#Leader of the Decepticons

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

CYBERTRONIAN BROTHERS – FATAL COMBATANTS – MORTAL ENEMIES -- FEARLESS LEADERS.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on throwback Marvel Comics corner box art of the “Transformers” G1 variety – featuring Decepticon and Autobot leaders, Optimus Prime and Megatron, c. mid 1980s.

EXTRA INFO: Also features the cropped and isolated versions of each character's respective box art illustration and/or depiction.

Source: www.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/ginx6z.

[keferon]

Imagine you're in the world of Transformers. Imagine you woke up randomly in the med bay and you're a giant robot.

You don't know which version of Transformers this is, the movies or the TV series or the comics? You don't know.

But you need to pick a faction and join it right now.

[swervesfirstblaster]

HOLY SHIT TF #7 WAS CRAZY LOOK AT THIS RAW ASS WHOPPING "YOU KICKED MY RAVAGE" GET HIS ASS SOUNDWAVE KING PLUS LASERBEAK TOOKING THE EYE OUT ITS SICK DONT MESS WITH THE WAVE CLAN

also man scream not only kicked ravages dead body but also slapped him from soundwaves hands and slapped rumble like yeah ik soundwave was real mad as fuck

im soo excited for decepticon leader soundwave bc hes like the boss and we will get ravage back with the fam!!!

[starscreamers]

my favorite running gag from tf g1 is starscream proclaiming himself as the leader of the decepticon everytime megatron went through a moment of inconvenience.

[k4r4ss]

I watched the trailer and immediately made up a fanfic in my head based on 0.75 seconds in which we were shown the Decepticon high command

[cinderoo]

when one of your friends catches you spreading rumors about her

[blueikeproductions]

I’ve said before Transformers has struggled recently with its villains and recent material doesn’t change this.

Ever since this happened…

We’ve largely been stuck with poor man’s Vegeta Megatron.

And as such the series has lost its main villain, and become directionless.

The modern version of this trend started with Rescue Bots & RiD15, but it made sense in their respective series, and the replacement villains were treated like actual villains and are fondly remembered because of that.

It’s also not the first time Megatron was succeeded in leadership, as the Marvel Comics did this shockingly frequently.

With RatBat being the most unique case, in that he was the only one who largely succeeded in his efforts, and was a result of sincerely wanting to try something different.

I think that sincerity is long gone in favor of brand stagnation and “DEI” despite the later going out the door as of typing.

The usual replacement tends to be Galvatron, often depicted as an evolved Megatron through mystical means.

But Hasbro seems very reluctant to use Galvatron lately for whatever reason, instead usually having him as a (technically) separate character if he does show up.

Cyberverse kinda shows the current problem two fold. The bad writers convinced themselves they wrote a sympathetic Megatron when the writing shows him to still be certifiably insane and going through what is essentially an on the nose bad break up with Optimus. This extended to Megatron somehow being worthy of using the Matrix, and able to use it, despite Decepticons never typically being able to, and imply Optimus isn’t worthy of the Matrix, but never follow up on it.

To convince themselves and the audience that the regular CV Megatron was still a good person despite his atrocities, the writers pulled an Archie Sonic, and brought on their own Robo-Robotnik in Megatron X.

He too is apparently worthy of the Matrix and able to use it, despite completely destroying Cybertron and most, if not all, of its non Perfectcon inhabitants.

(To be fair, the idea of a Decepticon being able to use the Matrix goes back to Marvel G1 Thunderwing, but his actions helped corrupt the Matrix, creating the Dark Matrix Creature, but Cyberverse never states this is the case at all. This isn’t really a popular concept the series goes back to either, making Cyberverse the outlier.)

This ties back to Hasbro’s reluctance on Galvatron, as X was originally supposed to BE Galvatron in a Marvel G1 homage, but Hasbro said no.

So we’ve been left with a weird, but non committed, experimental phase of trying out different Villians to less than stellar results…

(Mandroid and Scourge are pretty good villains, but Mandroid quickly succumbed to bad writing, & Scourge was fairly quickly killed off, with no clear intent to go back to the Terrorcons and have a Movie Cyclonus based on the Armada version to take Scourge’s place.)

This feeds back into fan complaints about Hasbro’s unwillingness to try new things I’ve seen recently. In context the complaint was more wanting another Beast Wars like thing with new factions and new non G1 characters.

Like we HAVE been getting that with the Terrans and Terrorcons, but it’s clear kids aren’t that interested in them, and adult fans are as fickle as ever and not supporting it super well either. TFONE is pry the most damning, where it’s doing poorly across the planet theatrically, despite trying a new non-evergreen art style, and a much better version of Aligned/IDW caste system that simplifies it to Cogs & Cogless.

It’s not for lack of trying, but it’s also not grabbing kids well either.

This weird flip flopping recently came into play with Galactic Trials, the crappy looking racing game.

The game casts Nemesis Prime as the main villain, who tried to steal the relics of the Primes, but fail and cast the Chaos Emeralds, er, relics across the galaxy.

Here’s the weird part: this happens before the Great War began, with the Autobots and Decepticons now finding out in the present and scrambling to collect the relics for themselves. The story isn’t expanded and confuses things. Nemesis typically isn’t even a Prime, but a Decepticon clone of Optimus. Barring a few exceptions, the main deviation this MIGHT be referencing is IDW Nova Prime, who briefly became Nemesis Prime, powered by a Matrix like relic from the Dead Universe.

So does that mean in this universe the Matrix chose a guy literally named Nemesis to be Prime? Is this actually supposed to be Nova Prime via IDW? Is this Orion Pax’s black sheep of the product line? So many questions this game isn’t going to answer.

This is the frustrating part about all this. I like that they’re trying to branch out still, and I liked Nemesis Prime in IDW and back when he was Scourge in RiD01, but…

He’s kinda pointless here.

Why are we using a “new” character for a failing on launch, not-mobile game, when the plot would be much simpler in that Megatron or Starscream raided the vault of the Primes only for Optimus to intervene and launch the relics into space. Why is Nemesis the villain? For that matter, since it’s a racing game, shouldn’t the Stunticons be the villains?

This is where CyberWorld might be the make or break now.

I think slowly but surely, Hasbro is recognizing their past ideas on overusing antihero Megatron isn’t working, and that they need to properly commit to a successor if they don’t want Megatron to be a villain anymore.

Going by toy leaks, it appears they’ve decided to go BACK to Galvatron proper, but they also include Scorponok, who’s typically cast as a leader in some capacity (excluding Beast Wars).

(Until we learn more, I’m leaning towards their roles being similar to Superlink’s.)

So I think that’s a step in the right direction so far; going for Skybound’s aim of familiar but, they’re willing to pivot under better writing.

I think that’s where TFONE D-16 doesn’t work as a concept.

Like it if not, casual audiences and kids aren’t that invested in the idea of a wide eyed good boi Megatron who fell from grace or wants to redeem.

They want these kinds of power hungry megalomaniacal Megatrons, who are willing to go the extra mile just to upstage Optimus to stroke their own ego. Not high school bosom buddies with gay lover subtext that Stereotypical Tumblr-Twitter wants. And hopefully with what we’ve seen with Skybound, we’re going back to that Megatron soon. And if we don’t go back to Megatron strictly, then Galvatron might be the way to go cartoon wise.

[streakyfreak-me]

Motormaster, my kin, my big bad truck <3

[littledemo0n]

Watched yesterday the TF ONE finally. Glad to say i'll never recover from it :]

[sparkleresthold]

More SG foolishness 💙💛

[fangirlingpuggle]

alrigjy, so I absolutely love your tfa aus (also your other stuff but that's not relevant here), specifically secret deception leader Optimus and Orion pax reborn things. What if you stacked them

Specifically organized for maximum nonsense, make Starscream figure out that op is op and decide to throw a coup against the new deception leader nemesis prime about it

Does anybody know the whole picture? Who knows

Hey thank you so very much i'm so glad you like them.

