Transformers Prime Megatron: The Perfect Villain

There’s some thing about losing, getting killed, getting possessed by the devil, and then losing again that really makes you reassess your goals in life.

Kinda crazy how he went from "we shall break free from goverment oppression" to " I shall make an undead army out of all those who have died on cybertron"

I don't know about you but for me Transformers Prime is by far the best Transformers series ever made.

They managed to combine the charisma, power-hunger, intelligence and intimidation of megatron into this version and combine that with being voiced by the OG voice actor and you have one of the best versions of the Decepticon warlord.

It's interesting how the writers of the Aligned continuity were able to make Megatron both a tragic, and "evil for the sake of evil" type villain. From "humble" beginning as a slave, toiling away as first a miner, then a gladiator, under a despondent functionalist state, seeking freedom for the people, only to eventually devolve into a shining example of the classic saying "power corrupts". Becoming a tyrant just as bad, if not worse than the old regime. Committing crimes unpardonable without the faintest hint of mercy, or remorse.

The moment when he bowed to Arcee in the Autobot base makes Megatron, in my view, a true gentleman. Also I find it funny as he spared her 3 times : -1.When he asked Soundwave to escort her off the ship ; -2.When he captured her in his hand during the Orion Pax thing ; -3.When he sent Smokescreen into a pyramid ; STOP RIGHT THERE! I am not one of those weirdos who makes unbiased ships. I know he almost killed her in episode 5 with a shot of dark energon blast. It's just, it feels that Arcee survived most of the encounters with Megatron without really trying to escape.

There is so much to like about this version of megatron and i can't find it to hate him he's so well written

A lot of it has to do with Frank Welker giving his best performance as Megatron to this version of him So much depth and inflection in this show

I feel that Megatron's actions in the end can be explained and understood by looking at his obsession with Optimus. Early on Megatron made it clear that Optimus was his opponent and only his and wanted to fight him at his best. This can be seen as he helped BumbleBee to make a cure for the Cybonic Plague infecting Optimus, and after being revived stopped StarScream from killing Optimus and didn't finish him off when he had the chance. Even after Optimus reverted back to Orion Pax for a time, Megatron still did not kill him and even allowed him to be a Deception, even if it was only to use his knowledge of the Iacon Relics, it can be seen as Megatron possibly having some underlying regret and/or respect for Optimus. Megatron would only end up attempting to kill Orion when he goes against Megatron and that there would be no turning back at that point. This is all to say that Megatron wanted to kill Optimus when they were both at their best and was perhaps content with dying as long as it was Optimus who killed him, this can be seen when he questioned Unicron about why he hadn't joined the All Spark. However, he wasn't killed by Optimus, he was killed by Bumblebee, someone he looked down on and constantly referred to as 'the Scout'. This probably shattered Megatron's perception of himself and would only further shatter as he was brought back only to be used as a tool by Unicron, where he had even less power than he did when he was miner under the cast system because even then he had control over his own body. In conclusion, Megatron built himself and Optimus up to be more than they were and when that perception came crashing down he had lost his obsession that had kept him going for so long and had accepted defeat with the understanding that he could no longer have outcome he had been obsessing over.

Predecons Rising wasn’t a Megatron redemption. There’s a difference between quitting doing evil and beginning to do good.

They reslly did him justice its sad to see that no other megatron in tv and movies have matched him i hope knightverse megatron will be unstoppable

I feel like Primes biggest flaw was that it's huge budget got in the way of them fully going through with their ideas. But what we got was still cool.

Transformers Prime is my all time favorite in the entire saga.

I think one of the things about Megatron is that at the start he was fighting to have a voice and his true turning point the moment he couldn't turn back was when he took Bumblebee's voice.

I'd like to highlight one of the books, which I forgot the name of. The Quintessons are the reason that Megatron and so many others were put under a caste system. Yet, when Megatron finally met the people literally responsible for his horrible way of life, he wasn't upset or anything. He just wanted to hurt Optimus. This is also the book where Optimus says something along the lines of: "Shut up about that lobster!"

This version of and megatron and the 2007 version where my personal favorites due to them giving a more depth into his backstory and treating him like a threat not to mention the designs

"Everyone thinks they're the Hero of their own story." - Handsome Jack from Borderlands 2.

I swear I love Megatron so much. His backstory makes me understand and kinda empathize him in that way. To me he is a tragedy because he was once an advocate for oppressed people. As someone from an oppressed minority I needed a hero like that. He’s become someone that reminds me of my own abusers and that’s what makes him so scary to me. From someone I’d look up to and project as a dad to me, to an abuser that’s too familiar for me to ever trust or be comfortable around him. A part of me loves redemption stories for him so much. Because now I have that person to look up to again.

Personally I disagree about Megatron's change of heart at the end of the series, though I do think it could have been handled better. Even simply replacing "Because I now know the true meaning of oppression" with something like "Because I now remember the true meaning of oppression" would have went a long way in my opinion.

As I watch this nice video, it brings to light the unmatched caliber of Megatron as a villain. While characters like Ozai, Zuko, Darth Vader, Thanos and Darkseid have their merits, none quite capture the essence of villainy as Megatron does. His unmatched cunning and sheer intimidation are unparalleled. But it's not just about the menace; his charisma, amplified by his colossal size, sets him apart from other iconic villains. With an age and potential for ultimate power that's been executed to perfection, he stands as a testament to what a true antagonist should embody. The nod to G1, especially with the original voice actor returning for Megatron, was a masterstroke, blending nostalgia with modern media. This Megatron, along with his predecessors like IDW all the way up to the G1 version, truly sets a gold standard for villains, proving that he's truly one of a kind, just like Optimus Prime.