Transformers: DOTM Voyager Shockwave Video
Saturday, February 5th, 2011 2:04AM CST
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Posted by Crosshairs on February 5th, 2011 @ 2:16am CST
Posted by MINDVVIPE on February 5th, 2011 @ 2:26am CST
Begging hands
No iconic looking chest
akward hose in vehicle mode
'WTF is it' vehicle mode
Too many arbitrary angles, its like the post modern art of TFs. (the front treads aren't even flat on the ground with those ridiculous.... antlers... with wheels)
Lets see what they did to let us know its even shockwave.
Purple
One eye and 2 horns
Hose
Big gun (but then so many dotm have em)
... I think thats it.
As much as I dislike shockblast... its still more Shockwave than this will ever be.
What might have made me want it? Non begging hands, and a better looking vehicle mode.
Posted by Jazz-1982 on February 5th, 2011 @ 3:35am CST
My only complaint it that the purple they've used is too weak and pink - it needs to be a strong, dark shade of purple for Shockwave, like this:
Posted by Mykltron on February 5th, 2011 @ 4:00am CST
MINDVVIPE wrote:Sucky.
Begging hands
No iconic looking chest
akward hose in vehicle mode
'WTF is it' vehicle mode
Too many arbitrary angles, its like the post modern art of TFs. (the front treads aren't even flat on the ground with those ridiculous.... antlers... with wheels)
Lets see what they did to let us know its even shockwave.
Purple
One eye and 2 horns
Hose
Big gun (but then so many dotm have em)
... I think thats it.
As much as I dislike shockblast... its still more Shockwave than this will ever be.
What might have made me want it? Non begging hands, and a better looking vehicle mode.
I'm with you on the monkey arms but as for the appearance of the robot mode: movie designs don't bare much resemblance to G1. Just look at Megatron! No bucket head!
Posted by MINDVVIPE on February 5th, 2011 @ 4:16am CST
Mykltron wrote:I'm with you on the monkey arms but as for the appearance of the robot mode: movie designs don't bare much resemblance to G1. Just look at Megatron! No bucket head!
Yea, Soundwave is even worse in that regard. I guess I was just hoping to having somthing that looked like a good Shockwave, and since G1 Shockwave was simple enough, the few things that made him stand out should have been kept. Prime has his windshield chest, Jazz's chest features circular fog lights, Starscreams cockpit chest, and megatron does have the same contours/silhouette (if not broken up with jaggedness) for his head... whatever, I'll just wait.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on February 5th, 2011 @ 5:09am CST
Posted by Doubledealer93 on February 5th, 2011 @ 5:53am CST
Posted by MINDVVIPE on February 5th, 2011 @ 6:01am CST
Doubledealer25 wrote:i love it! but to the people complaining its a completely different universe so TFs dont have to look alike from G1 or any other series. perfect example is ironhide from energon, if you saw ironhide in energon with knowing that was his name oir anything about the show would you guess it were an ironhide?? the uniccron trilogy took a step away from the G1 homages and another example is armada smokescreen. he looks completly different from his G1 self. different universe characters will not always represent their G1 selves. i dont want to start a fight cus its too much trouble and i cant deal with it right now.
No fighting will ever occur with me unless you were to start it, so no worries man.
I never was into Energon or Armada for the shows. I think it was because they looked too different and seemed to be too ..childish? I haven't given them TOO much of a chance, but from what I had seen, it seemed too anime to me... too flamboyant or whatever, haha (before anyone goes ape $#*!, I like some anime, like akira, and wolf brigade). I'm all down for a different universe of character, but I just wished some key visual elements were present. For example, the (only) Optimus I own right now is WFC Prime.
Posted by Starscream GaGa on February 5th, 2011 @ 6:21am CST
MINDVVIPE wrote:Mykltron wrote:I'm with you on the monkey arms but as for the appearance of the robot mode: movie designs don't bare much resemblance to G1. Just look at Megatron! No bucket head!
megatron does have the same contours/silhouette (if not broken up with jaggedness) for his head... whatever, I'll just wait.
You can't be serious...
