BEAST WARS "Optimus Primal meets G1 Optimus Prime"

After taking Optimus Prime's spark into his body to foil Megatron's plans of changing history, Optimus Primal's transmetal body is transformed into a more powerful body. Optimal Optimus is born.

[@nickcariglia1988]

Optimus: I just had the weirdest dream Wheeljack: Presenting my latest invention. The Dinobots Optimus: Nooooooo

[@anelaprimeerdelicwolfnice-177]

Auto bot andjela:Calm down Optimus!

[@marypatry7750]

AUTOBOTS MEETS THE AIRIELBOTS AND THE TECHNOBOTS

[@marypatry7750]

TILL ALL ARE ONE AND OPTIMUS PRIME HE SAYS HIS 2 WORDS FOR VICTORY FOR CYBERTRON

[@refutable2026]

400th like

[@SheldonBoyce-Payne]

😂

[@supercreativehandlename]

for those saying the cgi looks like garbage, this show came out in the 90s, and was like the 2nd CGI animated show ever. and tbh it still holds up to this day, same with the story

[@commanderstorm8874]

1999 or 1998 to be precise

[@sebastienholmes548]

Not to mention, most animation technology (like cgi fog) they had to develop themselves.

[@armadussteel2489]

Interesting to see that the Beast Wars machines aren't hug lumbering hunks of metal they are actually just normal sized animals. They might even be close to human heights.

[@SIMPDUDE]

Yeah, that was thanks to what was called ‘The Great Upgrade’, when the Autobots and Decipticons became the smaller (and more Energon-efficient) Maximals and Predicons respectively

[@OverRule2]

They needed to be smaller to save energy. I believe their animal forms save the most energy but they couldn't stay like that too long or else the animal form would make them go wild so they could be transformed when in their ship which provides them with enough energy to stay transformed for long periods of time

[@Solitaire001]

@@OverRule2 The reason for their animal forms is as a shield from the high level of energon radiation on the Planet. The level is so high that it will overload them in a short time, but their beast mode allows them to operate outside their Bases (the only place they are shielded from the radiation). Concerning the animal side taking over, it did start to happen. But Tigertron (who was outside and dealt with that on his own), guided them through it. Rather than rejecting their animal side they had to embrace it, merging the animal side with the machine side, making them more than either alone. Concerning their sizes, in robot form they are larger than humans but not as large as the Autobots were. In beast mode they are the same size as the animal they take the form of. So while Rattrap shrinks considerably to rat size, Rhinox doesn't shrink as much.

[@OverRule2]

@@Solitaire001 Ahh that makes more sense. I haven't seen it since I was a kid but plan on rewatching it soon though.

[@firestrikerii810]

No they should be lumbering metals

[@user-tm3si7pw3u]

Optimus Prime: "Who ever you are... thank you..."

[@alexandarvoncarsteinzarovi3723]

THANKS PRIMUS

[@TheFi3nd]

Are you primus

[@MarvelandStarWarsProductions]

@@TheFi3nd dude I see u all the time

[@jimbodeek]

“Till all are one…”

[@SpiderandMosquito]

That's for that comment that pretty much sums up this moment wonderfully

[@GlitchanBlack]

Optimus: "Bumblebee? Did you have any weird dreams while we were in stasis?" Bumblebee: "As matter of fact, there was a dream I had about a bot a lot like me personality wise that turned into a cheetah. What about you?" Optimus: "Well... good question, actually, I can't remember all of it."

[@billmcdonnell79]

Bumblebee: I wouldn't be surprised that bot who can turned into a cheetah could be a relative of mine, probably a future descendant.

[@ImperialAlex]

Can you help this stranded dude understand when does beast wars events occur based on the G1 transformers timeline?

[@PaganMinDNW]

@@ImperialAlex the maximals and predacons are from the future and they're factions descended from the autobots and decepticons The events of beast wars all take place on prehistoric earth, millions of years before the g1 cartoon, but they're from millions of years AFTER Beast Machines is the sequel to Beast Wars and takes place directly after they travel back to the future

[@Comkill117]

It can't be understated just how weird it was to see how much smaller the Beast Wars cast was compared to the G1 cast. Like it makes sense I guess, but it really did throw me through a loop the first time watching it.

[@GanicoGSx]

It does leave enough room for character development. Guess kind of like a “quality over quantity” thing while working with how limited CGI was at the time.

[@j4878]

Time to watch War on Cybertron!

[@cnjetixnicktoonsenjoyer2002]

Because you're a G1-only? ._.

[@cnjetixnicktoonsenjoyer2002]

@@DragonOverdosed Thank god they weren't G1 fans and I was proud of them as a Beast Wars stan since I never took G1 seriously to begin with LMFAO XD

[@RobPaulson88]

I think reason being is that the forms they transformed into were much smaller, but still it’s a vastly different size

[@RYNOROSSFILMS]

Me as a kid, with no knowledge of Transformers, watching this: that's a weird robot. Me now, watching this scene, knowing more about the Transformers: oh shit, that's cool.

