Megatron's alternate mode is some kind of futuristic alien jet, but it's a lot more in the realm of what I would call "realistic fiction" than his mess of a vehicle mode from the 2007 movie. It's considerably more streamlined, with a very long, skinny nosecone, what I presume is some type of engine/exhaust setup in the middle of the toy, and skinny wings that could stand to be a bit longer, but are within the realm of normalcy for jet TFs. On the back end are some relatively small exhaust ports on the sides, though Megatron's upper shoulders and pecs are also a bit apparent on the back end if you know what to look for. More obvious than this-- and the weakest part of this mode-- are the bits of his lower legs below each wing, the feet in particular sticking out a bit from the back side of each wing. From a side view, Megatron is also just a BIT thicker from a vertical standpoint than you'd expect a jet to be, but just so-- it's not bad at all, especially in comparison to most other jet TFs. The mold detailing in this mode isn't insanely detailed, but there's parts where it's impressie, such as all the angular lines on his nosecone, as well as all the little details on his "engine" in the middle. There's also the usual aerodynamic lines on the wings as you'd expect, and what I'm guessing are intakes near the sides of the engines. His color scheme is almost entirely a dark milky bluish gray plastic-- movie Megatron isn't one known for being colorful, after all. There is a bit of a more "normal" dark gray plastic, used mostly in his robot mode but still visible on a few parts here, such as the pieces on the sides of his engine and his curved sword, which is stored on top of the rear section of this mode. There's a bit of light muddy brown paint used as well-- on the front of each wing, as well as on his engine and a bit on his cockpit and nosecone. His cockpit window itself is a menacing transparent red, with what I would argue are "eyes" near the front. Finally, there's a bit of light metallic silvery blue paint used on the intakes. I wish there was a bit more paint near the rear of the toy especially, and that there was a bit more of Megatron that wasn't in the dark blue-gray spectrum, but overall his color scheme fits his demeanor and ain't bad. Unfortunately, there isn't any landing gear in this mode.
    Megatron's transformation isn't too tough-- mostly it's his wings becoming the legs and the body of the jet folding up and around to become his robot body and arms, while the nosecone folds down onto his back and reveals his head. The hip pieces do some funny spinnin' around to complete the illusion in both modes, though. The end result is fantastic-- movie Megatron's never had a pretty face, but wow he looks evil and tough here. I love the slightly asymmetrical look, with a large spike on his otherwise rounded left shoulder, while his right shoulder has multiple smaller spikes. His mold detailing and look in general certainly fits a movie titled "The Last Knight", with plated armor seeming to cover almost every inch of him, from his separate pec pieces to the rather intricate angular lower arms and gauntlets to the pointy kneecaps and toes to the hip "skirt" pieces. Every piece isn't just well-detailed, it also has an ornamental look to it-- regal, yet wicked. Plus, just look at that visage-- Megatron looks positively demonic now, with even his side antennae being rather pointed, with a rounded domehead with red points in it, with a very toothy grin and evil-lookin' eyes. The color makeup to this mode takes the same general colors of the alt mode, but the dark gray and dark milky bluish gray are mixed together in a more aesthetically pleasing manner, with some silver paint here and there to help shine him up a bit. He's also got some more light muddy brown detailing on his lower arms, right shoulder, waist, cannon, and on his teeth (eeew). He does have a little kibble in this mode-- a little bit of his main jet body peeks out from behind the skinniest part of his waist, and his nosecone does sit a bit behind his upper back. You can also see his wings folded around his lower legs. All are pretty minor overall, though, given the rest of the mode. For weaponry he has a fusion cannon on his right arm (natch), though it's smaller and slimmer than other Megatron cannons tend to be-- it fits his look, though. He also has a very long sword with a wide, curved blade at the end-- very unique, I like. For articulation in this mode, Megatron can move at the neck, shoulders (at three points), elbows inwards at the wrists, and at the hips (at three points), knees, and tilts at the ankles. Pretty much all you could ask for except rotation at the waist, though given his transformation that's impossible.
    The voyager class version of TLK Megatron is his best version, in my opinion. Yes, it's not as large as the Leader version, and he also unfortunately can't form his "battlemask" on this version, but otherwise this toy just rocks, in both modes. There's some minor kibble below his wings in vehicle mode, but it's still pretty slim and unique-looking, and his robot mode is just incredible all-around. Highly recommended.
 

Review by Beastbot

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