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|NameOnMUSH=Norton Agamemnon
|NameOnMUSH=Megatron
|Color=#333
|Color=#333
|TextColor=#c1c1c1
|TextColor=#c1c1c1
|Char_id=8040
|Char_id=8040
|Img=https://i.imgur.com/m5FfwX2.jpg
|Img=https://tinyurl.com/MegatronG1Statue
|FullName=Megatron of Tarn
|FullName=Megatron
|Gender=Male
|Gender=Male
|Species=Cybertronian
|Species=Cybertronian
|Theme=IDW
|Theme=IDW
|Chartype=SFC
|Chartype=SFC
|Active=Approved
|Active=Retired
|Occupation=Emperor of Destruction
|Occupation=Emperor of Destruction
|Citizenship=Decepticon Empire
|Citizenship=Decepticon Empire
|Residence=Decepticon Imperial Headquarters, Kaon (The Badlands, Cybertron)
|Residence=Decepticon Imperial Headquarters, Kaon (The Badlands, Cybertron)
|Education=Primary Programming
|Education=Primary Programming
|Groups=[[Decepticons]], [[Cybertron]], [[Space-OOC]]
|Groups=[[Cybertron-OOC]], [[Decepticons]]
|Quote="... in the final analysis, I would happily wade across a river of corpses, chest-deep in rust and grease and engine oil, just to crush the spark of the last Autobot standing. And I would not do so simply as a means to an end. No. I'd do it, Prime, because it would give me pleasure."
|Quote="... in the final analysis, I would happily wade across a river of corpses, chest-deep in rust and grease and engine oil, just to crush the spark of the last Autobot standing. And I would not do so simply as a means to an end. No. I'd do it, Prime, because it would give me pleasure."
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|Actor=Frank Welker (voice), Christopher Lee (holomatter avatar)
|Actor=Frank Welker (voice), Christopher Lee (holomatter avatar)
|Song="Instruments of Destruction" by NRG
|Song="Instruments of Destruction" by NRG
|Profile=Megatron began his life as an energon miner, fought in the pits as a gladiator, and was honoured as a hero by many across Cybertron. But power inevitably corrupts, and none are as powerful as mighty Megatron. The war he launched has since burned its way across the universe. Incredibly powerful and intelligent, he fires a nuclear charged fusion cannon. Megatron has no known physical weaknesses.
|Profile=Megatron began his life as an energon miner, fought in the pits as a gladiator, and was honoured as a hero by many across Cybertron. But power inevitably corrupts, and none are as powerful as mighty Megatron. The war he launched has since burned its way across the universe. Incredibly powerful and intelligent, he fires a nuclear charged fusion cannon. Megatron has no known physical weaknesses.<br>
===Current Player Approved: May 25, 2019===
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|Description=The mechanical organism known as Megatron is a towering being that seems to somehow stand taller than his considerable twenty feet of height. He is a large armored figure, with black and grey panels though there is a single purple insignia in the center of his chest to depict his allegiance to the Decepticon cause. He is humanoid in shape, two arms, two legs, and a grey helmeted head with a cruel mouth and red eyes that seem to glow at times.
Holomatter Avatar Picture: https://tinyurl.com/y2jby4aq
===Current Player Approved: Not Applicable===
|Description=<span style="color:#4040bf">'''Description'''</span>
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Usually he carries a heavy black cannon upon his right forearm that is ten feet in length and with a three foot wide barrel. His armor is currently tarnished, with pock marks and blasted burn marks across the torso, though no visible damage.
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|History=Megatron of Tarn was constructed cold into a function form of a miner. He began his life obligated to the steady labor of his birthright, not having seen the surface of his home planet Cybertron for the first several thousand years of his existence. But he was what came to be known as amongst the Cybertronians as an Outlier. An Outlier, or a .1 percenter (though it's really more .001 percenter), is a Cybertronian that is gifted with abilities beyond the norm. For Megatron some of these did not manifest until later in life, but what he was gifted with to begin with was an amazing intellect and an always questing search for knowledge both inward and outward.
Cybertronian Humanoid: His presence is more 'felt' than seen. It goes far beyond his physical features making him even more imposing when seen in person. Still his impressive Cybertronian form, well known among his people and his enemies, is quite something to behold. Standing at 5.81 meters or nearly 20 feet tall his Cybertronian form is somewhat within the standard of his race in that he has a head, two arms, a torso, abdomen, and two legs. Each of his kind; however, have distinctive features just as the humans on Earth do. He has his own face and general outline unique to himself. His color scheme is made up of whites, silver-greys, and black highlights making for an overall 'gunmetal' appearance. On one of his arms, and impossible to miss for its size, a black fusion cannon sits mounted for ready use. Below his ever-worn armored helmet are a pair of sharp, intelligent, and piercing red glowing optic sensors. His face is made up of smooth flat planes, sharp angles, and chiseled features that come together in a strangely "handsome" form by human standards. Despite this, his expression also conveys a sense of something predatory kept in check by his intelligence which hides beneath his charismatic veneer.<br>
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https://tinyurl.com/MegatronG1Statue<br>
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Alternate Mode Gun: After spending time on earth he found a weapon that was aesthetically similar to his Cybertronian alternate-mode. Being cold-constructed leaves him fewer options than most when selecting a new form without complete re-formatting. Disguised as a silver-grey and black Walther P38 with a shoulder-stock and a suppressor/silencer combo. His weapon's output, when fired, remains that of a Cybertronian fusion cannon. His mass-displacement ability allows him to alter his size so that as a weapon he is proportional to the being that he allows to wield him, a position of trust he only allows very few to have and even then only when the situation absolutely requires it.<br>
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https://tinyurl.com/megatronp38<br>
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Holomatter Avatar: His presence is more 'felt' than seen. Standing before you is a perfectly normal looking human, surprisingly fit for a man in his late 50's, wearing a somewhat casual ensemble of clothing, with a shock of medium-length silver-white hair and very intense dark reddish-brown eyes. His long warm-grey trenchcoat drapes down from his shoulders flaring slightly out at his sides. Beneath that he is wearing a silk white shirt unbuttoned and flared at the collar exposing his upper chest just a little. A large black and chrome metal skull belt buckle fastens a wide crimson leather belt holding up a pair of gunmetal-grey denim pants. His hands are covered by a pair of heavy black leather gauntleted gloves matching his heavy black steel-toed boots.<br>
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https://tinyurl.com/y2jby4aq
|Personality=<span style="color:#1f75FE">'''Personality'''</span>
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He began to examine the caste society he was a part of and quickly realized the inequality that was simply accepted by the ruling class. He was able to then put his thoughts and findings into words that were both eloquent and compelling so that he gained fame for writing strong indictments of the government and of the Functionist faction. So strong that they decided he had to be done away with.
Megatron is ruthless, determined, stubborn, vicious, intelligent, and above all else driven to meet his goal of ending the Autobots' corruption once and for all! There is no room for romance or mercy of any kind in his heart unless it can be used to his advantage in some way to achieve his ends. Besides things like "love" "compassion" and "mercy" are merely weaknesses and meaningless distractions. The ends justifies the means.<br>
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Justice through tyrrany! It is not just a motto, it is a philosophy.
|History=<span style="color:#009999">'''History'''</span>
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At first Megatron was merely taken into custody and beaten severely. Then when the officers realized who they had, they received word from higher ups in the peace-keeping forces of Cybertron that he was to have an accident while in custody. He was, however, able to escape with the aid of some sympathetic to his cause. He returned to his job mining and for a time laid low. Until the mine was shut down and most of his comrades were going to be decommissioned, relocated, or allowed to run out of energon and die. When the miners protested this, the guards opened fire with lethal force. Many miners died, but Megatron led a revolt that saw them victorious. The survivors fled into Cybertron's underground.
Awakening deep within Cybertron he was told he had been born under a process called "cold construction". It meant, or so he was told, that many questions would already be answered for him. Including his purpose in life. He was then sent to his first home on Tarn to become an energon miner. He was; however, a "Point One Percenter". These are rarely born Cybertronians who have sparks destined for greatness. He did not realize this at first but much later he would embrace it for the power and strength that it gave him.<br>
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Toiling away for ages he dwelled in near ignominy and the harsh dangerous conditions that went with his assigned job as a miner. At first he felt no need to do more, or be more, than what he was constructed to be. His primary mode was effective as a laborer, and his fusion cannon mode was used to blast and drill away rock and debris with pin-point accuracy to uncover the raw energon ore. He simply did his job and nothing else. He had few words for anyone who disagreed with that life around him.<br>
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Later, he would begin to question the system imposed upon him and the others like him. He began to quietly study and access as much information and data on many topics. His access to education was limited, but his supervisors sought to keep his kind entertained to relieve any restlessness. Soon he was able to put into words the flaws that he discovered in their caste society imposed upon them by the Autobot Senate and the Primes. The Functionalist philosophy was antithetical to the voice coming from deep within his spark. He discovered within himself a rising intellect unmatched by those around him. Soon he was pressed into action as his mine was closing and its laborers being abandoned to starvation, or direct "decommissioning", by the orders of Sentinel Prime. Left with no choice. He began to struggle against the yoke of oppression to which he was bound. First with words, and then later with actions.<br>
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Later he would find others of like-mind. He had to keep his words and actions hidden from the overseers, but with time he found himself in a gathering of others hungry for revolution. And revolution was stirring. More and more he found himself in the center with his speeches and words. When he entered the gladiatorial circuit, participating in the blood sports, to become stronger and to learn battle in a more intimate way he found again that he was in the center, this time for his battle prowess and soon to be legendary fortitude.<br>
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Revolution came. It was inevitable. The strongest rose and tried to take their rightful place. Megatron was their leader, the leader of those who called themselves Decepticons for they saw through the deceptions of the Autobot tyranny. "Autobot", a term derived from the word "automation" and later to mean "autonomous" according to the one who would be renamed Optimus Prime. Sentinel Prime fell by Megatron's hand and the Senate were taken in a surgical strike. The Decepticons initial victory was soon supplanted by a war of attrition as the remaining Autobots struck back trying to retake control and to possibly correct the errors of their predecessors. It all turned from revolution into civil war, a war without end.<br>
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Megatron did not believe in the motives and ideals of the Autobot counter-resistance. He only viewed it as more of the same. He felt that the true path to peace and freedom lay with a form of benevolent tyranny. The tyranny of the strongest to ensure that the rest would be free to determine their own paths through their own strengths and abilities. One's place in society would not be dictated by others, rather it would be decided by themselves, their actions, their inherent purpose dictated by their very sparks within.
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It was while in the underground that Megatron turned his efforts to one of the few things he felt he was good at beyond using his mind. He became a gladiator in repeated pop up blood sport battles, training and growing stronger. He gathered to him the strongest, the disenfranchised, the angry, the downtrodden. And once he had gained enough fame, once he had forged a warrior ethos from the battles in the arena, he was able to take his people and begin the revolt that was needed for Cybertron.
<span style="color:#009999">'''History2'''</span>
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They called themselves the Decepticons, for their motto was, 'You are being deceived.' As the Cybertronian Senate controlled the people and lied to them about the state of matters in an effort to control them. But Megatron told people the truth, and they flocked to his banner. Until, eventually, the Decepticons in a surgical strike that was perfectly timed and coordinated were able to assassinate most of the senate while they were in session. No footage was attained of this act, no sign of its passing. One moment the senate was in session, the next, corpses.
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Afterwards the revolution spread across the world. Megatron was responsible for the death of two primes, and it seemed as if they would be able to defeat the senate forces and create a society where all were equals. If it were not for one bot. Optimus Prime.
This fell completely at odds with the Autobot beliefs in a different form of freedom through order and rule and law. Megatron was destined to forever oppose this corrupt system of rule and all who believed in its false promises and lies. Later when Orion Pax would take on the mantle of Optimus Prime, after Megatron killed another prime, their conflict would come to a flash-point that would last for countless eons.<br>
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Eventually, a number of the Autobots took to space in a craft called "The Ark". Megatron pursued it in his own craft, "The Nemesis", refusing to let Prime get away from him. The two craft battled and teams of Decepticons boarded the craft as it sped through the Sol system. The craft collided and spun out of control entering the atmosphere of the third planet in the early 1800's. Megatron, thrown from the craft plumeted, his trajectory carrying him far afield and impacting so hard that he became quickly buried. It would be years before he was discovered by the humans.<br>
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Megatron was vulnerable in his state of stasis lock. The humans took advantage of this and began to study him. Preventing his automated repair systems from functioning when he was uncovered. The humans were years behind even beginning to understand the cyber-organic materials, the living metal, that he was formed from. Despite this they uncovered many clues from his body to advance their own understanding of electronics and robotics.<br>
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Their probing was their mistake for it had awoken his consciousness in a limited fashion. Soon he began to reach out with his remaining senses. He found he could explore their primitive networks and manipulate it to his own ends. Able to then enlist the help of others. He was able to free himself and begin the process of learning what happened to his Decepticons and to the Autobots. He needed data. He needed resources. He needed time. Too much time had passed since he left Cybertron in the hands of his faithful lieutenants and he needed to return as soon as possible, but that path only lay with avoiding conflict with the humans and laying low until he found and revived the others. <br>
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There was a war to fight. A world to conquer, and perhaps, given time, a universe to liberate as well. He began with far less than he has now. It was time to begin again... All hail Megatron!
|Abilities=<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Advanced Intellect'''</span>
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Prime rallied the people, and was able to battle the Decepticons to a stand still. And for four million years they would battle each other. Their war would spread across their galaxy. At first it was confined to their worlds. But then when Megatron tried to establish a colony and negotiated peace with several organic cultures, the organic cultures turned and destroyed the colony, leaving no survivors. Since then Megatron has had little trust and much anger towards organic beings. But in his point of view, rightfully so.
Megatron's battle prowess is not just from his strength but also from his abilities as a gifted tactician. His long experience has taught him many lessons in conserving his resources and applying them where they are needed most. He is gifted with a keen intellect and uses it to his advantage wherever he can while sometimes cleverly playing dumb to lull his adversaries into showing their hand. He can formulate long term plans, and plans within plans. Multitasking his thought processes in a way that is difficult to match as he adapts them to the situation at hand.<br>
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He understand the need for information and either gathers it himself or relies on his many Decepticons capable of providing what he needs. He can then absorb this information accurately and use it in his calculations. If something piques his interest he is not above looking into the matter himself.<br>
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He is familiar with the many technologies his people use. He is not a creative or super-intelligent scientist but he has educated himself enough to keep abreast of even his minions most complicated applications of technology. This also goes towards his tactical repertoire and makes it harder for his underlings to fool him with "technobabble" trickery or deception.<br>
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Woe to anyone who would underestimate Megatron's understanding on anything!
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The war raged, until two hundred years ago, in pursuit of Oprimus Prime, his ship the Nemesis crashed on Earth and there they had lain until recently.
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Cybertronian Body'''</span>
|Personality=At his core, Megatron is a deeply thoughtful introspective individual. He is strong in his beliefs, utterly sure of his convictions. Socially in the past, he was a bit too serious for most, and his outlook had almost always been severe.
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But that is not the Megatron most know. Megatron, who leads the Decepticons, must lead by example. He knows he leads a band of cutthroats, fanatics, psychopaths, sadists, and battle mad soldiers. He knows he must present a face to his men that inspires, that is ruthless, that is the best of them and the worst of them. He must be entirely sure of every action, must show no weakness. When amongst them he is loud, vicious, stern. He knows that he is the inspiration, the focus of the Decepticon ideal, and he has wholly adopted it.  
Megatron's entire body is composed by and large of the elements Transformium or better known as the living metal Sentio Metallico. Megatron's own unique composition is known for its durability and resistance to damage. Even when he does come to harm his self-repair systems move to undo the bulk of the damage though this generally takes more time than he cares to spend healing, preferring to allow his physicians to tend to any discomforts in between battles.<br>
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His renowned endurance and ability to mentally endure extensive physical damage and pain is legendary among the Decepticons and Autobots. His battle strength is comparable to that of Optimus Prime himself. He is not neigh invulnerable; however, with enough force applied under the right circumstances and he can be damaged like any other Cybertronian.<br>
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He is considered strong for a Cybertronian of his size and design. Often this is a result of his long training spent in the gladiatorial pits in his early days on Cybertron. He learned how to lever his natural strength to its maximum potential. He is capable of lifting and bracing many tons above the standard for one of his race.<br>
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His body has granted him several other feats and abilities besides the raw physical ones mentioned above. These will be covered in other categories.
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For no matter what Megatron truly feels about matters, he must win the war. For him the words 'The ends justify the means' are taken to heart and he lives by them. 105 billion souls have been killed in this war, because of that sentiment.
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Data-Link'''</span>
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''ARMOR'''</span>
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Megatron's current body is composed of heavy Sentio Mettalico armor crafted to be able to endure the greatest impacts possible during the war. He was able to withstand reentry to the atmosphere, hibernation for two hundred years, and recovered to nearly full strength once spot repairs were made. Currently he has no fear from conventional arms, save perhaps heavy ship-based ordnance or higher than conventional technology.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''ENERGY WEAPON'''</span>
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Diverting some of his power to his hand, Megatron is able to create an energy based weapon in the form of a mace or morning star. This allows him to surpass most shields by the explosive contact of one striking the other, and is capable of doing considerable damage. Though, in parts of Cybertron these weapons are reserved for battles of honor.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''FLIGHT'''</span>
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The Decepticons discovered a limited form of anti-gravity manipulation early in their war efforts that allowed most of their forces the capacity of flight when needed. Megatron is currently able to fly mostly soundlessly due to the anti-gravity technology, up to speeds of just below the sound barrier.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''GENIUS'''</span>
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Megatron's mind isn't necessarily gifted in the way that one would consider a great scientist's, or an artist's though he does enjoy a good bit of poetry now and then. He is, however, an extremely gifted planner and organizer. A nearly perfect examiner of systems, social, mechanical, and otherwise. He operates on many different levels, planning for many different contingencies, and can almost instantly identify the steps needed to attain the results desired. Only similarly gifted individuals with insight into his approach seem able to confound him. When his mind was examined by the Cybertronian Senate in preperation for brainwashing, the mental surgeon was amazed at the number of continuous thought paths that he was generating even in a state of sensor lock.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''HOLOMATTER'''</span>
