TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on THE FALLEN

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  • Heading deep into Cybertronian lore this week with a look at The Basics on MEGATRONUS, one of the original Thirteen Primes - aka THE FALLEN!
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  • @rayo1366
    @rayo1366 4 роки тому +2906

    Did you ever hear the tragedy of Megatronus the Fallen?
    I thought not. It's not a story the Autobots would tell you. It's a Decepticon legend. Megatronus was a Transformer created by Primus, so powerful and so wise he could use the Energon Harvester to influence the Allspark to create...life. He had a loving relationship with Solus Prime that he was driven to keep the one he cared about from dying. And...the dark temptations of Liege Maximo is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. He became so powerful...the only thing he was afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, the dark influence turned him against his Conjux Endura; then he killed Solus, his one true love, beginning the War of Primes. From that day on, he was cast out by his brothers, and stripped of his power, separated from Solus in a vain quest to return her to life, waiting for the last Prime to kill him for his corruption.
    Ironic, he could save others from death, but not himself.

    • @foldabotZ
      @foldabotZ 4 роки тому +204

      Ah, he now seems more like Darth Vader than Megatron is tho. Though I still see Megatron as like Vader and the Fallen like the Emperor.

    • @myriadmediamusings
      @myriadmediamusings 4 роки тому +187

      Is it possible to learn his power?

    • @Big_E_Soul_Fragment
      @Big_E_Soul_Fragment 4 роки тому +87

      Is it possible to learn this power?

    • @rayo1366
      @rayo1366 4 роки тому +187

      @@myriadmediamusings Not from an Autobot...

    • @foldabotZ
      @foldabotZ 4 роки тому +98

      @@myriadmediamusings Not from an Autobot(or Prime)...

  • @joshtompkins1538
    @joshtompkins1538 4 роки тому +719

    Can we just talk about the fact that Shockwave is technically the root of all evil in the IDW transformers lore?

    • @anueutsuho7425
      @anueutsuho7425 3 роки тому +98

      He invented everything

    • @artursales259
      @artursales259 Рік тому +95

      Simply the most efficient Decepticon

    • @Lunalite
      @Lunalite Рік тому +26

      It's only logical ;)

    • @videogollumer
      @videogollumer Рік тому +30

      I mean, I've thought for I while now that he's arguably more evil than Megatron; between the Marvel Comics, Fall of Cybertron, War for Cybertron: Earthrise, and the IDW comics. Yet, somehow, I've taken a liking to this cold-blooded, camera-headed, creep. I guess I'm drawn in by his focus on logic. His lack of emotions and expressionless face would suggest he could pass for an ordinary robot, but the scary truth is that there's a cunning mind inside that camera head of his. His loyalties are pretty clear; he defers to logic first, the Decepticon cause second, and Megatron third. His uncompromising logical nature and his ambition unhindered by emotion really make him a scary character, in a thrilling chilling sense.

    • @videogollumer
      @videogollumer Рік тому +5

      @@DonovanFox-kd1gb Ooooof course he did. lol

  • @Toon_Lucario
    @Toon_Lucario 4 роки тому +1162

    The Fallen: has extreme power including teleportation, telekinesis, and the ability to manipulate minds
    Optimus: *Y O U R F A C E H A N D I T O V E R*

    • @godzillus2008
      @godzillus2008 4 роки тому +86

      That’s Optimus all right

    • @AirlessVent
      @AirlessVent 4 роки тому +141

      Face it, that scene was badass. Couldn't face away. Should've seen my face.

    • @user-jm8ri8kb4k
      @user-jm8ri8kb4k 4 роки тому +23

      Angelic Toast we can all agree he took your face HAHAHAHHAHAHH

    • @mithmoonwalker
      @mithmoonwalker 4 роки тому +18

      vector prime: *walks back in time*

    • @danklockdown9757
      @danklockdown9757 4 роки тому +26

      G I V E M E Y O U R F A C E

  • @Rexart35
    @Rexart35 4 роки тому +1040

    I like his live action movie design. He had that ancient yet menacing Egyptian alien vibe to him while the other versions just seem to make him look like a bigger, badder version of Megatron. Sure, that could be the case but the live action version had that unique silhouette to him that I appreciated imo.

    • @tylerfish2701
      @tylerfish2701 4 роки тому +127

      He reminds me of General Grievous a bit.

    • @deltaknight2764
      @deltaknight2764 4 роки тому +72

      Well, I honestly love his IDW design because he's LITERALLY just Movie Megatron with real hands and face.

    • @ltb1345
      @ltb1345 4 роки тому +83

      I agree. I prefer the Egyptian God-like design to the Megatron 2.0 design that he usually has.

    • @SuperSwordman1
      @SuperSwordman1 4 роки тому +58

      Honestly while his design in the Bayformers series still isn't great, I do have to admit it's far better than the Megatron knock off he usually looks like. But I still almost prefer the Megatron knock off because then he at least looked unique among his siblings. Poor dude just can't seem to get a good solid evergreen design.

    • @NoahDaArk
      @NoahDaArk 4 роки тому +25

      LegoTurtle Brickfilms Might be cool to see a hybrid of the two designs. I mean Megatron’s whole deal is to try and replicate Megatronus in every way, so he has to look somewhat like Megs

  • @TFfangeek
    @TFfangeek 4 роки тому +1595

    "The Basics" has risen to become the best video series about the Transformers here on UA-cam. :D

    • @seanmorgan2356
      @seanmorgan2356 4 роки тому +29

      I agree. It's my number 1 go-to source for Transformers info.

    • @TFfangeek
      @TFfangeek 4 роки тому +9

      @@seanmorgan2356 Same here. :D

    • @briankiser3227
      @briankiser3227 4 роки тому +6

      Not even a question as far as I have found.

    • @Wildthing1701
      @Wildthing1701 4 роки тому +5

      Totally agree!

    • @Depth217
      @Depth217 4 роки тому +7

      TFfangeek agreed. No other series comes close especially not any follow-the-leaders that have popped up.

  • @dsscarsalesman5994
    @dsscarsalesman5994 4 роки тому +486

    Fun fact. They got Mark Hamill to voice Megatronus for the machinima series

    • @fabianrocha9924
      @fabianrocha9924 4 роки тому +71

      The Clown Of Crime?! The son of the Choosen One?! Megatronus?!

    • @christianbryan6961
      @christianbryan6961 4 роки тому +45

      Firelord/Phoenix King Ozai, the Trickster, and about 2 dozen other villains

    • @rayo1366
      @rayo1366 4 роки тому +18

      @@fabianrocha9924 Search your feelings. You know it to be true.

    • @nicholasalicea1364
      @nicholasalicea1364 4 роки тому +4

      What series

    • @omarsalem1219
      @omarsalem1219 4 роки тому +9

      @@nicholasalicea1364 power of the primes

  • @brycevo
    @brycevo 4 роки тому +715

    I love the Fallen's tragic love backstory. It's so much better than "he's Evil because he is"

    • @thesymbiotenation.4552
      @thesymbiotenation.4552 4 роки тому +78

      True, he's basically Darth Vader and that would make Solus Prime, Padme...

    • @krysc3278
      @krysc3278 4 роки тому +47

      With that backstory, it would be curious that in some comic line they put him not like mad for power to revive his lost love, but to prevent a cataclysm that would destroy the planet cybertron and the relics that Solus once made. Like putting him in a "hero" side once in his life, like, i don't know, a Unicron corrupted Megatron or original decepticon seeks to destroy Cybertron and their prime relics (cliche, i know) to consume the universe in darkness without resistence, but Megatronus helps Optimus and the autobots to find a way to stop the chaos bringer, because in his exile he realized that Solus could not be brought back to life, and the relics she made were all to remember her, and they could not be destroyed because for him, lose those relics, is to lose for ever his love.

    • @adolfopaezdiaz4371
      @adolfopaezdiaz4371 4 роки тому +34

      I like his tragic love backstory too but the original incarnation of The Fallen being a mysterious lord of chaos is very intriguing.

    • @ltb1345
      @ltb1345 4 роки тому +9

      I mean, he kind of had a point in the movies. The humans looked like primitive insects to him.

    • @brandonlyon730
      @brandonlyon730 4 роки тому +18

      @@ltb1345 But isn’t it a bit overkill to kill them off and betray his brothers just to absorb the sun when there literally trillions of other stars out there?

  • @kristofgriffin384
    @kristofgriffin384 4 роки тому +248

    Fun fact! In the movie, The Fallen/Megatronus is voiced by Tony Todd, a.k.a. Candyman. And a few years later, he would provide the voice for Dreadwing in the second season of Transformers Prime.

  • @myriadmediamusings
    @myriadmediamusings 4 роки тому +586

    Ah Megatronus, the Judas of the 13 Primes. To paraphrase Jontron, he has Fallen...and he chose NOT to get up!
    Gonna throw in my guesses for Episode 100: Primus or G1 Optimus Prime.

    • @twistedgaming9185
      @twistedgaming9185 4 роки тому +8

      Definitely Primus since Optimus has a lot of different incarnations to cover in just one video.

    • @titanstudios2683
      @titanstudios2683 4 роки тому +3

      And Optimus prime is I'm gonna choose

    • @MidoriNatsume
      @MidoriNatsume 4 роки тому +6

      Sir, making a Jontron Joke into an epic quote is too awesome to be legal, you are under arrest.

    • @cybersketcher1130
      @cybersketcher1130 4 роки тому +3

      He's closer to Mordrid from Arthur's Knights.

    • @Deinobi
      @Deinobi 4 роки тому

      @@titanstudios2683 I see you are a homo sapien of culture as well

  • @TFICreations
    @TFICreations 4 роки тому +262

    I always loved the aligned continuity of the Fallen, however once I started reading the IDW movie tie in comics, the Fallen’s story in the Michael Bay continuity really grew on me. So much so I’ve began a new series translating the comics to a stop motion styled story.

  • @beastwarsFTW
    @beastwarsFTW Рік тому +53

    I like how the Armor of Unicron that Transformers Cyberton's version of Megatron wore has become part of Megatronus's look. It also implies that that Megatron was actually Megatronus instead.

    • @christopherbravo1813
      @christopherbravo1813 Рік тому +3

      I'd say the implication is that Megatron in Cybertron was merged with Unicron's spark, with Unicron fully corrupting Megatron upon his final transformation into Galvatron.

  • @aaronbill3
    @aaronbill3 4 роки тому +325

    You CAN see The Fallen’s alt mode incredibly briefly in Revenge of the Fallen. While he’s teleporting around as an indistinct blur in the battle in Egypt you can see- if you pause the footage- that he’s in the shape of his toy’s shuttle mode.

    • @mrandmrsduquette1904
      @mrandmrsduquette1904 4 роки тому +36

      Thank you. That was my first reaction to that part of the video: "What? No! You can too see his jet form in the movie!"

    • @jakejohnson718
      @jakejohnson718 4 роки тому +17

      Get this man higher up in the comment section

    • @ChrisMcFeely
      @ChrisMcFeely  4 роки тому +110

      Guys, he's really not. He's in robot mode with his limbs splayed out - which is what the basic silhouette of his nonsense-jet mode looks like, which is why people think that. imgur.com/a/YxCdq5C

    • @aaronbill3
      @aaronbill3 4 роки тому +7

      he just looks like kinda of a + shape in the few frames he's on screen in the bit I'm describing tho

    • @Laserbeak316
      @Laserbeak316 4 роки тому +20

      Personally it never really bothered me that the Fallen never transformed in the film despite his toy showing that he did.
      I always saw it as a nice callback to how in G1, the very first Cybertronians never could transform.

  • @Big_E_Soul_Fragment
    @Big_E_Soul_Fragment 4 роки тому +653

    Ah, yes, the Judas of Transformers lore

    • @foldabotZ
      @foldabotZ 4 роки тому +23

      That's what they call him on TFWiki.net

    • @myriadmediamusings
      @myriadmediamusings 4 роки тому +50

      And thus it is fitting that this episode comes out during Holy Week.

