History Characters / BeastWarsExpandedUniverse

!!!'''Beast Mode'': Tiger

* DudeWhereIsMyRespect: Despite being Lio Convoy's second-in-command, none of his fellow Maximals pay him any mind, save for Lio himself.

* DrivenToSuicide: In the IDW comics, [[spoiler:he kills himself after realizing he was a pawn of Unicron out of sheer spite, knowing it would ruin his plans.]]

!!!'''Beast Modes''': Snow Owl, Polar Bear

!!Bump
!!!'''Function''': Physicist
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Armadillo
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EijiTakemoto
->''"The secrets of the universe reveal themselves to those who open their minds."''
A Maximal who's exceedingly reserved of character, but is a genius inventor.

* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: In ''Neo'' he wears glasses in Beast Mode.
* AdaptationalNationality: Bump's IDW incarnation hails from the Cybertron colony world of Eukaris, rather than his ''Beast Wars Neo'' incarnation, who's a regular Maximal from Cybertron.
* BestFriend: With Gimlet in the IDW comics.
* CrisisOfFaith: Bump's IDW incarnation goes through one regarding the Thirteen and their lineage, secretly wondering if perhaps the Primes were just ordinary 'bots like any other.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Bump was responsible for many of the Maximal army's greatest weapons. He eventually left when he grew tired of being limited to constructing machines of war.
* FlatEarthAtheist: His ''Beast Wars Neo'' incarnation believes only in science and considers Cybertronian religions and beliefs to be nothing more than over-hyped fairy tales. Despite them... you know... ''actually being real''.
* GadgeteerGenius: As stated above he's responsible for most Maximal weaponry before going off on his own. He now works on commission and only on projects that catch his interest.
* HiddenDepths: He's quite frugal with his pay and invests it all right back into his studies.
* {{Hikikomori}}: The only time Bump is really happy is when he's retreated into his own shell, where he can perform all the experiments he wants without the distractions of others. Though quiet and oftentimes shy, Bump is still good-natured and respectful.
* PaletteSwap: Of Armordillo.
* QuickDraw: Bump displays a lightning-fast draw-and-fire technique with the weapons at his hips.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Bump's ''Beast Wars Neo'' incarnation wears glasses in his beast mode; it's as adorable as it sounds.

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!!!'''Function''': Medic
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Tiger
* PaletteSwap: He's a redeco of ''Beast Machines'' Deluxe-class Night Slash Cheetor.
* PantheraAwesome: He turns into a red tiger.

!!Claw Jaw
!!!'''Function''': Underwater Attack
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Squid
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->''"Run silent, run deep."''
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!!Killer Punch
!!!'''Function''': Intelligence officer
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Styracosaurus
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YasuhiroMiyata
* ConspiracyTheorist: IDW Killer Punch has apparently spent too much time on the Cybertronian internet, and his head is now full of nutball theories. Some of them could be kind of plausible... and then there's the other ones, like Ultra Magnus having been a Decepticon agent.
* EntertaininglyWrong: Despite being an intelligence officer his information is far from accurate. Example, he thought Survive and Big Convoy hated each other and tried to convince the former that the latter was spreading rumours about him. In realty, Survive and Big Convoy hold each other in high regard as teacher and student respectively and said teacher knows his former cadet well enough to immediately know that's a lie.
* HeadSwap: Of Guiledart, in both modes.
%%* TheParanoiac: His IDW and ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' versions.
* ProperlyParanoid: His ''Uprising'' version spent cycles tearing the ''Dinosaur'' apart because he thought there was a stowaway onboard, but he never found anything. Actually, Dead-End had smuggled a Sharkticon aboard, but KP didn't find this out before he died. Similarly, his paranoia means he never trusts Synapse, and allows him to broadcast proof of his murderous plot to Magmatron before he's killed.

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* PaletteSwap: He's redeco of Archadis.

!!Randy

!!!'''Beast Mode''': Boar
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoheiKowada
->''"Let's get serious."''

An infantry soldier who ironically is poor with others, leading him to be assigned to protect a planet inhabited by rare animals.

* AerithAndBob: Randy is an unusually normal name for a Maximal, like Kirk and Rodney.
* TheAloner: Tends to stick to himself, mainly because he's not terribly good with other people.
* BerserkButton: He hates curvey things, this extends to tunnels, rock formations and fellow Maximal, Colada
* EpicFail: Randy's toy is made of material susceptible to Gold Plastic Syndrome. In short, the plastic decomposes over time until it shatters and/or crumbles with little effort. While not the only ''Transformers'' toy to suffer from this, he is one of the most notorious, since his entire transformation is spring-loaded, and he's made ''entirely out of gold plastic.''
* FullBoarAction: His Beast Mode.
* PaletteSwap: Of Razorbeast.

!!Rapticon
!!!'''Function''': Guerilla Combat Specialist
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Velociraptor
->''"I have no true enemies, because no one will stand against me!"''

* PaletteSwap: Of Transmetal Dinobot.
* SmugSuper: Rapticon is quite strong, and intelligent, and worse, he ''knows'' this.

!!Razorbeast
!!!'''Function''': Infantry
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Warthog
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->''"Watch for my {{hidden depths}}. They'll be your downfall."''
Razorbeast is a stubborn infantry fighter with great strength and tenacity befitting a warthog. He will keep struggling and fighting ferociously against all odds, no matter how hopeless the situation.
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!!Survive
!!!'''Function''': Assault Commander
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Black bear
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshikazuNagano
->''"Fall in line or fall-out."''

* BearsAreBadNews: Unless you're a Predacon, {{inverted|Trope}}.
* DrillSergeantNasty: Just like Polar Claw. Seems to run in the mold?
* DroneDeployer: Has a repaint of Batscout called True One.
* TheMentor: To Big Convoy.
* PaletteSwap: He's one of Polar Claw.

!!Rockbuster
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Fiddler Crab.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakashiMatsuyama
->''"Depend on yourself and you will never have anyone else to blame for failure."''

* GiantEnemyCrab: Subverted: he turns into a pretty big crab but is a Maximal. Though he is a palette swap of a Pred.
* IWorkAlone: The acceptation being his former partner Big Convoy whom he wished to team up again.
* PaletteSwap: Averted, if compared to the video-pack in version of Razorclaw.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Big Convoy, but their solitary natures means they drifted apart though they remain on good terms.

!!Sharp Edge
!!!'''Function''': Deep Sea Assault
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Sawshark
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->'''Voiced by:''' Hideki Konda
->''"Too much thinking results in too little action."''
* BloodKnight: Sharp Edge likes fighting, but is worried what he'll do in peacetime.
* ChainsawGood: ''Ascending'' depicts him as having one in his Cybertronian form.
* DidIJustSayThatOutloud?: A running gag in his spotlight episode, he's been training on his own for so long that he often speaks his mind aloud without realising it.
* HeadSwap: He's one of Cybershark, in both modes.
* ThreateningShark: He turns into a sawshark.

!!Strada
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Horse
->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SatoshiTsuruoka
Captain of the Thoroughbred Corps and Mach Kick's original superior officer.
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* CoolHorse: He's only seen in robot mode but clearly has a horse head on his chest.
* DeathByOriginStory: For Mach Kick, having died with the rest of his unit at the battle of the opeining of the show.
* ToylessToylineCharacter: Being both an original creation of the ''Neo'' anime and a minor character it's unlikely he'll ever get one.

!!Bazooka
!!!'''Function''': Fortress Guard
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Ankylosaurus
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HajimeKomada
* IGaveMyWord: Bazooka will keep his word no matter what. Problem is, he expects other Predacons to do the same, which... yeah.
* ToughArmoredDinosaur: Turns into an ankylosaurus. He's a basic class figure in the toyline, however.

!!Crazybolt
!!!'''Function''': Independent Infiltrator
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Frilled-neck lizard
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KeiMajima
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: The other Predacons on Magmatron's crew can't stand him, regarding him as a sleazy low-life.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Turns into a frilled-neck lizard, and he's a Predacon.
* ThoseTwoGuys: The only person who can stand him is his partner Bazooka.

