New Earthspark Toy Reveals with 1 Step Soundwave + Swindle, Deluxe Optimus, Warrior Thrash and More

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Hasbro is at the London Comic Con and they have revealed some new toys in he Earthspark line. Below are official images from Hasbro along with images of the toys on the show floor which were posted by In Demand Toys.

The reveals are 1-Step Flip Changers Soundwave and Swindle, Warrior Megatron and Thrash, Deluxe Optimus Prime and Shockwave. Shockwave is a redeco of the Cyberverse deluxe figure. Luckily, Shockwave comes with an optional part for Mandroid (an alternate arm), so he is not a necessity to complete the BAF.

I can anticipate many wondering what the difference is between Warrior and Deluxe Megatron since the deluxe is priced much higher and while the robot modes may look similar, the alt mode is where we see the complexity at play. The more obvious feet in the warrior class' alt mode show how that toy is far simpler in terms of its transformation, which lowers parts count and cost, ect. Also the deluxe figure features more points of articulation, like hip swivels, which even Mcfarlane action figures often lack.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Oct 28, 2022

Trash is definitely the most interesting of the lot. Simply because he's truly NEW and FRESH.

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Comment by william-james88 Oct 28, 2022

I don't like to use this word, but I sure hope Shockwave comes with the optional arm for Mandroid. Or else this BLOWS and now TF fans will know the pain of being a Marvel Legends collector.

EDIT: Shockwave is number 5, so he is indeed the optional piece for mandroid

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Comment by bluecatcinema Oct 28, 2022

Nice to finally see figures for Soundwave and Swindle.

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Comment by SpaceEagle Oct 28, 2022

Oooo, stealth bomber Soundwave looks neato, giving me a lot of Transformers: Cybertron energy.
Thrash looks fantastic as well, and I'm sure there's fun to be had with the others. Not super surprised Cyberverse's Shocky is being reused here but I am intrigued if they'll do something new for him later.

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Comment by Decepticon Stryker Oct 28, 2022

william-james88 wrote:I don't like to use this word, but I sure hope Shockwave comes with the optional arm for Mandroid. Or else this BLOWS and now TF fans will know the pain of being a Marvel Legends collector.

Looking at Twitch’s packaging I think he does come with the alternate arm.

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Now the question is if Grimlock uses his Cyberverse mold.

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Comment by MaximalNui Oct 28, 2022

Wait, so does that mean they're reusing the Shockwave animation model as well and just changing the textures, or is it just the same cost-saving measure we saw in the first waves of Cyberverse itself?

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Oct 28, 2022

These look really good. I'm more excited for these and the Rise of the Beast figures.

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Comment by william-james88 Oct 28, 2022

MaximalNui wrote:Wait, so does that mean they're reusing the Shockwave animation model as well and just changing the textures, or is it just the same cost-saving measure we saw in the first waves of Cyberverse itself?

We don't know yet what Shockwave looks like in the show

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Comment by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 Oct 28, 2022

william-james88 wrote:
MaximalNui wrote:Wait, so does that mean they're reusing the Shockwave animation model as well and just changing the textures, or is it just the same cost-saving measure we saw in the first waves of Cyberverse itself?

We don't know yet what Shockwave looks like in the show

False, we know exactly what he looks like from ghd clips!

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Comment by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 Oct 28, 2022

AcademyofDrX wrote:Just one more example of why Beast Machines is the best Transformers line.

https://youtu.be/-FMB6dTSkoE

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Oct 29, 2022

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:
AcademyofDrX wrote:Just one more example of why Beast Machines is the best Transformers line.

[youtube]https://youtu.be/-FMB6dTSkoE[/youtube]

Remove the "https://youtu.be/" part from the brackets to make it work:

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Comment by william-james88 Oct 29, 2022

RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
MaximalNui wrote:Wait, so does that mean they're reusing the Shockwave animation model as well and just changing the textures, or is it just the same cost-saving measure we saw in the first waves of Cyberverse itself?

We don't know yet what Shockwave looks like in the show

False, we know exactly what he looks like from ghd clips!

Can you please share a screenshot?

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Oct 29, 2022

Kinda bummed that Shockwave is just a Cyberverse repaint. I loved that show and enjoyed the toyline, but I was hoping for a new mold shockwave, or better yet a different character in the deluxe.

The Deluxe optimus looks real nice, I like it a lot!

The warriors also look sharp. I won't get Megatron because of the deluxe coming, but he is still good looking. And Thrash is a pleasant surprise, he and Elita are my 2 warrior purchases to date, they both look good.

Now, where is a good 50's model Arcee?

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Comment by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 Oct 31, 2022

william-james88 wrote:
RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
MaximalNui wrote:Wait, so does that mean they're reusing the Shockwave animation model as well and just changing the textures, or is it just the same cost-saving measure we saw in the first waves of Cyberverse itself?

We don't know yet what Shockwave looks like in the show

False, we know exactly what he looks like from ghd clips!

Can you please share a screenshot?

Oops. My tired brain thought you said Soundwave. :lol:

Sorry for getting your Hopes up!

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Comment by william-james88 Nov 3, 2022

For those curious about the soon to be released Earthspark deluxe Megatron, there is now a review up. Here we can get a good idea of the scale, with comparisons to Cyberverse deluxe Megatron and Shockwave (who will be rereleased in this line) and it also shows us the figure from the back and the alt mode at several angles. We see how the canon attaches to the helicopter in alt mode too, completing the look.

Here is the review form PrimevsPrime along with some screenshots.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Nov 3, 2022

That Megs truly have a weird face.
As if it's someone else just pretending to be Megs.

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Comment by william-james88 Nov 4, 2022

I agree, the face is weird

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Comment by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 Nov 4, 2022

I see it now that you mention it...

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Comment by DeathReviews Nov 4, 2022

As a fan of the Megatron character, I gotta say I'm not impressed by the Earthspark offerings so far. I didn't really need the video review to conclude that the figures look cheap.

"But they're made for KIDS - ya gotta unnerstand!"

Yeah, I get that. But I've seen other kids toys that look a hekkuvva lot better than these. And poor Megatron - that face looks all gormless and simpering. A far fall for the leader of the Decepticons. Small, hollow, flimsy - all perfectly cruel and perfectly accurate descriptions. I skipped out on pretty much the entire Cyberverse line because the figures looked too child-like for my taste. But at least they had some that appear to have been decently engineered, and they seemed to give proper respect to Megatron. But I see little evidence of that so far for Earthspark. I hope the kids like 'em - but I sure don't.

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Comment by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 Nov 4, 2022

DeathReviews wrote:As a fan of the Megatron character, I gotta say I'm not impressed by the Earthspark offerings so far. I didn't really need the video review to conclude that the figures look cheap.

"But they're made for KIDS - ya gotta unnerstand!"

Yeah, I get that. But I've seen other kids toys that look a hekkuvva lot better than these. And poor Megatron - that face looks all gormless and simpering. A far fall for the leader of the Decepticons. Small, hollow, flimsy - all perfectly cruel and perfectly accurate descriptions. I skipped out on pretty much the entire Cyberverse line because the figures looked too child-like for my taste. But at least they had some that appear to have been decently engineered, and they seemed to give proper respect to Megatron. But I see little evidence of that so far for Earthspark. I hope the kids like 'em - but I sure don't.

Finally, a sane man! Everyone keeps telling me I expect too much from kids toys. But I just hate the prospect of ripping of kids, they don't know what's good or what's crap. There are some good kids transformers toys, but sometimes they are hard to see in a sea of cyberverse one steps shockwaves.

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