SINEWAVE

Sinewave
Yappatron
Art by Miles

Pronouns	Alt Mode	Faction
she/they	Oscilloscope, Cybertronian Jet

Debuts in	Transformers G1
Role	Scientist
Afiliation	Megatron's Forces
Orientation	Bisexual

Sinewave is a brilliant physicist serving the Decepticons. Despite spending most of her time working alongside Shockwave, the two couldn’t be any more different in terms of personality. She’s naturally very expressive and cheerful with an inability to stop yapping once she’s started.

A bit of a polarizing figure, as she’s well respected for her contributions to the Decepticon cause as a scientist but considered extremely annoying by most. She's more lonely than one might expect.

"The only things Shockwave respects about Sinewave are her pronouns."

— Discord Call Shenanigans

Contents
1. Aligned Continuity
2. Design Notes
3. Trivia

Aligned Continuity

Before officially pledging her loyalty to the Decepticon cause, Sinewave was a physicist whose work was unfortunately forced to a halt after her team lost the necessary funding to continue research on their projects. Despite her brilliance and prestige in her field, opportunities were scarce, forcing her into a volatile job hunt until she landed a bottom-of-the-barrel maintenance job in the pits of Kaon—tending to the injuries of surviving gladiators, as well as other unethical experiments under Shockwave's orders. She felt this position was an insult to her skills, but inability to find work elsewhere kept her here, underpaid and undervalued for the abysmal work conditions of the arena. At the very least, she picked up an interest in weapons engineering and biology while working under Shockwave, though she isn't officially licensed to be working in either field.

Sinewave developed a close friendship with Soundwave and his minicons during this time, initially sparked by her curiosity at the idea of a former council member suffering under similar circumstances—and, upon further observation, finding his living armor and fighting style fascinating. She treasured the gladiator deeply, but her romantic feelings would go unspoken due to Sinewave's unaddressed gender dysphoria. When Megatron made his ambitions known, besting Soundwave in combat and recruiting him for the Decepticon cause, Sinewave offered her scientific skills, yearning to contribute to Megatron's promise to bring forth change after being tossed aside to rust and starve in the pits of Kaon.

Though war is never easy, Sinewave's life took another dark turn when she and Shockwave became trapped on a ruined Cybertron, having only one another for company while working on Project Predacon and various other experiments. Shockwave's intolerance for distractions- particularly her tendency to talk incessantly- led him to silence her through painful and damaging methods, such as electrocution. Over time, this resulted in significant brain damage, leaving her with chronic migraines and memory issues. However, Shockwave refused to kill her, as having a partner of equal intelligence as him exponentially increased productivity within the lab, enough for him to view letting her go as completely illogical.

When the two scientists reunited with the rest of the Decepticons many years later, Sinewave had changed drastically. Much of Shockwave's cruelty had come to a halt, but being practically tortured had left expected scars on his partner. Sinewave was no longer the bright scientist the world had once known but a quieter, more reserved individual. She refused to seek out repairs aboard the Nemesis, fearing that accidentally revealing her abuse during her time with Shockwave would result in consequences for him. She found that the only things capable of treating her unbearable migraines were near-lethal amounts of painkillers, much to Knockout's concern- and especially to her best friend, Soundwave, who had been separated from her for so long, only to find her like this.

Shockwave - Lab Partner

"Working with Shockwave is an honor, really, even if I... well, I have a habit of getting on his nerves. I know I talk too much, and I know he doesn't like distractions, so it makes sense he had to teach me to be quiet. He wouldn't have kept me around if I wasn't useful, and that means something, doesn't it?"

Soundwave - Friend

"He listens- really listens- even when I ramble, and it's nice to not feel like a nuisance for once. He's not much of a talker, but I don't mind. His presence is enough, steady and quiet, and understanding Soundwave is like listening to a song only I can hear. I don't think I deserve him, but I hope he sticks around anyway."

Design Notes

- Working on a better ref sheet, stay tuned

Trivia

- shes so sillay!

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