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Soundwave took control of the orbital station [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]] was posted at, helping [[Megatron (Prime)|Megatron]] to reach the [[Dark Energon]] by establishing a forward base within the station. He then directed Megatron to a Data Matrix Center in order to find a route to the Dark Energon that had not been blocked by Starscream. | |||
Soundwave | Later, Soundwave notified Megatron that access to the core was impossible, as it was guarded by the Omega Gate. He and [[Breakdown (Prime)|Breakdown]] accompanied Megatron as they led the assault on [[Iacon (city-state)|Iacon]], through which they would find and take the [[Omega Key]], opening the Omega Gate and allowing the core to be infused with Dark Energon. On their way to the [[Stellar Galleries]], Soundwave reported [[sniper]]s, and after taking them down, Megatron infused the entrance with Dark Energon and took his team into the security station. Soundwave noticed that the batteries fed the security grid, and the trio infused each of them with the Dark Energon source, deactivating the security measures. Soundwave then detected the Omega Key behind their next door, and after opening it, the Decepticons arrived at the Stellar Galleries. They opened the container, but found not a key, but a message from [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]], who announced that he had the Omega Key. Zeta sent Autobot attack forces that were swiftly taken down. Megatron ordered Soundwave to trace Zeta Prime's broadcast, and Soundwave found it came from 12.7 cycles ahead. He then noted a weak wall, and the Decepticons busted it down and lurked into the cities' subsystems, providing a direct route to Zeta, and the Omega Key. | ||
After Cybertron had been infected, Soundwave was posted as head of [[Kaon]]'s prison, and watched over Zeta's body. [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Prime)|Sideswipe]] and [[Air Raid (Prime)|Air Raid]] led an Autobot breakout and battled Soundwave's minions [[Frenzy (Prime)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (Prime)|Rumble]] and [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]]. Soundwave himself sustained heavy damage leaving his post to revive and retrieve each | The group descended down a shaft and arrived at a tunnel, where Megatron warned them not to get hit by a train. Going through the tunnels (and avoiding trains), they arrived in a ventilation area and broke down the door, where they were ambushed by Autobot cloakers. Soundwave dispatched them and infused Dark Energon into the batteries. Megatron congratulated him, and then ordered him to unlock the exit. Soundwave obliged, and the trio found themselves in another tunnel. Breakdown challenged Soundwave to a race, to which the monotone Decepticon responded with a cold "Negative." Tough crowd. Rushing through the tunnel, this time full of moving trains, the group came to a station where they infiltrated Iacon's lower levels. Soundwave detected the Omega Key at last, and suggested proceeding through the logistics station. Roughing it through the Autobot attackers, finally Soundwave determined that the key was beyond the train tunnels. | ||
Soundwave and his teammates arrived at Iacon's main streets, where they met up with [[Brawl (Prime)|Brawl]] outside of Zeta Prime's vaults. Helping him clear the area, Megatron tried opening the vault door, but it was futile, and Zeta taunted them more. Brawl called in the Dark Energon bombers, but they were spectacularly shot down in flames. Brawl suggested disabling the anti-aircraft guns, and Soundwave assisted in carrying out the plan. Autobots intercepted all around, but Soundwave and the others had to hold them off until the next wave of bombers arrived. When they did, the street and the vault doors were cleared, and Soundwave joined the others in celebrating the Autobots' extermination. On their way to the entrance, the squad was intercepted by a [[Destroyer]], and Soundwave split from the others to flank him, and eventually rendered him non-functional. Inside the vault, they avoided Zeta's traps and finally reached the Omega Key, but it too was a trap. Zeta then attacked them, using a giant hologram and controlling the chamber to his advantage, mashing and sending holographic brutes to attack for him. After a huge battle ensued, Zeta's machine was destroyed, and Megatron took the key from Zeta's chest. But, Zeta Prime informed them that the "key" he had was actually a device that activated the real key: [[Omega Supreme (Prime)|Omega Supreme]]. | |||
