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.
 Spoiler warning: Plot details for Transformers: Age of Extinction (film) follow. |
Galvatron is a man-made Transformer which the mostly-dead Megatron seeks to possess.
Fiction
Age of Extinction film
- Voice actor: Frank Welker (English)
Spoiler warning: Plot details for Transformers: Age of Extinction (film) follow. |
Though believed dead, Megatron actually survived the battle of Chicago though he remained a non-functioning and immobile head. Megatron's head was collected by Joshua Joyce's KSI, and used to produce man-made Transformers. Learning of KSI and Cemetary Wind's alliance with Lockdown in order to obtain a Seed, Megatron silently bided his time until KSI finished creating a new body for him to inhabit, with which he plotted to rebel against KSI and take the Seed for himself to simultaneously wipe out millions of humans, and to announce his return. Only Brains, who was forced into hard labor by KSI, knew Megatron lived, but was unable to share this information with Joyce and KSI. The new body unit was dubbed "Galvatron", though thanks to it's source material being comprised of Megatron, it's body was twisted and very reminiscent of it's source. This came to the chagrin of Joyce, who wanted a friendlier appearance for the creation, despite being created as an antithesis to Optimus Prime.
After the Autobots fled KSI following an assault on it, Harold Attinger ordered Galvatron deployed with Stinger to destroy Optimus. Upon activation, Galvatron pretended to obey KSI's remote control, but showed several signs of free will during the operation, including moving when not prompted to. Galvatron separated Optimus from Bumblebee and the Autobots, destroying many cars on the road in his way. Galvatron soon came to fight Optimus in robot mode, and held his own against the Autobot leader. When Optimus declared Galvatron had no soul, he retorted that it left him without any fear in exchange. It was this verbal exchange that alerted Optimus to Galvatron's true nature, but before the fight could be resolved, Lockdown arrived and easily dispatched his prey. Galvatron was retrieved from the field by a furious Joyce, declaring Galvatron's signs of autonomy as critical flaws.
Brains revealed Galvatron's scheme to Cade Yeager, who called Joyce and alerted him of the danger Galvatron posed should he obtain the Seed. Having ended his deal with Lockdown, Attinger handed over the Seed he'd received in exchange for Optimus. Though efforts were made to tighten security, Galvatron activated on his own, and rallied the other KSI Transformers to finally rebel against their creators. Galvatron was unable to retrieve the Seed, which was currently in the possession of Joyce. After accepting his new name and army the next day, Galvatron ordered his brethren to retrieve the Seed from Joyce. Galvatron's army would end up engaging the Autobots, nearly overwhelming Hound, Bumblebee and Cade, but the arrival of Optimus Prime and the Dinobots quickly turned the tide in the Autobots' favor. His army destroyed and the Seed taken into space by Optimus, Galvatron swore he would return one day. Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)
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.
- Age of Extinction sees Frank Welker make his debut as the live-action incarnation of Megatron, returning to the role he originated in 1984 and was passed over for the first three films. Amusingly, Welker voiced both Megatron and Galvatron in the original series, so he is reprising two roles at once! Though as Brains puts it in the film, different name, same guy underneath.
