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This is a list of characters from the animated television series ''Beast Wars: Transformers'' and the follow-up series ''Beast Machines''. The shows are part of the Transformers franchise, based around alien robots transforming into animals and vehicles. ==Maximals== ; Optimus Primal : The commander of the Maximals and their ship the ''Axalon''. A brave and compassionate leader, Optimus named himself after a great hero of old: Optimus Prime. He can make rash decisions, but is compelled to defeat the Predacons. He dies briefly when he destroys an alien death ray, but is revived by Rhinox as a Transmetal giving him a hover board in beast mode. He later becomes Optimal Optimus, a large new Transmetal form he gained by briefly absorbing the spark of Optimus Prime. His beast mode is a silverback gorilla, and when he becomes Optimal Optimus, he gains both an assault aircraft form and a ground assault vehicle form. : Supreme Commander and leader of the Maximals in ''Beast Machines''. His beast mode is a technorganic gorilla. His leadership degrades as his fanaticism to defeat Megatron grows. He blames himself for the current state of Cybertron and also for the loss of his comrades Rhinox and Silverbolt. Upon discovering Tankor was Rhinox, Optimus made a choice to allow Rhinox to carry out his own goals. Tankor manipulates both, but Megatron knows of Tankor's treachery, and in the end Optimus and Tankor perished. Optimus was later reborn with help from his friends and the Matrix, and continued to battle Megatron until both perished in the rebirth of Cybertron as a technoorganic world. Optimus could absorb incoming energy blasts and fire it right back at his attackers. He could also fire energy shuriken from his chest. :''Transformers: Universe'' saw Optimus Primal return in a new version of his original ''Beast Wars'' body to aid the Children of Primus-the new Autobots-battle the Minions of Unicron-the new Decepticons. The series was cancelled part of the way through, eliminating chances for an announced plotline in which Optimus would have formed an alliance with the returned Megatron to battle their common enemy. Botcon storyline later revealed that Optimus would receive another new body and a "purification Matrix" to help counter the influence of Unicron, who later disappeared due to the events of ''Transformers: Cybertron.'' ; Rhinox : Second-in-command and Optimus's oldest friend as well as the chief scientist and mechanic of the team. He is not really a fighter and more of a strategist, but he can let it rip with his two chainguns. He prefers nature to technology at times. He is very intelligent and skilled in multiple forms of science and technology. Rhinox is the only original Maximal to not gain a new body, but he plays a key role in defeating Megatron in the show's finale. His beast mode is a rhinoceros. : Although never appearing materially in ''Beast Machines'', Rhinox appeared several times. He was captured by Megatron alongside Silverbolt and became Tankor. Rattrap awoke Rhinox's memories, but instead of rejoining the Maximals, Rhinox shocked everyone by revealing that he planned to cleanse the planet of all of the chaos and rule over it himself, his gentle Maximal personality having been completely overwritten by Megatron’s sinister Vehicon programming. He used Megatron and Optimus to activate the Key to Vector Sigma and the Plasma Energy Chamber to carry out his plan. Tankor/Rhinox was destroyed at the end of season one. Realizing his mistakes, Rhinox joined the Matrix despite his transgressions. : ''Transformers: Universe'' saw Rhinox being brought back to life by Primus at Optimus Primal's request, in order to fight in the war against Unicron. Unlike Depth Charge, who resented being called back to a life of conflict, Rhinox was grateful for the chance to redeem himself. He later did battle with an alternate version of himself, still in the form of Tankor. Rhinox also received a Transmetal form for the toyline but not the animated series; this toy would later be recolored and released as an alternate version of Rhinox in ''Transformers: Armada,'' and end up as one of the Four Horsemen of Unicron in the ''Transformers: Energon'' comics. ; Rattrap : The smart-aleck and sometimes third-in-command of the Maximals. Often pessimistic and sarcastic, his trademark catchphrase is "We're all gonna die". Ironically, Rattrap is an expert survivalist, and he is, in fact, one of the only two Maximals who fought from the beginning of the Beast Wars and survived to the end of Beast Machines. Despite the fact he is the smallest Maximal, this works to his advantage several times in the series, and he makes up for it with his expertise in many different skills, such as stealth, espionage, sabotage, demolitions, hacking, and his wits. He often clashes with fellow Maximal Dinobot, calling him "Chopperface", as he nicknames all his allies and some enemies. He forms a dynamic, but confrontational team with Dinobot, often working together with him toward good results, despite having the least trust in the former Predacon. He would also clash with future teammate Depth Charge. Rattrap gains a Transmetal form, including a wheeled mode of his beast mode. His beast mode is a rat. : He appears again in ''Beast Machines''. Beast mode is a technorganic rat. He is the last of the original four Maximals to learn how to transform, because he was impatient. Then to his dismay, he discovered his short-wheeled robot mode had no weapons. Rattrap soon learned he could access the computers of Cybertron and gain secret information, making him extremely vital to the team as their hacker. He also continues to serve the team as their engineer, building various weapons and cloaking devices for the team. Rattrap had no direct weapons to speak of, hence part of a character flaw, but he has a built in toolbox located in his back which he can use to build various gadgets, such as seed grenades and a spark extractor. He is also equipped with a visor that he could use to scan his peripheral environment and use his onboard computer systems to hack other computer systems. Near the end of the series, Rattrap fell in love with fellow Maximal, Botanica and Rattrap became second-in-command. He and Cheetor are the only two Maximals who fought from the beginning of the Beast Wars and lived to see the new Cybertron at the end of Beast Machines. ; Cheetor : The youngest member of the original Maximals, Cheetor was rather immature and reckless at the beginning of the Beast Wars. He looked up to Optimus and tried to get onto his good list by achieving any mission given to him, but his reckless behavior lead him into trouble. He matures over the course of the series, with each form he gains. He gained a Transmetal form first, also gaining a flight mode. He later gained a Transmetal 2 form after being shot into the overload of a Transmetal 2 generator, gaining a new Transmetal 2 form but a feral beast mode. His beast mode is a cheetah. : In ''Beast Machines'', Cheetor is the second-in-command. Beast mode is a technorganic cheetah. He is the second to transform into his new robot mode. He is now a mature, but still hot-headed adult in the ''Beast Machines''. Cheetor still looks up to Optimus as his idol, though the two can get into heated arguments when either of them make rash decisions. Cheetor's new beast mode allows him to move much faster than before. Cheetor was one of the four Maximals to appear on Cybertron with no memory of what happened before, even though he hears the words of Optimus Prime's spirit before he disappeared to the stars. Cheetor survives the ''Beast Machines'' war and appears to become the leader of the Maximals, and the Oracle's new representative as Optimus was previously. Cheetor's weapons included an enhanced super speed and a pair of sabers, which he pulled from his back. The sabers could be used to deflect incoming energy blasts, could be thrown as boomerangs and attached at the hilt to form a glider and in the end, he became the new Maximal commander after Optimus sacrificed himself and Cybertron was reformatted into a technorganic planet. He and Rattrap are the only two Maximals who fought from the beginning of the Beast Wars and lived to see the new Cybertron at the end of ''Beast Machines''. :BotCon 2006 featured a Pre-Beast Wars version of Cheetor, and an Animated version recolored from Blurr was later featured as an Official Transformers Collectors Club exclusive. ; Dinobot : A former Predacon, Dinobot is a warrior who follows a strict code of honor. Betrayed by Megatron, he joined the Maximals, becoming an asset to their team, even though his tactical methods were rather extreme at times. He fights with a sword and rotating propeller blades, and shoots lasers from his eyes. Dinobot often fought with Rattrap, whom he named "Vermin" to counter Rattrap's remark of calling him "Chopperface". Dinobot's loyalty is often changed by his own decisions, but he remained a Maximal to the end. Dinobot honorably sacrificed himself to protect the evolving human race from the Predacons, defeating the whole team but dying in the process. His presence would eventually be replaced by Transmetal Dinobot II, a less independent-minded clone, who served the Predacons, but also eventually reformed, providing the Maximals a final chance to win the Beast Wars. His beast mode is a Velociraptor. : Dinobot was intended to receive a Transmetal form, but no actual toy was created and the series never reflected this idea. A McDonald's toy was created that was