Video Review of Transformers Authentics Soundwave

Obvious hollow legs are obvious, but that Soundwave look pretty damn good overall and it offer neat little tricks. Plus, highly posable so that's surprising.

If I come across it in the wild, I may pick him up.

I would love a size comparison with the Warrior Cyberverse version and other Transformers.
He looks good, I like the Authentics line, hope they do more.
And hopefully they make all the Cyberverse cartoon figures!!!

Fellow Seibertronian Chuckdawg wrote in to say he had gotten his hands on Authentics Ratchet and made a review, which you can find below.

While these may not be figures on most fans' want list, it is good to know what's out there and we can all live vicariously through Chuck to see if we are indeed missing out on these, or not. Enjoy!

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Ratchet is a fun little figure and the perfect introduction to the character. Transformation is interesting with a sliding gimmick that adds quite a bit of heft to the figure namely in the legs. Definitely worth a pick-up to add to your Authentics collection.

huh ... I actually had that in my hand yesterday, put it back in favour of other stuff.

Burn wrote:huh ... I actually had that in my hand yesterday, put it back in favour of other stuff.

I hear that a lot in relation to the Authentics line.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Burn wrote:huh ... I actually had that in my hand yesterday, put it back in favour of other stuff.

I hear that a lot in relation to the Authentics line.

I just couldn't see where it would fit in the collection.

Burn wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Burn wrote:huh ... I actually had that in my hand yesterday, put it back in favour of other stuff.

I hear that a lot in relation to the Authentics line.

I just couldn't see where it would fit in the collection.

That's another line I hear in relation to the Authentics line. There's a lot of eyes on the product but that doesn't necessarily translate into sales.

I would love it if every Transformers reviewer on Youtube ever would include size comparisons.

Walmart Canada has some new Transformers toys that were not seen in the country before. These are the 10 inch Grimlock and Starscream from the Authentics line. They are leader sized but at the deluxe price. So very simple, yet big and inexpensive for younger fans to have a big transforming toy that they can transform by themselves and that wont break the bank. These use the Evergreen designs we have seen in the past.
They were 19.99 CAD, 15 USD. The previous wave was exclusive to Walmart in Canada, so this will probably be the same. You can see images of the toys along with their transformation schemes below.

If you have found them, share your sightings with our community in the sightings section and on our boards in your region related thread.

They are CHEAPER than deluxe. 1/3 off.
And those are way more interesting than the good ol' Rescue Bots for sure.

Having known, I'd have told my friend on the phone who was shopping for his neightbor's young child.

Grimlock looks like he has Mickey Mouse shorts on, complete with buttons.




Are these sold anywhere in America? Never seen them in stores here, seems like something you'd see at Walgreens, Big Lots, or Dollar General.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:
Are these sold anywhere in America? Never seen them in stores here, seems like something you'd see at Walgreens, Big Lots, or Dollar General.

Emerje

I sent an e-mail to the staff and didn't get any conclusive responses.

I think those might be the Authentics Titan Changers. The Megatron and Optimus sure look similar enough.

Sabrblade wrote:I think those might be the Authentics Titan Changers. The Megatron and Optimus sure look similar enough.

Yes, that is what they are.

And Emerge, people have reached out on Facebook, these showed up at Aldi's in the US. Looks like it's old news US wise, but these were never really reported.

I saw similar ones in Canadian Tire a month or so ago, in the long-ago days when I could shop in a store.

WiseMan wrote:I saw similar ones in Canadian Tire a month or so ago, in the long-ago days when I could shop in a store.

Canadian Tire had the smaller ones that look like what we see in the link below:

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/tran ... ds#store=9

These are the 10 inch ones, pretty sure they never went to Canadian Tire.

Canadian Tire did have a 10 inch Bumblebee and Optimus but those are form the cyberbattalion line, not from Authentics/Evergree.

william-james88 wrote:Canadian Tire did have a 10 inch Bumblebee and Optimus but those are form the cyberbattalion line, not from Authentics/Evergree.

