StarWars

817 Snowtroopers.ca(Tom):THANKYOU!THANKYOU!THANKYOU!forthe'BuildADroid'figures.ILOVETHEMALL! Willweseethiscontinueintonextyearandmaybetheyearafter?WillHasbroeverconsiderreleasingapackof justreused,repainteddroidpartssofanscanmakeuptheirowndroids?Yes,ILOVEmyDROIDS!Andhow aboutarepainedR4G9withcleanR2D2coloursandasilver(notchrome)dome?THANKSAGAIN! Hasbro:We'regladyoulovethem.Wecertainlydotoo.Thereisstillatonofdroidexcitementinfrontofus,both inthemainlineandupcomingexclusives(assumingthattheWalMartDroidFactoryassortmentissuccessfulthis year,wewouldliketoseeasimilarsetagainfor2010).Whileitwilllikelynotgoonforeverinthemainlinebasic figureSKU,it'sverylikelythatwe'llcontinuetousethelibraryofdroidspartsinexclusives,andinwayslikeyou suggestwhereweeitherusethepartsasbasicfornewfiguresoreveninmultipartsets.AsforR2usingtheR4 body,wehavethatversioncomingthisFall.Staytuned! SWCollector.com(Dan):ItwasannouncedsinceToyFairthatShaakTiandtheother"TheForceUnleashed"wave 2figureswouldbereleasedasretailerexclusives.Whataretheotherfigures,andwhichretailerwilltheybe availablethrough?Anyimagesyet? Hasbro:Actually,ShaakTiisinthewaveprior(theEUwave,recentlyshownatToyFair).Theotherfigures,which wereanewwave,werepulledfrommainlineandadjustedfortheexclusivepacks.Thepackswillnowbefive packs,andwillbeeitherallnewsculpts,orallnewdecowhenwehaveusedapreviouslyexistingsculpt.Included willbeseveraltroopervariants,includingajumptrooperwithnewlyaddedjumppack.Acrossthetwopacks, therewillbetwoversionsofGalenMarek,Proxy,andatwistinJuno.Moreinformationwillbeavailableasweget closetolaunchlaterthisFall. CollectionStation.com(Steve):C3POneedsnewfiguresfromacrossthesaga,it'ssadbuttrue.TheoriginalEpI Threepiofigurewasquitegood,butheneedskneeandanklejoints,perhapstheabilitytoholdtheAnakin Skywalkerpodracingflag,andalittlemoreaccuratedecowithyelloweyesandslightlytoneddownwires.Episode IIThreepio'sremovablepartsgimmickhamperedthisfigure'sdesign,andsincethenwe'vegottenthefantastically sculptedU3POBuildaDroidfigure,sothatmoldcouldsporttheEp2Threepiodeco.Andthenthere'stheOT Threepio,whichyou'verecentlysaidishamperedwithvacmetalbodiesbecauseLFLisstuckontheconceptovera paintedlook.However,yourteamhasproducedsomegreatlookingshinysilverprotocoldroidslatelywithoutvac metallizing,andHasbro'sMarvelUniverseteamhasbeenabletoproduce2differenttonesofshiny,metallic lookinggoldcolorsonafewIronManfigures,whicharestillsuperarticulated.Issomethingofthosequalitiesstill nottoLucasfilm'sapproval,ormightwefinallybeseeingatrulysuperarticulatedThreepiosoon? Hasbro:Well,wegotourwirescrossed.Obviously,basedonwhatwasshownatComicCon,thereisnopackwith anEpIIArenaversionC3POinit.WecanconfirmthatwehavedevelopedoneforasequeltotheGeonosispacks for2010,assumingsuccesswiththefirstversionthisFall.So.toseethisversionofC3PO(andmanymore characters)pleasemakesurethatyoupickuptheGeonosispacksthisFall.Thanks! 824
Galactichunter.com(Adam):WithseatedLeiaready,weknowthatsheneedssomethingtositon,sowhen (WHEN!!!)willweseeaJabbaw/Dais?AfterseeingthatawesomeDewback,weknowitcanhappen!Pleasegivea desperateguyanounceofhope.[Rancortrapopens!] Hasbro:Thereishope,Adam,thereishopelotsofit.It'snotinthebag,though,andhere'swhereyoucanhelp. We'vepreviouslyhintedthatduetothesizeandformat,suchabeastwouldmostlikelybeanexclusive.Wehave takensomebig,meatyswingsatourexclusivesforthisfalltheATST,Dewback,OctuptarraDroid,newly designedTIEandothersshowthatwecanredefineandcreategreatnewvehiclesandcreaturesasexclusives. Whatwe'dliketodowithJabbawouldbenolessambitious.However,continuationofprogramslikethis,and futuresuccessinexclusives,dependsoncollectorssupportingtheinitiativesinfrontofus.Ifwesucceed,itopens thedoorformoreopportunitiesliketheseandtakingchancesonsomegreatconceptslikeaJabba.So,whilewe canofferabigsunnyrayofhope,wedon'twanttoofficiallymakeanyannouncementsuntilweknowwe'retotally lockedin.Thismeansmakingsurewehaveagreatstorytotellwhenwetalktoourretailerpartners.Sofans, applyingJabba'sownstrongarmtactics,ifyouwanttoseehim,makesureyoupounceandpouncehard*this* fall! Sandtroopers.com(theJawa):InthelastQ&A,yousaidthatifthesalesontheCWYWingweregoodthismight openupthingsforanewlineof"midsize"vehicles.WouldthatthenincludeanewOTeraYWingbyanychance? I'veneverboughtaYWingpreviouslybecausetherewerejusttoomanysmalldislikesabouttheoldmold(too small,thepilotcannotsitwithoutleaningbackinhisseat,R2unitcannotberemoved,landinggearseemedtoo weak,wingplasticwastoobendy,etc).AfterthespectacularjobthatwasdoneontheBMFandATTE,I'dsnapup anOTYWinginaheartbeatdonewiththesamecareandquality!Howaboutit? Hasbro:WewouldnotdoawholenewYWinginthisformat,butwedointendtodeliverasignificantupdateto thecurrenttoolnextyearthatwilladdressmany,ifnotallofyourissues(andatalowerpricepointthanthe Deluxeformat,similartolastyear'sYWing).Staytuned! Snowtroopers.ca(Tom):Withtherecentannouncementthathasbrotoyshop.comisnowshippingtoCanada,we wouldliketoknowspecificallywhythereisanadditional$20feebeingtackedontothenormalshippingfees,plus thecostofthefigure.Ifthisisthecase,itwouldnotbeworthbuyingthefigurefromhasbrotoyshop.comasit wouldcometonearly$50fora$153.75"exclusivefigurefromhasbrotoyshop.com.If,youwaitedlongenoughit wouldbeonebayforlessthanhalfthepriceincludingshipping.Manyofuswouldprefertobuydirectlyfrom hasbrotoyshop.com,asthechancesofgettingitnearmintywouldbehigherandwealsoliketogetproductas soonasithasbecomeavailable.Please,clarifyexactlywhatthisextra$20isfor? Hasbro:Theextra$20coversduty,taxes,andadditionalcostsforustobeabletoshipitemsfromtheU.S.to Canada. YodaNews.com(Mark):WiththeunveilingofConceptAnakinSkywalker(EpisodeIII)andConceptKiAdiMundi,it seemsclearthatHasbroplanstoexpandbeyondtheMcQuarriedesignsanddelveintoalargerarenaofconcept artbasedproducts.Canweexpectthistoeventuallyincludevehiclesaswellsimilartowhatwesawbackinthe "PoweroftheForce2"era?

