Season Guide
Beast Wars: Transformers Season 1
Season 1 Review
⚠ Spoiler alert Season notes below reveal how the story develops.
Season 1 of Beast Wars: Transformers premiered 1996-09-16 and ran 26 episodes through 1997-04-01.
Episodes
1
Summary After travelling into the distant past via a transwarp drive, the Maximals battle the Predacons in outer space, but both ships crash land on a mysterious planet. They scan…
2
Summary After the Predacons interfere with Optimus and Dinobot’s duel, Dinobot agrees to serve under the Maximals, but the Predacons find an Energon infested mountain. The two teams have a…
3
SummaryAfter losing a prototype comm link developed by Rhinox, Cheetor tries to redeem himself by sneaking into the Predacons' base. However, Tarantulas captures Cheetor, leaving it up to Rattrap to…
4
Summary The Maximals try to place a Predacon detection system during an Energon storm and Cheetor somehow ends up in the Darksyde, while Terrorsaur ends up in the Axalon. Using…
5
Summary An alien probe appears, and Optimus is seemingly disintegrated, leaving the Maximals bickering over who is in command. Our Take A talky mid-season bottleneck that mostly works because the…
6
Summary Terrorsaur finds a floating mountain rich with Energon. It makes him incredibly powerful, and he plans to overthrow Megatron and defeat the Maximals once and for all. Our Take…
7
SummaryA stasis pod lands and the Maximals and Predacons race to reach the protoform. Tigatron comes out, joining the Maximals, but he prefers to stay out in the wild rather…
8
Summary Another stasis pod lands and Tarantulas gets there first, releasing Blackarachnia. Rattrap’s loyalty to the Maximals is questioned by Optimus and he nearly joins the Predacons. Our Take A…
9
Summary Rattrap and Dinobot accidentally activate Sentinel, the Axalon’s new defense system, before it has learned that the Maximals are friends. Feeling guilty for starting it, Rattrap stays inside the…
10
Summary Scorponok tries to infect Optimus with a virus meant to change him into a coward, but it changes the gorilla into a battle hungry maniac instead. Our Take A…
11
Summary The Maximals detect a Cybertronian probe, and try to contact it. Our Take A quiet setup episode that mostly exists to frustrate its characters and audience alike. The probe…
12
Summary Terrorsaur leads a rebellion against Megatron, and the ensuing fight accidentally blows up the Darksyde when an Energon sample is hit. Thinking they have won the Beast Wars, the…
13
Summary Rhinox is converted into a Predacon by one of Tarantulas’ machines, but his new found temper becomes dangerous to Megatron and his crew. Our Take A fun mid-season showcase…
14
Summary Megatron uses a non transforming clone of Dinobot to try to shut down Sentinel, while Terrorsaur traps the real Dinobot in a cave. Our Take A fun if slight…
15
Summary Rhinox and Cheetor must defend a crashed stasis pod from the Predacons. They are successful and Airazor is born. The concept of sparks is introduced in this episode, it…
16
Summary A strange floating island appears. Tigatron and Airazor are soon stranded on it, while Blackarachnia and Scorponok attempt to take control of it. Our Take A slow burn that…
17
Summary The Maximals and Predacons battle for control of the floating island. But Blackarachnia gets it, and plans to use it for her own agenda. Our Take The island arc…
18
Summary Tarantulas and Blackarachnia attempt to make a third spider Predacon using a crashed stasis pod, but end up creating Inferno, an insane fire ant Predacon. Our Take Inferno's debut…
19
Summary The Predacons steal the Energon shielding system from the Axalon. The Maximals are forced to stay in beast mode, and the instincts of their animal counterparts begin to take…
20
SummaryScorponok and Waspinator blow up a pit of Energon while Cheetor, Rattrap, Rhinox, and Dinobot are mining in it. All four Maximals are blinded, and must somehow make it back…
21
SummaryWaspinator is possessed by the spark of Starscream.Our TakeMiddle of the road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next episode.
22
Summary Tarantulas infects Rhinox with a cold like virus which causes him to expel his Energon supplies in the form of destructive hiccoughs. Eventually, he will not only destroy the…
23
SummaryAfter accidentally killing a feline friend in a fight with Inferno, Tigatron feels guilty and almost leaves the Maximals. But Dinobot and Optimus are able to bring him back. Meanwhile…
24
Summary Inferno finds a second Golden Disc, marked with alien runes. Megatron and Optimus supposedly agree to a truce, and Tarantulas is determined to get off Earth. Our Take A…
25
Summary Optimus, Rattrap, and Airazor discover an alien structure. Meanwhile, Blackarachnia discovers Tarantulas’ escape plans and forces him to let her tag along. Our Take A slow-burn setup episode that…
26
Summary The Vok unleash a monstrous weapon, an artificial moon, intending to destroy Earth and all Maximals and Predacons on it. Using a stasis pod equipped with transwarp cells, Optimus…