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[Va'al]

Via the Instagram account of Aaron Archer, we have learned of the retirement of one of the foundations of the Transformers lines, along with the Micro-Robots in Micronauts, and the designs for G1 Optimus Prime, Ravage, Scourge, Perceptor - plus the contact between Hasbro and Takara Tomy in their early days: Hideaki Yoke.

Find out more below!

This is Yoke san. Tonight I was privileged to celebrate his retirement from Takara/Tomy. Yoke san is TRANSFORMERS! Yoke san helped design G1 Optimus Prime, Perceptor, Scourge and others, He shepherded the Transformers partnership between Takara/Tomy and Hasbro since 1983. He was there for every toy product and every piece of media since the beginning.

[Decepticon Stryker]

Enjoy your retirement Yoke san. You deserve it.

[fenrir72]

Another engineering GOD rests!

More on Yoke san

http://www.camphortree.net/tf/tidbits/botcon2005.txt

Metroplex, the datsun guys and what would become Optimus was his work (and Shoji Kawamori) because the original guy assigned to him couldn't meet the deadline or something.

[ScottyP]

Here's to a long, happy, and healthy retirement for him. May your wires never cross and your luster never dull!

[It Is Him]

Happy retirement to yoke-san!

Also, what is archer up to these days?

[Sabrblade]

For a second, I was afraid that this news was gonna say that he has passed away. So relieved that that isn't the case.

Also, what is archer up to these days?

Avoiding barbershops, from the looks of him.

[Microraptor]

Damnit Archer, get a haircut.

[vwpbl]

Holy crap he's a Decepticon!