The Energon Pub

[Carnivius_Prime]

I dunno. That 'brow' bit is still bugging me on this toy. So used to seeing Shockwave's distinctinve eye without it that it just seems like something obscuring my view of it, and it's annoying. The spider-tank mode just looks silly (like he's just running about on all fours which seems beneath Shockwave) and all that bright pink kinda helps kill any menace the character should have (this sure ain't the guy from that famously grim classic comic cover). I much prefer that Cyber Batallion Shockwave if I want to get an affordable non-MP figure of him (if i ever find him in stores here)

Nice pics though.

[Flw Studios]

Does anybody know the upc number or the dpci number?

[ZeroWolf]

Thanks for the review will, question for me is to get this version or the Ultra class...especially since he really does look like he'll fit into a rid/tav collection...

[WreckerJack]

That looks like a really sweet figure. I like the vibrant color plus all the details and articulation. I haven't found a Shockwave for my collection yet, so this may just be the one!

[Autobot Roadburn]

The lack of head articulation is enough to keep me away from this one, though he does look pretty good otherwise. I'll look into the larger one to add to my IDW shelf assuming he's a good height to fit - hopefully around the size of SXS Hot Flame.

[-Kanrabat-]

I'll be holding on for ULTRA Shockwave.

[william-james88]

Thanks for the review will, question for me is to get this version or the Ultra class...especially since he really does look like he'll fit into a rid/tav collection...

Fpr a RID/TAV collection, I would suggest this warrior one so that it could be the same size as the other RID/TAV toys. The ultra would be too big to go with them.

That looks like a really sweet figure. I like the vibrant color plus all the details and articulation. I haven't found a Shockwave for my collection yet, so this may just be the one!

For you though, I would sugest to wait for the Ultra. Its only 5$ more and would fit better in a collection where your bigger bots (like Megs and Optimus) are voyagers.

I much prefer that Cyber Batallion Shockwave if I want to get an affordable non-MP figure of him (if i ever find him in stores here)

Nice pics though.

That cyber battalion is seriously lacking though. It has no knees or bicep swivels, something even this warrior has.

Plus, his alt mode is pretty crap:





Plus, the back isnt great



This one looks like a lean mean killing machine, and for the same price!

[TulioDude]

I dont know,the Cyber Battalion looks more diffrent in alternate mode,like a more complex transformation.

[william-james88]

I dont know,the Cyber Battalion looks more diffrent in alternate mode,like a more complex transformation.

But it is basically just shockwav putting his arms in the air and lying down.

[Emerje]

I dont know,the Cyber Battalion looks more diffrent in alternate mode,like a more complex transformation.

But it is basically just shockwav putting his arms in the air and lying down.

And this figure is basically him walking around on all fours, the G1 figure is basically him putting his arms in the air and bending over. There's no such thing as a complex Shockwave.

Emerje

[Autobot Roadburn]

I dont know,the Cyber Battalion looks more diffrent in alternate mode,like a more complex transformation.

But it is basically just shockwav putting his arms in the air and lying down.

And this figure is basically him walking around on all fours, the G1 figure is basically him putting his arms in the air and bending over. There's no such thing as a complex Shockwave.

Emerje

DotM Shockwave?

[Sabrblade]

I dont know,the Cyber Battalion looks more diffrent in alternate mode,like a more complex transformation.

But it is basically just shockwav putting his arms in the air and lying down.

And this figure is basically him walking around on all fours, the G1 figure is basically him putting his arms in the air and bending over. There's no such thing as a complex Shockwave.

Emerje

[Autobot Roadburn]

I dont know,the Cyber Battalion looks more diffrent in alternate mode,like a more complex transformation.

But it is basically just shockwav putting his arms in the air and lying down.

And this figure is basically him walking around on all fours, the G1 figure is basically him putting his arms in the air and bending over. There's no such thing as a complex Shockwave.

Emerje

Ooh, in unison!

[Emerje]

OK, so there's one complex Shockwave out there. Can't believe I forgot the DotM version seeing as how I own two of them (original Hasbro and MtB)

Emerje

[Sabrblade]

Arguably Prime Beast Hunters Shockwave and Animated Shockwave too, both to an extent.

[Emerje]

Arguably Prime Beast Hunters Shockwave and Animated Shockwave too, both to an extent.

