This subject of this article goes by multiple names that apply to other articles as well. See Gigatron (disambiguation), Megatron (disambiguation), Galvatron (disambiguation).

Let's see, I conquered Care-a-lot, Sesame Street, Shining Time Station, that planet Gumby came from...

Megatron (aka Gigatron) is the leader of the Predacons with the ability to take on six forms. He claims to have decimated numerous planets during his campaign for Predacon supremacy before coming to Earth in search of the megaweapon Fortress Maximus. He appears to have come into conflict with Optimus Prime and his Autobots numerous times before.

Although Megatron is a great and powerful warrior, he typically leaves the fighting to his Predacon lackeys, such as Sky-Byte, preferring to stalk around his headquarters, the Megastar, and berate his underlings when they inevitably fail. Upon his conversion to Galvatron (aka Devil Gigatron), he is a lot more active and effective, able to change into ten forms. His primary attack seems to be his Cutter Beam technique. As Galvatron, he can increase his power by draining the life energy of other beings![1]

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon

He wants the whole world, in his hand...

Megatron arrived on Earth in search of Fortress Maximus by orders of the Predacon Council Surprise Attack! with a cover story of plundering Earth's energy. His first appearance was at the International Scientific Symposium in New York, during which he and the Predacon trio fought Optimus Prime and the Autobot Brothers. Although the battle did not go well, Megatron was able to abduct Doctor Kenneth Onishi, an energy expert and archaeologist. Battle Protocol! Doctor Onishi was subjected to the psycho-probe which was proving to be slow work in extracting information. In the meantime, Megatron sent his minions out to steal energy to refuel the Megastar, only occasionally venturing out himself to help them. He would often bemoan the Predacons' predicament, and wished that he could simply bully the humans into handing over their energy supply.

The first energy-gathering mission that Megatron assigned to Sky-Byte was the retrieval of a bomb hidden within a XC-12 model red sports car, planted there by a group of terrorists. Sky-Byte failed Megatron in this assignment. An Explosive Situation Megatron was next seen when he caught his troops out and about attempting to destroy the Linear RFG without orders to do so. After briefly berating his troops, he opened fire on Optimus Prime. Team Bullet Train then joined the Autobots, and attempted to retaliate against the Predacon leader. Their attacks were easily brushed away, however. As Rail Racer, the trains gained the speed and power necessary to drive Megatron off, who sped away in his jet mode. Bullet Train to the Rescue

Megatron then orchestrated a plot to steal a Plutonium Energy Generator as it was being escorted by the Autobots across the city. Halfway through the mission, Gas Skunk, Slapper, and Dark Scream ran into trouble, as they were unable to fend off the Spy Changers. Megatron sent Sky-Byte into the field to assist his troops. Although at first it seemed that the Predacons returned to base successfully, it turned out that the Spy Changers had somehow managed to swap out the real Energy Generator with a decoy. Infuriated, Megatron declared that he would turn his incompetent toadies into scrap. Spychangers to the Rescue

Next, Megatron sought to activate the Black Pyramid, an ancient ruin which he boasted he had known about long before the humans. The power-generating matrix chamber within was to be Megatron's next target in his quest for energy. As the Predacons prepared to tap into the Black Pyramid's power, a ship entered the area. Fearing that it would draw the Autobots’ attention, Megatron ordered Sky-Byte to take it out before it got any closer. Of course, attacking the ship did nothing but bring the Autobots onto the scene faster. As the Predacon's mission went south, Megatron decided to destroy the Black Pyramid rather than allow it to fall into anybody else's hands, then fled. The Hunt for Black Pyramid

Attempting to provide a distraction for Sky-Byte's mission to some ruins, Megatron and the Predacon trio attacked Metro City, fighting Team Bullet Train. The Secret of the Ruins Another plan to trap Optimus Prime started off well—Megatron disguising himself as a red sports car proved to be an effective method to trap the Autobot Side Burn and they were soon able to trap Optimus as well. Megatron took great pleasure in punishing the Autobot leader until the rest of the Autobots mounted a rescue and the Predacons were forced to flee. Sideburn's Obsession

I DO NOT NEED ANGER MANAGEMENT!

