Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More!
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Thanks to the official Transformers Facebook page, we now have official renders for most of the Transfomers Cyberverse toys revealed at SDCC 2018, which you can see here.
While it is pretty great to see characters like Slipstream and Acid Storm, please remember that this whole line targets kids far more than collectors. So, for instance, Acid Storm does not have knees and Slipstream does not fully transform, both due to an action feature. For the scouts below, the half transformed figure truly is the alt mode.
Ultra Shockwave, on the other hand, will probably get collectors happy since not only is he voyager sized and more articulated than the previous Cyber Battalion toy, but he also has the same design as the current rendition of IDW Shockwave.
While it is pretty great to see characters like Slipstream and Acid Storm, please remember that this whole line targets kids far more than collectors. So, for instance, Acid Storm does not have knees and Slipstream does not fully transform, both due to an action feature. For the scouts below, the half transformed figure truly is the alt mode.
Ultra Shockwave, on the other hand, will probably get collectors happy since not only is he voyager sized and more articulated than the previous Cyber Battalion toy, but he also has the same design as the current rendition of IDW Shockwave.
Credit(s): Transformers Facebook page
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Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972446)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 19th, 2018 @ 3:33pm CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 19th, 2018 @ 3:33pm CDT
So windblade warrior does have knees then? Nice I can add her to the little list with shockwave
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972447)
Posted by hurricane567 on July 19th, 2018 @ 3:33pm CDT
Posted by hurricane567 on July 19th, 2018 @ 3:33pm CDT
FFFFFFFFFF.....Warrior Slipstream when?
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972466)
Posted by william-james88 on July 19th, 2018 @ 4:12pm CDT
It wouldnt be any better. The warrior seekers dont have knees in this line
Posted by william-james88 on July 19th, 2018 @ 4:12pm CDT
hurricane567 wrote:FFFFFFFFFF.....Warrior Slipstream when?
It wouldnt be any better. The warrior seekers dont have knees in this line
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972509)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 19th, 2018 @ 5:55pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 19th, 2018 @ 5:55pm CDT
I'll hold off for Warrior Shockwave and go for the voyager then. Just need a video review to make sure.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972511)
Posted by Burn on July 19th, 2018 @ 6:05pm CDT
Posted by Burn on July 19th, 2018 @ 6:05pm CDT
I must be one of the few people who have little interest in this line. I just can't get into any of those figures.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972514)
Posted by Emerje on July 19th, 2018 @ 6:19pm CDT
The only ones that really interest me is Warrior Windblade (because what's one more in my WB army?) and Shockwave since he's within my tolerance for a $30 figure.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on July 19th, 2018 @ 6:19pm CDT
Burn wrote:I must be one of the few people who have little interest in this line. I just can't get into any of those figures.
The only ones that really interest me is Warrior Windblade (because what's one more in my WB army?) and Shockwave since he's within my tolerance for a $30 figure.
Emerje
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972520)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 19th, 2018 @ 6:40pm CDT
Ditto. Still, I'll wait for reviews. Just in case of some nasty surprises. I mean, who would have suspected at the time that Warrior Starscream had no knees?
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 19th, 2018 @ 6:40pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Burn wrote:I must be one of the few people who have little interest in this line. I just can't get into any of those figures.
The only ones that really interest me is Warrior Windblade (because what's one more in my WB army?) and Shockwave since he's within my tolerance for a $30 figure.
Emerje
Ditto. Still, I'll wait for reviews. Just in case of some nasty surprises. I mean, who would have suspected at the time that Warrior Starscream had no knees?
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972524)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 19th, 2018 @ 6:59pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 19th, 2018 @ 6:59pm CDT
Is the Prime with the trailer the same one that's a single carded warrior release.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972526)
Posted by william-james88 on July 19th, 2018 @ 7:05pm CDT
YES
Posted by william-james88 on July 19th, 2018 @ 7:05pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Is the Prime with the trailer the same one that's a single carded warrior release.
YES
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972536)
Posted by ToaLeePrime on July 19th, 2018 @ 7:47pm CDT
Posted by ToaLeePrime on July 19th, 2018 @ 7:47pm CDT
That's a pretty decent looking shockey. Too bad his gun arm doesn't look to have an elbow.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972543)
Posted by william-james88 on July 19th, 2018 @ 8:32pm CDT
We can see that same arm inn spider tank mode, where we see it's the same as the other arm.
