RIP Larry DiTillio

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RIP Larry DiTillio

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On March 15th, Larry DiTillio passed away. Larry was a major force in 80s animation, being one of the major creators of He-Man and She-Ra, as well as working on shows like Beast Wars and Babylon 5. He was also a RPG creator, having written the Call of Cthulhu adventure Masks of Nyarlethotep.
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He also wrote a number of books for Pendragon RPG 1st and 2nd edition.
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Yeah, I just read about this. I remember seeing his name on every episode of Beast Wars.
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Jabroniville wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2019 11:14 am Yeah, I just read about this. I remember seeing his name on every episode of Beast Wars.
That's no surprise, he and Bob Forward (also a veteran of Filmation) pretty invented that part of the Transformes Franchise.
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The man was a legend in animation, and will be missed.
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