Big Convoy is aMaximal from theBeast Era portion of theGeneration 1continuity family.

Was thedark of the moon on the sixth of June, in aKenworth pullin' logs...

Youdon't want to giveBig Convoy (ビッグコンボイBiggu Konboi) a hard time. While most MaximalSupreme Commanders are known for their level-headed and friendly natures, Big Convoy breaks the mold by positively wrecking and ruining anyone who gives him lip. A gargantuan bruiser of a warrior, he tramples the opposition in his woolly mammothbeast mode and utterly obliterates them in robot mode with hisBig Cannon. He is known throughout the Maximal ranks as "The One-Man Army", a solitary Supreme Commander who can do the work of a whole battalion all on his lonesome.

So of course theGreat Convoys felt he would make a perfect training instructor for a batch of new recruits freshly minted from the Maximal Military Academy. While it takes every ounce of restraint Big Convoy can muster not to completely throttle the green little twerps, deep down he kinda-sortalikes them. Or he's getting there, anyway.Vector Sigma has taken a special interest in Big Convoy and often speaksthrough him via theEnergon Matrix in his chest. And with each lesson in warfare he imparts to his new recruits, Big Convoy in turn learns a lesson about friendship and teamwork.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Legends comic

Big Junior (ビッグジュニアBiggu Junia) was the son ofBlue Big Convoy, a radical estranged from theGreat Convoys because of his egalitarian opinions regarding the relationship between Convoys and other Transformers. The two fought at each other's side till one fateful day where they battled amysterious group who sought outAngolmois Energy. Blue Big Convoy sacrificed himself to destroy the villains and to save Big Junior. The elder mammoth used his last words to teach a weeping Big Junior the true meaning of being a "Convoy" and gave his arm to replace Big Junior's destroyed one. Henceforward, Big Junior was Big Convoy and he became a loner to protect himself from the pain of losing another comrade.Bonus Edition Vol. EX

Beast Wars Neo cartoon

Voice actor:Junichi Inoue (Japanese),Jung Goo Lee (Korean)

Big Convoy pulls aDreamwave.

We've got a great big codpiece.

Big Convoy once operated as a duo withRockbuster and the two foughtPredacons and adventured together. However, their solitary natures eventually drove them apart and both warriors decided to become solo acts in the war against the Predacons.Dinosaur Combiner Magmatron Big Convoy's decision to go it alone brought him into conflict with the Maximal drill instructorSurvive, a stern believer in the value of teamwork. They parted on shaky ground, with Survive determined to someday teach Big Convoy how to work in a group.Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor As "the One Man Army" (the nickname he quickly earned), Big Convoy focused his energies on thwarting the machinations ofMagmatron, the new leader of the Predacon forces. After a particularly explosive assault on a stronghold, the two became arch-foes.

Hoping to curb Big Convoy's psychotically antisocial behavior, theGreat Convoys ordered him to train a crew of unruly new recruits. Big Convoy loathed the assignment at first, but being a loyal soldier, accepted the task. His first mission was to exploreGaia and investigate the disappearance ofLio Convoy. Little did he know, Magmatron and his Predacons were following close behind him. After finding a black box message from Lio Convoy, Big Convoy learned of theAngolmois Capsules ejected after the destruction ofNemesis. Big Convoy then headed off with his group of trainees to collect the capsules, battling Magmatron every step of the way.Big Convoy, Move Out

On their journey to recover the Angolmois capsules, Big Convoy and his group of trainees stumbled upon the planet ofGodbless. There, he spotted a volcano floating in orbit, and questionedNAVI on whether the planet had any natural satellites or not. When the answer was no, he drove his ship closer, but was met with an apparition of a supposed “God of the Maximals”, in reality an illusion created bySaberback, who told them to stay away from the planet, before shocking the vessel's systems and causing it to crash. When the group officially landed on the surface, Big Convoy orderedColada andLongrack to scout their surroundings. Later on, when the two Maximals discovered Saberback and a capsule of Angolmois, Convoy came to their defenses and fired his “Big Cannon” on him and the other Predacons, allowing the Maximals to escape with the Angolmois. Before they departed from Godbless,Vector Sigma, speaking through Convoy, told the people of the planet to put in their best efforts on their own before turning to the assistance of a god.Chase the Mysterious Capsule

