Megatron

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**Megatron** is the former leader of the Decepticons and the current co-captain of the *Lost Light*.

## Biography

Megatron was assigned to Mining Outpost C-12, and was present when Senator Decimus arrived to announce the closure of the mine, ostensibly as a cost-cutting exercise. However, one of the miners refused to accept the explanation, believing that the closure was due to automation. The miner was subdued by an Autobot security official and executed by security forces. Enraged, Megatron threw his mining tool at Senator Decimus, wounding his shoulder.

As the security official attempted to quell the impending riot, Megatron tackled him and disarmed him. In the ensuing struggle, Megatron killed the Autobot in a rage, although regretted it immediately, not believing what he had done. Security forces then quelled the riot, and Megatron was taken aboard the prison shuttle *Longshot* for transportation to Penal Facility H-3.

On board the shuttle, two fellow miners, Rumble and Frenzy, wanted to enlist Megatron's help in taking over the shuttle. Megatron was initially reluctant, but when Rumble and Frenzy enacted their plan, Megatron took charge of the situation. He used the *Longshot* to cripple Senator Decimus' shuttle, reasoning that if they killed the senator outright, then the security services would be hunting them. If the ship was crippled, then the security services' first priority would be rescue. Megatron took the *Longshot* to Kaon to hide.

### The Great War

When Shockwave disappeared, Megatron ordered his research facility sealed. He then assigned Bludgeon to conduct a full investigation into all of Shockwave's projects to understand what he was working on.

### The Thunderwing Crisis

One of Megatron's scientists, Thunderwing, foresaw an impending environmental crisis coming to Cybertron, and attempted to use an experimental procedure in order to survive the coming disaster. He presented it to Megatron, explaining the process of creating symbiotic carapaces to wear over their bodies built with tissue taken from living beings and linking the neurosphere to the wearer's neo-cortex. Megatron decried it as unnatural, misguided, and ill-conceived, ordering Thunderwing to discontinue his research.

Defying Megatron's orders, Thunderwing set about creating the symbiotic carapace in an effort to save himself. The experimental and untried process sent Thunderwing mad, and set him on a course that almost led to the annihilation of all life on Cybertron. With Thunderwing rampaging across Cybertron, Megatron and Optimus Prime joined their forces together to face the adversary. During the fighting, Prime was injured as Thunderwing breached the siege wall. Megatron encouraged Prime to get up and fight, telling him that he didn't get off that easy. Megatron and Prime led their forces, including Trypticon and Omega Supreme, into battle. It took everything the two armies had to halt Thunderwing's advance, and in the end it appeared that Cybertron itself stepped in and swallowed Thunderwing whole.

After the battle, Megatron and Prime stood over Thunderhead Pass and argued over the next steps. Megatron, believing that there was a very good chance that Thunderwing was not dead, suggested nuking the planet to be certain of Thunderwing's demise. Prime refused, and told Megatron that he would oppose any such action and would step in to stop Megatron if he tried. Megatron relented, but told Prime that the consequences were on his head.

### Earth Infiltration

Learning that the infiltration unit embedded on the planet Earth had broken protocol, Megatron headed to investigate. Arriving at the abandoned command bunker, Megatron endeavoured to learn what had occurred. While on Earth, Megatron conversed with Razorclaw over the situation involved Thunderwing that was rapidly escalating on Cybertron.

While investigating the abandoned base, Megatron was discovered by a Human but ignored her. The base came under attack from Skywarp and Blitzwing, which ended up burying him in the rubble. Undeterred, Megatron punched through the debris and freed himself. Finding Skywarp and Blitzwing above him, he wasted no time in using his fusion cannon to blast a hole through Skywarp. Blitzwing transformed to tank mode and blasted Megatron twice to llittle effect. Grabbing Blitzwing's tank turret, he swung the Decepticon over he head and smashed him onto the ground. Having taken care of the two traitors, Megatron set his sights on Starscream.

Using an Orbital Bounce to arrive at the command bunker in Oregon where he called out Starscream. Instead, Astrotrain, Thundercracker, Runabout, and Runamuck emerged to face Megatron. Megatron gave them the choice to stand down, stating that they were expendable and there would be no mercy for them if they decided to fight. All four stood down, although Starscream emerged from the bunker and began attacking using his Ore-13 enhanced abilities. Despite his enhanced strength and firepower, Starscream was surprised when Megatron shrugged off all of his attacks and replied with a single fusion cannon blast through his traitorous subordinate's torso. Megatron ordered Starscream's body taken inside. If he lived, Megatron would then decide what to do with him. Turning to the assembled Autobot team that had gathered to try and contain the situation, Megatron told Prowl they were now in Phase Two, and led his troops into the command bunker.

## Appearances

* *The Transformers: Megatron Origin #1*
* *The Transformers: Megatron Origin #2*
* *The Transformers: Megatron Origin #3*
* *The Transformers: Megatron Origin #4*
* *The Transformers: Autocracy*
* *The Transformers: Monstrosity*
* *The Transformers: Primacy*
* *The Transformers: Spotlight – Shockwave*
* *The Transformers: Stormbringer #1* (Appears in flashback(s))
* *The Transformers: Stormbringer #2* (Appears in flashback(s))
* *The Transformers: Stormbringer #3*
* *The Transformers: Infiltration #3* (First mentioned)
* *The Transformers: Infiltration #4* (First appearance)
* *The Transformers: Infiltration #5*
* *The Transformers: Stormbringer #4* (Appears in flashback(s))
* *The Transformers: Infiltration #6*
* *Transformers: Robots in Disguise #12*
* *Transformers: Robots in Disguise #13*
* *Transformers: Robots in Disguise #14*
* *Transformers: Robots in Disguise #15*
* *Transformers: Robots in Disguise #16*
* *Transformers: Robots in Disguise #20*
* *Transformers: Dark Cybertron*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #28*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #29*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #30*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #31*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #32*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #33*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #35*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #36*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #37*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #38*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #40*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #41*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #42*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #43*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #44*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #47*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #48*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #49*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #50*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #51*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #52*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #53*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #54*
* *The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #55*
* *Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude*

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 *The Transformers: Megatron Origin #1*
2. ↑ *The Transformers: More Than Meet The Eye #37*
3. ↑ *The Transformers #22*
4. ↑ *The Transformers: Infiltration #3*
5. ↑ *The Transformers: Spotlight – Shockwave*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 *The Transformers: Stormbringer #1*
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 *The Transformers: Stormbringer #4*
8. ↑ *The Transformers: Stormbringer #2*
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 *The Transformers: Infiltration #4*
10. ↑ *The Transformers: Stormbringer #3*
11. ↑ *The Transformers: Infiltration #5*
12. ↑ *The Transformers: Infiltration #6*