The list of characters in the animated series "Battle of the Beasts"

Appearing in Season I

• Optimus Primal ( English Optimus Primal ).

The commander of the spaceship "Axalon", the leader of the maxima . Endowed with all the best qualities and character traits, and quite worthy of his great ancestor - Autobot Optimus Prime from " Generation 1 ". Following the “family tradition”, he dies at the end of the first season, protecting the Earth ^[1] , but in the second season he is reborn in a new, transmetallic form ^[2] . In the third season, having taken the “ spark ” of Prime into your body, it becomes several times larger, being transformed into the “Optimum Optimus” ^[3] . Animal shape - gorilla . In robot mode, it is able to fly thanks to rocket engines located on its back. Weapons - two swords ^[4] , two rocket launchers on the shoulders, a pistol - a rocket launcher on the left hand; when it becomes transmetallic, instead of swords, two maces serve as its weapon, with which it can repel enemy shots, and it flies on a jet skateboard. Like Optimum Optimus, it transforms into an airplane , as well as an all-terrain vehicle and a gorilla. In robot mode, it is capable of flying, redirecting shoulders to arms, using them as shields, and pushing two guns over the body.

• Chitor ( born Cheetor ).

At "Axalon" was a pilot . An ardent and reckless young man. His slogan is “Less thought, more courage!” In an effort to show himself, he shows a desperate courage and therefore much more often than others gets into trouble. It is easy to push him to any, the most adventurous and even suicidal step - it is enough to hint that after that everyone will understand that he is no longer small. Transformed by the Wokov quantum wave , it became transmetallic and got the opportunity to fly. Later it underwent a secondary transformation, accidentally falling under the influence of a Megatron transmetallic amplifier, as a result of which it became much stronger, matured both physically and in character, but having lost the ability to fly (the rocket accelerator could not lift a new body into the air, but Chitor used it to disperse ) Zveroforma - Cheetah . Armament - a quasar gun, then also a fighting club .

• Raynoks ( English Rhinox ).

Scientist and inventor. It looks bulky and awkward, and says about himself that he “likes big forms”; nonetheless soft and delicate by nature. In any situation, it remains primarily a researcher. He never loses his head. Very calm and peaceful, but can be a formidable opponent in battle, if his friends are in danger. He is completely satisfied with his position in the detachment and does not seek to take a leading position, but if he has to take command, he successfully copes with this. Animal shape - rhino . Weapons - two high-speed large-caliber revolvers - a grenade launcher .

• Rattrap .

The navigator of Axalon. The smallest and most unbearable of the maxima. A whiner and a grumbler, always dissatisfied with something, quarrels with everyone and calls everyone names. Judging by his remarks , it seems that he is a complete coward who cares only about his own skin; however, at critical moments, Rattrap behaves with dignity and proves to be a reliable companion, and sometimes - like a real hero. Zveroform - a rat ; after exposure to a quantum wave, it turned into a transmetallic rat on wheels . The main weapon is a laser pistol, but “in reserve” still holds a lot of all kinds of dangerous things - for example, a set of master keys and a couple of explosive devices .

• Dinobot

Former predacon . I changed my activation code several times from the predacon to the maximum and vice versa, but not because of betrayal, but guided by my principles. The warrior "to the marrow of bones", an expert and master of his craft; never offend the weak, but always ready to fight the strong. Dinobot is always ready for battle, but not prone to senseless massacre and total destruction. Ambitious, but knows what military discipline and subordination are . By nature - severe, in circulation - harsh to rudeness, but for all that is noble and fearless; he knows a lot and knows a lot. It is difficult to love, but one cannot but respect. He died heroically, protecting primitive people from the attack of the predons; later, his consciousness was revived in the body of the Dinobot clone. Animal Formation - Deinonychus . The weapon is a serrated sword with a rotating blade and green optical lasers , sometimes a light machine gun of the earth. In transmetallic form, he received an amplified laser in his right eye and an impressive set of claws and teeth. As a warrior, he is strong enough to single-handedly defeat the entire detachment of predakons and achieve, albeit at the cost of his life, his goal.

• Tigatron

Acts as a guard and scout . Feels more like an earthly being than a robot, and much more willing to spend time with real tigers than with other maxima. He is a philosopher and a pacifist in his soul, therefore, participation in hostilities weighs on him, although, if necessary, he is always ready to come to the aid of his comrades and fight alongside them. Friends with Erazor. Animal shape - white tiger . The weapon is the same gun as the Cheater, but additionally equipped with a cryo-emitter .

