207E Megatron (Bayverse)

> You fail me yet again, Starscream... GET THEM!
>
> Megatron ordering Starscream

**Megatron** (aka **N.B.E.-01**, the **Ice Man** and **C-81**) is the Main Antagonist in the Transformers live action (Bayverse) series. Megatron is the leader of the Decepticons, who have went to Earth in search of the Allspark.

## Background

### Personality

A ferocious, egomaniacal and warmongering warlord, Megatron is feared by many due to his sadism and his brutal, destructive behavior, making his brother-in-arms, Optimus Prime, grow very weary of him. He was completely megalomaniacal, authoritative, and power-hungry, as when he wanted to control over Cybertron but ended up destroying it after a countless year war with the Autobots and Decepticons and then wanted the subjugation of the universe by attempting to seize power over the AllSpark. Megatron was somewhat of a social Darwinist, especially towards humans whom he considers insects and would have destroyed the entire Earth just to fulfill his goals.

Like his master, The Fallen, Megatron despite humanity, seeing them only slightly above Bacteria, possibly due to being Sector 7’s prisoner for decades.

As the leader of the Decepticons, Megatron faced no problems while in command, his followers possessed the utmost loyalty towards him and his cause. In fact, the only Decepticon that Megatron did not trust was his second-in-command, Starscream, who had opted for his command, but Megatron is able to keep his loyalty in check using violence and intimidation. He also did not tolerate failure from Starscream and would brutally beat him and even just insult him if he was easily irritated by his second-in-command's sycophantic groveling. But despite this, Megatron himself answered to a higher power and was a willing servant to his master the Fallen, who he was very loyal and respectable towards on Cybertron; the renegade Prime was able to heal him when Megatron had been badly injured

### Powers and Abilities

Megatron’s main ability is Transformation, able to well, transform into whatever he scans. He mostly prefers Cybertronian forms. As of now, his current forms are a Cybertronian Jet and Cybertronian Tank. In his Jet form, he is able to fly.

### Weapons

Megatron also has weaponry implemented in his body, which includes:

* **Cybertronian Mace**
* **Lightweight hand cannon**
* **Fusion cannon**

## Trivia

* According to The Movie Guide, Megatron is one of the few Transformers capable of space travel without reverting to a Protoform. This explains how he was capable of chasing the AllSpark "immediately" after its launch.
* The earliest concept designs of Megatron also gave him a look very much inspired by his classic *Generation One* counterpart. Unlike the Cybertronian jet is seen in the first live action Transformers movie, this Megatron was instead intended to transform into an army tank.
* The prototype photographs on the back of Leader and Voyager class Megatron's packaging show him with a completely different head based upon an earlier version of his CGI design that was later dropped after much negative fan reaction as seen here: https://news.tfw2005.com/2007/01/09/first-look-at-transformers-movie-megatron-full-body-cgi-image-5796.
* While *Revenge of The Fallen: The Movie Universe* and the comic adaptation create the idea that Megatron is a Triple Changer that alternates between his robot, jet, and tank modes, there is absolutely nothing to support this in the movie. Throughout the entire film, he only transforms into a winged tank portrayed by the Voyager figure and is more than capable of flying in said mode. Of course, whether or not his flying tank mode is considered a third mode is up to interpretation.