Arising from the ashes of the Great War, the Maximals are the descendants (at least in part) of the Autobots, controlling Cybertron under the Pax Cybertronia. The Maximals and their counterpart race the Predacons both owe their origins to the Great Upgrade, which provided the downsized, fuel-efficient bodies that became the hallmark of the successor factions.
In many ways, the Maximals share traits with their Autobot ancestors; primarily a "civilian" race, the Maximals are committed to upholding the peaceful, democratic values of their forebears. All this said, they aren't perfect: they still have their jerks, and Maximal science has occasionally resulted in the odd unethical scientific horrors.
The most distinctive factor of both Maximal and Predacon physiology is their development of pseudo-organic beast modes, allowing both sides to adopt alternate modes that blend in seamlessly with the organic lifeforms found elsewhere in the universe. This technology, an offshoot of earlier Pretender tech,[1] sheathes a beast mode in an artificial organic skin, integrating its natural instincts directly into the Maximal form.
When Maximals take on beast modes, they tend to select mammals, birds or fish, although this is not a hard-and-fast rule. Occasionally, Maximals might choose to become insects, reptiles, crustaceans, or dinosaurs.
The Maximal activation code is "Maximize", in the Time of Megatrons Rule, the Activation code was "I am transformed".
Powers & Abilities[]
Members[]
Beast Wars[]
- Armordillo - (Desert Combat)
- B'Boom - (Guerrilla Warfare)
- Bonecrusher - (Infantry)
- Claw Jaw - (Underwater Attack)
- Cybershark - (Tracker)
- Grizzly-1 - (Warrior)
- K-9 - (Security Officer)
- Packrat (Thief)
- Polar Claw - (Infantry Commander)
- Razorbeast - (Infantry)
- Snarl - (Covert Attack)
- Wolfang - (Infantry)
- Spittor-(Amphibious Warrior)
Transmetals 2[]
- Jawbreaker - (Close Combat Specialist)
- Night Glider - (Intelligence Officer)
- Optimus Minor - (Infiltration)
- Prowl II - (Military Strategist)
- Ramulus - (Scout)
- Sonar - (Aerial Reconnaissance)
- Stinkbomb - (Psychological Warfare)
Former Autobots[]
- Ultra Mammoth aka Ultra Magnus (Former Autobot) (in a other Timeline is Ultra Mammoth not Ultra Magnus)
- Arcee (Former Autobot)
- Grimlock - (Attack Trooper) (Former Autobot)
- Magnaboss - (Combiner; separates into Maximal Elders)
- Prowl - (Maximal Elder)
- Ironhide - (Maximal Elder)
- Silverbolt (Aerialbot) - (Maximal Elder)
Fuzors[]
- Air Hammer - (Aerial Reconnaissance)
- Bantor - (Jungle Warrior)
- Noctorro - (Melee Combat)
- Torca - (Infantry General)
Mutants[]
- Icebird - (Mutant Commander)
- Poison Bite - (Special Operations)
- Razor Claw - (Warrior)
- Soundwave - (Warrior)
Optimus Primal's Group[]
- Optimus Primal - (Leader) (Captain of the Axalon)
- Rhinox - (Sub-Commander)
- Rattrap - (Demolitions Expert)
- Cheetor - (Jungle Patrol Scout )
- Dinobot - (Combat Specialist)
- Tigatron - (Reconnaissance)
- Airazor - (Air Reconnaissance)
- Silverbolt - (Aerial Assault and Reconnaissance)
- Blackarachnia - (Combat Specialist/Saboteur)
- Depth Charge - (Water Security Officer)
- Tigerhawk - (Vok Emissary)
Beast Machines[]
- Optimus Primal - (Leader)
- Rhinox - became after the Return to Cybertron Tankor, and then he is one with the Matrix.
- Rattrap
- Cheetor- Sub-Commander
- Silverbolt
- Blackarachnia
- Nightscream
- Botanica: a plant-based Maximal
Beast Wars II[]
- Lio Convoy - (Supreme Commander)
- Apache - (Sub-Commander)
- Bighorn - (Shock Trooper)
- Tasmanian Kid - (Diversionary Tactician)
- Diver - (Field Defense)
- Scuba - (Marine Operations)
- Ikard - (Space Reconnaissance)
- Magnaboss (Beast Wars II) - (Combiner; separates into Magnaboss Squad)
- Lio Junior - (son lio convoy)
- Santon - (Medic)
- Skywarp - (Aerial Instructor)
Insectrons[]
- Bigmos - (Leader)
- Tonbot - (Secret Operations)
- Mantis - (Frontline Combat)
- Powerhug - (Martial Arts Master)
- Drill Nuts - (Underground Engineer)
- Scissor Boy - (Strategist)
Jointrons[]
- Tripledacus - (Combiner; separates into Jointron Bros.)
- DJ - (Sonic Operative)
- Motorarm - (Warrior)
- Gimlet - (Polar Operative)
Beast Wars Neo[]
- Big Convoy - (Commander)
- Longrack - (Sub-Commander)
- Cohrada - (Ground Assault)
- Stampy - (Reconnaissance)
- Break - (Polar Operative)
- Heinrad - (Dimensional Warrior)
- Mach Kick - (Courier)
- Rockbuster - (Guerrilla Fighter)
- Randy - (Stormtrooper)
- Sharp Edge - (Deep Sea Assault)
- Bump - (Scientist)
- Survive - (Military Strategist)
- Star Upper - (Boxer)
- Escargon - (Spearbot)
Beast Wars: Uprising[]
- Magnaboss - (Combiner)
- Lio Junior
- Santon
- Silverbolt (Magnaboss)
Unknown Connection[]
- Rodimus Primal (Wrecker)
Fanfiction Maximals[]
- Jetfire - (Air Guardian)
- Nightscream - (Night Swordsman)
- Waverider - (Sea Warrior)
- Cosmos - (Sky Warrior)
- Gears - (Rainforest Patrol)
- Seaspray - (Underwater Reconnaissance)
- Star Saber (BW) - (Ocean Reconnaissance)
- Tracks - (Sky Reconnaissance)
- Swing Tail (a female Beaver-Transformer who is Surge's daughter)
- Powerglide - (Crow Panther Valley specialist)
- Blindmole - (Underground Reconnaissance)
- Flyflight - (Inventor)
- Bumblebeast - (Guardian of Bee Grasslands)
- Crosshairs - (Member of the Stampy's Operational Superbots S.O.S.)
