Megatron (WFC)/toys
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Toys
Generations
- Cybertronian Megatron (Deluxe, 2010)
- Accessories: clear purple missile, Fusion Cannon
- Part of the second wave of Generations toys, Cybertronian Megatron is a toy is based on his appearance in the video game Transformers: War for Cybertron, transforming into a Cybertronian self-propelled gun. The treads of his vehicle can be positioned in either a vertical configuration like a traditional tank, or in a horizontal hover-tank configuration. Megatron's spring-loaded cannon can attach to either arm. He also has an insignia on his back, but unlike Optimus, his is not hidden by kibble. Like War for Cybertron Soundwave, his head has a light-piping gimmick that has been neutered by his painted eyes.
- Some units of the figure have Megatron's left internal shoulder strut misassembled, preventing that side of the tank mode from becoming properly flush to the body when transforming. This can be corrected by unscrewing and separating the outer shoulder structure, flipping the strut 180 degrees, and reassembling the shoulder covering.
- Also, the packaging image for his tank mode is flipped.
- This mold was redecoed into United Megatron Cybertron Mode, Darkside Megatron, and Knights of Unicron Megatron.
Transformers (2010)
- Rage over Cybertron (Multipack, 2011)
- Accessories: Fusion Cannon, missile
- A redeco of Cybertronian Megatron with purple parts, a translucent purple cannon and purple and red paint details resembling the effects of Dark Energon, available in a Toys"R"Us exclusive three-pack with Cybertronian Optimus Prime and Cybertronian Bumblebee.
- The stock photo to the right has his vehicle mode mis-transformed. His treads are left almost untransformed as his arms, but with his hands folded inside the treads, and the top panel on his left shoulder hasn't been rotated and pegged between his shoulders/tank front. His robot mode is also mis-transformed, with his back panel not being pegged into his back and being left hanging behind his thighs.
Prime: First Edition
- Optimus Prime vs Megatron: A Rivalry Reborn (Entertainment Pack, 2011)
- Accessories: Fusion Cannon
- Part of Prime: First Edition, this Deluxe Class version of Megatron transforms into his alien ship mode. He comes with his Fusion Cannon, which can either be held with his hands in robot mode, or peg onto his jet mode by folding the handle in and pegging it behind his exposed, peeking head. It is also in this latter configuration for the cannon that the otherwise useless groove and tab on the cannon and its handle can be pegged onto the tab and otherwise useless socket on his right arm, giving him the classic, arm-mounted, yet strangely undocumented Fusion Cannon configuration shown in his stock photography. Funny enough, the blade from the Cyberverse Commander figure of the character can fit in the hole of the fusion cannon's mouth, which enables it to reenact fighting scenes with his sword.
- Speaking of undocumented features, his instructions show a noticeably different "completed" vehicle mode when compared to his stock photos. Specifically, the instructions completely neglect the extra steps to flip his wings out and form a more show-accurate vehicle mode, opting instead for a more slender, wingless vehicle mode. To achieve this undocumented form, his underside leg panels must be opened, flipped around and over to the top of the ship, be pegged onto a tab on the side of his intakes, and his pointy wingtips must be flipped out from underneath. He also has some clearance issues when transforming. His intakes and the panel that surrounds his head in vehicle mode tend to collide when the intakes are snugly angled into and out of the panel, often resulting in the intakes popping off the (detachable) plastic hinges that they're on. He also comes somewhat mis-transformed in the package, with the positions of the intakes and the panel on his back being switched around, with the panel being placed after the intakes, instead of before. (Yeah, its nearly impossible to do that, but for the sake of show-accuracy...)
- He comes with a similarly-scaled Optimus Prime and PVC figurines of Miko Nakadai, Jack Darby and Raf Esquivel, as well as a DVD of the "Series Premiere" episode "Masters & Students".
- The toy was later retooled and redecoed into Timelines Rampage and Pirate Hunter.
- Megatron (Deluxe, 2011)
- Number: 005
- Accessories: Fusion Cannon
- The Japanese release of Deluxe Class Megatron was packaged by itself on a card. The instructions show the proper vehicle mode, how to attach his fusion cannon to his arm, and the figure is transformed correctly in the box.
- The figure shares its ID number with the US release of Terrorcon Cliffjumper, which was not released in Japan's First Edition line.
Cyberverse
- Megatron (Cyberverse Commander, 2012)
- Series / Number: 02 / 004
- Japanese Release Date: 3-31-2012
- Japanese Number: EZ-02
- Accessories: Cyber sword
- Part of the first wave of Prime Series 2 Cyberverse Commander Class toys, Megatron features translucent purple plastic on his entire torso (although with the chest panels covering a portion of it) so that he can be illuminated by the lights from the larger play-sets. He comes with a translucent hard-plastic "cyber sword" weapon which features two 3mm posts and a peg-hole in-between, allowing it to peg into either his hands, right wrist, left arm, Fusion Cannon, or back. The Hasbro release comes with a pack-in file card. Sadly, this toy boasts an incredibly accurate robot mode at the cost of a barely passable attempt at an alternate mode.
