This figure is from 1998. He appeared in the Beast Wars cartoon. he is the leader of the Predacons. At the beginning of series two a transwarp explosion from the alien machine hit prehistoric earth and turned Cheetor, Rattrap Tarantulas and Megatron into transmetals. Megatron became a Cyber T Rex which was able to fly and even roller skate! Megatron remained in this form until the end of series three when he merged his spark with the original Megatron spark and turned him into a dragon. He became a fire and ice breathing dragon.
BIO;A quantum surge rips across the Beast Wars world
altering Megatron, evil genius and leader of the Predacons, into a metal armoured
T-Rex. New turbine powered V.O.T.L. (vertical take off and landing) engines
extend from his body, providing blasting atmospheric flight and the ability to
"drop-in" on unsuspecting Maximals with his whiplash cutlass! Fused reptilian
musculature enhances his power in an organic robot mode. The result: creation
of a supreme tyrant!
SATS; Unknown
SATS; Unknown
Robot Mode
T Rex Mode side
T Rex Mode front
Flight Mode side
Flight Mode Front
Box
His T Rex mode is very attractive and the purple chrome has a very nice effect. There is also some silver chrome circles on his side which adds to the detailing.
He has megatron written along his back like all the Transmetals.
His tail is articulated and is a kind of rubber so it is very posable.
The only down side to this T Rex mode is that you can see his robot hands as there is no place for them to go. Apart from this he is a really nice mode.
His flying vertical take off mode is OK and it does give Megatron have another mode. The turbines spin.
He also has roller skates. You can replace his feet with them.
He has nice mechanical detailing moulded some in bronze.
His mouth opens.
When you transform him it is difficult to unclip his tail from the rest of the figure. I am always frightened that I will break it. The pegs can get worn down by doing this so be careful.
His robot mode defiantly looks evil especially with the face on his chest. It looks like a dinosaur skull with glowing eyes. All the eyes have great detail.
His head is accurate to the cartoon but I would like a Predicon insigna on his head
His T Rex arms cannot swivel to make them into guns. They have to kept at his sides. In the cartoon you could.
His tail can be held as a weapon. It is held by a handle which flips back and forward. The cannon does however flop about . It would be better to be stationary. When you try to pose him the tail moves round. The end of his tail becomes pincers/cannon
His cannon is held side ways compared to the cartoon. The spins should be down but with the toy they are at the side.
Unfortunately where the turbines are it is difficult to rotate them. They can flip out and in there is no articulation. In the cartoon they could. He could even fly in robot mode but not with this figure.
The piece where the cannon attaches for T Rex mode flops around and does not peg in anywhere.
He is cartoon pretty accurate.You can only do so much.
You can also have him roller skating in the robot mode.
The shoulder pads stick out in a forward position rather than back but he cannot possibly be totally accurate to the cartoon.
He is a good figure. There was a repaint of him in Armada. He was metallic green and all the purple was a tan plastic. He came with two minicons.
This figure can be hard to find so snap him up at the right price especially complete
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