He knew that it was beyond wrong....but D-16's convictions won out. He threw his friendship with Pax to the core of Cybertron. A resolute mind with a resolute motivation.
When Schaffrillas Productions reviewed this movie, he mentioned that even though he saw D-16's betrayal coming a mile away, he still audibly gasped when he let go of Pax. At first, I thought he was being hyperbolic. There was no WAY the scene could be that good... ...and then I saw it. It WAS that good. I audibly gasped, too. Brian Tyree Henry KILLED IT as D-16/Megatron. 🔥 💯
@BigEOT3 I know! He has great range. On one hand, he has excellent "dad" character energy, like when he played Jeff Davis in the Spider-Verse movies and Phastos on Eternals. But on the other...he can play an absolutely nightmare fuel robot with a vengeance 😂
0:28 Anyone else loving how his eyes are slowly transitioning to red, representing the anger and frustration he felt when Orion said, “Don’t be like Sentinel,” showing how insulted he was by Orion.
I’m a fucking Transformer geek. Everyone, especially the fans could see this twist coming a mile a way. We all know how their friendship and love ends. And yet, I still fucking gasped when he let go of him. These characters were written so unbelievably well and felt alive, that for a moment when D grabbed Orion Packs, I thought “oh shit, maybe he won’t let him go.” For that split moment I was convinced that they were still going to make it. And then he let go. My entire movie theatre whispered “oh shit” or “what”. When you managed to convince me of a twist even though I know what will happen, you’ve written a damn good story.
This. We knew they were going to become Optimus Prime and Megatron from the very beginning, one of the most iconic hero/villain rivalries in cartoon history. We saw this coming a mile away and it still stung
“We’re better than this,don’t be like sentinel.” I know Orion means well and doesn’t want his friend to take a dark path,but holy hell that was like,THE WORST thing he could’ve said.
Understandable why D-16 let his anger out on Orion Pax at that point No-one likes to be compared to someone else, especially if that someone is as selfish and twisted as Sentinel
I’m actually really happy the “We’re better than them” trope use in heroic stories back fired so horribly here. A simple yet effective twist on that trope.
still D16 was waking that path, like he did everything sentinel did. Kill his allies, strip someone of their cog, and willing to take down anyone who would be on their way. Orion was just saying the truth and D16 still proved him he was like sentinel, it only took seeing the truth about sentinel for him to come out
0:29 I love how D's voice kinda drowns and sounds like he's almost going to cry, maybe as he didn't want to harm his friend, but his frustration was getting bigger and bigger after Orion intervened
It’s interesting becuz you can see Megatron getting a few licks in Optimus Prime, such as punching him before Darkwing, telling him I’m gonna kill you during the race and always blaming Optimus for getting into shenanigans he was part of… it naturally came to a breaking point where that emotion chose Megatron to let go… almost eerily creepy as it builds up… layer after layer
I love the way you can see the wheels turning in his head as he’s holding on to Orion pax, you can tell he’s thinking like I have to save him he’s my best bud as well as if I save him he’ll just be against me and not be with me and he weighs both his options
1:13-This moment is particularly heartstring-pulling, because it show's Orion's true character. He's on death's door, no doubt in unbearable agony, but in spite of that, his thoughts are for his friend. He can see that D-16 is slipping away, that he's giving into hate, that he's on the verge of becoming at _least_ as big of a monster as Sentinel was, if not worse, and tries to pull him back. But it is too late; D-16 dies in shame and agony, and the monster is born with eyes of red and the discarding of brotherhood. Megatron sends Orion Pax hurtling to his demise, not knowing that his rage and apathy have, in turn, given birth to his truly greatest enemy: Optimus Prime.
The thing that makes this Megatron so compelling is that unlike other previous Megatrons proudly gloating about how evil they are, this one...completely lacks self-awareness. He literally can't comprehend how he's the bad guy here. He killed a tyrant and destroyed his kingdom, and he's the one getting banished for it? TFO Megatron is not motivated by greed, cruelty or a lust for power, like his previous versions. He's motivated by a desperate yearning for justice that became tainted with so much rage that it turned into hatred.
Imagine the last thing you think you'll ever see in your life being your former best friend literally - and VISIBLY - slipping into being something worse than what you both just fought to overcome. Jesus Christ.
0:32 I love the fact that his eyes were already part red and that his pupils were mostly red with a bit of orange/yellow in them, perfectly showing how Megatron was already there... he just needed one last thing to make it complete
0:10 The voice cracks really help sell the anguish D-16 was feeling after everything. Just more proof that voice cracking can make for excellent vocal performances when done right.