Big Convoy led the Maximal recruits to the supposedly warm, paradise-like planet ofSolid, to recover an Angolmois capsule. He was shocked, along with the others, to learn that the planet was actually frigid and frozen over. When Longrack attempted to assemble a ground team to explore the surface, Convoy shut him down, claiming that it would be good training for everyone to go. He changed his mind, though, when he realized thatBreak was the only one adequately equipped for snow exploration. Instead, he and the rest of the recruits remained waiting in the snow, until Break was ready with the capsule. Unfortunately,Sling and Saberback attacked the group, burying them all underneath piles of snow. Thankfully, Colada was able to rescue them, Big Convoy included, with his flame breath. The attack, combined with the horrific weather, was enough to demoralize the team, leaving them unable to rendezvous with Break in their current condition to retrieve the capsule. To this end, Convoy suggested using a slab of ice to slide across the planet's surface and meet with the penguin Maximal, having Longrack break off a piece from a nearby mountain. The plan succeeded, and the group met with Break just in time to fend offDead End and take the Angolmois for themselves. Later on, when Longrack dressed down Break for seemingly caring more about thelocals than the mission at hand, Vector Sigma spoke through Convoy, defending Break and stating that it was the right thing to do.Burning Heart Below Freezing

Big Convoy had the Maximal recruits touch down onMaderan to retrieve the Angolmois capsule located on the planet. When he was alerted through Stampy via signal flare of the Predacon presence on the surface, he took theGung Ho down to solve the problem. After battling off Magmatron and freeing his recruits from the Predacons' clutches, he took wounded Stampy to the ship's sick bay so that he could recover. After the trainees apologizes to Stampy for poking fun at his cowardice, when he had in reality been the bravest of them all on Maderan, Vector Sigma spoke through Convoy once more, saying that, as a team, everyone had distinct, but important characteristics that made it run like clockwork.Hang in There, Stampy

When Colada and Break began to argue, Big Convoy sent them to the planetDonovan to search for the Angolmois there, and to hopefully stop their bickering. Break later called for help, revealing that he had left Colada to fend for himself in order to teach him a lesson, to the fury of Convoy. Once he beamed down on the planet, he searched for the pair, but was stopped by Dead End, who wished to have a one-on-one duel with the Maximal leader. Convoy shrugged off his attacks, and beat the snot out of the Predacon, rushing to help Break and Colada. By the time he arrived, the two had weakened the Predacons significantly, giving Convoy room to unleash his "Big Cannon" upon them. Once the Angolmois was secured, Vector Sigma spoke through the Maximal leader, talking on the virtues of working as a team.Mirage of the Sand

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BomBom comic continuity

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Long beforeLio Convoy andGalvatron'sGaian battles took place,Big (ビッグBiggu) themammoth lived on a cold, primitive world in the7th Cosmos. When anAngolmois Capsule fell on the planet, it evolved Big and other beasts, who were then led by aGiganotosaurus, and the capsule came to be known as the Divine Stone. The resulting gang turned violent and, when he wasn't around, murdered Big's friends.

When the time-lostLio Convoy ended up on Big's planet, he came face to face with the dinosaurs, and was saved in the nick of time by Big. After some introductions, Big brought Lio Convoy to the Divine Stone, but they were confronted by the evil creatures. Big was wounded in the battle, but the mammoth managed to push them all into the crevasse containing the stone, which exploded, further evolving the dinosaurs into full-fledged Transformers with robot modes. Lio Convoy was able to take down the mooks, but was easily defeated by the union of theGiganotosaurus with aQuetzalcoatlus and aElasmosaurus—Magmatron. When the villains made their leave, Lio Convoy recovered and found the mammoth dying in the snow. Regretting his involvement, Lio Convoy used hisEnergon Matrix to cure the animal. The process evolved Big into the Maximal Big Convoy, but he was left alone and amnesiac in the raging snowstorm.The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!

