Gearing up for Transformers Armada: Abridged. United No sooner had he followed them back to Cybertron than Megatron was confronted by the pursuing Optimus Prime, who had defeated Starscream on Earth. Megatron (nennt sich auch Galvatron) ist der Anführer der Decepticons in der Unicron Trilogy. Inferno, Concerned that the Autobots were up to something on Earth, Megatron briefly tabled the search for the Cyber Planet Keys to investigate. Partnered with Starscream, Galvatron defeated Cyclonus and Demolishor (in their original bodies), then bested the two in their upgraded forms, before tiring of the games and departing, forfeiting the rest of the tournament. With the sword now in Hot Shot's hands, Megatron was forced to retreat before its power. After the events of the animated series, Megatron was placed in detention at the Trypticon stronghold in Kaon city. While this storyline would never play out, the design used for Megatron's Universe form—a remold/redeco of Robots in Disguise Megatron—would later see use in the "Dawn of Predacus" storyline for BotCon 2016. Armada cartoon Voice actor: David Kaye (English), Kiyoyuki Yanada (Japanese), Guillaume Orsat (French), Willi Röbke (German), Giorgio Locuratolo (Italian), José Santa Cruz (Portuguese), Fredrik Hiller (Swedish), Arto Nieminen (Finnish), Juan Carlos Lozano (Castilian Spanish), Framk Maneiro (Latin-American Spanish) During the war, Megatron was the big thing on Cybertron. Three centuries after the end of The Great War, when Maximal and Predacon had risen to replace the Autobots and the Decepticons, one Predacon, in particular, was discontented with the Maximals' control of Cybertron following the Autobot victory in the war. This version is a heroic counterpart to the Beast Era Megatron. Megatron then attacks Iacon with his new weapon, Devastator.[14]. In his reckless desire to possess it, Megatron pursues it right into Earth's atmosphere and falls into the icy waters, resulting in his being frozen in stasis lock. After dueling Optimus Prime, who wielded the legendary Cyber Caliber, Megatron was confronted by another member of the Thirteen: Nexus Prime. Frank Welker Actor | Transformers: Dark of the Moon Frank Welker was born in Colorado. By Heather V. Swanson Published Dec 16, 2018. Seizing the Omega Lock, Megatron escaped into his fire dimension, but Optimus followed through his warp gate and the two leaders battled across the hellish landscape. Voice actor: Don Brown (US) Isshin Chiba (Japan) Cyclonus is a wild soldier under Megatron's command. Japanese voice actor. Ambition After recruiting two of the reservoir's guardians, Bruticus Maximus and Constructicon Maximus, to his side, Megatron immersed himself in the powerful liquid and underwent another power boost, accompanied by a spontaneous recoloration. Like his counterparts, he is arrogant, but unlike them, he also was incompetent, as most of his schemes were badly planned and badly executed. This origin is considered the most consistent between the various incarnations. Also, the series boasted the return of The Transformers' voice legends Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime and Frank Welker as Megatron, in the roles they made iconic. According to the 2007 CGI movie Theft of the Golden Disk, Megatron was Cryotek's pupil. Scott Rayow was born on November 30, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York, USA as Scott Jason Rayow. In this new form, Megatron became a Triple Changer with the ability to change into a monstrous racing vehicle and a Cybertronian jet plane. Megatron and the Decepticons were the ones who developed transformation first, using it to begin the war against the Autobots, who fought back by mimicking the technology. [Show Non-English Actors] [Hide Non-English Actors] Kotaro Nakamura. The Autobot victory in the war began the Golden Age of Cybertron, but a viper lurked within this paradise, as the Decepticons too eventually developed transformation, leading to the creation of Megatron. In the interim between the first and second seasons of the Beast Wars animated series, the Beast Wars II anime was produced in Japan to fill the gap, and produced a feature film entitled Beast Wars II: Lio Convoy's Close Call! The Autobots managed to remove the taint, but Optimus Prime and many of his forces departed Cybertron in the Ark to give the planet time to heal, prompting Megatron to give chase in his Nemesis battleship. Sunstorm died, Galvatron claimed Inferno, the Street Action Mini-Con Team fled in the confusion, and Galvatron himself was unleashed back into the cosmos. 2 THE TRANSFORMERS (Rating: 8.0) The granddaddy that started it all, The Transformers established the main precepts of the lore that all series would refer to for generations to come. Returning to the Ark the Decepticons fall under the sway of Bugbite, who is using cerebro shells he stole from the Insecticon Bombshell. Jungle Planet Subsequent attacks for Energon by Megatron's troops were stymied by the introduction of energon towers to the new planets, Bulkhead the installation of which was helped when Megatron's attention was drawn away from them by Inferno, who claimed the programming Megatron had infused him with had taken over and he wished to join his army. Instead, he renames himself when he is reborn in Superlink, using the name "Galvatron" throughout the series. [4] Director Michael Bay described him as "apocalyptic". [54], Character from the Transformers franchise, Transformers Animated: The Allspark Almanac by Jim Sorenson & Bill Forester page 83, The African American entrepreneur: then and now By W. Sherman Rogers page 321, TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE Returns! Megatron also creates a zombie army from the mostly-Decepticon victims of the Underbase-empowered Starscream, while lobotomizing the still-living Starscream himself. "Waspscream" then overthrew Megatron and killed him, Scorponok, and Inferno, later doing the same to Silverbolt after he left the Predacons. In seizing the device, Megatron triggered the ship's self-destruct systems, and he was caught in