Aaron Archer
Aaron C. Archer (born 1972 in
Archer worked on other Hasbro/Kenner toy lines including various
Archer managed a design team that is responsible for concept design, both for larger storyline concepts (Archer claims the idea for the show Transformers: Cybertron was initially created on a Taco Bell napkin over lunch) and for the look of individual characters, while Takara's engineers are responsible for converting Hasbro designs into three-dimensional action figure form. Takara also has say in design choices.
Archer is also known in Transformers fandom for his brief stint posting on the website TFW2005.com's boards under the assumed name "Orson" (a reference to
Prior to working for Hasbro, Archer self-published a comic book, Gumbo, with Jeff McCormack. Both attended the University of Akron, in Akron, Ohio.
Some homages to Aaron include the Transformers movie toy Longarm having "Orson's Towing" on the door, the early name for Universe Skalor being listed as "Archerbot", and the Transformers: Animated character "Angry Archer".
References
External links
- An interview with Aaron Archer at Field's Edge.
- An article on Aaron Archer from the Canton Repository.