TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on the BEAST ERA

[@fletch5587]

"In the beginning, came the beasts, and all that creeped, crawled and cried, but nature lies! They're robots in disguise!

[@davidvangerner7241]

BEAST WARS

[@kmadhusudanreddy]

Whaaat

[@celiarunquist5247]

*Insert beast wars theme song*

[@antonissa8345]

LOL

[@nine_tails137]

Urgh! Such nostalgic words! I LOVE IT!!!!

[@Franky_Sthein]

Long after Beast Wars was seen on television I decided to re watch the whole show. Even as grown man I couldn't help but cry at Dinobots death. He will be remembered, always.

[@durand4l]

I first saw the whole series as an adult a few years ago. I was not prepared for Dinobot’s death, or I should say, how deep it hurt. The only death in fiction to have hit me as hard since then was Arthur’s in Red Dead Redemption 2. I cried my eyes out during both.

[@JiJ1511]

He lived a warrior, died a hero. There's a reason he was the first character voted by fans for the Transformer Hall of Fame.

[@AlmostAnimixers]

I wish Hasbro would repeat the formula used for Beast Wars. I'm not saying that they should redo Beast Wars (although I certainly wouldn't protest), but they should throw the rulebook out and try something fresh and controversial like they did back then. All the series now are just the same basic setup again and again, and it's getting a little stale. Yeah, Bumblebee's cool and all, but do we need another 57 toys of him to come out this year? Give us something new. Give us something fresh. Give us something weird.

[@tydyman2003]

Nick Ferrazza *whispers* Bumblebee sucks

[@bumblebot2458]

I have to agree with you that a new, reinvented Transformers series would be nice. Hell, we have some TF media NOW that we could just remake for TV, like Beast Wars and MTMTE. Sure, dedicated fans are gonna know the twists and turns, but it would still be nice, admittedly. They'd just need to keep the story, designs, and characters faithful to the originals. But I also wouldn't mind seeing a new reinvention with some not so well known characters.

[@Nothin2seehere-e4z]

Nick Ferrazza Agreed

[@delibirda9336]

I support you to the fullest. But business-wise it might be a bad idea, so Hasbro probably would only do that if Transformers started to fail or sumfin'.

[@uainjansun]

Well we are getting a movie, rumor if BW reboot anniversary, BM reboot anniversary and transtech anniversary for next year

[@columbatiberius2176]

Beast Wars was my introduction to Transformers. I think the deeper story and character focus was more of a Mainframe thing at the time considering they had also made the series Reboot and Shadow Raiders.

[@72acemon4]

As a kid of the '90s, Beast era was MY introduction to Transformers!

[@primesapprentice2416]

OMG!!!! ME TOO

[@SoundwaveX7]

Same here, I also was very fortunate to have come across G1 on VHS and rented "The Ultimate Doom" pt 1 or 2 at a local video store. :)

[@bryansuminski7543]

Never would of known what Transformers were if not for Beast Wars.

[@Clonetos]

Same, my optimus was a gorilla and my Megatron was a t-rex. Watched the show but only had a few toys...like 2

[@nickyperfitt6353]

Same here I love TRANSFORMERS best wars as a kid

[@antatomik]

Ron Perlman as Primal well That's just Prime

[@ARCcommand]

It's odd to me that they wouldn't just get Gary Chalk to do it. He IS Optimus Primal to me

[@sub-zero5433]

ARCcommand think he was busy

[@KairuHakubi]

@@sub-zero5433 and he's not union. unless he is now.

[@avery9627]

I loved Rattrap and Dinobot in beast wars. Watching Dinobot die while giving one last jab at Rattrap made me cry.

[@danielseiser6189]

Me too. He sacrificed himself! 😭

[@bumblebot2458]

That scene was extremely well executed, especially with his arc beforehand.

[@chuckecheese1522]

@Madalin Grama Depth Charge vs Rampage was crazy

[@EddieNash91]

I remember watching it on Fox Kids one day after school, and it also made me cry. Powerful stuff for my 8 year old self, even today it might jerk some tears!

[@ujwalkomaravolu9619]

they did bad to rhinox in beast machines

[@ARCWuLF]

I think that the main reason that 'Beast Machines' failed was due to the character designs -- none of them look "cool." Even the transformations were just sort of glossed over in the show, and as a result the toys didn't resemble their digital counterparts very closely, adding to the disappointment. Plus, they took the noble, cool-looking flying wolf-knight Silverbolt and turned him into an angry, disgusting samurai bird, so I for one could never love the series as much as Beast Wars, even though it had the more interesting story.

[@romantistcaveman]

Silverbolt was one of my favorite characters in _Beast Wars,_ so yeah, I was pretty disappointed by his _Beast Machines_ appearance. And, yeah, what was up with half the character designs in BM?