• Erazor ( English Airazor )

Scout and warrior. The freedom-loving savage, Tigatron's girlfriend, who prefers, like him, to live in the lap of nature. Of the other maxima, Rainox respects most of all, to whom she owes her life. Animal Formation - Peregrine Falcon . Weapons are rocket launchers mounted in her hands.

Appearing in Season II

• Silverbolt ( English Silverbolt ).

It owes its origin to the mutagenic effect of the Vokov quantum wave on the protoform, which caused a violation in the formatting system and led to the fact that the born transformer became a fusor - a chimera that combines the features of two different animal forms ( wolf and eagle ). At first it adjoins the predons, but their methods abhor his chivalrous nature, and soon he goes over to the side of the maxima. However, the premonitor Black Widow becomes the lady of his heart; he tries to return her “to the true path”, appealing to her best feelings, and in the end he succeeds. Silverbolt weapons - two rocket launchers; the wings are feathers, which he can also use as darts .

Appeared in Season III

• Daps Charge ( Eng. Depth Charge ).

In the past, Omicron, the chief of security at the Cybertron colony. Once the maximal mutant known as Protoform X, having escaped from the supervision of its creators, exterminated the entire population of the colony; since then, Daps Charge has declared war on him. Fueled by a thirst for revenge, he searched for four years “Protoform X” throughout the galaxy, until he finally met him on Earth in the ranks of predakony, under the name “Rampage”. Optimus Prime is skeptical, considering him a “weakling” and his team “losers.” Primal’s orders are reluctant to obey, especially if they, as it seems to him, distract him from his main goal - to fight his blood enemy . Daps Charge’s desire to crack down on the former Protoform X more than once exposed other maxima in serious danger, especially when he violated Optimus’s order to detain Megatron heading for the Nemesis (space battle cruiser of the Decepticons ), and instead clashed with Rampage; as a result, both died, and Megatron was able to freely get to the "Nemesis" and activate it.
Since Daps Charge, landing, sank into the ocean , he naturally took the form of a deep-sea creature. His animal form is a manta ray , but he is able to take the form of an aircraft (like a hang glider ). Under water, he moves accompanied by a long-range scanner , which looks like a small shark and can, if necessary, act like a rocket launcher. In addition, he is able to shoot energy disks, releasing them from his chest. When Daps Charge is in robot mode, its durable but flexible metal fins serve as a shield that reflects enemy shells.

• Tigerhawk ( English Tigerhawk ). ^[five]

The maximum-fusor, which carries the combined “sparks” of Tigatron and Ayrazor. It was created by the Wok aliens and sent by them to Earth specifically in order to destroy Megatron and restore the broken connection of time, not suspecting that thereby it would cause even more serious consequences. Controlled by the Wokami, he nearly killed Primeal, who was trying to stop him. Subsequently, he was captured by Tarantula, intending to force him to serve himself. However, the explosion of equipment that occurred during the reboot helped Tigerhawk free himself from the Woks and Tarantula, after which he returned to the maxima. Killed by Megatron during the attack on the "Nemesis"; however, before the death he managed to damage the system of its energy supply and thereby weaken its combat power.
Animal shape is a winged tiger. Armed with several rocket launchers of various power. It can also condense energy directly from the atmosphere , creating powerful tornadoes and electrical discharges.

Appearing in Season I

• Megatron

Predacon commander, namesake and distant descendant of Megatron from Generation 1. Dreams to conquer Cybertron, and in the long run - the entire Galaxy. His indefatigable ambition and dictatorial habits scare even other predons, so he is put on the “All-Cybertron wanted list”. In terms of size and physical power, he is much inferior to his ancestor, and therefore, in contrast, makes the main bet on the power of intelligence . Megatron is smart, insightful, prudent, extremely cunning and treacherous. He knows well the weaknesses of his opponents (and his subordinates, too) and skillfully uses them. It has a tendency to black humor ^[6] . Cruel and rude by nature, but can be diplomatic and polite if he believes that at the moment it is beneficial to him. All his actions, as a rule, are carefully thought out and are usually crowned with success (in any case, at the beginning).
The animal form of Megatron is a tyrannosaurus . When he is in robot mode, the tyrannosaurus head appears on his right hand and turns into a laser gun ; the tyrannosaurus tail on the left hand serves as a shield . As a result of the transformation, the quantum wave became transmetallic, received wheels, jet engines and a new powerful weapon - a plasma discharge generator ^[7] . After the secondary transmetallization, having absorbed the “spark” of the leader of the Decepticons, it significantly increased in size and adopted the bestial form of the dragon ^[8] .

