because He is Bound by Unicron, as seen by the end of the episode involving the dead universe when Unicron Pulled him Back, though not before the golden disc was handed over to megatron.
Let's pretend season 3 never happened ok? After THE MOVIE Galvatron was sent back in time (again) and next story we see him is in FALLEN ANGEL in UK comics. Yup. That's what I keep telling myself and my life is way better :)
In Japan, if you're wondering, Megatron is always referring to as such in Armada, and is always called Galvatron in Energon. In Cybertron, he starts as Master Megatron, and then becomes Master Galvatron.
@@returnedtomonkey8886 I always suspected Cybertron was a standalone. The fact the autobots act like they are new to Earth is a big hint there. I'm glad too because Cybertron did feel like the best of the three series. The characters and conflict were better and the pseudo spirituality of Primus was much more interesting.
Thew Adams Guess Hasbro thought the same as Bay. If they didnt keep him like Megatron, toy sales would be lessened. And we all know that Hasbro, like Bay, sees that this game is about MUTHAFUKING MONEY!
I find Megatron way more dangerous than Galvatron. Even if Galvatron was more powerful, what made Megatron such a threat was his tactical mind. He would have won for sure if not for Optimus existing at the same time he did.
very true, I think that Galvatron WOULD have been a bigger threat had he retained his mental state in the G1 cartoon. Though I do think we saw hints of Galvatron being healed from this when Prime used the matrix to cure the universe of the hate plague. In the Rebirth he showed rational thinking and had a genuine plan to rid Cybertron of the autobots as well as destroy earth using the plasma energy chamber; he even showed rational thinking when Zarak offered an alliance with Galvatron when earlier Galvatron would have just tried to kill him out of pure rage.
Yeah but Galvatron is batshit crazy which makes him more unpredicatble which can be an advantage, however this is could also weakness as his maniacal impulses can make him do irrational choices in battle.
It comes down to who he is against. Against Optimus Galvatron's brutality and ruthlesness is a challenge for a bot of principals and morality. Against Rodimus Megatron is a bigger threat because of Rodimus's self doubt
For me is gotta be Nimoy because Galvatron is an upgrade of Megatron & it's best for Megatron who's now Galvatron. To have an upgraded voice, & Nimoy does a great job :)
Julian L i dunno man idw does idw wants to (as long as it doesn’t piss off Hasbro obviously) but we don’t who Rattrap’s Grandparent(therefore Arcee’s sibling) is in G1
It gets better. arcee wasn't Galvatron's sister in IDW comics arcee was his BROTHER until some crazy decepticon mad scientist made arcee become a fembot Chris explained that in the basics on fembot video
Just an added detail, but In the G1 cartoon, when Prime cured the Hate Plague he also cured Galvatron's insanity, bringing him back more in line with his previous Megatron persona. He was still hell-bent on defeating the Autobots and ruling the galaxy, but he wasn't crazy anymore.
I always felt that it was not just the plasma bath but also being severed from his psychic link with Unicron at the moment of Unicron's destruction that warped Galvatron's mind into insanity. It was never established that was a cause but I like to think it anyway. WRT Galvatron in the Bayformers universe, I felt it was a big missed opportunity in "Dark of the Moon" when Sentinel Prime was revealed to be a bad guy for him to say something along the lines of "No longer am I a Prime, now I'm Galvatron!" Especially considering who voiced him in that movie.
I agree about the loss of Unicron being the cause of Galvatron's insanity. Since both the Rebirth story and Headmaster series disappointed me I came up with my own idea that Cyclonus and Soundwave would have put Galvatron in stasis and dragged him back to Unicron's orbiting head and found a way to reset him as Megatron. But the only way to bring him back would be to reset him physically all the way to his cybertronian tank form. And that would have been awesome if Sentinel Prime had done that in the movie.
Not to drag you down or anything, but Sentinel’s main motivation is that he sees his role as Prime as being his right and title as a god. It wouldn’t make any sense for him to randomly proclaim himself no longer a Prime and as this weird Megatron-inspired name.
Even though I love Frank Welker I agree with this, I think Welker could do Galvatron's voice but the one in the G1 cartoon I didn't enjoy as he did it so high pitch, I would prefer a more low pitch calculative voice
No, Nimoy's voice wouldn't have fit the tv show because of Galvatron's insanity. Welker sounded like a nut, and that voice was what was needed to portray Galvatron's insanity. Nimoy's voice just didn't fit who Galvatron became.
I personally like G1 Galvatron movie the best. The suave yet evil voice perfectly fit his cunning and determined character, and I never really minded losing Megatron for him. Yet I do understand Hasbro’s dilemma, as many people love Megatron
Hot take: Marvel UK Galvatron (the first one, not Galvatron ll) is not only the best incarnation of the character, but one of the best antagonists in the entire Transformers franchise. He wasn't just a threat to the Autobots- he was a threat to EVERYONE. Autobot, Decepticon and human, present and future, and eventually he was a threat to time itself. He was the ultimate wildcard- because of his madness, you never knew what plan he was going to try next, or what it would take to take him down. He was by far the most powerful character in the series at that point, beating the shit out of Optimus, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, the Dinobots, the Wreckers, Soundwave, Piranacon, Scorponok and Death's Head. Despite his growing insanity worsening throughout the course of the series, he was still extremely cunning and intelligent, being able to spin any situation to his advantage. He managed to outsmart Shockwave, and tricked Megatron into working for him. He even drove both Ultra Magnus and Shockwave into having complete mental breakdowns. On multiple occasions did the Autobots and Decepticons have to team up to take him down- and every single time they were completely outclassed. Whenever Galvatron appeared, you knew shit was about to go down. Perhaps even more than Unicron, this Galvatron was the greatest threat the Transformers had ever faced. Never before had a threat challenged both the heroes and the villains to such a degree. In the end, the Autobots and Decepticons were only narrowly able to prevent Galvatron from destroying all of space and time. Ultimately, it was Galvatron's own madness that did him in, as his fractured mind was unable to recognise the ramifications of what he had done, and was consumed by time itself. Sure, the cartoon, IDW and Marvel US Galvatrons are more well-known, but UK Galvatron remains the single best version of the character IMO. If you've never read the Marvel UK TF comics, do yourself a favour and do so.
I grew up with the UK comic dropping onto my doorstep once a week and the whole story of Galvatron was carried out perfectly. The Target 2006 storyline was timed perfectly to introduce this powerful, maniacal character just before you watched the movie and discovered the big 'twist' that he was in fact Megatron from the future. Then the continuing time-travelling battles featuring classic Ultra Magnus face-offs (the best ones illustrated by Geoff Senior of course) were some of the most memorable comics ever.
You make a big point but think about liokaiser from victory he easily almost killed starsaber who just showed up to make dinoking and deathsaurus retreat
I like my Galvatron in the style of the Marvel Comics and War for Cybertron Trilogy. Very clearly connected to Megatron, but presented in a way that doesn't phase him out.
To be honest, I kind of like the idea of Galvatron as a completely separate character from Megatron. It allows for more opportunities to get creative with the character and do more with him than you would if he was just a constant and temporary "Megatron 2.0".
I like both having Megatron become Galvatron is a great I is a way to show respect to the original 1986 movie but I would like it if most things in the transformer universegive him more of a personality after transformation of his own being
Here's something interesting about Armada and Energon. In both mediums, when Megatron transformed into Galvatron in Armada, the Japanese version kept his name and he was called Galvatron in Energon throughout the series. Kinda explains a few things and thought it was interesting to mention.
I personally still cling to the idea of them being the same character, preferably with no reversion, but I like the comic idea. Ideally have him from a different universe or the VERY far future, and have his insanity make it ambiguous as to his true identity.
Yes. Mine also. But I'd love to see the fight between Galvatron and Matrix possessed Thunderwing. The combiner Galvatronus would be a good storyline if he could face Energon Prime.
Chris: “But, what do you think about this situation, Galvatron?” Galvatron: “Well, all I can say is... BWAAAAAAAAAA!” (Fires fusion cannon) Clever ending. I like it.
Purple over grey but I do like the movie idea of an "evolved" Megatron. However I think the original UK comic's idea of how to get Gav and Megs to exist together is fine. Time travel however complex is far from the strangest concept Transformers has dealt with.
Ben Sime exactly. Like how hard is it to say he's a potential future Megatron lost in time. He can both be his own character and be Megatron that way everyone's happy.
Breaking with my usual stance, I actually prefer the IDW Galvatron. A separate individual from Megatron with his own backstory and ambitions. The UKG1 Galvatron was a neat one too, but the IDW version is my preference.
I see a parallel...in Age of Extinction, Megatron’s head was being used to create new tech for humans. In Transformers Animated, Megatron’s head was used to create future tech for humans. And in both cases, Megatron used the humans to get a new body. Fascinating...
@@SlyTF1 dotm has better decepticons, better autobots, better humans (shane and lucas were annoying) it has arguably better action scenes, an arguably better villain and doesnt have as many annoying scenes like aoe for example the “i like to be fresh when im making out with ur daughter 🤓” scene
@@bronxx4817 Lockdown alone was better than any Decepticons in DOTM. Megatron was humiliated, Starscream was killed by Sam, Shockwave was a disappointment. Sentinel was cool, but a missed opportunity to expand on Optimus's backstory. DOTM had too many humans, in general. AOE had its human stuff at the beginning, but starting in the second act, the Autobots were integrated into the story in a much better way. And the Autobots were actual characters, instead of background setpieces. The Dinobot charge scene in AOE trumps any action scene in any of the other movies, except maybe the forest battle. It was 10 minutes of pure robot-on-robot action, which I thought is what people wanted to see from these movies.
I like how being thrown halfway across the galaxy and landing in a pit of plasma barely phased him, but being smashed between a few pieces of ice was somehow enough to kill him.
I’m surprised his Armada Version sacrificed himself to destroy Unicron. “Farewell, Optimus Prime! Victory is all yours! Now go look after your men they need you!”
Dammit, now I really wanna see the Basics on Beasr Wars II Galvatron. Tho from the regular "evolved form of Megatron" I gotta say that I like the Unicron Trilogy most on designs.
@@sonerec725 True that. Infact, so true that I actually got my hands on the Superlink Galvatron G figure. Which is about 200 € nowadays. Tho, all 3 of my Unicron Trilogy emperors of Destruction are the japanese versions.
Galvatron II (from the Marvel G1/G2/Alignment universe) has to be one of the best characters and biggest loose ends of the franchise thus far. He's still out there somewhere in the multiverse with Grand Scourge. Hasbro has an excuse to stick him into literally *any* show or comic right now. Imagine if he'd shown up in Cyberverse as part of their multiverse story. That would've been *epic.*
Either separate entity or same character, I don't care. Galvatron was always awesome. I loved how the 3rd series attempted to do some level of approach to adult stpry telling with the phyc ward episode. And I love how the Marvel Comics wasn't afraid to show just how vicious he could be. Another fantastic and informative episode from yourself Chris.
Geoff Seniors Galvatron vs Ultra Magnus during Target 2006 are my favorite scenes from the marvel UK run and the fact that Magnus just couldn't defeat Galvatron really showed the power of Megatron's future incarnation. Another great basic's Chris keep them coming. Till all are one.
I have a theory about G1 Galvatron. That plasma bath he ended up in wasn't the only thing that made him insane. I think there was an important connection with Unicron that got severed when he landed on Thrall. When he was transformed, Galvatron still had a grip on his sanity which lead him to try and rebel against Unicron, but after he was defeated, he really lost it. In other words, without Unicron, there is no sane Galvatron.
Galvatron has always had my favorite robot mode. Even after having been a fan for the franchise's entire existence, Galvatron's G1 cartoon model has always remained THE BEST in my eyes. I want Fans Toys Sovereign bad but he's sooo expensive.
I remember Galvatron being a much more menacing character than Megatron. Must have been the grandiosity of the movie and his transformation, and the fact that from that point, it seemed like Galvatron could 1-shot-kill literally any other Transformer. The fact that the writers decided to make him a clinically insane tyrant with absolute zero patience and no hope of anger management interventions kinda added to the mystique.
You can do both. A time traveling Galvatron from a potential future where Megatron is rebuilt and goes back in time to do something Mysterious. You get both characters, the same origin but you also get the amazing concept of two different forms of Megatron fighting to ensure the other never comes into being
I used to like Leonard nimoy as galvatron's voice actor more than frank welker but then I realized it makes more sense for galvatron in the series to have a more high pitched and squeaky voice because of the whole being insane and almost sane thing
I actually think the shift from Nimoy to Welker worked pretty well because it coincided with the mental imbalance Galvatron got from the lava/plasma damage on Thrull. Nimoy's Galvatron was an iron fist, while Welker's was hanging on to the ledge of a cliff with his fingernails... but still extremely dangerous. The points where Welker's Galvatron works poorest are when he has to show a more rational side in season three ("The Ultimate Weapon," "The Return of Optimus Prime", to name a few). There are a lot of reasons why "Webworld" is such a showcase episode, and Welker's performance is one of the biggest. Having said that, whenever I read IDW Galvatron, I hear Nimoy's version in my mind's ear.
@@ianmcintire6696 I feel like the whole plasma bath thing was just there as an excuse for the writers to not have to pay Leonard Nimoy to reprise his role for the series, they just thought psycho high pitched Megatron would work fine.