[@mrheroprimes]

bart of the problem was the animator were using desins they were give several mouths pryer, while the toys went through concentree designs.

[@chadibaytamouni3503]

Michael Adams pretty well said, i was abt to comment abt the BM script was also well written but u mentioned it in the end of ur comment... Am a big fan of BW and BM .. there s something that made them really memorable i think they really worked well on the story, but unfortunately distorted designs in BM and sometimes creepy and scary haha... just look into their eyes man and u ll get the creeps... but yet i like the show

[@orinanime]

The other reason Beast Machines failed was the storytelling. 1) sequential back-to-back episodes are going to loose kids. 2) fans didn't like the way it flew in the face of transformers philosophy.

[@AmanOU2be]

There are a few reasons and that was probably one of them. 1, for sure, is the writing. 2 is the PGish rating. No more decaps and shit like that. 3 is the spiritual tone of the whole series. 3 is what they did with loved characters.

[@romantistcaveman]

I wasn't allowed to watch _Beast Wars_ as a kid, so 2008's _Transformers: Animated_ was my introduction to franchise, but I'm so happy I went back and watched all of _Beast Wars._ And you know what, I can actually appreciate a good chunk of _Beast Machines._ Like, okay, seeing my favorites Rhinox and Silverbolt as _very_ different bots (even after their brainwashing was "reversed") was a bit frustrating, but the animation and sound were nice. It's really cool to see the Beast Era characters reimagined into the more "vehicle heavy" franchises. I love _Animated's_ take on Waspinator, and I'm sure I'll love their appearances in IDW once I get around to reading them.

[@natek4488]

I think Beast Machines does have some good ideas underneath the cracks. Though it was even more of a departure to the norm than even Beast Wars and can be a bit preachy at times and the Maximals designs range from passable to hideous, there are elements that I think can be explored in future series. Techno-organic transformers, exploring the spirituality of transformers, transformers with plant alt-modes, and purely organic transformers.

[@SuperGodzilla2]

Beast Wars today is still my favorite Transformers series, had great characters and an interesting story, wish people could look over the animation and give it a chance. awesome vid dude

[@caughtmydrifty3273]

ZEADPOOL1991 but you have seen tf prime right?I am 13 so I grew up with the movies and the aligned continuity.

[@some_shitposting_idiot3023]

The show really wasn't that good, Megatron never felt like an actual threat, and him constantly saying yes and acting smart just got annoying, any tension is immediately broken by sudden rejuvenation of the side that needed to win (mainly the maximals) when rinox was turned into a decepticon it was a massive waste of time and did literally nothing to forward the plot I could go on but eh

[@delibirda9336]

I looked over the animation the first time I saw a clip.

[@TheRezro]

@@caughtmydrifty3273 Prime is a decent show, but it could be way better. I personally would love to see proper adaptation of Exodus one day and next (good) Cybertron game.

[@Krendall2]

People should give some slack with the animation. Yes, it's dated, but it doesn't look BAD. You really have to remember the time it was made and the low budget they had to work with. Taking that into account, the show looked amazing.

[@davidthompson6861]

Tigatron has been and will always be my favorite Transformer. Just started rewatching Beast Wars to relive the fun from my youth.

[@cameronstone4495]

Man Transmutate was such a great episode and a really bold thing to try and talk about in show that existed to sell toys to kids. The writing in this was some of the best in any piece of transformers media.

[@atlys258]

OH MY GOD I LOVED this show when I was a little kid! I had so many of them, I remember my mom bought me one every paycheck and she'd get me the giant ones for my birthday and Christmas like Optimal Optimus, Depth Charge, Rampage, and Tigerhawk! I would still be playing with them today if I had any of them still.

[@LucasTigy2]

these videos are the best saturday morning cartoon

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Well, we all miss them.

[@ChrisMcFeely]

So, a fun fact about this episode - it started out as being specifically a Beast Wars-dedicated episode, but I found I couldn't do proper justice to the cartoon's cast and stories while also working in all the information on the franchise's origins, toyline, and legacy, so I decided to switch it up to a Beast Era overview. We've got Beast Wars Uprising coming up in a few episodes' time, but a dedicated BW toon episode is now an easier prospect, and if you're hungry for more info about all the different cartoons and comics in this video, they're all bound to receive their own dedicated Basics episodes in the fullness of time!

[@Getwright-]

Chris McFeely this was perfect Chris! I can show this to anybody and have them get why the beast era is still so beloved

[@PrimusProductions]

Could you stop referring to the factions in Beast Wars II/Neo and Car Robots as Maximals, Autobots or Predacons.

[@DinobotKiryu]

Chris McFeely Is it true that Hasbro is making a Netflix remake series?

[@disposable_hero1725]

*WTF is TRUNSFORMERS*

[@concept5631]

Huh, neat.

[@osomafioso3560]

I have to say that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE this channel. I was a g1 guy who hated beast era & still have a hard time with it, but because of these videos I’m slowly coming around. I was die-hard g1 & I know as much about that era as u do, but since I hated g2 & grew out of comics I& by time the beast era was over I was a grown up I missed a lot. Didn’t know a lot. Idk I love this channel. Thanks peeps!

[@great159]

I'm a die hard G1 (Geewun) through and through. I USE to be a die hard Beast Era fan but I found WAY too many flaws in Beast Wars and a few in Beast Machines. I know about both eras GREATLY💯

[@willnack5315]

Am I the only one who wants to know more about their plans for TransTech or even see it done in the modern era?

[@zemchia]

No, you're not the only one.

[@thomasmeehan4581]

I don't know if I've said it anywhere already, but I love this "basics" series. Very well done!

[@MichaelAlexKawa]

Awesome video, I loved the Beast Era it was such an cool time in Transformers history. I remember when I saw the first advertisement for the figures on TV, I was so excited because I honestly thought that Transformers came to an end again after not seeing any more G2 figures on the shelves. I will admit, at first I was like "WTH" why are they all animals and what was with the odd names, and even after getting the two pack with the comic, I really loved the figures but still thought the concept was odd. Then came the animated show for Beast Wars and after that I was hooked. And I have said this before but it is one of the best written Transformers show ever, and even though some didn't like it, so was Beast Machines. The other high point of the Era was the figures, they were so "out there" , very abstract and just plain original, it is sad to think we may never see designs like them again.

[@joaquinnevarez2509]

Here’s a perfect idea for the first live action film of transformers beast wars the predacons and maximals maybe the descendants of the the decepticons and autobots but there also incarnation of them like here are my perfect theory of which of them are incarcerated of the decepticons and autobots Maximals Optimus primal incarnated of optimus prime Cheetor incarnated of bumblebee Rhinox incarnated of ironhide Dinobots incarnated of rachet Rattrap incarnated of jazz Predacons Megatron(beast wars) incarnated of megatron Terrorsaur incarnated of starscream Scorponok incarnated of of scorponok Waspinator incarnated of barricade Tarantulas incarnated of blackout

[@great159]

Beast Wars was ok but FULL OF CONTRADICTIONS LIKE CRAZY!💯 The ONLY chacracters who got to keep their names when they came to earth were those in leadership positions (Primal, Megatron, Depth Charge.) Everyone else had to change theirs ( Cheetor, Rattrap, Waspinator, ect) which SUCKS!👎

[@jackytran7818]

Waspinator: *buzzing* "Waspinator, terrorize!" *buzzing* "why does the universe hate Waspinator!?"

[@Velia_Arcus]

Die cast construction: It's a lost art.

[@muisverriet]

WaffleDogLion Not really. I'm glad it isn't in the toys anymore. Just look at what happened with Titanium....

[@Getwright-]

this comment wasn't built, it was poured!

[@MANJYOMETHUNDER111]

Jarmo It's still used sparingly in the MP line.

[@muisverriet]

The Ghost of Gotham Only for structural integrity.

[@Velia_Arcus]

I know Ghost of Gotham, but personally, I'd like to see it used in more places than just the feet.

[@M2Brad]

Damn! I scour the wiki all the time to learn new and interesting facts and even though I understand all the basis information, these videos still feel fresh and brand new! There is just something about the way you make these that make them seem revelatory. From a younger yet still very invested fan, I offer the greatest thanks!

[@liamwilliams1794]

Wothout beast wars i woulnt be the transformers nutter i am today. It was my absolute favourite show as a child.

[@toygrind]

Magic!

[@ninjadanny628]

Hi thew

[@ninjadanny628]

Thew Adams love your channel

[@elwafflejr3856]

Skywarp is the best seeker

[@bumblebot2458]

Agreed!

[@roccotherayquaza2468]

*snort snort*

[@lazerous8506]

I'm a G1 nut through and through and when Beast wars came out I didn't give it any attention. This video has given me the poke I needed to have another, closer look at the series. Thanks man!

[@joebaker5581]

bim tosh be careful. The cgi is painful in beast wars. I loved it when I was a kid, but going back and watching last year hurt lol.

[@thebrandonrobert5693]

It's easy to get used to... for me it was anyways...

[@FoxNinja4000]

bim tosh The cgi hasn't aged that well but it remains my favorite transformers show. If you can look past the old cgi and give it a chance then you may like it.

[@Shadothecat]

PopeJones Wang get over yourself. First it was cgi cartoon. Second it gets better as it goes.

[@lazerous8506]

Yeah, I think looking at the story and underlying mythology is what I'm after. I'm used to slightly outdated/dodgy animation - I like G1 after all 😆

[@lovetherain3x3]

I hope you cover Blackarachnia sometime soon, I really enjoy the information you provide on these guys. And I love your voice!

[@rodster6campingprepper]

Season 2 of Beast Wars is still the best Transformers we've ever had on screen.

[@ChrisMcFeely]

I think it dukes out with Animated season 1, which mmmmmight have the edge because it stands alone, while a lot of the success of season 2 of BW is built on the foundation season 1 gave it, but it's a close race with all other competitors far behind!

[@Getwright-]

Chris McFeely transformers animated is soooooo underated. Even I didn't give it a fair shot at first becuase of the art style. But it really is the best all around transformers cartoon. (Unless you really hate any comedy)

[@rodster6campingprepper]

I wasn't keen on animated season 1 at all. 2 and 3 were good but 1 almost lost me on the entire show. I think season 2 of Beast Wars is far better written.

[@ChrisMcFeely]

The thing about season 1 is, a lot of people don't seem to get on with the "Autobots fighting supervillains" stuff, but I'm talking aboutit as a piece of CRAFT. It's all about precision-enacted escalation, laying down a steady path to the season finale while also building the world and shaping the characters. Beast Wars season 2 has the same thing going on, with the bonus of a strong foundation already laid to build on. When Season 1 of Animated ends, every bit of overplot and subplot have been so perfectly executed that, if you sliced off the stinger with Megatron and Sumdac, you could end the show there and feel content that a complete story had been told, even though they went in knowing they were getting two seasons out of the gate. Compare that to season 3, where NONE of the subplots it spends the whole season setting up are actually resolved at the end, causing the endless frustration we all have to live with now about there not being a season 4!

[@rodster6campingprepper]

Yes I agree about season 3. In terms of craft I think Beast Machines is actually up there as one of the best even though it doesn't necessarily work as Transformers show to a lot of people.

[@Mrbandit81]

Beast Wars and the cartoon show Reboot was 2 of the biggest shows i watched growing up.

[@6rimR3ap3r]

That's right where I got into transformers. Had a lot of G2 from the intro and a couple of beast wars :-D

[@MrNetWraith]

I don't know if maybe you've already done one, but would you consider doing a "The Basics on Fuzors" video? Fuzors were one of the cooler ideas to come out of the Beast Era, in my opinion, and I'd love to have a video breaking down the various (largely toyline exclusive) characters who fell into this hybrid beast. You could even explore their even shorter-lived Beast Machines follow-up faction, the Mutants; former Fuzors who reacted so badly to Megatron's mode-lock virus that they ended up losing their robot mode and instead changing between two separate beast odes.

[@brianplummer433]

Dinobot was my all time favorite Predacon/Maximal. He was also the second Transformer that I actually felt something for when he was destroyed.

[@sarz422]

"The Beast Wars are over Optimus you loose ahaha ahaha!!" "No! NOOOO!!!! MEGATROOOOOOOONNNNNN!!!!!!"

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Oh you Optimus' just love to sacrifice yourselves...

[@BossSiris]

Lol. I remember that scene.

[@ultrainstinctgrey9184]

Best series, I just remember getting pumped to see what kind of animal those pods would scan when they fell to earth,hype!!

[@barrybend7189]

Ok the guy who played Hellboy as Optimus primal. Ok that's awesome.

[@NeomDrac]

Barry Bend though I don’t have high hopes for the Cartoon after the titans return and combiner wars Cartoon those were awful

[@barrybend7189]

Well as soon as I heard of Ron Pearlman as Primal my mind played back primal's favorite phrase "well that's just prime" in his voice and it just works.

[@Maswartz226]

This series deserves much more love and it's beyond time Hasbro realized that we want MORE

[@novustalks7525]

Beast machines is a fantastic show with brilliant themes and an epic scope. It deserves more recognition

[@megathot3734]

As someone who's 13 and watched Beast Wars just now, I gotta say.... Holy shit. It's amazing. I just didn't expect so many dirty jokes from it, lol.

[@delibirda9336]

Unicron the Chaos bringer Wait... What?!

[@great159]

That's what also hurt the show, they were TOO human. Farting burbing, kissing, sex jokes, quoting Shakespeare all of that was TOO much for that show💯

[@zeeshark]

Theres no words to be said ur a legend thank you so much for this.

[@mykaelnyx8821]

Damn straight the Beast era was awesome! I just recently bought the entire Beast Wars collection, happy to be able to watch stuff again that I used to watch when I was a kid

[@rodimus7926]

I want to see the return of Lio Convoy and Big Convoy

[@MrDoctorVK]

I was born in 1991 just when G2 line was getting in the end and till dawn of the Beast Wars line came. I even saw BW Transmetal TV commercials and BW toys.

[@tydyman2003]

Vili Kauppi same

[@mattstyles2498]

Wow those old commercials. I have like 90% of those toys shown. Mostly in a box somewhere. There was only like 3 I never got

[@VSaber365]

Beast Wars may not have looked like much at its beginning, but like any Transformers cartoon series, it proved that it really was a Transformers show... because it proved that it really was *more than meets the eye.* ;)

[@gundam833]

The BEAST WARS series was the first Transformers series that me and my little brother sat down and watched all the way thru when it aired on tv. I remember when it was advertised on tv before it aired and thought WOW FINALLY a new Transformers series to watch! Because by that point the last cartoon for Transformers on tv was the Generation One cartoon that I can remember and it had been long gone by that point. I did grow up with the Generation One cartoon but by the time I was old enough on what was going on, it was nothing but the same rerun episodes that they played over and over again on tv. So I knew very little on the whole series and characters of Generation One until years later when I bought the series on home video.

[@dougbrownell2075]

I like Beast Wars when it first came out. I can take each new thing and like it for its differences and look for the similarities at the same time. I enjoy the idea of Transformers turning into animals as well as much as I like them turning into vehicles. I had no problem with either way. Whether it's Optimus Prime or Optimus primal he's still the greatest leader of all time.

[@mrdude88]

I love Transformers:Beast Wars! Sadly, Rhinox never became transmetal like his toy depicted.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

There was a PS1 game that depicted him in this form.

[@garthdavis4320]

MrDude88 Neither did Terrorsaur, Airazor, Waspinator and Dinobot.

[@florgeysteve]

Garth Davis Tigatron and Airrazor did get Transmetal forms in the 3H comics.

[@AmanOU2be]

Dinobot did. You knew that.

[@great159]

@@florgeysteve 3H contradicts the show so it's part of its own continuity.

[@ArcanaStorm]

I if I could say something to the beast era it would be “thanks for saving the franchise”

[@Transformer-Enthusiast]

This makes my Saturday morning worth while. Love the content, keep it up.

[@omegamaximus1727]

This video needs an update now that Transformers Rise of the Beasts is coming out this year in 2023.

[@jignat]

Awesome video dude. I really appreciate your hard work in making these.

[@jamesattack7420]

Even though I know all of the stuff you cover, I still love to watch these videos. They are done so well!

[@jamesattack7420]

Wait in the patrons I saw THEW ADAMS as in from THEWS AWESOME REVIEWS!!!

[@ChrisMcFeely]

The very same! I'm grateful for the support Thew and all my Patrons give! :)

[@DiegoDiaz-rs4ej]

Full Voice Actor List By Show Beast Wars Garry Chalk: Optimus Primal, Multiple Human Adults - David Kaye: Megatron - Ian James Corlett: Cheetor, Multipl Maximal Computers - Donald Brown: Scorponok - Scott Mcneill: Rattrap, Dinobot, Waspinator, Silverbolt, Multiple Robots - Alec WIllows: Tarantulas - Richard Newman: Rhinox, Multiple Aliens - Doug Parker: Terrorsaur, Starscream's Spirit - Carol Elizabeth Savenkoff: Multiple Predacon Computers - Blu Mankuma: Tigatron, Tigerhawk, Multiple Aliens - Venus Terzo: Blackarachnia - Pauline Newstone: Airrazor - Jim Byrnes: Inferno - Colin Murdoch: Quickstrike - Lee Tockar: Ravage - David Sobolov: Depth Charge - Campbell Lane (First Actor to Die): Rampage - Susan Blu: Transmutate, Multiple Human Children Beast Machines Garry Chalk: Optimus Primal - David Kaye: Megatron, Optimus Prime, Noble - Ian James Corlett: Cheetor - Brian Drummond: Jetstorm - Scott McNeill: Rattrap, Silverbolt, Waspinator - Jim Byrnes: Thrust - Venus Terzo: Blackarachnia - Paul Dobson: Tankor, Obsidian, A Diagnostic Drone - Alessandro Juliani: Nightscream - Patricia Drake: Strika - Richard Newman: Rhinox - Kathleen Baar: Botanica - Elizabeth Carol Savenkoff: The Oracle

[@brycevo]

My favorite Series. I really love the Gathering comics

[@Jaxionisnum2]

Beast wars was what got me into transformers as a kid, still hold it dearly to this day💖

[@thenerdbeast7375]

This was my era of of Transformers, and it had a big impact on views of Transformers as a whole for years to come. For instance since Beast Wars introduced the idea that the Beast Modes protected their robot forms from overexposure so I thought that was the case with EVERY Transformers series until Transformers Energon. I really loved Beast Machines as a kid (though not as much as Beast Wars) but I have to admit it had its problems, most of the characters were REALLY ugly and uncomfortable to look at and even as a kid I noticed a lot of them didn't match their toys. Maybe if they had tried to be less ambitious with their character designs and tried to match the toys more closely the show would have been better recieved.

[@kevinbuyks6788]

Beast Wars is one of my favorite Transformers series. I used to set an alarm so I wouldn't miss it & program the video recorder so I could watch the episode on video when I couldn't see it. My favorite characters are Optimus Primal, Dinobot & Cheetor. I have the 2 Beast Machines Seasons on DVD but was disappointed when I first saw it.I had to force myself to watch it till the final episode, just to know how it would end.

[@NaviRyan]

I think the main issue with beast machines is they just looked really gaudy. I understand where they are coming from with nature vs machine, but really they could have just g1 decepticons designs with slight tweaks. While the autobots are essentially animals with a laser gun, because aesthetically Mother Nature is really good at picking designs that work in a process called convergent evolution.

[@natek4488]

I can't wait to see Transformers WFC: Kingdom and Rise of the Beasts. It'll be interesting to see how different writers handle the G1 cast interacting with Beast Wars characters and how they incorporate the Beast Wars into a continuity.

[@dgray3771]

The thing about Beast wars that intrigued me most was the more extensive look into relations between cybertronians. Their ability to love, and chose their allegiance. I know Jetfire/Skyfire is the first to show this in G1 but it was never really touched upon again until Beast wars. It also makes me like Jetfire a lot. Blackarachnia is probably my favorite BW character. And I am curious how their procreation works exactly. I mean they said that they are the descendants of the Autobots and Decepticons. But all we saw in G1 was that either they get created Dinobots and Technobots or inanimated robots given life by vector sigma like the Stunticons and Aerialbots. Which does not exclude one or the other as a side. Having a direct lineage like what happened when Megatron shot Primes face clear off, which would "erase" all maximals because of their direct lineage to Prime. With Blackarachnia who was a pred/maximal protoform also kicking the bucket if he died.It makes me curious if they make life from their own spark? Something like that.

[@great159]

Beast Wars is NOT cannon to the original Transformers show. It uses elements from The Transformers cartoon, Marvel comics and their own ideas to created their own back story for Beast Wars. They are descendents to a G1 lore which doesn't exist in any media we have. Now you know🤓

[@rayvenkman2087]

Imagine a Beast Wars series done by Big Finish Productions that fills in the narrative gaps and tie together all four of the show's together in a cohesive matter. Maybe produce Dark Glass with the original cast as a missing tale.

[@Stratelier]

I grew up with the G1 Transformers cartoon series, but only that (cartoon and toys only, no comics). During the time that G2 tried to be a thing my family had moved to a new town (with considerably fewer retail options) and I had stopped keeping up on it. Then the CGI cartoon happened, and ... well: Beast 'formers are *best* 'formers. BW's fresh take on the franchise paired very well with my distance from it, and the CGI cartoon was inimitable. Beast Machines at least tried to be worthwhile, but _its_ take on the franchise was (and still is) controversial. I have since not watched any of the later series's cartoons significantly (nor still, read any of the comics), and I have since mostly just occasionally 'checked in' with whatever the current toy line is from time to time.

[@mrheroprimes]

i own the 3 timeline figs, depth charge ,Rampage ,and transmutate. and trust me when I say Rampage was the bane of my existence, until I got lucky finding someone on eBay selling for a fair price with transmutate is bonus.

[@starboy8Z]

As much as a like Primal I'm still so mad he won the Power of the Primes vote since i think he would get a new toy soon enough regardless of the vote when honestly Star Saber really needs a new figure

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Given the little-bot-into-big "evolution" format of the PotP leaders, I think I'm happier Primal won, since he gets to have a bonkers new inventive toy that mashes his three forms together, whereas Star Saber would just have had a tweaked version of his original toy, and that already exists in Masterpiece form, y'know?

[@vekomaboomerang4094]

I was born in the late 1980's and I remember watching Beast Wars every Saturday morning during the 1990's. When I first saw the Transformers: Robots in Disguise show in 2001. I thought that it took place about 1,000 years in the future, and they were the descendants of Beast Wars, but it turned out that I had everything backwards. The 4th movie Transformers: Age of Extinction featured some Dinobots, and that was the first hint of a Beast Wars movie that would become the 5th film or 6th film we could see a couple of years down the line. I was very happy to see the characters from Beast Wars finally making their debut on the big screen, when Transformers: Rise of the Beasts got release into theaters last June. I'm hoping that we will get to see Beast Wars make another appearance in the 8th Transformers movie in either the years 2025 or 2026.

[@savaget2058]

Beast Wars was amazing! Great video and research, thank you 😊

[@nicholasdickens2801]

I was shocked by the sheer hatred TF fans has for Beast Wars. I loved how it created a huge new fan base and the animated series was brilliant. As this video shows the TF ‘Beast era’ it was really, really great. I loved both the toy range and animated series. 1996-2001 was a brilliant era. I loved the era and find them far more better than Robots in Disguise that follows in 2000-2.

