and Laserbeak, and joined Megatron as one of the Decepticons. Soundwave appears in the short story "Bumblebee at Tyger Pax" by Alex Irvine. Soundwave appears in the novels Transformers: Exiles and Transformers: Retribution. Video games Transformers: War for Cybertron A playable character in the last three chapters of the Decepticon campaign. While Shockwave is established as Megatron's second-in-command, Soundwave is shown acting as Megatron's right hand during the campaign in Shockwave's absence. Soundwave assists Megatron and Breakdown into infiltrating Iacon, defeating Zeta Prime, and hunting down Omega Supreme. He is also a boss in the Autobot campaign, being the warden of Kaon Prison in the Decepticons' capital city and using his tape cassettes Frenzy, Rumble and Laserbeak to attack. The Autobots manage to defeat him, but not before he delivers a fatal blow to Zeta Prime, absorbing what remained of his life force energy in order to regenerate his own strength, and then manages to escape before Optimus can finish him. Aside from transforming into a Cybertronian truck, Soundwave can also turn into a boombox, as shown right before his boss battle, in the game's ending credits and a GameStop promotional commercial for the game featuring Shockwave. In this mode, he plays the Stan Bush songs "The Touch" and "Till All Are One". Transformers: Fall of Cybertron In this sequel to Transformers: War for Cybertron, Soundwave is playable in two levels. The first time is in Chapter 9 in which he rebuilds Megatron after he was destroyed by Metroplex. The other level is the final one in which Soundwave boards the Ark and helps destroy the Ark's defenses. Rumble and Laserbeak assist Soundwave in these tasks. He pops up throughout the rest of the game as an NPC. Toys Generations Deluxe Cybertronian Soundwave (2010) A new mold, based on his appearance on War for Cybertron. United UN05 Deluxe Soundwave Cybertron Mode (2010) The Japanese version of the Generations figure by Takara Tomy is in a metallic repaint. Prime Cyberverse Legion Soundwave (2012) Prime Robots in Disguise Revealers Deluxe Soundwave with Laserbeak (2012) A new Deluxe mold of Soundwave, which transforms into a UAV. A piece of his chest separates to form Laserbeak, which can mount on either of his hands. Prime: Beast Hunters Deluxe Soundwave & Ravage w/ Thunder Talon (2013) A retooled and a repaint of the Deluxe Robots in Disguise Soundwave. Soundwave comes with a new chest piece