    • @Big_E_Soul_Fragment
      @Big_E_Soul_Fragment 4 роки тому +11

      @@myriadmediamusings very true

    • @vasily3127
      @vasily3127 4 роки тому +12

      @@myriadmediamusings omg yes, i just realize this channel upload it during holy week on purpose🤣

    • @jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847
      @jasoethesentienteyeshapedg4847 4 роки тому +4

      So, who is Jesus in this one?

  • @bradstar9023
    @bradstar9023 4 роки тому +237

    I like the aligned continuity version cause if gives him more of a tragic backstory

    • @Megamanlanprime
      @Megamanlanprime 4 роки тому +21

      It does... until you realize that it’s essentially trying to be the original origin but without any connection to Unicron and makes Megatronus more of a victim. I personally rather like the idea that Unicron convinced him to betray and kill the other members of the Thirteen. It makes more sense and gives him more of a purpose if you bring him into modern stories then the other origins.

    • @dragonstorm92
      @dragonstorm92 4 роки тому +32

      Perfect origin = liege Maximo mind controls/hypnotises Megatronus into killing Solus Prime. Megatronus says liege Maximo controlled him but no one believes him due to his already dark nature. He is then cast out , rage filled , he turns to unicron seeking revenge
      For solus and himself. (Personal origin)

    • @Megamanlanprime
      @Megamanlanprime 4 роки тому +7

      dragonstorm 92 The other odd thing is that is a massive retcon to Leige Maximo too. Yes he represents “evil” and “darkness” in the Thirteen, but he’s also been depicted as unwilling to really try to actually hurt or kill any of them. He still respects and cares about them.

    • @skuarf
      @skuarf 4 роки тому +10

      @@Megamanlanprime Liege Maximo is more of a schemer, the newer version is more morally ambiguous than outright evil and tempts others to cross boundaries. While he is the aspect of war he is depicted more like a machiavellian strategist. War can be and is psychological too.
      For me he just convinced Megatronus to keep the requiem blaster for himself at all costs in case it was ever needed again, feeding him with lies, paranoia and distrust for the "poor judgment" of the other Thirteen.
      After all it was a sound choice from the point of a strategist to not discard an OP weapon.

    • @trence5
      @trence5 4 роки тому +4

      @@skuarf Liege Maximo... now doesn't his visage look vaguely familiar? *cough**cough*l0k!*cough.

  • @jollypop_comics8759
    @jollypop_comics8759 3 роки тому +66

    7:22
    "With the Fallen's face serving as the basis for their insignia."
    *Soundwave would like to know your location.*

    • @nofacedgoldfish6216
      @nofacedgoldfish6216 3 роки тому +1

      @Screaming Soldier I think the time stamp was referring to Soundwave there, as he looks similar to the logo in TFP.

    • @shanedaley6236
      @shanedaley6236 2 роки тому +2

      I don't really see it with the fallen I understand it being Soundwave

    • @nofacedgoldfish6216
      @nofacedgoldfish6216 2 роки тому +3

      @@shanedaley6236 Most versions of the Fallen is meant to resemble the Decepticon logo, as he is the original Decepticon and the traitorous Prime "Megatronus."

  • @misterpeterman
    @misterpeterman 4 роки тому +24

    Both times Megatronus was shown is animation, he was voiced by actors with ties to 80’s science fiction. In the Robots in Disguise series he was voiced by Gil Gerard of “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” fame, and in the Machinima series was voiced by the great Mark Hamill.

    • @basedpota
      @basedpota 4 роки тому +4

      Megatronus Skywalker joined the dark side of the energon.

  • @cyberprime9355
    @cyberprime9355 4 роки тому +54

    I remember seeing 2009's Revenge of the Fallen as a kid and couldn't believe it. A character that was much more vicious and enigmatic than the gladiatorial Megatron? Hell. Yes.(Yes, the movies were my introduction to the Transformers brand)
    In retrospect, I favor the Aligned Continuities' take on Megatronus. Specifically, TF exodus and exiles, and the C.O.P. as a griefing antihero who was responible for the murder of his beloved Solus. On top of that, we get to hear him voiced by the Joker's VA, Mark Hamill.

    • @ilikeapples1824
      @ilikeapples1824 4 роки тому +4

      You poor thing, your introduction to the transformers franchise was the movies, poor, poor thing

    • @ulty1472
      @ulty1472 Рік тому +2

      Naaah the aligned version is stupid

  • @President_Starscream
    @President_Starscream 4 роки тому +104

    Megatronus, as all primes, is a relic of a primitive time and should have remained in the past, forgotten by proper modern Cybertronian society.

    • @ls_rus4666
      @ls_rus4666 4 роки тому +35

      Yet some buckethead gladiator named himself after that guy

    • @Megamanlanprime
      @Megamanlanprime 4 роки тому +11

      I mean, he did almost kill all of you Transformers without a care in War Within, easily dispatching Grimlock and trashed a Major Autobot force just to get Blitzwing, and even Shockwave agreed on a truce with the Autobots to fight him. So it might be better to not forget about the guy who can destroy your society while not even breaking a sweat.

    • @nil981
      @nil981 4 роки тому +6

      And yet cybertronians are effectively slaves to their past.

    • @thesymbiotenation.4552
      @thesymbiotenation.4552 4 роки тому +19

      Shut up Starscream, you're afraid that he will kill you...

    • @notgray88
      @notgray88 4 роки тому +9

      This comment is just bad comedy.

  • @battleupsaber462
    @battleupsaber462 4 роки тому +109

    Anyone notice how at 3:33 the Fallen prepares to step on humans with his right foot, but in the next shot he uses his left foot instead?

    • @ChrisMcFeely
      @ChrisMcFeely  4 роки тому +55

      oh my god I genuinely never did

    • @mislavgrosinic5584
      @mislavgrosinic5584 4 роки тому +11

      Omg i never saw it o.o

    • @Sealhunt
      @Sealhunt 4 роки тому +11

      Damn, your right! What did he do, hop in the air and switch feet? Anyway, good catch!

    • @ltb1345
      @ltb1345 4 роки тому +32

      "You thought I was going to step on you with my right foot, but it was my left foot!"

