Maximal - Revision history

BerylRoll at 13:54, 14 May 2026

2026-05-14T13:54:10Z

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	The most distinctive factor of both Maximal and Predacon physiology is their development of pseudo-organic [[beast mode]]s, allowing both sides to adopt [[alternate mode]]s that blend in seamlessly with the organic lifeforms found elsewhere in the universe. This technology, an offshoot of earlier [[Pretender]] tech,<ref>"[[Departure]]"</ref> sheathes a beast mode in an artificial organic skin, integrating its natural instincts directly into the Maximal form.		The most distinctive factor of both Maximal and Predacon physiology is their development of pseudo-organic [[beast mode]]s, allowing both sides to adopt [[alternate mode]]s that blend in seamlessly with the organic lifeforms found elsewhere in the universe. This technology, an offshoot of earlier [[Pretender]] tech,<ref>"[[Departure]]"</ref> sheathes a beast mode in an artificial organic skin, integrating its natural instincts directly into the Maximal form.

	When Maximals take on beast modes, they tend to select mammals, birds or fish, although this is not a hard-and-fast rule. Occasionally, Maximals might choose to become [[Insectron\|insects]], [[Colada\|reptiles]], or [[Dinobot (BM)\|dinosaurs]].		When Maximals take on beast modes, they tend to select mammals, birds or fish, although this is not a hard-and-fast rule. Occasionally, Maximals might choose to become [[Insectron\|insects]], [[Colada (BW)\|reptiles]], or [[Dinobot (BM)\|dinosaurs]].

	The Maximal [[activation code]] is "Maximize".		The Maximal [[activation code]] is "Maximize".

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity */ Oh I'm an idiot I can hardwire this

2026-05-10T19:10:56Z

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity: Oh I'm an idiot I can hardwire this

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	=====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity=====		=====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity=====
	======Beast Era Maximals======		======Beast Era Maximals======
			{{anchor\|Legends comic}}
	;''Legends'' comic		;''Legends'' comic
	The birth of the first Maximals and Predacons dated back to the finalized end of the long civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons, in the year [[2039]]. When the [[Powered Master]]s arrived on [[Micro\|Planet Zone]] to implement their plans to recreate the destroyed [[Legends World]], they were startled to meet a new offshoot of [[Micromaster]] that had been created from [[Protoform]] capsules infused with [[Beast Power]], a kind of energy originally from [[Beast (planet)\|Planet Beast]]. These new "Beast Warriors" possessed the ability to adopt alternate modes scanned from organic life. [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Wheeljack]] observed their creation and presented them with new [[insignia]] as proof that the future cannot be changed, for he knew of the role that their descendants would play in both the [[Beast Wars (event)\|past]] and the [[Pax Cybertronia\|future]]. {{storylink\|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"\|Epiloge}}		The birth of the first Maximals and Predacons dated back to the finalized end of the long civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons, in the year [[2039]]. When the [[Powered Master]]s arrived on [[Micro\|Planet Zone]] to implement their plans to recreate the destroyed [[Legends World]], they were startled to meet a new offshoot of [[Micromaster]] that had been created from [[Protoform]] capsules infused with [[Beast Power]], a kind of energy originally from [[Beast (planet)\|Planet Beast]]. These new "Beast Warriors" possessed the ability to adopt alternate modes scanned from organic life. [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Wheeljack]] observed their creation and presented them with new [[insignia]] as proof that the future cannot be changed, for he knew of the role that their descendants would play in both the [[Beast Wars (event)\|past]] and the [[Pax Cybertronia\|future]]. {{storylink\|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"\|Epiloge}}

			{{anchor\|Beast Wars II cartoon}}
	;''Beast Wars II'' cartoon		;''Beast Wars II'' cartoon
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			{{anchor\|Beast Wars Neo cartoon}}
	;''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon		;''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon
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	======Prime era Maximals======		======Prime era Maximals======
			{{anchor\|End of G1 Universe}}
	;''End of G1 Universe''		;''End of G1 Universe''
	Following the end of the [[Cybertronian civil wars\|Second Great War]], newly promoted Maximal supreme leader Great Lio Convoy declared the disbandment of the Maximals (サイバトロン, lit. "Cybertrons") and Predacons (デストロン, lit. "Destrons") with all Cybertronians united under a single banner going forward: the '''Maximals''' (マクシマル ''Makushimaru'')!		Following the end of the [[Cybertronian civil wars\|Second Great War]], newly promoted Maximal supreme leader Great Lio Convoy declared the disbandment of the Maximals (サイバトロン, lit. "Cybertrons") and Predacons (デストロン, lit. "Destrons") with all Cybertronians united under a single banner going forward: the '''Maximals''' (マクシマル ''Makushimaru'')!

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity */ Making a pass at untangling the End of G1 Maximals. Side note this is how I learn the headers stop working at six deep.

2026-05-07T17:11:15Z

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity: Making a pass at untangling the End of G1 Maximals. Side note this is how I learn the headers stop working at six deep.

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	=====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity=====		=====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity=====
	======''Legends'' comic~~======~~		======Beast Era Maximals======
			;''Legends'' comic
	The birth of the first Maximals and Predacons dated back to the finalized end of the long civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons, in the year [[2039]]. When the [[Powered Master]]s arrived on [[Micro\|Planet Zone]] to implement their plans to recreate the destroyed [[Legends World]], they were startled to meet a new offshoot of [[Micromaster]] that had been created from [[Protoform]] capsules infused with [[Beast Power]], a kind of energy originally from [[Beast (planet)\|Planet Beast]]. These new "Beast Warriors" possessed the ability to adopt alternate modes scanned from organic life. [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Wheeljack]] observed their creation and presented them with new [[insignia]] as proof that the future cannot be changed, for he knew of the role that their descendants would play in both the [[Beast Wars (event)\|past]] and the [[Pax Cybertronia\|future]]. {{storylink\|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"\|Epiloge}}		The birth of the first Maximals and Predacons dated back to the finalized end of the long civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons, in the year [[2039]]. When the [[Powered Master]]s arrived on [[Micro\|Planet Zone]] to implement their plans to recreate the destroyed [[Legends World]], they were startled to meet a new offshoot of [[Micromaster]] that had been created from [[Protoform]] capsules infused with [[Beast Power]], a kind of energy originally from [[Beast (planet)\|Planet Beast]]. These new "Beast Warriors" possessed the ability to adopt alternate modes scanned from organic life. [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Wheeljack]] observed their creation and presented them with new [[insignia]] as proof that the future cannot be changed, for he knew of the role that their descendants would play in both the [[Beast Wars (event)\|past]] and the [[Pax Cybertronia\|future]]. {{storylink\|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"\|Epiloge}}

	~~======~~''Beast Wars II'' cartoon~~======~~		;''Beast Wars II'' cartoon
	[[File:Lioconvoyinemminentdomain.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px]]		[[File:Lioconvoyinemminentdomain.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px]]
	Tens of thousands of years after Optimus Primal's adventures on Cybertron, the Maximal leader would go on to be remembered as a "legendary commander" and one of the most important Maximals of all time. {{storylink\|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}} The dynasty of the Maximals would last for millennia, stretching into the distant future and outlasting [[human]]ity's time on [[Earth]]. {{storylink\|The New Forces Arrive!}}		Tens of thousands of years after Optimus Primal's adventures on Cybertron, the Maximal leader would go on to be remembered as a "legendary commander" and one of the most important Maximals of all time. {{storylink\|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}} The dynasty of the Maximals would last for millennia, stretching into the distant future and outlasting [[human]]ity's time on [[Earth]]. {{storylink\|The New Forces Arrive!}}
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	~~======~~''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon~~======~~		;''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon
	[[File:ConvoyCouncil1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px]]		[[File:ConvoyCouncil1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px]]
	In the many years following the Great Transformation, the High Council had been succeeded by the [[Great Convoy]]s. {{storylink\|Big Convoy, Move Out}} At this point, Maximal colonization efforts started generations before had evidently yielded fruit, and many Transformers, Maximal and Predacon alike, had chosen to take up permanent residence on distant worlds far from Cybertron. {{storylink\|Bump the Physicist}}		In the many years following the Great Transformation, the High Council had been succeeded by the [[Great Convoy]]s. {{storylink\|Big Convoy, Move Out}} At this point, Maximal colonization efforts started generations before had evidently yielded fruit, and many Transformers, Maximal and Predacon alike, had chosen to take up permanent residence on distant worlds far from Cybertron. {{storylink\|Bump the Physicist}}
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	At least some Maximals professed to be religious; [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] and his rookie crew of the ''[[Gung Ho (BW)\|Gung Ho]]'' shared a belief in a nebulous entity known as the "[[God of the Maximals]]". {{storylink\|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}		At least some Maximals professed to be religious; [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] and his rookie crew of the ''[[Gung Ho (BW)\|Gung Ho]]'' shared a belief in a nebulous entity known as the "[[God of the Maximals]]". {{storylink\|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}
	{{-}}		{{-}}

			======Prime era Maximals======
			;''End of G1 Universe''
			Following the end of the [[Cybertronian civil wars\|Second Great War]], newly promoted Maximal supreme leader Great Lio Convoy declared the disbandment of the Maximals (サイバトロン, lit. "Cybertrons") and Predacons (デストロン, lit. "Destrons") with all Cybertronians united under a single banner going forward: the '''Maximals''' (マクシマル ''Makushimaru'')!

			Listen, it makes more sense in Japanese alright.

			While he was at it, he replaced the Great Convoys' military chain of command with a new system of democratically elected "[[Prime Leader]]s," rechristening himself "Senior Commander Leo Prime." The Prime Leaders were led by a [[Thirteen#End of G1 Universe\|Prime Council]] to which Leo ceded much of his authority while devoting his own efforts to furthering Maximal interests in the wider [[Multiverse\|multiverse]] alongside the [[Dimensional Patrol]]. {{storylink\|Dark Amber Leo Prime#Masterpiece\|Dark Amber Leo Prime bio}} {{storylink\|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)\|Age of Primes}}

	=====3H comics=====		=====3H comics=====

BerylRoll at 15:26, 21 April 2026

2026-04-21T15:26:26Z

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	In the many years following the Great Transformation, the High Council had been succeeded by the [[Great Convoy]]s. {{storylink\|Big Convoy, Move Out}} At this point, Maximal colonization efforts started generations before had evidently yielded fruit, and many Transformers, Maximal and Predacon alike, had chosen to take up permanent residence on distant worlds far from Cybertron. {{storylink\|Bump the Physicist}}		In the many years following the Great Transformation, the High Council had been succeeded by the [[Great Convoy]]s. {{storylink\|Big Convoy, Move Out}} At this point, Maximal colonization efforts started generations before had evidently yielded fruit, and many Transformers, Maximal and Predacon alike, had chosen to take up permanent residence on distant worlds far from Cybertron. {{storylink\|Bump the Physicist}}

	At least some Maximals professed to be religious; [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] and his rookie crew of the ''[[Gung Ho]]'' shared a belief in a nebulous entity known as the "[[God of the Maximals]]". {{storylink\|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}		At least some Maximals professed to be religious; [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] and his rookie crew of the ''[[Gung Ho (BW)\|Gung Ho]]'' shared a belief in a nebulous entity known as the "[[God of the Maximals]]". {{storylink\|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}
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	[[File:StrangerEons-MutantMaximals.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Fleshy on the outside like their [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|daddy]] but pointy on the inside like their [[Liege Maximo\|other daddy]].]]		[[File:StrangerEons-MutantMaximals.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Fleshy on the outside like their [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|daddy]] but pointy on the inside like their [[Liege Maximo\|other daddy]].]]
	Unbeknownst to the Maximals, they were trailed by the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'' who followed them to [[Devisiun (planet)\|Devisiun]] as Unicron bore down on the planet. Prowl's crew fought to defend the colony, but the sheer amount of Maximals forced them to retreat, leaving the world to be consumed. However, by tracking Nemesis' flight path, Prowl was able to predict the planet-eater's eleventh target would be Caminus. {{storylink\|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Following Prowl's advice to bait a trap, Optimus assembled a massive fleet to defend the colony, only for the Maximals' sheer numbers to allow them to break through the lines and make planetfall in a single-mindedly suicidal attempt to kill the population. The [[Mistress of Flame]] sacrificed herself to hold the horde back long enough for the populace to evacuate. {{storylink\|Last Stand (Unicron)\|Last Stand}} The Maximals would live on however, exposed to the [[Ore-11]] within Unicron's systems, they mutated into highly durable skeletal forms. When the [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]] attacked Unicron, the Maximals were regurgitated onto the flagship [[Worldsweeper]] with [[Bludgeon (G1)#2005 IDW continuity\|Bludgeon]], himself a Unicron loyalist, declaring that their mutated forms would form the basis of Shockwave's new [[Decepticon Empire#2005 IDW continuity\|Decepticon Empire]]. {{storylink\|Stranger Eons}}		Unbeknownst to the Maximals, they were trailed by the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'' who followed them to [[Devisiun (planet)\|Devisiun]] as Unicron bore down on the planet. Prowl's crew fought to defend the colony, but the sheer amount of Maximals forced them to retreat, leaving the world to be consumed. However, by tracking Nemesis's flight path, Prowl was able to predict the planet-eater's eleventh target would be Caminus. {{storylink\|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Following Prowl's advice to bait a trap, Optimus assembled a massive fleet to defend the colony, only for the Maximals' sheer numbers to allow them to break through the lines and make planetfall in a single-mindedly suicidal attempt to kill the population. The [[Mistress of Flame]] sacrificed herself to hold the horde back long enough for the populace to evacuate. {{storylink\|Last Stand (Unicron)\|Last Stand}} The Maximals would live on however, exposed to the [[Ore-11]] within Unicron's systems, they mutated into highly durable skeletal forms. When the [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]] attacked Unicron, the Maximals were regurgitated onto the flagship [[Worldsweeper]] with [[Bludgeon (G1)#2005 IDW continuity\|Bludgeon]], himself a Unicron loyalist, declaring that their mutated forms would form the basis of Shockwave's new [[Decepticon Empire#2005 IDW continuity\|Decepticon Empire]]. {{storylink\|Stranger Eons}}

	As part of their deception, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]], [[Megatron (BW)\|Beast Megatron]], and [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] greeted Shockwave in [[Toronto]] and began destroying the city at his command. {{storylink\|Road's End}} This made them targets for [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] and the [[Red Shadows]] when the forces of Earth attacked the city. After learning that the [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman's]] removal from Cybertron had allowed Unicron to survive Cybertron's destruction, Shockwave tracked the artifact and ordered Bludgeon to have the Maximals retrieve it so they could kill Unicron with it. It was then that the Maximals and Bludgeon revealed to Shockwave they were now loyal to Unicron. Led by [[Inferno (BW)\|Inferno]], the Maximals travelled to [[Victoria Falls]] to retrieve the device, only for [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] to [[space bridge]] away with it. {{storylink\|Assembly (Unicron)\|Assembly}}		As part of their deception, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]], [[Megatron (BW)\|Beast Megatron]], and [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] greeted Shockwave in [[Toronto]] and began destroying the city at his command. {{storylink\|Road's End}} This made them targets for [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] and the [[Red Shadows]] when the forces of Earth attacked the city. After learning that the [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman's]] removal from Cybertron had allowed Unicron to survive Cybertron's destruction, Shockwave tracked the artifact and ordered Bludgeon to have the Maximals retrieve it so they could kill Unicron with it. It was then that the Maximals and Bludgeon revealed to Shockwave they were now loyal to Unicron. Led by [[Inferno (BW)\|Inferno]], the Maximals travelled to [[Victoria Falls]] to retrieve the device, only for [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] to [[space bridge]] away with it. {{storylink\|Assembly (Unicron)\|Assembly}}
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	Crash landing on a primitive world and rebuilt with technorganic [[beast mode]] casings, the Maximals began repairing the ''Axalon'' while sending [[Nyx]] to scout the area. {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 2}} After going missing for a night, Nyx returned with the seeking to defect [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]]. {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 4}} When the other Predacons attacked, {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 5}} Dinobot fought with the Maximals, joining them once the Predacons had been chased off. {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 6}}		Crash landing on a primitive world and rebuilt with technorganic [[beast mode]] casings, the Maximals began repairing the ''Axalon'' while sending [[Nyx]] to scout the area. {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 2}} After going missing for a night, Nyx returned with the seeking to defect [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]]. {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 4}} When the other Predacons attacked, {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 5}} Dinobot fought with the Maximals, joining them once the Predacons had been chased off. {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 6}}

