MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.

2010-09-26T17:42:10Z

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|seriesissue=''The Transformers'' e-Hobby Comic Vol. 02
|prev=MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.
|next=Nissan GT-R / Ultra Magnus (Brilliant Pearl White)
|title="MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver."
|japanese=
|romaji=
|image=MasterpieceStarscreamComic01.jpg
|published in=July 2010
|packaged with=[[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream Ghost Ver.]]
|written by=[[Naoto Sakai]]
|art by=[[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]]
|colorist=[[Manoj Mantri]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
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'''Starscream's ghost doublecrosses himself in order to obtain a supernatural super-science vitamin forged by zombie doppelgangers in another dimension!'''

'''Let's just leave it at that.'''

==Synopsis==

[[Splashdown]] reports that the fight against the sea monster has worsened, resulting in the capture of [[Eldedroid|Black Convoy]]. [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] offer to help, saying they'll bring [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] along with them. [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] insist of helping, leaving [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to order [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] to change his heading to the conflict.

Down at the [[Decepticon]] base on the ocean floor, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] succeed in breaking into the core chamber, only to find a dying Black Convoy strung-up by the tentacles of the sea monster.

Elsewhere, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] recalls his death at the hands of [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], followed shortly by an indescribable feeling of oblivion as his consciousness shifted to another plane of existence ([[Limbo]]). He awakens in a strange dimension of both shadow and substance, surrounded by seven mutilated versions of himself!

They are all Starscreams from different realities who have died and wound-up trapped in the same dimension. The Starscreams talk for a while and decide that they won't stand for being dead. Holding no secrets from each other, they pool their resources to create a substance called a [[flip-soul]], which is the key to returning to the land of the living.

Starscream #1 happens to be on watch when the flip-soul finally activates and, ''being Starscream'', decides to steal it all for himself. Grabbing the tiny pellet, Starscream attempts to flee with it, only to be attacked by his seven gruesome doppelgangers. Being pulled down, Starscream swallows the flip-soul. He feels the power surging through him; reviving him. He begins to consider himself the superior of all the other Starscreams, only to still be pulled down by the others. The other Starscreams merge with him as he is transported across universes, back to [[Earth]].

Starscream arrives on Earth, confused with memories that aren't his and feeling a strange sense of tangibility, intangibility and quasi-weightlessness. Starscream begins to wonder if he's on "his" Earth, but suddenly notices Broadside in the ocean beneath him. Realizing he owes the Autobots some payback, he swoops down to attack; his humongous spectral form looming over even the massive aircraft carrier...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Splashdown]] (1)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (2)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] (3)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (4)
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] (7)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (8)
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (9)
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (10)
*[[Eldedroid|Convoy Black Ver.]]/[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Dan]] (11)

|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (12)
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (flashback) (13)
*The 7 alternate ghosts of Starscream (14)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===

*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] appears to have entered the limbo dimension immediately following his death in "[[The Transformers: The Movie]]", though the events of this story take place much further down the timeline; post ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|G-2]]'', in fact. No account is made for the many adventures he had as a ghost between "The Transformers: The Movie" and ''G-2'', including the fact that when he was last mentioned in the official [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|Japanese Generation 1 timeline]], he had been restored to life to wage war with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]].

*Of course, as the ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode, "[[Possession]]", and the "[[The Stargate Battles (issue)|The Stargate Battles]]" comic illustrated, Starscream's ghost ''has'' been known to time travel. Likewise, the ''[[Henkei! Henkei! (pack-in comic)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' comic "[[Starscream's New Body]]", illustrated that he has also been known to cross dimensions.

*This story is also related through the bio of the toy the comic was included with, Masterpiece Starscream Ghost Ver. In the bio's telling of events, there is not one [[flip-soul]], but many, which the Starscream's argue over portions of, and the giant ghost Starscream appears in a city on Earth, rather than in space. The story seems to be attempting to explain why Starscream became a ghost after his death in ''The Transformers: The Movie'', apparently ignoring the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon's "mutant spark" explanation.

===Transformers references===
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] flashes back to his death as seen in "[[The Transformers: The Movie]]".

===Errors===

*Starscream says that he is approached by ''seven'' ghostly versions of himself, when only ''six'' are shown.

===Other notes===

*The issue contains both Japanese and English text. However, the [[Engrish|English translation]] is sloppy, sometimes to the point of incomprehensibility.

==External link==

*[http://www.allspark.com/index.php?set_albumName=MP-03G_Ghost_Starscream_Comic&option=com_gallery&Itemid=4&include=view_album.php MP-3B comic at The AllSpark]
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