Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity

And this was before the Hate Plague.

Sometimes crazy doesn't work... but try telling that to Galvatron!

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Voice actor: Leonard Nimoy (English, The Movie), Frank Welker (English, television series), Seizō Katō (Japanese), Yang Wenyuan (Chinese, TV series), Gao Quansheng (Chinese, The Rebirth), Marcel Guido (French, The Movie), Serge Lhorca (European French, TV series), Unknown (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness" episodes & "Surprise Party"), Jean Claudio (European French, "Webworld" & "Carnage in C-Minor"), Philippe Roullier (European French, "The Dweller in the Depths" & "The Face of the Nijika"), Albert Augier (European French, "The Rebirth, Part 1"), Serge Bourrier (European French, "The Rebirth, Part 3"), Carl Béchard (Canadian French, TV series), Gerd Wiedenhofen (German, television series), Manfred Erdmann (German, The Movie), Thomas Rauscher (German, Generation 2), Romano Malaspina (Italian, The Movie second dub), Júlio César (Portuguese, The Movie TV dub), José Santa Cruz (Portuguese, The Movie VHS dub), Daoiz Cabezudo (Portuguese, The Movie Fox Kids dub), Marcos Miranda (Portuguese, season 3), Jordi Varela (Spain-Spanish, The Movie), Alejandro Abdalah (Latin American Spanish), Mikhail Chernyak (Russian)

"Legs! I've still got legs!"

In 2005, after being mortally wounded by Optimus Prime during the Battle of Autobot City, Megatron was left to float aimlessly through space after being punted out of the overloaded Astrotrain by Starscream, who decided to take advantage of his master's near-death state to finally take command. Megatron was then summoned by Unicron, who offered him a new body, a warship and new troops to command, so long as he destroyed the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. Megatron reluctantly accepted and was upgraded into Galvatron, a more fearsome and powerful warrior, while his former troops were similarly reformatted.

Nothing can save you, Autobot, except maybe the powerful artifact around my neck! But that'll never happen.

Commanded by his new master to destroy the Matrix, Galvatron, eager to take revenge on the one who had cast him into the void, first took his new troops to Cybertron; upon arrival, they crashed Starscream's coronation as the Decepticon leader. Galvatron dismissed the ceremony as “bad comedy” before taking swift vengeance on the traitorous Air Commander, transforming to his new cannon mode and reducing Starscream to ash with a single blast. This dark spectacle enabled Galvatron to quickly reassert his authority over the Decepticons, but it was not long after that he witnessed Unicron devour one of Cybertron's moons. Infuriated by this affront, Galvatron's rage was met with agony induced by Unicron. Reminded of his new place, Galvatron was forced to quell his fury for the time being. Galvatron then led the Decepticons to Earth in a second attack on Autobot City, hitting the few remaining Autobots in full-force. Ultra Magnus led him away from Earth, and Galvatron chased him to the Planet of Junk, where he defeated Magnus and took the Matrix, intending to use it against Unicron.

Galvatron could not open the Matrix, and as punishment for his treachery, Unicron transformed and began tearing Cybertron apart. Horrified, Galvatron transformed to cannon emplacement mode and opened fire on Unicron, but his shots had no effect and the dark god swallowed him whole. Inside Unicron's belly, he met up with Hot Rod. Though he initially suggested an alliance with the young Autobot against the mutual threat of his master, the Chaos Bringer again mentally tortured Galvatron for his attempted treachery and then forced him to attack Hot Rod. Hot Rod eventually managed to wrest the Matrix away from Galvatron and open it, leading to his transformation into Rodimus Prime. Flush with new power, Rodimus hurled Galvatron from inside Unicron and into deep space. The Transformers: The Movie

But this would not be the end of Galvatron.

He'll never be let back into this country club ever again.

The weakened Decepticons were subsequently routed by the Autobots and forced off Cybertron, relocating to the burned-out world of Chaar. After eking out a living there in energy-deprived squalor for some time, they were visited by Cyclonus and Scourge, who'd finally decided to return the Decepticons to glory by seeking out the lost Galvatron.Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1

They found him sunk in a lava pit on the distant planet Thrull and managed to free him. However, the effects of the "plasma bath" irrevocably altered Galvatron's sanity chips, rendering him omnicidally insane. Upon regaining his freedom, he thrashed Cyclonus and Scourge and sundered Thrull. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2 Told that the humans and Autobots had collaborated to build a space station as Earth's first line of defense, he was highly amused, and headed for the nearest warp gate. On reaching Outpost One, he and his men attacked the station, quickly destroying it and coincidentally damaging the shuttle piloted by Blurr and Wheelie. Galvatron spotted the shuttle making a break for Jupiter, and demanded the heads of the Autobots as souvenirs. With one blast, he destroyed the ship, but the two occupants had escaped and began plummeting into the planet's atmosphere. One Sweep, blasted by Wheelie, cried out to Galvatron to save him, but was only told to meet his end with dignity. Galvatron then blasted a nearby storm cell, causing an implosion.

Plasma is the Sniffling, Sneezing, Coughing, Aching, Stuffy-head, Fever, So-You-Can-Bwaah! medicine.

Believing the Autobots to be destroyed, Galvatron ordered Cyclonus to take him to Chaar. He was shocked at the conditions that the Decepticon army were forced to live under, and was even more surprised to be told by Blitzwing that the bulk of the Decepticon forces had left under new leadership. Incensed, he announced that he was the leader of the Decepticons, and the usurpers would pay. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3 He and his loyal men swiftly found the rest of the Decepticons fighting the Autobots on Goo 8739-B, and Galvatron swiftly ordered an attack. When Cyclonus inquired who they were attacking, Galvatron simply replied "everyone". After making Motormaster beg for his life, Galvatron succeeded in regaining the loyalty of his troops, and turned his attention on those who had usurped him in the first place—the Quintessons. The Quintessons attempted to negotiate, successfully bluffing Galvatron with stories of a Decepticon Matrix of Leadership which they would give him if he destroyed the Autobots down on Goo. Although he tried, the Autobots were snatched from danger by the Junkions. Still, he got to destroy Goo, and the Quintessons were subsequently able to persuade him to join forces with them to destroy both the Autobots and the humans.

Oooooh, what does this bu-tton dooo?