!!Hardhead
!!!'''Function''': Ground Forces Commander
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Pachycephalosaurus
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasamiIwasaki
* AdaptationalIntelligence: IDW's comics claim he is not spectacularly dumb at all. ''Uprising'' runs with that concept for a while
* CoDragons: IDW's comics make him one of Shockaract's heralds. Not the greatest choice ever, there.
* TheDitz: Thinking is not Hardhead's forte. At all.
* DumbMuscle: Serves this function; at least he's handy with a sword.
* HeadButtingPachy: As implied by the name, he uses his head in dinosaur mode to smash things.
* HeadSwap: Of Dinobot, in both modes.
* InformedSpecies: ''Supposedly'' turns into a Pachycephalosaurus. One that looks amazingly like a velociraptor, on account of Hardhead being a remold of Dinobot.
* TooDumbToLive: In the manga, he commits seppuku after bungling a mission, and killing Hydra by mistake.

!!Hydra
!!!'''Function''': Bombardier
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Pteranodon
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RyuNaito
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Hydra's gotten very lonely with his solo assignment on a backwards planet in the middle of nowhere, so whenever anyone shows up, he tries to make friends. And it creeps his visitors out.
* PaletteSwap: He's a repaint of Terrorsaur.
* PowerOfTheSun: According to his ''Sourcebook'' profile, Hydra's wings can absorb solar energy.
* TheResenter: Towards Guiledart, who he blames for his terrible assignment to point of shooting him on sight while ignoring his warnings of two Maximals.

!!Archadis
!!!'''Function''': Air Supremacy Soldier
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Archaeopteryx
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RenTamura
* FeatheredFiend: Archadis turns onto a Archaeopteryx, and is an unimaginable jerkass, even by typical Predacon standards.
* TheRival: To Guildarts for the position of second-In-command.
* SixthRanger: To Magmatron's Predacons.
%%ZCE%%* SmugSnake

!!Dead End
!!!'''Function''': Demolitions
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Ammonite
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SeijiMizutani
* AxCrazy: Dead End's favorite thing in life is killing - as much as possible. Played with, in that when off the job he's not particularly violent at all. In fact, he tends to be quiet and reclusive.
* GenderFlip: In ''Beast Wars: Uprising'', Dead End is female.

!!Guiledart
!!!'''Function''': Lieutenant
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Triceratops
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->'''Voiced by:''' Holly Kaneko
* BadassBandolier: Has a design that looks like one on his chest.
* TheDragon: To Magmatron.
* FakingTheDead: His third mode is basically him pretending to be a decaying carcass complete with exposed ribs.
* MightyGlacier: As might be expected of a Triceratops, he's pretty slow but amazingly tough.
* OnlySaneMan: Of the Dinosaur crew during the Unicron arc, Magmatron had become obsessed with preventing the monster planet's resurrection and the rest of the crew wanted to join forces with latter to survive. He was the only one who realised how badly both lines of thinking were which led him to foiling his teammate's attempts and letting the Maximals face Unicron on Cybertron.
* TemperCeratops: Turns into one, but he's fairly mellow himself.
* UndyingLoyalty: His depiction in ''Anime/BeastWarsNeo'' at least until Magmatron's obession began clouding his judgement. His IDW profile portrays him as [[TheStarscream the exact]] [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder opposite]].
* VillainRespect: Saluted the Gung-Ho as it left for Cybertron for the final battle with Unicron.

!!Saberback
!!!'''Function''': Camouflage Warrior
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Stegosaurus
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KazukiYao
* DirtyCoward: There's a reason he likes mussing with magic, and it's so he doesn't have to fight folk up front.
* FakeWizardry: He claims to be capable of performing acts of magic, though no one believes him. Amusingly, a mistranslation in an early fan sub took his claims literally and this influenced some official western media's depictions of him.
* {{Planimal}}: His trap mode.
* SkeletonsInTheCoatCloset: Has a cow skull like decoration on his robot mode's chest.
* ToughArmoredDinosaur: A ''Stegosaurus'', for him.