	During the battle, the Predacon Tarantulas had managed to breach [[Thetha Lab]] and upload malicious coding to an orbiting [[stasis pod]], brining it down to the surface. The protoform within emerged as [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]], her Predacon coding activating soon after her Maximal spark allowed her to breach the ''Axalon''. {{storylink\|Pod Part 1}} Though the Maximals managed to chase her off, she managed to upload Tarantulas' code to 51% of the orbiting pods, corrupting the unborn Maximals within, while ordering all pods to land. Enraged by the attack, Optimus Primal decided to go on the offensive, drawing up plans for an attack on the Predacons. {{storylink\|Pod Part 2}}		During the battle, the Predacon Tarantulas had managed to breach [[Thetha Lab]] and upload malicious coding to an orbiting [[stasis pod]], brining it down to the surface. The protoform within emerged as [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]], her Predacon coding activating soon after her Maximal spark allowed her to breach the ''Axalon''. {{storylink\|Pod Part 1}} Though the Maximals managed to chase her off, she managed to upload Tarantulas's code to 51% of the orbiting pods, corrupting the unborn Maximals within, while ordering all pods to land. Enraged by the attack, Optimus Primal decided to go on the offensive, drawing up plans for an attack on the Predacons. {{storylink\|Pod Part 2}}

	When out for a walk, the Predacon [[Skold]] discovered an unaltered pod which birthed the Maximal [[Razorbeast]]. After befriending him, the two fought off a pack of [[ironwolf\|ironwolves]]. Aware that the Predacons would only view him as a prisoner, Skold took him to the ''Axalon'' for repairs but denied Dinobot's offer to join the Maximals. {{storylink\|Thicker Skin}}		When out for a walk, the Predacon [[Skold]] discovered an unaltered pod which birthed the Maximal [[Razorbeast]]. After befriending him, the two fought off a pack of [[ironwolf\|ironwolves]]. Aware that the Predacons would only view him as a prisoner, Skold took him to the ''Axalon'' for repairs but denied Dinobot's offer to join the Maximals. {{storylink\|Thicker Skin}}
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	==Games==		==Games==

	===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===		===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
	{{Charstubgames\|{{Storylink\|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}		{{Charstubgames\|{{Storylink\|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

AzimuthAcolyte: Magmatron -> Magmatron (BW) update

2026-04-09T22:48:10Z

Magmatron -> Magmatron (BW) update

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	Despite the apparent ceasefire, war, in some fashion, would continue on between the new factions for some years; the Maximals were known to have set up "re-education centers" in their prison camps and the Predacon [[BB (BW)\|BB]] was a "guest" of one such place. In the last days before the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, a group of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] pursued [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and a force of Predacons to the planet [[Gaia\|Gaea]], where they battled for control of the planet's [[Angolmois Energy]] until Lio Convoy's group prevailed.		Despite the apparent ceasefire, war, in some fashion, would continue on between the new factions for some years; the Maximals were known to have set up "re-education centers" in their prison camps and the Predacon [[BB (BW)\|BB]] was a "guest" of one such place. In the last days before the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, a group of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] pursued [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and a force of Predacons to the planet [[Gaia\|Gaea]], where they battled for control of the planet's [[Angolmois Energy]] until Lio Convoy's group prevailed.

	Following the signing of the Pax Cybertronia and the official end of hostilities between the Maximals and Predacons, the Great War and its numerous minor conflicts were officially considered over. The Maximal Elders remained on guard for any attempts to violate this new peace and dispatched [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] to take out the rogue dissident [[Magmatron]] when the Predcaon attempted to restart the war. In time, both governments established the [[Committee for State Affairs]] to deal with inter-factional diplomacy; {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} the Maximals maintained a standing law enforcement presence in the shape of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}} and trained new recruits for their military arm in the [[Maximal Military Academy]].		Following the signing of the Pax Cybertronia and the official end of hostilities between the Maximals and Predacons, the Great War and its numerous minor conflicts were officially considered over. The Maximal Elders remained on guard for any attempts to violate this new peace and dispatched [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] to take out the rogue dissident [[Magmatron (BW)\|Magmatron]] when the Predcaon attempted to restart the war. In time, both governments established the [[Committee for State Affairs]] to deal with inter-factional diplomacy; {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} the Maximals maintained a standing law enforcement presence in the shape of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}} and trained new recruits for their military arm in the [[Maximal Military Academy]].

	In these peaceful postwar years, the civilian branches of the Maximal government turned its attention to the stars, and focused on several long-range exploration and colonization missions. Many Maximals—some of them civilians looking for new adventures, others veterans of the Great War looking to start anew—volunteered for these missions, reduced to a [[protoform]] state for ease of interstellar transport. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}		In these peaceful postwar years, the civilian branches of the Maximal government turned its attention to the stars, and focused on several long-range exploration and colonization missions. Many Maximals—some of them civilians looking for new adventures, others veterans of the Great War looking to start anew—volunteered for these missions, reduced to a [[protoform]] state for ease of interstellar transport. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

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

2026-04-04T20:30:23Z

Big Convoy -> Big Convoy (BW) update

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	In the many years following the Great Transformation, the High Council had been succeeded by the [[Great Convoy]]s. {{storylink\|Big Convoy, Move Out}} At this point, Maximal colonization efforts started generations before had evidently yielded fruit, and many Transformers, Maximal and Predacon alike, had chosen to take up permanent residence on distant worlds far from Cybertron. {{storylink\|Bump the Physicist}}		In the many years following the Great Transformation, the High Council had been succeeded by the [[Great Convoy]]s. {{storylink\|Big Convoy, Move Out}} At this point, Maximal colonization efforts started generations before had evidently yielded fruit, and many Transformers, Maximal and Predacon alike, had chosen to take up permanent residence on distant worlds far from Cybertron. {{storylink\|Bump the Physicist}}

	At least some Maximals professed to be religious; [[Big Convoy]] and his rookie crew of the ''[[Gung Ho]]'' shared a belief in a nebulous entity known as the "[[God of the Maximals]]". {{storylink\|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}		At least some Maximals professed to be religious; [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] and his rookie crew of the ''[[Gung Ho]]'' shared a belief in a nebulous entity known as the "[[God of the Maximals]]". {{storylink\|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}
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	Despite the apparent ceasefire, war, in some fashion, would continue on between the new factions for some years; the Maximals were known to have set up "re-education centers" in their prison camps and the Predacon [[BB (BW)\|BB]] was a "guest" of one such place. In the last days before the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, a group of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] pursued [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and a force of Predacons to the planet [[Gaia\|Gaea]], where they battled for control of the planet's [[Angolmois Energy]] until Lio Convoy's group prevailed.		Despite the apparent ceasefire, war, in some fashion, would continue on between the new factions for some years; the Maximals were known to have set up "re-education centers" in their prison camps and the Predacon [[BB (BW)\|BB]] was a "guest" of one such place. In the last days before the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, a group of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] pursued [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and a force of Predacons to the planet [[Gaia\|Gaea]], where they battled for control of the planet's [[Angolmois Energy]] until Lio Convoy's group prevailed.

	Following the signing of the Pax Cybertronia and the official end of hostilities between the Maximals and Predacons, the Great War and its numerous minor conflicts were officially considered over. The Maximal Elders remained on guard for any attempts to violate this new peace and dispatched [[Big Convoy]] to take out the rogue dissident [[Magmatron]] when the Predcaon attempted to restart the war. In time, both governments established the [[Committee for State Affairs]] to deal with inter-factional diplomacy; {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} the Maximals maintained a standing law enforcement presence in the shape of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}} and trained new recruits for their military arm in the [[Maximal Military Academy]].		Following the signing of the Pax Cybertronia and the official end of hostilities between the Maximals and Predacons, the Great War and its numerous minor conflicts were officially considered over. The Maximal Elders remained on guard for any attempts to violate this new peace and dispatched [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] to take out the rogue dissident [[Magmatron]] when the Predcaon attempted to restart the war. In time, both governments established the [[Committee for State Affairs]] to deal with inter-factional diplomacy; {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} the Maximals maintained a standing law enforcement presence in the shape of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}} and trained new recruits for their military arm in the [[Maximal Military Academy]].

