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Megatron
The supreme ruler of the

and power. With that said, the

first transformation into Galvatron

Decepticons is as ruthless as he

Decepticon leader still has a

at the hands of Unicron - the

is evil. Megatron doesn’t have

handful of trusted subordinates,

ancient, planet-sized Transformer.

a single ounce of sympathy or

with the most notable being

Galvatron is usually depicted as a

compassion in his circuitry and

Soundwave - a Decepticon whose

far stronger version of Megatron,

he’s concerned with only one

fierce loyalty has earned him the

being able to transform himself

thing: complete domination of the

title of Megatron’s right-hand man.

into a giant turret capable of

weak. Megatron’s origin stories

immense power. By far the

are generally very scarce, with

While Megatron has been defeated

most famous of Megatron’s

most describing him as a lineal

on many occasions, he has rarely

transformations is his ability to

descendant of the very first combat

been in mortal danger. The most

become a Walther P38 pistol that

robots created on Cybertron

memorable example of this

others can wield. This ability has

(though if you’d like to know more

is whe n both he and Optimus

generally been replaced over time,

check out 2012 comic mini-series

fought to the death in Autobot

with writers now preferring to have

The Transformers: Megatron

City. The fight ended in Optimus’

him become a Cybertronian tank

Origin). Unlike his eternal nemesis

death and Megatron’s position

or jet. Regardless of what form

Optimus Prime, Megatron holds

as leader being usurped by

he takes though, you can be sure

no respect or camaraderie for

Starscream (due to the former

Megatron is a true cause for fear.

his fellow Decepticons, instead

being severely damaged and left

choosing to rule through fear

for dead). This was Megatron’s

Motto: “Peace through tyranny!”