Super Megatron comic 1

In 2011, the shared Autobot and Decepticon forces under the leadership of Optimus Prime and Galvatron are fighting against Unicron, who seeks to resurrect using the bodies of his disciples before the Transformers can seal him within the Triple Z Point. Galvatron bids Optimus Prime to use the Matrix of Leadership, but it's been spent since being used to eradicate the Hate Plague and is currently recharging on Earth. Optimus wishes he had another Matrix in hand... and then suddenly the two leaders are summoned before Primus. The god entrusts Optimus Prime with the Silver Matrix, filled with the power of stars.

In the present time on a strange planet, Optimus Prime is at the mercy of King Poseidon, who seeks to use the Silver Matrix to surpass God Ginrai, but their confrontation is interrupted by... Megatron? "Super Megatron" reveals he has used the power of stars to attain a form like his future self and laid waste to Halfshell's crew before blowing up the photon sailer with them on board. Angry at the apparent end of his "brother", King Poseidon leaps to the attack with his "Full Target Mode", but Super Megatron simply repels it with a force field and repays the favor by blowing up the combiner with his "Super Jet Mode".

Super Megatron threatens to do the same to Optimus Prime. Noting that the power of the Silver Matrix that Optimus holds helped him evolve from Galvatron to his current form, Super Megatron demands the Autobot leader hand it over so that he can become even more powerful. Optimus, being the justice-minded hero he is, refuses, especially as he needs the Silver Matrix to assist in the battle against Unicron. Super Megatron just answers with a blast and ranting that he has transcended his future death, so Optimus, saddened that their apparent mutual respect has fell through, regains his resolve and uses the tool available to him—the Silver Matrix!

With the Silver Matrix's heft, Optimus knocks Super Megatron out of the sky and uses its power to transform into the Star Convoy Z Base Mode. With his weapons, Star Convoy fires on the Decepticon, but the villain retreats to the city, where he grabs two of the planet's native humanoids. With Star Convoy aghast, Super Megatron threatens to end their lives and use them as sustenance, knowing their potential as an energy source from his future memories, so the Autobot is forced to give up the Silver Matrix. The elated Super Megatron uses the Matrix to further evolve into Ultra Megatron! With his new alternate mode, the Ultra Tank, Ultra Megatron blasts at Star Convoy...

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Seacons	Others
Optimus Prime (7) Computron (8) Sky Lynx (9) Hot Rod (10) Arcee (11) Tigertrack (12) Raiden (14) Bumblebee (16)	Galvatron/Super Megatron (6) Blast (13) Cyclonus (15)	King Poseidon (18) Halfshell (19) Scylla (20)	Unicron (1) Disciples (2) Dark Eggbots (3) Dark Eggleos (4) Dark Eggbirds (5) Primus (17) "Leo" (21) Lune (22)

Notes

Continuity notes

In the 2011 flashback, Bumblebee appears in his Pretender shell, indicating an untold story where he changed forms, as his appearances as Goldbug occur before and after this story. A continuity fix for Bumblebee's appearance in "Controverse", perhaps?
The Triple Z Point was first mentioned as the resting place of Unicron's body in Beast Wars Neo; Kiss Players established Unicron's physical form was sealed there in 2011 (due to Unicron's head not existing in media set beyond 2010) and Unite Warriors would go on to mention it was the result of cooperation between the Autobots and the Decepticons. This comic finally portrays the events surrounding it.
The Matrix being left to recharge on Earth after being depleted to fight the Hate Plague in "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2" was a plot point in the early episodes of The Headmasters.
The planet's native lifeforms sure look similar to Beastformers, don't they? Super Megatron's reference to them as energy sources in the future likely refers to Chōkon Power, key to Super-God Masterforce, or specifically to Beast Power, which was introduced as a plot point in this comic's spiritual predecessor, Legends.
The handshake that Optimus Prime reminisces about took place in "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2".
The evolution of Super Megatron into Ultra Megatron was a plot point in the original Return of Convoy storyline, and the toy this comic advertises goes lengths to incorporate both Super and Ultra forms as different modes.

Transformers references

Among Unicron's disciples are the United Ark Unicron toy and the Dark Egg Beasts. The body Unicron is attempting to construct from them is based on the then-yet-unreleased War for Cybertron Trilogy Unicron toy.

Other notes

This comic was revised shortly after it was uploaded online. The first and second panels of the original comic are shaped differently, with Raiden, Blast, Tigertrack, and Computron not in the original version. See right for both versions. The blood-like substance on Megatron's teeth before nearly chewing the native humanoid was also omitted.