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Led by Optimus Primal, the Maximals battle the Predacons while both factions are trapped on another planet.

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Has a Controversial Transformers Series Been Forgotten by Hasbro?

Beast Machines: Transformers is still the most disputed TV series in the franchise, and it's resulted in the decades-old entry being overlooked.

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10 Best Maximals in the Transformers Franchise

From Optimus Primal to Cheetor to the Tako Tank, many of the Maximals in Beast Wars revitalized the Transformers franchise. Here are the best ones.

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Transformers: Guide to Cheetor

Cheetor was one of the main Maximals in Beast Wars, and the cat robot has pounced his way into other sections of the Transformers franchise.

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Transformers: Every Leader of the Decepticons, Ranked

While many consider Megatron to be the definitive Decepticon ruler, that hasn't stopped several others from taking over as leader.

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Transformers: All the Transformers Anime, Explained

The Transformers franchise has had numerous anime over the years, with these sometimes obscure shows introducing several iconic Cybertronians.

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Animorphs: A Guide to the Transformers-Adjacent Sci-Fi Series

The Animorphs franchise is mostly known as a book series, but it was once tied to Hasbro's Transformers brand through a line of forgotten toys.

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Beast Wars: Transformers' Megatron with Van-Pires' Tracula.
A Power Rangers and Transformers Knockoff is the Most 90s Show Ever

The heart-wrenching eulogy for a Power Rangers and Transformers knock-off that never reached the heights of the 90s TV shows it tried to emulate.

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Transformers: A Guide to Ravage, the Original Cat Transformer

Ravage is a recurring part of the Transformers franchise, with the bestial cat Decepticon roaring into many different iterations of the franchise.

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10 Darkest Secrets In Transformers Comics

Transformers is known for delving into some darker storylines and the comics especially are famous for their dark plot twists and secrets.

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10 Best Transformers TV Shows, Ranked by Autobot/Decepticon Designs

The many different Transformers television shows all include unique designs for the Autobots and Decepticons--but some do it better than others.

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Transformers: Who Is Magmatron?

The mostly anime-exclusive Magmatron isn't a well-known Predacon, but his unique design has earned him a new toy in the Transformers: Legacy toyline.

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Transformers: Top 10 Coolest Predacons

Beast Wars: Transformers introduced several now classic Predacons, with these villains being defined by their humorous antics or evil agendas.

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The Maximals in IDW's Transformers: Beast Wars comic books.
How Skybound’s Transformers Relaunch Can Revive a Fan-Favorite Beast Wars Comic

With Skybound bringing back Larry Hama's G.I. Joe comic book, a similar revival for the short-lived IDW Beast Wars series could be a possible.

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Rise of the Beasts Remixes a Golden Beast Wars Artifact

Rise of the Beasts introduces the Transwarp Key, which is a reinterpretation of a similar artifact from the Beast Wars: Transformers cartoon.

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Rise of the Beasts' Most Surprising Appearance Is a Convention-Exclusive Transformer

The Maximals in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts are mostly recognizable, but one character is based on an obscure, convention-exclusive toy.

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Rise of the Beasts May Feature a World from a Lost Transformers Anime

Rise of the Beasts never names the Maximals' homeworld, but the planet may be a future version of a familiar setting seen in a Beast Wars anime.

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Optimus Primal and Leo Prime/Lio Convoy in the Beast Wars II anime movie.
Before Rise of the Beasts, A Transformers Anime Brought Beast Wars to the Big Screen

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts wasn't the first movie with the Maximals, as a Beast Wars anime movie once put Optimus Primal on the big screen.

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Transtech: Why the Most Radically Different Transformers Series Was Never Made

The controversial Beast Era ended on a disappointing note, and unmade follow-up Transtech promised to change the Transformers more than ever before.

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Merchandise May Confirm Some Terrifying Villains

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' toy line features an iconic Beast Wars Predacon, and the T-Rex Megatron may be right around the corner.

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Transformers Outlasted Its '80s Competitors - and It’s Because of Beast Wars
Transformers Outlasted Its '80s Competitors - and It’s Because of Beast Wars

Beast Wars radically changed the Transformers, but this experimentation allowed the franchise to exist beyond the original, unlike some '80s cartoons.

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