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Panther

2011-01-23T16:25:14Z

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:''Panther is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:General jaguar.jpg|thumb|250px|I stand up!]]

'''Panther''' turns into... a panther! Yeah.

{{note|What he's like depends from continuity to continuity.}}

''Japanese Name:'' '''Jaguar'''<ref> According to the''[[Beast Wars Perfect Book]]''</ref>

==Fiction==
===Beast Wars Perfect Book===
He's a Maximal ground soldier. Very fast on his feet, he showcases this ability by using his speed for reconnaissance. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Perfect Book}}

===Beast Wars Metals Manga===
Panther is the father of [[Ravage (G1)|''Beast Wars'' Ravage]]. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals Manga}}
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{{Note|Whether this means that Panther was the previously unseen father of Generation 1 Ravage or if Panther was G1 Ravage and ''Beast Wars'' Ravage was his subsequent offspring in that continuity is uncertain. It's also possible that they were more than one generation removed, and/or that neither was the original Ravage and both were descendants and/or Panther was Ravage's father while BW Ravage was his son, but that's just getting into the realm of speculation... But it can't be ruled out, either. Ugh, Japanese continuity can give ya a serious headache!}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Panther is somewhat of an oddball... On top of constantly talking to himself, in strange third-person narratives no less, he believes that even the most mundane of missions to be of the utmost importance. Though he is stealthy, his tendency to make his monologues out loud tend to give his position away. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Panther''' (McDonald's Happy Meal toy, 1996)

: Part of the first [[McDonald's]] ''Beast Wars'' promotion, Panther transforms into a heavily-armed Humvee with electronic lights and sounds, plus a spring-loaded missile.

: No, just kidding, he transforms into a panther with no other gimmicks. In keeping with most Transformers fast-food premiums, he features an extremely simple transformation scheme, mostly just standing him up in beast mode, making the mechanical detail on the inside of his arms, legs and underbelly visible, and flipping back his beast mode head to reveal his robot mode head. His panther tail is a molded detailing in his back, unlike what his promotional art suggests. His head bears a resemblance to [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]'s.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Panther/panther.htm More information on Panther at TFU.info]''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Maximals]]
[[Category: Fast food exclusives]]
[[Category: Toy-only characters]]

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Manterror

2010-03-25T12:08:26Z

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:''Manterror is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:IDW Manterror.jpg|right|188px|thumb|"More like ''preying'' mantis! Get it?"]]
'''Manterror''' is a nasty sort of 'bot. His internal stealth silencers allow him to sneak up undetected on his [[Maximal]] adversaries, but even when they do see him, his somewhat ungainly appearance sometimes lulls opponents into a false sense of security. That is when Manterror uses his sharp claws and ion disks to swiftly strike out and disable his foe. And once he has an opponent down, he's been known to slowly and surgically pick them apart, piece by piece.

He is also somewhat punny.

:''French-Canadian name:'' '''Manterreur''' ("Manterror")
:''Italian name:'' '''Cannibal''' (''awesome'')<ref>This name may have only been used on the cross-sell for the English/Spanish/Italian "video-pack" release of [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. However, a carded example of trilingual European English/Spanish/Italian Manterror has not been found at this time, so this is uncertain.</ref>

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics continuity===
[[Magmatron]] recruited Manterror, along with [[Transquito]], [[Drill Bit (BW)|Drill Bit]], [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], and [[Razorbeast]], on Cybertron. Magmatron's plan was to use the abandoned [[stasis pods]] on prehistoric [[Earth]] to build an army and take over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Upon arrival, Magmatron sent Manterror and the others to watch over the stasis pods as they were activated. Manterror witnessed the birth of [[Snapper]].

As it turned out, Razorbeast was a Maximal spy. Magmatron sent his new Predacon army to hunt down the Maximal and his band. During the conflict that followed, Manterror got his face smashed by [[Wolfang (Maximal)|Wolfang]]. {{storylink|The Gathering|The Gathering}}

Manterror was next seen leading an advance scouting party consisting of himself, [[Retrax]], and Snapper to spy on the Maximals' base-camp. They were discovered by [[Grimlock (G1)| Grimlock]] and Manterror and Snapper were disabled while Retrax rolled to safety. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending issue 1}}

He managed to recover and was seen amongst the Maximals and Predacons left behind on Earth to fight the [[Blendtrons]]. It is unknown if he survived this battle. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending issue 4}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
*'''Manterror''' (Deluxe Predacon, 1997)
**''Accessories'': 2 disc projectiles

: Manterror transforms from a robot into an organic mantis. Each terrible foreclaw holds one of his disc-weapons, and use a pressure-launch mechanism to fling them.

: This mold was used to make ''[[Beast Wars II (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]'' [[Mantis]].

==Trivia==
* [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]]'s function is "Quick Attack Specialist", and his toy bio states that he uses "ion disks", suggesting that he [[Image:pre-earth manterror.JPG|right|170px|thumb]] is Manterror reborn as a [[Fuzor]]. Both coincidentally or not share a particularly toothy grin. Either way, Manterror and Buzzclaw appear side-by-side in the IDW comics.

* Sketches in "The Gathering" TPB indicate that Manterror's Cybertronian mode was a dragster-type car.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Predacon/Manterror/manterror.htm Manterror at tfu.com]

[[Category:Beast Wars characters]]
[[Category:Predacons]]

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