Very arguably. The Animated mold, despite having four modes, doesn't do a whole lot to transition into them. The Prime mold is only a little more complex than the Cyberverse versions.

Emerje

[Carnivius_Prime]

That cyber battalion is seriously lacking though. It has no knees or bicep swivels, something even this warrior has.

Plus, his alt mode is pretty crap:


This one looks like a lean mean killing machine, and for the same price!

I dunno. The Battalion one just LOOKS more like the kind of Shockwave figure I want in robot mode. This Cyberverse one does not. I don't like the styling and shapes of this one at all (and that stupid brow annoys me more and more. it gets in the way of what it supposed to be a creepy menacing emotionless eye). And I'd take that spaceship thingy (which looks at least something like his old spacegun mode) over the goofy 'spider-tank' any day.

Maybe War for Cybertron will finally produce a high quality affordable voyager G1 Shockwave (although by the aesthetics shown in other figures it'll probably have a ton of unnecessary detailing. I like SOME on my G1-ish figures rather than overly smooth plain cartoon style but not like someone went crazy with an Etch-a-Sketch)

This Shockwave wouldn't put up with walking around on all fours and having bright pink highlights.

[ZeroWolf]

@will okay then, warrior it is might be able to find that easy enough, though the shops around me are unreliable

[ZeroWolf]

Following Primes appearance on amazon.UK, guess who else has decided to show up:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transformers-E2066ES0-Cyberverse-Ultimate-Multi-Colour/dp/B07CMGCLKL/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1532167833&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=transformers+toys+cyberverse&dpPl=1&dpID=61RWD-AWLdL&ref=plSrch&dpPl=1&dpID=61RWD-AWLdL&ref=plSrch

Though megs is priced cheaper than prime

[Sabrblade]

This Shockwave wouldn't put up with walking around on all fours and having bright pink highlights.

Indeed. He just puts up with having his debut body entirely bright pink.

[DeathReviews]

I may wind up getting him just because I'm a fan of Shockwave, but I agree with many here. The Toy Story style "Mr. Angry Eye" just isn't doing it for me. And I'm not going to cop out and praise the alt mode as being 'elegant and brilliant in its simplicity'. No - that's got to be the laziest transformation I've ever seen. You can turn ANY transformer into a 'spider tank' if all you do is prostrate the robot mode on all fours. Ooooh hey look - my Bumblebee is a triple changer! Look! A 'spider tank'!

[-Kanrabat-]

I may wind up getting him just because I'm a fan of Shockwave, but I agree with many here. The Toy Story style "Mr. Angry Eye" just isn't doing it for me. And I'm not going to cop out and praise the alt mode as being 'elegant and brilliant in its simplicity'. No - that's got to be the laziest transformation I've ever seen. You can turn ANY transformer into a 'spider tank' if all you do is prostrate the robot mode on all fours. Ooooh hey look - my Bumblebee is a triple changer! Look! A 'spider tank'!

That would have put the engeneering of Shockwave over it's planned budget, but it would have completed the transformation if his legs and arms actually split in two like BM Blackarachnia. Thus being a TRUE spider tank.

[Evil Eye]

Honestly I'd be cool with four legs if the transformation did a bit more to change the overall shape beyond "Shockwave doing Yoga". Like, there's some awesome quadrupedal spider tanks out there (Vanquish's Argus, Halo's Scarab, Cybertron Scrapmetal etc). It's a cool concept but even the Ultra IMO is a bit weak in terms of execution.

THAT SAID I do like the idea of Shockwave being a spider tank in a line with a better budget; I heard we're getting a Leader Shockwave in Siege/WFC, perhaps have him pull an Ultra Magnus with a Voyager core robot that turns into a "satellite cannon" like the CW Legends, which in turn forms the turret of a giant spider tank, which itself forms super mode armour in robot mode.

[Carnivius_Prime]

This Shockwave wouldn't put up with walking around on all fours and having bright pink highlights.

Indeed. He just puts up with having his debut body entirely bright pink.

That's more of a Fuchsia Rose colour and limitations of the US comic colouring of the time though so it gets a pass. And to be fair he did just take down all the Autobots with one blast so he can wear any damn colour he likes. Man, Shockwave in the Marvel Comics (both in US and UK stories) was way more badass than the cartoon counterpart. An actual threat.

[DeathReviews]

This Shockwave wouldn't put up with walking around on all fours and having bright pink highlights.

Here's how it should really have been: