Rounding out our pics of Combiner Wars Legends Wave 5, we have a look at the sinister cyclopian Decepticon, Shockwave! This Decepticon is one of the best toys to be made in this size class, and a great update of the original Shockwave!
Shockwave’s robot mode is the star of the show, here. Unencumbered by extraneous vehicle parts, the robot is plain solid, and a nice little action figure. He’s got a great range of poseability – some of the best in the size class – and the looks are on-point with what you’d expect for Shockwave. He transforms into a “spaceship”, with a flip down peg for his gun mode. Really, the spaceship mode is a concession to give Shockwave a mode that does not depend on another toy to work, and the gun mode is arguably the real alternate mode. Sadly, the peg for the gun mode is actually obstructed by a square block – most toys hands simply will not fit the 5mm peg because this block gets in the way. Said block is there to steady the gun in the hands of a Combiner, so it’s got a purpose – it’s just a bit of a poor design choice that severely limits what you can do with that gun mode.
Gun mode flaws aside, Shockwave is awesome, and well worth a look. Check out our gallery to see if you agree with our thoughts:
Seeaich
This shot…
Totally looks like Shocky is giving Megs an Inspector Gadget M.A.D. agent's salute.
Novaburnhilde
Love this little guy, I picked one up for myself.
Lord Dcast
Definitely defective.
If I called my Shockwave defective he'd simply say "DEFECTIVE?! I'LL SHOW YOU DEFECTIVE! I'LL TEAR YOUR AXEL IN HALF!"
(Transformers ROTF Autobots DS reference)
Sol Fury
Sounds defective to me. I'd definitely do an exchange if you can find that receipt.
Ertsatz
Is it just me or has anyone else had problems with their Shockwave? Right out of the box, mine is SUPER disappointing.. His left arm is the loosest I've ever seen a ball joint and BOTH of his legs are warped to the point where his feet simply will not stay on.
I was expecting quite a lot more from this figure, considering the rave reviews I've seen.. though maybe mine is just defective. If I had any idea where I put that reciept, I'd return him immediately, but for now he's just sitting on my shelf, half broken.
Autovolt 127
The sooner he's out in Canada, the better.
Little Shockwave with the DOTM gun is awesome.
BlueAngel_Bolt
I ended up cutting off the square peg and putting some super glue on the circular one. Now pretty much all of my figures can hold him no problem.
Susha
has anyone seen this in the uk?
soundwave144
ah, ok. I thought I had missed him…
Sol Fury
I love that shot with the Dark of the Moon bazooka!
Noideaforaname
Another stellar addition to a (usually) stellar line of figures.
FigureGunplaFan
Definitely getting this someday.
Lord Dcast
I saw a Shapeways attachment on Butterfly Effect Photography, but as to where and when it'll be available I have no clue.
SuperiusPrime
He only works well with the combiner wars hand/feet. He can be held with the Perfect Effect hands but not very securely or straight, hence the attachment coming out with PC-10. If anyone doesn't want the backpack extension for him, I'll buy it or if someone would make a replacement handle is Shapeways it would be a big seller.
Lord Dcast
Got him the day he came out in sydney. The next day he was gone.
They restocked him later. He lasted two days on shelves.
Meanwhile, David Jones is saying 'we don't sell Transformers anymore because they just don't sell'.
Yeah…have you done ANY research into the market?
Sol Fury
Bruticus totally can! I included pics of that option in my Bruticus shoot a while back:
More in here: Bruticus – Combiner Wars Decepticons – TFW2005.COM
MROptimusPrime
I wish the Masterpiece Shockwave took cues from this and didn't have pull off pieces.
SpeedBreaker
It looks like a great little figure. My only nit-pick is I'd prefer the neck area to be purple instead of grey.
Lody666
Can Bruticus hold him? That's the only reason I'd pick him up
Timothy.R
So, no shot of a combiner actually holding it?