Popular beast alternate modes: Difference between revisions

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When arriving on Earth, there are millions of animal species a Cybertronian might scan for an alternate mode. Some genera, however, are extremely popular with Cybertronians.

TFWiki.net: The Transformers Wiki has certain requirements for an animal to be listed here. There must be at least three unique toy molds (or in-fiction appearances, in the case of non-toy bodies/characters) that share the beast mode. There must also be at least one unique character per mold--a single character getting numerous revamps in similar bodies over the years would not count as a "popular mode."

Each mold is listed on its own line, with all different-character decoes/retools on the same line. The list is organized in chronological order of toy release.

Arthropods

Insects

Stag beetles (family Lucanidae)

Scarabs and rhinoceros beetles (family Scarabaeidae)

Grasshoppers and locusts (order Caelifera)

Wasps and ants (order Hymenoptera)

Spiders

Black Widow Spiders (Latrodectus mactans)

Scorpions

Double Punch (G1)
Pincher
Poison Bite
Scorpia
Scorponok (G1) / BlackZarak
Scorponok (BW) / Sandstorm (BW) / Double Punch (BW)
Quickstrike (BW) (partially)
Scorpulator
Scorponok (Energon) / Dark Scorponok
Scorponok (Movie)

Crabs

Fish

Manta Rays (Manta birostris)

Sharks

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Hammerhead shark (genus Sphyrna and others)

Cybershark / Hellscream / Overbite (Universe)
Air Hammer (partially)
Hammerstrike

Dragons

Megatron (BW)
Cryotek
Doublecross
Deathsaurus
Galvatron (BWII) / Unicron
Nightscream (Classics) / Dragoyell / Brimstone (Universe)
Savage
Snapdragon
Hun-Gurrr
Megatron (RID)
Scourge (Cybertron) / Trypticon (Classics) / Bruticus (RID)

Reptiles

Crocodylians

American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Turtles

Snapping turtles (genera Chelydra and Macroclemmys)

Snakes

Cobras (genus Naja and others)

Cohrada
Quickstrike (BW) (partially)
Nightviper (even though vipers aren't cobras)
Cobrabreast

Lizards

Geckobot
Sky Shadow (BW) / Drancron (partially)
Buzzclaw (BW) / Buzzclaw (Timelines) / Dirge (Descent into Evil) / Virulent Clone / Repugnus (Universe) (partially)
Wreckloose
Iguanus (BW) / Crazybolt
Reptilion

Dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurus

Grimlock (G1) / Grimlock (Shattered Glass)
Overkill
Gōryū (pretender shell only)
Megatron (BW) / T-Wrecks
Trypticon (G1) / Gigastorm
Tyrannitron
Terrorsaur (Classics) / Gnashteeth / Chromebite
Grimlock (Energon)
Megatron (Cybertron)
Predacon (Armada)
Grimlock (Animated)

Triceratops

Slag (G1)
Kakuryū (pretender shell only)
Guiledart / Triceradon (BM) / Triceradon (Dinobots)
Knockdown (Classics) / Ironlunge
Snarl (Animated)

Stegosaurus

"Brontosaurus" (Apatosaurus)

Sludge (G1)
Saur
Rairyū (pretender shell only)

Velociraptor

Dinobot / Grimlock (G1) / Thrustor / Grimlock (Dinobots)
Dinobot II / Rapticon
Razor Claw

Pterosaurs

Pteranodon

Swoop (G1)
Graphy
Yokuryū (pretender shell only)
Terrorsaur / Fractyl / Lazorbeak / Hydra / Terranotron (Dinobots)
Terranotron (BM) / Terrorsaur (Armada) / Ravenus
Reptix
Swoop (Energon)
Brimstone (Cybertron)
Swoop (Animated)

Birds

Eagles (order Accipitriformes)

Divebomb (G1)
Squawktalk
Eaglebreast
Silverbolt (G1) / Skywarp (BWII)
Silverbolt (BW) / Windrazor (BW) (partially)
Screech
Dreadwing (Classics) / Wedge Shape

Condors (genus Vultur and Gymnogyps)

Hawks and falcons (order Falconiformes)

Hawkbreast
Wingspan
Doubledealer / Doubleclouder
Airazor (BW)
Tigerhawk / Razorclaw (Universe) (partially)
Air Hammer (partially)
Sights
Airazor (Armada)
Divebomb (Energon) / Blackout (Energon)

Mammals

Bats

Bears (genus Ursus)

Canines

Wolves / Dogs (Canis lupus)

Carnivac
Sinnertwin
Wolfang (Maximal) / Wolfang (Predacon) / K-9 / Max-B
Weirdwolf
Sixshot
Silverbolt (BW) / Windrazor (BW) (partially)
Quickstrike (BM)
Overbite (Classics) / Gredator / Razorclaw (Shattered Glass)
Bruticus (RID)
Snarl (Cybertron)

Felines

Jaguars (Panthera onca)

Ravage / Glit / Howlback
Panther
Jaguarbreast
Battle Ravage (Energon) / Command Ravage

Tigers (Panthera tigris)

Rampage (G1)
Snarl (Classics) / Apexus
Tigerbreast
Toraizer
Tigatron
Tigerhawk / Razorclaw (Universe) (partially)
Bantor (partially)

Lions (Panthera leo)

Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

Elephants/Mammoths

Shuffler
Ironhide (G1) / Santon
Torca / Elephorca (partially)
Big Convoy / Black Big Convoy / Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)
Galvatron (RID)

