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* Tidal Wave's use of his own name as a battle cry is not exclusive to the English stories; he likewise chants "Shock, Shock, Shock  waaaaaaave" as he fights in ''Super Link''.  When he upgrades to Mirage ("Shockfleet" in Japan), his battle cry becomes "ShockShockShock!"
* Tidal Wave's use of his own name as a battle cry is not exclusive to the English stories; he likewise chants "Shock, Shock, Shock  waaaaaaave" as he fights in ''Super Link''.  When he upgrades to Mirage ("Shockfleet" in Japan), his battle cry becomes "ShockShockShock!"


* In the English dub of the ''Armada'' cartoon, Tidal Wave is called by his Japanese name, Shockwave, several times. Of course, the English dub was notorious for [[Sparkplug (Armada)|not]] [[High Wire (Armada)|keeping]] [[Sureshock (Armada)|names]] [[Grindor (Armada)|straight]].
* In the English dub of the ''Armada'' cartoon, Tidal Wave is referred to by his Japanese name, Shockwave, several times. Of course, the English dub was notorious for [[Sparkplug (Armada)|not]] [[High Wire (Armada)|keeping]] [[Sureshock (Armada)|names]] [[Grindor (Armada)|straight]].


* An easter egg on the Playstation 2 game of Transformers is that, when he's in vehicle mode, you can enter a cavity where his robot mode head is stored. You can walk all over it and a glitch enables you to walk inside his head. He doesn't seem to mind.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8hcHAW3YiY Gameplay video showing the Tidal Wave's head Easter egg.]</ref>
* An easter egg on the Playstation 2 game of Transformers is that, when he's in vehicle mode, you can enter a cavity where his robot mode head is stored. You can walk all over it and a glitch enables you to walk inside his head. He doesn't seem to mind.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8hcHAW3YiY Gameplay video showing the Tidal Wave's head Easter egg.]</ref>

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Tidal Wave is a Decepticon from the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Like a vast predatory bird fish...

Tidal Wave is a colossal powerhouse, one of the largest Decepticons under Megatron's command. His power is backed up by a brain that doesn't exactly run at optimal speeds; he's not so much stupid as he is single-minded and easily frustrated, although his tendency to shout his own name repeatedly as a sort of battle cry doesn't do much to refute his reputation as a knucklehead. In battle he is merciless, an unyielding engine of destruction.

He is unquestionably loyal to Megatron and his ideals and will quickly sign up with anyone that promises power to the Decepticon cause. He may or may not have a soft spot for children.<ref>One of the Super Link commercial bumpers features Mirage introducing himself, then telling the good little children out there that it's nice to meet them.</ref>

Tidal Wave's Mini-Con partner is Ramjet. Tidal Wave takes on the name Mirage when upgrading to a new body.

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Fiction

Toy pack-in comics

File:Armada V3 Tidal Wave.jpg

On Cybertron, Tidal Wave rescued Galvatron when the Decepticon leader was being transported to prison. The two combined, and their power was too much for Overload and Rollout to handle. Their battle was cut short when Ramjet pointed out the gigantic form of Unicron in the sky. Armada Volume 4

As part of Eclipse-Team, Tidal Wave, now in a new body as Mirage, was assigned to patrol the exterior of an Autobot energon refinery plant while his team-mates Sharkticon and Slugslinger plundered the ressources within. The plan quickly went awry and when Slugslinger called in Mirage for reinforcement, Mirage was swatted by Omega Supreme for his troubles. The mission was a complete failure. Energon Volume 3

In another battle, Mirage, along with Demolishor, Snow Cat, and Shockblast, were sicced on a weakened Optimus Prime, but were blasted away by Wing Saber. Energon Volume 4

Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity

Armada cartoon

Voice actor Doug Parker (English), Jin Yamanoi (Japanese)

Tidal Wave was brought to Earth by the Decepticon strategist Thrust in an attempt to bolster the Decepticon forces so that they could obtain the Requiem Blaster. Thrust's claims of Tidal Wave's prowess initially conflicted with the newcomer's... lack of grace. This was exemplified when Hot Shot and Blurr capsized the huge warship and sent it to the bottom of the deep. However, Tidal Wave quickly recovered by transforming into his massively powerful robot mode and quickly sent the Autobots scrambling for cover. Awakening

Pounding the Autobots with firepower, Thrust called out to Tidal Wave to initiate his party piece. Tidal Wave transformed and split into three component vehicle sections (which somehow shrank in size), headed for Megatron and Powerlinxed with him, forming a combination known as Burning Megatron. Megatron declared that "The Power is Mine!" before setting off in pursuit of Jet Optimus. Tidal Wave gave Megatron flight capability and an overwhelming amount of firepower which kept Jet Optimus at bay long enough for Megatron to slice the connection point between Optimus Prime and Jetfire with the Star Saber. However, Optimus Prime managed to obtain the Requiem Blaster and used it to injure both Tidal Wave and Megatron, forcing the Decepticons to retreat Desperate to the Moon for repairs. Runaway

Tidal Wave later participated in the Decepticons' operation to steal the Blaster, during which Starscream decided to defect. Sacrifice After Starscream cracked and attacked Megatron, Tidal Wave was sent after him to Earth when the rogue Decepticon jet escaped their moon base with the Star Saber in his possession. The Autobots initially assumed both Decepticons were part of a combined attack, but eventually came to Starscream's assistance against Tidal Wave when the Decepticon shot him down. Hot Shot nailed Tidal Wave in the eye with his axle cannon but the powerful Tidal Wave recovered quickly and caused problems for Jet Optimus, who couldn't so much as scratch him. This prompted Starscream to toss the Star Saber to the Autobot leader which he used to slice off one of Tidal Wave's chest guns and forced the Decepticon to retreat again. Regeneration

He was present when Starscream led the Autobots into the heart of the Decepticon base to liberate the captive Mini-Cons. He handily took down Side Swipe, then moved to the chamber where the Hydra Cannon was under construction to prevent the Mini-Cons from being lost to the Autobots. On the way, he encountered Perceptor and Hot Shot, the latter of whom distracted him long enough for the former to penetrate deeper into the Decepticon base.

Though Hot Shot fought hard, Tidal Wave was simply too big and powerful for the young 'bot to defeat alone, so he fled to the construction room with Tidal Wave in hot pursuit. Tidal Wave arrived just in time to see the Mini-Cons flee with Perceptor. Smokescreen then arrived and the two fought for a while before the Autobots retreated, their objectives achieved. Rescue

Megatron then sent Tidal Wave to Mars as part of a trap for Starscream and Jetfire. He beat up Starscream in the sky, which sent him crashing to the surface. He encountered both the Autobots, as well as their Mini-Cons, shortly thereafter in the asteroid belt where they had located Firebot. Megatron and Thrust arrived to help him at this point, but all three were forced back when the Autobots unlocked the power of burning justice in the Star Saber and Skyboom shield. Mars

Tidal Wave participated in the attack during which Starscream returned to the Decepticons, bringing the Star Saber and Skyboom Shield with him. Once again, he fought Hot Shot. Crack He also fought against Optimus Prime and Jetfire atop the Hydra Cannon, Crisis combined with Megatron to defeat Side Swipe, Miracle and again when they found themselves on Nemesis Prime's world. Puppet He presumably took part in Galvatron's conquest of Cybertron Uprising and later tried, with only partial success, to prevent Hot Shot from getting close to Galvatron. Dash

After that, he was assigned a squad to Decepticons and sent to clear an area of Autobots. He engaged Jetfire during this time, calling the Autobot a "show-off". Portent He again combined with Megatron when the Decepticon leader decided to approach Optimus Prime for some... aggressive negotiations. Somehow, Jetfire managed to defeat single-handedly during this time. Cramp

Tidal Wave attended the meeting during which the Autobots and Decepticons formed a temporary truce to combat the menace of Unicron, notably shaking hands with Jetfire. Alliance After this, he combined with Galvatron in order to kill the traitorous Thrust, save Demolishor, and then, with the similarly combined Optimus Prime and Jetfire, penetrate deep into the core of Unicron. Union He detached from his master for a final time to allow the two Transformer leaders to settle their final differences and accompanied the rest of the Transformers, where he then fled the scene. Mortal Combat

Energon cartoon

Voice actor Doug Parker (English), Jin Yamanoi (Japanese), Anders Öjebo (Swedish)
Plot points derived exclusively from the Super Link version of the Energon cartoon are in italics.

