Beast Wars continuity - Revision history

AzimuthAcolyte: Magmatron -> Magmatron (BW) update

2026-04-09T18:04:16Z

Magmatron -> Magmatron (BW) update

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	* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (1998–1999)		* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (1998–1999)
	* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)		* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)
	When the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was imported to Japan, a significant gap between seasons one and two led to the creation of two animated series to fill the gap until these later series could be dubbed into Japanese. 1998's ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon follows the adventures of [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] and a team of rookie Maximals who battle [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] on the planet [[Gaia]]. A year later, ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' took the conflict into outer space as [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] and his team race [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons to claim powerful [[Angolmois Energy\|Angolmois Capsules]] scattered across the galaxy.		When the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was imported to Japan, a significant gap between seasons one and two led to the creation of two animated series to fill the gap until these later series could be dubbed into Japanese. 1998's ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon follows the adventures of [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] and a team of rookie Maximals who battle [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] on the planet [[Gaia]]. A year later, ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' took the conflict into outer space as [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] and his team race [[Magmatron (BW)\|Magmatron]]'s Predacons to claim powerful [[Angolmois Energy\|Angolmois Capsules]] scattered across the galaxy.

	Though it was not initially clear where these two shows fit into the timeline relative to the American cartoon, the end of ''Beast Wars II'' reveals that the series takes place on a post-apocalyptic [[Earth]] many thousands of years in the future, long after the end of the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon, which is set a mere three centuries after the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. Despite this disconnect, the cast of ''II'' briefly cross paths with a time-travelling [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] in a [[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!\|theatrical OVA]].		Though it was not initially clear where these two shows fit into the timeline relative to the American cartoon, the end of ''Beast Wars II'' reveals that the series takes place on a post-apocalyptic [[Earth]] many thousands of years in the future, long after the end of the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon, which is set a mere three centuries after the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. Despite this disconnect, the cast of ''II'' briefly cross paths with a time-travelling [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] in a [[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!\|theatrical OVA]].
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	* ''See also: [[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)]]''		* ''See also: [[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)]]''

	When [[Simon Furman]] took the reins at [[IDW Publishing\|IDW]] in 2006, he adapted his pitch for the aborted ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars — Shell Game\|Shell Game]]'' miniseries into what became ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|The Gathering]]''. Set during the third season of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, this four-issue miniseries returns to prehistoric Earth, pitting [[Razorbeast]] against [[Magmatron]] and featuring almost every character from the ''Beast Wars'' toyline in some capacity. 2007's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending\|The Ascending]]'' includes the return of 3H-original character [[Shokaract]] and many more Japanese-exclusive ''Beast Wars'' characters, while the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' fleshes out some background lore—most notably, it establishes that, in this particular reality, events similar to the ''Beast Wars II'' and ''Neo'' cartoons took place in the ''past'' at some point before the ratification of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].		When [[Simon Furman]] took the reins at [[IDW Publishing\|IDW]] in 2006, he adapted his pitch for the aborted ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars — Shell Game\|Shell Game]]'' miniseries into what became ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|The Gathering]]''. Set during the third season of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, this four-issue miniseries returns to prehistoric Earth, pitting [[Razorbeast]] against [[Magmatron (BW)\|Magmatron]] and featuring almost every character from the ''Beast Wars'' toyline in some capacity. 2007's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending\|The Ascending]]'' includes the return of 3H-original character [[Shokaract]] and many more Japanese-exclusive ''Beast Wars'' characters, while the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' fleshes out some background lore—most notably, it establishes that, in this particular reality, events similar to the ''Beast Wars II'' and ''Neo'' cartoons took place in the ''past'' at some point before the ratification of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].

	The continuity lay fallow for almost a decade until 2016's "[[Dawn of the Predacus]]", which details the [[Tripredacus Council]]'s rise to power in the twilight of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict.		The continuity lay fallow for almost a decade until 2016's "[[Dawn of the Predacus]]", which details the [[Tripredacus Council]]'s rise to power in the twilight of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict.

