List of Beast Wars episodes
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Season 1: 1996-1997
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beast Wars, Part 1 | Bob Forward | Ian Pearson | September 16, 1996 | |
| The Maximal and Predacon forces crash land on a mysterious, primitive world. | |||||
| 2 | Beast Wars, Part 2 | Bob Forward | Steve Ball | September 17, 1996 | |
| After a battle between Optimus and Dinobot, a huge cache of Energon is discovered. | |||||
| 3 | The Web | Larry DiTillio | C. Michael Easton | September 18, 1996 | |
| While testing a new communications device, Cheetor runs into trouble. | |||||
| 4 | Equal Measures | Greg Johnson | T.W. Peacocke | September 23, 1996 | |
| While placing communication relay devices Cheetor is accidentally transported to the Darkside. | |||||
| 5 | Chain of Command | Jesse Winfield | Andrew Doucette | September 24, 1996 | |
| After Optimus is abducted by an alien probe, the remaining Maximals must decide on a new leader. | |||||
| 6 | Power Surge | Larry DiTillio | Nicholas Kendall | September 25, 1996 | |
| Terrorsaur discovers a cache of energon on a floating mountain that gives him enough power to overthrow Megatron. | |||||
| 7 | Fallen Comrades | Bob Forward | Steve Ball | September 30, 1996 | |
| A stasis pod falls form orbit into an icy region of the planet and the Maximals and Predacons race to obtain it. | |||||
| 8 | Double Jeopardy | Jesse Winfield | Mark Schiemann | October 7, 1996 | |
| After a series of failed missions, Rattrap's loyalty is brought into question. | |||||
| 9 | A Better Mousetrap | Karen Willson, Chris Weber |
October 8, 1996 | ||
| Rattrap is trapped inside the Axalon when the new Sentinel security program malfunctions, and must disarm it. | |||||
| 10 | Gorilla Warfare | Greg Johnson | James Boshier | October 14, 1996 | |
| A virus, courtesy of Scorponok turns Optimus into an overly aggressive fighting machine. | |||||
| 11 | The Probe | Craig Miller, Marvin Wolfman |
Ezekiel Norton | October 15, 1996 | |
| As a probe from Cybertron approaches the planet the Maximals desperately try to make contact with it, but Megatron has other plans. | |||||
| 12 | Victory | Wendy Reardon | Steve Ball | November 1, 1996 | |
| A rebellion (and explosion) at the Predacon base seemingly leads to a Maximal victory. | |||||
| 13 | Dark Designs | Ian Weir | Owen Hurley | November 4, 1996 | |
| Megatron captures Rhinox and reprograms him into a Predacon. | |||||
| 14 | Double Dinobot | Rowby Goren | John Pozer | November 5, 1996 | |
| Megatron creates a non-transforming clone of Dinobot in an effort to disable Sentinel. | |||||
| 15 | The Spark | Larry DiTillio | Colin Davies | November 11, 1996 | |
| Rhinox and Cheetor assist a downed stasis pod and the damaged protoform within. | |||||
| 16 | The Trigger, Part 1 | Bob Forward | J. Falconer | November 18, 1996 | |
| Tigatron discovers a flying island with amazing alien power, but the Predacons are after it as well. | |||||
| 17 | The Trigger, Part 2 | Bob Forward | Michaela Zabranska | November 19, 1996 | |
| With the flying island under Predacon control the Maximal base and the Beast Wars are in jeopardy. | |||||
| 18 | Spider's Game | Larry DiTillio | James Boshier | January 6, 1997 | |
| Tarantulas detects a new stasis pod and attempts to turn the protoform into a new Predacon. | |||||
| 19 | Call of the Wild | Bob Forward | Jonathan Goodwill | January 7, 1997 | |
| The Predacons steal the Axalon's Energon Dampener which causes the Maximals to revert into a more feral state. | |||||