[@g1unicron]

Nicholas Dickens agree with you. I wonder if people will be saying this about the Bay movies lol

[@avery9627]

Adrian Mascarenas I doubt it, beast wars has a lot of redeeming qualities. Even beast machines has some. Bayformers sadly lacks depth and most of the time quality. Plus at the time Beast wars broke a few conventions for Saturday morning cartoons.

[@delibirda9336]

@@avery9627 Although it would be a exaggeration to say the live-action film series is pouring with quality, I still like it a lot. Why? Wynaut?

[@avery9627]

Photon Geyser you’re free to. I’m not some one who has the final say on what people can like. I just don’t see Michael bays transformer movies gaining as much appreciation as the beast wars era. Most people I know see them as a guilt pleasure nothing more.

[@nine_tails137]

I didn't hate the Beast Era. It was my gateway to the Transformers universe. Plus Beast Wars Dinobot was my very first Transformers figure. So it holds a special place in my heart.

[@wonderwaffle93]

And here we are 3 years later! Beast Wars back front and center and paying a role in the current WFC line! Hell yeah. Oh and of course the fresh new IDW comic run! Crazy how time flies

[@arygomez2616]

When did air razor do this in the show 4:20

[@cheifchimney5392]

Apparently it's a reference to star wars When princess Leia does that on Luke's leg Idk it's been a while since I've watched the original star wars trilogy

[@thegreatveedramax4327]

We need a new beast era

[@endertrot9998]

With the new IDW Beast Wars comics being pitched as an “Ultimates” take on Beast Wars (which if anything makes me really, _really_ hyped because that was basically their pitch towards G1 with the old IDW comics) one new twist that I think would be amazing to do to change things up from the original? _Make Waspinator Protoform X_ It would make so much sense, how he seems so unkillable, which was the entire point of the project, a maximal attempt to recreate the immortal properties of Starscream’s spark

[@Kieran_JSL]

Look at those volasa-rotor blades Edit: Could you do your next episode on Blitzwing if you could that would be awesome since he my favorite character

[@TFnemesis95]

I don't wanna sound like a broken record and say beast wars was my introduction to transformers. I mean it was and i still love it to this day. Yea it hasn't aged to well but it's still good. I will say that i listen to your videos on my pc as i animate sometimes and they are very entertaining and informative! Keep it up man

[@Wolfie1262]

I don't know why Beast machines gets so much hate. Great writing, intelligent story arc, a fairly mature theme. I loved it then, and I still love it now.

[@matthewarnold4557]

Dallas Loghry it was way darker, and more complex than BW. it didnt really hit its demographic. i loved both shows for the record.

[@delibirda9336]

@@matthewarnold4557 I think it is mostly for the character designs. I will give it a chance, but I do not think I will like it.

[@Oturan20]

It's definitely the ending.

[@Hexival]

Those transtech designs look AMAZING.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

The best of all the series. I liked Beast Machines too. Don't quite understand why people dislike it. Maybe they are forced to by the ROYALTY!

[@great159]

The Transformers is the BEST series ever💯 Beast Wars animation was good BUT the back story was trash due to them creating their own G1 lore for Beast Wars and not using the original Transformers show only🤓

[@diamondgirlkougar3742]

I was born in the 90s, but MY introduction to the transformers was the unicron trilogy.

[@toolala3908]

Beast Wars II is still my favorite TF show, and one of my favorite shows ever. Its so funny and cute, and they did such a great job making most of the characters memorable and quirky.

[@brazz2017]

I gave my wife almost the same synopsis of beast wars and beast machines, im going to show her this video, also you just gained yourself a subscriber.

[@ibi_et_iterum]

thank you so much for making this

[@donovanbradford8231]

Awesome video and for me Beast Wars was my Transformers. I loved the show, characters, stories, everything. Something that I can understand as an adult is at times you do need to grow with your audience but you grow too quick or not quick enough and that's what I think happened with Beast Machines. Because Beast Wars ran for 3 years pretty my time through later elementary school into middle school but was quickly followed up with Beast Machines and the spiritual nature of the stories was too big of a jump for most fans to get into because it's a kid show. And that's why I think as time went on fans while they still love Beast Wars have an appreciation for Beast Machines now that they are older and can understand many of its higher story elements.

[@Getwright-]

i didnt realize that it was only 300 years between the G1 era and the beast era. that seems so short. considering how long transformers live for, i would have thought 3 million would have sounded better

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Yeah, it's always been a bit weird.

[@theblastzone3037]

Animated and Beast Wars where the first transformers shows I was introduced to as a little kid

[@geardog24]

We seriously need a new Beast Wars.

[@MakiPcr]

Yeah! screw rebooting G1 again, give us Beast Wars!

