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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,^[1] 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

Deluxes

Bruticus
Skydive
(his first Transformer design)

Playskool Big Adventures

Basics

Cheetor

Armada

Mini-Cons

Super-Cons

Max-Cons

Overload with Rollout
Starscream with Swindle

Merchandise

Star Saber roleplay toy

Energon

Energon Class

Combat Class

Mega Class

Wing Saber
(with Hirofumi Ichikawa)

Command Class

Scorponok

Cybertron

Scout Class

Deluxe Class

Brimstone
Hot Shot
Hot Shot (Cybertron Defense)
Snarl

Voyager Class

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

Ultra Class

Supreme Class

Starscream
(with Eric Siebenaler)

Classics

Deluxe Class

Ramjet
Rodimus
Starscream
(with Don Figueroa and Eric Siebenaler)

Transformers (2007)

Legends Class

Bumblebee

Deluxe Class

Voyager Class

Ratchet
Starscream
(with Eric Siebenaler)

Animated

Deluxe Class

Voyager Class

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)

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

Masterpiece

2003 MP-1 Convoy^[2]		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				MP-12 Lambor

Go!

Go Prime
(deco and bio)

Adventure

Voyager Class

Battle Grimlock

Combiner Wars

Legends Class

Decepticon Shockwave

Deluxe Class

Voyager Class

Onslaught

Box Sets

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

Titans Return

Deluxe Class

Fracas & Scourge
Xort & Highbrow

Leader Class

Titan Class

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

Power of the Primes

Leader Class

Optimus Primal

Studio Series

Core Class

Deluxe Class

Voyager Class

Leader Class

Yes, he did all of the Constructicons, meaning he designed the entirety of Devastator.

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)

War for Cybertron: Kingdom

Core Class

WFC-K21 Soundwave^[3]
(w/ Laserbeak)

Deluxe Class

Voyager Class

Titan Class

Autobot Ark^[6]
(w/ Teletraan-1/Autobot Mainframe)

Legacy / Legacy: Evolution

Core Class Bomb-burst^[3] Grimlock Dinobot Scarr Soundblaster	Dinobot Sludge Dinobot Slug Dinobot Snarl Dinobot Swoop	Deluxe Class Breakdown Devcon Prime Universe Knock Out	Pointblank^[7] (with Peacemaker) Red Cog Tarantulas^[8]	Deluxe Tarantulas
Voyager Class Metalhawk	Leader Class Blitzwing^[2] Armada Universe Megatron	Commander Class Armada Universe Optimus Prime	Wreck 'N Rule Collection Comic Universe Impactor and Spindle^[9]	Deluxe Tarantulas
Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection Autobot Cosmos

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Rise of the Beasts^[2]

"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 Airazor
Smash Changers Optimus Primal								"Core" Deluxe Airazor

Convention appearances (United States)

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 Transformer 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. Bonus Edition Vol. 1

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.^[10]
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.^[10]
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.^[10]

References

↑ TakaraTomy designer interview in Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 Interview in Figure King No. 303 (April 2023 issue)
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 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 Wingfinger from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram
↑ Design notes on Kingdom Slammer from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram
↑ Design notes on Autobot Ark from concept artist Ken Christiansen on Instagram
↑ SDCC 2022 Hasbro Transformers Product Reveal Panel report at TFW2005
↑ Design notes on Legacy Tarantulas from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram
↑ Design notes on Comic Universe Impactor and Spindle from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 TakaraTomy designer interview in Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 3

External links

Shogo Hasui's TF Twitter account

Interviews

[1] TakaraTomy designer interview in Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1

[King303-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 Interview in Figure King No. 303 (April 2023 issue)

[August22-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 August 16, 2022's Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Delaney Norris, Sam Smith, Evan Brooks, Isabella Weiss, and Mark Maher.

[4] Design notes on Wingfinger from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram

[5] Design notes on Kingdom Slammer from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram

[6] Design notes on Autobot Ark from concept artist Ken Christiansen on Instagram

[7] SDCC 2022 Hasbro Transformers Product Reveal Panel report at TFW2005

[8] Design notes on Legacy Tarantulas from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram

[9] Design notes on Comic Universe Impactor and Spindle from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram

[Generations_3-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 TakaraTomy designer interview in Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 3

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-'''Shogo Hasui''' (蓮井 章悟 ''Hasui Shōgo'') is a designer at [[TakaraTomy]], joining the company in 1999. Since ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', he has called "dibs" to design every [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]] toy,<ref>TakaraTomy designer interview in ''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1]]''</ref> and is thus referred to as "Mr. Starscream" within Takara's ''Transformers'' design team.
+'''Shogo Hasui''' (蓮井章悟, sometimes 蓮井章吾, ''Hasui Shōgo'') is a designer at [[TakaraTomy]], joining the company in 1999. Since ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'', he has called "dibs" to design every [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]] toy,<ref>TakaraTomy designer interview in ''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1]]''</ref> and is thus referred to as "Mr. Starscream" within Takara's ''Transformers'' design team.
 He's responsible for every 2010s [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]] you love and most [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'']] showstoppers since [[2014]].
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 ===Beast Machines===
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Basics'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{bp-m2|[[Hammerstrike (BM)#Toys|Hammerstrike]]}}
+{{bp-m2|[[Silverbolt (Fuzor)#Beast Machines|Silverbolt]]}}
+{{bp-vh|[[Tank Drone#Beast Machines|Tank Drone]]}}
+|
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxes'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{bp-m2|[[Bruticus (RID)#Toys|Bruticus]]}}
 {{bp-m2|[[Skydive (BM)#Toys|Skydive]]<br>(his first Transformer design)}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|}{{-}}
+===Playskool Big Adventures===
+{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Basics'''</u>
+*[[Cheetor (Go-Bots)|Cheetor]]
 |}{{-}}
 ===Armada===
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Mini-Cons'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{bp-mc|[[Emergency Mini-Con Team#Toys|Emergency Mini-Con Team]]}}
+{{bp-mc|[[Race Mini-Con Team#Toys|Race Mini-Con Team]]}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Super-Cons'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{bp-d1|[[Demolishor (Armada)#Toys|Demolishor]] with [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Blackout]]}}
+{{bp-a1|[[Smokescreen (Armada)#Toys|Smokescreen]] with [[Liftor#Toys|Liftor]]}}
+{{bp-d1|[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Toys|Wheeljack]] with [[Wind Sheer (Armada)#Toys|Wind Sheer]]}}
+|
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Max-Cons'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
+{{bp-a1|[[Overload (Armada)#Toys|Overload]] with [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Rollout]]}}
 {{bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Armada|Starscream]] with [[Swindle (Armada)#Armada|Swindle]]}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Merchandise'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{bp-mc|[[Star Saber (Armada)#Merchandise|Star Saber]] roleplay toy}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|
 |}{{-}}
 ===Energon===
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Energon Class'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{bp-a1|[[Arcee (Energon)#Toys|Arcee]]}}
+{{bp-a1|[[Divebomb (Energon)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
+{{bp-a1|[[Insecticon (Energon)#Toys|Insecticon]]}}
+{{bp-a1|[[Signal Flare (Energon)#Toys|Signal Flare]]}}
+{{bp-a1|[[Skyblast (Energon)#Toys|Skyblast]]}}
+{{bp-a1|[[Strongarm (Energon)#Toys|Strongarm]]}}
+|
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Combat Class'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
+{{bp-a1|[[Inferno (Energon)#Toys|Inferno]]}}
 {{bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Energon|Starscream]]}}
 |
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 {{bp-a1|[[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]]<br>(with [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]])}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Command Class'''</u>
-|
+<ul class="iconlist">
-|width="20%" valign="top"|
+{{bp-d1|[[Scorponok (Energon)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|
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 ===Cybertron===
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Scout Class'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{bp-a1|[[Armorhide (Cybertron)#Toys|Armorhide]]}}
+{{bp-a1|[[Backstop (Cybertron)#Toys|Backstop]]}}
+{{bp-a1|[[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#Toys|Scattorshot]]}}
+{{bp-d1|[[Shortround (Cybertron)#Toys|Shortround]]}}
+{{bp-d1|[[Wreckloose (Cybertron)#Toys|Wreckloose]]}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{bp-a1|[[Brimstone (Cybertron)#Toys|Brimstone]]}}
+{{bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Hot Shot]]}}
+{{bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#CDT|Hot Shot]] (Cybertron Defense)}}
+{{bp-a1|[[Snarl (Cybertron)#Toys|Snarl]]}}
+|
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Voyager Class'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|Starscream]]<br>(based upon ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' Starscream by [[Don Figueroa]])}}
+|
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Ultra Class'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{bp-a1|[[Red Alert (Armada)#CDT|Red Alert (Cybertron Defense)]]}}
+{{bp-d1|[[Scourge (Cybertron)#Toys|Scourge]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Supreme Class'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{bp-d1|[[Starscream (Armada)/toys#Supreme|Starscream]]<br>(with [[Eric Siebenaler]])}}
-|
-|width="20%" valign="top"|
-|
-|width="20%" valign="top"|
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:Cybertrontoy supreme starscream.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Supreme Class Starscream]]
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 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
+{{bp-d1|[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Ramjet]]}}
 {{bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Rodimus]]}}
 {{bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Starscream]]<br>(with Don Figueroa and Eric Siebenaler)}}
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 ===Transformers (2007)===
 {| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Legends Class'''</u>
+<ul class="iconlist">
+{{bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Bumblebee]]}}
+|
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Deluxe Class'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{bp-a1|[[Arcee (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Arcee]]}}
 {{bp-d1|[[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys|Barricade]]}}
+{{bp-d1|[[Dreadwing (Movie)#Toys|Dreadwing]]}}
 {{bp-a1|[[Jazz (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys|Jazz]]}}
 |
-|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''VoyagerClass'''</u>
+|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Voyager Class'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
 {{bp-a1|[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Ratchet]]}}
 {{bp-d1|[[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Starscream]]<br>(with Eric Siebenaler)}}
-|
-|width="20%" valign="top"|
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|
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 {{bp-d1|[[Lockdown (Animated)#Animated|Lockdown]]}}
 {{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Deluxe Class|Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime]]}}
+{{bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Animated)#Animated|Soundwave]] with [[Laserbeak (Animated)#Animated|Laserbeak]]}}
 |
 |width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Voyager Class'''</u>
 <ul class="iconlist">
+{{bp-a1|[[Grimlock (Animated)#Animated|Grimlock]]}}
 {{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Voyager Class|Optimus Prime]]}}
 {{bp-d1|[[Shockwave (Animated)#Animated|Shockwave]]}}

Shogo Hasui: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 05:57, 4 June 2023

Known design projects

Beast Machines

Playskool Big Adventures

Armada

Energon

Cybertron

Classics

Transformers (2007)

Animated

Henkei! Henkei!

Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers (2010)

Generations (2010)

Power Core Combiners

Dark of the Moon

Prime

Masterpiece

Go!

Adventure

Rise of the Beasts[2]

Convention appearances (United States)

Hasbro Pulse livestream appearances

Fiction

Legends World

Notes

References

External links

Interviews

Navigation menu

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Rise of the Beasts^[2]