AJ Piejko-Brown

This article is about the real-life Hasbro engineer. For the GoBot's human ally, see A.J. Foster.

I'll betcha didn't know they carve the boxes out of the Stock Photography Void.

AJ Piejko-Brown is a former packaging engineer on the Transformers franchise at Hasbro. He was responsible for nearly all Generations packaging from War for Cybertron: Siege up through the subtitle-less first year of Legacy.

Known design work

BotBots

Backpack Bunch Cranks Ms. Take Point Dexter Professor Wellread Slappyhappy Snippy Snappy Sticky McGee Totes Magotes		Greaser Gang Angry Cheese Duderoni Fottle Barts Hawt Diggity S'up Dawg Shredder Jack Spud Muffin Twerple Burple		Jock Squad Arctic Guzzlerush Batsby Fit Ness Monster Kidd Klobber Laceface Pucksie		Shed Heads Cuddletooth Fun Gus Grit Sandwood Major Lee Screwge Nail Byter Rootwing Slobber Rock Venus Frogtrap
Sugar Shocks Cocoa Crazy Lolly Licks Nrjeez The Plop Father Remorsel Sippy Slurps Sprinkleberry D'uhnut Unilla Icequeencone Waddlepop		Techie Team Chilla Gorilla Dr. Moggly Fomo Goob Toob Raddhaxx S.A. Cheez Screen Fiend Skillz Punk		Toilet Troop Frohawk King Toots Nobeeoh Poo Sham Sergeant Scrubadub Stinkosaurus Rex Sudsbeard		Lost Bots Bonz-Eye Burgertron Clogstopper Dimlit Frostferatu Game Over Stinkeye Stapleton

Generations

Generations Selects

• WFC-GS10 Soundwave Spy Patrol 3rd Unit
  • Decepticon Wingthing, Decepticon Frenzy, Decepticon Skar & Autobot/Decepticon Knok

Deluxe Class

• Ricochet
• Dinobot Red Swoop
• Powerdasher Cromar
• Autobot Lancer
• Smokescreen
• Nightbird
• Powerdasher Zetar
• Hot Shot

Voyager Class

• Combat Megatron
• Decepticon Red Wing

Leader Class

• Galactic Man Shockwave

War for Cybertron: Siege

• Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack
  • Spectro, Spyglass, & Viewfinder
• Fan Vote Battle 3-Pack
  • Impactor, Holo Mirage & Powerdasher Aragon

Deluxe Class

• Sideswipe
• Cog
• Autobot Hound
• Skytread
• Chromia
• Ironhide
• Autobot Sixgun
• Prowl
• Red Alert
• Refraktor
• Brunt
• Barricade
• Autobot Impactor
• Autobot Mirage
• Spinister
• Crosshairs

Voyager Class

• Optimus Prime
• Megatron
• Starscream
• Soundwave
• Autobot Springer
• Thundercracker
• Apeface

Collaborative

• MP-10G Optimus Prime Ecto-35 Edition with Slimer
• Maverick
• Tyrannocon Rex & Autobot JP93
• Draculus

War for Cybertron: Earthrise

Galactic Odyssey Collection

• Encounter 1: Paradron Medics
  (Ratchet and Lifeline)
• Encounter 2: Micron Micromasters
  (Fireguard, Roadburner, Decepticon Runner, Motorhead, Stingracer and Windstorm)
• Encounter 3: Biosfera
  (Fastlane and Cloudraker)
• Encounter 4: Dominus Criminal Pursuit
  (Barricade and Punch-Counterpunch)
• Encounter 5: Botropolis Rescue Mission
  (Overair, Ironworks, Fuzer, Autobot Blast Master, Missile Master and Moonrock)

Retro Headmasters

• Chromedome (w/ Stylor)
• Brainstorm (w/ Arcana)
• Hardhead (w/ Duros)
• Mindwipe (w/ Vorath)

War for Cybertron Trilogy

• Covert Agent Ravage / Decepticons Forever Ravage
• Quintesson Pit of Judgement 5-pack
  • Quintesson Judge, Quintesson Prosecutor, Quintesson Bailiff, Sharkticon, & Kranix

Leader Class Spoiler Packs

• Ultra Magnus with Battlefield Rung
• Nemesis Prime with Giza and Fangtron
• Megatron with Fossilizer Skelivore

Shattered Glass Collection

• Blurr
• Megatron
• Starscream
• Autobot Goldbug

Studio Series

• Autobot Hot Rod (original packaging concept only)

War for Cybertron: Kingdom

• Tricranius Beast Power

Battle Across Time Collection

• Autobot Mirage & Maximal Grimlock
• Sideswipe & Maximal Skywarp

HasLab

• Unicron

Legacy

• "Most 2022 product"

Leader Class

• Galvatron
• Laser Optimus Prime
• Blitzwing

Hasbro Pulse web content appearances

• HasLab Unicron Production Update #3 including packaging walkthrough with Piejko-Brown
• HasLab Unicron Production Update #4 including packaging durability testing (read: fun with drop tests) with Piejko-Brown and RIT co-op Aurora Kraus.
• Behind-The-Design: Transformers Quintesson Pit of Judgement Exclusive Pack - interview on the Quintesson Pit of Judgement box set with Mario Carreiro for Hasbro Pulse Unboxed

External links

• Piejko-Brown's personal website
• AJ Piejko-Brown on LinkedIn
• His reddit account, with insights on packaging development.