Posted by william-james88 on July 19th, 2018 @ 8:32pm CDT
ToaLeePrime wrote:That's a pretty decent looking shockey. Too bad his gun arm doesn't look to have an elbow.
We can see that same arm inn spider tank mode, where we see it's the same as the other arm.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972555)
Posted by Emerje on July 19th, 2018 @ 10:09pm CDT
That's not the same part, the gun arm snaps off at the shoulder to attach to the top of the tank. I think the spider leg that replaces it is hidden inside his torso.
Note how the spider leg has a gray joint, but gun arm is connected to a purple shoulder joint. You can see the shoulder socket on the very back of the gun in tank mode. I think the spider leg does have a small gun hand on it to double as a spare bot arm, but the gun arm doesn't have an elbow. The Warrior class figure has a normal gun hand so the larger one probably does as well.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on July 19th, 2018 @ 10:09pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:ToaLeePrime wrote:That's a pretty decent looking shockey. Too bad his gun arm doesn't look to have an elbow.
We can see that same arm inn spider tank mode, where we see it's the same as the other arm.
That's not the same part, the gun arm snaps off at the shoulder to attach to the top of the tank. I think the spider leg that replaces it is hidden inside his torso.
Note how the spider leg has a gray joint, but gun arm is connected to a purple shoulder joint. You can see the shoulder socket on the very back of the gun in tank mode. I think the spider leg does have a small gun hand on it to double as a spare bot arm, but the gun arm doesn't have an elbow. The Warrior class figure has a normal gun hand so the larger one probably does as well.
Emerje
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972562)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 19th, 2018 @ 10:32pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 19th, 2018 @ 10:32pm CDT
Why're Warrior Windblade's wings w'upside-down?
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972584)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 19th, 2018 @ 11:43pm CDT
Thanks bro, wish there was something a little different to justify the double dip.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 19th, 2018 @ 11:43pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Is the Prime with the trailer the same one that's a single carded warrior release.
YES
Thanks bro, wish there was something a little different to justify the double dip.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972595)
Posted by Zeedust on July 20th, 2018 @ 12:04am CDT
Posted by Zeedust on July 20th, 2018 @ 12:04am CDT
So for the cartoon, they give all the Seekers similar but distinct character models, but the toys are all straight-up recolors of the one that looks the least like the others. Sigh, not surprised, just disappointed.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972694)
Posted by william-james88 on July 20th, 2018 @ 9:58am CDT
Thats super weird and makes the toy even more complex than I gave it credit, considering the line its in. Knowing how the warior transforms, and looking at those front spider legs, I cant see how you couldnt get a normal arm configuration.
You could simply ignore the initial warrior release and wait for this one to get it.
am glad for once we know stuff like this in advance, unlike in RID where you would buy a figure and then learn a month later that a better vesion is coming out.
Posted by william-james88 on July 20th, 2018 @ 9:58am CDT
Emerje wrote:william-james88 wrote:ToaLeePrime wrote:That's a pretty decent looking shockey. Too bad his gun arm doesn't look to have an elbow.
We can see that same arm inn spider tank mode, where we see it's the same as the other arm.
That's not the same part, the gun arm snaps off at the shoulder to attach to the top of the tank. I think the spider leg that replaces it is hidden inside his torso.
Note how the spider leg has a gray joint, but gun arm is connected to a purple shoulder joint. You can see the shoulder socket on the very back of the gun in tank mode. I think the spider leg does have a small gun hand on it to double as a spare bot arm, but the gun arm doesn't have an elbow. The Warrior class figure has a normal gun hand so the larger one probably does as well.
Emerje
Thats super weird and makes the toy even more complex than I gave it credit, considering the line its in. Knowing how the warior transforms, and looking at those front spider legs, I cant see how you couldnt get a normal arm configuration.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:william-james88 wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Is the Prime with the trailer the same one that's a single carded warrior release.
YES
Thanks bro, wish there was something a little different to justify the double dip.
You could simply ignore the initial warrior release and wait for this one to get it.
am glad for once we know stuff like this in advance, unlike in RID where you would buy a figure and then learn a month later that a better vesion is coming out.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972748)
Posted by william-james88 on July 20th, 2018 @ 3:03pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 20th, 2018 @ 3:03pm CDT
The general concensus behind the Cybrverse line is that while this gimmick heavy line is far more for kids, there could be one figure that transcends it all: Shockwave (both the Warrior and the Ultra figure).
