John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand
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Thanks to Seibertronian DecepticonFinishline, we have some big news regarding the Transformers brand's management. John Warden, the Transformers brand Design Manager since 2014, has now moved on to another Hasbro property. According to the Twitter account @PwrRngrSite, Warden has moved to the Power Rangers and Ghostbusters brand.
Click on the photo above to be taken to the Tweet.
It's unknown at this time who his replacement will be, but he's certainly overseen the design for some very well received lines (Siege, Earthrise, Prime Wars Trilogy), not to mention the biggest Transformer to reach production, Unicron!
How do you feel about this news? Please feel free to speculate about his successor, his influence, and what you think below!
John Warden (former Design Manager, Transformers 2014-2020) is now the Global Design Lead for #PowerRangers (and Ghostbusters). If you held a Transformer in your hand in the last 6 years, chances are John had a part in its creation.
Click on the photo above to be taken to the Tweet.
It's unknown at this time who his replacement will be, but he's certainly overseen the design for some very well received lines (Siege, Earthrise, Prime Wars Trilogy), not to mention the biggest Transformer to reach production, Unicron!
How do you feel about this news? Please feel free to speculate about his successor, his influence, and what you think below!
Credit(s): @PwrRngrSite on Twitter
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Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072223)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 16th, 2020 @ 9:35pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 16th, 2020 @ 9:35pm CDT
I guess this means Kingdom is his last line.
Makes one wonder what we could be getting after WFCT ends.
Makes one wonder what we could be getting after WFCT ends.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072224)
Posted by RustedCross on July 16th, 2020 @ 9:42pm CDT
Posted by RustedCross on July 16th, 2020 @ 9:42pm CDT
Thank you Mr. Warden.
Transformers were awesome under your leadership.
Transformers were awesome under your leadership.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072231)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:09pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:09pm CDT
Wonder if this also has any relation to a certain big rumor about the future of the Power Rangers brand.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072235)
Posted by Tuned Agent on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:22pm CDT
Posted by Tuned Agent on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:22pm CDT
The very G1-focused direction of the brand under Warden's leadership hasn't always been my thing, but it was Warden's vision, and he did a great job with it. His work, attention to detail and accuracy, emphasis on articulation, and passion for Transformers and the fans has brought happiness to so many people over the last 6 years (with one more to go). He's going to leave quite a legacy, and I sincerely hope his successor can match his skill as Design Manager.
Thank you John Warden, and good luck.
Thank you John Warden, and good luck.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072237)
Posted by AcademyofDrX on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:24pm CDT
Posted by AcademyofDrX on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:24pm CDT
Maybe this is a dumb question, but do we know for certain that he's leaving his current job to take this one, and he's not just expanding his role to include these other franchises? To be clear, I'm not saying that I think that's what's happening, I just want to know if we can rule it out.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072238)
Posted by TulioDude on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:26pm CDT
Posted by TulioDude on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:26pm CDT
Good luck on future projects!
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072239)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:26pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:26pm CDT
The Tweet does say "former" in regards to position with the Transformers team.AcademyofDrX wrote:Maybe this is a dumb question, but do we know for certain that he's leaving his current job to take this one, and he's not just expanding his role to include these other franchises? To be clear, I'm not saying that I think that's what's happening, I just want to know if we can rule it out.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072240)
Posted by King Kuuga on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:27pm CDT
Posted by King Kuuga on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:27pm CDT
INTRODUCING POWER RANGERS GENERATIONS
FEATURING CHARACTERS FROM
MIGHTY MORPHIN SEASON 1
MIGHTY MORPHIN SEASON 2
AND EVEN MIGHTY MORPHIN SEASON 3
And here's an online exclusive Zeo Red Ranger for the Tommy fans
Jokes aside, I hope this means more focus on the megazords. I've only seen the Beast Morphers zords a handful of times and I have straight-up never seen the gorilla or "mantis" at all. They feel like an afterthought because they put action figure people in charge of the brand.
FEATURING CHARACTERS FROM
MIGHTY MORPHIN SEASON 1
MIGHTY MORPHIN SEASON 2
AND EVEN MIGHTY MORPHIN SEASON 3
And here's an online exclusive Zeo Red Ranger for the Tommy fans
Jokes aside, I hope this means more focus on the megazords. I've only seen the Beast Morphers zords a handful of times and I have straight-up never seen the gorilla or "mantis" at all. They feel like an afterthought because they put action figure people in charge of the brand.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072241)
Posted by King Kuuga on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:30pm CDT
His LinkedIn page lists 2020 as his last year working on Transformers, while it lists Power Rangers and Ghostbusters as "current".
Posted by King Kuuga on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:30pm CDT
AcademyofDrX wrote:Maybe this is a dumb question, but do we know for certain that he's leaving his current job to take this one, and he's not just expanding his role to include these other franchises? To be clear, I'm not saying that I think that's what's happening, I just want to know if we can rule it out.
His LinkedIn page lists 2020 as his last year working on Transformers, while it lists Power Rangers and Ghostbusters as "current".
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072243)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:32pm CDT
On Fox Kids, it was called "Power Rangers Power Playback". On ABC Family during the post-Fox Kids/pre-Jetix era, it was named "Best of Power Rangers". "Power Ranger Generations" was the final name used before Jetix died.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:32pm CDT
You jest, but that name has actually been used before. It was the name of Jetix's mini-block of rerun Power Rangers episodes from seasons that preceded the current ones.King Kuuga wrote:INTRODUCING POWER RANGERS GENERATIONS
On Fox Kids, it was called "Power Rangers Power Playback". On ABC Family during the post-Fox Kids/pre-Jetix era, it was named "Best of Power Rangers". "Power Ranger Generations" was the final name used before Jetix died.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072244)
Posted by Burn on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:33pm CDT
I'm sure whoever takes over will pick up where he left off and continue with updating lesser known characters while rehashing the 84 Autobots.
... or we'll just get the 84 Autobots again.
Posted by Burn on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:33pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Makes one wonder what we could be getting after WFCT ends.
I'm sure whoever takes over will pick up where he left off and continue with updating lesser known characters while rehashing the 84 Autobots.
... or we'll just get the 84 Autobots again.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072248)
Posted by King Kuuga on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:41pm CDT
I remember Power Playback and BOPR but I don't remember "Generations". What point in time was that? I tuned out around 2005 when I jumped to Sentai. Maybe I just have a spotty memory.
Posted by King Kuuga on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:41pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:You jest, but that name has actually been used before. It was the name of Jetix's mini-block of rerun Power Rangers episodes from seasons that preceded the current ones.King Kuuga wrote:INTRODUCING POWER RANGERS GENERATIONS
On Fox Kids, it was called "Power Rangers Power Playback". On ABC Family during the post-Fox Kids/pre-Jetix era, it was named "Best of Power Rangers". "Power Ranger Generations" was the final name used before Jetix died.
I remember Power Playback and BOPR but I don't remember "Generations". What point in time was that? I tuned out around 2005 when I jumped to Sentai. Maybe I just have a spotty memory.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072252)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:50pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:50pm CDT
I believe it was during the latter half of the Disney Era but before RPM, during the time when Jetix moved to only airing on Toon Disney instead of both it and ABC Family. After 2005 sounds about right.King Kuuga wrote:Sabrblade wrote:You jest, but that name has actually been used before. It was the name of Jetix's mini-block of rerun Power Rangers episodes from seasons that preceded the current ones.King Kuuga wrote:INTRODUCING POWER RANGERS GENERATIONS
On Fox Kids, it was called "Power Rangers Power Playback". On ABC Family during the post-Fox Kids/pre-Jetix era, it was named "Best of Power Rangers". "Power Ranger Generations" was the final name used before Jetix died.
I remember Power Playback and BOPR but I don't remember "Generations". What point in time was that? I tuned out around 2005 when I jumped to Sentai. Maybe I just have a spotty memory.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072255)
Posted by Skritz on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:57pm CDT
Posted by Skritz on July 16th, 2020 @ 10:57pm CDT
Nanananaa, nanananaa hey hey hey...GOODBYE! 
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072256)
Posted by Whifflefire on July 16th, 2020 @ 11:01pm CDT
Posted by Whifflefire on July 16th, 2020 @ 11:01pm CDT
Warden has certainly made some significant contributions to the brand. It is quite possible every figure I've gotten since 2015 has been his handiwork, for which I am thankful. In my opinion Titans Return and Siege were among the best toylines of the franchise, certainly of the 2010's. I hope the standard of quality of these lines is continued by the next team.
Here's hoping for a Unicron Trilogy trilogy.
Sabrblade wrote:I guess this means Kingdom is his last line.
