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Constructicon (G1)

2007-04-14T00:49:58Z

68.12.139.202: /* Dreamwave Generation 1 Comics */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 combiner team|the two teams of Constructicons from the Universe series|Constructicon (Universe)}}

:''The Constructicons are [[Decepticons]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Lineup.jpg|thumb|600px|center|From left to right: Scavenger, Mixmaster, Longhaul, Bonecrusher, Hook and Scrapper]]

The '''Constructicons''' are the Decepticons' foremost designers, engineers and builders. They are also particularly notable for their status as the very first combining sub-group of Transformers. They are able to merge their bodies and minds together to form the gigantic [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. The individual members of the team are:

*[[Scrapper]], the leader of the Constructicons (by some accounts, although this is not universal), is a master designer who conceives the myriad structures the Construticons assemble. Although he's genuinely modest about his work, he's prone to bragging amongst his fellow Constructicons. He transforms into a wheeled front-load shovel and forms the right leg of Devastator.

* [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] is brawler by nature and specialises in demolitions work. He would enjoy the extra potential for destruction as Devastator if it didn't mean sharing the same mindspace as his fellow Constructicons. He transforms into a bulldozer, and forms Devastator's left arm.

*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] is an unashamedly pathetic Decepticon. Desperate to prove his worth to his team-mates, he uses his one true gift - his shovel's ability to detect various magnetic, ionic, electrical or gas readings - to locate items of value, although invariably, all he can usually find is junk. He transforms into an excavator, and the right arm of Devastator. Originally to be named '''Scrounge''', Scavenger was erroeously referred to by this name once in the Constructicons' debut animated series episode.

*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] might have a few chips loose in his logic centre, judging by the cackling with which he undertakes his role of materials fabrication. Although manic and erratic by nature, he is a genius of a chemist, able to mix chemicals in the drum of his concrete mixer alternate mode. He forms Devastator's left leg.

*[[Hook]] ''(''Glen'' in Japan)'' is the team's perfectionist second-in-command, who considers himself far too elite to deal with most of the 'ruffians' that call themselves Decepticons. He is excellent at performing tasks which require extreme precision, but the time he takes to perfect his work and his arrogance are his weaknesses. Hook is one of the Decepticons' few surgeons. He transforms into a crane, and forms the head and shoulders of Devastator.

*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] is not fond of his role as transport, ferrying construction materials to and fro on a Constructicon building site, and although he accepts its importance, he would much rather be a full-time warrior. He transforms into a dump truck and forms Devastator's lower torso.

The team's combined form of [[Devastator]] is brutality in its purest form - his sole purpose is to destroy anything and everything that gets in his way. It is ironic that the suitably intelligent Constructicons should sacrifice their thinking ability in their combined form, but simple-mindedness is a common limitation of the assorted other first-generation combining Transformers, due to the fact that Devastator's thoughts and actions are limited to what his six components can agree upon at any given time. Consequently, Devastator seems like a being of instinct, lashing out at everything around him before contemplating the consequences, but he is also slow and lumbering and very easy to trip up.

*''Italian name:'' '''Excavators'''
*''Japanese name:'' '''Buildron'''

== Extra Members ==

A number of "extra" Constructicons appear at times in the [[Generation 1 (television series)|Generation 1 cartoon]]. Most likely these were animation errors or attempts at generic crowd-filling, BUT you never know. Susequent G1 material HAS added some more official Constructicons to the roster:

*[[Gravedigger]] was a rejected early name for Scrapper, but he appears in one of the [[Find Your Fate Junior|Find Your Fate]] books as a robot based on Long Haul. This was likely some sort of error, but he stands as a named character.

*[[Load Hauler]] is like that member of the Beatles that left before they got famous. He was added retroactively by a Japanese [[E-Hobby]] release as a seventh Constructicon who didn't happen to be there when they were turned evil by Megatron. He's a fasionable free spirit who went to Earth with the Autobots aboard the Ark but then went walkabout.

*[[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]] was added to the [[Classics (2006)]] version of the team where he replaces both Mixmaster and Hook in the lineup. Likely not coincidental, his personality appears to be a merger of those two: a poison-loving chemistry set on wheels who feels extreme disdain for his teammates. Whether the upcomming Classics comics will clarify or explicate his addition or personality has yet to be seen.

In addition, it is ''possible'' that ''[[Universe (toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Micromaster]] [[Constructicon Devastator (Micromaster)|Constructicon Devastator]] is the same character as Generation 1 [[Devastator]], which would make [[Quickmix (Universe)|Quickmix]] and [[Buckethead]] G1 Constructicons as well. Of course, it is equally possible that there is no relation whatsoever, in which case Quickmix and Buckethead are almost definitely ''not'' G1 Constructicons. ''Universe'' is funny like that.

=Fiction=
===Generation 1 Cartoon===
[[Image:Constructicons_mode2.jpg|thumb|right|Can we break it? YES WE CAN.]]According to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], millions of years ago, the Constructicons were the creators of the beautiful [[Crystal City]] on [[Cybertron]], which he was assigned the task of guarding. As a friend of the Constructicons, he was hurt the most when they were attacked by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who, seeking to bolster the forces of his Decepticons, subjected the Constructicons to the [[Robo-Smasher]], a device which reprogrammed their minds and turned them into Decepticons. In their first act as Megatron's troops, the Constructicons lured Omega away from Crystal City and demolished it, enraging Omega, who pursued the Constructions across the planet. Eventually, he succeeded in capturing them and apparently restored their programming to its original state, but as the group returned to rebuild Crystal City, Omega learned that Megatron's reprogramming could never be undone - the Constructicons were still Decepticons, and more than that, Megatron had given them a new power: the ability to combine their bodies and minds into the giant known as Devastator. In the ensuing struggle with Devastator, the Robo-Smasher attacked Omega's mind. He was able to stop it before the reprogramming was complete, only to wind up losing his emotions. Filled with only hate for the Constructicons, Omega relentlessly pursued them, until they finally fled Cybertron in a spacecraft, which Omega chased across the galaxy.

In [[1984]], the Constructicons joined with Megatron's forces on Earth, and their first mission was an impressive one - Scrapper designed a machine to transfer the other Decepticons' powers to Megatron, and while he battled [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], holding the attention of the Autobots, the Constructicons invaded the [[Ark (G1)|The Ark]] to destroy [[Teletraan I]]. Unfortunately for them, the Ark was protected by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], but by merging into Devastator, they became more than a match for their prehistoric foes. The return of the other Autobots and the discovery of Megatron's deception spelled the end of the battle, however, as [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] distracted Devastator with a gigantic hologram, and Optimus Prime blasted the giant at just the right spot to force the Constructicons to disengage. They and the other Decepticons were then forced into a river of lava.

