TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on SHOCKWAVE - Updated for 2022!
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2022
- Rewritten, revamped, expanded and updated - it's an all-new Basics on the Decepticon's emotionless, logic-driven mad scientist, SHOCKWAVE!
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The fact that the TLK nitro zeus tattoos says "rest in peace my homie shockwave",make it even funnier
Wait what? Is that an actual line? Please say it is
Wait fr? Where does he have that tattoo lol
Yeah like the others said. Where?
Looks like a grey Shockwave with a red eye, he’s like the live action “Shack”wave
It is I saw it first on Trans theories
I suddenly realized it actually makes a lot of sense for Shockwave to be Megatron’s rival, since they both turn into guns.
Bringing gun to a gun fight
It's only... logical.
Why have 1 when you could go Akimbo?
As a kid, when Shockwave and Jetfire were introduced together I assumed they were rivals. I always wanted to see a scientist rivalry. I guess it would be something resembling Reed Richards vs Dr. Doom.
I’ll add to that: Shockwave was part of Jetfire and Starscream’s friend group, but they all grew apart due to Starscream’s treachery, Jetfire joining the Autobots, and Shockwave himself becoming more and more mechanical and emotionless.
@@benc.delacruz1813 interesting idea, I imagine that when unicron begins his goal of devouring the universe, shockwave defects to unicron along with other characters, joining his evil army before finally being defeated by jetfire
That fool Jetfire! His intellect and power can not be compared to SHOCKWAVE!!
Shockwave and Prowl were played up as logic rivals in one continuity though that’s about as far Shockwave rivalries that I’m aware of went.
@@YeldellGW Ooh, I like that idea.
What i always loved about the g1 shockwave profile is the quote "clarity of thought before rashness of action"
I think a cool new fresh take on Shockwave would be where he tries to see all parts of the war, driven by logic he tries to determine who is right and who is wrong, but in the end finds there is no one answer.
Honestly I think that would be a really interesting story
Another take I think would be interesting would be a flip of the Animated depiction. Have him act as a Decepticon but, in a big reveal, he was an Autobot all along.
@@emeraldeelentertainment8988 like armada scavenger
IDW did this he became One of the Primes from time travel and played all sides:) He was a senator once and optimus is close friend.
A sort of doctor strange, where he took the time to consider every possible outcome of the war and realized he needed to take action!
A big part of Shockwave's popularity was due to how unbelievably god-damn cool he looked. That alone helped him endure despite diminishing roles in mainstream media, and I'm thankful for that, because he tends to be one of the best characters in whatever series he is in and still looks god-damn cool to this day.
And what he did in the comics was legendary
Probably also helps that he looks like a Dalek on steroids.
Bayverse Shockwave looks fucking cool as well. Pity he only served as cannonfodder for Bay Prime.
honestly prefer shockwace as a clodly logical character who follows whatever cause he deems most baneficial to cybertron's survival,which is usually is the path of the decepticons,except where thier ends begin to divrage
You could’ve just said the Marvel or IDW Shockwave was your favorite
Any comics Shockwave really. They all mostly act the same
@@TheUncivilizedNation prime too. My favorute
Comic Shockwave is awesome. I wish we see an adaptation of comic book Shockwave in TV or film instead of the boring "loyal" decepticon version of the character..Megatron already has Soundwave as his loyal minion.
@@zemox2534 i would like to see shockwave as a less loyal decepticon and logical scientist who is the guardian of cybertron in the absent of both the autobots and decepticons
The funny part is that thus was the outcome in "prime" where he re-created the omega lock! A thing only solus prime's forget abe to do
I loved how James Roberts gave us a sneaky origin story to Shockwave, by disguising it as an Orion Pax story, revolving around a heist.
Which one wasthis?
Shockwave and Soundwave have always been my favorite main Decepticons. They share that cold calculating demeanor which makes them the only two rational and intelligent characters in all the series. They seem to take turns swaping functions as well since TFA&TFP as spy, scientist, guardian…
Just can't go wrong with the Waves, huh?