Hasbro:Therearenoplanstoexpandbeyondfiguresrightnow,simplybecausethetoolingwouldbetoogreatfor anoncorevehicle.Theexceptionwouldbeifaconceptvehiclecouldbedonewithlittlechangetoanexisting vehicle,thenitmightbepossible. 9.12 Toymania.com(Bobbi):WhenyoureleaseanewlineofStarWarsactionfiguresandcomeupwithanewdesign forthebackercards,doyouhavetomakesurethattheywillfitintothe"StarWarsOfficialActionFigure ProtectiveCases"orareyouallowedmoreleewayasfarassizeorshape? Hasbro:Upuntilthisyear,wehavebeenfaithfultothe6"x9"carddesignandensuredthatallfiguresfittheofficial protectivecase.Thisyear,however,Hasbroembarkedonanewinitiativedesignedtoconformtothestandard WalMartplanogrampegsizesandreduce,evenifitwasslight,theamountofpackagingrequiredtoproducea basicStarwarsfigure.Asaresult,thenewcardsizeissmaller(5.5"x8.25").Wedidalotofresearchwith collectorsbeforeheadingdownthisroute,tomakesurethatwewerenotmakingamistake.Thevastofmajority ofcollectorswespokewiththoughtthiswasagoodidea(ortheydidnotcare)andwemovedforwardwithit. Becauseofthisreducedcardsize,itwillnolongerfitsnuglyintothebackercardtrapareaofthecollectorcases, andtheyhavenotbecomeobsoleteforthemoderncollection.Wedonothaveplanstoproducebulkpacksofa newofficialcaseforthenewsmallercardsize.Theonecaveat,andit'sanimportantone,willbeVintage.If Vintagedoesreturn,itwillstrictlybeinthe6"x9"formatandwillfitinthecurrentofficialcases. Toymania.com(Bobbi):Willanyofthebuildadroidfiguresseererelease? Hasbro:It'spossiblethatadditionalfiguresusingthepartscouldbeproduced,butthecharactersthemselvesin thebuildableformatareconfinedtotheLegacy/DroidFactoryseriesandnoneofthemwilleverberereleased. ThepossibleexceptionbeingHK47,sincehewasthebuildabledroidinaverylowproductionwave.Ifwedore releasehim,wewouldprobablyrereleasethewholewaveoffigureshecamewithinanewpackageformat. ImperialShipyards.net(Shawn):IrealizethatthelastwaveofMightyMuggswillbeexclusivetoTRU,butcanyou letonastowhentheyshouldbeonshelfandwhichfourwillmakeupthelastwave?Also,iftheydowellatretail willweseeanyadditionalwavesin2010? Hasbro:Actually,therewillbenoexclusivewaveofMightyMuggsatToys'RUs.Therewastobeanotherwave (includingAshoka),buttheywerecanceledandtheywillnotship.Instead,Toys'RUsiscontinuingthemasan exclusivewhileweworkthroughtheexcessstock.EveniftheydowelltherearenomoreplansforMightyMuggs.

Pendragonspost.com:Willnewadventureofhemanbios/storybeincorporatedintothemainmotuc? Mattel:Yes!WehaveatleastoneNAcharacterplannedfor2010! KastorsCorner:WilltheZoarpackedwithTeelacomewiththeperchandarmor,likethe80'stoy? Mattel:Teelawillnot,butwedohavealongtermplantogettheperchandarmoroutintime! 9.15 AFP:JustthoughtwedcheckagainwhatwasthefinaloutcomeonMossMan?Ifthereisntoneyet,whenwill youbedeciding? Mattel:Wearegoingtoflockhimasmuchaspossiblewithoutinterruptingthearticulation.Wearestillworking onthefinaldetails. POEGhostal:DoesMOTUCTrapJawsroboticarmhaveahingejointattheelbowandaballjointattheshoulder? Mattel:Yes.TrapJawsroboticarmhasthesamearticulationpointsasaregularHeManarm.However,someof thecharacteristicsculptdetailsonTrapJawsroboticarmlimitsomeoftherangeofmotiononhisshoulder.We feltthatitwasimportanttokeepthosedetails,despitehavingtheeffectoflimitingtherangeofmotion. HeMan.org:WhentheSDCCExclusiveswentonsale,therewasasingleorderpagefeaturingcollectiblesfromall ofMattel'stoylines,whichmadeitveryconvenientforfansofmultiplebrandstoorderquicklyfromonepage.On December15ththerewillbesixdifferentcollectororienteditemsgoingupforsale,sowillthisoptionbemade availableagain? Mattel:Yes,wearegoingtotrytodothiswhenevertherearemultipleitemsonsale.

Transformers

July Preserve:PossbilityofaRotFRavagefigureinLegendsscale? Hasbro:Definitelyverystrong!
TFormers:Withthereleaseof3oftheindividuallytransformableConstructiconsandLongHaulcomingoutnext, willweseetheremainingConstructicons(e.g.,Scrapper,Hightower)released? Hasbro:Unfortunately,therearenoplansatthistimetoreleaseanyadditionalConstucticonspastthosethatwe havecurrentlyannounced. TFWiki:HasbrocopywriterForestLeestatedatBotCon2009thatTheFallenisamultiversalsingularity,meaning thatthereisonlyoneofhimacrossallTransformersstories,andtherearenovariantoralternateuniverseversions ofhim.HowisthisreconciledwiththeversionofTheFallenfromtheliveactionfilm?Afterall,thereareumpteen versionsandadaptationsoftheeventsoftheliveactionfilm,fromstorybookstocomicbookstocoloringbooks, allwhicharedifferentandconflictinvariousways.DoesTheFallenexperienceeachoftheseuniversesin sequence,reappearinginanewuniverseeverytimeheisdefeatedinthepreviousuniverse?Whataboutthe DecepticoncampaignhappyendingsintheRevengeoftheFallenvideogames,whereTheFallenisvictorious?Is thereaninhousetheoryonthis,andifthereiscanwehearaboutit,orshouldwejustassumeitallworksout somehowandthedetailsaren'timportantatthemoment? Hasbro:ThecomplexnatureofthemultiversedemandsmuchfromsingularcreaturesliketheFallen,Primus, Unicron,the13,etc.Thesebeingsareofafundamentallydifferentnaturefromregularindividuals,whoare repeatedendlesslythroughouttheinfinitevariationofcreation.Theymustbedesignedorevolvedtodealwith certainsituationsthatwoulddrivelesserbeingsmad. Firstofall,timeflowsdifferentlyfromdimensiontodimension.Bynecessity,thismakesitpossibleforcreatures liketheFallentoappeartoexistintwoplacesatthesametime.Second,wholenewuniversesarespawnedevery momentbytheresolutionofquantumuncertainty.Mostoftheseuniversesaredeadendsthatexistforonlyafew secondsorminutesatmost,andencompassonlyafewcriticalmoments.Therefore,atcertaincriticaljunctures, theFallenbecomesaquantumevent,experiencingtwoormorepossibleoutcomesatonce,untiloneofthose outcomesprovestobeadeadendandcollapses.TheFallenthenrevertsbacktothe"real"universe.Everystory hasdozensorhundredsofendingsweneversee.ButtheFallenseesthem. OneofthesideeffectsoftheFallen'squantumnatureisthathisappearancechangesslightlyfromdimensionto dimension,basedontheexpectationsofothers,andtheuniquehistoryhehas(orhasnot)establishedina particulardimension.Heisalsoboundbythe"rules"(gravity,magnetism,etc.)ofanydimensioninwhichappears manyofwhichruleshemayhaveactuallyhelpedshapewhenthemultiversewasyoung.Soiftimeflows backwardsinacertaindimension,heisboundtoliveandexperienceforgettingashegoesalongeverything backwards. Smartandsavvydimensionaltravelersspendtimeinreversetimescaledimensions,slowtimedimensions,or dimensionsinwhichtimedoesnotmoveatall.Thisensuresthateveniftheyare"killed,"theycontinuetoexist.As youcansee,theideaofsequentialexperienceasyouandIunderstanditisprettymeaninglesstoguyslikethe Fallen.Hedoesexperienceallthesethings,buthismindoperatesonahigherordersoallofthisstufftotallymakes sensetohim. 8.24

