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There’s this apparent concept art for Megatron in the 2015 Robots in Disguise series. Can you please explain what’s going on with this?

Dear Megatron Magnanaimous,

During the production of major television cartoons, many different pieces of concept art will be created to experiment with tones and ideas, most of which will ultimately go unused once the final vision of the series is decided on. It seems that Mr. Lopez, either at the request of Allspark Animation or on his own initiative, created a new design for Megatron that ultimately didn't make it into the Robots in Disguise cartoon.

Dear Glimmering Gatherer,

I'm afraid I know only as much as you do about Phyrexia and its followers. They hailed from somewhere in the wider megaverse, and despite my best efforts, I have not been able to track their universe of origin; I can only guess that it lies out of phase with the timestream, and thus beyond the limits of my domain. Furthermore, the invasion has triggered a kind of autoimmune response in our multiverse: the infected realities are being rejected—made less of themselves, and more of elsewhere. All I can see of them, presently, is spacetime scarring over, and I must resist the urge to look beneath; for now, I cannot confirm how much—if any—of the story I related to you is actually the truth. But as I peer past the ragged edge of the wound, into the void on the other side, I find myself glimpsing movement… a dark reflection, in blackest pitch, the colors shifting and blurring in otherworldly hues. Fear not, I will continue to monitor the situation.

With Byode, too, I find myself with more questions than answers. I have heard whispers and rumors of this "universewalker" for a long time, but they were often contradictory and always vague—and having met them, if only briefly, I now understand why. Byode is sometimes called the "Inverse Sun", and it is truly a fitting name; if a normal sun is a source of light, of energy, of information, Byode is the absence of these things, drawing them into their being in a way that defies understanding. I remember very little of our interaction; it's as if my mind is piecing together what happened, and what we spoke of, from the shape of the empty space in my memories.

As such, I will relate to you the few consistent threads between the stories I have heard. It is said that Byode is a being who explores beyond the edge of eternity; capable of stepping between dimensions in an instant, with ease exceeding that of even myself and my siblings. The multiverse in which I reside comprises only the tiniest fraction of the worlds that Byode can traverse, and they carry incredible power and impossible knowledge learned from these countless realities. I have heard it told that with the slightest gesture, they can summon creatures, create artifacts and manifest enchantments from across universes beyond what we know.

Dear Chaos Comprehender,

It is well said that nothing corrupts like power. The ability to bond with a Mini-Con, to instantly earn their loyalty no matter what… that is certainly a corrupting power. Our war could only escalate, following the introduction of such a weapon.

Dear Pulse Pioneer,

During his time undercover amongst the Autobots, Shockwave made heavy use of an electronic paint job to conceal his true colors. As electronic paint jobs are, by their very nature, susceptible to electrical interference, Shockwave received a special electro-shielding coating. This rendered him highly resistant to most forms of electro-magnetic radiation, as well as dampening his energy-signature.

Dear Portal Professional,

Dear Omnidirectional Ogler,