Battle Unicorn

Battle Unicorn is a Maximal from the Beast Machines portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

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Certain Vehicon generals doubt the existence of a mysterious technorganic unicorn which doesn't show up on radar, moves without sound, appears and disappears like magic, and leaves only scrambled, indecipherable sensor logs in his wake. Those that have fought Battle Unicorn, however, quickly learn that his fanciful alternate mode and prosaic designation disguise a powerful warrior, as intelligent and stealthy as he is skilled with his battle axe should a combatant actually manage to engage him. His stealth armor, sound dampers, sensor-scrambling hoof-stomps, and unique teleportation abilities combine to make this a rare occurrence, and make Battle Unicorn an excellent scout.

Fiction

Universe

In the original script to the unreleased Wreckers issue #4, "Battle Unicorn" was not an individual, but the name of a legion of warriors with the same body form. They were considered the best of the best of the post-Beast Machines Cybertronian army: polished, epic, and intimidating. They let the less-organized and less-impressive rabble ride into battle on their backs.

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One week after the Great Reformatting, as Cheetor fought the invading Quintesson forces, he was surrounded by brigades of Battle Unicorns and their Sharkticon opponents. Later, as Nightscream joined a handful of other Maximals in their descent through Cybertron's layers to stop the Predacon gangster Cryotek, he wondered why they didn't bring a "phalanx of Battle Unicorns." Wreckers: Finale Part II

An apparently politically ambitious Battle Unicorn was a member of the Maximal High Council in the time after Megatron's defeat and Cybertron's technorganic reformatting. He, like the rest of the council, was apparently unmoved by Optimus Primal's return and prophecies of Unicron-borne doom. Homecoming

When the Universe war began in earnest, Optimus Primal was successful in warding off most invading forces and keeping both the High Council and civilization in general undisturbed. This all changed suddenly and dramatically with "the Culling," which began when Unicron's hordes attacked Cybertron en masse. The Maximal High Council (and its Battle Unicorn) were among the first to fall as the general population was harvested for their sparks. Beast Wars 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal's bio

Toys

Beast Machines

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• Battle Unicorn (Basic, 2001)
  • Accessories: Battle-ax

Battle Unicorn transforms into a technorganic unicorn. The dial containing his spark crystal on the beast mode's left shoulder activates an "attack" gimmick, moving his head up and down in a headbutt/ramming attack. His tail 'n' mane form a massive battle axe for use in robot mode.

Released at the very end of the Beast Machines line, Battle Unicorn had an exceptionally short "shelf life", leading to many fans never seeing him on the shelf at all. However, Hasbro worked out a deal with online toy store BigBadToyStore, selling them solid cases of the figure (which managed to fill their warehouse for a good eight years).

This mold was later redecoed to make Magna Stampede.

• More information on Battle Unicorn at TFU.info