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3[[foldercontrol]]
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5Check the ''Characters/BeastWars'' character sheet for the returning cast.
6
7!Maximals
8
9!! From ''Beast Wars''
10Optimus, Rattrap, Cheetor and Blackarachnia can be found in the Characters/BeastWarsMaximals character sheet.
11
12[[folder:Nightscream]]
13!! Nightscream
14[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/e044a4ac_3885_4876_9e08_e143b27c8877.jpeg]]
15->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/AlessandroJuliani
16
17One of the only survivors of Megatron's initial attack, a distrusting and angsty Maximal who gained the beast mode of a bat after falling into a pit and inadvertently scanning the skeleton of a large, bat-like creature. He encountered the Maximals, and joined up with them to defeat Megatron and restore Cybertron after becoming technorganic like the others.
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20
21* TheBigGuy: He tends to be the most hands-on member of the team.
22* ChildSoldier: After joining the Maximals.
23* EmoTeen: He whines a bit and is kind of egocentric. He even has a "hairstyle" to match.
24* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's rather abrasive at times, but he still helps out the other Maximals and assists them in putting an end to Megatron's reign over Cybertron.
25* MercurysWings: His wings are situated on his ankles in robot mode.
26* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Nightscream can shoot his fangs at an enemy and drain the energy from them via a connecting cable.
27* SoleSurvivor: As far as the Maximals know, anyway. Nightscream is the only one they find, but then they never really leave Cybertropolis, having neither the time nor the resources to search the rest of the planet.
28* SuperScream: His power is a sonic scream.
29* SurvivorsGuilt: He feels really bad that he was unable to save those who fell during Megatron's conquering of Cybertron.
30* TagalongKid: He's implied to be younger than the other Maximals and pretty much joins them because he tags along.
31[[/folder]]
32
33[[folder:Savage/Noble]]
34!! Savage/Noble
35[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bb573fec_7f29_4cb3_9079_5a2f4640c955.jpeg]]
36[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/19d665e6_993c_42e8_8166_f7c280874a95.jpeg]]
37
38->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/DavidKaye
39
40A victim of Megatron's plague who somehow ended up completely organic in nature. Despite this, he can still transform, with his “default” mode being the benign wolf-like Noble, and the other half being the feral and uncontrollable dragon-like creature, Savage.
41
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43
44* ABoyAndHisX: After [[spoiler: Megatron's spark exits him and he loses sentience]], he has this relationship with Nightscream, following him wherever he goes (often despite Nightscream and the other Maximals attempts to discourage this) and protecting him from harm.
45* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: He turns from beast mode (upright-walking wolf) to beast mode (alligator-dragon).
46* EyelessFace: Savage has no eyes.
47* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Sacrifices himself to save Nightscream's life in the third part of "Sparkwar".]]
48* JekyllAndHyde: Noble is benign to a fault and Savage is uncontrollable. [[spoiler:Initially this turns out to be an act since Noble is actually Megatron stuck in his organic half. After they split, the trope is played somewhat straight - though neither Noble nor Savage display any sentience.]]
49* MixAndMatchCreature: Of a dragon and a wolf.
50* MythologyGag: His beast-to-beast transformation harkens back to the "Mutants" featured in the early stages of the ''Beast Wars'' toyline.
51* NobleWolf: Fittingly enough, the wolf aspect calls itself "noble" and is a pretty NiceGuy.
52* RedemptionDemotion: A very strange case. After [[spoiler:Megatron's spark takes over the Grand Mal his Noble/Savage body continues to live on with only a primitive animal intelligence]].
53* TeamPet: After [[spoiler:Megatron's spark leaves him]], he pretty much becomes the Maximals' pet.
54[[/folder]]
55
56[[folder:Botanica]]
57!! Botanica
58[[quoteright:298:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/botanica_technorganicrobot.jpg]]
59
60->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/KathleenBarr
61
62A Maximal who was off-world when Megatron took over, and adapted a strange plant-like alternate mode while she and her crew studied alien ecosystems. She meets up with the main cast when she receives a distress signal, and briefly goes insane after a crash before Primal reformats her and restores her sanity, after which she joins them.
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64* ActionGirl: Although she [[TechnicalPacifist dislikes violence]].
65* AffirmativeActionGirl: She is the first female Transformer to debut in ''Beast Machines''
66* BelligerentSexualTension: With Rattrap. The two initially don't get along, but later become an OfficialCouple.
67* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: While all robot modes in ''Beast Machines'' have aspects of their beast mode, and all of the beast modes are cybernetic, she turns from humanoid plant to humanoid plant with the main differences being one has four arms. In her initial "feral" state, her four hands combined into the jaws of a two-headed Audrey II-like creature, but her reformatted alt mode was a completely new form based on an orchid.
68* TheFlatwoodsMonster: Her bot mode takes inspiration from this cryptid, along with the Frametown Monster iteration. Her overall body takes cues from the Flatwoods Monster, while her face is a more elegant rendition of that of the Frametown Monster.
69* GreenThumb: She helps Optimus Primal restore the plants to proper health.
70* [[PlantAliens Plant Alien]]: She's a Cybertronian who turns into a plant.
71* ShockAndAwe: A rarely-used chain lightning attack that ''vaporised'' a swarm of tank drones in her debut.
72* ShoutOut: The planet where she got her "beast mode" comes from Mainframe Entertainment's [[WesternAnimation/ShadowRaiders other toyline based cartoon]].
73* TechnicalPacifist: Was originally a ActualPacifist, but after she [[{{Seers}} has a vision]] she becomes this to save Cybertron.
74* TheSmartGuy: She serves as the brains of the team.
75* ToylessToylineCharacter: She never received a toy, possibly due to the fact it would be too complex.
76* WeaksauceWeakness: [[spoiler:She needs to stay in physical contact with Cybertron's surface, otherwise she will steadily grow weaker, and possibly even die.]]
77[[/folder]]
78
79!Vehicons
80
81[[folder:Megatron]]
82!!Megatron
83
84-> See [[Characters/BeastWarsPredacons his page.]]
85[[/folder]]
86
87[[folder:Thrust]]
88!!Thrust / [[spoiler:Waspinator]]
89[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/18afe6df_79fa_4626_83de_425a8f8f9ac2.jpeg]]
90->'''Voiced By:''' Jim Byrnes
91
92The cold, brooding general of Megatron's cycle drones, who is absolutely fearless and turns into a motorcycle. For more information on the brainwashed spark that powers him, see [[spoiler:Waspinator]]'s folder [[Characters/BeastWarsPredacons here]].
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94* AffablyEvil: Thrust can be cordial and downright polite when he’s in the mood, and, as the series goes in, develops genuine friendship with his fellow generals.
95* AmnesiacDissonance: He's slick, brooding, and suave, the furthest thing from [[spoiler:Waspinator]].
96* AndIMustScream: Subverted. [[spoiler:Waspinator]] was fully aware of what was going on, but didn't care because he enjoyed not being a ButtMonkey so much. It's also slightly implied that he had greater control than Jetstorm and Tankor, [[spoiler:citing his "brooding loner bit."]]
97* BadassBiker: Well, [[CoolBike bike]], anyway.
98* BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: The balanced one, until Season 2 when he takes up the role of the fast one.
99* BigThinShortTrio: He's the shortest of the Vehicons.
100* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Certainly brainwashed, though he was always crazy. Turns out Thrust was created from [[spoiler:Waspinator]]'s spark.
101* BrutalHonesty: As loyal as he is, Thrust has the ball-bearings to criticize Megatron when his master makes a mistake; he pulls no punches about telling Megatron how stupid it was to [[spoiler:use Maximal sparks to power Tankor and Jetstorm]]. As he notes, Megatron should count himself lucky that Thrust didn't also betray him.
102* ButtMonkey: For a while mid second season, it seemed as if Thrust had assumed Waspinator's old role, being bashed by everyone. [[spoiler:Given that he ''is'' Waspinator, this was likely intentional.]] By the end of the series, he has regained the respect of his fellow Vehicons and is no longer bashed around. [[spoiler:At least until the reformatting of Cybertron where Waspinator is reformatted as a technorganic wasp with Thrust's head who gets swatted away by Rattrap.]]
103* CardCarryingVillain: Downplayed. He's well-aware of Megatron’s plans and how wrong it is, but he only helps because of his sense of loyalty.
104* CoDragons: With Jetstorm and Tankor.
105* DeadpanSnarker: He’s always ready with a snarky remark.
106* DeathOfPersonality: [[spoiler:Happens to him in the finale when Waspinator is reformatted into an organic body.]]
