Gigatron (G1)
| The name or term "Gigatron" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Gigatron (disambiguation). |
- Gigatron is a Decepticon Powermaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Gigatron is a remorseless Decepticon.
Fiction
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Gigatron was an ancient Cybertronian, who developed an idea to allow Decepticons to survive on alien planets by biologically integrating local inhabitants into their systems. In modern times, Gigatron's records were uncovered and used to develop the Powermaster process. More than Meets the Eye #8
Ask Vector Prime
While explaining the convoluted nature of the Primax 785.06 Alpha system, Vector Prime noted how in some versions of the system's history, Devil Z stole eight transtectors from G Nebula 89, including ones intended as bodies for Optimus Prime and Gigatron, with Gigatron's transtector becoming Overlord. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/24
Vector Prime once had a series of interesting encounters with the Gigatron of Primax 603.0 Beta. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/31
Merchandise
Heroes of Cybertron
- Powermaster Gigatron (2003)
- Gigatron is a slightly-altered version of the Super Collection Figure Overlord PVC, featuring rounded-off shoulder-cones for safety reasons, plus he used the standard "all clear-red-plastic painted over" coloring process to give him light-piped eyes. He came with the left arm of Fortress Maximus build-a-figurine.
Notes
- Overlord was a new character created for the 1988 Japanese Super God Masterforce series. While all his fellow Godmasters had American Powermaster counterpart characters (Ginrai had Optimus Prime, Lightfoot had Getaway, and so forth), Overlord did not have an American counterpart until 2003, when the Heroes of Cybertron line introduced "Gigatron". However, the little-known nature of this character (existing as he did only as an obscure PVC figurine), coupled with the fact that Overlord had been around for fifteen years already, meant that the idea of a Powermaster named Gigatron who existed as a separate character from the Godmaster Overlord didn't really catch on. With little point in distinguishing between the two characters (different as they are), this wiki opts to give the only definitively co-extant version of Gigatron a separate article.
- As Ginrai's transtector had a distinct appearance from Optimus Prime's dead body, it is likely that Gigatron appeared physically distinct from the Overlord transtector as well.