@@ianmcintire6696 Honestly I think it would've been absolute genius if they had Welker revert to his Megatron voice after The Return of Optimus Prime to represent his returning rationality.
Mine was always Shockwave....that character was always the most unigue,even for reality of Transformers universe he was the most unigue, giant nuclear powered cannon.Purple .....had him as a kid. Awesome toys.
I've always grown up on Megatron becoming Galvatron, but I suppose I would be open to a temporary upgrade like Goku becoming a Super Saiyan. Not keen on two separate entities, tbh. And I wonder if they ever considered calling him "Gigatron." Guess Galvatron just sounds way cooler in the end. :p And I enjoyed both Leonard Nimoy and Frank Welker's versions of the character, btw. They both served their purposes. :)
Funny thing is that the Megatron from Energon is called Galvatron in the Japanese series, Superlink, I think. I prefer them, now, as seperate characters
I hear my phone notification sound and wonder who disrupts my afternoon nap. I see that it’s a new Basics episode, and instantly wake up. Sorry, was just trying to make a witty post. This is bad comedy.
When I was a kid, I always thought Galvatron being submerged in the plasma so long is what turned his voice from Leonard Nemoy back to Frank Welker lol
I always loved G1 Galvatron, maybe even more than Megatron. I used to watch the movie on vhs everyday before school (I had half day afternoon kindergarten). I never understood why he was purple in the cartoon and grey in the toy until I was much older. Thanks for the awesome video!
I really enjoy going through these basics videos. Galvatrons one of my favorite characters. Can't wait to see what the deal is with him in the new trilogy. I jumped out of my chair when Unicron pulled him through the grid.
Awesome Episode! Robots in Diguise 2001, decepticon leader, is technically called Gigatron. Gigatron is a decepticon that never appears elsewhere and has no connection to Megatron or any other decepticon leader.
Galvatron has always been one of my favorite. Next to Soundwave on the Deceptive cons side. On the Autobots side of the war. Next to Optimism Prime kicking butt. Is Jetfire who a jet. You sir have a new subscriber. Thank you very much for posting this video.
I've always loved IDW Galvatron's dismissal of Megatron as a "thug turned failed revolutionary". A feudalistic throwback to an earlier, more barbaric Cybertron was a good look for him... even if I don't know if being Arcee's twin brother really worked overall. Also, compare and contrast Galvatron from "Five Faces of Darkness part 4" with this clip: th-cam.com/video/74BzSTQCl_c/w-d-xo.html
This was an Incredible Masterpiece Video for Galvatron. Galvatron Ranked Through The Transformers Franchise 1: Transformers Generation One (Leonard Nimoy and Frank Welker) 2: Transformers The Aligned Continuity (John Noble and Frank Welker) 3: Transformers Film Series (Frank Welker) 4: Transformers War For Cybertron Trilogy (Jason Marnocha) 5: Transformers The Unicorn Trilogy (David Kaye) 6: Transformers Robots In Disguise Predacon Galvatron (Daniel Riordan)
I've just stumbled on your channel, and I'm floored. Great work, sir. It is really feeding my Transformers nostalgia (I was born in 1980, and grew up with G1).
Considering how often Megatron bites the dust and comes back some time later, the use of Galvatron in the G1 capacity makes sense. I personally like the IDW version but I also think there's some real venom-to-carnage potential with Galvatron. If Megatron was presumed dead by the Decepticons, quite a few of his followers would want to bring him back in some capacity and be responsible for Galvatron's creation. However a fun twist on it could be that Galvatron believes that he's Megatron come back from the dead but in actuality Megatron never died and only disappeared. Thus keeping them separate but related enough that it makes for interesting dynamics between those characters.
Its far less complicated to have Galvatron as a separate entity and I also found it a bit cheap to just reformat Megatron because it diminishes him as a compelling villain...
What about this for a Megatron/Galvatron story. Galvatron was the herald of Unicron from the beginning of time, long before Megatron was created. When he fought the 13 Primes, they "destroyed" him, but Unicron managed to save him while still making it appear he was dead by converting Galvatron into an armor that could be worn by other bots who would gain his power, but his spark was preserved within the armor and would possess the bot who wore it. Maybe at a point when Megatron is looking for his latest source of power to conquer the universe, he finds the Galvatron armor and (unaware that it still had his life-force) put it on, only for Galvatron to possess the Decepticon leader and reactivate Unicron. But Megatron refused to be a slave to either of the two, he'd fight back Galvatron's possession and destroy the armor for good.
I may have missed mention of it, but in the power of the primes animation it was mentioned that Megatron used to be Galvatron when he carried the matrix of chaos (the artifact that turned that universe's Hot Rod into Rodimus Cron)
I think that were was a single line at the end of age of extinction that galvatron (or megatron) said "We shall meet again, for I am reborn" that I suppose could be why he went back to being megatron, but idk
Growing up with the Unicron Trilogy, they actually did the upgrade in a cool way. Everyone who was changed (it was just their color scheme anyways) realized they looked like a Transformer of the past. Starscream even says "I'm...Thundercracker?" I have no idea why doing this evolution in all 3 shows was needed, and how they all reverted back without even a mention, but I loved it. Shit, I remember where I was when I saw them change the first time haha
I like how the most recent cartoon (WFC) Galvatron is an alternate universe megaton. It’s my personal favorite as it stays true to G1 but also makes sure he can exist alongside Megatron.
Personally, I feel that if a show is close to ending and there isn’t a plan in place to continue on afterwards or he’s already slated to die, then there’s really no harm in Megatron becoming Galvatron like in the original cartoon. It’s still temporary since there wasn’t going to be anything with him set after the series finale anyways, so it is less harmful than if they made the change early on in the story.
I love energon and armanda version of galvatron yeah they are a recolor but sometimes the recolor would look better than the megatron color scheme and david kaye is awesome with the character.
A note about Energon. In the original Japanese version of Armada, _Transformers: Micron Legends_ Megatron never got upgraded into Galvatron. It was just a color change. However, when he was revived in _Transformers: Superlink_ (Energon's Japanese version), Megatron WAS in fact brought back in the form of Galvatron. Meanwhile, _Transformers: Galaxy Force_ had nothing to do with the two prior shows (despite the English dub trying to convince you otherwise), so the Megs --> Galvatron upgrade was canon. Heh, *canon.*
This actually makes a lot of sense. Armada Meg's really just got a different color nothing else about him really changed. Energon Meg's he was definitely more unhinged and had a God complex that just got worse when he took in all the super Energon. And Cybertron honestly if one were to take away the ending scene of the final episode then there would be no way it could be connected to the previous two shows. The main reason being that none of the Autobots remember the fact they've been on Earth before. More so humanity clearly knew of their existence in Energon. Yet nobody believes they exist in Cybertron.
