Apache (BW)
| This article is about the Japan-debuted mandrill. For his visually-identical American counterpart, see B'Boom. |
- Apache is a Maximal from the Beast Era portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Second-in-command of the Maximals stationed on Gaea, Apache (アパッチ Apatchi) is a short-tempered, no-nonsense sort of officer. A perfectionist, he demands nothing but the best from his troops... and even more from himself. Apache takes failure hard and tends to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders; if something goes wrong, it's all his fault. He's especially loathe to lose face in front of Lio Convoy, whom he looks up to with awe and reverence.
Rigid and disciplined, Apache doesn't suffer reckless youths such as Tasmania Kid and Lio Junior particularly well, and he absolutely cannot stand the buffoonish antics of the Jointron brothers. His attempts to suppress his anger have combined with his own self-doubts, creating a subconscious dark side within the Maximal. On occasion, Apache will slip into his special third mode, a sort of artillery platform called "Angry Combat Mode", and explode into a destructive berserker. When he recovers, he has no memory of his third mode or any of the havoc it wrought.
Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Beast Wars II cartoon
- Voice actor: Sanryō Odaka (Japanese)
As a trainee, Apache fell on the battlefield during a live-fire exercise. A fellow trainee, Convoy, ignored their hot-blooded instructor's command to leave behind their fallen comrades, who had washed out of the program and should be left to die. Despite being almost out of fuel himself, Convoy shared what he had with Apache, and the two of them, greatly weakened, supported one another through the final leg of the exercise. Both warriors made it to the checkpoint and neither washed out. Since then, Apache vowed to protect Convoy as his deputy. Mystery of the Ancient Ruins
Having received a mysterious SOS signal from within an asteroid field, Apache and Convoy went to investigate in small, one-man scout ships. Confident in his ability, Apache split off on his own, only to encounter a massive planetoid-ship on a collision course with his vessel. Convoy opened fire on the planetoid, causing a massive explosion that sent Apache's ship hurling through space while Convoy himself vanished.
Returning to the Maximal Space Station where he and his friends were stationed, Apache blamed himself for their commander's disappearance and drowned his sorrows in cheap oil. When the other Maximals voiced their concerns that Convoy probably wasn't coming back, Apache assured them that he would, then named himself commanding officer in Convoy's absence and passed out. Bighorn took command instead and took the team with him to investigate an abnormal energy reaction on the planet Gaea. They flew off in the Yukikaze before Apache had a chance to wake up, leaving him to freeze in space as he held onto the outside of the vessel.
When the Maximals arrived at Gaea via transwarp, the Yukikaze was shot down by Predacons, so Apache and his team had to flee to Gaea's surface in escape pods. The planet's atmosphere proved lethal to Transformers, however, so Apache scanned a local mandrill to protect himself. After joining up with the rest of the team, Apache went to investigate a mysterious black fog that was killing the flora and fauna around them. They discovered Galvatron and his troops, who had earlier blasted the Yukikaze out of the sky. Unfortunately, the Predacons rather easily paralyzed Apache and his friends, and were prepared to kill them when a white lion came to their rescue. The New Forces Arrive!
The lion led them back to the crashed Yukikaze and revealed itself to be Convoy, now going by the name of "Lio Convoy". While the other Maximals were taken aback by the lion's true identity, Apache had already figured it out. Nevertheless, he was delighted to have his commander back, and he cried tears of happiness when Convoy took back control of the troops. White Lion, Run!
Unable to locate the Galvaburg II again, Lio Convoy and Apache dispatched their soldiers to find the Predacon base. Somewhat haplessly, the Maximals lured Megastorm out into the open, and Apache and Lio Convoy arrived to back up their subordinates. Apache balked when Bighorn refused to stand down from battle with Megastorm at Lio Convoy's order, but Convoy allowed the buffalo to continue venting his rage on Megastorm. Bighorn's Rage Always a stickler for rules, Apache bristled at Tasmania Kid, Diver and Scuba failing to report back to base at the appointed hour. When the swimmers returned alone, Kid radioed in that he would have a special surprise for everyone soon. Apache chastised him for going off on his own to get the glory, and unwittingly continued dressing down Kid long after the transmission cut out. Sure enough, Kid was caught in a trap by the Predacons, and Apache and the other Maximals had to help rescue him. The Lake Trap
The Maximals were hard pressed to stop Megastorm's latest ploy to capture the planet's energy, dispatching an overwhelming quantity of autonomous robot drones to build fortresses for the Predacons. This became the least of their problems, however, when Galvatron emerged for the first time on Gaea. His dragon and drill tank modes proved virtually unstoppable, and Apache and the Maximals were barely able to slow him down. In the end, it was a sneak attack by Megastorm that upset his brother's footing and sent him tumbling into an open volcano, leaving the Maximals confused over who their secret ally was.Galvatron Revived
When the Maximals went to investigate a strange energy reading, Apache rigged a "draw straws" competition so that he could go with Lio Convoy. To his embarrassment, his commander noticed him cheating, and Apache confessed of his private vow to protect Lio Convoy ever since they were trainees together. When BB carpet-bombed the jungle to flush out the Maximals, Apache took a near-hit and collapsed, forcing Lio Convoy to drag him into the nearby ruins for safety. Apache lamented he was nothing but a burden, but Lio Convoy disagreed — pointing to a tunnel leading deeper into the ruins which they otherwise would never have found. Exploring deeper they were separated when Apache triggered a trap and was attacked by the Insectron Mantis, who strung him up as bait for his commander. Mantis attacked Lio Convoy and was about to kill him when Apache called upon previously-undiscovered inner strength to transform into a powerful weapons platform which caused the ruins to collapse. Afterward Apache had no memory of what he had done, but was pleased that Lio Convoy credited his performance. Mystery of the Ancient Ruins
With the Insectrons as a new potential threat, Lio Convoy cautioned the Maximals not to make enemies of the Insectrons unnecessarily. As a result, he sent out teams of two to locate the Insectrons, and ordered his men not to fire on them, but engage in dialogue. Apache and Bighorn were teamed together and were the first to encounter the Insectrons. Unfortunately, Starscream of the Predacons had already filled the Insectrons with false information about the "evil Maximals", and so Bigmos and Tonbot came out swinging. Apache tried to adhere to Lio Convoy's wishes, but the constant missile-fire made non-violent dialogue difficult. He and Bighorn held out until Lio Convoy and Kid arrived. When Lio Convoy started to talk with the Insectrons, though, a hidden Starscream and BB opened fire on the lot of them to avoid any peace. Apache and the Maximals saved the Insectrons from a rockslide by protecting them with their own bodies, leading to a temporary cessation of hostilities. The Insect Corps Arrive
Soon after, several Maximals were tricked into another fight with the Insectrons by the Predacons. Apache helped Lio Convoy and Scuba save their friends from an opportunistic Predacon attack after the Maximals were low on energy. Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos When Starscream drugged the Insectrons with special oil, Apache and the Maximals arrived to help stop the Insectrons from fighting amongst themselves. The two groups then teamed up against the revived Galvatron, and made peace. The Strongest Tag Team? After Bigmos and Tonbot refused to aid the Maximals in battle with the Autorollers, Apache approached them as a friend to find out what had changed. He came under fire from the Autorollers again, and soon learned Autostinger had called in a life-debt against Bigmos to tie his hands. Once Bigmos saw the opportunity to repay the favor and save Autostinger from and attack, however, he rejoined Apache and the Maximals in defending Gaea from the Predacons' exploitation. Autorollers Roll Out!
Apache and the Maximals intercepted the Autorollers after they captured Tasmania Kid and Scissor Boy, freeing their friends after a fight with Megastorm and his mercenaries. Danger! Scissor Boy Apache and the Maximals later joined forces with the Autorollers when Galvatron went on a rampage while engorged on Angolmois energy. The two groups overfed Galvatron with Angolmois until his bloated form nearly exploded from within, rendering him harmless. Galvatron Rampages
When the Predacons launched a massive offensive on the Southern Continent, Apache and the Maximals teamed up with the Insectrons to foil their plans once again. Predacon General Offensive!
The Maximals were soon met by a trio called the Jointrons, who arrived on Gaea's Eastern continent and demonstrated their powerful Tripledacus combination. Thinking they could take on the entire Predacon army by themselves, the Jointrons flew into battle, followed by Bighorn, Diver, and Kid, who were worried the Jointrons would take all the credit for a victory, or possibly get themselves killed. As the dust settled, Apache looked to Lio Convoy for a response, and the commander sighed (deeply) before acknowledging they should follow and keep the younger Maximals out of trouble. Apache and Lio Convoy soon joined Scuba in helping Tripledacus escape the Galvaburg II when he bit off more than he could chew. The Combined Giant, Tripledacus
The Jointrons remained an annoyance for the Maximals in the days to come. They barged into the Maximal scout ship and decorated it for a fiesta, dressing up Apache and Diver in ponchos and sombreros. Apache's rage only increased when the Jointrons launched into a half-baked scheme to lure the Predacons to the Maximals advance ship and then...do something clever they hadn't thought of yet. Diver and Apache couldn't stop the Jointrons from turning off the cloaking field, and sure enough Dirge and Thrust soon entered the ship and got the drop on them all. The unconcerned Jointrons invited the Predacons to the fiesta and got them really drunk, so they couldn't fight back when Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to retake the ship. But when the Jointrons tried to call Maximal HQ to report their victory, they forgot the communications system was down and let Dirge and Thrust escape, making the whole day a wasted ordeal. The Festive Jointrons
After Tasmania Kid and Bighorn were attacked by the reborn Dirgegun and Thrustor, they radioed in to Apache at their base. Apache passed on a warning to Lio Convoy that these new warriors seemed to be after him specifically. The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger! The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic
The Maximals' next plan to foil the Predacons involved upgrading an artillery cannon from the Niagara Base and then feeding it with Angolmois energy to blast Nemesis out of the sky. To divert the Predacons, Apache led Tasmania Kid, Diver, and Bighorn in brazenly transporting a decoy cannon to the target site, while Scuba transported another decoy underwater. Their actions delayed the Cyborg Beasts, but Galvatron and Gigastorm caught the Magnaboss team with the real cannon atop the volcano firing position. The cannon overloaded on Lio Junior's pure Angolmois energy and self-destructed before its beam reached Nemesis. Knock Out Nemesis
Apache was planning further action against Nemesis with Lio Convoy when the commander suddenly showed signs of pain. Convoy abruptly asked for a status report on Lio Junior's mission before making excuses to leave and "scout around" for a while. Apache knew about the sympathetic connection between Lio Convoy and Lio Junior through their Energon Matrix, but made no comment to his friend and commanding officer. He merely smiled knowingly to himself and returned to his duties. Lio Junior's Revolt!? Emissary of the Fourth Planet The Crisis of Planet Gaea
Apache and Lio Convoy worked with NAVI and the Insectrons to finish construction on a launch tunnel to send their modified spaceship out to confront Nemesis. With Drill Nuts supervising construction, they worked in secret in the caves beneath the Rock Mountains to construct the launch track without the Predacons noticing and attempting sabotage. When Hellscream became suspicious of activity at the mountain, half the team was dispatched to stage a diversion at their Niagara Base. The track was finished, but Drill Nuts cautioned Apache and Lio Convoy that they had to leave imminently, else the launch window to intercept Nemesis would be closed. Many distractions and obstacles slowed the rest of the team from returning to the Rock Mountains, and so Apache and Lio Convoy prepared to confront Nemesis alone. Fortunately, the other Maximals leapt aboard the craft at the last moment, and the Maximal team broke free from Gaea's gravity to proceed into space. Fly Out! Planet Gaea
Assemble, Thirty-Nine Warriors Revenge of the Space Pirates Breaking into Nemesis Legend! The Green Warrior Farewell! Lio Convoy
The Maximal Brainwashing Operation
An illusion of Apache was used to lure Diver and Tasmania Kid into a trap set by BB, after which they were taken to the Galvaburg II to be brainwashed into being Predacons. In the meantime, the real Apache was at the Yukikaze, where the Maximals were attacked by Dirge and Thrust. Lio Convoy shot them down and the ensuing shock to their systems made them think they were Maximals as well. When Diver and Tasmania Kid eventually turned up, Apache joined the other Maximals in investigating, but they were in for a surprise when their brainwashed comrades attacked them. Apache fought valiantly against Diver and Tasmania Kid, but, in the end, it was an errant shot from Megastorm that sent the Predacons fleeing and restored Diver and Tasmania Kid's original personalities. Not remembering any of their time as Predacons, Tasmania Kid and Diver were angry at Apache for "ambushing" them. The Maximal Brainwashing Operation
Beast Wars Neo cartoon
After the defeat of Unicron, Apache returned to Cybertron, where he slept during a meal hosted by Artemis. Graduation Ceremony!!