With little information forthcoming from the psycho-probing of Doctor Onishi, the Predacons stole a disk left by the doctor, leading them to attack a steam train under the mistaken assumption it was a weapon of some sort. This did not help Megatron's temper. Secret Weapon: D-5 Nor did the destruction of his Mega-Laser Cannon by the Autobots. Mirage's Betrayal In an attempt to destroy their foe, Megatron and Sky-Byte entered the International Grand Prix which the Autobots had also entered in an attempt to find one of their number who'd gone rogue. Megatron managed to trap Optimus and the three brothers under a huge rock, but the rogue Autobot, Skid-Z, turned up in time to rescue them and Megatron was sent packing. Skid Z's Choice

In the middle of yet another one of the Predacons' harebrained schemes, Megatron checked up on Sky-Byte to see if his plan to brainwash Tow-Line was going smoothly. He and Sky-Byte came upon the Autobots as the now clear-headed Tow-Line was rescuing the Autobots he had been tricked into taking captive. Attempting the salvage the scheme, Megatron faced off against Rapid Run. Megatron's Mega Sword wound up not being a match for Rapid Run's Deflector Shield, and the Predacon leader was forced to fly off. Tow-Line Goes Haywire

On one of Megatron's many attempts to glean secrets from Doctor Onishi's mind using the psycho-probe, he uncovered images of a "Cave of the Dragon". Coincidently, Gas Skunk caught footage on one of the base's monitor about a movie taking place within the same cave. The Predacon misinterpreted what he saw as footage of an "ultimate robot warrior", capable of transforming into a dragon, and so informed his leader about his discovery. Intrigued about this "transformer" the humans had hidden away on their planet, Megatron sent out his troops to convince this potential "champion of the Predacons" to join his crew. Slapper's later report that the Autobots “knew” about the transforming statue only cemented Megatron's desire to acquire the statue. In reality, there was no robot warrior, only a bunch of flashy special effects for a movie being filmed at the cave. The Ultimate Robot Warrior

Despite Megatron's numerous defeats, the Autobots considered him “just as dangerous as ever." They also somehow acquired footage of Megatron's point of view... Hope for the Future

After several more failed missions, the interrogation of Dr. Onishi finally saw results in the discovery of a crashed Autobot spaceship in America. Megatron was able to snatch six protoforms from the ship and took them to the nearby McKinley Army Base where he imbued them with energy from his spark and gave them new forms as Decepticons. The Decepticons Eager to test his new troops, he sent them to destroy Sherman Dam and hacked into the primitive human television transmissions in order to extort the humans in the nearby city of Los Bogus into surrendering. Unfortunately, things did not go well and Megatron was left looking embarrassed in front of all the humans. Commandos Megatron largely stayed back at base after these incidents.

Megatron supervised the Commandos' plan to find the Autobots' base by sending Movor out into orbit. His patience began to wear thin when he realized that the results of this plan wouldn't be immediate. Ultimately, the plan would yield no results whatsoever, as Movor came crashing down to Earth before he yielded any useful information. Attack from Outer Space The next plan that Megatron orchestrated involved having the Decepticons pretend they had turned over a new leaf, in order to infiltrate the Autobots and discover the secret location of their base. Megatron went so far as to keep Sky-Byte in the dark, so that he would clash with his rivals, making the act look that much more genuine. But the Decepticons’ track record remained as bad as it always had been. The Decepticons' ruse fell through, and the base's location continued to elude Megatron. The Test Tired of Sky-Byte's incompetence, Megatron ordered Sky-Byte to listen to whatever Scourge said from now on, while the much more reliable Decepticon spearheaded energy raids. Sky-Byte, being Sky-Byte, did the exact opposite of what he was told in a misguided attempt to mend his tarnished reputation. Three separate attacks on three separate power plants were thus botched. Megatron assigned Sky-Byte the unappealing task of cleaning out the base's Energon Smelters as punishment. The Fish Test

