Originally composed from the 1st four listed below, they pursued the Predacons led by Megatron to planet Energois (which they would later learn to be post-mesozoic Earth). To survive the unstable energon-ridden environment, the Maximals scanned animals for beast modes. When they returned to Cybertron, several new members were added and they gained techno-organic forms. They are: Maximal Transformers - Other Beast Wars/Beast Machines Maximals. Here are the Maximals that didn't appear in the TV series (However, some of them h ...

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Maximal Transformers, Maximal Transformers - Beast Wars/Beast Machines Maximals, Maximal Transformers - Other Beast Wars/Beast Machines Maximals, Maximal Transformers - Beast Wars Second Maximals, Maximal Transformers - Beast Wars Neo Maximals

Read more here: » Maximal Transformers: Encyclopedia II - Maximal Transformers - Beast Wars/Beast Machines Maximals

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Beast Wars, Beast Wars - Pilot episode, Beast Wars - Further adventures, Beast Wars - Characters, Beast Wars - Maximals, Beast Wars - Predacons, Beast Wars - Non-Aligned Characters, Beast Wars - Generation 1 characters included, Beast Wars - Sequel, Beast Wars - DVD Release, Beast Wars - Botcon Comic, Beast Wars - Japanese treatment, Beast Wars - Comic books, Beast Wars - Cast Canada, Beast Wars - Cast Japan, Beast Wars - Trivia

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The two-part pilot episode, entitled "Beast Wars", chronicles the arrival of both the Maximals and Predacons on a mysterious, uncharted planet. The Predacons have stolen a golden disc which was the most valued relic of the planet Cybertron (the home of the Transformers) and supposedly held the location of a rich Energon source, which could make the Predacons invincible. The Predacons flee into outer space with it in their spacecraft, seeking Earth. (Their exact reasons for seeking Earth are explained later.) They are pursued by a Maximal exp ...

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Beast Wars, Beast Wars - Pilot episode, Beast Wars - Further adventures, Beast Wars - Characters, Beast Wars - Maximals, Beast Wars - Predacons, Beast Wars - Non-Aligned Characters, Beast Wars - Generation 1 characters included, Beast Wars - Sequel, Beast Wars - DVD Release, Beast Wars - Botcon Comic, Beast Wars - Japanese treatment, Beast Wars - Comic books, Beast Wars - Cast Canada, Beast Wars - Cast Japan, Beast Wars - Trivia

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Beast Wars (Beasties in Canada) was a line of toys in the Transformers range, released by Hasbro in the late 1990s. The toys spawned a full-CG animated series set in the Transformers universe, produced by the Transformers Production Company. The series was made in the 1990s, and some have seen it as a sequel to the original Transformers cartoons of the 1980s, though others point to story elements originating in other versions of the Transformers story. The Dreamwave Generation 1 ongoing series seems to show evidence that ...

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Beast Wars - Pilot episode Beast Wars - Further adventures Beast Wars - Characters
Beast Wars - Maximals Beast Wars - Predacons Beast Wars - Non-Aligned Characters Beast Wars - Generation 1 characters included
Beast Wars - Sequel Beast Wars - DVD Release Beast Wars - Botcon Comic Beast Wars - Japanese treatment Beast Wars - Comic books Beast Wars - Cast Canada Beast Wars - Cast Japan Beast Wars - Trivia

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When the Maximals emerged from the timestream at their intended point in time, they found the planet under Megatron's control, and were immediately devolved to their original beast modes by the virus. The Vehicons captured Rhinox and Silverbolt, while Primal, Cheetor, Blackarachnia and Rattrap were able to escape, and were reformatted by the legendary Oracle computer (in actuality, a shell program surrounding Vector Sigma). With his technological purity shattered by the arrival of the techno-organic Maximals and the revelation that Cybertron ...

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Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Personality, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - The Golden Disc, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Beast Wars, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season One, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season Two, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season Three, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Beast Machines, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season One, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season Two, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Transformers: Universe, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Robot Masters

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Beast Machines was an animated television series produced by Mainframe Entertainment that was a sequel to Beast Wars. The show aired on Fox and YTV from 1999 to 2000. The show initially proved unpopular, mainly from accusations of inconsistent portrayal of characters returning from the previous series. It ran for two seasons, the backlash is still felt today. Story editor Robert Skir ran a message board during the show's run and after several unfortunate comments made to fans, he was asked by Hasbro not to attend the Transformers conv ...

Including:

Beast Machines - English Cast
Beast Machines - Maximals Beast Machines - Vehicons
Beast Machines - Japanese Cast Beast Machines - Plot Summary Beast Machines - Transtech

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Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season One. Upon arrival on prehistoric Earth with his small number of troops, and pursued by a small contingent of Maximals (with only Megatron aware of where and when they truly were), both sides adopted beast mode transformation, which would shield them from the high levels of Energon radiation that blanketed the planet. Megatron adopted the fearsome form of a tyrannosaurus rex, and immediately began his schemes for the future. The discovery of vast reserves of Energon ...

