Beast Wars: Transformers

TV Series

1996–1999

TV-Y7

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

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Action & Adventure

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...

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Episodes52

Top-rated

Mon, 22 Apr, 1996

S1.E1Beast Wars (1)

A band of benevolent Maximals follows a pack of power-seeking Predacons to a new planet.

6.0/10

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Tue, 23 Apr, 1996

S1.E2Beast Wars (2)

Dinobot challenges Optimus for leadership of the Maximals, but while they fight the Predacons launch an ambush.

6.0/10

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Opening Credits
Watch S1 Opening | Beast Wars Theme - Robert Buckley
Opening Credits
Watch Beast Wars Season 1 Opening

Photos10

Top cast

Garry Chalk

Optimus Primal (voice)

Megatron (voice)

Quickstrike (voice)

Dinobot …

Cheetor (voice)

Rhinox (voice)

Blackarachnia (voice)

Jim Byrnes

Inferno (voice)

David Sobolov

Depth Charge (voice)

Campbell Lane

Rampage (voice)

Creators

Larry DiTillio

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10/10

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.

Sejian14 May, 2024