Skybound Shockwave

Powers / Skills Transformation (Into a space gun and in a cybertronian tank) Mass-shifting abilities Genius-level intelligence Brute strength Strategic analysis Combat prowess Scientific knowledge Arm cannon Control over insecticons Hover Shockwave creation Heal beam Electromagnetic spectrum abilities

Crimes Unethical experimentation Conspiracy War crimes Infiltration Destruction of property Psychological abuse Mass kidnapping Enslavement Usurpation Terrorism Treason Torture Assault Espionage Aiding and abetting.

Shockwave has been the care-taker of the remains of Cybertron since Megatron departed to chase Optimus Prime across the stars. His unending loyalty to both Megatron and logic (mainly logic) means that his voice rarely wavers. Not because of he does not know excitement or fear, but because his convictions are unshakable. Nothing catches Shockwave off guard, and therefore, he is often underestimated. Of all Decepticons, he may be the most dangerous after Megatron himself.

His known Alternate mode is was a Cybertronian Jet, but after suffering damages from the Dinobots, he remodified himself with a different vehicle mode; a Cybertronian Tank. Shockwave has one right hand and one left arm cannon that never transforms into a hand. Shockwave currently has one large optic sensor and he has an ammunition cable/belt attached from his back to his cannon. He is one spooky Decepticon due to his single eye that doesn't seem to reveal his emotions or expressions.

Shockwave's overall personality would be considered as cold and calculating, with logic as its fundamental basis. It is very difficult to gauge his emotions from looking into his single cold red eye, which comprises his face and head. Though he can be susceptible to moments of emotion, such as anger toward Starscream abandoning him to his fate or to the mercy of the Autobots, logic still dictates his actions overall. His loyalty toward Megatron was without question, despite the fact that he even challenged the logic of his leader's desire to cyberform Earth.

With the death of Megatron, Shockwave showed no outward emotion and even stopped Starscream from recklessly avenging his master's demise. His future actions and where his train of logical thought will lead him has yet to be revealed.

However according the Covenant of Primus he has a paternal side that he shows to his creations, thinking of them as his children. Another interesting fact is that the covenant claims that Shockwave's devotion to logic is not out of rationality, but more of a fetish. He was claimed to be more of a cultist in a cult rather than a truly logical individual. He also was revealed to believe that he was not cruel when in fact he was. He believed his tinkering with the Lightning Strike Coalition Force was merciful and kind. And he even held fatherly feelings for his creations Predaking, Bruticus, and Menasor. He was deeply impressed by his specimens abilities in their little fight and persuaded them to aid the Autobots in defeating Unicron to save their home. Shockwave was also shown to be squeamish towards name-calling for some reason.

Shockwave naturally lives by one thing that also serves as part of his programming: logic. He's willing to ignore petty squabbles and jabs at him, and will only do what he finds logical. Megatron is pleased by his dedication and his competence stemming from it, starkly contrasting with the egotistical and gloating Starscream. His passive nature to goings-on around him may paint him as apathetic, but whoever believes that is writing their death warrant. Shockwave is as brutal and fierce as any Decepticon warrior, and has the strength and durability to withstand everything from explosions to Autobot assault. He does not take well to attempts on his life or his experiments failing or being tampered with. Primus help those if who actually do break his seemingly eternal calm.

(before/backstory)

Six million years ago, long before the Great War, Shockwave was the greatest student of Jhiaxus. Becoming a Senator in the new regime that formed on Cybertron, Shockwave marked his first day in the Senate by announcing the founding of the Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology, in memory of his departed teacher's good works. He immediately clashed with Senator Proteus, whose short-sightedness and functionism sat ill with Shockwave, but found a friend in Senator Dai Atlas, who was initially wary of his continued study of Jhiaxus's sciences, but with whom he shared a dislike of Proteus. Shockwave quickly developed a reputation as an extremely expressive individual (known for changing his colour scheme regularly) that even saw him suspended from duty on occasion for "emotional outbursts unbecoming a senator".

Sentinel had found out about the army of outliers and was very unhappy. While Orion Pax was willing to fight to save Shockwave, the senator willingly went with his captors rather than allow Roller to be killed in his name. The captive Shockwave was taken to the Institute and subjected to "Shadowplay", the emotion centers of his brain cut out by mnemosurgery to change his entire personality, turning him from a fiery crusader into an emotionless husk. To add insult to injury, Proteus and Sentinel had empurata performed on him, taking away his face and hands, replacing them with a featureless mask and claws solely out of spite.

(Before the Empurata operation, Shockwave (pre Decepticons) was a youthful Senator deeply obsessed with his friend Orion Pax, a police Captain in Iacon at the time. They were friends and Orion attended meetings with Shockwave, usually balancing the Senator's emotional outbursts: they both agreed the Council was wrong and that Sentinel was a danger to Cybertron. Whatever was left of the Senator part of Shockwave after the Empurata (forced) operation, he still dearly aches for Orion.)