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Nov. 22nd, 2013 09:18 pmOOC INFO
Name: Lady
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IC INFO
Name: Megatron
Canon/Continuity: Transformers Prime
Reference: Oh look a wiki
Canon Point: Third season
Personality:
Once a Gladiator always a Gladiator, this is the truth for Megatron, formally known as Megatronus. A very long time ago he had been a Champion of the lower-caste people, and the hope for a Cybertron where everyone could experience the freedom to choose their own paths. Once upon a time he had believed in this completely, fighting with everything he had to make this a reality, and to free his world from the caste system. Going from the lowest of the low to a position of great power was intoxicating, and Megatron used that power to conquer everything. To him his life was always a Gladiator arena, there was no way anyone could ever convince him away from this mindset. Life was an endless battle, and only the strongest deserved to survive. The only way to achieve total victory is to destroy your opponent, there is no room for mercy.
Vicious, intelligent, sinister, and willing to take risks that no sane person would take, Megatron is a formidable opponent in terms of Leadership. His subordinates follow him out of a combination of loyalty and fear, the Warlord had a reputation for the things he did to traitors and deserters. He didn’t get his followers by snarling at them and demanding that they follow, however. No, he used his considerable charm and charisma to convince them to his side. Megatron is nothing if not an excellent performer. He knows how to work a crowd, and to inspire an audience through his speeches and actions. He will overdo it sometimes, often coming off as hammy and overdramatic. He enjoys it so much that he doesn’t care though.
Sanity or insanity, it doesn’t matter, as Megatron’s cunning, fighting abilities, and leadership skills are still very much intact. He is powerful and he knows it. Not many can stand up in a fight against him, fair or otherwise, and he knows it. The only one who he believes is capable of fighting toe-to-toe with him, and the only one who he believes has the potential to defeat him, is Optimus Prime. In Megatron’s mind, if he defeats Optimus, he himself will become immortal.
The full force of Megatron’s cruelty often shines through his abusive treatment of Starscream, his Second-in-Command. He twists the seeker around, forcing him to feel unworthy, incompetent, and without any agency of his own. Any power Starscream has is given to him by Megatron. Any amount of respect Starscream gets is only allowed because Megatron wills it. This vicious, but subtle, method ensures that Starscream is almost entirely dependant on him, forcing him to think that he’s unable to be anything without Megatron there. Of his subordinates, Starscream is the only one to regularly receive physical punishment. While Knock Out might get a stern word and a small glare, Starscream would get a full on beating. The effect of this horrific treatment shows when Starscream actually asks Megatron to beat him as a way of punishment, because he feels like this is something normal between them. Megatron takes a sick delight in the control he has over his Second-in-Command, and takes any opportunity to torment him when he can. He views Starscream as an amusing plaything. Something pointless, but very entertaining. But Starscream is his pointless plaything, and anyone who tries to harm him is ruthlessly dealt with.
So where do we begin with his conflict with Optimus Prime? Once they were close friends, and now they were enemies, as most tragic tales go. Optimus stole what Megatron believed was rightfully his, and he could never forgive him for this betrayal. He obsesses over it to the point where his greatest, most obsessive, desire is to destroy Optimus completely from inside out. He wants to take everything that is dear to Optimus and crush it in his fist while the Prime is watching, and then he’ll finally put an end to Optimus himself. Oddly enough, Megatron probably has the highest option of Optimus out most people, and in many ways, Megatron knows his greatest enemy probably better than he knows himself. Megatron’s obsession with the Prime often takes precedence over everything else.
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Name: Lady
Contact: (plurk, aim, email, whatever is preferable for u)
Other characters: None
IC INFO
Name: Megatron
Canon/Continuity: Transformers Prime
Reference: Oh look a wiki
Canon Point: Third season
Personality:
Once a Gladiator always a Gladiator, this is the truth for Megatron, formally known as Megatronus. A very long time ago he had been a Champion of the lower-caste people, and the hope for a Cybertron where everyone could experience the freedom to choose their own paths. Once upon a time he had believed in this completely, fighting with everything he had to make this a reality, and to free his world from the caste system. Going from the lowest of the low to a position of great power was intoxicating, and Megatron used that power to conquer everything. To him his life was always a Gladiator arena, there was no way anyone could ever convince him away from this mindset. Life was an endless battle, and only the strongest deserved to survive. The only way to achieve total victory is to destroy your opponent, there is no room for mercy.
Vicious, intelligent, sinister, and willing to take risks that no sane person would take, Megatron is a formidable opponent in terms of Leadership. His subordinates follow him out of a combination of loyalty and fear, the Warlord had a reputation for the things he did to traitors and deserters. He didn’t get his followers by snarling at them and demanding that they follow, however. No, he used his considerable charm and charisma to convince them to his side. Megatron is nothing if not an excellent performer. He knows how to work a crowd, and to inspire an audience through his speeches and actions. He will overdo it sometimes, often coming off as hammy and overdramatic. He enjoys it so much that he doesn’t care though.
Sanity or insanity, it doesn’t matter, as Megatron’s cunning, fighting abilities, and leadership skills are still very much intact. He is powerful and he knows it. Not many can stand up in a fight against him, fair or otherwise, and he knows it. The only one who he believes is capable of fighting toe-to-toe with him, and the only one who he believes has the potential to defeat him, is Optimus Prime. In Megatron’s mind, if he defeats Optimus, he himself will become immortal.
The full force of Megatron’s cruelty often shines through his abusive treatment of Starscream, his Second-in-Command. He twists the seeker around, forcing him to feel unworthy, incompetent, and without any agency of his own. Any power Starscream has is given to him by Megatron. Any amount of respect Starscream gets is only allowed because Megatron wills it. This vicious, but subtle, method ensures that Starscream is almost entirely dependant on him, forcing him to think that he’s unable to be anything without Megatron there. Of his subordinates, Starscream is the only one to regularly receive physical punishment. While Knock Out might get a stern word and a small glare, Starscream would get a full on beating. The effect of this horrific treatment shows when Starscream actually asks Megatron to beat him as a way of punishment, because he feels like this is something normal between them. Megatron takes a sick delight in the control he has over his Second-in-Command, and takes any opportunity to torment him when he can. He views Starscream as an amusing plaything. Something pointless, but very entertaining. But Starscream is his pointless plaything, and anyone who tries to harm him is ruthlessly dealt with.
So where do we begin with his conflict with Optimus Prime? Once they were close friends, and now they were enemies, as most tragic tales go. Optimus stole what Megatron believed was rightfully his, and he could never forgive him for this betrayal. He obsesses over it to the point where his greatest, most obsessive, desire is to destroy Optimus completely from inside out. He wants to take everything that is dear to Optimus and crush it in his fist while the Prime is watching, and then he’ll finally put an end to Optimus himself. Oddly enough, Megatron probably has the highest option of Optimus out most people, and in many ways, Megatron knows his greatest enemy probably better than he knows himself. Megatron’s obsession with the Prime often takes precedence over everything else.
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Sample: Megatron doing a thing
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