Beast Wars Neo comic

Big Convoy would join the Maximals, becoming the notorious "One Man Army". During one battle, he disregardedCrow Convoy's orders by rushing into a Predacon space fortress and blowing it up; the resulting shockwave damaged theMaximal Army 7th Fleet. For his insubordination,Great Convoy punished Big Convoy by making him the instructor of five rookie Maximals on the planet Gaia. He took a lackadaisy approach, commanding his students from theGung Ho, but came to their rescue when they encountered lethalPredacons on the abandonedGalvaburg II. Inside, they found the mysteriousBlack Ball. When it was brought aboard the Maximals' ship, it suddenly activated the warp engine.The 5 Rookies The Black Ball revealed itself to be capable of speech and told the story of the war between Lio Convoy and Galvatron, and the Maximal commander's name stirred something in Big Convoy.

When the warp dropped theGung Ho inLuxor's orbit, it was immediately attacked by the Predacon flagshipDinosaur. TheGung Ho crashed into an asteroid, but not before Big Convoy sent his subordinates on escape pods to Luxor. While repairing theGung Ho withNAVI, Big Convoy investigated Lio Convoy's record, finding nothing that connected them two. When the rookies down on Luxor were attacked by the PredaconsDead End andSling, Big Convoy leapt to the planet to their rescue, managing to drive them away and prevent the planet's Angolmois Capsule from falling into the enemy's hands.There Are 7 Capsules Their time on the planet was far from over, as the planet's sand was revealed to be actually made up of millimeter-long robots calledSandron, who refused to allow the Maximals to leave the planet with the Capsule and threatened to eat them from the inside out. They attempted to sow confusion by assembling themselves into duplicates of the Maximals, but theGung Ho was repaired in time to take the Maximals off the planet, and Big Convoy managed to use some deft gunfire to hold back the Sandron before they naturally dissipated thanks to the removal of the Angolmois Capsule from the planet.100000000000000000 Grains of Sandron!!

The Maximals next went toGreengard for its Angolmois Capsule. After appointingStampy the leader of that particular retrieval mission, Big Convoy stayed behind on theGung Ho, where he awaited the arrival of theDinosaur. After burying it in an avalanche, Big Convoy came face-to-face with Magmatron himself, who taunted the Maximal about his knowledge of Big Convoy's origins. After a fierce battle, Big Convoy was able to blast away Magmatron with hisBig Cannon and picked up his students, who had succeeded at their mission.Mortal Combat! Twenty Thousand Meters in the Sky The next capsule was detected atColada's homeworld,Jörmungandr. LeavingLongrack to watch over theGung Ho, Big Convoy joined his other soldiers to the planet, where they ran into Sling, Dead End, andSaberback. Big Convoy entered a duel with Dead End, but it was eventually interrupted by Saberback, who tried to off Big Convoy on the recently arrivedGuiledart's orders. A retaliatory blast from Big Convoy disintegrated Guiledart and breached the world's shell, sucking everything out into space. The Predacons were doomed to the void, and Big Convoy was forced to let go of his Big Cannon to saveBreak's life, losing it forever.A Battle Fought Alone

Big Convoy and his troops later found themselves within the sanctuary of theByakurēn, where they found an Angolmois Capsule being worshiped as a holy vessel. The Maximals fought off the cult's evil priests beforeKuma Kinkin engaged Big Convoy in one-on-one combat. Big Convoy managed to slice off one of Kuma Kinkin's arms in the ensuing battle, and used the missionary's own Bearnium gauntlet to kill him, stabbing him with it through the forehead. The cult vanquished, Big Convoy and his crew took possession of the capsule.Break Through! The Polar Bear Raging Claw Fist! Next, Big Convoy led his troops to the aquatic planetWednesday, where they retrieved the fifth Angolmois Capsule after a brief altercation againstRage.To Jellyfish with Love! Cry Out, Stampy Blade

Who wants some?!

