Dinobots under Bombshell's control had just decimated the Autobot ranks, convincing Megatron to welcome them into their base by holding the Operation Black Coral victory party and bonfire a day early. He began to question his judgement when Grimlock suddenly ordered his team to attack, but didn't react in time to save Soundwave or Frenzy. As Swoop nailed Thrust with a missile, Megatron fired his nuclear fusion cannon at the Pteranodon, only to have his blast redirected at the last second by Snarl's tail-strike. This caused him to blast straight down into the mountainside, creating a hole which allowed the arriving Autobots easy access to Megatron's swiftly-demolished base.

If Skids tries to rescue Bumblebee, their base is just as doomed, but Megatron does not reappear.

In another alternate path, Megatron greeted the approaching Autobot assault force with "a strange challenge to Optimus Prime": a one-on-one fight to the end! After squaring off for a few minutes, Megatron fired, but Optimus dodged the blast by splitting into his three components, gaining the upper hand. Thanks to Rumble's interference, we'll never know if Megatron could've turned things around. Dinobots Strike Back

Battle Drive

In order to take out the Autobots, Megatron concocted a diabolical new plot. He sent out Blitzwing and Starscream to destroy acres of farmland, and pretend that the Decepticon's latest ploy was to destroy the humans' food supply, forcing the fleshlings to either become Decepticon slaves or starve to death. In reality, this was only a ruse covering Megatron's true scheme. When the Autobots would come rolling out in the open farmland, they would be without cover for the Decepticon armada awaiting them, and would then be wiped out by Megatron's forces.

In one possible turn of events, the a small group of Autobots hatched a counter-plot where they hoped to trick Megatron into thinking the whole Autobot army was attacking when in reality only a squadron was battling the Decepticons. Thanks to his spy in the field, Soundwave, Megatron caught wind of this plan and was able to wipe out the Autobot squad easily.

In another version of the following events, Megatron learns that Sparkplug Witwicky has discovered a fatal flaw in the Decepticons' circuitry, and is forced to divert the bulk of his forces into a manhunt for the Autobots' ally. the Decepticons find Sparkplug holed up in a cave in the mountains. When Swoop, Prowl, Hound and Bumblebee arrive on scene, events could play out in a number of ways.

If Swoop decided to take Megatron head-on in aerial combat, the Dinobot landed a lucky shot inside of Megatron's fusion cannon as it was charging up, causing the weapon to backfire and Megatron to be destroyed.

If Swoop decided to retreat back to Autobot headquarters after an initial assault, Megatron would allow a number of his troops to chase Swoop down while the rest of the Decepticon forces remained at the cave's entrance. Megatron would remain at the cave himself, sending volleys of lasers towards the Autobots and humans trapped inside. In one possible version of the events that followed, Megatron is forced to retreat when Swoop returns with reinforcements, and believing that the Autobots still possess the schematics for the Decepticons' circuits, is forced to redesign the Decepticons' internal workings.

In another version of the following events, Bumblebee distracts Megatron by sending a boulder tumbling at him, allowing Prowl to make a mad dash back to Autobot headquarters.

If Megatron's ploy to lure the Autobots out in the open farmland was successful, he led the entirety of his fores with the intent of destroying Optimus Prime and his team of Autobots. Whether or not Megatron succeeded in destroying his foe depended on which decisions Optimus made from this point forward. In many scenarios, Megatron manages to pin the Autobots on a nearby bridge, only for them to escape by various means. Battle Drive

Attack of the Insecticons

Megatron was leading a party of Decepticons on a raid to steal energy sources from the humans when Starscream learned of a new device that would solve all of the Decepticons' energy problems, the Sun-Pak. In a possible outcome of a the events that would follow, Megatron was contacted some time later by the human Buster, who explained that he wanted to offer a trade to the Decepticon leader. Megatron was offered an audio file containing conclusive proof that Starscream planned to overthrow him, in exchange for the safe release of Sparkplug, who Starscream had in his possession. Megatron could only humour the human germ to a certain degree, and said that he would only agree to such a trade if Buster were to fulfill his end of the bargain first.

If Buster agreed, and did indeed send a genuine recording of Starscream gloating about his plans to seize leadership of the Decepticons, Megatron would shortly come in person to command Starscream to release the meaningless human and then deliver an ultimatum; either Starscream face the full force of the Decepticon army for his treachery, or be subjected to reprogramming at Decepticon headquarters. After Starscream accepted the later option, Megatron shooed off the humans and the few Autobot present to put his own house in order.

If Buster refused to relinquish the sound file before Megatron issued the order to have Sparkplug released, Megatron would nonetheless arrived on scene, demanding to be informed of the situation at hand. After being informed of the existence of the Sun-Pak, and that by using a Cerebro-Shell to force Sparkplug to construct a new one the Decepticons would no longer need worry about energy supplies, Megatron allows Starscream to follow through with his plan despite Buster's protests. For all his troubles, Megatron acquires nothing but a laser-toothbrush from this venture, as the mind-control process leaves Sparkplug's memory damaged, and the hygienic device is the only invention the human could produce for the Decepticons.

In another possible adventure, Megatron is encountered in an underground cavern by Beachcomber, who is attempting to make his way to the surface in order to recharge the Sun-Pak and rescue his fellow Autobots from the Insecticons. The encounter is a short one, as Megatron quickly disposes of Mirage before making his way further below ground to destroy the rest of the Autobots.

In yet another possible adventure, Megatron having acquired the Sun-Pak is in the process of himself recharging it near Decepticon headquarters when the Autobots intrude and attempt diplomacy in order to have the device returned to them. Megatron declines, and a firefight between the two factions begin.

If Optimus Prime attempts to end the fighting by proposing he and Megatron duel for the Sun-Pak's ownership, Megatron agrees and the two of them begin a long and strenuous battle. If Optimus gains the upper hand, the Autobot leader is content with leaving Megatron vanquished, and returning to base with the Sun-Pak in his possession. However, if Megatron begins to gain ground in their duel, Optimus forfeits the duel, and begins to walk away as Megatron mocks the cowardly Autobot. When Optimus approaches the Sun-Pak, he "accidentally" trips, and blasts the device into smithereens, leaving Megatron in a furor.

Alternatively, if Optimus attempts to end the fighting by simply making a grab for the Sun-Pak, Megatron intervenes and steps forth to defend the device from falling into enemy hands. But Optimus and his Autobot lackey, Smokescreen, dupe Megatron into tossing to Buzzsaw, only for Optimus to catch the device in mid-pass, leaving an enraged Megatron impotent to stop the Autobots from retreating with the device in their possession.

In yet another possible adventure, it is Shrapnel who comes to possess the Sun-Pak, and plans to usurp Megatron's leadership with the device. But Megatron's loyal spy Ravage overhears these happenings, and informs his leader of the situation. If the Insecticons still have the Sun-Pak in their possession when Megatron arrives to confront them, he berates Shrapnel for his clandestine activities, and blasts the Insecticon for his planned coup. The Autobots arrive shortly thereafter, and Megatron decides to use the rotting trees of the forest they are in as cover for an ambush on his newly arrived foes. Unknown to him, Mirage and Buster were hiding nearby, and warn the Autobots of Megatron's ambush. Megatron along with his troops are defeated by Ironhide's acid spray, and the Decepticons retreat, the Sun-Pak having been destroyed in the process. Attack of the Insecticons

Earthquake

Megatron’s latest ploy was to destroy Center City with the help of Rumble’s earthquake-inducing abilities and a Destruction Beam device.

In one possible series of events, after Windcharger and Beachcomber had infiltrated Megatron's secret spy station within the Decepticon’s newest secret fortress, Megatron was tricked into making all of his troops stand down and surrender by Beachcomber.

In another possible scenario, Windcharger and Beachcomber attempted to muscle their way into Megatron’s secret spy chamber, only to fail miserably. Alerting Megatron of their presence this way, Megatron then confronted the pair in his weapon mode. Megatron promptly slaughtered the two Autobots with a blast of his nuclear-charged fusion cannon. Then, after having captured Powerglide and reprogramming him to lead the Decepticons to the Autobot headquarters, Megatron led his army and felled the Autobots one by one, until only Optimus remained. Megatron gloated that he would not kill Optimus, only alter him to make him a destroyer of mankind. Optimus activated the Ark’s self-destruct sequence, taking all of the Decepticons with him in a fiery death.

In yet another possible scenario, Beachcomber and Powerglide happened upon Megatron as he explained the details of his plan to Soundwave.

In one possible series of events, Beachcomber, Powerglide and Windcharger managed to uncover the Decepticons’ plot without being captured, and shortly thereafter Optimus led a team of Autobots to storm the Decepticon base. Megatron was quickly overpowered by Optimus during the ensuing fight, and forced to lead a small group of Autobots to his lab. Once the Autobots disabled and destroyed Megatron’s Destruction Beam device, they took him as a prisoner of war. Megatron was eventually traded back to the Decepticons in order to guarantee the safe release of a number of captured Autobots, but the Decepticons were ultimately defeated.

In another possible sequence of events, Megatron bumped into Cosmos, wandering the confines of the Decepticons’ fortress.

If Megatron allowed the little Autobot to speak, Cosmos would tell him of how he overheard Soundwave and Starscream plotting to overthrow him. Enraged by the news, Megatron ignored Cosmos to confront the pair. The Decepticons began fighting one another, leaving the Autobots to their own devices. This would ultimately lead to the Decepticons’ doom when the Autobots managed to recall the Destruction Beam to its point of origin, annihilating the Decepticons.

If Megatron didn’t bother to listen to what Cosmos had to say, he called his Decepticon troops to himself so that they could all partake in Cosmos’s destruction. Before the Decepticons were able to begin, they found themselves surrounded by an team of Autobot. Though the Autobots defeated the Decepticons, they were unable to interfere with the Destruction beam. The Destruction beamed then reached its target, and Center City was destroyed. Though the Autobots were able to gain control of the Decepticon fortress and destroy the lab, they were not able to wipe out all of the evil robots, and enjoyed a pyrrhic victory at best.

In another possible scenario, the Autobots Powerglide, Windcharger and Beachcomber were captured by the Decepticons while snooping around in their secret fortress. After ordering the Autobots executed, Megatron sent out a false distress signal to Optimus, tricking the rest of the Autobots to walk into a trap. With the Autobots destroyed, Optimus declared the world to be his.

In yet another possible scenario, Megatron captured Buster and Beachcomber wandering about the Decepticons’ fortress, and tortured the pair by forcing them to watch the destruction of Center City via a view screen. The show over, Megatron then turned his cannon upon the intruders, and pulled the trigger…

Another course of action could lead to Megatron brainwashing the human Jessie into being loyal to the Decepticons. Using her as bait, Megatron successfully captured all of the Autobots.

In a final possible path, wherein Beachcomber attempted to enter the Decepticons’ fortress by himself through the front door, he was jumped by the Decepticons and disassembled. Megatron then ordered his Decepticons to rebuild Beachcomber. In the process, the Decepticons planned to swap Beachcomber’s memory chip for a Destructicon chip, to create the perfect double agent.

In several other possible outcomes, Megatron gloated and laughed as his plans came to fruition, and the Earth came under his rule. In several others, Megatron’s plot was foiled before it would even begin. All of this hinged on what choices the Autobots made. Earthquake

Desert Flight

When the Autobot-Decepticon civil war had yet to expand beyond Cybertron, Megatron made use of a weapon that weakened the gravitational pull within a confined area. The weapon being unreliable, Megatron opted not to use it again for quite some time.

Later on Earth, Megatron lead a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

If the Autobots bypassed the anti-gravity field, Megatron would use his magna-mike to deliver an ultimatum; either the Autobots surrender Optimus Prime as a prisoner of war, or the Decepticons would use their gravity weapon to make the nearby human town float off into space.

If the Autobots ignored Megatron’s ultimatum, the Decepticon leader would activate his base’s forcefield to stop their advance, before firing the gravity beam in all directions. This caused a ripple effect, and all Autobots, humans, and anything else on Earth not nailed down to its surface floated helplessly out into space.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, Megatron was one of the few Decepticons who had not gotten drunk in premature celebration, and called reinforcements to his position to fight off the Autobot intruders.

In the event that Windcharger successfully turned the Decepticons’ forcefield off, reinforcements burst into the base just as Megatron was strike Optimus from behind. His aim thrown off at the last moment, Megatron blasted a hole in his own base, revealing to the Autobots the location of the gravity gun. Though Hook successfully caught Optimus in the gun’s beam, Megatron caught sight of the human Buddy near the gravity weapon’s control panel, ready to tamper with it. Megatron charged towards the boy.

If Buddy pulled the gravity gun’s horizontal control just as Hook turned the weapon to full power, the weapon would swivel and catch Megatron in its beam, tearing the Decepticon leader to pieces.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, Dirge and Buzzsaw brought before Megatron the Autobot Cosmos. As the little Autobot had attempted to infiltrate the Decepticon base on his own, Megatron decided to have Hook build a duplicate of Cosmos who house a proton bomb, and would destroy the Autobots when it “reported back” to Optimus Prime.Desert Flight

Decepticon Poison

In one possible sequence of events, Megatron was accompanied by a squadron of Decepticon jets to take out the recently poisoned Autobots. They found themselves fighting against the recently cured Autobots, and Megatron was temporarily stunned by a shot courtesy of Sunstreaker. Undeterred by this display of resistance, Megatron ordered his troops to engage their enemies. A fierce battle began between both sides. Megatron was quickly able to overpower the first wave of Autobots through the use of his fusion cannon, prompting Optimus to lead a back-up squad of Autobots against him. Both sides were forced into a retreat as they sustained grievous injuries over the course of the battle.

