TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on SHOCKWAVE - Updated for 2022!

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  • @bilal_Hadjlaoui907
    @bilal_Hadjlaoui907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2794

    The fact that the TLK nitro zeus tattoos says "rest in peace my homie shockwave",make it even funnier

    • @Anderwreckzz
      @Anderwreckzz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +180

      Wait what? Is that an actual line? Please say it is

    • @TFN_Araque
      @TFN_Araque 2 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      Wait fr? Where does he have that tattoo lol

    • @JunkyardGod
      @JunkyardGod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Yeah like the others said. Where?

    • @vicviper4538
      @vicviper4538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      Looks like a grey Shockwave with a red eye, he’s like the live action “Shack”wave

    • @bluerobin2982
      @bluerobin2982 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      It is I saw it first on Trans theories

  • @bilal_Hadjlaoui907
    @bilal_Hadjlaoui907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +670

    What i always loved about the g1 shockwave profile is the quote "clarity of thought before rashness of action"

  • @plantsoup6456
    @plantsoup6456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +851

    I suddenly realized it actually makes a lot of sense for Shockwave to be Megatron’s rival, since they both turn into guns.

    • @SoulSlugArts
      @SoulSlugArts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Bringing gun to a gun fight

    • @alvarogarcia4735
      @alvarogarcia4735 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      It's only... logical.

    • @roguespartan2854
      @roguespartan2854 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Why have 1 when you could go Akimbo?

    • @SRobot08
      @SRobot08 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      It’s more surprising as now they both turn into tanks or jets

    • @ewantube4555
      @ewantube4555 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I like all of these comments. Also wanna mention you missed one of the blasters Sixshot

  • @Loremastrful
    @Loremastrful 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1419

    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.

    • @benc.delacruz1813
      @benc.delacruz1813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +179

      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.

    • @itszeronizer597
      @itszeronizer597 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@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

    • @eugeniamonerratpinzonbalam3451
      @eugeniamonerratpinzonbalam3451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      That fool Jetfire! His intellect and power can not be compared to SHOCKWAVE!!

    • @YeldellGW
      @YeldellGW 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      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.

    • @benc.delacruz1813
      @benc.delacruz1813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@YeldellGW Ooh, I like that idea.

  • @Breakaway-ic5gj
    @Breakaway-ic5gj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +694

    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.

    • @apileofcandy1244
      @apileofcandy1244 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Honestly I think that would be a really interesting story

    • @emeraldeelentertainment8988
      @emeraldeelentertainment8988 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      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.

    • @8ball180
      @8ball180 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@emeraldeelentertainment8988 like armada scavenger

    • @shadowdouglas450
      @shadowdouglas450 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      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.

    • @d34th5back
      @d34th5back 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      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!

  • @robfranklin6412
    @robfranklin6412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    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.

    • @syweb2
      @syweb2 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Which one wasthis?

    • @CD-Freedom
      @CD-Freedom 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@syweb2 More Than Meets the Eye issues 9-11.

  • @LordProteus
    @LordProteus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +589

    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.

    • @B.Piercesports
      @B.Piercesports 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      And what he did in the comics was legendary

    • @luigiboi4244
      @luigiboi4244 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Probably also helps that he looks like a Dalek on steroids.

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Bayverse Shockwave looks fucking cool as well. Pity he only served as cannonfodder for Bay Prime.

  • @rashakor
    @rashakor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    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…

    • @Green24152
      @Green24152 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Just can't go wrong with the Waves, huh?

    • @2dtrash19
      @2dtrash19 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ​@@Green24152
      I often take them as a duo, so you really can't.
      I think the "most loyal lieutenant" Soundwave pairs especially nicely with "emotionless, loyal only to logic" Shockwave.

  • @sivanlevi3867
    @sivanlevi3867 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    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."

  • @kattphud
    @kattphud 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    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.

  • @rustkarl
    @rustkarl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    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.

  • @zephyrstrife4668
    @zephyrstrife4668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    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.

  • @danc6167
    @danc6167 2 ปีที่แล้ว +495

    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

    • @kawaiizombiegal
      @kawaiizombiegal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      i would consider prime shockwave as cold and logical, only showing brief signs of any anger or emotion if you can call it that.

    • @baldingplum2133
      @baldingplum2133 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      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.

    • @nightbling8905
      @nightbling8905 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tf prime has been known to destroy personalities of beloved characters. I.E wheel Jack

    • @smallestlord8293
      @smallestlord8293 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@nightbling8905 Oh really? Who else was changed a bunch I really only remember the TF prime show and I mostly liked all their personalities.

    • @docnightmares8291
      @docnightmares8291 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@nightbling8905 Wheel Jack was a badass in Prime.