ActionFigs.com:Eventhoughthishasbeensomewhataddressedatyourpanelsatthisyear'sBotconandComic Con,questionsabouttheROTFArceemotorcycletriokeepcomingupasfansarebothstymiedandfascinatedby theconceptandpotentialbehindthese3characters.Canwegetfinalclarificationonafewthings,likewillthis figuredefinitelybecomingout?Canwegetadefinitivenameonthe3rdbikecharacter,isitMoonracerorFlareup orsomethingelse?Nowthatwe'veseenconceptartforthatcharacter,thebikemodemightpassasarepaintof Arceebutthebotmodeabsolutelycouldnot,andtheircolorsseemalittletoosimilar,willthis3rdbikebeanew sculpt,aretool,orjustarepaint?Whyhaven'ttherebeenanyimagesyetofthis3rdcharacterorall3motorcycle figuresintheircombinedmode,andmightwegetphotosofthat?Haveyouyetworkedoutthealternatemethod bywhichthecombinedmodeinstructionswillberevealedsincetheywon'tbeinthe3rdfigure'sinstructions? Hasbro:Wecertainlyhavefullintentionsofreleasingallthreeofthemotorcycleswiththethirdmotorcyclebeing Elita1.Allthreemotorcycleswillcombinetogetherandweplantoreleaseinstructionsonhowtoachievethis combinationwhenthetimecomes. CoolToyReview:Anychanceofrereleasingthelastwaveofuniverselegendsfigures?Ineversawthatlastwave (Cosmos,Wheelie,etc)anywhereinmyarea.Maybeallthe"Minibots"fromthose2wavescouldbepackaged togetherasaexclusiveofsomesort?MaybeeventhrowinaBumbleebeerepaintintoCliffjumper. Hasbro:AsforthelastwaveofUniverseLegends,thesewerereleasedtoretailintheSpring.Whilewecannot speaktowhichspecificlocationshadthem,wedoknowthattheyweremadeavailableforpurchase.

GIJoe

?:Forthoseofusonthevarianthunt,whatisthecaseratiooftheWhiteLabCoatDr.Rexvs.theBlackLabCoat Dr.Rex?Also,justtobeclear,goingforwardtheArcticStormShadowWITHOUTthemaskwillbethestandard issueoverthemaskedversion? Hasbro:Whilewecan'tspeaktotheexactcasepackratio,therearedefinitelymoreDoctorswiththeblackcoat thanthewhite.TheArcticStormShadowwiththemaskisthestandardandtheonewithoutisthevariant. GIJCC:We'restillveryanxioustohearaboutthereleasedatefortheResoluteDVDand/orunreleasedResolute figures.Canyouprovideuswithanupdate? HasbroAnswers:TheResoluteDVDwillbereleasedthisfallbuttheprecisedateisstillunderdiscussion.We,like you,wouldloveforalloftheResolutefigurestobeavailableintheiroriginalform.Ifaboxedsetdoesmaterialize, itwouldmostlikelybeinasimilarformattothe"Attackon/DefenseofCobraIsland"setsthatcameoutthisyear JOhio:Thenew"pursuitofcobra"lineappearstoresembleananimatedstyle,arethesebasedonacartoonseries fortherecentlyannouncedhasbrotvdeal?
Hasbro:No.Anupcomingcartoononthenewnetworkisbeingdiscussedandpossiblestylesarebeingdeveloped, buttheyarenotyetinspiringthetoyline.