Evil With A Changing Face - Transformers Megatron

By Russell Masina

If you keep yourself informed and into the latest box office blockbusters, then you are no stranger to the Transformers series of movies that have been released. While there are only two installments, you can be assured of more to come in the future. You might not know that these movies were preceded by comics, books and a few animated series. There are many Transformers that you could benefit from knowing in terms of understanding the movies better. Other than Optimus Prime, perhaps the most important to know is the Transformers Megatron.

For the sake of this article, however, I will stick to the finer points of Megatron. This is a hugely important name to know in terms of learning what there is to know about the Transformers.

You see, Megatron like Optimus Prime is a leader. Many consider him through all the mediums of comics, books, television animated series and movies to be the best leader the Decepticons ever had. While its nice to be considered the best, you always have someone who wants your spot. The fact remains that for as long as he lived, Megatron was a brutal and tyrannical leader of the mighty Decepticons.

You see, the Decepticons as well as the Autobots are from Cybertron. This whole account of the happenings on this planet and the battles they fought later create a classic good vs. Evil theme. The movie only gives you a glimpse into the war that the Autobots and the Decepticons have been battling for years. Megatron wants several things. One of these things that he wants is the control of the Allspark that is on Earth, for this is the tool that animates machines.

The arch enemy of Megatron is Optimus Prime, who is the leader of the Autobots. Optimus Prime and Megatron began fueding when Megatron betrayed those on Cybertron. This split the planet in two essentially, making every robot choose a side. You were either with Megatron or against him, simply put.

Megatron initially went to Earth, even in the new movies, to pillage its resources to sustain Cybertron. He went with a group of his most loyal Decepticons. He was followed there by Optimus Prime and his most trusted Autobots who intended to stop him. The only way that Cybertron could become the planet that it used to be, it would cost Earth its life as collateral. Optimus Prime came to save us from destruction. Megatron would kill us all in a moment for his selfish purpose.

I can simply trust that you see who Megatron is. A great deal comparable to any Transformer, there's more than meets the eye. We have seen glances of pity and allegiance, simply for the most part it's cruel leading from dread and bullying. - 30320

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