As the three Decepticons flew away to track Omega, Soundwave noticed that the "key" was coming for them. Omega Supreme attacked and thrust the Decepticons' ship into a wall. Crash-landing, Megatron had a change of plans; force Omega Supreme to open the Omega Gate. Soundwave noticed a Decepticon drop ship across the bridge, but when the squad went to investigated, Omega Supreme intercepted them. Soundwave reported that his weapons were ineffective, but Megatron told his soldiers to destroy the bridge supports, causing Omega Supreme to plunge. But he survived and in vehicle mode, forced the Decepticons to retreat inside. In a frenzy, Breakdown noted that the door was locked, and Soundwave proposed that Dark Energon could open the door, which it did. Inside, Soundwave picked up a transmission from [[Starscream (Prime)|Starscream]], who announced that he would be replacing the "deceased" Megatron as Decepticon leader. Enraged, Megatron threatened Starscream, but Soundwave informed his leader that communication to the surface had been cut off, and that he was cursing him out for no reason. | |||
The trio arrived at the lift, but found it to be locked down. Breaking the locks got the lift back to working condition, but on their way up, Omega Supreme returned and blasted it, forcing the Decepticons down the shaft at breakneck speed. Omega was still out there, so the locks' destruction was the Decepticons' only hope. At the bottom, they continued, but Omega Supreme wouldn't quit! He grabbed the Decepticons, but Soundwave helped out in shooting Omega Supreme's hand, relinquishing the three from his grasp. They retreated inside a fortified Autobot prison, and in order to prevent detection, Soundwave jammed their signals. Slaying the Autobots inside who dared attempt to attack their foes, Soundwave unlocked the exit, which only let in more Autobots. They too, met their demise, but as Soundwave and his comrades escaped, he noticed that the Autobots' security was countering the effects of Dark Energon. Destroying the sentries turned to be a worthwhile solution, but the Decepticons had to deal with Omega Supreme and his mines. Soundwave's sensors indicated the presence of a bridge nearby, and despite Breakdown being unsure, Megatron was willing to follow Soundwave's help. Once again, Omega Supreme continued to stalk, but Soundwave led his group to an alternate route... a dead end, to be precise. But Soundwave revealed that breaking the doorway took them to Iacon maintenance tunnels leading straight to the bridge. When they arrived through the power conduits, Soundwave fought through more Autobots and finally activated the bridge. | |||
Racing across the bridge, they barely avoided Omega Supreme, and Soundwave located another cargo lift that would transport them straight to the heavy ion turrets, and on the lift he found several Autobot/Decepticon signals, a sign they were approaching the battle on the surface. Soundwave participated in the slugfest, and his analysis proved that the turrets nearby had enough firepower to legitimately damage Omega Supreme. Then, he showed no mercy using the turrets to breach Omega's armour and finally topple him to the ground below. | |||
Soundwave, Breakdown, and Megatron followed Omega, and at the bottom, they were surprised to see him survive and transform into his mighty robot mode. Soundwave noted that the batteries were the source of Omega's health, and gave his amigos hints on Omega's weaknesses; avoiding his tractor beams would allow them to live, and his turrets were vulnerable, making them the prime target. When the turrets were blown, Soundwave saw that the batteries were being used to repair them, and so it became an objective to corrupt them with Dark Energon. When Omega Supreme used the batteries to heal himself, he was instead weakened, allowing the Decepticons to critically injure him. Omega Supreme was still alive, however, but much weaker. Soundwave observed a weak chest and Megatron ordered Soundwave and Breakdown to blast it, and Omega Supreme fell at last. Soundwave told Megatron that now would be a good time to corrupt Omega with Dark Energon, but Megatron shut him up for stating the obvious and did it himself, laughing all the way. | |||
After Cybertron had been infected, Soundwave was posted as head of [[Kaon]]'s prison, and watched over Zeta's body. [[Optimus Prime (Prime)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (Prime)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Prime)|Sideswipe]] and [[Air Raid (Prime)|Air Raid]] led an Autobot breakout and battled Soundwave's minions [[Frenzy (Prime)|Frenzy]], [[Rumble (Prime)|Rumble]] and [[Laserbeak (Prime)|Laserbeak]]. Soundwave himself sustained heavy damage leaving his post to revive and retrieve each Minicon. Eventually, defeated and critically damaged, Soundwave desperately attempted to restore himself by absorbing life force from Zeta's very own spark. His attempt to fully heal was halted by Optimus, who even took a shot from the Decepticon intended to finish off Prime. Although Soundwave and his minions fled, the damage had already been done and Zeta Prime expired moments later. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}} | |||
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| The name or term "Soundwave" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Soundwave (disambiguation). |
- Soundwave is a Decepticon from the Transformers: Prime continuity family.
