In the Generation 1 line of Transformers toys, Megatron can be transformed into an eerily realistic-looking firearm. This works well enough for a toy-sized robot but — let’s face it — can only get you so far when your nemesis is one of the most powerful Transformers and can turn into a massive truck. Interestingly, Megatron’s “Transformer One” design is relatively close to how he looked in this era. Could the movie feature the character’s gun transformation, as either an offhand joke or something far more sinister?
Tanks have also crept into Megatron-adjacent toy designs, first as an accessory vehicle the Decepticon leader could pilot and then as his actual vehicle form when Generation 2 toys rolled in. Since then, various tanks have been a mainstay in Megatron’s arsenal of transformations, and they’re among his most prominent vehicle forms. Judging by what the trailer shows, his “Transformers One” transformation might draw inspiration from the Cybertronian tank – one of his vehicle forms in the live-action movies.
Speaking of his live-action vehicle forms, other Megatron toys transform into jet planes. He’s also been known to turn into a sports car on occasion. Meanwhile, the “Transformers: Beast Wars” toy line has versions of Megatron that can turn into an alligator and a Tyrannosaurus rex. Perhaps most amazingly, a 2007 collaboration between the toy line and Nike turned him into a 1:2 scale black sneaker. While it remains to be seen precisely what the character will turn into in “Transformers One,” it likely won’t be that.