intended as a Transmetal Dinobot, but was never employed in any media. The ''Dinobots'' subline of Beast Machines indicated that they were based on Dinobot, and a Pre-Beast Wars version of him was featured in BotCon's 2006 storyline. Dinobot is the only member of the Beast Wars Maximals to die during the series and not be revived in an outside comic series or be shown to have an alternate counterpart. ; Tigatron : The first Maximal protoform to crash-land on Earth, Tigatron gained a natural love for Earth and considered it as his home. Peaceful and wise, Tigatron does not really enjoy battle, as seen when his tiger friend Snowstalker is accidentally killed during a battle. He developed a close relationship with fellow Maximal Airazor, but both were kidnapped by the Vok and later fused together into Tigerhawk. His beast mode is a white tiger. : "Beast Wars: Primeval Dawn" and "The Wreckers" saw Tigatron return to life as a Transmetal who joined the Wreckers under Primal Prime. BotCon 2006 later featured a Pre-Beast Wars Tigatron, who with Airazor lost his original body while pursuing the Predacon ship Darkside but was saved by a Spark transfer to a blank protoform aboard Optimus Primal's Axalon. ; Airazor : The only female Maximal on the team, until the recruitment of Blackarachnia. Airazor's spark nearly died at birth but she was saved by Rhinox and Cheetor, considering them her "uncle" and "brother". She developed a close relationship with Tigatron during their time on Earth, but both were kidnapped by the Vok and later fused together into Tigerhawk. Her beast mode is a peregrine falcon. : Like Tigatron, Airazor would return in a Transmetal form-based on a toy form of her that was never adapted into the show-in the "Beast Wars: Primeval Dawn" comic miniseries as one of Primal Prime's Maximals. However, the series was cancelled before it reached conclusion, and Airazor was conspicuously absent from "The Wreckers." Storyline for BotCon 2006 introduced a Pre-Beast Wars Airazor who was a pilot enlisted by Tigatron in pursuit of Megatron's crew. An alternate version of Airazor-recolored from her Transmetal form-was featured in the ''Armada'' toyline. ; Tigerhawk : An emissary of the Vok, created from the bodies of Tigatron and Airazor, whose Sparks they removed so that two Vok could possess the new merged form. Tigerhawk was sent to Earth to destroy Megatron and prevent his interference in the past, but was halted by Optimus and then captured by Tarantulas. Tarantulas' efforts to take control of him led to the apparent demise of Tarantulas and the two Vok, and the Sparks of Tigatron and Airazor occupied the new form together after following it back to Earth. Tigerhawk had amazing powers, capable of manipulating the weather. Tigerhawk is destroyed with a large energy cannon fired by Megatron from the ''Nemesis''. His beast mode is a white tiger/peregrine falcon hybrid. :"Beast Wars: Primeval Dawn" indicated that Tigerhawk's fused Spark survived the destruction of his body, but was later split back into two to revive Airazor and Tigatron as separate Transmetals. ''Transformers: Universe'' featured an alternate version of Tigerhawk known as Razorclaw, who served as one of Unicron's lieutenants. ; Silverbolt : A Fuzor, a hybrid of a wolf and a golden eagle. He was tricked by Megatron into thinking he was a Predacon, but soon switched sides and became a Maximal. He follows a strong code of honor, and is stereotypically chivalrous, poetic, and noble, to the point that comes across as humorously cheesy. Silverbolt falls in love with Blackarachnia, whom he refers to as the "dark poison of my heart". It is he who convinces her to join the Maximals, which she does eventually. Beast mode is a gray wolf/golden eagle hybrid. : Appearing in ''Beast Machines'', Silverbolt is one of the original six Maximals to survive the ''Beast Wars'' and Blackarachnia's love interest. He disappeared when the Maximals returned to Cybertron. It is later revealed that his spark was implanted in the Vehicon General Jetstorm. Silverbolt had taken on a samurai-like appearance and the beast mode of a condor. However, he was bitter to his friends initially because of his Vechicon experiences. Blackarachnia learned later that Silverbolt actually had enjoyed the atrocities he committed while being Jetstorm, believing he had been freed of his code of honor by Megatron. In the last episode he survived and appeared to regain his former noble personality. His feathers can serve as throwing knives and explosive darts. ; Blackarachnia : She was a female Maximal protoform, reprogrammed into Predacon near the start of the series, but eventually became a Maximal, after she fell in love with Silverbolt. As a Predacon, she was crafty, cunning, and an agile fighter, and like her fellow