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Takio Ejima (江島多規男 Ejima Takio, born June 6, 1964) is a designer at TakaraTomy. His first product at Takara was Crazybird from the "Flower Rock" series, and after joining the Overseas Transformers Product team in the Boys Enterprise department, he single-handedly created the all European Transformers during the period when the American Transformers line ended, until the advent of Beast Wars. After Beast Wars Metals (the Japanese release of the Transmetals Beast Wars figures), he moved to the Girls Toy Department, but came back to Transformers during the Energon line. According to fellow designer Takashi Kunihiro, Ejima is "the man who created the most transforming robot toys in the world".

Hand-in-hand with developing the Turbomasters and Predators, Eijima created the concept of using light-piping for the eyes of Transformers toys.^[1] He is also credited with coming up with the idea of the extensive use of ball joints seen towards the end of the Generation 2 toyline as a means of making toys more durable, thus complying with more rigorous safety standards. This idea opened up possibilities of robot toys with extensive articulation.

We all owe this man, so, so much.

Known design projects

Generation 1

1991

Action Master figures

Exo-Suit Action Masters

Motorized Exo-Suit Action Masters

Action Master Elites

1992

Turbomasters / Road Corps

Predators / Jet Corps

1993

Axelerators Rapido Skram Turbofire Windbreaker		Skyscorchers Afterburner Eagle Eye Terradive Windrazor		Aquaspeeders Aquafend Deluge Jetstorm Speedstream		Stormtroopers Aquablast Drench Hydradread Rage		Obliterator Clench
Lightformers Deftwing Ironfist		Trakkons Calcar Fearswoop		Obliterators Clench Pyro				Obliterator Clench

Generation 2

Rotor Force Leadfoot Manta Ray Powerdive Ransack		Laser Rods Electro Jolt Sizzle Volt		Cyberjets^[2] Hooligan / Jetfire Skyjack / Generation 1 Strafe / G-2 Strafe Space Case / Air Raid / Aero Raid		Auto Rollers^[3] Dirtbag Roadblock		Smokescreen (the design he is most proud of)
Color Changers Drench Gobots Deluge Jetstorm		ATB Dreadwing & Smokescreen		Unreleased "APC Auto Roller" (recycled into Autolauncher) "Jet Auto Roller" (recycled into Autojetter) Greasepit (recycled into Hoist / Hubcap) Lightspeed (recycled into Mirage / Prowl) Thundercracker (recycled into Skywarp / Thundercracker again)				Smokescreen (the design he is most proud of)

Beast Wars

Basics Armordillo / Bump Claw Jaw / Scuba / Ikard Drill Bit / Drill Nuts Iguanus / Crazybolt Megatron Optimus Primal Razorbeast / Randy Snapper Terrorsaur		Deluxes Cheetor / Tigatron Cybershark Dinobot Jetstorm / Tonbot Retrax / Powerhug Rhinox Tarantulas / Blackarachnia Waspinator		Megas Inferno (with Yuichiro Hira)^[4] Transmetal Optimus Primal Transmetal Megatron Scorponok (w/ Cyberbee) Transquito / Bigmos		Ultras Magnaboss / Beast Wars II Magnaboss (Ironhide / Santon, Prowl / Lio Junior, Silverbolt / Skywarp) Megatron		Deluxe Cheetor
Supers Optimal Optimus		MicroVerse Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset (w/ Optimus Primal & Tarantulas) Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset (w/ Megatron & Razorbeast)		And... "every one of your favorite original Beast Wars figures" according to Evan Brooks^[5]				Deluxe Cheetor

Machine Wars

Basics^[6]

Beast Wars II

Autorollers^[3]

Others

Starscream & BB

Dirge

Animorphs

Deluxes

Rachel

Beast Machines

Deluxe Class

Jetstorm

Mega Class

Tankor

Mutant Beast Wars

Deluxe Class

Car Robots / Robots in Disguise (2001)

Deluxe Class

Skid-Z / Wind Sheer

Tow-Line / Skyfire

Energon

Energon Class

Cruellock
Duststorm
Kickback
Perceptor
(Grindor, High Wire, Sureshock)
Sky Shadow
Sledge
Stormcloud
Treadshot

