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===Energon===
===Energon===
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]
* [[Wing Saber]] (with [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]])
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] (with [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]])


===Cybertron===
===Cybertron===
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream (Voyager class)]] (based upon [[The War Within]] Starscream by [[Don Figueroa]])
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream (Voyager class)]] (based upon ''[[The War Within]]'' Starscream by [[Don Figueroa]])
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream (Supreme class)]]  (with [[Eric Siebenaler]])
* [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream (Supreme class)]]  (with [[Eric Siebenaler]])


===Classics===
===Classics===
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (with Don Figueroa and Eric Siebenaler)
* [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] (with Don Figueroa and Eric Siebenaler)


===Transformers (2007)===
===Transformers (2007)===
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* [[Jazz (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Jazz (Deluxe)]]
* [[Jazz (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Jazz (Deluxe)]]
* [[Ratchet (Movie)#Voyager Class toys|Ratchet]]
* [[Ratchet (Movie)#Voyager Class toys|Ratchet]]
* [[Starscream (Movie)#Voyager Class toys|Starscream (Voyager)]] (with Eric Siebenaler)
* [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Starscream (Voyager)]] (with Eric Siebenaler)
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
===Henkei! Henkei!===
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (presumably the deco)
* [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] (presumably the deco)


===Revenge of the Fallen===
===Revenge of the Fallen===
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* [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Human Alliance|Bumblebee (Human Alliance)]]/[[Sam Witwicky]]
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Human Alliance|Bumblebee (Human Alliance)]]/[[Sam Witwicky]]
* [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]]
* [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]]
* [[Starscream (Movie)#Voyager Class toys 2|Starscream (Voyager)]]
* [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Starscream (Voyager)]]
* Starscream (Leader)
* Starscream (Leader)
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*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''<nowiki>'</nowiki>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 (Movie)|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. <ref name="Generations 3"/>
*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''<nowiki>'</nowiki>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 (Movie)|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. <ref name="Generations 3"/>


==Footnotes==
==References==
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Revision as of 14:58, 18 October 2010

Shogo Hasui (蓮井 章悟 Hasui Shōgo) is a designer at TakaraTomy, joining the company in 1999. Since Armada, he has called "dibs" to design every Starscream toy,[1] and is thus referred to as "Mr. Starscream" within Takara's Transformers design team.

Like several Takara designers that have been interviewed, he bemoans Hasbro's restrictive size class plastic weight limits, which can cause headaches during design.

Toys that Shogo Hasui is known to have had a hand in designing

Beast Machines

  • Skydive (his first Transformer design)

Armada

Energon

Cybertron

Classics

  • Starscream (with Don Figueroa and Eric Siebenaler)

Transformers (2007)

Animated

  • TBD

Henkei! Henkei!

Revenge of the Fallen

Convention appearances (United States)

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.[2]
  • 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.[2]
  • 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. [2]

References

  1. TakaraTomy designer interview in Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 TakaraTomy designer interview in Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 3