Masterpiece Shockwave Revealed (Update: More New Images)
Thursday, September 24th, 2015 9:59PM CDT
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But, that news (courtesy of K_hobby) has revealed something even bigger and better, a figure we've all been anticipating for some time...
Masterpiece Shockwave!
That's right, your eyes do not deceive you, Takara Tomy is producing their own Masterpiece Shockwave and he looks fantastic! No ETA is available at this time, but the wait is going to be unbearable for most because this is Shockwave, people, you know you're excited!
Bask in his prototype glory:
UPDATE: Thanks to fellow Seibertron news staffer, LOST Cybertronian, we've found new images courtesy of the hobbylog.jp blog and you can see them below:
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Posted by MaverickPrime on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:03pm CDT
Posted by mooncake623 on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:04pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:10pm CDT
The BEST G1 Decepticon leader ever finally gets a toy worthy of his greatness. It is only logical!
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:15pm CDT
Posted by wilcosu35 on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:15pm CDT
shockwave????
hell YES!
Posted by fenrir72 on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:17pm CDT
No electronic gimmicks PLEASE!
Most apt song:
https://youtu.be/6dOwHzCHfgA
Posted by DecepticonFinishline on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:18pm CDT
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
YEAH YEAH YEEAH YEAH YEAH DSKADERKHJKL:JDSFKL:J~~!!!!!!
Posted by fenrir72 on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:19pm CDT
SW's SilverHammer wrote:My only complaint is while it's appropriate, the head should be a bit smaller for the sake of the figure.
Isn't TT going for the anime route?
Posted by megatronus on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:20pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:23pm CDT
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:24pm CDT
fenrir72 wrote:SW's SilverHammer wrote:My only complaint is while it's appropriate, the head should be a bit smaller for the sake of the figure.
Isn't TT going for the anime route?
I guess. I'm just saying that while it's appropriate for shockwave, having it few milimetters smaller would make it look more proportionate by human-y standards. I mean like quakewave has a big head, but he also has wide and bulky shoulders to balance it out. MP shockwave's are wide, but not as bulky.
Posted by It Is Him on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:25pm CDT
Posted by Autobot032 on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:28pm CDT
It Is Him wrote:And that folks is why 3rd Party action figures is a waste of money.
Please don't ruin the joy before it has a chance to thrive. There's a time and place for that conversation, a little later on in the thread. C'mon guys. We don't need a battle brewing at this moment, at least let it get to page 2 or 3.
Posted by It Is Him on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:30pm CDT
Autobot032 wrote:It Is Him wrote:And that folks is why 3rd Party action figures is a waste of money.
Please don't ruin the joy before it has a chance to thrive. There's a time and place for that conversation, a little later on in the thread. C'mon guys. We don't need a battle brewing at this moment, at least let it get to page 2 or 3.
Now's good for me.
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:34pm CDT
Posted by Desslok2201 on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:42pm CDT
Posted by It Is Him on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:44pm CDT
Desslok2201 wrote:I need to see the gun mode now. And it better be a gun.
I hope it's a Pony instead. How many gun transformers do we need?
Posted by Andrius on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:47pm CDT
And that was some stone-cold Machiavellian brilliance, leaking those images right before Quakewave was supposed to be hitting the major retailers. Well-played, HasTak; well-payed.
Posted by Cobotron on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:47pm CDT
Posted by Deathsaurus1 on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:47pm CDT
I might have to pick up a takara release just in case lmao
Posted by LOST Cybertronian on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:48pm CDT
Posted by Desslok2201 on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:48pm CDT
It Is Him wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:I need to see the gun mode now. And it better be a gun.
I hope it's a Pony instead. How many gun transformers do we need?
Not counting Targetmasters, I'd say 3. Megatron, Shockwave and Browning.
Posted by It Is Him on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:50pm CDT
Desslok2201 wrote:It Is Him wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:I need to see the gun mode now. And it better be a gun.
I hope it's a Pony instead. How many gun transformers do we need?
Not counting Targetmasters, I'd say 3. Megatron, Shockwave and Browning.
Ooh, I forgot about Targetmasters. Yeah, give me all of those.
Posted by misfire19d on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:52pm CDT
Posted by Desslok2201 on September 24th, 2015 @ 10:56pm CDT
Posted by Ultra Markus on September 24th, 2015 @ 11:00pm CDT
Posted by Fox Thiagarajan on September 24th, 2015 @ 11:06pm CDT
Posted by GalaxyConvoy-san on September 24th, 2015 @ 11:11pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 24th, 2015 @ 11:18pm CDT
Deathsaurus1 wrote:Will masterpiece Shockwave get a U.S release?