Combat Class

Mega Class

Command Class

Cybertron

Scout Class Brakedown Clocker Ransack Scrapmetal		Deluxe Class Dirt Boss Override Sideways Thunderblast Thundercracker Unicron		Voyager Class Crumplezone Evac Mudflap Quickmix (w/ Stripmine) Soundwave (w/ Laserbeak)		Ultra Class Menasor (w/ Heavy Load)		Sideways (the other design he's most proud of)
Leader Class Megatron Metroplex (w/ Drill Bit)^[7]								Sideways (the other design he's most proud of)

Classics (2006)

Deluxe Class

Grimlock
(with Eric Siebenaler)

Voyager Class

Megatron
(with Eric Siebenaler)
Optimus Prime
(with Don Figueroa, Eric Siebenaler and Alex Kubalsky)

The Ultimate Battle

Megatron

Transformers (2007)

Real Gear Robots

Deluxe Class

Voyager Class

Blackout (w/ Scorponok)
Incinerator

Leader Class

Megatron

Transformers Animated

Activators

Grimlock
(with Bill Rawley)
Ratchet
(with Bill Rawley)
Starscream
(with Bill Rawley)

Universe (2008)

Deluxe Class

Cheetor
(with Bill Rawley)

Ultra Class

Powerglide
(with Bill Rawley)

Revenge of the Fallen

Combiner Class

Constructicon Devastator (initial concept by Shogo Hasui)

Dark of the Moon

MechTech Deluxes

Bumblebee

Rescue Bots

All transforming products.^[8]

Generations

War for Cybertron: Kingdom

Titan Class

Autobot Ark^[9]

Studio Series

Deluxe Class

86-02 Kup (The Transformers: The Movie)
86-03 Blurr (The Transformers: The Movie)
82 Autobot Ratchet (Bumblebee)^[10]
Elita-1 (Transformers One)
Airachnid (Transformers One)

Voyager Class

Alpha Trion (Transformers One)

Leader Class

91 The Fallen (Revenge of the Fallen)^[11]

Astrotrain (The Transformers: The Movie)

Legacy / Legacy: Evolution / Legacy: United

Core Class Infernac Universe Bouldercrash Infernac Universe Geocron		Deluxe Class Axlegrease Crashbar Dead End Decepticon Drag Strip		Scraphook Decepticon Wild Rider Infernac Universe Magneous Star Raider Lockdown		Infernac Universe Shard Infernac Universe Nucleous Star Raider Road Pig		Menasor
Voyager Class Trashmaster Prime Universe Thundertron		Leader Class Transmetal II Megatron^[11]		Commander Class Decepticon Motormaster / Menasor		Others "A Hero is Born" 2-Pack (Orion Pax and Alpha Trion w/ Vector Sigma)		Menasor

Age of the Primes

Deluxe Class

Vortex^[12]
Venin^[13]

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Convention appearances

Hasbro Pulse livestream appearances

April 12, 2022's Fan First Tuesday | BACK-TO-BACK Transformers & Power Rangers Livestream, with Isabella Weiss, Rachel Fleming, and Mark Maher.

Notes

The only designer who makes even cooler figures off the clock.

He is reverently referred to as "The Big E" by the Hasbro design team.^[15]
Besides developing the concept of light-piped eyes, Ejima also holds patents for the Predator missile launchers^[16] and megavisor system.^[17]
Ejima reused the engineering from the toy that would become Machine Wars Skywarp / Thundercracker for the bat version of Optimus Primal (the toys were applied for in the same patent).^[18] Likewise, the basic class version of Terrorsaur shares engineering with the toys that would become Machine Wars Hoist / Hubcap and Mirage / Prowl. ^[19]
Fellow TakaraTomy designer Shogo Hasui was assigned to do the large Combiner Class Constructicon Devastator toy, and had completed some early sketches, but Ejima subsequently took over due to scheduling conflicts.
Off-hours, Ejima's main hobbies include gardening and creating striking, intricate, almost jewelry-esque articulated metal sculptures. Pictured right are a couple he slipped in to the bonus features of the Beast Wars Reborn behind-the-scenes DVD.

References

↑ 1993 patent for light piped eyes in action figures at the online directory of the Japan Patent Office
↑ *Interview with Shuhei Umezu for Transformers Generations 2022 translated at Soundwave's Oblivion
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Designer interview with Hisashi Yuki in Figure Ō No. 303 (April 2023 issue)
↑ Yuichiro Hira's name is on Inferno's patent, not Ejima's, but Ejima was credited as working on Inferno in a Figure Ō interview.
↑ Design notes on Studio Series Kup from Hasbro designer Evan Brooks on Instagram
↑ All designed in 1995, but not sold until 1997.
↑ Transformers Generations 2022 designer interviews
↑ December 9, 2024 Interview with Hasbro designer Brian Parrish on the "Triple Takeover" podcast, from their YouTube channel.
↑ Transformers panel at Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021
↑ Bumblebee Ratchet design notes on Sam Smith's Instagram
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 August 16, 2022's Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Delaney Norris, Sam Smith, Evan Brooks, Isabella Weiss, and Mark Maher.
↑ Design notes on Age of the Primes Vortex from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram
↑ June 10, 2025's Transformers Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse on YouTube, with Nate Purswell and Mark Maher.
↑ Thanks from Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks during the Hall of Fame ceremony at Hasbro Pulse Con 2023.
↑ Interview with Ejima in Beast Generations, p.122-124 as well as his various Hasbro Pulse livestream appearances.
↑ 1992 patent for missile launchers at the online directory of the Japan Patent Office
↑ 1993 patent for the viewfinder doohickey underlying the megavisor play pattern at the online directory of the Japan Patent Office
↑ 1997 patent for the springloaded mechanism used in the Machine Wars Basic jets and Beast Wars Basic Optimus Primal at the online directory of the Japan Patent Office
↑ 1997 patent for the springloaded mechanism used in the Machine Wars Basic truck and racecar molds as well as Beast Wars Basic Terrorsaur at the online directory of the Japan Patent Office

External links

Interviews

"Tantou! Staff! Special Talk!?" roundtable with Takashi Kunihiro and Hisashi Yuki on the Henkei! Henkei! toyline in Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 1, translated at TFW2005

[1] 1993 patent for light piped eyes in action figures at the online directory of the Japan Patent Office

[2] *Interview with Shuhei Umezu for Transformers Generations 2022 translated at Soundwave's Oblivion

[King303-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Designer interview with Hisashi Yuki in Figure Ō No. 303 (April 2023 issue)

[4] Yuichiro Hira's name is on Inferno's patent, not Ejima's, but Ejima was credited as working on Inferno in a Figure Ō interview.

[5] Design notes on Studio Series Kup from Hasbro designer Evan Brooks on Instagram

[6] All designed in 1995, but not sold until 1997.

[7] Transformers Generations 2022 designer interviews

[8] December 9, 2024 Interview with Hasbro designer Brian Parrish on the "Triple Takeover" podcast, from their YouTube channel.

[9] Transformers panel at Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021

[10] Bumblebee Ratchet design notes on Sam Smith's Instagram

[August22-11] 11.0 ^11.1 August 16, 2022's Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Delaney Norris, Sam Smith, Evan Brooks, Isabella Weiss, and Mark Maher.

[12] Design notes on Age of the Primes Vortex from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram

[13] June 10, 2025's Transformers Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse on YouTube, with Nate Purswell and Mark Maher.

[14] Thanks from Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks during the Hall of Fame ceremony at Hasbro Pulse Con 2023.

[15] Interview with Ejima in Beast Generations, p.122-124 as well as his various Hasbro Pulse livestream appearances.

[16] 1992 patent for missile launchers at the online directory of the Japan Patent Office

[17] 1993 patent for the viewfinder doohickey underlying the megavisor play pattern at the online directory of the Japan Patent Office

[18] 1997 patent for the springloaded mechanism used in the Machine Wars Basic jets and Beast Wars Basic Optimus Primal at the online directory of the Japan Patent Office

[19] 1997 patent for the springloaded mechanism used in the Machine Wars Basic truck and racecar molds as well as Beast Wars Basic Terrorsaur at the online directory of the Japan Patent Office

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-'''Takio Ejima''' (江島 多規男 ''Ejima Takio'', born [[June 6]], [[1964]]) is a designer at [[TakaraTomy]]. His first product at Takara was Crazybird from the "Flower Rock" series, and after joining the Overseas ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' Product team in the Boys Enterprise department, he single-handedly created the [[The Transformers (European toyline)#1991|all European ''Transformers'']] during the period when the American ''Transformers'' line ended, until the advent of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. After the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)#1998|Beast Wars Metals]]'' (the Japanese release of the [[Transmetal]]s ''Beast Wars'' figures), he moved to the Girls Toy Department, but came back to Transformers during the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' line. According to fellow designer [[Takashi Kunihiro]], Ejima is "the man who created the most transforming robot toys in the world".
+'''Takio Ejima''' (江島 多規男 ''Ejima Takio'', born [[June 6]], [[1964]]) is a designer at [[TakaraTomy]]. His first product at Takara was Crazybird from the "Flower Rock" series, and after joining the Overseas ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' Product team in the Boys Enterprise department, he single-handedly created the [[The Transformers (European toyline)#1991|all European ''Transformers'']] during the period when the American ''Transformers'' line ended, until the advent of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. After ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Metals)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' (the Japanese release of the [[Transmetal]]s ''Beast Wars'' figures), he moved to the Girls Toy Department, but came back to Transformers during the ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' line. According to fellow designer [[Takashi Kunihiro]], Ejima is "the man who created the most transforming robot toys in the world".
-Hand-in-hand with developing the [[Turbomaster]]s and [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s, Eijima created the concept of using [[light-piping]] for the eyes of ''Transformers'' toys.<ref>[https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1800/PU/JP-H05-013494/DC25758C65298F7ACD69A2E5B4D0823F2E2992B7FCE4EB3A521E82504B1AC4B0/21/en 1993 patent for light piped eyes in action figures] at the online directory of the {{w|Japan Patent Office}}</ref> He is also credited with coming up with the idea of the extensive use of [[ball joint]]s seen towards the end of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline as a means of making toys more durable, thus complying with more rigorous [[For safety reasons|safety standards]]. This idea opened up possibilities of robot toys with extensive articulation.
+Hand-in-hand with developing the [[Turbomaster]]s and [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s, Eijima created the concept of using [[light-piping]] for the eyes of ''Transformers'' toys.<ref>[https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/c1800/PU/JP-H05-013494/DC25758C65298F7ACD69A2E5B4D0823F2E2992B7FCE4EB3A521E82504B1AC4B0/21/en 1993 patent for light piped eyes in action figures] at the online directory of the {{w|Japan Patent Office}}</ref> He is also credited with coming up with the idea of the extensive use of [[ball joint]]s seen towards the end of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline as a means of making toys more durable, thus complying with more rigorous [[For safety reasons|safety standards]]. This idea opened up possibilities of robot toys with extensive [[articulation]].
 We all owe this man, so, ''so'' much.
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 <ul class="iconlist">
-{{Bp-d1|[[Double Punch#Toys|Double Punch]]}}
+{{Bp-d1|[[Double Punch (G1)#Toys|Double Punch]]}}
 {{Bp-a1|[[Omega Supreme (G1)#omegaspreem|Omega Spreem]]}}
 {{Bp-d1|[[Turbo Master#Toys|Turbo Master]]}}
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 ====1992====
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Turbomasters''' / '''Road Corps'''</u>
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Turbomaster]]s''' / '''[[Road Corps]]'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-a1|[[Boss (G1)#Toys|Boss]] / [[Mach Road#Toys|Mach Road]]}}
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 {{Bp-a1|[[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Predators''' / '''Jet Corps'''</u>
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s''' / '''[[Jet Corps]]'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-d1|[[Falcon (G1)#Toys|Falcon]] / [[Shadow Jet#Toys|Shadow Jet]]}}
@@ Line 66: / Line 66: @@
 {{Bp-d1|[[Talon (G1)#Toys|Talon]] / [[Moon Jet#Toys|Moon Jet]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:G1Thunder clash toy.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Turbomaster [[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]]]
+|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:G1-toy ThunderClash.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Turbomaster [[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]]]
 |}
 ====1993====
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Axelerators'''</u>
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Axelerator]]s'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-a1|[[Rapido#Toys|Rapido]]}}
@@ Line 78: / Line 78: @@
 {{Bp-a1|[[Windbreaker#Toys|Windbreaker]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Skyscorchers'''</u>
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Skyscorcher]]s'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-d1|[[Afterburner (G2)#Toys|Afterburner]]}}
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 {{Bp-d1|[[Windrazor (G2)#Toys|Windrazor]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Aquaspeeders'''</u>
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Aquaspeeder]]s'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-a1|[[Aquafend#Toys|Aquafend]]}}
 {{Bp-a1|[[Deluge (G1)#Toys|Deluge]]}}
 {{Bp-a1|[[Jetstorm (G1)#Toys|Jetstorm]]}}
-{{Bp-a1|[[Speedstream#Toys|Speedstream]]}}
+{{Bp-a1|[[Speedstream (G2)#Toys|Speedstream]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Stormtroopers'''</u>
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-d1|[[Aquablast#Toys|Aquablast]]}}
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 |width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G2-toy Clench.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Obliterator [[Clench (G1)#Toys|Clench]]]]
 |-
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Lightformers'''</u>
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Lightformer]]s'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-a1|[[Deftwing#Toys|Deftwing]]}}
 {{Bp-a1|[[Ironfist (G1)#Toys|Ironfist]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Trakkons'''</u>
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Trakkon]]s'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-d1|[[Calcar#Toys|Calcar]]}}
 {{Bp-d1|[[Fearswoop (G1)#Toys|Fearswoop]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Obliterators'''</u>
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Obliterator]]s'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-d1|[[Clench (G1)#Toys|Clench]]}}
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 {{Bp-a1d1|[[Hooligan (G2)#Toys|Hooligan]] / [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Jetfire]]}}
 {{Bp-a1d1|[[Skyjack (G2)#Toys|Skyjack]] / [[Strafe (G1)#Generation 2|Generation 1 Strafe]] / [[Strafe (G2)#G-2|''G-2'' Strafe]]}}
-{{Bp-a1d1|[[Space Case (G2)#Toys|Space Case]] / [[Air Raid (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Air Raid]] / [[Aero Raid#G-2|Aero Raid]]}}
+{{Bp-a1d1|[[Space Case (G2)#Toys|Space Case]] / [[Air Raid (G1)#Generation 2|Air Raid]] / [[Aero Raid#G-2|Aero Raid]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Auto Roller (G2)|Auto Roller]]s'''<ref name = "King303">Designer interview with [[Hisashi Yuki]] in [[Figure King]] No. 303 (April 2023 issue)</ref></u>
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Auto Roller (G2)|Auto Roller]]s'''<ref name = "King303">Designer interview with [[Hisashi Yuki]] in ''[[Figure Ō]]'' No. 303 (April 2023 issue)</ref></u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-d1|[[Dirtbag#Generation 2|Dirtbag]]}}
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 |width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:G2SmokescreenToy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|[[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]] (the design he is most proud of)]]
 |-
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Color Changer#Toys|Color Changer]]s'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-a2|[[Drench (G2)#Toys|Drench]]}}
+{{Bp-a2|[[Gobots#Toys|Gobots]]}}
+{{Bp-d2|[[Deluge (G2)#Generation 2|Deluge]]}}
+{{Bp-d2|[[Jetstorm (G2)#Toys|Jetstorm]]}}
+|
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''ATB'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing]] & [[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]]}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Unreleased'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-multi|"[[APC Auto Roller]]" (recycled into [[Autolauncher#Toys|Autolauncher]])}}
+{{Bp-multi|"[[Jet Auto Roller]]" (recycled into [[Autojetter#Toys|Autojetter]])}}
+{{Bp-a2|[[Greasepit (G2 tow truck)#Toys|Greasepit]] (recycled into [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Hoist]] / [[Hubcap (MW)#Toys|Hubcap]])}}
+{{Bp-a2|[[Lightspeed (G2)#Toys|Lightspeed]] (recycled into [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Mirage]] / [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Prowl]])}}
+{{Bp-d2|[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Thundercracker]] (recycled into [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Skywarp]] / [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Thundercracker again]])}}
 |}
-===Beast Wars===
+===[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]===
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Basics'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-m1|[[Armordillo (BW)#Toys|Armordillo]] / [[Bump (BW)#Toys|Bump]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Claw Jaw#Toys|Claw Jaw]] / [[Scuba (BW)#Toys|Scuba]] / [[Ikard (BW)#Toys|Ikard]]}}
+{{Bp-m1p1|[[Drill Bit (BW)#Toys|Drill Bit]] / [[Drill Nuts (BW)#Toys|Drill Nuts]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Iguanus (BW)#Toys|Iguanus]] / [[Crazybolt (BW)#Toys|Crazybolt]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Megatron]]}}
 {{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Optimus Primal]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Razorbeast#Toys|Razorbeast]] / [[Randy (BW)#Toys|Randy]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Snapper#Toys|Snapper]]}}
 {{Bp-p1|[[Terrorsaur (BW)#Toys|Terrorsaur]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxes'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
-{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Cheetor]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Cheetor]] / [[Tigatron (BW)#Toys|Tigatron]]}}
-{{Bp-p1|[[Retrax#Toys|Retrax]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Dinobot]]}}
+{{Bp-m1p1|[[Jetstorm (BW)#Toys|Jetstorm]] / [[Tonbot#Toys|Tonbot]]}}
+{{Bp-m1p1|[[Retrax#Toys|Retrax]] / [[Powerhug (BW)#Toys|Powerhug]]}}
+{{Bp-m1|[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Rhinox]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Tarantulas]] / [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Blackarachnia]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Waspinator]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Megas'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
-{{Bp-p1|[[Inferno (BW)#Beast Wars|Inferno]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Inferno (BW)#Beast Wars|Inferno]]<br>(with [[Yuichiro Hira]])<ref>Yuichiro Hira's name is on Inferno's patent, not Ejima's, but Ejima was credited as working on Inferno in a ''[[Figure Ō]]'' interview.</ref>}}
 {{bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Optimus Primal]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Megatron]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Scorponok (BW)#Toys|Scorponok]]<br>(w/ [[Cyberbee#Toys|Cyberbee]])}}
+{{Bp-m1p1|[[Transquito#Toys|Transquito]] / [[Bigmos#Toys|Bigmos]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Ultras'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-m1|[[Magnaboss (BW)#Toys|Magnaboss]] / [[Magnaboss (BWII)#Toys|''Beast Wars II'' Magnaboss]]<br>([[Ironhide (BW)#Toys|Ironhide]] / [[Santon#Toys|Santon]], [[Prowl (Magnaboss)#Toys|Prowl]] / [[Lio Junior (BW)#Toys|Lio Junior]], [[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)#Toys|Silverbolt]] / [[Skywarp (BW)#Toys|Skywarp]])}}
 {{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#BWultra|Megatron]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:BW-toy CheetorV1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|Deluxe [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Cheetor]]]]
 |-
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Supers'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-m1|[[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#OptimalOptimus|Optimal Optimus]]}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[MicroVerse]]'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-m1|[[Orcanoch#Toys|Maximal Orcanoch Micro Playset]]<br>(w/ [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#MicroVerse|Optimus&nbsp;Primal]] & [[Tarantulas (BW)/toys#MicroVerse|Tarantulas]])}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Arachnid#Toys|Predacon Arachnid Micro Playset]]<br>(w/ [[Megatron (BW)/toys#MicroVerse|Megatron]] & [[Razorbeast#MicroVerse|Razorbeast]])}}
+|
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''And...'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
-{{Bp-m1p1|"every one of your favorite original ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' figures" according to [[Evan Brooks]] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CcBnZE2uDPK/]}}
+{{Bp-m1p1|"every one of your favorite original ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' figures" according to [[Evan Brooks]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CcBnZE2uDPK/ Design notes] on ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Kup]] from Hasbro designer [[Evan Brooks]] on Instagram</ref>}}
 |}
@@ Line 206: / Line 247: @@
 {{Bp-p1|[[Autolauncher#Beast Wars|Autolauncher]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Others'''</u>
+{{Bp-p1|[[Starscream (BW)#Toys|Starscream]] & [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]]}}
+{{Bp-p1|[[Dirge (BW)#Toys|Dirge]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|
@@ Line 230: / Line 273: @@
 |}
-===Beast Machines===
+===[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]===
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
@@ Line 250: / Line 293: @@
 {{--}}
-===Mutant Beast Wars===
+===[[Mutant (BW)|Mutant Beast Wars]]===
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
@@ Line 268: / Line 311: @@
 {{--}}
-===Energon===
+===[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots / Robots in Disguise (2001)]]===
+{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
+{{Bp-a1d1|[[Skid-Z (RID)#RID|Skid-Z]] / Wind Sheer}}
+{{Bp-a1d1|[[Tow-Line (RID)#RID|Tow-Line]] / [[Skyfire (RID)#Toys|Skyfire]]}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan = 2|[[File:RID-toy Tow-Line.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|[[Tow-Line (RID)#RID|''Robots in Disguise'' Towline]]]]
+|}
+{{--}}
+===[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)| Energon]]===
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Energon Class'''</u>
@@ Line 305: / Line 359: @@
 {{--}}
-===Cybertron===
+===[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)| Cybertron]]===
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Scout Class'''</u>
@@ Line 344: / Line 398: @@
 {{--}}
-===Classics (2006)===
+===[[Transformers: Classics|Classics (2006)]]===
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
@@ Line 386: / Line 440: @@
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Movie Incinerator toy.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|Voyager Class [[Incinerator (Movie)#Toys|Incinerator]]]]
+|}
+{{--}}
+===[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers Animated]]===
+{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Activators]]'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Animated)#Activators|Grimlock]]<br>(with [[Bill Rawley]])}}
+{{bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Animated)#Activators|Ratchet]]<br>(with Bill Rawley)}}
+{{bp-d1|[[Starscream (Animated)#Activators|Starscream]]<br>(with Bill Rawley)}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
 |}
 {{--}}
@@ Line 397: / Line 469: @@
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Ultra Class'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
-{{bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Powerglide]]<br>(with Bill Rawley)}}
+{{bp-a1|[[Powerglide (G1)#Universe (2008)|Powerglide]]<br>(with Bill Rawley)}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|
@@ Line 422: / Line 494: @@
 |}
 {{--}}
+===Rescue Bots===
+*All transforming products.<ref>[[December 9]], [[2024]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCb-L1RAH_U Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Brian Parrish]] on the "Triple Takeover" podcast, from their YouTube channel.</ref>
 ===Generations===
@@ Line 447: / Line 523: @@
 {{Bp-a1|86-03 [[Blurr (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Blurr]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
 {{Bp-a1|82 [[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#SS82|Autobot Ratchet]] (''Bumblebee'')<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbs_Zgnu6YA/ ''Bumblebee'' Ratchet design notes] on [[Sam Smith]]'s Instagram</ref>}}
+{{Bp-a1|[[Elita-1 (One)#Studio Series|Elita-1]] (''Transformers One'')}}
+{{Bp-multi|[[Airachnid (One)#Studio Series|Airachnid]] (''Transformers One'')}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Voyager Class'''</u>
+{{Bp-multi|[[Alpha Trion/toys#Studio Series|Alpha Trion]] (''Transformers One'')}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Leader Class'''</u>
 {{Bp-d1|91 [[The Fallen/toys#Studio Series|The Fallen]] (''Revenge of the Fallen'')<ref name = "August22">[[August 16]], [[2022]]'s [https://youtu.be/mxRrhLJ1KH0 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Delaney Norris]], [[Sam Smith]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Isabella Weiss]], and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>}}
-|
+{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Astrotrain]] (''The Transformers: The Movie'')}}
-|width="20%" valign="top"|
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|
@@ Line 464: / Line 544: @@
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{bp-multi|[[Bouldercrash|Infernac Universe Bouldercrash]]}}
+{{bp-multi|[[Geocron|Infernac Universe Geocron]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
@@ Line 470: / Line 551: @@
 {{bp-a1|[[Crashbar#Legacy|Crashbar]]}}
 {{bp-d1|[[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]}}
+{{bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Drag Strip]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
-{{bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Drag Strip]]}}
 {{bp-a1|[[Scraphook#Legacy|Scraphook]]}}
 {{bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Wild Rider]]}}
 {{bp-multi|[[Magneous|Infernac Universe Magneous]]}}
+{{bp-ss|[[Lockdown (G1)#Legacy|Star Raider Lockdown]]}}
 |
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
+{{bp-multi|[[Shard|Infernac Universe Shard]]}}
+{{Bp-multi|[[Nucleous#Toys|Infernac Universe Nucleous]]}}
+{{bp-ss|[[Road Pig (G2)#Legacy|Star Raider Road Pig]]}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Legacy-Combiner-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]]]
+|-
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Voyager Class'''</u>
 {{Bp-a1|[[Trashmaster]]}}
 {{Bp-ss|[[Thundertron#Legacy|Prime Universe Thundertron]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Legacy-Combiner-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]]]
-|-
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Leader Class'''</u>
 {{Bp-p1|[[Megatron (BW)/toys#Legacy|Transmetal II Megatron]]<ref name = "August22"/>}}
@@ Line 490: / Line 577: @@
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Others'''</u>
-{{bp-a1|"A Hero is Born" 2-Pack<br>([[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|Orion Pax]] and [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Legacy| Alpha Trion]] w/ [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]])}}
+{{bp-a1|"A Hero is Born" 2-Pack<br>([[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#HasbroPulse|Orion Pax]] and [[Alpha Trion/toys#Legacy| Alpha Trion]] w/ [[Vector Sigma#Legacy|Vector Sigma]])}}
+|}
+====Age of the Primes====
+{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex_(G1)#Age_of_the_Primes|Vortex]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DIsAFzOMAh7/?igsh=QkFRaWUweDdZNQ%3D%3D Design notes] on ''Age of the Primes'' Vortex from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>}}
+{{Bp-d1|[[Venom (G1)#Age of the Primes|Venin]]<ref>[[June 10]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEAkXHAU034 Transformers Fanstream | June 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Mark Maher]].</ref>}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
 |}
+{{--}}
 {{creatorstub|credits from [[Hasbro Pulse]] livestreams, virtual conventions, Hasbro designer social media (mostly Instagram), etc etc etc}}
@@ Line 518: / Line 624: @@
 ===Interviews===
-*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/223379-takaratomy-staff-interview-generations-2009-vol-1-translation.html "Tantou! Staff! Special Talk!?"] roundtable  with [[Takashi Kunihiro]] and [[Hisashi Yuki]] on the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' toyline in ''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1]]'', translated at TFW2005
+*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/223379-takaratomy-staff-interview-generations-2009-vol-1-translation.html "Tantou! Staff! Special Talk!?"] roundtable with [[Takashi Kunihiro]] and [[Hisashi Yuki]] on the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' toyline in ''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Vol. 1]]'', translated at TFW2005
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+[[Category:Animated designers]]
 [[Category:Beast Era designers]]
 [[Category:Classics designers]]
 [[Category:Dark of the Moon designers]]
 [[Category:Generation 1 designers]]
+[[Category:Generations designers]]
+[[Category:Hall of Fame creators]]
+[[Category:Movie designers]]
+[[Category:One designers]]
+[[Category:Rescue Bots designers]]
 [[Category:Revenge of the Fallen designers]]
+[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) designers]]
 [[Category:TakaraTomy designers]]
 [[Category:Unicron Trilogy designers]]
 [[Category:Universe (2008) designers]]

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1991

1992

1993

Generation 2

Beast Wars II

Transformers (2007)

Universe (2008)

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Dark of the Moon

Rescue Bots

Generations

War for Cybertron: Kingdom

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Legacy / Legacy: Evolution / Legacy: United

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