The leader of Destron (aka Decepticon) forces - a cruel and intelligent strategist who dreams of galaxy-wide dominance with what he describes as "peace through tyranny". His signature alternate mode is a customized handgun, often wielded by his subordinates, most commonly [Starscream](https://anilist.co/character/3913/Starscream). However, in later installments, he adapts a number of other alternate modes, with his second most iconic form being a tank.

His signature weapon is the **Fusion Cannon** (融合カノン砲), which he usually wields on his right arm.

~!In many incarnations, following his demise at the hands of his lifelong rival [Convoy](https://anilist.co/character/2409), he is rebuilt by [Unicron](https://anilist.co/character/24374/Unicron-) into his loyal servant, [Galvatron](https://anilist.co/character/15640/Galvatron-), who's treated as a separate character in most continuities.!~

It is the year 2005. Twenty-one years after the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons resumed their neverending war on planet Earth, the Decepticons have conquered the robots' home planet Cybertron. After a surprise attack by the Decepticons, both factions wage a gruesome battle at Autobot City. In the midst of the battle, Autobot leader Optimus Prime dies during his fight with Decepticon leader Megatron. The Autobot Matrix of Leadership is then passed on to second-in-command Ultra Magnus. Meanwhile, a badly-damaged Megatron is jettisoned by Starscream into deep space, where he encounters the planet-eating robot Unicron and is reborn as Galvatron, the new Decepticon leader. With Galvatron's reign on the rise and Unicron's imminent arrival within Cybertron's orbit, the Autobots must act quickly and protect the Matrix or face total annihilation. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Franklin W. Welker is an American voice actor. He is responsible for a broad spectrum of character voices, noises, and other vocal effects that have appeared over the last 40 years in American television and motion pictures. He is listed as the number one "All Time Top 100 Stars at the Box office" in terms of the total revenue his films have generated. His work in over 90 films has put him ahead of Harrison Ford, Tom Hanks and Samuel L. Jackson.    n the 1980s, Welker voiced Megatron, Soundwave and his cassettes, the Dinobot Sludge, and Galvatron in place of Leonard Nimoy (Season 3) in the Transformers cartoon. In this he formed a team with Chris Latta, who voiced Starscream, Megatron's second-in-command. In 1988, Welker did the voice of Rulon leader Krulos in the TV-series Dino-riders. In this cartoon he again formed a team with Chris Latta, who (coincidentally?) voiced Rasp, Krulos' second-in-command. In G.I. Joe, Welker also teamed with Latta. (Other actors who featured in Transformers, Dino-riders and G.I. Joe are Jack Angel, Charlie Adler and Peter Cullen.) In a famous goof from Transformers, Soundwave's unmodulated voice was revealed to be nearly identical to that of Dr. Claw of Inspector Gadget


**Non anime roles:**
- Jark Shougun - Kamen Rider Black RX (TV Series)

Israeli actor and dubber. Graduate of the Israeli acting school Beit Zvi.

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Fleeing from the war that has raged on the planet Cybertron for millions of years, the heroic Autobots led by Optimus Prime encounter a surprise attack by the evil Decepticons led by Megatron. The ensuing melee aboard the Autobot ship ends when the ship crashes on a volcano. Four million years later, an earthquake reactivates the ship`s computer and resurrects both the Autobots and Decepticons, resuming the great war of the Transformers. 
(Source: AniDB)

Date Of Birth: Mar 21, 1926
Birth Place: Varna, Bulgaria
Date Of Death: Aug 18, 2008

Staffan Hallerstam is a Swedish actor and physician. He's the father of [Leo Hallerstam](https://anilist.co/staff/281308).

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics collects every issue of the original Generation 1 Transformers manga published in the pages of TV Magazine. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prologue (2 issues, 05/85-06/85) 
Hundreds of thousands of years ago there existed a highly-advanced planet called Cybertron. The planet was controlled by two factions of super robot lifeforms: the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. 
Their endless war drained Cybertron of all its energy, leading to both factions leaving the planet in search of new energy sources. Their battle raged on, eventually reaching the vicinity of prehistoric Earth. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (8 issues, 04/86-11/86) 
Trouble is brewing in Tokyo, Japan &ndash; Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker are on the attack, out to pillage energy and cause some general destruction. But the Autobots have pursued their foes to Japan, and Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Wheeljack, Trailbreaker and Sideswipe speed onto the scene, just in time for Prime to transform and save a young boy named Kenji. The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers (5 issues, 12/86-04/87) 
Responding to an SOS, an Autobot team consisting of Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Kup, Blurr, Springer and Arcee head into space at full speed, and discover the spaceship that sent the call for help held prisoner by another. The Great Transformer War (3 issues, 04/87-07/87) 
(aka Transformers: Big War) 
The Decepticons have captured Dalton, a brilliant scientist from the planet Elan, but he is refusing to work with them, and the Aerialbots and Protectobots are already on their way towards Trypticon to rescue him. "Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!" (special, 08/87) 
With White Leo and Rodimus Prime away, the Decepticons and their Beastformer allies make another attempt to conquer planet Beast. Transformers: The Headmasters (8 issues, 08/87-03/88) 
As the Autobots and the recently-arrived Autobot Headmasters ruminate on the current state of play &ndash; the death of Optimus Prime, their base on the planet Athenia, the power of the Headmasters &ndash; Galvatron leads the Decepticon Headmasters in a plot to destroy Battleship Maximus. Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (12 issues, 04/88-03/89) 
(aka Transformers: Masterforce) 
After the events of The Headmasters, the Autobots and Decepticons have departed Earth... or have they? Transformers: Victory (10 issues, 04/89-01/90) 
The Victory War begins as Star Saber and Deathsaurus face-off on Earth! Transformers: Zone (special, 04/90) 
When nine of the most powerful Decepticons are gathered together under the rule of Violen Jiger, Autobot Powered Master Dai Atlas must step forward to prevent them from acquiring the power of the mystical Zodiac. Transformers: The Battlestars (special, 08/91) 
Super Megatron attempts to pillage energon from an oil rig, only to be confronted by Star Convoy! 
(Information collected from Transformers Wiki and TFArchives).

