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| BotCon | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Transformers |
| Inaugurated | 1994 |
| Most recent | 2023 |
| Organized by | Agabyss Enterprises LLC |
| Filing status | Private company |
| Website | http://www.botcon.com/ |
BotCon, briefly known as "The Official Transformers Collectors' Convention" (or OTFCC), is an annual convention for Transformers fans and collectors. BotCon has been held annually since 1994. BotCon is a syllabic abbreviation for "Robot Convention"[1] but also refers to "Autobot" and "Decepticon",[2] the protagonist and antagonist robot factions in the many continuities in the Transformers franchise.
Featured BotCon guests are usually involved in the creation of Transformers media in some respect, whether as voice actors from the animated series, artists or writers from the comic books, or actual Hasbro employees. Fun Publications has held the convention for a number of years, with 2016 being its final year.[3] It was replaced by the now defunct HasCon, Hasbro's own convention, in 2017.
- ^ Stonebraker, Steve-o. "Transformers FAQ > Fandom > Conventions". Archived from the original on 2005-08-19. Retrieved 2005-07-28.
- ^ Cieply, Michael (29 May 2009). "BotCon: Remaining Transfixed by Transformers". The New York Times. Archived from the original on Mar 31, 2022.
- ^ BaCon (April 8, 2016). "#BotCon 2016 - Last Transformers Convention From Fun Publications". tformers.com. Archived from the original on Sep 17, 2020.