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Shockblast eventually tricked Megatron and attempted to assume control of Unicron in his stead. The full power of Unicron proved too much for him to handle, however; it drove him insane, sending him on a mindless rampage under Unicron's control. He crashed on [[Blizzard Planet]], where Optimus Prime battled him while trying to reach past Unicron's influence to reawaken the real Shockblast. Prime's words worked, and Shockblast managed to free himself. He turned his firepower on Unicron, but the Chaos Bringer brought one fist down on the surface of Blizzard Planet, and Shockblast was crushed to death before Prime's horrified eyes. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} | Shockblast eventually tricked Megatron and attempted to assume control of Unicron in his stead. The full power of Unicron proved too much for him to handle, however; it drove him insane, sending him on a mindless rampage under Unicron's control. He crashed on [[Blizzard Planet]], where Optimus Prime battled him while trying to reach past Unicron's influence to reawaken the real Shockblast. Prime's words worked, and Shockblast managed to free himself. He turned his firepower on Unicron, but the Chaos Bringer brought one fist down on the surface of Blizzard Planet, and Shockblast was crushed to death before Prime's horrified eyes. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} | ||
Sometime later, a virtual copy of Shockblast appeared in an Autobot training simulation alongside his brother, Sixshot. {{storylink|Distribution}} | Sometime later, a virtual copy of Shockblast appeared in an Autobot training simulation alongside his brother, Sixshot. {{storylink|Distribution}} | ||
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| This article is about the Energon Decepticon. For the Generation 1 Decepticon whose Alternators toy was named "Shockblast", see Shockwave (G1). For a list of other meanings, see Shockwave (disambiguation). |
| This article is about the Transformer. For the weapon, see Shock blast cannon. |
- Shockblast is a Decepticon from the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Shockblast packs an incredible amount of strength and firepower inside his chassis, and he knows it. He's brash, arrogant, sarcastic, and fearless, even willing to challenge the might of Megatron directly. He's also a sociopath, casually killing solely for the fun of it. He revels in destruction, and he's not particularly bothered which side is doing the exploding.
Shockblast is the brother of Six Shot. He has an unspecified history with Tidal Wave; the two hate each other, probably because Shockblast is a jerk.
Fiction
Toy pack-in comics
When Slugslinger and Sharkticon attempted to break into an Autobot island facility, Shockblast scrambled the security system with an electromagnetic pulse from orbit. However, when the plan went wrong, Omega Supreme nailed Shockblast with cannon-fire, despite the Decepticon being in low orbit. Energon Volume 3
Later, Shockblast was part of the Decepticon party that had cornered Optimus Prime and a wounded Hot Shot. However, Shockblast was blown away by the combined power of Optimus and the newly arrived Wing Saber. Energon Volume 4
Energon cartoon
- Voice actor: Brian Drummond (English), Nobutoshi Canna (Japanese), Fredrik Beckmann (Swedish), Leopoldo Ballesteros (Spain - Spanish), Ossi Valo (Finnish, unknown episodes), Veeti Kallio (Finnish, unknown episodes), Fabio Boccanera (Italian)
Shockblast was a member of Tidal Wave's platoon prior to Tidal Wave being called to Earth. After eliminating their Autobot enemies, he grew bored and began to attack and destroy his own Decepticon allies. Following the end of the Mini-Con war, Shockblast and Six Shot made efforts to end the uneasy peace, and so were eventually captured by the Autobot/Decepticon coalition some time between the death of Galvatron and the appearance of Alpha Q.