I might have to pick up a takara release just in case lmao
I say just get the takara. In many cases, the Hasbro version will be about the same price. So no reason to wait the extra 3 years or so it takes for them to release it. I know I am buying this guy for sure, I just hope it is 10000 Yen or less. Also, all Hasbro MP releases for sought after characters have been a real pain to find, so just avoid the trouble and get him now.
While it is too bad that I just wrote a Best shockwave toys list ( ), I might just release it as a lead in to the MPs release. So it wouldnt be wasted effort, nor be too obvious as to what number one would be. Because this guy really seems to be miles ahead of any shockwave we have ever had. Also, I am extremely happy that this guy exists as I no longer feel the need to buy the G1 toy. This guys seems to be that toy with better proportions and articulation, which is all we have ever wanted. Looking forward to the revealed gun mode.
Posted by zodconvoy on September 24th, 2015 @ 11:51pm CDT
And Sabrblade, way to use every single image on the wiki!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 24th, 2015 @ 11:59pm CDT
Posted by Mr_Autobot411 on September 25th, 2015 @ 12:07am CDT
thank u primus!
thank u indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by triKlops on September 25th, 2015 @ 12:25am CDT
Cool, very cool
Posted by Cyberpath on September 25th, 2015 @ 12:29am CDT
So, both "Waves" and no Megatron still. :)
Wonder if they'll include a small Shockwave gun.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 25th, 2015 @ 12:40am CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on September 25th, 2015 @ 12:53am CDT
SW's SilverHammer wrote:You know what I take it all back, i'm used to shockwaves having narrower faces if that makes sense, and deeper set eye(s). MP's is a lot fuller for lack of a better term.
Shockwave's face. So simple yet scary. You don't know what the heck is going on behind that monocular visage of his (wished we also have a scared sheeet emoticon too). The left image is cool scary but the bigger one scares me even more.
Posted by Cyberpath on September 25th, 2015 @ 12:57am CDT
Posted by Henry921 on September 25th, 2015 @ 1:04am CDT
Posted by Convoy on September 25th, 2015 @ 1:25am CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on September 25th, 2015 @ 3:39am CDT
I hope they do a version in his toy colours...
Posted by Down_Shift on September 25th, 2015 @ 4:18am CDT
This looks good. The hip/crotch area looks a little silly, but other than that it looks good.
Really glad I sold off my Quakewave when I did.
Posted by Whifflefire on September 25th, 2015 @ 5:45am CDT
IT IS ILLOGICAL THAT WE HAD TO WAIT SO LONG FOR THIS TOY
Now imagine Shockwave singing The Logical Song by Supertramp.
Posted by sol magnus on September 25th, 2015 @ 6:34am CDT
Posted by It Is Him on September 25th, 2015 @ 6:37am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Deathsaurus1 wrote:Will masterpiece Shockwave get a U.S release?
I might have to pick up a takara release just in case lmao
I say just get the takara. In many cases, the Hasbro version will be about the same price. So no reason to wait the extra 3 years or so it takes for them to release it. I know I am buying this guy for sure, I just hope it is 10000 Yen or less. Also, all Hasbro MP releases for sought after characters have been a real pain to find, so just avoid the trouble and get him now.
While it is too bad that I just wrote a Best shockwave toys list ( ), I might just release it as a lead in to the MPs release. So it wouldnt be wasted effort, nor be too obvious as to what number one would be. Because this guy really seems to be miles ahead of any shockwave we have ever had. Also, I am extremely happy that this guy exists as I no longer feel the need to buy the G1 toy. This guys seems to be that toy with better proportions and articulation, which is all we have ever wanted. Looking forward to the revealed gun mode.
You can always update the news post and repost it after it gets released.
Down_Shift wrote:I'm glad they are finally going ahead with Shockwave. He's honestly been on the back burner of Takara for a few ears at least. When did that original teaser image go up? Was it around the same time as G2 Lambor? Plus some people got to see this last year when the first pics of Devastator leaked.
This looks good. The hip/crotch area looks a little silly, but other than that it looks good.
Really glad I sold off my Quakewave when I did.
This is the first I've heard of it. Man, how come I only get to hear about cool stuff when everyone else does?
Posted by Judge Deliberata on September 25th, 2015 @ 7:14am CDT
Posted by MemphisR56 on September 25th, 2015 @ 7:15am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 25th, 2015 @ 8:01am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on September 25th, 2015 @ 8:38am CDT
Posted by ScottyP on September 25th, 2015 @ 9:05am CDT
Collecticon put up a digibash of it in color, I thought it was neat: