He was the brainwashed spark of Waspinator. Megatron (David Kaye) is a Predacon warmonger, leader of the Darksyde crew of Predacons, and the main antagonist of both Beast Wars and Beast Machines. This character was modified during the course of the fiction, obtaining a different alternate mode. He was defeated by Tigatron, who destroyed his stasis pod, but Megatron reprogrammed Inferno to view Megatron as the queen of his colony. He manipulates Quickstrike into attempting to murder Megatron during an attempt to destroy the Ark; when this fails, Tarantulas flees to avoid being killed in retaliation. Member Comments However, he is actually highly brave, risking his life multiple times for his teammates. This results in him being promoted to Megatron’s second-in-command after the death of Scorponok. Seibertron.com is an unofficial Transformers fansite. After Megatron fatally wounded Optimus Prime, threatening to erase the Maximals from existence, Optimus Primal takes his namesake’s spark into his body, transforming him into the highly powerful Optimal Optimus. Rattrap is cowardly, often proclaiming “We’re all gonna die!” whenever he is put in danger. They are descendants of theAutobotswho had fought hundreds of years ago against the Decepticons who were the ancestors of their enemies; the Predacons. After several failed attempts, he manipulates Megatron into allowing him to learn the location of the sparks. Tigatron serves as a scout, preferring to operate and live in the wilderness, though he still often aids the Maximals. Dinobot discovers that the future can be changed after watching Megatron destroy a mountain, changing an image of it to match its current star; realizing Megatron intends to wipe out the early humans, Dinobot battles the Predacons to prevent this. In the finale, it is strongly implied that Cheetor will become the new full-time leader after Optimus's death in the final battle. Why do yourself what others can do for you, is Megatron's credo. His beast mode is a generic pterosaur, which erroneously is toothed. Despite the fact he is the smallest Maximal, this works to his advantage several times in the series. In the series finale, he is sent to stop Megatron from activating the Nemesis. Every two weeks, Seibertron.com brings you a Top 5 list related to all things Transformers written by me, your fellow editor. In Beast Machines, Rhinox is captured by Megatron and has his spark used to power the Vehicon general Tankor. Her selfishness and desire to preserve her own life ironically placed her on the side of the Maximals, as she was unwilling to sacrifice her existence for Megatron's ambition. A more mature series, Beast Wars achieved a level of storytelling quality heretofore unseen in Transformers animation RELATED: Transformers: Top 10 Beast Wars Episodes, Ranked (According to IMDb) One effect of storytelling quality was serialization, which in turn meant more defined characters whose faction allegiances were looser than they had been in The Transformers. The Tripredicus council, Ram Horn, Sea Clamp and Cicadacon, combine to form Tripredicus. Airazor (Pauline Newstone) is a female Maximal and scout, who works closely with Tigatron. In Beast Machines, he is promoted to second-in-command after his suspicions about an organic tree being 'dangerous' to the Maximals' techno-organic beast modes prove correct, nearly causing Optimus, Blackarachnia and Rattrap to regress to their beast instincts. Blackarachnia (Venus Terzo) is a female Predacon, who later defects to the Maximals. He is a fuzor, and his beast mode is a wolf/eagle hybrid, resembling a wolf with wings. Terrorsaur (Doug Parker) is an ambitious aerial fighter who openly wishes to usurp Megatron as leader of the Predacons. List of Beast Wars Neo Characters, Beast Wars Antagony (Mega, BotCon exclusive, 1998), A race of energy beings called the Vok merged. He was placed aboard the Axalon, to be dumped on a barren planet, only for Protoform X to be ejected during the fight with the Darksyde at the beginning of the series. Beast Wars was so good that it ended up bringing down its successor. However, in “The Coming of the Fuzors”, Rhinox implants his spark in a blank protoform, reviving him in a Transmetal body. For a time Cheetor becomes the Maximals' military leader while Optimus becomes fixated on his new link to the Oracle, but Optimus eventually returns to his role as leader when he gains a better understanding of his mission. # 1 on this list with new characters and a new story young rookie Cybertron at the time plans. 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