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Gora

2012-03-27T07:01:11Z

68.146.169.9:

:''Gora is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

{{mainpic}}

'''Gora''' (ゴラ ''Gora'') is [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s [[Arms Micron]]. He is a robotic gorilla that transforms into a weapon with "cannon" and "blade" configurations.

==Toys==
===Prime===
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM05'''
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
* Gora's robot mode surprisingly resembles a certain [[Lugnut (Animated)|glorious]] Megatron fan-bot

[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Prime Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Gora

2012-03-27T07:00:37Z

68.146.169.9:

:''Gora is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

{{mainpic}}

'''Gora''' (ゴラ ''Gora'') is [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s [[Arms Micron]]. He is a robotic gorilla that transforms into a weapon with "cannon" and "blade" configurations.

==Toys==
===Prime===
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM05'''
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
* Gora robot mode surprisingly resembles a certain [[Lugnut (Animated)|glorious]] Megatron fan-bot

[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Prime Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Gora

2012-03-27T06:59:12Z

68.146.169.9:

:''Gora is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

{{mainpic}}

'''Gora''' (ゴラ ''Gora'') is [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s [[Arms Micron]]. He is a robotic gorilla that transforms into a weapon with "cannon" and "blade" configurations.

==Toys==
===Prime===
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM05'''
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
* Gora surprisingly resembles a certain [[Lugnut (Animated)|glorious]] Megatron fan-bot's robot mode

[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Prime Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Gora

2012-03-26T10:01:49Z

68.146.169.9: /* Prime */

:''Gora is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

{{mainpic}}

'''Gora''' (ゴラ ''Gora'') is [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]]'s [[Arms Micron]]. He is a robotic gorilla that transforms into a weapon with "cannon" and "blade" configurations.

==Toys==
===Prime===
*'''Megatron''' (Voyager, 2012)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''AM05'''
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Japanese-original characters]]
[[Category:Prime Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

==Notes==
* Gora surprisingly resembles a certain [[Lugnut (Animated)|Glorious]] Megatron fan-bot

Energon Harvester

2012-03-11T14:18:29Z

68.146.169.9:

:''The Energon Harvester is a device from the [[Transformers: Prime (franchise)| Prime]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
[[Image:DeusExMachina-Openharvester.jpg|thumb|300px|"They're gifts, [[Nolan North|Mr. Miles]], gifts from those who came before."]]
An '''Energon Harvester''' was used by the Ancients to harvest [[energon]]. As energon flows in the bodies of all [[Transformer]]s, the Harvester can be a deadly weapon in [[Decepticon]] hands.

==Fiction==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
When the Autobots detected an energon vein in [[Greece]], [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]] went to investigate. There they spotted a painting of a god wielding the Energon Harvester and figured one must be on Earth. Bulkhead encountered [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] at the construction site, which meant the Decepticons also knew about the Harvester. After some online searching, [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] found an identical orb in a museum, which [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus Prime]] confirmed to be genuine.

[[Image:Soundwaveandenergonharvester.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"Now I claim your sun!"]]

[[Team Prime]] surrounded the museum, while [[Ratchet (Prime)|Ratchet]] [[GroundBridge|GroundBridge]]d the children into the museum to steal the Harvester. But [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and Breakdown attacked the Autobots, [[Soundwave (Prime)|Soundwave]] snatched the Harvester from the kids, and Miko was arrested. Bulkhead deduced [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] would return to Greece to harvest the untapped energon source. Starscream had already demonstrated its power by absorbing the life from a [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicon]] and was harvesting the energon when Bulkhead arrived. The Decepticon attempted to use it to kill Bulkhead, but he grabbed onto it, causing it to overload. Bulkhead threw the Harvester into the air, where it safely exploded.

Later, [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]] gave a replica of the Harvester (made by Ratchet) to the museum and got Miko out of trouble with the security guard. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}
==Notes==
* A golden orb, associated with pagan religions and able to suck the life out of of those it's used on? [http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Pieces_of_Eden Sounds familiar].
===Foreign names===
*''German:'' '''Energon-Erntekugel''' ("Energon-Harvestingball")
*''Korean:'' '''Eneojon Chuchulgi''' (에너존 추출기, "Energon Harvester")

[[Category:Energon|Harvester]]
[[Category:Prime technology]]
[[Category:Prime weapons]]

Transformers Hall of Fame

2011-06-10T17:47:03Z

68.146.169.9: /* 2011 notes */

[[Image:TransformersHallofFame.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Finally, a way to honor Soundwave some more... or so we thought.]]

Starting in [[2010]], [[Hasbro]] has begun honoring important characters and creators from the long history of the franchise. At [[BotCon 2010]], they honored five characters to be inducted into the Hall of Fame: [[Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee]], [[Megatron]], [[Starscream]], and the fifth character determined by fan vote, [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].

The inaugural creators inducted include: [[Bob Budiansky]], [[Peter Cullen]], [[Hideaki Yoke|Yoke Hideaki]], and [[Kōjin Ōno|Kojin Ohno]].

Each year more Transformers characters and creators will be added to the Hall of Fame. 2011's characters are [[Ironhide]], [[Ratchet]], [[Soundwave]] and [[Waspinator]].

== Nomination process ==

The nominations began with various Transformer fan sites (including this wiki) polling their members for five names to submit to Hasbro. Hasbro then tallied these results to present the fandom with five final choices on which to vote.

===2010===

On [[May 3]], 2010 Hasbro began announcing the final nominees, leading up to the [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Poll.cfm fan vote] on [[May 10]]th. The fan vote was limited to one vote per day, until voting ended three weeks later on [[May 28]]. Each of these nominees were presented with all new bios (which interestingly tended to conflate multiple versions of the characters and were not averse to creating new backstory points as well).

===2011===
Voting on the final nominees began on Transformers.com on [[April 13]], with the bios for each nominee being revealed on that same day..

==Nominees==

===2010 nominees===

*'''[[Soundwave]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-1.cfm]
*'''[[Grimlock]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-2.cfm]
*'''[[Jazz]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-3.cfm]
*'''[[Shockwave]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-4.cfm]
*'''[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-5.cfm]

'''WINNER: Dinobot!''' (Holy scrap!)

===2011 nominees===

*'''[[Grimlock]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-GRIMLOCK.cfm]
*'''[[Shockwave]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-SHOCKWAVE.cfm]
*'''[[Erector|Autobot Erector]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-ERECTOR.cfm]
*'''[[Waspinator]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-WASPINATOR.cfm]
*'''[[Jazz]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-JAZZ.cfm]

'''WINNER: Waspinator!''' (Double holy scrap!)

== Hall of Fame Ceremony ==

===2010===
[[Image:BotCon2010-HOFkeepsake.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Take that Van Gogh off your wall and frame ''this'' mother!]]

The Saturday night of [[BotCon 2010]] was allocated to a Hall of Fame semi-formal dinner. After a short cocktail dinner period (read: cash bar), Primus package attendees filed into a large auditorium with several dinner tables assembled in front of a stage with cardboard standees of Optimus, Megatron, Starscream, and Bumblebee. Two large screens magnified the stage's events to those further away.

The human inductees were introduced first, with a combination of video testimony and personal introductions by [[Aaron Archer]] and [[Greg Lombardo]], who were dressed up all snazzy. One by one, clips were played and testimonies given, and human inductees came onstage to receive their trophies and give a short speech.

The robot inductees were each given a short montage of clips from across various franchises, set to a piece of appropriate music. Then the five Fan's Choice nominees were featured with their own music-video montages, with a buildup to the winner... Dinobot! A ''second'' montage for Dinobot then played, most notably using clips from "[[Code of Hero]]", which had been ''conspicuously absent'' from his nomination video.

{{collist|2|
*Optimus Prime: "What I've Done" by [[Linkin Park]]
*Bumblebee: "The Best" by Joe Esposito
*Megatron: "Seek and Destroy" by Metallica
*Starscream: "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins
*Jazz: "Holding out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler
*Soundwave: "I Love Rock n' Roll" by Joan Jett
*Shockwave: "Final Countdown" by Europe
*Grimlock: [[Godzilla]] theme
*Dinobot (nomination): "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns 'N' Roses.
*Dinobot (winner): "[[The Touch]]" by [[Stan Bush]]
}}
Naturally, the videos put up on the website do ''not'' use any of those songs (except for "The Touch"), instead using generic music Hasbro would not have to pay licensing fees for.

