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Megatron is a gambler and can sometimes be a ham. (His manner of saying "Yesss..." is practically vaudevillian.) He has a twisted sense of humor and an over-developed sense of drama which rule everything he conceives, both long and short term. When he destroys you, he wants you to know that it was he who did this, and just how badly you were had. This is his greatest weakness. Like a Bond villain, he'll gladly boast to the hero at length about how smart and clever he was, giving his victim time to formulate a counterattack. He often sabotages himself by neglecting the quick and easy solutions for the bigger, meaner, and more complex. | Megatron is a gambler and can sometimes be a ham. (His manner of saying "Yesss..." is practically vaudevillian.) He has a twisted sense of humor and an over-developed sense of drama which rule everything he conceives, both long and short term. When he destroys you, he wants you to know that it was he who did this, and just how badly you were had. This is his greatest weakness. Like a Bond villain, he'll gladly boast to the hero at length about how smart and clever he was, giving his victim time to formulate a counterattack. He often sabotages himself by neglecting the quick and easy solutions for the bigger, meaner, and more complex. | ||
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====IDW Beast Wars: The Gathering Comics==== | ====IDW Beast Wars: The Gathering Comics==== | ||
After dispatching [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] and [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] to oversee the installation of [[Sentinel]] into the [[Darkside]], Megatron was attacked by [[Magmatron (BW)|Magmatron]], who had been assigned to arrest him by the [[Tripredacus Council]]. Although Megatron held his own against the Predacon general, he was ambushed and paralyzed by [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]]. Magmatron intended to use a [[transwarp shunt]] to transport his prisoner back to [[Cybertron]], the intervention of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Optimus Minor (G1)|Optimus Minor]], and [[Razorbeast (G1)|Razorbeast]], Magmatron was sent home empty-handed. Razorbeast was tempted to dispatch the prone Megatron, but released him instead, due to his desire to avoid interfering with the timeline. | |||
''{Note: Razorbeast's refusal to destroy Megatron in order to preserve the timeline is puzzling, as Razorbeast and Megatron are contemporaries.]'' | |||
====Beast Machines==== | ====Beast Machines==== | ||
Revision as of 04:38, 19 May 2006
Megatron is a Predacon and a Vehicon in the Beast Era portion of Generation 1 continuity.
Megatron has one goal -- restoring glory and power to the Predacon race, with himself at the helm. What distinguishes Megatron from the countless others who share this goal at various volumes is his chutzpah. He is willing to risk everything -- time, space, himself -- if need be.
Megatron is skillful at orchestrating vast schemes by manipulating others into doing them for him -- an idle suggestion here, a conspicuously-planted object of interest there. He knows his enemies inside and out and exactly how to provoke them. He has no friends, only pawns. Because of this attitude, this superiority complex, he despises working with the very troops he needs to carry out his plans. His hubris does not make him very popular, and so he must rely on power and fear to rule them.
Megatron is a gambler and can sometimes be a ham. (His manner of saying "Yesss..." is practically vaudevillian.) He has a twisted sense of humor and an over-developed sense of drama which rule everything he conceives, both long and short term. When he destroys you, he wants you to know that it was he who did this, and just how badly you were had. This is his greatest weakness. Like a Bond villain, he'll gladly boast to the hero at length about how smart and clever he was, giving his victim time to formulate a counterattack. He often sabotages himself by neglecting the quick and easy solutions for the bigger, meaner, and more complex.
Fiction
American Animated Continuity
Timelines: Dawn of Futures Past
Dreamwave Comics Continuity
After stealing the golden disk, he broke into Vector Sigma along with Dinobot and reviewed historical files on many of the Autobots and Decepticons from the Generation 1 era. He subsequently adopted the name "Megatron" for himself.
Beast Wars
Voice actor: David Kaye (US), Shigeru Chiba (Japan)
3H Tales of the Beast Wars
IDW Beast Wars: The Gathering Comics
After dispatching Rampage and Inferno to oversee the installation of Sentinel into the Darkside, Megatron was attacked by Magmatron, who had been assigned to arrest him by the Tripredacus Council. Although Megatron held his own against the Predacon general, he was ambushed and paralyzed by Iguanus and Drill Bit. Magmatron intended to use a transwarp shunt to transport his prisoner back to Cybertron, the intervention of Grimlock, Optimus Minor, and Razorbeast, Magmatron was sent home empty-handed. Razorbeast was tempted to dispatch the prone Megatron, but released him instead, due to his desire to avoid interfering with the timeline.
{Note: Razorbeast's refusal to destroy Megatron in order to preserve the timeline is puzzling, as Razorbeast and Megatron are contemporaries.]
Beast Machines
Voice actor: David Kaye (US), Shigeru Chiba (Japan)
3H Universe Comics
When Optimus Primal's spark is retrieved from the core of Cybertron to protect the multiverse, he wonders if this action has freed Megatron as well.
Robot Masters
Robot Masters Pack-In Manga
Robot Masters Online Manga
Robot Masters DVD Cartoon
Voice actor: Toshitsugu Takashina (Japan)
Beast Wars Reborn Manga
Transformers Legends Anthology
Toys
Beast Wars
- Megatron (vs 2-pack)
- Megatron
- Megatron (Transmetal)
- Megatron (Transmetal 2)
- Megatron (Beast Wars Tenth Anniversary)
Beast Machines
- Megatron
- Megatron (Happy Meal)
- Beast Changer
- Megatron (Beast Wars Returns)
Robot Masters
- Beast Megatron
Titanium Series
- Beast Wars Megatron (3" Robot Master)
Merchandise
External Links
