Transformers: Facts About Beast Wars. The Transformers brand has captivated fans since its arrival from Cybertron in the ‘8. With a compelling cartoon and transforming robot toys, it’s easy to see how the series took off. Fast- forward to the mid- nineties, when the franchise was faltering, and a drastic measure was taken. Abandoning cars and jets for gorillas and tarantulas, Transformers: Beast Wars was born. While the toyline was remarkable, it was the accompanying television show that left the greatest mark. Created with unprecedented (at the time) computer graphics, the series focused on the descendants of the Autobots and Decepticons, known as the Maximals and Predacons, and their secret war on a Pre- Historic Earth, with not just the future at stake, but time itself. The following is an episode list for Marvel Anime, a four-part series of anime shows as part of a collaboration between Marvel Entertainment and Madhouse. The Nuka-World Informational Robot Assistant, or N.I.R.A., is a modified Protectron operating as. With excellent sci- fi writing, characterizations, animation, and action, Beast Wars rejuvenated a brand on the verge of obscurity, and forever changed the series’ mythos. Having such a legacy and impact, it’s not hard to imagine that there are more than a few mysteries and hidden facts about this classic series, so we’re here to help you out with this list of the 1. Things You Didn’t Know About Beast Wars: Transformers. The Beast Wars Lasted Millions Of Years. As a television series, Beast Wars spanned three seasons, and comprised of fifty- two episodes. That’s great, but what that doesn’t tell you is that in the context of the series, the actual timeframe of the titular Beast Wars is likely millions of years. When the Maximals and Predacons arrive on an unknown planet, it’s populated with only animals, littered with vast deposits of Energon, and a handful of alien artifacts. As the Wars rage on, it’s revealed that this “unknown planet” is Pre- Historic Earth and, by the latter half of season 2, it’s populated with proto- humans. While never outright stated, the fact that the cavemen are absent in the early episodes but then suddenly appear near the end of the series essentially confirms that the Beast Wars were fought for around 4. Considering that Beast Wars starts after the death of the dinosaurs, but before the advent of humans, the actual span of timeframe could be greater than 6. If that figure is accurate, then the Beast Wars could have lasted longer than every component of the Great War, the impetus for the entire franchise. The Original Theme Song Almost Made A Cameo. During the epic finale of season 2, Ravage, a former Decepticon under orders from the Tripredicus Council, arrested the Beast Wars Megatron in order to eliminate him and further the Council’s clandestine plans. Megatron found himself in a pinch, so, using the last fragment of the stolen Golden Disk, he revealed a message from the original Megatron, the one whom Ravage served, and turned the patriot to his side. Yeah, yeah, Rick Sanchez is great and so is Morty and that joke you just made about McDonald’s Szechuan sauce was incredibly clever, but I need you to be quiet for.Together, they attacked the Maximals, and Ravage transformed into his old cassette form (to the tune of the old school transformation sound) inserts himself into the bridge of his ship while producing some major guitar shredding. It wasn’t always meant to be guitar shredding, though. During production, the creators had every intention of playing a portion of the famous “More Than Meets The Eye” theme tune for this moment, but copyright constraints unfortunately gutted the idea. Bizarre Japan- Only Sequels (And An Even Weirder Dub)A common misconception about the Transformers franchise is that the cartoon was made in Japan. In actuality, it was the toys that originated there, but the storyline and cartoon were produced in the US, and were eventually brought to the East, where they created their own follow- ups. The same was true for Beast Wars, but instead of being dubbed straight, it took a turn for the bizarre– the extremely bizarre. Not only was the series morphed into a self- referential satire, but character personalities were drastically altered, going as far as having Airazor be changed from a female to a male, creating a fairly progressive twist regarding her (his?) relationship with Tigatron. Other series also exist, titled Beast Wars II and Beast War Neo, but share no real relation to the original series. II follows the exploits of Lio Convoy, who pursues Galvatron to the planet Gaea, where they have their own (more fantastical) Beast Wars. At the conclusion, the Maximals are trapped in a wormhole, which brings us to Neo. Here, Big Convoy searches for them and ends up battling against the infamous Unicron, ending the series with the warring factions working together to rebuild Cybertron. It Made Countless References to G1. For a show that enraged a vocal portion of the G1 fanbase, it sure gave them a lot of love. Throughout the first season, before the major