Submit HASBRO 2009 Q + A Round 2 Questions Here By May 4th

1. Why havent Hasbro picked up the rights to make a DVD Set or Ultimate Collection of "Transformers RiD".

The Set has been in legal limbo since as long as I can remember and I just wondering why the USA has never seen it on DVD as of yet it would be nice to watch the series once again cause it has been at least 10 years since we last son on FOX Kids.

2. Do you plan on re-releasing any more Ultimate Collection sets such as Beast Wars, Beast Machines and also Armada.


3. Is it indeed true that "Transformers Animated" will be getting canceled after season 3 is finished. I have recieved emails and people have told yes it will be. I dont know rather or not it is true or not since nothing has been officially announced bye Hasbro/CN.

4. Are you in the process of making another Transformers series or is the Transformers series going to be taking a short break after animated is finished.

5. I am 27 years old and I still enjoy Transformers. But I think it is time to kick Transformers up a notch and give it a newer edge in a newer direct. Many fans including myslef has always wanted a more violenter, bloodier version of Transformers such as the 1986 animated movie was.

Maybe you guys could go in the direction of the New GI Joe-Resollute was I mean Transformers doesnt always has to be geared toward little kids I mean I am really enjoying animated but it is time to give Transformers a New look and in a new direction maybe a reboot of the franchise of sorts like how they are doing with movies now of days such as Star Trek.

1. Can you guys tell us anything about upcoming Animated figures such as Blackout, Rodimus, Arcee, Hydrodrive Bubmlebee, Cybertron Ratchet and Wingblade Optimus?

2. You guys going to update anymore Beast Wars characters for the Universe line such as Cheetor and Dinobot?

3. You guys going to re-release/redeco any Beast Wars characters, mainly anything after the Transmetals line. (Such as Tarantulus, Optimus Primal Megatron, Rattrap, Cheetor and Rhinox?)

For the Universe line:
Will there be a Voyager Grapple (redecoed/remolded from Inferno), a Universe Deluxe Red Alert (redecoed from Side Swipe),a Deluxe Sunstorm (redecoed from Starscream), a Legends Bug Bite (redecoed from Bumblebee), a Legends Bumper (redecoed/remolded from Bumblebee), a Legends Cliffjumper (redecoed from Bumblebee), a Legends Goldbug (redecoed/remolded from Bumblebee), a Legends Hubcap (redecoed/remolded from Bumblebee), a Legends Outback (redecoed/remolded from Brawn)?
Will there be a new Deluxe mold for G1 Scourge, since there are Universe Deluxes Galvatron and Cyclonus?
Will there be new Legends molds for the rest of the Mini-Bots like Gears, Huffer, Windcharger, and Seaspray?
Will there be a new Deluxe mold for Jazz, since Hound also got a new Deluxe mold after his Legends toy?
Will there be new Cassete molds, since Ravage got a new mold?
Will there be a new Deluxe mold for Soundwave?
Will there be a new Deluxe mold for Blitzwing, since there are Classic/Universe Deluxes Astrotrain and Tankor (Octane)?
For the Animated line:
Will the rest of the Starscream clones get to be redecoed from the Voyager Starscream mold?
Will there be a new Voyager mold for Sentinel Prime?
Will there be a new Supreme mold for Omega Supreme?
Will there be any new molds for othere Transformers that have appeared?

1. when will we get anymore g1 one re-issues? Will we ever get G1 Japanese figures released here in America, such as Soundblaster, Twin Cast, Artfire, The Trainbots that form raiden, Overlord, Go Shooter, Minerba, Ranger, Browning, Victory Leo, and Star Saber. A repaint of Animated Snarl as Sludge, Classics versions of Slag, Ssludge, Snarl a deluxe for Swoop, a reuse of the names Trailbreaker, Gears, in a future toy line. G2 protectobots and stunticons that have prototypes and pictures I would really like a chance to get them. Will transformers Animated figures like Scrapper, Mixmaster, Omega Supreme ever get a toy? Also will there be any chance of more episodes of Transformers Animated after season 3, because I think that it is a great show and you should keep going with it.

