Quantum surge
- The quantum surge was an energy wave from the Beast Wars portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
The quantum surge was one of the results of the destruction of the Vok Planet Buster in a transwarp explosion. Part shockwave and part energy/radiation wave, the quantum surge swept across Earth and caused strange changes in some of the Transformers stranded there.
Fiction
Beast Wars cartoon
When Optimus Primal piloted a stasis pod into the center of the Planet Buster and detonated a transwarp cell, the destruction was accompanied by a quantum surge. Other Voices, Part 2
The quantum surge irradiated both the Axalon and Darksyde. The strange energies unleashed altered Megatron, Tarantulas, Cheetor, and Rattrap, giving them new Transmetal forms. Aftermath The surge also affected the protoforms still in stasis pods, resulting in future awakened Transformers having partial or whole Transmetal bodies. Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1) Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)
The wavefront eventually reached Cybertronian space, where it disrupted a Predacon outpost and alerted the Tripredacus Council to Megatron's whereabouts. The council arranged for a Predacon satellite to explode, blocking the wavefront from being detected by Maximal sensors. The Agenda (Part 1)
The connection of the surge to Depth Charge's spontaneously becoming a Transmetal as he entered the Beast Wars time zone is not known. Deep Metal
e-HOBBY comics
The sudden activation of quantum surge energy in Megatron, obtained from unknown events, granted him black coloration and greatly increased strength and resilience. Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.
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Foreign names
- Japanese: Quantum surge (クォンタムサージ kwontamu sāji)
