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Comparision of the voice over actors who have been the voice of Shockwave with sound clips and images.
Shockwave is a cold, logical, high-ranked Decepticon who serves as Cybertron's guardian. Shockwave has been interpreted as fiercely loyal to Megatron, or as someone who wants to ascend to the throne and take his place. For a brief period in 2004, he was known as "Shockblast" because of trademark problems.
Created by NCZ on Mon Sep 13 2010, 48 Comments, Add Comment
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EDITOR'S OPINION
I do like the performances by Barry Gjerde and Daniel Riordan, and Steve Blum does a good job of following in Corey's footsteps. My least favourite is Brian Drummond's. It's okay on its own counts, but it's not as good as the others. As much as I like Frank Welker, the DOTM version of Shockwave is too monstrous, which is exactly the opposite of how the character should be. I have to say that in this case, there's no beating the original, so Corey Burton takes the trophy.NCZ
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pete said at 8:28 PM on Sat Mar 23 2013
What the heck were they thinking with Barry and Brian? In Barry's case I've heard better from Tataki and in Brian's case he could have went deeper and used his Venom instead of hos Vegeta or they could at least have added some effects to it. One of weaker performances in the Unicron Trilogy.
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bumblebeebug said at 9:41 PM on Tue Mar 5 2013
David Sobolov manages to pull off the fact that Shockwave simply acts emotionless, and hasn't actually deleted his emotional programs like Soundwave. His Shockwave is the perfect balance between warrior and scientist, so he gets my vote.
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TheVengeanceKnight said at 2:45 AM on Sat Dec 15 2012
Steve Blum was better in Fall of Cybertron, probably 'cause he had more material to work with. I'm still going with David Sobolov, though.
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coolgeek176 said at 10:13 PM on Wed Dec 5 2012
I'm going with David Sobolov but I really like Corey Burton too.
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Grimlock2814 said at 12:50 AM on Sat Oct 20 2012
1. David Sobolov
2. Steve Blum
3. Corey Burton
personally i think David Warner would be perfect for Shockwave
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2. Steve Blum
3. Corey Burton
personally i think David Warner would be perfect for Shockwave
Starscreamsfan said at 11:44 AM on Sun Mar 31 2013
@Grimlock2814 Who doesn't. Burton based his voice on Warner's Sark character.
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Dodgibishi said at 10:29 AM on Mon Oct 15 2012
Am i the only one, who think that Peter Weller could be an excellent Shockwave?
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TylerMirage (Admin) said at 7:47 PM on Wed Nov 28 2012
@Dodgibishi Nope, you're not the only one. I think that would be awesome.
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VocalChameleon said at 8:51 PM on Sat Sep 29 2012
Which episode is Corey Burton's clip from?
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NCZ (Admin) said at 9:14 PM on Sat Sep 29 2012
@VocalChameleon It's from "The Search for Alpha Trion", the episode with Elita One.
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RamWorkz said at 12:59 AM on Sat Sep 8 2012
Corey burton is the classic voice, david sobolov's was great since this shockwave looked giant and fearsome, and heck even daniel riordan did a decent job.
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Music Meister said at 7:32 PM on Tue Sep 4 2012
David doesn't feel right for the role, it's too light fir a strong warrior but too deep for a scientist
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TylerMirage (Admin) said at 1:01 PM on Sun Sep 2 2012
David's Shockwave isn't bad. I think it definitely fits the "physical large and imposing" version of the character. Personally, I wouldn't have been a fan of Corey's typical Shockwave voice with that design.
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Aussieroth said at 9:21 AM on Tue Sep 4 2012
@TylerMirage I... would mix it. David and Corey are awesome, perfect rather, for their performances with Shockwave, but if I was the VD and if I saw that picture, I would have cast Rick D. Wasserman and have him use an evil version of his Thor, keep the received pronunciation accent without the Shakespearean dialect. Or have David give him the RP accent... Then again, Shockwave is both a genius scientist and a warrior whose strength and skill is second only to Megatron so... David is perfect in Prime, Corey is perfect in G1 and animated... Verdict: my vote and heart is torn between the two XD
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Autovolt said at 7:53 PM on Tue Sep 4 2012
@Aussieroth I have envisioned David Kaye in his BM Megatron voice. sophisticated and also deep booming and somewhat posh sounding.
Both Corey Burton and David Sobolov did a great job as Shockwave.
ReplyBoth Corey Burton and David Sobolov did a great job as Shockwave.
Dodgibishi said at 4:40 PM on Sat Sep 8 2012
@Aussieroth
I totally agree with you on the Rick Wasserman idea! Based on his performance in A: EMH, he could bring a distinct "flavor" to another iconic character.
But i must say i prefer David over Corey, as David made him a tad more believable with the deep booming monotone"esque" voice. Corey is and always will be great at what he does and the David Warner-thing he has going on in G1, fits this version of the character very well.
ReplyI totally agree with you on the Rick Wasserman idea! Based on his performance in A: EMH, he could bring a distinct "flavor" to another iconic character.
But i must say i prefer David over Corey, as David made him a tad more believable with the deep booming monotone"esque" voice. Corey is and always will be great at what he does and the David Warner-thing he has going on in G1, fits this version of the character very well.
TheVengeanceKnight said at 10:08 AM on Fri Nov 23 2012
@Aussieroth I always thought Corey doing his Christopher Lee impression (a la Count Dooku and Hugo Strange) would be perfect for TFP Shockwave.