Soundwave was one of Megatron's earliest followers and, many believe, instrumental to his rise. He is a master spy, using surveillance equipment and a veritable army of Minicon minions (some of which nest inside his own body) to learn everything there is to know about his allies and his enemies. He makes it his business to know exactly what is happening, where, and when and his Minicons inevitably help to turn this information to the advantage of Megatron... and Soundwave himself.
Fiction
Exodus: The History of the War for Cybertron
Soundwave was a gladiator from Kaon who almost bested Megatron in combat, an act that created mutual respect between the two. Soundwave saw in Megatron a desire to return to the swashbuckling spirit of the Golden Age of Cybertron, when Cybertronians emerged from the Well of All Sparks having to escape from the Underworld's monsters rather than being put into a caste. He was appointed Megatron's lieutenant with Shockwave. Though Megatron despised Minicons, Soundwave insisted on having them around to spy on their gladiators, including the time when Megatron's librarian friend Orion Pax came to visit. He was suspicious of Orion and even asked permission from Megatron to tail him as he returned to Iacon.
After Decepticons bombed Cybertron in Megatron's name, Soundwave sent Frenzy and Rumble to search for the Matrix of Leadership in Crystal City (a place which design he always found self indulgent). Soundwave was not sure whether he should have bothered, as he was not superstitious and wondered what use a piece of a broken sword could be. Instead he got chilling indications Crystal City's scientists were planning to revive Omega Supreme.
Soundwave attended Orion and Megatron's hearing before the High Council. During this meeting, Soundwave helped to sow discord and tension by loudly shouting his complaints over security breaches that, in truth, he himself had caused. The Council noted that they were aware someone had tried to find the Matrix, and they appointed Orion Prime and requested he find it. This tore Orion and Megatron's movement in two.
During the final days of the war, Soundwave and his minions' research changed the fate of Cybertron. It was they who found the areas of the DataNet that Alpha Trion had overlooked and not deleted, revealing the existence of Dark Energon on Trypticon Station. It was he who remembered the Geosynchronous Energon Bridge below Crystal City that allowed for the mass transportation of Dark Energon between Cybertron and Trypticon. And it was the evidence he got from Rumble and Frenzy when they infiltrated Crystal City that revealed the existence of the Plasma Energy Chamber and its two Code Keys, which enabled Megatron to poison the Core of Cybertron.
When Optimus removed the Chamber from the Core, beginning the planet's slow healing process, Soundwave boarded the Nemesis with Megatron, Starscream and Lugnut to pursue the Autobot Ark into the unknown reaches of space. Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron
Prime cartoon
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Further information in this article is coming soon as it pertains to information that may not yet have been officially released. |
Games
Transformers: War for Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)
- Voice actor: Isaac C. Singleton Jr. (English), Claudio Moneta (Italian)
Soundwave took control of the orbital station Starscream was posted at, helping Megatron to reach the Dark Energon by establishing a forward base within the station. He then directed Megatron to a Data Matrix Center in order to find a route to the Dark Energon that had not been blocked by Starscream.