Before he came to Earth, Tidal Wave was in charge of a Decepticon platoon on Dabola which included Shockblast and Six Shot. After a series of battles, they eliminated the Autobots on the planet but Shockblast and Six Shot grew bored and started lashing out at their Decepticon allies. Tidal Wave eventually managed to drive them away and subsequently garnered an everlasting hatred for Shockblast. Alpha Q: Identity

After the end of the Unicron Battles, Tidal Wave loyally followed Galvatron's last request—that the Decepticons remain at peace with the Autobots. During the ten year period that followed, Tidal Wave somewhere along the line changed not only his color palette but also his occupation—instead of being a warrior, he was now a guardian of the energon mines in the Solar System's asteroid belt.

Tidal Wave's post was one of the first targets of the Terrorcon hordes. Cybertron City After being attacked and abducted, he was brought to Scorponok and Alpha Quintesson's base of operations where they convinced him to side with them by promising to revive Megatron, a deal which Tidal Wave eagerly agreed to despite clearly disliking Scorponok. He began by attacking an energon-mining facility on Mars and managed to obtain a large amount of energon before being driven back by the Autobots. Scorpinok At some point thereafter, he met up with Cyclonus somewhere in space and gave him a quick run-down on the situation. Cyclonus liked the idea of reviving Megatron, but was skeptical that this goal could actually be achieved.

After that, Tidal Wave led a force of Terrorcons to attack Mars City and steal its energon. Due to the city's weak defenses, he was able to grab all its energon and slaughter most of its guards and inhabitants before leaving.

Fresh from this success, he led an attack on Plains City alongside Scorponok where he faced off against his old allies Cyclonus and Demolishor. They were again repelled after a fierce battle against the Autobots, but this time Cyclonus came with them, having seen that Scorponok possessed Megatron's sword and thus concluding that Megatron could be brought back to life with reasonable effort Megatron's Sword.

Tidal Wave, Cyclonus, and Scorponok returned to Unicron's body where Tidal Wave showed Megatron's corpse to Cyclonus. After Cyclonus hitting the corpse failed to resurrect it, he and Tidal Wave tried to persuade Scorponok to bring back their old leader, only to be ordered to go get more energon. They tried to raid a recently-discovered energon vein in the Arctic, but were driven away when Cybertron City arrived. The New Cybertron City

After this, the Autobots upgraded all their defenses around their energon sources, leading to a series of defeats for the Decepticons under Alpha Q's control. In frustration, Cyclonus kicked Megatron's corpse a few times in proxy revenge for all the times he'd mistreated them. Tidal Wave begged him not to do that and verbally defended Megatron when their leader's disembodied voice demanded that they treat him with more respect.

Seeing that Megatron's spark was causing trouble, Scorponok attempted to kill him outright but only succeeded in resurrecting him in a new body; at this, Tidal Wave was overjoyed and gleefully helped Megatron take control of Unicron's body from Alpha Q. He then followed Megatron in another attack on Plains City, during which Hot Shot lost an arm. Megatron Resurrected After this, they returned to their base where Tidal Wave was assigned to guard the recently inducted Scorponok. Scorponok wondered why Megatron didn't kill Optimus Prime in their last sortie and Tidal Wave told him to figure it out - in the event that he did, the rest of the Decepticons would start to trust him.

Tidal Wave later took part in the Decepticon mission to Ocean City, during which Demolishor returned to their ranks Megatron Raid for another raid on Earth's moon. Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary He also accompanied the Decepticons in their next attack on Ocean City, attacking from beneath the water but was like everyone else, repelled by the energon tower's Autobot-flavored energon. Energon Tower He was present when Megatron, for the first and only time, used the powers he gained from Unicron to restore Starscream's loyalty to the Decepticons. The Legend of Rodimus

After this, he observed a force of Alpha Q's Terrorcons investigating Jungle City, and reasoned that there was probably energon to be had. The Decepticons attacked and made off with as much energon as they could, during which Tidal Wave attempted to destroy the energon tower. On this occasion, most of their efforts went to waste when the Autobots exploded the city to prevent the Decepticons from getting the energon, but the 'Cons still came out ahead. Crisis in Jungle City

He also took part in an attempt to capture Kicker. Kicker Beware! When this failed, Megatron got the idea that chucking some giant comet-shaped lumps of Unicron at Earth would obliterate the Autobots and assigned Tidal Wave to lead the efforts in pushing them across the gulf of space. Tidal Wave explained to Scorponok that this slow procession would scare the humans much more than having the projectiles appear near their planet without warning.

