Galvatron (AOE)
| The name or term "Galvatron" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Galvatron (disambiguation). |
- Galvatron is a Decepticon from the Age of Extinction portion of the live-action film series continuity family.
Galvatron is a man-made Transformer which joins the Decepticons.
Fiction
Age of Extinction film
- Voice actor: Frank Welker (English)
Created by KSI using technology extracted from Megatron's severed head, he is originally intended by CEO Joshua Joyce to resemble Optimus Prime, but an unknown programming flaw causes the transformium to give the robot form a striking resemblance to Megatron. After the Autobots attack KSI's headquarters in Chicago, Galvatron and another man-made Transformer named Stinger are sortied to intercept them. Little does KSI know that Megatron has transferred his consciousness into Galvatron. When Galvatron is shipped to KSI's Beijing factory, he suddenly wakes up and infects the other man-made Transformers into his minions to capture the "Seed", an explosive device that can turn a city-wide area into pure transformium. After the Autobots and Dinobots destroy his minions, Galvatron retreats, vowing to fight Optimus Prime another day.
Toys
Robots In Disguise
One-Step Changers
- Galvatron (2014)
Power Battlers
- Galvatron (2014)
Generations
Voyager Class toys
- Galvatron (Voyager, 2014)
- Accessories: Cannon
- Japanese ID number: AD22
Galvatron transforms into a 2012 Freightliner Argosy - and not surprisingly, he is a complete shell-former, with his truck mode folding up solely along his back and calves. As with Evasion Optimus Prime, he has a different paint scheme than seen on his packaging, with less paint applications on his body and weapon. His truck mode is also a darkish grey, rather than the black seen in the movie footage. His cannon can either be held like a gun, or fitted on his hand in a way that appears as if it is coming out of his arm.
- Galvatron's package is the only packaging in the Age of Extinction toyline thus far that neglects to mention what his alternate mode is called. The only mention of Freightliner being involved with his alternate mode is mentioned in the tiny copyright information section of the box.
Notes
- Concept art for Galvatron in Dark of the Moon was created by Massive Black artist Bruno 'Nox' Gore. Whether he was intended to be an upgraded Megatron or a separate character entirely is unknown. [1].
- Interestingly (perhaps to avoid movie spoilers), the toy-bio for Galvatron on the Voyager packaging does not mention anything about Galvatron, but rather how the Autobots face new adversaries after the Battle of Chicago.
