Galvatron (Shattered Glass)
Galvatron is a fictional character from the Transformers series. Is is a heroic mirror image of Megatron/Galvatron from the Generation 1 story and was created for Botcon 2008.
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Shattered Glass
After nearly being killed in an assassination attempt Megatron was rebuilt by Nexus Prime into Galvatron.
Development
In initial concepts for Shattered Glass Galvatron he was colored blue inspired by Dai Atlas, but the final release was purple.
Comics
Fun Publications
In Reunification, Megatron greets a Quintesson and the dimensional travelers Breakaway, Topspin Skyfall and Landquake after their escape from the Autobot combiner Computron. Megatron introduces the travelers to Heatwave, but then is shot by the traitor Cyclonus, who is working for Alpha Trion. The travelers try to combine their powers with Heatwave to return Megatron to life, but instead have a vision of Skyfall and are combined into Nexus Prime. Nexus Prime resurrect Megatron as Galvatron.
Galvatron appears in a flashback in The Coming Storm.
Galvatron appears in the 2012 BotCon Invasion lithograph by Casey Coller and Josh Perez.[1]
Galvatron appeared in Solar Requiem, where he is seen meeting the positive universe Autobots.[2]
Galvatron appeared in Another Light where he commanded a shuttle when Gaia teleported the humans and human shaped Pretenders from Classicverse Earth. The shuttles were attacked by Shattered Glass Primus, but survived. Galvatron was later made part of the governing council of New Cybertron.[3]
Transformers: Mosaic
Both Megatron and Galvatron appear as separate characters in the Transformers Mosaic story "I Will Be God" by Wout Jut. Galvatron is depicted as being evil and the brother of Optimus Prime.[4]
Toys
- Timelines Voyager Galvatron (2011)
- A recolor of Cybertron Evac. This toy was a BotCon 2011 exclusive packaged together with Thundercracker. Only 1800 were produced.
References
- ↑ http://tformers.com/transformers-botcon-2012-transformers-invasion-box/17534/news.html
- ↑ Jesse Wittenrich (2013). Solar Requiem. Illustrator Hidetsugu Yoshioka. Fun Publications.
- ↑ Jesse Wittenrich & Pete Sinclair (w), Eryck Webb (p), Eryck Webb (i), Evan Gauntt (col), Jesse Wittenrich (let), Pete Sinclair (ed). "Another Light Part 6 - The Future Buried" The Transformers Collectors Club 66 (December/January 2016), Fun Publications
- ↑ http://transformers-mosaic.deviantart.com/art/I-WILL-BE-A-GOD-258018169
External links
- 2011 toys
- BotCon exclusives
- Decepticons
- Earth Cyber Planet Key users
- Fictional aircraft
- Fictional characters who can fly
- Fictional characters with superhuman durability
- Fictional characters with superhuman strength
- Fictional commanders
- Fictional helicopters
- Fun Publications characters
- Shattered Glass Decepticons