Moon (BW)

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

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

Dammit, Moon Moon.

Moon (ムーン Mūn) is so sweet and saccharine and cutesy-wootsy adorable he might just make you wanna puke. A transforming bunny-robot of Gaean origin, Moon has a carefree, childish personality that makes him innocent, kind and, well, irresponsibly oblivious. He'll often blurt out blunt, unfiltered statements not intended to offend, but simply because he doesn't know how to watch what he says. Luckily, his best friend Artemis is always there with a big mallet, waiting to bonk him on the head. He never learns, though. Never.

Stationed on the Moon overlooking Gaea, Moon was tasked by an ancient civilization to monitor the planet and make sure no interlopers ever abuse the Angolmois energy within. He's remarkably good at gathering information, thanks in large part to his flight and invisibility powers, and he's shockingly good at correlating facts in spite of his immaturity... A talent that further infuriates Artemis, who has a terrible memory.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Beast Wars II cartoon

Voice actor: Junko Takeuchi (Japanese)

This was all because he ate the last piece of chocolate cake.

The New Forces Arrive! White Lion, Run! Bighorn's Rage The Lake Trap Galvatron Revived Mystery of the Ancient Ruins The Insect Corps Arrive Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos The Strongest Tag Team? Autorollers Roll Out! Danger! Scissor Boy Galvatron Rampages

As the Predacons launched a massive attack over the South Continent, Artemis and Moon watched the Maximals and Insectrons fight to fend them off. Artemis was happy to see the two factions working together, but Moon wasn't so sure it would last. He showed Artemis archive footage indicating the Insectrons wanted to be left in peace more than fight, but the sum total of the footage indicated they would probably continue aiding the Maximals because they were friends. Predacon General Offensive!

The Combined Giant, Tripledacus The Festive Jointrons

Moon. Can. Transform. Finally tired of watching the Maximals fall into traps and dangerous situations, Moon converted to robot mode and left his sanctuary, flying down to the planet below. Unfortunately, the Maximals and Jointrons ignored him completely. Artemis later speculated that there was a barrier around Moon preventing him from being seen or heard because they were meant to be observers only. A Fearsome Combination Plan?

Who Is the Leader!? The Black Lio Convoy The Space Pirate Seacons! Who Is the Strongest Warrior!? The Tentacular Scuba Megastorm's Reckoning Showdown in the Sea Face the Setting Sun The Final Battle Enter Lio Junior Megastorm Reborn The New Weapon, Tako Tank The Artificial Planet Nemesis Gigastorm's Treachery The End of Starscream The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger! The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic Knock Out Nemesis Lio Junior's Revolt!? Emissary of the Fourth Planet The Crisis of Planet Gaea Fly Out! Planet Gaea Assemble, Thirty-Nine Warriors Revenge of the Space Pirates Breaking into Nemesis Legend! The Green Warrior Farewell! Lio Convoy

Cloud

Watching from their satellite, Artemis and Moon were alarmed when Transformers they'd never seen before—extradimensional visitors from Cloud World—suddenly appeared on Gaea. Moon commented that the girl with the group, SARA, was cuter and more ladylike than Artemis, earning him the usual walloping. Concealment

Beast Wars Neo cartoon

Did you find Lookee in this episode?

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.

As Big Convoy and Magmatron's forces had one last brawl for old times' sake behind them, the Gaea androids participated in a giant cross-faction party under beautiful cherry blossoms. They shared a drink with Bazooka, Crazybolt and Sharp Edge, while Apache and Cohrada peacefully slept nearby. Graduation Ceremony!!

IDW Beast Wars comics

Along with Artemis, Moon was charged by the Celestials with observing the events transpiring on the planet Gaea for them. When the battle between the forces of Lio Convoy and Galvatron grew to be too dire for Moon to stand any longer, the robot followed his moral compass and disobeyed his orders, taking an active role in events. For this, the Celestials "excommunicated" him and he could no longer contact them. Beast Wars Sourcebook #2

Games

Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars

When a super-powerful energon crystal is discovered on Earth, Moon assisted his friend Artemis in order to gain possession of said crystal.

Together, they could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend themselves against various incoming projectiles, and missions to run across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria that had to be fended off.

When they defeated their last opponent, Megatron, Artemis, blissfully unaware of the crystal's power, used it as a decoration for her room, finding it pretty. Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars

Moon is listed as a Predacon in this game, to equalize the combatants in each faction. Each character possessed an alternate ending, displayed if the game was beaten with said character. Each character has only their own ending listed on their pages, see the other characters' pages for Moon's fate in those outcomes.

Toys

Beast Wars

In the future, robots have rabbit faces instead of butts. Because robots don't need butts.

• Moon (Basic, 1998)
  • Japanese ID number: S-2

Moon transforms into a yellow rabbitty-thing. Its robot-mode chest has a "View-Master"-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.

• More information on Moon at TFU.info

• Mecha Usagi Moon (Basic, 1998)

A white version of Moon was released as a Lucky Draw prize via Comic Bom Bom. Only 2000 pieces were made.

Notes

Bunny Points!

Metal munching moon mice?

• Artemis and Moon are based on a Chinese legend about a lady and a rabbit who both live on Earth's Moon.
• 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, Russian Cheburashka-like creature with huge ears and a pierced tail was considered.
• Like a lot of Japanese Beast Wars characters, Moon was given a verbal tic in the form of a sound or phrase he ends every sentence with or chants incessantly. In his case, it's the word "moon". So yes, Moon lives on the Moon and says "Moon". MOON.