• Tarantulas ( English Tarantulas ).

On the team, Darkside is an armament expert . Very, very on my mind. All the time he sabotages Megatron’s orders and tries to find out his plans and intentions (as it turns out later, he was specifically introduced for this purpose into Megatron’s squad on behalf of the Council of Three). Being an employee of the secret police of predacons, Tarantula at the same time cherishes his own, carefully hidden and far-reaching plans, part of which is the physical elimination of Megatron. The latter, in turn, is constantly trying (and not without success) to “replay” Tarantula and use his knowledge and skills to his advantage.
Animal Formation - Tarantula . In robot mode, all eight spider legs are used as machine gun barrels. It is also equipped with a clinometer - a special device with which it can quickly move up and down. After a quantum impact, a set of his weapons was replenished with a revolving wheel, and he began to transform into a motorcycle . He died during an explosion in his secret underground laboratory, when he tried to subdue Tigerkokh, and as a result ran into Vokov, who had infused instead of his spark.

Unlike the other pre-laws, it came not from the Decepticons, but from Unicron himself, like the Council of Three. Because of this, he is not afraid of disappearing in the time wave in the event of a change in the time line, which was an extremely unpleasant surprise for Megatron.

• Scorponok ( born Scorponok ).

Deputy Megatron. Absolutely devoted to him. Engineer and technovirus specialist. Animal shape - scorpion . In robot mode, it is armed with a rocket launcher mounted in the right claw and allowing to fire two missiles (simultaneously or in turn). From the left claw, it can launch a “cyber bee” - a tracking device equipped with a scanner and a video camera . He died during the quantum attack of Vokov, being dropped by a shock wave into a lake of boiling lava .

• Aspinator ( born Waspinator ) ^[9] .

On the Darkside, he was a pilot; on Earth, his responsibilities include reconnaissance and air support. A pessimist and a chronic loser who will be taken away, shot and dismantled by everyone who is not too lazy; once he even became a receptacle for the spark of the Starscream decepticon. Somewhat eccentric, has a strange habit of always talking about himself in the third person. In the end, he quarrels with the predons and remains to live on Earth, among people. Animal shape - wasp . The weapon is a grenade launcher pistol and optical lasers .

• Terrorzavr ( English Terrorsaur ).

Side shooter at Darkside. The pre-legal equivalent of Starscream from Generation 1: the same ambitious, in the same way, over and over again trying to overthrow Megatron ... and with the same effect. Zveroforma - pteranodon . Permanent Workmate - The Spinner. The weapon is a beam gun, red optical lasers, sometimes two laser guns on the shoulders. He died at the same time as Scorponok.

• Black Widow ( English Blackarachnia ).

Maximal protoform reprogrammed by Tarantula; subsequently, however, again adjoins the maxima. Specialization - espionage and sabotage . Hand-to-hand combat master. The Widow's personality is woven from contradictions. Helping the maxima, she nonetheless strives to remain a predacon, because she likes it. At heart, she is very kind, but she tries to seem evil. He loves Silverbolt, but, wanting to tease him, is not averse to flirting with Chitor. The main thing for her is to be accepted and appreciated as she is. The bestial form is a black widow spider . The weapon is a pistol, a machine gun in all eight paws, a clinometer, poison , then an electronic lasso . Having become transmetallic, she gained the ability to telekinesis ^[10] . By intellect and cunning, it can compete with Tarantula.