Plans were swiftly drawn to attack simultaneously on Earth and Cybertron. On Earth, the Constructicons constructed Trypticon from a human city, while a decoy human shuttle was crashed into the central power facility on Cybertron, knocking out the planet's defences. Galvatron himself led the attack on Cybertron, unaware that the Quintessons plotted against him. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4 The battle going well, Galvatron sent Blitzwing to give a status report to their allies, but was angered when the triple-changer returned a short time later to say that not only had he not given the status report, but there was no Decepticon Matrix. Blitzwing was soon sent hurtling towards the Autobots. Galvatron soon followed the Autobots and the now-traitorous Blitzwing to a chamber deep inside Cybertron, where a Sharkticon had been about to pull a lever. Convinced that the switch had something to do with the Decepticon Matrix, Galvatron pulled it himself—and every Transformer in the galaxy shut down. Fortunately the human Spike Witwicky destroyed the switch, returning the Transformers to life. Though Galvatron chased the Quintessons, they swiftly escaped in a pod. He was then prevented from blasting Rodimus by Blitzwing, and angrily told the Triple Changer that he was no longer welcome in the ranks of the Decepticons before ordering a retreat. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5

The Decepticon palette was out of everything but purple.

Informed by Blast Off of a new type of ammunition, death crystals, Galvatron went to planet Dread, where the crystals originated, intending to carry out a new plan—build a cannon which would fire death crystals at Cybertron. He found a ready-made work force in the slaves left behind by the Orbs, and soon had a giant cannon constructed. Just as all was ready, a group of Autobots, led to the planet by Kup, attacked the installation. Predaking was able to keep them busy while he lined up for a shot at Cybertron, however Kup was also keeping busy, freeing the slaves and waking the monster Chaos. During the confusion of the slave revolt, Kup used the death crystal cannon to destroy Chaos and causing the volcano to erupt. Galvatron was last seen fleeing the swiftly moving lava. Chaos

While hunting an Autobot shuttle through space, Galvatron and his lieutenants managed to utterly destroy the ship. Not one to fall for the same trick twice, Galvatron continued searching the area until the Decepticons detected the shuttle's lifepod flying towards an enormous structure. This "funeral barge" carried in it the deactivated bodies of the Autobots who died during the Great War. Galvatron and his lieutenants pursued Rodimus Prime's crew into the barge, but were driven off by the sudden arrival of Optimus Prime, seemingly back from the dead. Dark Awakening

Galvatron strangles the Invisible Swordsman.

When Scourge and Cyclonus alerted him to the location of a pacifistic and energon-rich world known as Paradron, Galvatron saw a perfect opportunity for conquest. The Decepticon invasion of Paradron was brief but brutal, and the populace was converted into slave labor. One Paradronian Transformer named Sandstorm escaped and brought the Autobots back to free his people. Eventually the Autobots detonated the planet's primary energon core, destroying the planet itself and driving off Galvatron's troops. Fight or Flee

Following his defeat by Metroplex, Trypticon had been sent to Dinobot Island for recuperation. When the Decepticon fueler Octane removed him, Galvatron went looking for the missing duo and found them consorting with humans in Carbombya. He was ready to annihilate the "traitor" Octane for defying his orders, but Octane quickly explained that the purefied Carbombyan oil made for a super-energon mixture, powerful enough to recharge Trypticon (and, hopefully, make him larger than a small Combiner again). Galvatron took control of the nation by removing Abdul Fakkadi (Supreme Military Commander, President-for-Life, and King of Kings of the Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya) from office and locked him and his troops up in a cage. Despite being more powerful from the Energon created from Carbombya, the Decepticons were still defeated and forced to retreat. Thief in the Night

Spontaneous combustion? What the hell is th—

Galvatron apparently reverted to his original assessment of Octane after this debacle, and drove him out of the Decepticons. When Octane began running cargo for the Autobots, he even sent the Combaticons and a freelance thug out to assassinate the traitor. Eventually, Cyclonus and the Sweeps seemingly plucked Octane from the Autobots' grasp on Cybertron itself, and brought him to Chaar for Galvatron to interrogate. Using the information he "coerced" from Octane, Galvatron caught Rodimus Prime alone and engaged him in single combat. Unfortunately, the whole thing was a ruse set up by Octane and Starscream's ghost, who was possessing Cyclonus at the time. Galvatron was abandoned in the presence of Rodimus, Ultra Magnus and a full Autobot battle group. In what was surely an epic battle (that we sadly didn't see a minute of), Galvatron ultimately escaped and made his way back to Chaar, deposing the usurpers and seemingly driving off the ghost of Starscream. Starscream's Ghost

Upon learning that the Autobots intended to host a first annual peace conference on Cybertron, Galvatron was dead set against letting their plans succeed. Despite several sabotage attempts by the Combaticons, Cyclonus and the Sweeps, though, the conference went through as planned. Surprise Party

Despite Galvatron's earlier attempts to be rid of him, Starscream's ghost returned to plague the Decepticons again. He partnered with Scourge against the Decepticons, kidnapped Astrotrain, and even stole one of Trypticon's eyes, leaving Galvatron even more infuriated than usual at this constant undermining of his operations. When Starscream returned once more and possessed Trypticon himself, it was the last straw, and Galvatron led a full Decepticon battle group after "Trypticon" to Cybertron. The fighting was fruitless, and eventually the Decepticons limped away, having exhausted all their weaponry. Not long thereafter, Galvatron's particle cannon had apparently recharged, because he took several parting shots at Starscream while his "ghost" tumbled uncontrollably through space. Ghost in the Machine

Well, that's all wrapped up...

Although Galvatron led the Decepticons on many wacky adventures against the Autobots throughout 2006, his insanity would usually lead to each mission ending in failure. (He loved shooting his own troops, for instance.) At one point, his derangement became so severe, the Decepticon "union officials" Swindle, Motormaster and Laserbeak threatened to strike. The perpetually loyal Cyclonus was left little choice but to dupe Galvatron into taking therapy sessions (albeit by force) on Torkulon, the therapy planet. After nearly murdering an attendant during a word-association session and somehow building a gun in an arts and crafts class, Galvatron was deemed incurable by conventional methods. The doctors attempted to use living extensions of the planet to give him a lobotomy (much to Cyclonus's disapproval), but Galvatron broke free and murdered the sentient organic core of Torkulon. While the planet's core was connected to Galvatron's mind the planet began to go mad, with several of the organic planets functions going out of control. After that, he razed the entire planet's civilization, leaving them so broken it would take centuries to rebuild. After his connection to the planet he appeared to have regained some of his sanity. Webworld

A new plan saw the Constructicons building engines into the side of a comet, with the intention to crash it into Metroplex on Earth. Unsurprisingly the engines were destroyed by the Autobots before they could even be fired up, however the comet was set on course to a nearby world. The comet was shortly obliterated by sound waves emanating from the planet, also causing the Transformers present to plummet to its surface. Galvatron took Soundwave, intending to find the source of the sonic weapon and use it against the Autobots. Although the Autobots reached the city first, meeting with the leader of Eurythma, the two Decepticons eavesdropped and were able to establish that they needed to talk to Allegra. After dropping a bridge on the Autobots, Galvatron and Soundwave were able to talk Allegra into giving them her part of the harmony, and then obtained the other two parts of the harmony in quick succession. The Decepticons headed for Earth to attack Metroplex. Unfortunately Soundwave's attempt to use the destructive harmony were thwarted by the Eurythmans' use of anti-sound. The Decepticons retreated, though Galvatron raged that he hadn't ordered it. Carnage in C-Minor

I'm sure this can only be a good thing.

Galvatron was in one of his more obstinate moods when Astrotrain came to Chaar reporting on how the Junkions had apparently turned against the Autobots. Even when Cyclonus began advocating for intervention on the matter, Galvatron still couldn't bring himself to care. Eventually the hypnotic television signals being beamed to the Junkions to alter their behavior made their way to Galvatron, along with the rest of the galaxy. He was subliminally drawn into a massive conflict in the skies over the planet of Junk, all part of a Quintesson ploy to create a massive diversion and recover one of their lost journals from Junk. Only after Blaster jammed the signal did the television stop "bewitching" Galvatron. The Big Broadcast of 2006 When Predaking later happened across that same Quintesson journal, Galvatron joined Cyclonus and the Sweeps in an effort to steal the journal away from both the Autobots and the Quintessons. It played like a game of hot potato for a while, but ultimately the Autobots got the journal and the Decepticons just gave up. The Quintesson Journal

One day, Galvatron was in the middle of a morale speech for his troops (re: right about to blast the closest Sweeps into stray particles for sheer pique), when he was interrupted by Quintesson visitors. After his last few dealings with the creatures, Galvatron was ready to blast these Quintessons all the same, but they gave him a gentle lecture about the unfairness of stereotyping which somehow convinced Galvatron to listen to the tentacled freaks. Galvatron brought Cyclonus and the five Sweeps with him to Cybertron, following the Quintessons' directions to the Autobots' new power core beneath the planet's surface. Searching for the power core, the Decepticons inadvertently let loose the monstrous Trans-Organics and the massive energy-draining Dweller. The Dweller began leeching the life from Galvatron's troops one by one as they tried to flee from the creature. Galvatron showed his heart-felt respect for Cyclonus by throwing all the Sweeps into the creature's path first. He even paused for a moment to look back when the Dweller finally caught Cyclonus as well. Galvatron didn't actually try to help or anything, but I'm sure Cyclonus would have appreciated the thought alone. The Dweller in the Depths

Decepticons, I have found the remote control!

Thanks to his plasma damage, Galvatron's sanity really had its ups and down. He was arguably on an upswing during a series of assaults on human and Autobot positions in Europe. Using the attacks as a diversion, Galvatron sent Swindle to infiltrate Metroplex and steal his transforming cog, leaving the city-bot helpless for a rematch with Trypticon. In addition, he began taunting the insecure leader Rodimus Prime with his so-called "Ultimate Weapon", a doomsday device just waiting to be unleashed. As well thought-out and cunning as this scheme may have been, it ultimately fell apart. The Autobots stole Galvatron's idea by taking Trypticon's transforming cog just as Swindle had stolen Metroplex's. Rodimus Prime eventually wised up about the "Ultimate Weapon" as well: he called Galvatron's bluff and forced the Decepticon leader to admit he was holding nothing more than a 7-2 off-suit. The Ultimate Weapon

Deep in space, Galvatron was attempting to surpass a Quintesson quadrant lock when the Quintessons and several Autobots interrupted his efforts. In one of his more manic phases at the time, Galvatron chose to stake his claim by hurling Cyclonus face-first through the lock once the Quintessons began to open it. The Face of the Nijika

Galvatron once attempted to destroy the Autobots by feeding anti-electrons into their new power generator. The initial attempt failed, so the Decepticons tried to raid Unicron's head for a new source of anti-electrons inside the planet-eater's brain. The Autobots arrived shortly after Galvatron's team, so he sent his new Terrorcon beasts to occupy the heroes. Galvatron was undone by his own scheming, as the anti-electrons had temporarily turned the Dinobot Grimlock into a super-intelligent genius. Grimlock built a new team of Autobot warriors called Technobots from scratch, right inside Unicron's head. The Technobots were skilled enough to destroy Galvatron's new source of anti-electrons, and drive off the Terrorcons' combined form of Abominus. Grimlock's New Brain

"Okay, how the hell did I fit in you?!"
"I don't know mighty Galvatron, but I wish you'd try more often."

In a major fight with the Autobots, a large number of Galvatron's troops began staring off into space in the middle of the battle. He lost some of his best soldiers to this effect, like Trypticon, the Predacons, the Terrorcons, Soundwave's Mini-Cassettes...okay, maybe not the Cassettes, but the rest were important. Galvatron ended the fight to go chasing after the deserters, only to be caught by the power of Tornedron and drained of all his energy. It was only thanks to the fleeing Primitives that Tornedron's effect was eventually reversed. Call of the Primitives

Who are YOU gonna call?

Galvatron was very pleased when Dead End and Wildrider returned from a scouting mission on Earth, having beaten Rodimus Prime and claimed the Matrix of Leadership itself. Galvatron tried to load the Matrix into his particle cannon as a power source, but instead of energy blasts, it summoned the ghosts of departed Autobot leaders. They spooked Galvatron into getting rid of the Matrix, but his underling Scourge claimed the Matrix for himself and managed to magnify his powers a thousandfold. Scourge used his newfound might to overthrow Galvatron and the loyal Cyclonus, temporarily claiming control of the Decepticons. Galvatron and Cyclonus eventually recovered and came to Earth just after Scourge lost the Matrix back to Rodimus Prime. After a few quick particle blasts for emphasis, though, Galvatron soon accepted Scourge back into the Decepticons. The Burden Hardest to Bear

"Just like the good old times, isn't it Prime?"
"There were no good times, ya creep."

Galvatron and the Decepticons had arrived early to reserve their seats at a football stadium, when Ratbat flew in with news that Optimus Prime's body had been preserved at a nearby laboratory. Unfortunately, the Decepticons arrived just in time to be infected by the outbreak of the Hate Plague. Galvatron fled when his warriors turned crazed. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1 Half-mad to begin with at the best of times, Galvatron soon learned that even the one-eyed man cannot always rule the kingdom of the blind, and found himself on the run from half the galaxy. However, despite his insanity, he teamed up with the resurrected Optimus Prime to stop the Hate Plague. Galvatron wound up becoming infected by the plague and attempted to kill an unconscious Optimus Prime with an axe. Optimus woke up in the nick of time and opened the Matrix directly in Galvatron's face. The wisdom of the Matrix not only cured the universe of the Hate Plague, it cured Galvatron's madness as well. Well, kinda. Grateful, Galvatron sanely declared, "There will be no war today, Optimus. You have earned Galvatron's respect," and called a brief truce. The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2

In 2007, Galvatron called off the truce and led an assault on Autobot City, searching for the Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber. The Decepticons succeeded in stealing the key and promptly headed to Cybertron. As Galvatron lead the attack directly, Scourge was ordered to activate the chamber but the Plasma Energy overloaded his circuitry, leaving a group of Autobots to recover the key and promptly be spirited halfway across the galaxy as a result of the plasma energy. Coming across Scourge's inactive form, an infuriated Galvatron was inclined to kill the deactivated Decepticon but Slugslinger and Cyclonus convinced their leader to stay his hand, if only to learn what happened to the key. After Scourge recounted what had occurred, Galvatron ignored his minion's warnings about the danger of the Plasma Energy and ordered him to rectify his mistake by recovering the key. Galvatron then commanded Cyclonus and about a dozen other Decepticons accompany Scourge to ensure the mission's success. The Rebirth, Part 1

Although seemingly lucid during this period, he had formulated what was perhaps his most genocidal and unbalanced scheme ever: having converted Cybertron into a galactic dreadnought, Galvatron maneuvered it into Earth's orbit, planning to release the Plasma Energy Chamber's payload into Earth's sun. The resulting supernova would wipe both Earth and Cybertron off the face of the galaxy, presumably leaving Galvatron to gain mastery over everything left. Grudgingly teamed with the Transformer-Nebulan hybrid Lord Zarak, Galvatron was eventually defeated and sent tumbling through space, ushering Cybertron into a new Golden Age. After regaining control, Galvatron vowed to collect energy from disparate corners of the galaxy and return to Cybertron: "We will attack other planets, we will suck them dry! We will build a planet a hundred times more powerful than Cybertron, and I will rule the galaxy!" Zarak made it clear he intended it to be a "we" leadership. The Rebirth, Part 3

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Optimus Prime opening the Matrix of Leadership on a Hate Plague-infected Cyclonus, Galvatron, and Scourge was one of the highlights of Vector Prime's career as the guardian of spacetime. Vector Prime: In the Beginning

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After briefly touching the Matrix of Leadership, the youthful Autobot Hot Rod was given a vision. In it, he saw an older version of himself doing battle with a mysterious, powerful Decepticon (Galvatron). The Transformers

Rodimus vs. Cyclonus

After terminating Ultra Magnus on the Planet of Junk, Galvatron ordered Cyclonus and Scourge to wipe out the rest of the Autobots. He suggested they make a game of it and whoever returned to him with the most heads won. Alas, this competition undermined his goal and Cyclonus and Scourge spent more time trying to sabotage each other than actually killing anybody.Rodimus vs. Cyclonus

Japanese cartoon continuity

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Kiss Players

After being hurled out of Unicron and into space by Rodimus Prime, Galvatron's flight path was disrupted by the Sparkbots, a trio of Unicron's servants who were already working to resurrect their master. Kiss Players #51 The Decepticon leader crash-landed on the planet Earth, obliterating the city of Tokyo. This catastrophic loss of life destroyed Human-Transformer relations and led to the formation of the Earth Defense Command, a governmental organization which drove Transformers from the face of the planet. Appropriating Galvatron's remains, the EDC reverse-engineered a fleet of human-operated "Autorooper" Transformers to perform this task.

As 2006 settled in, Galvatron's impact was revealed to have had an even greater effect than anyone had expected: The blast caused by his impact had scattered his Unicron-empowered cells throughout the planet's atmosphere. When his cells came into contact with other objects and animals, they fused with them, creating an army of monstrous creatures referred to as "Legion". This disastrous event also created the means to defend the world against Legion, however: When Galvatron's cells came into contact with human beings, these humans gained the ability to fuse with other entities containing his cells. With their Autoroopers being the perfect candidates for this "Parasitech" fusion process, the EDC began recruiting and training these "Kiss Players" as combat squads to battle the Legion.

Seeking to uncover the ulterior motives of EDC Commander Hitoshizuku Amaō, Kiss Players Marissa Faireborn, Shaoshao Li and Atari Hitotonari discovered the remains of Galvatron beneath the EDC headquarters. Amaō's plan to use the Legions to resurrect her daughter, who had died in Galvatron's impact, was foiled when all the Legions and Autoroopers fused with Galvatron's corpse, restoring his cells and reconstituting his body. Galvatron's body was shot back into space, where it went on to crash on Thrull. I, You, and the Spinning Earth

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Starscream reminisced about the time Galvatron blew him into oblivion. He remarked that Galvatron was particularly bad-mannered. Oh, and insane. MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.

