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| | #REDIRECT[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)]] |
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| The second of the Japanese-exclusive ''Beast Wars'' toyline, '''''Beast Wars Neo: Super Lifeform Transformers''''' (ビーストウォーズネオ 超生命体トランスフォーマー ''Beast Wars Neo Chō Seimeitai Transformer'') released a slew of all-new molds in [[1999]].
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| ==Overview==
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| [[Image:BWN-toy_Break.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Break, the shelliest shellformer who ever shelled.]]
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| The biggest feature of ''Neo'' is its large number of all-new molds, many of which have never been used in the West, likely for reasons we'll get to in just a little bit. The Cybertrons (Maximals) kept the mostly-mammals theme, while the Destrons (Predacons) had a theme of dinosaurs and other big scary prehistoric animals. Every new mold also had a pseudo-third mode, typically a weapon or trap, though quite often they were "pile of animal parts with a gimmick sticking off it".
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| These toys are often notoriously complicated, with several "[[shellformer]]s", and generally requiring panels on ball-jointed struts to be positioned ''juuuuuuust'' right for the beast mode to lock into place. [[Break]], in particular, could have all of his beast-mode panels/parts removed and ''still leave a fully functional robot mode behind''.
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| It is also notable for being ''extremely'' short-lived at retail, with the majority of its product released in a mere five months, quickly making way for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Metals|Beast Wars Metals]]''.
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| ''Neo'' did not fare well sales-wise. Japanese fans at the time cited the overly-complex toys being too difficult for the younger age group ''Transformers'' had been traditionally aimed at in Japan. On top of that, the Cybertrons lacked appeal to kids as they largely had benign, not-exactly-combat-ready beast modes (likely why [[Hasbro]] has left those molds alone). Reportedly, ''Neo'' sold ''so'' bad it actually poisoned the well for the incoming ''Metals'' line, as kids largely left ''Transformers'' alone... which would force Takara to make some [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|drastic changes]] a little later on.
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| {{-}}
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| ==Toys==
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| ===Takara ''Beast Wars Neo'' toyline===
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| {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
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| |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1''' (01-??-1999)</u>
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| <ul class="iconlist">
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| {{Bp-m1|C-29 [[Longrack (BWN)#Toys|Longrack]]}}
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| {{Bp-m1|C-30 [[Colada#Toys|Colada]]}}
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| {{Bp-m1|C-31 [[Stampy (BWN)#Toys|Stampy]]}}
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| {{Bp-m1|C-32 [[Break#Toys|Break]]}}
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| {{Bp-m1|C-33 [[Rockbuster#Toys|Rockbuster]]}}
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| {{Bp-m1|C-34 [[Randy (BWN)#Toys|Randy]]}}
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| |width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
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| <ul class="iconlist">
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| {{Bp-p1|D-29 [[Guiledart#Toys|Guiledart]]}}
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| {{Bp-p1|D-30 [[Saberback#Toys|Saberback]]}}
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| {{Bp-p1|D-31 [[Sling (BWN)#Toys|Sling]]}}
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| {{Bp-p1|D-32 [[Dead End (BWN)#Toys|Dead End]]}}
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| {{Bp-p1|D-33 [[Hydra (BWN)#Toys|Hydra]]}}
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| {{Bp-p1|D-34 [[Crazybolt (BWN)#Toys|Crazybolt]]}}
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| |width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
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| <ul class="iconlist">
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| {{Bp-m1p1|VS-29 Savannah Showdown:<br>Longrack VS Guiledart}}
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| {{Bp-m1p1|VS-30 Desert Showdown:<br>Colada VS Saberback}}
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| {{Bp-m1p1|VS-31 Prairie Showdown:<br>Stampy VS Sling}}
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| <ul class="iconlist">
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| {{Bp-m1p1|VS-32 Undersea Showdown:<br>Break VS Dead End}}
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| {{Bp-m1p1|VS-33 Backwater Showdown:<br>Rockbuster VS Hydra}}
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| {{Bp-m1p1|VS-34 Explosive Showdown:<br>Randy VS Crazybolt}}
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| |width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[Image:BWN-toy_Heinrad.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Heinrad]][[Image:BM Magmatron Toy.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Magmatron. Coming to a [[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|toyline near you]].]]