You're right. The packaging is similar, but the link is definitely the ones I saw. But I'm certain I saw Ratchet, too, even though the website doesn't show him.

WiseMan wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Canadian Tire did have a 10 inch Bumblebee and Optimus but those are form the cyberbattalion line, not from Authentics/Evergree.

You're right. The packaging is similar, but the link is definitely the ones I saw. But I'm certain I saw Ratchet, too, even though the website doesn't show him.

Yeah Ratchet's also one of them, I didn't link all of em.

I saw those big 20$CAN figures in my Walmart.

Big OOOOOFFFFF..... Those may be the ugliest Transformers I've ever seen. Ultra tall, ultra thin, ultra hollow.


Rescue Bots, small 1 steps, and Ultra/Ultimate class Cyberverses are way better looking and seems more solid than those "dollar stores knock off" for the young child TF beginner.

2021 is shaping up to be all kinds of random. Take this news for instance. A Transformers fan in Chile posted these images online of a new Barricade toy they found. Since they found the deco to be lacking, they applied extra deco themselves. While it makes the legitimacy of this new toy suspect, they do indicate that it is trademarked Hasbro 2021. From the look of it, this is Barricade in his evergreen design which is heavily influenced from his Transformers The Last Knight look. So this could be an upcoming new toy in the Authentics line.

Let us know what you think!

Yeah this is defintely an evergreen Authentics toy. Also the in-hand images having these other toys makes everything feel weirdly nostalgic.

Could be a passable rank-sweller

That last picture makes me wonder if we have enough Barricades for a good top 5.

william-james88 wrote:That last picture makes me wonder if we have enough Barricades for a good top 5.

Police Car
Movie 2007
Human Alliance
Dark of the Moon
The Last Knight
Masterpiece Movie
Studio Series

TFCC Subscription Service 2.0

Siege
Earthrise

And now this...

Other
G1 Micromaster
Energon

A bit too movie-centric...

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

william-james88 wrote:That last picture makes me wonder if we have enough Barricades for a good top 5.

Police Car
Movie 2007
Human Alliance
Dark of the Moon
The Last Knight
Masterpiece Movie
Studio Series

TFCC Subscription Service 2.0

Siege
Earthrise

And now this...

Other
G1 Micromaster
Energon

A bit too movie-centric...

Movie Centric is understandable, the character we know best started in the Movie Verse. So he'll have some movie verse toys and some crossover toys. It's like how a top seeker list would have 1 or 2 movie toys in there among other incarnations.

JelZe, your list overlooks the toys from the BB movie toyline.

Honestly, I think the police car altmode suits the name particularly well. Especially compared to G1 Barricade's Ligier JS31 altmode.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:JelZe, your list overlooks the toys from the BB movie toyline.

Honestly, I think the police car altmode suits the name particularly well. Especially compared to G1 Barricade's Ligier JS31 altmode.

Yeah, did the Generations-style only on purpose to keep it manageable. The Movie lines go overboard with toys every single time.

About "Barricade" fitting police cars, Hasbro's C.O.P.S. line had a character named Barricade as a Crowd Control Specialist.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:JelZe, your list overlooks the toys from the BB movie toyline.

There's even more Barricade than that. He has a bunch of toys from TLK and I even like his tiny turbo chamger

william-james88 wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:JelZe, your list overlooks the toys from the BB movie toyline.

There's even more Barricade than that. He has a bunch of toys from TLK and I even like his tiny turbo chamger

Uh, Will?

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

william-james88 wrote:That last picture makes me wonder if we have enough Barricades for a good top 5.

Police Car
Movie 2007
Human Alliance
Dark of the Moon
The Last Knight
Masterpiece Movie
Studio Series
...

*Ahem*

I honestly think there's enough Barricades for a nice top five.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:JelZe, your list overlooks the toys from the BB movie toyline.

There's even more Barricade than that. He has a bunch of toys from TLK and I even like his tiny turbo chamger

Uh, Will?

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

william-james88 wrote:That last picture makes me wonder if we have enough Barricades for a good top 5.

Police Car
Movie 2007
Human Alliance
Dark of the Moon
The Last Knight
Masterpiece Movie
Studio Series
...

*Ahem*

As Jelze themselves confirmed to you, they were only talking about figures catered to collectors and the like, which is what I correctly interpreted from their post. So I was pointing out that there were a myriad of barricades out there that we don't really care to remember or not.

Anyways, I personally like the tiny turbo changer but the list will include one slot each for the Earthrise and Siege version. Not sure which is superior though. I really love the colours on Siege.

Greetings Seibertronians! Fellow Seibertron user, Jtprime17, has made a discovery of product codes for the Authentics line. These concern the recently discovered existence of Authentics Barricade (shown here to be in the Bravo Class of figures) and Shockwave! Shockwave will be Alpha Class.

For those unaware of the differences, Alpha Class figures are 7" while Bravo figures are 5".

Heres what Jtprime17 shared:

Jtprime17 wrote:Tra Gen Authentics Bravo Barricade
Product Number: F0524

Tra Gen Authentics Alpha Shockwave
Product Number: F0526

The Authentics line uses the Evergreen designs for all the figures and are intended to be a low cost alternative, so all kids can enjoy the fun of Transformers. They are not as complex as their Generations cousins.

Have you picked up any of the Authentics line?

Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

I'm honestly super happy to at least see the "Evergreen" Barricade design used, instead of a smokescreen repaint. The Evergreen design makes so much more sense and is a lot more interesting than another datsun use. I hope he gets more than just an authentics release in that body style

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm honestly super happy to at least see the "Evergreen" Barricade design used, instead of a smokescreen repaint. The Evergreen design makes so much more sense and is a lot more interesting than another datsun use. I hope he gets more than just an authentics release in that body style

I hope so too, its a great evolution of the character

ZeroWolf wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm honestly super happy to at least see the "Evergreen" Barricade design used, instead of a smokescreen repaint. The Evergreen design makes so much more sense and is a lot more interesting than another datsun use. I hope he gets more than just an authentics release in that body style

I hope so too, its a great evolution of the character

and I certainly wouldn't mind Barricade being the bot that brings in more bots from the movie-verse into wider TF lore, like Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Blackout, etc.

I honestly thought Blackout was already heading that way when he turned up in Animated but that was it

How many Bayverse OC's are there?
I can only think of Dino, Blackout, Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Scalpel, Brains, Stinger, and Dragonstorm.
Am I missing any?

I find it hilarious that the Transformers AUTHENTIC line is made out of toys looking and feeling like bad Chinese knock-off found at the dollar store.

LE0KING wrote:How many Bayverse OC's are there?
I can only think of Dino, Blackout, Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Scalpel, Brains, Stinger, and Dragonstorm.
Am I missing any?

Dispenser, ejector, Crowbar, Dreadbot, Berserker, infernicous, vatti bot, Oreo bot, KSI boss, watch that killed hitler, skullitron, bulldog, sqweaks, lieutenant, day trader...the list goes on. There’s a ton of them

Randomhero wrote:

LE0KING wrote:How many Bayverse OC's are there?
I can only think of Dino, Blackout, Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Scalpel, Brains, Stinger, and Dragonstorm.
Am I missing any?

Dispenser, ejector, Crowbar, Dreadbot, Berserker, infernicous, vatti bot, Oreo bot, KSI boss, watch that killed hitler, skullitron, bulldog, sqweaks, lieutenant, day trader...the list goes on. There’s a ton of them

Plus, if you really wanted to go there, a lot of characters with shared names but very different designs could get absorbed into TF canon with slightly different or new names

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Randomhero wrote:

LE0KING wrote:How many Bayverse OC's are there?
I can only think of Dino, Blackout, Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Scalpel, Brains, Stinger, and Dragonstorm.
Am I missing any?

