Shockwave's Burden

Shockwave's Burden
( A day in the life of Shockwave )
8 minute Transformers Mini- Episode (Mash-up)
Voices performed by:
Dan Didsbury, Charmagne Jacobs, and DR. SMOOV
Edited by DR. SMOOV
Appointed by Megatron, Shockwave is the Guardian of Cybertron. One of his most important jobs is to guard the Decepticon Spacebridge. Shockwave displays several inadequacies: he moves slow, has horrible aim, overconfidence, bored with his existence, and harbors undying loyalty towards Megatron, causing him enormous stress and pressure to perform. Regardless of his track record of incompitence, Megatron seems to give him preferential treatment.
Could it be that Shockwave may actually be Megatron's "friend?" Or does Megs keep him up there to keep him out of the way? Leading a boring existence on permanent "guard duty," with nobody to talk to except for Decepticon worker droids, Shockwave occasionally gets "slammed" by intruders and has to step up his game. Seems like everything always happens at once for poor Shockwave; always catching him off guard. Plus...he really can't shoot for shit.

[@wolfdreams1545]

"Shockwave, answer immediately! Shockwave, there's nothing to do up there! Why aren't you answering??" X'DDDDD

[@n1njap1xel]

"You cannot escape the mighty Shockwave! Damnit, they've escaped..."

[@thechampionofskylands]

No shit🤣

[@TheRisingStorm316]

Shockwave: “You cannot escape the mighty Shockwave!” Spike and Carly: *(*escapes*)* Shockwave: *(*surprised Pikachu face*)*

[@Slyarno2795]

Online Multi players in a nutshell.

[@summer20105707]

Hey mighty Shockwave. You suck. LOSER. 😂 🤣

[@Anythingkinky]

:48 Those bitches !

[@WeaponXLive]

"I'm a guardian...of an ENTIRE planet... And I'm significantly understaffed" That line still kills me after nearly 11 years

[@technopathic7599]

"Alright guardian, here is a message from your daddy Megatron: The Autbot have used the human with wheels to gain control of the space bridge, you have to terminate any Autobots that come through."

[@Mrjmaxted0291]

"What're you doing?! This my house you asshole!"

[@juanelorriaga2840]

“COURAGE!”

[@SpiderkillersInc]

I'm convinced there is someone in the universe who has this exact problem.

[@nickcariglia1988]

Starscream: like that female Autobot stealing a truckload of energeon? Shockwave: What are you talking about? Starscream: the one behind you, you dolt Poor Shockwave 😂

[@saltyshackles5227]

"The human with wheels" 2015 and this still gets me HAHAHAHA XD

[@XTRABIG]

fucking hilarious. WTF

[@patrickwestgard113]

Ronbo Fett this and the cereal commercials they never get old

[@TerrenceNowicki]

COOUURAAGE!!

[@LuisVillalobosYT]

2022 still hilarious bro lol

[@yellowblitzever]

even after 10 years, this is still funny.

[@holteender8]

imp thekidRS

[@darebearandchris]

imp thekidRS so true

[@sarahnonagintanovem3461]

Haha, now even 14 years later. Dr. Smoov Transformers will always be classics!

[@holdencross6126]

You’re just programmed to say that.

[@yellowblitzever]

@@holdencross6126 yes

[@pixieg33k]

To this day every once and a while I think to myself "I'm the guardian, of an entire planet, and I'm significantly understaffed!" and just bust a gut.

[@MakotoMizuhara]

We you could say that if you are a manager or a supervisor of the entire branch store and you are significantly understaffed

[@aidanfiermonte830]

Starscream: "Behind you you dolt" Shockwave: "Bitch!" I couldn't stop laughing. XD

[@TheRisingStorm316]

Shockwave: *(*proceeds to shoot like a Stormtrooper*)*

[@Sk4tman91]

Shockwave: "Asshole." Starscream: "I heard that!" Shockwave: "Whoops!"

[@rogeraquarium6872]

Starscream tattling in the background is also funny.

[@lambda494]

*Shut up*, Starscream!

[@ryanjackson3428]

The best part.

[@TheRisingStorm316]

@Blackscream1984 Starscream: I heard that!

[@gwen4305]

it killed me

[@thechampionofskylands]

I guess that make starscream megatron’s little b*tch

[@shawklan27]

0:48 "Those bitches!"- G1 Shockwave

[@LauraGrrrr5370]

"I LOVE THAT STORY EVEN MORE EVERY TIME YOU TELL IT MIGHTY SHOCKWAVE" "...You're just programmed to say that." "YEEEEESS."