Later, Soundwave notified Megatron that access to the core was impossible, as it was guarded by the Omega Gate. He and Breakdown accompanied Megatron as they led the assault on Iacon, through which they would find and take the Omega Key, opening the Omega Gate and allowing the core to be infused with Dark Energon. On their way to the Stellar Galleries, Soundwave reported snipers, and after taking them down, Megatron infused the entrance with Dark Energon and took his team into the security station. Soundwave noticed that the batteries fed the security grid, and the trio infused each of them with the Dark Energon source, deactivating the security measures. Soundwave then detected the Omega Key behind their next door, and after opening it, the Decepticons arrived at the Stellar Galleries. They opened the container, but found not a key, but a message from Zeta Prime, who announced that he had the Omega Key. Zeta sent Autobot attack forces that were swiftly taken down. Megatron ordered Soundwave to trace Zeta Prime's broadcast, and Soundwave found it came from 12.7 cycles ahead. He then noted a weak wall, and the Decepticons busted it down and lurked into the cities' subsystems, providing a direct route to Zeta, and the Omega Key.
The group descended down a shaft and arrived at a tunnel, where Megatron warned them not to get hit by a train. Going through the tunnels (and avoiding trains), they arrived in a ventilation area and broke down the door, where they were ambushed by Autobot cloakers. Soundwave dispatched them and infused Dark Energon into the batteries. Megatron congratulated him, and then ordered him to unlock the exit. Soundwave obliged, and the trio found themselves in another tunnel. Breakdown challenged Soundwave to a race, to which the monotone Decepticon responded with a cold "Negative." Tough crowd. Rushing through the tunnel, this time full of moving trains, the group came to a station where they infiltrated Iacon's lower levels. Soundwave detected the Omega Key at last, and suggested proceeding through the logistics station. Roughing it through the Autobot attackers, finally Soundwave determined that the key was beyond the train tunnels.
Soundwave and his teammates arrived at Iacon's main streets, where they met up with Brawl outside of Zeta Prime's vaults. Helping him clear the area, Megatron tried opening the vault door, but it was futile, and Zeta taunted them more. Brawl called in the Dark Energon bombers, but they were spectacularly shot down in flames. Brawl suggested disabling the anti-aircraft guns, and Soundwave assisted in carrying out the plan. Autobots intercepted all around, but Soundwave and the others had to hold them off until the next wave of bombers arrived. When they did, the street and the vault doors were cleared, and Soundwave joined the others in celebrating the Autobots' extermination. On their way to the entrance, the squad was intercepted by a Destroyer, and Soundwave split from the others to flank him, and eventually rendered him non-functional. Inside the vault, they avoided Zeta's traps and finally reached the Omega Key, but it too was a trap. Zeta then attacked them, using a giant hologram and controlling the chamber to his advantage, mashing and sending holographic brutes to attack for him. After a huge battle ensued, Zeta's machine was destroyed, and Megatron took the key from Zeta's chest. But, Zeta Prime informed them that the "key" he had was actually a device that activated the real key: Omega Supreme.
As the three Decepticons flew away to track Omega, Soundwave noticed that the "key" was coming for them. Omega Supreme attacked and thrust the Decepticons' ship into a wall. Crash-landing, Megatron had a change of plans; force Omega Supreme to open the Omega Gate. Soundwave noticed a Decepticon drop ship across the bridge, but when the squad went to investigated, Omega Supreme intercepted them. Soundwave reported that his weapons were ineffective, but Megatron told his soldiers to destroy the bridge supports, causing Omega Supreme to plunge. But he survived and in vehicle mode, forced the Decepticons to retreat inside. In a frenzy, Breakdown noted that the door was locked, and Soundwave proposed that Dark Energon could open the door, which it did. Inside, Soundwave picked up a transmission from Starscream, who announced that he would be replacing the "deceased" Megatron as Decepticon leader. Enraged, Megatron threatened Starscream, but Soundwave informed his leader that communication to the surface had been cut off, and that he was cursing him out for no reason.
The trio arrived at the lift, but found it to be locked down. Breaking the locks got the lift back to working condition, but on their way up, Omega Supreme returned and blasted it, forcing the Decepticons down the shaft at breakneck speed. Omega was still out there, so the locks' destruction was the Decepticons' only hope. At the bottom, they continued, but Omega Supreme wouldn't quit! He grabbed the Decepticons, but Soundwave helped out in shooting Omega Supreme's hand, relinquishing the three from his grasp. They retreated inside a fortified Autobot prison, and in order to prevent detection, Soundwave jammed their signals. Slaying the Autobots inside who dared attempt to attack their foes, Soundwave unlocked the exit, which only let in more Autobots. They too, met their demise, but as Soundwave and his comrades escaped, he noticed that the Autobots' security was countering the effects of Dark Energon. Destroying the sentries turned to be a worthwhile solution, but the Decepticons had to deal with Omega Supreme and his mines. Soundwave's sensors indicated the presence of a bridge nearby, and despite Breakdown being unsure, Megatron was willing to follow Soundwave's help. Once again, Omega Supreme continued to stalk, but Soundwave led his group to an alternate route... a dead end, to be precise. But Soundwave revealed that breaking the doorway took them to Iacon maintenance tunnels leading straight to the bridge. When they arrived through the power conduits, Soundwave fought through more Autobots and finally activated the bridge.
Racing across the bridge, they barely avoided Omega Supreme, and Soundwave located another cargo lift that would transport them straight to the heavy ion turrets, and on the lift he found several Autobot/Decepticon signals, a sign they were approaching the battle on the surface. Soundwave participated in the slugfest, and his analysis proved that the turrets nearby had enough firepower to legitimately damage Omega Supreme. Then, he showed no mercy using the turrets to breach Omega's armour and finally topple him to the ground below.
Soundwave, Breakdown, and Megatron followed Omega, and at the bottom, they were surprised to see him survive and transform into his mighty robot mode. Soundwave noted that the batteries were the source of Omega's health, and gave his amigos hints on Omega's weaknesses; avoiding his tractor beams would allow them to live, and his turrets were vulnerable, making them the prime target. When the turrets were blown, Soundwave saw that the batteries were being used to repair them, and so it became an objective to corrupt them with Dark Energon. When Omega Supreme used the batteries to heal himself, he was instead weakened, allowing the Decepticons to critically injure him. Omega Supreme was still alive, however, but much weaker. Soundwave observed a weak chest and Megatron ordered Soundwave and Breakdown to blast it, and Omega Supreme fell at last. Soundwave told Megatron that now would be a good time to corrupt Omega with Dark Energon, but Megatron shut him up for stating the obvious and did it himself, laughing all the way.
After Cybertron had been infected, Soundwave was posted as head of Kaon's prison, and watched over Zeta's body. Optimus, Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Air Raid led an Autobot breakout and battled Soundwave's minions Frenzy, Rumble and Laserbeak. Soundwave himself sustained heavy damage leaving his post to revive and retrieve each Minicon. Eventually, defeated and critically damaged, Soundwave desperately attempted to restore himself by absorbing life force from Zeta's very own spark. His attempt to fully heal was halted by Optimus, who even took a shot from the Decepticon intended to finish off Prime. Although Soundwave and his minions fled, the damage had already been done and Zeta Prime expired moments later. Transformers: War for Cybertron
Transformers: Cybertron Adventures
- Voice actor: Isaac C. Singleton Jr. (English), Claudio Moneta (Italian)
Transformers: Cybertron Adventures
Toys
Generations
- Cybertronian Soundwave (Deluxe, 2010)
- Accessories:
- This toy is based on Soundwave's appearance in the video game Transformers: War for Cybertron, transforming into a Cybertronian SUV-type vehicle.
Notes
- Soundwave transforms into a Cybertronian car during gameplay of War for Cybertron, and his toy does the same, having only one alternate mode. However, in a War for Cybertron cutscene, he is additionally shown to transform into a Cybertronian boombox.
- Despite his toy and concept art appearance, Soundwave has yellow eyes in-game. hmmm...
