Megatron was right

But oh well, USAsians must always represent revolutionaries as ebil that want actual change. Even fictional ones.

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If I remember correctly, Cybertron had a strict and violently enforced caste system
Megatron himself was literally consigned to be a pit fighter for the entertainment of the upper classes
Gotta say that's a good enough reason to fuck shit up
- Yeah if I recal Megatron was painted quite positive in his origin stories at least the ones I read. Only later on they make him out to be some kind of Tyrant EDIT
  Straight from Wikipedia. Megatron's most consistent origin portrays him as having risen up from being an oppressed worker to a gladiatorial champion who took the legendary name of one of the original Thirteen Primes—Megatronus as his own. He shortened his name when he became a political revolutionary who attempted to reform Cybertron's corrupt governing body and called for an end to its decrepit caste system. As the mentor of the young Orion Pax, Megatron preached that freedom of self-determination was the right of all sentient beings.
  Megatron is a real one and one of the 5 Heads of Marxism. Probably gets smeared by Radio Free Asia
  I bet Optimus Prime has brunch with Hillary Clinton
  
  Only later on they make him out to be some kind of Tyrant
  In old transformers before the US comic authors heard about things like plot or character origins and development he was just evil warlord. Imagine the era where the most sympathetic character was Soundwave because he was only transformer with a shred of personality.
  
  The recent movie was alright but it's super lib. Of course Optimus is horrified and disgusted after his fellow enslaved miner buddy Megatron decides to kill the leader who killed and mutilated thousands. He went too far!
  
  So, Megatron is Spartacus then.
- Megatron somehow getting killmongered is wild. Is this what comic book Bane fans felt when they watched DKR?
  
  Yes, because I am they as well
Magneto & Megatron - "villains" who never did a single thing wrong ever
Towards Peace:
- This was in a Transformers comic? Maybe those writers have the sauce after all
  
  It's specifically from James Roberts' More Than Meets The Eye/Lost Light, which ran from 2012 to 2018. It really fleshed out the idea of what it's like to live in a society of transforming robots, and how it would affect political, economic, relationship, and gender ideologies. Not exactly Das Kapital, but surprisingly insightful for a franchise which has always been a cynical cash-grab.
  
  I think its from the IDW comic series, there is a new run from some other guys i been reading and its pretty good
Megatron realizes the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of opressors.
Radlibs vs principled socialists
Gotta say, Michael Bay's first Transformers stuck with me for two reasons:
The main character's friend randomly trying to climb a tree when he was trying to rizz someone up. (I'm tree guy.)
Optimus Prime talking about his faith in humanity, when the majority of the characters elicited a response that I can only describe as aggressively eco-fascistic.
He was a dick in Transformers One though
- I liked him when he got out of his beaten-down pessimism and decided "fuck it, imma kill all these slavers"
ACAB includes Orion Pax.

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