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| |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 2''' (02-??-1999)</u>
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| <ul class="iconlist">
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| {{Bp-m1|C-35 [[Big Convoy#Toys|Big Convoy]]}}
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| {{Bp-p1|D-35 [[Magmatron#Toys|Magmatron]]}}
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| {{Bp-m1|S-3 [[Heinrad (BWN)#Toys|Heinrad]]}}
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| {{Bp-m1p1|VS-35 Cosmic Showdown:<br>Big Convoy VS Magmatron}}
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| |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 3''' (03-??-1999)</u>
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| {{Bp-m1|C-36 [[Mach Kick#Toys|Mach Kick]]}}
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| {{Bp-m1|C-37[[Sharp Edge#Toys|Sharp Edge]]}}
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| {{Bp-m1|C-38 [[Bump#Toys|Bump]]}}
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| {{Bp-p1|D-36 [[Archadis#Toys|Archadis]]}}
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| {{Bp-p1|D-37 [[Hardhead (BWN)#Toys|Hardhead]]}}
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| {{Bp-p1|D-38 [[Bazooka (BWN)#Toys|Bazooka]]}}
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| <ul class="iconlist">
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| {{Bp-m1p1|VS-36 Favorites Showdown:<br>Mach Kick VS Archadis}}
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| {{Bp-m1p1|VS-37 Master Fencers Showdown:<br>Sharp Edge VS Hardhead}}
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| {{Bp-m1p1|VS-38 Extreme Showdown:<br>Bump VS Bazooka}}
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| |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 4''' (05-??-1999)</u>
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| <ul class="iconlist">
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| {{Bp-m1|C-39 [[Survive#Toys|Survive]]}}
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| {{Bp-p1|D-39 [[Killer Punch#Toys|Killer Punch]]}}
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| {{Bp-m1p1|VS-39 Roaring Showdown:<br>Survive VS Killer Punch}}
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| |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 5''' (07-??-1999)</u>
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| <ul class="iconlist">
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| {{Bp-uc|X-6 [[Latolata#Toys|Latolata]]}}
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| {{Bp-uc|X-7 [[Elphaorpha#Toys|Elphaorpha]]}}
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| {{Bp-uc|X-8 [[Drancron#Toys|Drancron]]}}
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| |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Canceled'''''</u>
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| <ul class="iconlist">
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| {{Bp-uc|[[Unicron/toys#Beast Wars|Unicron]]}}
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| |}
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| {{-}}
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| <big>'''Role Play'''</big>
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| <ul class="iconlist">
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| {{Bp-m1|[[Matrix Cannon (BWN)|Matrix Cannon]]}}
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| {{Bp-m1|[[Spyshot|Spyshot & Claw Gun]]}}
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| ===Korean ''Beast War Neo'' toyline===
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| In Korea, Takara licensee [[Sonokong]] released a selection of ''Beast Wars Neo'' toys, under the '''''Beast War Neo''''' (비스트워네오) name.
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| {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
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| |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Individual figures'''</u>
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| <ul class="iconlist">
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| {{Bp-m1|C-05 [[Big Convoy#Toys|Mammolike]]}}
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| {{Bp-p1|D-05 [[Magmatron#Toys|Magmatron]]}}
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| |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''VS sets'''</u>
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| <ul class="iconlist">
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| {{Bp-m1p1|DX-01 [[Longrack (BWN)#Toys|Giraffot]] VS [[Guiledart#Toys|Trikero]]}}
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| {{Bp-m1p1|DX-02 [[Colada#Toys|Cobrio]] VS [[Saberback#Toys|Stegorat]]}}
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| {{Bp-m1p1|DX-03 [[Stampy (BWN)#Toys|Stampy]] VS [[Sling (BWN)#Toys|Dimetron]]}}
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| {{Bp-m1p1|DX-04 [[Break#Toys|Break]] VS [[Dead End (BWN)#Toys|Ammonat]]}}
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| {{Bp-m1p1|DX-05 Mammolike VS Magmatron}}
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| {{Bp-m1p1|DX-06 [[Mach Kick#Toys|Mach Kick]] VS [[Archadis#Toys|Archadis]]}}
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| |}
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| ==Notes==
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| * For whatever reason, the packaging for the line rendered "Cybertron" and "Destron" in English as "Cybertoron" and "Destoron".
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| * Magmatron was imported to the US via ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' as a [[Target]] exclusive. The toy itself was mostly unchanged, but put in ''Beast Machines'' packaging that was also adorned with Japanese text.
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| * Several other ''Neo'' toys ([[Beast Wars II (toyline)#Hasbro Online Distribution|and some other Japan-exclusive ''Beast''-line toys]]) were imported officially through the [https://web.archive.org/web/20001001070721/http://hasbrocollectors.com:80/brand.cfm?brand=8 HasbroCollectors website]. Unlike Magmatron, these were just existing ''Neo'' stock in their original packaging. [https://web.archive.org/web/20001016060917/http://www.hasbrocollectors.com:80/product.cfm?product=65 Colada VS Saberback], [https://web.archive.org/web/20001003051307/http://hasbrocollectors.com:80/product.cfm?product=64 Longrack], [https://web.archive.org/web/20001003015408/http://hasbrocollectors.com:80/product.cfm?product=63 Mach Kick VS Archadis], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20001002233915/http://hasbrocollectors.com:80/product.cfm?product=62 Stampy] could all be bought at a bit of a markup... though ultimately, they would end up being blown out at half-price.
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Beast Wars Neo (toyline)}}
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| [[Category:Beast Wars toylines|Neo (toyline)]]
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| [[Category:Beast Wars Neo| Beast Wars Neo (toyline)]]
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| [[Category:Japanese toylines]]
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