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Easily ''the'' most radical move ever made by [[Hasbro]] in ''Transformers'' history, '''''Beast Wars: Transformers''''' (later '''''Transformers: Beast Wars''''') abandoned over a decade's worth of familiar trappings, to drastically re-work the franchise in order to save it from a second (and likely final) cancellation. Now the robots in disguise turned into organic animals. The classic factions were even replaced with the new [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s.

The initial reaction from the early online [[fandom]] was [[Trukk not munky|less than]] [[Ruined FOREVER|welcoming]]. The reaction from the far larger kid market, however, was strong sales the likes ''Transformers'' hadn't seen in a long time. Backed by a [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|CGI-animated cartoon]], ''Beast Wars'' basically saved ''Transformers'', and has become a beloved piece of the line's history.

[[File:Crosssell-beastwars.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|In the beginning, came the beasts, and all that creeps, crawls and flies. But nature lies, they're robots in disguise!]]
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==Overview==
[[File:Optimusprimaltoyultraape.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Ultra Maximal Optimus Primal, loaded up with gimmicks.]]
With sales of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|''Generation 2'' toyline]] proving unremarkable, [[Hasbro]] faced a choice: end the ''Transformers'' brand for a second time, or ''drastically'' revamp the concept. They chose the second option, handing the reigns over to their newly acquired [[Kenner]] division. The "Kenner" branding eventually disappeared from the packaging again in favor of "Hasbro" in Europe in 1998, and then in the US and Canada the following year.

While beast-mode Transformers had been around [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|since]] [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Generation 1|day]] [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Toys|one]], those were robotic beasts. ''Beast Wars'' characters took on the appearance of fully-organic creatures, which also affected their robot-mode looks: while there were "metal" parts, the designs were much more rounded and organic in shape if not texture, the aesthetic inspired by Japanese series ''{{w|Bio Booster Armor Guyver|Guyver}}''.<ref name="vinnie">[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1</ref> Faces tended towards the bestial or just straight-up inhuman, even moreso with the first year toys's secondary "[[mutant head|Mutant Heads]]".

The old factions were replaced with Maximals and Predacons, with new [[insignia|faction symbols]], though Hasbro/Kenner weren't prepared to ''completely'' abandon ''everything'' classic: the new factions were led by new iterations of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], though their appearances were heavily altered. "Transformers" was still part of the toyline's title, but it was shrunk down and placed below the huge, jagged "Beast Wars" logo. The packaging too was distinctly organic, with red scaly skin as the backdrop, and a massive reptilian eye under the bubble for carded figures. The initial waves even used a craggy, rock-like plastic bubble, though that was quickly replaced by a more normal rounded bubble.

While these aesthetic changes were initially shocking to fans used to the classic series, the line had many features that got fans to warm up to it in short order.

[[File:BW-toy WolfangMaximal.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Deluxe Maximal Wolfang, with his extra joints and beast-mode-bits weapons]]

''Beast Wars'' took the popular features of a handful of ''Generation 2'' toys and made them standards across the entire line. Heavy use of [[ball joint]]s gave the figures unprecedented degrees of [[articulation]], often greater than that of the "normal" non-transforming action figures of the time. Robot-mode weapons were either part of the toy's alternate mode, or at least stored inside them rather than needing to be set aside (and more easily lost). Both of these features would become standards for basically every ''Transformers'' line to follow.

Another now-ubiquitous line-wide move was the introduction of a standard [[Size class|system of price points]], dictated by a toy's size, not its [[gimmick]]s. ''Beast Wars'' began with $5 "Basics", $10 "Deluxes", $15 "Megas", and $20 "Ultras", each size class getting physically larger, and packing more and more play features into the toy. (Ultra-class [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Optimus Primal]] is friggin' ''loaded'' with stuff.) Though prices would fluctuate over the years due to inflation or rising production costs, the basic outline of the system continues to be used today.

''Beast Wars'' was an undeniable success, routinely making high sales marks through most of its life, according to toy magazines like ''Tomart's'' (remember when print magazines existed about this hobby?). It typically hovered in the top five best-selling toy lines each month, mostly bested by the newly revived ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' line, the still-strong ''Power Rangers'' and the ''massive'' rise of toys based on [[Dwayne Johnson|professional wrestling]], occasionally popping into the top three places. In fact, when Hasbro elected to revamp the franchise before it could go stale, leading to the direct-sequel, same-main-cast-having [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Machines'' toyline]], they also kept ''Beast Wars'' around in a smaller capacity, with a handful of new products and some recolors of classic characters.