Team BLUE! I grew up with the movie on vhs. He always looked more blue with a hint of purple on that to me and imo, looks a lot more menacing and powerful!
I am definitely on team Grey. And i like Galvatron as he is, as alternate Form of Megatron. Seeing them interact in the UK Comics allways gave me goosebumps.
Machinima's Power of the Primes webtoon namechecked Galvatron in a reference to G1, implying that the Megatron featured in it had once been Galvatron and in the service of Unicron, but had changed back.
With Siege, I'm noticing that most of the characters haven't had a figure since at least combiner wars if not longer. The exceptions being what you'd expect. Optimus, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, etc. Since CW was three toylines ago & Galvatron's last figure was only two, I'd expect a new Galvatron no sooner than the line after Siege. It's my understanding that War for Cybertron is going to be a trilogy with Siege being part 1. So here's hoping for Galvatron in part 2.
@@SixshotRevan The Titans Return figure was not so bad. True, the mask could have been better and many people doesn't like his space jet mode, I like it, the oversized cannon in that mode fits Galvatron's personality. And the Laser Cannon mode is great, almost the size of a Leader Class figure figure even though he is Voyager size.
It honestly makes the most sense to me if Galvatron is just Megatron with the Herald of Unicron's powers, as in it's a title and not an actual character. Or it could have been a character, but now their mind transfers to whomever becomes the new Herald.
THe Marvel UK Galvatron was just amazing, easily the best and all the crazy stories that went on around him. Him beating Centurion was cool, and also the story on the volcano.
That's wrong about the American G1 comic. Galvatron was sent back to present day where he fought Megatron and eventually they teamed up till the end of the series. When Megatron was brought back in the pages of GI Joe, he revealed to Cobra Commander that the 2 were on the brink of death due to constant attacks by Earth military forces. Galvatron died with a whimper, getting crushed by a falling building.
I like how they incorporated Galvatron in the WFC series where he is a time traveler trying to prevent Megatron from becoming him.
because He is Bound by Unicron, as seen by the end of the episode involving the dead universe when Unicron Pulled him Back, though not before the golden disc was handed over to megatron.
That seriously threw me for a loop, in a good way.
Megatron will always be Unicrons slave
@@jasonparis5635Yeah
NOW THAT IS EPIC!!!!
"NOONE SUMMONS MEGATRON!!!"
"Then it pleases me to be the first."
Unicron had the best comebacks ever hahaha
Delivered by Orson Welles, even.
@@danielkorladis7869 literally heard that line in Orson Welles. So iconic!
“I killed Optimus with my bare hands!”
*“You exaggerate.”*
@@lukedelameter7961 THE POINT IS HE’S DEAD, AND THE MATRIX DIED WITH HIM!
@@soopcan4980 *No. . . The point is you’re a fool. The Matrix has been passed down to their new leader: Ultra Magnus. Destroy it for me.*
G1 movie Galvatron: "Would anyone else attempt to fill his shoes?"
G1 cartoon Galvatron: "AAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHH!!!!!"
What did he say his name was????
@@alumlovescake Movie: "Galvatron."
Cartoon: "DECEIVERS! BETRAYERS! GGYAAAGGHHH!!!"
Let's pretend season 3 never happened ok? After THE MOVIE Galvatron was sent back in time (again) and next story we see him is in FALLEN ANGEL in UK comics. Yup. That's what I keep telling myself and my life is way better :)
@@adriantrela yea
"You belong to me now"
In Japan, if you're wondering, Megatron is always referring to as such in Armada, and is always called Galvatron in Energon. In Cybertron, he starts as Master Megatron, and then becomes Master Galvatron.
Plus the fact the Cybertron or galaxy force, was never meant as a sequel to energon.
@@returnedtomonkey8886 I always suspected Cybertron was a standalone. The fact the autobots act like they are new to Earth is a big hint there. I'm glad too because Cybertron did feel like the best of the three series. The characters and conflict were better and the pseudo spirituality of Primus was much more interesting.
@@returnedtomonkey8886 Actually, it was meant to be a sequel, but it was changed into a standalone entry in Japan for some reason...
@@returnedtomonkey8886 No, Japan fucked it up, Hasbro wanted coherence, they wanted a new series.
@@jimbodeek it was because Superlink did so bad, although it’s now been retconned in Japan to be apart of the Unicron Trilogy too.
I love the "mmmmbut" at 8:35, it's the perfect Bayverse "oh who the hell knows" noise
T R A N S F O R M I U M
that's not even the first time we heard that noise if i remember correctly
Thew Adams Guess Hasbro thought the same as Bay. If they didnt keep him like Megatron, toy sales would be lessened. And we all know that Hasbro, like Bay, sees that this game is about MUTHAFUKING MONEY!
Galvatron, " Here's a hint " *transforms and shoot*
"And theres even snack storage!"
I find Megatron way more dangerous than Galvatron.
Even if Galvatron was more powerful, what made Megatron such a threat was his tactical mind. He would have won for sure if not for Optimus existing at the same time he did.
And for Starscream waiting to be the Leader all the time, and trying to make himself look good as well.
very true, I think that Galvatron WOULD have been a bigger threat had he retained his mental state in the G1 cartoon.
Though I do think we saw hints of Galvatron being healed from this when Prime used the matrix to cure the universe of the hate plague.
In the Rebirth he showed rational thinking and had a genuine plan to rid Cybertron of the autobots as well as destroy earth using the plasma energy chamber; he even showed rational thinking when Zarak offered an alliance with Galvatron when earlier Galvatron would have just tried to kill him out of pure rage.
Yeah but Galvatron is batshit crazy which makes him more unpredicatble which can be an advantage, however this is could also weakness as his maniacal impulses can make him do irrational choices in battle.
honestly megatron's plan's in G1 were sometime so crazy I can see how he became season 3 galvatron
It comes down to who he is against. Against Optimus Galvatron's brutality and ruthlesness is a challenge for a bot of principals and morality. Against Rodimus Megatron is a bigger threat because of Rodimus's self doubt
As much as I love Frank Welker and Megatron, Leonard Nimoy will always be Galvatron's voice to me.
I have to disagree; Nimoy's voice wouldn't have fit the tv show. Nimoy's voice doesn't embody Galvatron's insanity like Welker's does.
For me is gotta be Nimoy because Galvatron is an upgrade of Megatron & it's best for Megatron who's now Galvatron. To have an upgraded voice, & Nimoy does a great job :)
NOPE
Galvatron with Nimoy’s voice is badass. His voice would still fit the tv show if he would continue with it.
To me it's hard to tell I don't really know
"Brother of Arcee"
*in Vader voice: WHAT?!
