1998

«	1998	»

The year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is the fifteenth year of the Transformers brand.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Non-fiction

• Tiger Electronics is acquired by Hasbro.

Births

• ???? — Alice Bauer
• February 21 — Zach Aguilar
• February 28 — Enzo Ratsito
• April 10 — Hitomi Arae, Lorenzo Crisci
• June 18 — Gergő Bogdán
• July 1 — Andrea Arruti

Deaths

• ??? — Peter Zilles
• March 3 — Jesús Brock
• August 25 — Lee Gunther
• November 25 — Alfred A. Pegal
• December 30 — Stan Jones

Conventions

• BotCon 1998: June 19–20
• BotCon Japan 1998: December 12–13

• Transcon III: September 1998

Media

Television

• Beast Wars Season 2 episodes 6–26
• Beast Wars Season 3 episodes 1–4
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers episodes 1–39

Theatrical

• Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers

Music

Albums

• 'Til All Are One: Featuring Stan Bush and Vince DiCola (reissue)
• BotCon '97: The Concert
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — CYBER MUSIC: Original Soundtrack
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — HYPER MUSIC: Original Soundtrack Vol. 2
• Beast Wars Special: Super Lifeform Transformers — Strongest Music Collection
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Best Songs Special

Singles

• "GET MY FUTURE" / "SILENT MOON"
• "GET MY FUTURE" / "Yume no Iru Basho"
• "Hajimari no Uta" / "Hateshinai kono (SORA) e"
• "SUPER VOYAGER" / "Thank You, Mama"
• "SPACE DREAMER ~Haruka naru Beast Wars~" / "MY SHOOTING STAR"

Print

Comics

Comic Bom Bom

• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (issues 1–6, 9 issues)

Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha

• The Maximal Brainwashing Operation (inside Beast Wars II Strongest Playing Book)

Books

Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha

• Beast Wars II Strongest Playing Book

Keibunsha

• Beast Wars II Encyclopedia

Kodansha

• Beast Wars II Super Encyclopedia
• The Secret Illustrated Book of Beast Wars Special

Games

• Beast Wars: Transformers (PC)
• Transformers: Beast Wars II (Arcade)

Collections

Home Video

Behaviour (CAN)

VHS

• The Transformers: Generation 2 — Desertion of the Dinobots
• The Transformers: Generation 2 — Dinobot Island
• The Transformers: Generation 2 — Megatron's Master Plan
• The Transformers: Generation 2 — Rebirth: The Movie

Pioneer (Japan)

Laserdisc

• The Transformers — Autobot Edition
• Transformers: The Movie
• Beast Wars: Transformers — Maximal Edition
• Beast Wars: Transformers — Predacon Edition

VHS

• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Convoy Disappeared
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Lonely Warrior Tigatron
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — New Weapon of Terror
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Goodbye Rattle!?
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Floating Island Deathmatch
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — The Destrons Make Drama
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — There are 2 Dinobots?
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Resurrected Beast Power
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Starscream's Invulnerability
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Farewell Tigatron
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — To Protect the Peace...
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Special — Great Cybertron Army Collection
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Special — Great Destron Army Collection
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 1
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 2
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 3
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 4
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 5
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 6
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 7
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 8
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 9
• The Transformers: The Movie

Toys

Hasbro

Maximals

Fuzors

Basic Class Air Hammer Noctorro Bantor

Deluxe Class Silverbolt Torca

Basic VHS packs

• Airazor
• Claw Jaw Europe only

Transmetals

Deluxe Class Cheetor Rhinox Rattrap Airazor

Mega Class Optimus Primal

Ultra Class Depth Charge

Super Class Optimal Optimus

Predacons

Fuzors

Basic Class Quickstrike Terragator Buzzclaw

Deluxe Class Sky Shadow Injector

Basic VHS packs

• Razorclaw
• Spittor Europe only

Transmetals

Deluxe Class Tarantulas Waspinator Terrorsaur

Mega Class Megatron Scavenger

Ultra Class Rampage

McDonald's Exclusives

• Blackarachnia
• Dinobot
• Scorponok

BotCon 1998 Exclusives

• Antagony
• Vice Grip

Takara

Beast Wars

Wave 5 (January ???) C-10 Airazor D-10 Kuwagiger VS-10 Aerial Showdown: Airazor VS Kuwagiger C-1 Special Convoy Real Gray Type

Wave 6 (February ???) C-11 Cybershark D-11 Inferno VS-11 Hell Showdown: Cybershark VS Inferno

Wave ??? EC-1 Eggleo EC-2 Eggbird EC-3 Eggbot ED-1 Dark Eggleo ED-2 Dark Eggbird ED-3 Dark Eggbot

VS-S1 Amazon Showdown Special Edition: (Convobat & Megalligator + CD-ROM) VS-X1 Volcano Showdown: Armor VS Snapper (includes Volcano Base)

Exclusives

BotCon Japan 1998 Double Punch Grizzly-1/Barbearian

Comic Bom Bom C-1 Blue Convoy

TV Magazine C-1 Gold Convoy C-1 Red Convoy

Toys"R"Us C-1 Convoy Skeleton Type

Beast Wars II

Wave 1 (March ???) C-12 Apache C-13 Bighorn C-14 Tasmania Kid C-15 Scuba D-12 Megastorm D-13 Starscream & BB D-14 Dirge D-15 Thrust X-2 Diver & Niagara Base		VS-12 Cannon Showdown: Apache VS Megastorm VS-13 2 Against 1 Showdown: Bighorn VS Starscream & BB VS-14 Land Horizon Showdown: Tasmania Kid VS Dirge VS-15 Sea Horizon Showdown: Scuba VS Thrust		Wave 2 (April 23) C-16 Lio Convoy		Wave 3 (April 30) D-17 Autostinger D-18 Autocrusher D-19 Autojetter D-20 Autolauncher
Wave 4 (May 21) D-16 Galvatron VS-16 History's Greatest Showdown: Lio Convoy VS Galvatron		Wave 5 (June 25) C-17 Bigmos C-18 Powerhug C-19 Tonbot C-20 Mantis C-21 Drill Nuts C-22 Scissor Boy		VS-17 Frontier Showdown: Bigmos VS Autostinger VS-18 Heavy Armor Showdown: Powerhug VS Autocrusher VS-19 Stratospheric Showdown: Tonbot VS Autojetter VS-20 Discus Showdown: Mantis VS Autolauncher		Wave 6 (July ???) C-23 DJ C-24 Motorarm C-25 Gimlet X-3 Tripledacus
Wave 7 (August ???) D-21 God Neptune (Coelagon, Halfshell, Scylla, Sea Phantom, Terrormander)		Wave 8 (September ???) C-26 Lio Junior C-27 Skywarp C-28 Santon X-4 Magnaboss		Wave 9 (October ???) D-22 Gigastorm S-2 Moon X-5 Ikard & Tako Tank		Wave 10 (November ???) D-23 Hellscream D-24 Max-B D-25 Dirgegun D-26 Thrustor
Special releases C-1 Burning Convoy C-16 Flash Lio Convoy		Puzzle pack-ins Lio Junior (black & red) Lio Junior (white & yellow)

Role Play Maximal Buster

Playset Cybertron Idōkichi

Exclusives

Comic Bom Bom Galvatron Color Lio Convoy Mecha Usagi Moon

Toys"R"Us Black Lio Convoy