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==Hasbro ''Beast Wars'' toyline==
===1996===
The first year of the line was a shocker to fans, both for its drastic aesthetic change from what came before, and its technical/design changes that gave the toys far more play value. Basic-class toys all have a spring-loaded one-step [[autotransformation]]. Deluxe and larger toys all have a secondary "Mutant Head" to change their robot-mode appearance.

<big>'''Retail releases</big>'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Iguanus (BW)#Toys|Iguanus]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Razorbeast#Toys|Razorbeast]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#Toys|Terrorsaur]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Armordillo#Toys|Armordillo]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Insecticon (BW)#Toys|Insecticon]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Snapper#Toys|Snapper]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Comic 2-pack'''
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Optimus Primal]] vs [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Megatron]]!}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=10|[[File:BW-toy Rattrap.jpg|250px|thumb|Basic Rattrap]][[File:Bwmegatron toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Ultra-class Megatron. In 1996, this was seriously the most complex Transformer ever.]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Dinobot (BW)#Toys|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)#Toys|Tarantulas]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 1.5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Cheetor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Wolfang (Maximal)#Toys|Wolfang]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Buzz Saw (BW)#Toys|Buzz Saw]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigatron#Toys|Tigatron]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Megas Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Polar Claw#Toys|Polar Claw]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scorponok (BW)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultras Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#BWultra|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#FirstUltra|Optimus Primal]]}}
|}

<big>'''Exclusives</big>'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[McDonald's]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Beetle#Toys|Beetle]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Manta Ray (BW)#Toys|Manta Ray]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Panther#Toys|Panther]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhino (BW)#Toys|Rhino]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Under-3#Toys|Under-3]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 1996]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-p1|[[Onyx Primal#Toys|Onyx Primal]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Onyx Primal#DealerExclusive|Onyx Primal]] (Dealer exclusive)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Manta ray bw toy.jpg|250px|thumb|McDonald's Manta Ray]]
|}</ul>

===1997===
[[File:BW Razorclaw toy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Basic Razorclaw]]
The second year of the line was primarily a refinement of the first, though every class got changed in some broad-strokes way.

The Basic toys dropped the spring-loaded autotransformation in favor of more complex manual conversions. The "Mutant Heads" feature was dropped from the larger size classes (save for the old-mold redecos/[[retool]]s, of course). Instead of hidden mini-animal partners, this year the Mega class toys had extra "attack modes" that revealed new play gimmicks. The Ultra class toys are not super-huge robots, but teams of three smaller robots who combine into a super-huge robot. (These were also the first new-mold combiner toys (in the US at least) since [[1989]].)

A new line-wide minor [[gimmick]] was added, the "energon chips" which were basically just the old [[insignia|faction symbol]] [[rubsign]]s.
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<big>'''Retail releases</big>'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
<ul class="iconlist">
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#Toys|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Razorclaw (BW)#Toys|Razorclaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Claw Jaw#Toys|Claw Jaw]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Drill Bit (BW)#Toys|Drill Bit]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 3'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Lazorbeak#Toys|Lazorbeak]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basics Wave 4'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Powerpinch#Toys|Powerpinch]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Snarl (BW)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Spittor (BW)#Toys|Spittor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:BWManterrortoy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Deluxe Manterror]][[File:BWtoy-Inferno.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Mega Inferno]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Jetstorm (BW)#Toys|Jetstorm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Bonecrusher (BW)#Toys|Bonecrusher]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Manterror#Toys|Manterror]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 3'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxes Wave 4'''
{{Bp-m1|[[K-9#Toys|K-9]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Retrax#Toys|Retrax]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Megas Wave 1'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Inferno (BW)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Megas Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[B'Boom#Toys|B'Boom]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Megas Wave 3'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Transquito#Toys|Transquito]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Teams Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] ([[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Ironhide]], [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Beast Wars|Prowl]], [[Silverbolt (G1)#Beast Wars|Silverbolt]])}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tripredacus#Toys|Tripredacus]] ([[Cicadacon#Toys|Cicadacon]], [[Ram Horn#Toys|Ram Horn]], [[Sea Clamp#Toys|Sea Clamp]])}}
|}

<big>'''MicroVerse</big>'''
:Part of Hasbro's short-lived multi-property micro-play line ''[[MicroVerse]]'' (before they swallowed [[Galoob]]), these slightly-above-Deluxe-size beasts open up into playsets for the micro-figures included.
:{{Bp-p1|[[Arachnid#Toys|Arachnid]] (w/ [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MicroVerse|Megatron]] & [[Razorbeast#MicroVerse|Razorbeast]])}}
:{{Bp-m1|[[Orcanoch#Toys|Orcanoch]] (w/ [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#MicroVerse|Optimus Primal]] & [[Tarantulas (BW)#MicroVerse|Tarantulas]])}}

<big>'''Exclusives</big>'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 1997]]'''
*[[Fractyl#Toys|Fractyl]] & [[Packrat#Toys|Packrat]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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===1998: Fuzors & Transmetals===
This year, the line basically split into two sub-groups. The "normal" beasts became [[Fuzor]]s, robots whose beast modes were mashups of two different animals, leading to some freakishly fanciful creatures. Fuzors were limited to the Basic and Deluxe price-points.

