Shogo Hasui

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, 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

• Skydive (his first Transformer design)
• Bruticus

Armada

• Starscream with Swindle

Energon

• Starscream
• Wing Saber (with Hirofumi Ichikawa)

Cybertron

Voyager Class

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

Supreme Class

• Starscream (with Eric Siebenaler)

Classics

Deluxe Class

• Starscream (with Don Figueroa and Eric Siebenaler)
• Rodimus

Transformers (2007)

Deluxe Class

• Arcee
• Barricade
• Jazz

Voyager Class

• Ratchet
• Starscream (with Eric Siebenaler)

Animated

Deluxe Class

• Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime
• Lockdown

Voyager Class

• Optimus Prime
• Shockwave

Henkei! Henkei!

• Starscream (presumably the deco)
• Hot Rodimus (presumably the deco)

Revenge of the Fallen

Deluxe Class

• Sideswipe

Voyager Class

• Starscream

Human Alliance

• Bumblebee / Sam Witwicky
• Barricade / Frenzy

Combiner Class

• Constructicon Devastator (initial concept only, final design by Takio Ejima)

Transformers (2010)

Leader Class

• Starscream

Human Alliance

• Jazz / Captain Lennox

Generations

• Autobot Drift

Combiner Wars

• Decepticon Shockwave
• Brawl
• Swindle
• Onslaught
• Protectobot Rook
• Victorion (Pyra Magna, Jumpstream, Dust Up, Stormclash, Skyburst, Rust Dust)
• Devastator (Scrapper, Hook, Bonecrusher, Long Haul, Mixmaster, Scavenger)

Titans Return

• Fracas & Scourge
• Xort & Highbrow
• Revolver & Six Shot
• Ominus & Sky Shadow
• Emissary & Cerebros & Fortress Maximus
• Dreadnaut & Decepticon Overlord
• Decepticon Necro & Decepticon Full-Tilt & Trypticon

Power of the Primes

• Optimus Primal

Studio Series

Revenge of the Fallen Constructicons:

• Constructicon Scrapmetal
• Constructicon Hightower
• Constructicon Rampage
• Constructicon Long Haul
• Constructicon Mixmaster
• Constructicon Scrapper
• Constructicon Overload
• Constructicon Scavenger
• Constructicon Skipjack
• Devastator (duh)

Studio Series 86

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• Gnaw
• Grimlock & Autobot Wheelie
• Slug & Daniel
• Core class Wheelie
• Rumble
• Dinobot Snarl

War for Cybertron: Siege

• Omega Supreme

War for Cybertron: Earthrise

• Starscream
• Wheeljack
• Cliffjumper
• Ironworks
• Scorponok (with Lord Zarak)

War for Cybertron: Kingdom

• Soundwave (Core Class)
• Wingfinger
• Slammer
• Autobot Ark with Teletraan-1/Autobot Mainframe

Legacy

• Tarantulas
• Pointblank (with Peacemaker)
• Bomb-burst
• Red Cog
• Prime Universe Knock Out

Wreck 'N Rule Collection

• Comic Universe Impactor and Spindle

Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection

• Autobot Cosmos

Legacy: Evolution

• Soundblaster
• Dinobot Slug
• Dinobot Sludge
• Breakdown
• Grimlock
• Metalhawk
• Dinobot Scarr
• Dinobot Swoop
• Dinobot Snarl
• Devcon
• Armada Universe Megatron
• Armada Universe Optimus Prime

Power Core Combiners

• Heavytread/Groundspike
• Grimstone/Dinobots

Dark of the Moon

• Backfire (Human Alliance)/Spike Witwicky
• Soundwave (Human Alliance)/Mr. Gould

Prime

First Edition

• Starscream
• Arcee

Masterpiece

2011

• MP-10 Convoy

2012

• MP-11 Starscream (with Hironori Kobayashi)
• MP-12 Lambor
• MP-14 Alert

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

Go!

• Go Prime (deco and bio)

Adventure

• Battle Grimlock

Convention appearances (United States)

• BotCon 2007
• San Diego Comic-Con 2015
• HasCon 2017
• San Diego Comic-Con 2018

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.
• 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.
• 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.

External links

• Shogo Hasui's TF Twitter account

Interviews

• Translated interview from Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1 on TFW2005.com
• Translated interview from the TakaraTomy website on TFW2005.com
• Translated interview on Revenge of the Fallen work from Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 3 on TFW2005.com
• Translated interview on Animated on TFW2005.com