Transformers Prime Soundwave

I have an unwritten, unenforced rule that if i'm going to pay full price for a figure it better be something I really like. I paid around $13 for Soundwave and while he is my favorite Decepticon I think this toy wasn't worth it.   This time Soundwave is flimsy, and feels brittle.   Soundwave just doesn't feel like I got my bang for my buck.    Oh yeah he comes with a weak Laserbeak.   But it's better than having to buy a Laserbeak seperately.  

Transformers Dark of the Moon: Mech Tech Laserbeak Review

 I can't believe I only have on other Transformer review on here.  Oh well here's Laserbeak from Dark of the Moon.  He's really hard to find in stores and when one of my local Targets had this on sale for $9.99 I picked him up to go with my Soundwave collection.  He looks really good in plane mode but suffers in bird mode because of his doofy looking head.  Another thing I'm not getting is because he's bird already, why does Laserbeak turn into a hoverplane drone thing?  If he's already a robot bird what's the point of turning into something else that can fly?