Diver (BW)
| This article is about the Beast Wars II Maximal. For the Masterforce Autobot, see Diver (Masterforce). |
- Diver is a Maximal from the Beast Wars II portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Diver (ダイバー Daibā) comes across as a timid, skittish sort of Maximal, which is true to a point. Honestly, he's just way too relaxed and unmotivated to bother with bravery and initiative. A sleepy slacker, Diver prefers to spend his free time soaking in the ambient serenity of nature (with a good nap). And while on duty, Diver absolutely savors unambitious, mundane activities like manual labor and sentry duty. He'd probably be a total wash-out if it weren't for his best friend, Tasmania Kid, whose rowdy, enthusiastic, unwavering lust for adventure and mischief frequently drags him kicking and screaming (or snoring and grumbling) into dangerous situations.
Diver can transform into a frog and is capable of spitting his robot head out of his mouth, attached to the tip of his tongue. Diver's special attack consists of blowing bubbles at his enemies... Deadly bubbles. All right, so he may not be the fiercest warrior out on the battlefield, but he understands the value of friendship and loyalty, and it's those values which most often incite him to acts of heroism which surprise and impress those who underestimate him.
Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Beast Wars II cartoon
- Voice actor: Kenji Nakano (Japanese)
Diver was a member of the Maximals, serving on a squad under Convoy's leadership. When Convoy went missing in an explosion inside an asteroid belt, the squad was at loose ends on how to proceed as a group. Once NAVI alerted them to a threat on the planet Gaea, however, the team rallied each other's spirits and fired up the Yukikaze. Unfortunately, they were shot down in the skies over Gaea, and had to use escape pods to land. Diver adopted the form of a giant frog, and reunited with Scuba and Tasmania Kid in the marshlands. Together, their unit found the Predacons aboard the Galvaburg II, preparing to loot the planet of Angolmois energy resources. The Maximals were captured temporarily, but escaped with the help of a white lion who led them away from the Predacon ship. The New Forces Arrive!
Diver and the others found the crash site of the Yukikaze with the help of the white lion, who revealed himself to be Convoy, now Lio Convoy after his beast mode scanning. They began making plans to oppose the Predacons efforts on Gaea, and preserve the planet's natural resources and animal life against exploitation. White Lion, Run!
When Lio Convoy tasked the Maximals with locating the Galvaburg II, Diver ended up being the successful one. Of course, this meant he had to confront Megastorm one-on-one until reinforcements arrived, so "success" is a relative term. Bighorn's Rage After Tasmania Kid was captured by the Predacons, Diver and Scuba teamed up to access their undersea base while the other Maximals were occupied on land inside an electrified cage of bars. Diver located the controls for the trap, and tried randomly pushing a button to free his friends. Instead, the cage started to retract inwards and crush his comrades. Giving up on the delicate approach, Diver decided to just smash the controls with his fists and hope for the best. It worked, and the Maximals all escaped. 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 Diver 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
Next, Diver and the Maximals moved on to the Southern Continent to investigate a new string of energy readings. Mystery of the Ancient Ruins As the Maximals became aware of the Insectrons' presence on Gaea, Lio Convoy wanted to make peaceful contact and prove the Maximals weren't their enemies. Diver and Scuba were paired up to search the Insectrons' territory. The Insect Corps Arrive
Diver earned some ridicule from Bighorn when he refused to perform daredevil tricks showing off his jumping ability, and preferred to quietly and safely climb down a ridge instead. Bighorn thought him a coward, but Lio Convoy called them in for a meeting before the argument grew too heated. Diver, Bighorn and Tasmania Kid went on another search for the Insectrons, under instructions by Lio Convoy not to engage in fighting. When Starscream and BB used a missile to lure the Maximals into an Insectron nest, however, the hostile Bighorn prepared to charge right at the insects. Diver's attempts to make Bighorn obey Lio Convoy's orders only seemed like more cowardice to Bighorn, who attacked the foreign Transformers.
Diver found himself fighting the engineer Drill Nuts, whose drill attacks and missiles tested his agility. When one of the missiles didn't explode, however, Drillnuts forgot about Diver entirely and knelt down to tinker with his invention and find out what went wrong with the detonator. A bemused Diver stopped short, and awkwardly offered to help Drillnuts with his warhead. The predacons' plot was to attack the Maximals once their energy levels were low from battling the Insectrons, and sure enough Bighorn over-exerted himself fighting Powerhug, leaving him unable to transform. Diver positioned himself between Bighorn and the Predacons' attacks, having cautiously conserved enough energy to defend them both with his soap bubble projections. Diver's defense worked long enough for Lio Convoy to arrive with the other Maximals to back them up. Afterwards, Bighorn apologized and acknowledged that Diver's way of doing things had merit, and Diver laughed off Bighorn's earlier hostility. Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos
When Starscream tried to drug the Insectrons into fighting with each other over spiked oil, Diver and the Maximals arrived to cool the 'bots down, and then they all joined forces against the equally drunk Galvatron. These events cemented a peace between the Maximals and Insectrons. The Strongest Tag Team? That peace almost fell apart when Diver saw Bigmos of the Insectrons grasping shoulders in camaraderie with Autostinger of the Predacons. This was a misunderstanding over an old debt Bigmos owed Stinger, though, which he resolved and so the Insectrons continued to stand with the Maximals. Autorollers Roll Out!
Diver 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 Diver 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, Diver and the Maximals teamed up with the Insectrons to foil their plans once again. Predacon General Offensive!
Diver responded to a NAVI alert when an unknown spaceship crashed on the Eastern continent. He joined Bighorn and Tasmania Kid on one of the advance recon ships to locate the crash site. They got into a fight with Starscream and BB over the wreckage before the mighty warrior Tripledacus presented himself and started fighting both sides. Once the Predacons were driven off, Tripledacus grabbed Diver in his massive claws. After scanning Diver's Maximal signature insignia, however, Tripledacus revealed himself to be a Maximal combination of the friendly (if annoying) Jointron brothers. The Combined Giant, Tripledacus
The Jointrons proved to be highly exasperating for the Maximals. They followed Diver in from patrol one day, bulldozing over him and Apache in a half-baked scheme to lure the Predacons to the Maximals advance ship/base 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. Gimlet managed to smash up the communications system, so the Predacons couldn't call in reinforcements, and Diver was forced at gunpoint to begin repairs on the comms. In the meantime, the Jointrons got the Predacons 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
While the Maximals were searching for the latest Predacon fortress, Diver and Tasmania Kid were exploring with the Jointrons. When they spotted a black smoke cloud like those typically unleashed by Predacon Angolmois operations, the flying Jointrons decided to send in a reconnaissance patrol...by dropping Diver and Kid into the cloud. The Maximals only found a smoke machine on the ground, signifying a Predacon trap. Indeed, Starscream and BB arrived and exposed them all to a bacteria bomb that robbed them of their power. The Jointrons' teamwork fell apart, as Gimlet was free of the bacteria and refused to combine with the others and risk exposure to the bacteria. Lio Convoy and the other Maximals saved the Jointrons by posing as the massive Jointron II. They compensated for Kid and Diver's exposure to the bacteria by sharing energy between one another, in a proud display of teamwork. A Fearsome Combination Plan?
The Jointrons caused more chaos when they stole one of the base ships to approach a Predacon fortress from the air. Diver and the Maximals followed them in the second ship, but were rammed out of the sky by the Jointrons' poor piloting. The Predacons were engaged in an operation to kidnap the Jointrons and study their combination transformation. While the other Maximals held back the Autorollers, Diver and Bighorn raced to free the captive Jointrons. Fortunately, Scuba appeared to save the day, the Jointrons were freed, and the installation was soon destroyed. Who Is the Leader!?
Returning to the North Continent, Lio Convoy gave Diver free rein to fortify the waterfall by the fallen Yukikaze with defenses. This proved advantageous when an evil clone of Lio Convoy was created by the Copy Machine left for the Maximals by Galvatron. Black Lio Convoy knew everything Lio Convoy did, and turned that knowledge to his advantage against the Maximals. Because Lio Convoy did not know the details of Diver's work at the Niagara Base, though, Copy Convoy was surprised by the traps and defenses Diver had worked into the surroundings, and the Maximals were victorious. The Black Lio Convoy
When the Maximals detected a ship landing near the Sea continent, they took a ship to investigate. Since the energy readings came from underwater, Scuba and Diver were tapped for reconnaissance. They discovered the Space Pirate Seacons pillaging Angolmois energy from beneath the sea, and reported back to Lio Convoy. The Maximals were confronted by Halfshell, the Seacons' captain, who proved to be a mighty opponent on his own. When he called in the rest of the Seacons to form God Neptune, Lio Convoy dispatched Scuba and Diver to seize the pirates' ship while the others kept God Neptune busy. The frog and the squid began sailing away with the Photon sailer, drawing God Neptune to chase them. Once he caught the vessel, Diver and Scuba abandoned ship and detonated the Angolmois canisters onboard, leaving the ship crippled and the Seacons in disarray. The Space Pirate Seacons!
When Artemis and Moon got into a discussion over who was the strongest of the Cybertronians, they contacted the Maximals and Predacons for input. As the weakest of the Maximals, Diver and Tasmania Kid were compared to the Combatron officers Dirge and Thrust. Diver's...unorthodox soap bubble power and extendo-neck led Galvatron to declare victory for the Predacons in this particular match-up. Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?
One day, Tasmania Kid and Diver were bemused to discover Bighorn searching for a four-leafed clover to bring himself luck. Their amusement turned to exasperation when Bighorn fell wildly in love with the Space Pirate named Scylla, concocting an elaborate fantasy where she was a space princess being held hostage by the other Pirates. Kid and Diver had to follow along behind to make sure Bighorn didn't inadvertently start a war with the Seacons while Convoy was still sorting out their allegiance (and occasionally remind the love-sick Bighorn that he couldn't swim when he repeatedly tried following Scylla into the water). The Tentacular Scuba
Megastorm hired the Seacons to eliminate the Maximals, and so they arranged a series of transmitters as bait to lure the Maximals to different battlegrounds. Diver was confronted by the speedy Sea Phantom underwater, and had difficulty avoiding the fast-moving shark. He eventually got Sea Phantom to chase him back onto land, where he sought help from Lio Convoy. During the chase, Sea Phantom had inadvertently hooked the transmitter on his fin, not knowing Megastorm had also installed a bomb in it. The bomb ended up exploding just as Megastorm and Sea Phantom crossed paths, saving Diver from any further conflict. Megastorm's Reckoning
When Kid and Bighorn were set adrift by a Seacon attack, Diver and Scuba swam out to rescue them off their makeshift raft. Diver gave Kid a lift, but they were assaulted by the flying Terrormander. Above or below the waves, Terrormander pursued Diver and Kid until Scuba drew them to momentary safety on a floating rock. The Maximals were only saved from God Neptune's final strike by the timely arrival of the Insectrons. Showdown in the Sea
As Diver and Kid were on patrol with Bighorn, he suddenly got a call and suspiciously raced off with a bouquet of roses. Fearing something stupid and/or violent was about to happen, Diver and Kid tracked him down and found Bighorn intended to engage in some playacting with the Jointrons in order to win Scylla's affections, but the Predacons and other Seacons had gotten involved in the mess too. As the fiasco degenerated into a battle between Tripledacus and God Neptune, the Maximals provided cover for their combiner comrade. Face the Setting Sun When the Seacons prepared to leave Gaea, Halfshell arranged to fight Lio Convoy one-on-one for the energy they needed to depart. Well, God Neptune is technically a "one". Diver and Scuba were suspicious of the Seacons, and reported to the other Maximals when they saw who Lio Convoy's competition was. In the end, though, Lio Convoy survived and the Seacons departed the planet. The Final Battle
After detecting a faint distress signal from space, Diver and the Maximals recalled their encounters with the Seacons. 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
Diver and the Maximals retrofitted one of the Niagara Base's cannons to funnel Angolmois energy, making it potentially powerful enough to destroy the oncoming Nemesis. In order to get the artillery cannon into position with a minimal amount of interference, Lio Convoy arranged for two prop cannons to be transported in order to distract the Predacons. Diver was part of the first team that openly and brazenly transported their cannon across open ground, while Scuba transported a second fake underwater, and Magnaboss brought up the rear carrying the true cannon. Unfortunately, the Angolmois energy proved too powerful for the cannon, and it ultimately self-destructed before taking out Nemesis. Knock Out Nemesis Later on, Diver and Scuba, in the Tako Tank, arrived as back-up to assist the Maximals when Magnaboss went berserk after Lio Junior was infected with evil Angolmois energy. Lio Junior's Revolt!?
