Squawkbox

2007-09-17T23:29:22Z

150.253.42.246: Not his HOS body.

:''Squawkbox is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Squawkbox.jpg|thumb|250px|Many high schools will send you home if you show up wearing a skirt this short.]]

'''Squawkbox''' --the combined form of the Decepticons [[Beastbox]] and [[Squawktalk]]-- is a passionate musician. He loves playing with sound, using the combined powers of his components. Listening to, creating, and manipulating sound is his life. The results of his compositions have been called "unnervingly cacophonous", but his Decepticon commanders came up with a way to put them to good use.

Squawkbox has been assigned the function of "Battlefield Dissonance" and set free to distract and disorient the [[Autobot]]s with his latest works. Squawkbox is thrilled to have both a captive audience and access to all the terrible sounds of a battlefield for future use. Unfortunately for him, his work can prove just as detrimental to his teammates as his opponents if he's not careful, and at that point it's anyone's guess as to which side will be the first to try and shut him up via photon blaster.

==Fiction==

===IDW comics continuity===

Squawkbox is scared to death of [[Sixshot]]. Much to Squawkbox's discomfort, Sixshot asks him to locate the missing [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. Squawkbox fearfully complies and leads Sixshot to the planet [[Mumu-Obscura]] to find his comrades.

===IDW ''[[Hearts of Steel]]'' continuity===
[[Image:Sb hos.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Telegraphic Communication. Hh.]]
Squawkbox served as [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream's]] communications officer while [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was in stasis lock. When Starscream learned the [[Autobots]] were active, he ordered Squawkbox to alert the other Decepticon forces by telegraph. Squawkbox gets one line in the story: "Yes, ''Starscream!''" His component parts are not specifically named, but the concept art shows that they turn into a mechanical gorilla and a mechanical eagle. {{Storylink|Hearts of Steel, Part 3}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Squawktalk & Beastbox''' (Micro Cassettes 2-pack, 1988)

: The Decepticon cassettes [[Squawktalk]] and [[Beastbox]] were packaged together, and combined to form the humanoid robot Squawkbox. Though they had separate bios, the combined form lacked one. They were the last Decepticon cassettes ever released in the United States, years after Soundwave himself stopped being available.

: In Japan, Squakwbox was only available as a mail-away [[exclusive]] during ''[[Masterforce]]''.

==Trivia==

* Squawkbox got his first ever official profile/bio in the [[Dreamwave]] "More Than Meets The Eye" Guide, 15 years after the toy was released.

*In IDW continuity Squawkbox exists before [[Combiner]] technology has become available to either faction. This means that either Squawkbox is the core being and he's later split into Squawktalk and Beastbox or um... some dumb stubby screwed up.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Squawkbox/squawkbox.htm Squawkbox at TFU.info]

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2007-09-17T23:26:02Z

150.253.42.246:

So by the notation, this symbol originated with [[3H]]? Was it applied retroactively? Might be worth explaining on the [[insignia]] page, but I want to make sure I have it right first.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]] 20:47, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

:Yes, this symbol first appeared int he Botcon 2001 comic, Wreckers #1. -Derik23:26, 17 September 2007 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

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