[@valmid5069]

Me as a Transformers fan: that-my friend, is one and only awesome OP ;)

[@harleygames2212]

RYNOROSSFILMS i subbed you

[@harleygames2212]

Val Mid I subbed you

[@bakiiinex]

@@harleygames2212 sub me

[@marypatry7750]

TRANSFORMERS BEAST WARS AND TRANSFORMERS POWER OF THE PRIMES TOYS ALONG WITH TRANSFORMERS CYBERVERSE AND THE LAST KNIGHT

[@Geminias]

For those who don't understand what's going on - Beast Wars takes place in Earth's prehistoric past sometime after the dinosaurs go extinct but before modern man. The Ark with the G1 Autobots crashed on Earth sometime way before that (possibly killing the dinosaurs) and all of the G1 Transformers are in stasis lock which is where they'll remain until the original show started in 1984. Beast Wars' Megatron causes a paradox by killing/almost killing Optimus Prime in the past - which would prevent G1 Prime and friends from defeating Megatron in G1 - which would change the future where G1 Megatron left a hidden message for any loyal Decepticons to go back in time and change the outcome of the war on the Golden Disk - which Beast Wars Megatron found/stole at the beginning of the show.

[@michaelcorvin7043]

Pretty much

[@capndayafterday]

Why was Optimus Prime in truck form? Didn’t they take those forms in the 80’s? Was this just so we’d recognize Optimus Prime? Or was their a canon reason? Genuinely curious cause I never got to watch a lot of these episodes when I was a kid.

[@Geminias]

​@@capndayafterday If you go back and watch the 1st few minutes of G1Ep1 - Optimus pretty much looks the same in robot mode as he did before/after he got his truck mode.

[@Geminias]

Also, one more thing to point out from the series, after G1 ended - both Autobots and Decepticons upgraded to maximals and predacons in this continuity. They gave up their larger/stronger bodies and gained efficiency and longevity. So, since every living transformer is effected by the end of the war - it would cause issues for transformers everywhere. The only exception is Tarantulus - who didn't descend from autobot or decepticon. All we're really told about Tarantulus (Tripredacus Council) is that they don't want either side to win the beast wars.

[@capndayafterday]

@@Geminias just watched it on YT. I forgot they had their forms originally. Looks like the satellite just found the best form for them to transform into. I vaguely remember when was Orion Pax. Had to look that up. I guess I got that episode and the first episode confused. Thanks for the info.

[@TribalSpacemanTV]

Beast Wars was such a surprise at the time and did great things with the Transformers saga.

[@chrisedwards3214]

Yes they expanded the mythos

[@j4878]

Time to watch War on Cybertron!

[@MarvelandStarWarsProductions]

@@j4878 oof it's not really that good but it's ok

[@j4878]

@@MarvelandStarWarsProductions happy that you watched it!

[@gibbeynator]

"His spark has the Matrix with it!" And that one line justifies a massive continuity error

[@The-kr9rb]

to be fair, you could justify it as "his spark is already joining the matrix" so they were starting to merge, when he emptied it, and they repaired prime thus saving him, and his spark returned to his body at least that's what I think

[@midgetofthemysticarts4936]

Which error

[@The-kr9rb]

@@midgetofthemysticarts4936 primes spark and the matrix are usually two different things

[@knightofthenine3121]

it was stated that prime's spark held the matrix in it. the wiki has all of it

[@alfredocolmenares4408]

I read some trivia on that being a minor flub they made when writing

[@GeneralHeavy]

Millions year later Optimus Prime: I had the weirdest dream ever

[@RoseSupreme]

Optimus Prime: I dreamt that my spark was taken by a primal counterpart of myself and then put back into me. Wait...

[@jaderounder]

Rose Supreme an didn't we have a emergency shuttle?

[@Mikazuchireborn]

Optimus Prime: And I have the weirdest headache.

[@adamkahoe6327]

*Carlos Lopez:* "Hey Optimus. Wanna go look for some mini-cons?" *Optimus:* *"NNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!"*

[@thebowmanfamily8681]

General Heavy zaz

[@MR82ad]

I remember seeing this when it first aired. It was so jaw-dropping to witness that crossover between G1 and Beast Wars. No Internet outlets to ruin it with spoilers, just raw astonishment.

[@quicksilver36]

*Millions of years later* Optimus upon waking: Why do I have a headache?

[@Kiddo_X]

Nah, that wasn't a headache. That was a horrible attempt at facial reconstruction!

[@ShooterQ]

As a kid, I remember my mind being blown when it was shown how small the Maximals and Predacons were compared to the Autobots. Then Primal gets Prime's spark and my head exploded.

[@dclaiche]

Anyone ever notice that when Primal holds the matrix it shines really brightly and then when he lets go it diminished in light? The matrix only lights up like that when someone who is worthy of it is holding it. Of course Optimus Primal is worthy to bear the Matrix.