The facial expressions (especially for Megatron) in this scene are ART. From subtle stuff, like the face D-16 pulls as he fires the first shot at Sentinel and the slow, dawning horror on Orion after he says "No," to the more obvious stuff like how offended D is when Orion compares him to Sentinel and the HATE just before he drops him. People had to model that. They had to sit down and CREATE that, draw that, render that. It is absolute artistry.
I love how Brian Tyree Henry put a bit of panic into D-16’s voice here. Such is D-16’s rage that he is on the verge of panic whenever an obstacle presents itself.
@@SamaritanPrime Yeah, he's captures a feeling of being absolutely hysterical, Henry really makes you feel all the conflicting feelings D-16 is having all at once. His performance starts of great and somehow only gets better and better throughout the film!
D-16 thinking Orion was siding with Sentinel and had betrayed him, when really Orion wasn't trying to save Sentinel from him: he was trying to save D-16 from himself.
Orion knows about it, but he believes there are more justice better than violent. But for megatron there is no better than violence that fit the situation of sentinel's betrayal.
Optimus believes in violence, he is a warrior that fights for what is right. What Optimus doesn't believe in is cruelty and sadism. Optimus probably believed that Sentinel deserved to be judged by the people of Cybertron and then executed for his horrible actions (which is a violent act) but he didn't want to brutally kill Sentinel with his own hands in front of the people who are supposed to see him as a fair leader and the light of justice and hope. Optimus is NOT a pacifist. He is always willing to use violence against people who deserve it to bring peace and freedom.
I knew that D's betray is inevitable, but I did not expect it to be like this. Me and a friend of mine watched this and could not believe that the betrayal would be like this. It was heartbreaking and all the more memorable.
I got chills this whole scene. Megatrons fusion cannon sound, his eyes going from yellow to yellow red and then to fully red, it all shows his transitioning of becoming megatron so perfectly
I heard it, I felt it. D-16 was disillusioned. Betrayed. He looked up to Sentinel, thought he was a hero, a noble leader…only to find out that he was the opposite of those things. D-16 felt lied to. Deceived. And he vowed then to never let anyone deceive him again.
Notice how we not only see his eyes change to red the moment the anger and hate finally consume him, but his facial features also change. The smooth, youthful qualities of D-16 disappear, and all that's left are the hard, older looking lines and angles of Megatron. We basically see that hate and anger that twisted D-16's programming instantly age him as he makes that final descent into the tyranny that is Megatron.
'Don't be like Sentinel'. I think whatever chance Orion had at actually defusing the situation was lost when he said that, because D-16 was probably thinking 'Are you really comparing me to the guy who forcefully removed half of our population's Cogs before we were born?'. At that point, D-16 didn't want to listen to anything Orion would say after that.
What I adore most about D-16's fall from grace into becoming Megatron is this bit here from 1:00-1:23. You can see the varying emotions he's going through before finally giving in to his boundless rage at everyone and everything. It reminds me a ton of particular moments with Tai Lung & Lord Shen from the Kung Fu Panda films. What can make some villains so terrifying are the glimpses of humanity they can show in their vulnerability, but completely repress it because their desires outweigh any natural compassion. It's beyond eerie considering you can immediately empathize with D-16's turmoil from being used all these years by Sentinel, making it heartbreaking when he goes through with that inevitable act of letting his close friend die.
By that point it was already too late. His rage took over him and Megatron was born from that point on. And the friend Orion/Optimus knew was gone. It hurts more later when megatron just calls Optimus, “Prime” and the aeons long feud began across cybertron and later the stars. Xx
You can't even blame Megatron. The entire movie is spent with him being dragged into Orion's messes, usually against his will and/or by being tricked into them, and every time Orion fails to learn his lesson or give a damn about how Megatron/D-16 feels.
Actually, you can blame Megatron. Orion was right. D-16 had a choice: to be better than the monster who enslaved them, or to have blood on his hands just like Sentinel and become a monster himself. But he couldn’t let go of his anger, his hatred, and in the end, he became just like Sentinel. And in time, Megatron would go on to become even worse.
@@Jeff_Pryceat the same time, Orion is being incredibly naive if he thinks Sentinel is just gonna give up and come quietly. Sometimes guys gotta be put in the ground. It was true with Sentinel, and someday it will be true with Megatron
I absolutely love this origin story of Megatron. It emphasizes that he’s not some misunderstood bad guy who deep down is a good person. According to the movie, Megatron is pure evil.
The coldest emotional one liner ever After he realizes all the shit Orion got him into and how his entire life changed for the worst all because of Orion and his shenanigans. His entire demeanor shifting.