The Commandos were able to sabotage the Autobot Global Space Bridge. With the Autobots unable to reach specific destinations, Megatron and Scourge attacked an energy facility near the North Pole. Unfortunately for them, the Autobots were able to get the space bridge repaired in time for Megatron to be seen off by Landfill. Landfill

Unexpectedly, Megatron heard some good news pertaining to Sky-Byte for once. Sky-Byte, Slapper, Gas Skunk, and Dark Scream had managed to take all the humans attending the opening of the CGA Tower hostage, and had negotiated their release in exchange of the O-Parts in the Autobots' position. Megatron nonetheless felt the need to send Scourge to actually retrieve the O-parts. Ironically, for once Sky-Byte might have pleased Megatron... if not for the fact that Scourge forestalling the exchange meant that Sky-Byte got caught up in being called a hero, and forgot to actually acquire the O-parts. Oops. Sky-Byte Saves the Day

When the Commandos reported that Rail Racer and the Build Team had thwarted the Commandos' latest heist, Megatron uncharacteristically plainly stated that he was disappointed instead of blowing a gasket, as he usually would. A Test of Metal

Dragon-back rides were the hit of the fair!

Megatron was especially interested in the arrival of a new Autobot, Ultra Magnus, who had an intense rivalry with Optimus Prime. Ultra Magnus After Magnus badly damaged Prime in a fight, causing the latter to retreat to an island to recuperate, Megatron saw his chance and personally led the attack on Optimus Prime. The attack might have succeeded if it weren't for the arrival of Ultra Magnus, who merged with Optimus to form the powerful Omega Prime. Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!

After the capture of the three Autobot brothers, Megatron again ventured out and was able to successfully fight Optimus, who was unwilling to fight back while the three brothers were under threat. Even after the brothers were freed, Megatron attempted to stomp the trio, only to have them fight back after they supercharged under the influence of mysterious energy channelled through Ultra Magnus. The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus Despite a previous attempt at making Ultra Magnus join the Decepticons having ended in total failure, Megatron allowed Scourge a second attempt at convincing the Autobot in joining the forces of evil. Though Ultra Magnus remained steadfast in his allegiance to the Autobots, Scourge plan resulted in Ultra Magnus and Optimus Prime being led to an isolated area, where both the Decepticons and the Predacons were granted free reign to pummel the brothers. Though Megatron's forces dealt their fair share of punishment onto the Autobots, Ultra Magnus was able to put aside his and Optimus's differences aside once more, and the pair combined into Omega Prime. Megatron fled as Omega Prime overwhelmed the entirety of his forces. Power to Burn!

Megatron watched archival footage of Ultra Magnus with his troops in order to get a better understanding of his newly arrived enemy. Mystery of the Ultra Magnus

Finally, information obtained from Dr. Onishi led the Decepticons to discover the location of Fortress Maximus and the fulfilling of Megatron's quest. Fortress Maximus However, the Autobots hid Fortress Maximus, and Doctor Onishi escape from the Predacons' grasp. (In other words, Sky-Byte screwed up again...) Megatron was undeterred nonetheless, and officially had the Predacons and Decepticons join together as a single group, as per Scourge's suggestion. Koji Gets His Wish Megatron also had his men try to track down the rest of the O-Parts. The Autobots again got there first, but Megatron was able to take Wedge hostage, offering him back in exchange for the O-Parts. The exchange was ruined by Sky-Byte, which didn't exactly endear the Predacon to his master. A Friendly Contest

Arise, Chooktimus Prime

The Decepticons subsequently tracked the Autobots to the Sahara Desert, Megatron leading the mission himself. By the time they caught up to the Autobots, Optimus had already located the Orb of Sigma, the key to finding Fortress Maximus' commanding entity Cerebros, in a deep cavern. Megatron attempted to take the Orb, but was caught in a booby trap which seized him in a powerful energy field. Soon he and Optimus were locked in combat, resulting in Megatron disappearing in the collapsing cavern. In the aftermath, the three beast Predacons pulled themselves out of the rubble, only to have their energy drained. Megatron was back with a new form and name—Galvatron. Peril from the Past

proper scale. What are they playing at in Japan?! ...wait, that's. What are they playing at in Japan?!

