Shockblast was a recurring antagonist of Transformers Energon. He was a ruthless, sadistic sociopath who was willing to kill anyone on any side.
History[]
Backstory[]
Shockblast was a member of Tidal Wave's platoon prior to the events of Armada. After eliminating the Autobots, he grew bored and began to attack and destroy his own Decepticon allies. Following the end of Armada, Shockblast and his brother Six Shot made efforts to end the uneasy peace, and so were eventually captured by the Autobot/Decepticon coalition before the events of Energon.
Energon[]
Freed from imprisonment[]
As seen in Alpha Q: Identity, Shockblast was held prisoner deep inside Cybertron, under near-constant supervision due to his status as a dangerous Decepticon war criminal. During a Decepticon uprising following Megatron's return, Shockblast escaped and slaughtered most of the Autobot guards, and even a few Decepticons as he made his way to freedom.
In Shockblast: Rampage in the chamber of Primus he used Padlock as a shield to secure safe passage, then shot the 'bot from behind. This earned him the hatred of Wing Dagger, Padlock's friend. Shockblast radioed Megatron from the surface, offering his services in destroying Cybertron's energon towers in exchange for passage off the planet. Megatron decided to add Shockblast to his team, and dispatched Tidal Wave to Cybertron to retrieve him. The two immediately squabbled, reviving their enmity. Shockblast damaged Cybertron's energon grid before fleeing the planet, leaving a gap in the Autobots' defenses.
Despite often insulting his fellow Decepticons, in Each One Fights..., Shockblast was given command of Megatron's troops and told to lead an assault on Cybertron to destroy the rest of the energon grid. Wing Dagger attempted to capture Shockblast during this attack, but Shockblast maneuvered him beneath a toppling Energon Tower. Tidal Wave was severely damaged as the tower fell due to Shockblast's carelessness, and the Decepticons under his command pulled back.
Rebellion against Megatron[]
In Unicron Unleashed, Shockblast led a group of Terrorcons on another raid to Cybertron, blasting open the energon core so that the Battle Ravages could feed off Primus's power directly. Due to the success of the raid, Megatron complimented Shockblast, but Shockblast regarded Megatron with contempt. In Open Fire, as the Autobots invaded Unicron during his reactivation phase, Shockblast openly declared his desire to overthrow Megatron. Megatron heard his boast, but paid it little mind. Shockblast then ran wild throughout Unicron, blasting Optimus Prime as he was about to approach Megatron for personal combat. Shockblast stormed into Megatron's throne room himself to take control, but fought Starscream instead. In Ripped Up Space, Shockblast fell into a spatial rift caused by Optimus and Megatron fighting for Unicron's power.
Demotion[]
In Protection, Shockblast crashlanded on Iron Planet. Surrounded by Autobots, he was confronted by Wing Dagger, revived as Wing Saber. Shockblast and Wing Saber fought an long duel until Wing Saber ultimately triumphed, securing Shockblast and avenging Padlock. Shockblast was chained to a rock and held prisoner by the Autobots.
Shockblast whiled away his time imprisoned insulting his guard, Inferno. Megatron initially refused to rescue him, only freeing Shockblast when he promised to help capture Inferno, and then demoted him to the lowest ranks. This led to him being commanded by Demolisher and Snow Cat, to his immense fustration. In Bulkhead, Shockblast shot down Bulkhead's shuttle while the Autobots prepped an energon tower from Cybertron to defend Jungle Planet. In Farewell Inferno, Bulkhead battled and thoroughly defeated Shockblast on Ocean Planet.
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The Power of Unicron[]
Shockblast eventually tricked Megatron and attempted to assume control of Unicron. The full power of Unicron proved too much for him to handle, driving him insane, sending him on a mindless rampage under Unicron's control. He crashed on Blizzard Planet, where Optimus Prime battled him while trying to reach past Unicron's influence to reawaken the real Shockblast. Prime's words worked, and Shockblast managed to free himself. He turned his firepower on Unicron, but the Chaos Bringer brought one fist down on the surface of Blizzard Planet, and Shockblast was crushed to death before Prime's horrified eyes.
Trivia[]
- Shockblast is a version of Shockwave, but a different name was used due to Hasbro losing the trademark to the name.
- Shockblast's backstory was only included in the Japanese version of Energon, Super Link.