Movie Shockwave resembles G1 Shockwave MUCH more closely than Movie Megatron resembles G1 Megatron. Don't kid yourself.
Posted by griftimus prime on February 5th, 2011 @ 6:25am CST
Posted by MINDVVIPE on February 5th, 2011 @ 6:56am CST
Starscream GaGa wrote:MINDVVIPE wrote:Mykltron wrote:I'm with you on the monkey arms but as for the appearance of the robot mode: movie designs don't bare much resemblance to G1. Just look at Megatron! No bucket head!
megatron does have the same contours/silhouette (if not broken up with jaggedness) for his head... whatever, I'll just wait.
You can't be serious...
Movie Shockwave resembles G1 Shockwave MUCH more closely than Movie Megatron resembles G1 Megatron. Don't kid yourself.
I did not make that claim. I only said that his Head has the same sort of shapings (since that was what was directly being referenced about movie Megatron not having a bucket head, which I feel he does.. like a bucket in the process of being shot by a shotgun). Other than that, Movie Megatron looks nothing like G1 megatron. Dotm Shockwave does look more like G1 shockwave than Megatron. But Movie optimus looks more G1 than movie Shockwave... and so on. I don't want to reiterate myself at the risk of annoying you movie fans, so I will agree to end my bashing of movie Shockwave.
Posted by Takanuva on February 5th, 2011 @ 7:58am CST
It looks like you cann fold his hand inwards creating a sorta G1 accurate gun arm.
Posted by Baha08 on February 5th, 2011 @ 8:13am CST
Takanuva wrote:For all the people complaining about him having two hands:
It looks like you cann fold his hand inwards creating a sorta G1 accurate gun arm.
I'm wondering if you can swap the cannon, not a huge fans of opposite cannon armed figures.
Posted by xtsaur on February 5th, 2011 @ 8:13am CST
Posted by Skowl on February 5th, 2011 @ 8:22am CST
I think I'm going to marry him.
Posted by Rated X on February 5th, 2011 @ 9:17am CST
Posted by Shadowdodger on February 5th, 2011 @ 9:46am CST
So far one of the few DotM figures I want to pick up.
Posted by PrymeStriker on February 5th, 2011 @ 10:50am CST
Posted by Kibble on February 5th, 2011 @ 11:39am CST
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on February 5th, 2011 @ 12:20pm CST
People are always complaining about how the characters are not G1 enough, and then when they give them the G1 form while still conforming to the Bayverse aesthetic, we still get complaints. Eh, I guess I'm not one to judge. The only things I've liked about Transformers so far is G1, Beast Wars, Prime, and the movies. Then I say "How can this be considered good?" To the other cartoon series.
Right then, I see what they complain about now.
Posted by kirbenvost on February 5th, 2011 @ 1:22pm CST
Posted by BATTOUSAIXD on February 5th, 2011 @ 4:32pm CST
Posted by DJLazer on February 5th, 2011 @ 5:19pm CST
Posted by 1337W422102 on February 5th, 2011 @ 8:42pm CST
Posted by OptiMagnus on February 5th, 2011 @ 9:49pm CST
I definitely have to get this figure. He just looks too good to pass up. I can't wait to see him in the movie.
Posted by AshesOfPain on February 5th, 2011 @ 10:04pm CST
Posted by Agamemnon on February 5th, 2011 @ 10:07pm CST
I really do like the figure. I think that's an awsome looking cannon for the movie line.
Posted by infinitimagnus on February 22nd, 2011 @ 9:35am CST
Posted by infinitimagnus on February 22nd, 2011 @ 9:36am CST
Posted by Hal7300 on February 23rd, 2011 @ 10:13am CST
Agamemnon wrote:Where was a cannon like this for Megatron? They really flubbed up the two designs. If only this shockwave was reversed with RotF Megatron, with colors reversed, and heads reversed. Then also make the cannon on the left hand instead of the right. Hrm. Kitbash?
Time will tell, but it may be possible to make a left gun arm from 2 Shockwaves?
Posted by Genocide G2.0 on February 23rd, 2011 @ 10:35am CST
As for that rant that went on how many times G1 is only a guidline it's not the first time characters have had ther look changed and it won't be the last.