Transformers Animated Se3Ep11 "This is Why I Hate Machines" discussion

[loophole]

cool episode but know i dont wether i should get normal coloured Shockwave or his "true" coloured verion

[Thanatos]

That true colours thing while annoying and painful, is awesome.

[GoktimusPrime]

I got regular coloured Shockwave. My rationale being:

1/ It's a nicer looking colour scheme on that mould and also Longarm Prime has only ever appeared in those colours. Now that his cover's blown I don't think we'll be seeing Shockwave using his Longarm Prime mode anymore - especially in purple!

2/ Longarm/Shockwave appears in his regular colours for the majority of the series. Let's face it, his "true" colours thing in this episode is really just a gimmick to sell the purple variant of the toy.

To me, purple Shockwave is like Fire Guts Ginrai... a colour variant seen for a limited portion of the show. IMO purple Shockwave would be a cooler toy if it were a limited exclusive like Fire Guts Ginrai. I suppose the only good thing I can say about the purple variant is that they're a lot easier to find online. The original colour version was a lot harder to find (especially from a non-US seller who won't gouge you for postage), but well worth the effort. I got mine from a seller in Singapore for AU$40.

*searches ebay*

Here's one from Singapore for AU$39.99 and ships worldwide.

That true colours thing while annoying and painful, is awesome.

I like Shockwave. I can see why some people were disappointed - particularly with the description of the tank mode being the "robot mode fallen over" - but I don't mind it so much. It's an ambitious design -- attempting to give the toy two robot modes and two vehicle modes. Execution-wise the vehicle modes are pretty "meh" as a result, but I think it was a fair effort. But yeah, it's not the greatest toy and I wouldn't recommend it for people who aren't fans of Animated and of the character.

[Sky Shadow]

So much nostalgia...

I always like seeing Furman's stuff in other media, like Maccadam's Old Oil House.

Humans breathing on Cybertron.

SENTINEL: Set up a perimeter around The Metroplex.

Oh my gods – that was the most awesome cameo this series. Just a shame they didn't get Scott McNeil - that would have made it perfect. (And as well as the cameos Gok listed, I also spotted Glyph and... a 'Sedan' white Bumper too?)

I loved Sentinel Prime's fear-mongering propaganda.

Corey Burton's SHOCKWAVE as HAL: I’m afraid I can’t let you do that.

"Get your head out of your exhaust port!"

Yes! "True colours"! Ha! I have that toy!

MEGATRON: No Autobot would be foolish enough to fire on their greatest weapon.
SENTINEL: I say we fire on Omega Supreme.

This is unquestionably one of the best seasons of Transformers ever.

[Paulbot]

Autotbot + human in the tunnels under Cybertron fighting Shockwave? Also G1 cartoon-esque.

and no one's mentioned the Elite Guard's familar looking fortress...!

What seemed going in to be filler was really the prologue to the finale and it should be a good one though it has a lot of threads to tie up.

But Gok, the voice credits went pretty fast (and I can't rewind) but I thought they said Rattrap?

[bruticus]

All i have to say is.... FORTRESS MAXIMUS!!!!!

[MV75]

"I want all energon diverted to fortress maximus"!



By their contexts though, metroplex is larger.

Also Jazz was at his coolest this episode.

"Rise shockwave, my most loyal servant"

*lugnut quivering in anger*

Heh, funniest ending. Lugnut is continuosly praising megatron the whole series and then as soon as shockwave turns up infront of megatron, he gets those kudos.

[jaydisc]

Awesome episode!!!

It's smart how they're working repaints into the fiction.

And my favorite, which I hope exports well:

"I'm Sentinel Prime, and I approve this message."

Every campaign ad in the USA ends with that line.

[shokwave2]

cool episode but know i dont wether i should get normal coloured Shockwave or his "true" coloured verion

Get both. Pose the grey as Longarm and the purple as Shockwave. Everyone wins!

[Wheel-J]

Get both. Pose the grey as Longarm and the purple as Shockwave. Everyone wins!

Exactly. Me myself may also do that eventrually.