1. Has there been further contemplation on the continuation of the Classics/Universe line after Revenge of the Fallen has run its course? (We still need Arcee, Jazz, Wheeljack, Triplechanger Springer etc.)

2. If the Universe line does continue, what are the chances we could see a Powermaster style Optimus Prime?

And I second these:
Are you in the process of making another Transformers series?
Can you guys tell us anything about upcoming Animated figures such as Arcee and Rodimus?

Thanks again to the kind folks at Hasbro for this opportunity.. without further ado heres my questions.

1- With Classics 2.0/Universe officially ended with the release of Countdown and Darkwind, will we be seeing its triumphant return after the ROTF line has run its course? Futhermore, roughly how long do your project the ROTF line to run for?

2- What line and size class will the future Drift mold be? I had thought he would be packaged in the current Universe style cards, but with that line now over.. where would Drift fit in? To that end, are there plans for him being a store exclusive at all?

3- With 2009 of course being the 25th Anniversary of Transformers, is there anything other than what we know about already that we can eagerly look forward to?

4- Should the Classics/Universe line return after ROTF (and I do hope it does!!) Are there any particular names the folks at Hasbro would like to bring into the line?

I would also like to second the following..

Are you in the process of making another Transformers series?

If I can think of any other questions I'll be sure to post them, but for now, thanks again for this opportunity!!

I just have one
will you release all the classic universe seekers in original cartoon colors like you did star scream ?

wich of the caracters from the ROTF is gonna be in the Human Alliance line

1. I really hope the Universe line continues as I like it a lot, I must say I have really enjoyed how the line has evolved. My question is, with the great way Universe Targetmaster Cyclonus turned out, is it possible that we will get to see re-imaginings of Headmaster characters like Hardhead or Brainstorm, or especially my favorites the Horrorcon's Snapdragon and Apeface?

The nice thing about guys like these is that being "futuristic" vehicles, there is no worry of license issues and the design can be pretty free as to styling.

2.Again in the Universe line, some really great moulds have come out of the Universe Classics line, fan-favorites that have been claimed by 'modders' for many various characters old and new. Some of these moulds include the Starscream seeker mould, which has already been re-done officially to get the Conehead seeker moulds, and the Sunstreaker mould, which has been re-painted several times officially to get both Sideswipe and Red Alert. My question is, considering the seeker mould has been re-tooled at least a few times officially, what is the possibility that we could see slight re-tools of the Sunstreaker mould, mostly just a different shell and head would suffice, to get characters like Wheeljack or as some fans have done Stunticons like Breakdown and Wildrider.

It would also be cool to get Jazz, Ricochet and Dead End with the Prowl mould being re-shelled with a more Porsche-like car.

3. What does the future hold in general for the Transformers universe. In my opinion many of the current story lines; Animated, Movie-verse and comics, have all been great, even my daughter loves animated. As far as the toys go, we have seen great strides in engineering with figures getting more pose-able and great updates. Is it possible we may even see more new characters and not just re-hashes of older ones, I like the idea of a Drift figure even without having read any comics containing him?

Will you make Deluxe versions of some of the Universe Legends figures? I have no interest in legends.

And will there be a Transformers: "Resolute"? That would be great!

1. There has been a lot of speculation around the ROTF combiner Devastator and the individual toys. It is obvious that the gift set vehicles do not have individual robot modes. Will we see a "premium series" combiner in which the individual vehicles have robot modes as well as the ability to combine? Or was the engineering of these figures far too difficult to incorporate robot, vehicle, and combiners and still have a viable structure to them?

2. Have designs already begun for the line for Transformers 3 and will having the extra year- Michael Bay has said he wants to take an extra year off between TF2 and TF3- be a help in engineering that line to avoid some of the differences between the on screen robot and the toy version (such as Bumblebee's face from the original line)?

3. Takara has continued to use the "chromed" paint with their figures (see Universe Hot Shot's weapon and MP Grimlock's sword and chest plating). Is there a reason the paint is not used on Hasbro figures anymore? And how much does the "lead in paint" issue have to do with the recent decline in TF profits?

I also second (or third or whatever) the question regarding what comes next after ROTF, Animated, and UniClassics.

4 Quick questions:

1.- Will there be UNIVERSE 3.0 TRANSFORMERS next year, and if that's so, how many new molds will there be (without spoilering)?

2.-Will there be DOMESTIC/US releases of MASTERPIECES TF like the SEEKERS and GRIMLOCK next year?

3.-When will there be a NEW TV series (anime styled like GUNDAM's quality) based on G1/G2 or any of the TF's sagas?

4.-Why does ROTF DEVASTATOR look like a robotic hybrid of GODZILLA and KING KONG?

1: Will your next line be more gritty, like ROTF, or more cartoony, like Animated?
2: Will the SW Crossovers line end? Many people don't care for it, and some have even theorized that it may have caused your sales to drop 47%.
3: Will the people at Hasbro give the TF brand a break for a little while?

When is 'Transformers - Resolute' coming out?

At what stage in development of the new Devastator for ROTF did everyone at hasbro think it a good idea not to give them robot modes?

Is there a chance of getting a Leader class figure that has a transformable torso without lights and a soundboard inside?

I know Hasbro has said before how difficult it is to design a combiner Transformer that can meet the current standards, but I was wondering since ROTF will be bringing back the concept, would it be possible to get reissues of the original combiners? I know I for one have already shelled out a lot of money for older Japanese reissue of Predaking, the club exclusive Seacons, and now the Encore Bruticus. I just think they would be a better hit than some of the past more played out reissues.

1.wheeljack 3.0 -when where and how can we see more of him in the future lines? maybe in Universe line ??

2. will there be a deluxe 3.0 Universe jazz?

3.why do we not get all six seekers in a line anymore? and will there ever be room in the seeker crew for some brand new faces?-say like three new guys- with new wings, new names altogether?

1. Given that HasbroToyShop sells blank white and blank black Mighty Muggs online, I was wondering if there were any chance of something similar being done with the Classics/Universe 2.0 Starscream/seeker mold? I think, used in the collectors environment of HasbroToyShop, it would be a very good seller.

1. Why aren't there any figures with lots of accesories anymore? Lot of the new figures are relatively "defenseless" while a lot of old figures sported both melee and ranged weapons.

2. Separate bases for figures: Will they return? Those made whole playsets from the smallest figures, like the micromasters.

3. Will not-so-spotlighted characters get Universe figures that are not repaints/remolds, like Onslaught or Powerglide did? Some hints at what is planned?

4. Can we expect some more reissues from the G1 times?

Are we going to see more G1 reissues?

(I have a feeling we'll hear the answer to this at Botcon next month.)

Will there be a new season of Transfomrers Animated? If there is can you decide when you want to end it so the story lines can made out and have more in depth story I.E. Lost and Supernatural.
When Transformers Animated does end what will happen with its toy line and what will come next?

SCALEING. will there ever be a nicely scaled set of transformers that dosnt cost a fortune?

im all in for more classics. i want more updated g1 stuff. im eating it up. i want a universe classics tv show.

are we going to be able to get a leader class lugnut figure because lugnut is to small toy-wise and also will we see a supreme class omega supreme?

1. Will there be a leader class movie Blackout for Revenge of The Fallen? Since we didn't get a decent version of him in the first movie, and he is a fan favorite.
2. Will there be a voyager class earth mode Soundwave for Revenge of The Fallen? I'm not asking for what type of mode he'll have, but just what size he'll be.

Are there any plans of releasing the constructicons from Transformers Animated? I really want Scrapper!!

1- Is it possible for Transformers to get a new, not as kid-friendly version of a Transformers cartoon? Thinking more in the style of GI: Joe Ressolute, where humans are getting bloodied on the pavements and the Decepticons being more serious and bloodthirsty than ever

2- Are any attempts being made to let the Revenge of The Fallen toyline not be as "shelfwarmed" as the previous movies? I've seen armys of Leader Class Megatron's and plenty of other movie figures still in stock at some stores despite this being the time of the Animated and Universe toylines.

