ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:2. Turning his spear into a sword would not be very workable, because of how it forms the front of the tank turret. A naginata would work, but not a sword.
3. I know he was given a katana in the comics, but the PotP design team realized that a kanabo made a much better melee weapon for him.
After all, he's called Bludgeon, not Slash or Slice or whatever
Turning Megatron's "spear" into a sword would actually be pretty easy, all they would have to do is retool it so the blade/articulated 5mm peg can be detached from the tank barrel. There's even a molded line along where the retooling would need to be done. Plus, he would even be able to use the tank barrel as a naginata.