In another possible scenario, Soundwave and the rest of the Decepticons were surprised to find the Autobots hiding amidst the parked vehicles surrounding the concert just as they were about to put their plan into action. The message turned out to be a secret signal from Optimus Prime, which alerted Wheeljack and Bumblebee to the location of Cobra's secret base where the rest of the Transformers were being held. Tags: For a time, he worked as a member of Sentinel Prime's inner retinue as head of the planet's intelligence division; The Change In Your Nature Part Two eventually, however, Sentinel was forced to cut a deal with the ambitious Starscream in exchange for his silence regarding the Titan sparks he'd hidden under the Forge Pyramid, Titans and as a result of the backroom deal, Soundwave lost his prestigious position. The two Decepticons escaped during the subsequent Autobot attack. In battle, Soundwave wielded the "Quantum Cutter" buzzsaw and a semi-auto "Super Annihilator Rifle" that comes equipped with two ammo mags. Soundwave agreed, but have a warning of his own: he charged a high price for being spoken to with disrespect. Soundwave, Ravage, and Laserbeak were driven back by the Dinobots amid a thunderstorm. Night of the Combaticons Bruticus freed Soundwave from captivity, only for Sunstorm, a derange and super-powered clone of Starscream, to arrive and disrupt the Decepticons' raid. He also appears as an Energon version. :), Tags: Soundwave was among the Decepticons who followed the Autobots to South America and attacked them atop Mount Sheelah. He and Megatron then used their turbo mole machine to drill under the jungle to get at the oil beneath it. There, Megatron forced Soundwave to do all the talking, as he found himself intimidated by Venom. In one path, Soundwave was one of many Decepticons in their secret base in Mount Lomas, listening to Megatron's speech about how the black coral in nearby Dolphin's Bay would produce enough superfuel to triple their war-making capacity and crush the Autobots in just a few hours. Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity! Travelling close to the sea bed, Soundwave piloted the machine to the oil reservoir's lowest point, and began syphoning the oil once more. Joe vs. the Transformers #4 Just as things were going their way, Optimus Prime arrived, powered up using the energon, and punched his fist right through Soundwave's chest, taking him out of the battle. Megatron and Soundwave met with the leader of the Insecticons. For you youngsters, a tape is an archaic form of audio entertainment that you had to rewind or fastforward to get the the track you wanted to listen to. You can help Transformers Wiki by expanding it. When an ice age approached, the Decepticons survived by powering down under what would eventually become the San Francisco Bay. After Soundwave elaborated further on the number of humans the Decepticons would need to "drain," Soundwave was instructed to guard the device while the Decepticons prepared to use it later in the day at a concert in Heywood Heights. Assuming control, the Decepticons pushed forward the cyberforming protocols. St. Hillary to uncover it. After Elita-1's spirit bought a swift end to the threat, Soundwave and the other Decepticons came together with the Autobots to mark a tentative end to the Great War before departing under Megatron's command. Please enable Javascript and return here. If Hot Rod attempted to shoot the device out of Soundwave's hands, Soundwave tripped at the last moment over the fallen body of a Decepticon. As other Decepticons came to his aid and surrounded the human and the Junkion, Soundwave instructed the pair to surrender, promising their safety if they did so. Megatron had Soundwave send out a fake Autobot SOS transmission in an attempt to trick the Autobots into leaving their base. That night, after the raid had spirited Barricade away, Soundwave recorded Megatron making another speech, one where he revealed a new direction for their movement and for Cybertron. None of the Decepticons were sure what they were looking at until Ravage detected trans-temporal particles, suggesting that the humans had invented time travel. Though the four Autobots weren't anywhere near a match for Soundwave, Grimlock used his tail to bash a nearby cliff, bringing tons of rock down on top of both the Dinobots and Soundwave, knocking them all offline. Megatron brought Soundwave along to ambush Optimus and a couple of his soldiers while they were investigating Transformer power emissions in Brazil. Soundwave was teamed with Cyclonus to seek out possible locations of the quartz across the planet, and the communications officer stoically carried out his task, all the while struggling to keep Megatron and Galvatron from fighting with each other. Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun), While enacting a plan to abduct humans and ransom them to the US government for fuel, Megatron ordered Soundwave to contact the President of the United States once Starscream returned from his current mission kidnapping people. Robots in Disguise! He sent Laserbeak to spy on the United States' reaction to this, and learned that G.I. Earthrise episode 5 Soundwave was locked in a stasis field until he was freed to partake in a climactic showdown against Galvatron and Nemesis Prime, which ended with the arrival of spark spirits. With the aid of Soundwave's cassette troops, most notably Ravage, as well as Shrapnel, Bombshell, and Kickback, it was assumed he would have no problem with a young, peace-loving Autobot. They recovered before the Autobots, and set off towards San Francisco to bring carnage upon the human city. Conflagration While footage of a brawl between Defensor and Devastator was caught on-camera by Prowl's computers in his Autobase, Soundwave was also spotted by one of the hub's screens. When the Autobots realized that they had been deceived, Megatron sent a message through Soundwave's transmitter, gloating how he had tricked Prime and announced that his crew was going to steal the energon the Autobots had on their shuttle. The Solar Tower Is Built! Later, Soundwave used the Autoscout to deliver a love-letter to Blackarachnia. Unfortunately, the Autobots had somehow concocted a plan that filled the Decepticons transport's tanks with razon gas and returned the crude oil to its proper spot. As part of a demonstration to prospective buyers, Rook had Soundwave join an assault against the Smitco Oil Refinery alongside half a dozen Transformers. Conflagration, Eventually, Shockwave attempted to call a truce with the Autobots for the good of the Transformer race, but the initial ceremony was interrupted by Starscream's faction, the Predacons. Soundwave and Megatron blasted off in their ship as Megatron detonated the lectonite, converting the coal and the human slaves left behind in the cave into the largest diamond lens in the universe. soundwave, laserbeak, rumble, frenzy, ratbat, "Rumble, Lazerbeak, Ravage eject, operation warfare." decepticons, soundwave, transformers, machine-wars, Tags: The old Autobot Kup stumbled in on them, but was promptly captured. The Change In Your Nature Part Two In public, Soundwave remained one of Megatron's closest confidants and helped record and broadcast his speeches that criticized the Nominus Edict the Ascenticons sought to overturn. Menace at the Dam When Starscream planned to infiltrate the Autobots, Soundwave supplied him with a tiny radio transmitter with which to report back. The Decepticon invasion of Equestria was eventually halted when Optimus Prime and Twilight Sparkle combined the power of the Matrix of Leadership and the magic of friendship to send the invaders, Soundwave included, back to Cybertron. It wasn't long before he found himself against the Dinobots, whom the ark had repaired. Battle for Earth, After the Decepticons had captured Sunstreaker, Megatron ordered Soundwave to send a transmission to Autobot headquarters, informing them of the hostage situation. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the Statue of Liberty and curing themselves, however. Divided Front #5, Puzzled by the loss of much of their stock of weapons, Megatron assigned Soundwave to investigate. Shortly after the Predacons were defeated, Megatron returned to Cybertron with his Aerospace Extermination Squadron and reunited the Decepticons. When Megatron had finished his message, Soundwave returned to base. Two Giant Bases! The Autobots soon came to Bumblebee's rescue, and the Decepticons were defeated when one of Rumble's earthquakes backfired and swallowed up all of the Decepticons. Amidst Megatron's constant bullying, Soundwave assured his leader that their plan would soon come to fruition; the cave would be cocooned in a layer of lectonite, which upon exploding would convert the charcoal into a diamond of enormous proportions, ready to be used in the next phase of Megatron's plan. When the ship crashed on Earth, all inside were sent into stasis, but the Decepticons woke up four million years later and resumed their conquering ways. The Line, When G.I. Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight! They then unleashed the satellite's power, and began melting down the Rockies. Starscream suggested that, alive or dead, Exarchon made a good rallying symbol to solidify his rule. soundwave, robot, bumblebee, autobots, optimus-prime, Tags: When the Autobots arrived, Soundblaster started by expressing dull surprise at how the Autobots managed to survive up until the current point. Though Soundwave's toy is a microcassette recorder, his fictional appearances depict him as a stereo cassette deck or Walkman. Flint noticed that it wasn't their radio, but that didn't stop Soundwave from capturing him and taking him back to Cobra HQ. Desert Flight, Soundwave possessed a fighter jet alternate mode. Primus personally collected the assembled Seven Lights in short order, and his hype man continued to big up the boss from atop Soundwave as Primus brought their full power to bear, bringing about the end of the Precursor World the Golden Age had so long strived for, Finale 1 only for Primus to be blown to smithereens by the massive battle mech Neo Primus's central cannon! In the Transformers. Wolves However, the Joes had managed to awaken the Autobots also buried on the island, and Soundwave soon found himself facing down Grimlock. The Change In Your Nature Part Two, A Rise attack destroyed the Tether that connected Cybertron to its Winged Moon, and Soundwave joined Megatron and his fellow Ascenticon senators as they surveyed the devastation. Despite this, the Decepticons overpowered their foes, and secured them with steel girders. When Megatron ordered the Decepticons to fall back until more information was gathered, Soundwave directed them to a nearby moon from which a Decepticon beacon was emanating. Soundwave was among the Decepticons who pursued and boarded the Autobot Ark. With this delay in place, Starscream was able to sneak up on the Reflector trio posted within the surveillance center, and assassinate them. At the conclusion of the battle, Optimus Prime agreed that he would take the three Decepticons into his care until he could find a way to revert them to their old selves. The god's golden shell fell away to reveal his true forma tiny energy being known as "Oracle". Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game. Unbeknownst to him, Soundwave was spied upon by the Autobot Cosmos. Soundwave at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki, Soundwave H.I.S.S. Kingdom episode 6, During the War of the Threefold Spark, Shockwave and Exarchon developed a clone of Soundwave named Soundblaster. Once this doomsday device was completed, Megatron had Soundwave unleash it onto the unsuspecting world. The Autobot Smasher! During Megatron's latest scheme to take over the planet Earth, Soundwave attempted to blast Windcharger with his deadly concussion blaster gun, only to be repelled by Windcharger's magnetic powers. Robots in Disguise! Even if he wasn't, taking action to pretend Exarchon was back might by politically advantageous as well. Sludge responded first, stomping Soundwave who was nearest to him. Joe vs. the Transformers #6, Several years later, the scientists managed to use Megatron's technology to create the organic weapon Serpent O.R., who plugged himself into Soundwave's deactivated head after getting free and downloaded data on Cybertron's history. He cringed when Megatron slipped and fell on some gumballs. Fate of Cybertron. Kingdom webpage[2], At some point during the war, Shockwave attempted to clone Soundwave, which resulted in the creation of the amoral Soundblaster. ), Soundwave's computer model was used for one of the, Later, Soundwave's character model showed up numerous times in various color schemes as a generic background character in the. The plan was a success and Optimus Prime and his crew were lured out. Parts of the site may still appear in English, even when translated. 80s, autobot, autobots, bumblebee, cybertron. There, he complained about the desert sand getting into his cassette drives and fouling his transmissions, only to be berated by Megatron for his whining. Soundwave had just finished telling Bumblebee and Elita-1 it looked like the terrorists had explosives when he detonated his staff, desecrating the Titan and eliminating the loose ends. P.I.T. Prime Directive #4 The Autobots soon caught up, and during the Decepticons' subsequent battle against them, Devastator was felled. When a rescue party of Autobots attempted to free Sunstreaker, but wound up captured as well, Megatron presumably used Soundwave once more to send another message to the Autobots, informing them of the situation. Incensed by Starscream's theatrics and insults, Soundwave unleashed his sonic cannon on the Head of Intelligence, wounding his former colleague enough to give his information to Megatron for free. Eventually, Soundwave fell in with Megatron and his burgeoning Ascenticon movement; a firm supporter of Megatron's grand designs, Soundwave aided his new leader as Megatron reforged the scattered remnants of Termagax's vision into an effective political machine. The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four When Megatron discovered this, he scolded an unresponsive Soundwave for his haphazard handling of the situation. He eventually joins the Commander. Trimmed for framing with a 1 inch border. Kingdom episode 2 Soundwave joined his Megatron in the subsequent search for the AllSpark; despite his increasingly ominous visions, Megatron dismissed Soundwave's fears that possessing the Matrix of Leadership would have adverse effects. He can also transform to play "The Touch" while being viewed in the collection. An Outlier with extremely powerful hearing and limited telepathic capabilities, Soundwave's unusual powers made him a freak and an outcast in the stifling days of functionist Cybertron. Soundwave infiltrated into Autobot City as an inconspicuous music player. As the Decepticons warped after the traitor, Soundwave attempted to dissuade Megatron from pursuit, noting that there were other planets in the universe with dilithium, only for Megatron to reveal his primary motivation was finally putting an end to Starscream. Super Megatron comic 2, While fighting for control of a damaged spacebridge on Cybertron, Soundwave was among the many Decepticons transported through the bridge to Equestria as a result of Queen Chrysalis's magic spell. It was largely thanks to him that the Decepticons learned of the Autobots' plan to leave the planet aboard the Ark. Both the present and future versions of the Communications Officer we all know and love put up the best fight they could, but even with Full-Tilt's help, the Autobots overpowered them. Transformers: Forged to Fight. Joe vs. the Transformers #1 Arms dealer Destro made a visit to Cobra Island where Doctor Mindbender introduced him to Soundwave and his cassettes, who were under the complete control of Cobra's scientists. He reported back to Megatron, who reminded his troops not to toy with Optimus and to slay him at the first opportunity given. Soundwave presented himself as a neutral intermediary to negotiate with the Rise. Frustrated over his lack of progress as the Decepticons still could not penetrate the Ark's shields, Megatron called Soundwave over to tune in on the inside of the ship. After they boarded the Ark, it crashed to Earth and the Transformers fell to a four million year-long sleep. Starscream brought this information to Megatron and encouraged him to make a temporary truce with the Autobots, allowing both parties time to deal with the other threats Cybertron faced. Like his fellows, he dutifully assisted Primus in his efforts to confiscate the Seven Lights from his dissenting army the Primus Vanguard and destroy the universe.