December 16

2022-04-06T19:50:34Z

Seeker: No source given as December 16 being the DoD.

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* '''[[1955]] —''' [[Angelo Maggi]] (Italian dub voice of [[Seymour Simmons]] in the Movieverse) is born.
* '''[[1956]] —''' Voice actor [[Vesa Hämes]] is born.
* '''[[1962]] —''' [[Jin Horikawa]] (voice of [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]], [[Pounce]], [[Fracas]] and others in the Japanese dub of "[[The Rebirth]]") is born.
* '''[[1966]] —''' Actor [[Armando Coria]] (Latin-American Spanish voice of [[Graham]] and [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] in the ''[[live-action film series]]'', but also [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'') is born.
* '''[[1968]] —''' Actress [[Nathalie Stas]] (French voice of [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'') is born.
* '''[[1972]] —''' Voice actor [[Peter Pihlström]] is born.
* '''[[1980]] —''' [[Boris Cabrera]] (actor of [[Marco]]) is born.
* '''[[1985]] —''' The ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' episode "[[Masquerade]]" premieres in the US.
* '''[[1989]] —''' ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' is released on Laserdisc in Japan by [[Sohbi Kikaku]].
* '''[[1990]] —''' The ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' episode "[[God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!|Battle for the Moon]]" premieres in Malaysia.
* '''[[1992]] —''' Designer [[Leandro Martinez]] dies in LA.
* '''[[1998]] —''' The ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' episode "[[Fly Out! Planet Gaia]]" premieres in Japan.
* '''[[1999]] —''' ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars: Metals]] — We're Back!'' and ''Convoy Reborn'' are released on VHS in Japan by [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]].
* '''[[2005]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Galaxy Force]] — Vol. 07'' is released on DVD in Japan by [[Victor Entertainment]].
* '''[[2008]] —''' Many children can expect their [[Christmas]] to be ruined when they receive a gift of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Transformers: Energon Ultimate Collection]]'' DVD set, released today by [[Paramount Pictures]].
* '''[[2009]] —''' [[The Transformers: Bumblebee|''Bumblebee'' ]] [[The Hanging Sword|#1]], ''[[Transformers Animated Volume 12]]'' and [[The Transformers (IDW)|''The Transformers'']] [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|#2]] (U.S. west coast release only due to shipping delays) are released by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''2009 —''' The Diamond-exclusive version of ''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Timelines]]'' #4, "[[Wings of Honor]]", is released by [[Fun Publications]].
* '''[[2014]] —''' The announcement is made of the imminent shutting down of ''[[Transformers Universe]]''.
* '''[[2015]] —''' ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 comic)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Robots in Disguise issue 5|#5]] is released by [[IDW Publishing]].
* '''[[2020]] —''' ''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]] Volume 3: All Fall Down'' HC is released by [[IDW Publishing]].

Derrick J. Wyatt

2022-04-06T19:48:32Z

Seeker: Citation does not include rate.

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[[File:DerrickWyatt.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|That's right. He absolutely lived the dream!]]
'''Derrick James Wyatt''' ([[August 10]], [[1972]] – [[December]], [[2021]]<ref>https://twitter.com/dyemooch/status/1475135959628922885</ref>) was an American artist and character designer from [[Paw Paw]], [[Michigan]]. He attended the {{w|Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art|Joe Kubert school}} of art in [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]], where one of his teachers was [[José Delbo]]. Another was [[Kim DeMulder]]! Later on, he received an internship at Spumco in [[California]], which would graduate to full-time employment with the company. Derrick eventually left Spumco, subsequently getting a job at [[Warner Bros.]] Animation, where he worked on the comedy/wrestling series ''Mucha Lucha'' as a designer. Other opportunities opened up for him while at Warner, where he would join the staff of ''Teen Titans'' and ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' as a full-time character designer. He also worked as a character designer on ''Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated'' and ''[[Ben 10]]: Omniverse'' for [[Cartoon Network]].

He was the art director, lead character designer, and a color stylist on the [[Cartoon Network]]-produced ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]''. As a longtime ''Transformers'' fan, this was a dream come true for him.

==Fiction==
===''Mini Mayhem!''===

[[Eric Siebenaler]] enlisted Derrick to cook [[Thanksgiving|Thanksgiving Day]] dinner, but Derrick got too distracted while making new designs for ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'', and wound up burning the turkey. He opted to order a pizza instead (and hoped that the delivery guy would be late so it would be free!)

Derrick and Eric were later seen eating a pie together, but [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] had something much more exciting to show off... [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] eating a pie! {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:TFvol1 9cvrAuto.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
At [[Auto Assembly 2010]] attendees could buy a [[toy]] of Derrick in a boxed set alongside similar likenesses of [[Scott McNeil]] and [[Garry Chalk]] at [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s charity auction and tombola. {{storylink|International Incident Part 1: "The Land Ironclads"|''The Transformers'' #9 cover}}

==Writer==
*[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club]] issues [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|24]]–[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 28|28]]: ''Animated'' [[Tech Spec]]s.

==Convention appearances==
*[[BotCon 2008]]
*[[BotCon 2009]]
*[[BotCon 2012]]
*[[BotCon 2014]]
*[[BotCon 2015]]
*[[BotCon 2016]]
*[[Unofficial conventions|TFcon 2009]]
*[[Unofficial conventions|TFcon 2010]]
*[[Unofficial conventions|Auto Assembly 2010]]

==Merchandise==
===''Mighty Muggs''===
*'''Derrick J. Wyatt''' ([[2009]])
:This [[super deformed]] vinyl Derrick J. Wyatt figure uses the standard [[Mighty Muggs]] body template, with swivel joints in his neck and limbs. It depicts him donning a [[Sumdac Systems]] uniform (with the S in the center of the badge changed to a W). It was released by Hasbro in an ''extremely'' limited edition of...one, given to Wyatt himself. Sorry, collectors!

==Notes==
[[File:WyattToys.jpg|thumb|REALLY lived the dream.]]
*In his position as the main art director and character designer for ''Transformers Animated'', Derrick had a considerable amount of say during the production of the cartoon, to the point where he personally requested changes on this very wiki after the then-unnamed [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Hot Shot (Animated)|Hot Shot]] made their debuts in the cartoon. Following the end of ''Animated'', Derrick occasionally produced ''Transformers'' fanart of obscure characters in the ''Animated'' style, or new characters from the ''Shattered Glass Animated'' universe, which he semi-regularly posted on his Twitter account. However, as these were produced without Hasbro's input, and were not [[canon]]ized via official sources such as the ''Allspark Almanac'' books, they are not canon for the purposes of the wiki.
*According to an interview, Derrick's favorite Transformers were "[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], [[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and [[Wasp]]inator". Three of the four made it into the ''Animated'' cartoon, which ain't bad!
*On the ''Transformers Animated'' season 2 DVD set, Derrick provided episode commentary on "[[Mission Accomplished]]" and "[[Garbage In, Garbage Out]]" alongside [[Marty Isenberg]], [[Eric Siebenaler]], and [[Matt Youngberg]].
*Derrick preferred the characterizations of the original cartoon over the Marvel comics.
*Derrick's ''Animated'' [[character model]]—essentially [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] with a new head—was scheduled to appear in "[[Human Error, Part I]]", in the scene with ''Animated'' versions of [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]], [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] and [[Marty Isenberg]]. Unfortunately, it didn't make it in to the final scene. Boo!
*He was briefly brought in early on in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' design process.
*Derrick never saw ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' but was a fan of [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]].<ref>https://ask.fm/DerrickJWyatt/answers/169132224116</ref>
*At Botcon 2012, when asked by a young fan why he couldn't watch ''Animated'' anymore, Wyatt allowed the child to pick one of the ''Animated'' toys he had with him for free. A well-deserved standing ovation took place.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/ Derrick J. Wyatt's blog]
*[http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt Derrick J. Wyatt's Twitter feed]
*[https://ko-fi.com/thedjw90210/posts Derrick J. Wyatt's Ko-fi page]
*[https://archive.is/ftwNx Derrick J. Wyatt's Formspring page] (archive)
*[http://derrickjwyatt.deviantart.com/ Derrick J. Wyatt's DeviantArt gallery] (deactivated)
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm1356967/ Derrick Wyatt] at the Internet Movie Database
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/interviews-27/derrick-wyatt-interview-166415/ Interview with Derrick Wyatt at TFW2005.com]
*Derrick Wyatt Unicron.com Interview:
**[http://unicron-events-interviews.blogspot.com/2009/04/derrick-wyatt-interview.html Part 1]
**[http://unicron-events-interviews.blogspot.com/2008/04/derrick-wyatt-interview-part-2.html Part 2]

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