Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?!
Monday, July 19th, 2010 9:24PM CDT
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Amongst the carnage that is TF3 filming in Chicago, uruseiranma, a member of the TFW2005 site, has posted an image of what appears to be Shockwave's head several stories in the air. If this is actually our first look at him, we have a lot to look forward to!
Check out the image from TFW2005 and uruseiranma and judge for yourself...
Check out the image from TFW2005 and uruseiranma and judge for yourself...
Credit(s): uruseiranma of TFW
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Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100453)
Posted by SlyTF1 on July 19th, 2010 @ 9:33pm CDT
Posted by SlyTF1 on July 19th, 2010 @ 9:33pm CDT
Christ, that is awesome! Put THAT up your ass all you peple who said Shockwave would look nothing like G1! Im sorry, but this is too awesome! No one can complain about this!
PS: My neighbor/sister's friend's mom went to chicago for hr job and saw some TF 3 stuff!
PS: My neighbor/sister's friend's mom went to chicago for hr job and saw some TF 3 stuff!
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100454)
Posted by Dclone Soundwave on July 19th, 2010 @ 9:35pm CDT
Posted by Dclone Soundwave on July 19th, 2010 @ 9:35pm CDT
If that's Shockwave, then meh for now. I'd much rather see him have a yellow eye than a red one.
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100456)
Posted by CybertronHotShot on July 19th, 2010 @ 9:39pm CDT
Posted by CybertronHotShot on July 19th, 2010 @ 9:39pm CDT
Several stories over the ground? Man, he will look huge. I don`t think he transform into a car. 
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100459)
Posted by Mkall on July 19th, 2010 @ 9:43pm CDT
Posted by Mkall on July 19th, 2010 @ 9:43pm CDT
You know it'll be bad ass when even the face prop lights up
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100461)
Posted by Wheeljack35 on July 19th, 2010 @ 9:46pm CDT
Posted by Wheeljack35 on July 19th, 2010 @ 9:46pm CDT
Wow at least they got his face somewhat right
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100463)
Posted by sabrigami on July 19th, 2010 @ 9:51pm CDT
Posted by sabrigami on July 19th, 2010 @ 9:51pm CDT
I didn't like the last placeholder head guy's design, but I am digging Shockwave. He's looking kinda boss, and it's just his face! 
Can't wait to see the rest of him.
Can't wait to see the rest of him.
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100464)
Posted by Leviathan on July 19th, 2010 @ 9:53pm CDT
Posted by Leviathan on July 19th, 2010 @ 9:53pm CDT
Hope the rest of him looks as good as the head
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100469)
Posted by Just Negare on July 19th, 2010 @ 10:06pm CDT
Posted by Just Negare on July 19th, 2010 @ 10:06pm CDT
Now that is cool.
I hope if it is him, he has teh G1 comic personality not the cartoon, baby-sitting-Cybertron personality.
I hope if it is him, he has teh G1 comic personality not the cartoon, baby-sitting-Cybertron personality.
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100470)
Posted by zenosaurus_x on July 19th, 2010 @ 10:08pm CDT
Well, while I do think the design is overall great, the yellow eye would've been cooler and more ShockWavey and more unique overall...
Posted by zenosaurus_x on July 19th, 2010 @ 10:08pm CDT
Decepticlone Soundwave wrote:If that's Shockwave, then meh for now. I'd much rather see him have a yellow eye than a red one.
Well, while I do think the design is overall great, the yellow eye would've been cooler and more ShockWavey and more unique overall...
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100473)
Posted by Rated X on July 19th, 2010 @ 10:15pm CDT
Posted by Rated X on July 19th, 2010 @ 10:15pm CDT
Gotta see the body first before complaining about the eye color. It might not be G1, but it might compliment his body color nicely. When did Bay ever care about G1 accuracy ???