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Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Personality, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - The Golden Disc, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Beast Wars, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season One, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season Two, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season Three, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Beast Machines, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season One, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season Two, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Robot Masters, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Notable Megatron Quotes

Read more here: » Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines: Encyclopedia II - Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Beast Wars

Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season One. When the Maximals emerged from the timestream at their intended point in time, they found the planet under Megatron's control, and were immediately devolved to their original beast modes by the virus. The Vehicons captured Rhinox and Silverbolt, while Primal, Cheetor, Blackarachnia and Rattrap were able to escape, and were reformatted by the legendary Oracle computer (in actuality, a shell program surrounding Vector Sigma). With his technological purity shatter ...

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Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Personality, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - The Golden Disc, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Beast Wars, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season One, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season Two, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season Three, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Beast Machines, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season One, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season Two, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Robot Masters, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Notable Megatron Quotes

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As the new series begins, the surviving Beast Wars Maximal team returned back to their home world, but the planet is without power. No other signs of life are present, with the exception of a new race of Transformers known as the Vehicons, who are out to take over Cybertron and will stop at nothing to destroy the Maximals. The Maximals found themselves stuck in their animal forms, and with no ability to transform into their more powerful robot forms. Optimus Primal was then summoned by ...

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Beast Machines, Beast Machines - English Cast, Beast Machines - Maximals, Beast Machines - Vehicons, Beast Machines - Japanese Cast, Beast Machines - Plot Summary, Beast Machines - Transtech

Read more here: » Beast Machines: Encyclopedia II - Beast Machines - Plot Summary

Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season One. Upon arrival on prehistoric Earth with his small number of troops, and pursued by a small contingent of Maximals (with only Megatron aware of where and when they truly were), both sides adopted beast mode transformation, which would shield them from the high levels of Energon radiation that blanketed the planet. Megatron adopted the fearsome form of a tyrannosaurus rex, and immediately began his schemes for the future. The discovery of vast reserves of Energon ...

See also:

Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Personality, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - The Golden Disc, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Beast Wars, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season One, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season Two, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season Three, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Beast Machines, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season One, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Season Two, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Transformers: Universe, Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Robot Masters

Read more here: » Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines: Encyclopedia II - Megatron Beast Wars and Beast Machines - Beast Wars

Waspinator was a follower of the Predacon criminal Megatron II. Megatron II stole the Golden Disc from the Maximals. They were chased through transwarp space by the Maximal ship Axalon commanded by Optimus Primal. The Maximals and Predacons crashed on prehistoric Earth, where high energon levels threatened to destroy the crew unless they adopted organic alternate modes. Waspinator was given the form of a wasp (Beast Wars Part 1). Waspinator's weapons included a mi ...

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Waspinator, Waspinator - Beast Wars, Waspinator - Beast Machines, Waspinator - Transformers: Universe, Waspinator - Voices, Waspinator - Toys

Read more here: » Waspinator: Encyclopedia II - Waspinator - Beast Wars

The name was first used in the Beast Wars Transformers series, for a Predacon introduced in the second season of the cartoon. Originally a Maximal protoform, Quickstrike's Statis Pod was badly damaged when landing on Earth. Both his and Silverbolt's DNA scanners malfunctioned (resulting in the creation of a scorpion/cobra hybrid as his beast mode) and his memory was lost. It was Quickstrike's aggressive urge to fight, combined with Megatron's coa ...

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Quickstrike, Quickstrike - Beast Wars, Quickstrike - Beast Machines, Quickstrike - Transformers: Energon

Read more here: » Quickstrike: Encyclopedia II - Quickstrike - Beast Wars

In the Beast Machines toyline, Buzzsaw is the name of a Maximal who transforms into a techno-organic wasp. It has been speculated that he may in fact be the Predacon character from Beast Wars. This character did not appear in the cartoon series. Saved by Rattrap from the effects of the conversion freezing virus, Buzzsaw is grateful to the Maximal cause. Impressive aerial abilities and tendency towards gossip make him an excellent reconnaissance scout - likes to be the buzz about town. Multi-function stonger can pierce even ...

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Buzzsaw, Buzzsaw - Generation One 1984, Buzzsaw - Beast Wars 1996, Buzzsaw - Beast Machines, Buzzsaw - Transfomers Armada, Buzzsaw - Transformers: Universe, Buzzsaw - Transformers: Cybertron

Read more here: » Buzzsaw: Encyclopedia II - Buzzsaw - Beast Machines

Blackarachnia is a Transformer character from Beast Wars. During the Beast Wars series, she was originally a Maximal protoform, but her stasis pod was stolen by the Predacons and reprogrammed by Tarantulus as a Predacon spy and saboteur fitted with a Predacon shell program. Her beast form is a black widow spider. One of the first female Transformers to become a major character, Blackarachnia is beloved by fans for her ingenuity, take-charge attitude, and her ability to look after herself — something that previous femal ...

