Editing Soundwave (Transformers) (section)

====IDW Publishing====
Soundwave's first chronological appearance in the rebooted [[IDW Publishing]] Generation One universe was in the prequel miniseries, ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin]]''. In the story, Soundwave works for Senator [[Ratbat]], who takes an interest in the rising gladiator, [[Megatron (Transformers)|Megatron]]. Ratbat sends Soundwave to offer weaponry to Megatron and his followers. Soundwave also assists Megatron with the interrogation of Autobot soldier [[Bumper (Transformers)|Bumper]]. Soundwave is later jailed along with Megatron and others when Sentinel Prime's forces capture them, but is released by Ratbat. When Megatron's plan is sprung, Soundwave helps Starscream massacre the Autobot Senate. He later confronts Ratbat and forcibly extracts his Spark for implantation in one of his Cassette bodies. Soundwave's alternate mode appears to be a communication vehicle with tank treads.

Sometime later, Soundwave was part of the conference of scientists called by Thunderwing in ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer]]'', where he refused to accept Thunderwing's findings that Cybertron was dying. During around the same time period he had [[Beachcomber (Transformers)|Beachcomber]] captured and implanted with a cerebro-shell, having the unwilling traitor eject his opposite number [[Blaster (Transformers)|Blaster]] into space (in ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight Blaster]]'') in order to demoralize the Autobots prior to a Decepticon offensive.

Soundwave's story was later continued in his own ''[[The Transformers: Spotlight|Spotlight]]'' one-shot, where he was a self-serving and duplicitous Decepticon [[internal affairs (law enforcement)|internal affairs]] agent. Soundwave was dispatched by Megatron to keep an eye on Bludgeon's investigation of [[Shockwave (Transformers)|Shockwave]]'s lab. However, he kept quiet about Bludgeon's obsession with the Regenesis project, thinking he could turn it to his advantage. Following him to Earth in 1984, Soundwave monitored Bludgeon's attempts to harvest Ultra Energon and confronted him after he'd acquired it. Horrified to discover they were not planning to use it in a power-play but instead to reanimate Thunderwing (who previously devastated Cybertron), Soundwave attempted to stop them but was trapped in stasis-lock in cassette player mode. It was revealed in the epilogue that two young humans considered buying him at a pawn shop in 2007.

In ''[[The Transformers: Escalation]]'' #1, Optimus stated that there was evidence that Soundwave had been present in Earth's history. Despite this, he did not reappear until issue #4 of ''[[The Transformers: Devastation]]'' where, still trapped in cassette player mode, he interfered with Skywatch's control of Laserbeak and Ravage.

Soundwave also appeared as one of the Decepticon forces serving under [[Starscream]] in the out-of-continuity ''[[The Transformers: Evolutions]]'' tale "Hearts of Steel". He appeared as one of Starscream's lieutenants. He was presumably destroyed when [[John Henry (folklore)|John Henry]] and [[Bumblebee (Transformers)|Bumblebee]] diverted the Decepticon train convoy into a [[rift|chasm]].