Transformers Hall of Fame

The official Transformers Hall of Fame was created by Hasbro to honor the most distinguished people behind the Transformers toy and entertainment franchise, along with some of the more popular Transformers characters.[1] The Hall of Fame contains 32 characters and 22 humans as of April 2022.

Selection process

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Each year, Hasbro selects which individuals will be inducted into the human portion of the Hall of Fame. Hasbro also selects certain characters which it feels are deserving of enshrining in the Transformers portion of the Hall of Fame.[2] For the purposes of the Hall of Fame, characters are not differentiated between the different continuities. Character biographies tend to reflect the characters are they are represented in Hasbro's current unified continuity.[3]

Hasbro solicits additional nominations from various Transformers fan sites for the Fans' Choice Inductee. The top five nominees are eligible for election to the Hall of Fame, and voting takes place in April on the official Transformers website. The winner is announced at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.[4]

Induction ceremony

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The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony occurs each year at BotCon, the official Transformers fan convention. The event is semi-formal, with inductees and presenters in formal attire, with attendees in business casual attire. In 2010, the ceremony was a dinner held at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resorts and Convention Center in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.[5] The 2011 ceremony was held at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.

Each human inductee is awarded a trophy, depicting Optimus Prime holding up the Matrix of Leadership, and is allowed to make an acceptance speech. Each character inducted, and each Fans' Choice finalist, is honored with a music video. (Erector was honored with a mockumentary, rather than a music video.) The Fans' Choice Inductee is revealed with a music video set to "The Touch."

Inductees

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Human inductees

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Inductee Class Contribution
Budiansky, BobBob Budiansky 2010 Writer of the original Marvel Transformers comics and most of the Generation One character profiles.
Cullen, PeterPeter Cullen 2010 Long-serving voice actor of Optimus Prime in several incarnations of the franchise, most notably The Transformers, Transformers Prime, and the film franchise.
Ono, KojinKōjin Ōno 2010 Designer of first Transformers toys.
Yoke, HideakiHideaki Yoke 2010 Takara's lead designer of Transformers.
Bay, MichaelMichael Bay[6] 2011 Director of the first five Transformers live-action films.
Spielberg, StevenSteven Spielberg 2011 Executive Producer of the live-action films.
Furman, SimonSimon Furman 2012 Writer of a multitude of Transformers comics.
Latta, ChrisChris Latta 2012 Voice actor for Starscream, Wheeljack, and Sparkplug Witwicky in The Transformers.
Bush, StanStan Bush 2014 Songwriter and vocalist of several songs from The Transformers: The Movie.[7]
Welker, FrankFrank Welker 2015 Voice actor for several characters, most notably Megatron and Soundwave in The Transformers, Transformers Prime, and the film franchise.
Dicola, VinceVince DiCola 2015 Composer of The Transformers: The Movie.
Kaye, DavidDavid Kaye 2016 Voice actor for several characters, most notably Megatron in Beast Wars, Beast Machines, and the Unicron Trilogy and Optimus Prime in Transformers Animated.
Nelson, JuddJudd Nelson 2016 Voice actor for Hot Rod in The Transformers: The Movie.
Yankovic, Al"Weird Al" Yankovic 2016 Songwriter of Dare to Be Stupid, featured on the soundtrack of The Transformers: The Movie
Voice actor for Wreck-Gar in Transformers Animated.
Blu, SusanSusan Blu 2017 Voice actor for Arcee in The Transformers and Transformers Animated.
Voice director for Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Transformers Animated and Transformers Prime.
di Bonaventura, LorenzoLorenzo di Bonaventura 2017 Producer of the live-action films.
Barber, JohnJohn Barber 2018 Editor in Chief of IDW Publishing.
Writer of a multitude of Transformers comics published by IDW.
Dille, FlintFlint Dille 2019 Story editor and scriptwriter for The Transformers.
Kunihiro, TakashiTakashi Kunihiro 2019 Takara Transformers toy designer.
Berger, GreggGregg Berger 2020 Voice actor for several characters, most notably Grimlock in The Transformers and subsequent media.
Moschitta Jr., JohnJohn Moschitta Jr. 2021 Voice actor for Blurr in The Transformers and Transformers Animated.
Guidi, GuidoGuido Guidi 2021 Transformers comic artist for Dreamwave Productions and IDW Publishing.
Orenstein, HenryHenry Orenstein 2022 Helped brought the Transformers over from Japan.
Ejima, TakioTakio Ejima 2023 Designed several Transformers Toys

Character inductees

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Inductee Class Continuity
Optimus PrimeOptimus Prime 2010 Multiple
BumblebeeBumblebee 2010 Multiple
MegatronMegatron 2010 Multiple
StarscreamStarscream 2010 Multiple
DinobotDinobot 2010 Beast Wars
SoundwaveSoundwave 2011 Multiple
IronhideIronhide 2011 Multiple
RatchetRatchet 2011 Multiple
WaspinatorWaspinator 2011 Multiple
GrimlockGrimlock 2012 Multiple
JazzJazz 2012 Multiple
ShockwaveShockwave 2012 Multiple
WheeljackWheeljack 2012 Multiple
Beast Wars MegatronBeast Wars Megatron 2013 Beast Wars/Beast Machines
Ultra MagnusUltra Magnus 2013 Multiple
ArceeArcee 2014 Multiple
RodimusRodimus 2014 Multiple
ProwlProwl 2015 Multiple
PredakingPredaking 2015 Multiple
CosmosCosmos 2016 Multiple
Optimus PrimalOptimus Primal 2016 Beast Wars/Beast Machines
GalvatronGalvatron 2017 Multiple
BarricadeBarricade 2017 Movieverse
TrypticonTrypticon 2017 Multiple
BlackarachniaBlackarachnia 2018 Multiple
BattletrapBattletrap 2018 Generation One
SkywarpSkywarp 2019 Multiple
Omega SupremeOmega Supreme 2019 Multiple
Knock OutKnock Out 2020 Prime
Sky LynxSky Lynx 2020 Generation One
InfernoInferno 2021 Beast Wars
TigatronTigatron 2021 Beast Wars
LugnutLugnut 2022 Multiple
MotormasterMotormaster 2022 Generation One
Sky-ByteSky-Byte 2023 Multiple
Optimus PrimeOptimus Prime 2023 Unicron Trilogy

Fans' choice finalists

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2010

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Inductee Continuity
DinobotDinobot[8] Beast Wars
GrimlockGrimlock Multiple
JazzJazz Multiple
ShockwaveShockwave Multiple
SoundwaveSoundwave Multiple

2011

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Inductee Continuity
WaspinatorWaspinator Multiple
ErectorErector Generation 1
GrimlockGrimlock Multiple
JazzJazz Multiple
ShockwaveShockwave Multiple

2012

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Inductee Continuity
WheeljackWheeljack Multiple
ArceeArcee Multiple
Beast Wars MegatronBeast Wars Megatron Beast Wars/Beast Machines
RodimusRodimus Multiple
Sky-ByteSky-Byte Multiple

2013

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Inductee Continuity
ProwlProwl Multiple
ArceeArcee Multiple
Beast Wars MegatronBeast Wars Megatron Beast Wars/Beast Machines
RodimusRodimus Multiple
Ultra MagnusUltra Magnus Multiple

References

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  1. ^ "Transformers Hall of Fame: A Brief History". Hasbro. 2015-04-13. Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  2. ^ "More than meets the eye as the Transformers convention hits Disney world". Orlando Attractions Magazine. 2010-06-23. Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  3. ^ Zeman, Phil (2011-03-29). "Transformers Hall of Fame – 2011 Voting Open! | ASM". Asmzine.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  4. ^ "MTV Geek – Democracy in Action: 2011 Transformers HOF Fan's Choice". Geek-news.mtv.com. Archived from the original on April 16, 2011. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2011-04-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "The Transformers Hall of Fame Inducts Michael Bay, Immediately Explodes - Topless Robot - Nerd news, humor and self-loathing". Topless Robot. 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  7. ^ "BotCon Update: Stan Inducted into Hall of Fame!". Stan Bush. 2014-06-24. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  8. ^ "Transformers Hall Of Fame Nominee - Dinobot". www.cooltoyreview.com.