Soundwave (Cyberverse)

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 Cyberverse continuity family.

A Soundwave with bat ears? Ridiculous!

Soundwave is not the most orthodox of Decepticons. He's got a flair for the dramatic and a penchant for blaring music at everyone within hearing distance, mostly for his own amusement.

He really gets on Shockwave's nerves.

“	I may be unorthodox, but at least I get the job done.	”
—Soundwave, "Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime"

Fiction

Cyberverse cartoon

Voice actor: Marc Swint (English), Yōji Ueda (Japanese), Olivier Cuvellier (French), Roman Kretschmer (German), Marco Balbi (Italian)

It's just a jump to the left, a step to the right-

Prior to the war, Soundwave was a patron at Maccadam's Old Oil House when Bumblebee brought Windblade there for the first time. There, he did a dance that impressed Maccadam's other customers, and even convinced two other Seekers to join in. Maccadam's Afterwards, he attended Megatron's rally, and eventually fell in with the Decepticons. Megatron Is My Hero

Time to drop some science on you all.

Later, during the war, Soundwave attacked Bumblebee after the scout overheard Shockwave discussing the Decepticons' plans for Vector Sigma, and successfully incapacitated the Autobot after Shadow Striker failed to do so. The duo brought Bumblebee before Megatron, and were subsequently ordered to leave while Megatron interrogated their prisoner. Megatron Is My Hero Bumblebee survived the encounter, and some time later, when the Autobots attempted to take the Decepticons' space bridge to send the AllSpark offworld, Soundwave defended the bridge's control panel from him by laying down a hailstorm of sonic blasts. Unfortunately for him, Megatron attempted to achieve the same goal as well by firing at the scout, with the resulting explosion knocking Soundwave into the depths below. Allspark

In the modern era, Soundwave was part of the Decepticon fleet that had arrived to seek out the AllSpark on Earth. When Megatron opted to simply destroy Earth via a Planet Smasher on the moon, Soundwave took part in defending it against the Autobots, knocking aside a trio of Autobot soldiers before blasting Rack'n'Ruin. When Starscream ignored Megatron's orders to reinforce him and furthermore activated the Planet Smasher's force field despite Megatron apparently still being outside, the Seeker declared himself the new Decepticon leader. Noticing Megatron standing behind Starscream, Soundwave had a laugh at the boast before punctuating Starscream's demotion with with some dramatic music. Sea of Tranquility

"This seat isn't very comfortable but it'll have to do."

Following the Planet Smasher's destruction, the Decepticons split into two groups, with Soundwave overseeing the Nemesis and playing some Space Opera music to set the mood. He was surprised when Starscream and the others appeared on the bridge sans Megatron, and even more so when Starscream announced himself as their new leader and ordered Soundwave off the command throne. Cutting the music, a silent Soundwave stomped up to Starscream but was prevented from attacking the Seeker by Shadow Striker. Soundwave would later bear witness to an irate Megatron's return, and arrived in the hangar bay in time to watch Megatron blast Starscream and then dump his prone form on the lunar surface. Bad Moon Rising

Soundwave attended a fake memorial service for Starscream with other Decepticons. With the role of second-in-command left open, Megatron set the spot as a price to whoever would deliver to him the spark of Optimus Prime. Eager for his commander's favor, Soundwave confronted Shockwave in overly dramatic fashion, mockingly suggesting the scientist to back off from the challenge. To ensure his chances, he tasked Clobber with blowing up Shockwave's lab, only to later witness her and Lockdown to deliver Hot Rod to front of their leader to use as a bait against Prime. After the Autobot broke free, Soundwave stood behind to monitor his escape, spotting a strange spotted creature watching from the sidelines. Soundwave was ready to carry out his leader's order to capture the creature, only for it to flee trough a GroundBridge. Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime After Shockwave managed to replicate the GroundBridge process and locate the Allspark, Soundwave was ready to follow Megatron trough the portal along with Shadow Striker. However, the portal failed to send them after their leader, much to Soundwave's frustration. Trials Unaware that Starscream had stolen the Allspark for his own ambitions, the Autobots stormed the Nemesis in order to retrieve the relic. The assault erupted into a huge battle in the ship's hangar, untill Cheetor arrived to break up the fight after sensing the Allspark's absence from the ship. Dark Birth

