Shogo Hasui

This article is about the toy designer. For the voice actor, see Shogo Miyakita.

Shogo Hasui (蓮井章悟, sometimes 蓮井章吾, Hasui Shōgo) is a designer at TakaraTomy, joining the company in 1999. Since Armada, he has called "dibs" to design every Starscream toy, and is thus referred to as "Mr. Starscream" within Takara's Transformers design team.

He's responsible for every 2010s Masterpiece you love and most Generations showstoppers since 2014.

Known design projects

Beast Machines

Basics Hammerstrike Silverbolt Tank Drone

Deluxes Bruticus Skydive (his first Transformer design)

Playskool Big Adventures

Basics Cheetor

Armada

Mini-Cons Emergency Mini-Con Team (Firebot, Makeshift, and Prowl) Race Mini-Con Team (Dirt Boss, Downshift, and Mirage)

Super-Cons Demolishor with Blackout Smokescreen with Liftor Wheeljack with Wind Sheer

Max-Cons Overload with Rollout Starscream with Swindle

Merchandise Star Saber roleplay toy

Max-Con Starscream with Swindle

Energon

Energon Class Arcee Divebomb Insecticon Signal Flare Skyblast Strongarm

Combat Class Starscream Roadblock

Mega Class Wing Saber (with Hirofumi Ichikawa)

Command Class Scorponok

Cybertron

Scout Class Armorhide Backstop Scattorshot Shortround Wreckloose

Deluxe Class Brimstone Hot Shot Hot Shot (Cybertron Defense) Snarl

Voyager Class Starscream (based upon The War Within Starscream by Don Figueroa)

Ultra Class Red Alert (Cybertron Defense) Scourge

Leader Class Metroplex

Supreme Class Starscream (with Eric Siebenaler)

Supreme Class Starscream

Classics

Deluxe Class Ramjet Rodimus Starscream (with Don Figueroa and Eric Siebenaler)

Transformers (2007)

Legends Class Bumblebee

Deluxe Class Arcee Barricade Dreadwing Jazz

Voyager Class Ratchet Starscream (with Eric Siebenaler)

Voyager Class Starscream

Animated

Deluxe Class Blurr Lockdown Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime Soundwave with Laserbeak

Voyager Class Grimlock Optimus Prime Shockwave

Entertainment Pack Safeguard (Jetfire & Jetstorm)

Henkei! Henkei!

Deluxe Class Hot Rodimus (presumably the deco) Starscream (presumably the deco)

Revenge of the Fallen

Deluxe Class Sideswipe

Voyager Class Starscream

Human Alliance Barricade / Frenzy Bumblebee / Sam Witwicky

Combiner Class Constructicon Devastator (initial concept only, final design by Takio Ejima)

Human Alliance Bumblebee

Transformers (2010)

Human Alliance Jazz / Captain Lennox

Leader Class Starscream

Generations (2010)

Deluxe Class Autobot Drift

Power Core Combiners

Commander 2-packs Heavytread with Groundspike

Commander 5-packs Grimstone with Dinobots

Dark of the Moon

MechTech Human Alliance Basic Backfire (Human Alliance) / Spike Witwicky

Human Alliance Soundwave / Mr. Gould

Prime

First Edition Arcee Starscream

Masterpiece

2011 MP-10 Convoy		2012 MP-11 Starscream (with Hironori Kobayashi)		MP-12 Lambor MP-14 Alert		MP-12 Lambor
2013 MP-13 Soundwave (with Condor) MP-15 Rumble & Jaguar MP-16 Frenzy & Buzzsaw MP-17 Prowl MP-18 Streak MP-19 Smokescreen		2014 MP-20 Wheeljack MP-21 Bumble MP-22 Ultra Magnus (initial design, final version by Hironori Kobayashi) MP-12G Lambor G-2 Ver. MP-13B Soundblaster (with Ratbat)		Masterpiece Movie Series MPM-1 Starscream MPM-2 Bumblebee

Go!

