Maximal (BT)

The Maximals are a faction from the Beast Tribes era of Cybertron.

Arising from the ashes of the Apocalypse World, the Maximals are the descendants (at least in part) of the Autobots, loosely controlling Cybertron. The Maximals and their counterpart race the Predacons both owe their origins to the Great Upgrade, which provided the downsized, fuel-efficient bodies that became the hallmark of the successor factions.

In many ways, the Maximals share traits with their their Autobot ancestors; primarily a "civilian" race, the Maximals are committed to upholding the peaceful, democratic values of their forebears. All this said, they aren't perfect: they still have their jerks, and Maximal science has occasionally resulted in the odd unethical scientific horrors.

The most distinctive factor of both Maximal and Predacon physiology is their development of pseudo-organic beast modes, allowing both sides to adopt alternate modes that blend in seamlessly with the organic lifeforms found elsewhere in the universe. This technology, an offshoot of earlier Pretender tech,^[1] sheathes a beast mode in an artificial organic skin, integrating its natural instincts directly into the Maximal form.

When Maximals take on beast modes, they tend to select mammals, birds or fish, although this is not a hard-and-fast rule. Occasionally, Maximals might choose to become insects, reptiles, or dinosaurs.

The Maximal activation code is "Maximize".

“	I'm a Maximal. I have to give peace a chance, no matter how unlikely it seems.	”
—Optimus Primal, "Before the Storm"

History[]

Apocalypse World[]

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Notes[]

The "Maximal" faction name came from a last-minute attempt by Vincent D'Alleva to figure out a new protagonist name that would represent the animal Transformers, clear trademark checks and please the executive group. He combined the name of a scrapped G.I. Joe line, Manimals, with the name of the car driven by the team marketing coordinator, a Nissan Maxima. Manimals + Maxima = Maximals. Ta-da!^[2]
An early draft for season 3 of Transformers: Prime would have depicted the Maximals and Predacons as threats on a rejuvenated Cybertron, but these early plans were scrapped in favor of the Beast Hunters subline imprint. ^[3]

Foreign names[]

Japanese: Cybertron (サイバトロン Saibatoron), Maximal (マキシマル Makishimaru, Earth Wars)
Latvian: Maksimāļi
Mandarin: Jíxiàn Dòngwù (Taiwan, 極限動物, "Extreme Animal"), Qiángdà Shòu (Taiwan, 強大獸, "Powerful Beast"), Jùwúbà (China, 巨无霸, "Extremely Gigantic")
Polish: Maksimale ("Maximals")

References[]

↑ "Departure"
↑ Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva, p1-2
↑ Rik Alvarez panel in 2015

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[1] "Departure"

[2] Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva, p1-2

[3] Rik Alvarez panel in 2015

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