The sixth capsule was in theGraviton Prison. Though the Maximals were captured by the malfunctioning robot-guards, Big Convoy used his incredible kicking-strength to bust his crew out of their cell. With the capsule in their possession, the Maximals returned to their ship. The prison's guards attempted once more to stop the by pulling down on theGung Ho, but Big Convoy once more used his powerful legs to save the day, kicking the guards into a nearby black hole.The Great Escape! Graviton Prison!

For the final capsule, the Black Ball led the Maximals to a floating amphitheatre in proximity ofCybertron, where they encountered the surviving Magmatron, who revealed that the Black Ball had led him there and gave him theBlentrons as troops! As events unfolded, though, the Blentrons turned on Magmatron and fed the collected capsules to the Black Ball, from which the face ofUnicron emerged. Unicron explained that the last Angolmois Capsule, the divine stone that fell on an icy planet so long ago, was absorbed into the bodies of Big Convoy and Magmatron, a revelation that broke Big Convoy's amnesia. Breaking down from his recovered memories, Big Convoy crouched in tears till Magmatron implored him to keep fighting, and the two joined forces against the Blentrons. Just as the two were about to swoop into Unicron's maw,Heinrad, in actuality an agent of theRuler of Time and Space, froze time and explained to Big Convoy the threat of Unicron and the Ruler's plan to destroy the universe to remove the threat. After knocking some sense into the despondent Big Convoy, Heinrad was pulled out of the spacetime continuum for his violation of the dogma of noninterference. Away from Unicron, Big Convoy had to watch as the dark god chomped on Magmatron, spitting out his head and hisMagma Blade. After being entrusted the sword, Big Convoy used it to end his rival's life and swore to fight against Unicron, who had absorbed Cybertron to become his new body.Double Cross

With the Magma Blade in hand, Big Convoy had theGung Ho lure Unicron to the clustered planetary systemGeorgian, where the Maximal crew had Unicron attack planets, setting off explosions that destroyed his limbs. Limbless, Unicron tried to unleash a Blentron army, but it was of little effect to Big Convoy, who dove in and stabbed his eye with the Magma Blade. However, Unicron's dark essence emerged from its eye and plastered itself on Big Convoy's body to take it over. With no option, Big Convoy took the Matrix from his chest and unleashed its power, destroying himself and Unicron in the process. In his dying moments, Big Convoy saw Lio Convoy come to bring his soul to peace.

At Big Convoy's memorial, his former students, now graduated, paid homage to him when Heinrad appeared and took the four to an wintry planet. There, he revealed that Big Convoy's spark was "recycled" by his organization and the commander was reincarnated as an ordinary mammoth without memory or awareness of what came before. As the Maximals—now Convoys—saluted him, the mammoth walked off into the distance.Return to Zero

Beast Wars Metals comic

The visage of Big Convoy appeared alongside those of Lio Convoy andOptimus Prime in a poetic montage overlooking theBeast Wars onEnergoa.Beast Wars Metals #1

DreamwaveArmada comic

Blurr,Side Swipe, andJetfire discovered that theHeralds of Unicron had destabilized the Decepticonspace bridge nexus, causing the space bridges to become windows to other dimensions. One of these windows showed Big Convoy, who seemed to be looking right back at Jetfire. Jetfire, thinking he had seen the Optimus Prime he knew, tried to say so, but only stuttered, possibly in shock.Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4

2006 IDWBeast Wars continuity

He doesn't attend to politicians when there's asses to kick.

By one account, Big Convoy was known as the "one robot army" and was assigned by theMaximal Elders to theGung Ho and its crew of Maximal rookies in a time before thePax Cybertronia. Together, they defeated Magmatron.Beast Wars Sourcebook #1

In another account, Big Convoy had earned himself a place on theAutobot High Council by the tail-end of the Great War. He was away from their base of operation when news came in that both Optimus Prime and Galvatron had fallen in combat, and so attended a meeting via holographic-projection. After rebranding themselves the "Primal Council", the group discussed their intent to broker an armistice with their enemies, in the hopes of ending the war without further bloodshed. To this end, Big Convoy was sent to a front near theRust Sea peninsula.Dawn of the Predacus

Big Convoy was part of Cybertron'sCommittee for State Affairs alongsideHeinrad andMagmatron.The Gathering #1 Because of his distinguished service, he was a high-ranking member of the joint committee.Beast Wars Sourcebook #1

On Cybertron, Big Convoy, along withTasmania Kid, had been investigating recent disturbances and riots occurring with increasing frequency. He found that the riots had been set off by the use of Angolmois capsules—something which he thought he had seen the last of. Though the rulers of theMaximal Imperium sent their aide,Ikard, to bring Big Convoy to them, he refused to come, citing the importance of getting some control in the field.The Ascending #2

Following the trail of the Angolmois incidents, he and his unit were able to locate a monolithic structure jutting from the Cybertronian skyline.Cohrada speculated that the new building was in fact quite ancient, a part of an older era of Cybertron that was thrust up through the substructure.Shokaract emerged from the structure, eager to demonstrate his newfound power. Big Convoy retaliated, transforming into a heavily armed spider-tank alt mode. Magmatron witnessed that unless the timestream was altered, the Maximal leader would also be killed by Shokaract. Thus, the chronally displaced Predacon chose that moment in time for the transwarp coordinates to give toRavage. Therefore, the battle was interrupted by the appearance ofLio Convoy's transwarp cruiser, sparing Big Convoy. However, this hope was in vain, as it was soon shot down by Shokaract.The Ascending #3

Big Convoy later metBump, a "specialist" sent by Lio Convoy. Soon afterwards, Big Convoy and his soldiers encountered the Pack, along with immigrants from Earth, includingRavage. He participated in the plan and battled with Shokaract's forces. After their enemies were defeated, Lio Convoy and Big Convoy hoped that no threat came up while they were focused on rebuilding Cybertron, which had fallen into a sorry state after Shokaract's distribution of Angolmois. Unfortunately,Megatron popped up just in time to dash that hope.The Ascending #4

Kre-O online comic

Big Convoy was at the newly constructed Autobot base,Metroplex, enjoying the big turret at the top of the building.Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!

Legends World

In theLegends World, Big Convoy was aTransformers nerd who worked as a high school teacher.Bonus Edition Vol. 59 He attended theTransformers Celebration 2014,Legends Bonus Vol. and later was part of the crowd that cheered on the recently arrivedMegatron from theG1 World.Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World

Big Convoy took a job as a teacher at Magmatron's high school, initially scaring his students with his fierce appearance before showing his true self when he ran off to buyTransformers toys.Year 3, Class B Big-sensei He found teaching regular subjects boring and instead began teaching the history of theTransformers brand,First Lesson First and petitioned Magmatron to change the homeroom period to a period dedicated to talking aboutTransformers.Very Strange Upon catching Colada shaking Stampy down, Big reprimanded him but showed his gentle side by giving his student some "money"... in the form ofCyber Keys.Delinquent Colada During sports day, he presented Break with a Cyber Key medal for his exemplary skating before crushing his students under his weight during the cavalry race.Hot-blooded Break When Longrack began studyingTransformers at the cost of neglecting other subjects, Big realized he was leading his students astray and began teaching properly.Preparatory Reviewer Longrack

One day, Big Convoy awoke in the form of a robot mammoth who could turn himself into a tank and was, to his joy, diagnosed withTransformers sickness.DNAVI prescribed him some medicine, but he refused to be cured and threw it away.When I Awoke One Morning... On the way home, he was caught up in aQuintesson invasion and, findingBlitzwing lamenting his uselessness, looked in vain for afootball coach who could aid him. Realizing he himself qualified as a kind of coach, he then decided to disguise himself as a Decepticon and help Blitzwing.To Fight with... After he offered the beleaguered soldier his services as a strategist, he introduced himself as "Big Fight" (ビッグファイトBiggu Faito). His strategy didn't amount to much, merely telling Blitzwing to forge his own destiny, but theTriple Changer was able to relay those ideas to an invadingOvercharge, who was actually Blitzwing from the past. After the invasion was ultimately repelled, Big Fight took his leave and Big Convoy was found the next day asleep during class.Bonus Edition Vol. 59

