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 ...

Including:

• 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

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

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 ...

See also:

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

Read more here: » Beast Wars: Encyclopedia II - Beast Wars - Pilot episode

Beast Wars - Maximals. They were based in the spaceship Axalon. Optimus Primal: Supreme Commander of the Maximals whose beast-form is a silver-back gorilla, without a silver back. Also, the face is more cartoonish, and less oblong. Optimus is a sensitive leader with much concern for his friends and comrades. In addition, he is also imperfect (sometimes making flawed judgements, a trait that sets him apart from other Autobot leaders) and prone to losing his temper under pressure. He uses ...

See also:

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

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

Before the Maximal ship crashed on the planet's surface, it ejected dozens of stasis pods, containing dormant Transformers, into a safe orbit. When the stasis pods come down to the planet's surface, the pod's computer scans the immediate area for animals (searching for a suitable beast form). Eventually, a new Transformer emerges; upon detecting the pods' electronic signals, the Maximals and Predacons each race to rescue (or reprogram) him or her first. Thus, as the first season progresses ...

See also:

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

Read more here: » Beast Wars: Encyclopedia II - Beast Wars - Further adventures

In the BotCon comics, two particular Beast Wars storylines are tapped. In the Point Omega storyline, several events lead up to a tremendous battle against Shokaract, a Predacon fueled by the Dark Essence of Unicron himself. This also serves as an introduction for Apelinq, and the only appearances of Windrazor, Sandstorm, Antagony, and Cataclysm. In the Primeval Dawn story, Tarantulas comes back from the dead alongside Ravage, Spittor and Razorclaw to complete the mission he set out to do, while the Vok create Primal Prime to stand in his way; Primal Prime teams up with Airazor and Tigatron ...

See also:

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

Read more here: » Beast Wars: Encyclopedia II - Beast Wars - Botcon Comic