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'''Kōki Yamada''' (山田 康記 ''Yamada Kōki'') is a [[TakaraTomy]] designer currently on the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] mega-brand. He | '''Kōki Yamada''' (山田 康記 ''Yamada Kōki'') is a [[TakaraTomy]] designer currently on the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] mega-brand. He oversaw much of the brief-lived [[Size class#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|"Core" size class]] in the early 2020s. | ||
==Known design projects== | ==Known design projects== | ||
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*[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Studio Series|''Rise of the Beasts'' Wheeljack]] | *[[Wheeljack (ROTB)#Studio Series|''Rise of the Beasts'' Wheeljack]] | ||
*[[Shockwave (Movie)#SS110|''Bumblebee'' Shockwave (Voyager Class)]]<ref>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Mark Maher]]</ref> | *[[Shockwave (Movie)#SS110|''Bumblebee'' Shockwave (Voyager Class)]]<ref>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], and [[Mark Maher]]</ref> | ||
*[[Megatron (One)#Studio Series|''Transformers One'' Megatron]] | |||
*[[Bumblebee (One)#Studio Series|''Transformers One'' B-127]] | |||
*[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)#Studio Series|''Rise of the Beasts'' Optimus Primal]] | |||
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSAOEKnight|''Age of Extinction'' Optimus Prime]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Oh, my bad for not having mentioned it. It's Koki san! An incredibly talented individual that has done a few Optimus's now.|link=https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/2025-studio-series-listings.1259521/page-1428#post-23484134|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram|year=2025|month=7|day=2}}</ref> | |||
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SSNemesis|''The Last Knight'' Nemesis Prime]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
=====''Studio Series'' <nowiki>'</nowiki>86===== | =====''Studio Series'' <nowiki>'</nowiki>86===== | ||
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Studio Series|Exo-Suit Spike Witwicky]]<ref name = "Gens22">[[Transformers Generations 2022]] designer interviews</ref> | *[[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Studio Series|Exo-Suit Spike Witwicky]]<ref name = "Gens22">[[Transformers Generations 2022]] designer interviews</ref> | ||
*[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Studio_Series|Soundwave]] / [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Studio_Series|Buzzsaw]] / [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Studio_Series|Laserbeak]] / [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Studio_Series|Ravage]] | |||
=====''Gamer Edition''===== | =====''Gamer Edition''===== | ||
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|''War for Cybertron'' Gamer Edition Optimus Prime]] | *[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Studio Series|''War for Cybertron'' Gamer Edition Optimus Prime]] | ||
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyUnited|G1 Universe Optimus Prime]] (G1 toy style) | *[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#LegacyUnited|G1 Universe Optimus Prime]] (G1 toy style) | ||
}} | }} | ||
====''Age of the Primes''==== | |||
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Ultra Magnus]] | |||
====''Collaborative''==== | |||
*[[Twin Mill#Collaborative|Twin Mill]] | |||
*[[Bone Shaker#Collaborative|Bone Shaker]] | |||
===''Rise of the Beasts''=== | ===''Rise of the Beasts''=== | ||
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;Beast Weaponizers | ;Beast Weaponizers | ||
*[[Scorponok (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Predacon Scorponok]] & [[Sandspear#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Sandspear]]<ref name = King303/> | *[[Scorponok (ROTB)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Predacon Scorponok]] & [[Sandspear#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Sandspear]]<ref name = King303/> | ||
===''Wild King''=== | |||
*[[Optimus Prime (WK)#Wild King|Optimus Prime]] | |||
==Convention appearances== | ==Convention appearances== | ||
*[[San Diego Comic-Con#2023|San Diego Comic-Con 2023]]<ref>Thanks from [[Ben MacCrae]] and [[Evan Brooks]] during the [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] ceremony at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]].</ref> | *[[San Diego Comic-Con#2023|San Diego Comic-Con 2023]]<ref>Thanks from [[Ben MacCrae]] and [[Evan Brooks]] during the [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] ceremony at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2023]].</ref> | ||
*[[Cybertron Con 2024]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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[[Category: Bumblebee designers|Yamada, Koki]] | [[Category: Bumblebee designers|Yamada, Koki]] | ||
[[Category: Convention guests|Yamada, Koki]] | |||
[[Category: Generations designers|Yamada, Koki]] | [[Category: Generations designers|Yamada, Koki]] | ||
[[Category: One designers|Yamada, Koki]] | |||
[[Category: Rise of the Beasts designers|Yamada, Koki]] | [[Category: Rise of the Beasts designers|Yamada, Koki]] | ||
[[Category:TakaraTomy designers|Yamada, Koki]] | [[Category: TakaraTomy designers|Yamada, Koki]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:48, 21 November 2025
Kōki Yamada (山田 康記 Yamada Kōki) is a TakaraTomy designer currently on the Generations mega-brand. He oversaw much of the brief-lived "Core" size class in the early 2020s.
Known design projects
[edit]Generations
[edit]Studio Series
[edit]- Bumblebee Shockwave (Core Class)[1]
- Rise of the Beasts Arcee[2]
- The Last Knight Mohawk
- Rise of the Beasts Wheeljack
- Bumblebee Shockwave (Voyager Class)[3]
- Transformers One Megatron
- Transformers One B-127
- Rise of the Beasts Optimus Primal
- Age of Extinction Optimus Prime[4]
- The Last Knight Nemesis Prime
Studio Series '86
[edit]Gamer Edition
[edit]War for Cybertron: Kingdom
[edit]Legacy: Evolution
[edit]- War Dawn 2-pack (Dion and Autobot Erial)
- Rise of Tyranny 2-pack (Miner Megatron and Senator Ratbat)
- Strongarm
Legacy: United
[edit]Age of the Primes
[edit]Collaborative
[edit]Rise of the Beasts
[edit]- Battle Changers[6]
- Beast Combiners[6]
- Beast Weaponizers
Wild King
[edit]Convention appearances
[edit]Trivia
[edit]- Yamada is perhaps the first post-Beast Wars designer, having come up on the Car Robots[8] cartoon as a child.
- When he begged his parents for a toy of Car Robots headliner Fire Convoy, they came home with a reissue of the original Convoy instead. The Yamadas: ahead of their time.
- Yamada was awestruck when longtime veteran and noted Car Robots lead designer Hisashi Yuki took him under his wing as something of a "work dad."
- His dream project is to co-create an update of Super Fire Convoy alongside Yuki.
External links
[edit]Interviews
[edit]- Interview for Transformers Generations 2022 translated at Soundwave's Oblivion
References
[edit]- ↑ Design notes on Bumblebee Shockwave on Sam Smith's Instagram
- ↑ Design notes on Rise of the Beasts Arcee on Sam Smith's Instagram
- ↑ April 25, 2024's Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024 on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Evan Brooks, and Mark Maher
- ↑ "Oh, my bad for not having mentioned it. It's Koki san! An incredibly talented individual that has done a few Optimus's now."—Evan Brooks, Instagram, 2025/7/2
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Transformers Generations 2022 designer interviews
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Interview in Figure Ō No. 303 (April 2023 issue)
- ↑ Thanks from Ben MacCrae and Evan Brooks during the Hall of Fame ceremony at Hasbro Pulse Con 2023.
- ↑ Later localized as the 2001 Robots in Disguise cartoon
