Editing Megatron (section)

==Robots in Disguise==
{{Infobox character
| name = Megatron
| series = [[Transformers]]
| image = 
| alt = 
| caption = 
| voice = [[Daniel Riordan]]
| affiliation = Predacon/Decepticon
| lbl21 = Japanese name
| data21 = Gigatron→Devil Gigatron
| lbl22 = Sub-group
| data22 = Six Changers, Ten Changers, Ultra Beasts
| lbl23 = Function
| data23 = Decepticon/Predacon Leader, Dark God of Destruction/Ultimate God of Destruction, Predacon [[Emperor of Destruction]]
| lbl24 = Rank
| data24 = 10
| lbl31 = Motto
| data31 = ''"My power is unequaled. My strength is unmatched. My opponents are unworthy. And my presence is that of death."''
| lbl32 = Alternate modes
| data32 = [[Dragon]], [[gargoyle]], [[Automobile|car]], [[spacecraft|spaceship]], [[hand]], [[Jet aircraft|jet]], and twin-headed [[dragon]]
}}
This version of '''Megatron''' (known as '''Gigatron''' in Japan) is a six-changer, powerful enough to transform into five additional modes besides his robot form—twin-headed [[dragon]], [[bat]]-[[gargoyle]] creature, [[race car]], [[spacecraft|spaceship]] and claw (GigaDragon, GigaBat, GigaFormula, GigaJet and GigaHand in Japanese).<ref>The African American entrepreneur: then and now By W. Sherman Rogers page 321</ref> Each form has its own different frightening capabilities, making Megatron a very unstable and unpredictable fighter. Unlike his namesake, Megatron would often sit back from a conflict and allow his subordinates to do the dirty work. Like his counterparts, he is arrogant, but unlike them, he also was incompetent, as most of his schemes were badly planned and badly executed.<ref>TRANSFORMERS ROBOTS IN DISGUISE Returns! Hasbro Launches Product Line Based on Original '80s Theme; Fox Kids Series to Debut September 8th. Business Wire September 5, 2001</ref> Upon his upgrade into [[Galvatron]], he gains additional forms and the ability to absorb energy from other lifeforms.

A Predacon warlord before coming to Earth, Megatron is believed to have decimated numerous planets in his quest for energy. Optimus stated that Megatron left entire planets as "lifeless barren rocks". Needing ever more energy, Megatron targeted Earth's energy; to that end, he kidnapped the human energy-research expert, Doctor Kenneth Onishi, using his psycho-probe to drain information on Earth's energy sources from his mind. But even his subordinates were unaware that Megatron had a greater scheme in motion. In the original Car Robots series, the character was developed as a new, unique villain character called '''Gigatron'''; however, the name "Megatron" was used in the U.S. dub due to recognition, as well as maintaining ownership of the trademark. In Korea, the character has been established as being the same character as ''Beast Wars II'' Galvatron. In this version of the series, each of Gigatron's modes has its own personality.

===Comics===
====Dreamwave Productions====
The character of ''RiD'' Megatron made one appearance in Dreamwave comics 'Summer Special' issue before the company went under, sending his bickering lieutenants [[Scourge (Transformers)|Scourge]] and [[Sky-Byte]] to steal a nuclear generator while he led the other Decepticons and Predacons to distract the Autobots. There was a contest in the issue as to whether ''RiD'' or ''[[Beast Wars]]'' would be the next Dreamwave [[comic book|comic]] series, which ''Beast Wars'' won. But Dreamwave went bankrupt before the series began.

====IDW Publishing====
Gigatron appears in the ''Generation 1'' IDW Publishing series that focuses on the Autobot [[Drift (Transformers)|Drift]] in design completely based on his ''Robots in Disguise'' appearance, but as a character separate from G1 Megatron.
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===Other versions===
"Ask Vector Prime" would introduce additional versions of this Megatron/Galvatron, both associating with other tyrants. One version would join forces with the Predacon Cryotek, who reformatted him into the Vehicon Megabolt to enable him to control Fortress Maximus. Similarly, in another universe, the tyrannical Megazarak would use the remains of the fallen Megatron to create an undead Megabolt to serve as his own controller for Fortress Maximus. However, before he could implement this plan, Megabolt and others of Megazarak's forces would be abducted by Unicron.