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"We are reporting this as it happens so we apologize, for any grammer or spelling errors as they occure.
Greg Lombardo begins the panel by informing the crowd no pictures will be allowed.
On panel are: Aaron Archer, Eric Siebenaler, and Payla....
- What`s down in the Hasbro booth shows everything to finish out 2008.
- New Movie Toys (Allspark Power)
- The Allspark has the power to create Transformers and give them more power.
- There will be redecos and new molds
- Incinerator & Airspray shown on Hasbro Tour
- Landmine is a GIJoe looking jeep for Sector 7 (Dune Buggy)
- Helicopter is a Voyager class and the others are deluxe.
- Desert Attack Brawl is a repaint
- Nightwatch Optimus Prime is a blue and grey repaint
- Robot Heroes continue with G1 an Beast Wars in 2008
- Prime is a Leader repaint
- Retailers like Robot Heroes
- 10-12 new toys by next spring...movie toys
- Sneak Peek at Transformers Animated program
- Partnership between Hasbro and Cartoon Network
- Energon and Cybetron where on too early and didnt get new viewers....this is something they are looking to offer at a new approach to get them back into a good time slot for kids to see the show.
- Hasbro is working on major goals after CN, Eric Sebnehaluer is leading the TA stuff.
- Agenda, What the show is about, Style, Tone of story, toys
- What is the new cartoon about for 2008
- 3 part mini movie coning in January
- Production done in the United States
- New style and tone for animated series
- Reliable stories and characters
- New possibilities for toys
- Won`t loose tradition but also stay current with the times
- Take new perspective to make simpler story
- Quote from press release "Set for Earth"
- Hasbro is not dumbing down the Transformers line but are focused more on humor and characters
- This series will be less robots in disguise with a story of them being more in the city setting.
Episodic toys, but stays in overall season arc.
Smaller cast on both sides with more character development
Action driven with doses of humor
Marjor focus on personalitiy and abilities
Familiar and new characters
Human super-villians and Decepticon villians
The Transformers are more like superheroes with special powers
Decepticons will be in the show
Will be more of a threat and scary because they hide more
Producer of CN said in the past the same guys always fight and they get no where, So Decepticons will be very tough and they will make a real impact
Stories will be very plot driven
Artistic style
Highly styled and fluid animation
More energetic and expressive
Major focus on personality...animation is very smooth and will "blow your mind" - Eric Sebenhauer
The transforming sequences will be different all the time. No "tazmainian devil.
Optimus Prime has a helmet and visor that comes down
There will be two different toys, one with the visor and helmet up and one down
Earth mode Prime, he looks like classics prime. Will have a trailer this time. Goes away like in G1.
Bumblebee is the younges and most energetic
Bulkhead is the big green guy. He`s strong - said to be like the Thing from Fantastic Four
Prowl will be a kung-fu type character
Ratchet - he`s the medic - he is the most experienced vetran
There are connections to the film... they want them to look like the movie for kids, but not exact
Grimlock will be a T-Rex - Looks like classic character
There will be two other Dinobots. "3 crazy dudes" - Eric
Decepticons....
Cybertronian Megatron looks dark and that he will change his form in the series
Starscream looks like an X-Wing jet...swept forward wings...voice by Tom Kinney (Sponge Bob) and has 3 split personalities
Lugnut is a new character which is sorta like the Incredible Hulk
Very loyal to Megatron, has missles for hands. He`s a jet in alternate mode
Blackarachnia - looks like beast machines version.
Has a diferent origin story... she starts as one character in the begin and then changes..."A villan you can car foe...."
Human Characters...
Cept Fanzone is a scientice type guy.
Sari and Father Issice Sundac
Sari has a new kind of interaction with Autobots.
No annoying human side-kick telling TFs what to do
Autobots are new to earth and they find her to help learn about the earth.
Human Villians...
There is a guys name The Archer... looks like robinhood.
2nd guy looks big like a gorilla. Some guys has wheels on feet. One looks like a "PinP"
Ark spaceship...
Looks like G1 version...sort of
Nemesis ship is back too
Dark purple with some kind of pointy things sticking out
Its like 100x bigger than the ark
The show is set in Detriot
In the future
They dont make cars anymore - now they make robots
Sumdac tower - looks like upside down spark-plug
The Toys...
Animation style allow us to show more personality with each chracter
Takara and Hasbro designed toys at the same time...they are going very fast on toys designs.
90% animation toys accuracy
New Scultimg style
No more gimmicks
Transformation is the gimmick
Signature waespons and poses
Attitude and stance...
Range of motion is great
Showing the toys now...Prime looks a lot like toon
He has a axe weapon
Bumblebee looks like a mini-cooper
Prowl is a motorcycle, gold and black
Ratchet is a van
Grimlock is a Voyager Class and looks less like the classic one
Megatron looks a vertical-takeoff space fighter with huge gun arm
Blackarachnia looks very sexy and is very postable
The Future...
Working on season 2 of the animated series already
Will be more familiar with new characters by season 2
Possibility of a season 3 and 4
Desire to create brand new characters. with cameos from G1 favorites
Toys will have a mat/flat paint like Batman toys
Cartoon now playing
Very Teen Titans type feel
Take place in futue in 22nd century
Autobots crah on detroit and stumble on Allspark and are trying to protect it
Toon produced in-house at CN
They fight on Eath and Outter Space
Megatron is evil looking
Other Toys...
Classics are back with Classics 2.0
Sunstraker and Sideswipe which look very slick but not as G1ish
"continue realistic styling..."
They are calling is part of Universe so they can do lots of stuff.
Both look like Lamborgini`s
Each figure has differen modes
Octane
Tripple Changer that turns into Jet and Large army Transport jey
All are deluxe scale figures
They are looking to so an Ultra scale toys too
there will be 2 segments for fall 08
First toon then Universe line (was classics)
They want to have TFs for everybody
Looksing to do licensing program for Universe. Add more real cars and stuff
Q&A starts
Universe has plans for Combiners
They didnt do toon of movie becuase the animated series was being devloped before Movie
Grimclok will be a voyager
DVDs for Transformers Animated will be done at some time
Toon toys will start in March - deluxe, voyager and movie pack
Universie line does not have firm plans for mini-cons but maybe happen later
They are wainting to see what Robot Heroes will do before deciding on making large scale toys....
They want to use Beast Wars characters but nothing planned yet
A new Ultra Magnus is coming that is NOT a repaint of Prime
Alternators and Titanim lines will not continue due to time and expense of parts for them and not selling like they wanted
We will likely get a jazz in Universe/Arcee is a good possibilty to
Trailers for Prime are too expensive to make. The Animated Voyager Prime will have a tailer that becomes his giant axe weapon.
If characters are in Toon they will not be used in Classics/Universe line
There will be a combiner in Classics/Universe
The protos Titaniums shown on tour will not be made becuase no molds have been made.
-MORE TO COME-
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