Editing Great Upgrade

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The '''Great Upgrade''', as referenced by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] while visiting the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], was "the great upgrade from [[Autobot]] to [[Maximal]]". {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search}} This would likely have also been the point at which certain [[Decepticon]]s, such as [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], were turned into [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]. The upgrade emphasized fuel efficiency from reduced size, similar to the [[Micromaster]]s.
==Fiction==
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity====
Unlike their Autobot and Decepticon predecessors, Maximals and Predacons who underwent the upgrade had [[onboard computer]]s, which required use of [[activation code]]s to transform from one mode to the other. In their smaller forms, a couple upgraded Cybertronians were similar in size to Earth mammals such as [[Cheetor (BW)|cheetahs]] and [[Tigatron |tigers]], able to transform into an animal of the same size without visible use of [[size changing]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}} At this scale, even [[Megatron (BW)| relatively large Transformers]] were dwarfed by Autobots like [[Optimus Prime (G1)| Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} 

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Maximal Upgrade''' (マクシマル・アップグレード ''Makushimaru Appugurēdo'')

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