At the tone, his helm lowers and he nods once.

"Yeah," he responds softly. "He's not... if he comes back, it won't be him. It would be th' same. Liege Maximo said that if he comes back, he'll try to kill us. That we gotta... gotta..."

Soundwave's tone trembles and he feels so helpless. Why did it have to turn out like this?

"It's not gonna be him anymore, Vandal."