Shockblast was held prisoner deep inside Cybertron, under near-constant supervision due to his status as a dangerous Decepticon war criminal. During a Decepticon uprising following Megatron's return, Shockblast escaped and slaughtered most of the Autobot guards, and even a few Decepticons as he made his way to freedom. Alpha Q: Identity In the chamber of Primus he used Padlock as a shield to secure safe passage, then shot the 'bot dead from behind once he got free. This earned him the ever-lasting hatred of Wing Dagger, Padlock's partner. Shockblast radioed Megatron from the surface, offering his services in destroying Cybertron's energon towers in exchange for passage off the planet. Megatron decided to add Shockblast to his team, and dispatched Tidal Wave to Cybertron to retrieve him. The two immediately began to squabble, reviving their old enmity. Shockblast damaged Cybertron's energon grid before fleeing the planet, leaving a gap in the Autobots' defenses. Shockblast: Rampage
Shockblast proved difficult to work with, and spent much of his time insulting and belittling the other Decepticons—so much so that when Unicron began attacking his "tenants", Tidal Wave initially blamed Shockblast. Survival Instincts Nonetheless, he was quickly given command of Megatron's troops and told to lead an assault on Cybertron to destroy the rest of the energon grid. Wing Dagger attempted to capture Shockblast during this attack, but Shockblast maneuvered him beneath a toppling Energon Tower. Unfortunately, Tidal Wave was severely damaged as the tower fell due to Shockblast's own carelessness, and the Decepticons under his command pulled back. Each One Fights...
Shockblast led a group of Terrorcons on another raid to Cybertron, blasting open the energon core so that the Battle Ravages could feed off Primus's power directly. The raid was largely successful, and Megatron even complimented Shockblast on a job well done, but Shockblast regarded Megatron with a high level of contempt. Unicron Unleashed As the Autobots invaded Unicron during his reactivation phase, Shockblast openly declared his desire to overthrow Megatron to anyone who would listen. Megatron heard his boasting echo through the bowels of Unicron, but paid it little mind. Shockblast then ran wild throughout Unicron, blasting Optimus Prime as he was about to approach Megatron for personal combat. Shockblast stormed into Megatron's throne room himself to take control, but faced Starscream's blade instead. Open Fire! As Optimus and Megatron clashed again, Shockblast interrupted them once more, but soon fell into the spatial rift that had opened due to the conflict over Unicron's power. Ripped Up Space
On the other side of the rift in space, Shockblast crashlanded alone on Iron Planet. Surrounded by Autobots, he was confronted by the reborn Wing Dagger, now known as Wing Saber. The former detention guard was given the opportunity to fulfill his duty, and Shockblast and Wing Saber fought an extended one-on-one duel until Wing Saber ultimately triumphed, securing Shockblast and avenging Padlock. Shockblast was chained to a rock and held prisoner by the Autobots. Protection Shockblast whiled away the time imprisoned insulting his guard Inferno. For a time, Megatron refused to rescue him, ignoring Shockblast's radio calls for help. He finally freed Shockblast, but subsequently demoted him to the bottom of the ranks for his treachery. Imprisoned Inferno This left him in the unenviable position of relying on the likes of Snow Cat for keen, tactical observations in combat. Shockblast churned with anger at having to deal with his nit-witted commanding officers. Jungle Planet Still, Megatron continued to offer him opportunities to blow stuff up, so Shockblast wasn't completely depressed. He destroyed Bulkhead's shuttle while the Autobots prepped an energon tower from Cybertron to defend Jungle Planet. Bulkhead Bulkhead got his revenge, though, when he beat Shockblast up and down Ocean Planet like the amateur whippersnapper he was. Farewell Inferno
Shockblast was painfully schooled by Bulkhead again on the rebirthed Planet Q. Bulkhead just casually leaned on his staff giving orders while pinning Shockblast helplessly to the ground. Return! Our Scorponok
Shockblast's habit of muttering insults to Megatron came back to haunt him when the Decepticon leader overheard the quips. He spent the next little while kicking Shockblast's aft up and down Unicron until Starscream stepped in and reminded Megatron that Shockblast was still a useful pawn. Crash Course