| 20 | Dark Voyage | Samuel Warren Joseph | Steve Ball | January 27, 1997 | |
| After an energon explosion, Rhinox must lead the blinded Maximals back to base. | |||||
| 21 | Possession | Ian Weir | Owen Hurley | February 3, 1997 | BW021 |
| Waspinator finds himself possessed by none other than the original Decepticon traitor Starscream! | |||||
| 22 | The Low Road | Bob Forward | J. Falconer | February 10, 1997 | |
| Rhinox is infected with a strange energon discharge virus and if a cure isn't found he'll destroy the Maximal base. | |||||
| 23 | Law of the Jungle | Mark Leiren-Young | John Pozer | February 17, 1997 | |
| After an innocent is killed, Tigatron questions his commitment to the Maximal cause. | |||||
| 24 | Before the Storm | Bob Forward | Adam Wood | February 21, 1997 | BW024 |
| Inferno brings Megatron an alien golden disk that causes him to offer a too good to be true cease fire to the Maximal | |||||
| 25 | Other Voices, Part 1 | Larry DiTillio, Bob Forward |
Colin Davies | March 31, 1997 | |
| The plans of both Megatron and the mysterious aliens are coming to a head as one of the two moons transforms. | |||||
| 26 | Other Voices, Part 2 | Larry DiTillio | Ezekiel Norton | April 1, 1997 | |
| As the Planet Buster begins destroying the planet's energon, Optimus devises a desperate plan to destroy the alien device. | |||||
Season 2: 1997-1998
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Aftermath | Larry DiTillio | Colin Davies | October 26, 1997 | |
| After the destruction of the Planet Buster and the death of Optimus the remaining Maximals are left to pick up the pieces and fend off the Predacons. | |||||
| 28 | Coming of the Fuzors, Part 1 | Bob Forward | Steve Sacks | November 2, 1997 | BW028 |
| Dinobot breaks into the Predacon base and steals the golden disks, meanwhile two oddly misshapen transformers emerge from their stasis pods. | |||||
| 29 | Coming of the Fuzors, Part 2 | Bob Forward | Cal Shumiatcher | November 9, 1997 | BW028 |
| Vastly outnumbered, the remaining Maximals must defend their base from a Predacon assault while Rhinox takes a dangerous journey. | |||||
| 30 | Tangled Web | Len Wein | Craig McEwen | November 16, 1997 | |
| Megatron sends Tarantulas to build a new energon processing station, but Tarantulas has other plans. | |||||
| 31 | Maximal, No More | Patrick Barry | Trenton Carlson | November 23, 1997 | |
| With the contents of the Golden Disks weighing heavily on his mind, Dinobot must decide which side of the conflict he truly belongs to. | |||||
| 32 | Other Visits, Part 1 | Larry DiTillio | John Pozer | February 8, 1998 | |
| A new alien site and device are discovered, and Megatron intends to have both for himself. | |||||
| 33 | Other Visits, Part 2 | Larry DiTillio | Colin Davies | February 15, 1998 | |
| With the alien craft in his possession, Megatron intends to use it to conquer Cybertron! | |||||
| 34 | Bad Spark | Greg Johnson | Steve Sacks, Jonathan Goodwill |
February 22, 1998 | |
| An oversized stasis pod reveals the secrets of Protoform X. | |||||
| 35 | Code of Hero | Ian Weir | Bob Forward | March 9, 1998 | BW035 |
| Dinobot makes a choice. | |||||
| 36 | Transmutate | Christy Marx | J. Falconer, Sean Osborne, George Samilski |
March 10, 1998 | |
| A strange creature emerges from a damaged stasis pod, and both Rampage and Silverbolt find a strange type of kinship with it. | |||||
| 37 | The Agenda, Part 1 | Bob Forward | Cal Shumiatcher | March 11, 1998 | BW037 |
| The Tripredacus Council sends an agent to Earth to bring back Megatron and his band of criminals. | |||||
| 38 | The Agenda, Part 2 | Bob Forward | Owen Hurley | March 12, 1998 | BW038 |
| Captured by Ravage, Megatron lets the former Decepticon warrior in on the secret of the Golden Disk, and gets him to switch sides. | |||||
| 39 | The Agenda, Part 3 | Bob Forward | Asaph Fipke, Colin Davies |
March 12, 1998 | BW039 |
| His plans crumbling, Megatron takes a final stab at winning the Beast Wars and changing history. | |||||
Season 3: 1998-1999
| # | Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Optimal Situation | Bob Forward | Steve Sacks | October 24, 1998 | |
| With Optimus Prime in critical condition after Megatron's attack, Optimus Primal takes on his spark to save the timestream. | |||||
| 41 | Deep Metal | Larry DiTillio | Owen Hurley | November 1, 1998 | |
| Depth Charge arrives on Earth continuing his obsessive quest to hunt down Protoform X. | |||||
| 42 | Changing of the Guard | Steve Sacks | Steve Sacks | November 8, 1998 | |
| While trying to salvage the Sentinel program from the ruins of the Axalon, Rattrap finds himself caught between Depth Charge and Rampage. | |||||
| 43 | Cutting Edge | Ian Weir | Trenton Carlson | November 15, 1998 | |
| A new group of raptor clones attacks the proto-human tribe, and it falls to Cheetor and Blackarachnia to defend them. | |||||
| 44 | Feral Scream, Part 1 | Greg Johnson | Steve Sacks | January 31, 1999 | |
| Megatron creates a new Transmetal 2 Dinobot using alien technology, and Cheetor is caught in the blast as the device malfunctions. | |||||
| 45 | Feral Scream, Part 2 | Greg Johnson | William Lau | February 7, 1999 | |
| Cheetor is behaving oddly after the accident, and a new Transmetal 2 creature is stalking both camps. | |||||
| 46 | Proving Grounds | Arthur Sellers | William Lau | February 14, 1999 | |
| Blackarachnia discovers that removing a shell program could free her from Predacon control... or wipe her mind entirely. Believing this revelation to be the latest in a long line of mistrust between her and the Maximals, Blackarachnia strikes out on her own, only to be pulled into a dangerous cat-and-mouse game within a Predacon jamming zone by Dinobot. | |||||
| 47 | Go With the Flow | Bob Forward | Cal Shumiatcher | February 18, 1999 | |
| Megatron and the Predacons are building a cannon that could destroy the Ark and the Maximals, but requires an organic life-form to finish the construction. | |||||
| 48 | Crossing the Rubicon | D.C. Fontana | Trenton Carlson | February 22, 1999 | |
| After experimenting with the Transmetal Driver, Blackarachnia's core consciousness begins to crash and Rhinox has to perform emergency surgery. | |||||
| 49 | Master Blaster | Eric Torin | Steve Sacks | March 1, 1999 | |
| After taking control of Optimus and capturing the Maximals, Megatron enters the Ark and absorbs the original Megatron's spark. Quickstrike who had allied with Tarantulas, plotted against Megatron and dumped him in the lava around the Ark. This gave birth to Megatron's Transmetal 2 form. | |||||
| 50 | Other Victories | Larry DiTillio | William Lau | May 5, 1999 | |
| The Vok send their powerful new emissary Tigerhawk to Earth to stop the continued disruption of the time stream. | |||||
| 51 | Nemesis, Part 1 | Bob Forward | Ezekiel Norton | May 6, 1999 | |
| Down, but not out, Megatron discovers Tarantulas' secret tunnel network that leads to the Decepticon warship the Nemesis. | |||||
| 52 | Nemesis, Part 2 | Simon Furman | Cal Shumiatcher, Steve Sacks |
May 7, 1999 | |
| The end of the Beast Wars. Megatron has possession of the Nemesis, and Optimus and the Maximals need a last minute miracle to stop him. | |||||

