Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed!

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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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Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814122)
Posted by datboi1011 on August 10th, 2016 @ 7:53pm CDT

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

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814124)
Posted by Sabrblade on August 10th, 2016 @ 7:54pm CDT

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:

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814125)
Posted by Kurona on August 10th, 2016 @ 7:56pm CDT

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.

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814126)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on August 10th, 2016 @ 7:58pm CDT

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-)

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814127)
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on August 10th, 2016 @ 7:59pm CDT

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. . .

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814128)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:00pm CDT

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

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814129)
Posted by Noideaforaname on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:01pm CDT

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.

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814130)
Posted by Kurona on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:02pm CDT

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

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814131)
Posted by Sabrblade on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:02pm CDT

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).

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814132)
Posted by First-Aid on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:03pm CDT

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!!!!

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814133)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:04pm CDT

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...

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814134)
Posted by Kurona on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:06pm CDT

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.

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814136)
Posted by Tyrannacon on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:10pm CDT

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.

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814137)
Posted by Kurona on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:11pm CDT

its ultron with devil horns

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814140)
Posted by Sabrblade on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:15pm CDT

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.

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814141)
Posted by Ultra Markus on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:20pm CDT

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 :-?

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814142)
Posted by ToaSunkist on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:24pm CDT

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.

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814145)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:26pm CDT

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.

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814146)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:28pm CDT

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

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814147)
Posted by Sabrblade on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:28pm CDT

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!"

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814150)
Posted by Kurona on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:29pm CDT

Why did he call himself Galvatron, anyway? I know applying any sort of logic to the movies is giving them too much credit, but... hm. Just seems a bit odd when they made such a big deal out of Galvatron being the human-given name. Which is ALSO weird because when you want to dissociate a guy from Megatron, maybe you shouldn't have 2/3 of the syllables.

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814151)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:33pm CDT

Kurona wrote:Why did he call himself Galvatron, anyway? I know applying any sort of logic to the movies is giving them too much credit, but... hm. Just seems a bit odd when they made such a big deal out of Galvatron being the human-given name. Which is ALSO weird because when you want to dissociate a guy from Megatron, maybe you shouldn't have 2/3 of the syllables.

Maybe because actual, competent writers came on board and laid out a well made floor plan for the series, and it needs megs back to being megs; who knows, maybe he'll die and be reformatted into devil gigatron (yes, I know that's the japanese name, but if they're backtracking on him being galvy now, it'd be weird for him to die and become galvy again...)

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814153)
Posted by griftimus prime on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:35pm CDT

looks cool. but not for a transformer. this thing actually looks like a knight.

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814155)
Posted by Madeus Prime on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:43pm CDT

Best looking Movieverse Megatron design yet. I dig the ram horns forming a face guard rather that a face plate. Totally can see somebody customizing this guy into a Alligned series Prime.

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814156)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:44pm CDT

griftimus prime wrote:looks cool. but not for a transformer. this thing actually looks like a knight.

His helmet says he is a knight... the film is called The Last Knight... Optimus is a Knight... the Dinobot's are knights... the entire movie/theme is based around medieval mythology and theme's... so, yeah, it's at least fitting with the direction of the movie |:|

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814159)
Posted by SureShot18 on August 10th, 2016 @ 8:53pm CDT

My only beef with this design is that it doesn't look like it can transform like others have mentioned but that being said I do think it looks quite cool.

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814175)
Posted by Deadput on August 10th, 2016 @ 9:46pm CDT

Hellscream9999 wrote:Maybe because actual, competent writers came on board and laid out a well made floor plan for the series, and it needs megs back to being megs; who knows, maybe he'll die and be reformatted into devil gigatron (yes, I know that's the japanese name, but if they're backtracking on him being galvy now, it'd be weird for him to die and become galvy again...)

I'm thinking that Galvatron will be hunted down and killed in the beginning of the film like Sideways, Demolishor and Ratchet were and the original Megatron head which still exists as far as we know will find someway to come back as this design since this Megatron's head looks a bit more like the first 3 films then the Galvatron head does.

Or Galvatron goes back to the Megatron name after being heavily injured and gets a redesign or of course it could just be that he abandoned the name without explanation.

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814177)
Posted by camzilla51 on August 10th, 2016 @ 9:47pm CDT

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814178)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 10th, 2016 @ 9:47pm CDT

Honestly... I am super digging the Decepticon designs. I am loving the new looks with them! And this Megatron is no slouch either. My favorite design so far

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814181)
Posted by Deadput on August 10th, 2016 @ 9:53pm CDT

So you guys that wanted less monster looking Decepticons this is the result of your feedback.

These designs are a result of your critical feedback remember this.

This goes for Barricade and Megatron

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814186)
Posted by Kurona on August 10th, 2016 @ 10:03pm CDT

Deadput wrote:So you guys that wanted less monster looking Decepticons this is the result of your feedback.

These designs are a result of your critical feedback remember this.

This goes for Barricade and Megatron

I kind of doubt they're a result of anyone here lol. This part of the forums mostly amounts to people being angry over the movies' existence

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814188)
Posted by Ultra Markus on August 10th, 2016 @ 10:04pm CDT

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 think i will see what the writers of the franchise will say about that, now that i think of it he never really called himself galvatron anyway he is always megatron to himself

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814199)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 10th, 2016 @ 10:12pm CDT

What happens if this is a different Megatron altogether and Galvatron is just still running around on Earth

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814200)
Posted by Sabrblade on August 10th, 2016 @ 10:13pm CDT

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:What happens if this is a different Megatron altogether and Galvatron is just still running around on Earth

Then every one of us will become like this:

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814202)
Posted by Deadput on August 10th, 2016 @ 10:18pm CDT

Ultra Markus wrote:i think i will see what the writers of the franchise will say about that, now that i think of it he never really called himself galvatron anyway he is always megatron to himself

Yes he did the first thing he says when breaking out of the KSI facility is

"I am Galvatron!"

