Transformers: Beast Wars is an entertainment franchise from Hasbro,
and is part of the larger Transformers franchise. The fiction directly
follows the Transformers: Generation 1 continuity established by the
1984 series and animated film. It ignores the continuity established
by the Japanese Transformers series, though this franchise would have
two exclusive Japanese series of its own. Previous to Beast Wars,
Hasbro had attempted to relaunch the original toys and animation as
Transformers: Generation 2. Hasbro intended another franchise titled
Transtech to follow, combining Beast Wars and Generation 1 characters
and aesthetics, but this was cancelled. Instead the franchise began a
series of reboots, beginning with the Japanese-produced Transformers:
Car Robot series, internationally known as Transformers: Robots in
Disguise.Beast Wars was succeeded by Beast Machines, a new series with
a new creative team in charge of production. The Maximals find
themselves back on Cybertron, malfunctioning and trapped in their
first beast modes (the ones they had at the beginning of Beast Wars).
They were without memory of what happened previously, and fighting for
survival against mindless drones called Vehicons. These were created
and controlled by Megatron. With the whole planet empty, and all of
the Transformers missing, Optimus Primal, Cheetor, Rattrap and
Blackarachnia begin a new crusade, this time to free the entire
planet.The Japanese series Beast Wars II and Beast Wars Neo were
created to fill the gap while the second and third seasons of Beast
Wars were being translated into Japanese (called Beast Wars: Metals).
The characters originate from the future that the Beast Wars teams
left, but the events of the series take place in the far future. The
series saw the return of Unicron. Unlike the original Beast Wars
series, Beast Wars II and Beast Wars Neo used traditional animation
and were aimed at a much younger audience. Beast Wars II spawned a
theatrical movie. The Beast Wars Neo toyline was created to cater to
the Japanese market. Whereas the cybernetic transmetal Beast Wars
Transformers sold well in Western markets, Japanese fans preferred
more realistic looking beast modes; thus, Beast Wars Metals was not as
successful with Japanese fans. The second and third season of Beast
Wars and its toy line only lasted a few months before being replaced
by Transformers: Car Robots in the following new year, in which
several unused Transmetal 2 molds were used as Destrongers
(Predacons). Beast Machines was also imported to Japan in 2004 under
the title Beast Wars Returns, though it did not gain very much
popularity.Officially, the Beast Wars and Beast Machines series exist
as the future of Generation 1 universe, and not specifically the
original cartoon series or Marvel Comics series. The writers of the
series adopted this position in order to pick and choose the best
elements of the discrete Generation 1 continuities.
and is part of the larger Transformers franchise. The fiction directly
follows the Transformers: Generation 1 continuity established by the
1984 series and animated film. It ignores the continuity established
by the Japanese Transformers series, though this franchise would have
two exclusive Japanese series of its own. Previous to Beast Wars,
Hasbro had attempted to relaunch the original toys and animation as
Transformers: Generation 2. Hasbro intended another franchise titled
Transtech to follow, combining Beast Wars and Generation 1 characters
and aesthetics, but this was cancelled. Instead the franchise began a
series of reboots, beginning with the Japanese-produced Transformers:
Car Robot series, internationally known as Transformers: Robots in
Disguise.Beast Wars was succeeded by Beast Machines, a new series with
a new creative team in charge of production. The Maximals find
themselves back on Cybertron, malfunctioning and trapped in their
first beast modes (the ones they had at the beginning of Beast Wars).
They were without memory of what happened previously, and fighting for
survival against mindless drones called Vehicons. These were created
and controlled by Megatron. With the whole planet empty, and all of
the Transformers missing, Optimus Primal, Cheetor, Rattrap and
Blackarachnia begin a new crusade, this time to free the entire
planet.The Japanese series Beast Wars II and Beast Wars Neo were
created to fill the gap while the second and third seasons of Beast
Wars were being translated into Japanese (called Beast Wars: Metals).
The characters originate from the future that the Beast Wars teams
left, but the events of the series take place in the far future. The
series saw the return of Unicron. Unlike the original Beast Wars
series, Beast Wars II and Beast Wars Neo used traditional animation
and were aimed at a much younger audience. Beast Wars II spawned a
theatrical movie. The Beast Wars Neo toyline was created to cater to
the Japanese market. Whereas the cybernetic transmetal Beast Wars
Transformers sold well in Western markets, Japanese fans preferred
more realistic looking beast modes; thus, Beast Wars Metals was not as
successful with Japanese fans. The second and third season of Beast
Wars and its toy line only lasted a few months before being replaced
by Transformers: Car Robots in the following new year, in which
several unused Transmetal 2 molds were used as Destrongers
(Predacons). Beast Machines was also imported to Japan in 2004 under
the title Beast Wars Returns, though it did not gain very much
popularity.Officially, the Beast Wars and Beast Machines series exist
as the future of Generation 1 universe, and not specifically the
original cartoon series or Marvel Comics series. The writers of the
series adopted this position in order to pick and choose the best
elements of the discrete Generation 1 continuities.
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