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DNAVI (BW)

2024-01-30T06:40:54Z

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:''DNAVI is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] computer AI from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DNaviNeo1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I'm making a note here; 'Huge Success'."]]

'''DNAVI''' (short for '''Devil NAVI'''), the self appointed [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] princess, is arrogant, sassy, and generally frustrating—there's just no two ways about it. She always talks down to her teammates, hassling them over their losses and acting as if, if she was in their shoes, she'd be performing leagues better. The issue with this conceited artificial intelligence is that she's absolutely necessary to keeping the Predacon operation running. Without her, the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'' couldn't run, [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsules]] couldn't be found, and [[Magmatron]] and his troops wouldn't be able to be teleported away from danger. So, although she's certainly a thorn in everyone’s side, she has an equally powerful bite to back up her immense bark.

She has a modicum of respect for Magmatron, who unleashes his wrath upon her if she disobeys his command, but she still isn't afraid to make jabs about his losses to the [[Maximal]]s on occasion. She also obeys [[Guiledart]], who she has an affinity for. Besides that, the other Predacons have it pretty rough. Poor [[Sling (BW)|Sling]] especially is the brunt of DNAVI's malicious pranks, with the artificial intelligence taking glee in leaving him on alien planets, only teleporting him back once he bends to her will.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Maki Miyamae]] (Japanese)|[[Yeong-seon Eun]] (Korean)}}

When the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] called for teleportation off [[Gaia]], DNAVI attempted to leave Sling behind "accidentally", beaming him up only when he raised a fuss. She then saw to the dressing-down of Magmatron's troops, castigating their failure to capture even a single [[Maximal]]. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

When Magmatron requested the transportation of the Predacons off of the planet of [[Godbless]], DNAVI obliged, but once more "forgot" Sling, until he complained loudly enough to bother her. {{storylink|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}

After [[Saberback]] and Sling noticed the icy planet [[Solid]] melting around them, they demanded that DNAVI take them back to their ship. She agreed, but only on the basis that the pair called her "Anastasia". Sling was furious, exclaiming that she had never been called by that name before, but Saberback forced him, and the two were teleported. {{storylink|Burning Heart Below Freezing}}

When the Predacons spotted the planet [[Maderan]], DNAVI was able to tell them that there was an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsule]] on the planet, but not the exact coordinates of it, due to heavy cloud cover. Later on, when Magmatron requested they all be teleported off planet due to the arrival of Big Convoy, DNAVI criticized him on his over-confidence during their mission, but transported them regardless. {{storylink|Hang in There, Stampy}}

When the Predacons approached the planet of [[Donovan]], DNAVI told them that the Maximals were in the vicinity. Guiledart then delegated responsibility of finding the Angolmois capsule located there to Sling, DNAVI scoffed, saying that a monkey was just as skilled as Sling. Later, when things got messy and the brunt of Predacon forces had to land on Donovan to recover the Angolmois, they requested that DNAVI teleport them back to the ''Dinosaur'' with the capsule. She responded by telling them that she could only teleport them or the Angolmois, not both, and that they'd have to fly back themselves. {{storylink|Mirage of the Sand}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Dinosaur Combiner Magmatron}} {{storylink|Duel in the Labyrinth}} {{storylink|The Black Hole Crisis}} {{storylink|Sub-Commander Longrack}} {{storylink|Waa! They Got Eaten}} {{storylink|Planet of Time}} {{storylink|Lonely Hydra}} {{storylink|Break Is a Predacon?}} {{storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}} {{storylink|Planet of the Ultimate Weapon}} {{storylink|Troubled DNAVI}} {{storylink|Attack! Randy}} {{storylink|Bump the Physicist}} {{storylink|Hardhead Is Hardheaded}} {{storylink|Personal Combat in the Deep Sea!!}} {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}} {{storylink|Assemble! New Warriors}} {{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} {{storylink|The Stolen Capsules}} {{storylink|Pursue the Blentrons!}} {{storylink|Angry Magmatron}} {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} {{storylink|Unicron Revived!?}} {{storylink|Unicron's Ambition}} {{storylink|Fight! Maximals}} {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}} {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}}}

===''Beast Wars Neo'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|There Are 7 Capsules}} {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}}}}

===''Legends'' comic===
DNAVI of the [[Legends World]] was the school nurse at Magmatron's high school. She diagnosed [[Big Convoy|Big]] with [[Transformers sickness]] and prescribed him medicine, but to her shock he refused to be cured and threw it out a window. {{Storylink|LG59 Blitzwing Prologue: Big-sensei#When I Awoke One Morning...|When I Awoke One Morning...}}

==Notes==
*Sometimes she is also known as Anastasia, Catherine, or Audrey and a bunch of others.
===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''DNAVI''' (디나비 ''Dinabi'')

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[[Category:Legends Predacons]]
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Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)

2023-09-18T18:24:05Z

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{{nav-bwneo}}
'''''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo''''' (超生命体トランスフォーマービーストウォーズネオ ''Chō Seimeitai Transformer Beast Wars Neo'') is a television series that aired in Japan from [[February 3]], [[1999]], to [[September 29]], 1999, in support of the third year of the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline. It directly follows ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'', taking place a few years after. "[[Love For Ever: Kimi o Mamoru Tame ni|Love For Ever —Kimi o Mamoru Tame ni—]]" plays as its [[theme song|opening theme]] and "[[Te no Naka no Uchū]]" as the [[Japanese themes|ending theme]].

The show follows the adventures of a crew of Maximal rookies, commanded by [[Big Convoy]], as they compete with [[Magmatron]]'s evil [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] unit to collect the [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsules]], scattered across the cosmos at the end of ''Beast Wars II''.

==Overview==
Following the end of the final battle in ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'', [[Vector Sigma]] and the [[Convoy Council]] send a new team of [[Maximal]]s under the command of [[Big Convoy]] to investigate the disappearance of [[Lio Convoy]]. At the same time, a new [[Emperor of Destruction]] named [[Magmatron]] follows them to [[Gaia]] to find the [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsules]]; the Maximals must stop him and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s from succeeding. This leads to a planet-hopping adventure all across the universe, as both sides race to acquire as many capsules as can be found.

In time, however, a mysterious third faction known as the [[Blentron]]s intervene, threatening Maximal and Predacon alike to seize the Angolmois Capsules for themselves. It is ultimately revealed that the Blentrons serve an ancient evil, none other than the cosmic devil [[Unicron]]. They use the Angolmois Energy within the capsules to successfully resurrect him as an energy being, who assumes the appearance of the deceased Predacon [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and aims to conquer [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

At a crucial moment, Lio Convoy makes his long-awaited reappearance and supports Big Convoy's Maximals in their battle against Unicron. Magmatron also single-mindedly pursues the defeat of Unicron, to the detriment of his troops' loyalty. But following the presumed demise of their captain, the crew of the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'' abandon Magmatron's vendetta and consider an alliance with the Blentrons before largely sitting out the final conflict. Big Convoy attempts to have his new recruits flee, while he faces Unicron alone. But out of loyalty of their commander, the new recruits stay and with the help of [[Lio Convoy (BWII)| Lio Convoy]] defeat the dark god for good. After the battle is won, Vector Sigma invites every Maximal and Predacon to help rebuild Cybertron.

{{stub|Production info}}

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
;[[Big Convoy Unit]]
*[[Big Convoy]] ([[Junichi Inoue]])
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] ([[Jun Uemoto]])
*[[Colada]] ([[Makoto Ueki]])
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] ([[Mika Ishibashi]])
*[[Break]] ([[Junko Takeuchi]])
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] ([[Yōji Ietomi]])
*[[Mach Kick]] ([[Teruaki Ogawa]])

;Others
*[[Great Convoy]] ([[Masanori Tomita]])
*[[Rockbuster]] ([[Takashi Matsuyama]])
*[[Randy (BW)|Randy]] ([[Kōhei Kowada]])
*[[Lio Convoy]] ([[Hozumi Gōda]])
*[[Sharp Edge]] ([[Hidenori Konda|Hideki Konda]])
*[[Bump]] ([[Eiji Takemoto]])
*[[Survive]] ([[Yoshikazu Nagano]])
**[[True One]]

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
;[[Magmatron Unit]]
*[[Magmatron]] ([[Show Ryuzanji]])
*[[Guiledart]] ([[Holly Kaneko]])
*[[Saberback]] ([[Kazuki Yao]])
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] ([[Monster Maezuka]])
*[[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] ([[Seiji Mizutani]])
*[[Archadis]] ([[Ren Tamura]])

;Others
*[[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] ([[Ryō Naitō]])
*[[Crazybolt (BW)|Crazybolt]] ([[Kei Majima]])
*[[Hardhead (BW)|Hardhead]] ([[Masami Iwasaki]])
*[[Bazooka (BW)|Bazooka]] ([[Hajime Komada]])
*[[Killer Punch]] ([[Yasuhiro Miyata]])

|c4=
;Computers
*[[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] ([[Kaori Tagami]])
*[[DNAVI]] ([[Maki Miyamae]])
*[[Vector Sigma]] ([[Chie Hirano]])

;[[Blentron]]s
*[[Latolata]] ([[Nobuyuki Saitō]])
*[[Elphaorpha]] ([[Yoshinobu Kaneko]])
*[[Drancron]] ([[Shinji Uchida]])
*[[Unicron]] ([[Tetsuo Komura]])
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Episodes==
{{see|List of Beast Wars Neo episodes}}

[[File:BWNeoPoster1.jpg|right|upright=1.95|thumb|Gifted with raw power and enormous size, Magmatron has only one known weakness: non-existence below the chest.]]
{{collist|2|
# [[Big Convoy, Move Out]]
# [[Chase the Mysterious Capsule]]
# [[Burning Heart Below Freezing]]
# [[Hang in There, Stampy]]
# [[Mirage of the Sand]]
# [[Dinosaur Combiner Magmatron]]
# [[Duel in the Labyrinth]]
# [[The Black Hole Crisis]]
# [[Sub-Commander Longrack]]
# [[Waa! They Got Eaten]]
# [[Planet of Time]]
# [[Lonely Hydra]]
# [[Break Is a Predacon?]]
# [[Ship's Log]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?]]
# [[Planet of the Ultimate Weapon]]
# [[Troubled DNAVI]]
# [[Attack! Randy]]
# [[Bump the Physicist]]
# [[Hardhead Is Hardheaded]]
# [[Personal Combat in the Deep Sea!!]]
# [[The Stolen Gung Ho]]
# [[Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor]]
# [[Assemble! New Warriors]]{{dag|red}}
# [[Mysterious Beast Warriors!?]]
# [[The Stolen Capsules]]
# [[Pursue the Blentrons!]]
# [[Angry Magmatron]]
# [[Illusion? Lio Convoy]]
# [[Unicron Revived!?]]
# [[Unicron's Ambition]]
# [[Fight! Maximals]]
# [[End of the Maximals!?]]
# [[The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle]]
# [[Graduation Ceremony!!]]{{dag|red}}
}}
{{dag|red}} ''[[Clip show]]''

==Home video releases==
[[File:Pioneer BWNeo Act1 VHS.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
===VHS===
{{main|Geneon Universal Entertainment}}
*''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 1 (1999)
*''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 2 (1999)
*''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 3 (1999)
*''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 4 (1999)
*''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 5 (1999)
*''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 6 (1999)
*''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 7 (1999)
*''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 8 (1999)
*''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 9 (1999)
*''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 10 (1999)
*''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 11 (1999)
*''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 12 (1999)

===DVD===
{{main|Video Maker}}
*''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — DVD BOX (2012)
{{--}}

==External links==
*{{w|lang=ja|ビーストウォーズネオ超生命体トランスフォーマー|Transformers Beast Wars Neo at Japanese Wikipedia}}

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Talk:Te no Naka no UchÅ«

2023-09-08T18:08:17Z

Lasershadow: Created page with "My first time editing a song so if I screwed up anything and translated something wrong, let me know."

My first time editing a song so if I screwed up anything and translated something wrong, let me know.

Te no Naka no UchÅ«

2023-09-08T18:06:55Z

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{{song
|title=Te no Naka no Uchū
|japanese=手の中の宇宙
|translation=The Universe in Your Hands
|image=Te no Naka no Uchu.jpg
|caption=
|series=[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]
|position=ending theme
|performer=[[Hitomi Yūki]]
|composer=Hitomi Yūki
|lyrics=Hitomi Yūki
|arrangement=Hitomi Yūki
}}

"'''Te no Naka no Uchū'''" (手の中の宇宙, "The Universe in Your Hands") is the [[Japanese themes|ending song]] for the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' cartoon.
{{TOCclear}}

==Lyrics==
{{note|The lyrics on this page have been translated more idiomatically than literally.}}
===TV size edit===
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====Original Japanese====
今日もまた星が 
生まれるように 
心の宇宙(そら)に愛が芽生えた 
憎しみを消して

:遠くの国の話じゃないよ
:きみのすぐそばで起きてること
:神が与えた想像力は
:夢をかなえるためにあるから
:きっと誰でも強くなれる
:だから手を伸ばそう

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====Rōmaji transliteration====
Kyō mo mata hoshi ga 
Umareru yō ni 
Kokoro no sora ni ai ga mebaeta 
Nikushimi o keshite

:Tōku no kuni no hanashi ja nai yo
:Kimi no sugu soba de okiteru koto
:Kami ga ataeta sōzōryoku wa
:Yume o kanaeru tame ni aru kara
:Kitto daredemo tsuyoku nareru
:Dakara te o nobasō

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====English translation====
Just like another star 
To be born 
Love is felt in the heart of the universe
of one’s heart 

:So let’s erase any hatred
:It’s not about a story,about some far off land
:It’s about something that is happening close to you
:The power of imagination that God has given us
:It is here for us to realize our dreams
:Certainly, anyone can be stronger
:So let’s hold out our hands to reach for those dreams
|}

===Full version===
{|width=100%
|valign=top width=33%|

====Original Japanese====
今日もまた星が 
生まれるように 
心の宇宙(そら)に愛が芽生えた 
憎しみを消して

:遠くの国の話じゃないよ
:きみのすぐそばで起きてること
:神が与えた想像力は
:夢をかなえるためにあるから
:きっと誰でも強くなれる
:だから手を伸ばそう

荒れ果てた土に 
花が咲くまで 
優しい風を送り続ける 
哀しみを捨てて

:戦いのない世界はきっと
:銀河越えてどこかにあるはず
:願う分だけ祈る分だけ
:きみの心の中に生まれる
:とても簡単あきらめずに
:夢は夢じゃない

:「誰かのために」「何かのために」
:その言葉がパワーになるはず
:あたたかな手と微笑みだけで
:救い出せる奇跡を信じて
:遠くの国の話じゃないよ
:きみのすぐそばで起きてること
:神が与えた想像力で
:未来にあるすべてが見えるよ
:きっと誰でも強くなれる
:そして手を伸ばそう
:何かつかむために

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====Rōmaji transliteration====
Kyō mo mata hoshi ga 
Umareru yō ni 
Kokoro no sora ni ai ga mebaeta 
Nikushimi o keshite

:Tōku no kuni no hanashi ja nai yo
:Kimi no sugu soba de okiteru koto
:Kami ga ataeta sōzōryoku wa
:Yume o kanaeru tame ni aru kara
:Kitto daredemo tsuyoku nareru
:Dakara te o nobasō

Are hateta tsuchi ni 
Hana ga saku made 
Yasashii kaze o okuri tsuzukeru 
Kanashimi o sutete

:Tatakai no nai sekai wa kitto
:Ginga koete dokoka ni aru hazu
:Negau bun dake inoru bun dake
:Kimi no kokoro no naka ni umareru
:Totemo kantan akiramezu ni
:Yume wa yume ja nai

:"Dareka no tame ni" "Nanika no tame ni"
:Sono kotoba ga Power ni naru hazu
:Atatakana te to hohoemi dake de
:Sukui daseru kiseki o shinjite
:Tōku no kuni no hanashi ja nai yo
:Kimi no sugu soba de okiteru koto
:Kami ga ataeta sōzōryoku de
:Mirai ni aru subete ga mieru yo
:Kitto daredemo tsuyoku nareru
:Soshite te o nobasō
:Nanika tsukamu tame ni

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====English translation====
Today, that planet again 

|}

==Single release==
[[File:Te no Naka no Uchu single.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
;Track listing
#"Te no Naka no Uchū"
#"[[Magique Musique|magique musique]]"
#"Te no Naka no Uchū (Instrumental)"

'''Release date:''' [[April 21]], [[1999]] 
'''Label:''' [[Columbia Music Entertainment]] 
'''Prod. code:''' CODC-1704 
'''ASIN:''' B00005ERE4
{{--}}

===Album releases===
{{note|All releases listed feature the full version of the song, unless otherwise noted.}}
*1999 — ''[[Beast Wars Transformer Songs Best|Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers — BEAST WARS TRANSFORMER SONGS BEST]]'' ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]])
*2003 — ''[[Transformers Theme Song Collection|Transformers — Theme Song Collection]]'' (Columbia Music Entertainment)
*2007 — ''[[Transformers Song Universe|Transformers — Song Universe]]'' (Columbia Music Entertainment) — Full and karaoke versions.

==References==
*Original Japanese lyrics from [http://web.archive.org/web/20100426152724/http://otakebihonpo.cool.ne.jp/lib/robots/transformers/index.html Otakebihonpo].

{{musicstub}}
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo media]]
[[Category:Japanese theme songs]]
[[Category:Needs Translation]]

Randy (BW)

2023-08-19T17:56:34Z

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{{disambig3|Randy}}
:''Randy is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:RandyBWNep18-01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right| [[Razorbeast|You haven't been looking for him since like, October.]]]]

'''Randy''' (ランディー ''Randī'') is a powerhouse of a [[Maximal]] and a dedicated one at that. He can trample an enemy to the ground and then, just to drive the point home, he'll stamp them into the dirt. He is abnormally patient and can wait silently for days without even slightly getting bored. Randy is also honest to a fault, often blurting out truths that others might not find very flattering. This might explain why he never feels at home in a group or on a team. He prefers to work as a freelance Maximal for hire, willing to aid any [[Supreme Commander]] who may need his support.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kōhei Kowada]] (Japanese)}}

Randy was an eager Maximal devoted to his mission of protecting innocent life. However, his aggressive and impulsive nature could cause problems when he acted without thinking. Despite his impressive wartime record, he was also recorded as putting his comrades in danger when he engaged the enemy without thinking of the consequences to others. He was assigned a solo mission to protect endangered life in the galaxy, and found his way to Planet [[Tube]]. Randy cared for the small critters on this world, even though he disturbed their peace occasionally with his charging and headbutting to work off steam.

When an [[Angolmois Capsule]] landed on the planet, Randy dismissed it as unimportant until the Predacons [[Sling (BW)|Sling]] and [[Saberback]] came looking for it. Believing them to be animal poachers, Randy drove off the Predacons. He was already riled up when the Maximals [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] and [[Colada]] also came looking for the capsule, and assumed they were with the first duo. While Randy fought with the Maximals, Saberback returned and kidnapped the child of a local animal couple. They alerted Randy to the abduction, and he broke off his fighting to rescue the baby. The Predacons demanded the Angolmois capsule in exchange for the child. Randy went looking for the capsule and found the Maximals still searching for it. He demanded they leave the planet without explaining the danger to the child, and charged Stampy and Colada when they refused to abandon their mission without reason. [[File: BWN 18 Randy Cohrada.jpg|thumb|left|COMING THROUGH!]]

Randy found the critter couple had hidden the capsule in their nest, and prepared to exchange it for their son. The Maximals and Predacons both found him and the capsule together, and Saberback tried to renegotiate for Randy to kill the Maximals for them too. [[DNAVI]] got tired of the child and teleported it back from the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'' early, though, helping the Maximals realize what Randy's motivations were. Randy and Colada chased Saberback underground and safely recovered the baby. The child was returned to his parents, and Randy apologized to the Maximals for not trusting them earlier. {{storylink|Attack! Randy}}

After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Randy returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. There, he literally butted heads with [[Hardhead (BW)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===Legends World===
Randy was among the [[Legends World]] inhabitants who celebrated [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s defeat of [[Devil Z]], though they all mistook him for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}}

===''Timelines''===
[[Skywasp]]'s antics drew the attention of [[Ultra Mammoth]] and Randy, who intended to put an end to Skywasp's sneak attacks. {{storylink|Skywasp#Toys|Skywasp profile card}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Randy was a resident of [[Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]], where he worked as watch officer. When [[Lio Convoy]] arrived in the city, Randy attempted to inform governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] only for the transmission to be cut by the arrival of the [[Vok]]. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Randy was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When the Maximals invaded Cybertron, he was one of the many warriors who wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and fell to his death when Arcee disrupted the [[Ore-4|gravity generator]] in the ''[[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}
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==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy Randy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Upon transformation to [[beast mode]] for this picture, something went "crack" and a spring fell out, accompanied by plastic dust. This is not a joke. ''This actually happened to this exact toy.'']]
*'''Randy''' (Basic Class, January [[1999]])
**''ID number'': '''C-34'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Charge Blaster]]" mane-gun

:Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWN|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Randy is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Basic Class [[Razorbeast#Toys|Razorbeast]], a mold that had not yet been released in Japan, despite Razorbeast being advertised in countless Japanese toy catalogs.

: Randy changes from an organic wild boar to [[robot mode]] with a single-step spring-loaded transformation, activated by pulling up on his tail. His mane can also detach to form a hand-held double-barreled blaster.

: This toy is one of the most notorious cases of [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], as the entire figure is built around the spring-loaded auto-transformation gimmick; held together by only a clear rubber band in the packaging—that's ''if'' the rubber band hasn't already disintegrated. So be ''very'' careful when removing him from the packaging in case yours happens to be on a hair-trigger, as you could end up with small parts crumbling and flying off. We highly recommend that you either keep this one in the packaging or transform it into robot mode once and just leave it alone… also, keep it away from the edge of a shelf, in case it dives off… in fact, just don't even breathe near it…

: Alternatively, if you like to burn your money, then you can always do what [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcjAUN5Ssj8 this guy did with his].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1999/Cybertron/Randy/randy.htm More information on Randy at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|VS34}}{{anchor|VsPack}}
*'''Explosive Showdown: Randy VS Crazybolt''' (VS pack, 1999)
**''ID number'': '''VS-34'''
**''Accessories'': "Charge Blaster" mane-gun

: Randy was also available in the "Explosive Showdown" (爆走の対決 ''bakusō no taiketsu'') two-pack with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Crazybolt (BW)#VS34|Crazybolt]].

: Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]

Randy (BW)

2023-08-19T17:07:21Z

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{{Factions|maximal|liegemaximo}}
{{disambig3|Randy}}
:''Randy is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:RandyBWNep18-01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right| [[Razorbeast|You haven't been looking for him since like, October.]]]]

'''Randy''' (ランディー ''Randī'') is a powerhouse of a [[Maximal]] and a dedicated one at that. He can trample an enemy to the ground and then, just to drive the point home, he'll stamp them into the dirt. He is abnormally patient and can wait silently for days without even slightly getting bored. Randy is also honest to a fault, often blurting out truths that others might not find very flattering. This might explain why he never feels at home in a group or on a team. He prefers to work as a freelance Maximal for hire, willing to aid any [[Supreme Commander]] who may need his support.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kōhei Kowada]] (Japanese)}}

Randy was an eager Maximal devoted to his mission of protecting innocent life. However, his aggressive and impulsive nature could cause problems when he acted without thinking. Despite his impressive wartime record, he was also recorded as putting his comrades in danger when he engaged the enemy without thinking of the consequences to others. He was assigned a solo mission to protect endangered life in the galaxy, and found his way to Planet [[Tube]]. Randy cared for the small critters on this world, even though he disturbed their peace occasionally with his charging and headbutting to work off steam.

When an [[Angolmois Capsule]] landed on the planet, Randy dismissed it as unimportant until the Predacons [[Sling (BW)|Sling]] and [[Saberback]] came looking for it. Believing them to be animal poachers, Randy drove off the Predacons. He was already riled up when the Maximals [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] and [[Colada]] also came looking for the capsule, and assumed they were with the first duo. While Randy fought with the Maximals, Saberback returned and kidnapped the child of a local animal couple. They alerted Randy to the abduction, and he broke off his fighting to rescue the baby. The Predacons demanded the Angolmois capsule in exchange for the child. Randy went looking for the capsule and found the Maximals still searching for it. He demanded they leave the planet without explaining the danger to the child, and charged Stampy and Colada when they refused to abandon their mission without reason.[[File:BWN18Randy Cohrada.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Randy Cohrada.jpg|COMING THROUGH!]]

Randy found the critter couple had hidden the capsule in their nest, and prepared to exchange it for their son. The Maximals and Predacons both found him and the capsule together, and Saberback tried to renegotiate for Randy to kill the Maximals for them too. [[DNAVI]] got tired of the child and teleported it back from the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'' early, though, helping the Maximals realize what Randy's motivations were. Randy and Colada chased Saberback underground and safely recovered the baby. The child was returned to his parents, and Randy apologized to the Maximals for not trusting them earlier. {{storylink|Attack! Randy}}

After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Randy returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. There, he literally butted heads with [[Hardhead (BW)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===Legends World===
Randy was among the [[Legends World]] inhabitants who celebrated [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s defeat of [[Devil Z]], though they all mistook him for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}}

===''Timelines''===
[[Skywasp]]'s antics drew the attention of [[Ultra Mammoth]] and Randy, who intended to put an end to Skywasp's sneak attacks. {{storylink|Skywasp#Toys|Skywasp profile card}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Randy was a resident of [[Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]], where he worked as watch officer. When [[Lio Convoy]] arrived in the city, Randy attempted to inform governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] only for the transmission to be cut by the arrival of the [[Vok]]. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Randy was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When the Maximals invaded Cybertron, he was one of the many warriors who wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and fell to his death when Arcee disrupted the [[Ore-4|gravity generator]] in the ''[[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy Randy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Upon transformation to [[beast mode]] for this picture, something went "crack" and a spring fell out, accompanied by plastic dust. This is not a joke. ''This actually happened to this exact toy.'']]
*'''Randy''' (Basic Class, January [[1999]])
**''ID number'': '''C-34'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Charge Blaster]]" mane-gun

:Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWN|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Randy is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Basic Class [[Razorbeast#Toys|Razorbeast]], a mold that had not yet been released in Japan, despite Razorbeast being advertised in countless Japanese toy catalogs.

: Randy changes from an organic wild boar to [[robot mode]] with a single-step spring-loaded transformation, activated by pulling up on his tail. His mane can also detach to form a hand-held double-barreled blaster.

: This toy is one of the most notorious cases of [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], as the entire figure is built around the spring-loaded auto-transformation gimmick; held together by only a clear rubber band in the packaging—that's ''if'' the rubber band hasn't already disintegrated. So be ''very'' careful when removing him from the packaging in case yours happens to be on a hair-trigger, as you could end up with small parts crumbling and flying off. We highly recommend that you either keep this one in the packaging or transform it into robot mode once and just leave it alone… also, keep it away from the edge of a shelf, in case it dives off… in fact, just don't even breathe near it…

: Alternatively, if you like to burn your money, then you can always do what [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcjAUN5Ssj8 this guy did with his].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1999/Cybertron/Randy/randy.htm More information on Randy at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|VS34}}{{anchor|VsPack}}
*'''Explosive Showdown: Randy VS Crazybolt''' (VS pack, 1999)
**''ID number'': '''VS-34'''
**''Accessories'': "Charge Blaster" mane-gun

: Randy was also available in the "Explosive Showdown" (爆走の対決 ''bakusō no taiketsu'') two-pack with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Crazybolt (BW)#VS34|Crazybolt]].

: Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]

Randy (BW)

2023-08-19T17:02:10Z

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{{Factions|maximal|liegemaximo}}
{{disambig3|Randy}}
:''Randy is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:RandyBWNep18-01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right| [[Razorbeast|You haven't been looking for him since like, October.]]]]

'''Randy''' (ランディー ''Randī'') is a powerhouse of a [[Maximal]] and a dedicated one at that. He can trample an enemy to the ground and then, just to drive the point home, he'll stamp them into the dirt. He is abnormally patient and can wait silently for days without even slightly getting bored. Randy is also honest to a fault, often blurting out truths that others might not find very flattering. This might explain why he never feels at home in a group or on a team. He prefers to work as a freelance Maximal for hire, willing to aid any [[Supreme Commander]] who may need his support.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kōhei Kowada]] (Japanese)}}

Randy was an eager Maximal devoted to his mission of protecting innocent life. However, his aggressive and impulsive nature could cause problems when he acted without thinking. Despite his impressive wartime record, he was also recorded as putting his comrades in danger when he engaged the enemy without thinking of the consequences to others. He was assigned a solo mission to protect endangered life in the galaxy, and found his way to Planet [[Tube]]. Randy cared for the small critters on this world, even though he disturbed their peace occasionally with his charging and headbutting to work off steam.

When an [[Angolmois Capsule]] landed on the planet, Randy dismissed it as unimportant until the Predacons [[Sling (BW)|Sling]] and [[Saberback]] came looking for it. Believing them to be animal poachers, Randy drove off the Predacons. He was already riled up when the Maximals [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] and [[Colada]] also came looking for the capsule, and assumed they were with the first duo. While Randy fought with the Maximals, Saberback returned and kidnapped the child of a local animal couple. They alerted Randy to the abduction, and he broke off his fighting to rescue the baby. The Predacons demanded the Angolmois capsule in exchange for the child. Randy went looking for the capsule and found the Maximals still searching for it. He demanded they leave the planet without explaining the danger to the child, and charged Stampy and Colada when they refused to abandon their mission without reason.[[File:BWN 18|thumb|left|200px|Randy Cohrada.jpg|COMING THROUGH!]]

Randy found the critter couple had hidden the capsule in their nest, and prepared to exchange it for their son. The Maximals and Predacons both found him and the capsule together, and Saberback tried to renegotiate for Randy to kill the Maximals for them too. [[DNAVI]] got tired of the child and teleported it back from the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'' early, though, helping the Maximals realize what Randy's motivations were. Randy and Colada chased Saberback underground and safely recovered the baby. The child was returned to his parents, and Randy apologized to the Maximals for not trusting them earlier. {{storylink|Attack! Randy}}

After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Randy returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. There, he literally butted heads with [[Hardhead (BW)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===Legends World===
Randy was among the [[Legends World]] inhabitants who celebrated [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s defeat of [[Devil Z]], though they all mistook him for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}}

===''Timelines''===
[[Skywasp]]'s antics drew the attention of [[Ultra Mammoth]] and Randy, who intended to put an end to Skywasp's sneak attacks. {{storylink|Skywasp#Toys|Skywasp profile card}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Randy was a resident of [[Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]], where he worked as watch officer. When [[Lio Convoy]] arrived in the city, Randy attempted to inform governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] only for the transmission to be cut by the arrival of the [[Vok]]. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Randy was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When the Maximals invaded Cybertron, he was one of the many warriors who wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and fell to his death when Arcee disrupted the [[Ore-4|gravity generator]] in the ''[[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy Randy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Upon transformation to [[beast mode]] for this picture, something went "crack" and a spring fell out, accompanied by plastic dust. This is not a joke. ''This actually happened to this exact toy.'']]
*'''Randy''' (Basic Class, January [[1999]])
**''ID number'': '''C-34'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Charge Blaster]]" mane-gun

:Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWN|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Randy is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Basic Class [[Razorbeast#Toys|Razorbeast]], a mold that had not yet been released in Japan, despite Razorbeast being advertised in countless Japanese toy catalogs.

: Randy changes from an organic wild boar to [[robot mode]] with a single-step spring-loaded transformation, activated by pulling up on his tail. His mane can also detach to form a hand-held double-barreled blaster.

: This toy is one of the most notorious cases of [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], as the entire figure is built around the spring-loaded auto-transformation gimmick; held together by only a clear rubber band in the packaging—that's ''if'' the rubber band hasn't already disintegrated. So be ''very'' careful when removing him from the packaging in case yours happens to be on a hair-trigger, as you could end up with small parts crumbling and flying off. We highly recommend that you either keep this one in the packaging or transform it into robot mode once and just leave it alone… also, keep it away from the edge of a shelf, in case it dives off… in fact, just don't even breathe near it…

: Alternatively, if you like to burn your money, then you can always do what [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcjAUN5Ssj8 this guy did with his].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1999/Cybertron/Randy/randy.htm More information on Randy at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|VS34}}{{anchor|VsPack}}
*'''Explosive Showdown: Randy VS Crazybolt''' (VS pack, 1999)
**''ID number'': '''VS-34'''
**''Accessories'': "Charge Blaster" mane-gun

: Randy was also available in the "Explosive Showdown" (爆走の対決 ''bakusō no taiketsu'') two-pack with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Crazybolt (BW)#VS34|Crazybolt]].

: Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]

Randy (BW)

2023-08-19T16:53:35Z

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{{Factions|maximal|liegemaximo}}
{{disambig3|Randy}}
:''Randy is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:RandyBWNep18-01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right| [[Razorbeast|You haven't been looking for him since like, October.]]]]

'''Randy''' (ランディー ''Randī'') is a powerhouse of a [[Maximal]] and a dedicated one at that. He can trample an enemy to the ground and then, just to drive the point home, he'll stamp them into the dirt. He is abnormally patient and can wait silently for days without even slightly getting bored. Randy is also honest to a fault, often blurting out truths that others might not find very flattering. This might explain why he never feels at home in a group or on a team. He prefers to work as a freelance Maximal for hire, willing to aid any [[Supreme Commander]] who may need his support.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Kōhei Kowada]] (Japanese)}}

Randy was an eager Maximal devoted to his mission of protecting innocent life. However, his aggressive and impulsive nature could cause problems when he acted without thinking. Despite his impressive wartime record, he was also recorded as putting his comrades in danger when he engaged the enemy without thinking of the consequences to others. He was assigned a solo mission to protect endangered life in the galaxy, and found his way to Planet [[Tube]]. Randy cared for the small critters on this world, even though he disturbed their peace occasionally with his charging and headbutting to work off steam.

When an [[Angolmois Capsule]] landed on the planet, Randy dismissed it as unimportant until the Predacons [[Sling (BW)|Sling]] and [[Saberback]] came looking for it. Believing them to be animal poachers, Randy drove off the Predacons. He was already riled up when the Maximals [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] and [[Colada]] also came looking for the capsule, and assumed they were with the first duo. While Randy fought with the Maximals, Saberback returned and kidnapped the child of a local animal couple. They alerted Randy to the abduction, and he broke off his fighting to rescue the baby. The Predacons demanded the Angolmois capsule in exchange for the child. Randy went looking for the capsule and found the Maximals still searching for it. He demanded they leave the planet without explaining the danger to the child, and charged Stampy and Colada when they refused to abandon their mission without reason.[[File:image=BWN 18 Randy Cohrada.jpg|COMING THROUGH!]]

Randy found the critter couple had hidden the capsule in their nest, and prepared to exchange it for their son. The Maximals and Predacons both found him and the capsule together, and Saberback tried to renegotiate for Randy to kill the Maximals for them too. [[DNAVI]] got tired of the child and teleported it back from the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'' early, though, helping the Maximals realize what Randy's motivations were. Randy and Colada chased Saberback underground and safely recovered the baby. The child was returned to his parents, and Randy apologized to the Maximals for not trusting them earlier. {{storylink|Attack! Randy}}

After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Randy returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. There, he literally butted heads with [[Hardhead (BW)|Hardhead]]. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===Legends World===
Randy was among the [[Legends World]] inhabitants who celebrated [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s defeat of [[Devil Z]], though they all mistook him for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}}

===''Timelines''===
[[Skywasp]]'s antics drew the attention of [[Ultra Mammoth]] and Randy, who intended to put an end to Skywasp's sneak attacks. {{storylink|Skywasp#Toys|Skywasp profile card}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Randy was a resident of [[Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]], where he worked as watch officer. When [[Lio Convoy]] arrived in the city, Randy attempted to inform governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] only for the transmission to be cut by the arrival of the [[Vok]]. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Randy was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When the Maximals invaded Cybertron, he was one of the many warriors who wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] and fell to his death when Arcee disrupted the [[Ore-4|gravity generator]] in the ''[[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]''. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy Randy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Upon transformation to [[beast mode]] for this picture, something went "crack" and a spring fell out, accompanied by plastic dust. This is not a joke. ''This actually happened to this exact toy.'']]
*'''Randy''' (Basic Class, January [[1999]])
**''ID number'': '''C-34'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Charge Blaster]]" mane-gun

:Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWN|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Randy is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Basic Class [[Razorbeast#Toys|Razorbeast]], a mold that had not yet been released in Japan, despite Razorbeast being advertised in countless Japanese toy catalogs.

: Randy changes from an organic wild boar to [[robot mode]] with a single-step spring-loaded transformation, activated by pulling up on his tail. His mane can also detach to form a hand-held double-barreled blaster.

: This toy is one of the most notorious cases of [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], as the entire figure is built around the spring-loaded auto-transformation gimmick; held together by only a clear rubber band in the packaging—that's ''if'' the rubber band hasn't already disintegrated. So be ''very'' careful when removing him from the packaging in case yours happens to be on a hair-trigger, as you could end up with small parts crumbling and flying off. We highly recommend that you either keep this one in the packaging or transform it into robot mode once and just leave it alone… also, keep it away from the edge of a shelf, in case it dives off… in fact, just don't even breathe near it…

: Alternatively, if you like to burn your money, then you can always do what [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcjAUN5Ssj8 this guy did with his].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1999/Cybertron/Randy/randy.htm More information on Randy at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|VS34}}{{anchor|VsPack}}
*'''Explosive Showdown: Randy VS Crazybolt''' (VS pack, 1999)
**''ID number'': '''VS-34'''
**''Accessories'': "Charge Blaster" mane-gun

: Randy was also available in the "Explosive Showdown" (爆走の対決 ''bakusō no taiketsu'') two-pack with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Crazybolt (BW)#VS34|Crazybolt]].

: Both toys were identical to their individual releases.

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]

Bighorn (BW)

2023-08-11T02:21:45Z

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{{picsneeded|Fiction}}
:''Bighorn is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:BigHornBWSourcebook.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|right|Mess with a big, you get the horns! Wait....That's not right.]]

Any [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] who has ever encountered '''Bighorn''' (ビッグホーン ''Bigguhōn'') on the battlefield will tell you that he's a violent, furious, rampaging brute who will positively ''demolish'' any foe foolish enough to get caught in his path of destruction. Bighorn has a short temper and can be easily goaded into a fight, be it against the Predacons or against any Maximal who mouths off to him. His special attacks, including the ability to summon lightning from the sky and the ability to launch a devastating missile from his mouth, lay waste to all those around him... including his friends. This blind fury in battle often makes Bighorn as much a liability as an asset to the Maximal cause.

And yet, there's ''more'' to Bighorn than just the unstoppable killing machine. ''So much more''. Beneath the slobbering exterior beats the [[spark]] of a poet, a naturalist, a ''lover''. Though not a fan of downtime, when a little RnR does come his way, Bighorn is likely to spend it sniffing flowers, contemplating verse or penning love letters to the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacon]] [[Scylla]] (who won't even give him the time of day).

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Masami Iwasaki]] (Japanese)}}

Bighorn and the Convoy unit were left at loose ends after their leader vanished in an explosion in space. When [[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] alerted the Maximals to a new threat arising on [[Gaia]], it was the aggressive Bighorn who finally spurred his teammates out of their ennui. Their ship, the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]'', was shot down by the Predacons over Gaia, leading Bighorn and the others to evacuate in escape pods, and scan beast modes once they arrived on the planet's surface. Bighorn and the others located the Predacons on board the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' as their efforts to harvest [[Angolmois Energy]] began to pollute and destroy the natural environment. The Maximals were ensnared in a paralyzing trap by the Predacons, but a white lion arrived and disabled the field. As the lion fled, the other Maximals turned to follow. Bighorn wanted to stay and fight, but when an explosion basically tossed him off the side of the ''Galvaburg II'', he reluctantly retreated with his comrades. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

[[File:Bighorn1.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|It's some kind of land cow!]]

Bighorn and the Maximals followed the white lion until it surprisingly led them to the crash site of the ''Yukikaze''. The Maximals soon learned that the lion was none other than Convoy, returned to them as [[Lio Convoy]]. As the Predacons began destroying the Gaian forests to make room for their Angolmois Energy mining operation, the Maximals emerged to help put out the forest fires. Bighorn used his hard head and brute strength to make firebreaks to protect what remained of the forest, until Scuba emerged from underground, channeling water spouts to put out the flames. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

[[Image:Bighornsrage flower.jpg|left|180px|thumb|]]

Bighorn developed some unusual character traits as a result of his beast mode on Gaia. The very sight of a red flower filled him with rage and manic energy he could not expel even after slamming his head into a rock wall. Multiple times. Until he ''caught fire''. When Lio Convoy gave the Maximals a mission to find the ''Galvaburg II'', Bighorn raced off, eager to confront the enemy. As he crossed paths with [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] and [[BB]], however, they had their own mission to find Lio Convoy for Megastorm, and had no interest in fighting him. After being dismissed with cutting comments and a light barrage of missiles, Bighorn was even more furious. Then he found [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]], but they didn't want to fight him either! Finally, he responded to Diver's S.O.S. from being chased by Megastorm and unleashed his rage on the Duke of Destruction. He vented all his fury through the launch of his Buffalo Missile, driving Megastorm into retreat and calming Bighorn down for the first time that day. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}}

[[Image:Bighornsrage buffalomissile.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Imma firin mah' lazer!]]

When Tasmania Kid was caught in a Predacon trap by the lake, Bighorn, Lio Convoy, and Apache responded to the scene, only to get caught in a trap of their own. They remained surrounded by electrified bars until Diver infiltrated the lake base and shut down the defense systems, allowing the Maximals to regroup and rescue their comrades. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

The Maximals were hard pressed to stop Megastorm's latest ploy to capture the planet's energy, dispatching an overwhelming quantity of autonomous robot drones to build fortresses for the Predacons. This became the least of their problems, however, when [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] emerged for the first time on Gaia. His dragon and drill tank modes proved virtually unstoppable, and Bighorn and the Maximals were barely able to slow him down. In the end, it was a sneak attack by Megastorm that upset his brother's footing and sent him tumbling into an open volcano, leaving the Maximals confused over who their secret ally was.{{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Next, Bighorn and the Maximals moved on to the Southern Continent to investigate a new string of energy readings. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}} With the [[Insectron]]s as a new potential threat, Lio Convoy cautioned the Maximals not to make enemies of the Insectrons unnecessarily. As a result, he sent out teams of two to locate the Insectrons, and ordered his men not to fire on them, but engage in dialogue. Apache and Bighorn were teamed together and were the first to encounter the Insectrons. Unfortunately, Starscream of the Predacons had already filled the Insectrons with false information about the "evil Maximals", and so [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]] came out swinging. The battle-oriented Bighorn was seething to fight back despite Apache reminding him of Lio Convoy's orders. He tried to split the difference by blowing up a rocky outcropping with his Buffalo Missile, expecting a show of strength to intimidate the Insectrons. Instead, the rock exploded up into the Insectrons' flight path, making them even more hostile. Bighorn and Apache held out until Lio Convoy and Kid arrived. When Lio Convoy started to talk with the Insectrons, though, a hidden Starscream and BB opened fire on the lot of them to avoid any peace. Bighorn and the Maximals saved the Insectrons from a rockslide by protecting them with their own bodies, leading to a temporary cessation of hostilities. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}}

Bighorn was getting on Diver's case for his cautious behavior, thinking it made him a coward. Before they could resolve their issues, Lio Convoy called them in for another meeting about the Insectrons. Lio Convoy insisted the Insectrons were potential allies, not enemies, but Bighorn couldn't see the threatening Insectrons as anything but foes. Having fought [[Mantis]] hand-to-hand, Lio Convoy tried to explain his instincts to Bighorn's satisfaction, but could not.

Out on patrol, Bighorn, Diver and Tasmania Kid were lured into a fight with more Insectrons by Starscream and BB. Diver tried to get Bighorn to avoid conflict and follow Lio Convoy's instructions, but the fighting-mad Bighorn charged into the Insectrons' midst. He faced off against the equally physical [[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]], but found his brute strength countered by the judo master's flips. Still, Bighorn noticed Powerhug made no move to strike him while he was down, but honorably waited for his opponent to rise to his feet. Their "battle" soon turned into pure sport, as Bighorn and Powerhug matched each other two throws for two before amicably taking a break.

The struggle still left Bighorn low on power, though, when Starscream and the Combatrons arrived to scare off the Insectrons and finish off the Maximals. It was here that Diver redeemed himself in Bighorn's eyes, demonstrating the value of his cautious approach, which preserved enough of his energy to fight on while the over-eager Bighorn was low on power. Lio Convoy and the others luckily arrived to rescue their friends before Diver had to fight for too long himself. Afterwards, Bighorn apologized to Diver for calling him cowardly, and after fighting Powerhug acknowledged that Lio Convoy had a point about the Insectrons' true nature. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

When Starscream drugged the Insectrons with special oil, Bighorn and the Maximals arrived to help stop the Insectrons from fighting amongst themselves. The two groups then teamed up against the revived Galvatron, and made peace. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}} That peace was nearly shattered when the Predacon mercenary [[Autostinger]] called in an old debt to make Bigmos sit out of the fighting between Maximals and Predacons, leading to Bighorn and Tasmania Kid being nearly wrecked by the [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s. Still, Bigmos managed to escape his debt and renewed the Insectrons' dedication of friendship to the Maximals. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

Bighorn and the Maximals intercepted the Autorollers after they captured Tasmania Kid and [[Scissor Boy]], freeing their friends after a fight with Megastorm and his mercenaries. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}} Bighorn and the Maximals later joined forces with the Autorollers when Galvatron went on a rampage while engorged on Angolmois Energy. Bighorn was forced to contain his rage against the Autorollers by Lio Convoy's order, and so he pulled the petals off a flower to calm himself. The two groups overfed Galvatron with Angolmois Energy until his bloated form nearly exploded from within, rendering him harmless. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

When the Predacons launched a massive offensive on the Southern Continent, Bighorn and the Maximals teamed up with the Insectrons to foil their plans once again. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Bighorn, Diver, and Tasmania Kid located a crashed spaceship on Gaia's Eastern continent, and soon encountered the [[Jointron]] brothers and their combination form, [[Tripledacus]]. Maximals by name, the Jointrons nevertheless proved to be irresponsible and short-sighted, acting outside Lio Convoy's authority and without regard for their fellow Maximals. Bighorn and the others were concerned the Jointrons would make favorable reports to Maximal HQ that highlighted their "accomplishments" to the detriment of the crew of the ''Yukikaze''. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} Bighorn and Kid snubbed the Jointrons on patrol to avoid getting caught up in their antics, only to return later and find the Jointrons had overtaken the Maximal base and then ''lost'' it to Predacon raiders, leaving Diver and Apache trapped inside. They helped Lio Convoy retake the base, but the Jointrons were unfazed by their actions, celebrating the minor victory of temporarily capturing Dirge and Thrust (only to lose them again). {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}}

While the Maximals were searching for the latest Predacon fortress, the Jointrons were exposed to a bacteria bomb that robbed them of their power. Bighorn and the other Maximals saved the Jointrons by posing as the massive Jointron II. They compensated for Kid and Diver's exposure to the bacteria by sharing energy between one another, in a proud display of teamwork. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Jointrons caused more chaos when they stole one of the base ships to approach a Predacon fortress from the air. Diver and the Maximals followed them in the second ship, but were rammed out of the sky by the Jointrons' poor piloting. The Predacons were engaged in an operation to kidnap the Jointrons and study their combination transformation. While the other Maximals held back the Autorollers, Diver and Bighorn raced to free the captive Jointrons. Fortunately, Scuba appeared to save the day, the Jointrons were freed, and the installation was soon destroyed. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}
[[File:BW_II_e18_Evil_Poetry.jpg‎|thumb|left|Bighorn joins Scuba's evil poetry club.]]

One day, Tasmania Kid found a [[Copy Machine]] that scanned objects to create three-dimensional duplicates of the subject. Believing the Machine could be used to bolster the Maximals' ranks, Kid shined the Machine's ray on Lio Convoy, creating "[[Black Lio Convoy|Copy Convoy]]". Unfortunately, the machine only created ''evil'' copies, and so Bighorn and the Maximals were forced to deal with a malevolent usurper that had all of Lio Convoy's knowledge and skills. He even captured the Copy Machine and used it to create "[[Copy Bighorn]]" and other copy Maximals. Fortunately, Diver's [[Niagara Base]] enhancements turned the tide in favor of the original Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

Alerted to a new arrival on Gaia, Bighorn and the Maximals traveled to the Sea Continent and discovered a [[Photon sailer|pirate ship from space]]. The Maximals were soon confronted by [[Halfshell]], captain of the [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]] who intended to plunder the world of Angolmois Energy. Lio Convoy had the idea of flipping the snapping turtle on his back, rendering him helpless, but Halfshell's beast mode was designed to counter that strategy, turning him into the Big Wheel Cutter that rampaged over the hills. Matters only deteriorated further when Halfshell called his crew and formed the colossal [[God Neptune]]. Outmatched by the combiner's sheer power, Lio Convoy directed Diver and Scuba to seize control of the deserted pirate ship while the land-based Maximals kept God Neptune busy. The distraction worked, as God Neptune chased after his stolen ship, only to get caught in a detonation of Angolmois Energy the Maximals rigged before abandoning ship. {{storylink|The Space Pirate Seacons!}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] tried to determine the strongest of the Maximals and Predacons, Bighorn was compared to [[BB]]. Bighorn's raw power was considered impressive, but Starscream argued that '''fire'''power was a more effective measure of strength, to which BB replied, "Roger." {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}
[[File:BW_II_ep21_Scylla_Mufasa.jpg|thumb|You must take your rightful-wait wrong series.]]

