History Characters / BeastWarsMaximals

* ContraltoOfDanger: She speaks with a low, raspy voice and is quite the devil in the skies.

* KarmaHoudini: 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, in stark contrast to Dinobot who, after betraying the Maximals in ''Maximal No More'', was distrusted and almost shunned by his teammates. Though to Silverbolt's credit, ''he'' didn't defect and only pursued his own goals as opposed to Dinobot who, however briefly, ''did'' betray them to rejoin the Predacons.

* BadassBaritone: He has a deep, commanding tone courtesy of Creator/GarryChalk.

* BadassBaritone: Tigatron has a very deep, bass voice.

* BadassBaritone: A deep, gruff voice that lends itself very well to his rogue cop/anti-hero image.

* BadassBaritone: Tigerhawk inherited Tigatron's voice actor, and with it, his cool, bass voice.

* WhipItGood: As a Transmetal, he uses his beast mode's tail as a whip.

* BadassInCharge: He'd hardly be an Optimus otherwise.

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GaryChalk

* BadassBaritone: He has a deep, commanding tone.

* VitriolicBestBuds: With Rattrap. At the beginning, 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.]] Ironically, each and every instance of this is an example of Creator/ScottMcNeil [[TalkingToHimself arguing with himself]].

* AlmightyJanitor: It's easy to forget, but Rattrap is a mineral surveyor. What's more, it's what he *enjoys* doing above everything else. Yet he's one of the best fighters of the original Maximals, and capable of taking down larger and more powerful opponents with a mix of skill and subterfuge.

Ostensibly the team's second-in-command, a world-class spy, master marksman and demolitions expert with an alt. mode of a rat. Rattrap is a malcontent - self-centered, sarcastic, arrogant and dismissive to just about everyone on the crew (with the one exceptions of his best buddy Rhinox), but he's also among the most capable members of the Maximals and though few can stand him when the series begins, they all ultimately come to depend and rely on him. Though he can be cowardly and lazy, he always steps up when he needs to and has proven to be a remarkably capable and decisive leader when Optimus is presumed dead or otherwise in disposed. A consummate survivor, Rattrap is one of just two Maximals to survive from the very beginning of the war to the very end.

* CharacterDevelopment: In the pilot he was a completely selfish, cowardly {{Jerkass}} with no redeeming virtues whatsoever. Over the next episodes he developed into a more courageous and loyal character, becoming a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the two-part ''Pilot'' episode, he was a completely selfish, cowardly {{Jerkass}} with no redeeming virtues whatsoever. In the following episode, "The Web", 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.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He fired the shot that finalized Megatron's declaration of war on the Maximals. He also fired the first shot during his skirmish with Waspinator. It's likely that Megatron would have found just about any excuse to go to war against the Maximals even if Cheetor didn't fire the first shot but Cheetor's impulsiveness lack of maturity certainly didn't help matters at all.

* SpeedDemon: Cheetor chose a cheetah as his alt mode partly because it was the fastest animal the scanners detect.

* TheReliableOne: If something needs to be done, the Maximals look to him for advice on how it can be accomplished. On at least one occasion, Rhinox complains about everyone expecting him to somehow figure out the impossible.
-->''Rhinox''': Make a device to extract molecular matter from an alien probe?...Man, I gotta be a miracle worker.

* NumberTwo: Rattrap may be the official second-in-command of the Maximals, but Rhinox is Optimus' right-hand-bot. When Optimus is indisposed, the others will refer to his judgement whenever possible, and he tends to play second in command to whoever the temporary leader is.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He fired the shot that finalized Megatron's declaration of war on the Maximals. He also fired the first shot during his skirmish with Waspinator. It's likely that Megatron would have found just about any excuse to go to war against the Maximals even if Cheetor didn't fire the first shot but Cheetor's lack of maturity certainly didn't help matters at all.

* SplitPersonality: His transformation into a Transmetal 2 results in him temporarily gaining one that controls his Transmetal 2 form; said personality is a feral animal that is insanely vicious, though it's destroyed when the transformation is complete.

* WhipItGood: As a Transmetal, he uses a whip.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: It's implied that he and Megatron have this relationship, and it's made abundantly clear that the two despise each other and are deeply hurt over the other's betrayal.

* TheAce: In large part due to being the best flyer the Maximals had at the time, or in the Beast Wars, period, she was a rare talent.

