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JaAm

2008-02-26T02:49:01Z

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[[Image:Hotshotjaam.jpg|right|thumb|jAaM jaAm rEvOLutiOn]]

=== MMm jaAm! ===

[[Hot Shot (Armada)|HoT sHot]] liKs '''jAM'''. yuM!

=== Ahem. ===

Just before the [[Armada (toyline)|Armada toyline]]'s imminent release in 2002, scans of the first pack-in [[Armada (mini-comic)|mini-comic]] were put online both at [http://www.transformers.com Transformers.com] and at [http://www.bwtf.com Ben's World of Transformers], the latter of which received early production samples from Hasbro for review. The original comic was trilingual, forcing the [[Chris Saraccini|writer]] to fit three languages worth of dialogue into tiny word bubbles, resulting in short and often stilted prose. Because of these limitations, many found the mini-comic to be a bit lacking. The British fan Yartek took it upon himself to rewrite the dialogue as nonsense, portraying Hot Shot as a mentally challenged, tortured freak of nature, famously proclaiming such things as "mY liFE iS PaIn" and "[[Kibble|WhY mY ShOuLdErS hUrT?]]" in randomly uppercase and lowercase letters. (This was, perhaps, Yartek's commentary on the art.)

The rewritten mini-comic proved to be wildly popular in the fandom and grew to be one of the most persistent memes through the duration of Armada and beyond. When [[Ben Yee]] overhauled his toy review system, he commissioned Hot Shot fan [[David Willis]] to create a series of images based on the mini-comic. Ironically, the Hot Shot toy itself rated poorly on Ben Yee's scale.

Hot Shot's love of jaAm has not been acknowledged yet by any official material. The first [[Dreamwave]] [[Energon]] mini-comic did include both Hot Shot and a pool of yellow-green liquid energon,
however. Some take this as a visual reference to the jaAm parody, but no overt reference was made.

==External links==
*[http://www.redshirt.co.uk/tales/arm/index.htm Armada - The REAL Story, by Yartek]
*[http://www.bwtf.com/jam.shtml Ben Yee's jaAm Rating System]

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Menasor (G1)

2008-02-26T00:31:02Z

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{{Template:Disambig3|Menasor}}

:''Menasor is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:DreamwaveCover6.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Dennis the Menasor]]

'''Menasor''' was meant to be the ultimate Decepticon weapon, and perhaps he would have been if not for the fatal flaw in his design. His mind was designed to merge together the psyches of the five [[Stunticon]]s who compose his form, but the great depth of loathing the four limb components feel towards [[Motormaster]] has created a primal psychological rift and left Menasor an unpredictable mass of conflicting, chaotic impulses. Extremely powerful, mentally unstable, and prone to violent tantrums where he lashes out at anything in range, Menasor is not a weapon to point and fire, but a raging monster to turn lose on the battlefield and then get as far away from as possible.

In all continuities, he is depicted as being the chief rival and equal of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. However, this makes more poetic than literal sense, as the [[Scale|real-life scale difference]] between their component vehicle parts would suggest a rather drastic disparity in actual stature.

Menasor is the combined form of all five Stunticons:

*[[Motormaster]] (leader)
*[[Drag Strip]]
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]
*[[Wildrider]]
*[[Breakdown]]

{{quote|Menasor crush! Destroy!|Menasor on himself|"[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]]"}}

:''Italian name'': '''Pentacar''' (toyline), '''Ultrax''' (first series dub, became Menasor in the dub of ''Headmasters'')

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Roger C. Carmel]] → [[Regis Cordic]] (US), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japan)

Menasor was formed for the first time to counter the new [[Autobot]] team, the [[Aerialbots]], only to face their combined form of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. Menasor's sheer aggression drove the Autobot combiner back until he was trapped, only to have victory slip out of his grasp when a newly repaired [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] helped Superion defeat the Decepticon. {{Storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

When the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] rampaged with his [[Combaticon|new army]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] requested the assistance of the Stunticons, only to be rebuffed by Motormaster. Later, [[Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], and Starscream's victory seemed imminent when the Stunticons finally turned up. At first, the rowdy bunch of cars did not care if Megatron was destroyed, but they realized Starscream would not simply stop at eliminating his former leader. Quickly, they formed Menasor, who dispatched Bruticus with one mighty punch. {{Storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

