Crisis of Command! The second, taking advantage of the 'Dinobot Hunt', was a major success - six Autobots were badly injured, not counting two of the Dinobots, and a large amount of fuel was stolen while the Autobots tried to stop a Dinobot rampage in a human town. His first attempt at manipulating Autobots into a trap failed. The Next Best Thing to Being There!Ī short time later, during a brief period when both Megatron and Shockwave were missing in action, Soundwave assumed leadership of the Decepticons, happily slagging off Starscream's ambitions of leadership. Warrior School! The plant's facilities were used to create the Constructicons, who built a massive radio dish that Soundwave used to beam a message back to Cybertron. Under Shockwave's command, Soundwave attacked the Blackrock Aerospace Plant and secured it for Decepticon use. Ravage, Megatron, and Soundwave, the first Decepticons.Īfter the Transformers' awakening on Earth, Soundwave served quietly under Megatron before Megatron was overthrown by Shockwave. Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics. 3.1 Super Collection Figure/Heroes of Cybertronįiction Marvel Comics continuity Generation One.1.6 Kid Stuff Talking Story Books continuity.

1.4.2 Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers story pages.1.4.1 Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers manga.In return, they perform spy and recon missions for him and make sure no one calls him 'unchrasimatic'. He has a symbiotic relationship with them, providing them transportation and a cheap, if cramped, place to live inside his chest. Soundwave commands a legion of cassette troops to carry out tasks big and small. The other Decepticons wouldn't mind abandoning him on the battlefield-if they thought Megatron would let them get away with it. Other Decepticons (except Megatron) see him as a two-faced snake, since, as Communications Officer, Soundwave hears all and doesn't hesitate to use blackmail to keep himself high in Megatron's esteem. Soundwave guards his place in the hierarchy fiercely. Soundwave usually is wise to Starscream's devious plots, and reports them to Megatron quickly. Though 'only' Communications Officer, he is comparable to Starscream and Shockwave in rank and is the only one of the three to display consistent loyalty to Megatron. He stands at the Decepticon leader's side as a confidant. Soundwave is one of Megatron's most reliable troops, and he has positioned himself comfortably and irreplaceably in Megatron's upper command structure.

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