Megatron

## History

### D-16

The Cybertronian that would become Megatron started of as the simple Miner D-16. D-16 would spend his early life mining Energon on the Planet Messatine where he became friends with fellow Cybertronian Impactor, a Miner who lost his arm in an explosion. The pair would talk about life on Messatine, and how quiet it was. Senator Decimus, the politician put in charge of Messatine, despised his workers and opted for a solution that would be cheaper for him and would get rid of what he viewed as wastes of parts. After numerous hours of construction, Messatine's Energon Mines had been Automated, resulting in the planet's Miners losing their jobs. Discovering what had happened, through a fit of Rage, D-16 threw his Energon pick at the Senator, injuring him and causing his fellow Miners to revolt. An injured Decimus ordered the execution of all Miners and that any survivors should be taken back to Cybertron.

On the travel back to Cybertron, Impactor and D-16, who had survived the executions, took control of the prison transport and fired upon Senator Decimus's ship. with the Senate pre-occupied with rescuing one of their own, the Miners, now under D-16's command, travelled to Kaon where they hid from the Authorities in the Underground.

### Megatronus

Now living as a free Cybertronian, D-16 wanted to have a name for himself. After sneaking into the Kaon Archives late one Night, D-16 read about the Ancient Cybertronian known as The Fallen and decided to claim his name for himself. Thus Megatronus was born. Reading more about Cybertrons history, Megatronus learned about the Knights of Cybertron and how they fought back against oppressors who sought to control them. It was with this story in mind that Megatronus decided on the role he would play. For the next several Solar Cycles, the Cybertronian would have his appearance changed from a Miners attire, to the Armor of a warrior. With this new look, Megatronus stood before his fellow Miners, announcing himself to be a Knight of the People, giving a gripping speech that galvanized his fellow workers. It was with this speech that the Ascenticons were born.

Seeking to make long lasting changes, Megatronus arranged a meeting with Senator Ratbat. This meeting would go smoothly as the pair would agree that Cybertron needed a change in leaders. Senator Ratbat revealed to Megatronus that if he wanted to find some more followers, he had to participate within Kaons Gladatorial Arenas. While Megatronus didn't believe violence would help the Ascenticon movement, he would quickly rise up as one of Cybertrons greatest fighters. His skill as a Gladiator, and as a symbol of change, would gain the attention of an Archivist from Iacon. The Archivist revealed to Megatronus that he too believed that Cybertron needed a change, and would reveal to the Gladiator that evidence shows that Cybertronians would be better off without the Functionist Council controlling them.

After one of his Gladatorial matches, Megatronus was informed by Senator Ratbat that on one of Cybertrons Orbiting Stations, a research team was developing a weapon that would be used against the lower class. Infuriated, Megatronus travelled to the Orbiting Station with an army of Ascenticons to shut down the project. When he arrived at the station, Megatronus learned that the events had been set up by Ratbat, who feared Megatronus was too dangerous to control. In a fit of rage, Megatronus took the station for himself, labelling it Decepticon property, and gained the allegiance of the head scientist. When Megatronus returned to Kaon, he ordered the people of the City to rise up against their oppressors. While rioters flooded the streets, Megatronus would publicly execute Senator Ratbat, taking his place as leader of the City, and his seat on the Senate.

## Threat Assessment

### Resources

* **Riot Cannon** - Gifted to Megatron by Senator Ratbat, the Riot Cannon is one of the most powerful weapons on Cybertron.
* **Energon Mace** - Another gift from Senator Ratbat, the Energon Mace was used by Megatron during his days as a gladiator, but has seen minimal use throughout the War.

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* Megatron has a surprisingly close relationship with Ravage, but neither of them believe in the idea of Amica Enduras.

### Notes

* The Universe 2020.06 Version of Megatron is a Composition of the IDW and Aligned Versions of Megatron.
	+ Megatron being inspired by the Knights of Cybertron is a reference to his design from The Last Knight.
* His Miner name is taken from the Aligned Continuity.