History Characters / BeastWarsMaximals

-->'''Rattrap''': ''[[spoiler:Or what's left of him, anyway]]''.'

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He could maul his troops if he felt like it, as he does in the episode "Gorilla Warfare".
* [[spoiler: BackFromTheDead: Once in Beast Wars, twice in Beast Machines.]]
** [[spoiler: CameBackStrong: After being blown up in the first season finale, he returns "Coming of the Fuzors: Part 2" in a new Transmetal body.]]

* DeathIsCheap: Primal dies several times over the course of Beast Wars and Beast Machines. [[spoiler:His last death at the end of Machines is ''final''.]]

* TheFundamentalist: During the first season of Beast Machines.

* [[spoiler:TheHeroDies: A total of five of times, though the last death at the end of {{Beast Machines}} sticks.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: Is tricked into one at the end of the first season finale. [[spoiler:Does a more permanent one in Beast Machines at the end.]]

* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal: At the end of {{Beast Machines}}. He doesn't come back after that one.]]

** 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 2 where Silverbolt gets a stern paternal talking to from Optimus and then gets, essentially, grounded.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the two-part Pilot episode, he was a completely selfish, even cowardly ("Eh, better you than me.") {{Jerkass}} with no redeeming virtues whatsoever. Then, in the first post-Pilot episode, he risks his life to save Cheetor, grumbling and complaining all the way, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment establishing him as the]] JerkWithAHeartOfGold he'd be for the rest of the series.

* BigBadassBirdOfPrey: Her beast mode is a falcon.

* {{Mix And Match Critter|s}}: Between a [[NobleWolf wolf]] and an [[BigBadassBirdOfPrey eagle]].

* TheFace: He stands out in the group by being a wolf/eagle chimera and he's even social with his enemies. One of them even {{Heel Face Turn}}ed because of his social chivalry.

* [[spoiler: JerkWithAHeartOfGold: After his revival in Beast Machines.]]

* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Not only does he wind up openly assisting Blackarachnia in her schemes, but when Rattrap makes a fairly mild crack about the two of them Silverbolt tries to ''beat his head in''. This from the guy who'd once declared that attacking your own teammates was totally unacceptable.
** He also punched out Cheetor, just because he didn't want him to be the one to bring Blackarachnia in.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: His devotion to Blackarachnia made him do some incredibly stupid things.

* MinionWithAnFInEvil: If not a rock solid FMinusMinus. It's easily forgotten, but Silverbolt was this to the Predacons for one day before it became obvious to him that the Predacons weren't interested in the noble approach to life.

* ThePaladin: He's almost always of this attitude, although as mentioned, love can foul up his ideals.

* KnightOfCerebus: [[spoiler: While Tigerhawk's shell was possessed by the Vok. His arrival was directly responsible for throwing Beast Wars into the endgame phase and the "Nemesis" two-parter that followed contains some of the bleakest moments of the series.]]

* BorrowedCatchphrase: Uses Primal's catchphrase against him in "Double Dinobot" when he has an Uh-Oh moment.
--> '''Rattrap''': "I tired to tell ya- once a Pred, '''always''' a ''Pred!'' Now where is he...!

* [[AliensOfLondon Alien Robots of Brooklyn]]: His accent is rather strong/

* FragileSpeedster
** LightningBruiser: Post-Transmetal 2 upgrade.

* HotSkittyOnWailordAction: It was implied that he was in a relationship with a normal tiger, kind of like a reverse {{Robosexual}}.

* RedemptionPromotion: His first few minutes of screen time as a Predacon arer almost ''embarassing'': he mouths off to Megatron, but Megatron basically ignores his words and has Scorponok (who would never again be anything approaching competant) blast him over the horizon. Once he joins the Maximals, though, he's consistently right up there with Optimus and Rhinox in terms of combate effectiveness.

* VitriolicBestBuds: With Dinobot. In the earlier episodes, they hate each other, hurling insults back and forth at basically every opportunity. As the series progresses, they form a grudging respect for one another, with their comments serving more as WittyBanter than actual malicious intent. This continues even after Dinobot's [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor temporary betrayal]] and, most notably, [[spoiler:during his death scene. Rattrap is even the first to stand and salute in respect of his fallen comrade]]. I gets to the point where in the planned,[[WhatCouldHaveBeen but sadly unaired]], Season 3 episode "Dark Glass," Rattrap went against orders to [[spoiler: implant the original Dinobot's memory and personality data into his EvilCounterpart.]]

* Irony: His quote? Its always said before he hands out a serious asskicking to anybody stupid enough to challenge him.