[@mkhanman12345]

I thought he had it in the Netflix show

[@MemeReviewer]

@@mkhanman12345i believe that is a different continuity

[@myspanishcountryhome]

It's interesting to re-watch something something I had a hand in bringing to TV more than a quarter century ago. Great memories.

[@SinDoesStuff]

What was your hand in all this?

[@myspanishcountryhome]

@@SinDoesStuff I was one of the 3d artists on the series.

[@SinDoesStuff]

@@myspanishcountryhome that's actually pretty awesome. Say, perhaps you could talk a bit about your time working on Beast Wars, at least without breaking NDAs? Though, I would assume any NDAs have been lifted with time.

[@myspanishcountryhome]

@@SinDoesStuff It's been almost 30 years since the show aired so NDA's aren't applicable any longer. What would you like to know?

[@SinDoesStuff]

@@myspanishcountryhome i kinda wanna know how different the process was compared to like today? Anything strides that were made after the show ended that you wished you could utilized had it been made beforehand?

[@Shiirow]

its always funny to see just how tiny they were compared to the G1 versions. its like watching little children standing around an adult.

[@Thunda1986]

They were more advanced as well

[@santus07]

I think is also to emphatize the greatness of the G1

[@j4878]

Time to watch War on Cybertron!

[@beartheconfused6798]

@@santus07 I’ve heard it’s because the maximals were supposed to be “upgraded” versions of GI hence there smaller and need WAY less energon to survive.

[@santus07]

@@beartheconfused6798 yeah, that's a good point, technology is always getting smaller and with more capacity , so if this follows the same principles Maximals are more advanced or have more tech

[@legionaireb]

Technically this STILL changes history: not because Optimus has a new head, but because now Primal's memories are added to the records of the Matrix.

[@FlawlessGoBot]

The real question is if that's how it always was tho, paradoxes and what not

[@user-qz5dv1bw8i]

4:01 Optimus prime:Who ever you are.. Thank you.

[@A.H.goose1]

Bumblebee: Hey Optimus wanna go to the zo- Optimus: NO

[@Avenger85438]

Bumblebee: Whoa! You okay boss. Optimus: Sorry. Just had a bad reaction, for some reason.

[@dead4hrs265]

Ratchet: you elergic to animals Optimus? Optimus: 😤

[@bmadgnashteeth]

LOL

[@quangtieple8257]

I'm a random Goose Boi the gb’sss

[@Lemuel928]

Except Optimus has most fondness to Gorillas.

[@truckercowboyed2638]

4 million years later Optimus Prime: " What the hell , who opened my spark chamber ??" "MEGATRON!!!!!!???"

[@maximusdarkultima]

some time later.. much later: optimus: ugh.. gotta lay off the green energon or I might go.. apeshit

[@Maldoror2112]

(Cue Drumbot and Cymbaltron) *Ba-dum-tiss*

[@RexxLifeJah]

Bahahahaha

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Optimus Prime: "....oh and bumblebee, we had rats in the ark, please call the exterminator "

[@user-sf7je7zi4t]

4:02 Optimus: "Who ever you are... Thank you..." (Return to stasis)

[@TheVVildHunt]

Thats crazy when people say the CGI was bad. I was 6 years old when this first aired and my goodness I didn't think any type of graphics or animation could surpass this show. This to me was the most technological advance show at the time and its sad that in shows and games everyone just talks about graphics and frames per second. Like bro, just enjoy the damn material presented for you.

[@darknessrising2453]

4:00 Many years later... Optimus Prime: "Guys? I had the strangest dream..."

[@adamkahoe6327]

*Carlos Lopez:* “Hey, Optimus. Wanna go look for some mini-cons?” *Optimus:* “Nnnnoooooo!!!!!”

[@anelaprimeerdelicwolfnice-177]

Auto bot andjela:what dream did you have optimus i did not!

[@revampedrenegotiate]

@@anelaprimeerdelicwolfnice-177 who's Andela?

[@revol4372]

Rip to all the previous comments before video got marked as for kids

[@billmcdonnell79]

They decided to re-enabled the comment making on this video, but the comments that were made before disablement that are now permanently deleted.

[@DarkDoge]

Thank goodness they got rid of the dumb "made for kids" setting on this video.

[@cnjetixnicktoonsenjoyer2002]

R.I.P. also to the Beast Wars fandom since it got killed by the evil G1 fanbase. I'll never forgive the 80's for what they did to me.. -_-

[@AngleFan45]

Man I remember watching this episode as a kid and thought it was so cool to see G1 Optimus lol, I was hoping that he would have been revived and helped them out in some way. I was so sad when G1 Optimus had shutdown and went back to sleep :( lol

[@billmcdonnell79]

Optimus Primal temporary puts his ancestor/namesake, Optimus Prime's spark into his own body while Optimus Prime is being repaired and gained a new larger, more powerful and more advanced body. Megaton did the same thing in "Master Blaster" putting his ancestor/namesake, the original Megatron's spark into his own body and also gained a more powerful body and have his Beast Mode evolved from a T-Rex to a dragon that breathes both fire and ice.

