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(More customer reviews)I bought this toy a while ago when I got back into collecting Transformers toys. Soundwave was always such a cool character I just had to get this one when I saw it.
Unlike the original Soundwave, this one turns into some kind of stealth jet that looks pretty good in vehicle mode. It is alien enough not to look like a robot crammed into a semblance of a vehicle like some of the more recent transformers. In vehicle mode the only real downside is that he head kinda hangs from the bottom, and if visible if you look. Weapons that turn into bombs is a kind of neat, but weird idea. The original soundwave had weapons that transformerd into batteries, so I guess the designers are just trying to keep that spirit. Call them fuel pods (which makes more sense) if you want.
In robot mode this toy is a very good homage to the original Soundwave. If you took the wings away they would look very similar. This Soundwave's chest opens to reveal a bomb that turns into an updated (and cooler looking) version of LaserBeak. LaserBeak can clip to Soundwave's arms or to the tips if his wings, whichis pretty cool. The face is also very similar to the original Soundwave. They are not exactly the same, but it is very obvious they are meant to the same character.
Now to the downsides. This toy has one of the most difficult transformations to complete out of any of the Cybertron series of Transformers. It is very difficult to fold the arms together (they go under the cockpit) in such a way that the cockpit doesn't "sit up" as in, not atach correctly to the airplane. Also, Soundwave's feet are the nose of the plane but it is very hard to get them onto the pegs that hold them in place. The whole setup, of how you flip the legs around and then rotate them into the nosecone (part of which is on the forearm of the robot) is not very intuitive, and it can take some practice to get it right. There are a little tabs on the waist that are supposed to connect to the body of the plane to hold the legs in place and they rarely seat correctly. And there is the aformentioned visible head in vehicle mode. Its not a major issue and most people probably don't care, but it bothers mea little.
Also someone mentioned that Laserbeak is not a true Mini-con and this is true. He is a small robot that turns into something else, but he can only really hook up to Soundwave (or Soundblaster). But that is the way it is supposed to be so it doesn't really bother me.
The positives far outweigh the negatives for this toy, so if you like Transformers, this is definitely a must-have toy!
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He is known by many names, though Soundwave is his most well-known one, and the one that invokes fear in both Autobot and Decepticon alike. One of the mightiest, most straightforward warriors from Planet X, Soundwave is a devastatingly subtle plotter. He prefers not to stab his victims in the back only because he enjoys seeing the look of betrayal in their eyes. Highly skilled in the techniques of espionage, he never enters battle without the knowledge he needs to win. His companion Laserbeak - equipped with a cloaking device - is able to infiltrate even the most well-guarded facilities.
This amazing robot figure changes into a detailed bomber vehicle and back again. Soundwave features a harmonic wave cannon and a subsonic shocker in robot mode, and a bomb on the bomber converts to a Laserbeak companion figure. Includes Soundwave figure, Mini-con figure and Cyber-planet Key.
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