I though the same thing!

 

Didn't you know? That's totally chic for covert ops these days:

 

Great show.

Also...confirmed that Shadow Raider is actually a ninja?!  

 

Shadow Raider is growing on me. I prefer the battle mask and wanted to buy this to swap heads with Lockdown but might just buy this as hunt and pursuit Lockdown. It looks good as is and Lockdown's unmasked headsculpt is just sculpted and painted so damn good.

 

I think I can explain what he means:

DOTM may have “traditional” designs like Roadbuster and Soundwave, but when you look a bit more deeply you’ll notice many robots that share AOE’s no-kibble aesthetic.

In particular, look at the Dreads and Sentinel Prime. Try to identify as many pieces of recognisable kibble on them and you’ll get my point.

 

Actually, it occurs to me now that Shadow Raider (minus the orange) actually seems more accurate to movie Lockdown's colors than the actual figure.
Trippy.  

 

Eeeeh, maybe. But those designs still aren't nearly as "smooth" as AOE designs. Personally, I think he just meant exactly what he said, that Sentinel Prime transforms exactly like Galvatron and the other KSI Drones...which is incorrect.

 

Has anyone taken any photos of Studio Series Lockdown standing next to Age of Extinction Deluxe Lockdown? I've been trying to find side-by-side comparison pics and so far zero luck.