I like the idea of Megatron having a Cybertronian Alt Mode, rejecting the concept of disguising himself as an earth vehicle.

Can we also talk about how fantastic the weapon storage was for Animated Megatron? Sure it has its problems, like the obvious parts forming and how easy it is to lose the weapons for him. But the swords turning into the helicopter blades?! That was genius!

I prefer Megatron as a tank. He is the leader of his faction. He should not rely on anyone such as Starscream when he is a gun. A tank leads the charge.

Animated Megs has always been S-tier for me. Flight is a big part of the Decepticon identity, and it makes sense for their leader to embody that while not stepping on the toes of jet characters like Starscream. I'd personally like to see a more realistic take on this concept in the future where he turns into something like the Mi-24 gunship or the AFH-02B Hellhound from Patlabor, as these types of helicopters have such a menacing look to them that I think would suit Megatron well. Plus, the leap from gun to gunship kinda makes sense.

Animated Megatron to me, is the perfect alt mode for Megatron. It looks so satisfying on the eyes, so stunning and sleek. It feels like G1, but also a new take.

I honestly don’t care if Megatron is a tank, jet, helicopter, or whatever. As long as the design is good and looks like Megatron then it’s good enough. But I am glad he has moved on from the weird mass shifting pistol.

I think he should be slightly redesigned, then have his default be a Tank, or Helicopter. However, I think we’re owed a good G1 Megatron that isn’t a masterpiece figure. Also I don’t like the idea of Megatron flying as a normal jet, or proper plane. I think that if he can fly fast, then there’d be no reason to keep someone as treacherous as Starscream around to lead the Decepticon air forces. Basically if Megatron can fly, Starscream is destined to get annihilated after 1 or 2 betrayals.

My personal favorite has always been the Stealth Bomber from IDW's comics. But I feel like if Takara's engineers really got in there and did a masterpiece Tank Megatron, we could get something good.

The new Studio Series Concept Art Megatron is my new favorite Megatron figure and design ever. It's everything I love about Megatron. He has the right silhouette, the red accents, he's taller and Broader than Optimus, and he's both of my favorite Alt modes for Megatron. My preferred alt modes for Megs are either a tank or a jet. And being a triple changer he is both. How successful those alt modes are is a whole different discussion but that new Studio Series Megatron is so awesome.

Animated Megatron is without a doubt the BEST Megatron outside of G1. Like many, I feel the original gun just doesn't fit the leader of the Decepticons any more, as someone with that amount of power likely wouldn't rely on others to function at full capacity. Designing my own Megatron, I think I would make him a triple-changer, using a Sci-fi Cybertronian tank (like Bayverse ROTF or Siege), as well as some kind of copter/jet (something like Animated's tiltrotor would be my choice).

I need to mention this, the aerialbots have an undeserved reputation of being “the first autobots that can fly” that really can’t be farther from the truth because, quite a number of autobots from 1985, turned into vehicles that can fly, Cosmos, Powerglide, omega supreme, jetfire. All autobots that can fly, so this idea that the aerialbots are the first flying autobots is a big lie, that needs to stop being spread.

Ive always preferred Megatron to be a Cybertronian jet, probably cause I'm biased af and grew up with the movies. I like the idea of him refusing to adopt an Earth mode unless absolutely necessary for his survival, due to a burning hatred and disgust for humanity and their technology, and I can't imagine him wanting to restrict himself to land travel exclusively. As the Decepticon Emperor, he deserves that level of freedom in flight and that distinguishing presence, that "oh shit, that's Megatron" feeling, and that power of being a technologically superior aircraft to Earthen jets.

Attack helicopters are the tanks of the skies. They embody air to ground superiority in an OPPRESSIVE manner. They've been used as gunships, stealth attacks, troop transports, area controls, and in some rare cases can be used in areal dogfights. It takes all the aspects that makes the tank so fierce and powerful and puts it in the skies, making it that much more dangerous. It's only fitting that Megatron's alt mod have such an oppressive force

A great two part series, I could totally see videos of a similar style for other characters like Soundwave and Shockwave

I’ve been around since the beginning. I remember Megatron, along with Soundwave and Optimus Prime as being the most desirable toys in that first line. The “big” transformers. I have a G1, G2, and Beast Wars Megatron. The G2 simply looks and functions the best despite its ridiculous color scheme and lack of an arm cannon. Also, as a tank, Megatron becomes a counter to Optimus Prime’s 18 wheeler.

