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“Megatron vs. Galvatron: The Mirror Routine”In the original TF movie , the evil Decepticon Megatron was turned into Galvatron , which would became a recurring theme in several other series. And via time-travel and dimension-hopping, Megatrons and Galvatrons have crossed paths more than once , invariably battling one another in the process. One of those occasions saw Armada Megatron facing off against and destroying a Galvatron who invaded from a G1 universe. I found it interesting to consider what might happen if, aware now of the existence of other dimensions, he then launched his own invasions - an especially fitting turn if it occurred after he had become a Galvatron himself. I chose his Galvatron form from the sequel series, Energon , because a toy of it was used as the basis of the Megatron from the Shattered Glass universe, where the Decepticons are the good guys and the Autobots are evil. So if that was the universe he invaded, once again the two would naturally fight each other, but with a different twist.
Bonus nerd points to anybody who can name the background characters and why I chose them. UPDATE: A heaping tablespoon of nerd points to Drancron for IDing Energon Snow Cat & Mirage and Shattered Glass Cyclonus & Tidal Wave, and for knowing that I chose them because the former two used to go by the names of the latter two! Though I cheated a little because the SG universe hasn't been shown to have a Tidal Wave... so I made one up by picking new colors for the Armada toy. Extra super bonus nerd points to anyone who can figure out where I got those colors from! UPDATE 2: ALL THE NERD POINTS to Drancron , who also spotted the color schemes of G1 Seaspray , Broadside , and Elita-1 applied to Tidal Wave's battleship , aircraft carrier , and landing craft components, respectively.
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Comments: 34
Ivy4345 [2019-05-07 01:33:52 +0000 UTC]
I really like the crossover between Dreamwave comics Energon Galvatron and Shattered glass Megatron, a really good mashup that I love. Hope there's gonna be Armada Galvatron meeting IDW's Megatron(Autobot/MTMTE) And see how they would react to each other. Also create another art of Nova prime going fist to fist fight to the death against Overlord Please.
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pugwash1 [2018-07-02 02:52:05 +0000 UTC]
Seriously Hasbro make a shattered glass episode or series come on!
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Battledroidunit047 In reply to DarthWill3 [2016-12-06 06:53:52 +0000 UTC]
Well, this is trouble.
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grepdogg [2014-02-18 08:22:19 +0000 UTC]
this is some darn good art, love the references and colors, great explanation
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MattDrawsRobots In reply to grepdogg [2014-03-14 22:56:25 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I'm always happy when people get something out of the story I put behind my art pieces.
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JZLobo [2014-02-17 19:33:28 +0000 UTC]
I... I think you just out-did yourself in terms of sheer geekery.
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Drancron [2014-02-17 06:35:26 +0000 UTC]
Here's where I stand to lose my nerd points, but does Shattered Glass Tidal Wave split into three components that look somewhat like Seaspray, Broadside and Elita-1?
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MattDrawsRobots In reply to Drancron [2014-02-17 18:47:34 +0000 UTC]
***DINGDINGDINGDINGDING***
Nailed it again! Well done! I've posted this in a few different places, and you're the first to get it. I was a little concerned it was too hard to guess (especially with Elita-1), so thanks for showing me I had nothing to fear.
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Blackvegetable [2014-02-16 23:44:12 +0000 UTC]
Excellent! While I wasn't much of a fan of Energon, I must say this for the win - go SG Megatron!
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MattDrawsRobots In reply to Blackvegetable [2014-02-17 18:59:01 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! Yeah, Energon was a whole lot of wasted potential (especially the cartoon), but I enjoy trying to redeem TF fiction like that by imagining what could have been. So part of my goal was to make Energon Galvy look more badass than he'd ever looked before. But I'm cool with you still rooting for SG Megs because I also enjoy the idea of a heroic Megatron and wanted to bring out a sort of "shining knight" look for him. How many factors of personal history and circumstance would need to change, I wonder, for an embodiment of evil to be a paragon of good? Or how few?
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Blackvegetable In reply to MattDrawsRobots [2014-02-17 22:48:55 +0000 UTC]
You're welcome, and quite the explanation!
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MikePriest83 [2014-02-16 19:49:25 +0000 UTC]
I'm just trying to figure out what the inspiration for SG Tidal Wave's color scheme is. It's driving me nuts, because it looks familiar.
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MattDrawsRobots In reply to MikePriest83 [2014-02-16 20:26:37 +0000 UTC]
I'll give you a hint... It's not just one thing.
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EchoWing [2014-02-16 18:53:04 +0000 UTC]
Well, I can see Snowcat and Mirage back there, and they are of course Decepticons from Energon who were also upgraded. Can't tell who's with SG Megatron, however.
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shatteredglasscomic [2014-02-16 15:36:32 +0000 UTC]
In the universe I created SG Megatron and SG Galvatron are brothers.
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shatteredglasscomic [2014-02-16 15:35:31 +0000 UTC]
This is really good coloring. Love the art.
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Drancron [2014-02-16 12:58:30 +0000 UTC]
I'm now thinking that the guy at the back might not be a Scourge, and instead be Energon Kickback (which might make him a Sweep. Or I could be wrong on all counts.)
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Drancron In reply to Drancron [2014-02-16 13:14:15 +0000 UTC]
Ignore my Scourge/Sweep train of thought. It's Energon Mirage, isn't it? Hence Tidal Wave. Sigh.
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MattDrawsRobots In reply to Drancron [2014-02-16 20:25:57 +0000 UTC]
Yep, you got it! Bonus nerd points to you!
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Drancron [2014-02-16 08:20:02 +0000 UTC]
Wonderful as always. There seems to be a Galvatron/Cyclonus/Scourge theme - Shattered Glass Cyclonus is flying towards Snow Cat (the Energon upgrade of Armada Cyclonus,) and it's hard to tell who's behind him, but I'm thinking it's either Shattered Glass or Cybertron Scourge. And is that a Shattered Glass Tidal Wave on the left?
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LoudlyWhispered [2014-02-16 07:02:51 +0000 UTC]
Your painting skills are frick frakin' awesome!
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MattDrawsRobots In reply to LoudlyWhispered [2014-02-16 21:43:15 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I've never played with depth-of-field as much as I did with this one, so I'm glad the experiment worked!
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MattDrawsRobots In reply to dyemooch [2014-02-16 20:22:01 +0000 UTC]
Thanks, man! That means a lot coming from the dude who colored the likes of this !
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