First Look at Transformers Legacy Core Class Shockwave

Posted by william-james88 May 28, 2022 at 5:22pm CDT 36,341 views

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Felow Seibertronian RodimusPrimeUkraine1 sent us this image of the back of Legacy core class Shockwave's box. It is our very first look at the toy. While we knew of this toy for a good while now, it always threw fans for a loop since not only were we getting a core Shockwave in the SS line but Hasbro had already released a G1 styled Shockwave of that size in Combiner Wars. Well, now it makes sense since that toy's engineering can be seen repeated here. It is rather distinctive from the previous toy though with new accessories turning the gun alt mode into a ship similar to the Siege version. Check the photo below along with the case breakdown of the wave 2 core class assortment.

Iguanas x1
Optimus Prime (repack) x1
G2 Megatron x2
Shockwave x2

First Look at Transformers Legacy Core Class Shockwave

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Comment by -Kanrabat- May 28, 2022

So... That Shockwave can now join Titans Return Seaspray as your local pizza delivery boys.

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Comment by SpaceEagle May 28, 2022

Even if it wouldn't have really done it justice, I was honestly hoping it'd be Shockwave from the Unicron Trilogy. But I'll still probably pick this up as a cute "Mini Me" for the Siege Shockwave I've got anyway.

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Comment by Albatross250 May 28, 2022

Do wonder if it can combine with the Leader Siege Shockwave in Battleship mode, other than that it looks promising (looks like he lost both arms in the process? :shock:

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Comment by Decepticon Stryker May 28, 2022

Albatross250 wrote:Do wonder if it can combine with the Leader Siege Shockwave in Battleship mode, other than that it looks promising (looks like he lost both arms in the process? )

Look closer, there’s clearly a hand holding the dish.

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Comment by Gauntlet101010 May 28, 2022

I hope they'll be able to sneak in a 5mm peg so he can be held as a gun. I have the PE upgrades for Bruticus and it doesn't allow TR Soundwave to be held without a cumbersome attachment.

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Comment by Bumblevivisector May 28, 2022

Decepticon Stryker wrote:
Albatross250 wrote:Do wonder if it can combine with the Leader Siege Shockwave in Battleship mode, other than that it looks promising (looks like he lost both arms in the process? )

Look closer, there’s clearly a hand holding the dish.

But is it a full hand, or more of a claw like Energon Shockblast had? If so, they covered that homage twice, since the satellite dish could be seen as an homage to UT character's alt being a satellite. Or is the dish supposed to look like something more specific?

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Comment by cloudballoon May 29, 2022

Looks like a proper right fist with a 3mm hole to me. I highly doubt it can turn into a gun, as the bot's chest is at the bottom of the space cruiser mode, and there's no hidden 5mm peg to flip out from the chest.

Theoretically Hasbro can design a flip-out 5mm peg at the back of the torso. But looking at the picture, in space cruiser mode the radar dish is pegged to the bot's back, meaning the 3mm hole would be on the 5mm peg. That's not gonna happen.

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Comment by Emerje May 29, 2022

Anyone else notice the wing guns look suspiciously like Rumble/Frenzy's all the way down to how they fit on his back?

Emerje

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Comment by cloudballoon May 29, 2022

Emerje wrote:Anyone else notice the wing guns look suspiciously like Rumble/Frenzy's all the way down to how they fit on his back?

Emerje

The direction the wing is swept is reversed though.

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Comment by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 May 29, 2022

Prime vs Prime has now 3 "hidden" videos on is channel in the Legacy playlist. Maybe Shockwave is one of them? :michaelbay:

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Comment by Stormshot_Prime May 29, 2022

I’ll never have enough mini-Shockwaves. He’ll look much better next to the other Core Class figures I’ve got than the Bumblebee inspired SS Shockwave.

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Comment by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 May 30, 2022

Stormshot_Prime wrote:I’ll never have enough mini-Shockwaves. He’ll look much better next to the other Core Class figures I’ve got than the Bumblebee inspired SS Shockwave.

Spark armor Shockwave isn't actually that bad. he has some nice sculpting, the best spark armor, and I even made him fan-mode into a cybertronian hover tank. Sadly no waist or head swivel, but still the most articulated that the other spark armor figures. Also slightly taller than core class because Cyberverse scale is weird. :PLAYSKOOL:

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Comment by Sabrblade May 30, 2022

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:
Stormshot_Prime wrote:I’ll never have enough mini-Shockwaves. He’ll look much better next to the other Core Class figures I’ve got than the Bumblebee inspired SS Shockwave.

Spark armor Shockwave isn't actually that bad.

He was talking about the Core class Bumblebee Movie Shockwave in Studio Series.

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Comment by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 May 30, 2022

Sabrblade wrote:
RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:
Stormshot_Prime wrote:I’ll never have enough mini-Shockwaves. He’ll look much better next to the other Core Class figures I’ve got than the Bumblebee inspired SS Shockwave.

Spark armor Shockwave isn't actually that bad.
He was talking about the Core class Bumblebee Movie Shockwave in Studio Series.

I know, just saying

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Comment by william-james88 May 31, 2022

Pictures have surface on the Chinese site Tieba of the second wave of Legacy core class figures found at retail. It is our first look at the entire wave in packaging, which includes Shockwave, G2 Megatron and Optimus Prime. Now that we know these are reaching retailers in the east, we'll see how long it takes to reach retailers in the west. Unlike the rest of wave 2, these have not been revealed by Hasbro. Most probably because these days reveals are accompanied by preorders. With these being more to provide a budget option to parents than complimenting the rest of the line in the same scale, the core class is seen more as shelf fodder than the other classes. Would you still want an official reveal from Hasbro if there is no accompanying preorder? And do you even need a reveal now that we have images of them found in the wild? Let us know!

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Comment by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 May 31, 2022

They really could have done something special with the core Optimus repack, but the rest of wave 2 is neat.

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Comment by ZeroWolf May 31, 2022

Is the G2 megs a redeco of kingdom core class megs?

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Comment by Nemesis Primal May 31, 2022

ZeroWolf wrote:Is the G2 megs a redeco of kingdom core class megs?

Correct.

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 May 31, 2022

Not only would I want a reveal, but I also want pre-orders too. The Core class is no longer priced as shut-up toys for kids, so they should be treated as the integral parts of a wave that they are.

They should've done Optimus in the other black deco so people could really get wound up.

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Comment by ZeroWolf May 31, 2022