  • @KamoseMills
    @KamoseMills 4 роки тому +102

    I first encountered Megatronus back in 2009 in ROTF. I think I like his Combiner Wars trilogy incarnation most Chris.

    • @PanthEr6489
      @PanthEr6489 4 роки тому +7

      because he's around for more than two seconds without getting his face ripped off

    • @Boom__6678
      @Boom__6678 4 роки тому +2

      Yes I agree

    • @ltb1345
      @ltb1345 4 роки тому +5

      I like his ROTF incarnation better than his Prime Wars Trilogy incarnation, TBH.

    • @lordstarscreamproductions970
      @lordstarscreamproductions970 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah prime wars megatronus was good

    • @richieosborn2639
      @richieosborn2639 4 роки тому

      Barsenthor Battlemaster I agree! Prime Wars Trilogy Megatronus showed them how much of a threat he was far more than the Bayformers movies.

  • @sivanlevi3867
    @sivanlevi3867 11 місяців тому +10

    The Requiem Blaster first appeared in Transformers Armada, as one of three Minicon weapons hidden on Earth. It was formed by the Space Minicon Team, Astroscope, Skyblast and Payload, who were then captured by the Decepticons to create the Hydra Cannon.

  • @Cdr2002
    @Cdr2002 4 роки тому +85

    So.....if the Primes are “siblings”, what does that say about Fallen and Solus’s relationship....
    Also thanks for the reminder of IDW’s “Shockwave did everything” nonsense -_-

    • @themostbritishpersonalive868
      @themostbritishpersonalive868 4 роки тому +5

      Shut up no don't

    • @krysc3278
      @krysc3278 4 роки тому +37

      "Fuck logic, she hot" that's whay i think megatronus said

    • @siamsuleri8279
      @siamsuleri8279 4 роки тому +14

      in the covenant of primus, the 13 are supposed to be parts of Primus, and the book also explains that concepts like gender and family and etc. aren't part of Cybertron, so their relationship was fine

    • @mrheroprimes
      @mrheroprimes 4 роки тому +10

      well the Greco-Roman gods did the same thing.

    • @sebastiangaray8494
      @sebastiangaray8494 4 роки тому +14

      IDW shockwave : everyone is dumb except meeeeeee

  • @DragonspineInfiniteZero
    @DragonspineInfiniteZero Рік тому +10

    Encountering the fallen from dream wave must have been like meeting the devil itself, with the sound of grinding and scraping metal heralding his arrival bellowing like a furnace heralding an inferno that would consume all, a juggernaut of cosmic proportions. Remember that giant robot from the first episode of Justice League Unlimited kinda like that

  • @johnnygyro2295
    @johnnygyro2295 3 роки тому +29

    I first encountered Megatronus/Fallen in the Bayverse movies though, in hindsight, his backstory feels empty without Unicron. Plus, thanks to the Sentinel, Optimus having to deal with two evil predecessors feels redundant.
    That being said, Megatronus' backstories before and after said film, being a disciple of Unicron and tragic romance with Solus Prime are definitely interesting.

  • @thesupershinymegagengar2034
    @thesupershinymegagengar2034 2 роки тому +21

    When I noticed Maximo looks exactly like a cybertronian version of Loki, I knew he'd be the source of all this tragedy.

  • @obijuanjabroni7543
    @obijuanjabroni7543 4 роки тому +73

    Hope there's a Studio Series figure for The Fallen coming out..

    • @ReBirthMagni
      @ReBirthMagni Рік тому +2

      I have come from the future to let you know it exists

  • @wompastompa3692
    @wompastompa3692 Рік тому +5

    The Fallen: he gets knocked down, but he gets up again.

  • @battleupsaber462
    @battleupsaber462 4 роки тому +97

    Help! I've Fallen and i can't get up!

  • @Oldaccount57548
    @Oldaccount57548 4 роки тому +141

    “ i want your face “ top ten quotes that happen before disaster

    • @BennyLlama39
      @BennyLlama39 4 роки тому +5

      Along with the T-1000 from T2. "Say... that's a nice bike." And we all know what happened to *that* guy. 😀

    • @Oldaccount57548
      @Oldaccount57548 4 роки тому

      Yep

    • @Boom__6678
      @Boom__6678 4 роки тому +8

      Here's another "a deal had to be made... with megatron"
      I'm still P-i-s-sed about that

    • @Oldaccount57548
      @Oldaccount57548 4 роки тому

      True

    • @ltb1345
      @ltb1345 4 роки тому +4

      GIVE ME YOUR FACE.

  • @daneyal7162
    @daneyal7162 Рік тому +5

    I remember being first introduced to this character when Revenge of The Fallen was about to arrive to theaters. His movie design was so bizzare and different than the transformers designs that I saw over the years, and his backstory really intrigued me. To this day, he remains my favorite Transformers villain.

  • @SuperSwordman1
    @SuperSwordman1 4 роки тому +12

    Him being a fallen anti-hero is defiantly a more enjoyable than just being evil. This does raise the question as to why Liege Maximo is out and out evil, but I love the trope "Dark is not evil" and that applies (originally) to Megatronus. Making note of that for my series...

    • @fabianrocha9924
      @fabianrocha9924 4 роки тому +1

      I like to think that Liege Maximo is the opposite of Prima

    • @SuperSwordman1
      @SuperSwordman1 4 роки тому +1

      @@fabianrocha9924 How so?

    • @fabianrocha9924
      @fabianrocha9924 4 роки тому

      @@SuperSwordman1 Well tfwiki saya that he considers himself Prima's opposite so...
      (tfwiki.net/wiki/Liege_Maximo )

    • @SuperSwordman1
      @SuperSwordman1 4 роки тому +1

      @@fabianrocha9924 Okay then

  • @raemhildskyler5570
    @raemhildskyler5570 4 роки тому +72

    “This planet is not yours to rule, the Fallen shall rise again”

  • @guywithaface887
    @guywithaface887 3 роки тому +6

    Solus: Dies
    Megatronus: Help I've fallen and I can't get up

  • @mabelpines1225
    @mabelpines1225 4 роки тому +64

    Basics on ravage the cute decpticon kitty.

