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| | #REDIRECT[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Kre-O]] |
| {{disambig3|Soundwave}}
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| :''Soundwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Kre-O]] [[continuity family]].''
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| [[File:KreO Soundwave.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
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| '''Soundwave''' doesn't really have a personality beyond "loyal"... as far as we know. He might be plotting all sorts of things behind his silent exterior, but who are we to tell? If he had a motto, it would probably be "speak softly and carry a gigantic laser pistol".<ref>''[[Transformers: Kre-O Character Encyclopedia]]''</ref> As of now, it's unknown on whether he ejects his diminutive partners from his chest or builds them himself.
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| ==Fiction==
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| ===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
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| Soundwave was in the audience of a tag battle pitting [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] against [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]]. Oddly enough, he cheered when it seemed that the Autobots were going to win the match... {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}}
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| Soundwave, [[Skywarp (Kre-O)|Skywarp]], and [[Shockwave (Kre-O)|Shockwave]] enjoyed a picnic by the side of a road. When Bumblebee and Megatron raced by them, the picnickers waved at them. {{storylink|The Big Race}}
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| He was among the minions who passed Megatron his presents during the holiday season. {{storylink|A Gift For Megatron}}
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| Soundwave helped Megatron get back into shape after a string of humiliating defeats by standing on top of him while the Decepticon leader did some push-ups, and holding on to his weights while he did some reps. {{storylink|Megatron's Revenge}}
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| Soundwave participated in an enormous battle against the Autobots... until Optimus Prime began talking about the plot of the [[live-action film series]] to the audience. Soundwave operated the boom-mike for the "recap" segments Optimus recounted until [[Grimlock (Kre-O)|Grimlock]]'s attempt to order a pizza on the phone started bleeping out Optimus's lines. {{storylink|Take Us to the Movies}} {{storylink|Take Us Through the Movies}}
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| ===''Kre-O'' online comic===
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| Soundwave was one of the [[Decepticon]]s who joined [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] in the ''[[Nemesis (Kre-O)|Nemesis]]'' to chase the [[Autobot]]s in the ''[[Ark (Kre-O)|Ark]]''. After they boarded the ''Ark'', it crashed to [[Earth]] and the [[Transformer]]s fell to a four million year-long sleep. They woke up to a world filled with blocks. {{storylink|Kreon Story}}
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| Soundwave was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to ruin the Autobots' picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after.. ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}
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| Soundwave infiltrated into [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Autobot City]] as an inconspicuous music player. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}} Soundwave witnessed the combiners [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]], [[Bruticus (Kre-O)|Bruticus]], and [[Menasor (Kre-O)|Menasor]] trying to add the last piece of the Decepticons' new solar tower. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}
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| Soundwave had his clones sold as music players to brainwash humans into slaves using hypnotic music. [[Jazz (Kre-O)|Jazz]] opposed Soundwave, so Soundwave and his many clones unleashed a musical sound attack upon the Autobots, but Jazz and the others countered with a session of their own. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}
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| Soundwave was seen flying into battle with [[Laserbeak (Kre-O Decepticon)|Laserbeak]] in [[Isami Tatewaki|some kid]]'s living room. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}
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| ==Toys==
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| ===Kre-O===
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| [[File:KreO-Toy SoundwaveKreon.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Easiest Microchanger ever: just remove everything from his torso.]]
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| *'''Sentinel Prime''' (2011)
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| **''Set number'': '''30687'''
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| **''Pieces'': '''386'''
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| **''Kreons'': Sentinel Prime, Soundwave, Thundercracker, Fire Chief
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| **''Accessories'': Scoped pistol
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| : The ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (Kre-O)|Sentinel Prime construction set]] comes with a Soundwave [[Kreon]], based on the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[Soundwave (G1)|incarnation]]. He has an adorably creepy speaker-mouth under the helmet's faceplate.
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Kre-OSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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| {{-}}{{anchor|Custom}}
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| [[File:KreO-Toy SoundwaveCustomKreon.jpg|thumb|right|250px|]]
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| *'''Soundwave''' (Custom Kreon, 2013)
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| **''Set number'': '''A6090'''
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| **''Pieces'': '''36'''
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| **''Accessories'': Rack, large cannon, Seeker arm rifle, scoped pistol, double-barreled pistol, rocket backpack, small wing-pack, curved blade
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| : Part of the first assortment of "Custom Kreons", this version of Soundwave comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His [[tampograph]]s are much more heavily-detailed than the original Kreon, based on the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Soundwave toy]]. His "normal" helmet and grenade launcher are [[chrome]]d, plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable cannon based around the aforementioned chrome gun, a small scoped pistol, a double-barreled blaster, and a two-piece curved-blade sword.
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| : He still has the adorably creepy speaker-mouth.
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| {{-}}{{anchor|SDCC2014}}
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| [[File:KreO-toy SoundwaveClass84.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
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| *'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
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| **''Accessories'': Blaster
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| : This version of Soundwave, voted "Class Gossip" by the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more elaborately toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior versions. He comes with a blue version of the new blaster from the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] Kre-O'' sets, and a back-brace piece that we guess is there for gun-mounting purposes. There's also a bunch of "cassettes" based on the various [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicon]]s packed in the box that ostensibly go with him, but are part of the big block of extra accessories and we're just filling space here.
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| :The head under the helmet has no mouth whatsoever, which is somehow creepier than the speaker-mouths of the prior Kreons.
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| : He was only available in the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] "Kreon Class of 1984" set of thirty Kreons, commemorating the franchise's thirty years. Remaining stock was to be sold online at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], but there ''was'' no remaining stock by the end of the convention.
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| ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Class of 1984 Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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| [[File:KreO-toy SoundwaveKW Knight.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]] | |
| *'''Knight Soundwave''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
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| **''Set number'': '''B0955'''
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| **''Collection'': '''2'''
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| **''Accessories'': Stand-plate, clip-on bird, double-bladed pike, orc shield
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| :Soundwave's second Kreon Warrior, also part of the second collection, is part of the Knight theme. He also has a clip-on "Laserbeak"-y bird, but this one is deco'd up to look wooden. His shield also bears a coat of arms featuring two bird heads and a feline head. What could ''that'' mean? Hmmmmm....
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| :His helmet and accessories all hail from the ''Kre-O Dungeons & Dragons'' sets.
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| : Like all the Kreons released that year (at normal retail at least), he uses the new 2015-tooling Kreon body, which basically involves small construction changes on every part below the head, making them largely incompatible with the prior Kreon parts (heads still work fine), but the new tooling adds some extra functionality and structural support.
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| : The Kreon Warriors were only released in Canada, Australia, and various Asian markets. The individual bags had also abandoned any kind of coding that identified the contents. This means getting the one you want from an unopened bag involves either trying to feel out the unique parts, or just buying the whole dang case.
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| [[File:KreO-toy SoundwaveWiseguy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|And be a juke. Box. Vil-lain.]]
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| *'''Wiseguy Soundwave''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
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| **''Set number'': '''B0955'''
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| **''Collection'': '''2'''
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| **''Accessories'': Stand-plate, clip-on bird, 2 pistols
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| :Part of the second wave of Kreon Warriors, "Wiseguy Soundwave" is a 1920s gangster-styled Kreon. He sports a slicked-back gray wig, dual pistols, and a clip-on bird that's painted like [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and probably ''is'' meant to be Laserbeak but is not actually labeled "Laserbeak". His body [[tampograph]]s suggest that he would turn into an old-timey jukebox. Awesome!
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| : The lack of US distribution and lack of bag codes holds up here too.
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| [[File:Kre-O-Battle-Changers-2-pack-Soundwave.jpg|300px|thumb]]
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| *'''Autobot Ratchet Vs. Soundwave''' (Battle Changer 2-pack, 2015)
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| **''Set number'': '''B1507'''
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| **''Accessories'': Blaster rifle
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| :Available in a two-pack set with [[Ratchet (Kre-O)#BattleChanger|Ratchet]], Battle Changers Soundwave is a built-up Kreon that transforms from robot to spaceship (somewhat resembling the [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' incarnation of Soundwave]]) and back ''without'' needing to be disassembled.
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| : Soundwave is loaded out with four different partners. [[Frenzy (Kre-O)#BattleChangers|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (Kre-O)#BattleChangers|Rumble]] become twin-blaster pods that can be mounted on his wings or legs. [[Laserbeak (Kre-O Decepticon)|Laserbeak]] becomes chest armor for Soundwave's robot mode, or a set of tailfins for spaceship mode. And [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ravage]] just kinda hangs on Soundwave's jet-mode underside, but becomes a backpack with over-the-shoulder blasters for Soundwave's robot mode.
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| :This set, like all the Battle Changers, originally only saw release in Canada, Australia, and Asian markets. It eventually saw release in the US in late 2015 through discount stores like TJ Maxx and Marshalls.
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| ==Notes==
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| * The "[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Stealth Bumblebee]]" set includes a tiny buildable "cassette recorder" that includes a sticker of Soundwave's recorder mode. You wanna say it's Soundwave? Go right ahead on. It's what the [[Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!|Kre-O comic]] did, after all.
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| [[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
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| [[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
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| [[Category:Kreons]]
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