WhenScorponok'sMajin Zarak threatened the Legends World,Rattrap'sEncore Big Convoy toy leapt to the rescue and revealed that allTransformers toys in the Legends World were actually living beings.Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two

Nevertheless, the Legends World was destroyed and the regular Big Convoy from that world was forced to evacuate the universe in theAxalon and ended up onBeast. When that planet was attacked byGalvatron II and hisNemesis,Leo Prime forced Transformers sickness onto the Legends World refugees and converted them into forms much like the G1 World's own Beast Warriors. With the other Convoys, Big Convoy destroyed Nemesis's core in a Triple Beast Convoy Matrix Attack.The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3

Beast Wars: Uprising

Slammoth was a member of theCybertronian Navy who served aboard theGung-Ho, patrolling theAllowed Zone of known space under the watchful eye of theHuman Confederacy.Intersectionality

During theGrand Uprising, Slammoth seized control ofGung-Ho from the Builders. He became Supreme Commander of the space vessels controlled by theResistance as the war went on. In addition to clashing with Builders, Slammoth had several encounters withRazor-Claw, an opportunist Predacon warlord who seized control of Cybertron's three moons, and was initially antagonistic withLio Convoy's movement.

When the war ended and theVehicon Apocalypse was routed, Slammoth took part in the negotiations atDragon's Bane Cathedral inHyperious to establish a new government. Once theCybertronian Parliament was hammered into shape, Slammoth became one of the three chosen representatives of the Resistance.Derailment

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The awesomely powerful Big Convoy was originally a loner who preferred fighting alone. However, Maximal leadership decided that his talents were better served educating the next generation of Cybertronians—while Big Convoy still yearned for the old days, he was an excellent teacher who brought out the best in his students.

At some point, Big Convoy and his team of Maximals battledMagmatron for control of the universe'sDark Energon Capsules, racing from planet to planet in a conflict that culminated in a battle against a reborn Unicron.Technorganic Secrets

Toys

Beast Wars

Take off my kibble, and you've got two toys for the price of one!

• Big Convoy (ビッグコンボイ,1999)

• Takara ID number:C-35
• Takara release date:1999 February
• Sonokong name:Mammolike
• Sonokong ID number:C-05
• Accessories; "Big Cannon", 2 missiles, 2 "Mammoth Haken" missiles, "Energon Matrix"
• Known designers:Hisashi Yuki (TakaraTomy),Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)

Part of the second wave ofBeast Wars Neo products in Takara'sBeast Wars toyline, Big Convoy transforms into an organic mammoth. His beast mode has a rubber trunk which can be controlled by pushing a lever on the top of his head to somewhat simulate his "Mammoth Dynamite" attack. In addition, the tusks can be moved by pulling back either of his ears.

In robot mode, Big Convoy is absolutely chock-full of weapons andgimmicks:

1. The spring-loaded "Big Cannon" (formed out of the beast's head, back, and tail) can fire two missiles from two barrels in succession with a rotating dial. It is held in his hands via5 mm post and can be stored on his back.
2. His shoulder armor can be swung up to reveal sculpted, non-firing missile pods.
3. He has flip-out "Mammoth Tonfa" melee weapons in both forearms.
4. The two beast panels on the sides of his legs feature two spring-loaded missile launchers that fire his anchor-shaped "Mammoth Haken" projectiles (similar to the originalBeast Wars Ultra ClassMegatron toy); the missiles can also be loosely held as melee weapons.
5. His chest panel flips down, revealing the first-ever removable Matrix toy accessory, vacuum-metalized gold with a transparent red center. This accessory can be held by any figure with standard 5 mm fist holes.

Big Convoy technically has a third mode, known as "Mammoth Tank", which is basically just his beast mode with the Big Cannon folded out and his Mammoth Haken launchers deployed. Yay.

This toy is somewhat infamous for being ashellformer, as practically all of his beast mode components are shells that fit around the compressed robot to form this mode. Much of hiskibble can be detached from the main figure to form the majority of his beast modeon its own.

Sonokong released Big Convoy as "Mammolike" in theKoreanBeast-War Neo toyline. This release features no changes to the toy itself, with the only differences beingthe packaging and bio cards.

