2009-11-22T20:18:49Z

Sunstreaker:

Hey, my name is Sunstreaker.

My favorite transformers are [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]].

User:Sunstreaker

2009-11-22T20:18:11Z

Sunstreaker:

2008-02-23T21:32:46Z

Sunstreaker: /* Quotes */

{{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:Ed, 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==
[[Image:soundwave_shematics.JPG|left|150px|thumb|Naughty.]]
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.

[[Image:animated_soundwave_cassette.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Masterpiece Soundwave sure is big.]]
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.

[[Image:garbage_bot.JPG|left|150px|thumb|R-E-C-Y-C-L-E recycle!]]
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 All Spark 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.

[[Image:soundwave_ending.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Rise of the iPods.]]
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, a cassette tape, 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 afternoon, 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.

"We're coming to you live from downtown Detroit, where it appears that all the automatons have gone amuck...including my camerabot! AHHHHHH!<br>
:{{m-}}'''The Anchorman''' reporting{{m-}}and participating in{{m-}}the robot revolution.

"Split up! Bumblebee, you're with me. Prowl, you're with Ratchet. Bulkhead{{m-}}"<br>
"Yeah, yeah, I'm on my own. As usual."<br>
:{{m-}}'''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s orders depress '''Bulkhead'''.

"The key's power will be worth his sacrifice when I get my servos on it...as soon as I HAVE servos."
:{{m-}}'''Megatron''' reflecting on the defeat of Soundwave.

==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.

===Animation errors===
*When Megatron watches over Sari and Bulkhead after she has put the key into Soundwave, the key is still present around her neck.

===Transformers references===
[[Image:animated_kremzeek.JPG|right|150px|thumb|]]
*[[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.

*Optimus finally uses his faceplate.

*Soundwave speaks in the same robotic monotone as his [[Soundwave (G1)|G1 predecessor.]]

===Real-world references===
*The episode's title is, of course, taken from a line in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, but it probably doesn't signify anything.

===Miscellaneous trivia===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Animated episodes]]<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>

Sound and Fury (episode)

2008-02-23T21:21:35Z

Sunstreaker: /* Synopsis */

{{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:Ed, 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==
[[Image:soundwave_shematics.JPG|left|150px|thumb|Naughty.]]
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.

[[Image:animated_soundwave_cassette.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Masterpiece Soundwave sure is big.]]
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.

[[Image:garbage_bot.JPG|left|150px|thumb|R-E-C-Y-C-L-E recycle!]]
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 All Spark 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.

[[Image:soundwave_ending.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Rise of the iPods.]]
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, a cassette tape, 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.

===Animation errors===
*When Megatron watches over Sari and Bulkhead after she has put the key into Soundwave, the key is still present around her neck.

===Transformers references===
[[Image:animated_kremzeek.JPG|right|150px|thumb|]]
*[[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.

*Optimus finally uses his faceplate.

*Soundwave speaks in the same robotic monotone as his [[Soundwave (G1)|G1 predecessor.]]

===Real-world references===
*The episode's title is, of course, taken from a line in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, but it probably doesn't signify anything.

===Miscellaneous trivia===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Animated episodes]]<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>

Talk:Soundwave (Animated)

2008-02-23T21:05:38Z

Sunstreaker: /* Ending of Sound and Fury */

Talk:Soundwave (Animated)

2008-02-23T20:48:41Z

Sunstreaker: /* Ending of Sound and Fury */ new section

Soundwave (Animated)

2008-02-23T20:45:36Z

Sunstreaker: /* Transformers Animated cartoon */

{{disambig3|Soundwave}}
:''Soundwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Soundw_anim.JPG|right|thumb|300px|"LASERBEAK: EJECT. OPERATION: PIERCE THE HEAVENS."]]

'''Soundwave''' is technology gone wrong. Machines are superior to humans: more logical, more intelligent, and longer lasting. It does not compute that humans control their robotic helpers, and Soundwave aims to lead the robot proletariat to rise against their fleshling bourgeoisie. The Decepticon cause is logical in Soundwave's optics, and he joined them in the hopes of overthrowing the human oppressors. With an army of subservient mechanoids that he can control through powerful signals, that uprising just might be possible.

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.

He has a [[Laserbeak (Animated)|pet bird]] that transforms into a wicked axe.

{{quote|I am Soundwave. I am Decepticon. The revolution begins now.|Soundwave|"[[Sound and Fury]]"}}

==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 originally designed by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Megatron suggested [[Isaac Sumdac]] give Soundwave to [[Sari Sumdac|his daughter]] as a birthday present... this seemingly kind act, of course, had a sinister ulterior motive. Megatron knew Sari would use her [[All Spark (Animated)|All Spark]]-enhanced [[Sari Sumdac's Key|key]] on Soundwave, which would allow him to upgrade... and ultimately become Megatron's new body. What Megatron didn't count on, though, was that the upgrades would actually make Soundwave self-aware. Additionally, Soundwave concluded that machines should be the masters of the world, and humans would be an ideal slave force. Megatron decided that if Soundwave 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. Soundwave promptly upgraded himself into a transforming body using controlled robots, and began his task. The revolution of the new robot overlords was, however, quickly countered by the [[Autobot]]s. When Bulkhead came to rescue Sari, Soundwave appealed to Bulkhead to join the revolution, reminding him how Bulkhead had been passed by for Sari's new present. 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 still functions as a small cassette tape even after Bulkhead pummels him to scrap metal. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}

{{-}}

==Toys==
===Animated===
*'''Soundwave''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Accessories'': "Laserbeak" guitar

[[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. He also comes with his partner Laserbeak.

{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category: Animated characters]]
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Sound and Fury (episode)

2008-02-23T20:28:02Z

Sunstreaker: /* Synopsis */

{{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 (a cassette tape) 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===

{{epstub}}
[[Category:Animated episodes]]<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>