These are appearing across the world right now so I took the time to take some pictures of Cyberverse Shockwave paired with various figures to give you both a sense of the aesthetic, thematic look and scale.
As is usually the case with Shockwave, his purple is very hard to correctly photograph. Even in the natual light setting I use, it completely changed hue on the images depending on the time of day. The alt mode images make him look closer to fushia, but the ones in bot mode are far closer to the actual colour. I find it important for the correct colour to come across because his deco is probably the best part.
The colour, is a nice full grape colour. Not too dark ala G1 toy but still very full, similar to my idea of the colour when watching the G1 show. Also, this may be the mainline Transformer with the most panel lining so far. There are some neatly ainted pink highlights across the arms and cannon turret, as if to give a sense of the energy coursing through him. He also has silver paint on his legs to convey the gun barrel element from the G1 design.
The sculpt is nice too, a simpler version of the evergreen designs that are currently found everywhere. They were even i the latest IDW rendition of Shockwave so you could technically use this toy for that purpose.
But would the scale work? Well, let's find out.
Maybe not the generations (though we are getting a voyager size version fo the figure later), but here he is next to two rendition of his frenemy Soudwave:
I personally think he works better with the RID Soundwave. In fact, he works great with other RID toys as if he was meant to be part of that line.
His action feature is not great but it does not get in the way in robot mode. And the blast effects are fine. Plus he has 5 mm holes on both his arms so that you can equip him with other weapons (other weapons not included).
What bugs me the most about the robot mode is that his head does not move. That really hinders toy since while his body can be posed well, you are limited in the poses where the head looks straight out. Or else the pose wont make sense.
As for vehicle mode, you can take it or leave it. It is not the best, but frankly compared to previous shockwaves, it is not bad. I actually preffer it to the Prime alt mode which didn't even hide his hands properly. And to be fair, a spider tank can work as an alt mode and there has been a long history of spider tanks in sci fi related pop culture.
I see him more like one of those European action masters that had a nice action figure like bot mode and yet still had some sort of an alt mode. And there are specific transformation steps and parts for this tank mode. It has front feet and the robot feet must convert for spider tank feet. That foot transformation is a simple flip but i find it quite elegant in changing the look.
In the end, I wont be collecting this line but I will be adding this particular figure to my RID/TAV collection, where I think he feels right at home.
These are appearing across the world right now so I took the time to take some pictures of Cyberverse Shockwave paired with various figures to give you both a sense of the aesthetic, thematic look and scale.
As is usually the case with Shockwave, his purple is very hard to correctly photograph. Even in the natual light setting I use, it completely changed hue on the images depending on the time of day. The alt mode images make him look closer to fushia, but the ones in bot mode are far closer to the actual colour. I find it important for the correct colour to come across because his deco is probably the best part.
The colour, is a nice full grape colour. Not too dark ala G1 toy but still very full, similar to my idea of the colour when watching the G1 show. Also, this may be the mainline Transformer with the most panel lining so far. There are some neatly ainted pink highlights across the arms and cannon turret, as if to give a sense of the energy coursing through him. He also has silver paint on his legs to convey the gun barrel element from the G1 design.
The sculpt is nice too, a simpler version of the evergreen designs that are currently found everywhere. They were even i the latest IDW rendition of Shockwave so you could technically use this toy for that purpose.
But would the scale work? Well, let's find out.
Maybe not the generations (though we are getting a voyager size version fo the figure later), but here he is next to two rendition of his frenemy Soudwave:
I personally think he works better with the RID Soundwave. In fact, he works great with other RID toys as if he was meant to be part of that line.
His action feature is not great but it does not get in the way in robot mode. And the blast effects are fine. Plus he has 5 mm holes on both his arms so that you can equip him with other weapons (other weapons not included).
What bugs me the most about the robot mode is that his head does not move. That really hinders toy since while his body can be posed well, you are limited in the poses where the head looks straight out. Or else the pose wont make sense.
As for vehicle mode, you can take it or leave it. It is not the best, but frankly compared to previous shockwaves, it is not bad. I actually preffer it to the Prime alt mode which didn't even hide his hands properly. And to be fair, a spider tank can work as an alt mode and there has been a long history of spider tanks in sci fi related pop culture.
I see him more like one of those European action masters that had a nice action figure like bot mode and yet still had some sort of an alt mode. And there are specific transformation steps and parts for this tank mode. It has front feet and the robot feet must convert for spider tank feet. That foot transformation is a simple flip but i find it quite elegant in changing the look.