The Constructicons all managed to survive their magma bath mostly unscathed, except for Mixmaster, whose mind was apparently damaged by the experience, as he developed his manic personality and a fondness for repeating his words, which he had not displayed before. Regardless, the team was soon back at work again, performing such varied tasks as assisting in Megatron's reconstruction of [[New York City]] - which also involved turning Optimus Prime's scrapped remains into a [[Alligatorcon|robotic alligator]] - and building a device to [[Transfixatron|paralyse Transformers in their vehicular modes]], as well as another that could crush them. When the Autobots would interfere in their plans, Devastator would invariably be formed - something that the Autobots chose to use to their ''advantage'' when they discovered that the Constructicons were drilling to the Earth's core. Sneaking "[[dominator disk]]s" onto the separate Constructicons, when they merged into Devastator, the Autobots took control of his mind and used him for their own ends until he escaped, and, surprisingly, helped stop the drill to prevent the destruction of the Earth.

Upon learning of the Autobot [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s solar power tower design, Scrapper and the Constructicons pretended to have defected from the Decepticons in order to help him and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] construct it, exposing their treachery upon its completion. Later, when the other Decepticons began to suffer from [[Cybertonium]] degeneration, the Constructions - apparently working fine, presumably as a result of their newly-built, Cybertonium-free Earth bodies - took delivery of a shipment of the mineral via the [[Space Bridge]], and as Devastator, failed to stop [[Spike Witwicky]] and [[Carly]] from getting by them and traveling to Cybertron.

In [[1985]], when Omega Supreme learned that the Constructicons were active on Earth, he arrived on the planet and joined Optimus Prime's forces, biding his time until he could face his former friends again. That chance arose when the Constructions were discovered mining an asteroid, and Omega was dispatched to investigate. Ignoring Optimus Prime's orders, Omega Supreme engaged the Constructicons, and in the battle, split the asteroid in two, revealing that it was an egg of sorts, incubating a monstrous alien creature, which promptly attacked [[San Francisco]] while Omega, ignoring the plight of the city, continued to battle the Constructicons. Optimus Prime then entered the fray, convincing Omega that saving the city was more important than revenge, and forcing the Constructicons to retreat.

The building skills of the Constructicons remained in demand - other creations around this time included an army of drone Transformers created from common Earth cars; various constructs for [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]], including a throne constructed from deactivated Autobots and a massive maze; and a giant ruby-powered laser cannon - but their combing powers soon became a lot less unique with the creation of several new similarly-powered Autobot and Decepticon sub-groups. Devastator was even defeated in battle by the [[Combaticon|Combaticons]], who [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] specially designed with the ability to combine into [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] for that eventuality.

In the Earth year [[2005]], Devastator was the Decepticons' primary weapon in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], tearing through the defenses and walls of the city and battling the Dinobots once more. On the return trip to Cybertron, it was Bonecrusher who advocated the "survival of the fittest" policy that saw many wounded Decepticons ejected from the shuttle, among them Megatron, prompting Scrapper to vote for the Constructions as the new leaders of the Decepticons. Hook took great offense to the notion that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] would make a better leader than them.

In the remainder of this year and throughout [[2006]], the Constructions maintained a smaller, but still present, role in the Decepticon army, lending their talents to the Decepticon/[[Quintesson]] alliance by constructing [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] out of a populated human city in only one night. Later, they built a planetary engine on an asteroid and battled on the planet [[Eurhythma]], aided in the overthrow of [[Paradron (planet)|Paradron]] and took part in an attack on [[Japan]]. Although brief, the Constructicons even played a part in the battle for the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] in [[2007]].

====Origin controversy====

The original ''Transformers'' animated series is infamous for its slip-ups regarding the Constructicons, presenting at least three apparently-contradictory stories that give different origins for the group. In their debut episode, the Season One finale, ''[[Heavy Metal War]]'', Megatron professes that the Constructicons were built on Earth. Yet, in the Season Two episode, ''[[The Secret of Omega Supreme]],'' the secret history of the eponymous character and the Constructicons comes out, which reveals their past on Cybertron together, where the Constructicons were formerly ''not'' Decepticons and were turned to evil by Megatron. Scrapper also makes a comment in ''[[The Master Builders]]'' that he admired the buildings of the Autobot Grapple on Cybertron, indicating a past there.''

''Interestingly, the official [http://transformers.winterchill.com/bible/biblepage57.html bible to the series] originally describes the Constructicons as having "no explained origin." Presumably, this encouraged [[David Wise]], the writer of ''The Secret of Omega Supreme'', to give the characters an explained origin, unaware that it conflicted with the one-line reference to their being built on Earth from ''Heavy Metal War''. Nevertheless, it is not impossible to reconcile these two stories, if one simply assumes that when Megatron said the Constructicons were "built," he was referring to their new ''Earth'' bodies after their arrival from Cybertron (ironically, ''The Secret of Omega Supreme'' neglected to give the Constructicons redesigned Cybertronian modes, making it appear as if they always turned into Earthly construction vehicles). That said, one would have to assume that the Constructicons did not have their existing bodies modified, but had entirely new structures created, due to their ability to function and even form Devastator when the other Transformers on Earth were suffering from Cybertronium degeneration in ''[[Desertion of the Dinobots]]''.''

''The third contradiction emerges in the third season, with the episode ''[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part Four]]'', in which [[Rodimus Prime (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] witnesses Megatron's creation in a flashback, and the animation shows the Constructicons surrounding him, implying that they were responsible for building him, which contradicts ''The Secret of Omega Supreme'''s claim that they were not originally Decepticons. There are two ways of rationalizing this:''

#''The Constructicons were not evil when they constructed Megatron. Megatron was either accidentally created evil or later became evil. He then later corrupted the Constructicons, as depicted in ''The Secret of Omega Supreme.'' And then later, he rebuilt them on earth.''
#''The scene is a mistake. ''Five Faces of Darkness'' is notorious for its flawed animation, and it is entirely probable that these characters were not intended to be the ''actual'' Constructicons, but rather either characters who resembled them, or generic robots that the animators simply used the Constructicons' model sheets to fill the roles of. In strong indication of this is the fact that there are ''eight'' Constructicons displayed, rather than six.''

''The presence of a larger than usual number of Constructicons in the ''Five Faces of Darkness'' scene was referenced somewhat by the release of '''Load Hauler''', a Constructicon-colored repaint of Grapple, released exclusively by online retailer [[E-Hobby]] in 2003. His biography presents him to have once been a member of the Constructicons, before they were Decepticons, who joined up with the Autobots after Megatron co-opted his team-mates with the Robo-Smasher, and accompanied Optimus Prime's crew aboard the Ark. This in itself is a reference to the anomalous character of '''Hauler''', an Autobot clearly based on the Grapple toy who features in the first animated series episode, but never appears again. Orange in his animated appearance, Load Hauler's bio explains this color discrepancy by presenting Load Hauler as a "highly capricious self-expressionist," who frequently changes his coloration.

===Headmasters Cartoon===
The Constructicons are not shown doing much individually in the Headmasters animated series other than acting as infantry for Galvatron. Their combined form of Devastator, however, is shown with much more frequency. In the first episode, Devastator is defeated by Optimus Prime with a single jump-kick to the back.

===Zone Cartoon===
Devastator was among the nine Decepticon Generals assembled by the villainous [[Violen Jygar]]. Devastator met his end via underground magma, having apparently lost his resistance to it sometime after [[Heavy Metal War]].

===Marvel Comics===

Seeking to bolster the size of his forces on Earth in [[1985]], Decepticon Commander [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for the construction of six new Decepticon bodies, which were then infused with life by the power of the [[Creation Matrix]], tapped from the head of the imprisoned Optimus Prime. Thus, the Constructicons were born, and were immediately put to work building a massive radio transmission dish that Soundwave used to beam a message to Cybertron. When the Autobots attempted to interfere, the Constructicons revealed their hidden power and merged into Devastator to fight them off, allowing the message to successfully go through.

The Autobots, intrigued by Devastator's unique combining power, attempted to replicate it with the construction of Omega Supreme. However, Omega was composed of only three components, unlike the six Constructicons that made up Devastator. The Autobots, needing additional data on combiner technology, conducted a raid on the Decepticon base, luring out Devastator so that they could study him further. This led to the construction of the new combiner team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], capable of forming [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], who Devastator battled during the Transformers' adventure alongside [[G.I. Joe]].

''The Constructicons were later charged with hunting down [[Buster Witwicky]], and again when the time-travelling [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] co-opted their services to build a gigantic laser cannon.''

The team's special talents were not required in the U.S. title again until they and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] stole large amounts of rocket fuel and raw materials, with which the Constructicons rebuilt the Decepticons' mobile island headquarters as a spaceship. With the entire Earth-based Decepticon army aboard the ship, under the command of [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], they attacked an Autobot congregation on the moon. While the battle raged, the Constructicons penetrated the Ark and recovered the deactivated bodies of several Decepticons defeated in an earlier clash with Omega Supreme.

''In an alternate [[2008]], Mixmaster was briefly indicated to have ascended to leadership of the Constructicons.''

''Later, the team had lost the ability to combine, and attempted to rebuild Devastator as a singular, separate entity. The Autobots [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] arrived on the island to investigate, and Ironhide was able to bypass the security grid and plant explosives to destroy the site, and Devastator with it.''

===Dreamwave Generation 1 Comics===
[[Image:DW_devastator.jpg|frame|right|The oceans ou Devastaters bathtub]]

8 million years before the modern era, the Constructicons were tasked by Megatron to activate Cybertron's planetary engines. When Megatron disappeared into the depths of the planet fighting Optimus Prime, Starscream temporarily took command and had Scrapper prepare a process for the resurfacing of Cybertron, which would transform it into a mobile war-world. Scrapper cautioned against such an action, but Starscream ignored him, and prevented him from stopping it when the process was underway. 1.5 million years later, when Megatron and Optimus Prime were thought to have died in an early test of the [[space bridge]] transport system, and the Autobots and Decepticons splintered into several smaller factions, the Contructicons broke the treaty that had downgraded the combining teams to non-combat status by siding with Ratbat's [[Ultracons]] and battling [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]].

It is apparent that the Constructicons were not aboard the Ark when it crashed on Earth four millions years before the modern era, but they did eventually find their way to Earth and joined Megatron's forces there after they awoke in [[1984]]. All the Transformers were rendered inactive in the explosion of the [[Ark II]] in [[1999]], but when they reactivated in [[2001]], Devastator was the main weapon in Megatron's attack on [[San Francisco]]. Rampaging through the city, he battled and defeated [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], but was defeated by Optimus Prime who basted the titan point-blank in the face, sending him plunging into the ocean. His remains were recovered by the [[Earth Defense Command]], and dissected and studied in their underground base.

=Toys=
===Generation 1===
The Constructicons were first released in 1985 both individually and as a giftset. Oddly, the group was released in yellow instead of green in parts of Europe.

Their second release, in 1990, was Devastator's Action Master form.

In 1992, the team was released in Europe with some changes. This version had yellow instead of green, had the soft plastic parts changed to grey, and lacked the combiner [[kibble]] as well as the metal pegs on Scavenger and Hook used for combination. Also, these toys had no offical name, as the blister card that all six members used identified them only as "Constructicons".

===Generation 2===

The ''Generation 2'' release came in either yellow or orange; the latter was only avalible at Kay-Bee Toys. One item of note is that G2 release of Mixmaster doesn't include the single-tabbed missile.

===Classics===
[[Image:Devastatorclassics.jpg|left|thumb|150px|And then there were five.]]
A redeco of [[Constructicon Maximus]] known as Constructicon Devastator is comprised of Scrapper, Bonecrusher, Long Haul, Scavenger, and [[Hightower (Classics)|Hightower]]. Wal-Mart exclusive, 2007.
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Rage (BW)

2007-04-04T23:29:04Z

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:''Rahge is a female Transformer from [[Beast Wars Neo]] series.''

[[Image:Rahge-robot.jpg|thumb|250px|Who's bright idea was it to name our planet wednesday?.]]

'''Princess Rahge''' lives alone on the planet [[Wednesday]], which is completely covered by ocean. Her Jellyfish mode is very strong, but vulnerable to weapons fire.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' manga===
On a mission to the ocean planet [[Wednesday]] [[Break]] was attacked by a giant jellyfish that had eaten the [[Angolmois capsule]] they were looking for. [[Corahda]] wounded it, but [[Stampy]] stopped Break from killing the jellyfish, claiming it was being controlled by the evil Angolmois. He carefully cut it out.

[[Image:Rahge.jpg|thumb|left|Hentai warning.]]

