# Shockwave (of the Transformers) gets his groove on **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 10, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shockwave-of-the-transformers-gets-his-groove-on/249675 "2004-06-10T18:27:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shockwave-of-the-transformers-gets-his-groove-on/249675/21 "2004-06-11T14:36:02Z")
Haha, The transformers got served! ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shockwave-of-the-transformers-gets-his-groove-on/249675/22 "2004-06-11T14:39:02Z")
Shockwave was all purple, and had a hexagonal head with a yellow button for an eye, which formed the end of the barrel of the gun when he transformed. Galvatron was mainly silver, with purple bits and an amber coloured gun barrel. [Shockwave](http://www.timelesstrinkets.com/Transformers/Images/TransformerShockwave.jpg) [Galvatron](http://images.quizilla.com/B/bentaylor/1043579086_sGalvatron.jpg) Paul, SD Transformers advisory board ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shockwave-of-the-transformers-gets-his-groove-on/249675/23 "2004-06-11T19:48:02Z")
Jetfire was the coolest Transformer ever. The toy was about a foot tall, and made of mostly metal. A friend of mine had one, so of course every kid in the neighborhood hung out at his house a lot. We all knew it was ripped off of Robotech, though, so we pretended Rick or Roy was sitting in the cockpit. ---
**Author:** ![Hamish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shockwave-of-the-transformers-gets-his-groove-on/249675/24 "2004-06-11T20:29:22Z")
Very cool. Soundwave was my favourite. I was kind of hoping Ravage would turn up, y’know, at least for a cameo. He was my favourite of the cassettes. ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shockwave-of-the-transformers-gets-his-groove-on/249675/25 "2004-06-12T02:09:52Z")
> [@](#): > > Frenzy was one of those robots who had some pretty interesting powers at least as far as the toy that you bought in the store, but the cartoon show didn’t really do anything with those powers – he had the same standard-issue laser gun that basically everyone else had. Although in the movie, he inexplicably has the power to transform his arms into piledrivers just like Rumble does. Soundwave also used Ratbat in the cartoon. He didn’t really do much there, but he was a big player in the comics, even serving as leader of the Decepticons for a while. _ahem_ Anyway, cool video. ---
**Author:** ![Beauty\_Personified](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Beauty\_Personified](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beauty_Personified)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shockwave-of-the-transformers-gets-his-groove-on/249675/26 "2004-06-12T05:21:29Z")
FIB/RIR ? FIR/RIB Anyhoo… ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shockwave-of-the-transformers-gets-his-groove-on/249675/27 "2004-06-12T05:30:21Z")
Say what? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shockwave-of-the-transformers-gets-his-groove-on/249675/28 "2004-06-12T18:45:32Z")
> [@Beauty Personified](#): > > FIB/RIR ? FIR/RIB 😕 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shockwave-of-the-transformers-gets-his-groove-on/249675.md?page=1)