Soundwave (ES)

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 EarthSpark continuity family.

Megatron's defection has left him blue in the face.

Soundwave was once one of Megatron's most loyal followers, but after the Decepticon leader joined forces with the Autobots, as well as G.H.O.S.T., he now bears a great grudge against his former superior. A bot of few words compared to others of his caliber, he takes on his opponents with deadly precision, backed up by his personal entourage of Cassette-Bots. In addition to his rapid-fire shoulder-mounted blaster and his weaponry in his stealth fighter mode, Soundwave possesses supersonic abilities that he can readily harness in combat.

“

Do not make this personal, Soundwave!

”

“	It already is.	”
—Megatron and Soundwave, "Decoy"

Fiction

EarthSpark cartoon

Voice actor: Sean Kenin Reyes (English), Miguel Angel Leal (Latin American Spanish), András Faragó (Hungarian), Jorge Vasconcelos (Brazilian Portuguese)

Soundwave served under Megatron during the war between the Autobots and Decepticons. However by the time the war expanded to Earth his leader ended up defecting to the Autobots. With the destruction of both the AllSpark and spacebridge that connected Earth to Cybertron, at Optimus and Megatron's hands, the war came to swift end. Secret Legacy, Part 1Warzone At one point, while suffering from energon starvation, Soundwave attempted to deploy one of his cassette-bots, only for it to explode instead. Friends and Family After Megatron began working with the humans to round up rogue Decepticons, Soundwave regarded him as a traitor to the Decepticon cause.

Aiming to infiltrate G.H.O.S.T. HQ, Soundwave had Ravage, Frenzy and Laserbeak steal Agent Schloder's ID with the intent of luring Megatron and Optimus Prime to capture them. Soundwave then ambushed Optimus and Bumblebee as they passed through a tunnel. Using an electromagnetic pulse to free the Cassette-Bots, he set his minions on Megatron while he battled Optimus and Bumblebee to the point that they were pinned down behind Optimus's trailer. When Bumblebee took a fall off the side of the mountain, Soundwave took the opportunity to strafe the Autobot in bomber mode, only for Arcee to force him to land. Megatron's pleas for Soundwave to surrender fell on deaf ears, and it was only Optimus, Megatron and Arcee working together that led to Soundwave's defeat and capture. Soundwave was imprisoned in a cell in G.H.O.S.T. HQ, where he was able to release Ravage to scout the facility. Decoy

When the young Terran Hashtag inadvertently used her powers to hack G.H.O.S.T.'s security systems, she also ended up deactivating the shields of the cells holding the Decepticon prisoners, leading to a prisoner uprising which Soundwave participated in. Hashtag: Oops

Toys

EarthSpark

No, no, you're supposed to put the stasis cuffs around the wrists, not the ankles!

• Soundwave (1-Step Flip Changer, 2023)

"1-Step Flip Changer" Soundwave is a simple toy that converts from robot to stealth bomber and vice versa in a single step. His vehicle mode can be arrived at much faster by letting him fall face-up onto a solid surface. This releases a switch on his leg and lets him spring back into bomber mode instantly.

Unlike previous One Step Changers, Soundwave lacks any robot mode articulation beyond waggling his free-moving arms side to side.

Notes

• Soundwave turning into a stealth bomber aircraft is reminiscent of his Cybertron incarnation.

Foreign names

• Hungarian: Fülelő ("Listener")