!!Sling
!!!'''Function''': Shock Trooper
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Dimetrodon
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MonsterMaezuka
* BearTrap: In Beast Mode he can open his sail to act as one desplaying this in the first episode of ''Neo''.
* DumbMuscle: Sling actually is as stupid as he looks.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: His fellow Predacons hate him. Really, ''really'' hate him.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: His "Sling Shield".
* {{Planimal}}: His trap mode.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: In the ''Neo'' anime, his alt-mode, a Dimetrodon, is drawn to look more like a sort of Dinosaur, even walking on two legs.

* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: One of the few non-PaletteSwap inversions alongside Cohrada, Cybershark, and Air Hammer.

!!Break
!!!'''Function''': Polar Operative
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Emperor Penguin
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunkoTakeuchi
->''"The light of my spark will dispel the darkness of evil."''
A Maximal recruit that appears in the ''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon who wants to be the best.

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: In the 2006 Beast Wars comics, his beast mode was changed from an emperor penguin to a rockhopper penguin, explained as him acquiring a new Beast mode.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: His ''Uprising'' incarnation is treated as a weirdo by other proto-formers thanks to his choice of alt-mode, and his tendency to speak in hashtags.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Break is a good bot and companion by all means. But his gung-ho personality and inability to accept anything less than identical pep from his peers make him more than a little obnoxious.
* HeadbuttingHeroes: With Colada, at least at first.
* HiddenDepths: Break loves bathing in ice water and is quite tidy.
* AnIcePerson: Amazingly strong in coldness, Break gives full play to his abilities on frigid worlds. In ''Beast Wars Neo'', when the crew arrives on planet Solid, he's happy to find out that Solid is a cold, frozen wasteland.
* IJustWantToBeBadass: Being a recruit, he currently resides at the bottom of the food chain, but his ambitions lay at the very top, and he's determined to be Supreme Commander someday.
* LeaderWannabe: With designs on being a leader, he tends to presumptuously act like a leader, which stifles the sub-commander Longrack and can even irritate the Supreme Commander Big Convoy.
* ThePollyanna: Bot got electric tortured by the Predacons and was barely phased.
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Stampy.
* ToiletHumor: Due to the design of his gun mode, it does look an awful lot like he's shooting out of his behind. ''Ascending'' even has Apache razz him about this.

!!Bump
!!!'''Function''': Physicist
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Armadillo
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EijiTakemoto
->''"The secrets of the universe reveal themselves to those who open their minds."''
A Maximal who's exceedingly reserved of character, but is a genius inventor.
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!!Colada
!!!'''Function''': Ground Assault
!!!'''Alt/Beast Modes''': Cobra; Gun Emplacement
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MakotoUeki
->''"I have no time for patience!"''
Colada is a lone wolf Maximal cobra who appears in the ''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon, later joining up with Big Convoy's Maximal crew.
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* BreathWeapon: Has this both in the Neo anime and in his toy when he is in beast mode. On the toy it works as a water squirter, but in the anime it is fire breath.
* {{Cowboy}}: Colada looks and acts like a cowboy, given his hat and weapon; bonus points for being a cobra.
* FatalFlaw: Colada's insistence on going it alone, as well as his pathological inability to make friends, is often than not his undoing on the battlefield.
* FixedForwardFacingWeapon: Colada's third mode is a gun emplacement that can be manned by other Transformers.
* HeadbuttingHeroes: With Break, at first.
* IWorkAlone: Yep. Colada has never been a team player from the day he was put online. The character bios for the 06 comics say he left the Maximal army after ''Neo'' to become a solo operative.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's not the nicest bot around and is at odds with his fellow Maximals for being a jerk and lack of a team player, and yet he's one of the good guys.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: {{Inverted|Trope}} -- [[HotBlooded personality quirks]] notwithstanding.
* StrongAndSkilled: Much to the chagrin of his associates, Colada's skills in combat often back up his attitude.
* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: {{Inverted|Trope}}. His beast mode is a cobra -- [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent the sort of alternate form you'd expect of a Predacon]].

!!Heinrad
!!!'''Function''': Dimensional explorer
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Tanuki
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YojiIetomi
->''"Time waits for no 'bot...except me."''
A lazy Maximal with the ability to stop time.
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* DramaPreservingHandicap: Needless to say, his "Time Freeze" could make battles go much easier for his team, unfortunately, it takes a while to recharge between uses.
* {{Expy}}: His characterisation in ''Transtech'' is based on Creator/DavidTennant's [[Franchise/DoctorWho Tenth Doctor]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:If you rewatch certain episodes of ''Neo'', the reveal that he's an agent of Vector Sigma is subtly hinted from early on.]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: [[spoiler:During the finale battle with Unicron, Heinrad reveals he's actually older than Big Convoy.]]
* Really700YearsOld:[[spoiler:During the final episodes of ''Neo'' he reveals he's actually older than Big Convoy. We aren't given an exact number but claims he is old enough to call Vector Sigma a friend.]]
* {{Tanuki}}: His beast mode. His toy references the animal's drunken reputation in folklore coming with a sake bottle and a box of I.O.Us that become his robot mode's gun.
* TimeMaster: Possesses the power to freeze time.

!!Longrack
!!!'''Function''': Deputy Commander
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Giraffe
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunUemoto
->''"If you do not think before you act, do not act at all."''
A young Maximal who Big Convoy names as his lieutenant.
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* {{Expy}}: His ''Uprising'' incarnation takes on several traits of [[Series/RedDwarf Arnold Rimmer]], only slightly more likeable.
* ExtendableArms: His toy's primary gimmick is his extendable right arm ending in his "Crush Arm".
* {{Foil}}: To later addition to their unit Mach Kick. Longrack is serious and by the book but immature and in experienced while Mach Kick is hot-blooded and easy going but an experienced warrior and second in command.
* GenialGiraffe: His Beast Mode.
* MythologyGag: If ever he's depicted with a non-beast mode, it'll be the same as ''Cybertron'' Longrack.
* NumberTwo: Big Convoy appoints him as second in command of their unit. He stands down in the final episodes for personal reasons.

!!Mach Kick
!!!'''Function''': Express courier
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Horse.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TeruakiOgawa
->''"There are no speed limits on the road to victory."''

* AnthropomorphicZigZag: Granted, ''Beast Wars'' media has always occasionally dippped into funny animal territory, but it's usually left to animals that can stand on their hind limbs to some extent. Mach Kick, however spends all of his debut episode, and a few after, in Beast Mode standing, walking or running on his hind legs, even holding objects with his forehooves. This is notable as other quadrupedal characters like Longrack never do this.
* CoolHorse: His Beast Mode
* ExtendableArms: His right "Elastic Hand/Crusher".
* {{Foil}}: To Longrack. Longrack is the acting liutenant of Big Convoy's unit serious and by the book but has little field experience. Mach Kick however, is loud and hothead but is an experienced warrior and second in command.
* HeroWorshipper: He greatly admires Big Convoy after witnessing him single-handedly win the battle that wiped out his unit, to the point of tracking him down and begging to join his team of cadets just for the chance to serve under him.
** He has a similar reaction to Lio Convoy, causing Stampy to call him out as a fanboy of "Legendary Warriors" in general.
* HiddenDepths: It's important to remember that despite his free-spirited, over-eager personality Mach Kick is an experienced warrior and the former lieutenant of the Thoroughbred Corps. Signs of this are shown by him quickly figuring out how the computer systems of Arachide operate with a few quick observations and thinking with better tactics than the less experienced Lieutenant Longrack.
* NumberTwo: He was second-in-command of the Thoroughbred Corps until it was wiped out and becomes second-in-command of Big Convoy's unit in the last few episodes when Long Rack steps down for personal reasons.
* RearingHorse: His stock pose after transforming to Beast Mode.
* SixthRanger: To Big Convoy's unit.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the Thoroughbred Corps.
* SurvivorGuilt: While he doesn't normally show any signs, he's hinted to have this due to the above tropes. In his second episode, the computer of Arachide creates a hologram of his former superior Strada claiming to have survived the battle that wiped out their unit and wanting to rebuild it with him at his side. Mach Kick, despite being pretty wise to the computer's tricks for the majority of the episode, almost eagerly accepts this at face value until Longrack snaps him out of it.