- In addition to the regular version, Megatron was also released in a special "advance release" assortment alongside Optimus Prime, Bulkhead, and Starscream, with each figure including a mini-DVD that contains the Transformers: Prime episode "Masters & Students". Yes, all four of them come with the same episode.
- While the transformation-related post on his arm-mounted Fusion Cannon may seem 3mm-compatible, it is actually slightly too big, and mounting the sword onto it may cause the sword's peg-hole to crack.
- Decepticon Set (EZ Collection 6-pack, 11-24-2012)
- ID number: EZ-SP2
- Accessories: Cyber sword
- This redeco of Megatron is cast in darker metallic-gray plastics. He was only available in a TakaraTomy EZ Collection six-pack with the Vehicon, Breakdown, Starscream, Knock Out, and Terrorcon Cliffjumper.
- Oddly, his sword is cast in a significantly more flexible plastic than the one that comes with his Hasbro counterpart. Usually, it's the other way round.
- Unicron Megatron (Cyberverse Commander, 2014)
- Series / Number: 3 / 010
- Accessories: Dark Energon sword
- Part of the final wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Cyberverse Commander Class toys, Unicron Megatron is a straight redeco of Series 2 Cyberverse Commander Class Megatron, reflecting his depiction following his resurrection at the hands of Unicron in Predacons Rising. His "Dark Energon sword" is a minimal recolor of the original Megatron's Cyber sword, in a slightly darker, more saturated shade of purple. As a straight redeco of a series 2 figure, Unicron Megatron is the only series 3 Commander Class figure to feature translucent plastic parts.
- Due to being released after the Christmas season and before the launching of the Age of Extinction toy line, Unicron Megatron and the other figures of his wave were ultimately only available in Hong Kong, Canada and Europe.
Prime
- Megatron (Voyager, 2012)
- Series / Number: 01 / 002
- Japanese release date: 7-28-2012
- Japanese ID number: AM-15
- Accessories: Cannon & Combat Claw (Hasbro only), "Gora II" & "Hades" Arms Microns (TakaraTomy only)
- Part of the first wave of Prime: Robots in Disguise Voyager Class toys, this larger-scale Megatron also has a fair amount of translucent purple plastic in the torso and forearms, allowing them to be illuminated by the various light-up Voyager Class weapons in this line. He comes with two weapons: an arm cannon that deploys and illuminates (via LED) an under-slung blade when a plunger is pushed, as well as a combat claw. Both weapons peg via 5mm post onto his hands, wrists, forearms, robot back, and vehicle roof. The combat claw pegs into his wrist, allowing the handle to rest on his hands as if he were holding it. The claw can also mount onto a peg-hole on top of the cannon when not in use.
- The TakaraTomy release of Voyager Megatron sports many differences. Megatron Darkness, part of the fifth wave of Japanese Prime product, is said to be Megatron's reborn form, having "come back from Hell" (aka the events of "Sick Mind" and "Out of His Head"). His base plastics are shades of cold-gray as opposed to the Hasbro warm-grays, and his chestplates, shoulderplates and head have been given a silver vac-metal finish. He comes with a silver-foil sticker sheet that adds a lot of purple filigree designs to him in a matter similar to the e-HOBBY exclusive Galvatron II. The Hasbro accessories have been replaced with a pair of Arms Micron kits; Gora II, a gorilla that becomes Megatron's fusion cannon, and Hades, a massive bat that becomes a winged backpack or a giant scythe weapon.
- People who purchased Megatron Darkness from Ion stores on his release date got a free Hellflame Gul Arms Micron (while supplies last). Those who preordered Megatron Darkness through Amazon Japan got a free Shining B.2 Arms Micron with their order.
- As part of the first wave of the Japanese Prime line, this toy is a redeco and retooling of the First Edition Megatron toy. He has had some of his paint operations replaced with customer-applied foil stickers (mostly the silver bits on his pelvis). His "backpack" has also been retooled to add 5mm posts and post-holes as part of the line-wide Arms Micron gimmick. Rather than coming with his original fusion cannon, he instead comes with Gora, a gorilla-like robot who transforms into the fusion cannon, complete with flip-out blades.
- Megatron (Dark Energon Voyager, 2012)
- Number: 001
- Accessories: Cannon & Combat Claw
- Prime: Dark Energon Megatron is a BigBadToyStore-exclusive redeco of RID Megatron, being cast in opaque dark blue, lavender, light-gray, and black plastics, and having warmer translucent-purple plastic. The entirety of his forearms and shoulder-pads are now cast in translucent-purple plastic, and his purple paint operations have been replaced by pink.
- Though he was packaged on an individual box, he was initially sold as part of a set with Dark Energon Optimus Prime. He was eventually made available on his own, and all of the Dark Energon Series toys were eventually made available in Singapore as mass-retail releases. The Voyager Class toys, in particular, also saw mass-retail release in the Philippines.