AzimuthAcolyte: Big Convoy -> Big Convoy (BW) update

2026-04-01T04:37:48Z

Big Convoy -> Big Convoy (BW) update

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	* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (1998–1999)		* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (1998–1999)
	* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)		* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)
	When the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was imported to Japan, a significant gap between seasons one and two led to the creation of two animated series to fill the gap until these later series could be dubbed into Japanese. 1998's ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon follows the adventures of [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] and a team of rookie Maximals who battle [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] on the planet [[Gaia]]. A year later, ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' took the conflict into outer space as [[Big Convoy]] and his team race [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons to claim powerful [[Angolmois Energy\|Angolmois Capsules]] scattered across the galaxy.		When the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was imported to Japan, a significant gap between seasons one and two led to the creation of two animated series to fill the gap until these later series could be dubbed into Japanese. 1998's ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon follows the adventures of [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] and a team of rookie Maximals who battle [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] on the planet [[Gaia]]. A year later, ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' took the conflict into outer space as [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] and his team race [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons to claim powerful [[Angolmois Energy\|Angolmois Capsules]] scattered across the galaxy.

	Though it was not initially clear where these two shows fit into the timeline relative to the American cartoon, the end of ''Beast Wars II'' reveals that the series takes place on a post-apocalyptic [[Earth]] many thousands of years in the future, long after the end of the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon, which is set a mere three centuries after the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. Despite this disconnect, the cast of ''II'' briefly cross paths with a time-travelling [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] in a [[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!\|theatrical OVA]].		Though it was not initially clear where these two shows fit into the timeline relative to the American cartoon, the end of ''Beast Wars II'' reveals that the series takes place on a post-apocalyptic [[Earth]] many thousands of years in the future, long after the end of the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon, which is set a mere three centuries after the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. Despite this disconnect, the cast of ''II'' briefly cross paths with a time-travelling [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] in a [[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!\|theatrical OVA]].

AzimuthAcolyte: Lio Convoy -> Lio Convoy (BW) update

2026-03-26T01:41:10Z

Lio Convoy -> Lio Convoy (BW) update

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	* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (1998–1999)		* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (1998–1999)
	* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)		* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)
	When the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was imported to Japan, a significant gap between seasons one and two led to the creation of two animated series to fill the gap until these later series could be dubbed into Japanese. 1998's ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon follows the adventures of [[Lio Convoy]] and a team of rookie Maximals who battle [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] on the planet [[Gaia]]. A year later, ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' took the conflict into outer space as [[Big Convoy]] and his team race [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons to claim powerful [[Angolmois Energy\|Angolmois Capsules]] scattered across the galaxy.		When the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was imported to Japan, a significant gap between seasons one and two led to the creation of two animated series to fill the gap until these later series could be dubbed into Japanese. 1998's ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon follows the adventures of [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] and a team of rookie Maximals who battle [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] on the planet [[Gaia]]. A year later, ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' took the conflict into outer space as [[Big Convoy]] and his team race [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons to claim powerful [[Angolmois Energy\|Angolmois Capsules]] scattered across the galaxy.

	Though it was not initially clear where these two shows fit into the timeline relative to the American cartoon, the end of ''Beast Wars II'' reveals that the series takes place on a post-apocalyptic [[Earth]] many thousands of years in the future, long after the end of the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon, which is set a mere three centuries after the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. Despite this disconnect, the cast of ''II'' briefly cross paths with a time-travelling [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] in a [[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!\|theatrical OVA]].		Though it was not initially clear where these two shows fit into the timeline relative to the American cartoon, the end of ''Beast Wars II'' reveals that the series takes place on a post-apocalyptic [[Earth]] many thousands of years in the future, long after the end of the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon, which is set a mere three centuries after the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. Despite this disconnect, the cast of ''II'' briefly cross paths with a time-travelling [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] in a [[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!\|theatrical OVA]].
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	* "[[A Change to the Agenda]]" (2016)		* "[[A Change to the Agenda]]" (2016)