I liked the cold and logical Shockwave of GQ but his Prime incarnation had so much more character and played such a huge role that I grew to prefer that version
i would consider prime shockwave as cold and logical, only showing brief signs of any anger or emotion if you can call it that.
I also prefer Prime’s version of shockwave. I like everything about that version. From his physical appearance and his vehicle mode, to his relationship with the other Decepticons.
Tf prime has been known to destroy personalities of beloved characters. I.E wheel Jack
@@nightbling8905 Oh really? Who else was changed a bunch I really only remember the TF prime show and I mostly liked all their personalities.
@@nightbling8905 Wheel Jack was a badass in Prime.
i love that both Animated and IDW each had a plot twist that revealed that another character was secretly Shockwave the entire time (with IDW even doing it twice), and every time it was done it managed to catch the entire fandom off-guard
Mostly because the second time IDW did it, it came completely out of left field and made no sense
@@Cdr2002 It wasn't a _complete_ ass-pull, but it definitely could've been handled better.
@@SirBroccolingtonIII to me it absolutely was. Once we get into “Shockwave created Cybertronian society through time travel” I’m kinda done being able to take a storyline seriously
@@Cdr2002 It was certainly ridiculous and convoluted, but something being an ass-pull or not isn't subjective. It simply wasn't.
@@SirBroccolingtonIII and I have to adhere to your specific standards why? I thought it came from nowhere, I don’t need to fit your pretentious film school kid rubric
Fun fact: Did you know Corey Burton actually voiced Zark in the video game Kingdom Hearts 2 for the Tron world. Pretty cool since his voice for Shockwave was based of him and came full circle.
Omg! I didn't know that. Wait until I tell my cousin. He loves Kingdom Hearts and Transformers.
I have absolutely no idea what either of you are talking about but it sounds cool and I'm gonna tell the next person I see.
Zark was Scopinock am I right? Just so I don't look like a total tit.
@@joshoshea3194 They mean Sark, one of the villains in the movie Tron, which has a level in Kingdom Hearts 2. Sark was who Corey Burton based his Shockwave voice on (the video says it was the Master Control Program, but that's incorrect), so it's cool to see it come full circle like that.
Corey Burton also played animated Megatron's voice, so cool.
No wonder why he sounded similar
Would like to see a series of Basics episodes that spotlight the voice actors who worked on the various animated series.
I second that.
Yes, please.
Good idea
It’s an excellent idea. But Chris Mcfeely may worry that the non english speakers transformer’s fans may not care much about such a series. It may reduce the potential audience.
I second that as well.
It's interesting how the concept of being both a backstabbing, power hungry megalomaniac AND a deeply loyal ally fits absolutely perfectly with the concept of being a Decepticon.
I find this updated version of the basics on Shockwave to be highly logical.
I love the Aligned version of Shockwave, especially his role as a scientist. In fact, Rise of the Dark Spark has him drop a line "I do not believe, Starscream, I hypothesize."
I like how the brief scene of Bruticus wielding Shockwave in his weapon mode led to his Combiner Wars toy being scaled perfectly for a combiner to wield.
The Prime series was my first run-in with Shockwave (yes I live under a rock) and it remains my favourite incarnation.
It balances the mostly emotionless but extremely dangerous and amoral scientific genius traits together in a way that gives Shockwave a gravitas in the series when he’s an active presence.
And there’s a subtlety to his emotive action, in the little movements of his head and what i’m going to all antennae for lack of a better word.
And when his logical mask slips just a tiny bit in serious situations he seems really unhinged. Almost like the switch from detached scientist to brutal psycho is just a hair’s breadth away.
I loved TF Prime's version. He fit so well with how that series was set up. The only thing that was off about him was his voice. Cory Burton could have elevated that version of the character even higher.
I respectfully disagree.
The voice perfectly suited his ‘logical’ disposition.
That his lack of emotive emphasis in his speech showed the mechanical indifference of logic that runs behind that red eye.