In another possible scenario, Megatron came upon the Autobot base, quiet as a tomb. Believing his plan to poison them having worked out perfectly, he strode into the Autobots’ headquarters, unawares that the Autobots were merely playing dead, having already been cured. Megatron ordered his troops to put aside their weapons in order to carry out the Autobots, and haul them over a nearby cliff to dispose of them. Once the Decepticons disarmed themselves, they were ambushed by the Autobots, and defeated with ease.

In another possible scenario, Megatron allowed Ramjet to lead a full-scale Decepticon assault against the poisoned Autobots. The Autobots, having miscalculated on how much antidote they had taken to cure themselves of the Decepticons’ poison, found themselves falling apart, leading to an easy victory for the Decepticons.

In yet another possible scenario, where the Autobots weaponized the tainted fuel and created a toxic cloud by burning it, the Decepticons were forced to retreat before their attack was fully underway.

In another possible scenario, Megatron lead a horde of Decepticons to a the water supply facility, about to poison it when the Autobots arrived on-scene. In one possible sequence that followed, he killed Bluestreak, Hound and Mirage before confronting Optimus Prime. Ultimately, Megatron and his Decepticons were defeated, though they left the Autobots worse for wear.

In another possible path, where a small group of Autobots attempted to destroy the Decepticons’ poison in their lab, only for the resulting explosion to render them unconscious, Megatron gloated to Optimus, Prowl, Bumblebee and Mirage, now his captives, that thanks to their foolish decisions, the Autobots would die a slow agonizing death, while the humans would soon become Decepticon slaves. Decepticon Poison

Milton Bradley mini-comic

When the Autobots launched an ark to clear a path through the asteroid belt that threatened Cybertron, Megatron set an ambush and boarded the ship with his men. He grappled with the Autobot leader, Jetfire who revealed that the ship had been set on a collision course with a nearby planet. Megatron had his own contingency plan, and ordered Soundwave to jump clear. The crash knocked out Megatron and everyone else aboard the ark, but four million years later, a volcanic eruption jolted the ship's systems back into life. Megatron and the others were repaired by the ship's brain, and were soon ready to renew hostilities on Earth. In the Transformers

Beehive Books continuity

Megatron plotted the destruction of the Autobots in Castle Decepticon. Megatron had also allied himself with a Malevolent Giant Serpent to guard said castle. When the Autobots attacked, Megatron sent out his most loyal Decepticons to fend them off. Transformers Pop-Up Book

Frito-Lay posters

Megatron was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within Boulder Dam. He dueled Optimus Prime, while his minions lit up the surrounding landscape with numerous explosions. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. Battle in the Desert Valley

Transformers PD Type comic

This is how the movie should've gone.

With the discovery of a new super energy source known as the Blackballs, Megatron found himself joined by numerous Decepticons from all across the timestream, all hoping to obtain the ebony spheres. Naturally, opposing him were a team of Autobots, also gathered from all across the timestream.

In one confrontation with his eternal foe, Optimus Prime, Megatron got to relive their battle at Autobot City. Except this time around, Megatron was defeated when Prime launched his "Matrix Attack" (literally launching the Matrix from his chest, bonking Megatron on the noggin). You're Great! Optimus Prime!

Later, Starscream managed to find what he thought was a Blackball. He presented it to Megatron and received much praise...until the Blackball turned out to be a cartoon bomb which exloded in their faces. As the Autobots stood astonished that their crude strategy succeeded, a badly singed Megatron was left in a smoking crater, strangling Starscream. Don't Cry! Megatron!!

During battle with Victory Leo, Megatron found himself horribly outmatched. Thinking quickly, he launched a special weapon from his fusion cannon: a ball of yarn. The giant robot kitty immediately began playing with the yarn, giving Megatron the distraction he needed to escape. Tough as Nails! Victory Leo!

After that, he had to snap a pensive Overlord out of a trance and order him to return to a battle he had walked away from in order to look at clouds. Oh, Overlord.

Some time later, Starscream located yet another Blackball. This time, though, he decided to keep its power for himself and use it to overthrow Megatron. Then it exploded in his hands because it was another cartoon bomb. Megatron watched the explosion from a distance, unaware of what was going on. Good Luck! Starscream!!

The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual

Megatron was once a minor Decepticon, but rose to take control of the empire via right of battle and gladiatorial combat. Once he had enough followers, he struck against the Autobots and began the eons-long war between the two factions. He personally headed the initial attack against Optimus Prime's home city, Iacon. Megatron's The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual profile The conflict steadily consumed Cybertron's fuel supplies, and when Megatron learned that Optimus Prime planned to seek out new energy sources throughout the galaxy, he ordered the construction of a ship to pursue his nemesis. His crew struck against the Ark, with both Autobots and Decepticons becoming too distracted while fighting to notice as they entered an asteroid belt. Two colliding meteorites sent their ship crashing into the planet Earth. After eons of dormancy, the Decepticons awoke to a world populated by humans, and attacked a nuclear power plant, claiming it as their base of operations. The Autobots soon awoke as well, and took up the fight once more against Megatron's forces. From Cybertron to Earth the War Continues...

Megatron remained in a stalemate against Optimus Prime and his forces for a long time. When Optimus started building new troops better adapted for combat on Earth, Megatron countered by creating the Illuminator Hotrod. Hotrod's The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual profile

Following one of his patrols, Starscream reported that he had momentous news to announce. Though his crony tried to make a show of his report, Megatron quickly lost his patience and had Starscream blurt out what he had learned, threatening to blast him should he try and embellish the story. Starscream's information proved portentous indeed; the Autobots had uncovered an ancient Cybertronian ship in Africa, containing a star-map that pointed the way back to Cybertron. Megatron led his troops to Table Mountain, where he found the Autobots guarding the spherical vessel. With surprising ease, the Decepticons managed to send Optimus and his soldiers into a retreat. But as they swarmed into the ship, they found that there were no controls within it. Too late, Megatron realized that the whole thing had been a trap choreographed by the Autobots. The ship launched blindly into space, the Decepticons its prisoners. Day of the Decepticons

When a report came in from Laserbeak, alerting Megatron that the Autobots were investigating two new Transformer power emissions in the Brazilian rain forest, the Decepticon leader saw it as an opportunity to finally tip the scales in his favor.

Megatron arrived on-scene to find his hated enemy already struggling against two robot dinosaurs, and knocked out the majority of the combatants with a single blast from his tank turret. Though one Autobot still standing, Blaze, tried to torch him with his fiery exhaust weaponry, Megatron simply shrugged off the flames and swatted the bothersome pest aside. But when Soundwave attempted to trap the dinosaurs in a plasma net, an unforeseen negative ion feedback triggered their Transformer circuitry, and restored their personalities along with their robot modes. Grimlock and Snarl quickly overpowered the Decepticons and shattered Megatron's cannon. Megatron ordered an immediate withdrawal, and the Decepticons were forced to leave empty-handed. The Dinobots!

After it became apparent that the Decepticons wouldn't be returning to Cybertron in the foreseeable future, Megatron resolved to convert Earth into a new Cybertron. He had Scrapper head a construction project in the Clarke Atoll, building giant rocket boosters that would shift the planet out of its orbit. Once the Earth had drifted away from the sun's warmth, its biosphere would become barren, making an easy task to reformat it. Hearing from his lackey that construction had come to an end, Megatron ordered the rockets to be fired up immediately, foregoing any test-trials. But the Autobots involved themselves, with Jetfire and Deftwing managing to sabotage the rockets from within. Megatron was forced to retreat to avoid getting swallowed up by the resulting lava swell, which destroyed Scrapper's creation. Moving Day Planet Earth

Comic Bom Bom G-2 manga

In the 1990s, the Decepticons had learned of a powerful new energy source known as forestonite which just happened to be located (surprise surprise) on Earth. Megatron sent his trio of Cyberjets to Earth first to draw out the enemy Autobots. The Cyberjets made quick work of Electro but were soon halted by the appearance of Optimus Prime.

Megatron then entered the fray and fired his Black Hole Burn attack from his fusion cannon, narrowly missing Optimus Prime but vaporizing Hooligan in the process. Prime fought fiercely but Megatron began to take the upper hand in battle.

However, Prime was encouraged to keep fighting by the cheers of a human boy named Junpei. Megatron, surprised at Prime's resilience, attempted to finish his foe off with his Tornado Axe attack. Prime countered with his Double Wheel-Torque Mega-Ton, which trumped Megatron's attack and injured the Decepticon badly. Megatron teleported back to his ship and left Earth's atmosphere, vowing to return. The New Battle!!

Ask Vector Prime

At some point, the local Archforce of Primax 895.0 Gamma posed a threat to Optimus Prime and Megatron alike. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/10

Beast Wars cartoon continuity

Beast Wars cartoon

Voice actor: Garry Chalk (English), Wataru Takagi (Japanese)

Now that's what we call a smile.

After the Autobot/Decepticon war moved to Earth, Megatron hunted down the Voyager spacecraft as it traveled through the Solar System and encoded a message on its disc. Should his efforts fail, he left detailed instructions to any Decepticon descendants who recovered the disc, instructions which apparently condoned use of transwarp technology to alter history in his favor by locating the Ark before it was reactivated, with access codes to the Ark stored in the disk, and killing Optimus Prime before the Autobots and Decepticons reawaken. The Agenda (Part 2)

The disk (dubbed the Golden Disk) eventually fell into Cybertronian hands and was stolen by a Predacon who shared Megatron's name. Beast Wars (Part 1) This new Megatron, later stranded in Earth's past, was able to use a recording of the original Megatron to sway one of the original Megatron's most loyal troops, Ravage, to his cause. The Agenda (Part 2)

Sure, we all need our beauty sleep, but 4 million years, now that's taking the piss.

The original Megatron himself was stranded in Earth's past on board the Ark, offline. The Agenda (Part III) Before long, Predacon Megatron was able to approach the comatose body of his namesake and steal his spark, integrating it into his own system. Almost immediately, however, during Predacon Megatron's painful reaction to this integration, he was thrown into a pool of lava by his treacherous underlings. In spite of—or perhaps because of—this, Predacon Megatron emerged from the lava, with a new body that could now transform into a fire-breathing dragon. It is unknown how much influence the original Megatron's Spark had in this metamorphosis. Master Blaster

A Megatron was mentioned in the Covenant of Primus, an ancient sacred text which claimed to prophesize future events, including the Beast Wars. It was implied that both Megatrons took their name from here. Nemesis Part 2

Ask Vector Prime

I was cut out?! This is Starscream's doing!

At the end of the Beast Wars, after Predacon Megatron was overcome, the original Megatron's Spark was returned to his body, restoring the flow of history. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/23

3H comics

Megatron was one of the legendary Autobots and Decepticons who resided in J'nwan after the end of the Great War. During the battle known as Point Omega, Megatron was among the legends who arrived to combat the warlord Shokaract. Their efforts contributed to Shokaract's defeat and the nullification of the sequence of events that had led to his existence. Terminus Departure

After the Beast Wars had run its course, Megatron's inert form could still be seen within the Ark when the Vok removed the Matrix of Leadership from an unconscious Optimus Prime and gave it to their creation, Primal Prime. Primeval Dawn Part 1

Transformers Legends anthology

His spark within the body of Megatron, Megatron was able to talk the Predacon leader into a new plan. Once they had broken into the Ark and implanted a fragment of Megatron's spark into Starscream, he was able to use the air warrior to attempt to return his spark to its rightful place. Unfortunately, the beast Megatron resisted and overcame Megatron in a war of wills, subsuming the older Megatron. After the Beast Wars ended, the Maximals returned Megatron's spark to his body. A Meeting of Minds

While the Vehicon Megatron was being guided through the afterlife by the Maximal Rhinox, he beheld a vision of his Decepticon ancestor in the realm of "Severity". The elder Megatron severed his own arm and destroyed it as energy within it threatened his continued existence. This image then morphed into a reflection of the Predacon Megatron as the vision continued. Singularity Ablyss

Razorclaw continuity

In one splinter timeline of Primax 496.22 Alpha, the Predacon leader Megatron succeeded in absorbing the spark of his namesake. The Vok emissary Tigerhawk managed to kill Megatron, but it was too late; the ensuing timestorm consumed reality. Unicron would later pluck Tigerhawk from the remains of his timeline, and the hardened warrior would become Razorclaw. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/07

Beast Wars Metals manga

The apparition of Megatron haunted the thoughts of his descendant, the Predacon Megatron, inspiring him to travel to prehistoric Earth and search for the Ark. Beast Wars Metals #2

The younger Megatron eventually found the Ark and merged with the spark of the original Megatron, gaining a gigantic new body. Beast Wars Metals #5 Optimus Primal eventually merged with the spark of Optimus Prime and, after a battle, the merged Megatron spark was completely destroyed. Beast Wars Metals #6

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Events from The Transformers Trilogy novels are in italics.

Gladiators can afford extra paint applications.

Young Megatron was a rising star in gladiatorial combat in the depths of Cybertron. As victory upon victory mounted, he began to realize that the games were nothing more than an elaborate conspiracy by the Council of Ancients to divert the attentions of the masses from the dangerous truth of Cybertron’s history. When Megatron began to show interest in Cybertron's buried past through exploration and research, the Council of Ancients attempted to have him assassinated—a plan that only resulted in stirring up even more discontent among Cybertronians, allowing Megatron to begin recruiting for the Decepticon movement.

First his "inner circle", then many of the gladiators, and then finally disgruntled civilians answered his call to action. The Decepticons were born. The Route of All Evil

Megatron is so grass-roots.

In search of the Autobot Matrix, Megatron personally killed Sentinel Prime, only to find that the Autobot leader was not even carrying the Matrix of Leadership. He then sent an assassination squad to the inauguration of the new Prime, Optimus, only for the whole squad to be killed. The War Within #1 Refusing to give up, Megatron paid a visit to one of the huge planetary engines which the Constructicons were reactivating, using it to orchestrate a disaster in the destruction of the Forum of Enlightenment, all in order to lure Optimus underground. Megatron sent Soundwave and the Insecticons to kill Prime and bring him the Matrix The War Within #2 As Megatron explained to Starscream his plan to transform Cybertron into a massive warworld that would cut a swathe of destruction through the galaxy, Optimus again defeated the Decepticons sent against him.