The rest of the line was made up of the [[Transmetal]]s, "Beast Wars turned inside-out": robotic animals with fleshy inner robot parts. Further, the animal modes also had a third pseudo-vehicle form, revealing thrusters or wheels or the like. These modes ended up largely replacing any other [[gimmick]]s in the Deluxe-class Transmetals, leaving things like spring-loaded missiles to the larger size classes. The Transmetals are also overwhelmingly made up of returning show-cast characters, though many of said characters never went Transmetal in the show.

<big>'''Retail releases'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Fuzors Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Air Hammer (BW)#Toys|Air Hammer]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Quickstrike (BW)#Toys|Quickstrike]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Fuzors Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Noctorro#Toys|Noctorro]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terragator#Toys|Terragator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Fuzors Wave 3'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Bantor (BW)#Toys|Bantor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Buzzclaw (BW)#Toys|Buzzclaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=6|[[File:BWAirHammer Toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Basic Fuzor Air Hammer]][[File:BW Rampage toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Ultra Transmetal Rampage]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic VHS packs Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#BasicVid|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Razorclaw (BW)#video|Razorclaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic VHS packs Wave 2 (European)'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Claw Jaw#video|Claw Jaw]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Spittor (BW)#video|Spittor]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Fuzors Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Silverbolt (BW)#Toys|Silverbolt]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Sky Shadow (BW)#Toys|Sky Shadow]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Fuzors Wave 2'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Injector (BW)#Toys|Injector]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Fuzors Wave 3'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Torca (BW)#Toys|Torca]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals Wave 3'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Transmetals Wave 1'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Transmetals Wave 2'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Scavenger (BW)#Toys|Scavenger]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Transmetals Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Depth Charge (BW)#Toys|Depth Charge]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Rampage (BW)#Toys|Rampage]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Super Transmetals Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimal Optimus]]}}
|}
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<big>'''Exclusives'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''BJ's Wholesale Club'''
* [[Dinobot (BW)#Toys|Dinobot]] and [[Tigatron#Toys|Tigatron]]
* [[Rhinox (BW)#Toys|Rhinox]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Toys|Blackarachnia]]
* [[Wolfang (Maximal)#Toys|Wolfang]] and [[Buzz Saw (BW)#Toys|Buzz Saw]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[McDonald's]]'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Dinobot (BW)#Beast Wars|Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 1998]]'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Antagony (BW)#Toys|Antagony]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Vice Grip#Toys|Vice Grip]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Mcdinobot.jpg|250px|thumb|McDinobot. Not to be confused with MG-Dinobot.]]
|}</ul>

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===1999: Transmetals 2===
[[File:BWtoy-SpittorTransmetals2.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Basic Transmetal 2 Spittor]]
The final year of "normal" ''Beast Wars'' (for a given value of "normal"), 1999 was dominated by the [[Transmetal 2|Transmetals 2]], where the "beast bits" and "bot bits" ended up in a mangled, monstrous, asymmetrical amalgamation of torn skin and jutting metal blades in both modes. Lacking the third "vehicle" modes of their predecessors, they went back to having individualized gimmicks, with spring-loaded missile launchers and other "attack" actions making a big return. The "energon chips" were replaced by [[spark crystal]]s, colored glass domes with foil-embossed faction symbols inside.

In addition, a series of special [[redeco]]ed Deluxes was released to "celebrate" the cartoon's move from syndication to the popular [[Fox Kids]] programming block, and thusly get classic show characters back on shelves, as the Transmetals 2 were a bit lacking in that area... albeit these toys came in some pretty un-show-like coloration. Initial Hasbro solicitations gave the toys "power up"-style descriptors, but these did not make it to their final packaging.

