But oh well, USAsians must always represent revolutionaries as ebil that want actual change. Even fictional ones.
this post was submitted on 17 May 2025
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If I remember correctly, Cybertron had a strict and violently enforced caste system
Megatron himself was literally consigned to be a pit fighter for the entertainment of the upper classes
Gotta say that's a good enough reason to fuck shit up
Yeah if I recal Megatron was painted quite positive in his origin stories at least the ones I read. Only later on they make him out to be some kind of Tyrant EDIT
Straight from Wikipedia. Megatron's most consistent origin portrays him as having risen up from being an oppressed worker to a gladiatorial champion who took the legendary name of one of the original Thirteen Primes—Megatronus as his own. He shortened his name when he became a political revolutionary who attempted to reform Cybertron's corrupt governing body and called for an end to its decrepit caste system. As the mentor of the young Orion Pax, Megatron preached that freedom of self-determination was the right of all sentient beings.
Megatron is a real one and one of the 5 Heads of Marxism. Probably gets smeared by Radio Free Asia
I bet Optimus Prime has brunch with Hillary Clinton
In old transformers before the US comic authors heard about things like plot or character origins and development he was just evil warlord. Imagine the era where the most sympathetic character was Soundwave because he was only transformer with a shred of personality.
The recent movie was alright but it's super lib. Of course Optimus is horrified and disgusted after his fellow enslaved miner buddy Megatron decides to kill the leader who killed and mutilated thousands. He went too far!
So, Megatron is Spartacus then.
Yeah, but cooler because Megatron named himself after the Cybertronian version of Satan
Megatron somehow getting killmongered is wild. Is this what comic book Bane fans felt when they watched DKR?
Yes, because I am they as well