Magmatron (BW)
Magmatron is a Predacon and a Dinobot in the Beast Wars and Beast Machines portions of the Generation 1 continuity
As befits a decorated Warrior-General Magmatron is capable of both elegant, reasoned judgement and wild, vicious action. Once he has set his sights on a goal his drive to achieve it is unwavering and he will accept nothing less than total victory. Despite these atributes, and prodigious physical power, Magmatron's greatest advantage often lies in his charasmatic leadership. Reveared and admired by his soldiers, Magmatron fits the title "Emperor of Destruction" better than most.
On the surface Magmatron seems to have much in common with Megatron. Both are schemers and planners, willing to subvert the established Predacon power structure to suit their plans and ultimate ambition for power. Their key difference lies in their relationships to that power structure. Megatron is at heart a rebel, working outside existing society. Magmatron, on the other hand, values his position of power and eminence in the current Predacon hierarchy, and though he schemes to someday stand at the top of that body, he is unwilling to risk his current high-standings any more than he must even to achieve those future goals.
Magmatron possesses a mitotic spark which allows him to seperate into three dinosaur forms called Landsaur, Seasaur, and Skysaur.
Fiction
Beast Wars Neo Cartoon
Beast Wars Neo Manga
Magmatron and all his forces were changed into Transformers from actual animals by the power of the Angolmois capsules. Magmatron and Big Convoy battled across the cosmos, until Magmatron was finally felled by the might of Unicron. In his dying moments, he repented of his wrong-doings, and indeed, Big Convoy struck the blow that finished Unicron once and for all with Magmatron's own sword.
3H Wreckers Comics
IDW Beast Wars Comics
Toys
Beast Wars Neo
Magmatron was first available in Japan, both individually and in a two-pack with Big Convoy.
- Japanese ID number: D-35
Beast Machines
For Beast Machines, Magmatron was brought over unchanged from his original release, in a box that reflected his Japanese origin. He was available as an exclusive to Target stores.
