Survive
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- Survive is a Maximal from the Beast Wars Neo portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
When you're a Maximal soldier under the instruction of Survive (サバイブ Sabaibu), you don't just drop and give him twenty, you drop and give him twenty-thousand. In the rain. While he kicks you in the ribs. Then you get up, thank him and ask for another. The most notorious drill instructor in the Maximal Military Academy, the mere utterance of his name is enough to send tremors of awe and terror through any new recruit who hears it. Survive firmly believes that a military unit lives and dies by the quality of its teamwork, and the best way to bond a team of misfits is by making them trudge through Hell together. So give 'em Hell is exactly what Survive does. And he's very good at it.
Naturally, Survive despises Big Convoy, the self-proclaimed "One-Man Army" who eschews teamwork and camaraderie. The two don't get along in the slightest and Survive's animosity toward the solitary Supreme Commander often extends to Big Convoy's recruits, whom he views as the weak result of poor leadership and discipline.
Basically, he's robot bear Sgt. Slaughter. His drone partner in combat is True One.
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Fiction
Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
Legends comic
Following the death of his father, Big Convoy often disobeyed Survive's orders during training—something that his fellow Maximal recruit, Star Upper, had to confront him about. Bonus Edition Blue Big Convoy
Beast Wars Neo cartoon
- Voice actor: Yoshikazu Nagano (Japanese)
Survive was a drill sergeant and training instructor among the Maximals. Known as the "Demon Bear", he was infamous among recruits for his strict and uncompromising training methods. Survive preferred not to rely upon weapons, and encouraged his trainees to focus on hand-to-hand combat as well. One of his more troublesome students was the independent Big Convoy. Although a formidable fighter, Big Convoy insisted on fighting on his own and would not advance to the leadership position which Survive knew he had the potential to claim.
In time, Survive's now-former student Big Convoy was given command of a squad of trainees aboard the Gung Ho. After some time in the field, Survive was instructed to make contact with the Gung Ho and assess how the trainees had progressed. On Planet Stero, Survive set an ambush for the Maximals by using a fake transmitter to simulate an Angolmois capsule reading. He attacked the field team of Break, Stampy, and Mach Kick, overpowering the crew. Upon announcing himself officially, Survive had Big Convoy and the rest of the crew assemble for his inspection. Survive had doubts about the crew's effectiveness after dismantling them, and threatened to send back a poor report on Big Convoy's leadership.
When a group of Predacons arrived to confront the Maximals, Survive gave the trainees another chance to prove themselves by fighting under his command. He deployed a smokescreen to retreat and regroup in a more favorable battlefield. Heinrad was used as a decoy to lure the Predacons into position for personal combat. Survive ordered the Maximals not to fire their weapons and reveal their position, but Break and the others disobeyed his order when they saw Heinrad taking damage. Survive ordered another retreat, but the Predacons used their teleporter to flank the Maximals. The Maximals tried to comply with Survive's head-first methods, but they weren't used to such a fighting style. Instead, they fell back on Big Convoy's more flexible teachings and won the day.
The Predacons' intelligence officer Killer Punch had initiated the attack because he believed Survive and Big Convoy were at odds with one another, and would be distracted by squabbling. Survive refused to even consider that Big Convoy would speak poorly of him when Killer Punch suggested it, though. Despite their different methods, the teacher thought highly of his student, and likewise. After Big Convoy saved Survive from the Predacon, Survive dismiss the Gung Ho crew with passing marks. He personally commended Big Convoy on adapting his flexible style to leadership, and encouraged him on with his mission. Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor
After the defeat of Unicron, Survive returned to Cybertron. There, he fought with Killer Punch. Graduation Ceremony!!
2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity
Survive usually took on the rejects of the Maximal Military Academy and whipped them up to shape. Beast Wars Sourcebook #4
Alongside Tasmania Kid and Cohrada, Survive came with Big Convoy to investigate Shokaract's tower after various Angolmois-related murders. When Shokaract himself soon emerged from the tower and attacked them, Survive fought back, but was quickly killed along with his teammates. The Ascending #3
Fortunately, the Pack managed to use the magic of time travel to interrupt Shokaract before Survive and the others met their end at his hands (except Tasmania Kid, who died regardless). In this new timeline, Big Convoy's team traveled to the Pack's crashed starship and had the situation explained to them. With the Pack and several other Maximals and Predacons on their side, Survive and the others ultimately managed to foil Shokaract's plans. The Ascending #4
Beast Wars: Uprising
Survive was a battle strategist associated with Lio Convoy's Resistance. He organized the third strike on Fortress Maximus, working on a need-to-know basis with Bighorn and Cybershark on using Buzzclaw as their stalking horse to locate Maximus's control chamber. Once Buzzclaw (the obvious choice for Maximus's telepathy to manipulate) was under the influence, a prepared neural spike killed him and sent feedback into Fortress Maximus's cyberdroids, incapacitating the Builder so the Resistance could destroy him. Survive at least consoled the shocked Ser-Ket, unlike the apathetic Cybershark and callous Bighorn, assuring the Predacon there really was nothing they could've done for Buzzclaw. Head Games
Survive remained a general in the Resistance, and led the strike on Fort Myvh to capture the Yuss Naval Batteries on the way to Iacon. His team, the Fighting Quasars, worked with Lio Convoy to secure Goldbug's control chamber as well. At the High Pavilion of Iacon, he helped coordinate the siege on the Builder Assembly. As the Vehicon Apocalypse began, Survive and Direwolf maintained troop discipline and commanding the rear guard during their arrival. Derailment
Toys
Beast Wars
- Survive (Mega Class, 1999)
- ID number: C-39
- Release date: May ??, 1999
- Accessories: "True One" paw/bat
- Known designers: Yuichiro Hira (TakaraTomy), Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)
- Part of the fourth wave of Beast Wars Neo products in Takara's Beast Wars toyline, Survive is a redeco of Beast Wars Mega Class Polar Claw, transforming into a black bear. Rearing him up on his hind legs in beast mode exposes a pair of nasty-looking fangs.
- In robot mode, his beast mode forelegs end up on the back of his shoulders and can be flipped forward to become shoulder-mounted weapons. Flicking a switch on his left leg activates his spring-loaded "Honey Claw" weapon, while flicking a switch on his right launches his bat-partner, True One, who can also be used as a hand-held blaster.
- Being a redeco of Polar Claw, Survive's robot head has a face on both sides; a normal robot mode one and a "mutant" face, which is now used as a battle mask for the Assault Commander.[1]
- In typical Japanese Transformers series fashion, the animators of the cartoon repurposed the screw holes on Survive's shoulders as missile launchers.
- This mold was also used to make Grizzly-1/Barbearian.
- Roaring Showdown: Survive VS Killer Punch (VS set, 1999)
- ID number: VS-39
- Release date: May ??, 1999
- Accessories: "True One" paw/bat
- Survive was also available in the "Roaring Showdown" (絶叫の対決 zekkyō no taiketsu) two-pack with the Predacon Killer Punch, also released in the fourth wave of Neo toys.
- Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
