BotCon ‘26 - Chicago, July 10-12

“We got Decepticons at the gates! Decepticons in the air! Decepticons inside the walls! Decepticons, Decepticons, Decepticons! If we beat them off the walls they're still in the air, if we shoot them out of the air they're still at the gates! So where does that leave us? BotCon, that's where!” Ok, we tweaked the movie quote ever so slightly… Completing the trio of Springer, Arcee, and NOW Blurr from the central image of the 1986 Transformers: The Movie poster, we are thrilled to announce John Moschitta as our next guest for BotCon: Chicago. The show takes place July 10-12, 2026 at the The Schaumburg Convention Center. Stay tuned for more guest, artist, and vendor announcements over the next few weeks. You won’t want to miss this Transformers: The Movie 40th anniversary reunion event. Autographs, Photos, panels, special presentations… this is going to be quite the show! All taking place at the original Transformers Convention - BotCon, bringing collectors and fans together for over 30 years! Register today! botcon.com SPECIAL SHOW NOTE - The NEW toy line METAL CARDBOT (MCB) will make it full convention retail debut at BotCon! You don’t have to wait until BotCon though to start collecting this amazing new toy line. MCB is available in the U.S. exclusively from Agabyss. You can pre-order right now with shipments starting later this month! SPECIAL bonus for ordering all 6 figures from Wave 1. For more info visit: agabyss.com/samg/metal-car…

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@Transfan2 @Hasbro @BotCon This guy?

“It is the year 2005. The treacherous Decepticons have conquered the Autobots' home planet of Cybertron. But, from secret staging grounds on two of Cybertron's moons, the valiant Autobots prepare to retake their homeland.” One of the greatest introductions in all of animated Cinema, dare we say ALL movies period! BotCon: Chicago is thrilled to welcome for the first time ever to our show the voice of Transformers storytelling, Victor Caroli, June 10-12! For ticket info visit BotCon.com.

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While the opening scene with Unicron set in motion the plot of Transformers: The Movie, the scene right after the credits set the tone! Who all still knows the classic narration word for word? “It is the year 2005…” m.youtube.com/watch?v=POAwrP… Next guest announcement this week!

Springer, you and Arcee transform Autobot City! We’re sure you’ve all heard about the ‘We killed Optimus’ apology tour by now. But for the Autobots that fought to defend Autobot City that day, their valiant efforts require no apologies! With that, for THE summer celebration of the 40th anniversary of Transformers: The Movie, we are thrilled to announce another star from the film that defined a generation! Susan Blu, voice of G1 Arcee! Not only did Sue voice the first regularly featured female Autobot, she went on to have a lasting impact as both the voice director and guest voice on Beast Wars and Transformers Animated respectively. It all started with Transformer: The Movie though, and we can’t wait to host both her and Neil Ross at BotCon: Chicago July 10-12 at the Shaumburg Convention Center. Attendee Custom Class, Package Pick-up, and Early Store shopping starts July 9th. Speaking of the custom class, we still have a limited number of seats available. This is going to be the best custom class yet of the Agabyss Era, and you won’t want to miss out on this figure! For a look at last years custom class offerings, check us our previous tweets Then to get your Premium Plus, Premiun, and/or weekend package and to sign up for your custom class, you can do that all through the various links at BotCon.com REMINDER: Kids 12 & Under are ALWAYS FREE at BotCon AND there are NO HIDDEN FEES with your registration!

Who is the guest star?!?

And finally, grab your BotCon ‘26 Chicago custom class slot before they are gone! agabyss.com/botcon-2026-th…

