BotCon 2014
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| Date | June 19–22, 2014 | ||||||
| City | Pasadena, CA | ||||||
| Venue | Pasadena Convention Center | ||||||
BotCon 2014 was held in Pasadena, California, from June 19 to June 22, 2014.
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Run-up
- On September 3, 2013, Autobot City Comics 2008 from the TFW2005 message boards reported that a Pasadena Convention Center employee confirmed that BotCon would be there from June 19 through June 22 of the following year. Despite complete silence on the issue from Fun Publications, hotel blocks sold out immediately.
- On December 24, the official website went up, confirming the date and location.
- On February 6, BotCon Twitter asked Who Is Squirm?
- February 7 — BotCon revealed the first toy over Twitter: Cannonball from Prime: Robots in Disguise Ratchet.
- On February 10, BotCon tweeted a sketch of the Captain's Navigator on Twitter.
- On February 27, BotCon announced that Susan Blu, Hal Rayle, and Michael McConnohie would be attending this year's convention.
- On March 6, BotCon announced that Jack Angel would be attending this year's convention.
- On March 10, Ferak was revealed.
- On March 13, BotCon announced that Samantha Newark would be attending.
- On March 18, Tornado's Facebook page was launched.
- On March 20, Derrick Wyatt and Marty Isenberg were announced as guests.
- On March 24, Devcon was revealed.
- On March 27, David Kaye was announced as a guest.
- On March 31, BotCon's Twitter feed asked "Who is Olin?" along with some uncolored line art.
- On April 2, Olin's last name was revealed to be Zarak. A colored image appeared on Tornado's Facebook page.
- On April 3, Decepticon Pirate Scorponok was revealed.
- On April 4, James Roberts was announced as a guest.
- On April 21, Cybertronian Knight Ginrai was revealed.
- On April 22, the official brochure went up on the BotCon site.
- On April 24, cast and crew from Transformers: Rescue Bots were announced as guests.
- On May 9, preregistration went up, as well as images of the box set art, T-shirt, and hat.
Venue
Merchandise
Convention-exclusive toys
Pirates vs Knights box set
- Pirate Cannonball, a retool of Prime: Robots in Disguise Ratchet
- Pirates Ferak and Tornado, a redeco of Universe Cyclonus and Nightstick
- Pirate Scorponok, a retool of Energon Scorponok and Encore Fortress Maximus' Headmaster unit
- Knight Devcon, a retool of Generations Scourge
- Knight Ginrai, a redeco of Classics Optimus Prime
At show souvenir packages
- Knight Alpha Trizer, Knight Apelinq, and Knight Flareup, redecos of Prime Thundertron, Beast Wars 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal and Prime: Robots in Disguise Arcee
- Pirate Hunter and Pirate Brimstone, redecoes of Timelines Protoform X and Generations: Fall of Cybertron Air Raid
- The Dread Pirate Crew, redecoes of Prime: Robots in Disguise Vehicon and Prime: Arms Micron Jet Vehicon based on Pounce and Wingspan. Also includes two Arms Minicons [sic], redecoes of the Arms Micron Igu.
Customization exclusive
- Primal Prime, a redeco of Knight Apelinq
Attendee-only bonus figure
- Flamewar, a redeco of Prime: Beast Hunters Arcee
Kreon Souvenir Figure Set
Includes six Kreon Micro-Changers based on past BotCon exclusive toys:
- Kreon Breakdown (BotCon 1994)
- Kreon Fractyl (BotCon 1997)
- Kreon Rattrap (BotCon 2006)
- Kreon Rodimus (BotCon 2008)
- Kreon Landshark (BotCon 2009)
- Kreon Gigatron (BotCon 2012)
My Little Pony stuff
Well, 2014 is the Year of the Horse, after all...
2014 conventions exclusive
BotCon 2014 exclusive cover A
BotCon 2014 exclusive cover B
BotCon 2014 exclusive lithograph
- A convention-exclusive variant cover of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #19 by Katie Cook featuring Starscream and Rainbow Dash. This cover was sold at BotCon 2014 as well as other conventions that year.
- Two BotCon exclusive variant covers of The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye #30 by Tony Fleecs that together form an image of Soundwave and Vinyl Scratch. These covers were sold only at BotCon, available from the Toy Fusion/Toy Worth booth.
- A BotCon exclusive lithograph by Tony Fleecs featuring Megatron and Nightmare Moon. This lithograph was sold only at BotCon.
Other merchandise
Fiction
- "Hoist the Flag" comic
Guests
Voice actors
- Jack Angel
- Susan Blu
- Steve Blum
- Parvesh Cheena
- Elán Garfias
- David Kaye
- Morgan Lofting
- Michael McConnohie
- Shannon McKain
- Jason Marsden
- Samantha Newark
- Hal Rayle
- Imari Williams
Writers
Artists
Fun Publications
Hasbro employees
TakaraTomy employees
Hasbro Studios employees
IDW Publishing comics
High Moon Studios & Activision
Jagex
Events
Wednesday
| 8:00AM – 4:00PM | Transformers Customizing Class |
| 9:15AM | Six Flags Magic Mountain Day Out |
| 8:30PM | Golden Ticket Package Pick-Up |
| 9:30 - 10:30PM | Tour and Class Package Pick-Up |
Thursday
| 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Transformers Customizing Class |
| 8:30 AM | Los Angeles City Tour |
| 5:00 PM | Golden Ticket Package Pick-Up |
| 6:00 PM | Registration Package Pick-Up and Club Store opening |
| 7:30 - 11:00 PM | Exhibitor setup |
Friday
| 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM | Club Store opens for Exhibitors |
| 9:30 - 11:00 AM | Walk Up Late Registration and Club Store opens for registered guests |
| 8:00 - 11:00 AM | Contest setup |
| 9:00 - 9:50 AM | James Roberts Q&A |
| 10:00 - 10:50 AM | Transformers Filmfest |
| 11:00 AM | Private Sales Room Experience and Contest Judging |
| 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Autographs: Susan Blu, Hal Rayle, Jack Angel |
| 12:30 - 2:00 PM | Autographs: Michael McConnohie, Samantha Newark, James Roberts |
| 2:00 PM | Private Sales Room Experience ends |
| 3:00 PM | Load buses for Transformers Fan Experience at Universal Studios |
Saturday
| 7:30 AM | Exhibitor setup |
| 8:30 AM | Registered Guests Private Preview |
| 9:00 AM | Early Bird Entry |
| 10:00 AM | General Admission |
| 10:00 - 10:50 AM | Rescue Bots Cast Q&A |
| 10:00 - 11:30 AM | Autographs: Susan Blu, Samantha Newark, James Roberts, Morgan Lofting |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM | Hasbro Brand Team - 2014 Hasbro Toys |
| 11:30AM – 1:00 PM | Autographs: Rescue Bots Cast and Crew |
| Noon - 12:50 PM | James Roberts Q&A |
| 1:00 - 1:50 PM | Women in Animation |
| 10:00 - 11:30 AM | Autographs: Michael McConnohie, Hal Rayle, Jack Angel |
| 2:00 - 2:50 PM | The Art of Transformers |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM | Transformers Collectors' Club Roundtable |
| 4:00 - 4:50 PM | 2014 Live Script Reading |
| 5:00 PM | Contest Winners Announced and Exhibit Hall close |
| 7:30 PM | Golden Ticket Reception |
| 9:00 PM | BotCon Retrospective |
| 9:45 - 11:15 PM | MSTF! |
Sunday
| 9:00 | Exhibitor setup |
| 9:30AM | Registered Guests and General Admission |
| 10:00 - 10:50AM | Transformers Animated |
| 10:00 - 11:30AM | Autographs: Michael McConnohie, Hal Rayle, Jack Angel |
| 11:00 - 11:50AM | IDW Transformers Comics |
| Noon - 12:50PM | Transformers G1 Retrospective |
| Noon - 1:30PM | Autographs: David Kaye, Marty Isenberg, Derrick Wyatt |
| 1:00 - 1:50PM | From Japan with Love |
| 1:30 - 3:00PM | Autographs: Susan Blu, Samantha Newark, James Roberts |
| 3:15PM | Draw for Trips to 2015 Convention |
| 3:30PM | Show Closes |
Notes
- After expressing his desire to own a Devcon shortly after its online reveal, Michael Charles Hill was offered a figure and free pass to the convention. He accepted and made a brief appearance at the G1 Retrospective panel. He stood up from among the audience, introduced himself as the character's creator, and received a round of applause.
