New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave

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We have several images of the new Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave. The photos come from various places including Optimusprimeprodctions on Instagram. We see the box which indicates that this figure is past the production stage and in the hand of distributors already (or at least ready for distribution). The box also has a double backdrop, it seems since we have a backdrop soundwave is attached to (but cannot stand on) along with an additional backdrop in the box.

We get to see that both chest panels (for robot mode and alt mode) line up at either side of his chest, with the alt mode panel flipped to hide the fake details in robot mode. We also get a good look at his chest cavity. We thank everyone who sent us a message regarding these new images.

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Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121651)
Posted by o.supreme on November 23rd, 2021 @ 11:26am CST

So that means deluxe wave 15 (which includes SS86-11 Perceptor) But also has SS BB Ratchet, BB Brawn, and BB Wheeljack will likely be 80-82, we just don't know exactly in which order yet.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121654)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on November 23rd, 2021 @ 12:49pm CST

o.supreme wrote:So that means deluxe wave 15 (which includes SS86-11 Perceptor) But also has SS BB Ratchet, BB Brawn, and BB Wheeljack will likely be 80-82, we just don't know exactly in which order yet.

Which is interesting because it means that they are not numbering the core class, or they are numbering them out of order.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121655)
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on November 23rd, 2021 @ 12:58pm CST

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
o.supreme wrote:So that means deluxe wave 15 (which includes SS86-11 Perceptor) But also has SS BB Ratchet, BB Brawn, and BB Wheeljack will likely be 80-82, we just don't know exactly in which order yet.

Which is interesting because it means that they are not numbering the core class, or they are numbering them out of order.

Based on the pictures we have of the boxes, core class is not numbered.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121657)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 23rd, 2021 @ 1:10pm CST

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
o.supreme wrote:So that means deluxe wave 15 (which includes SS86-11 Perceptor) But also has SS BB Ratchet, BB Brawn, and BB Wheeljack will likely be 80-82, we just don't know exactly in which order yet.

Which is interesting because it means that they are not numbering the core class, or they are numbering them out of order.

Just to keep myself in check:

#70 B-127
#71 Autobot Dino

#72 Starscream

#73 Grindor # Ravage

#74 Bumblebee (RotF)
#75 Jolt

#76 Thrust

#77 N.E.S.T. Bumblebee

#78 Sideswipe (RotF)

#79BB High Octane Bumblebee

#80-#82 ???

#83 Soundwave

It's a bit hasty to think Soundwave will be listed at the end of his group, for all we know he's at the beginning with the Core Class in front of him.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121659)
Posted by o.supreme on November 23rd, 2021 @ 1:23pm CST

Yeah the core class packaging have no numbers which I find very odd.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121660)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 23rd, 2021 @ 1:25pm CST

o.supreme wrote:Yeah the core class packaging have no numbers which I find very odd.

Not in the front, but what about the side and back?

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121661)
Posted by o.supreme on November 23rd, 2021 @ 1:31pm CST

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
o.supreme wrote:Yeah the core class packaging have no numbers which I find very odd.

Not in the front, but what about the side and back?

Every other SS has had the number prominently featured on the front. While WFC #s are kind of an afterthought. I always viewed SS kind of like Alternators, where the number is part of the fun/ sickness we collectors have in wanting to have them all

.

True Legends/ Core Class is new to SS, but I'm sure the developers know the significance of the numbering system. Alternatively perhaps the packaging we are seeing isn't final?

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121664)
Posted by william-james88 on November 23rd, 2021 @ 2:05pm CST

o.supreme wrote:I'm sure the developers know the significance of the numbering system.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121684)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on November 23rd, 2021 @ 7:02pm CST

Did anybody else notice that Soundwave still had the clear bands on in robot mode? Usually, those are used to secure the figure to the box or for holding a protective plastic covering over certain parts. Rarely, they're used to hold parts together, interesting.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121691)
Posted by TulioDude on November 23rd, 2021 @ 8:58pm CST

Soundwave is looking good!

