Tidal Wave (Unicron Trilogy)

''Tidal Wave is a Decepticon from the Unicron Trilogy series. He took the name Mirage after he took a new body.''



Japanese name: Shockwave / Shockfleet 

Armada/Energon Comics
Tidal Wave was little seen in the Armada comic from Dreamwave, appearing only in a panel or two in the final story.

In Energon, Tidal Wave was recruited by Scorponok, joining the Terrorcons. While he went on several raids and missions with the Terrorcons, it became clear to him that he wasn't the most respected of the team.

Playstation 2 Video Game
Tidal Wave, in his combined battleship mode, was stationed as a relay and refule point off a small chain of islands in the Mid-Atlantic. The Autobots made their way inside him to take out the Decepticlone platoons inside and destroy him, but discovered that Tidal Wave wasn't merely a transport. They escaped just in time to avoid being crushed as Tidal Wave transformed into his titanic robot mode.

Tidal Wave walked around the island chain in the deep waters, unloading volleys of missiles, lasers, and the occasional Jet Sniper on the tiny-by-comparison Autobots. Despite his impressive size, firepower, and nigh-impenetrable armor, the Autobots mamaged to do enough damage to Tidal Wave's one weak point -his face- to cause a chain reaction that caused multiple exlposions inside him, sending him falling face-first to the ocean floor.

Energon
Tidal Wave's Armada toy was recolored for early Energon, with "energy" patterns resembling stylized lightning bolts painted across it. Several portions of his body were cast in transpartent green plastic, suggesting that his body was now infused with Decepticon-energy Energon.

Later, Tidal Wave was released under the name Mirage as a sleek assault speedboat with multiple spring-loaded missile launchers, as well as fold-out wings for his "Hyper Mode". The initial releases of Mirage were one-per-case, and part of a wave that saw limited distribution due to a glut of early product on the shelves. However, Mirage was later put into "Mega-Buy" multi-packs at a buy-one-get-one-free price at numerous chains, including Toys 'R' Us and Wal*Mart, relieving much of the demand for the item.

The Mirage mold is also used by Dreadwing.