Galvatron II
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| The name or term Galvatron refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Galvatron (disambiguation). |
- Galvatron is a Decepticon from an alternate future of the Generation 1 continuity family.
When Megatron was defeated, betrayed, and cast helplessly adrift in deep space, Unicron reshaped his remains into Galvatron. In one of the myriad timelines that Unicron explored, the chaos-bringer succeeded in consuming Cybertron, and granted his triumphant herald Galvatron the rule of Earth as a reward. In this dark future, Galvatron has all but annihilated the Autobots; even their leader, Rodimus Prime, has fallen. What chance, then, do the rest of us have?
| “ | Hah! For all their supposed omnipotence, even gods can be conned! | ” |
| —Galvatron, "Out of Time!" | ||
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[edit] Fiction
[edit] Marvel Generation 1 comics
It is the year 2009, and Galvatron and his Decepticons have conquered the Americas. This Galvatron was quite mad in his home time — he lethally punished his close lieutenant, Cyclonus, and continued to 'kill' a long-dead Rodimus Prime whose remains he'd strung up on what was left of the World Trade Center. He knew that the other countries of Earth were planning a nuclear strike against the force-field with which he barricaded the continents. He thought that his shield could withstand, and absorb, the energy of the attack.
Before he could make good his plans for nuclear energy, though, he was snatched through time to 1991 by Hook, Line, and Sinker, minions of a Unicron who 'may or may not become' the one who created this particular Galvatron. Rhythms of Darkness This Unicron tried to use Galvatron as a soldier in his own attack on Cybertron, but Galvatron quickly turned against him. He assisted Emirate Xaaron in his attempts to awaken Primus; Unicron sent Hook, Line and Sinker to eliminate Galvatron, but he easily destroyed the trio. Out of Time! During the siege of Cybertron, Galvatron attacked Unicron with a full-power blast that, of course, dealt no damage whatsoever, but that did manage to inspire the Autobots and Decepticons to join forces against their giant attacker. On the Edge of Extinction!
After Unicron's destruction, a group of Decepticons hijacked the Ark, and Galvatron stowed away on board. He then fought against and subsequently allied with this era's Megatron, teaming up with him to destroy Shockwave before the Ark crashed on Earth. A Savage Circle Now driven completely mad, he wreaked havoc until he was defeated by Fortress Maximus. He hasn't been seen since Maximus threw him into a frozen lake.The Last Autobot?
[edit] THS comics
The alternate-future Galvatron later arrived in a new universe to menace it with his own personal Warworld. To meet this threat, the Reconfiguration Matrix within the Matrix of Leadership resurrected Ultra Magnus in a new Laser Rod body.
Magnus put up a rather poor fight and Galvatron succeeded at defeating and nearly killing him, but before he could finish his foe off, Optimus Prime (upgraded with new missile launchers and a heat-absorbing "Black Body" coating) intervened, destroying Galvatron's arm cannon. Although weaponless, Galvatron took the blow in stride and continued to mock Optimus Prime, who was not amused.
[edit] Toys
[edit] Generation 1
- Galvatron II (Decepticon, 2006)
- Japanese ID number: D-66
- Galvatron II was an e-Hobby exclusive; it has the physically retooled parts of the 2006 Galvatron reissue, but with the gray paint scheme of the original 1986 toy. It also has one additional voice clip and extra stickers to add gold filigree details that had previously been seen only in a piece of pre-movie TV Magazine artwork. These stickers are very difficult to apply.
- Galvatron II also includes the Creation Matrix, a green redeco of "Anime" Galvatron's Matrix of Leadership.
[edit] Universe (2008)
- Galvatron (Decepticon, 2008)
- Galvatron transforms into a tank reminiscent of the Israel Weapons Industries Merkava main battle tank. The toy is noteworthy for transforming from a grey piece of military hardware into a mostly purple robot, Hasbro having at last made a toy that changes color between modes as Galvatron did in the animation.
- It is not yet clear whether this toy actually depicts Galvatron II, his "main" namesake, or some other doppelganger. The 2008 Universe toyline is a continuation of 2006's Classics, and if the storylines of the two are likewise meant to mesh, that would place the setting within the Marvel Comics timeline—where only Galvatron II was present.
 This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available. |
[edit] Trivia
- The identifier "Galvatron II" originated in Simon Furman's non-canon story, "Alignment", and was later officialized when e-Hobby used it as a name for their exclusive figure.
- As evidenced by the aforementioned piece of TV Magazine art, and covered in more detail here, the Japanese were initially ignorant of the fact that Galvatron was an upgraded Megatron, resulting in the two appearing side-by-side in some story pages. The inclusion of the gold details with the Galvatron II toy is, apparently, intended to explain away this early error by retroactively implying that the Galvatron who appeared in that artwork was, in fact, Galvatron II.
- Which Galvatron was more impressive? The one from the "main" timeline was shot by just about every Transformer you can name, buried under a volcano, soundly beaten by Unicron on more than one occasion, then lost half of his head before finally being destroyed by a rift in space and time--and that was just in the comics, not even taking into account all the planets he destroyed in the cartoon. The "alternate" Galvatron killed Rodimus Prime and conquered the Americas, successfully lied to Primus (who, as a god, can be expected to know everything), was swatted like a fly by Unicron after shooting his master and bounced along the surface of Cybertron through a building and survived without a scratch on him, and then managed to survive the Ark crash landing into Earth a second time.
- That's not rouge he's wearing in the picture at the top—it's the fires of evil burning within his soul.
- Galvatron II's end is unintentionally similar to Galvatron's final fate in "The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg" from The Headmasters.