	In these peaceful postwar years, the civilian branches of the Maximal government turned its attention to the stars, and focused on several long-range exploration and colonization missions. Many Maximals—some of them civilians looking for new adventures, others veterans of the Great War looking to start anew—volunteered for these missions, reduced to a [[protoform]] state for ease of interstellar transport. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}		In these peaceful postwar years, the civilian branches of the Maximal government turned its attention to the stars, and focused on several long-range exploration and colonization missions. Many Maximals—some of them civilians looking for new adventures, others veterans of the Great War looking to start anew—volunteered for these missions, reduced to a [[protoform]] state for ease of interstellar transport. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}
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	Descendants of the Autobots, {{storylink\|Beast Wars Metals issue 5\|Beast Wars Metals #5}} the Maximals were led by the [[Convoy Council]], headed by [[Great Convoy]] with the authority of [[Vector Sigma]] and of which [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] was a member. The council granted Convoy-rank Maximals such as [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] their [[Energon Matrix]]. {{storylink\|Free the Captured Matrix!}} The Maximals maintained a [[Maximal Army Central Headquarters\|planetary headquarters]] from where they were able to coordinate Maximal troops in the war against the Predacons. The Maximal military was split into different units, including the [[Maximal First Fleet]] and the [[Maximal Seventh Space Fleet]]. As part of the greater war, Great Convoy sent a band of troops under Lio Convoy's command to [[Gaia]] to keep [[Angolmois Energy]] from [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and his band of Predacons. {{storylink\|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}} New members of the military started as cadets; five in particular were trained by [[Big Convoy]] on Gaia after Lio Convoy's disappearance. There, they would encounter the [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Black Ball]] and be sent on a journey to collect Angolmois Capsules. {{storylink\|The 5 Rookies}} When the Black Ball was revealed to be Unicron and he posed an immediate threat to all of Transformerkind, the Maximals united with the Predacons against the ancient being, but the combined fleet was of little match. Unicron was ultimately defeated through the sacrifice of Big Convoy. {{storylink\|Return to Zero}}		Descendants of the Autobots, {{storylink\|Beast Wars Metals issue 5\|Beast Wars Metals #5}} the Maximals were led by the [[Convoy Council]], headed by [[Great Convoy]] with the authority of [[Vector Sigma]] and of which [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] was a member. The council granted Convoy-rank Maximals such as [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] their [[Energon Matrix]]. {{storylink\|Free the Captured Matrix!}} The Maximals maintained a [[Maximal Army Central Headquarters\|planetary headquarters]] from where they were able to coordinate Maximal troops in the war against the Predacons. The Maximal military was split into different units, including the [[Maximal First Fleet]] and the [[Maximal Seventh Space Fleet]]. As part of the greater war, Great Convoy sent a band of troops under Lio Convoy's command to [[Gaia]] to keep [[Angolmois Energy]] from [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and his band of Predacons. {{storylink\|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}} New members of the military started as cadets; five in particular were trained by [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] on Gaia after Lio Convoy's disappearance. There, they would encounter the [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Black Ball]] and be sent on a journey to collect Angolmois Capsules. {{storylink\|The 5 Rookies}} When the Black Ball was revealed to be Unicron and he posed an immediate threat to all of Transformerkind, the Maximals united with the Predacons against the ancient being, but the combined fleet was of little match. Unicron was ultimately defeated through the sacrifice of Big Convoy. {{storylink\|Return to Zero}}

	The Maximals presumably had native Cybertronians in their ranks, but at least several Maximals were from various animal species that had evolved into Transformers via the power of Angolmois Capsules and the guidance of time-lost warriors from Lio Convoy's troop. {{storylink\|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}} {{Storylink\|A Battle Fought Alone}}		The Maximals presumably had native Cybertronians in their ranks, but at least several Maximals were from various animal species that had evolved into Transformers via the power of Angolmois Capsules and the guidance of time-lost warriors from Lio Convoy's troop. {{storylink\|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}} {{Storylink\|A Battle Fought Alone}}

PBChew18: Lio Convoy -> Lio Convoy (BW) update

2026-03-24T10:02:09Z

Lio Convoy -> Lio Convoy (BW) update

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	Tens of thousands of years after Optimus Primal's adventures on Cybertron, the Maximal leader would go on to be remembered as a "legendary commander" and one of the most important Maximals of all time. {{storylink\|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}} The dynasty of the Maximals would last for millennia, stretching into the distant future and outlasting [[human]]ity's time on [[Earth]]. {{storylink\|The New Forces Arrive!}}		Tens of thousands of years after Optimus Primal's adventures on Cybertron, the Maximal leader would go on to be remembered as a "legendary commander" and one of the most important Maximals of all time. {{storylink\|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}} The dynasty of the Maximals would last for millennia, stretching into the distant future and outlasting [[human]]ity's time on [[Earth]]. {{storylink\|The New Forces Arrive!}}

	In this distant future, a [[Lio Convoy Unit\|group]] of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy]] would pilot the starship ''[[Yukikaze (BW)\|Yukikaze]]'' to the post-apocalyptic ruins of Earth, which had become known as [[Gaia]], and battled a group of Predacons led by [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]. {{storylink\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers}} On one occasion, an alien teleport gate would warp Optimus Primal himself from his position in time and space to this future world, where he briefly teamed up with Lio Convoy before returning home. {{storylink\|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}		In this distant future, a [[Lio Convoy Unit\|group]] of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] would pilot the starship ''[[Yukikaze (BW)\|Yukikaze]]'' to the post-apocalyptic ruins of Earth, which had become known as [[Gaia]], and battled a group of Predacons led by [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]. {{storylink\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers}} On one occasion, an alien teleport gate would warp Optimus Primal himself from his position in time and space to this future world, where he briefly teamed up with Lio Convoy before returning home. {{storylink\|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}
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	Despite the apparent ceasefire, war, in some fashion, would continue on between the new factions for some years; the Maximals were known to have set up "re-education centers" in their prison camps and the Predacon [[BB (BW)\|BB]] was a "guest" of one such place. In the last days before the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, a group of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy]] pursued [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and a force of Predacons to the planet [[Gaia\|Gaea]], where they battled for control of the planet's [[Angolmois Energy]] until Lio Convoy's group prevailed.		Despite the apparent ceasefire, war, in some fashion, would continue on between the new factions for some years; the Maximals were known to have set up "re-education centers" in their prison camps and the Predacon [[BB (BW)\|BB]] was a "guest" of one such place. In the last days before the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, a group of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] pursued [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and a force of Predacons to the planet [[Gaia\|Gaea]], where they battled for control of the planet's [[Angolmois Energy]] until Lio Convoy's group prevailed.

	Following the signing of the Pax Cybertronia and the official end of hostilities between the Maximals and Predacons, the Great War and its numerous minor conflicts were officially considered over. The Maximal Elders remained on guard for any attempts to violate this new peace and dispatched [[Big Convoy]] to take out the rogue dissident [[Magmatron]] when the Predcaon attempted to restart the war. In time, both governments established the [[Committee for State Affairs]] to deal with inter-factional diplomacy; {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} the Maximals maintained a standing law enforcement presence in the shape of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}} and trained new recruits for their military arm in the [[Maximal Military Academy]].		Following the signing of the Pax Cybertronia and the official end of hostilities between the Maximals and Predacons, the Great War and its numerous minor conflicts were officially considered over. The Maximal Elders remained on guard for any attempts to violate this new peace and dispatched [[Big Convoy]] to take out the rogue dissident [[Magmatron]] when the Predcaon attempted to restart the war. In time, both governments established the [[Committee for State Affairs]] to deal with inter-factional diplomacy; {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} the Maximals maintained a standing law enforcement presence in the shape of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}} and trained new recruits for their military arm in the [[Maximal Military Academy]].
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	Descendants of the Autobots, {{storylink\|Beast Wars Metals issue 5\|Beast Wars Metals #5}} the Maximals were led by the [[Convoy Council]], headed by [[Great Convoy]] with the authority of [[Vector Sigma]] and of which [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] was a member. The council granted Convoy-rank Maximals such as [[Lio Convoy]] their [[Energon Matrix]]. {{storylink\|Free the Captured Matrix!}} The Maximals maintained a [[Maximal Army Central Headquarters\|planetary headquarters]] from where they were able to coordinate Maximal troops in the war against the Predacons. The Maximal military was split into different units, including the [[Maximal First Fleet]] and the [[Maximal Seventh Space Fleet]]. As part of the greater war, Great Convoy sent a band of troops under Lio Convoy's command to [[Gaia]] to keep [[Angolmois Energy]] from [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and his band of Predacons. {{storylink\|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}} New members of the military started as cadets; five in particular were trained by [[Big Convoy]] on Gaia after Lio Convoy's disappearance. There, they would encounter the [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Black Ball]] and be sent on a journey to collect Angolmois Capsules. {{storylink\|The 5 Rookies}} When the Black Ball was revealed to be Unicron and he posed an immediate threat to all of Transformerkind, the Maximals united with the Predacons against the ancient being, but the combined fleet was of little match. Unicron was ultimately defeated through the sacrifice of Big Convoy. {{storylink\|Return to Zero}}		Descendants of the Autobots, {{storylink\|Beast Wars Metals issue 5\|Beast Wars Metals #5}} the Maximals were led by the [[Convoy Council]], headed by [[Great Convoy]] with the authority of [[Vector Sigma]] and of which [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] was a member. The council granted Convoy-rank Maximals such as [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] their [[Energon Matrix]]. {{storylink\|Free the Captured Matrix!}} The Maximals maintained a [[Maximal Army Central Headquarters\|planetary headquarters]] from where they were able to coordinate Maximal troops in the war against the Predacons. The Maximal military was split into different units, including the [[Maximal First Fleet]] and the [[Maximal Seventh Space Fleet]]. As part of the greater war, Great Convoy sent a band of troops under Lio Convoy's command to [[Gaia]] to keep [[Angolmois Energy]] from [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and his band of Predacons. {{storylink\|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}} New members of the military started as cadets; five in particular were trained by [[Big Convoy]] on Gaia after Lio Convoy's disappearance. There, they would encounter the [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Black Ball]] and be sent on a journey to collect Angolmois Capsules. {{storylink\|The 5 Rookies}} When the Black Ball was revealed to be Unicron and he posed an immediate threat to all of Transformerkind, the Maximals united with the Predacons against the ancient being, but the combined fleet was of little match. Unicron was ultimately defeated through the sacrifice of Big Convoy. {{storylink\|Return to Zero}}

