Permanent claim record · Detroit, Michigan

Calvin Johnson initially thought Megatron was the good guy; on learning he was the villain, he reportedly said 'I'll be the bad guy to the defense.' Announcers took the nickname mainstream in 2008.

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Predicate	trivia.fact
Subject	Detroit, Michigan (place)
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Status	Verified
Source	Michigan Pop Culture, Game Shows & Trivia Content Mine — Perplexity Deep Research (March 2026) (trust 6.5/10)
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Document hash	pending evidence-pack link
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Claim ID	b0f995d7-1b18-4402-8236-a1d81029dd58