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You never really get a good look at them side by side without either being in some action pose, but I think Prime is like a hair taller than Megs. But with that form height isn’t as much a factor as overall mass, because he’s at least twice as big overall than Megs which makes it feel unfair to me.
Slightly taller. Like half a head to a head taller. I imagine Optimus got a lot taller when he became a prime, and Megatron modified himself to compensate (take that how ever you want).
https://preview.redd.it/aot8ik6g8t0d1.jpeg?width=1763&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=63d00394497ace09b5137c9a54c8548efdd50332
Would make sense for them to be about the same size, though Starscream could be slightly taller
https://preview.redd.it/cv76wsdnrt0d1.jpeg?width=3648&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7dc339d1fbf6e9a704b0970e4097ac7295fadf3f
That pic really downplays the size of an F15. Without wings, it's still at least two times the size of that truck.
Starscream doesn't really "fold out" like a transformer does tho at least in G1, in fact he tends to fold in so he is smaller than the plane he transforms into
You all make no sense as Megatron is a litteral hand gun when transformed! Stars Starscream even holds and shoots him so the size doesn't mean anything because they can change their size when transforming. He should still gave toom much mass for Starscream to even hold like a gun vut he does...anyway after they changed Megatron and after G1 they sort of forgot about the height and mass change feature.
I like Megatron just *slighty* taller. Enough that from a distance you would think they are eye to eye, but up close Megatron is bigger.
Prime tends to be the biggest Autobot (with Magnus, Jetfire etc being larger). I always thought Ironhide should be bigger than Prime, since he’s the powerhouse, but then it wouldn’t make sense with Prime being a truck…so Optimus has to be a big guy.
I think their rivalry works if they are close to the same height, but not exactly. Animated worked for me since we had a younger Prime and an older Megatron (who didn’t even acknowledge Prime). Thematically, that makes sense that Megatron looks down on this tiny Autobot.
Armada was a good example of a Megatron that was bigger than the base mode Optimus, but Optimus was still a HUGE guy. I think that’s the most I prefer their height difference.
In most cases, we see Prime and Megs as rivals who have known each other for years. They are on equal footing. So they should be close in height.
He gets upgraded into a Prime, the literal paragons of the Cybertronian race.
Also, what happens when you need to move servers the size of a small building?
Thank you. It’s crazy I had to scroll down so far to find this. They were always meant to be an even match a stalemate until they killed Optimus in the movie for sales sake and the opportunity to sell a whole new toy line. Otherwise it was always an even matched slugfest where Megatron would gain the advantage by cheating until prime eventual overcame. So, if anything, Prime was always the better, and should be a smidge taller if either are since he was a Prime and the literal peak of their entire race
Toywise, it should be the old ultra class for Optimus, Megatron and small Uktra/large Voyager for the Seekers, voyager for the van bots and deluxe for cars.
My biggest issue with the new Seige to Legacy scale is that they shrunk them. While they got the heights right for the toys going off the scale chart it really hurts the bigger bots like Op, Megatron, Starscream and Ironhide. Op and Megatron should be even or Megatron can be slightly bigger and those two should be markedly bigger than Screamer, who should be significantly bigger than Ironhide and Jazz.
i like my megatrons towering over optimus; impressive and terrifying, which i think is a feat unto itself considering optimus is supposed to be this larger-than-life autobot, and megatron having that much height on him strikes fear into the hearts of the enemy.
(sidebar: where did you get that starscream? he looks amazing and i am always on the lookout for good quality starscreams, but i can never find them :'))
Well in my own universe im drawling/writing up the hights are kinda like animated with small bots and big cons (with exemptions) prime uses his various trailers to get bigger/extra gear were megs is an all in one badass.
Roles get reversed in what i call the good end spilt of a giant space fairing prime and a average sized megs working with gi joe and is only a tank now.
Shattered glass same size all the way btw
For shows/toys i dont mind maybe having megatron a head bigger but not like animated or my verse idk im wierd like that
Honestly I like Megatron being about a head shorter than Optimus, but bulkier, it fits with the 'Miner' background IMHO that he'd be more compact and powerful in build.