Orion Pax’s warning to D-16 not to become like Sentinel is a profound moment. It’s almost as if Orion inadvertently created Megatron through those words-his good intentions led D-16 to a darker path. While D-16 fights for what he believes is right, he’s unfairly compared to a betrayer like Sentinel. This scene really highlights how easily good intentions can misfire, resulting in tragic consequences
In a different version of this story, one where Orion still becomes Optimus D dives to catch Orion, but at the last moment, his hand slips The rage at having constantly saved Orion was replaced with sorrow for losing his best friend, his brother As he turns to face Sentinel, he points his cannon at the traitor, and prepares to fire But all the hatred, all the anger, it can’t compare to the sorrow, and more importantly, the future that Orion fought so hard for D holds his fire, and calls the High Guard to help escort Sentinel to the mines for holding D, alongside B and Elita stand at the edge, mourning the loss of their friend Meanwhile, Orion falls down to the core of Cybertron, all the way down to the spark of Primus himself There, he is acknowledged by the sparks of the primes, and the spark of Primus, as someone worthy of becoming a prime, someone worthy of the matrix, and so it is bestowed onto him Orion Pax is rebuilt, and becomes Optimus Prime, before being sent back up to Iacon Upon his return, he was ready to face D in a battle to decide the future of Cybertron But instead of a fight, Optimus is met with joy from both Elita and B, while D just stands in amazement and awe, at a true Prime standing before him, and that true Prime is his best friend no less As Optimus looks over at D, D breaks down, he falls to his knees crying, saying how he thought Orion was gone forever, how he was sorry, how he didn’t mean to hurt his friend But Optimus simply walks up, places a hand on D’s shoulder, and tells him that it’s okay, that he’s okay, that THEY are okay The brothers hug, happy to be reunited, before D asks about the matrix, to which Optimus explains how he fell and met Primus, and how he’d have to tell D what it was like sometime D chuckles, before deciding that for what he’s done, the actions he took, he needs to be punished, and tells Optimus to arrest him Optimus refuses however, and says that instead of imprisonment, as punishment for his actions, D must spend the rest of his days in servitude, to the people of Cybertron, and he must help drive back the Quintessons D, with a smile on his face, kneels down and says he will serve out this sentence willingly After the Energon is returned, Optimus leads the people of Cybertron into a new golden age, with Elita and B at his side, and D as commander of the High Guard, the Transformers are united, and led into a new golden age
Seeing the once warm golden eyes of D-16's warm golden eyes turning to the blood red eyes of Megatron. Giving into the rage and hatred within his Spark, D-16 sacrified any ounce of humanity left inside him. Embracing the darkness, only a future built by burning everything to the ground. D-16 is no longer there, only the tyrant known as Megatron was born.
And that the Michael Bay movies are the definitive Transformers for the casual moviegoer who are used to explosions, constant action and hyper-detailed character designs. the traditional boxy design and human-like faces probably turned off a lot of movieverse fans 😔
0:10 - 0:23 God DAMN....i could practically feel the rage, pain, betrayal, and sadness mix in D16 voice The voice actor for him killed it throughout this entire movie
The birth of Megatron, the death of Orion, and the rise of Optimus Prime. Honestly they did a good job of creating an origin for these two. In media we mostly just see the fight happening in the middle, so it was nice to see the beginning of the war
I was half-tempted to scream in the theater "PAX, NO!!" When D-16 fired his cannon a second time. I knew D-16 would eventually be ome Megatron in this film...but I never thought their fates would be sealed at the end of a cannon shot. The signs of their fates were as clear as ever...but this film delivered. That line, just before D-16 let him fall.... "I'm done saving you." That shouldn't have hit me so hard as it did.
If they ever made an MLP prequel movie like TF1 about Celestia and Luna that touched on their sisterhood, their falling out, and Luna's banishment I'd definitely go watch it in theaters ngl
@@yesandnogamerproductions5733 Right?! Remember when memories of The Crystal Empire were limited, when it vanished from existence? Imagine the stories of King Sombra & Nightmare Moon turning out to be connected. The Crystal Empire was the capital of Equestria before Canterlot. And the two sisters worshiped King Sombra as their leader, until they discovered the truth that he betrayed The Pillars for all the power of Equestria. Causing Princess Luna to develop the same motivation against him, D-16 had against Sentinel, resulting in her becoming Nightmare Moon!
