Depth Charge: The Maximals' underwater avenger

A former maximum security officer, Depth Charge was once an exemplary defender. Everything changed when he failed to prevent the rampaging protoform Rampage from wiping out an entire colony. Consumed by guilt, he swore to avenge the victims, even if it meant disobeying Optimus Primal's orders.

Sent to Earth during the Beast War, Depth Charge often operated alone, relentlessly hunting Rampage across seas, skies, and deserts.

Transformable into a Cybertronian manta ray, Depth Charge is designed for speed and underwater power. Its arsenal includes razor-sharp discs, aquatic missiles, and a particle rifle. In its robotic form, it stands as an imposing warrior, bristling with blades and dorsal thrusters.

• Transformation: armored Cybertronian manta ray.
• Weapons: ion cannons, bladed discs, water mines.
• Specialty: underwater tracking and aerial combat.

His personality is dark and tormented: noble yet haunted, he often acts alone, preferring justice to obedience. His final duel with Rampage is one of the most powerful moments in the series, a symbol of heroic sacrifice.

Depth Charge represents the tragic side of the Maximals: that of a hero whose sense of duty transcends loyalty. Where Optimus Primal champions compassion, Depth Charge embodies vengeance—a double-edged sword. His heroic death, triggering the explosion of Rampage, ends a cycle of hatred that symbolizes redemption.

Even today, he remains a Beast Wars legend, a complex character blending humanity and mechanical tragedy.