  • @KikBlava
    @KikBlava 4 роки тому +35

    It's funny that he's now considered the first Decepticon when the Liege Maximo was the proginator of the Decepticons in Generation 2. Although the IDW comics did reinstate Maximo as the Prime of Deceit responsible for them, until you remember he was Shockwave's retroactive creation in that continuity. When you read Generation 2 you feel as if Liege Maximo is less of a name and more of a title, which leads me to think that Furman may have originally intended to call him something similar to Megatronus to make it look 'shocking'.

    • @JohnWilliams-wl9px
      @JohnWilliams-wl9px 4 роки тому +5

      KikBlava I remember early years in the internet where people flat out thought Liege and the Fallen were the same person. Plus given the Fallen’s later origins as being the first Decepticon something Maximo already claimed in his first appearance, seems that they were meant to be 1 person but later made into 2 beings. That way we can have 2 evil primes who represents opposite evils Fallen the one who does evil actions, and Maximo who manipulates others into doing evil deeds.

    • @trence5
      @trence5 4 роки тому +6

      IDW made me give them the side-eye for that. Shockwave, survives his "explosion" at the end of "Dark Cybertron" - instead ended up being thrust back into the distant past and was behind some of the events throughout Cybertronian history leading up to the rise of the "common" era Megatron and the Civil War. Yeah ok....

    • @JohnWilliams-wl9px
      @JohnWilliams-wl9px 4 роки тому +3

      trence5 It’s why the meme “SHOCKWAVE DID IT!” is a thing

    • @RingoLoadagain
      @RingoLoadagain 4 роки тому +2

      I wish Liege Maximo was less of an obvious Loki ripoff.

    • @KikBlava
      @KikBlava 4 роки тому +4

      @@RingoLoadagain Yeah I didn't care for his redesign. Its almost like Maximo is now meant to be Starscream's direct ancestor or something. His more demonic G2 design was a lot cooler. At least in IDW he has the tubes in his body G2 gave him.

  • @seanmorgan2356
    @seanmorgan2356 4 роки тому +5

    The introduction of the 13 primes was a game changer for me as well. Its what brought me back to the Transformers after years away.

  • @Zaire82
    @Zaire82 4 роки тому +12

    10:48
    Such a lost opportunity to say
    _"The Fallen... shall rise again."_

  • @LB74
    @LB74 4 роки тому +4

    First time was the Dreamwave mini series, TF:WAR WITHIN-The Dark Ages. It was mentioned that while the Fallen's physical form was destroyed by the end of the story. His spirit was causing some big problems in the modern era. And was supposed to be the one either possessing, or motivating Sunstorm in the first arc of the ongoing Dreamwave series. And was supposed to possess Jetfire later on in storyline that never reached fruition thanks to Dreamwave's bankruptcy .

  • @Sealhunt
    @Sealhunt 4 роки тому +10

    He's basically an evil phoenix? Very dope! The movie version of him was terrifying. The DreamWave version was badass...actually, they all were!

  • @scarletrain6757
    @scarletrain6757 4 роки тому +67

    I like the incarnation of the fallen from prime where he exiled himself for accidentally killing Solus, it shows that megatron’s inspiration was of false legends and the real megatronus was in a way a victim to bullying his brothers

    • @dreademperor2094
      @dreademperor2094 3 роки тому +2

      Possible redemption story arc material?

    • @tausiftaha12
      @tausiftaha12 Рік тому +9

      Honestly, yea, RID ruined it... Like most things, but let's just pretend it doesn't exist.

  • @waterking74
    @waterking74 4 роки тому +29

    0:34 megatronus: i don't think me being constantly on fire is normal... im actually in pain. *I think Primus made me wrong* :(

    • @dweemiesdarkmount
      @dweemiesdarkmount 4 роки тому +10

      I think Primus overcooked him.

    • @thesymbiotenation.4552
      @thesymbiotenation.4552 4 роки тому +1

      @@dweemiesdarkmount that's why he's the 12th Prime...

    • @dreademperor2094
      @dreademperor2094 3 роки тому

      Primus: hold on I'll fix this *repairs Megatronus and gets rid of the flames* much better *realized that he almost looks like Unicron* Scrap, welp you'll be Prima's opposite then

    • @sdm47
      @sdm47 3 роки тому

      Sentinel: “good thing I transform into a fire truck

    • @shanedaley6236
      @shanedaley6236 2 роки тому

      Lol

  • @roboninja3194
    @roboninja3194 4 роки тому +166

    "Now i claim your sun." Oh wait we need another 5-10 mins. During those 5-10 mins i will stand on a pyramid doing a weird dance while Optimus figures out a way to fly up there and blow up my sun claiming machine. Then i will have my face torn off and die.
    Despite the fact i can teleport, i have telekinetic ability, and i am a prime. I hate Michael Bay.

    • @dapperdanman8486
      @dapperdanman8486 4 роки тому +12

      don't get me wrong, he can definitely direct and his ideas are pretty good, the visuals are amazing but in the end the execution isn't perfect. Love the first 3 movies but my god they're not as good as I remember

    • @melvinshine9841
      @melvinshine9841 4 роки тому +6

      I actually liked some aspects of the first movie (maybe because I knew almost nothing about Transformers at the time), but Revenge of The Fallen is the worst movie I have ever payed money to see.

    • @Sauron03503
      @Sauron03503 4 роки тому +1

      Humans don't deserve sun

    • @mro-aviation
      @mro-aviation 3 роки тому

      @@melvinshine9841 i think it's 2nd best movie. The backstory and concept was a great idea but as you said the execution was bad. Then there's the whole TF history which is good and the later movies get weird with oh Bumblebee was already on earth 1940s and Jetfire's ancestors the wheel and of the pillars from part 3 and the decepticons messing with NASA and Russian space programs.

    • @mro-aviation
      @mro-aviation 3 роки тому

      Oh, and on top of the writers strike that happened that year. That's why 2nd movie thr plot wasn't overly complex as other movies.

