Beta (G1)

Beta is a Autobot from the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Beta—Sexier than Elita One, more kickass than Arcee. The original model makes her debut... Arcee totally stole her weapon idea.

The gravelly-voiced Beta began existence as one of the Quintessons' many robotic slaves. She would not remain so. In the course of time she became a warrior, armed with a powerful crossbow weapon, and standing beside her partner A-3 she would be a leader in the rebellion that freed Cybertron from its Quintesson masters.

Fiction

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Susan Blu (English), Eiko Yamada (Japanese), Maria Böhme (German), Mar Nicolás (Spain-Spanish)

The night before the climactic battle with the Quintessons, Beta found that A-3 and his Coder Remote had gone missing. With the remote's ability to override the Dark Guardians necessary for a victory, Beta went searching for her missing counterpart. Though he was nowhere to be found she did stumble across a group of strange and powerful robots that improbably also wore the slave brand.

After rescuing them from a Dark Guardian, Beta secured their help in the revolt. The strange robots did their part until A-3 returned, much to Beta's bear-hugging joy, and saved the day. Beta's fate after this is unknown. Forever Is a Long Time Coming

Generations Selects Special Comic

The consciousness of Primus observed Beta and A3 drive the Quintessons off of their planet. Finale

Beast Machines toy bios

"An ancient female Autobot resistance leader" was impressed by the display of courage the Deployer Rav showed in battle and therefore provided him with a powerful energon crossbow for use as his alternate mode. Rav toy bio

Ask Sideways

After hijacking Vector Prime's Axiom Nexus News column, known liar Sideways was asked if Beta was Solus Prime. He flippantly agreed that Beaker was, indeed, Solsbury Prime. Ask Sideways, 2015/07/06

Notes

• The Energon Omnicon Arcee toy appears to take several design cues from Beta, notably the helmet crest and crossbow weapon.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Beta (ベータ Bēta)

See also

• Beta Trion