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News Credits: 7 · by **Roadbuster** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:08 pm

I know it's been done already but now...

Frank Welker for Soundwave!!!

Yes he can't do Megatron anymore but if he can still do his monotone Dr. Claw voice and they do the proper amplificaitons to make it like the Soundwave voice, it should be fine. Yes, anyone can pull off the Dr. Claw voice, but try doing it wihtout making any tones. It's not that easy.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gasper** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:15 pm

It's a lie.

There is no Transformers 2. Michael Bay says so!

I give it ten minutes before he comes on and says Soundwave isn't in the movie.

by **ponycorn** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:16 pm

I am sooo slagging happy right now!

Not so much with the news about Soundwave, as I'm very cautiously optimistic about how they'll "do" him.

I'm happy about the promise of more TF screentime! :mrgreen:

It has been about a year now since TF:1 and in trying to nail down what made it not "stick to my spark" I have finally come to a conclusion. I feel no emotional investment in the TFs. There was way too much human character developement, some for squishies we won't even see in sequels or didn't even need to be there. On the other side, I felt almost no character development at all for any of the Transformers. For all the fancy, intricate physical design that went in to the movie-verse TFs, they came out as very flat. I don't feel like I got to know them at all.

Looks like things will change!

News Credits: 1 · by ***Galvatron*** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:23 pm

Bay here...it's all a lie!
Soundwave will not be in transformers 2
M.

by **Starscream2009** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:32 pm

I think we all knew SW was coming but nevertheless it's good to hear. It was also good to read that there will be more transformer time in the movie which probably means more Starscream time. TF is already in my top 6 or so movies of all time. I think this one can easily be my #1 now.

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:36 pm

Cool.
But, no Dinobots?

by **Auto Bot** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:39 pm

I hope Soundwave will retain the voice and the stone-cold personality.

It will be fun to see ravage is a canine. Or some silent stealthy animal figure. (Please not the weirdo Frenzy type.)

News Credits: 9 · by **Zeds** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:42 pm

Misinformation or the truth? I hope the latter.

by **Lockdown72** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:50 pm

As long as he has something looking like a tape door chest, has that no emotion personality like in G1, he has a sholder cannon, he's mostly blue with a red/yellow visor, and they use a Vocoder :mrgreen:

. Why? All Soundwaves have these, even Animated Soundwave. (excluding that mutant crocabat thingy from Beast Wars, he has no conection to our favorite communication officer's heritage anyways :roll:

)

Actually, if they DO use a vocoder, Frank may reprise his role as not only Soundwave, but Soundwave's cassetes ( he voiced all of them. Seriously! http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Frank_Welker ), and maybe even take back his almighty post of the voice of Megatron/Galvatron! (Megs HAS to be revived as either of 'em somehow, and who says that, movie wise, Meg's voice couldn't have been aged/damaged, as per Bay's comment on NOT using Welker in the first movie?).

by **cybertronianjedi** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:54 pm

(in megatron BW voice):Yes....

News Credits: 1 · by **Mechabreaker** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:57 pm

BEST....NEWS....EVER!!!!!!!! Soundwave is my fav. Decepticon! And to hear that he will now be in the sequel, I am officially geeked! :-B

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Fri May 16, 2008 2:57 pm

Lockdown72 wrote:As long as he has something looking like a tape door chest, has that no emotion personality like in G1, he has a sholder cannon, he's mostly blue with a red/yellow visor, and they use a Vocoder . Why? All Soundwaves have these, even Animated Soundwave. (excluding that mutant crocabat thingy from Beast Wars, he has no conection to our favorite communication officer's heritage anyways )

Actually, if they DO use a vocoder, Frank may reprise his role as not only Soundwave, but Soundwave's cassetes ( he voiced all of them. Seriously! http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Frank_Welker ), and maybe even take back his almighty post of the voice of Megatron/Galvatron! (Megs HAS to be revived as either of 'em somehow, and who says that, movie wise, Meg's voice couldn't have been aged/damaged, as per Bay's comment on NOT using Welker in the first movie?).

But, wasn't Cybertron Soundwave some sort of hip-hop DJ?
I watched Galaxy Force, thus sparing me the Agony of the "Accent Show" that was Cybertron.

by **Auto Bot** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:01 pm

What alt form could Soundwave have that can carry Ravage around?

How will he be different from Barricade-Frenzy and Blackout-Scorponok tandem?

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:05 pm

Cool news, but I won't believe it until we see it.

by **Mr-Valkeyreion** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:10 pm

on behave of all TF fans i announce that this movie will be BADASS!!!!

bravo mr bay, bravo :APPLAUSE:

by **Keeperofthespark** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:15 pm

Sweet!

News Credits: 1 · by **Mechabreaker** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:21 pm

Auto Bot wrote:What alt form could Soundwave have that can carry Ravage around?

How will he be different from Barricade-Frenzy and Blackout-Scorponok tandem?

What about Soundwave being a Balkan MK6 Audio Surveillance Van. I think it would help support the notion of his character. There was a very cool-looking piece of movie Soundwave fan art of him as a Balkan Mk6 circulating its way around the world wide web. I don't know where it is, and I probably wouldn't have permission to post it.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblebeast** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:26 pm

I think that this thread proves the huge fanbase that Soundwave has. Okay, for the first movie:Bumblebee, Prime, Megatron... those were obvious choices and we payed good money to see them.

If they don't put Soundwave on this movie, they'd be losing a great business opportunity.

News Credits: 3 · by **Archanubis** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:30 pm

I'm gonna take the stance of "I believe it when I see it." After all, Soundwave was planned for the first movie, and they eventually dropped him.

by **masterpeice_skyfire** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:36 pm

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG(i could do that forever)!!!!!! I AM LIKE THE BIGGEST SOUNDWAVE FAN!!!!!!!!YES!!!!!SOUNDWAVE!!!!!! IN TF2!!!!!!WOO HOO!!!!!

by **devil prime** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:38 pm

YES!!! there is a God! I can't wait to see some pics. =P~

by **Auto Bot** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:41 pm

Good piont. We shouldn't be too happy yet.

by **Lockdown72** » Fri May 16, 2008 3:56 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:But, wasn't Cybertron Soundwave some sort of hip-hop DJ?

Yeah, but his voice actor used a vocoder for him in Cybertron (read about it, checked it out in some 10 sec clip of him talking to sideways and hated it, but it was a vocoder I believe), plus he had everything else on my list.

Auto Bot wrote:What alt form could Soundwave have that can carry Ravage around?

How will he be different from Barricade-Frenzy and Blackout-Scorponok tandem?

1. What about a SWAT van? It's big, oversized, and could hold any minions given to Soundwave in the movie if Bay is still fixed on that 'no size changing' crud (he actually violated that in the first film when frenzy's head turns into the cellphone)

2. It's Soundwave, he's the original "minions from body" decepticon. Plus Frenzy and Blackout are "dead" and chances of returning are low for them I think.