  • @robfranklin6412
    @robfranklin6412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +315

    Would like to see a series of Basics episodes that spotlight the voice actors who worked on the various animated series.

    • @sirdroolsalot12
      @sirdroolsalot12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I second that.

    • @spideyawesomeness
      @spideyawesomeness 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yes, please.

    • @ericdunn360
      @ericdunn360 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Good idea

    • @rashakor
      @rashakor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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.

    • @jovandjukic7940
      @jovandjukic7940 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I second that as well.

  • @battleupsaber462
    @battleupsaber462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    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

    • @Cdr2002
      @Cdr2002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Mostly because the second time IDW did it, it came completely out of left field and made no sense

    • @SirBroccolingtonIII
      @SirBroccolingtonIII 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Cdr2002 It wasn't a _complete_ ass-pull, but it definitely could've been handled better.

    • @Cdr2002
      @Cdr2002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@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

    • @SirBroccolingtonIII
      @SirBroccolingtonIII 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Cdr2002 It was certainly ridiculous and convoluted, but something being an ass-pull or not isn't subjective. It simply wasn't.

    • @Cdr2002
      @Cdr2002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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

  • @bilal_Hadjlaoui907
    @bilal_Hadjlaoui907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +637

    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

    • @TheUncivilizedNation
      @TheUncivilizedNation 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      You could’ve just said the Marvel or IDW Shockwave was your favorite
      Any comics Shockwave really. They all mostly act the same

    • @berilsevvalbekret772
      @berilsevvalbekret772 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      ​@@TheUncivilizedNation prime too. My favorute

    • @zemox2534
      @zemox2534 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      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.

    • @bilal_Hadjlaoui907
      @bilal_Hadjlaoui907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@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

    • @thedarkebika9488
      @thedarkebika9488 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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

  • @liammentoor1472
    @liammentoor1472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I find this updated version of the basics on Shockwave to be highly logical.

  • @bluevelocity9166
    @bluevelocity9166 2 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    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.

    • @DarkEdelgard
      @DarkEdelgard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Omg! I didn't know that. Wait until I tell my cousin. He loves Kingdom Hearts and Transformers.

    • @joshoshea3194
      @joshoshea3194 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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.

    • @prismavoid3764
      @prismavoid3764 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@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.

    • @connie2190
      @connie2190 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Corey Burton also played animated Megatron's voice, so cool.

    • @sapphireeniigma-8027
      @sapphireeniigma-8027 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No wonder why he sounded similar

  • @HellCat86
    @HellCat86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    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).

    • @ChrisMcFeely
      @ChrisMcFeely  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thanks for the support, Hellcat! 😁

  • @patrickhein6986
    @patrickhein6986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    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. 😅

    • @TheArkman360
      @TheArkman360 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

  • @Halbared
    @Halbared 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    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

  • @ReaverPrime
    @ReaverPrime 2 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    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.

    • @rustkarl
      @rustkarl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      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.

    • @kade-qt1zu
      @kade-qt1zu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@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.

  • @ademitchell2251
    @ademitchell2251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    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.

    • @battleupsaber462
      @battleupsaber462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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.

    • @That_Guy-
      @That_Guy- 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@battleupsaber462 we got screwed when it came to transformers releases here in the UK

    • @horrorhorse8909
      @horrorhorse8909 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@That_Guy- We are still being screwed. Damn you hasbro and your exclusives

  • @m.e.c.hn.e.s.t4757
    @m.e.c.hn.e.s.t4757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    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.

  • @bilal_Hadjlaoui907
    @bilal_Hadjlaoui907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    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

    • @Overlord81
      @Overlord81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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.

    • @jakealter5504
      @jakealter5504 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I liked cybertron starscream because he was not only smart enough to plot in secret but was also a very capable fighter

  • @mariaisabelg4701
    @mariaisabelg4701 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    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.

  • @SilverHyozanryu
    @SilverHyozanryu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    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.

  • @shadowscribe
    @shadowscribe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    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.

  • @Blotzwave
    @Blotzwave 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    *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!

    • @reaper2604
      @reaper2604 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s really cool!

  • @trevorthai1685
    @trevorthai1685 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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.

  • @dj__alien
    @dj__alien ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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.”

  • @HexagonThatReallyLikesVinegar
    @HexagonThatReallyLikesVinegar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @heckyeahponyscans
    @heckyeahponyscans ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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.

  • @radwolf76
    @radwolf76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

  • @loccaleus1
    @loccaleus1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hes unique but very similar to Megatron. Him being able to light up and make sound made him a must have.

  • @JoleneBlake
    @JoleneBlake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    IDW Shockwave is one of the greatest villains, not just in Transformers, but - in my opinion - in all of comics. The sheer impact of the reveal that he was the one behind the Onyx Prime mask, and the way it - though completely unexpected - instantly made sense and recontextualised everything Onyx had done up to that point is testament to John Barber's incredible skill as a storyteller.

  • @cameronmoriarty3313
    @cameronmoriarty3313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

  • @jeremytung1632
    @jeremytung1632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Onyx secretly being shockwave was one of the best plot twists I’ve seen in a comic book.

  • @Depthcharge2030
    @Depthcharge2030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    IDW Shockwave really pulled the rug out from under us twice didn’t he?

  • @bhaswaraarizon5012
    @bhaswaraarizon5012 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Elita: Why is he gagged?
    Shockwave: 😠 He WOULDN'T STOP talking.
    Elita: Even when he was unconscious?
    Shockwave: 👿 ESPECIALLY When he was unconscious!!

  • @javiersantanaaviles5885
    @javiersantanaaviles5885 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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

    • @Selzor
      @Selzor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

  • @RichardGarza-zo9mo
    @RichardGarza-zo9mo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Back in the 80s. Radio Shack had a gray version of this toy. Then came the purple version of this toy called Shockwave. Shockwave appeared in the first season of Transformers G1. The last time we saw him was in Transformers the movie. Corey Burton did a great job on the voice.

  • @MrThunderwing
    @MrThunderwing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    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.

    • @battleupsaber462
      @battleupsaber462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

    • @MrThunderwing
      @MrThunderwing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@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.

  • @Gigas0101
    @Gigas0101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @HaruMochizukiVT
    @HaruMochizukiVT ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @classiccustoms2010
    @classiccustoms2010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    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.

  • @z-man1237
    @z-man1237 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s only *Logical* that shockwave gets an updated vid on him. Great job👍😎

  • @seanm9823
    @seanm9823 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ll always enjoy the comic line where he took over Cybertron and was eventually killed by Optimus and a Magnus without his armor.

  • @tristanburgos1
    @tristanburgos1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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

  • @SWESB5
    @SWESB5 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I always say Transformers Prime went all out in S3. Introducing Shockwave, Prediking, and Ultra Magnus. Primes new awesome form was really great. The Darkmount series was great.

  • @brunoacuna4540
    @brunoacuna4540 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    re-doing the Shockwave episode is a very logical conclusion

  • @vladyvhv9579
    @vladyvhv9579 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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."

  • @ShadowWingTronix
    @ShadowWingTronix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    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.

  • @nikolavonfulton5195
    @nikolavonfulton5195 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don’t know if you know how much I love your channel but I love your channel

  • @alexandrebelinge8996
    @alexandrebelinge8996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video ! Really hope those old comics get a reprint soon !

  • @TaylorBrumbaugh
    @TaylorBrumbaugh 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Just imagine committing a crime and then your fellow senators completely changing your look and taking of your skin and putting you in a hole new body and then taking your emotion. That’s really really really dark. I don’t blame shockwave for being the way he is.

  • @subjectdelta9005
    @subjectdelta9005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i love shockwave fell in love with him in transformers prime and have loved him ever since

  • @halite_g
    @halite_g 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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

  • @Neighborhood_Bully
    @Neighborhood_Bully 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Shockwave's offscreen death in the 1985 movie was outright heroic despite his litany of monstrous deeds. His early warning and call to action saved countless lives.

    • @Neighborhood_Bully
      @Neighborhood_Bully 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well, sort of death. I recall there had been a plan for Gen 2 autobots to find him badly injured and somehow they were going to get him to flip. Shockwave learning how to not be so... Shockwave would have been kind of cool. I liken it to the empress from Star Trek.

  • @DarkknightChris
    @DarkknightChris 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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

  • @aarononeil9832
    @aarononeil9832 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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.

  • @TGP_Inc.
    @TGP_Inc. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is even more logical than last time!
    -Decepticon Shockwave

  • @OfficialSHAClanEntertaiment
    @OfficialSHAClanEntertaiment 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    hey Chris McFeely, hope you are feeling much better my brother and thanx for another Amazing video!

  • @theplasticboy3658
    @theplasticboy3658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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.

  • @slartimus
    @slartimus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    🎵Who's been messing up everything? / It's been Shockwave all along! 🎵

  • @anwenlokier2292
    @anwenlokier2292 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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

  • @RaithGyaron
    @RaithGyaron 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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).

  • @Warwing12
    @Warwing12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @alexdavison259
    @alexdavison259 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    To quote Orson Welles “The best robot is named Shockwave. He transforms into a large gun”

  • @lanceslyd4865
    @lanceslyd4865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Some Random Autobot : why won't you Surrender
    Shockwave: Logic Son, they respond to your illogical psychological warfare. You can't defeat me.

  • @Cassius335
    @Cassius335 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "It's only logical that Shockwave will follow" ...or get left behind again. One of the two.

