Masterpiece Shockwave Revealed (Update: More New Images)

OH MY GOD

And fanstoys what's it's name CANCELED

YES!

The BEST G1 Decepticon leader ever finally gets a toy worthy of his greatness. It is only logical!

My only complaint is while it's appropriate, the head should be a bit smaller for the sake of the figure.

*blows tea out through his nose in surprise*

shockwave????

hell YES!

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No electronic gimmicks PLEASE!

Most apt song:

https://youtu.be/6dOwHzCHfgA

Allow me to be the first to exclaim the following:

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

YEAH YEAH YEEAH YEAH YEAH DSKADERKHJKL:JDSFKL:J~~!!!!!!

SW's SilverHammer wrote:My only complaint is while it's appropriate, the head should be a bit smaller for the sake of the figure.

Isn't TT going for the anime route?

If only there was a 'pee your pants' emoji.

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fenrir72 wrote:

SW's SilverHammer wrote:My only complaint is while it's appropriate, the head should be a bit smaller for the sake of the figure.

Isn't TT going for the anime route?

I guess. I'm just saying that while it's appropriate for shockwave, having it few milimetters smaller would make it look more proportionate by human-y standards. I mean like quakewave has a big head, but he also has wide and bulky shoulders to balance it out. MP shockwave's are wide, but not as bulky.

And that folks is why 3rd Party action figures is a waste of money.

It Is Him wrote:And that folks is why 3rd Party action figures is a waste of money.

Please don't ruin the joy before it has a chance to thrive. There's a time and place for that conversation, a little later on in the thread. C'mon guys. We don't need a battle brewing at this moment, at least let it get to page 2 or 3.

Autobot032 wrote:

It Is Him wrote:And that folks is why 3rd Party action figures is a waste of money.

Please don't ruin the joy before it has a chance to thrive. There's a time and place for that conversation, a little later on in the thread. C'mon guys. We don't need a battle brewing at this moment, at least let it get to page 2 or 3.

Now's good for me.

You know what I take it all back, i'm used to shockwaves having narrower faces if that makes sense, and deeper set eye(s). MP's is a lot fuller for lack of a better term.

I need to see the gun mode now. And it better be a gun.

Desslok2201 wrote:I need to see the gun mode now. And it better be a gun.

I hope it's a Pony instead. How many gun transformers do we need?

I wouldn't consider not getting the Has/Tak version -- you've gotta get the real thing and support the line. But I gotta say that right now, Quakewave is still looking a lot better to me, except for that stupid hose placement. Still, this is just a prototype, so hopefully they can take it up a notch.

And that was some stone-cold Machiavellian brilliance, leaking those images right before Quakewave was supposed to be hitting the major retailers. Well-played, HasTak; well-payed.

Hip Hip Hooray, Gimme Gimme Gimme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will masterpiece Shockwave get a U.S release?
I might have to pick up a takara release just in case lmao

I see that Takara managed to get the hose on the correct side of the arm on the first try.

It Is Him wrote:

Desslok2201 wrote:I need to see the gun mode now. And it better be a gun.

I hope it's a Pony instead. How many gun transformers do we need?

Not counting Targetmasters, I'd say 3. Megatron, Shockwave and Browning.

Desslok2201 wrote:

It Is Him wrote:

Desslok2201 wrote:I need to see the gun mode now. And it better be a gun.

I hope it's a Pony instead. How many gun transformers do we need?

Not counting Targetmasters, I'd say 3. Megatron, Shockwave and Browning.

Ooh, I forgot about Targetmasters. Yeah, give me all of those.

Shockwave and Hot Rod! I am definitely excited by these two! MP Grimlock and Shockwave side by side on my shelf! I can't wait.

Just had to pull out my G1 Shocky to compare... Those legs on the MP look so sturdy in comparison. Damn it looks nice. I was toying with the idea of getting that new huge black series Tie Fighter, but f@&$ that!, TT, take my money!

at last i can have shockwave ride my starscream like a horsey!

Yes. Just plain flat out yes.

And the fandom rejoiced......while clapping their hands.......with tears pouring from their eyes with happiness

Deathsaurus1 wrote:Will masterpiece Shockwave get a U.S release?
I might have to pick up a takara release just in case lmao

I say just get the takara. In many cases, the Hasbro version will be about the same price. So no reason to wait the extra 3 years or so it takes for them to release it. I know I am buying this guy for sure, I just hope it is 10000 Yen or less. Also, all Hasbro MP releases for sought after characters have been a real pain to find, so just avoid the trouble and get him now.

While it is too bad that I just wrote a Best shockwave toys list ( ), I might just release it as a lead in to the MPs release. So it wouldnt be wasted effort, nor be too obvious as to what number one would be. Because this guy really seems to be miles ahead of any shockwave we have ever had. Also, I am extremely happy that this guy exists as I no longer feel the need to buy the G1 toy. This guys seems to be that toy with better proportions and articulation, which is all we have ever wanted. Looking forward to the revealed gun mode.

And Quakewave is begrudgingly cancelled. Looks to be about the same height as Ironhide is supposed to be so I'm going to be keeping tabs on QW just to be on the safe side. If the price drops because of this I may snatch one up for less than BBTS is asking. Shockwave should be at least the same height as Soundwave.

And Sabrblade, way to use every single image on the wiki!

AWE HELL YEAH, that right there is a well anticipated and good looking prototype for a masterpiece

though i died and gone to heaven

thank u primus!

thank u indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cool, very cool

Another Masterpiece surprise! And he looks spot-on so far.

So, both "Waves" and no Megatron still. :)


Wonder if they'll include a small Shockwave gun.

A few years ago I came to the conclusion that Takara will make every G1 character in the Masterpiece style. It's going to take awhile but Shockwave just reinforces my belief.

SW's SilverHammer wrote:You know what I take it all back, i'm used to shockwaves having narrower faces if that makes sense, and deeper set eye(s). MP's is a lot fuller for lack of a better term.

Shockwave's face. So simple yet scary. You don't know what the heck is going on behind that monocular visage of his (wished we also have a scared sheeet emoticon too). The left image is cool scary but the bigger one scares me even more.

A couple more pix from the same source:

I already have Quakewave, but fully intend to buy this anyway, because one can never have too many Shockwaves.

Cyberpath wrote:A couple more pix from the same source:

I spy, with my little eye, light piping. No other translucent plastic though.

P.S. WOW!

Dayum, that looks sweet. Sorry Fanstoys, but you've been outdone (though there's no denying that QuakeWave was a fantastic toy for his time).

I hope they do a version in his toy colours...

I'm glad they are finally going ahead with Shockwave. He's honestly been on the back burner of Takara for a few ears at least. When did that original teaser image go up? Was it around the same time as G2 Lambor? Plus some people got to see this last year when the first pics of Devastator leaked.

This looks good. The hip/crotch area looks a little silly, but other than that it looks good.

Really glad I sold off my Quakewave when I did.

While I'm rather indifferent to Hotrod, Shockwave is my 2nd favorite decepticon. This is so on my want-list.

IT IS ILLOGICAL THAT WE HAD TO WAIT SO LONG FOR THIS TOY

Now imagine Shockwave singing The Logical Song by Supertramp.

So, I wake up to Masterpiece Shockwave. Quakewave, I hardly knew ye.

william-james88 wrote:

Deathsaurus1 wrote:Will masterpiece Shockwave get a U.S release?
I might have to pick up a takara release just in case lmao

I say just get the takara. In many cases, the Hasbro version will be about the same price. So no reason to wait the extra 3 years or so it takes for them to release it. I know I am buying this guy for sure, I just hope it is 10000 Yen or less. Also, all Hasbro MP releases for sought after characters have been a real pain to find, so just avoid the trouble and get him now.

While it is too bad that I just wrote a Best shockwave toys list ( ), I might just release it as a lead in to the MPs release. So it wouldnt be wasted effort, nor be too obvious as to what number one would be. Because this guy really seems to be miles ahead of any shockwave we have ever had. Also, I am extremely happy that this guy exists as I no longer feel the need to buy the G1 toy. This guys seems to be that toy with better proportions and articulation, which is all we have ever wanted. Looking forward to the revealed gun mode.

You can always update the news post and repost it after it gets released.

Down_Shift wrote:I'm glad they are finally going ahead with Shockwave. He's honestly been on the back burner of Takara for a few ears at least. When did that original teaser image go up? Was it around the same time as G2 Lambor? Plus some people got to see this last year when the first pics of Devastator leaked.

This looks good. The hip/crotch area looks a little silly, but other than that it looks good.

Really glad I sold off my Quakewave when I did.

This is the first I've heard of it. Man, how come I only get to hear about cool stuff when everyone else does?

This was just the greatest, greatest news to wake up to. Bless you, Takara. My fave character gets his due.

Hear that? That's the sound of a 1000 Fanstoys Quakewaves going up on ebay, and plummeting in value.

He definitely looks amazing and the lightpiping! yes!

Awesome. It's been a long wait. Like the saying goes, "All good things..." Suck it, Quakewave.

This looks great so far, and I, too, canceled my Quakewave preorder very quickly after seeing this news. Even the clear version, as revenge for Sever and Tesla's terrible headsculpts.

Collecticon put up a digibash of it in color, I thought it was neat:

Sweet! he will be mine