Moon (BW)

This article is about the transforming bunny from Beast Wars II. For the Earth's natural orbiting satellite, see Moon (moon).

"You crack me up, little buddy!" "Whatever."

Moon is a transforming bunny from the Beast Wars II portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Moon is a relic from the past of the planet Gaia (future Earth). While a transforming bunny rabbit, he is not of Cybertronian origin. He is stationed on the moon orbiting the planet along with his partner, Artemis. Together, they watch the battle unfold between the Maximals and the Predacons, gathering data in secret. He also ends every sentence with the word "moon".

Moon's special ability is the power to become invisible. He's also remarkably good at saying things that upset Artemis. He's not so good at avoiding the giant red mallet Artemis swings at his skull when she's upset, however.

Fiction

Animated continuity

Beast Wars II cartoon

Voice actor: Junko Takeuchi (Japan)

Moon, along with Artemis, watched over the Beast Wars on planet Gaia, gathering information on the events and organizing the data. At first they made a stern effort not to interact with the Transformers on Gaia, until Galvatron summoned the battleship Nemesis, which threatened the entire planet.

Choosing to side with the Maximals, Moon and Artemis aided the good guys in reaching the Nemesis from Gaia and were instrumental in the final battle.

Beast Wars Neo cartoon

After Unicron's defeat at the hands of Big Convoy, and the formation of an alliance between the Maximals and Predacons, Artemis and Moon somehow travelled to Cybertron.

After the tea party, they'll play a keen game of parcheesi.

As Big Convoy and Magmatron's forces had one last brawl for old times' sake behind them, the Gaia androids participated in a giant cross-faction tea party under beautiful cherry blossoms. They shared tea with Bazooka, Crazybolt and Sharp Edge, while Apache and Corahda slept peacefully nearby (possibly drunk).

Toys

Beast Wars II

• Moon (Basic, 1998)

Japanese ID number: S-2

Moon transforms into a yellow rabbitty-thing. Its robot-mode chest has a "Viewmaster"-like gimmick, showing art of various Beast Wars II characters when you look through it. The pictures can be switched by pressing its upper and lower body together until it clicks.

• Moon (Basic, 1998)

A white version of Moon was made available through a mail-away offer. (Which magazine offered the item is currently unknown.) Only 2000 pieces were made.

Trivia

Bunny Points!

Moon mice?

• With Artemis, Moon appears as a secret character in the Japanese Gameboy Color cross-series Beast Wars fighting game.

• Moon's packaging features a unique Beast Points symbol that was seemingly used nowhere else.

• A pocket-sized Japanese guide book to Beast Wars II contains an early concept drawing of Moon. It shows that at one time a bizarre-looking, vaguely lemur-like creature with huge ears and a pierced tail was considered.
  
  
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