And it means so much more on the occasion that he lets it slip just that little bit.
Like when he threatened to gouge out Starscream’s eye or witnessing Unicron reanimate a colossal graveyard of predacon fossils.
@@rustkarl As great of an actor Corey Butron is, I can't recall ever feeling terrified by any of his versions of Shockwave. David Sobolov's shockwave is unironically extremely intimidating, which combined with his design makes him my favorite incarnation of Shockwave.
1:45 I had that Marvel Comic as a Kid and it had a big impact on me. Seeing Shockwaves Backstory, fighting the Dinobots and in the End standing tall and towering above the beaten Transformers maked Shockwave to an instant favourite of mine.
And I was outraged as he got killed by Death´s Head. On the other Side, that made me a Fan of Death´s Head too. 😅
James Roberts, writer of More than Meets the Eye and Lost Light, also was horrified as a kid when Shockwave was killed by Death's Head.
Shockwave is my favourite Decepticon and it was the original episode that locked me in for The Basics, so have a fiver for 5 years (Has to be more useful than crappy jokes I make on Twitter).
Thanks for the support, Hellcat! 😁
It's sad how his design for Dark of The Moon was one of the most badass and G1-accurate yet he did absolutely nothing through the whole movie.
Just remembered, when I was creative and made my own stories, I had an alternate timeline SHockwave who had gotten the Unicron treatment, called him Omegawave, he had gold ans silver livery, a weird round head and was as powerful as Galvatron of course. Also had a mini cape. :D
I kinda wished that more stories would feature the double agent-esque elements that animated Shockwave had. War isn't just about a series of combat, it's also about the espionage of vital information as well. Shockwave being a undercover spy was seriously a twist I didn't even expect and it makes me wish that more espionage elements were more prominent in times of the cybertronian war.
as a fan of the unicron triolgy and the marvel comics,i always loved the idea of shockwave being a power-hungry decepticon like armada thrust and cybertron starscream,and his marvel comics cover with the "all are dead" quote is amazing
Even in G1 I've always thought Shockwave was loyal for his own benefit like: "As loyal I can do whatever I want, like evil experiments, create my own army etc..." Infact in Transformers Tataki(the G1 Japan exclusive game for PS2) at the end he get hungry with power and begin to alterate space and time, and both the Aurobots and Decepticons must stop him.
I liked cybertron starscream because he was not only smart enough to plot in secret but was also a very capable fighter
I think the prime version is my favourite, keeping the calm logistical personality but giving him a bulky, intimidating body. And the voice makes me swoon.
This video is purely……….logical.
*MOST LOGICAL!!!* Shockwave is my favorite Transformer ever! I love just about every incarnation of him, especially DotM and TFP!
1:08 I met Bob Budiansky, he's such an awesome guy!
That’s really cool!
I remember my parents getting me the grey Galactic Man toy as a holiday present from Blackpool, back in 84 when I was nine and then months later, seeing Shockwave in all of his purple Decepticon glory for the first time in the UK comic. Confusing times for a wee lad back in the 80s.
I believe the entire reason Shockwave couldn't be sold in the UK back in the day was because of the Galactic Man toy. Which is unfortunate, given how heavily he was featured in the UK comic.
@@battleupsaber462 we got screwed when it came to transformers releases here in the UK
@@That_Guy- We are still being screwed. Damn you hasbro and your exclusives
I like the so logical he's only with the cons out of expediency, but love the mad scientist angle. Late G1 is filled with concept toys they only made a few of then never again and someone tinkering in a lab for war efforts or just because fills that sublimely.
IDW Shockwave really pulled the rug out from under us twice didn’t he?
Honestly, I´m still asking what was IDW thinking when they resurrected Shockwave as Onix Prime?, that was the moment IDW jumped the shark, it ruined everything Shockwave did in the end of Dark Cybertron
IDW is one to jump the shark and mess up all of their comics. Same with the TMNT comics everything past issue 100 is hot garbage.
