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Warning ! This berth contains SPOILERS for Transformers # 14In Image and Skybound ’s young Energon Universe , Transformersfans will never see Megatron ’s original alt - mode the same way again thanks to a champion fresh reveal . As see in late payoff ofTransformers , the secret origins of Starscream have been revealed , including his first fundamental interaction with Megatron himself . To that end , it ’s been revealed that Megatron ’s gun form is far more powerful and more cruel than was ever seen in the original liven serial of the ' 80s .
As seen in Daniel Warren Johnson’sTransformers # 14,Starscream is still reeling from his recent treachery at the hands of Soundwavewho nearly ticktack him to death before taking command of the Decepticons for himself . Now , Starscream has woken up to come up his upper half attached to a HISS storage tank , courtesy of a group of mercenaries work for Cobra they ’ve rigged to be adrift if he does n’t cooperate . While temporarily working alongside these humans , Starscream reflects on his yesteryear when he was first recruited by Megatron , specifically the first time the Decepticon leader had Starscream wield him in his gun contour :
outstandingly , it ’s give away that Megatron in his accelerator form is far more powerful than was ever realise . While he still need someone to wield him , Megatron is apparently able to coerce the wielder to do his will ( whether they like it or not ) . To that end , Starscream ’s first meter wielding Megatron as a gun in the Energon Universe canon picture the air air force officer having no choice but to murder captive of state of war against his will .
Megatron Needs Someone To Wield Him In His Gun Form
(But He Ends Up Wielding Them)
The concept of Megatron always needing someone else to hold and shoot him in his alt - mode always felt like an odd alternative in the original animatedTransformerscanon . After all , it matt-up like he was efficaciously giving up degree of self-direction and representation with his forcefulness doing all the real body of work . To that end , it ’s not surprising thatmany future continuities would vacate the triggerman alt mode in favor of Megatron reverse into a tankor some other vehicle of warfare . As such , it ’s a primary reason why this brand name - new addition to the concept is so compelling in Skybound ’s new Energon Universe canon .
The FCBD Energon Universe Special reveals just what happened to Megatron , and now the genuine Decepticon leader is back in a bighearted way for 2024 .
While Megatron himself admits that his alt - mode has its limit , the fact that he can coerce his wielders to fritter whomever he desires is a virtuoso way for the Decepticon leader to retain a cruel layer of authority in his gunslinger variety . As seen in this issue , the young Starscream has no option but to belt down the prisoners , despite having been contravene and having said as much to Megatron who care little about his internal excitement or what he want . While he may require to be wielded , Megatron ends up being the unfeigned wielder disregarding , thanks to this novel baron while in his gun form .
Megatron’s New Power Means Starscream Never Had A Chance
Becoming Megatron’s Brutal Executioner
While the previous outlet flesh outStarscream ’s more harmonic origin to a much corking degree , Transformers # 14absolutely hammers the melodic theme home that Starscream had very little alternative but to become the brutal and merciless bot he is in the present . As Megatron ’s primary wielder and executioner , the musical theme is that Starscream was in truth nothing more than Megatron ’s cat’s-paw , gradually becoming desensitized until cruelty and hate became 2nd nature . As such , it makes Starscream a far more tragical and complex baddie , while also construct Megatron ’s original artillery mode far more unsafe and powerful than ever before in theTransformersfranchise .
transformer # 14is on cut-rate sale now from Image Comics .
Optimus Prime was supposed to have led the Autobots to triumph . rather , the destiny of Cybertron is unknown , and his allies have collapse - landed far from home , alongside their enemy — the Decepticons . As these titanic forces renew their war on Earth , one affair is immediately clear : the planet will never be the same . New alliance are assume . Battle lines are redrawn . And humanity ’s only hope of selection is Optimus Prime .
Optimus Prime was supposed to have led the Autobots to victory. Instead, the fate of Cybertron is unknown, and his allies have crash-landed far from home, alongside their enemies—the Decepticons. As these titanic forces renew their war on Earth, one thing is immediately clear: the planet will never be the same. New alliances are struck. Battle lines are redrawn. And humanity’s only hope of survival is Optimus Prime.
Optimus Prime was supposed to have led the Autobots to victory. Instead, the fate of Cybertron is unknown, and his allies have crash-landed far from home, alongside their enemies—the Decepticons. As these titanic forces renew their war on Earth, one thing is immediately clear: the planet will never be the same. New alliances are struck. Battle lines are redrawn. And humanity’s only hope of survival is Optimus Prime.