[@Blazieth]

Difference is, we're never actually shown G1 Megatron's Spark being returned; though the scene of it actually happening was cut, it would have been returned at the last minute, just before the departure from Earth back to Cybertron aboard the Autobot shuttle.

[@lightningsamurai4134]

@@Blazieth kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4q2aGSvar9msNU

[@Blazieth]

@@lightningsamurai4134 Exactly.

[@aualga]

3:57 Man, there must have been a lot of disappointed kids who were expecting Primal and Prime to interact with each other.

[@arnelanat3578]

That would affect time which is a bad thing

[@OrengarMK3]

​@@arnelanat3578and will cause all the universe to collapse

[@AdrianGarcia-ww1ik]

@@arnelanat3578 if optimus came alive? how?

[@M.irfan_muhamimin]

​@@AdrianGarcia-ww1ik actually the reason why they do that is dont want make all maximal dissapeared. So if optimus prime wake up now when he supposed to wake at 4 million in the future. That will the time broken and change everything that will happen in Transformers g1

[@brovusmarillian3303]

I was hoping the Original Voice actor for Optimus Prime would speak his Iconic Phrase. . "Till All Are One."

[@lainvalhalla361]

Same

[@mikedski9698]

Right.

[@sisoyunrobot8097]

Optimus waking up billions years later: Bumblebee, i have a waird dream during the time i was asleep where a smaller android took the matrix of leadership

[@nathanblevins9870]

Optimus: who ever you are…thank you.

[@Starvaze]

*Optimal seeing as op's eyes re shut down* : you're welcome. *jets are disabled* Optimus. Prime.

[@jimbodeek]

Optimus Prime: Till all are one…

[@the_criminal_mastermind]

So is this when the G1 characters were in stasis on earth before they were awaken

[@koolboy895]

TRASHY GAMING yeah

[@sindicoleafterdawn7761]

You are correct.

[@stephen19590]

So they went to the past to wake up in the future?

[@the_criminal_mastermind]

No the pilot episode g1 starts 4 million years before 1986 and the Autobots and decepticons crash on Earth and they wake up for 4 million years later during that 4 million year Beast wars happened sometime in there

[@sindicoleafterdawn7761]

@@stephen19590 Those robots that discovered and entered the Ark in Beast Wars are called the Maximals they are the descendents of the Autobots, and the Autobots are the Ancient ancestors of the Maximals. The Autobots had crash landed on Earth many years before the Maximals and Predacons arrived, the Predacons are the descendents of the Decepticons, and the Decepticons are the ancient ancestors of the Predacons. The Autobots and Decepticons are frozen in "Emergency Stasis Lock" (or just "Emergency Stasis"), Predacon Megatron tried to kill Optimus Prime I'm Stasis Lock so that the Decepticons would win the Great War (the Great War is in Transformers: The Movie 1986). Optimus Primal (the descendent of Optimus Prime) took his Matrix Of Leadership until Optimus Prime was repaired, because Predacon Megatron unleashed a full powered blast into Optimus Prime's face, which near fatally injured Optimus prime, and caused a timestorm. And because of Optimus Prime's near fatal injury the Maximals were beginning to disappear because of Optimus Prime's nearly dying from the injury and the timestorm. So Optimus Primal took the Matrix of Leadership which turned Optimus Primal into Optimal Optimus which was a mix between Optimus Primal's spark and the Matrix of Leadership which was inside Optimus Prime. Later Optimus Prime's injuries were repaired and the Matrix of Leadership was returned to Optimus Prime which caused him to power on and then shutdown back into normal Stasis, and time was restored back to normal as it should. The Autobots and Decepticons will awaken in 4 million years, the approximate year they will awaken will be year 1984. Hope this helps.

[@JoseVazQueZ-xp3ul]

I use to tune in on this show Sunday mornings right before heading out to work. When I saw this episode the show went from good to great instantly. The third season was great, especially for an original G1 cartoon fan.

[@perfectsplit5515]

This story truly established the greatness of the Generation 1 Transformers. To the Maximals, Optimus Prime was like Alexander the Great.

[@The-kr9rb]

@@perfectsplit5515 Megatron could be seen as a 20th century despot. (There are a few, but I'll leave that up to others imagination. I do personally question the comparison to Alexander the Great however.

[@DeadmanInc336]

What I would give to hear both Peter Cullen and Gary Chalke on-screen together. Same with Frank Welker and David Kaye.

[@drenx87]

too late man.... it would only be a dream. all the actors are too old and you dont see much of transformers these days. Fuck hasbro

[@DeadmanInc336]

@@drenx87 Peter Cullen and Frank Welker are still kicking and David Kaye most recently appeared in the Eternals as Arishem The Judge. Gary Chalke though, I don't know what he's been doing.

[@Power-9Hunnid]

FR!!!!

[@Me-wx1mt]

that shot of prime's fucked up head always scared me as a kid

[@LiveLife91]

🤣😂

[@thrusttheconehead5369]

Fun fact: Beast Wars was the only time hasbro tried to expand the original g1 universe.