	By far the darkest and most radical take on the ''Beast Wars'' premise and the first to truly break away from the original cartoon, [[Fun Publications]]' ''Beast Wars Uprising'' depicts a dystopian Cybertron where the Maximals and Predacons originated as second-class citizens created by the decrepit "[[Builder of Cybertron\|Builders]]" to carry on their conflict. When [[Lio Convoy]] defies his creators, he sparks the [[Grand Uprising]], a bloody, protracted rebellion that will reshape Cybertron for generations to come.		By far the darkest and most radical take on the ''Beast Wars'' premise and the first to truly break away from the original cartoon, [[Fun Publications]]' ''Beast Wars Uprising'' depicts a dystopian Cybertron where the Maximals and Predacons originated as second-class citizens created by the decrepit "[[Builder of Cybertron\|Builders]]" to carry on their conflict. When [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] defies his creators, he sparks the [[Grand Uprising]], a bloody, protracted rebellion that will reshape Cybertron for generations to come.

	Fun Publications would later publish "[[A Change to the Agenda]]", which ostensibly ties the entire universe to a "what-if" version of the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, though this [[retcon]] was generally not well received.		Fun Publications would later publish "[[A Change to the Agenda]]", which ostensibly ties the entire universe to a "what-if" version of the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, though this [[retcon]] was generally not well received.

AzimuthAcolyte: /* 2006 IDW Publishing comics */ Typo, adding Revisiting

2026-03-25T23:26:46Z

2006 IDW Publishing comics: Typo, adding Revisiting

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	* ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|The Gathering]]'' (2006)		* ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|The Gathering]]'' (2006)
	* ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending\|The Ascending]]'' (2007)		* ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending\|The Ascending]]'' (2007)
			* ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Revisiting\|The Revisiting]]'' (unreleased)
	* ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' (2007)		* ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' (2007)
	* "[[Dawn of the Predacus]]" (2016)		* "[[Dawn of the Predacus]]" (2016)
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	* ''See also: [[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)]]''		* ''See also: [[Beast Wars timeline (IDW)]]''

	When [[Simon Furman]] took the reins at [[IDW Publishing\|IDW]] in 2006, he adapted his pitch for the aborted ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars — Shell Game\|Shell Game]]'' miniseries into what became ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|The Gathering]]''. Set during the third season of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, this four-issue miniseries returns to prehistoric Earth, pitting [[Razorbeast]] against [[Magmatron]] and featuring almost every character from the ''Beast Wars'' toyline in some capacity. 2007's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending\|The Ascending]]'' includes the return of 3H-original character [[Shokaract]] and many more Japanese-exclusive ''Beast Wars'' characters, while the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' fleshes out some background lore—most notably, it establishes that, in this particular reality, events similar to the ''Beast Wars II'' and ''Neo'' cartoons took place in the ''past'' at some point before the ratification of the [[Pax Cybertronia]],		When [[Simon Furman]] took the reins at [[IDW Publishing\|IDW]] in 2006, he adapted his pitch for the aborted ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars — Shell Game\|Shell Game]]'' miniseries into what became ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|The Gathering]]''. Set during the third season of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, this four-issue miniseries returns to prehistoric Earth, pitting [[Razorbeast]] against [[Magmatron]] and featuring almost every character from the ''Beast Wars'' toyline in some capacity. 2007's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending\|The Ascending]]'' includes the return of 3H-original character [[Shokaract]] and many more Japanese-exclusive ''Beast Wars'' characters, while the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' fleshes out some background lore—most notably, it establishes that, in this particular reality, events similar to the ''Beast Wars II'' and ''Neo'' cartoons took place in the ''past'' at some point before the ratification of the [[Pax Cybertronia]].

	The continuity lay fallow for almost a decade until 2016's "[[Dawn of the Predacus]]", which details the [[Tripredacus Council]]'s rise to power in the twilight of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict.		The continuity lay fallow for almost a decade until 2016's "[[Dawn of the Predacus]]", which details the [[Tripredacus Council]]'s rise to power in the twilight of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict.

