BotCon 2011
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You get a car! And you get a car! Everybody gets a car! 
"I'll probably become some dog's chew toy." 
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BotCon 2011 was held at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California, from June 2 to June 5, 2011.
Run-up
- The original tease for BotCon 2011 was "The invasion has begun..."
- It was announced via Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 37 and confirmed via BotCon's Twitter feed that the convention-exclusive box set would feature Animated figures within a "Season 3.5" theme. [1]
- On January 27, the BotCon Twitter feed hinted: "Lots of them. Fast-Furious." Plus, that they appeared in "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1," linking to our wiki. [2]
- Later the same day, the Twitter feed confirmed that they would be the Stunticons. [3]
- The brochure went online on March 18, and registration began March 21. Primus, Iacon, and bagged sets sold out March 27, at a record of five days.
Venue
Like BotCon 2009, BotCon 2011 was held at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.
Merchandise
Convention-exclusive toys
- The Stunti-Con-Job box set ($315, bagged $210)
- Dead End, a redeco of Animated Jazz
- Breakdown, a retool and redeco of Animated Rodimus Minor
- Drag Strip, a redeco of Animated Arcee
- Wildrider, a retool and redeco of Animated Blazing Lockdown
- The Motor Master, a retool and redeco of Animated Optimus Prime
At show souvenir packages
- Sideswipe and Toxitron, redecoes of this box set's Breakdown and Animated Optimus Prime
- Shattered Glass Galvatron and Shattered Glass Thundercracker , redecoes of Cybertron Evac and Classics Starscream
- Three Autotroopers, retools and redecoes of Animated Ironhide
Customization Exclusive
Attendee-Only Bonus Exclusive
- Fisitron, a redeco of the souvenir package Autotrooper
Hasbro
- An exclusive "Matrix Optimus Prime" Kreon was distributed by Hasbro's Kre-O booth.
Other merchandise
- A Rescue Bots book and bio cards were handed out by Hasbro.
- The Transformers Universe MMO booth had a create-your-own character workshop which gave you a print-out of your character to take home.
Fiction
- The Stunti-Con Job Comic
Guests
Hall of Fame inductees
Spielberg did not attend the Hall of Fame ceremony, and instead sent a video greeting to the attendees.
Voice actors
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Jack Angel was scheduled to attend, but illness prevented him from coming. Wally Burr attended the convention, but did not participate in any panels. Paul Eiding was not scheduled to attend but showed up anyway.
Writers
Fun Publications
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Hasbro employees
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Hasbro Studios employees
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IDW Publishing comics
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Live-action movie
Tyrese was not really a guest proper at the convention; he was announced as in the audience at the Hall of Fame presentation, much to the surprise and delight of the crowd.
Music
High Moon Studios & Activision
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Shout! Factory
TakaraTomy employees
Autobots
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Events
Wednesday
- 8:30 AM - 7 PM Universal Studios Day
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 Package Pick-Up/Tour and Class Participants
- 9 AM - 5 PM Transformers Customizing Class
Thursday
- 9 AM - 5 PM Transformers Customizing Class
- 9 AM - 6 PM Six Flags Day
- 6 PM - 10 PM Registration Package Pick-Up by Groups
- 6 PM - 10 PM Club Store Open for Registered Guests
- 8 PM - 9:30 PM Exhibitors Load-In/Drop Off
- 9 PM Message Board/Room-To-Room Trading Info
- 10 PM Check-In/Registration Closes
Friday
- 7:30 AM - 2 PM Exhibitors Set-Up
- 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Exhibitors Only Private Club Store Sales
- 9:30 AM Walk-up Late Registration/Check-In
- 9:30 AM Club Store Opens Registered Guests
- 9 AM - 12 PM Contest Entries & Kids Displays Check-In
