Canada

2012-07-03T18:51:27Z

Modernwarrior:

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[[Image:Canada.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A representative Canadian landscape, eh? (Not shown: milk in a bag.)]]
'''Canada''' is like the [[United States of America]], but bigger, politer, and health care-ier. In retaliation, the United States wears Canada like a hat and America is the behind to Canada.

[[Toronto]] is Canada's largest city, eh? (Yes, there are cities littered aboot the country!)

==Non-fiction, eh?==
Canada has had a surprisingly large behind-the-scenes role in producing Transformers. It is home of [[Mainframe Entertainment]], who produced the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' television series. It was also home to the now-defunct [[Dreamwave Productions]] whose [[Prime Directive|top-selling 2002 Generation 1 revival comic]] led directly to the production of the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]].{{fact}} Several ''Transformers'' voice actors and comic artists also call Canada home.

During the tail end of Generation 1, Canada received several toys the U.S. did not, like the [[Turbomaster]]s. Generally speaking, US exclusives tend to turn up at Canadian retail, with [[Walmart]] and [[Toys"R"Us]] keeping their exclusives and [[Target]] exclusives winding up at [[Wikipedia:Zellers|Zellers]], a Canadian chain.

Due to Canada being a bilingual country, it's always had [[multilingual packaging]]. The toys also required multilingual character names for a long time. This tends to cause problems, as Toys"R"Us has for a long time not produced multilingual packaging for their exclusives, resulting in them being sold in most of Canada but not in the French-speaking province of Quebec. This has changed with the release of the [[Whirl (ROTF)|"Masters of Metallikato"]] [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|two-pack]], but it remains to be seen if it will be the exception or the new rule.

==Fiction, eh?==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:TheLastAutobot hardtoremember.jpg|thumb|250px|Hockey]]

''The remote town of [[Doonstown]] had the misfortune to be the battleground for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. The town was destroyed and the Decepticons raided a nearby oil rig.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}

''After getting caught spying on the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in [[Alaska]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] had to carry his brain-damaged comrade [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] back to the United States through Canada. It took him two days.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}

When [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] blew up the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] like a shaken-up bottle of beer, it crashed somewhere in northern Canada. The Ark, not the beer, 'cause that'd be a waste of good beer. But [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] survived the crash, and since he's like, a big [[Hosehead|hoser]], he killed a bunch of Canadian army guys. Then [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] came and beat him up and tossed him in a lake, and that was pretty much it for Galvatron. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?|The Last Autobot, eh?}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
When [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his group broke away from the regular [[Autobot]] forces, they landed their [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] near [[Churchill]], [[Manitoba]], an area, like, famed for its polar bears. {{storylink|Once upon a Time...|Once upon a Time...eh?}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] began construction of a permanent [[Earthbase]] nearby, presumably from parts of the shuttle. {{storylink|Mystery!|Mysterious, eh?}} The Earthforce were then visited at their shuttle by the Autobot [[Survivors]], requesting assistance to rescue [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!|Wolf in the Fold, eh?}} Augmented by the Survivors and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], the Earthforce completed their base, but there were teething troubles with the security system {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!|The Howse that Wheeljack Built!}} and they were attacked by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s forces before these could be fixed. Fortunately they were able to drive off the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!|Divide and Conquer, guy!}}

Not long afterwards, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] visited the Earthbase for an inspection, while the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s attempted to hide a psychotic defect in [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]'s circuitry. {{storylink|The 4,000,000 Year Itch!|The 4,000,000 Year Itch, eh?}} The Autobot leader left behind [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] in the Earthforce's [[Body Shop]] to Grimlock's great displeasure. {{storylink|Makin' Tracks!|Makin' Tracks, friend!}} After Optimus returned to the Ark, the three [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhems]] [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Stranglehold]] and [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] escaped from Earthbase's brig by keeping schtum. {{storylink|Shut Up!|Keep it down, buddy!}}

After assisting the Earthforce in deactivating a [[cerebro-shell]]-controlled [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] in [[New York City|New York]], the human reporter [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|Irwin Spoon]] visited the Earthbase to conduct an interview with Grimlock but the interview was interrupted by the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] driving up the only road in Canada to abduct Spoon. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} Though he was rescued, he was implanted with a cerebro-shell himself by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and ended up writing Decepticon propaganda. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road, eh!}}

{{note|At which point Marvel UK stopped producing original stories.}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
The Autobot group led by [[Ginrai]] first met up with [[Ranger]] in the vast Canadian forests and [[Lightfoot]] at his father's motor company. Both learned aboot their ability to "God On" with their Transtectors soon after. {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger|An Enemy, eh? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}}

Lightfoot's father moved from [[United Kingdom|England]] to Canada to fulfill his dream of starting a car company, this apparently being more achievable in Canada. The resulting company is the prestigious [[British Motors]], which is a perfectly logical name for a company started in Canada. {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}

====Dreamwave Generation 1 comics continuity====
[[Image:PrimeDirective1 NorthwestTerritories.jpg|thumb|250px|Hockey]]
The would-be arms dealer [[Lazarus]] set up a secret base in the frozen wastelands of the Canadian northwest territories as part of his plans to sell his reprogrammed Autobots and Decepticons to the highest bidder. He drove a "freedom fighter" named [[Bishop (human)|Bishop]] to the base to unveil the seemingly-controlled [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Lazarus' guests watched from the safety of his base as the mind-controlled Cybertronians laid waste to the [[Smitco Oil Refinery|Smitco]] arctic oil refinery, sparking a bidding war. Unfortunately, Megatron revealed he was in control of himself the entire time and attacked, killing most of Lazarus' guests and his men. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} After Lazarus' control over the other Transformers were broken, Megatron devised a scheme to turn Earth into a new Cybertron by using a mecha-forming [[cyber-virus]], starting with Canada. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

Once news spread that the Transformers had been sighted, the Canadian military moved in just as [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and his team were dealing with the cyber-virus. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} Unfortunately, the Canadians misinterpreted the Autobots' actions and hostile and attacked. With the stakes high and the Autobots unable to resume their operations, Wheeljack drained his power into a nearby satellite dish and saved Canada from the cyber-virus. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}}
{{-}}

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] and [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] work to install [[Base Unit 1]] with the [[Omnicon|Omnicons]] not really helping. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}}

Later, an evil army of [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] clones invade [[Toronto]] in a co-ordinated attack. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} The Autobots defend the city, and when they reserves run low, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] comes to their rescue. After purging the world of the Terrorcon clones, Megatron heads to the planned site of Base Unit 1 for an intense battle against [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|No Exit}}

[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] roams aboot the frozen wastelands like a pale blue force of nature, eh?

===Live-action ''Transformers'' movie continuity===
====Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics====
{{notetitantlg}}
In an alternate universe, Canada ''may'' have been conquered and occupied by Decepticons for a brief period. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}

====Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====
Canada is a [[NEST]] member-state, and NEST Ops Vancouver is located at [[CFB Comox]]. Known Canada Forces personnel with NEST include Captain Fraser. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.14|Head in the Clouds}}

[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] arrived on Earth over Toronto, then happily swam to Ball's Falls where they picked up alternate forms. On the way in, Mudflap accidentally hit this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CN_Tower big pointy thing], but that won't cause any problems, right? {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}

Later, the Decepticons tried to rebuild [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] in British Columbia.{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.14|Head in the Clouds}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
Canada is very close to [[Detroit]]. However, despite what a certain [[Porter C. Powell|pompous windbag]] thinks, there are no "international" waters in [[Lake Erie]]. Just American and Canadian, eh? {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
Canada was threatened by tsunamis during [[Unicron]]'s awakening, EH?! {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

==Notes aboot Canada==
* Some episodes of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' aired earlier in Canada, eh?
* There are no [[Target]] stores in Canada, eh? But there will be some soon, eh?
* [[Peter Cullen]] is from Canada, eh?
* ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers Animated]]'' toys were released a month sooner, eh?
* Canada had better distribution on the [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|First Edition Prime toys]], eh?

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Canada|Wikipedia's entry for Canada, eh?]]
*[http://www.cybertron.ca Canadian-specific Transformers news and information, eh?]