I can't imagine a universe where Megatron is Miles's Dad. Megatron would take miles to school like in Into the Spider-Verse, but he tells Miles to say: "Rise up" instead up of "I love you" before Miles says no and Megatron pulls his Fusion cannon to Miles' face while giving him the glare he shows in the post credit scene of TF One. And he says: "Say "Rise Up" or I will make you say it myself." Miles(Frightened): "Rise up."
D-16 caught him. Megatron let go
No kidding.
That's how rivary goes. What's your best friend, but it becomes your enemy.
Facts! 😔
Both D-16 and Orion died at that moment. When D let go, it was the birth of Megatron, and when Orion died Optimus Prime rose
@@Pikaholmes221b You mean Rise.
The way his hand lingers there for a bit after letting go was so sad. You can tell he felt remorse, but also believed he did what he needed to.
He knew that it was beyond wrong....but D-16's convictions won out. He threw his friendship with Pax to the core of Cybertron. A resolute mind with a resolute motivation.
That scene was emotional and chilling as soon as D s eyes turned red .
When Schaffrillas Productions reviewed this movie, he mentioned that even though he saw D-16's betrayal coming a mile away, he still audibly gasped when he let go of Pax. At first, I thought he was being hyperbolic. There was no WAY the scene could be that good...
...and then I saw it. It WAS that good. I audibly gasped, too. Brian Tyree Henry KILLED IT as D-16/Megatron. 🔥 💯
Hard to believe he also voiced Miles Morales’ dad in the Spider Verse films
@@BigEOT3 Also Lemon from Bullet Train.
@BigEOT3 I know! He has great range. On one hand, he has excellent "dad" character energy, like when he played Jeff Davis in the Spider-Verse movies and Phastos on Eternals. But on the other...he can play an absolutely nightmare fuel robot with a vengeance 😂
@@amaririii_ch yee, Bryan's British accent sounds so extremely authentic that I actually thought he's British XD
0:28 Anyone else loving how his eyes are slowly transitioning to red, representing the anger and frustration he felt when Orion said, “Don’t be like Sentinel,” showing how insulted he was by Orion.
Yeah I just realized that at the beginning his eyes were yellow but now they are orange reddish
They also turned back to a yellowish color when D caught Orion. I love this movie so much
@@diseasedwombat5611 and when Optimus banished Megatron his eyes dimmed a little before burning back to red
Do you think we’ll possibly see D-16 becoming good again?
@@radlegofilmz2902maybe.. he could turn good and become autobot but who knows this movie is mix with prime”series” g1 and IDW
I’m a fucking Transformer geek. Everyone, especially the fans could see this twist coming a mile a way. We all know how their friendship and love ends.
And yet, I still fucking gasped when he let go of him. These characters were written so unbelievably well and felt alive, that for a moment when D grabbed Orion Packs, I thought “oh shit, maybe he won’t let him go.” For that split moment I was convinced that they were still going to make it.
And then he let go. My entire movie theatre whispered “oh shit” or “what”.
When you managed to convince me of a twist even though I know what will happen, you’ve written a damn good story.
This. We knew they were going to become Optimus Prime and Megatron from the very beginning, one of the most iconic hero/villain rivalries in cartoon history. We saw this coming a mile away and it still stung
“We’re better than this,don’t be like sentinel.”
I know Orion means well and doesn’t want his friend to take a dark path,but holy hell that was like,THE WORST thing he could’ve said.
Yup. Then again Orion was desperate and probably said the first example that popped into his mind.
Understandable why D-16 let his anger out on Orion Pax at that point
No-one likes to be compared to someone else, especially if that someone is as selfish and twisted as Sentinel
I was just going to say this
I’m actually really happy the “We’re better than them” trope use in heroic stories back fired so horribly here.
A simple yet effective twist on that trope.
still D16 was waking that path, like he did everything sentinel did. Kill his allies, strip someone of their cog, and willing to take down anyone who would be on their way. Orion was just saying the truth and D16 still proved him he was like sentinel, it only took seeing the truth about sentinel for him to come out
Two bots died in that moment: Orion Pax, and D-16
0:09 Brian’s acting as Megatron bought out a real version of Megatron
Oscar-Winnig Animated 🏆
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Brian Tyree Henry as Megatron
@@yaolofe3852 bro went from miles morales’s dad to the leader of the decepticons
I always keep repeating this line to my siblings 😂
1:00 ‘’I’m done saving you’’ Hit hard
It broke my heart. The people and the audience must have the same
1:22
Brian Tyree Henry was perfect casting for this too 😎
@@traintrack3761 Megatron (Live Action): He is my greatest triumph
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0:29 I love how D's voice kinda drowns and sounds like he's almost going to cry, maybe as he didn't want to harm his friend, but his frustration was getting bigger and bigger after Orion intervened
It’s interesting becuz you can see Megatron getting a few licks in Optimus Prime, such as punching him before Darkwing, telling him I’m gonna kill you during the race and always blaming Optimus for getting into shenanigans he was part of… it naturally came to a breaking point where that emotion chose Megatron to let go… almost eerily creepy as it builds up… layer after layer
The way Megatron's hand lingers at 1:26.
