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'''Universal''' is Hollywood's second oldest major film studio, having been founded just one month after [[Paramount Pictures]].

Universal's [[home video|home entertainment]] division handled the UK releases of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' series between 2000 and 2008.

The [[Japan]]ese home video branch is [[Geneon Universal Entertainment]].

==Home Entertainment==
===''Beast Wars''===
====VHS====
*'''''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Free Video''' (Release date unknown, 2000)
:Free with the purchase of any ''Beast Wars'' toy over £9.
:Contains season three episode 1: "[[Optimal Situation]]".
*'''''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 1''' ([[July 24]], 2000)
:Contains season three episodes 2-4: "[[Deep Metal]]" through to "[[Cutting Edge]]".
*'''''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 2''' (July 24, 2000)
:Contains season three episodes 5-7: "[[Feral Scream Part 1]]" through to "[[Proving Grounds]]".
*'''''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 3''' ([[August 21]], 2000)
:Contains season three episodes 8-10: "[[Go with the Flow]]" through to "[[Master Blaster]]".
*'''''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 4''' (August 21, 2000)
:Contains season three episodes 11-13: "[[Other Victories]]" through to "[[Nemesis Part 2]]".
<center><gallery perrow=5>
Image:UK Beast Wars Free VHS.jpg|'''Free Video'''
Image:UK Beast Wars Vol1 VHS.jpg|'''Volume 1'''
Image:UK Beast Wars Vol2 VHS.jpg|'''Volume 2'''
Image:UK Beast Wars Vol3 VHS.jpg|'''Volume 3'''
Image:UK Beast Wars Vol4 VHS.jpg|'''Volume 4'''
</gallery></center>

*'''''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 5''' ([[January 29]], 2001)
:Contains season two episodes 2-4: "[[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]" through to "[[Tangled Web]]".
*'''''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 6''' (January 29, 2001)
:Contains season two episodes 5-7: "[[Maximal, No More]]" through to "[[Other Visits (Part 2)]]".
*'''''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 7''' ([[March 5]], 2001)
:Contains season two episodes 8-10: "[[Bad Spark]]" through to "[[Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate]]".
*'''''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 8''' (March 5, 2001)
:Contains season two episodes 11-13: "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]" through to "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]".
<center><gallery>
Image:UK Beast Wars Vol5 VHS.jpg|'''Volume 5'''
Image:UK Beast Wars Vol6 VHS.jpg|'''Volume 6'''
Image:UK Beast Wars Vol7 VHS.jpg|'''Volume 7'''
Image:UK Beast Wars Vol8 VHS.jpg|'''Volume 8'''
</gallery></center>

*'''''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 1''' ([[July 9]], 2001)
:Contains season one episodes 1-7: "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]" through to "[[Fallen Comrades]]".
*'''''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 2''' ([[July 30]], 2001)
:Contains season one episodes 8-13: "[[Double Jeopardy]]" through to "[[Dark Designs]]".
:For some reason, the running order of the episodes "[[A Better Mousetrap]]" and "[[The Probe]]" has been switched on this collection.
*'''''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 3''' ([[August 20]], 2001)
:Contains season one episodes 14-20: "[[Double Dinobot]]" through to "[[Dark Voyage]]".
*'''''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 4''' ([[September 17]], 2001)
:Contains season one episodes 21-26: "[[Possession]]" through to "[[Other Voices, Part 2]]".
<center><gallery>
Image:UK Beast Wars Beginning Vol1 VHS.jpg|'''The Beginning: Vol. 1'''
Image:UK Beast Wars Beginning Vol2 VHS.jpg|'''The Beginning: Vol. 2'''
Image:UK Beast Wars Beginning Vol3 VHS.jpg|'''The Beginning: Vol. 3'''
Image:UK Beast Wars Beginning Vol4 VHS.jpg|'''The Beginning: Vol. 4'''
</gallery></center>

====DVD====
*'''''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 1''' ([[August 13]], 2002)
:Contains the three-part season two finale "The Agenda", and season three episodes 1-4: "[[Optimal Situation]]" through to "Cutting Edge".
*'''''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 2''' ([[January 10]], 2005)
:Contains season three episodes 5-7: ""Feral Scream Part 1" through to "Proving Grounds".
<center><gallery>
Image:UK Beast Wars Vol1 DVD.jpg|'''Vol. 1'''
Image:UK Beast Wars Vol2 DVD.jpg|'''Vol. 2'''
</gallery></center>
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===''Armada''===
*'''''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:01''' ([[March 24]], 2003)
:Contains the first 3 episodes: "[[First Encounter]]", "[[Metamorphosis]]" and "[[Base]]".
*'''''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:02''' ([[September 15]], 2003)
:Contains episodes 4-7: "[[Comrade]]", "[[Soldier (episode)|Soldier]]", "[[Jungle]]" and "[[Carnival]]".
*'''''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:03''' ([[April 4]], 2005)
:Contains episodes 8-10: "[[Palace]]", "[[Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation]]" and "[[Underground]]".
*'''''Transformers: Armada'' — Triple Collection''' ([[May 2]], 2005)
:3-disc set collecting volumes 1, 2 and 3.
*'''''Transformers: Armada'' — Vol:04''' ([[August 1]], 2005)
:Contains episodes 11-13: "[[Ruin]]", "[[Prehistory]]" and "[[Swoop (episode)|Swoop]]".
*'''''Transformers: Armada'' — The Collector's Edition''' ([[July 23]], 2007)
:2-disc set containing episodes [[Decisive Battle|21]], [[Tactician|25]], [[Past|31]], [[Past II|32]], [[Threaten|38]], [[Crisis|39]], [[Miracle|42]], [[Dash (episode)|45]], [[Cramp|48]], [[Union|50]], [[Origin|51]] and [[Mortal Combat|52]].
*'''''Transformers: Armada'' — Bumper Double DVD Collection''' ([[February 25]], 2008)
:2-disc set collecting volumes 1 and 2 again.
<center><gallery>
Image:Armada Vol1 DVD.jpg|'''Vol:01'''
Image:Armada Vol2 DVD.jpg|'''Vol:02'''
Image:Armada Vol3 DVD.jpg|'''Vol:03'''
Image:Armada Triple Collection DVD.jpg|'''Triple Collection'''
Image:Armada Vol4 DVD.jpg|'''Vol:04'''
Image:Armada Collector's Edition DVD.jpg|'''Collector's Edition'''
Image:Armada Bumper Collection DVD.jpg|'''Bumper Collection'''
</gallery></center>
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==External links==
*[[wikipedia:Universal|Universal]] article at Wikipedia
*[[wikipedia:Universal Studios Home Entertainment|Universal Studios Home Entertainment]] at Wikipedia
*[http://homevideo.universalstudios.com Official Universal Studios Home Entertainment website]

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