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Wed Apr 03, 2013 4:37 pm

and I have to say I'm a little disappointed. He looks good in robot mode but his alt mode is hideous. He comes apart during transformation. His arms fall off. Not too thrilled about the spinning cannon. On the plus side I like how the instructions give more info about him. I guess that falls under "Things you didn't know you're TF instructions could do."

How do others feel about Beast Hunters Shockwave?

Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:16 pm

I have yet to see him in my neck of the woods. I want him for bot mode. Just by looking at the pics, i figured I would not like the alt mode.

Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:32 pm

yeah i have yet to see him too but i think both modes look good. both modes are accurate to the show so im happy.

Wed Apr 03, 2013 11:23 pm

Bot mode is awesome, alt mode is just "robot yoga".

News Credits: 12 · Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:37 am

I like him. His robot mode is awesome, his alt mode is a bit meh, but at least he doesn't transform into a goddamn handgun (stupidest transformation ever. Yes, that includes G1 Megatron)

Thu Apr 04, 2013 5:03 am

The last Shockwave with a decent alt-mode was the Animated Voyager. Deal with it.

That said, I like Beast Hunters Shockers quite a lot. He scales well with the other Prime figures (except PRID Megatron), and his gun hose makes him look very show accurate. The only thing I don't particularly care for is how loose his cannon is to fit in the spinning gimmick.

News Credits: 10 · Thu Apr 04, 2013 6:10 am

Henry921 wrote:The last Shockwave with a decent alt-mode was the Animated Voyager. Deal with it.

That said, I like Beast Hunters Shockers quite a lot. He scales well with the other Prime figures (except PRID Megatron), and his gun hose makes him look very show accurate. The only thing I don't particularly care for is how loose his cannon is to fit in the spinning gimmick.

Meanwhile in the 3rd party realm:

I actually liked DOTM's alt mode. More than Animated and FOC in fact. But that's IMO.

Speaking of Animated, Animated Wave is still my favorite decepticon of all time based on character.

Thu Apr 04, 2013 2:08 pm

Does his cannon remind anyone else of a vacuum cleaner

"I am MegaMaid!"

News Credits: 241 · Thu Apr 04, 2013 2:23 pm

SentinelA wrote:Does his cannon remind anyone else of a vacuum cleaner

"I am MegaMaid!"

"Capable of sucking the air from any planet" :lol:

Cookies for anyone who gets this joke.

News Credits: 12 · Thu Apr 04, 2013 2:49 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
SentinelA wrote:Does his cannon remind anyone else of a vacuum cleaner

"I am MegaMaid!"

"Capable of sucking the air from any planet" Cookies for anyone who gets this joke.

Ah, a Spaceballs fan.

I like you already.

Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:01 pm

"It's MegaMaid. She's gone from suck to blow!"

News Credits: 26 · Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:04 pm

Well I have to find him in my area

Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:55 pm

I'm still looking for one. Right now all the toy stores around my house are clogged with Smokescreen and Starscream. I may have to give up and order one online.

Fri Apr 05, 2013 11:38 pm

I picked a shockwave up this past tuesday, and it was broken in package. :-(

But thankfully there was another one at the store so I rushed back and returned it for other Shocky, which was a lot better quality. I love his bot mode, but his alt mode is "ok". Still to me the best alt modes for a Shockwave/Blast would be the energon Shockblast satellite mode.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:05 pm

SentinelA wrote:"It's MegaMaid. She's gone from suck to blow!"

"My gosh! It's not just a space ship, its a Transformer!"

That movie gets better with every viewing.

So my 2 cents is that I hope the Takara release benefits like Ultra Magnus. I heard and read all the flaws that came with Voyager Prime UM and I must say there were none that I could find with Takara's. It was nothing but greatness and IMO a great figure. So I hope the lightning strikes twice with Takara SW especially with the legs issue when in bot mode.

I definitely think SW's arm cannon looks more like a giant dust buster. That way when sees any

he's inclined to say..."suck you

".

News Credits: 7 · Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:15 pm

The vehicle mode isn't great, but I can live with it, and I've certainly seen worse.

And am I the only one who thinks the spinning cannon is fun?

Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:49 am

Nemesis Primal wrote:The vehicle mode isn't great, but I can live with it, and I've certainly seen worse.

And am I the only one who thinks the spinning cannon is fun?

Nope you aren't. I like his spinning fun alot more than than the dotm Shockwave's mechtech.