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File:EarlyMegsMovieConceptartwithG1headandbody.jpg

2011-05-30T15:46:49Z

Webslingspiderswing: uploaded a new version of "Image:EarlyMegsMovieConceptartwithG1headandbody.jpg": Early concept sketch for Megatron by Ben Procter

''Very'' early concept designs for [[Megatron (Movie)|movie Megatron]] by [[Ben Procter]].
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Spike's affair

2011-05-20T00:32:37Z

Webslingspiderswing: /* Notes */

{{noname-nickname}}
:''Spike's booty call is a [[human]] from the [[IDW]] Comics portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Ongoing Issue 2 Spike one night stand.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Yeah, baby! *snigger* Of course I'll call you *pfft*]]
'''Spike's booty call''' is the lucky girl [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] chooses to spend quality time with instead of doing his damned job. Even hanging in her front doorway in a state of undress will probably not ensure she sees him again.

{{quote|I had some... business to attend to.
|Spike Witwicky, probably charging his 'friend' to his expense account|"[[New Arrivals, Old Encounters]]"}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Comics continuity===
When [[Skywatch]] contacted Spike after attempting to reach him for seven hours, he took the call while leaving his booty call's home in [[Albuquerque]]. She watched him walk back to his car (in actuality the [[Decepticon]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]) as he bravely ignored the question of where he was while his men were fighting off giant robots. The need to return to base (for the interrogation of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]) gave him the perfect excuse for leaving without saying goodbye. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

==Notes==
* The fact that her dog has joined her in the doorway to mournfully watch Spike leave really adds something to the scene. We're not sure what, but it's something.
* Considering that a character based on [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] hasn't been introduced, it's a safe bet to say for the time being we consider this some [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley|alternate]] version of said character.
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Spike's affair

2011-05-20T00:31:48Z

Webslingspiderswing:

{{noname-nickname}}
:''Spike's booty call is a [[human]] from the [[IDW]] Comics portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Ongoing Issue 2 Spike one night stand.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Yeah, baby! *snigger* Of course I'll call you *pfft*]]
'''Spike's booty call''' is the lucky girl [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] chooses to spend quality time with instead of doing his damned job. Even hanging in her front doorway in a state of undress will probably not ensure she sees him again.

{{quote|I had some... business to attend to.
|Spike Witwicky, probably charging his 'friend' to his expense account|"[[New Arrivals, Old Encounters]]"}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Comics continuity===
When [[Skywatch]] contacted Spike after attempting to reach him for seven hours, he took the call while leaving his booty call's home in [[Albuquerque]]. She watched him walk back to his car (in actuality the [[Decepticon]] [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]) as he bravely ignored the question of where he was while his men were fighting off giant robots. The need to return to base (for the interrogation of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]) gave him the perfect excuse for leaving without saying goodbye. {{storylink|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

==Notes==
* The fact that her dog has joined her in the doorway to mournfully watch Spike leave really adds something to the scene. We're not sure what, but it's something.
* Considering that a character based on [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] hasn't been introduced, it's a safe bet to say for the time being we consider this some [[Rosie Huntington-Whitely|alternate]] version of said character.
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Shane McCarthy

2011-05-20T00:12:01Z

Webslingspiderswing:

[[Image:ShaneMcCarthy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Thank you for loving Drift.]]

{{bigquote|I wouldn't read anything I wasn't enjoying either.|Shane McCarthy<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=51978&view=findpost&p=1053581 Comment made on the Allspark.com forums, on November 2, 2008]</ref>}}

'''Shane McCarthy''' is '<nowiki>''T'HE GUY WHO KILLED HUNTER'''</nowiki> an [[Australia]]n comic book writer. His first major comics work was a back-up story in in ''Detective Comics'', and later he was responsible for the temporary reinvention of the Riddler during the five-part "Riddle Me That" storyline in ''Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight''. Beginning with ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'', a "soft reboot" of [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]], McCarthy has written several ''Transformers'' comics for [[IDW Publishing]].

McCarthy's comics are known for their decompressed storytelling and [[wikipedia:Brian Michael Bendis|Brian Michael Bendis]]-style approach to dialog. The theme that runs through his Transformers comics is that both the Autobots and Decepticons have lost their grounding in their ideals. McCarthy's most contentious addition to the mythos, the character [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], serves as a mouthpiece for McCarthy's theme.

Outside of comics, one of Shane McCarthy's passions is swing dancing. He is the owner of the Swing It! swing dancing school in Perth, Western Australia.<ref>[http://swingit.com.au/?page_id=6 Swing It! About Us/Teachers page]</ref>

==Comic bibliography==
===IDW Publishing===
* ''[[All Hail Megatron]]'' #1–12, half of #14.
* ''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' [[Spotlight: Blurr|#20 "Blurr"]]
* ''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' [[Spotlight: Drift|#22 "Drift"]]
* ''[[Spotlight (comics)|Spotlight]]'' [[Spotlight: Cliffjumper|#23 "Cliffjumper"]]
* ''[[The Transformers: Drift]]'' (4-issue miniseries)

==Notes==
*The first details of ''All Hail Megatron'' were revealed by McCarthy in a television interview on the disreputable Australian tabloid current affairs programme ''Today Tonight'' on January 16, 2008. He was quoted saying that the story would be about a "world without the [[Autobot]]s", but later retracted his comments, claiming he had been misquoted.<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=3076&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=90S Shane McCarthy clarifies ''All Hail Megatron'' details on February 20, 2008 on the IDW forums]</ref> Considering the quality of ''Today Tonight's'' journalism (trust us, it's terrible), it's hard not to give Shane the benefit of the doubt on this one.

* He is not a fan of the [[Transformers (2007)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie]].<ref>[http://www.smactalk.com.au/?p=64 Based upon his pleasure in a blog post about a fan praising ''All Hail Megatron'' while deriding the 2007 Movie]</ref>

* He is a fan of [[Simon Furman]], has read everything he has produced, and would never ever do anything to "piss all over what that man did".<ref>[http://oneshallstand.com/articles/shane-mccarthy.html Q&A with Shane McCarthy at oneshallstand.com]; January, 2009</ref>

*McCarthy reported on his blog that neither he nor artist [[Guido Guidi]] were given complimentary ''[[Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] figures from [[Hasbro]]. He considered this to be rather lame and agreed with a reader that Hasbro should be ashamed.<ref>[http://www.smactalk.com.au/?p=292 Samurai For Sale, SMAcTalk, September 1, 2010]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.shanemccarthy.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.smactalk.com.au/ Shane McCarthy's blog]
* [http://www.myspace.com/shane_mccarthy MySpace page]
* [http://9am.ten.com.au/video.htm?vxSiteId=4a40990c-a06c-401b-8663-6f890bb8f3dc&vxChannel=9am%20Books&vxClipId=1427_9am-774LG1-220509&vxBitrate=300&CMP=LEC-DANCEgetVideoLink Television interview on 9am with David & Kim]

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Spike Witwicky (DOTM)

2011-05-04T21:59:39Z

Webslingspiderswing: /* Trivia */

{{disambig3|Spike Witwicky}}

:''Spike [[Witwicky]] is a [[human]] from the [[Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DOTM-toy_Backfire_SpikeWitwicky.jpg|thumb|400px|]]

'''Spike Witwicky'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s knowledge of urban warfare comes in handy when he joins his partner [[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]] in hunting for Decepticons in [[Earth]]'s cities.

==Toys==
===Dark of the Moon===
* '''Spike Witwicky / Backfire''' (Human Alliance Basic, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA21'''

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Human Alliance#Dark of the Moon|Human Alliance Triple Changer]] figures, Spike Witwicky is partnered with Backfire. He is compatible with other [[MechTech]] figures.

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Trivia==

*Clearly Spike shares a rather uncommon last name with [[Sam Witwicky]] and his family. What relation he has to them, if any, is as yet unknown. Considering the Autobot Daredevil Squad Multi-Pack uses the Human Alliance Sam Witwicky head as an unmasked Spike, it is possible he was intended to be that character.

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Out of His Head

2011-05-03T21:30:55Z

Webslingspiderswing: Didn't any of you see the new TV Spot at TFW 2005.com

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'''Megatron attempts to resurrect himself using Dark Energon by controling Bumblebee's mind .'''

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Aaron Archer

2011-05-01T17:10:49Z

Webslingspiderswing: /* Notes */

[[Image:Aaron-archer-botcon2005.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Aaron draws a portrait of Batman for fans at BotCon 2005. LEGENDS OF BATMAN!]]
'''Aaron Archer''' (born [[August 26]], [[1972]]<ref name="bday">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-general-discussion/187887-happy-birthday-aaron-archer.html TFW2005 thread for Aaron's 36th birthday.]</ref> -) is the <strike>Snr. Design Director</strike> <strike>Director of Global Design and Development</strike><ref name="triple">''[[Triple Changer: From Toy To Comic To Screen]]'', [[Shout! Factory]] ''Transformers'' Season 1 DVD featurette</ref> <strike>for the ''Transformers'' and ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' brands</strike> Vice President of Intellectual Property Development at [[Hasbro]].

He first worked on toylines such as ''Batman'' and ''Jurassic Park'' before being moved to ''Transformers'' during the [[Transmetal]] 2 phase of ''[[Beast Wars (toyline)|Beast Wars]]''. There, he designed toys like the Transmetal 2 incarnations of [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]], [[Dinobot II|Dinobot]], [[Optimus Minor]], and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]].

In the year 2000 Aaron was promoted to lead designer on the ''Transformers'' brand, where he played a large role in the planning of ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', which was released in 2002. He played a similar role in the development of ''[[Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'', as well as ''[[Alternators]]''. As well as designing characters and planning out the toylines, Aaron also wrote the story concepts for all three [[Unicron Trilogy]] lines that were eventually <s>made manifest in the lines' cartoon series</s> ignored by the Japanese production companies. In the middle of all of this, in 2004, he was further promoted to design director.

At some point, he was seemingly promoted even further. Uh, wow.

Aaron is relatively well-known in the [[fandom]], partially because he spent several months posting to the boards at [http://www.tfw2005.com/ TFW2005] under the name "'''Orson'''", a name by which fans sometimes still refer to him. This is in turn a reference to [[Orson Welles]], the voice of [[Unicron]] in [[The Transformers: The Movie]].

He now has a beard.

==Toys Aaron had a hand in designing==
===Beast Wars===
* [[Dinobot II|''Transmetal 2'' Dinobot]]
* [[Iguanus (BW)|''Transmetal 2'' Iguanus]]
* [[Megatron (BW)/toys|''Transmetal 2'' Megatron]]
* [[Optimus Minor]]

[[Image:ArcherinterviewArmadayearbook.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Proof that Archer is fluent in Japanese?]]
===Armada===
* [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys|Hot Shot]]
* [[Megatron (Armada)/toys|Megatron]]
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]
* [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]
* [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]
* [[Unicron]]
* Many, many [[Mini-Cons]]

===Energon===
* [[Signal Flare (Energon)|Signal Flare]]
* Early [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] concept

===Universe (2008)===
* [[Acid Storm]] (deco stripe pattern)

==Orson's World==
[[Image:ActionAaron2009.jpg|thumb|200px|Aaron Archer did not actually have a magnificent beard when this internet drama was going on. Perhaps if he had, it could have all been avoided.]]

In early 2002, prior to the official launch of the ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' line, Aaron signed up to the boards of [http://www.tfw2005.com/ TFW2005] (then merged with the late Transfandom.net, later Transfandom.com) under the alias "Orson". After refuting a fan's pompous claims about the alleged properties of some of the ''[[Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toys, the staff verified his identity as a Hasbro designer and created a special sub-forum for him, named "Orson's World". There, he would answer fan questions, but often only giving very vague hints or rejecting a carefully phrased, multi-point question with a blunt "NO." When the 2005 Boards split from Transfandom, "Orson's World" was migrated to the new TFW2005 site with Aaron's approval.

Aaron's stint as "Orson" eventually came to a sudden halt in September of 2003, when he was asked by his superiors to refrain from any further posts at TFW2005 and have his "Orson" account as well as his entire posting history deleted. Aaron initially blamed Jack, the owner of [http://www.tformers.com/ TFormers.com], another [[Fandom|fansite]], for sending a "sour grape email" to his PR department.<ref name="grapes">[http://macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?s=&showtopic=1445&view=findpost&p=24805 Mirrored version of Aaron Archer's farewell message as "Orson".]</ref> Jack initially rejected any involvement and threatened legal action for defamation of name, but later endorsed the termination of "Orson's World", without directly claiming responsibility: Allegedly, Aaron, in his "Orson" persona, had been behaving "unprofessionally", had been "rude" towards fans<ref name="tformers">[http://forums.tformers.com/talk/index.php?s=&showtopic=23309&view=findpost&p=420322 Jack's version of the story].</ref> and allegedly secretly supplied TFW2005 with photos of [[Prototype|prototypes]], thereby undermining a strict ban on photos of prototypes Hasbro had been enforcing for the better part of 2003. Other suspects blamed by "inside sources" were the staff of other fansites such as [http://www.seibertron.com/ Seibertron.com], [http://www.allspark.com/ The Allspark] (who later went on record several times denying any involvement, even explicitly mourning the loss of "Orson's World") and the owners of the late Transfandom.net/Transfandom.com, the latter of whom had allegedly phoned Hasbro and literally insulted their PR contact.<ref name="tfd">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/1647228-post82.html Former Transfandom.com staff member telling his side of the story], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/1647942-post91.html continued].</ref>

The true details of the goings-on behind the scenes that had led to the end of "Orson's World" will probably never be revealed in full. Which is probably for the better.

==Notes==
[[Image:Archerbot-04.jpg|right|180px|thumb|]]
* Aaron's favorite Transformer toy during the original run was [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]. However, he felt Perceptor never got enough screen/panel time, which he attributes to the fact Perceptor turned into a difficult-to-utilize alternate form. <ref name="triple"/>
* When the [[Energon (franchise)|Energon]] '''Piranhacons''' (who would eventually become the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]]) were first introduced in a Hasbro panel at [[OTFCC 2004]], [[Skalor]] was labelled "Archerbot" after Aaron as a joke, as Skalor's name had not yet cleared Hasbro Legal.
*[[Longarm (Movie)|Movie Longarm]] has an ''Orson's Towing'' logo on his door panels, a somewhat obscure nod to both Archer and obviously, [[Orson Welles]].
* Aaron's name and likeness are the basis for the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' character [[Angry Archer]]. He was unaware of the character until fairly late in production, but went along with the idea when the Cartoon Network team agreed to give him a "robot arm" to fit into the future setting more and made him left handed (Archer is left handed).
*At the [[BotCon 2008]] Hasbro panel, Archer revealed that he was unable to find the Wal-Mart-[[exclusive]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Masterpiece Starscream]] at Wal-Mart retail stores. He was forced to purchase one off [[eBay]].

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.aaronarcher.com/ Aaron's own website]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070710020958/http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=362808&Category=20&fromSearch=yes&subCategoryID=0 An interview with Aaron about his work on the Transformers and his youth, at CantonRep.com] (archived)
*[http://www.fieldsedge.com/Transformers.html An interview with Aaron at Fields Edge.com]
*[http://www.transformersclub.com/TFCCwedding.cfm Photos of Aaron's wedding.]
*[http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Aaron-Archers-beard/102205256483486 Fans of Aaron Archer's beard]

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