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Cybertronians are able to project a holomatter avatar roughly 100 meters from their current position. They use this to interact with organic races while maintaining their cover. The holomatter avatar has substance and can manipulate other objects, but it strength levels are rather low. Megatron's current holomatter avatar is that of Norton Agamemnon though it only takes time to change the coding or adjust the parameters. A larger holo image requires a larger expenditure of energy and concentration.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''MASS DISPLACEMENT'''</span>
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Like many other Cybertronians, Megatron is capable of limited mass displacement when he transforms from one form to another. Usually to allow him to shrink down to a gun form when that is his alt-form. Though it is possible for limited mass displacement without transformation, it requires concentration and causes a good amount of discomfort/energy expenditure.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''NETWORK USAGE'''</span>
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Megatron is capable of interfacing with almost any computer network and navigate it extremely quickly and effortlessly. He is also capable of circumventing almost any security that is below military-grade, though with something higher it may just take time. Although attempting to break high security will usually not be perceived as a subtle manipulation of the system and more a brute force approach so vulnerable to active countermeasures.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''PHYSICAL TRAITS'''</span>
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Megatron is one of the strongest Cybertronians for his size. He is capable of lifting 100 tons fairly easily, and can brace and hold much more in the case of needing to support much more weight. He moves rather swiftly for a being of his size, the speed of his actions are primarily what gave him the edge in the arenas of Cybertron. Groundspeed, however, he can roughly run approximately sixty miles an hour.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''SENSORS'''</span>
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Megatron, along with many Cybertronians perceive the universe through a variety of sensor filters. They are capable of perceiving through infrared, ultraviolet, thermographic, and an energy sensor array that can detect energy signatures and expenditures. Cybertronians are also aware of high and low frequency sounds, though they perceive them primarily as data which also feeds into their internal comms systems.
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Curiously enough, Cybertronians also have a limited sense of touch and smell.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''SHIELDS'''</span>
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When in a combat situation, Megatron is often mostly surrounded by a level of defensive shielding that helps to absorb and redirect kinetic energy, and energy blasts that strike him. They are capable of absorbing several direct blasts from heavy Cybertronian weaponry before needing to recharge. Also the shield can be coalesced and solidified into a smaller yet stronger shield upon the forearm which when concentrated to that degree can displace extremely high amounts of energy.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''SINGULARITY'''</span>
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Beyond his intellect, the other aspect of Megatron that makes him an outlier is that his Spark is connected on a quantum level with a singularity. This gives him several benefits in that with that steady feed of energy he is able to endure longer with less Energon. It is also what gives his Fusion Cannon a much higher damage potential as it draws power directly from that link.
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The interdimensional aspects of it also allow for him to draw forth anti-matter from the dimension where the Singularity resides, with usually horrible disastrous consequences for those that come into contact with it. Though this causes immense pain to Megatron and is used only as a last resort.
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It is also feasible that modifications to his Spark and frame could allow for the possible development of some form of teleportation or space bridge technology to be adapted into his abilities.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''TRANSFORMATION'''</span>
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Being a Cybertronian, Megatron is capable of transforming into an alt-mode that has varying benefits. His first alt-mode was that of an underground drill. After the war began he switched to using a Cybertronian tank, and at times a firearm of some type fitting the culture that he was either infiltrating or invading. Currently his alt-mode is a Cybertronian Tank, but it is possible for Transformers to gain a new alt-mode to better fit into the world they're on. To make a drastic change in alt-mode such as from firearm to tank it usually takes a large amount or resources and energy. It is much easier to adopt an alt-mode similar to the prior alt-mode.
|Skills=<span style="color:#00CED1">'''COMBAT'''</span>
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After causing the revolt in the mines, Megatron threw himself into the underground fighting arenas of Cybertron. He approached the matter of combat as voraciously as he approached any of his prior studies. He became a student of all methods of destroying your enemy. Whether it's psychological manipulation to Cybertronian martial arts, he learned everything he could and while fighting in the arena trained for the true battles to come. Over several hundred years in the arena, and then millions of years at war, Megatron is a nearly perfect warrior. There are few Cybertronians who can stand against him in hand to hand, and those that do will likely know they had been in a battle and marked for it for years to come.
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In practical terms he is a master of any weapon he wields, is a crack shot, and is a master strategist on the grand scale down to tactical squad based.
Megatron can communicate with computer systems and networks. In other words he can form a data uplink and communicate with cybernetic and electronic devices. With direct contact, or with an existing wireless network access point, Megatron is capable of a certain level of hacking and manipulation. Especially when it comes to the human's primitive constructs and networks. Using this ability he can communicate across a network, gather and manipulate data, and thwart some security systems. Such activities are time-consuming and may leave him vulnerable while he focuses his attention into accessing a device or network. Therefore he will prefer to take the more direct and physical approach more often to get what he needs, or he will delegate the task. There are others under his command who excell at this far more expertly than he, but it is a good capability to have on hand when the need arises.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''EDUCATION'''</span>
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Energy Shield'''</span>
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One of Megatron's first points of focus, his first attempt at recreation and distraction from his daily lot was to consider the hows and whys of things. To look inwards and through introspection build a philosophy of his own which led him to consider the writings of others. It was his first step towards his own education and he became a student that devoured information voraciously until the point where he could be considered an expert on the topic.
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He proceeded to learn everything he could, illicitly gaining access to databases of the greatest minds of Cybertron and read them as well. He committed much of it to memory, and while he was toiling in the mines focused entirely on such study. For hundreds of thousands of years he went through the writings and knowledge of his people, and ended with a round about knowledge of just about every topic that was to be offered, though he was not a master of any single one save perhaps Philosophy, and Strategy.
Like many Cybertronian warriors he has adapted an energy shield ability to deflect some of the energy of Cybertronian weaponry. This invisible shield rests 'skin-tight' against his chasis covering his vital organs and arms. While this may not be entirely effective against particularly strong weaponry it will deflect the equivalent of low powered small-arms fire. Laser pistols for example.<br>
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The effects of this shielding against non-Cybertronian weaponry is largely an unknown quantity; however, most alien races utilize similar technological concepts in their designs. The abilities of other powered beings such as Superman's eye-beams are likely not to be deflected entirely.<br>
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At need, Megatron can concentrate this protective field in one forearm like a makeshift shield. This requires significant concentration and effort and cannot be sustained indefinitely.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''LEADERSHIP'''</span>
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Energy Weapon'''</span>
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There is something about Megatron. When he speaks, when he gives orders, when he arrives on the scene. His soldiers become stronger, rejuvenated, taken hold of and drawn towards the fanaticism that is required to believe in the Decepticon cause. There are other leaders in the Decepticons, but none with his gravitas or presence. For some it is due to the message of equality, the way he brought them into the Decepticons, for his martial prowess. But the reasons all even out to the same effect. With Megatron there is always the hope of victory, and it is better to be on his side than to be with the poor bastards that aren't.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''MINING'''</span>
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The first role Megatron had was to be a miner for many many long years on Luna 1. During that time he had become an expert on the geological nature of mineral deposits and a practical expert on the equipment and needs of creating and supporting an extremely elaborate mining operation. It is not a talent he cares to flaunt much anymore, but the knowledge has served him well before.
|Resources=<span style="color:#00CED1">'''DATA'''</span>
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From his time on Earth and gathering information as Norton, Megatron has access to a wide range of data gathered across the web. It is likely if data has been submitted online that he has access to it and could recover it rather quickly. If it is a particular interesting piece of data he might even be fully aware of it and have it in his primary consciousness.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''DECEPTICON EMPIRE'''</span>
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As the Leader of the Decepticons, Megatron has access to all of the assets that are at hand for them. On Earth that is not much currently. But once back in Cybertronian space, Megatron's word becomes law. He has free right to any item or the service of any individual for the greater good of the Decepticon cause. Of course this tends to change depending on how the war is going.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''FUSION CANNON'''</span>
