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A management expert from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln assessed the leadership qualities and management style of 126 characters from the Transformers universe. His analysis will be published in the upcoming collection of the “Monographs on Leadership and Management” series. A preliminary version of the work can be found on Researchgate.net. The article is currently undergoing the review process.
A total of 74 Autobots and 52 Decepticons were studied. Each of them was assessed on nine scales: strength, intelligence, speed, durability, rank, courage, firepower and skill. The material for analysis was the animated series “Transformers”, filmed in 1984-1985, and the full-length film released in 1986. A personal profile for each of the transformers was developed based on the “Bio and Tech Specs” sign printed on boxes with toy robots.
Indicators on the intelligence and skills scales showed a high correlation and were assigned to the general factor “mental abilities.” Also, a significant correlation was noted between strength and toughness. It was summarized as the factor “physical strength and size.” The remaining characteristics, with the exception of rank, were attributed to various psychological traits. So, firepower likened to dominance and aggressiveness in behavior.
It turned out that for both opposing sides the most important leadership quality was intelligence. Cumulative factor " mental abilities” quite clearly defined the place of each transformer in the hierarchy.
The leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime, and the head of the Decepticons, Megatron, also had in common a paternalistic management style (power is in the same hands, and the leader acts as a father, a parent in relation to his subordinates). However, they were completely different in their specific ways of leading. Optimus Prime achieved leadership through self-sacrifice, benevolence and a willingness to forgive the mistakes of his comrades, while the authoritarian Megatron subjugated the Decepticons through threats and violence.
These differences ultimately affected the effectiveness of management and the loyalty of subordinates. In almost every episode, the Decepticons had the advantage, but Megatron's plans constantly failed due to the treachery and incompetence of his comrades. The Autobots always lost at first, but still achieved success through loyalty and initiative.
The author of the study is currently developing business training for commercial firms based on his analysis, and is also going to study the influence of leadership role models presented in Transformers on the generation of Americans who grew up in the 80s of the last century.
"Transformers" is a story about a war between alien intelligent machines that can transform into cars, trucks, planes, equipment, people and animals. Initially, “transformers” are a series of toys from the American company Hasbro and the Japanese company Takara Tomy. When they became very popular, work began on creating an animated series and comics. In 2007, the premiere of the film of the same name took place, which marked the beginning of a new “transformer boom.”
On June 22, the most anticipated blockbuster of this summer – the fifth part of “Transformers” – will be released. The creators of “The Last Knight” promise to surprise viewers with a large-scale battle, the likes of which have never been seen in the Transformers universe. While the world stands still in anticipation of a spectacular confrontation, let's remember what weapons are in the arsenal of the Autobots and Decepticons.
1. Star Sword
Who created: Solus Prime
Who belonged to: Prima, Optimus Prime
Where it appears: animated series "Transformers: Prime", game "Pulsar Defense"
The Sword of the Primes strikes fear into enemies: this is powerful weapon with impressive dimensions. According to legend, the sword was created from three transformers. Only the hand of a Prime can wield it, and this should be taken literally: in order to control the sword, Megatron had to transplant the hand of one of the Primes. The Star Sword hits opponents even at great distances - such is the impressive power of the waves it produces. With the help of this weapon in the animated series "Transformers: Prime", Optimus damaged the Decepticon hovering ship. The transformer itself was on Earth.
2. Hammer Solus Prime
Who created: Solus Prime
Who belonged to: Solus Prime, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Ultra Magnus
Where it appears: animated series "Transformers: Prime", game Transformers: Devastation
An artifact created by a true Prime is capable of transforming matter, turning inanimate into living. The hammer is used to create weapons with specified characteristics. The power of the artifact is activated by Prime's hand. In the game Devastation, for example, only two transformers can use the hammer - Grimlock and Optimus.
3. Prime Destroyer (second name – Dark Star Sword)
Who created: Megatron
Who belonged to: Megatron
Where it appears:
The Prime Destroyer was specially created to counter the Star Sword: it is not for nothing that it is also called the Dark Star Sword. The weapon is forged from dark energon, for this Megatron had to use the Hammer of Solus Prime (the Decepticon leader replaced his hand with Prime's hand so that the hammer would listen to him). It (like the sword created by Solus Prime) is capable of producing shock waves high power. However, they are not concentrated enough to cut objects at a distance. But the Prime Crusher is harder than the blade of the Autobot leader: in the battle between Optimus and Megatron, the Star Sword shattered into pieces from the blow of the Dark Star Sword (“Transformers: Prime”, series “Alpha, Omega”).
4. Toks-En
Who created: Decepticon scientists
Who belonged to: Decepticons
Where it appears: animated series "Transformers: Prime", game "Fall of Cybertron"
Toks-N - weapon mass destruction. This is a poisonous form of energon. The weapon was ordered to be created by Megatron during the war with the Autobots. Short term impact Tox-En on a transformer causes weakness, long-term exposure leads to paralysis and even death.
5. Immobilizer
Who created: Decepticon scientists
Who belonged to: Airachnid, Bulkhead
Where it appears: animated series "Transformers: Prime"
The weapon was created to immobilize Autobots in battle. It is capable of “freezing” the transformer, but is also used for “defrosting”. The immobilizer was used against Bulkhead and Optimus Prime and then destroyed. The Transformers would have remained immobilized forever if Ratchet had not been able to restore the Decepticon weapons and unfreeze his comrades with it. In a battle on Cybertron, Bulkhead used the weapon against its creators, the Decepticons.
6. Spark extractor
Who created: Decepticon scientists
Who belonged to: Decepticons
Where it appears: animated series "Transformers: Prime"
The weapon is aimed at depriving Transformers of their spark. The extractor has a large range of action. During the war between the Autobots and Decepticons, the weapon was taken from its creators and sent to Earth. This is the first artifact that transformers found on Earth. The weapon helped the Autobots destroy the Vehicons. The extractor was disabled by Megatron, for which he used the Dark Sword.
7. Sword Blade of Chaos
Who created: Solus Prime
Who belonged to: Nexus Prime
Where it appears: United Universe novel "Transformers: Exiles"
The Chaos Blade Sword is a powerful weapon used by Nexus Prime. It resides in the body of a “gestalt,” a composite robot. Nexus used the sword in battle with Thundertron, then the size of the weapon and Prime's strength forced the enemy to retreat.
8. Resonance Blaster
Who created: Decepticons
Who belonged to: Soundwave, Knockout
Where it appears: animated series "Transformers: Prime"
The weapon generates low-frequency sound waves, which causes damage to the enemy. The blaster's action is aimed at damaging the enemy's hearing. However, weapons are also capable of influencing objects, and the lower the sound frequency, the stronger the impact. The resonant blaster is attached to the wrist and glows red when activated.
9. Flammable cannon
Who created: Autobots
Who belonged to: Sideswipe, R-Blade
Where it appears: animated series "Transformers", game Devastation
The small-looking machine gun is capable of defeating the enemy with impressive tongues of flame. Sideswipe really likes this weapon. The cannon came to the rescue many times in skirmishes with the Decepticons. It can be used to cut energon chains (as Racer did in the episode “Help, Dinobots”).
10. Gyro-inhibitor
Who created: Wheeljack
Who belonged to: Wheeljack
Where it appears: Transformers animated series, IDW comics
The weapon was assembled for himself by the Autobot Wheeljack. He placed a gyro inhibitor in his shoulder cannon. The action of the weapon is aimed at temporarily incapacitating the enemy. True, to do this you need to hit it, since the weapon does not have a radial effect. The Gyro Inhibitor helped Wheeljack stop Megatron himself in the episode "Dinobots to the Rescue".
Even the simplest “gun” from the Transformers universe can give odds to any “human” weapon from the thematic selection of films, despite the fact that the directors have already come up with a huge number of options for super-powerful weapons. In the fifth installment of the Transformers film franchise, people will once again have to confront machines. Surely the transformers will use their entire arsenal of weapons and develop new ones. The stakes are too high, let's hope that Michael Bay has armed the warring parties to the teeth, and the fight will be spectacular.
