Beast Machines was a followup franchise to the very successful Beast Wars. It included several returning characters and the associated fiction directly followed the storyline of the BW cartoon. Beast Machines featured a distinctive visual style in both toy design and the art design of its television series. The television series was both darker and grittier then the more lighthearted Beast Wars, and introduced controversial new plotlines, such as the "organic Cybertron" theory and both Optimus Primal and Megatron's death at the end of the series. The toyline was oft-known for its disregard for scale and show-accuracy, and the widespread use of Spark Crystals for both factions. Additionally, the franchise reintroduced Transformers which turn into machinery and vehicles instead of animals wi
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