3- Is there going to be a Devastator figure in the RoTF toyline where the individual limbs transform into arms/legs, robots and vehicles?

4- Before Transformers Animated sadly kicks the bucket. will we be able to see figures of other characters such as Omega Supreme and The Constructicons

1. Two words-- Omega Supreme -- are we getting a toy for the TFA line??? If so what class?? If not, "why not?"

2. Is season 3 of TFA really the end?? If so can you explain why it would be cancelled?? It's hard to imagine that this isn't a profitable venture. It's been stated that the ratings are still good, and the toys are awesome, and there is so much other merchandise from shoes (which both of my kids have several pairs) and clothing (also have several) to lunchboxes and on and on and on. It seems logical that if the show ends, there will be residual interest in the goods for a while (like as long as there are re-runs) but after that I would imagine the demand for these product will disappear. We know that Derrick Wyatt (lead designer) has left a lot of things open with ways for the story to continue and all we really know is that Marty Isenberg is no longer involved. Is it not possible to hire someone to replace Marty? It's hard to fathom that Cartoon Network and/or Hasbro would want this to end, so if this really is the end can you give us some insight as to why and who makes those decisions? From where I'm sitting it makes no sense at all. I know a lot of people on here are asking about new plans, but if it aint broke, why fix it?
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Sounds like Derrick Wyatt just went on record at TFCON and stated that they will discuss the cancellation of TFA season4 (hopeing that means wheather it will be or not) at a later convention. Sounds like we will have to wait till the end of May to get an answer to this one.

3. Is there any consideration of lowering the MSRP on the deluxe line back below the $10 mark? I know for me when the deluxe figures where retailing for between $8-$10 I never hesitated to by several a week. I would buy them for me, my kids, family friends, and never hesitated, but $12.88 ea.? I can't even buy 2 now for what I used to pay for 3. Really makes me hold back.

4. Is the "Robot Heroes" line being cancelled? We already know ROTF Robot Heroes are coming, so I guess the better question is will the Classic or Universe line of Robot Heroes continue after the break? (i.e. after the new movie toys fade out?)

5. Will we see any new leader class figures in the TFA line? They are awesome and would love to
see more.

1. Can u make a release of MP grimlock but with scale accurate with MP prime meaning, make it way bigger and taller than him. its going to be great!

2. make a release for henkei thrust & dirge but under tfu. meaning using henkei thrust & dirge mold.

3. make bigger than supreme class tf...as the same height with fort max or slightly bigger and taller. i suggest starting with tfa omega supreme.

4. continue tfu with 3.0 and cocerntrate with G1 characters only. remake them as accurate as possible.

thanks

One more question

*. Will we see any new TFA bumper battlers?? hopefully like Blurr, Rodimus, or Swindle maybe?

I too would like to see Animated Omega Supreme & The Constructicons in toys, I mean we got Wreck-Gar and he's only been in two episodes. I would also like to say that if Hasbro wants to make some real money DO SOME MASTERPIECES THAT ARE AMERICAN!!! I have a lot of problems getting Masterpieces from Japan because I hate to pay the mark ups and shipping and whatnot, I would love to pick them up at HTS or even locally(as long as they are up and packaged so the kiddies don't ruin them by picking them up, fingering them & throwing them.) Why not do a 25th Anniversary Masterpiece Soundwave?? That would be a very good idea for you and a great money maker. Release him with scout class cassettes, he would be awesome.

Edit: The Animated Omega Supreme would be awesome in a Supreme class with a digital face like he had in the cartoon, so it could be switched from Omega's to Megatron's to Starscream's. That would be so cool.

Many fans want to know what the future holds in store for the Transformers we know and love. Animated was directed towards a younger age, while the movie line is directed towards a slightly older market. Universe seems to appeal to kids and adult collectors alike. We understand it may not be time to reveal specifics about the next Transformers line, but how do you describe the tone of the next upcoming toyline and series?

This may have been asked and/or answered already, but why leave out Red Alert from the TFU line? Is it because slight remolding had to be done?

I can't of any others right now, I'll post two more when the come to me.

1. with the Universe 2.0 coming to an end with Countdown and Darkwind to make room for the ROTF line; can we expect to see a universe 3.0 line (or line of equal nature) after ROTF has run its course?

2. when, if ever, is the female Starscream clone (TFA) going to get an official name, and when, if ever can we expect a toy to be released?

Can we get a complete set of Universe deluxe seekers for USA retail (wal-mart, toys-r-us, etc.)

Give us:

Skywarp
Thundercracker
Thrust
Dirge
Sunstorm
Yellow and Blue Rainmakers


Think about the profits ! For every rich boy who spends 100 bucks on a Henkei figure, there will be thousands willing to buy it in retail !

Were in a recession...Make it happen guys !

= $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

1. The quality of Transformers has noticably gone down, especially with the recently released Revenge of the Fallen Robot Heroes 2 packs. While the price for these toys has gone up considerably (more than 30% in some cases). Will Hasbro be addressing this unjust imbalance by either improving the quality of their product and/or lowering the price.

2. Could Hasbro actually have a contest or poll to either pick the next figure to be made or to design a (custom)figure to be made or what that has never been made before? It seems that some figures that were never very popular are being pointlessly remade, repainted or re-released.

3. Since Hasbro is so fond of endlessly repaiting figures, could they cast several different heads so at least the repaints would have the appearance of being completely new figures/characters. Hasbro has repainted some same figures over 10 times now.

Any chance there will be a Classics/Universe (2008) style updated Wreck-Gar? With Animated Wreck-Gar, kids will certainly recognize the name, and even the more obscure guys like Smokescreen have done pretty good, so a new Wreck-Gar should sell well.

1. Universe 3.0 ... will it happen after RoTF?

2. Combiners ... or at least release figures from the combiners, like SIlverbolt, Onslaught, SE Drag Strip, Henkei Stunticon Wildrider and Strafe? I personally would like to see so tribute to the Predacons, Technobots and Terrorcons since the Combaticons have seen RiD, Energon and an RoTF make-over as well as the Constructicons getting Energon and Classics make-overs and Superion getting both Energon and RoTF make-overs.

3. Voyager class triple-changers ... Astrotrain and Octane look great, but would look better if they were bigger, so they could go toe to toe with Jetfire, Optimus, Ultra Magnus and Inferno.

4. Leader class Blackout ... the Voyager class Blackout for Transformers was kind of a disappointment in terms of scale and since he is back in RoTF triple-teaming Optimus with Megatron and Starscream, it' would be nice to have a figure that does him justice.

5. New scuplts instead of countless repaints ... kitbashes and groups like FanProjects are raising the bar when it comes to creating brand new molds for upgrade kits and new figures entirely. Can we expect to see ANYTHING like what they're going from Hasbro?

Why do you let your copyrights run out?

May I ask the update on TFA Arcee , Rodimus , Blackout , Hydrodrive Bubmlebee , Soundwave with Ratbat , The Constructicons and Omega Supreme

I'd like to say thanks for you're time, and that most of Transformers Universe 2.0 have been the best yet and I hope it continues!!

Since 2009 markes the anniversary and with the Universe line gone as quick as it came, will Hasbro some how compensate for that "hole" that I feel is there if nothing is expected long after Revenge figures have made their play on store shelves? Or is there something more fans can expect before the anniversary year is over?

And last can Hasbro consider a "Fans Choice" figure or figures like say Star Wars has done??

Thanks.

There appears to be a significant design flaw in Universe Ironhide which restricts his trasformation. Was this an engineering issue or was this the result of a safety concern?

On average, how many units are produced per figure?

1) With the usage of of names and likenesses being used in various lines, and the usage of characters in the fan-club publications, is there any possibility of doing a line with the focus based around the Go-Bots updating them for today and cementing them into the G1 timeline for Transformers?

