Series synopsis
Beast Wars: Transformers is a Canadian animation action & adventure kids television series that premiered on YTV on April 22, 1996. It ended on May 7, 1999. It was created by Bob Forward, Larry DiTillio. It stars Garry Chalk, David Kaye, Colin Murdock and Scott McNeil.
Two spaceships, one manned by benevolent Maximals, the other by evil Predacons, crash-land on a pre-humanoid planet while en route to Earth. Their crews assume indigenous animal forms to protect themselves from an overabundance of natural energy, transforming into robots to do battle. Thus, the Beast Wars have begun...
Premise
Two spaceships, one manned by benevolent Maximals, the other by evil Predacons, crash-land on a pre-humanoid planet while en route to Earth. Their crews assume indigenous animal forms to protect themselves from an overabundance of natural energy, transforming into robots to do battle. Thus, the Beast Wars have begun...
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Garry Chalk as Optimus Primal (voice)
- David Kaye as Megatron (voice)
- Colin Murdock as Quickstrike (voice)
- Scott McNeil as Dinobot / Rattrap / Waspinator (voice)
- Ian James Corlett as Cheetor (voice)
- Richard Newman as Rhinox (voice)
- Venus Terzo as Blackarachnia (voice)
- Alec Willows as Tarantulas (voice)
Supporting cast
- Jim Byrnes as Inferno (voice)
- Don Brown as Scorponok (voice)
- Doug Parker as Terrorsaur (voice)
- Pauline Newstone as Airazor (voice)
- David Sobolov as Depth Charge (voice)
- Campbell Lane as Rampage (voice)
- Blu Mankuma as Tigertron (voice)
- Susan Blu as Una (voice)
- Lee Tockar as Ravage (voice)
- Elizabeth Carol Savenkoff as Predacon Computer (voice)
Guest cast
- Blu Mankuma as Tigertron (voice)
- Susan Blu as Una (voice)
- Lee Tockar as Ravage (voice)
- Elizabeth Carol Savenkoff as Predacon Computer (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 66 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 14 | July 1, 2007 | July 1, 2007 |
| Season 1 | 26 | April 22, 1996 | April 1, 1997 |
| Season 2 | 13 | October 26, 1997 | March 13, 1998 |
| Season 3 | 13 | October 25, 1998 | May 7, 1999 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Theft of the Golden Disk A gang of Predacons plot a heist that will ultimately impact time itself... |
July 1, 2007 |
| 2 | Interview with Larry DiTillio | |
| 3 | Interview with Bob Forward |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Beast Wars (1) A band of benevolent Maximals follows a pack of power-seeking Predacons to a new planet. |
April 22, 1996 |
| 2 |
Beast Wars (2) Dinobot challenges Optimus for leadership of the Maximals, but while they fight the Predacons launch an ambush. |
April 23, 1996 |
| 3 |
The Web Cheetor becomes trapped in Tarantulas's net of deceit and torture. |
September 18, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Aftermath The alien machine is destroyed and Optimus went up with it, but the explosion sets off a quantum surge that changes the planet - and several of the robots. In his new, more powerful transmetal body, Megatron hopes to take out the Maximals before they have a chance to regroup and recover. |
October 26, 1997 |
| 2 |
Coming of the Fuzors (1) A new breed of transformer, robots with two animals mixed together when in beast form. |
November 2, 1997 |
| 3 |
Coming of the Fuzors (2) Hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned, Rattrap, Cheetor and Dinobot try to keep the Predacons away from the Axalon where Rhinox lies delving deep into the Matrix, pursuing a faint hope... |
November 9, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Optimal Situation Realizing that without the Maximals she would never have existed, Blackarachnia actives the Ark's defenses and forces Megatron out of the ship. The Maximals start initial repairs and the time storm subsides a bit, but Optimus Prime's life still hangs in the balance - it could swing either way. Megatron rallies his troops to make sure it swings in his favor. |
October 25, 1998 |
| 2 |
Deep Metal The Maximal Depthcharge flies into a temporal disruption while out searching for Protoform X, and is sent back in time to the Beast Wars. He and Rampage has some unfinished business, and neither cares if anything gets in their way. |
November 1, 1998 |
| 3 |
Changing of the Guard Unable to jury-rig defenses using parts from the Ark, the Maximals send Rattrap down under water in a small capsule to retrieve Sentinel from wreckage of the Axalon. But Megatron wants to lay his hands on it too, and Rampage and Depthcharge fighting it out in the area, nobody's safe. |
November 8, 1998 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | YTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 22, 1996 |
| Last aired | May 7, 1999 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday |