Depthcharge

DepthCharge is a charater in the Beast Wars: Transformers universe.

He was originally a Maximal security agent on Colony Omicron. When Protoform X escaped custody on Omicron, the colony was wiped out--with DepthCharge being the sole survivor. This left DepthCharge with a deep hatred of Protoform X, along with a large amount of resentment towards himself for failing to save Omicron.

For some time, DepthCharge chased Protoform X, encountering him and suffering defeat at many locations--including Starbase Rugby. (This is an "in-joke, and refers to an online Transformers store called Rugby's Starbase). Eventually, DepthCharge recaptured Protoform X and requested that X be terminated for his crimes. Instead, Protoform X was taken by the starship Axalon and sentenced to be abandoned in space.

DepthCharge was not satisfied with this ruling. He decided to find Protoform X on his own, and finish what had been started. His search lead him through a rift in space, and landed on prehistoric Earth in the middle of the Beast Wars (specifically, just at the start of Season 3 in the Beast Wars TV show). He became a Transmetal in the process, and scanned the beast form of a manta ray.

Protoform X (now known as Rampage) was indeed on Planet Earth. DepthCharge was shocked to find the crew of the Axalon (who had long since been thought lost) on Earth as well, but did not care about the war they were involved in. He still held a deep resentment of the other Maximals, and chose to operate solo in pursuit of Rampage.

Eventually, DepthCharge "officially" joined the Maximal side. He was a great asset to Optimus Primal's team, being the only water-based Maximal. DepthCharge continued his rivalry with Rampage until the bitter end, when both warriors destroyed one another in a final showdown.

DepthCharge was voiced by David Sobolov in the American version.