!!Stampy
!!!'''Function''': Reconnaissance
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Rabbit.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikaIshibashi
->''"A strategic retreat is better than a tactical defeat."''

A young skittish Maximal.
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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: In the ''Ascending'' comic, he's give a more hyperactive, battle-eager personality making him almost the complete opposite of his original characterization.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the early episodes Stampy's first response to danger was to run but in later episodes, he stands firm by his comrades.
* CowardlyLion: With the emphasis more on ''coward'' than lion. But he will fight if there is absolutely no other option left available, even taking on Magmatron to try and save his comrades (he doesn't ''win'', but he tries).
* KillerRabbit: Zigzagged. Stampy's more of a PluckyComicRelief given his cowardice, but he's still a fighting robot, and his twin blades, formed by his rabbit mode's ears, are diamond-sharp -- even if he's unwilling to fight himself, he can be quite dangerous when transformed into his "scissors" mode and wielded by another Maximal.
* RighteousRabbit: A kind and tender Maximal warrior that goes with a rabbit alternate mode.
* SensorCharacter: As rabbit he naturally has amazing hearing in both Robot and Beast Modes and is stated to have the greatest sensory range of the Gung Ho crew and is often the one in charge of locating Anglomois capsules.

!!Big Convoy
!!!'''Function''': Supreme Commander
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Woolly Mammoth
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunichiInoue, Creator/GreggBerger (''The Hot Rod'' script reading)
->''"All for one and one for all."''
The main character of ''Beast Wars Neo'', Big Convoy is an astoundingly powerful warrior but prefers being alone, heading onto battlefields by himself. He wields the Big Cannon, which can blitz enemies with a single shot. On orders from Vector Sigma, Big Convoy has been appointed as an instructor to a group of young warriors where's he's pulled into the quest of stopping the revival of Unicron.

* AdaptationNameChange: In ''Uprising'', he goes by Slammoth, a name previously mentioned in the ''Fan Built Combiner'' poll, alongside Quakebreak and the winning Victorion.
* AgeInsecurity: During the final clipshow, the cadets bring up who's the oldest of their unit, when Big Convoy hears his name mentioned he becomes suprisingly defensive that he's not that older than them.
* BigGood: Of ''Anime/BeastWarsNeo'' and one of its main characters.
* {{BFG}}: The Big Cannon is Big Convoy's weapon of choice. It's almost as big as him and it's devastating; only the likes of Magmatron could remain functional after even an indirect blast.
* AFatherToHisMen: As much as he wants to flatten the recruits he has to look after; he grows to care for them. And with each lesson in warfare, he imparts on his recruits, Big Convoy learns a lesson about friendship and teamwork.
* GentleGiant: It's in the name.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: In the IDW continuity, events sort-of like ''Neo'' occurred before the events of the comics, but the full details aren't given.
* HonorableElephant: Well, mammoth, but still.
* IneffectualLoner: Averted. He was just fine on his own, though his superiors disagreed with him.
* IWorkAlone: Big Convoy was really anti-social before ''Beast Wars Neo''. Because of this, the Convoy Council ordered him to train a crew of unruly recruits to curb his psychotically anti-social behavior. Funnily enough, it worked! Downplayed however, as at the end of the series he returns to operating solo but is open to cooperating with others.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While it takes every ounce of restraint Big Convoy can muster not to throttle the recruits he's tasked with looking after, deep down, he kinda-sorta likes them. Or he's getting there, anyway.
* TheLeader: Reluctantly of the Gung-Ho Maximals.
* TheMentor: He's assigned to the mentor a team of young recruits by the supercomputer Vector Sigma, despite both his lone wolf attitude and belief he's a poor fit for the role he comes into the role.
* OneManArmy: Within the Maximal ranks he's known as "The One-Man Army", a solitary Supreme Commander who can do the work of a whole battalion all on his lonesome.
* TankGoodness: Big Convoy (or his toy at least) has a third mode known as "Mammoth Tank," which is just his beast mode with the Big Cannon folded out. His ''Ascending'' alt-mode, since he's no longer a mammoth, is a spider-tank.
* WaveMotionGun: By inserting his Energon Matrix into the cannon, Big Convoy can transform it into the Matrix Buster. Fueled by this link to the supercomputer Vector Sigma, this weapon is so powerful that it destroyed [[spoiler:'''freaking''' '''UNICRON!''']]
* TheWorfEffect: ''Ascending'' has him be one of the first victims of Shokaract's ascension, to show just how dangerous he is.

