Shockwave (Cyberverse)

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

Shockwave is a Decepticon from the Cyberverse continuity family.

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Cyberverse isn't my fault... Yet.

Shockwave is the Decepticons' resident mad scientist, always performing twisted, terrifying experiments on Autobots and creating weapons for the Decepticons to use.

Fiction

Cyberverse cartoon

Voice actor: Ryan Andes (English), Horst Lampe (German)

Logic? Don't speak to me about logic.

"I don't believe that bot's ever been to medical school!"

Shockwave was present for one of Megatron's victories in the gladiatorial arena, after which he high-fived a young Bumblebee. Megatron Is My Hero Shockwave was a regular at Maccadam's, where on one occasion he showed off a drone alongside his fellow inventor, Wheeljack. Maccadam's Shockwave was also present when Optimus Prime and Bumblebee visited the Decepticon HQ to speak to Megatron, where he was seen attempting to attach a second head to the body of a Seeker. Megatron Is My Hero

When Shadow Striker was critically damaged in an energon explosion, Shockwave "repaired" her by using parts of her Seeker guards. These parts, however, were faulty, much to her discontent. Shadowstriker

Shockwave spoke to Megatron from his lab about the AllSpark's location, before his drones detected an intruder in the form of Bumblebee. He dispatched Starscream to deal with him, who bemoaned that Shockwave always had him clean up his messes. Megatron Is My Hero

Years later, after the war had ravaged Cybertron and the Autobots's spacecraft "the Ark" crashed on Earth, Shockwave hijacked a cortical psychic patch connection between Bumblebee and Windblade. Once connected, he forced Windblade out and assumed her form, then subjected Bumblebee to a false memory he had fabricated designed to convince him that both he and Optimus Prime were Decepticon double agents. The ruse failed, however, as Bumblebee's faith in Optimus Prime was too powerful. Though Shockwave attempted to use Windblade, who was busy fighting off Seekers in the real world, as leverage, Bumblebee merely disconnected. Sabotage

Shockwave spoke to Slipstream via a video transmission, noting that the memories she had extracted from Windblade provided a crucial clue to the AllSpark's location and set her and her Seekers to work on repairing a space bridge. Siloed

Toys

Cyberverse

Warrior Class

Shockwave gets into yoga.

• Decepticon Shockwave (Warrior Class, 2018)

Cyberverse Warrior Class Decepticon Shockwave transforms from robot to The Grudge a spider-crab-tank thing in nine steps. His "Wave Cannon" Action Attack gimmick causes magenta "energy blast" effects to pop out of his back-mounted cannon when it's swung up over his shoulder. When used in vehicle mode, only one of the Magenta blasts actually pops out.

His stock photo, pictured on the right, is slightly mistransformed- his feet are folded up in robot mode when they should be folded down.

Ultra Class

Fursuit not included.

• Decepticon Shockwave (Ultra Class, 2018)

Cyberverse Ultra Class Shockwave again changes from a "spider tank" artillery platform to robot and back, but with a different conversion scheme than his Warrior Class counterpart. This time, his cannon arm becomes his vehicle mode cannon while a replacement arm folds out of his side.

Shockwave has exceptionally good articulation for a Cyberverse Ultra Class figure, sporting ball joints in his shoulders, hips, and ankles, a swiveled neck and waist, and hinged elbows and knees.

His "Shock Blast" Action Atttack is activated by pushing back the grey bar extending from his cannon. It can also be activated by rotating the turntable with his cannon in vehicle mode counterclockwise, but the small tab that fits into the track has a tendency to pop out due to its size and the flexibility of his purple plastic.

Shockwave comes slightly mistransformed in package. His left front tank mode leg is turned around and the "foot" is sticking straight out. It should be rotated below the shoulder and folded around it to be fully hidden inside his torso in robot mode.

Merchandise

McDonalds

• Decepticon Shockwave (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)

Shockwave is a super deformed toy. His gimmick consists of his little pop-out rocket boots. They are activated when you pull his arms forward.

Notes

• As with the rest of the Cyberverse cast, Shockwave's design draws on the Evergreen design also used for his Generation 1 counterpart; with some differences, like the tiny extra eye on his forehead crest.

See also

You look familiar...

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Versions of Shockwave have appeared in other continuity families, including:

• Shockwave, the logical Decepticon who's to blame for everything from Generation 1.
• Shockblast, the murderous Decepticon berserker from Energon.
• Shockwave, the loyal Decepticon spy from Animated.
• Shockwave, the Decepticon beastmaster and killing machine from Dark of the Moon.
• Shockwave, the logical Decepticon scientist from the Aligned continuity family.

For more information, see Shockwave (disambiguation).