This year also saw Hasbro briefly flirt with "[[variant|running change]]" variant decoes on some toys, where the ''entire'' deco changes dramatically while the toy's packaging doesn't change at all. This generally hasn't happened anymore since, with massive deco changes of this sort usually being sold as "new" toys with new SKUs and packaging and etc.
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<big>'''Retail releases'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Transmetals 2 Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Minor#Toys|Optimus Minor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scarem#Toys|Scarem]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Sonar (BW)#Toys|Sonar]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Transmetals 2 Wave 2'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Spittor (BW)#Transmetal2|Spittor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Stinkbomb#Toys|Stinkbomb]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Basic Transmetals 2 Wave 3'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Nightglider]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:Ramulustoy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Deluxe Transmetal 2 Ramulus]][[File:Waspinator-FKtoy.jpg|250px|thumb|"Fox Kids" Waspinator]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals 2 Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Transmetal2|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Dinobot II#Toys|Dinobot]]<ref group="A" name="dinoprowl">Transmetal 2 Dinobot and Prowl were both released in two different color schemes. The first ones, available in the first few [[wave]]s featuring those figures, feature a white, turquoise, and red coloration for Prowl, and a bone-tan and purple coloration for Dinobot. Several waves in, however, they were both re-shipped as part of Hasbro's early experiments in refreshing a line with same-character [[redeco]] [[variant]]s, with Prowl now colored black, blue, and red, and Dinobot colored bright white with blue. As running change variations, they were sold under the same individual SKUs as the original versions rather than as completely new releases, and their packaging makes no mention of these new color schemes.</ref>}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Ramulus#Toys|Ramulus]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals 2 Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Prowl II#Toys|Prowl]]<ref group="A" name="dinoprowl"/>}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Scourge (BW)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Deluxe Transmetals 2 Wave 3'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Iguanus (BW)#Transmetal2|Iguanus]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Jawbreaker#Toys|Jawbreaker]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"Fox Kids" Deluxes Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#DxFK|<s>Jungle Roar</s> Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Dinobot (BW)#DxFK|<s>Live Wire</s> Dinobot]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)#DxFK|<s>Energon Surge</s> Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)#DxFK|<s>Power Flight</s> Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''"Fox Kids" Deluxes Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TMFK|<s>Mech-Tech</s> Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)#FKTransmetal|<s>Steel Force</s> Tarantulas]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Transmetals 2 Wave 1'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cybershark#Transmetal2|Cybershark]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Transmetals 2 Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transmetal2|Blackarachnia]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Transmetals 2 Wave 1'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Transmetal2|Megatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Ultra Transmetals 2 Wave 2'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigerhawk#Toys|Tigerhawk]]}}
|}

<big>'''Exclusives</big>'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 1999]]'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Sandstorm (BW)#Toys|Sandstorm]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Windrazor (BW)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Walmart'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#WalMart|Rattrap]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Walmartrattrappackrat.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Walmart Rattrap]]
|}</ul>

<big>'''Notes'''</big>
<references group="A" />

===2000-2001===
A bit of a last hurrah, ''Beast Wars'' was extended into 2000 at retail, with releases running alongside the new ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' sequel line. This extension was a Deluxe assortment featuring a mixture of [[Fox Kids]]-branded Transmetal redecoes (with large "NEW!" call-outs) and beast-to-beast [[Mutant (BW)|Mutants]], sporting a unique ''Mutant Beast Wars'' logo and numerous cardback-fiction references/similarities to ''Beast Machines''.

<big>'''Retail releases'''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#FK|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#TransmetalFK|Rhinox]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
{{Bp-mt|[[Poison Bite#Toys|Poison Bite]]}}
{{Bp-mt|[[Razor Claw#Toys|Razor Claw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#TMFK|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-mt|[[Icebird#Toys|Icebird]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
{{Bp-mt|[[Soundwave (BW)#Toys|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#FoxKidsTransmetal|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:BWtoy-Razor ClawMutant.jpg|250px|thumb|Mutant Razor Claw]]
|}
<big>'''Exclusives</big>'''
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Ravage (G1)/toys#TM2|Tripredacus Agent]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2000]]'''
{{Bp-p1|[[Shokaract#Toys|Shokaract]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2001]]'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigatron#BotCon2001|Tigatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:BWtoy-TigatronTransmetal.jpg|right|thumb|250px|BotCon Tigatron]]
|}
{{-}}

==Takara ''Transformers: Beast Wars'' toyline==
[[file:BW_Logo_Japanese.gif|thumb|]]
{{main|Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)}}

''Beast Wars'' would not hit Japan until over a year after its Hasbro-market debut, most likely due to waiting for the full first season of the show to finish production so it could be run in its totality in a single stretch, as is the norm for Japanese kids media with toy tie-ins. The show's long production time also resulted in the need for "filler" after that first year, resulting in two Japan-original cartoons and associated toylines before the line returned to the Mainframe show setting for ''Metals''.
{{--}}

==Post-''Beast Wars'' releases==
While "[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]" is the undisputed king of the post-series remake, ''Beast Wars'' clocks in at a pretty respectable second place, even having a few mini-lines dedicated to it (even when you discount its [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|direct sequel]]).

