(APR-2013) Beast Wars Era - your best of the best

[griffin]

Beast Wars was a fairly Significant Era of Transformers, in both Japan and Hasbro markets.

(Western) Beast Wars (1996-1999) (NOTE - in Japan, Season 1 aired in 1997, while the other 2 Seasons aired in 1999 as Beast Wars Metals, after Neo)
JP Beast Wars Second (1998)
JP Beast Wars Neo (1999)


In the Beast Wars era/series, what are you Ultimate top 3, best of the best, to recommend to others....

Toys
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Comic Issues/stories
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Cartoon Episodes/stories
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At the end of the month, I might do up a tally, to see if there are any standouts.

[Shirokaze]

Toys
TM Megatron
Cheetor
Dinobot

Comic Issues/stories
The Ascending
The Gathering
Optimus vs Megatron Mini Comic

These are the only ones I've read. Never really got into any of the convention/club comics

Cartoon Episodes/stories
Code of a Hero - Don't know anyone who wouldn't recommend this!
Possession - Really I loved anything that contained G1 references
Aftermath - Had the season 2 vol.1 VHS and watched this episode so many times!

[KalEl]

Toys
Rampage
Depthcharge
TM Tarantulus

So many great figure to mention.

Comic Issues/stories
The Ascending
The Gathering

Cartoon Episodes/stories
Code of a Hero - Best ever :P Still brings a tear to the eye.
Gorilla Warfare - Badass Primal
Optimal Situation - G1 meets BW!
Other Victories - Tigerhawk!!!

[GoktimusPrime]

Toys
- Optimus Primal (Ultra)
- Metals Megatron
- Archadys
...as KalEl said, there are just so many great figures, it's hard to narrow it down to just 3!

Comic Issues/stories
- Reaching the Omega Point
- Ground Zero
- The Gathering

Cartoon Episodes/stories
- Code of Hero
- Transmutate
- The Agenda

[i_amtrunks]

As I have never gotten my hands on a fansubbed version of Neo and have only seen an awful fansub of second, mine will mostly relate to the US series.

Toys (Only 3???)
- Longrack
- TMII Megatron
- Terrorsaur/Croc Megatron (Flip changers)

Comic Issues/stories
- The gathering
- Dawn of Futures Past
- The Ascending

Cartoon Episodes/stories
- The Agenda 1-3
- Dark Designs
- Code of Hero

[Autocon]

Toys (worst three since every other toy is awesome)
Snarl
Drillbit (error in mold)
Retrax

Comic Issues/stories
Dawn of future past
The Ascending
The Gathering

Cartoon Episodes/stories (Canadian)
Series one
Series two
Series three

[BigTransformerTrev]

In the Beast Wars era/series, what are you Ultimate top 3, best of the best, to recommend to others....

Toys
-Depth Charge
-Waspinator (just because I have him )
-Optimal Optimus

Comic Issues/stories
-Dreamwaves Sourcebooks (filled me in on a bunch of characters I didn't know existed)
-Various IDW ones


Cartoon Episodes/stories
-Posession
-The Agenda (1-3)
-Nemesis (1 & 2)

[crankcase76]

In the Beast Wars era/series, what are you Ultimate top 3, best of the best, to recommend to others....

Toys
- Optimal Optimus ( 3 modes, very very cool)
- TM Megatron ( loved the dragon mode)
- Depthcharge ( one massive mantaray)

Comic Issues/stories
- didn't read or acquire any comics.
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Cartoon Episodes/stories
- Optimal Situation
- Transmutate
- Maximal no more

[Hursticon]

In the Beast Wars era/series, what are you Ultimate top 3, best of the best, to recommend to others...

Arghhhhh! - Why, can, things, never, be, easy!

• Toys

-TM2 Megatron
-Tripredacus/Tripledacus
-"Black Jack" Optimus Primal

• Comic Issues/stories

-Optimus Primal vs. Megatron (Basic) Pack-in Comic
-Beast Wars: The Ascending
-Beast wars: The Gathering

• Cartoon Episodes/stories

-Feral Scream (Parts 1 & 2) - Heavy amounts of "Transformers" & "Sci-fi" and the birth of Dinobot II & TM2 Cheetor!
-Code of Hero - A defining moment in Transformers' history.
-Possession - Air Commander Starscream of The Seeker Elite... meets Waspinator.

[Verno]

Toys:
- Transmetals Depth Charge
- 10th Anniversary TRU Exclusive Ultra Megatron/Optimus Primal Twin Pack (It came in one box, so it counts as one )
- Original Airazor

Comic Issues/stories:
- The Gathering Issue #1
- The Gathering Issue #3
- The Ascending Series (Just for Don's incredible Cybertronian bodies for characters like Lio Convoy, Big Convoy and Maximal Elders {Magnaboss})

Cartoon Episodes/stories:
- Agenda I-III
- Code of Hero
- Deep Metal

Other Merchandise:
- Hard Hero Rhinox Statue
- Unicron.com Golden Disk & Reader Set