This is going to have a monstrous backpack, even by Shockwave standards.
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Not necessarily. The arms and chest make up the back end of the whale, the legs are the lower jaw and tum-tum. Only a relatively thin portion of the whale's upper head and back form the robot backpack, and it looks like that could condense pretty well.
I wouldn't get too attached to specifics of that design, just the general idea.
Once they actually start putting that design to actual physical and budget constraints, I imagine it'll change a bit.
Once they actually start putting that design to actual physical and budget constraints, I imagine it'll change a bit.
It is too late. I am forever attached to this design.
I've already imprinted on Concept Art Shockwhale as my mother.
Nuh uh, I saw him first! He's mine!
From one form of mechanical beast to another: Deluxe Insecticons! I'll have to get out the whole Hive later for a true group shot, but for now, here's the quartet with Venin!
(I would love to finish the Beetras quintet with Beet Papil, but finishing this set is quite satisfying!)
I interpreted the white part of the 'backpack' circled in blue (including that disc shape, and also the purple directly above) as his lower leg(s), as if his upper legs collapse into them.
Leaving the red section as either backpack or inside his legs or a separate accessory. I guess his lower whale jaw could be his feet.
(Looking at the 3/4 view, you may correct, but regardless, the legs and backpack as-shown seem to have way less volume than the front of the whale, while the rest is clearly the arms and chest.)
The other issue I have is that his whale mode is backwards from his traditional spacegun mode (where his arms form the 'barrel').
I mean, it doesn't look *terrible* but there's room for improvement.
(I bet some 3P company will rush out a toy based on that design and we'll at least see a prototype before the official one.)
One already made a Shockwave that turns into Galvatron’s ship. If they turn it around and change the kibble, that is basically this design.
Evan Brooks posted on the Socials a behind the scenes look at some of the conceptualization of “seaborne alt mode Shockwave”, including looks at takes on a (proper) shark, ray, and squid alt modes. Reportedly, much of the inspiration for the whale mode comes from the current comic, which features Shockwave with a fascination of Earth’s water borne creatures (particularly, whales). He further specified in a follow up on Instagram that the figure will be a NEW mold, no sharing of parts with Skybyte.
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Evan Brooks Talks About Activate Your Alt Mode Shockwave
The official Instagram and Facebook accounts have just share a short video featuring Hasbro designer Evan Brooks talking about the creative process of Shockwave's new alt mode and the first ideas and alternatives they considered. Read on for some highlights: Shockwave is canonically a humpback...
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I think he said a "shark ray," a ray, and a squid.
Shark rays are an actual thing.
-ZacWilliam, different from sharks and rays.
Shark rays are an actual thing.
-ZacWilliam, different from sharks and rays.
Well, I feel validated.
Completely unrelated... apparently my nova prime has shipped.
In my headcanon this design and the rest of the concepts are temporary Alt-modes from Shockwave's photo shoot he did for a Swimsuit Calendar in his college years. He was young and needed the money.
Chests like that do tend to sell lots of calendars.
I've heard the Squid mode was very popular on both Quintessa and in Japan. Shockwave doesn't like to talk about it.
Ah, so his alt mode is actually a Klud, then.
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