He takes great delight in battle, chewing the scenery in a fight with the line, “resist. Even with Megatron being not quite so evil he hasn’t quite lost some of his malicious side. That’s far more practical and gives the Autobots a nice tactical advantage.
In the classic Transformers series, Megatron turned into an oddly small gun but here he looks to be a plane. The clip also gives us a good look at Megatron’s vehicle mode. Megatron isn’t getting much love from anyone, apart from human ex-solider Dot Malto (played by Benny Latham.) The two seem pretty chummy and it’ll be fascinating to see how this unlikely pair bonds. In the clip Megatron takes on Decepticon Soundwave, who refers to Megatron as a traitor. It’s not just the Autobots Megatron has to contend with though, his former teammates aren’t too pleased about this. The story potential in that plot thread alone could fill an entire series! Has Megatron really turned a corner or is it all a deception? Is he genuinely trying to do good but can’t get very far due to his former enemies mistrust? That’s amazing! A Megatron who’s openly working with the Autobots and acknowledges that they’re all probably not trusting him very much. Megatron sardonicly observers, “I can never tell if he means me.”