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100485)
Posted by T-Macksimus on July 19th, 2010 @ 10:46pm CDT
Posted by T-Macksimus on July 19th, 2010 @ 10:46pm CDT
Ummm...yeah, ok...so, don't you think several of you folks are jumping the gun by a whole lot? How many of the TF's in these movies have heads that look remotely like their G1 counterparts? Yup, none sounds like the same answer I got too. Hell, that could be Sunstreaker or Silverbolt or Ramjet for all we know. Just entirely too soon for any of us to get remotely excited about 1 particular character. And if it is Shockwave, I really can't get into that head design and think everyone else is only seeing what they want to see and not what is actually there. Sorry, but I honestly hope it's not "Old One Eye". He's too darn awesome of a character for them to not pay better tribute to his G1 incarnation.
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100488)
Posted by SlyTF1 on July 19th, 2010 @ 10:52pm CDT
Uhh...Optimus, ROTF Megatron (a more pointy version), Jazz (somewhat with the visors and everything), and Soundwave still has the Decepicon symbol head.
And how is it possible to pay a better tribute to his G1 incarnation!? Its basically G1 Shockwave with a read eye, you cant get closer than that! I swear to shit you have nothing better to do than to complain.
Posted by SlyTF1 on July 19th, 2010 @ 10:52pm CDT
T-Macksimus wrote:Ummm...yeah, ok...so, don't you think several of you folks are jumping the gun by a whole lot? How many of the TF's in these movies have heads that look remotely like their G1 counterparts? Yup, none sounds like the same answer I got too.
Uhh...Optimus, ROTF Megatron (a more pointy version), Jazz (somewhat with the visors and everything), and Soundwave still has the Decepicon symbol head.
T-Macksimus wrote: And if it is Shockwave, I really can't get into that head design and think everyone else is only seeing what they want to see and not what is actually there. Sorry, but I honestly hope it's not "Old One Eye". He's too darn awesome of a character for them to not pay better tribute to his G1 incarnation.
And how is it possible to pay a better tribute to his G1 incarnation!? Its basically G1 Shockwave with a read eye, you cant get closer than that! I swear to shit you have nothing better to do than to complain.
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100490)
Posted by Noideaforaname on July 19th, 2010 @ 10:55pm CDT
Posted by Noideaforaname on July 19th, 2010 @ 10:55pm CDT
How'd it get up there? No poles or wires or anything...
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100497)
Posted by Oilspill on July 19th, 2010 @ 11:15pm CDT
It's kinda hard to see but there is a pole there.
This is the first interesting piece of news regarding TF3 that I've seen. Looking forward to seeing more of Shockwave.
Posted by Oilspill on July 19th, 2010 @ 11:15pm CDT
Noideaforaname wrote:How'd it get up there? No poles or wires or anything...
It's kinda hard to see but there is a pole there.
This is the first interesting piece of news regarding TF3 that I've seen. Looking forward to seeing more of Shockwave.
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100501)
Posted by Desmobot on July 19th, 2010 @ 11:30pm CDT
Posted by Desmobot on July 19th, 2010 @ 11:30pm CDT
GUYS GUYS GUYS! Bay is obviously running low on budget and the only thing he can afford is cardboard cutouts. You will be required to recognize every 'con and 'bot by their head alone. The only catch is that all of their heads are switched with another from the opposite faction. This is clearly the only logical explanation.
But seriously...Soundwave kicks ass. I don't mind a little variation. I think it is important to make different versions of characters over the years to keep things fresh. using G1 designs for 20 years would, does, and has gotten old. Let's mix it up a little but still pay homage to the originals. I like the red eye. While yellow would be a kick ass throw back to the G1, I think the red and purple theme fits the current setting, not to mention Red is a much more eye-catching color than yellow, in my opinion.
But seriously...Soundwave kicks ass. I don't mind a little variation. I think it is important to make different versions of characters over the years to keep things fresh. using G1 designs for 20 years would, does, and has gotten old. Let's mix it up a little but still pay homage to the originals. I like the red eye. While yellow would be a kick ass throw back to the G1, I think the red and purple theme fits the current setting, not to mention Red is a much more eye-catching color than yellow, in my opinion.
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100503)
Posted by zenosaurus_x on July 19th, 2010 @ 11:32pm CDT
Movie one Megatron had a few references as well, well just one, the Flail, but I far preferred his look to the bulky blob look of ROTF...
And yeah, how does it not look like him, they even made him PURPLE! I thought they wouldn't to be "realistic."
Posted by zenosaurus_x on July 19th, 2010 @ 11:32pm CDT
SlyTF1 wrote:T-Macksimus wrote:Ummm...yeah, ok...so, don't you think several of you folks are jumping the gun by a whole lot? How many of the TF's in these movies have heads that look remotely like their G1 counterparts? Yup, none sounds like the same answer I got too.
Uhh...Optimus, ROTF Megatron (a more pointy version), Jazz (somewhat with the visors and everything), and Soundwave still has the Decepicon symbol head.T-Macksimus wrote: And if it is Shockwave, I really can't get into that head design and think everyone else is only seeing what they want to see and not what is actually there. Sorry, but I honestly hope it's not "Old One Eye". He's too darn awesome of a character for them to not pay better tribute to his G1 incarnation.
And how is it possible to pay a better tribute to his G1 incarnation!? Its basically G1 Shockwave with a read eye, you cant get closer than that! I swear to shit you have nothing better to do than to complain.
Movie one Megatron had a few references as well, well just one, the Flail, but I far preferred his look to the bulky blob look of ROTF...
And yeah, how does it not look like him, they even made him PURPLE! I thought they wouldn't to be "realistic."
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100504)
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on July 19th, 2010 @ 11:41pm CDT
I'd agree. While it would be awesome for this to be Shockwave, it could as easily be like a probe, or the head of another character, or a drone Decepticon, or just something thrown up on the set randomly or to jerk us around with mis-information. Still though, it's a pretty sweet design if it is a Shockwave head.
Probably when Hasbro said "Oi, if the fans aren't happy with our franchise, we loose money. We got some new notes here for you explosion boy."
and then Bay said "Explosion boy? That's a little unfair, couldn't you call me something else?"
and then Hasbro said "How about Pearl Harbor?"
Yeah... totally how it went down.
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on July 19th, 2010 @ 11:41pm CDT
T-Macksimus wrote:Ummm...yeah, ok...so, don't you think several of you folks are jumping the gun by a whole lot?
I'd agree. While it would be awesome for this to be Shockwave, it could as easily be like a probe, or the head of another character, or a drone Decepticon, or just something thrown up on the set randomly or to jerk us around with mis-information. Still though, it's a pretty sweet design if it is a Shockwave head.
Rated X wrote:When did Bay ever care about G1 accuracy ???
Probably when Hasbro said "Oi, if the fans aren't happy with our franchise, we loose money. We got some new notes here for you explosion boy."
and then Bay said "Explosion boy? That's a little unfair, couldn't you call me something else?"
and then Hasbro said "How about Pearl Harbor?"
Yeah... totally how it went down.
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100517)
Posted by MasterOmegaSupreme89 on July 20th, 2010 @ 12:38am CDT
Posted by MasterOmegaSupreme89 on July 20th, 2010 @ 12:38am CDT
I would have loved to see if this is in fact Shockwave with the Yellow eye, but instead we get the Motorola Droid look...however Shockwave is probably my favorite Transformer so as long as Bay doesn't completely f my favorite Decepticon up I'll go along with it
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100529)
Posted by Dead Metal on July 20th, 2010 @ 2:32am CDT
Posted by Dead Metal on July 20th, 2010 @ 2:32am CDT
Ether they got the main inspiration from his Animated self as this seems to have a chin and antlers or this might actually be Soundwave as it kinda looks like him. But who ever it is he looks awesome!
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100534)
Posted by stealth prime on July 20th, 2010 @ 3:25am CDT
Posted by stealth prime on July 20th, 2010 @ 3:25am CDT
Aww i wanted shockwave to have a body not be a floating head well is bays movie he can do what he wants with it.
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100537)
Posted by SoooTrypticon on July 20th, 2010 @ 3:44am CDT
Posted by SoooTrypticon on July 20th, 2010 @ 3:44am CDT
Ah, he loooks cool now- but wait.