	The Maximals presumably had native Cybertronians in their ranks, but at least several Maximals were from various animal species that had evolved into Transformers via the power of Angolmois Capsules and the guidance of time-lost warriors from Lio Convoy's troop. {{storylink\|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}} {{Storylink\|A Battle Fought Alone}}		The Maximals presumably had native Cybertronians in their ranks, but at least several Maximals were from various animal species that had evolved into Transformers via the power of Angolmois Capsules and the guidance of time-lost warriors from Lio Convoy's troop. {{storylink\|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}} {{Storylink\|A Battle Fought Alone}}

Sabrblade at 07:49, 9 March 2026

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	[[File:Maximal symbol.png\|right\|thumb\|Woof woof!]]		[[File:Maximal symbol.png\|right\|thumb\|Woof woof!]]
	Arising from the ashes of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]], the '''Maximals''' are the descendants (at least in part) of the [[Autobot]]s, controlling [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] under the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. The Maximals and their counterpart race the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s both owe their origins to the [[~~Great~~ Upgrade]], which provided the ~~downsized~~, fuel-efficient bodies that became the hallmark of the successor factions.		Arising from the ashes of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]], the '''Maximals''' are the descendants (at least in part) of the [[Autobot]]s, controlling [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] under the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. The Maximals and their counterpart race the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s both owe their origins to the [[Maximal Upgrade]], which provided the smaller, more fuel-efficient bodies that became the hallmark of the successor factions.

	In many ways, the Maximals share traits with their Autobot ancestors; primarily a "civilian" race, the Maximals are committed to upholding the peaceful, democratic values of their forebears. All this said, they aren't perfect: they still have their [[Rattrap (BW)\|jerks]], and Maximal science has occasionally resulted in the odd [[Rampage (BW)\|unethical scientific horrors]].		In many ways, the Maximals share traits with their Autobot ancestors; primarily a "civilian" race, the Maximals are committed to upholding the peaceful, democratic values of their forebears. All this said, they aren't perfect: they still have their [[Rattrap (BW)\|jerks]], and Maximal science has occasionally resulted in the odd [[Rampage (BW)\|unethical scientific horrors]].

MahXyme: /* Foreign names */ someone made a good observation https://x.com/MrPadderson/status/1983771012417409049

2025-11-10T14:21:21Z

Foreign names: someone made a good observation https://x.com/MrPadderson/status/1983771012417409049

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	===Foreign names===		===Foreign names===
	*''Japanese:'' '''Cybertron''' (サイバトロン ''Saibatoron''), '''Maximal''' (マキシマル ''Makishimaru'')		*''Japanese:'' '''Cybertron''' (サイバトロン ''Saibatoron''), '''Maximal''' (マキシマル ''Makishimaru'', マクシマル ''Makushimaru'')
	*''Hungarian:'' '''Maximál''' (''Kingdom'' sub)		*''Hungarian:'' '''Maximál''' (''Kingdom'' sub)
	*''Latvian:'' '''Maksimāļi'''		*''Latvian:'' '''Maksimāļi'''

AzimuthAcolyte: Double Jeopardy -> Double Jeopardy (episode) update

2025-05-17T20:51:56Z

Double Jeopardy -> Double Jeopardy (episode) update

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	Unlike Predacons, Maximal programming directly integrated beast mode instincts into the consciousness of the Cybertronian and dividing them from higher reasoning through a programming block. {{storylink\|Call of the Wild}} In some cases, damage sustained in a [[protoform]] state could prevent this programming block from forming. {{storylink\|Fallen Comrades}} Severely damaged protoforms might fail to scan a beast mode entirely, emerging as a deformed and unstable robot. {{storylink\|Transmutate (episode)\|Transmutate}}		Unlike Predacons, Maximal programming directly integrated beast mode instincts into the consciousness of the Cybertronian and dividing them from higher reasoning through a programming block. {{storylink\|Call of the Wild}} In some cases, damage sustained in a [[protoform]] state could prevent this programming block from forming. {{storylink\|Fallen Comrades}} Severely damaged protoforms might fail to scan a beast mode entirely, emerging as a deformed and unstable robot. {{storylink\|Transmutate (episode)\|Transmutate}}

	In other instances, Maximals who remained in beast mode for too long would suffer from feral impulses, which would go on to completely override their consciousness and reduce them into wild animals. {{storylink\|Call of the Wild}} Despite this fundamental difference in programing, it was easy for a Predacon to become a Maximal - or vice versa - by simply changing one's [[activation code]]. {{storylink\|Beast Wars (Part 2)}} {{storylink\|Double Jeopardy}}		In other instances, Maximals who remained in beast mode for too long would suffer from feral impulses, which would go on to completely override their consciousness and reduce them into wild animals. {{storylink\|Call of the Wild}} Despite this fundamental difference in programing, it was easy for a Predacon to become a Maximal - or vice versa - by simply changing one's [[activation code]]. {{storylink\|Beast Wars (Part 2)}} {{storylink\|Double Jeopardy (episode)\|Double Jeopardy}}

	Over the course of the "[[Beast Wars (event)\|Beast Wars]]" on prehistoric [[Earth]], exposure to [[Quantum surge\|exotic energy]] and [[Transmetal driver\|alien technology]] would change several Maximals into [[Transmetal]] {{storylink\|Aftermath (BW episode)\|Aftermath}} and [[Transmetal 2]] forms; {{storylink\|Feral Scream Part 2}} though these mutations outwardly changed afflicted Maximals back into more mechanical beings, organic material remained integrated into both forms.		Over the course of the "[[Beast Wars (event)\|Beast Wars]]" on prehistoric [[Earth]], exposure to [[Quantum surge\|exotic energy]] and [[Transmetal driver\|alien technology]] would change several Maximals into [[Transmetal]] {{storylink\|Aftermath (BW episode)\|Aftermath}} and [[Transmetal 2]] forms; {{storylink\|Feral Scream Part 2}} though these mutations outwardly changed afflicted Maximals back into more mechanical beings, organic material remained integrated into both forms.

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	In the many years following the Great Transformation, the High Council had been succeeded by the [[Great Convoy]]s. {{storylink\|Big Convoy, Move Out}} At this point, Maximal colonization efforts started generations before had evidently yielded fruit, and many Transformers, Maximal and Predacon alike, had chosen to take up permanent residence on distant worlds far from Cybertron. {{storylink\|Bump the Physicist}}		In the many years following the Great Transformation, the High Council had been succeeded by the [[Great Convoy]]s. {{storylink\|Big Convoy, Move Out}} At this point, Maximal colonization efforts started generations before had evidently yielded fruit, and many Transformers, Maximal and Predacon alike, had chosen to take up permanent residence on distant worlds far from Cybertron. {{storylink\|Bump the Physicist}}

