Astro Magnum / Shockwave: Visual ID Guide: HANDARM PASSES

Laser Wave 激光波
HANDARM PASSES - Gun God Biography
Shockwave Knockoff - "Made in China"
神奇槍神傳えて玩家必愛させろ!

Laser Wave from the HANDARM PASSES Gun God Biography line.
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Introducing the Skittles colored knockoff delight, HANDARM PASSES's Laser Wave! Some of the first mentions of HANDARM PASSES began to appear online around 2007. Inside of HANDARM PASSES - Gun Gun Biography, there are two figures:

1. Laser Wave or 变形金刚激光波 (Shockwave KO)
2. The Ultimate Emperor or 究极大帝 (Megatron KO)

Laser Wave comes from a heavily modified Astro Magnum mold lineage. The Ultimate Emperor is a knockoff of the 2006 Voyager Class Megatron from Transformers Classics 'Robots in Disguise' RID .

Laser Wave 激光波 Purple variant.
Note: Barrel cover can mount to the side of the arm via peg hole.

Handarm Passes Gun God Biography shockwave

Close up of the new head sculpt.

Gun barrel covers have metallic lining to the barrel light. They are also decorated in gold & silver accents. The battery cover is blank but has a "Made in China" stamp above it. Unlike other Astro Magnum variants, Laser Wave does not use a 9V battery, but rather uses (3x) size 13 hearing aid batteries. The figure does not have a sound switch. When the trigger is pulled (V4) an alarm sound goes off followed by the sound of metal doors closing repeatedly. Gun barrel omits a bright blue light that actually projects beyond the barrel tip. (V1) packed figures sound included both speaking and sound effects. (see video below)

Left: Gun God Biography Laser Wave modified head.
Right: the original Shockwave artwork.

FIGURE VARIANTS
Laser Wave figures come in at least four color variations (F1-F4).

(F1) Orange body blue arms.
(F2) Purple body gray arms.
(F3) Dark Blue body gray arms.
(F4) Black body blue arms.

(F1) Figure. Orange body, blue arms & orange barrel cover.

orange vintage Handarm Passes Gun God Biography

(F1) Orange Figure. Photo Credit: Napjr
Legs are simply collapsed in this picture.

(F2) Purple Figure. Purple body and gray arms.

(F3) Dark Blue Figure. Dark blue body and gray arms.
Dark blue barrel cover with gold accents.

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(F3) Blue Figure. Dark blue body and gray arms.
Dark blue barrel cover with gold accents.

(F4) Black Figure. Black body and blue arms.
Photo Credit: Transformerland.com

PACKAGING
HANDARM PASSES comes in at least four package variations (V1-V4).

(V1) HANDARM PASSES - Laser Wave

(V1) packing is a box style format with a clear blister around the figure. This particular picture shows a factory error. The figure is (F3) blue and gray but has been packaged with a (F2) purple gun barrel cover.

(F3) Blue figure with correct barrel cover in (V1) packaging.
Photo credit: Ken Carden

Low-resolution 2009 video demonstrating the voice & sound effects that the (V1) packaged HANDARM PASSES had. Video says the sounds match the, "electronic FX from the morpher of Gogo Sentai Boukenger". The sounds effects are nothing like those of Shockwave or Galactic Man. Notice the blue light projected from the end of the barrel cover too.

(V2) Packaging. JinJiang Toys.

The (V2) packing titles says 枪神传 or 'Legend of the Gunslinger'. Features a yellow background with primarily Chinese writing. Figure has both extended legs and arms.

枪神传 gun god biography bootleg shockwave KO

(V3) Packaging. Photo Credit: JCShockwave instagram

(V3) Gun God Biography Laser Wave has more English on the card. "Super sound and light" and then 神奇槍神健えて玩家必愛させろ! At the very bottom on front package it says: HANDARM PASSES. Figure's legs are collapsed and the arms are tight to the body. We now see the introduction of the 'The Ultimate Emperor' playing card and his picture on the card front.

(V4) Packaging - Chitey Toys

(V4) 相霸&枪王 "Tyrant and Gun King". Hum... are one of these figures supposed to be the good guy and the other their enemy? Perhaps. The (V4) HANDARM PASSES comes from 智迪玩具 SHANTOU CHITEY TOYS CO., LTD INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, PENGFA RD GUANGDONG, CHINA.