Starscream mocked his leader, not only because his plan was failing to take off, but because Megatron believed the Matrix of Leadership to be more than a mere "ceremonial bauble;" Megatron planned to use the artifact as a battery for Cybertron's engines. After striking Starscream down and telling him never to question him, Megatron finally opted to confront the new Prime personally, and headed to meet him in Cybertron's underground. The two faction leaders met atop of a bridge, but Starscream blasted this overpass in a bid for leadership of the Decepticons, plunging both Optimus and Megatron into an abyss. The War Within #3 Megatron wound up being separated from Prime in the fall, but found him quarry soon enough by blasting his way through whatever obstacles were in his path. Megatron continued to press his attack, explaining to Optimus exactly why he needed the Matrix and urging Prime to join him. Optimus refused to cooperate, something that Megatron found satisfaction in, since Sentinel Prime hadn't put up much of a fight before his demise. When Megatron drove his fist into his opponent's chest, the Matrix enveloped them both in light, and they found themselves on an alien world. The War Within #4 Visions of the future, spawned by the Matrix, played out before the two warriors, even as they continued to fight. Every time Megatron came close to eviscerating his opponent, the environment would shift, forestalling his victory. Finally both combatants were returned to subterranean Cybertron, only for Prime to be teleported away, separating him from Megatron. The War Within #5 Optimus returned with Grimlock's sword and a new resolve, and began beating down Megatron. Though Optimus stopped short of slaying his opponent, Megatron was so thoroughly thrashed in battle that he lost all memory of the Matrix-induced visions he had shared with Prime. Meanwhile, Starscream had activated the planet mechaforming process too soon, resulting in the destruction of the machinery, putting an end to Megatron's plot. Megatron shambled through Cybertron's underground, eventually coming across Soundwave. The Decepticons reconvened to fight another day. The War Within #6

Roughly 7.4 million years BCE, Megatron and Optimus Prime disappeared in an early test of the then-unstable space bridge matter-transport system. Fragmentation Spending an undisclosed time on the planet Quintessa, Megatron returned with an overwhelming army of lifeless seeker clones, arriving as the planet was on the verge of peace. The Age of Wrath He quickly subjugated the planet, though he kept secret the fact that he was working with the Quintessons. The Age of Wrath Pt.2 At some point during his conquest, Megatron angrily confronted Starscream for highjacking his plans while he was away, and enacting revenge against the council of elders. Though Starscream claimed he was merely following orders in spirit, Megatron grappled his underling by the throat, and made it clear through threats that Starscream shouldn't presume his own autonomy; he was to follow his orders to the letter, and nothing else. The Omega Effect Afterwards, Megatron took great delight in sealing Starscream in a tank of Piranacons and placing the Autobots in internment camps, while working on a plan to access Cybertron's core. The Age of Wrath Pt.2

The Age of Wrath ceased publication before the story could conclude. The following would have taken place in unpublished issues.

The Quintessons contacted Megatron, and demanded that the Decepticon deliver Cybertron's core in exchange for having provided him with his army. Megatron forestalled the deal, having commissioned Shockwave to modify his Air Warriors to obey only him, and not their creators. Growing annoyed with Megatron's excuses, the Quintessons informed him that they had detected several Autobot signatures encroaching on his work camp. Leaving to deal with the intruders himself, Megatron tracked down Blaster and his team, and began beating them down. The Age of Wrath Pt.4 He was interrupted by Grimlock, recently returned from the dead, and was too distracted by the "worthier opponent" to stop Blaster from freeing all of the enslaved Autobots. The Age of Wrath Pt.5 After his troops were subsequently defeated, Megatron fled. The Age of Wrath Pt.6

Four million years BCE, Cybertron was threatened by a massive approaching asteroid, so Optimus Prime led a contingent of Autobots aboard the Ark to blow the rock to fragments, which were transported away by an orbital space bridge network. When this task was completed, Megatron chose this moment to strike, attacking the Ark with his troops. Crippled, the craft flew through one of the space bridge portals, and was transported to prehistoric Earth, where it crashed, entombing the occupants in stasis for four million years.

The Autobots and Decepticons were reactivated in 1984, but specific details of their battles in the 1980s and 1990s are unrecorded. In 1999, an Autobot/Human military alliance succeeded in capturing and deactivating the Decepticons. However, the Ark II spaceship carrying them back to Cybertron exploded shortly after liftoff, and the Transformers were believed destroyed. In actuality, they had been scattered back to Earth, where they lay in stasis lock across the globe for three years.

This slumber was brought to an end when Adam Rook (aka Lazarus), a rogue military scientist who had devised a method of controlling Transformers, salvaged many of the fallen Cybertronians and reprogrammed them as mass killing machines, which he then attempted to sell on the black market. Megatron was used to attack and destroy a rebel encampment in South America. Lazarus later demonstrated his voice control of Megatron to a prospective client, however though Megatron obeyed the lesser commands, he would not move when commanded to kneel. Prime Directive #1

Having sufficiently raised interest, Lazarus held an auction, beginning with Megatron. He was unprepared when the Decepticon leader demonstrated his autonomy, blasting his way out of the bunker. Prime Directive #2 Megatron swiftly put into action a plan to use a cyber-virus to reformat Earth into a new Cybertron, with Lazarus as its first casualty. As the Autobots arrived, Megatron outlined his plan to Optimus, suggesting that the Autobot leader simply let it happen. Prime declined, however as the two factions fought, the US Military decided to enact Operation Clean-Up and dropped a bomb on them. Prime Directive #3

The bomb's energy absorbed by the virus, the Decepticons left the area before the Autobots could recover. Megatron unleashed Devastator on San Francisco, resulting in mass slaughter and the devastation of the city. The Autobots arrived and engaged the Decepticons in battle, but Superion's defeat turned the course of the battle towards Autobot defeat. Prime Directive #4 Although Prime took down Devastator, he still fell before Megatron, who took the time to point out how worthless the humans around them were. He again suggested that Optimus join him. Prime Directive #5 The actions of a group of humans, including ramming Megatron with fire engines, inspired the Autobots to fight back. Optimus slammed Megatron to the ground and delivered a beating, but Soundwave's news that the humans had launched a nuke at their battleground in a virtual repeat of the events in Canada, provoked a peal of laughter from Megatron. Though the nuke was stopped by Superion, the Decepticons escaped in the ensuing chaos. Prime Directive #6

Megatron's a bottom.

Several months later, Megatron was subliminally summoned to a remote area in Alaska along with the other Earthbound Transformers. There they battled until Megatron's former second-in-command, Shockwave, arrived and revealed that in their absence the war on Cybertron had ended. He next attempted to arrest Megatron, Prime, and their troops as war criminals. Though the Autobots escaped, Megatron, weakened by battle, was quickly defeated by Shockwave and loaded aboard a shuttle for return to Cybertron. He rebooted just in time to be conscious as Starscream jettisoned him into space on the return trip. New World Order Megatron used the time floating in space to contemplate his existence and the Decepticon goal. Realizing that he had wasted millennia in his feud with Prime, Megatron resolved to once again conquer Cybertron as a means of enhancing the Transformer race and strengthening it from outside threats. It seemed as through he would not live to accomplish this goal, however, as death closed in on him... only for him to be retrieved by the Junkion Wreck-Gar. Revelation Wreck-Gar took Megatron to the planet Junkion and repaired and re-armed him, as well as digging up and reactivating a number of seeker clones that had wound up there after being dumped through space bridge portals. Generation 1 #0 Megatron returned the favor by stabbing him in the back with an energy dagger. Runnin' with the Devil

Traveling to the Planet Beest, Megatron defeated the exiled Decepticon warlords, the Predacons, and rebuilt them into the mightiest of all combiners, Predaking, to serve as his ace in the hole in his quest to reclaim leadership of the Decepticons. Welcome to the Jungle Moving in stealth on Cybertron, Megatron defeated Shockwave, severing his laser arm and forcing him into servitude. Lost and Found He then returned to Earth to collect the remaining Decepticons under Starscream's command. With Soundwave's help, he blasted a good-sized hole through Starscream himself, before the Air Commander revealed the recent activities of Sunstorm, a figure Megatron believed was connected to the Covenant of Primus. The Route of All Evil

Transformers Legends anthology

Following yet another fight between Megatron and Starscream, the latter went missing. The discovery that Starscream appeared to be working with the Autobots drove Megatron into a rage, and he unsuccessfully tried to extract the Seeker from the clutches of his foes, only to be beaten off by the Autobots. Starscream later returned of his own accord, claiming to have been feigning amnesia in order to gain access to the Autobot base. The story appeared to placate the Decepticon leader. Redemption Center

Megatron was furious when Soundwave told him that Swindle was selling Decepticon weapons on the black market. After chewing out Onslaught, he commanded Skywarp to bring Swindle in, and he wasn't fussy about how many pieces the Combaticon was in. Two for the Price of One

Megatron, along with Megatron and two Megatrons, was waiting Maccadam's Old Oil House when Optimus Prime emerged from a meeting with Optimus Prime and two Optimus Primals. Prime Spark

During the gladiatorial matches in the depths of Cybertron, Megatron encountered Geosensus, and mistook him for a potential recruit. When Geosensus revealed he had no offensive capability, Megatron concluded he was a worthless idiot. Megatron prepared to terminate Geosensus, but was interrupted by Shockwave's warning that security forces were incoming. The two Decepticons left to plan their attack on Kaon. Parts

In one of Megatron's many attempts to take control of Earth's energy resources, he unleashed a weather machine that engulfed most of the Gulf Coast in a powerful hurricane. The Autobots managed to foil this plot, and forced him to flee. Healers, Fighters, and Transformers

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers

Joey Slick > Cobra Commander

When Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world, found a crashed spaceship full of Transformers in stasis lock, Megatron proved to them that the machines weren't piloted vehicles when he briefly awoke and groaned that he still functioned. Cobra rebuilt the aliens into new vehicles and reprogrammed them to serve Cobra, with the exception of Megatron, who was rebuilt to transform into a Walther P38 handgun, but was only locked in this mode and not reprogrammed. Holstered by Cobra Commander at all times, the Decepticon mocked Cobra's decisions, such as deciding that Starscream, Megatron's traitorous lieutenant, would serve as the Commander's choice of transport. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1

Regardless of his complaints, Megatron's only chance to be released from his state was to follow Cobra Commander's orders, such as providing instructions on how to create energon. Things weren't all bad, though, as he still got some enjoyment out of seeing his nemesis Optimus Prime being forced to steal and destroy. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2 Megatron was also pleased when Destro showed up and started bossing Cobra Commander around. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3

When the Transformers were cleared of their reprogramming thanks to Wheeljack, Cobra Commander found himself face to face with a very stern Optimus Prime, and tried to use Megatron to shoot the Autobot. However, Megatron still had some control of his body and strictly refused to fire, instead bargaining with Cobra Commander to return him to normal. The human gave in, and Megatron transformed and clashed with his old enemy. With Prime low on energon, Megatron came out on top, but before he could finish Prime off, Starscream attacked him and tried to take leadership of the Decepticons. Megatron got rid of him, but the distraction had allowed several Autobots to come to Optimus Prime's rescue. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4

Ignoring Prime to focus on some more long-term plans, Megatron made Doctor Mindbender use the SPS Satellite to create large amounts of energon. However, his party was soon crashed when Optimus Prime attacked the facility and used the energon to power up. Finding the situation unsalvageable, Megatron tried to escape while Prime was busy with Soundwave and Reflector. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5 He ran right into G.I. Joe, but was unimpressed with their firepower and fought back with his energon mace, possibly killing Mercer. Things quickly turned for the worse for Megatron; his arm was heavily damaged by a stray beam from the malfunctioning SPS Satellite, he was pounded by G.I. Joe's rockets, and Optimus Prime caught up to him and beat him to a pulp. Prime then stole his fusion cannon and used it to destroy the satellite and smack Megatron across the jaw, defeating him and ending the battle. The Decepticon was disassembled, but unbeknownst to the victors, his remains were seized and experimented upon by the United States government. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6

No one sticks out their tongue at Megatron. At least, not for long.