In the end, I wont be collecting this line but I will be adding this particular figure to my RID/TAV collection, where I think he feels right at home.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972756)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 20th, 2018 @ 3:34pm CDT
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 20th, 2018 @ 3:34pm CDT
I dunno. That 'brow' bit is still bugging me on this toy. So used to seeing Shockwave's distinctinve eye without it that it just seems like something obscuring my view of it, and it's annoying. The spider-tank mode just looks silly (like he's just running about on all fours which seems beneath Shockwave) and all that bright pink kinda helps kill any menace the character should have (this sure ain't the guy from that famously grim classic comic cover). I much prefer that Cyber Batallion Shockwave if I want to get an affordable non-MP figure of him (if i ever find him in stores here)
Nice pics though.
Nice pics though.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972763)
Posted by Flw Studios on July 20th, 2018 @ 3:52pm CDT
Posted by Flw Studios on July 20th, 2018 @ 3:52pm CDT
Does anybody know the upc number or the dpci number?
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972764)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 20th, 2018 @ 3:53pm CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 20th, 2018 @ 3:53pm CDT
Thanks for the review will, question for me is to get this version or the Ultra class...especially since he really does look like he'll fit into a rid/tav collection...
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972777)
Posted by WreckerJack on July 20th, 2018 @ 4:35pm CDT
Posted by WreckerJack on July 20th, 2018 @ 4:35pm CDT
That looks like a really sweet figure. I like the vibrant color plus all the details and articulation. I haven't found a Shockwave for my collection yet, so this may just be the one!
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972785)
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on July 20th, 2018 @ 5:01pm CDT
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on July 20th, 2018 @ 5:01pm CDT
The lack of head articulation is enough to keep me away from this one, though he does look pretty good otherwise. I'll look into the larger one to add to my IDW shelf assuming he's a good height to fit - hopefully around the size of SXS Hot Flame.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972806)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 20th, 2018 @ 6:31pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 20th, 2018 @ 6:31pm CDT
I'll be holding on for ULTRA Shockwave.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972823)
Posted by william-james88 on July 20th, 2018 @ 7:53pm CDT
Fpr a RID/TAV collection, I would suggest this warrior one so that it could be the same size as the other RID/TAV toys. The ultra would be too big to go with them.
For you though, I would sugest to wait for the Ultra. Its only 5$ more and would fit better in a collection where your bigger bots (like Megs and Optimus) are voyagers.
That cyber battalion is seriously lacking though. It has no knees or bicep swivels, something even this warrior has.
Plus, his alt mode is pretty crap:
Plus, the back isnt great
This one looks like a lean mean killing machine, and for the same price!
Posted by william-james88 on July 20th, 2018 @ 7:53pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Thanks for the review will, question for me is to get this version or the Ultra class...especially since he really does look like he'll fit into a rid/tav collection...
Fpr a RID/TAV collection, I would suggest this warrior one so that it could be the same size as the other RID/TAV toys. The ultra would be too big to go with them.
WreckerJack wrote:That looks like a really sweet figure. I like the vibrant color plus all the details and articulation. I haven't found a Shockwave for my collection yet, so this may just be the one!
For you though, I would sugest to wait for the Ultra. Its only 5$ more and would fit better in a collection where your bigger bots (like Megs and Optimus) are voyagers.
Carnivius_Prime wrote: I much prefer that Cyber Batallion Shockwave if I want to get an affordable non-MP figure of him (if i ever find him in stores here)
Nice pics though.
That cyber battalion is seriously lacking though. It has no knees or bicep swivels, something even this warrior has.
Plus, his alt mode is pretty crap:
Plus, the back isnt great
This one looks like a lean mean killing machine, and for the same price!
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972849)
Posted by TulioDude on July 20th, 2018 @ 10:01pm CDT
Posted by TulioDude on July 20th, 2018 @ 10:01pm CDT
I dont know,the Cyber Battalion looks more diffrent in alternate mode,like a more complex transformation.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972860)
Posted by william-james88 on July 20th, 2018 @ 11:05pm CDT
But it is basically just shockwav putting his arms in the air and lying down.
Posted by william-james88 on July 20th, 2018 @ 11:05pm CDT
TulioDude wrote:I dont know,the Cyber Battalion looks more diffrent in alternate mode,like a more complex transformation.