Julian L i dunno man idw does idw wants to (as long as it doesn’t piss off Hasbro obviously) but we don’t who Rattrap’s Grandparent(therefore Arcee’s sibling) is in G1
Yeah....Making Galvatron and Arcee siblings was a bit much to say the least XD
@@KaijuCommander IDW does a bunch of bullshit
@@ditto7047 It did go everywhere.
It gets better. arcee wasn't Galvatron's sister in IDW comics arcee was his BROTHER until some crazy decepticon mad scientist made arcee become a fembot Chris explained that in the basics on fembot video
I'm surprised that Galvatron was not killed by Starscream in the Marvel comics, since literally everyone was killed by that guy
@@BasedVegeta but time makes all things possible
@@President_Starscream You're an idiots, Starscreams! ;)
There's always a bigger fish and I was the bigger fish
The Underbase Saga would make a great film. To think, some fans complained when only a handful of characters died in the 86' Movie...
@@pious83 They only proved their defective mentality!
Just an added detail, but In the G1 cartoon, when Prime cured the Hate Plague he also cured Galvatron's insanity, bringing him back more in line with his previous Megatron persona. He was still hell-bent on defeating the Autobots and ruling the galaxy, but he wasn't crazy anymore.
I always felt that it was not just the plasma bath but also being severed from his psychic link with Unicron at the moment of Unicron's destruction that warped Galvatron's mind into insanity. It was never established that was a cause but I like to think it anyway.
WRT Galvatron in the Bayformers universe, I felt it was a big missed opportunity in "Dark of the Moon" when Sentinel Prime was revealed to be a bad guy for him to say something along the lines of "No longer am I a Prime, now I'm Galvatron!" Especially considering who voiced him in that movie.
I agree about the loss of Unicron being the cause of Galvatron's insanity. Since both the Rebirth story and Headmaster series disappointed me I came up with my own idea that Cyclonus and Soundwave would have put Galvatron in stasis and dragged him back to Unicron's orbiting head and found a way to reset him as Megatron. But the only way to bring him back would be to reset him physically all the way to his cybertronian tank form.
And that would have been awesome if Sentinel Prime had done that in the movie.
That would have been a pretty epic nod if they had done that with Sentinel Prime. I didn't know they were both voiced by Leonard Nimoy.
Not to drag you down or anything, but Sentinel’s main motivation is that he sees his role as Prime as being his right and title as a god. It wouldn’t make any sense for him to randomly proclaim himself no longer a Prime and as this weird Megatron-inspired name.
Leonard Nimoy was the best voice of Galvatron in my opinion.
@Jake Pearce agreed. As Thew and EmGo said: the world needs more Galvatron. I need to get FansToys Sovereign at some point.
Even though I love Frank Welker I agree with this, I think Welker could do Galvatron's voice but the one in the G1 cartoon I didn't enjoy as he did it so high pitch, I would prefer a more low pitch calculative voice
@@thebluesoulofintegrity4170 I agree. If Welker had to return, I would have preferred the low, rasping growl of Transformers Prime Megatron...
No, Nimoy's voice wouldn't have fit the tv show because of Galvatron's insanity. Welker sounded like a nut, and that voice was what was needed to portray Galvatron's insanity. Nimoy's voice just didn't fit who Galvatron became.
@@KingKull1971 Welker's voice for Galvatron in Age of Extinction was perfect but the G1 season 3 voice was just intolerable...
I’d prefer Team Purple because the alternate color scheme is a great way to further differentiate the two characters.
Purple for life
Yeah and purple in general is a great colour
It's also a great way for him to show off his Prince fandom.
I personally like G1 Galvatron movie the best. The suave yet evil voice perfectly fit his cunning and determined character, and I never really minded losing Megatron for him. Yet I do understand Hasbro’s dilemma, as many people love Megatron
Yh it's ONLY GEN 1 Megatron/Galvatron for me 😁👌✌️🍻
Hot take: Marvel UK Galvatron (the first one, not Galvatron ll) is not only the best incarnation of the character, but one of the best antagonists in the entire Transformers franchise.
He wasn't just a threat to the Autobots- he was a threat to EVERYONE. Autobot, Decepticon and human, present and future, and eventually he was a threat to time itself. He was the ultimate wildcard- because of his madness, you never knew what plan he was going to try next, or what it would take to take him down. He was by far the most powerful character in the series at that point, beating the shit out of Optimus, Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, the Dinobots, the Wreckers, Soundwave, Piranacon, Scorponok and Death's Head. Despite his growing insanity worsening throughout the course of the series, he was still extremely cunning and intelligent, being able to spin any situation to his advantage. He managed to outsmart Shockwave, and tricked Megatron into working for him. He even drove both Ultra Magnus and Shockwave into having complete mental breakdowns.
On multiple occasions did the Autobots and Decepticons have to team up to take him down- and every single time they were completely outclassed. Whenever Galvatron appeared, you knew shit was about to go down. Perhaps even more than Unicron, this Galvatron was the greatest threat the Transformers had ever faced. Never before had a threat challenged both the heroes and the villains to such a degree. In the end, the Autobots and Decepticons were only narrowly able to prevent Galvatron from destroying all of space and time. Ultimately, it was Galvatron's own madness that did him in, as his fractured mind was unable to recognise the ramifications of what he had done, and was consumed by time itself.
Sure, the cartoon, IDW and Marvel US Galvatrons are more well-known, but UK Galvatron remains the single best version of the character IMO. If you've never read the Marvel UK TF comics, do yourself a favour and do so.
I say it all the time, Marvel UK was amazing, some of their stories put IDW to shame.
The Marvel Era's story for Galvatron has a little more bite to it and really adds much to what's going on.
I grew up with the UK comic dropping onto my doorstep once a week and the whole story of Galvatron was carried out perfectly. The Target 2006 storyline was timed perfectly to introduce this powerful, maniacal character just before you watched the movie and discovered the big 'twist' that he was in fact Megatron from the future. Then the continuing time-travelling battles featuring classic Ultra Magnus face-offs (the best ones illustrated by Geoff Senior of course) were some of the most memorable comics ever.
You make a big point but think about liokaiser from victory he easily almost killed starsaber who just showed up to make dinoking and deathsaurus retreat
But I haven't read marvel UK so I guess your right
I like my Galvatron in the style of the Marvel Comics and War for Cybertron Trilogy. Very clearly connected to Megatron, but presented in a way that doesn't phase him out.
I think a good origin story for Galvatron would be being a clone of Megatron created by Unicron (or someone else) to take over Decepticons.
To be honest, I kind of like the idea of Galvatron as a completely separate character from Megatron. It allows for more opportunities to get creative with the character and do more with him than you would if he was just a constant and temporary "Megatron 2.0".
They did kinda do both in BW:U.
