Editing Lenny Panzica

[[File:Lenny-Panzica.jpeg|thumb|right|350px|''We Love You, Lenny'']]

'''Leonard "Lenny" Panzica''' is a former Senior Design Manager on the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] at [[Hasbro]], inheriting the role from [[John Warden]] with much ceremony at [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk9MvMw5yWs Archive of the Hasbro Pulse Con 2020 stream]</ref>.  Prior to ''Transformers'', Panzica worked on ''[[Spider-Man]]'' and ''[[Beyblade]]''.

On [[October 29]] of the following year in the [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021/Questions and Answers|Fan Q&A]] after [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2021]], his abrupt transfer to the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' division was formally announced, presumably passing the role of ''Generations'' design lead on to fellow longtime ''Transformers'' veteran [[Mark Maher]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=post-Pulsecon Hasbro Q&A tidbits: -great interest was raised about having access to packaging art (digitally, as a book, etc) -we made a case for more designer talk & learned there may be internal chatter about bringing the Design Desk segment back -Lenny's 100% GI Joe now|link=https://twitter.com/Vangelus/status/1454135430207713283|name=Chris Ho|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=10|day=29|(defunct=)}}</ref> Things seem to have worked out for him over in Joe town, where he is now the founder and lead designer of the popular ''Classified'' toyline.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/weatherdominator/ Panzica's Instagram bio]</ref>

Panzica is an avid dinosaur enthusiast and has a bachelor's degree in archeology from the Walton World School.  Prior to studying Toy Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, he pursued classical opera for three years at the Julliard School.  His singing career was cut short after an incident at Burning Man 2002 left his vocal cords damaged from smoke inhalation.

He is also a competitive unicyclist, placing third in the New England Pro-Title Championship 2010 and fifth in the Tour de Quebec (2009).

In 2004 Lenny arm-wrestled movie and TV legend Jack Palance for the right to cut a wedding cake.  And lost.

(the Burning Man incident is not totally true)

==Known design projects==
{{creatorstub|Design credits from LinkedIn portfolio, [[Hasbro Pulse]] livestreams, Hasbro designer social media (mostly Instagram) etc etc etc}}

===''[[Transformers_(2010_toyline)|Transformers]]'' (2010 toyline)===
====[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Activators|Activators]]====
[[File:TF2010-toy Activators Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|]]
{{collist|3|
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Activators|Bumblebee]]
*[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#TF2010Activator|Ironhide]]
*[[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Activators|Megatron]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Activators|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Activator|Starscream]]
}}

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===''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]''===
[[Image:DarksteelToyPromo.JPG|thumb|upright=1.3|]]
;Deluxe Class
*[[Darksteel (DOTM)#Dark of the Moon|Darksteel]]
;Leader Class
*[[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Ironhide]]
====Robo Power Activators====
{{collist|3|
* [[Topspin (DOTM)#Robo Power|Autobot Topspin]]
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Robo Power|Bumblebee]]
* [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Activators 2|Megatron]]
* [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#DOTMActivators|Ironhide]]
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Robo Power|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ReconActivators|Recon Bumblebee]]
* [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Robo Power|Starscream]]
}}

{{-}}
===''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast_Hunters (2013)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]''===
[[File:BHtoy Voyager Grimwing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|]]
;Voyager Class
* [[Predaking (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Predaking]]
* [[Grimwing (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Grimwing]] with [[Blackbeak (Prime)#Prime|Blackbeak]]

;Ultimate Class
* [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Ultimate|Beast Hunter Optimus Prime]]
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===''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations]]''===

====''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''====
[[File:Generations fall of cybertron voyager grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|]]
;Deluxe Class
{{collist|3|
*[[Topspin (FOC)#Generations|Autobot Topspin]]
*[[Whirl (FOC)#Generations|Autobot Whirl]]
*[[Blast Off (FOC)#Retail|Blast Off]]
*[[Brawl (WFC)#Retail|Decepticon Brawl]]
*[[Impactor (Prime)#Generations|Impactor]]
*[[Onslaught (WFC)#Retail|Onslaught]]
*[[Roadbuster (Prime)#Generations|Roadbuster]]
*[[Swindle (FOC)#Retail|Swindle]]
*[[Twintwist#Generations|Twintwist]]
*[[Vortex (FOC)#Retail|Vortex]]
*[[Bruticus (WFC)#Generations|Bruticus]]
*[[Ruination (FOC)#Generations|Ruination]]
}}
;Voyager Class
* [[Grimlock_(WFC)#Generations|Grimlock]]

====''[[Transformers:_Generations (toyline)#Thrilling_30|Thrilling 30]]''====
[[File:Generationstoy-Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|]]
* [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|Windblade]]

====''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]''====
*[[Ravage (G1)/toys#PulseCon|Covert Agent Ravage / Decepticons Forever Ravage]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack]]
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====''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]''====
[[File:TF-WFC-K-Leader-Galvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|]]
;Voyager Class
*[[Tigatron#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Tigatron]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Rhinox]]<ref name = "Fan Fest">Transformers panel at [[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021]]</ref>
;Leader Class
*[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Galvatron]]<ref name = "Fan Fest"/>
;TItan Class
*[[Ark (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Ark]]<ref name = "Fan Fest"/>

====''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]''====
[[File:Legacy Laser Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|]]
{{collist|3|
*[[Starscream (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Starscream]]<ref>[[May 21]], [[2021]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txGS01bXx9U "Hasbro Pulse | Fan First Friday: Transformers Livestream"] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>
*[[Megatron (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Megatron]]
*[[Goldbug (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Goldbug]]
}}

====''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''====
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Legacy|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]]<ref>[[August 16]], [[2022]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxRrhLJ1KH0 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Delaney Norris]], [[Sam Smith]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Isabella Weiss]], and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>
*"A Hero is Born" 2-Pack ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|Orion Pax]] and [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy| Alpha Trion]] w/ [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]])

=====Holiday=====
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Holiday|Holiday Optimus Prime]]
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===[[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]]===
[[File:TF-WFC-S-Unicron.jpg|upright=2|thumb|]]
*[[Unicron/toys#HasLab|Unicron]]

===''[[Transformers: Reactivate|Reactivate]]''===
*[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Reactivate|Starscream]] & [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Reactivate|Bumblebee]]
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==Convention appearances==
* [[BotCon 2010]]
* [[BotCon 2011]]
* [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]]

==Hasbro Pulse livestream appearances==
*[[June 26]], [[2020]]'s [https://fb.watch/48NkRQwkYv/ "Hasbro Pulse Fan First Friday: Transformers Livestream - June 26, 2020"] on Facebook, with [[Rachel Fleming]].

==Notes==
* It was revealed during the [[BotCon 2011]] Hasbro Toy Brand Team panel that Lenny provided the voice for the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys|Leader Class Ironhide toy]].
*It was also revealed at that panel that the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Decepticon]] [[Darksteel (DOTM)|Darksteel]] is an intentional [[homage]] to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] because Lenny likes snakes.
*[[Grimwing (Prime)|Grimwing]] is an [[ursagryph]] because they're Lenny's favourite mythical creatures, meaning that all [[Darksteel (disambiguation)|Darksteels]] are intentionally designed after creatures Lenny likes.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonard-panzica-487aa436/ Lenny Panzica on LinkedIn]
*[https://www.instagram.com/weatherdominator/ Lenny Panzica on Instagram]

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