  • @melvinshine9841
    @melvinshine9841 4 роки тому +28

    7:07 So the "gun just went off"? Didn't know Cybertronians tried that defense, too. Now I'm wondering how domestic violence is handled on Cybertron.

    • @WhysoSeriousSamual
      @WhysoSeriousSamual 4 роки тому +4

      It is interesting he said accidentally shot his lover, something tells me we don't know the full story. I'm starting to think liege Maximo needed megatronus out of the way gamma the only one brutal enough to see through the lies of the wicked one. Maybe liege Maximo set this all up. Something not mentioned, was why they were fighting. According to the Articles I've read liege Maximo had given Solus a trans organic. Megatronus killed it after Solus Prime was shot. Me thinks that might be important

    • @SIZLL
      @SIZLL 4 роки тому +4

      He didn't kill her! The cybertronian glove didn't fit.

    • @Phanto5692
      @Phanto5692 3 роки тому

      Did you see the beginning of Revenge of the Fallen? There you go.

  • @sivanlevi3867
    @sivanlevi3867 2 роки тому +5

    I first encountered Megatronus in the Revenge of the Fallen, but I like the Alligned continuity origin as many characters were given some tragic qualities about them for this line of stories. I also watched the Power of the Primes cartoon and loved his design for it.

  • @DavidDavid-lr6uu
    @DavidDavid-lr6uu 3 роки тому +8

    Did you ever hear the last conversation before the tragic death of Megatronus, the Fallen?
    If you didn't, then here it is:
    The Fallen:
    - It's over Optimus, I activated the harvester!
    Optimus:
    - You underestimate my cannon!
    The Fallen:
    - Don't try it!!!
    *Optimus blows up the harvester*
    The Fallen:
    - I HATE YOU!!!
    Optimus:
    - You were a worthy prime, but now you're not worthy to wear their prime faceplate! Give me your face!
    *Optimus kills the Fallen*
    Optimus:
    - I've become more powerful than any prime, even you! I've become more powerful than you could have possibly imagine!
    Megatron:
    - No... No... That's not true! That's impossible!!!
    Optimus:
    - It's over Megatron! The Fallen has the low ground!
    Starscream:
    - To fight this prime, strong enough you are not!
    Megatron:
    - This isn't over!
    *Megatron and Starscream leave*

  • @Ato-3000J
    @Ato-3000J 2 роки тому +4

    The primes: *exist*
    Shockwave: bro I’m bored, Imma ruin your lives

  • @tannerprice2018
    @tannerprice2018 4 роки тому +10

    We definitely need to see more of Megatronus/The Fallen in future TF stories, since he largely appears as a major part of the Decepticon’s rise to power.

  • @cosmiclyrics2307
    @cosmiclyrics2307 4 роки тому +5

    Can't wait for the 100th episode! I thought I knew Transformers before I found this channel around a year and a half ago, but now i can say i really know Transformers, not a lot, but a hell lot more than i initially did. Been a fan since then. These videos make me look forward to saturdays. Keep up the good work

  • @TheGenuineDWNUT
    @TheGenuineDWNUT 4 роки тому +12

    I first encountered this character in 2009's Revenge of the Fallen but my favourite version of his backstory has to be the Aligned Continuity's tragic take.

  • @cameronmonaghan6883
    @cameronmonaghan6883 2 роки тому +7

    I prefer the title 'The Fallen' over 'Megatronus Prime'. Itself simple and tells you everything you need to know about the character.
    Megatronus is clearly taken from Megatron. Plus the title Prime.
    When I first heard this name i got confused and thought he was an upgraded version of Megatron

    • @brandonspeagle9950
      @brandonspeagle9950 Рік тому

      Well Optimus is now the reincarnation of the 13th prime...watch in some future transformers series or continuity had the fallen be megatron's previous incarnation. Which gets ultra Magnus and elita one up there too. I mean really OP is the only one of his brothers that got reincarnated...it just makes now sense

  • @brianlevine871
    @brianlevine871 4 роки тому +4

    Bayformers was my introduction to The Fallen, but after watching this video, IDW's story sounds like it has the best backstory. Just the idea that someone accidentally killed their lover with something made by them, and turning evil after grieving over it, is fascinating in and of itself.

  • @kadiejb
    @kadiejb 4 роки тому +1

    Loved this episode and I’m really hyped for the 100th! Congrats on getting this far 😀

  • @stevencisneros9306
    @stevencisneros9306 3 роки тому +4

    I remember the Fallen when I was a kid, it’s his live action film debut in TF2, though I am intrigued of many of his other designs, especially the one where he made his first appearance in the comics!!

  • @cblazerc
    @cblazerc 4 роки тому +23

    I first encountered the Fallen in Robots in Disguise.

  • @dennishofmann9447
    @dennishofmann9447 4 роки тому

    Don't stop those videos man! I love all of them! I am young and unfortunatley never got the chance to watch Transformers on TV except for the new ones now. But you give me a lot of background knowledge and I am thankfull for that!

  • @GeorgeBPryor
    @GeorgeBPryor 4 роки тому +102

    Oh man, the OG Fallen looks so much cooler than the live action version.

    • @twistedgaming9185
      @twistedgaming9185 4 роки тому +8

      Which is why he'll be officially released by Flame Toys.

    • @leetri
      @leetri 4 роки тому +30

      The Bay version just looks like a Bionicle to me, like a Skrall mixed with a Piraka.

    • @darkwoods1954
      @darkwoods1954 4 роки тому +12

      You can apply that to every design made for bayformers.

    • @nsgarci8047
      @nsgarci8047 4 роки тому +23

      Tbh, the designs are cool, but if you just hate them because they are not g1, that's ok, SIMP

    • @dapperdanman8486
      @dapperdanman8486 4 роки тому +10

      @@nsgarci8047 I genuinely like Bays designs for most of the characters. Overall, prefer the more clean and less detailed g1 designs but his we're really cool

  • @9594Jacob
    @9594Jacob 4 роки тому +3

    I have learned about the Fallen through the movie of all things, his origins in Aligned and Machemia were my favorite. This video is most detailed on the different version of the character. Keep up the good work, you are amazing at your Transformers research one of the best.

  • @gabrielchee8470
    @gabrielchee8470 2 роки тому +4

    Apparently Bayverse fans got their wish: he's getting a new SS toy.

  • @mikokubto9049
    @mikokubto9049 4 роки тому +17

    Basic on the decpticon cat spy ravage.

  • @novustalks7525
    @novustalks7525 2 роки тому +7

    The prime wars version is the best iteration of him. Its tragic but also shoes how powerful he really is

  • @didjargo
    @didjargo 4 роки тому +5

    06:48 that is straight up robo Loki. He's got the horns and everything.

  • @ravenfal1496
    @ravenfal1496 4 роки тому +8

    I would love to see an amalgamation if The Fallen’s original and aligned stories. It’s be because he fell under Unicron’s thrall even as they defeat the Chaos Bringer that he eventually turns on his fellow Primes, which could in turn inspire the Liege Maximo to evil.

    • @ChrisMcFeely
      @ChrisMcFeely  4 роки тому +5

      The Aligned story has a little bit of a shade of this, in that it's suggested ALL the Primes become a little tainted by Unicron's shadow of evil after their final battle with him, and that that influence is the reason for their inevitable falling out, but Alpha Trion notes that such a thing was only truly possible because of the hatreds and resentments that already existed between them in the first place.

  • @Backtothezack
    @Backtothezack 4 роки тому +1

    Killer vid as always, can’t wait to see what you have planned for next week.

  • @DESTRAKON
    @DESTRAKON 4 роки тому +6

    I remember back in like 3rd grade being at target just enamored by the design of that titanium fallen but then someone bought and I never saw it again, then rotf comes out a few years later and I was like maybe I'll get one, but I didn't really care any more, then rid came out and I was like "yeah I'll get one" never did, then Potp came out and I got fangry only to find out later on that the little dude was megatronus, so yeah I've had some history with the guy

  • @carlosbanegas7561
    @carlosbanegas7561 4 роки тому +5

    I know many fans dont like it but growing up I met the Fallen in TF ROF when I was about 6. The aligned backstory has been my fav. I hope, if u havent already, make a video on Solis Prime as after watching this I think she deserved some recognition besides being killed alot😁

  • @HORRIOR1
    @HORRIOR1 4 роки тому +22

    Ah yes, Prime Wars Megatronus. The silliest hat on this side of the multiverse.

    • @rayo1366
      @rayo1366 4 роки тому +4

      Nute Gunray would disagree.

  • @fenrirsrage4609
    @fenrirsrage4609 4 роки тому +24

    Imma be real the Dreamwave design is my favorite. And that action figure is
    *chefs kiss*
    Mwah, exquisite.

  • @christianbrown2471
    @christianbrown2471 4 роки тому

    Great video on this character. This series of videos continues to get better and better.

  • @WelshGiraffa
    @WelshGiraffa 4 роки тому +5

    The fallen in the movies was my introduction to this tragic soul but my favourite incarnation is the Prime Wars trilogy voiced by Mark Hammil

  • @lordbrickmasterproductions3531
    @lordbrickmasterproductions3531 4 роки тому +21

    Ok you might hate me for this cause I like the Michael bay fallen cause of his legendary voice and he looks cool

  • @keithtorgersen9664
    @keithtorgersen9664 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for explaining the Transformers live action film. At the time, I really had no clue about the context.

  • @PanthEr6489
    @PanthEr6489 4 роки тому

    first off, thanks for yet another great video!
    second, the next one is going to be really special, not just because its the 100th episode, but its also coming out on my birthday! I can't wait for what will be covered next week!

  • @frozarburst6350
    @frozarburst6350 4 роки тому +45

    Geez. RID make this dude look like a joke. They totally forgot his tragedy.
    But holy crap. He's pretty awesome for a Prime in others. Though for the Fallen in TF2, I keep calling him Chicken Man.

  • @omegamaximus1727
    @omegamaximus1727 2 роки тому +3

    I hope the Fallen gets a new toy in the Transformers Legacy toy line.

  • @bahrahfahofficial1158
    @bahrahfahofficial1158 4 роки тому +1

    My first run-in with The Fallen was his Titanium toy but I was too young to really acknowledge WHO he was.
    My first MEMORABLY CONSCIOUS run-in with The Fallen was in Revenge of the Fallen who, of course, I did reading upon way back when I pieced together that it was the same name I had seen back when I was kid, playing with the Titanium figure.
    It pretty well blew my mind and popped the lid off of my curiosity on Transformers as I then went on to read EVERYTHING. Which reminds me: These videos are fantastic!
    It's crazy to think you're already coming up to episode 100 when, yesterday, feels like a time where you had only eight videos.

  • @stephencastro4723
    @stephencastro4723 4 роки тому +1

    I believe that the earliest roots for the Fallen as far as in-universe explanation goes is on the Beast Wars. There was mentioned a great destroyer in the Transformers' religious text The Covenant of Primus named Megatron where Nash T/BW Megatron got his name and possibly even Megatron.

  • @96megatron
    @96megatron 4 роки тому +3

    I love the live-action version the most there's a sense of tragedy and personality in his dialogue as if he believes he did nothing wrong and from his point of view, his brothers betrayed him, rather than he breaking their code and betraying them. Hoping an animated film adaption of Tales of the Fallen #3 and #4 about Jetfire and The Fallen.

  • @dapperdanman8486
    @dapperdanman8486 4 роки тому +4

    Your telling me you had the chance to say "The fallen shall rise again" at the end and didn't? 0/10.
    In all seriousness this series is amazing and this video is a 10/10

  • @randelacruz8965
    @randelacruz8965 4 роки тому +1

    As always, great narration. I love this channel.

  • @peterchave560
    @peterchave560 4 роки тому +1

    My first encounter with him was on the packaging of the titanium figure series. It wasnt until his movie debut that I learnt more about him and hes quickly become one of my fave characters in transformers history

  • @merickfukumoto6970
    @merickfukumoto6970 4 роки тому +12

    The Fallen shall rise again

  • @ycastro2003
    @ycastro2003 4 роки тому +14

    Fun fact: The Fallen exists as "The Evil One" in the Go-Bots universe.

