Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed!

Posted by Bronzewolf Aug 10, 2016 at 7:48pm CDT 105,609 views

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Seibertronians, it's the moment we've all been waiting for, Megatron himself has been revealed on the TF5 Instagram! Yes, the Decepticon leader returns to the Bay-verse! Confirming it was him we saw in those early teaser images, Megatron now sports a ram-like retractable battle mask, as well as a more knight-like design overall while still keeping his standard movie face look, albeit a little less insectoid. For the first time in Movie-verse history, he is also sporting a new right-arm mounted Cannon that looks similar to Age of Extinction Optimus Prime's shield, as well as a new battle axe held in his left hand. Tell us your thoughts on the new design, and how you think they'll handle the whole Galvatron/Megatron dynamic, and then check him out below!

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Comment by datboi1011 Aug 10, 2016

He's..... He's beautiful. :BOWDOWN:

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Comment by Sabrblade Aug 10, 2016

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Bronzewolf wrote:Seibwrtronians, it's the moment we've all been waiting for, Megatron himself has been revealed on the TF5 Instagram! Yes, the main deception leader returns to the bayverese! Check him out below!

OH YEAH

Gives me a vague Megatronus vibe, dunno why though

I can see it.

Even though we know Movieverse Megatronus looks quite different:

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Comment by Kurona Aug 10, 2016

Looks like the weird horn things are a removable faceplate. Look closely at the face on the full body picture; they don't seem to be there.

Not really got anything else to say. At least he isn't a mess of parts this time; it's a much more cohesive design.

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Comment by Hellscream9999 Aug 10, 2016

Sabrblade wrote:

Technically while that's the original Megatronus, Megs originally called himself Megatronus in most mainstream continuities. Now that we have a defined depiction of Megatronus, they can work in elements of him... Would love to see Onyx Prime, he would fit right in aesthetically 8-)

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Comment by EvasionModeBumblebee Aug 10, 2016

I really like this new design! the face is still unmistakably movie Megatron.

Still wondering how the whole Galvatron/ Megatron thing is going to work out. . .

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Comment by Hellscream9999 Aug 10, 2016

Kurona wrote:Looks like the weird horn things are a removable faceplate. Look closely at the face on the full body picture; they don't seem to be there.

Not really got anything else to say. At least he isn't a mess of parts this time; it's a much more cohesive design.

They slide up the sides of his face forming ram-horn-like armor

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Comment by Noideaforaname Aug 10, 2016

Man, first three films I was ALL OVER the Movie aesthetic and couldn't care less about the "Classics" line. Now I'm the opposite... ah well.

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Comment by Kurona Aug 10, 2016

Wait, no, yeah, I just saw why they aren't on his face... because... because they form Satan horns.
They form Satan horns.
They form. Satan. Horns.

Why not just spraypaint "I AM LITERALLY THE DEVIL" across his chestplate

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Comment by Sabrblade Aug 10, 2016

Hellscream9999 wrote:Technically while that's the original Megatronus, Megs originally called himself Megatronus in most mainstream continuities.

That is to say, only in the Aligned fiction, you mean. No other continuity (family) has adopted that name history for Megs (yet).

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Comment by First-Aid Aug 10, 2016

Wow. That is about as close to what Megatron has stereotypically been in most incarnations as we have seen out of Bay. I REALLY like it! Fantastic!!!!

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Comment by Hellscream9999 Aug 10, 2016

Sabrblade wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:Technically while that's the original Megatronus, Megs originally called himself Megatronus in most mainstream continuities.
That is to say, only in the Aligned fiction, you mean. No other continuity (family) has adopted that name history for Megs (yet).

Dunno, I don't ascribe to all the bs terminology for the different continuities, I just know he did it in prime, and a couple other places I think, I seem the remember this being a thing for a while...

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Comment by Kurona Aug 10, 2016

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:Technically while that's the original Megatronus, Megs originally called himself Megatronus in most mainstream continuities.
That is to say, only in the Aligned fiction, you mean. No other continuity (family) has adopted that name history for Megs (yet).

Dunno, I don't ascribe to all the bs terminology for the different continuities, I just know he did it in prime, and a couple other places I think, I seem the remember this being a thing for a while...

In any case it seems to be what Hasbro's pushing for now.

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Comment by Tyrannacon Aug 10, 2016

Oh wow! I like! I hope it gets released in a leader class too when the toys come out.

It's definitely nice and with Welker doing the voice again it will definitely be awesomesauce.

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Comment by Kurona Aug 10, 2016

its ultron with devil horns

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Comment by Sabrblade Aug 10, 2016

Kurona wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:Technically while that's the original Megatronus, Megs originally called himself Megatronus in most mainstream continuities.
That is to say, only in the Aligned fiction, you mean. No other continuity (family) has adopted that name history for Megs (yet).

Dunno, I don't ascribe to all the bs terminology for the different continuities, I just know he did it in prime, and a couple other places I think, I seem the remember this being a thing for a while...

In any case it seems to be what Hasbro's pushing for now.

Not really anymore, what with the brand team who created the Aligned stuff having been switched out with the current band team that seems to want to push IDW G1 to the forefront, in which Megatron was always just "Megatron".

It's really only been the Aligned stuff (Prime, the Exodus novel, the Covenant, etc.) that had Megatron formerly named "Megatronus", and yet the most recent big deal usage of the "Megatronus" name was for the original evil Prime who terrorized Crown City in the RID 2015 season 1 finale.

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Comment by Ultra Markus Aug 10, 2016

yay megatron is back and with an arm cannon thing ;)^

but i sure hope they explain how he went from galvatron back to megatron or are they completely different characters :-?

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Comment by ToaSunkist Aug 10, 2016

Kurona wrote:Looks like the weird horn things are a removable faceplate. Look closely at the face on the full body picture; they don't seem to be there.

Not really got anything else to say. At least he isn't a mess of parts this time; it's a much more cohesive design.

They are. Side of the head.

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Comment by Hellscream9999 Aug 10, 2016

Ultra Markus wrote:yay megatron is back and with an arm cannon thing but i sure hope they explain how he went from galvatron back to megatron or are they completely different characters

Easy: he changed his alt. mode, and his ego wouldn't allow him to keep the 'pet' name given to him by the pathetic humans he looks down upon.

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Comment by Hellscream9999 Aug 10, 2016

Be interesting if he turns out to be the three-headed dragon Prime was fighting on the big poster =P~

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Comment by Sabrblade Aug 10, 2016

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:yay megatron is back and with an arm cannon thing but i sure hope they explain how he went from galvatron back to megatron or are they completely different characters

Easy: he changed his alt. mode, and his ego wouldn't allow him to keep the 'pet' name given to him by the pathetic humans he looks down upon.

"I am Galvatron!"

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