Emissary of the Fourth Planet The Crisis of Planet Gaea
Navi and Drill Nuts assisted the Maximals in retrofitting Skywarp and Santon's spaceship so that it could be used to reach the artificial planet Nemesis. An underground launch tunnel was built in secret under the Rock Mountains to launch the ship into space. Secrecy was paramount, and so when Hellscream and Max-B began snooping around the mountains, Lio Convoy had Diver and the team "reveal" the location of their Niagara Base to Dirgegun and Thrustor, drawing the Predacons' attention away. Diver was reluctant to help Bighorn and Tasmania Kid with the distraction, as he didn't want to sacrifice all his work on the Niagara Base just to occupy the Predacons.
The Rock Mountains launch tube was uncovered soon anyway, leading Diver and the others to race from Niagara to the mountains in order to make the launch window. They were opposed by Galvatron, but their friends Magnaboss and Tripledacus helped clear the path. Diver and the Yukikaze crew made it on board the ship with Lio Convoy and Apache at the last moment, clearing the atmosphere and flying out 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
At one time, Tasmania Kid and Diver were out on a scouting mission (much to Diver's chagrin, as he wanted to relax) when Apache, popping out of the bushes, quietly called them over. The confused pair followed, only to find Apache to be an illusion, baiting them into a net laid out by BB. BB then took the two Maximals back to Starscream, who told them he would release them after they ran an "errand" for him.
When the duo didn't report back, the Maximals left in search of the missing Diver and Tasmania Kid, eventually finding them collapsed at the edge of a valley. However, it was all part of Starscream's trap. Diver and Tasmania Kid, now brainwashed into thinking they were Predacons, sprang into action and attacked the Maximals. Galvatron soon entered the scene and stacked the odds tremendously against the Maximals.
As the fight raged on, Megastorm got to a vantage point and prepared to fire his cannon at both Lio Convoy and Galvatron, killing two birds with one stone. Scuba intervened by creating a geyser beneath him from an underground river, throwing Megastorm's aim off. The blast knocked Tasmania Kid and Diver back to their senses, though they were angry at the (rightfully) confused Apache, whom they blamed for ambushing them. The Maximal Brainwashing Operation
Beast Wars Neo cartoon
After the defeat of Unicron, Diver returned to Cybertron. There, he got caught up in a tussle between Big Convoy and Magmatron. Graduation Ceremony!!
Beast Wars II manga
Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank! Infiltrate the Mystery Island! Free the Captured Matrix! Realize the Forbidden Love! Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base! Recover the Bonds Lost! All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet! Win the Battle of Light and Darkness! The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!
IDW Beast Wars comic
Diver is described as being daring, heroic and unflinching in the face of danger. Huh. Well, if you say so. Beast Wars Sourcebook #1
Beast Wars: Uprising
Diver once faced against Buzzclaw in the Games, where he was killed by the latter's ion discs. Head Games
Transformers Legends comic
Diver attended the announcement of Megatron's inauguration as chairman of Tera-Kura Co. Presidential Inauguration! Lord Megatron When Tera-Kura announced their newest product, the ninja maid robot Nightbird Shadow, Diver was taken by her clumsiness and was quick to buy one for himself. The clones ended up being evil and going on a rampage, but Diver nevertheless protested Tera-Kura recalling them, explaining that their little "mischievous streak" only made the Nightbirds more charming. Bonus Edition Vol. 15 He was later present at an internet cafe being visited by Deadlock. Bonus Edition Vol. EX
Toys
Beast Wars II
- Diver & Niagara Base (Playset, 1998)
- Japanese ID number: X-2
- Accessories: Niagara Base, play mat, missile launcher, 6 missiles, cannon, 4 bushes
- A redeco of Spittor, Diver transforms into a green frog. His frog form can stick out its tongue (and thus his robot head) as a spring-loaded function. This toy came with the Niagara Base playset.
- This mold was also used to make Transmetal Spittor.