[@zalternative1]

apparently because other continuities essentially get butchered before anything else could happen

[@KajiRider1997]

You could say that the megatron in the original RID was the direct result of BW Megatron's fusion with G1 Megatron leading to a alternate reality with predacons instead of Decepticons. But that's takara

[@TheNativeEngine]

I forgot how small they are compared to their ancestors.

[@NYCHotDogStands]

Why the hell do I remember this show in HD, fluid and high end graphics? Jeez.

[@COGjedi117]

Because that was the latest during the time you watch things like this. We never expected CGI to advance after this. Its crazy.

[@56bturn]

Nostalgia Glasses are a helluva thing.

[@jimbodeek]

The show first appeared on TV in 1996… CG had only started to become mainstream after the release of Toy Story the year prior.

[@anakinflair]

@@COGjedi117 It's like the series Reboot. We all know it looks like garbage now, but back then it was the coolest thing we'd ever seen.

[@markmustaqim]

This is the second season. All the designs are worst than the first one. All of a sudden they are shiny and metallic looks. I hate it when the second season starts

[@billmcdonnell79]

Optimus Primal temporary puts his ancestor, Optimus Prime's spark, which it contains "The Matrix of Leadership" inside while Optimus Prime is being fixed and Optimus Primal got a bigger, more powerful and more advanced body because of his ancestor's powerful spark. In a few episodes later, Megatron did the same thing of putting the spark of his ancestor, the original Megatron into own body and it evolved his beast mode from a T-Rex to a more powerful dragon that breathes both fire and ice.

[@raptorman6055]

Sms Syed in the future cyber forms alongside cybertron become organic alongside metal because it’s more energon efficient so they switch from vehicles to animals

[@pthespidey5057]

@@raptorman6055 makes sense now...i was a kid when this used to come on tv...so i thought this was the old incarnation during the dinosaurs era so the transformed into such ... Kinda didn't remember much lol

[@shubhdashukla7692]

They both returned them

[@pawekuczwalski4237]

@@pthespidey5057 time travel dude, at s01e01

[@the_criminal_mastermind]

@@raptorman6055 no they had beast modes for exploration purposes to blend in and study but still had vehicle modes on cybertron

[@markhimself44]

I remeber seeing this for the first time when it aired...😱🤯 . It was mind blowing to say the least because you never saw it coming. Still to this day it gives me that "wow" moment. So awesome. And that's just prime.

[@user-tm3si7pw3u]

4:02 Optimus: "Who ever you are... thank you!"

[@memesouls8653]

1:15 This scene is just oddly satisfying

[@user-zi8pt4hr2x]

2023: Low quality 1990's: What a masterpiece...

[@logicplague2077]

To tell the truth, I thought it was crap in 1990, and I never cared for the switch to animals.

[@supercreativehandlename]

@@logicplague2077why?

[@logicplague2077]

@@supercreativehandlename Just not my thing I guess, matter of taste.

[@MR82ad]

I though the same thing at first, but the show quickly grew on me with its dark themes and CGI. Plus, the action figures were awesome

[@jamesporter571]

When you realize that Primal recieved the matrix before Hot Rod did

[@mareo187]

The Maximals who are from the future, traveled into the past in which the original Transformers whoc crashed into Earth long ago, were all still in comatose state, in which The events of the original Transformers series haven't begun, because humans in Beast Wars are still at their infancy. When they reach the 80s thats when Optimus Prime and the others will be awaken.

[@TheDanielenos]

Anyone here after the latest Transformers Netflix series?

[@QuattroBajeena]

Yes. New voices of the maximos isnt that great.

[@vidlink]

@@QuattroBajeena: There Beast Wars Megatron also sounded like 💩and acted nothing like the original.

[@ulhungtran1]

3D animation was at its' early stage, and they use it on Transformers, this was awesome! The story and the scenarios were interesting too.

[@SBaby]

This was the age of shows like Reboot and The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest, where the CG was just getting started in TV shows and Toy Story wasn't a thing yet.

[@BladeCrossEXE]

Canonically, Primal only absorbed Prime's spark. But it's so much cooler if he borrowed the power of The Matrix.

[@seatedbotot]

Holy hell optimus is massive compared to them

[@benwillems8584]

Enough volume for a semi truck compared to a gorilla.

[@nasirmeraj618]

It's not crap, it's vintage. 😎

[@sonrouge]

Too bad we'll probably never know what Prime actually saw before he went back into stasis and if he remembers anything.

[@Mandemon1990]

"Man, I had the weirdest dream EVER"

[@user-ed7ne3dy5b]

He does. This is why he was always been extra about it.

[@dinodisneylover1]

Oh, yeah! HELL, YEAH! He's alive! OPTIMUS IS BACK!

[@hydrationisournation3186]

Hound

[@ShavayD]

"Optimus is HERE!!"

