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Oct 23, 2026
Andrew WildmanHOST
That's a good term for it.
Simon FurmanHOST
Yeah, because I just thought, what the hell was I working on back then and what was going on? And one of the interesting things was that 2022 and then 2023, I was at BotCon again.
Simon FurmanHOST
They relaunched BotCon in 2022.
Simon FurmanHOST
All right.
Simon FurmanHOST
And I was invited out and I was there with Bob Budiansky and, you know, many of the voice actors.
Simon FurmanHOST
And it was really amazing to be back at a BotCon again, which I hadn't been to since, I think, the 2012 one.
Andrew WildmanHOST
maybe
Simon FurmanHOST
anyway i i hadn't been for quite a while yeah 2012 i think was my last one before that and obviously botcon itself had sort of crumbled and gone and turned into something else but yeah it was it was really great to be back and i thought wow yeah there we go botcon it's been such a you know sort of almost constant during uh since 1997 you know on and off
Elizabeth GieskeGUEST
We're doing the same behind the scenes look, you know, the making of for Transformers.
Elizabeth GieskeGUEST
But this is the first time that like we're really going to be able to talk about everything, because the last time we did the The presentation was at BotCon in July.
Elizabeth GieskeGUEST
And there's been a lot of stuff that has been added into the game since then, especially the two new challenge modes, Optimus versus Megatron and Prime Training, which both had a slide in the presentation that I'm like, it's going to be a thing, maybe, I hope.
Elizabeth GieskeGUEST
Yeah.
David KellyGUEST
Dreadwind.
David KellyGUEST
was only available in a BotCon set with a redecoed Classics Jetfire, which was a really good use of that figure, but it was still a really hard set to buy.
David KellyGUEST
So this had the advantage of at least being cheap.
David KellyGUEST
Unfortunately, there was also a bit more.
Rich H.HOST
... modify the right arm
Oscar AlonsoHOST
We, we're, we're gonna go ahead and BotCon this real quick.
Rich H.HOST
Yeah.
Oscar AlonsoHOST
There we go.
JustinHOST
Do we ever see-
Rich H.HOST
What else is new with BotCon?
JustinHOST
Do we ever see, do we ever see Bumblebee's feet?
Rich H.HOST
I don't know.
ChrisPANELIST
No, we shouldn't have to go to Toy Hacks to get the extra deco elements.
ChrisPANELIST
It's nice that that will be an option for us after the fact, but I do wish Hasbro would lean into the BotCon 2006 actual meaningful origin of Bug Bite as a Transformers character.
ChrisPANELIST
and put, it doesn't have to be the same purple designs on there, but just, you know, do some purple highlighting on there just for some visual interest.
MattPANELIST
Well, that bug bite wasn't like strictly white.
Brian KilbyHOST
It, it's impossible to tell from a photo, mostly impossible, but she looks less Pepto-Bismol pink than the, uh, original toy, so that's a plus.
Brian KilbyHOST
Uh, so, uh, Arcee, the Missing Link toy, has very f- the back of her head is very flat like the BotCon, uh, uh-
ChrisPANELIST
Like a Tron
Brian KilbyHOST
... like a Tron, Under 3.
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ChrisPANELIST
the extra deco elements.
speaker_6PANELIST
For $30.
ChrisPANELIST
It's nice, it's nice that that will be an option for us after the fact, but I do wish Hasbro would lean into the BotCon 2006 actual meaningful origin of Bug Bite as a Transformers character, and put...
ChrisPANELIST
It doesn't have to be the same purple designs on there, but just, you know, do some purple highlighting on there just for some visual interest.
speaker_2HOST
Right.
speaker_3HOST
These were heavily tied into convention-exclusive toys released during the annual BotCon shows.
speaker_2HOST
Which ran up until 2016.
speaker_3HOST
Right.
speaker_3HOST
This is where it gets incredibly hyper-specific.
speaker_2HOST
BotCon was the official Transformers fan convention.
speaker_2HOST
People would travel from all over the world to attend.
speaker_3HOST
And you could buy very limited-run exclusive toys there.
David KellyGUEST
Was it the Universe redecoes of their original toys? It might have been.
Andy DecadeHOST
Maybe, yeah, 'cause the only other ones that the, that keep popping into my head are the, the BotCon ones, and it's like, well, no.
David KellyGUEST
Yeah.
Andy DecadeHOST
Not them obviously, 'cause they're BotCon ones.
Andy DecadeHOST
Yeah.
David KellyGUEST
I mean, their na- their names do keep cropping up in rumors that they might show up in a-
Brian ColburnHOST
I'm just going to sit back, Jay, and I'm going to let you answer everything here.
Brian ColburnHOST
Because if I even try to chime in, Mr. Botcon, I don't think there's enough time on this podcast, even though podcasts can run as long as they want.
Brian ColburnHOST
Yeah.
Jay SweetHOST
as I'm rocking my Autobots t-shirt, if ever there was a category of Transformersologist, I think I'm it.
ChrisPANELIST
I mean, I hope Dawn's right, because all that unbroken white is really bland-looking overall.
ChrisPANELIST
It needs the accent color to break it up, even if it's not in the exact same pattern as the BotCon toy.
MattPANELIST
I would prefer it have the tampos.
MattPANELIST
I just don't expect it to.
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