107* TheDragon: For part of season 2, he serves as Megatron's remaining lackey, until he brings Obsidian and Strika aboard. Even so, he manages to outlast all the other Vehicle generals in the GrandFinale.
108* EnigmaticMinion: He is suggested to have plans of his own, but it's never revealed what they are.
109* EvilSoundsDeep: He has a deep and sinister voice.
110* {{Foil}}: [[spoiler: To Waspinator. Waspinator was a bumbling, hyperactive idiot famous for being a chew toy. Thrust on the other hand is a more stoic, competent warrior who, unlike Waspinator, is a voice of reason amongst his fellow vehicons.]]
111* HonorBeforeReason: He doesn't care about what Megatron will do to Cybertron because of his nearly fanatical loyalty to him.
112* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Going from being [[spoiler:the bumbling Waspinator]] to Megatron's most competent [[TheDragon dragon]].
113* OnlySaneMan: While he’s fanatically loyal to Megatron, he plays the voice of reason amongst the Vehicons, which include the megalomaniacal Megatron, [[MyCountryRightOrWrong Obsidian and Strika]], [[AxCrazy Jetstorm]], and [[DumbMuscle Tankor]], and is usually the only one of them with a consistent grasp on reality.
114* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue Oni to Jetstorm's Red.
115* {{Sadist}}: He loves tormenting the Maximals, both physically and psychologically.
116* TheSlowPath: It eventually turns out that he's [[spoiler:Waspinator, who was rejected by the anthropods who worshiped him as a god at the end of ''Beast Wars'' and went back to Cybertron, his journey apparently taking long enough that he doesn't make it back until the series' present time.]]
117* SpeedSmartsAndStrength: Thrust fills the "smart" role.
118* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He’s essentially a saner Inferno, taking his place as the villain fanatically loyal to Megatron, even if it results in his death.
119* ThatManIsDead: Actually, he's the only one of the original three not to bother with this trope at all. [[spoiler:Waspinator ''loves'' being the cool, confident Thrust, and is more than happy to let his new persona take the lead.]]
120* ThoseTwoGuys: With Jetstorm.
121* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:In contrast to his time as Waspinator, Thrust is no longer an inept fool who keeps getting blasted apart. Even when he started reverting to Waspinator's ButtMonkey tendencies, he was still fairly competent and was essentially just overwhelmed trying to lead an entire drone army against the [[BadassCrew Maximals]] without any back-up]].
122* UndyingLoyalty: He was Megatron's faithful servant until the very end even when the latter was seemingly killed. He has nothing but hatred for any perceived traitors[[spoiler:, especially Jetstorm/Silverbolt.]]
123* VillainHasAPoint:
124** When Megatron criticizes Thrust's failures against the Maximals, Thrust points out that he's fighting alone against six Maximals with only increasingly ineffective drones as backup; Megatron (who notes that with Botanica's arrival, the odds against Thrust are now ''seven'' to one) accepts the argument and recognizes that the Vehicons need new blood to reclaim the upper hand, leading to Obsidian and Strika.
125** When Megatron calls Thrust's performance "no better than Tankor or Jetstorm", Thrust argues that using sparks from Optimus' friends was a mistake, advice that Megatron seems to take to heart; his next generals are warriors from Cybertron's past, and he allows them to keep their own personalities to ensure that they remain loyal.
126** After Megatron seems to be dead and Obsidian and Strika throw their lots in with the Maximals, Thrust calls them out, saying that their loyalty to Cybertron as an abstract is meaningless ("If you're loyal to ''everyone'', can you really be loyal to ''anyone''?"); once Megatron returns and his generals resume their service, Obsidian, accepting the wisdom in Thrust's words, even defends the cycle-bot to Megatron.
127* VillainousFriendship: He and Jetstorm initially loathe each other, but eventually begin to consider each other as friends, and Thrust winds up being the only person in the world Jetstorm doesn’t view as just a target for mockery. This develops into a bitter hatred after Jetstorm is reformatted back into [[spoiler:Silverbolt]], since he views this as Jetstorm having turned traitor.
128* VillainousVirtues: Loyalty. Thrust upholds this above all else, and despises treachery with a burning passion. He’s also perfectly willing to die for Megatron, all due to his aforementioned loyalty.
129[[/folder]]
130
131[[folder:Jetstorm]]
132!!Jetstorm / [[spoiler:Silverbolt]]
133->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/BrianDrummond/ [[spoiler:Creator/ScottMcNeil]] (temporarily)
134[[quoteright:299:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/485632ab_e7bc_497c_bcbc_b2f507c889b4.png]]
135[[caption-width-right:299:''"This is Captain Jetstorm speaking! Please, feel free to move about the tarmac and'' flee for your miserable little life!''"'']]
136
137The general of Megatron's areo drones, who is completely full of himself and has a flair for witty remarks while he torments his foes, along with a slight temper. For information on the brainwashed spark that powers him, see [[spoiler:Silverbolt]]'s folder [[Characters/BeastWarsMaximals here]].
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139* AmnesiacDissonance: He's pretty much the exact opposite of [[spoiler:Silverbolt]], with the only exception being that they're both pretty hammy.
140* AxCrazy: Even by Transformers villain standards, Jetstorm is completely out of his mind.
141* BadassBoast: Which doubles as an EstablishingCharacterMoment.
142-->'''Blackarachnia:''' Three mindless drones. [[TemptingFate Shouldn't be a problem.]]\
143'''Jetstorm:''' Only three problems with that little theory: One, [[KingMook we're not drones.]] Two, [[ItCanThink we're not mindless.]] And three, ''[[MetaphorIsMyMiddleName problem's my middle name]].''
144* BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: He fills the Speed role.
145* BigThinShortTrio: He's the Thin one of the trio.
146* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Jetstorm was created by implanting [[spoiler:Silverbolt]]'s spark into a Vehicon body.
147* CardCarryingVillain: He's really proud of being evil.
148* DeathOfPersonality: [[spoiler:Jetstorm's personality is completely destroyed when he is turned back into Silverbolt.]]
149* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His comes when he gleefully corrects Blackarachnia's assumption he, Thrust, and Tankor are mindless drones, and then [[CardCarryingVillain declares "problem's my middle name!"]]
150* EvilHasABadSenseOfHumour: Which doesn't stop him from being absolutely hysterical at times.
151* EvilLaugh: "Whoa-AH hahahahahaha!!!"
152* {{Foil}}: To Silverbolt, [[spoiler:whose spark powers him.]] Silverbolt is a corny goofball with a code of honor and chivalry, as well as being extremely kind and always doing the right thing no matter the cost. Jetstorm is a hammy, arrogant jackass who embraces villainy and only looks out for himself.
153* {{Foreshadowing}}: He openly admits to finding Blackarachnia attractive, [[spoiler:hinting that he is actually Silverbolt]].
154* FauxAffablyEvil: He acts friendly towards the Maximals even while trying to destroy them.
155* HoverBot: He has no feet, and floats a short distance above the ground in robot mode.
156* {{Jerkass}}: He is extremely mean to the Maximals and behaves like an asshole to everyone, to the point even Megatron gets annoyed with it.
157* NeverMyFault: Tends to blame the other generals for his own failures, though this lessens after he and Thrust become friends.
158* LargeHam: Jetstorm is many things. Subtle is not one of them.
159* LaughablyEvil: Jetstorm is without a doubt, insane. But he's also loads of fun to watch.
160* PracticallyJoker: He's a LaughablyEvil, AxCrazy maniac with a penchant for murder, sadism, and cracking jokes.
161* RedOniBlueOni: The Red Oni to Thrust's Blue.
162* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: [[spoiler:When Silverbolt's spark briefly overtakes Jetstorm, he dramatically holds Blackarachnia and calls her "dark venom of [his] heart!" She notes that there's only one person who could say something like that with a straight face.]]
163* SpeedSmartsAndStrength: He's the fast one of the original trio.
164* ThatManIsDead: Jetstorm is actually just a shell program created by Megatron, so he "dies" when [[spoiler:Blackarachnia reformats him into Silverbolt]].
165-->'''Thrust:''' Jetstorm! Get your tailpipe over here! I need backup! Jetstorm!\
166[[spoiler:'''Silverbolt:''' Jetstorm's gone! And so are you!]]
167** Conversely, after finding out the truth, Jetstorm was emphatic that "[[spoiler:Silverbolt]] had left the building!"
168* ThoseTwoGuys: With Thrust.
169* VillainousFriendship: He develops one with Thrust after Megatron is seemingly killed, which lasts until [[spoiler:Jetstorm is reformatted.]]
170[[/folder]]
171
172[[folder:Tankor]]
173!!Tankor/[[spoiler:Rhinox]]
174[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/edf11073_d1d3_467c_b358_484cfb7b71ec.png]]
175[[caption-width-right:300:''"TANKOR PULVERIZE!"'']]
176[[quoteright:310:[[labelnote:Click here to see his vehicle mode]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/80363667_4a74_49f4_a020_d18a7e67b8a2.jpeg[[/labelnote]]]]
177
178->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/PaulDobson/ [[spoiler:Creator/RichardNewman]] after TheReveal
179
180The dimwitted general of Megatron’s tank drones, who has immense power and follows a simple mindset of smashing and being angry at everything. For more information on the brainwashed spark that powers him, see [[spoiler:Rhinox]]'s folder [[Characters/BeastWarsMaximals here]].
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182* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler:Rhinox is intelligent, kind, and spiritual, while Tankor is a stereotypical dimwitted brute. Tragically, his time trapped within Tankor drives Rhinox mad and results in him adopting Tankor's negative traits.]]
183* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:Rhinox]] says that he was trapped inside Tankor, fully aware of what was going on, but unable to reach the surface and communicate. It's implied that he was trying, given that Tankor's HulkSpeak often sounded strained.
184--> '''[[spoiler:Rhinox]]''': ''Trapped! Abandoned!''
185* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:Before Rhinox takes over]], Tankor isn't evil, he just doesn’t really comprehend his actions, and temporarily pulls a HeelFaceTurn in "Mercenary Pursuits" after realizing the full extent of Megatron's plans. He's also not as malicious as his fellow generals, and while he does take some enjoyment in hunting the Maximals, he isn't as sadistic about it as Jetstorm and Thrust can be. [[spoiler:Once Rhinox takes over, he changes into more of a WellIntentionedExtremist, who legitimately thinks he's doing what's right, but is absolutely merciless about it, and is implied to have been driven insane by his time trapped as Tankor or still affected by Megatron's shell program]].
186* BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: Tankor, quite obviously, fills the "strength" role, being TheBigGuy.
187* BigBadWannabe: Once [[spoiler:Rhinox]] resurfaces, he becomes an independent third party in the war between the Maximals and Megatron. While he had the brains and ruthless drive to be the main villain, his plans were doomed to fail. Despite his efforts to manipulate both sides in the first season's final arc, the moment he tries attacking Megatron directly, he's brought to heel by safeguards hardwired into his programming. More, Megatron actually ''counted'' on his treachery and used it to his advantage, driving home that [[spoiler:Rhinox]] never truly had a shot at seizing the BigBad throne from the series' resident {{Chessmaster}}.
188* BigThinShortTrio: The Big one.
189* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Played with. [[spoiler:Initially, Rhinox had no control over Tankor's actions, but after taking over, he pulls a FaceHeelTurn. It's implied that his time as Tankor had corrupted Rhinox's personality, but nothing is ever explicitly stated.]]
190* DiabolicalMastermind: [[spoiler:After regaining his intellect]].
191* DeathEqualsRedemption: After his death, [[spoiler:Rhinox acknowledges that his actions were wrong and becomes one with the Matrix]].
192* DeathOfPersonality: [[spoiler:Tankor's personality is erased and overwritten by Rhinox's, though Tankor's programming is implied to still affect Rhinox to an extent]].
193* DumbMuscle: [[spoiler:Subverted]]. Tankor is inarguably dumb and powerful, but exactly how aware or in control [[spoiler:Rhinox]] is of Tankor's actions is never really clarified.
194* {{Foil}}: [[spoiler:Rhinox was a spiritual, compassionate soul with a brilliant mind. Tankor? Well he's all muscle with little to no brains or compassion]].
195* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler:Rhinox starts off as a heroic Maximal who, outside of being temporarily [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed]] by the Predacons, remains a good guy until being placed inside of Tankor]]. Tankor temporarily joins the Maximals in "Mercenary Pursuits", only for Megatron to wipe his memories of the event. Then [[spoiler:Rhinox is restored to controlling his body, only to turn evil and become a third party bad guy up until he is killed, after which he becomes regretful over his actions]].
196* HulkSpeak: His initial speech style has him speak in third person with limited, and very forced, vocabulary. [[spoiler: He drops it once Rhinox's personality takes over]].
197-->'''Tankor:''' [[spoiler:Oh, I'm sorry. Were you happier when my vocabulary was limited to "TANKOR SMASH!"? Poetic, perhaps, yet somehow it isn't me anymore]].
198* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:To the point of forcing Megatron himself to do whatever he wants, without his knowledge... until [[OutGambitted Megatron turned all the gambits to his favour]]]].
199* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler:Upon regaining his true personality, he still pretends to be a dim-witted minion.]]
200* RestrainingBolt: [[spoiler:When he attempts to kill Megatron, he suffers agonising pain. Megatron gleefully points out that he placed safeguards in Tankor's wiring specifically to prevent a betrayal.]]
201* RightForTheWrongReasons: [[spoiler:Rhinox wants to kill Megatron and take over, not because Megatron is an egotistical maniac who Rhinox already has reason to kill, but for having a beast mode.]]
202* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:Once he regains his intellect, anyway. He would have succeeded if Megatron hadn't been smart enough to hardwire his programing to ensure that the Vehicon generals could never kill him]].
203* SpeedSmartsAndStrength: Tankor fills the "strength" role.
204* TankGoodness: It's in the name.
205* ThatManIsDead: His spark is actually that of [[spoiler:Rhinox]], but he fully embraces being on Megatron's side.
206* ThirdPersonPerson: He initially refers to himself in third person.
207[[/folder]]
208
209[[folder:Obsidian & Strika]]
210!! Obsidian & Strika
211->'''Voiced By:''' Creator/PaulDobson (Obsidian), Patricia Drake (Strika)
212[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/obsidiandjart.jpg]]
213[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/strikafrontview.jpg]]
214
215While they may seem dumb, Obsidian and Strika are actually quite intelligent, usually pretending to be simple-minded to throw people off. When some of Megatron’s generals were out of the picture, these two were chosen to command the Vehicon forces left without a leader.
216
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218* AffirmativeActionGirl: Strika was made a female to address the gender imbalance. The writers also introduced Botanica, a prominent character with no toy, for the same reason.
219* AntiVillain: They don't care about Megatron or the Maximals. They serve Cybertron, and since Megatron essentially is Cybertron, they serve him. Anything else is details.
220* AwesomePersonnelCarrier: Strika. She's even named after a real-life example, the Stryker.
221* BadassBookworm: Obsidian is very intelligent and also a very powerful lackey of Megatron.
222* BalanceSpeedStrengthTrio: Obsidian takes over the "balance" role from Thrust, while Strika is strength.
223* BattleCouple: They often fight together and Strika is described by Obsidian as his consort.
224* BigThinShortTrio: Obsidian fills the role of the Thin one, and Strika is TheBigGuy.
225* BrainsAndBrawn: Both are brilliant tacticians, but Strika is easily the more combat-oriented of the two. Obsidian's more of a strategist, co-ordinating drone attacks.
226* BreakoutCharacter: The duo proved to be quite popular and were ported into many other continuities, far more than the other Vehicon Generals. Their time as Autobot leaders had them as the leads in the Botcon comic [[ComicBook/TransformersWingsOfHonor ''Termination'']] and the pair appeared together as Elita One's advisors in the 2005-IDW continuity. Strika, in particular, would be adapted into ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' and ''ComicBook/Transformers2019'' as one of Megatron's most prominent supporters.
227* CoDragons: They become Megatron's two most prominent minions.
228* ContrastingReplacementCharacter: Obsidian and Strika replace Jetstorm and Tankor as commanders of the Vehicons' air and ground forces respectively. Unlike the generals they replaced, who were converted from Maximal sparks combined with mind and personality altering shell programs, Obsidian and Strika retain their personalities and are loyal to Megatron of their own free will. They also differ from their predecessors on the individual level:
229** Jetstorm was a sadistic, hammy jokester and CardCarryingVillain; Obsidian is much more subdued and serious-minded, as well as a genuine believer in serving Cybertron [[MyCountryRightOrWrong no matter who's ruling it]].
230** Tankor was the very definition of DumbMuscle, with a short fuse and a [[HulkSpeak limited vocabulary]]; [[GeniusBruiser Strika]] is ''miles'' more intelligent, with an appreciation for beauty, a keen tactical mind, and a far more eloquent manner of speech.
231* CreepyLongFingers: Obsidian has long, spindly, blood-red fingers that end in points.
232* TheDreaded: The Maximals are in shock to realize that their latest opponents are two of the greatest generals in Cybertronian history.
233* [[EvilBrit Evil Brits]]: They have British-sounding accents.
