Something else to keep in mind is that Star Convoy wasn't the only Battlestar who had a Micromaster partner. All three of them did.
Sky Garry came with Shotbomber, and Grandus had Spinner.
Full disclosure, there have been no actual leaks or rumors regarding any real release of Sky Garry in this line. This is all just wild speculation on our part related to the equally wild speculation about whether Titan class Star Optimus Prime will just be Star Convoy by himself (giant-sized or...
My impression is that the movie was mostly completed by then and that Paramount was trying to keep as much info about it a secret from the public until then.
I have been saying it was a mistake to use the cartoon's premiere date of September 17 as the date for Transformers Day. Should've been May 8 instead, the actual 40th anniversary of the brand.
EDIT: Just found out that May 8 was also the day Paramount Pictures was first founded back in 1912...
Someone on another board proposed that the reason Star Convoy is being released as a Titan is because it could actually be a three-pack of all three Battlestars together: Star Convoy, Grandus, and Sky Garry (similar to how SS86 Hook and Long Haul are being released together as a single Commander...
Hasbro exec: "So what you're saying is... that we should have premiered the G1 cartoon in some other month 40 years ago! Of course! We need to go back in time and change the cartoon's premiere month so that its 40th anniversary can be in a better month for Transformers One to release in 40 years...
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