Go Prime (deco and bio)

Adventure

Voyager Class Battle Grimlock

Combiner Wars

Legends Class Decepticon Shockwave

Deluxe Class Brawl Protectobot Rook Swindle

Voyager Class Onslaught

Box Sets Devastator (Scrapper, Hook, Bonecrusher, Long Haul, Mixmaster, Scavenger) Victorion (Pyra Magna, Jumpstream, Dust Up, Stormclash, Skyburst, Rust Dust)

Deluxe Class Protectobot Rook

Titans Return

Deluxe Class Fracas & Scourge Xort & Highbrow

Leader Class Dreadnaut & Decepticon Overlord Ominus & Sky Shadow Revolver & Six Shot

Titan Class Emissary & Cerebros & Fortress Maximus Decepticon Necro & Decepticon Full-Tilt & Trypticon

Titan Class Fortress Maximus

Power of the Primes

Leader Class Optimus Primal

Studio Series

Yes, he did all of the Studio Series Constructicons, meaning he designed the entirety of both Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers: The Movie Devastator.

Core Class Autobot Wheelie Decepticon Rumble (Blue) Decepticon Frenzy (Red) Starscream		Deluxe Class 37 Constructicon Rampage (Revenge of the Fallen) 41 Constructicon Scrapmetal (Revenge of the Fallen) 47 Constructicon Hightower (Revenge of the Fallen) 86-08 Gnaw 86-22 Brawn 86-29 Bumblebee Construction Bonecrusher (The Transformers: The Movie) Constructicon Scavenger (The Transformers: The Movie) Shockwave		Voyager Class 42 Constructicon Long Haul (Revenge of the Fallen) 53 Constructicon Mixmaster (Revenge of the Fallen) 60 Constructicon Scrapper (Revenge of the Fallen) 67 Constructicon Skipjack (Revenge of the Fallen) Constructicon Scrapper (The Transformers: The Movie) Constructicon Mixmaster (The Transformers: The Movie)		Leader Class 55 Constructicon Scavenger (Revenge of the Fallen) 66 Constructicon Overload (Revenge of the Fallen) 86-06 Grimlock & Autobot Wheelie 86-07 Slug & Daniel 86-15 Dinobot Sludge 86-19 Dinobot Snarl 86-26 Dinobot Swoop 86-30 Autobot Springer		Revenge of the Fallen Devastator
Commander Class Constructicon Long Haul & Constructicon Hook (The Transformers: The Movie)		Others Autobot Perceptor / Ratbat / Ramhorn (multipack)

War for Cybertron: Siege

Titan Class Omega Supreme & Countdown

War for Cybertron: Earthrise

Deluxe Class WFC-E6 Wheeljack WFC-E7 Cliffjumper WFC-E8 Ironworks (Modulator)

Voyager Class WFC-E9 Starscream

Titan Class WFC-E25 Scorponok (w/ Lord Zarak)

Deluxe Class Wheeljack

War for Cybertron: Kingdom

Core Class WFC-K21 Soundwave (w/ Laserbeak)

Deluxe Class WFC-K4 Cheetor WFC-K25 Wingfinger WFC-K33 Slammer

Voyager Class WFC-K18 Dinobot WFC-K35 Tigatron WFC-K44 Blaster with Eject

Leader Class WFC-K28 Galvatron

Titan Class Autobot Ark (w/ Teletraan-1/Autobot Mainframe)

Voyager Class Dinobot

Legacy / Legacy: Evolution / Legacy: United

Core Class Bomb-burst Grimlock Dinobot Scarr Soundblaster		Dinobot Sludge Dinobot Slug Dinobot Snarl Dinobot Swoop		Deluxe Class Breakdown Devcon Prime Universe Knock Out Pointblank (with Peacemaker) Red Cog Tarantulas		Cyberverse Universe Shadow Striker G1 Universe Autobot Gears Beast Wars Universe Tarantulas G1 Universe Squeezeplay (with G1 Universe Lokos and Browning) Robots in Disguise 2001 Universe Autobot Side Burn		Deluxe Class Tarantulas
Voyager Class Metalhawk Beast Wars Universe Silverbolt		Leader Class Blitzwing Armada Universe Megatron		Commander Class Armada Universe Optimus Prime		Titan Class Armada Universe Tidal Wave
Wreck 'N Rule Collection Comic Universe Impactor and Spindle		Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection Autobot Cosmos		Other Armada Universe Powerlinx Hot Shot / Armada Universe Jolt (Jolt only) Dinoking (Doryu, Gairyu, Goryu, Kakuryu, Rairyu, Yokuryu)

Rise of the Beasts

"Core" Deluxe Class Airazor		Beast Battle Masters Cheetor Optimus Primal Rhinox Skullcruncher		Battle Changers Optimus Prime (design was in his desk for nine years)		Beast Weaponizers Arcee & Cheetor Optimus Primal & Arrowstripe Optimus Prime & Chainclaw Wheeljack & Rhinox		"Core" Deluxe Class Airazor
Smash Changers Optimus Primal

Buzzworthy Bumblebee

Troop Builder Multipack (G2 Universe Cybertronian Trooper and Animated Universe Autotrooper only)

Shattered Glass Collection

Rodimus and Sideswipe with Decepticon Whisper

Comic Edition

Shockwave Grimlock Straxus

Age of the Primes

Deluxe Class Aerialbot Air Raid Aerialbot Slingshot Combaticon Vortex Aerialbot Fireflight Aerialbot Skydive Combaticon Blast Off

Voyager Class The Thirteen Alpha Trion Combaticon Brawl Combaticon Swindle The Thirteen Nexus Prime

Commander Class Aerialbot Silverbolt Combaticon Onslaught Armada Jetfire (w/ Mini-Con Astroscope, Mini-Con Sky Blast, and Mini-Con Payload)

Convention appearances (United States)

• BotCon 2007
• San Diego Comic-Con 2015
• HasCon 2017
• San Diego Comic-Con 2018
• San Diego Comic-Con 2024

Hasbro Pulse livestream appearances

• April 4, 2023's Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Evan Brooks, Mark Maher, and Sam Smith.

Fiction

Legends World

Hasui was among the Transformers toy designers present at the Transformers Celebration 2014, where they handed out autographs. He impressed the beast-mode-loving Rattrap by telling him he once designed a three-headed beast toy called Bruticus. Legends Bonus Vol. At some point, Hasui was riding the train with Hisashi Yuki when the two were taken aback by Rattrap's new robot body. LG01 Rattrap

Notes

• During pre-production of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Hasui created a combiner concept model (made from various Japanese robot and superhero toys) and storyboard-style concepts for a movie-styled "Devastator" combiner (involving a MH-53 Pave Low helicopter, such as Blackout and Grindor) for Hasbro to pass onto the movie production staff.
• Hasui was the original TakaraTomy designer assigned to Revenge of the Fallen Combiner class Constructicon Devastator (and had completed some preliminary sketches for it), but due to scheduling conflicts, that project was handed over to fellow TakaraTomy designer Takio Ejima.
• Due to the enormous workload the TakaraTomy designers were under, Hasui was by default the one assigned to present a proof-of-concept prototype for Revenge of the Fallen's Human Alliance subset of Alternators-styled larger vehicles partnered with human drivers. He rapidly created the proof-of-concept model using a Voyager class Ratchet toy with a new shoulder (that turned into a seat for the human passenger in either mode), a new left forearm (which turned into a motorcycle) and a new gigantic weapons array.
• According to Hasbro designer Mark Maher, handling Silverbolt's original Beast Wars toy is what inspired Hasui to become a Transformers designer.

External links

• Shogo Hasui's TF Twitter account

Interviews

• Translated interview from Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 1 on TFW2005.com
• Translated interview from the TakaraTomy website on TFW2005.com
• Translated interview on Revenge of the Fallen work from Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 3 on TFW2005.com
• Translated interview on Animated on TFW2005.com