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Saix: clean up, typos fixed: 1996-1998 → 1996–1998 (8)

2024-10-30T21:17:18Z

clean up, typos fixed: 1996-1998 → 1996–1998 (8)

Cyberlink420 at 14:14, 23 August 2022

2022-08-23T14:14:20Z

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	* ''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]'' (1999)		* ''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]'' (1999)

	The first [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)\|''Beast Wars'' video game]] is a very loose adaptation of the first season of the original cartoon, which featured the Maximals and Predacons contending with one another and the alien [[Skriix]]. The Nintendo 64 and PlayStation games are set in ~~a reality~~ in which all of the Cybertronians had become [[Transmetal]]s; each character's campaign in the Nintendo 64 game featured its own ending, while the PlayStation version only featured two different endings that depended on the faction. Finally, ''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]'' features characters from across the ''Beast Wars'' mythos battling for the mysterious [[Energon Quartz]], but doesn't feature much of a plot beyond that.		The first [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)\|''Beast Wars'' video game]] is a very loose adaptation of the first season of the original cartoon, which featured the Maximals and Predacons contending with one another and the alien [[Skriix]]. The [[Nintendo 64]] and [[PlayStation]] ''Transmetals'' games are set in alternate timelines to the cartoon, in which all of the Cybertronians had become [[Transmetal]]s as a result of Megatron altering the past by warning himself of his own defeat; each character's campaign in the Nintendo 64 game featured its own ending, while the PlayStation version only featured two different endings that depended on the faction. Finally, ''[[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle]]'' features characters from across the ''Beast Wars'' mythos battling for the mysterious [[Energon Quartz]], but doesn't feature much of a plot beyond that.
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Sabrblade at 04:08, 23 January 2022

2022-01-23T04:08:21Z

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			[[File:Beastwarsmaxgroup.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.0]]
	Amidst the sprawling ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], the television shows, prose stories, and comics that make up the loosely amalgamated "'''Beast Wars continuity'''" are something of an oddity. Although most "[[Beast Era]]" fiction is technically an offshoot of the much larger [[Generation 1 continuity family]], its unique position in the wider ''Transformers'' brand—revolving around the exploits of various time-tossed descendants of the original [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s—means that it is essentially a small [[continuity family]] unto itself nested within the wider Generation 1 universe. However, the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon is not a direct sequel to any specific version of the Generation 1 storyline; instead, it borrows facets from both the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Sunbow cartoon]] cartoon and [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]] and composites them into a vague "mythology" that informs the universe.		Amidst the sprawling ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], the television shows, prose stories, and comics that make up the loosely amalgamated "'''Beast Wars continuity'''" are something of an oddity. Although most "[[Beast Era]]" fiction is technically an offshoot of the much larger [[Generation 1 continuity family]], its unique position in the wider ''Transformers'' brand—revolving around the exploits of various time-tossed descendants of the original [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s—means that it is essentially a small [[continuity family]] unto itself nested within the wider Generation 1 universe. However, the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon is not a direct sequel to any specific version of the Generation 1 storyline; instead, it borrows facets from both the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Sunbow cartoon]] cartoon and [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]] and composites them into a vague "mythology" that informs the universe.

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	[[File:~~Beastwarsmaxgroup~~.jpg\|thumb\|~~right\|250px~~]]		[[File:Beast Era Compilation.jpg\|thumb\|upright=2.3]]

	* ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars: Transformers]]'' (1996-1998)		* ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars: Transformers]]'' (1996-1998)
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	* "[[Ground Zero]]" (1997)		* "[[Ground Zero]]" (1997)
	* "[[Reaching the Omega Point]]" (1998-2000)		* ''[[Reaching the Omega Point]]'' (1998-2000)
	* ''[[Primeval Dawn]]'' (2001-2004)		* ''[[Primeval Dawn]]'' (2001-2004)
	* [[Transformers: The Wreckers~~\|''The Wreckers~~'' ~~comic series]]~~ (2001-2007)		* ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers]]'' (2001-2007)
	* ~~The~~ [[Transformers: Universe (comic)\|''Universe'' ~~comic series]]~~ (2003-2004)		* ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)\|Transformers: Universe]]'' (2003-2004)

