Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest April 8-9

[griffin]

The next major presentation and product reveal will be on April 8th and 9th (https://news.tfw2005.com/2021/03/15/hasbro-pulse-fan-fest-2021-announced-430001), covering several of their major collector toylines. (probably the equivalent of their New York Toyfair presentation, since that event was cancelled this year)


April 8th – Hasbro Pulse Premium Members Special Event
April 9th – HASBRO PULSE FAN FEST LIVESTREAM+HASBRO PULSE PREMIUM MEMBERS EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO PRE-ORDERS
April 10th – HASBRO PULSE FAN FEST Pre-Orders Live.

HASBRO PRESENTS “HASBRO PULSE FAN FEST” – A NEW VIRTUAL EVENT DEDICATED TO THE HASBRO FAN COMMUNITY
On April 9th Hasbro will host the first-ever “Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest,” a collector-focused event featuring exclusive activations, engaging panels, and product reveals across collectors’ favorite Hasbro brands.
PAWTUCKET, RI – March 15, 2021 – Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) has officially announced the launch of a brand-new collector-focused event, Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest. The virtual event, occurring April 9 at 11 a.m. EST, will be hosted by SYFY Wire on-air correspondent, writer, and producer, Jackie Jennings, and available to watch exclusively on the Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest page (https://hasbropulse.com/pages/hasbro-pulse-fan-fest-2021). The event will bring never-before-seen content and product reveals directly to Hasbro’s passionate community of collectors in lieu of the company’s annual Entertainment Brand Preview Event held during New York Toy Fair each year. Fans can look forward to engaging panels and activations from Hasbro brands, including G.I. Joe, Power Rangers, and Transformers as well as premier partner brands Marvel, Star Wars™ and Fortnite.

Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest brings collectors a schedule filled with exciting brand panels that will offer exclusive news and opportunities to secure their favorite products before anyone else, as well as special guest appearances including Henry Golding, star of the upcoming film Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins and cast members of the new series Power Ranger Dino Fury. In addition to panels, fans can look forward to product giveaways, behind-the-scenes content and more!
“Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest allows us to engage with our dedicated fan community in a meaningful way by delivering unique product reveals and exclusive pre-orders. Fans will have access to behind-the-scenes content from our designers and brand teams, which allows them to share in their fandom for these brands with special content and panels,” says Eric Nyman, Chief Consumer Officer, Hasbro. “This unique event, in addition to Hasbro PulseCon happening later this year, will bring the relationship between our fans and the brands closer than ever before.”
See here for the announcement video and included below is a peek inside the programming that will be available exclusively on the Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest page and live on the Hasbro Pulse YouTube Channel April 9 at 11 a.m. EST.

FORTNITE
A new collection has just landed! It’s OFFICIAL! Hasbro has partnered with Epic Games and created an all-new toy line! Join members of the Hasbro Marketing & Design teams as they debut the all-new Victory Royale line! Get ready to drop in as we unveil three legendary new items, including a first-time character to appear in toy! Gear up for some next-level reveals!


TRANSFORMERS
Worlds continue to collide on Transformers! Join members of the Hasbro Marketing & Design team as they reveal toys from Wave 3 Kingdom and share some exciting news about the final chapter of Netflix’s Transformers: War for Cybertron trilogy. Don’t miss out as we take a closer look at Kingdom Commander and Titan Class figures, including a first-time character to appear in toy! And if you thought the Pulse exclusive weapons pack was epic, you’ll find the next one to be a blast. Finally, we will reveal a new Pulse exclusive toy capsule in partnership with IDW Publishing that will turn the Transformers universe upside down. Get ready for a panel that’s… More Than Meets the Eye!


POWER RANGERS
The Hasbro Power Rangers team will share MORPHINOMINAL news and updates around the expanding Lightning Collection product line. Power Ranger fans will get early looks at cool new action figures coming soon, as well as a sneak peek at what’s coming up later this year. “It’s Morphin Time!”


