Chibi alien tank despot.

No, not that Activators Megatron. This is the one from the Transformers 2010 line. He’s not from Hunt For The Decepticons though. The line names for Transformers back then were confusing man.

There were 5 Movie Activators in the 2010 line. They were Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ironhide, Starscream and Megatron. I got Megatron for Christmas in… Primus, what year? I got him for Christmas at some point. Let’s take a look at Santa’s bounty!

Vehicle mode

Megatron is an alien tank. It’s hard to believe that this guy was the Megatron with the most movie accurate tank mode back in 2010. He beat out the ROTF Voyager and Leader. That’s impressive!

He’s pretty static even though he’s accurate. The turret and cannon are both fixed. He does have tiny wheels on the bottom of his treads so you can roll him forward. Or back if that’s what you want to do.

Transformation (Gimmick)

Activators are different than One-Step Changers. They automatically transform from vehicle mode to robot mode only. Press the Decepticon symbol at the top of the tank and wham! He’s in robot mode! Well, his head and toes still need to be transformed. But I consider this a complete win.

Robot mode to vehicle mode, you do it manually. Old school. The transformation is very easy though.

Robot mode

Making the ROTF Megatron a chibi figure was a great idea. He looks adorable! The face in particular works way better than it should. He’s pretty sparse on paint but that makes sense. It just occured to me that less paint means less paint to scratch off. It’s good for kiddy Transformers to have less paint sometimes.

Posability is good by normal standards but by kid-oriented Transformers standards it’s absolutely mind-blowing . Megatron has a ball-jointed head. His arms rotate as well as go in and out. He has ball-jointed elbows. His legs rotate as well as go in and out at the hips. He has knee bends and you can pose his toes a bit. You can get some great poses out of Megatron. It’s amazing.

Toy or collectible?

At this point, collectible. Adult collectors love this Megatron. The 2010 Activators in general are quite sought after and expensive compared to when they were released. People are always on the lookout for them. Seriously, for the life of me I can not get my hands on an Activators Starscream. It’s sad.

It’s a shame. Megatron would be a great figure for kids. He’s simple to transform, has two good modes and the auto-transform gimmick is loads of fun. If you’re a baller with good luck, I guess you could get Megatron for a kid. Aside from that though, no.

Closing

Megatron is great and it’s kind of sad that the One-Step Changers aren’t done like this anymore.

Try and hunt this guy down if you can! He’s a lot better than the kid oriented Transformers that are out nowadays.