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121797)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 25th, 2021 @ 10:49am CST

Soundwave's robot mode is pretty decent, that alt though, I think mine will transform once and then never again.

That really is what WFC Siege Soundwave should have been right there

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121868)
Posted by Razorbeast88 on November 26th, 2021 @ 11:07am CST

Chefatron put up a review of SS Soundwave and Ravage
https://youtu.be/QYf9Fa5PTj8

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121913)
Posted by william-james88 on November 26th, 2021 @ 11:27pm CST

Thanks to posts on Instagram and the Cybertron 21 Facebook page, we have in hand images of 3 upcoming Studio Series figures. These are core class Shockwave and Ravage along with voyager Soundwave. We get a good idea of Soundave's size as well as how his alt mode looks like. We see that Hasbro has been very coy with those alt mode images, diligently hiding the fact that Soundwave's head just stays there in the back. Same with Shockwave who also has visible head syndrome. We do see the accessory that comes with Ravage to give Soundwave a more G1 styled gun tip. And sure, Ravage's alt mode is even more of a nothing burger than Soundave's but we see that it's just a way to fold him into the chest cavity.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121917)
Posted by Emerje on November 26th, 2021 @ 11:59pm CST

Wow, I knew Ravage was smaller than most Cores when shown in package next to Shockwave, but he's even smaller than I thought he'd be.

Emerje

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121919)
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on November 27th, 2021 @ 12:29am CST

Emerje wrote:Wow, I knew Ravage was smaller than most Cores when shown in package next to Shockwave, but he's even smaller than I thought he'd be.

Emerje

And yet that's still not the smallest Ravage we've ever gotten!

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121934)
Posted by rickdraco on November 27th, 2021 @ 10:59am CST

The more I look at the Core class Shockwave, the more I like it, however I will be skipping it as it looks like it is a downscaling of a figure I already have. Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Voyager class Shockwave!

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121936)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on November 27th, 2021 @ 11:13am CST

rickdraco wrote:The more I look at the Core class Shockwave, the more I like it, however I will be skipping it as it looks like it is a downscaling of a figure I already have. Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Voyager class Shockwave!

Why skip it? It's made to be used with larger figures like titans and such. Your BH Shockwave could also have a son!

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121937)
Posted by rickdraco on November 27th, 2021 @ 11:29am CST

Main reason is that I'm at a point I need to be very selective what I buy for my collection! Right now my wish list for figures is the Studio Series Bumblebee Ratchet, Legacy Skids, and my current ultimate grail, Titans Return Misfire!

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121942)
Posted by Overcracker on November 27th, 2021 @ 12:10pm CST

Is that the throne / command chair from the SS-86 Starscream?

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121943)
Posted by SpaceEagle on November 27th, 2021 @ 12:11pm CST

rickdraco wrote:Main reason is that I'm at a point I need to be very selective what I buy for my collection! Right now my wish list for figures is the Studio Series Bumblebee Ratchet, Legacy Skids, and my current ultimate grail, Titans Return Misfire!

Hopefully you get him soon, it's honestly a nice figure. I have mine displayed amongst his other Targetmaster brethren! (Still waiting for a new Needlenose toy...at least the subscription service figure can suffice in the meantime...)

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121947)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on November 27th, 2021 @ 2:39pm CST

Overcracker wrote:Is that the throne / command chair from the SS-86 Starscream?

Sure is. Just need some black paint and Movie-styled Impactors to complete the picture

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121948)
Posted by Slashercon on November 27th, 2021 @ 2:56pm CST

Imagine actually transforming Soundwave correctly so he doesn't have his head showing in alt mode. Dude shoulda looked at the instructions (No need to correct me, I'm "aware" of why he may potentially be missing instructions). As For Soundwave and Ravage, I was really hoping to just buy the Offroad Bumbelebee (which i did) and have my sole BB movie representation. But these Cybertron bots and cons from the movie are so tempting that I may want to dip into the live action side of Studio Series too.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121952)
Posted by Stormshot_Prime on November 27th, 2021 @ 3:42pm CST

Shockwave looks great and all, but his existence still bothers me. His inclusion in Studio Series makes no sense when it comes to scale, he’s one of the first SS figures to break this rule, it seems. It would have made way more sense to release a G1 Core Class Shockwave, he would complement the other Kingdom Core Cons perfectly.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121954)
Posted by Overcracker on November 27th, 2021 @ 4:01pm CST

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Overcracker wrote:Is that the throne / command chair from the SS-86 Starscream?

