Soundwave (ROTF)
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| 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 Revenge of the Fallen franchise in the live-action film continuity family.
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Soundwave, superior?
<a name="Fiction"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Fiction</span></h2> <a name="Titan_Magazines_Transformers_movie_comics"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Titan Magazines Transformers movie comics</span></h3> Starscream was in talks with Soundwave to get him to join in the attack on Earth and be in Michael Bay's next documentary. Soundwave is known for talking in several frequencies at once, apparently just to be annoying. #15's Star Screams Starscream doesn't trust Soundwave but notes his intelligence, and so views him as a worthy successor in the event of his death. #21's Star Screams
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Presumed dead for years, Soundwave arrived on Mars one month after Megatron's death. He quickly took stock of the situation, scanning both Dreadwing's remains, and an imprint of Frenzy's body. He contacted Starscream after his battle with Wreckage, informing him that he had sent troops from his ship to Earth, with more waiting in stasis. As Starscream headed for the ship, Soundwave informed him he still had orders to follow Alliance issue 2
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- Soundwave (2009)
- Japanese ID number: RD-04
- Accessories: 1 missile
- Part of the initial Movie Preview wave, Soundwave transforms into a Cybertronic jet. Also, into the same thing but with the wings pointed back. This apparently makes him a Triple Changer!
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- Soundwave was originally supposed to feature in Transformers: he fulfilled both Barricade and Frenzy's roles, hacking into the CIA headquarters as a portable stereo, then morphed into a Humvee to track down Sam Witwicky.<sup id="cite_ref-early_0-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-early-0" title="">[1]</a></sup> Michael Bay's decision to minimalize the amount of morphing in the film resulted in a change to a helicopter who openly attacks the army. Soundwave and Ravage were changed to Blackout and Scorponok as the film's location was changed from a jungle to a desert.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2" title="">[3]</a></sup> Hasbro had also insisted on Soundwave having a musical mode, so he was changed to the character eventually known as Frenzy, to the extent that he had to be renamed.
- According to the trade paperback, Soundwave was a major character in the third draft of The Reign of Starscream
- Hasbro's description and arrangement of Soundwave's toy as a triple changer runs counter to the filmmakers' intent to introduce the technology in the next film.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3" title="">[4]</a></sup> Aaron Archer acknowledged in Toyfare #140 (February 2009) they had altered Soundwave's Cybertronian form from the film for the sake of creating a decent toy.
<a name="References"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">References</span></h2> <ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-early-0">[#cite_ref-early_0-0" title="">↑</a> Details from an early script draft <a href="http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here. <li id="cite_note-1">[#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&postcount=2008 Roberto Orci confirms that Ravage was replaced by Scorponok at the official movie boards] <li id="cite_note-2">[#cite_ref-2" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&postcount=2008 Roberto Orci confirms that Ravage would have appeared in a different terrain at the official movie boards] <li id="cite_note-3">[#cite_ref-3" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-will-not-feature-triple-changers-165854/ News from TFW2005.com on September 23, 2008,] detailing Roberto Orci's confirmation that there would be no triple-changers in Revenge of the Fallen.</ol>
