Transformers Studio Series Voyager Class SOUNDWAVE Bumblebee Movie Review

[@PrimeVsPrime]

Is this one of the BEST studio series figures of all time?!

[@Alexius01]

Robot mode wise, absolutely. Alt mode wise, certainly not. So i would give the title of best figure to someone else 🙃

[@-.omac.-]

Yes...one of the best

[@Central_Zensation]

@@Alexius01 he said 'one of and not absolutely the best.

[@Alexius01]

@@Central_Zensation i know..

[@edgarto5633]

No. It is not.

[@LumakenStudio]

I simply CANNOT wait to get him. So thrilled about this.

[@PrimeVsPrime]

Not as thrilled as I was when you dropped the final part of your awesome stop motion series 🤩🤩🤩 thanks so much for watching!

[@MidnightRaider5086]

Me and my brother watched your stop motion transformers Jurassic park

[@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

Soundwave vs Soundwave vs Scorponok?

[@koferrari6711]

Do you think you will do a soundwave vs soundwave vs soundwave?

[@goodgirly1115]

So Prime vs Prime is your biggest competitor

[@gayathrirajagopal7982]

Actually, Michael Bay convinced Travis Knight to do the Cybertron scene in the beginning of the movie. So, if you think about it, Michael Bay is responsible for all of the Cybertronian designs in the first movie.

[@PrimeVsPrime]

Oh wow that’s awesome to know! Thanks man!

[@BonnCanlasGaming45]

Source?

[@GrimR3xx]

@@BonnCanlasGaming45 trust me bro

[@eyywannn8601]

@@BonnCanlasGaming45 Was gonna ask the same thing, haha. I do know that the Cybertron scenes were a late addition though.

[@UnethicalVoxel]

This was once revealed to me in a dream

[@phaserlich]

I actually like the alt mode. The shape makes it look like some kind of stealth craft, which would definitely suit Soundwave’s character.

[@sorrycashonly5651]

or he was just disguised as a piece of bread... or a cybertronian gameboy... it can be anything

[@inflatabledisplays1312]

I agree about his alt mode

[@hotwheelsbrothers687]

@@sorrycashonly5651 ya. I would go with cybertronain game boy

[@arkhamredhood66]

A gameboy hasbro will right that down and use it 29 years later and say it was original idea

[@finnickrinzler8907]

Kinda looks like a spider's head.

[@ZeeengMicro]

His alt mode doesn't look that bad... if you have the right imagination, lol. I think it would help if only you could place the cannon in the middle. Finger crossed, the Rise of The Beast will do him justice and give him a proper alt mode.

[@Haloguy-mg8wl]

I think his Alt modes always work when he is an armored car of some sort.

[@theStridingRebel]

@@Haloguy-mg8wl I think Animated did the best at Modernizing classic Soundwave(I do think Prime Soundwave is cooler but it's a different version of soundwave). The truck decked out with subwoofers and speakers is perfect for Soundwave

[@Haloguy-mg8wl]

@@theStridingRebel Very true, along with Cyberverse. Which I didn't give it a watch when it first came out it grew on me.

[@ZeeengMicro]

@@Haloguy-mg8wl It's just the placement of the cannon that really bothers me. You've got an okayish looking alien "hovercraft", but with a cannon hanging in either of his sides. I'm fine if it's his gun that's sticking out there because weapon storage be weapon storage, but his cannon is like an essential part of his body. Am I being too judgy? Of course I am. I'm a transformers fan, I nitpick every stuff that I can pick about. What do you expect from me 😆

[@ZeeengMicro]

@MIAN BM That might work but the crotch area might end up looking weird tho

[@dinoknight2012]

I like to imagine Soundwave flying over the battlefield and dropping Ravage on unsuspecting Autobots in his hovercraft mode.

[@barbozabros4771]

Same.💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@Christian_H3rnand3z]

Yo, that'd be horrifying on the battlefield.

[@reishiki]

I feel like Hasbro/Takara don't know what to do with Soundwave alt mode. Both his siege and Bumblebee figures only look like something if you use a lot of imagination and his earth mode is an outdated product. But I think they maybe thinking too much, both WFC game and animated just made him a car with some of his iconic design elements and I'm plenty happy with those.

[@Por-poI]

A TV reporter van with satellites would be great imo

[@LunaticPrime]

I'll actually get him primarily for his alt mode. The first CGI promo pictures of him didn't show him from a good angle but after having seen actual pictures and videos of him I really like the hovercraft mode. And the drop ship feature is pretty nice.

[@mannysnav5258]

Yeah, photo shots like 12:28 make it really look like an angled hovercraft

[@mannysnav5258]

@Carl Powers no clue, it hasn’t shown up on any online stores, not even on the hasbro website

[@meffeli]

I also don't think it's that bad. To be fair, a giant robot on cybertron turning into a little cassette player is kinda more abstract to me 😅

[@thepolarianempire]

@Carl Powers I found it at Walmart today

[@sirwheeljackimusiii4588]

You could make it into a dotm esque tank by just not transforming the faux chest but still flipping down the gold part. Then rotate th cannon down and you get a cool tank looking Alt mode

[@StaticSting]

the vehicle mode doesn't look that bad..when you look at it more it looks like an armored hover tank

[@dan200tf6]

I definitely gotta agree, it is slightly growing on me

[@BlitzStudiosIsinsideyourhome]

It kinda looks like a hovering cassete

[@t-kozy39]

heavy snowspeeder vibes IMO

[@Bluelyre]

Looks like a hovertank to me to. surprisingly competent despite the fact that they had no frame of reference.

[@tatotahto4409]

this guy does seem pretty good honestly. Robot mode looks amazing, scales pretty well. Alt mode is whatever but thats pretty on par with Cybertronian Soundwaves at this point. I just feel like they should've made the tabs for the shoulders lock in better, since them falling apart is a little annoying. Wrist rotation was also really possible, honestly, guess they just didn't want to do it. My biggest gripe right now is how the entire lower torso is on a panel, rather than on the waist joint. It just doesn't look too good and wouldn't really even impact the alt mode if it _was_ fused to the hips real shame he's got no lamp mode but we could probably screw around to get it done

[@GojirajJr]

My only gripe is that crotch panel, it bafflese as to why the toy designers thought it was a good idea rather than splitting that part into 3 seperate parts

[@acemarvel1564]

Im hoping his earth alt mode is a news broadcast vehicle

[@hellbornbeast]

It remains me of the Fall of Cybertron game series. God I would love for them to do that in the Studio Series line.

[@YungKenKanekiYT]

"Decepticons, ATTACK!" I can't wait to get this guy and having him eject Core Class Ravage.

[@chefatron]

i dunno man, that paperweight alt mode has really grown on me! enjoyed this review! well done as always 👍🏻😀

[@Dood_Spooce]

I understood that reference

[@PrimeVsPrime]

Haha the paper weight alt mode is a classic! Thanks so much haha

[@steel749]

Oh man can't wait for PVP to get his hands on the new ROTB Scourge soon haha

[@astrogammashot]

funny

[@jovankenneth8117]

"REVAGE EJACT" best line in history, great review!

[@PrimeVsPrime]

Thank you :)

[@jovankenneth8117]

@@PrimeVsPrime BRO THE REAL PRIMEVSPRIME

[@PreachingJok3r]

I think it's actually a pretty cool vehicle mode. It looks like some sort of cybertronian dropship that can eject the minibots from underneath.

[@pinstripecool34]

Man. As someone who used to hate the G1 designs, I gotta say, now that I'm older, I absolutely adore them. Something about them just WORKS, especially in the newer movies such as "Bumblebee" and "ROTB" The designs are simple yet super appealing. Honestly, I prefer them over the overcomplicated mess that is the Bayformers designs. If I were a kid in the 80s I would have eaten this stuff up.