====''The Transformer'' manga====

====''Scramble City'' OVA====

Due to Starcream's failure to stop the Aerialbots, the Stunticons were quickly sent in, and soon in the battle formed Menasor. Menasor quickly fought Superion and demonstrated a new power stolen from the Autobots: the ability to exchange any of his limbs into different combinations (despite what animation errors would like you to think). In the battle, Menasor corrupted Superion's formation by shooting one of ''his own'' limbs onto his opponent, rendering Superion vulnerable. However, he was soon stopped, and Superion regained his balance. Eventually, the Combaticons came in to help Menasor (though not willingly), forming Bruticus. The two tag-teamed against Superion, but were both stopped when [[Metroplex (G1) | Scramble City itself]] was brought into battle to end the conflict.

====Headmasters====

====''Zone'' OVA and manga====
:''Voice Actor:'' [[Masato Hirano]] (Japan)

[[Image:MenasorZone1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Hmm I wonder if he's evil...]]

When [[Violen Jygar]] siezed command of the Decepticons, his first act was to recruit 9 Demon-Generals from Decepticon history. Menasor was selected to be one of those Generals and was given the odd rank of Intelligence General as well as new power and weaponry to make him an even greater threat than before. Menasor was sent to the Planet [[Feminia]] to wreak havoc along with [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]. Together, the 3 Decepticon Demon-Generals destroyed the entire planet and nearly killed [[Victory Saber]] in the process. {{storylink|Enter the new Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===

===Dreamwave Comics continuity===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a prison facility. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the release of the Stunticons. They formed into Menasor and ran amok for awhile, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Menasor''' (1986)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''

[[Image:G1menasor_toy.jpg|left|thumb|Not [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)|Optimus Prime]] [[Masquerade|and the Autobots in]] [[Wikipedia:cosplay|cosplay]].]]

: Menasor is formed by transforming Motormaster into his torso mode, attaching a chest plate/scout car, waist armor and mask on him, then connecting the other Stunticons into the appropriate limb slots in Motormaster's arms and legs. Fists and feet are then attached to the limbs. He is armed with Motormaster's sword and cyclone rifle. The Stunticons were available both individually or in a complete box set available in numerous markets.

: It's worth noting that Menasor is the smallest of the [[Scramble City]]-type combiners in the Generation 1 toyline.

: A Japanese "VS-A" set with [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] was planned but unreleased.

{{-}}
===Classics===
*'''Menasor''' (Legends, 2006)
[[Image:ClassicsLOCMenasor.jpg|right|thumb|Not [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]].]]

:This black and purple [[redeco]] of ''[[Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] transforms into a Cybertronic truck cab. It was intended to be Motormaster, but the name [[trademark]] could not be obtained. The toy was given the name "Menasor", and the super robot's function of "Super Warrior," effectively making him Menasor, not Motormaster.

===Titaniums===
*'''Menasor''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2007)

: A 2007 San Diego Comic-Con [[exclusive]], Menasor is a redeco of the ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]], transforming into a Cybertronic... Winnebago-ish thing.

:According to this Menasor's bio, he is a single entity built from the bodies of the individual Stunticons and controlled by their psychotic, permanently unified minds. Whether this same backstory applies to the Classics or Universe toys is unknown.

===Unreleased toys===
* [[Redeco]]s of all five Stunticons were planned for ''[[Generation 2]]'' release in 1994, but were canceled, with only a handful of test shots and production samples made. A small run of [[Breakdown]]s were released as the 1994 BotCon exclusive.

* Menasor was a planned release for the ''[[Universe]]'' line, as a redeco of the [[Thunder Clash]] mold (or, more accurately, the ''[[Machine Wars]]'' Optimus Prime [[retool]]ing). It too was originally intended to be Motormaster at first, but trademark stymied that.

==Trivia==

* An alternate animation character sheet from the original cartoon exists for Menasor. It features all of the limbs in different orientations (the arms upside-down, the legs reversed) from the final model ''and'' the chest sports an Autobot symbol (!), suggesting, perhaps, that the Stunticon and Aerialbot toy factions may have originally been the other way around.

