His head mold harkens back to the detailed robotic faces of the previous movie designs, again resembling an aggressive and muscular humanoid with a large jaw and sloped brow. His sculpt is detailed, but almost entirely comprised of mechanical parts, with no depiction of truck paraphernalia, or even sections of armor plating. He is primarily light gray, with some gold and dark blue highlights. His robot mode, aside from the truck cab backpack, is very generic in its form, resembling a muscular “techno-organic” humanoid. Once all these parts are deployed, the hollow cab collapses in an accordion fold, and the roof folds down to lock into a flattened rectangle behind his shoulders. Galvatron’s arms are simply folded behind his back, and his head is plainly rotated back. The rest of the robot is revealed by unlocking and tiling the cab back. The rear frame of the truck becomes his legs and feet, using a common trick of placing the fifth wheel in halves under his feet. Galvatron’s transformation is unique, if not somewhat simple. Furthermore, the back of the cab is partially open, breaking the illusion by revealing some of the robot mode sections stored within. Despite the rear lower panels detailing the section of cab that meets the rear frame, the realism of the truck mode is damaged by the large gaps in the rear frame section. The rear of the truck features a small representation of the truck’s fifth wheel and thin semicircular fenders over the rear axles. It features a detailed grill, doors with large rear-view mirrors, and accurately molded cab steps. The broad cab is decorated and cast in a sinister-looking combination of black and gray. Galvatron’s Freightliner Argosy alternate mode is designed very closely to the real vehicle, based on the specific model used for his screen representation.
In an odd twist of fate, Galvatron’s Freightliner alternate mode is of the same brand and style as the Freightliner FLA 8664 used as the alternate mode or G1 Optimus Prime. Galvatron’s design does not reference any previous toys, though he borrows his name from the Generation 1 Decepticon leader Galvatron. Interestingly, the Argosy cab is only sold in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, and its cab-over-engine style makes it more out of place in a North American setting. The more complex designs intended for older collectors were co-branded as Generations toys, such as Galvatron, a modern Freightliner Argosy heavy-duty semi tractor. Movie - Revenge of the Fallen (ROTF) (282)Ģ014 saw Transfomers turn its attentions to the fourth live-action movie, Age of Extinction.