KÅjin ÅŒno
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Ōno Kōjin (大野光仁 Kōjin Ōno, alternate spelling "Koujin Ohno") is a TakaraTomy employee who has worked for the company and its predecessor, Takara, for several decades. Ōno was one of the main designers for the Microman and Diaclone toy lines has has designed many of the toys that were later licensed to Hasbro and repurposed as the first Transformers toys ever.
Among Ōno's designs were the first "car to robot transforming toy", the toy that later became the Autobot Sunstreaker, and the largest Transformers toy ever, Fortress Maximus. Later Ōno played a key role in the introduction of the Beast Wars toy line to the Japanese market and designed toys for both the 2007 Movie line and its successor, Revenge of the Fallen.
Toys designed by Ōno Kōjin
Generation 1
- Sunstreaker
- Hound
- Bluestreak, Prowl
- Skids
- Ironhide
- Jazz
- Inferno
- Mirage
- Sideswipe
- Trailbreaker
- Starscream/Thundercracker/Skywarp
- Camshaft
- Overdrive
- Downshift
- Grimlock
- Slag
- Sludge
- Snarl
- Swoop
- Bonecrusher
- Scavenger
- Scrapper (G1) Scrapper
- Hook
- Long Haul
- Mixmaster
- Devastator
- Blitzwing
- Astrotrain
- Octane
- Metroplex
- Galvatron
- Getsuei
- Kaen
- Seizan
- Shōki
- Suiken
- Yukikaze
- Raiden
- Fortress Maximus