It's a moment that's both "What have I done?" and "I did what I had to do."
"I'm done saving you." And thus, Megatron was born.
Megatron was born when D placed Megatronus's T-Cog in his chest. Did you watch the movie?
1:05 You can hear his sobbing slowly tune out the more he convinces himself Orion is an enemy.
I love the way you can see the wheels turning in his head as he’s holding on to Orion pax, you can tell he’s thinking like I have to save him he’s my best bud as well as if I save him he’ll just be against me and not be with me and he weighs both his options
As justified as his anger was, D-16 showed his true stance there: He hated his enemies more than he loved his friends.
You can hear his crying slowly even out
1:13-This moment is particularly heartstring-pulling, because it show's Orion's true character. He's on death's door, no doubt in unbearable agony, but in spite of that, his thoughts are for his friend. He can see that D-16 is slipping away, that he's giving into hate, that he's on the verge of becoming at _least_ as big of a monster as Sentinel was, if not worse, and tries to pull him back. But it is too late; D-16 dies in shame and agony, and the monster is born with eyes of red and the discarding of brotherhood. Megatron sends Orion Pax hurtling to his demise, not knowing that his rage and apathy have, in turn, given birth to his truly greatest enemy: Optimus Prime.
The thing that makes this Megatron so compelling is that unlike other previous Megatrons proudly gloating about how evil they are, this one...completely lacks self-awareness. He literally can't comprehend how he's the bad guy here. He killed a tyrant and destroyed his kingdom, and he's the one getting banished for it?
TFO Megatron is not motivated by greed, cruelty or a lust for power, like his previous versions. He's motivated by a desperate yearning for justice that became tainted with so much rage that it turned into hatred.
Imagine the last thing you think you'll ever see in your life being your former best friend literally - and VISIBLY - slipping into being something worse than what you both just fought to overcome.
Jesus Christ.
I thought exactly to when watching this
0:32 I love the fact that his eyes were already part red and that his pupils were mostly red with a bit of orange/yellow in them, perfectly showing how Megatron was already there... he just needed one last thing to make it complete
1:22 "You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."
- The Dark Knight (2008)
1:19 This was the moment D-16 died.
At this moment…
*MEGATRON* was born.
d-16 is like "You held me back for the last time..."
0:10 The voice cracks really help sell the anguish D-16 was feeling after everything. Just more proof that voice cracking can make for excellent vocal performances when done right.
The facial expressions (especially for Megatron) in this scene are ART.
From subtle stuff, like the face D-16 pulls as he fires the first shot at Sentinel and the slow, dawning horror on Orion after he says "No," to the more obvious stuff like how offended D is when Orion compares him to Sentinel and the HATE just before he drops him.
People had to model that. They had to sit down and CREATE that, draw that, render that. It is absolute artistry.
I love how Brian Tyree Henry put a bit of panic into D-16’s voice here. Such is D-16’s rage that he is on the verge of panic whenever an obstacle presents itself.
@@SamaritanPrime Yeah, he's captures a feeling of being absolutely hysterical, Henry really makes you feel all the conflicting feelings D-16 is having all at once. His performance starts of great and somehow only gets better and better throughout the film!
D-16 thinking Orion was siding with Sentinel and had betrayed him, when really Orion wasn't trying to save Sentinel from him: he was trying to save D-16 from himself.
I thought after every goof up Orion did, he didn’t want to put up with him anymore
It was that moment that D-16 was no more.
And Megatron was born.
This was the moment D-16 became Heisenberg.
And thus, Megatron was born...
More like when Megatron is banished from Iacon... That's where he truly dies.
@@Mayeur000Donz
Vravo Bince
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Long Live The King (Transformers version)
0:17 Orion really didn’t believe in violence in means of achieving justice
Orion knows about it, but he believes there are more justice better than violent.
But for megatron there is no better than violence that fit the situation of sentinel's betrayal.
Orion’s a bit thick like that
Optimus believes in violence, he is a warrior that fights for what is right.
What Optimus doesn't believe in is cruelty and sadism. Optimus probably believed that Sentinel deserved to be judged by the people of Cybertron and then executed for his horrible actions (which is a violent act) but he didn't want to brutally kill Sentinel with his own hands in front of the people who are supposed to see him as a fair leader and the light of justice and hope.