A few years later, the human scientists had used Megatron's technology to create the Serpent Organic Robot, a synthetic creature that combined the personalities of several of Earth's most famous warmongers and Megatron. After being prematurely activated by Cobra Commander, Serpent O.R. flashbacked to a memory of Megatron's imprisonment and attacked the Cobra leader. He then plugged himself into Soundwave's deactivated head and learned the history of the Transformers, subsequently considering himself the son of Megatron. The Art of War #1 Serpent O.R. went on to travel to Cybertron and realize his destiny of becoming the next leader of the Decepticons, while Megatron's remains were left where they lay in Area 52. The Art of War #2

Transformers/G.I. Joe

Megatron and his underlings lay buried and deactivated under a temple on the Fera Islands for some three million years, until one day in 1938 when they were somehow reactivated by Major Bludd touching the Matrix of Leadership. After learning that Cobra, like the Decepticons, were ruthless conquerors in search of power, Megatron allied himself with the humans. However, this was merely a ruse so that he could get his hands on the Matrix, which proved hard as Cobra Commander kept on his person at all times. Megatron and his troops spent the following year helping Cobra ransack various European nations, stealing energy for themselves while leaving the useless "yellow metal and painted paper" for Cobra. In the summer of 1939, he took out the aerial defense of the English Channel alongside Starscream and Soundwave, clearing the way for an invasion of the United Kingdom. The Line

Hours later at the Fera Islands, Megatron was in the process of beating up Starscream for leaving his post when he spotted an Autobot repair drone in the process of reactivating Optimus Prime and his troops. This angered him slightly more than Destro eyeing his energon cubes. Transformed Deciding that he needed a safer place to store the energy, Megatron commandeered a submarine and forced Cobra troops to move the cubes into it, which did not please Cobra Commander. However, Megatron had decided their alliance had outlived its usefulness anyway, and prepared to squish the fleshling, only to learn the hard way that Cobra Commander could use the Matrix to cause him great pain. As Megatron collapsed, the Cobra leader warned him against ever rebelling again. Trial by Fire

The Decepticon commander decided to bide his time, and stood calmly by Cobra Commander's side as their enemies closed in on the Terrordrome. When Shockwave refused to follow Cobra Commander's orders, Megatron admonished him in order to further trick the commander that he had learned his lesson. Trenches As Cobra Commander's orders led to Shockwave breaking apart, Megatron suggested that he be given the Matrix so he could repair his underling. Unfortunately for him, Cobra Commander did not fall for it, but Megatron at least got to taunt him for wasting valuable troops like that. Shortly afterwards, Bruticus was unleashed, causing a rockslide that crushed Cobra Commander's legs, despite his orders for Megatron to shield him. Instead, Megatron "humbly" suggested that the commander use his gun mode as a means of ending his life. Cobra Commander could not go through with it, but Megatron was simply picked up by the Baroness, who executed her former leader. Free at last, the Decepticon leader went after the Matrix, only to find it had been stolen by Snake-Eyes. Before he could kill the ninja, Optimus Prime arrived and attacked him, keeping him at bay while Snake-Eyes destroyed the Matrix in an attempt to destroy Bruticus, killing all the Transformers in the process. The Iron Fist

The Beast Within

Megatron led a full Decepticon offensive, catching the Autobots unaware. With the ensuing battle going in the Decepticons’ favour, Megatron waded through the battlefield, slaughtering Autobots as he went. Ordering his troops to leave no survivors, Megatron’s onslaught was interrupted when the Dinobots combined into The Beast, forcing him to prioritize this newest threat. He cheered on when Predaking clashed with The Beast, though it did the combiner little good. When Megatron attempted to interfere himself with The Beast as it took on several of the Decepticons’ combiners, he was tackled down and beaten up by Optimus. The Beast Within

With the Beast continuing its rampage, Megatron and his battered troops chose to flee the battlefield rather than risk being slaughtered by The Beast. The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences prologue

Another Con

Megatron was transformed into a small electrical rodent. Starscream sarcastically assured him that the Autobots would find him much more intimidating in this form. Another Con

Descent into Evil

During the first Great War, Flamewar was an original member of Megatron's army. After the loss of Megatron, Flamewar continued to mourn him for some time, seeing the remaining Decepticon Generals such as Deathsaurus as pale imitations of him. BotCon 2005 Flamewar profile card

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Realizing that peaceful movements could not change Cybertron, Megatron, a miner from Tarn, decided to wage a war against the corrupt Senate. With help from Orion Pax and his Autobots, he overthrew the corrupt Autobot leader, Zeta Prime, and became new tyrant of the planet. The betrayed Orion Pax, now going by the name of "Optimus Prime", gathered the remaining Autobots and organized a rebellion against Megatron and his Decepticon army. Over time, the war between Decepticons and Autobots spread throughout the entire galaxy.

Four million years later, Megatron arrived on Earth to put down a coup fronted by Starscream. Intrigued by the presence of an incredible new energy source known as Ore-13 on the planet, Megatron remained on Earth, and when Optimus Prime arrived as well, it became a new battleground for the war. By springing a trap on the Autobots, Megatron cast them to the despoiled, Insecticon-infested Cybertron and attempted to conquer Earth. However, aided by a human, Optimus Prime defeated Megatron at last, while Starscream took his damaged leader and retreated from the planet.

After a two-year convalescence, Megatron was revived in a new body built by Soundwave and Shockwave. Seeking revenge on both Optimus Prime and humanity, Megatron concocted a plan to shatter the already-fragile alliance between the Autobots and their new human allies in Skywatch, mind-controlling humans into his pawns through replicas of his gun form. Defeating Prime in battle, he then made the surprising move of surrendering himself to the Autobots, but his ulterior motives soon revealed themselves: by surrendering, he secured himself passage to Cybertron, and once there, used the space bridge technology in his new body to teleport his Decepticon army back to their homeworld. This plan played out in the midst of an attempt by Galvatron to bring the Dead Universe entity D-Void into the living reality; the minds of Megatron's troops were seized by D-Void and they were combined into a giant monster, which Megatron battled and defeated.

Galvatron's defeat was followed by the reformatting of Cybertron into a primordial state, and Megatron went into hiding in the wilderness to study the energy used to create D-Void's monster, using it to perfect the combination process. With a new Devastator created through this idealized new process, as a well as a new body for himself design to interact with the combiner, Megatron laid siege to Iacon from within, but was stopped by a hidden forcefield implanted inside his body by Wheeljack.

During Shockwave's attempt to destroy the universe, Megatron found himself working alongside Bumblebee as they raced to prevent the mad scientist from completing his ascension. Although Bumblebee didn't survive the experience, Megatron had an epiphany at the eleventh hour: he had strayed so far from his original ideals of personal freedom and liberty for all, and declared himself an Autobot, donning Bumblebee's old insignia. In the aftermath, Megatron joined the crew of the Lost Light after agreeing to postpone his trial. His presence on the ship proved controversial—not least among his former Decepticons, especially Tarn and the Decepticon Justice Division. He later found himself inadvertently trapped in the Functionist Universe and began working to overthrow the Functionists, this time through more peaceful means.

Lil Formers

After Runamuck had failed during his latest mission, Megatron hounded him down to punish him. Little did he know that Runamuck had repainted himself black to pass off as Runabout.

Later, Megatron declared it to be "Mega-Month," and introduced other-universe incarnations of himself. He claimed that his purple-and-green tank body was great for hiding out in Cybertron's vast eggplant fields. Lil Formers

Hearts of Steel

Megatron was referred to as a leader Starscream wanted to replace. Hearts of Steel #2 When the Elder Gods took the Decepticons under their control, Megatron had yet to awaken. Infestation 2: The Transformers #1

Unused concept art for Hearts of Steel depicts Megatron with a variety of proposed alternate modes: a giant cannon (with big studded wheels that become shoulder-shields), a 19th-century Colt revolver, possibly a Colt 1851 Navy, and another very similar revolver, with an anachronistic scope and a bulkier muzzle.

Mini Mayhem!

Using an un-enlarger device, Megatron led his Decepticons in an infiltration of BotCon to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! Unfortunately, the toy designer he was after wasn't in attendance, and so Megatron's plan fell to shambles.

On his birthday, Megatron found a badly-hidden bomb stuck in his cake. He was left wondering whether Starscream was putting any efforts in his coups anymore. Mini Mayhem!

Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga

In the 21st century, Megatron attacked Tokyo, planning to steal its energy and enslave the population. He retreated once the Autobots arrived and a fight with Optimus ensued. Henkei! Henkei! volume 1 Sending Astrotrain to distract his nemesis, Megatron quietly gathered a large amount of energon cubes before being attacked by Rodimus. Henkei! Henkei! volume 2 Though the young Autobot proved able to dodge Megatron's cannon blasts, he soon found himself in Megatron's grip as soon as he attempted to charge the Decepticon leader. Rodimus kicked himself free, but was left with damaged optics and was unable to fire upon Megatron for fear of hitting the power plant behind him. But when Starscream tried to fire on Rodimus, the young Autobot dodged out of the way, and Megatron was hit by his own underling's null-ray! Megatron then chose to flee Henkei! Henkei! volume 3 with enough energon to transform himself into Galvatron. He nearly killed Prime and Ironhide upon undergoing this transformation, before apparently overloading and exploding, reverting him back into Megatron. Henkei! Henkei! volume 7

Henkei! Henkei! Generations manga

Starscream's ghost attempted to overthrow Megatron once more. Blowing away the cape and crown that Starscream had doned before their confrontation, Megatron admitted that he was curious to learn how Starscream's new "body" functioned. Starscream's Ambition But this Starscream wasn't the one Megatron was familiar with; the spectre had come forth from another dimension. Starscream explained this to Megatron before possessing the body of Onslaught and beginning to tear up the Decepticon ranks from within! As Megatron demanded what the ghost wanted truly wanted, (Megatron's head and the local Starscream's body, as it turns out) the quantum Operatives Skids and Screech warped in on the scene and helped exorcise Starscream back to his home universe. Starscream's New Body

Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga

At last, I have returned in a— wait, am I a NERF pistol now?! CURSE YOU STARSCREAM!!!

When the legendary Energon Cube was lost to the reaches of space, Megatron led a small team of Decepticons across the galaxy in pursuit. The cube crashed on Earth, in the Japanese town of Hoshinochō, where it shattered into innumerable fragments that were scattered far and wide. To search for the cube shards, Megatron and his Decepticons took on the forms of local vehicles and devices, so they could operate in secret. Optimus Prime and his Autobots had also followed the Cube to Earth, and so the Transformers' war continued in secret on this new world. Kingdom of Giants

Ten years later, Megatron discovered that the humans had a "secret weapon" of sorts in their quest: They had allied themselves with the human boy Akira Kihara, who possessed the incredible powers of a "Booster", one of a small number of beings in the universe born with the power to detect and manipulate the energies of the Energon Cube. Seeking the boy's power for his own, Megatron struck, but was repelled when Akira used his powers to their fullest. Alas, Akira overloaded his body and died in the process, and Prime was consumed with guilt. Time of Resurrection

One year after the battle for Akira, Megatron received word from Astrotrain that Starscream and Ramjet were battling Prime's Autobots at the human structure known as the Star Dome. Enter! The Transformers Joining the conflict, he berating Starscream for his failures, using the fallen Air Commander as a shield to protect himself from Optimus Prime's shots. Chastizing Prime for not going all-out in his attack, Megatron turned his Fusion Cannon on Bumblebee and the Autobots' newest human ally Wataru Hoshinoumi. At the last moment, Prime appeared to deflect Megatron's blast with a shot of his, and Megatron elected to retreat, transforming to gun mode and collapsing a large chunk of the Star Dome to cover the Decepticons' withdrawal. The Emperor of Destruction Appears! Starscream claimed Megatron's advanced age was making him weak, but Megatron suggested that he had another reason for calling retreat... Kingdom of Giants

Even if the mace's end is only a few feet from my head, it shall never hurt me!

When Starscream struck out on his own, attacking a power plant with the aid of the brainwashed Autobot Skyfire, Megatron observed the battle via a recording made by his spy, Ravage. The events that unfolded during the conflict confirmed Megatron's suspicions: Wataru was also a Booster! Wataru's Power Once again seeking to take the power of a Booster for himself, Megatron tracked Prime and Wataru when they went on a mission to investigate a local relic (in actuality, a cube shard), then struck hard. Taunting Prime with the memory of the last Booster that he had allowed to die, Megatron goaded the Autobot leader into a ferocious battle with their energon-axe and flail. Throughout the duel, Megatron challenged Prime's philosophy and beliefs, eventually striking home with the claim that Prime had hoped to use Wataru's power to defeat him. With Prime's focus broken by this sadly-true accusation, Megatron was able to lay Prime low and seize Wataru, informing the boy that he would not allow him to die like Akira had if he came with him willingly. Naturally, Wataru refused, and activated his powers, forcing Megatron back with a barrier shield; this, Megatron realized, was what had deflected his shot during his first encounter with Wataru, rather than Prime's blast. Wataru used his powers to heal Optimus and power-up his energon axe into a mighty sword, which Prime used to tear a massive gash in Megatron's armor. The explosion that resulted decimated the surrounding countryside, and when Prime and Wataru awoke, Megatron was gone. Optimus Prime's Secret

Now that my bubble bath is ready, I shall go get my little rubber bathtime plaything.

The injured Megatron had been spirited away by Cyclonus, who took him to a network of caves beneath a volcano and placed him in a "bath" of molten energon cubes to heal him. Time of Resurrection While Megatron was recuperating, however, Starscream led Optimus Prime and Bumblebee to his location, in hopes that they would destroy him so that he could take his throne. As Starscream and Cyclonus battled in the air, Prime approached Megatron, and without hesitation, plunged his energon sword into the Decepticon leader's chest and broke the blade off within his body. Megatron howled in pain and fury, and the energon cubes around him began to react, rising to whirl around him and surround his body with their glow. The maddened Megatron seized one of the cubes and bit into it deeply, causing a huge energon explosion. As the light from the blast faded, Megatron stood restored, renewed and reformatted... now, he was Galvatron! Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!

Mystery of Convoy strategy guide manga

For further information, see: #Games

Megatron, having grown to gargantuan proportions, attacked Ultra Magnus after the Autobot had defeated all of his underlings. Megatron drew first blood by scorching Ultra Magnus with his flamethrower. But Ultra Magnus recovered, and used his "Hyper Jump Shot" to shoot Megatron's forehead multiple times, defeating the Decepticon leader. Showing up at Last! It's Megatron the Leader!

