Soundwave (ROTF)

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 Revenge of the Fallen franchise in the live-action film continuity family.

Soundwave, superior?

Soundwave, the Decepticon communications officer and one of Megatron's staunchest supporters, doesn't just master the frequencies that carry information across our planet, he revels in them. Stationed high in the upper atmosphere, he is fully capable of taking over communications on a planetary scale. Whether he uses this to direct civilization or destroy it remains to be seen.

Soundwave, acknowledgesSoundwave, Revenge of the Fallen

Fiction

Titan Magazines Transformers movie comics

Starscream was in talks with Soundwave to get him to join in the attack on Earth and be in Michael Bay's next documentary. Soundwave is known for talking in several frequencies at once, apparently just to be annoying. #15's Star Screams Starscream doesn't trust Soundwave but notes his intelligence, and so views him as a worthy successor in the event of his death. #21's Star Screams

IDW Transformers movie comics

Soundwave was assigned by Megatron to take command of the newly built Nemesis with the sarcophogus containing The Fallen. Soundwave's task was to find a planet with a star harvester that could be used to free their mysterious benefactor. Soundwave left Cybertron just before the outbreak of war. Defiance issue 4

Alas, poor Dreadwing. I knew him, Ravage.

Presumed dead for years, Soundwave arrived on Mars one month after Megatron's death. He quickly took stock of the situation, scanning both Dreadwing's remains, and an imprint of Frenzy's body. He contacted Starscream after his battle with Wreckage, informing him that he had sent troops from his ship to Earth, with more waiting in stasis. As Starscream headed for the ship, Soundwave informed him he still had orders to follow. Alliance issue 2

As more and more Decepticons made planetfall on Earth's surface, Soundwave assumed the form of a satellite and silently observed their operations from orbit. Alliance issue 4

Revenge of the Fallen (film)

Voice actor: Frank Welker (English)

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Toys

Revenge of the Fallen

Deluxe Class toys

War fork!

• Soundwave (2009)
  • Japanese ID number: RD-04
  • Accessories: 1 Ravage missile

Part of the initial Movie Preview wave, Soundwave transforms into a Cybertronian jet and a satellite mode that looks rather similar to the jet mode. Somehow, this makes him a Triple Changer. In robot mode, Soundwave has a bulky body structure, making him a rather small robot. In jet mode, he looks something like Cybertron Vector Prime. His satellite mode design is rather focused on deploying his Ravage missile. Both jet and satellite modes feature a second, armored version of Soundwave's face.

In robot-mode Soundwave has blue light piping in his visor but it's painted over in red. Care should be taken while transforming to satellite/jet mode with his legs. If just a little pressure is applied to the knee, it will pop out of socket (easily put back in) but will make the joint rather loose after the first time this happens.

Considering Soundwave's wings don't lock into place, any number of configurations can be created, allowing the owner to portray his jet/satellite modes however they like. In fact, his jet mode is the one that most closely matches his appearance in the movie.

Trivia

A Soundwave-headed Blackout from an animatic.

• Soundwave was originally supposed to feature in Transformers; he fulfilled both Barricade and Frenzy's roles, hacking into the CIA headquarters as a portable stereo, then morphed into a Humvee to track down Sam Witwicky. Michael Bay's decision to minimalize the amount of morphing in the film resulted in a change to a helicopter who openly attacks the army. Soundwave and Ravage were changed to Blackout and Scorponok as the film's location was changed from a jungle to a desert. Soundwave's name remained attached to the separated portable stereo character for a while, but Hasbro felt the resulting character did not properly represent the original Soundwave — he was first renamed Soundbite, but eventually ended up with the name Frenzy.

• According to the trade paperback, Soundwave was a major character in the third draft of The Reign of Starscream.

• While not appearing in Revenge Of The Fallen proper, the toy's robot mode is actually very closely derived from early ROTF concept art of Soundwave as a black Chevrolet pickup truck. The toy even retains a Cybertronian version of the Chevy grill and small headlights on the lower torso.

• Hasbro's description and arrangement of Soundwave's toy as a triple changer runs counter to the filmmakers' intent to introduce the technology in the next film. Aaron Archer acknowledged in Toyfare #140 (February 2009) they had altered Soundwave's Cybertronian form from the film for the sake of creating a decent toy.