Shockwave (G1)/toys
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Shockwave has many toys, so logic dictates that they should receive a page. Logic also dictates that they should be awesome.
Toys
Generation 1
- Shockwave (Decepticon, 1985)
- Japanese ID number: 49
- Accessories: "Magnetic impulse defuser" barrel
- Sold boxed, Shockwave was one of the very first 1985 toys to see release, if not the first. Shockwave transforms into a large Cybertronian handgun. He has light and sound electronics activated by his gun-mode trigger and powered by a 9-volt battery. The sound effects can be switched between two (fairly generic) blaster-sound frequencies with a small toggle on his battery pack. As a robot, he has a large, if not the most, amount of articulation for the era.
- Shockwave was initially sold without a rub sign; one was later added to the side of his torso.
- The rubber hose covering the wires connecting his torso and arm's electronics is particularly prone to dry-rotting. Be careful!
- Shockwave with Fistfight (Action Master, 1990)
- Accessories: Double-barreled "Turbo Rifle"
- As an Action Master, Shockwave is a non-transforming action figure who combines elements of his cartoon model and original toy, with a few more details. He is compatible with any other Action Master weapon or vehicle. Part of the third wave of individually-carded Action Master figures, He came with his small robot partner Fistfight, who combines with Shockwave's handgun to form a "Lightning Gun" cannon.
- Reportedly, early "test market" releases came with a rubber hose that connects from his gun-arm to his back, like the original toy. There are holes in the toy's gun-arm and backpack; the black hoses found in many old G.I. Joe toys can fit in the holes.
Alternators
- Shockblast (Alternator, 2004)
- Alternator ID number: 12
- Japanese ID number: BT-13
- Accessories: Muffler-blaster
- A retooling of the "Meister" Alternator, "Shockblast" (trademark problems...) transforms into a 1:24-scale fully-licensed Mazdaspeed-modified RX-8 sports car. He features working car doors, hood, and trunk. His muffler unfolds to become a hand-held blaster; the mounting peg for car-mode actually pegs into the holes on his forearms by the elbow joints quite snugly, letting you mount the blaster there if you wish. While the box has the name "Shockblast", the car's actual license plate is "SHKWAV".
- Aside from the new head, color change and the laser cannon replacing his left hand, other differences between Shockblast and Meister are that Shockblast has new front and rear fenders, doors, side skirts and a spoiler.
- The original Meister mold was also used to make the Autorooper and Zoom-Zoom.
Titanium Series
- Shockwave
- A 6" transforming Shockwave toy was designed and displayed at BotCon 2007, but Titanium Series was canceled before its tooling could be completed.
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Attacktix
- Shockwave (unreleased)
- Shockwave was likely to have been one of several Transformers Attacktix Booster pieces, using a wide, powerful, spring-loaded "blaster" missile launcher attack. He was to be a 40-point Leader-class piece. Though displayed as part of the Attacktix display at the Star Wars "Celebration IV" convention, Shockwave was ultimately never released as the Attacktix toyline was put on ice.
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Generations
- Cybertronian Shockwave (Deluxe, 2012)
- Part of the first wave of 2012 Generations Deluxe Class toys, Shockwave is based on his War for Cybertron design and transforms from a robot to a spaceship and back. The front center fuselage of the spaceship may become a handheld weapon.
- This toy was repurposed as Generation 1 Shockwave in IDW Publishing's Robots in Disguise comics.
Merchandise
Transformers Milk Caramel
- Laserwave (1985)
- A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a keshigomu— of Shockwave was released as part of the second wave of Kabaya's Transformers Milk Caramel candy toy range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in red, blue and yellow.
Decoy
- Destron Hero Collection 22 (multi-pack, 1986)
- Shockwave was among the many characters rendered by Takara as part of their series of 1.5" keshigomu figurines. Like all the Decepticons in the series, Shockwave was molded in soft purple rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his Tech Specs, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. Shockwave was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.
