the reason why Soundwave sounds hilarious is because they were trying to simulate how soundwave sounded in the original cartoon dub. a team of professional voice actors at Shanghai Fim Dubbing Studio was doing the original Chinese dub back in the 80s. they faced the trouble of lacking special effect equipments. It's simply impossible to do voices of characters like Soundwave and Insecticons without effects so they improvized a "singing" style to simulate the machine effects.
okay. first of all, this is actually the first "offical" chinese dub for TFtM because they skipped the movie and jumped right into season 3 back in the late 80s when it's aired in mainland China (which was about 3,4 years late). second of all, this dub version was done by people at the "Movie channel" of China Central TV. I assume they are just a bunch of TV crew not even professional voice actors and it was probably a very quicky production. So they sound "lazy" and really unprofessional.
@BritheAvannee yup you r absolutely right this is exactly what hook says. this originally comes from a fan sub version of the movie where the translator made a joke about soundwave's alt mode through hook's mouth when hook actually says "nobody would follow an uncharismatic bore like you". this "official" dub version then, surprisingly, carried along this brilliant stroke of translation. though the dub wasn't all that good, i do appreciate how they added this detail to please hardcore fans.
either u ppl leanr some mandarin or stop insulting it its more like "RED SPIDER" starscream in chinese(hong-zizu) not hoejeejo not red bird i think my version of transformers the movie has the mandarin version and cantonese dub as well(subtitles too)so its interestign to hear them talk in the other language and dub.:)
Megatron's scream was pretty bad, but then when Soundwave came in I couldn't contain myself. I know he's supposed to sound even more "robotic" than the others but that was just singing.
The Chinese voices sound funny! I guess my only gripe here is just that their voices sound too human. They don't sound robotic due to the lack of the electronic echoing effect.
No kidding! Soundwave totally sounded like he was singing a Chinese opera theme! When I herd that I totally cracked up laughing! It's bad dubbing, but its hilarious!
apparently the reason soundwave is singing is because they lacked a vocorder to modulate his VA's voice so they tried to imitate his original mechanical voice by singing the lines
Soundwave sounds like a pirest singing in church. Megatron sounds like an unintelligable person. thanks for uploading. I would like to see this in chipmunk mode.
This Soundwave would make an awesome doorbell or ringtone. XD
theburntshadow 2 months ago
Lmao omg I'm dying. Cos I understand. And soundwave is singing.
sapphireangelmon 2 months ago
HO CHI CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOAA!
Goatmanlll 3 months ago
Soundwave sounds like he´s singing XD
HikaruBee 3 months ago 3
SOUNDWAVE FFFFFFFFFFF
You're awesome no matter what language or continuity you're in
ThatsBumblebee2U 3 months ago 3
SOUNDWAVE. I AM CRYING OMFG.
Acronymical 3 months ago
omg soundwave
Minik613XD 3 months ago
Soundwave probably just got back from his starring role in an opera...
ObnoxiousCaterer 4 months ago
Starscream = Hong Zhi Zhu = Red Spider
imaginator 4 months ago
the reason why Soundwave sounds hilarious is because they were trying to simulate how soundwave sounded in the original cartoon dub. a team of professional voice actors at Shanghai Fim Dubbing Studio was doing the original Chinese dub back in the 80s. they faced the trouble of lacking special effect equipments. It's simply impossible to do voices of characters like Soundwave and Insecticons without effects so they improvized a "singing" style to simulate the machine effects.
scorer24 5 months ago
okay. first of all, this is actually the first "offical" chinese dub for TFtM because they skipped the movie and jumped right into season 3 back in the late 80s when it's aired in mainland China (which was about 3,4 years late). second of all, this dub version was done by people at the "Movie channel" of China Central TV. I assume they are just a bunch of TV crew not even professional voice actors and it was probably a very quicky production. So they sound "lazy" and really unprofessional.
scorer24 5 months ago
1:09 the whole reason for watching this.
ClintJohnHampton 5 months ago 6
Soundwave is monk chanting....lol
ClintJohnHampton 5 months ago
Porque nadie utilisa el vocaliser para Soundwave?
xMazingerZ 8 months ago
That's the laziest voice acting I've heard in a long time.
incben 1 year ago
@incben
This ain't lazy. Try the Hungarian Dubs of this film.
Akutare 10 months ago
Hook: Now everyone is using MP3 player and MiniDisc, you outdated junk should just step aside.
No, that's what he said, seriously. SERIOUSLY.
BritheAvannee 1 year ago
@BritheAvannee yup you r absolutely right this is exactly what hook says. this originally comes from a fan sub version of the movie where the translator made a joke about soundwave's alt mode through hook's mouth when hook actually says "nobody would follow an uncharismatic bore like you". this "official" dub version then, surprisingly, carried along this brilliant stroke of translation. though the dub wasn't all that good, i do appreciate how they added this detail to please hardcore fans.
scorer24 5 months ago
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红蜘蛛 not hoejeejoo
teamrocket87 1 year ago
either u ppl leanr some mandarin or stop insulting it its more like "RED SPIDER" starscream in chinese(hong-zizu) not hoejeejo not red bird i think my version of transformers the movie has the mandarin version and cantonese dub as well(subtitles too)so its interestign to hear them talk in the other language and dub.:)
teamrocket87 1 year ago
Soundwave was halarious!
As for Meg's scream,...WTF?
theluvrca 1 year ago
the way starscream sounds when he lets go of megatron makes me laugh... i dunno why.
BagofDeadChimps 1 year ago
Every Soundwave from now on should sound like this.
CloudyThoughts7 1 year ago
soundwave's voice is hillarious!!
Prunhut1 2 years ago 6
did Soundwave just summoned Sun Wukong?
Hepathos 2 years ago
jajajaja... excelent!!! so funny!
cortes2k 2 years ago
OMG!! This is so funny! Soundwave sings!
Starscream-->Honjejroo, means "Red Spider"
Oh come on... I know Screamer is red, but he doesn't look anything like a spider!
unclecigaret 2 years ago
He doesn't look anything like a star either, so why call him Starscream?
Glitcher2000 2 years ago
1:10! So funny! Like some kind of sissy! FUNYYYYY! I jizzed in my pants!
shakdva 2 years ago
Soundwave sounded like some sort of Diety.
Spiritfoxmaster 2 years ago 37
I wish I could watch the whole movie in this language! Just for the sake of getting the overall impact.
MDthornton83 2 years ago
It's Mandarin, Chinese is not a language
Chunkyownyou 2 years ago 6
DUDE!!!Soundwave sounds like he's singing.
UniGalvacron 2 years ago 8
He is too, the chinease actor tried to mimic soundwaves monotone robotic voice and did it by some kind of close to singing
sedra30 2 years ago
LMAO, "mp3's are popular now".
DevilMayCareAboutMe 3 years ago
it sounds like someone was strangling whoever did the voice of megatron at this point in the dub
Eddyag 3 years ago 3
Megatron's scream was pretty bad, but then when Soundwave came in I couldn't contain myself. I know he's supposed to sound even more "robotic" than the others but that was just singing.
fujitafunk 3 years ago 6
Yeah they probably didn't have a vocoder so they tried to .. erm emulate the robotic sounding voice
RoyalKnightVI 3 years ago
The Chinese voices sound funny! I guess my only gripe here is just that their voices sound too human. They don't sound robotic due to the lack of the electronic echoing effect.
MDthornton83 3 years ago
lol y dose he need to lose weight lol hes in space?
redalertg1 3 years ago
OOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUGIE.
omgwtfdoran 3 years ago 21
wow i never knew that Soundwave can sing!
omegasoundwave 3 years ago 8
megatron sounds like an old dude strainin for a crap and soundwave is just funny
lukescythe 3 years ago 5
Well he's just been whipped by Optimus what do you expect!