the blast while Optimus escaped with the Lock. We are saddened to report that Kirby Morrow, the voice of Armada/Energon Rad and Cybertron Hot Shot has died at the age of 47.An article on Gateworld.net has just confirmed it.. Kirby Morrow became part of the Transformers franchise as the voice of Rad White, the young Autobot human friend in Transformers Armada and Energon. An entirely different resolution to his misery was offered, however, when during the battle, the Mini-Cons of Earth entered the Matrix and resurrected Prime, who immediately blasted Megatron, prompting merely gleeful laughter from the Decepticon. Underground Later still, while searching for a Mini-Con in the ruins of an underwater civilization, Leader-1 unlocked Megatron's "Full Blast Mode" for the first time, and then found the Mini-Con panel while his master was busy battling Optimus Prime. Thus, on the planet Aquatron, Megatron and Optimus were commanded to come to a peace agreement. He is voiced by David Kaye, who also voiced the Beast Wars and Beast Machines version of Megatron. This caused Seawave and Cradon to fall out with each other as they blamed opposite factions for Blue Max's demise. Shortly after, Optimus uses Megatron's shotgun to execute Sentinel. Bonding over how sick they were of living like ordinary people in this universe, the two intoxicated Megatrons agreed to work together to conquer the world instead. Welker began his career as a stand-up comedian and impressionist in the 1960s, before transitioning to on-screen acting and later voice acting. Before Megatron could seize the Mini-Con for his own, his arch-enemy Optimus Prime appeared to stop him. When Cybertron appears in Earth's atmosphere, Megatron shows a rare example of sadness and regret. Revealing himself to Megatron, the two would-be tyrants battled, but Megatron was captured when Magmatron's lackeys Iguanus and Drill Bit managed to knock Megatron out. But even his subordinates were unaware that Megatron had a greater scheme in motion. Wounded by the Autobots and a malfunctioning orbiting weapons system, Megatron was eventually defeated and believed destroyed. In the Decepticon Campaign, Megatron is freed by Starscream and Blackout at the last cut scene when he goes on a rampage through the city looking for Optimus Prime, Sam and the Allspark. The novelization for Transformers: Dark of the Moon ends with Megatron laying down his weapons and calling for a truce in earnest. Plus, sing and dance aboard the Polar Express, share your bad dating experiences on camera for Buzzfeed, or play the girlfriends in a music video. Crack Seemingly forgiving Starscream past betrayal, Megatron told him to take some time off as the other Decepticons completed the Hydra Cannon, which was mounted on the bow on the Decepticons' new spaceship. The Unite Warriors storyline—exclusive to Japan—introduced the character of Megaempress, a female Decepticon whose bio states that she was created from parts left over from Megatron's construction. Megatron's story continued in the pages of the biography printed by Fun Publications for the 25th-anniversary Optimus Primal toy. [3] The toy's characteristics such as the head design and Fusion Cannon have been incorporated in other variants and incarnations of Megatron toys. Forming an alliance with Cobra Commander due to their similar natures, Megatron nonetheless had a bitter personal rivalry with the tyrannical Cobra leader, resulting in Megatron killing several of his troops and Cobra Commander having to use the Matrix to keep him in line. In the ride, Megatron and the Decepticons invade N.E.S.T. LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue, Confronting Armada Megatron in Akihabara, Starscream tried to convince him to give up on his toy obsession before he inadvertently made the Zamojin strong enough to destroy the Legends World via Windblade. The Autobots and Decepticons subsequently departed Aquatron, with their destinies eventually leading them to Earth. Bonus Edition Vol. Megatron and his forces set out in search of it but ran afoul of a crew of Star Seeker pirates led by Thundertron, who engaged the Decepticons in a heated battle before withdrawing. Megatron then goes after Cade, and attacks his hideout, but Cade and his companions lure Megatron into a trap, killing all the Decepticons except him, Barricade and Nitro Zeus. Armada Megatron Chapter Before long he was using Starscream's paycheck to amass a mountain of big Transformers toys, such as Unite Warriors Devastor. [17], As with the Marvel version of Galvatron, he is seemingly invincible and shrugs off powerful weapons. In the three years since the events of Revenge of the Fallen, Megatron has been hiding out in Africa healing his wounds, and taking care of the hatchlings. Megatron and Optimus were forced into another duel and afterward drawn into the sewer-like depths of the Quintesson city. In this story, Megatron was defeated for command of the Decepticons by Galvatron II (the U.S. comics version) and left for dead. After the events of the Revenge of the Fallen film, Megatron goes into hiding, orchestrating the events from Soundwave getting into NEST headquarters to Lockdown being pursued by Ratchet. In the meantime, Starscream learned that Megatron's obsession was generating vast amounts of spirit energy that was feeding the Zamojin, the creators of the Legends World, and set out to stop him. This version of Megatron (known as Gigatron in Japan) is a six-changer, powerful enough to transform into five additional modes besides his robot form—twin-headed dragon, bat-gargoyle creature, race car, spaceship and claw (GigaDragon, GigaBat, GigaFormula, GigaJet and GigaHand in Japanese). Attacking the Autobots in a dark, shadowed form, he decimated most of their forces before being confronted by Optimus Prime and completing his transformation—once again, Megatron had become Galvatron. Megatron was in the process of trying to wrestle the shield away from Smokescreen when Optimus appeared and revealed his power to combine with Jetfire, forcing the Decepticons to flee before his power.