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Soundwave is the most loyal Decepticon in existence.
I’ll be the first to admit that (privately, at least.)
So why isn’t he my second in command? Why in the hell would I have promoted Starscream, but not my most loyal communication officer?
(Starscream’s own questionable merits aside.)
Soundwave is a loyal, trustworthy (if there were ever one) Decepticon, possibly the only one in my ranks.
The answer is simple.
The Decepticon cause may sit at the top of Soundwave’s priorities, but there is something higher.
Well, five somethings.
The mech would betray me in a heartbeat if I put any of his cassettes in danger.
And you can’t trust love .
Oh, but you can certainly trust selfishness.
And I can always trust Starscream to be a selfish bastard. Putting himself first, in any circumstance, is a given.
But what would Soundwave do if something meant offlining one cassette or two to save another?
Would he be willing to let other Decepticons die in order to save even just one of them?
I don’t know. I doubt Soundwave would know himself until such a circumstance arose.
But I can’t have a second in command I can’t predict, now can I?