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:''Panther is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
:''Panther is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
 
[[File:General jaguar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I stand up!]]
[[File:General jaguar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I stand up!]]


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===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Panther is somewhat of an oddball... On top of constantly talking to himself, in strange third-person narratives no less, he believes that even the most mundane of missions to be of the utmost importance. Though he is stealthy, his tendency to make his monologues out loud tend to give his position away. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}
Panther is somewhat of an oddball... On top of constantly talking to himself, in strange third-person narratives no less, he believes that even the most mundane of missions to be of the utmost importance. Though he is stealthy, his tendency to make his monologues out loud tend to give his position away. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}


===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
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: No, just kidding, he transforms into a panther with no other gimmicks. In keeping with most Transformers fast-food premiums, he features an extremely simple transformation scheme, mostly just standing him up in [[beast mode]], making the mechanical detail on the inside of his arms, legs and underbelly visible, and flipping back his beast mode head to reveal his [[robot mode]] head. His panther tail is a molded detailing in his back, unlike what his promotional art suggests. His head bears a resemblance to [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]'s.
: No, just kidding, he transforms into a panther with no other gimmicks. In keeping with most Transformers fast-food premiums, he features an extremely simple transformation scheme, mostly just standing him up in [[beast mode]], making the mechanical detail on the inside of his arms, legs and underbelly visible, and flipping back his beast mode head to reveal his [[robot mode]] head. His panther tail is a molded detailing in his back, unlike what his promotional art suggests. His head bears a resemblance to [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]'s.


:Panther was repurposed to be [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] in the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' comic.
: Panther was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] to be [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] in the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' manga.


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Panther/panther.htm More information on Panther at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Panther/panther.htm More information on Panther at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
==Notes==
[[File:PantherBWSourcebook.jpg|thumb|right|[[X-Men|It's a mutation. It's a very groovy mutation.]]]]
[[File:PantherBWSourcebook.jpg|thumb|right|[[X-Men|It's a mutation. It's a very groovy mutation.]]]]
*Jake Isenberg's artwork for Panther in the IDW Beast Wars Sourcebook depicts the Maximal with a sort of robotic equivalent for heterochromia iridum. One of his eyes is yellow, the other green in [[robot mode]]. Neat! Another 'bot, [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] exhibits hetechromia iridum in her plant form, but not her robot form.
*Jake Isenberg's artwork for Panther in the IDW Beast Wars Sourcebook depicts the Maximal with a sort of robotic equivalent for {{w|heterochromia iridum}}. One of his eyes is yellow, the other green in [[robot mode]]. Neat! Another 'bot, [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] exhibits hetechromia iridum in her plant form, but not her robot form.


===Foreign names===
===Foreign names===

Revision as of 23:48, 25 March 2016

Panther is a Maximal from the Beast Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
I stand up!

Panther turns into... a panther! Yeah.

Fiction

Beast Wars Perfect Book

He's a Maximal ground soldier. Very fast on his feet, he showcases this ability by using his speed for reconnaissance. Beast Wars Perfect Book

IDW Beast Wars comics

Panther is somewhat of an oddball... On top of constantly talking to himself, in strange third-person narratives no less, he believes that even the most mundane of missions to be of the utmost importance. Though he is stealthy, his tendency to make his monologues out loud tend to give his position away. Beast Wars Sourcebook #3

Beast Wars: Uprising

Panther was on the Maximal team in the fateful 1924th match of the Games, which was interrupted by Lio Convoy's assassination of Supersonic and call for an uprising against the Builders. Broken Windshields

Toys

Beast Wars

  • Panther (McDonald's Happy Meal toy, 1996)
Part of the first McDonald's Beast Wars promotion, Panther transforms into a heavily-armed Humvee with electronic lights and sounds, plus a spring-loaded missile.
No, just kidding, he transforms into a panther with no other gimmicks. In keeping with most Transformers fast-food premiums, he features an extremely simple transformation scheme, mostly just standing him up in beast mode, making the mechanical detail on the inside of his arms, legs and underbelly visible, and flipping back his beast mode head to reveal his robot mode head. His panther tail is a molded detailing in his back, unlike what his promotional art suggests. His head bears a resemblance to Cheetor's.
Panther was repurposed to be Ravage in the Beast Wars Metals manga.


Notes

It's a mutation. It's a very groovy mutation.
  • Jake Isenberg's artwork for Panther in the IDW Beast Wars Sourcebook depicts the Maximal with a sort of robotic equivalent for heterochromia iridum. One of his eyes is yellow, the other green in robot mode. Neat! Another 'bot, Botanica exhibits hetechromia iridum in her plant form, but not her robot form.

Foreign names

  • French: Panthère (McDonald's punch-out card, "Panther")
  • Japanese: Jaguar (ジャガー Jagā)[1]

References

  1. According to the Beast Wars Perfect Book.