Hasbro Q&A/October 2009

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A question archive of, and links to the answers from, the October 2009 Hasbro Q&As, released on TBD or shortly thereafter.

Questions

Action Figure Insider

1. What is the status of the G1 Robot heroes wave with Laserbeak? Can we still expect to see it after the Christmas Movie push??
2. Can we expect Transformers Universe Classics to reappear in 2010?? There are so many G1 Transformers left to redo.
3. What other masterpiece Transformers will be available in the US after the Skywarp Walmart Exclusive?

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AllSpark.com

1. G.B.Blackrock asked - Why do none of the "Generation Two" homages released in the past year or so (Universe Inferno, Legends Green Tank Megatron) have the distinctive Generation Two faction symbols? Especially in the case of Inferno, that's almost the only thing that made G2 Inferno distinct from G1 Inferno. (Noting the Universe Inferno was explicitly part of the "25th Anniversary" line that was especially supposed to honor the franchise's past)
2. NightViper asked - How do the 7 Primes in Revenge of the Fallen relate to the original 13 Transformers? Are they a part of that number, leaving 6 as non-Primes? Or are they a separate group entirely?
3. Mecheon asked - The deco artist comments on various exclusive items released during the original movie line, and the comments on the first wave of Universe toys, were well liked by the various fan communities, as well as giving an insight into the development process that goes towards making Transformers. Would it be possible to get some more of this developer commentary in the future?

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Raving Toy Maniac

1. With Freeway Jazz and Electro Sdwave in the release pipeline, when can you announce release schedules for the remaining animated figures?
2. Is a better movie Jazz a possibility at this point for the ROTF line?
3. In the target titanium line, any chance we will see shockwave, arcee etc?

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TFormers.com

1. Over the past 25 years the Transformers' list of characters and figures has evolved exponentially, with so many characters to chose from how does Hasbro chose which ones will be made into actual figures and what is the process Hasbro goes through with the current figures that are out to decide which ones will get repaint and which ones will not?
2. When creating the Star Wars / Transformers Crossovers line, why were the figures made out of the Star Wars characters, and not Cybertronian Robots with character pilots?
3. The Universe line is on hiatus for now, but Hasbro has said it wants to continue "reimagining our heritage figures." Could you describe how you determine which "heritage figures" to revisit? Who typically originates the ideas, and what process do they go through before winding up on shelves?

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TFWiki.net

1. Are any of the Thirteen original Transformers (like The Fallen and Vector Prime) female?
2. In Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, there is a red bulldozer Constructicon that Starscream ( refers to as "Rampage". However, in the credits, this red bulldozer is identified as "Skipjack," while the toyline has consistently featured a yellow bulldozer named Rampage. Are there actually two Rampages, or was Starscream's line in error?
3. Is the Universe/Revenge of the Fallen character "Airazor" (part of the Superion combiner set, which was released under different banners in different countries) a female character like Beast Wars Airazor, or a male character like Slingshot, who Airazor seems to have replaced on the Aerialbot team?

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Unicron.com

1. Over the last few months, we have seen more 'appearances' of characters in their 'Classics/Universe' toy forms appearing in IDW comics (such as Prowl, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, etc...). Is this a coincidence or is Hasbro making a deliberate attempt to integrate the comics storytelling with toys that are/were/will be available? I guess what we'd like to know is if the G1 characters appearing with a more movie-like aesthetic that we have seen, is any possible indication of what we may expect to see in toy form in the future?
2. We are still trying to reconcile the Revenge of the Fallen Constructicons. There have been several theories: a.) There are only one construction vehicle that turns into one component robot and unites with fellow team members to form Devastator. This is the G1-paradigm. For this to be true, we must assume events in the movie are depicted out of order, that Devastator took his tumble off the pyramid, then each component transformed, off-screen back to robot form and rejoined the Autobot vs. Decepticon battle... b.) There are fictionally, more than one Decepticon with identical construction vehicle alternate modes. Fans should assume that the Mixmaster that go gutted by Jetfire is a different, non-related character to the cement mixer Decepticon component of Devastator. c.) There are fictionally only 1 construction vehicle that turns into a robot. But, Devastator, like the toy, is one entity comprised of 6 vehicles that don't turn into component robots. One could suppose that Scavenger, a different individual than Demolisher, could be controlling all the rest -non sentient vehicles? d.) Something else we haven't thought of???? Please provide us an official explanation?!
3. Can you share any estimated release dates/store-locations for Transformers Animated items such as Season 3 on DVD, and/or toys like hydrodive Bumblebee, Blackout, Hot Rod and Arcee?
4. Will there be a Universe 3.0, with any new-mold homages to the Unicron Trilogy, like Hot Shot? Also wondering, was the announcement of a ROTF Bludgeon and Mindwipe an intentional homage to The Chaos Trinity from The War Within, and if so, are there any plans to release a Bugly toy to complete the trio?

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