The Botcon 2016 Hasbro Panel starts soon in Louisville Kentucky (11 AM Eastern) and we will round up all the info as it comes in. If pics are allowed, we’ll share here, if not stay tuned after the panel for in-person reveals. Read on to check out panel updates, we’ll update every 2-5 minutes or so with new deets!
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Botcon 2016 Hasbro Transformers Panel
Note: – new items will be added to the top of the list. Oldest items at bottom.
We’ve updated the panel pics to show in order, sorry about that.
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They will be doing something con like tho.
Talking about end of Botcon. Not walking away from Transformers. Not ready to talk about what they are doing next.
Scattorshot was released by himself earlier because there were no plans to do Computron until later.
Titan Master Asst – Grimlock, Apeface, Flywheels, Brawn “heads” – just the heads in that class coming ATM.
Taking fan designs into account – they work with outside artists all the time.
Other Decepticon cities are on their radar.
Plans for Beast Wars – not really. MP Primal is a Takara thing right now.
Kindle Fan Fic like G.I. Joe – idea explored for TF.
More Masterpiece in works, US licensing makes it hard though.
QnA time.
Teaser – Overlord in 2017.
Now talking about social things. Roll Out Album, TF Instagram. Earth Wars. Simon Furmon worked on Earth Wars. Fits in Prime Wars Trilogy. Homages G1.
Staff: More Pics added.
Update on 86 Plat set – not one seen. New. Arcee, Magnus, Kup, Springer and Blurr.
Brainstorm with label sheet
Sentinel will have clear orange bits
Brainstorm, Windblade (Fort Max colors), Sentinel Prime
SDCC Exclusives – Titan Force…
Plat set has 86 Box Art. 86 Movie guys, seen in booth.
Next up, Platinum Edition.
Computron – CW Scattorshot has new deco. Lightseed – not a typo. Scrounge in there. Gen Cosmos repaint, Box Set.
US Groove confirmed to be different than Japanese Groove.
Fall 2016 – Computron. Has ankle tilts like Victorion.
May Mayhem – Groove – official. In May.
Staff: Pics uploading from panel room, allowed this year. Check back in spurts for more.
Voyager: Astrotrain Triple Changer.
Voyager: Triple Changer – Alpha Trion. Beast mode and space ship mode.
Deluxe: Wolfwire (Weirdwolf), Highbrow.
Titan Master Asst: Wave 2 2016 – Skytread (Flywheels), Apeface, Clobber (Grimlock), Brawn
Titan Masters heads work across all scales
Prime Wars Trilogy is a Generations universe trilogy.
Titan Masters time.
Minicons now. Sawtooth, Lancelot, Dragonus.
Scatterspike is a retool of Quillfire.
Ratchet is a retool of Strongarm.
RID Warriors now. Showing Bisk, Scatterspike, Ratchet and items seen on floor already.
Generations confirmed to run through 2018.
Lots of stuff to show, new toys will be at booth after the panel.
Standing room only, Hasbro taking seats.
We are live!
chris92010
Botcon 2016 | Hasbro Product Preview Panel
Filmed this at Our last BotCon, Cant wait for the upcoming stuff!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yzk8sW1biA
Robogeek28
Overlord huh?
Neat.
Thundershot
If anyone gets a chance to chat up the Hasbro guys, ask if there's any way they could finish what FP started in regards to CW Crankcase and Quake… Long shot in the dark, I know…
grindcore138
OVERLORD?! Fucking yes!!! Please be Leader class and have a headsculpt slavishly based on Nick Roche's design from LSotW.
Pretty bummed to see no plans for Beast Wars' 20th anniversary, I'd have loved some more Generations BW characters.
cybergaurdian
Liokaiser, Overlord confirmed = yes! Spoke with Hasbro designer at display booth….really nice guy ( can't remember name, black/Grey hair and a little facial hair, chunky like me), said masterpiece is alive, working on licenses; also asked about G-1 reissues continuing in platinum sets…He asked what mounds they should look for, I mentioned combiners and take a reissues that were not released here yet….He said the combiners make a lot of sense since combiner wars continues through 2018 in some fashion so will look into it, no plans yet. Also mentioned another seeker set with SS, SW, TC without modified weapons like the platinum thrust….He said also sounded good. Again said they will look at it. Maybe placating me with usual hopeful but vague answers.
As for CW Predaking and Abominus they have received many requests for them, maybe…..smiled. again sounded hopeful.
soundwaverulls
I read about Overlord hours ago, yet keep forgetting about him. Guess that's a side effect of my dying interest in IDW. I should probably read LSOTW again and remind myself how awesome the comic (and Overlord in particular) was.
Raiyuki
It's an elaborate ruse >.>
No several people asked and they said MANY people tweeted about that to them. They gave the usual vague answer.
RazorclawX
I have this feeling they didn't mention it and nobody asked about it. Basically nothing changed.
ma70er
The first wave of Takara Legends using TR figures comes out July, if the preorders are anything to go by.
July =/= Fall, so TT just might.
artiepants
Was there. Any indication of an in-store date for Titans Return besides the "fall" they've used to date? Gonna be wild if TT steals there thunder and gets out the first wave or 2 before Hasbro…
supervir2
It is really interesting how time changes people and things. Back on 2005 when I attended the new product panel, they showed off the classic
Seekers for the first time and the place (myself included) went nuts. 11 years later and I couldn't care less about anything discussed today apart from the lack of BW since that and MP are pretty much my remaining interests. Obviously, plenty do like what is being made, but it is amazing how niche somone such as myself has become that even a transformer convention holds nothing meaningful despite my actively buying figs for 20 years!
TacticalBacon
I can't be certain, but I think this guy likes Overlord
Raiyuki
Seeing as I've been an Overlord fan since watching Masterforce and have dedicated a facebook page to him, I'm REALLY hyped and excited for him and honestly 2017 isn't gonna come fast enough. Superion's silhouette was exciting at Botcon 2014, but hot damn does Overlord hit me personally. I do hope to Primus they don't use the IDW head/face but even if they do I will gladly get it because it's Overlord. Walking around the exhibit hall at Botcon and seeing Overlords for no less than $695 has been somewhat depressing; having an update to the character means so very much to me and the further down the road we go the close we get to filling out the Takara G1 ranks in classics form.
Anti Spark
Could it be…?!
Transformers going downhill?
Talk about lackluster.
janeDoe001
Well, it's better than in the RiD series… unless a 2017 Optimus steals the spotlight from him, again. =
jD001
Autovolt 127
Overlord steals the show.
I agree, BotCon is always in an awkward time between NYTF and SDCC, so they don't get much room to reveal new things.
Smitty.1981
We don't know, Hasbro eluded to something, but there were very vague.
jzachery
Okay, so I can't join the collector's club. Guess it's ending 12/31 of this year. Is there something taking its place?
Smitty.1981
If you buy anything for the club, including the TFSS you'll become a member.
Thundershot
Overlord will likely be a leader class.. Robot mode, base mode, and vehicles mode.