History Characters / BeastWarsMaximals

* ShesAManInJapan: Weird zig-zagged case. in the Japanese dub, which apparently wrote around the subject of Airazor and Tigatron's closeness as being that of a "samurai and retainer" until "Other Visits (Part 1)" in Season 2, in which they admit their love just before being written out of the show [[spoiler:until their return as Tigerhawk in Season 3]]. HOWEVER... in Beast Wars Metals (manga) she retain her natural gender. this leads to her legendverse version strongly hinted to be non-binary with feminine pronouns.

!![[center:'''[[Characters/BeastWars Index]]:''' '''Maximals''' | [[Characters/BeastWarsPredacons Predacons]] | [[Characters/BeastWarsOthers Others]] | [[Characters/BeastWarsExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]]]]

!!!Function: General; Maximal General (Transmetal); Supreme Commander ([[spoiler:Optimal Optimus]]); Maximal Commander (Beast Machines)
!!!Alt/Beast Modes: Silverback Gorilla (Original); Gorilla with Hoverboard (Transmetal); Ape; Jet; Armored Transport ([[spoiler:Optimal Optimus]]); Gorilla (Beast Machines)

* TheWorfEffect: Gets hit with this frequently after he [[spoiler:upgrades to Optimal form]]. Subsequently, every time he participates in the front lines 1) the Predacons have developed a plot device to take him out first, 2) he arrives late to the battle or 3) environmental factors, (being buried, ''twice,'' for example) prevent him from participating. This is because developing Megatron third form took longer than expected leaving Optimal Optimus without an equal or superior until 3 episodes from the finale.

!!!Function: Spy; Intelligence/Surveillance Expert (Beast Machines)
!!!Alt/Beast Modes: Rat (Original/Transmetal/Beast Machines); Dragster (Transmetal)

!!!Function: Defense; [[spoiler:Vehicon General]] ([[spoiler:As Tankor]])
!!!Alt/Beast Modes: Rhinoceros; [[spoiler:Cybertronic Tank]] ([[spoiler:As Tankor]])

!!!Function: Jungle Patrol; Robotic Jungle Patrol (Transmetal/Transmetal 2); Warrior (Beast Machines)
!!!Beast Modes: Cheetah (Original/Transmetal/Beast Machines); Saber-toothed Tiger (Transmetal 2)

!!!Function: Front-Line Combat
!!!Beast Mode: Velociraptor

!!!Function: Reconnaissance
!!!Beast Mode: White Tiger

!!!Function: Aerial Recon
!!!Beast Mode: Falcon

!!!Function: Tracker; ([[spoiler:Aerodrone General]]) ([[spoiler:As Jetstorm]])
!!!Beast Mode: Eagle/Wolf Hybrid; ([[spoiler:Cybertronic Fighter Jet]]) ([[spoiler:As Jetstorm]]); Condor (Beast Machines)

!!!Function: Aquatic Forces Commander
!!!Alt/Beast Modes: Manta Ray; Space Cruiser

!!!Function: Vok Emissary
!!!Beast Mode: Tiger/Falcon Hybrid

!![[center:'''[[Characters/BeastWars Index]]:''' '''Maximals''' | [[Characters/BeastWarsPredacons Predacons]] ([[Characters/BeastWarsMegatron Megatron]]) | [[Characters/BeastWarsOthers Others]] | [[Characters/BeastWarsExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]]]]

* NobleWolf: Silverbolt's beast mode is [[MixAndMatchCritter part wolf]], and even among the Maximals he is considered by Primal personally to be one of the noblest individuals he's ever met, though he makes clear that as a commader, he considers it both a strength and a weakness. While he is a valiant warrior, Silverbolt's less idealist teammate's are easily exasperated by his chivalric personality with how ofte he allows his optimism to get in the way of his better judgement, conversly this same nobility also helps to call them on contemplating a MercyKill of Transmutate, and brings the otherwise self-serving [[SingleWomanSeeksGooddMan Blackarachnia]] over to their side.

* ThePaladin: He almost always fancies himself a warrior who stands for all that is good, though as mentioned, love can foul up his ideals.