A manga about the light-hearted misadventures of the Autobots and Decepticons in a setting strongly resembling the original Generation 1 cartoon for a young audience while also promoting various exclusives aimed at older collectors. The web comic additionally inserts character profiles calling out the specific toy being advertised in each issue.

The story takes place on the planet Elementros, which has unknown powers. The main character, Optimus Prime, follows his friend Megatron and lands on this planet.
There, Optimus meets Lightlong, a giraffe-type Transformer who is an energy beast. According to Lightlong, the energy beasts that live on Elementros in the form of animals and dinosaurs have five elements of "element energy" hidden within them: fire, water, earth, nature, and lightning. Suddenly, Megatron attacks. Optimus and Lightlong use the power of their bond to awaken the ability to transform and combine [Wild King]. Optimus joins forces with the animals, and Megatron commands the dinosaurs. What will be its fate?!
 
(Source: Youtube)

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After being warped from their universe to that of Mazinger, the Transformers join the fight between Mazinger Z and Dr. Hell's army of mechanical beasts. 

A crossover between Mazinger Z and the Transformers series, with each chapter drawn by a different artist.

In 2004, G1 Convoy is alerted to a disturbance: an attack by a tyrannosaurus rex calling himself Beast Megatron! Cybertrons and Destrons from across the eras have converged on this time to clash over the newly-discovered energy source - solitarium!
 
Note: Released on DVDs packed in with select Robotmasters figurines.

Near the end of the 20th century, the Transformers form an alliance with the humans. Together they start to develop a large transportation gate named "Trigger" as a symbol of amicability. However, the Decepticons have their eyes on the gate, and so does somebody else. 
(Source: Transformers Wiki)

A series of tie-in manga for Takara's Transformers Unite Warriors figurine series, focusing on the Combiners.

Set in the years 2004–2005 of the Japanese Generation 1 continuity, it tells the tale of a conflict between the Cybertrons and Destrons in which a set of dimensional fissures known as the Blastizone brings forth characters from across time and space to the present day on Earth, serving as a big crossover event between Generation 1, Beast Wars, Victory, Beast Wars II, and more, in honor of the Transformers brand's 20th anniversary. 
 
The series was published online through Takara's official website from 2004 to 2005, for a total of thirteen chapters. Each consisted of two pages and accompanying prose that expanded the comics' story. Being the longest-running of the Robotmasters fiction, the online chapters told the majority of the series's story and was the only one to see it through to a proper conclusion. Additionally, two physical comics, each four pages at length, were also published in catalogs packaged with the Robotmasters toys, and served as complementary in-between chapters to the online comic. 
 
(Source: TFWiki, edited)

Starting off as 4koma and published online to promote the titular Transformers Legends toyline, with special Bonus Edition (出張版 Shutchōban) chapters of the comic packed with the toys themselves, it Initially showcased the misadventures of the Beast Wars cast re-imagined as adult Transformers fans, before eventually taking a more story-driven approach and attempting to connect all the entries of the Japanese Generation 1 anime and manga continuity into one storyline. 

Heavily marketed towards adult collectors and otaku in the face of the brand's dwindling popularity with children after TakaraTomy's largely unsuccessful first attempt in the mid-2000s, it attempted to change the image of the Transformers franchise, with much more "adult", often ecchi-filled humour and numerous references to fan culture.
 
Ulltimately concluded when TakaraTomy began a brand unification with Hasbro starting with Power of the Primes, deciding to mainly sell Hasbro toys as is with minimal changes to packaging. It was eventually succeeded by the more action-oriented Generations Selects Special Comic promoting Hasbro and TakaraTomy's joint Generations Selects imprint. (Source: TFwiki, edited)