spider ally, Tarantulas, she often worked separately from the others, plotting for her own benefits. After Megatron planned to target the Ark and destroy the Autobot leader inside, she changed sides, realizing the need to help the Maximals preserve history. While on the side of the Maximals, she longed to become a Transmetal 2, in order to survive the Beast Wars. She achieves this by using the Transmetal II driver, the same device used to create Dinobot II. Her beast mode is a black widow spider. : She later appears in ''Beast Machines''. Beast mode is a techno-organic black widow spider. She is now a true Maximal and the fourth-in-command, but still has her crafty and bad-girl personality. She is the third to figure out how to transform. She eventually frees Silverbolt from his evil form Jetstorm, but he is bitter about his revival. In the end, Blackarachnia and Silverbolt are properly reunited. Her weapons include a very limber athleticism, venomous webbing and deadly fighting skills. She can use her webbing to create a shield to protect her from incoming fire. She has a pair of stingers which she could use to deliver powerful blasts of bioelectrical energy. She also had web stars which could cover Vehicons in paralyzing webbing, hit them with paralyzing energy and cut them to pieces. McDonald's toy intended as a Transmetal version of Blackarachnia was released, but never appeared in any storyline. ; Depth Charge : The only aquatic member of the Maximals, Depth Charge comes to Earth in search of Rampage, who leveled his home Colony Omicron. He was struck by the transmetal wave giving him a flight mode. Depth Charge was a tough and detached Maximal, and had a bitter history with Optimus Primal. He started out as a rogue, refusing to work alongside the other Maximals, but over time he became a full member of the team. At the end of the series, he fought his archenemy, Rampage, both to the death. Beast mode is a manta ray; he was the only Maximal shown to be capable of fighting underwater, on land, and in the air. : In the ''Transformers: Universe'' comic series that followed up ''Beast Machines'', Depth Charge was among the warriors revived by Primus to fight against the minions of the evil Unicron, though he objected to serving under Optimus Primal again. An alternate version later appeared in OTFCC storyline for 2011. ; Nightscream : Nightscream appears in ''Beast Machines''. A young impetuous hothead, Nightscream was the sole survivor of the eradicating virus that infected Cybertron and was inadvertently merged with the beast mode of a bat, later reformatted by Optimus to a technorganic form of the same animal. Being the only survivor of the planet-wide virus, he remained alone for a time. When he joined the Primal's Maximal team, he came across as an hotheaded child, replacing Cheetor's role in ''Beast Wars'' in this regard, but was much more rude, disrespectful, bitter and at odds with the others, even accusing them of losing the Beast Wars, and urging the team to expel Rattrap for a recent failure. It is worth noting though, that Nightscream, being less likely to take the other Maximals on trust, is the first to question Optimus' fanatical obsession with the Oracle's missions, and his observations are usually accurate, if not diplomatically phrased. His robot mode weapons included a hypersonic scream and a vampiric bite that sucks the energon out of his target. :An alternate Nightscream appeared in the ''Transtech'' storylines in various BotCon comics. ; Savage/Noble : Although not considered an official member of the Maximals, Savage/Noble still does count among their number. After his discovery as the beast known as Savage, the Maximals took him into their group. But Noble was really Megatron in disguise. As it turns out, Megatron was trapped in a fully organic body until he left Noble's body. However, later the allegedly comatose Noble reawakened as a true beast, loyal to Nightscream. Noble sacrificed himself to save the Maximals from Megatron. ; Botanica : Botanist and Bioscientist. A strange Maximal who crash-landed on Cybertron during the Vehicon War, who was discovered and helped by the Maximals. She is a calm minded, peace-oriented female who, due to being crossed with a plant, has an innate awareness of the new growth on Cybertron. She becomes Rattrap's romantic interest. She could control any form of plant life on Cybertron and had a cannon mounted on each hip. : An alternate Botanica was featured as a senator and girlfriend to Rattrap's counterpart Rattles in ''Transformers: Animated'' storyline outside the cartoon series. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Beast Wars and Beast Machines characters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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