The Battle of the Star Gate

The ghost of Starscream recounted to his younger, aliver self the events that led to his death at Galvatron's hands. The Battle of the Star Gate

Macrocosmic Seekers

Galvatron and the Decepticons intercepted a transmission about the Autobots picking up a rare treasure on Junk. Unaware that the "treasure" was merely a lost piece of Optimus Prime's armor, and held only sentimental value, Galvatron launched an attack to retrieve it. Unending Battle

As the battle raged, an exiled Quintesson known as the Seeker arrived on Junk, and captured Galvatron and the other Transformers for his private collection. They were teleported aboard a massive transparent treasure ship for storage and viewing. A Treasure Lost The Seeker wished to study the unique reformatting process undergone by Galvatron and his minions. They were placed inside stasis chamber and time itself rewound around them to the very moment that Unicron transformed them into what they had become. Eternal Moment

A Junkion named Scrapheap freed the captives, and Galvatron discovered his body transformed by the Seeker's manipulations, giving a new tank mode and dramatically increased power. The Transformers began their escape before their "host" could place them back in stasis. Time to Move The Seeker himself had evolved into a state of pure information, and the more of his treasure ship was destroyed, the more information that made up his being was lost. Eventually, the Seeker winked out of existence as his ship sustained more damage than it could hold. Those Who Resist

As the Autobots and Decepticons prepared to return to their respective armies, the last of the Seeker's extra energy faded from Galvatron and the others. Although the two groups had worked side by side during the crisis, the old arguments quickly rose anew and the factions parted with only a momentary truce. A Treasure's True Worth

Generations Selects Special Comic

2011. Unicron.

In 2011, Galvatron and Optimus Prime led a joint Autobot/Decepticon coalition to seal Unicron within the Triple Z Point before he could resurrect using the bodies of his disciples. Galvatron bade Prime use the Matrix of Leadership on the enemy, but he explained it was still recharging on Earth, having been spent eradicating the Hate Plague. Optimus lamented he did not have another Matrix on hand... and then suddenly the two leaders were summoned before Primus. Super Megatron comic 1

Not 2011. Not Unicron.

Galvatron was shown his own imminent demise by Primus and then deposited in orbit around an unfamiliar blue world under attack from an unknown enemy and its swarm of Novaroids. The being gifted Prime a new Silver Matrix filled with the "power of stars" and tasked him with "restoring this world's proper history" before disappearing. This "Star Power" accelerated Prime into the form of Star Convoy, who then soared off shouting heroic nonsense and obediently annihilating the Novaroid swarm with his newfound power. Star Convoy comic

Desiring the power of stars to avert his upcoming death, Galvatron began ripping apart the wreckage and devouring Novaroid components. He was soon rescued by a passing space pirate ship, and its captains, Halfshell and Turtler, made him an offer: passage on their vessel and access to the same Star Power that upgraded Optimus Prime in return for his reservoir of Angolmois Energy. Indignant at these alleged Decepticons' lack of respect for their Emperor of Destruction, Galvatron nonetheless took the deal and was placed in a stasis chamber. Halfshell then siphoned the Angolmois Energy from the Galvatron to upgrade Turtler into a more formidable body. Seacons comic 1

Worrying rumbling emanated from Galvatron's chamber throughout the subsequent throwdown between Star Convoy and King Poseidon until Halfshell made the mistake of admitting they had no intention of upgrading Galvatron. Seacons comic 4 In response, the chamber burst open! The rapidly reformatting Galvatron explained he no longer had need of the pirates as he had managed to "resonate" with the Star Power implanted within Optimus Prime on his own. This new being announced he had attained the power of his own future, Seacons comic 5 the power of... Super Megatron! Super Megatron comic 1

Many battles and many super modes later, Star Convoy managed to knock the near-omnipotent Gold Megatron all the way back down to his natural state. As Galvatron nursed the hangover of two universes, the similarly depowered Optimus Prime had Primus's diminutive core form Oracle transport them back to 2011. Galvatron blearily looked on as Optimus used the little god's power to seal Unicron's physical form for good and Oracle departed, taking the duo's memories of the whole affair with him. Finale

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Voice actor: Seizō Katō (Japanese), Rik Thomas (English, Omni Productions dub), Yu Deyuan (Chinese), Mario Zucca (Italian), Víctor Mares (Latin-American Spanish)

BEG FOR MERCY!

In 2011, a side effect of releasing the Matrix's energy to cure the Hate Plague was revealed when the mega-computer Vector Sigma began to destabilize. Seeking to exploit this imbalance, Galvatron attacked Cybertron, his forces now bolstered by the addition of new Headmaster warriors from the planet Master. When encountering the Dinobots, Galvatron ordered Mindwipe to use his hypno powers to put them to sleep. However Skullcruncher got in the way and fell asleep. Galvatron was peeved at Skullcruncher and abused him. Galvatron engaged Optimus Prime and Jazz in battle but was forced to run. Soon after Galvatron ordered Mindwipe to use his hypnotic powers to stop the Dinobots (again) and the Throttlebots but a giant spaceship appeared and four Autobot Headmaster warriors came from the ship and stopped them from going any further. They introduced themselves as the Autobots Headmaster warriors Chromedome, Brainstorm, Highbrow, and Hardhead. Four Warriors Come out of the Sky

While the arrival of the team of Autobot Headmasters repelled the invasion, Galvatron attempted to stop Fortress Maximus after he beat four of the best Decepticon combiners but was beaten and forced to temporarily retreat. It was then revealed that the Matrix was hidden somewhere on Earth, recharging, and the race began to acquire it and use it to gain control over Vector Sigma. Soon after the race began, Soundwave and Blaster fought and killed each other. Galvatron was not happy. The Mystery of Planet Master

Galvatron later visited the Decepticon base on Earth to find out what Hot Rod was after. Cyclonus asked Galvatron if Sixshot was suitable to lead to troops at the base, leading Galvatron to suspect Cyclonus had a treacherous plan until Cyclonus reaffirmed his loyalty. After finding out that Hot Rod was after the Matrix, Galvatron, the Decepticon Headmasters and the Terrorcons went to stop him. Galvatron got the Matrix but Chromedome knocked it out of his hand a second later. Galvatron was also attacked by Computron. Hot Rod ultimately succeeded in obtaining the Matrix and becoming Rodimus Prime again, and he and Optimus Prime joined forces to defeat Galvatron. Though beaten in battle, Galvatron did at least take solace in the fact that Optimus Prime once again met his end. Only the Autobots that were there seemed to care that he was dead. Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime

Later Galvatron decided to have another crack at taking control of Vector Sigma by creating the Madmachine. To aid him in this plan he revived Soundwave as Soundblaster using Scorponok's Transtector technology. Galvatron then ordered Sixshot to test the Madmachine on Metroplex. Following the test's successful completion, he ordered Sixshot to retreat. Galvatron had the Madmachine and the Decepticon Headmasters sent to Cybertron to take control of Vector Sigma. He gave control of it to Soundblaster, however Galvatron's base on Charr was invaded by Blaster who had been revived as Twincast. The Autobot destroyed the Control in Soundblaster's chest. This allowed the Autobot Headmasters to destroy the Madmachine. The Great Cassette Operation.

