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And he was actually voiced by Frank Welker, who did his voice in the original Generation 1 cartoon. Granted, he didn't have that synthesizer effect that Soundwave is known for, but he still used the Dr. Claw voice that is what he used for Soundwave, pre-synthesizer. Soundwave reporting, Lord Megatron. Now let's take a quick look at the packaging. Front of the box, you've got Soundwave in robot mode. Laserbeak down here in the corner. Transformers, Studio Series 51. Side of the box, you've got an up close shot of Soundwave's face. Back of the box, you've got robot mode, vehicle mode, and a holographic sticker here that says licensed by Domler. I guess they own Mercedes. This side of the box is Soundwave in robot mode once again. So let's go ahead and eject this figure from the package and see if this is a superior Soundwave toy. And welcome to Patriot Prime Reviews. Now, once you get Soundwave all opened and out of the packaging, you'll see he comes with a sheet of instructions, and these are those Studio Series instructions. I mean, they're all right. They're not the greatest. I still prefer the Siege instructions over these, but it gets the job done. He also comes with this little Laserbeak figure. And this thing has some impressive details for such a tiny little accessory. There's no articulation to him whatsoever other than underneath his legs move back and forth, and that's so he can either stand up or be posed on Soundwave. He does have a little bit of paint applications right there on those beady red eyes. But I wish he had a little bit more other than that, really, really nice details. Now, Soundwave is a Mercedes sports car. And this vehicle mode looks really, really good. Lots of great detailing. Look at the details there on the side, the tires, the rims. Front of the vehicle looks really good. I love the grille. Got the Mercedes symbol right there, the off-collared white or maybe a little yellow for the headlights. He's got clear windows. Now, I'm not a big fan of clear windows that show off all the robot junk on the inside. You know, if that's the case, I wish they kind of had like an opaque window or maybe just paint it over. I just, I'm not a fan of that. Back of the vehicle, lot more molded details. You got the exhausts on the back, nice paint applications there for the taillights. Got Mercedes. I think it says Mercedes. That says something I can't really tell. Anyway, that's molded in there. Molded detail there on the side. Not sure if that is a ding or more molded detail. Hell, maybe that's where they put the key in to open the trunk. I don't know. I don't know Mercedes. More details here along the side. And he's got those side mirrors that look really, really cool. Now, rolls real good. I mean, those wheels, those wheels are awesome. Now that's pretty much all there is to say about vehicle mode. I don't understand why they give Soundwave a Mercedes mode. There I go again trying to understand a Bay movie. Bad patriot prime. So anyway, let's go ahead and get this guy transformed into robot mode. And now we have Soundwave in robot mode. And let me tell you guys, the amount of details on this figure is just amazing. They went nuts with the sculpting. I love the arms. You've got the discs there on the forearms, the gears up here on the shoulders, the face sculpt. I love that face sculpt. That is so cool. That's kind of a rubbery plastic up there. The grill on the Mercedes really shines through. Details there on the torso, the claws. This thing is awesome. This is so much better than what I was expecting. Details there along the thighs. Got the gas cap. Legs look really good. Very, very spiky, which of course that's what the old Bayverse figures are known for. But this dude is really impressive. I mean, I love the molded details on him. Now articulation, you've got the head is on a ball joint and can rotate slightly. He's got this high collar right here. So move the head up like so. You can rotate around, but you can kind of move it back forward. Your preference, I kind of like it back. Arms can go up and down. They can do a complete 360. It feels like they're on a, no, I thought it was a ratchet, just a tight joint. He's got a elbow swivel, elbow bend, no wrist rotation, no waist rotation. Legs can go up, back, and out slightly. He's got this little piece right here that does stop it unless you kind of angle behind a little bit. He's got a knee bend and no ankle articulation. So fairly decent articulation. I'm not going to complain. You can get some pretty good poses out of him. Now you can also utilize laser beak with sound wave. You've got the little feet down here. You actually flip from, here's how you're having position for the car. You flip forward. So he's got this little arch in his feet. And sound wave has these little bars right there on both forearms that you can attach laser beak to. So just clip him on the little bar there. And there we go. And now we have sound wave with laser beak on his arm ready for battle. Now for some quick size comparisons. Here is Studio Series 51 Dark of the Moon sound wave with Generation 1 sound wave, Transformers Siege sound wave, and Studio Series 34 Dark of the Moon Megatron. Transformers Studio Series 51 Dark of the Moon sound wave is a figure that really impressed me. He is so much better in hand than the pictures doing justice on the internet. There is so much molded detail and personality in this figure. It amazes me. And the minimal paint applications he has really, really worked. Though I wish he had a few more specifically on his energy discs that's shown in the movie. The laser beak figure is a nice addition. I wish it had a little bit more painted details on him. And I wish sound wave came with his blaster that he was going to use to execute Bumblebee. Vehicle mode. I found vehicle mode a little lacking. I usually can't stand a vehicle mode where all the robot parts show through in the windows. But other than that, there's not really a lot of faults with this figure. So there you go guys, Studio Series 51 Dark of the Moon sound wave. I cannot do a Frank Welker. So does the Studio Series 51 Dark of the Moon sound wave belong in your collection? Well, if you're a sound wave fan and by that I mean an OG sound wave fan, this figure may not be for you. But if you like the way he looked in Dark of the Moon and are a Studio Series collector, absolutely. This is a fantastic figure. He's got some outstanding molded details. I was absolutely floored when I first opened him up and really got a close look at him. I love the details on this figure. Even the face sculpt is amazing. Now granted, he could use some paint applications. Some blue highlights on these discs right here would really make him pop. And for Laserbeak, Laserbeak could use a lot of work. But other than that, I love this robot mode. Though I thought he'd be taller. Now as far as vehicle mode is concerned, it's a Mercedes sports car. I could really care less about that. I prefer my Decepticons to be military vehicles. But as far as a robot mode is concerned, this figure is going to be proudly displayed on my wall. And guys, I want to thank you for stopping by and checking out my video. Don't forget to like. Don't forget to subscribe. And don't forget to click that bell icon to get notified when I upload new videos. Guys, I appreciate each and every one of you. This is Patriot Prime, signing out. Hello!