Beast Wars II manga
IDW Beast Wars comics
He looks almost identical to another guy.
Lio Convoy's deputy officer even back before the Pax Cybertronia was signed, Apache continued to serve him as a member of the covert special ops unit known as the Pack. Beast Wars Sourcebook #1 Apache was regaling his fellow Pack members with a tale of his recent encounter with a Predacon when Mach Kick received Razorbeast's distress signal. Lio Convoy ordered Apache and the other Pack members to prepare to travel to Earth in order to rescue their comrade. The Ascending #1
En route to Earth's prehistory, Apache and the rest of the Pack adopted beast modes. Upon arrival, they stumbled upon the Earth-bound Maximals and Predacons fighting it out, and so joined in the brawl. Apache himself grappled with the Predacon Insecticon. The Ascending #2
A greater threat arose, however, when Razorbeast became infected by Angolmois by the recently arrived Blendtrons. Apache helped restrain the crazed Razorbeast before being ordered back to Cybertron to confront the greater threat; Shokaract. The Ascending #3
Though their shuttle was shot down upon travelling back to their homeworld, Apche and the rest of its passengers made it out, and met up with Big Convoy and Cohrada. Engaging their enemy, Apache was able to live to see another day, Shockaracter barely missing the Maximal with a blast from his mechanical claw-cannons. The Ascending #4
Toys
Beast Wars
- Apache (Mega, 1998)
- Japanese ID number: C-12
- Accessories: Spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 missiles
- This toy is identical to B'Boom, transforming into a mandrill. His beast mode face has spring-activated features, with a revealed spring-loaded missile launcher in his mouth. This launcher becomes a hand-held weapon in robot mode. He has a third "artillery station" mode that a Basic-sized toy can pilot.
- Showdown of Artillery: Apache VS Megastorm (Vs pack, 1998)
- Japanese ID number: VS-12
- Accessories: Spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 missiles
- Apache was also available in a two-pack with the Predacon Megastorm. Both toys in this set are identical to their individually-packaged versions.
- Apache (Mega, 1998)
- Accessories: Spring-loaded missile launcher, 2 missiles
- A special contest-prize version of Apache in a kind of camo-green was given away as a prize from Comic Bom Bom magazine, as part of a "design a Cybertron" contest, along with new-color versions of all five main Maximals from the series. How many of these Apaches were awarded is unknown.
Merchandise
Beast Wars Gum
- Apache (candy toy, 1997)
- A snap together model kit of Apache was available as part of Kabaya's Beast Wars Gum, sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to beast mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.
Notes
- The notion that Apache is a drunkard as part of a Native American stereotype is untrue. While Beast Wars II is not above having horrible stereotypes, this isn't one of them. Apache does get drunk in the first episode of the cartoon... but that's in grief because he believes his actions have caused the death of Lio Convoy. He never gets drunk again in the cartoon, and never at all in the manga.
- As B'Boom had already been well established in The Gathering, when Apache was set to appear, Don Figueroa drew Apache with the shoulder cannons retracted. Furthermore, he was given a lighter coloration and made less stocky to distinguish him from B'Boom. This is especially apparent in the scene where both have to help secure an Angolmois-infected Razorbeast. This was not the only time a design adjustment was necessary.
Foreign names
- Mandarin: Apache (Taiwan, 阿帕契 Āphàch'ì; China, 阿帕奇, Āpàqí)