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Blackarachnia, Blackarachnia - Beast Wars, Blackarachnia - Season 2, Blackarachnia - Season 3, Blackarachnia - Beast Machines, Blackarachnia - Transformers: Universe

Read more here: » Blackarachnia: Encyclopedia II - Blackarachnia - 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 Transformer ...

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Silverbolt, Silverbolt - Generation One, Silverbolt - Generation Two, Silverbolt - Beast Wars, Silverbolt - Beast Machines, Silverbolt - Transformers: Universe, Silverbolt - Notes

Read more here: » Silverbolt: Encyclopedia II - Silverbolt - Beast Wars

The Beast Wars series, taking place in prehistoric Earth, references the Ark towards the end of the series. Megatron discovers it, and hijacks Teletraan I using encryption codes he found on a Golden Disk, left behind by the original Megatron. While his ancestors, the Decepticons, and those of the Maximals, the Autobots, slept in stasis lock, he fired his weapon upon the face of Optimus Prime, disrupting the time flow in the universe. The Maximals foiled his plan, by placing the spark of Prime within Primal, once again changing his bod ...

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Ark Transformers, Ark Transformers - G1 cartoon, Ark Transformers - G1 Marvel comic, Ark Transformers - G2 Marvel comic, Ark Transformers - Beast Wars, Ark Transformers - The Ark II

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In the Beast Wars toyline, Buzz Saw is the name of a Predacon, a recolor of the Waspinator toy. This character did not appear in the cartoon series. Hunts enemy Maximals from altitudes of 20,000 feet. Uses infrared scanning sensors wired within its eyes to detect movement below, then zeros in and launches powerful air-to-ground "sting" missiles to induce temporary paralysis. Buzz Saw can exit Earth's atmosphere at any time, but prefers hunting land-based enemies where it has the advantage of flight. Known to gang up on victims with h ...

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Buzzsaw, Buzzsaw - Generation One 1984, Buzzsaw - Beast Wars 1996, Buzzsaw - Beast Machines, Buzzsaw - Transfomers Armada, Buzzsaw - Transformers: Universe, Buzzsaw - Transformers: Cybertron

Read more here: » Buzzsaw: Encyclopedia II - Buzzsaw - Beast Wars 1996

Tigatron was the first Maximal to join Optimus Primal's group after being created from a fallen stasis pod during the Beast Wars. His birth was a difficult one however. In the crash, much of his Transformer memories were erased. To fill in those mental blanks, Tigatron adapted to the instincts of his alternate form: a white tiger. Because of this, he felt much more comfortable in the wide open spaces of the Earth. He felt that Earth is his birth world and that in many ways, he is more of a tiger than Maximal. He did not reside in the Maximal base Axalon, but rather in the wildnerness of Earth, checking ...

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Tigatron, Tigatron - Basic character, Tigatron - Team relations, Tigatron - Manga

Read more here: » Tigatron: Encyclopedia II - Tigatron - Basic character

In the years that followed the end of the Great War, the factions known as the Maximals and Predacons arose to replace the Autobots and Decepticons. In this time, a Transformer known as Galvatron (not the original, but a different character with the same name) was the leader of a group of Predacons who landed on Planet Gaia (a future version of Earth) in search of the power of the Angolmois energy to rule the universe. After many battles, he brought in his Fortress Nemesis to finish the extraction of the energy from the planet. Confronted by ...

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Galvatron, Galvatron - G1 Galvatron, Galvatron - Animated Series, Galvatron - Marvel Comics, Galvatron - Dreamwave Comics, Galvatron - Beast Wars Second, Galvatron - Beast Wars Neo, Galvatron - Transformers: Robots in Disguise Car Robots, Galvatron - Armada & Energon Micron Legend/Super Link, Galvatron - Cybertron Galaxy Force

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Three centuries after the end of the Great War, when Maximal and Predacon had risen to replace Autobot and Decepticon, one Predacon in particular was discontented with the Maximals' control of Cybertron, following the Autobot victory in the war. Studying the ancient Cybertronian text called the Covenant of Primus, the Predacon took the name "Megatron" from a great destroyer of the same name that the book foretold. Searching for Energon to power his takeover bid, he stole the legendary artifact known as the Golden Disk (actually the golden re ...

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Megatron, Megatron - G1 Megatron, Megatron - Animated Series, Megatron - Marvel Comics, Megatron - Dreamwave Comics, Megatron - Other Appearances, Megatron - Beast Wars and Beast Machines, Megatron - Transformers: Robots in Disguise Car Robots, Megatron - Modern Cartoon Universe, Megatron - Transformers: Armada Micron Legend, Megatron - Transformers: Energon Superlink, Megatron - Transformers: Cybertron Galaxy Force

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