But it is basically just shockwav putting his arms in the air and lying down.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972871)
Posted by Emerje on July 21st, 2018 @ 12:11am CDT
And this figure is basically him walking around on all fours, the G1 figure is basically him putting his arms in the air and bending over. There's no such thing as a complex Shockwave.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on July 21st, 2018 @ 12:11am CDT
william-james88 wrote:TulioDude wrote:I dont know,the Cyber Battalion looks more diffrent in alternate mode,like a more complex transformation.
But it is basically just shockwav putting his arms in the air and lying down.
And this figure is basically him walking around on all fours, the G1 figure is basically him putting his arms in the air and bending over. There's no such thing as a complex Shockwave.
Emerje
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972872)
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on July 21st, 2018 @ 12:20am CDT
DotM Shockwave?
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on July 21st, 2018 @ 12:20am CDT
Emerje wrote:william-james88 wrote:TulioDude wrote:I dont know,the Cyber Battalion looks more diffrent in alternate mode,like a more complex transformation.
But it is basically just shockwav putting his arms in the air and lying down.
And this figure is basically him walking around on all fours, the G1 figure is basically him putting his arms in the air and bending over. There's no such thing as a complex Shockwave.
Emerje
DotM Shockwave?
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972873)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2018 @ 12:20am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2018 @ 12:20am CDT
Emerje wrote:william-james88 wrote:TulioDude wrote:I dont know,the Cyber Battalion looks more diffrent in alternate mode,like a more complex transformation.
But it is basically just shockwav putting his arms in the air and lying down.
And this figure is basically him walking around on all fours, the G1 figure is basically him putting his arms in the air and bending over. There's no such thing as a complex Shockwave.
Emerje
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972874)
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on July 21st, 2018 @ 12:20am CDT
Ooh, in unison!
Posted by Autobot Roadburn on July 21st, 2018 @ 12:20am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Emerje wrote:william-james88 wrote:TulioDude wrote:I dont know,the Cyber Battalion looks more diffrent in alternate mode,like a more complex transformation.
But it is basically just shockwav putting his arms in the air and lying down.
And this figure is basically him walking around on all fours, the G1 figure is basically him putting his arms in the air and bending over. There's no such thing as a complex Shockwave.
Emerje
Ooh, in unison!
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972879)
Posted by Emerje on July 21st, 2018 @ 12:27am CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 21st, 2018 @ 12:27am CDT
OK, so there's one complex Shockwave out there. 
Can't believe I forgot the DotM version seeing as how I own two of them (original Hasbro and MtB)
Emerje
Can't believe I forgot the DotM version seeing as how I own two of them (original Hasbro and MtB)Emerje
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972880)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2018 @ 12:29am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2018 @ 12:29am CDT
Arguably Prime Beast Hunters Shockwave and Animated Shockwave too, both to an extent.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972886)
Posted by Emerje on July 21st, 2018 @ 1:19am CDT
Very arguably. The Animated mold, despite having four modes, doesn't do a whole lot to transition into them. The Prime mold is only a little more complex than the Cyberverse versions.
Emerje
Posted by Emerje on July 21st, 2018 @ 1:19am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Arguably Prime Beast Hunters Shockwave and Animated Shockwave too, both to an extent.
Very arguably. The Animated mold, despite having four modes, doesn't do a whole lot to transition into them. The Prime mold is only a little more complex than the Cyberverse versions.
Emerje
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972895)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 21st, 2018 @ 2:22am CDT
I dunno. The Battalion one just LOOKS more like the kind of Shockwave figure I want in robot mode. This Cyberverse one does not. I don't like the styling and shapes of this one at all (and that stupid brow annoys me more and more. it gets in the way of what it supposed to be a creepy menacing emotionless eye). And I'd take that spaceship thingy (which looks at least something like his old spacegun mode) over the goofy 'spider-tank' any day.
Maybe War for Cybertron will finally produce a high quality affordable voyager G1 Shockwave (although by the aesthetics shown in other figures it'll probably have a ton of unnecessary detailing. I like SOME on my G1-ish figures rather than overly smooth plain cartoon style but not like someone went crazy with an Etch-a-Sketch)
This Shockwave wouldn't put up with walking around on all fours and having bright pink highlights.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 21st, 2018 @ 2:22am CDT
william-james88 wrote:That cyber battalion is seriously lacking though. It has no knees or bicep swivels, something even this warrior has.
