Brian Chapman - Revision history

AzimuthAcolyte: /* Interviews */ Building this out a little

2023-05-24T19:09:35Z

Interviews: Building this out a little

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	*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-chapman-856320b/ Brian Chapman on LinkedIn]		*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-chapman-856320b/ Brian Chapman on LinkedIn]
	===Interviews===		===Interviews===
	*February ~~1999—~~[https://web.archive.org/web/19990428050140/http://www.beastwars.com/figures/interview_21699.htm Beast Wars Team Interview] (archived)		*[[February 16]], [[1999]] [https://web.archive.org/web/19990428050140/http://www.beastwars.com/figures/interview_21699.htm Beast Wars Team Interview] with [[Jerry Palmer]], [[Andy Espenshade]], [[Steve Redinger]] and [[Tim Bradley]] at the official ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]'' website (archived)
	*July 1999—[https://youtu.be/NbB8elKVSYU?list=PLHr-DDwOw7xNzJBw225CotzYLSeHTWS_b&t=3623 Brian Chapman interview segment from ''Robots over St. Paul: A BotCon 1999 Documentary'']		*July 1999—[https://youtu.be/NbB8elKVSYU?list=PLHr-DDwOw7xNzJBw225CotzYLSeHTWS_b&t=3623 Brian Chapman interview segment from ''Robots over St. Paul: A BotCon 1999 Documentary'']
	*February 2022—[https://mojo-nation.com/great-time-design-toy-game-space/ Mojo Nation]		*February 2022—[https://mojo-nation.com/great-time-design-toy-game-space/ Mojo Nation]

Monzo at 07:23, 20 May 2023

2023-05-20T07:23:43Z

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	*[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)\|''Transformers: Armada'']], creative consultant		*[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)\|''Transformers: Armada'']], creative consultant
	*[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|''Transformers: Cybertron'']], creative consultant		*[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)\|''Transformers: Cybertron'']], creative consultant

			==Convention appearances==
			*[[BotCon 1999]]

	==External links==		==External links==
	*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-chapman-856320b/ Brian Chapman on LinkedIn]		*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-chapman-856320b/ Brian Chapman on LinkedIn]
	===Interviews===		===Interviews===
			*February 1999—[https://web.archive.org/web/19990428050140/http://www.beastwars.com/figures/interview_21699.htm Beast Wars Team Interview] (archived)
			*July 1999—[https://youtu.be/NbB8elKVSYU?list=PLHr-DDwOw7xNzJBw225CotzYLSeHTWS_b&t=3623 Brian Chapman interview segment from ''Robots over St. Paul: A BotCon 1999 Documentary'']
	*February 2022—[https://mojo-nation.com/great-time-design-toy-game-space/ Mojo Nation]		*February 2022—[https://mojo-nation.com/great-time-design-toy-game-space/ Mojo Nation]

AzimuthAcolyte at 17:47, 2 November 2022

2022-11-02T17:47:03Z

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	*February 2022—[https://mojo-nation.com/great-time-design-toy-game-space/ Mojo Nation]		*February 2022—[https://mojo-nation.com/great-time-design-toy-game-space/ Mojo Nation]

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AzimuthAcolyte at 01:18, 22 September 2022

2022-09-22T01:18:53Z

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	[[File:Brian Chapman.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.8\|>go to mainframe entertainment<br>		[[File:Brian Chapman.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.8\|>go to [[Mainframe Entertainment\|mainframe entertainment]]<br>
	>they have a critically acclaimed transformers show<br>		>they have a [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|critically acclaimed transformers show]]<br>
	>pour two liter of esoteric spiritualism into it<br>		>[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)#Production\|pour two liter of esoteric spiritualism into it]]<br>
	>leave]]		>leave]]
	'''Brian Chapman''' is a high ranking employee at [[Hasbro]] who has a long history with the ''Transformers'' brand.		'''Brian Chapman''' is a high ranking employee at [[Hasbro]] who has a long history with the ''Transformers'' brand.
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	Brian is in [[Aaron Archer\|very select company]] as a regular designer who eventually climbed quite a ways up the corporate ladder. Despite this, he is a relative cipher to the [[fandom]] due to his non-presence at collector-oriented events.		Brian is in [[Aaron Archer\|very select company]] as a regular designer who eventually climbed quite a ways up the corporate ladder. Despite this, he is a relative cipher to the [[fandom]] due to his non-presence at collector-oriented events.

