[b]Megatron[/b] is one of the most well-known villains of the [[Transformers]] franchise. He is the powerful and merciless leader of the antagonist faction, the evil [[Decepticon]]s.

His original alternate mode is a grey and silver [[Walther P38]] [[handgun]] with several attachments. His vehicular mode varies in each depiction, but he usually transforms into a [[military]] vehicle. Notably as [[M1 Abrams]] main battle tank in the [[transformers (live action)|live action movie]].

Megatron's first G1 design was created by designer Ohno Kouhjin for the [i]Diaclone[/i] japanese [[transformation]] [[robot]] [[toy]] series in the early 80s.

[quote]Motto: [i]"Peace through tyranny...!!!"[/i][/quote]

h1. Alternate Versions
* [[Galvatron]] - [spoilers]the upgraded form [[Unicron]] gives to Megatron in the G1 movie, and the name used for his upgraded form in several later series as well. As[/spoilers] Galvatron is sometimes depicted as a completely separate character, at times existing alongside Megatron, images of Galvatron alone should not be tagged as [[Megatron]].
* [[Megatron (Beast Wars)]] - The [[Predacon]] leader in [[Beast Wars]], transforms into a [[tyrannosaurus rex]].
* [[Optimal Megatron]]  - Megatron's upgraded form in [[Beast Machines]].
* [[Gigatron]] - The Decepticon leader in [[Transformers Car Robots|Car Robots]], who was renamed to Megatron in the English dub.
* [[Megatron (IDW)]] - the [[the transformers (idw)|IDW Comics]] depiction of Megatron, most notable for his sincere attempts at atonement and defection to the [[Autobot|Autobots]].
* [[Megatron (Prime)]] - the depiction of Megatron in [[Transformers Prime]], with a design inspired by his appearance in the [[transformers (live action)|live action films]].
* [[Megatron (Shattered Glass)]] - the depiction of Megatron in the [[transformers shattered glass|Shattered Glass]] AU, in which he is the noble leader of the benevolent [[decepticon|Decepticons]].
* [[Megatron (Kotobukiya Bishoujo)]] -  a [[humanization|humanized]] [[genderswap (mtf)|female]] version of Megatron from the [[Kotobukiya Bishoujo]] figure line.

h4. See also

* [spoilers][[Galvatron]][/spoilers]
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