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[[Category:Animated locations]]
[[Category:Canada| ]]
[[Category:Countries of Earth]]
[[Category:Energon locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Movie locations]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]

Canada

2012-07-03T18:51:17Z

Modernwarrior:

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[[Image:Canada.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A representative Canadian landscape, eh? (Not shown: milk in a bag.)]]
'''Canada''' is like the [[United States of America]], but bigger, politer, and health care-ier. In retaliation, the United States wears Canada like a hat and America is the behind to Canada

[[Toronto]] is Canada's largest city, eh? (Yes, there are cities littered aboot the country!)

==Non-fiction, eh?==
Canada has had a surprisingly large behind-the-scenes role in producing Transformers. It is home of [[Mainframe Entertainment]], who produced the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' television series. It was also home to the now-defunct [[Dreamwave Productions]] whose [[Prime Directive|top-selling 2002 Generation 1 revival comic]] led directly to the production of the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]].{{fact}} Several ''Transformers'' voice actors and comic artists also call Canada home.

During the tail end of Generation 1, Canada received several toys the U.S. did not, like the [[Turbomaster]]s. Generally speaking, US exclusives tend to turn up at Canadian retail, with [[Walmart]] and [[Toys"R"Us]] keeping their exclusives and [[Target]] exclusives winding up at [[Wikipedia:Zellers|Zellers]], a Canadian chain.

Due to Canada being a bilingual country, it's always had [[multilingual packaging]]. The toys also required multilingual character names for a long time. This tends to cause problems, as Toys"R"Us has for a long time not produced multilingual packaging for their exclusives, resulting in them being sold in most of Canada but not in the French-speaking province of Quebec. This has changed with the release of the [[Whirl (ROTF)|"Masters of Metallikato"]] [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|two-pack]], but it remains to be seen if it will be the exception or the new rule.

==Fiction, eh?==
===Generation 1===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
{{noteukonly}}
[[Image:TheLastAutobot hardtoremember.jpg|thumb|250px|Hockey]]

''The remote town of [[Doonstown]] had the misfortune to be the battleground for [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]. The town was destroyed and the Decepticons raided a nearby oil rig.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}

''After getting caught spying on the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] in [[Alaska]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] had to carry his brain-damaged comrade [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] back to the United States through Canada. It took him two days.'' {{storylink|The Mission}}

When [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] blew up the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] like a shaken-up bottle of beer, it crashed somewhere in northern Canada. The Ark, not the beer, 'cause that'd be a waste of good beer. But [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] survived the crash, and since he's like, a big [[Hosehead|hoser]], he killed a bunch of Canadian army guys. Then [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] came and beat him up and tossed him in a lake, and that was pretty much it for Galvatron. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?|The Last Autobot, eh?}}

=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
When [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his group broke away from the regular [[Autobot]] forces, they landed their [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] near [[Churchill]], [[Manitoba]], an area, like, famed for its polar bears. {{storylink|Once upon a Time...|Once upon a Time...eh?}}

[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] began construction of a permanent [[Earthbase]] nearby, presumably from parts of the shuttle. {{storylink|Mystery!|Mysterious, eh?}} The Earthforce were then visited at their shuttle by the Autobot [[Survivors]], requesting assistance to rescue [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]. {{storylink|Wolf in the Fold!|Wolf in the Fold, eh?}} Augmented by the Survivors and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], the Earthforce completed their base, but there were teething troubles with the security system {{storylink|The House that Wheeljack Built!|The Howse that Wheeljack Built!}} and they were attacked by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s forces before these could be fixed. Fortunately they were able to drive off the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!|Divide and Conquer, guy!}}

Not long afterwards, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] visited the Earthbase for an inspection, while the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s attempted to hide a psychotic defect in [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]'s circuitry. {{storylink|The 4,000,000 Year Itch!|The 4,000,000 Year Itch, eh?}} The Autobot leader left behind [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] in the Earthforce's [[Body Shop]] to Grimlock's great displeasure. {{storylink|Makin' Tracks!|Makin' Tracks, friend!}} After Optimus returned to the Ark, the three [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhems]] [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Stranglehold]] and [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] escaped from Earthbase's brig by keeping schtum. {{storylink|Shut Up!|Keep it down, buddy!}}

After assisting the Earthforce in deactivating a [[cerebro-shell]]-controlled [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] in [[New York City|New York]], the human reporter [[Irwin Spoon (G1)|Irwin Spoon]] visited the Earthbase to conduct an interview with Grimlock but the interview was interrupted by the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] driving up the only road in Canada to abduct Spoon. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} Though he was rescued, he was implanted with a cerebro-shell himself by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and ended up writing Decepticon propaganda. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road, eh!}}

{{note|At which point Marvel UK stopped producing original stories.}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
The Autobot group led by [[Ginrai]] first met up with [[Ranger]] in the vast Canadian forests and [[Lightfoot]] at his father's motor company. Both learned aboot their ability to "God On" with their Transtectors soon after. {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger|An Enemy, eh? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}}

Lightfoot's father moved from [[United Kingdom|England]] to Canada to fulfill his dream of starting a car company, this apparently being more achievable in Canada. The resulting company is the prestigious [[British Motors]], which is a perfectly logical name for a company started in Canada. {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}

====Dreamwave Generation 1 comics continuity====
[[Image:PrimeDirective1 NorthwestTerritories.jpg|thumb|250px|Hockey]]
The would-be arms dealer [[Lazarus]] set up a secret base in the frozen wastelands of the Canadian northwest territories as part of his plans to sell his reprogrammed Autobots and Decepticons to the highest bidder. He drove a "freedom fighter" named [[Bishop (human)|Bishop]] to the base to unveil the seemingly-controlled [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Lazarus' guests watched from the safety of his base as the mind-controlled Cybertronians laid waste to the [[Smitco Oil Refinery|Smitco]] arctic oil refinery, sparking a bidding war. Unfortunately, Megatron revealed he was in control of himself the entire time and attacked, killing most of Lazarus' guests and his men. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}} After Lazarus' control over the other Transformers were broken, Megatron devised a scheme to turn Earth into a new Cybertron by using a mecha-forming [[cyber-virus]], starting with Canada. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

Once news spread that the Transformers had been sighted, the Canadian military moved in just as [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and his team were dealing with the cyber-virus. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} Unfortunately, the Canadians misinterpreted the Autobots' actions and hostile and attacked. With the stakes high and the Autobots unable to resume their operations, Wheeljack drained his power into a nearby satellite dish and saved Canada from the cyber-virus. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}}
{{-}}

===Unicron Trilogy===
[[Kicker Jones|Kicker]] and [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] work to install [[Base Unit 1]] with the [[Omnicon|Omnicons]] not really helping. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}}

Later, an evil army of [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]] clones invade [[Toronto]] in a co-ordinated attack. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} The Autobots defend the city, and when they reserves run low, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] comes to their rescue. After purging the world of the Terrorcon clones, Megatron heads to the planned site of Base Unit 1 for an intense battle against [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|No Exit}}

[[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] roams aboot the frozen wastelands like a pale blue force of nature, eh?

===Live-action ''Transformers'' movie continuity===
====Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics====
{{notetitantlg}}
In an alternate universe, Canada ''may'' have been conquered and occupied by Decepticons for a brief period. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}

====Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====
Canada is a [[NEST]] member-state, and NEST Ops Vancouver is located at [[CFB Comox]]. Known Canada Forces personnel with NEST include Captain Fraser. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.14|Head in the Clouds}}

[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] arrived on Earth over Toronto, then happily swam to Ball's Falls where they picked up alternate forms. On the way in, Mudflap accidentally hit this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CN_Tower big pointy thing], but that won't cause any problems, right? {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}

Later, the Decepticons tried to rebuild [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] in British Columbia.{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.14|Head in the Clouds}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
Canada is very close to [[Detroit]]. However, despite what a certain [[Porter C. Powell|pompous windbag]] thinks, there are no "international" waters in [[Lake Erie]]. Just American and Canadian, eh? {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
Canada was threatened by tsunamis during [[Unicron]]'s awakening, EH?! {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

==Notes aboot Canada==
* Some episodes of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' aired earlier in Canada, eh?
* There are no [[Target]] stores in Canada, eh? But there will be some soon, eh?
* [[Peter Cullen]] is from Canada, eh?
* ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers Animated]]'' toys were released a month sooner, eh?
* Canada had better distribution on the [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|First Edition Prime toys]], eh?

==External links==
*[[Wikipedia:Canada|Wikipedia's entry for Canada, eh?]]
*[http://www.cybertron.ca Canadian-specific Transformers news and information, eh?]

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[[Category:Animated locations]]
[[Category:Canada| ]]
[[Category:Countries of Earth]]
[[Category:Energon locations]]
[[Category:Generation 1 locations]]
[[Category:Movie locations]]
[[Category:Prime locations]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen locations]]

2012-07-03T18:24:24Z

Modernwarrior:

the information hierarchy here is kinda... bad. Do we have a model franchise page? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 23:11, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

:There's not really a model, no. I believe most of the franchise pages are sparse, as there's not usually much to say about them that doesn't fit better on a dedicated page for their toyline or cartoon. I think it's important that the franchise pages exist, but, they are little more than super-brief overviews that point to more specialized articles. If you have ideas, please enact them. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 18:18, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

::Kayers, thnks. I hate to impose an idea of order if there's actually an existing model. -[[User:150.253.89.215|150.253.89.215]] 18:26, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

== Kenner buyout Citation ==

I found this link on an archived version of Kenner's old site: 
http://web.archive.org/web/20041210102159/www.kennertoys.com/history/history3.html

It's a brief rundown of Kenner's history, and mentions Hasbro purchasing Kenner/Tonka/Parker Brothers in 1991. Can this be used as a citation source, even though it's an archived version of a long-dead page? [[User:NebulanFree|NebulanFree]] 02:54, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

: Yes! ( We say so, and actually, wikipedia linking standards agree.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 03:50, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

==Links to BW II and Neo==
Unless I'm blind, at the moment, the Japanese BW series are only easily accessible through the Beast Era link on the main page, as we only list the US series. But given that in the Japanese continuity at least, Beast Wars (Canadian cartoon) and the two japanese series are in the same continuity, shouldn't there be some sort of links to them somewhere? At the moment it would be fairly difficult for a newcomer or a non-editor to find these series (or well, any of the Japanese series) without searching for them. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 05:56, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)

2012-07-03T18:20:41Z

Modernwarrior:

Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)

2012-07-03T18:20:11Z

Modernwarrior:

{{Nav-bwii}}
'''''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers''''' (ビーストウォーズII 超生命体トランスフォーマー ''Beast Wars II: Chō Seimeitai Transformer'') is a Japanese-exclusive spin-off series to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' broadcast from [[April 1]], 1998, to [[January 20]], 1999, between ''Beast Wars'' (Canadian season 1) and ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (franchise)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' (American seasons 2 and 3). Conventional 2D animation was used for ''Beast Wars II'', as opposed to the 3D CGI of ''Beast Wars''. While based on the ''Beast Wars'' series, the show had a more humorous tone which was aimed towards a younger audience. "[[Get My Future|GET MY FUTURE]]" plays as the first opening song with "[[Super Voyager|SUPER VOYAGER]]" as its second, and the ending song being "[[Yume no Iru Basho]]".

==Overview==
{{stub}}
The animation was handled by [[Production Reed]], although most of the in-betweening and some of the key animation was outsourced to studios throughout Asia. Some of the studios credited: <ref>[http://www.reocities.com/Tokyo/Bridge/2508/tva/tfbw2.htm テレビアニメ放映リスト]</ref> <ref>[http://digilander.libero.it/dottor_vaffa/asia.htm MEGNA'S CO-PRODUCTIONS DATABASE]</ref><ref>[[wikipedia:ja:日本国外のアニメ制作会社|日本国外のアニメ制作会社]]</ref>
;South Korea
:Park Young (博英), Echo, Hanil (韓一), Hee Won (喜元), JiWoo (知遇), [http://www.k-production.com/main.htm K-Production], Kyoe Sung (桂成), [[Sei Young Animation Co. Ltd.|Sei Young]] (世映), Sung San (星山), YABES (裕振)
;China
:Shanghai Hongqiao Animation (上海虹橋動画), FAI
;Taiwan
:Far Eastern Animation (遠東動画)
;Indonesia
:MARSA
;Japan
:Studio Zain (スタジオ・ザイン)

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Lio Convoy]] ([[Hozumi Gōda]])
*[[Apache]] ([[Sanryō Odaka]])
*[[Bighorn]] ([[Masami Iwasaki]])
*[[Tasmania Kid]] ([[Katashi Ishizuka]])
*[[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] ([[Kenji Nakano]])
*[[Scuba]] ([[Yūji Kishi]])

'''Magnaboss Team'''
*[[Magnaboss II|Magnaboss]]
**[[Lio Junior]] ([[Yumiko Kobayashi]])
**[[Skywarp (BWII)|Skywarp]] ([[Mantarō Iwao]])
**[[Santon]] ([[Hiroaki Harakawa]])

'''[[Jointron]] Bros.'''
*[[Tripledacus]] ([[Ryō Naitō]])
**[[DJ (BWII)|DJ]] ([[Ryō Naitō]])
**[[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]] ([[Daisuke Ishikawa]])
**[[Gimlet]] ([[Takeshi Maeda]])

'''[[Insectron]]s'''
*[[Bigmos]] ([[Takeshi Watanabe]])
*[[Powerhug (BWII)|Powerhug]] ([[Takashi Matsuyama]])
*[[Tonbot]] ([[Kenichirō Tanabe]])
*[[Mantis]] ([[Hiroki Takahashi]])
*[[Drill Nuts]] ([[Yūji Kishi]])
*[[Scissor Boy]] ([[Norihisa Mori]])

'''Others'''
*[[Ikard]] ([[Ryō Naitō]])
*[[Optimus Primal]] ([[Takehito Koyasu]])

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
'''Main Cast'''
*[[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] ([[Tetsuo Komura]])

*'''[[Cyborg Beast]]s'''
**[[Megastorm|Megastorm/Gigastorm]] ([[Takashi Matsuyama]])
**'''[[Combatron (BWII)|Combatrons]]
***[[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream/Hellscream]] ([[Hiroki Takahashi]])
***[[BB|BB/Max-B]] ([[Takeshi Watanabe]])
***[[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge/Dirgegun]] ([[Eiji Takemoto]])
***[[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust/Thrustor]] ([[Junji Sanechika]])

'''[[Autoroller]]s'''
*[[Autostinger]] ([[Tadashi Miyazawa]])
*[[Autocrasher|Autocrusher]] ([[Hitoshi Bifu]])
*[[Autojetter]] ([[Kōhei Kowada]])
*[[Autolauncher]] ([[Hiroki Takahashi]])

'''[[Seacon (BWII)|Seacon Space Pirates]]'''
*[[God Neptune]] ([[Kazuhiko Nishimatsu]])
**[[Halfshell]] ([[Kazuhiko Nishimatsu]])
**[[Sea Phantom]] ([[Hiroaki Ichinowatari]])
**[[Terrormander]] ([[Hitoshi Bifu]])
**[[Coelagon]] ([[Tadashi Miyazawa]])
**[[Scylla]] ([[Miwa Matsumoto]])

'''Other'''
*[[Majin Zarak]]

|c4=
'''[[Moon (moon)|Moon]]'''
*[[Artemis]] ([[Chieko Higuchi]])
*[[Moon (BWII)|Moon]] ([[Junko Takeuchi]])

'''Computer'''

*[[NAVI-chan]] ([[Haruhi Terada]])

'''Clone'''
*[[Black Lio Convoy]] (?)
*[[Black BB]] (?)
*[[Black Tasmania Kid]] (?)
*[[Black Scuba]] (?)
*[[Black Bighorn]] (?)
*[[Black Apache]] (?)

