Bighorn (BW)

Bighorn is a Maximal from the Beast Wars II portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Any Predacon who has ever encountered Bighorn (ビッグホーン Bigguhōn) on the battlefield will tell you that he's a violent, furious, rampaging brute who will positively demolish any foe foolish enough to get caught in his path of destruction. Bighorn has a short temper and can be easily goaded into a fight, be it against the Predacons or against any Maximal who mouths off to him. His special attacks, including the ability to summon lightning from the sky and the ability to launch a devastating missile from his mouth, lay waste to all those around him... including his friends. This blind fury in battle often makes Bighorn as much a liability as an asset to the Maximal cause.

And yet, there's more to Bighorn than just the unstoppable killing machine. So much more. Beneath the slobbering exterior beats the spark of a poet, a naturalist, a lover. Though not a fan of downtime, when a little RnR does come his way, Bighorn is likely to spend it sniffing flowers, contemplating verse or penning love letters to the Seacon Scylla (who won't even give him the time of day).

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

Beast Wars II cartoon

Voice actor: Masami Iwasaki (Japanese)

The New Forces Arrive! White Lion, Run!

It's some kind of land cow!

I see a red flower and I want it painted black.

During a lull in fighting between the Maximals and the Predacons, Tasmania Kid showed Bighorn a red flower. Having a bunch of pent up anger over not being able to fight anything, Bighorn snapped and went on a rampage. It all ended okay for the Maximals. The Predacons? Not so much. Fortunately, the event managed to calm Bighorn down...until he saw another red flower. Bighorn's Rage Bighorn's Rage The Lake Trap Galvatron Revived Mystery of the Ancient Ruins The Insect Corps Arrive Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos The Strongest Tag Team? Autorollers Roll Out! Danger! Scissor Boy Galvatron Rampages Predacon General Offensive! The Combined Giant, Tripledacus The Festive Jointrons A Fearsome Combination Plan? Who Is the Leader!? The Black Lio Convoy The Space Pirate Seacons! Who Is the Strongest Warrior!? The Tentacular Scuba Megastorm's Reckoning Showdown in the Sea Face the Setting Sun The Final Battle Enter Lio Junior Megastorm Reborn The New Weapon, Tako Tank The Artificial Planet Nemesis The End of Starscream The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger! The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic Knock Out Nemesis Lio Junior's Revolt!? Emissary of the Fourth Planet The Crisis of Planet Gaea Fly Out! Planet Gaea Assemble, Thirty-Nine Warriors Revenge of the Space Pirates Breaking into Nemesis Legend! The Green Warrior Farewell! Lio Convoy

The Maximal Brainwashing Operation

The Maximal Brainwashing Operation

Beast Wars Neo cartoon

After the defeat of Unicron, Bighorn returned to Cybertron, where he helped with reconstruction. Graduation Ceremony!!

Bom Bom manga continuity

Beast Wars II comic

Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank! Infiltrate the Mystery Island! Free the Captured Matrix! After laying eyes on the repulsive Seacon Scylla, Bighorn became immediately smitten. Unable to write a proper love letter, however, he enlisted the aid of Scuba to compose the romantic confession. Scuba did so, but upon delivering it to Scylla on Bighorn's behalf, the femme squid got the wrong idea. Thinking the love letter was from Scuba, she proceeded to fall madly in love with him. Scuba found himself being chased by the homely wench, who wouldn't take "no" for an answer. Bighorn eventually confessed his infatuation to Scylla in person, but she politely turned him down, as she was only interested in dating guys with tentacles.Realize the Forbidden Love! Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base! Recover the Bonds Lost! All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet! Win the Battle of Light and Darkness! The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!

Beast Wars Neo comic

There is a statue of Bighorn dressed like a monk in a (probably) Japanese-styled temple on Break's home planet. Bighorn is the one who evolved the native residents (penguins) to become Transformers, thus making him be worshiped as a god of the planet. A Battle Fought Alone

Toys

Beast Wars

• Bighorn (Deluxe, 1997)
  • Japanese ID number: C-13
  • Accessories: Missile

A redeco of the Hasbro Bonecrusher toy, Bighorn transforms into a black organic bison with red robot parts. In both beast and robot modes, pulling back on his beast mode tail causes his robot mode head to launch forward in a headbutt attack. This attack also launches a spring-loaded missile from his mouth at the end of his lunge.

• More information on Bighorn at TFU.info

• Bighorn vs Starscream & BB (Vs pack, 1997)
  • Japanese ID number: VS-13

Bighorn was also available in a multi-pack with the Predacon pairing of Starscream and BB.

• Bighorn (Contest prize, 1997)

A blue, light-blue, cream and black redeco of Bighorn was made available as a prize in a Comic Bom Bom design contest, along with other oddly decoed versions of the five principal good guys from Beast Wars II. It is unknown how many of these were awarded.