  • @fallenkinggaming8500
    @fallenkinggaming8500 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The boys:
    Shockwave: the nerd
    Soundwave: the prankster
    Starscream: the loud one
    Megatron: the leader
    Scorpnok: the dumb one
    Rid 2015 steeljaw: the guy who everyone confuses with someone else

  • @KingKuron_
    @KingKuron_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The idea of Shockwave not being a scientist before the Aligned continuity really surprised me!

  • @zemox2534
    @zemox2534 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @TheDigitalApple
    @TheDigitalApple 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This video is purely……….logical.

  • @tombrand236
    @tombrand236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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.

  • @muhammadhabibieamiro3639
    @muhammadhabibieamiro3639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The second update of the basics is here and another amazing video

  • @mattstyles2498
    @mattstyles2498 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love my WFC Shockwave. That series has alot of the best ones

  • @lonesailordee3886
    @lonesailordee3886 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s sad, but this is the first time I’ve heard Exharcon’s name pronounced. Thank you lamao

  • @TheYoungDoctor
    @TheYoungDoctor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

    • @patrickhein6986
      @patrickhein6986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah too sad. ´84 Secrets & Lies was awesome.

    • @battleupsaber462
      @battleupsaber462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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.

  • @ultra_marcus
    @ultra_marcus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Longtime viewer, first time commenter.
    I do love me a one eyed purple Decepticon, great update Chris, I fully support these reappraisals.

  • @Mikethekingboss
    @Mikethekingboss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yes I’m loving the updated the basics

  • @trence5
    @trence5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I did love that IDW's first iteration had as a major threat, even more than Megatron.

  • @nicwhite8206
    @nicwhite8206 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nitro Zeus is a show boating fan of shockwave but he seems to respect him like a brother.

    • @_ceferi
      @_ceferi ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where-Here??!!

    • @nicwhite8206
      @nicwhite8206 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@_ceferi just saying

    • @_ceferi
      @_ceferi ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@nicwhite8206 Who??!!

    • @nicwhite8206
      @nicwhite8206 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shockwave and nitro zeus

    • @_ceferi
      @_ceferi ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nicwhite8206 OK

  • @shadowclonier3062
    @shadowclonier3062 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @SwiftpawWolffox
    @SwiftpawWolffox 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's cool that you've been going back to update some of these.

  • @luigiboi4244
    @luigiboi4244 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think my first exposure to Shockwave (one of my favorite characters along with Soundwave) was *Transformers: Animated,* where he predated Among Us and became the first Cycloptic imposter in media. When I was a small squishy boi I thought it was so cool that this random guy could transform into 4 different modes.

  • @FuzzWoof
    @FuzzWoof 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    G1 comics Shockwave has always been my favourite Transformer. He always seemed like a genuine terrifying threat in a way Megatron often didn't, and that "....are all dead" cover art is one of the main TF-related things that still sticks in my mind from my childhood.

  • @huntergreymon2161
    @huntergreymon2161 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the update básica on Shockwave, My Favorite is 2011, the siege armor and the energon ❤️💋😍😍❣️💚🥰💋

  • @sensoine
    @sensoine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like him the most in transformers prime
    But love that he has a giant worm on the live action
    Him and soundwave are iconic

  • @elcowabungahe-man6156
    @elcowabungahe-man6156 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Shockwave love the character his cold look and personality makes him one of mine 3 favorite cons after Soundwave and Megatron

  • @ryanmaclean1720
    @ryanmaclean1720 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a kid I got the 25th anniversary dvds of the original show. Shockwave was my favourite character in it. He was unapologetically loyal to the point that it gave the deceptacons some gravity and made me wonder why some would follow Megatron

  • @trapperjohn6089
    @trapperjohn6089 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I wondered why blitzwing acted so intelligently in the dweller in the depths

    • @originaluddite
      @originaluddite 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      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. :)

  • @jonathanward8967
    @jonathanward8967 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I absolutely LOVE that issue #5 All Are Dead comic cover. It's so iconic!

  • @miguelcabreracastro6968
    @miguelcabreracastro6968 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im still in love with bayverse shockwave design. In all of his incarnations, it has such a unique design, the basics being the cyclop head, the arm cannon and the flat chest

  • @blametheghost
    @blametheghost 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Shockwave is so cool, soundwave is so cool, I need a shockwave and soundwave solo movie

  • @snip105
    @snip105 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My favorite is the Prime Shockwave love the design as well as the voice.

  • @devanpretorius451
    @devanpretorius451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Prime shockwave and dark of the moon are my personal favourites. Fall of cybertron is also a really good incarnation of him.

  • @eddie20onine
    @eddie20onine 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for the hard work you do, always enjoyable

  • @LowellLucasJr.
    @LowellLucasJr. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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!"