UNFALTERING

   There is one thing you can trust; Soundwave will do his job, and to extend that, the cassettes will do theirs. 

   Without a doubt the biggest problem the Decepticons have besides being terrible, is that they have no trust in each other (though, Megatron created that type of environment within the Decepticon ranks.) What type of person is willing to join an army where you can literally back stab each other for positions of power? Of course there is going to be conflicting agendas. 

   The revolving door of SiCs, the beatings of decepticons, the murder plots, the threats, the lies, and so much more- There’s no room for trust. You have to be cruel and successful, otherwise, you might become scrap.

   You can’t even trust your commanding officers to treat your dead body with some form of respect. 

   But yeah, Soundwave is competent within the Decepticon ranks for several reasons:

1. He usually gets the job done and does it well.

2. He keeps tabs on everything. Soundwave is known as the eyes and ears of the Decepticons for a reason, so he is more or less updated on what mecha are doing or planning. He may not always react in retaliation; but he knows. 

3. He is loyal to Megatron, so his agendas don’t work against the Decepticon cause, hence he never causes a scene unless it goes against what he perceives as Megatron’s wishes.