• Who are your favourite characters in this era, and why?

Good grief, you don't want these questions to be easy huh Griffin?

Megatron - This Cybertronian has achieved more than any other bot to bear the name Megatron; He very nearly won the Beast Wars on numerous occasions & came exceedingly close to erasing much/most of Cybertronian history! - Yes..., not forgetting he goes from having a T-Rex based Beast mode to a bloody Dragon!

Dinobot/II - He/They stand equal with Megatron as "Top of the bunch" for much the same reasons: Characterisation & Beast mode; this was no slimey traitor, no, this was a conflicted bot with a deep sense of warrior's honor who performed an act SO profound in his final moments that few if any bot from any other fiction could hold a candle to it if they tried.
In Dinobot II's case specifically though, its the questions that his very existence raises that intrigues me most out of any TF character and I believe really deserves a whole lot more exploration.

Black Arachnia - Whilst bearing proportions that could be considered questionable to point of not really making any sense at all, she easily defined what it meant to be a fully capable Fembot as well as excelling at both Protagonist & Antagonist roles better than any who came before her.

Rattrap - Deserves mentioning for his comedic value alone; that is only one facet however as he is actually a formidable scout who exhibits many leadership qualities, sure he might be a rat at times but at least you know where you stand with the guy.

Tarantulas - This guy, I feel, really is the creepy combination of Shockwave & Wheeljack; His independence from the rest of the Predacon troop often makes for some heated confrontations but his exploitation of science & opportunity means he's definitely one of the more interesting characters.

Ravage - Dude is G1 Ravage, in a new Black Panther-esque form with a Russian accent and remaining a covert operative albeit with some new/enhanced tricks up his sleeve; He makes for one of the most entertaining story arcs in the entire series and the fact that he still turns into a Micro-Cassette tape (Demonstrating MAJOR mass-shifting in the process! ) means he really gives older G1 fans a good kick of nostalgia.

Transmutate - The very prospect of a "Handicapped-Transformer" again raises many questions & Sue Blu's return performance as this twisted frame of Fuzor & Transmetal Technology really helped to break new ground in children's entertainment (I feel).

The Vok - Often the most overlooked characters in this series; this mysterious Alien race not only have a hand in the course of events throughout the entire story of the Beast Wars, they're superior to the Cybertronians in almost every conceivable way whilst also seeming to exhibit a possible distant link to the Transformers... Curiouser & curiouser...


  • Which characters were disappointing or under-used?

I'll tackle the 'disappointing' side of this question here I think, the 'underused' I'll leave for the next question.

Disappointing-wise I'd have to point the finger at Scorponok & Terrorsaur; I feel their forms belied a greater amount of importance than what they ended up receiving, I think they could've been treated quite a bit better narratively-speaking than the simple cliched characterisation & tropes they were given but in the end I suppose they ended up merely being devices for the greater plot - A pity too as I like Scorpions & Pteranodons.


  • Who would you have liked to have seen more of in this Series?

I feel that both Transmutate & Dinobot II were severely underused; Be it due to controversy or sadly coming into the fold too late in the scheme of things (Oh what a 4th Season could've given us! ), both characters I feel are utterly ripe for further character & concept exploration as the topics of Cybertronian genetics and cloning provoke many scientific & moral parallels with that of real life.