234* EvilSoundsDeep: Both of them have deep voices.
235* FaceHeelTurn: According to supplementary materials, they were ''Autobots'' during the Great War.
236* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:Cheetor uses an anti-gravity platform to send both of them flying off into space.]]
237* FutureCopter: Obsidian's basically a futuristic version of the V-22 Osprey.
238* GeniusBruiser: Strika is as intelligent as she is strong.
239* HeroKiller: They are said to have fought in Cybertron's ancient past and have implied to have killed many noble Cybertronians.
240* HoverBot: Like Jetstorm, Obsidian is constantly hovering a few feet off the ground.
241* HulkSpeak: In their EstablishingCharacterMoment, they use this to trick the Maximals into thinking that they're just another pair of mindless Vehicon drones.
242* {{Hypocrite}}: As Optimus rightfully points out in Obsidian and Strika's debut, Megatron devastated Cybertron, only managing to rule the planet by either killing or stealing the sparks of the rest of the population. Obsidian's claim that he and Strika defend Cybertron rings hollow when one considers their willingness to serve someone who committed such atrocities against the planet.
243* KnightTemplar: They honestly believed that Megatron's intentions were right for Cybertron.
244* MultipleChoicePast: Were they Maximals, or Predacons, or even Autobots? No media has ever been consistent on that one, though they're ''usually'' former Autobots more often than not.
245* MyCountryRightOrWrong: They are both extremely loyal to Cybertron - even if the guy ''running'' it happens to be an organophobic lunatic with a God complex.
246--> "Megatron ''is'' Cybertron. To defend one is to defend the other."
247** Thrust calls them on it.
248--->'''Thrust:''' If you're loyal to ''everyone'', can you really be loyal to ''anyone''?
249* NotBrainwashed: Unlike the previous Vehicon generals, Obsidian and Strika didn't have shell programs placed into their new bodies to make them loyal to Megatron. They willingly chose to serve him.
250* ObfuscatingStupidity: They lure Primal's team into a trap during their first appearance by pretending to be mindless drones and deceiving the Maximals into believing that they're trying to escape.
251* PetTheDog: Obsidian made his debut by backhanding Thrust for annoying him. In "Spark of Darkness", Megatron refers to Thrust as "utterly useless", but Obsidian states that it was Thrust who reminded him and Strika where their true loyalties lie. [[note]]After Megatron's supposed defeat in the previous episode, Obsidian and Strika essentially had no purpose, so they accepted the offer to join the Maximals. Thrust notices and calls them out on their loyalties, which is what ultimately leads to them to return to the Vehicons.[[/note]]
252* PretenderDiss: Obsidian mocks Optimus Primal for being an inadequate inheritor to Optimus Prime's legacy.
253-->'''Obsidian:''' Though he took his name from a great leader, Optimus Primal never learned the first rule of warfare: ''never'' underestimate your opponent.
254* RememberTheNewGuy: Despite being well-known to the Maximals, the audience only learns about them during their debut episode.
255* SpeedSmartsAndStrength: Obsidian takes over the role of the Smart one, while Strika takes on the "strength" role
256* TheStrategist: They were two of the most brilliant Maximal/Autobot generals in the history of Cybertron.
257* ThoseTwoGuys
258* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Obsidian is quite skinny while Strika is huge.
259[[/folder]]
260
261[[folder:Diagnostic Drone]]
262!! Diagnostic Drone
263->'''Voiced By:''' Christopher Gaze, and Creator/PaulDobson
264[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/grandmal_schematics.jpg]]
265
266A small, spherical drone that acted as, more or less, Megatron's butler. After the original drone is destroyed, Megatron makes use of other, less intelligent Diagnostic Drones.
267
268----
269* {{Brainwashed}}: Is reprogrammed by Tankor to serve him in his vendetta against Megatron.
270* CyberCyclops: His eye is actually the middle one, not the two lights on the side of the "face".
271* DemonicPossession: His body comes to house Megatron's wayward spark.
272--> '''Megatron:''' I live! I live! I—...what kind of puny body is this?!
273* {{Flight}}: Floats around.
274* EvilBrit: Despite being Cybertronian, he has a British accent.
275* NonActionGuy: As he has no offensive capabilities, and could probably be taken down in one shot.
276* TheSoulless: Despite his intelligence and personality, it's explicitly stated that he has no spark.
277[[/folder]]

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