The Energon Pub

[beastal]

How do you guys picture a Beast Wars-type show with not only the return of Maximals & Predacons, but also modern/future humans? And not the primitive kind?

And your wishlist on what Maximals & Predacons, Autobots & Decepticons you all wish to see in it?

[Munkky]

I could see a Beast Wars type show working as a spin-off to a standard Autobot vs Decepticon show. An idea I had was the Maximals being based somewhere like Africa or India, and they work alongside conservationists and anti-poaching patrols to protect wildlife and the environment. You could even throw in educational factoids about animals and habitats so the kids are learning stuff. I know it sounds a bit Captain Planet, but I think that kind of setup could work if it's not made preachy.

As for the character line-up, I'd keep it as close to the original Beast Wars cast as is reasonable, so like no dinosaurs, and probably no Tigatron if it's set in Africa (though he could work as an occasional guest character stationed somewhere like Sumatra or Bhutan). But I'd also add at least a couple of characters from the old toyline and Japanese Beast Wars. If the show's a spin-off, you can do the same as Rescue Bots and have some Autobots from the main series coming in every so often for crossover episodes.

[beastal]

I can picture the Maximals & Predacons fighting on a new planet similar to Earth with all kinds of animals & wildlife.

Plus after Unicron destroyed Earth through his resurrection, the humans built a colony to find a new home. And they end up on the same planet the new Transformers are fighting in now.

The human kids fight alongside the Maximals against the Predacons. While the Preds join a human-like tribe that they didn't know inhabited.

The Pretenders motif can be brought back as a cover to blend in with human & mutant society.