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| + | :''Artemis is an android in the [[Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].<br> |
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| − | '''Transtech''' was originally planned as the follow-up to the [[Beast Machines]] toy-line and cartoon. |
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| + | [[Image:Artemis-Model.jpg|right|250px|thumb|I wonder if she jingles when she walks.]] |
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| + | '''Artemis''' is an android stationed on the moon of [[Gaia|Planet Gaia]] alongside her partner, [[Moon (BWII)|Moon]]. Artemis' job is to observe the war between [[Leo Prime]]'s [[Maximal]]s and [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron's]] [[Predacon]]s, gathering all the information she can. She is very flakey and ill-tempered, and occasionally takes her frustrations out on Moon with a big mallet. |
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| + | She has a disturbing crush on both [[Scuba]] and [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]], not quite sure which one she likes better. |
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| − | Story-wise, not much is known. It likely would have picked up on [[technorganic]] [[Cybertron]] following the events of Beast Machines. A Mainframe CGI animated series to support the line was likely in the discussion stage at some point. |
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+ | ==Fiction== |
| + | ===Animated continuity=== |
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| + | ====Beast Wars II cartoon==== |
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| + | '''Voice actress:''' [[Chieko Higuchi]] |
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| + | From the beginning, Artemis and Moon watched over the Beast Wars on Gaia from their lunar sanctuary. At the end of each episode, Artemis would relate the information gathered from the episode, as well as the episode's "lesson" (and knowing is half the battle!) to the audience. She was rivals (from a distance) with the [[Seacon (BWII)|Seacon]] [[Scylla]], who was also in love with Scuba. |
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| − | [[Image: TransScream.gif|thumb|Right|150px|Nightscream would have been spared a lot of hate had he looked like this in BM.]] |
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| + | [[Image:Artemis5.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Fighting with Moon by moonlight, losing at love by daylight.]] |
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| − | The characters transformed into Cybertronic vehicles that in many cases had animal-like features/deco. Cheetor was a Cybertronic race-car with a cheetah-like paint job, for instance, and Prime (confusingly invoking [[Optimus Primal]]) was a truck whose front end looked like an ape's face. Designs were done by [[Draxhall Jump]] and had somewhat less traditional robot modes (Cheetor had large hoop "wheels" for shoulders and feet, for instance) and didn't always resemble older versions of the character very closely. The overall aesthetic being somewhere in between Beast Machines odder moments and the new 2007 movie designs. Many of these designs were first shown at [[Botcon 2002]] (apperently without Hasbro permission as they were pulled down from the booth halfway through the show) and then subsequently available online. |
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| + | In an out-of-continuity clip show where the characters interacted, Scuba and Starscream were pitted against each other in battle. Before finishing the battle they learned that the winner had to go on a date with Artemis. Rather then succumb to that fate, both enemies chose to end the match in a truce. Artemis took it in stride. |
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| − | [[Image: TransCharge.gif|thumb|150px|left|Depth Charge replaces "Banditto Spider" as coolest unmade TF ever.]] |
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| + | By the end of the series, when Gaia came under immediate threat from Galvatron's [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]] spacecraft, Artemis used all her power to help the Maximals. She and Moon finally made direct contact with the Transformers and helped them escape the planet Gaia and reach the Nemesis. In the final battle, her moonbase was obliterated, though she and Moon survived. |
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| + | ====Beast Wars Neo cartoon==== |
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| − | The line would have included characters carried over from Beast Machines: |
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| + | After [[Unicron]]'s defeat at the hands of [[Big Convoy]], and the formation of an alliance between the Maximals and Predacons, Artemis and Moon somehow travelled to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. |
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| + | [[Image:ArtemisMoonTeaParty01.jpg|thumb|250px|After the summer festival, they'll play a keen game of shogi.]] |
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| − | *[[Blackarachnia]] |
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| − | *[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] |
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| − | *[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] |
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| − | *[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] |
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| + | As Big Convoy and [[Magmatron]]'s forces had one last brawl for old times' sake behind them, the Gaia androids participated in a giant cross-faction party under beautiful cherry blossoms. They shared a drink (tea? sake? oil?) with [[Bazooka (BWII)|Bazooka]], [[Crazybolt]] and [[Sharp Edge]], while [[Apache]] and [[Cohrada]] slept peacefully nearby (possibly drunk). |
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| − | returning Beast Wars character: |
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| − | *[[Depth Charge]] |
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| + | ==Trivia== |
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| − | returning Generation 1 characters: |
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| + | * With Moon, Artemis appears as a secret character in the Japanese Gameboy Color cross-series [[Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Beast Wars fighting game]]. |
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| + | * Artemis and Moon are based on a Chinese legend about a girl and rabbit who live on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (planet)|Moon]]. |
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| − | *[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] |
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| − | *[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] |
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| − | *[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] |
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| + | [[Category: Beast Wars II characters]] |
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| − | and at least one new character |
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| + | [[Category: Japan-only characters]] |
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| − | *[[Immorticon]] |
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| − | Design sketches for a [[Megatron]] and a [[Scavenger]] of uncertain identity also exist. |
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| − | The toyline got to the early hard-copy protoype stage, and some prototypes, including Cheetor, Starscream, and Prime, have surfaced. None of them apparently reached a stage of production where real useable molds were created, and so future release is extremely unlikely. |
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| − | == Cancellation == |
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| − | The reasons for Transtech's cancellation remain unknown for certain, though over the years a number of possible reasons have been speculated, among them: negative fan reaciton to Beast Machines, conflict with Mainframe, difference with Takara, or simply a desire to go in a new dirction. The most likely explanation is not a singular culprit, but a number of corresponding culprits, perhaps culminating in the closing of Hasbro's Cincinnati offices and departures of staff, followed by the subsequent relocation to Hasbro's central offices in Rhode Island. |
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| − | The cancelation of Transtech lead to the Japanese "Car Robots" cartoon and toyline being imported as a stopgap measure while Hasbro and Takara began to work together to jointly create and launch the Armada line. |
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Revision as of 04:28, 4 June 2007
- Artemis is an android in the Beast Wars II portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
I wonder if she jingles when she walks.
Artemis is an android stationed on the moon of Planet Gaia alongside her partner, Moon. Artemis' job is to observe the war between Leo Prime's Maximals and Galvatron's Predacons, gathering all the information she can. She is very flakey and ill-tempered, and occasionally takes her frustrations out on Moon with a big mallet.
She has a disturbing crush on both Scuba and Starscream, not quite sure which one she likes better.
Fiction
Animated continuity
Beast Wars II cartoon
Voice actress: Chieko Higuchi
From the beginning, Artemis and Moon watched over the Beast Wars on Gaia from their lunar sanctuary. At the end of each episode, Artemis would relate the information gathered from the episode, as well as the episode's "lesson" (and knowing is half the battle!) to the audience. She was rivals (from a distance) with the Seacon Scylla, who was also in love with Scuba.
Fighting with Moon by moonlight, losing at love by daylight.
In an out-of-continuity clip show where the characters interacted, Scuba and Starscream were pitted against each other in battle. Before finishing the battle they learned that the winner had to go on a date with Artemis. Rather then succumb to that fate, both enemies chose to end the match in a truce. Artemis took it in stride.
By the end of the series, when Gaia came under immediate threat from Galvatron's Nemesis spacecraft, Artemis used all her power to help the Maximals. She and Moon finally made direct contact with the Transformers and helped them escape the planet Gaia and reach the Nemesis. In the final battle, her moonbase was obliterated, though she and Moon survived.
Beast Wars Neo cartoon
After Unicron's defeat at the hands of Big Convoy, and the formation of an alliance between the Maximals and Predacons, Artemis and Moon somehow travelled to Cybertron.
After the summer festival, they'll play a keen game of shogi.
As Big Convoy and Magmatron's forces had one last brawl for old times' sake behind them, the Gaia androids participated in a giant cross-faction party under beautiful cherry blossoms. They shared a drink (tea? sake? oil?) with Bazooka, Crazybolt and Sharp Edge, while Apache and Cohrada slept peacefully nearby (possibly drunk).
Trivia
- With Moon, Artemis appears as a secret character in the Japanese Gameboy Color cross-series Beast Wars fighting game.