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814204)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 10th, 2016 @ 10:19pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:What happens if this is a different Megatron altogether and Galvatron is just still running around on Earth
Then every one of us will become like this:

Works for me!

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814207)
Posted by Ultra Markus on August 10th, 2016 @ 10:29pm CDT

Deadput wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:i think i will see what the writers of the franchise will say about that, now that i think of it he never really called himself galvatron anyway he is always megatron to himself

Yes he did the first thing he says when breaking out of the KSI facility is

"I am Galvatron!"

actually he just said GALVATRON!!!!! like it was something he hated

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814209)
Posted by Sabrblade on August 10th, 2016 @ 10:36pm CDT

Ultra Markus wrote:
Deadput wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:i think i will see what the writers of the franchise will say about that, now that i think of it he never really called himself galvatron anyway he is always megatron to himself

Yes he did the first thing he says when breaking out of the KSI facility is

"I am Galvatron!"

actually he just said GALVATRON!!!!! like it was something he hated

Sure sounds like he says "I am Galvatron!" in a growling voice to me:

He definitely says "Yo soy Galvatron!" ("I am Galvatron!") in the Spanish version too:

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814210)
Posted by Deadput on August 10th, 2016 @ 10:37pm CDT

Ultra Markus wrote:actually he just said GALVATRON!!!!! like it was something he hated

No he said it and the official movie subtitles confirmed that's what he said.

Why would he just say "Galvatron!" what would that even mean?

If he hated it he would say something like "I am not Galvatron I am Lord Megatron!"

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814212)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 10th, 2016 @ 10:41pm CDT

Deadput wrote:Then what was he saying "I am" for then?

But really though, let's just ignore Galvatron for now and marvel at how cool this Megatron is. Literally this is an awesome design, and we can now all answer the question of what a Knight version of Optimus v. Megatron could look like

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814213)
Posted by ebonyleopard on August 10th, 2016 @ 10:46pm CDT

That's Megatron? Why isn't he Galvatron? And I'm sorry, they just don't look like TRANSFORMERS. They straight look like metal aliens. And why has Transformers suddenly become the robotic version of Medieval times? What's with all this swords and nights stuff? What, will Alpha Trion appear and be a robotic sorcerer?

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814214)
Posted by Blozor on August 10th, 2016 @ 10:51pm CDT

Anyone else note the resemblance to the Beast Machines Megatron's face when his horns are drawn in as battle armor?

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814215)
Posted by Deadput on August 10th, 2016 @ 10:51pm CDT

Ebonyleopard wrote:That's Megatron? Why isn't he Galvatron? And I'm sorry, they just don't look like TRANSFORMERS. They straight look like metal aliens. And why has Transformers suddenly become the robotic version of Medieval times? What's with all this swords and nights stuff? What, will Alpha Trion appear and be a robotic sorcerer?

Don't act like this came out of nowhere they were setting this up in AOE with Optimus being captured by Lockdown for being a knight and the Dinobots are referred to as Knights.

Hey continuity it's what you guys wanted right?

And according to the sames leaks that revealed Squeeks before he was revealed officially this film will have a lot to do with the King Arthur and Merlin stories.

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814218)
Posted by Lynaxx_Pax on August 10th, 2016 @ 11:18pm CDT

Hellscream9999 wrote:Be interesting if he turns out to be the three-headed dragon Prime was fighting on the big poster

nah,confirmed to be a fighter jet this time. My money,s on that being trypticon :-?

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814219)
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on August 10th, 2016 @ 11:20pm CDT

I really like it. Personally, I really liked the overly spiky and REALLY inhuman look to the Decepticons (Especially in the second movie, too bad it was a crap movie), but the way they're coming out here looks amazing. I just really wish these designs weren't being put to waste in what may be a crap movie.

I also REALLY hope they go back to the way they transformed before, because I absolutely hate that stupid flowing transformation they made them do in the last one. That was ... I can't express in polite language how I feel about that, but it was REALLY bad!

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814224)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on August 10th, 2016 @ 11:27pm CDT

Lynaxx_Pax wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:Be interesting if he turns out to be the three-headed dragon Prime was fighting on the big poster

nah,confirmed to be a fighter jet this time. My money,s on that being trypticon

Where, precisely, was that confirmed?

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814225)
Posted by KennethAkfaer on August 10th, 2016 @ 11:27pm CDT

Kurona wrote:

its ultron with devil horns

hhhhh
MegaUltron!

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814226)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 10th, 2016 @ 11:36pm CDT

Looks pretty darn cool but then there hasn't been a movie Megatron design I haven't liked. The dude has style in every film. Like others I'm just very curious how he gets this body when he was last seen in the human-constructed Galvatron form.

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814227)
Posted by Deadput on August 10th, 2016 @ 11:37pm CDT

Hellscream9999 wrote:Where, precisely, was that confirmed?

In the same leaks that confirmed Squeeks before he was officially revealed which came from the same site and possibly source that revealed a lot of character names for AOE Autobots and the Dinobots in that film.

So if he is a flyer Megatron is a Cybertronian jet.

Re: Transformers 5: The Last Knight Megatron Revealed! (1814228)
Posted by Deadput on August 10th, 2016 @ 11:37pm CDT