A robot equipped with thermonuclear weapons, the ability to grow in size (with a height of 10 meters) and high intellectual abilities is extremely dangerous enemy. It's no surprise that the Transformers Defenders are willing to sacrifice themselves to save a powerful source of energy from Megatron's clutches. But the fight won't be easy. After all, the leader of the Decepticons is ready to do anything to gain power over the Galaxy.
History of creation
Megatron owes his birth to the Hasbro company, which in 1984 released the first batch of plastic robots under the common name “Transformers”.
The toy manufacturer, who managed to become famous thanks to “My Little Pony,” did not at all plan to develop a story about intergalactic battles. A biography of Megatron and other Decepticons was invented by Jim Shooter - Chief Editor Marvel, with whom Hasbro worked to promote the series. To increase sales, it was decided to launch comics of the same name.
The development of future heroes was entrusted to Bob Budiansky. The editor of the robot series states that the meaning of Megatron's name is related to the scientific term "megaton", which refers to powerful explosive force. By the way, Bob came up with the names and characteristics of the robots in just one weekend.
The release of the comic boosted Transformers sales, but the launch of the cartoons of the same name beat the estimated numbers. The popular series remained in demand on the toy market for two decades. Gradually, plastic robots were replaced by new heroes.
The second wave of popularity captured Megatron and his team after the announcement of the film, which he undertook to direct. The film company Paramount Pictures based the plot of the blockbuster storyline the first comics (over 20 years, glossy magazines were relaunched several times), dedicated to the confrontation between the Decepticons and Autobots. The ratings of the film franchise confirm that such a decision turned out to be extremely correct.
"Transformers"
The biography of the cruel and cunning leader of the Decepticons began in the mines of the planet Cybertron. Designed to mine energon, Megatron undergoes rapid evolution and assumes the position of gladiator. During the next battle, the robot meets the planet’s archivist.
Creatures so different in character find a common language. Smart machines spend a lot of time together and even call each other brothers. Everything changes when power comes into play between friends.
Having achieved a change in government, Megatron and Optimus Prime receive a leadership matrix. But first of all, the inhabitants of Cybertron entrust control of the planet to Prime. Megatron's character is to blame - the cruel robot does not spare either enemies or allies. Angry at other cars and ex best friend, Megatron creates his own gang. His team members are called Decepticons, which means "deceived."
Wanting to gain power, the rebel leader makes an attempt to capture the Great Spark - a powerful artifact with unprecedented energy. The war for leadership ravaged the planet, and the Spark itself disappeared from the sight of the warring factions.
After a lengthy search, Megatron picks up signals from an artifact on Earth. Having set out for the long-awaited prey, the robot ends up in the Arctic Ocean, from which it cannot get out on its own.
Megatron owes his own salvation from icy captivity to a scientist named Archibald Witwicky. A man accidentally comes across smart car and sends the motionless find to the laboratory, from where Megatron is rescued by the Decepticons who arrived after the leader.
Prolonged adaptation on Earth caused the loss of temporary advantage. By the time the search for Spark began, Optimus Prime and other Autobots (Bumblebee, Jazz and others) had already settled in the United States. Therefore, attempts to find the desired artifact are accompanied by constant clashes with former allies.
Another factor that Megatron did not take into account was people. Thanks to the active assistance of the caring inhabitants of the Earth to the Autobots, the leader of the Decepticons collapses. The robot's spare parts, preserved after the final battle, were buried by the military near Canada.
Two years later, the villain finds a way to resurrect. But now, in addition to the search for weapons, Megatron is occupied with another question: how to regain power over the group, which, during the leader’s absence, found a new leader. Alas, the cunning robot has to settle for a secondary place on the team.
However, soon the newly-minted leader of the Decepticons is defeated. Megatron hides in the desert to think about the current situation and develop a plan that will finally destroy Optimus Prime.
Realizing that he cannot defeat his long-time enemy on his own, Megatron does not hesitate to attract former Autobot allies to his side. However, help from Sentinel Prime still does not bring the desired result. The result is sad. Megatron is defeated and completely loses his physical shell.
The only thing that remains from the cunning manipulator is artificial intelligence, who is carelessly moved into a new android. However, this does not mean at all that the true strategist and bloodthirsty warrior will not return to his previous form and make another attempt to take over the Galaxy.
Film adaptations
Megatron first appeared on television in 1984 - the animation studio Toei Animation launched the animated series The Transformers. For four seasons, viewers watched the confrontation between Autobots and Decepticons. The voice of the leader of the Earth invaders was given by actor Frank Welker.
The continuation of the animated series was released in 1996 and was called “Battle of the Beasts.” The main characters of the adventures were the descendants of the characters involved in the creation of Toei Animation. The power-hungry robot was voiced by actor David Kaye.
In 2007, the confrontation between robots interested the producers of Paramount Pictures. The development of Megatron required painstaking work from visual effects specialists, so the character in the film “Transformers” underwent numerous modifications, including at the request of the hero’s fans. The actor was entrusted with voicing the leader of the Decepticons.
“Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (2009) is a continuation of the popular film franchise. The fallen leader of the robots will once again attempt to seize power. This time, Megatron will face a battle with old enemies and the support of new allies. Hugo Weaving was once again offered the voice of the tyrant.
In 2010, the united universe was supplemented by the animated series Transformers: Prime. The animated film tells about Megatron's return to Earth and the robot's confrontation with Optimus Prime, an old enemy and leader of the Autobots. The hero appears in 55 of 65 episodes. Frank Welker was offered to return to voicing the character.
Continuation of the dynamic blockbuster – “Transformers 3: Dark side Moons" - published in 2011. Megatron does not give up attempts to seize power over the Galaxy, using not very honest means for these purposes. But the already famous Autobots will again stand up to defend the Earth.
In 2017, unexpectedly for fans of robot adventures in the film “b,” the role of the main antagonist again went to Megatron. Fans, confident that the Decepticon leader died in yet another battle, were happy about the next confrontation between the tyrant and his beloved Autobot Optimus Prime.
Quotes
“You fight on the side of the weak and that’s why you lose.”
“A smart tyrant always allows fools to act in a crisis.”
“What motivates you, little man? Fear or courage? Nowhere to run. Give me the Spark, silly, and I’ll let you live.”
“Even in death there is no other command but mine!”
Love, compassion, pity have no meaning for Megatron. He rose to the position of leader of the Decepticons through a combination of brute strength, cunning, ruthlessness and ferocity. On Cybertron, he was the commander-in-chief of military operations against the Autobots, who called him "The Origin of Dust." This title was created out of fear and respect for Megatron. Megatron is proud of his title. The exile to Earth made him even more angry and irritated, if such a thing is even possible. He can't wait to return to Cybertron and finish the job of destroying the Autobots. While on Earth, he completely devoted himself to the destruction of those of them who ended up here with him, but his plans go even further. He realizes that the Earth is a giant storehouse of metals and fuel, and intends to master it all with the help of his Decepticons. Moreover, his further plans are so grandiose that even the Decepticons are unaware of them - he intends to enslave the population of the Earth. No exceptions to his motto are allowed.
Abilities: Megatron is amazingly strong and intelligent. In these qualities, he is equal to the leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime. Its thermonuclear cannon is capable of turning a negligible amount of matter into a huge mass of atomic explosive. The cannon fires up to 12 miles and is capable of wiping out a small town. Megatron is able to use internal electrical circuits to connect a cannon to a black hole to receive energy from anti-matter. The power of the shot in this case increases in gigantic proportion, but the procedure requires too much effort from Megatron himself, even for one single shot.
Weaknesses: Megatron has no known weaknesses.
Story in the Michael Bay universe:
Megatron was not always the evil, cruel and powerful overlord of the Decepticons. He was once a student of Sentinel Prime and a friend of Optimus. Megatron was given the honor of assuming the duties of Cybertron's protector and commander of its defense forces. However, Megatron was extremely outraged by the privileged position of Optimus, who was Prime, and therefore, most likely, the next leader of the Transformers after Sentinel. This allowed the Fallen to convince Megatron to come over to his side and start a rebellion. War broke out on Cybertron, and the rebels began to be called Decepticons. However, even without the Fallen, Megatron would sooner or later start a war to get rid of Optimus. Megatron is obsessed with his goals and desires. For their sake, he is ready to risk anything: his charges, his home planet and even his own life. Absolute power is all he wants and is fighting for. Megatron on Earth did not disguise his alternate mode, preferring to transform into a powerful space fighter.
Three years after Operation Firestorm and the death of the Fallen, Megatron showed up in Africa. A former tyrant is hiding in the Namibian desert. It adapted to local conditions by adopting the alternate mode of Earth's armored military tractor, the M915 Line-Haul Mack Titan 10-wheeler Tank Truck. He still has not fully recovered from the damage that Optimus Prime inflicted on him in their last battle, and apparently lost the ability to fly. Most He spent time sitting on some kind of crumbling throne made of all sorts of garbage and scrap metal, allowing drones led by Igor to restore his dilapidated body. From time to time, Megatron would sneak out of his camp in search of energy, frightening the local animals with his terrifying appearance. His exile was interrupted by a message from Laserbeak, who reported to Megatron about Optimus's fight with Shockwave and that the Autobots had discovered the remains of the missing Ark. This was exactly what Megatron had been waiting for. His trap for the Autobots worked, and it was time for the Decepticons to strike again.
After Megatron was defeated by the Allspark's power, the Decepticons found themselves decapitated and disorganized for a time. But it didn't last long. Soundwave, having connected to an American military communications satellite, intercepted a conversation between Presidential Representative Theodore Galloway and NEST management, in which he mentioned that Allspark was not completely destroyed, one of the fragments was hidden at the carefully guarded B-14 facility in an electromagnetic safe, and Megatron's body rests at the bottom of the Laurentian Abyss. Soundwave's envoy, Ravage, broke into the facility and stole the fragment. Then Scalpel (a miniature Decepticon doctor), accompanied by the Constructicons, delivered the fragment to the burial place of their leader. As a result, Megatron was resurrected and received a new, even more powerful body and an alternative mode of a Cybertronian tank. Most of all, Megatron thirsts for revenge, but now he cannot do without the help of his ancient ally - Fallen (the Fallen).
Optimus Prime and Megatron once considered each other brothers and ruled the planet together. Megatron led the army, and Optimus led the scientists, but after contact with Fallen, he decided that the available power was not enough, and also secretly entered into a conspiracy with Sentinel Prime. As a result of the conflict that broke out, Allspark was thrown from the planet, and Megatron followed him. Having landed at the North Pole of the Earth, he found himself frozen in the ice, and later found by the explorer Archibald Witwicky.
The specially created organization "Sector 7" moved the frozen Megatron to its base in the Hoover Dam, but in 2007 he was discovered and freed by the Decepticons. In the ensuing battle, Sam Witwicky placed the Allspark into the Decepticon's chest, ending his life. Megatron's body was buried in the Laurentian Trench, where he was later found by his subordinates and revived with the help of a shard of Allspark.
The restored Megatron defeated Optimus Prime in battle, but escaped the subsequent battle in Egypt. Instead, he hid in Africa, where he tried to raise a new generation of Decepticons. Sentinel Prime took over the leadership. Megatron nevertheless intervened in the final battle between Optimus and Sentinel, and then tried to surrender, but was killed.
However, Megatron's head retained the ability to interfere with what was happening, thanks to which Galvatron was created, who inherited part of his personality.
The Transformers (Generation 1)
Megatron was created by the Decepticons as the ideal leader, and when he launched an offensive, the Autobots suffered a crushing defeat. Soon, almost the entire planet was captured by the Decepticons. When the war depleted Cybertron's rich resources, he followed the Autobots to Earth.
The Decepticon leader came up with incredible plans to destroy his enemies, but they were not destined to come true, and he suffered defeat after defeat. He also had to constantly put Starscream in his place, who doubted the leader's ability to achieve final victory over the Autobots. In 2005, Megatron led an attack on an Autobot city on Earth, which resulted in the Decepticon being severely wounded. Helpless, Megatron was thrown into open space, where he was found by Unicron and remade into Galvatron.