|nonumbering=true
}}

==Episodes==
{{see|List of Beast Wars II episodes}}
[[Image:Bw2 credits.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Beast Wars II: Electric Boogaloo]]
{{collist|2|
#[[The New Forces Arrive!]]
#[[White Lion, Run!]]
#[[Bighorn's Rage]]
#[[The Lake Trap]]
#[[Galvatron Revived]]
#[[Mystery of the Ancient Ruins]]
#[[The Insect Corps Arrive]]
#[[Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos]]
#[[The Strongest Tag Team?]]
#[[Autorollers Roll Out!]]
#[[Danger! Scissor Boy]]
#[[Galvatron Rampages]]
#[[Predacon General Offensive!]]
#[[The Combined Giant, Tripledacus]]
#[[The Festive Jointrons]]
#[[A Fearsome Combination Plan?]]
#[[Who Is the Leader!?]]
#[[The Black Lio Convoy]]
#[[The Space Pirate Seacons!]]
#[[Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?]]
#[[The Tentacular Scuba]]
#[[Megastorm's Reckoning]]
#[[Showdown in the Sea]]
#[[Face the Setting Sun]]
#[[The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle]]
#[[Enter Lio Junior]]
#[[Megastorm Reborn]]
#[[The New Weapon, Tako Tank]]
#[[The Artificial Planet Nemesis]]
#[[Gigastorm's Treachery]]
#[[The End of Starscream]]
#[[The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot]]
#[[The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic]]
#[[Knock Out Nemesis]]
#[[Lio Junior's Revolt!?]]
#[[Emissary of the Fourth Planet]]
#[[The Crisis of Planet Gaea]]
#[[Fly Out! Planet Gaea]]
#[[Assemble, Thirty-Nine Warriors]]
#[[Revenge of the Space Pirates]]
#[[Breaking into Nemesis]]
#[[Legend! The Green Warrior]]
#[[Farewell! Lio Convoy]]
}}

==Home video releases==
===VHS===
{{main|Geneon Universal Entertainment}}
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 1 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 2 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 3 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 4 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 5 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 6 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 7 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 8 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 9 (1998)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 10 (1999)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 11 (1999)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 12 (1999)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 13 (1999)
*''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 14 (1999)

===DVD===
{{main|Super Vision}}
*''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars II (Second)'' — DVD BOX (2011)
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==''Beast Wars Special''==
An additional animated short, "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]", was produced for the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' theatrical movie. Its events take place between episodes 32 and 38.

==External links==
*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BAII_%E8%B6%85%E7%94%9F%E5%91%BD%E4%BD%93%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC ''Beast Wars II'' on the Japanese Wikipedia]
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1213 ''Beast Wars II'' on the Anime News Network]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars II media]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)

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'''''Beast Wars: Transformers''''' is a Daytime Emmy award-winning [[computer-generated imagery|computer-animated]] television series that premiered on [[April 22]], [[1996]] in syndication.<ref>Though this episode played several days earlier in several US markets, its most widespread screening was on the 22nd.</ref>

Though [[Trukk not munky|reviled]] by many ''Transformers'' fans when it first hit the airwaves in 1996, ''Beast Wars'' is now considered by many to be among the finest examples of ''Transformers'' storytelling.

==Overview==
''Beast Wars'' opens at an unspecified time and place, where two warring factions of robots have crashed on a strange planet populated by animals like those on [[Earth]]. The planet abounds in mystery, with vast deposits of raw [[energon]] and evidence of [[Vok|alien]] activity. The Energon forces the newly arrived Transformers to take on protective beast forms to shield themselves from the ambient Energon radiation. And so begin the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]...

[[Image:Beastwarsmaxgroup.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Rattrap and Airazor conspire to ruin school picture day.]]
Though at first the show seemed to be in an entirely separate continuity, by the end of the first season's 26 episodes, viewers had been treated to a number of classical Transformers references, such as [[Unicron]] and even the reappearance of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], last seen as a ghost in the third season of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original cartoon]]. These ties to the original story increased as the second season progressed and the planet was revealed as prehistoric Earth, the characters having been thrown back in time. The third season was entirely structured around the [[Maximal]]s defending their dormant [[Autobot]] ancestors aboard the ancient crashed [[Ark (G1)|Ark]].

The show won over many viewers through fun, intriguing stories and generally high production values. Strong characterization, top-notch scripting and voice acting, and complex, overarching plot threads are among the reasons cited for the show's enduring popularity. Some of the show's mysteries and machinations remain topics for fan debate over a decade after it aired.

The show's CGI, though somewhat primitive by today's standards, was revolutionary by television standards of the time (and puts [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|some later shows]] to [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|shame]]). Mainframe's animators took pains to ensure their characters gestured and emoted in great detail, and the "camera" work often took creative advantage of the format's flexibility.

The show was immediately followed by a sequel series, ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''.
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==Episodes==
{{main|List of Beast Wars episodes}}

''Beast Wars'' has had 52 episodes over 3 seasons.

===Season 1: 1996–1997===
{{columnlist|4|
# [[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]
# [[Beast Wars (Part 2)]]
# [[The Web]]
# [[Equal Measures]]
# [[Chain of Command]]
# [[Power Surge]]
# [[Fallen Comrades]]
# [[Double Jeopardy]]
# [[A Better Mousetrap]]
# [[Gorilla Warfare]]
# [[The Probe]]
# [[Victory (episode)|Victory]]
# [[Dark Designs]]
# [[Double Dinobot]]
# [[The Spark]]
# [[The Trigger, Part 1]]
# [[The Trigger, Part 2]]
# [[Spider's Game]]
# [[Call of the Wild]]
# [[Dark Voyage]]
# [[Possession]]
# [[The Low Road]]
# [[Law of the Jungle]]
# [[Before the Storm]]
# [[Other Voices, Part 1]]
# [[Other Voices, Part 2]]}}

===Season 2: 1997–1998===
{{columnlist|4|
# [[Aftermath]]
# [[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]]
# [[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)]]
# [[Tangled Web]]
# [[Maximal, No More]]
# [[Other Visits (Part 1)]]
# [[Other Visits (Part 2)]]
# [[Bad Spark]]
# [[Code of Hero]]
# [[Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate]]
# [[The Agenda (Part 1)]]
# [[The Agenda (Part 2)]]
# [[The Agenda (Part III)]]}}

===Season 3: 1998–1999===
{{columnlist|4|
# [[Optimal Situation]]
# [[Deep Metal]]
# [[Changing of the Guard]]
# [[Cutting Edge]]
# [[Feral Scream Part 1]]
# [[Feral Scream Part 2]]
# [[Proving Grounds]]
# [[Go with the Flow]]
# [[Crossing the Rubicon]]
# [[Master Blaster]]
# [[Other Victories]]
# [[Nemesis Part 1]]
# [[Nemesis Part 2]]}}

==Characters==
[[Image:BW Maximals.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Time for Rattrap to lead.]]
[[Image:BW Predacons.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Waspinator is loved by fans.]]
Because developing new CGI character models was, at the time, an expensive and time-consuming process, the number of on-screen characters in ''Beast Wars'' was relatively small compared to most other ''Transformers'' shows. It is thus practical to list all the Transformers who appeared in the cartoon. They are listed in order of appearance. (The [[stasis lock]]ed [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] are not on this list.) Note that many characters besides these are also full-fledged ''Beast Wars'' characters, having appeared in other media.
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{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Primal]] ([[Garry Chalk]])
*[[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] ([[Richard Newman]])
*[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]* ([[Scott McNeil]])
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] ([[Ian James Corlett]])
*[[Rattrap]] ([[Scott McNeil]])
*[[Tigatron]] ([[Blu Mankuma]])
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] ([[Pauline Newstone]])
*[[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] ([[Scott McNeil]])
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] ([[David Sobolov]])
*[[Tigerhawk]] ([[Blu Mankuma]])
|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
*[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] ([[David Kaye]])
*[[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] ([[Don Brown]])
*[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] ([[Doug Parker]])
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] ([[Alec Willows]])
*[[Waspinator]] ([[Scott McNeil]])
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]† ([[Venus Terzo]])
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] ([[Jim Byrnes]])
*[[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] ([[Colin Murdoch]])
*[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] ([[Campbell Lane]])
*[[Ram Horn]] ([[Lee Tockar]])
*[[Sea Clamp]] ([[Ian James Corlett]])
*[[Cicadacon]] ([[Scott McNeil]])
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] ([[Lee Tockar]])
*[[Dinobot II]] ([[Scott McNeil]])
|c4=
*[[Vok]] ([[Blu Mankuma]], [[Richard Newman]])
*[[Transmutate (character)|Transmutate]] ([[Susan Blu]])
'''[[Protohuman]]s'''
*[[Leader Neanderthal]] ([[Garry Chalk]])
*[[Chak]]
*[[Una]] ([[Susan Blu]])
|nonumbering=true
}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Allied with the Maximals, nominally a Predacon.