The jellyfish transformed and revealed itself to be Princess Rahge, a Transformer who lived alone on Wednesday. Grateful that Stampy had freed her, she asked him to stay with her forever. Stampy was tempted, but refused to leave their mission incomplete, and departed with the rest of the [[Maximal]]s.

==Trivia==
* Rahge was inserted into the ''Beast Wars Neo'' manga [[retcon|retroactively]] by means of a short text story, turning the monster jellyfish glimpsed in a montage of the Maximals adventures into a possessed Transformer.

[[Category: Beast Wars Neo characters]]
[[Category: Comic-only characters]]
[[Category: Female Transformers]]
[[Category: Japan-only characters]]
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Human

2007-04-04T23:24:47Z

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[[Image:Human.jpg|right|thumb|A typical human.]]

'''Humans''' ''(also known as: fleshlings, squishies, and "dumb stubbies")'' are bipedal, usually tiny organic beings found on [[Earth]] and like planets. Though quite weak, fragile, and technologically backwards, they have sometimes aided the [[Autobot]]s and thwarted the [[Decepticon]]s once the Transformers' age-old war spilled onto the humans' primitive homeworld.

Humans are suspiciously familiar creatures. Though they are made of soft, organic materials, they share remarkable physical similarities with Transformers as a species. Most Transformers and humans walk upright on two long legs attached to a tall body, with two limbs attached at the shoulders. At the shoulders is the head, just like a Transformer's, which sports two eyes in the center at equal distance from the olfactory sensor array, above a mouth which opens for speaking and for ingesting energy. Like Transformers, they are social creatures, who trade and barter wares and develop emotional attachments to peers. Eerily enough, they possess a nearly identical emotional spectrum, ranging from laughter, joy, and satisfaction to depression, anger, and cruelty. It is not uncommon to find Transformers who have even developed [[Robot-fleshling romance|strong spiritual bonds]] with individual creatures. This is disgusting.

[[Image:Humansmall.jpg|left|thumb|The humans of Earth wear hardhats regardless of their profession.]]

There are some differences, however increasingly fewer as interaction with humans has influenced Transformers culture. A human's organic tissue will begin failing just one quarter into his or her lifespan, and will spend the next three quarters growing ever less efficient until the human's lifeforce can no longer sustain itself. As a result, humans are saddeningly short-lived creatures. (It is not sure how they find the time to accomplish anything, though as a side effect it has made their wars mercifully shorter.) Interestingly, humans do not build new members of their race. To the contrary, humans are what they have deemed "sexually dimorphic," meaning one subvarient of their species will implant structural data in the other. This second subvarient will grow a new human (or occasionally more than one human, although this is rare) inside them like a parasite and release it when it is ready. The new human is very stupid and will take years to acclimate itself to their society. There is apparently much rubbing involved in the creation of the new human. They don't much like to talk about it much further, and several attempts at accumulating further information on the process have been staved off by awkward silence. This is confusing, as humans give all impressions that they supremely enjoy it, and have refused all suggestions that they learn the technology to build their own from spare parts.

[[Image:Humansize.jpg|right|thumb|Humans come in both Tall and Venti.]]

Despite their lack of the multi-dimensional transwarp [[Spark]], a great number of humans believe in an analogous concept, the intangible soul. This has been confirmed to be the equivalent of a Transformer's personality program in an odd experiment, when the human [[Spike Witwicky]]'s personality was uploaded to an empty Transformer body cobbled together from spare parts. The human's consciousness was not suitable for digitization, and quickly deteriorated toward psychosis.

Many also believe in supernatural beings, either singular or plural, who have a direct but intangible stake in their lives. Once a week the more religious humans will gather together and sing songs at the ceiling, as the presumed direction of these beings is away from the gravity well of their planet. Unlike the historical [[Covenant of Primus|Covenant]] of [[Primus]], their holy books are not incorruptible encrypted public-key datatracks. Instead, they frequently re-encode the writings of multiple authors in an inefficient and apparently lossy process. Then they fight about which "translation" is correct instead of simply downloading the original encoding algorithm.

Despite having no concrete evidence these beings exist, and despite the records of the [[Beast Wars]] affirming their evolution from bipedal primates, the humans continue to assume these premises are true. This seems like a waste of spent attention, especially with such short lifespans, as no credible sources have substantiated that their alleged creator has ever transformed out of their world into a giant humanoid and fought its eternal enemy before their eyes. Many human traditions are puzzling.

The most familiar breed of humans are native to the planet Earth, though they can be found practically anywhere in the galaxy. For example, [[Nebulos]] is such a place, though some reports claim these humans are of green texture rather than various shades of beige. [[Femax]] is populated by humans of Transformer size. [[Pz-Zazz]] is also home to Transformer-sized humans, but it is not known whether they are indigenous to that world. It is possible that the tiny version of humans found on Earth is the exception, rather than the rule.

===External links===
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human Humans like to write about themselves. This, too, erupts into war.]

=== Notes ===
There are humans called "nerds" which spend there time editing wiki about giant robots from space.

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Starscream (G1)

2007-03-10T14:26:27Z

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:''Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''
[[Image:Starscreamg1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Let me guess. You're gonna attempt to overthrow Megatron, fail, cry, then repeat the cycle.]]

'''Starscream''' is the treacherous Decepticon Air Commander. He's famous not only for his incredible skill, but also for his limitless (and troublesome) ambition. Starscream believes that he is more suited for command than Decepticon Leader [[Megatron_(G1)|Megatron]]. Thankfully for Megatron, Starscream's mutinous, powergrabbing plots are almost always transparent, and he can never muster up enough patience to complete a grandoise powerplay. Despite his constant failures, Starscream believes it is only a matter of time before he prevails -- his destiny is inevitable.

Unlike most Transformers, he has a mutant, indestructable [[Spark]]. His lifeforce cannot be destroyed and can persist even without a body to contain it. However, there is no indication that Starscream (or anybody else) was aware of this fact prior to the destruction of his first body at the hands of [[Galvatron]].

''Italian name:'' '''Astrum'''<br>

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
''(Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.)''

[[Image:Starscream uscomics2.png|thumb|left|With Megatron's guidance, Starscream may one day become a valuable team member.]]

Starscream helped invade the [[Ark]], got deactivated. Woke up, questioned Megatron, got deactivated. Fought Omega Supreme, got deactivated. Was mysteriously active when meeting [[Cobra]]. Rescued by [[Ratbat]]'s forces on the Moon, Starscream later discovered the story of the powerful [[Underbase]]. He then set about a chain of systematic betrayals in order to gain access to that power. He set loose [[Buster Witwicky]], whom the Decepticons had been holding prisoner, with equipment that would lure the Autobots to the Decepticon's [[Antarctica]] base. The ensuing battle served to distract his fellow Decepticons as he then stole a ship from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] to look for the Underbase.

