Quote Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime View Post
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!
I always thought is was a Hasbro US person. that makes the story even more interesting.