Archforce

Archforce is a Decepticon Hero from the Generation 1 continuity family.

I MEGATRON MAY OR MAY NOT RULE!

Archforce is a fiercely loyal Decepticon who volunteered for Project Re-Birth in order that... oh who are we kidding? He didn't volunteer. Straxus strapped him to a table, screaming, while techs vivisected and rebuilt his body in the image of Megatron—all part of a too-elaborate-by-half scheme by Straxus to regain control of the Decepticon army.

Fiction

Marvel The Transformers comics

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On Cybertron, "Megatron" was tormented by strange memories of medical torture and dis-assembly amid flashbacks to Straxus' attempts to possess his body. Mind Games

Later, another Megatron related his discovery of a hidden lab in Straxus's base where a hapless trooper was surgically reconstructed into a replica of Megatron's own body, which was then possessed by Straxus... who had in turn been overwhelmed by a copy of Megatron's own memories and believed himself to be the original to form a sort of Double Decker Taco of mind-control and body horror.

He died the way he lived: In agony.

Realizing the truth, the clone Megatron—who was barely clinging to sanity—chose to take his own life "rather than let Straxus win". Two Megatrons!

Ask Vector Prime

Though in some realities, Archforce would commit suicide, in others, such as Primax 895.0 Gamma, he'd become his own Decepticon and a threat to Optimus Prime and Megatron alike!

Vector Prime once found an Archforce toy mint on sealed card at a nano-flea market. Ask Vector Prime

Toys

Generation 2

• Archforce (Hero, 1994)
  • Accessories: Rifle, 2 air-launch missiles

File:G2 CombatHero Megatron toy.jpg

This isn't a reused Combat Hero Megatron photo. Straxus just slapped the sticker on poor Archforce.

Archforce is almost wholly identical to the Generation 2 Hero Megatron toy, transforming into a tank reminiscent of an M-1 Abrams. Only the decals are different between the two; Archforce's had the character-identifying text removed from them. His main cannon is attached to a bellows using air pressure to launch the two large rubber-tipped missiles he comes with. He was available only in the European market.

This mold was also used to make Robots in Disguise Bludgeon, which was repurposed as Shattered Glass Bludgeon, and Robotmasters Reverse Convoy.

• More information on Archforce (well, Hero Megatron) at TFU.info

Notes

• Like his wavemate Sureshot, Archforce is a curiosity. Presumably Hasbro's European offices didn't want as many Optimus Prime and Megatron toys on the shelves as the North American branch did, so they renamed the Hero toys of the two characters and altered any decals that bore their original names. Their bios were also reworded, but the new, briefer descriptions could easily apply to Optimus and Megatron anyway. They lack Tech Spec ratings, so it's unknown if they were intended to inherit the "10" rank as well.

• Archforce was grandfathered into Marvel Comics continuity by "Ask Vector Prime" in 2015, establishing that this clone of Megatron was the other clone of Megatron from "Two Megatrons!".