Hasbro Q&A/January 2011
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A question archive of, and links to the answers from, the January 2011 Hasbro Q&As — Transformers: Prime bonus edition, released on or around February 8th.
Questions
[edit]16bit.com
[edit]- Will we ever actually see Unicron or just teasing and more of his blood? How about Primus or other larger bots?
AllSpark.com
[edit]- Both Transformers: Prime and G.I. Joe: Renegades had a heroic character perish within the first episode, was this a suggestion that came down from Hasbro to strike a tone for each series or was it a decision on the side of the creative team?
ASM
[edit]- What went into the overall look for TRANSFORMERS: PRIME? We see hints of the designs from the live-action movies, as well as influences from other incarnations. How long have you been working on the look (sketches, concept art, 3D models, etc.), and how do you balance wanting to stay unique to the show but still be able to pull in elements from other versions, especially the movies which are extremely popular?
Cybertron.ca
[edit]- Any plans to introduce any additional fan favorite characters in Transformers Prime? Such as the Autobot and Decepticon gestalts?
Parry Game Preserve
[edit]- Enjoyed the five-part premiere. PRIME is definitely a more adult take on the Transformers mythos - zombie Transformers, the death of a major character, lots of intense action... Along those lines, what do you see the boundaries of the show being in terms of violence and content? Other than language, of course.
Raving Toy Maniac
[edit]- Can we get some sort of guide explaining precisely how "War for Cybertron" and "Prime" are connected? For fans watching the show the relationship between the two isn't very clear- especially in the drastic change of character designs- with the exception of Megatron's continued use of Dark Energon.
TFViews.com
[edit]- What is the goal of Transformers: Prime – beyond just capitalizing upon the movie series’ audience momentum, why was TF:Prime created? On its own merits, what is it trying to say, what effect is it trying to have on TF fans, is there an intention to sustain it as a series?
TFW2005.com
[edit]- 2 main characters have non-speaking communication methods. Bumblebee who communicates with Raf, and Soundwave who repeats things back. What was the creative process which lead to that; could these elements change in future episodes?
TFWiki.net
[edit]- Hasbro has stated that the "War for Cybertron" game, the "Exodus" novel, and the "Transformers: Prime" cartoon are all meant to take place in the same universe. Yet, while similar in a general sense, all three contradict each other on both minor and major story points. For example, an overabundance of Dark Energon is what made planet Cybertron uninhabitable in WfC and Exodus, yet "Darkness Rising" had Megatron firing a bunch of Dark Energon at Cybertron to create his zombie army (when, in theory, the planet should have been full of the stuff already). What are your feelings on these contradictions and your show's connection to Exodus and War for Cybertron? Do you consider all three the same exact universe, or are they more akin to alternate versions of the same story? (And how about that Dark Energon situation, anyway?)
Transformers Collectors' Club
[edit]- The Eradicons (or are they Terrorcons? They've seemingly been called both names) have been shown to have at least three different character models amongst them. As well as different personalities. Can you comment on just what they are? Drones specialized for a given task? Or are they actual fully sentient Transformers characters that just happen to look mostly alike?
- Collectors' Club answers (login required)
Unicron.com
[edit]- Question: If Cybertron had already been infected with Dark Energon in War For Cybertron/Exodus, how was Megatron able to reinfect it in Transformers: Prime? Why did the Transformers act like they had never encountered Dark Energon before? Is there an any official distinction between the "Sparks of Unicron" Dark Energon (game/book) and the "Blood of Unicron" Dark Energon seen in the Prime cartoon? Are they unique variants of Dark Energon with different properties; a different kind of Dark Energon, or will we discover that this Dark Energon has these other aforementioned properties as well? Basically any clarification you could provide on Dark Energon would be great!
