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:''Maxima is a somebody from the ''[[Combiner Wars]]'' portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
{{faction|{{factions/icons|custom=PotP-SolusPrime.png|cSize=30px|cLink=Solus Prime|cPretty=Solus Prime}}|maximal}}
:''Maxima is a [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] or [[Maximal]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Machinima-CW-Maxima.jpg|thumb|250px|Marry me, [[Superman]]!]]
'''Maxima''' is a virtuous [[Transformer]] who dies and inspires her comrades to action.


'''Maxima''' exists! 
==Fiction==
===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
[[File:CombinerWarsMachinima-Menasorstill.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Menasor is mad because he failed Calculus.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Amy Johnston]] (English)}}
Maxima was on Caminus when [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] fell onto the planet. With Computron out of commission, she and [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] tried to bring the giant [[Decepticon]] down. Menasor retaliated by knocking off both of her arms, and Maxima bought time for Windblade by firing her jets directly into Menasor's eyes. This self-sacrificing move proved fatal, and Maxima was killed by Menasor shortly afterwards. {{storylink|The Fall}}
 
===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Maxima was the first [[Maximal]], considered the "first daughter" of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], and known to later generations as "She Who Sang". She and [[Preditron]] were unwilling enemies, with Maxima at one point writing a battle song for her supposed adversary. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}} {{storylink|Derailment}} At some point long before the [[Grand Uprising]], she died. It was her death that inspired Preditron to write the [[Predacon Manifesto]], and was used as a rallying point to form the nascent Maximal faction, with the image of her [[luponoid]] steed used as the faction's insignia. {{storylink|The Predacon Manifesto}} Preditron would later reminisce about her to [[Ser-Ket (BWU)|Ser-Ket]], claiming the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] reminded him of her. {{storylink|Safe Spaces}}
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==Fiction==
==Games==
===''Transformers: Combiner Wars'' Machinima series===
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Maxima was the founder of the modern-day Maximal faction, and most historical accounts remembered her as a fair and noble Cybertronian. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
*Maxima is a reuse of Windblade's model but in new colors and with a new head.   
[[File:CombinerWarsMachinima-Maximastill.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*''Combiner Wars'' Maxima is a reuse of [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s model but in new colors and with a new head. Windblade's ''{{w|kumadori}}''-style "face paint" is visible on her, for whatever it means in this continuity.
*In interview, Maxima's voice actor Amy Johnston stated that her martial arts background informed her performance during the fight scene, as she physically acted out the motions while recording!<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I definitely think that my martial arts background and stunt work help when voicing a character like Maxima, especially during a battle scene. I understand the fight mechanics and intentions. I always try to go through the character's movements  during my voice recordings which most likely looks silly but it helps me!|link=https://comicbookmovie.com/transformers/exclusive-transformers-combiner-wars-interview-with-amy-johnston-a144545|site=ComicBookMovie|year=2016|month=08|day=14}}</ref> She also rather diplomatically said that she was "hoping that Maxima can come back to say hi at some point", despite knowing full well her character had been killed first off in the first episode.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I have not heard any more details about future episodes but I am hoping that Maxima can come back to say hi at some point.  Maybe the series can dive deeper into her relations with Windblade?|link=https://comicbookmovie.com/transformers/exclusive-transformers-combiner-wars-interview-with-amy-johnston-a144545|site=ComicBookMovie|year=2016|month=08|day=14}}</ref>
*[[Jim Sorenson]] stated that he would have liked to use Maxima in the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' universe, but ran out of time before he could write a story focusing on her adventures.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The finale will have some flashbacks and the like about the past, but most of it will be in the here and now. Should the universe continue, I've got plenty of stories ranging from minus eleven million years all the way to the 34th century. That said, I like that the focus of the universe is the Maximals and Predacons, so I'd mostly want to focus on stories that are relevant to them. I think it's neat to get a glimpse of the mythology, but probably wouldn't write a whole story about, say, Jazz vs Starscream in 1985. But the story of Maxima, ''Virtue Signaling'', is set in the past. So was the aforementioned Immorticon tale.|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218015723/https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/133737-beast-wars-uprising-ama/?p=3360055#entry3360052|name=Jim Sorenson|site=The Allspark forums|title=Beast Wars Uprising: AMA|year=2016|month=10|day=15|archived=y}}</ref> He did manage to get in nods to her in "Safe Spaces" and "Derailment", which explained her role in that universe.
 
==References==
{{reflist}}


[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category: Combiner Wars]]
[[Category:Camiens]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars characters]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Transformers]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Maximals]]

Latest revision as of 11:41, 14 February 2026

Maxima is a Camien or Maximal from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Marry me, Superman!

Maxima is a virtuous Transformer who dies and inspires her comrades to action.

Fiction

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Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons

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Menasor is mad because he failed Calculus.
Voice actor: Amy Johnston (English){{#if: |, {{{2}}}}}

Maxima was on Caminus when Computron and Menasor fell onto the planet. With Computron out of commission, she and Windblade tried to bring the giant Decepticon down. Menasor retaliated by knocking off both of her arms, and Maxima bought time for Windblade by firing her jets directly into Menasor's eyes. This self-sacrificing move proved fatal, and Maxima was killed by Menasor shortly afterwards. The Fall

Beast Wars: Uprising

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Maxima was the first Maximal, considered the "first daughter" of Fortress Maximus, and known to later generations as "She Who Sang". She and Preditron were unwilling enemies, with Maxima at one point writing a battle song for her supposed adversary. Safe Spaces Derailment At some point long before the Grand Uprising, she died. It was her death that inspired Preditron to write the Predacon Manifesto, and was used as a rallying point to form the nascent Maximal faction, with the image of her luponoid steed used as the faction's insignia. The Predacon Manifesto Preditron would later reminisce about her to Ser-Ket, claiming the Predacon reminded him of her. Safe Spaces

Games

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Transformers Roleplaying Game

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Maxima was the founder of the modern-day Maximal faction, and most historical accounts remembered her as a fair and noble Cybertronian. Technorganic Secrets

Notes

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References

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