The Origins of Megatron

The Origins of Megatron
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Arguably one of the most popular and recognizable characters in the Transformers franchise, he has gone on to cause trouble for the Autobots in several, television, comic book and film iterations, and has been made into countless action figures. Originally seen as too frightening by Hasbro, this character soon came to play a large role in making Transformers the phenomenon that it became in the 1980s. This is despite transforming into a Walther P38 handgun, a controversial alternate mode that continues to raise eyebrows. Join as we take a look at the origins of Megatron, the leader of the evil Decepticons.