[@Natee178]

Man this and the Bumblebee movie Starscream seem to be two of studio series best

[@AMO17]

Figure looks amazing! Those wrists could've very easily been a classic ball joint which would open the door for interchangeable hands. I can see someone using their 3D printer to make those modifications easily.

[@PrimeVsPrime]

Yeah I really hope for some wrist upgrades!

[@teddyriggs1305]

12:04 I always see this Alt Mode as sort of a Worker Craft(Probably for Producing and Carrying Energon Cubes) that has been Loaded with weaponry Because in comics in Cybertron's past Soundwave is part of the oppressed populous and were enslaved and judge by their Alt Modes and it reflects his Alt Mode as it is designed by Function rather than Style as later Cybertronians would have because he is nothing more than a worker if his Alt Mode works then it's good enough. And in later revolution happened Soundwave became a Decepticon and outfitted himself with weaponry

[@LightningZetton]

I WANT IT!!!!

[@ToddMcfarlin_Forever]

when you sayed : "Without further ado!", you brought a tear to my eye reminding me of when i was a little kid watching DanTDM

[@RVPMatt123]

I honestly don’t mind his vehicle mode, I see it as a sort of Cybertronian hover vehicle. Kinda reminds me of something from the Wipeout video games

[@Monkinator67]

For the hovercraft i actually turn the head around to conceal the face and it honestly makes a whole lot of a difference, i do feel that the legs shooting back are annoying while transforming, cause you have to find the sweet spot for the feet to tab in, that's for my particular copy at least

[@matthewreynoso6904]

Now I’m gonna get this guy! Probably the best looking Soundwave figure we’ve ever gotten!

[@goodmansteve2481]

I love that you tried to make soundwave look bigger by putting him in the foreground, you’re trying your best man. Great review

[@user-lynKx]

I'm really liking how this figure's turned out and can't wait to get it in hand. Even the conversion entertains me because I could just transform to it, laugh at it, and transform it back.

[@EthanC-km6ku]

personally i think the best they could do to give him an earth alt mode is a military armored suv. as i do think that his chest section looks pretty similiar to the windshield of these armored suv's

[@Dood_Spooce]

Ive said it before and I'll say it again. I usually HATE peoples music intros on youtube, theyre either obnoxious or way too long. But you have the cleanest, most pleasant music intros out of any transformer/toy reviewer I've seen online. Thanks for making it pleasant :)

[@green-legacy]

i love that its basically a definitive version of g1 sound wave!

[@haridevvengala9415]

Me when looking at SS Bumblebee movie; SoundWave:*This is my Kingdome Come playing in background*

[@inhumation_]

Cringe

[@transformerssoundwave840]

I have come from the future and this alt mode shall be quite a impact to the transformer one.

[@henmar354]

This actually looks good enough to be from 2011 or earlier. Actual panels. Reduced hollowness. The alt mode not just being limbs flipped inside. Actually looks really good

[@saikathghosh8733]

Man the design is just a masterpiece!!!! And this figure really delivers on it!!! Awesome review Prime vs Prime !!!

[@reventonrowe6111]

This would make a great Batman Tumbler crossover figure

[@mrequals9367]

Green Goblin: Oh come onnn my glider's broken! *Sees soundwave Ooh! this will do

[@JoseMartinez-df2db]

He looks great on both modes!!I can't wait to buy him!!

[@happiaxxident]

🥷🏻 If you keep the tripod like hatch flipped back so that it angles the hover tank and then if you angle the blasters so that they’re parallel with the floor it looks meaner and better resembles a hover tank. Of course I like doing the T pose tower transformation myself as it’s all mode.

[@CesarRodriguez-se5wh]

it is seen that hasbro is improving its engineering

[@jaydonmagan4694]

In terms of the alt mode, while it is meh, they really should have put the cannon on the back so it has a proper weapons system. All it would have needed was a simple plug in port on either shoulder and in the alt mode, and it could have given the idea of a hovercraft, stealth tank.

[@green-legacy]

i think its a good alt mode since they are basically on a different planet with vehicles unknown to us

[@superpaul79]

PvP already has shattered glass masterpiece Punch/ Counterpunch.

[@XboxTF2Tidbits]

I actually really like his alt mode. I think of it as an armoured vehicle of some sort, or like a highly armoured speeder used to zip into battle as a scout.

[@jakobpalomino5417]

Honestly I really fw the alt mode. Soundwave is basically famous for transforming into a box, so thats what he does here. The hovercar reminds me of the batmobile from the nolan films, wich is kind of a weird design if you think about it but fans love it because of the way it was presented in its films. We never got to see soundwave transform into this in the movies. But I think if they showed him transform with some cool sound effects and advance with the wide frame of the car really menacingly, alot more fans could warm up to this.

[@8-bitdroid325]

his vehicle mode kinda looks like batman's tumbler in the batman begins movie, but just without the wheels

[@Dood_Spooce]

Prime vs Primes perplexion about this alt mode is honestly the most relatable "bruh" moment ever

[@nintendoconvert4045]

Prop it up like you did, open the top door (cockpit), place Ravage in there and pose him like he is coming out to attack- it all makes sense as a spaceship/hovercraft. I don’t know why people dislike this so much when all of the Studio Series Bumblebee molds look odd. Ratchet and Ironhide are…vans…I guess? Arcee is some odd flat tricycle, Bumblebee is a windowless car-like vehicle, and Braun is a ….driller? The only Autobots that look like normal vehicles are Prime and Wheeljack.

[@logiprime]

His alt mode reminds me of the satellite sound wave, he’s pretty much doing a yoga pose lol

[@PrimeVsPrime]

Haha very tru!

[@hippochad]

Completely agree with the vehicle form, the arms were hard to click in with the feet without unclicking from the torso, robot mode is perfectly built.

[@thepolarianempire]

I found this is stores today and I love it it’s feels so sturdy and durable

[@alejandrocaudillo2993]

Definitely in my bucket list of collecting Transformers Soundwave is one of them along with ravage and fingers crossed 🤞🏽 hasbro make studio series bumblebee movies shockwave in Voyager class

[@evanmatlack33]

As Soundwave is my favorite Transformer, I was so pleased with this

[@jackofspades3845]

I actually like his alt, I thought it was meant to be a tribute to bees alt in g1 (cybertronian) almost like a what if bee was evil, I thought it was a very nice abstract version of the sound wave we know and love

[@dkkanofkash8798]

"Decepticons, attack." Seriously though, can't wait to get this Soundwave, even if I have the Netflix one.

[@cavewaiterpng]

Top quality Soundwave impression, 10/10

[@justzillathekingofgames6867]

I can finally get a G1 Soundwave. Missed out on Siege and Earthrise Soundwave because of Scaplers. His alt mode is questionable but if you squint hard it looks like a hovercraft at least to me. He'll probably look better in flight like all flying bots.

[@RingoLoadagain]

Great bot mode, although not my favorite character design. I do wish they had done some dry brushing on the white bits as they look SO WHITE. Oh well I can do that myself and I'll have fun doing it!

[@PrimeVsPrime]

Yessss dry brushing for sure would’ve been nice!

[@mnsor79]

Alt mode is not as bad as I initially thought. Unfortunately the chest is totally rubbing on the floor in alt mode, no wonder yours has already begun chipping.

[@WigantX]

Soundwave's alt mode is what I do with my Transformers figures when I'm bored

[@taqresu5865]

As abstract as his alternate mode looks, I still prefer it over the blocky ship mode that WFC Siege Soundwave has. I also tried to just revert the leg transformation in an attempt to turn him into a lamp post like he was in the first episode of the original cartoon. I can't wait to get Ravage. I might have to look at Target to find him.

