Archer (Fate/Mythos - Beast Wars Megatron)

*"The universe cowered once at the name of Megatron and it shall do so again!"* - Megatron.

**Archer** (アーチャー, *Āchā*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

## Profile

### Identity

Archer's true identity is **Megatron**, the power-hungry and tyrannical leader of the Predacons, the descendants of the Decepticons. He was a ruthless Predacon who later became the commander of the Darksyders, a gang of renegades; thereafter Megatron, upon finding the Tripredacus Council too slow in their tactics for Galactic Conquest, resolved to bring Predacon reign all by himself.

After crashing onto Prehistoric Earth during one of his tactics of conquest, Megatron becomes archenemies with Optimus Primal, leader of a gang of explorers for the Maximals, the Predacons' sworn adversaries; this subsequently led to an armed conflict on the planet called the Beast Wars, with both rival leaders serving as the main figures of the war.

Before he can be truly defeated in the Beast Wars when strapped to the outside of an Autobot shuttle the Maximals use to return to Cybertron, Megatron grasps a final opportunity to win the Beast Wars by freeing himself during the transwarp sequence and jumping off the ship - thus arriving in Cybertron earlier than them with no one expecting his return. Taking the opportunity, Megatron then uses a virus to infect the entire population of Cybertron and extracts their sparks, before using their bodies to construct mindless drones called the Vehicons that he programs to serve him. With this, Megatron becomes the dictator of the planet and intends to remake Cybertron into the perfect techno-sphere in which he is the only and superior intelligence that controls the planet.

### Personality

Power is what Megatron craves above all else. He is an utterly ruthless, pragmatic and manipulative leader who will play anyone and everyone in pursuit of his goals without any sense of empathy or remorse. Their lives and well-being only hold value when they benefit him and are discarded once that value ends. None are spared from his manipulations, even his own minions are mistreated to the point of betrayal, which matters little to him when it suits his interests in the long term. Becoming a Servant and learning of the Holy Grail has only further motivated him in his ambitions of attaining ultimate power. He will not allow anything, Servants, Masters, or even Command Spells keep him from his prize.

He is a brilliantly intelligent strategist, able to incorporate the betrayal of his own minions into his plans. He is also extremely arrogant and grandiloquent, having an incredibly high opinion of himself and his genius while blaming his enemies or minions for mistakes, which tends to be his undoing time and again. Overtime, he developed a hatred for organic life, viewing them as filth to be eradicated.

### Relationships

#### His Master

Due to his disdain for organic life, he does not take kindly to the idea of being subservient to a human Master. He will only work with them to advance his own agenda with only a façade of loyalty. To him, they are nothing more than pawns and puppets; Once they served their purpose, he cuts their strings and callously throws their lives away like nothing, as he has done with so many others.

#### G1 Megatron

Megatron's namesake predecessor and idol, he was heavily inspired by the Decepticon Leader as seen in his leadership style and ruthlessness. It was his message in the Golden Disc who had Megatron going back in time to kill Optimus Prime, while he was in stasis, to make certain of Decepticon victory. However, while he definitely respects the original Megatron, he also desires to surpass him in his own victory and shows no reluctance in using the original Megatron's body to power up his own.

#### Optimus Primal

His arch-enemy who constantly foiled his plans and was the cause of his death.

#### Dinobot

His former subordinate who became one of his greatest enemies.

## Abilities

Megatron is one of the most powerful Cybertronians during Beast Wars, although his specific powers varied from Body-to-Body. He has shown, however, to be a cunning strategist and manipulator in all his incarnations, is the only one capable to lead the dysfunctional group of sociopathic Predacons, and he has successfully used Tarantulas' and Tankor's treacherous nature to his advantage. He is also one of the very few who can match Optimus Primal in hand-to-hand combat.

## Quotes

* *"Yes..."* - The most often spoken word by Megatron.
* *"Megatron does not yield! HE CONQUERS!"* - Megatron.
* *"Oh, you Optimuses do love to sacrifice yourselves, don't you? Well, fortunately, this time your foolishness will destroy you and your Maximals. The Beast Wars are over, Optimus. You lose."* - Megatron to Optimus Primal.
* *"Welcome to the Predacons, Rampage. You shall be an honored member, so as long you don't forget one important factor of your new life. It's mine. Welcome my new servant, yes. Welcome to the Beast Wars! \*laughs evilly\*"* - Megatron sadistically welcoming the anguished Rampage to his team.
* *"Say goodbye to the universe, Maximals. The future has changed. Yesss! The Autobots lose. Evil triumphs. And You... You no longer EXIST!!!"* - Megatron making a final taunt against the Maximals as they start being erased from existence.
* *"So wretched. So misshapen. And so... organic. I will destroy them."* - Megatron's view on organics.
* *"We meet again, traitor!... What? You're not the Blackarachnia of my universe? No matter. I will purge you of your wretched organic side."* - Megatron to Animated Blackarachnia.

### Crossover Quotes

* *"An Organic!? No, you are a machine in the form of an organic. Your very presence disgusts me so you will be destroyed here and now. Yes..."* - Megatron to 2B.

## Trivia

* Megatron is known to have a habit of saying "yes" a lot. Ironically, his last word before his death was "no".
* Megatron is killed three times, with the first time killed by Terrorsaur, the second killed by Tarantulas and Quickstrike, and the third and final time by Optimus Primal.
* He was voiced by David Kaye. This is arguably one of David Kaye's most iconic roles ever, which he himself states is the role that he's more likely to be remembered for.

## References

* https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Megatron\_(BW)
* https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Megatron\_(Beast\_Era)
* https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Megatron\_(Beast\_Wars)
* https://pure-evil-villains.fandom.com/wiki/Megatron\_(Beast\_Wars)
* https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/BeastWarsMegatron
* https://robotsupremacy.fandom.com/wiki/Megatron\_(BW)
* https://beastwarstransformers.fandom.com/wiki/Megatron\_(BW)