Makes one wonder what we could be getting after WFCT ends.
Here's hoping for a Unicron Trilogy trilogy.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072263)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 16th, 2020 @ 11:23pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 16th, 2020 @ 11:23pm CDT
Nine consecutive toylines would be a lot of Unicron toys.Whifflefire wrote:Here's hoping for a Unicron Trilogy trilogy.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072265)
Posted by Omega-Doom on July 16th, 2020 @ 11:43pm CDT
Posted by Omega-Doom on July 16th, 2020 @ 11:43pm CDT
While I wasn't a fan of the Prime Wars trilogy, Siege and Earthrise have been pretty decent, I'm just hoping his successor can give some other continuities some love instead of just G1 rehashes again, if we get another G1 Optimus and Starscream, I'll be disappointed.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072269)
Posted by LE0KING on July 17th, 2020 @ 12:14am CDT
Posted by LE0KING on July 17th, 2020 @ 12:14am CDT
Yay, maybe now we can do something other than G1! Like literally anything. I'd even take articulated rescuebots at this point.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072276)
Posted by o.supreme on July 17th, 2020 @ 12:40am CDT
. I think I might play the lotto this week. Seriously though. It was Combiner Wars that brought me back after a decade of absence, and never thinking I'd buy toys again. If the toyline does go in a completely different direction after Kingdom, then I may call it quits for the 3rd time in my life.
Posted by o.supreme on July 17th, 2020 @ 12:40am CDT
. I think I might play the lotto this week. Seriously though. It was Combiner Wars that brought me back after a decade of absence, and never thinking I'd buy toys again. If the toyline does go in a completely different direction after Kingdom, then I may call it quits for the 3rd time in my life.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072277)
Posted by MaverickPrime on July 17th, 2020 @ 12:48am CDT
Fun fact: here in Mexico, the Power Ranger Generations was stuck in a loop of Mighty Morphin and the first half of Zeo, not even full Zeo, so yes, a direct analogy of Transformers Generations.
Posted by MaverickPrime on July 17th, 2020 @ 12:48am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:You jest, but that name has actually been used before. It was the name of Jetix's mini-block of rerun Power Rangers episodes from seasons that preceded the current ones.King Kuuga wrote:INTRODUCING POWER RANGERS GENERATIONS
On Fox Kids, it was called "Power Rangers Power Playback". On ABC Family during the post-Fox Kids/pre-Jetix era, it was named "Best of Power Rangers". "Power Ranger Generations" was the final name used before Jetix died.
Fun fact: here in Mexico, the Power Ranger Generations was stuck in a loop of Mighty Morphin and the first half of Zeo, not even full Zeo, so yes, a direct analogy of Transformers Generations.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072285)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 17th, 2020 @ 1:46am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 17th, 2020 @ 1:46am CDT
This is huge.
Many say that Transformers have been G1 obsessive for years because of Warden. Now that he's gone elsewhere, Transformers will finally be able to move on.
Many say that Transformers have been G1 obsessive for years because of Warden. Now that he's gone elsewhere, Transformers will finally be able to move on.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072295)
Posted by -WonkoTheSane- on July 17th, 2020 @ 2:25am CDT
I agree. I've been trying to find a way to phrase it in a way that doesn't make me come off as a huge ******, But until now failed. I'm hoping for exactly what you said. Don't get me wrong, I like G1 just as much, Maybe more than the next guy, But Transformers as a franchise is so large, That there's something for everyone, And plenty more to focus on than just G1. Hopefully Beast Wars will be the start of a new era in Transformers.
The sky really is the limit.
Beast Machines, RID, The Unicron trilogy, Maybe even Animated, And plenty more.
That's why Thrilling 30 was my favorite line, It had a great mix of everything. IDW, (My personal favorite)
G1, G2, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Unicron trilogy, RID, A little bit of everything.
I can honestly say thats one of the only lines I collected every figure in (Except for a couple of the legends).
I'm personally hoping for something like that again.
Posted by -WonkoTheSane- on July 17th, 2020 @ 2:25am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:This is huge.
Many say that Transformers have been G1 obsessive for years because of Warden. Now that he's gone elsewhere, Transformers will finally be able to move on.
I agree. I've been trying to find a way to phrase it in a way that doesn't make me come off as a huge ******, But until now failed. I'm hoping for exactly what you said. Don't get me wrong, I like G1 just as much, Maybe more than the next guy, But Transformers as a franchise is so large, That there's something for everyone, And plenty more to focus on than just G1. Hopefully Beast Wars will be the start of a new era in Transformers.
The sky really is the limit.
Beast Machines, RID, The Unicron trilogy, Maybe even Animated, And plenty more.
That's why Thrilling 30 was my favorite line, It had a great mix of everything. IDW, (My personal favorite)
G1, G2, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Unicron trilogy, RID, A little bit of everything.
I can honestly say thats one of the only lines I collected every figure in (Except for a couple of the legends).
I'm personally hoping for something like that again.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072299)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 17th, 2020 @ 2:31am CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 17th, 2020 @ 2:31am CDT
Just imagine. Animated was pretty much perfect in 2007/8. With modern tech, Animated being revived with improved toy designs! And maybe, a complete Animated Devastator and even the cancelled season of the show being revived. 
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072309)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 17th, 2020 @ 3:40am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 17th, 2020 @ 3:40am CDT
while I wish him luck with his new gig, I'm more curious as to what direction Transformers will take now. Will a new brand leader be asked to run things the Warden way to keep the cash coming in from G1 fans?
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072314)
Posted by Burn on July 17th, 2020 @ 4:23am CDT
Because he had the final say on things and not Hasbro executives who via marketing determined that G1 characters are what people want?
Posted by Burn on July 17th, 2020 @ 4:23am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Now that he's gone elsewhere, Transformers will finally be able to move on.
Because he had the final say on things and not Hasbro executives who via marketing determined that G1 characters are what people want?
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072319)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 17th, 2020 @ 4:37am CDT
Warren was a GOD and everything that happened to the franchise was his doing and his alone.
That's how it sound anyway from the complainers.
Still, he did had a heavy influence and I'm honestly thankful for that. We got Combiner Wars, Titan Return, Siege, and Earthrise that are all stellar lines with so many "budget masterpieces".
There's still so much to tap into G1. But G1 can take a break and we can put back the S in Generations.
Warren going to Power Rangers, I'm pretty sure the franchise will have the revival it need.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 17th, 2020 @ 4:37am CDT
Burn wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Now that he's gone elsewhere, Transformers will finally be able to move on.
Because he had the final say on things and not Hasbro executives who via marketing determined that G1 characters are what people want?
Warren was a GOD and everything that happened to the franchise was his doing and his alone.
That's how it sound anyway from the complainers.
Still, he did had a heavy influence and I'm honestly thankful for that. We got Combiner Wars, Titan Return, Siege, and Earthrise that are all stellar lines with so many "budget masterpieces".
There's still so much to tap into G1. But G1 can take a break and we can put back the S in Generations.
Warren going to Power Rangers, I'm pretty sure the franchise will have the revival it need.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072329)
Posted by blackeyedprime on July 17th, 2020 @ 7:41am CDT
Posted by blackeyedprime on July 17th, 2020 @ 7:41am CDT
Generations: I've missed out listing which series had idw on it but even cw did. The geewun whingers are a bit whingee for my liking.
CW g1, g2, armada, new stuff
Titans return g1, g2, new stuff
Potp g1, new stuff, beast wars,
Seige g1, g2, armada, car robots, bay, new stuff
Netflix g1, new characters
Earthrise g1, new stuff
Kingdom g1, beast wars, and more
Selects g1, g2, energon, new stuff
If the future of transformers is just two step changers or steps in the wrong direction, it won't really matter with the decades of figures available and that continue to be made.
Titans return/takara legends will probably be my favorite and go to line out of the generations lot but there is always room for surprises and awesomeness in other lines.
CW g1, g2, armada, new stuff
Titans return g1, g2, new stuff
Potp g1, new stuff, beast wars,
Seige g1, g2, armada, car robots, bay, new stuff
Netflix g1, new characters
Earthrise g1, new stuff
Kingdom g1, beast wars, and more
Selects g1, g2, energon, new stuff
If the future of transformers is just two step changers or steps in the wrong direction, it won't really matter with the decades of figures available and that continue to be made.
Titans return/takara legends will probably be my favorite and go to line out of the generations lot but there is always room for surprises and awesomeness in other lines.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072334)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 17th, 2020 @ 8:11am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 17th, 2020 @ 8:11am CDT
Who's Warren?-Kanrabat- wrote:Burn wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Now that he's gone elsewhere, Transformers will finally be able to move on.
