2005 BotCon Hasbro New Product Presentation - BIG NEWS!

Hasbro Panel Attendees: Aaron Archer and Greg

Movie Update
July 4th 2007 release date - Dreamworks / Paramount
Have been working with Dreamworks already. Still awaiting the final script.
No info on who or if anyone has been hired for the voices.

Transformers Cybertron
August 2005 to Winter 2006.
Back to Cartoon Network in January and through Winter 2006.

New Cybertron Product
Nemesis Breaker - Dark Liger Jack
Dark Crumplezone - Crumplezone repaint.
Octane - Decepticon Repaint of Jetfire.
Hotrod Repaint of Hotshot (Excellion).
GT version repaint of Galaxy force Nitro Convoy.
Downshift - New mold of 70s style two door
Lugnuts. Late spring early fall.
Soundwave.
Giant Planet.
Metroplex Leader with Heavyload minicon.
Menasor(Drill) w/Heavy Load minicon - April 2006 - Ultra.
Quickmix(Cement Truck) with Stripmine minicon - Mega - July 2006.
All come with minicons.

Primus
June July release in Cybertron.
Pictures of both Hasbro Primus will have component that the Japanese Primus will not have.

Unicron Deluxe
NEW MOLD.Futuristic Tank version.
Cannon over right shoulder.
Matrix type hole in chest.
Unicron will be rebirthed at the closing of the Black hole in concept of: "You can't have good without evil."

Legends of Cybertron
3.99 suggested retail.
4 waves of Cybertron characters. 12 new.
4 redeco.
2 convention exclusives.
Available at food and drug retailers.
Entry into the brand with popular animation characters.
Simple transformation.

Mini-con Battle Packs
Two Figures in one pack.
Suggested Retail of 4.99
12 Packs between fall 2005 and fall 2006
New tooled mini-cons Fall 2006.
Autobot and Decepticon version of Minicons.

Alternators
Sunstreaker shown - Picture has been available for a couple weeks.
6 New cars for 2006.
4 Redecos
New Package Style
Better view of product
Overall TF Retail Look
Re-release of early product.

New Alternators
Subuaru Redeco for Ricochet in Black with Yellow Gold flames.
Jeep Redeco in Orange as Rollbar
Dodge Ram SRT 10 May 2006. OPTIMUS PRIME!! Bigger than the Mustang.
Biggest Alternator with same price points.
Ford GT Mirage June 2006

Beast Wars 10th Anniversary
Jan 2006 on Shelf.
Suggested Retail $14.99
Each comes with Episode DVD dedicated to characters.
Extra Part to create Trans-Mutate figure.
Deco to match the Animation Look
Logos Added.
Cheetor, Rhinox, Wsapinator in Wave One.
Waspinator logo will be smaller as per fan request.
Second wave, Dinobot, Transmetal Rattrap, ???
New Items - Beast Wars Megatron in a totally new mold.
Retained original forms but with much more detail and CHIP Feature.
New Items - Beast Wars Optimus Primal.
Same concept as new Megatron with all features.
New Items will release late 2006.

TF Universe
Target Exclusive
Available March 2006
Suggested Retail TBD

G1 Astrotrain
Hasbrotoyshop.com Exclusive.
Available for Order Dec. 2005.
Suggested Retail TBD.

Seacons
No Home Yet. But they are trying.

Star Wars Transformers Rumor Confirmed.
Not connected in continuity.
11 planned for 2006.
Available Jan. 2006.
Available as a play pack.
Boba fett ship.
X-Wing.

Titanium Transformers
3" Die Cast.
August 2006.
Unique Figures from all TF series.
Unicron, WWI Optimus, G1 Starscream.

Attacktix Transformers Battle figure game
24 different figures available.
Available June 2006.
Works w/ Star Wars Attacktix.