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| - The awesomely powerful Megatron is, in many ways, a fallen hero. He rose up from the oppressed lower working castes of Kaon to become a champion in the region's illegal deathmatches, taking the legendary name Megatronus as his own. He called for an end to Cybertron's fractured society and told the downtrodden that freedom of self-determination was the right of all sentient beings! But absolute power corrupts absolutely, and Megatron's Decepticon revolution, like many such movements, ended up becoming a whole new tyranny. Powerful, charismatic, violent, and full of rage for any who would stand in the way of his ambition and drive, Megatron brought Cybertron past the brink of destruction. Now he and his former brother-in-arms Optimus Prime fight on other worlds. Megatron will never forgive Optimus for "betraying" him, stealing from the Council the rank of Prime which was rightfully his. He has reserved for his old friend the greatest honor possible: glorious death at his hands. Once the Autobots began to leave Cybertron in search of Energon & somewhere else to call home, Megatron ordered the same thing. Among his particular search party were his scheming 1st Lieutenant Strascream, loyal scientist 2nd Lieutenant Shockwave, equally-loyal communications officer Soundwave (including his min-cons Ravage, Laserbeak, and Frenzy), the slightly egotistic medical officer Thundercracker, recon officer Barricade, and the teleporting prankster Skywarp. This brought his sights to Earth, which was teeming with energon & similar to what was Cybertron in terms of government.
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