Hi.


When I first saw the new Soundwave figure from the ROTF line, I couldn't help but think that, with a bit of work, it might make for a really cool movie-verse Vector Prime one day.

(I suggested as much to the Hasbro guy at TFCon, but I'm not sure the odds of an official one are all that high...)


Background-wise, it's been established in the Defiance prequel that there is a so-called 'Dynasty of Primes' - to which Optimus (and who knows, maybe even a yet-to-be-mentioned Rodimus?) belongs.


So, my thought was that Vector Prime could be one of the earlier members of the Dynasty, or maybe even its founder - and that ROTF Soundwave mould could be a good basis for him.


For starters, he'd need a new paint job and a couple of Autobot logos in place of the Decepticon ones, but that's the easier part.

When it comes to a more VP-ish head sculpt, what could work instead of the very Decepticon-ey head the toy already has?


In addition, it seemed a bit wasteful to simply ignore the 'Ravage' add-on - not least since Ravage will eventually see a release for the insertion mode which currently doubles as Soundwave's spring-loaded projectile.

What could a re-decoed (or replaced) missile be made to represent instead... and, indeed, could a figure be re-purposed to represent a larger version of the pod, the way there will be with Ravage?


(I was thinking that the protoform Optimus seems a logical choice, but then again might be a bit too obvious... plus there's the question of just who that mould would be made to represent.)



So, any thoughts?

 

How about Wreckage's head, its movie and has a similarish shape to VP's.

I really like this idea.

 

But would Wreckage's head fold up properly, if placed on Soundwave?

(Actually, what about the head from pre-Earth Optimus - or again would that be too obvious?)

 

Your idea is wonderfuly outside the box man, I'd be opposed to the Optimus head because of this. I don't have a Soundwave, so I don't know how the Wreckage head would effect him transforming. Though I'm sure there are other options.

 

I just realised that the mould could also work as Logos Prime - the 'Soundblaster' ancient.


He could even keep the Ravage mould as his herald, in place of Hell Buzzsaw!

 

sounds like a winner there, I enjoyed the story he came from as well, though I could only find 2 chapters that were translated.

 

My thought was that one version could be worked out to represent a movie-verse Vector Prime - with a 'new' re-purposed replacement for the bigger Ravage - while a straight Soundblaster re-deco (plus Ravage) could represent a dimension-hopping Logos Prime from some other reality out there in the multiverse.


At least, it would make for a nice break compared to the typical slew of Seeker re-decoes.