First Look at 2 New Deluxe Earthspark Toys: Soundwave and Hashtag

Posted by william-james88 Feb 1, 2025 at 10:12am CST 79,081 views

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Looks like Earthspark is going out with a bang as Hasbro will be releasing 2 new molds for their deluxe line up: Soundwave and Hashtag. Unlike what may be reported elsewhere, Hashtag is not a rerelease of the Takara retool, it simply looks the same at first due to the fact that the toys represent the same character in her season 2 alt mode. Soundwave is a nice blend of the G1 character and his Cybertron self. His calves are turned so that they can fit in the box, his legs will look sleeker when they are properly transformed. This comes to us from In Demand toys, let us know what you think.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Feb 1, 2025

Typical of E.S, #'s face is uncanny and creepy. Soundwave look good enough, but his "bell-bottom pants" look weird and rad at the same time.

This makes me want buy it to make a groovy-soul Soundwave custom. :-?

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Comment by chuckdawg1999 Feb 1, 2025

I wonder who will get them first, Japan or America.

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Comment by Sabrblade Feb 1, 2025

And neither of these will actually be sold in stores because brick-and-mortar stores have just given up on EarthSpark as the excess of 2022/2023 toys continue to clog the shelves going unsold.

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Comment by bluecatcinema Feb 1, 2025

Nice see Soundwave in the deluxe scale.

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Comment by Whifflefire Feb 1, 2025

Still haven't found a Thrash to go with my Twitch. These both look good, but I have to wonder if they'll even be available anywhere.

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Comment by william-james88 Feb 1, 2025

-Kanrabat- wrote:Typical of E.S, #'s face is uncanny and creepy. Soundwave look good enough, but his "bell-bottom pants" look weird and rad at the same time.

This makes me want buy it to make a groovy-soul Soundwave custom.

look at Soundwave's knees, his lower legs have been turned to fit in the packaging

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Feb 1, 2025

william-james88 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Typical of E.S, #'s face is uncanny and creepy. Soundwave look good enough, but his "bell-bottom pants" look weird and rad at the same time.

This makes me want buy it to make a groovy-soul Soundwave custom.

look at Soundwave's knees, his lower legs have been turned to fit in the packaging

Oh yeah. So in the right way his legs will really look like bell-bottoms.
Nice.
8-)

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Comment by cloudballoon Feb 1, 2025

I'll get both. Most of the brand-new (i.e. not recycled from Cyberverse) EarthSpark Deluxe molds have been surprisingly well engineered for a toon line, haven't bothered getting toys from the "kiddy" lines since Prime.

Not sure if Cyberworld can beat EarthSpark.

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Feb 3, 2025

Soundwave looks cool.

Hashtag, not sure on yet

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Comment by william-james88 Mar 14, 2025

Earthspark is a toyline that just keeps on truckin. While we had the first wave of Smash Changers released in 2025, there will be a second wave with a release date of May. This wave repackages Bumblebee and Optimus Prime but also has Twitch and Jawbreaker which are brand new toys. There is no image of them yet, all we have is a listing of the second wave on Entertainment Earth:

Transformers EarthSpark 1-Step Smash Changers Wave 2 Set:

Transformers action figure converts from toy car to robot mode in 1 easy, exciting step! Tap the toy on a flat surface in car mode to see it pop up into robot mode. Each robot stands about 4-inches tall.

Set includes 4 individually packaged toys:
1x TRA EARTHSPARK 1 STEP SMASH OPTIMUS
1x TRA EARTHSPARK 1 STEP SMASH BB
1x TRA EARTHSPARK 1 STEP SMASH TWITCH
1x TRA EARTHSPARK 1 STEP SMASH JAWBREAKER
(subject to change). Ages 6 and up.

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Comment by cloudballoon Mar 15, 2025

Interested in seeing what the designers can come up for Twitch & Jawbreaker.

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Comment by Brokebot Mar 15, 2025

I didn't realize that was still on.

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Comment by Deathsanras Mar 21, 2025

FFS, why?

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Comment by william-james88 Apr 8, 2025

Earthspark still has some gems to give us this year. Fans were excited for the new Soundwave deluxe but there was still question about the alt mode. Well, turns out it looks great too. Unlike many other plane transformers, this stealth bomber is very flat and has a nice wingspan. The Images from Omega The Real on Twitter also show waist articulation and the size, which is the standard deluxe size in the line.

Let us know what you think of this soundwave!

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Comment by Big Grim Apr 8, 2025

I really dig this Soundwave design. I may well try to pick this figure up! Great alt-mode with one hell of a wingspan!

~ Grim

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Apr 8, 2025

Obviously not squeaky clean on the underside, but for a deluxe, it pull it off very, very well.

I'll keep an eye out for that Soundwave in case I ever sees it in store.

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Comment by Kyleor Apr 8, 2025

The plane underside is pretty terrible, but otherwise it looks really good. The wing-boots looks kinda cool.

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Comment by Emerje Apr 8, 2025

Soundwave looks great! That wingspan would be impressive at any price point.
Emerje

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Comment by RodimusPrimeUkraine1 Apr 10, 2025

As a stealth aircraft fan I'll probably pick up this Soundwave. Seeing the undercarriage the one thing I'd wish for is that the feet rotated to cover up the hands. It would slightly improve his stealth geometry and decrease his radar cross section. :michaelbay: