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News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 5:33 pm

Joining the list of artists showing to the adoring public a glimpse of what their mind's first idea of a character or place was, Aaron Archer, concept designer for Hasbro's Transformers brand recently shared sketch for a version of Megatron that may or may not have been a bomber. Check it out below, and see what you make of it!

A unrealized Megatron design from around 2002, 03. I think I wanted him to be a bomber/spaceship.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 5:36 pm

And Josh Burcham's reaction to it:

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:17 pm

Transformers meets Evangelion is all i can come up with.

But seriously what the hell is that supposed to be?

Looks like it would be more of a problem then help in battle.

News Credits: 7 · by **TulioDude** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:50 pm

Its looks like Megatron has been rebuilding himself from parts of Fallen 'cons.I like it.I could see as a temporary,battle damaged form.

News Credits: 9 · by **triKlops** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 10:39 pm

Huh, thats an interesting thick to thin combo on the extensions, aerodynamic but clunky as well; Josh's interpretation is pretty on point though.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblevivisector** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 11:17 pm

All I can think of when I see this are Megatron's Battlestars upgrades: Super-, Ultra-, Star Giant.

Partly because those were also too...interesting to become toys. Maybe someday.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 2:41 am

Well, the individual parts are kinda cool, just not all as part of the same bot. This is one of those rare concept sketches where I'm glad it was never realized, cos the way that is now is just awful. Especially those arms.

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Fri Aug 08, 2014 2:07 pm

I like it. It has a Beast Wars feel to it with the kibble and the arms being formed out of oversized kibble like that.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 3:38 pm

I like it. Reminds me of this a little...

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:48 am

Va'al wrote:And Josh Burcham's reaction to it:

DOORWAYS!
My eternal nemesis!!!

by **JetOptimus23** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 3:47 pm

It kinda looks like a proto-'Prime' era megs...with gigantic forearms. I do like all those angular edges, though the massive hands really throws it off. Perhaps if they had been smaller the design would've worked better.