Galvatron (G1)
| This article is about the Galvatron that appeared in most Generation 1 media. For the alternate-future Galvatron who played a more prominent role in the Marvel comic, see Galvatron II. For a list of other meanings, see Galvatron (disambiguation). |
- Galvatron is a Decepticon and Herald of Unicron from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Born from the fires of Unicron himself, Galvatron is a focal point of power and madness given form. He is blind to all but his lust for power; his whims and desires can be sacrificed in a moment's rage. Not even his own subordinates are safe. Though he is not beyond the capacity for long-term goals, it is his unpredictability and his casual disregard for any and all life that strike such horror in friend and foe alike. Truly, the Decepticon leader is without any sense of empathy.
Galvatron was once Megatron, but was reborn from his death throes in a Faustian pact with Unicron. He retains the memories and spark of Megatron, but his personality was significantly altered after the near-death experience, massive physical upgrade, and reprogramming; just ask Starscream about the difference. And all that was before he went insane. The cause and extent of Galvatron's madness varies between different timelines, as does his physical power. Sometimes he's all but invincible.
| “ | Please, meet your end with dignity. I despise whiners. | ” |
—Galvatron, allowing one of his own troops to die, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3" | ||
| “ | Before a society can move forward, everyone must agree on the rules. Now kneel! | ” |
—Galvatron, "Fight or Flee" | ||
- Latin American name: Zan Rás[1]
- Mandarin name (Taiwan): Jjīa Bó Wáng (加博王, "King Galva" or "Galva Throne")
- Mandarin name (China): Jing Po Tian（惊破天, "Sky-breaking Awe"）
Fiction
Cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actors: Leonard Nimoy (English, The Movie), Frank Welker (English, television series), Seizō Katō (Japanese), Carl Béchard (French Canadian), Gerd Wiedenhofen (German, television series), Manfred Erdmann (German, The Movie), Thomas Rauscher (German, Generation 2 dubbing), Jean Claudio (French, television series)
In 2005, after being mortally wounded by Optimus Prime during the Battle of Autobot City, Megatron was left to float aimlessly through space after being punted out of the overloaded Astrotrain by Starscream, who finally decided to take advantage of his near-death state to take command. He was summoned by Unicron, who offered him a new body, a warship and new troops to command, so long as he destroyed the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. Megatron reluctantly accepted and was upgraded into Galvatron, a more fearsome and powerful warrior, while his former troops were similarly reformatted.
Galvatron quickly retook command of the Decepticons after killing the traitorous Starscream in the middle of his coronation as the Decepticons' new leader. He then went to Earth and attacked Autobot City full-force. Ultra Magnus led him away from Earth, and Galvatron chased him to the Planet of Junk, where he defeated Magnus and took the Matrix, intending to use it against Unicron.
Galvatron could not open the Matrix, and as punishment for his treachery, Unicron transformed and began tearing Cybertron apart. Horrified, Galvatron transformed to cannon emplacement mode and opened fire on Unicron, but his shots had no effect and the dark god swallowed him whole. Inside Unicron's belly, he met up with Hot Rod. Though he initially suggested an alliance with the young Autobot against the mutual threat of his master, the Chaos Bringer mentally tortured Galvatron for his attempted treachery and then forced him to attack Hot Rod. Hot Rod eventually managed to wrest the Matrix away from Galvatron and open it, leading to his transformation into Rodimus Prime. Flush with new power, Rodimus hurled Galvatron from inside Unicron and into deep space. The Transformers: The Movie
But this would not be the end of Galvatron.
The weakened Decepticons were subsequently routed by the Autobots and forced off of Cybertron, relocating to the burned-out world of Chaar. After eking out a living there in energy-deprived squalor for some time, they were visited by Cyclonus and Scourge, who'd finally decided to return the Decepticons to glory by seeking out the lost Galvatron. They found him sunk in a lava pit on the distant planet Thrull and managed to free him. However, the effects of the "plasma bath" irrevocably altered Galvatron's sanity chips, rendering him omnicidally insane. Upon regaining his freedom, he thrashed Cyclonus and Scourge and sundered Thrull. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2 Told that the humans and Autobots had collaborated to build a space station as Earth's first line of defense, he was highly amused, and headed for the nearest Warp Gate. On reaching Outpost One, he and his men attacked the station, quickly destroying it and coincidentally damaging the shuttle piloted by Blurr and Wheelie. Galvatron spotted the shuttle making a break for Jupiter, and demanded the heads of the Autobots as souvenirs. With one blast, he destroyed the ship, but the two occupants had escaped and began plummeting into the planet's atmosphere. One Sweep, blasted by Wheelie, cried out to Galvatron to save him, but was only told to meet his end with dignity. Galvatron then blasted a nearby storm cell, causing an implosion.
| “ | It's music! The symphony of destruction and the anthem of agony! | ” |
—Galvatron loves an atmospheric implosion, Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3 | ||
Believing the Autobots to be destroyed, Galvatron ordered Cyclonus to take him to Chaar. He was shocked at the conditions that the Decepticon army were forced to live under, and was even more surprised to be told by Blitzwing that the bulk of the Decepticon forces had left under new leadership. Incensed, he announced that he was the leader of the Decepticons, and the usurpers would pay. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3 He and his loyal men swiftly found the rest of the Decepticons fighting the Autobots on Goo, and Galvatron swiftly ordered an attack. When Cyclonus inquired who they were attacking, Galvatron simply replied "everyone". After making Motormaster beg for his life, Galvatron succeeded in regaining the loyalty of his troops, and turned his attention on those who had usurped him in the first place—the Quintessons. The Quintessons attempted to negotiate, successfully bluffing Galvatron with stories of a Decepticon Matrix of Leadership which they would give him if he destroyed the Autobots down on Goo. Although he tried, the Autobots