Bighorn's bizarre habits were on display again when he began hunting for a four-leaf clover. Confident his new clover-pendant would bring him luck, Bighorn strutted through the forest with Kid and Diver until coming across [[Scylla]] of the Seacons. Suddenly blinded by her "beauty", Bighorn decided Scylla was his one-true love. When he saw a tense exchange between her and [[Sea Phantom]] over Scylla neglecting her duties on the ship, Bighorn created an elaborate fantasy where Scylla was a space princess kidnapped into servitude by the evil pirates, and he was her big, strong hero who would rescue her. His delusions weren't strong enough to teach him how to swim, however, so Kid and Diver had to drag him out of the water when he attempted to follow the Seacons. Bighorn tried to reach Scylla a second time and, when she waved him out to the pirate ship (mistaking him for Scuba), the power of love was strong enough to carry Bighorn across the water until the power of Scylla's exploding Kiss of Death sent him back to land. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

When Megastorm and the Seacons teamed up, each of the Maximals was lured to a separate location by an Angolmois Energy signal transmitter. Bighorn found himself in a clearing facing off against [[Coelagon]], elder of the pirates. Despite his age, Coelagon's brute force techniques gave Bighorn his biggest challenge since Powerhug until they were interrupted by Megastorm's ineptitude. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

The Seacons soon used Bighorn's infatuation with Scylla against him with a love letter luring him to the dragon's head cape. Sea Phantom severed the dragon's head rock with his fin, setting Bighorn and Tasmania Kid adrift on the rock in the sea, and vulnerable to attack. Still convinced Scylla was coming to meet him for a romantic rendez-vous, Bighorn got angry at Kid for being a third wheel. Scuba and Diver arrived to ferry their land-bound comrades to safety, but as Bighorn used Scuba as a raft, Scuba literally got caught between Bighorn and Scylla as "Miss Squid-Lady" tried to flip Bighorn off of Scuba and keep him for herself. Bighorn was forced to confront Sea Phantom again underwater before the Maximals regrouped and joined forces with the Insectrons against the Seacons' God Neptune combiner mode. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}}

[[File:BW_II_ep24_Wistful_Bighorn.jpg|thumb|left|When your mom doesn't take you to McDonalds.]]

Bighorn's unrequited love for Scylla continued to weigh on his heart. He soon grew so desperate that asking the Jointrons to intervene on his behalf somehow sounded like a good idea. Dressed in their finest Snidely Whiplash cosplay, the Jointrons would kidnap Bighorn's "beautiful space princess", then allow him to come in as the hero, rescue Scylla, and declare his love for her forevermore! Unfortunately, nothing like that actually happened. The Jointrons threw Scylla in a sack and ended up being chased around the Sea Continent by the Predacons (enemies of the Jointrons), the Seacons (who wanted Scylla back), and poor, perpetually late Bighorn. And after getting shot, tossed about, and thrown down several ravines, when Scylla finally broke free of her sack she was in no mood for romance. The furious pirate unleashed her frustrations and Scylasers on the first target she saw...poor, heartbroken Bighorn. After the fiasco was over, Bighorn yelled at the Jointrons for fouling up their plans, and chased the brothers out to sea. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

When the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia, Halfshell arranged to fight Lio Convoy one-on-one for the energy they needed to depart. Well, God Neptune is ''technically'' a "one". When Bighorn and the other Maximals heard about this technicality, they tried to race to the battleground, but were diverted by Dirge and Thrust. In the end, Lio Convoy survived and the Seacons departed the planet. Bighorn chased the ship as far as he could, yelling out his tearful good-byes to "Miss Squid-Lady!" {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Bighorn was present when Lio Convoy first encountered the mysterious Maximal cub soon christened [[Lio Junior]]. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}} He also joined the Maximals in their first confrontation with the powered-up Megastorm, now the Angolmois-Energy-infused [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Bighorn was part of a Maximal plan to destroy Gigastorm. The Archduke of Destruction was lured into a mountain pass where the Maximals destroyed the ground under his feet, then set off a natural gas explosion. Unfortunately, even this amount of devastation wasn't enough to deal with Gigastorm. The conflict was interrupted by the arrival of Scuba's new vehicle, the [[Tako Tank]], which helped turn the tide against Gigastorm when the initial plan fell apart.
{{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

After detecting a faint distress signal from space, Bighorn and the Maximals recalled their encounters with the Seacons. Bighorn lamented how he never won the love of Miss Squid-Lady, and grilled the squid Scuba about how ''he'' really felt about Scylla. {{storylink|The Artificial Planet Nemesis}}

Scuba was in the process of demonstrating the Tako Tank's capabilities to Bighorn and the others when Lio Junior detected emissions of evil Angolmois Energy. Bighorn followed Lio Junior as he tracked the Angolmois Energy to a mining facility being run by the Autorollers. The Maximals charged into battle, only to learn a lesson about planning and overconfidence when the Predacons locked them inside the base and then blew it up. Miraculous, Bighorn and the others survived. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

When Tasmania Kid accidentally trapped himself in the runaway Tako Tank, Bighorn and the Maximals chased him down until Scuba could disable the vehicle. They stumbled into an attack by Starscream and BB, who were soon upgraded by exposure to Angolmois Energy into [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]]. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}} Dirge and Thrust soon underwent their own upgrades, becoming [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. They confronted Bighorn and Tasmania Kid to test their new abilities, and Bighorn was nearly undone by Dirgegun's ultrasonic wave attack. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

When a mysterious ship crashed on Gaia, the Maximals prepared to investigate. Lio Junior volunteered to lead the expedition, but Bighorn and many of the others teased Junior for his youth and inexperience, saying a more seasoned Maximal should be in charge. Tasmania Kid stepped up to support Lio Junior and volunteered to assist him on the mission, leading to Lio Convoy's approval. The mission revealed the crashed ship was a teleport gate, able to summon warriors from anywhere in space and time. Although the Maximals captured the command key for the gate, the gate itself was seized by the Predacons and Tasmania Kid was seriously injured defending Lio Junior. Bighorn and the Maximals blamed Lio Junior for Kid's injuries, leading Junior to take on the Predacons alone. Kid finally climbed off his sickbed to tell Bighorn and the others to leave Lio Junior alone, as he was only trying to show them he was a worthy comrade, and win their trust.

With Lio Junior's command key, the Predacons summoned an apocalyptic beast known as [[Majin Zarak]], and lay siege to Gaia. Bighorn and the Maximals were unable to get close enough to defeat Majin Zarak, but Lio Junior summoned [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] using the gate to supplement their forces. The Maximals lured Majin Zarak into a box canyon, where Lio Convoy and Optimus Primal combined the power of their Energon Matrixes to defeat the great beast. Bighorn watched on as Optimus Primal returned to his personal war through the gate. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

[[File:BW_II_ep33_Bighorn_Friend.jpg|thumb|right|Hello chipmunk, can you be my girlfriend?]]

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Bighorn had befriended a family of squirrels in the forest, and was very concerned about their well-being in light of the eruptions of Angolmois Energy. He and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} They also constructed an artillery cannon to feed off of the Angolmois Energy as a weapon to destroy Nemesis before it reached the planet. Although the Maximals enacted a complicated plan with several decoys to prevent the Predacons from interfering, the cannon ultimately failed to sustain power and Nemesis continued unabated. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} Bighorn was also present when Lio Junior temporarily turned against the Maximals, poisoned by corrupted Angolmois Energy forced into his system by Galvatron. Fortunately, the effects weren't permanent and no serious harm was done. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Bighorn and the Maximals were working on breaking down the ''Yukikaze'' for Lio Convoy's latest plan against Nemesis when a UFO robot crashed nearby. NAVI determined the robot was sent by automatic signal from a Gaian colony temple on Mars in response to Nemesis's arrival. The emissary robot claimed it could stop the corrupted Angolmois Energy, and so Lio Convoy told Bighorn and the others to keep working while he investigated. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} Unfortunately, it turned out the robot planned to stop the corrupted Angolmois Energy by crashing the moon into Gaia and destroying everyone on it. Bighorn and the Maximals joined Lio Convoy at the mother computer to break through its defenses so that NAVI could reprogram it, saving the moon, Gaia, and everyone on both. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

[[File:BW_II_ep38_Confused_Maximals.jpg|thumb|left|When you forget everything on the day of the test.]]

NAVI and Drill Nuts assisted the Maximals in retrofitting Skywarp and Santon's spaceship so that it could be used to reach the artificial planet Nemesis. An underground launch tunnel was built in secret under the [[Rocky Mountains|Rock Mountains]] to launch the ship into space. Secrecy was paramount, and so when Hellscream and Max-B began snooping around the mountains, Lio Convoy had Bighorn and the team "reveal" the location of their Niagara Base to Dirgegun and Thrustor, drawing the Predacons' attention away. The Rock Mountains launch tube was uncovered soon anyway, leading Bighorn and the others to race from Niagara to the mountains in order to make the launch window. They were opposed by Galvatron, but their friends Magnaboss and Tripledacus helped clear the path. Bighorn and the ''Yukikaze'' crew made it on board the ship with Lio Convoy and Apache at the last moment, clearing the atmosphere and flying out into space. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

Bighorn and the crew were cut down in their flight to Nemesis by the Seacons, who had been mesmerized into Galvatron's service. They crashed on an asteroid and battled God Neptune and his component parts. After God Neptune was defeated and the Seacons restored to normal, Bighorn tried to reunite with "Miss Squid-Lady", but Scylla still only had eyes for Scuba. They offered the Maximals their energon to recharge their ship, and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] and [[Artemis]] led the Maximals through a slingshot maneuver around the moon that got them back on track to Nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As the Maximals arrived on Nemesis, they abandoned ship so the Predacons shot down an empty vessel. Bighorn and the others gathered by an exhaust port, which NAVI calculated could lead to Nemesis's core. While Lio Convoy and Scuba went spelunking to shut down Nemesis at the core, Bighorn and his fellow Maximals remained behind to defend their rear flank. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}} After Galvatron pulled the full force of Gaia's Angolmois Energy into Nemesis, he emerged from the core claiming Lio Convoy was dead. Despite this disheartening news, Bighorn and the Maximals continued to fight on in the name of their commander. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}

In the end, Lio Convoy was not dead, but had combined with Lio Junior into a powerful Green Warrior. Moreover, Scuba and the Tako Tank had reached the core and arranged for Nemesis's destruction. As Galvatron and the Green Warrior battled, the Cyborg Beasts continued to hassle the Maximals. When Nemesis finally erupted, Lio Convoy used all the strength of his Energon Matrix to preserve the lives of Bighorn and his Maximal brethren. Although Gaia was saved, the Maximals were left floating in the void, caught in a wormhole created by Nemesis's destruction. They took heart, however, in the appearance of a great light Lio Convoy said would lead them to their next adventure. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Bighorn and the other Maximals worried that something might have happened to Diver and Tasmania Kid when they failed to return to base after being out on patrol. When Dirge and Thrust wandered close to the [[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]], the Maximals seized the opportunity to question their enemies about their missing friends. Bighorn helped take down the two jets, but was then surprised to discover that they now sported Maximal faction symbols. Somehow, the damage Dirge and Thrust had sustained during the fight had caused them to switch allegiance!

Later, Diver and Tasmania Kid finally turned up, crawling their way back to headquarters. Bighorn rushed out alongside Apache and Lio Convoy to greet them, only to be attacked! Starscream had brainwashed the Maximals into Predacons, and used them as bait to draw out Lio Convoy's forces. A heated confrontation ensued, only for the fighting to be brought to an end by a stray shot from Megastorm. The explosion greatly injured the Predacon forces, forcing them to retreat. To Bighorn's relief, the blast also returned Diver and Tasmania Kid to their former selves. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Bighorn returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

===''Bom Bom'' manga continuity===
====''Beast Wars II'' manga====
Bighorn was among the Maximal troops who opted to slack off when the rainy season rolled around, stating that the stormy weather made it too difficult for them to go out on their regular patrols. Apache was infuriated by his comrade's laziness, though their attitudes quickly shifted when Lio Convoy came on-deck, and they all snapped to attention. The lot of them were forced into action shortly thereafter anyways, as Diver reported in that the Predacons were headed their way aboard [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank|a giant tank]]. Bighorn and Apache led the main offensive against the enemy juggernaut, but found that their attacks had little effect on its impenetrable hull. Even Bighorn's missile attack left the vehicle unscathed! The pair were forced to instead change tactics, and lured the tank into a nearby river. There, Diver and Scuba were able to plant bombs on the tank's more vulnerable underside, crippling it. Bighorn was genuinely impressed by Apache's plan after seeing it go off without a hitch. Lio Convoy then took over the battle and defeated Megastorm, making him accidentally trigger the tank's self-destruct mechanism in the process. After it detonated spectacularly, the overcast skies began to clear, signaling the end of the rainy season. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

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After laying eyes on the repulsive [[Seacon (BW)|Seacon]] [[Scylla]], Bighorn became immediately smitten. Unable to write a proper love letter, however, he enlisted the aid of [[Scuba]] to compose the romantic confession. Scuba did so, but upon delivering it to Scylla on Bighorn's behalf, the femme squid got the wrong idea. Thinking the love letter was from Scuba, she proceeded to fall madly in love with him. Scuba found himself being chased by the homely wench, who wouldn't take "no" for an answer. Bighorn eventually confessed his infatuation to Scylla in person, but she politely turned him down, as she was only interested in dating guys with tentacles. {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}} {{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}} {{storylink|Win the Battle of Light and Darkness!}} {{storylink|The Beast Wars "Neo" Begin!!!}}}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' manga====
There was a statue of Bighorn dressed like a monk in a (probably) Japanese-styled temple on [[Break]]'s home planet. Bighorn was the one who evolved the native penguins to become Transformers, thus making him be worshiped as a god of the planet. {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}}

===Legends World===
Bighorn borne witness to [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s declaration that the [[Legends World]] would come to an end. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}} He would later enjoy Windblade as a waitress at a "little sister cafe" in [[Akihabara]], where he would fall for her charms enough to buy expensive lunches. {{storylink|Windblade Sequel}} He was present when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was inaugurated chairman of [[Tera-Kura Co.]] {{storylink|LG13 Megatron Sequel#Presidential Inauguration! Lord Megatron|Presidential Inauguration! Lord Megatron}} Bighorn was among the happy customers of Tera-Kura's new [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] clones, and was mighty upset when the company tried to recall them just because they'd been a bit naughty and gone on a destructive rampage. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 15|Bonus Edition Vol. 15}}

When Windblade didn't show up at the cafe one day, her waitress spot taken by [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Starscream]], Bighorn got upset and left. While reminiscing about her good times in the Legends Universe, Windblade remembered feeding Tigatron while Bighorn jealously looked on. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} Bighorn later tried to claim [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Armada Megatron]]'s discarded [[Unicron of Light]] toy for himself, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 18|Bonus Edition Vol. 18}} and watched [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] pay a visit to a local internet cafe. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Deadlock)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He was in the audience of [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]]'s first concert, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 24|Bonus Edition Vol. 24}} watched [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]] explode in the sky during a fireworks show, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 26|Bonus Edition Vol. 26}} and attended another concert held by [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], Cancer, and [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 27|Bonus Edition Vol. 27}}

Bighorn was among those hypnotized into serving [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 34|Bonus Edition Vol. 34}} and was in a crowd that cheered for who they thought was [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (actually [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]). {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}} He was later swallowed whole by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and used as a living battery, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} and watched [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] battle Scourge {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 45|Bonus Edition Vol. 45}} Bighorn bought a [[transtector]] car at one point, but later sold it off to [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] who would use it as his new body. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 46|Bonus Edition Vol. 46}} He was among the citizens converted into an [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] clone by [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] but was restored after his defeat. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}} He was shocked when Scylla began dating [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 48|Bonus Edition Vol. 48}} and was part of a crowd witnessing [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]'s arrival in the Legends World. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

Bighorn visited the [[Wolf Circus]] {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}} and later cheered as [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] repaired the city after the latest invasion. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:Beast Wars Uprising Bighorn.jpg|thumb|right|150px]]
Bighorn was one of the [[Resistance]]'s oldest members and a key ally of [[Lio Convoy]]. One time, the two of them made a solo run at [[Cyclonus Memorial Tower|the Cortex]] to hit a prominent [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]].

He was one of the most popular guys in the Resistance {{storylink|Burning Bridges}} but ''[[you]]'' wouldn't have liked him because when he turned up in the raid on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], he was constantly disparaging and dismissive of the new member [[Buzzclaw (BW)|Buzzclaw]]. As it turned out, Buzzclaw was set up as a patsy so they could kill Maximus and Bighorn knew; he was the only Resistance member to not give much of a crap about using him. {{storylink|Head Games}}

Half an orbital cycle later, he led a platoon to capture the strategic [[Melpomene Bridge]]. A mixture of loud encouragement and threats (the enemy, [[Stiletto (BW)|Stiletto]], felt "Bullhorn" was more apt, ho ho). The [[Maximal Command Security Force]] blew the bridge up but Bighorn, enraged at his comrades' deaths, was on their side and attempted to kill them. Unfortunately for him, Stiletto was an expert in knife combat and quite brutally put him down before he could kill [[Overshoot]].

To the dismay of [[B'Boom]], Lio Convoy decided against a reprisal strike on Bighorn's killers due to their strapped resources. {{storylink|Burning Bridges}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
Bighorn was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals. When the Maximals invaded Cybertron, Bighorn was one of the many warriors who wound up battling [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 6: Unforgivable|Unforgivable}}
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==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Bighorn.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Kind of a reverse "pull my finger".]]
*'''Bighorn''' (March [[1997]])
**''ID number'': '''C-13'''
**''Accessories'': "Buffalo Missile"

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars II]]'' toys, Bighorn is a [[redeco]] of the [[Hasbro]] ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Bonecrusher (BW)#Toys|Bonecrusher]] toy, transforming into a black organic bison with red robot parts. In both beast and [[robot mode]]s, pulling back on his [[beast mode]] tail causes his robot mode head to launch forward in a lunging headbutt attack. This attack also launches a spring-loaded missile from his robot-mode mouth at the end of his lunge.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Bighorn/bighorn.htm More information on Bighorn at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BWII-toy VS13-BighornBBStarscream.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
*'''2 Against 1 Showdown: Bighorn VS Starscream & BB''' (Vs pack, March 1997)
**''ID number'': '''VS-13'''
**''Accessories'': "Buffalo Missile"

: Bighorn was also available in a "2 Against 1 Showdown" (2対1の対決, ''2 tai 1 no taiketsu'') multi-pack with the Predacon pairing of [[Starscream (BW)#VS13|Starscream]] and [[BB#VS13|BB]].

: All of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

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*'''Telemaga Special Cybertron 6-piece Set''' (1999)
**''Accessories'': "Buffalo Missile"

: A lavender, yellow and light gray version of Bighorn was part of a six-piece set of unique redecoes of the main Cybertron cast of ''Beast Wars II'', the grand prize in the "New Beast Warriors Contest" in the February 1999 issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]''. The details of this contest are currently unknown.
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==Merchandise==
{{anchor|bluePVC}}
*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Bighorn, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], [[Megastorm#bluePVC|Megastorm]], and [[Starscream (BW)#bluePVC|Starscream]].

===''Beast Fighters''===
*'''Bighorn''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Bighorn was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.
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==Notes==
*The ''[[Beast Wars II Encyclopedia]]'' listed the [[Maximal Buster]] as his weapon, despite it being a generic weapon used by all the Maximals in the ''Beast Wars II'' cartoon.
*Bighorn's ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' design is modeled on the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' Deluxe Class [[Bulkhead (Prime)/toys#Beast Hunters|Bulkhead toy]].

[[Category:Beast Wars II Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Maximals]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Maximals]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]
[[Category:Resistance]]

The End of Starscream

2023-08-11T02:15:40Z

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{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=31
|image=BWII 31 BB SS.jpg
|caption=
|title="The End of Starscream"
|japanese=スタースクリームの最期
|romaji=Starscream no Saigo
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[October 28|28 October]] [[1998]]
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Shigeki Hatakeyama]], [[Munetaka Abe]] (Animation dir.)
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Gigastorm attempts to take out Starscream and BB, who are threats to his plans, only to have them be reborn as Hellscream and Max-B!'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BW_II_ep31_Predacon_Monitor.jpg|thumb|left|Galvatron is too cheap to pay to unscramble the cable.]][[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] continues its approach towards [[Gaia]]. Its master, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] observes it in the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' and explains its purpose to the other [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], also noting they must destroy the [[Maximal]]s before it arrives. He threatens to "fire" anybody not pulling their weight, [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] included. Later and elsewhere in the ship, [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] and [[BB]] discuss Galvatron's threat, doubting he'll follow through on it, but are thankful he took leadership back from Gigastorm, who they declare to be too stupid to even see their betrayal in dropping him into [[Angolmois Energy]] [[Megastorm Reborn|a while ago]]. Unfortunately for the duo, this is caught on camera by the hiding [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]], and they show the resulting video to an enraged Gigastorm.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Tasmania_Button.jpg|thumb]]
At the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]'', [[Lio Convoy]] leads a discussion on Nemesis. Acknowledging that it's impossible to halt at the current moment, Lio Convoy sends [[Scuba]] to investigate whether they can influence the Angolmois Energy on [[Gaia]] to stop Nemesis, an order overheard by the eavesdropping [[Lio Junior]]. In the [[Niagara Base]], [[Tasmania Kid]] and [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] play around with the [[Tako Tank]], setting off its "run away and self-destruct" mode and forcing most of the Maximals to chase after the wayward tank. Meanwhile, Lio Junior runs off to power himself up with Angolmois Energy like Galvatron, with [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] giving chase and warning the youngster not to corrupt himself with evil energy.

Once his rage simmers down, Gigastorm sends out Starscream and BB on a sortie, intending to punish the unknowing duo for their betrayal. The observing [[Artemis]], still pining for Starscream, tries to get [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] to go down to Gaia and warn the doomed Predacon, but the rabbit can't. Gigastorm plants the bomb for his plan, but is soon alerted to the approach of the rampaging Tako Tank, the pursuing Maximals, and the [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] trio; the Predacon decides discretion is the better part of valour and leaves them to take care of Starscream and BB.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Gigastorm_Plunger.jpg|thumb|left|Nice to see there's a branch of Acme on Gaia.]]Scuba manages to stop the Tako Tank's self-destruct sequence and save Tasmania Kid's life. The Maximals soon spot Lio Junior struggling with Skywarp and Santon to expose himself to Angolmois Energy, and they are all quickly beset by Starscream and BB. To annihilate the Maximals, the duo unleash their powerful Formation Scream attack and expend all of their energy in the process. It's for naught, as the Maximals were able to protect themselves by hiding under rocks. Seeing no other choice, the Predacon duo use their last resort—a white flag of surrender and sycophantic approval of the Maximals. The irritated Gigastorm pushes the bomb's switch, destroying Starscream and BB's footing and sending them into the stream of Angolmois Energy underneath.

But this isn't the end for the two, as the Angolmois Energy resonates with their evil being, evolving them into the deadly Hellscream and Max-B! Both focus their attacks on Lio Convoy, and Magnaboss is formed to save their leader. The combined giant doesn't proved to be any more adept at fighting off the Predacons, but the duo soon find themselves entangled in the tentacles of the Tako Tank. Using the Tako Tank's firepower, Scuba manages to bury Hellscream and Max-B in an avalanche of rocks that force them back into the Angolmois Energy.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Hellscream_MaxB.jpg|thumb|It's a good thing Artemis loves Starscream for his personality.]]Gigastorm, thinking the two are at rest for good, bids them off, but the duo prove to be more resilient, emerging from the Angolmois Energy and threatening to destroy their would-be murderer. The confrontation is put to a quick end by the arriving Galvatron, who berates his subordinates for fighting amongst themselves and not the Maximals.

===Artemis & Moon II Report===
Artemis weeps over the loss of Starscream's beautiful chassis. Unmoved by Artemis's tears, Moon analyzes the capabilities of the newly evolved duo Hellscream uses an engine that has an Angolmois fusion reactor as an energy source to fly in any environment and his sharp Gale Dagger can cut anything into half. Artemis is strangely pleased by the power and wildness of Hellscream.

Max-B is noted as having the Back Slap, which can be used for offense and defense. Artemis cuts things short with the lack of time left, which upsets Moon, since his partner was using up too much of their allotted time talking about Hellscream.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Lio Convoy]] (7)
*[[Apache]] (8)
*[[Bighorn]] (9)
*[[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] (10)
*[[Santon]] (11)
*[[Scuba]] (12)
*[[Lio Junior]] (13)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (14)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (15)
*[[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] (18)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] (1)
*[[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (2)
*[[BB|BB/Max-B]] (3)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream/Hellscream]] (4)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (5)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] (6)

|c4=
*[[Artemis]] (16)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (17)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Starscream''': Our do or die gamble appears to have backfired. 
'''BB''': Starscream... 
'''Starscream''': BB, it seems the time has come to ''really'' use our last resort. 
'''BB''': Roger… 
''[BB pulls a white flag and starts waving it around]'' 
'''Starscream''': To tell you the truth, we’re actually fans of the Maximals! We wanted to fight together with Lio Convoy rather than be slaves to a guy like Gigastorm! 
'''BB''': ROGER!!! 
:—'''Starscream’s''' and '''BB’s''' last resort/surrender.

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
===Real world references===
===Trivia===
*BB pulls out a white flag, the universal sign of surrender. How he stores it is anyone’s guess.
*During the last resort, both Tasmania Kid and Diver face fault. A common reaction when something stupid happens in anime.
*Just as with Gigastorm previously, BB and Starscream are transformed after being dropping in a ravine of Angolmois Energy and are then promptly thrown back into it after losing their first battle.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 11 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

{{DEFAULTSORT:End of Starscream}}
[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]]

The Final Battle (BWII)

2023-08-02T13:49:37Z

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{{disambig3|The Final Battle}}
{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=25
|image=BWII 25 LC HS.jpg
|caption=
|title="The Final Battle"
|japanese=最後の戦い
|romaji=Saigo no Tatakai
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[September 16|16 September]] [[1998]]
|written by=[[Kazuhiko Gōdo]]
|director=[[Tomio Yamauchi]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Lio Convoy and God Neptune have a duel.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BW_II_ep25_Scylla_Scuba.jpg|thumb|left]]After constant losses to the [[Maximal]]s, the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]] are hard at work on repairing their [[photon sailer]] so they can leave [[Gaia|the planet]] and their enemies behind. [[Scylla]] expresses a desire to stay behind to be with [[Scuba]], but [[Halfshell]] quickly shuts it down. [[Terrormander]] points out that they can't take off without energy, which Halfshell admits is a problem.

Underwater, Scylla meets up with Scuba to say her farewells and explain the Seacons' energy needs. At the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Artemis]] asks [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] if there's anything they can do to help the Seacons along, but there isn't. At the Maximal base, Scuba informs the others of the Seacons' desire to leave. To confirm this fact, [[Lio Convoy]] establishes a ceasefire and travels to the photon sailer with Scuba.
[[File:BW_II_ep25_Starscream_Snooping.jpg|thumb|Still more realistic than U571.]]The two leaders sit down and talk; Lio Convoy proposes that the Maximals will give the Seacons the energy they need if they leave peacefully. In the meantime, the two leaders are being eavesdropped by [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] and [[BB]] in an underwater submarine. Halfshell rejects the offer, citing his honor as a pirate—they ''pirate'', not receive gifts. Instead, he proposes a duel: If he wins, the Seacons get all of the Maximals' energy. Lio Convoy accepts, with the condition that the Seacons turn themselves over to the nearest Maximal spaceport if Halfshell loses. As the two Maximals leave to prepare, Halfshell tells [[Sea Phantom]] that he has an idea...

At the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'', Starscream reports to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and [[Megastorm]] of the upcoming battle. If Halfshell wins, good; if Lio Convoy wins, he'll be weakened and easy to finish off.

[[File:BW_II_ep25_Lion_Claw.jpg|thumb|left]]At the beach, Lio Convoy waits his opponent and [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] and Scuba secretly keep an eye on the situation. A Seacon finally rises from the water... it's not Halfshell, but [[God Neptune]]! God Neptune points out that, ''technically'', he's one being, so it still satisfies the duel's conditions. As the duel begins, Starscream, BB, and Megastorm, hiding in a boulder, are amused at Halfshell's deceit. The giant tries to grab his opponent, but the lion is too quick and keeps the combiner agitated with his playful comments. Diver contacts the other Maximals about the fight, and they take off in their shuttle to assist their commander.

God Neptune gets in a hit, but Lio Convoy is still too quick for the slow combiner, managing to get him to smash head-first into a cliff; Lio Convoy gets a slice in with his Lion Claw. Eventually, Diver and Scuba interrupt the fight, and God Neptune accuses the Maximals of cheating when accused of it himself. Lio Convoy tells his men to stand down and that his speed is enough to deal with the giant. The other Maximals are still on their way in the shuttle, but they are soon met with [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]], who refuse to let them arrive at the proceedings and help their leader.

[[File:BW_II_ep25_Angolmois_Eruption.jpg|thumb]]God Neptune manages to grab Lio Convoy when the Maximal tries going in for an attack and throws him into the sea, where he has the advantage. Lio Convoy manages to endure a brutal attack and jumps out of the ocean to safer land. In the sky, the Maximals deal with Dirge and Thrust by having [[Bighorn]] and [[Tasmania Kid]] jump onto them, allowing [[Apache]] to speed off to the beach. On higher ground, Lio Convoy uses his Lion Typhoon, burying God Neptune in a rockslide. Cursing Halfshell's ineptitude, Megastorm bursts out of his hiding place and fires his cannon at the Maximal despite Starscream's protests. The blast reveals a geyser of [[Angolmois Energy]] and the Predacons return to their ship to report it to Galvatron.

Apache finally arrives and sees that Lio Convoy is just fine and well. The Angolmois Energy's rumbling makes God Neptune split into his components and Halfshell declares the duel postponed, taking the energy that Lio Convoy left on the beach in his escape.

[[File:BW_II_ep25_Seacon_Demise.jpg|thumb|left|They're probably fine, right?]]At sunset, the Maximals watch as the Seacons finally take off, with Bighorn again chasing after his "Squid Lady" and Lio Convoy noting that they will feel more like pirates once back in space. The earth rumbles, which gives Lio Convoy a portent of things to come...

In space, the photon sailer sails away from the [[Solar System]] and comes across [[Nemesis (BW)|a strange void]] that drags it and the Seacons in.

===Artemis & Moon II Report===
Artemis and Moon ponder about the strange object that the Seacons encountered. As it's still outside the Solar System, Artemis still can't make it out. They speculate it has great power and Moon points out that nobody has noticed the change that has taken over Gaia. Seeking answers, they try to tap into Halfshell's knowledge as a space pirate, but the line is dead on the other end...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Scuba]] (4)
*[[Bighorn]] (8)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (9)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (10)
*[[Lio Convoy]] (11)
*[[Apache]] (12)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] (14)
*[[BB]] (15)
*[[Megastorm]] (16)
*[[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (17)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (19)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] (20)

|h3=[[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]]|c3=
*[[Sea Phantom]] (1)
*[[Halfshell]] (2)
*[[Scylla]] (3)
*[[Terrormander]] (5)
*[[Coelagon]] (13)
*[[God Neptune]] (18)

|c4=
*[[Artemis]] (6)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (7)

}}

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===

===Trivia===

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 9 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

==External links==

{{DEFAULTSORT:Final Battle (BWII)}}
[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]]

Megastorm's Reckoning

2023-08-02T04:12:14Z

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{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=22
|image=BWII 22 Megastorm.jpg
|caption=
|title="Megastorm's Reckoning"
|japanese=メガストームの計算
|romaji=Megastorm no Keisan
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[August 26|26 August]] [[1998]]
|writer=[[Kazuhiko Gōdo]]
|director=[[Kazuhiko Kikuchi]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Megastorm recruits the Seacons in his plan to attack the Maximals.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BW_II_ep22_Nefarious_Summit.jpg|thumb|left|Hard to feel like you're on an even bargaining posture when you've got a shoulder cannon levelled at you.]]At night, [[Megastorm]] meets with [[Halfshell]] on a cliff overlooking the sea. Megastorm offers an alliance between the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]] to take down the [[Maximal]]s, as they're a thorn in both their sides. Halfshell, however, demands payment, and Megastorm offers 1/10 of the Predacons' [[Angolmois Energy]] per Maximal, but Halfshell is a better negotiator, getting 1/8 per Maximal, and 3/8 for [[Lio Convoy]] himself. Back at the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'', Megastorm boasts of his deal-making to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], but [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] takes the wind out of his sails with basic math: 5 Maximals times 1/8 plus 3/8 for Lio Convoy equals 8/8, or the entirety of the Predacons' Angolmois Energy. Galvatron is irate at his brother's apparent idiocy, but Megastorm tries to talk his way out of it, explaining that he has a plan... and walks out frantically thinking of a solution to his mess.

[[File:BW_II_ep22_Predacon_Apples.jpg|thumb]]
At the Seacons' [[photon sailer]], the Seacons commend Halfshell for duping the Predacon, who is currently trying to conceive a way of getting out of the deal with the Seacons. [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] asking about the transmitters Megastorm plans to use to lure out the Maximals gives the Duke of Destruction an idea: plant explosives in them to destroy both the Seacons and the Maximals! The two [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] jets drop the transmitters at select locations, attracting the attentions of [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]], who find themselves incapable of warning the Maximals of Megastorm's plot.

At the Maximal shuttles, [[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] informs the crew that she has detected Angolmois Energy at multiple points throughout the area, and the Maximals split up to take care of all of them, with Lio Convoy taking the farthest one. In the ocean, [[Scuba]] investigates the area and runs into Halfshell, who starts blasting at the squid. Also underwater, [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] is attacked by [[Sea Phantom]], who threatens to slice the frog to ribbons. On land, [[Apache]] finds the transmitter... and [[Terrormander]], who immediately headbutts the Maximal. In the jungle, [[Scylla]] faces off with [[Tasmania Kid]] while [[Coelagon]] surprises [[Bighorn]] elsewhere.

[[File:BW_II_ep22_Megastorm_Submarine.jpg‎|thumb|left]]Dirge and Thrust, with the controller for the explosives, wait at the last transmitter and prepare to blow up Lio Convoy themselves. However, when the commander actually shows up, the duo are surprised and lose the controller. While Lio Convoy investigates the transmitter, Dirge begins pressing random buttons, which inadvertently blows Megastorm (observing the fight between Halfshell and Scuba) out of the sea. Halfshell, untouched by the explosion, is baffled on what's happening and loses Scuba. Megastorm lands on the beach, where he is blown away by the explosion meant for Apache and Terrormander. Lio Convoy, losing interest in the transmitter, goes to see what Dirge and Thrust are up to, and the two blow up the transmitter nearby, fouling up their opportunity to get Lio Convoy. Realizing how badly they screwed up the plan, the two fly off.

[[File:BW_II_ep22_Lio_Convoy_Bomb.jpg|thumb]]
Megastorm stumbles through the forest, running into Bighorn and Coelagon and taking the blast meant for the two of them. He lands near Scylla and Tasmania Kid, unsurprisingly being blown away again by the bomb for them. The Maximals gather together and confront Megastorm at the beach where he landed, telling him his plan, whatever it was, failed. An arrogant Megastorm threatens to fight all of the Maximals right there and then when Sea Phantom comes running... with the last bomb. Both shoot off into the ocean.

At the ''Galvaburg II'', Starscream takes delight in pointing out Megastorm's failure and sucks up to his commander. At the photon sailer, the Seacons still don't really understand the sequence of events that just took place other than one thing: Megastorm sure is clumsy. Elsewhere, the Maximals now finally realize how tough the Seacons are, and Lio Convoy warns his soldiers to prepare themselves for tough battles.

===Artemis & Moon II Report===
Artemis and Moon remark on how tough and strong the Seacons were, but thankfully Megastorm's plan failed. Megastorm calls in to show his indignation and blames Dirge and Thrust for fouling up the scheme. Artemis asks him about the title of "[[Emperor of Destruction]]" and he answers that being the Emperor is like being number one in the universe and that he desires it for himself. Megastorm gets angry again at the duo for watching footage of his injuries, and a flustered Artemis ends the segment, promising to see the viewers in the next report.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Bighorn]] (14)
*[[Lio Convoy]] (15)
*[[Apache]] (16)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (17)
*[[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] (18)
*[[Scuba]] (19)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (20)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Megastorm]] (1)
*[[BB]] (3)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] (4)
*[[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (5)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] (6)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (7)

|h3=[[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]]|c3=
*[[Halfshell]] (2)
*[[Sea Phantom]] (8)
*[[Coelagon]] (9)
*[[Terrormander]] (10)
*[[Scylla]] (11)

|c4=
*[[Artemis]] (12)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Bighorn''': “Are you really an old man?” 
'''Coelagon''': “I’m 100,000 years old…. no, maybe it was 110,000 years old?” 
:—'''Bighorn''' and '''Coelagon''' exchange smack talk.

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
===Real world references===
===Trivia===

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 8 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]]

The End of Starscream

2023-08-02T03:53:46Z

Lasershadow: /* Trivia */

{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=31
|image=BWII 31 BB SS.jpg
|caption=
|title="The End of Starscream"
|japanese=スタースクリームの最期
|romaji=Starscream no Saigo
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[October 28|28 October]] [[1998]]
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Shigeki Hatakeyama]], [[Munetaka Abe]] (Animation dir.)
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Gigastorm attempts to take out Starscream and BB, who are threats to his plans, only to have them be reborn as Hellscream and Max-B!'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BW_II_ep31_Predacon_Monitor.jpg|thumb|left|Galvatron is too cheap to pay to unscramble the cable.]][[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] continues its approach towards [[Gaia]]. Its master, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] observes it in the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' and explains its purpose to the other [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], also noting they must destroy the [[Maximal]]s before it arrives. He threatens to "fire" anybody not pulling their weight, [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] included. Later and elsewhere in the ship, [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] and [[BB]] discuss Galvatron's threat, doubting he'll follow through on it, but are thankful he took leadership back from Gigastorm, who they declare to be too stupid to even see their betrayal in dropping him into [[Angolmois Energy]] [[Megastorm Reborn|a while ago]]. Unfortunately for the duo, this is caught on camera by the hiding [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]], and they show the resulting video to an enraged Gigastorm.

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At the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]'', [[Lio Convoy]] leads a discussion on Nemesis. Acknowledging that it's impossible to halt at the current moment, Lio Convoy sends [[Scuba]] to investigate whether they can influence the Angolmois Energy on [[Gaia]] to stop Nemesis, an order overheard by the eavesdropping [[Lio Junior]]. In the [[Niagara Base]], [[Tasmania Kid]] and [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] play around with the [[Tako Tank]], setting off its "run away and self-destruct" mode and forcing most of the Maximals to chase after the wayward tank. Meanwhile, Lio Junior runs off to power himself up with Angolmois Energy like Galvatron, with [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] giving chase and warning the youngster not to corrupt himself with evil energy.

Once his rage simmers down, Gigastorm sends out Starscream and BB on a sortie, intending to punish the unknowing duo for their betrayal. The observing [[Artemis]], still pining for Starscream, tries to get [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] to go down to Gaia and warn the doomed Predacon, but the rabbit can't. Gigastorm plants the bomb for his plan, but is soon alerted to the approach of the rampaging Tako Tank, the pursuing Maximals, and the [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] trio; the Predacon decides discretion is the better part of valour and leaves them to take care of Starscream and BB.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Gigastorm_Plunger.jpg|thumb|left|Nice to see there's a branch of Acme on Gaia.]]Scuba manages to stop the Tako Tank's self-destruct sequence and save Tasmania Kid's life. The Maximals soon spot Lio Junior struggling with Skywarp and Santon to expose himself to Angolmois Energy, and they are all quickly beset by Starscream and BB. To annihilate the Maximals, the duo unleash their powerful Formation Scream attack and expend all of their energy in the process. It's for naught, as the Maximals were able to protect themselves by hiding under rocks. Seeing no other choice, the Predacon duo use their last resort—a white flag of surrender and sycophantic approval of the Maximals. The irritated Gigastorm pushes the bomb's switch, destroying Starscream and BB's footing and sending them into the stream of Angolmois Energy underneath.

But this isn't the end for the two, as the Angolmois Energy resonates with their evil being, evolving them into the deadly Hellscream and Max-B! Both focus their attacks on Lio Convoy, and Magnaboss is formed to save their leader. The combined giant doesn't proved to be any more adept at fighting off the Predacons, but the duo soon find themselves entangled in the tentacles of the Tako Tank. Using the Tako Tank's firepower, Scuba manages to bury Hellscream and Max-B in an avalanche of rocks that force them back into the Angolmois Energy.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Hellscream_MaxB.jpg|thumb|It's a good thing Artemis loves Starscream for his personality.]]Gigastorm, thinking the two are at rest for good, bids them off, but the duo prove to be more resilient, emerging from the Angolmois Energy and threatening to destroy their would-be murderer. The confrontation is put to a quick end by the arriving Galvatron, who berates his subordinates for fighting amongst themselves and not the Maximals.

===Artemis & Moon II Report===
Artemis weeps over the loss of Starscream's beautiful chassis. Unmoved by Artemis's tears, Moon analyzes the capabilities of the newly evolved duo Hellscream uses an engine that has an Angolmois fusion reactor as an energy source to fly in any environment and his sharp Gale Dagger can cut anything into half. Artemis is strangely pleased by the power and wildness of Hellscream.

Max-B is noted as having the Back Slap, which can be used for offense and defense. Artemis cuts things short with the lack of time left, which upsets Moon, since his partner was using up too much of their allotted time talking about Hellscream.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Lio Convoy]] (7)
*[[Apache]] (8)
*[[Bighorn]] (9)
*[[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] (10)
*[[Santon]] (11)
*[[Scuba]] (12)
*[[Lio Junior]] (13)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (14)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (15)
*[[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] (18)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] (1)
*[[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (2)
*[[BB|BB/Max-B]] (3)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream/Hellscream]] (4)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (5)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] (6)

|c4=
*[[Artemis]] (16)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (17)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Starscream''': Our do or die gamble appears to have backfired. 
'''BB''': Starscream... 
'''Starscream''': BB, it seems the time has come to ''really'' use our last resort. 
'''BB''': Roger… 
''[BB pulls a white flag and starts waving it around]'' 
'''Starscream''': To tell you the truth, we’re actually fans of the Maximals! We wanted to fight together with Lio Convoy rather than be slaves to a guy like Gigastorm! 
'''BB''': ROGER!!! 
:—'''Starscream’s''' and '''BB’s''' last resort/surrender.

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
===Real world references===
===Trivia===
*BB pulls out a white flag, the universal sign of surrender. How he stores it is anyone’s guess.

*Just as with Gigastorm previously, BB and Starscream are transformed after being dropping in a ravine of Angolmois Energy and are then promptly thrown back into it after losing their first battle.

==Home video releases==
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[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 11 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

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[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]]

Starscream (BW)

2023-07-30T22:21:41Z

Lasershadow: /* Beast Wars II cartoon */

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:''Starscream is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:BWIIStarscreamVideoBox.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Probably sounds just like {{w|Maximillion Pegasus}}.]]

'''Starscream''' (スタースクリーム ''Sutāsukurīmu'') is a two-faced, back-stabbing, no-good schemer. But man, is he ever charming. Confident, clever and sort of ''effeminate'', Starscream's greatest strength isn't actually his ''strength'', but his ability to flatter and endear himself to those in power. Confidentially, it's all a ploy to lull his superiors into letting their guards down so he can strike at the most opportune time, seizing power for himself.

Starscream is something of a snob and a narcissist (including listening to [[Wagner]]) who doesn't suffer fools or low-class fashion rejects lightly. He prefers to hide behind his partner, the hulking bruiser [[BB (BW)|BB]], not so much because he ''can't'' fight but because he'd rather not get his hands dirty or his paint job scuffed. When left with no alternative but to throw down, Starscream and BB can combine to create the [[Formation Scream]], which is more than a match for most [[Maximal]]s.

He was later upgraded via [[Angolmois Energy]] into the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyborg Beast]] '''Hellscream''' (ヘルスクリーム ''Herusukurīmu''). It didn't do much for his looks, but it certainly made him a tougher foe on the battlefield.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hiroki Takahashi]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:NewForces CybertronBBStarscream.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I look like Thundercracker!]]
Starscream was the brains of a [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] jet duo with his partner, [[BB (BW)|BB]]. They served [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' when he brought his Predacons to the planet [[Gaia]], in search 3of the amazing powers of [[Angolmois Energy]]. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} When Galvatron fell into a coma shortly after arriving on the planet, Starscream began conspiring with BB to ingratiate themselves with the new self-appointed Emperor of Destruction, Galvatron's younger brother [[Megastorm]]. They planned to be the first to capture the mysterious white lion that had caught the interest of both Galvatron and Megastorm. Starscream chastised BB when he launched a missile payload at the lion during their ''capture'' mission, and was humiliated when the comedy duo [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] saw their near-fatal mistake. He had BB block their competition out in a smokescreen missile, leading Dirge and Thrust to crash into a cliffside.
Starscream and BB then captured the lion in a net missile and presented the net humbly to Megastorm back at base. Unfortunately, the lion was actually the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy]], who unleashed his rage and arsenal on the Predacons for the damage they had done to the creatures and natural order of Gaia. Starscream, BB, and Megastorm were quickly driven into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

[[File:Girlyscream1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Tee hee!]]

After the last debacle, Megastorm wanted the chance to redeem himself against Lio Convoy and take credit for dispatching him. He ordered his subordinates to find Lio Convoy but not engage, merely report the Maximal commander's position to him. Starscream saw through Megastorm's plan immediately, but went along with it to stay in the acting emperor's good graces. He and BB went so far as to avoid conflict with other, less-important Maximals while on their search, and dispatching Dirge and Thrust in a rockslide to prevent any competition. The Maximal [[Bighorn]] would not be denied, however, and his thirst for combat finally forced Megastorm, Starscream and BB to fight with him, where he proved surprisingly effective. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}}

Starscream next orchestrated a plot to catch the Maximals in a lakeside trap. First, he had the [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s build the exterior of a fortress by the lake as a lure. When [[Tasmania Kid]] arrived and destroyed the fake base, Starscream trapped him in a cage controlled by the real, underwater base. He then pulled Kid into a series of deathtraps in their lake base, while using the danger to Kid to lure the other Maximals in. Starscream succeeded in snaring Lio Convoy, Bighorn and [[Apache]] just as he trapped Kid by the lakeside. Unfortunately, a chain is only as strong as its ''dumbest'' link. When Dirge and Thrust went topside in a mini-sub to retrieve the Maximals, their sub was boarded by a real Tasmanian devil. Thinking Tasmania Kid had somehow escaped (and shrank), Dirge and Thrust returned to the base without the captive Maximals and left a hatch open so that [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] and [[Scuba]] could enter as well. As Starscream was left wondering how his partners could be so stupid as to mistake the Tasmanian devil for a Maximal, Diver shut down the cage holding Lio Convoy's crew and Scuba freed the Kid. Then BB started firing missiles in the tight hallways of the pressurized, underwater base, and Megastorm decided to cut his losses and remotely blow up the base with his men still inside, and...look, it WAS a good plan, alright? {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Starscream watched closely as Megastorm became rankled at the idea of giving up his power once Galvatron awakened. Starscream kept an eye on Megastorm as his attempt to quietly dispose of his sleeping brother only turned Galvatron into a revived Angolmois Energy-powered dragon. As Galvatron engaged the Maximals in battle, Megastorm dislodged his brother's footing and sent him tumbling into a volcano, unaware he was being monitored by Starscream. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}} Without Megastorm's consent, Starscream retrieved Galvatron from the volcano and brought his inert body back to the ''Galvaburg II'' for recuperation, leaving Megastorm off-balance on whether Starscream was conspiring against him. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

When Dirge and Thrust were trounced thoroughly by [[Insectron]]s native to the Southern Continent, Starscream confidently told Megastorm he could devise a plan to eliminate the threat. Starscream and BB set up a series of energy nets in the Insectrons' territory, planning to capture the bugs and then free them, claiming the traps had been set by the Maximals. They successfully made contact with [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]] this way, and left the Insectrons with a falsified data disc containing information on the Maximals. This sent Bigmos and Tonbot into a battle with Lio Convoy's crew, which Starscream and BB secretly intervened on by trying to collapse an entire ravine on the two factions with their missiles. The Maximals and Insectrons survived, but Starscream's involvement in the rockslide was left undiscovered. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}}

For his next trick, Starscream and BB fired upon the Maximals Diver, Bighorn and Tasmania Kid, luring them into the nest of another group of Insectrons, [[Scissor Boy]], [[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]], and [[Drill Nuts]]. He begged his Insectron "friends" to save them from the pursuing Maximals, leading to another fight between the two groups. When the Maximals dropped low on power from fighting the Insectrons, Starscream and the Combatrons emerged to finish them off. Unfortunately for Starscream, Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to reinforce their ailing friends. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

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Starscream's final plot involved creating an adorable cartoon hologram of himself to invite the Insectrons to an oil party. He had secretly spike the oil to make it extra-intoxicating, hoping the Insectrons would get so drunk they would begin brawling and wipe each other out. Surprisingly, that's exactly what happened at first until the Maximals arrived and hosed them down. When Galvatron also got into Starscream's special stash of oil, he ran amok and served as the impetus for the Maximals and Insectrons to join forces and make a lasting peace. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

Disgraced, Starscream was unable to stop Megastorm from giving the job of removing the Insectrons to the Autorollers. Fearing what would happen if the Autorollers eclipsed his accomplishments, Starscream and BB shadowed the Autorollers and discovered their leader, [[Autostinger]], was owed a debt from the Insectrons' leader Bigmos from long ago. Stinger tried to get Bigmos to return the debt by stepping aside so the Autorollers could eliminate the Maximals, but Bigmos escaped the debt another way and challenged Autostinger to a duel. As the Maximals, Insectrons, and Autorollers present entered a cave system for the bout, Starscream saw an opportunity. He had BB blast the mountain with missiles, hoping to eliminate his competition and enemies in one act. Unfortunately for Starscream, all the combatants survived his sneak attack. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

Starscream and BB were out on patrol when the Autorollers brought their captives Tasmania Kid and [[Scissor Boy]] back to the ''Galvaburg II''. Megastorm tried to call the Combatrons back to help him when the Maximals and Insectrons arrived to protect their friends, but they arrived too late and Megastorm had to move the ship to escape their enemies' onslaught. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

Starscream was spying on the Autorollers' fortress operation after their failures led to the unit being removed from Insectron duty. Rejected, the Autorollers planned to undermine Starscream's standing in the Predacons and eliminate the Insectrons in one swoop by causing explosions of Angolmois Energy around the continent using their underground pipelines. To preserve his status, Starscream had BB shut down the main pipeline, causing a build up back at the Autorollers' fortress that would destroy the would-be-usurpers permanently. Starscream's dazzling victory dance was interrupted when simple BB asked if Starscream would be doing the Autorollers' heavy-lifting assignments once they were destroyed. As Starscream stopped short to consider the indignity of *ugh*manual labor, the rampaging Galvatron pierced the pipelines and began guzzling Angolmois Energy, growing to gigantic size. As his former leader-turned-kaiju started stomping through the countryside, Starscream motioned to BB and they exited, stage left, before anyone realized what they had done. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

As Megastorm ordered a massive attack on the South Continent, Starscream, BB and the Combatrons fought against the Maximals and Insectrons once more. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Soon, Galvatron was back on his feet and in control of his own mind. Starscream's boot-licking immediately shifted back to Galvatron instead of Megastorm, much to the Duke of Destruction's chagrin. Starscream and BB were dispatched to locate a mysterious ship making a forced landing on Gaia, and got into a battle with the Maximals over the wreck. They were soon confronted with the pilots, however, a trio called the [[Jointron]]s in their combination form as [[Tripledacus]]. Tripledacus humbled Starscream and BB, sending them fleeing back to the ''Galvaburg II''. Galvatron wanted this mighty warrior dealt with, and sent the duo back out to find him. However, they had no idea Tripledacus was a combiner, and ignored the Jointrons when they first spotted them. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}}

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Starscream continued to seek Galvatron's favor, subtly undermining Megastorm and putting him down while advancing his own position. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Starscream readied a plan to eliminate the Jointrons using a bacteria bomb he concocted that would drain their energy away. He and BB coated two of the three Jointrons with the sludge, leaving them incapable of forming Tripledacus and on the run. Unfortunately, Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to teach the Jointrons a lesson in teamwork, and the trio shared energy to eradicate the bacteria bomb's effects, driving off Starscream and BB once more. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

Galvatron modified his orders, dictating that the Jointrons be captured so that their transformation sequence could be analyzed for the creation of a Predacon combiner. Starscream and BB rigged some net missiles and staked out one of the Autorollers' fortress sites to catch their prey. The Jointrons were squabbling with each other, making the Predacons' job that much easier. The problem was, Starscream left the mission of transporting the individually-snared Jointrons to BB, Dirge, and Thrust. He stayed behind to...monitor the Autorollers' fight with the remaining Maximals, only for the other Combatrons to return and admit they all lost their catches. The Jointrons reunited, formed Tripledacus, and Starscream's men were forced to flee. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}

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Later on, the Autorollers uncovered an unknown device in the ancient ruins. Starscream evaluated the device and determined it was a [[Copy Machine]]. At Galvatron's command, Starscream tested the device on BB, creating a [[Copy BB]]. The clone proved to be inherently opposite of the original, prompting an idea by Galvatron to deposit the Copy Machine where the Maximals could find it. Sure enough, Tasmania Kid soon used the device to create [[Black Lio Convoy|Copy Convoy]], an evil copy of Lio Convoy who broke free on his own. Starscream and BB found Copy Convoy running through the forest, and Starscream found the evil Convoy respectably diabolical and a little bit snuggly. When Copy Convoy fired on Starscream and BB they left, but Starscream privately told BB the Copy did that because the Maximals were watching, and respected his deviousness. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When Artemis and Moon compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, Starscream was measured against Scuba. He also defended BB when his partner was compared to Bighorn, stating BB's firepower and strength were far greater than mere strength alone. He was called back for the final bout, mostly just because Artemis found him so dreamy. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Starscream's efforts to undermine Megastorm finally provoked a reaction. When Galvatron needed a recon team to determine the threat posed by the [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], Starscream naturally volunteered. Megastorm shot down Starscream's request, however, and gave the assignment to Dirge and Thrust instead. Galvatron still allowed Starscream and BB to carry out the next Seacon mission, over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}} When Megastorm made contact with the Seacons on Galvatron's behalf, he negotiated a bounty on the Maximals' heads. Starscream was quick to point out, however, that Megastorm's math meant the Predacons would lose their ''entire'' supply of Angolmois Energy to the Seacons if the pirates were successful. A flustered Megastorm was left trying to defend his negotiations to Galvatron while Starscream watched on. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

After performing a scan on the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], Starscream determined they were in need of some particular parts for repairs. With Galvatron's approval, he approached the Seacons for another negotiation to eliminate the Maximals. Unlike Megastorm, Starscream retained the upper hand during the negotiations with [[Halfshell]], and managed to draft a fair deal with the Seacon captain. Starscream and BB later joined the Seacons in battle with the Maximals and Tripledacus, but were driven off. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

While eavesdropping on the Seacons, Starscream and BB learned of a duel between Lio Convoy and Halfshell. He proposed to Galvatron that the Predacons secretly observe the fight, hoping Lio Convoy lost and being ready to strike down the surely weakened Maximal commander even if he won. Unfortunately for Starscream's plan, Megastorm insisted on coming along and jumped the gun by firing off his Mega-Cannon. Not only did he fail to kill Lio Convoy with his sneak attack, he set off a deposit of Angolmois Energy and ended the bout prematurely. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

As Galvatron's artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] approached Gaia, its influence began to corrupt the Angolmois Energy on the planet, making it volatile. Starscream and BB were present to observe Galvatron enter a geyser of Angolmois Energy and seemingly get consumed by the eruption. They looked on knowingly as Megastorm cheered his brother's apparent demise and showed disappointment when Galvatron emerged more powerful than ever. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}} Galvatron was not powerful enough to defeat a new Maximal combiner called [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], however, whose center component [[Lio Junior]], the "son" of Lio Convoy, had been born from Angolmois Energy. Starscream and BB performed extensive surgery to repair Galvatron's wound, but their commander was once again lost in a comatose state.

[[File:BW_II_ep27_Starscream_Surgery.jpg|thumb|left|]]

As Megastorm once again began to seize control of the Predacons, Starscream saw an opening when the Duke of Destruction groused about how powerful the Angolmois Energy made his brother. Thinking quickly, Starscream claimed to have performed scientific experiments that proved Megastorm would be able to power up from exposure to Angolmois Energy just as his brother did, and wouldn't die horribly like he thought. Megastorm hesitantly accepted Starscream's conclusions, and agreed to be dropped in a chasm filled with Angolmois Energy to reformat himself. As Starscream prepared to drop the Duke, Megastorm started having second thoughts, but Starscream sent him screaming into the pit of Angolmois Energy anyway. Unfortunately for Starscream's plotting, Megastorm DID emerge more powerful than ever, transformed into the titanic [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]. Still, Starscream was safe for the moment because Gigastorm believed Starscream intended that result, and was unaware it was actually an assassination attempt. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Starscream was infuriated as Gigastorm began throwing his weight around again as the "new Emperor of Destruction". He and BB actually ignored a call for assistance from their leader out of sheer petulance. In the meantime, they investigated a mysterious falling capsule that turned out to be new weaponry from the Maximals. The capsule eventually led them to the site of Gigastorm's battle, relieving them of any explanation for why they weren't showing up when called. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Next, Starscream and BB caught Gigastorm in the act of genuine fratricide, as he attempted to dismember the sleeping Galvatron with a chainsaw. He then tried to flood Galvatron's system with Angolmois Energy until he overloaded, a foolish notion that only sped Galvatron's healing process, bringing him back on line. Starscream quickly welcomed his emperor back into the fold and warned him of Gigastorm's assassination attempts. Safe behind Galvatron's protection, he once again began openly taunting Gigastorm about his poor leadership qualities as well. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}
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Starscream's attempt at killing Megastorm was finally uncovered by Dirge and Thrust, who secretly recorded Starscream's admission and showed the video to Gigastorm. Furious, Gigastorm arranged a trap for Starscream and BB away from base where Galvatron couldn't stay his hand. Starscream and BB were sent hunting for Maximals in a certain area that was rich in Angolmois Energy, where Gigastorm intended to set off explosives and destroy them. Ironically, the Maximals actually ''did'' arrive, dissuading Starscream's suspicion that Gigastorm was setting them up. Attempting to prove their valor and worth to the Predacons, Starscream ordered BB to perform their "Formation Scream" ultimate attack, unleashing their entire missile payload and energy reserves in one massive strafing run. The Maximals, as heroic characters and the protagonists, were very nearly injured by this enormous display of firepower, but fortunately ducked behind a rock. Left powerless in the aftermath, Starscream and BB abandoned their pride and waved the white flag, even offering to join the Maximals to save themselves.
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Disappointed with the outcome, Gigastorm finally set off his explosives, sending Starscream and BB into the pits of Angolmois Energy below them. As Galvatron and Gigastorm did before, Starscream and BB emerged as incredibly powerful new warriors, Cyborg Beasts known as Hellscream and Max-B. They were now powerful enough to battle all the Maximals, even Magnaboss, before being temporarily disposed of by the Tako Tank. When they broke free from the rubble, Hellscream and Max-B confronted Gigastorm and recognized his role in their upgrade. Before the rivals could begin fighting, however, Galvatron arrived and forced all his subordinates back in line. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

[[File:HellscreamMovie1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Artemis has low standards when it comes to men.]]
Later, when a strange ship landed on Gaia, Hellscream took part in stealing the control unit for it. However, a few minutes later, Lio Junior charged at him and almost killed him, but he was saved by Max-B. Hellscream pinned Lio Junior to a wall using his Terror Storm attack, and nearly struck down the helpless cub with a [[Sharkwinder]] missile. Instead, Tasmania Kid jumped in the way, taking the missile meant for Lio Junior. Hellscream was present for the summoning of [[Majin Zarak]], and took part in the climactic battle only to be beaten up by [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] and [[Bighorn]], and forced into retreat along with the others. Galvatron stated that he and the others were morons and continued the attack on the Maximals. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

As the artificial planet Nemesis zeroed in on Gaia, the Maximals stepped up their counter-attacks, and the Predacon response increased as well. Hellscream and Max-B were sent to stop the Maximals from freezing the volatile corrupted Angolmois Energy drawn out by Nemesis's presence. They encounter Tripledacus trying to stop the flow of Angolmois Energy with one massive iceberg. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} Later, they targeted a giant artillery cannon the Maximals intended to use to obliterate Nemesis before it reached Gaia. Hellscream was suspicious by how obvious the Maximals were in transporting the cannon, and so he had Max-B scan the area, locating Scuba and the Tako Tank transporting a ''second'' cannon. Unfortunately for the Predacons, that cannon was also a decoy. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}}

Lio Junior increased his attacks on Autoroller fortress operations, forcing Hellscream and Max-B to step up when Dirgegun and Thrustor once again proved inadequate. When Galvatron emerged on the battlefield to run a con on Lio Junior, however, Hellscream and Max-B wisely stepped back and allowed their Emperor to carry on his scheme. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Hellscream's "peeping head" uncovered news of a robot from Mars found by the Maximals which could allegedly retake control of the Angolmois Energy. Galvatron ordered him and Max-B to prevent the Maximals from doing so, but Lio Junior and the combined Magnaboss held off Hellscream and Max-B so that Lio Convoy and the emissary robot could continue. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} Once it was clear the emissary robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying the planet, Galvatron ordered his Cyborg Beasts to withdraw so the Maximals could deal with the situation for them uncontested. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

Hellscream discovered some Insectron activity in the Rock Mountains, but Gigastorm told him to just ignore the bugs. The Cyborg Beasts were called to battle when Dirgegun and Thrustor miraculously discovered the Maximals' hidden base all of a sudden, and Gigastorm wanted to stage an all-out raid. Hellscream was incredulous at the idea of the comedy duo suddenly becoming lucky, competent, or both, but his concerns were dismissed as jealousy. Hellscream and Max-B finally abandoned the Niagara battle altogether to recheck his suspicions, and they uncovered a missile catapult in the Rock Mountains, showing Galvatron that the Maximals planned to launch into space to confront the Nemesis. The Predacons rediverted troops to stop the launch, but they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

The sycophantic Hellscream praised Galvatron for his foresight when he dispatched the Seacons to delay the Maximals so that the ''Galvaburg II'' could reach Nemesis ahead of them. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

On Nemesis, the Predacons shot down the Maximal ship and boarded the wreckage, only to find the Maximals weren't present. They barely escaped the pre-rigged self-destruct mechanism. Hellscream and the Cyborg Beasts confronted the Maximals as Lio Convoy tried to shut down Nemesis at its Angolmois Energy core. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}} When Galvatron emerged from the core, he told the assembled Maximals and Predacons that Lio Convoy and Lio Junior had been consumed by the Angolmois Energy he unleashed. Hellscream and the Predacons cheered the death of Lio Convoy, but Galvatron bid them to be silent, mourning the loss of a valiant foe. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}} To everyone's surprise, Lio Convoy and Lio Junior emerged as the legendary Green Lion, powerful enough to drain all of Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy from him. When Galvatron left to reignite the sabotaged core, Hellscream and the Beasts continued the fight against the remaining Maximals, despite the threat of Nemesis exploding at any moment. Hellscream had prepared a speech to inspire loyalty and comradery for the greater good in his fellow Cyborg Beasts, but Gigastorm had to wake up in the middle and ruin it. The moment had passed, so the Cyborg Beasts got together and lugged the lumbering Gigastorm off of Nemesis before it exploded.
{{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Starscream hatched a scheme to capture a couple of Maximals and brainwash them into Predacons. Amused by this plan, Galvatron granted Starscream permission to put it into motion. Soon, BB brought him Tasmania Kid and Diver, and Starscream went to work on the pair.

Starscream then oversaw the altered Maximals' initial ambush on their former allies. After the initial surprise strike, the rest of the Predacons joined in on the attack. But as the Predacons pressed on, Dirge and Thrust turned up on the battlefield as allies of the Maximals! Annoyed that Lio Convoy had "stolen his idea" to brainwash enemy combatants, Starscream ordered BB to shoot the "traitors" out of the sky. The Predacons were on the verge of victory when a stray shot from Megastorm rocked the battlefield, badly injuring the Predacon forces. Starscream and the rest of the Predacons retreated, with the unconscious Dirge and Thrust in tow. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}} {{storylink|TFC-D04}}}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
Starscream joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]] in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed some Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked up the Predacon leader to the machinery of the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]] to power it, and enlisted Starscream and his other fellow Predacons into piloting the vehicle against the Maximals. Their enemies soon came rushing towards them in a counter-offensive, and Starscream and BB manned the tank's turrets to blast them. Though they managed to shoot down Lio Convoy as he and Bigmos approached them from the air, they weren't as successful in stopping Tasmania Kid, who had tried a similar tactic with Tonbot. A secondary offensive from the Maximals led to the tank sinking into a nearby river, and finally Lio Convoy managed to battle Megastorm within it, resulting in the tank's self-destruct mechanism being activated. The Predacons were all blown away in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Infiltrate the Mystery Island!}} {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}} {{storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}} {{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}}}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:BWAscending3 heralds.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Let's get this rave started! ACEEEEEED!"]]
Starscream spent time in a Maximal prison facility, where he developed grandiose plans for the future. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #4}} There, Starscream also met and befriended the traumatized giant [[BB (BW)|BB]]. During an escape from the prison, Starscream took BB with him, solidifying BB's loyalty to Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}} After their escape, Starscream and BB joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 4}} Starscream was later exposed to [[Angolmois Energy]] by [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], which altered the jet into the vicious Hellscream. Hellscream hated his new form and preferred to have his jet form back. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

At some point, Hellscream became one of [[Herald of Unicron|Unicron's heralds]] and subsequently one of [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]]. When [[Shokaract]] faced [[Big Convoy]] in battle, Hellscream and the other Heralds returned to Cybertron with, as Hellscream put it, more than enough Angolmois for Shokaract's eternal glory. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending # 3}} He went on to help spread Angolmois across Cybertron, causing widespread chaos and violence. When Shokaract suddenly disappeared from the battlefield, he and his fellow Heralds temporarily retreated to think up what to do next. 'Next' never happened due to [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] lobbing a grenade into their presence, scattering the Heralds in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending # 4}}
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===Legends World===
In the [[Legends World]], Starscream was the manager of a "little brother cafe" in [[Akihabara]], where he gave [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] a job out of sympathy for her situation, despite her gender. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} He later commended her on her ability to sell expensive lunches to customers. {{storylink|Windblade Sequel}}

When [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|another Starscream]] filled in for Windblade, the manager criticized him for not welcoming customers loudly enough. When Armada Starscream questioned why a supposed "little sister cafe" would hire a man, the manager explained that they were in actuality a little ''brother'' cafe. He was present when Windblade returned and told Armada Starscream of the reason for her poor condition. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} He later hired [[Cab (human)|Cab]] {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] as waiters. {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}}

After the Legends World was destroyed, Starscream ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where he watched as [[Galvatron II]] brought [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to it. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} When the Legends World was restored, Starscream returned to it, and was present when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] announced he was leaving the universe. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
When the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], Starscream was one of the several Predacons involved in the ensuing conflicts. He was not, however, directly involved in combat. Instead, he was sent on missions to traverse pit-riddled fields while fending off enormous bacteria opponents. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Starscream & BB''' (March 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''D-13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers, 2 "Screamwinder" missiles

:Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, packaged in a set with [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]], Starscream is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]]; with a minor [[retool]] to add an indent for a [[rubsign]] under the toy's right wing, and a color scheme based on the unreleased [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ATB|Megatron ATB]] & [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ATB|Starscream]] iteration of the mold. Importantly, ''Beast Wars II'' Starscream has silver plastic rather than the ATB Starscream's light gray, and a black-painted helmet with a silver mask where ATB Starscream has an unpainted gray helmet with a blue mask. And of course, different stickers.

:Starscream transforms into a fighter jet of undetermined model and he has two side-mounted spring-loaded rocket launchers that fire his "[[Screamwinder]]" missiles. Starscream is also able to wield said launchers as hand-held weapons in [[robot mode]]. Despite the difference in name between Starscream and BB's missiles, they are all the exact same and can be fired or dropped from any of the designated launchers. They are however slightly shorter than the ''Generation 2'' version, and as such are incompatible with Smokecreen and [[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing's]] launchers (and also incompatible with future versions of this mold set due to new tooling done for those releases).

:Starscream can also combine with BB's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to form the large "[[Formation Scream]]" stealth bomber jet.

:An unfortunate case of bad [[Japanese language|transliteration]] results in the stickers on his tailfins and on BB's arms calling him "Starscrem".

:[[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as '''Starscream''' (actually meant to be "Starscrem" {{sic}}).<ref>The original Korean text "스타스크램" translates more or less into English as "Starscrem"/"Starscram", however; the packaging still has "Starscream" written in full English. Ironically, the poor transliteration used on the stickers makes the English translation for this release of the toy somewhat accurate.</ref> Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Starscream comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Stascream/starscream.htm More information on Starscream at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1784/Generation+2/Starscream.html Comparison between Generation 2 Starscream and Beast Wars Starscream at Transformers at the Moon]''
{{G2SmokescreenMold}}

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[[File:BWII-toy VS13-BighornBBStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''2 Against 1 Showdown: Bighorn VS Starscream & BB''' (Vs pack, March 1997)
**''ID number'': '''VS-13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers, 2 "Screamwinder" missiles

:Starscream was also available in the "2 Against 1 Showdown" (2対1の対決 ''2 tai 1 no Taiketsu'') vs-pack with his partner [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]] and the [[Maximal]] [[Bighorn#VS13|Bighorn]].

:All of the figures are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWII-toy Hellscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Y'know, I have one simple request, and that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!"]]
*'''Hellscream''' (November 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''D-23'''
**''Accessories:'' "Gale Dagger", 2 "Sharkwinder" missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the tenth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Hellscream is an extensive [[retool]]ing of the American ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]] mold, transforming into a cyborg shark. This toy features a new mechanically styled [[beast mode]] head, fins and tail, a new robot mode head, arm, and leg.

:In beast mode, his shark head can be launched as his "Peeping Head" drone and can also be used as his hand-held "Gale Dagger" in robot mode. In robot mode his Gale Dagger or any of his "Sharkwinder" missiles (which store in his back) can fire from his chest via a spring-loaded missile launcher. His tail turbine is removed for transformation and is reconnected to form his left forearm in robot mode. The tail turbine also features a spring-loaded mechanism, which is where the Sharkwinder missiles are intended to be used. The blade portion of his Gale Dagger can also be removed if one chooses to use just the blade without the rest of the head attached.

:This mold was slightly [[redeco]]ed to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Overbite (G1)#Universe (2003)|Overbite]]. A [[retool]] of the original mold was also used to make [[Sharp Edge#Toys|Sharp Edge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Hellscream/hellscream.htm More information on Hellscream at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Beast Wars===
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Starscream, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if there an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Megastorm#bluePVC|Megastorm]].

==Notes==
* Starscream's name is repeatedly misspelled as "Starscrem" in Japanese material, including the stickers on the toy. This mistake also carried over to the Korean-market rendering of the name.
* Much like the rest of the new cast introduced from "[[Enter Lio Junior]]" onwards, Hellscream received a completely original [[character model]] by [[Takashi Yamamoto]] for "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]", whereas his cartoon character model was designed by one of three other model artists. In Hellscream's case, he features a simplified head design, clawed fingers, and a more teal deco.
* ''[[Transformers Cloud]]'' [[Hellwarp]] is both a roundabout and direct homage to Hellscream.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Starscrem''' (스타스크램 ''Seutaseukeuraem'') {{sic}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars combiners]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II Predacons]]
[[Category:Cloud Predacons]]
[[Category:Destrons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]

Starscream (BW)

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:''Starscream is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:BWIIStarscreamVideoBox.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Probably sounds just like {{w|Maximillion Pegasus}}.]]

'''Starscream''' (スタースクリーム ''Sutāsukurīmu'') is a two-faced, back-stabbing, no-good schemer. But man, is he ever charming. Confident, clever and sort of ''effeminate'', Starscream's greatest strength isn't actually his ''strength'', but his ability to flatter and endear himself to those in power. Confidentially, it's all a ploy to lull his superiors into letting their guards down so he can strike at the most opportune time, seizing power for himself.

Starscream is something of a snob and a narcissist (including listening to [[Wagner]]) who doesn't suffer fools or low-class fashion rejects lightly. He prefers to hide behind his partner, the hulking bruiser [[BB (BW)|BB]], not so much because he ''can't'' fight but because he'd rather not get his hands dirty or his paint job scuffed. When left with no alternative but to throw down, Starscream and BB can combine to create the [[Formation Scream]], which is more than a match for most [[Maximal]]s.

He was later upgraded via [[Angolmois Energy]] into the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyborg Beast]] '''Hellscream''' (ヘルスクリーム ''Herusukurīmu''). It didn't do much for his looks, but it certainly made him a tougher foe on the battlefield.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hiroki Takahashi]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:NewForces CybertronBBStarscream.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I look like Thundercracker!]]
Starscream was the brains of a [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] jet duo with his partner, [[BB (BW)|BB]]. They served [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' when he brought his Predacons to the planet [[Gaia]], in search 3of the amazing powers of [[Angolmois Energy]]. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} When Galvatron fell into a coma shortly after arriving on the planet, Starscream began conspiring with BB to ingratiate themselves with the new self-appointed Emperor of Destruction, Galvatron's younger brother [[Megastorm]]. They planned to be the first to capture the mysterious white lion that had caught the interest of both Galvatron and Megastorm. Starscream chastised BB when he launched a missile payload at the lion during their ''capture'' mission, and was humiliated when the comedy duo [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] saw their near-fatal mistake. He had BB block their competition out in a smokescreen missile, leading Dirge and Thrust to crash into a cliffside.
Starscream and BB then captured the lion in a net missile and presented the net humbly to Megastorm back at base. Unfortunately, the lion was actually the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy]], who unleashed his rage and arsenal on the Predacons for the damage they had done to the creatures and natural order of Gaia. Starscream, BB, and Megastorm were quickly driven into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

[[File:Girlyscream1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Tee hee!]]

