Starting in 1996, the Beast Wars toy line was made after the lukewarm reaction during G2. Introducing the new factions of Maximal and Predacon, the well known vehicles were replaced by highly organic animals in what many to consider a bold and revolutionary move.
1996
Maximal
Basic
- Airazor (falcon)
- Armordillo (armadillo)
- Claw Jaw (squid)
- Optimus Primal (bat)
- Rattrap (rat)
- Razorbeast (warthog)
- Snarl (Tasmanian Devil)
Deluxe
- Cheetor (cheetah)
- Cybershark (hammerhead shark)
- Dinobot (Velociraptor)
- Grimlock (Velociraptor)
- K-9 (German Shepherd)
- Rhinox (rhinoceros)
- Tigatron (Siberian tiger)
- Wolfang (wolf)
Mega
- B'Boom (mandrill)
- Polar Claw (polar bear)
Ultra
- Optimus Primal (gorilla)
Ultra Combiner Magnaboss
- Ironhide (elephant)
- Prowl (lion)
- Silverbolt (bald eagle)
Microverse
- Orcanoch (orca whale/Maximal base)
McDonald's Happy Meal Toys
- "Lion" (under-3 toy)
- "Panther"
- "Rhino"
Predacon
Basic
- Drill Bit (boll weevil)
- Iguanus (frilled lizard)
- Insecticon (stag beetle)
- Lazorbeak (Pteranodon)
- Megatron (crocodile)
- Powerpinch (earwig)
- Razorclaw (fiddler crab)
- Snapper (snapping turtle)
- Spittor (poison arrow frog)
- Terrorsaur (Pteranodon)
Deluxe
- Bonecrusher (bison)
- Blackarachnia (BW) (black widow spider)
- Buzzsaw (wasp)
- Jetstorm (dragonfly)
- Manterror (praying mantis)
- Retrax (pill bug)
- Tarantulas (tarantula)
- Waspinator (hornet)
Mega
- Inferno (fire ant)
- Scorponok (scorpion)
- Transquito (mosquito)
Ultra
- Megatron (Tyrannosaurus rex)
Ultra Combiner Tripredacus
Microverse
- Arachnid (spider/Predacon base)
McDonald's Happy Meal Toys
- "Beetle"
- "Manta Ray"
1997
Maximal
Basic
- Air Hammer (hammerhead shark/hawk Fuzor)
- Bantor (baboon/tiger Fuzor)
- Noctorro (bull/bat Fuzor)
Deluxe
- Airazor (Transmetal falcon)
- Cheetor (Transmetal cheetah)
- Rattrap (Transmetal rat)
- Rhinox (Transmetal rhinoceros)
- Silverbolt (BW Fuzor) (wolf/eagle Fuzor)
- Torca (orca whale/elephant Fuzor)
Mega
- Optimus Primal (Transmetal gorilla)
Ultra
- Depth Charge (Transmetal manta ray)
Super
- Optimal Optimus (Transmetal gorilla)
McDonald's Happy Meal Toy
- Dinobot (Transmetal Velociraptor)
Predacon
Basic
- Buzzclaw (praying mantis/lizard Fuzor)
- Quickstrike (scorpion/cobra Fuzor)
- Terragator (alligator/terrapin Fuzor)
Deluxe
- Injector (lionfish/wasp Fuzor)
- Sky Shadow (iguana/dragonfly Fuzor)
- Tarantulas (Transmetal tarantula)
- Terrorsaur (Transmetal Pteranodon)
- Waspinator (Transmetal hornet)
Mega
Ultra
- Rampage (Transmetal crab)
McDonald's Happy Meal Toys
- Blackarachnia (BW) (Transmetal black widow spider)
- Scorponok (Transmetal scorpion)
1998
Maximal
Basic
- Optimus Minor (Transmetal 2 monkey)
- Nightglider (Transmetal 2 flying squirrel)
- Sonar (Transmetal 2 bat)
- Stinkbomb (Transmetal 2 skunk)
Deluxe
- Cheetor (Transmetal 2 cheetah)
- Jawbreaker (Transmetal 2 hyena)
- Prowl (Transmetal 2 owl)
- Ramulus (Transmetal 2 ram)
Mega
- Blackarachnia (BW) (Transmetal 2 black widow spider)
- Cybershark (Transmetal 2 great white shark)
Ultra
- Tigerhawk (Transmetal 2 tiger/hawk Fuzor)
Predacon
Basic
Deluxe
- Dinobot 2 (Transmetal 2 Velociraptor)
- Iguanus (Transmetal 2 frilled lizard)
- Scourge (Transmetal 2 locust)
- Tripredacus Agent (Transmetal 2 jaguar)
Ultra
- Megatron (Transmetal 2 dragon)
1999
Mutants
Deluxe
- Icebird (polar bear/snowy owl Mutant)
- Poison Bite (barracuda/scorpion Mutant)
- Razor Claw (Velociraptor/wolverine Mutant)
- Soundwave (alligator/bat Mutant)
Dinobots
Deluxe
- Airraptor (Archaeopteryx)
- Dinotron (Pachycephalosaurus)
- Rapticon (Velociraptor)
- Striker (Stegosaurus)
- Terranotron (Pteranodon)
- Triceradon (Triceratops)
Ultra
- Magmatron (Giganotosaurus/Elasmosaurus/Quetzalcoatlus)
- T-Wrecks (Tyrannosaurus rex)
2006 (10th Anniversary)
Maximal
- Cheetor (cheetah)
- Dinobot (Velociraptor)
- Optimus Primal (gorilla) w/ Axalon model
- Rattrap (Transmetal rat)
- Rhinox (rhinoceros)
Predacon
- Megatron (Tyrannosaurus rex) w/ Darkside model
- Predacon Tarantulas (tarantula)
- Waspinator (hornet)