He will have a total of five lines, much like Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, or the Fallen. These lines will be written in a style that really has nothing to do with the "character" and could be interchanged with any generic bad-guy, save a few "illogical this" or "illogical that."
Remember how cool Devastator seemed like he could be? Then we got a pile of kibble (and bits) that got blowed up by a military laser gun thing.
I guarantee his body design will be a hot mess. He'll be in only a few minutes of the movie. He will spend that time stomping around growling. He'll probably chase Sam around. And then he will die in a most unspectacular fashion with zero emotional payoff.
I can say this with certainty- because that's how it's all gone down with the other two films, (The Fallen fight, really?), and I can't see them changing up a winning formula now. After all, millions of ticket buyers can't be wrong...
He will have a total of five lines, much like Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, or the Fallen. These lines will be written in a style that really has nothing to do with the "character" and could be interchanged with any generic bad-guy, save a few "illogical this" or "illogical that."
Remember how cool Devastator seemed like he could be? Then we got a pile of kibble (and bits) that got blowed up by a military laser gun thing.
I guarantee his body design will be a hot mess. He'll be in only a few minutes of the movie. He will spend that time stomping around growling. He'll probably chase Sam around. And then he will die in a most unspectacular fashion with zero emotional payoff.
I can say this with certainty- because that's how it's all gone down with the other two films, (The Fallen fight, really?), and I can't see them changing up a winning formula now. After all, millions of ticket buyers can't be wrong...
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100542)
Posted by vectorA3 on July 20th, 2010 @ 4:30am CDT
Posted by vectorA3 on July 20th, 2010 @ 4:30am CDT
Shopped. 
Just kidding. Dunno. But I do know the visual fx teams use references like these all the time & put them the height the robot will be for animation. Also it gives the actors something to look at so they have the proper eyeline. If you watch the dvd/BR special features to a lot of the fx laden films you're bound to see this
Just kidding. Dunno. But I do know the visual fx teams use references like these all the time & put them the height the robot will be for animation. Also it gives the actors something to look at so they have the proper eyeline. If you watch the dvd/BR special features to a lot of the fx laden films you're bound to see this
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100629)
Posted by Mindmaster on July 20th, 2010 @ 8:30am CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on July 20th, 2010 @ 8:30am CDT
Reminds me of that TF Mosaic we saw a few weeks back. Can't wait to see more images! 
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100680)
Posted by Roadbuster on July 20th, 2010 @ 10:38am CDT
Actually they did redesign the head to slightly resemble the general shape of G1 Megatron's head.
As for the red eye, it doesn't bother me. in fact, I'm not surprised they chose to do so. They're trying to keep the eye color to one for each side. Red for the Decepticons, Blue for the Autobots.
Posted by Roadbuster on July 20th, 2010 @ 10:38am CDT
zenosaurus_x wrote:SlyTF1 wrote:T-Macksimus wrote:Ummm...yeah, ok...so, don't you think several of you folks are jumping the gun by a whole lot? How many of the TF's in these movies have heads that look remotely like their G1 counterparts? Yup, none sounds like the same answer I got too.
Uhh...Optimus, ROTF Megatron (a more pointy version), Jazz (somewhat with the visors and everything), and Soundwave still has the Decepicon symbol head.T-Macksimus wrote: And if it is Shockwave, I really can't get into that head design and think everyone else is only seeing what they want to see and not what is actually there. Sorry, but I honestly hope it's not "Old One Eye". He's too darn awesome of a character for them to not pay better tribute to his G1 incarnation.
And how is it possible to pay a better tribute to his G1 incarnation!? Its basically G1 Shockwave with a read eye, you cant get closer than that! I swear to shit you have nothing better to do than to complain.
Movie one Megatron had a few references as well, well just one, the Flail, but I far preferred his look to the bulky blob look of ROTF...
And yeah, how does it not look like him, they even made him PURPLE! I thought they wouldn't to be "realistic."
Actually they did redesign the head to slightly resemble the general shape of G1 Megatron's head.
