1998

The year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is the fifteenth year of the Transformers brand.

For further information, see: Transformers timeline

Events

Non-fiction

• Tiger Electronics is acquired by Hasbro.

Beast Wars production

Season 3

• February 18 - First Draft of Optimal Situation
• March 1 - Second Draft of Optimal Situation
• March 13 - First Draft of Deep Metal
• March 18 - Second Draft of Deep Metal
• March 19 - Finalized Script of Optimal Situation
• April 2 - Finalized Script of Deep Metal
• April 6 - First Draft of Proving Grounds
• April 15 - First Draft of Cutting Edge
• April 29 - Second Draft of Cutting Edge
• May 5 - First Draft of Changing of the Guard
• May 6 - Second Draft of Proving Grounds
• May 18 - Second Draft of Changing of the Guard
• May 19 - First Draft of Feral Scream Part 1
• May 20 - Finalized Script of Cutting Edge and Proving Grounds
• May 21 - Finalized Script of Changing of the Guard
• May 21 - First Draft of Feral Scream Part 2
• June 5 - Second Draft of Feral Scream Part 1
• June 6 - Second Draft of Feral Scream Part 2
• June 9 - First Draft of Master Blaster
• June 14 - Finalized Script of Feral Scream Part 1 and Feral Scream Part 2
• June 18 - Second Draft of Master Blaster
• June 19 - First Draft of Crossing the Rubicon
• July 6 - Second Draft of Crossing the Rubicon
• August 12 - Finalized Script of Crossing the Rubicon and Master Blaster
• August 25 - First Draft of Go with the Flow
• September 4 - Second Draft of Go with the Flow
• September 8 - First Draft of Other Victories
• September 16 - Finalized Script of Go with the Flow
• October 5 - Second Draft of Other Victories
• October 14 - Finalized Script of Other Victories
• November 16 - First Draft of Nemesis Part 1 and Nemesis Part 2
• November 22 - Finalized Script of Nemesis Part 1 and Nemesis Part 2

Births

• January 2 - Margherita de Risi
• January 27 - Aliana Schmitz
• February 21 — Zach Aguilar
• February 28 — Enzo Ratsito
• April 10 — Hitomi Arae, Lorenzo Crisci
• June 18 — Gergő Bogdán
• July 1 — Andrea Arruti
• August 20 — Alice Bauer

Deaths

• ??? — Peter Zilles
• March 3 — Jesús Brock
• August 25 — Lee Gunther
• November 25 — Alfred A. Pegal
• December 30 — Stan Jones

Conventions

• BotCon 1998: June 19–20
• BotCon Japan 1998: December 12–13

• Transcon III: September 1998

Media

Television

• Beast Wars Season 2 episodes 6–13
• Beast Wars Season 3 episodes 1–4
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers episodes 1–39

Theatrical

• Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers

Music

Albums

• 'Til All Are One: Featuring Stan Bush and Vince DiCola (reissue)
• BotCon '97: The Concert
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — CYBER MUSIC: Original Soundtrack
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — HYPER MUSIC: Original Soundtrack Vol. 2
• Beast Wars Special: Super Lifeform Transformers — Strongest Music Collection
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Best Songs Special

Singles

• "GET MY FUTURE" / "SILENT MOON"
• "GET MY FUTURE" / "Yume no Iru Basho"
• "Hajimari no Uta" / "Hateshinai kono (SORA) e"
• "SUPER VOYAGER" / "Thank You, Mama"
• "SPACE DREAMER ~Haruka naru Beast Wars~" / "MY SHOOTING STAR"

Print

Comics

Comic Bom Bom

• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (issues 1–6, 9 issues)

Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha

• The Maximal Brainwashing Operation (inside Beast Wars II Strongest Playing Book)

Books

Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha

• Beast Wars II Strongest Playing Book

Keibunsha

• Beast Wars II Encyclopedia

Kodansha

• Beast Wars II Super Encyclopedia
• The Secret Illustrated Book of Beast Wars Special

Games

• Beast Wars: Transformers (PC)
• Transformers: Beast Wars II (Arcade)

Collections

Home Video

Behaviour (CAN)

VHS

• The Transformers: Generation 2 — Desertion of the Dinobots
• The Transformers: Generation 2 — Dinobot Island
• The Transformers: Generation 2 — Megatron's Master Plan
• The Transformers: Generation 2 — Rebirth: The Movie

Pioneer (Japan)

Laserdisc

• The Transformers — Autobot Edition
• Transformers: The Movie
• Beast Wars: Transformers — Maximal Edition
• Beast Wars: Transformers — Predacon Edition

VHS

• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Convoy Disappeared
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Lonely Warrior Tigatron
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — New Weapon of Terror
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Goodbye Rattle!?
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Floating Island Deathmatch
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — The Destrons Make Drama
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — There are 2 Dinobots?
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Resurrected Beast Power
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Starscream's Invulnerability
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — Farewell Tigatron
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — To Protect the Peace...
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Special — Great Cybertron Army Collection
• Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers Special — Great Destron Army Collection
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 1
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 2
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 3
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 4
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 5
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 6
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 7
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 8
• Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers — ACT. 9
• The Transformers: The Movie

Merchandise

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Toys

Hasbro

Maximals

Fuzors

Basic VHS packs

• Airazor
• Claw Jaw Europe only

Transmetals

Predacons

Fuzors

Basic VHS packs

• Razorclaw
• Spittor Europe only

Transmetals

McDonald's Exclusives

• Blackarachnia
• Dinobot
• Scorponok

BotCon 1998 Exclusives

• Antagony
• Vice Grip

Takara

Beast Wars

Exclusives

Beast Wars II

Exclusives