revelation that the show took place on ancient Earth, both the Maximals and Predacons reference and name- drop multiple Transformers and conflicts, most famously the dreaded Unicron from the original film, who appears in a flashback and “in person” as a “figure of authority” for the malevolent aliens, the Vok. Better yet, once it’s clear that the Ark containing the original Transformers was resting deep in a volcano, we’re treated to an awesome flashback of the original Autobots and Decepticons in three- dimensional glory during their fateful space battle and eventual crash- landing. The continuity continues throughout the series finale, with Megatron resurrecting the Decepticon warship, the Nemesis, in an attempt to wipe out time itself. However, best of all, aside from Optimus Primal coming faceplate- to- faceplate with his namesake, the original Megatron got to deliver a speech where he revealed his role in the Beast Wars. There was even an attempt to get his voice actor, Frank Welker, to take on the role, but conflicts killed the plan. The Writer’s Had No Idea What They Were Doing… At First. When writers Larry Di. Tillio and Bob Forward got started on Beast Wars, they were generally unfamiliar with the Transformers franchise and set out to make a unique show with brand new characters. Instead of rehashing the older series’ characters and concepts, along with its toy commercial atmosphere, the writing team sought to craft a genuine sci- fi show, but they didn’t know what direction it would head in. Crazily, the most integral twist of the series was born from this uncertainty. According to Forward, a second moon was added to the series’ setting because no one, including marketing, knew whether or not the planet was a pre- historic Earth, or a completely new world. When the decision was finally made and it was confirmed that it was indeed Earth, the moon was destroyed and the plot tied directly into G1, giving off the impression that this was the plan from the start, when that couldn’t have been further from the truth. It Influenced The Entire Franchise. Beast Wars was met with controversy upon release, coming up against rallying cries of “Trukk not Munky!” from disgruntled fans who couldn’t process the idea of robotic alien lifeforms becoming anything other than vehicles. The show stood proud, however, reinvigorating a dying brand with revolutionary toys and a high- quality television series. To add insult to injury for its opponents, Beast Wars introduced concepts into Transformers fiction that would forever permeate the very foundation of the lore. One of these ideas was “the Spark,” a Transformer’s soul. A fragment of the mystical Matrix, this is what gives a Cybertronian life and, according to Rhinox, when one “goes online, there is great joy. When one is extinguished, the universe weeps.”Another concept was the idea of a “protoform.” Essentially a blank slate, they appear as undulating liquid- metal over some solid parts. Needing only an alternate form (and a Spark, if it lacks one) to become a fully- functioning member of Cybertronian society, they are the first stage of a Transformer’s life. It Started With A Completely Different Plot. When Beast Wars toys were first released, there was no cartoon to accompany them. Instead, there was a mini- comic packed in with the “Optimus Primal Vs. Megatron” two- pack, which provided a vastly different plotline than the eventual television tie- in. The comic follows Optimus (now a bat instead of a gorilla), Cheetor, and Razorbeast in their quest to destroy a Predacon genetics lab, only to be jumped by Megatron (who is a crocodile rather than a T- Rex), Waspinator, and Tarantulas. Watch Your Childhood Crumble as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reenact Seinfeld's 'Contest'You’ll never think of teenage turtles the same way again. On the latest episode of Nerdist’s Talkin’ Toons, host and voice actor Rob Paulsen reunited with his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles buddies to voice the infamous “The Contest” scene from Seinfeld, where the four characters bet money to see who could go the longest without masturbating. Paulsen (as Raphael) read Jerry Seinfeld’s lines, Barry Gordon (Donatello) played the kooky clown Kramer, Cam Clarke (Donatello) took on the role of Elaine, and Townsend Coleman (Michelangelo) played George, the one who was caught playing a solo on the devil’s clarinet in the first place. It’s weird enough imagining the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles masturbating, even though it kinda makes sense.. However, it becomes downright creepy once you remember how disgusting turtle penises are— technically, the ninja- fighting turtles should have three- foot dicks when erect. In Aesop's famous fable, the tortoise defeats the hare in the race because he proceeds slowly…Read more You can check out the video below, and yearn for the life you led before I reminded you that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have sex organs. Turtle Power![Nerdist].
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