Editing Megatron (section)

==''Transformers Prime''==
{{Infobox character
| name = Megatronus/Megatron
| series = [[Transformers]]
| image = 
| alt = 
| caption = Concept Art Megatron for War on Cybertron.
| voice = 
'''English''':
{{ubl
 |[[Fred Tatasciore]] (video games)
 | [[Frank Welker]] (''Prime'' TV series)}}
'''Japanese''':
{{ubl|[[Keiji Fujiwara]] (''Prime'' TV series)}}
| affiliation = Decepticon
| lbl21 = Sub-group
| data21 = Deluxe Vehicles
| lbl22 = Function
| data22 = Dark Lord, Emperor of Destruction
| lbl23 = Rank
| data23 = 10
| lbl31 = Partner
| data31 = Starscream, Shockwave, Soundwave, Knock Out, Breakdown, Dreadwing, Barricade, Brawl, Onslaught, Vortex, Swindle, Blast Off
| lbl32 = Motto
| data32 = "I am the dominator. I am the destroyer. I am MEGATRON!"
| lbl33 = Alternate modes
| data33 = Cybertronian tank, Cybertronian jet
}}
Megatron is the leader of the main group of Decepticons in the 2010 animated robot superhero TV series ''[[Transformers: Prime]]''. Megatron started out as a nameless worker, numbered D-16, who took the name Megatronus (after a "mythical" character in Cybertronian history) during his days in the Gladiator ring. His name was shortened to simply Megatron by the chanting crowds at one match, and he took it as his own unique name. He believes that Earth-style forms are beneath him, preferring to hold onto his frequently changed Cybertronian forms. After infusing Dark Energon in his system, Megatron's eyes flicker between red and purple. The Generations Megatron toy was picked at the 6th-best toy of 2010 by [[Topless Robot]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toplessrobot.com/2010/12/the_10_best_toys_of_2010.php |title=The 10 Best Toys of 2010 – Topless Robot – Nerd news, humor and self-loathing |publisher=Topless Robot |date=2010-12-30 |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref>

===Animated series===
Megatron was a regular character in the ''[[Transformers: Prime]]'' animated series, the main antagonist along with [[Unicron]], and one of the main characters in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron|War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''. He is the leader of the [[Decepticons]] during the Great War on Cybertron. During the [[Golden Age]] on Cybertron, Megatron named himself Megatronus, named after one of the Thirteen, Megatronus Prime. Megatronus was a gladiator in the pits of [[Kaon]], who grew ambitious and saw corruption within the caste system and sought to put an end to it, with his own rule. Megatron began talking with his old friend, [[Orion Pax]], who became a mentor to him. After leaving the [[Kaon|gladiatorial arena]] for the political one, Megatronus saw fit to shorten his name. When he was summoned up to the high council he asked to be named the next prime, but was turned down. Instead, Optimus was named the next prime. When "Megatron" was rejected by the Autobot High Council, and felt betrayal on Optimus' part, he waged war on Cybertron and left the planet wasted. Now he and his long story rival, [[Optimus Prime]], battle on the planet [[Earth]] for control of the [[human]] planet.

Megatron's first grand plan was to invade Earth with an army of undead [[Terrorcon]]s but he himself was gravely wounded, leaving [[Starscream]] in charge of the [[Decepticon]] army until he was reawakened by [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]] who he managed to possess for a brief time by traveling into Bumblebee's mind using a cortical psychic patch. Later in the series Megatron, found himself teaming up with Team Prime, at that time, to counter the threat of [[Unicron]]. After Unicron's defeat, Megatron found himself both on a mission to retrieve the Iacon relic weapons as well as keep his troops in line from various infighting among the ranks which resulted in a few casualties and several betrayals. Megatron's plan was to restore Cybertron and cyberform Earth in order to rule both. Megatron was even able to build his fortress, Darkmount using the Iacon relic known as the Omega Keys/Lock. However, Optimus foiled his final plan, by destroying the Omega Lock base with the Star Saber, effectively killing two birds with one stone. Megatron, seeking revenge, used his army and his warship, the Nemesis, to destroy the autobot base and anyone who was in it. Shortly after the destruction of the base Megatron sent massive search parties to find the surviving Autobots and was even given a [[Predaking|Predacon]] to look for them. However, Darkmount was soon destroyed by an all-out attack by the Autobots. Megatron's next plan was to create an entire army of Predacons to serve him. However, when his lone beast evolved and transformed, Megatron became fearful of what he was capable of and scrapped it. In the destruction Megatron found the means to restore Cybertron once more with Synthetic Energon, as Megatron's plan to rebuild the Omega Lock progressed, the Autobots invaded the Nemesis. As Optimus and Megatron fought, the tyrant was finally killed by Bumblebee.

The series' finale movie, ''[[Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising]]'', though "killed", Megatron was awakened by Unicron, who took possession of his body and reformatted him with new improvements upon his chassis. While in his body, Megatron's "spirit" is alongside that of Unicron's where he is dwindled in size by Unicron's being. Megatron originally believes that Unicron is there to help his conquest of intergalactic domination. However, throughout the film, Megatron soon realizes that his final goal to rule the universe alongside Unicron would soon be plunged into nothingness by Unicorn telling him that his only purpose was to be a vessel. Powerless, Megatron concurred a plan in order to force Unicron to leave his body by tricking him into believing the Predacon, Predaking, would be a loyal warrior on reuniting with his former master. After a quick battle, Megatron expresses his view point for freedom from the prison Unicron has put him in by expressing, "for regaining my freewill, even over a mangled and deficient frame, is preferable to enduring a waking life as your slave!" -.<ref>[https://www.scripts.com/script/transformers_prime_beast_hunters:_predacons_rising_22198/3 Megatron]</ref> For his defiance, Unicorn punishes Megatron by inflicting harm on his "spirit". Megatron is held powerless by Unicorn until the final battle between Unicorn and Optimus, where Optimus tricks Unicron by leaving the vessel containing the [[AllSpark]] empty, sucking Unicron's being out of Megaton's corpse. Megatron then regained control of his body, but by then he abandoned any plans of conquest, having realized the true meaning of oppression by Unicron's treatment of him. He abandons leading the Decepticons and disbands them as a military force, then flies off into space, presumably as banishment and self-imposed exile for his past actions. Optimus even stated that every sentient being, including Megatron, has the capacity to change for the better.

While Megatron doesn't appear in the sequel series, ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 TV series)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'', or the spin-off, ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots]]'', which is aimed at younger audiences, he is sometimes referenced or mentioned, tying those series into the larger continuity.

===Book===
Megatron appears in the short story ''Bumblebee at Tyger Pax'' By [[Alex Irvine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/06/22/exclusive-learn-how-bumblebee-lost-his-voice-in-this-short-story-from-exodus-author-alex-irvine/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624095632/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/06/22/exclusive-learn-how-bumblebee-lost-his-voice-in-this-short-story-from-exodus-author-alex-irvine/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 24, 2010 |title=MTV.com – Learn How Bumblebee Lost His Voice in This Short Story from ''Exodus'' Author Alex Irvine |publisher=Moviesblog.mtv.com |date=2010-06-22 |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref> Megatron also appears in the novel ''Transformers: Exodus''. It shows that he got his name originated from the original name of the Fallen, Megatronus. He reappears in the sequels ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Retribution]]''. In the novels, he is portrayed as a miner originally known only by the designation D-16 who fought alongside Sentinel Prime and others in resisting the [[Quintesson]] occupation of Cybertron. However, the resulting caste system imposed on Cybertron left Megatron on the lower rungs of society, and he eventually became a gladiator. Desiring to establish a new identity for himself and reshape Cybertron, he took the name of Megatronus, which was eventually shortened to Megatron by his followers. He eventually began using his fame as a gladiator to take a political stance, crying for the lower members of Cybertronian society to rise up and claim what was rightfully theirs. In the process of this, he attracted the attention of a data clerk named Orion Pax, who contacted Megatron and began consulting with him regarding their agenda.

Megatron's followers soon began launching terrorist attacks which he denied involvement in, and he arranged through Orion to appear before the High Council of Cybertron. There Megatron argued for the destruction of the old system, while Orion called for reform; it was after their appeals that the Council renamed Orion, dubbing him Optimus Prime and charging him with seeking out the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Enraged by this ruling, Megatron and his Decepticons declared war against Optimus and his Autobot adherents. The conflict devastated much of Cybertron, and in his quest for an advantage, Megatron learned of the existence of Dark Energon. Utilizing this new power, the Decepticons began to gain ground, and Megatron sought a means of infecting all of Cybertron with the substance to ensure an unending supply. In the process, he was forced to face Sentinel Prime, whom his forces had previously held prisoner, and Starscream, who made a bid to take over the Decepticons. After mortally wounding Sentinel and humbling Starscream into continued subservience, Megatron succeeded in defeating [[Omega Supreme]] as well as infecting Cybertron with Dark Energon. The Autobots managed to remove the taint, but Optimus Prime and many of his forces departed Cybertron in the ''[[Ark (Transformers)|Ark]]'' to give the planet time to heal, prompting Megatron to give chase in his [[Nemesis (Transformers)|''Nemesis'']] battleship.

Megatron and his forces pursued the ''Ark'' to Velocitron, where he made contact with a local Decepticon faction alerted to his impending arrival by a Decepticon double-agent amongst the Autobots. Continuing on, they arrived on the planet Junkion, where they discovered the Requiem Blaster, Megatronus Prime's long-lost weapon of mass destruction. Recovering the weapon from within the planet, the Decepticons attached it to the ''Nemesis'' and engaged the Autobots in battle. However, the Requiem Blaster proved too powerful to utilize more than once, prompting the Decepticons to jettison it. After dueling Optimus Prime, who wielded the legendary Cyber Caliber, Megatron was confronted by another member of the Thirteen: Nexus Prime. During his battle with Optimus, he briefly saw into his opponent's mind and got a sense of the direction in which to seek the Allspark, a legendary artifact jettisoned from Cybertron by Optimus to keep it out of Megatron's hands. Megatron and his forces set out in search of it but ran afoul of a crew of Star Seeker pirates led by Thundertron, who engaged the Decepticons in a heated battle before withdrawing.

The supposed Allspark signal would prove to be a ruse, generated by the Quintessons to lure the Autobots and Decepticons to one of their conquered worlds. Thus, on the planet Aquatron, Megatron, and Optimus were commanded to come to a peace agreement. However, this all proved to be another ruse intended to capture both factions of Transformers and use them to provide power for the Quintessons' invasion of Cybertron. Megatron and Optimus were forced into another duel and afterward drawn into the sewer-like depths of the Quintesson city. While there, Megatron discovered prophecies about himself recorded by the [[Sharkticon]]s who had resisted Quintesson slavery in times past. Eventually, he realized these prophecies by taking into his body a facsimile of the Matrix of Leadership, which caused him to take on Sharkticon qualities. Leading the Sharkticons in battle, he fought against the Quintessons and sought to take over their world, only to be defeated by Quintesson-created Sharkticon General Tyrannicon, who stole the Matrix replica from him. The Autobots and Decepticons subsequently departed Aquatron, with their destinies eventually leading them to Earth.