- Chamaximal - (He who mixes up words)
- Searchlight (BW) (a Groundhog-transformer
- Jazz - (Member of Team Heinrad)
- Ratchet - (The so-called "Manatee Medic")
- Jolt (Maximal surgery)
- Topspin - (Wrecker)
- Roadbuster - (Wrecker)
- Anteatron - (Wrecker)
- Leadfoot (BW) - (Wrecker)
- Twin Twist (BW) - (Wrecker)
- Trailbreaker - (Breaker of the Fourth Wall)
- Red Alert - (Doctor)
- Deepsheep - (Sniper)
- Brawn- (Gunner)
- Slag - (Combat Specialist)
- Swoop - (Sky Warrior)
- Snarl - (Combat Reconnaissance)
- Sludge - (Weapon Specialist)
- Striped Nut (female Siberian Chipmunk-Transformer who is a Keyboardist)
- Scorn - (Three-spined Maximal)
- Slash - (Slashing-blade Maximal)
- Grimstone - (Maximal Brawler)
- Silky Stink (Greasepit's Sister)
- Whirlbreaker (Windbreaker's Sister)
- Beachcomber - (Happy-go-lucky Maximal Scholar)
- Grapple - (Warrior)
- Blurr (BW) - (Fast Learner)
- Springer (BW) - (Triple Changer)
- Scoop - (Builder)
- Cliffjumper (BW) - (Heroic soldier and friend to Arcee and Jazz)
- Rush Hop (female Jack Rabbit-Transformer)
- Aussie Howl (a female Dingo-Transformer who is a Mini-Con partner of Skram)
- Punch - (Centipede Warrior who tricks Predacons into thinking he is Counterpunch)
- Windcharger - (He who has magnetic powers)
- Elita-1 - (Primal's Gorilla-transforming wife)
- Wheeljack - (Friend of many Maximals)
- Turtlefire - (Strong mace-weilder)
- Smokescreen - (Electrician)
- Spiny - (a female African Crested Porcupine-transformer who is a Maximal Prickly Warrior)
- Huffer - (Postbot who brings in mail every Avalanchemas day)
- Peacemaker - (Dove-transforming Maximal priest)
- Mirage (BW) - (A Maximal who is able to become invisible)
- Skids (BW) - (Member of A.N.T.L.E.R.)
- Mudflap (BW) - (Member of A.N.T.L.E.R.)
- Perceptor (BW) - (Electrician)
- Guzzle (BW) - (Weapon Specialist)
- Scarlet Rodent (female Red Squirrel-Transformer who is a sister of Squirrelchest and Offshoot)
- Tap-Out (Beast Wars) - (Polar Operative and Break's friend)
- Skyhammer (Beast Wars) - (Dodo-transforming Judge)
- Ruby River (a Otter-Transformer who is Redotter's Sister)
- Salvage (Beast Wars) - (2007 Movie-color schemed Mongoose-transformer Medic)
- Hubcap (Beast Wars) - (G1-color schemed Mink-transformer warrior)
- Rollbar (Maximal) - (G1-color schemed Mallard Duck-Transformer warrior)
- Sparkplug (BW) - (Aardvark-transformer who works for Ultra Mammoth)
- Roadkill - (Beaver-transformer son of Optimus Primal)
- Tooth Paw (Roadkill's Daughter)
- Fortress Maximus
- Cerebros
- Emissary
- Fastlane And Cloudraker
- Punch/Counterpunch
Paraphernalia[]
Technology[]
- Transwarp Drive
- CR Chamber
- Cyber-slash tail weapon
- DNA scanner
- Force Fields
- Fusion weaponry
- Holograms
- Hoverboard
- Magna pulse
- Nuclear cybershark drone
- Oracle
- Plasma Cannon
- Power bonds
- Quasar Rifle
- Rectifier coil
- Sentinel
- Scrambled field generator
- Shell program
- Shield circuitry
- Spark core transfer
- Stasis pod
- Temporal probe
Vehicles[]
- Starships
- Axalon
- Botanica's ship
- Chromia 10
- Claustrum
- Cyber Falcon-type spaceship
- Defiant
- Gung Ho
- Maximal Mobile Base
- Nanatsunoko
- Rusty Mace
- Starhopper
- Yukikaze
- Subaquatic stealth vessel
- Tako Tank
External links[]
- Maximals from Beast Wars Wikia
- Maximals from TFWiki.net
- Maximals from Aliens Wikia
- Maximals from Robot Supremacy Wikia
- Maximals from Michael Bay's Transformers Wikia
- Maximals from Transformers: The Great War Wikia
- Maximals from Transformers Universe MUX Wikia
- Maximals from TCU Wikia
- Maximals from Adventures of Chris And Tifa Wikia
- Maximals from Transformers Wikia
Gallery[]
Beast Wars: Transformers[]
Beast Machines: Transformers[]
- ↑ "Departure"