[@MadRespectTV]

love it

[@Sk4tman91]

"Well...thanks anyway."

[@CT-9904-Crosshair]

“You’re welcome, mighty Shockwave.”

[@DavidWCooke]

This was great! The voices were outstanding! Starscream's voice was perfect!

[@blah4486]

"Oh megatron is gonna be pissed if he.." - "Shockwave!" - " oooohhh shit."

[@Borgholio]

"Damn, they escape through that little hole. Megatron is going to be pissed about this..." "SHOCKWAVE!!!" "Ohhhh shit..."

[@D0wnshift]

WTF do you expect from a cyclops? He has no depth perception.

[@mrcheesesmith]

+D0wnshift he should look into it.

[@hyperion3145]

He was practically bitch slapping people to oblivion in the comics...then Galvatron came in.

[@Mothbean]

Depth perception is rather easily achieved with a single lens. Seriously, Google “single lens depth perception”

[@naturesfinest4871]

Dr. Shoggoth oooooooooook sl

[@NepetasShippingWall1642]

Dr. Shoggoth same thing i was thinking. i never expected shockwave to be such a horrible aimer

[@dimitrizoya8344]

perfect g1 starscream voice acting

[@dpepinmarquette]

mediocre

[@somiso2079]

daniel pepin You try it?

[@Audioholics]

Your videos are Transformers Canon. Please please please make more.

[@_V.Va_]

Last Upload Date: _9 years ago._

[@supremeobliterator]

I agree. April 2022 and I'm watching.

[@wanderlustwarrior]

​@@_V.Va_ last upload: 5 MONTHS AGO wait, *what?!*

[@Smy_li]

.u​pqq❤❤😊1@@supremeobliteratorp1`❤

[@MrGojira95]

Funniest Transformers video I have ever seen, and after 11 years, it finally hit 1 million views!! XD

[@dvdjkaufmn]

I've seen a lot of these now, and It's really kind of becoming my favorite as well. lol

[@tonymohawk_8599]

Yeah took 11yrs

[@plushiepenguin]

this never gets old

[@zerobatsu]

2024 and we’re still coming back to it.

[@barbaro267]

Still a better shot than the stormtroopers.

[@frankg2790]

+barbaro267 He only has one eye.

[@technopathic7599]

and one hand, hand

[@shockwave9957]

What'd you expect

[@Soundwave32791]

That's not much of an achievement.

[@supremeobliterator]

As a,Star Wars fanbot I agree!

[@BrawlYoshi]

In the comics, shockwave took on all five of the dinobots and won. Here, Shockwave gets completely dominated by slag. How did that happen? How is it two continuities that came out at the same time portrayed the character in two completely different ways? XD

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

It's footage from the old G1 cartoon. So that happened in the show.

[@daydaviddunn]

What comic was that?

[@BrawlYoshi]

David Dunn Issue 8 of the original 80's US transformers marvel run. tfwiki.net/wiki/Repeat_Performance!

[@roguelead72]

BrawlTheMan He didn't so much win as they all got trapped in a tar pit in the Savage Land.

[@intellectualt-posingkoopa9252]

Shockwave got completely wrecked by grimlock in the game fall of cybertron.

[@hirofox85]

"...And I hit that one, too." Oh, wow.

[@lambda494]

...swoooooooooop...

[@JVLIVSPhotography]

Must... concentrate! Concentrate....

[@mechanwhal6590]

I find myself quoting that a lot.

[@aessaxo2623]

is no one going to point out how the video starts and ends with Shockwave saying 'oh shit', and how Starscream's the one who ends up tattling and proving he's Megatron's bitch? oh and omfg the way Megatron speaks and this video is hilarious

[@lambda494]

I must be going through a bad area........

[@jakekaufman8302]

Is it just me or does Megatron sound more like Dr. Claw from inspector gadget in this video. Then again they were both voiced by Frank Welker.

[@thechampionofskylands]

@@jakekaufman8302 not really he sounds more like very low budget voice acting

[@sirwheeljackimusiii4588]

I love how the autobots casually just drive through the space bridge and drive back in knowing shockwave can’t hit them

[@CommandoBomberkitty]

I love how Starscream came all the way over there just to shoot at Shockwave. xD

[@lambda494]

"It's not *guard duty*! I'm a *guardian*!" Haha.

[@Afreon]

"And I'm significantly understaffed!"

[@dragonfire0137]

"Of an entire planet!"

[@Miller_Lite]

Big Core Mk X when he said that he reminded me of napoleon dynamite

[@tasedpants]

And I'm significantly understaffed.

[@charlestonchewy]

Megatron must have Sprint as a wireless provider.

[@ATLASGAMINGApallo]

Lol

[@JVLIVSPhotography]

🤣😂🤣😂 I had Sprint years ago, so I can relate!

[@TheRisingStorm316]

@@JVLIVSPhotography Same

[@Anythingkinky]

@@TheRisingStorm316ditto

[@cflo1386]

Decipticons and Autobots have a shitty security system.

[@Karlos1234ify]

Yep.

[@cliffjumper7748]

HOW COME THE AUTO-CONS AND DECEPTIBOTS HAVE A BETTER SERCURITY SYSTEM THAN THE AUTOBOTS AND DECEPTICONS?!?!?!?

[@dreadhavoc]

@@cliffjumper7748 Dunno

[@cliffjumper7748]

@@dreadhavoc probably because the Auto-Cons and DeceptiBots are more advanced than the autobots and decepticons.

[@umagnus77]

best Starscream voice ever...after Latta of course

[@ValiantWrestling]

I still can't believe how good that Starscream voice is. It is very much like the voice Chris used in season 1 for Starscream.

[@phantasmicyouth]

Whoever's voicing Starscream's doing a damn impressive job of sounding like the original.

[@atbsigma]

He nailed a lot of voices. RIP Chris Latta the original voice of both Starscream and Cobra Commander. He does pretty good with the Frank Welker characters (Megatron, Shockwave, Soundwave). Doesn’t quite nail Peter Cullen’s work but comes darn close!

[@atbsigma]

@Nathan Ronco you’re right… I somehow thought of the live action movie.

[@TheRisingStorm316]

@@atbsigma Correction: Shockwave was voiced by Corey Burton

[@atbsigma]

@@TheRisingStorm316 You're right... I even recall seeing that in the credits.

[@OpenInsanity]

Here's a message from your daddy Megatron

[@ryanjackson3428]

LOL my favorite part. The emphasis on the "daddy" really sells it, I think.

[@RobinSwede]

OpenInsanity oh god daddy.

[@TheRisingStorm316]

The Autobots have used the human with wheels to gain control of the Space Bridge. You are to terminate any Autobots that come through.

[@Comkill117]

@@TheRisingStorm316 Tell Megatron any Autobot who dares to use the Space Bridge will meet their doom.

[@TheRisingStorm316]

@@Comkill117 Just like that female Autobot stealing a truckload of Energon?

[@askia81]

"I could hear him perfectly" ..lol

[@Karlos1234ify]

"Yeah! This guy is the worst shot in the galaxy."

[@saagabragi6938]

Megatron is tired of his simping

[@RockySunico]

YOU HAD ONE JOB SHOCKWAVE! Remembered this little gem over the weekend for some reason. Still hilarious.

[@RockySunico]

This is what I was talking about Erich Lichnock LOL

[@lichcasts]

Rocky Sunico Oh god.

[@gesslar]

This is boombastic.

[@anthonybelmares3771]

02:12 "I must have this thing set on low" "Enable main menu functions" "Disintegrator level high" "ENABLE (BEEP)" LMAO

[@Chiyomi_Anzai599]

Lmaooo he got main menu in his programming

[@HeartBDoctor]

Shockwave was always the scariest Decepticon, for he only had one big eye for a face, and talked like a psychotic maniac! I always felt Shockwave was more scary than Megatron or Starscream!

[@Sabadikul]

he is must stronger then Megatron but he could never overthrow him due to his limited vision

[@chrisedwards3214]

Shane Kady comics shockwsve used to kick Megatron's ass because he felt it was logicsl

[@Threeleggedyoyo]

Come to think of it, it's amazing this cartoon never included a depth perception joke.

[@iron1349]

I think there's very few decent shots in the entire cartoon. Maybe Moonracer (Green female Autobot from Search for Alpha Trion, and one of Powerglide's girlfriends) That's about it

[@TF80s]

Well the Decepticons certainly did anyhow..and much more deadly :)

[@drsmoov]

Oh hell yeah! That's why I make sure to put "classic" mistake shots like that in- So we can all enjoy them! Check out the video "Autobot Alert," there's a shot at 5:46 where they messed up the proportions- Ironhide is really big standing next to a really small Ratchet!

[@jameslaroccoii7975]

Whoever did the voices for Shockwave and Starscream were pretty spot on.

[@one7decimal2eight]

17 years old and still hilarious.

[@patrickbthfc]

I'M TELLING MEGATRON!

[@Karlos1234ify]

"Go ahead and tattle!"

[@Decade_1703]

"And prove you're nothing more than Megatron's little bitch!!!"

[@TaMurda]

Patrick Bigwood you're guilty of insubordination!!

[@Lemuel928]

That was his last poor choice of words.

[@drsmoov]

Thanks! Thanks to everyone with compliments by the way! So glad to hear you appreciate the vids!

[@jorgitorobertdelcastillolo5078]

Starscream: I told you he cant,,, - Megatron: SHUT UP STARSCREAM!!

[@alienrefugee51]

Just imagine Shockwave as a main character when the show started, with him in the pilot episode and on. Seeing Megs, Soundwave and Shock on screen together in every episode would be awesome. He would've been 2nd in command, made Starscream behave himself and then Soundwave could take on more of a reconnaissance role.

[@collegerebel]

Yep. But his toy didn't transform into something that actually existed, so he was relegated to guard-duty back on Cybertron.

[@creepynumbersheep6146]

"Im telling Megatron!!!"

[@Chir0n]

I remember this episode and I loved how the Autobots just kept on rolling in LOL Didn't know you dubbed these, so here I am in 2019, laughing my ass off again. This is too good! And your Starscream is on point! Hope you're still out there, knowing you gave a lot of us TF fans a good laugh!

[@Seldz1]

Shockwave was awesome in the cartoons. I was so upset when I found out he perished in the movie.

[@isuruFO]

WELL I'M NOT, HE OLMOZT KILLED PRIME!

[@TheWorldsBiggestFan89]

He's in age of extinction with two heads.

[@shockwave4650]

True

[@isuruFO]

I was damn kidding... And I knew...

[@isuruFO]

+Shockwave Subbed......

[@SilverScarletSpider]

This is definitely canon to me. Shockwave’s utter incompetence and cowardice. Coupled with Starscream flying all the way to Cybertron just to shoot Shockwave lol.

[@LuqmanHakim-xi9qz]

Courage!!!!!!

[@chimmiebomb]

You're never really crippled as long as you have courage!

[@lambda494]

+Jayla Hollie ..."That doesn't really follow..."

[@RolandStone32]

Jayla Hollie that really doesn't apply here, but we get your point

[@grimpotato1637]

🅱 O U R A G E

[@mwolfe1486]

6:38 HOLY SHIT HE HAS 2 HANDS

[@garganrose]

CyborgeBolt Well I think he can actually change from hand to a gun on his left arm I mean the toy of masterpiece shockwave does have like alternate hands and everything.

[@juliox9]

:( i feel kind of sorry for Shockwave :(

[@KoruKinshi]

"Aww, what's this jerk want???" Timeless. Also when Megatron told Starscream to shut up. :P

[@TheRisingStorm316]

Starscream: “I told you he couldn’t-“ Megatron: “Shut up, Starscream!”

[@youwayo]

Shockwave used to work at the stormtrooper academy...

[@Karlos1234ify]

… and he put out one of his optics.

[@magnusdiridian]

Those blast points are too accurate for stormtroopers, Only Shockwave is so precise.

[@purpgurp]

So precise, he destroys important equipment without Logic or Reasoning.

[@a9653192]

Ok troopers. Just aim to the right and above the target. To make it seem you tried hitting something rather than being forced choked by Vader.

[@greenw01f8]

"THOSE BITCHES" x,D xD XD ;D xO

[@harrywormald6668]

nobodys really disabled as long as they have Courage! ...... That doesnt really apply here chip but... we get your point.

[@zerotodona1495]

It doesn't really apply to real life either lol

[@DJRAKKK]

GO AHEAD AND TATTLE! god damn they nailed it

[@markmasaki1480]

And after 15 years…. Even more hilarious. Like a fine wine, it gets better over time.

[@TheObsessedGardener]

Like for 2017 viewing, bitches!

[@duchovny2]

Where's Shitpiece?

[@Sk4tman91]

Best lines: "You can't shoot for shit, Shockwave! Go ahead and try!" "Shit! You bitches!" "Shut up, Starscream!" "Arrogant fool!"

[@DeadlockABC]

lol yes mighty Megatron, your majesty sir lol

[@rhett8819]

Shockwave: "You cannot escape!" *shoots at Jetfire, misses, blows hole in wall* Jetfire: "I can now! Thanks, butthole!"

[@PatricksCrazyPlace]

"He's not even moving" LOL! Gets me every time.

[@Decepticoncause]

I will never be able to take Idw Shockwave seriously ever again.

[@ThePathStrider]

My God, this is over ten years old and still hilarious!

[@worldlysaint]

Shockwave was under staffed!

[@Zeezeebot]

"Shut Up Starscream!" Yelled Megatron. Lol

[@cliffjumper7748]

Make a Transformers novel with that line in it.

