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:''Squawkbox is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 | :''Squawkbox is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[ | [[File:Squawkbox.jpg|250px|thumb|Many high schools will send you home if you show up wearing a skirt this short.]] | ||
'''Squawkbox'''—the combined form of the Decepticons [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]] and [[Squawktalk]]—is a passionate musician. He loves playing with sound, using the combined powers of his components. Listening to, creating, and manipulating sound is his life. The results of his compositions have been called "unnervingly cacophonous", but his Decepticon commanders came up with a way to put them to good use. | '''Squawkbox'''—the combined form of the Decepticons [[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]] and [[Squawktalk]]—is a passionate musician. He loves playing with sound, using the combined powers of his components. Listening to, creating, and manipulating sound is his life. The results of his compositions have been called "unnervingly cacophonous", but his Decepticon commanders came up with a way to put them to good use. | ||
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===''Hearts of Steel''=== | ===''Hearts of Steel''=== | ||
[[ | [[File:Sb hos.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Telegraphic Communication. Hh.]] | ||
Squawkbox served as [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s communications officer while [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was in stasis lock. When Starscream learned the [[Autobot]]s were active, he ordered Squawkbox to alert the other Decepticon forces by telegraph. All Squawkbox utters is "Yes, ''Starscream''!" {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} | Squawkbox served as [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s communications officer while [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was in stasis lock. When Starscream learned the [[Autobot]]s were active, he ordered Squawkbox to alert the other Decepticon forces by telegraph. All Squawkbox utters is "Yes, ''Starscream''!" {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}} | ||
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===Madman ''The Transformers'' comic=== | ===Madman ''The Transformers'' comic=== | ||
[[ | [[File:Madman comic HotRod runsover tapes.jpg|250px|thumb|That's Squawkbox to the upper left. And also to the lower right.]] | ||
In the year 2001, Squawktalk and Beastbox accompanied [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and several other Decepticon mini-cassettes to spy on the construction site of [[Autobot City]] on [[Earth]]. The team recorded a secret meeting between [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] where the two Autobot leaders discussed hiding the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in a bunker on the building site. Once the majority of the Autobots had left for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Soundwave deployed Squawktalk, Beastbox, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] to begin excavation. Squawktalk combined with Beastbox into Squawkbox and successfully dug up the Matrix, but was then run over by the Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}} | In the year 2001, Squawktalk and Beastbox accompanied [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and several other Decepticon mini-cassettes to spy on the construction site of [[Autobot City]] on [[Earth]]. The team recorded a secret meeting between [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] where the two Autobot leaders discussed hiding the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in a bunker on the building site. Once the majority of the Autobots had left for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Soundwave deployed Squawktalk, Beastbox, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] to begin excavation. Squawktalk combined with Beastbox into Squawkbox and successfully dug up the Matrix, but was then run over by the Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}} | ||
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==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Generation 1=== | ===Generation 1=== | ||
[[ | [[File:G1 Squawkbox toy.jpg|250px|thumb|I want a girl with a short skirt and a lonnnngggg ... railgun.]] | ||
*'''Squawktalk & Beastbox''' (Mini-Cassette 2-pack, 1988) | *'''Squawktalk & Beastbox''' (Mini-Cassette 2-pack, 1988) | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Squawkbox got his first ever official profile/bio in the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye| More than Meets the Eye]]'' guide, 15 years after the toy was released. | * Squawkbox got his first ever official profile/bio in the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' guide, 15 years after the toy was released. | ||
* In the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]], Squawkbox exists before [[combiner]] technology has become available to either faction. This means that either Squawkbox is the core being and he's later split into Squawktalk and Beastbox or um... some dumb [[human|stubby]] screwed up. | * In the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]], Squawkbox exists before [[combiner]] technology has become available to either faction. This means that either Squawkbox is the core being and he's later split into Squawktalk and Beastbox or um... some dumb [[human|stubby]] screwed up. | ||
Revision as of 01:29, 8 March 2013
- Squawkbox is a Decepticon Mini-Cassette combiner from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Squawkbox—the combined form of the Decepticons Beastbox and Squawktalk—is a passionate musician. He loves playing with sound, using the combined powers of his components. Listening to, creating, and manipulating sound is his life. The results of his compositions have been called "unnervingly cacophonous", but his Decepticon commanders came up with a way to put them to good use.
Squawkbox has been assigned the function of "Battlefield Dissonance" and set free to distract and disorient the Autobots with his latest works. Squawkbox is thrilled to have both a captive audience and access to all the terrible sounds of a battlefield for future use. Unfortunately for him, his work can prove just as detrimental to his teammates as his opponents if he's not careful, and at that point it's anyone's guess as to which side will be the first to try and shut him up via photon blaster.
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 continuity
At the beginning of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, Squawkbox and a number of Soundwave's other minions watched Starscream massacre the Senate. Megatron Origin #4
Much later, and much to Squawkbox's discomfort, Sixshot asked him to locate the missing Terrorcons. Squawkbox fearfully complied and directed Sixshot to the planet Mumu-Obscura to find his comrades. Spotlight: Sixshot
Squawkbox eventually ended up on Earth, where he was captured by Bumblebee's Autobot squad and handed over to Skywatch. The Hanging Sword
Following the Chaos War, Squawkbox was one of the Decepticons who began repopulating Cybertron along with the Autobots and NAILs. When riots broke out after the return of Megatron, Squawkbox holed up in Blurr's bar instead of joining in. City on Fire
Hearts of Steel
Squawkbox served as Starscream's communications officer while Megatron was in stasis lock. When Starscream learned the Autobots were active, he ordered Squawkbox to alert the other Decepticon forces by telegraph. All Squawkbox utters is "Yes, Starscream!" Hearts of Steel #3
Madman The Transformers comic
In the year 2001, Squawktalk and Beastbox accompanied Soundwave and several other Decepticon mini-cassettes to spy on the construction site of Autobot City on Earth. The team recorded a secret meeting between Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus where the two Autobot leaders discussed hiding the Matrix of Leadership in a bunker on the building site. Once the majority of the Autobots had left for Cybertron, Soundwave deployed Squawktalk, Beastbox, Ratbat, Slugfest and Overkill to begin excavation. Squawktalk combined with Beastbox into Squawkbox and successfully dug up the Matrix, but was then run over by the Autobot Hot Rod. The Transformers
Toys
Generation 1
- Squawktalk & Beastbox (Mini-Cassette 2-pack, 1988)
- The Decepticon cassettes Squawktalk and Beastbox were packaged together, and combined to form the humanoid robot Squawkbox. Though they had separate bios, the combined form lacked one. They were the last Decepticon cassettes ever released in the United States, years after Soundwave himself stopped being available.
- In Japan, Squawkbox was only available as a mail-away exclusive during Super-God Masterforce. He cost 980 yen and 2 Robot Points.
Notes
- Squawkbox got his first ever official profile/bio in the Dreamwave More than Meets the Eye guide, 15 years after the toy was released.
- In the IDW continuity, Squawkbox exists before combiner technology has become available to either faction. This means that either Squawkbox is the core being and he's later split into Squawktalk and Beastbox or um... some dumb stubby screwed up.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Squawkbox (スクォークボックス Sukōkubokkusu)