	At least some Maximals professed to be religious; [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] and his rookie crew of the ''[[Gung Ho]]'' shared a belief in a nebulous entity known as the "[[God of the Maximals]]". {{storylink\|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}		At least some Maximals professed to be religious; [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] and his rookie crew of the ''[[Gung Ho (BW)\|Gung Ho]]'' shared a belief in a nebulous entity known as the "[[God of the Maximals]]". {{storylink\|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}
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	[[File:StrangerEons-MutantMaximals.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Fleshy on the outside like their [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|daddy]] but pointy on the inside like their [[Liege Maximo\|other daddy]].]]		[[File:StrangerEons-MutantMaximals.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Fleshy on the outside like their [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|daddy]] but pointy on the inside like their [[Liege Maximo\|other daddy]].]]
	Unbeknownst to the Maximals, they were trailed by the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'' who followed them to [[Devisiun (planet)\|Devisiun]] as Unicron bore down on the planet. Prowl's crew fought to defend the colony, but the sheer amount of Maximals forced them to retreat, leaving the world to be consumed. However, by tracking Nemesis' flight path, Prowl was able to predict the planet-eater's eleventh target would be Caminus. {{storylink\|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Following Prowl's advice to bait a trap, Optimus assembled a massive fleet to defend the colony, only for the Maximals' sheer numbers to allow them to break through the lines and make planetfall in a single-mindedly suicidal attempt to kill the population. The [[Mistress of Flame]] sacrificed herself to hold the horde back long enough for the populace to evacuate. {{storylink\|Last Stand (Unicron)\|Last Stand}} The Maximals would live on however, exposed to the [[Ore-11]] within Unicron's systems, they mutated into highly durable skeletal forms. When the [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]] attacked Unicron, the Maximals were regurgitated onto the flagship [[Worldsweeper]] with [[Bludgeon (G1)#2005 IDW continuity\|Bludgeon]], himself a Unicron loyalist, declaring that their mutated forms would form the basis of Shockwave's new [[Decepticon Empire#2005 IDW continuity\|Decepticon Empire]]. {{storylink\|Stranger Eons}}		Unbeknownst to the Maximals, they were trailed by the ''[[Peaceful Revolution]]'' who followed them to [[Devisiun (planet)\|Devisiun]] as Unicron bore down on the planet. Prowl's crew fought to defend the colony, but the sheer amount of Maximals forced them to retreat, leaving the world to be consumed. However, by tracking Nemesis's flight path, Prowl was able to predict the planet-eater's eleventh target would be Caminus. {{storylink\|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} Following Prowl's advice to bait a trap, Optimus assembled a massive fleet to defend the colony, only for the Maximals' sheer numbers to allow them to break through the lines and make planetfall in a single-mindedly suicidal attempt to kill the population. The [[Mistress of Flame]] sacrificed herself to hold the horde back long enough for the populace to evacuate. {{storylink\|Last Stand (Unicron)\|Last Stand}} The Maximals would live on however, exposed to the [[Ore-11]] within Unicron's systems, they mutated into highly durable skeletal forms. When the [[Decepticon Vengeance Division]] attacked Unicron, the Maximals were regurgitated onto the flagship [[Worldsweeper]] with [[Bludgeon (G1)#2005 IDW continuity\|Bludgeon]], himself a Unicron loyalist, declaring that their mutated forms would form the basis of Shockwave's new [[Decepticon Empire#2005 IDW continuity\|Decepticon Empire]]. {{storylink\|Stranger Eons}}

	As part of their deception, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]], [[Megatron (BW)\|Beast Megatron]], and [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] greeted Shockwave in [[Toronto]] and began destroying the city at his command. {{storylink\|Road's End}} This made them targets for [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] and the [[Red Shadows]] when the forces of Earth attacked the city. After learning that the [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman's]] removal from Cybertron had allowed Unicron to survive Cybertron's destruction, Shockwave tracked the artifact and ordered Bludgeon to have the Maximals retrieve it so they could kill Unicron with it. It was then that the Maximals and Bludgeon revealed to Shockwave they were now loyal to Unicron. Led by [[Inferno (BW)\|Inferno]], the Maximals travelled to [[Victoria Falls]] to retrieve the device, only for [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] to [[space bridge]] away with it. {{storylink\|Assembly (Unicron)\|Assembly}}		As part of their deception, [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]], [[Megatron (BW)\|Beast Megatron]], and [[Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox]] greeted Shockwave in [[Toronto]] and began destroying the city at his command. {{storylink\|Road's End}} This made them targets for [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joe]] and the [[Red Shadows]] when the forces of Earth attacked the city. After learning that the [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman's]] removal from Cybertron had allowed Unicron to survive Cybertron's destruction, Shockwave tracked the artifact and ordered Bludgeon to have the Maximals retrieve it so they could kill Unicron with it. It was then that the Maximals and Bludgeon revealed to Shockwave they were now loyal to Unicron. Led by [[Inferno (BW)\|Inferno]], the Maximals travelled to [[Victoria Falls]] to retrieve the device, only for [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] to [[space bridge]] away with it. {{storylink\|Assembly (Unicron)\|Assembly}}
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	Crash landing on a primitive world and rebuilt with technorganic [[beast mode]] casings, the Maximals began repairing the ''Axalon'' while sending [[Nyx]] to scout the area. {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 2}} After going missing for a night, Nyx returned with the seeking to defect [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]]. {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 4}} When the other Predacons attacked, {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 5}} Dinobot fought with the Maximals, joining them once the Predacons had been chased off. {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 6}}		Crash landing on a primitive world and rebuilt with technorganic [[beast mode]] casings, the Maximals began repairing the ''Axalon'' while sending [[Nyx]] to scout the area. {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 2}} After going missing for a night, Nyx returned with the seeking to defect [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]]. {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 4}} When the other Predacons attacked, {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 5}} Dinobot fought with the Maximals, joining them once the Predacons had been chased off. {{storylink\|Savage Landing Part 6}}

	During the battle, the Predacon Tarantulas had managed to breach [[Thetha Lab]] and upload malicious coding to an orbiting [[stasis pod]], brining it down to the surface. The protoform within emerged as [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]], her Predacon coding activating soon after her Maximal spark allowed her to breach the ''Axalon''. {{storylink\|Pod Part 1}} Though the Maximals managed to chase her off, she managed to upload Tarantulas' code to 51% of the orbiting pods, corrupting the unborn Maximals within, while ordering all pods to land. Enraged by the attack, Optimus Primal decided to go on the offensive, drawing up plans for an attack on the Predacons. {{storylink\|Pod Part 2}}		During the battle, the Predacon Tarantulas had managed to breach [[Thetha Lab]] and upload malicious coding to an orbiting [[stasis pod]], brining it down to the surface. The protoform within emerged as [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]], her Predacon coding activating soon after her Maximal spark allowed her to breach the ''Axalon''. {{storylink\|Pod Part 1}} Though the Maximals managed to chase her off, she managed to upload Tarantulas's code to 51% of the orbiting pods, corrupting the unborn Maximals within, while ordering all pods to land. Enraged by the attack, Optimus Primal decided to go on the offensive, drawing up plans for an attack on the Predacons. {{storylink\|Pod Part 2}}

	When out for a walk, the Predacon [[Skold]] discovered an unaltered pod which birthed the Maximal [[Razorbeast]]. After befriending him, the two fought off a pack of [[ironwolf\|ironwolves]]. Aware that the Predacons would only view him as a prisoner, Skold took him to the ''Axalon'' for repairs but denied Dinobot's offer to join the Maximals. {{storylink\|Thicker Skin}}		When out for a walk, the Predacon [[Skold]] discovered an unaltered pod which birthed the Maximal [[Razorbeast]]. After befriending him, the two fought off a pack of [[ironwolf\|ironwolves]]. Aware that the Predacons would only view him as a prisoner, Skold took him to the ''Axalon'' for repairs but denied Dinobot's offer to join the Maximals. {{storylink\|Thicker Skin}}
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	==Games==		==Games==

	===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===		===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
	{{Charstubgames\|{{Storylink\|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}		{{Charstubgames\|{{Storylink\|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

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	Despite the apparent ceasefire, war, in some fashion, would continue on between the new factions for some years; the Maximals were known to have set up "re-education centers" in their prison camps and the Predacon [[BB (BW)\|BB]] was a "guest" of one such place. In the last days before the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, a group of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] pursued [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and a force of Predacons to the planet [[Gaia\|Gaea]], where they battled for control of the planet's [[Angolmois Energy]] until Lio Convoy's group prevailed.		Despite the apparent ceasefire, war, in some fashion, would continue on between the new factions for some years; the Maximals were known to have set up "re-education centers" in their prison camps and the Predacon [[BB (BW)\|BB]] was a "guest" of one such place. In the last days before the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, a group of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] pursued [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and a force of Predacons to the planet [[Gaia\|Gaea]], where they battled for control of the planet's [[Angolmois Energy]] until Lio Convoy's group prevailed.

	Following the signing of the Pax Cybertronia and the official end of hostilities between the Maximals and Predacons, the Great War and its numerous minor conflicts were officially considered over. The Maximal Elders remained on guard for any attempts to violate this new peace and dispatched [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] to take out the rogue dissident [[Magmatron]] when the Predcaon attempted to restart the war. In time, both governments established the [[Committee for State Affairs]] to deal with inter-factional diplomacy; {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} the Maximals maintained a standing law enforcement presence in the shape of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}} and trained new recruits for their military arm in the [[Maximal Military Academy]].		Following the signing of the Pax Cybertronia and the official end of hostilities between the Maximals and Predacons, the Great War and its numerous minor conflicts were officially considered over. The Maximal Elders remained on guard for any attempts to violate this new peace and dispatched [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] to take out the rogue dissident [[Magmatron (BW)\|Magmatron]] when the Predcaon attempted to restart the war. In time, both governments established the [[Committee for State Affairs]] to deal with inter-factional diplomacy; {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} the Maximals maintained a standing law enforcement presence in the shape of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}} and trained new recruits for their military arm in the [[Maximal Military Academy]].