As for the red eye, it doesn't bother me. in fact, I'm not surprised they chose to do so. They're trying to keep the eye color to one for each side. Red for the Decepticons, Blue for the Autobots.
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100692)
Posted by Cyber Bishop on July 20th, 2010 @ 10:57am CDT
Posted by Cyber Bishop on July 20th, 2010 @ 10:57am CDT
Me likes..
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100708)
Posted by GEEWUN on July 20th, 2010 @ 11:37am CDT
Posted by GEEWUN on July 20th, 2010 @ 11:37am CDT
I really hope his body looks cool. Oh, and this dude is totally leader class. O found this on the internet quite a while back. 
I know its fan art but I till like some of the designs especially option 1 and 2
I know its fan art but I till like some of the designs especially option 1 and 2
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1100970)
Posted by Desmobot on July 21st, 2010 @ 12:59am CDT
Posted by Desmobot on July 21st, 2010 @ 12:59am CDT
I think 3 or 4 would be sick. Especially 4. Fan art? that looks pretty good to be just "fan art".
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1102017)
Posted by Blurrz on July 23rd, 2010 @ 4:27am CDT
They've been using place holders since the first movie. Making a Robot sized replica for every character of that size is a waste of time and money.
Posted by Blurrz on July 23rd, 2010 @ 4:27am CDT
Desmobot wrote:GUYS GUYS GUYS! Bay is obviously running low on budget and the only thing he can afford is cardboard cutouts.
They've been using place holders since the first movie. Making a Robot sized replica for every character of that size is a waste of time and money.
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1103412)
Posted by Desmobot on July 26th, 2010 @ 2:05am CDT
SERIOUSLY?! I forgot sarcasm was so hard to read on forums. I was joking.
Posted by Desmobot on July 26th, 2010 @ 2:05am CDT
Blurrz wrote:Desmobot wrote:GUYS GUYS GUYS! Bay is obviously running low on budget and the only thing he can afford is cardboard cutouts.
They've been using place holders since the first movie. Making a Robot sized replica for every character of that size is a waste of time and money.
SERIOUSLY?! I forgot sarcasm was so hard to read on forums. I was joking.
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1103428)
Posted by sushilove on July 26th, 2010 @ 4:18am CDT
number 4 is quite close to the face we've seen already for shockwave
Posted by sushilove on July 26th, 2010 @ 4:18am CDT
GEEWUN wrote:I really hope his body looks cool. Oh, and this dude is totally leader class. O found this on the internet quite a while back.
I know its fan art but I till like some of the designs especially option 1 and 2
number 4 is quite close to the face we've seen already for shockwave
Re: Has Shockwave Been Spotted In Chicago!?! (1103544)
Posted by JetOptimus23 on July 26th, 2010 @ 9:07am CDT
You bitter, bitter fan. Bay said he would be a MAJOR villian! And Bay knows that if he screws up shockwave, we come after him with pitchforks & torches. Trust me, he'll be awesome to the end. PS. Megs & Screamer got more than five lines in 2.
Posted by JetOptimus23 on July 26th, 2010 @ 9:07am CDT
SoooTrypticon wrote:Ah, he loooks cool now- but wait.
He will have a total of five lines, much like Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, or the Fallen. These lines will be written in a style that really has nothing to do with the "character" and could be interchanged with any generic bad-guy, save a few "illogical this" or "illogical that."
Remember how cool Devastator seemed like he could be? Then we got a pile of kibble (and bits) that got blowed up by a military laser gun thing.
I guarantee his body design will be a hot mess. He'll be in only a few minutes of the movie. He will spend that time stomping around growling. He'll probably chase Sam around. And then he will die in a most unspectacular fashion with zero emotional payoff.
I can say this with certainty- because that's how it's all gone down with the other two films, (The Fallen fight, really?), and I can't see them changing up a winning formula now. After all, millions of ticket buyers can't be wrong...
You bitter, bitter fan. Bay said he would be a MAJOR villian! And Bay knows that if he screws up shockwave, we come after him with pitchforks & torches.
Trust me, he'll be awesome to the end. PS. Megs & Screamer got more than five lines in 2.
