Beta Maxx

Student

Glyph *(Aunt)*

Alpha Trion *(Great Grandfather)*

Beta Maxx is a time traveller from the future with Chronokinetic Powers and the newest student at the Autobot Academy

## Official Bio

*The most notorious of the known resistance fighters, Beta Maxx is known for the destruction of several key outposts, and the marking of several sights with the message "No More". It is believed he was an associate of the reclusive Alpha Trion, and that he has access to a ship that can boost his chronokinetic powers to devastating effect, to point, where, if convinced, he could rewrite history itself with little trouble. But his ongoing campaign against the New Cybertron Government seems localized for now, and hopefully, it stays that way...*

## History

Hailing from the future where Cybertron was ruled by the tyrant Great Convoy, Beta Maxx joined up with the Resistance led by Lightbright. He destroyed several outposts and on one occasion, faced an army led by Black Convoy. While stationed at the ruins of the Autobot Academy on Acadeimos, Beta saw a fortress in the forest, but didn't make anything of it at the time.

He agreed to travel back through time using the *Sentinel Maximus* in an effort to rewrite history for the better. Flying it through space with the other high ranking Resistance members, they went without incident until they were chased by a Galvan Empire ship for entering their territory. The ship then pulled off its pursuit, but only because they were called off by King Atlas so he could catch the Resistance himself. He failed, however, and Beta successfully travelled to the past.

At some point, Beta Maxx travelled to the Combatron War in order to acquire a cannon he believed could kill Great Convoy.

In Zero to Hero Beta Maxx's time machine arrived in the present day in the Forest of Trials on Acadeimos, and he stepped out to survey his surroundings.

Requiring assistance to fake a transfer to the Autobot Academy, Beta Maxx shot at Tap-Out in Beta Emergency to get his attention. Using his talent to quickly transport him and his sister Glyph to his ship, Beta Maxx explained to them the events that occured in his timeline and the mission he was on. Explaining how he needed the two to hack into the school files to claim he was a student, Beta Maxx listened to the siblings argue about whether to help him or not until he saw the present day Lightbright and panicked, using his talent to make a quick getaway. Hiding on the school's roof, Beta Maxx flashed back to events from his time before Tap-Out woke him up. Beta Maxx explained to him what he had been dreaming about until they were interrupted by Artillery, who had been following Tap-Out. Initially mistaking her for Maelstrom, Beta Maxx then asked Tap-Out to bring him to docks only for Artillery to insist on coming along. Attempting to find an access terminal, Beta had his two companions stand guard, only for him to have to use his talent to save them from a crate flung by King Atlas, who had followed him through time to preserve the future. Shooting at the Neo-Maximal, Beta then used his talent to gather oil drums around Atlas while he was fighting the other students, and then shot them, blowing them all up. Unfortunately, this only succeeded in making King Atlas angrier and found himself being choked until Artillery shot the enforcer's arm off. Beta Maxx was convinced that they were doomed until Glyph revealed she had a temporal charge core. Using it to boost his power, Beta Maxx created a time portal that dragged King Atlas back to the time he came from. Beta Maxx then put himself into Class 4-A and came to a history lesson held by Windblade, where he introduced himself to Lightbright. He later informed Megatron that King Atlas's time portal would not be usable for long, and left a mark in a tree to prove the future could be changed before leaving.

In Evil's Fangs Beta Maxx returned to the forest to make sure his ship remained undiscovered, when Arcee and Airachnid fell from the sky. Going to help them, he was then bitten by Airachnid for his energon, but when she revealed that she know had his memories, Beta apologized in advance, and she was left in shock by his memories, stopping her from killing him. Explaining to Whirl what had happened, he then watched as Airachnid was teleported away by Skywarp, but took notice of a list the two left behind. Beta took it and brought it to Muzzle for her to investigate what it might be for.

Later in Father's Call Beta Maxx was playing a card game with Sonar and Nightracer when Sonar was dragged off by Tremor to help her deal with the Hellhounds. He discussed with Nightracer the frequency Fo people being forcefully dragged off, with him questioning Nightracer's suggested method of threatening to kill people if they didn't agree to help.

During Generation Two Beta Maxx attended the meeting held by Lightbright on the mission to rescue Steeljaw from Jhiaxus. Realizing the building he saw in the forest was Jhiaxus's Lab, he led the first team to it's location so they could break in. Upon seeing the army of clones deployed from the lab, Beta Maxx noted he'd faced worse odds, only for Roulette to inform him that reinforcements were about to arrive. He then joined in with the rest of the students in facing down Ragnorak.

In Knowing Me, Knowing You, Beta Maxx was asked by Fortress Maximus to introduce Star Convoy before he gave his speech at the gala. He was then shocked when the speech was interrupted by "Umbra Convoy".

Later on in Sinister Simulation Beta Maxx was sucked into the videogame realm created by Bisk, where he became an NPC. He was one of the guests for the wedding of Prince Horus and The Beautiful Princess of Destronia and watched as the prince was kidnapped by Warpios. Once Bisk was defeated Beta Maxx was brought back to the real world with everyone else.

During Time of Romance Beta Maxx was in his ship when he found Tap-Out had brought guests inside. When Side Burn and Hot Shot informed him that Tap-Out had claimed to have built the time machine in order to impress Stiletto, Beta agreed to play along in order to stall for time on explaining why he had a time machine with him. Tap-Out transported them back to the time of the Age of Balance, and then to Beta's horror ejected the engine while they were still in the air, resulting Side Burn landing on him in vehicle mode. Getting dragged off by Hot Shot and Side Burn to retrieve the engine despite not wanting to leave Tap-Out with the ship, Beta Maxx used electronic paint to disguise himself as they went off to find it. Arriving at a city, the three argued about why Hot Shot decided to drive into a bomb when he thought it was a mirage, attracting the attention of the past Fortress Maximus. Getting brought back with him to the base under the command of Big Bang, Beta Maxx saw that the Primal Vanguard had gotten a hold of the ship's engine, but the base was then attacked by Ultracon Air Warriors under the command of Blitz-Wing. However, once he was distracted by the newly arrived Tap-Out and Stilleto, Beta Maxx used his talent to get Side Burn close enough to plant a grenade on Blitz-Wing, forcing the Ultracons to retreat. Helping Side Burn carry the engine after Hot Shot distracted the Primal Vanguard, Beta Maxx the worked on repairing the ship, sarcastically noting that Tap-Out at least was happy, when a time portal opened up to reveal Great Convoy himself had tracked Beta down. Grabbing the cannon he had gotten for the scenario, Beta Maxx shot the tyrant directly in the spark, but the wound simply healed itself. Attempting to finish up repairing the time machine while the others tried to fight Great Convoy, despite his warnings that he was too powerful, he was approached by Great Convoy after he had easily beaten everyone else, asking him whether or not Beta had told the students about what was going to happen to them. But before Great Convoy could kill him, Hot Shot electrocuted him with jumper cables that revealed he was made of a mysterious black substance before flinging him away with a fire blast. Bringing them all back to the present, Beta Maxx stayed behind in the ship reflecting on how he could regain his friends trust and whether the Great Convoy they had fought was even real. He decided to get some sleep, but admitted he couldn't keep doing his mission alone.

## Powers and Abilities

Beta Maxx has the ability to slow down time to the point that it can offer the illusion of hyperspeed. In addition, he can charge his powers with temporal fuel cells, allowing him to create portals with a suction effect.

Beta can also transform into a Cybertronian Jet with a cannon in place of the nosecone.

## Appearances

### Comic Issues

#### Season 2

* **Beta Emergency**
* Evil's Fangs
* Father's Call
* Generation Two
* Knowing Me, Knowing You
* Sinister Simulation
* **Time of Romance**

## Gallery

Beta Maxx in his vehicle modeBeta Maxx in Bisk's game from Sinister SimulationBeta Maxx's electronic paintjob from Time of Romance
## Trivia

* Beta Maxx was designed by Devaron9
* Beta Maxx shares some aspects of the War Doctor from *Doctor Who*.
* Beta shares his body-type with Fathom, Blunderbuss, Router, and Galva Convoy's Proclaimer.

\*Homeroom Teacher. | ^Late Addition.

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