===''Beast Wars Reborn'' (2006)===
:*''Main article: [[Beast Wars Reborn]]''
{{toystub}}

===''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' (2006)===
:*''Main article: [[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]''
{{toystub}}

===''Beast Wars Telemocha Series'' (2007)===
[[File:Blackarachniatelemocha.jpg|right|thumb|250px|''Telemocha'' Blackwidow (Blackarachnia)]]
:*''Main article: [[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series]]''

: [[TakaraTomy|Takara's]] ''Telemocha'' line (a combination of the words "'''tele'''vision" and "o'''mocha'''", the Japanese word for "toy") was much the same as Hasbro's go, being spruced-up versions of the original molds packaged with DVDs of key episodes. However, not only did Takara ''really'' slather on the paint, but they made some odd additions to the line, including a couple of characters from ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1998 (Beast Wars II)|Beast Wars II]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|Beast Wars Neo]]'', as well as an entirely new Predacon named [[Wolfang (Predacon)#Toys|Wolfang]] (pronounced "Volfang").

{{-}}

===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom'' (2021)===
:*''Main article: [[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]''
{{toystub}}

===''Beast Wars'' toys/characters in "ensemble" lines===

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe'' (2003)]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Depth Charge (BW)#Universe (2003)|Depthcharge]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Universe (2003)|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (BW)#Universe (2003)|Silverbolt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Robotmasters (franchise)#Toys|Robotmasters]]'''''
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Robotmasters|Beast Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#RMBURN|Burning Beast Convoy]] + DVD}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#RMBLACK|Beast Convoy Limited Black Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Robotmasters|Beast Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#RobotmastersBlack|Beast Megatron Limited Black Version]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Psycho-Orb#Toys|Psycho-Orb]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Titanium Series]]'''''
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Titanium Series|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Titanium Series 2|Optimus Primal]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Titanium Series|Optimal Optimus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe'' (2008)]]'''
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Universe (2008)|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Dinobot (BW)#Universe (2008)|Dinobot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=4|[[File:RMtoy-Primal.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''Robotmasters'' Beast Convoy]][[File:Generationstoy-WaspinatorDeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''Generations'' Waspinator]][[File:Masterpiece-MP-43-Megatron-(Beast-Wars).jpg|right|thumb|200px|''Masterpiece'' Megatron]][[File:BotCon2016toy-Airazor.jpg|right|thumb|200px|BotCon 2016 Airazor]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Cybertron Cheetus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dinobot (BW)#Henkei! Henkei!|Dinobot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'''''
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Cheetor]] & [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Robot Heroes|Blackarachnia]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars series|Optimus Primal]] & [[Tarantulas (BW)#Robot Heroes|Predacon Tarantulas]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Rattrap (BW)#Robot Heroes|Rattrap]] & [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Robot Heroes|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Rhinox (BW)#Robot Heroes|Rhinox]] & [[Waspinator (BW)#Robot Heroes|Waspinator]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Silverbolt (BW)#Robot Heroes|Silverbolt]] & [[Megatron (BW)/toys#RHTransmetal|Megatron (Transmetal)]]}}
{{Bp-m1p1|[[Tigatron#Robot Heroes|Tigatron]] & [[Inferno (BW)#Robot Heroes|Inferno]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30|Thrilling 30]]'''''
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Generations|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)#Generations|Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#GenLegends|Starscream]] & [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Generations|Waspinator]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Deluxe|Waspinator]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Kre-O]]'''''
{{Bp-d1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Waspinator]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Kre-O|Cheetor]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Fractyl#Kre-O|Fractyl]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)#Kre-O|Rattrap]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rhinox (BW)#Kre-O|Rhinox]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)#Toys|Legends]]'''''
{{Bp-p1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Legends|Blackwidow]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Convobat#Toys|Convobat]] (w/ [[Megalligator#Toys|Megalligator]] & [[Ape X Arms#Toys|Ape X Arms]])}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Legends|Convoy]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#LGEX|Rattle]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)#Legends|Rhinox]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Legends|Waspeeter]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'''''
{{Bp-p1|[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Blackwidow]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Cheetus (Beast Wars)]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Convoy (Beast Wars)]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#MasterpieceSupremeCommander|Convoy (Beast Wars) Legendary Leader Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#MP38Plus|Burning Convoy (Beast Wars)]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-m1|[[Dinobot (BW)#Masterpiece|Dinobot (Beast Wars)]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Masterpiece|Megatron (Beast Wars)]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Shadow Panther#Masterpiece|Shadow Panther (Beast Wars)]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigatron#Masterpiece|Tigatron]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Tiny Titans]]'''''
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Tiny Titans|Beast Wars Megatron]]}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'''''
{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Power of the Primes|Evolution Optimal Optimus]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Throne of the Primes#Generations|Throne of the Primes]] ([[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#SDCC2018|Optimal Optimus/Optimus Primal]], [[Amalgamous Prime#Generations|Amalgamous Prime]], [[Nexus Prime#Generations|Nexus Prime]], [[Prima#SDCC2018|Prima Prime]], [[Thirteenth Prime#Generations|The Thirteenth]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'''''
{{Bp-m1p1|"Dawn of Future's Past" box set ([[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Timelines|Axalon Cheetor]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Timelines|Axalon Optimus Primal]], [[Rattrap (BW)/toys#Timelines|Axalon Rattrap]], [[Rhinox (BW)#Timelines|Axalon Rhinox]], [[Dinobot (BW)#Timelines|Darksyde Dinobot]])}}
{{Bp-p1|"Dawn of the [[Predacus#Toys|Predacus]]" box set ([[Cicadacon#Combiner Wars|General Cicadacon]], [[Ram Horn#Combiner Wars|General Ramhorn]], [[Sea Clamp#Combiner Wars|General Sea Clamp]], [[Tarantulas (BW)#Combiner Wars|Predacon Tarantulas]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#Timelines|Airazor]] ([[Transformers Collectors' Club|TFCC]])}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Airazor (BW)#Combiner Wars|Airazor]] ([[BotCon 2016]])}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Depth Charge (BW)#Timelines|Depth Charge]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Fractyl#Combiner Wars|Fractyl]] with [[Scorponok (BW)#Combiner Wars|Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Timelines|Darksyde Megatron]] & [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Timelines|Darksyde Waspinator]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Combiner Wars|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Packrat#Timelines|Packrat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-p1|[[Rampage (BW)#Timelines|Rampage]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#Combiner Wars|Terrorsaur]]}}
{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Thrustinator|Thrustinator]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigatron#Combiner Wars|Tigatron]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Transmutate (BW)#Timelines|Trans-mutate]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Tigatron#Timelines|Unit 2 (Tigatron)]]}}
{{Bp-m1|[[Under-3#Combiner Wars|Unit-3]]}}
|-