Sure is. Just need some black paint and Movie-styled Impactors to complete the picture

Thanks. Yes. Recreating Siege Soundblaster’s throne room.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121955)
Posted by Nemesis Primal on November 27th, 2021 @ 4:30pm CST

Stormshot_Prime wrote:It would have made way more sense to release a G1 Core Class Shockwave, he would complement the other Kingdom Core Cons perfectly.

They are, in Legacy.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121984)
Posted by Emerje on November 28th, 2021 @ 3:03am CST

Slashercon wrote:Imagine actually transforming Soundwave correctly so he doesn't have his head showing in alt mode. Dude shoulda looked at the instructions (No need to correct me, I'm "aware" of why he may potentially be missing instructions). As For Soundwave and Ravage, I was really hoping to just buy the Offroad Bumbelebee (which i did) and have my sole BB movie representation. But these Cybertron bots and cons from the movie are so tempting that I may want to dip into the live action side of Studio Series too.

I don't see any way to hide the head on Soundwave. The picture of it upright is the bottom of the alt mode with the head turned backwards, in the picture of the top the head is turned down. In neither picture is there anything that would hide the head. I don't think they intend for you to look at it from the underside.

Emerje

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2121988)
Posted by Evil Eye on November 28th, 2021 @ 7:10am CST

Emerje wrote:
Slashercon wrote:Imagine actually transforming Soundwave correctly so he doesn't have his head showing in alt mode. Dude shoulda looked at the instructions (No need to correct me, I'm "aware" of why he may potentially be missing instructions). As For Soundwave and Ravage, I was really hoping to just buy the Offroad Bumbelebee (which i did) and have my sole BB movie representation. But these Cybertron bots and cons from the movie are so tempting that I may want to dip into the live action side of Studio Series too.

I don't see any way to hide the head on Soundwave. The picture of it upright is the bottom of the alt mode with the head turned backwards, in the picture of the top the head is turned down. In neither picture is there anything that would hide the head. I don't think they intend for you to look at it from the underside.

Emerje

I think there's some flaps on the shoulders that fold out to hide the head, at least that's what they look like. Could be wrong, and it doesn't do a whole lot to reduce the sheer nothingyness of the altmode. A shame as his robot mode looks fantastic.

Shockwave looks good too, though damn those proportions are thicc! I had a very silly idea a while back for justifying multiple Shockwaves by saying he created multiple clones of himself to solve his understaffing problem (it's only logical!) and this can be the obligatory female clone/the Slipstream.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122000)
Posted by Full-Tilt on November 28th, 2021 @ 11:34am CST

Evil Eye wrote:
Emerje wrote:
Slashercon wrote:Imagine actually transforming Soundwave correctly so he doesn't have his head showing in alt mode. Dude shoulda looked at the instructions (No need to correct me, I'm "aware" of why he may potentially be missing instructions). As For Soundwave and Ravage, I was really hoping to just buy the Offroad Bumbelebee (which i did) and have my sole BB movie representation. But these Cybertron bots and cons from the movie are so tempting that I may want to dip into the live action side of Studio Series too.

I don't see any way to hide the head on Soundwave. The picture of it upright is the bottom of the alt mode with the head turned backwards, in the picture of the top the head is turned down. In neither picture is there anything that would hide the head. I don't think they intend for you to look at it from the underside.

Emerje

I think there's some flaps on the shoulders that fold out to hide the head, at least that's what they look like. Could be wrong, and it doesn't do a whole lot to reduce the sheer nothingyness of the altmode. A shame as his robot mode looks fantastic.

