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

Deluxes Bruticus Skydive (his first Transformer design)

Armada

Max-Cons Starscream with Swindle

Energon

Combat Class Starscream

Mega Class Wing Saber (with Hirofumi Ichikawa)

Cybertron

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

Supreme Class Starscream (with Eric Siebenaler)

Supreme Class Starscream

Classics

Deluxe Class Rodimus Starscream (with Don Figueroa and Eric Siebenaler)

Transformers (2007)

Deluxe Class Arcee Barricade Jazz

VoyagerClass Ratchet Starscream (with Eric Siebenaler)

Voyager Starscream

Animated

Deluxe Class Lockdown Cybertron Mode Optimus Prime

Voyager Class Optimus Prime Shockwave

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)

Human Alliance Bumblebee

Transformers (2010)

Human Alliance Jazz / Captain Lennox

Leader Class Starscream

Generations

Generations (2010)

Deluxe Class Autobot Drift

Combiner Wars

Legends Class Decepticon Shockwave

Deluxe Class Brawl Protectobot Rook Swindle

Voyager Class Onslaught

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

Protectobot Rook

Titans Return

Deluxe Class Fracas & Scourge Xort & Highbrow

Leader Class Dreadnaut & Decepticon Overlord Ominus & Sky Shadow Revolver & Six Shot

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

Fortress Maximus

Power of the Primes

Leader Class Optimus Primal

Studio Series

Core Class Autobot Wheelie Decepticon Rumble (Blue)

Deluxe Class 37 Constructicon Rampage 41 Constructicon Scrapmetal 47 Constructicon Hightower 86-08 Gnaw

Voyager Class 42 Constructicon Long Haul 53 Constructicon Mixmaster 60 Constructicon Scrapper 67 Constructicon Skipjack

Leader Class 55 Constructicon Scavenger 66 Constructicon Overload 86-06 Grimlock & Autobot Wheelie 86-07 Slug & Daniel 86-15 Dinobot Sludge 86-19 Dinobot Snarl

Devastator

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)

Wheeljack

War for Cybertron: Kingdom

Core Class WFC-K21 Soundwave (w/ Laserbeak)

Deluxe Class WFC-K4 Cheetor WFC-K25 Wingfinger WFC-K33 Slammer

Voyager Class WFC-K18 Dinobot WFC-K35 Tigatron WFC-K44 Blaster with Eject

Titan Class Autobot Ark (w/ Teletraan-1/Autobot Mainframe)

Voyager Dinobot

Legacy / Legacy: Evolution

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

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 Arcee Starscream

Masterpiece

2003 MP-1 Convoy		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

Go!

Go Prime (deco and bio)

Adventure

Voyager Class Battle Grimlock

Rise of the Beasts

"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

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