sol magnus wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:AcademyofDrX wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:william-james88 wrote:
I've got a prediction. If what we do get is a reissue of Netflix Soundwave as the Voyager Class "Soundwave PR" listing in Legacy, it'll come with a clear blue plastic Rumble/Frenzy to be his "Energon Weapon." In Studio Series 86, maybe the Core Class Rumble listing will turn out to be a two-pack of "Legacy Rumble/Frenzy" in solid plastic with the traditional Blue/Violet and Red/Black color schemes. We might even get a two-pack of similarly colored Rewind and Eject, as well Steeljaw and Ramhorn, to fill out Blaster's G1 cassette roster. I would rather Soundwave come with traditional G1 toy pack-it of Buzzsaw, as we haven't gotten one at all during the War for Cybertron Trilogy, but all of the Energon Weapons so far seem to be the same clear blue plastic, so actually using the "blue cassette" for Soundwave seems much more likely at this point.
There can't be a clear Rumble with Soundwave, that's not how "package refreshes" work. It's the same release in a new box, the whole point is that they're not offering a new product.
Then, how could they do a package refresh of Netflix Soundwave, which was sold with two Micromasters for $40? Maybe it’ll be Siege Soundwave after all, but why? It doesn’t fit with the new line at all in terms of style, and there is no demand for it. Plus, it wouldn’t have an Energon weapon. They could put one in, but then it’s not “ the same” product anymore, so why not do the more desired Netflix release instead if you have to change up the accessories?
They can do it. They did Earthrise Optimus Prime without the trailer, Ultra Magnus (as Prime) without the armor - a couple other examples I can't think of right now. Are they stricr 'package rereshes'? No. But I don't think there's anything saying they HAVE to sell a mold with all the gang molded parts, even if they put it in a retail box.
There's a lot of ways they could do it, there are already rumors that there will be multiple SS86 releases which are just WfC redecoes. And I could be wrong, maybe the only thing "PR" is for is to confirm there isn't a redeco. That just doesn't track with me. I mean, the whole point of that terminology is to help retailers know what they're ordering. In this case, that doesn't really work at all.
I've seen three basic speculations: Netflix Soundwave, Siege Soundwave, Prime Soundwave. Two have been rumored: Apollux said all the way back in August that he thought they were going to reissue the Netflix one, but he wasn't sure, and I haven't seen any updates from any leakers. JTPrime said he thought it was either Prime or Netflix Soundwave. Others have speculated that it might actually be Siege Soundwave, in part because there's a random "S" in the order form listing, but no leakers have backed that up. It could be any of those, though the conventional wisdom says that it's the Netflix one. I don't think it is for the reasons I mentioned, but if it is, I can't imagine they would mix up the tapes but still call it a package refresh.
But what do I know, nearly every speculative post I've ever made has been wrong.