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Soundwave (Cybertron)

2011-05-26T16:28:01Z

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:''Soundwave is a [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] [[Decepticon]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:SoundwaveCyb FPbio.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"The rock it to the bang bang boogie say up jumped the boogie to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat."]]

'''Soundwave''' is possibly Planet X's most physically intimidating warrior, but his ''true'' talent and the real threat comes from his "mad skillz" at creating confusion. His audio-altering abilities let him change his voice to sound like virtually anyone, or focus devastating sonic attacks. He also seems to be able to create illusions, though of limited duration, to further confuse his targets. The abilities of his companion [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|Laserbeak]] only increase Soundwave's ability to confound and crush.

Even his speech seems to be geared towards throwing people off-balance; though his tone is often a deadpan monotone (at least, when he's not impersonating someone else), his speech is that of a rave-club DJ, announcing loudly to "all the bots in the hizzouse" that he's here to "lay some science down on you all". Despite the appearance these mannerisms give off, he's actually a very serious-minded and focused robot, far more than his fellow Planet X agent [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]]. His mission is manipulating [[Autobot]] and Decepticon alike to get his revenge on the citizens of [[Gigantion]], and serving the will of [[Unicron]].

{{quote|His name is Soundwave, and he spins like the sun.|[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]|"[[Giant]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Cybertron'' comic====
When his home planet, the world of technological marauders known only as [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]], was destroyed in a war with [[Gigantion]], Soundwave was one of a small handful of survivors who became fixated solely on revenge against the Giant Planet. Immediately after that catastrophic event, Planet X's surviving scholars pooled their knowledge in a search for some force which might bring the same fate to their hated enemies. Lore of an ancient, planet-devouring being brought them hope, and they split up across the universe in their search for it. Soundwave would end up succeeding in the millennia-long quest, tracing the Gigantion [[Mini-Con|Mini-Cons]]' origins to his quarry: [[Unicron]]. Soundwave struck a deal with the Chaos Bringer: one million years of servitude in return for the assured destruction of Gigantion.<ref>Soundwave's [[bio]] in the [[Revelations Part 3|''Transformers Collectors' Club Official Newsletter'' #9]]</ref>

Unfortunately for Soundwave, Unicron was destroyed just as the end date of his servitude approached. {{storylink|The Sun}} But he did not let this minor detail impede his loyalty; while [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s forces were busy searching for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, Soundwave and Laserbeak stole the fallen [[Nemesis Prime (Universe 2003)|Nemesis Prime]]'s [[Dead Matrix]] from the [[Archives]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and cast it into the [[Unicron Singularity]], liberating the Chaos Bringer's essence. Unicron's lifeforce immediately sought out and entered the tiny planet [[Yst]], which he perverted and destroyed from within, shaping it into his new body. {{storylink|Revelations Part 3}} Unicron (now the size of an average Transformer) returned to Cybertronian orbit and rejoined Soundwave. The two of them participated briefly in a battle among some Mini-Cons and [[Omega Prime|a few]] [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|dimensional]] [[Landquake (Timelines)|travelers]] before the transformation of Cybertron itself into [[Primus]]' robot mode caused them to flee. {{storylink|Revelations Part 6}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Robert O. Smith]] (English), [[Taketora]] (Japanese)

[[Image:GiantCybertronSoundwave.jpg|left|200px|thumb|"Can I get a what what?"]]
Following Primus' transformation, the Autobots and Decepticons focused their efforts into locating the fourth and final Cyber Planet Key, which just so happened to be on Gigantion. With the Decepticons unable to voyage across time and space to the parallel dimension in which Gigantion was located, Soundwave seized upon another chance for revenge and opted to ally himself with the villains. Emerging before the Decepticons from a fiery portal in space, Soundwave performed a bit of dramatic posturing before revealing his name and informing them that he knew the way to the planet. {{storylink|Titans}}

