Cars that turn into giant robots? Please. I’m over it. This is how real Transformers roll.
Megatron has been jailed for six years and six months for a drugs crime. Not this one or this one, but Megatron Eardley-Wilmot, a Deceptimbecile from New Zealand who imported $100,000 of methamphetamine and ecstasy. His defense, according to his lawyer, is that he was a “normal guy” until “he had an accident and suffered a serious head injury.” And then he changed his name to Megatron. Your honour, I rest my case. [Stuff.co.nz]
While its not new news that Transformers: Animated is debuting on Cartoon Network in the spring, the surfacing of new toys from the show is. Over the last few weeks, concept shots started to surface and the bloggers at Toys R Evil have been diligent in gathering them into a single post. New characters like Bulkhead look pretty cool with a modern Anime-inspired design. Check out a few shots here after the jump and check out the entire gallery at [Toys R Evil] .
This is Seattle man Jason Megatron Burrows. He used to be known as Jason Michael Burrows, but on July 2, Jason went to the courthouse and stood before the judge, who “ordered and decreed” he change his name to honor his childhood hero, Megatron, thus joining Gizmodo’s other friend Optimus Prime in the pantheon of crazy-ass Transformer fans.