#soundave

[xdantesinfernox]

I LOVE SAYING ELECTRIC CHAIR THIS IS MY EVERYTHING

[jessenitrogen]

RANDOM SOUNDWAVE EVENT

[witchofthesouls]

OH MY STARS! WE TOTALLY NEED SOME WRITING OF BIRB JACK WITH SOUNDWAVE. :000

More AU of a Cyber!Earth!Au with the Darbys directly under Soundwave’s care.

The being that was once June Darby was a dangerous creature.

That ferity hadn't disappeared once he managed to coax her out of that endless dream. Within her, old human sensibilities of civilian life and civilization warred with the new instincts that were capable of devouring everything in its path.

Nor had Soundwave wanted to suppress those instincts fully. To tame them. No; it would serve them both well among the Decepticons and the strange, new world they were navigating. They needed to simply nurture the bridge and guide the process. Ease it.

The inhibition collar had done little to quell the microtransformations as she armed the edges of her robes with serrations, masking it with a deceptive gentleness as the sparklings hid by her legs whenever one of the more foolish mechs attempted anything.

(If anyone was stupid enough to think that June Darby was any less dangerous in a femme root-mode. That the collar was enough after her rampage across the ship as she hunted after her stolen child. It was their own passage to the Unmaker.)

Her son, Jack, echoed it.

Optics blown wide with the white pupil mechanisms drowned out everything else, the sparkling's frame shifted and rippled between the metal of shadowed hull and his own physical body as he mimicked the crooning birds perched upon his shoulder.

Croaking and chattering. A mix between organic ruffling feathers with metal plates sliding and soft transformation seams. It was difficult to discern between the sparkling and the birds. Only the multiple optics popped out of the seamless blend.

In the gleam of those dark, shiny optics, Soundwave saw the reflection of that strange robed figure.

Jack's mouth moved, but it wasn't words, just a spill of noise. Not even birdsong or a close mimicry. A mix of pattering rain, distant rolling thunder, and a gentle breeze through swaying branches.

The boy met his visor and seared into his mind was yellow robes standing within a clearing where many of the mining operations had disappeared. Something writhing behind them, dissected limbs with peeled musculature and fuel lines neatly entwined with one of the metal trees.

Soundwave quietly filed away the abomination that was Silas. Breakdown's paintjob, no matter the degradation, was a custom one by Knock Out's hands.

The spymaster kneeled down. He ignored the hissing birds as they ruffled up. What mattered was Jack's reaction, and Soundwave had poured so much work into ensuring his charge was comfortable in his presence. A careful prod to allow their EM fields to overlap. Jack didn't pull away as Soundwave anchored into his space, circling the sharp, bizarre notes as the birds became more distressed.

Jack's main attention was pinned to the distant figure calling for him (and his mother), but a small part still focused on Soundwave.

"Jack." Soundwave played out the haunting recording of June's many-layered voices of her monstrous alt-mode. "Jack. Jack. Jack. Where are you?"

The sparkling finally blinked. Connection severing. That grey-blue hue returned as he tentatively stepped into Soundwave's reach. He ignored the shrill squawking and crash of teeth and data-cables as Soundwave crushed the blackbirds and their foreign influence as Jack curled into his hold. Like a puppet with severed strings.

Luminosity hissed from the corner before barreling over, clambering across Soundwave's back-plating as she pushed her own quelling danger senses into them. She spoke in rapid squeaks and chirps, punctuated with hard flaps of her wingspan as Jack pressed himself deeper into Soundwave's hug. His mind jumbled in strange breaks as Jack attempted to reorder himself, and Soundwave gently reinforced the lowered mental defenses, sweeping away the scent of ashes and the boiling-freezing imprints.

Of course, the birds weren't real. Even with his speed and the sensation of crushing them, Soundwave felt only the walls of the ship.

[soundwavesuperioraf]

Earthspark Soundwave sounds like a MUPPET! I don't hate it. I just can't stop giggling. It's like a British Cookie Monster yelling into an empty cookie jar producing an echo.

[squidthesquidd]

Smol baby soundave if you please?

no continuity specified so i went with g1 :3 BABBYYYYYY he loves puter

[transingthoseformers]

Megatron walking up to Soundave with a sparkling in hand : You left this in my valve

Soundwave : Wh-

Ssdfg yes and Soundwave's so confused too

[annabelle-creart]

I discovered this thing named: MINI SCENARIO GENERATOR, and I must:

Heatwave is good at strength game, but not at mental ones

they wanted to do a magic trick for their kids

compared with Soundave, Shockwave and Heatwave´s bodies are really alike, so, they could, and nobody will notice they´re not Heatwave and Shockwave but Shockwave and Heatwave

oh, fuck... I mean, they could, but fuck...

he never admitted but Chase is a sweet tooth

ajskjasksjs awwwww

they actually were, they met at academy but they were from different specializations, so, they separated, and later met again when Heatwave was declared Sigma-17 sub-chief

he is

they would

ay...

he would, he´s a baby and a good boy

they would too, just because both like roleplaying

Love this shit, :D

[quetzalpapalotl]

Top five alt modes? :0 from any continuity

I hate cars so much

5.- Rewind turning into a data stick: do you have any idea how funny it is to info dump people about one of my favorite characters ever and then tell them he turns into a USB?

4.- Megatron's Northrop Grumman B-2: Okay, I truly hate to admit this because I kinda hate Megatron's stealth bomber body because I don't like that's so OP, makes no sense and ruins balance. Also like, I fucking hate to glorify real war machines. But it is a sexy body and it is a very cool alt mode okay??? It looks like a manta ray and it's a stealth plane and it is cool!! I hate myself.

3.- Megatron turning into any variation of a gun: I hate guns but like, this is so poignant. Either he's a killing machine turned against his creators or he made himself a killing machine. But a gun is far more personal than a vehicle with rockets installed. It also lends itself to highly homoerotic interactions with whoever is wielding him.

2.- Primus and Unicron when they turn into planets: Literally that's so fucking cool. A step above Transformers that turn into cities. Whether Primus isa god or was made, you are all miniature imitations of the very ground you walk in. Your planet is alive and it loves you, it loves you, right? Well this other planet certainly doesn't. There's so much potential for Cybertron/Primus as an eldritch location.

1.- G1 Soundave turning into a cassete deck: Hasbro stop being fucking cowards and bring this back. You will never top this.

[jimclassicstoycollection]

Transformers

War For Cybertron

Netflix Edition

Voyager Class

Soundwave

by Hasbro (2021)

I got this in late May 2021 for my 41st birthday (yea I know, I’m old) and I’m super, SUPER backlogged. I’m trying to catch up, I really am.

Tape deck mode:

Yup, it looks like a tape deck to me! Moving on!!!

Okay, so fine, just to go into a little more detail. Netflix Soundwave is a heavy retool of Siege Soundwave, however instead of turning into a spaceship of sorts, he turns into his Earth mode; a tape deck from the 1980s.

As a blue brick the tape deck serves its purpose.

Yes, the back is a mess. It looks better without the guns attached to it, but still it’s pretty janky.

The cassette window can still open and close via a spring-loaded button and you can put his cassette goons inside.

My only complaint about this toy is that this one panel to the left of the cassette window just won’t stay locked down, and I can’t stop looking at it. I’m not sure what the problem is, but it won’t stay closed.

Transformation:

Transformation isn’t much of a challenge at all. In fact it’s very similar to the original G1 toy. Not exactly the same,but a little bit.

Robot Mode:

Earthrise Soundwave is definitely an improvement of the Siege version.

He stands well, and poses well; I’m not seeing any quality control issues.

Soundwave can perform the one-foot balance challenge. It took a little bit of work, but I did it.

Soundwave’s got a lot of 5mm ports, so he can weapon-ed, or armored up; 14 ports in all. Pretty nice.

And of course Soundwave wear all of his minions on his 5mm ports.

