Editing Soundblaster (G1)

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{{disambig3.5|the clone of Soundwave|the rebuilt Soundwave|Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster}}
:''Soundblaster is a [[Decepticon]] or [[Mercenary]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Siege5SoundblasterGreeting.jpg|350px|thumb|Soundblaster took some of Impactor's parts, along with some new parts and created New Impactors, that serve as his goons.]]

'''Soundblaster''' might be a [[cloning|clone]] of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but he couldn't differ more from his progenitor—while Soundwave is a stoic, withdrawn sort who's fanatically loyal to his leader [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Soundblaster is ruthless and mercurial, and uses his extensive connections with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s criminal underworld to seek out potential avenues of profit, grease the wheels of interplanetary crime, and generally find ways to turn any given situation to his favor.

Soundblaster takes no pride in his origins, nor in the fact that many Autobots and Decepticons regard him as little more than a failed experiment. Although his influence has landed him a small army of [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] and other criminals, the only 'bot Soundblaster might truly respect is his creator [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who may be the sole Decepticon capable of checking his boundless ambitions.

{{quote|The language of wealth is the '''only''' one I comprehend.|Soundblaster|"[[Storm Horizon Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:NightoftheCombaticons-MagnificusSoundblasterRicochet.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Soundblaster was one of several clones created by Shockwave in the same program that produced [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. While in a tube, he was discovered by the [[Battlecharger]]s, who released Sunstorm. The laboratory the clones were stored in was soon destroyed by Sunstorm. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Later, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] reviewed a recorded image of Soundblaster during his investigation of Shockwave's cloning experiments. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Soundblaster_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Soundblaster was present with the other Soundwave clones in an attempt to hypnotize the [[Autobot]] Kreons into slaves. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
During the war for Cybertron, Soundblaster was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Weapons Sergeant]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Rafael Goldstein]] (English), [[Yōhei Tadano]] (Japanese)|[[Jesús Maniega]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Osvaldo Trejo Rodríguez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Marcelo Mattos]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:Siege-Ep5-Soundblaster-says-Sorry.jpg|thumb|left|"I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that even my [[Shockwave (G1)|mama]] thinks that my mind is gone!"]]
A clone of Soundwave, Soundblaster was created by Shockwave but was labeled as a failed experiment, a detail over which he continued to feel unease. Becoming a [[Mercenary]], he frequently received [[energon]] from [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who considered Soundblaster to be worse than a Decepticon and a bit unbalanced.

During one of these transactions, Soundblaster became suspicious of the bot's [[Arcee (G1)|new]] [[Cog (G1)|company]] while one of his [[Reflector (G1)|clients]] was being dealt with by [[Dome Guard|local security]]. When [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] caught the Autobots trying to steal raw energon, Soundblaster and his Dome Guards surrounded the thieves, believing the Decepticons would pay a better price than the Energon that Arcee had. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

The Mercenaries' dome then fell victim to a Decepticon virus designed to destroy the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]] that was contained within Bumblebee, the sudden systems crash providing enough of a distraction for the Autobots to escape with their ill-gotten goods. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:StormHorizonPart2-Soundblaster.jpg|thumb|300px]]

Shockwave cloned Soundblaster at some point before or during the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], in collaboration with [[Exarchon]]. Literally owing his life to the two, Soundblaster was one of their most loyal servants. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} {{storylink|War's End Part One}} [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] briefly remembered Soundblaster as a citizen of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], a haven for dissatisfied war veterans. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 2}}

While Megatron eventually smuggled Shockwave back to Cybertron to help manage [[The Rise]], Shockwave sent Soundblaster out into space to gather the necessary raw materials resources for future cloning experiments. Under unclear circumstances, Soundblaster either founded or took command of a band of splice-thieves, piratical Transformers who kidnapped other Cybertronians and sold them for parts on the galactic black market. From their base of operations on the remote planet [[Kworia]], he was able to divert their output to fuel Shockwave's ongoing experiments on Cybertron. However, Soundblaster had ambitions of his own; when [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] passed by the system in search of ancient Cybertronian relics, Soundblaster took an interest in Trion's quest and left with him, leaving [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] to manage the operation in his stead.

What began as a simple barter for [[energon]] soon became an ever-evolving contract that Alpha Trion was unable to escape; aboard a stolen Kworian vessel, Soundblaster began invading and plundering other populated planets for any artifacts left over from the [[Expansion|Age of Expansion]] and earned the ire of several alien species. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 2}} Their search eventually took them to the [[Black Sphere]], where they encountered an armada of vengeful [[Kworian]]s; as a last-ditch call for help, Soundblaster projected a [[hologram]] of himself and Trion to the planet [[Obsidar]], where [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was searching for his old friend. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 2}}

[[File:StormHorizonPart3-youcannotescape.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

