Transformers: Burning Fury - Megatron (Earth Mode)

Name: Megatron

Gender: Male

Faction: Decepticon

Alternative mode: M1A1 Abrams Battle Tank

Abilities: Intelligence, gladiatorial skills, formidably agile in combat

Weapons: Fusion Cannon, Dark Energon infused Spiked Ball on Chain (fav.me/d7idst0), Shoulder Gun, "Turret" Gun

Personality: Ruthless, cunning, patient, unforgiving

Likes: Destruction and conquest, manipulating others, victory, thrashing Starscream

Dislikes: Autobots, failure from his followers, treachery

Bio: Back then, Megatron started off in life as but a simple Miner, working in the underground Energon tunnels. But aggressive behaviour - through impatience - Towards some Autobot guards, soon bought him a time in the brig. Upon release, he was then given an opportunity by a Gladiator, who was interested by his reported abilities, to join him as a fellow Gladiator, in order to further demonstrate his strength within the legendary Pits of Kaon. Megatron fought his way through every beast and oppressor quite well - whilst gaining more and more upgrades as time went on - Thus earning him the title of a true warrior. This Gladiator, soon turned revolutionary, gathered a local group of followers from the Pits, those including both Soundwave and Starscream. In time, this revolution developed into that of a desire for conquest. As Megatron's ambitions grew ever faster, so did his thirst for utter domination. He wanted more! And so, upon uncovering dangerously volatile Dark Energon from the lower regions of planet Cybertron, and managing to harness its power through strength and deep concentration, that gave the Autobots even more of a reason to fear the name "Megatron." And, since he took the life of the previous Autobot Leader, Sentinel Prime - His first blood, so to speak - That fear of him grew ever greater.

And now, since arriving on Earth, Megatron sought to upgrade his own systems, as well as his weaponry. And, he found just the advantage, in the form of a powerful M1A1 Abrams Battle Tank. With this new alternative mode at his disposal, Megatron truly is conquest incarnate.

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A step-up from his previous form: fav.me/d7idst0 And, yet another addition to the collection: Transformers: Burning FuryFormerly known as 'Transformers: SAGA'. Burning Fury is a series in which I've had an idea of in my head for quite some time now.  And right now, I'm currently rping about it with my friend Delita-1. And it's one way to include some of our oc's without any of that 'Mary Sue' nonsense. I mention this to you now, because I've had the idea of designing some of the characters, starting with the lead one; Orion Pax. And right now, I'm getting to work with designing Bumblebee. (I've done that now, along with quite a few more characters. See below to take a look)
Plot:
Upon crashing on Earth millions of years ago, Bumblebee is the first to wake among his fellow off-lined Autobots and invading Decepticons. His first and only option is to seek help from any of the planet's locals to seek a solution for his friends' revival. The first he comes across is local High-School boy, Gary Matthews, along with his friend Gemma. But asking for their help For this Earth Mode, I thought long and hard about this, and I decided to go a bit more into the direction of how he appeared in Generation 2. So, this serves as a sort-of homage that that secondary design of his: tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/6… tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/6…  Awkwardly enough, though, this tank mode matches that original one exactly. You see, I was browsing around for images of Military Tanks, and not one of them was really screaming "Megatron" for me. So, I went ahead and resorted to this one instead - Just to make life easier for myself. I tried to make this personal robot mode design as different as I possibly could, though. For instance, the primary cannon barrel isn't over his right shoulder - Rather, it stands mounted on his right arm, as his Fusion Cannon. Besides, it's just not Megatron without the classic Fusion Cannon. Am I right, folks? Also, just so he still has a shoulder gun anyway, I've gone for using one of the smaller guns atop the middle of the Tank (His right-hand side). And, the turret on the left-hand side of the Tank also serves as an extra gun, which is mounted atop his left arm, as you can see. Oh, and there're a couple more tones of purple in the camouflage deco, also. ^.^ And finally, the red patterning on his forehead is "loosely" inspired by that of the forehead on his 'Origins' self: static.comicvine.com/uploads/o… Only slightly, anyway. ^^ Oh, and I merely drew the G2 Decepticon Insignia down below, just because.

Also, I'm still thinking this over. But, should he take on this new form just after he's re-awakened on Earth, or keep his original form for a majority of the series, until the time comes when he requires an upgrade eventually? That question's still plaguing me, but... I'm sure I'll sort it out.

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