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[peacewithouttyranny]

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IC INFORMATION

Name: Soundwave
Canon: Transformers 2005 IDW continuity
Age: Over four million years old
Gender: Male
Species: Cybertronian
Appearance: 30+ foot tall giant robot, in actuality. In game, he'll be humanized and have this humanoid body
Canon point: Transformers Vol. 2 #57 White Heat. Right after Soundwave opened up to Optimus Prime and gave a speech about his new realization that all lifeforms are equal.

History: Here

Personality answers:

1. Who in your character's canon influenced the most growth in your character? What do they think about this character?


While Soundwave was already showing growth by breaking away from Decepticon's old conquering ways, I chose Optimus Prime, who influenced the most growth in him. Optimus challenging Soundwave to read human minds made him realize his error in his view of humans. He thought them to be lesser, until he discovered that human brains are electric, meaning their emotions are just as real as Cybertronians. Overwhelmed with guilt, Soundwave made it his mission to preserve both Cybertronian and human life. It shows in a big way when the humans attacked him; Soundwave never once fought back against them aside from disabling their communication devices, which he then instantly restored when the humans had wounded, sparing their lives. He even personally apologized to humans for what he had done back during Megatron's invasion of Earth.

Thanks to Optimus, Soundwave sees humans on an equal level as Cybertronians and seeks atonement for his crimes, becoming more empathetic in the process.

Initially, Soundwave saw Optimus as being no different than other Primes before him - power-hungry and corrupt. It didn't help that Optimus annexed Earth, then blackmailed Soundwave into joining his alliance. Now Soundwave sees Optimus as an ally, but still feels fundamentally uncomfortable working with him. He is a Prime, their oppressor, but Optimus isn't corrupt, even though he made questionable choices. Soundwave even called him out for blackmailing him in his speech at the end of #57. But through it, he learned that equality doesn't just apply to Cybertronians, but to all sentient life, including humans. He realized that Autobots and Decepticons must put aside their differences and work together for the future, as they are stronger united than they are apart. Though he has conflicting thoughts, he ultimately believes in Optimus' cause and becomes a genuine friend.


2.Explain which event in canon is most pivotal to your character's development, and who they are today.


When Megatron defected to the Autobots, Soundwave became disillusioned with Megatron and the Decepticons. He realized just how far they had fallen and strayed from their original path, becoming something they weren't meant to be. So, he's made efforts to change himself.

To start, he decided the Decepticons return to their original roots - a pacifistic movement - renouncing violence and conquest entirely. When Soundwave brought up the idea of leaving Cybertron and going to Earth for its resources, he quickly rejected the idea of conquering Earth, because, as he put it, "that was Megatron's way". They are starting anew, and their new path is peace. He's doing things differently, more diplomatically and peacefully.

Soundwave wants to build a new home for the Decepticons, and later for anyone, where they can live in peace. As such, it's become important for him to reach out to others. He reached out to humans for an alliance and cooperated with them to build his commune, Sanctuary Station. He knows it's important for him to be sociable too, which means he can't be the silent, cold Decepticon he once was. He was seen interacting with his fellow Decepticons daily, and even went as far as to invite Autobot Cosmos into their new space station. After all, a leader should lead by example. Not with fear, like Megatron did. Soundwave perceived Megatron's defection as him abandoning the Decepticons and giving up on them entirely. Soundwave was unwilling to abandon the Decepticons who fought hard in the war. He gave them all a chance to change for the better and welcomed them to his new Decepticon. If he could change, so could they.


3. What would it take to truly upset your character, enough that they would act upon their feelings? Are they the sort to forgive?


Two things can draw out significant emotional reactions from Soundwave: betrayal and hurting his friends. Soundwave is well-known for his loyalty towards Megatron. He followed him through four million years of war, never wavered in his trust, and risked his own life repeatedly for him because he believed strongly in him. But when Megatron defected to the Autobot, it broke Soundwave. It even made him temporarily irrational, sending Ravage to assassinate Megatron. In another scenario where he isn't explicitly loyal towards someone, Galvatron and a few of his Decepticons betrayed him to conquer Earth, which caused Soundwave to lose his cool and punch a wall. He believed they wanted peace, just as he did, and he got duped for it.

He can get emotional when his friends get hurt, and it's an easy way to get an enraged Soundwave. When Shockwave shot a huge chunk out of Ravage, Soundwave instantly flew into a rage and focus-fired on him. This even extends to humans, given his recent development. Though it hasn't happened in his current canon point, when Soundwave saw Mainframe, his first human friend, dead, he actually cried over the loss.

Forgiveness doesn't come easy, but he doesn't hold grudges, either. It depends on the situation and severity. While he's said nothing about Megatron, it might be safe to say that he likely won't forgive him because the betrayal was deeply personal, but he prefers not to think about him. He continues to be inspired by Megatron's pre-war writings, though. In the case of Galvatron, Soundwave forgave those who followed Galvatron and welcomed them back to his group, even trying to convince Galvatron to stand down and stop the senseless violence.


4. What is your character's biggest ambition at their current canon point? To what lengths would they go to see it to fruition?


To live in a world where true equality shines, free of violence, war, and discrimination. Back during pre-war Cybertron, Soundwave lived under an oppressive caste-system that assigned and organized Cybertronians' status based on their alt-mode. Soundwave, however, was a special case. He's an Outlier, which means he had a special ability unrelated to his alt-mode and was persecuted for it. Soundwave saw how their government treated people like him and the lower classes. He was forced to live on the streets, rejected and ignored by society. It disgusted him, and he hoped for change.

Equality has always been Soundwave's dream, and that hasn't changed today. What has changed is the methods and lengths he was willing to go through to achieve his dream.

In the past, Soundwave made one moral compromise after another. Murder, killing, and even going to war. Anything is on the table for the greater good. Seeing the aftermath of what the war had done to their home and the galaxy, he's since changed his ways. He's still willing to go to great lengths to ensure the Decepticon dream becomes reality, but he will do so without a reliance on violence. He will do what he thinks is right without compromising his morals any longer. That doesn't mean he won't fight anymore, but it will be used as a last resort when all other options are exhausted. One thing he will absolutely not allow is letting others trample upon his newfound freedom.

Inventory:

- A copy of Towards Peace
- Steel faceplate and visor.
- Concussion rifle (downsized so he can wield it)

Powers/Abilities:

Outlier/Empath: Soundwave's Outlier ability is extraordinary hearing. It's so strong he can pick up thoughts and emotions of other people and detect lies. While Soundwave can't move objects with his mind, his power has mutated that he's able to establish a telepathic connection with anyone from a great distance away. Someone calling him from another planet? He can hear them and even converse as if they're in a face-to-face conversation. This ability even allows him to remotely hack without being in the same room. Along the same line, Soundwave can disrupt most forms of radio transmission and communication or force electronics to stop working. He disabled the human communication devices with an EMP bomb he created with his powers, which he also easily restored afterwards all without physically touching any of their devices, and took control of the space bridge in Autobot's spaceship with relative ease.

Combat skills: Soundwave is a skilled combatant after four million years of war, but is better at strategizing and using trickery than being in a straight-up fist fight like Megatron or Optimus Prime. Spying and information gathering are also more his specialty.

Cybertronian medic and engineer: Soundwave has shown to have passable Cybertronian medical knowledge and, to a lesser extent, robotics, having done emergency repairs several times. He rebuilt Megatron's body a few times before, and acted as a temporary medic at times.

Samples: TDM Toplevel & Here
Player Goals:

Mainly CR related stuff, delve into his new positive view on humans, and other non-mechanicals to a lesser extent, and the need to open up to others. He has opened himself up to making friends in the comic, but he's still pretty reserved about himself, all things considered. In the comic, we only see Soundwave reach point A (recognized humans are just as real as Cybertronians) straight to point B (has a human best friend) without seeing the in-between. It's why I've taken him from a canon point where he's started opening up to others and wants to explore him befriending humans! Also, it'll be fun to see how he'll cope with the psychological changes that come from his Natural Soul and also the struggle of navigating an organic body.

Long term, spreading Decepticonism or investigating Patho-Gen and looking for secrets? The Decepticon ideal (Or at least Soundwave's idea of the Decepticonism) is the liberation of the people. Being in a different world won't change his belief. If he sees a whiff of discrimination or inequality, he'd want things to change, whether it's raising the lower class standing or lowering the higher class to a more equal footing. Fortunately, he's learned his lessons about violent uprising, so likely won't be starting any riots or violence himself. He might even discourage anyone from thinking about it!


Soul Choice: REPTILIA. Taking inspiration from a chameleon for its ability to blend into its environment! Robot in disguise and all that.

Comments

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[peacewithouttyranny]

- Is a human
- Limited telepathy range (Able to more easily establish a telepathic link with a person if in the same room, and connections get spotty/difficult the further away the link is. max limit is 200 feet/around one block away from him.)
- Remote electronic interference = less effective/unreliable.