Universe toy bios

Numerous tragic encounters with Megatron tempered Ratchet's good nature. Universe Ratchet toy bio

Alternity

Numerous incarnations of Megatron from throughout the multiverse were gathered together as the "Megatron Aggregate" under the leadership of one particular incarnation who hailed from a universe where the Autobots had evolved into the hyperdimensional race known as the Alternity. Shackling the power of the trans-time god-beast Hytherion, this Megatron conveyed time-and-space-manipulating powers similar to those of the Alternity upon himself as his different iterations, forging them into one cross-dimensional gestalt-consciousness entity. To battle the Alternity across time and space, the Megatrons copied their methods, projecting their consciousnesses into auto-avatars. The Megatron responsible for the scheme took control of a "Premium Le Mans Blue" style auto-avatar, while his first known ally (from an unidentified dimension) possessed a "Blade Silver" body. To Mega Therion

The third identified member of the Megatron Aggregate hailed from universal stream Primax 1286.3 Kappa. In a "Diamond Black" auto-avatar body, he engaged in battle with "Ultimate Silver" Optimus Prime across two universal streams, striking at him from the year 2009. This Megatron was amused when Prime deduced that he had an ulterior motive for operating in that year, and so made him a wager: if he could defeat him in a game of his own choosing, he would answer a question honestly. Megatron proposed manipulating the inhabitants of his home universe in a "game full of death and suffering", and infused a portion of his power through a legion of Decepticons (including his own past self) to be pitted against Prime's lone chosen champion, Ultra Magnus. To Die Game!

With the Hytherion's power under the Aggregate's control, one Megatron and his universe's Decepticons' battle tactics changed from attacking specific strategic targets to widespread, sweeping destruction. Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)

Alternity beings are both individuals and a collective of separate entities. More fiction about Megatron's Alternity collective can be found here.

Universe cartoon

Cyclonus, if you would please fetch the nail clipper.

During the war, Megatron rose up to become leader of the Decepticons. Pursuing Optimus on his quest for more Energon, he shot down his ship. Landing, he, Starscream and Soundwave saw Optimus and his Autobots had survived, and taken disguises. Megatron's eyes turned red as he prepared to scan an alternate mode... Action Blast 1

Megatron and Cyclonus set up a mining operation near an abandoned gas station to extract Earth's natural resources and convert them to energon. They were discovered by Bumblebee and Optimus Prime, who created a diversion and knocked Cyclonus out. Megatron then blew the mining operation up with his double-barreled arm cannon and retreated with Cyclonus. Fight for Energon

Robot Heroes

Megatron was once Optimus's friend. One day, he decided he wanted to rule the galaxy and have Optimus's Matrix for himself, bringing the two of them at odds. When the Autobots left Cybertron, Megatron and his Decepticons followed them to Earth in order to bring its people peace... through tyranny! Optimus shoved him off though, forcing Megatron to postpone his conquest to another day. I Am Optimus Prime

Transformers (2010) toy bios

Lugnut was fanatically loyal to Megatron. Transformers Lugnut toy bio

Generations toy bios

Drift used to work for Megatron. Generations Drift toy bio

Darkmount was one of the few Decepticons to achieve legendary status on the level of Megatron. Generations Darkmount toy bio

Even Megatron shuddered at the name of the ruthless Sky Shadow. Generations Sky Shadow toy bio

BeCool shorts

Tank Lorry (タンクローリー Tanku Rōrī) was a participant in the Quiz! BeCool show, teamed with Trailer. However, their inability to correctly answer questions or be civil to each other cost them the winning spot. Another BeCool, Hyper Tank (ハイパータンク Haipā Tanku) was part of the audience. The Story of Quiz! BeCool Tank Lorry was part of Yellow Sports Car's explanation of BeCool marks. The Story of What Do I Know About the BeCool Mark? He was later caught in a big traffic accident when Yellow Sports Car spun out of control after slipping on a banana peel. The Story of Protecting the Signal!

It turned out that Tank Lorry was a movie director, and his filming of a movie was interrupted by the fire brigade who thought that the movie's pyrotechnics were an actual raging fire. The Story of the Fire Brigade Dispatch!

United

Believing Optimus Prime to be dead, Megatron declared himself Cybertron's "Emperor of Destruction", and asked Starscream on the condition of a mysterious "item". Starscream only responded that the object in question would be put to better use under his control... and the conversation was cut short by the timely arrival of Optimus Prime and his troops! Ecstatic to see his old nemesis alive and fighting-fit, Megatron engaged the Autobot while Starscream urged him on. Many future battles would be had between the two rivals, with both combatants upgrading themselves into new bodies over the course of the ages. A New Battle!

At some point, Darkside Megatron was born out of Megatron's mental insanity. United Darkside Megatron toy bio

Transformers: All Spark

Another Episode, Part 1 Another Episode, Part 2 The Fated Rival, Once Again... To Earth Reunion and Parting Plans of the Emperor of Destruction Revenge The False Power Ray of Hope Great Aspirations Conclusion

Transformers GT: Mission GT-R

In a world where the Transformers' war settled into a series of competitive races known as the Transformers GT, Megatron took on a race car form and became a GT Transformer under the name GT-R Megatron, though he retained his ruthless nature and favored blasting other racers out of his way with his powerful EX. Cannon. In order to put an on limit his own strength, he separated his "Dark Matrix", the portion of his soul governing his wisdom, into a GT Sister partner named Noa.

Comic

Megatron had a reputation for suddenly showing up at race tracks and blowing away the competition with his incredible speed. This earned him the moniker of "The Silver Tyrant". At Noa’s urging, Megatron interrupted a race between Star Saber, Optimus Prime and Fortress Maximus as they neared their final laps. He quickly outpaced both Maximus and Saber before challenging Optimus to battle. As the two fought, Megatron explained that he considered the competition to be a farce, as he easily outclassed all those who opposed him. Safety Prime and his GT Sister Ai then drove onto the race track, announcing they would not stand for Megatron’s grandstanding. In response, Megatron swatted Safety Prime away, and claimed he would soon make his nom-de-guerre all the more appropriate by pulverizing the new arrival. Before Megatron could give Safety Prime a thorough trouncing, Optimus stepped in, claiming he understood Megatron’s true motivation for coming to the race track; a dire need for the thrill of the race! Having been promised a true challenge, Megatron took on his car mode once again, and all four Transformers resumed the race. Transformers GT: Mission GT-R

Story of Transformers GT

During round 3 of the 19th Transformers GT, GT-R Megatron specifically targeted his rival, GT-R Prime. Uninterested in other racers, he had Noa lock on his EX. Cannon to any approaching racers so that he could keep them from interfering with his race towards Prime. The first victim of his weapon was GT-R Saber. One Shot and One Kill!! –Finishing Blow– As he continued to blast everyone out of his way, GT-R Maximus was displeased with Megatron's violent methods and set out to teach him a lesson with his own weapon, the Master Jack Sword. A Biggest Sword! –The Last Resort–

Story pages

During round 3 of the Transformers GT, Megatron burst onto the scene from inside a black trailer and threatened to destroy the race, expressing disappointment that all races so far had failed to excite his warrior's spark. GT-R Prime understood the newcomer's desire for a truly thrilling race and called upon Megatron to race against him. GT-R Megatron Attacks! Like other racers, GT-R Megatron attended photo shoots alongside Noa in order to promote coexistence between humans and Transformers. The Work of the GT Sister Race Queens? When a reincarnated Unicron attacked the Transformers GT finals intending to absorb the GT Transformers' energy, Megatron restored his true strength by using the "Matrix In" ability to recombine with Noa. He then fought and defeated Unicron alongside the other powered-up racers. The True TFGT

Starscream's New Power

Starscream, having just driven off several other Decepticons after grabbing some weapons from Shockwave's lab, gloated that the Decepticons would soon kneel before him as their new leader. He was unaware of Megatron sneaking up on him as he did so... Starscream's New Power

Construct-Bots cartoon

Megatron tried to shoot down Bumblebee while he was showing off his jet mode, only for Optimus Prime to rear-end him, sending Megatron flying. The force of the impact also caused Megatron's parts to come off his chassis. Upon noticing this, Megatron covered himself in shame. Toys & App TV Commercial

Megatron was playing cards with Starscream and Soundwave when Predaking attacked their base. Megatron used a nearby Construct-Bots computer terminal to upgrade both his minions. But when it came time to receive his own upgrade, Bumblebee mucked about with the computer, and Megatron got a gumball machine attached to his chest. Enraged, he threw the candy dispensor to the ground, only for gumballs to scatter about and cause him to trip. Falling to the ground, Megatron was left with a bare chassis as the impact caused all his parts to scatter! Intro!

Megatron tussled with Bumblebee. Throughout the fight, both 'bots' parts got rearranged in bizarre ways. At the end of the struggle, Bumblebee stood properly assembled, while Megatron found his chassis stripped of its parts! Humiliated, Megatron took off. Switcheroo!

Cloud

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Megatron once worked alongside Optimus as part of Cloud World's Universal Police. But he was ambitious, and wanted to use SARA's power for more than just law enforcement; he saw the potential in using her power to conquer dimensions, and bring them to an orderly rule... under himself. Despite assembling like-minded warriors to his side, Megatron was ultimately defeated by Optimus Prime. Fate He was branded "Political Prisoner X-86" and banished from the Autobots' Metropolis. Raid Believing power to be the only thing that mattered, Megatron intended to conquer all space-time and bring order to its chaotic nature by force, with no concern for who or what he had to sacrifice in the process. An outstanding swordsman, Megatron's weapon of choice was the Fusion Blade, a mighty sword created by fusing together metals from many different dimensions.

Megatron came to be the leader of the Decepticons consigned to Cloud World's Underground, rallying the many who had been also been exiled from Metropolis. He proclaimed to his followers that the power of SARA rightfully belonged in their hands. Taking advantage of the resentment his kin felt towards the Autobots, he forged the Decepticons into a formidable army, and led them towards Metropolis in a grand coup. Uprising Before the attack, he learned that Starscream schemed to seize the power for himself, and planned accordingly. Resolve During the attack, he made his way to Metropolis's thirteenth district, and began to obliterate it by himself while his troops spread out to sow destruction among the city's many other districts. Raid A select team had been given a special mission during the invasion; to infiltrate the Autobots' command center and kidnap SARA! Resolve

As he rampaged, Megatron was pestered by Starscream. While Megatron chewed out his subordinate, Optimus Prime came upon them. Though Starscream tried to interfere, Optimus took him down with a well-placed punch. Megatron then told his subordinate to find his OWN nemesis to fight, and stepped forth to duel Optimus himself. A nearby explosion rocked the battlefield, causing Optimus to falter in his stance. Seizing the opportunity, Megatron lunged forth with his sword, only to be outmaneuvered when Optimus shifted to his vehicle mode and back, and struck a counter-blow. As the battle raged on, both combatants found themselves evenly matched. Fate But as the entire attack had been nothing more than a distraction in Megatron's greater scheme, it came to an end when news reached the combatants that the Decepticons had taken off with SARA. Megatron contacted Shockwave to confirm the report then sounded a retreat. Triumphant, Megatron returned to the Underground. Resolve

Holing himself up in the basement of a decrepit old building while his troops guarded the main floor, Megatron began wiring the SARA orb into his own systems. Optimus nonetheless found his way to him, accompanied by Hot Rodimus and Brawl. As SARA's power flowed into him, Megatron revealed to his enemies the true extent of his megalomania; he planned to became the ruler of all space-time, even if it meant destroying his home dimension in the process. With a surge of energy, Megatron then knocked aside both Brawl and Hot Rodimus before Optimus managed to ram him, disrupting the energy flow from SARA. The collision caused the combatants to be transported to OG World, where Megatron had planned to begin his dimensional conquest. But during the trip, Megatron became separated from SARA. He found Optimus in short order, alongside the local Autobots and Decepticons, and charged his nemesis. Leap

Transformers vs. G.I. Joe

Starscream brought Megatron the disembodied head of Bumblebee, which contained massive amounts of useful information. As a reward Megatron gave Starscream a position of power. The Golden Boys The information he gained allowed Megatron to achieve victory against the Autobots and caused Optimus Prime to disappear. Megatron seemed insulted that his foe had abandoned their battle. Form Follows Function Around this time, Megatron seized the Matrix of Leadership and bonded it to his black hole spark. Pax Megatronus The Matrix led him to the face of Primus. Through it, the Decepticon leader began corrupting Vector Sigma and subjugated his creator to his will. Cybertron was slowly turned into a massive space ship which would utilize Primus' power to cyberform the entire galaxy. Expelled from the Garden

He then ordered Cybertron moved into the solar system of Earth, where Starscream had retrieved Bumblebee from. I Saw Three Ships Megatron was atop his throne in Trypticon when G.I. Joe began bombing Cybertron with organic matter. The Insecticons eventually brought him the invaders only for them to escape, along with some Autobots, when Mirage projected an Optimus Prime hologram causing Megatron to lunge at what he thought was his foe. Targetmasters At some point Megatron aligned the Decepticons with Cobra. When Destro transwarped into Megatron's throne room, the cyber-human impressed Megatron with both his drive and mastery of mechanical life. Megatron allowed him to handle his next mission alone and gave him a gun as a gift to slay the comatose Cobra Commander. Funeral for a Friend Outraged that G.I. Joe was aiding the Autobots, Megatron launched a full attack on Metroplex. Grimlock, recently deposed as Autobot King, tried to kill Megatron personally only to be slain and salvaged for spare parts and war trophies. Despite Fortress Maximus coming to aid his comrades, the Decepticon/Cobra alliance prevailed and Megatron allowed Metroplex and Fortress Maximus to slink off in their damaged states (though Straxus believed Megatron had wounds to lick). Everybody Hates Metroplex

This feels right for some reason, Yesss.

