History Characters / BeastWarsMaximals

[[folder: Blackarachnia]]

!![[center: '''[[Characters/BeastWars Index]]:''' '''Maximals''' | [[Characters/BeastWarsPredacons Predacons]] ([[Characters/BeastWarsMegatron Megatron]]) | [[Characters/BeastWarsOthers Others]] | [[Characters/BeastWarsExpandedUniverse Expanded Universe]] ]]
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[[caption-width-right:150:"Maximize!"]]

[[folder: Rattrap]]

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[[folder: Rhinox]]

[[caption-width-right:240:[[labelnote:Click here to see his Transmetal-2 form:]] https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/CheetorTransmetal2_4750.jpg ''"I think it's right about time to shred some Pred!"''[[/labelnote]]]]

--> '''Dinobot:''' ''(after Megatron accuses him of trying to save his own hide)'' You know me better than that.\\

[[folder: Airazor]]

[[folder: Silverbolt]]

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

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[[folder: Depth Charge]]

[[folder: Tigerhawk]]

* {{Irony}}: His toy bio quote [[spoiler:especially considering who he is created from.]] Extracts of the quote were actually spoken by him [[spoiler:whilst his shell was inhabited by the Vok.]]

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: As ''Gorilla Warfare'' illustrates, he could maul his troops if he felt like it.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: His transition to Transmetal 2 in season 3, complete with uncontrollable physical changes and massive mood swings, ''really'' comes across as Cheetor going through puberty. The episode even ends with him checking his new "goatee" out in a mirror.

* TheHero: The Maximals and Predacons know that his team would be lost without him.

* ShoutOutToShakespeare: He constantly quotes Shakespeare during his contemplative phase. The Website/TFWikiDotNet page for Dinobot captions pretty much every image with some kind of Shakespeare reference, including "Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair...[[EarthAllAlong wherever the hell we are.]]"

-->''''Cheetor:''' Thought I had slick cat-like moves before? Check this out!

-->'''Rhinox''': Make a device to extract molecular matter from an alien probe?...Man, I gotta be a miracle worker.

'''Rhinox:''' I'm in a ''bad'' mood. Understand?\\

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

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

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

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

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

** When given a Predacon aggression boost, Megatron finds out just what Rhinox's brains and brawns can do to when not restricted by any morality and given an ample dose of ambition. [[spoiler:When Megatron tries it again in Beast Machines he naturally takes precautions by first making Tankor DumbMuscle, but also putting a RestrainingBolt into Tankor's programming that prevented him from directly attacking Megatron.]]

* StrongAndSkilled: While he's not quite in the same strength range as Rhinox, Dinobot is physically powerful enough and skilled enough in combat that he can take on both Optimus and Megatron, with Dinobot generally getting the better of the larger and more imposing Megatron any time the two fought physically in the first season. He goes so far as to defeat several Predacons in quick succession, most of whom possessing upgraded Transmetal bodies, albeit at the cost of his own life

* StrongAndSkilled: While he's not quite in the same strength range as Rhinox, Dinobot is physically powerful enough and skilled enough in combat that he can take on both Optimus and Megatron, with Dinobot generally getting the better of the larger and more imposing Megatron any time the two fought physically in the first season.

* TokenFlyer: Before Airazor and Silverbolt showed up, Optimus was the only Maximal capable of flight

* AntiHero: Never lost his Predacon sense of warrior honour - but had a tendency to push for the more aggressive option and operates under a philosophy of social darwinism.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: It's buried deep, but he eventually comes to care for his Maximal comrades and value life that is weaker than him.

The Maximals' Science Officer, mechanic, and all-around TeamMom with an alt mod of a rhinoceros. Rhinox is brilliant, beloved and respected by pretty much all on the team, and could possibly make the best leader of the team if he wanted to. But he doesn't. Rhinox has no ambition to be anything more or less than what he is. Intensely spiritual, and with a greater understanding of the Matrix than anyone else, Rhinox would much prefer to relax in a tranquil garden than march off to war, and would rather bring up the rear then lead the charge. Though among the more powerful of the Maximals, Rhinox is quiet, unassuming and the one least likely to be seen in the battlefield, instead preferring to stay back at base, monitoring the situation from his computer, developing new technologies and taking care of the homefront.

* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: As much of an asshole as he is to them, NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead disrespecting his fallen comrades is a good way to piss him off. This is shown in Beast Machines twice.

** 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 from Optimus and then gets, essentially, grounded.