#4142: Megatron

MEGATRON TRANSFORMERS: MACHINE WARS (KENNER) The success that was Transformers in the ‘80s sort of waned as they moved into the next decade, with the Generation 2 rebrand never really finding its footing in the market. The franchise was given new life, however, in 1996 with Beast Wars, which shifted the focus to creature-based alt-modes, and found a solid fanbase, which was a mix of old and new fans. Some of the old fans were still longing for vehicle-based Transformers, and Hasbro/Kenner gave it another try in 1997, with the KB Toys-exclusive Machine Wars line. It wasn’t really a smash success, running only 12 figures across different sizes, all of them re-using molds from earlier runs. It did, however, serve to get some unused and rare molds out, so I guess that was pretty nice. And, in a weird turn of events, it got me a Megatron. Let’s look at that figure today! THE FIGURE ITSELF Megatron was released as part of the “Basics” assortment of Transformers: Machine Wars, which was the…