Megatron (Animated)
| The name or term "Megatron" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Megatron (disambiguation). |
- Megatron is a Decepticon in the Transformers Animated continuity family.
If you were to ask Megatron to describe himself in one word, he'd probably go with "heroic". He sees himself as a freedom fighter, leading the Decepticons out of the days of Autobot tyranny. The fact he's hoping to replace that with Decepticon tyranny isn't really a concern. A fanatic at heart, he revels in every Autobot who suffers at Decepticon hands and doesn't register humans as anything more then "collateral damage."
Megatron demands loyalty from the Decepticons, loyalty he gains by his awe-inspiring power. With the combined threat of a sharp mind, his fusion cannon, a deadly sword and simple brute strength, there aren't many who'd dare cross him. Still, he has no problem manhandling troops as a gentle reminder.
Fiction
Transformers Animated cartoon
- Voice actor: Corey Burton (US), ? (Japan)
 Spoiler warning: Plot details follow. of the next episode/issue in the series or 30 days after release, whichever is sooner |
Megatron goes after the Ark after detecting the All Spark. When Starscream volunteers to attack, Megs sees right through him, pointing out "I didn't spend the last four million solar cycles combing the galaxy just so you can get your greasy wings on the All Spark." He even crumples a part of said wings to make his point. Later, Starscream approaches the Decepticon leader again wishing him 'luck' to which Megatron replies 'I don't believe in luck'. Starscream gets his own back by planting a bomb on Megatron, which blows just as his fusion cannon is about to breach the Ark's hull. The Autobot crew manage to steer the now-failing ship through the asteroid field and into the nearby space bridge.
With the Ark now plummeting through the Earth's atmosphere, a wounded Megatron still manages to thrash the crew soundly and nearly claims the All Spark. Quick thinking on the part of Optimus Prime sends the Decepticon leader out the cargo hatch and into freefall. Megatron falls from the sky and crashes in Paw Paw, Michigan, where his head is found by a young Isaac Sumdac. Over the next fifty years, Sumdac built a robotics empire by reverse-engineering Megatron's components. Transform and Roll Out!
Fifty years later, Sari uses her key to sneak into her father's lab. He stops here from seeing anything it contains, but the All Spark energy from the key is absorbed by Megatron's head, reawakening his spark and bringing him back online. Confused and disorientated, he automatically brings up video footage of Starscream and the Autobots. Furious both at Starscream's betrayal and the fact he hasn't got the hands to reach out and take the All Spark which is finally within his grasp, he relases a burst of enerfy which activates a small drone Dr. Sumdaac was working on. He realises he can control the (by his standards), extremely priomitive technology around him. LEarning Sari is going to spend the night at the Autobot base, he sneaks his drone into her backpack. upon arriving, Megatron sends the drone to look for the All Spark, but his search is fruitless. He decides to try a simpler method, kill the Autobots and extract the data from their lifeless corpses. Interfacing with the factory's assembly line, he attacks. As the Autobots fight back, he decides to cut out the middle man, and knocks a hole in a fuel tank. Prowl arrives and realises the factory is working through motion sensors and manages to get close to the control panel. However, Megatron simple takes over the factory arms and snatches Prowl up. However, he fails to stop Bumblebee, due to the primitive tools he is forced to work through. With his plans foiled, Megatron is out of patience, refusing to work through these worthless machines. He needs a body. Perhaps it is time to reveal something more advanced to Sumdac.....
Toy
- Megatron (2008)
- Transforms into an alien VTOL jet that looks significantly more jet-like than his Movie counterpart and bears a resemblance to the jet mode of Super Megatron (see below), despite the fact he seems to have stolen Movie Megatron's head. His cannon is indeed HUGE, and his sword is mounted on it for storage.
- Megatron (2008)
- Megatron's "Earth" body bears a significant resemblance to Generation 1 Super Megatron from the Battlestars storyline. His alt-mode appears to be something akin to an Osprey helicopter, as seen in an apparent mock-up of the series intro on Hasbro's website.
