If you're looking for a "missing link" in the evolution of Transformers from the all robotic characters of Generation 1 to the more organic characters of Beast Wars, then look no further than the Transformers of 1988!  Pretenders were the first to incorporate an organic element into the bodies.  The concept was that they have an organic shell which concealed the transformable, technological-Cybertronian within;  a very 'pre-Beast Wars' concept if you ask me!  An added 'feature' of this year's toys was that for the first time the robot and vehicle modes look very 'Cybertronian.' a feature we really loved.