Gigatron
| This article is about the Powermaster. For the Godmaster, see Overlord. |
| This article is about the Powermaster. For the Predacon leader from Robots in Disguise, see Megatron (RID). |
- Gigatron is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Autobots quake in fear when Gigatron thunders on to the battlefield. This double-Powermaster is an amalgation of the deadliest Decepticon weaponry known, powerful enough to inhibit the regenerative abilities of his opponents, and able to supply his fellow Decepticons with an endless arsenal produced by his internal arms factory.
Fiction
Dreamwave comics continuity
Gigatron was an ancient Cybertronian, responsible for the creation of the Powermaster process.
IDW comics continuity
Gigatron can be seen in the crowd cheering on Megatron in one of his early gladiatorial matches.
Toys
Gigatron is the American Powermaster counterpart to the Japanese Godmaster Overlord (in the same manner, for example, as Cab is the counterpart of Hosehead). The character debuted in the fourth wave of the Heroes of Cybertron line, as a mostly-unaltered version of the Overlord figurine from the Japanese Super Collection Figure line (his shoulder-cones were rounded off for safety reasons, plus he used the standard "all clear-red-plastic painted over" coloring process to give him light-piped eyes). Although the original 1988 Overlord toy has never been released in North America, it was released in Europe in 1991 under it's original name - whether or not that figure could be considered to retroactively represent the character of Gigatron with a different name is up for debate.