	[[3H Productions]] produced a number of stories set in the Beast Era, with the vast majority occurring after the end of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon series and parallel to the events of ''Beast Machines''. [[Transformers: The Wreckers\|''The Wreckers'']] runs alongside ''Beast Machines'', though its contributions to the mythos proved controversial, while the [[Transformers: Universe (comic)\|''Universe'' comic series]] builds on the ending of ''Beast Machines'' as heroes and villains from across the [[multiverse]] are abducted by [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]. Ultimately, however, 3H lost the license before they could wrap up any of their plotlines, but [[Fun Publications]] concluded the stories in "[[Wreckers: Finale Part II]]" and "[[Revelations Part 2]]".		[[3H Productions]] produced a number of stories set in the Beast Era, with the vast majority occurring after the end of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon series and parallel to the events of ''Beast Machines''. [[Transformers: The Wreckers\|''The Wreckers'']] runs alongside ''Beast Machines'', though its contributions to the mythos proved controversial, while the [[Transformers: Universe (comic)\|''Universe'' comic series]] builds on the ending of ''Beast Machines'' as heroes and villains from across the [[multiverse]] are abducted by [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]. Ultimately, however, 3H lost the license before they could wrap up any of their plotlines, but [[Fun Publications]] concluded the stories in "[[Wreckers: Finale Part II]]" and "[[Revelations Part 2]]".

Saix: clean up, replaced: (BWII) → (BW), typos fixed: well-received → well received

2021-09-19T17:50:46Z

clean up, replaced: (BWII) → (BW), typos fixed: well-received → well received

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	* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\| Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (1998-1999)		* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (1998-1999)
	* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)		* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)
	When the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was imported to Japan, a significant gap between seasons one and two led to the creation of two animated series to fill the gap until these later series could be dubbed into Japanese. 1998's ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\| Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon follows the adventures of [[Lio Convoy]] and a team of rookie Maximals who battle [[Galvatron (~~BWII~~)\|Galvatron]] on the planet [[Gaia]]. A year later, ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' took the conflict into outer space as [[Big Convoy]] and his team race [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons to claim powerful [[Angolmois Energy\|Angolmois Capsules]] scattered across the galaxy.		When the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was imported to Japan, a significant gap between seasons one and two led to the creation of two animated series to fill the gap until these later series could be dubbed into Japanese. 1998's ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon follows the adventures of [[Lio Convoy]] and a team of rookie Maximals who battle [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] on the planet [[Gaia]]. A year later, ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' took the conflict into outer space as [[Big Convoy]] and his team race [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons to claim powerful [[Angolmois Energy\|Angolmois Capsules]] scattered across the galaxy.

	Though it was not initially clear where these two shows fit into the timeline relative to the American cartoon, the end of ''Beast Wars II'' reveals that the series takes place on a post-apocalyptic [[Earth]] many thousands of years in the future, long after the end of the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon, which is set a mere three centuries after the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. Despite this disconnect, the cast of ''II'' briefly cross paths with a time-travelling [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] in a [[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!\|theatrical OVA]].		Though it was not initially clear where these two shows fit into the timeline relative to the American cartoon, the end of ''Beast Wars II'' reveals that the series takes place on a post-apocalyptic [[Earth]] many thousands of years in the future, long after the end of the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon, which is set a mere three centuries after the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. Despite this disconnect, the cast of ''II'' briefly cross paths with a time-travelling [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] in a [[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!\|theatrical OVA]].
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	* "[[Ground Zero]]" (1997)		* "[[Ground Zero]]" (1997)
	* "[[Reaching the Omega Point]]" (1998-2000)		* "[[Reaching the Omega Point]]" (1998-2000)
	* [[Primeval Dawn\|''~~Primeval Dawn~~'~~']]~~ (2001-2004)		* ''[[Primeval Dawn]]'' (2001-2004)
	* [[Transformers: The Wreckers\|''The Wreckers'' comic series]] (2001-2007)		* [[Transformers: The Wreckers\|''The Wreckers'' comic series]] (2001-2007)
	* The [[Transformers: Universe (comic)\|''Universe'' comic series]] (2003-2004)		* The [[Transformers: Universe (comic)\|''Universe'' comic series]] (2003-2004)
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	===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===		===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
	* "[[Alone Together]]" (2014)		* "[[Alone Together]]" (2014)
	* ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' online prose stories (~~2015-16~~)		* ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' online prose stories (2015–16)
	* "[[A Change to the Agenda]]" (2016)		* "[[A Change to the Agenda]]" (2016)

