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Silverbolt - Beast Wars

There were two different characters named Silverbolt in the Beast Wars toy line. The first released was a Maximal who turned into an bald eagle. He was one of three characters who combined to form the giant robot Magnaboss. He never appeared on the US television series, although his Japanese counterpart, Skywarp, did appear in Japanese made episodes of Beast Wars II. Silverbolt would appear as part of Magnaboss in the pages of the Transformers: Universe comic book series eventually.

The second toy named Silverbolt did appear in the US television series. Appearing after the death of Optimus Primal, Silverbolt's scanner was damaged. Scanning a wolf and eagle, it combined them to create his Beast Mode: A wolf with the wings and claws (and ostensibly eyes) of an eagle that's partly Transmetal. Megatron immediately tried to recruit him due to his damaged memory banks, but Silverbolt quickly realized he didn't belong with the Predacons when he saw what kindness the Maximals offered to him. Rattrap often called him "Bird-Dog" while Waspinator had a habitual tendency to call him "Doggy-Bot". An honourable and courageous warrior, Silverbolt possessed a mental outlook much like a stereotypical Arthurian Knight, including his manner of speech and a firm belief in chivalry. His interpretation of Maximal honor made him something of a contrast, foil or the flip side of Dinobot, who represented the Predacon ideal of honor, which was very samurai like. Like Tigatron, Silverbolt was slow to anger but would not back down from a fight, though unlike Tigatron and Airazor, Silverbolt did not seem to feel that the Earth was his home or place of birth. His fellow fuzor, Quick-Strike, once vowed that they would have an all out brawl some day, but it never came to pass. Joining the Maximals, he eventally fell in love with the Predacon Blackarachnia, and was instrumental in her changing sides to the Maximals before the series ended. The other Maximals often questioned and, in Rattrap's case, often mocked his affection for Blackarchnia, which Silverbolt usually ignored, but at least once or twice he became violently angry with Rattrap when it came to Blackarachnia (once for her honor, later for her well being).

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Beast Wars", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki