Kaye Listers by MattDrawsRobots on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

“Kaye Listers: The Kings From the Beast”

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One of the core joys of the Beast Wars cartoon was listening to David Kaye's scenery-chewing, plot-hatching, story-driving Megatron – still one of the most memorable characters (and performances) from any TF media. As series have come and gone, Kaye has continued to do other characters, such as the Megatron from Armada, as well as the Optimus, Grimlock, and Lugnut from Animated. I've enjoyed all of his work, so when I found out he would be a guest at CybFest, a TF convention near me, I had to make something for the occasion.

As Strikerprime noted in the comments, it may SEEM as though I left out Prime Hardshell. But actually, in the moment after Megatron flies offscreen, Hardshell emerges from the darkness under the table and gives chase! Yeah, that's the ticket. And as for all the OTHER characters Kaye played, such as Robots In Disguise Hammerstrike and Slashmark, and Animated Warpath and Highbrow and... and... Well, I could only fit so many characters in, and what immediately jumped to mind was Grimlock eating his cards and Lugnut narrowing his eye at his, so I just ran with them. In retrospect, I might've done one representative from each continuity if I'd thought it through a bit more. Ah well! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