	By far the darkest and most radical take on the ''Beast Wars'' premise and the first to truly break away from the original cartoon, [[Fun Publications]]' ''Beast Wars Uprising'' depicts a dystopian Cybertron where the Maximals and Predacons originated as second-class citizens created by the decrepit "[[Builder of Cybertron\|Builders]]" to carry on their conflict. When [[Lio Convoy]] defies his creators, he sparks the [[Grand Uprising]], a bloody, protracted rebellion that will reshape Cybertron for generations to come.		By far the darkest and most radical take on the ''Beast Wars'' premise and the first to truly break away from the original cartoon, [[Fun Publications]]' ''Beast Wars Uprising'' depicts a dystopian Cybertron where the Maximals and Predacons originated as second-class citizens created by the decrepit "[[Builder of Cybertron\|Builders]]" to carry on their conflict. When [[Lio Convoy]] defies his creators, he sparks the [[Grand Uprising]], a bloody, protracted rebellion that will reshape Cybertron for generations to come.

	Fun Publications would later publish "[[A Change to the Agenda]]", which ostensibly ties the entire universe to a "what-if" version of the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, though this [[retcon]] was generally not well-received.		Fun Publications would later publish "[[A Change to the Agenda]]", which ostensibly ties the entire universe to a "what-if" version of the original ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, though this [[retcon]] was generally not well received.
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	* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)\| Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (1998)		* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (1998)
	* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)\| Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)		* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)
	* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)\| Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals]]'' (1999-2000)		* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals]]'' (1999-2000)
	The [[Shōji Imaki]]-penned manga series seem to be based on a version of the first season of the cartoon, but form their own distinct continuity.		The [[Shōji Imaki]]-penned manga series seem to be based on a version of the first season of the cartoon, but form their own distinct continuity.

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	===Ask Vector Prime===		===Ask Vector Prime===
	2015's [[Ask Vector Prime]] feature name-drops several parallel-universe versions of the ''Beast Wars'' stories based on pre-existing media: [[Aurex 1104.30-JH Zeta\| a reality]] where the Maximals and Predacons come to Earth in search of [[Mini-Con]]s, and encounter [[Natiltec\|a primitive Central American civilization]], {{storylink\|Fire in the Dark}} {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/13}}, [[Aurex 615.03 Epsilon\|another]] where the Beast Wars take place in [[Alpha Quintesson\|Alpha Q]]'s universe, {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/03}} and [[Primax 208.06 Zeta\|another]] where [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] fights Megatron's Vehicons. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/16}}		2015's [[Ask Vector Prime]] feature name-drops several parallel-universe versions of the ''Beast Wars'' stories based on pre-existing media: [[Aurex 1104.30-JH Zeta\|a reality]] where the Maximals and Predacons come to Earth in search of [[Mini-Con]]s, and encounter [[Natiltec\|a primitive Central American civilization]], {{storylink\|Fire in the Dark}} {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/13}}, [[Aurex 615.03 Epsilon\|another]] where the Beast Wars take place in [[Alpha Quintesson\|Alpha Q]]'s universe, {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/03}} and [[Primax 208.06 Zeta\|another]] where [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]] fights Megatron's Vehicons. {{storylink\|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook\|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/16}}

	[[Category:Continuities]]		[[Category:Continuities]]