|}
{{note|While the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] used several ''Beast Wars'' molds to create new characters, most/all of these new bots lacked bio information (or concurrent fiction) to establish their origins. So they're... sort of ''Beast Wars'' in spirit, but not... really...? Things were getting vague and complex by that point.}}

==Notes==
[[File:BWTelemocha triffid.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Unmade ''Telemocha Series'' Triffid, later characterized as [[Flytrap]].]]

* The toyline had three different titles over the course of its original run, two of them used concurrently: The front of the packaging was initially branded "Beast Wars: Transformers", whereas on the back of the packaging, the logo had a definite article added, making the title there "Beast Wars: ''The'' Transformers". Presumably, the reason for this was that Hasbro wanted to maintain the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original toyline]]'s name as a [[trademark]]. Beginning with the Fuzors and Transmetals, the front of the packaging had "Transformers" moved to the top position, making the title "Transformers: Beast Wars", whereas the definite article was dropped for good. In international markets, [[multilingual packaging]] got even more complicated:
**The trilingual English/French/Spanish packaging available in Canada and Latin America featured the clunky triple title "Beast Wars·Guerre des Bêtes·Guerra de Bestias", with the location of the "Transformers" title being analogous to the corresponding US packaging. The back of the packaging initially featured a standalone "The·Les·Los Transformers" logo with a trilingual definite article, dropped the definite article with the second waves of the 1996 assortments, but brought the trilingual definite article back with the 1997 assortments and finally dropped the standalone "Transformers" logo on the back for good with the 1998 Fuzor and Transmetal line-ups. Adding to the confusion, the ''cartoon'' was called "Beasties" in English Canada (albeit only on [[YTV]]) and "Robots-Bêtes" in French Canada, thus causing the toyline and cartoon to have two different names (and in English Canada, when viewed on American broadcast channels or on home video).
**European packaging was even more complicated, featuring two different types of trilingual packaging, each with its own sub-variations as time went on: French/Dutch/German featured the double title "Beast Wars/Ani Mutants". "Transformers" initially wasn't part of the main title at all; instead, only a small ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]''-style (!) "Transformers" logo (without the actual "Generation 2" title, but with a G2-style Autobot insignia) could be found in the lower right corner of the front of the packaging throughout the 1996 and 1997 assortments. Like the corresponding US and Canadian/Latin American packaging, the "Transformers" title was finally moved above the series' main title beginning with the 1998 Fuzor and Transmetal line-ups, including a change to the same font used on US and Canadian/Latin American packaging.
**The other trilingual European packaging variant was English/Spanish/Italian (initially [[co-branding|co-branded]] by Kenner and [[GiG]]). The Optimus Primal/Megatron (bat/alligator) two-pack was simply titled "Beast Wars", with a ''Generation 2''-style "Transformers" logo in the lower left corner of the packaging, like on French/Dutch/German packaging. All subsequent releases in English/Spanish/Italian packaging featured the double title "Beast Wars/Biocombat", with "Transformers" (now in the same font as on US and Canadian/Latin American packaging) placed below "Biocombat". Unlike all other packaging variants, the "Transformers" title remained in that position for the remainder of the line and was never moved above the main title.
* The early toy-based fictions —the [[Optimus Primal vs Megatron!|mini-comic from the Optimus/Megatron 2-pack]] and the early cardback [[bio]]s— placed the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] on modern-day [[Earth]], and were a bit cagey as to whether the faction leaders were the old bots rebuilt. This was quickly dropped as the [[Mainframe Entertainment|Mainframe]] [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] got underway, definitively making this Optimus and Megatron their own bots on a "new" world.
