Transmutate (BW)

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{{disambig2|the Beast Wars character|the Beast Wars cartoon episode|Transmutate (episode)}}
:''Transmutate is a non-aligned Transformer from the [[Beast Wars]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Transmutate.jpg|right|250px|thumb|MU-tilate. MU-tant. Hm. I wonder. Oh well.]]
'''Transmutate''' is a mutant Transformer, partially [[Transmetal]], born from a heavily-damaged [[stasis pod]] (likely due to it landing in the seismically-unstable [[Grid Deltron]]). The creature possesses very little intelligence and is utterly innocent in personality, curious and childlike.

However, it also contains inconceivable destructive power (i.e. super-sonic screams and somewhat strong force fields) to boot, making it extremely dangerous to keep unsupervised and uncontained. Though it has no alternate form or beast mode, it does have the ability to flyyyyyyyyy.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Susan Blu]] (English), [[Haruna Ikezawa]] (Japanese)

Both factions considered Transmutate to be too dangerous to recruit. [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] decided to have it destroyed as without enough intelligence it was useless to him, while [[Optimus Primal]] felt that it was a danger to itself as well as those around it and suggested putting it into [[stasis lock]], presumably until a solution could be found. This caused considerable concern for both [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]. Silverbolt felt it was a [[Maximal]]'s duty to protect all sentient life, and Rampage simply found a kindred spirit in Transmutate's tortured existence.

Transmutate managed to befriend both Transformers, which caused some friction between them. Eventually, they came to blows. Transmutate sacrificed itself in order to prevent the two Transformers from killing each other. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[Image:BW10 Transmutate.jpg|thumb|150px|Not wanted anywhere but eBay.]]
Transmutate was never sold as an individual toy. Rather, it was only available with the first two waves of Beast Wars 10th Anniversary toys in 2006; each of the first six releases had a part to "Trans-Mutate" packaged with it. All six parts combined to form a non-transformable figure with limited articulation... but the simple fact that an official figure of a one-episode show character got ''made'' is itself an extraordinary occurrence.

*Head - [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]
*Torso - [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]
*Waist & right leg - [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]
*Left leg - [[Tarantulas]]
*Right arm - [[Rattrap]]
*Left arm - [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]

==Trivia==
* A minor point of argument among fans is exactly why the Maximals were so quick to stasis-lock Transmutate instead of transferring its spark to another body like Rhinox did with Optimus Primal following the latter's unintentional sacrifice. It was stated only that its core consciousness and body structure were mutilated beyond recovery; no mention was made about the condition of its spark. Of course, the euthanasia metaphor of the character's titular episode would fall apart if they did that, but hey, semantics.
*In regard to the previous bit of trivia, the script for this episode explicitly states that Transmutate's spark was unstable: "Energy ERUPTS throughout Its body as Its own unstable spark begins to tear It apart." Although stage direction and narration from scripts are only [[pseudocanon]], this may nonetheless satisfy some fans that the spark was indeed as damaged as the body. The script, like many ''Beast Wars'' scripts, can be found on [http://bwtf.com/bw/tvshow/episodes/seasontwo/ BWTF.com].[[Image:Transmutate Facepic.jpg|right|150px|thumb|A face only the noble or psychotic could love.]]
* Also from the episode script comes this character description in the cast listing section: ''TRANSMUTATE: a being with no beauty of form nor logic of shape, massive, made of unmatched parts: bits of Predacon, pieces of Maximal, chunks of Fuzor and Transmetal, heavy-duty weapons, and a face that vaguely indicates it is female.'' This wording lends some credence to the fan notion that Transmutate was originally a female Protoform. However, Transmutate is consistently referred to within the script using genderless pronouns, confusing the issue.
* According to [[Ben Yee]] on [[Madman Entertainment]]'s ''Beast Wars'' Season 2 DVD commentaries, Hasbro attempted to replicate Transmutate's sonic scream attacks first as a spring-loaded projectile, then as a static decoration. Fortunately for the sake of good taste, they abandoned those plans.
*Transmutate's face is friggin' creepy. Look at it. ''Just look at it.''

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Trans-Mutate/trans-mutate.htm Trans-Mutate at TFU.info]
in the cartoon transmutate walks like a friggin chikin.

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