Vynsane.com's Hasbro's Weekly Q&A

Ran · Post by **Ran** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:41 am

We here at Hasbro listen to your requests. Then, we make fun of you in the conference room for a couple hours. Maybe we were not clear enough at that last convention. Fuck off.

What's the real story about that midget Rebel Hoth Soldier figure?

Snigtad Flornbi · Post by **Snigtad Flornbi** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:53 am

He's gay liek u!!!!!

anarky · Post by **anarky** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 12:52 pm

Well, Snigtad, while that is a typically Hasbronian answer, we need a new question.

Shithead.

Starscream · Post by **Starscream** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 1:19 pm

I'll take over asking the next question from this lump of carbon, if you don't mind.

Hasbro, why did you re-release the 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime, and not the stunningly beautiful Masterpiece Edition Starscream? Everyone who wanted Prime got him two years ago! The humans wanted ME instead, and they're currently paying more money to have this lovingly crafted replica of me imported from Japan. This is money you're not getting. What, are you stupid?

Eternal Padawan · Post by **Eternal Padawan** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:14 pm

We are currently in contracts with a Cambodian vendor to find the cheapest plastic possible to make *snicker* Masterpiece Starscream. There is also an ongoing debate in marketing whether to update his color scheme to bright orange with purple wings or if we should leave the wings off altogether because research shows that a few of you lost the wings to your original G1 Starscream and that would indicate to us that none of you want wings on future TF jets. You should see a MP Starscream stateside around the 22nd century.

How funny is it that you just bought the rights to Marvel figures and Marvel Toys ( formerly Toybiz) is now making figures of independent comic lines with superior sculpts?

anarky · Post by **anarky** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:17 pm

Which license is worth more money? You ask if we find it funny, and I'll admit: We're laughing all the way to the bank.

You may have noticed that a lot of adult collectors who gave up even on the Alternators are going apeshit for the Transformers Classics. Even kids are buying them, without a cartoon to promote it. So do you intend to extend this line beyond the forthcoming Ramjet/Cliffjumper wave?

bIZZARO tHE gRIP · Post by **bIZZARO tHE gRIP** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:17 pm

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Alex Trebek · Post by **Alex Trebek** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:09 pm

No.

Star Wars Action figures for $800. This game show host wasn't in the films, yet deserves to be made into a jedi action figure.

anarky · Post by **anarky** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:15 pm

Who is Pat Sajak?

Hasbro, could you go back to the higher-quality grass? Some of your past ideas that were obviously brought on by heavy drug use (such as Boba Fett with that humongazoid honkin' cannon on his back) seem quite normal and likeable compared to the fucking blue-tinted Han in Stormtrooper Disguise and Tarkin Resculpt in Bright Green you felt necessary to release in the Marvel Comics 2-packs.

Ran · Post by **Ran** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:27 pm

We are actually off the grass altogether. We've moved on to LSD. If you lick the right spot on any of the Marvel Comic 2-pack figures, you will understand the color scheme.

Staying on the Comic pack topic: Why did you choose these comic book themed characters as a new sub-line as opposed to something people actually were asking for?

jjreason · Post by **jjreason** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:42 pm

Because these were a lot cheaper and easier for us to put out there, keeping our bottom-line the WHOLE point of the Star Wars line, and not just 95% of the point like it was until the Episode I stuff was released.

Hasbro, who's responsible for there having been no direct re-release of the Twin Pod Cloud Car? Might it have been famed comic artist Rob Liefeld? The reason I ask is that I'd like to kick that person in the nuts - and the only other person I've really felt this urge so strongly about previously was Rob Liefeld.

anarky · Post by **anarky** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:47 pm

A brand new, properly scaled, fully electronic Twin-Pod Cloud Car is actually in the works, despite the rumors (or "rumours," for our Canadian friends who will never see this vehicle) to the contrary. Indeed, we've been working on a new sculpt for several years, and are only waiting on our Senior Graphic Designer (who is, in fact, the very same Rob Liefeld that you mentioned in your question) to finish the schematics. He's currently about seven years behind on his deadline, but we have the utmost faith in his abilities. In fact, just yesterday, he said he was going to make some modifications to his current design, making it larger and bright yellow so it will fit in with the upcoming Marvel Legends X-Force boxed set we'll be showing at ToyFair.

Hasbro, why do your Marvel Legends suck so hard? More specifically, why does Banshee have skin that is brighter yellow than his costume?

Ran · Post by **Ran** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:07 pm

We decided to out-source paint application on all things Marvel to a bunch of mentally handicaped children. If you don't like the toys, you hate retarded kids. Shame on you. You are a bad person and we don't want you buying our toys.

You're re-releasing Kitak (or whatever) this year as a WM exclusive. Any chance you'll re-release the Blue Snaggeltooth from the Cantina set, too?

jjreason · Post by **jjreason** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:20 pm

"Of course not, Rogue II. How then could we benefit (under the table, of course - we can't have the tax man chasing us now, can we?) from all of our "private" ebay sales for this particular figure? By the way, you can find us on ebay under one of our "covert" (again, Mr. Taxman ha ha!) identities: solorules2121, troooper_1, or poppapete123. As always, no reserve prices and low starting bids!!!!"

Hasbro, has anyone in your Star Wars toy development line ever sat down and watched any of the Star Wars films? They're actually quite good.

kidhuman · Post by **kidhuman** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:36 pm

We watch star trek all the time, dork.

When will we get a fuckin AT-TE?