Bighorn (BW)
- Bighorn is a Maximal from the Beast Wars II portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Any Predacon who has ever encountered Bighorn (ビッグホーン Bigguhōn) on the battlefield will tell you that he's a violent, furious, rampaging brute who will positively demolish any foe foolish enough to get caught in his path of destruction. Bighorn has a short temper and can be easily goaded into a fight, be it against the Predacons or against any Maximal who mouths off to him. His special attacks, including the ability to summon lightning from the sky and the ability to launch a devastating missile from his mouth, lay waste to all those around him... including his friends. This blind fury in battle often makes Bighorn as much a liability as an asset to the Maximal cause.
And yet, there's more to Bighorn than just the unstoppable killing machine. So much more. Beneath the slobbering exterior beats the spark of a poet, a naturalist, a lover. Though not a fan of downtime, when a little RnR does come his way, Bighorn is likely to spend it sniffing flowers, contemplating verse or penning love letters to the Seacon Scylla (who won't even give him the time of day).
Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Beast Wars II cartoon
- Voice actor: Masami Iwasaki (Japanese)
Bighorn and the Convoy unit were left at loose ends after their leader vanished in an explosion in space. When NAVI alerted the Maximals to a new threat arising on Gaea, it was the aggressive Bighorn who finally spurred his teammates out of their ennui. Their ship, the Yukikaze, was shot down by the Predacons over Gaea, leading Bighorn and the others to evacuate in escape pods, and scan beast modes once they arrived on the planet's surface. Bighorn and the others located the Predacons on board the Galvaburg II as their efforts to harvest Angolmois energy began to pollute and destroy the natural environment. The Maximals were ensnared in a paralyzing trap by the Predacons, but a white lion arrived and disabled the field. As the lion fled, the other Maximals turned to follow. Bighorn wanted to stay and fight, but when an explosion basically tossed him off the side of the Galvaburg II, he reluctantly retreated with his comrades. The New Forces Arrive!
Bighorn and the Maximals followed the white lion until it surprisingly led them to the crash site of the Yukikaze. The Maximals soon learned that the lion was none other than Convoy, returned to them as Lio Convoy. As the Predacons began destroying the Gaean forests to make room for their Angolmois mining operation, the Maximals emerged to help put out the forest fires. Bighorn used his hard head and brute strength to make firebreaks to protect what remained of the forest, until Scuba emerged from underground, channeling water spouts to put out the flames. White Lion, Run!
The Maximal Brainwashing Operation
Bighorn and the other Maximals worried that something might have happened to Diver and Tasmania Kid when they failed to return to base after being out on patrol. When Dirge and Thrust wandered close to the Yukikaze, the Maximals seized the opportunity to question their enemies about their missing friends. Bighorn helped take down the two jets, but was then surprised to discover that they now sported Maximal faction symbols. Somehow, the damage Dirge and Thrust had sustained during the fight had caused them to switch allegiance!
Later, Diver and Tasmania Kid finally turned up, crawling their way back to headquarters. Bighorn rushed out alongside Apache and Lio Convoy to greet them, only to be attacked! Starscream had brainwashed the Maximals into Predacons, and used them as bait to draw out Lio Convoy's forces. A heated confrontation ensued, only for the fighting to be brought to an end by a stray shot from Megastorm. The explosion greatly injured the Predacon forces, forcing them to retreat. To Bighorn's relief, the blast also returned Diver and Tasmania Kid to their former selves. The Maximal Brainwashing Operation
Beast Wars Neo cartoon
After the defeat of Unicron, Bighorn returned to Cybertron, where he helped with reconstruction. Graduation Ceremony!!
