Megatron's fate varies across different Transformers continuities, but recent developments in the Energon Universe comics provide a detailed update on what happened to him. In the new Energon Universe, which resets Transformers continuity, Megatron was initially missing after the Autobots and Decepticons awoke on Earth. It was later revealed in the Cobra Commander GI Joe series that Cobra Commander found Megatron's crash-landed body. Megatron lost both of his arms, including the energy axe hand, during a fierce battle with Optimus Prime and others. Starscream has taken leadership of the Decepticons in Megatron's absence, creating a Macbeth-like power struggle. Megatron is currently missing both arms and is held captive by Cobra Commander but is expected to escape and seek to recover his limbs
. In other continuities, Megatron has been defeated or presumed dead multiple times. For example, in the Transformers: Dark of the Moon movie, Megatron dies after a final battle with Optimus Prime, though there was an original cut where he and Optimus struck a truce
. In the IDW comics, Megatron eventually joins the Autobots after witnessing Bumblebee's sacrifice but later faces mutiny and battles against Decepticon factions
. In the Dreamwave comics, Megatron was devoured by Unicron but survived inside Unicron’s body, slowly rebuilding himself
. Overall, Megatron's story is one of repeated defeat, survival, and transformation, with the latest Energon Universe arc showing him severely injured and captured but still a significant figure in the ongoing conflict
