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Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:16 pm

Is there some reason why Optimus Prime and Soundwave look so similar? They both have similar looking buttons on their lower torsos, they both have a similar overall shape, both have a faceplate for a mouth, and their heads each have an overall similar shape.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:21 pm

because animators/artists are lazy and un original

YouTube · Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:23 pm

Just generic design similaritys. Ala front of car chest, Face plate, visor, wheels hanging off legs, shoulder mounted guns, ect. DUH :-B

Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:04 pm

It just seems suspicious that OP has a play, stop, rewind, and fast forward buttons on his torso.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:09 pm

Cthulhunicron wrote:It just seems suspicious that OP has a play, stop, rewind, and fast forward buttons on his torso.

totally off topic, but i love the name. cthulhu ftw

News Credits: 22 · Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:49 am

Their heads especially look similar I've noticed and thought about this as well. in the end, it doesn't matter.

News Credits: 3 · Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:01 am

i've noticed alot of the tf's can be broken into "races", i.e. the jazz/prowl mold, the optimus mold, the seeker mold(s), bumblebee/cliffjumper, ratchet/ironhide ect.

there are definate oddballs, but it works for a lot.

then you have others like wingspan/pounce who's bot modes look alike, but alt modes are vastly different.

Thu Aug 06, 2009 5:16 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:Their heads especially look similar I've noticed and thought about this as well. in the end, it doesn't matter.

I know it doesn't matter. Ultimately, nothing related to Transformers matters. It was just a question.

Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:30 am

Cthulhunicron wrote: they both have a similar overall shape,

I think most G1 Transformers have a fairly similar blocky shape. I mean look at Megs, Blaster, etc., most Transformers are big clunky blocks. The list of similarities and molds can go on and on. The fact that Soundwave and Optimus may look the same are just one example.

Fri Aug 14, 2009 8:55 pm

I never considered the two to have any similarities other than the faceplats. (Which was always my favorite headsculpts) But I did notice Soundwave's head is almost exactly the Decpticon symbol.

News Credits: 3 · Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:32 pm

TWIST3D x M3TAL wrote:I never considered the two to have any similarities other than the faceplats. (Which was always my favorite headsculpts) But I did notice Soundwave's head is almost exactly the Decpticon symbol.

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YouTube · Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:32 am

Name_Violation wrote:
TWIST3D x M3TAL wrote:I never considered the two to have any similarities other than the faceplats. (Which was always my favorite headsculpts) But I did notice Soundwave's head is almost exactly the Decpticon symbol.

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300x 500 or smaller.

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