- 10 AM - 11:50 PM Transformers Filmfest
- 12 PM - 1 PM Lunch
- 12 PM - 2 PM Contest Area: Judging in Progress
- 1 PM - 1:50 PM Panel: Stunti-Con-Job Script Reading
- 2 PM - 5 PM Private Sales Room Experience
- 2 PM - 3:30 PM Autographs: David Kaye, Jake Angel
- 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Autographs: Morgan Lofting, Neil Ross, Gregg Berger
- Hourly: Door Prize Giveaway
- 5 PM All Exhibits & Sales Room Close
- 7 PM Casino Night Awards Dinner and Auction
Saturday
- 7:30 AM Exhibitors Set-Up
- 8:30 AM Walk-up Late Registration/Check-In
- 8:30 AM Registered Attendees' Private Preview
- Hourly Door Prize Givaway
- 9 AM Early Bird Entry
- 10 AM Exhibit Hall Opens/General Admission
- 10 - 10:50 AM Panel: Transformers Comics: Chaos Begins: Chris Ryall, Mike Costa
- 11 - 12:30 AM Autographs: Morgan Lofting, Neil Ross, Gregg Berger,
- 11 - 11:50 AM Panel: Hasbro Toys - Hasbro Brand Team
- Noon - 1:50PM Panel: Transformers Prime Script Reading: TF Prime Cast
- 12:30 - 2:00PM Autographs: Jack Angel, Flint Dille
- 2 - 3:00 PM Autographs: Peter Cullen, Tania Gunadi, Steve Blum, Andy Pessoa, Kevin Michael Richardson, Josh Keaton, Markie Post
- 2 - 2:50 PM Panel: Dark of the Moon Video Game: Activision, High Moon Studios
- 3 - 3:50 PM Panel: Transformers Collectors Club Roundtable: TCC Staff
- 4 - 4:50 PM Panel: 25th Anniversary The Transformers: The Movie Voice Actor Panel: Flint Dille, Neil Ross, Gregg Berger, Jack Angel
- 5 PM All Exhibits & Sales Room Close
- 8 PM Hall of Fame Event
Sunday
- 9 AM Exhibitors Set-Up
- 9:30 AM Sales Room Opens/General Admission
- 10 - 10:50 AM Panel: TCC Magazine and Comic TCC Staff
- 10 - 11:30 AM Autographs: Michael McConnohie, Arlene Banas
- 11 - 11:50 AM Panel: The Making of Transformers Prime: The Creative Process - Jeff Kline, Mike Vogel
- 12 - 12:50 PM Panel: G1 Voice Actors: Michael McConnohie, Neil Ross, Jack Angel, Gregg Berger, Morgan Lofting, Arlene Banas
- 1 - 1:50 PM Panel: Brand Planning and Story Building Hasbro
- 1 - 2:30 PM Autographs: Gregg Berger, Jack Angel
- 2:30 - 3:30 PM Autographs: Morgan Lofting, Neil Ross
- 2 - 2:50 PM Panel: Transformers Costuming: Design Your Own Costume! - Rosemary Ward
- 3:15 PM Draw for Trips to 2012 Convention
- 3:30 PM All Exhibits & Sales Room Close
Notes
- Jack Angel was scheduled to show up for the "Stunti-Con Job" script reading to voice Breakdown, Ironfist, Rattletrap and the Autotroopers<ref>Archive of BotCon tweet</ref><ref>Tweet by Vangelus</ref>, but due to his illness, Chris Ho (better known as Vangelus) filled in.
- One unexpected guest (in more ways than one) was Abby Collins—the daughter of the late Chris Latta—who played Minerva in the "Stunti-Con Job" script reading.
- Marty Isenberg and Derrick J. Wyatt participated in the Transformers Collectors' Club roundtable, and could be found freely wandering the dealer room floor.
- For the first time in forever, the only exclusive toys that were leaked prior to the convention were the ones from the box set, which were intentionally revealed by Fun Publications anyway.
- Among the figures previewed during the Hasbro design panel were...
- Dark of the Moon Air Raid (an AWACS plane), Armor Topspin and Dark Iron (a Sideswipe retool patterned after Quickstrike), plus an exclusive Leadfoot and Twin Twist deluxe 2-pack for Target. Cyberverse figures included Shockwave with Fusion Tank and Ratchet with Lunar Crawler, and an exclusive set based around the October 11, 2010 on-set accident where a police SUV collided with a Bumblebee prop vehicle (said to include a battle-damaged Bumblebee and a pair of characters in police deco, later revealed in the display case to be Barricade and Crankcase).
- An Amazon.com-exclusive 25th Anniversary Unicron.
- Items previewed for Transformers: Prime included deluxe versions of Cliffjumper (and its redeco/remold/whatever Terrorcon Cliffjumper), a Vehicon, Soundwave with Laserbeak, Ratchet and Wheeljack, plus voyager Optimus Prime, Bulkhead, and Starscream. For Prime Cyberverse, Legion versions of Wheeljack, Bumblebee and Arcee were shown, plus a Commander version of Ironhide.
References
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