Magnaboss (BW)

This article is about the Beast Wars Maximal. For the Beast Wars II Maximal, see Magnaboss II.

Magnaboss is a Maximal combiner from the Beast Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

WEN-DI-GO!!!

Magnaboss physically combines Prowl's ferocity, Silverbolt's swiftness and Ironhide's strength. Having fought together for eons from their time as Autobots, their spark fusion into a new persona is a rousing success as well. Magnaboss has Prowl's analytic mind, Ironhide's great courage, and Silverbolt's deep compassion. As a leader, he is inspirational, and as a warrior, he has forged a legend that has made him a symbol of Maximal unity and strength. His weapon of choice, the megaton battle sword, is forged from the combination of all the weapons of Magnaboss's component Transformers.

Fiction

3H comics

Template:Askvectorprime Magnaboss was a Matrix Templar and a member of the Maximal High Council after the Great Reformatting. He, along with his fellow council members, disbelieved Optimus Primal when he warned them of the threat of Unicron. Homecoming Some time later, Magnaboss died, and he and the similarly-deceased Rodimus were replaced as Templars by Sentinel Maximus and King Atlas.

IDW Beast Wars comics

Magnaboss was created as a fusion of the Maximal Imperium, in a tactical response to the introduction of the Predacon combiner Tripredacus. Though he disappeared from public view after the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, a legend arose that he would return at a time when the Maximals needed him most. Beast Wars Sourcebook

Classics

Classics continues from the Marvel US series, and does not include the UK stories or any subsequently published stories.

When modifying the Autobots' bodies to handle the unstable energon on prehistoric Earth, Prowl included a contingency plan, allowing himself, Silverbolt, and Ironhide to merge into Magnaboss. The new ability was first demonstrated when the Autobots, now calling themselves Maximals, were attempting to retrieve their ship's missing energy purifier. Facing God Neptune, the trio merged into Magnaboss. Unfortunately the added power still wasn't enough, and the Maximals were left defeated. Shattered Hope Magnaboss briefly formed to again fight God Neptune, only to be soundly defeated by Megatron's Gigastorm Armor. Shattered Destiny

Commercial appearances

In the middle of a barren wasteland, Magnaboss and Tripredacus dueled in close-quarter combat. Magnaboss and Tripredacus commercial

Toys

Beast Wars

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I'm quite fascinated by the sky.

• Magnaboss (Ultra, 1997)

Magnaboss was sold as a boxed 3-pack of Prowl, Ironhide, and Silverbolt, each packaged in beast mode. He is formed by combining the trio, with Ironhide forming the arms, legs and waist, and Silverbolt and Prowl forming the upper torso and robot head.

He wields a sword formed by combining Prowl's tail weapon, Silverbolt's feather fringes, and Ironhide's clubs; he can also use Silverbolt's wingtip missile launchers, which end up as part of his chest.

By design or misengineering, his head ends up tilted back a bit, perpetually gazing upwards. Like his counterpart Tripredacus, Magnaboss has a fandom reputation as one of the most complex toys of his era.

Magnaboss was redecoed as Beast Wars II Magnaboss.

• More information on Magnaboss at TFU.info

Notes

• The techspec for Magnaboss, like many Beast Wars toys, contains little character information. The identification of his components as the Generation 1 characters of the same names was established by IDW in their Beast Wars Sourcebook.