TFW2005 Exclusive - Hasbro Answers the Fans - 10/2008

mirarage · 10-13-2008, 03:45 PM

Animated continuing makes perfect sense.
Season 3 comes in the spring.
Now the toys will follow instead of waiting till 2010.
Hopefully they don't milk movie2 the way they did movie1.
I agree that we need a supreme omega.
Ther should have done him instead of prime in that size.

Rhinox555 · 10-13-2008, 03:45 PM

Universe on Hiatus is good news for me, otherwise i'd have too little time to buy all universe stuff. And, at the risk of being kicked and tortured by Pikachu-haters, GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL!
I'm probably not buying a lot of movie stuff, so my $ will go to Animated in 2009.

dark69 · 10-13-2008, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Silent_Magnus

Starscream was a giant for half of Galaxy Force/Cybertron. At one point he was the same size as Primus. A good reason for him to get a Supreme class toy, in my opinion.

It's also hard for a supreme class toy to "pegwarm".

thats true and i have that toy its a realy cool supreme

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Originally Posted by MetroBoy

I'm still rooting for Animated Omega at some point. Maybe in scale with the Activators.

a Omega Supreme Supreme class toy would be in scale with Activators

GogDog · 10-13-2008, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MGX

...have they learned nothing from Cybertron Starscream or Supreme Cheetor? Use the Supreme class on extra large characters, not make normal sized characters way too big.

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Originally Posted by Silent_Magnus

Starscream was a giant for half of Galaxy Force/Cybertron. At one point he was the same size as Primus. A good reason for him to get a Supreme class toy, in my opinion.

It's also hard for a supreme class toy to "pegwarm".

ZING is a dish best served cold.

Ed Bailey · 10-13-2008, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony_Bacala

Hasbro: Not in the near future. In order to do Omega Supreme justice, it would need to be Leader or Supreme Class. And we typically only launch those as new molds in the fall. With the Movie coming out this summer, the higher priced toys will be in the Movie line. But we do love the way he turned out and would love to see him in the line.

I love to see Hasbro talking to the fans more, but I think this is just retarded. Such a classic character -- that would look cool to both long-time fans and younger kids -- will continue to sit in limbo. Would be a nice alternative to movie toys. I currently have zero faith in the ROTF Megs design and would (probably) rather buy an Omega Supreme over Megs. 2007 Megs was a turd, premium was a repainted turd, voyager was a waste of everyone's time, and the activator version just made a good stand for Frenzy.

Maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised by ROTF Megs, but it would be nice if Hasbro would queue up an Omega Supreme fig just in case. Also, why bother creating such a cool character for Animated and NOT having a toy? His appearance was one of the few highlights for my (3 year-old) nephew and I. Guess the kid will still have to make due with my energon OS.

MGX · 10-13-2008, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Silent_Magnus

Starscream was a giant for half of Galaxy Force/Cybertron. At one point he was the same size as Primus. A good reason for him to get a Supreme class toy, in my opinion.

It's also hard for a supreme class toy to "pegwarm".

Okay, Starscream's giant size was canon. His figure still warmed shelves. TRU had to practically give all those Supreme Primus and Starscreams away for Christmas. Maybe people didn't know who Primus was? Unicron (normal colors) didn't have any problems selling.

Energon Unicron
Cybertron Primus
Cybertron Starscream
Beast Machines Cheetor
Animated Optimus Prime

They didn't go anywhere.

Overlord54 · 10-13-2008, 03:53 PM

Universe on hiatus makes me a sad panda.

It looks like after Cyclonus and Hound I get to put my wallet away for over a year

Silent_Magnus · 10-13-2008, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony_Bacala

TFW2005: Will we see a US release of Alternators or Alternity in 2009?

Hasbro: Likely not. There are so many other things happening in 2009 with Animated, the 25th Anniversary, and TF:ROTF that there really isn't room to do so. But we keep them on our radar.

TFW2005: Will there ever be GI Joe styled 3.75 inch figures for human characters (any generation)?

Hasbro: There are currently no plans for a 3.75" scale human figure in any Transformers line, but we do have an awesome concept for Fall 2009 in support of the movie that I think you will find very cool! Stay tuned

TFW2005: Will Animated and Universe toys be sold alongside the new movie toys next year or will they be put on hold to make room for the first few waves of the movie toys on stores shelves?

Hasbro: Universe will be put on hold when the movie toys come out (although we will likely have a few new toys out in Universe as retailer exclusives). But Animated will continue with certain key assortments alongside of the new Movie toys. But we don't think of Universe being done, just on hiatus.

TFW2005: Will we ever see Voyager/Ultra/Leader class molds of more popular/leader-based characters in the Universe/Classics 2.0 line?

Hasbro: Since we did Optimus and Megatron in Voyager when we launched Classics, we didn't want to go back and do new versions at a slightly larger scale so soon after. So we have been focusing on bringing out characters in the higher priced assortments that have great alt modes and have pretty good fan recognition. After we get through the movie product we will likely re-evaluate Universe to see which characters we want to focus on. There are still so many great characters that haven't been done at all in Classics/Universe that we have been wanting to get those out first.

TFW2005: Will there be an Omega Supreme toy for Animated?

Hasbro: Not in the near future. In order to do Omega Supreme justice, it would need to be Leader or Supreme Class. And we typically only launch those as new molds in the fall. With the Movie coming out this summer, the higher priced toys will be in the Movie line. But we do love the way he turned out and would love to see him in the line.

Thanks to all the folks that submitted questions, Hasbro and HPR. The next Q & A with Hasbro reps will take place in December, so stay tuned!

Now that I've had time to collect my thought. I think I'll comment more on the actual answers.

1. I have next to zero interest in the Alternator related stuff. So no loss for me there. Sucks for people one wanted a domestic release though.

2. I guess this means we won't be getting any animated humans in the near future. Although it'll be interesting to see what this idea for fall 09 they have is.

3. I knew one of them would have to be put on hiatus. I'm glad my favorite line on and that Universe will be coming back in force after the movie.
For those who do not like the Movie or Animated then I guess you have some time to save up for when Universe returns.

4. Hmm... interesting. Does this mean Leaders and/or combiners in Universe?

5.Good news that they're taking Omega seriously. I'll gladly wait till they feel it is the right time to make Omega.

Autobotknight08 · 10-13-2008, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by webz

I would love for an "Ultimate Barricade" toy. That would rock. Especially if it randomly screams insults and demands of it's owner. THAT would be the ultimate movie transformer, right there.

Yeah I am right behind you on that one I am thinkin bout making one so it could go along with my bumblee.

Lucs · 10-13-2008, 03:55 PM

No alternity! Well I'm actually glad that got answered for me. Now I know I have to buy the metal Takara versions instead of waiting to hear back from Hasbro.

Animated news meh

I just hope the new movie aesthetic is changed a bit more in the direction of non-ugly heads. I kind of wish they all had battle mask versions or samurai /ninja type faces