Tasmania Kid


 * Tasmania Kid is a Maximal from the Beast Wars II portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

There's the young, there's the restless, and then there's Tasmania Kid (タスマニアキッド Tasumania Kiddo), who has both of those qualities to spare. A fairly green recruit, Kid's enthusiasm to prove himself and bask in the spotlight is as unbridled as it is dangerously stupid. Kid is desperate to see himself recognized and honored as one of the greatest Maximal warriors of all time, but he wants that recognition now and preferably without all that training, strategy and diplomacy stuff.

Mischievous, reckless, insubordinate and disrespectful, his fool-hardy search for a "big break" on the battlefield often lands him in hot water... both with the Predacons and the Maximals. Despite his shortcomings, Kid's ambition and enthusiasm are seen by his superiors as qualities to be molded and directed rather than fully discouraged. And with each catastrophic mistake, he learns another valuable lesson about what it means to be a soldier.

Tasmania Kid's closest friend is the unmotivated slacker Diver, whom he often leads astray into his hair-brained schemes. Kid also has a kindred spirit in Scissor Boy, who shares in many of his youthful interests.