Because he had the final say on things and not Hasbro executives who via marketing determined that G1 characters are what people want?
Warren was a GOD and everything that happened to the franchise was his doing and his alone.
That's how it sound anyway from the complainers.
Still, he did had a heavy influence and I'm honestly thankful for that. We got Combiner Wars, Titan Return, Siege, and Earthrise that are all stellar lines with so many "budget masterpieces".
There's still so much to tap into G1. But G1 can take a break and we can put back the S in Generations.
Warren going to Power Rangers, I'm pretty sure the franchise will have the revival it need.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072335)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 17th, 2020 @ 8:21am CDT
Close enough.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 17th, 2020 @ 8:21am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Who's Warren?
Close enough.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072337)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 17th, 2020 @ 8:33am CDT
Ah but you're forgetting people's reactions to the new stuff and non-G1 elements. Remember the kick off over poor alpha bravo? How people disliked the armada megs? Then the kick off over making characters headmasters?
Fans will hate on both sides.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 17th, 2020 @ 8:33am CDT
blackeyedprime wrote:Generations: I've missed out listing which series had idw on it but even cw did. The geewun whingers are a bit whingee for my liking.
CW g1, g2, armada, new stuff
Titans return g1, g2, new stuff
Potp g1, new stuff, beast wars,
Seige g1, g2, armada, car robots, bay, new stuff
Netflix g1, new characters
Earthrise g1, new stuff
Kingdom g1, beast wars, and more
Selects g1, g2, energon, new stuff
If the future of transformers is just two step changers or steps in the wrong direction, it won't really matter with the decades of figures available and that continue to be made.
Titans return/takara legends will probably be my favorite and go to line out of the generations lot but there is always room for surprises and awesomeness in other lines.
Ah but you're forgetting people's reactions to the new stuff and non-G1 elements. Remember the kick off over poor alpha bravo? How people disliked the armada megs? Then the kick off over making characters headmasters?
Fans will hate on both sides.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072340)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 17th, 2020 @ 8:45am CDT
I'm pretty sure fans will not only hate on both sides, but the front, the back, the top, and the bottom as well!
Especially if you dare venture at 4chan's /toy/.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 17th, 2020 @ 8:45am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Fans will hate on both sides.
I'm pretty sure fans will not only hate on both sides, but the front, the back, the top, and the bottom as well!
Especially if you dare venture at 4chan's /toy/.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072364)
Posted by blackeyedprime on July 17th, 2020 @ 9:54am CDT
Posted by blackeyedprime on July 17th, 2020 @ 9:54am CDT
I'd say I have little to no love for IDW stuff but a good toy is a good toy (t30 Springer etc).
I wasnt on the forums at that point to complain about alpha bravo but my complaints would have been on how hard it was to get aerialbots to complete superion (and still would be, if alpha bravo hadn't become hard to get too).
I wasnt on the forums at that point to complain about alpha bravo
but my complaints would have been on how hard it was to get aerialbots to complete superion (and still would be, if alpha bravo hadn't become hard to get too).
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072378)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 17th, 2020 @ 10:15am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 17th, 2020 @ 10:15am CDT
Didn't help that we didn't get wave 2 at retail, if you wanted the stunticons, you had to go online
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072401)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 17th, 2020 @ 10:38am CDT
As for the topic of Warden moving on, for the most part I like his contributions to the franchise. There are a couple of things I could pick on, but I won't, because IMO what we got under him is far better than what we had before he came along. 5 or 6 years ago, I was disheartened with just about all facets of the franchise, and the arrival of CW got me excited again. I even picked up the IDW books, with mixed results. So as far as I'm concerned he has only gratitude from me for reigniting my passion for the toys, and helping me refocus my collection and collecting habits. I don't buy Power Rangers or Ghostbusters, but I think his involvement will only improve the product. Thank you and good luck, Mr. Warden.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 17th, 2020 @ 10:38am CDT
No one is forcing you to interact with them. And the name calling is unnecessary.blackeyedprime wrote:Generations: I've missed out listing which series had idw on it but even cw did. The geewun whingers are a bit whingee for my liking.
As for the topic of Warden moving on, for the most part I like his contributions to the franchise. There are a couple of things I could pick on, but I won't, because IMO what we got under him is far better than what we had before he came along. 5 or 6 years ago, I was disheartened with just about all facets of the franchise, and the arrival of CW got me excited again. I even picked up the IDW books, with mixed results. So as far as I'm concerned he has only gratitude from me for reigniting my passion for the toys, and helping me refocus my collection and collecting habits. I don't buy Power Rangers or Ghostbusters, but I think his involvement will only improve the product. Thank you and good luck, Mr. Warden.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072422)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 17th, 2020 @ 11:09am CDT
I HATE HIM BECAUSE HE MADE BUY SO MUCH G1 VINTAGE ORIGINAL THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT OTHERWISE!!!
-- My wallet.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 17th, 2020 @ 11:09am CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote: I'm concerned he has only gratitude from me for reigniting my passion for the toys, and helping me refocus my collection and collecting habits.
I HATE HIM BECAUSE HE MADE BUY SO MUCH G1 VINTAGE ORIGINAL THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE BOUGHT OTHERWISE!!!
-- My wallet.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072461)
Posted by SMiGaTRON on July 17th, 2020 @ 12:02pm CDT
Posted by SMiGaTRON on July 17th, 2020 @ 12:02pm CDT
End of a most excellent era!
Fingers crossed moving forward.
Fingers crossed moving forward.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072508)
Posted by o.supreme on July 17th, 2020 @ 2:55pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on July 17th, 2020 @ 2:55pm CDT
Greetings All,
Well I’m not going to lie, I’m a little saddened at Warden’s decision to move on, but it was eerily predicted by me, and I wish him the best. It was CW that brought me back from a 10-year absence, and depending on what happens after Kingdom, I may, for the 3rd time in my life cease collecting for a time, but as always, I’ll wait and see.
Now I talked in another thread about some of the similarities between the original Transformers release time period, and what’s occurred during Warden’s tenure as project manager. I’m sure there was no overall grand scheme to do a complete original series redux, but in some ways, it does feel like that, for me at least. 1984-1990 (7 years). vs 2015-2021 (also 7 years). The original series had a new product line each year. Warden will have overseen Six lines (Two Trilogies) when it’s all over in that seven-year span, which may spill over a bit into 2022 based on current real-world situations, who knows…
But within those Six lines, many of the original series characters I enjoyed have been brought back, especially with respect to Combiners and Titans. Of course, Hall of Fame characters have had multiple releases since 2015. With all that being said, there is still a 4th wave of Earthrise to be revealed, as well as the entire Kingdom line (spoilers from the poster not withstanding). I’ve tried to compile a list of as many characters from 1984-1990 that haven’t seen a release from 2015- ER wave 3 that we know of. Feel free to speculate if we will get any of these or not before Kingdom is done. There will be a couple of *tweaks*. I’m going to let Metroplex pass on this. I know it was not Warden’s, but I’m ok with the one from T30. Also, I may put some asterisks * next to anything that had a decent T30 release, as it may not be necessary at this time to revisit those. Additionally, there may be some representations of characters that some fans may not feel are Ideal (such as Pretenders being Prime Masters, or Slamdance being a Skytread repaint etc…), but I am going to count them, nonetheless. Additionally, I’m not going to count Action Masters. So, without further ado:
1984 – Every Character from this release year seems to have been released between 2015 and now
1985- Whirl*, Roadbuster*, Tracks, Skids, Barrage, Ransack, Venom
1986-Sandstorm*
1987-Trainbots (Raiden), Artfire, Pointblank, Sureshot, Goldbug, Freeway, Rollbar, Searchlight, Wideload, Slugfest, Twincast
1988-Override, Backstreet, Chainclaw, Catilla, Waverider,Skyhigh, Groundbreaker, Splashdown, Guzzle, Fizzle, Sizzle, Hosehead, Gunrunner, Scoop*, Quickmix, Landfill, Slapdash, Iguanus, Finback, Bugly, Crankcase, Roadgrabber, Squawkbox, Carnivac, Snarler, Black Zarak, Sparkstalker, Flamefeather
1989-Monstructor/Dinoking, Skyhammer, Roadblock, Pincher, Doubleheader, Longtooth, Stranglehold, Crossblades/Blue Bacchus, Vroom, Erector, Flattop, Roughstuff, Overload, Skystalker, Starsaber, Victory Leo, Road Caesar, Landcross
*Micromasters- It occurs to me, there are just too many for me to keep track of. I don’t know how many have been released vs the originals, but if Kingdom is going to include them, then probably most of them will have been revisited, I would hope.
In hindsight, a lot of ground has been covered, and we've had meany great toys I never thought we'd see characters of again. It will be interesting to see how many, if any of these missing bots gets a release before the end of Kingdom.
Well I’m not going to lie, I’m a little saddened at Warden’s decision to move on, but it was eerily predicted by me, and I wish him the best. It was CW that brought me back from a 10-year absence, and depending on what happens after Kingdom, I may, for the 3rd time in my life cease collecting for a time, but as always, I’ll wait and see.
Now I talked in another thread about some of the similarities between the original Transformers release time period, and what’s occurred during Warden’s tenure as project manager. I’m sure there was no overall grand scheme to do a complete original series redux, but in some ways, it does feel like that, for me at least. 1984-1990 (7 years). vs 2015-2021 (also 7 years). The original series had a new product line each year. Warden will have overseen Six lines (Two Trilogies) when it’s all over in that seven-year span, which may spill over a bit into 2022 based on current real-world situations, who knows…
But within those Six lines, many of the original series characters I enjoyed have been brought back, especially with respect to Combiners and Titans. Of course, Hall of Fame characters have had multiple releases since 2015. With all that being said, there is still a 4th wave of Earthrise to be revealed, as well as the entire Kingdom line (spoilers from the poster not withstanding). I’ve tried to compile a list of as many characters from 1984-1990 that haven’t seen a release from 2015- ER wave 3 that we know of. Feel free to speculate if we will get any of these or not before Kingdom is done. There will be a couple of *tweaks*. I’m going to let Metroplex pass on this. I know it was not Warden’s, but I’m ok with the one from T30. Also, I may put some asterisks * next to anything that had a decent T30 release, as it may not be necessary at this time to revisit those. Additionally, there may be some representations of characters that some fans may not feel are Ideal (such as Pretenders being Prime Masters, or Slamdance being a Skytread repaint etc…), but I am going to count them, nonetheless. Additionally, I’m not going to count Action Masters. So, without further ado:
1984 – Every Character from this release year seems to have been released between 2015 and now
1985- Whirl*, Roadbuster*, Tracks, Skids, Barrage, Ransack, Venom
1986-Sandstorm*
1987-Trainbots (Raiden), Artfire, Pointblank, Sureshot, Goldbug, Freeway, Rollbar, Searchlight, Wideload, Slugfest, Twincast
1988-Override, Backstreet, Chainclaw, Catilla, Waverider,Skyhigh, Groundbreaker, Splashdown, Guzzle, Fizzle, Sizzle, Hosehead, Gunrunner, Scoop*, Quickmix, Landfill, Slapdash, Iguanus, Finback, Bugly, Crankcase, Roadgrabber, Squawkbox, Carnivac, Snarler, Black Zarak, Sparkstalker, Flamefeather
1989-Monstructor/Dinoking, Skyhammer, Roadblock, Pincher, Doubleheader, Longtooth, Stranglehold, Crossblades/Blue Bacchus, Vroom, Erector, Flattop, Roughstuff, Overload, Skystalker, Starsaber, Victory Leo, Road Caesar, Landcross
*Micromasters- It occurs to me, there are just too many for me to keep track of. I don’t know how many have been released vs the originals, but if Kingdom is going to include them, then probably most of them will have been revisited, I would hope.
In hindsight, a lot of ground has been covered, and we've had meany great toys I never thought we'd see characters of again. It will be interesting to see how many, if any of these missing bots gets a release before the end of Kingdom.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072530)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 17th, 2020 @ 4:34pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 17th, 2020 @ 4:34pm CDT
More than that, actually. AOE was his first line, then he oversaw RID 2015, TLK, Studio Series, and while he didn't oversee it, he designed (whether fully or partially) six of the Thrilling 30 molds:o.supreme wrote:Warden will have overseen Six lines
- Roadbuster
- Whirl
- Sky-Byte
- Skrapnel
- Jetfire
- Brainstorm
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072541)
Posted by william-james88 on July 17th, 2020 @ 5:20pm CDT
Designing Beast Wars just broke him I guess.
Just joking, I wish him all the best.
Posted by william-james88 on July 17th, 2020 @ 5:20pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:I guess this means Kingdom is his last line.
Designing Beast Wars just broke him I guess.
Just joking, I wish him all the best.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072547)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 17th, 2020 @ 5:33pm CDT
As someone who loves megazord designs, but requires articulation from my figures, I hope to any god that's out there that he brings some generations tf design quality to whatever new megazords he's gonna be churning out, because I'll be there
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 17th, 2020 @ 5:33pm CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:No one is forcing you to interact with them. And the name calling is unnecessary.blackeyedprime wrote:Generations: I've missed out listing which series had idw on it but even cw did. The geewun whingers are a bit whingee for my liking.
As for the topic of Warden moving on, for the most part I like his contributions to the franchise. There are a couple of things I could pick on, but I won't, because IMO what we got under him is far better than what we had before he came along. 5 or 6 years ago, I was disheartened with just about all facets of the franchise, and the arrival of CW got me excited again. I even picked up the IDW books, with mixed results. So as far as I'm concerned he has only gratitude from me for reigniting my passion for the toys, and helping me refocus my collection and collecting habits. I don't buy Power Rangers or Ghostbusters, but I think his involvement will only improve the product. Thank you and good luck, Mr. Warden.
As someone who loves megazord designs, but requires articulation from my figures, I hope to any god that's out there that he brings some generations tf design quality to whatever new megazords he's gonna be churning out, because I'll be there
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072579)
Posted by Burn on July 17th, 2020 @ 8:34pm CDT
Not if you're Zelda.
Posted by Burn on July 17th, 2020 @ 8:34pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Who's Warren?
Close enough.
Not if you're Zelda.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072586)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 17th, 2020 @ 9:11pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 17th, 2020 @ 9:11pm CDT
Burn wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Who's Warren?
Close enough.
Not if you're Zelda.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072624)
Posted by 1984forever on July 18th, 2020 @ 3:30am CDT
Posted by 1984forever on July 18th, 2020 @ 3:30am CDT
Beast Wars is such a small, but vocal part of the fandom. It was smart of Warden to get out before he tanked the line.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072625)
Posted by Burn on July 18th, 2020 @ 3:37am CDT
Oh do shut up.
Posted by Burn on July 18th, 2020 @ 3:37am CDT
1984forever wrote:Beast Wars is such a small, but vocal part of the fandom. It was smart of Warden to get out before he tanked the line.
Oh do shut up.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072628)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 18th, 2020 @ 4:37am CDT
Actually Kingdom is his last line as he toys will already be in development. Actually he may have already laid the groundwork for the 2022 line given developmental life cycles.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 18th, 2020 @ 4:37am CDT
1984forever wrote:Beast Wars is such a small, but vocal part of the fandom. It was smart of Warden to get out before he tanked the line.
Actually Kingdom is his last line as he toys will already be in development. Actually he may have already laid the groundwork for the 2022 line given developmental life cycles.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072630)
Posted by King Kuuga on July 18th, 2020 @ 4:50am CDT
Posted by King Kuuga on July 18th, 2020 @ 4:50am CDT
1984forever wrote:Beast Wars is such a small, but vocal part of the fandom. It was smart of Warden to get out before he tanked the line.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072632)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 18th, 2020 @ 6:33am CDT
I'm going to give it to you.
Well played, you mad lad!
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 18th, 2020 @ 6:33am CDT
1984forever wrote:Beast Wars is such a small, but vocal part of the fandom. It was smart of Warden to get out before he tanked the line.
I'm going to give it to you.
Well played, you mad lad!
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072674)
Posted by blackeyedprime on July 18th, 2020 @ 4:20pm CDT
Posted by blackeyedprime on July 18th, 2020 @ 4:20pm CDT
Fingers crossed Wardens moved onto M.A.S.K. I need an optimus prime/outlaw Cross over 
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072676)
Posted by Burn on July 18th, 2020 @ 4:20pm CDT
Posted by Burn on July 18th, 2020 @ 4:20pm CDT
Don't encourage him.
Re: John Warden Moving On From Transformers Brand (2072677)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 18th, 2020 @ 4:22pm CDT
A M.A.S.K revival would be awesome!
And that's coming from someone who never owned any of those toys.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 18th, 2020 @ 4:22pm CDT
blackeyedprime wrote:Fingers crossed Wardens moved onto M.A.S.K. I need an optimus prime/outlaw Cross over
A M.A.S.K revival would be awesome!
And that's coming from someone who never owned any of those toys.
