Soundwave (SG)
| This article is about the heroic Decepticon. For his evil counterpart, see Soundwave (G1). For a list of other meanings, see Soundwave (disambiguation). |
- Sir Soundwave is a heroic Decepticon from the "Shattered Glass" continuity family.
Sir Soundwave is a righteous dude! He and his gnarly cassettes — Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, Frenzy, Ravage, Ratbat, Overkill and Slugfest — bring the good vibrations to Megatron's fight against the totally heinous Autobots! He is sometimes known as Monstroso, the Robot Horror from Beyond.
Fiction
Shattered Glass
As the Decepticons followed Starscream's plan to disable the Ark's launching platform, Soundwave was among the ground forces that followed Starscream, Divebomb and Whisper's initial assault. Later in the battle he was seen assisting the injured Slugslinger. Shattered Glass
When the Autobots tried to take the Arch-Ayr fuel dump from the Decepticons and it was starting to look bleak, Soundwave called in the Mayhem Suppression Squad as the "cavalry". Dungeons & Dinobots
Starscream reported to Soundwave that the Slugfest and Overkill were missing. Soundwave checked the security tapes, but found only minor glitches. The two Dinocons were soon discovered, having transformed into octaltrack data cartridges.
When boarding the Nemesis, Cliffjumper assigned Soundwave to the comm. Soundwave brought with him his usual complement of tapes as well as the newcomers Slugfest and Overkill.
Soundwave manned the comm throughout the clash with the Ark. He volunteered to stay and help Starscream guide the damaged Nemesis down to Earth, but Cliffjumper insisted that Soundwave seek the safety of an escape pod, because he would need to communicate with Cybertron about their situation. Do Over
Before the Nemesis crash-landed on Earth, Soundwave jettisoned in an escape pod, but went into stasis lock when it landed. Heatwave found him at a scenic spot named Wyatt's Roadsideaganza and reactivated the escape pod's systems and the on-board scanner, which scanned a vehicle nearby for Soundwave and reactivated him. Soundwave tore a flag from a nearby pole and used it as his hachimaki, then detonated the stasis pod as the pair of them set out to find their fallen comrades. The Desert Heat!
Soundwave and Heatwave tracked down the Nemesis crash site, inadvertently hooking up with Professor Arkeville and his students who were also out looking to see what had crashed. Soundwave quickly befriended them and defended the humans in general against Cliffjumper's complaints about the ship being shot down. He and the other Decepticons were disappointed when it turned out that the Autobots had survived the crash of the Ark as well, and had commandeered the humans' orbital laser. Will, Rick and Soundwave disguised themselves as ice cream delivery and infiltrated Burpleson Air Force Base, which the Autobots had taken over. While Heatwave broke into the base in a more conventional manner, Soundwave kept the Autobots busy while his comrade talked to the orbital laser control system. Everyone got clear before the control system used the orbiting laser to destroy the base. Eye in the Sky
For his various heroic deeds, he was knighted and given the title Sir Soundwave. Shortly thereafter, he attended a Misfits/Cold Slither concert. After Heatwave was lost in an Autobot Stellar Spanner experiment, Soundwave realized that an oPod that Will had installed in Blitzwing's systems was broadcasting on an Autobot frequency. Unfortunately Blitzwing's broadcast began to spread to Decepticons frequencies, though naturally Soundwave was immune, and went looking for the triple changer so they could surgically remove the oPod. He briefly located Blitzwing at Wyatt's Roadsideaganza, before his target fled in jet mode. Eventually Ravage spotted a Yatter update pointing to Canada, and arrived just as Blaster found Blitzwing. Soundwave and Blaster fought, until they were interrupted by the arrival of Thunderwing who arrested Soundwave for a transmission he made four million solar cycles ago. Soundwave managed to talk him into suspending the arrest on a technicality and tracked Blaster down as he was preparing to send Blitzwing to Cybertron using the Stellar Spanner. After Soundwave tricked Blaster into confessing a crime, Thunderwing attempted to arrest the Autobot, allowing Soundwave free reign to rescue Blitzwing. They returned to base, where Thunderwing sentenced Soundwave to 500 hours community service. Blitzwing Bop
Recordicons
While hiding outside a Taco Horn, Soundwavce cautioned Ravage to enter stealth mode, including not updating Yatter. A few moments later, Ravage updated his Boxball account, as Mexican restaurants were worth three points, and they were consequently found by Blaster. Soundwave was very disappointed. Recordicons #6
Toys
Music Label
- Soundwave Playing Audio Player (2007)
- Accessories: Electric launcher, "Wave Bluster", 2 closed fists (left & right), 2 gun-holding pose fists (left & right), 2 eject-button pose fists (left & right), headphones
- Released by TakaraTomy's Music Label, Soundwave is an MP3 player which takes a miniSD card. The box says it can take up to 1 GB, but many claims have shown it can support up to 2 GB. The player uses one AAA battery. The player also features a transformation almost entirely accurate to his Generation 1 appearance. He also comes with two sets of hands, his shoulder cannon, and a sidearm. It's totally awesome to so many degrees.
- Controls
- Play/Pause (Press and hold for three seconds to power on or off)
- Next
- Previous
- Volume Up
- Volume Down.
- It also treats Folders as Albums.
- An LED behind the "cassette" door turns on and flashes to indicate the power's on. The single AAA battery lasts for about 6 hours of continuous play. Soundwave was initially released in two color schemes: "Spark Blue", his normal blue and silver colors; and "Sonic White", a mostly white color scheme with some blue detailing, echoing the traditional iPod color scheme.
Notes
- Soundwave was not explicitly named in his initial comic appearance.
- Soundwave's Earth form is based on Universe Classics Series Ironhide's toy with a more Soundwavey head. His vehicle mode has a Cold Slither design on the side.