Living up to his word, Soundwave led Megatron and his troops through another fiery portal, across the dimensions to the Giant Planet. {{storylink|Warp}} When the Decepticons clashed with Optimus Prime's Autobots not long afterwards, Soundwave shocked the amassed heroes with his talent for mimicry by flawlessly impersonating the Autobot leader's voice. Prime was flattered and merged with [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] to battle Soundwave; the villain held his own in the fight, but when Megatron was thoroughly owned by Giant Planet leader [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]], he joined the Decepticons in fleeing. {{storylink|Giant}} Megatron proceeded to tap the power of Gigantion's Cyber Planet Key, and transformed himself into Galvatron, at which point Soundwave decided to "drop out of this session," and flew off to carry out his own agenda. He observed Galvatron's subsequent battle with Optimus Prime from afar with great interest. {{storylink|Fury}}

During a later battle between Optimus Prime and Soundwave's fellow Planet X-er [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] over the starship ''[[Atlantis]]'', Soundwave suddenly came streaking into the middle of the battlefield to yank Sideways out of the path of a blast from Prime. The pair retreated to safety, as Soundwave reminded Sideways not to forget the true reason they were there. {{storylink|City}} The duplicitous duo began searching for Gigantion's Cyber Planet Key, but when they were caught in the act by the [[Cybertron Defense Team]], Soundwave didn't have any reservations about revealing his and Sideways's true history to the Autobot trio, as he intended to destroy them. As Laserbeak shrouded the area with a smokescreen, Soundwave used his imitative abilities to distract and disorient the three Autobots, until [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)|Scattorshot]] saw through his Hot Shot impersonation and blasted Laserbeak out of the air. After the smoke cleared, the trio unloaded their weapons on the two tricksters, collapsing a tower on top of them. {{storylink|Challenge}}

Following this defeat, Soundwave and Sideways dropped out of sight for a period of time, during which the Autobot successfully located Gigantion's Cyber Planet Key. Galvatron was able to steal all four keys and the [[Omega Lock]] from the heroes, but before he could make good his escape, Galvatron was confronted by his treacherous lieutenant, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. As the two former allies engaged in battle over the keys, the Autobots prepared to intercede, only for Soundwave and Sideways to suddenly burst out of nowhere and stand in their path. The two Planet X-ers kept the Autobots occupied while Galvatron and Starscream's battle escalated until the two Decepticons were channelling so much raw energy that reality actually began to warp around them. Having failed to predict such a calamitous outcome, Soundwave was in favor of simply warping away to fight another day, but Sideways insisted on making one final play for the Cyber Planet Keys; while he pleaded for Soundwave to flee and save himself, Soundwave stuck by his "bro". The pair lunged for the Omega Lock, suspended between Galvatron and Starscream, just as their conflict reached a crescendo, resulting in a colossal explosion of energy. As the light from the blast dimmed, Starscream, Soundwave and Sideways had vanished, and although [[Vector Prime]] could not be certain, he believed that they had been blasted into yet another dimension. {{storylink|Showdown (episode)|Showdown}}

[[Image:Beginning-SoundwaveSideways.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Get down with the groove!]]
Precisely what had happened to Soundwave and Sideways was never clearly explained, but they did, at least survive the experience. When Galvatron had a vision of Starscream, seemingly reaching out across the dimensions via the [[fire dimension]] to mock him one last time, Soundwave and Sideways were seen standing at his side, {{storylink|Unfinished}} Later, the pair were shown to have found another Planet X, presumably in the dimension they had been blasted to, and seemed to be pretty dang happy there, given the way they were boogieing. {{storylink|Beginning}}
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==Toys==
===Cybertron===
[[Image:CybertronSoundwave toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Throw your hands up in the air, you can surrender but I just don't care."]]

* '''Soundwave w/ Laserbeak''' (Voyager-Class, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GX-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak Mini-Con partner, harmonic wave cannon/bomb, subsonic shocker/bomb, Planet X Cyber Planet Key

: Soundwave transforms into a Cybertronic stealth bomber somewhat akin to a F-117A Nighthawk prototype, the [[Wikipedia:Have_Blue|Have Blue]]. He comes with three hexagonal prism "bombs"; one converts into his partner Laserbeak, the other two unfold into non-firing blaster weapons. Any one of these "bombs" can be stored in his robot-mode chest, which opens by plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into him. Inserting the key in vehicle mode allows whichever "bomb" is stored there to drop. The other two store in indents on the underside of his wings. In an homage to Generation 1 Soundwave, his lower chest has tape-player buttons. He comes with a silver-bordered Planet X style Cyber Key; the [[Hasbro]] version has the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]] "'''vmj8'''" [[Tampograph|tampographed]] on the back.

