Title:
Shockwave
Description:
Shockwave (Leader Class, 2019)
Hasbro ID number: WFC-S14
TakaraTomy ID number: SG-14
TakaraTomy release date: March 30, 2019
Hidden message code: TARN
Accessories: 2 "LV Duo-Pulse Radiographs”, 2 "LV Gamma-Disruptor Launchers”, backpack
Part of the first wave of Siege Leader Class figures, Shockwave is a heavily G1-inspired Voyager-sized robot that can assume a small Leader-sized super robot mode with four arms by combining with armor consisting of two shoulder pads, two platform boot pieces, and a backpack. These pieces are compatible with the C.O.M.B.A.T. System, and can be placed in many configurations on his body, but there are only two official ones. Shockwave features multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons (such as his cannon arm now called the "LV-1 Thermal Range Neuron Beam”) to accommodate "Fire Blasts” from the Battle Masters assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions. Although promotional images of the figure depict the waist, upper arms, shoulder joints, and the backs of Shockwave’s calves as a more vibrant violet, the retail version has these molded in the deep indigo as the rest of the figure. Like other figures in the same line, Shockwave features "battle damage” paint. Unlike the others however, the only paint applied to the primary figure is found on his feet, while a great deal has been applied to the armor pieces instead. The figure also features two light-piping effects, one for the eye in robot mode and another for the bridge in spaceship mode.
Shockwave himself transforms into a spaceship resembling an upside-down laser gun. His armor pieces can also combine with this mode, augmenting it into a Cybertronian spacecraft not entirely dissimilar to the shape and details of another Shockwave’s pre-Earth mode, itself a callback to the 1985 ray-gun.
The armor pieces can combine to form a hovercraft the figure can stand on as well. The platform boot pieces are nominally attached under Shockwave’s feet to give him a height boost, but they can also attach to the sides of his legs to give him leg-mounted guns, as seen in the picture at right, which also has a different positioning for the shoulder cannons. This configuration is only in a few TakaraTomy stock photos, and along with the hovercraft, isn’t featured in the instructions.
Caution should be taken with the rubber hose on the figure, as it’s very prone to stress and breaking, especially at the plug connection point. This seems to be due to it being slightly too short, causing a great deal of tension on the point where it attaches to Shockwave’s body when he’s in spaceship mode or has his arm extended. The plug itself and the corresponding "correct” ports on his forearm and bridge tower seem to be slightly larger than standard 5mm posts, suggesting the size difference may be intentional to deter connecting the hose in a way that would lead to damage. However, the difference isn’t enough to fully prevent the peg being pushed in with a small amount of force. This has the added effect of making some of his ports too loose to hold accessories properly while others may be slightly too tight.
Though designated for release in the first quarter of 2019, Shockwave’s wave reached U.S. store shelves in late 2018.
Shockwave was released in both the first and last waves of the Siege toyline. The latter release unfortunately turned him into a massive shelfwarmer, particularly at Target stores, where he could still be found throughout the entirety of 2020 alongside the Earthrise toyline.
Hasbro ID number: WFC-S14
TakaraTomy ID number: SG-14
TakaraTomy release date: March 30, 2019
Hidden message code: TARN
Accessories: 2 "LV Duo-Pulse Radiographs”, 2 "LV Gamma-Disruptor Launchers”, backpack
Part of the first wave of Siege Leader Class figures, Shockwave is a heavily G1-inspired Voyager-sized robot that can assume a small Leader-sized super robot mode with four arms by combining with armor consisting of two shoulder pads, two platform boot pieces, and a backpack. These pieces are compatible with the C.O.M.B.A.T. System, and can be placed in many configurations on his body, but there are only two official ones. Shockwave features multiple hardpoints all over himself and his weapons (such as his cannon arm now called the "LV-1 Thermal Range Neuron Beam”) to accommodate "Fire Blasts” from the Battle Masters assortment, which can be used to simulate blaster fire or explosions. Although promotional images of the figure depict the waist, upper arms, shoulder joints, and the backs of Shockwave’s calves as a more vibrant violet, the retail version has these molded in the deep indigo as the rest of the figure. Like other figures in the same line, Shockwave features "battle damage” paint. Unlike the others however, the only paint applied to the primary figure is found on his feet, while a great deal has been applied to the armor pieces instead. The figure also features two light-piping effects, one for the eye in robot mode and another for the bridge in spaceship mode.
Shockwave himself transforms into a spaceship resembling an upside-down laser gun. His armor pieces can also combine with this mode, augmenting it into a Cybertronian spacecraft not entirely dissimilar to the shape and details of another Shockwave’s pre-Earth mode, itself a callback to the 1985 ray-gun.
The armor pieces can combine to form a hovercraft the figure can stand on as well. The platform boot pieces are nominally attached under Shockwave’s feet to give him a height boost, but they can also attach to the sides of his legs to give him leg-mounted guns, as seen in the picture at right, which also has a different positioning for the shoulder cannons. This configuration is only in a few TakaraTomy stock photos, and along with the hovercraft, isn’t featured in the instructions.
Caution should be taken with the rubber hose on the figure, as it’s very prone to stress and breaking, especially at the plug connection point. This seems to be due to it being slightly too short, causing a great deal of tension on the point where it attaches to Shockwave’s body when he’s in spaceship mode or has his arm extended. The plug itself and the corresponding "correct” ports on his forearm and bridge tower seem to be slightly larger than standard 5mm posts, suggesting the size difference may be intentional to deter connecting the hose in a way that would lead to damage. However, the difference isn’t enough to fully prevent the peg being pushed in with a small amount of force. This has the added effect of making some of his ports too loose to hold accessories properly while others may be slightly too tight.
Though designated for release in the first quarter of 2019, Shockwave’s wave reached U.S. store shelves in late 2018.
Shockwave was released in both the first and last waves of the Siege toyline. The latter release unfortunately turned him into a massive shelfwarmer, particularly at Target stores, where he could still be found throughout the entirety of 2020 alongside the Earthrise toyline.
Theme:
Seige
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2019
Date Added:
2022-01-29 17:01:56
Date Added:
2022-01-29 17:01:56
