Thoughts on Soundwave?

Discussion in 'Transformers Earthspark and Cartoon Discussion' started by Karhukjnsi, Nov 27, 2010.

  1. GAUGE

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    oh and the fact that whenever he talks a wave pattern can be seen on his faceplate makes him really play out his name.
     
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    I understand why Bumblebee is going that way, seeing how the Movies display him talking on tha radio most of the time (and trust me that to see Bumblebee have a voice every once in a while wouldn't be bad).

    On Soundwave though... It's true he actually doesn't talk, but up to now, he hasn't had any reason to. Still, I'd love him to get a voice, a WfC kind of voice. It was perfect there.
     
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    You do know Movie Bumblebee and TF Prime Bumblebee are the only Bumblebees who don't talk, right? Every other one does, including Animated and WFC?
     
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    I like that when he plays back Megatron's voice through his Vocoder effect, it sounds substantially like G1 Soundwave.
     
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    I like this version of soundwave. The blank expression and (seeming) lack of his own voice make him very creepy.
     
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    Indeed. And in the movie it is explained why he can't talk. But in TF Prime it isn't or at least isn't explained YET. I kinda liked Johnny Yong Bosch as Bumblebee in WFC, but I don't know if his voice would fit this Bumblebee, since this one looks more like a real fighter rather than a small robot who mostly relies on his speed and Johnny's voice sounds a little too "nice" for this version. At least that's what I think. But I really hope they give him a voice, because the fact that only Raf can understand him is kinda ridiculous.
     
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    I don't mind him being silent. His awesome head design makes up for it. I just want to see him fight more.
     
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    Not in the series, but in an Exodus/WfC separte story, posted online by Alex Irvine, as an Exodus follow-up:

    Bumblebee at Tyger Pax - Transformers Wiki
     
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    I enjoy him being the silent type makes him more scary looking and gives him a edge.
     
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    Soundwave is badass. At first, I wasn't really sure what to think of him, design-wise, but I've warmed up to it. A lot. The scene in which Miko and Soundwave snap shots of each other completely sold me on his character. I don't even really mind that he's silent, in fact I might even prefer it.
     
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    when star scream told him to find those kids he did speak on his own
     
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    He's growing on me. The screen cap of his off screen victims made him a little better.
     
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    Soundwave is terrible the no character to him whatsoever. Hasbro really dropped the ball on him they should have just made him a tape recorder since all he does is playback what other characters say.