1997

«	1997	»

The year 1997 (MCMXCVII) is the fourteenth year of the Transformers brand.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Non-Fiction

• Scotti Bros. Records is sold to Pearson PLC, ending its existence as a company.

Deaths

• August 28 — Werner Abrolat
• October 24 — Don Messick

Conventions

• BotCon 1997
• BotCon Japan 1997

Media

Television

• Beast Wars Season 1 episodes 18–26
• Beast Wars Season 2 episodes 1–5
• Super Lifeform Transformers Beast Wars

Music

Albums

• 'Til All Are One: Featuring Stan Bush and Vince DiCola

Singles

• "WAR WAR! STOP IT"/"CAN WE PLAY OFF"
• "WAR WAR! STOP IT"/"FOR THE DREAM"

Print

Comics

3H Enterprises

• Tales from the Beast Wars: Transformers: Critical Mass #1 (one-shot)

Books

Pancake Press (AUS)

• Beast Wars Pt.1: Trace & Colour
• Beast Wars Pt.2: Colouring Book
• Beast Wars Pt.3: Paint with Water
• Beast Wars Pt.4: Sticker Fun

Games

Console

• Beast Wars: Transformers (PSX)

Collections

Home Video

Malofilm (CAN)

VHS

• The Transformers — War of the Dinobots

Pioneer (Japan)

VHS

• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Enter the Super Lifeform Transformers
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Cheetus' Crisis

Toys

Hasbro

Maximals

• Airazor
• B'Boom
• Bonecrusher
• Cheetor (green eyes)
• Claw Jaw
• Cybershark
• Grimlock
• K-9
• Magnaboss (Ironhide, Prowl, Silverbolt)
• Snarl

Predacons

• Drill Bit
• Blackarachnia
• Inferno
• Jetstorm
• Lazorbeak
• Manterror
• Powerpinch
• Razorclaw
• Retrax
• Spittor
• Tripredacus (Cicadacon, Ram Horn, Sea Clamp)
• Transquito
• Waspinator

Others

• Arachnid
• Orcanoch

Convention Exclusives

BotCon 1997

• Fractyl
• Packrat

Takara

Cybertrons

• Airazor
• Cheetus
• Cheetus (TV deco)
• Convobat
• Convoy
• Cybershark
• Dinobot
• Dinobot (TV deco)
• Howlinger
• Rattle
• Rattle (TV deco)
• Rhinox
• Rhinox (TV deco)
• Tigatron
• White Claw

Destrons

• Blackwidow
• Buzz Saw
• Inferno
• Kuwugaiger
• Megalligator
• Megatron
• Scorpos
• Scorpos (TV deco)
• Shadow Panther
• Tarans
• Tarans (TV deco)
• Terrorsaurer
• Terrorsaurer (TV deco)
• Waspeeter
• Waspeeter (TV deco)

Special

• Amazon Showdown: Convobat (red) VS Megalligator (purple)
• Volcano Showdown: Armor VS Snapper w/Volcano playset

VS sets

• Brutal Showdown: Dinobot VS Tarans
• Showdown at the Amazon: Convobat VS Megalligator
• Showdown at the North Pole: White Claw VS Scorpos
• Showdown in Heaven: Airazor VS Kuwugaiger
• Showdown in Hell: Cybershark VS Inferno
• Showdown in the Darkness: Howlinger VS Buzz Saw
• Showdown in the Deep Forest: Tigatron VS Blackwidow
• Showdown in the Wilderness: Rhinox VS Shadow Panther
• Showdown of the Strongest: Convoy VS Megatron
• Showdown of the Quickest: Cheetus VS Waspeeter
• Showdown on the Rocky Mountain: Rattle VS Terrorsaurer