Former lead designer for the Transformers brand, Aaron Archer, has posted an unrealized design for a Megatron toy. This design was kicked around by Archer in 2002 or 2003. Had this become a full realized toy, it may have ended up in the Armada toyline. The design itself features Megatron with several large spikes on his shoulder and ginormous forearms. Archer mentions that he thinks he intended the alternate mode to be a bomber or space shuttle.
Take a look at this incredibly menacing looking Megatron after the break! Aaron Archer will be in attendance at NJCC on August 17th and at TFcon Chicago October 24th-26th.
DarkPrinceofKaon
I'm thinking that it may have been a good thing that this thing never came to pass.
Its absolutely hideous.
Feralstorm
Crazy design. To me, it looks like the mental image someone would have of Movieverse Megatron, if it were based on nothing but a description (from a Bay hater )
webz
Transforms into… What…. A Swiss Army knife? I'm not seeing anything else out of the design…
thor20
Kinda reminds me of Megatron in Monstrosity. Wonder if there was inspiration from this for him in that part of the comics continuity.
TCJJ
That looks friggin' badass.
03Mach1
Thanks for everything Aaron but not for this.
Railguard
Would great if this was done for a world war type of design it looks awesome but with an oldness to it
SpinalCord
Very cool… reminds me of a creature from Parasite Eve or Resident Evil
moreprimeland
Now…those are some major GUNS!!
That would have been a wild looking bot.
Jus09
Wicked! Now THIS should be a toy. I would LOVE to own this beast.
jestermon
Looks like it would be a space crab.
bignick1693
Besides the big popeye arms he looks neat.
Roadbuster25
These are always cool to see. Looks like a Megatron fiddler crab.
Bumblebee2000
Whether he would of been Megatron to me, I don't know but I would've bought the hell out of him.
Paxtin
I have to admit, I kinda want to know what the Optimus Prime design to go with this one would have looked like.
SG hailstorm
I'd have bought that, and every repaint that followed
Dinodigger97
Man, that's one crazy design. I like it.
grunge
looks more like what id imagine violin jiger to be.
nobleboivin
wicked
kaijuguy19
The design reminds me a whole lot of Cybershark and Sky-Byte. All the same this is pretty cool looking and I hope some future Megatron designs will take notes from this.