	In these peaceful postwar years, the civilian branches of the Maximal government turned its attention to the stars, and focused on several long-range exploration and colonization missions. Many Maximals—some of them civilians looking for new adventures, others veterans of the Great War looking to start anew—volunteered for these missions, reduced to a [[protoform]] state for ease of interstellar transport. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}		In these peaceful postwar years, the civilian branches of the Maximal government turned its attention to the stars, and focused on several long-range exploration and colonization missions. Many Maximals—some of them civilians looking for new adventures, others veterans of the Great War looking to start anew—volunteered for these missions, reduced to a [[protoform]] state for ease of interstellar transport. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

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	In the many years following the Great Transformation, the High Council had been succeeded by the [[Great Convoy]]s. {{storylink\|Big Convoy, Move Out}} At this point, Maximal colonization efforts started generations before had evidently yielded fruit, and many Transformers, Maximal and Predacon alike, had chosen to take up permanent residence on distant worlds far from Cybertron. {{storylink\|Bump the Physicist}}		In the many years following the Great Transformation, the High Council had been succeeded by the [[Great Convoy]]s. {{storylink\|Big Convoy, Move Out}} At this point, Maximal colonization efforts started generations before had evidently yielded fruit, and many Transformers, Maximal and Predacon alike, had chosen to take up permanent residence on distant worlds far from Cybertron. {{storylink\|Bump the Physicist}}

	At least some Maximals professed to be religious; [[Big Convoy]] and his rookie crew of the ''[[Gung Ho]]'' shared a belief in a nebulous entity known as the "[[God of the Maximals]]". {{storylink\|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}		At least some Maximals professed to be religious; [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] and his rookie crew of the ''[[Gung Ho]]'' shared a belief in a nebulous entity known as the "[[God of the Maximals]]". {{storylink\|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}
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	Despite the apparent ceasefire, war, in some fashion, would continue on between the new factions for some years; the Maximals were known to have set up "re-education centers" in their prison camps and the Predacon [[BB (BW)\|BB]] was a "guest" of one such place. In the last days before the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, a group of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] pursued [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and a force of Predacons to the planet [[Gaia\|Gaea]], where they battled for control of the planet's [[Angolmois Energy]] until Lio Convoy's group prevailed.		Despite the apparent ceasefire, war, in some fashion, would continue on between the new factions for some years; the Maximals were known to have set up "re-education centers" in their prison camps and the Predacon [[BB (BW)\|BB]] was a "guest" of one such place. In the last days before the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, a group of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] pursued [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and a force of Predacons to the planet [[Gaia\|Gaea]], where they battled for control of the planet's [[Angolmois Energy]] until Lio Convoy's group prevailed.

	Following the signing of the Pax Cybertronia and the official end of hostilities between the Maximals and Predacons, the Great War and its numerous minor conflicts were officially considered over. The Maximal Elders remained on guard for any attempts to violate this new peace and dispatched [[Big Convoy]] to take out the rogue dissident [[Magmatron]] when the Predcaon attempted to restart the war. In time, both governments established the [[Committee for State Affairs]] to deal with inter-factional diplomacy; {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} the Maximals maintained a standing law enforcement presence in the shape of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}} and trained new recruits for their military arm in the [[Maximal Military Academy]].		Following the signing of the Pax Cybertronia and the official end of hostilities between the Maximals and Predacons, the Great War and its numerous minor conflicts were officially considered over. The Maximal Elders remained on guard for any attempts to violate this new peace and dispatched [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] to take out the rogue dissident [[Magmatron]] when the Predcaon attempted to restart the war. In time, both governments established the [[Committee for State Affairs]] to deal with inter-factional diplomacy; {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} the Maximals maintained a standing law enforcement presence in the shape of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}} and trained new recruits for their military arm in the [[Maximal Military Academy]].

	In these peaceful postwar years, the civilian branches of the Maximal government turned its attention to the stars, and focused on several long-range exploration and colonization missions. Many Maximals—some of them civilians looking for new adventures, others veterans of the Great War looking to start anew—volunteered for these missions, reduced to a [[protoform]] state for ease of interstellar transport. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}		In these peaceful postwar years, the civilian branches of the Maximal government turned its attention to the stars, and focused on several long-range exploration and colonization missions. Many Maximals—some of them civilians looking for new adventures, others veterans of the Great War looking to start anew—volunteered for these missions, reduced to a [[protoform]] state for ease of interstellar transport. {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}
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	====''Beast Wars'' manga continuity====		====''Beast Wars'' manga continuity====
	[[File:BWN manga Great Convoy.jpg\|thumb\|left]]		[[File:BWN manga Great Convoy.jpg\|thumb\|left]]
	Descendants of the Autobots, {{storylink\|Beast Wars Metals issue 5\|Beast Wars Metals #5}} the Maximals were led by the [[Convoy Council]], headed by [[Great Convoy]] with the authority of [[Vector Sigma]] and of which [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] was a member. The council granted Convoy-rank Maximals such as [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] their [[Energon Matrix]]. {{storylink\|Free the Captured Matrix!}} The Maximals maintained a [[Maximal Army Central Headquarters\|planetary headquarters]] from where they were able to coordinate Maximal troops in the war against the Predacons. The Maximal military was split into different units, including the [[Maximal First Fleet]] and the [[Maximal Seventh Space Fleet]]. As part of the greater war, Great Convoy sent a band of troops under Lio Convoy's command to [[Gaia]] to keep [[Angolmois Energy]] from [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and his band of Predacons. {{storylink\|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}} New members of the military started as cadets; five in particular were trained by [[Big Convoy]] on Gaia after Lio Convoy's disappearance. There, they would encounter the [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Black Ball]] and be sent on a journey to collect Angolmois Capsules. {{storylink\|The 5 Rookies}} When the Black Ball was revealed to be Unicron and he posed an immediate threat to all of Transformerkind, the Maximals united with the Predacons against the ancient being, but the combined fleet was of little match. Unicron was ultimately defeated through the sacrifice of Big Convoy. {{storylink\|Return to Zero}}		Descendants of the Autobots, {{storylink\|Beast Wars Metals issue 5\|Beast Wars Metals #5}} the Maximals were led by the [[Convoy Council]], headed by [[Great Convoy]] with the authority of [[Vector Sigma]] and of which [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] was a member. The council granted Convoy-rank Maximals such as [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] their [[Energon Matrix]]. {{storylink\|Free the Captured Matrix!}} The Maximals maintained a [[Maximal Army Central Headquarters\|planetary headquarters]] from where they were able to coordinate Maximal troops in the war against the Predacons. The Maximal military was split into different units, including the [[Maximal First Fleet]] and the [[Maximal Seventh Space Fleet]]. As part of the greater war, Great Convoy sent a band of troops under Lio Convoy's command to [[Gaia]] to keep [[Angolmois Energy]] from [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and his band of Predacons. {{storylink\|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}} New members of the military started as cadets; five in particular were trained by [[Big Convoy (BW)\|Big Convoy]] on Gaia after Lio Convoy's disappearance. There, they would encounter the [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Black Ball]] and be sent on a journey to collect Angolmois Capsules. {{storylink\|The 5 Rookies}} When the Black Ball was revealed to be Unicron and he posed an immediate threat to all of Transformerkind, the Maximals united with the Predacons against the ancient being, but the combined fleet was of little match. Unicron was ultimately defeated through the sacrifice of Big Convoy. {{storylink\|Return to Zero}}

	The Maximals presumably had native Cybertronians in their ranks, but at least several Maximals were from various animal species that had evolved into Transformers via the power of Angolmois Capsules and the guidance of time-lost warriors from Lio Convoy's troop. {{storylink\|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}} {{Storylink\|A Battle Fought Alone}}		The Maximals presumably had native Cybertronians in their ranks, but at least several Maximals were from various animal species that had evolved into Transformers via the power of Angolmois Capsules and the guidance of time-lost warriors from Lio Convoy's troop. {{storylink\|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}} {{Storylink\|A Battle Fought Alone}}

