Editing Transformers Hall of Fame

[[Image:TransformersHallofFame.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Finally, a way to honor Soundwave some more. Or so we thought.]]

Starting in [[2010]], [[Hasbro]] has begun honoring important characters and creators from the long history of the franchise.  At [[BotCon 2010]], they honored five characters to be inducted into the Hall of Fame: [[Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee]], [[Megatron]], [[Starscream]], and the fifth character determined by fan vote, [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]].

The inaugural creators inducted include: [[Bob Budiansky]], [[Peter Cullen]], [[Hideaki Yoke|Yoke Hideaki]], and [[Ōno Kōjin|Kojin Ohno]].

Each year more Transformers characters and creators will be added to the Hall of Fame. 2011's characters are [[Ironhide]], [[Ratchet]], [[Soundwave]] and a fourth to be determined by fan vote.


== Nomination process ==

The nominations began with various Transformer fan sites (including this wiki) polling their members for five names to submit to Hasbro. Hasbro then tallied these results to present the fandom with five final choices on which to vote.

===2010===

On [[May 3]], 2010 Hasbro began announcing the final nominees, leading up to the [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Poll.cfm fan vote] on [[May 10]]th. The fan vote was limited to one vote per day, until voting ended three weeks later on [[May 28]].  Each of these nominees were presented with all new bios (which interestingly tended to conflate multiple versions of the characters and were not averse to creating new backstory points as well).

===2011===
Voting on the final nominees began on Transformers.com on [[April 13]], with the bios for each nominee being revealed on that same day..

==Nominees==

===2010 nominees===

*'''[[Soundwave]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-1.cfm]

*'''[[Grimlock]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-2.cfm]

*'''[[Jazz]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-3.cfm]

*'''[[Shockwave]]''' [http://www2.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-4.cfm]

*'''[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]]''' [http://www2.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-5.cfm]

'''WINNER: Dinobot!''' (Holy scrap!)

===2011 nominees===

*'''[[Grimlock]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-GRIMLOCK.cfm]

*'''[[Shockwave]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-SHOCKWAVE.cfm] 

*'''[[Erector|Autobot Erector]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-ERECTOR.cfm]

*'''[[Waspinator]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-WASPINATOR.cfm]

*'''[[Jazz]]''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-JAZZ.cfm]


== Hall of Fame Ceremony ==

===2010===
[[Image:BotCon2010-HOFkeepsake.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Take that Van Gogh off your wall and frame ''this'' mother!]]

The Saturday night of [[BotCon 2010]] was allocated to a Hall of Fame semi-formal dinner.  After a short cocktail dinner period (read: cash bar), Primus package attendees filed into a large auditorium with several dinner tables assembled in front of a stage with cardboard standees of Optimus, Megatron, Starscream, and Bumblebee.  Two large screens magnified the stage's events to those further away.  

The robot and human inductees were introduced by a combination of video testimony and personal introductions by [[Aaron Archer]] and [[Greg Lombardo]].  One by one, clips were played and testimonies given, and human inductees came onstage to receive their reward and give a short speech.  

The Fan Choice robot nominees had animation clips from across various franchises set to a piece of appropriate music.  (For example, Grimlock's clips were set to the "Godzilla" theme.)  After these were all introduced, Dinobot was announced to be the winner of the Fan Choice nominees.  Before attendees filed out for the evening, a keepsake print with the names of all the inductees was distributed.

===2011===

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==Notes==
[[Image:BC2010Su-dinobotdisplay.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Let his spark join with the Matrix, and the greatest heroes of Cybertron.]]
===2010 notes===
*Soundwave's bio [[retcon]]ned his cassette partners into [[Mini-Con]]s, and restated an earlier retcon that they were also [[Deployer (Prime)|Deployers]]. It also revealed that he had deleted his emotions for more efficient information processing. Additionally, Soundwave's bio also included ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]'s weakness to "too many sonic booms" from the [[Cyber Missions]].
*Grimlock's bio is largely based on his comic book personas, rather than the dumb, childlike version from the original cartoon.  It also revealed that his vocal quirks are the result of damage caused by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]].
* Jazz is now [[Optimus Prime]]'s best friend from before the war, plus the ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' aspect of him training to be a [[Cyber-Ninja]] is added.
* Shockwave's bio offers no real surprises, but it spells "intentions" wrong.
*The release of [[Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron|Transformers: Exodus]] reveals that several of these bios (particularly Soundwave's and Jazz's), were almost certainly written with the new continuity of the novel in mind. This was later confirmed in the [[Hasbro Q&A/July 2010#TFViews.com|July 2010 Hasbro Q&A]].
*Dinobot's entry was originally posted with no bio, but one was quickly added afterward. The final sentence is a grammatical mess. (Seriously, try to diagram that puppy.)
*Bob Budiansky's initial response to being in the Hall of Fame was "boy, this sounds really bizarre", followed by being flattered. When he came to the ceremony with his family, he found himself being treated "like royalty". <ref>[http://traffic.libsyn.com/moonbase2/BobBinterview.mp3 Bob Budiansky interview at Moonbase 2]</ref>
*Quite honestly, nobody seriously expected Dinobot to win the fan vote. [[David Willis]] created a tongue-in-cheek campaign for him, with the central joke being that Dinobot wasn't going to win because he wasn't a 1980s character.
===2011 notes===
* Erector was a popular choice in 2011's website polling because his name reminds people of boners.
* Grimlock's 2011 profile asserts that before the [[Great Exodus]], he was part of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], and were rebuilt into the team known as the Dinobots after being captured by Shockwave.
* Erector's profile is amazing.  He's a former member of the [[Constructicon]]s who was kicked out of the team for not being green.  He had no choice but to join the Autobots, and he was instrumental in providing a diversion to help them flee the battle of [[Tyger Pax]].  A creative genius, he created the [[Armada Laserbeak Surveillance System]] and [[Real Gear Quick Action Weaponry]].  
* Waspinator's profile says his name before taking on a beast mode was [[Wasp]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6892/20/ Hasbro "Rolls Out" Transformers Hall of Fame" press release.]

*[http://www2.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-INAUGURAL-MEMBERS.cfm Hasbro announces the 2010 inductees.]

*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/2011-TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-VOTE.cfm Fan vote for the fourth character inductee.]

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