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Beast Wars: Transformers

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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Scott McNeil
Rattrap
Garry Chalk
Optimus Primal
Ian James Corlett
Cheetor

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Episode 1

Optimal Situation

Sat, Oct 24, 1998

Having destroyed Optimus Prime, Megatron believes that his victory over the Maximals has been accomplished, until Prime's life is saved by a very unlikely source. The Maximals rush to save their ancestor, which means putting his spark into the body of Optimus Primal, thus upgrading him to "Optimal Optimus." In this state of vulnerability, Megatron orders the destruction of the Maximal base, thus forcing the Maximals to move into the Ark to forever protect their ancestors.

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Awards

  • 1998 - Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Animation - winner
  • 2000 - Leo - Best Overall Sound in an Animation Program or Series - nominated

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