[@ZZtheDark]

TransTech...make it happen.

[@bumblebot2458]

Or better yet, take the original audio (well at least the original voice actors) from Beast Wars, keep the story intact, and just reanimate it!

[@ZZtheDark]

That too. Beast Wars Kai which will lead to...Transtech. Nuff said,

[@bumblebot2458]

Transtech does look pretty cool. Maybe a little gritty, but still cool.

[@ddooodddoo]

I loved watching beast wars was one of the best shows ever

[@Genjunk84]

It also looks like that Beast Wars could be getting a Reboot on Netflix

[@orinanime]

Any source or updates

[@x.MaverickHunter.x]

Aaron Nicewonger Netflix dropped a trailer recently

[@APlatypus]

I’ve only watched Beast Wars on KZbin lately, and how did it take me this long? I’m loving this.

[@pokemonmasterhindi1470]

Tomarrow transfomars Netflix seasons 3 release

[@theautobotmechanic419]

Well said, love the "Beast Wars" one series i don't have on DVD

[@ironclaw3000user]

Ron Perlman? As in In Hellboy and pacific Rim, etc. I hope he can try to give them some voice direction advice so that they can get help with the way that Machinima Show is doing their characters' voice lines. :/

[@yodaspielberg]

I was just a bit too young to get into the original G1 show. I couldn't get into the animation and designs. So Beast Wars was the first Transformers that I fell in love with and now I've come back around to loving a lot of the G1 designs as well.

[@Tamashikiri]

Recently I rewatched the entire series of Beast Wars, and I was surprised to pick up something that never occurred to me as a kid. The second and third seasons of BW only have one filler episode each. Apart from Transmutate and Go With the Flow, every episode in the latter two seasons advances the overarching plot in some way. Kind of like Avatar: The Last Airbender would over a decade later, it went for the "have your cake and eat it too" when it comes to episodic vs. serialized formats for shows.

[@DetectiveBarricade]

Granted, those seasons also had less episodes than the first, and were decidedly after the writers had spent the time in the first season figuring out where they wanted to go with the show. But hey, when you aren't yet sure if the show should be taking place on prehistoric Earth or some planet that coincidentally evolved similar creatures and has a Stonehenge-like structure because aliens... having a season with such episodic gems as 20 minutes of Scott McNeil arguing with himself ending with a Star Wars poster parody and a fart joke or Rattrap infiltrating the Predacons and Megatron subsequently demonstrating why Terrorsaur should never ever lead isn't a bad thing while you figure that out. xD

[@great159]

There were no filler episodes. This is NOT anime.

[@great159]

@@DetectiveBarricade It was HORRIBLE. Since when has the earth EVER had raw energon throughout the entire planet? What was the Vok's purpose for earth? It would have been better if they were on a DIFFERENT planet and not earth💯

[@louiemercado5595]

Good work on the basics Beast Wars Era my friend! I was born in the late 90s and my favorite BW toy is Megatron's dragon form. But still I really love it when I was young.

[@anthonyjaramillo5518]

Who’s here after hearing about the new transformers beast movie

[@chasehasautism888]

5:28 "The leftfield approach" I get it. Leftfield was the creator of Beast Machines's opening theme song 'Phat Planet"

[@ChrisMcFeely]

FINALLY! I've been waiting for someone to get that gag! ;D

[@chasehasautism888]

Chris McFeely and the song is amazing isn't it

[@dunkanbulk14]

This was my G1

[@CP-kq4eh]

After watching transformers war for cybertron kingdom... I needed to watch this

[@MakiPcr]

BEAST ERA! YES! THAT'S MY JAM! I was too young for the original cartoon, so I grew up with Beast Wars, and was forever pissed at Beast Machines (in retrospect Beast Machines wasn't _bad_ it's just the personality transplant given to everyone, and the character assassination of one of my favorite characters, Silverbolt; I am still mad at what they did to Silverbolt). And for the record, putting the Beast characters in the present with the G1 characters is bullshit. They're supposed to be their descendants; not their contemporaries. It's just wrong

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Your JAaM?

[@ingonyama70]

These were my thoughts exactly.

[@great159]

There's nothing wrong with Autobots and Maximals being together in the same time. The beast era chacracters are descendents transformers from a G1 timeline that doesn't exist in any media we have now🤓

[@MakiPcr]

@@great159 No, I suppose it's not wrong; but I don't like it. In retrospect it might be because it often forces Beast Wars characters to the sidelines. I was, and still am, upset that G1 nostalgia is prioritize over other eras, I deserve to have my nostalgia pandered too!

[@jekecho-4983]

Welp guys, trailers out today, Optimus Primal and the others are in a main line movie. How awesome is that?

[@JoseAyalaVelez]

War for Cybertron Kingdom, anyone?

[@drewc9169]

Wow nice job avoiding spoilers.