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Megatron's primary weapon is his Fusion Cannon, which like many pieces of Cybertronian weaponry uses the wielder's own spark to augment the firepower of the weapon when in use. Due to Megatron's connection to a singularity and ability to draw power from it, his Fusion Cannon is immensely powerful. Capable of focusing and destroying most anything it connects with, at a blast setting it is capable of destroying whole blocks of a city. At a focused power setting it blazes briefly as powerful as the surface of the sun and with a range of several miles with a clear enough firing line. Its rate of fire, however, is not as rapid as most other Cybertronian weapons, but it is capable of immense damage when wielded by Megatron himself.
|Weaknesses=<span style="color:#00CED1">'''AUTOBOTS'''</span>
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Autobots was a derogatory term used to mean automatic robots, individuals that had no wherewithal and no chance at self determination. After the Decepticon movement began, Optimus confronted the senate and declared himself to be one, redeeming the derogatory term and taking it on himself to create this group as what we know today as Autobots. Little did he know he'd be creating a faction to directly oppose the efforts of the Decepticons. Today they are a united front presented against the tyranny of the Decepticon way and all can be considered Megatron's enemy.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''CYBERTRONIAN'''</span>
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Cybertronian throughout several galaxies have gained the reputation as being a terribly war-like and destructive people. They are viewed as harbingers of woe and are persona non-grata on many... many many civilized planets. They have been at war with themselves for millions of years, and seem to have no likelihood for letting up. Even if peace were declared tomorrow, nobody would /really/ believe it, and they'd just be waiting for the next Cybertronian war to kick off.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''ENERGON DEPENDENCY'''</span>
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To function, Megatron must absorb energy. Ideally from Energon though more rough energy sources are possible to be used. With his connection to the singularity, he is not quite as voracious as others of his kind, but he still must imbibe regularly lest his abilities deteriorate and his defenses lower. If he goes for an extended amount of time without energy he'll revert to stasis lock to maintain life functions but nothing else.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''MAGNETIC'''</span>
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Though the actual Sentio Metallico (body/skin) of a Cybertronian is non-ferrous, much of their gear and weaponry are made of lesser materials and so are easily manipulated by magnetic powers or devices.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''PERSONA'''</span>
When retracting his hand to give access to his energy conduits he can through force of will form an energon mace or morning star. He reserves this ability usually for gladiatorial one-on-one combat either with a challenger in physical combat or when dueling for honor with Optimus Prime. He views very few who are worthy of him rising to such efforts. It is possible for him to form other simple shapes and weapons in this manner, but he would be unpracticed at the new shape and he would be at an disadvantage due to the concentration required.
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When leading a band of cutthroats it is important to be the most cuthtroatiest of them all. This has led to Megatron conducting himself differently than he would amongst some when he is with the troops. He must be stern, arrogant, aggressive, and ruthless. He cannot let this falter lest the other Decepticons would sense weakness. And ultimately Megatron has accepted this, for he needs the most ruthless warriors to win the war.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''REPUTATION'''</span>
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Amongst a race of insane fanatical war-makers, Megatron's name is first and foremost in several galaxies. He is known as a being that has committed genocide on a grand scale. Against his own people, against others, against entire races of sentient beings. His Cybertronian war has devoured entire systems and all in the name of his cause.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''SINGULARITY'''</span>
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Eye Beams'''</span>
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One of Megatron's greatest strengths is also a dangerous weakness and possibly his downfall. Drawing upon the singularity connection in an extreme manner beyond his normal passive augmentations would risk him rupturing his spark compartment and allowing early deterioration or degradation, or even a cataclysmic failure cascade that could end with his spark snuffed or even igniting into a disastrous explosion. The medical officer that discovered this element of his enhanced abilities was summarily lost during battle. The use of such would thusly be a matter of last resort or connected to some plot element in the future.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''THE ENDS AND MEANS'''</span>
Rarely used. Megatron can concentrate his energy behind his eyes and release it into a pair of white-violet beams of highly charged plasma. Megatron does not employ this weapon very often for obvious reasons. While using them he cannot clearly see only perceiving enough to keep his beams on target. There is a lingering effect afterwards as residual energy and heat dissipates around his optics that can interfere with his sensors.
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How did a being reach the point from being a scholar and a laborer, to being a tyrannical despot? Because at his core, Megatron believes that the ends justify the means. That so much is at stake for his people, for Cybertron, that he cannot suffer any hesitance. He must be capable of doing anything, losing anything, risking anything, for victory. There is no room for morality. No room for ethics. He has traded all of that for the future. A future where his people will be free and though he will be drenched in blood, it will be worth it.
<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Flight'''</span>
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While in his primary mode, Megatron, like any other Decepticon, is capable of antigravity flight. While in atmosphere he can achieve speeds up to the edge of the sound barrier. He is able to propell himself, with some effort and time, into the low orbit of an Earth sized planet. In space his capacity for speed increases but is still well under any speed that would be convenient for inter-planitary travel.<br>
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While in his alt-mode he can hover for brief periods and fly into, or out of, the grip of his wielder. This method of movement in this mode is difficult and unsustainable enough to aim himself effectively while in this mode. Not to mention handle his own recoil.
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<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Fusion Cannon'''</span>
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Megatron's Fusion cannon is almost a part of him now. Ironically it was Starscream who first gave him the weapon after slaughtering the Autobot Senate in their initial strike. Operating on his own internal power sources as ammo it is quite versitile in its usage. The weapon is capable of a wide range of focal widths and power levels ranging from a flame-thrower-like effect up to a massive long range barrage. Though it is worn on his forearm and can be detached when he wishes it has become so much a part of him that it is now even integrated into his alternate mode. (More on its power source elsewhere.)
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<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Holomatter Avatar'''</span>
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Like many Cybertronians, Megatron is capable of projecting solid or phantom holomatter images. While he is not as adept or capable as say Hound with his large scale extremely realistic projections, he can create an interactive humanoid form as well as project small scale maps and other data into the air before him to communicate information or strategies with others. His range is relatively short and can only project a solid avatar within a hundred or so yards of his location. Fortunately his avatar can carry him in his alt-mode, which can be quite convenient while traveling on Earth inconspicuously.<br>
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<span style="color:#8a14ff">'''Mass Displacement'''</span>
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Mass Displacement is at the heart of
|Skills=<span style="color:#00CED1">'''Earth Culture'''</span>
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During his time on Earth. Megatron reached out into the primitive networks filled with trivial indulgences and inane obsessions with things like cats. Strange creatures these humans. Such variety. Yet they also have a thirst for power and ambition for glory. Megatron has begun to see why Optimus sometimes sees a purpose for these organic types beyond their usefulness as servants and slaves.<br>
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Their culture and colloquialisms are contagious. Megatron has even found himself using very human expressions to describe concepts and events. In a way it is insidious how it wheedles its way into your synaptic processors.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''Education'''</span>
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One of the first things Megatron learned, while he was working as a mere laborer in the energon mines of Tarn, information was as good as the most pure and rarest of veins of energon. The Autobots allowed a lot of information to flow. But they too kept their secrets. They kept them so that no one would become wise to their lies and be content in their workaday existences. His point one percenter mind was hungry for knowlege. Ravenous for it even.<br>
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At every opportunity he sought to gain knowledge for himself. With that came new skills, new experiences to learn from, and new sources of power to take for himself. Megatron is versed in many topics. Cybertronian History, Science, Battle Tactics, Political Intrigue, Psychiatry, Philosophy, Religion, and Mythology and so much more.<br>
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There are times when those around him have seen that he has little patience for minutia but let them think that way. The devil is always in the details. There is always time for research and speculation. If the knowledge he desires isn't his then he will reach out his hand and get it. Even if it means that by doing so he must resort to violence. That is just one more price to pay for power after all.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''Field Combat'''</span>
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Working as a team may sound antithetical to a Decepticon, but this is a strategy for success. On the battlefield working in tandem with a strategy is important. So is keeping track of multiple data points, while maintaining situational awareness. Megatron is an expert at warfare. Not only being able to plan from the distant view of a leader in distant command centers, but also as an up close and smell the burning spark chambers kind. Megatron is the type to take command and lead his Decepticon army right into battle with a winning strategy, and failing that a plan for retreat, regrouping, and returning to the fray twice as deadly as before. Battle is a chaotic. It is an ever changing beast that is never tamed and never completely predictable. It will brutally kill you for the slightest error in judgment. Megatron is well versed in the eccentricities of battle in all its forms. Including on the field in the thick of it. He knows what to look for, what to single out for handling, and how to handle it. The Autobots are grave teachers of how to deal with this very subject and he knows better than to underestimate them even if they are outflanked and outnumbered.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''Leadership'''</span>
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Beyond his gift for strong words and glorifying speeches. Megatron knows he has a key ingredient for leadership. Two of them infact.<br>
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The first is his natural charisma. Much like the Primes he so loathes, he is capable of uniting disperse warriors who would not normally work together under the same banner. He can woo them with a carefully crafted exposition on power, proffit, and equality. With a few words he can paint his enemies as the despicable vermin they are. He can inspire others to greatness. Draw them eagerly to the power he offers them. And whip them mercilessly with insults and venom when necessary.<br>
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Intimidation is the second of these gifts. Megatron is no self-delusional fool when it comes to appraising one's own worth. In this though, he knows he is superior to all but a very few that may, just may, be worthy of being considered his equals. With the precise application of fear, of presence, and the occasional demonstration of ruthlessness, one can achieve greatness no matter who tries to challenge one's rightful claim to power!<br>
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There is a reason they raise their voices for him. All Hail Megatron! All Hail Megatron!
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''Legends and Lore'''</span>
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Megatron is familiar with the subtleties and complexities of ancient Cybertronian history. Plus that of many other cultures he has encountered and exploited. There is sometimes surprisingly valuable information hidden between and behind the lines of fables, parables, and legends. Myths are made up of the experiences of those who created them, and within them are small truths hidden there waiting to be uncovered. All cultures hide their artifacts of power in such things. More than once he has followed a trail of clues that led him to something of use in his long war effort.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''Pit-Fighting'''</span>
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Megatron is particularly skilled at one-on-one physical combat. Be this with fists or melee weapons of nearly any type know to Cybertronians. While he fomented revolution among his people he found it necessary to gain prowess in many schools of combat. When applying his techniques he is ruthless and cunning able to use his environment and his opponent's weaknesses against them.
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<span style="color:#00CED1">'''Tactics'''</span>
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After many years of raw battle experience and time spent in the gladiatorial arenas on Cybertron, Megatron has developed a keen insight into tactical strategies. He can analyze the tactics of his opponent and look for weaknesses, or he can advance his own complex ploy. Megatron often sees the big picture, developing strategies that span many battles and confrontations in order to achieve a set goal. Plans within plans within plans.<br>
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There are only a few capable of understanding his vision and scope. This sometimes leads to conflict and underestimation of his skills among his own Decepticons, especially when he plays a sacrifice ploy in order to lure his enemies into place. Other times the conflicts revolve around their lack of patience to allow a plan to fully unfold in its machinations.
|Resources=<span style="color:#228B22">'''Decepticon Empire'''</span>
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Followers, minions, servants, territories and all their combined power, skills, and resources are his to command. His people are faithful to his vision for the future, for victory. At need Megatron can pull upon his resources, gathering them to apply them to any problem that is in need of a solution. There are times when what he has to work with is... sub par. But he can make it work. Yes, he can make it work.
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<span style="color:#228B22">'''Information'''</span>
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Gathered from many different sources. Megatron has a treasure trove of data on which to draw his plans from. If there is something beyond his knowledge he will spend other resources to gain it. That is where his people's greatest skill has been applied. Infiltration, information gathering, and sabotaging the enemy's information resources.
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<span style="color:#228B22">'''Technology'''</span>
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Megatron, like most Cybertronians, has access to technology and information about technology that many races (including humans) simply do not possess. Space-bridge technology is one such example. The ability to transfer through a hyperspace bridge matter from one location to another instantly is a tactical resource that no-other race has precisely duplicated on the scale that he has. Sure some have similar technologies such as hyperspace gates, but those take time to travel and are on occasion prone to misfire. All of the advancements of his people are within his circle of knowledge and he can use this to analyze and reverse engineer it to his understanding. Earth. For example. The humans have much technology that, while extremely primitive, is either compatible or exploitable in some way with his own.
|Weaknesses=<span style="color:#EE204D">'''Amour Propre'''</span>
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Not only does Megatron view himself as superior. He holds this true of his own people, the Decepticons. Next down the list are all Cybertronians such as Autobots... though they rate just below turbofoxes and scraplets. Below all of those however, there are the true vermin. Those that consider themselves inteligent and yet prove themselves to be annoyances at every turn. This if course refers to those silly creatures he calls organics. Most of them are humanoid in form but there are many variations and levels of... annoyance they present to him in the form of abilities. Most annoying of all. There are so #=&@$! many of them!
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<span style="color:#EE204D">'''Autobots'''</span>
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Megatron has an intense hatred for the Autobots and their ideals. There is little that can make him set this aside, even when it becomes necessary to team up with them in order to overcome a mutally destructive situation, Megatron will look for a way to exploit it so that he may take advantage and use it for vengence.
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<span style="color:#EE204D">'''Cybertron'''</span>
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Due to the ages long wars and expanding strife in the search for more resources his people have earned something of a negative reputation. One that he blames solely on the Autobots and their paltry idealistic need to impose their... ethics... on other races. His kind have been restricted and banished from many sectors. At least on paper. It does not take long for the reputation to spread like propoganda interfering with plans and creating unnecessary obstacles.
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<span style="color:#EE204D">'''Megalomania'''</span>
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Megalomania is defined as the "obsession with the exercise of power, especially in the domination of others." Sometimes delusional so. Megatron; however, understands greatness and he is far from delusionally. He knows it is his destiny to rule. His raison d'etre. He has personal power, enough to intimidate even the strongest of his kind. This power is both physical and intellectual in nature and he knows how to apply those skills. He also has the power that is given to him by right. He was born to this role as the undisputed leader of the Decepticons and their cause. He crafted the revolution, and he will be the one to bring it to its fruition. Cybertron will be his in its entirety unspoiled by the festering idealism of the Autobots.<br>
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After that! After that... it is a forgone conclusion that other worlds will fall to his will as well. He will design an empire that will span the universe and revel in its... his... greatness!<br>
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All Hail Megatron! It says it all doesn't it.
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<span style="color:#EE204D">'''PRIME!'''</span>
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No other adversary has vexed him for so long and so frustratingly. It has gone far far beyond simple anger or hatred or even homicidal aspirations. No, Optimus Prime must die by the hand of Megatron and no other. It must be through a complete and absolute process of deconstruction and humiliation for the Autobot leader. He must be made to pay for all those times he managed to squeeze through his fingers. And for all those times he managed to lead his people to impossible victories despite being out gunned, out manuvered, and overwhelmed. If nothing else it will be satisfying to rip his spark out and feel it dim into nothingness!
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<span style="color:#EE204D">'''Self-Preservation'''</span>
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Megatron is no coward! He would blaze his spark across the sky of Cybertron only to have it snuff out in the reaches of Kaon unseen unnoticed and unnoted before he would lower himself to the level of a coward. However... Megatron sees himself as a necessary cog in the clockwork machinations of his revolution even if he is the only wheel that can turn the others to his will and desires. He feels he must be preserved if they are to prevail. Megatron will fight tooth and nail to survive. That is what he does. Bravely and strategically he will battle until the very last moment when it becomes clear that retreat is necessary. A "strategic withdrawal" is not beneath him. Even in a battle of honor.
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<span style="color:#EE204D">'''TheBigPicture'''</span>
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When it comes to strategy there are only a few capable of understanding his vision and scope. This sometimes leads to conflict and underestimation of his skills among his own Decepticons, especially when he plays a sacrifice ploy in order to lure his enemies into place. Other times the conflicts revolve around their lack of patience to allow a plan to fully unfold in its machinations.<br>
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He must remain vigilant lest one of his subordinates get out of line and ruin a carefully laid network of stratagems.
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Megatron (Scenesys ID: 8040)
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"... in the final analysis, I would happily wade across a river of corpses, chest-deep in rust and grease and engine oil, just to crush the spark of the last Autobot standing. And I would not do so simply as a means to an end. No. I'd do it, Prime, because it would give me pleasure."
Profile
Full Name: Megatron
Gender: Male
Species: Cybertronian
Theme: IDW (SFC)
Occupation: Emperor of Destruction
Citizenship: Decepticon Empire
Residence: Decepticon Imperial Headquarters, Kaon (The Badlands, Cybertron)
Education: Primary Programming
Status: Retired
Groups: Cybertron-OOC, Decepticons
Other Information
Apparent Age: Actual Age:
Date of Birth 12 March Actor: Frank Welker (voice), Christopher Lee (holomatter avatar)
Height: 581 cm Weight: 2,217 kg
Hair Color: None Eye Color: Red
Theme Song: "Instruments of Destruction" by NRG