Of course Soundwave’s gun can use the blast effects.

Laserbeak:

Earthrise Laserbeak has some some slight retooling too, the head is a vulture, and the wings are different to help represent a more G1 earth mode. It works, and I dig it.

Ravage:

I’m just not a fan of this Ravage.

I think Siege and Earthrise Ravages are just ugly figures. Maybe it’s because they’re so small, and were built for the retail market they both looks like that. Maybe the budget just wasn’t in it for Ravage.

Fortunately I still have my 2008 Ravage from the TF Universe line who was paired with Hound, thought I’m pretty sure the casette tape will be too big for Earthrise Soundwave’s chest.

Accessories:

Along with two of his cassette warriors Soundave comes with the same weapons as the Siege version did; Soundwaves blaster, concussion launcher, and...folding gun? Still have no idea what that thing is.

It’s a gun, and then unfolds to a stick...

I don’t even think Soundwave has any idea what it is...

I suppose Soundwave could use that gun as a handle and the concussion launcher as a hammer?

Final Thoughts:

Netflix Earthrise Soundwave is definitely a step up from the Siege version.

The tape deck does have the tab which just won’t stay down, and that stinks, but I’m willing to overlook that.

Still not a fan of Ravage, but I like Laserbeak. All-in-all the pros outweigh the cons in my opinion of Earthrise Soundwave, and I’m happy that I have him.

Siege & Earthrise Soundwave

It’s nice to see Soundwave with the kids.

[thelastgherkin]

Toys released as part of the War for Cybertron Trilogy toylines usually feature an individualised military insignia, denoting each character’s position in their respective army’s command structure. The three part insignia, delineated by Hasbro here, reveals the character’s Division (Land, Air, Sea, Space), Unit (Infantry, Intelligence, Medic, Engineering, Special Ops, Artillery, Transport), and Rank (General, Major, Captain, Sergeant, Private).   Above is a diagram listing the command structure of all War for Cybertron: Kingdom toys, constructed from original research and using my own photos.

Larger versions of these charts are available here.

Some things to note:

A lot has changed since the last update in this series.  For starters, I have deprivatised these charts onto TFwiki.net, meaning that they are now more widely available for everyone.  A gallery of the insignias themselves is also available.  As noted on my previous post on this topic, the importance of giving each character a rank has diminished over the course of the trilogy, as you can see above.

Notable exclusions: Kingdom diversified its roster to include Maximals and Predacons, none of whom received a rank insignia, and so I have elected not to create a chart merely listing characters that exist outside of the ranking system.  As with Earthrise, concurrent Generations Selects toys were not branded as a specific part of the trilogy, but since there were so few Selects characters this year, I decided to include them... BUT Deep Cover and “G2” Ramjet are not present due to featuring Earthrise-styled instruction booklets, and Transmutate has been excluded for being a Maximal.  As a result, the only Selects characters are Galvatron, Artifre, and Nightstick. Also excluded are Generations lines that spread out from the War for Cybertron Trilogy, none of which feature rank insignias on any part of their packaging: this accounts for the absences of Buzzworthy Bumblebee, Shattered Glass, and “Studio Series 86” characters.

So who got an insignia and who didn’t?  Insignias were exclusive to Deluxe and Voyager Class Autobots and Decepticons, and only then, those that were single packaged – no multipack characters received ranks.  Core Class packaging was apparently deemed too small to include an insignia on the cardback.  Leader and Titan Class boxes largely needed the space to advertise all of each toy’s features, excising the ranks.  This also holds true for characters with additional features, like the Deluxe Class triple changers (Tracks, Road Rage, Slammer) and the cassette-deploying Blaster (and Eject).

Wheeljack and Arcee are both characters from Earthrise who received “packaging refreshes” in Kingdom, and as such carry over their ranks from that toyline.  Of note, Wheeljack’s rank here clears up a goof made over his rank in Earthrise.  Another returning character is Red Alert, who carries over his rank from Siege to his new Earth body; the Siege ranks were presented as being for “characters that haven’t quite yet established themselves or haven’t yet moved into a field they will enter later” – despite this, Red Alert, who turns into a modern Earth Lamborghini, is still a medic and not his conventional function of security director.

Leader Class Optimus Prime is also a packaging refresh, but due to his size class, he does not receive a rank on this showing.  This is also true of his Core Class toy.  Other returning characters to feature new toys but with no insignias include Mirage, Sideswipe, Ultra Magnus, Megatron, Soundwave, and Starscream.

Yes, Cyclonus is the only Decepticon in all of Kingdom to be ranked.  And yes, being a Black Ops Captain puts him one step up from Skywarp...

Hot Rod makes his War for Cybertron Trilogy toy debut here, with no title or rank.  However, Hot Rod had previously appeared in the Siege trading card game, as an Infantry Private (division unknown).

It seems like the next toyline, Legacy, does not feature rank insignias in any form, so this formally brings this project to a close.  You can revisit other updates about these insignias on my blog under the tag #WFC rank project.

[chrome-mind]

Hi could I ask what would happen if TFP Soundwave ended up in G1? I just love how different he looks and how in G1, TFP Soundwave probably looks like if a nightmare gained a physical form. I bet everyone would be so freaked out by his tentacles and how he's an ex gladiator!!!

This… thing that calls itself by the same name as the well known blue Decepticon is quite frankly, terrifying. Soundwave is an oddity with his spindly frame and constant silence. He becomes a sort of boogeyman for Autobots and Decepticons alike. He just… not right.

[sirgawainofgalifrey]

Starscream canonically considers the cassettes Soundwave's children.

[strange-doll-child]

Could you do a Friday Night Funkin version of TFP Soundwave or TFA Blitzwing?

OKAY- Sorry about the late response my friend but HERE YA' GO!

Hope this works! Oh! And the songs of course: Glitcher, Onslaught, and Genocide

(Yes, I am aware the bow is not doing the glowy thing, I lost just- Too much detail TwT)

(Edit: Okay, I just remembered- AY’ YO, @le-vec I FINALLY MADE ‘EM)

[writingtoomuchtrash]

Ravage

Megatron glared at Soundwave, not bothering to look at the organic creature in his arm. Like always Soundwave showed no emotions on his screen face, just staring up at Megatron. Neither budged, as they stared each other down, or attempted to. Deep down, Megatron knew he was trying to fight a lost battle, there was no way he could tell Soundwave to return the creature back to his home, not when he knew Soundwave had named it. Megatron sighed, rubbing the space between his optics, his other hand on his hip.

“What did you name it?” He asked, staring at Soundwave through his fingers. Soundwave looked down at the creature before looking back up at Megatron.

“Her... name is… Ravage,” Soundwave said, holding Ravage up to Megatron, his screen having a smiley face on it.

[galvatronsthighs]

Extriverse Soundfam

The tale of Soundwave seeing young bots and ADOPTED.

Rumble and Frenzy? Too young to be in this wild shit, don’t they have parental units? THEY DO NOW.

Laserbeak and Ravage? How could Megatron have done this to you two? I will protect and love you and ADOPTED

Galvatron? Oh my god I’ve been such an asshole to him he just has mental health issues and chronic pain and also someone to look out for and after him and ADOPTED.

[incorrect-transformersprime]

Soundave: So Starscream, how did your first time cooking dinner go?

Starscream: pretty good if I do say so myself.

Soundwave: Okay, so what are we having?

Starscream: for appetizers, we have a potato.

Soundwave: A whole potato?

Starscream: yes. and then for the main course, we have grilled cheese sandwiches.

Soundwave: These just look like big slabs of black.

Starscream: because that's what they are!

Starscream: and then for desert, we have chocolate.

Soundwave: These are just chocolate chips?

Starscream: they sure are!

Starscream: and then for drinks, we have toast!

Starscream: *lifts up a glass of blended toast* Bon appetite, you filthy animals!

oh god i’m so scared

thank you for the submission!!