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Daniel "Protoman" Arseneaultis a writer and former staff of the largest fan-run Transformers convention in the world, TFcon[1].He is known for his "take no crap" personality and insane Transformers knowledge. Him andMonzoparty to TF Japanese source books. He is also a hugeHot Rod / Rodimus Primefan.

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Transformers Fandom History

The legendaryCanadianfan Daniel "Protoman" Arseneault started his humble Transformers beginnings with his first trip to seesome robot moviewith his next door neighbour back in 1986, it all snowballed from there. There he was introduced to something new and beautiful to him and not to mention coming into contact with acharacterthat would become dear to hisheartand always brought up when the name "Protoman" is mentioned. As he grew older, he used his money working at BMW as a mechanic and semi-pro racing in Formula Ford and KART to fund his insane lust for all things Transformers. Considered one of the top representatives of the Canadian Transformers fandom, Daniel uses his social jock influence to bring others who normally see the hobby as a "nerdy thing" and brings light to them as if it was some kind ofreligionthey were missing out on.

According to the Twitter page ofDerrick J. Wyatt,some visual aspects ofRodimus PrimefromTransformers Animatedwere based on Daniel, such as the popped collar which is a regular part of his attire.[1]

Writing

Comic Books

  • Nightbird Rebirth (TFcon 2010 exclusive comic)
  • Changes In War (TFcon 2011 exclusive comic)
  • Hardworker (TFcon 2012 exclusive comic)
  • Lost World, Lost Mind (TFcon 2013 exclusive comic)
  • The Dark Warrior (TFcon 2014 Toronto/Chicago exclusive comic)
  • He Turned The Tide (TFcon 2015 Toronto exclusive comic)
  • Not Feng Shui (TFcon 2015 Charlotte exclusive comic)
  • Transformers Timelines #11Diamond Edition 2015 -Zaptrap&Beet-ChitSection
  • Internal Struggle (TFcon 2016 Chicago exclusive comic)
  • Mecha Wars (TFcon 2018 Toronto exclusive comic)

Tech Specs

Hasbro / TFCC

  • Hasbro Retail - Too many to name right now (Mostly)

3rd Party

Character / Toy Design

  • DecepticonToxin- Body and color scheme for TFcon 2011 Exclusive
  • AutobotGarrison- Body and color scheme for TFcon 2012 Exclusive
  • DecepticonBroken Mirror Supreme Commander- Head design for TFcon 2019 Custom Class
  • 3P BotbotsFamiconboy- Partial Podcast / TFcon Exclusive 2022
  • 3P BotbotsOptiNES Prime- Partial Podcast / TFcon Exclusive 2023
  • 3P BotbotsMegaDriveTron- Partial Podcast / TFcon Exclusive 2024

Creative Consultant

  • Symbiote Studios- Consultant for allHasbrolicensed products with the company. Not only Transformers butGI Joe,Power Rangers, Magic The Gathering, etc. Official line of Transformers plush, pins and t-shirts.

Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime

Daniel "Protoman" really, REALLY likes this character. He has the biggest Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime collection in the world. Rarities like the Rodimus Convoy 2010 Shampoo figure bottle and the 1988 Kabaya Rodimus Convoy Blaster Replica are some of his prized figures (And yeah.... some of that lucky draw stuff). WhatHot Shotis toDavid Willis,Hot Rod is to Protoman..... cept even more extreme. He is constantly watching over and maintaining any of the Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime related wiki entries of any like:

G1 Hot Rod / Rodimus PrimeG1 Awesome

G1 Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime toys and merchSpending Awesome

G1 Black Rodimus/Dark Hot RodEvil-Black-Repaint Awesome

Energon RodimusUnicron Trilogy Awesome

Movie RodimusFuture Movie Awesome

Shattered Glass RodimusEvil Goatee Awesome

Animated RodimusBig Chin Awesome

Prime Hot Shot/RodName Confused Awesome

also

G1 PointblankCause he is bad ass

Conventions

Prior to being staff of TFcon[[2]], Daniel use to compete at the event before deciding to focus onbigger fish.

AtBotcon 2008,Daniel "Protoman" along with Team Canada got to the semifinals of the Faction Feud Trivia and shut out fellow brother site TFW2005's team [[3]]. He also taunted the vastly pro-American audience when he took the mic from Alvarez. After the Friday Panel, Protoman privately talked withDerrick J. Wyattabout insuring Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime get a good faithful representation when he will be used in Animated. Later onJared Wadedrew up a sketch of Animated Rodimus for him (7 months before it's public debut).

For the final years of Botcon and Fun Publications; he worked on the character concepts, tech specs and bios for Botcon 2016 as well as the Figure Subscription Service for 4.0 and 5.0

As it relates to TFcon[[4]] itself, Protoman is a former staff of the convention. Daniel has hosted multiple Transformers historical and educational panels and has acted as a judge of trivia competitions and Custom/Art contests.

Fiction Cameos

Protoman has ended up in mild homage/cameos in some current TF related fiction by long time co-workersAlex Milne(art) andJosh Perez(colors).

Transformers Revenge of the Fallen: Defiance #2- Page 15, Panel 3. Far right.

Transformers: Drift #2- Page 4, Panel 2. Lone robot on the middle

TFcon 2010: Nightbird Rebirth- Page 2, Panel 3. Far right.


Protoman in the mass media

Daniel appeared onThis Morning Liveon July 9th, 2007 which aired live all over the eastern Canada area on the Global TV network. Protoman talked about Transformers, his collection and how he got so "deep" into the hobby. When pictures of his house and collection were shown, off-camera news anchor Mike Lecouteur jaw dropped and later told Protoman about owningOmega Supremeas a child.

Protoman was featured in Montreal, Canada's largest newspaper,The Gazetteon July 28th, 2007 in a quarter page article with photo and full interview about his huge collection of Transformers, his life and feelings about thenew Transformers movie.

Featured in an extensive interview on G4'sElectric Playgroundon August 3rd 2010, TFcon was the focus and Protoman was the guide for the show. He talked about the convention's history, what helped Transformers endure all those years and what he loves about the fans.[5]

Daniel/Protoman was featured onStorage Warson February 20th 2015. The pickers (Cindy and Rick) of the show found a bag of 1984-1986 G1 Transformers and brought them to TFcon that was "conveniently" happening the same day. Further information from the recording process showed that the final price given (and aired) for the items was chosen by the producer to make sure the pickers got "2nd place" in cost vs. profit. Protoman originally gave an estimation of about $250-$300 "at most", which they would not happy with.[6]

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