For me, Megatron jet mode in prime has always been my favourite alt mode. My hot take is that I prefer megatron alt mode to be a jet rather than a tank, because I always find his jet to represent the decepticons more as autobots are mostly stuck as land vehicles and decepticons are land and air. It also make him equal to starscream power as starscream can easily escape megatron when he a tank. I do however like his alt mode in ROTF as it a best of both worlds where he a tank and a jet.

Animated Megs is my favourite, but I’m a Soundwave fan and my fave version is TFA so…

For me I always liked the G2 Megs as an update and new body removing all aspects of the gun and replacing with a realistic tank or as close as you could get, instead of trying to add the fusion cannon it is replaced by the new tank barrel as a shoulder mounted gun letting him have his hands free to fight or wield other weapons, Animated was also a great new idea taking the G1 and keeping alot of his body and weapon just making a new alt mode that still envokes power and domiantion of Megatron. The only down side to G2 was the colours green and purple camo were alittle sticking out there but it was the 90's. Todays Tank Megatron's keep trying to use the fusion and that is why they fail.

Enjoyed the content well presented looking forward to future videos

Watching the video and reading the comments made me realize, in a certain narrative it makes sense for Megatron to take flight, bc of how long he spend on the ground working as a miner, so him starting as a tank but later switching makes for a cool idea of him ultimately taking to the sky

Siege is my favorite of the modern G1 Megatrons. Like implied, he follows in the spirit of Shockwave as being a sci-fi alt mode. It paints him as in the same category of that character. Plus, since he looks down on the humans, it's logical he'd see their technology as beneath him. He's only interested in plundering their resources.

For Studio Series 86 Megatron, I hope they at least include his gun alt mode as an in-scale accessory weapon. That I think, would be the best compromise. Of course, the primary reason Megatron ceased being a gun is because of toy regulations, but when it comes to toys specifically referencing G1 Megatron, like the SS86 line-up, that's when I think the argument for his gun mode has the most merit. The very reason his alt mode was a gun in the first place is because the toy came first, and the characterization of Megatron was invented later. All that being said, I far prefer his other alt modes... well not not his Bayverse alt modes, the jet and tank modes especially. I just want his gun mode to at least be a weapon accessory in his future SS86 design.

My friend, who is a serious puritan when it comes to classic stuff, actually really liked the attack helicopter form. He pointed out with the fusion cannon mounded underneath he's pretty much like a flying gun. But the only Megatron I ever owned was the Generations Deluxe Cybertronian tank. In my headcanon I think of that as being the form Megatron returns to when the other Decepticons get tired of dealing with Galvatron's madness. So they knock him out and take him to Unicron's head to use its systems to change him back to Megatron. However, the only way to do that is to return him to his earliest form. So, they do that and revive the proper Megatron, take him back to Charr, and upgrade him based on the scans they had of Galvatron, so he's just as powerful but without the screaming insanity.

As long as Megatron looks & acts like Megatron, I'm good. He's my all time favorite Transformer from day one. I had a g1 as a kid😊. Gunship, tank, tankship, it doesn't matter, as long as the fusion cannon is on the right side, and a prominent focal point of his alt form it's cool. Besides, Megatron doesn't need to be in disguise, if he shows up, things blow up😂

I totally agree about Animated Megatron being the best!

I think it would be cool to see him as a mortar or artillery gun

I still have my Animated Megatron. And still love it Today. 👍👍👍

Megatron can do well as an Earth-based tank, it would just be harder unless the Fusion Cannon was made to look like a tank cannon. Animated, as my favorite Megatron, honestly did really well for his alt mode, making him have a G1 silhouette and a unique (at the time) alt mode, while emphasizing how Decepticons tended to only fly in that show and justify him saying "Transform and rise up." Getting a Legacy version of him would instantly make me buy it lol If we are supposed to get a Studio Series Megatron at some point, theyll have to find some way to make him work, maybe give the option to make him a gun without actually showing it (as thats not really allowed, huh?). Tank would probably be hard, but if the design team has shown us anything they could do really well with at least a tank

I think for Studio Series 86 they need to make him look as close as possible to the character as priority one. Then make him a tank. And as a safe nod to the gun mode, let us give him a turret he stands behind like the original. Not a gun, but a nice nod to the classic design.