[@benwillems8584]

My two favorite lines come from this episode When Megatron taunts Primal about fighting in the Ark and causing a temporal issue: "We'd have four million years to scrape you from the wall. I *might* risk it" And when Cheetor says to Rattrap how Optimus adapts quick to the new body "Whaddaya want, he changes them often enough" (Some paraphrasing from memory)

[@henkman00]

4 million.

[@benwillems8584]

@@henkman00 thank you

[@ValiantWrestling]

It's We'd have four million years to CLEAN you off the walls, Megatron, I might risk it!"

[@Bmhtsos18]

4:01 "Hey Grandpa are you there? It's me Optimus Primal your grandson!"

[@marypatry7750]

IT IS ME NOVA PRIME YOUR YOUNG SON AND THE MENTOR OF ULTRA MAGNUS

[@Mechagodzillareturns56]

Why is everyone saying the CGI is bad? It was decent. I guess people were watching too much Transformers Prime, well that’s just prime.

[@kalb390]

It got old like every CG out there. Prime probably looks mid now to new viewers too.

[@ValiantWrestling]

​@@kalb390still looks better than the kiddy cartoonish cgi of Transformers Prime. That show was a joke.

[@kalb390]

@@ValiantWrestling Prime is your uncle.

[@Daniel-rd6st]

Well to be honest, even back then i prefferred the art style of the original Transformer series and movies, which is why i never really got into Beast Wars back then as a kid. There was a time when CGI simply wasnt that great to watch. I also remember in TV-Shows like Herkules (with Kevin Sorbo) or Sindbad, when practical models started to get replaced with CGI, and the CGI was just way worse. Nowadays its a different story of course.

[@edward18517]

@@Daniel-rd6st To me the original always just looked bad even before Beast Wars came out. In my eyes almost every series was an improvement over the original in the animation and visual department.

[@Disciple_82]

Y’all have no idea how huge these episodes were

[@mikeBURRITO]

duuuude, i remember watching this on tv. it blew my mind

[@rooklink808]

Me too. Fox kids

[@the_autobot_Titan1]

How old are you right now

[@mikeBURRITO]

@@the_autobot_Titan1 32... Thanks for reminding me lol

[@the_autobot_Titan1]

@@mikeBURRITO lol srry

[@mikeBURRITO]

@@the_autobot_Titan1 why ask tho?

[@amccall88]

These couple episodes were incredible

[@ozymandiastheiii9176]

90s kids here heavy, this show and beast machine were the truth

[@r0h44n]

The absolute HYPE of this scene

[@memesouls8653]

*“Bumblebee, I had the weirdest dream lemme tell you”*

[@eternalairhead2523]

4:00 *Four Million Years Later...* Optimus Prime: Guys? I had the strangest dream a tiny Autobot took the Matrix of Leadership and became big? Anyone else?

[@EMTeves]

I would love to hear Peter Cullen reading this in his Optimus voice.

[@ChannelMiner]

*Maximal

[@Jarock316]

@@ChannelMiner The term Maximal didn't exist during G1.

[@anelaprimeerdelicwolfnice-177]

Auto bot andjela:not me

[@ThePrime206]

@@Jarock316 actually it did exist, at one point I believe it was after the movie if I'm not mistaken. Steeljaw and ram horn was referred to as Maximals

[@comedygold7650]

Octimas Prime: WHO TOUCHED MY MATRIX??!

[@Lemuel928]

Himself,apparently.

[@RandomPerson-cm2wg]

His descendant went high on his spark. Both physically and mentally.

[@_V.Va_]

Octimas.

[@SandwitchZebra]

I seriously wonder what Prime thought of this brief moment when he finally woke up from stasis completely. Did he wave it off as a weird dream? Did he assume it was some error in his memory? I like to think Prime didn’t know what was happening, but knows whoever it was just saved him, and he’d be grateful that the stranger helped, whatever it was the stranger did.

[@juanjoserivasgarcia2336]

As a peruvian I bet something like "THIRD WORLD TRANSFORMERS....MY WALLET... AAhhhh....Zzzzzzz"

[@hassanmalik3231]

Who's here after seeing the new trailer?

[@Skywing452]

watched it for the first time with a friend a couple years ago and tbh you get used to it because the story telling is actually decent

[@mysticdragonwolf89]

I never got Optimal’s “not in here, take it outside!” Dude…did you forget they are your enemy They don’t care if you die in or outside and neither should you Even with time being a factor

[@RyunosukeHachi]

He was referring to the fact that fighting inside the Ark would alter history. A stray shot could take out any one of the slumbering Autobots and/or Decepticons, with Optimus Prime’s current condition being the cherry on top.

[@mysticdragonwolf89]

@@RyunosukeHachi Still - he’s not punching the daylights out of them He could do it easily but he’s exchanging banter

[@HiroOfLegend]

@@mysticdragonwolf89 Remember, optimus in many continuities was considered a librarian. He's very focused on preservation of history so doing anything that would damage the Ark goes against his ideas of preservation.

[@aaroneclipse514]

Fighting and causing damage inside the Ark could have unforeseen catastrophic consequences. If there were to be a fight for any reason it’s safer to go outside.

