ROTF. Because of the fact that he had something mysterious about him, was practically the master hacker and his voiced seemed more distinctively cold and robotic. When he held Bumblebee at gunpoint, I didn't recognize him at all at first. His voice wasn't a synthesized anymore and he actually chuckled I think. He's the only Transformer I don't want to have any sort of personality traits.
ROTF's altmode seems to fit better, although I wish it would have been a human satellite instead. DOTM's altmode is damn sexy though..will definitely buy the HA version of that, but I hope it comes with a flip-up visor. Not sure why they got rid of that, but at least in ROTF he had a row of eyes behind a glass visor.
So true. When I saw 'em, I thought: "oh snap, Soundwave looks like such a boss, he's gonna kick ass AND find out about all those gigs of porn on your computer at the same time". But...he wasn't, RotF did a better job as a Communications Director, in DotM, he was just another generic Decepticon lackey.
Actually, he didn't execute anyone. At all. Que was wasted by Barricade and a nameless Decepticon. Soundwave was about to execute Bumblebee, but we know how that turned out.
I would say both...bt in this way, Rotf Soundwaves head on Dotm Soundwaves body. Rotf soundwave had 4 eyes, in Dotm he has only 2. Rotf Sw has a better mouthpiece then Dotm Sw bt thats jus my opinion : )
I like both, but for different reasons. On ROTF he hacked like a boss, more Soundwave-ish. But on DOTM he was freaking badass as well, but more for his way of acting ["No Prisioners, ONLY TROPHIES"].
I didn't like that either. Soundwave doesn't strike me as the Trophy guy. Barricade? Sure. Soundwave? Nah.
I prefer Soundwave cold, calculating and efficient. He's there to get a job done. Pretty much the workaholic of the Decepticons.
I like his both interpretations [the emotionless, loyal and manipulating 'Con and the loyal, calculating and sadistic right-hand-man to Megatron]