Arthur Burghardt

2025-06-24T01:48:00Z

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[[Image:ArthurBurghardt01.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Did you know he was in ''{{w|Night Trap}}''? No? Now you do!]]
'''Arthur Napier Burghardt''' (born [[August 29]], [[1947]]) is an American stage, film and voice actor. Some of his better known voice over roles include [[Destro]] and [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] from ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', [[Turbo (GoBots)|Turbo]] from ''[[GoBots|Challenge of the GoBots]]'', [[Venom (Marvel)|Venom]] from the ''[[Spider-Man|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' video game, Singe from the ''Dragon's Lair'' TV series and Borf from the ''Space Ace'' segments of ''Saturday Supercade''.

On screen, Burghardt has played Dr. Jack Scott in ''One Life to Live'', Principal Pussman in ''Bone Chillers'' and Laurant in ''Los Luchadores.'' Burghardt won an Emmy for "Outstanding Performance by an Actor" in 1976 for a televised summary of his one-man stage performance about Frederick Douglass.

==Voice roles==
===''The Transformers''===
* [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]

==Notes==
* Burghardt was one of the eight voice actors featured in [[Shout! Factory]]'s cast reunion in the 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection of [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the original series]].

==External links==
{{GBwiki|Arthur Burghardt}}
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121386/ Arthur Burghardt at the Internet Movie Database]

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User:Protoman

2021-12-30T18:12:18Z

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[[Image:Protoman.jpg|right|171px|thumb|What a cocky son of a......]]

'''Daniel "Protoman" Arseneault''' is a writer and former staff of the largest fan-run Transformers convention in the world, TFcon[http://www.tfcon.ca]. He is known for his "take no crap" personality and insane Transformers knowledge. Him and [[User:Monzo|Monzo]] party to TF Japanese source books. He is also a huge [[Rodimus (disambiguation)|Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime]] fan.

==Transformers Fandom History==

The legendary [[Canada|Canadian]] fan Daniel "Protoman" Arseneault started his humble Transformers beginnings with his first trip to see [[The Transformers: The Movie|some robot movie]] with his next door neighbour back in 1986, it all snowballed from there. There he was introduced to something new and beautiful to him and not to mention coming into contact with a [[Hot Rod (G1)|character]] that would become dear to his [[Spark|heart]] and always brought up when the name "Protoman" is mentioned. As he grew older, he used his money working at BMW as a mechanic and semi-pro racing in Formula Ford and KART to fund his insane lust for all things Transformers. Considered one of the top representatives of the Canadian Transformers fandom, Daniel uses his social jock influence to bring others who normally see the hobby as a "nerdy thing" and brings light to them as if it was some kind of [[Primus|religion]] they were missing out on.

According to the Twitter page of [[Derrick J. Wyatt]], some visual aspects of [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]] from [[Transformers Animated (cartoon)| Transformers Animated]] were based on Daniel, such as the popped collar which is a regular part of his attire.<ref>[http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/21459535186 "@DerrickJWyatt Epic. Just epic. Now if only we can talk about that popped collar =D" "@Protomanx The popped collar inspired by Protoman?"]</ref>

==Writing==

====Comic Books====
* Nightbird Rebirth (TFcon 2010 exclusive comic)
* Changes In War (TFcon 2011 exclusive comic)
* Hardworker (TFcon 2012 exclusive comic)
* Lost World, Lost Mind (TFcon 2013 exclusive comic)
* The Dark Warrior (TFcon 2014 Toronto/Chicago exclusive comic)
* He Turned The Tide (TFcon 2015 Toronto exclusive comic)
* Not Feng Shui (TFcon 2015 Charlotte exclusive comic)
* [[Cybertron's Most Wanted|Transformers Timelines #11]] Diamond Edition 2015 - [[Zaptrap]] & [[Beet-Chit]] Section
* Internal Struggle (TFcon 2016 Chicago exclusive comic)
* Mecha Wars (TFcon 2018 Toronto exclusive comic)

====Tech Specs====

Hasbro / TFCC

* [[BotCon 2015]] - [[Zaptrap]] & [[Beet-Chit]] - Extended bio
* [[BotCon 2015]] - [[King Waruder]] - Originally Waruder Marauders
* [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|Transformers Figure Subscription Service 4.0]] - [[Needlenose (G1)#Generations|Needlenose]] (with [[Sunbeam (G1)#Generations|Sunbeam]] and [[Zigzag#Generations|Zputty]])
* [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|Transformers Figure Subscription Service 4.0]] - [[Ruckus (G1)#Generations|Grabuge]]
* [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|Transformers Figure Subscription Service 4.0]] - [[Spinister (G1)#TFSS|Spinister]] (with [[Hairsplitter#Generations|Shrute]] and [[Singe#Generations|Singe]])
* [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|Transformers Figure Subscription Service 4.0]] - [[Windsweeper#Generations|Windsweeper]]
* [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|Transformers Figure Subscription Service 4.0]] - [[Bludgeon (G1)#Generations|Bludgeon]]
* [[BotCon 2016]] - [[Ravage (G1)/toys#BotCon2016|Ravage]]
* [[BotCon 2016]] - [[Tarantulas (BW)#Combiner Wars|Predacon Tarantulas]]
* [[BotCon 2016]] - [[Tigatron#Combiner Wars|Tigatron]]
* [[BotCon 2016]] - [[Flash Sentry#Toys|Flash Sentry]]

* Hasbro Retail - Too many to name right now ([[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Mostly]])

3rd Party
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Stronghold]] (2011)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Toxin]] (2011)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Grand Maximus|Garrison]] (2012)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Van Guard|Van Guardian]] (2013)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Path Finder|Roswell]] (2013)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's Prototype X (2013)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's Project Z (2013)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's Masterpiece [[Erector (G1) |Shafter]] (2014)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's Masterpiece [[Full-Tilt |Axis]] (2014)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's Pestilence (2014)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Ravenus|Volar]] (2015)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Loco (GoBots)|Devilstar/Loco]] (2015)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Grit]] (2015)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Rodimus (SG)|Shadow Ghost Calidus]] (2017)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Thunder Prominon]] (2018)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Bob (IDW)|Malum Malitia Bob]] (2018)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Breakdown_(G1)#Generation_2|Crackup B1]] (2018)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Megatron (SG)|Broken Mirror Supreme Commander]] (2019)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Drift (SG)|Broken Mirror Stray]] (2019)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Ratchet (G1)|Combat Medic]] (2019)
* Tech Spec and Full Bio for TFcon's [[Downshift_(Energon)|Cybertronian Downshifter]] (2021)

==Character Designing ==

* Decepticon [[Toxin]] - Body and color scheme for TFcon 2011 Exclusive
* Autobot [[Grand Maximus|Garrison]] - Body and color scheme for TFcon 2012 Exclusive
* Decepticon [[Megatron_(SG)|Broken Mirror Supreme Commander]] - Head design for TFcon 2019 Custom Class

==Creative Consultant==

* [[Symbiote Studios]] - Consultant for all [[Hasbro]] licensed products with the company. Not only Transformers but [[GI Joe]], Power Rangers, Magic The Gathering, etc. Official line of Transformers plush, pins and t-shirts.

==Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime==
Daniel "Protoman" really, REALLY likes this character. He has the biggest Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime collection in the world. Rarities like the Rodimus Convoy 2010 Shampoo figure bottle and the 1988 Kabaya Rodimus Convoy Blaster Replica are some of his prized figures (And yeah.... some of that lucky draw stuff). What [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] is to [[David Willis]], Hot Rod is to Protoman..... cept even more extreme. He is constantly watching over and maintaining any of the Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime related wiki entries of any like:

[[Hot Rod (G1)|G1 Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime]] G1 Awesome

[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|G1 Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime toys and merch]] Spending Awesome

[[Dark Hot Rod|G1 Black Rodimus/Dark Hot Rod]] Evil-Black-Repaint Awesome

[[Rodimus (Energon)|Energon Rodimus]] Unicron Trilogy Awesome

[[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Movie Rodimus]] Future Movie Awesome

[[Rodimus (SG)|Shattered Glass Rodimus]] Evil Goatee Awesome

[[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Animated Rodimus]] Big Chin Awesome

[[Hot Shot (Prime)|Prime Hot Shot/Rod]] Name Confused Awesome

also

[[Pointblank|G1 Pointblank]] Cause he is bad ass

==Conventions==

Prior to being staff of TFcon[[http://www.tfcon.ca]], Daniel use to compete at the event before deciding to focus on [[BotCon|bigger fish]].

At [[BotCon 2008|Botcon 2008]], Daniel "Protoman" along with Team Canada got to the semifinals of the Faction Feud Trivia and shut out fellow brother site TFW2005's team [[http://www.tfw2005.com]]. He also taunted the vastly pro-American audience when he took the mic from Alvarez. After the Friday Panel, Protoman privately talked with [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] about insuring Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime get a good faithful representation when he will be used in Animated. Later on [[Jared Wade]] drew up a sketch of Animated Rodimus for him (7 months before it's public debut).