Shockwave looks good too, though damn those proportions are thicc! I had a very silly idea a while back for justifying multiple Shockwaves by saying he created multiple clones of himself to solve his understaffing problem (it's only logical!) and this can be the obligatory female clone/the Slipstream.

Yes, the flaps were shown covering the head in an earlier leak. Altmode still looks like nothing, but at least it's a more visually cohesive pile of nothing.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122042)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on November 28th, 2021 @ 8:10pm CST

Shockwave looks really nice, just needs to be bigger.

Soundwave has a nice robot mode, and Ravage is also good looking. They will make a nice pair

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122354)
Posted by Razorbeast88 on December 2nd, 2021 @ 1:27pm CST

Pvp put up a review for SS Brawn

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122408)
Posted by MadProject on December 3rd, 2021 @ 8:10am CST

New review di Bumblebee Ratchet by Chefatron

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122411)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on December 3rd, 2021 @ 9:10am CST

Not bad. Kinda reminds me of FoC Ratchet.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122426)
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on December 3rd, 2021 @ 1:21pm CST

There's a couple really interesting points from today's Hasbro Q&A about Studio Series!

BB Arcee is a part of wave 2 (along BB Ironhide) and slated for release around May 2022. From that, we can estimate that DOTM Bumblebee and ROTF Sideways (Wave 3) would be due in late summer/fall 2022.

OG.JPG

It's not a lot, but it's nice to hear them acknowledge that we'll be seeing more Bayverse in SS with how little we've gotten recently compared to prior years, specifically citing TLK, which has quite a few characters with no figures. We do have a Studio Series Brains already though, which the question mentions.

Concepts.JPG

The first part of Hasbro's response has me really intrigued. Being in the movie in at least one form could bring in characters like Springer (Ospreys are very common in the movies, especially DOTM), Breakway (F-35s appear in TLK), and maybe that Decepticon armored truck in DOTM that carries the pillars?

Man, having a display with Starscream and Ospreys with flight stands would be SO cool.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122435)
Posted by Munkky on December 3rd, 2021 @ 2:28pm CST

I felt a great disturbance in the force, as if millions of Earthrise/Kingdom Arcees cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

Seriously though, I probably won't get any of the Studio Series Bumblebee figures, but that Arcee looks nice. While the robot is a bit chonkier than I would like, it's good that they haven't just flat-out copied G1 Arcee and she's still a motorcycle to keep it semi-consistent with the other movies.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122436)
Posted by EvasionModeBumblebee on December 3rd, 2021 @ 2:32pm CST

BB Arcee was also revealed that the Q&A event today, part of SS Wave 2 next year (along with BB Ironhide, who was not revealed) due May 2022:

BB Arcee 1.JPG

BB Arcee 2.JPG

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122439)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on December 3rd, 2021 @ 2:46pm CST

BB Arcee looks freaking AWESOME! :shock:

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122448)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on December 3rd, 2021 @ 4:00pm CST

It's definitely a different take on her, but she'll be a pass for me. I don't care for the black parts on her robot mode and I don't really like the alt mode either. But I guess it's interesting that she's not the same old car that she has been all this time.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122452)
Posted by Overcracker on December 3rd, 2021 @ 4:12pm CST

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:BB Arcee was also revealed that the Q&A event today, part of SS Wave 2 next year (along with BB Ironhide, who was not revealed) due May 2022:
BB Arcee 1.JPG

BB Arcee 2.JPG

Not a fan of Arcee, but damn if that Tron-esque cycle mode isn't a sweet ride.