Yeah. If they don't wanna do the classic Megatron evolution storyline, then this is a fine alternative to keep the character around.
Same
I like both having Megatron become Galvatron is a great I is a way to show respect to the original 1986 movie but I would like it if most things in the transformer universegive him more of a personality after transformation of his own being
They already did that in prime
Here's something interesting about Armada and Energon. In both mediums, when Megatron transformed into Galvatron in Armada, the Japanese version kept his name and he was called Galvatron in Energon throughout the series. Kinda explains a few things and thought it was interesting to mention.
I personally still cling to the idea of them being the same character, preferably with no reversion, but I like the comic idea. Ideally have him from a different universe or the VERY far future, and have his insanity make it ambiguous as to his true identity.
Frank Welker as Galvatron in AoE was nothing short of amazing. He somehow sounded more like Galvatron in that than he EVER did in the cartoon. Lol
Agreed, Bob.
Yeah
G1 Galvatron well always be my favourite incarnation and nice touch showing both Galvatron’s voices that was well played.
Yes. Mine also. But I'd love to see the fight between Galvatron and Matrix possessed Thunderwing. The combiner Galvatronus would be a good storyline if he could face Energon Prime.
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Chris: “But, what do you think about this situation, Galvatron?”
Galvatron: “Well, all I can say is... BWAAAAAAAAAA!” (Fires fusion cannon)
Clever ending. I like it.
12:14 Shockwave: Oh, blast. (fusion cannon blast) (weakly) Be careful, Lifeline and Ratchet. He’s obsessed with titan class Scorponok, too.
@@dominicfeliciano9462 *particle cannon
Purple over grey but I do like the movie idea of an "evolved" Megatron.
However I think the original UK comic's idea of how to get Gav and Megs to exist together is fine. Time travel however complex is far from the strangest concept Transformers has dealt with.
See how Doctor Who handled it.
Ben Sime exactly. Like how hard is it to say he's a potential future Megatron lost in time. He can both be his own character and be Megatron that way everyone's happy.
Well said.
**Cough Cough** G2 Budding **Cough Cough**
Galv, not gav.
Well...... I'm an old school kind of GUY. Give me The 1985s The Transformers THE MOVIE version of Megatron turning into Galvatron.
Amen!
+James Meredith III - I'm with you.
*1986
I'm happy to say netflix' new transformers series does just that
I kinda enjoy that more it's a bit of a upgrade he doesn't care if he has a new name or not he just wants to rule
I waited for this episode like a Saturday Morning cartoon and was not disappointed.
Breaking with my usual stance, I actually prefer the IDW Galvatron. A separate individual from Megatron with his own backstory and ambitions. The UKG1 Galvatron was a neat one too, but the IDW version is my preference.
I see a parallel...in Age of Extinction, Megatron’s head was being used to create new tech for humans. In Transformers Animated, Megatron’s head was used to create future tech for humans. And in both cases, Megatron used the humans to get a new body. Fascinating...
I always considered AOE sort of a live action adaptation of Animated. That's one reason it's my favorite.
@@SlyTF1dotm and 2007 are better no question, not an opinion but a fact
@@bronxx4817 2007, I could see an argument for, but DOTM isn't even close.
@@SlyTF1 dotm has better decepticons, better autobots, better humans (shane and lucas were annoying) it has arguably better action scenes, an arguably better villain and doesnt have as many annoying scenes like aoe for example the “i like to be fresh when im making out with ur daughter 🤓” scene
@@bronxx4817 Lockdown alone was better than any Decepticons in DOTM. Megatron was humiliated, Starscream was killed by Sam, Shockwave was a disappointment. Sentinel was cool, but a missed opportunity to expand on Optimus's backstory.
DOTM had too many humans, in general. AOE had its human stuff at the beginning, but starting in the second act, the Autobots were integrated into the story in a much better way. And the Autobots were actual characters, instead of background setpieces.
The Dinobot charge scene in AOE trumps any action scene in any of the other movies, except maybe the forest battle. It was 10 minutes of pure robot-on-robot action, which I thought is what people wanted to see from these movies.
I like how being thrown halfway across the galaxy and landing in a pit of plasma barely phased him, but being smashed between a few pieces of ice was somehow enough to kill him.
Purple here too. I was initially shocked when IDW made Galvatron separate from Megatron but have since warmed up to it.
I’m surprised his Armada Version sacrificed himself to destroy Unicron. “Farewell, Optimus Prime! Victory is all yours! Now go look after your men they need you!”
Dammit, now I really wanna see the Basics on Beasr Wars II Galvatron.
Tho from the regular "evolved form of Megatron" I gotta say that I like the Unicron Trilogy most on designs.
Energon Galvatron really showed how much a color scheme can transform the way a character looks.
@@sonerec725 True that.
Infact, so true that I actually got my hands on the Superlink Galvatron G figure.
Which is about 200 € nowadays.
Tho, all 3 of my Unicron Trilogy emperors of Destruction are the japanese versions.
@@sonerec725 one of the few(and mean few) good things Energon did
Galvatron II (from the Marvel G1/G2/Alignment universe) has to be one of the best characters and biggest loose ends of the franchise thus far. He's still out there somewhere in the multiverse with Grand Scourge. Hasbro has an excuse to stick him into literally *any* show or comic right now. Imagine if he'd shown up in Cyberverse as part of their multiverse story. That would've been *epic.*
Either separate entity or same character, I don't care. Galvatron was always awesome. I loved how the 3rd series attempted to do some level of approach to adult stpry telling with the phyc ward episode. And I love how the Marvel Comics wasn't afraid to show just how vicious he could be. Another fantastic and informative episode from yourself Chris.
Galvatron is proof that despite being evil goons, at least the G1 Decepticons care about mental health.
"This is Unicorn! The Earth will soon be a part of me!"
OOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH
no
The prettiest *unicorn* ever!
Are you sure about that!
Galvatron is my favorite decepticon, he’s just so much fun to watch!
"Well, all I can say is....NAAARRGGHHHHH!!"
"Megatron? Is that you?"
"HERE'S A HINT!!!"
Geoff Seniors Galvatron vs Ultra Magnus during Target 2006 are my favorite scenes from the marvel UK run and the fact that Magnus just couldn't defeat Galvatron really showed the power of Megatron's future incarnation. Another great basic's Chris keep them coming. Till all are one.
I'd give anything for someone to animate Target 2006
"They're the same guy."
---Astrotrain
I always enjoyed the OG Galvatron, Lenard Nimoy all the way!
I have a theory about G1 Galvatron. That plasma bath he ended up in wasn't the only thing that made him insane. I think there was an important connection with Unicron that got severed when he landed on Thrall. When he was transformed, Galvatron still had a grip on his sanity which lead him to try and rebel against Unicron, but after he was defeated, he really lost it. In other words, without Unicron, there is no sane Galvatron.
