When one of his inventions causes an accident, the chief Decepticon scientist Shockwave finds himself in Tartarus. There, he meets an inmate named Tirek who clearly seems to lack the ability to make logical decisions. So, he decides to converse with Tirek about the basic concepts of logic and how he came to the conclusion that becoming a Decepticon is more logical than remaining an Autobot in the first place.

Shockwave is a Transformers character owned by Hasbro and is voiced by Steve Blum. The story takes place during "The Cutie Map".