Bom Bom manga continuity
Beast Wars II manga
After laying eyes on the repulsive Seacon Scylla, Bighorn became immediately smitten. Unable to write a proper love letter, however, he enlisted the aid of Scuba to compose the romantic confession. Scuba did so, but upon delivering it to Scylla on Bighorn's behalf, the femme squid got the wrong idea. Thinking the love letter was from Scuba, she proceeded to fall madly in love with him. Scuba found himself being chased by the homely wench, who wouldn't take "no" for an answer. Bighorn eventually confessed his infatuation to Scylla in person, but she politely turned him down, as she was only interested in dating guys with tentacles. Realize the Forbidden Love!
Beast Wars Neo manga
There was a statue of Bighorn dressed like a monk in a (probably) Japanese-styled temple on Break's home planet. Bighorn was the one who evolved the native penguins to become Transformers, thus making him be worshiped as a god of the planet. A Battle Fought Alone
Transformers Legends comic
Bighorn borne witness to Windblade's declaration that the Legends Universe would come to an end. Bonus Edition Vol. 12 He would later enjoy Windblade as a waitress at a "little sister cafe" in Akihabara, where he would fall for her charms enough to buy expensive lunches. Windblade Sequel He was present when Megatron was inaugurated chairman of Tera-Kura Co. Presidential Inauguration! Lord Megatron Bighorn was among the happy customers of Tera-Kura's new Nightbird clones, and was mighty upset when the company tried to recall them just because they'd been a bit naughty and gone on a destructive rampage. Bonus Edition Vol. 15
When Windblade didn't show up at the cafe one day, her waitress spot taken by Armada Starscream, Bighorn got upset and left. LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue 1 While reminiscing about her good times in the Legends Universe, Windblade remembered feeding Tigatron while Bighorn jealously looked on. LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue 2 Bighorn later tried to claim Armada Megatron's discarded Unicron of Light toy for himself, Bonus Edition Vol. 18 and watched Deadlock pay a visit to a local internet cafe. Bonus Edition Vol. EX
Beast Wars: Uprising
Bighorn was one of the Resistance's oldest members and a key ally of Lio Convoy. One time, the two of them made a solo run at the Cortex to hit a prominent Builder.
He was one of the most popular guys in the Resistance Burning Bridges but you wouldn't have liked him because when he turned up in the raid on Fortress Maximus, he was constantly disparaging and dismissive of the new member Buzzclaw. As it turned out, Buzzclaw was set up as a patsy so they could kill Maximus and Bighorn knew; he was the only Resistance member to not give much of a crap about using him. Head Games
Half an orbital cycle later, he led a platoon to capture the strategic Melpomene Bridge. A mixture of loud encouragement and threats (the enemy, Stiletto, felt "Bullhorn" was more apt, ho ho). The Maximal Command Security Force blew the bridge up but Bighorn, enraged at his comrade's death, was on their side and attempted to kill them. Unfortunately for him, Stiletto was an expert in knife combat and quite brutally put him down before he could kill Overshoot.
To the dismay of B'Boom, Lio Convoy decided against a reprisal strike on Bighorn's killers due to their strapped resources. Burning Bridges
Toys
Beast Wars
- Bighorn (Deluxe, 1997)
- Japanese ID number: C-13
- Accessories: Missile
- A redeco of the Hasbro Bonecrusher toy, Bighorn transforms into a black organic bison with red robot parts. In both beast and robot modes, pulling back on his beast mode tail causes his robot mode head to launch forward in a headbutt attack. This attack also launches a spring-loaded missile from his mouth at the end of his lunge.
- Bighorn vs Starscream & BB (Vs pack, 1997)
- Japanese ID number: VS-13
- Bighorn was also available in a multi-pack with the Predacon pairing of Starscream and BB.
- Bighorn (Contest prize, 1997)
- A blue, light-blue, cream, and black redeco of Bighorn was made available as a prize in a Comic Bom Bom design contest, along with other oddly decoed versions of the five principal good guys from Beast Wars II. It is unknown how many of these were awarded.
Notes
- Bighorn's Beast Wars: Uprising design is based on the Beast Hunters Bulkhead toy.