† Became a Maximal towards the end of the series, though originally a Maximal protoform.

==International releases==
===Japan===
In Japan the show was split into 2 separate 26 episode series, ''Beast Wars'' which aired in 1997 (consisting of Canadian season 1) and ''Beast Wars Metals'' which aired in 1999 (consisting of Canadian seasons 2 and 3). The ''Beast Wars Metals'' series featured two additional [[clip show]]s:

*Episode 14: "[[Where Is the Banana?]]"
*Episode 26: "[[Remix: I Lost the Banana!]]"

Japan crafted two separate theatrical releases, the first being "[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers]]" (premiering the episode "[[Bad Spark]]" as well as two other segments) and a triple feature of short animated films based on [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] toylines (premiering the episode "[[Cutting Edge]]"). Since these episodes were released theatrically, they are not included in the show's proper 26 episode list, with their places being taken by the pair of aforementioned clip shows.

Additionally, for whatever reason, the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Wars Metals'' notoriously chose to turn the series into a goofy comedy show with lots of fourth-wall humor and a relentless string of over-the-top and in-your-face jokes, even at the most ''inappropriate'' of moments. This was the work of [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]], director of the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' series.

Some examples include:
* The beginning of every episode would start with one of the characters asking a ridiculous question and receiving equally ridiculous answers (Optimus Primal asking "Where is my banana", for instance) before segueing into the [[War War! Stop It|opening rap theme]] by [[Banana Ice]]. (On that music note, "[[For the Dream|FOR THE DREAM]]" is the closing song, while "[[Hello! Toughness]]" was the ending song for the special "[[Clash! Beast Warriors]]".)
* An attempt was made to ensure that nary a moment went by in which at least ''one'' character wasn't talking. Dramatic silences and subtle jokes involving body language or facial expressions were killed with meaningless, prattling dialogue and corny jokes. Characters could even be heard talking when their lips were visibly ''not moving at all''. Even in close ups. Perhaps worst of all, a "gag" that ran through the course of the entire series featured each character "making noises" every single time they fired their weapon. For instance, Rattrap would make a sound along the likes of "pikyuu!" every time he fired. Every. Single. Time.
* Rattrap would constantly break the fourth wall by "smelling" what the audience was eating and make gluttonous comments.
* Many characters received completely new personalities that were polar opposites to their Western interpretation (Depth Charge enjoyed singing folk songs while Megatron became a flamboyant madman that shrieked like a little girl at the sight of danger). A character had their gender altered (poor, poor Airazor).
* Clip shows would feature the characters interacting in silly situations such as game shows and contests (in one instance, Megatron acted as judge in a celebrity impersonation contest).

While many long-time ''Transformers'' fans in Japan reviled this dub (including [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]) it remained a hit with its target audience: young children. At any rate, this version of ''Beast Wars'' was popular enough to spawn two equally goofy-natured spin-offs, ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' and ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'', and two Japanese-exclusive theatrical releases.

''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' (the Japanese dub of ''Beast Machines'') continued in the same vein with excessive adlibbing and character desecration.

===United Kingdom===
When originally aired on GMTV in the United Kingdom, ''Beast Wars'' was only screened on school holidays, usually in double bills on Bank Holidays, and one episode per morning on half-term weeks, meaning that only a few episodes were shown a year, with wide gulfs in between (most prominently, ''three months'' passed between the airings of "Other Visits" parts [[Other Visits (Part 1)|1]] and [[Other Visits (Part 2)|2]]). In a sign of things to come, "[[Beast Wars (Part 1)]]" was shown some 25 minutes earlier than billed due to re-scheduled news reports, meaning many fans missed the entire opening episode. Things went from bad to worse when "[[Equal Measures]]" was skipped, and only continued when, after "[[Victory (episode)|Victory]]", the series skipped directly to "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]". The entirety of the second season followed the conclusion of the first, but the channel never aired the third season; although it was subsequently released on VHS, the cliffhanger-resolving "[[Optimal Situation]]" was only available as a free gift with purchase at [[Toys"R"Us]].

Additionally, these GMTV airings were modified in various ways. The first and most foremost alteration was the removal of the word "Transformers" from the series' title, which was only reinstated with "[[Other Voices, Part 1]]". With regard to the actual content, the earliest episodes generally had nothing more extreme than the removal of uses of the word "[[Slag (slang)|slag]]" (as it is effectively a synonym for "slut" in English slang), but with the beginning of the second season, edits were steadily made to episodes for no readily apparent reasons. Additionally, any scenes featuring flashing images were routinely put through a filter that slowed such scenes down to comical levels. This culminated in a butchered version of "[[The Agenda (Part 1)|The Agenda]]", which snipped out many short scenes throughout all three episodes for no reason, from inconsequential moments like Tarantulas cackling and driving out of his lab in Part 1, to key scenes such as Silverbolt and Optimus Primal's "office talk" in Part 2, and in what was the last straw for many fans, the complete second half of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s speech (''the part explaining [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s entire motivation''), also from Part 2.

During the time they had the rights to the series, GMTV also showed the entirety of seasons one and two on the then cable-only channel ITV 2.

Channel 5, a terrestrial channel, showed the entire series in its complete form in 2003. Thankfully. This got rerun too, leading to the ''Beast Wars'' comics getting [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|used as reprints in Titan's Movie-based comic]].

===France===
In France and (French) Belgium, the show was called "Animutants" and had a good-quality dubbing, rather close to the original voices. But while the first two seasons of the show were aired, the third one never was; the show always ended with "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]", leaving the viewers in the area with the worst case of cliffhanger ever.

===Belgium===
Beast Wars aired under its original name with Dutch subtitles, but like the French broadcast, it stopped abruptly after [[The Agenda (Part III)]].

===Vietnam===
In Vietnam, the show was called "Chiến tranh quái vật vũ trụ" (Galaxy Monster Wars). The show was released on VHS tapes with a very good Vietnamese dub, then it was copied to VCD. Unfortunately, as happened in France, only the first two seasons were aired. It ended with "[[The Agenda (Part III)]]", and left the fans with a cliffhanger.

===Germany===
The German dub used the original title, ''Beast Wars''. The show was initially very successful on the TV Station RTL2 and was released on VHS. However, only the first season was shown and dubbed. Furthermore, the TV broadcast had many fight scenes censored to comply with Germany's strict laws against TV violence; however, the VHS Release was uncut. After many reruns the show was cancelled and the second and third Season were never shown in Germany.