* [[spoiler:MergerOfSouls: Tigerhawk is a fusion of Tigatron and Airazor's spark-extracted shells and is initially inhabited by the Vok. Once ''they'' are extracted by Tarantulas, Tigatron and Airazor's sparks merge and take control of Tigerhawk's shell.

* [[spoiler:MergerOfSouls: He was originally a [[SufficientlyAdvancedAliens Vok]] Emissary made from Tigatron and Airazor's bodies. However, their [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Sparks]] followed their bodies, and after Tigerhawk was defeated, Airazor and Tigatron's sparks merged and took control of the shell.]]

* StoryBreakerPower: In his short life, he proved to be the most powerful individual character by in the series by far.
* TwoBeingsOneBody: [[spoiler: A combination of Airazor and Tigatron. Thank the Vok for that.]]

* [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Sparkjacked And Crazy]]: There's the episode "Dark Designs" where he's turned into a Predacon...and proves to be a more effective villain than most of the Predacons ''put together.'' The second was [[spoiler:in ''Machines'' where he had the shell programme of Tankor implanted; even after his memories were unlocked, the programme left an irreversible mark on his mind which was only reversed posthumously]].

* {{Badass}}: In Machines.

* {{Good is Not Dumb}}: He's a scientist.
* HeelRealisation: [[spoiler: In the second season premiere of {{Beast Machines}}.]]

* ButtMonkey: Rattrap becomes something of a Butt Monkey in ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'', at least in the early episodes. In ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' he was considered slightly obnoxious but otherwise a valuable robot to have on your side. Then along comes Beast Machines and the only thing standing between Rattrap and getting thrown off a cliff is Optimus. When Optimus gets put out of commission temporarily, everyone acts downright hostile towards him, even after he learns to transform again, because he doesn't offer anything in the way of firepower. Cheetor even says they're only keeping him around because he sits on the outside fringes of being "one of us", and therefore they're not ditching him. Then they're ''surprised'' when he turns to Megatron for a little sympathy and weaponry.
** Because of his quasi-New York accent, one TV Guide writer goes as far as describing Rattrap as "[[Series/{{Seinfeld}} George Costanza as a rat]]".

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He whines, he moans, he mocks, he groans. He openly voices his disdain regarding missions and is the most cowardly member of the Maximal crew, even moreso than the childish Cheetor. Yet, he is possibly Primal's most loyal cadet and, though reluctantly, always eventually accepts his missions. All of this adds up to Primal naming him second-in-command, over the likes of Rhinox and Dinobot, in the episode "Chain of Command".

* TheLoad: In ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'', he takes over this position at the beginning because he has trouble transforming and, even when he does, doesn't have any actual weapons in robot form. The other characters, who previously viewed Rattrap as mildly annoying but a good guy to have on your side, start treating him increasingly as The Load. When Optimus is temporarily put out of commission and can't head off the other characters, they get downright hostile. Then they're surprised when he takes drastic measures to get some firepower.

* TheNicknamer: Including but not limited to: Chopperface (Dinobot), Fearless Leader/Boss Monkey (Optimus), Spots (Cheetor), Stripes (Tigatron), Legs (Blackarachnia), Bird-Dog (Silverbolt), Charlie Tuna (Depth Charge). It's got its own section in his Wikipedia page.

* VitriolicBestBuds: With Dinobot. In the earlier episodes, they basically hate each other and hurl insults back and forth at basically every opportunity. By the second season, though, they have formed a grudging respect for one another, with their comments serving more as WittyBanter than actual malicious intent. This continues even after Dinobot's [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor temporary betrayal]] and, most notably, [[spoiler:during his death scene. Rattrap is even the first to stand and salute in respect of his fallen comrade]]. I gets to the point where in the planned,[[WhatCouldHaveBeen but sadly unaired]], Season 3 episode "Dark Glass," Rattrap went against orders to [[spoiler: implant the original Dinobot's memory and personality data into his EvilCounterpart.]]

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: When he gets brainwashed as a Predacon. [[spoiler:He also has shades of this as Tankor in ''Beast Machines'', only this time, Megatron thought ahead and included various countermeasures.]]
* {{Fartillery}}: In one episode, after Taranatulas infects him with a virus and he eats bean plants to keep up his energy. The resulting blast [[CrowningMomentOfFunny was visible from]] ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny orbit.]]''

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-->'''Voiced by:''' David Sobolov

* [[spoiler: [[NominalHero Nominal Heroine]] ]] [[spoiler: At first.]]

* [[spoiler:NominalHero Nominal Heroine]]: [[spoiler: At first.]]

* [[spoiler: NominalHero Nominal Heroine]]: [[spoiler: At first.]]

[[spoiler:See Characters/BeastWarsPredacons]]