Care of @AdpgmoF40048 on Twitter, we have a look at a magazine scan showing Takara-Tomy’s version of Transformers The Last Knight Leader class Megatron. The full page advert seems to indicate there is very little difference between the American and Japanese versions of Megatron, other than a possible softer silver wash being used.
What is of interest also is that the foot of the page shows a red version of the Legion Last Knight Megatron. We are uncertain on the specifics at this time, but would imagine it will be some sort of exclusive figure, such as a potential TV Magazine pack-in exclusive like the green Legends Starscream “Keroscream” before him.
Check out the scan attached to this post.
netkid
View attachment 27782859 Just got him in today straight from Amazon Japan. Exactly the same as Hasbro. Bummer.
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I still don't see why they couldn't have added a lower arm swivel to Megatron, that way we won't have to deal with the gorilla arm problem on him anymore
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Raiju
I disagree. I loved his design in DOTM (he finally got an actual Earth alt mode this time) and it went well with the characterization he had in that movie (arguably, it was the most character growth he's had throughout these various films and he went beyond just an evil-for-the-sake-of-evil bad guy in that particular depiction–sure he was in a weakened state but he still wrecked Sentinel Prime's shit when the time came).
His DOTM Cyberverse Commander and Voyager figures were fantastically designed toys and some of my favorites from that line. Really wish he had gotten a proper Leader class toy (I loved the design so much I bought a non-transforming custom Leader-sized figure) but at least it looks like 3P's like DreamFactory seem to be working on giving us (a transforming) one.
My thoughts exactly!
Agreed. TLK will most likely mark Megatron's return to form and hopefully again he's more than just an evil-for-the-sake-of-evil bad guy (in contrast, Galvatron was such a non-entity with zero personality in AOE).
[Wing_Saber-X]
Leader TLK Megs is a no buy from me. The voyager TLK Megs on the other hand will be bought on sight!
kaijuguy19
To be fair he wasn't meant to look aesthetically pleasing because like you said he's fallen from grace since ROTF so him looking like a mess was pretty much made to fit the theme of that which worked. So in that regard it does make his new design for TLK all the more majestic and powerful because it represents his return to power and might.
Burnout00012
Honestly to me DOTM Megs looks like he stepped right out of Mad Max: Fury Road, which makes him 1000x better looking.
Wolfdawg
Yea dude, that was kind of my point. Glad it didn'tgo over your head or anything…
Anyway, I would have loved DotM Megs if he weren't a dilapidated old garbage pile. I mean, I get why they did it, because of what happened to him in RotF and all…but it just wasn't aesthetically pleasing IMO.
Shepard Prime
Yeah, my bad. I thought it was a legit Megs, just horribly mistransformed.
Gallade
wtf is that?
Shepard Prime
This vid towards the end has a size comparison to RotF Optimus for anyone curious. The size difference isn't quite as glaring compared to the RotF Megatron in the other video but it is noticeable.
Shepard Prime
I'm still trying to wrap my head around that choice. I ended up resorting to getting the OS KO version despite being too big. But i should have a leader DotM Megs to go with my Optimus in the proper size.
st.ranger
Does it mean there will be three version of Leader Megatron?
Asking just because I always wait for better version.
axl6533
Link ? Can't find it
ZEGR
Yeah i do think his TLK form is by far the best looking
SPLIT LIP
Literally, huh? It literally looked like that?
Well, considering he turned into a rusty old truck and hid out in the African heat with half his face melted off, I suppose he looked perfectly the part.
Don't suppose you could link to that review for those of us having trouble finding it on Youtube?
Raiju
Beast. Also bought!
weevil
pretty nice. his color is less different between Hasbro and takara.