Shockblast
| This article is about the Energon Decepticon tank/satellite. For the Generation 1 space gun, see Shockwave (G1). |
- Shockblast is a Decepticon from the Energon portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Shockblast packs an incredible amount of firepower and high-tech gadgetry inside his chassis. He is the brother of Six Shot. He has an unspecified history with Tidal Wave, and the two hate each other, probably because Shockblast is a jerk.
Shockblast is also almost certainly insane. He revels in destruction, and he's not particularly bothered which side is doing the exploding.
- Japanese name: Laserwave
- Hungarian name: Pöröly ("Hammer"), Sokkoló ("Shocker", Ultimate Battles DVD only)
Fiction
Energon pack-in mini-comics
When Slugslinger and Sharkticon attempted to break into an Autobot island facility, Shockblast scrambled the security system with an electromagnetic pulse from orbit. However, when the plan went wrong, Omega Supreme nailed Shockblast with cannon-fire, despite the Decepticon being in low orbit.
Later, Shockblast was part of the Decepticon party that had cornered Optimus Prime and a wounded Hot Shot. However, Shockblast was blown away by the combined power of Optimus and the newly-arrived Wing Saber.
Animated continuity
Energon
- Voice actor: Brian Drummond (US) Nobutoshi Canna (Japan)
Shockblast was held prisoner deep inside Cybertron, under near-constant supervision due to his status as a dangerous Decepticon war criminal. During a Decepticon uprising, Shockblast escaped and slaughtered most of the Autobot guards (while also inadvertently creating the Autobot hero who would be known as Wing Saber).
Megatron decided to add Shockblast to his team, and dispatched Tidal Wave to Cybertron. Unfortunately, Tidal Wave was fatally injured during Shockblast's riot (he was later reformatted into Mirage).
Shockblast joined the Decepticons and regarded Megatron with a high level of contempt. He made several attempts to overthrow Megatron and assume command of the team, all of which failed. In his final fight, Shockblast was crushed by the reactivated Unicron.
Dreamwave comics continuity
Energon
Shockblast intercepted the Ocean City schematics Slugslinger used to infiltrate the Autobot installation.
Toys
Energon
- Shockblast (Mega, 2004)
- Japanese ID number: SD-14
- Accessories: Missile
- Shockblast transforms into a Cybertronic laser-tank, plus has a third satellite-cannon mode. His cannon-arm contains a spring-loaded missile launcher and an electronic sound gimmick. His design is an homage to the Generation 1 Decepticon Shockwave.
- All reported specimens of this toy have the same problem: in satellite mode, a peg on one of his legs will not fit into the corresponding slot to hold the mode together. Also, his torso connects to his legs via a very small hinge, which is quite susceptible to breaking.
- The Japanese version of Shockblast, named Laserwave, differs from the Hasbro release, with slightly more detailed paint deco and using a cooler grey plastic colour.
- This mold was also used to make Energon Six Shot.
Trivia
- Shockblast's right shoulder-armor was used for the shoulders of the Autobot nurse generic model in the Energon cartoon.
- Shockblast's body was also used ad the basis for Cryotek's pre-beast body in "Theft of the Golden Disk".
- Shockblast probably would've been called Shockwave if weren't for Hasbro having issues with the rights for his name. This is supported by the fact that he's called Laserwave in the Japanese version (Laserwave is Shockwave's Japanese name).
