During today’s Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream, Hasbro and Robosen Robotics pulled back the curtain on three years’ worth of rigorous research and development to reveal… Megatron, the world’s first auto-converting Decepticon!
Flagship Megatron stands at 21 inches tall, making him a truly terrifying titan of a tyrant, and boasts 118 smart microchips that control 36 high-precision servo motors, allowing the Decepticon leader to perform fluid transformations and actions. As with others in the Robosen Transformersline, you can control his actions using a smart phone app or more than 50 voice commands. And of course, this Megatron talks back, using the voice of none other than the originator of the role, Frank Welker himself. Just for this project, Welker went into the recording booth and didn’t come out until he’d performed more than 270 unique lines and fan-favorite phrases, which “allow users to experience Megatron like never before, and in the most genuine way.”
This version of the character seemingly takes a few cues from incarnations throughout the 2010s, including a stature and alt-mode reminiscent of Combiner Wars Megatron, while sporting highlights from 112(!) LEDs that feel like a callback to the War for Cybertron video games. And that fusion cannon isn’t just for show — he comes with four “tank shell” soft-tipped projectiles that actually fire (plus an Optimus Prime target to practice on). In robot mode, he can wield the included illuminating Energon Sword and Energon Mace, inspired by the weapons wielded by the original Japanese toy and Generation One cartoon, respectively. And he’ll really whip that mace around, too, thanks to a number of points of articulation in the chain, so watch out!
Other accessories include an instruction manual, collectible coin, and charging cable and block.
And for those who want to get a little more touchy-feely with their Emperors of Destruction, there are two touchsense zones. Give them a poke to see how the Voice of Doom reacts — if you dare!
To bring peace to your toy shelf through tyranny will run you $899 USD for a 30-day window upon its pre-sale release, before the price transforms into an even more formidable $1,199. Pre-orders are available at Robosen’s website. And in so doing, you might be one of the random lucky 40 who receive a surprise autographed version of the figure, signed by none other than Frank Welker himself!
Does this reveal make you want to rise up? Will this Megatron be enough to force your Robosen Autobots to retreat? Discuss it at the “ Robosen G1 Megatron” thread in our forums.
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