	As a designer, he came on in [[1992]] working in Hasbro's [[Kenner]] division on toylines such as ''[[Batman]]'', ''[[Star Wars (franchise)\|Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', before being moved to ''Transformers'' with his promotion to Design Director around the [[Transmetal 2]] phase of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'', presumably placing him as the design lead on ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)\|Beast Machines]]'' overseeing franchise legend [[Aaron Archer]].		As a designer, he came on in [[1992]] working in Hasbro's [[Kenner]] division on toylines such as ''[[Batman]]'', ''[[Star Wars (franchise)\|Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', before being moved to ''Transformers'' with his promotion to Design Director around the [[Transmetal 2]] phase of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'', presumably placing him as the design lead on ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Machines]]'' overseeing franchise legend [[Aaron Archer]].

	In the year [[2001]], shortly after the Kenner division was closed down and its product lines were fully merged into Hasbro, he was promoted to Senior Design Director overseeing ''Transformers'' and a handful of other brands, where he is known to have played a part in the production of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)\|Cybertron]]''.		In the year [[2001]], shortly after the Kenner division was closed down and its product lines were fully merged into Hasbro, he was promoted to Senior Design Director overseeing ''Transformers'' and a handful of other brands, where he is known to have played a part in the production of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)\|Cybertron]]''.

AzimuthAcolyte: Full credit to Riptide for this joke

2022-09-21T21:10:08Z

Full credit to Riptide for this joke

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	[[File:Brian Chapman.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.8]]		[[File:Brian Chapman.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.8\|>go to mainframe entertainment<br>
			>they have a critically acclaimed transformers show<br>
			>pour two liter of esoteric spiritualism into it<br>
			>leave]]
	'''Brian Chapman''' is a high ranking employee at [[Hasbro]] who has a long history with the ''Transformers'' brand.		'''Brian Chapman''' is a high ranking employee at [[Hasbro]] who has a long history with the ''Transformers'' brand.

AzimuthAcolyte: mainpic

2022-09-21T20:54:15Z

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	'''Brian Chapman''' is a high ranking employee at [[Hasbro]] who has a long history with the ''Transformers'' brand.		'''Brian Chapman''' is a high ranking employee at [[Hasbro]] who has a long history with the ''Transformers'' brand.

Thylacine 2000: /* Toylines Brian is known to have had a hand in designing */

2022-09-02T00:11:12Z

Toylines Brian is known to have had a hand in designing

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	He has a proud family history of working with heavy machinery and owns at least one recreational bulldozer.		He has a proud family history of working with heavy machinery and owns at least one recreational bulldozer.

	==~~Toylines Brian is known to have had a hand in designing~~==		==Known design contributions==
	*[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|''Beast Wars'']]		*[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|''Beast Wars'']]
	*[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)\|''Beast Machines'']]		*[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)\|''Beast Machines'']]

AzimuthAcolyte at 00:45, 8 April 2022

2022-04-08T00:45:33Z

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	'''Brian Chapman''' is ~~an executive~~ at [[Hasbro]] who has a long history with the ''Transformers'' brand.		'''Brian Chapman''' is a high ranking employee at [[Hasbro]] who has a long history with the ''Transformers'' brand.

	Brian is in [[Aaron Archer\|very select company]] as a regular designer who eventually climbed quite a ways up the corporate ladder. Despite this, he is a relative cipher to the [[fandom]] due to his non-presence at collector-oriented events.		Brian is in [[Aaron Archer\|very select company]] as a regular designer who eventually climbed quite a ways up the corporate ladder. Despite this, he is a relative cipher to the [[fandom]] due to his non-presence at collector-oriented events.

AzimuthAcolyte at 00:42, 8 April 2022

2022-04-08T00:42:14Z

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	Brian is in [[Aaron Archer\|very select company]] as a regular designer who eventually climbed quite a ways up the corporate ladder. Despite this, he is a relative cipher to the [[fandom]] due to his non-presence at collector-oriented events.		Brian is in [[Aaron Archer\|very select company]] as a regular designer who eventually climbed quite a ways up the corporate ladder. Despite this, he is a relative cipher to the [[fandom]] due to his non-presence at collector-oriented events.

	As a designer, he came on in [[1992]] working in Hasbro's [[Kenner]] division on toylines such as ''[[Batman]]'', ''[[Star Wars (franchise)\|Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', before being moved to ''Transformers'' with his promotion to Design Director around the [[Transmetal 2]] phase of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'', presumably ~~over~~ franchise legend [[Aaron Archer]].		As a designer, he came on in [[1992]] working in Hasbro's [[Kenner]] division on toylines such as ''[[Batman]]'', ''[[Star Wars (franchise)\|Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', before being moved to ''Transformers'' with his promotion to Design Director around the [[Transmetal 2]] phase of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)\|Beast Wars]]'', presumably placing him as the design lead on ''[[Beast Machines (toyline)\|Beast Machines]]'' overseeing franchise legend [[Aaron Archer]].

	In the year [[2001]], shortly after the Kenner division was closed down and its product lines were fully merged into Hasbro, he was promoted to Senior Design Director overseeing ''Transformers'' and a handful of other brands, where he is known to have played a part in the production of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)\|Cybertron]]''.		In the year [[2001]], shortly after the Kenner division was closed down and its product lines were fully merged into Hasbro, he was promoted to Senior Design Director overseeing ''Transformers'' and a handful of other brands, where he is known to have played a part in the production of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)\|Cybertron]]''.

AzimuthAcolyte: First pass at an article for Brian Chapman

2022-04-08T00:40:17Z

First pass at an article for Brian Chapman

New page

{{disambig3|Brian}}
'''Brian Chapman''' is an executive at [[Hasbro]] who has a long history with the ''Transformers'' brand.

Brian is in [[Aaron Archer|very select company]] as a regular designer who eventually climbed quite a ways up the corporate ladder. Despite this, he is a relative cipher to the [[fandom]] due to his non-presence at collector-oriented events.

As a designer, he came on in [[1992]] working in Hasbro's [[Kenner]] division on toylines such as ''[[Batman]]'', ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', before being moved to ''Transformers'' with his promotion to Design Director around the [[Transmetal 2]] phase of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'', presumably over franchise legend [[Aaron Archer]].

In the year [[2001]], shortly after the Kenner division was closed down and its product lines were fully merged into Hasbro, he was promoted to Senior Design Director overseeing ''Transformers'' and a handful of other brands, where he is known to have played a part in the production of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.

In later years, he held titles such as "Vice President of Boys' Toys", "Director of Design for Toys/Games/IP," and, as of [[2013]] "President of Global Design and Development for Toys/Games/IP."

He has a proud family history of working with heavy machinery and owns at least one recreational bulldozer.

==Toylines Brian is known to have had a hand in designing==
*[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'']]
*[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Machines'']]
*[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise (2001)'']]
*[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'']]
*[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|''Energon'']]
*[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'']]
*[[Transformers: Alternators|''Alternators'']]
*"25th Anniversary" (nee [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'']])

==Known media credits==
*[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|''Transformers: Armada'']], creative consultant
*[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Transformers: Cybertron'']], creative consultant

==External links==
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-chapman-856320b/ Brian Chapman on LinkedIn]
===Interviews===
*February 2022—[https://mojo-nation.com/great-time-design-toy-game-space/ Mojo Nation]

{{DEFAULTSORT:''Chapman, Brian''}}
[[Category:Alternators designers]]
[[Category:Beast Era designers]]
[[Category:Hasbro designers]]
[[Category:Lead designers]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) designers]]
[[Category:Masterpiece designers]]
[[Category:Unicron Trilogy designers]]