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	Tens of thousands of years after Optimus Primal's adventures on Cybertron, the Maximal leader would go on to be remembered as a "legendary commander" and one of the most important Maximals of all time. {{storylink\|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}} The dynasty of the Maximals would last for millennia, stretching into the distant future and outlasting [[human]]ity's time on [[Earth]]. {{storylink\|The New Forces Arrive!}}		Tens of thousands of years after Optimus Primal's adventures on Cybertron, the Maximal leader would go on to be remembered as a "legendary commander" and one of the most important Maximals of all time. {{storylink\|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}} The dynasty of the Maximals would last for millennia, stretching into the distant future and outlasting [[human]]ity's time on [[Earth]]. {{storylink\|The New Forces Arrive!}}

	In this distant future, a [[Lio Convoy Unit\|group]] of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy]] would pilot the starship ''[[Yukikaze (BW)\|Yukikaze]]'' to the post-apocalyptic ruins of Earth, which had become known as [[Gaia]], and battled a group of Predacons led by [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]. {{storylink\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers}} On one occasion, an alien teleport gate would warp Optimus Primal himself from his position in time and space to this future world, where he briefly teamed up with Lio Convoy before returning home. {{storylink\|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}		In this distant future, a [[Lio Convoy Unit\|group]] of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] would pilot the starship ''[[Yukikaze (BW)\|Yukikaze]]'' to the post-apocalyptic ruins of Earth, which had become known as [[Gaia]], and battled a group of Predacons led by [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]]. {{storylink\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers}} On one occasion, an alien teleport gate would warp Optimus Primal himself from his position in time and space to this future world, where he briefly teamed up with Lio Convoy before returning home. {{storylink\|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}
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	Despite the apparent ceasefire, war, in some fashion, would continue on between the new factions for some years; the Maximals were known to have set up "re-education centers" in their prison camps and the Predacon [[BB (BW)\|BB]] was a "guest" of one such place. In the last days before the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, a group of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy]] pursued [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and a force of Predacons to the planet [[Gaia\|Gaea]], where they battled for control of the planet's [[Angolmois Energy]] until Lio Convoy's group prevailed.		Despite the apparent ceasefire, war, in some fashion, would continue on between the new factions for some years; the Maximals were known to have set up "re-education centers" in their prison camps and the Predacon [[BB (BW)\|BB]] was a "guest" of one such place. In the last days before the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, a group of Maximals led by [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] pursued [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and a force of Predacons to the planet [[Gaia\|Gaea]], where they battled for control of the planet's [[Angolmois Energy]] until Lio Convoy's group prevailed.

	Following the signing of the Pax Cybertronia and the official end of hostilities between the Maximals and Predacons, the Great War and its numerous minor conflicts were officially considered over. The Maximal Elders remained on guard for any attempts to violate this new peace and dispatched [[Big Convoy]] to take out the rogue dissident [[Magmatron]] when the Predcaon attempted to restart the war. In time, both governments established the [[Committee for State Affairs]] to deal with inter-factional diplomacy; {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} the Maximals maintained a standing law enforcement presence in the shape of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}} and trained new recruits for their military arm in the [[Maximal Military Academy]].		Following the signing of the Pax Cybertronia and the official end of hostilities between the Maximals and Predacons, the Great War and its numerous minor conflicts were officially considered over. The Maximal Elders remained on guard for any attempts to violate this new peace and dispatched [[Big Convoy]] to take out the rogue dissident [[Magmatron]] when the Predcaon attempted to restart the war. In time, both governments established the [[Committee for State Affairs]] to deal with inter-factional diplomacy; {{storylink\|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} the Maximals maintained a standing law enforcement presence in the shape of the [[Maximal Command Security Force]], {{storylink\|Dawn of Future's Past}} and trained new recruits for their military arm in the [[Maximal Military Academy]].
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	[[File:BWN manga Great Convoy.jpg\|thumb\|left]]		[[File:BWN manga Great Convoy.jpg\|thumb\|left]]
	Descendants of the Autobots, {{storylink\|Beast Wars Metals issue 5\|Beast Wars Metals #5}} the Maximals were led by the [[Convoy Council]], headed by [[Great Convoy]] with the authority of [[Vector Sigma]] and of which [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] was a member. The council granted Convoy-rank Maximals such as [[Lio Convoy]] their [[Energon Matrix]]. {{storylink\|Free the Captured Matrix!}} The Maximals maintained a [[Maximal Army Central Headquarters\|planetary headquarters]] from where they were able to coordinate Maximal troops in the war against the Predacons. The Maximal military was split into different units, including the [[Maximal First Fleet]] and the [[Maximal Seventh Space Fleet]]. As part of the greater war, Great Convoy sent a band of troops under Lio Convoy's command to [[Gaia]] to keep [[Angolmois Energy]] from [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and his band of Predacons. {{storylink\|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}} New members of the military started as cadets; five in particular were trained by [[Big Convoy]] on Gaia after Lio Convoy's disappearance. There, they would encounter the [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Black Ball]] and be sent on a journey to collect Angolmois Capsules. {{storylink\|The 5 Rookies}} When the Black Ball was revealed to be Unicron and he posed an immediate threat to all of Transformerkind, the Maximals united with the Predacons against the ancient being, but the combined fleet was of little match. Unicron was ultimately defeated through the sacrifice of Big Convoy. {{storylink\|Return to Zero}}		Descendants of the Autobots, {{storylink\|Beast Wars Metals issue 5\|Beast Wars Metals #5}} the Maximals were led by the [[Convoy Council]], headed by [[Great Convoy]] with the authority of [[Vector Sigma]] and of which [[Optimus Primal (BW)\|Optimus Primal]] was a member. The council granted Convoy-rank Maximals such as [[Lio Convoy (BW)\|Lio Convoy]] their [[Energon Matrix]]. {{storylink\|Free the Captured Matrix!}} The Maximals maintained a [[Maximal Army Central Headquarters\|planetary headquarters]] from where they were able to coordinate Maximal troops in the war against the Predacons. The Maximal military was split into different units, including the [[Maximal First Fleet]] and the [[Maximal Seventh Space Fleet]]. As part of the greater war, Great Convoy sent a band of troops under Lio Convoy's command to [[Gaia]] to keep [[Angolmois Energy]] from [[Galvatron (BW)\|Galvatron]] and his band of Predacons. {{storylink\|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}} New members of the military started as cadets; five in particular were trained by [[Big Convoy]] on Gaia after Lio Convoy's disappearance. There, they would encounter the [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Black Ball]] and be sent on a journey to collect Angolmois Capsules. {{storylink\|The 5 Rookies}} When the Black Ball was revealed to be Unicron and he posed an immediate threat to all of Transformerkind, the Maximals united with the Predacons against the ancient being, but the combined fleet was of little match. Unicron was ultimately defeated through the sacrifice of Big Convoy. {{storylink\|Return to Zero}}

	The Maximals presumably had native Cybertronians in their ranks, but at least several Maximals were from various animal species that had evolved into Transformers via the power of Angolmois Capsules and the guidance of time-lost warriors from Lio Convoy's troop. {{storylink\|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}} {{Storylink\|A Battle Fought Alone}}		The Maximals presumably had native Cybertronians in their ranks, but at least several Maximals were from various animal species that had evolved into Transformers via the power of Angolmois Capsules and the guidance of time-lost warriors from Lio Convoy's troop. {{storylink\|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}} {{Storylink\|A Battle Fought Alone}}

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	Arising from the ashes of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]], the '''Maximals''' are the descendants (at least in part) of the [[Autobot]]s, controlling [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] under the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. The Maximals and their counterpart race the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s both owe their origins to the [[~~Great~~ Upgrade]], which provided the ~~downsized~~, fuel-efficient bodies that became the hallmark of the successor factions.		Arising from the ashes of the [[Great War (G1)\|Great War]], the '''Maximals''' are the descendants (at least in part) of the [[Autobot]]s, controlling [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertron]] under the [[Pax Cybertronia]]. The Maximals and their counterpart race the [[Predacon (BW)\|Predacon]]s both owe their origins to the [[Maximal Upgrade]], which provided the smaller, more fuel-efficient bodies that became the hallmark of the successor factions.

	In many ways, the Maximals share traits with their Autobot ancestors; primarily a "civilian" race, the Maximals are committed to upholding the peaceful, democratic values of their forebears. All this said, they aren't perfect: they still have their [[Rattrap (BW)\|jerks]], and Maximal science has occasionally resulted in the odd [[Rampage (BW)\|unethical scientific horrors]].		In many ways, the Maximals share traits with their Autobot ancestors; primarily a "civilian" race, the Maximals are committed to upholding the peaceful, democratic values of their forebears. All this said, they aren't perfect: they still have their [[Rattrap (BW)\|jerks]], and Maximal science has occasionally resulted in the odd [[Rampage (BW)\|unethical scientific horrors]].