G.I. JOE
YO JOE! SNAKE EYES: G.I. JOE ORIGINS toys revealed! Join members of the Hasbro Marketing & Design teams as they debut exciting new products from the upcoming SNAKE EYES feature film. Get an in-depth look at the stealthy Snake Eyes Ninja Strike role play toys and the latest additions to the highly detailed Classified Series collection. Plus, we’ve received intel that Snake Eyes himself, Henry Golding, will be making a guest appearance to unveil his signature action figure!


MARVEL
Hasbro Marketing & Design teammates will assemble to share exciting news about the popular Marvel Legends product line. True Believers will get a sneak peek of upcoming Marvel Legends action figures and premium role play offerings.


STAR WARS
Join members of the Hasbro Marketing & Design teams as they discuss the popular Hasbro Star Wars line, including the Black Series and The Vintage Collection. Attendees will get an in-depth look at Hasbro’s latest action figure and premium roleplay offerings from across the Skywalker saga and beyond. Word on the Holonet is there may also be a few surprises.

About Jackie Jennings
Jackie Jennings is a writer, director, and performer who was previously a staff writer on TruTV’s The Chris Gethard Show, a contributing writer on TBS’s The Detour, a staff writer/performer at Above Average (she directed the series Baited w/ Ziwe), and a producer on SeeSo’s My Brother, My Brother and Me. Jackie currently is an on-air correspondent, writer, and producer for SyFy Wire. Jackie is represented by AGI Entertainment Media & Management.

About Hasbro
Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) is a global play and entertainment company committed to Creating the World’s Best Play and Entertainment Experiences. From toys, games and consumer products to television, movies, digital gaming, live action, music, and virtual reality experiences, Hasbro connects to global audiences by bringing to life great innovations, stories and brands across established and inventive platforms. Hasbro’s iconic brands include NERF, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, MONOPOLY, BABY ALIVE, POWER RANGERS, PEPPA PIG and PJ MASKS, as well as premier partner brands. Through its global entertainment studio, eOne, Hasbro is building its brands globally through great storytelling and content on all screens. Hasbro is committed to making the world a better place for all children and all families through corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. Hasbro ranked among the 2020 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media, has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere Institute for the past ten years, and one of America’s Most JUST Companies by Forbes and JUST Capital for the past four years. We routinely share important business and brand updates on our Investor Relations website, Newsroom and social channels (@Hasbro on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.)
© 2021 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Is this likely to be region locked to just US, CAN, UK?

[griffin]

Apparently the public presentation (usually on the Transformers facebook page and/or youtube) is on in about 3-4 hours time from this posting... so for those who stay up tonight (in Australia), the fansites should be pumping out the news and official images from 1 or 2 am (eastern coast time).

Apparently an update yesterday on one of their social media pages, said that it was (just) a reveal of the wave 3 Kingdom toys, a look at the 3rd chapter of Netflix (and probably the toys, which might not have been meant to be released yet)... plus this year's accessory pack (last year it was Centurion Drone), and the "toy + IDW comic" exclusive pack that accidentally showed up on the Hasbro Pulse website yesterday.
It also said that there would be a new toy shown off, that was the first ever toy of this character... which wouldn't be too many left if it is part of Generations and homages a character from the 80s cartoon or comics. Not sure if this toy is what will be released with the accessory pack, but the update makes me think that they aren't intending to show off any of the exclusives that have been popping up on Amazon in the last week.
If that is true, we must be looking at several weekly reveals like they did last year for a number of GEN Selects toys.

[Paulbot]

also said that there would be a new toy shown off, that was the first ever toy of this character... which wouldn't be too many left if it is part of Generations and homages a character from the 80s cartoon or comics.
That seemed to be in context of the Titan toy - and I assume it meant either the Ark, the Last Autobot, or Teletraan-1

[JJJ]

It also said that there would be a new toy shown off, that was the first ever toy of this character... which wouldn't be too many left if it is part of Generations and homages a character from the 80s cartoon or comics.

Probably the Ark / Last Autobot. Bit of an oopsie there if so...

But if not, then about the only significant character left without a toy from the 80s would be what, Xaaron? Or could it be one of Magnus' action women? Maybe Buster, if anyone still cares about him...

[reillyd]

Well I think Xaaron was released in a Transformers Club Shattered Glass G1 Soundwave release actually. I know its so obscure a release it might not count, or a marketing guy writing that might not have realised, but given they dredged back into Transformers UK continuity for Centurion, I?m hoping its Death?s Head and they?ve licensed it from marvel.

[Skyfire]

It also said that there would be a new toy shown off, that was the first ever toy of this character... which wouldn't be too many left if it is part of Generations and homages a character from the 80s cartoon or comics.

$1000 3-foot wide Tornedron spider? No? Aw, c'mon, you guys bought Unicron!

[Krayt]

1:23 am is targeted TF section

[nalops]

Some very cool reveals. Can't wait.

[Krayt]

Looks like a rerelease of Wheeljack in wave 3
Fossilisers are a combiner!!
Golden disks behind Teletran1
“Extras” pack comes with Triceratops fossiliser, but is just blast effects
Deluxe Tracks
Voyager Rhinox
Core Soundwave with Laserbeak tape

[Krayt]

And a bloody $699 USD robotic Optimus Prime!





Thank god it’s licensed and not Hasbro/TT.... I can skip it

[nalops]

Plus SG Blurr and a self transforming Optimus Prime that's $700 usd. I think the 'First ever toy character' is The Ark because nothing else fit the description.

[griffin]

Apparently an update yesterday on one of their social media pages, said that it was (just) a reveal of the wave 3 Kingdom toys, a look at the 3rd chapter of Netflix (and probably the toys, which might not have been meant to be released yet)... plus this year's accessory pack (last year it was Centurion Drone), and the "toy + IDW comic" exclusive pack that accidentally showed up on the Hasbro Pulse website yesterday.
It also said that there would be a new toy shown off, that was the first ever toy of this character... which wouldn't be too many left if it is part of Generations and homages a character from the 80s cartoon or comics. Not sure if this toy is what will be released with the accessory pack, but the update makes me think that they aren't intending to show off any of the exclusives that have been popping up on Amazon in the last week.
If that is true, we must be looking at several weekly reveals like they did last year for a number of GEN Selects toys.

Even with the advance warning on the more limited reveals than I was hoping from all of the Amazon listings, I was still disappointed. I'm now not that upset about having to go to sleep last night just before midnight because I was just too tired to stay up any longer.

I'm also disappointed about them talking up the "first toy" claim for a particular classic character... which doesn't feel obvious to me, as the Ark & Teletraan were not "characters" in the traditional (robotic) Transformers sense (if that was the toy that was being referred to).

The two new Fossilizers are both Maximals this time, as I think all of the previous ones (including the Netflix one) has been Predacons. The Core figure Dracodon is a redeco of Vertebreak.
There is nothing noted or allegiance symbols on Tricranius, so I'm not sure if that is a Maximal or Predacon yet.

The accessory pack with Tricranius is such a disappointment after last year's awesome assortment of different things. Some fans like the blast effects... I'm just not one of them, as they don't look "realistic" enough for me (I'd like to see LEDs in some of the sockets that they plug into, to give them a fiery/explosive effect, even if it costs more, or is just with the larger sized figures). Besides, the blast effects have been released with toys since the beginning of Siege almost 2 and a half years ago, so there are a LOT of them already. The ones in this accessory pack don't appear to be any new moulds/sculpts?

Shattered Glass Blurr is said to be the first of five in the SG series (which lines up with the leaked toy listings and Amazon listings - DLX Blurr, DLX Goldbug, VOY Starscream, VOY Megatron, CMDR Jetfire). Not sure if all five toys will have a comic, but it sounds like they all might, as the one with Blurr is issue 1.

Robosen Optimus Prime - the concept is good (I think I've seen some custom jobs that were self-converting in recent years), but the price... OMG. I'm just relieved that it is a licensed product and not one by Hasbro... so that I'm not as bothered about including it in my collection. It's price is MORE than Unicron. Unicron was us$575 in America, while this is us$700. If it was to come to Australia (it's not a Hasbro product so if it comes here it would be done by some other distributor), I would expect it to be au$1200-1500.


