Transmutate
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Transmutate is the name of a fictional character from the various Transformers universes.
| Transformers character | |
| Transmutate | |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Maximal |
| Sub-Group | Transmetals |
| Alternate Modes | None |
| Series | Beast Wars |
| English voice actor | Susan Blu |
[edit] Beast Wars
Transmutate could fly, seemingly had enhanced senses and could emit a powerful sonic cry. In the last few seconds of her appearance on the show she was able to create an energy field.
Transmutate was voiced by Susan Blu, the voice director of Beast Wars and the voice actor of Arcee in the original Transformers series.
[edit] Animated series
Transmutate appeared only in the second season episode of the same name, although she was among the stasis pods ejected in the Beast Wars series' pilot.
A Maximal created from a stasis pod that was so extensively damaged that it created her with permanent neurological and physical impairments, and without a beast mode or any alternate form. Transmutate was inarticulate in speech or thought, and unable to transform, but deeply emotional and powerful; she was capable of flight and energy projection. Transmutate befriended both the Maximal Silverbolt, who sought to protect her, and the Predacon Rampage, who knew the pain of being labeled a "freak," and sought to form a sympathetic friendship with her. Megatron saw Transmutate as having no value as a combatant and initially wanted to destroy her. With Transmutate's immense physical powers but limited mental capacity, Optimus Primal viewed her as a threat and thought it best if she were shut down. This caused a moral divide between Optimus Primal and Silverbolt. Silverbolt and Rampage battled over custody of Transmutate. Unable to tolerate watching her friends fight, she sacrificed herself to protect Silverbolt and Rampage from each other, leaving Maximal and Predacon to mourn for her passing. Her episode served as an extremely powerful metaphor for euthanasia and is arguably one of the most morally provocative stories ever written for Transformers.
It is unknown why the Maximals could not remove her spark and put it in a blank protoform like they had done with Optimus Primal. The Maximal Rhinox only says that her datatracks and higher reasoning circuits are damaged but not her spark.
[edit] Toys
In 2005-2006 Hasbro released six 10th anniversary painted Beast Wars figures, each of which contained a piece of Transmutate. They referred to it as "Trans-Mutate". The figures which included pieces of Transmutate were Cheetor, Dinobot, Rattrap, Rhinox, Tarantulas and Waspinator.