: The Japanese ''Galaxy Force'' version has more elaborate [[Paint operation|paint applications]], particularly around the face and wings. This version also has [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] plastic, but lacks the Decepticon sigil. Many Soundwave figures in the initial ''Galaxy Force'' run had a serious misassembly issue preventing the toy from correctly transforming into fighter mode. The large hinge bar that connects the upper torso to the waist is bolted crookedly on one side, making it impossible for the legs and the canopy to properly form the front of the fighter.

: This mold was later used to make ''Galaxy Force'' [[Soundblaster (Cybertron)|Soundblaster]] and the [[Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'']] [[Blaster (G1)|Autobot Blaster]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:LOCSoundwave.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Of all the LOCs, this one gets served the most.]]
* '''Soundwave''' (Legends of Cybertron, 2005)

: This incredibly-simplified version of the original Soundwave toy was made available in the third wave of "[[Legends Class|Legends of Cybertron]]" product. His jet-mode cockpit does not attach to his left arm, but rather just kind of hangs awkwardly off his left hip. The stock photo (at right), the picture on the toy's card, and the toy's instructions, show ''three'' different arrangements of Soundwave's hips and lower torso in vehicle mode. (They differ in whether the triangular pattern of stripes on his crotch points up or forward, and on whether the fronts of his thighs point up or out.) None of the arrangements work terribly well.

: This mold was also used to make the 2008 ''Universe'' version of [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/LOCSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Legends-class Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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===Classics===
[[Image:Class06-toy LOCCybSoundwave.jpg|right|thumb|100px|]]
* '''Soundwave''' (Legends class, 2007)

: Bizarrely enough, Soundwave was one of three ''Cybertron'' Legends toys straight-released in ''[[Classics (2006)|Classics]]'' packaging, though with the modifier "Cybertron Collection" printed on the cardfront. The toy itself is identical to the ''Cybertron'' release.

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==Notes==
* According to the ''[[Victor Entertainment|Galaxy Force Volume 13]]'' DVD booklet, Soundwave's stats are:
**''Height'': 4.1 meters
**''Weight'': 4.1 tons
**''Speed'': Oh oh! Guess what it is? It's Mach 4.1! Surprise!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Soundwave''' (サウンドウェーブ ''Saundowēbu'')

==References==
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Decepticharge

2011-05-26T16:21:31Z

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:''Decepticharge is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Decepticharge-boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Don't let me die before I know who I am.]]

'''Decepticharge''' is the product of a dark fusion between a [[Binaltech]] body created for [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and an evil [[laser core]]. A new individual, he possesses all of Windcharger's abilities and a deep loyalty to his creator, [[Unicron]].

[[#Notes|''Maybe.'']]

==Fiction==
===Binaltech (unused)===
After the [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] debacle, it was determined that the Binaltech [[Genetronic Translink System|GT remote-linking system]] required further testing before being used for any other [[Autobot|Autobots]]. An [[Earth Defense Command|Earth Defense Command]] shuttle was dispatched into space with three empty Binaltech units on board: a pair of BT-16 Honda S-2000 Aero Style bodies intended for Windcharger, and the blue BT-15 GHS (Generic Host Shell) built for Prowl. As it travelled outside of [[Earth]]'s solar system, the shuttle disappeared with the bodies on board.

Through an outside force, the silver BT-16 Beta Unit was fused with the [[spark]] of a [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Transformer from the future]]. The yellow Delta Unit retained Windcharger's pre-programmed abilities, but was implanted with an evil laser core to become a new being called Decepticharge.

Two days after the shuttle's disappearance, the pair materialized before [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his Decepticons in the midst of a [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]-led coup d’état. Decepticharge quelled the uprising with a powerful electromagnetic wave and told the Decepticons that Unicron was angry at them for their petty schemes to use his power, commanding them to defeat [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and destroy the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

[[#Notes|''Maybe.'']]

===Honda Binaltech Online Game===
[[Image:Decepticharge game.jpg|left|180px|thumb|I'm HUGE.]]
Despite not being part of the ''Binaltech'' line, Decepticharge appears as the enemy in Honda's online Flash-animated ''Binaltech'' fighting game, as a yellow recolor of [[Overdrive]]. He is not given a specific name in this game, only the title of ''yokozuna'' ("sumo champion").

He has a wide variety of very strange powers with which to really beat the snot out of his opponents. These include growing to giant size or shrinking his opponents to tinyness then jumping up and down on them, and any number of blaster-rifle effects.
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==Toys==
===Alternators===
[[Image:Alt Decepticharge toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Drunk on Dinotron.]]
*'''Decepticharge''' (Alternator, 2005)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''14'''
**''Accessories'': Hardtop hood, "folded" convertible hood, engine weapon

: Decepticharge is a [[Retool|retool]] of the ''Alternators'' Windcharger toy, transforming into a "street performance" Honda S2000. His hardtop roof can be removed for an open-top vehicle mode. He is covered in fake sponsor decals, advertising such products as "[[Dinotron]] Racing Fuel", "[[Dualor]] Exhaust" and "[[Apelinq|Hyperlinq]] Racing".

: Decepticharge is essentially a US-only toy, as it only saw "release" in Japan as a prize in a contest from [[Takara]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide]]'' book; 100 Decepticharges (in US packaging) were awarded to the winners.

:This mold was also used to make [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and planned to be used for [[Paradron Medic]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], but those toys were cancelled. In addition, this mold served as the model for the non-toys [[Flamewar]] and car-form [[Legion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Decepticharge/decepticharge.htm More information on Decepticharge at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* The retool of ''[[Alternators]]'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] was originally planned to be [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] (presumably in red), but ultimately ended up as [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] instead, with a new head sculpt. Meanwhile, the head sculpt originally intended for Ford-Windcharger ended up being used for the retool of Windcharger (the Honda S2000 mold) instead, which ultimately became Decepticharge.

*Considering the toy's convoluted development history, it's likely that his name was really just intended as a working name—"'''Decepti'''con redeco of Wind'''charge'''r"—but then either all proposed names turned out to be unavailable as [[trademark]]s, or Hasbro simply realized that he didn't actually resemble any existing character anymore, so they decided to use the working name and call it a day.

* In 2005, the Decepticharge mold was presented as an upcoming release for the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line. Originally, Takara intended to name their version of the toy "[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]", but they ultimately had to abandon that idea because they couldn't get the trademark. Instead, they decided to give the toy an entirely new deco, as the Hasbro toy's deco didn't appear to their ideal of "real-life accuracy". In robot mode, the toy was given a color scheme based on the Transmetal 2 incarnation of ''Beast Wars'' [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], with the toy's name being changed to "Black Widow", Takara's name for the character. Ultimately, however, Takara decided to cancel the toy altogether, as they were fearing that another redeco (in addition to the upcoming Binaltech Asterisk toys) would be too repetitive. Plans to release the toy were eventually picked up three years later as ''Binaltech'' Arcee.

* Decepticharge's [[package art]] is mirrored and photoshopped from Windcharger's package art, which was drawn by [[Marcelo Matere]]. This is only slightly less lazy than ''Alternators'' [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle's]] package art, which was photoshopped (but ''not'' mirrored) from [[Joe Ng]]'s package art for [[Hound (G1)|Autobot Hound]].

* The Decepticharge mold is also used as the basis for a Decepticon [[Legion]] from [[Kiss Players issue 1|the first installment]] of the [[Kiss Players (manga)|''Kiss Players'' manga]] in ''Dengeki Diaoh'' magazine.

* Character and fiction information for Decepticharge was finally provided in late 2007 with the release of ''The Transformers Binaltech Stories: Profiles and Technical Specifications'', an unofficial publication by BT story writer [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] that compiled all then-current BT information as well as that of the cancelled BT releases of "Blackwidow" (Blackarachnia) and [[Ginrai]]—the former also including an origin and story for Decepticharge. While [[authorial intent|not entirely]] [[canon|canonical]], it's probably the best we're going to get.

==External links==
*[http://www.honda.co.jp/HondaToyTown/transformer/ Binaltech fighting game at Honda Toy Town]

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