I like the fact that Laserbeak comes out of his chest like G1 but they have done a variant of the theme, much like the Breastformers from the Japanese cartoon. Normally I would not like a toy with these kind of arms but I think TFP Soundwave has made a place for himself in the Multiverse and it kinda works for him. The shape of his head gives a nod to G1's forehead with the spikiness of ROTF, and the no-face thing has won me over (though that took some time).

I wonder if any 3rd party developer will come up with some tentacle tubes that can be attached to him like in the cartoon?