The Megatron toy has been changed over the years so that it’s less offensive, transforming the Decepticon leader into cars, tanks, and jets, and it was only in 2006 - nearly two decades since this last happened - that Hasbro released a version of Megatron that transformed into a gun in this case a Nerf Maverick REV-6.
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In fact, the original Megatron toy is still banned on aircraft in the United States, and a special license is needed to even own one in Australia. That’s something you’d be hard-pressed to market in today’s society.
While Optimus Prime could transform into a wholesome semi-truck, Megatron was much more controversial in that he could turn into a life-size gun that kids could run around with. 19 MEGATRONįor every good guy, there’s a bad guy, and if heroes are only as good as their villains then the Autobots must be amazing to have a nemesis like Megatron. All we know is that he was the cool red and blue robot that could transform into a big rig truck and that was perhaps the best thing in the world in 1984. His name was apparently invented by famed comics writer Denny O’Neill, and he is sometimes depicted as “the Last Prime,” descended from a long line of Transformers known as the Dynasty of Primes. He carries the Matrix of Leadership on him at all times, the gift and burden of his command, and is known as the Autobot leader throughout their war with the dreaded Decepticons, a war that spills over onto Earth in almost all incarnations of the franchise. On the world of Cybertron, he was originally called Orion Pax before taking on the mantle of leadership and becoming Optimus Prime. Based on the Takara model known as “Battle Convoy,” Optimus Prime is notable for his red and blue coloring and his ability to transform into (specifically) a Freightliner FL86 cab over semi truck. How could we not start with the greatest Transformer of all time? The fearless leader of the valiant Autobots, Optimus Prime is easily the most recognizable of the Robots in Disguise and guaranteed to have been in the home of you or one of your friends if you grew up in the mid-‘80s. Editors Jim Shooter, Denny O’Neill and writer Bob Budiansky are responsible for the characters, names, and personalities that are still used to this day, making them responsible for this list of 20 Transformers Who Deserve Their Own Solo Movie! 20 OPTIMUS PRIME With the rights to Western distribution bought, Hasbro went about hiring Marvel comics creators to fill in the names, characters, backstory and the overall hook of Transformers, in order to turn it into a viable media property that, as is the fashion, could support not only a toy line but comics, cartoons and eventually movies. Starting life in 1984, Transformers began as an American conversion of already existing Japanese toys from Takara’s Diaclone and Microman lines. The great thing about the Transformers is that there really are dozens, if not hundreds of viable characters that could conceivably carry their own movie, proving that there really is more than meets the eye about the colorful toy brand. It’s not to say that there’s a lot riding on the bright yellow robot in disguise, but his success could lead to further exploration of the Transformers as a property beyond the ludicrously expensive Michael Bay blockbusters. With the release of the first trailer for the Transformers spin-off Bumblebee, we’re starting to see what could be the franchise’s attempt at branching out into a cinematic universe along the lines of its superhero comrades, The Avengers.
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