Galvatron rejoined his troops as Scourge attempted to take control of Fortress Maximus in the heart of Metro City. He proclaimed Megatron dead and he himself to be an entirely new person. Though the attempt to control Fortress Maximus was unsuccessful, Galvatron seized Cerebros during the retreat. Maximus Emerges Enraged by the complications involved in controlling Fortress Maximus, Galvatron ordered Scourge to continue researching Cerebros's circuits in order to bypass their current setback. Scourge discovered that Fortress Maximus was programmed to recognized human bio-signatures, and was marginally more successful in controlling the giant Autobot on a second go at it... But the attempt proved once more unsuccessful when Dr. Onishi brought in a thousand Earth children to overpower Scourge's own bio-signature. Galvatron made a brief appearance on the battlefield to seize Cerebros once more before retreating with his troops. The Human Element

This led to the Decepticons trying to capture Koji Onishi, the Autobots' pet human. Instead they got hold of Koji's friend Carl, but Galvatron accompanied Scourge and Sky-Byte to Maximus's location nevertheless. Once Carl had taken control of the titan, Scourge turned on his master, ordering Carl to destroy Galvatron. With the coup a failure, Galvatron stunned his minion and retreated. Mistaken Identity

Galvatron used one of his new abilities to seize the traitorous Decepticons in an energy field and forcibly reprogram them to serve him. Placing them under the command of Sky-Byte, he then sent them to attack the Autobot base. Although the Decepticons and Predacons were led into a trap by the Autobots, Galvatron brought the Megastar to the battle, growing in size to join with the battle station as its right hand. After Fortress Maximus destroyed the battle station, Galvatron fell, apparently lifeless, to the ground. Surprise Attack! Not finished yet, Galvatron used his new vampiric powers to drain energy from Maximus. When confronted by Omega Prime, Galvatron demonstrated another new ability, releasing from his mouth thousands of cyber-bats which took control of Earth's children. The Autobots were forced to call a retreat.

Have at thee!

Galvatron sent his Decepticon forces in after the Autobots, intending to kill two birds with one stone—he used his Striker Lance to rupture the wall of the Global Space Bridge, flooding it with lava. Galvatron's Revenge The Autobots soon escaped, but Galvatron was able to swiftly seize them in an energy field, only losing Optimus Prime when the other Autobots shielded their leader from Galvatron's energies. Optimus and Ultra Magnus again combined into Omega Prime to confront Galvatron, leading him through the space bridge to Earth's core for a final confrontation.

When Omega Prime used the Matrix Blade to destroy Galvatron's Striker Lance, the resulting explosion (and apparent release of Galvatron's absorbed energies) was enough to defeat the villain. He was last seen being exiled to the asteroid prison colony, swearing that he would return to seek revenge. The Final Battle



Dreamwave Robots in Disguise comic

Megatron's seventh "Ugly Drawing" mode was impossible to hold back.

Annoyed at the Predacons' inability to steal energy, Megatron ordered Scourge and Sky-Byte to undertake a joint operation to an energy research facility in Arizona, while he and several of the other Decepticons kept the Autobots busy. Megatron was soon struggling with the Autobot Brothers in Oregon. Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?



Japanese cartoon continuity

To avoid confusion with Generation 1 Megatron and Galvatron, "Gigatron" and "Devil Gigatron" will be used to refer to the character.

Car Robots catalog

Gigatron and his Predacons arrived on Earth in the year 2000 via a dimensional rift. They were pursued by Fire Convoy and his Dimensional Patrol.

