Tidal Wave (G1)

The name or term "Tidal Wave" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Tidal Wave (disambiguation).

Tidal Wave is a Transformer or a starship from the Generation 1 continuity family.

"There be WHALES here!"

Whether a Star Seeker ship or a large Transformer, Tidal Wave is a force to be reckoned with.

Fiction

Wings Universe

The Tidal Wave, Scourge of the Seven Systems, was the ship of the Star Seekers, captained by the lineage of Decepticon pirates named Cannonball. Armed with laser turrets, proton missiles and rail guns, it carried its crew as they pillaged and plundered their way across the galaxy.

Crew

• Arms Minicons
  • Pillage
  • Plunder
• Axor (Master Gunner's "apprentice")
• Brimstone (Master Gunner and Quartermaster)
• Cannonball the 5th (captain)
• Chairman (speech writer and captain's chair)
• Dread Pirate Crew
  • Boltcaster
  • Cutback (Chairman's escort)
  • Drydock (chief mechanic)
  • Lockpick (gunner)
  • Neurotoxin (boatswain)
  • Rolling Thunder
  • Skyduster
  • Stormcharge
  • Thunderclap
  • Turbolift
  • Wheellock
• Eclipse
• Ferak (engineer)
• Ferrocious
• Hunter
• Izzerkilod
• Navigator
• Olin Zarak/Scorponok (laborer)
• Rockhopper (maintenance)
• Squirm
• Thunderlane (cook and bartender)
• Tornado (saboteur)
• Vez (doctor)

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Tidal Wave was a member of Mayhem, a group of Cybertronians who sought to expose the truths about society hidden by their leaders. He became a Chimeracon, a Transformer with biological components and a beast mode that was able to hide him from detection. With other members of his group, Tidal Wave went to Earth, hiding out as a whale and acting as a mobile base for the smaller members of Mayhem. When one of them, Stampy, fled with the Aequitas data slug stolen from Verity Carlo, Stakeout followed the rabbit and was surprised when he fled into a whale's mouth. Claw Jaw and Cybershark emerged from the same mouth to deal with the Autobot. Despite orders to remain underwater, Tidal Wave surfaced and transformed into a massive tank. After more members of the Wreckers joined the fight, Tidal Wave attempted to transform into robot mode, but unfortunately found himself stuck in mid-transformation.

After fighting through more of Tidal Wave's animal comrades, Roadbuster managed to cow the beast Transformers by holding Claw Jaw hostage, and the squid allowed the Autobots to enter the portal in Tidal Wave that led to Prowl's prison. Sins of the Wreckers #2

Toys

Armada

• Tidal Wave with Ramjet (Giga-Con, 2003)
  • Japanese ID number: MD-06
  • Accessories: Ramjet Mini-Con partner, 2 missiles

Armada Tidal Wave's warship mode was repurposed as the Tidal Wave.

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.

• More information on Tidal Wave at TFU.info

Notes

• The Tidal Wave in Wings Universe is treated as a perfectly normal spaceship in all fiction, although Timelines #10 artist Hayato Sakamoto sold a poster at BotCon 2014 depicting it in a robot mode (again based on the Armada Tidal Wave toy).