- Final Battle Megatron (Voyager, 2-25-2013)
- ID number: AM-33
- Accessories: Shadow Gabu, Shadow Baru, & Shadow Dai Arms Microns
- Part of the eleventh and final assortment of TakaraTomy Prime toys, Final Battle Megatron is the most show-accurate redeco of the original Prime: Robots in Disguise Voyager mold to date, with silver paint across much of the figure, and is specifically intended to represent his appearance in the episodes "Alpha/Omega" through "Darkest Hour". As such, his right forearm is decoed (but sadly not remolded) to resemble Liege Maximo's forearm that he substitutes for his own in those episodes. Also per the show, he comes with the "Dark Energon Saber" in a place of a fusion cannon, which is represented by a smoky-translucent-black redeco of the Dark Matter Calibur Super Combo Weapon, composed of the Arms Microns Shadow Gabu, Shadow Baru, and Shadow Dai.
- This figure was originally solicited as "Darkest Megatron".
Beast Hunters
- Megatron/Sharkticon Megatron (Voyager, 2013)
- Series / Number: 02 / 006
- Accessories: Tartarex Warp Sword/Sharktooth Spear
- Part of the fourth wave of Prime: Beast Hunters Voyager Class toys, Megatron is an extensive Sharkticon-homaging retool of his Prime: Robots in Disguise toy. He transforms into a "beast jet", and he has a unique Decepticon insignia with beady eyes and a gaping maw of sharp teeth. He comes equipped with the Tartarex Warp Sword, a fish-themed cannon that can convert into a sword-harpoon thing which can he can wield via its 5mm handle.
- He has a minor assembly error in that the two-pronged sections within his shoulder-pads are swapped, preventing the shoulder-pads from slotting in place properly in his "beast jet" mode. They can be reversed by popping the pads off their ball joints, unscrewing the shoulder-pads, and swapping the parts. Good luck popping the shoulder-pads off their ball joints, though.
- His instructions refer to him as "Sharkticon Megatron" and his weapon the "Sharktooth Spear". There also exists a packaging variant for this toy: Early shipments simply called the toy "Megatron" and his weapon the "Tartarex Warp Sword", whereas a later running change version changed the packaging to reflect the names given in the instructions. His instructions also include the twenty-second chapter of the Tales of the Beast Hunters series.
- This mold was later used to represent Megatron's Sharkticon Matrix-enhanced form in Retribution.
Construct-Bots
- Unicron Megatron with Ratbat and Barrage (Triple Team, 2014)
- Based on Prime Megatron's appearance when he was possessed by Unicron, Unicron Megatron transforms into a Cybertronian jet encrusted with rocks. He comes with tiny minions Barrage and Ratbat. He is armed with a massive sword and a projectile launching cannon with beetle mandibles.
- Like pretty much every other Beast Hunters Construct-Bot, Unicron Megatron and his little minions never saw release in the United States.
Merchandise
McDonald's
- Megatron (Happy Meal, 2012)
- McNumber: 2
- Happy Meal Megatron is a nontransformable space jet! A spring-loaded paddle is launched when his robot mode head is pressed down, and when the fusion cannon on the back of the vehicle is pushed forward, a yellow LED shines out the front of it. An on/off switch on the jet's underside enables or disables the light feature.
Eaglemoss cards
Tiny Titans
- Megatron (Tiny Titans, 2015)
- Series: 4
- Number: 9/12
Notes
Arms Up Modes
In the Japanese Prime toyline, Megatron has named powered-up modes when given various Arms Microns in certain configurations:
- Crusher Mode (クラッシャーモード Kurasshā Mōdo)
- Arms Microns: Balo, Gora
- Megatron's "Crusher Mode", as seen on his box-back photo, uses a combined-weapon made up of Gora in "extended-cannon" mode, with Balo in drill mode at the end, attached to Megatron's arm.
- Darkness Mode (ダークネスモード Dākunesu Mōdo)
- Arms Microns: Balo (x2), Gora II, Gul, Hades, Igu, Jida, Noji, Zori
- This is one heavy loadout! Megatron Darkness's Arms Up Mode has him wearing Hades as wings, with Noji and Igu in weapon modes in the inner part of each wing, and a pair of Balos in shield/shuriken mode, one on each wingtip. (Presumably, Balo G will work as a substitute for one of them.) He carries Jida in scissors mode in his left hand, and wields the Planet Bowgun in his right.
- Ultimate Mode (アルティメットモード Aruteimetto Mōdo)
- Arms Microns: Gora II E, Gul B, Ida B, Noji B, Shadow Baru, Shadow Dai, Shadow Gabu, Zori CS
- BIG SWORD. This version uses Final Battle Megatron for its base. The Dark Energon Saber is augmented by adding Gora II E and Gul B to the end, as Megatron wears Ida B as an arm-guard on the Prime arm, while Noji B and Zori CS make a back-mounted cannon. Hoo boy.
