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The so-named "Great Upgrade" refers to the planetwide restructuring of the societal, geographical, and biological properties of the Planet Cybertron and its people, following the end of the Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons. It involved a mass downsizing of nearly the entire population, as the descendants of the Autobots and Decepticons—the Maximals and Predacons, respectively—came into being and rose to power, essentially replacing their ancestral predecessors as the planet's new dominate peoples. It also involved a complete overhaul of Cybertron's entire surface, to better suit the smaller scale of the planet's new main inhabitants.
Fiction
Beast Wars cartoon continuity
Beast Wars cartoon
The Great War had ended with the Autobots defeating the Decepticons, Possession The Agenda (Part III) leading to an unstable peace known as the Pax Cybertronia. The Agenda (Part 1) Over the next three centuries, Dark Designs the Autobots' descendants, the Maximals, came to be the new ruling power on Cybertron, with the Decepticons' descendants, the Predacons, subservient to the Maximal government—a direct consequence of the Autobots' victory over the Decepticons. The Agenda (Part III) Despite this disadvantage, the Predacon Alliance was allowed its own government, the Tripredacus Council, The Agenda (Part 1) who still had to cooperate with the Maximals' government, The Agenda (Part 2) the democratically-elected High Council of Maximal Elders. Chain of Command Possession Deep Metal Though, the Predacons also maintained their own degree of law by way of a secret police. The Agenda (Part 2)
With this planetary change from Autobot and Decepticon to Maximal and Predacon also came great physiological advancements to Cybertron's inhabitants. Significantly smaller in size, even the largest Maximals and Predacons were positively dwarfed by such Autobots of old as Optimus Prime. The Agenda (Part III) They were also born from protoform technology given life by the implantation of a spark. The Spark Each Maximal and Predacon even possessed an onboard computer that required the use of activation codes to transform from one mode to the other. Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1) They also developed DNA-scanning technology that enabled their bodies to assume organic beast modes based on the fauna of alien worlds, Beast Wars (Part 1) in contrast to the purely mechanical forms of their Autobot and Decepticon ancestors. The Agenda (Part III) It was even possible for Autobots and Decepticons to undergo a physical reconstruction into new Maximal and Predacon forms, as the Decepticon Ravage had been rebuilt into a Predacon. The Agenda (Part 1)
Beast Machines cartoon
Cybertron's population centers were radically overhauled during the changeover from Autobot to Maximal. New cities scaled down to the smaller size of the Maximals were built over the larger Autobot cities of old. The Autobot city of Iacon, for example, was replaced by the city of Cybertropolis as the planet's new capital. Master of the House Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search In said capital, the Council of Elders governed the planet from within the Council Citadel. Master of the House
During the Spark War, the Maximals Optimus Primal and Nightscream paid a visit to the ruins of Iacon, where Optimus mentioned the city's replacement by Cybertropolis back during "the great upgrade from Autobot to Maximal." Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search
3H comics
Three centuries after the destruction of Unicron, Departure Cybertron's society had been restructured into Maximal and Predacon castes, Covenant with most of the population reborn as one or the other. With the new Maximal government came new forms of law and order. The Imperial Peace Marshals were created to publicly maintain planetary peace, while a new Maximal version of the old Autobot strike team known as the Wreckers was recommissioned to not only serve a last resort that the High Council hoped to never have need of in open warfare, Departure but to also serve as the Maximals' own kind of secret police during this fragile peace. The Wreckers #3 Apelinq profile On the flipside, the Council also established a Research Cooperative in one of Cybertron's private sectors, which brought the best and brightest Maximals and Predacons to work together for the pursuit of scientific advancement. The Wreckers #3 Apelinq profile BotCon Online Cryotek profile The Wreckers: Finale Part 1
The conversion process that enabled Autobots to physically become Maximals was known as the Maximal Upgrade Program. It involved a complete bio-tech overhaul that not only downsized one's exostructure for ten times more fuel efficiency, but also unlocked and magnified one's latent abilities. Several months after the Pax Cybertronia, the Autobots Rodimus, Springer, and Arcee each underwent the Maximal upgrade. Departure
Fun Publications comics
The first Maximals and Predacons came online near the end of the Great War, serving alongside the Autobots and Decepticons during the waning years of the war. During this time, so too did the Maximal upgrade first come about, The Razor's Edge with the Maximal 9K being one of the first in a line of transitionary models bridging the design gap between Autobot and Maximal. TCC magazine #13 The Max-Cops 9K profile The Autobot High Beam was among those who ultimately underwent the Maximal upgrade. TCC magazine #14 The Max-Cops High Beam profile
After the Great War, the Maximals rose to power TCC website Max Cops Cryotek profile and established their own political nation, the Maximal Imperium. BotCon 2005 Darksyde Dinobot toy bio BotCon 2006 Unit 2 (Tigatron) toy bio Timelines #1 Megatron profile TCC Chromia 10 Pilot (Airazor) toy bio The Razor's Edge Initially, this new society was supported by such Autobot organizations as Autobot Intelligence, Descent into Evil The Razor's Edge while Maximal law was enforced by the Maximal Command Security Force. BotCon 2006 Unit 2 (Tigatron) toy bio The Predacons, however, did not fully take this new peace lying down. Under the leadership of Razorclaw, the Predacons formed their own army as the "Predacon Empire", BotCon 2009 Razorclaw toy bio and waged several wars against the Maximals and Autobots. The Razor's Edge Likewise, some Decepticons became restless in their retirement, BotCon 2006 Laserbeak toy bio and joined up with the Predacon Army The Razor's Edge in a "Decepticon/Predacon Alliance". BotCon 2005 Deathsaurus toy bio This climaxed in a final "Great War" The Razor's Edge that saw Razorclaw assassinated by the Tripredacus Council. BotCon 2009 Razorclaw toy bio After the Decepticons bowed out of the war, the Predacons were left to fight a now hopeless war by themselves. When their last efforts failed, the Tripredacus Council was ultimately left with little choice but to surrender to the Maximals and Autobots. The Razor's Edge