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			{{merge\|Beast Era\|Very little info on the Beast Era page that is not here.}}
	Amidst the sprawling ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], the television shows, prose stories, and comics that make up the loosely amalgamated "'''Beast Wars continuity'''" are something of an oddity. Although most "[[Beast Era]]" fiction is technically an offshoot of the much larger [[Generation 1 continuity family]], its unique position in the wider ''Transformers'' brand—revolving around the exploits of various time-tossed descendants of the original [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s—means that it is essentially a small [[continuity family]] unto itself nested within the wider Generation 1 universe. However, the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon is not a direct sequel to any specific version of the Generation 1 storyline; instead, it borrows facets from both the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Sunbow cartoon]] cartoon and [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]] and composites them into a vague "mythology" that informs the universe.		Amidst the sprawling ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], the television shows, prose stories, and comics that make up the loosely amalgamated "'''Beast Wars continuity'''" are something of an oddity. Although most "[[Beast Era]]" fiction is technically an offshoot of the much larger [[Generation 1 continuity family]], its unique position in the wider ''Transformers'' brand—revolving around the exploits of various time-tossed descendants of the original [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s—means that it is essentially a small [[continuity family]] unto itself nested within the wider Generation 1 universe. However, the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon is not a direct sequel to any specific version of the Generation 1 storyline; instead, it borrows facets from both the [[The Transformers (cartoon)\|Sunbow cartoon]] cartoon and [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel comic]] and composites them into a vague "mythology" that informs the universe.

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Toy bios

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	* "[[Optimus Primal vs Megatron!]]" (1996)		* "[[Optimus Primal vs Megatron!]]" (1996)
	Early waves of the ''Beast Wars'' toyline feature bios that place the characters on modern-day Earth, with the assumption that [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)\|~~Megaron~~]] are merely the latest forms of the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]. This continuity would be swept under the carpet with the coming of the highly successful ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, and future toy bios would hew closer to the show's premise.		Early waves of the ''Beast Wars'' toyline feature bios that place the characters on modern-day Earth, with the assumption that [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] are merely the latest forms of the original [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]]. This continuity would be swept under the carpet with the coming of the highly successful ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, and future toy bios would hew closer to the show's premise.
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	* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (1998–1999)		* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (1998–1999)
	* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)		* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)
	When the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was imported to Japan, a significant gap between seasons one and two led to the creation of two animated series to fill the gap until these later series could be dubbed into Japanese. 1998's ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon follows the adventures of [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] and a team of rookie Maximals who battle [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] on the planet [[Gaia]]. A year later, ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' took the conflict into outer space as [[Big Convoy]] and his team race [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons to claim powerful [[Angolmois Energy\|Angolmois Capsules]] scattered across the galaxy.		When the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was imported to Japan, a significant gap between seasons one and two led to the creation of two animated series to fill the gap until these later series could be dubbed into Japanese. 1998's ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon follows the adventures of [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] and a team of rookie Maximals who battle [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] on the planet [[Gaia]]. A year later, ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' took the conflict into outer space as [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] and his team race [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons to claim powerful [[Angolmois Energy\|Angolmois Capsules]] scattered across the galaxy.

	Though it was not initially clear where these two shows fit into the timeline relative to the American cartoon, the end of ''Beast Wars II'' reveals that the series takes place on a post-apocalyptic [[Earth]] many thousands of years in the future, long after the end of the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon, which is set a mere three centuries after the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. Despite this disconnect, the cast of ''II'' briefly cross paths with a time-travelling [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] in a [[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!\|theatrical OVA]].		Though it was not initially clear where these two shows fit into the timeline relative to the American cartoon, the end of ''Beast Wars II'' reveals that the series takes place on a post-apocalyptic [[Earth]] many thousands of years in the future, long after the end of the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon, which is set a mere three centuries after the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. Despite this disconnect, the cast of ''II'' briefly cross paths with a time-travelling [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] in a [[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!\|theatrical OVA]].