Plus, his alt mode is pretty crap:
This one looks like a lean mean killing machine, and for the same price!
I dunno. The Battalion one just LOOKS more like the kind of Shockwave figure I want in robot mode. This Cyberverse one does not. I don't like the styling and shapes of this one at all (and that stupid brow annoys me more and more. it gets in the way of what it supposed to be a creepy menacing emotionless eye). And I'd take that spaceship thingy (which looks at least something like his old spacegun mode) over the goofy 'spider-tank' any day.
Maybe War for Cybertron will finally produce a high quality affordable voyager G1 Shockwave (although by the aesthetics shown in other figures it'll probably have a ton of unnecessary detailing. I like SOME on my G1-ish figures rather than overly smooth plain cartoon style but not like someone went crazy with an Etch-a-Sketch)
This Shockwave wouldn't put up with walking around on all fours and having bright pink highlights.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972909)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 21st, 2018 @ 4:30am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 21st, 2018 @ 4:30am CDT
@will okay then, warrior it is 
might be able to find that easy enough, though the shops around me are unreliable 
might be able to find that easy enough, though the shops around me are unreliable
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972919)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 21st, 2018 @ 5:22am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 21st, 2018 @ 5:22am CDT
Following Primes appearance on amazon.UK, guess who else has decided to show up:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transformers-E2066ES0-Cyberverse-Ultimate-Multi-Colour/dp/B07CMGCLKL/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?tag=seibertron075-21&ie=UTF8&qid=1532167833&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=transformers+toys+cyberverse&dpPl=1&dpID=61RWD-AWLdL&ref=plSrch
Though megs is priced cheaper than prime
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transformers-E2066ES0-Cyberverse-Ultimate-Multi-Colour/dp/B07CMGCLKL/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?tag=seibertron075-21&ie=UTF8&qid=1532167833&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=transformers+toys+cyberverse&dpPl=1&dpID=61RWD-AWLdL&ref=plSrch
Though megs is priced cheaper than prime
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972942)
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2018 @ 8:22am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 21st, 2018 @ 8:22am CDT
Indeed. He just puts up with having his debut body entirely bright pink.Carnivius_Prime wrote:This Shockwave wouldn't put up with walking around on all fours and having bright pink highlights.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972946)
Posted by DeathReviews on July 21st, 2018 @ 8:50am CDT
Posted by DeathReviews on July 21st, 2018 @ 8:50am CDT
I may wind up getting him just because I'm a fan of Shockwave, but I agree with many here. The Toy Story style "Mr. Angry Eye" just isn't doing it for me. And I'm not going to cop out and praise the alt mode as being 'elegant and brilliant in its simplicity'. No - that's got to be the laziest transformation I've ever seen. You can turn ANY transformer into a 'spider tank' if all you do is prostrate the robot mode on all fours. Ooooh hey look - my Bumblebee is a triple changer! Look! A 'spider tank'!
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972953)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 21st, 2018 @ 9:31am CDT
That would have put the engeneering of Shockwave over it's planned budget, but it would have completed the transformation if his legs and arms actually split in two like BM Blackarachnia. Thus being a TRUE spider tank.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 21st, 2018 @ 9:31am CDT
DeathReviews wrote:I may wind up getting him just because I'm a fan of Shockwave, but I agree with many here. The Toy Story style "Mr. Angry Eye" just isn't doing it for me. And I'm not going to cop out and praise the alt mode as being 'elegant and brilliant in its simplicity'. No - that's got to be the laziest transformation I've ever seen. You can turn ANY transformer into a 'spider tank' if all you do is prostrate the robot mode on all fours. Ooooh hey look - my Bumblebee is a triple changer! Look! A 'spider tank'!
That would have put the engeneering of Shockwave over it's planned budget, but it would have completed the transformation if his legs and arms actually split in two like BM Blackarachnia. Thus being a TRUE spider tank.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972954)
Posted by Evil Eye on July 21st, 2018 @ 10:01am CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on July 21st, 2018 @ 10:01am CDT
Honestly I'd be cool with four legs if the transformation did a bit more to change the overall shape beyond "Shockwave doing Yoga". Like, there's some awesome quadrupedal spider tanks out there (Vanquish's Argus, Halo's Scarab, Cybertron Scrapmetal etc). It's a cool concept but even the Ultra IMO is a bit weak in terms of execution.