However, Megatron's grand plan just gave the humans and Autobots time to prepare and so the plan failed miserably. All the Decepticons fled back to Unicron. Energon Grid Following this, Megatron ordered them to find Alpha Q, who would have a lot of energon. Demolishor and Tidal Wave protested that this would be nigh impossible - after all, space is really big - but Megatron would have none of it.

Just before trying to track him down, Tidal Wave and Starscream were responsible for seeing that Scorponok took all his energon back to Megatron and didn't try to skim any off the top for Alpha Q. Rodimus Friend or Foe?

He later took part in a plan to lure out Alpha Q, using Scorponok as bait. However, it was Rodimus who came to Scorponok's rescue. All the Decepticons present, Tidal Wave among them, exchanged fire with Rodimus's team and retreated when Megatron was injured. Go for Unicron! Some time after this battle, he received a message from Snow Cat that he had found energon on an icy planet and so the Decepticons set off in pursuit. He attacked the Miranda II alongside Megatron and, after making some initial gains, the two were forced back by Alpha Q's new Cruellock drones.

Still, this event ended well for Tidal Wave and the Decepticons. The Autobot's used the Miranda II's Energon Ring to destroy the Terrorcons, allowing the Decepticons to take all the planet's energon. The Return of Demolishor After that, he took part in a rather half-hearted attack on the Miranda II in deep space, and was again driven off. A Tale of Two Heros After that, the Autobots under Optimus Prime decided to attack Unicron and so the Decepticons went to defend their base, Tidal Wave paying particular attention to Optimus Prime. Battle Stations After fighting for a while, both Unicron and the Miranda II arrived at Cybertron where both sides fell back to regroup.

With the arrival of Unicron, Cybertron erupted into chaos. Megatron decided to recruit the unstable and dangerous Shockblast, who had been imprisoned by the Autobot/Decepticon coalition since Tidal Wave had last seen him. Due to their previous enmity, Tidal Wave vehemently opposed this plan, but to no avail. Alpha Q: Identity Shockblast radioed Megatron regarding a cache of energon big enough to revive Unicron, and thus despite his objections to trusting Shockblast, Tidal Wave was assigned to lead a team to this location.

As soon as they met, Shockblast immediately took charge of the operation, sending the Decepticons to smash various towers. Tidal Wave, being familiar with Shockblast, refused to obey him and the two began squabbling with Shockblast actually using Tidal Wave as a flying surfboard from which to shoot down Autobots. Megatron ordered the Decepticons to bring Shockblast to him and, his loyalty to Megatron being greater than his hatred of Shockblast, Tidal Wave reluctantly did so. Shockblast: Rampage

Tidal Wave kept up his dislike and distrust of Shockblast, even going so far as to blame him for Unicron's highly destructive pangs of hunger. Survival Instincts When Unicron had been sated, Megatron sent the surviving Decepticons to destroy Cybertron's energy grid with Shockblast in command; Tidal Wave chafed at this, but still obeyed his commander. Shockblast ended up getting in over his head and so Tidal Wave tried to rescue him, getting hit by a falling energon tower in the process. Each One Fights... After this, Megatron rebuilt him as Mirage.

Mirage's first mission in his new body was to lead a large force of Terrorcons down to Cybertron as a distraction to allow Shockblast to sneak in with the main force. The plan worked and, despite Shockblast's incompetence, Unicron was restored to functionality. Unicron Unleashed The Autobots attacked and Mirage helped defend Unicron. Open Fire! In the aftermath he helped Starscream save Megatron from Shockblast's attempted coup and then followed Megatron into the rift in space that had opened up in the meantime. Ripped Up Space

Mirage followed Megatron when he destroyed the first of Alpha Q's planets and also when they took a large amount of energon from Iron Planet while deliberately not helping the imprisoned Shockblast. Protection He then accompanied Megatron on his secret mission to Iron Planet. There, Mirage advised Megatron not to release Shockblast; Megatron agreed, threatening to 'rewire' the traitor which inspired Shockblast to offer to capture an Autobot as proof of his loyalty. Megatron did release Shockblast at this, above Mirage's objections; Mirage's fears on this particular occasion proves groundless as Shockblast did indeed capture Inferno, allowing Megatron to forcibly turn him into a Decepticon. Imprisoned Inferno

When Scorponok went to harvest the energon from Jungle Planet, Mirage was among those who distracted the Autobots from this mission. Jungle Planet

Some time later, he took part in the attack on the Autobot base on Ocean Planet, approaching the base of the energon tower from underwater and destroying it. He also took part in the attempted recruitment of Inferno and got shot at. Farewell Inferno When Planet Q was restored, Mirage was one of those sent to guard the palace in case Scorponok should get in and regain his memories, but was smashed out of the way by Ironhide. As it turned out, however, they needn't have bothered. Return! Our Scorponok

He later took part in another defense of Unicron against the Autobots, and was this time defeated by the presence of Omega Supreme and the timely arrival of Inferno, now rebuilt as Roadblock, with a huge number of energon towers Omega Supreme. He remained with Unicron and again fought to defend the chaos bringer's body from those who would destroy it A Heroic Battle.

Around this time, he started forming a comedy trio with Snow Cat and Demolishor. During a subsequent stage of the Autobots' attack, Mirage and Snow Cat formed a combat duo with Mirage flying around while towing Snow Cat behind him in a manner not unlike water skiing, except in space. The Power of Unicron Despite, or perhaps because of, this wonderful new tactic, the two were overwhelmed by the Autobots' superior numbers and had to be rescued by Starscream. Optimus Supreme Meanwhile, Megatron successfully merged his spark with Unicron; when that happened, he trapped all the other Decepticons with tentacles and tried to devour Demolishor, but Mirage saved him. Unicron Perishes

When Unicron was destroyed, it seemed that Mirage, Snow Cat, and Demolishor were the only survivors. They were summarily rounded up by the Autobots and put in prison where they shared a block with Six Shot. Oddly enough, given their history, Mirage didn't seem to bear Six Shot any of the hatred he had for his brother. As it turned out, the other Decepticons had survived as well and the four in prison were released by Starscream. Ambition During the jailbreak, Mirage was separated from the others, but soon found them again. Not seeing any Autobots around, they just decided to blow up whatever was convenient. After a while, the others left him to attend to various tasks, leaving Mirage and Snow Cat to carry on creating chaos. Wishes

After Six Shot collapsed the energon towers and flooded Cybertron with Decepticon-flavored energon gas, Mirage and Snow Cat rejoined the rest of the Decepticons in their commandeered control room, where they along with Demolishor were ready and willing to rub Six Shot's face in it when he activated the base defenses to fire on the Miranda II without Galvatron's express permission. Galvatron!

After taking part in another battle, Break Through Mirage, Demolishor, and Snow Cat followed Rad and Dr. Jones to the energon core, having been misdirected by Starscream into thinking this was the location of the Super Energon pool. Dr. Jones led Snow Cat and Demolishor off to find the actual pool, leaving Mirage to guard Rad. The Omega Train After a while, for some reason, Arcee and Kicker arrived on a rescue mission. Arcee fired an energon star at Primus, temporarily re-energising the deity and causing it to drive Mirage out Ironhide Team. He then rejoined the Decepticons and returned to shooting Autobots on the surface. Formidable

Following this battle, the Decepticons retreated and Mirage, along with Demolishor and Snow Cat, was assigned to guard the unreliable Six Shot. Having apparently become stupider since his upgrade, Mirage and friends took seriously Six Shot's suggestion that they go and claim some super energon for themselves, and so they ran off and let their prisoner escape.

Six Shot managed to trap them and they were once again rescued by Starscream. The four blasted their way into the control room, only to find Six Shot was long gone. Then, thanks to Sally's meddling, the Autobots arrived, which led to a shoot-out. Mirage despaired at how Galvatron had left them to their own devices in a distinctly soap operatic manner. Galvatron Terror He was impressed when Galvatron became a giant and later joined in chasing Rodimus and Landmine before Optimus Prime arrived with reinforcements. Destructive Power

He followed Galvatron when he towed Cybertron into Alpha Q's universe. Spark When Galvatron flung himself into the energon sun to destroy Unicron's spark, Mirage loyally followed after him and seemingly ended his life. The Sun

In Japan, after becoming Mirage, Tidal Wave became straight-up Gay For Galvatron. The dub dodged the issue as best it could (although honestly, that was probably more due to the fact that the English writers didn't seem to know what was going on in the show at the best of times), with Mirage's love-struck remarks being replaced with simple cheering for his leader or something else entirely—but it couldn't do anything about his repeated coquetteish gestures, doe-eyed expressions, or that one time he pirouetted and struck a pose while surrounded by a glowing pink heart. Maybe Tidal Wave couldn't properly articulate his love in his Armada form?
Pretty Soldier Sailor Tidal Wave Mirage.


Dreamwave comics continuity

Armada comic

Tidal Wave was among the Decepticon troops allied with the Autobots and Mini-Cons during the battle against Unicron. He clutched his head in agony when the Chaos Bringer appeared and declared that this reality would be consumed. The End

Energon comic

Millions of years ago, Tidal Wave captured Ironhide and coerced him into building seismic-shock warheads for the Decepticons, which Megatron would use as a last resort to destroy the planet should he lose the war. Whenever Ironhide refused, an Autobot prisoner of war was executed. Aftershock

In the present, Tidal Wave was recruited by Scorponok, joining the Terrorcons. This Evil Reborn While he went on several raids and missions with the Terrorcons, it became clear to him that he wasn't the most respected of the team. What Lies Beneath, Part Four

Tidal Wave attacked Ironhide and Cliffjumper while they were overseeing the construction of a new base on Cybertron. Using Cliffjumper's life as leverage, he forced Ironhide to reactivate the seismic-shock warheads for Scorponok's scheme to use on Earth. Ironhide foiled Tidal Wave when he armed the doomsday weapon, with the cold threat of destroying Cybertron rather than allowing the Decepticons destroy Earth. Tidal Wave panicked and left through a space bridge. Aftershock

While the other Decepticons and Terrorcons thought little of Tidal Wave, Alpha Quintesson, however, saw something in him, and reformatted him into Mirage, noting as he did so that Scorponok had fallen out of Unicron's favor. Multiplicity, Pt. 2

Due to the bankruptcy of Dreamwave Productions, this storyline was left unresolved.

Games

Transformers (PS2)

Megatron might be a jerk, but he cares for his troops' physical fitness.

Tidal Wave, in his combined battleship mode, was stationed as a relay and refuel point off a small chain of islands in the Mid-Atlantic. The Autobots made their way inside him to take out the Decepticlone platoons inside and destroy him, but discovered that Tidal Wave wasn't merely a transport. They escaped just in time to avoid being crushed as Tidal Wave transformed into his titanic robot mode.

Tidal Wave walked around the island chain in the deep waters, unloading volleys of missiles, lasers, and the occasional Jet Laser on the tiny-by-comparison Autobots. Despite his impressive size, firepower, and nigh-impenetrable armor, the Autobots managed to do enough damage to Tidal Wave's one weak point—his face—to cause a chain reaction that caused multiple explosions inside him, sending him falling face-first to the ocean floor.

The Autobots were able to extract information from Tidal Wave's computer that the Decepticons' main base was located in Northern Alaska, but the information was planted there by Megatron to lead the Autobots into a trap.

Tidal Wave was later seen still on Earth and has survived from his battle with the Autobots, but is now taking exercises with the survived Decepticlone army. Transformers

Toys

Armada

"TCS Tiger's Claw, Transform!"
  • Tidal Wave with Ramjet (Giga-Con, 2003)
    • Japanese ID number: MD-06
    • Accessories: Ramjet Mini-Con partner, 2 missiles
Tidal Wave is a robot that is made up of three different aquatic vehicles, collectively called the "Dark Fleet"; an aircraft carrier, a Cybertronic double-bowed battleship, and a troop-landing craft. All three can combine to form a single gigantic warship, which from there can transform to robot mode without having to separate. Each smaller craft has its own gimmick; the carrier has a working storage elevator for Tidal Wave's Mini-Con partner Ramjet, the battleship has Mini-Con Powerlinx-activated swiveling cannons (also usable in robot mode), and the landing craft opens up to reveal seats for Mini-Cons to sit on.
Alleged Decepticon Military Genius.
Tidal Wave can also combine with Megatron (and the Galvatron redeco), with Tidal Wave's aircraft carrier and battleship clipping onto Megatron's arms and his troop transport clipping onto Megatron's back (after the turret has been positioned in Full Blast Mode configuration) as a jetpack. His arms, as their plugs are identical to Leobreaker's, can also be attached to the later Cybertron Megatron toy, using the same ports that allow for Dark Claw Mode. These arms can also be attached to the Leader class Optimus Prime toy. Conversely, one may connect any character or characters using the Leobreaker mold to Tidal Wave in lieu of one or both of his arms.
The Takara and Hasbro versions are considerably different. Takara's "Shockwave" replaces all the green plastic with purple, darker grays, and several of the paint colors are altered. These differences were made to align the toy more closely to the cartoon's appearance, though they're not completely accurate. Hasbro's original color scheme for Tidal Wave was supposed to match the animation more closely, but the Hasbro design team thought there was too much purple between the Decepticons currently on the store shelves, changing some of Tidal Wave's colors around.