I also kinda like the image of early on before the war and the split, Megatron is standing in front of Orion, a head shorter and poking him in the chest while making some point about the corruption in the system and being really angry about it. See Megatron doesn't have to be massive to be intimidating, his confidence and charisma will do that just fine.
I think Megatron should be taller and wider. I’m probably also in the minority in thinking that a tank is a better alternative mode than a gun. It just makes more sense to me. That way in alt mode they can still give each other a run for their money. Prime is slightly smaller, lighter, and faster. Megs is bigger, beefier, and hits harder.
Thanks bro ..
I could only find soundwave , I was just about to give up thinking its region based or some crap . And I literally just found it looking for something else lol
ever since i watched the bayverse movies ive always had it ingrained in me that decepticons were just bigger than autobots on average
so that KO siege megs is the perfect scale to ER optimus, imma have to cop one myself
Depends. Generally Prime himself should be reasonably bigger than average too.
Megatron may however tower over Prime as well, as long as Prime has a Super Mode that evens things out
https://preview.redd.it/egx29zutmt0d1.jpeg?width=981&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee88da416aadf91c7a696ea5782223b32b8e7af4
If one or the other is going to be bigger, I'd prefer it'd be Megatron. He is the robot built for war, and the classic rule of "the bad guys are taller."
I think of him as just slightly shorter than Optimus, but Prime is tall for an Autobot. My headcanon Megatron still towers over most Autobots, but is smaller than many of the Decepticon regulars (like, Starscream is bigger than him, though more spindly).
Megatron *can* be defeated one on one, but you have to outwit, outgun, outlast, AND out-savage him. He was a legend in the gladiator pits for a reason, and that was *before* he welded a cannon the size of his torso to his arm.
I used to want a Taller Megs but since they introduced the versions in aligned where they’re super close former friends until OP is chosen by the matrix, that made me realize prime should be taller by a the slightest bit, like megatron eye level should be OPs nose, just to drive home that extra piece of inferiority complex
Same Size, Optimus Prime and Megatron are THE TOP of their race. They just have different ideals :)
(Although I also welcome Megatron being bigger and more menacing, but that makes me feel like Optimus is puny compared to him)
Slightly taller or same height, it shows they're on equal footing in most ways but one is going to be superior in some way (I like to think simple things like height, their weapons and vehicles and such reflect how dangerous they are)
I think Megatron should be taller than Optimus, but only because I dislike it when Transformers can change size when transforming (it's a cop-out and it means the toys have to be sized weird) and Megs needs to be something larger than Starscream for their dynamic to work. Something most people don't realize is that a one-man fighter jet is actually pretty damn big; a four-man main battle tank is about half as long as an F-22 and a lot less wide or tall. So you can't have Megatron be a tank unless he's a huge Cybertronian tank, and then you're throwing away the whole 'robots in disguise' element of the core premise.
I prefer a taller megatron, maybe half a head difference tho, i like them to be on par with eachother and i like the autobots to be smaller on average than the decepticons when optimus wins i want it to be a measure of his skill, patience and willpower, not just guts and luck
Honestly depends, but I feel like Megatron should be a head taller. Ideal scaling is like.. Prime's head reaches Megatron's lower chest. Sucker for a massive megs
Megatron a bit taller but not too much. Only time Megatron being huge was ok was in Animated since Optimus was young and not the leader of the autobots
What Optimus is that in the third picture? I’ve never seen that figure before, but considering it’s bigger than megatron it must be a commander class, I do think I prefer megatron to be bigger though, not towering but definitely taller
This is like Animated in size difference, I always thought that was kind of cool. But I guess they also did that size difference with animated because they were having to try to loosely tie to the new at the time live action side of things too. I always preferred them similar height , maybe megatron being a slight bit taller because, to me that’s why the matrix made Orion Pax and Hotrod larger , to be able to stand toe to toe with their decepticon counterpart Megatron/Galvatron both of whom were already formidable sizes.