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The BotCon Custom Class! We can’t wait for you to see this years concept. Going to be one of the best of the last 20 plus years! In the meantime, let’s take a look at last year’s two class figures that Shawn Tessman worked up using these classic concepts. You have the super blink and you’ll miss it cameo of Autobot Toaster from the G1 Marvel comic, and the Deformatted Cyclonus based on the color scheme from Action Master Bombshell. Also shown here alongside the custom class Toaster and Blackcat is the mini Toaster w/ 3 slices of toast PVC accessories and the Blackcat figurine from Transformers Collectors Clib Ninja Force 5 pack. Alongside the reformatted Bombshell is the Action Master Bombshell toy from 1991. Finally, we have the Transformers Universe style profiles. This is where it gets a little fun. So both of these are just custom write ups, however there may be something more to the Bombshell write up. Something that may be appearing on an upcoming toy? Let’s just say right now that the Bombshell write up shown here is more of a what if that happened in the Marvel movie adaptation Sunbow universe.  However, for Sunbow proper… You might be seeing something of a similar story in the very near future via an official exclusive. Stay Tuned, and it the meantime, order your BotCon ‘26 attending package, grab your custom class (more than 1/2 sold out!), and be on the lookout for a product with the name Decepticon Avatar! Visit BotCon.com today!

Well, while we still think a Missing Link Unicron will show up via Takara TOMY later this year, our prediction of a Unicron debut of some sort did not pan out for Toy Fair. We have someone from BotCon on site though in New York, so maybe it’s hiding under one of the tables. But looks like we got this wrong. We will begin the APOLOGY TOUR for this wrong prediction in 2066 at BotCon’s 72nd anniversary!

Unicron Debuts at Toy Fair tomorrow??? In less than 24 hours Hasbro will be revealing what is widely believed to be a host of 1986 themed Transformers: The Movie toys in celebration of the 40th anniversary. Many believe this will include a Unicron toy of some type! We think that this is PERFECT timing as today we are thrilled to announce our theme for BotCon ‘26: Chicago’s guests, events, kids classes, souvenir pin set, games, and more… you guessed it, the 40th Anniversary of the greatest animated film ever - Transformers: The Movie. With that let’s announce our first guest. He voiced the TF:TM character who was the embodiment of 1980’s action heroes, with the perfect mix of bravado, sarcasm, and wit: Neil Ross, voice of Autobot Springer! Neil himself was with Transformers starting 1/2 way through Season 1 as the voice of Slag, Bonecrusher, and Hook. His first ‘starring’ role for the franchise was in Transformers: The Movie as Springer and we can’t wait for him to celebrate this movie anniversary with all of us! You do not want to miss BotCon: Chicago at the Schaumburg Convention Center July 9th-12. Visit BotCon.com for more info!

@FoxyProto Oh, and to clarify. You can purchase the quarterly exclusives a la carte. If there are any convention VS sets left, they’ll be available to purchase at the BotCon store starting Thursday evening.

@FoxyProto Hi. That weekend cost is the cost of entry for all 3 days as well. We will offer daily passes. And they range in price from $25-$45 per day. Which is pretty standard for most shows these days. The weekend pass also includes extended hours for the show. And any evening events.

BotCon ‘26 Registration is NOW OPEN! NEW FOR 2026! Each PREMIUM PASS will include the Limited Edition BotCon Mystery Box. In addition to the numerous items featured in each mystery box, there will also be a BONUS mystery item included. 5 mystery boxes will include a SUPER MYSTERY TICKET good for 1 of the 5 SUPER Mystery items. These 5 SUPER Mystery items will be revealed at a later date. Along with all the goodies in the Mystery Box, your PREMIUM PASS grants you admission for all BotCon ‘26 related general events: Thurs July 9th – Sun July 12th. Want even more perks??? Check out the PREMIUM PLUS option for the ULTIMATE fan experience! Base Weekend option is also available. Planning on getting in before the crowds? We have the Thursday Custom Class available for purchase. This class is limited to 40 participants and features a G1 figure with new tooling. You do NOT want to miss this figure concept, never before seen at retail. STAY TUNED for Guest Announcements, Show Schedule, Primetime Events, Yolopark Transformers official exclusive VS set reveal, and so much more! Visit BotCon.com to register today!

Oh we want you to know. And when fans see the new sculpt and this version of the character? G1 fans will finally be getting a LONG OVERDUE variation of this con!

And maybe it’s BOTH?!?

The Hype Guy thinks it’s a movie release. We are pretty certain it is a new Unicron toy. Either way, we will all know very… very… very… SOON!