When Megatron dispatched the Decepticons into battle for one last supply of energon, Shockblast secretly remained behind aboard Unicron. He seemed to have mischief in mind, but a shockwave caused him to stumble out of his hiding place in Megatron's throne room before he could carry out any plots against his leader. Omega Supreme Shockblast briefly appeared in the battle on Unicron's surface with the Autobots, inadvertently showing Ironhide an entrance passageway into the Chaos-Bringer's interior. A Heroic Battle
Shockblast eventually tricked Megatron and attempted to assume control of Unicron in his stead. The full power of Unicron proved too much for him to handle, however; it drove him insane, sending him on a mindless rampage under Unicron's control. He crashed on Blizzard Planet, where Optimus Prime battled him while trying to reach past Unicron's influence to reawaken the real Shockblast. Prime's words worked, and Shockblast managed to free himself. He turned his firepower on Unicron, but the Chaos Bringer brought one fist down on the surface of Blizzard Planet, and Shockblast was crushed to death before Prime's horrified eyes. The Power of Unicron
Sometime later, a virtual copy of Shockblast appeared in an Autobot training simulation alongside his brother, Sixshot. Distribution
Energon comic
Shockblast intercepted the Ocean City schematics Slugslinger used to infiltrate the Autobot installation. Perspective
Later on, Shockblast and Mirage expressed concern that Megatron was losing his edge, after ordering a series of attacks on minor energon installations instead of going after greater scores. Armageddon Part 2
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Toys
Energon
- Shockblast (Mega, 2004)
- Japanese ID number: SD-14
- Accessories: Missile
- Shockblast transforms into a Cybertronic laser-tank, plus has a third satellite-cannon-thing mode. His cannon-arm contains a spring-loaded missile launcher and an electronic sound gimmick (which refuses to shut up most of the time). His design is obviously a homage to the Generation 1 Decepticon Shockwave.
- Many specimens of this toy have the same problem: in satellite mode, a peg on one of his legs will not fit into the corresponding slot to hold the mode together. Also, his torso connects to his legs via a very small hinge, which is quite susceptible to breaking.
- The Japanese version of Shockblast, named Laserwave, differs from the Hasbro release, with slightly more detailed paint deco and using a cooler grey plastic colour.
- This mold was also used to make Energon Six Shot.
Notes
- Shockblast's right shoulder-armor was used for the shoulders of the Autobot nurse generic model in the Energon cartoon.
- Shockblast's design was also used as the model for Cryotek's pre-beast body in "Theft of the Golden Disk" and Shattered Glass Shockwave.
- Shockblast probably would've been called "Shockwave" if it wasn't for the fact that Hasbro didn't have the trademark for the name "Shockwave" at the time. This is supported by at least two facts: He's called "Laserwave" in the Japanese version ("Laserwave" is Generation 1 Shockwave's Japanese name), and a year later, a second Shockwave homage figure was released as part of the Alternators line, also officially called "Shockblast", but sporting a license plate that reads "SHKWAV". Hasbro has subsequently reclaimed the "Shockwave" trademark. The "Shockblast" trademark was subsequently used by Hasbro for new toys of a G.I. Joe character who was previously named "Shockwave" as well. Presumably, Hasbro doesn't want to share names between their different brands anymore, and since "Shockwave" is apparently considered more of a Transformers name than a G.I. Joe name, the substitute name is used for the latter franchise instead.
- Regardless of his name, Shockblast evidently qualifies as a Shockwave in Hasbro's eyes, as he features prominently in Shockwave's Transformers Hall of Fame nomination video.
- In a rather poetic turn of events, Shockblast's death—being crushed by Unicron—mirrors the demise that was written for his G1 counterpart in the original Transformers film, though ultimately not implemented. Whether this was intentional or not is inconclusive however.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Laserwave (レーザーウェーブ Rēzāwēbu)
- Mandarin: Zhèndàngbō (China, 震荡波, "Shockwave")
- Hungarian: Pöröly ("Sledge"), Sokkoló ("Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle", "Shocker")