After the last debacle, Megastorm wanted the chance to redeem himself against Lio Convoy and take credit for dispatching him. He ordered his subordinates to find Lio Convoy but not engage, merely report the Maximal commander's position to him. Starscream saw through Megastorm's plan immediately, but went along with it to stay in the acting emperor's good graces. He and BB went so far as to avoid conflict with other, less-important Maximals while on their search, and dispatching Dirge and Thrust in a rockslide to prevent any competition. The Maximal [[Bighorn]] would not be denied, however, and his thirst for combat finally forced Megastorm, Starscream and BB to fight with him, where he proved surprisingly effective. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}}

Starscream next orchestrated a plot to catch the Maximals in a lakeside trap. First, he had the [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s build the exterior of a fortress by the lake as a lure. When [[Tasmania Kid]] arrived and destroyed the fake base, Starscream trapped him in a cage controlled by the real, underwater base. He then pulled Kid into a series of deathtraps in their lake base, while using the danger to Kid to lure the other Maximals in. Starscream succeeded in snaring Lio Convoy, Bighorn and [[Apache]] just as he trapped Kid by the lakeside. Unfortunately, a chain is only as strong as its ''dumbest'' link. When Dirge and Thrust went topside in a mini-sub to retrieve the Maximals, their sub was boarded by a real Tasmanian devil. Thinking Tasmania Kid had somehow escaped (and shrank), Dirge and Thrust returned to the base without the captive Maximals and left a hatch open so that [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] and [[Scuba]] could enter as well. As Starscream was left wondering how his partners could be so stupid as to mistake the Tasmanian devil for a Maximal, Diver shut down the cage holding Lio Convoy's crew and Scuba freed the Kid. Then BB started firing missiles in the tight hallways of the pressurized, underwater base, and Megastorm decided to cut his losses and remotely blow up the base with his men still inside, and...look, it WAS a good plan, alright? {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Starscream watched closely as Megastorm became rankled at the idea of giving up his power once Galvatron awakened. Starscream kept an eye on Megastorm as his attempt to quietly dispose of his sleeping brother only turned Galvatron into a revived Angolmois Energy-powered dragon. As Galvatron engaged the Maximals in battle, Megastorm dislodged his brother's footing and sent him tumbling into a volcano, unaware he was being monitored by Starscream. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}} Without Megastorm's consent, Starscream retrieved Galvatron from the volcano and brought his inert body back to the ''Galvaburg II'' for recuperation, leaving Megastorm off-balance on whether Starscream was conspiring against him. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

When Dirge and Thrust were trounced thoroughly by [[Insectron]]s native to the Southern Continent, Starscream confidently told Megastorm he could devise a plan to eliminate the threat. Starscream and BB set up a series of energy nets in the Insectrons' territory, planning to capture the bugs and then free them, claiming the traps had been set by the Maximals. They successfully made contact with [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]] this way, and left the Insectrons with a falsified data disc containing information on the Maximals. This sent Bigmos and Tonbot into a battle with Lio Convoy's crew, which Starscream and BB secretly intervened on by trying to collapse an entire ravine on the two factions with their missiles. The Maximals and Insectrons survived, but Starscream's involvement in the rockslide was left undiscovered. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}}

For his next trick, Starscream and BB fired upon the Maximals Diver, Bighorn and Tasmania Kid, luring them into the nest of another group of Insectrons, [[Scissor Boy]], [[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]], and [[Drill Nuts]]. He begged his Insectron "friends" to save them from the pursuing Maximals, leading to another fight between the two groups. When the Maximals dropped low on power from fighting the Insectrons, Starscream and the Combatrons emerged to finish them off. Unfortunately for Starscream, Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to reinforce their ailing friends. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

[[File:BWIIep9Starscream01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Starscream's final plot involved creating an adorable cartoon hologram of himself to invite the Insectrons to an oil party. He had secretly spike the oil to make it extra-intoxicating, hoping the Insectrons would get so drunk they would begin brawling and wipe each other out. Surprisingly, that's exactly what happened at first until the Maximals arrived and hosed them down. When Galvatron also got into Starscream's special stash of oil, he ran amok and served as the impetus for the Maximals and Insectrons to join forces and make a lasting peace. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

Disgraced, Starscream was unable to stop Megastorm from giving the job of removing the Insectrons to the Autorollers. Fearing what would happen if the Autorollers eclipsed his accomplishments, Starscream and BB shadowed the Autorollers and discovered their leader, [[Autostinger]], was owed a debt from the Insectrons' leader Bigmos from long ago. Stinger tried to get Bigmos to return the debt by stepping aside so the Autorollers could eliminate the Maximals, but Bigmos escaped the debt another way and challenged Autostinger to a duel. As the Maximals, Insectrons, and Autorollers present entered a cave system for the bout, Starscream saw an opportunity. He had BB blast the mountain with missiles, hoping to eliminate his competition and enemies in one act. Unfortunately for Starscream, all the combatants survived his sneak attack. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

Starscream and BB were out on patrol when the Autorollers brought their captives Tasmania Kid and [[Scissor Boy]] back to the ''Galvaburg II''. Megastorm tried to call the Combatrons back to help him when the Maximals and Insectrons arrived to protect their friends, but they arrived too late and Megastorm had to move the ship to escape their enemies' onslaught. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

Starscream was spying on the Autorollers' fortress operation after their failures led to the unit being removed from Insectron duty. Rejected, the Autorollers planned to undermine Starscream's standing in the Predacons and eliminate the Insectrons in one swoop by causing explosions of Angolmois Energy around the continent using their underground pipelines. To preserve his status, Starscream had BB shut down the main pipeline, causing a build up back at the Autorollers' fortress that would destroy the would-be-usurpers permanently. Starscream's dazzling victory dance was interrupted when simple BB asked if Starscream would be doing the Autorollers' heavy-lifting assignments once they were destroyed. As Starscream stopped short to consider the indignity of *ugh*manual labor, the rampaging Galvatron pierced the pipelines and began guzzling Angolmois Energy, growing to gigantic size. As his former leader-turned-kaiju started stomping through the countryside, Starscream motioned to BB and they exited, stage left, before anyone realized what they had done. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

As Megastorm ordered a massive attack on the South Continent, Starscream, BB and the Combatrons fought against the Maximals and Insectrons once more. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Soon, Galvatron was back on his feet and in control of his own mind. Starscream's boot-licking immediately shifted back to Galvatron instead of Megastorm, much to the Duke of Destruction's chagrin. Starscream and BB were dispatched to locate a mysterious ship making a forced landing on Gaia, and got into a battle with the Maximals over the wreck. They were soon confronted with the pilots, however, a trio called the [[Jointron]]s in their combination form as [[Tripledacus]]. Tripledacus humbled Starscream and BB, sending them fleeing back to the ''Galvaburg II''. Galvatron wanted this mighty warrior dealt with, and sent the duo back out to find him. However, they had no idea Tripledacus was a combiner, and ignored the Jointrons when they first spotted them. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}}

[[File:BW II e16 Starscream BB Combine.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|]]

Starscream continued to seek Galvatron's favor, subtly undermining Megastorm and putting him down while advancing his own position. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Starscream readied a plan to eliminate the Jointrons using a bacteria bomb he concocted that would drain their energy away. He and BB coated two of the three Jointrons with the sludge, leaving them incapable of forming Tripledacus and on the run. Unfortunately, Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to teach the Jointrons a lesson in teamwork, and the trio shared energy to eradicate the bacteria bomb's effects, driving off Starscream and BB once more. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

Galvatron modified his orders, dictating that the Jointrons be captured so that their transformation sequence could be analyzed for the creation of a Predacon combiner. Starscream and BB rigged some net missiles and staked out one of the Autorollers' fortress sites to catch their prey. The Jointrons were squabbling with each other, making the Predacons' job that much easier. The problem was, Starscream left the mission of transporting the individually-snared Jointrons to BB, Dirge, and Thrust. He stayed behind to...monitor the Autorollers' fight with the remaining Maximals, only for the other Combatrons to return and admit they all lost their catches. The Jointrons reunited, formed Tripledacus, and Starscream's men were forced to flee. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}

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Later on, the Autorollers uncovered an unknown device in the ancient ruins. Starscream evaluated the device and determined it was a [[Copy Machine]]. At Galvatron's command, Starscream tested the device on BB, creating a [[Copy BB]]. The clone proved to be inherently opposite of the original, prompting an idea by Galvatron to deposit the Copy Machine where the Maximals could find it. Sure enough, Tasmania Kid soon used the device to create [[Black Lio Convoy|Copy Convoy]], an evil copy of Lio Convoy who broke free on his own. Starscream and BB found Copy Convoy running through the forest, and Starscream found the evil Convoy respectably diabolical and a little bit snuggly. When Copy Convoy fired on Starscream and BB they left, but Starscream privately told BB the Copy did that because the Maximals were watching, and respected his deviousness. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When Artemis and Moon compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, Starscream was measured against Scuba. He also defended BB when his partner was compared to Bighorn, stating BB's firepower and strength were far greater than mere strength alone. He was called back for the final bout, mostly just because Artemis found him so dreamy. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Starscream's efforts to undermine Megastorm finally provoked a reaction. When Galvatron needed a recon team to determine the threat posed by the [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], Starscream naturally volunteered. Megastorm shot down Starscream's request, however, and gave the assignment to Dirge and Thrust instead. Galvatron still allowed Starscream and BB to carry out the next Seacon mission, over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}} When Megastorm made contact with the Seacons on Galvatron's behalf, he negotiated a bounty on the Maximals' heads. Starscream was quick to point out, however, that Megastorm's math meant the Predacons would lose their ''entire'' supply of Angolmois Energy to the Seacons if the pirates were successful. A flustered Megastorm was left trying to defend his negotiations to Galvatron while Starscream watched on. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

After performing a scan on the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], Starscream determined they were in need of some particular parts for repairs. With Galvatron's approval, he approached the Seacons for another negotiation to eliminate the Maximals. Unlike Megastorm, Starscream retained the upper hand during the negotiations with [[Halfshell]], and managed to draft a fair deal with the Seacon captain. Starscream and BB later joined the Seacons in battle with the Maximals and Tripledacus, but were driven off. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

While eavesdropping on the Seacons, Starscream and BB learned of a duel between Lio Convoy and Halfshell. He proposed to Galvatron that the Predacons secretly observe the fight, hoping Lio Convoy lost and being ready to strike down the surely weakened Maximal commander even if he won. Unfortunately for Starscream's plan, Megastorm insisted on coming along and jumped the gun by firing off his Mega-Cannon. Not only did he fail to kill Lio Convoy with his sneak attack, he set off a deposit of Angolmois Energy and ended the bout prematurely. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

As Galvatron's artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] approached Gaia, its influence began to corrupt the Angolmois Energy on the planet, making it volatile. Starscream and BB were present to observe Galvatron enter a geyser of Angolmois Energy and seemingly get consumed by the eruption. They looked on knowingly as Megastorm cheered his brother's apparent demise and showed disappointment when Galvatron emerged more powerful than ever. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}} Galvatron was not powerful enough to defeat a new Maximal combiner called [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], however, whose center component [[Lio Junior]], the "son" of Lio Convoy, had been born from Angolmois Energy. Starscream and BB performed extensive surgery to repair Galvatron's wound, but their commander was once again lost in a comatose state.

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As Megastorm once again began to seize control of the Predacons, Starscream saw an opening when the Duke of Destruction groused about how powerful the Angolmois Energy made his brother. Thinking quickly, Starscream claimed to have performed scientific experiments that proved Megastorm would be able to power up from exposure to Angolmois Energy just as his brother did, and wouldn't die horribly like he thought. Megastorm hesitantly accepted Starscream's conclusions, and agreed to be dropped in a chasm filled with Angolmois Energy to reformat himself. As Starscream prepared to drop the Duke, Megastorm started having second thoughts, but Starscream sent him screaming into the pit of Angolmois Energy anyway. Unfortunately for Starscream's plotting, Megastorm DID emerge more powerful than ever, transformed into the titanic [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]. Still, Starscream was safe for the moment because Gigastorm believed Starscream intended that result, and was unaware it was actually an assassination attempt. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Starscream was infuriated as Gigastorm began throwing his weight around again as the "new Emperor of Destruction". He and BB actually ignored a call for assistance from their leader out of sheer petulance. In the meantime, they investigated a mysterious falling capsule that turned out to be new weaponry from the Maximals. The capsule eventually led them to the site of Gigastorm's battle, relieving them of any explanation for why they weren't showing up when called. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Next, Starscream and BB caught Gigastorm in the act of genuine fratricide, as he attempted to dismember the sleeping Galvatron with a chainsaw. He then tried to flood Galvatron's system with Angolmois Energy until he overloaded, a foolish notion that only sped Galvatron's healing process, bringing him back on line. Starscream quickly welcomed his emperor back into the fold and warned him of Gigastorm's assassination attempts. Safe behind Galvatron's protection, he once again began openly taunting Gigastorm about his poor leadership qualities as well. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}
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Starscream's attempt at killing Megastorm was finally uncovered by Dirge and Thrust, who secretly recorded Starscream's admission and showed the video to Gigastorm. Furious, Gigastorm arranged a trap for Starscream and BB away from base where Galvatron couldn't stay his hand. Starscream and BB were sent hunting for Maximals in a certain area that was rich in Angolmois Energy, where Gigastorm intended to set off explosives and destroy them. Ironically, the Maximals actually ''did'' arrive, dissuading Starscream's suspicion that Gigastorm was setting them up. Attempting to prove their valor and worth to the Predacons, Starscream ordered BB to perform their "Formation Scream" ultimate attack, unleashing their entire missile payload and energy reserves in one massive strafing run. The Maximals, as heroic characters and the protagonists, were very nearly injured by this enormous display of firepower, but fortunately ducked behind a rock. Left powerless in the aftermath, Starscream and BB abandoned their pride and waved the white flag, even offering to join the Maximals to save themselves.
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Disappointed with the outcome, Gigastorm finally set off his explosives, sending Starscream and BB into the pits of Angolmois Energy below them. As Galvatron and Gigastorm did before, Starscream and BB emerged as incredibly powerful new warriors, Cyborg Beasts known as Hellscream and Max-B. They were now powerful enough to battle all the Maximals, even Magnaboss, before being temporarily disposed of by the Tako Tank. When they broke free from the rubble, Hellscream and Max-B confronted Gigastorm and recognized his role in their upgrade. Before the rivals could begin fighting, however, Galvatron arrived and forced all his subordinates back in line. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

[[File:HellscreamMovie1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Artemis has low standards when it comes to men.]]
Later, when a strange ship landed on Gaia, Hellscream took part in stealing the control unit for it. However, a few minutes later, Lio Junior charged at him and almost killed him, but he was saved by Max-B. Hellscream pinned Lio Junior to a wall using his Terror Storm attack, and nearly struck down the helpless cub with a [[Sharkwinder]] missile. Instead, Tasmania Kid jumped in the way, taking the missile meant for Lio Junior. Hellscream was present for the summoning of [[Majin Zarak]], and took part in the climactic battle only to be beaten up by [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] and [[Bighorn]], and forced into retreat along with the others. Galvatron stated that he and the others were morons and continued the attack on the Maximals. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

As the artificial planet Nemesis zeroed in on Gaia, the Maximals stepped up their counter-attacks, and the Predacon response increased as well. Hellscream and Max-B were sent to stop the Maximals from freezing the volatile corrupted Angolmois Energy drawn out by Nemesis's presence. They encounter Tripledacus trying to stop the flow of Angolmois Energy with one massive iceberg. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} Later, they targeted a giant artillery cannon the Maximals intended to use to obliterate Nemesis before it reached Gaia. Hellscream was suspicious by how obvious the Maximals were in transporting the cannon, and so he had Max-B scan the area, locating Scuba and the Tako Tank transporting a ''second'' cannon. Unfortunately for the Predacons, that cannon was also a decoy. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}}

Lio Junior increased his attacks on Autoroller fortress operations, forcing Hellscream and Max-B to step up when Dirgegun and Thrustor once again proved inadequate. When Galvatron emerged on the battlefield to run a con on Lio Junior, however, Hellscream and Max-B wisely stepped back and allowed their Emperor to carry on his scheme. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Hellscream's "peeping head" uncovered news of a robot from Mars found by the Maximals which could allegedly retake control of the Angolmois Energy. Galvatron ordered him and Max-B to prevent the Maximals from doing so, but Lio Junior and the combined Magnaboss held off Hellscream and Max-B so that Lio Convoy and the emissary robot could continue. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} Once it was clear the emissary robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying the planet, Galvatron ordered his Cyborg Beasts to withdraw so the Maximals could deal with the situation for them uncontested. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

Hellscream discovered some Insectron activity in the Rock Mountains, but Gigastorm told him to just ignore the bugs. The Cyborg Beasts were called to battle when Dirgegun and Thrustor miraculously discovered the Maximals' hidden base all of a sudden, and Gigastorm wanted to stage an all-out raid. Hellscream was incredulous at the idea of the comedy duo suddenly becoming lucky, competent, or both, but his concerns were dismissed as jealousy. Hellscream and Max-B finally abandoned the Niagara battle altogether to recheck his suspicions, and they uncovered a missile catapult in the Rock Mountains, showing Galvatron that the Maximals planned to launch into space to confront the Nemesis. The Predacons rediverted troops to stop the launch, but they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

The sycophantic Hellscream praised Galvatron for his foresight when he dispatched the Seacons to delay the Maximals so that the ''Galvaburg II'' could reach Nemesis ahead of them. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

On Nemesis, the Predacons shot down the Maximal ship and boarded the wreckage, only to find the Maximals weren't present. They barely escaped the pre-rigged self-destruct mechanism. Hellscream and the Cyborg Beasts confronted the Maximals as Lio Convoy tried to shut down Nemesis at its Angolmois Energy core. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}} When Galvatron emerged from the core, he told the assembled Maximals and Predacons that Lio Convoy and Lio Junior had been consumed by the Angolmois Energy he unleashed. Hellscream and the Predacons cheered the death of Lio Convoy, but Galvatron bid them to be silent, mourning the loss of a valiant foe. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}} To everyone's surprise, Lio Convoy and Lio Junior emerged as the legendary Green Lion, powerful enough to drain all of Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy from him. When Galvatron left to reignite the sabotaged core, Hellscream and the Beasts continued the fight against the remaining Maximals, despite the threat of Nemesis exploding at any moment. Hellscream had prepared a speech to inspire loyalty and comradery for the greater good in his fellow Cyborg Beasts, but Gigastorm had to wake up in the middle and ruin it. The moment had passed, so the Cyborg Beasts got together and lugged the lumbering Gigastorm off of Nemesis before it exploded.
{{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Starscream hatched a scheme to capture a couple of Maximals and brainwash them into Predacons. Amused by this plan, Galvatron granted Starscream permission to put it into motion. Soon, BB brought him Tasmania Kid and Diver, and Starscream went to work on the pair.

Starscream then oversaw the altered Maximals' initial ambush on their former allies. After the initial surprise strike, the rest of the Predacons joined in on the attack. But as the Predacons pressed on, Dirge and Thrust turned up on the battlefield as allies of the Maximals! Annoyed that Lio Convoy had "stolen his idea" to brainwash enemy combatants, Starscream ordered BB to shoot the "traitors" out of the sky. The Predacons were on the verge of victory when a stray shot from Megastorm rocked the battlefield, badly injuring the Predacon forces. Starscream and the rest of the Predacons retreated, with the unconscious Dirge and Thrust in tow. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}} {{storylink|TFC-D04}}}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
Starscream joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]] in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed some Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked up the Predacon leader to the machinery of the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]] to power it, and enlisted Starscream and his other fellow Predacons into piloting the vehicle against the Maximals. Their enemies soon came rushing towards them in a counter-offensive, and Starscream and BB manned the tank's turrets to blast them. Though they managed to shoot down Lio Convoy as he and Bigmos approached them from the air, they weren't as successful in stopping Tasmania Kid, who had tried a similar tactic with Tonbot. A secondary offensive from the Maximals led to the tank sinking into a nearby river, and finally Lio Convoy managed to battle Megastorm within it, resulting in the tank's self-destruct mechanism being activated. The Predacons were all blown away in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Infiltrate the Mystery Island!}} {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}} {{storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}} {{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}}}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:BWAscending3 heralds.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Let's get this rave started! ACEEEEEED!"]]
Starscream spent time in a Maximal prison facility, where he developed grandiose plans for the future. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #4}} There, Starscream also met and befriended the traumatized giant [[BB (BW)|BB]]. During an escape from the prison, Starscream took BB with him, solidifying BB's loyalty to Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}} After their escape, Starscream and BB joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 4}} Starscream was later exposed to [[Angolmois Energy]] by [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], which altered the jet into the vicious Hellscream. Hellscream hated his new form and preferred to have his jet form back. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

At some point, Hellscream became one of [[Herald of Unicron|Unicron's heralds]] and subsequently one of [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]]. When [[Shokaract]] faced [[Big Convoy]] in battle, Hellscream and the other Heralds returned to Cybertron with, as Hellscream put it, more than enough Angolmois for Shokaract's eternal glory. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending # 3}} He went on to help spread Angolmois across Cybertron, causing widespread chaos and violence. When Shokaract suddenly disappeared from the battlefield, he and his fellow Heralds temporarily retreated to think up what to do next. 'Next' never happened due to [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] lobbing a grenade into their presence, scattering the Heralds in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending # 4}}
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===Legends World===
In the [[Legends World]], Starscream was the manager of a "little brother cafe" in [[Akihabara]], where he gave [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] a job out of sympathy for her situation, despite her gender. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} He later commended her on her ability to sell expensive lunches to customers. {{storylink|Windblade Sequel}}

When [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|another Starscream]] filled in for Windblade, the manager criticized him for not welcoming customers loudly enough. When Armada Starscream questioned why a supposed "little sister cafe" would hire a man, the manager explained that they were in actuality a little ''brother'' cafe. He was present when Windblade returned and told Armada Starscream of the reason for her poor condition. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} He later hired [[Cab (human)|Cab]] {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] as waiters. {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}}

After the Legends World was destroyed, Starscream ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where he watched as [[Galvatron II]] brought [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to it. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} When the Legends World was restored, Starscream returned to it, and was present when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] announced he was leaving the universe. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
When the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], Starscream was one of the several Predacons involved in the ensuing conflicts. He was not, however, directly involved in combat. Instead, he was sent on missions to traverse pit-riddled fields while fending off enormous bacteria opponents. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Starscream & BB''' (March 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''D-13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers, 2 "Screamwinder" missiles

:Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, packaged in a set with [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]], Starscream is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]]; with a minor [[retool]] to add an indent for a [[rubsign]] under the toy's right wing, and a color scheme based on the unreleased [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ATB|Megatron ATB]] & [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ATB|Starscream]] iteration of the mold. Importantly, ''Beast Wars II'' Starscream has silver plastic rather than the ATB Starscream's light gray, and a black-painted helmet with a silver mask where ATB Starscream has an unpainted gray helmet with a blue mask. And of course, different stickers.

:Starscream transforms into a fighter jet of undetermined model and he has two side-mounted spring-loaded rocket launchers that fire his "[[Screamwinder]]" missiles. Starscream is also able to wield said launchers as hand-held weapons in [[robot mode]]. Despite the difference in name between Starscream and BB's missiles, they are all the exact same and can be fired or dropped from any of the designated launchers. They are however slightly shorter than the ''Generation 2'' version, and as such are incompatible with Smokecreen and [[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing's]] launchers (and also incompatible with future versions of this mold set due to new tooling done for those releases).

:Starscream can also combine with BB's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to form the large "[[Formation Scream]]" stealth bomber jet.

:An unfortunate case of bad [[Japanese language|transliteration]] results in the stickers on his tailfins and on BB's arms calling him "Starscrem".

:[[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as '''Starscream''' (actually meant to be "Starscrem" {{sic}}).<ref>The original Korean text "스타스크램" translates more or less into English as "Starscrem"/"Starscram", however; the packaging still has "Starscream" written in full English. Ironically, the poor transliteration used on the stickers makes the English translation for this release of the toy somewhat accurate.</ref> Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Starscream comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Stascream/starscream.htm More information on Starscream at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1784/Generation+2/Starscream.html Comparison between Generation 2 Starscream and Beast Wars Starscream at Transformers at the Moon]''
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*'''2 Against 1 Showdown: Bighorn VS Starscream & BB''' (Vs pack, March 1997)
**''ID number'': '''VS-13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers, 2 "Screamwinder" missiles

:Starscream was also available in the "2 Against 1 Showdown" (2対1の対決 ''2 tai 1 no Taiketsu'') vs-pack with his partner [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]] and the [[Maximal]] [[Bighorn#VS13|Bighorn]].

:All of the figures are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWII-toy Hellscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Y'know, I have one simple request, and that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!"]]
*'''Hellscream''' (November 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''D-23'''
**''Accessories:'' "Gale Dagger", 2 "Sharkwinder" missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the tenth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Hellscream is an extensive [[retool]]ing of the American ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]] mold, transforming into a cyborg shark. This toy features a new mechanically styled [[beast mode]] head, fins and tail, a new robot mode head, arm, and leg.

:In beast mode, his shark head can be launched as his "Peeping Head" drone and can also be used as his hand-held "Gale Dagger" in robot mode. In robot mode his Gale Dagger or any of his "Sharkwinder" missiles (which store in his back) can fire from his chest via a spring-loaded missile launcher. His tail turbine is removed for transformation and is reconnected to form his left forearm in robot mode. The tail turbine also features a spring-loaded mechanism, which is where the Sharkwinder missiles are intended to be used. The blade portion of his Gale Dagger can also be removed if one chooses to use just the blade without the rest of the head attached.

:This mold was slightly [[redeco]]ed to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Overbite (G1)#Universe (2003)|Overbite]]. A [[retool]] of the original mold was also used to make [[Sharp Edge#Toys|Sharp Edge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Hellscream/hellscream.htm More information on Hellscream at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Beast Wars===
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Starscream, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if there an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Megastorm#bluePVC|Megastorm]].

==Notes==
* Starscream's name is repeatedly misspelled as "Starscrem" in Japanese material, including the stickers on the toy. This mistake also carried over to the Korean-market rendering of the name.
* Much like the rest of the new cast introduced from "[[Enter Lio Junior]]" onwards, Hellscream received a completely original [[character model]] by [[Takashi Yamamoto]] for "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]", whereas his cartoon character model was designed by one of three other model artists. In Hellscream's case, he features a simplified head design, clawed fingers, and a more teal deco.
* ''[[Transformers Cloud]]'' [[Hellwarp]] is both a roundabout and direct homage to Hellscream.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Starscrem''' (스타스크램 ''Seutaseukeuraem'') {{sic}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars combiners]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II Predacons]]
[[Category:Cloud Predacons]]
[[Category:Destrons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]

Starscream (BW)

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:''Starscream is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:BWIIStarscreamVideoBox.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Probably sounds just like {{w|Maximillion Pegasus}}.]]

'''Starscream''' (スタースクリーム ''Sutāsukurīmu'') is a two-faced, back-stabbing, no-good schemer. But man, is he ever charming. Confident, clever and sort of ''effeminate'', Starscream's greatest strength isn't actually his ''strength'', but his ability to flatter and endear himself to those in power. Confidentially, it's all a ploy to lull his superiors into letting their guards down so he can strike at the most opportune time, seizing power for himself.

Starscream is something of a snob and a narcissist (including listening to [[Wagner]]) who doesn't suffer fools or low-class fashion rejects lightly. He prefers to hide behind his partner, the hulking bruiser [[BB (BW)|BB]], not so much because he ''can't'' fight but because he'd rather not get his hands dirty or his paint job scuffed. When left with no alternative but to throw down, Starscream and BB can combine to create the [[Formation Scream]], which is more than a match for most [[Maximal]]s.

He was later upgraded via [[Angolmois Energy]] into the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyborg Beast]] '''Hellscream''' (ヘルスクリーム ''Herusukurīmu''). It didn't do much for his looks, but it certainly made him a tougher foe on the battlefield.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hiroki Takahashi]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:NewForces CybertronBBStarscream.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I look like Thundercracker!]]
Starscream was the brains of a [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] jet duo with his partner, [[BB (BW)|BB]]. They served [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' when he brought his Predacons to the planet [[Gaia]], in search 3of the amazing powers of [[Angolmois Energy]]. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} When Galvatron fell into a coma shortly after arriving on the planet, Starscream began conspiring with BB to ingratiate themselves with the new self-appointed Emperor of Destruction, Galvatron's younger brother [[Megastorm]]. They planned to be the first to capture the mysterious white lion that had caught the interest of both Galvatron and Megastorm. Starscream chastised BB when he launched a missile payload at the lion during their ''capture'' mission, and was humiliated when the comedy duo [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] saw their near-fatal mistake. He had BB block their competition out in a smokescreen missile, leading Dirge and Thrust to crash into a cliffside.
Starscream and BB then captured the lion in a net missile and presented the net humbly to Megastorm back at base. Unfortunately, the lion was actually the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy]], who unleashed his rage and arsenal on the Predacons for the damage they had done to the creatures and natural order of Gaia. Starscream, BB, and Megastorm were quickly driven into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

[[File:Girlyscream1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Tee hee!]]

After the last debacle, Megastorm wanted the chance to redeem himself against Lio Convoy and take credit for dispatching him. He ordered his subordinates to find Lio Convoy but not engage, merely report the Maximal commander's position to him. Starscream saw through Megastorm's plan immediately, but went along with it to stay in the acting emperor's good graces. He and BB went so far as to avoid conflict with other, less-important Maximals while on their search, and dispatching Dirge and Thrust in a rockslide to prevent any competition. The Maximal [[Bighorn]] would not be denied, however, and his thirst for combat finally forced Megastorm, Starscream and BB to fight with him, where he proved surprisingly effective. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}}

Starscream next orchestrated a plot to catch the Maximals in a lakeside trap. First, he had the [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s build the exterior of a fortress by the lake as a lure. When [[Tasmania Kid]] arrived and destroyed the fake base, Starscream trapped him in a cage controlled by the real, underwater base. He then pulled Kid into a series of deathtraps in their lake base, while using the danger to Kid to lure the other Maximals in. Starscream succeeded in snaring Lio Convoy, Bighorn and [[Apache]] just as he trapped Kid by the lakeside. Unfortunately, a chain is only as strong as its ''dumbest'' link. When Dirge and Thrust went topside in a mini-sub to retrieve the Maximals, their sub was boarded by a real Tasmanian devil. Thinking Tasmania Kid had somehow escaped (and shrank), Dirge and Thrust returned to the base without the captive Maximals and left a hatch open so that [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] and [[Scuba]] could enter as well. As Starscream was left wondering how his partners could be so stupid as to mistake the Tasmanian devil for a Maximal, Diver shut down the cage holding Lio Convoy's crew and Scuba freed the Kid. Then BB started firing missiles in the tight hallways of the pressurized, underwater base, and Megastorm decided to cut his losses and remotely blow up the base with his men still inside, and...look, it WAS a good plan, alright? {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Starscream watched closely as Megastorm became rankled at the idea of giving up his power once Galvatron awakened. Starscream kept an eye on Megastorm as his attempt to quietly dispose of his sleeping brother only turned Galvatron into a revived Angolmois Energy-powered dragon. As Galvatron engaged the Maximals in battle, Megastorm dislodged his brother's footing and sent him tumbling into a volcano, unaware he was being monitored by Starscream. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}} Without Megastorm's consent, Starscream retrieved Galvatron from the volcano and brought his inert body back to the ''Galvaburg II'' for recuperation, leaving Megastorm off-balance on whether Starscream was conspiring against him. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

When Dirge and Thrust were trounced thoroughly by [[Insectron]]s native to the Southern Continent, Starscream confidently told Megastorm he could devise a plan to eliminate the threat. Starscream and BB set up a series of energy nets in the Insectrons' territory, planning to capture the bugs and then free them, claiming the traps had been set by the Maximals. They successfully made contact with [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]] this way, and left the Insectrons with a falsified data disc containing information on the Maximals. This sent Bigmos and Tonbot into a battle with Lio Convoy's crew, which Starscream and BB secretly intervened on by trying to collapse an entire ravine on the two factions with their missiles. The Maximals and Insectrons survived, but Starscream's involvement in the rockslide was left undiscovered. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}}

For his next trick, Starscream and BB fired upon the Maximals Diver, Bighorn and Tasmania Kid, luring them into the nest of another group of Insectrons, [[Scissor Boy]], [[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]], and [[Drill Nuts]]. He begged his Insectron "friends" to save them from the pursuing Maximals, leading to another fight between the two groups. When the Maximals dropped low on power from fighting the Insectrons, Starscream and the Combatrons emerged to finish them off. Unfortunately for Starscream, Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to reinforce their ailing friends. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

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Starscream's final plot involved creating an adorable cartoon hologram of himself to invite the Insectrons to an oil party. He had secretly spike the oil to make it extra-intoxicating, hoping the Insectrons would get so drunk they would begin brawling and wipe each other out. Surprisingly, that's exactly what happened at first until the Maximals arrived and hosed them down. When Galvatron also got into Starscream's special stash of oil, he ran amok and served as the impetus for the Maximals and Insectrons to join forces and make a lasting peace. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

Disgraced, Starscream was unable to stop Megastorm from giving the job of removing the Insectrons to the Autorollers. Fearing what would happen if the Autorollers eclipsed his accomplishments, Starscream and BB shadowed the Autorollers and discovered their leader, [[Autostinger]], was owed a debt from the Insectrons' leader Bigmos from long ago. Stinger tried to get Bigmos to return the debt by stepping aside so the Autorollers could eliminate the Maximals, but Bigmos escaped the debt another way and challenged Autostinger to a duel. As the Maximals, Insectrons, and Autorollers present entered a cave system for the bout, Starscream saw an opportunity. He had BB blast the mountain with missiles, hoping to eliminate his competition and enemies in one act. Unfortunately for Starscream, all the combatants survived his sneak attack. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

Starscream and BB were out on patrol when the Autorollers brought their captives Tasmania Kid and [[Scissor Boy]] back to the ''Galvaburg II''. Megastorm tried to call the Combatrons back to help him when the Maximals and Insectrons arrived to protect their friends, but they arrived too late and Megastorm had to move the ship to escape their enemies' onslaught. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

Starscream was spying on the Autorollers' fortress operation after their failures led to the unit being removed from Insectron duty. Rejected, the Autorollers planned to undermine Starscream's standing in the Predacons and eliminate the Insectrons in one swoop by causing explosions of Angolmois Energy around the continent using their underground pipelines. To preserve his status, Starscream had BB shut down the main pipeline, causing a build up back at the Autorollers' fortress that would destroy the would-be-usurpers permanently. Starscream's dazzling victory dance was interrupted when simple BB asked if Starscream would be doing the Autorollers' heavy-lifting assignments once they were destroyed. As Starscream stopped short to consider the indignity of *ugh*manual labor, the rampaging Galvatron pierced the pipelines and began guzzling Angolmois Energy, growing to gigantic size. As his former leader-turned-kaiju started stomping through the countryside, Starscream motioned to BB and they exited, stage left, before anyone realized what they had done. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

As Megastorm ordered a massive attack on the South Continent, Starscream, BB and the Combatrons fought against the Maximals and Insectrons once more. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Soon, Galvatron was back on his feet and in control of his own mind. Starscream's boot-licking immediately shifted back to Galvatron instead of Megastorm, much to the Duke of Destruction's chagrin. Starscream and BB were dispatched to locate a mysterious ship making a forced landing on Gaia, and got into a battle with the Maximals over the wreck. They were soon confronted with the pilots, however, a trio called the [[Jointron]]s in their combination form as [[Tripledacus]]. Tripledacus humbled Starscream and BB, sending them fleeing back to the ''Galvaburg II''. Galvatron wanted this mighty warrior dealt with, and sent the duo back out to find him. However, they had no idea Tripledacus was a combiner, and ignored the Jointrons when they first spotted them. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}}

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Starscream continued to seek Galvatron's favor, subtly undermining Megastorm and putting him down while advancing his own position. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Starscream readied a plan to eliminate the Jointrons using a bacteria bomb he concocted that would drain their energy away. He and BB coated two of the three Jointrons with the sludge, leaving them incapable of forming Tripledacus and on the run. Unfortunately, Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to teach the Jointrons a lesson in teamwork, and the trio shared energy to eradicate the bacteria bomb's effects, driving off Starscream and BB once more. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

Galvatron modified his orders, dictating that the Jointrons be captured so that their transformation sequence could be analyzed for the creation of a Predacon combiner. Starscream and BB rigged some net missiles and staked out one of the Autorollers' fortress sites to catch their prey. The Jointrons were squabbling with each other, making the Predacons' job that much easier. The problem was, Starscream left the mission of transporting the individually-snared Jointrons to BB, Dirge, and Thrust. He stayed behind to...monitor the Autorollers' fight with the remaining Maximals, only for the other Combatrons to return and admit they all lost their catches. The Jointrons reunited, formed Tripledacus, and Starscream's men were forced to flee. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}

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Later on, the Autorollers uncovered an unknown device in the ancient ruins. Starscream evaluated the device and determined it was a [[Copy Machine]]. At Galvatron's command, Starscream tested the device on BB, creating a [[Copy BB]]. The clone proved to be inherently opposite of the original, prompting an idea by Galvatron to deposit the Copy Machine where the Maximals could find it. Sure enough, Tasmania Kid soon used the device to create [[Black Lio Convoy|Copy Convoy]], an evil copy of Lio Convoy who broke free on his own. Starscream and BB found Copy Convoy running through the forest, and Starscream found the evil Convoy respectably diabolical and a little bit snuggly. When Copy Convoy fired on Starscream and BB they left, but Starscream privately told BB the Copy did that because the Maximals were watching, and respected his deviousness. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When Artemis and Moon compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, Starscream was measured against Scuba. He also defended BB when his partner was compared to Bighorn, stating BB's firepower and strength were far greater than mere strength alone. He was called back for the final bout, mostly just because Artemis found him so dreamy. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Starscream's efforts to undermine Megastorm finally provoked a reaction. When Galvatron needed a recon team to determine the threat posed by the [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], Starscream naturally volunteered. Megastorm shot down Starscream's request, however, and gave the assignment to Dirge and Thrust instead. Galvatron still allowed Starscream and BB to carry out the next Seacon mission, over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}} When Megastorm made contact with the Seacons on Galvatron's behalf, he negotiated a bounty on the Maximals' heads. Starscream was quick to point out, however, that Megastorm's math meant the Predacons would lose their ''entire'' supply of Angolmois Energy to the Seacons if the pirates were successful. A flustered Megastorm was left trying to defend his negotiations to Galvatron while Starscream watched on. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

After performing a scan on the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], Starscream determined they were in need of some particular parts for repairs. With Galvatron's approval, he approached the Seacons for another negotiation to eliminate the Maximals. Unlike Megastorm, Starscream retained the upper hand during the negotiations with [[Halfshell]], and managed to draft a fair deal with the Seacon captain. Starscream and BB later joined the Seacons in battle with the Maximals and Tripledacus, but were driven off. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

While eavesdropping on the Seacons, Starscream and BB learned of a duel between Lio Convoy and Halfshell. He proposed to Galvatron that the Predacons secretly observe the fight, hoping Lio Convoy lost and being ready to strike down the surely weakened Maximal commander even if he won. Unfortunately for Starscream's plan, Megastorm insisted on coming along and jumped the gun by firing off his Mega-Cannon. Not only did he fail to kill Lio Convoy with his sneak attack, he set off a deposit of Angolmois Energy and ended the bout prematurely. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

As Galvatron's artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] approached Gaia, its influence began to corrupt the Angolmois Energy on the planet, making it volatile. Starscream and BB were present to observe Galvatron enter a geyser of Angolmois Energy and seemingly get consumed by the eruption. They looked on knowingly as Megastorm cheered his brother's apparent demise and showed disappointment when Galvatron emerged more powerful than ever. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}} Galvatron was not powerful enough to defeat a new Maximal combiner called [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], however, whose center component [[Lio Junior]], the "son" of Lio Convoy, had been born from Angolmois Energy. Starscream and BB performed extensive surgery to repair Galvatron's wound, but their commander was once again lost in a comatose state.
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As Megastorm once again began to seize control of the Predacons, Starscream saw an opening when the Duke of Destruction groused about how powerful the Angolmois Energy made his brother. Thinking quickly, Starscream claimed to have performed scientific experiments that proved Megastorm would be able to power up from exposure to Angolmois Energy just as his brother did, and wouldn't die horribly like he thought. Megastorm hesitantly accepted Starscream's conclusions, and agreed to be dropped in a chasm filled with Angolmois Energy to reformat himself. As Starscream prepared to drop the Duke, Megastorm started having second thoughts, but Starscream sent him screaming into the pit of Angolmois Energy anyway. Unfortunately for Starscream's plotting, Megastorm DID emerge more powerful than ever, transformed into the titanic [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]. Still, Starscream was safe for the moment because Gigastorm believed Starscream intended that result, and was unaware it was actually an assassination attempt. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Starscream was infuriated as Gigastorm began throwing his weight around again as the "new Emperor of Destruction". He and BB actually ignored a call for assistance from their leader out of sheer petulance. In the meantime, they investigated a mysterious falling capsule that turned out to be new weaponry from the Maximals. The capsule eventually led them to the site of Gigastorm's battle, relieving them of any explanation for why they weren't showing up when called. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Next, Starscream and BB caught Gigastorm in the act of genuine fratricide, as he attempted to dismember the sleeping Galvatron with a chainsaw. He then tried to flood Galvatron's system with Angolmois Energy until he overloaded, a foolish notion that only sped Galvatron's healing process, bringing him back on line. Starscream quickly welcomed his emperor back into the fold and warned him of Gigastorm's assassination attempts. Safe behind Galvatron's protection, he once again began openly taunting Gigastorm about his poor leadership qualities as well. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}
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Starscream's attempt at killing Megastorm was finally uncovered by Dirge and Thrust, who secretly recorded Starscream's admission and showed the video to Gigastorm. Furious, Gigastorm arranged a trap for Starscream and BB away from base where Galvatron couldn't stay his hand. Starscream and BB were sent hunting for Maximals in a certain area that was rich in Angolmois Energy, where Gigastorm intended to set off explosives and destroy them. Ironically, the Maximals actually ''did'' arrive, dissuading Starscream's suspicion that Gigastorm was setting them up. Attempting to prove their valor and worth to the Predacons, Starscream ordered BB to perform their "Formation Scream" ultimate attack, unleashing their entire missile payload and energy reserves in one massive strafing run. The Maximals, as heroic characters and the protagonists, were very nearly injured by this enormous display of firepower, but fortunately ducked behind a rock. Left powerless in the aftermath, Starscream and BB abandoned their pride and waved the white flag, even offering to join the Maximals to save themselves.
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Disappointed with the outcome, Gigastorm finally set off his explosives, sending Starscream and BB into the pits of Angolmois Energy below them. As Galvatron and Gigastorm did before, Starscream and BB emerged as incredibly powerful new warriors, Cyborg Beasts known as Hellscream and Max-B. They were now powerful enough to battle all the Maximals, even Magnaboss, before being temporarily disposed of by the Tako Tank. When they broke free from the rubble, Hellscream and Max-B confronted Gigastorm and recognized his role in their upgrade. Before the rivals could begin fighting, however, Galvatron arrived and forced all his subordinates back in line. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

[[File:HellscreamMovie1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Artemis has low standards when it comes to men.]]
Later, when a strange ship landed on Gaia, Hellscream took part in stealing the control unit for it. However, a few minutes later, Lio Junior charged at him and almost killed him, but he was saved by Max-B. Hellscream pinned Lio Junior to a wall using his Terror Storm attack, and nearly struck down the helpless cub with a [[Sharkwinder]] missile. Instead, Tasmania Kid jumped in the way, taking the missile meant for Lio Junior. Hellscream was present for the summoning of [[Majin Zarak]], and took part in the climactic battle only to be beaten up by [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] and [[Bighorn]], and forced into retreat along with the others. Galvatron stated that he and the others were morons and continued the attack on the Maximals. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

As the artificial planet Nemesis zeroed in on Gaia, the Maximals stepped up their counter-attacks, and the Predacon response increased as well. Hellscream and Max-B were sent to stop the Maximals from freezing the volatile corrupted Angolmois Energy drawn out by Nemesis's presence. They encounter Tripledacus trying to stop the flow of Angolmois Energy with one massive iceberg. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} Later, they targeted a giant artillery cannon the Maximals intended to use to obliterate Nemesis before it reached Gaia. Hellscream was suspicious by how obvious the Maximals were in transporting the cannon, and so he had Max-B scan the area, locating Scuba and the Tako Tank transporting a ''second'' cannon. Unfortunately for the Predacons, that cannon was also a decoy. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}}

Lio Junior increased his attacks on Autoroller fortress operations, forcing Hellscream and Max-B to step up when Dirgegun and Thrustor once again proved inadequate. When Galvatron emerged on the battlefield to run a con on Lio Junior, however, Hellscream and Max-B wisely stepped back and allowed their Emperor to carry on his scheme. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Hellscream's "peeping head" uncovered news of a robot from Mars found by the Maximals which could allegedly retake control of the Angolmois Energy. Galvatron ordered him and Max-B to prevent the Maximals from doing so, but Lio Junior and the combined Magnaboss held off Hellscream and Max-B so that Lio Convoy and the emissary robot could continue. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} Once it was clear the emissary robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying the planet, Galvatron ordered his Cyborg Beasts to withdraw so the Maximals could deal with the situation for them uncontested. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

Hellscream discovered some Insectron activity in the Rock Mountains, but Gigastorm told him to just ignore the bugs. The Cyborg Beasts were called to battle when Dirgegun and Thrustor miraculously discovered the Maximals' hidden base all of a sudden, and Gigastorm wanted to stage an all-out raid. Hellscream was incredulous at the idea of the comedy duo suddenly becoming lucky, competent, or both, but his concerns were dismissed as jealousy. Hellscream and Max-B finally abandoned the Niagara battle altogether to recheck his suspicions, and they uncovered a missile catapult in the Rock Mountains, showing Galvatron that the Maximals planned to launch into space to confront the Nemesis. The Predacons rediverted troops to stop the launch, but they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

The sycophantic Hellscream praised Galvatron for his foresight when he dispatched the Seacons to delay the Maximals so that the ''Galvaburg II'' could reach Nemesis ahead of them. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

On Nemesis, the Predacons shot down the Maximal ship and boarded the wreckage, only to find the Maximals weren't present. They barely escaped the pre-rigged self-destruct mechanism. Hellscream and the Cyborg Beasts confronted the Maximals as Lio Convoy tried to shut down Nemesis at its Angolmois Energy core. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}} When Galvatron emerged from the core, he told the assembled Maximals and Predacons that Lio Convoy and Lio Junior had been consumed by the Angolmois Energy he unleashed. Hellscream and the Predacons cheered the death of Lio Convoy, but Galvatron bid them to be silent, mourning the loss of a valiant foe. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}} To everyone's surprise, Lio Convoy and Lio Junior emerged as the legendary Green Lion, powerful enough to drain all of Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy from him. When Galvatron left to reignite the sabotaged core, Hellscream and the Beasts continued the fight against the remaining Maximals, despite the threat of Nemesis exploding at any moment. Hellscream had prepared a speech to inspire loyalty and comradery for the greater good in his fellow Cyborg Beasts, but Gigastorm had to wake up in the middle and ruin it. The moment had passed, so the Cyborg Beasts got together and lugged the lumbering Gigastorm off of Nemesis before it exploded.
{{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Starscream hatched a scheme to capture a couple of Maximals and brainwash them into Predacons. Amused by this plan, Galvatron granted Starscream permission to put it into motion. Soon, BB brought him Tasmania Kid and Diver, and Starscream went to work on the pair.

Starscream then oversaw the altered Maximals' initial ambush on their former allies. After the initial surprise strike, the rest of the Predacons joined in on the attack. But as the Predacons pressed on, Dirge and Thrust turned up on the battlefield as allies of the Maximals! Annoyed that Lio Convoy had "stolen his idea" to brainwash enemy combatants, Starscream ordered BB to shoot the "traitors" out of the sky. The Predacons were on the verge of victory when a stray shot from Megastorm rocked the battlefield, badly injuring the Predacon forces. Starscream and the rest of the Predacons retreated, with the unconscious Dirge and Thrust in tow. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
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===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
Starscream joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]] in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed some Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked up the Predacon leader to the machinery of the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]] to power it, and enlisted Starscream and his other fellow Predacons into piloting the vehicle against the Maximals. Their enemies soon came rushing towards them in a counter-offensive, and Starscream and BB manned the tank's turrets to blast them. Though they managed to shoot down Lio Convoy as he and Bigmos approached them from the air, they weren't as successful in stopping Tasmania Kid, who had tried a similar tactic with Tonbot. A secondary offensive from the Maximals led to the tank sinking into a nearby river, and finally Lio Convoy managed to battle Megastorm within it, resulting in the tank's self-destruct mechanism being activated. The Predacons were all blown away in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

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===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
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Starscream spent time in a Maximal prison facility, where he developed grandiose plans for the future. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #4}} There, Starscream also met and befriended the traumatized giant [[BB (BW)|BB]]. During an escape from the prison, Starscream took BB with him, solidifying BB's loyalty to Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}} After their escape, Starscream and BB joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 4}} Starscream was later exposed to [[Angolmois Energy]] by [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], which altered the jet into the vicious Hellscream. Hellscream hated his new form and preferred to have his jet form back. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

At some point, Hellscream became one of [[Herald of Unicron|Unicron's heralds]] and subsequently one of [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]]. When [[Shokaract]] faced [[Big Convoy]] in battle, Hellscream and the other Heralds returned to Cybertron with, as Hellscream put it, more than enough Angolmois for Shokaract's eternal glory. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending # 3}} He went on to help spread Angolmois across Cybertron, causing widespread chaos and violence. When Shokaract suddenly disappeared from the battlefield, he and his fellow Heralds temporarily retreated to think up what to do next. 'Next' never happened due to [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] lobbing a grenade into their presence, scattering the Heralds in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending # 4}}
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===Legends World===
In the [[Legends World]], Starscream was the manager of a "little brother cafe" in [[Akihabara]], where he gave [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] a job out of sympathy for her situation, despite her gender. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} He later commended her on her ability to sell expensive lunches to customers. {{storylink|Windblade Sequel}}

When [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|another Starscream]] filled in for Windblade, the manager criticized him for not welcoming customers loudly enough. When Armada Starscream questioned why a supposed "little sister cafe" would hire a man, the manager explained that they were in actuality a little ''brother'' cafe. He was present when Windblade returned and told Armada Starscream of the reason for her poor condition. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} He later hired [[Cab (human)|Cab]] {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] as waiters. {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}}

After the Legends World was destroyed, Starscream ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where he watched as [[Galvatron II]] brought [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to it. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} When the Legends World was restored, Starscream returned to it, and was present when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] announced he was leaving the universe. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
When the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], Starscream was one of the several Predacons involved in the ensuing conflicts. He was not, however, directly involved in combat. Instead, he was sent on missions to traverse pit-riddled fields while fending off enormous bacteria opponents. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
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*'''Starscream & BB''' (March 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''D-13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers, 2 "Screamwinder" missiles

:Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, packaged in a set with [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]], Starscream is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]]; with a minor [[retool]] to add an indent for a [[rubsign]] under the toy's right wing, and a color scheme based on the unreleased [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ATB|Megatron ATB]] & [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ATB|Starscream]] iteration of the mold. Importantly, ''Beast Wars II'' Starscream has silver plastic rather than the ATB Starscream's light gray, and a black-painted helmet with a silver mask where ATB Starscream has an unpainted gray helmet with a blue mask. And of course, different stickers.

