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| '''''Beast Machines''''' was a followup [[franchise]] to the very successful ''[[Beast Wars]]''. It included several returning characters and the associated fiction directly followed the storyline of the [[Beast Wars (cartoon)|BW cartoon]].
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| ''Beast Machines'' featured a distinctive visual style in both toy design and the art design of its television series. The television series was both darker and grittier then the more lighthearted [[Beast Wars]], and introduced controversial new plotlines, such as the "organic Cybertron" theory and [[Optimus Primal]]'s death at the end of the series. The toyline was oft-known for its disregard for [[scale]] and [[show-accuracy]], and the widespread use of [[spark crystal]]s for both factions. Additionally, the franchise reintroduced Transformers which turn into machinery and vehicles instead of animals with the new faction known as [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]].
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| The ''Beast Machines'' franchise featured the following primary components:
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| *[[Beast Machines (toyline)|A toyline]]
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| *[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|A cartoon series]]
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| Though officially they are part of the ''Universe'' franchise, 3H's ''[[Universe (2003 comic)|Universe]]'' comics also built on the storyline of the ''Beast Machines'' cartoon.
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| ==Beast Wars Returns==
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| ''Beast Machines'' was not released in Japan for several years until 2005, when [[Takara]] imported a dubbed version of the television series and some of the toyline as ''Beast Wars Returns''.
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| The Beast Wars Returns release was far more low-key than the Beast Wars or Beast Wars Metals releases. The cartoon series was aired only on a satellite station and the toys were released as exclusives to Toys "R" Us. Additionally, rather than record an all-new theme song, they simply recycled "[[Phat Planet]]" from the Canadian version, a first for the Japanese release of an American Transformers cartoon.
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| [[Category:Beast Machines]]
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Revision as of 18:30, 16 April 2009
This Series sucked. Screw you for even looking at it
