Mega-Octane

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Transformers character
Name Mega-Octane
Decepticon
Japanese name Dolrailer
Series Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Transformers: Universe
English voice actor Bob Papenbrook
Japanese voice actor Holly Kaneko
Information
Alternate modes Missile Truck
Gender Male
Motto "I command you to destroy!"
Partner Armorhide, Movor, Ro-Tor, Rollbar
Sub-group Commandos

Mega-Octane is a fictional character from the Transformers series.

Transformers: Robots in Disguise

Mega-Octane is the cool, calculating leader of the Combiners. He is cruel and unfair, and uses his four subordinates as if they were his own limbs - he expects them to carry out his orders without question, and he has no tolerance with delays or mistakes. He is somewhat envious of Scourge, who snatched leadership of the Commandos directly from him. In missile trailer mode, Mega-Octane can launch missiles with a range of 65 miles. In robot mode, he carries a laser rifle. He can also transform into a combat station and perform maintenance on his teammates. He forms the torso and head of Ruination.[1]

Animated series

Mega-Octane was one of five Transformers that actually began life as Autobots, sent to Earth along with a sixth to lead them in a mission to reactivate the legendary Autobot battle station known as Fortress Maximus. However, their craft malfunctioned and crashed, and the six Autobots were entombed in protoform state, joining Fortress Maximus in slumber until their ship was unearthed by Megatron and his Predacons. Absconding with the Autobot protoforms right under Optimus Prime's nose, Megatron took them to a nearby military base, intending to scan alternate modes for them. Mega-Octane was the first to be reactivated, infused with a portion of Megatron's own spark energy to create the first of a new breed of Transformer that Megatron dubbed the "Decepticons." The other four members of the team followed, and eventually the sixth, Scourge, who took leadership of the team from Mega-Octane with a show of force.

Simply referred to as the Commandos, they soon demonstrated their skills by blowing up dams across the country, debuting their combining abilities against Rail Racer and later attempting to harness the energies of a volcano on Montrose Island. As part of a string of failed attempts to locate the Autobots' hidden base, Movor was launched into orbit to track Side Burn from space, and the Decepticons then pretended to have reverted to their original Autobot selves in an effort to make the Autobots take them in. Later, Decepticon corruption of the Autobots' global spacebridge led Ruination into conflict with Landfill.

It soon became apparent that Scourge sought to overthrow Megatron's leadership, and the discovery of Fortress Maximus, buried beneath the Earth's surface accelerated the process as exposure to his energies, and those of the O-Parts - the keys to Maximus's resurrection - awoke memories of Scourge's original mission. His new Decepticon programming turned it on its head, however, as he now wished to command Maximus's power for his own, and soon had the other Decepticons thinking the same way, conspiring with Mega-Octane to get Cerebros, the power key of Fortress Maximus, under his control. As a series of chases to acquire control of Maximus began, Scourge eventually revealed his treachery by trying to have the giant attack Galvatron (Megatron, in a new form), only for the plan to fail. In retribution, Galvatron again brainwashed the Decepticons, turning them back into his loyal servants, who followed him so completely that they were even willing to take his orders after he attempted to kill them as a belated punishment. With Galvatron's defeat, the Decepticons and Predacons were all taken back to Cybertron for imprisonment.

3H Enterprises

Mega-Octane would make one further appearance in the BotCon 2004 voice actor play. Here, he was one of the Decepticons under the command of Reptilion, alongside Sunstorm and Perceptor. He battled Silverbolt, Rattrap and Waspinator in order to secure two groups of dimensionally displaced Autobots from the RiD universe. However, the three groups of Autobots, together with a time-lost Autobot shuttle from the Great War, were able to defeat the Decepticons.

Toys

  • Car Robots Dolrailer
A remold of Generation 1 Onslaught, additional include a hole to mount his rifle in vehicle mode and the ability to use his ramp as a shield. Sports a Generation 2 Autobot symbol inverted. [2]
With Ruinations official height being given as 15 meters (49.2 feet) tall, and the toy measuring 25 centimeters tall, the toy would have a scale of about 1/60. This would mean Mega-Octane would stand 11.4 meters (37.4 feet) tall, while the other Commandos would stand about 4.8 meters (15.7 feet) tall.
  • Robots in Disguise Mega-Octane
Sports a traditional Decepticon symbol.
  • Robots in Disguise Mega-Octane Recolor
The Commandos were packaged together in a uniform "urban camo" redeco. [3]
  • Universe Ruination (2004)
A recolor of the Robots in Disguise Mega-Octane was released in Wal*Mart stores as part of a Ruination gift-set. He is painted in desert camo. [4]
  • Unite Warriors Ruination (unreleased)
A recolor of the Unite Warriors Bruticus set in the colors of Ruination.

References

  1. Furman, Simon (2004). Transformers: The Ultimate Guide. DK Publishing Inc.. p. 112. ISBN 1405304618. 
  2. http://mykooltoyz.com/d010.html
  3. http://www.cobraislandtoys.com/tf/2003/mega-octane2.html
  4. http://www.cobraislandtoys.com/tf/2004/megaoctane-universe.html

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