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AzimuthAcolyte: Tigatron -> Tigatron (BW) update

2026-03-09T04:24:51Z

Tigatron -> Tigatron (BW) update

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	[[Image:Tigatron-packageart.jpg\|180px\|thumb\|Tigatron guests-stars in a horror film.]]		[[Image:Tigatron-packageart.jpg\|180px\|thumb\|Tigatron guests-stars in a horror film.]]

	While this concept was barely explored in this continuity's fiction, some characters are more identified by their mutant head than their robot head, such as [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]] or [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]]. In cases of redecos of molds with this feature, the new character will often be identified by the opposite head to the one the original character used in the fiction. This is the case with [[Buzz Saw (BW)\|Buzz Saw]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]], who are both identified using robot heads. Also, [[Tigatron]]'s boxart shows him with his mutant head, likely since he is a redeco of [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]], though he was never seen in the animated series in this fashion. Several characters in ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|The Gathering]]'' swapped their standard head designs for their mutant heads.		While this concept was barely explored in this continuity's fiction, some characters are more identified by their mutant head than their robot head, such as [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]] or [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]]. In cases of redecos of molds with this feature, the new character will often be identified by the opposite head to the one the original character used in the fiction. This is the case with [[Buzz Saw (BW)\|Buzz Saw]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]], who are both identified using robot heads. Also, [[Tigatron (BW)\|Tigatron]]'s boxart shows him with his mutant head, likely since he is a redeco of [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]], though he was never seen in the animated series in this fashion. Several characters in ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|The Gathering]]'' swapped their standard head designs for their mutant heads.

	Later fictions would sometimes incorporate this gimmick in the portrayals of newer characters based on [[redeco]]s of the original toys; [[Grizzly-1\|Barbearian]]'s mutant head is a key point in his split personality, while [[T-Wrecks]] is shown to use his mutant head as a battle-mask in "[[Betrayal]]".		Later fictions would sometimes incorporate this gimmick in the portrayals of newer characters based on [[redeco]]s of the original toys; [[Grizzly-1\|Barbearian]]'s mutant head is a key point in his split personality, while [[T-Wrecks]] is shown to use his mutant head as a battle-mask in "[[Betrayal]]".
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	<ul class="iconlist">		<ul class="iconlist">
	{{bp-m1p1\|Deluxe [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Toys\|Cheetor]] / [[Tigatron#Toys\|Tigatron]] / [[Shadow Panther#Toys\|Shadow Panther]] / [[Nightprowler#Toys\|Nightprowler]]}}		{{bp-m1p1\|Deluxe [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Toys\|Cheetor]] / [[Tigatron (BW)#Toys\|Tigatron]] / [[Shadow Panther#Toys\|Shadow Panther]] / [[Nightprowler#Toys\|Nightprowler]]}}
	{{bp-m1\|[[Dinobot (BW)#Toys\|Dinobot]] / [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars\|Grimlock]] / [[Grimlock (Dinobots)#Toys\|Grimlock]]}}		{{bp-m1\|[[Dinobot (BW)#Toys\|Dinobot]] / [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars\|Grimlock]] / [[Grimlock (Dinobots)#Toys\|Grimlock]]}}
	{{bp-m1\|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys\|Rhinox]]}}		{{bp-m1\|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys\|Rhinox]]}}

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	[[File:Beastwarsscalepreliminary.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Beastwarsscalepreliminary.jpg\|thumb]]
	*In the scale guide featured in a bonus on the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' DVD set of Season 2, several characters, such as [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] and [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] are shown wearing their mutant head helmets, while other characters (such as [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]]) are shown in their "normal" heads. It should be noted however that none of the models featured in this scale guide are the ~~finalizes~~ models, with many of them considerably more toy-accurate than the designs the show would ultimately use.		*In the scale guide featured in a bonus on the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' DVD set of Season 2, several characters, such as [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] and [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] are shown wearing their mutant head helmets, while other characters (such as [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]]) are shown in their "normal" heads. It should be noted however that none of the models featured in this scale guide are the finalized models, with many of them considerably more toy-accurate than the designs the show would ultimately use.
	*Mutant heads were called "Beast Masks" in the toy development stage. Hasbro designed these interchangeable heads to ease the transition away from "traditional" Transformers into the ''{{w\|Bio Booster Armor Guyver\|Guyver}}''-esque aesthetic of ''Beast Wars''. The angular, traditionally-styled robot heads helped to reinforce the notion that there was a robot within the beast, not just some kind of monster.<ref name="vinnie">[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1</ref>		*Mutant heads were called "Beast Masks" in the toy development stage. Hasbro designed these interchangeable heads to ease the transition away from "traditional" Transformers into the ''{{w\|Bio Booster Armor Guyver\|Guyver}}''-esque aesthetic of ''Beast Wars''. The angular, traditionally-styled robot heads helped to reinforce the notion that there was a robot within the beast, not just some kind of monster.<ref name="vinnie">[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1</ref>