Optimus is NOT a pacifist. He is always willing to use violence against people who deserve it to bring peace and freedom.
I knew that D's betray is inevitable, but I did not expect it to be like this. Me and a friend of mine watched this and could not believe that the betrayal would be like this. It was heartbreaking and all the more memorable.
I got chills this whole scene. Megatrons fusion cannon sound, his eyes going from yellow to yellow red and then to fully red, it all shows his transitioning of becoming megatron so perfectly
You mean orange
@@Benjamine_Gamez2 I mean yeah that color too
The slow realization "Why did I catch him? He's only holding me back."
“This isn’t the way D, Sentinel must be brought to justice without-“
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‘’So do I he took everything from us, he deserves to die can’t you see that’’ the pain in megatron’s voice😢
It's not Megatron yet, it's D-16 (🤓🤓)
I heard it, I felt it. D-16 was disillusioned. Betrayed. He looked up to Sentinel, thought he was a hero, a noble leader…only to find out that he was the opposite of those things.
D-16 felt lied to.
Deceived.
And he vowed then to never let anyone deceive him again.
That’s when D-16 is no more now He is Megatron
0:07 It's over, D.
0:08 Everyone in Iacon knows the truth.
0:11 So do I!
0:12 He took everything from us! 0:14 I have to do this!
No you don't. Rebuilding Iacon cannot begin with an execution...
0:21 He deserves to die!
0:22 Can't you see that?
@@The_flying_jestron
“He deserves to die! Can’t you see that!?”
WHO DIDNT GET CHILLS FROM THIS SCENE AND THEN THE SCENE AFTERWARDS!!!! LIKE OH MY GOD!!!!!
0:16 "No, you don't."
The desperation in his voice trying to stop his brother in arms from making a mistake that could change him forever
The most coldest and rawist deliveries in the whole movie.
“D-16 is gone….Im what remains”
Notice how we not only see his eyes change to red the moment the anger and hate finally consume him, but his facial features also change. The smooth, youthful qualities of D-16 disappear, and all that's left are the hard, older looking lines and angles of Megatron. We basically see that hate and anger that twisted D-16's programming instantly age him as he makes that final descent into the tyranny that is Megatron.
'Don't be like Sentinel'. I think whatever chance Orion had at actually defusing the situation was lost when he said that, because D-16 was probably thinking 'Are you really comparing me to the guy who forcefully removed half of our population's Cogs before we were born?'. At that point, D-16 didn't want to listen to anything Orion would say after that.
0:44 0:45 0:46 0:50 0:52 TF Prime Bumblebee's Death Soundtrack Theme... 💔💔💔
D-16 saved Orion Pax. Megatron let him go.
Orion Pax fell down. Optimus Prime came back up.
“One shall stand, one shall fall”
What I adore most about D-16's fall from grace into becoming Megatron is this bit here from 1:00-1:23.
You can see the varying emotions he's going through before finally giving in to his boundless rage at everyone and everything. It reminds me a ton of particular moments with Tai Lung & Lord Shen from the Kung Fu Panda films. What can make some villains so terrifying are the glimpses of humanity they can show in their vulnerability, but completely repress it because their desires outweigh any natural compassion. It's beyond eerie considering you can immediately empathize with D-16's turmoil from being used all these years by Sentinel, making it heartbreaking when he goes through with that inevitable act of letting his close friend die.
Megatron do be sounding like young Kratos
Him ripping Sentinel in half is very Kratos-y.
Now I want TC Carson to voice Megatron and bring a Kratos voice
If he doesn't win an Oscar (or any other award in general) for best acting, we riot.
D-16 really wanted to save Orion, but his alter ego got the best of him.
That’s why we know that he’s no longer a good guy, but turn evil as megaton
By that point it was already too late. His rage took over him and Megatron was born from that point on. And the friend Orion/Optimus knew was gone.
It hurts more later when megatron just calls Optimus, “Prime” and the aeons long feud began across cybertron and later the stars. Xx
Damn, I"ve already seen this scene twice and it still hits me 😢😢
0:28 I love how you can already see D’s optics turning red. Showing he’s already made up his and nothing Orion can do will stop him.
You can't even blame Megatron. The entire movie is spent with him being dragged into Orion's messes, usually against his will and/or by being tricked into them, and every time Orion fails to learn his lesson or give a damn about how Megatron/D-16 feels.
Really? I blame Megatron plenty. He has his own agency, he made his own choices.