    • @optimoosejones9493
      @optimoosejones9493 4 роки тому +4

      Leave it to gobots for bad names lol

    • @fabianrocha9924
      @fabianrocha9924 4 роки тому +1

      While Vector Prime is Vec-Tor
      (As for the others I dont know...)

    • @richieosborn2639
      @richieosborn2639 4 роки тому +1

      yolanda castro Cy-Kill went looking for him, but that was the last time anybody had seen him. The reason was soon clear: The so-called Evil One had drained his life force to weaken his prison.

    • @syweb2
      @syweb2 3 роки тому

      @@optimoosejones9493 I'm beginning to think they do that intentionally.

  • @toystoryfan55
    @toystoryfan55 2 роки тому +1

    ROTF was my intro to the lore of the Primes, which made me think there were originally only SEVEN Primes and the number was increased for the Aligned Continuity

  • @MOLDER79
    @MOLDER79 4 роки тому

    I truly enjoy your videos Iook forward each Saturday. Keep up the good work.

  • @vxrdrummer
    @vxrdrummer 4 роки тому +3

    This has become like a tv show for me. Watching every Saturday morning. I am quite knowledgeable about Transformers, or at least thought I was! This show teaches me something new so so so so often! I love it. The quality and detail is superb. Rodimus Primal is also very good but just lags behind this show.

  • @tonyangelo
    @tonyangelo 3 роки тому +3

    I like the concept of The Fallen as both an original Prime and the first Decepticon

  • @joshlesure3196
    @joshlesure3196 4 роки тому +1

    Absolutely loving this series! Keep it up!

  • @tombrand236
    @tombrand236 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent video, than an as always Chris. Really loving the STC podcast too have been listening since episode one despite never having read a single copy of the comic. I just love Sonic and the 90s!

  • @diegos7337
    @diegos7337 4 роки тому +3

    Love this video! My favorite Origins and Design is the Dreamwave´s one, the Original ones. That is much more of an Epic battle, which involved that Chaos Bringer, that explian why he is so powerful. He knows entropy science and Magic taught by Primus and Unicron. That is the BEST fallen by far... then they made him clihcé by giving him the name "Megatrounus"... connecting him to Megatron... same old villan, and taking away the Mystery out of his story... Then they made another cliché story of betrayal and love... The Fallen definetly has FALLEN a lot since his origins...

  • @Briximusprimedia
    @Briximusprimedia 4 роки тому +4

    This is a GREAT basics! Can’t wait to see the next episode!
    The fallen shall rise again!!!!

  • @zookdeini
    @zookdeini 4 роки тому

    Hi Chris we really like your videos! Keep up the good work 😃

  • @everettparker1313
    @everettparker1313 6 місяців тому +1

    This was an Incredible Masterpiece Video for Megatronus Prime/The Fallen My Third Favorite Antagonist’s in The Transformers Franchise.
    My Favorite Version’s of Megatronus Prime/The Fallen
    1: Transformers Film Series (Tony Todd)
    2: Transformers Prime Wars Trilogy (Mark Hamill)
    3: Transformers The Align Continuity (Gil Gerard)

  • @RexBlazer1
    @RexBlazer1 4 роки тому +37

    Personally, I'd like a combination of both his Dreamwave and Aligned origins, where he started out as being against Unicron like his siblings, but after some perceived slights against him by his fellow Primes, as well as his affections for Solus being entirely one-sided, he joined Unicron as his herald out of spite for his family. That'd be what I'd do with him anyway.
    Can't say I cared for what IDW did with him, as the whole thing with Shockwave just came off as mean-spirited anti-religious commentary, one which they had no excuse for since magical and supernatural elements DID exist in that world. But that's just my opinion.

    • @ycastro2003
      @ycastro2003 4 роки тому +5

      While yes; supernatural elements do exist that doesn't mean other things exists, remember that Primus, Unicron, and Thirteen were just religious myths of the universe.

    • @zuttoaragi8349
      @zuttoaragi8349 4 роки тому +6

      You are not alone my friend. I highly dislike a LOT of IDW's run, but chief among them is the watering down of the Primes. I much prefer them as ancient, mythical figures. I really dislike how IDW used Shockwave as a Deus Ex Machina for most of the series, among many other things.

    • @honorguard7616
      @honorguard7616 4 роки тому +2

      Gotta agree

    • @RexBlazer1
      @RexBlazer1 4 роки тому +1

      yolanda castro what I mean is that because supernatural elements existed, it invalidated any and all of their demystification efforts.

    • @zuttoaragi8349
      @zuttoaragi8349 3 роки тому

      @@ChangedMyNameFinally69 There is no singular"original version" of the Primes. The only cohesive one we have is IDW. And like I said, I just personally dislike it.

  • @jonathanleon5053
    @jonathanleon5053 2 роки тому +4

    THE FALLEN WILL RISE AGAIN! ALL HAIL THE DECEPTICONS!

  • @SZH4thewin
    @SZH4thewin 5 місяців тому +1

    IDW fallen is what inspired me to make my own transformers vr chat series and also combine with revenge of the fallen, fallen design, I am making him how he is much of a decepticon but megatronous prime/fallen created the first worker drones (murder drones) as he manipulates James Elliot

  • @joshuafaelden3356
    @joshuafaelden3356 4 роки тому

    I have been waiting for this when it was notified

  • @tillygreen8764
    @tillygreen8764 4 роки тому +11

    Basics on the the black kitty cat ravage.

  • @deidragregerson4610
    @deidragregerson4610 4 роки тому +3

    I met The Fallen in the Bayverse films, but I loved this video nonetheless! I'd love to see a basics episode on Arcee! Or Dreadwing and Skyquake.

  • @amazingkylieshowaks9070
    @amazingkylieshowaks9070 3 роки тому +1

    Love your channel! Awesome content!! Subbed

  • @demonultron7907
    @demonultron7907 4 роки тому +1

    this is awesome dude you out did yourself this time and i love this dude so thanks for making this video.