May just pick it up, and maybe Chromia if they repaint it.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122455)
Posted by william-james88 on December 3rd, 2021 @ 4:46pm CST

Hasbro had a Q&A today showing off some of the upcoming Transformers Studio Series figures from the Bumblebee movie. They showed concept designs for the alt modes so fans can finally see what they were going for with Soundwave. They also gave us more stock images of these upcoming figures, along with our first look at Arcee. We see concept images of her alt mode and they showed her robot mode live. We also have in hand images of deluxe Brawn and Ratchet from a review Chefatron uploaded. Hasbro also shared stock images of the final toys from the Kingdom line, but we will have another article to share that with you. The screenshots of the Q&A come from TFW2005.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122464)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on December 3rd, 2021 @ 6:16pm CST

Getting smaller and smaller... But they do look good.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122471)
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on December 3rd, 2021 @ 7:09pm CST

That's the kind of Arcee design we should have for Generations. Kibble that is necessary to the design and doesn't make her a shellformer.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122474)
Posted by TulioDude on December 3rd, 2021 @ 7:31pm CST

Man those designs look great!

I like how they kept the motorcycle mofit with Arcee!

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122476)
Posted by Dominus Prime on December 3rd, 2021 @ 7:49pm CST

I submitted days ago a video review of Soundwave and earlier today a vid review of Ratchet and neither have been posted. Don't know why,

Here's link for Ratchet https://youtu.be/ASdVQ7gPDdE

Here's link for Soundwave https://youtu.be/BwVrUJ1trLU and this one too if you want to see comparison to G1 Soundwave https://youtu.be/QYf9Fa5PTj8

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122477)
Posted by Emerje on December 3rd, 2021 @ 8:08pm CST

Simpsons meme.jpg

I wish they had never shown us what Soundwave's alt mode was supposed to look like, makes the figure look 10x worse.

Emerje

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122481)
Posted by BIGGUY007 on December 3rd, 2021 @ 9:31pm CST

That Alt Mode of Soundwave is giving me some serious Star Wars Snow Speeder Vibes.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122486)
Posted by william-james88 on December 3rd, 2021 @ 10:37pm CST

Emerje wrote:
Simpsons meme.jpg

I wish they had never shown us what Soundwave's alt mode was supposed to look like, makes the figure look 10x worse.

Emerje

Damn, I came here t make that joke but with the "what I ordered vs what I got" from Wish joke.

Glad to know what they were going for, too bad they couldn't pull it off.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122490)
Posted by Sabrblade on December 3rd, 2021 @ 11:33pm CST

Something revealed in the Q&A was that ILM never created alternate modes for the Cybertronian-bodied Bumblebee movie characters who didn't transform onscreen in the movie, so Hasbro had to create these altmodes for them by themselves.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122493)
Posted by King Kuuga on December 4th, 2021 @ 12:58am CST

Sabrblade wrote:Something revealed in the Q&A was that ILM never created alternate modes for the Cybertronian-bodied Bumblebee movie characters who didn't transform onscreen in the movie, so Hasbro had to create these altmodes for them by themselves.

I thought we already knew that.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122494)
Posted by blackeyedprime on December 4th, 2021 @ 3:30am CST

Sadly ratchets wheels are a let down compared to the concept art but he might look good with some oversized wheels.

Getting techno bots feel from arcee and she is potential buy for me.

Wheeljack alt mode is another pass and the bot mode still doesn't have his chest contours.

Can't say I like the heads on most of these tho.

Re: New Images of Studio Series Bumblebee Movie Soundwave (2122495)
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on December 4th, 2021 @ 3:47am CST

william-james88 wrote:
Emerje wrote:
Simpsons meme.jpg

I wish they had never shown us what Soundwave's alt mode was supposed to look like, makes the figure look 10x worse.

Emerje

Damn, I came here t make that joke but with the "what I ordered vs what I got" from Wish joke.

Glad to know what they were going for, too bad they couldn't pull it off.

https://youtu.be/BwVrUJ1trLU?t=728 looking at this video... and I don't know if anyone has the official instructions in hand yet... but if that 'canopy' for the vehicle mode can be pulled up and forward over the middle section... it'd be a lot closer to the concept material... as it is... I really don't know why they chose to transform the back the way they did considering what they were supposed to be shooting for... oh well....

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