Rhinos

Bovines

Primates

Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla)

Apeface
Apelinq
Beastbox
Optimus Primal
Primal Prime
Optimus Prime (Armada)
Gorillabot / Max / Beast-Bot / Gorilla-Bot

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 ===Insects===
 ''Stag beetles'' (family Lucanidae)
 * [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel (G1)]] / [[Zaptrap|Zaptrap]]
@@ Line 16: / Line 15: @@
 * [[Scarem|Scarem]]
-''Scarabs and rhinoceros beetles'' (family Scarabaeidae)&lt;br /&gt;
+''Scarabs and rhinoceros beetles'' (family Scarabaeidae)
 * [[Bombshell|Bombshell]] / [[Salvo|Salvo]]
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 ''Grasshoppers and locusts'' (order Caelifera)
 * [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback (G1)]] / [[Shothole|Shothole]]
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 * [[Scourge (BW)|Scourge (BW)]]
-''Wasps and ants'' (order Hymenoptera)&lt;br /&gt;
+''Wasps and ants'' (order Hymenoptera)
 * [[Waspinator|Waspinator]] / [[Dirgegun|Dirgegun]]
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 ===Spiders===
 ''Black Widow Spiders'' (''Latrodectus mactans'')
 * [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia (BW)]]
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 * [[Crystal Widow|Crystal Widow]]
 * [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia (Animated)]]
-===Crabs===
-* [[Covenant|Cancix]]
-* [[Octopunch|Octopunch]]
-* [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage (BW)]] / [[Shokaract|Shokaract]]
-* [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw (BW)]] / [[Rockbuster|Rockbuster]]
-* [[Razor-Sharp|Razor-Sharp]]
 ===Scorpions===
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 * [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok (Energon)]] / [[Scorponok (Energon)|Dark Scorponok]]
 * [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok (Movie)]]
+===Crabs===
+* [[Covenant|Cancix]]
+* [[Octopunch|Octopunch]]
+* [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage (BW)]] / [[Shokaract|Shokaract]]
+* [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw (BW)]] / [[Rockbuster|Rockbuster]]
+* [[Razor-Sharp|Razor-Sharp]]
 ==Fish==
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 ===Sharks===
 ''Great white shark'' (''Carcharodon carcharias'')
 *[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite (G1)]] / [[Sea Phantom|Sea Phantom]]
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 ''Hammerhead shark'' (genus ''Sphyrna'' and others)
 *[[Cybershark|Cybershark]] / [[Starscream (BWII)|Hellscream]] / [[Overbite (Universe)|Overbite (Universe)]]
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 ===Crocodylians===
 ''American alligator'' (''Alligator mississippiensis'')
 * [[Skullcruncher|Skullcruncher]]
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 ===Turtles===
 ''Snapping turtles'' (genera ''Chelydra'' and ''Macroclemmys'')
 * [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] / [[Turtlar|Turtlar]] / [[Halfshell|Halfshell]]
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 ===Snakes===
 ''Cobras'' (genus ''Naja'' and others)
 * [[Cohrada|Cohrada]]
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 * [[Predacon (Armada)|Predacon (Armada)]]
 * [[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock (Animated)]]
 ====''Triceratops''====
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 * [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone (Cybertron)]]
 * [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop (Animated)]]
 ==Birds==
 ''Eagles'' (order Accipitriformes)
 * [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb (G1)]]
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 * [[Dreadwing (Classics)|Dreadwing (Classics)]] / [[Wedge Shape|Wedge Shape]]
-''Condors'' (genus ''Vultur'' and ''Gymnogyps'')&lt;br /&gt;
+''Condors'' (genus ''Vultur'' and ''Gymnogyps'')
 * [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak (G1)]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw (G1)]] / [[Garboil|Garboil]] / [[Sundor|Sundor]] / [[Laserbeak (Shattered Glass)|Laserbeak (Shattered Glass)]] / [[Buzzsaw (Shattered Glass)|Buzzsaw (Shattered Glass)]]
@@ Line 214: / Line 197: @@
 * [[Laserbeak (Animated)|Laserbeak (Animated)]]
-''Hawks and falcons'' (order Falconiformes)&lt;br /&gt;
+''Hawks and falcons'' (order Falconiformes)
 * [[Hawkbreast|Hawkbreast]]
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 ===Canines===
 '''Wolves / Dogs''' (''Canis lupus'')
 * [[Carnivac|Carnivac]]
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 ===Felines===
-'''Jaguars''' (''Panthera onca'')&lt;br /&gt;
+'''Jaguars''' (''Panthera onca'')
 * [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] / [[Glit|Glit]] / [[Howlback|Howlback]]
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 '''Tigers''' (''Panthera tigris'')
 * [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage (G1)]]
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 * [[Bantor|Bantor]] (partially)
-'''Lions''' (''Panthera leo'')&lt;br /&gt;
+'''Lions''' (''Panthera leo'')
 * [[Angela|Angela]] / [[Dark Eggleo|Dark Eggleo]] / [[Eggleo|Eggleo]]
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 * [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] / [[Nemesis Breaker|Nemesis Breaker]]
-'''Cheetahs''' (''Acinonyx jubatus'')&lt;br /&gt;
+'''Cheetahs''' (''Acinonyx jubatus'')
 * [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor (BW)]]
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 ===Primates===
-'''Gorillas''' (''Gorilla gorilla'')&lt;br /&gt;
+'''Gorillas''' (''Gorilla gorilla'')
 * [[Apeface|Apeface]]