Upon finding it, he began absorbing its power but was unable to finish the task as he was interrupted by Ratbat's ship, piloted by a temporary Autobot/Decepticon alliance. Starscream however survived, thanks to the power he absorbed. After throwing Scorponok's ship at Ratbat's, he loudly proclaimed "I go now to destroy the cities of [[New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]!"

The Autobots and Decepticons traveled to those locations to try and stop Starscream, but they ultimately failed, as a massive ammount of the Transformers active on Earth were badly damaged and incapacitated by Starscream's Underbase-powered rampage. The [[Aerialbot|Aerialbots]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Bluestreak]], [[Brawn]], [[Gears]], [[Goldbug]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Hound]], [[Jazz]], the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]], and [[Blaster]] were offlined in New York, although Ratbat escaped. The [[Throttlebot|Throttlebots]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] (including [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]), and the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]], were decimated in Tokyo, though Scorponok left before he was destroyed as well. Finally, in Buenos Aires, Starscream wiped out [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], [[Octane]], [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], [[Blitzwing]], the [[Technobot|Technobots]], the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], and [[Soundwave]]. [[Fortress Maximus]] won a reprieve in that battle when Starscream left the fight after intercepting a radio transmission.

Rediscovering the Underbase, Starscream attempted to finish absorbing its power, only to have it overwhelm him which resulted in his destruction.

[[Image:ZombieScream1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Braaaiiiinnnssss!]]

''[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing]] were sent by Megatron to reclaim Starscream's charred corpse on planet Earth. Starscream's remains were possessed by the essence of the Underbase and went on a psychotic rampage, nearly killing [[Dr. Susan Hoffman]] and her [[Dr. Susan Hoffman#Dr. Hoffman's Assistants|Assistants]]. The Underbase eventually realised it was acting insane and regained control, but as soon as it did, Dreadwing and Darkwind siphoned all the power out of it and Starscream's corpse returned to being an inanimate pile of scrap which the pair quickly collected.''

Starscream's remains were delivered to Megatron, who kidnapped [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to rebuild Starscream with a powerful [[Pretender]] shell. Megatron ordered Ratchet to wipe Starscream's mind, so Starscream would wreak havoc on Earth among the Decepticons (led by [[Scorponok (G1)]]) and Optimus Prime. Ratchet, however, let his true mind to be only supressed. One good blast caused enough pain to revive the real Starscream. Completely outmatched, he surrendered and begged Scorponok for forgiveness.

''Briefly after becoming a Pretender, Starscream began to wallow in self-pity, believing that all the other Decepticons considered him a joke for his many failed take-over attempts and defeats. His self-esteem crumbled every time the other Decepticons refused to speak to him or spoke about him behind his back. In reality, the other Decepticons were terribly frightened of Starscream (thanks to that whole Underbase thing) and were avoiding him so they wouldn't be killed. Starscream sulked about it for a while until he defeated and captured a few Autobots and his confidence began to return. ''

Starscream fled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] in the [[Ark]] after [[Unicron]]'s assault. Shockwave and Starscream found Megatron and Ratchet awakening from the [[Nucleon]], both very confused and addled due to their mind-link. Ratchet collected enough sanity to direct one of Starscream's null-rays into the Nucleon, causing enough of a chain reaction to send the Ark into a crash-landing on Earth, once again resulting in Starscream's deactivation.

====Generation 2====
[[Image:Starscream uscomics.png|thumb|left|200px|"I am only saving you so that I may punish you later."]]
Megatron revitalized Starscream who then, predictably, betrayed Megatron and the Decepticons once again. This time by giving [[Jhiaxus]] and his troops information that allowed them to take control of the Decepticon's [[Warworld]]. Starscream then double-crossed Jhiaxus, stole the [[Creation Matrix]] (which Megatron had stolen from Prime earlier) and used its powers to merge himself with the Warworld, becoming an unstoppable force of destruction. As Optimus Prime and Megatron entered the possessed ship to try and stop him, Starscream discovered firsthand the dangers of stealing the Matrix as it rewrote his programming to better suit its own tastes. As a result, Starscream soon became a snow-white boy scout with no mounted weapons that would never hurt a fly and went out of his way to help old ladies across the street. (More or less.)

He fervently hopes the effect is only temporary.

===Animated continuity===
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Chris Latta]] (US), [[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] (Japan)

Starscream was the Decepticons' second-in-command. He was rash, boastful, cowardly, and even whiney. Millions of years before the war between Autobots and Decepticons would force both sides off Cybertron, Starscream was not a warrior but rather a scientist. He and his colleague [[Skyfire]] were exploring an unnamed planet - the ancient [[Earth]] - when severe atmospheric conditions separated the two friends. Starscream circled the globe looking for Skyfire, but he never found his colleague. After the outbreak of war, Starscream and his fellow Decepticons would become entombed on the same alien world for four million years before emerging to continue their battle on Earth, with Starscream reformatted as a terrestrial F-15 fighter jet.

Starscream's rash and spiteful actions led to the resurrection of the Autobots on Earth, when a blast intended to trap the Autobots there forever caused Optimus Prime to fall into the life giving rays of Teletraan-I, who soon had all his fellow autobots ready for action again. Starscream would always demand action rather than waste time with planning, often calling Megatron a coward or taking action himself without waiting for the order. Needless to say, this got him nearly killed by Megatron on more than one occasion.

Starscream's status probably came from the fact he had command over the other [[Seeker|Jet Fighter Decepticons]], which formed pretty much 50% of the entire Decepticon force at the time of the first and second seasons. Megatron, very desperate for troops (Especially ones who were so predictible), kept Starscream around.

Starscream's ambition was also great, and often sought to take command away from Megatron. One such attempt was to challenge him to a duel, and shoot him in the back when he turned away laughing. His "Victory" here was short lived, as Megatron was just stunned, shot Starscream, and banished him from his forces. This led Starscream to "create" the [[Combaticon]]s, from a bunch of wrecked army vehicles he found on the island he was deserted on, and some Decepticon "Brains" he stole from the Decepticon Prison. Megatron let him, and his newly formed army, back into the Decepticons soon afterwards, despite the fact they were all Decepticon outcasts and criminals.

Starscream's thirst for leadership led to his death in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', when, during the Decepticon's dramatic seige on [[Autobot City]], Megatron would fight his final battle with Optimus Prime. By the end of it, the Decepticon leader was battered beyond repair, left on the verge of stasis lock. Starscream, who if nothing else can see an opportunity in every situation, took advantage of this moment of weakness to rally the healthy Decepticons that remained after the battle, ejecting the "dead weight" of his wounded former comrades into space. Starscream, with transparent satisfaction, threw Megatron out personally, before closing the door on that part of Transformers history and beginning an inter-Decepticon brawl that would eventually place him at the head of the ranks.

Starscream couldn't have known, of course, that Megatron would be found and reshaped by the godlike [[Unicron]] before his Spark faded completely. Reborn as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], he made it his first order of business to take back what Starscream had taken, interrupting the pompous and overblown coronation Starscream had set up for himself and killing him with a single, terrible blast, likely setting a record for the shortest reign in Decepticon history.

[[Image:SSBQ.jpg||right|320px|thumb|Starscream had little accident at the Decepticon BBQ]]

This was not the end, however, as his ghost came back, with "cunning" schemes. First he possessed [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and handed Galvatron over to [[Rodimus Prime]]. Rodmius didn't kill or even imprison Galvatron however, and he came back angered, and shot his second in command, not realising he had not been himself. Starscream had already found a new host in [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] by this time, whom he used in his next "master plan". This one involved making deals with Unicron, who requested Starscream help him find new body parts, in return for a new body for himself. Starscream followed his orders exactly, until his host ran off before his could connect Unicron's head to Cybertron as a new body. This is where Starscream showed his "true cunning", stating that if Unicron wanted him to connect him to his new Planet, he would have to give him his new body first. Unicron did so, repeating his request to finish connecting his head to his new body, however Starscream turned on him immediately, telling him mockingly to do it himself. At this point, the Autobots set off a load of explosives, unaware of these turn of events, that sent Starscream, in his new body, spinning out of control through space, past Galvatron and his crew (Galvatron took this chance to fire at what he thought was a ghost), and never to be seen again.

One last thing to note is Cyclonus's line after the last glimpse of Starscream: "Hey, since when have ghosts spun out of control through space?"

====Japanese manga====

[[Image:StarscreamGhost.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Starscream's Ghost being evicted by his landlord.]]

Between the events of "Starscream's Ghost" and "Ghost in the Machine" the 5th issue of the Transformers 2010 manga (simply called "The Transformer") takes place. In this story, Starscream's ghost teams up with the [[Quintesson|Quintessons]] who build him a powerful new body. The new body, equipped with attacks such as "Right Arm Destron Gun" and the "Revolver Laser", was created using a combination of Optimus Prime's and Megatron's designs. The result is [[Guiltar]].

[[Image:Guiltor-Gun.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Guiltor, preparing to complete the preparation for completion.]]

Guiltar joins the Decepticons and quickly becomes Galvatron's right-hand man (literally, in like, 5 seconds). Galvatron tricks Rodimus Prime into engaging him in a one-on-one battle and fake's defeat. When Rodimus least suspects it, Guiltar attacks and wrecks his shit. Galvatron compliments Guiltar on his power and loyalty, and instinctively, Guiltar beats the crap out of Galvatron and declares his ambition to take-over the Decepticons. Rodimus Prime and Galvatron call a truce and join forces to defeat Guiltar. They wreck him something fierce, destorying his body and forcing Starscream's ghost out. They then end the truce and go about their business.

===''Beast Wars''===
'''Voice Actor:''' [[Doug Parker]] (US), [[Kazuki Yao]] (Japan)

[[Image:Cap193.jpg|thumb|250px|EBENEEZER SCROOGE...!]]

Starscream's ghost travelled through time and space to the prehistoric earth of the [[Beast Wars]], where he possessed [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s body during an electrical storm. He ingratiated himself with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], claiming that he had been destroyed by [[Unicron]] while protecting [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. After leading a successful raid on the [[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]], he was left in command of the captured [[Maximal]] ship, along with [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]], the former of whom he took as his 'protege'. When the defeated Maximals surrendered to him, he took [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] hostage and ordered the remaining Maximals to attack the [[Darkside]] - Scorponok objected, but he was very forcefully overruled. Shortly after the attack began, the two captive Maximals broke out and drove the Predacons out of the Axalon. Starscream fled, pursued by Primal, and abandoned Blackarachnia to her fate. After a spirited chase, Primal cornered Starscream at an [[energon]] deposit, paralysing him. As he tried to bargain his way out of his predicament, his vengeful ex-partner Blackarachnia detonated the energon, blowing Waspinator to scrap and forcing Starscream's spark out of his body.

Adrift in space once more, Starscream's ghost screamed vengeance into the void...

===Dreamwave comics continuity===

===''Robot Masters''===
Voice actors: [[Kunihiro Kawamoto]] (Japan)

When [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Megatron]] travelled back in time to modern day [[Earth]] in search of [[solitarium]], he immediately recruited Starscream to his cause. Starscream went head to head with another time-displaced transformer, [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] only to find himself defeated once Optimus Prime arrived as back-up. Beast Megatron, arriving on [[Smokesniper]], saved Starscream from a crashing into the ground but quickly chucked him aside after lamenting over the Decepticon's worthlessless.

Later, Beast Megatron discovered a large deposit of solitarium beneath [[New York City]] and ordered the Decepticons to tear the city apart. Starscream, Smokesniper, [[Gigant Bomb]] and [[Wingstun]] did just that, blowing up buildings and razing a good portion of the Big Apple. Starscream was then shot out of the sky by another time-displaced Autobot, [[Reverse Convoy]]. Reverse Convoy quickly gained the trust of the other Autobots after being seen blasting Starscream. 10 seconds later, Reverse Convoy reveals himself as the original Megatron, now going by the name [[Megatron (G1)|Rebirth Megatron]]. Makes sense.

===IDW comics continuity===

Starscream is the leader of a Decepticon insurgent cell that has operated covertly on Earth for at least four years, working to destabilise Earth's governing organisations and create global anarchy. However, since the discovery of the mysterious, Energon-like substance, [[Ore-13]], Starscream has stepped outside standard procedure, establishing a second command bunker in [[Oregon]] above a richer seam of the ore than the one in [[Nebraska]] and ordering [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to cover his tracks. Starscream intended to use Ore-13 to challenge [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] for leadership of the Decepticons, but when the moment of truth finally arrived, the energy source proved insufficient to destroy the Decepticon leader, and Megatron blasted Starscream with his fusion cannon at point blank range, virtually obliterating him. It is unclear whether or not Starscream will recover, as Megatron told the other Decepticons, "See to the remains. If he lives, then I'll decide what to do with him."

===''Kiss Players'' continuity===
====Radio drama====
One night, the disembodied spirit of a Transformer possessed the body of the [[Earth Defense Command|E.D.C.]] [[Kiss Player]] [[Atari Hitotonari]]. Discovering that it could not transfer itself to the bodies of other Transformers with [[spark|souls]], it forced Atari to seek out the twisted [[Doctor Arkeville]], who built it a new body converted from a stolen fighter jet. Kissing it, Atari transferred the spirit into its new form. Starscream was reborn!

A couple of minutes later, Starscream's new body got blown up by [[Autrooper|Autroopers]] and his ghost flew back into space again.

''Note: This is so far the only fiction-based appearance of the Masterpiece Starscream toy.''

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Starscream''' (Decepticon Jet, 1984/1985/1986, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2004)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''22, TFC-09'''
[[Image:G1Starscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Then about eight million redecoes followed.]]

: ''(Note: For some reason, the stats on Skywarp's, Starscream's and Thundercracker's tech specs were switched around. Starscream was given Thundercracker's numbers.)''

: Starscream's first toy was taken from the ''[[Diaclone]]'' line, transforming into an F-15 Eagle fighter jet. In this mode he is armed with two cluster bombs, essentially shortened projects made to resemble (somewhat) the drop tanks that a real F-15 might carry. There are numerous minor construction variations on this mold, common for most of the ''Diaclone''-based Transformers.

: To transform Starscream, one must essentially take most of his plane parts off and transform his body, then reattach his plane parts on again. In robot mode, the cluster bomb projectiles are replaced with long 'null rays''.

: For some reason, the stats on Starscream and Skywarp's tech specs were switched, which explains Starscream's low rank.

: The first reissiue of Starscream was practically identical to the original toy, and was released by [[Takara]] in Japan in 2001. An all-clear lucky draw was made for a contest with ''Transformers: Generations'', although due to the demise of the publisher, it's never been confirmed if this came out.

: Starscream was reissued in normal colors for Hasbro's Commemorative Reissue line in 2003. The release had remolded elongated missiles and launchers as to comply with current US toy safety laws.

: Starscream's Transformer Collection reissue from 2003 was redecoed into show-accurate colors, and came with retooled fists to hold a new miniature Megatron gun mode accessory. An [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] fist that could hold the gun was also included, as was a DVD.

: This mold is [[redeco]]ed and [[retool]]ed into [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]].

* '''Starscream''' (Classic Pretender, 1989)
[[Image:PretenderStarscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|You can tell he's evil because he's spikey.]]

:Starscream was released as a Classic Pretender with a human shell of a badly dressed man. The inner robot was a simplified version of the original toy, that transformed into an almost superdeformed F-15 fighter. His arms, legs and rear wing assemblies were all cast in blue plastic, with the latter also serving as dual laser weapons in robot mode.

* '''Starscream''' (Legends, 1989)

:The inner robot of Pretender Starscream was also sold separately as a K-Mart [[exclusive]] "[[Legends]]" figure, and was released with Legends [[Bumblebee]], [[Jazz]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in a Japanese giftset the same year.

* '''Starscream''' (Action Master, 1990)
[[Image:ActionmasterStarscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|He loved the gray helmet so much, he used it again.]]

: ''Action Master'' Starscream is a non-transforming action figure based loosely on his cartoon appearance but using a color scheme derived from the Pretender toy. His main accessory is the [[Attack Jet]], a small personal attack craft that Starscream can set astride like a motorcycle. The Attack Jet rolls on three small wheels, and can transform into a gun emplacement.

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* '''Ghost Starscream''' (2001)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-22'''
[[Image:GhostStarscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Wait a minute. Since when do ghosts have painted metal chests?]]

: Ghost Starscream was an [[e-Hobby]] [[exclusive]] release of the 2001 Starscream reissue, cast almost entirely in transluscent plastics, except for those parts made of die-cast metal.

* '''Black Starscream''' (2001)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-22'''
[[Image:G1BlackStarscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Wait, who am I again?]]

: Black Starscream was also an e-Hobby exclusive release, with his colours based upon [[Machine Wars]] Starscream, though his colours have much darker shades of grey, lacks clear blue plastic and has gold as one of his primary colours.

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===Generation 2===
* '''Starscream''' (Decepticon Jet, 1993)
[[Image:G2Starscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|With my camoflauged wings, I'll appear to be a fuselage flying through the sky!]]

:Starscream's ''Generation 2'' release was a [[retool]] of his original toy with new missiles, launchers, and a sound box. His colours are essentially a combination of G1 Ramjet, his own original colours, and a replacement of his dark blue plastic with light grey.

:The new accessories were also used, in different colors, for Generation 2 Ramjet.

:''(A recolor of [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] was planned for 1995, but was never released. The deco was used for the [[Beast Wars II]] [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]] and [[BB]], with only the stickers being changed.)''

===Machine Wars===
* '''Starscream''' (Ultra, 1997)
[[Image:MWStarscream_Toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Ohh! Slice!]]

: Starscream's Machine Wars release was a recolor of the Predator [[Skyquake]] with fewer missiles, no hand-held projectile launcher, and most of the gimmicks removed. He transforms into a large bomber based vaguely upon an SR-71 Blackbird. He still retains his "carpet bombing" gimmick, a rolling drum that drops the his missiles from each wing.

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===Smallest Transformers===
* '''Starscream''' (2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GTF-03'''
[[Image:STFStarscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|I will rule all the redecos, Megatron!]]

: This version of Starscream was a very small-scale simplication of the original Starscream toy, retaining most of its functionality and accessories, except for his long null-rays.

:This mold was redecoed and retooled into Thundercracker, Skywarp and Thrust.

===Robot Masters===
*'''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2004)
:''Japanese ID number:'' '''RM-12'''
[[Image:RobotMastersStarscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|150px|I feel correct. That can't be good.]]

: Starscream's ''[[Robot Masters]]'' toy is a reimagining of the original toy, designed to be closer to the animation model, with greater poseability and integrated parts that did not require detachment during transformation (with the exception of his null-ray blasters). After re-engineering the design to stay roughly in one piece during transformation, Takara then gave him chromed missile pods that attach to his chestplate. Although not his usual choice of weapon, these are show-accurate: Starscream used them once in the episode "Fire On The Mountain" to attack [[Trailbreaker]] and [[Brawn]].

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*'''Starscream Limited Black Version''' (Deluxe, 2004)
[[Image:RMBlackStarscream.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Okay now I feel used. That's much better.]]

: Available only via mail-order from ''Figure King Magazine'', Black Starscream is a repaint of ''Robot Masters'' Starscream, swapping out his reds and blues for black, and some of his grey for black.

===Masterpiece===
* '''Starscream''' (2006)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-03'''
[[Image:MasterpieceStarscream_toy.jpg|left|thumb|200px|And the fandom complained (and rejoiced)]]

: ''Masterpiece'' Starscream is a high-quality, superbly detailed collectable Transformer toy. He transforms into a mostly accurate F-15D Eagle, with weapons options ranging from a rack of Sidewinder missiles to his trademark null ray cannons. In robot mode he is a highly detailed, well-articulated, yet stylised version of his original robot mode. His chest turbines flip up to reveal a bank of missiles each, and his face can be rotated so as to display either a stern or a smirking face.

:He comes with a small figurine of [[Doctor Arkeville]], his partner-in-crime for several early episodes of Generation 1; a display stand that can be used in both fighter and jet modes; and an extensive sheet of sticker decals, including variously sized Decepticon symbols, squadron numbers and squadron markings, including one of [[Waspinator]]!

: ''Masterpiece'' Starscream was the second all-new sculpt in the ''Masterpiece'' series of toys, and was envisioned as the finest toy representation of the original Starscream ever created. To this end, famed japanese mecha designer (and former Diaclone toy designer) [[Shoji Kawamori]] was recruited to oversee the design and engineering of this toy. The first prototype design was essentially a much more complex version of the original toy, based upon his cartoon and recent comic appearances, with a much more accurate F-15 Eagle fighter mode. However, Kawamori felt the design could be improved, particularly the details and underside of the fighter mode, as he did not want what would have basically been a new version of the old toy.

: Based on Kawamori's suggestions, a new prototype design was made, with major structures located in his legs now moved up to his hips (though they can be detached and put on his legs), with his transformation and design streamlined to create an even more realistic F-15 design. Even so, Kawamori was still unhappy with the amount of robotic parts visible underneath the plane, but conceded that too many changes would essentially not make the toy look like Starscream in robot mode.

: On his control art, there are pictures of Starscream that have him wearing his Decepticon Crown of Leadership, as seen in the coronation scene of the original animated movie. On the toy itself, his head and shoulders have notches for parts to attach to, suggesting that Takara have reserved Starscream's coronation parts for a later release of this toy.

===Classics===
* '''Starscream''' (Deluxe, 2006)
[[Image:ClassicsStarscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|My fellow Decepticons. It is will a heavy heart that I must declare that you are all morons!]]

: ''Classics'' Starscream is a faithful reproduction of his original toy, but with modern standards of toy engineering, transformation, sculpting detail and articulation. He still transforms into an F-15 Eagle, but has the nose of an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. His color pattern is inspired by that of [http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/photos/media_search.asp?q=f-15&page=1 a real F-15A].

: In robot mode, Starscream is essentially a very detailed version of his cartoon robot mode, with many design elements that would also find their way into Masterpiece Starscream. He is armed with two (overly large) null-ray missile launchers, which are so large that they restrict his arm movement due to them bumping into his wings.

===Titanium Series===
* '''Starscream''' (Robot Masters, 2006)
[[Image:TitaniumRM_Starscream.jpg|left|thumb|100px|Wait, I have Megatron. Let's talk this over.]]

: Released in wave 2, the first ''[[Titanium]]'' Starscream is a small, non-transforming die-cast metal figurine, based upon his Generation 1 cartoon appearances. He is sculpted holding Megatron in gun mode in his left hand, and holding up is palm outward with his right, while using his jets to fly up. EXCITEMENT.

: This mold was also used to make Thundercracker.

* '''War Within Starscream''' (Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
[[Image:TitaniumHeroesWWStarscream_toy.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Wait, how did ''I'' become the redeco here?!]]

: War Within Starscream is a redeco of "War Within" Thundercracker. He transforms into a Cybertronic 'tetrajet', as re-imagined by [[Don Figueroa]]. As with all 6-inch Titanium Cybertron Heroes, he is constructed mostly of fully painted die-cast metal.

: This mold was used to make "War Within" Sunstorm.

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==Merchandise==
===Heroes of Cybertron===
:A series of non-transforming PVC figures released to [[Market 6]] stores in the early 2000s. Largely based on Japan's SCF line.

* '''Starscream''' (Regular)
: Repaint of the Japanese SCF Starscream figure. Non-transforming, true to the animation model. Distinctive from the Japanese release with its glossy paint and "light-up" eyes.

* '''Starscream''' (from the Convention Set)
: Above, but part of a six-pack of figures which also included Thundercracker, Skywarp, and three Clones.

* '''Starscream''' (with crown)
: Originally a chase figure in Japan, this remold of the regular figure includes a cape, newly molded limbs, and a head with the crown as seen in the movie.

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm Starscream at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Starscream Starscream's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Forbidden Zone

2007-03-10T14:16:27Z

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:''The Forbidden Zones are areas of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the [[Dreamwave]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Forbiddenzone.jpg|thumb|250pxIt looks alot different on Sonic the Hedgehog]]

The '''Forbidden Zones''' are regions of Ancient Cybertron declared off-limits by the [[Council of Ancients]] [[For safety reasons|"for safety reasons"]] prior to the Great War.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics===
Believing that the Council was hiding something, Megatron infiltrated a Forbidden Zone and, descending through the scarred landscape, discovering lifeless tombs of ''another'' civilization far below 'Ancient Cybertron.' {{Storylink|The Route of all Evil|Route of all Evil (flashback)}}

''Megatron discovered that the Council was using dogma and myth to cover up the truth of their origins.

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Forbidden Zone

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:''The Forbidden Zones are areas of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the [[Dreamwave]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Forbiddenzone.jpg|thumb|250px It looks alot different on Sonic the Hedgehog]]

The '''Forbidden Zones''' are regions of Ancient Cybertron declared off-limits by the [[Council of Ancients]] [[For safety reasons|"for safety reasons"]] prior to the Great War.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave comics===
Believing that the Council was hiding something, Megatron infiltrated a Forbidden Zone and, descending through the scarred landscape, discovering lifeless tombs of ''another'' civilization far below 'Ancient Cybertron.' {{Storylink|The Route of all Evil|Route of all Evil (flashback)}}

''Megatron discovered that the Council was using dogma and myth to cover up the truth of their origins.

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