Big Convoy wasredecoed asBlack Big Convoy, then redecoed and slightlyretooled intoNemesis Prime.

• More information on Big Convoy at TFU.info

Takara packaging pictured

Sonokong packaging pictured

• Dai Uchū no Taiketsu: Big Convoy VS Magmatron (大宇宙の対決 ビッグコンボイVSマグマトロン, 1999)

• Takara ID number:VS-35
• Takara release date:1999 February
• Sonokong ID number:DX-05
• Accessories: "Big Cannon", 2 missiles, two "Mammoth Haken" missiles, "Energon Matrix"

Big Convoy was also available in the "Cosmic Showdown" "versus" pack with his chief adversary,Magmatron, also released in the second wave ofNeo product. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

This vs-pack was also released in Korea by Sonokong. Much like the single release of "Mammolike", both toys are identical to the Takara releases, the only differences being the packaging and bio cards.

• Kinpika Big Convoy VS Magmatron (金ピカビッグコンボイVSマグマトロン, 1999)

• ID number:C-35
• Accessories: "Big Cannon", 2 missiles, two "Mammoth Haken" missiles, "Energon Matrix"

This goldvacuum metallized Big Convoy was featured as aLucky Draw giveaway throughTV Magazine andTV-Kun,^[1] paired with a similarly gold version of Magmatron, limited to a whopping ten sets.

Unfortunately, the dates and rules of the contest are currently undocumented.

Please, Mr. Blue wasmy father, call me Big.

• Blue Big Convoy (1999)

• ID number:C-35
• Accessories: "Big Cannon", 2 missiles, two "Mammoth Haken" missiles, "Energon Matrix"

A redeco of Big Convoy in shades of blue, this figure is a Lucky Draw item. Again, unfortunately, the specifics of the contest are currently undocumented.

TheLegends-original characterBlue Big Convoy is an homage to this release.

Legends

Prototype names included Big McLargeHuge.

• Blitzwing (ブリッツウイング,2018)

• ID number:LG59
• Release date:2018January 27

Packed in with the TakaraTomyLegends Voyager-sizedBlitzwing figure, "Big Fight" is a redeco ofTitans ReturnShuffler's accessory. TheHeadmaster form of Blitzwing can ride Big Fight in robot mode. Big Fight can also transform into a cannon for largerTitans Return or anyLegends Headmaster figures to wield via5 mm post.

Encore

Guess this means we won't be seeing aMasterpiece Big Convoy anytime soon then...

• Big Convoy (ビッグコンボイ,2019)

• Release date:2019January 26
• Accessories: "Big Cannon", 2 missiles, 2 "Mammoth Haken" missiles, "Energon Matrix"

The second-to-last release in TakaraTomy'sEncore reissue series, this release of Big Convoy has been extensively redecoed to be more anime-accurate. The most notable changes include his paint and plastic being much more matte overall, flat white replacing the pearlescent white and silver, his beast mode pelt being a darker brown, his gold parts swapped to yellow, and his beast eyes now white with pupils.

This release of Big Convoy displays considerably well with theMasterpieceLio Convoy and anime-coloredOptimus Primal toys. With all three figures being roughly the same height, it is highly accurate to the respective cartoon scales.

Come on and Slammoth
And welcome to the Jammoth

• Big Convoy (Matrix Buster Ver.) (ビッグコンボイ (マトリクスバスターVer.),2020)

• Release date:2020February 28
• Accessories: "Big Cannon", 2 missiles, 2 "Mammoth Haken" missiles, "Energon Matrix", "Matrix Buster", "NAVI" figure, 2 leg attachments

The actual final release in theEncore line, this re-re-release of Big Convoy has no deco changes from the originalBeast Wars Neo version, but does have a lot of new parts added to it.

The centerpiece is the massive "Matrix Buster" cannon accessory (as used in the penultimate episode of theNeo anime), which can store theretooled Energon Matrix with collapsible handles, and has two flexible tubes that plug into his waist-piece. Completing the cartoon-based configuration are two small turbine-like parts that extend his hip-mounted mammoth legs by plugging in between the legs and the removable feet, exploiting a facet of the toy's construction that was not considered a play "feature" prior.