[@Blazieth]

@@APlatypus Perhaps, but remember that Primal is also carrying Prime's Spark at the moment too, and there are signs that it's influencing his personality while he's carrying it. He's not interested in destroying Megatron, he just wants to get any potential fighting away from the very sensitive historical subjects, any damage to which could destabilize history. "You wouldn't dare fire in here! It might upset history." "We'd have four million years to *clean you off the walls, Megatron.* I might risk it." A bluff from Optimus, most likely, but a tad chilling nonetheless.

[@DifunctedReble]

Rise of the Beasts got me coming back to the OG.

[@spongeboymebob771]

This entire show looks like a Fallout 2 cutscene

[@LiveLife91]

Or like the same art style of "Reboot"

[@KajiRider1997]

Yeah that's because they are from the same era. did you think beast wars was made this year or something?

[@Pc_98_Fan]

"I'm about to change the future by doing this, but that's just prime" -probably Optimus Primal

[@roguespartan2854]

The way these old 3D cgi render make them really unsettling regardless of their intended atmosphere. The early Starcraft cinematics, Quake 2, and then THIS SCENE. Let's be honest, even though this isn't horror, seeing all the inactive transformers in this dark room was still creepy AF

[@Chancherpancher]

(2:28) In a word? Prime.

[@Hieillua]

To the Zoomers complaining about the CGI. I also thought it was crap when it originally aired, but we accepted it and still enjoyed the story and characters because they were brilliant.

[@UglyHans]

What's a Zoomer?

[@aualga]

@@UglyHans Gen Z, Alpha Gen, whatever you want to call it.

[@internetmeta]

@@aualgaGen Z are Zoomers, there isn't a nickname for Gen Alpha yet.

[@thewerewolff7248]

i really want them to remaster this and beast machines simply because too many are turned off by the admittedly dated animation

[@lostspellcheck8584]

I can agree with you there, this show is so freaking overlooked

[@richardbidinger2577]

I didn't like it at first, but it grew on me quickly. The CGI might be dated, but it is what it is. Redoing it, would be like redoing Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer because the claymation looked dated. Best to leave it the way it is.

[@Cybermat47]

Yeah, the CGI did turn me off at first, though the more I see of it the more it’s grown on me.

[@theelite5135]

Beast machines robot designs creeped me out but beast wars is alright

[@thewerewolff7248]

richard bidinger while I understand what you’re saying the claymation is more dated in a charming way whereas this is honestly more dated in an ugly way. It’s like the difference between pixel graphics and Final fantasy 7 graphics. Pixels are charming, FF7’s gameplay graphics are just kinda hard to look at. (For me at least)

[@MeditativeHandle]

1:25 YOU GOT THE TOUCH...

[@Josiebeam]

you got the power

[@RexTubr]

YOU GOT TEH POWAAAAAAHHH

[@blueemoji389]

All the memories are coming back to me I LOVE THIS SHOW IT WAS SO FUN

[@krisblunden1642]

Imagine how different this would have been if they had a spare sparkless protoform around

[@Curien247]

Earlier in the episode, Megatron comments how inefficient Gen 1 transformers were as Energon Hogs. That their size was because they couldn’t process Energon efficiently and were bigger for it. This mimics older car sizes and crap fuel efficiency. It’s why the Maximals and Predacons are smaller than their Gen 1 ancestors.

[@audiovisualcringe]

If I had to guess I would think that is also why the high energon concentration is poisonous to the maximals but not the autobots

[@SBaby]

@@audiovisualcringe I actually remember an episode where they had to stay in their animal forms because of that and they started turning feral because they were in those forms for too long.

[@stevenuniverse1422]

Similar to the Plague, the near annihilation of Europeans caused them to evolve in real time to at least gain some immunity to it. Which is believed to be why autoimmune diseases are prevalent. Cybertronians must have done the same as to make themselves efficient and eliminate poor Energon consuption.

[@JaguarCats]

Gotta say this, it'd been AWESOME if Optimus Prime had stayed awake to help. But sadly Peter Cullen wasn't available.

[@brawl9877]

Fucking beast wars

[@danielakaiser5694]

MrHoppers002 l,mm,,ööööüöxä

[@minhui8640]

JaguarCats 是8看看kcckjcjjykiytrevwvcbjey

[@jeneenperry7121]

JaguarC

[@seven203]

I wish we could have a alternative sequel of Beast Wars.

[@santus07]

What a scene dood 👏👏 My childhood right here

[@nodak81]

I actually remember this. Haven't thought about it in decades.

[@adamnabiyar2706]

So cool both primes meet

[@chrisl9934]

Optimus Primal is not a Prime. A transformer has to earn the Matrix of Leadership to become a Prime which Primal did not earn.

