Title:
Megatron MP-36
Description:
Megatron (April 1, 2017/January 27, 2018)
ID number: MP-36
Accessories: Fusion cannon/scope, stock, silencer, energon mace, jointed chain for mace, angry face, smiling face, neutral face, damaged face, chestplate, damaged chestplate, clone control helmet, energy dagger, laser pistol, Key to Vector Sigma.
A completely new mold, this second version of Megatron transforms from a more accurate-looking and well-articulated robot mode into a more realistically-sized gun; those extra design goals make this figure’s transformation even more challenging than the 2007 figure (and, really, anything else). He comes with the stock and silencer parts for the gun that the MP-5 mold was missing, which can be combined to create both the ”telescopic laser cannon” and ”particle beam cannon” arrays the pieces were capable of forming on the Generation 1 toy; the stock also transforms into a ”flight stand” that can support the figure in mid-air. In addition to his ”regular” face, Megatron has alternate angry and smiling faces, plus a fourth, damaged face that, together with an alternate damaged chestplate, replicates his injuries from The Transformers: The Movie. When his face is removed, it exposes a detailed recreation of the interior of his head as it was shown during the ”x-ray” sequence in the film, when he was reformatted into Galvatron.Like the previous Masterpiece figure, Megatron comes with the pistol and energy dagger used during his battle with Prime in the movie, and his energon mace from ”More than Meets the Eye, Part 2,” which this time comes with a jointed plastic chain that allows the weapon to be posed dynamically, in addition to a regular, ”real” chain. Finally, he also comes with a diecast Key to Vector Sigma from the two-part Generation 1 cartoon episode of the same name, and the clone control helmet he wore in ”A Prime Problem.”Unfortunately, this figure is prone to paint damage on areas that scrape together during transformation. Significant care must be taken when covering the robot face with the chestplate (or you can just take the face off beforehand as a precaution). It is apparently impossible to attach the silencer without scraping some paint off the gun barrel, not helped by the fact of some copies having the silencer stuck due to the inner plastic piece meant to slide inside the gun barrel being too thick.Megatron holds the distinction of being the first Masterpiece figure with a soundbox, activated by pressing a button on the fusion cannon, with a red switch to give a selection. The three positions of the cannon’s sliding switch now denote a singular laser noise, the transformation sound effect (played forwards and backwards), and five speech clips by his Japanese voice actor, Seizō Katō: ”Wa-ha-ha-ha, kono orokamono-me!” (Bwah ha ha ha! You fools!), ”Eei, Cybertron wo hineri-tsubuse!” (Hrr--crush the Autobots!), ”Kono yaku-tatazu mono ga!” (You’re all useless!), ”Eei, hakai shite kureru wa!” (Grrah, I’ll destroy you!), and ”Destron gundan, transform!” (Decepticon army, transform!). Due to Katō’s death three years prior, Megatron’s clips were reused from the 2005 reissue Galvatron.When purchased in some non-Japanese online stores like BigBadToyStore, Megatron comes with an orange plug.
On the other hand, Megatron also comes with a collector coin, if bought in Asian countries outside of Japan.This figure was reissued by TakaraTomy on January 27, 2018.
ID number: MP-36
Accessories: Fusion cannon/scope, stock, silencer, energon mace, jointed chain for mace, angry face, smiling face, neutral face, damaged face, chestplate, damaged chestplate, clone control helmet, energy dagger, laser pistol, Key to Vector Sigma.
A completely new mold, this second version of Megatron transforms from a more accurate-looking and well-articulated robot mode into a more realistically-sized gun; those extra design goals make this figure’s transformation even more challenging than the 2007 figure (and, really, anything else). He comes with the stock and silencer parts for the gun that the MP-5 mold was missing, which can be combined to create both the ”telescopic laser cannon” and ”particle beam cannon” arrays the pieces were capable of forming on the Generation 1 toy; the stock also transforms into a ”flight stand” that can support the figure in mid-air. In addition to his ”regular” face, Megatron has alternate angry and smiling faces, plus a fourth, damaged face that, together with an alternate damaged chestplate, replicates his injuries from The Transformers: The Movie. When his face is removed, it exposes a detailed recreation of the interior of his head as it was shown during the ”x-ray” sequence in the film, when he was reformatted into Galvatron.Like the previous Masterpiece figure, Megatron comes with the pistol and energy dagger used during his battle with Prime in the movie, and his energon mace from ”More than Meets the Eye, Part 2,” which this time comes with a jointed plastic chain that allows the weapon to be posed dynamically, in addition to a regular, ”real” chain. Finally, he also comes with a diecast Key to Vector Sigma from the two-part Generation 1 cartoon episode of the same name, and the clone control helmet he wore in ”A Prime Problem.”Unfortunately, this figure is prone to paint damage on areas that scrape together during transformation. Significant care must be taken when covering the robot face with the chestplate (or you can just take the face off beforehand as a precaution). It is apparently impossible to attach the silencer without scraping some paint off the gun barrel, not helped by the fact of some copies having the silencer stuck due to the inner plastic piece meant to slide inside the gun barrel being too thick.Megatron holds the distinction of being the first Masterpiece figure with a soundbox, activated by pressing a button on the fusion cannon, with a red switch to give a selection. The three positions of the cannon’s sliding switch now denote a singular laser noise, the transformation sound effect (played forwards and backwards), and five speech clips by his Japanese voice actor, Seizō Katō: ”Wa-ha-ha-ha, kono orokamono-me!” (Bwah ha ha ha! You fools!), ”Eei, Cybertron wo hineri-tsubuse!” (Hrr--crush the Autobots!), ”Kono yaku-tatazu mono ga!” (You’re all useless!), ”Eei, hakai shite kureru wa!” (Grrah, I’ll destroy you!), and ”Destron gundan, transform!” (Decepticon army, transform!). Due to Katō’s death three years prior, Megatron’s clips were reused from the 2005 reissue Galvatron.When purchased in some non-Japanese online stores like BigBadToyStore, Megatron comes with an orange plug.
On the other hand, Megatron also comes with a collector coin, if bought in Asian countries outside of Japan.This figure was reissued by TakaraTomy on January 27, 2018.
Theme:
Transformers Masterpiece
Manufacturer:
Takara Tomy
Year:
2017
Country:
Luxembourg
Series:
Transformers Masterpiece
Date Added:
2021-08-22 11:32:28
Automatic Estimated Value:
~210,76 €
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-08-11
Date Added:
2021-08-22 11:32:28