I like the Dreamwave version. He's maniacal without being nightmare creepy, is pretty much a third faction but manages to turn Autobot and Decepticon alike to his scheme, and yet there is a sense of logic to that plan. He's like the best parts of other versions. Prime Shockwave I could never figure out where he stood and for all I know Starscream was right to want him gone.
Shockwave is honestly one of the most badass, cunning and powerful Decepticons out there, a childhood favourite of mine when I watched the OG transformers 1984 series, transformers prime and transformers animated. Wish we could see more of him in the cold, calculating, scientist role.
In my school vr game shockwave was the decepticon that overlooks the creation of the decepticon calamity weapon Goalius and was a boss where you play as shattered glass torch talon or barbatos lupas rex during the fight shockwave had summoned in a harsh Mal from gundam iron blooded orphans the tenkai dragon from tenkai knights and goalius and ultimately he died in goalius arms after his chest was smashed by the barbatos lupas rex and during the fight goalius wiled him to damage the barbatos lupas rex and in the Imagen order campaign game over by goalius he showed up holding shockwave and pointed it at the player
i love shockwave fell in love with him in transformers prime and have loved him ever since
This is even more logical than last time!
-Decepticon Shockwave
Yes I’m loving the updated the basics
At TFCon LA 2023, David Sobolov (TFP Shockwave's voice actor) said he was given character notes saying Shockwave was cool and logical and no one got under his skin . . . except Starscream. The one guy who could annoy Shockwave, lol.
I definitely like Shockwave's most modern interpretation, although I do kind of wish more of the Decepticon agent elements from his Animated appearance were included. It could even be interesting to see more of a double agent persona from him, perhaps making him appear loyal to both Optimus Prime and Megatron to bolster his calculated personality while making it clear that he only cares about Cybertron.
Onyx secretly being shockwave was one of the best plot twists I’ve seen in a comic book.
Chris, seeing you revisit Shockwave makes me think I'd really love to see you do a 'the basics' episode on all the characters (or the most high profile ones at any rate) that you couldn't get in toy form in the UK and the reasons why. Guys like Shockwave, the Constructicons, Swoop, Blaster, Perceptor, Omega Supreme, the Deluxe Insecticons, Gnaw and Fort Max. As a kid I was lucky enough to be able to pick up all 6 Constructicons after several European holidays and I found a Galactic Man toy in a local Tandy I painted purple and pretended was Shockwave, but I never knew why so many of these characters weren't available over here.
I believe Shockwave and Omega Supreme's toys weren't released because their toy molds were already licensed by other companies prior. Shockwave by Radioshack, and Omega by Granstand Convertors.
Swoop wasn't released due to fragility issues with that toy meaning it didn't pass UK safety standards.
Have no clue why the others weren't though. According to the comic's editorial page, it was due to lack of retailer interest (which sounded like a weak excuse to me). I recall reading scans of the UK comic where fustrated kids would often write in to Grimlock's letters asking why those toys weren't available.
@@battleupsaber462 Thanks for the reply. I was more-or-less aware of the Omega Supreme and Shockwave licensing issues from Tandy and Grandstand and heard mention of the Swoop fragility issue from bits and pieces I'd seen in various forums over the years. The lack of Constructicons over here always mystifies me though, especially as they we're the first combiner, so had that unique selling point, plus what self respecting kid doesn't love diggers and dumper trucks? Makes it even weirder when they eventually did make it to these shores in their yellow non-combining form for G2. I think (possibly) Fort Max might've prompted safety concerns too, just based purely on his size and whether if he toppled over on a small kid he might injure them.
Update Starscream’s profile next Chris
Some Random Autobot : why won't you Surrender
Shockwave: Logic Son, they respond to your illogical psychological warfare. You can't defeat me.
I’ll always enjoy the comic line where he took over Cybertron and was eventually killed by Optimus and a Magnus without his armor.
It’s only *Logical* that shockwave gets an updated vid on him. Great job👍😎
The Marvel UK version is my favourite. I am surprised to see neither Legacy of Unicron or '84 Secrets & Lies didn't get a mention.
