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President Megatron

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Founder/Leader of the Decepticons, Megatron lives up to his faction’s name. He very rarely outright lies, but he bends the truth to near breaking point, highlights irrelevant but damaging factoids, and encourages the worst to be assumed -- all the while handing out buttons and banners proudly stating “You Are Being Deceived.” Megatron knows he doesn’t have to be liked, he just needs to make everyone believe the other side is far worse.

Although capable of holding his own in a fight, Megatron prefers to get other Decepticons to fight in his place. Some would consider this cowardice, hiding behind bigger bots; Megatron himself thinks of it as making the right friends.


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So this is an idea that's been kicking in my head for a good while: an actually deceptive Decepticon leader parodying real-world politics. A bit of low-hanging fruit perhaps, but hey. Also somewhat inspired by Terry van Feleday's crazy detailed analysis of Bay's movie trilogy, at least in as much as Megatron's "disguise" doesn't really hide anything about him.

Gun mode's a shotgun since I thought it'd be easier for a limo to turn into that instead of something shorter/squatter. Plus, it makes a rather grisly contrast to the clean limo and bot modes.

Part of a series:
Starscream
Soundwave
Shockwave
Decepticon Justice Division

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Trainwrekcomics's avatar

What's he need to lie for? If you've ever seen the Transformers Splatoon event, (not to mention numerous fansites and fans period), PLENTY of Earthlings would gladly be Decepticons.


Seriously, they won the splatfest according to TFWIKI.net.


https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Splatoon


For those wanting the TL;DR: As a result, due to the victory percentage being worth four times as many points as the popularity percentage, the Decepticons ultimately placed higher than the Autobots, earning 266 points compared to the Autobots' 234, prompting a celebratory cry of "Decepticons annihilate!" from Marie.