- Shockwave (Decoy, 1987)
- Decoy number: 51
- The figurine was later brought over to Hasbro markets as part of the Decoy promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number (51, in Shockwave's case). Like all Decepticon Decoys, Shockwave was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded Throttlebots, Aerialbots, Protectobots and Technobots and was, very early on in the promotion, available in an alternate red coloration that was only packed in with the Throttlebots. Unsurprisingly, this red figurine is much rarer.
Bust
- Shockwave (Bust, 2003)
- In 2003, Hard Hero released a six-inches tall polystone bust of Shockwave, based upon his Generation 1 cartoon appearance. It was limited to 2500 pieces worldwide, with an additional 100 specially signed by the sculptor.
- Shockwave Metallic Exclusive (Bust, 2003)
- Hard Hero's Shockwave was also released in shiny "metallic" coloration. This version was in even shorter supply, limited to only 500 copies.
Mini Bust
- Shockwave (Diamond Select, 2008)
- Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008, Shockwave was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1,000 pieces. Both his fist and "gun hand" are translucent to better match his toy incarnation.
Mini Statue
- Shockwave (Mini statue, 2005)
- Diamond Comics Distributors also released a small, six-inch polystone statue of Shockwave made by Palisades Toys, based upon Pat Lee's rendition of the character in Dreamwave's Transformers comic books.
Robot Heroes
- Grimlock & Shockwave (Robot Heroes, 2007)
- The most adorablest Shockwave ever, Robot Heroes Shockwave is a stumpy PVC figurine that combines toy and animation model details into a single package. He has limited articulation (neck and shoulder swivels only), but he's so cute it doesn't matter. He was available in a two-pack with a similarly lovable version of Grimlock.
Mighty Muggs
- Shockwave (Mighty Mugg, 2009)
- Part of the third wave of Mighty Muggs, Shockwave is a super deformed, non-transformable PVC figure with articulated arms and head. As all Mighty Muggs are made from the same mold, he has a really weird-looking round head. His left arm, however, is retooled to include his trademark gun hand.
- Shockwave was briefly believed to be canceled, but Hasbro revealed at San Diego Comic-Con 2009 that his wave would be released. Along with the rest of his wave, Shockwave was eventually released as an exclusive at Diamond Distributors and Toys"R"Us stores.
Notes
- Although Shockwave was depicted in the very first episode of the original cartoon series, he did not receive a toy release until early in 1985. Unlike the bulk of early Transformers that drew their molds from Takara's Diaclone and Microchange toys, Shockwave's original form was first produced by ToyCo as the "4 Changeable Astro Magnum". As such, similar non-Transformer toys using the same mold were released in 1985, including a RadioShack exclusive called "Galactic Man". A minor but amusing difference between the Radio Shack version, humorously called "Shackwave" by fans, and the Hasbro version, is that Shockwave's inconveniently placed trigger was remolded and appears less... inconvenient.
- A 1985 Hasbro briefing binder gives Shockwave's toy the name "Spark Man," which probably was a name attached to the toy, considering its similarity to Radio Shack's "Galactic Man," rather than being an early name for the Hasbro character. [1] He still hadn't settled into his finalized name at the time the script for "More than Meets the Eye" was written; in it, he is referred to as Flash Beam. [2]
- The Astro Magnum mold also appears to have been licensed to a small company called Village Toys in the 1980s, where it showed up in their Convert-A-Bots line under the name "N-4-SR" (..."Enforcer", get it?). This release was dark grey, with purple highlights.
- Shockwave bears the rather strange distinction of receiving a number of particularly high quality knockoffs, all of which known retain the electronics and some even having odd Flash Gordonesque retools.
- One of the earliest pictured versions of Action Master Shockwave features some awkward proportions and Fistfight with reversed colors. Another oddity of this version is that Shockwave's right hand is sculpted in an open position.
- A silhouette of Action Master Shockwave's card art appears on the back of the G.I. Joe Star Brigade packaging... as Hawk!
