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Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 5:30 pmby Jacob P. Galvatron
No, I'm not saying I have official news about a new Shockwave figure.
I'm just going bring your attention to something I read on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shockwave_(Transformers)#Movie_toysNow, I know not to believe everything I read on there.
I just want to get some input.
Is this legit? Total BS?
What do you think?
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 5:47 pmby shonenfan4
Maybe be possible, but I don't think we've seeing any prototype of this yet. If it does released, I'm gonna buy it for sure.
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:03 pmby Mkall
Haven't heard of anything yet, no discussion anywhere that I can find. It would be awesome if this were coming out though.
Whoever the "Sweetmusprime" is that added it, he/she has never added anything to Wikipedia before (under that username at least), and at first added the year 2009, but then changed it to 2010. Until more info comes out, I'm rather skeptical.
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:25 pmby Convotron
I'm skeptical but hopeful! If there is going to be a movie toy that is based on the game design, that would be a must-buy for me!
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:58 pmby SKYWARPED_128
Really hoping it's true, but not too optimistic.
From the descriptions, while he's not exactly a G1 re-imagination, at least he's a cool triple-changer. Still no laser blaster, but a gun emplacement's not too shabby.
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:05 pmby magnusalpha
Without any kind of reference, I'm not going to believe that Wikipedia edit for a second.
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:00 pmby Blurrz
False. Shockwave was in the 2007 Movie video game and that's it. If he happens to be put into the RotF toyline, that goes against what Hasbro said in their Q&A. "No toys coming from games anymore" blah blah blah.
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:09 pmby magnusalpha
Blurrz wrote:False. Shockwave was in the 2007 Movie video game and that's it. If he happens to be put into the RotF toyline, that goes against what Hasbro said in their Q&A. "No toys coming from games anymore" blah blah blah.
I forgot that Hasbro had said that.
Wikipedia entry corrected as of now.
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:27 pmby Blurrz
Also take in point that the editor on Wikipedia may have been thinking about the Reissue of Energon Shockwave in the Universe 3.0 toyline, something that could have easily been mistaken for the RotF toyline.
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:38 pmby shonenfan4
Blurrz wrote:False. Shockwave was in the 2007 Movie video game and that's it. If he happens to be put into the RotF toyline, that goes against what Hasbro said in their Q&A. "No toys coming from games anymore" blah blah blah.
Oh well, there goes the hope for that figure.
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:54 pmby Jacob P. Galvatron
Blurrz wrote:False. Shockwave was in the 2007 Movie video game and that's it. If he happens to be put into the RotF toyline, that goes against what Hasbro said in their Q&A. "No toys coming from games anymore" blah blah blah.
Hasbro also said the Purple Arcee was Flare Up, and now it's Elita 1.
I'm not saying that you're wrong, just that Hasbro can change their mind.
Anyway, oh well.
Maybe he can still be in the third movie?
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:38 pmby shonenfan4
Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:Blurrz wrote:False. Shockwave was in the 2007 Movie video game and that's it. If he happens to be put into the RotF toyline, that goes against what Hasbro said in their Q&A. "No toys coming from games anymore" blah blah blah.
Hasbro also said the Purple Arcee was Flare Up, and now it's Elita 1.
I'm not saying that you're wrong, just that Hasbro can change their mind.
Anyway, oh well.
Maybe he can still be in the third movie?
Hope he does appear in the third movie, Shockwave was one of my favorite characters from G1 series. Having my fingers crossed from his appearance and that he doesn't get killed off at all.
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:09 amby Blurrz
Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:I'm not saying that you're wrong....
So you'd rather trust Wikipedia than a Seibertron News Mod? Tsk tsk... 
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Sat Sep 05, 2009 12:40 amby Soldier of Shockwave
I wish I could believe that we were getting a movie Shockwave, but as time goes on it really seems like Hasbro just doesn't like the character. We get tons and tons of Soundwave, Optimus, Megatron, and Bumblebee, but Shockwave was a huge G1 character yet he can't get anywhere near a "main character"s number of toys.
God, if we got a movie-verse triple changer Shockwave toy my pelvis would explode into pure rays of orgasmic light >_>.
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:55 amby Wolfman Jake
Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:Blurrz wrote:False. Shockwave was in the 2007 Movie video game and that's it. If he happens to be put into the RotF toyline, that goes against what Hasbro said in their Q&A. "No toys coming from games anymore" blah blah blah.
Hasbro also said the Purple Arcee was Flare Up, and now it's Elita 1.
I'm not saying that you're wrong, just that Hasbro can change their mind.
Anyway, oh well.
Maybe he can still be in the third movie?
Isn't Breakaway in the ROTF videogame? Has he also appeared in other related ROTF fiction? If not, that would seem to immediately negate Hasbro's claim of no more toys of videogame characters.
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:13 amby magnusalpha
Wolfman Jake wrote:Jacob P. Galvatron wrote:Blurrz wrote:False. Shockwave was in the 2007 Movie video game and that's it. If he happens to be put into the RotF toyline, that goes against what Hasbro said in their Q&A. "No toys coming from games anymore" blah blah blah.
Hasbro also said the Purple Arcee was Flare Up, and now it's Elita 1.
I'm not saying that you're wrong, just that Hasbro can change their mind.
Anyway, oh well.
Maybe he can still be in the third movie?
Isn't Breakaway in the ROTF videogame? Has he also appeared in other related ROTF fiction? If not, that would seem to immediately negate Hasbro's claim of no more toys of videogame characters.
While I don't know when it was decided that Breakaway would be included in the ROTF game, I have never considered that to be his origin-point. Considering that it takes a year or more from concept to production for a new Transformer, and the ROTF game wasn't even officially announced until Feb. 2009, it's more likely that Breakaway is just another ROTF-line toy of a character that isn't in the actual movie. This falls in line with Hasbro's statement that no toys would be based on game characters.
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:36 amby Blurrz
Well the Q&A back in June/July/August or whatever said that they had no more plans to make toys based of the Video Games, so Breakaway was fair game seeing that was decided over 6-7 months ago, not now.
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:46 amby magnusalpha
Blurrz wrote:Well the Q&A back in June/July/August or whatever said that they had no more plans to make toys based of the Video Games, so Breakaway was fair game seeing that was decided over 6-7 months ago, not now.
Based on the timing of the figure and game, it's highly unlikely designs for the Breakaway toy didn't exist before the ROTF game.
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:38 pmby Dead Metal
If we do get one, it better be based of the PSP design!
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:08 pmby Autoclot
Much as I'd love a toy representation of the game rendition of Shockwave (damn, was that thing cool), I'm not holding my breath. The factories are too busy churning out Bumblebee and Ironhide repaints to make Shockwave
Besides... given the RotF line approach to "triple changers" (e.g. Soundwave's "3-in-1" modes, and Mixmaster's base mode [which I gave up trying to achieve]), do you think they'd actually manage a proper triple changer in movie style?
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:40 pmby shonenfan4
Autoclot wrote:Much as I'd love a toy representation of the game rendition of Shockwave (damn, was that thing cool), I'm not holding my breath. The factories are too busy churning out Bumblebee and Ironhide repaints to make Shockwave
Besides... given the RotF line approach to "triple changers" (e.g. Soundwave's "3-in-1" modes, and Mixmaster's base mode [which I gave up trying to achieve]), do you think they'd actually manage a proper triple changer in movie style?
It's possible to have a proper triple changer, in the case of Mixmaster, it might be hard because his alt mode is a Earth auto, while Shockwave is of futuristic Cybertronian design.
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Sat Sep 05, 2009 3:46 pmby tom brokaw
im guessing its a rumor, but i hope it will happen
Re: Movie Shockwave Figure?
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Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:44 amby Nemesis Rodimus
tom brokaw wrote:im guessing its a rumor, but i hope it will happen
Same here. That would be so cool!