Transformers with Animal/Monster-based Alt Modes

[Magnimus]

Hey everyone.

For my own personal enjoyment, I have been working on a series of fanfiction stories that, put together, attempt to logically explain the events that transpire between the end of the American G1 cartoon series and the beginning of the Beast Wars (Beasties) cartoon.

As part of this project, I am trying to track down every G1 Transformer that appeared before Beast Wars with one or more modes that were not based on a mechanical object or humanoid. For example, Laser Beak, the Dinobots, and the Terrorcons would all qualify because at least one of their modes is based on a real animal or, in the case of the Terrorcons, imaginary beasts.

Specifically, since I am more familiar with the G1 American cartoon than the wide array of toys that were never featured on TV, such as the Autobot Monsterbots, does anyone know of lists already compiled that would list the information I am looking for?

If not, can you help me out by naming as many as you can remember?

[Cheers Ian]

Do all of Monstructors Robots count?

Cheers!
-Ian

[Magnimus]

Yes, the Pretenders count, but I am already familiar with them.

[GMfan]

Um would the Liokaiser team count? they had animal breastmasters, and animal helmets just a jet or ground vehicle alt mode...

[brr-icy]

watch the episode "call of the primatives" it has most of the beasts on it from season 1-3, trypticon, predacons, monsterbots, ramhorn, steeljaw, beastbox, squalktalk, slugfest, overkill, pounce and wingspan, decepticon headmasters all have a beast alt mode i think, sixshot, sky lynx, insections and deluxe insecticons, that's about all i can remember at the moment lol

[Magnimus]

Originally Posted by brr-icy

watch the episode "call of the primatives" it has most of the beasts on it from season 1-3, trypticon, predacons, monsterbots, ramhorn, steeljaw, beastbox, squalktalk, slugfest, overkill, pounce and wingspan, decepticon headmasters all have a beast alt mode i think, sixshot, sky lynx, insections and deluxe insecticons, that's about all i can remember at the moment lol

Thanks, but as I said in my post, I'm pretty familiar with the characters featured in the cartoon, and I'm hoping people will point me to other more (to me) obscure characters. For example, I didn't know the Monsterbots existed until today because they actually didn't appear in that episode.

[brr-icy]

deathsaurus, victory leo, horri-bull, doubledealer, fangry, sparkcons, scorponok, black zarak, quickswitch, sixknight, greatshot, and a bunch of pretenders, that's it. by the way the monsterbots names are: doublecross, repugnus, and grotusque

[-KG-]

Flamefeather, Sparkstalker, Cindersaur, The Seacons, Squeezeplay, Doubledealer. There are more...

[Aernaroth]

What, noone's going to say ravage, ratbat, or buzzsaw? Although technically, they were animals in ROBOT mode, and the cassette was their alt mode. Does that throw a wrench into things?

[slippy]

Originally Posted by GMfan101

Um would the Liokaiser team count? they had animal breastmasters, and animal helmets just a jet or ground vehicle alt mode...