Beta Maxx (RID)

Beta Maxx is an Autobot Micromaster from the Robots in Disguise continuity family.

"The battle is yours, VHS, but the war is far from over."

Beta Maxx, Alpha Trion's tiny, enigmatic companion, has dedicated himself to discovering the reason Cybertronian life came into existence. He is presumed to have been created during the Golden Age, though the identity of his creator is unknown. Beta Maxx was constructed with a vast data-storage capacity, and his spacecraft alt-mode can be used as a Key to Vector Sigma. He is the keeper of a secret codex that can translate ancient Cybertronian texts, and he can interface with many archaic computer systems.

He can even use his alt-mode's side-cannon to beam massive amounts of raw data directly into an enemy's processors, to disabling effect. Unfortunately, his abilities can sometimes get the better of him, as taking in large amounts of data can leave him speaking in unintelligible ancient Cybertronian. Were he in battle at the time, he would find himself unable to communicate with his teammates. In such situations, however, his alt-mode's remarkable aerial maneuverability serves him well, and its front-mounted grenade pulse cannon can leave enemies quickly dismembered.

He is considered a myth or legend among most Autobots, but to Shockwave, he is instrumental in discovering the origin of Primus and Unicron.^[1]

Fiction

Fun Publications

Beta Maxx escaped from the hellish reality Viron 704.31 Epsilon. Vector Prime disagreed that Beta Maxx was more impressive-looking than Safeguard. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30

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Toys

Timelines

Ha ha ha, you dumb bastard. It's not a schooner, it's a sailboat.

• Alpha Trion/Weirdwolf (souvenir add-on, 2007)

• Known designers: Joe Moore (concept artist)^[2]

A redeco of Cybertron Vector Prime's partner Safeguard, Beta Maxx transforms into a Cybertronic "HI-TECH Star Schooner" with a gunbarrel nosecone.

He was only made available in a bagged BotCon 2007 exclusive souvenir set with Alpha Trion and Weirdwolf, limited to 1400 pieces.

This toy was repurposed as Unicron Trilogy Beta Maxx.

• Designer commentary on Beta Maxx from Joe Moore on Twitter
• More info on Beta Maxx at TFU.info

Notes

• Beta Maxx's name references the unsuccessful Betamax video format of the early 1980s.
• When he was first released at BotCon 2007, he was unnamed. His profile, later distributed online on August 6 2007, was the first and only source of his name.
• When Beta Maxx's profile first went online, his alternate mode was labeled as a "HI-TECH StarZ Schooner". The current version of the profile has dropped the "Z".
• Beta Maxx's design was homaged in Sovereign.

References

1. ↑ Beta Maxx's profile in PDF form.
2. ↑ "Alpha Trion was one of the core figures of that set. Cybertron Vector Prime was the obvious choice. We though having his minicon be Vector Sigma, and cast in gold vac metal, would be fun. When released, they went with a simpler color scheme, and changed the Minicon to Beta Maxx."—Joe Moore, Twitter, 2021/03/12