Transformers: Beast Wars Reveals Megatron Is Truly a Coward

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Warning! Spoilers ahead for Transformers: Beast Wars #15!

IDW Publishing just retconned Megatron from the Beast Wars TV show into a coward by how he reacts to the otherworldly appearance of and sheer might displayed by the mysterious Vok aliens who recently declared war against all of the Transformers who crash-landed on their planet.

Although just the namesake of the evil Decepticon most fans know and love, Megatron, leader of the Predacons, shares many of the same defining characteristic traits as his predecessor from long ago. Until now, most readers were under the logical impression that among them was bravery even when faced against such a threat as the Vok. Beast Wars' Megatron has already proven that he's a tactical genius and rules by fear after all. But that's no longer the case.

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Unlike his rival Optimus Prime of the Maximals who remains cool and collected in the presence of the Vok, Megatron demonstrates reactions that are both uncharacteristic and unbefitting, not only of his rank but of his namesake, in Transformers: Beast Wars #15 by writer Erik Burnham, artist Winston Chan, colorist Ellie Wright and letterers Nathan Widick and Jake Wood. Although Megatron displays no fear when battling the Children of the Vok, he devolves into a bumbling mess once the Vok reveal their true selves. He also later adopts a defeat mentality, even though he had just fallen prey to their powers. It doesn't look good regardless, especially, when Optimus Primal displays cool headedness throughout the entire exchange in contrast and even earns them more time to defend themselves when the Vok had originally intended to destroy them immediately.

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