Galvatron occupied planet Beast and took most of the civilians (known as Beastformers) prisoner, except for those who would follow him. Galvatron was informed by Alligatron of Fortress Maximus's arrival on Beast. Galvatron ordered the Beastformers and Decepticons to destroy the Autobots. When Rodimus arrived Galvatron showed up and battled Rodimus. Cyclonus and Scourge tried to help but damaged Galvatron instead. Galvatron continued to fight Rodimus but was forced into retreat after Fortress Maximus came and attacked him. Rebellion on Planet Beast.

After the failure of losing Beast, Galvatron created a meteorite nicknamed Metamorphose, intended to destroy Athenia. No Transformer could approach it, as it knocked them out with electrical overload. Its first victims were the Aerialbots, who were temporarily deactivated when they approached it. Then the Throttlebots became victims. However, the Autobots had Daniel Witwicky, a human who was not affected by it. While Fortress and the other Autobot Headmasters distracted the Decepticons, Daniel sneaked into Metamorphose and disabled it, saving Athenia and once again foiling Galvatron's plans. Approach of the Demon Meteorite

Excalibur, BE MY STRENGTH!

Galvatron was getting unhappy about his troops' failures and was starting to lose his composure. Cyclonus tried to calm his leader down by reaffirming his loyalty how the mighty Galvatron never fails. However, this did not calm Galvatron down. When Scourge informed Galvatron that Decepticon Headmaster leader Scorponok had arrived, Galvatron started blaming the Decepticon Headmasters for his failures as well. Then, from the shadows, Scorponok explained that he had a plan to stop the Autobot Headmasters. Galvatron approved, but only after blaming him for the loss of Planet Beast. When the plan failed, Galvatron himself arrived. He and the Decepticon Headmasters almost defeated the Autobots, but Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus and the Trainbots arrived and outnumbered them, forcing Galvatron to retreat. The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery

Later a shadowy figure appeared on TV and demanded Earth's energy. Cyclonus and Scourge suggested that when the shadowy figure would get the energy, they should take it from him. After an argument between them Galvatron approved the plan. Galvatron later found out that their plan failed and that they stole Trypticon, who had been damaged in a fight with the Autobot Headmasters and Raiden. He was far from happy. Terror! The Six Shadows

Sanctuary!!! Sanctuary!!! Sanctuary!!!

After many failed attempts to control Cybertron, Galvatron set his sights on Cybertonuron, a powerful new alloy being developed by Vector Sigma. The Decepticon Headmaster leader, Scorponok, advocated the destruction of the alloy to prevent the Autobots from obtaining it, but when Galvatron refused to consider the notion, Scorponok took matters into his own hands and had powerful bombs planted in Vector Sigma's chamber. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1 Scorponok told Galvatron what he had done, and the enraged Decepticon leader ran into the chamber to try and stop the explosion, only to be caught in the blast. Cybertron was reduced to a burnt-out husk, and Galvatron was left missing in action. Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2

Galvatron was thought dead for some time, and during his absence, Scorponok proclaimed himself the new Decepticon leader, only for Galvatron to turn up alive and well during his coronation. Return of the Immortal Emperor Under his leadership, the Decepticons attempted to stop the Autobots from assisting Sandra, but failed. SOS from Planet Sandra Needing copious amounts of energy for his endgame, Galvatron first distracted the Autobots, then set off with his troops in MegaZarak, Scorponok's gigantic transtector. Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!! They attempted to plunder Hive, but the planet's natives and the Autobots were able to repel them. Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!! They then went to Sperity, but were fooled into thinking it was a desolate planet. Battle for Defense of the False Planet At Daros, they formed an alliance with the planet's corrupt upper class, allowing them to gather much energy despite being chased away by the arriving Autobots. Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!! They also tried to target Paradise Head Formation of Friendship and the proton energy of the Pirate Planet, but were foiled by the Autobots both times. Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship

"Ice! My only weakness!"

After Galvatron returned to Earth, Sixshot came up with an idea to set Galvatron's plan into action: wipe out the Autobots. Galvatron approved and had the Combaticons, the Terrorcons, the Stunticons and the Horrorcons sent with him to Earth. This plan resulted in the death of Ultra Magnus. Ultra Magnus Dies!! Soon, Galvatron confided to Sixshot that he intended to use the energy he gathered as part of a process that would transform Earth into a new, all-powerful, Unicron-like body for him, dubbed "Grand Galvatron". Additionally, he explained that this process would require only the best components from his most powerful warriors, making it quite clear that he intended to sacrifice Sixshot and the other Decepticons for this insane ambition. Aghast, Sixshot betrayed Galvatron to Scorponok as quickly as possible, leaving the Decepticon leader alone to battle the Autobot Headmasters in Alaska. Thankfully for the Autobots, their double-agent Punch had eavesdropped on Galvatron and Sixshot's conversation, during which Galvatron had revealed that his head was his weakest point. With this information to aid them, the Headmasters entered Head Formation and laid Galvatron low, collapsing an iceberg on top of him and entombing him in ice. The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg

After this, Scorponok took control of the Decepticons again. In a meeting with the other Decepticons, he vowed to defeat the Autobots and control Earth in Galvatron's memory. I Risk My Life for Earth

Unite Warriors

The ghost of Galvatron II impersonates the ghost of Galvatron I.

Ten years after Galvatron's defeat and icy entombment at the hands of the Autobots, Cyclonus came to visit the site of his leader's downfall. There, the specter of another Galvatron was able to make contact with Cyclonus. Using an illusion of Cyclonus's fallen master, this other Galvatron was able to trick Cyclonus into believing his master's ghost was alive, and the ghost of this other Galvatron forced itself upon Cyclonus, possessing his body as its new vessel. Grand Galvatron Chapter Eventually, the truth came to light that this ghost was not that of Cyclonus's Galvatron. Ruination Chapter, Part One

The Battlestars

Galvatron would remain buried in the ice for over fifteen years, until he was resurrected by Dark Nova as the new and improved Super Megatron. The Battlestars Part 6

15 Go! Go!

Crazy AND toy-accurate.