Finally, this set also includes a smallNAVI figurine. Yay!

This figure was also released inAustralia as a EB Games/Zing exclusive.

Age of the Primes

Alright Magmatron, you big nerd, where's my Angolmois capsules?

• Maximal Big Convoy (Leader Class,2026)

• TakaraTomy name:Maximal Big Convoy (マクシマルビッグコンボイ)
• TakaraTomy release date:2026May 30
• Accessories:Energon Matrix,Big Cannon, 2 tusks,Matrix Cannon, 2Mammoth Hakens
• Known designers:Mark Maher (Hasbro),Tomoki Tatsumi (TakaraTomy)^[2]

Released as part of the first wave of 2026Age of the Primes Leader Class toys, Big Convoy is a faithful recreation of his animation model, transforming into a mammoth with poseable trunk, front shoulders, and ears. He retains many gimmicks from the original toy, including the opening chest and removable Energon Matrix, deployable tonfas, two handheld Mammoth Hakens, flip-up shoulder armor to reveal sculpted missiles, and hip-mounted mammoth legs that flip around to form cannons. The Big Cannon now has a stand so Big Convoy can hold it up stably, and can still store on his back. He also includes the Matrix Cannon from the cartoon and his tusks are on 5 mm posts.

Unlike previous Hasbro"Convoy"toys, Big Convoy keeps his original name.

Big Convoy was first teased onLegacy Magmatron's package art, and fully revealed atSan Diego Comic-Con 2025.

• Designer commentary on Big Convoy from Mark Maher on Instagram

Merchandise

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Beast Wars Real Figure Kit

Also included with base: sludge.

• Big Convoy (1999)
  • Accessories: Stand

A non-transforming PVC prize figure kit of Big Convoy. It comes packaged with the unassembled figure and a stand. The stand has two attachment points for other Real Figure Kit stands to connect.

Beast Change Kit

• Big Convoy (1999)
  • Accessories: Big Cannon

Released byTakara,Beast Change Kit Big Convoy is a snap together model kit of the character in asuper deformed style. The model can assume both robot and mammoth modes by being partially disassembled and reassembled. The kit includes stickers for added detail, though unlike theBeast Wars II Change Kits, Big Convoy is notgang-molded with his wavemate Magmatron.

Flame Toys

• Big Convoy (20??)

• Known designers:Akira Amemiya (concept artist)

Prototype sketches byAkira Amemiya ofStudio Trigger fame of a Furai Model kit Big Convoy were revealed alongside Kuro Kara KuriRodimus Prime, Furai ModelLio Convoy, and Furai ModelOptimus Primal in 2019. Big Convoy has yet to be released.

This item is currently scheduled for release, but is not yet available at mass retail.

Notes

• Big Convoy's chunky mammoth mode and emphasis on being a walking armory was decided upon as a direct contrast to the preceding Lio Convoy's lithe lion form and emphasis on blades.^[3]
• Concept art (below) by Big Convoy's toy designerHisashi Yuki lists his preliminary name as Mammoth Convoy.^[4]
• Like most comic-only Kreons,Kre-O Big Convoy is made up of existingKre-O parts. He uses theOptimus Prime helmet, the bazooka gun (in reference to theBig Cannon), and some kind of spiky pieces attached to a backpack.
• Big Convoy was a candidate inTakaraTomy'sMasterpiece Fan's Choice poll, which asked fans to determine which Autobot/Maximal leader from the franchise's then-30 year history should receive a new toy in the prestigiousMasterpiece line. Big placed eighth, with 2.1% of the vote.
• "Slammoth", Big Convoy's name inBeast Wars: Uprising, originated as one of three possible names for the character eventually known asVictorion in theFan Built Combiner poll.

Foreign names

• Korean:Mammolike (맘모라이크Mammoraikeu)

Gallery

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  Beast Wars Neo concept art

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  IDW Cybertronian form concept art

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  Flame Toys Furai Model concept art

References