Yeah too sad. ´84 Secrets & Lies was awesome.
the way he was killed in Legacy Of Unicron was downright chilling. He was executed so efficiently and mercilessly by Death's Head, the only character in the comic colder than Shockwave himself.
G1 Shockwave left a big impression on me as a kid, and Burton's voice for him is my sort of "default" when I read any of the comics.
Amazing
As a kid watching Transformers animated, I couldn’t believe it when Longarm was revealed to be Shockwave. It was such an interesting and different take for both characters. Not to mention, it was a completely new and terrifying idea of what could happen in the Transformers war; that being spies and espionage. TFA Longarm/Shockwave put a new spin on the phrase “more than meets the eye.”
Master Archivist Chris McFeely takes his job seriously. It is a 'logical decision'.
First congrats on 5 years!
Overall my favorite portrayal is the loyal guardian of Cybertron, but Shockwave is one of the few characters where despite my overall preference the stand out moments in my mind come from other sources. I particularly like how multiple times in comics he has faced all 5 Dinobots, who normally seem near invincible, by himself and essentially won.
I also liked in Transformers Prime when he was confronting Starscream about various things and seemed about to kill him he would consider Starscream's excuse and even called it logical at least once and let Starscream go.
I wondered why blitzwing acted so intelligently in the dweller in the depths
Not Dweller In The Depths (a great episode) but Five Faces Of Darkness. Agreed, Blitzwing never seemed that perceptive, and it would have been great for that role to have been Shockwave's swansong in the original series.
Hey, after that maybe he slunk off into the bowels of Cybertron, had a hand in various secret and ancient things, and would almost certainly have known about the Trans-Organics from Dweller In The Depths. :)
I actually own a Radio Shack electronic exclusive called Galactic Man. I got it when I was a kid from a thrift store. Though it was missing all it's robot components the electronics did work (even if they don't now).
It's cool that you've been going back to update some of these.
My favorite part about the character is that Hasbro was not the only western company to import the original Astro Magnum toy, with that same mold being sold by Radio Shack in a grey color scheme called "Galactic Man" on the package but nicknamed "Shackwave" by the TF fandom. It was the Shackwave version of the toy that ended up being set dressing for the colony lab in the film Aliens.
It’s only logical that he would update the basics on Shockwave.
It funny, as mainly a cartoon watcher I always had the idea that Shockwave was the Decepticon's scientist. I guess as a kid I just assumed he was the one that designed the Space Bridge since he was almost always saying when and where it would appear on Earth.
So when later versions came out as Scientists it just seem natural to me. Funny how a kids brain will interpret and then influence our older view points on subjects.
Yes, that and him always keeping the company of dumb robot drones, which maybe he had to maintain if not invent.
I found the reason you updating an informative video about Shockwave you made to be...... logical
To quote Orson Welles “The best robot is named Shockwave. He transforms into a large gun”
I remember there was a meme of Dreamwave Shockwave being behind everything. It funny in the later years of IDW that a good chunk of everything ended up being the cause of Shockwave
Thanks for the update. Shockwave has always been my favourite Decepticon and I am happy to see how far he has come since the 80s.
Great video ! Really hope those old comics get a reprint soon !
This is a well done update in my eyes! I really like how it followed a similar flow to the original, but each bit added a bit more information to flesh out each incarnation a bit more.
I think in terms of character design, his 2007 adaptation of the movie's video game was by far the best. It stays true to the original design while giving him a more intimidating visage along with extra firepower and mobility. Plus triple shifters are just cool. Especially when one form is a Apache and the other is a cannon.
hey Chris McFeely, hope you are feeling much better my brother and thanx for another Amazing video!
Glad to see this! Probably was one of the videos most in need of an update. That may be biased on my part though, because Shockwave is my favorite Transformers.
The second update of the basics is here and another amazing video
I was around for G1 but somehow he never really registered with me until the films. Thanks for fleshing out his history like this Chris.
Shockwave love the character his cold look and personality makes him one of mine 3 favorite cons after Soundwave and Megatron
My favorite is the Prime Shockwave love the design as well as the voice.
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Ah Shockwave, he's somehow gone on over the years to become my favourite character in the franchise, perhaps in spite of or maybe even due to his wildly different interpretations that ultimately coalessed into one of the most consistent, interesting and terrifying characters in the franchise, of whom the definitive voice for me will always be Corey Burton's portrayal.
The idea of Shockwave not being a scientist before the Aligned continuity really surprised me!
One of my favourite Decepticons ❤️
One of my favourite Autobots 💙
I grew up watching the Energon series. So you can imagine my surprise in 2007 playing the live action game and having him drop out of no where as boss fight! The fact that he didn’t even say a word made the whole situation so much more terrifying lol
Prime shockwave and dark of the moon are my personal favourites. Fall of cybertron is also a really good incarnation of him.
I can only imagine the face Tsar Nicolas II must have made when he learned that there was a giant frozen robot in the Russian Tundra
I'm thinking of doing an Alternate Sequel Series to Beast Wars, to make the Religious Beast Machines Uncannon to the Original Transformers franchise and it's Predecessor.
I think part of Shockwave's staying power is that all of the varying depictions work well. I was lucky enough to have gotten one of the origional run Shockwaves back in the heyday of G-1. Also, the fact that his look is almost always unique really helps. You know it's him even in silhouette. And that blaster hand basically makes him the Transformers version of Ash Williams. We just need to hear him say "Groovy" and/or "Good? Bad? I'm the guy eith the gun."
I did love that IDW's first iteration had as a major threat, even more than Megatron.
I bought Astro Magnum new in 1987, but when I got home and opened the box, the gun barrel was missing, needless to say I was more than a little annoyed
This guy and and soundwave are my favourites.
Soundwave has one eye and I like that, he also has a giant gun hand.
Soundwave has sick beats.
🎵Who's been messing up everything? / It's been Shockwave all along! 🎵
I love my WFC Shockwave. That series has alot of the best ones
Shockwave has a very special place in my heart. When I was a kid, we were quite poor and Transformers were seen as an expensive toy. My mom got me a bootleg Shockwave- it was exactly the same as the original (even w/die-cast upper legs) but grey instead of purple and no stickers. It was among my favorite toys and I still have it 35+ years later, now a holy relic to me. Prime and Megatron are icons, but Shockwave is my guy.
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Soundwave: do you see me laughing my guy !?
Good job on the update
Longtime viewer, first time commenter.
I do love me a one eyed purple Decepticon, great update Chris, I fully support these reappraisals.
This is great i really enjoy the Update. Nice Video all in all.
Everytime I see Shockwave I can't help but think of H.A.L 9000 from 2001 Space Odyssey. From his cold...calculating demeanor to the single dotted eye, this Cyclops Definitely gave me the chills and would continue to do so even in TF Prime! " You're Answer.......Is Logical!"
so for the upcoming saturday, will ya do a basics video on swoop the pteranodon? he's quite the popular pterosaur, especially with her introduction in the cyberverse tv series
I absolutely LOVE that issue #5 All Are Dead comic cover. It's so iconic!
Headcannon for the 2007 video game appearance: that “Shockwave” was more or less an experimental clone, left in waiting as a sort of WMD while the real Shockwave was secretly on Earth preparing his DotM related machinations.
Another excellent updated Basics video, Chris! I absolutely love Shockwave! And as much as I love Megatron too, I think Shockwave is far more interesting! I love Corey Burton's portrayal of the character in The Transformers, and Animated! I don't know which version of Shockwave I like the most. I think all variations are cool. I might go with twisted scientist as my favorite portrayal of him though. Look forward to the next updated Basics video! :D
Yay! First new video since I subscribed. 😄
re-doing the Shockwave episode is a very logical conclusion
I like these updates. Keep them coming.
Really great job on this one!
love your videos Chris