Plus he still could have saved and thrown Orion Pax aside, and then still kill sentinel.
Birth through deception. A true Decepticon.
Actually, you can blame Megatron.
Orion was right. D-16 had a choice: to be better than the monster who enslaved them, or to have blood on his hands just like Sentinel and become a monster himself.
But he couldn’t let go of his anger, his hatred, and in the end, he became just like Sentinel.
And in time, Megatron would go on to become even worse.
@@Jeff_Pryceat the same time, Orion is being incredibly naive if he thinks Sentinel is just gonna give up and come quietly. Sometimes guys gotta be put in the ground. It was true with Sentinel, and someday it will be true with Megatron
"Don't be like Sentinel"
In Orion's eyes he believed D-16 was better than that. Unfortunately, Megatron took it as "you're becoming Sentinel".
I absolutely love this origin story of Megatron. It emphasizes that he’s not some misunderstood bad guy who deep down is a good person. According to the movie, Megatron is pure evil.
The coldest emotional one liner ever
After he realizes all the shit Orion got him into and how his entire life changed for the worst all because of Orion and his shenanigans. His entire demeanor shifting.
Oh, its because of Orion now, not D's irrational rage.
@@Ares99999You got a point, Orion is a good bot
This scene hit so hard for me since I lost a great college friend recently
I'm sorry for your loss my friend.
Orion Pax’s warning to D-16 not to become like Sentinel is a profound moment. It’s almost as if Orion inadvertently created Megatron through those words-his good intentions led D-16 to a darker path. While D-16 fights for what he believes is right, he’s unfairly compared to a betrayer like Sentinel. This scene really highlights how easily good intentions can misfire, resulting in tragic consequences
Already got an edit for this scene ready, just got some more planned to release first
“I’m done saving you”
In that moment. The iconic villain known as Megatron was born
In a different version of this story, one where Orion still becomes Optimus
D dives to catch Orion, but at the last moment, his hand slips
The rage at having constantly saved Orion was replaced with sorrow for losing his best friend, his brother
As he turns to face Sentinel, he points his cannon at the traitor, and prepares to fire
But all the hatred, all the anger, it can’t compare to the sorrow, and more importantly, the future that Orion fought so hard for
D holds his fire, and calls the High Guard to help escort Sentinel to the mines for holding
D, alongside B and Elita stand at the edge, mourning the loss of their friend
Meanwhile, Orion falls down to the core of Cybertron, all the way down to the spark of Primus himself
There, he is acknowledged by the sparks of the primes, and the spark of Primus, as someone worthy of becoming a prime, someone worthy of the matrix, and so it is bestowed onto him
Orion Pax is rebuilt, and becomes Optimus Prime, before being sent back up to Iacon
Upon his return, he was ready to face D in a battle to decide the future of Cybertron
But instead of a fight, Optimus is met with joy from both Elita and B, while D just stands in amazement and awe, at a true Prime standing before him, and that true Prime is his best friend no less
As Optimus looks over at D, D breaks down, he falls to his knees crying, saying how he thought Orion was gone forever, how he was sorry, how he didn’t mean to hurt his friend
But Optimus simply walks up, places a hand on D’s shoulder, and tells him that it’s okay, that he’s okay, that THEY are okay
The brothers hug, happy to be reunited, before D asks about the matrix, to which Optimus explains how he fell and met Primus, and how he’d have to tell D what it was like sometime
D chuckles, before deciding that for what he’s done, the actions he took, he needs to be punished, and tells Optimus to arrest him
Optimus refuses however, and says that instead of imprisonment, as punishment for his actions, D must spend the rest of his days in servitude, to the people of Cybertron, and he must help drive back the Quintessons
D, with a smile on his face, kneels down and says he will serve out this sentence willingly
After the Energon is returned, Optimus leads the people of Cybertron into a new golden age, with Elita and B at his side, and D as commander of the High Guard, the Transformers are united, and led into a new golden age
This low-key can lead to Transtech tbh. Without eons of war Cybertron can develop so much more.
Best damn scene in any Transformers movie ever right here.
Seeing the once warm golden eyes of D-16's warm golden eyes turning to the blood red eyes of Megatron.
Giving into the rage and hatred within his Spark, D-16 sacrified any ounce of humanity left inside him. Embracing the darkness, only a future built by burning everything to the ground.
D-16 is no longer there, only the tyrant known as Megatron was born.
We finally get a good transformers movie and no one goes to see it. :(
tbf the marketing was terrible
And that the Michael Bay movies are the definitive Transformers for the casual moviegoer who are used to explosions, constant action and hyper-detailed character designs. the traditional boxy design and human-like faces probably turned off a lot of movieverse fans 😔
Right? I was the only person in the audience for the screening I went to. I was really expecting there to be a lot more of a crowd.