Kiss Players Position

Shaoshao Li time-traveled the year 2000 to acquire Fire Convoy's piece of the Allspark (in reality Unicron's lifeforce) while Fire Convoy was battling Gigatron in New York City. Shortly thereafter, a golden hand snatched away the Allspark fragment. Kiss Players radio drama #47

Legends/Unite Warriors

Having escaped from Autobot captivity, Scourge sought to return and break Devil Gigatron out of jail as well, believing he would need his leader's power to reach his own selfish goals. To this end he recruited the dimensionally-displaced Sky-Byte from the Legends Universe, and together the two set out to free Gigatron. Bonus Edition Vol. EX

While in the process of reformatting the Commandos back to their original programming, the Autobots of the post-Cybertron Alliance era explained how they were corrupted by Gigatron and his Predacons. Ruination Chapter, Part One

After escaping captivity, the Commandos joined up with Scourge and Sky-Byte on their quest to rescue Devil Gigatron. They convened in a bath house to discuss their strategy, though Scourge was annoyed to find the team was more interested in bathing than planning. Strategy Meeting in an Earth Bath?!

Scourge's group eventually reached Devil Gigatron inside Neo Brave Maximus where he was held, only to find that he refused to be rescued. He explained that upon learning of the extradimensional threats the Dimensional Patrol protected them all against, he had decided to give up on his evil ambitions, rekindle his old friendship with Fire Convoy, and join the Patrol in defending the universe. Determined to remain evil, Scourge refused to do the same and attacked Gigatron to absorb the power in his spark. In return, Gigatron used his Devil Ostrich mode to extract the evil he once infused Scourge with, reverting him to a heroic protoform. LGEX Scourge Prologue

Spacewarp's Log

In one timeline, Devil Gigatron ended up at Garrus-7 after his defeat, where he was kept securely under lock. Unfortunately, the very protocols that kept Gigatron from getting out were tiresome and irritating to the dissatisfied Autobot warden, Armored Corps. Striking when the iron was hot, Gigatron managed to lure Armored Corps over to his philosophy, along with Stealth Saber, Victory Bomber, and the Scoutforce. Even then, it proved impossible to break out, so Gigatron sent Stealth Saber and Victory Bomber to the Dark Nebula, where they were able to successfully convince Devil Z to assist. With the god's power, Devil Gigatron was upgraded to Gigatron Z, and the Predacon was able to bust out of Garrus-7 and lead his new Predacon crew on a swath of destruction across the universe. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he faced against his nemesis, Fire Convoy, again. Spacewarp presumed that the Predacons were defeated as Armored Corps eventually wound up at Axiom Nexus. Spacewarp's Log (1), 2015/10/27

Robots in Disguise toy bio continuity

On 21st century Earth in Viron 102.0 Beta, Galvatron offered Cryotek, who had came from the future, refuge aboard his ship, the Megastar, in exchange for a body upgrade. By Cryotek's hand, the Predacon leader become "Megatron Megabolt". Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30 This "emissary mode" was designed to combine with both his space cruiser and the Autobots' secret defense fortress. In a show of arrogance, Megatron also began calling himself a Decepticon.[2] Megatron Megabolt toy bio Megatron thusly took control of Fortress Maximus, becoming Megabolt Maximus. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30 However, Autobot leader Optimus Prime received assistance from Optimus Primal the Protector. Air Attack Optimus Primal toy bio In the tough battle that ensued, Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal fought against Megatron and Cryotek and emerged victorious. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30



Lil Formers

Megatron went over all the different modes he could change into, including a cheese grater, a socket wrench, and a bocce ball set. Lil Formers

Universe toy bios

Megatron did not trust Bruticus to do more than act as a guard, but Bruticus was content to serve in the dungeons beneath the Predacon leader's headquarters. Universe Bruticus toy bio

2005 IDW continuity

During the war, Gigatron learned from Deadlock and Turmoil that an army of stone soldiers was hidden on an obscure planet, though Megatron saw no use for it at the time. Centuries later, refusing to accept that the war had ended, he returned to absorb the army into his forces, but couldn't find it. Empire of Stone #2 Fortunately, Deadlock—having defected and changed his name to Drift—also arrived on the planet, where he was captured and brought before Gigatron. Empire of Stone #1 Gigatron convinced the former Decepticon to lead him to the Stone Army in exchange for freeing his friend Ratchet, but went back on his word on the advice of Hellbat. When the captives then tried to escape, he lost his temper, cut off their escape route and would have killed them on the spot if Hellbat hadn't again intervened, convincing him to imprison them instead. Empire of Stone #2

And it burns, burns, burns

The ring of fire

Not long afterwards, the captives came running straight back into Gigatron's throne room, followed closely by Stone Army soldiers that attacked the Decepticons. Told by Drift that Hellbat had betrayed him and activated the army for his own gain, Gigatron was enraged and transformed into his two-headed dragon mode, single-handedly wiping out the stone soldiers. Drift then brokered an alliance with the Decepticon commander against Hellbat's new army. Empire of Stone #3 Unwilling to destroy too many of his potential soldiers, however, Gigatron soon left the group to confront Hellbat directly and was faced with a gigantic stone warrior. Kept at bay by the giant, Gigatron instead tossed Drift onto Hellbat's platform to deal with him, which he did by cutting the army's control device off of the traitor's arm. Gigatron tried to take the chance to kill Hellbat and retrieve the device for himself, but was stopped in his tracks by Drift, who urged him to give up on war. The interruption allowed Hellbat to take back the device and send the entire army after Gigatron, who in his rage waded through the stone soldiers to get to his treacherous second-in-command and cut him down. Unfortunately, his strike also destroyed the machinery used to activate the army, causing a series of explosions that collapsed the building on top of him as he fought off the remaining soldiers. Empire of Stone #4



Ask Vector Prime

When Bio Ranger Iga formed the Thirteen Great Demon Generals, Gigatron came from "beyond the reach of time itself" to join. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/27

Shell Game

In Viron 704.31 Epsilon, Megazarak then arrived from Cybertron after the death of Megatron by Omega Prime and declared for leadership of the Predacon/Decepticon forces. Megazarak later used Megatron's corpse to create the undead monstrosity Megabolt. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30

Spy Changer continuity

In Viron 1103.12 Gamma, Megatron was pleased that Sky-Byte had (accidentally) rendered all energon on Earth toxic, which forced all the Autobots to downsize to Spy Changers. However, after Daytonus and X-Brawn destroyed the Predacons' pure energon stash, the war ground to a halt. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/18

Toys

Robots in Disguise (2001)

It sorta looks like a bat, right?

Megatron (Ultra Class, 2001) Japanese ID number: D-001 Accessories: 2 missiles, 2 missile launchers

(Ultra Class, 2001)

The only new-mold bad guy from the Car Robots line, Megatron (or "Gigatron", as he was called in Japan) has six different configurations: robot, jet, bat, two-headed dragon, giant hand, and roadster. His hand mode has a spring-loaded "gripping" gimmick, and lining up some pegs with a few holes on the hands of Omega Prime, Megatron's hand mode can connect to the combiner. This was demonstrated in the final volume of the Legends manga with the Galvatron redeco, but comes a a price of weighing the combiner down. He comes with a pair of pressure-launch missile launchers that can double as swords, or be combined to form a single naginata-like weapon.

Gigatron was later retooled into "Devil Gigatron", and it was this slightly modified version of the mold that Hasbro released in their Robots in Disguise line (see "Galvatron", below, for specific details). The blades of his missiles were also rounded off a bit more to comply with safety standards.

The Hasbro version of this mold was also used to make Timelines Deathsaurus and BotCon 2016 Beast Wars Megatron.

Oddly enough, in Transformers: The Ultimate Guide, Simon Furman boasts that Hasbro's Megatron had ten modes and was a completely different toy from Gigatron. While Megatron could convert into all 10 alternate modes, the instructions only mentioned the original 6. Also, the Hasbro version is not a completely different toy from the Takara version so much as it is a slightly retooled version.





One little, two little, three little alt-modes. Four little, five little, six little alt-modes. Seven little, eight little, nine little alt-modes. Ten little modes has he.

