Title:
Megatron (Tank Mode Missing Head)
Description:
Megatron (Decepticon, 1992)
Accessories: Rifle, 6 missiles, sight
Owing to Hasbro’s inability to re-release the original Megatron because that toy was a pistol, Generation 2 instead saw the release of an entirely new Megatron toy in 1992, now as a large green M1A1 Abrams main battle tank. His main gimmick is his gravity-fed cannon, which holds four of his missiles at once (the remaining two can store in clips inside his legs) and can rapidly launch them one after the other. Pulling back on the cannon’s tab drops a missile into the firing tube and triggers a "lock and load” sound effect, and pressing the launch button is accompanied by a firing sound effect. In tank mode, pressing a panel on his forward section trigger’s the toy’s infamous battle cry of "Megatron Attack!”, while pressing down on the tank body while it is on a flat surface activates engine noises.
In robot mode, Megatron is, by the standards of the time, a very large robot, towering over all Generation 2 incarnations of Optimus Prime. His legs are immobile, but he has upper shoulder rotation and elbow joints; when raised, his left arm triggers an electronic laser sound effect. His cannon and all its sound effects still work in this mode, as does his "Megatron Attack!” sound effect, now triggered by pressing down on the figure’s head. Megatron also features an autotransforming gimmick on the head, as it pops out once the cannon is slid to the right.
This sculpt was slightly redecoed (with new stickers) as Beast Wars II Megastorm.
Furthermore, a retooled version of the toy’s lock-and-load shoulder cannon (or a new sculpt heavily based on it) was used as the main cannon on the I.R.O.N Panther Tank in the very short-lived 1995 G.I. Joe line Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles
Accessories: Rifle, 6 missiles, sight
Owing to Hasbro’s inability to re-release the original Megatron because that toy was a pistol, Generation 2 instead saw the release of an entirely new Megatron toy in 1992, now as a large green M1A1 Abrams main battle tank. His main gimmick is his gravity-fed cannon, which holds four of his missiles at once (the remaining two can store in clips inside his legs) and can rapidly launch them one after the other. Pulling back on the cannon’s tab drops a missile into the firing tube and triggers a "lock and load” sound effect, and pressing the launch button is accompanied by a firing sound effect. In tank mode, pressing a panel on his forward section trigger’s the toy’s infamous battle cry of "Megatron Attack!”, while pressing down on the tank body while it is on a flat surface activates engine noises.
In robot mode, Megatron is, by the standards of the time, a very large robot, towering over all Generation 2 incarnations of Optimus Prime. His legs are immobile, but he has upper shoulder rotation and elbow joints; when raised, his left arm triggers an electronic laser sound effect. His cannon and all its sound effects still work in this mode, as does his "Megatron Attack!” sound effect, now triggered by pressing down on the figure’s head. Megatron also features an autotransforming gimmick on the head, as it pops out once the cannon is slid to the right.
This sculpt was slightly redecoed (with new stickers) as Beast Wars II Megastorm.
Furthermore, a retooled version of the toy’s lock-and-load shoulder cannon (or a new sculpt heavily based on it) was used as the main cannon on the I.R.O.N Panther Tank in the very short-lived 1995 G.I. Joe line Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles
Theme:
Generation 2
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
1992
Country:
United States
Series:
G2
Model Number:
Green Tank
Date Added:
2021-12-01 15:58:49
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-01-25
Date Added:
2021-12-01 15:58:49
