'How droll, a cannibalistic quasi-immortal crab monster who feeds on the terror and suffering of others. I think I shall cut his soul out and make him into my eternal slave, yessss.' -The Real Monster?
The Hannibal Lector of the Transformers franchise. One of the few villains I felt bad for. He was created as a monster and was punished for being a monster.
Yeah, he's even a cannibal like Hannibal. I think Rampage is a lot more sympathetic than Hannibal Lector though, since the Maximal leaders built him as a weapon and just tried to kill him because of what they made him to be.
@@Autisticguywithacamera And all because they wanted to replicate Starscream's indestructible spark no less. If it weren't for the Council of Elders's corrupt practices (carrying out illicit experiments without knowledge from the Maximal people) then maybe Protoform X would never have existed.
I mean, yeah he’s sympathetic owing to his existence, but that doesn’t exactly excuse the tragedies he’s caused. He delighted in causing and recounting them, even if it was also to get someone to finally kill him.
One thing I always found really fascinating about Rampage’s design is that considering his beast mode is a crab it would be all too easy to just have his beast mode claw arms be his robot mode arms, but his robot mode actually has a proper set of regular humanoid arms with hands.
@@1STELDER even more fascinating with him his scorpion claws become his feet in robot mode while for arms he’s got his snake head tail and his scorpion legs.
He may not have the raw power of Rampage, but he has shown consistently that he has intelligence that may rival that of Tarantulas. Megatron's intelligence, especially with technology and such, almost always seems overlooked, I think. But that's also what's unique about this Megatron. His intelligence in the field of science and linguistics is actually very impressive and sets him apart from all the other Megatrons. It may also explain why he was the closest to accomplishing his goals.
@@returnedtomonkey8886 Oh, I know. But in the end, it was a lot bigger. He wanted full domination of Cybertron. Following that, the universe and the entire Matrix. Utter godhood.
What I liked the most about rampage was his weapon. It was basically, a gatling gun that shoots rockets. The explosions, his tank form and basically immortality, I think he was the mlst powerful predacon, even more powerful than Megadragon.
I've always wondered if he was a Fuzor considering his "multyweapons" forms ranging from a crab to a tank to his true form. I don't think it's ever been confirmed wether he was a regular or Fuzor Transformer.
@@javiervasquez625 I think he was a transmetal, since his beast form had technology, like cheetor flight mode or tarantula car mode while he was in tarantula form.
@@fenrir_Lokison9 You're right he does look more like a Transmetal although i find it curious that he became one considering he wasn't exposed to the quantum surge which first turned Cheetor and Rattrap into their Transmetal forms. ¿I guess he was "special"? That's the only explanation i think would explain his transmetalized Beast Mode.
@@javiervasquez625 Remember this. When the maximal and predacon ships were fighting in outerspace, both ships were serverly damage. Optimus, in an attemp to save his crew, launched all the stasis pods, that is why in some episodes, they find tjem scattered across the planet. One of those pods released could have been rampage's. Or maybe the ship was so damaged, thst the pod flew out of the ship and landed on earth. If that is the case, then, he was hit by rhe wave of energy that created the transmetals while he was in stasis in his pod.
@@fenrir_Lokison9 I guess that's a possibility although we're never told how long was Rampage's pod floating in space and wether he was indeed affected by the quantum surge while in stasis. My guess would be that he wasn't otherwise some of the Maximals or Predacons would have mentioned such a possibility and yet none of them ever do.
No, I don't think the Maximals intended for him to be a monster. They probably didn't know that having a duplicate of Starscream's spark would make him act like one.
"Monsters have no rights; they can be locked away when not needed. Spat on. Mocked. Taunted… But… But… Monsters have no rules either. They simply destroy… And they learn to ENJOY it!!!"
I remember being like 13 years old when his episode aired, and then I went to Wal Mart every day looking for his toy until it finally came out. I was super into Beast Wars and Rampage was my pride and joy. A little disappointed with the design compared to the show, but still solid. My favorite Predacon.
He was a phenomenal weapon for Megatron. His moxy and charisma were off the charts, if only the writers had let him kill Silverbolt and that drippy spider.
Lol why? Then we would be 2 Maximals short from stopping Megatron and the finale might have ended in a totally different why without Blackarachnia and Silverbolt helping Rhinox to activate the Autobot shuttle and crash into the Nemesis.
@@javiervasquez625honestly if rampage had came early then he would’ve no doubt killed both factions if he wanted. The only reason he didn’t was because Megatron had a piece of his spark and could cripple him before he could even try. Heck I believe that Megatron would lose to rampage in Transmetal 2
@@jaidentavira4062 They would all loose to Rampage with the exception of Depth Charge and Optimus Primal Transmetal 2 yet they all managed to survive because Megatron always kept Rampage on line and "plot armor".
And here we have a prime example of why naming Bayformers after certain characters isn't a smart thing to do. In the Bayformers movies, Rampage isn't even a Predacon, he's the Deception that Bumblebee fights near the end of the movie. You know, the one that gets it's spine extended like a tape measure?
That wasn't Rampage, that was Ravage. Ravage is a minicon that was, originally, a companion to Soundwave (Along with Buzzsaw, Frenzy, Lazerbeak, and Rumble).
This was an Incredible Masterpiece for Transformers Beast Wars Protoform X/Rampage. Transformers Beast Wars Rampage is My All Time Favorite Version of Rampage in The Transformers Franchise and The Late Campbell Lane (1935 - 2014) Did a Legendary Performance Bringing This Cruel and Sadistic Serial Killer and Cannibal to Life.
I love how only Megatron was so evil that he thought to desecrate and violate another Transformers soul so as to enslave them. G1 fans are absolutely deluiosnal if they think G1 Megatron holds a candle to BW Megs.
G1 Megs LOST; BW Megs did what he set out to accomplish in the end, he changed history and won the best wars when he escaped during their trip home. Even as Galvatron, OG Megs was never quite as evil and twisted as his PRedacon descendant. Nor anywhere near as cunning and ruthless. I daresay that pre-Unicron, G1 Megs might even be redeemable. Deep down he was a freedom fighter who wanted equality who lost his way. BW Megs was a greedy SOB who usurped the original Megatron's name and had no scruples or morally redeeming characteristics; *he was a monster.*
I mean in the G1 continuity OG Megatron was built 'to be the biggest jerk imaginable' by the other Decepticons. Because they saw that as leadership qualities. And in context it makes sense. Before they built Megs a leader would rule for a bit and just get bodied by somebody vying for the top spot. So with every leader having a very short tenure (Sometimes moments.) it was anarchy. Nothing got done. They needed a bot so scary only a regardacon would even THINK of stepping to him. What they don't answer clearly in G1 is was Megs a modified protoform or a con that went under the saw for 'modifications'.
Instead of what appears to be a trans metal crab I think what would be a cooler more intimidating beast mode for someone like rampage how about a spinosaurus
'How droll, a cannibalistic quasi-immortal crab monster who feeds on the terror and suffering of others. I think I shall cut his soul out and make him into my eternal slave, yessss.' -The Real Monster?
Remember, all these experiments were just seeds for what helped Megatron take over Cybertron
BW Megatron is literally the most evil Transformers character imo
@@WhyTho525Shockwave
The Hannibal Lector of the Transformers franchise. One of the few villains I felt bad for. He was created as a monster and was punished for being a monster.
Yeah, he's even a cannibal like Hannibal. I think Rampage is a lot more sympathetic than Hannibal Lector though, since the Maximal leaders built him as a weapon and just tried to kill him because of what they made him to be.
@@Autisticguywithacamera And all because they wanted to replicate Starscream's indestructible spark no less. If it weren't for the Council of Elders's corrupt practices (carrying out illicit experiments without knowledge from the Maximal people) then maybe Protoform X would never have existed.
I mean, yeah he’s sympathetic owing to his existence, but that doesn’t exactly excuse the tragedies he’s caused. He delighted in causing and recounting them, even if it was also to get someone to finally kill him.
and then idw sunder
@@jaredhamilton425 Didn't he once say he regretted everything? Including the horrible things he did?
One thing I always found really fascinating about Rampage’s design is that considering his beast mode is a crab it would be all too easy to just have his beast mode claw arms be his robot mode arms, but his robot mode actually has a proper set of regular humanoid arms with hands.
ya like they did quick strike
@@1STELDER even more fascinating with him his scorpion claws become his feet in robot mode while for arms he’s got his snake head tail and his scorpion legs.
Remember how he befriended Transmutate? He found a kindred spirit that suffers for their existence
I felt so bad for transmutate, such a sad story.
Their story where they fight for and alongside each other in the comic by the collectors club is just amazing
@@aerickmon3350. You mean beast wars meets hunger games?
@@aerickmon3350any links for that online?
"He is only for me!" Rampage knew how Transmutate feels, to be rejected by everyone.
F**king LOVE this character! RIP Campbell Lane. We will remember your fantastic portrayal of Rampage.
Of course he fucken died...
So Rampage is an experiment based on Starscream's spark?!,my god,even as a bodyless spark,Starscream is an experiment basis.
@@gokumasteredultrainstinct1235 rampage is starscreams son?
I *loved* what they did to Rampage in the Beast Wars Uprising storyline. They turned him into a boarderline hero.
3:46-5:05 This just proved how Megatron is in fact EVEN MORE dangerous than Rampage.
He may not have the raw power of Rampage, but he has shown consistently that he has intelligence that may rival that of Tarantulas.
Megatron's intelligence, especially with technology and such, almost always seems overlooked, I think. But that's also what's unique about this Megatron. His intelligence in the field of science and linguistics is actually very impressive and sets him apart from all the other Megatrons. It may also explain why he was the closest to accomplishing his goals.
Yeap, Beast Wars Megatron was a sadist. You can see that he enjoys torturing Rampage.
@@ukaszmozejko9984and that’s not even mentioning the things he did when he conquered Cybertron.
@@JiraiyaSama86 Closest? He actually managed to conquer cybertron. For a while he achived his goal. Until the Maximals undone it,
@@returnedtomonkey8886 Oh, I know. But in the end, it was a lot bigger. He wanted full domination of Cybertron. Following that, the universe and the entire Matrix. Utter godhood.
Man they designed some amazing characters on this show! Dialogue and story lines were the best!
Agreed.
I agree. Campbell Lane performed Rampage very well, here.
This guy was basically IDW Sunder before there ever was an IDW Sunder.
What I liked the most about rampage was his weapon.
It was basically, a gatling gun that shoots rockets.
The explosions, his tank form and basically immortality, I think he was the mlst powerful predacon, even more powerful than Megadragon.
I've always wondered if he was a Fuzor considering his "multyweapons" forms ranging from a crab to a tank to his true form. I don't think it's ever been confirmed wether he was a regular or Fuzor Transformer.
@@javiervasquez625 I think he was a transmetal, since his beast form had technology, like cheetor flight mode or tarantula car mode while he was in tarantula form.
@@fenrir_Lokison9 You're right he does look more like a Transmetal although i find it curious that he became one considering he wasn't exposed to the quantum surge which first turned Cheetor and Rattrap into their Transmetal forms. ¿I guess he was "special"? That's the only explanation i think would explain his transmetalized Beast Mode.
@@javiervasquez625 Remember this.
When the maximal and predacon ships were fighting in outerspace, both ships were serverly damage.
Optimus, in an attemp to save his crew, launched all the stasis pods, that is why in some episodes, they find tjem scattered across the planet.
One of those pods released could have been rampage's.
Or maybe the ship was so damaged, thst the pod flew out of the ship and landed on earth.
If that is the case, then, he was hit by rhe wave of energy that created the transmetals while he was in stasis in his pod.
@@fenrir_Lokison9 I guess that's a possibility although we're never told how long was Rampage's pod floating in space and wether he was indeed affected by the quantum surge while in stasis. My guess would be that he wasn't otherwise some of the Maximals or Predacons would have mentioned such a possibility and yet none of them ever do.
He was created to be a monster, was regarded as a monster & died like one. 😞
Well, he died a cackling lunatic, which is close.
@@SiegeTF true. It cost Depth Charge’s life
No, I don't think the Maximals intended for him to be a monster. They probably didn't know that having a duplicate of Starscream's spark would make him act like one.
"Monsters have no rights; they can be locked away when not needed. Spat on. Mocked. Taunted… But… But… Monsters have no rules either. They simply destroy… And they learn to ENJOY it!!!"
@@Tahtorak Nice Toxitron reference.
God! The VO’s for these old shows was just PERFECT! 🤩🤩🤩🤩
I remember being like 13 years old when his episode aired, and then I went to Wal Mart every day looking for his toy until it finally came out. I was super into Beast Wars and Rampage was my pride and joy. A little disappointed with the design compared to the show, but still solid.
My favorite Predacon.
I was lucky enough to get one too. 25 years later it has fared better than some of the other toys.
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Where is your toy now? Is it missing any limbs like mine? Mine is missing all of its crab legs and one robot leg and the weapons
@@doords in a box in my garage. As far as I know, still undamaged, just... old.
If 40K ever does a tie-in I hope they make Rampage a Carnifex.
Of course Megatron has to be a Monolith, as appropriate as a Hive Tyrant may seem.
how to sell a transformer crab toy? by trnasforming into a sick TANK
Very interesting character. The worthy bearer of the name of original g1 predacon.
i still can't believe they approved of this character lol!
A scary phrase right out of star trek borg , "Resistance is Futile "
1:48 Rampage:Rampage terrorize!
Rampage was a real bad experience to those bots.
Megatron: Beast era
Rampage’s spark: car robots
Rampage: RID
They could do a Transformers horror movie around Beast Wars Rampage.
Dude when silver bolt is scared I’m scared 2:31
One of my favourite baddies on the show 😊
I love forever Rampage Protoform X" I like the most of all the Beast character designs
Rum Page? LMAO! 🤣
@@ashlirabid9614 Thank you for pointing out the mistranslation.
@@フリノワ No problem, I was just kidding.
3:30 proves that great acts of destruction is the lesser of precise acts of destruction.
He was a phenomenal weapon for Megatron. His moxy and charisma were off the charts, if only the writers had let him kill Silverbolt and that drippy spider.
Lol why? Then we would be 2 Maximals short from stopping Megatron and the finale might have ended in a totally different why without Blackarachnia and Silverbolt helping Rhinox to activate the Autobot shuttle and crash into the Nemesis.
@@javiervasquez625honestly if rampage had came early then he would’ve no doubt killed both factions if he wanted. The only reason he didn’t was because Megatron had a piece of his spark and could cripple him before he could even try. Heck I believe that Megatron would lose to rampage in Transmetal 2
@@jaidentavira4062 They would all loose to Rampage with the exception of Depth Charge and Optimus Primal Transmetal 2 yet they all managed to survive because Megatron always kept Rampage on line and "plot armor".
So rampage became smaller because a portion of his spark was taken
2:32 the fear from metal gear solid 3 lol
He my favorite predacon so as ravage
He looks like the crab from Moana
@stevenuniverse1422 and sings before he executes the coup de grace
And here we have a prime example of why naming Bayformers after certain characters isn't a smart thing to do.
In the Bayformers movies, Rampage isn't even a Predacon, he's the Deception that Bumblebee fights near the end of the movie.
You know, the one that gets it's spine extended like a tape measure?
@@tentobot I said extended, not ripped out.
The one who was getting boxed by Bumblebee and got his head and neck popped out like a pez dispenser.
That wasn't Rampage, that was Ravage. Ravage is a minicon that was, originally, a companion to Soundwave (Along with Buzzsaw, Frenzy, Lazerbeak, and Rumble).
Megatron: You were my brother, Rampage! I loved you!
Rampage: I HATE YOOOOU
Your persistence is futile I rise again
Such a underrated character
This was an Incredible Masterpiece for Transformers Beast Wars Protoform X/Rampage. Transformers Beast Wars Rampage is My All Time Favorite Version of Rampage in The Transformers Franchise and The Late Campbell Lane (1935 - 2014) Did a Legendary Performance Bringing This Cruel and Sadistic Serial Killer and Cannibal to Life.
I love how only Megatron was so evil that he thought to desecrate and violate another Transformers soul so as to enslave them.
G1 fans are absolutely deluiosnal if they think G1 Megatron holds a candle to BW Megs.
Well this does take place in the same universe as the G1 cartoon.
@@deniseg9210 I'm comparing the Megatrons to each other
@@sflvideos3878 I know. But it was just something I wanted to point out cause I felt obligated to.
G1 Megs LOST; BW Megs did what he set out to accomplish in the end, he changed history and won the best wars when he escaped during their trip home. Even as Galvatron, OG Megs was never quite as evil and twisted as his PRedacon descendant. Nor anywhere near as cunning and ruthless. I daresay that pre-Unicron, G1 Megs might even be redeemable. Deep down he was a freedom fighter who wanted equality who lost his way. BW Megs was a greedy SOB who usurped the original Megatron's name and had no scruples or morally redeeming characteristics; *he was a monster.*
Man he is crazy
One of my top 5 favorite toys growing up 🙌
I mean in the G1 continuity OG Megatron was built 'to be the biggest jerk imaginable' by the other Decepticons. Because they saw that as leadership qualities. And in context it makes sense.
Before they built Megs a leader would rule for a bit and just get bodied by somebody vying for the top spot. So with every leader having a very short tenure (Sometimes moments.) it was anarchy. Nothing got done. They needed a bot so scary only a regardacon would even THINK of stepping to him.
What they don't answer clearly in G1 is was Megs a modified protoform or a con that went under the saw for 'modifications'.
Ravage: Desepticons FOREVER!!!!!!!!
Instead of what appears to be a trans metal crab I think what would be a cooler more intimidating beast mode for someone like rampage how about a spinosaurus
I really hope Hasbro makes a new figure of him, and I want him to have his crab and tank form
One of the most difficult toys to transform
Yo could we get some clips of tarantulas ? Hes my favorite
0:25 ....😏
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