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Code Name:

Shockwave

version three

Desimone Guide: #348

Tomart's Guide: #GI6727

Carded Figure

Shockwave's Filecard

Figure Description:

Shockwave (version 3) was released carded as part of the eleventh series (1992) as part of the Drug Elimination Force (D.E.F.) subset. He was discontinued domestically in 1993.

Versions of Shockwave:

• Shockwave (1988)
• Shockwave v2 (1989)
• Shockwave v3 (1992)
• Shockblast (2008)
• Shockblast v2 (2009)

In 2008, Shockwave was renamed "Shockblast". So while there are multiple names, thay are all based on the character "Shockwave".

Accessories:

Shockwave came with a black helmet, a black assault rifle, a yellow Electronic Battle Flash battle tank (spring loaded, that actually fired), a black battering-ram missile, and a black figure stand.

The Electronic Battle Flash grappling hook launcher not only was spring loaded, but it also included a small light inside. When the grappling hook was fired, it would light up.

Variations:

There are no known variations of Shockwave.

Body Construction:

Shockwave's body is entirely original - no parts were taken from other figures.

The entire mold was re-used in 2002 to create Sure Fire (v2).

The chest, arms, waist, and legs of Shockwave were later re-colored and re-used to create Sure Fire (2001).

The lower arms were ruesed to make Agent Faces (v2) (2003), Crimson Guard (v3) (2004), Crimson Guard (v4) (2004), and Crimson Guard (v5) (2004).