After Optimus Prime and Megatron agreed to meet and discuss forming a unified front against Starscream, Soundwave was part of the initial meeting. However, he was unable to stop himself from needling Windblade, causing an argument to break out that ended with Megatron ordering everyone except himself and Optimus out of the meeting room. As he was returning to the Nemesis, Soundwave encountered Slipstream. As the Seekers had previously gone AWOL along with Vector Sigma, Soundwave attacked the presumed traitor. However, she managed to knock him off his feet and fled. Shortly after, the talks broke down when a fight broke out, and the Decepticons departed with no peace in sight.Parley

When Starscream launched a sudden assault on the Nemesis with a horde of monstrosities, Soundwave was barely able to draw his weapon before his energon was drained and left him paralyzed. His paralyzed form was discovered by a rescue team of Autobots, with Optimus Prime expressing concern that whatever had happened must've been bad if even Soundwave had been overcome. He was restored along with everyone else when Starscream was driven off. Starscream's Children

When Shockwave's drone hand Lefty went berserk on the bridge of the Nemesis, even attacking Megatron himself, Soundwave was unable to keep his amusement hidden. Shadow Striker expressed her glee at the thought of the cyclopean scientist being permanently on the outs, but both Decepticons were disappointed when Shockwave revealed he now had a way of controlling Starscream's beasts. Secret Science

Soundwave was later part of a group that confronted the Autobot superjet Jetfire when he attacked the Nemesis in search of his archfoe Sky-Byte,Infinite Vendetta and was present on the bridge of the Nemesis when the warship pursued a quintet of Autobot shuttles trying to get the AllSpark off of Earth. The shuttles turned out to be a decoy, but Shockwave successfully tricked the Autobots into thinking the Space Bridge in Earth's orbit had been destroyed and allowed the Decepticons to get a head start on their foes.Escape From Earth

Toys

Cyberverse

A Soundwave in disguise as Soundwave.

• Soundwave (1-Step Changer, 2018)

Part of the first wave of Cyberverse 1-Step Changers, Soundwave is a redeco of Robots in Disguise Soundwave, painted to disguise the fact that he's a completely different design, and transforms from robot to vehicle in a single step.

• Soundwave (Warrior Class, 2019)
  • Action Attack: "Laserbeak Blast"

Part of the third wave of Cyberverse Warrior Class toys, Soundwave is a Deluxe-sized mold that transforms from robot into an armored SUV and back. He features a "Laserbeak Blast" Action Attack gimmick, which "deploys" a spring-loaded Laserbeak from his chest when activated. However, Laserbeak himself is permanently affixed to Soundwave and is not removable.

Soundwave's headsculpt is based on the design used in promotional artwork, and differs slightly from his animation model.

• Soundwave (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)
  • Series: 1, 2
  • Bag code: I

Part of the first Series of Cyberverse Tiny Turbo Changers, Soundwave is a soft-plastic robot who transforms into a tiny armored SUV. He is one of the few Tiny Turbo Changers with independent neck articulation. However, his shoulders are jointed so far back on his torso due to his transformation that he can't reach past his own chest.

Soundwave was released without changes in the second Series as well.

Notes

• As with the rest of the Cyberverse cast, Soundwave's design is based on the evergreen design also used for his Generation 1 counterpart, with some minor stylistic tweaks.
• His head design used in promotional artwork (seen to the right) differs from the head used on his animation model.
• Soundwave's on-screen portrayal differs fairly dramatically from his original promotional bio. Whereas he was initially suggested to be emotionless, the Cyberverse cartoon features him clearly displaying a wide range of emotions, complete with a comedic barrage of music from his circuits.
• In the Japanese dub of Cyberverse, Soundwave speaks in a operatic singing voice quite similar to Soundwave in the Chinese dub of G1.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Soundwave (サウンドウェーブ Saundowēbu)

See also

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

• Soundwave, the Decepticon Communications Officer in the Generation 1 continuity family.
• Soundwave, the Decepticon Planet X-born stealth bomber from the Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy.
• Soundwave, the Decepticon music box/Scion xB with a guitar and a keytar from Transformers Animated.
• Soundwave, the Decepticon satellite/spaceship from Revenge of the Fallen and sports car from Dark of the Moon..
• Soundwave, the Decepticon Cybertronic car/drone plane from the Aligned continuity family.

For more information, see Soundwave (disambiguation).