• Inferno

Initially, it was also the maximal protoform, but then it was redone into a predacon ^[11] . Due to its strength and equipment, it is a very serious opponent for maximums. After the death of Scorponok took his place at Megatron. Animal form - “soldier” of fire ants ; however, due to a malfunction in the formatting process, he began to not only look, but also reason like an ant programmed to defend the “colony” (base of predacons) and the “queen” (as Inferno constantly calls Megatron, although he is very angry when he hears this appeal). For Inferno, the will of Megatron is the highest and only law. To carry out his order, he is ready, if necessary, to engage in a fight even with other predons. His weapon: a large-caliber gun-gun that can operate in a flamethrower mode. Above all else it can fly. He died in the series finale as a result of an absurd accident: when Megatron opened fire from the Nemesis guns in the gorge where primitive people were hiding, Inferno did not manage to leave the firing zone and was destroyed.

Appearing in Season II

• Quickstrike

Like Silverbolt, it is a fusor, but by its nature it is its complete opposite - arrogant, boastful, loves to fight more than anything, and therefore willingly joins the predons. Unfortunately for him, his mind is much less than his fighting qualities, as a result of which he easily falls under the influence of the Black Widow or Tarantula, who wants to eliminate Megatron with his hands. He, however, uncovers the plot and sentenced Quickstrike to death, and only the threat of an alien attack forces Megatron to delay the execution of the sentence. Quickstrike, along with Inferno, was sent to "clean up" the settlement of primitive people and died at the same time.
Zwooform Quickstrike - a mixture of scorpion and cobra . It can shoot with laser discharges or hit enemies with nerve poison , using the cobra’s head as a weapon (in the alt-form of the robot, it is on his right hand).

• Rampage

He is Protoform-X . It appeared as a result of the attempt of maximal scientists using genetic engineering to create a copy of the immortal mutant Starscream. The experiment as a whole was successful, but along with immortality, the experimental maximum inherited the character of Starscream — vanity, treachery, and ruthlessness. In addition, he showed signs of a severe mental disorder : he became violent, aggressive and completely uncontrollable, and it was decided to return him to the state of protoform and take him away from Cybertron to discharge. However, on Earth, an explosion of an energon activated Protoform-X, and the captive broke free, destroying indiscriminately everyone until Megatron managed to subdue him and make him a predacon.
Rampage is much larger than any of the pre-laws and extremely strong, it is easily restored even after severe injuries. He has a wild and obstinate character, and Megatron often has to pacify him in a cruel, but effective way - taking half of his “spark” and tormenting it with energy spikes whenever he tries to be arbitrary. Not surprisingly, Rampage hates predacons no less than maxima, and longs to be free. The only creature to which he was sympathetic is Transmutation; after her death, he finally became embittered.
Subsequently, Rampage's corps was destroyed by Daps Charge, but both parts of his “spark” reunited in the body of the Clone Dinobot.
Rampage Beast Form - transmetallic king crab ; in addition, it can take the alt-form of the tank . Weapons - a three-barrel revolver-rocket launcher of very high power, as well as a blaster.

• Council of Three ( Tripredacus Council )

The Council of Rulers of the Pre-Laws, waging a covert struggle to restore the power and influence of their race on Cybertron. Megatron's adventure with the abduction of the Golden Disk confuses their plans. Therefore, the members of the Council, having determined the whereabouts of the fugitives, decide at a secret meeting to send their envoy to the Earth, with the order to arrest Megatron and deliver him back to Cybertron, and in case of resistance, to liquidate him ^[12] . ^[13]

• Ravage

In the past, Decepticon. After the amnesty was reprogrammed. Since that time, he has been in the service of the Council of Three as an agent on particularly important assignments. Although at present he is a predacon, he honors the memory of his former leader - the “first” Megatron. Having made sure that the “current” Megatron follows the precepts of the former, it comes under his command and helps him realize his plan ^[14] . Killed when his ship was blown up by Rattrap ^[15] .
Animal Form - black panther ; alt form - cassette . Able to become invisible with his ship. The weapon is two laser pistols.

Появившиеся в III-м сезоне

• Ди́нобот II ( англ. Dinobot II )

Трансметаллический клон Динобота; Мегатрон создал его из протоформы-«пустышки», обработанной с применением инопланетной технологии , и оживил, вложив в него половину бессмертной «искры» Рэмпейджа ^[16] . Новый Динобот не только превосходит «старого» по своим техническим возможностям, но и полностью лоялен по отношению к Мегатрону. Однако впоследствии в нём пробуждается сознание прежнего Динобота, и в последней битве он принимает сторону максималов ^[17] . Во время крушения «Немезиды» находился на командном пункте и, несмотря на просьбу Оптимуса Праймала, отказался покинуть корабль. The further fate is unknown.
Звероформа — трансметаллический дейноних. Оружие — бластер со встроенным голографическим проектором ^[18] . Кроме того, вооружён красным оптическим лазером; однако, если дело доходит до драки, предпочитает орудовать когтями.