2) Seeing that Fandom for the most part seems to be finally embracing Animated. If TF:A is being cancelled, will Hasbro continue to support the lines?

3) With Go-bots being a part of Transformers now, and the addition of MASK into G.I.Joe. Are there any other brand crossovers currently in the works we can look forward to?

4) If Animated is coming to an end, Is the next step for Transformer media already in developement?

5) Regardless of the state of TF:A, how does Hasbro feel about it's ability to chart the future of the brand? Is Hasbro more likely to spearhead the future shows as they have with Beast wars and Animated, or should we expect more Takara features that will be redubbed for the english market?

somthing else i would like to inquire about:

during the course of the Universe 2.0 line(much to my and many others liking)we saw the release of many Cybertron molds. But throughout its run i had been hoping for a few Armada and Energon molds. (the closest thing I got was Hotshot) is it likely that we may be seeing some re-releases from the earlier parts of the Unicron trillogy in the next line?

Are there any plans to produce further toys of War Within or perhaps some IDW inspired Cybertronian-style designs? They would be nice additions to TFU 3.0.

Is there any chance of Star Destroyers and Super Star Destroyers finding their way into the SWTF line?

Are there any plans for other crossover lines?

i would just like to say that i completely support the direction hasbro was taking universe and would love to see it continue!

1) as a question, i would ask if robot heroes would consider having a selection of vehicles, maybe small shuttles or pieces of a large battle playset that could form together? the star wars heroes figures have vehicles and i feel an ark playset or autobot shuttle would look awesome in the robot heroes line, maybe an axalon or nemesis too!

1) In the past it was said that Hasbro would only do another MP release if the toy was Grimlock. Now that there is a Grimlock, will it see a release here? And, if so, will it include the waiter accessories? Or the crown? (which was based off US comics).

2) While Hasbro and Takara can't aknowledge fan projects like City Commander, the Animated All Spark and Stasis Cuff set, the Quint sets, and the WSTF Dinobots, do the ideas behind them ever get discussed? Are there any discussions going on for an official add-on (or armor) set for Tfs?

3) When seeing fan sets (like City Commander), people often comment that "Hasbro should just hire these guys". Seruiously, can this happen? Is it possible for Hasbro or Takara to buy the molds off these fan projects and then use them in an official capacity? Or is it possible, but just not something that anyone is interested in doing?

Why will there only be Voyager Class Constructicon releases for Revenge Of The Fallen and not Deluxe Class ones?

Will there be a classics Soundwave, Jazz, Grapple, and will the other classic seekers be released for mass retail in the US?

If so, please do not make them too complicated because it seems when they are too complicated in transformation, more problems tend to occur. That's why the Cybertron line and original classics line has always been my favorite.

The questions with really negative connotations to them are funny...maybe we should just ask "Why does Hasbro suck?" while we're at it.

I second the question regarding which Human Alliance figures they plan to release AND will they be in scale with each other? If they can't give away the first part, I'd still be interested in the answer to the second.

NotEnoughKibble wrote:The questions with really negative connotations to them are funny...maybe we should just ask "Why does Hasbro suck?" while we're at it.

I'm more concerned that Hasbro will stop these Q&A's if everytime they do it the same questions get repeated over and over. Do you guys bother reading some of the answers they have previously given us? We don't need 75 copys of the same question.

That aside....

6) What if any, 25th special plans that were looked at but not followed thru with due to the second movie being released this year?
7) Are there any plans for HTS to be opened up to international markets so the rest of us might have a chance when specials get listed?
8.) What determines with the tri-lingual packaging what get singular backcards (Hound, Cyclonus) against the multi-character releases?
9) With the success FansProject has had with their releases, and a number of other companies rushing into the market to fill where collectors feel Hasbro has "dropped the ball". What is the current view Hasbro/Takara is taking towards these groups, and what future concerns do they forsee to maintain control of their licences, in light of what is currently a large level of fan support these companies are gaining?