Nobody knows the identity of the Hasbro staffer who attended the 1983 Tokyo Toy Show by him/herself other than this person being from one of Hasbro's European branches. It was this person who saw Takara's Diaclone and Micro Change toys, and then had the idea that Hasbro could release these products to the West. S/he would've subsequently contacted Hasbro USA and forwarded his/her ideas/suggestions to them, and the rest is history.
Man, I would love to know who this person is, because the Transformers would likely not even exist if not for him/her! Whoever you are, I salute you!
Are you and Gok thinking about Henry Orenstein? If you liked The Toy That Made Us then this is a fascinating read..
https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www....535517%3famp=1
Also.. https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Henry_Orenstein
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I guess that's him. we always hear of the Hasbro employee that went to the toy expo in Tokyo and saw the transformers and brought the idea back to Hasbro.
It could be the same guy.
Watching the Energon cartoon with my son and they showed a black and white image from Rodimus’ past. It clearly showed him surrounded by G1 Bumblebee, Gears, Ratchet, Ironhide and a bunch of others.
Never noticed that scene before - pretty cool Easter Egg
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