Joe Kyde

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DON'T TOUCH MY ICE CREAM SWERRRRRRRRRRVE :/

Joe "Big Daddy" Kyde (born 1980) is a former Hasbro employee who last held the job title Associate Product Designer, which meant that for a while he was in charge of store-exclusive product for the G.I. Joe and Transformers brands. He had previously done [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}beige|{{#if:color|color|beige}}]] layouts for many Transformers toys.

Joe is notorious, even legendary for his tall tales and stone-faced blarney. Joe's acidic wit and elastic sense of "truth" have led to Joe being banned from testifying in any and all civil cases in the United States, Canada, and the People's Republic of Haiti. It has been speculated by family and friends that Joe may actually have a form of Münchausen Syndrome.

Joe is an avid train spotter, and can identify over one hundred makes and models of locomotive by sound alone. Ironically, Joe has never traveled by train, and considers all forms of mass transit too dangerous.

For a while, he had moved on to actual Transformers toy design, specifically being the lead designer of the Generations toyline! If you like Springer, thank him.

Toys Joe had a hand with

Color decos

Will trade black repaints for Skyline Chili.

Armada

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• Adventure Mini-Con Team
• Blurr
• Galvatron
• Powerlinx Hot Shot
• Night Attack Mini-Con Team
• Scourge (Legends of the Microns)
• Street Speed Mini-Con Team
• Thundercracker

}} He also did design work on Armada Overload.

Cybertron

When Hasbro says "Smokescreen", Kyde hears "Rad".

• Optimus Prime (redeco of deluxe Armada Optimus Prime)
• Skywarp
• Smokescreen

Beast Wars 10th Anniversary

• Axalon
• Predacon Ship

Classics

Your face makes a great Trypticon homage.

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• Autobot Whirl
• Bumblebee (Legends)
• Fireflight
• Grimlock
• Jetfire (Legends)
• Leo Prime
• Mirage
• Menasor
• Optimus Prime vs Megatron
• Perceptor
• Trypticon

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Transformers (2007)

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Big "Kyde" Daddy

He accepts offerings of Skyline chili.

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Fun fact: Kyde loves beige.

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• Autobot Jazz (Deluxe, "AllSpark enhanced" deco, Target)
• Barricade with Decepticon Frenzy (Deluxe, "AllSpark enhanced" deco, Target)
• Power Bumblebee (Deluxe, "AllSpark enhanced" deco, Target)
• Decepticon Brawl (Deluxe, "AllSpark enhanced" deco, Target)
• Autobot Jazz (Deluxe, "Generation 1" deco, Target)
• Backtrack (Target, unreleased)
• Big Daddy (Walmart)
• Blackout with Scorponok (Voyager)
• Breakaway (Walmart)
• Crankcase (Walmart)
• Deep Space Starscream (Voyager, Target)
• Divebomb (Walmart)
• Grindcore (Walmart)
• Final Battle Jazz
• Fracture (Walmart)
• Gunbarrel (Target, unreleased)
• Inferno (Toys"R"Us)
• Jetstorm (Toys"R"Us)
• Jolt (Walmart)
• Mudflap (Toys"R"Us)
• Payload
• Rescue Ratchet
• Recon Barricade with Decepticon Frenzy (Deluxe)
• Decepticon Reverb (Target, unreleased)
• Screen Battles — Battle Over Mission City (Target)
  • Megatron (Voyager)
• Screen Battles — Freeway Brawl (Target)
  • Optimus Prime (Voyager)
• Starscream (Voyager)
• Starscream (Voyager, "Generation 1" deco, Target)
• Swindle
• The Legacy of Bumblebee (Walmart)
  • Classic Bumblebee (Deluxe)
• Thundercracker (Deluxe)
• Wingblade (Toys"R"Us)

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Animated

• Rescue Ratchet (Target)
• Stealth Lockdown (Target)
• Shockwave (Target)
• Sunstorm (Target)

Universe (2008)

He's working really hard to get us to love him.

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• Aerial Rivals (Target)
  • Air Raid
  • Autobot Blades
  • Ramjet
  • Skydive
  • Thrust
• Autobot Ambush (Target)
  • Dirge
  • Roadbuster
• Battle for the Cyber Planet Keys (Sam's Club)
  • Optimus Prime
• Mini-Con Class 12 Pack (Kmart)
  • Backstop
  • Blight
  • Bodyblock
  • Boltflash
  • Brimstone
  • Cloudraker
  • Flatfoot
  • Heavytread
  • Knockdown
  • Makeshift
  • Skyhammer
  • Suppressor
• Special Team Leaders (Target)
  • Hot Spot
  • Hun-Gurrr
  • Razorclaw
  • Scattershot
  • Silverbolt
• Special Edition
  • SE-02 Megatron
  • SE-04 Overkill
• Standoff Beneath the Streets (Target)
  • Ratbat
  • Springer

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Cyberverse

Series 1

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• 001 Bumblebee
• 002 Barricade
• 003 Crankcase
• 004 Autobot Topspin
• 005 Autobot Skids
• 006 Sideswipe
• 007 Leadfoot
• 008 Autobot Ratchet
• 009 Crowbar
• 010 Mudflap
• 011 Bumblebee/Bolt Bumblebee
• 012 Flak
• 013 Starscream
• 014 Roadbuster
• 015 Bumblebee/Stealth Bumblebee
• 016 Soundwave

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• Optimus Prime ("Limited Edition Preview Pack" with 3D Glasses)
• 001 Optimus Prime
• 002 Sentinel Prime
• 003 Megatron
• 004 Ironhide
• 005 Blackout/Scorponok
• 006 Powerglide
• 007 Decepticon Hatchet
• 008 Battle Steel Optimus Prime
• 009 Autobot Guzzle
• 010 Dark Sentinel Prime

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• 001 Bumblebee / Mobile Battle Bunker
• 002 Starscream / Orbital Assault Carrier
• 003 Megatron / Blastwave Weapons Base
• 004 Optimus Prime / Armored Weapons Platform
• 005 Autobot Ratchet / Lunar Crawler
• 006 Shockwave / Fusion Tank

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Playsets

• Autobot Ark with Autobot Roller

Series 2

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• 001 Prime Bumblebee
• 002 Prime Vehicon
• 003 Prime Arcee
• 004 Prime Autobot Ratchet
• 005 Prime Cliffjumper
• 006 Prime Breakdown
• 007 Dark of the Moon Soundwave
• 008 Dark of the Moon Mirage
• 009 Transformers: The Ride Evac
• 010 Hyperspeed Wheeljack
• 011 Quick Blade Bumblebee
• 012 Prime Flamewar
• 013 Prime Fallback
• 014 Prime Autobot Tailgate
• 015 Prime Knock Out

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• 001 Prime Optimus Prime
• 002 Prime Bulkhead
• 003 Prime Starscream
• 004 Prime Megatron
• 005 Prime Dreadwing
• 006 Prime Ironhide
• 007 Prime Ultra Magnus
• 008 Prime Nightwatch Optimus Prime
• 009 Prime Battle Tactics Bulkhead
• 010 Prime Skyquake

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Vehicles

• 001 Energon Driller with Prime Knock Out
• 002 Star Hammer with Prime Wheeljack
• 003 Bumblebee Battle Suit with Prime Bumblebee

Optimus Maximus

• Optimus Maximus

Series 3

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• 001 Prime Smokescreen
• 002 Prime Twinstrike
• 003 Prime Airachnid
• 004 Prime Bumblebee
• 005 Prime Soundwave
• 006 Prime Prowl
• 007 Prime Hun-Gurrr
• 008 Prime Windrazor
• 009 Prime Rippersnapper
• 010 Prime Blight

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• 001 Prime Optimus Prime
• 002 Prime Predaking
• 003 Prime Bulkhead
• 004 Prime Hardshell
• 005 Prime Trailcutter
• 006 Prime Starscream
• 007 Prime Shockwave

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Vehicles

• 001 Sky Claw with Prime Smokescreen
• 002 Apex Hunter Armor with Prime Breakdown

Design

Generations

As in, really REALLY hard.

Series 2

• 001 Springer
• 002 Blitzwing

SAGE2764

Starting in March 2006, a user going by the handle "SAGE2764" posted various tidbits of inside information, including leaked images of various sorts, to the Hong Kong discussion group talk.transformers, from where they were spread to other parts of the fandom. Those included:

• Packaging cross-sell stock photos of the Cybertron Leader Class "Galaxy Force Optimus Prime" redeco (offering a first look at the deco, with the toy still simply being called "Optimus Prime").<ref name="sagegfprime">"Cybertron Optimus Prime Repaint Image" (via "SAGE2764")</ref>
• Photos of Cybertron Nemesis Breaker, Metroplex and Menasor in packaging, including the bios from the back of the packaging.<ref name="sagebios">"More Metroplex, Nemesis Breaker & Menasor Photos" (via "SAGE2764")</ref>
• A color guide for Cybertron Deluxe Class Smokescreen, information about the Cybertron Mudflap redeco (aka Landslide) being canceled in favor of a Vector Prime redeco (aka "Galaxy Force Vector Prime"), information about Classics Optimus Prime only being available as a Voyager without a trailer (contrary to previously revealed information from other sources),<ref name="classicslineup">Rumor about the Classics lineup that turned out to be spot on aside from Voyager Soundwave and Deluxe Optimus Prime.</ref> and his blasters transforming into parts of his vehicle mode.<ref name="sagesmoke">"Cybertron Crosswise Redeco and Transformers Classics Info" (via "SAGE2764")</ref>
• A color guide for a new Alternators version of Megatron as an [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}M1 Abrams|{{#if:||M1 Abrams}}]] main battle tank.<ref name="sageabrams">"Unknown Megatron Drawing: Possible Movie Design?" (via "SAGE2764")</ref>
• A color guide for Classics Grimlock.<ref name="sagegrim">"Possible Classics Grimlock Color Guide" (via "SAGE2764")</ref><ref>"Capstone project" on Joe Kyde's portfolio</ref>
• Photos of the Cybertron "Galaxy Force Vector Prime" redeco in packaging.<ref name="sagevprime">"More Images Of Cybertron Galaxy Force Vector Prime" (via "SAGE2764")</ref>
• Photos of Classics Voyager Megatron in and out of packaging.<ref name="sagemega">"New Pictures of Classics Megatron" (via "SAGE2764")</ref>

The one that stands out among these is the M1 Abrams Megatron color guide, a toy that was never released... and never intended for release to begin with. At BotCon 2006, Hasbro representatives stated that it was a "fanmade experiment by one of their friends outside the company" who "wanted to see what would happen in the fan community if he tried to make it look like Hasbro's color guides".<ref name="botcon2006">BotCon 2006 Hasbro Product Panel notes</ref> It was later revealed that the whole thing was actually intended for Joe Kyde's senior capstone project to "disseminate hoax information", conducted with Hasbro's approval. It's unclear whether "SAGE2764" was actually Kyde himself or just someone acting on his behalf. Kyde only ambiguously commented on that question by stating that he knew "how to get stuff out there". He would later homage "SAGE2764" by using the name for Movie Deluxe Class Recon Barricade's license plate, and again with Revenge of the Fallen Decepticon Bludgeon from the "Master of Metallikato" two-pack, who sported "KN-2764" tampographs. Bizarrely, Vehicon from the Age of Extinction Platinum Edition "Breakout Battle" multi-pack, a toy whose deco was presumably designed long after Joe Kyde had left Hasbro, sports "2764-K-03" markings.

Notes

• Kyde decoed every version of the 2007 Transformers movie Voyager Class Starscream sculpt except the Toshiba-exclusive "Vardia Red" version.

External links

• Joe Kyde's design notes on the Walmart-exclusive Deluxe class Movie figures at Transformers.com
• Joe Kyde's design notes on the TRU-exclusive Ultra and Voyager class Movie figures at Transformers.com

Footnotes

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