Beast Wars: Megatron (dragon)

[Autocon]

Series - Beast Wars
Sub-line - Transmetal 2
Size/class - Ultra
New/remould/redeco - New
Released here - Yes
Approximate Retail Price - $80
Approximate Size -
Allegiance - Predacon
Alt-mode - Dragon
Main Features/Gimmicks - twists his tail and head
Main Colours - Red
Main Accessories - two missiles

The counter for Optimal Optimus. Is a dragon, therefore dragons did exist in the prehistoric past. :P Where he got the dragon to scan I do not know. It is a great figure. The alt head is a let down as it hampers articulation for a gimmick. Like stinbomb has his alt tail for a ponytail in bot mode :P Has a lame third mode with wheels. Can fire a missile from his dragon mouth and his dragon rump. Love the look on his face, a "im doing something incredibly aswome and badass all at the same time"

9/10

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Yes. Just yeesss.

Great dragon alt-mode, and powerful-looking robot mode with demonic wings and a ponytail with an electrified claw on the end. I'm a sucker for dragons and BW Megs is my all-time favourite character, so I'm giving this one 11. Ignore the stupid dragster mode.

[LordCyrusOmega]

I agree; ignore the dragster mode, massive fail.

The rest is awesome. Great dragon mode, great bot mode though he does suffer the same flaw that a lot of BW characters did, missing hands. His dragon hand becomes his left hand.

He is a must though, No other toy captures the grandness and evil of Megaton then a huge dragon.

[i_amtrunks]

Transformation can be annoying, but totally worth it, sure he has a dragon head for an arm, but that arm shoots "fireballs".

His alt mode is one of the best in all of transformerdom, you can make one of the most evil (and arguably successful) characters of all Transformers fiction sing along to any song you so choose thanks to his awesome hinged mouth.

The vacuumed red plastic looks great (although I have read that it does tend to chip off after years of display) and the wings look great with light behind them.

Goodluck finding people selling them complete and in good knick!

[Sky Shadow]

I love this mould (but prefer it in Cryotek's colours). A great big toy, and with wings extended he's like some vast predatory bird. The way the instructions suggest we transform the tail for beast mode definitely isn't what was intended, and the vehicle mode is unnecessary, but otherwise it's one of only Transmetals 2 that's actually a great toy.

[GoktimusPrime]

It may be worth mentioning that the tab/lever thing behind the neck is assembled back to front. It's easy to fix just by unscrewing it, turning it around, then screwing it back in.

Both TM2 Megatron and Tigerhawk remind me of RtS Grappel atm -- they were released in Australia and there were confirmed sightings... but in limited numbers and places. These toys were (are for Grappel) really hard to find. I never found the Ultra TM2s in store just as I've never found Grappel in store either. So from an Australian POV I have an extra level of appreciation for them just because they so incredibly rare here.

[liegeprime]

So awesome is this figure, I had to find and complete mine piecemeal - still missing the missle but I can live without that. The Alt Mode is grand and Majestic especially like the coloring and wing patterns. Just wish they made the neck of the dragon ( which is the hand in Alt mode) more poseably acticulated instead of just a loose ribbed rubber that way he can hold his head poses. but all in all a very fine figure to have. I prefer him in Alt mode. Dragons are awesome like dinosaurs only more majestic.