* FragileSpeedster: She was the fastest flyer in the Beast Wars, but any attack that managed to hit her would take her out of the fight quickly.
* HighSpeedMissileDodge: She avoids enemy projectiles by flying away from them really fast.
* NobleBirdOfPrey: Her beast mode is a falcon and she is a maximal and thus she both parts of the trope.

* StupidGood: His desire to do "good" leads him to so many bad decisions that even his fellow Maximals wonder if his processor has a glitch.

* HoldTheLine: [[spoiler:He dies stopping the warship ''Nemesis'' at the end of ''Beast Wars''.]]

* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler:He dies holding off the ''Nemesis'' to buy time for the other Maximals.]]

* OnlySaneMan: Dinobot is this both for Megatron's gang and arguably the Predacon faction as a whole. He and his Transmetal 2 clone both offer sensible advice that Megatron blithely ignores, and he deplores the Predacons' ChronicBackstabbingDisorder. While he firmly believes that AsskickingEqualsAuthority, he is also honorable enough to generally keep his word and obey his commanders.

* EveryoneHasStandards: After Cheetor is seemingly killed by the Transmetal driver, Depth Charge tries to destroy it to keep Megatron from causing any more damage.

* BreakoutCharacter: It is impossible to bring up ''Beast Wars'' without mentioning him or Waspinator at least once. He was the first to be inducted into the Transformers "Hall of Fame" by fan choice and [[spoiler:his death episode "Code of Hero"]] is widely accepted to not only be the best ''Beast Wars'' episode, but also highly argued to be the best "Transformers" episode EVER! However it should be noted that Dinobot is actually somewhat of a subversion since in spite or possibly because of his popularity, he is actually the least revisited character amongst the original Maximal cast with his only appearances after ''Beast Wars'' being being brief cameos until ''WesternAnimation/TransformersWarForCybertronTrilogy'', which essentially retold his tory.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Rattrap is a bit of a coward, but he's capable of great heroics and is a decent fighter.

* DirtyCoward: Averted. Though he'll gripe and moan about doing something dangerous and is quick to say "We're all gonna die", he's actually quite fearless. He's faced down Predacons much larger and stronger than he is, a Predacon stealth warship, Vok weapons and structures, and even the ''Nemesis'' with plenty of snark and skill and often comes out on top while enjoying the experience. Hell, he's even triumphed against ''Megatron'' a few times.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: 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.'' [[spoiler:In ''Beast Machines'' his spark is used to bring the Vehicon General, Tankor, to life. Even after Rhinox's memories are unlocked, the 'Tankor' shell programme has corrupted his personality]].
* BrilliantButLazy: Rhinox has shown multiple times that he is a capable leader and a powerful warrior. Optimus has stated that he could lead the Maximals if he wanted, but Rhinox is perfectly happy smelling flowers and toiling with his gadgets. It is implied that Rhinox used to be in command of his own ship but is happier now as a science officer.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] His big moment in the finale ''looks'' like he's going on a suicide run, with the other Maximals saluting him as he pilots the Ark's shuttle on a crash course with the Nemesis and even whispering "For everything that ever was" before the moment of impact. He actually ''survives'' crashing into the Nemesis because his shuttle goes ''through'' it with Megatron wrapped around the hood.]]

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: Averted. He was just as powerful before, but brainwashing just gave him the drive to use his strength and skill to terrible effect. It's only because of inexperience that he fell into BondVillainStupidity and showed a momentary weakness, enough for Megatron to reprogram him back into good old peaceful Rhinox.

'''Rattrap:''' Well, wha'd ya expect? He changes 'em often enough!

* ThePigPen: According to Dinobot, he smells awful. Well, he ''is'' a rat.

-->'''Tigatron:''' ''[[[PunctuatedPounding blasting Inferno with every word]]]'' [[PunctuatedForEmphasis YOU. WILL. LEAVE. THE WILD. ALONE!]]

* SpectacularSpinning: His raptor tail splits into two parts that spin to make a shield of some sorts (and on at least one occasion, an improvised gyrocopter); the segments of his sword also spin.

-->'''Megatron:''' '''''[[BigNo NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!]]'''''

* HeroicBSOD: Has a breakdown after the death of [[spoiler:Tigerhawk]] and becomes even more determined than ever to stop Megatron