For the final years of Botcon and Fun Publications; he worked on the character concepts, tech specs and bios for Botcon 2016 as well as the Figure Subscription Service for 4.0 and 5.0

As it relates to TFcon[[http://www.tfcon.ca]] itself, Protoman is a former staff of the convention. Daniel has hosted multiple Transformers historical and educational panels and has acted as a judge of trivia competitions and Custom/Art contests.

==Fiction Cameos==

Protoman has ended up in mild homage/cameos in some current TF related fiction by long time co-workers [[Alex Milne]] (art) and [[Josh Perez]] (colors).

[[Defiance issue 2|Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Defiance #2]] - Page 15, Panel 3. Far right.

[[Drift issue 2|Transformers: Drift #2]] - Page 4, Panel 2. Lone robot on the middle

[[Unofficial conventions|TFcon 2010: Nightbird Rebirth]] - Page 2, Panel 3. Far right.

==Protoman in the mass media==

Daniel appeared on ''This Morning Live'' on July 9th, 2007 which aired live all over the eastern Canada area on the Global TV network. Protoman talked about Transformers, his collection and how he got so "deep" into the hobby. When pictures of his house and collection were shown, off-camera news anchor Mike Lecouteur jaw dropped and later told Protoman about owning [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] as a child.

Protoman was featured in Montreal, Canada's largest newspaper, [[wikipedia: The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]] on July 28th, 2007 in a quarter page article with photo and full interview about his huge collection of Transformers, his life and feelings about the [[Transformers (film)|new Transformers movie]].

Featured in an extensive interview on G4's [[wikipedia: The Electric Playground|Electric Playground]] on August 3rd 2010, TFcon was the focus and Protoman was the guide for the show. He talked about the convention's history, what helped Transformers endure all those years and what he loves about the fans.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPhqJNNfEvA]

Daniel/Protoman was featured on [[wikipedia: Storage Wars|Storage Wars]] on February 20th 2015. The pickers (Cindy and Rick) of the show found a bag of 1984-1986 G1 Transformers and brought them to TFcon that was "conveniently" happening the same day. Further information from the recording process showed that the final price given (and aired) for the items was chosen by the producer to make sure the pickers got "2nd place" in cost vs. profit. Protoman originally gave an estimation of about $250-$300 "at most", which they would not happy with. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DCu27NYu_A]

==External links==
* [http://www.tfcon.ca TFcon, the world's largest fan-run Transformers convention]
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Daniel Arseneault

2021-12-30T18:07:04Z

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'''Daniel Arseneault''', screenname '''[[User:Protoman|Protoman]]''', is a [[Canada|Canadian]] ''Transformers'' superfan, known for being a former staff member in the twice-yearly Canadian and U.S. fan convention [[Unofficial conventions|TFcon]]. Relevant to this wiki, Arseneault contributed to the writing of [[BotCon]] and [[Transformers Collectors' Club|Club]] character [[bio]]s during the latter years of [[Fun Publications]]' tenure of the license.

==Official contributions==
===Comics===
* [[Cybertron's Most Wanted|''Transformers Timelines'' #11]] Diamond Edition - [[Zaptrap]] & [[Beet-Chit]] profile

===Tech Specs===
* [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 4.0 (2016)|Figure Subscription Service 4.0]]
** [[Needlenose (G1)#Generations|Needlenose]] (with [[Sunbeam (G1)#Generations|Sunbeam]] and [[Zigzag#Generations|Zputty]])
** [[Ruckus (G1)#Generations|Grabuge]]
** [[Spinister (G1)#Combiner Wars|Spinister]] (with [[Hairsplitter#Generations|Shrute]] and [[Singe#Generations|Singe]])
** [[Windsweeper#Generations|Windsweeper]]
** [[Bludgeon (G1)#Generations|Bludgeon]]
* [[BotCon 2016]]
** [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Ravage]]
** [[Tarantulas (BW)#Generations|Predacon Tarantulas]]
** [[Tigatron#Generations|Tigatron]]
** [[Flash Sentry#Toys|Flash Sentry]]
* Miscellaneous
** [[King Waruder]]

==Notes==
*Daniel Arseneault is to [[Hot Rod (disambiguation)|Hot Rod]] what [[David Willis]] is to [[Hot Shot (disambiguation)|Hot Shot]], and [[Randy Para]] is to [[Skywarp (disambiguation)|Skywarp]]. Doubt not the colossal quantity of his collection.
*His [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWPpYdtG_3o imitation of a British accent] is one of the funniest things you've ever heard.

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/Protoman Daniel Arseneault on Twitter]

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