General Information:
Price Point/Size: Basic
Retailers: General (K-Mart, Toys R Us, Wal-Mart, Kay Bee)
Release Date: May 2001
Accessories: Axe Weapon

General Information:
Release Date: 2001
Price Point: $9.99 (depending on retailer)
Retailer: General Release (Kay Bee, Toys 'R' Us etc.)
Accessories: Missiles x 2

Mechatron is one of the Beast Riders, vehicles meant for use as accessories with the Beast Machines Transformers figures. Each vehicle is specialized towards one character. Mechatron is specialized for the dragon Megatron. This is specialization is mainly focused on the appearance of the toy.

In 1996 Kenner made a bold and radical change to the Transformers toy line.  Gone were Autobots and Decepticons.  In their place were their descendents: the Maximals and Predacons!  Featuring techno-organic beast modes and highly stylized robot modes, Beast Wars Transformers was unlike anything fans had seen before.  While controversial at the time, the series has gone on to be recognized as the line that revitalized the Transformers brand.

Hammerstrike is the first Maximal released as part of the Beast Machines Transformers: Battle for the Spark line, signalling Beast Machines' second year on toy store shelves. For much of the toys in this line, the new "gimmick" is some action feature activated by the toy's Spark Crystal.

One of the most controversial characters to appear in the Beast Machines Transformers series was Savage/Noble. As the first completely organic Transformer, many fans felt this was not a "true" Transformer as even the techno-organic Maximals had technological parts. Despite this controversy however, many fans were eager to see how a toy of this character would turn out since hsi two forms were so different in the television show.