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[[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] assured a concerned reader that BotCon 2015 would indeed be awesome. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} | [[Vector Prime (Cybertron)|Vector Prime]] assured a concerned reader that BotCon 2015 would indeed be awesome. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} He was correct. | ||
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BotCon 2015 was held in Chicago St. Charles, Illinois, from June 18 to June 21, 2015.
Run-up
- On October 24, 2014, the date and location of BotCon 2015 were announced.
- On December 31, 2014, the theme for the box set ("Cybertron's Most Wanted") was revealed on the BotCon website.
- On January 1, 2015, a preview of the comic strip drawn by Matt Frank was previewed on the website.
- On March 26, 2015, BotCon announced that Frank Welker would be attending this year's convention.
- On March 31, 2015, BotCon.com was updated with placeholder images, and later a YouTube video unveiled the first exclusive, Packrat.
- On April 3, 2015, Pete Sinclair was interviewed by Transformers for Your Listening Pleasure and revealed one of the souvenir sets would come with a blue redeco of Legends Class Chop Shop and that Sue Blu would be a guest.
- On April 7, 2015, the second box set exclusive was unveiled: Battletrap.
- On April 16, 2015, the third box set exclusive was unveiled: Stepper.
- On April 21, 2015, the fourth box set exclusive was unveiled: Megatron.
- On April 23, 2015, BotCon announced that John Moschitta would be attending this year's convention.
- On April 27, 2015, the fifth box set exclusive was unveiled: Oilmaster.
- On April 28, 2015, the brochure went online.
- On May 22, 2015, Botcon announced that Kōjin Ōno would be attending this year's convention.
- On May 27, 2015, after several delays caused by technical problems registration finally went up for all attending guests and exhibitors.
- On May 28, 2015, registration went live for all non-attending guests.
Venue
The convention was held at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois.
Merchandise
Convention-exclusive toys
Cybertron's Most Wanted box set
- Packrat, a redeco of Generations Rattrap
- Battletrap, a retool of Generations Springer
- Autobot Stepper with Nebulon, a redeco of Reveal the Shield Special Ops Jazz with a redeco of Universe Nightstick
- Megatron with Scalpel, Heavyweight and Boombox, a retool of Prime: Arms Micron Silas Breakdown with redecos of Prime: Arms Micron Magi, B.H., and Gora.
- Oilmaster, a redeco of Generations Swerve and Flanker along with a completely new Pretender shell.
At show souvenir packages
- Generation 2 2-pack:
- General Optimus Prime, a redeco of Generations Voyager-class Roadbuster
- Sgt. Hound with Dia and Cline, a retool of Generations Scoop with redecos of Caliburst and Holepunch
- Diaclone 2-pack:
- Burn Out, a redeco of Generations Autobot Skids
- Lift-Ticket, a redeco of Generations Hoist
- Waruders 4-pack (redecoes of Generations Deluxe and Legends Waspinator):
- Parasite with Ripper
- Mudfighter with Thrasher
- Storm Rider with Crusher
- Paralyzer with Buzzer
Customization exclusive
- Galva Convoy, a redeco of Timelines Lio Convoy
Attendee-only bonus figure
- Zaptrap with Spy-Eye and Beet-Chit, a redeco of Generations Skrapnel and Reflector with a redeco of Thrilling 30 Chop Shop
Kreon Souvenir Figure Set
- Kreon Autobot Spike
- Kreon Dr. Arkeville
- Kreon Nightbird
- Kreon Robot Master
- Kreon Sentinel Prime with Kreon Headmaster
Other merchandise
Fiction
Guests
Voice actors
Writers
Artists
- Derrick J. Wyatt
- Casey Coller
- Matt Frank
- Alex Milne
- Josh Burcham
- Robby Musso
- Dan Khanna
- John-Paul Bove
- Thomas Deer
- Livio Ramondelli
- Silas Zee
- Mai Namba
- Brendan Cahill
Fun Publications
Hasbro employees
Hasbro Studios employees
IDW Publishing comics
Events
Fiction
Ask Vector Prime
Vector Prime assured a concerned reader that BotCon 2015 would indeed be awesome. Ask Vector Prime He was correct.