Seeking to bring all lifeforms in the universe under his command, Megatron set up a facility to study human and Cybertronian minds; his end goal being to decrypt the living mind under the supervision of Doctor Mindbender and Mindwipe. Headmasters He made enough progress to override motor functions and watched as Autobot and Joe were pitted against each other in the Polyhex Killway arena. To his mild interest the Autobot Galen turned out to be a human in armour. Meanwhile, Cybertron had infected Saturn and Mars with cyberforming, and was beginning to do the same to the moon as he desired. Expelled from the Garden When he found Cobra Commander's son Billy, missing an arm and a leg, he grafted cybernetic limbs to him, turning him into a weapon (a great honour in Megatron's view). FCBD Funnies

When Optimus Prime returned to Cybertron, Megatron, feeling nostalgic, engaged him in one-to-one combat. Optimus got the upper hand and cleaved open Megatron's chest, revealing the corrupted Matrix. Realizing that this was the most devastating blow the fight could offer, Megatron abandoned the duel and ordered his troops to overrun the Autobots. Megatron admitted to Optimus that while he liked nostalgia, he was concerned with bigger things. Cybertron had finally reached Earth and the horn-like mega-mountains slammed into it destroying the organic world. Megatron then shot Optimus through the spark at point-blank range with his fusion cannon sending his foe down a pit while the Autobots and Joes watched in horror. Pax Megatronus Megatron celebrated Earth's destruction with his Cobra disciples, consuming Earth food in honour of the day the planet died. After dinner he took Trypticon upon one of the mega-mountains and used the Matrix to sprout "petals" to clear away the cloud of dust and debris created by the destruction of Earth. Earth: R.I.P. When the cloud had cleared, Megatron ordered Primus to transform to robot mode intending for him to consume the Sun and supercharge his creation abilities Escape from Primus

Before Primus could consume the star, Megatron was assaulted by the sparks of the former Primes who mocked his background and ambition but he refused to break. The Decepticon leader demanded Optimus show himself only for Grimlock to appear and take control of his head which Megatron was wearing. Megatron saw fit to quickly rid himself of the trophy. Gathering all his Decepticon and Cobra minions within Trypticon's forcefield, he directed Primus to begin consuming the Sun. The Autobot/Joe alliance was able to disable the saurian's forcefield and envelop Megatron's forces in green bombs. Cobra Commander and his cabal then arrived with the human offering to rid Megatron of the plants if he gave him Mars to rule. Megatron agreed to spare Mars and Doctor Venom broadcasted the kill signal which prompted the Decepticon to declare his invincibility. Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12

There were no survivors.

In the ensuing battle, Megatron combined the energies of his black hole with the Matrix of Leadership, absorbing all of the Autobots and becoming a monstrous new form he dubbed "Mega-Megatron." Unwilling to hurt their allies, the Joes retreated, but Mega-Megatron's career was short-lived; the Nemesis—commandeered by Shipwreck and Polly—ploughed into the combiner, freeing their friends. Then the legendary Ultra Magnus crashed through Primus's eye, challenging Megatron to a duel. Eager to do away with the old gods of Cybertron, Megatron accepted, and the two combatants battled on the Dyson sphere that had grown around the Earth's Sun. Magnus managed to snatch the Matrix away from the Decepticon conqueror, intent on returning it to its rightful owner—Optimus Prime! Optimus Prime sprang out of Ultra Magnus's body, punching Megatron off of the nearest ledge and sending the Decepticon warlord hurtling into the core of the Sun.

Trapped in the Sun, Megatron attempted to escape his predicament by using his black hole as a dimensional gateway. The gambit was only partially successful—although Megatron died before he could escape, his body was indeed shunted to another universe. In this distant reality, a group of diminuitive horses investigated the smoldering remains of the once-mighty conqueror. The War Never Ends

Angry Birds comic

Megatron led an attack on the Ark in an attempt to capture the AllSpark from the Autobots. His attack plan fell apart when Starscream broke rank, leading to Megatron's troopsbeing repelled from the ship. After Optimus delivered a mean right-hook right into the Decepticon leader's jaw, Megatron was sent tumbling after his minions by a blast of water, courtesy of Heatwave. Angry Birds Transformers #1

Combiner Wars toy bios

Megatron was once honored across Cybertron. However, the mighty hero was corrupted by power, and thus he became a tyrant who launched a war of conquest which drained Cybertron of life. Not even that could satisfy his taste for conquest. Combiner Wars Megatron toy bio

Skywarp's preference for playing pranks over battle frustrated Megatron. Combiner Wars Leader Class Skywarp toy bio

Beast Wars: Uprising

After the Predacon Megatron was able to kill Optimus Prime and erase the Maximals from history, Blackarachnia, in desperation, attacked the unconscious original Megatron with her cyber-venom. Whatever effect this had, it was enough to erase the Predacon Megatron from the timeline. A Change to the Agenda

At some point in time, Megatron was remade into Galvatron through the power of Unicron. Following Galvatron's death, his remains were used to create the G-Virus, which would replicate the reformatting Megatron had underwent in anyone infected by it. Micro-Aggressions

Countless eons after the Great War had ended, all that was left of Megatron otherwise was his Energon mace, on display in the Administrator's office. Broken Windshields His memory lived on, however, as the legendary leader of the Decepticons and distant ancestor of the Predacons. Identity Politics Ser-Ket, for example, claimed to be part of a warrior lineage that stretched back to Megatron and others. Head Games

Q-Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Keiji Fujiwara (Japanese)

ATB Megatron

In Primax 096.0 Beta, Megatron upgraded himself with flight capability and the ability to combine with Starscream during the latter days of the third Cybertronian war. In response, General Optimus Prime upgraded himself with heavier armor and weaponry. General Optimus Prime profile card During the obligatory Battle for Sherman Dam, Megatron in his ATB form battled Optimus Prime, but the Autobots ultimately won the day thanks to the arrival of the Dinobots. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06 At the war's final battle on Mirtonia, the Autobots emerged victorious in routing Megatron's Decepticon Star Empire when Decepticons accidentally blew up an experimental energon refinery and themselves along with it. General Optimus Prime profile card

Ask Vector Prime

One Megatron transformed into a shoe. His plot to stamp on the face of liberty forever was foiled with the help of Vector Prime. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14

In Primax 092.0 Beta, Star Convoy and Fire Rodimus formed Supernova Convoy to defeat Star Giant and Ultra Megatron. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/15 Some time later, Megatron returned, empowered by nucleon but was defeated by Optimus Prime. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/16

Another Megatron from a universe destroyed by Unicron was reformatted into Unicron's Herald Galvatron.

Yet another Megatron, unhappy with the prospect of his universe being destroyed, killed the aforementioned Galvatron's fellow Herald Cyclonus by ripping Cyclonus's head off. His universe, however, was ultimately consumed by Unicron as well. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19

Of Masters and Mayhem

In one universe, Megatron and his Decepticons fought against the Autobots until they unleashed their ultimate weapon: the combiner Thunder Mayhem. Unfortunately, the monstrous gestalt turned on its masters, and ultimately brought about the destruction of Cybertron. Megatron managed to survive the planet's reckoning, and escaped to Earth to hide. His ship's star drive was damaged along the way however, leaving him stranded on the organic world. Though the planet initially only had non-sentient fauna on it, entire cities spontaneously materialized on it at some point, soon followed by humans to populate them. Realizing that all of this activity would bring attention to the planet, Megatron took on a Pretender disguise to hide among the humans, eager to plunder whatever materials he needed to repair his ship and be on his way. Then, a mysterious signal drew him to a specific group of humans. History After witnessing two of their members use super-human strength to rescue a man and his daughter from a car wreck, Megatron quickly came to the conclusion that they were also robots in disguise. Assembly

Seeing Metalhawk getting shot, only for Energon to spill out instead of blood, only served to further prove what Megatron already knew. Megatron confronted the group as they exited a police station, and announced that he was aware that some of their numbers were Cybertronians. A futile attempt to deny the accusation was brushed aside, and Megatron warned the group that a great enemy would be upon them soon. Insight

He then had the group follow him by telling them of his space ship, stashed away nearby. As they came upon it, Megatron discarded his human form to reveal his full-sized Pretender shell. He then attacked Spike and Elizabeth to goad the Autobots into abandoning their disguises as well. It worked, and Megatron was soon battling Metalhawk, Vroom, and Crossblades while explaining his recent history to them. At Metalhawk's insistence, Megatron then revealed his inner-robot, allowing his opponents to know exactly who they were dealing with. History

Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons

Voice actor: Jason Marnocha (English)

Before he was leader of the Decepticons, Megatron fought as a gladiator, deriving his name from that of Megatronus. All Things Must Pass During the Great War, Megatron killed Optimus Prime and was transformed into Galvatron by the power of Unicron, though both of these were later reversed. The Fight Begins Countdown Starscream constantly schemed to claim leadership from Megatron, though he never succeeded. Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Starscream Coming to the dire realization that the war against the Decepticons had become a never-ending arms race, Optimus Prime challenged Megatron to single-combat, with their troops acting as witnesses to their terrible and final clash. The battle between both faction leaders ended with Megatron beaten down and goading Optimus into delivering the kill shot. Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime Prime refused to kill him, however, and following the Great War's conclusion, Megatron was abandoned by his troops and ended up isolating himself, preferring to be left alone.

Decades later, as he challenged the Constructicons to a gladiatorial battle in an old Coliseum, he was approached by Optimus and Windblade. Megatron immediately attacked Optimus, eager to continue their longstanding battle, but Optimus and Windblade eventually convinced him of the threat that Starscream and the Enigma of Combination posed. Driven by his hatred of Starscream, Megatron agreed to join them in their quest to destroy the Enigma. Unforgotten The three attempted to sneak into the council tower, but were spotted. Refusing to believe Starscream had no larger scheme up his sleeve, Megatron fired on him, triggering the tower's defenses. Homecoming When Devastator appeared, he attempted to make him stand down, but the Combiner refused. He and the others engaged Devastator, but were interrupted by Starscream's use of the Enigma to become a super-Combiner, which Megatron realized was his plan all along. A War of Giants He and the others proved no match for the rampaging Starscream and were thrown from the tower, believing they stood no chance. Darkest Hour When Windblade suddenly called upon Metroplex to hold Starscream in place, Megatron and Optimus teamed up to deliver a fatal blow from Megatron's rifle mode, destroying Starscream. As the dust settled, Megatron recovered the Enigma and handed it to Windblade before departing once more. Destruction's Dawn

How's the Pie?

As the people of Cybertron rebuilt after the Combiner Wars, Megatron silently watched Optimus from a distance. Aftermath and Rebirth When the resurrected Trypticon began attacking Metroplex City, Megatron made his way to the battlefield, where he ran into Optimus. Sure that things would work themselves out like always, he initially dismissed Optimus's claims that the battle heralded the return of the Thirteen and Cybertron's doomsday as lunacy and walked off. The Fight Begins However, Prime's words stuck with him, and he later found his way to the Primal Basilica to speak with the Mistress of Flame about it, but arrived to find her badly beaten. The Mistress of Flame was only able to reveal Overlord as her attacker before finally succumbing to her wounds. At the Last Second With Victorion being the next best source of religious information, he next traveled to Fortress Maximus to find her, but was accused of murdering the Mistress and attacked by the Combiners. Thanks to Windblade's intervention, Megatron finally explained what happened and asked Victorion if recent events were a sign of the end times. Victorion told him to seek answers from the one he worshipped, and he departed yet again. Desperate Actions

Megatron later turned up back in Metroplex City to watch Trypticon fight Fortress Maximus. After some persuasion from Optimus and Windblade, Megatron finally agreed to help them fight, though he insisted that Windblade now owed him and that he was only doing so to find out who was really behind recent events. Consumed Ultimately, Trypticon was defeated by the power of the Matrix of Leadership, but this was immediately followed by the return of Megatronus, the mastermind behind everything. Megatron launched into a speech condemning Megatronus in an attempt to stall for time so Optimus and Maximus could attack, but this proved fruitless and Optimus was killed before Megatronus departed with the Matrix and the Enigma of Combination. In the aftermath, despite everyone else's distrust of him, Megatron asserted that they would need to work together and asked the others to follow him, as he believed he knew where Megatronus was going. All Things Must Pass

Splitting their group up, Megatron led Windblade, Perceptor and Victorion to Primal Swamp. Having read the Book of the Second Prophecies, Megatron was certain they would find the missing Requiem Blaster there, though his companions were skeptical. The group found themselves surrounded by the Dinobots, who were convinced Megatron was behind the recent threat of the apocalypse. Despite Megatron's claims to the contrary, Grimlock attacked and sent him hurtling away. The Swamp Getting back on his feet, Megatron noticed something shining within the reeds and decided to investigate. Volcanicus He found a glowing dome and touched it, causing a door to appear. As the others arrived, he told them to wait for him and entered the dome, the door closing behind him. Without Warning Inside, he found the Requiem Blaster guarded by Optimus Primal. The two battled over the Blaster, but when Megatron swore to give his life to save Cybertron, Primal recognized his resolve and relented. Megatron grabbed the gun and emerged from the dome, using it to force an enraged Predaking to stand down. Primal

Following coordinates obtained from the dome, he led the group to Cataclysm Tundra, where they unearthed the entrance to the Athenaeum Sanctorum. Pulling up a file on the Requiem Blaster, his search for information was interrupted as a vengeful Overlord pinned him to the ground, eager to destroy the one being who had ever bested him. Athenaeum Sanctorum With help from Perceptor, Megatron escaped Overlord's clutches and went toe-to-toe and tank-to-tank with his foe, fighting both him and Rodimus Cron. Ultimately, Megatron was weakened by the battle, but before Overlord could finish him, Optimus Primal tossed him the Requiem Blaster and he fired at his opponent, killing him. Countdown Discussing with Perceptor, he finally realized Megatronus's plan, as well as his goals, just as the former Prime appeared to knock him out and take the Blaster for himself. With their time of reckoning imminent, Megatron suggested they hurry to the Well of Sparks to stop Megatronus. Though he was unsure about leading the others on a suicide mission, they finally convinced him, and he mused about what Optimus would think as they pressed on. Consequences

Despite nearly having their sparks drained while traversing the Labyrinth of Tunnels, he and the others reached the Well in time to interrupt the resurrection process. Giving the others orders, he watched as Solus Prime began to return, explaining the circumstances to her and reaffirming his decision to save everyone. When Megatronus incapacitated the others and prepared to finish them, Megatron moved into his way, refusing to stand down. However, their battle was interrupted by the arrival of Rodimus Cron, now under Unicron's control. Collision Course Knowing he wasn't strong enough to take them both on, Megatron stayed to the side during their battle. He waited until they were distracted before attacking the doomsday device at Solus's behest, but was knocked aside by Megatronus. He later watched as Primal was transformed into Optimal Optimus by the Matrix. Megatronus Unleashed Having secretly contacted Predaking, he and the others were saved by the Combiner in the nick of time. He attempted to blast Solus with the Requiem Blaster, but Megatronus intervened, only for Solus to kill him herself. Their victory was short-lived, however, as Unicron attempted to use the Matrix of Chaos to take control of Megatron and transform him back into Galvatron. Refusing to be controlled by anyone, Megatron decided to sacrifice himself for the good of the planet and his team. Optimal obliged and fired the Requiem Blaster at Megatron and the Matrix, leaving behind no trace of either one. Saga's End

Commercial appearances

Megatron featured in quite a few commercials, mostly advertising other toys. Those that had original footage of Megatron included the following:

• Megatron landed amid a battle on Earth and fired his cannon at incoming Autobots. The Transformers #1

This appearance used his pre-cartoon design, with the black helmet and triggered cannon. He was not properly introduced in the commercial, but simply referred to as "The Decepticon Leader". This footage was later recycled in an ad for Coleco's Power Cycle (where he and his Decepticons raided a jungle gym power plant) and again for the rubsign ad.

