Hasbro: We want to celebrate a larger variety of eras for the 25th Anniversary of Transformers. (ESPECIALLY Ravage.) Is this something we can expect to see more of in the near-future of Transformers or was this, like the Mini-Cons of Armada, more or less a special event? Based on the positive response we have received on Classics and Universe over the past 2 years, we anticipate that these style expressions will continue at some point in the future although we cannot say definitively at this time.ġ: It’s really awesome to see little “bonus” toys in Universe like Ravage, Nightstick, and Jolt.
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Hasbro: Universe and Animated may continue on a limited basis in 2009, but Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie product will clearly be the focal point of the Fall line. Will Universe be going away next year with the new film? If so, can we expect a Universe/Classics 3.0 in the distant future? Since one of the main appeals of the original Special Teams was their ability to combine into a larger robot, it would be preferable to retain that feature in some way in any future releases of those teams.ġ: With the first movie, we saw Classics (and pretty much all non-movie toys) come to an end, only to come back this year as Universe. Hasbro: It would be great to be able to release new sets of the many Special Teams after all these years, but sets of 5 or 6 figures would be expensive unless they were in the smaller size classes like Legends or Scouts, and then it becomes difficult to find enough molds to fit each character appropriately. Since it seems most available combiner molds have been recently repainted, what are the chances of seeing a boxed “team” using various modern molds in a non-combining fashion? (i.e., 5 toys as Predacons, 5 toys as Technobots, various construction vehicles in Constructicon colors as a set, etc.) We’re also very pleased to see the giant boxed sets of Energon combiner repaints.
A lot of this feedback was incorporated into the upcoming Spring 2009 Universe assortments.ġ: With the recent Special Team Leaders exclusive boxed set at Target, we’re positively giddy to have new versions of Razorclaw and Hun-Gurr. Hasbro: We haven’t done an actual “fan’s choice” character promotion/contest for some time, but we always like to hear suggestions at conventions and on the boards for characters that people would like to see. Since it’s been ages, is it safe to assume this has been shelved– and if so, what are the chances of some sort of a vote-on-a-repaint or similar sort of thing to give fans a shot to directly pick another toy in the line? But you never know if a new faction could come into the lore if it adds to the story.ġ: At some Hasbro convention appearance a few years ago, I vaguely recall hearing about a proposed “Fan’s Choice” voting thing (it wasn’t specified) similar to what we’ve seen in Star Wars and G.I. To that end you have seen Targetmasters, mini-cons, triple-changers, and constructicons across the recent TRANSFORMERS product line. Currently we are trying to find ways to bring older factions back into the main Autobot vs Decepticon battle. When new factions are created they need to serve a purpose and fit into a story. Hasbro: We are happy with how Mini-cons were received by kids and fans. While it’s great to see Autobots and Decepticons after a few lean years, do you guys have any plans to introduce new groups in the coming years?
In the 1990s and 2000s, we had Maximals, Mutants, Predacons, and Vehicons. And if you haven’t already, don’t forget to check out our own Q&A here on TFviews as well.ġ: Since the introduction of the Mini-Cons, we’ve seen little in the way of new factions. Here is a list of other sites’ questions from the second round of Hasbro’s Q&A on December 9th, 2008.
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