YES! I love that idea so much Starscream hears Optimus do Orion's disappointing mentor voice and just knows it's him.

And like well no-one is running Decepticons but Orion.. welp TIME TO OVERTHROW 2 DECEPTICON LEADERS! Cue far to many elaborate assassination attempts.

(He believes he had connected all the dots... he;'s looking at the wrong ones)

But what if Starscream comes up with the Nemesis Prime idea? Like if he realizes Optimus is Orion and is like Well time to get you in charge of the Decepticons.

After Starscream finally stops crying and lets Optimus go is like 'Ok so what's the plan are you taking over the Autobots form the inside? Thats genius'

'No! No we are not Starscream'

'Ah I see so you'll be taking over the Decpticons then?'

'I no Starscream I'm an autobot still... I mean... it's complicated'

' I understand'

He did not understand and he sets up Optimus's whole alterego and the entire other Decepticon fraction in record time... they just blink and Starscream has already started the coup.

'HOW DID YOU EVEN DO THIS SO FAST??'

'i've been imagining about overthrowing Megatron for years, I have all the plans. All of them'

Bonus: Starscream starts trying to match-make and finding someone who is good enough for Orion.

In the Sumdac lab Megatron feels an urge to kill Starscream one much stronger then normal.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

HUNTING FOR UNSUSPECTING AUTOBOTS TO VAPORIZE WITH HIS FUSION CANNON.

PIC(S) INFO: Part 1 of 3 -- Spotlight on a mega photo/art dump of "Transformers" G1 Megatron, tyrannical leader of the Decepticon forces and sworn enemy of the Autobots. Artwork (inks/markers) by Scott Dalrymple, c. 2016, 2018, 2019, & 2020.

Sources: www.pinterest.com/pin/megatron-by-scott-dalrymple--797629783990639738 (all found on Pinterest).

[randomtheidiot]

Why is everyone babygirlifying fucking Megatron? Why is everyone writing fanfiction about him having a nice post-war life with Optimus? He’s a dictator. He’s a good villain but he’s still a goddamn villain. He does not deserve good things. He deserves to be crushed in a hydraulic press, or perhaps being eaten alive by a pack of alien zombie wolves in front of all his comrades.

He’s a (mostly) well written villain with a compelling backstory. He also deserves to fucking die and explode forever. Both of those things can be true. All of the Transformers media where Megs gets to live out a happy life as a redeemed villain after condemning his entire planet to millions of years of war is just pro-Megatron propaganda. Objectively speaking, the man deserves death.

[quibbs126]

Okay maybe this is gonna sound weird, at least from me, but shut up, I need to complain about this somewhere

So I go on Ao3 looking for Transformers One fanfics, since I’ve been reading a few as they come out and I just like seeing what premises people have. Though specifically I’m only interested in megop fanfics. Because I’m incredibly biased. Anyways, so there’s a few that have mechpreg in them, and I swear, every time, it’s Optimus having the kid

Where the heck are the Megatron being the carrier fics? I want to see that side of the premise, give it to me!

[zehecatl]

something i REALLY want TFONE to do, is give us some Megatron & Soundwave scenes. because, like- would it not be delicious if Soundwave, Megatron's famously loyal confidant, is the one who swayed Megatron to the cause?

like just. imagine it. little scenes of them talking to each other, D-16 going from agitated and wary, to listening and maybe even agreeing. finding little things in common, and Soundwave calmly pointing out injustices, not quite manipulating D-16, as much as leading him where he was always meant to go

just. please give us some Soundwave & Megatron. if it's a prequel, i think we deserve the foundation for Megatron's most loyal soldier

[awesome-normal-heroes]

Transformers AU, where Optimus/Orion and Megatron were both raised by Decepticons and basically grew up together like brothers...

When Optimus learns that Decepticons are evil, leaves them for the Autobots and turns into a Prime by the matrix...

Megatron is enraged and heartbroken and later becomes the new Decepticon Leader...