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Beast Wars: Transformers( 1996)

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Overview

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...

  1. Bob Forward

    Creator

  2. Larry DiTillio

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Garry Chalk

    Optimus Primal (voice)

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    David Kaye

    Megatron (voice)

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    Colin Murdock

    Quickstrike (voice)

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    Scott McNeil

    Dinobot / Rattrap / Waspinator (voice)

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    Ian James Corlett

    Cheetor (voice)

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    Richard Newman

    Rhinox (voice)

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    Venus Terzo

    Blackarachnia (voice)

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    Jim Byrnes

    Inferno (voice)

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    David Sobolov

    Depth Charge (voice)

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    Campbell Lane

    Rampage (voice)

Current Season

Beast Wars: Transformers season poster

Season 3

1998 | 13 Episodes

Season 3 of Beast Wars: Transformers premiered on Oct 25 1998

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A review by Sejian

10
Written by Sejian on Tue May 14 2024
I love Transformers because of Beast Wars and Beast Machines. I practically grew up with this. Part of what makes this series great is the voice cast. They are amazing in their roles. Dinobot's arc from villain to antihero to self-sacrificing hero is one of the best in media. This could all be nostalgia talking, but Beast Wars is one of a handful of childhood cartoons I can still enjoy as an adult. Tekkaman Blade comes to mind when I talk about childhood cartoons because it's another one I loved as a kid, but unlike Beast Wars I could not make it through the first episode as an adult. It ...

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Facts

Status

Ended

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Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • time travel
  • based on toy
  • dinosaur
  • nostalgic
  • transforming robot
  • bickering
  • robotic animal
  • playful
  • absurd
  • dramatic
  • hilarious
  • whimsical
  • adoring
  • celebratory
  • sarcastic
  • tragic