He didn't release him, though Megatron did feed Starscream a strategy—blackmailing America into booting the Autobots out, then having Allen nuke their ship. This plan was a success, Revolution Part 1 and a jubilant Starscream despatched his armies to seize the United States, all the while having his mind-controlled humans hamper any military counter-offensive.
He was this close to total victory when Stockade turned up, turning a third of the drone armies and possibly two generals to his side, sparking a Decepticon Civil War. Watching everything collapse around him, a gibbering Starscream was visited by Megatron's voice again, telling him once again that the only way out was to release him and allow Megatron to live again Revolution Part 2. With his mind now his own again, he realised to his horror what he'd done It all was for naught, however: the Autobots surprisingly not dead!
Revolution Part Three. As of issue 7, he ran the letters page renamed Star Screams from the original Mech Mail.
He hated the letters, the readers, the comic, the editorial team, and probably the baby Jesus —but he's still had nothing on Armada Starscream's letter-answering stint.
The source of his misanthropy appeared to be that nobody ever sent in fan-art of him 8. The few things he did like were recycling and environmental measures 14 , girls becoming Transformers fans 19 , and humans collecting his action figures. Autobot sympathisers were hunted down to be exterminated, especially those who dress up as Autobots 8, 12 and 17 , and even the Prime Minister wasn't safe That said, Starscream appeared to have a soft spot for his own fans—in 11, when a female reader complained her mum and aunt kept telling her she was too old for Transformers, he announced that the offending relatives had been shortlisted to spend forever polishing his armour with their own spit, bless.
In 8, he revealed he hated the movie because his best scenes and lines were cut out, and 13 confirmed the Decepticon army loathed Michael Bay for producing pro-Autobot propaganda. This still hadn't prevented him from shilling Bay's second documentary Revenge of the Fallen , as he believed it would depict a Decepticon victory 10 and was going to ignore the script if it said otherwise Since then, however, he had come under the sway of an unknown higher power in regards to the film, one Starscream feared In 7, he expressed concern that this " Fur-Man " was a Maximal agent, and warned that Titan Magazines would be destroyed if they continued to produce Autobot propaganda.
By 13, the Decepticons appeared to have taken over Titan and had imprisoned the staff and creators in cages, forcing them to work merely for food—it was surely no coincidence that during this period, Starscream became a successful leader of the Decepticons in the comic strip and that Starscream began wanting more issues brought out. This mistreatment was causing severe physical trauma to Steve White and Den Patrick 19 though Fur-Man was still a free agent and was evading Decepticon capture Writer Robin Etherington appeared to have angered him, as Starscream was believed to have deliberately miscredited one of his stories in He had incredible hate for Jazz , gleefully recounting the guy's horrible death and going berserk in 9 at the idea of Jazz answering the letters.
While he had said he talked to himself to get intelligent conversation and didn't trust anyone 9 , he had shown some signs of wanting company: he hoped the Seeker jets would all be reunited in the next film 9 , was trying to convince Soundwave to be in it too 15 , and wished Ironhide would join the Decepticons Despite wanting to re-unite with Thundercracker, he showed contempt for the guy's lack of drive He viewed Shockwave and Soundwave as potential successors if anything ever happened to him He also appreciated Blackout 's work 23 and while he was annoyed the helicopter was more popular than him, he did go to the trouble of giving the guy a proper burial.
Starscream appeared to have had several "off the record" adventures. He revealed he once had an F mode and liked it 9 , openly confirming he was active in and the impetus for the Hungry Dragon cover-up. He also referred to Thundercracker also being an F 11 , implying both were active in He also had some experience with and knowledge of Unicron 12 , something no other Transformer had and something that terrified him 17 , and in which he apparently witnessed Unicron trying to devour Cybertron He maintains that his voice was not scratchy in any way.
Eventually, however, the constant stress of the letters drove him to a nervous breakdown, and he was sent to a very special home or "on a mission of great importance", according to his cover story. He still produceed a regular horrorscope. Buttering up to the strong while being ruthless to the weak has been Starscream's style. However, he is also ambitious as he would definitely not miss a chance to prove himself as the new Decepticon leader. Movie Advanced Series Starscream. Fleeing from the Mission City fiasco, Starscream altered his form so he could hide from the Autobots and humans alike.
After a brief period of scheming, Starscream G1 Redeco he repaired and reenergised himself from a nearby power plant before heading into deep space to find Decepticon reinforcements. Deep Space Starscream. Deciding this was too time-consuming, Starscream went back to Earth in a new stealthy form to wait for the Decepticons, alerted by the energy signature of the AllSpark's destruction, to come to him.
While Optimus and Arcee tried to hunt him down, he remained free and succeeded in building a small army, and had them distract the Autobot forces while he launched a surprise attack on a lone Optimus. Fire Blast Optimus Prime. Going back into space again, he came back with an army from Cybertron and proudly bearing the marks won during his reign there. Following the battle with The Fallen in Egypt, Optimus made a particular point of tracking down Starscream.
Starscream's Assault Starscream, for his part, decided to pick on an easy target and went after the non-flying Smokescreen Starscream vs. Plotting to find any other relics or even AllSpark fragments, Starscream had tattoos done that were packed with superconductive materials and symbiotic nano-machines to enhance his sensors, as well as extend his range and power in the air.
When his sensor net detects any ancient artifact from Cybertron, they glow softly, charging his weapons and boosting his engine output! Nebular Starscream. At some point, Starscream and multiple Autobots and Decepticons traversed dimensions and found themselves on a different Earth , in the distant past. They crossed paths with new Transformer factions, the Maximals and the Predacons , who were engaged in a conflict called the Beast Wars.
A battle broke out between the four factions and Starscream found himself pitted against the Maximal Tigatron. He attempted to blast the Maximal from the high ground, only to get shot in the face, instead. Optimus Primal and Optimus Prime then double-teamed Starscream, defeating him. With the battle over, the Autobots and the Decepticons returned to their home dimension, leaving the Maximals and Predacons behind to settle the Beast Wars.
Beast Wars Diorama Story. Photos of what appears to be a giant robot feeding off of a power plant was sent to TRED by a mysterious X. Fassinator hacked the files and found that the GPS dates of the photos proved that it was the same day as the Mission City "incident", just a few miles away from the epicenter of the event.
Starscream watched from the air as Mindwipe interrogated Jack. As the other Decepticon announced the Energon would be his, Starscream corrected his obviously erroneous statement. When they found the convoy, Starscream dropped mines on the road in front of Ratchet and Sideswipe , knocking loose the trailer-load of energon.
While Mindwipe turned his hypnotic abilities on the two Autobots, Starscream landed behind them. The two Decepticons' bickering allowed Sideswipe to break Mindwipe's concentration, and he began grappling with Starscream while Ratchet went for the energon.
Starscream quickly got the better of Sideswipe and threatened to rip his spark out, but Ratchet responded by throwing the energon and Mindwipe off a nearby cliff.
Starscream dived after it, ignoring Mindwipe's pleas for help, and grabbed the energon. Ratchet shot the energon which exploded, but Starscream subsequently streaked from the flames in his jet mode, and the two Autobots decided to find somewhere safe to take cover.
Cyber Missions Starscream met up with Megatron in the Arctic sometime later, but it was far from a pleasant reunion - Megatron was pissed that Starscream openly defied him, and once again reminded him of his absolute power. Optimus arrived, and a two on one duel ensued. Soon, the Autobots arrived, and Starscream broke off to leave the duel to be leader-to-leader. Starscream took on Ratchet, Ironhide, Bumblebee, and Sideswipe all at once, and eventually was defeated. Starscream quickly fled the scene.
However, Soundwave was only a hologram, and Optimus confronted the Decepticons. Megatron once again dueled Optimus, and Starscream told the others to wait until Megatron wore the Autobot leader down, then attack Optimus In the ensuing battle, Starscream tried to flee, but was fired at by Ironhide, and Starscream retaliated by tackling and grappling with Ironhide on the ground. The Autobots' human allies arrived, and outnumbered the Decepticons a hundred to one, and Megatron was once again defeated by Optimus.
The Autobot leader gave the Decepticons a choice: leave Earth or fight and die. Starscream, naturally, was the first to leave and abandon his leader, and Mindwipe and Bludgeon followed. Decepticons Attack. Megatron's latest scheme to defeat the Autobots was to dig a series of underground tunnels to ambush his enemies wherever they may be. Or, more precisely, his plan was to have Starscream dig the tunnels while Megatron supervised.
When the two Decepticons surfaced to attack Optimus, Sideswipe, Bumblebee and Ironhide, they were thwarted despite the element of surprise being on their side. Training Day. Starscream came upon Bumblebee, Wheelie, Sam and Mikaela driving around in the city, and decided to attack the group. Bumblebee and Wheelie began to argue over how to defeat Starscream, leaving the Decepticon free to terrorize the humans. Then Optimus Prime showed up and knocked Starscream out with one punch.
Starscream soon regained consciousness, however, and resumed his attack. This time around, Bumblebee and Wheelie worked together to defeat Starscream; Wheelie goaded Starscream to follow him, and Bumblebee jumped onto the jet at a critical moment, making Starscream crash into a tunnel and severely damage his wings. Buddy Brawl.
After Megatron's latest scheme to destroy Optimus Prime failed, Starscream had to rescue Megatron, who had wound up stuck to a supermagnet at Sam's university. Prime Target. Megatron led a group of Autobots that were chasing him to an old warehouse, where Starscream was waiting to ambush them! He battled Bumblebee as part of a bigger battle that would decide the Earth's fate! Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots. Starscream overheard Megatron promising Bludgeon command of the Decepticon Earth forces if he managed to steal the fruits of N.
Megatron responded that it ALL belonged to him, and that Starscream better learn his place in the scheme of things. Starscream set out to sabotage Bludgeon's mission to foil any chance his rival had at surpassing him in the chain of command.
He first anonymously sent a warning to the N. While they were distracted, Starscream attempted to sneak in and steal whatever technology N. What he discovered was that the new weapon was in fact Optimus, augmented with flight capabilities after the humans had reverse-engineered Jetfire 's remains.
Rather than fight the Autobot leader, Starscream fled the scene. The Secret of Project: Unite. With his newly acquired intel, Starscream returned to his headquarters and teamed up with Skystalker and Ravage. With their help, he planned to acquire the means to use the recycled remains of deceased Cybertronians to increase his own power.
He planted a nano-virus on Ravage to carry into the Autobots' base, and had Skystalker retrieve the corpses of fallen Decepticons that were being disposed by N.
Ambition Instigated. Though his base of operations was uncovered by both the Autobots and Bludgeon, Starscream managed to upgrade himself into a more powerful form. He easily dealt with Bludgeon before declaring that Megatron would be next to fall before his newfound power.
Unite for the Universe 2 However, Starscream had duplicated an imperfect version of the upgrade developed by N. He began to run wild, attacking Human facilities until Megatron sent in Thundercracker and Brimstone to deal with his insubordination. Like Bludgeon before them, the two Decepticons were quickly dispatched. The Autobots stepped in next to confront Starscream, though their combined efforts did little more than enrage the maddened Decepticon. Megatron, however, often dismisses him and only wounds his lieutenant, putting Starscream in his place in front of the other Decepticons.
Since then, Starscream has been various kinds of futuristic jet, Except in the movie, where he was an F Raptor. This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved. Origin Starscream was one of the first Decepticons , falling in line with the mighty Megatron quickly.
Personality Starscream is just as evil as Megatron, but is more cunning than his leader. Tweet Clean. The originals. The original Seekers: Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker. Starscream is endlessly creative, though. Like the Decepticon air commander who came before him, Starscream is both ambitious and deadly.
He makes up for his lack of size with unmatched speed and maneuverability. He hopes to one day dethrone Galvatron as the Predacon emperor of destruction and rule the universe himself. Stickers on his chest, knees, and toes add further detail to his robot mode. Date stamp location: None , Outside of left leg Rubsign location: None , left red jet intake above shoulder hinge early , left gray fuselage below shoulder hinge mid However, the pivot that moves the nose section into place can become worn, causing his head and chest to loll backwards slightly in robot mode.
His accessories are far more prone to breakage, especially the thin catch tabs that hold the missiles in place. The barrels of the null ray cannons are similarly thin and vulnerable. The sheer number of accessories included means that only a very tiny proportion of original Starscreams can be found complete. Like all the former Diaclone toys, Starscream has innumerable variations in the first years of his production. Almost every accessory and piece has its own variations, but to primary archetypes of each component seem to exist, from early and late production.
These variants all meshed throughout the different releases, with most alterations occurring between and To summarize: Earliest Recycled Diaclone Stock. Hand-sanded points on the main wings, otherwise same as early Early Smooth cockpit canopy, no cockpit hinge washer, short-tab main wings with filled wing roots smooth molded points , small-hole rudders, small-tab filled tailfins, staight launcher tabs, single-tabbed fists, no date stamp.
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