Beast Wars: Transformers

TV-Y7

52 episodes3 seasons

US Release

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...

Created by:

Bob Forward & Larry DiTillio

Status:

Ended

Language:

English

First air date:

4/22/1996

Last air date:

5/7/1999

Key words:

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

Seasons

Specials

11 Episodes

Season 1

26 Episodes

Season 2

13 Episodes

Season 3

13 Episodes

Cast

Garry Chalk

~ as ~

Optimus Primal (voice)

David Kaye

~ as ~

Megatron (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)

Jim Byrnes

~ as ~

Inferno (voice)

Blu Mankuma

~ as ~

Tigertron (voice) and 3 more

Pauline Newstone

~ as ~

Airazor (voice)

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Reviews (2)

S
Sejian
Written 1 year(s) ago
10
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 was such contrived !@#$ as to make my eyes bleed from the sheer torture of being subjec- I've made my point.

I have tried watching other Transformers cartoons including the original animated movie and they all pale in comparison to Beast Wars and Beast Machines. They're all !@#$.

Transformers: War for Cybertron - Kingdom (2021) was an insult to this series.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) was an insult to this series.

I will fight whoever gave this ONE star.
Bob
Written 9 month(s) ago
10
peak transformers ive been watching it everyday for the past 2 years and im 100% okay i swear :)