Shockwave (Transformers) Shockwave (Transformers) Shockwave is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers robot superhero franchise. Throughout his incarnations, he is usually distinguished by a laser cannon instead of one of his hands and his distinctive face, which is featureless save for a single robotic eye. He is also commonly portrayed as a cold, emotionless Decepticon that serves as Megatron's "mad scientist". Due to issues with Hasbro's trademark of the name Shockwave, some products were also released under the name Shockblast or "Shockblast the Great". As the Decepticons' military operations commander, Shockwave's power is second only to Megatron, and even
The Transformers: Spotlight by Megatron. Ramjet was introduced in the New Avengers/Transformers crossover <ref name="new avenger/transformers 2"></ref> with his Spotlight taking place concurrently with "Escalation". "Arcee" takes place concurrently with issue 5 of "", with Prime pulling the Autobots from Earth as a direct result of what happened in that issue. "Arcee" also acts as a sequel to "Optimus Prime", picking up on many themes introduced in that story, such as the fate of the Monster Pretenders and the introduction of Jhiaxus. "Grimlock" follows up on both Grimlock being recovered by Skywatch and the Machination plotline in "Devastation", as well as acting as