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Beast Wars: Transformers

  • 1996-1999
  • 3 seasons
  • BKN
  • Animation, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction
  • TV-Y7

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...

Season 3 Episode Guide

14 Episodes 1998 - 1999

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.

Episode 2

Deep Metal

A Maximal, named Depthcharge, crash lands on Earth as during his search for Protoform X aka Rampage.

Episode 3

Changing of the Guard

The Maximals try to recover Sentinel from the old base remains. But the Predacons have the same idea.

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Episode 4

Cutting Edge

Megatron sends a new fleet of robotic raptors after a tribe of the very first humans. Optimus sends Blackarachnia and Cheetor to protect them.

Episode 5

Feral Scream: Part 1

Sun, Jan 31, 1999

Megatron uses a piece of Rampage's spark on a new blank pod in order to resurrect Dinobot as a Transmetal Predacon. While trying to stop him, Cheetor becomes critically injured.

Episode 6

Feral Scream: Part 2

Sun, Feb 7, 1999

Cheetor's exposure to Megatron's machine is beginning to change him into a Beast Mutant.

Episode 7

Proving Grounds

Sun, Feb 14, 1999

Blackarachnia believes her relationship with the Maximals is not going anywhere, and decides to leave. On her way, she ends up playing a stalking game with Dinobot II.

Episode 8

Go with the Flow

Megatron plans to use the early humans to help finish a new weapon.

Episode 9

Crossing the Rubicon

Mon, Feb 22, 1999

Hoping to modify her body, Blackarachnia uses the Transmetal driver on herself...only to end up damaging parts of her programming in the process.

Episode 10

Master Blaster

Mon, Mar 15, 1999

One of Tarantulas' bugs is implanted on Optimus, which allows Quickstrike to control him remotely. Megatron thinks of a way for his powers to be on par with Optimus.

Episode 11

Other Victories

Deep within the depths of outer space an unknown enemy exists. Tigatron and Airazor are in a state of suspended animation and are transformed into a new entity known as Tigerhawk who serves as an emissary of the alien race known as the Vok. The Vok set out to destroy Megatron. In a state of panic Optimus Primal goes out to try and set the Vok straight and prevent the destruction of the time flow.

Episode 12

Nemesis: Part 1

Inferno, Waspinator and Quickstrike search for a new base, while Megatron, Rampage and Dinobot 2 head underwater to the Nemesis. Depthcharge races after them, but is too late. The Nemesis rises, to Optimus and Tigerhawk's dismay.

Episode 13

Nemesis: Part 2

With Megatron wreaking mindless violence over the earth and headed for the Ark, Optimus attacks, to no avail. All looks hopeless - unless the sudden resurgence of an old friend can swing the balance in the Maximal's favour.

Episode 14

Episode #3.14

Megatron has lost all hopes in taking over the Ark. However, he doesn't give up until the Maximals have definitely beaten him and makes a spectacular last-ditch effort for his goal.

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