Any wandering desert dwellers may notice an interesting sight today. Right out in the middle of nowhere, in the scorching heat of midday, is a large, mono-eyed robotic addition to an innocuous looking network tower.

With a touch all too gentle for someone that has a tank cannon for a left arm, Shockwave plugs in to the tower and makes easy work of the data stream, situating himself as he gathers information on the world he'd found himself on.

Following Megatron's signal is what caused him to visit this rather unfortunate looking planet, with an extenuating set of circumstances that led Shockwave to logically conclude that he would be stuck for a while. Arrival by Space Bridge left his presence mostly unknown for the first few days, unless nearby Decepticon scanners were tuned to the frequency he'd used on arrival, but he doesn't expect any help.

He is on an alien planet and needed to establish a base before moving forward.