![]() ![]() Well… As I am of the habit of starting with the alternate mode, let me say – stick with it. The Voyager Class toy provides an excellent flying tank (with no terrestrial mode) and a kibble-tastic robot mode (basically a shell-former). The Legends Class toy provides an excellent terrestrial tank (with no flying mode) with a poor robot mode. On the basis of this, Hasbro have surely done a better job this time round? Haven’t they? ![]() ![]() Far simpler and more achievable for the animators, and the toy designers. Other leaked designs seem to more closely resemble Megatron’s final ROTF design – with a tank mode capable of converting in to a new flying mode. Regardless, it would be totally impractical as a toy. Although his jet-mode screentime was even shorter and less clear than his tank mode, it did not appear that this design had found its way in to the final film. This Megatron design is used in the comic adaptation, and in the DK Transformers the Movie Universe Guide book. It is, however, worth mentioning at this point that originally it was intended that Megatron be able to switch between his 2007 Movie gunship mode and the new tank mode. Still, the tank design feels more appropriate for Megatron, and is also ostensibly far simpler. I struggle to call him a Triple Changer, as the flying mode basically involves some armour plates unfolding to create a sleek, flat tank with wings. This tank is shown to have two modes in the film – terrestrial and flying. The result seems to be a hulking monster that transforms in to a rather alien Cybertronian tank. The Leader Class version compromised on both robot and alternate mode, the Voyager was a general mess, and the Legends Class did a decent job at both – but only due to the luxuries afforded its scale.įor the sequel, Megatron has been rebuilt by The Doctor (“Scalpel”) from Decepticons that were destroyed in the first film, and a purpose-slaughtered Constructicon. This was evident in the various attempts. That worked for the purposes of the plot, and limited screentime that Megatron saw, but was extremely complex for a toy to deliver. His alternate modes have similarly varied – from a handgun (Walther P38) in G1, tank in G2, Tyrannosaurus rex in Beast Wars, right up to crazy ten changer in RID, tank (revisited) in Armada, Cybertronian gunship in Energon, and Batmobile in Cybertron.Ĭome the live action movie in 2007, the designers settled on an alien looking version of the Cybertronian gunship. He’s varied from a relatively complex character in G1 to a typical cartoon super villain in RID and the Unicron Trilogy. Unlike Optimus Prime / Convoy, Megatron has not benefited from anything resembling a consistent character throughout the various Transformers lines. Let’s backtrack briefly, and have a quick overview of Megatron. Despite the fact that the staff in that store need to go on a training course to learn how to transform Transformers, Megatron looked very impressive in person. It has Megatron and Prime posed in robot mode, out of the box. The robot mode was more important to me, and, as the Voyager version only delivers on that (I couldn’t reconcile myself to the ridiculous robot mode kibble, or crazy colour scheme), I checked out the Leader Class version more earnestly. How did I end up with him, then? Well, it was the culmination of a number of disparate events – but, essentially, I made more than I expected on some recent eBay sales (old Transformers…) and was very keen to get a Transfomers: Revenge of the Fallen (ROTF) Megatron. Still, at the time the film hadn’t been released, and this was based upon the concept art. More importantly, the alternate mode in particular did not seem particularly film accurate. The various photos leaked and the officially released seemed alright but hardly mindblowing. Ok… So… Let’s get something straight before we even start. At long last, Megatron knows exactly where his enemy is, and he has power enough to destroy him. Optimus Prime is all that stands between him and victory, and the Autobot leader has done a poor job of hiding himself. It calls him to seize his rightful place as ruler over the puny planet on which he was imprisoned and destroyed, and from which he will launch his conquest of the universe. Though the AllSpark destroyed him once, he can now feel its power coursing through his circuitry. Rebuilt with parts cannibalized from other Decepticons, Megatron rises once again to lead his army. Sub-Group: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Leader Class Numbat's review: Leader class Megatron Name: Megatron ![]()
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