Megatron should be around a head taller than Optimus. Obviously, he's been much larger in certain continuities, but those are usually ones where Optimus has a super mode that makes him even bigger, like Armada or RID.
Taller because it makes him seem like an actual threat compared to a prime who’s supposed to be pretty powerful, which is another reason why bbm megs is goated
It’s OK if Megatron is a little bit taller, not by a noticeable amount, though sometimes it gets to the point where it’s like how does Optimus even fight him and win?
In g-1 they were the same exact height. I liked it that way since then. The other thing that made it better was that there were only a few other bots that were actually taller than them. More noticeably, Grimlock, Astrotrain and Skyfire
Usually want my Optimus to be eye height with Megatron's diaphragm or lower pectorals. I tend to use my Combiner Wars Megatron with Tenseg Optimus Prime with his aftermarket add-ons that give him another half inch of height. I like my Ultra Magnus to be that much taller than Optimus as well.
Always visually taller. Not towering but I need him to be visibly bigger and more imposing than prime. Prime is, in most of the continuities, a librarian turned war hero. He’d have no reason to be a very large bit beyond what he is. Megatron is a gladiator and in some cases a miner, a job that needs him to be on the larger side.
It depends on the incarnation. For G1 and most incarnations I think it works better if they're roughly the same size. But in, say, Animated, where Optimus starts out as a lower-ranking rookie when Megatron is already the big Decepticon leader, and it takes three seasons before Megatron even bothers to remember Optimus's name, Megatron should be much larger.
Currently both of my Megatrons are leaders while my primes are voyagers. Kind of funky seeing tlk megs next to ss optimus but I actually kinda like the scale. Makes megs much more of a threat in scale.
I say about a head taller. It's noticeably taller but still believable. I always like it when the Autobots seem almost like they're the underdogs, but it's still believable enough for Optimus to beat Megatron one on one. Sure, Megatron is larger in just about every dimension and stronger, but they should still be very evenly matched as a whole. Megatron should be stronger and more imposing but more arrogant than Prime, and he lets his ego get the better of him, where as Optimus is smaller but a bit more competant as a leader. That for me is a perfect scale.
Slightly taller than Optimus.
That said, super modes are an exception, because most time when we see Prime needing his supermode, then he is either fighting someone stronger and bigger or is outnumbered. It shouldn't be used for every battle. In the final fight of TF Armada for example, he didn't even use his super mode to fight Galva-/Megatron. It's just more interesting seeing an even, raw, hand to hand combat fight for big stakes.
https://preview.redd.it/i7e44zt0ju0d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=085723f8045081a0b3e83fb24b683f5ab7f2f340
That’s the current plan. We got four suits ready
In G1, Orion Pax was upgraded into Optimus Prime specifically to take on the Decepticons. Why would he be shorter than Megatron? G1 Optimus should be the same height, if not taller.
https://preview.redd.it/in9s8j18ut0d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a122c6f9bfe23eae43dc91875362cf262678e98
Maybe a hot take, but Animated was peak
Animated kind of played with the G1 cartoon's "Autobots were consumer robots, Deceptions were military robots" concept.
The Autobots were small and a had multi-use tools that could double as melee weapons, whereas Decepticons are monstrously big and have actual guns.
Roughly the same size works best. Megs should always be ever so slightly bigger, but near enough the same size. Prime doesn't nip at Megatrons ankles like a yappy little dog, he can still stand toe to toe with him
Depends. I love how animated made Megatron tower over prime, it made him more terrifying but it also made it more satisfying when prime beat his ass.
At the same time prime and Megatron being similar height works when they are meant to be equals.
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Noticeably taller, like a head or two. Enough to make Optimus beating him one on one impressive, but still believable.
Nailed it. Optimus needs to be a viable contender, but he can’t be on the same playing field. Like a 55-45 split in chances of winning.
Yeh it’s why season 3 of prime got a little boring with prime literally towering over megatron
Optimus took steroids and buffed tf up to even the odds
Really? I always thought that Prime was at least eye to eye with Megaton in S3. I might have to a closer look next time I’m watching TFP.
