Toy Review: Transformers Generations Studio Series Shockwave (Core)

Review:  #738

Name:  Shockwave

Brand:  Transformers

Allegiance:  Autobot

Line:  Generations - Studio Series

Year of Release:  2022

Size Class:  Core (Wave 1)

Mold Status:  new

TANK MODE:

Based upon his Bumblebee movie appearance, Shockwave transforms into a purple tank... at a tiny scale.

Surprisingly, the tank isn't too bad when it's this small.  It's a H-tank, and it's a "Cybertronian" one, so not the least bit realistic, but still, pretty neat (apart from the robot head peaking out though).

He's small, given he is part of the Core size, above is a comparison with Legends Beachcomber.

The turret can rotate, given that it's actually attached to the robot head, which is a clever use in this mode.

A neat little thing that surprisingly pulls off the tank mode quite well at this small scale.

TRANSFORMATION:

Getting Shockwave into robot mode is easy as you'd expect of something this size.  You could already tell, but the front treads form the robot feet, while the rear form the arms.  The torso then folds down and remove the turret to get his head.

ROBOT MODE:

Despite his small status, Shockwave still looks pretty imposing in robot mode.  Plus, he has two arms now, which is more than what the Leader classed version has.

He's also kibble free in this mode.  There are some minor hollow parts here and there, mainly his low legs.

The head sculpt is okay, it can rotate from side to side.

Again, size is fine for this size class, he feels small and cute in your hands though.

He comes with a weapon, which is his turret.

Basically, he holds the turret, which covers his arm, to form his cannon arm from the movie.

The turret can go on either hand, but for screen accuracy, it'll be his left.

His articulation is fine, with joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees.  However, his elbows are that great with the gun plugged in, it can only bend 45 degrees instead of the full 90 degrees.

A cool little robot mode that pulls off the character really well at this size.

OVERALL:

Shockwave is a good first introduction to the smaller scale within the Studio Series line (although still kind of weird for a line that is supposedly more focused on scaling).  He pulls off both modes fine with barely any compromises.

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