Soundwave
Unquestioningly loyal to Megatron. Carries "cassettes" in his chest — smaller spy helpers such as Laserbeak and Ravage.
Where he comes from
Cybertron. A communications and intelligence specialist and, in many versions, one of Megatron's first followers.
Story
Soundwave says little — almost nothing in Transformers: Prime — yet knows everything. He intercepts signals, hacks systems and watches everyone, enemies and allies alike.
His loyalty to Megatron is absolute. Where Starscream betrays, Soundwave serves to the end. In his chest he carries "cassettes" — smaller spy helpers such as Laserbeak and Ravage.
Classifier: traits & abilities
- Faction
- Decepticons
- Role
- Communications and intelligence officer
- Alt-modes
- Cassette deck (G1), satellite and SUV (films), recon jet (Prime)
- Weapons
- Shoulder cannon, sonic waves, manipulator tentacles (Prime)
- Abilities
- Signal interception, hacking, mind reading in G1; commanding cassette minions
- Strengths
- Loyalty, information, composure
- Weaknesses
- Total dependence on Megatron's will
- Personality
- Silent, logical, devoted
- Key relationships
- Megatron, Laserbeak, Ravage, Rumble and Frenzy
- First appearance
- 1984
- Voice (G1)
- Frank Welker
Filmography
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1984–1987 | The Transformers (G1) |
| 1986 | The Transformers: The Movie |
| 2007–2009 | Transformers: Animated |
| 2009 | Revenge of the Fallen |
| 2010–2013 | Transformers: Prime |
| 2011 | Dark of the Moon |
| 2018–2021 | Cyberverse |
| 2024 | Transformers One |
Main screen appearances; not an exhaustive list.
Fan prequel: «Radio Silence»
An original story by this site. Not part of the official canon.
Long before the war, Soundwave worked as an operator at Cybertron's central communications station. He heard everything: Senate orders, workers' complaints, nobles' plots they believed were secret.
Nobody asked his opinion. An operator had no right to speak — only to relay. For years Soundwave listened in silence as those at the top lied to those below.
When the voice of a miner from Kaon first rang out, Soundwave did not relay the signal according to protocol. He amplified it so the whole planet could hear. It was his first decision of his own. And the last he made for himself: from then on, he would listen to only one voice.
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