High Protector

Lord High Protector is a title in the Live-action movie continuity family.

Lord High Protector was a title given to Megatron. It is one of two rulers of the planet Cybertron, the other being the Prime, a title held by his sibling Optimus Prime. The Lord High Protector is a military title, and Megatron oversaw the armies of Cybertron while Optimus Prime was the civilian and spiritual leader. Together, both of them stewarded the All Spark. 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. Transformers: Movie Prequel

Trivia

• 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