Igor

Igor is a Decepticon from the Dark of the Moon portion of the live-action film series continuity family.

Long Haul always knew how to get ahead in life.

When your sycophantic right-hand man is actually almost always trying to figure out ways to get rid of you, it's nice to have a backup. Igor is Megatron's. Tiny, twisted, cheerful and probably at least a little miswired, the little wretch wants nothing more from life than to gobble up whatever scraps his leader leaves behind, literally as well as figuratively. Megatron has a vague recollection of the head having used to belong to one of his soldiers, but the possibility doesn't interest him enough for him to invest much thought into it.

Igor is a small drone created from leftover Decepticon parts by Megatron as a "pet". Igor isn't very bright, since he's such a simple life form. In fact, Megatron only built him to do two things: worship his master and consume enough to survive. As such, all Igor does is grovel at Megatron's feet or wait for the big guy to come home, all while munching on whatever scraps and debris he comes across. It's unknown how much sustenance Igor actually receives from the junk he consumes, but he seems to enjoy it and he's always hungry for more. Ultimately, Igor is too small to be a warrior and too dumb to be a spy, so his only use is as Megatron's pet. That suits Igor just fine, since that's about the extent of his ambitions.

Fiction

Movies

Dark of the Moon film

Voice actor: Greg Berg (English), Setsuji Satō (Japanese), Márcio Simões (Brazilian Portuguese), Erick Salinas (Latin-American Spanish)

And this here is my picture of me at the Lincoln Memorial, you can see my master's leg there in the background...

Igor hung around at Megatron's Decepticon refugee camp in Africa, where he was weird and crazy, eating the occasional minerals that Megatron gathered and brought back to him and the hatchlings. He would often be pleased at his master's return from excursions.

He later traveled with Starscream and his master to Washington, D.C., as the latter prepared to launch his invasion with the use of Sentinel Prime and his space bridge Pillars. After Megatron destroyed the statue of Abraham Lincoln seated on the Lincoln Memorial, Igor gnawed happily on its disembodied head. Dark of the Moon

Age of Extinction film

Five years after the Battle of Chicago, Igor was not listed as "deceased" by the CIA taskforce, Cemetery Wind.^[1] Age of Extinction

IDW movie comics

Remember these guys from Super Mario Bros 3?

After Starscream gave an opinion on Megatron's latest plan, Igor looked on as the Decepticon pummeled his underling for his insubordination. Transformers: Starscream

Igor accompanied his master when the Decepticons invaded Chicago. Following the battle's end, he was last seen staring up at the sky, wondering what had become of his master. Dark of the Moon #4

Toys

Studio Series

Damn your eyes!

• Megatron (Leader Class, 2019)

• Movie: Dark of the Moon
• Hasbro ID number: 34
• TakaraTomy ID number: SS-27
• TakaraTomy release date: March 23, 2019

A small figure of Igor is included with Studio Series Leader Class Megatron. Despite his diminutive size he features ball joints at his shoulders and hip articulation, though his legs are connected and cannot move independently from each other. His feet have tiny holes which can slot onto little pegs behind Megatron's head and vehicle mode.

Igor is not acknowledged by name on Megatron's packaging or in the accompanying paperwork; the only official mention of the name in regards to this particular figure can be found in an extensive writeup for the toy published on Hasbro's official website.

Merchandise

Prime 1 Studio

• Megatron (2022)

• Movie: Dark of the Moon
• ID number: MMTFM-29EXS
• Accessories: Base

The exclusive version of the Prime 1 Studio Museum Masterline Megatron statue based on his Dark of the Moon appearance comes with a replica of Igor that can be displayed separately. He features light-up LED eyes and comes with his own base.

This version of Megatron also comes with six Lensmeter Decepticons, while the standard version only comes with three.

Notes

• The Dark of the Moon novel specifically describes Igor as the decapitated head of another Transformer, and the comic adaptation bears this idea out in its depiction of him as a bouncing head with a trail of wires behind him as if he's been torn off a torso. It's a bit less obvious in the finished film itself, though, where Igor has stubby little arms and legs and walks around with the aid of a makeshift cane. Concept art from Josh Nizzi strongly indicates that Igor used to be (a) Long Haul unit.^[2]
• Early in development, Igor was named Undermine.^[3]
• Attinger's playing card of Igor was revealed in a prop auction for the Transformers film series held in 2019.^[4][5]

Foreign names

• Japanese: Igor (イゴール Igōru)

References