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Revamped reference sheet for my Shattered Glass tfp Megatron design.
(The older version of this was out of date when I uploaded it, lacked clear versions of his pre-war/war-time body and didn't have any clean full-body line art.)
Like my previous Reference sheets this is mostly just a collection of sketches and flat colours drawn to help me keep thing's consistent in my fan comics.
(The bio below is just copied from the older version of this ref sheet.)
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Alternative Names/Designations: D-16
Alt-mode: Tandem Rotor Cargo Helicopter,
Earth-mode loosely based on Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight
Forged/Constructed: Constructed, built just after the Quintesson wars.
Rough Age: 3.5 Million Years
Home Planet: Cybertron
Home Polity/City: Tarn
First Language: Neocybex (Standard Cybertronian), Tarnian Dialect
Caste: Manual, Mining Transport
Faction: Decepticon
Integrated Weaponry: None
External Weaponry-
Melee: Short Sword, Mace
Ranged: Fusion Cannon, Pistol, Drill Cannon (Pre-war)
Full Bio: Yeah I know its poorly written, I'm not much of a writer! I didn't originally intend to upload these!
Constructed in Tarn, Megatron was built as a mining transport during the first phase of the post Quintesson-war expansion.
Because he had a flight-capable alt-mode Megatron was fortunate enough to have considerably more travel rights than most other members of the manual caste, and he spent most of his early years in his alt-mode transporting the raw Energon and the other minerals mined in Tarn to the refinery’s in Praxus, Iacon and beyond, although he would occasionally pitch in within the mines themselves.
As most of the long delivery journeys were uneventful -baring the occasional attack by raiders/thieves whom Megatron had to quickly learn to defend himself against- and as there isn’t a lot else to do while in Alt-mode he found himself spending much of his time composing poetry in his head, debating philosophy with himself and considering the state of the world around him.
Megatron eventually began to question the Caste system and the corruption prevalent on Cybertron and began to write and publicize his thoughts, much to the ire of the senate. He also developed an intense distaste for the notion of Primehood, believing that a single Cybertronian should not wield that much physical, religious and political power, although he still maintained a grudging level of respect for the aging Sentinel Prime.
His writings and speeches soon came to the attention of the younger Iaconian Archivist Orion who sought Megatron out to ally himself with his cause. The two would become close friends and confidants and eventually founded what would become known as the Decepticons.
Although the Decepticons would find an ally in Sentinel Prime and a few other members of the Senate, most notably the diplomat Shockwave and the Lord of Vos, Starscream, Pax gradually became angered at their lack of progress and Megatron’s reluctance to use more direct means of forcing change. In his frustration Pax eventually conspired with Senator Dai Atlas, to murder Sentiel Prime, frame Megatron, and secure Dai Atlas as the new prime. In return Dai Atlas would abolish the caste system and root out the corruption.
Pax justified all this to himself by believing that Megatron would be willing to die for reform. However Pax himself would be betrayed by Dai Atlas who had no intention of following through on his side of the bargain.
After Sentinels murder Megatron was indeed arrested, however before he was transferred to a higher security prison for execution, he managed to persuade the Police Detective, Barricade, of his innocence. Not wanting to stand by while an innocent Mech was killed, Barricade assisted Soundwave, Soundwaves Minicons, and the chief archivist Liege Maximo (one of the original thirteen primes), in breaking Megatron out of his captivity.
Upon discovering that Orion Pax, was the murderer and that Pax (who had taken the Key to Vector Sigma off Sentinels corpse) was trying to claim the matrix and Primehood for himself, Megatron tracked his former friend down into vector sigma (after Leige informed him of its location).
Unfortunately, in the ensuing fight over the matrix, Orion Pax did become Optimus Prime.
Bolstered by his new power Optimus Prime overthrew the senate and took brutal control over Cybertron and beyond. Knowing his once-friend had to be stopped, Megatron repurposed the Decepticon movement as a resistance force, with the city’s of Tarn, Vos and Kaon being the first polities to declare themselves independent and allying themselves with Megatron and his forces.
In response Optimus Prime vowed to “Hunt down Sentinel Primes Killer” and declared war on the rebellious cities and the Deceptions starting the great Cybertronian Civil war.