Energon

Tidal Wave...Tidal Wave...Tidal Wave...
  • Tidal Wave with Ramjet (Ultra, 2004)
    • Japanese ID number: SD-04
    • Accessories: Ramjet Mini-Con partner, 2 missiles
Tidal Wave's Armada toy was redecoed for the early part of Energon, with "energy" patterns resembling stylized lightning bolts painted across it. Several portions of his body were also cast in transparent green plastic. This was the result of his body being infused with Decepticon-energy energon, as in the series, he did not have his lightning "scars" until after he touched (and was injured) by raw energon.
The toy has also been very slightly retooled—the notches on the inside of his body that were originally designed to prevent the missiles from firing by giving the triggers a place to rest have been made larger so they now actually fulfill their original purpose.
Tidal Wave retains his ability to combine with Armada Megatron/Galvatron, as well as Universe Megazarak.


He went from a boat to a fairy.
  • Mirage (Mega, 2004)
    • Japanese ID number: SD-15
    • Accessories: 4 missiles
Mirage was repurposed from a separate character named Mirage.
Mirage is an upgraded body for Tidal Wave, transforming into a sleek assault speedboat with multiple spring-loaded missile launchers as well as fold-out wings for his "Hyper Mode". As something of a shellformer, Mirage's transformation sequence is one of the most complex for the Energon toy line and as a side effect, he ends up with some obnoxiously large vehicle mode shell kibble. Some bad design and excessively tight knee joints means his lower legs will often detach from the upper thighs whenever one tries to bend his knees.
The initial releases of Mirage were one-per-case, and was part of a wave that saw limited distribution due to a glut of early product on the shelves. However, Mirage was later put into "Mega-Buy" multi-packs at a buy-one-get-one-free price at numerous chains, including Toys 'R' Us and Wal-Mart, relieving much of the demand for the item.
This mold was also redecoed into Energon Dreadwing and BotCon 2009 Banzai-Tron.


Notes

  • Tidal Wave's use of his own name as a battle cry is not exclusive to the English stories; he likewise chants "Shock, Shock, Shock waaaaaaave" as he fights in Super Link. When he upgrades to Mirage ("Shockfleet" in Japan), his battle cry becomes "ShockShockShock!"
  • In the English dub of the Armada cartoon, Tidal Wave is referred to by his Japanese name, Shockwave, several times. Of course, the English dub was notorious for not keeping names straight.
  • An easter egg on the Playstation 2 game of Transformers is that, when he's in vehicle mode, you can enter a cavity where his robot mode head is stored. You can walk all over it and a glitch enables you to walk inside his head. He doesn't seem to mind.<ref>Gameplay video showing the Tidal Wave's head Easter egg.</ref>
  • Mirage may have been originally intended as a separate character. Hasbro appears to have implied this is the case, saying that designing the toys before the show was completed led to "some characters not aligning together in the animation and toy expressions".<ref>Hasbro Q&A/August 2009: Answers</ref>

Foreign names

  • Japanese: Shockwave (ショックウェーブ Shokkuwēbu), Shockfleet (Mirage, ショックフリート Shokkufurīto)
  • Hungarian: Hullámsír (Armada, "Watery Grave"), Szökőár (Energon, "Tidal Wave"), Árhullám ("Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle"), Délibáb (Mirage, "Mirage")
  • Ukrainian: Hvylya ("Wave")
  • Polish: Falotron ("Wavetron"), Falomiot ("Waveblaster"), Miraż ("Mirage")
  • Russian: Flow (Прилив Priliv)

References

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