>>10961795For a really long time G1 Shockwave and Soundwave were rare to get new figures. From 1991 -2010 there were two Shockwaves toys made, Energon Shockblast, and the retooled Alternator in 2004. It wasn't until 2016 that the slumpo ended with him and he was getting new toys every couple of years (MP, Combiner Wars,
Authentic, Cyber, Seige, etc)
Soundwave was even rarer, with this abomination being the first mainline figure in stores 18 years after the original