The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Tue May 08, 2012 4:07 pm

Regardless of my own stance on this, I just don't feel how I should be sincere about this release. It's a character we already got a few years ago - a character whose one of a huge cast of characters who have yet to have figures not just in WFC/FOC, but in any Transformers line for awhile - has the exact same alternate mode, and same robot mode. Nothing really aesthetically pleasing other than the fact that it's bigger. If I wanted a bigger WFC/FOC Soundwave, I'd go ask some KO company do it, albeit I'd be more eager to throw any KO contacts I had at the ground to Hasbro's dogs.

Oh sweet, he holds his minions? But it's so aesthetically farce that I want laugh. Can I throw playdoh in there too to make my own discs?

I'm also stupefied as to why we are seeing Soundblaster with these official pictures. I can understand how marketable it is to show a brand new mold and then it's repaint, but I'll remind you that brand new mold + repaint is replacing brand new mold + brand new mold. I'd also like to say that it's stupid to even show Soundblaster. Oh who are they possibly going to repaint Soundwave into, a **** Bumblebee?

I'm never really distraught with a product before I own it with my own hands, but I just feel that this is a foolish release.

News Credits: 2 · by **whacko** » Tue May 08, 2012 4:19 pm

So.. before Soundwave came to Earth he was a record player? :grin:

News Credits: 2 · by **Banjo-Tron** » Tue May 08, 2012 4:38 pm

whacko wrote:So.. before Soundwave came to Earth he was a record player?

It was either that or homage his 'lamp post' mode from the pilot episode of the G1 cartoon

News Credits: 1 · by **njb902** » Tue May 08, 2012 4:57 pm

Banjo-Tron wrote:
whacko wrote:So.. before Soundwave came to Earth he was a record player?

It was either that or homage his 'lamp post' mode from the pilot episode of the G1 cartoon

oh (insert deity here) I forgot all about that lol.

by **RAcast** » Tue May 08, 2012 6:17 pm

njb902 wrote:
Banjo-Tron wrote:
whacko wrote:So.. before Soundwave came to Earth he was a record player?

It was either that or homage his 'lamp post' mode from the pilot episode of the G1 cartoon

oh (insert deity here) I forgot all about that lol.

That made me laugh harder than it should have.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Tue May 08, 2012 10:32 pm

RhA wrote:
craggy wrote:
Blurrz wrote:Scale's been screwed up for a while. Shockwave is much taller than Megatron and Starscream ingame and yet he receives the deluxe. I'm more bitter about how we pretty much have nulled the existence of two Generations 2010 figures with Prime and Soundwave getting new molds. And who knows, with Megatron/BB as popular as they are, will likely get new figures in new sizes.

I was about to say how terrible the new Prime figure is, then I remembered the repaint. All is forgiven Fattimus Prime!

HAY. Some people actually LIKE their Fattimusses.

You made me sad.

That may be true (I like Energon Fatimus), but there's no denying he's pretty fat. :lol:

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Tue May 08, 2012 10:34 pm

Fattimus Prime is awesome. Don't let me be hearin' disses on the Fats.

You hear me, people?! *shakes fist, angrily*

That's right. Fattimus rules.

News Credits: 2 · by **Banjo-Tron** » Wed May 09, 2012 4:17 am

I remember when I got hold of Powermaster Prime he reminded me of something but I couldn't figure out what. Then my dad walked in, with his belly overhanging his stonewash denims, and I figured it out. Powermaster OP was obviously modelled on a paunchy, middle aged man!

News Credits: 1 · by **AutobotMR2** » Wed May 09, 2012 8:02 am

Blurrz wrote:Regardless of my own stance on this, I just don't feel how I should be sincere about this release. It's a character we already got a few years ago - a character whose one of a huge cast of characters who have yet to have figures not just in WFC/FOC, but in any Transformers line for awhile - has the exact same alternate mode, and same robot mode. Nothing really aesthetically pleasing other than the fact that it's bigger. If I wanted a bigger WFC/FOC Soundwave, I'd go ask some KO company do it, albeit I'd be more eager to throw any KO contacts I had at the ground to Hasbro's dogs.

Oh sweet, he holds his minions? But it's so aesthetically farce that I want laugh. Can I throw playdoh in there too to make my own discs?

I'm also stupefied as to why we are seeing Soundblaster with these official pictures. I can understand how marketable it is to show a brand new mold and then it's repaint, but I'll remind you that brand new mold + repaint is replacing brand new mold + brand new mold. I'd also like to say that it's stupid to even show Soundblaster. Oh who are they possibly going to repaint Soundwave into, a **** Bumblebee?

I'm never really distraught with a product before I own it with my own hands, but I just feel that this is a foolish release.

Seconded....that is all. >:oP

by **orangeitis** » Wed May 09, 2012 8:20 am

Here's to hoping they do a remold to Blaster and do some Autobot Diskbots.

News Credits: 2 · by **Requiem Prime** » Wed May 09, 2012 10:14 am

orangeitis wrote:Here's to hoping they do a remold to Blaster and do some Autobot Diskbots.

You'd think that would have been the more natural choice than Soundblaster.

by **SJ21** » Wed May 09, 2012 10:33 am

AutobotMR2 wrote:
Blurrz wrote:Regardless of my own stance on this, I just don't feel how I should be sincere about this release. It's a character we already got a few years ago - a character whose one of a huge cast of characters who have yet to have figures not just in WFC/FOC, but in any Transformers line for awhile - has the exact same alternate mode, and same robot mode. Nothing really aesthetically pleasing other than the fact that it's bigger. If I wanted a bigger WFC/FOC Soundwave, I'd go ask some KO company do it, albeit I'd be more eager to throw any KO contacts I had at the ground to Hasbro's dogs.

Oh sweet, he holds his minions? But it's so aesthetically farce that I want laugh. Can I throw playdoh in there too to make my own discs?

I'm also stupefied as to why we are seeing Soundblaster with these official pictures. I can understand how marketable it is to show a brand new mold and then it's repaint, but I'll remind you that brand new mold + repaint is replacing brand new mold + brand new mold. I'd also like to say that it's stupid to even show Soundblaster. Oh who are they possibly going to repaint Soundwave into, a **** Bumblebee?

I'm never really distraught with a product before I own it with my own hands, but I just feel that this is a foolish release.

Seconded....that is all.

I don't know the intricacies of the Hasbro's inner workings, but a new mold and a repaint doesn't necessarily mean missing out on another new mold. It's not like they have to do a new mold for a straight repaint is it?

I do know that people complained about the deluxe Soundwave not having minions. I also know that people complained about not getting a Classics Soundblaster. Hasbro actually listened to us here. I am not going to jinx it by complaining.

News Credits: 7 · by **Noideaforaname** » Wed May 09, 2012 11:20 am

I'd much rather have an unnecessary Voyager Soundwave/Soundblaster than an unnecessary Voyager Bumblebee/"Arctic Sunstorm" Bumblebee.

News Credits: 4 · by **MasterSoundBlaster** » Wed May 09, 2012 11:24 am

Noideaforaname wrote:I'd much rather have an unnecessary Voyager Soundwave/Soundblaster than an unnecessary Voyager Bumblebee/"Arctic Sunstorm" Bumblebee.

This.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Wed May 09, 2012 11:33 am

SJ21 wrote:
I don't know the intricacies of the Hasbro's inner workings, but a new mold and a repaint doesn't necessarily mean missing out on another new mold. It's not like they have to do a new mold for a straight repaint is it?

I do know that people complained about the deluxe Soundwave not having minions. I also know that people complained about not getting a Classics Soundblaster. Hasbro actually listened to us here. I am not going to jinx it by complaining.

But we still don't have a Classics Soundblaster or a Classics Soundwave for that matter, first to come with the stupid "G1 reissue is Classics Soundwave and you can't top G1 Soundwave" don't even comment you know that's retarded.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed May 09, 2012 11:36 am

Dead Metal wrote:But we still don't have a Classics Soundblaster or a Classics Soundwave for that matter, first to come with the stupid "G1 reissue is Classics Soundwave and you can't top G1 Soundwave" don't even comment you know that's retarded.

Why not substitute with the Music Label Spark Blue and Blaster black Soundwaves?

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Wed May 09, 2012 11:49 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:But we still don't have a Classics Soundblaster or a Classics Soundwave for that matter, first to come with the stupid "G1 reissue is Classics Soundwave and you can't top G1 Soundwave" don't even comment you know that's retarded.
Why not substitute with the Music Label Spark Blue and Blaster black Soundwaves?

Too expensive and not enough detail. Plus a lack of compatible minions that don't look like crap.

News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Wed May 09, 2012 12:08 pm

ML Soundwave is teh seks.

Requiem Prime wrote:
orangeitis wrote:Here's to hoping they do a remold to Blaster and do some Autobot Diskbots.

You'd think that would have been the more natural choice than Soundblaster.