[@paxus90]

I was watching the episode where Chip hacked the space bridge a couple nights ago and all I could think about was this episode and Shockwave going "oh shit"

[@michaelpro7092]

maybe he's right handed and the fact his gun is on his left is messing him up.

[@TheRisingStorm316]

That would be my guess.

[@justanormalhttydfan9804]

Or, you know, that he's only got one eye.

[@michaelpro7092]

@@justanormalhttydfan9804 that will mess with depth perception.

[@codyerickson3550]

12 years later and this is still hilarious. 😂

[@yamez1976]

I remember watching this years ago. I don't know what made me look this up, but it has made my day #MightyShockwave #ThoseBitches #Courage #OhShit

[@Landroam]

“There’s nothing to do up there. Why aren’t you answering?” God bless Dr. Smoov

[@youwayo]

Now every time I see Shockwave, i cant help but think he is always gonna say "oh shit…"

[@warriorpax5760]

ditto, Red.

[@lambda494]

Or "Those *bitches*"

[@torchiest]

God these are hilarious. Crazy to think they're some of the oldest videos on KZbin.

[@maarekstele2998]

Ikr!

[@JONNOG88]

05:48 How are the Transformers. Familiar with the concept. Of Arsehole's?? 🤔

[@nickcariglia1988]

Robot: I love that story every time you tell it, Mighty Shockwave Shockwave: You're just programmed to say that Robot: YES Too funny 😂😂😂😂

[@SrMechaGojira93]

I got to see an early access premiere of Transformers One Without spoiling much, let’s just say Shockwave in the movie is basically the same character as DrSmoov’s Shockwave!

[@macrick]

Starscream: "That's Y Megatron make me second in command and put YOU on guard duty!" LMAO!!!! hahahaha!

[@cliffjumper7748]

When did the Decepticons start roasting each other now??? I'm sure that if Starscream was alive still, he would have been jealous of Skywarp because Skywarp has a girlfriend.

[@Adino1]

LOL when the Dinobots show up for no fucking reason. 'Oh no, you can go, I won't stop you'

[@bignapolean3068]

"The human with wheels…" 😮😅

[@Luquillo45]

Someone really doesn't like Chip. LOL.

[@TheGoodShepherd117]

My girlfriend called some teenage girls “those bitches” after they messed with cars on our block. All I could think of was when shockwave said that less than a minute into the video.

[@cheesburgr]

Nice. Excellent Starscream voice!

[@gc3k]

Curridge!

[@wanderlustwarrior]

But I never gave up! And then one day, out of the blue, I rewatched this video. It was the first time in over four months that I had rewatched this video.

[@_V.Va_]

6:31 *_C O U R A G E_*

[@FezFindie]

Gotta love how Carly and Shockwave ended up making the same complaint "This is my *place thing here*, you a$$hole!"

[@plushiepenguin]

Back here after 15 years. A classic that has aged wonderfully.

[@sflvideos3878]

I love how Soundwave plays the whole thing back even though the last part has no relevance

[@drsmoov]

Shockwave's Burden is made up of clips from: "Divide and Conquer", "The Search For Alpha Trion", "Countdown to Extinction", "War Dawn", "The Revenge of Bruticus", "Transport to Oblivion", parts of "More Than Meets the Eye", parts of "The Ultimate Doom", parts of "The Key to Vector Sigma", pretty sure that's it, but there may be a couple more.

[@YayAkiba]

The Starscream voice was convincing.

[@murrayshekelberg9754]

Nobody's really disabled as long as they have courage

[@YoutubeThief-i7x]

Everyone's really enabled as long as they don't have cowardice

[@Foo3112]

"Nobody's really disabled as long as they have courage" was freakin hilarious.

[@RolandStone32]

That doesn't really apply here Chop, but we get your point

[@SDGJR1980]

COURAGE!!!!

[@DrMedikill]

Still my favourite video in all of youtube.

[@technopathic7599]

I like how the video start *&* end with 'Oh shit!'

[@WdnUlik2no]

LOL, They don't respect Shockwave at all!!

[@albusron3490]

Dammit, Drsmoov, Your Starscream Voice is on par with the Late Chris Latta.

[@greatscott20]

12 years and still funny. I remember watching this back in high school xD 2008ish maybe 2007 is when I found this. could of swore I was still subscribed :l I love the Energon-o commercial xD

[@RainblowHash]

Saw this years ago, I thought it was the best video on KZbin. Seeing this now... it's still the best video on KZbin.

[@one7decimal2eight]

2022 anyone?

[@nikozafiris1113]

Everything starscream says is amazing.