Category: Transformers/Beast Wars

Can you name at least one person that hasn’t heard about the Transformers? Impossible. Transformers multiverse is one of the most admired and versatile franchises in media space that has a tremendous fan base. Well, they have a great variety to choose from. This series includes numerous comics, cartoons, toys, films, plus video games. Main heroes are the living sentient robots, Transformers, that are the embodiment of one of the humankind’s biggest dreams – the symbioses of biological features with mechanical elements. According to the official version, all They were created by Primus, an ancient god, as old as the universe, who decided to find some rest to give birth to the race that can protect peace in our galaxy. He transformed himself into a planet Cybertron – his creations rose from its surface. It’s known that every Transformer has a piece of his essence, a spark, which makes them unique personalities with an ability to think, feel emotions, and make their own decisions.
Their mechanical bodies and consciousness make them the so-called “living metal.” The name of their species derives from the fact that they are still the type of robots that can transform their bodies into any form they need as all the components can be easily rearranged. The typical form resembles a human body, but in case of danger or attack, they change it into something more effective. The alternative forms include machinery, weapons, animals, plus vehicles. The mechanism that helps them change their form is called the transformation cog – it’s an essential part of any robot. Typically, their size is a couple of times bigger than an ordinary human. But there are a lot of robots which have the same or even smaller size.
This whole franchise is a long chronicle of their wars. The primary conflict is between two groups of Transformers, the Autobots and the Decepticons, that are fighting for supremacy and power over other robots. Beast Wars: Transformers is a part of this huge battle. It’s an animated TV series created by Canadian Mainframe Entertainment company. If taken globally, this series is a mini-verse which dwells upon a small period in this franchise. This is a sequel to the original animated series which reveals the events happening 300 years after the Great War between these two parties. This cartoon series also has its sequel series, Beast Machines, which develops the idea further.
Using special ships with trans-warp devices Transformers can travel in space and time. During one of the battles, two rival ships of the Maximals and the Predacons crash on a primitive unknown planet inhabited by uncivilized forms of living beings, some beasts. But this endless struggle for dominance has led them to an unexpected treasure. The Predacons leader, Megatron, reveals that this planet is rich in Energon. This is the fuel all of them use to feed their bodies. He decides to take control over the supplies of this fuel to control other robots. But the Maximals are not going to let it happen as they now their intentions are evil. They are led by one of the most prominent members of their kind, Optimus Prime, the last of original thirteen Transformers. So the constant struggle continues as the Maximals have descended from the Autobots and the Predacons are the successor of the Decepticons. But soon both parties realize that the level of Energon of the planet can poison them all. They are forced to protect themselves by taking the organic form of the beast living on the planet. This is when the real Beast Wars begin.