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So far, this show is the only ''Transformers'' cartoon to take place entirely on Cybertron, and not to feature any humans or human ancestors.

''Beast Machines'' tried to tackle such concepts as loyalty, individuality, the merits of freedom vs. chaos, and the challenges of living in an increasingly technological society. This over-ambitious aim, coupled with the [[Continuity Lock Out]] and the radical departure in tone from its predecessor, as well as some ''massive'' departure from the ''Beast Wars'''s characterizations in some cases, turned this show into one of the most hated ''Transformers'' incarnations of all time when it aired; the sheer backlash over it at the time led to Hasbro [[What Could Have Been|scrapping]] a planned [[Sequel Series]] named ''[[Transformers ~~Trans Tech~~|Transtech]]'' in favor of dubbing ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''. However, with the subsequent release of the (generally lower-quality) [[Unicron Trilogy]] as well as readier access to Japanese post-[[Transformers Generation 1|G1]] series, coupled with the gap from the Beast Wars continuity and new fans watching it as a work of its own; ''Beast Machines'' is now looked upon somewhat more favorably, though it's hardly universal.

''Beast Machines'' tried to tackle such concepts as loyalty, individuality, the merits of freedom vs. chaos, and the challenges of living in an increasingly technological society. This over-ambitious aim, coupled with the [[Continuity Lock Out]] and the radical departure in tone from its predecessor, as well as some ''massive'' departure from the ''Beast Wars'''s characterizations in some cases, turned this show into one of the most hated ''Transformers'' incarnations of all time when it aired; the sheer backlash over it at the time led to Hasbro [[What Could Have Been|scrapping]] a planned [[Sequel Series]] named ''[[Transformers: TransTech|Transtech]]'' in favor of dubbing ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''. However, with the subsequent release of the (generally lower-quality) [[Unicron Trilogy]] as well as readier access to Japanese post-[[Transformers Generation 1|G1]] series, coupled with the gap from the Beast Wars continuity and new fans watching it as a work of its own; ''Beast Machines'' is now looked upon somewhat more favorably, though it's hardly universal.

The toys were a mixed bag. The Vehicons had a living machine theme, and the toys were generally pretty good, but [[Show Accuracy, Toy Accuracy|looked nothing like the characters on screen]]. The Maximals aimed for a technological animal feel, but were of mixed quality and exceedingly show-inaccurate. Better quality, show-accurate toys were later released as part of the "Battle for the Spark" Beast Machines subline, and a few were held over until the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' line.

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* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: Ultimately subverted. Blackarachnia is the sole female character for the first season and half of the second, but is then joined by Botanica. Strika, a female Vehicon general appears an episode after Botanica makes her appearance.

* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: Jetstorm and Thrust, Strika and Obsidian.

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Cheetor, as part of his promotion from [[The Chick]] in ''[[Beast Wars]]'' to [[The Lancer]] in ''[[Beast Machines]].''

* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: Cheetor, as part of his promotion from [[The Chick]] in ''[[Beast Wars]]'' to [[The Lancer]] in ''[[Beast Machines]].''

** Silverbolt, too. Goes from a [[Knight in Shining Armor]] who was only really dangerous if you [[Berserk Button|hurt Blackarachnia]] to an angsty [[Anti-Hero]] who ''mows'' down Vehicon soldiers.

** Thrust is perhaps the greatest example of this in the whole Transformers mythos. {{spoiler|He. Used. To. Be. [[The Chew Toy|Waspinator]].}} Seriously, I'm not making any of this up.

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