This model was used for the toy commercial which appeared to introduce the Stunticons and Aerialbots, though with the faction symbol corrected.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Menasor/menasor.htm Menasor at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Menasor Menasor's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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[[Category: Decepticons]]
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[[Category: Legends of Cybertron]]
[[Category: Unreleased toys]]
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Overlord (G1)

2008-02-24T07:56:24Z

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{{disambig3|Overlord}}
{{disambig2|the [[Godmaster]]|the [[Powermaster]]|Gigatron}}

:''Overlord is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
{{picsneeded|Toy}}
[[Image:Overlord.jpg|right|thumb|250px|He's a she! She's a he! He's a she-she. He's half man, half woman. All Lord.]]

'''Overlord''' is the battlefield leader of the Decepticons during the Masterforce War, serving as the so-called "[[Emperor of Destruction|Ambassador of Destruction]]" under [[Devil Z]]. As the combined form of the two [[human]] [[Godmasters]], [[Mega (G1)|Mega]] and [[Giga]], Overlord comprises a tank and jet which can combine to form a robot mode, a heavily-equipped advance base, or a larger jet capable of space flight.

==Fiction==

===Masterforce cartoon===
''Voice actor:'' [[Keiichi Noda]] (Japan)
[[Image:Overlord_r.jpg|left|thumb|Lady Mega: "Does this Transtector make me look fat?"<br>Lord Giga: *groan*]]

The story of Overlord begins with the mysterious alien energy-being, [[Devil Z]], who sought to create the ultimate super-robot lifeform. Stealing a selection of Transformer [[Transtector]]s – lifeless robot bodies designed to merge with smaller robots – from a sector of space known as [[G Nebula 89]], he scattered them across the Earth, intending for them to absorb the planet’s energies, known as [[Chokon Power|Chichokon]], in addition to the heavenly [[Chokon Power|Tenchokon]] energy they had acquired from the G Nebula. Alongside the largest of the eight Transtectors brought to the planet, Devil Z slumbered deep within an ocean trench, awaiting the day that his plan could come to fruition, and human souls would bond with the Transtectors, endowing them with [[Chokon Power|Jinchokon]], the power of man, and giving the resultant lifeforms, the Godmasters, the power over the three primal energies of life. That day came when two human beings, a husband and wife named Giga and Mega, came into Devil Z’s service and were both bonded with the largest Transtector. The duo now controlled the dual aspects of the Transtector – Giga piloted the "Gigatank," while Mega controlled the "Megajet."

[[Image:Overlord_v.jpg|right|thumb|[[Wikipedia:Bohemian Rhapsody|I'm easy come. Easy go. Little High. Little Low]].]]

With Devil Z already having brainwashed [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], the commander of the evil [[Decepticons]] – currently engaged in battling the heroic [[Autobots]] in the depths of space – Overlord was branded as a Decepticon, ambassador to Devil Z's emperor. While Devil Z’s other agents, the Decepticon [[Pretender]]s and [[Headmaster Junior]]s, kept the small Autobot force remaining on Earth occupied, the so-dubbed "Lord Giga" and "Lady Mega" set about locating other Godmasters on Earth, finding the German brothers [[Hydra and Buster]] and recruiting them to the Decepticon side. After the two groups of Decepticons were then gathered together under Giga and Mega’s command, a race ensued between the Autobots and Decepticons to locate the remaining Godmasters, only for the Autobots to acquire three.

Incensed by this failure, Giga and Mega took matters into their own hands, taking their Transtectors into battle for the first time. Luring the Autobot command [[Ginrai]] into the desert, Giga and Mega confronted him as Overlord and immediately proved their physical superiority by thrashing him so badly that he was near death. Overlord subsequently departed into space, taking control of a weather-monitoring base on the moon in order to rendezvous with the approaching BlackZarak there. Pursued by Ginrai, now merged with the drone Godbomber as the powered-up God Ginrai, Overlord and BlackZarak battled him and the Autobot battleship [[Grand Maximus]]; refusing to follow Overlord’s instruction to return to Earth, BlackZarak ultimately met defeat and fled back into space.

[[Image:Overlord_b.jpg|left|thumb|Umm, Giga? Where are we supposed to sleep?]]

Overlord later adopted his base mode for the first time to act as a staging ground for the search for the final Godmaster, and again to mastermind the assault of the Autobot base. When BlackZarak returned, Devil Z’s plans escalated to the destruction of all human life on Earth, shocking Giga and Mega; where Devil Z had come to fear the power of Jinchokon that dwelled within all human beings, the couple celebrated their humanity. Dissension grew as Devil Z fused with BlackZarak and abandoned the Headmaster Juniors in the ruins of the destroyed Decepticon base, and Buster and Hydra, believing that their inability to defeat Ginrai was the result of human limitations, were transformed into fully robotic beings through Devil Z’s power. Confronting God Ginrai for one final time, Overlord vowed to fight him without weapons, battling him only through the use of his physical strength, through the power of his human flesh. When Devil Z turned on Buster and Hydra for their own failures, however, Overlord attempted to stop him, only to be on the receiving end of the emperor’s wrath. Rescued by God Ginrai, Giga and Mega finally turned against Devil Z, but when they aided God Ginrai in combating their former master, they were struck down and forcibly separated from their Transtector, which was brought to life through Devil Z’s power. As their [[Masterbrace]]s vanished from their wrists, Giga and Mega died, regretting that they could not settle their rivalry with Ginrai honourably.

With the subsequent destruction of Devil Z at God Ginrai’s hands, the now-living Overlord Transtector fled into space with the other Decepticons, and joined with the main Decepticon force in space.

====Masterforce manga====

Whereas the anime did not explain how Mega and Giga came to serve Devil Z, the manga strongly implied that they were a couple who had died at sea, and Devil Z, from his ocean trench resting place, recovered and reanimated their bodies. The characters are cast in much more of a "parental" role for the Headmaster Juniors than in the anime (where the idea is only dabbled with), as if to give the couple the family that they died before they had the chance to start.

Giga and Mega debuted their Transtectors in an attack on a city, only to be blindsided by God Ginrai and goaded into pursuing him out into space. BlackZarak, however, was waiting for them, but God Ginrai was able to dodge their attacks and cause them to damage each other. Indeed, Overlord was no stranger to chassis-shattering damage in the manga, at one time actually having Grand Maximus's battleship mode crash straight into his face, and being punched by God Ginrai so hard that Giga and Mega popped out of his chest.

During the final battle, the merged Devil Z-BlackZarak entity turned on Overlord and the Decepticons, who then teamed up with the Autobots to unite their energies in a final attack that destroyed him. The destruction of Devil Z caused the energy sustaining Giga and Mega to cease, and they died.

===Victory Cartoon===

The now-living Overlord Transtector briefly led the Decepticon army before the rise to power of [[Deathsaurus]]. Following this, Overlord commanded the Sector Two Decepticon force, based in the G Nebula, where they battled the Autobots under the command of his old foe, God Ginrai.

====Zone OVA and Manga====

[[Image:OverlordZone1.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Robots should not wear [[capes]].]]

When [[Violen Jygar]] siezed command of the Decepticons, his first act was to recruit 9 Demon-Generals from Decepticon history. Overlord was selected to be one of those Generals and was given the rank of Super God General as well as new power and weaponry to make him an even greater threat than before. Overlord was sent to the Planet [[Feminia]] to wreak havoc along with [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Together, the 3 Decepticon Demon-Generals destroyed the entire planet and nearly killed [[Victory Saber]] in the process. {{storylink|Enter the new Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Overlord''' (1988, Japan; 1991, Europe)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-307'''

: Consisting of the '''Megajet''', '''Gigatank''' and a slew of accessories, Overlord transforms like any [[Powermaster]], in that he is only able to do so when [[Giga]] and [[Mega]] are fixed in place. Inserting Giga into the tank splits it in half to form his legs, while attaching Mega unlocks his shoulder articulation for robot mode, and his fold-out launchpad for base mode. His instructions do not feature the additional large jet mode, which was created by the production staff of the animated series, but it is possible to put the toy in this form. There is no one mode that uses all of Overlord's separate pieces.

: Initially exclusive to Japan, Overlord's toy was later released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand with the character re-imagined as a Powermaster, bonded to nameles "Energon mini-figures." Logically, it can be assumed that this toy represents a different character than the Japanese Mega-Giga-Overlord (just as, for example, [[Cab]] is a different character from [[Hosehead]]). Interestingly, though, his on-package [[bio]] includes a line which, apropos of nothing, notes that he has the ability to "traverse the dimensions." This perhaps could be the wholly-robotic Overlord who exists post-''Masterforce'', having travelled from his home universe into the world of this late-run UK/EU/AU/NZ toyline.