[@destroyingallliars9703]

Transformers should do a colab with Godzilla and King Kong and make them Transformers. Make Godzilla Megatron and King Kong Optimus Primal

[@isaandreso215]

I wonder if he can fit the cassettes from Siege

[@elitegamer21005]

@@mmarvel2003 if they’re the right size then they might

[@UnhingedJessie]

The alt mode from the bottom is Soundwave doing the starbucks logo!

[@PrimeVsPrime]

Haha literally lol!

[@Cuboostoo]

Fun fact that I discovered, since I have this Soundwave. He has secret light piping. But the light has to be more direct. Use a flashlight and the red plastic glows

[@clockwork6966]

i personally really quite like the vehicle mode. it reminds me of some kind of low profile hover tank. a bit of resemblance to the cybertron games

[@charleypolm9122]

With the alternate mode you can take the shoulder gun, lift up the chest panel on top, and stick the gun in the little screw port underneath to make it look like a hover tank. Looks way better in my opinion.

[@manganutt4081]

the only thing that will make it look better would be a gray dry brush to bring out the detail and make him look less clean

[@alexprieto9849]

Randomly found him in the shampoo isle at Walmart after months of nothing new couldn't be happier

[@depaxn3405]

I got mine yesterday and I think it is really good.

[@TerminatorTheory]

*This makes the Studio Series ROTF Soundwave looks like a Masterpiece!*

[@Yovnoc]

How so?

[@software_development]

How

[@TerminatorTheory]

*Yes you heard me right :)*

[@Tyson-EXP]

Maybe someday we'll get another Voyager Soundwave with an alt mode that doesn't suck. Not sure why it's so hard for HasTak to modernize Soundwave lately.

[@natsu2010]

Question is if this Soundwave would be Masterpiece quality if it had a metallic and a detail paint job.

[@sycoticgaming3335]

@PrimeVsPrime The clear part is in alt mode is the cockpit, it is meant to be a hovertank or hovercraft which took vibes from fall of cybertron's Megatron

[@PrimeVsPrime]

Oh wow thanks! :)

[@spirituskitsune]

Bro the first shot of the video was sick

[@alex-x2t8r]

It looks so cool, can't wait to get it

[@Fuzzy_Barbarian]

He looks great... but his head shape makes it look like he's frowning. Everyone always asks "where is Soundwave", but no one ever asks "how is Soundwave?"

[@aaronjohndaly487]

Seen one in a store in my town, and I regret getting him, for one, he was the first and so far, even after almost a year, only soundwave toy there, but also, my stores don't restock with multiple or new ones, and soundwave is one I have never seen in a toy since the one I didn't get Unless I get him online but... He's just so expensive... But worth it

[@Logic420]

Really do hope this gets a upgrade kit making the wrists articulated and making a new mold for the waist so that the skirt moves with the legs similarly to what they did with cybertron mode for starscream

[@deronn.j6088]

I actually can see some resemblance of a hovercraft of some sort from the alt mode if you look from an angle. What could have make it better though is if the gun could be placed on top of the vehicle mode thus making it a cybertronian tank.

[@shockinglysalty8163]

I like to believe the vehicle mode is some sort of heavy duty stealth military truck. And yes there are no tires, but perhaps it’s a hovering heavy duty stealthy military truck. It’s a stretch but that’s what I personally think it is.

[@TyphonMar]

Super excited for this. That bot mode is perfection

[@TakoBoi123]

Honestly, when I first saw the offical pic of this Soundwave's alt form, I thought it looked like he was doing that one pose distraught characters do when they slam their fists on the ground, hunch over, and cry lmaoooooooooooo

[@Jeradactile]

I am definitely a vehicle mode guy. I also love a clean transformation. I think Siege Optimus Prime is my favorite so far. Close 2nd to Earthrise Prime due to the legs not having much of any transformation.

[@grungedorito5735]

Someone! Make a Fan Mode of an Boombox or the lamp post or MTMTE!

[@ianmaclellan7623]

I remember a comic where he has an alt mode like that. Pretty sure he's supposed to be a ship. It's alright for an alien spacecraft to not resemble anything besides an alien spacecraft

[@PrimeVsPrime]

Thanks for the info man!

[@CryosisOfficial]

All they had to do to make this look better is allow the shoulder cannon to peg into the top of the alt-mode to make him look more like a tank/artillery piece.

[@beastmaster11]

Just got it today and it is amazing!!!! Underated figure

[@vicente14568]

He looks so cool can't wait to see the review of Ravage

[@Quantum_Magnus]

Wow. Soundwave looks incredible. I know we didn’t see him in vehicle mode, so sacrifices were made to give us an awesome robot, but I do kinda wish it was more…cohesive. Edit: when you lifted the panel below his forearm, it looked like the wrists were on mushroom pegs. Are you sure there isn’t a wrist swivel?

[@jaydonmagan4694]

I’d personally turn the head around when having Soundwave in his alt mode. That way it will look a bit cleaner on the underside.

[@PrimeVsPrime]

I don’t think it can due to the clips at the back. I think it’d damage the face paint

[@jaydonmagan4694]

@@PrimeVsPrime I mean, you won’t know until you try. Given the size of this Soundwave, his visible head syndrome is worse that his DOTM variant.

[@emeraldphoenix5868]

Now I'm confused about which Soundwave is perfect for my Transformers Synergy series and here are my Options. 1. BB Soundwave 2. Earthrise 3. DOTM 4. Animated

[@skydemolisher]

I really like the robot mode, although the white feels kinda violent to the eyes against the blue, yet looks "right" at the same time and while I was kinda disappointed by the vehicle mode I couldn't help but think while you changed its position, if he has a good balance to him, he'd make a great vehicle like a Guul from the Gundam universe for other figures like Megatron to stand on top of which would also be somewhat fitting for the character because he could be transporting Megatron and broadcasting his speeches which sounds about right for Soundwave. Whether or not the toy can actually do that though is another thing.

[@David-1216]

I think the alt mode could have looked way better if there was a way to tab the weapons on top and give it the appearance of having a turret. Would have helped with the cybertronian hovertank aesthetic

[@cathrinmays9454]

Truth be told I feel his alt mode makes sense he's part of a race that has had different rules and history ya know he looks perfect as a hovercraft for a different species.

[@awesomusprime8611]

If they had provided a way to plug his weaponry into the top of the alt mode but in the center, then it would make for an excellent hover tank. The WFC and FOC video games did stuff like that, you just take a big piece of metal, slap a gun on top, and you get a hover tank. It worked well there, so had they done it here they would’ve made an almost perfect figure. Still getting it, definitely still getting it.

[@PrimeVsPrime]

Ah yes a hover tank would’ve been cool! Strange they didn’t do that tbh

[@EricIsntSmart]

Finally a good soundwave figure that isn't a stupid cassette device! I love this thing

[@carlb5558]

That's the best looking robot mode Soundwave but also the worst alt mode, imo. The only thing missing is the Cobra insignia. Lol Looks like a Cobra A.S.P. from G.I. Joe.

[@Thegojira1998fan]

I bought this and it’s arriving Wednesday im excited!!!! I already have ravage

[@monster-mecha_enthusiast_2002]

Eh, I kinda liked his Third-party alt mode better imho, although I might actually get Brawn,Wheeljack,and Ratchet cause' they look cool.

[@Patolagos]

Really hope that if they ever do a Rebooted Movieverse (Re-Movieverse?) Megatron he transforms into some kind of gunship, so he A. Doesn't look absurdly wide B. It's more consistent with what they did with some Soundwaves and Shockwaves I really liked Megatron's Movie 1 design because of his alt mode

[@wingshancheng2826]

Bumblebee movie is a soft reboot tho