A set of temporary peace accords were drawn up until the formal Pax Cybertronia could be drafted and signed by the Maximal Elders and the Tripredacus Council. In time, the Predacon Empire was restructured into the Predacon Alliance. Despite this, several small insurgent groups attempted to break up this peace, The Razor's Edge but the Maximal Imperium deployed several squadrons to deal with these rogue factions. TCC Chromia 10 Pilot (Airazor) toy bio
2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity
The transition of Autobot and Decepticon to Maximal and Predacon goes back to the year 2035, during the final days of the Great War. Three Decepticon generals—Cicadacon, Sea Clamp, and Ram Horn—had developed a substance called transmatter for the purpose of reformatting Cybertron's population into a new state of being. They experimented on some of their fellow Decepticons as test subjects, who were evolved into the first of a new generation of Cybertronians. Aiming to do the same to Cybertron's entire population, the generals launched a transmatter bomb from Unicron's lifeless orbiting head. However, their efforts were partially thwarted by the Autobots, and only a portion of the population was affected. Nonetheless, those affected were instantly transformed into liquid metal entities Dawn of the Predacus called "protoforms". The Hot Rod
After the Great War ended, Beast Wars Glossary: Great War (1) entry resources became critically scarce. Protoform technology rose to prominence, thanks in part to its fuel-efficiency in producing smaller-sized Transformers. Beast Wars Glossary: Protoforms/Stasis Pods entry Facilities named "the Matrix" and "the Pit" began producing protoforms and joining them with lifeforces called "Sparks", birthing more of the newest generation of Cybertronians: the Maximals and Predacons. Beast Wars Glossary: Matrix (4) entry Beast Wars Glossary: The Pit entry Autobots and Decepticons could also downsize into Maximals and Predacons, with Autobots undergoing reconfiguration ceremonies for their Maximal upgrades. The Hot Rod Over time, more and more layers of the planetary strata were constructed to better suit the mass downsizing of the population. Beast Wars Glossary: Cybertron (1) entry
Following the death of Optimus Prime, Autobot leadership was restructured into the Primal Council. But after the Great War, this group was succeeded by three of its members Dawn of the Predacus downsizing into protoform bodies and becoming the Maximal Elders, Beast Wars Glossary: Maximal Elders entry who governed the Maximal Imperium. The Ascending #2 In a show of greater unity after the Great War, some Autobots and Maximals took to calling themselves "Cybertrons", intended to put the factional divisions of the past behind them. Beast Wars Glossary: Cybertron (2) entry However, the Predacons eventually started a new "Great War" of the own, Beast Wars Glossary: Great War (2) entry raising an army Beast Wars Sourcebook #2 Halfshell profile under the banner of the "Predacon Empire". Beast Wars Sourcebook #3 Scorponok profile Though this war lasted for dozens of stellar cycles, Beast Wars Sourcebook #4 Stinkbomb profile and spread to multiple other worlds, Beast Wars Sourcebook #4 Terragator profile Beast Wars Sourcebook #2 Galvatron profile Beast Wars Glossary: Gaea entry it was relatively short-lived Beast Wars Glossary: Great War (2) entry and ended with the Predacons surrendering to the Maximals. Beast Wars Glossary: Destron entry
The war formally ended with the ratification of the Pax Cybertronia Beast Wars Glossary: Great War (2) entry signed by the Maximal Imperium Beast Wars Glossary: Pax Cybertronia entry and the remaining factions of the defeated Predacons. After which, the Predacons formed the Predacon Alliance, headed by the Tri-Predacus Council. Beast Wars Glossary: Tri-Predacus Council entry Despite this loss, a dissident underground movement was formed by several former Predacon generals to oppose the Pax Cybertronia and destroy the Maximal Imperium. Beast Wars Sourcebook #2 Megatron profile On the flipside, a bi-partate Committee for State Affairs was formed between the Maximals and Predacons to carry out day-to-day operations of government, allowing the Maximal Elders to fade into the background of public affairs. Beast Wars Glossary: Maximal Elders entry A top secret The Ascending #4 special ops unit of the Maximals, known as "the Pack", was also formed under Lio Convoy. The Gathering #1 The use of "Cybertron" as a term for unity also fell out of fashion, but occasionally remained as an alternative to "Cybertronian". Beast Wars Glossary: Cybertron (2) entry
Dreamwave Generation 1 continuity
Wings Universe
Legends comic
The birth of the first Maximals and Predacons dates back to the finalized end of the long civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons, in the year 2039. When the Powered Masters arrived on Planet Zone to implement their plans to recreate the destroyed Legends World, they were startled to meet a new offshoot of Micromaster that had been created from Protoform capsules infused with Beast Power, a kind of energy originally from Planet Beast. These new "Beast Warriors" possessed the ability to adopt alternate modes scanned from organic life. Wheeljack observed their creation and presented them with new insignia as proof that the future cannot be changed, for he knew of the role that their descendants would play in both the past and the future. Wheeljack then declared this to be the moment that Autobot and Decepticon kind would begin working together to create a new generation of the Transformer race. Epiloge
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Foreign names
- Japanese: Maximal Upgrade (マクシマル・アップグレード Makushimaru Appugurēdo)
See also
[[Category:Beast Wars history]] [[Category:Beast Machines]] [[Category:Events]]