HFSlapfight at 19:00, 12 November 2024

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	[[Image:Mutant Head Waspinator.jpg\|right\|180px\|thumb\|Wazzzpinator keep extra head, in case he get blown to zzzcrap.]]		[[Image:Mutant Head Waspinator.jpg\|right\|180px\|thumb\|Wazzzpinator keep extra head, in case he get blown to zzzcrap.]]
	The '''mutant head''' was a [[gimmick]] present on all Deluxe class and larger ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys from 1996 and their later [[redeco]]s and [[retool]]s, wherein the toy possessed both a proper robot head and a biological-looking 'mutant' version. This came in three flavors: Two distinct heads to flip between, heads which could be rotated to show either face, or masks which covered the robot face.		The '''mutant head''' was a [[gimmick]] present on all Deluxe class and larger ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys from 1996 and their later [[redeco]]s and [[retool]]s, wherein the toy possessed both a proper robot head and a biological-looking 'mutant' version. This came in three flavors: Two distinct heads to flip between, single heads which could be rotated to show either face, or masks which simply covered the robot face.

	Later ''Beast Wars'' toys abandoned this gimmick, perhaps because it wasn't used in the television show due to budget constraints.		Later ''Beast Wars'' toys abandoned this gimmick, perhaps because it wasn't used in the television show due to budget constraints.

HFSlapfight: Rewording a bit, fixing a link.

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Rewording a bit, fixing a link.

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	[[Image:Mutant Head Waspinator.jpg\|right\|180px\|thumb\|Wazzzpinator keep extra head, in case he get blown to zzzcrap.]]		[[Image:Mutant Head Waspinator.jpg\|right\|180px\|thumb\|Wazzzpinator keep extra head, in case he get blown to zzzcrap.]]
	The '''mutant head''' was a [[gimmick]] present on all ~~of the~~ Deluxe class and larger ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys from 1996 and their later [[redeco]]s and [[retool]]s~~. A portion of these toys had two heads~~, ~~one of which was~~ a biological-looking "mutant~~" head and one of which was the actual robot head of the toy~~. ~~Other toys utilizing this concept instead had masks which covered the robot face~~, or heads which could be rotated to show either face.		The '''mutant head''' was a [[gimmick]] present on all Deluxe class and larger ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'' toys from 1996 and their later [[redeco]]s and [[retool]]s, wherein the toy possessed both a proper robot head and a biological-looking 'mutant' version. This came in three flavors: Two distinct heads to flip between, heads which could be rotated to show either face, or masks which covered the robot face.

	Later ''Beast Wars'' toys ~~did not use the mutant head~~ gimmick, perhaps because it ~~was not~~ used in the television show due to budget constraints.		Later ''Beast Wars'' toys abandoned this gimmick, perhaps because it wasn't used in the television show due to budget constraints.

	[[Image:Tigatron-packageart.jpg\|180px\|thumb\|Tigatron guests-stars in a horror film.]]		[[Image:Tigatron-packageart.jpg\|180px\|thumb\|Tigatron guests-stars in a horror film.]]
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	Later fictions would sometimes incorporate this gimmick in the portrayals of newer characters based on [[redeco]]s of the original toys; [[Grizzly-1\|Barbearian]]'s mutant head is a key point in his split personality, while [[T-Wrecks]] is shown to use his mutant head as a battle-mask in "[[Betrayal]]".		Later fictions would sometimes incorporate this gimmick in the portrayals of newer characters based on [[redeco]]s of the original toys; [[Grizzly-1\|Barbearian]]'s mutant head is a key point in his split personality, while [[T-Wrecks]] is shown to use his mutant head as a battle-mask in "[[Betrayal]]".

	Notably, in the 2006 [[retool]] of the original Ultra class toys for [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys\|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)/toys\|Megatron]], this feature was removed in favor of more show-accurate head sculpts (then added again for another release using even more show-accurate colors). This feature was also removed in various retools of different toys, such as the [[~~Combatron (BW)\|~~Cyborg Beast]]s and [[Hardhead (BW)\|Hardhead]].		Notably, in the 2006 [[retool]] of the original Ultra class toys for [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys\|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)/toys\|Megatron]], this feature was removed in favor of more show-accurate head sculpts (then added again for another release using even more show-accurate colors). This feature was also removed in various retools of different toys, such as the [[Cyborg Beast]]s and [[Hardhead (BW)\|Hardhead]].

	==Toys==		==Toys==

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	[[File:Beastwarsscalepreliminary.jpg\|thumb]]		[[File:Beastwarsscalepreliminary.jpg\|thumb]]
	*In the scale guide featured in a bonus on the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' DVD set of Season 2, several characters, such as [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] and [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] are shown wearing their mutant head helmets, while other characters (such as [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]]) are shown in their "normal" heads.		*In the scale guide featured in a bonus on the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Wars]]'' DVD set of Season 2, several characters, such as [[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] and [[Dinobot (BW)\|Dinobot]] are shown wearing their mutant head helmets, while other characters (such as [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]]) are shown in their "normal" heads. It should be noted however that none of the models featured in this scale guide are the finalizes models, with many of them considerably more toy-accurate than the designs the show would ultimately use.
	*Mutant heads were called "Beast Masks" in the toy development stage. Hasbro designed these interchangeable heads to ease the transition away from "traditional" Transformers into the ''{{w\|Bio Booster Armor Guyver\|Guyver}}''-esque aesthetic of ''Beast Wars''. The angular, traditionally-styled robot heads helped to reinforce the notion that there was a robot within the beast, not just some kind of monster.<ref name="vinnie">[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1</ref>		*Mutant heads were called "Beast Masks" in the toy development stage. Hasbro designed these interchangeable heads to ease the transition away from "traditional" Transformers into the ''{{w\|Bio Booster Armor Guyver\|Guyver}}''-esque aesthetic of ''Beast Wars''. The angular, traditionally-styled robot heads helped to reinforce the notion that there was a robot within the beast, not just some kind of monster.<ref name="vinnie">[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1</ref>

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	{{bp-m1\|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#~~MasterpieceSupremeCommander~~\|MP-38 Convoy (Beast Wars) Legendary Leader Ver.]]}}		{{bp-m1\|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Masterpiece\|MP-38 Convoy (Beast Wars) Legendary Leader Ver.]]}}
	{{bp-p1\|[[Shadow Panther#Masterpiece\|MP-34S Shadow Panther (Beast Wars)]]}}		{{bp-p1\|[[Shadow Panther#Masterpiece\|MP-34S Shadow Panther (Beast Wars)]]}}
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	<ul class="iconlist">		<ul class="iconlist">
	{{bp-m1p1\|[[Megatron (BW)/toys\|Megatron]] / [[T-Wrecks]]}}		{{bp-m1p1\|[[Megatron (BW)/toys\|Megatron]] / [[T-Wrecks#Toys\|T-Wrecks]]}}
	{{bp-m1\|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys\|Optimus Primal]]}}		{{bp-m1\|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys\|Optimus Primal]]}}
	</ul>		</ul>

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	{{bp-m1\|[[Polar Claw#Toys\|Polar Claw]] / [[Grizzly-1#Toys\|Barbearian]] / [[Survive#Toys\|Survive]]}}		{{bp-m1\|[[Polar Claw#Toys\|Polar Claw]] / [[Grizzly-1#Toys\|Barbearian]] / [[Survive#Toys\|Survive]]}}
	{{bp-p1\|[[Scorponok (BW)#Toys\|Scorponok]] / [[Double Punch]] / [[Sandstorm (BW)#Toys\|Sandstorm]]}}		{{bp-p1\|[[Scorponok (BW)#Toys\|Scorponok]] / [[Double Punch#Beast Wars\|Double Punch]] / [[Sandstorm (BW)#Toys\|Sandstorm]]}}
	</ul>		</ul>
	\|}		\|}

Dayzarro at 17:26, 16 February 2023

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	<ul class="iconlist">		<ul class="iconlist">
	{{bp-m1\|[[Polar Claw#Toys\|Polar Claw]] / [[Grizzly-1\|Barbearian]] / [[Survive]]}}		{{bp-m1\|[[Polar Claw#Toys\|Polar Claw]] / [[Grizzly-1#Toys\|Barbearian]] / [[Survive#Toys\|Survive]]}}
	{{bp-p1\|[[Scorponok (BW)#Toys\|Scorponok]] / [[Double Punch]] / [[Sandstorm (BW)#Toys\|Sandstorm]]}}		{{bp-p1\|[[Scorponok (BW)#Toys\|Scorponok]] / [[Double Punch]] / [[Sandstorm (BW)#Toys\|Sandstorm]]}}
	</ul>		</ul>

Dayzarro at 17:24, 16 February 2023

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	<ul class="iconlist">		<ul class="iconlist">
	{{bp-m1\|[[Polar Claw]] / [[Grizzly-1\|Barbearian]] / [[Survive]]}}		{{bp-m1\|[[Polar Claw#Toys\|Polar Claw]] / [[Grizzly-1\|Barbearian]] / [[Survive]]}}
	{{bp-p1\|[[Scorponok (BW)#Toys\|Scorponok]] / [[Double Punch]] / [[Sandstorm (BW)#Toys\|Sandstorm]]}}		{{bp-p1\|[[Scorponok (BW)#Toys\|Scorponok]] / [[Double Punch]] / [[Sandstorm (BW)#Toys\|Sandstorm]]}}
	</ul>		</ul>

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	[[Image:Tigatron-packageart.jpg\|180px\|thumb\|Tigatron guests-stars in a horror film.]]		[[Image:Tigatron-packageart.jpg\|180px\|thumb\|Tigatron guests-stars in a horror film.]]

	While this concept was barely explored in this continuity's fiction, some characters are more identified by their mutant head than their robot head, such as [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]] or [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]]. In cases of redecos of molds with this feature, the new character will often be identified by the opposite head to the one the original character used in the fiction. This is the case with [[Buzz Saw (BW)\|Buzz Saw]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]], who are both identified using robot heads. Also, [[Tigatron]]'s boxart shows him with his mutant head, likely since he is a redeco of [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]], though he was never seen in the animated series in this fashion. Several characters in ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|The Gathering]]'' swapped their standard head designs for their mutant heads.		While this concept was barely explored in this continuity's fiction, some characters are more identified by their mutant head than their robot head, such as [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]] or [[Tarantulas (BW)\|Tarantulas]]. In cases of redecos of molds with this feature, the new character will often be identified by the opposite head to the one the original character used in the fiction. This is the case with [[Buzz Saw (BW)\|Buzz Saw]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)\|Blackarachnia]], who are both identified using robot heads. Also, [[Tigatron (BW)\|Tigatron]]'s boxart shows him with his mutant head, likely since he is a redeco of [[Cheetor (BW)\|Cheetor]], though he was never seen in the animated series in this fashion. Several characters in ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering\|The Gathering]]'' swapped their standard head designs for their mutant heads.

	Later fictions would sometimes incorporate this gimmick in the portrayals of newer characters based on [[redeco]]s of the original toys; [[Grizzly-1\|Barbearian]]'s mutant head is a key point in his split personality, while [[T-Wrecks]] is shown to use his mutant head as a battle-mask in "[[Betrayal]]".		Later fictions would sometimes incorporate this gimmick in the portrayals of newer characters based on [[redeco]]s of the original toys; [[Grizzly-1\|Barbearian]]'s mutant head is a key point in his split personality, while [[T-Wrecks]] is shown to use his mutant head as a battle-mask in "[[Betrayal]]".
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	\|width="100%" valign="top"\|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>		\|width="100%" valign="top"\|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
	<ul class="iconlist">		<ul class="iconlist">
	{{bp-m1p1\|Deluxe [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Toys\|Cheetor]] / [[Tigatron#Toys\|Tigatron]] / [[Shadow Panther#Toys\|Shadow Panther]] / [[Nightprowler#Toys\|Nightprowler]]}}		{{bp-m1p1\|Deluxe [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Toys\|Cheetor]] / [[Tigatron (BW)#Toys\|Tigatron]] / [[Shadow Panther#Toys\|Shadow Panther]] / [[Nightprowler#Toys\|Nightprowler]]}}
	{{bp-m1\|[[Dinobot (BW)#Toys\|Dinobot]] / [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars\|Grimlock]] / [[Grimlock (Dinobots)#Toys\|Grimlock]]}}		{{bp-m1\|[[Dinobot (BW)#Toys\|Dinobot]] / [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Beast Wars\|Grimlock]] / [[Grimlock (Dinobots)#Toys\|Grimlock]]}}
	{{bp-m1\|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys\|Rhinox]]}}		{{bp-m1\|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys\|Rhinox]]}}