Tons of people went to see it (also there's been good Transformers movies, c'mon now).
0:10 - 0:23 God DAMN....i could practically feel the rage, pain, betrayal, and sadness mix in D16 voice
The voice actor for him killed it throughout this entire movie
This scene like D-16 full on Anakin that turn to the dark side.
It's true that there is a similarity between these two. But unlike D-16, Anakin was left for dead on Mustafa by Obiwan.
The birth of Megatron, the death of Orion, and the rise of Optimus Prime. Honestly they did a good job of creating an origin for these two. In media we mostly just see the fight happening in the middle, so it was nice to see the beginning of the war
Thx for the clip
Megatron sparing Starscreams life was probably the last shred of mercy D-16 possessed
I was half-tempted to scream in the theater "PAX, NO!!" When D-16 fired his cannon a second time.
I knew D-16 would eventually be ome Megatron in this film...but I never thought their fates would be sealed at the end of a cannon shot.
The signs of their fates were as clear as ever...but this film delivered.
That line, just before D-16 let him fall....
"I'm done saving you."
That shouldn't have hit me so hard as it did.
genuinely, megatron was right. sentinel was too evil to live. too many hidden followers.
That's how rivary goes. What's your best friend, but it becomes your enemy.
1:07 you just know that if cybertronians could shed tears D would be crying a river there
Ladybug: “Listen, I’m sorry about Tangerine”
Lemon: “I’ve got another brother now”
Ladybug: “Really?”
Lemon: “…F**k No!”
Megatron: "We were Brothers Once!"
Optimus prime: "Once"
"We were brothers once!"
"Once."
-MLP
Celestia: We’re better than this. Don’t be like Sombra.
Luna: Celestia, you need to move out of my way, before I move you myself.
Nightmare Moon: We were sisters once!
Celestia: Once.
If they ever made an MLP prequel movie like TF1 about Celestia and Luna that touched on their sisterhood, their falling out, and Luna's banishment I'd definitely go watch it in theaters ngl
@@yesandnogamerproductions5733 Right?! Remember when memories of The Crystal Empire were limited, when it vanished from existence? Imagine the stories of King Sombra & Nightmare Moon turning out to be connected. The Crystal Empire was the capital of Equestria before Canterlot. And the two sisters worshiped King Sombra as their leader, until they discovered the truth that he betrayed The Pillars for all the power of Equestria. Causing Princess Luna to develop the same motivation against him, D-16 had against Sentinel, resulting in her becoming Nightmare Moon!
The way D's eyes changed from amber to red the moment he stopped helping OP...
Going to watch the movie in theaters one more time.
D-16: you wreklessy threw away your life Pax
Orion: No... D. You did
This is why you chose your words wisely
Absolutely amazing vocal performance and animation.
At that moment D-16 was no more and Megatron was born 1:22
0:50 You can see the pain on Orion's face as he gets shot.
1:17 d-16... We're brothers... 🥺
Were... And I'm done saving you. 😡
I don't blame D, he's got a whole damn reason to be a villain
1:20 it was at that moment, D-16 died, and Megatron was born. The best friends/brothers Pax and D-16 were ended.
You can tell how much it hurt D-16 when Orion compared him to Sentinel Prime.
The shot heard 'round the world.
The Coldest line in the Movie. Change my mind
This was the moment that D-16 died, and Megatron was born.
This was the moment d-12 became Megatron
bumblebee's face when orion got shot
I can't imagine a universe where Megatron is Miles's Dad.
Megatron would take miles to school like in Into the Spider-Verse, but he tells Miles to say: "Rise up" instead up of "I love you" before Miles says no and Megatron pulls his Fusion cannon to Miles' face while giving him the glare he shows in the post credit scene of TF One. And he says: "Say "Rise Up" or I will make you say it myself."
Miles(Frightened): "Rise up."
1:20 The death of D-16
1:23 The birth of Megatron
That was the moment D-16 died, and he was killed by Megatron.
Momento en que las salas de cines quedaron en silencio.
It will never stop being heartbreaking how orion was trying to save D16 from going down a path he couldn't return from
That day D-16 died and was born...Megatron
1:18 I’m done saving you
I think this could have changed if Orion/Optimus found the right words. He meant extremely well, but you can tell he struggled here.
0:11 “SO DO I” PEAK VA
I swear his eyes turn fully red for a split second right as he fires the first shot
There is No More D-16, There is Only Megatron!!!