==Home video releases==
===Canada===
{{main|Alliance Atlantis}}
[[Image:Alliance Beast Wars Vol1 DVD.jpg|thumb|150px|]]
;VHS
*''Beast Wars'' — A Feature Length Beasties Adventure (1996)
*''Robots-Bêtes'' — Une Adventure Cybernetique (1996)
*''Beast Wars'' — Beasties Escape (1998)
*''Robots-Bêtes'' — L'Évasion (1998)
*''Beast Wars'' — Warning from Space (1998)
*''Robots-Bêtes'' — Alert Dans L'Espace (1998)
*''Beast Wars'' / ''Robots-Bêtes'' Three pack (1998)
*''Beast Wars'' — Optimus Lives! (1998)
*''Robots-Bêtes'' — L'Empreinte D'Optimus (1998)
;DVD
*''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes — Where the Beasties Began! (2005)
*''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes: Volume 2 — The Saga Continues! (2005)
*''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes: Volume 3 — The Battle Rages On! (2005)
*''Beast Wars'' — Classic Episodes: Volume 4 — The Predacons Advance! (2005)
*''Beast Wars'' — The Complete First Season (2005)
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===Japan===
{{main|Geneon Universal Entertainment}}
[[Pioneer]]'s Japanese DVD sets of the series come with optional English language dialogue with Japanese subtitles, allowing fans in Japan to view the more serious version of the show if desired.
;VHS
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — Enter the Super Lifeform Transformers (1997)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — Cheetus' Crisis (1997)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Disappeared (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — Lonely Warrior Tigatron (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — New Weapon of Terror (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — Goodbye Rattle!? (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — Floating Island Deathmatch (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — The Destrons Make Drama (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — There are 2 Dinobots? (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — Resurrected Beast Power (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — Starscream's Invulnerability (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — Farewell Tigatron (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — To Protect the Peace... (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Special'' — Great Cybertron Army Collection (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Special'' — Great Destron Army Collection (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — Great Quiz Collection (1999)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — We're Back! (1999)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — Convoy Reborn (1999)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — I Quit! (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — Huh? The Face? (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — I'm a Crab! (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — I Do Love You! (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — Groooww Bigger (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — Rrray! (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — The Movie (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — Yeah, I'm Back! (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — Love Typhoon (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — Sssshiny! (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — We Have Returned (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers: Metals'' — Happy? This Should Do It (2000)
[[Image:Pioneer BeastWars Laserdisc Box2.jpg|thumb|150px|]]
;Laserdisc
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Maximal Edition (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Predacon Edition (1998)
;DVD
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — DVD BOX (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers: Metals'' — DVD BOX 1 (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers: Metals'' — DVD BOX 2 (2000)
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===United Kingdom===
{{main|Universal}}
The entire run of the show ended up on VHS from 2000 to 2001, though "[[Aftermath]]" was only available as a pack-in with [[Claw Jaw#toys|Claw Jaw]], and "[[Optimal Situation]]" could only be obtained as a free gift with purchase at [[Toys"R"Us]]. DVD releases were considerably more spotting, starting from "[[The Agenda (Part 1)|The Agenda]]" and releasing only ten episodes across two volumes. In both cases, however, cuts were gone! Characters could rightfully swear!
[[Image:UK Beast Wars Vol3 VHS.jpg|150px|thumb|Not featuring [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]].]]
;VHS
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Free Video (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 1 (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 2 (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 3 (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 4 (2000)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 5 (2001)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 6 (2001)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 7 ([[March 5]] 2001)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 8 (March 5 2001)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 1 (2001)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 2 (2001)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 3 (2001)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Beginning: Vol. 4 (2001)
;DVD
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 1 (2004)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Vol. 2 (2005)
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===United States===
[[Image:Rhino BeastWars Vol1 DVD.jpg|thumb|100px|]]
;{{main|Kid Rhino}}
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 1 (2002)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Volume 2 (2002)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete First Season (2003)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Second Season (2004)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — The Complete Third Season (2004)

;{{main|Shout! Factory}}
*''Transformers - Beast Wars'': Season One (2011)
*''Transformers - Beast Wars'': The Complete Series (2011)
*''Transformers - Beast Wars'': Seasons 2 & 3 (2011)
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===Australia and New Zealand===
{{main|Madman Entertainment}}
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 1 (2006)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 2 (2006)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — Season 3 (2006)
*''The Transformers: Beast Wars'' — Complete Collection (2009)
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===Russia===
Russian DVD sets come only with Russian language dialogues and no subtitles.
;DVD
*''Transformery: Bitvy Zverey'' — Season 1 Vol. 1 (first 13 episodes of the first season) (2011)
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===Germany===
;DVD
;[[Pandavision]] (2012)
*''Transformers: Beast Wars'' - Staffel 1 (complete first Season) (April 24, 2012)

===Pack-ins and Giveaways===
{{main|Hasbro}}
{{main|Pack-in material}}
;VHS
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — [[Aftermath]] & [[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]] (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — [[Aftermath]] (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — [[Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)]] (1998)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — [[Bad Spark]] & [[Code of Hero]] (1999)

;DVD
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — [[Equal Measures]] (2006)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — [[A Better Mousetrap]] (2006)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — [[The Spark]] (2006)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — [[Spider's Game]] (2006)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — [[Possession]] (2006)
*''Beast Wars: Transformers'' — [[Code of Hero]] (2006)
*"[[Beast Wars (Part 1)|Super Lifeform Transformers Appear]]" and "[[Victory (episode)|Make a Dramatic Comeback, Destrons]]" (2006)
*"[[Beast Wars (Part 2)|Destroy the Destrons]]" (2006)
*"[[The Web|Cheetus's Crisis]]" (2006)
*"[[Equal Measures|Operation: Time Bomb Transfer]]" (2006)
*"[[Chain of Command|Convoy Disappeared]]" (2006)
*"[[Power Surge|The Sky-Mountains Explode]]" (2006)
*"[[Fallen Comrades|Solitary Warrior, Tigatron]]" (2006)
*"[[Double Jeopardy|Kick of the Spider Woman]]" (2006)
*"[[The Probe|New Weapons of Terror!]]" (2006)
*"[[Gorilla Warfare|The Assassin Virus]]" (2006)
*"[[A Better Mousetrap|Goodbye, Rattle!?]]" (2006)
*"[[The Spark|Falcon Warrior, Airazor]]" (2006)
*"[[The Trigger, Part 1|Floating Island Death Match, Part 1]]" and "[[The Trigger, Part 2|Floating Island Death Match, Part 2]]" (2006)
*"[[Dark Voyage|Around and Around the Jungle]]" (2006)
*"[[Possession|The Immortal Starscream]]" (2006)

==Notes==
* The first season of ''Beast Wars'' cost $18 million, according to [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/browse_thread/thread/b334d45514e26ab4/bc8e54e9165e0823?hl=en&lnk=st&q=bob+forward+interview+inferno+megatron&rnum=1#bc8e54e9165e0823 a 1997 interview with Bob Forward].
* There are three known unproduced ''Beast Wars'' episodes: "[[A Greater Ape]]", "[[Bitch Wars]]" and "[[Dark Glass]]".
* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-CLUB_%28%E6%A8%A1%E5%9E%8B%E9%9B%91%E8%AA%8C%29 B-Club magazine] erroneously claims that ''Beast Wars'' is the first fully CGI television show in the world, a title actually held by ''[[:wikipedia:Insektors|Insektors]]''. Mainframe's own CGI show ''[[wikipedia:ReBoot|ReBoot]]'' also predates ''Beast Wars''.
* The Production Designer for the show, [[Clyde Klotz]], won an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation in 1997. How cool is that?
* For reasons unknown, the US Rhino release of ''Beast Wars'' season three did not include the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UmCEsbUe6E opening that was televised], which included an original shot of the ''Axalon'' and ''Darksyde'' spaceships crashing down to prehistoric Earth. Instead, all season three episodes began with the season two opening for the first part of the beginning credits.
* Also, the ''Beast Wars'' season one release from Rhino used a totally different and shorter opening sequence and a shortened version of the theme.

===Foreign names===

*''English:'' '''''Beast Wars''''' (US)
*''Japanese:'' '''''Chō Seimeitai Transformers Beast Wars''''' (超生命体トランスフォーマービーストウォーズ, "Super Lifeform Transformers Beast Wars"), '''''Chō Seimeitai Transformers Beast Wars Metals''''' (second and third seasons, 超生命体トランスフォーマービーストウォーズメタルス, "Super Lifeform Transformers Beast Wars Metals")
*''Italian:'' '''''Biocombat'''''
*''Latvian:'' '''''Briesmoņu kari''''' ("Monster Wars")
*''Polish:'' '''''Kosmiczne Wojny''''' ("Cosmic Wars")
*''Russian:'' '''''Bitvi Zverey''''' (Битвы зверей, "Battles of the Beasts"), '''''Zhestokye voini''''' (Жестокие войны, "Cruel wars")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Guerra de Bestias''''' (America)
*''Vietnamese:'' '''''Chiến tranh quái vật vũ trụ''''' ("Galaxy Monster Wars")
*''Chinese:'' '''''Super-Ultra Warriors''''' (超能勇士)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars media]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Talk:Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)

2012-06-15T01:09:17Z

Modernwarrior: /* First CG Show */

== Missing word. ==

"Drug Addicts" should be inserted between now considered by many and to be the critical pinnacle :-) [[User:Chaotic nipple|Chaotic nipple]] 19:06, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
: I am going to have to ask you to leave. :-) --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:24, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
:: Are you sure about that? If I leave, the halucinatory spiders will come to get you. SPIDERS!!!! [[User:Chaotic nipple|Chaotic nipple]] 03:54, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

== Comic continuation ==

This became so long so quickly that I'm hesitant to just dump it, but... it shouldn't be here. We have individual story pages (or will) for the comics stories, and that is where their respective summaries should go. This page concerns only the cartoon. The [[Beast Wars (franchise)|''Beast Wars'' franchise]] page provides links to other media of Beast Wars.

Also, none of the summarizing is written in the proper voice. --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 12:57, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

:Additionally, I strongly contest the claims made by ShadowHawk that Beast Machines is ignored by most fans, or that the IDW series is considered the "real" followup by most fans, so I removed the part about BM also. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 15:08, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

::Indeed. I intended to remove that but failed to. Thank you. --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 15:19, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Ok I admit you guys have valid points, but honestly though Beast Machines is ignored, especially with Beast Wars: Ascending series...nothing of the Beast Machinese Saga was mentioned or continued through that series and honestly i've examined Beast Machines and it poorly reflects Beast Wars. Rhinox turning evil!? Megatron just happen to get lost in the warp portal and managed to get through ahead of time than the Maximals and already enslaved call of Cybertron to Vechicons!? The whole thing sounds crappy, but you guys are right so when are you guys able to start an article about the Beast Wars comic then? Here's the origninal wiki page [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_Wars:_The_Gathering Beast Wars: The Gathering] -ShadowHawk

:Untrue, the moon from Beast Wars has appeared elsewhere! ^_^
:Seriously though, BM -> Universe -> Fun Pub. Characters originating with Beast Machines are ''still in circulation''. (Well, okay, I admit Sentinel Maximus isn't in circulation ''now'', but he was up until the current arc, which continues directly from a story where he ''was'' running around.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 03:04, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

:Shadowhawk, we don't need to "start" an article about it... we already ''have'' pages about [[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]], both as a series, and individual articles for each issue. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 04:26, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

::Steve took my main point, but I also want to re-iterate that Beast Machines being "ignored" needs to be substantiated if it's going to be included here. It sounds like a statement of canonical fact, which to my knowledge is not true. If you're just stating your opinion about BM... this really isn't the place for it. --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 04:31, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

:well pointed out, but whatever word you choose "ignore", "void", "revamp"..this whole matter is argumentative on that level because the fans are divided about what's canonical...in reality whoever owns the license rights tends to choose the direction of the series and have creative rights to change what has already happened, just look at Highlander 2...the hardcore fans hated it and it was redone several times because it was considered by majority that bad and I admit that I'm biased against Beast Machines cause i really think the story was poorly written however i never once thought about adding my personal feelings or opinions into this...IDW created a story line parallel to Beast Wars about time contamination and so you might say Beast Machines did happen, but because of Razor Beast's and Magmatron's interference with the time line is yet again further changed so it might be one of those time paradox's where it did happen, but it's been erased. Either way I understand your positions and honestly guys i tried looking for that "The Gathering" page but nothing surfaced on this site other than wikipedia's version online so i thought no one added it in. You guys made a fair call so i'm not going to challenge it, but I did write it based on the powers that control the direction of the Beast Wars universe currently and not in the past. I don't know about you guys, but those that control the license has a say what's canonical or not and right now the miniseries is by all technicality canonical. I apologize if i angered anyone, but seriously Beast Machines was like the Van Damne Street Fighter movie to me. There were some serious canonical flaws in there and that's why i'm "up in arms" with it and I don't mean to offend.-ShadowHawk

::Whoah, whoah, hold on, there. Nobody's offended; calm down. The thing is, while:

::1) Beast Machines garnered a poor initial reaction, and
::2) IDW's comics may propose an alternate set of sequel-events for BW,

::We cannot substantially say that 2) happened because of 1). I haven't READ the BW comics yet, and neither our article nor Wikipedia's seems to detail exactly what about it even contradicts BM.

::If I've missed a point, then I apologize. Your sentence structure is a little hard to read. --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 14:46, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

:::Beast Machines is monumentally important to the overall franchise. Most of what we know about sparks and the Matrix/Allspark came from there. "The Gathering"'s franchise contributions amount to the novelty of seeing Razorbeast standing up and talking. Honestly, I think new would-be contributors should make an effort to read up on things like [[Canon]] and [[continuity families]] before they make proclamations about such on main article pages.
--[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 18:44, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

The allspark thing was a canon conflict in it's own right. People tend to forget a certain race of 4 headed floating bots with tentacles are the progenitors of the transformers race. If you looked to the original series and compared to Beast Machines then you know that the spark concept was only a recent addition to give transformers a "soul." Robert N. Skir created that conflict by explaining that transformers have their own version of life, death, and reincarnation. However if you've watched every transformers so far they don't reborn any means smarter or experienced than they are. Look at Cheetor, does the man look any way experienced to you? I don't have a problem with the spark concept, it help explains a lot...however with the Quintessons and Allspark it's a complete conflict of story and logic behind transformer origins and physiology. I rather stick to the original story that the Quintessons were overthrown by their own creations versus the Allspark. With the Allspark, it suggests no matter how many transformers you can muster, there will always be a population limit to their growth. To even create more transformers would mean the older generation must be wiped cause no transformer dies of old age, only when destroyed. I like the idea that a transformer can be built from tools and machines versus needing a powerful device glowing over a technological objects to be born, but that's just me -ShadowHawk

:None of these discrepancies are unique to Beast Machines. Are you familiar with the [[List of Generation 1 comics|G1 comic]] continuity? --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 07:46, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

you're right these issues aren't just unique to beast machines but i was making a point to the other dude that argued the allspark was a great explanation to the more spiritual side of the transformers universe through beast machines...like i said before it's origins are very argumentative cause whoever has the rights to publish transformers stuff can say anything they want. If you're going comic on me, then it totally changes or dismiss the quintessons significance depending on which series or issue. Same goes with Primus as the "god" of transformers. I'm just trying to prove my point of the canonical errors within Beast Machines and it's rough relation with G1. Oh you know me by now, very hardcore when it comes to the supposed "true" history of transformers. If they say the Allspark was something the Quintessons left behind in their creation of the transformers then that would explain so much and i would totally shut my mouth up.- shadowhawk

:Your arguments do not make any sense. Your primary objection to Beast Machines now seems to be that it has some conflicts with the G1 cartoon, as if the G1 cartoon is the only true continuity, or as if the Beast shows even ''claimed'' that they were in the same continuity as the G1 cartoon, which they most definitely did not. The Beast Wars writers repeatedly stated that their series was set in ''neither'' the G1 cartoon nor the G1 comic continuity. BW and BM are set in a ''new continuity'' which is very similar to the G1 cartoon but with some notable differences, some drawn from the comics, and some entirely from the writers' imaginations. This is why we always list the Beast era fiction as its own tree instead of placing it under G1, even though the Beast fiction is part of the G1 continuity family. Additionally, if all it would take to satisfy you is for a canonical source to claim "oh, yeah, the Quints left the Allspark there or something" then there is obviously no actual conflict. You can just assume that yourself. It is not canonically true without being stated by the fiction, but that is the case for a lot of stuff we all take for granted, such as (to pick an old example) that G1 cartoon Bumblebee does not frequently murder humans when he is off-camera. If two pieces of fiction are in conflict, but there is a simple and obvious solution, then take it. Your arguments make it sound as if you need to read the [[continuity]] and [[canon]] articles so you can drop this "hardcore" outlook on the "true" history. That outlook is completely indefensible. Transformers fiction is a horrendous mishmish of conflicting alternate universes which frequently bleed out retcons into each other, and not everything is descended from the one continuity that you happen to like most. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 13:59, 21 July 2007 (UTC) 