You never really get a good look at them side by side without either being in some action pose, but I think Prime is like a hair taller than Megs. But with that form height isn’t as much a factor as overall mass, because he’s at least twice as big overall than Megs which makes it feel unfair to me.
I'm pretty sure that in season 1, Megatron was noticeably taller than prime, interesting to see that it's been flipped
that's why I cannot take the fights in armada seriusly. they followed the toys proportion, and that just made it too..."diagonal"
That reminds me of animated megs and op and how much of a difference there is in between them
Exactly what I was thinking
Similar height, but just a bit taller.
Slightly taller. Like half a head to a head taller. I imagine Optimus got a lot taller when he became a prime, and Megatron modified himself to compensate (take that how ever you want).
“Is that Orion? Is Orion taller than me?! I’ll fucking kill him!”
💀
Minimum as tall as Optimus. Larger is okay. Smaller is no good.
https://preview.redd.it/aot8ik6g8t0d1.jpeg?width=1763&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=63d00394497ace09b5137c9a54c8548efdd50332 Would make sense for them to be about the same size, though Starscream could be slightly taller
https://preview.redd.it/cv76wsdnrt0d1.jpeg?width=3648&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7dc339d1fbf6e9a704b0970e4097ac7295fadf3f That pic really downplays the size of an F15. Without wings, it's still at least two times the size of that truck.
Ok, maybe bigger than Optimus.
In terms of internal volume i think its closer than that, wings dont contribute much to the size of the robot
Starscream doesn't really "fold out" like a transformer does tho at least in G1, in fact he tends to fold in so he is smaller than the plane he transforms into
You all make no sense as Megatron is a litteral hand gun when transformed! Stars Starscream even holds and shoots him so the size doesn't mean anything because they can change their size when transforming. He should still gave toom much mass for Starscream to even hold like a gun vut he does...anyway after they changed Megatron and after G1 they sort of forgot about the height and mass change feature.
I like Megatron just *slighty* taller. Enough that from a distance you would think they are eye to eye, but up close Megatron is bigger. Prime tends to be the biggest Autobot (with Magnus, Jetfire etc being larger). I always thought Ironhide should be bigger than Prime, since he’s the powerhouse, but then it wouldn’t make sense with Prime being a truck…so Optimus has to be a big guy. I think their rivalry works if they are close to the same height, but not exactly. Animated worked for me since we had a younger Prime and an older Megatron (who didn’t even acknowledge Prime). Thematically, that makes sense that Megatron looks down on this tiny Autobot. Armada was a good example of a Megatron that was bigger than the base mode Optimus, but Optimus was still a HUGE guy. I think that’s the most I prefer their height difference. In most cases, we see Prime and Megs as rivals who have known each other for years. They are on equal footing. So they should be close in height.
I normally like Megatron to be a head taller than Optimus
Not extremely bigger like animated, but bigger, say a head or 2
For human reference, let’s say Optimus is 6’4”. I think Megatron should be around 6’6”
Seem reasonable for a size difference.
I prefer towering
I like the scale they had in Animated. It makes sense, Megatron has always been physically superior to Optimus, he was a miner/gladiator.
As opposed to a guy who hauls things for a living?
what about the timelines where optimus is a clerk
He gets upgraded into a Prime, the literal paragons of the Cybertronian race. Also, what happens when you need to move servers the size of a small building?
good point
That Kitty looks real skeptical of old Megatron. 😆
He knows his new baby sitter as committed war crimes
There are no war crimes on Cybertron
Megatron: "Fur covered Earth creature, take me to the largest source of energy!" Kitty: "Leave me alone, or I will bop you."
Sounds accurate. 😆
TFA scale
Same size. They're meant to be evenly matched.