THAT SAID I do like the idea of Shockwave being a spider tank in a line with a better budget; I heard we're getting a Leader Shockwave in Siege/WFC, perhaps have him pull an Ultra Magnus with a Voyager core robot that turns into a "satellite cannon" like the CW Legends, which in turn forms the turret of a giant spider tank, which itself forms super mode armour in robot mode.
THAT SAID I do like the idea of Shockwave being a spider tank in a line with a better budget; I heard we're getting a Leader Shockwave in Siege/WFC, perhaps have him pull an Ultra Magnus with a Voyager core robot that turns into a "satellite cannon" like the CW Legends, which in turn forms the turret of a giant spider tank, which itself forms super mode armour in robot mode.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972973)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 21st, 2018 @ 11:47am CDT
That's more of a Fuchsia Rose colour and limitations of the US comic colouring of the time though so it gets a pass. And to be fair he did just take down all the Autobots with one blast so he can wear any damn colour he likes. Man, Shockwave in the Marvel Comics (both in US and UK stories) was way more badass than the cartoon counterpart. An actual threat.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 21st, 2018 @ 11:47am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Indeed. He just puts up with having his debut body entirely bright pink.Carnivius_Prime wrote:This Shockwave wouldn't put up with walking around on all fours and having bright pink highlights.
That's more of a Fuchsia Rose colour and limitations of the US comic colouring of the time though so it gets a pass. And to be fair he did just take down all the Autobots with one blast so he can wear any damn colour he likes. Man, Shockwave in the Marvel Comics (both in US and UK stories) was way more badass than the cartoon counterpart. An actual threat.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972986)
Posted by DeathReviews on July 21st, 2018 @ 1:18pm CDT
Here's how it should really have been:
Posted by DeathReviews on July 21st, 2018 @ 1:18pm CDT
Carnivius_Prime wrote:This Shockwave wouldn't put up with walking around on all fours and having bright pink highlights.
Here's how it should really have been:
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972987)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 21st, 2018 @ 1:32pm CDT
While much more accurate it's probably a less eye-catching statement to display on a cover.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 21st, 2018 @ 1:32pm CDT
DeathReviews wrote:Here's how it should really have been:
While much more accurate it's probably a less eye-catching statement to display on a cover.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972990)
Posted by Ultra Markus on July 21st, 2018 @ 1:56pm CDT
Posted by Ultra Markus on July 21st, 2018 @ 1:56pm CDT
"Plus, his alt mode is pretty crap"
uh lets see an alt mode that looks like a spaceship vs a spider tank thing
we all know the clear winner is the spaceship
uh lets see an alt mode that looks like a spaceship vs a spider tank thing
we all know the clear winner is the spaceship
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972994)
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2018 @ 2:38pm CDT
Doesn't look lat ke much of a spaceship to me. And the other isn't great either, I Just meant that I don't find the cyber battalion to be so obviously better.
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2018 @ 2:38pm CDT
Ultra Markus wrote:"Plus, his alt mode is pretty crap"
uh lets see an alt mode that looks like a spaceship vs a spider tank thing
we all know the clear winner is the spaceship
Doesn't look lat ke much of a spaceship to me. And the other isn't great either, I Just meant that I don't find the cyber battalion to be so obviously better.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1972995)
Posted by Ultra Markus on July 21st, 2018 @ 2:51pm CDT
Like an effort was put into making it into a ship
for the cyberversef I just think they got lazy on the altmode for a decent looking robot
Posted by Ultra Markus on July 21st, 2018 @ 2:51pm CDT
at least it looks like somethingwilliam-james88 wrote:Ultra Markus wrote:"Plus, his alt mode is pretty crap"
uh lets see an alt mode that looks like a spaceship vs a spider tank thing
we all know the clear winner is the spaceship
Doesn't look lat ke much of a spaceship to me. And the other isn't great either, I Just meant that I don't find the cyber battalion to be so obviously better.
Like an effort was put into making it into a ship
for the cyberversef I just think they got lazy on the altmode for a decent looking robot
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1973010)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 21st, 2018 @ 4:44pm CDT
I do though. Even just from the design of the robot mode. I don't like the Cyberverse one at all. Yeah, knee joints would be nice but I'd still far prefer seeing the Battalion one standing on my shelf than the Cyberverse figure. There's way too many aesthetic and design choices I dislike about the Cyberverse Shocky wheras the Battalion is a decent sized fairly classic look of the character that could suffice until something better comes along of which is has not yet done so (not including MP cos that's different scale and silly monies)
Reminds me of the Exorcist (which I always felt was a trashy film even when I was a kid)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 21st, 2018 @ 4:44pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Ultra Markus wrote:"Plus, his alt mode is pretty crap"
uh lets see an alt mode that looks like a spaceship vs a spider tank thing
we all know the clear winner is the spaceship
Doesn't look lat ke much of a spaceship to me. And the other isn't great either, I Just meant that I don't find the cyber battalion to be so obviously better.
I do though. Even just from the design of the robot mode. I don't like the Cyberverse one at all. Yeah, knee joints would be nice but I'd still far prefer seeing the Battalion one standing on my shelf than the Cyberverse figure. There's way too many aesthetic and design choices I dislike about the Cyberverse Shocky wheras the Battalion is a decent sized fairly classic look of the character that could suffice until something better comes along of which is has not yet done so (not including MP cos that's different scale and silly monies)
Ultra Markus wrote:Like an effort was put into making it into a ship
for the cyberversef I just think they got lazy on the altmode for a decent looking robot
Reminds me of the Exorcist (which I always felt was a trashy film even when I was a kid)
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1973041)
Posted by TulioDude on July 21st, 2018 @ 7:17pm CDT
Posted by TulioDude on July 21st, 2018 @ 7:17pm CDT
Sorry william-james88,but I agree with the other guys on this topic.There's no way you will get me to agree that Cyberverse is better than the Cyber Battalion one.
I prfer the simple spaceship resembling his G1 gun mode,than a walking on all fours mode.
I dont think its the worst toy ever,but the way you trash the Cyber battalion is baffling to me.
I prfer the simple spaceship resembling his G1 gun mode,than a walking on all fours mode.
I dont think its the worst toy ever,but the way you trash the Cyber battalion is baffling to me.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1973050)
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2018 @ 8:48pm CDT
Have you guys handled the cyber battalion toys? Or tried posing them? That line is incredibly lacking. For the same price, we get the Ultra shockwave which seems to have as much quality as the Prime Voyager from a few years back with similar articulation. I am equally baffled by those preffering a budget line upscaled toy specifically made for developping countries.
Plus, looking at the alt mode, neither are great, but at least the exposed limbs for cyberverse are the limbs of the tank rather than the arms in the cyber battalion doing nothing.
I also find it incredibly belittling and immature of people in this thread to present hyperbolic images of people in weird poses when the alt mode (while admittedly not the best) is an actual legit thing
And one we already had in Transformers
I am not saying this toy is great, but it will do the job fine and I think it will do a better job than the cyber battalion if only due to the better articulation and less hollow/light feel
You guys can be the judge when you get them in hand. In any case, I already made my top 5 Shockwave list and neither seem good enough to replace any entries.
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2018 @ 8:48pm CDT
TulioDude wrote:Sorry william-james88,but I agree with the other guys on this topic.There's no way you will get me to agree that Cyberverse is better than the Cyber Battalion one.
I prfer the simple spaceship resembling his G1 gun mode,than a walking on all fours mode.
I dont think its the worst toy ever,but the way you trash the Cyber battalion is baffling to me.
Have you guys handled the cyber battalion toys? Or tried posing them? That line is incredibly lacking. For the same price, we get the Ultra shockwave which seems to have as much quality as the Prime Voyager from a few years back with similar articulation. I am equally baffled by those preffering a budget line upscaled toy specifically made for developping countries.
Plus, looking at the alt mode, neither are great, but at least the exposed limbs for cyberverse are the limbs of the tank rather than the arms in the cyber battalion doing nothing.
I also find it incredibly belittling and immature of people in this thread to present hyperbolic images of people in weird poses when the alt mode (while admittedly not the best) is an actual legit thing
And one we already had in Transformers
I am not saying this toy is great, but it will do the job fine and I think it will do a better job than the cyber battalion if only due to the better articulation and less hollow/light feel
You guys can be the judge when you get them in hand. In any case, I already made my top 5 Shockwave list and neither seem good enough to replace any entries.
Re: Official Images for Transformers Cyberverse Warrior Windblade, Ultra Shadow Striker, Shockwave and More! (1973088)
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 22nd, 2018 @ 3:22am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 22nd, 2018 @ 3:22am CDT
To me, the cyber battalion seems only good enough for static poses while you got more posing options with cyberverse. I've made my choice and it's each to their own but a spider tank isn't bad.
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