* ''Beast Wars'' is the first [[Hasbro]] ''Transformers'' line to release a female character at standard retail. ([[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] was beaten to overall Western release by [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]], a [[BotCon 1995]] [[exclusive]] whose characterization was created by the [[Raksha|fan-organizer of the event]].)
*By the time of the ''Beast Wars'' toy line, figures released by Kenner and later by Hasbro came in four different packaging types around the world, three of them of the [[multilingual packaging|multilingual]] variety, all of which are fairly easy to distinguish on the first look: The United States and Australia received toys in English-only packaging simply titled ''Beast Wars''; Canada and Latin America received toys in trilingual English/French/Spanish packaging with the triple title ''Beast Wars/Guerre des Bêtes/Guerra de Bestias''; and Europe got two different packaging [[variant]]s, one of them English/Spanish/Italian with the double title ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'', [[co-branding|co-branded]] "Kenner" and "[[GiG]]" for the early figures (but simply "Hasbro" by the time the Transmetals and Fuzors were introduced) and often with additional names for the individual characters for the Italian market, and the other French/Dutch/German with the double title ''Beast Wars/Ani Mutants'', and the faction name "Predacon" being changed to "Predator".
* At some point during the planning for the ''Telemocha Series'', the idea was tossed around to create some brand-new toys for the line. Internal [[TakaraTomy]] documents include designs for a jellyfish, a {{w|manticore}}, and a {{w|Triffid}}. These designs eventually received characterization in ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' as "[[Rage (BWN)|Rage]]", "[[Manticon]]", and "[[Flytrap]]".

<big>'''Foreign names'''</big>

*''French:'' '''''Ani Mutants''''' (France), '''''Guerre des Bêtes''''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''''Biocombat'''''
*''Spanish:'' '''''Guerra de Bestias''''' (America)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars toylines]]

Transformers United EX

2019-12-08T02:20:54Z

Cabooceratops: /* External links */

[[Image:TFUnitedEX_logo.jpg|center|400px]]

While the first few scattered pieces of ''[[Transformers United]]'' fiction followed no set approach to continuity, after the toyline was rebranded as '''''Transformers United EX''''', an ongoing storyline was crafted to accompany it written by [[Andrew Hall]] with illustrations by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]]. Told through individual chapters printed on the backs of the toys' packaging, the story is set firmly in [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], simultaneous with the events of ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]]'' (circa [[2035]]), and depicts the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s warring for control of the new [[Power Core Combination]] technology developed on [[Earth]]. In particular, it is notable for recasting all the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' molds as pre-existing Generation 1 characters with new bodies and names, exploring some especially obscure characters and fleshing out old mysteries, and for forging new continuity links between the end of the Generation 1 era in Japan and the start of the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' storyline.

{{chapters |prev= |next=
|title=''Transformers United EX'' chapters: |content=
* [[The Mighty Bolt|#1]]
* [[In the Blazing Alps|#2]]
* [[Prelude to the Siege|#3]]
* [[Weapons of a New Generation|#4]]
* [[The Dragon Pays His Dues|#5]]
* [[Destruction and Regeneration|#6]]
* [[The Price of a Life|#7]]
* [[Ocean Encounter|#8]]
* [[Unearthed Future|#9]]
* [[Hope for the Next Generation|#10]]
}}

Note that this list presents the story chapters in chronological order, which does not align with the numerical order of their [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID numbers]].

