What's your favourite or preferred Megatron alt-mode

[Bidoofdude]

Gun is my favourite form, just because it’s what I grew up on and it was really clever. It’s understandable why Hasbro wants to avoid a gun mode nowadays, but some kind of cannon/spacegun like someone said before would be cool.

Also, is the same “no guns” logic applied to Shockwave, or is the tank/emplacement/artillery thing just preferred? His G1 form is a pretty bizarre, weird looking scifi blaster, less realistic than a nerf gun or any toy laser gun.

I’d love a laser gun Generations Shockwave, but I have no idea how likely it is. Only then would I be okay with him being leader class, to fit in the hand. If it’s a tank thing, voyager.

[Jellico]

I went gun mostly for nostalgia. The argument about guns being a passive tool fired by someone else never bothered me. Rather Megatron transforming into a gun was a signal that things were getting very real.

I never believed there was a good Megatron tank until the Combiner Wars Leader. For the first time it combined a tank mode with a G1 aesthetic which showed the concept could work. For me the old green and purple tanks were like Superman showing up in green and yellow.


I don't think Megatron should ever be an aircraft. That is Starscream's role and messes with the pair's dynamic.

[Galvatran]

Definitely without a doubt this dude.

[Autocon]

I always thought gun implacements like they had in the war would be a good comprimise modified for self driving. Similar to what they did for shockwave. A tank is too common for megatron as there are many other tankformers.

[GoktimusPrime]

I chose tank, but logic dictates jet fighter. You only need to see that end fight scene in Saving Private Ryan to see what happens when a fighter takes on a tank. #bringtherain

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Submarine mode:

[Jellico]

I chose tank, but logic dictates jet fighter. You only need to see that end fight scene in Saving Private Ryan to see what happens when a fighter takes on a tank. #bringtherain

Aircraft can't hold ground. They are harrassers. Strike and fade. Starscream's modus operandi.

While I agree with the Private Ryan example in real life Megatron is more about drawing a line in the sand and daring all comers to take him on. The genius bruiser.

[FatalityPitt]

Gun is my favourite form, just because it’s what I grew up on and it was really clever. It’s understandable why Hasbro wants to avoid a gun mode nowadays, but some kind of cannon/spacegun like someone said before would be cool.

Also, is the same “no guns” logic applied to Shockwave, or is the tank/emplacement/artillery thing just preferred? His G1 form is a pretty bizarre, weird looking scifi blaster, less realistic than a nerf gun or any toy laser gun.

I’d love a laser gun Generations Shockwave, but I have no idea how likely it is. Only then would I be okay with him being leader class, to fit in the hand. If it’s a tank thing, voyager.

With this in mind, Hasbro can't really use political correctness as an excuse not to produce a Megatron that turns into a sci-fi inspired gun. Combiner Wars Shockwave (the Legends figure) wasn't released too long ago, and that turned into a laser gun. Most of the single-carded Titan Master and Prime Masters had weapon modes. The Battle Masters (formerly Target Masters) in the upcoming War For Cybertron line turn into sci-fi weapons. Thinking about it now, Megatron could arguably be considered the first Target master (turns into a gun that can be used by other Decepticons).

I think as long as they make the gun non-realistic (like a laser gun or some other sci-fi weapon), Hasbro could easily get away with releasing a new Megatron with a gun mode. Question is; do they want to? They seem madly obsessed about trying to convince people that he's always been a tank.