At some point after 2025, when Optimus Prime had been restored to life once more as Star Convoy, the mobile computer Teletraan 15 traveled forward in time from 2005 to this era as part of a mission gather data to rebuild Teletraan I's damaged databanks. During her visit, as Star Convoy and Hot Rod prepared to battle Ultra Megatron, a transwarp wormhole suddenly opened above the combatants, and a massive blast shot emerged from it and struck Hot Rod. Badly damaged, Hot Rod could barely warn his commander as Galvatron, appearing from some unknown spot in space and time, descended through the portal. Tearing Teletraan 15's arm off, Galvatron Volume Galvatron gripped the limb in his teeth as he maniacally throttled Hot Rod. Teletraan 15 passed out Galvatron Volume 2 and woke up some time later with the outcome of the battle unknown, though she remained haunted by images of the crazed Decepticon clutching her limp and helpless friend. Galvatron Volume 3

Henkei! Henkei! Generations manga

When the ghost of Starscream began making trouble in an alternate universe by possessing that reality's Onslaught, the Mirage of that universe figured the only way to get Starscream to leave was to scare him off. So Mirage projected a hologram of Galvatron, the one who killed Starscream in the first place. Terrified, Starscream left Onslaught's body and fled back to his home universe. Starscream's New Body

Legends comic

When Megatron visited the Legends World, the resident Megatron had never heard of him. Waspinator, however, was well-versed in the outsider-Megatron's history and recounted the time he was turned into Galvatron. Bonus Edition Vol. 13 Galvatron's role in the battles on Beast was recounted in a rundown of the planet's history, LG51 Doublecross Prologue and the Decepticon Clones recalled both how Galvatron had recruited them with promises of power and how he had been defeated. Bonus Edition Vol. 61

Tarantulas later tricked Megatron into forming the head of a body that amplified his inherent evil, causing him to revert to his Galvatron personality. He thus claimed to be Galvatron once more while under the body's influence, but quickly proved able to resist it and remove his head, returning to being Megatron. Bonus Edition Vol. 23 While Megatron refused to use the Galvatron body again, Tarantulas and Weirdwolf had Mindwipe hypnotize him into it. Galvatron attacked Tokyo and defeated Hardhead before Blurr knocked his head off again. Bonus Edition Vol. 25 Galvatron was also present for the introduction of the Sweeps, and was curious about Sweep No. 4's absence. It turned out he had let No. 4 die years earlier, and the Sweep literally came back to haunt him. LG-26 Scourge Prologue

The Galvatron body later resurfaced without a head, claiming it no longer needed Megatron. After it was defeated by Wheelie and Shūta Gō, however, it was revealed that Tarantulas had merely been piloting it from within. Bonus Edition Vol. 29 After developing resistance to his mind being manipulated, Bonus Edition Vol. 34 Megatron began using the transtector without becoming Galvatron. It was ultimately destroyed in a battle with Trypticon. Bonus Edition Vol. 43

TV Magazine comic continuity

The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers

Maybe your attack on the Prime Energy Tower would be more successful if at least one of your soldiers was actually facing it.

Galvatron had plenty of devious schemes up his sleeve throughout 2010, opening with the nutty idea of a spaceship that ate other spaceships, which Rodimus Prime promptly blew up. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1

Galvatron went back to his roots for his next scheme, creating a clone army of Megatrons that he dubbed the "Megatron Corps". Galvatron disguised himself as one of the Megatrons and controlled them remotely, making them an effective fighting force that the Autobots had trouble dealing with, until his disguise was penetrated and his control over the robots broken. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #2

He later attacked Autobot City with Trypticon, but was forced to retreat when Six-Gun destroyed Trypticon's controls with a blast from Brunt. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3

On one notable occasion, Galvatron challenged Rodimus Prime to a one-on-one duel in order to lure him into a trap set up in partnership with the Quintessons. In the middle of the fight, the Quintessons' newest creation, an Optimus Prime/Megatron hybrid robot known as Gilthor, arrived to attack Rodimus, but Galvatron was shocked when Gilthor turned on him as well. Rodimus and Galvatron called a truce long enough for them to team up and destroy Gilthor, who, it was revealed, had been possessed by Starscream's ghost. With that threat dealt with, they called off the truce. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #4

Next, Galvatron attempted to steal the Prime Energy Tower of the planet Feminia with an all-out assault. The Autobots defended the tower, but were overwhelmed by Galvatron's unit of Combiners; the scales tilted in his favor thanks to the presence of Predaking. Galvatron's victory was assued until the Omnibots arrived and toppled the Combiners. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5

The Great Transformer War

Later in 2010, Galvatron kidnapped Doctor Dalton, a brilliant scientist from the planet Eran, but Dalton refused to work with the Decepticons and lent his aid to the Autobots instead, upgrading the Technobots so they could defeat the Terrorcons. The Great Transformer War #1

One of the Terrorcons' upgrades included a sticky goo that forced the Technobots into working for the Decepticons. Through the intervention of Spike Witwicky the Technobots were freed and the Terrorcons defeated. Galvatron cursed the human for interfering, but declared that his next evil scheme would be one the Autobots would never forget. The Great Transformer War #2

After the resurrection of Optimus Prime and the curing of the Hate Plague, Galvatron hastily broke his vow that there would be no war, and he, Cyclonus and Scourge battled Prime, Hot Rod and Kup in space, only to be defeated. Galvatron immediately returned to Chaar and dispatched Sixshot to retrieve the Decepticon Headmasters, as he had need of them for his assault on Cybertron. The Great Transformer War #3

The Headmasters comic

"FOILED AGAIN!"

On planet Chaar, Galvatron ordered his Headmasters to head for planet Athenia and show the Autobots their "true power". Their "true power" involved trying to blow up the Battleship Maximus with a goofy explosive and failing. Galvatron was displeased. The Headmasters #1

Later, while White Leo was abset from Beast, Galvatron made a second attempt to conquer it with the united forces of his Decepticons and the Decepticon Beastformers. With the aid of Kane, the Autobots and the Autobot Beastformers were able to hold the Decepticons off long enough for White Leo to return and send them into a retreat. Galvatron callously left Alligatron and the Decepticon Beastformers behind to face justice as he and his troops escaped into space. The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!

