In "Countdown to Extinction", when Starscream arrives on Cybertron (together with Doctor Arkeville) and proclaims himself the new leader of the Decepticons instead of the "late" Megatron, Shockwave does not believe him and tries to call up Megatron again and again. Spacebridge technology was taken to its ultimate extreme in "The Ultimate Doom" when Shockwave and Megatron co-ordinated the transportation of Cybertron itself into the Solar System via the use of a colossal spacebridge. In the first tests of the spacebridge, Megatron was transported to Cybertron himself, but Shockwave soon returned him so that further transport runs could be conducted. The Transformers on Earth had been awakened, and immediately, Shockwave and Megatron co-created the Space Bridge, an inter-galactic transport system, with which to send Energon cubes made from Earth's energy to the depleted planet. In the Earth year 1984, Shockwave again attempted to make contact with the lost Megatron - only this time, he received a reply. So accurately did Shockwave carry out his task, however, that no advances were achieved in the war, and the deadlock slowly caused what little supplies of energy the planet had to dwindle. Swearing that Cybertron would remain as Megatron left it, Shockwave performed his duty to the letter for four million years, after Megatron and the other Transformers were entombed in stasis on Earth. When Megatron prepared to lead his troops in pursuit of the Autobots on the Ark, Shockwave was instructed to stay behind and guard Cybertron in Megatron's absence.
Though a major character in the Marvel comics, Shockwave was a minor character in the cartoon, only making occasional appearances, and was unquestioningly loyal to Megatron. Unusually for a 1985 (second year) toy, Shockwave was part of Transformers fiction from the first year, appearing in both the original cartoon pilot and 4-issue comic book miniseries. This was retained in most comic books, where Shockwave became leader of the Decepticons. Shockwave, who is possibly even more powerful than Megatron, concluded that he should rule so that no emotion should prevent the Decepticons from conquering the universe.
SHOCKWAVE TRANSFORMERS ANIMATED SERIES
While the animated series established Shockwave as fanatically loyal to Megatron, Shockwave's original bio and most fiction since have described him as coldly and patiently looking for ways to overthrow Megatron, not for personal power (as Starscream would) but simply because it was logical for him to do so. Although his logical brain center is usually an advantage, human adversaries often pose more of a difficulty to Shockwave, as more intuitive and emotional thought processes often confound him. His high energy output makes him particularly fuel inefficient, but radioactive fuel sources stored in the reactor in his chest can help Shockwave to overcome this problem. He possesses the power of flight in both modes, and commands the totality of the electromagnetic spectrum allowing him to emit beams of energy in a wide variety of forms. Unlike most early Transformers, Shockwave was not modified into an Earthly form, and retains his Cybertron alternate mode-a 35-foot-long ray gun. And that problem is: how can he use his abilities to most effectively eliminate the greatest number of enemies? Unfortunately for the Autobots, it is rare that Shockwave does not find an answer. His actions are carried out with the cold logic, brutal clarity and perfection one would expect of a purely mechanical being-his way is not that of blood lust, like so many other Decepticons, but rather that of a scientist attempting to solve a problem.
Due to issues with Hasbro's trademark of the name Shockwave, some products were also released under the name Shockblast or Shockblast the Great.Īs the Decepticons' military operations commander, Shockwave's power is second only to Megatron, and even that is disputed. He is also commonly portrayed as a cold, emotionless Decepticon that serves as Megatron's "mad scientist". Throughout his incarnations, he is usually distinguished by a laser cannon instead of one of his hands and his distinctive face, which is featureless save for a single robotic eye. Shockwave is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers robot superhero franchise. Longarm (Autobot Disguise)/Cybertronian Tank (As Shockwave)/Cybertronian Crane (As Longarm) Gun turret and AH-64 Apache helicopter (2007 video game), Cybertronian Tank (DOTM) Kaito Ishikawa ( Q Transformers: Mystery of Convoy)Ĭybertronian Laser Gun, Mazda RX-8, steam-powered warship Darryl Kurylo ( Transformers: Devastation)
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