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|caption=In [[Raksha|my]] world, Decepticons come first!
|caption=In [[Raksha|my]] world, Decepticons come first!
|title=
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|date=[[August 5]], 1995
|date=[[August 5]] - [[August 6]], [[1995]]
|city=Dayton, OH
|city=Dayton, OH
|venue=Dayton Convention Center
|venue=Dayton Convention Center
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'''BotCon 1995''' was organized and hosted by prominent fan [[Raksha]], who also named and designed (kinda) the convention's exclusive toy, [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]].
'''BotCon 1995''' was organized and hosted by prominent fan [[Raksha]], who also named and designed (kinda) the convention's exclusive toy, [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]].
It was held from [[August 5]] to [[August 6]], 1995, at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio.
It was held from [[August 5]] to [[August 6]], 1995, at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, [[Ohio]].
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==Merchandise==
==Merchandise==
===Convention-exclusive toys===
[[Image:BC95Nightracer.jpg|right|150px|thumb|[[BotCon 2002|Seven years later]], we'd get an Autobot.]]
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nightracer (G2)#Toys|Nightracer]]}}
</ul>
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===Other merchandise===
[[Image:BC95magnet.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
[[Image:BC95magnet.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
[[Image:BC95Nightracer.jpg|right|150px|thumb|[[BotCon 2002|Seven years later]], we'd get an Autobot.]]
*[[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]] - A [[redeco]] of the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[High Beam]].
*T-shirts - Red or purple, each had the G1 Autobot and Decepticon symbols along with convention information.
*T-shirts - Red or purple, each had the G1 Autobot and Decepticon symbols along with convention information.
*Magnet - It was very colorful.
*Magnet - It was very colorful.
*BotCon '95 Magazine
*BotCon '95 Magazine
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Raksha also sold her self-produced fanzine, ''Conquest'', which was a compilation of various fan-submitted fiction, essays, poems, and artwork.
===Fiction===
Raksha sold her self-produced fanzine, ''Conquest'', which was a compilation of various fan-submitted fiction, essays, poems, and artwork.
==Events==
==Events==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://botcon.com/archive/1995/index.html BotCon 1995 in the BotCon archives]
*[http://botconarchives.com/archive/1995/index.html BotCon 1995 in the BotCon archives]
[[Category:Conventions]]
[[Category:Conventions]]
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Raksha had initially wanted the exclusive toy to be a version of Generation 2 Smokescreen, but was told by Hasbro that since that figure is gang-molded with Dreadwing it would not be available individually.
Hasbro had agreed to do a presentation but according to Jon Hartman they backed out because both Kenner and Hasbro were in the midst of reorganization. Consequently, none of the invited employees were available for the convention.