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'''Brian Parrish''' is a Design Manager for action brands at [[Hasbro]] and the most influential ''Transformers'' designer you've never heard of. Beginning his career on [[Batman]] with [[Kenner]] in the mid-1990s, he moved to the his childhood dream of working in the ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' division around the time of the company's absorption into Hasbro proper. Somewhere in there he cranked out the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] toyline more or less as a favor between ''Star Wars'' | {{disambig3|Brian}} | ||
'''Brian Parrish''' is a Design Manager for action brands at [[Hasbro]] and the most influential ''Transformers'' designer you've never heard of. Beginning his career on [[Batman]] with [[Kenner]] in the mid-1990s, he moved to the his childhood dream of working in the ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' division around the time of the company's absorption into Hasbro proper. Somewhere in there he cranked out the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]] toyline more or less as a favor between ''Star Wars'' projects<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So Brian Parrish is a good friend of mine. Certainly gets his praises sung in the ''Star Wars'' world, and now ''Rescue Bots'' world, but yeah he was involved with ''Universe'' all the way back here. And so he came from ''Star Wars'' and that's why a lot of these have these sophisticated colors—because if you think of the color palette and tonality of ''Star Wars'' coloring, on spaceships and stuff, and then look at the ''Universe'' segment, you'll you'll start to go, "Oh, okay! That's why these look a little different than the crazy colors Aaron would use." He came from that, you know, ''blast effects'' and ''scorch marks'' and all that kind of stuff that you see on those vehicles. And he really challenged Takara to change their painting game! Because the things we could get done in our HFE [Hasbro Far East] factory partners, Takara wasn't as interested in trying? Because it's... more inconsistency, you know, when you have a free floating plate? You know, you might have one that goes three centimeters, and you might have one that goes two and a half centimeters. To the Americans, we're like, "Oh, that's a cool burn." To the Japanese, it's like, "That's ''wildly'' inconsistent." So they they did ''not'' like what we were doing there, but again, it wasn't their problem because they weren't going to put these out in their market. So they just kind of dealt with it.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE-MKJDLkNc&t=1709s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=22 - The CREATION of Transformers Universe|year=2025|month=07|day=09}}</ref> before becoming the design lead on the first-of-its-kind ''[[Star Wars Transformers (2005 toyline)|Star Wars Transformers]]'' crossover line under industry legend [[Mark Boudreaux]]. After much soul searching he transferred to the Pre-K department in the 2010s, where being tasked with creating an "''{{w|Imaginext}}'' killer" eventually led to him becoming the creator and design lead for ''[[Playskool Heroes]]'' and with it, the entire ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' toyline. He made his triumphant return to action brands around [[2018]], where he is currently in charge of "kids" (read: non-''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'') lines for the ''Transformers'' brand. He has also taken point on the ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' line as of [[2022]] or so. | |||
==Known design projects== | ==Known design projects== | ||
===[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]=== | ===[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|''Universe'' (2003)]]=== | ||
[[File:Universe2003toy- | [[File:Universe2003toy-RazorclawUltra.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|]] | ||
(design lead) | (design lead) | ||
<ul class="iconlist"> | <ul class="iconlist"> | ||
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{{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Universe (2003)|Silverbolt]]}} | {{Bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Universe (2003)|Silverbolt]]}} | ||
{{Bp-a1|[[Magna Stampede#Universe (2003)|Magna Stampede]]}} | {{Bp-a1|[[Magna Stampede#Universe (2003)|Magna Stampede]]}} | ||
{{Bp-d1|[[Razorclaw (Universe)#Universe (2003)|Razorclaw]]}} | |||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===[[Star Wars Transformers (2005 toyline)|''Star Wars Transformers'' (2005)]]=== | ===[[Star Wars Transformers (2005 toyline)|''Star Wars Transformers'' (2005)]]=== | ||
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%" | {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%" | ||
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1''' ([[2005]])</u> | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Wave 1''' ([[2005]])</u> | ||
*[[Darth Vader#Star Wars Transformers|Darth Vader]] / [[TIE Fighter#Star Wars Transformers|TIE Advanced]] | *[[Darth Vader#Star Wars Transformers 2|Darth Vader]] / [[TIE Fighter#Star Wars Transformers|TIE Advanced]] | ||
*[[General Grievous#Star Wars Transformers|General Grievous]] / [[Wheel Bike#Star Wars Transformers|Wheel Bike]] | *[[General Grievous#Star Wars Transformers|General Grievous]] / [[Wheel Bike#Star Wars Transformers|Wheel Bike]] | ||
*[[Luke Skywalker#Star Wars Transformers|Luke Skywalker]] / [[X-wing Fighter#Star Wars Transformers|X-wing Fighter]] | *[[Luke Skywalker#Star Wars Transformers|Luke Skywalker]] / [[X-wing Fighter#Star Wars Transformers|X-wing Fighter]] | ||
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{{-}} | {{-}} | ||
===''Energon''=== | |||
* [[Mega-Dinobot]] (with [[Don Figueroa]])<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Marcelo did the packaging art. Don Figueroa did a lot of the kind of design- rough design work, I should say- and then Brian Parrish- uh, I think- ran that through the system with HFE [Hasbro Far East].|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE-MKJDLkNc&t=1651s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=22 - The CREATION of Transformers Universe|year=2025|month=07|day=09}}</ref> | |||
===''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]''=== | ===''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]''=== | ||
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(design lead) | (design lead) | ||
====Rescan Series==== | ====Rescan Series==== | ||
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-rb|[[Blades (RB)#Rescan Series|Blades]] (jet)}}</ul> | |||
===''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]''=== | ===''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]''=== | ||
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{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%" | {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%" | ||
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>''''' | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Jurassic Park]]'''''</u> | ||
<ul class="iconlist"> | <ul class="iconlist"> | ||
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Dilophocon]] / [[JP12|Autobot JP12]] (2023)}} | {{Bp-a1d1|[[Dilophocon]] / [[JP12|Autobot JP12]] (2023)}} | ||
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan="3"|[[File:CollaborativePartyWallop figure.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb]][[File:CollaborativeMandalorian.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]] | |width="20%" valign="top" rowspan="3"|[[File:CollaborativePartyWallop figure.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb]][[File:CollaborativeMandalorian.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>''''' | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Stranger Things]]'''''</u> | ||
<ul class="iconlist"> | <ul class="iconlist"> | ||
{{Bp-a1|[[Code Red#Toys|Code Red]] (2023)}} | {{Bp-a1|[[Code Red#Toys|Code Red]] (2023)}} | ||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
| | | | ||
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'''''</u> | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'''''</u> | ||
<ul class="iconlist"> | <ul class="iconlist"> | ||
{{Bp-a1|[[Party Wallop#Toys|Party Wallop]] (2024)}} | {{Bp-a1|[[Party Wallop#Toys|Party Wallop]] (2024)}} | ||
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{{Bp-a1|[[Agent Knight#Toys|Agent Knight]] (2024)}} | {{Bp-a1|[[Agent Knight#Toys|Agent Knight]] (2024)}} | ||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
| | | | ||
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Star Wars: The Mandalorian'''''</u> | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Star Wars: The Mandalorian'''''</u> | ||
<ul class="iconlist"> | <ul class="iconlist"> | ||
{{Bp- | {{Bp-multi|[[The Mandalorian#Toys|The Mandalorian]] / [[N-1 Starfighter#Toys|N-1 Starfighter]] (2025)}} | ||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
| | |- | ||
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Sonic the Hedgehog'''''</u> | |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Sonic the Hedgehog'''''</u> | ||
<ul class="iconlist"> | <ul class="iconlist"> | ||
{{Bp-a1|[[Wingtail]] & [[Blue Booster]] (2025)}} | {{Bp-a1|[[Wingtail]] & [[Blue Booster]] (2025)}} | ||
</ul> | |||
| | |||
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''''Hot Wheels'''''</u> | |||
<ul class="iconlist"> | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Twin Mill]] (2025)}} | |||
{{Bp-a1|[[Bone Shaker]] (2025)}} | |||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Parrish has markedly fewer samples of his work to show off | *Parrish has markedly fewer [[prototype|production samples]] of his work to show off than most designers due to his habit of re-homing them with local children. Dawww!<ref name = "Triple">[[December 9]], [[2024]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCb-L1RAH_U Interview] on the "Triple Takeover" podcast</ref> | ||
*His original pitch prototype for the ''Crossovers Star Wars'' line was an [[Iguanus (BW)#Beast Wars|Iguanus]] frankensteined with a ''Mission Fleet'' [[TIE Fighter|TIE Advanced Fighter]].<ref name = "Triple"/> | *His original pitch prototype for the ''Crossovers Star Wars'' line was an [[Iguanus (BW)#Beast Wars|Iguanus]] frankensteined with a ''Mission Fleet'' [[TIE Fighter|TIE Advanced Fighter]].<ref name = "Triple"/> | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parrish, Brian}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Parrish, Brian}} | ||
[[Category:Generations designers]] | [[Category:Generations designers]] | ||
[[Category:Hasbro designers]] | [[Category:Hasbro designers]] | ||
[[Category:Lead designers]] | [[Category:Lead designers]] | ||
[[Category:Rescue Bots designers]] | [[Category:Rescue Bots designers]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Universe (2003) designers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:00, 10 April 2026
| The name or term "Brian" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Brian (disambiguation). |
Brian Parrish is a Design Manager for action brands at Hasbro and the most influential Transformers designer you've never heard of. Beginning his career on Batman with Kenner in the mid-1990s, he moved to the his childhood dream of working in the Star Wars division around the time of the company's absorption into Hasbro proper. Somewhere in there he cranked out the 2003 Universe toyline toyline more or less as a favor between Star Wars projects[1] before becoming the design lead on the first-of-its-kind Star Wars Transformers crossover line under industry legend Mark Boudreaux. After much soul searching he transferred to the Pre-K department in the 2010s, where being tasked with creating an "Imaginext killer" eventually led to him becoming the creator and design lead for Playskool Heroes and with it, the entire Rescue Bots toyline. He made his triumphant return to action brands around 2018, where he is currently in charge of "kids" (read: non-Generations) lines for the Transformers brand. He has also taken point on the Collaborative line as of 2022 or so.
Known design projects
[edit]
(design lead)
| Wave 1 (2005) | Wave 2 (2006)
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Wave 3 | Wave 4 |   | ||||
| Wave 5 (2007) | Wave 6 | Wave 7
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Larger toys | |||||
"Galactic Showdown" 2-pack (Walmart exclusive)
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Energon
[edit]- Mega-Dinobot (with Don Figueroa)[2]
(design lead)
Rescan Series
[edit]- Blades (jet)
(design lead)
(design lead)
(design lead)
Jurassic Park
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Universal Monsters
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G.I. Joe
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Tonka
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Stranger Things
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Knight Rider
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Star Wars: The Mandalorian
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Sonic the Hedgehog
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Hot Wheels
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(design lead)
Trivia
[edit]- Parrish has markedly fewer production samples of his work to show off than most designers due to his habit of re-homing them with local children. Dawww![3]
- His original pitch prototype for the Crossovers Star Wars line was an Iguanus frankensteined with a Mission Fleet TIE Advanced Fighter.[3]
External links
[edit]Interviews
[edit]- December 9, 2024 Interview with Parish on the "Triple Takeover" podcast
References
[edit]- ↑ "So Brian Parrish is a good friend of mine. Certainly gets his praises sung in the Star Wars world, and now Rescue Bots world, but yeah he was involved with Universe all the way back here. And so he came from Star Wars and that's why a lot of these have these sophisticated colors—because if you think of the color palette and tonality of Star Wars coloring, on spaceships and stuff, and then look at the Universe segment, you'll you'll start to go, "Oh, okay! That's why these look a little different than the crazy colors Aaron would use." He came from that, you know, blast effects and scorch marks and all that kind of stuff that you see on those vehicles. And he really challenged Takara to change their painting game! Because the things we could get done in our HFE [Hasbro Far East] factory partners, Takara wasn't as interested in trying? Because it's... more inconsistency, you know, when you have a free floating plate? You know, you might have one that goes three centimeters, and you might have one that goes two and a half centimeters. To the Americans, we're like, "Oh, that's a cool burn." To the Japanese, it's like, "That's wildly inconsistent." So they they did not like what we were doing there, but again, it wasn't their problem because they weren't going to put these out in their market. So they just kind of dealt with it."—Aaron Archer, The Toy Armada, "22 - The CREATION of Transformers Universe", 2025/07/09
- ↑ "Marcelo did the packaging art. Don Figueroa did a lot of the kind of design- rough design work, I should say- and then Brian Parrish- uh, I think- ran that through the system with HFE [Hasbro Far East]."—Aaron Archer, The Toy Armada, "22 - The CREATION of Transformers Universe", 2025/07/09
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 December 9, 2024 Interview on the "Triple Takeover" podcast
