Megatron (BW)

Megatron is a Predacon and a Vehicon in the Beast Era portion of Generation 1 continuity.



Megatron has one goal -- restoring glory and power to the Predacon race, with himself at the helm. What distinguishes Megatron from the countless others who share this goal at various volumes is his chutzpah. He is willing to risk everything -- time, space, himself -- if need be.

Megatron is skillful at orchestrating vast schemes by manipulating others into doing them for him -- an idle suggestion here, a conspicuously-planted object of interest there. He knows his enemies inside and out and exactly how to provoke them. He has no friends, only pawns. Because of this attitude, this superiority complex, he despises working with the very troops he needs to carry out his plans. His hubris does not make him very popular, and so he must rely on power and fear to rule them.

Megatron is a gambler and can sometimes be a ham. He has a twisted sense of humor and an over-developed sense of drama which rule everything he conceives, both long and short term. When he destroys you, he wants you to know that it was he who did this, and just how badly you were had. This is his greatest weakness. Like a Bond villain, he'll gladly boast to the hero at length about how smart and clever he was, giving his victim time to formulate a counterattack. He often sabotages himself by neglecting the quick and easy solutions for the bigger, meaner, and more complex.

Beast Wars
Voice actor: David Kaye (US), Shigeru Chiba (Japan)

Beast Machines
Voice actor: David Kaye (US), Shigeru Chiba (Japan)

Universe
When Optimus Primal's spark is retrieved from the core of Cybertron to protect the multiverse, he wonders if this action has freed Megatron as well.

Robot Masters
Voice actor: Toshitsugu Takashina (Japan)