Soundwave (WFC)

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.

And the people did rejoice!

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

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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. He was at Megatron's side with Breakdown as they led the assault on Iacon and took the Omega Key from Zeta Prime. However, it turned out the Key was merely a signalling device for Omega Supreme, the true opener of the Omega Gate to Cybertron's core. Soundwave joined Megatron on the hunt for the Omega Key, as part of the bridge crew manning the ship they were using to track it down. Soundwave helped Megatron evade and overwhelm Omega with the use of an Autobot anti-air battery.

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 as 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

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No giant guitar this time!

• 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.