Animated Shockwave in packaging.

[i_amtrunks]

Now that I've seen the pics of all 4 modes, I agree with you Tetsuwan 4 modes is kinda pushing it considering it's really only 2 modes with slight variation to make the other 2 modes.

Once Shockwave is finally seen by the Autobot forces it cant take them more than 3 seconds to realise it's Longarm, unless of course the Autobots have that problem where a pair of glasses throws them off from telling that Clark Kent and Superman are one and the same...

[jaydisc]

While 2 cool alt modes would have been even all the more awesome, I'm quite excited simply about the 2 robot modes. It's a rare gimmick and I'm glad they made the effort to make good differentiations there.

[PirateCop]

i think it looks sweeet but we probably wont be seeing it in stores till idno 2013?

[Sky Shadow]

That is so awesome. This is the one upcoming toy I (metaphorically) can't wait for. I'm not convinced that they've transformed the heads correctly though - Shockwave's has elements of Longarm Prime and vice versa.

[Gutsman Heavy]

I'm not convinced that they've transformed the heads correctly though - Shockwave's has elements of Longarm Prime and vice versa.

I think your right.




Looks better!

[Pulse]

This seems like one extremely ambitious figure in that the designers were attempting to squeeze 4 modes into 1 TF.

You can understand why they're reluctant to attempt something like a gestalt. I mean, Blitzwing ain't that bad in all 3 of his modes but 4 modes out of Shockwave? It's a bit of a stretch...

[Tommy K]

i really like the look of this toy but the head of longarm is a bit weird

[GoktimusPrime]

It's a bit of a stretch to call the Autobot and Decepticon robot modes as true separate modes though... they're really just variant transformations of the same robot mode. Still, it's a much better secret identity than Clark Kent/Superman - or the worst secret ID of them all - Prince Adam/He-Man!!

[kup]

It's a bit of a stretch to call the Autobot and Decepticon robot modes as true separate modes though... they're really just variant transformations of the same robot mode. Still, it's a much better secret identity than Clark Kent/Superman - or the worst secret ID of them all - Prince Adam/He-Man!!

The Secret Identity thing for Animated Shockwave works much, much better in the cartoon character model than the toy.

[GoktimusPrime]

That's true - but I think the toy is a good facsimile all things considered.