#HASCON 2017 Peter Cullen and Frank Welker Transformers Panel Video

One of the panels part of the Transformers scheduling at Hascon saw fiction creators and toy designers talk about the dark side of the Transformers: its villains! The panel saw the different members of the brand team pitching their favourite villain - including Shockwave, Beast Wars Megatron, Prime Starscream, Devastator, Soundwave and Predaking - against each other. The rules: no gods, no Titans. The players: John Warden, Vinnie D'Alleva, Hasbro's Michael Kelly, IDW Chris Mowry, Hasbro Studios Mikiel Houser, Matt Clarke, and David Erwin. The winner: check out the video and see!





Also included again here, is the reveal of the Unicron teaser image (as visually coordinated by Sara Pitre Durocher), revealed during a panel with Chris Ryall over the weekend, seen in this story here.

primalxconvoy wrote:If you get two, will you truly have the "Power of the Primes"?

Only if you plug one into the other.

We've shown you some images from the plaques and trophies part of the induction ceremony to the Transformers Hall of Fame for Susan Blu - the historic voice of Arcee - right here, but we now also have a full recording of the moment which took place during the VIP attendee meal event!

Introduced by fellow voice actors Peter Cullen and Frank Welker, we're reminded that Susan Blu has contributed to a wide range of cinematic and entertainment outlets (including voice director for Beast Wars, Animated and Transformers: Prime), as well as being a perfomer herself for the first generations of My Little Pony, Jem and GI Joe. Take a look at the clip below for yourselves, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub!




For more on Frank Welker and Peter Cullen, take a look at our previous clip from their panel here!

In other news from Hascon, and as has been the case for years, we also took some time to look at non-Transformers news from around the event - with some attention given to the My Little Pony franchise, one of Hasbro's biggest sellers after Magic the Gathering and Nerf, and with its Movie line coming up soon and the Equestria Girls line still going strong.

In addition, we were able to attend the big panel for the Marvel side of things (for which Hasbro produces action figures): Stan Lee - co-creator of the Marvel universe himself, and the rumoured Watcher for the cinematic Marvel universe - live on stage! Both videos can be viewed below, of course, and do let us know what you think in the Energon Pub!

I never got DotM Soundwave in any capacity, and it sort of bums me out that there were plans for a Blaster too. I would have loved that Blaster

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I never got DotM Soundwave in any capacity, and it sort of bums me out that there were plans for a Blaster too. I would have loved that Blaster

Who knows, maybe someday Soundwave and Blaster will be made and released. As long as the tooling exists...

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I never got DotM Soundwave in any capacity, and it sort of bums me out that there were plans for a Blaster too. I would have loved that Blaster

Who knows, maybe someday Soundwave and Blaster will be made and released. As long as the tooling exists...

Soundwave did get made. He just didn't see release in the U.S.

is it true Frank Welker is very private, a very private person? hence that's why he avoided attending conventions for a while? I heard BotCon had been trying to get him to attend for close to 20 years but no luck until 2015.

Dagon wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sigma Magnus wrote:Is this all there's gonna be for Power of the Primes reveals, or might there be more today or tomorrow?

I wouldnt put my hopes up, though I surely wouldnt mind seeing more

Optimum Supreme wrote:Make a T-rex a bigger class than a brotosaurus?

We are still discussing scale?

I love that picture. It may be my favorite Transformers image of all time.

ha!

besides, that is NOT any kinda Trex i“ve ever seen.
barely passes
looks wise
like an allosaur.

Wow these vehicles look great!

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I never got DotM Soundwave in any capacity, and it sort of bums me out that there were plans for a Blaster too. I would have loved that Blaster

Who knows, maybe someday Soundwave and Blaster will be made and released. As long as the tooling exists...

Soundwave did get made. He just didn't see release in the U.S.

Very true, especially since I got one.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I never got DotM Soundwave in any capacity, and it sort of bums me out that there were plans for a Blaster too. I would have loved that Blaster

Who knows, maybe someday Soundwave and Blaster will be made and released. As long as the tooling exists...

Soundwave did get made. He just didn't see release in the U.S.

Very true, especially since I got one.

He got a Hasbro release in Asia I believe, but not in the Americas or Europe. That's where the catch is.

One other piece of movie-related news from Hascon deals with the second induction for the Transformers Hall of Fame, introduced by Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner - and featuring the producer of the Michael Bay directed movies from Paramount: Lorenzo di Bonaventura!

Starting with Transformers (2007), to Revenge of the Fallen, Dark of the Moon and then the new trilogy with Age of Extinction, The Last Knight and the next movie (plus of course the Transformers Universe: Bumblebee solo spin-off), di Bonaventura has been behind the scenes, helping shape what we have today in the live action universe. Check out the ceremony below, and head back here for the Susan Blu one that preceded it!

We know that many Seibertronians had considered attending Hascon, but were not able to actually make it in person, so Seibertron.com has strived to bring you an idea of what the event looked like in first person, with a walkthrough of the floors and the brand experiences laid out by Hasbro - featuring Magic the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, My Little Pony, Star Wars, Disney Princess, Marvel, Nerf, and more (but missing GI Joe, Dropmix and Hascade, due to time constraints!) - in a 20 minute clip! Follow our own Seibertron as he takes a look at all the areas, and enjoy the official images provided by Hasbro themselves collected in our gallery below, featuring the likes of James Gunn, Mark Wahlberg, Frank Welker, Peter Cullen, Maddie Ziegler, Isabella Moner, Brandin Cook, and more!

The other experience you may not have taken part in is the VIP event that took place on the Saturday evening of Hascon, the one that included the Hall of Fame inductions for Susan Blu and Lorenzo di Bonaventura, the Transformers: The Last Knight panel with Mark Wahlberg, Isabela Moner, di Bonaventura, Frank Welker and Peter Cullen, the Power of the Primes reveals of the Terrorcons and more with Takara Tomy and Hasbro designers - such as Shogo Hasui, Takashi Kunihiro, Hideaki Yoke, plus John Warden, and others - and the Toy and Character Hall of Fame reveals!

The Stan Bush concert at the end of the night is not included in this recording, but you can join Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner and the host for the evening, plus site owner Seibertron in the full VIP evening events in the video below!

Bossbot extraordinaire, Seibertron, posted his walkthrough of the Transformers Area walk through at Hascon, in it there's vintage and modern toys on display, a huge Optimus Prime statue from his Transformers: Prime appearance, showings of the cartoons and movies all weekend for everybody to watch, the vehicles from the live action films, autograph signings from the various voice actors and stars, Rescue Bots play area, The epic The Last Knight diorama, and much, much more. It definitely is worth checking out to see the fantastic sights below!



We'll be showcasing more videos throughout the week from HasCon as they become available, stay tuned!

if Frank Welker can finally start attending convenionts(which he avoided for many years), hopefully Corey Burton can do the same someday.

Mods, please feel free to edit, censor or delete my comment if it's too much, but..."Apeface in a line where it makes sense" oh, how about a line where THE MAIN FUCKING GIMMICK IS HEADMASTERS AND THE VOYAGERS WHERE SPECIFICALLY TRIPLE CHANGING HEADMASTERS

Oh sweet, Deathsaurus confirmed.

MaverickPrime wrote:"Apeface in a line where it makes sense" oh, how about a line where THE MAIN **** GIMMICK IS HEADMASTERS AND THE VOYAGERS WHERE SPECIFICALLY TRIPLE CHANGING HEADMASTERS

Kurona wrote:Oh sweet, Deathsaurus confirmed.

There are two kinds of people in this thread right now

(I am also excited for Deathsaurus! And much as I'm frustrated that we didn't see Apeface and Snapdragon in TR, I'm just glad that we've basically got confirmation they're in the pipeline. I mean, that statement seems pretty wink-wink-nudge-nudge-hint-hint to me, and considering they've got Generations mapped out for the next four years at least... the wait may be unbearable, but it's less unbearable than not knowing if they're ever gonna happen at all )

Qwan wrote:

MaverickPrime wrote:"Apeface in a line where it makes sense" oh, how about a line where THE MAIN **** GIMMICK IS HEADMASTERS AND THE VOYAGERS WHERE SPECIFICALLY TRIPLE CHANGING HEADMASTERS

Kurona wrote:Oh sweet, Deathsaurus confirmed.

There are two kinds of people in this thread right now

(I am also excited for Deathsaurus! And much as I'm frustrated that we didn't see Apeface and Snapdragon in TR, I'm just glad that we've basically got confirmation they're in the pipeline. I mean, that statement seems pretty wink-wink-nudge-nudge-hint-hint to me, and considering they've got Generations mapped out for the next four years at least... the wait may be unbearable, but it's less unbearable than not knowing if they're ever gonna happen at all )

Oh, I know, I know and trust me, the other announcements do make me happy(even if they didn't mention Seacons at all, c´mon, with Rippersnapper, Overbite shouldn't be far), but it IS enraging that they said that about the Horrorcons.

To those of you who went, how would you rate the Transformers part of Hascon? Better or worse than BotCon used to be?

Anybody hitting HTS for the exclusives on September 20th? Looks like I'm out of luck on the GI Joe Cobra missile command but everything else will be there.

Exclusives are up, although it looks like some haven't come in stock yet or won't come in stock period

Both items just added stock (I have been rechecking every hour since last night) and I successfully placed my order for both items just now. Better hurry before they disappear.

We would like to pass the news along to you today that the HASCON exclusive figures Arcee with Leinad and Ultra Magnus along with Power Bank Optimus Prime are now available for order! These figures are available through HasbroToyshop, and are priced at $24.99 and $49.99, respectively. Both are currently in stock, though unlikely to stay that way for too long, so go and get your orders placed now!

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:We would like to pass the news along to you today that the HASCON exclusive figures Arcee with Leinad and Ultra Magnus along with Power Bank Optimus Prime are now available for order! These figures are available through HasbroToyshop, and are priced at $24.99 and $49.99, respectively. Both are currently in stock, though unlikely to stay that way for too long, so go and get your orders placed now!

Just got my order in!

I got mine as well.
The primitive Prime was also listed as available.

Thanks so much. I got my Arcee ordered. No shipping fee for an exclusive? I couldn't believe that. My total was $26.55 shipped out the door. I look forward to getting her.

I was very surprised I could order Titans Arcee. I just expected this was another convention exclusive I would have no chance at adding to my collection. Thanks for the heads up!

It looks like the Cobra missile command either never came in stock or sold out quick.

Rysquad wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:We would like to pass the news along to you today that the HASCON exclusive figures Arcee with Leinad and Ultra Magnus along with Power Bank Optimus Prime are now available for order! These figures are available through HasbroToyshop, and are priced at $24.99 and $49.99, respectively. Both are currently in stock, though unlikely to stay that way for too long, so go and get your orders placed now!

Just got my order in!

Me too. I just ordered my two. One to display with my other Transformers figures and one to keep in the box.

reluctantyouth wrote:Thanks so much. I got my Arcee ordered. No shipping fee for an exclusive? I couldn't believe that. My total was $26.55 shipped out the door. I look forward to getting her.

Must be luck as I was charged shipping. Mine came out to about $35

LOST Cybertronian wrote:

reluctantyouth wrote:Thanks so much. I got my Arcee ordered. No shipping fee for an exclusive? I couldn't believe that. My total was $26.55 shipped out the door. I look forward to getting her.

Must be luck as I was charged shipping. Mine came out to about $35

Bummer!! I used Paypal to check out...do not know if that is what caused the free shipping or not. Sorry you got charged.

damn i hope they get more in.

Trying to create an account but apparently, the site doesn't recognize Canadian postal codes and keeps giving me an error message saying that my zip code is wrong.

Help?

reluctantyouth wrote:

LOST Cybertronian wrote:

reluctantyouth wrote:Thanks so much. I got my Arcee ordered. No shipping fee for an exclusive? I couldn't believe that. My total was $26.55 shipped out the door. I look forward to getting her.

Must be luck as I was charged shipping. Mine came out to about $35

Bummer!! I used Paypal to check out...do not know if that is what caused the free shipping or not. Sorry you got charged.

I used Paypal too but was charged shipping. Was there some promo code you used?

Relic Dinobot wrote:Trying to create an account but apparently, the site doesn't recognize Canadian postal codes and keeps giving me an error message saying that my zip code is wrong.

Help?

I don't think you need an account just to buy from the site. I don't have one.

Meant to order two but accidentally ordered two sets of two so I guess some are going to eBay!

Relic Dinobot wrote:Trying to create an account but apparently, the site doesn't recognize Canadian postal codes and keeps giving me an error message saying that my zip code is wrong.

Help?

I've got you if you can't get one ordered.

Thanks! I'd appreciate it! The site still won't recognize the postal code wether I try tout sign in as a guess or for an account. And I tried on my cell and a computer. Darnit.

Just PM me directly when you get your shipment in and I'll gladly take one off of your hands.

Glad to see everyone is having luck!

and I don't have an account with them, so I'm not sure of that either.

sorry about the Cobra command stuff Chuck

and sold out, looks like I get to pay ebay scalper prices FML

The_Bob81 wrote:and sold out, looks like I get to pay ebay scalper prices FML

Nope, I'll get you too.

And that's my two extras gone!

Looks like ARCEE just sold out but the POWER BANK PRIME is still in stock...but for how long....(eerie music here)?

Well dang. Couldnt get free ring work to check. Oh well. Maybe when we figure out where they will be released at.

The bank is still in stock at least Pink Blurr - not so much....

SUPER glad they did this in the middle of the goddamn week. EVERYBODY gets paid on Wednesday...

Flashwave wrote:Well dang. Couldnt get free ring work to check. Oh well. Maybe when we figure out where they will be released at.

Walgreens

Nah, I'm expecting Toys 'R Us really, despite the financial issues... If all else fails, Amazon.

She was up for about an hour before selling out. That's about six times as long Primitive Prime lasted.