Joe Kyde

2012-02-12T22:55:24Z

98.30.24.208: Yes it is.

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[[Image:Kyde.jpg|right|250px|thumb|DON'T TOUCH MY ICE CREAM SWERRRRRRRRRRVE :/]]
'''Joe "Big Daddy" Kyde''' (born [[1980]]) was an Associate Product Designer for [[Hasbro]], which meant for a while he was in charge of store-exclusive product for the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''Transformers'' brands. He had previously done [[wikipedia:beige|color]] layouts for many ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' [[Toy|toys]].

Joe is notorious, even legendary for his tall tales and stone-faced blarney. Joe's acidic wit and elastic sense of "truth" have led to Joe being banned from testifying in any and all civil cases in the United States, Canada, and the People's Republic of Haiti. It has been speculated by family and friends that Joe may actually have a form of Münchausen Syndrome.

Joe is an avid train spotter, and can identify over one hundred makes and models of locomotive by sound alone. Ironically, Joe has never traveled by train, and considers all forms of mass transit too dangerous.

Currently, he's moved on to actual ''Transformers'' toy design, and is currently the lead designer of the ''[[Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline! Countdown to a [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] toy in 5... 4... 3...

==Toys with color decos by Joe==
===''Armada''===
[[Image:Armadatoy-NightAttackTeam.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Will trade black repaints for Skyline Chili.]]
* [[Adventure Mini-Con Team]]
* [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Galvatron]]
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Powerlinx Hot Shot]]
* [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Scourge]] (''Micron Densetsu'')
* [[Street Speed Mini-Con Team]]
* [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]

He also did design work on ''[[Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]].

===''Cybertron''===
[[Image:Cybertronsmokescreentoy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|When Hasbro says "Smokescreen", Kyde hears "Rad".]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]] (redeco of deluxe ''Armada'' Optimus Prime)
* [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]]
* [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]]

===''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary''===
* [[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]
* [[Darksyde|Predacon Ship]]

===''Classics''===
[[Image:Classics Trypticon LOC.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Your face makes a great Trypticon homage.]]
*[[Whirl (G1)|Autobot Whirl]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebee]] (Legends)
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (Legends)
*[[Lio Convoy|Leo Prime]]
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]

===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[Image:Movie BigDaddy toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Big "Kyde" Daddy]]
[[Image:Fracture toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He accepts offerings of Skyline chili.]]
[[Image:Movie Voyager Starscream toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Fun fact: Kyde loves beige.]]
[[Image:Movie Voyager Thundercracker toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Another fun fact: Kyde has decoed every single version of this mold.]]
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Autobot Jazz]] (Deluxe, "[[AllSpark Power|AllSpark]] enhanced" deco, [[Target]])
*[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#AllsparkEnhanced|Barricade]] with [[Frenzy (Movie)|Decepticon Frenzy]] (Deluxe, "AllSpark enhanced" deco, Target)
*Power [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] (Deluxe, "AllSpark enhanced" deco, Target)
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]] (Deluxe, "AllSpark enhanced" deco, Target)
*Autobot Jazz (Deluxe, "Generation 1" deco, Target)
*[[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] (Target, [[unreleased toy|unreleased]])
*[[Big Daddy (Movie)|Big Daddy]] ([[Walmart]])
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] with [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] (Voyager)
*[[Breakaway (Movie)|Breakaway]] (Walmart)
*[[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]] (Walmart)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Deep Space Starscream]] (Voyager, Target)
*[[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]] (Walmart)
*[[Grindcore (Movie)|Grindcore]] (Walmart)
*Final Battle Jazz
*[[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] (Walmart)
*[[Gunbarrel (Movie)|Gunbarrel]] (Target, unreleased)
*[[Inferno (Movie)|Inferno]] ([[Toys"R"Us]])
*[[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]] (Toys"R"Us)
*[[Jolt (Movie)|Jolt]] (Walmart)
*[[Mudflap (Movie)|Mudflap]] (Toys"R"Us)
*[[Payload (Movie)|Payload]]
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Rescue Ratchet]]
*[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#DeluxeRecon|Recon Barricade]] with Decepticon Frenzy (Deluxe)
*[[Reverb (Movie)|Decepticon Reverb]] (Target, unreleased)
*Screen Battles — Battle Over [[Mission City]] (Target)
**[[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]] (Voyager)
*Screen Battles — Freeway Brawl (Target)
**[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]] (Voyager)
*Starscream (Voyager)
*Starscream (Voyager, "Generation 1" deco, Target)
*[[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]]
*The Legacy of Bumblebee (Walmart)
**[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Classic Bumblebee]] (Deluxe)
*[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] (Deluxe)
*[[Wingblade]] (Toys "R" Us)

===''Animated''===
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Rescue Ratchet]] (Target)
* [[Lockdown (Animated)|Stealth Lockdown]] (Target)
* [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] (Target)
* [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (Target)

===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[Image:TFU08-toy Backstop.jpg|right|250px|thumb|That's right, sometimes Hasbro actually lets him make up his own colors.]]
[[Image:Universe 2008 Ratbat toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|He's working really hard to get us to love him.]]
*Aerial Rivals (Target)
**[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]
**[[Blades (G1)|Autobot Blades]]
**[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
**[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]
**[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]
*Autobot Ambush (Target)
**[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
**[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]
*Battle for the Cyber Planet Keys ([[Sam's Club]])
**[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Optimus Prime]]
*Mini-Con Class 12 Pack ([[Kmart]])
**[[Backstop (Universe)|Backstop]]
**[[Blight (Universe)|Blight]]
**[[Bodyblock]]
**[[Boltflash]]
**[[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]]
**[[Cloudraker (Universe)|Cloudraker]]
**[[Flatfoot]]
**[[Heavytread (Universe)|Heavytread]]
**[[Knockdown (Universe)|Knockdown]]
**[[Makeshift (Universe)|Makeshift]]
**[[Skyhammer (Universe)|Skyhammer]]
**[[Suppressor (Universe)|Suppressor]]
*Special Team Leaders (Target)
**[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]
**[[Hun-Gurrr]]
**[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]
**[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]
**[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]
*Special Edition
**SE-02 [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]]
**SE-04 [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]
*Standoff Beneath the Streets (Target)
**[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]
**[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]

==SAGE2764==
Starting in March 2006, a user going by the handle "SAGE2764" posted various tidbits of inside information, including leaked images of various sorts, to the Hong Kong discussion group talk.transformers, from where they were spread to other parts of the [[fandom]]. Those included:
*[[Packaging]] [[cross-sell]] [[stock photography|stock photos]] of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' Leader Class "[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LeaderGalaxyForce|Galaxy Force Optimus Prime]]" [[redeco]] (offering a first look at the deco, with the toy still simply called "Optimus Prime").<ref name="sagegfprime">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/cybertron-7/cybertron-optimus-prime-repaint-image-4464/ "Cybertron Optimus Prime Repaint Image"] (via "SAGE2764")</ref>
*Photos of ''Cybertron'' [[Nemesis Breaker]], [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] and [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]] in packaging, including the [[bio]]s from the back of the packaging.<ref name="sagebios">[http://tformers.com/transformers-more-metroplex-nemesis-breaker-menasor-photos/5733/news.html "More Metroplex, Nemesis Breaker & Menasor Photos"] (via "SAGE2764")</ref>
*A color guide for ''Cybertron'' Deluxe Class [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], information about the ''Cybertron'' [[Mudflap (Cybertron)|Mudflap]] redeco (aka [[Landslide (Decepticon)|Landslide]]) being canceled in favor of a [[Vector Prime]] redeco (aka "Galaxy Force Vector Prime"), information about ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Optimus Prime]] only being available as a Voyager without a trailer (contrary to previously revealed information from other sources)<ref name="classicslineup">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/possible-transformers-classic-line-up-4336/ Rumor] about the ''Classics'' lineup that turned out to be spot on aside from Voyager Soundwave and Deluxe Optimus Prime.</ref>, and his blasters transforming into parts of his vehicle mode.<ref name="sagesmoke">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/cybertron-crosswise-redeco-and-transformers-classics-info-4683/ "Cybertron Crosswise Redeco and Transformers Classics Info"] (via "SAGE2764")</ref>
*A color guide for a new version of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as an [[Wikipedia:M1 Abrams|M1 Abrams main battle tank]].<ref name="sageabrams">[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=6030 "Unknown Megatron Drawing: Possible Movie Design?"] (via "SAGE2764")</ref>
*A color guide for ''Classics'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Classics|Grimlock]].<ref name="sagegrim">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/possible-classics-grimlock-color-guide-4786/ "Possible Classics Grimlock Color Guide"] (via "SAGE2764")</ref>
*Photos of the ''Cybertron'' "Galaxy Force Vector Prime" redeco in packaging.<ref name="sagevprime">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/cybertron-7/more-images-of-cybertron-galaxy-force-vector-prime-5133/ "More Images Of Cybertron Galaxy Force Vector Prime"] (via "SAGE2764")</ref>
*Photos of ''Classics'' Voyager [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Megatron]] in and out of packaging.<ref name="sagemega">[http://tformers.com/transformers-new-pictures-of-classics-megatron/6324/news.html "New Pictures of Classics Megatron"] (via "SAGE2764")</ref>
The one that stands out among these is the M1 Abrams Megatron color guide, a toy that was never released... and never ''intended'' for release to begin with. At [[BotCon 2006]], Hasbro representatives stated that it was a "fanmade experiment by one of their friends outside the company" who "wanted to see what would happen in the fan community if he tried to make it look like Hasbro's color guides".<ref name="botcon2006">[http://www.allspark.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72&Itemid=20 BotCon 2006 Hasbro Product Panel notes]</ref> It was later revealed that the whole thing was actually intended for Joe Kyde's senior capstone project to "disseminate hoax information", conducted with Hasbro's approval. It's unclear whether "SAGE2764" was actually Kyde himself or just someone acting on his behalf. Kyde only ambiguously commented on that question by stating that he knew "how to get stuff out there". He would later homage "SAGE2764" by using the name for ''[[Movie (toyline)|Movie]]'' Deluxe Class [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#DeluxeRecon|Recon Barricade's]] [[license plate]], and again with ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Bludgeon (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|Decepticon Bludgeon]] from the "Master of Metallikato" two-pack, who sported "KN-2764" [[tampograph]]s.

==External links==
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=News/Item&newsID=5716B133-D56F-E112-46403859800D7A16 Joe Kyde's design notes on the Walmart-exclusive Deluxe class ''Movie'' figures at Transformers.com]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=News/Item&newsid=4EC7EA7D-D56F-E112-46AC70D02754072E Joe Kyde's design notes on the TRU-exclusive Ultra and Voyager class ''Movie'' figures at Transformers.com]

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