!!Bighorn
!!!'''Function''': Shock Trooper
!!!'''Beast Mode''': Bison
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MasamiIwasaki
->''"The path to peace is littered with Predacon wreckage."''
A powerful and headstrong Maximal, Bighorn is another member of Lio Convoy's crew appearing in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon. Despite being a bot with a short temper, he's still got a good spark inside him and wishes for a peaceful and free galaxy.
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!!Magmatron
!!!'''Function''': Emperor of Destruction
!!!'''Beast Modes''': Quetzalcoatlus; Gigantosaurus; Elasmosaurus; Chimera
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShowRyuzanji
* ArtisticLicensePaleontology: It's frequently said in his bios that he turns into three dinosaurs. Nuh-uh. One part of him turns into a dinosaur (A gigantosaurus, specifically) while the other two turn into a plesiosaur and pterodactyl, respectively. His ''Sourcebook'' profile manages to claim they "have only loose connections to actual reptilian lifeforms".
* BenevolentBoss: He's incredibly tolerant of his troops and their antics. Unlike Megatron, he doesn't take his anger out on his troops with harsh physical abuse even when they fail to carry out his orders, as even indulges DNAVI's quirk of constantly changing her name and apologizes to "Saberback" [[note]]Actually Break in Saberback's body[[/note]] for resorting to electric torture to confirm his identity. He loses this trait after the Blentrons appear and he learns their end goal willing to sacrifice his entire unit without a hesitation.
** Meanwhile, his ''Uprising'' incarnation is such a stand-up guy Rampage likes him.
* BigBad: Of ''Anime/BeastWarsNeo''. And of IDW's comics.
* CombiningMecha: Having a mitotic spark (being able to separate into more than one part while still being a single Transformer) means Magmatron can split himself into three beasts modes; a Quetzalcoatlus (Skysaurus), a Gigantosaurs (Landsaurus), and an Elasmosaurus (Seasaurus), respectively. All three can also combine together to form a chimera-like creature called the Magmasaurus.
* CoolSword: It looks like it's made out of bone.
* HeelFaceTurn: Turns up in the ''Beast Machines'' toyline as a member of the Dinobots.
* LandSeaSky: His three beast modes, Landsaur, Seasaur and Skysaur, allow him to traverse all three environments.
* MixAndMatchCritter: See ''Combing Mecha'' above
* NeverFoundTheBody: ''Wreckers'' Magmatron disappeared, last being seen holding off the Dweller. By the time the other Dinobots got back, all they found was his sword...
* OmnicidalManiac: His manga iteration just wanted to kill every living thing he found.
* PerpetualSmiler: In ''Anime/BeastWarsNeo'', just like his predecessor Galvatron.
* VillainRespect: He states that Razorbeast deserves a hero's memorial for his actions at the end of the ''Ascending'' Comic.

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!!'''Beast Mode''': Cheetah

* PaletteSwap: Of Cheetor, in green and purple.

* ToylessToylineCharacter: Like Manticon and Rage, a toy based on a trffid was tossed around as a possible new toy that never materialized, and so far he only has appeared in Ask Vector Prime.