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Chinese online auction website Taobao.com has listed the unreleased Takara Version of Transformers Animated Shockwave.
In this auction, we get to see the first in package image of the Decepticon spy.

Takara version Animated Shockwave is scheduled to be released on 24th April 2010.



Check out the original post here: http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_det ... 4895bf.htm

Wait a sec. Previously, we saw this figure without any insignia on his cannon. Now we see the purple Con symbol on there, this just makes him suffer the same problem his U.S. toy had even worse.

Having that symbol there exposes his true allegience in either of Longarm's modes.

Ahh, Shockwave. My most favorite of TFA toys. Unlike other multi-alt characters (in any universe) his alternate formers were actually seamless.

Okay, the crane wasn't exactly a leap, but the dual robot mode worked beautifully and won't come near this neat until TFCC's Punch/Counterpunch comes out.

Nice package..The hasbro ones look too childish...

So Takara dropped 'Destron' in favor of 'Decepticon'?

Gasket wrote:So Takara dropped 'Destron' in favor of 'Decepticon'?

Yeah, even drop "Convoy" for "Optimus Prime"....

Real Devastator wrote:

Gasket wrote:So Takara dropped 'Destron' in favor of 'Decepticon'?

Yeah, even drop "Convoy" for "Optimus Prime"....

Just for this line, though. TakaraTomy is (foolishly) trying to make Animated into some sort of prequel to the movies.

Sabrblade wrote:

Real Devastator wrote:

Gasket wrote:So Takara dropped 'Destron' in favor of 'Decepticon'?

Yeah, even drop "Convoy" for "Optimus Prime"....

Just for this line, though. TakaraTomy is (foolishly) trying to make Animated into some sort of prequel to the movies.

Dont forget the movie line as well, where no "cybertron" but "autobot"

Sabrblade wrote:Wait a sec. Previously, we saw this figure without any insignia on his cannon. Now we see the purple Con symbol on there, this just makes him suffer the same problem his U.S. toy had even worse.

Not necessarily. To my knowledge, we've only seen one Shockwave, and that Was GenZhao's, who generally takes pictures of factory rejects or stolen early waves that may not have made the final cut, or weren't quite finished.

Sabrblade wrote:
Having that symbol there exposes his true allegience in either of Longarm's modes.

Not really, since the cannon folds down to for Longarm's hook. Yeah, it would be visible on the underside, but only short Autobots like Wasp and Bumblebee would see that, and as we saw in the cartoon, they have little credibility.

I don't like that the package features the photo of the toy, I liked Takra artworks better, even if they are cheap CGs.

Hmm, I wonder how many people are pissed that he's not called Laserwave? I mean, I don't really care but some will fo' sho'

Sabrblade wrote:

Real Devastator wrote:

Gasket wrote:So Takara dropped 'Destron' in favor of 'Decepticon'?

Yeah, even drop "Convoy" for "Optimus Prime"....

Just for this line, though. TakaraTomy is (foolishly) trying to make Animated into some sort of prequel to the movies.

Wait... the live-cation movies? How in the blue hell is that gonna work?

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Real Devastator wrote:

Gasket wrote:So Takara dropped 'Destron' in favor of 'Decepticon'?

Yeah, even drop "Convoy" for "Optimus Prime"....

Just for this line, though. TakaraTomy is (foolishly) trying to make Animated into some sort of prequel to the movies.

Wait... the live-cation movies? How in the blue hell is that gonna work?

The same way they made Cybertron a sequel to Armada-Energon.....

Didicos wrote:Nice package..The hasbro ones look too childish...

Well it is a childs toy


After seeing all the toy pics and now a box pic I am very happy with my Hasbro versions.

Didicos wrote:

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Real Devastator wrote:

Gasket wrote:So Takara dropped 'Destron' in favor of 'Decepticon'?

Yeah, even drop "Convoy" for "Optimus Prime"....

Just for this line, though. TakaraTomy is (foolishly) trying to make Animated into some sort of prequel to the movies.

Wait... the live-cation movies? How in the blue hell is that gonna work?

The same way they made Cybertron a sequel to Armada-Energon.....

Ya, very poorly.

Seibertron member vansch has yet again tipped us off for the appearance of back package image of Takara version Transformers Animated Shockwave.



Check out original post from Chinese auction website taobao: http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_det ... t=50016628

If you wish to make comparison on Takara version & Hasbro version, please head to our previous news post from Kotoys here: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ave/17938/.

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Longarm Prime's proudly showing his Decepti-youknowwhat.

Gasket wrote:Longarm Prime's proudly showing his Decepti-youknowwhat.

Tail.