My thoughts on Beast Wars so far

[kup]

I also hated Rattrap but he is the sort of character which quickly grows on you and before you know it, he is one of your favorites!

I think that's because he doesn't fall in the typical pessimist character stereotype. He is pessimistic, rough and annoying but when the moment comes you can rely on him be brave, capable and heroic which is a huge contrast to his 'normal' behavior. This makes the character as multi-layered which you can relate with and eventually like. Typically in cartoons, the annoying cowardly and pessimistic character is just that and you can never rely on him to do anything more as he/she is just there for comic relieve or no reason whatsoever.