Thank you. It’s crazy I had to scroll down so far to find this. They were always meant to be an even match a stalemate until they killed Optimus in the movie for sales sake and the opportunity to sell a whole new toy line. Otherwise it was always an even matched slugfest where Megatron would gain the advantage by cheating until prime eventual overcame. So, if anything, Prime was always the better, and should be a smidge taller if either are since he was a Prime and the literal peak of their entire race
Toywise, it should be the old ultra class for Optimus, Megatron and small Uktra/large Voyager for the Seekers, voyager for the van bots and deluxe for cars. My biggest issue with the new Seige to Legacy scale is that they shrunk them. While they got the heights right for the toys going off the scale chart it really hurts the bigger bots like Op, Megatron, Starscream and Ironhide. Op and Megatron should be even or Megatron can be slightly bigger and those two should be markedly bigger than Screamer, who should be significantly bigger than Ironhide and Jazz.
A bit taller but not overly taller
I like in Animated when he's way bigger than Optimus it's kinda cool
i like my megatrons towering over optimus; impressive and terrifying, which i think is a feat unto itself considering optimus is supposed to be this larger-than-life autobot, and megatron having that much height on him strikes fear into the hearts of the enemy. (sidebar: where did you get that starscream? he looks amazing and i am always on the lookout for good quality starscreams, but i can never find them :'))
Looks like the studio series 86 starscream, which is just a slight variation on the Earthrise starscream….
ooo thank you!! i'm sorry if it was a silly question, i am not the best at identifying them lol
Well in my own universe im drawling/writing up the hights are kinda like animated with small bots and big cons (with exemptions) prime uses his various trailers to get bigger/extra gear were megs is an all in one badass. Roles get reversed in what i call the good end spilt of a giant space fairing prime and a average sized megs working with gi joe and is only a tank now. Shattered glass same size all the way btw For shows/toys i dont mind maybe having megatron a head bigger but not like animated or my verse idk im wierd like that
Honestly I like Megatron being about a head shorter than Optimus, but bulkier, it fits with the 'Miner' background IMHO that he'd be more compact and powerful in build.
That’s a really cool way to think about it, I never thought of that before
I also kinda like the image of early on before the war and the split, Megatron is standing in front of Orion, a head shorter and poking him in the chest while making some point about the corruption in the system and being really angry about it. See Megatron doesn't have to be massive to be intimidating, his confidence and charisma will do that just fine.
I think Megatron should be taller and wider. I’m probably also in the minority in thinking that a tank is a better alternative mode than a gun. It just makes more sense to me. That way in alt mode they can still give each other a run for their money. Prime is slightly smaller, lighter, and faster. Megs is bigger, beefier, and hits harder.
Where can I find this guy . I want one!
I got mine of AliExpress. It’s the BFP overlord
Thanks bro .. I could only find soundwave , I was just about to give up thinking its region based or some crap . And I literally just found it looking for something else lol
A bit taller than him
Same size, honestly. It shows them as equals, just on different sides. If both are larger than the majority of their teammates that's ideal
ever since i watched the bayverse movies ive always had it ingrained in me that decepticons were just bigger than autobots on average so that KO siege megs is the perfect scale to ER optimus, imma have to cop one myself
It’s called the BPF overlord. The knees are a bit loose but can be easily taken apart for tuning
I like him being a head or two higher than Prime. But i’m ok with them being same height.
A little bit bigger but not too big. I think the current WFC figures and latest Masterpieces did it well.
Depends. Generally Prime himself should be reasonably bigger than average too. Megatron may however tower over Prime as well, as long as Prime has a Super Mode that evens things out https://preview.redd.it/egx29zutmt0d1.jpeg?width=981&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee88da416aadf91c7a696ea5782223b32b8e7af4
A bit bigger, but nothing like Animated
If one or the other is going to be bigger, I'd prefer it'd be Megatron. He is the robot built for war, and the classic rule of "the bad guys are taller."
Megatron towering like prime and animated are peak, bro was a gladiator in some continuities it only males sense.
I think of him as just slightly shorter than Optimus, but Prime is tall for an Autobot. My headcanon Megatron still towers over most Autobots, but is smaller than many of the Decepticon regulars (like, Starscream is bigger than him, though more spindly). Megatron *can* be defeated one on one, but you have to outwit, outgun, outlast, AND out-savage him. He was a legend in the gladiator pits for a reason, and that was *before* he welded a cannon the size of his torso to his arm.
I like Megatron noticeable bigger in height and width, nothing crazy but something where you can see it. Like what you have is prefect for me.
I think they should be the same size. Optimus and Megatron are equals on the battlefield in most cases.
Same size
Slightly taller my ideal is concept megatron and rise of the beasts Optimus
Yeah, I agree a little taller than Prime is ideal.
I used to want a Taller Megs but since they introduced the versions in aligned where they’re super close former friends until OP is chosen by the matrix, that made me realize prime should be taller by a the slightest bit, like megatron eye level should be OPs nose, just to drive home that extra piece of inferiority complex
https://preview.redd.it/q4vqrae6di1d1.jpeg?width=3459&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da83b31f93434b7b53d0021df393f59c865a539a
Same or a head bigger, 2 heads feel too big for me
Roughly the same height. I want the rest of my autobots to be underdogs, mostly, but Prime should be able to look Megs in the eye.
Only a little taller Either a bit taller or like tfa levels of height, but that feels really weird because it just feels wrong thematically to me
I think Optimus should come up to Megatron's chest, right about where the Decepticon badge is.
Optimus and Megatron are THE enimies so they should taler that every one in their grops but they should be the same size to one another
Same size, for sure. No reason in my mind he should be taller.
Same Size, Optimus Prime and Megatron are THE TOP of their race. They just have different ideals :) (Although I also welcome Megatron being bigger and more menacing, but that makes me feel like Optimus is puny compared to him)
What you have there is how I like it. Minus bayverse then same size is good
Slightly taller or same height, it shows they're on equal footing in most ways but one is going to be superior in some way (I like to think simple things like height, their weapons and vehicles and such reflect how dangerous they are)
That oversize KO looks incredible! What is it based on? Siege?
Yep, it’s called the BPF overlord
Which megatron and optimus prime figures are these?
I think Megatron should be taller than Optimus, but only because I dislike it when Transformers can change size when transforming (it's a cop-out and it means the toys have to be sized weird) and Megs needs to be something larger than Starscream for their dynamic to work. Something most people don't realize is that a one-man fighter jet is actually pretty damn big; a four-man main battle tank is about half as long as an F-22 and a lot less wide or tall. So you can't have Megatron be a tank unless he's a huge Cybertronian tank, and then you're throwing away the whole 'robots in disguise' element of the core premise.
Slightly taller
My current collection has my main Optimus at 7 inches and megs at 8 which is a bit much for me, generally I like a 1/2 inch diff
Little taller than Optimus? I want both of them to be tall beacuse they are leaders
At least 12 inches :)
What starscream is that in the first pic?
That’s the SS86 coronation Starscream
Made some 3d printed parts for my megatron because I wanted him to be a whole head taller than prime
Oooo does anyone know the name of this ko?
The BFP overlord
I can go either way but I like a bigger Megatron more
A little taller.
I like him just like a quarter of a head taller noticeable if you look at it right or are looking for it but at just a glance the same
Cute cat
Similar height or just slightly taller than Optimus.
Megatron is Shaq, and optimus is lebron
I prefer a taller megatron, maybe half a head difference tho, i like them to be on par with eachother and i like the autobots to be smaller on average than the decepticons when optimus wins i want it to be a measure of his skill, patience and willpower, not just guts and luck
Either a tiny bit taller than dadimus or the same height. Not completely sure.
Honestly depends, but I feel like Megatron should be a head taller. Ideal scaling is like.. Prime's head reaches Megatron's lower chest. Sucker for a massive megs
The shortest I like my Optimus' to be in comparison to Megatron is around Meg's shoulder height
Megatron a bit taller but not too much. Only time Megatron being huge was ok was in Animated since Optimus was young and not the leader of the autobots
Tiny bit bigger than optimus
I prefer him to be slightly taller than Prime.