[@riverWarrioress5518]

A imagine if transformers prime had an episode where megatron commets on how he had weirder dreams about a purple minicon that looked like a t rex that took his spark then it was forced to give it back but it looked like predaking but a dragon. I think optimus would asked this: Optimus: " was the one forcing him to give it back looked like me but an ape?" Megatron: "yes? Wait how do you know that?" Optimus: "because I dreamed of that minicon tried to kill me but a bunch of other minicons healed me, one of them the ape removed my spark, then returned it but he looked almost like me. Talked like me too" Autobots and decepticons: (looking that their leaders confused) all at same time: "i'm sorry but what?!" Back at autobot base Jack: (looks to ratchet) "uuh any clue about the same things in optimus and megatron's dreams?" Ratchet: " I have not idea"🤨

[@ValiantWrestling]

Minicons are even smaller than human children so it wouldn't be possible for Beast Megatron to be a minicon since he's larger than an average human adult male. And Transformers Prime doesn't even take place in the same continuity as Beast Wars/G1 did.

[@riverWarrioress5518]

Thank you for the info. But it's more of an what if episode idea plus I don't know the sizes of techorganics. But woulden it be cool if beast wars conect to transformers prime after all the ark is in the officailly in the canon novel and if you remember the episode some bots are missing inside the ark and are lost to the wind like arcee said. I have acouple of ideas for a show mixing tp,beast wars,rescue bot and rescue bots academy. The first couple of episodes would be transformers prime dark but would be totally awesome.

[@soulcrossing4310]

Back in the Nemesis: Starscream: ... So, I had a dreamt- Megatron: For the last time, Starscream, I know that you dream of taking My place as Decepticon leader, so could You just SHUT U-! Starscream: About animal-based minicons. Megatron: ... Beg your pardon? Starscream: YES! I remember now: I was wandering around this excuse of a planet when I found miself in the body of this insect-based minicon. Knockout: So a "Mininsecticon"? Starscream: And then, I found myself fighting this group of minicons that transformed into mammals using the... "Mininsecticon" body as My own. But I've got myself defeated at the end. Steve: Huh. Even in your own dreams you suck as a Decepticon. Starscream: UGH, WHY YOU LITTLE- Megatron: Does this... Mininsecticon of yours resemble a green wasp? Starscream: ... How did you knew that, Lord Megatron? Megatron: ... SOUNDWAVE, OLDEST VIDEORECORDINGS OF WHEN WE CRASHED ON EARTH, *NOW!!!*

[@m.e.c.hn.e.s.t4757]

I have a feeling these videos will become more popular among non-fans after *Rise of the Beasts*

[@cnjetixnicktoonsenjoyer2002]

I'm glad I was a Beast Era stan lol.

[@Cryomancer1717]

4:01 Top best animated family reunions

[@ronanja]

It’s like I’m watching a CGI video game than a cartoon

[@commando6683]

3:57 this has to be one of the most magical moments in TF history

[@eddyspaghetti90_]

I used to hate not having cable as a kid, looking back at it now, I'm so glad i didn't have cable like rich kids, all the best stuff was on Fox Kids, transformers, spiderman, X-Men, fantastic four, iron man, silver surfer, spiderman unlimited, hulk

[@stefanosmarkopoulos]

Optimal Optimus looks his ancestor into his optics Optimus: Not bad kid ,,😉

[@mrx-od3ji]

resident. Love g1 optimus prime alot I have masterpiece optimus prime never been opened from toys r us.

[@valmid5069]

*Who’s here after Rise of the Beasts’ trailer?*

[@AGSA5]

Me

[@improveyourself1895]

Me lol

[@Starvaze]

Not exactly

[@rooklink808]

I say this multiple times, best transformers G1 sequel ever.

[@gokumasteredultrainstinct1235]

Millons of years later. Bumblebee:Optimus,Ratchet imformed that he finish analyzing,he said your face was recontructed but who did it that's another story,one in wich we don't know. Optimus:i understand,i also feel somthing else. Bumblebee:what is it?. Optimus:a pulse from the Matrix,i feel like the Matrix itself was inside someone else for a short time and then it returned to me,then i saw someone i never seen before,but it's like it was someone who helped me. Bumblebee:who was it?. Optimus:that my little friend is somthing will have to wait in the future.

[@themanwhobrowses]

Optimus Prime is going to have one _Hell_ of a headache when he wakes up.

[@cdhearn14hearing38]

Optimus to autobots. I had a vision of the future and it was Orwellian animal farm Hotrod: whats Orwellian

[@shotsnsxnc11526]

Ratch:WAKE UP Optimus:Ahh what a nightmare Ratchet:hurry up grimlock in is in danger again😒 Optimus:Nooo Not the animals

[@anelaprimeerdelicwolfnice-177]

Auto bot andjela:calm down optimus im sure of it but im here

[@anelaprimeerdelicwolfnice-177]

Auto bot andjela:Is gonna be okay Optimus I promise!

[@KJsProjects]

I remembered I lost my shit as a kid when I first saw this.

[@leo11lim]

4:01 My name is Optimus Primal we’re from your future.

[@adamscriber2867]

When Prime wakes up. "Man I have one hell of a headache"

[@conorburke1999]

3:03 A Universal Interactive Studios Production