1996

«	1996	»

The year1996(MCMXCVI) is the thirteenth year of theTransformers brand.

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Contents 1Events 1.1Non-Fiction 1.1.1Beast Wars production 1.1.1.1Season 1 1.1.2Conventions 1.1.3Births 1.1.4Deaths 2Media 2.1Television 3Print 3.1Comics 3.1.1Comic BomBom(Japan) 3.1.2Hasbro 4Collections 4.1Home Video 4.1.1Alliance Atlantis (CAN) 4.1.2Malofilm (CAN) 4.1.3Takara (Japan) 5Merchandise 6Toys 6.1Hasbro 6.1.1Beast Wars 6.1.1.1Maximals 6.1.2Predacons 6.1.3Exclusives 6.2Takara 6.2.1Beast Wars

Events

Non-Fiction

• Chuck Gammage Animationfounded
• Moose Mountain Toymakersfounded
• Volcano Entertainmentfounded

Beast Warsproduction

Season 1

• January 9- Finalized Script ofThe Web
• January 9 - First Draft ofChain of Commmand
• January 12- Finalized Script ofBeast Wars (Part 1)andBeast Wars (Part 2)
• January 15- Finalized Script ofChain of Commmand
• January 17- Revised Script ofBeast Wars (Part 1)
• January 19- Revised Script ofBeast Wars (Part 2)
• January 24- First Draft ofGorilla Warfare
• January 26- Revised Script ofChain of Commmand
• January 30- First Draft ofDouble Jeopardy
• February 2- First Draft ofFallen Comrades
• February 20- Second Draft ofPower Surge
• February 11- Second Draft ofDouble Jeopardy
• February 18- First Draft ofVictory
• February 26- Second Draft ofFallen Comrades
• February 28- First Draft ofDark Voyage
• March 1- Second Draft ofGorilla Warfare
• March 4- First Draft ofDouble Dinobot
• March 7- First Draft ofThe Spark
• March 12- First Draft ofDark Designs
• March 13- Finalized Script ofPower Surge,Fallen ComradesandDouble Jeopardy
• March 25- Second Draft ofThe Spark
• April 5- Finalized Script ofThe Probe
• April 9- Second Draft ofDark Voyage
• April 25- Finalized Script ofGorilla Warfare
• April 26- Second Draft ofDark Designs
• May 1- Finalized Script ofA Better Mousetrap
• May 20- First Draft ofThe Trigger, Part 1
• May 30- Second Draft ofVictory
• June 6- Finalized Script ofVictoryandDouble Dinobot
• June 12- Finalized Script ofDark Designs
• June 14- First Draft ofThe Trigger, Part 2
• June 19- Finalized Script ofThe Spark
• June 19 - First Draft ofSpider's Game
• June 20- Revised Script ofDouble Dinobot
• July 16- Second Draft ofSpider's Game
• July 18- Second Draft ofThe Trigger, Part 1
• July 19- Second Draft ofThe Trigger, Part 2
• August 13- Finalized Script ofThe Trigger, Part 1andThe Trigger, Part 2
• August 14- Finalized Script ofSpider's Game
• August 29- First Draft ofCall of the WildandOther Voices, Part 1
• September 4- First Draft ofPossession
• September 11- Second Draft ofCall of the Wild
• September 16- Second Draft ofPossession
• September 20- Finalized Script ofCall of the WildandPossession
• September 27- First Draft ofLaw of the Jungle
• October 2- Second Draft ofLaw of the Jungle
• October 9- First Draft ofThe Low Road
• October 16- Finalized Script ofLaw of the Jungle
• October 17- Finalized Script ofDark VoyageandThe Low Road
• November 5- Second Draft ofOther Voices, Part 1
• November 11- Finalized Script ofOther Voices, Part 1
• November 11 - First Draft ofOther Voices, Part 2
• November 14- Revised Script ofBefore the Storm
• December 5- Second Draft ofOther Voices, Part 2
• December 13- Finalized Script ofOther Voices, Part 2

Conventions

• BotCon 1996:July 12–14

Births

• ???? —Teknoyd
• January 21—Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
• January 27—Martina Tamburello
• March 31—Liza Koshy
• April 2—Brooke Goldner
• April 4—Shinba Tsuchiya
• May 8—Lucas Wecker
• June 23—Akira Takaki
• June 24—Miyu Yamabe
• November 15—Beniamin Lewandowski
• November 25—Katherine McNamara
• December 8—Alan García
• December 11—Hailee Steinfeld

Deaths

• February 26—Georges Atlas
• March???? —Frank Langford
• April 30—Michael Tomack
• December 27—Garcia Neto

Media

Television

• Beast WarsSeason 1 episodes 1–17

Print

Comics

Comic BomBom(Japan)

• Transformers: G-2(part 6, 6 parts)

Hasbro

• Optimus Primal vs Megatron!

Collections

Home Video

Alliance Atlantis(CAN)

VHS

• Beast Wars— A Feature Length Beasties Adventure
• Robots-Bêtes— Une Adventure Cybernetique

Malofilm(CAN)

VHS

• The Transformers— The Ultimate Doom
• Transformers— L'Ultime Piège

Takara(Japan)

Laserdisc

• Transformers: The HeadmastersSet

Merchandise

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Toys

Hasbro

Beast Wars

Maximals

Basic Class Rattrap Razorbeast Armordillo Optimus PrimalvsMegatron!(Comic 2-pack)

Deluxe Class Dinobot Cheetor(multiple eye color variants) Rhinox Wolfang Tigatron

Mega Class Polar Claw

Ultra Class Optimus Primal

Predacons

Basic Class Iguanus Terrorsaur Insecticon Snapper Optimus PrimalvsMegatron!(Comic 2-pack)

Deluxe Class Tarantulas Waspinator Blackarachnia Buzz Saw

Mega Class Scorponok Inferno

Ultra Class Megatron

Exclusives

BJ's Wholesale Club Deluxe Beast Assortment (DinobotandTigatron) Deluxe Beast Assortment (RhinoxandBlackarachnia) Deluxe Beast Assortment (WolfangandBuzz Saw)

McDonald's Beetle Manta Ray Panther Rhino Under-3

BotCon 1996 Onyx Primal Onyx Primal(Dealer exclusive)

Takara

Beast Wars

Wave 1(July??) C-1Convoy C-2Whiteclaw C-3Cheetus C-4Dinobot C-5Rattle C-6Convobat		D-1Megatron D-2Scorpos D-3Waspeeter D-4Tarans D-5Terrorsaurer D-6Megalligator		VS-1 Strongest Beast Showdown: Convoy VS Megatron VS-2 Arctic Showdown: Whiteclaw VS Scorpos VS-3 Quickest Showdown: Cheetus VS Waspeeter		VS-4 Ferocious Showdown: Dinobot VS Tarans VS-5 Rocky Mountain Showdown: Rattle VS Terrorsaurer VS-6 Amazon Showdown: Convobat VS Megalligator
Wave 2(October??) C-7Rhinox D-7Shadow Panther VS-6 Wilderness Showdown: Rhinox VS Shadow Panther		Wave 3(November??) C-8Tigatron D-8Blackwidow VS-8 Deep Forest Showdown: Tigatron VS Blackwidow		Wave 4(December??) C-9Howlinger D-9Buzz Saw VS-9 Darkness Showdown: Howlinger VS Buzz Saw