::Indeed. I was going to say, basically, what Steve said. You argue that Beast Machines does not fit in with the "canon" history of the Transformers, but Transformers does not have a "canon". There are too many conflicting histories, and there have been since the beginning. All we have are "official", ie, Hasbro-Takara-approved, and "non-official".
::Furthermore, you seem to be taking the G1 cartoon as "canon", but that is totally arbitrary. You might argue it has more weight than the comics because it was arguably more widely-known, but that would not explain the presence of comic elements in later stories.
::The simple fact of the matter is, there is no story "canon", by definition, other than the real-world history of the toy franchise. For us to choose any one show or comic book or anything else over the other would a) be completely arbitrary, and b) be completely personal opinion, directly contradicting the purposes of an encyclopedia. --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 16:31, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
:::I would suggest also looking into the difference between [[canon]] and [[personal canon]], as you seem to be confusing the former for the latter. - [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 18:53, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

Ai guys I already told you this whole thing is argumentative and while I admit i have my likes/dislikes in "what works for me," i remember somewhere in Hasbro that "tied" in the the whole thing even though it wasn't supposed to work out. I already said I didn't try to personalize or add anything intentionally biased. For the G1 comics I was too young to appreciate them so I can't really sufficiently argue there cause I was still in my diapers when that happened and so it never occurred to me how relevant the comic version was since all I know is the popularity of the cartoon and toyline following up to recent modern comic works. I'm more sufficient in the recent works of the comics and only G1 toon, the G1 comics is one aspect I can't say much since I only know scraps from the republished versions. I had a friend that got some of them, but it's hard on the eyes with their dot coloring scheme like the papers. It's nice to meet other guys that know so much, steve i also had a little trouble following you at times to retort and it's been a pleasure debating with you guys. Keep contributing!-shadowhawk

:I have trouble following you, at times, too. However, I am glad this has all ended amiably. --[[User:Sntint|Sntint]] 21:56, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

== Character List ==

Hmm, I was limiting the list to characters with speaking parts (and not recordings, Like Megatron G1). I'll grant the protohumans, since they go "ook" a lot, but if we let in Snowstalker, are there other non-speaking animals we should include? Or should we leave her out?
[[User:JW|JW]] 17:43, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

== Japan Release Dates ==

Are we ''certain'' of the Japanese release dates of 1997 and 1999? [[User:JW|JW]] 13:52, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
:In Japan, [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA_%E8%B6%85%E7%94%9F%E5%91%BD%E4%BD%93%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC the first season] was on air during September, 1997 to March, 1998; while [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%A1%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9_%E8%B6%85%E7%94%9F%E5%91%BD%E4%BD%93%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC the second and third seasons] were on air during October, 1999 to March, 2000. -- [[User:TX55|TX55]] 14:10, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

== First CG Show ==

''"Beast Wars is the first fully CGI TV-show in the world. Yesss."'' 
Wouldn't that be ''Reboot'', which came out the year before BW? [[User:JW|JW]] 16:11, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
Yes Reboot is the first and both shows are Canadian.

== Quebec dub ==

Did the series ended in Quebec or did it stop at the second season like in France ? Since the French dub was the only french-speaking one (unlike the G1 cartoon with two different dubs), I guess it stopped the same way, but it is not explained by the trivia. Could anybody confirm this ?--[[Special:Contributions/213.213.238.210|213.213.238.210]] 06:27, 2 June 2009 (EDT)

==Expanded critic/reception==

Just think it might be interesting [[User:Eire|Eire]] 14.13 July 02 (UTC)

== Minor characters ==

http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Beast_Wars_(cartoon)&diff=420725&oldid=419239

Do we really need to list minor (or minor minor) characters such as [[Clone One|Dinobot Clone]] or [[Cyber raptor]]s? Just asking, really. --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 11:19, 29 January 2010 (EST)
:We absolutely should NOT be listing those in the cast list. Especially the Cyber raptors, who no more qualify as "characters" than the [[transformation lock lens]]. That's ridiculous. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] 14:11, 29 January 2010 (EST)

== Shout! Release ==

Shout's (Shout!'s?) releasing the series on DVD. As this is usually a big deal, I thought I'd add it. [[User:TheMZone|TheMZone]] 20:47, 14 October 2011 (EDT)

Talk:Peter Cullen

2012-06-15T01:04:23Z

Modernwarrior:

Canadian actor? Okay, from what I read Cullen was born in Montreal and started his career there. But doesn't he live in the US and most of his work was done while in the US? I think we should refer to him as an American actor, or else we're going to have vaguely ridiculous things like having to refer to Scott McNeil as an Australian actor just because he was born there. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 02:18, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
No, he is Canadian.

Man, I hope he completes that autobiography he's occasionally mentioned working on in interviews. The 1956 birth year makes no sense, and the timeline of him and his brother becoming Americans is really sketchy. -[[User:Rotty|Rotty]] 18:55, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

According to IMDB, Cullen was born in 1944, not 1956. He also graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1963, which would've made him only 7 years old according to his 1956 birthdate... Not saying the IMDB date is true, but the 1956 one isn't either... --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:52, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

== Image ==

Where did the photo of Cullen holding the Optimus Prime Voice Changer Helmet originate? [http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=102824 Here]? Is there any way we can use that image for the article?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 10:38, 13 September 2009 (EDT)
:From a ''USA Today'' article around the first film's release. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 11:50, 13 September 2009 (EDT)
::Ah gotcha.[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-06-28-transformers-main_N.htm]--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 12:28, 13 September 2009 (EDT)

== Birthday. ==

It says December 1 on Wikipedia. Now I'm confused. O.o;; [[User:CH|CH]] 19:26, 8 February 2010 (EST)
:And their source for that is an AnimeNewsNetwork page that claims his birth year is 1944, so I'm not putting much weight behind it. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 19:55, 8 February 2010 (EST)
::What is the source for our date? His [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peter-Cullen/55376703312 official Facebook page] says December 1, 1944... --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:11, 8 February 2010 (EST)
:::That doesn't look very official... Looks more like a page made by a (some) fan(s). --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:16, 8 February 2010 (EST)
::::Hmm, yes, the description in Google says it's official, but I think that's just the boilerplate Facebook page description. Whoops! --[[User:Abates|abates]] 20:22, 8 February 2010 (EST)
:::::TV.com and IMDB.com both use the same birthdate we do, for what it's worth. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:34, 8 February 2010 (EST)

== Predator? ==

Peter Cullen voiced the Predator in 'Predator'? I can't seem to find any sources corroborating that. [[Special:Contributions/68.231.122.245|68.231.122.245]] 01:11, 2 March 2010 (EST)
:He initially revealed this at his very first BotCon panel, back in 1997. However, I'm not sure if any recorded interviews include that tidbit. As I recall, to help him decide on the Predator's sounds, the producers gave him a photo of the Predator's face (a.k.a. the big spoiler of the original film), and its structure reminded him of the face of a horseshoe crab. Years back, when he'd find the crabs on the shore, he'd lift them up sometimes and see them blowing bubbles out of their mouths, which is what inspired him to use that bubbling, clicking noise the Predator makes.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 01:29, 2 March 2010 (EST)

== Bizzare Dinosaurs Narrator ==

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liDSmW1AfBo&feature=related

Watch this documentary. On this vid at 6 minutes 30 seconds, it list Peter Cullen as the narrator. Should we put his somewhere in there?[[User:DinoFreakUSA|DinoFreakUSA]] 20:56, 3 November 2010 (EDT)
:We don't need to list '''ALL''' the man's credits. Just a few notable ones. This doesn't seem too notable. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 20:45, 3 November 2010 (EDT)
It is if your both a dinosaur and a Transformer fan but I understand.[[User:DinoFreakUSA|DinoFreakUSA]] 20:56, 3 November 2010 (EDT)