>>149869777
alternatively, however, i think a lot of these problems could be solved if soundwave replaced bumblebee's role in the movie.
the way i see it, soundwave should've been part of the core four and bumblebee should've had a supporting role, more akin to someone like jazz or ironhide. soundwave can easily slot into bumblebee's role - sorta.
bumblebee's introduced as a hyperactive guy who's been locked in a shitty job and hasn't talked to anyone in ages, so he copes by talking to made-up guys. soundwave can take that spot. instead, soundwave's the guy who's locked down in that shitty place as punishment for...something. maybe it has to do with him being a spy and finding something he shouldn't have. instead of talking to made up guys, he obviously hangs out with his cassettes. and, obviously, unlike bumblebee he's the total opposite - silent, doesn't talk much and isn't hyperactive.
one of the main complaints of the movie is bumblebee's humor, so we get rid of that by having soundwave take his place. you can still have a bunch of jokes surrounding soundwave's autism instead. and if we REALLY need a character like bumblebee, one of his cassettes can just be the annoying one
also, soundwave's always been insanely loyal to megatron. this could help explain that. maybe it's soundwave that gets megatron to really think twice about trusting sentinel, cuz why else would soundwave be in there? maybe his autism is similar to an empurita thing where he was lobotomized to act like that. megatron ends up befriending soundwave and sympathizing with the guy. when the teams form, soundwave obviously joins megatron, and their time together explains why he's so loyal to him.
risky as it would've been to have a transformers movie without bumblebee in the main cast, i think this would've been a good fix for a lot of the movie's problems