If we want to talk about potential unexplored alt modes, two that I don’t see mentioned often are heavy gunships (like the AC-130) and artillery trucks like the RMMV HX. both have lots of guns that can be used to replicate his fusion cannon and back mounted barrel and could look more organic than the Earthrise Fusion Cannon

Megatron doesn’t need anything set, he’s a war machine a powerhouse and a leader. To that end he should be a multi changer. The more alt modes the better but if it causes issues a triple changer, the ability to at least thrive on land and air should be standard. I have my gripes and think sticking to G1 is a shackle that drags designs down (though Derrick J Wyatt proves that it’s the other designers being too restricted in thought or criteria as animated Megatron was badass) he shouldn’t even need to care about an earth alt mode so being able to become anything he wants is fine. A perfect Megatron to me would be a mix of RID2001 Megatron and Cybertron Megatron as both are imposing and powerful without needing to rely on the common tropes and can transform into multiple forms. Personally I’ve been conceptualizing an idea for a Megatron that had a heavy assault armored vehicle (not necessarily a tank but certainly has the firepower to make a tank look weak) with a high speed setting as a partial transformation then able to switch to a gunship/jet

i think one thing that i feel like people dont talk about enough is Megatrons scale. He's usually depicted at around Optimus's height, not including any super mode, with only one instance of him being larger and thats the first Bay movie. Imagine if they played around with him being bigger again, and gave him al alt mode to fit? Imagine one of those german ultra heavy tanks or maybe a large but fast bomber like the B1B Lancer, to distinct from Starscream for jets.

Megatron as a tank is my pick any day. The designers just have to go in and do a better tank mode, I think. I await with bated breath for the day.

If he can’t be a gun then he shall be a gun with treads. tank megs ftw

If Megatron is to be a flying vehicle, he should be a large and heavy one. Not a jet, something to distinguish him from a seeker. My favorite flying Megatron alt mode is the stealth bomber, but a heavy gunship helicopter could fit as well. The A-10 Thunderbolt II is also an option, but I think its a bit too slender for Megatron. If he's a tank, however, I think it'd be cool to make him a tank destroyer specifically. Less mobility, but more raw power. There's a prototype Sewdish tank destroyer called the Taifun II that was never put into production that I think fits Megatron well. I admit this is personal bias, but I dont think Megatron should be a triple-changer. In my opinion, triple changers should be more like specially-trained shock units that undergo specific augmentations to allow them to triple-change. I also dont think he should keep his Cybertronian alt-mode while on Earth. Perosnally, I want to make my own version of Transformers that is more realistic and hard science fiction. The tactical disadvantage of exposing yourself as an alien in the modern era, especially with the internet, cameras everywhere, and satellites, would just make Megatron look incompetent.

Unfortunately animated got cancelled because in the fourth season Megatron would’ve become a triple changer

My biggest problem with modern Megatron designs is how the designers have the robot mode resemble his g1 counterpart as closely as possible while giving him an alternative mode that doesn't match. I.E. they want to have their cake and eat it too. I have the same problem with Soundwave and Blaster.

I don't really have any issues with Megatron's various designs, mostly because I don't have G1 nostalgia. I grew with the Unicron trilogy, so Armada Megatron is probably my favorite. I have bigger beef with Shockwave as nobody seems to have any idea what his alt mode should be, so we get alien tanks and spider tanks that don't feel quite right to me. As Prime gave an excellent interpretation of Soundwave, I'm hoping Shockwave could someday have the same treatment. I'd just like If he had a proper earth mode.

I think he could work as a seeker jet, but a suped up seeker jet like Jetfire/skyfire. Fusion cannon could form from booster jets.

Megatron G1 taught me the most important lesson in transformers. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. Because after tearing apart the box he came in, i accidentally broke him 😞

I have the Titans Return Megatron. Ok toy but the head has a tendency to fall off

To me Megatron's alt-mode should be one where's he's more powerful as it. He can be a pistol if shots do more damage when used as a pistol, so the logic can be same with other forms.

Even though a tank makes sense for megatron, the toys manage to make it boring instead of menacing, thats my problem with tank megatron. So I rather have a menacing or cool jet. Gun forms arent out of the question either because although non earth weapon is a shockwave thing, he hasn't been one for some time. Megatron can be some kind of space gun.

I want, no, NEED Hasbro to release a new Animated Megatron!

I prefer a tank with wings and a massive gun.

I will always love yhe goody pistol form but i fully acknowledge that it doesn't really suit his station as Decepticon Commander. Tank is the logical choice in my mind. Though i donlove the fact that over the years we have had so many different alt modes for Megatron. Optimus Prime is great but accept a few very specific versions its always a big red truck. Every time they reboot transformers its always kind of exciting to think what will Megatron be. A tank, a dragon, a jet, and alien whatchamacallit. As just one more note. Of all the transformers ive always felt Megatron kind of needs an alt mode the least. Maybe its because in the G1 cartoon he was able to fly in robot mode already so an alt mode really didnt matter to him as much. He also had the personality that gives the impression. Why would i hide in an ugly earth disguise? I am MEGATRON! Even turning into a gun didn't really do much. He was already packing the most dire power on the field. I guess if your in a toy line called transformers though you kinda need to turn into somthing.

Crazy thought what if Megatron became and orbital satellite, so his fusion cannon wouldn't be a problem

I've never liked Megatron as a tank, because it is too close to the artillery cannon mode Galvatron has. A Cybertronian jet or the Animated helicopter is better in my opinion.

I can't help it. The first ones my favorite.. That gun

as far as any future g1 megs figures a gun or a tank works best. In my opinion any new incarnation needs to be a copter. Animated megs is peak and even though i dont like earthspark as a show i think their design for him is orgasmic

Actually, Megatron did shoot his gun barrel a few times in the first season of G1

One of the problems is that Optimus's truck is fairly unique to him, but Megatron is always stepping on someone's toes. I'm personally a champion of triple changer Megatron...it makes him a powerhouse that needs no one else...but that renders Blitzwing pointless. Tank? makes him more an answer to Warpath, and that doesn't make sense. Original gun mode? Shockwave makes more sense as a gun (simple, straightforward, leaves the dirty work in someone else's hands). The Animated aircraft is definitely the most unique to him, but even that isn't the magic solution for me. Looks too vulnerable, like you could shoot out a propeller and he'd be done. Honestly my favorite Megatron alt mode is the custom Mad Max oil tanker from Dark of the Moon. Perfect counterpoint to Optimus, similar big truck but while of Optimus's radiates safety and warmth, Megatrons is all sharp edges and intimidation.

I much prefer the tank over the helicopter. Megatron needs a commanding alt mode, and helicopters are notoriously flimsy. It's just not a good pairing in my opinion. Also, I don't think the animated Megatron is a really fair comparison. That design is heavily stylized, so it has a lot more leeway when it comes to wacky proportions. Other Megatrons tend to be styled after G1, so they have to work within certain limitations. I think Robosen's design is the perfect blueprint. It has excellent proportions, and it transforms in a limited number of moves. That means there's of real estate to create a REALLY good manual transforming figure from that design. Personally, I'd retool the treads so that they fully collapse into the legs. That might be a bit of a tall order, but it wouldn't be impossible, and doing so would eliminate the back kibble. I'd keep the scope where it is, but I'd add some extending panels to cover up where the scope has been wedged. Doing those two things, in my opinion, would go a long way in creating an near perfect Megatron.

I like Megatron cybertronian helicopter jet favorite alternative mode also did you know that the new movie concept Megatron toy is a quad changer actually changes into a gun a jet a tank and a robot I've seen some videos where people transform that Megatron into a gun for those who don't know

Then you had earthspark Meg that had a good alternative mode...... if it wasn't on Meg who was base of g 1 Meg color. Yeah in term of flyer Meg from animated wins. Also the cannon being shown for animated fit as animated Canon they can reveal any part of robot mode or weapon during vehicle mode so Meg showing it isn't a issue.

My first Autobot (and second transformer) as a child was G1 Highbrow. The gunship helicopter from animated looked cool, but to me it seemed like an odd choice. Personally, I like him more as a tank; considering that it was his first 'new' alt-mode after the gun-mode. Even his Action Master vehicle was a tank in opposition to Optimus' truck. My only complaint about the tank is there's a lack of consistency. The tank looks different every time. It would be nice if Hasbro drew the line in the sand and said "He's a silver M1 Abrams tank (EDIT: ... albeit a modified one), similar to how Sideswipe is a red Lamborghini Countach, or how Thundercracker is a blue F15 Eagle".

Oooh Dragon

Thank you for the video.

I still think that G1 megatron as a tank can be done well, I guess it’s just hard to incorporate (or not include) the fusion cannon into the tank mode and transformation unless they have to partsform and no one likes that

Megatrons with aerial alt-modes: superior Megatrons with land base alt-modes: inferior

You left out Earthspark Megatron, which is a fantastic design.

Not even gonna show a pic of TF PRME Megatron and his Cybertronian starship alt. Mode? Pffft.

Ill be real with you, not a fan of the Animated designs in general though I don't mind Megatron, but he is not the best Megatron design. That goes to IDW Lost Light Megatron.