By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. TakaraTomy Staff Interview - Hisashi Yuki on Masterpiece: - I hear the first Masterpiece figure you created was MP‑5 Megatron and you hold the fastest development record with it. It also plugs into the front of the chest, and is supposed to represent the times Soundwave used his chest as a readout display. While the Ark teleported away, leaving a temporary space bridge portal lingering in its wake, the Decepticons managed to set the Nemesis down on a barren moon.

The Masterpiece line started at a slow pace in 2003, with new molds being released every two years or so, and with redecos/ retools being released in-between.Mechanimals were able to process energon without the need of cubes, and it was thinking of this, via the example of the humble ant-droid, that inspired Gnashteeth, now renamed Megatron, to implement the Beast Upgrade, freeing the Proto-races from the need for Energon cubes, and by extension the control of the Builders. If refined into gasoline (with a conservative 30% yield ratio) that much oil would keep Bumblebee's Volkswagen alt mode (with a rough value of 40 miles/gallon) going for approximately half a million miles without needing to refuel! These cubes were little more than a cheap, battery powered gimmick (the battery couldn't be replaced; the triangle-headed screws used by McDonald's are notoriously impossible to remove) that would make sound or light the toy up. The liquid energon within energon cubes is a glowing pink color, although the cubes could also be compressed for easy storage and transport, causing them to take on an iridescent rainbow effect. Takara also made a running change to the mold, re-sculpting the recessed buttons on Soundwave's pelvis into one solid, protruding piece, and moving the cassette door's hinge from inside the figure's chest to a lower, external position on either side of this new button assembly.

Thousands of years ago on Cybertron, Soundwave stood by Megatron's side on Unification Day, when a new era of Cybertronian government was ushered in that saw the planet ruled by two bodies—Megatron's Defense Force, of which Soundwave became a part, and Optimus's Science Division. He has his shoulder-mounted cannon (permanently attached to the figure) and his "concussion blaster" gun. Over the years there have been multiple reissues of Soundwave, and this article lists each distinct edition of the figure under its own heading.shoulders, swivel biceps, double-hinged elbows, swivel wrists, hinged fingers (the index finger is separate, and has an additional hinge in the middle), swivel waist, swivel thighs, hinged knees, and hinged ankles. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. When NEST showed up, Soundwave appeared contemptuous of them and their whole species, noting Transformers owned this world long before mankind.

Attacktix Laserbeak is a 10-point Trooper-type piece featuring a firing missile launcher on his back. Soundwave in Decepticon-occupied ChicagoDuring the Decepticon occupation of Chicago, Soundwave took several Autobots prisoner until Gould stated that things had gotten personal and the Autobots needed a lesson of respect, and Soundwave happily concurred: "No prisoners, only trophies". His rocket can mount on either shoulder or his back in robot mode, and retains Stalker's Megavisor gimmick; a panel on the top slides open to reveal a port for the smaller Predator jets to attach to, allowing their Megavisor slides to be viewed through the "scope" of the missile.The fifth-wave Heroes of Cybertron Megatron figure is a release of the Megatron/Laserbeak figure from the fourth SCF Act. Despite his slight rarity, Laserbeak is easy to find because his box is much lighter than any of the other figures'.

Energon Cubes were available with Takara's "TF Collection" reissue of the Insecticons, and the set's redeco, the Collector's Edition Insectron Clone Army ( Shothole, Salvo and Zaptrap) box set released in Japan in 2004. Artwork of all the accessories printed inside the box suggests the cubes were intended to come with 5 mm/3 mm double post handles, but the final release features 3 mm holes. To quickly repair the vessel, Megatron inserted a Dark Energon cube into its power core, quickly repairing all the damage. Some packaged samples of this toy do exist, but there are estimated to be less than a dozen in existence.He is attached to the arm with a string, allowing him to take flight and get better shots at enemy pieces. TakaraTomy made the original Laserbeak figure available again as part of their new Encore series of reissues. A small, soft-rubber figurine of Laserbeak—known in Japan as a keshigomu—was available as part of the first wave of Kabaya's Transformers Milk Caramel line of candy toys.