Editing Megatron (section)

==Legacy==
In the [[R v Ingram, C., Ingram, D. and Whittock, T.|cheating scandal]] of [[Charles Ingram]] on ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]'', Megatron appears as one of the wrong answers (other two being [[Gigabit]] and [[Nanomole]]) to the million [[Pound sterling|pound]] question being "A number one followed by one hundred zeros is known by what name?". Ingram goes for the right answer of [[Googol]] after receiving several coughs from his accomplice Tecwen Whittock.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ansih|last=Vij|url=https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-cheating-chris-tarrant-charles-ingram-443317-20230603|title=Viewers spot moment they knew Who Wants To Be A Millionaire contestant was cheating|date=June 3, 2023}}</ref>

Former [[American football]] player [[Calvin Johnson]] is nicknamed "Megatron".<ref>{{cite news|first=Tom|last=Curran|url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/32674105/ns/sports-nfl/|title=If Lions transform into winner, 'Megatron' wins|date=September 6, 2009|access-date=July 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115013830/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/32674105/ns/sports-nfl|archive-date=November 15, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Prime'' Megatron appears as one of the Hub Carolers in a [[Christmas]]-themed commercial for [[Discovery Family#As The Hub / Hub Network|The Hub]].<ref>{{cite video
 | date        = December 2011
 | title       = The Hub Carolers
 | url         = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN4sZcUMuss
 | format      = Commercial
 | medium      = Video
 | publisher   = The Hub
 | access-date = December 11, 2011
}}</ref>

In 2009, a Canadian man was arrested after a three-hour standoff with police, during which he wielded only an "'80s-style" Megatron toy.<ref name=Windsor>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090607225855/http://www.windsorstar.com/hour%2Bstandoff%2Bends%2Bpeacefully/1660116/story.html 3-hour standoff ends peacefully], by Dalton Chen, in the ''[[Windsor Star]]''; published June 3, 2009; retrieved April 3, 2016 (via archive.org)</ref>

At [[BotCon]] 2010, Hasbro named Megatron as one of the first five robot inductees in the Transformers Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/Hall-Of-Fame-robots.cfm |title=Transformers Hall of Fame Robots |publisher=Hasbro.com |access-date=2013-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705131942/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/Hall-Of-Fame-robots.cfm |archive-date=2010-07-05 }}</ref> [[Wizard (magazine)|''Wizard'']] magazine rated Megatron the 68th-greatest villain of all time.<ref>''Wizard'' #177</ref>

''Beast Era'' Megatron was named the best upgrade in ''Beast Wars'' history by [[Topless Robot]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.toplessrobot.com/2011/11/the_5_best_and_5_worst_upgrades_in_beast_wars_hist.php |title=The 5 Best (and 5 Worst) Upgrades In Beast Wars History |author=T.J. Dietsch | date=November 14, 2011}}</ref> By contrast, that outlet named Transmetal Megatron the fourth-strangest Transformers Beast Wars figure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toplessrobot.com/2009/07/the_12_strangest_transformers_beast_wars_figures.php |title=The 12 Strangest Transformers Beast Wars Figures By Rob Bricken in Daily Lists, Toys Wednesday, Jul. 8 2009 |publisher=Toplessrobot.com |date=2009-07-08 |access-date=2013-11-04}}</ref>

In 2019, American rapper [[Nicki Minaj]] released a song entitled "[[Megatron (song)|Megatron]]" in reference to her "bad guy" persona.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3127339/nicki-minaj-megatron-tease/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613204621/http://www.mtv.com/news/3127339/nicki-minaj-megatron-tease/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2019|title=Nicki Minaj Shuns Optimus Prime For His Mortal Enemy In Surprise Announcement|author=Trey Alston|work=MTV News|date=June 13, 2019|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref> In the song "[[Scaled and Icy|The Outside]]" by the American band [[Twenty One Pilots]], Megatron is referenced.<ref name="Megatron, Twenty One Pilots">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/9575588/twenty-one-pilots-scaled-and-icy-livestream-preview|title=Twenty One Pilots Saying Hello, Goodbye to Livestreams With Massive, Broadway-Style Blowout|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 21, 2021|access-date=May 25, 2021}}</ref>