Profile

Megatron began his life as an energon miner, fought in the pits as a gladiator, and was honoured as a hero by many across Cybertron. But power inevitably corrupts, and none are as powerful as mighty Megatron. The war he launched has since burned its way across the universe. Incredibly powerful and intelligent, he fires a nuclear charged fusion cannon. Megatron has no known physical weaknesses.

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Description

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Description


Cybertronian Humanoid: His presence is more 'felt' than seen. It goes far beyond his physical features making him even more imposing when seen in person. Still his impressive Cybertronian form, well known among his people and his enemies, is quite something to behold. Standing at 5.81 meters or nearly 20 feet tall his Cybertronian form is somewhat within the standard of his race in that he has a head, two arms, a torso, abdomen, and two legs. Each of his kind; however, have distinctive features just as the humans on Earth do. He has his own face and general outline unique to himself. His color scheme is made up of whites, silver-greys, and black highlights making for an overall 'gunmetal' appearance. On one of his arms, and impossible to miss for its size, a black fusion cannon sits mounted for ready use. Below his ever-worn armored helmet are a pair of sharp, intelligent, and piercing red glowing optic sensors. His face is made up of smooth flat planes, sharp angles, and chiseled features that come together in a strangely "handsome" form by human standards. Despite this, his expression also conveys a sense of something predatory kept in check by his intelligence which hides beneath his charismatic veneer.

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Alternate Mode Gun: After spending time on earth he found a weapon that was aesthetically similar to his Cybertronian alternate-mode. Being cold-constructed leaves him fewer options than most when selecting a new form without complete re-formatting. Disguised as a silver-grey and black Walther P38 with a shoulder-stock and a suppressor/silencer combo. His weapon's output, when fired, remains that of a Cybertronian fusion cannon. His mass-displacement ability allows him to alter his size so that as a weapon he is proportional to the being that he allows to wield him, a position of trust he only allows very few to have and even then only when the situation absolutely requires it.

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Holomatter Avatar: His presence is more 'felt' than seen. Standing before you is a perfectly normal looking human, surprisingly fit for a man in his late 50's, wearing a somewhat casual ensemble of clothing, with a shock of medium-length silver-white hair and very intense dark reddish-brown eyes. His long warm-grey trenchcoat drapes down from his shoulders flaring slightly out at his sides. Beneath that he is wearing a silk white shirt unbuttoned and flared at the collar exposing his upper chest just a little. A large black and chrome metal skull belt buckle fastens a wide crimson leather belt holding up a pair of gunmetal-grey denim pants. His hands are covered by a pair of heavy black leather gauntleted gloves matching his heavy black steel-toed boots.

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History

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History

Awakening deep within Cybertron he was told he had been born under a process called "cold construction". It meant, or so he was told, that many questions would already be answered for him. Including his purpose in life. He was then sent to his first home on Tarn to become an energon miner. He was; however, a "Point One Percenter". These are rarely born Cybertronians who have sparks destined for greatness. He did not realize this at first but much later he would embrace it for the power and strength that it gave him.

Toiling away for ages he dwelled in near ignominy and the harsh dangerous conditions that went with his assigned job as a miner. At first he felt no need to do more, or be more, than what he was constructed to be. His primary mode was effective as a laborer, and his fusion cannon mode was used to blast and drill away rock and debris with pin-point accuracy to uncover the raw energon ore. He simply did his job and nothing else. He had few words for anyone who disagreed with that life around him.

Later, he would begin to question the system imposed upon him and the others like him. He began to quietly study and access as much information and data on many topics. His access to education was limited, but his supervisors sought to keep his kind entertained to relieve any restlessness. Soon he was able to put into words the flaws that he discovered in their caste society imposed upon them by the Autobot Senate and the Primes. The Functionalist philosophy was antithetical to the voice coming from deep within his spark. He discovered within himself a rising intellect unmatched by those around him. Soon he was pressed into action as his mine was closing and its laborers being abandoned to starvation, or direct "decommissioning", by the orders of Sentinel Prime. Left with no choice. He began to struggle against the yoke of oppression to which he was bound. First with words, and then later with actions.

Later he would find others of like-mind. He had to keep his words and actions hidden from the overseers, but with time he found himself in a gathering of others hungry for revolution. And revolution was stirring. More and more he found himself in the center with his speeches and words. When he entered the gladiatorial circuit, participating in the blood sports, to become stronger and to learn battle in a more intimate way he found again that he was in the center, this time for his battle prowess and soon to be legendary fortitude.

Revolution came. It was inevitable. The strongest rose and tried to take their rightful place. Megatron was their leader, the leader of those who called themselves Decepticons for they saw through the deceptions of the Autobot tyranny. "Autobot", a term derived from the word "automation" and later to mean "autonomous" according to the one who would be renamed Optimus Prime. Sentinel Prime fell by Megatron's hand and the Senate were taken in a surgical strike. The Decepticons initial victory was soon supplanted by a war of attrition as the remaining Autobots struck back trying to retake control and to possibly correct the errors of their predecessors. It all turned from revolution into civil war, a war without end.

Megatron did not believe in the motives and ideals of the Autobot counter-resistance. He only viewed it as more of the same. He felt that the true path to peace and freedom lay with a form of benevolent tyranny. The tyranny of the strongest to ensure that the rest would be free to determine their own paths through their own strengths and abilities. One's place in society would not be dictated by others, rather it would be decided by themselves, their actions, their inherent purpose dictated by their very sparks within.

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This fell completely at odds with the Autobot beliefs in a different form of freedom through order and rule and law. Megatron was destined to forever oppose this corrupt system of rule and all who believed in its false promises and lies. Later when Orion Pax would take on the mantle of Optimus Prime, after Megatron killed another prime, their conflict would come to a flash-point that would last for countless eons.

Eventually, a number of the Autobots took to space in a craft called "The Ark". Megatron pursued it in his own craft, "The Nemesis", refusing to let Prime get away from him. The two craft battled and teams of Decepticons boarded the craft as it sped through the Sol system. The craft collided and spun out of control entering the atmosphere of the third planet in the early 1800's. Megatron, thrown from the craft plumeted, his trajectory carrying him far afield and impacting so hard that he became quickly buried. It would be years before he was discovered by the humans.

Megatron was vulnerable in his state of stasis lock. The humans took advantage of this and began to study him. Preventing his automated repair systems from functioning when he was uncovered. The humans were years behind even beginning to understand the cyber-organic materials, the living metal, that he was formed from. Despite this they uncovered many clues from his body to advance their own understanding of electronics and robotics.

Their probing was their mistake for it had awoken his consciousness in a limited fashion. Soon he began to reach out with his remaining senses. He found he could explore their primitive networks and manipulate it to his own ends. Able to then enlist the help of others. He was able to free himself and begin the process of learning what happened to his Decepticons and to the Autobots. He needed data. He needed resources. He needed time. Too much time had passed since he left Cybertron in the hands of his faithful lieutenants and he needed to return as soon as possible, but that path only lay with avoiding conflict with the humans and laying low until he found and revived the others.

There was a war to fight. A world to conquer, and perhaps, given time, a universe to liberate as well. He began with far less than he has now. It was time to begin again... All hail Megatron!

Personality

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Personality

Megatron is ruthless, determined, stubborn, vicious, intelligent, and above all else driven to meet his goal of ending the Autobots' corruption once and for all! There is no room for romance or mercy of any kind in his heart unless it can be used to his advantage in some way to achieve his ends. Besides things like "love" "compassion" and "mercy" are merely weaknesses and meaningless distractions. The ends justifies the means.

Justice through tyrrany! It is not just a motto, it is a philosophy.

Abilities

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Advanced Intellect

Megatron's battle prowess is not just from his strength but also from his abilities as a gifted tactician. His long experience has taught him many lessons in conserving his resources and applying them where they are needed most. He is gifted with a keen intellect and uses it to his advantage wherever he can while sometimes cleverly playing dumb to lull his adversaries into showing their hand. He can formulate long term plans, and plans within plans. Multitasking his thought processes in a way that is difficult to match as he adapts them to the situation at hand.

He understand the need for information and either gathers it himself or relies on his many Decepticons capable of providing what he needs. He can then absorb this information accurately and use it in his calculations. If something piques his interest he is not above looking into the matter himself.

He is familiar with the many technologies his people use. He is not a creative or super-intelligent scientist but he has educated himself enough to keep abreast of even his minions most complicated applications of technology. This also goes towards his tactical repertoire and makes it harder for his underlings to fool him with "technobabble" trickery or deception.

Woe to anyone who would underestimate Megatron's understanding on anything!

Cybertronian Body

Megatron's entire body is composed by and large of the elements Transformium or better known as the living metal Sentio Metallico. Megatron's own unique composition is known for its durability and resistance to damage. Even when he does come to harm his self-repair systems move to undo the bulk of the damage though this generally takes more time than he cares to spend healing, preferring to allow his physicians to tend to any discomforts in between battles.

His renowned endurance and ability to mentally endure extensive physical damage and pain is legendary among the Decepticons and Autobots. His battle strength is comparable to that of Optimus Prime himself. He is not neigh invulnerable; however, with enough force applied under the right circumstances and he can be damaged like any other Cybertronian.

He is considered strong for a Cybertronian of his size and design. Often this is a result of his long training spent in the gladiatorial pits in his early days on Cybertron. He learned how to lever his natural strength to its maximum potential. He is capable of lifting and bracing many tons above the standard for one of his race.

His body has granted him several other feats and abilities besides the raw physical ones mentioned above. These will be covered in other categories.

Data-Link

Megatron can communicate with computer systems and networks. In other words he can form a data uplink and communicate with cybernetic and electronic devices. With direct contact, or with an existing wireless network access point, Megatron is capable of a certain level of hacking and manipulation. Especially when it comes to the human's primitive constructs and networks. Using this ability he can communicate across a network, gather and manipulate data, and thwart some security systems. Such activities are time-consuming and may leave him vulnerable while he focuses his attention into accessing a device or network. Therefore he will prefer to take the more direct and physical approach more often to get what he needs, or he will delegate the task. There are others under his command who excell at this far more expertly than he, but it is a good capability to have on hand when the need arises.

Energy Shield

Like many Cybertronian warriors he has adapted an energy shield ability to deflect some of the energy of Cybertronian weaponry. This invisible shield rests 'skin-tight' against his chasis covering his vital organs and arms. While this may not be entirely effective against particularly strong weaponry it will deflect the equivalent of low powered small-arms fire. Laser pistols for example.

The effects of this shielding against non-Cybertronian weaponry is largely an unknown quantity; however, most alien races utilize similar technological concepts in their designs. The abilities of other powered beings such as Superman's eye-beams are likely not to be deflected entirely.

At need, Megatron can concentrate this protective field in one forearm like a makeshift shield. This requires significant concentration and effort and cannot be sustained indefinitely.

Energy Weapon

When retracting his hand to give access to his energy conduits he can through force of will form an energon mace or morning star. He reserves this ability usually for gladiatorial one-on-one combat either with a challenger in physical combat or when dueling for honor with Optimus Prime. He views very few who are worthy of him rising to such efforts. It is possible for him to form other simple shapes and weapons in this manner, but he would be unpracticed at the new shape and he would be at an disadvantage due to the concentration required.

Eye Beams

Rarely used. Megatron can concentrate his energy behind his eyes and release it into a pair of white-violet beams of highly charged plasma. Megatron does not employ this weapon very often for obvious reasons. While using them he cannot clearly see only perceiving enough to keep his beams on target. There is a lingering effect afterwards as residual energy and heat dissipates around his optics that can interfere with his sensors.

Flight

While in his primary mode, Megatron, like any other Decepticon, is capable of antigravity flight. While in atmosphere he can achieve speeds up to the edge of the sound barrier. He is able to propell himself, with some effort and time, into the low orbit of an Earth sized planet. In space his capacity for speed increases but is still well under any speed that would be convenient for inter-planitary travel.

While in his alt-mode he can hover for brief periods and fly into, or out of, the grip of his wielder. This method of movement in this mode is difficult and unsustainable enough to aim himself effectively while in this mode. Not to mention handle his own recoil.

Fusion Cannon

Megatron's Fusion cannon is almost a part of him now. Ironically it was Starscream who first gave him the weapon after slaughtering the Autobot Senate in their initial strike. Operating on his own internal power sources as ammo it is quite versitile in its usage. The weapon is capable of a wide range of focal widths and power levels ranging from a flame-thrower-like effect up to a massive long range barrage. Though it is worn on his forearm and can be detached when he wishes it has become so much a part of him that it is now even integrated into his alternate mode. (More on its power source elsewhere.)

Holomatter Avatar

Like many Cybertronians, Megatron is capable of projecting solid or phantom holomatter images. While he is not as adept or capable as say Hound with his large scale extremely realistic projections, he can create an interactive humanoid form as well as project small scale maps and other data into the air before him to communicate information or strategies with others. His range is relatively short and can only project a solid avatar within a hundred or so yards of his location. Fortunately his avatar can carry him in his alt-mode, which can be quite convenient while traveling on Earth inconspicuously.

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Earth Culture

During his time on Earth. Megatron reached out into the primitive networks filled with trivial indulgences and inane obsessions with things like cats. Strange creatures these humans. Such variety. Yet they also have a thirst for power and ambition for glory. Megatron has begun to see why Optimus sometimes sees a purpose for these organic types beyond their usefulness as servants and slaves.

Their culture and colloquialisms are contagious. Megatron has even found himself using very human expressions to describe concepts and events. In a way it is insidious how it wheedles its way into your synaptic processors.

Education

One of the first things Megatron learned, while he was working as a mere laborer in the energon mines of Tarn, information was as good as the most pure and rarest of veins of energon. The Autobots allowed a lot of information to flow. But they too kept their secrets. They kept them so that no one would become wise to their lies and be content in their workaday existences. His point one percenter mind was hungry for knowlege. Ravenous for it even.

At every opportunity he sought to gain knowledge for himself. With that came new skills, new experiences to learn from, and new sources of power to take for himself. Megatron is versed in many topics. Cybertronian History, Science, Battle Tactics, Political Intrigue, Psychiatry, Philosophy, Religion, and Mythology and so much more.

There are times when those around him have seen that he has little patience for minutia but let them think that way. The devil is always in the details. There is always time for research and speculation. If the knowledge he desires isn't his then he will reach out his hand and get it. Even if it means that by doing so he must resort to violence. That is just one more price to pay for power after all.

Field Combat

Working as a team may sound antithetical to a Decepticon, but this is a strategy for success. On the battlefield working in tandem with a strategy is important. So is keeping track of multiple data points, while maintaining situational awareness. Megatron is an expert at warfare. Not only being able to plan from the distant view of a leader in distant command centers, but also as an up close and smell the burning spark chambers kind. Megatron is the type to take command and lead his Decepticon army right into battle with a winning strategy, and failing that a plan for retreat, regrouping, and returning to the fray twice as deadly as before. Battle is a chaotic. It is an ever changing beast that is never tamed and never completely predictable. It will brutally kill you for the slightest error in judgment. Megatron is well versed in the eccentricities of battle in all its forms. Including on the field in the thick of it. He knows what to look for, what to single out for handling, and how to handle it. The Autobots are grave teachers of how to deal with this very subject and he knows better than to underestimate them even if they are outflanked and outnumbered.

Leadership

Beyond his gift for strong words and glorifying speeches. Megatron knows he has a key ingredient for leadership. Two of them infact.

The first is his natural charisma. Much like the Primes he so loathes, he is capable of uniting disperse warriors who would not normally work together under the same banner. He can woo them with a carefully crafted exposition on power, proffit, and equality. With a few words he can paint his enemies as the despicable vermin they are. He can inspire others to greatness. Draw them eagerly to the power he offers them. And whip them mercilessly with insults and venom when necessary.

Intimidation is the second of these gifts. Megatron is no self-delusional fool when it comes to appraising one's own worth. In this though, he knows he is superior to all but a very few that may, just may, be worthy of being considered his equals. With the precise application of fear, of presence, and the occasional demonstration of ruthlessness, one can achieve greatness no matter who tries to challenge one's rightful claim to power!

There is a reason they raise their voices for him. All Hail Megatron! All Hail Megatron!

Legends and Lore

Megatron is familiar with the subtleties and complexities of ancient Cybertronian history. Plus that of many other cultures he has encountered and exploited. There is sometimes surprisingly valuable information hidden between and behind the lines of fables, parables, and legends. Myths are made up of the experiences of those who created them, and within them are small truths hidden there waiting to be uncovered. All cultures hide their artifacts of power in such things. More than once he has followed a trail of clues that led him to something of use in his long war effort.

Pit-Fighting

Megatron is particularly skilled at one-on-one physical combat. Be this with fists or melee weapons of nearly any type know to Cybertronians. While he fomented revolution among his people he found it necessary to gain prowess in many schools of combat. When applying his techniques he is ruthless and cunning able to use his environment and his opponent's weaknesses against them.

Tactics

After many years of raw battle experience and time spent in the gladiatorial arenas on Cybertron, Megatron has developed a keen insight into tactical strategies. He can analyze the tactics of his opponent and look for weaknesses, or he can advance his own complex ploy. Megatron often sees the big picture, developing strategies that span many battles and confrontations in order to achieve a set goal. Plans within plans within plans.

There are only a few capable of understanding his vision and scope. This sometimes leads to conflict and underestimation of his skills among his own Decepticons, especially when he plays a sacrifice ploy in order to lure his enemies into place. Other times the conflicts revolve around their lack of patience to allow a plan to fully unfold in its machinations.

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Decepticon Empire

Followers, minions, servants, territories and all their combined power, skills, and resources are his to command. His people are faithful to his vision for the future, for victory. At need Megatron can pull upon his resources, gathering them to apply them to any problem that is in need of a solution. There are times when what he has to work with is... sub par. But he can make it work. Yes, he can make it work.

Information

Gathered from many different sources. Megatron has a treasure trove of data on which to draw his plans from. If there is something beyond his knowledge he will spend other resources to gain it. That is where his people's greatest skill has been applied. Infiltration, information gathering, and sabotaging the enemy's information resources.

Technology

Megatron, like most Cybertronians, has access to technology and information about technology that many races (including humans) simply do not possess. Space-bridge technology is one such example. The ability to transfer through a hyperspace bridge matter from one location to another instantly is a tactical resource that no-other race has precisely duplicated on the scale that he has. Sure some have similar technologies such as hyperspace gates, but those take time to travel and are on occasion prone to misfire. All of the advancements of his people are within his circle of knowledge and he can use this to analyze and reverse engineer it to his understanding. Earth. For example. The humans have much technology that, while extremely primitive, is either compatible or exploitable in some way with his own.

Weaknesses

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Amour Propre

Not only does Megatron view himself as superior. He holds this true of his own people, the Decepticons. Next down the list are all Cybertronians such as Autobots... though they rate just below turbofoxes and scraplets. Below all of those however, there are the true vermin. Those that consider themselves inteligent and yet prove themselves to be annoyances at every turn. This if course refers to those silly creatures he calls organics. Most of them are humanoid in form but there are many variations and levels of... annoyance they present to him in the form of abilities. Most annoying of all. There are so #=&@$! many of them!

Autobots

Megatron has an intense hatred for the Autobots and their ideals. There is little that can make him set this aside, even when it becomes necessary to team up with them in order to overcome a mutally destructive situation, Megatron will look for a way to exploit it so that he may take advantage and use it for vengence.

Cybertron

Due to the ages long wars and expanding strife in the search for more resources his people have earned something of a negative reputation. One that he blames solely on the Autobots and their paltry idealistic need to impose their... ethics... on other races. His kind have been restricted and banished from many sectors. At least on paper. It does not take long for the reputation to spread like propoganda interfering with plans and creating unnecessary obstacles.

Megalomania

Megalomania is defined as the "obsession with the exercise of power, especially in the domination of others." Sometimes delusional so. Megatron; however, understands greatness and he is far from delusionally. He knows it is his destiny to rule. His raison d'etre. He has personal power, enough to intimidate even the strongest of his kind. This power is both physical and intellectual in nature and he knows how to apply those skills. He also has the power that is given to him by right. He was born to this role as the undisputed leader of the Decepticons and their cause. He crafted the revolution, and he will be the one to bring it to its fruition. Cybertron will be his in its entirety unspoiled by the festering idealism of the Autobots.

After that! After that... it is a forgone conclusion that other worlds will fall to his will as well. He will design an empire that will span the universe and revel in its... his... greatness!

All Hail Megatron! It says it all doesn't it.

PRIME!

No other adversary has vexed him for so long and so frustratingly. It has gone far far beyond simple anger or hatred or even homicidal aspirations. No, Optimus Prime must die by the hand of Megatron and no other. It must be through a complete and absolute process of deconstruction and humiliation for the Autobot leader. He must be made to pay for all those times he managed to squeeze through his fingers. And for all those times he managed to lead his people to impossible victories despite being out gunned, out manuvered, and overwhelmed. If nothing else it will be satisfying to rip his spark out and feel it dim into nothingness!

Self-Preservation

Megatron is no coward! He would blaze his spark across the sky of Cybertron only to have it snuff out in the reaches of Kaon unseen unnoticed and unnoted before he would lower himself to the level of a coward. However... Megatron sees himself as a necessary cog in the clockwork machinations of his revolution even if he is the only wheel that can turn the others to his will and desires. He feels he must be preserved if they are to prevail. Megatron will fight tooth and nail to survive. That is what he does. Bravely and strategically he will battle until the very last moment when it becomes clear that retreat is necessary. A "strategic withdrawal" is not beneath him. Even in a battle of honor.

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When it comes to strategy there are only a few capable of understanding his vision and scope. This sometimes leads to conflict and underestimation of his skills among his own Decepticons, especially when he plays a sacrifice ploy in order to lure his enemies into place. Other times the conflicts revolve around their lack of patience to allow a plan to fully unfold in its machinations.

He must remain vigilant lest one of his subordinates get out of line and ruin a carefully laid network of stratagems.

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Transformers Earth: Lost cybersheep July 8th, 2019 Megatron and Knock Out make a short trip to Gotham where they detected a possible fellow Cybertronian. They are quickly found by Barricade who is brought back into the fold. The trio then make a somewhat flashy exit from Gotham returning to their 'home' on the Nemesis.
Transformers: Awakening! July 2nd, 2019 Megatron awakens the Decepticons and retrieves his fallen soldiers. Unbeknownst to him Arcee has awakened too and will soon help as many of the others as she can. Having left with his Decepticons Megatron is unaware that his enemies will soon be reviving as well.
You called... July 1st, 2019 Megatron encouters only two Dinobots. Though one Lex Luthor observes from nearby gathering as much information on the Aliens as he can. They are elusive however. Lex may have enough though that he can make contact with them another time. Meanwhile, Megatron gives the Dinobots a false set of coordinates and heads for the Ark by himself. It is risky, but something he is willing to do.
Where Did I Put That Giant Robot May 26th, 2019 Doug, Sam and Kitty track down Megatron and walk away feeling slightly better about his intentions. Also? Doug rocks.
Sentinels: And Megatron May 15th, 2019 A Sentinel speaks to Megatron.
The Qualty or State of Being Human May 14th, 2019 The heroes succeed in saving Norton and in turn freeing Megatron.
What does it mean to be Charles Xavier May 13th, 2019 Norton and Charles talk, and then Kitty shows up and ruins everything.
Explain. May 7th, 2019 Norton and Kitty say tings.
Should you choose to accept it. May 6th, 2019 Norton hires Walker.
Norton's Adventure May 5th, 2019 Norton alters the deal, Lara prays he does not alter it further! - DARTH VADER wrote this
Agamemnon Finds Mystique May 5th, 2019 Agamemnon provided Mystique with diagrams of the Sentinel Nullifier emitter in order to get the information to people she knows.
Where Birdies Get the Info May 5th, 2019 Summary needed
Message for you, ma'am! May 4th, 2019 Nort gives info to Widow.
I Swear If He Looks Like Max Headroom... May 3rd, 2019 Norton Agamemnon makes contact with Kitty and passes on schematics of the Sentinel nullification field
Norton hears a Lara. May 2nd, 2019 Nort hires Lara!

Cutscenes

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Transformers: Awakening June 19th, 2019 Summary needed

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