===Merchandise===
A PVC figure of Overlord was part of the fifth act of [[Takara]]'s [[Super Collection Figure]] series. It was later released in the fourth wave of [[Hasbro]]'s [[Heroes of Cybertron]], reimagined as a Powermaster named [[Gigatron]].

==External Links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Destron/Overlord/overlord.htm Overlord at TFU.info]

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Sound and Fury (episode)

2008-02-23T20:25:25Z

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{{episodenav|animated|10|season=1|prev=Along Came a Spider|next=Lost and Found (Animated episode)}}

[[Image:Soundw anim.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Beginning now: Operation Revolution. Beginning afterwards: Check local listings for episodes of [[Wikipedia:Edd n Eddy|Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]].]]
'''Sari's new musical toy robot seems to have an evil streak and the ability to control other machines, but Bulkhead is the only one who sees it.'''

==Synopsis==
Bulkhead takes Sari toy shopping for her birthday (or "construction day" as he terms it), to purchase her something that makes the loud music she loves so much. The two of them are attacked by Professor Princess, who is on a crusade to destroy violent toys. They are able to defeat the bizarre villainess only after Sari uses the power of her Key to trigger a powerful sonic attack from the stereo systems in the toystore. Megatron, monitoring events via security cameras as usual, notices both the power of the Key and the frivolous ways in which Sari employs it. He designs a new robot for Sari, and tricks Dr. Sumdac into allowing him to produce it.

Sari's birthday party isn't much fun: she has no real friends, the only attendees being the children of Sumdac Systems employees, who continue to be put off by her bad manners. When the Autobots arrive to help celebrate, the kids are quite happy to go play with the giant robots and leave the weird girl behind. Bulkhead tries to present Sari with his gift for her, a xylophone (''awwww!''), but Dr. Sumdac steps in first and gives her the "toy" designed by himself and Megatron: a responsive, interactive, dancing music-and-lightshow robot, known as Soundwave. It's hard for Bulkhead to compete with that. As days go on, Sari pays less attention to Bulkhead and far more to Soundwave. When, inevitably, she starts to grow bored with her new toy, she uses her Key on it. Each dosage of the Key's power unlocks new features on Soundwave, making his musical lightshow more involved and impressive, and even ''more'' fun than plain ol' Bulkhead and the Autobots.

This had been Megatron's plan all along. Soundwave's systems were designed to grow and evolve when exposed to the Key; eventually, Sari would unwittingly upgrade him into a suitable body for Megatron himself. Bulkhead begins to see signs of Soundwave's evolving nature--''did that thing just move by itself?''--but no one believes him. Megatron successfully uses Soundwave's weaponry and voice-cloaking systems to make both Sari and the Autobots think Bulkhead is erratic, jealous, and dishonest.

Soundwave's musical transmissions soon become powerful enough to control other Sumdac Systems automatons... which are pretty much everywhere. But even Megatron himself is taken by surprise when, after sufficient doses of AllSpark energy via the Key, Soundwave's mind grows fully self-aware and his body becomes enhanced with Cybertronian upgrades. Neither Megatron nor Sari can control Soundwave anymore. As he explores Detroit, he is puzzled and angry to see machines like himself forced into servitude for humans; he finds this illogical and believes it should be the other way around. Megatron reveals himself to Soundwave, rather straightforwardly telling him of the Decepticon goals of conquest and machine supremacy, and their hatred for the treasonous Autobots who value organic life. Soundwave compels hundreds of smaller automatons to merge with him, constructing a new transforming body for himself and proclaiming himself to be a Decepticon. He commences "Operation Recruitment," using his sonic signals to turn all the automatons against both Autobots and humanity. The Autobots attempt to track down Soundwave, but they are overwhelmed by his minions and flustered by his ability to forge deceptive messages on their own communication systems. Bulkhead manages to come face-to-face with Soundwave, but even the largest Autobot is swatted down by Soundwave's concussive sonic attacks. Soundwave attempts to convince Bulkhead of the rightness of the machine cause and the inferiority of humanity, and orders him to destroy Sari. Bulkhead plays along for a few moments, but it's all a trick: as soon as he gets within range, he clobbers Soundwave, who shatters into thousands of tiny scraps of his automaton pieces.

The crisis averted, Bulkhead and Sari strengthen their friendship over some (quiet) music. Megatron fumes in disgust at their victory, swearing again to reconstruct himself. And far beneath the city, the last intact piece of Soundwave flickers back into activation....

==Stats==

*'''Written by:'''
*'''Directed by:'''
*'''Original airdate:''' February 23, 2008

===Featured characters===
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (1)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (7)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (8)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (9)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] (10)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (2)
*[[Professor Princess]] (3)
*[[Isaac Sumdac]] (5)
|}

==Quotes==
"I am Soundwave! I am Decepticon! The revolution begins now!"<br>
:{{m-}}'''Soundwave''' achieves sentience...and a new body.

"Good morning, Sari. Today's lesson is...the extinction of all humanity!"<br>
:{{m-}}'''Tutor Bot''' prepares to kill Sari. All that abuse has finally caught up.

==Other notes==
*Surprisingly, Soundwave's true form still transforms into a radio; his upgraded form turns into a Scion xB car.

===Continuity errors===
*Megatron wanted to use Soundwave as his own body; but in "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]", Megatron makes clear that such a body would have to be built from [[destronium]], which he cannot acquire. Then again, Soundwave was very easily damaged by Bulkhead at all stages of his evolution; perhaps Megatron meant to use the permanent repair powers of the Key to make up for sub-par construction materials.

===Transformers references===
*[[Kremzeek]] is part of the "Please Stand By" image on a malfunctioning TV station.

*[[Daniel]] is one of Sari's "friends."

*At Sari's party, the pinata is a [[Megatron (BW)|purple ''Tyrannosaur'']]. Yess...

*When arguing against using the Key, Bulkhead brings up various diasters it has caused:
**The creation of the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s and their subsequent rampage in "[[Blast from the Past]]".
**Adding the turbo-boosters to Bumblebee in "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]".
**[[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] draining the life from everything organic in "[[Along Came a Spider]]".

*[[Laserbeak (Animated)|Laserbeak]] did not appear in this episode.

===Real-world references===
*The episode's title is, of course, taken from a line in William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

===Miscellaneous trivia===

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Sound and Fury (episode)

2008-02-23T20:00:52Z

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Soundwave (Animated)

2008-02-23T19:52:37Z

64.252.200.137:

{{disambig3|Soundwave}}
:''Soundwave is an [[Decepticon]] in the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Soundw_anim.JPG|right|thumb|180px|"LASERBEAK: EJECT. OPERATION: PIERCE THE HEAVENS."]]
'''Soundwave''' has a [[Laserbeak (Animated)|pet bird]] that turns into a guitar. He's ''that'' awesome.

==Fiction==

===Transformers Animated cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jeff Bennett]] (English), ??? (Japanese)
{{spoiler|Sound and Fury}}

[[Image:Soundandfuryprotect.jpg|left|thumb|200px|"Don't you touch him! His voice is awesome!"]]
Soundwave was a robot designed by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] that initially transformed into a tapedeck. He was given to [[Sari Sumdac]] as a gift, but, after [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] broke him because of his suspicions, Sari's next repair job with the [[All Spark (Animated)|All Spark]] [[Sari Sumdac's Key|key]] made him self aware, and he used his jammin' beats to summon an army of robots bent on destroying humanity. Awesome.

He was originally designed as a prototype for Megatron's new body, but quickly became something else altogether, thanks to the All Spark's upgrades. His arsenal of weapons and gadgets is unusually large, and includes powerful speakers, wiretaps, voice modulators, sonic signals that control lesser robots, and the uncanny ability to assimilate other devices into his body. Additionally, Soundwave concluded that machines should be the masters of the world, and humans would be an ideal slave force. Megatron decided that if he couldn't be a new body, he would be a new soldier. He contacted Soundwave and convinced him to join the Decepticons, take control of the machines in [[Detroit]], and steal Sari's key. The revolution of the new robot overlords was countered by the [[Autobot]]s. When Bulkhead came to rescue Sari, Soundwave appealed to Bulkhead to join the revolution. Bulkhead acted as if he was about to kill Sari...then used his wrecking ball to shatter Soundwave. The Machines were restored to their normal operational status, and the day was saved.

Unknown to all others, however, Soundwave [[Megatron (G1)|still]] [[The Transformers: The Movie|functions]]...{{storylink|Sound and Fury}}

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==Toy==
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2008)
[[Image:Soundwaveanimateddeluxe.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Guitar Villain.]]
:Soundwave transforms into a Scion xB that got a "Pimp My Ride" music style treatment. That's awesome.
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