Megatron II was a clone of Megatron created by Straxus to serve as his new body, and replace the original. However, this Megatron would believe that he was the real Megatron, and and was a major antagonist of Marvel's the Transformers UK comics.
History[]
Creation[]
As revealed in Two Megatrons, having failed to possess Megatron, Straxus decided to initiate Project Re-Birth, which was to create a clone of Megatron which wold serve as his new body, and replace the original. To create this clone, Straxus used the body one of his troops, and transferred his mind to it. His mind was hidden under a copy of Megatron's brain patterns. When the original Megatron seemingly died, the technicians sent the clone to Earth, in the sewers of London.
Battle in the sewers[]
In Ancient Relics, the Megatron clone was discovered in the London sewers by a group of Autobots, Action Force, and Centurion. Megatron genuinely believing himself to be the original, battled and defeated them. Megatron was only taken down when he was set on fire by a oil tank explosion battling Centurion, and was sent tumbling into the Thames.
Time Wars[]
In Salvage, Shockwave retrieved Megatron, believing him to be the original, to be used as a weapon against Galvatron. Shockwave subjected Megatron to the psycho-probe, intending to force Megatron to face his fears. Megatron was terrified of the image of Optimus Prime, and then confronted Straxus, who he believed was just another illusion. Megatron fought against him, ripping the mental image of Straxus to pieces and taking over their shared mind.
Shockwave reprogrammed Megatron, who tested his abilities by having him attack a facsimile of Galvatron, destroying it in ten seconds. After Cyclonus accidentally revealed that he and Scourge would kill Shockwave in 20 years, he sent Megatron to kill the pair. After subduing Scourge, and crushing Nightstick, Cyclonus's Headmaster partner, Megatron tore off Cyclonus's head. After this, Shockave sent him to deal with Galvatron. In Altered Image, Megatron fought Galvatron, but, after Galvatron explained his origins as Megatron's future self, Megatron was halted when he mentioned Starscream's hand in the events. Realising how similar they were, due Galvatron killing his Starscream, Megatron joined forces with Galvatron.
In Time Wars Megatron helped Galvatron battle Autobots of the present and future, massacring the Wreckers and the Mayhem Attack Squad. After the forces were driven off, Megatron suggested to his other self to rest, but Galvatron madly carried on. Megatron began to be put off by the growing madness and pointless destruction that his ally was causing. Megatron opted instead to return to Cybertron, leaving Galvatron to face his fate.
Rise and Fall of the Decepticon Empire[]
Believing he would become Galvatron, and determined to do it right, Megatron found the Decepticons were not in control of Cybertron, as the ruling Triumvirate of Legonis, Octus, and Seizer had grown lazy and complacent, preferring gladatorial games to conquering the Autobots. After Megatron confronted them, the Triumvirate nearly goaded Megatron into attacking them in order to have their troops kill him in retaliation, but Megatron saw through their ruse. Desperate to get rid of him, Seizer threw Megatron down in the arena to have the gladiators deal with him, to which Megatron defeated any opponent. Megatron made an speech to the Deccepticons, pointing out how far they had fallen, and dethroned the Triumvirate with support of their soldiers. The Triumvate was destroyed, and Megatron took command of the Cybertron Decepticons.
Discovering the truth[]
Despite successfully conquering Cybertron, in Mind Games, "Megatron" began having nightmarish visions of both the trooper who was sacrificed to become him, and Straxus. Shortly after, the original Megatron, having recovered his identity, attacked his base. In Two Megatrons, the two fought and the original revealed the truth behind his origins. Megatron II also discovered that Straxus had not been defeated, and had been waiting in his mind for the right time to take control. Straxus made one final attempt to seize control of their mind, but Megatron II denied letting Straxus's madness control the Decepticons, and after urging the original to carry on his work, shot himself in the head, killing himself and Straxus. The original Megatron paid tribute to his sacrifice.
Original future[]
These events depict what would have occurred if Megatron II never died.
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Trivia[]
- Originally, this Megatron was supposed to be the original Megatron, and was written as such. However, to keep in continuity with the US comics, where Megatron was believed dead until his eventual return, Megatron was retconned into being a clone.
- Given that Galvatron can remember events from this Megatron's perspective, it is possible that, in his timeline, he was created from this Megatron, rather than the original.
- The name Archforce was given to the trooper who was reformatted by the Facebook page Ask Vector Prime, after a Generation 2 Megatron figure.
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