Title:
Soundwave With Laserbeak Robot Mode
Description:
Soundwave (6” Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
Accessories: Laserbeak, rocket launcher, concussion blaster, display base
Known designers: Don Figueroa (concept artist)
Titanium Series Soundwave is a new toy cast in the image of his original Generation 1 figure, still transforming through a virtually identical process into a microcassette player mode. He retains his transforming weapons, which still store as batteries in a compartment on his back, and his opening chest door, which accommodates the diminutive transforming Laserbeak figure packaged with him. Laserbeak can perch onto tabs molded on the top of his shoulders. Soundwave comes with the standard display base that all other 6” Titanium Series figures come with, and a unique nameplate.
Titanium Soundwave has been the subject of much criticism among fans, simply because the toy is patently inferior to the original Generation 1 figure that it seeks to emulate, despite being made with modern toy technology. In particular, its disproportionate, oddly-shaped crotch area makes it look like Soundwave is wearing a diaper, and its poor leg engineering makes it virtually impossible for them to stay extended, and as a result, the toy is barely able to stand up. The cumulative effect is a Soundwave who is not unlike a baby. Note, however, that the stock photo depicts his waist slightly mistransformed, as the leg joints compress up towards the torso.
Accessories: Laserbeak, rocket launcher, concussion blaster, display base
Known designers: Don Figueroa (concept artist)
Titanium Series Soundwave is a new toy cast in the image of his original Generation 1 figure, still transforming through a virtually identical process into a microcassette player mode. He retains his transforming weapons, which still store as batteries in a compartment on his back, and his opening chest door, which accommodates the diminutive transforming Laserbeak figure packaged with him. Laserbeak can perch onto tabs molded on the top of his shoulders. Soundwave comes with the standard display base that all other 6” Titanium Series figures come with, and a unique nameplate.
Titanium Soundwave has been the subject of much criticism among fans, simply because the toy is patently inferior to the original Generation 1 figure that it seeks to emulate, despite being made with modern toy technology. In particular, its disproportionate, oddly-shaped crotch area makes it look like Soundwave is wearing a diaper, and its poor leg engineering makes it virtually impossible for them to stay extended, and as a result, the toy is barely able to stand up. The cumulative effect is a Soundwave who is not unlike a baby. Note, however, that the stock photo depicts his waist slightly mistransformed, as the leg joints compress up towards the torso.
Theme:
Titanium
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
2006
Date Added:
2022-11-13 14:31:32