Dispenser, ejector, Crowbar, Dreadbot, Berserker, infernicous, vatti bot, Oreo bot, KSI boss, watch that killed hitler, skullitron, bulldog, sqweaks, lieutenant, day trader...the list goes on. There’s a ton of them

Plus, if you really wanted to go there, a lot of characters with shared names but very different designs could get absorbed into TF canon with slightly different or new names

I guess I was only thinking of characters that had a speaking part, or more than a few seconds of screen time. I would include a few of your list for sure. And yeah, there are alot of bots that could use a new name. I'd love to see movie Sideswipe get some generations love.

LE0KING wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Randomhero wrote:

LE0KING wrote:How many Bayverse OC's are there?
I can only think of Dino, Blackout, Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Scalpel, Brains, Stinger, and Dragonstorm.
Am I missing any?

Dispenser, ejector, Crowbar, Dreadbot, Berserker, infernicous, vatti bot, Oreo bot, KSI boss, watch that killed hitler, skullitron, bulldog, sqweaks, lieutenant, day trader...the list goes on. There’s a ton of them

Plus, if you really wanted to go there, a lot of characters with shared names but very different designs could get absorbed into TF canon with slightly different or new names

I guess I was only thinking of characters that had a speaking part, or more than a few seconds of screen time. I would include a few of your list for sure. And yeah, there are alot of bots that could use a new name. I'd love to see movie Sideswipe get some generations love.

There’s also Shatter and Dropkick who got his name from a 2007 movie figure who wasn’t in the movie. I would probably wager there’s more original transformers than characters with legacy names in the live action movies.

LE0KING wrote:How many Bayverse OC's are there?
I can only think of Dino, Blackout, Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Scalpel, Brains, Stinger, and Dragonstorm.
Am I missing any?

Does Barricade not count?

Also, not sure Dino would be considered an original character by all.

Anyways, you also have Scorn, the baby dinos, Daytrader, the Knights, a Submarine transformer, Cogman, Que, Dispensor, Junkheap, Berserker, Crowbar, Crankcase, Hatchet, Hooligan, Sqweaks, Canope, Bonecrusher, Jolt, Shatter, Dropkick and I am sure more than that too.

Weird, Shockwave is a cross between Cyberverse and Cyber Battalion. I do like both Shockwaves so I'll be looking for this.

Emerje

william-james88 wrote:Does Barricade not count?

Also, not sure Dino would be considered an original character by all.

Anyways, you also have Scorn, the baby dinos, Daytrader, the Knights, a Submarine transformer, Cogman, Que, Dispensor, Junkheap, Berserker, Crowbar, Crankcase, Hatchet, Hooligan, Sqweaks, Canope, Bonecrusher, Jolt, Shatter, Dropkick and I am sure more than that too.

You would consider Dino to not be an original character but include Que who has more in common with his intended name (Wheeljack) then Dino (Mirage) does?

Considering the Mirage name was entirely abandoned beyond a few-prerelease things like some merchandise and novel/video game appearances and has gone only by Dino since DOTM I think he counts as original but that's just me.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I find it hilarious that the Transformers AUTHENTIC line is made out of toys looking and feeling like bad Chinese knock-off found at the dollar store.

That's what they're for, in part. Standing in front of the three pegs of robot toys at a Dollar General or Family Dollar, or in the seasonal section at Walgreens? Here are the 'Authentic' Transformers, parent/grandparent/etc.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm honestly super happy to at least see the "Evergreen" Barricade design used, instead of a smokescreen repaint. The Evergreen design makes so much more sense and is a lot more interesting than another datsun use. I hope he gets more than just an authentics release in that body style

I hope so too, its a great evolution of the character

and I certainly wouldn't mind Barricade being the bot that brings in more bots from the movie-verse into wider TF lore, like Nitro Zeus, Mohawk, Blackout, etc.

I agree!

This alt mode looks terrible

william-james88 wrote:This alt mode looks terrible

Wha... what's that even supposed to be?

Tuned Agent wrote:

william-james88 wrote:This alt mode looks terrible

Wha... what's that even supposed to be?

Rail gun I'd bet.