Rumble was one of Soundwave's minions. His preferred method of fighting was the head-on charge. He's not exactly subtle. Oh, and he's blue.
History[]
IDW Movie Comics[]
Under the command of Soundwave, Rumble was a crew member of the Nemesis on its mission to locate a Star Harvester. He gave a damage report after the Ark warped straight into their ship, removing a huge chunk of the its bow in the process. Soundwave ordered him to set the Nemesis down on a moon of a nearby gas giant, after which the ship was abandoned as the crew followed the Ark to Earth. After a return trip to the Nemesis on the Longshot, Rumble reported that an energy signature similar to the warping of the Ark had appeared on Mars.
After humans who were unrelated to N.E.S.T. intervened in a battle between Autobots and Decepticons, Rumble was among the minions Soundwave dispatched to attack this new human threat, leaving one alive for interrogation. The operation was not a success, and eventually, Soundwave was forced to pull out his forces, including Rumble.
Rumble joined Buzzsaw, Dirt Boss, Beastbox and Ratbat in freeing the captured Soundwave from a Bumblebee led Autobot convoy in New Mexico. Rumble battled Bumblebee, until the latter, seeing his team being overwhelmed, pulled out and allowed the Decepticons to retrieve Soundwave. Nefarious #3 Soundwave tracked Ravage to eastern Californiawhere the Initiative base was located. After sending in first Dirt Boss, then Ratbat and Buzzsaw, Soundwave let Beastbox and Rumble attack. Rumble was caught in an energy net and shot at by Initiative soldiers. When Arcee, Chromia and Elita-One went to spy on the Decepticons, they found Shockwave's cage for his "pet". They were then ambushed by Rumble, Soundwave, and other Decepticons. Rumble tackled Arcee Rising Storm #2 Rising Storm #3 only to be punched in the jaw by Chromia. After Elita's death, Rumble gathered with Soundwave when Chromia attempted suicide by setting off a huge bomb that caught Rumble in the blast, presumably killing the rhino-bot.
Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome[]
Trivia[]
- In the Motion Comic Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome have Rumble more a humanoid shape.