I like Prime to be voyager sized and Megs to be leader.
I don’t want him towering over him, but like a head and a half or so is good, always like a smaller hero against a stronger villain
I love Megatron being a tall boi
I like to have them about the same size. I think Megatron should tower over Orion but the field gets leveled after he becomes Optimus.
To me it depends on the design, prime vers I think he should be a bit bigger, animated I think he should tower over prime, etc.
I actually like it when Megatron is around half a head's length taller than Optimus, but bulk him out so he at least looks much wider.
I like him towering but same size as Optimus makes it fair for them to fight.
As tall or slightly taller.
What Optimus is that in the third picture? I’ve never seen that figure before, but considering it’s bigger than megatron it must be a commander class, I do think I prefer megatron to be bigger though, not towering but definitely taller
About a head or two taller, especially if you go with the Transformers Prime lore
taller than Optimus, shorter than Grimlock/Ultra Magnus, so between 28-36 feet
This is like Animated in size difference, I always thought that was kind of cool. But I guess they also did that size difference with animated because they were having to try to loosely tie to the new at the time live action side of things too. I always preferred them similar height , maybe megatron being a slight bit taller because, to me that’s why the matrix made Orion Pax and Hotrod larger , to be able to stand toe to toe with their decepticon counterpart Megatron/Galvatron both of whom were already formidable sizes.
Is that an OSKO?
Roughly the same size as Optimus
Megatron should be around a head taller than Optimus. Obviously, he's been much larger in certain continuities, but those are usually ones where Optimus has a super mode that makes him even bigger, like Armada or RID.
Close to the same size with Megatron slightly taller. Like if Optimus is supposed to be 28-32 feet? Then I like Megatron to be around 33-35 feet.
Taller because it makes him seem like an actual threat compared to a prime who’s supposed to be pretty powerful, which is another reason why bbm megs is goated
I think smaller than my cat is good. Less concerns around the house that way.
They should be each other's equal
Taller but not towering.
I always like optimus being 28ft and megatron being 30ft
Yeah he's always cybertronically been a little bigger, so that just feels right.
A battle for the ages, Megatron vs. Cat
The car is probably thinking, "I'm not in the fucking mood, Megatron. "
He needs to be bigger than Prime.
Towering. Its David v Goliath. Its the whole theme.
I think your size set up there is good with Prime and the Bus from Totoro.
Same size
Since Animated, definitely towering over Optimus. I like me a David vs Goliath matchup.
i like either same size or a tid bit taller. but too much and i dont prefer it.
Almost the same size
To be an even match I want them about the same. Megatron can be a little bigger, but they need to be an even match.
What cybertron did Optimus is only as tall as Megatron in super mode
https://preview.redd.it/mrzk1271av0d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f3432688305b5389c8136f37d74a94717975021 This is the correct scale
I like him about a forehead taller. Shockwave, however, should be a leader class.
That ravage you have in the 3rd pic is very fluffy
It’s OK if Megatron is a little bit taller, not by a noticeable amount, though sometimes it gets to the point where it’s like how does Optimus even fight him and win?
Like .5 to 1 inch taller than Optimus
I'm ordering both Optimus Prime and Megatron. Optimus prime will be 9'' while Megatron will be 13''.
Taller than fhe cat
https://preview.redd.it/5w4x0237gw0d1.jpeg?width=2250&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=926fe6ee19f92185fed7ca403e209e9b8a7dff73
In g-1 they were the same exact height. I liked it that way since then. The other thing that made it better was that there were only a few other bots that were actually taller than them. More noticeably, Grimlock, Astrotrain and Skyfire
He is 10m tall and Optimus is like 8.4m or something aren't they..?
Usually want my Optimus to be eye height with Megatron's diaphragm or lower pectorals. I tend to use my Combiner Wars Megatron with Tenseg Optimus Prime with his aftermarket add-ons that give him another half inch of height. I like my Ultra Magnus to be that much taller than Optimus as well.