Like an abusive relationship
It should be noted that in Super Link, Megatron is called Galvatron from the beginning and his upgrade form is apparently Galvatron General.
Galvatron has always had my favorite robot mode. Even after having been a fan for the franchise's entire existence, Galvatron's G1 cartoon model has always remained THE BEST in my eyes.
I want Fans Toys Sovereign bad but he's sooo expensive.
You should do a 1-hour special for Optimus Prime and Megatron.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well the video of Optimus Prime is done. We’re all still waiting on Megatron.
I remember Galvatron being a much more menacing character than Megatron. Must have been the grandiosity of the movie and his transformation, and the fact that from that point, it seemed like Galvatron could 1-shot-kill literally any other Transformer. The fact that the writers decided to make him a clinically insane tyrant with absolute zero patience and no hope of anger management interventions kinda added to the mystique.
You can do both.
A time traveling Galvatron from a potential future where Megatron is rebuilt and goes back in time to do something Mysterious.
You get both characters, the same origin but you also get the amazing concept of two different forms of Megatron fighting to ensure the other never comes into being
...and that is the exact premise of this game :) the gameplay was kinda meh but the story quite refreshing )
tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Transformers_(PS2)
I used to like Leonard nimoy as galvatron's voice actor more than frank welker but then I realized it makes more sense for galvatron in the series to have a more high pitched and squeaky voice because of the whole being insane and almost sane thing
I like galvatron. But the movie voice was > than the G1 season3 voice
Agreed
They're so different in voice and personality that they might as well be separate characters.
I actually think the shift from Nimoy to Welker worked pretty well because it coincided with the mental imbalance Galvatron got from the lava/plasma damage on Thrull. Nimoy's Galvatron was an iron fist, while Welker's was hanging on to the ledge of a cliff with his fingernails... but still extremely dangerous. The points where Welker's Galvatron works poorest are when he has to show a more rational side in season three ("The Ultimate Weapon," "The Return of Optimus Prime", to name a few). There are a lot of reasons why "Webworld" is such a showcase episode, and Welker's performance is one of the biggest.
Having said that, whenever I read IDW Galvatron, I hear Nimoy's version in my mind's ear.
@@ianmcintire6696 I feel like the whole plasma bath thing was just there as an excuse for the writers to not have to pay Leonard Nimoy to reprise his role for the series, they just thought psycho high pitched Megatron would work fine.
@@ianmcintire6696 Honestly I think it would've been absolute genius if they had Welker revert to his Megatron voice after The Return of Optimus Prime to represent his returning rationality.
I think Galvatron became insane due to having his psychic link with Unicron severed due to what was basically his physical death.
Galvatron is one of my favorite characters! Thanks for the video on him! He’s so much fun in the old cartoon.
Mine was always Shockwave....that character was always the most unigue,even for reality of Transformers universe he was the most unigue, giant nuclear powered cannon.Purple .....had him as a kid. Awesome toys.
I've always grown up on Megatron becoming Galvatron, but I suppose I would be open to a temporary upgrade like Goku becoming a Super Saiyan. Not keen on two separate entities, tbh. And I wonder if they ever considered calling him "Gigatron." Guess Galvatron just sounds way cooler in the end. :p
And I enjoyed both Leonard Nimoy and Frank Welker's versions of the character, btw. They both served their purposes. :)
honestly, i prefer when galvatron is primarily purple, with a secondary dark gray. or when he's white with green and gold
Funny thing is that the Megatron from Energon is called Galvatron in the Japanese series, Superlink, I think. I prefer them, now, as seperate characters
Could you please make an a basics episode on the *Aerialbots.*
Titan's Return Galvatron is by far the best toy in this era. He's one of my favorite toys in my collection!
I hear my phone notification sound and wonder who disrupts my afternoon nap. I see that it’s a new Basics episode, and instantly wake up.
Sorry, was just trying to make a witty post. This is bad comedy.
Pio Nepomuceno, is it really you?
When I was a kid, I always thought Galvatron being submerged in the plasma so long is what turned his voice from Leonard Nemoy back to Frank Welker lol
Hey thanks for including one of my favourite Galvatron quotes at the end, man!👍
I always loved G1 Galvatron, maybe even more than Megatron. I used to watch the movie on vhs everyday before school (I had half day afternoon kindergarten). I never understood why he was purple in the cartoon and grey in the toy until I was much older. Thanks for the awesome video!
I really enjoy going through these basics videos. Galvatrons one of my favorite characters. Can't wait to see what the deal is with him in the new trilogy. I jumped out of my chair when Unicron pulled him through the grid.
Awesome Episode! Robots in Diguise 2001, decepticon leader, is technically called Gigatron. Gigatron is a decepticon that never appears elsewhere and has no connection to Megatron or any other decepticon leader.
Galvatron has always been one of my favorite. Next to Soundwave on the Deceptive cons side. On the Autobots side of the war. Next to Optimism Prime kicking butt. Is Jetfire who a jet. You sir have a new subscriber. Thank you very much for posting this video.
All I have to say is…nnnggaaahhh purple Galvatron. He’s actually one of my favorite Deceptions besides Starscream. Great video.
I've always loved IDW Galvatron's dismissal of Megatron as a "thug turned failed revolutionary". A feudalistic throwback to an earlier, more barbaric Cybertron was a good look for him... even if I don't know if being Arcee's twin brother really worked overall.
Also, compare and contrast Galvatron from "Five Faces of Darkness part 4" with this clip: th-cam.com/video/74BzSTQCl_c/w-d-xo.html
The original toy was cool; I remember being impressed at how solid and well-made he was. You could really smash him around and he held up !
All is fair in Chris and Basics. And yeah, IDW Galvy is my fav. Great video as always Chris
This was an Incredible Masterpiece Video for Galvatron.
Galvatron Ranked Through The Transformers Franchise
1: Transformers Generation One (Leonard Nimoy and Frank Welker)
2: Transformers The Aligned Continuity (John Noble and Frank Welker)
3: Transformers Film Series (Frank Welker)
4: Transformers War For Cybertron Trilogy (Jason Marnocha)
5: Transformers The Unicorn Trilogy (David Kaye)
6: Transformers Robots In Disguise Predacon Galvatron (Daniel Riordan)
Sorry I’m not sold on the idea that Galvatron could be destroyed by an iceberg crushing him.
I've just stumbled on your channel, and I'm floored. Great work, sir. It is really feeding my Transformers nostalgia (I was born in 1980, and grew up with G1).
Great video! Galvatron has been my favorite character since I was a kid and I was hoping you would get to him eventually. Keep up the great content!
Considering how often Megatron bites the dust and comes back some time later, the use of Galvatron in the G1 capacity makes sense. I personally like the IDW version but I also think there's some real venom-to-carnage potential with Galvatron. If Megatron was presumed dead by the Decepticons, quite a few of his followers would want to bring him back in some capacity and be responsible for Galvatron's creation. However a fun twist on it could be that Galvatron believes that he's Megatron come back from the dead but in actuality Megatron never died and only disappeared. Thus keeping them separate but related enough that it makes for interesting dynamics between those characters.
I can't wait for the War for Cybertron: Kingdom version of Galvatron, which I suspect will be the best version ever released to date.
Its far less complicated to have Galvatron as a separate entity and I also found it a bit cheap to just reformat Megatron because it diminishes him as a compelling villain...
What about this for a Megatron/Galvatron story.
Galvatron was the herald of Unicron from the beginning of time, long before Megatron was created. When he fought the 13 Primes, they "destroyed" him, but Unicron managed to save him while still making it appear he was dead by converting Galvatron into an armor that could be worn by other bots who would gain his power, but his spark was preserved within the armor and would possess the bot who wore it.
Maybe at a point when Megatron is looking for his latest source of power to conquer the universe, he finds the Galvatron armor and (unaware that it still had his life-force) put it on, only for Galvatron to possess the Decepticon leader and reactivate Unicron. But Megatron refused to be a slave to either of the two, he'd fight back Galvatron's possession and destroy the armor for good.
I love how almost all TF media feels obligated to go through the motions of the whole Megatron-Galvatron back and forth
I may have missed mention of it, but in the power of the primes animation it was mentioned that Megatron used to be Galvatron when he carried the matrix of chaos (the artifact that turned that universe's Hot Rod into Rodimus Cron)
I Choose The G1 Galvatron Because Of His Character Design And His Voice Done By Frank Welker For Seasons 3-4.
I think that were was a single line at the end of age of extinction that galvatron (or megatron) said "We shall meet again, for I am reborn" that I suppose could be why he went back to being megatron, but idk
Rumble is purp- oh, you asked about Galvatron. Eh, either color is cool.
Team Purple! And thank you for this. He and G1 Ultra Magnus are my favorite Transformers.
Growing up with the Unicron Trilogy, they actually did the upgrade in a cool way. Everyone who was changed (it was just their color scheme anyways) realized they looked like a Transformer of the past. Starscream even says "I'm...Thundercracker?" I have no idea why doing this evolution in all 3 shows was needed, and how they all reverted back without even a mention, but I loved it. Shit, I remember where I was when I saw them change the first time haha
I like how the most recent cartoon (WFC) Galvatron is an alternate universe megaton. It’s my personal favorite as it stays true to G1 but also makes sure he can exist alongside Megatron.
"Well all I can say is...AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!"
I love that. Always gets me.
Personally, I feel that if a show is close to ending and there isn’t a plan in place to continue on afterwards or he’s already slated to die, then there’s really no harm in Megatron becoming Galvatron like in the original cartoon. It’s still temporary since there wasn’t going to be anything with him set after the series finale anyways, so it is less harmful than if they made the change early on in the story.
12:13 Well all I can say is.... AAARRRRGGGGHHHHHH...!!!!!!!!
I love energon and armanda version of galvatron yeah they are a recolor but sometimes the recolor would look better than the megatron color scheme and david kaye is awesome with the character.
A note about Energon. In the original Japanese version of Armada, _Transformers: Micron Legends_ Megatron never got upgraded into Galvatron. It was just a color change. However, when he was revived in _Transformers: Superlink_ (Energon's Japanese version), Megatron WAS in fact brought back in the form of Galvatron. Meanwhile, _Transformers: Galaxy Force_ had nothing to do with the two prior shows (despite the English dub trying to convince you otherwise), so the Megs --> Galvatron upgrade was canon.
Heh, *canon.*
This actually makes a lot of sense. Armada Meg's really just got a different color nothing else about him really changed. Energon Meg's he was definitely more unhinged and had a God complex that just got worse when he took in all the super Energon. And Cybertron honestly if one were to take away the ending scene of the final episode then there would be no way it could be connected to the previous two shows. The main reason being that none of the Autobots remember the fact they've been on Earth before. More so humanity clearly knew of their existence in Energon. Yet nobody believes they exist in Cybertron.
Team BLUE!
I grew up with the movie on vhs. He always looked more blue with a hint of purple on that to me and imo, looks a lot more menacing and powerful!
will there be a basics episode on thundercracker? it would be cruel not to complete the original seeker trio
There was no basics on Starscreams either
Your videos are so good. Thank you for all the work you put into them. Everytime a new one comes out I cant wait to watch it. Great job and thank you.
I am definitely on team Grey. And i like Galvatron as he is, as alternate Form of Megatron. Seeing them interact in the UK Comics allways gave me goosebumps.
Other countries fuck up Americans comics
Machinima's Power of the Primes webtoon namechecked Galvatron in a reference to G1, implying that the Megatron featured in it had once been Galvatron and in the service of Unicron, but had changed back.
I hope they give him a Siege figure, I missed his Universe one along with Cyclonus, and his last two figures just sucked.
With Siege, I'm noticing that most of the characters haven't had a figure since at least combiner wars if not longer. The exceptions being what you'd expect. Optimus, Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, etc. Since CW was three toylines ago & Galvatron's last figure was only two, I'd expect a new Galvatron no sooner than the line after Siege. It's my understanding that War for Cybertron is going to be a trilogy with Siege being part 1. So here's hoping for Galvatron in part 2.
@@SixshotRevan The Titans Return figure was not so bad.
True, the mask could have been better and many people doesn't like his space jet mode, I like it, the oversized cannon in that mode fits Galvatron's personality. And the Laser Cannon mode is great, almost the size of a Leader Class figure figure even though he is Voyager size.
It honestly makes the most sense to me if Galvatron is just Megatron with the Herald of Unicron's powers, as in it's a title and not an actual character. Or it could have been a character, but now their mind transfers to whomever becomes the new Herald.
Thanks Chris... This was so awesome! It definitely helped. I love all your Basics...
THe Marvel UK Galvatron was just amazing, easily the best and all the crazy stories that went on around him. Him beating Centurion was cool, and also the story on the volcano.
this was amazing keep up the great work.
I plan on making Galvatron a villain in my fanfiction, and like IDW publishing, as a separate character from Megatron.
OH MY GOD YOU DID MY FAVORITE CHARACTER! *FANGIRLS*
That's wrong about the American G1 comic. Galvatron was sent back to present day where he fought Megatron and eventually they teamed up till the end of the series. When Megatron was brought back in the pages of GI Joe, he revealed to Cobra Commander that the 2 were on the brink of death due to constant attacks by Earth military forces. Galvatron died with a whimper, getting crushed by a falling building.