Even as his vessel was torn apart by the aliens and the [[black hole]], Soundblaster tried to keep his hold on Trion, fighting off Ultra Magnus when the craft entered the event horizon but was soundly defeated. Somehow managing to extradite himself from the situation, Soundblaster returned to Cybertron sixty-six cycles ahead of his foes where Shockwave decided that he'd performed adequately but warned his subordinate to never fail again. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 3}} After repairing himself, Soundblaster returned to Shockwave's side to assist with his cloning experiments. He stayed silent during a subsequent argument with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and later noted that Shockwave had neglected to tell them that he didn't need the original trio anymore to continue his projects. Shockwave simply answered that the Insecticons were a dangerous and unstable element, one that would have to be closely monitored. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} Later, Soundblaster escorted [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] to meet with Shockwave. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} He conferred with Shockwave when the Rise leader decided how to straddle his obligations to Megatron and his own plotting. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

On Starscream's suggestion, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] monitored the site of Optimus Prime's [[immersant]] mentor, [[Codexa]], calling in when the Prime made a pilgrimage. Soundblaster accompanied [[Team Stream]] to capture the Prime. When Ultra Magnus bought enough time for the [[Senate Guard|Prime Guard]] to evacuate Optimus, Soundblaster distracted his foe long enough for [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to disable the [[Great General]]. Content with Magnus as a prize, the Decepticons returned to Iacon, Soundblaster and Rumble sealing the passage to Codexa's chamber. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

[[File:WarsEndPartTwo-Soundblaster.jpg|thumb|300px]]

Upon Exarchon's return, Soundblaster was summoned to Shockwave's base, calling the Combaticons to join them before Skywarp teleported away. {{storylink|War's End Part One}} Summoned to Exarchon's hideout in the [[Sonic Canyons]], Soundblaster deployed [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] to deal with the Autobot intruders while he was invited into the base's armory, being shown the drill tank via which Exarchon intended to reach the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} While Exarchon confronted the Autobots and Decepticons on the surface, Soundblaster ensured that the drill tank still functioned before the two were called to the surface to see [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. As Exarchon waxed about the [[combiner]]'s power, Soundblaster warned that Devastator was loyal only to Shockwave and only tenuously. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}}

After Exarchon failed to usurp the combiner, Soundblaster reminded him of their exposed position. Conceding the point, Exarchon brought Soundblaster back into the fortress to witness the Threefold Spark send a third of himself down to the AllSpark, before he returned to the surface to fight his returned enemies. Though disturbed by the thought of Exarchon becoming Cybertron itself, Soundblaster nonetheless rushed to his master's defence when Rumble and Frenzy brought news of Autobots following the drill tank. Catching up to the Autobots just as they caught up to Exarchon, Soundblaster engaged [[Pointblank]] in battle but was unable to save his master. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

After Exarchon perished, Soundblaster and Shockwave rejoined Megatron's Decepticons in time for their final march on [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. During the battle, Soundblaster was one of the many Decepticons who turned their firepower on [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and ultimately overwhelmed the [[combiner]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Chef Pig#As Soundblaster}}
Soundblaster appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by Chef Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

==Toys==
:''For more Soundblaster toys, see: [[Soundwave (G1)/toys]]''
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
[[File:G1Soundblaster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Been spending most our lives living in a repaint's paradise]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Decepticon, [[1987]])
**''ID number:'' '''D-101'''
**''Accessories:'' Buzzsaw, tape case, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, "concussion blaster"
{{note|The original [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SoundblasterG1|Soundblaster toy]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the clone Soundblaster in the Dreamwave Generation 1 continuity.}}

:As part of the Japanese ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Headmasters|The Headmasters]]'' series, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Soundwave]] was [[redeco]]ed in a new black and red color scheme, and his chest door was [[retool]]ed so that he could now hold two cassettes at once. Soundblaster came packaged with [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#SoundblasterG1|Buzzsaw]], who now sported a new [[sticker]] which would reveal the weak spot of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] when placed behind Soundblaster's translucent red chest door, in the same manner that [[Tech Spec]]s decoders worked. The figure's stickers, however, retain Soundwave's blue coloration instead of being changed to work with Soundblaster's black.
::*''[http://tfu.info/1987/Destron/Soundblaster/soundblaster.htm More information on Soundblaster at TFU.info]''
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:Siege35th-WFC-S63-Voyager-Soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Hey, I'm actually appearing in fiction this time! Take that, Night Ops Bumblebee!"<br>(''Hasbro version pictured, TakaraTomy version inset'')]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S63''' (''Siege'') / '''TT-GS12''' (''Selects'')
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-EX'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 29]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' "M2 HI-KEP Concussion Blaster," "M2 LR-HD Sonic Cannon," "M2 EMTX Blitz Charge Blaster" (combine to form "M2 USW HF Sonic Compression Mega-Blaster")

:A "Special Edition" figure for the 35th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager Class Soundblaster is a redeco and retool of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundwave]] from the same line, featuring a primarily [[Black redeco|color scheme]] evoking [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Headmasters cartoon|his rebuilt form]] in ''The Headmasters''. Soundblaster transforms from a ''heavily'' G1-inspired robot to an unfocused "Patrol Hovercraft" in 25 steps. Though undocumented, he can assume the additional modes from Soundwave, a “Cybertronian Sensor Lamp”<ref>[[John Warden]]'s design notes for ''Siege'' Soundwave from [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/siege-red-alert-revealed-stock-photos-for-nycc-siege-figures-design-notes-from-warden-nycc/42180/ Seibertron]: "Fans of the 1984 pilot episode will be pleased to know that SOUNDWAVE can be converted into a third 'Easter egg' mode… a 'CYBERTRONIAN Sensor Lamp'!"</ref> or boombox mode<ref>"[[The Bot Dance Off]]"</ref>, as well as wear [[Shockwave_(G1)/toys#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|Shockwave's]] armor. Soundblaster also includes three weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], two of which are based on his classic sonic blaster and shoulder cannon, and all three can combine to form the "M2 USW HF Sonic Compression Mega-Blaster".

