Megatron is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise, created by toy companies Hasbro and Takara. He is a sentient robotic lifeform from the planet Cybertron. He is also the Supreme leader of the villainous faction (primarily the Decepticons) in most of the various Transformers universes. He has the ability to transform between his robot shape and various weapons or vehicles, depending on which "universe" he is seen in.
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Megatron is a fictional character from the Transformers franchise, created by toy companies Hasbro and Takara. He is a sentient robotic lifeform from the planet Cybertron. He is also the Supreme leader of the villainous faction (primarily the Decepticons) in most of the various Transformers universes. He has the ability to transform between his robot shape and various weapons or vehicles, depending on which "universe" he is seen in.
Bob Budiansky, the writer for the Marvel Comics series, stated that originally Hasbro took issue with the name, saying it sounded too frightening. Budiansky responded that as the lead villain, that was the point. Hasbro later agreed with his reasoning, and approved the name.
Megatron is able to transform into a Walther P38, delivering more focused energy blasts than he could in his robotic form. He can adjust his size and mass as he transforms, to comfortably allow another Transformer or even a human being to wield him.
His robot form has an arm-mounted...
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