High Protector

Lord High Protector is a title from the live-action movie continuity family.

Lord High Protector was a title given to Megatron. It was a title given to one of two rulers of the planet Cybertron, the other being Prime, a title held by his sibling Optimus Prime. Lord High Protector is a military title, rather than a governing one, with Megatron overseeing the armies of Cybertron while Optimus Prime was the civilian and spiritual leader. Together, they both stewarded the AllSpark. However, Megatron's military command led to a dangerous imbalance of power when he came to covet the life-giving artifact and formed the Decepticons. Movie Prequel

Notes

• In Marvel Comics continuity Straxus had a similar title, Lord High Governor.
• According to the Challenge of the GoBots cartoon, Leader-1 and Cy-Kill both had the same title in the distant past.
• In real life, a Lord Protector was a British term for those who ruled the country while the monarch was still too young to rule. The title was used by the ruling Cromwells when Britain became a republic following the English Civil War.

See also

• Emperor of Destruction
• Decepticon leader