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	* ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars: Transformers]]'' (~~1996-1998~~)		* ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars: Transformers]]'' (1996–1998)
	* ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines: Transformers]]'' (~~1999-2000~~)		* ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines: Transformers]]'' (1999–2000)
	The original ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon tells the story of the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s, time-travelling future Transformers who crash-land on a strange, primitive world. What begins as a simple struggle for [[energon]] becomes a desperate battle to protect the future when the planet is revealed to be prehistoric [[Earth]], and the Predacons attempt to change history.		The original ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon tells the story of the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s, time-travelling future Transformers who crash-land on a strange, primitive world. What begins as a simple struggle for [[energon]] becomes a desperate battle to protect the future when the planet is revealed to be prehistoric [[Earth]], and the Predacons attempt to change history.

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	* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (~~1998-1999~~)		* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (1998–1999)
	* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)		* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)
	When the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was imported to Japan, a significant gap between seasons one and two led to the creation of two animated series to fill the gap until these later series could be dubbed into Japanese. 1998's ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon follows the adventures of [[Lio Convoy]] and a team of rookie Maximals who battle [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] on the planet [[Gaia]]. A year later, ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' took the conflict into outer space as [[Big Convoy]] and his team race [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons to claim powerful [[Angolmois Energy\|Angolmois Capsules]] scattered across the galaxy.		When the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon was imported to Japan, a significant gap between seasons one and two led to the creation of two animated series to fill the gap until these later series could be dubbed into Japanese. 1998's ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II]]'' cartoon follows the adventures of [[Lio Convoy]] and a team of rookie Maximals who battle [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] on the planet [[Gaia]]. A year later, ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)\|Beast Wars Neo]]'' took the conflict into outer space as [[Big Convoy]] and his team race [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons to claim powerful [[Angolmois Energy\|Angolmois Capsules]] scattered across the galaxy.
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	* "[[Ground Zero]]" (1997)		* "[[Ground Zero]]" (1997)
	* ''[[Reaching the Omega Point]]'' (~~1998-2000~~)		* ''[[Reaching the Omega Point]]'' (1998–2000)
	* ''[[Primeval Dawn]]'' (~~2001-2004~~)		* ''[[Primeval Dawn]]'' (2001–2004)
	* ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers]]'' (~~2001-2007~~)		* ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers]]'' (2001–2007)
	* ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)\|Transformers: Universe]]'' (~~2003-2004~~)		* ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)\|Transformers: Universe]]'' (2003–2004)

	[[3H Productions]] produced a number of stories set in the Beast Era, with the vast majority occurring after the end of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon series and parallel to the events of ''Beast Machines''. [[Transformers: The Wreckers\|''The Wreckers'']] runs alongside ''Beast Machines'', though its contributions to the mythos proved controversial, while the [[Transformers: Universe (comic)\|''Universe'' comic series]] builds on the ending of ''Beast Machines'' as heroes and villains from across the [[multiverse]] are abducted by [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]. Ultimately, however, 3H lost the license before they could wrap up any of their plotlines, but [[Fun Publications]] concluded the stories in "[[Wreckers: Finale Part II]]" and "[[Revelations Part 2]]".		[[3H Productions]] produced a number of stories set in the Beast Era, with the vast majority occurring after the end of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon series and parallel to the events of ''Beast Machines''. [[Transformers: The Wreckers\|''The Wreckers'']] runs alongside ''Beast Machines'', though its contributions to the mythos proved controversial, while the [[Transformers: Universe (comic)\|''Universe'' comic series]] builds on the ending of ''Beast Machines'' as heroes and villains from across the [[multiverse]] are abducted by [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]. Ultimately, however, 3H lost the license before they could wrap up any of their plotlines, but [[Fun Publications]] concluded the stories in "[[Wreckers: Finale Part II]]" and "[[Revelations Part 2]]".
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	* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (1998)		* ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (manga)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers]]'' (1998)
	* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)		* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (manga)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo]]'' (1999)
	* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals]]'' (~~1999-2000~~)		* ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)\|Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals]]'' (1999–2000)
	The [[Shōji Imaki]]-penned manga series seem to be based on a version of the first season of the cartoon, but form their own distinct continuity.		The [[Shōji Imaki]]-penned manga series seem to be based on a version of the first season of the cartoon, but form their own distinct continuity.