* NobleWolf: Silverbolt's beast mode is [[MixAndMatchCritter part wolf]], and even among the Maximals he is considered by Primal personally to be one of the noblest individuals he's ever met, though he makes clear that as a commader, he considers it both a strength and a weakness. While he is a valiant warrior, Silverbolt's less idealist teammate's are easily exasperated by his chivalric personality with how ofte hen allows his optimism to get in the way of his better judgement.

** Though not as blatant as his relationship with Cheetor, Silverbolt also comes off like an older son of Optimus', perhaps most notably shown in ''The Agenda: Part 2'' where Silverbolt gets a stern paternal talking to Im from Optimus and then gets, essentially, grounded.

!!Optimus Primal/Beast Convoy (Japanese Name)

* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Quite possibly the most awesome moment of the series is [[spoiler:his LastStand in "Code of of Hero".]]

* GutturalGrowler: He has a deep and snarly voice.

* GutturalGrowler: He speaks in a very deep, menacing growl that fits his grizzled ex-cop persona and his AntiHero status. [[spoiler: This reaches it's absolute apex during his death, transforming his voice into that of a snarling beast as he's completely consumed by vengeance and hatred.]]

Dinobot was essentially a sincere, non-cynical Type II SocialDarwinist, who genuinely believed that the strong destroying the weak resulted in the best possible scenario. Despite his gruffness, Dinobot was also a 'bot of honor (Bushido, to be precise), and showed his power, skill, courage and determination to defeat the Predacons time and again.

* CatchPhrase: Used both straight and sarcastically: "Prime."[=/=]"Well, that's just prime”.

* DeadpanSnarker: As stated under CatchPhrase, he has a tendency to sarcastically remark, "Well, that's just prime."

* IndyPloy: One of his favoured tactics, as noted by his secondary {{catchphrase}}.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: In "Fallen Comrades", when Optimus is shot down by Predacons, Dinobot believing it to be fatal says he will ensure Optimus has a glorious funeral, and is even jokingly disappointed when he isn't able to arrange it for Optimus. [[spoiler:Guess what Optimus does for him in "Code of Hero"?]]

The first of the Axalon's protoforms to land planetside, Tigatron has no old life on Cybertron to return to (well, unless you count comic's retcons) and much prefers the beauty of nature, such that protecting it becomes his motivation to stay in the war. He prefers to work as a scout by himself -- unless Airazor has other ideas.

* IWorkAlone: In some cases he does need saving but more often than not he gets the job done himself.

* TenMinuteRetirement: After a fight led to the death of the (female) tiger he got his beast mode from, who he had grown... attached to.
* ThouShaltNotKill: When he ''is'' forced to fight, he still refuses to kill his opponents. As Optimus put it, "Tigatron will defend himself, but total destruction isn't his style."
* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:With Airazor, after the death of Tigerhawk.]]

* CharacterDevelopment: Dinobot initially sides with the Maximals as a matter of convenience, only for him to gradually begin to care about them and view them as friends and becomes gradually more heroic over the course of the first season. He backslides as he falls deep into a mentality of fatalism in Season 2, culminating in him betraying the Maximals and rejoining the Predacons, and he spends the rest of the season trying to atone, culminating in [[spoiler:his HeroicSacrifice]].

* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Maximals reprogrammed in stasis by the Predacons generally became evil at the very least, and AxCrazy at the very worst. Silverbolt, though, was so innately righteous that just saying the Predacon activation code "Terrorize" left a bad taste in his mouth. [[spoiler: This unfortunately, didn't save him from being corrupted into the cruel and sadistic Jetstorm.]]

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: While his intentions weren't evil, he attacked his own teammates, refused Optimus Primal's orders to capture Blackarachnia, and helped her dig up the Ark, which in turn led to Megatron's NearVillainVictory where he almost assassinated Optimus Prime and nearly wiped out the Maximals. After the dust has settled, Silverbolt is welcomed back into the team with almost no repercussions or reprimands from anyone. While he gets away with his StupidGood behavior in the series proper, the sequel series ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' sees Silverbolt suffer severe consequences for his actions when [[spoiler: Megatron captures him, brainwashes him into the villainous Jetstorm who grows to enjoy attacking his own friends, and leaves him badly traumatized and jaded when he's finally brought back as Silverbolt. It isn't until the end of the series that he's able to recover and reclaim some of his old persona and get more intimate with Blackarachnia again]].