:As a nod to [[#Toys|the original ''Headmasters'' toy]] and [[:File:TV-Magazine-Soundblaster-Twincast.jpg|cartoon model]], Soundblaster's chest door was retooled so that he could now hold two "Drone Armors" (from the [[Micromaster]] Soundwave Spy Patrol sets) at once, though the increased storage space results in a very conspicuous chest protrusion. Soundblaster's retooled door avoids the problems people reported with fitting [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ravage]] into Soundwave. His left index finger is sculpted in a "trigger finger" position, allowing him to press the button that opens his chest door. Additionally, he features slots on his arms for Laserbeak to (loosely) perch on, though it's easier to just plug the 5 mm peg on Laserbeak's underside into the 5 mm port on Soundblaster's forearm, though that requires Laserbeak's legs to be flipped up.

:Soundblaster's "M2 EMTX Blitz Charge Blaster" [[:File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Voyager-Megatron-with-Soundwave's-Gun.jpg|can be slotted onto the back]] of the ''Siege'' Voyager [[Megatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Megatron]] mold, mimicking his G1 gun barrel placement. Whether this was intentional or not is unclear. There are also tabs on the sides of his chest, just in front of his arms, that appear to line up with the notches on the inside of his thruster blocks that seem to have been intended to allow them to fold flush against the sides of his vehicle mode, rather than being held above it by their struts. However, this is not possible as a result of the struts clashing against other parts even if they are modified to allow a wider range of movement.

:Soundblaster and the rest of the "35th Anniversary" subline were exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States. They were also available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Taiwan and Singapore.

:Exclusive to [[TakaraTomy Mall]] in Japan, the TakaraTomy release of the toy, which came nearly two years later (and was pushed back from [[March 27]], 2021), features a more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] tape window, with a cleaner chest and [[Mercenary]] badge. Other minor changes include slightly cleaner shins and a darker shade for the battle damage applications. Soundblaster is the first toy with a major difference between the Hasbro and TakaraTomy releases since the brand unification, and as such, was imported under ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' branding by [[Hasbro Pulse]]. The ''Selects'' toy's product description explicitly refers to this Soundblaster as the Soundwave clone from the [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics and ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[The Great Cassette Operation|New Soundwave]]": Model not to scale.]]
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*'''Soundblaster''' (Core Class, 2022) 
**''Accessories:'' Sonic Cannon, Concussion Blaster, [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Legacy|Buzzsaw]]
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class toys, Soundblaster is an anime-accurate redeco of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class toy for [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Soundwave]], coming with redecoed versions of his weapons. He also includes a tiny, non-transforming version of Buzzsaw that fits into his chest.

:This toy represents the clone Soundblaster in Hasbro material<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Soundblaster leads a small band of criminal mercenaries in the Cybertronian underworld.|name=Hasbro ''Transformers'' website|title=Soundblaster|link=https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/bios/zaqwsxcd}}</ref> and the rebuilt Soundwave in TakaraTomy material.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=レガシーワールドに出現したサウンドブラスターは音撃攻撃を得意とするディセプティコンのサウンドウェーブの転生した姿と言われているが、その正体に関しては多くの謎に包まれています。|link=https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products-lineup/tf_tl/tl-29|name=トランスフォーマーオフィシャルサイト|title=TL-29 サウンドブラスター}}</ref>
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==Merchandise==
:''For more Soundblaster merchandise, see: [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise]]''
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W4SergeantSoundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sergeant Soundblaster, Weapons-Arms Dealer''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II''' 
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T45/T52'''
**''Stars: ''12

:Sergeant Soundblaster, Weapons-Arms Dealer is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Soundblaster toy, with line-art for both modes by [[Andrew Griffith]], Bot Mode colors by [[Marcus Reyno]], and Alt Mode colors by [[Oliver Morit]].
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==Notes==
*Like other cameo Kreons, ''Kre-O'' Soundblaster is made from existing ''Kre-O''. He uses the [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] helmet colored black. He is specifically an homage to the "Blaster Black Version" of ''[[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Music Label|Soundwave]] (since his chest is purple/lavender instead of red).
*''G.I.Joe: Classified'' [[Chuckles]] came with a little black microcassette recorder accessory that's sculpted to look like Soundwave/Soundblaster.  It pegs onto the back of his belt.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Soundblaster''' (サウンドブラスター ''Saundoburasutā'')

==References==
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[[Category:Clones]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Mercenaries]]
[[Category:Generations Selects toy Mercenaries]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
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