RoyalKnightVI 3 years ago
I thought this was pretty dumb... until Soundwave sang and I crapped my pants. Oh my god so funny.
diePSpolice 3 years ago 5
lol, yeah! If that was real, it was really bad dubbing
Dirtfire 3 years ago
haha, this IS real
JOEmega64 3 years ago
No kidding! Soundwave totally sounded like he was singing a Chinese opera theme! When I herd that I totally cracked up laughing! It's bad dubbing, but its hilarious!
MDthornton83 3 years ago 5
megatron's scream, soundwave singing, and starscreams' hojeejoe just cracked me up so much! it was so fuckin' hilarious! xD
karoomay 3 years ago
For refernce, "hojeejoe" means "Red bird "in China. It's reality. hihihi XD
StarscreamBW 2 years ago
@StarscreamBW Actually, it means "Red Spider" in Chinese.
tinlunlau 1 year ago
Oh my god...I would watch the whole series like this just for the parts with "Heavenly Soundwave".
jayjayjay 4 years ago
Search here for: "Soundwave (Dubbed in Mandarin)"
jeanstealer 4 years ago
LMFAO! I need to hear more Chinese Soundwave.
CurlyHayami 4 years ago 4
Astrotrain's voice sounded wierd, especially when he said "Cybertron."
Vakamadisk 4 years ago 3
It sounded very monotone and unenthusiastic.
karoomay 3 years ago
Well, at least now I know where Squawkbox got his musical talent from. XD
Glitcher2000 4 years ago
...omg im crying hahaha
ultracloudx 4 years ago
looks and sounds GREAT
steve2275 4 years ago
OMG O_O
It Mandarin...rather then Chinese but...OMG funny. And Soundwave sing..ROFL
Mangamad7 4 years ago
I just have a wonderful idea. Get Eminem to voice Soundwave in Transformers 2, Soundwave would rap his lines!!!
Dantinus 4 years ago 3
rofl that'd be great. XD soundwave rapped in galaxy force, too.
xSephirothx4Lifex 4 years ago
Mmmmm, harmonic Soundwave.
jenikatsuya 4 years ago
Poor Megatron. :(
AVengefulSoul 4 years ago
Poor Megatron? What about Soundwave? Why is he singing?
LondonOntGuy 4 years ago 3
apparently the reason soundwave is singing is because they lacked a vocorder to modulate his VA's voice so they tried to imitate his original mechanical voice by singing the lines
6CTCEL 4 years ago
WTF SOUNDWAVE'S SINGING XD XD XD
AmayirotAkago 4 years ago
Eh, Basso Profundo was his father :) :) :)
NickPatrick2 4 years ago
Soundwave sounds like a pirest singing in church. Megatron sounds like an unintelligable person. thanks for uploading. I would like to see this in chipmunk mode.
Tyrano88 4 years ago
how come ravage's growl was'nt in chinese...just kidding...
tommy2longview 4 years ago
fun dud
WeskPei 4 years ago
Why is Soundwave singing XD ?!?!?!
PickleAndPumpkin 4 years ago 3
This is good for practicing my Mandarin, thanks.
Dantinus 4 years ago
Oh man that is funny. Soundwave is singing and Starscream is Hojeejoe
atruhondagrl 4 years ago 3
"HOJOJOOOO-UGUUGH!"
rkkim 4 years ago 3
Soundwave sounds so funny!
wreathofpalmaria 4 years ago
singing
WeskPei 4 years ago
yeah. sure does.
wreathofpalmaria 4 years ago
*spazzes and dies* Why, Soundwave, why? XD
Nirewolf 4 years ago
LMFAO!! i just split my side at soundwaves singing voice
chaoticsam 4 years ago
i know what they are saying
transformersrock2 4 years ago
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This cant be real....
CHING CHONG CHING CHING CHONG
BigAl2k6 4 years ago
They don't sound as synthised (Spelling) as they did in ENglish and Japanese. Heh.. Soundwave sounded like a singer. I liked his voice in Chinese.
Akutare 4 years ago
"HOJIJOOOOO!!"
Metalwario64 4 years ago 8
lulz at 1:11!!
cofingp 4 years ago