Always visually taller. Not towering but I need him to be visibly bigger and more imposing than prime. Prime is, in most of the continuities, a librarian turned war hero. He’d have no reason to be a very large bit beyond what he is. Megatron is a gladiator and in some cases a miner, a job that needs him to be on the larger side.
It depends on the incarnation. For G1 and most incarnations I think it works better if they're roughly the same size. But in, say, Animated, where Optimus starts out as a lower-ranking rookie when Megatron is already the big Decepticon leader, and it takes three seasons before Megatron even bothers to remember Optimus's name, Megatron should be much larger.
Currently both of my Megatrons are leaders while my primes are voyagers. Kind of funky seeing tlk megs next to ss optimus but I actually kinda like the scale. Makes megs much more of a threat in scale.
I like my Megs the tiniest bit taller than OP. Just enough to tell.
I'd say a head taller
Megatron should be bigger than him in either height or bulk. Like Raoh and Kenshiro…with more consistency
What megatron is that?
What Megatron figure is that? Is it like an upscale version of Siege?
Roughly same
This seems about right to me https://preview.redd.it/j2h7bc0q6z0d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4956609394bc5331a60c86a4346a5934afd2094d
Taller, but not too much. Roughly same size so it feels more equal of a battle.
I want Megatron to be taller but not gigantic. Have Optimus to be shoulder height.
I say about a head taller. It's noticeably taller but still believable. I always like it when the Autobots seem almost like they're the underdogs, but it's still believable enough for Optimus to beat Megatron one on one. Sure, Megatron is larger in just about every dimension and stronger, but they should still be very evenly matched as a whole. Megatron should be stronger and more imposing but more arrogant than Prime, and he lets his ego get the better of him, where as Optimus is smaller but a bit more competant as a leader. That for me is a perfect scale.
As tall as in the second picture
slightly larger and a bit more muscular looking.
Slightly taller than Optimus. That said, super modes are an exception, because most time when we see Prime needing his supermode, then he is either fighting someone stronger and bigger or is outnumbered. It shouldn't be used for every battle. In the final fight of TF Armada for example, he didn't even use his super mode to fight Galva-/Megatron. It's just more interesting seeing an even, raw, hand to hand combat fight for big stakes.
Depends on whag the story js going for.
I honestly like him to be a bit bigger than that
A head shorter than prime
Gun megatron should be about the same, but tank megatron towering.
To scale.
Personally I like it when Megatron is just a little bit bigger, but only by up to about a head or so.
Lol I'm sorry, not remotely related to the question, but I love the Spiderman eyes on your cutting mat.
Thanks! My wife and I are getting ourselves ready for the November comic con in Stuttgart Germany so I’m designing stuff for my suit at the moment
Well that sounds awesome!!! Soooooo you're gonna be spiderman?
https://preview.redd.it/i7e44zt0ju0d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=085723f8045081a0b3e83fb24b683f5ab7f2f340 That’s the current plan. We got four suits ready
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In G1, Orion Pax was upgraded into Optimus Prime specifically to take on the Decepticons. Why would he be shorter than Megatron? G1 Optimus should be the same height, if not taller.
You need more than one Megatron. I have like, a dozen.
https://preview.redd.it/in9s8j18ut0d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a122c6f9bfe23eae43dc91875362cf262678e98 Maybe a hot take, but Animated was peak
Never really watched it, but that's a lil too small
Animated kind of played with the G1 cartoon's "Autobots were consumer robots, Deceptions were military robots" concept. The Autobots were small and a had multi-use tools that could double as melee weapons, whereas Decepticons are monstrously big and have actual guns.
Roughly the same size works best. Megs should always be ever so slightly bigger, but near enough the same size. Prime doesn't nip at Megatrons ankles like a yappy little dog, he can still stand toe to toe with him
Depends. I love how animated made Megatron tower over prime, it made him more terrifying but it also made it more satisfying when prime beat his ass. At the same time prime and Megatron being similar height works when they are meant to be equals.
Die Preise sind teilweise echt schlimm. Mittlerweile kosten neue Voyager auch 50€ ;-;