==Toys==
===Regular Retail===
<big>'''''United EX'''''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[September 22|9-22]]-[[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Onslaught (G1)#United EX 2|Combatmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-02 [[Tread Bolt#United EX 2|Jetmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1d1|EX-P1 [[Straxus (G1)#United EX 2|Rollermaster]] vs [[Blaze Master#United EX 2|Choppermaster]] (w/ [[Spanner (United)#Toys|Spanner]] & [[Firebug (United)#Toys|Firebug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[October 20|10-20]]-2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-03 [[Detritus (G1)#United EX 2|Roadmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-04 [[Kakuryu (Victory)#United EX 2|Grimmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-05 [[Rapido#United EX 2|Racemaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1d1|EX-P2 [[Roadblock (G2)#United EX 2|Dozermaster]] vs [[Sky High (Micromaster)#United EX 2|Airmaster]] (w/ [[Groundbreak (United)#Toys|Groundbreak]] & [[Deduce (United)#Toys|Deduce]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[November 17|11-17]]-2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-06 [[Gravedigger#United EX 2|Buildmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-07 [[Clouder#United EX 2|Assaultmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1d1|EX-P3 [[Grindcore (G1)#United EX 2|Tankmaster]] vs [[Manta Ray (G2)#United EX 2|Marinemaster]] (w/ [[Wheezel (United)#Toys|Wheezel]] & [[Rotorbolt (United)#Toys|Rotorbolt]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:UnitedEXtoy grimmaster.jpg|thumb|200px|Grimmaster Prime Mode]]
|}

==External links==
*[https://www.allspark.com/?s=united+ex ''United EX'' chapters in English on the AllSpark]
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/products/TF/products/united.html TakaraTomy's ''United'' page]

[[Category:United EX| ]]

Transformers United EX

2019-12-08T02:17:37Z

Cabooceratops: Added United EX toy listing to United EX page.

[[Image:TFUnitedEX_logo.jpg|center|400px]]

While the first few scattered pieces of ''[[Transformers United]]'' fiction followed no set approach to continuity, after the toyline was rebranded as '''''Transformers United EX''''', an ongoing storyline was crafted to accompany it written by [[Andrew Hall]] with illustrations by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]]. Told through individual chapters printed on the backs of the toys' packaging, the story is set firmly in [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], simultaneous with the events of ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (franchise)|Operation Combination]]'' (circa [[2035]]), and depicts the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s warring for control of the new [[Power Core Combination]] technology developed on [[Earth]]. In particular, it is notable for recasting all the ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' molds as pre-existing Generation 1 characters with new bodies and names, exploring some especially obscure characters and fleshing out old mysteries, and for forging new continuity links between the end of the Generation 1 era in Japan and the start of the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' storyline.

{{chapters |prev= |next=
|title=''Transformers United EX'' chapters: |content=
* [[The Mighty Bolt|#1]]
* [[In the Blazing Alps|#2]]
* [[Prelude to the Siege|#3]]
* [[Weapons of a New Generation|#4]]
* [[The Dragon Pays His Dues|#5]]
* [[Destruction and Regeneration|#6]]
* [[The Price of a Life|#7]]
* [[Ocean Encounter|#8]]
* [[Unearthed Future|#9]]
* [[Hope for the Next Generation|#10]]
}}

Note that this list presents the story chapters in chronological order, which does not align with the numerical order of their [[List of Japanese ID numbers|ID numbers]].

==Toys==
===Regular Retail===
<big>'''''United EX'''''</big>
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[September 22|9-22]]-[[2012]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-01 [[Onslaught (G1)#United EX 2|Combatmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-02 [[Tread Bolt#United EX 2|Jetmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1d1|EX-P1 [[Straxus (G1)#United EX 2|Rollermaster]] vs [[Blaze Master#United EX 2|Choppermaster]] (w/ [[Spanner (United)#Toys|Spanner]] & [[Firebug (United)#Toys|Firebug]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[October 20|10-20]]-2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-03 [[Detritus (G1)#United EX 2|Roadmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-04 [[Kakuryu (Victory)#United EX 2|Grimmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-05 [[Rapido#United EX 2|Racemaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1d1|EX-P2 [[Roadblock (G2)#United EX 2|Dozermaster]] vs [[Sky High (Micromaster)#United EX 2|Airmaster]] (w/ [[Groundbreak (United)#Toys|Groundbreak]] & [[Deduce (United)#Toys|Deduce]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[November 17|11-17]]-2012)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|EX-06 [[Gravedigger#United EX 2|Buildmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1|EX-07 [[Clouder#United EX 2|Assaultmaster]] Prime Mode}}
{{Bp-a1d1|EX-P3 [[Grindcore (G1)#United EX 2|Tankmaster]] vs [[Manta Ray (G2)#United EX 2|Marinemaster]] (w/ [[Wheezel (United)#Toys|Wheezel]] & [[Rotorbolt (United)#Toys|Rotorbolt]])}}
|
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==External links==
*[http://www.allspark.com/content/blogsection/5/37/ ''United EX'' chapters in English at TFPulp on the AllSpark]
*[http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/products/TF/products/united.html TakaraTomy's ''United'' page]

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