• Старскрим ( англ. Starscream ) — десептикон из « Первого поколения ». После того, как его корпус был уничтожен Гальватроном ^[19] , его « искра жизни » каким-то чудом уцелела и, лишённая телесной оболочки, осталась витать в космическом пространстве. Неизвестно каким образом она переместилась в далёкое прошлое Земли и внедрилась в предакона Оспинатора. Очутившись в новом теле, Старскрим, верный себе, немедленно принимается строить козни против «здешнего» Мегатрона, взяв себе в помощники Чёрную Вдову. Захватив в заложники Оптимуса Праймала и раненого Динобота, он посылает остальных максималов штурмовать «Дарксайд», угрожая, что в случае отказа убьёт заложников.
• Во́ки ( англ. Vok ) — загадочные инопланетные существа, избравшие Землю объектом для своих экспериментов с энергоном. Не имеют «обычного» телесного облика (Оптимус Праймал во время контакта видит одного из Воков в обличии Юникрона , и тот объясняет, что взял этот образ из памяти Праймала ^[20] .).
  Первоначально Воки только наблюдали за прибывшими на Землю максималами и предаконами. Но так как кибертронцы своими действиями, по их мнению, нарушили «чистоту эксперимента», Воки приняли решение свернуть свои опыты и сжечь все залежи энергона на поверхности Земли. Однако самоотверженный поступок Оптимуса, уничтожившего мегалазер Воков, помешал им осуществить своё намерение. Во время отправки Та́йгерхока обратно на Землю два бестелесных Вока заняли место его искры. В 3 сезоне они появляются виде космических черепов с щупальцами
• Протоформы ( англ. Protoforms ) — незрелые особи трансформеров, пребывающие в анабиозе и лишённые индивидуальных свойств. Выглядят как манекены без черт лица, либо как бесформенные сгустки прозрачной желеобразной субстанции ; из них путём дальнейшей обработки (загрузки соответствующей программы и модификации внешнего облика) создаются максималы или предаконы.
  На борту «Аксалона» находилось большое количество (не менее двух десятков) шаттлов с протоформами. Когда звездолёт был подбит, Оптимус Праймал приказал сбросить все шаттлы в космос, переведя их на безопасную орбиту . Впоследствии часть их погибла, а уцелевшие постепенно приземлялись, причём ни одно из приземлений не обходилось без ожесточённых стычек между максималами и предаконами, поскольку и те, и другие стремились пополнить свои ряды новыми бойцами.
  Один из шаттлов, доставленных на «Аксалон» перед отлётом, был помечен жёлтым крестом в знак того, что помещённая в него протоформа не подлежала активации (это была Протоформа Х ).
• Трансмута́ция ( англ. Transmutate ). Анабиозная капсула, в которой находилась её протоформа, была сильно повреждена, и вышедшее из неё существо получилось более чем странным. Она обладает огромной силой, способна летать, генерирует мощные акустические волны , которые могут сбить с ног кого угодно; в то же время она не умеет трансформироваться, её мыслительные процессы нарушены, а поведение непредсказуемо. И Мегатрон, и Оптимус Праймал считают её бесполезным уродом, которого следует уничтожить. Однако Сильверболт и Рэмпейдж думают иначе; оба они испытывают дружеские чувства к несчастной, никому не нужной Трансмутации и вступают в смертельную схватку за право опекать её. Не в силах этого вынести, Трансмутация бросается между ними в тот самый момент, когда они стреляют друг в друга, и принимает весь заряд на себя, спасая их жизни ценою собственной гибели.
• Джак и У́на ( англ. Jak & Una ) — дети из племени первобытных людей , спасённые максималами от нападения кибер-раптора, посланного Мегатроном. Джак — шустрый и озорной, как любой мальчишка. Уна — очень восприимчивая и смышлёная девочка. Она быстро усваивает всё новое и так же быстро находит применение полученным знаниям — например, самостоятельно разбирает на части Оспинатора, а затем помогает Рэттрэпу и Дэпс Чарджу отбить нападение предаконов и уйти от преследования.

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