Before attendees filed out for the evening, a keepsake print with the names of all the inductees was distributed.
{{-}}

===2011===
The human inductees were [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[Michael Bay]].
{{-}}

==Notes==
* The "characters" in the Hall of Fame are not "characters" in the same sense as in this wiki. They are more like "character names, and the cross-continuity character concepts behind them". For example, the "Optimus Prime" in the Hall of Fame is considered to encompass all the major Optimus Primes from all continuities {{m-}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1]], [[Optimus Prime (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'']], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|the Unicron Trilogy]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|the live-action movies]], [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Transformers Animated'']], [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|''Transformers: Prime'']], and others, all considered as "one character". The Hasbro-provided bios for Hall of Fame members and nominees are thus generic in spots (describing any of the characters of that name fairly well), while mentioning specific elements from the current "Aligned" continuity in others. This deliberate ambiguity is alternately fascinating and maddening, particularly when it's applied to [[Erector|characters who do not otherwise exist in the Aligned-verse]].

===2010 notes===
[[Image:BC2010Su-dinobotdisplay.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let his spark join with the Matrix, and the greatest heroes of Cybertron.]]
*Soundwave's bio [[retcon]]ned his cassette partners into [[Mini-Con]]s, and restated an earlier retcon that they were also [[Deployer (Prime)|Deployers]]. It also revealed that he had deleted his emotions for more efficient information processing. Additionally, Soundwave's bio also included ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]'s weakness to "too many sonic booms" from the [[Cyber Missions]].
*Grimlock's bio is largely based on his comic book personas, rather than the dumb, childlike version from the original cartoon. It also revealed that his vocal quirks are the result of damage caused by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].
* Jazz is now [[Optimus Prime]]'s best friend from before the war, plus the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' aspect of him training to be a [[Cyber-Ninja]] is added.
* Shockwave's bio offers no real surprises, but it spells "intentions" wrong.
*The release of ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' reveals that several of these bios (particularly Soundwave's and Jazz's), were almost certainly written with the new continuity of the novel in mind. This was later confirmed in the [[Hasbro Q&A/July 2010#TFViews.com|July 2010 Hasbro Q&A]].
*Dinobot's entry was originally posted with no bio, but one was quickly added afterward. The final sentence is a grammatical mess. (Seriously, try to diagram that puppy.)
*Bob Budiansky's initial response to being in the Hall of Fame was "boy, this sounds really bizarre", followed by being flattered. When he came to the ceremony with his family, he found himself being treated "like royalty". <ref>[http://traffic.libsyn.com/moonbase2/BobBinterview.mp3 Bob Budiansky interview at Moonbase 2]</ref>
*Quite honestly, nobody seriously expected Dinobot to win the fan vote. [[David Willis]] created a tongue-in-cheek campaign for him, with the central joke being that Dinobot wasn't going to win because he wasn't a 1980s character.

===2011 notes===
[[Image:BC2011HoFRatchetArt.jpg|thumb|200px|Hans. In your teeth. Spinach.]]
* Erector was a popular choice in 2011's website polling...alot of his haters refuse to believe he was voted for any other reason then a "Dick Joke".
* Grimlock's 2011 profile asserts that before the [[Great Exodus]], he was part of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], the members of which were rebuilt into the Dinobots after being captured by Shockwave. This refers to no known story, and may prefigure events of the Aligned Continuity, as some of last year's profiles did.
* Erector's profile is amazing. He's a former member of the [[Constructicon]]s who was kicked out of the team for not being green. He had no choice but to join the Autobots, and he was instrumental in providing a diversion to help them flee the battle of [[Tyger Pax]]. A creative genius, he created the [[Armada Laserbeak Surveillance System]] and [[Real Gear Quick Action Weaponry]].
* Waspinator's profile says his name before taking on a beast mode was [[Wasp]].
* The Hall of Fame banner that was outside the Pasadena Civic Auditorium during [[BotCon 2011]] depicted [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] with inverted shoulder colors. While ostensibly done to avoid the legal wrath of the Red Cross organization, it suggests that Ratchet has either suddenly become Christian and/or decided to align himself with Switzerland.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/hall-of-fame/ Official page]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/HASBRO-TO-HONOR-MICHAEL-BAY-AND-STEVEN-SPIELBERG.cfm Announcement of Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg's induction.]

[[Category:Hall of Fame| ]]
[[Category: Hasbro]]

Transformers Hall of Fame

2011-06-10T17:46:32Z

68.146.169.9: /* 2011 notes */

[[Image:TransformersHallofFame.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Finally, a way to honor Soundwave some more... or so we thought.]]

Starting in [[2010]], [[Hasbro]] has begun honoring important characters and creators from the long history of the franchise. At [[BotCon 2010]], they honored five characters to be inducted into the Hall of Fame: [[Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee]], [[Megatron]], [[Starscream]], and the fifth character determined by fan vote, [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].

The inaugural creators inducted include: [[Bob Budiansky]], [[Peter Cullen]], [[Hideaki Yoke|Yoke Hideaki]], and [[Kōjin Ōno|Kojin Ohno]].

Each year more Transformers characters and creators will be added to the Hall of Fame. 2011's characters are [[Ironhide]], [[Ratchet]], [[Soundwave]] and [[Waspinator]].

== Nomination process ==

The nominations began with various Transformer fan sites (including this wiki) polling their members for five names to submit to Hasbro. Hasbro then tallied these results to present the fandom with five final choices on which to vote.

===2010===

On [[May 3]], 2010 Hasbro began announcing the final nominees, leading up to the [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Poll.cfm fan vote] on [[May 10]]th. The fan vote was limited to one vote per day, until voting ended three weeks later on [[May 28]]. Each of these nominees were presented with all new bios (which interestingly tended to conflate multiple versions of the characters and were not averse to creating new backstory points as well).

===2011===
Voting on the final nominees began on Transformers.com on [[April 13]], with the bios for each nominee being revealed on that same day..

==Nominees==

===2010 nominees===

*'''[[Soundwave]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-1.cfm]
*'''[[Grimlock]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-2.cfm]
*'''[[Jazz]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-3.cfm]
*'''[[Shockwave]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-4.cfm]
*'''[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-5.cfm]

'''WINNER: Dinobot!''' (Holy scrap!)

===2011 nominees===

*'''[[Grimlock]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-GRIMLOCK.cfm]
*'''[[Shockwave]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-SHOCKWAVE.cfm]
*'''[[Erector|Autobot Erector]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-ERECTOR.cfm]
*'''[[Waspinator]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-WASPINATOR.cfm]
*'''[[Jazz]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-JAZZ.cfm]

'''WINNER: Waspinator!''' (Double holy scrap!)

== Hall of Fame Ceremony ==

===2010===
[[Image:BotCon2010-HOFkeepsake.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Take that Van Gogh off your wall and frame ''this'' mother!]]

The Saturday night of [[BotCon 2010]] was allocated to a Hall of Fame semi-formal dinner. After a short cocktail dinner period (read: cash bar), Primus package attendees filed into a large auditorium with several dinner tables assembled in front of a stage with cardboard standees of Optimus, Megatron, Starscream, and Bumblebee. Two large screens magnified the stage's events to those further away.

The human inductees were introduced first, with a combination of video testimony and personal introductions by [[Aaron Archer]] and [[Greg Lombardo]], who were dressed up all snazzy. One by one, clips were played and testimonies given, and human inductees came onstage to receive their trophies and give a short speech.

The robot inductees were each given a short montage of clips from across various franchises, set to a piece of appropriate music. Then the five Fan's Choice nominees were featured with their own music-video montages, with a buildup to the winner... Dinobot! A ''second'' montage for Dinobot then played, most notably using clips from "[[Code of Hero]]", which had been ''conspicuously absent'' from his nomination video.

{{collist|2|
*Optimus Prime: "What I've Done" by [[Linkin Park]]
*Bumblebee: "The Best" by Joe Esposito
*Megatron: "Seek and Destroy" by Metallica
*Starscream: "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins
*Jazz: "Holding out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler
*Soundwave: "I Love Rock n' Roll" by Joan Jett
*Shockwave: "Final Countdown" by Europe
*Grimlock: [[Godzilla]] theme
*Dinobot (nomination): "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns 'N' Roses.
*Dinobot (winner): "[[The Touch]]" by [[Stan Bush]]
}}
Naturally, the videos put up on the website do ''not'' use any of those songs (except for "The Touch"), instead using generic music Hasbro would not have to pay licensing fees for.

Before attendees filed out for the evening, a keepsake print with the names of all the inductees was distributed.
{{-}}

===2011===
The human inductees were [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[Michael Bay]].
{{-}}

==Notes==
* The "characters" in the Hall of Fame are not "characters" in the same sense as in this wiki. They are more like "character names, and the cross-continuity character concepts behind them". For example, the "Optimus Prime" in the Hall of Fame is considered to encompass all the major Optimus Primes from all continuities {{m-}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)|G1]], [[Optimus Prime (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'']], [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|the Unicron Trilogy]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|the live-action movies]], [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Transformers Animated'']], [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|''Transformers: Prime'']], and others, all considered as "one character". The Hasbro-provided bios for Hall of Fame members and nominees are thus generic in spots (describing any of the characters of that name fairly well), while mentioning specific elements from the current "Aligned" continuity in others. This deliberate ambiguity is alternately fascinating and maddening, particularly when it's applied to [[Erector|characters who do not otherwise exist in the Aligned-verse]].

===2010 notes===
[[Image:BC2010Su-dinobotdisplay.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let his spark join with the Matrix, and the greatest heroes of Cybertron.]]
*Soundwave's bio [[retcon]]ned his cassette partners into [[Mini-Con]]s, and restated an earlier retcon that they were also [[Deployer (Prime)|Deployers]]. It also revealed that he had deleted his emotions for more efficient information processing. Additionally, Soundwave's bio also included ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]'s weakness to "too many sonic booms" from the [[Cyber Missions]].
*Grimlock's bio is largely based on his comic book personas, rather than the dumb, childlike version from the original cartoon. It also revealed that his vocal quirks are the result of damage caused by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].
* Jazz is now [[Optimus Prime]]'s best friend from before the war, plus the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' aspect of him training to be a [[Cyber-Ninja]] is added.
* Shockwave's bio offers no real surprises, but it spells "intentions" wrong.
*The release of ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' reveals that several of these bios (particularly Soundwave's and Jazz's), were almost certainly written with the new continuity of the novel in mind. This was later confirmed in the [[Hasbro Q&A/July 2010#TFViews.com|July 2010 Hasbro Q&A]].
*Dinobot's entry was originally posted with no bio, but one was quickly added afterward. The final sentence is a grammatical mess. (Seriously, try to diagram that puppy.)
*Bob Budiansky's initial response to being in the Hall of Fame was "boy, this sounds really bizarre", followed by being flattered. When he came to the ceremony with his family, he found himself being treated "like royalty". <ref>[http://traffic.libsyn.com/moonbase2/BobBinterview.mp3 Bob Budiansky interview at Moonbase 2]</ref>
*Quite honestly, nobody seriously expected Dinobot to win the fan vote. [[David Willis]] created a tongue-in-cheek campaign for him, with the central joke being that Dinobot wasn't going to win because he wasn't a 1980s character.

===2011 notes===
[[Image:BC2011HoFRatchetArt.jpg|thumb|200px|Hans. In your teeth. Spinach.]]
* Erector was a popular choice in 2011's website polling...alot of his haters
refuse to believe he was voted for any other reason then a "Dick Joke".
* Grimlock's 2011 profile asserts that before the [[Great Exodus]], he was part of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], the members of which were rebuilt into the Dinobots after being captured by Shockwave. This refers to no known story, and may prefigure events of the Aligned Continuity, as some of last year's profiles did.
* Erector's profile is amazing. He's a former member of the [[Constructicon]]s who was kicked out of the team for not being green. He had no choice but to join the Autobots, and he was instrumental in providing a diversion to help them flee the battle of [[Tyger Pax]]. A creative genius, he created the [[Armada Laserbeak Surveillance System]] and [[Real Gear Quick Action Weaponry]].
* Waspinator's profile says his name before taking on a beast mode was [[Wasp]].
* The Hall of Fame banner that was outside the Pasadena Civic Auditorium during [[BotCon 2011]] depicted [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] with inverted shoulder colors. While ostensibly done to avoid the legal wrath of the Red Cross organization, it suggests that Ratchet has either suddenly become Christian and/or decided to align himself with Switzerland.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/hall-of-fame/ Official page]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/HASBRO-TO-HONOR-MICHAEL-BAY-AND-STEVEN-SPIELBERG.cfm Announcement of Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg's induction.]

[[Category:Hall of Fame| ]]
[[Category: Hasbro]]