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Note: Shattered Glass is the transformers version of the classic Sci Fi mirror-verse trope, where the Decepticons are the good guys fighting against the evil Autobots.
My other stand alone shattered glass pictures -> www.deviantart.com/soundbluste…
My Shattered Glass AU comics -> www.deviantart.com/soundbluste…
Shattered Glass Reference Sheets -> www.deviantart.com/soundbluste…
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Comments: 89
ZER0GEO-Arts In reply to ??? [2019-09-29 13:42:40 +0000 UTC]
That's okay. It was just a thought is all. I'm sure you will because I love really do love your TFP SG work. I've never have seen anyone put this much work into the TFP SG before and it's paying off as well.
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SoundBluster In reply to ZER0GEO-Arts [2019-09-29 22:56:27 +0000 UTC]
Thanks a lot!
(Though I'm not sure that's a good thing really... XD)
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ZER0GEO-Arts In reply to SoundBluster [2019-09-29 23:32:58 +0000 UTC]
No problem!
(What makes you think so? XD)
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SoundBluster In reply to ZER0GEO-Arts [2019-09-30 07:49:04 +0000 UTC]
Maybe I put too much time into it...
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ZER0GEO-Arts In reply to SoundBluster [2019-09-30 12:50:32 +0000 UTC]
All that time is what made it great
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FlaviGamer In reply to SoundBluster [2019-09-28 20:08:43 +0000 UTC]
You're welcome, follow making great draws
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AgentRobot427 In reply to ??? [2019-09-28 19:11:47 +0000 UTC]
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MysticTopaz04 In reply to ??? [2019-09-28 18:31:51 +0000 UTC]
We’ve got a non bitey friendly shark!!
His bios great!! What happened to Dai Atlas?
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SoundBluster In reply to MysticTopaz04 [2019-09-28 18:44:25 +0000 UTC]
XD
Ultimately killed after Pax became a Prime...
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MysticTopaz04 In reply to SoundBluster [2019-09-28 18:47:35 +0000 UTC]
Good shark.
Oh noo...... he probably had it coming.
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MysticTopaz04 In reply to SoundBluster [2019-09-28 20:11:11 +0000 UTC]
He did conspire to murder another person who’d done the planet good in the past.
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SoundBluster In reply to MysticTopaz04 [2019-09-29 09:11:29 +0000 UTC]
Yeah he's a nasty piece of work...
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Eric743 In reply to ??? [2019-09-28 18:10:52 +0000 UTC]
It just occurred to me after reading the story. What ever ended up happening to Dai Atlas? I imagine Optimus literally stabbed him in the back.
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SoundBluster In reply to Eric743 [2019-09-28 18:18:04 +0000 UTC]
Pretty much...
He didn't live long after pax became the prime...
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SuperR-Illustrations In reply to ??? [2019-09-28 18:04:04 +0000 UTC]
Looks great! Can I make a suggestion?
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SuperR-Illustrations In reply to SoundBluster [2019-09-28 18:07:04 +0000 UTC]
Try making Megs' chest a little wider. Y'know, a bit more buffed. That's it!
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SoundBluster In reply to SuperR-Illustrations [2019-09-28 18:11:52 +0000 UTC]
Fair point Thanks.
It's partly my art style, I tend to slim out my characters...
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symbiote12345 In reply to ??? [2019-09-28 18:00:01 +0000 UTC]
DANG IT! Why couldn't there be a good Megatron that use to be a gladiator?
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SoundBluster In reply to symbiote12345 [2019-09-28 18:08:35 +0000 UTC]
Well in Prime he was a miner who chose to be a gladiator, it didn't really fit with the character I has in mind for sg megs to choose to kill people just to entertain others or himself.
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eta-gamma-14 In reply to ??? [2019-09-28 17:58:14 +0000 UTC]
This new Megatron is impressive. Instead of all spiky like his evil prime universe counterpart, his body is smooth, rugged and exceptionally dynamic. It shows his goodness as well as his aptness for leadership. The colors are nothing to sniff at either.
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SoundBluster In reply to eta-gamma-14 [2019-09-28 18:09:42 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! The underlying body type/design is the same as prime megs I just made a few changes to suit the different alt-mode.
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