(I've mirrored the toy images, and will add them and the product details into the first post shortly)

[griffin]

Apparently an update yesterday on one of their social media pages, said that it was (just) a reveal of the wave 3 Kingdom toys, a look at the 3rd chapter of Netflix (and probably the toys, which might not have been meant to be released yet)... plus this year's accessory pack (last year it was Centurion Drone), and the "toy + IDW comic" exclusive pack that accidentally showed up on the Hasbro Pulse website yesterday.
It also said that there would be a new toy shown off, that was the first ever toy of this character... which wouldn't be too many left if it is part of Generations and homages a character from the 80s cartoon or comics. Not sure if this toy is what will be released with the accessory pack, but the update makes me think that they aren't intending to show off any of the exclusives that have been popping up on Amazon in the last week.
If that is true, we must be looking at several weekly reveals like they did last year for a number of GEN Selects toys.

Oops... the update that I saw yesterday that was said to be a last minute update was just a retelling of the text that was in the original press-release in mid March, which I had in the first post.


Worlds continue to collide on Transformers! Join members of the Hasbro Marketing & Design team as they reveal toys from Wave 3 Kingdom and share some exciting news about the final chapter of Netflix’s Transformers: War for Cybertron trilogy. Don’t miss out as we take a closer look at Kingdom Commander and Titan Class figures, including a first-time character to appear in toy! And if you thought the Pulse exclusive weapons pack was epic, you’ll find the next one to be a blast. Finally, we will reveal a new Pulse exclusive toy capsule in partnership with IDW Publishing that will turn the Transformers universe upside down. Get ready for a panel that’s… More Than Meets the Eye!

[Shirokaze]

I'm finding myself more attracted to the Ark than I thought I would be, which is a pain because I'm out of space for these Titans. I'm even more excited for Rhinox and Scorponok though!

[JJJ]

Probably the Ark / Last Autobot. Bit of an oopsie there if so...

So it was the Ark then, huh? Yep, oopsie indeed.

Why would people feel compelled to buy this self-Transforming thing if it were made by Hasbro?

[Zommael]

Shattered Glass Blurr is said to be the first of five in the SG series (which lines up with the leaked toy listings and Amazon listings - DLX Blurr, DLX Goldbug, VOY Starscream, VOY Megatron, CMDR Jetfire). Not sure if all five toys will have a comic, but it sounds like they all might, as the one with Blurr is issue 1.

I have to wonder if the size class listing for Megatron is incorrect. The original SG Megatron was based on the smaller Energon Megatron mould with slightly different colours and a new head. Given that it appears that the revived SG line will mainly use toys from WFC/SS (Blurr from SS Blurr, Goldbug from Netflix Bumblebee*, Starscream from Siege Starscream, and Jetfire from Siege Jetfire) it would make more sense to use the Galvatron mould for SG Megatron. An outside possibility is that SG Galvatron was based on Cybertron EVAC who transformed into a helicopter, so Siege Springer could be used, but the mould really isn't appropriate and the listing states Megatron, not Galvatron. Either the name or the size class is incorrect, and size class looks a lot more likely.

*ETA: there's an outside possibility I could be wrong about this one and it could be based on Siege Hound. SG Goldbug was based on Cybertron Hot Shot, who was later upgraded into Cybertron Defence Hot Shot, which was homaged as a Hound redeco for Generations Selects. If this is the case it's a very convoluted deco lineage, but Hasbro have followed stranger routes in the past.

[griffin]

(I've mirrored the toy images, and will add them and the product details into the first post shortly)

I decided to put everything into a new topic here (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php/27815), as there ended up being just way too much to cram into the first post of this topic... and I didn't want the new info to be lost in the middle of a discussion topic.

[Zommael]

I had another idea for Megatron: the Takara Super Megatron mould would work reasonably well, and would probably be quite exciting to a contingent of fans who otherwise missed out.