Bantor (BW)

Bantor seems like the ideal Maximal soldier. Not only is he strong and fast, but he’s also an intelligent, disciplined warrior with a tactical mind and a keen understanding of guerilla warfare – useful traits to have when you’re a demolitions specialist. His Fuzor beast mode means that he’s at home in the trees or on the ground, stalking his prey slowly and silently through the jungle and into a carefully planned ambush. By that time, his Predacon victim has already walked right into one of his cleverly-disguised snares or explosive booby-traps.

Yes, Bantor would be the model of Maximal military prowess... if it weren’t for those unfortunate periods when Bantor’s careful, stony patience just shatters. When Bantor loses his cool, it’s as if he becomes an entirely different person: a daredevil berserker who'll attack anything in reach until he can regain control. It’s a good thing that he’s got the close-combat skills to back him up; his hyper-reflex musculature gives him the strength to throw devastating haymaker punches. Bantor’s greatest foe is, ultimately, himself: his level head and intricate tactics can all go out the window at a moment’s notice, which can land him in trouble.