Super-God Masterforce comic

Galvatron, believed to be buried alive in an iceberg, would return to menace the Headmaster Juniors with an army of legendary Decepticon warriors. "Galvatron" and all his troops were eventually revealed to be nothing more than holograms created by the Decepticon Godmasters to fool the Autobots. Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!

Wings Universe

Following the rebirth of Cybertron's Golden Age, Galvatron and Lord Zarak led their Decepticon forces away from Earth and Cybertron. They attacked Zarak's homeworld of Nebulos and many other planets in deep space, with Optimus Prime and his Autobots in hot pursuit of them through the cosmos. By 2010, Galvatron had become aware of a new generation of 'Cons having arisen on Earth, and sent a small group of followers back to make contact with this Decepticon Syndicate. Generation 2: Redux

In 2012, the Autobot Sizzle experienced a forestonite-based vision of three shadowy figures standing over the broken bodies of Optimus Prime and Galvatron. A Flash Forward, Part 6 Sizzle's prophetic vision soon came to pass with the dawn of the Machine Wars the next year. The clone armies of Jhiaxus attacked Sigma Seven and left Optimus and Galvatron comatose as they advanced toward Cybertron. Termination

A week later, the Machine Wars concluded on Cybertron, and a week after that, the Autobots, Decepticons, and Jhiaxus's clones signed the Pax Cybertronia at Autobot City on Earth. Scourge doubted that the comatose Galvatron would be pleased to hear of the peace treaty if and when he woke up and remarked that he would make sure that Cyclonus was the one to deliver the news to Galvatron. A Common Foe

Tornado considered Squadron X leader Macabre to possess Megatron's strength, Shockwave's firepower, and Galvatron's crazy. Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur

Ask Vector Prime

In Primax 903.0-M Lambda, the ghost of Starscream possessed the corpse of Skyquake and sought his vengeance against Galvatron during Cybertron's New Golden Age, resulting in the Machine Wars. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/27

In a wacky hybrid universe created by Gong and Sideways, Unicron created Galvatron from a dying Megatron's body as usual. In this timeline, however, his minions were Deadlift and Fracture. He dealt with the treacherous Zero and later launched an attack on Guardian City. At Unicron's bidding, he tracked the Guardians and Autobots to the planet Quartex, where he stole the Matrix of Leadership from Major Mo.

When Unicron launched his final assault on Cybertron, Galvatron attempted to open the Guardian Matrix but was unable. He wound up battling Hot Rod within the cavernous body of Unicron. He managed to get the upper hand... when, unbeknownst to all, Vector Prime set history back on its right course, banishing the GoBots from the timeline. Hot Rod opened the Autobot Matrix, transformed into Rodimus Prime, and cast Galvatron into deep space. Echoes and Fragments

Notes

• After Optimus Prime was requested by Hasbro to be killed off in The Transformers: The Movie, writer Ron Friedman decided to mirror this by also killing off Megatron. This led to the creation of Galvatron. His intent was that both would ultimately be able to cheat death, Optimus by living on in the Matrix and Megatron by being rebuilt into Galvatron.
• Galvatron's appearance in the first draft of the movie was.... different. In this version he was still rebuilt by Unicron, but was described as "A NEW AND LARGER BUT STILL RECOGNIZEABLE FROM OF MEGATRON". He was also coated in scales like those which covered the planet Unicron. His alt mode was still a giant laser gun.
• It's possible Galvatron was named after galvanising, the process of coating a metal in Zinc to prevent rust. That sort of corelates to how he's reborn in the early draft.
• According to Teletraan II's secret files, Galvatron was reformed from Megatron by Unicron in an attempt to bolster the Decepticon's strength and to lead the Decepticons into a new era. The fact that this information conflicts with the events as depicted in the movie may say something about the quality of the Autobots' intelligence regarding the Decepticon cause.
• In the Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers manga, Makoto has a transforming Galvatron wristwatch that was first available in Japan during the 1980s. However, at the time of the story, Galvatron did not yet exist in-continuity. The circumstances behind this are best not thought about.
• An unrealized Wings Universe story would have featured Scourge, based on his TFSS toy, as one of Jhiaxus's clones, leading the takedown of Optimus Prime and Galvatron.^[1][2]

Character model

• Galvatron's character model design went through at least five known revisions:

1. The first was by Floro Dery, which looked rather "simple" and had exposed mechanical components. This version is notable for being among Dery's multicolored watercolor works done for The Transformers: The Movie.
2. The second iteration of Galvatron's design was a refined version of Dery's design by Marvel Productions. This one appears to be the inspiration for his toy, given the red shoulder parts of the alternate mode. However, due to the amount of color changing of parts happening between the robot and alternate mode models, the toy was made solely based on the alternate mode's coloration, leading to a mostly gray robot.
3. After this, Galvatron's robot mode received some additional minor changes by Marvel Productions, specifically a new head. Both the robot mode and the alternate mode gained new color layouts too. This is notable as being the one AKOM would frequently use, and was also utilized for the Marvel comic version of Galvatron, just with a toy-accurate color scheme. This revision is considered to be the "pre-final model".
4. During the third iteration, Toei started working on an entirely new design themselves, with a head based on the Dery head design. The alternate mode was also made from scratch, though it was mostly the same detail-wise, it was just drawn from stylized-angled perspectives, a singnature for most model designs by Toei.
5. For the final revision, Toei changed the head on their new design, basing it more on the Marvel revision, and changed a few of the details on the alternate mode.

• In the AKOM and unknown studio-animated episodes, Galvatron is depicted in two different variants:

1. In most instances, Galvatron uses the pre-final model. Due to there being no rear-view made for this model, the animators would instead use the final model's rear-view and recolor it to match the pre-final model instead.
2. In very subtle instances (usually small cuts between scenes), they would use his final model, but instead colored it to match the pre-final's colors, and even sometimes go so far as to add the pre-final model's head onto the final body.

• When asked about Galvatron's design in an interview, Floro Dery's reply was, "But about Galvatron, my inspiration for him are those 'stupid people'."^[3] ...Ooookay.

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