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Torak said at 6:46 AM on Sun Sep 2 2012
My Shockwave rank:
1.Corey Burton (Love his iconic British voice! Fits Shockwave perfectly.)
2.David Sobolov (Awesome voice for Shockwave! Really made him sound sinister and tough like a decepticon should be, a great example of the voicwork from Prime.)
Others aren't really special in any way.
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1.Corey Burton (Love his iconic British voice! Fits Shockwave perfectly.)
2.David Sobolov (Awesome voice for Shockwave! Really made him sound sinister and tough like a decepticon should be, a great example of the voicwork from Prime.)
Others aren't really special in any way.
Torak said at 6:48 AM on Sun Sep 2 2012
@Torak On second though, gonna vote for David: his Shockwave just sounds too awesome to pass off! :D
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pete said at 11:44 PM on Sat Sep 1 2012
1.They let Welker play Shockwave but not Megatron and he even gave a similar performance.
2. How many "wave" characters are in Decepticons? Soundwave, Shockwave, Tidalwave. Any others?
Reply2. How many "wave" characters are in Decepticons? Soundwave, Shockwave, Tidalwave. Any others?
Anicomicgeek said at 11:39 PM on Sat Sep 1 2012
After seeing the episode, I think I prefer David Sobolov's Shockwave more, though Croey Burton's still good. Steven Blum was also good.
ReplyTheVengeanceKnight said at 10:36 AM on Thu Aug 2 2012
Corey's Shockwave sounds like a mix of Jeffery Combs and Maurice LaMarche's Mr. Freeze. Still, he gets my vote.
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TheVengeanceKnight said at 12:54 AM on Sun Sep 2 2012
@TheVengeanceKnight Yeah, I'm changing my vote to David Sobolov as I thought he was better, though I do feel bad that Corey doesn't get to play him much in recent incarnations.
ReplyTheVengeanceKnight said at 6:14 AM on Sun Sep 9 2012
@TheVengeanceKnight I just realized that they could've had Corey Burton use his Christopher Lee voice, and that would've worked for TFP Shockwave. :-P
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Mr.Fennoy93 said at 9:20 PM on Sat Apr 28 2012
I like frank's Shockwave. Really changed the whole tone of the Character. Though I wished he would have a German accent.
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TylerMirage (Admin) said at 12:59 AM on Fri Jul 20 2012
@Mr.Fennoy93 Agreed. Although we really only got to hear one intelligible English line, I too like what he did. Was almost like a more monstrous take on his raspy G1 Megatron voice. Would've loved to have heard more. I always picture Bayformers Shockwave speaking in short. staccato. sentences. Nothing much, nothing elaborate, nothing fancy. Merely short phrases like "Let the culmination commence", "Insects!", "Cowards!", "Silence!", etc..
ReplyAnicomicgeek said at 1:50 PM on Tue Jan 31 2012
Can't ever go wrong with the classics, so yeah, I'm gonna go with Corey Burton on this one, though wasn't too bad. Really not digging Frank Welker's Shockwave.
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Nightmare Crusher said at 11:10 PM on Tue Jan 17 2012
Corey Burton is the obvious choice. The others are pretty unremarkable.
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Nightmare Crusher said at 10:17 PM on Fri Dec 7 2012
@Nightmare Crusher Okay, David was pretty good but I still see Corey Burton as the logical choice.
ReplyTylerMirage (Admin) said at 1:53 PM on Thu Jan 12 2012
Shame we couldn't have heard more of Welker as Shockwave in "DotM". It may not have been the stoic English voice of Burton's portrayal, but that raspy, almost G1-Megatron-esque voice with more dialogue would've been so cool! :D
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Metabad said at 7:47 PM on Mon Sep 19 2011
I like Corey Burton the most of course, Brian Drummond I guess fits his version of Shockwave, but as far as comparing a brash stubborn transformer to a transformer running completely on logic...yeah its no contest here. That, and Brian sounds too much like his Vegeta performance.
Though I do think Daniel Riordan does make for a good replacement for Burton. He's probably my second favourite Shockwave voice.
ReplyThough I do think Daniel Riordan does make for a good replacement for Burton. He's probably my second favourite Shockwave voice.
jonhardwick said at 11:02 PM on Fri Jul 1 2011
man i cant wait to hear welker in dark of the moon
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RabidSonicFan said at 12:52 AM on Wed Jun 22 2011
Definitely Corey Burton... who so far, has 100% on the poll, unsurprisingly.
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TaZZerath (Moderator) said at 11:39 PM on Mon Sep 13 2010
I guess that depends, since he's a double-agent in Animated as Longarm Prime as well.
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NCZ (Admin) said at 9:03 PM on Mon Sep 13 2010
Kind of like how on our Batman voice compare, Kevin Conroy's clip is from the Animated Series, even though Conroy's been voicing Batman in other things like Justice League and Arkham Asylum.
ReplyNCZ (Admin) said at 9:02 PM on Mon Sep 13 2010
I know, but I figured that since the voice is identical, I might as well only pick one, heh.
ReplyTaZZerath (Moderator) said at 8:55 PM on Mon Sep 13 2010
corey burton also voiced Shockwave in Transformers Animated.
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TFG1Mike said at 8:54 PM on Mon Sep 13 2010
even though Corey Burton voiced Shockwave in G1 he also reprised the role in Transformers Animated.
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hum this strange most of blum's characters sound the same! his shockwave and his crash sound diffrent then the other characters he played.
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