Shockwave (SG)
| This article is about the heroic Decepticon ambassador. For his evil counterpart, see Shockwave (G1). For a list of other meanings, see Shockwave (disambiguation). |
- Shockwave is a heroic Decepticon from the Shattered Glass continuity family.
Shockwave is a Decepticon whose skills are at relations between organisms, working as the ambassador between Earth and the Decepticons, along with his aide Fistfight. Calm, wizened, he's intelligent and patient, though no scientist. Like most Decepticons, he's more than willing to put his life on the line to save humans. Although his fighting techniques are entirely defensive, he's more than capable of putting a hole through any Autobot.
Fiction
Fun Publications Shattered Glass continuity
After mistaking Cliffjumper for his universe's Cliffjumper, Megatron mistakenly believed that his time in the Rad Zone had damaged his circuitry, and noted that perhaps they should have Shockwave take a look at him. Shattered Glass
When the Decepticons got a two-way stellar spanner going between Earth and Cybertron, Megatron assigned Shockwave to Earth as an ambassador. Shockwave arrived at the base on Earth and was greeted by Starscream and Professor Arkeville. He was particularly interested in talking to Cliffjumper, and hearing more about Primus. Shockwave attended the unveiling of the Mega-Rig, aiming to meet R.J. Blackrock and Senator Shore. When a group of Autobots attacked the ceremony, Shockwave acted only in defense. The human Sephie Beller came under threat from Seaspray, and Shockwave acted quickly, taking the missile which would surely have killed her.
Though he was seriously damaged, he survived and was taken back to base for repairs. Sephie blamed herself for his injuries and got herself upgraded with Cybertronian technology. Though the other Decepticons didn't approve of it, Starscream's scans of her tech provided several vital tips to boost Shockwave's self-repair, saving his life. He was soon on his feet, albeit unsteadily, and greeted Sephie when the Decepticons brought her back to base. Transhuman
IDW Shattered Glass comic
 Plot details for Shattered Glass II issue 1 follow. |
A senator before the Great War, Shockwave was a political rival to Orion Pax. Shattered Glass #2 Knowing that Pax was using Ultra Magnus's knowledge of the law to build a power base, Shockwave frequently visited his old friend to try and dissuade him from helping Pax. After dodging reporters Laserbeak and Flashbox, Shockwave ran afoul of Magnus's new personal guard, admonishing them for actively intimidating the press. Despite Magnus's attempts to defuse the situation and defend him, Shockwave insultingly referring to the group as a band of rabid Deatheagles resulted in Impactor attempting to start a fight with the Senator. After Magnus violently resolved the dispute by throwing Kup into the insubordinate Autobot , a disgusted Shockwave asked the now reeling and maskless Ultra Magnus if he was simply unable to stop the fight or too cowardly to admit he didn't want to. Shockwave was later present on the day that Magnus launched a terrorist attack on the Senate building, responding to his old friend's challenge to him amidst the wholesale slaughter of the other Senators. Confronting Ultra Magnus on the Senate floor, Shockwave attempted to appeal to Magnus' better nature only to be beaten and brutalized by the fallen lawman. Ultra Magnus then took his unconscious and broken body off to undergo empurata, remarking he was actually jealous of the lack of emotion Shockwave would soon be feeling. Shattered Glass II #1
The procedure ended up backfiring however, and instead of removing his compassionate nature it instead caused his empathy to consume him. When Cybertronian society devolved into open war, Shockwave joined the Decepticons and took part in the fighting on Earth before the Decepticons were forced to retreat back to Cybertron. Shattered Glass #2
Games
Transformers: Earth Wars
Notes
- Shockwave's body from Fun Publications is based on Energon Shockblast. His colors were chosen because they were the opposite of Generation 1 Shockwave's.[1]
- Shockwave's post-empurata appearance in IDW Publishing's comic series is modeled on the War for Cybertron: Siege Leader Class Shockwave toy. His original body is a purple version of his original form in the 2005 IDW continuity.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Laserwave (レーザーウェーブ Rēzāwēbu)
See also
References
- ↑ "More or less, that's what was done, essentially falling back on the color wheel and swapping colors for their opposite. Shockwave didn't really have a comparable 'counterpart' in the G1 pantheon that really stood out. From there it was simply a matter of adding the right touches and details, like the collar."—Trent Troop at TFW2005, 2011/16/07