Galvatron (Ultra Class, 2001) Japanese ID number: D-013 Accessories: 2 missiles, 2 missile launchers

(Ultra Class, 2001)

Redecoed into a color scheme more traditionally associated with "dead" in Japan, "Devil Gigatron" featured four additional transformations. Although this does make Galvatron the Transformer with the most official alt-modes in a single body, the four new modes were pretty clearly just made up by fiddling with the original toy, given that they feature no dedicated parts, and that all four can be reproduced on the original Gigatron mold. These new modes are a winged griffin, a one-headed dragon, a hydroplane (riiiiiight), and an elephant. The toy actually received a very slight retool to accommodate this fourth form: a pair of tabs were added to that allow the elephant's "trunk" to clip securely into place, which merely hangs loose if one attempts to configure the original Gigatron into this form. As noted above, this slight retool was used by Hasbro for their Megatron figure, and for all other Hasbro-released incarnations of the mold.





Megatron Megabolt (Deluxe Class, 2002) Japanese release date : August 8, 2002 Accessories: Missile

(Deluxe Class, 2002)

Originally developed for the Beast Machines toyline but shelved, it finally saw release as a Robots in Disguise KB Toys exclusive. Megatron Megabolt transforms into a head-shaped spider tank based on the Grand Mal design. A gear-wheel mechanism moves the mouth and legs up and down as the tank mode is pushed along. Pressing the (Vehicon) spark crystal on the tank's top opens its jaw and fires a spring-loaded missile. In robot mode, this swings the entire cannon assembly up over the robot's head, along with a "battle mask". The mask and cannon are held in this position by a magnet on the back of his head. Pressing the button again fires the missile.

He can have some difficulty standing unsupported due to the ball joints of his knees. While not particularly loose, his upper body is very heavy due to the mechanisms used in his gimmicks.

In a rather clever retcon, this toy's bio (described above) says that the alt mode is a means for Megatron to take control of Fortress Maximus. As it happens, the figure can actually be used as Maximus's head if you remove the spider-legs.[3]

The original prototype of this toy looked vastly different and sported a different transformation.[4]

This toy was released in Japan in 2002 as a ToysЯUs-exclusive "USA Edition".

This mold was redecoed as simply "Megabolt". It was then redecoed again in Beast Wars Returns as Megahead Megatron, the character it had originally been designed for.





Car Bot

Gigatron Z (2003) ID number: D-16 Accessories: Two axe/missiles, claw weapon

(2003)

A reissue of the Beast Wars Ultra-sized Galvatron toy for Korean markets, Dinosaur Warrior Gigatron Z (기가트론Z Gigateuron Jedeu) has three modes, transforming from robot to dragon and "drill-tank" alternate modes.

Gigatron Z is armed with a pair of bladed missiles that are fired by two spring-loaded launchers located in the bifurcated tail of his dragon mode. These launchers wind up on his wrists in robot mode, and can be flipped forward over his fists to act as weapons in this mode. He can also wield the missiles in his fists as scythe- or axe-like melee weapons. In robot mode, Gigatron Z's dragon-wings unfold into a pair of serrated claws that can either be angled over his shoulders, or disconnect to become a hand-held weapon that features a lever-activated pinching gimmick. His drill-tank mode features a gear-activated spinning drill, activated by pushing a large black button on his back.

Merchandise

Robot Heroes

If it's so bad to be jolly, he doesn't want to be good!

Super Optimus Prime / Megatron

Proceed on your way to oblivion.

This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.

Notes

According to the early Car Robots bible, Gigatron has the following statistics:

Height: 7 meters Weight: 10 tons Speed: 700 kilometers per hour

Foreign names

Japanese: Gigatron (Megatron, ギガトロン Gigatoron ), Devil Gigatron (Galvatron, デビルギガトロン Debiru Gigatoron ), Megatron Megabolt (メガトロン メガボルト Megatoron Megaboruto )

(Megatron, ギガトロン ), (Galvatron, デビルギガトロン ), (メガトロン メガボルト ) Korean: Gigatron (기가트론 Gigateuron )

(기가트론 ) Mandarin: Jīng Jié Tiān (惊劫天, "Sky-hijacking Awe"), Èmó Jīng Jié Tiān (恶魔惊劫天, "Devil Sky-hijacking Awe")

(惊劫天, "Sky-hijacking Awe"), (恶魔惊劫天, "Devil Sky-hijacking Awe") Spanish: Megatrón, Galvatrón (Latin America)