• Megatron led his troops against Optimus's as they charged at one another in the middle of the desert. Optimus Prime and Megatron commercial
• During a battle against Megatron, Optimus summoned Smokescreen, Tracks, Hoist, Inferno, Red Alert, and Grapple to his side. Megatron responded by calling down Thrust and Dirge. Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial
• In the middle of a desert battle, Megatron summoned Thrust and Dirge, in response to Optimus Prime bringing in like, half a dozen new guys. Autobot cars plus Thrust and Dirge commercial
• Megatron, Treadshot, and Krok blasted through a wall together to steal the power behind becoming Action Masters. Action Masters commercial

In this scene, Megatron and the other Deceptions are not animated using character models, but by tracing stop-motion animation of their toys. This is because that sequence is the commercial's transition from animation to live-action, the first visual image of the toys proper.

• Megatron attempted to hijack a load of shoes in a South American ad for Bata's licensed Transformers footwear. He was stopped when a pair of said shoes deflected his fusion cannon blast right back at him. No, really. Transformers de Bata commercial

My purple fists are for POINTING!

• Megatron, in his "Action Master" body, pointed at Action Master Starscream. Action Master Starscream Commercial
• Megatron, again as an Action Master, was seen in a base futilely trying to grab a pair of Micromaster Combiners. He got shot in the face for his trouble. Micromaster Combiners commercial
• Once upgraded into his "Generation 2" body, Megatron tracked down Optimus Prime. Once he had his old foe in his crosshairs, he sprung in attack, and the two faction leaders dueled fiercely. Generation 2 Megatron commercial
• Megatron barged into the suburbs in his battle tank mode, only to be opposed once more by Optimus Prime. Both transformed, and Optimus blasted Megatron's gun out of his hand. In the grappling that followed, Megatron was presumably defeated and driven off. Combat Heroes commercial
• "Bot Shots" Megatron had many confrontations with his Optimus counterpart, crashing into each other in vehicle mode and then slugging it out in robot mode. One Bot Shot Megatron and Optimus belonged to neighbours, and taunted one another when their owners left for school. They both burst out of their respective houses, destroying the windows on the way out and colliding in mid-air. Battle for the Matrix Bot Shots commercial Megatron would continue to duke it out against Optimus, though sometimes he would appear in a different body. Bot Shots Dragon Track Commercial
• "Hero Mashers" Megatron battled Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Grimlock in the middle of a busy city. Using Grimlock's head, Optimus managed to bite off Megatron's arm and steal his jet pack, sending the Decepticon crashing into a wall. Though Megatron fell to pieces, he managed to reassemble himself, and tried to shoot at the now thoroughly-scramble Autobots. Optimus dodged the blast by removing his head and putting it back on, then knocked out Megatron with his "dino-fist." Megatron fell apart once more, and bounced around as a head in defeat. Hero Mashers commercial
• Megatron's voice narrated numerous commercials, including:
  • The Constructicons Constructicons commercial
  • Rubsigns Rubsign commercial
  • The Sharkticons (strange!) Sharkticon commercial
  • Wreck-Gar (stranger!) Springer and Wreck-Gar commercial
  • Galvatron (stranger still!) Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial
  • The Stunticons Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial
  • The Combaticons Bruticus and Metroplex commercial
  • Trypticon Defensor and Trypticon commercial
  • The Predacons Predacons commercial
  • The Battlechargers Battlechargers commercial

The Hub promos

Little did Megatron know, Cobra Commander planned to hang up in the middle of his sentence.

Cobra Commander and Megatron had an argument involving New Year's Eve marathons of their respective television series. Cobra-palooza Megatron-A-Thon

Ironically, the episodes featured in the Transformers portion of the marathon didn't feature Megatron as Megatron. (With the exception of one flashback.)

Another Megatron declared the Hub his in a commercial for a marathon of Prime season 1 and 2, doing certain Hub-focused jokes and gags before the commercial breaks during the marathon. One such segment showed his home movies, during which reminisced on how young he looked back then and mocked Soundwave's dated choice of alt-mode. Megatron's Favorite Song (26 Hour Takeover marathon promo)

This is highly unlikely to be canon. For the Megatron primarily focused on the Hub, see: Megatron (WFC).

Online promotional videos

• Megatron dueled Optimus Prime atop of an overpass in a human city. Though Prime managed to knock Megatron's cannon loose early in the scuffle, Megatron managed to turn the tables on the Autobot leader, reattached his primary weapon, and blast his old foe. When Megatron moved in for the kill, Optimus got his second wind, and knocked Megatron clear off the overpass. They were always real to me.
• Megatron was contacted by Optimus Prime, who convinced him to attend BotCon 2009. It took some doing though, but Megatron agree to participate when he learned that his human fans would be in attendance. BotCon 2009!
• Megatron asked Starscream if he had finished work on the Decepticons’ anti-matter gun, only to learn that Starscream had instead been spending his time gushing over his new BotCon toy. After shoving Starscream over for his insubordination, Megatron asked Breakdown and Counterpunch if they could think of a place where the Decepticons could find some new ultimate weapons. Breakdown pointed out that BotCon had all sorts of Transformers-related stuff, and Megatron got the idea that he could pick up some weapons at the convention. BotCon 2010 Promo
• Megatron addressed female viewers, asking them to compare their male companions to himself. He clarified that said males were puny weaklings compared to the mighty Megatron! Though, they could still join the Transformers collector’s club to get some exclusive toys. He also showed off the Transformers club magazine, the incentive figure for 2011, and was on a jet in outer space. Mega Spice -- The Transformer Your Fan Could Be Like
• Megatron and Starscream visited Shockwave's lab on Cybertron. The Decepticon leader asked if Shockwave has finished his work on the continuum transmorpher. He was pleased to hear that the device was nearly complete, but then got distracted by some new upgrades throughout Shockwave’s lab. As Shockwave showed him around, Starscream summoned his “Animated” counterpart to their reality. Megatron came upon the pair, and they blasted the Decepticon leader together. It still wasn’t enough to keep Megatron down though. Who is the Greatest Starscream Of All Time?
• Megatron interrupted Starscream’s video for the first BotCon 2012 exclusive toy review, allowing for Grimlock to step in and ruin the review. BotCon 2012: Figure Reveal!

Games

Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons

When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' Minicar troops from the Decepticons, Megatron could hinder Optimus Prime's progress by blasting him with fusion cannons. Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game

The Transformers (Commodore 64)

The Transformers (Commodore 64)

Transformers: Mystery of Convoy

As Ultra Magnus searched for the truth behind Optimus Prime's death, he was taunted by Megatron about the truth. Soon, Megatron and Ultra Magnus battled in a game of death and suffering. Transformers: Mystery of Convoy

Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals

After defeating both the Maximals and Predacons on ancient Earth, Ravage entered the Ark and used a prototype transreplication device to create clones of the dormant Decepticons within. The Megatron clone, equipped with all the memories and personality functions of the original, then followed Ravage back to his future in order to conquer it. Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals

DreamMix TV World Fighters

Voice actor: Seizō Katō (Japanese)

As part of DreamMix TV's attempt to pull in more ratings, Megatron and his eternal rival Optimus Prime were invited to battle bunches of other beings on the television show World Fighters. DreamMix TV World Fighters

The Transformers (PS2)

Voice actor: Jeff Manning (English)

The Transformers

Revenge of the Fallen - The Game (Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC)

Compare me to a cancelled toy, as I am only a skin for Flight Movie Me. I feel pain, as no one else can feel MY AWESOME POWER!!!

Voice actor: Frank Welker (English)

On August 27, 2009, Megatron was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a DLC pack for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3.

Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers Battle Circuit

Megatron, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. If an Autobot wished to claim the title of tournament champion, Megatron was the last opponent they needed to face. Transformers Battle Circuit

Transformers Battle Universe

At the edge of time, when the Matrix needed a new host, Megatron was among several warriors (and Megatrons) summoned from the multiverse to battle for control of the prize. Transformers Battle Universe

Transformers G1: Awakening

When the Autobots left Cybertron in the Ark, Megatron and his troops gave chase, boarding the Autobot ship and causing it to crash on Earth. After a four million year stasis nap, a volcanic eruption woke the Decepticons, and they began conquering the new planet and building a space bridge. When they found Jetfire, Megatron tricked him into joining the Decepticons. Unfortunately the Autobots soon turned Jetfire to their side, much to Megatron's displeasure, and the Autobots found out about the space bridge. Megatron returned to Cybertron and laid a trap with which he successfully captured the Autobots who came through the bridge. When the Autobots escaped back to Earth, Megatron followed them and mounted an all-out assault on the Ark. Unfortunately this was repelled, and despite Megatron's best efforts, the Autobots fought their way back to the space bridge, and attacked the Decepticon's headquarters on Cybertron. Transformers G1: Awakening

Bot Shots Battle Game!

Megatron participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! Bot Shots Battle Game!

Construct-Bots Builder

The components necessary for building "Construct-Bot" Megatron were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, you could mix his parts with those of Autobots! (gasp!) Construct-Bots Builder

Transformers Legends

I turn into a tank now. Any problems?

Megatron was once a miner, until Senator Ratbat shut down the facility where Megatron was employed. Enraged by the maltreatment of a fellow miner by the Senator's guards, Megatron accidently killed the guard and got himself arrested. While being transported, Megatron was convinced to take over the ship he was on by some fellow inmates, and set a course for the city of Kaon. There, he joined the underground gladiatorial fights and began to plot against the government establishment that had led him down this path. Megatron rose through the ranks of the pit fights, losing an arm in the process, only to have it replaced with spare parts acquired from a defeated foe. Megatron Origins In the Kaon pits, the harsh conditions gave him the desire to be the strongest of all. Megatron's bio He eventually found himself opposed by Clench, but defeated him. Megatron then proceeded to take over Kaon, and set his sights on conquering the entirety of Cybertron. Megatron Origins

Megatron formulated a plan to wipe out the Autobots by activating Cybertron's planetary engines. When Sentinel Prime tried to meet with him to talk him out of this course of action, Megatron instead ambushed the Autobot leader and successfully slew him. Unfortunately Megatron found that Sentinel was not in possession of the Matrix of Leadership, which was promptly passed to the new Autobot leader, Optimus Prime. The War Within During the early days of the war, Megatron attempted to obtain a quick victory by conquering Iacon. This plan failed due to Metroplex getting involved in the battle. Assault on Iacon

Stranded on the planet Junk, Megatron had to fight off the Junkions until Skywarp arrived to rescue him. Wreckage Later on Earth, Megatron's strict rule resulted in the Insecticons going rogue. Harvest of the Insecticons He was pleased when he heard that Optimus Prime had been badly damaged by the Dinobots, but didn't have time to order a strike on the Autobot base, as the Dinobots were attacking his own base. Day of the Dinobots - Part 1

At some point, Megatron went missing in action, and Starscream took command of the Decepticons. Countdown to Extinction As part of a distraction while the Constructicons attacked Teletraan I, Megatron challenged Optimus to a duel. Heavy Metal War - Part 1 After Thrust found a Golden Lagoon of Electrum, Megatron led the invulnerable Decepticons against Omega Supreme and then Autobot Headquarters, only to find the latter was deserted. The Decepticons rushed back to the lagoon to find the Autobots were also invulnerable, and after the lagoon was destroyed in the ensuing battle, Megatron and his forces retreated. The Golden Lagoon

Megatron was enraged to learn that the Constructicons had somehow become friendly with Hoist and Grapple, and sent Shockwave and Deluge out to bring the team back into line. The Master Builders When Chronogon portals began opening, Megatron devised a plan to utilize them. The Decepticons successfully sprang a trap that sent the Aerialbots back in time, and followed that up by trying unsuccessfully to prevent Orion Pax from becoming Optimus Prime. Golden Age During a battle near Autobot HQ, Megatron sneaked away and sabotaged the Autobot recharging chamber with a personality destabilizer device. The Autobots were turned evil the next time they recharged, and Megatron sent them to Rutter Military Base to steal a solar energy satellite. Attack of the Autobots

WHYYYYYYYY?! WHYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!

Megatron and Shockwave slyly suggested to Grimlock that he should be leader of the Autobots, believing that if he took over, it would make their job of overcoming the Autobots easier. As it happened, once Grimlock took over, the two Decepticons were instead captured by his forces, and only escaped once he turned the reigns back over to Optimus. Me, Grimlock, King Megatron somehow became fused to Ratchet somewhere in inter-dimensional space. The pair were attacked by a time-displaced Galvatron, however a team of Autobots rescued them and the pair were surgically separated at the Autobot base. Megatron took advantage of the subsequent celebrations to make his escape. Savage Circle

The Decepticons managed to steal Nightbird, and Megatron had Hardshell reprogram her to serve the Decepticon cause. Though she succeeded in stealing the World Energy Chip from Autobot HQ, Megatron and his troops were forced to come to her aid and failed to prevent her falling back into Autobot hands. Enter the Nightbird After Megatron and his men found a Lightning Bug on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted Cosmic Rust. Back on Earth, they stole corrostop and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the Statue of Liberty and curing themselves, however. Cosmic Rust

After Dirge crashed into a movie set while transporting a stolen Autobot weapon, Megatron sent a group of Decepticons to retrieve him and destroy all evidence. He was upset when they not only returned without having destroyed the film, but when the film turned out to be a blockbuster hit. Hoist Goes Hollywood

Megatron and his men finally managed to drive the Autobots from Earth, badly damaging Optimus in the process, and set about conquering the planet. Their reign was short-lived, as the Autobots returned once Optimus had recovered, and Megatron was himself badly damaged in the battle that ensued, resulting in the Decepticons retreating. All Hail Megatron

When the ongoing conflict with the Autobots finally came to a head, Megatron led an assault on Autobot City and eventually stood over Optimus Prime's broken body. One Shall Fall... Or possibly Optimus defeated Megatron. The Battle for Autobot City A short time later, Megatron was reborn into Galvatron, thanks to Unicron. All Hail Galvatron

Transformers: Battle Tactics

Megatron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in four different bodies:

• Megatron — This Common character could be recruited by collecting 20 units of Cybermetal.
• Generations Megatron — Promotional Rare character
• Megatron (Leader) — This Super Rare promotional character could be recruited through the space bridge for 1000 gold.
• Generation 2 Megatron — This Epic character was available as a reward in the "Generation 2 Episode 1" event. Transformers: Battle Tactics

He starts out as a Common miner. I belong to nobody!

Grant me mercy, I beg of you! - says any bot if he is the last opponent.

Transformers: Devastation

Voice actor: Frank Welker

Transformers: Earth Wars

Voice actor: Frank Welker (English), Masayuki Kiyama (Japanese)

I have a thumb. It's just bent.

Megatron is needed on earth by the Decepticons, but they are too late as Optimus Prime comes through the Space bridge. Optimus then proceeds to beat Megatron to the the Fractal Map and locate the Enigma of Combination. The Autobots succeed, but Megatron has found a way to artificially create the power needed to create combiners. Autobot Campaign

Megatron orders Bludgeon and Starscream to get him a Quantum crystal powerful enough to bring him through. Then he starts on his conquest to obtain the Fractal Map, the Codex Key, and finally the Enigma of Combination. With the Enigma, Megatron then precedes to use Devastator to destroy everything, but is stopped by Optimus and Superion. Decepticon Campaign

When Megatron first arrives on earth, the other cons are weary and afraid of the mortar that lies ahead of them. Irritated with their cowardace, Megatron leads a Rallying Charge that allows them to destroy the autobot's outpost. Megatron then lords over the victory on all the other cons The Lost Map Campaign

During the race to find the Fractal Map, Megatron orders Bludgeon to spy on Stascream to make sure that he doesn't do anything "out of line". He finds out Starscream was commanding an Operation consisting of Hook and Scrapper, and took command of the Op himself. They destroy an Autobot base, and Hook has to clean up while Megatron commands the rest of the cons to stay in line and find the Fractal map before the Autobots do. Power Play Campaign

During the final battle of the Codex Key, Megatron gathered the rest of his "most" loyal troops, including (the rest of) the Constructicons, Seekers, Combaticons, Insecticons, Predacons, and the Stunticons (They didn't show because they were busy with.... "other" Things..) and they all took part in the battle that ensued. The Codex Showdown Campaign

When Megatron got his hands on the Enigma of Combination, he eagerly used it on the Constructicons to form Devastator. With the creation of Combiner lab, Megatron had plans to make more combiners. Combiner Wars Campaign

• Class: Special
• Lowest Star Rating: 2 star
• Weapons: Megatron fires a blast from his Fusion Cannon before engaging a target up close and attacking it with his energy mace.
• Ability: Inspiring Charge - Rally Decepticons to engage the target. Then charge in damaging walls along the way.
  • Cost: 5 ability points +2 for reuses.

Megatron at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki

Transformers Online (2016 video game)

“

Peace through tyranny.

”

On Cybertron, Megatron quickly rose to power as champion of the pits of Kaon, where he assembled a group of followers. On planet Earth, he led the Decepticons to reside amongst the Autobots and humans in a long struggle for control. Megatron may be perceived as contradictory, for it was less likely for him to be hailed as a "hero". His power and prestige defined his heroic glory, but Megatron's treachery still posed him a threat to all. Megatron defeated the most powerful enemy, who had control over an unruly army. However, Megatron would never: betray his family, leave behind any of his comrades, or forget to restore his former homeland. Because of his unwavering faith, Megatron's will could last until his final moments.

In battle, Megatron wielded the "Gaia Chain Mace" and the heavy duty "Slayer" bazooka. His active skill was "Missile Frenzy":

• Missile Frenzy — (Must be in vehicle/tank mode) Megatron can fire up to 3 tracking missiles that reduce an opponent's damage by 50%. Each missile deals 800 points of damage to an opponent. Transformers Online

Transformers: Forged to Fight

OH, that upgrade felt good. Now, let's go crush some hippies!

Not much has been released story wise. Transformers: Forged to Fight

• Class: Tactician
• Abilities
  • Fusion Cannon:
    • The Fusion Cannon takes 6 seconds to charge 3 Full Power Heavy Attacks that travel significantly faster and deal 20~30% more damage.
    • Full Power Heavy Attacks permanently Fuse a debuff inflicted by Megatron’s Special Attacks to the opponent. Only one debuff of each type can be Fused.
  • Last Hit of a Medium Combo: 100% chance to Refresh the duration of Unfused Armor Breaks, Attack Debuffs, and Shocks on the opponent.
  • Knocked Down: Megatron has a 0.7% chance for each percentage of lost Health to become Unstoppable for 3 seconds.
• SIGNATURE ABILITY – NO MERCY
  • Megatron shows no mercy and uses the enemy’s own strengths against them. As long as the opponent has a Fused Debuff, Megatron’s Melee Attacks have a 20~60% chance to Steal a buff from the opponent for 5 seconds.
• SPECIAL ATTACKS:

1. Special 1 – Energon Crush- The Energon Flail is perfectly designed to shatter the defenses of even the toughest bots. 100% chance to inflict Armor Break, removing opponent’s Armor and applying 26~34% Armor reduction for 10 seconds.
2. Special 2 – Atomic Slug- Megatron initiates the brutality setting on his Fusion Cannon. 100% chance to decrease Attack by -32~-40% for 10 seconds.
3. Special 3 – All Too Easy- There is no limits to the carnage Megatron is willing to inflict on his foes. 100% chance to inflicts Shock, dealing Shock Damage for 200% of attack over 20 seconds. Grants Fusion Overload, allowing unlimited Full Power shots of the Fusion Cannon for the rest of the fight.

• SYNERGY BONUSES:
  • Outgoing – Till All is Ours – Soundwave- All Decepticons gain 5~15% Attack against Autobots.
  • Outgoing – Lieutenants – Starscream, Shockwave-Megatron gains new abilities and his lieutenants gain 2~8% Armor and 2~8% Attack Rating.
  • Incoming – Lieutenants – Starscream-Megatron’s Special Attacks have a 30~70%% chance to Stun the opponent for 3.5 seconds. This effect will only trigger once per fight for each Special Attack and this Stun debuff cannot be Fused.
  • Incoming – Lieutenants – Shockwave-The last hit of Megatron’s Medium Combo has a 20~40% chance to inflict a Power Rate Debuff, reducing the opponent’s Power Rate by 30% for 10 seconds. This debuff may be Fused to the opponent.
  • Mutual – Enemies – Optimus Prime, Bumblebee GS- + 2~8% Attack Rating.
• STRONG MATCH-UPS:
  • Most Bots – You don’t become undisputed leader of the Decepticons without being a VERY formidable combatant.
  • Grindor – Megatron will rip through Brawlers like Grindor who generate Armor to protect themselves. With his Signature Ability awakened, Megatron will also steal their buffs to boost his own abilities.
  • Optimus Prime (GS) – Megatron will gain Unstoppable at low health whenever knocked down. This may punish commanders that rely too much on the Autobot Leader’s Roll Out ability.
  • Optimus Primal - Megatron’s Fused Armor Break will block Optimus Primal’s Crit Armor from activating.

• WEAK MATCH-UPS:
  • Soundwave – Megatron relies on his powerful Fusion Cannon to get through his fights, having his powerful shots reflected back by a Sonic Shield will put a damper on Megatron’s plans.
  • Galvatron – With very few buffs to steal, and no armor to break, Galvatron will show Megatron the difference Unicron’s assistance can make.

• RECOMMENDED MODULES FOR MEGATRON:
• Paralyzer – The Paralyzer’s ability to Stun the opponent after a special Attack will leave them vulnerable to a blast from Megatron's Fusion Cannon.
• Transwarp Cell – Getting hit by the Fusion Cannon is bad enough, getting your Power Drained at the same time is the quickest way to the scrap pile.

Notes

The fusion cannon's got that handle because... well, we're not sure.

Microman Megatron's concept model. Back then, he was a little less happy to see you.

• Early in the Transformers series production, Megatron's look was based not on the toy, but on concept art for an unproduced prototype version. This early version, sporting a different, black head, a very different scope/fusion cannon, and the gun's barrel on his back, managed to make its way into not only early commercial animation and licensed material, but into the art of the early Marvel Comics. Though the model was altered before the animated series was produced, elements from the first model such as the back-mounted barrel were perpetuated in both the comic and the cartoon. The Marvel Comics continued to color Megatron's helmet black (well, blue) until the end of its run. Cleverly, flashbacks in IDW's The Transformers: Stormbringer and subsequent series used the black helmet to show Megatron's younger self and his normal gray helmet for his modern self in order to show age. By contrast, Megatron's Shattered Glass counterpart has a black helmet in the present day.
• Similarly early UK comic art often coloured Megatron's upper body Gold instead of Silver (Most notably in State Games and the cover of Transformers (UK) issue 21. This is because the original Boxart for Megatron (Hasbro) does in fact feature a gold hue to the upper body and arms for no known reason.
• Similar to Optimus Prime's trailer, Megatron's Walther P38 alt-mode includes parts that materialize from out of nowhere once he transforms, which change his silhouette into a more rifle-like shape. These parts include an elongated pistol stock and an extending barrel attachment, both of which fly offscreen once he reassumes his robot mode. Megatron is never seen operating as a pistol without these extra parts.
• The name "Megatron" was originally used by Marvel Comics for another robot that appeared long before the Transformers toyline came about, in issue 18 of the Shogun Warriors series (written by Doug Moench, art by Herb Trimpe, released in July 1980). Strictly speaking, though, the name is even older, as it has been used by a manufacturer of ball points since at least 1965. Bob Budiansky stated in an interview that the name "Megatron" is a portmanteau derived from "Megaton" and "Electronic". He suggested the name "Megatron" for the Transformers line (it's unclear if he was aware of the existing Marvel character, though as an editor it seems likely that he at least had a subconscious memory of it) but Hasbro initially rejected it, claiming that "mega" conjured images of nuclear bombs. Budiansky reminded them that the name was supposed to sound evil, because he's the leader of the bad guys. Hasbro responded, "Oh, right", and then approved the name.
• When Megatron transforms into gun mode, he most often shrinks to a size where he can be held by either a human or fellow Transformer and has someone else aim and fire him. The exceptions are in the episodes "S.O.S. Dinobots" and "The Ultimate Doom, Part 3", the The Transformers video game, the manga issues Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4 and "The Battle of the Star Gate" (likely "Activation" too, but the angles makes it impossible to say for certain) as well as the G.I. Joe issue "Realignments". In the cases of "S.O.S. Dinobots", Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4 and "The Battle of the Star Gate", Megatron does not shrink and has another Transformer somewhat clumsily aim and move him. In "The Ultimate Doom, Part 3", the video game and "Realignments" (and "Activation"), he floats in the air and takes a shot at his target unassisted. The reasons Megatron chooses to transform instead of simply using his fusion cannon are seldom explained.
• On the 1985 Universal Studios Tour, a giant statue of Megatron was available for children to clamber over and have their picture taken on. It wasn't especially dignified.
• Beast Wars Universe claims that Megatron has been missing since the beginning of Pax Cybertronia and it is rumored that he has been deceased. This is seemingly incongruous with the open references the cartoon makes to The Movie, where Blackarachnia confirms it was Galvatron who killed Starscream.
• Some Québecquers loved his shiny body so much they named a communications company after him.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Megatron (メガトロン Megatoron), Megalligator (Beast Wars vs pack, メガリゲーター Megarigētā), Megatronus (Generations vs pack, メガトロナス Megatoronasu)
• Cantonese: Megaton (麥加登 Mak Gaa Dang)
• Mandarin: Měi-chīa Wáng (Taiwan, 美加王, "King Mega"), Chǜ-wú-pà (Taiwan, 巨無霸, "Extremely Gigantic"), Wēi Zhèn Tīan (China, 威震天, "Extremely Prestigious", literally "Heaven-shaking Might")
• French: Mégatron
• Hebrew: Megatron (מגהטרון Mghjrwn)
• Portuguese: Megatrão (Portugal comics)
• Russian, Serbian, and Ukrainian: Megatron (Мегатрон)

External links

• Transformers #227 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk