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'''Joe "Big Daddy" Kyde''' (born [[1980]]) was an Associate Product Designer for [[Hasbro]], which meant for a while he was in charge of store-exclusive product for the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''Transformers'' brands. He had previously done [[wikipedia:beige|color]] layouts for many ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' [[Toy|toys]]. | '''Joe "Big Daddy" Kyde''' (born [[1980]]) was an Associate Product Designer for [[Hasbro]], which meant for a while he was in charge of store-exclusive product for the ''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' and ''Transformers'' brands. He had previously done [[wikipedia:beige|color]] layouts for many ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' [[Toy|toys]]. | ||
Joe is notorious, even legendary for his tall | 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. Ironiclly, Joe has never traveled by train, and considers all forms of mass transit too dangerous. | Joe is an avid train spotter, and can identify over one hundred makes and models of locomotive by sound alone. Ironiclly, Joe has never traveled by train, and considers all forms of mass transit too dangerous. | ||
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Joe "Big Daddy" Kyde (born 1980) was an Associate Product Designer for Hasbro, which meant for a while he was in charge of store-exclusive product for the G.I. Joe and Transformers brands. He had previously done color 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. Ironiclly, Joe has never traveled by train, and considers all forms of mass transit too dangerous.
Currently, he's moved on to actual Transformers toy design, and is currently the lead designer of the Generations toyline! Countdown to a Swerve toy in 5... 4... 3...
Toys with color decos by Joe
Armada

- Adventure Mini-Con Team
- Blurr
- Galvatron
- Powerlinx Hot Shot
- Night Attack Mini-Con Team
- Scourge (Micron Densetsu)
- Street Speed Mini-Con Team
- Thundercracker
He also did design work on Armada Overload.
Cybertron

- Optimus Prime (redeco of deluxe Armada Optimus Prime)
- Skywarp
- Smokescreen
Beast Wars 10th Anniversary
Classics
- Autobot Whirl
- Bumblebee (Legends)
- Fireflight
- Grimlock
- Jetfire (Legends)
- Leo Prime
- Mirage
- Menasor
- Optimus Prime vs Megatron
- Perceptor
- Trypticon
Transformers (2007)

- 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)
Animated
- Rescue Ratchet (Target)
- Stealth Lockdown (Target)
- Shockwave (Target)
- Sunstorm (Target)
Universe (2008)


- Aerial Rivals (Target)
- Autobot Ambush (Target)
- Battle for the Cyber Planet Keys (Sam's Club)
- Mini-Con Class 12 Pack (Kmart)
- Special Team Leaders (Target)
- Special Edition
- Standoff Beneath the Streets (Target)
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 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 version of Megatron as an 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>
- 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.
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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