When I heard about this from the BotCon updates, I misheard and thought it was gonna be Blaster. The Soundblaster repaint actually looks pretty sweet, though. These are still pretty pointless, though, if they're the only voyagers they do...aka if they don't do a Prime and Megatron voyager.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed May 09, 2012 12:11 pm

Dead Metal wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:But we still don't have a Classics Soundblaster or a Classics Soundwave for that matter, first to come with the stupid "G1 reissue is Classics Soundwave and you can't top G1 Soundwave" don't even comment you know that's retarded.
Why not substitute with the Music Label Spark Blue and Blaster black Soundwaves?

Too expensive and not enough detail. Plus a lack of compatible minions that don't look like crap.

Well, in regards to detail, does there have to be that much? I mean, G1 Soundwave, and pretty much the whole early G1 cast, had pretty simplistic and subtle character models that did not require a whole lot of detail to their appearance. The Music Label Soundwave may not look like the most snazzy, flashy, wow design that pop out at ya, but it's pretty much the most show-accurate looking G1 Soundwave you'll ever find.

And, owning this mold, there actually are some little details thrown in for that extra touch, such as tech patterns on his shoulders. But it's the subtlety to his design that makes it work. Along with its impressive articulation.

But, I do gotta agree on the price and lack of a good minion gimmick. I'd trade those for its lackluster MP3 player feature (since mine died and its now 100% action figure).

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Wed May 09, 2012 3:22 pm

MasterSoundBlaster wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:I'd much rather have an unnecessary Voyager Soundwave/Soundblaster than an unnecessary Voyager Bumblebee/"Arctic Sunstorm" Bumblebee.

This.

We're already painfully getting a Voyager Bumblebee in the Prime toyline, I wouldn't put it past them to do it in the FoC line either. I'm not one to complain about saturation of a character that isn't Bumblebee, but whatever... as it was said, complaining will get us nowhere.

by **crazyjeffy** » Wed May 09, 2012 4:05 pm

Blurrz wrote:
MasterSoundBlaster wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:I'd much rather have an unnecessary Voyager Soundwave/Soundblaster than an unnecessary Voyager Bumblebee/"Arctic Sunstorm" Bumblebee.

This.

We're already painfully getting a Voyager Bumblebee in the Prime toyline, I wouldn't put it past them to do it in the FoC line either. I'm not one to complain about saturation of a character that isn't Bumblebee, but whatever... as it was said, complaining will get us nowhere.

I thought the abomination was a leader-class bee :/

I'd like voyager Grimlock or something over soundwave. the Con's already get a big figure with bruticus.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Wed May 09, 2012 6:40 pm

Blurrz wrote:We're already painfully getting a Voyager Bumblebee in the Prime toyline, I wouldn't put it past them to do it in the FoC line either. I'm not one to complain about saturation of a character that isn't Bumblebee, but whatever... as it was said, complaining will get us nowhere.

I was about to disagree with you on the Voyager Bumblebee, saying that Generations hasn't re-done a single character unless there's a major differece i.e. Classics vs Generations Bumblebee, then I remembered that this is a thread on a Voyager Soundwave...l

by **SJ21** » Wed May 09, 2012 7:55 pm

I have a feeling that this Soundwave is going to have to suffice as Classics Soundwave for a while.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu May 10, 2012 7:57 am

crazyjeffy wrote:
Blurrz wrote:
MasterSoundBlaster wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:I'd much rather have an unnecessary Voyager Soundwave/Soundblaster than an unnecessary Voyager Bumblebee/"Arctic Sunstorm" Bumblebee.

This.

We're already painfully getting a Voyager Bumblebee in the Prime toyline, I wouldn't put it past them to do it in the FoC line either. I'm not one to complain about saturation of a character that isn't Bumblebee, but whatever... as it was said, complaining will get us nowhere.

I thought the abomination was a leader-class bee :/

Neither Leader nor Voyager for BB. Weaponizers is a whole new class of its own.

News Credits: 10 · by **gavinfuzzy** » Thu May 10, 2012 8:52 am

Sabrblade wrote:
crazyjeffy wrote:
Blurrz wrote:
MasterSoundBlaster wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:I'd much rather have an unnecessary Voyager Soundwave/Soundblaster than an unnecessary Voyager Bumblebee/"Arctic Sunstorm" Bumblebee.

This.

We're already painfully getting a Voyager Bumblebee in the Prime toyline, I wouldn't put it past them to do it in the FoC line either. I'm not one to complain about saturation of a character that isn't Bumblebee, but whatever... as it was said, complaining will get us nowhere.

I thought the abomination was a leader-class bee :/
Neither Leader nor Voyager for BB. Weaponizers is a whole new class of its own.

I'm sure it'll be called leaders on the box, just like the Powerizers are still labeled Voyagers on the box, but still called Powerizers according to Hasbro.