:Starscream transforms into a fighter jet of undetermined model and he has two side-mounted spring-loaded rocket launchers that fire his "[[Screamwinder]]" missiles. Starscream is also able to wield said launchers as hand-held weapons in [[robot mode]]. Despite the difference in name between Starscream and BB's missiles, they are all the exact same and can be fired or dropped from any of the designated launchers. They are however slightly shorter than the ''Generation 2'' version, and as such are incompatible with Smokecreen and [[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing's]] launchers (and also incompatible with future versions of this mold set due to new tooling done for those releases).

:Starscream can also combine with BB's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to form the large "[[Formation Scream]]" stealth bomber jet.

:An unfortunate case of bad [[Japanese language|transliteration]] results in the stickers on his tailfins and on BB's arms calling him "Starscrem".

:[[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as '''Starscream''' (actually meant to be "Starscrem" {{sic}}).<ref>The original Korean text "스타스크램" translates more or less into English as "Starscrem"/"Starscram", however; the packaging still has "Starscream" written in full English. Ironically, the poor transliteration used on the stickers makes the English translation for this release of the toy somewhat accurate.</ref> Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Starscream comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Stascream/starscream.htm More information on Starscream at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1784/Generation+2/Starscream.html Comparison between Generation 2 Starscream and Beast Wars Starscream at Transformers at the Moon]''
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*'''2 Against 1 Showdown: Bighorn VS Starscream & BB''' (Vs pack, March 1997)
**''ID number'': '''VS-13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers, 2 "Screamwinder" missiles

:Starscream was also available in the "2 Against 1 Showdown" (2対1の対決 ''2 tai 1 no Taiketsu'') vs-pack with his partner [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]] and the [[Maximal]] [[Bighorn#VS13|Bighorn]].

:All of the figures are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWII-toy Hellscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Y'know, I have one simple request, and that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!"]]
*'''Hellscream''' (November 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''D-23'''
**''Accessories:'' "Gale Dagger", 2 "Sharkwinder" missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the tenth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Hellscream is an extensive [[retool]]ing of the American ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]] mold, transforming into a cyborg shark. This toy features a new mechanically styled [[beast mode]] head, fins and tail, a new robot mode head, arm, and leg.

:In beast mode, his shark head can be launched as his "Peeping Head" drone and can also be used as his hand-held "Gale Dagger" in robot mode. In robot mode his Gale Dagger or any of his "Sharkwinder" missiles (which store in his back) can fire from his chest via a spring-loaded missile launcher. His tail turbine is removed for transformation and is reconnected to form his left forearm in robot mode. The tail turbine also features a spring-loaded mechanism, which is where the Sharkwinder missiles are intended to be used. The blade portion of his Gale Dagger can also be removed if one chooses to use just the blade without the rest of the head attached.

:This mold was slightly [[redeco]]ed to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Overbite (G1)#Universe (2003)|Overbite]]. A [[retool]] of the original mold was also used to make [[Sharp Edge#Toys|Sharp Edge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Hellscream/hellscream.htm More information on Hellscream at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Beast Wars===
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Starscream, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if there an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Megastorm#bluePVC|Megastorm]].

==Notes==
* Starscream's name is repeatedly misspelled as "Starscrem" in Japanese material, including the stickers on the toy. This mistake also carried over to the Korean-market rendering of the name.
* Much like the rest of the new cast introduced from "[[Enter Lio Junior]]" onwards, Hellscream received a completely original [[character model]] by [[Takashi Yamamoto]] for "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]", whereas his cartoon character model was designed by one of three other model artists. In Hellscream's case, he features a simplified head design, clawed fingers, and a more teal deco.
* ''[[Transformers Cloud]]'' [[Hellwarp]] is both a roundabout and direct homage to Hellscream.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Starscrem''' (스타스크램 ''Seutaseukeuraem'') {{sic}}

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars combiners]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II Predacons]]
[[Category:Cloud Predacons]]
[[Category:Destrons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]

Starscream (BW)

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:''Starscream is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:BWIIStarscreamVideoBox.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Probably sounds just like {{w|Maximillion Pegasus}}.]]

'''Starscream''' (スタースクリーム ''Sutāsukurīmu'') is a two-faced, back-stabbing, no-good schemer. But man, is he ever charming. Confident, clever and sort of ''effeminate'', Starscream's greatest strength isn't actually his ''strength'', but his ability to flatter and endear himself to those in power. Confidentially, it's all a ploy to lull his superiors into letting their guards down so he can strike at the most opportune time, seizing power for himself.

Starscream is something of a snob and a narcissist (including listening to [[Wagner]]) who doesn't suffer fools or low-class fashion rejects lightly. He prefers to hide behind his partner, the hulking bruiser [[BB (BW)|BB]], not so much because he ''can't'' fight but because he'd rather not get his hands dirty or his paint job scuffed. When left with no alternative but to throw down, Starscream and BB can combine to create the [[Formation Scream]], which is more than a match for most [[Maximal]]s.

He was later upgraded via [[Angolmois Energy]] into the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyborg Beast]] '''Hellscream''' (ヘルスクリーム ''Herusukurīmu''). It didn't do much for his looks, but it certainly made him a tougher foe on the battlefield.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hiroki Takahashi]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:NewForces CybertronBBStarscream.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I look like Thundercracker!]]
Starscream was the brains of a [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] jet duo with his partner, [[BB (BW)|BB]]. They served [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' when he brought his Predacons to the planet [[Gaia]], in search 3of the amazing powers of [[Angolmois Energy]]. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} When Galvatron fell into a coma shortly after arriving on the planet, Starscream began conspiring with BB to ingratiate themselves with the new self-appointed Emperor of Destruction, Galvatron's younger brother [[Megastorm]]. They planned to be the first to capture the mysterious white lion that had caught the interest of both Galvatron and Megastorm. Starscream chastised BB when he launched a missile payload at the lion during their ''capture'' mission, and was humiliated when the comedy duo [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] saw their near-fatal mistake. He had BB block their competition out in a smokescreen missile, leading Dirge and Thrust to crash into a cliffside.
Starscream and BB then captured the lion in a net missile and presented the net humbly to Megastorm back at base. Unfortunately, the lion was actually the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy]], who unleashed his rage and arsenal on the Predacons for the damage they had done to the creatures and natural order of Gaia. Starscream, BB, and Megastorm were quickly driven into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

[[File:Girlyscream1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Tee hee!]]

After the last debacle, Megastorm wanted the chance to redeem himself against Lio Convoy and take credit for dispatching him. He ordered his subordinates to find Lio Convoy but not engage, merely report the Maximal commander's position to him. Starscream saw through Megastorm's plan immediately, but went along with it to stay in the acting emperor's good graces. He and BB went so far as to avoid conflict with other, less-important Maximals while on their search, and dispatching Dirge and Thrust in a rockslide to prevent any competition. The Maximal [[Bighorn]] would not be denied, however, and his thirst for combat finally forced Megastorm, Starscream and BB to fight with him, where he proved surprisingly effective. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}}

Starscream next orchestrated a plot to catch the Maximals in a lakeside trap. First, he had the [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s build the exterior of a fortress by the lake as a lure. When [[Tasmania Kid]] arrived and destroyed the fake base, Starscream trapped him in a cage controlled by the real, underwater base. He then pulled Kid into a series of deathtraps in their lake base, while using the danger to Kid to lure the other Maximals in. Starscream succeeded in snaring Lio Convoy, Bighorn and [[Apache]] just as he trapped Kid by the lakeside. Unfortunately, a chain is only as strong as its ''dumbest'' link. When Dirge and Thrust went topside in a mini-sub to retrieve the Maximals, their sub was boarded by a real Tasmanian devil. Thinking Tasmania Kid had somehow escaped (and shrank), Dirge and Thrust returned to the base without the captive Maximals and left a hatch open so that [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] and [[Scuba]] could enter as well. As Starscream was left wondering how his partners could be so stupid as to mistake the Tasmanian devil for a Maximal, Diver shut down the cage holding Lio Convoy's crew and Scuba freed the Kid. Then BB started firing missiles in the tight hallways of the pressurized, underwater base, and Megastorm decided to cut his losses and remotely blow up the base with his men still inside, and...look, it WAS a good plan, alright? {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Starscream watched closely as Megastorm became rankled at the idea of giving up his power once Galvatron awakened. Starscream kept an eye on Megastorm as his attempt to quietly dispose of his sleeping brother only turned Galvatron into a revived Angolmois Energy-powered dragon. As Galvatron engaged the Maximals in battle, Megastorm dislodged his brother's footing and sent him tumbling into a volcano, unaware he was being monitored by Starscream. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}} Without Megastorm's consent, Starscream retrieved Galvatron from the volcano and brought his inert body back to the ''Galvaburg II'' for recuperation, leaving Megastorm off-balance on whether Starscream was conspiring against him. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

When Dirge and Thrust were trounced thoroughly by [[Insectron]]s native to the Southern Continent, Starscream confidently told Megastorm he could devise a plan to eliminate the threat. Starscream and BB set up a series of energy nets in the Insectrons' territory, planning to capture the bugs and then free them, claiming the traps had been set by the Maximals. They successfully made contact with [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]] this way, and left the Insectrons with a falsified data disc containing information on the Maximals. This sent Bigmos and Tonbot into a battle with Lio Convoy's crew, which Starscream and BB secretly intervened on by trying to collapse an entire ravine on the two factions with their missiles. The Maximals and Insectrons survived, but Starscream's involvement in the rockslide was left undiscovered. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}}

For his next trick, Starscream and BB fired upon the Maximals Diver, Bighorn and Tasmania Kid, luring them into the nest of another group of Insectrons, [[Scissor Boy]], [[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]], and [[Drill Nuts]]. He begged his Insectron "friends" to save them from the pursuing Maximals, leading to another fight between the two groups. When the Maximals dropped low on power from fighting the Insectrons, Starscream and the Combatrons emerged to finish them off. Unfortunately for Starscream, Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to reinforce their ailing friends. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

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Starscream's final plot involved creating an adorable cartoon hologram of himself to invite the Insectrons to an oil party. He had secretly spike the oil to make it extra-intoxicating, hoping the Insectrons would get so drunk they would begin brawling and wipe each other out. Surprisingly, that's exactly what happened at first until the Maximals arrived and hosed them down. When Galvatron also got into Starscream's special stash of oil, he ran amok and served as the impetus for the Maximals and Insectrons to join forces and make a lasting peace. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

Disgraced, Starscream was unable to stop Megastorm from giving the job of removing the Insectrons to the Autorollers. Fearing what would happen if the Autorollers eclipsed his accomplishments, Starscream and BB shadowed the Autorollers and discovered their leader, [[Autostinger]], was owed a debt from the Insectrons' leader Bigmos from long ago. Stinger tried to get Bigmos to return the debt by stepping aside so the Autorollers could eliminate the Maximals, but Bigmos escaped the debt another way and challenged Autostinger to a duel. As the Maximals, Insectrons, and Autorollers present entered a cave system for the bout, Starscream saw an opportunity. He had BB blast the mountain with missiles, hoping to eliminate his competition and enemies in one act. Unfortunately for Starscream, all the combatants survived his sneak attack. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

Starscream and BB were out on patrol when the Autorollers brought their captives Tasmania Kid and [[Scissor Boy]] back to the ''Galvaburg II''. Megastorm tried to call the Combatrons back to help him when the Maximals and Insectrons arrived to protect their friends, but they arrived too late and Megastorm had to move the ship to escape their enemies' onslaught. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

Starscream was spying on the Autorollers' fortress operation after their failures led to the unit being removed from Insectron duty. Rejected, the Autorollers planned to undermine Starscream's standing in the Predacons and eliminate the Insectrons in one swoop by causing explosions of Angolmois Energy around the continent using their underground pipelines. To preserve his status, Starscream had BB shut down the main pipeline, causing a build up back at the Autorollers' fortress that would destroy the would-be-usurpers permanently. Starscream's dazzling victory dance was interrupted when simple BB asked if Starscream would be doing the Autorollers' heavy-lifting assignments once they were destroyed. As Starscream stopped short to consider the indignity of *ugh*manual labor, the rampaging Galvatron pierced the pipelines and began guzzling Angolmois Energy, growing to gigantic size. As his former leader-turned-kaiju started stomping through the countryside, Starscream motioned to BB and they exited, stage left, before anyone realized what they had done. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

As Megastorm ordered a massive attack on the South Continent, Starscream, BB and the Combatrons fought against the Maximals and Insectrons once more. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Soon, Galvatron was back on his feet and in control of his own mind. Starscream's boot-licking immediately shifted back to Galvatron instead of Megastorm, much to the Duke of Destruction's chagrin. Starscream and BB were dispatched to locate a mysterious ship making a forced landing on Gaia, and got into a battle with the Maximals over the wreck. They were soon confronted with the pilots, however, a trio called the [[Jointron]]s in their combination form as [[Tripledacus]]. Tripledacus humbled Starscream and BB, sending them fleeing back to the ''Galvaburg II''. Galvatron wanted this mighty warrior dealt with, and sent the duo back out to find him. However, they had no idea Tripledacus was a combiner, and ignored the Jointrons when they first spotted them. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}}

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Starscream continued to seek Galvatron's favor, subtly undermining Megastorm and putting him down while advancing his own position. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Starscream readied a plan to eliminate the Jointrons using a bacteria bomb he concocted that would drain their energy away. He and BB coated two of the three Jointrons with the sludge, leaving them incapable of forming Tripledacus and on the run. Unfortunately, Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to teach the Jointrons a lesson in teamwork, and the trio shared energy to eradicate the bacteria bomb's effects, driving off Starscream and BB once more. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

Galvatron modified his orders, dictating that the Jointrons be captured so that their transformation sequence could be analyzed for the creation of a Predacon combiner. Starscream and BB rigged some net missiles and staked out one of the Autorollers' fortress sites to catch their prey. The Jointrons were squabbling with each other, making the Predacons' job that much easier. The problem was, Starscream left the mission of transporting the individually-snared Jointrons to BB, Dirge, and Thrust. He stayed behind to...monitor the Autorollers' fight with the remaining Maximals, only for the other Combatrons to return and admit they all lost their catches. The Jointrons reunited, formed Tripledacus, and Starscream's men were forced to flee. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}

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Later on, the Autorollers uncovered an unknown device in the ancient ruins. Starscream evaluated the device and determined it was a [[Copy Machine]]. At Galvatron's command, Starscream tested the device on BB, creating a [[Copy BB]]. The clone proved to be inherently opposite of the original, prompting an idea by Galvatron to deposit the Copy Machine where the Maximals could find it. Sure enough, Tasmania Kid soon used the device to create [[Black Lio Convoy|Copy Convoy]], an evil copy of Lio Convoy who broke free on his own. Starscream and BB found Copy Convoy running through the forest, and Starscream found the evil Convoy respectably diabolical and a little bit snuggly. When Copy Convoy fired on Starscream and BB they left, but Starscream privately told BB the Copy did that because the Maximals were watching, and respected his deviousness. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When Artemis and Moon compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, Starscream was measured against Scuba. He also defended BB when his partner was compared to Bighorn, stating BB's firepower and strength were far greater than mere strength alone. He was called back for the final bout, mostly just because Artemis found him so dreamy. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Starscream's efforts to undermine Megastorm finally provoked a reaction. When Galvatron needed a recon team to determine the threat posed by the [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], Starscream naturally volunteered. Megastorm shot down Starscream's request, however, and gave the assignment to Dirge and Thrust instead. Galvatron still allowed Starscream and BB to carry out the next Seacon mission, over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}} When Megastorm made contact with the Seacons on Galvatron's behalf, he negotiated a bounty on the Maximals' heads. Starscream was quick to point out, however, that Megastorm's math meant the Predacons would lose their ''entire'' supply of Angolmois Energy to the Seacons if the pirates were successful. A flustered Megastorm was left trying to defend his negotiations to Galvatron while Starscream watched on. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

After performing a scan on the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], Starscream determined they were in need of some particular parts for repairs. With Galvatron's approval, he approached the Seacons for another negotiation to eliminate the Maximals. Unlike Megastorm, Starscream retained the upper hand during the negotiations with [[Halfshell]], and managed to draft a fair deal with the Seacon captain. Starscream and BB later joined the Seacons in battle with the Maximals and Tripledacus, but were driven off. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

While eavesdropping on the Seacons, Starscream and BB learned of a duel between Lio Convoy and Halfshell. He proposed to Galvatron that the Predacons secretly observe the fight, hoping Lio Convoy lost and being ready to strike down the surely weakened Maximal commander even if he won. Unfortunately for Starscream's plan, Megastorm insisted on coming along and jumped the gun by firing off his Mega-Cannon. Not only did he fail to kill Lio Convoy with his sneak attack, he set off a deposit of Angolmois Energy and ended the bout prematurely. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

As Galvatron's artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] approached Gaia, its influence began to corrupt the Angolmois Energy on the planet, making it volatile. Starscream and BB were present to observe Galvatron enter a geyser of Angolmois Energy and seemingly get consumed by the eruption. They looked on knowingly as Megastorm cheered his brother's apparent demise and showed disappointment when Galvatron emerged more powerful than ever. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}} Galvatron was not powerful enough to defeat a new Maximal combiner called [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], however, whose center component [[Lio Junior]], the "son" of Lio Convoy, had been born from Angolmois Energy. Starscream and BB performed extensive surgery to repair Galvatron's wound, but their commander was once again lost in a comatose state.

As Megastorm once again began to seize control of the Predacons, Starscream saw an opening when the Duke of Destruction groused about how powerful the Angolmois Energy made his brother. Thinking quickly, Starscream claimed to have performed scientific experiments that proved Megastorm would be able to power up from exposure to Angolmois Energy just as his brother did, and wouldn't die horribly like he thought. Megastorm hesitantly accepted Starscream's conclusions, and agreed to be dropped in a chasm filled with Angolmois Energy to reformat himself. As Starscream prepared to drop the Duke, Megastorm started having second thoughts, but Starscream sent him screaming into the pit of Angolmois Energy anyway. Unfortunately for Starscream's plotting, Megastorm DID emerge more powerful than ever, transformed into the titanic [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]. Still, Starscream was safe for the moment because Gigastorm believed Starscream intended that result, and was unaware it was actually an assassination attempt. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Starscream was infuriated as Gigastorm began throwing his weight around again as the "new Emperor of Destruction". He and BB actually ignored a call for assistance from their leader out of sheer petulance. In the meantime, they investigated a mysterious falling capsule that turned out to be new weaponry from the Maximals. The capsule eventually led them to the site of Gigastorm's battle, relieving them of any explanation for why they weren't showing up when called. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Next, Starscream and BB caught Gigastorm in the act of genuine fratricide, as he attempted to dismember the sleeping Galvatron with a chainsaw. He then tried to flood Galvatron's system with Angolmois Energy until he overloaded, a foolish notion that only sped Galvatron's healing process, bringing him back on line. Starscream quickly welcomed his emperor back into the fold and warned him of Gigastorm's assassination attempts. Safe behind Galvatron's protection, he once again began openly taunting Gigastorm about his poor leadership qualities as well. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}
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Starscream's attempt at killing Megastorm was finally uncovered by Dirge and Thrust, who secretly recorded Starscream's admission and showed the video to Gigastorm. Furious, Gigastorm arranged a trap for Starscream and BB away from base where Galvatron couldn't stay his hand. Starscream and BB were sent hunting for Maximals in a certain area that was rich in Angolmois Energy, where Gigastorm intended to set off explosives and destroy them. Ironically, the Maximals actually ''did'' arrive, dissuading Starscream's suspicion that Gigastorm was setting them up. Attempting to prove their valor and worth to the Predacons, Starscream ordered BB to perform their "Formation Scream" ultimate attack, unleashing their entire missile payload and energy reserves in one massive strafing run. The Maximals, as heroic characters and the protagonists, were very nearly injured by this enormous display of firepower, but fortunately ducked behind a rock. Left powerless in the aftermath, Starscream and BB abandoned their pride and waved the white flag, even offering to join the Maximals to save themselves.
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Disappointed with the outcome, Gigastorm finally set off his explosives, sending Starscream and BB into the pits of Angolmois Energy below them. As Galvatron and Gigastorm did before, Starscream and BB emerged as incredibly powerful new warriors, Cyborg Beasts known as Hellscream and Max-B. They were now powerful enough to battle all the Maximals, even Magnaboss, before being temporarily disposed of by the Tako Tank. When they broke free from the rubble, Hellscream and Max-B confronted Gigastorm and recognized his role in their upgrade. Before the rivals could begin fighting, however, Galvatron arrived and forced all his subordinates back in line. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

[[File:HellscreamMovie1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Artemis has low standards when it comes to men.]]
Later, when a strange ship landed on Gaia, Hellscream took part in stealing the control unit for it. However, a few minutes later, Lio Junior charged at him and almost killed him, but he was saved by Max-B. Hellscream pinned Lio Junior to a wall using his Terror Storm attack, and nearly struck down the helpless cub with a [[Sharkwinder]] missile. Instead, Tasmania Kid jumped in the way, taking the missile meant for Lio Junior. Hellscream was present for the summoning of [[Majin Zarak]], and took part in the climactic battle only to be beaten up by [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] and [[Bighorn]], and forced into retreat along with the others. Galvatron stated that he and the others were morons and continued the attack on the Maximals. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

As the artificial planet Nemesis zeroed in on Gaia, the Maximals stepped up their counter-attacks, and the Predacon response increased as well. Hellscream and Max-B were sent to stop the Maximals from freezing the volatile corrupted Angolmois Energy drawn out by Nemesis's presence. They encounter Tripledacus trying to stop the flow of Angolmois Energy with one massive iceberg. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} Later, they targeted a giant artillery cannon the Maximals intended to use to obliterate Nemesis before it reached Gaia. Hellscream was suspicious by how obvious the Maximals were in transporting the cannon, and so he had Max-B scan the area, locating Scuba and the Tako Tank transporting a ''second'' cannon. Unfortunately for the Predacons, that cannon was also a decoy. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}}

Lio Junior increased his attacks on Autoroller fortress operations, forcing Hellscream and Max-B to step up when Dirgegun and Thrustor once again proved inadequate. When Galvatron emerged on the battlefield to run a con on Lio Junior, however, Hellscream and Max-B wisely stepped back and allowed their Emperor to carry on his scheme. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Hellscream's "peeping head" uncovered news of a robot from Mars found by the Maximals which could allegedly retake control of the Angolmois Energy. Galvatron ordered him and Max-B to prevent the Maximals from doing so, but Lio Junior and the combined Magnaboss held off Hellscream and Max-B so that Lio Convoy and the emissary robot could continue. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} Once it was clear the emissary robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying the planet, Galvatron ordered his Cyborg Beasts to withdraw so the Maximals could deal with the situation for them uncontested. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

Hellscream discovered some Insectron activity in the Rock Mountains, but Gigastorm told him to just ignore the bugs. The Cyborg Beasts were called to battle when Dirgegun and Thrustor miraculously discovered the Maximals' hidden base all of a sudden, and Gigastorm wanted to stage an all-out raid. Hellscream was incredulous at the idea of the comedy duo suddenly becoming lucky, competent, or both, but his concerns were dismissed as jealousy. Hellscream and Max-B finally abandoned the Niagara battle altogether to recheck his suspicions, and they uncovered a missile catapult in the Rock Mountains, showing Galvatron that the Maximals planned to launch into space to confront the Nemesis. The Predacons rediverted troops to stop the launch, but they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

The sycophantic Hellscream praised Galvatron for his foresight when he dispatched the Seacons to delay the Maximals so that the ''Galvaburg II'' could reach Nemesis ahead of them. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

On Nemesis, the Predacons shot down the Maximal ship and boarded the wreckage, only to find the Maximals weren't present. They barely escaped the pre-rigged self-destruct mechanism. Hellscream and the Cyborg Beasts confronted the Maximals as Lio Convoy tried to shut down Nemesis at its Angolmois Energy core. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}} When Galvatron emerged from the core, he told the assembled Maximals and Predacons that Lio Convoy and Lio Junior had been consumed by the Angolmois Energy he unleashed. Hellscream and the Predacons cheered the death of Lio Convoy, but Galvatron bid them to be silent, mourning the loss of a valiant foe. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}} To everyone's surprise, Lio Convoy and Lio Junior emerged as the legendary Green Lion, powerful enough to drain all of Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy from him. When Galvatron left to reignite the sabotaged core, Hellscream and the Beasts continued the fight against the remaining Maximals, despite the threat of Nemesis exploding at any moment. Hellscream had prepared a speech to inspire loyalty and comradery for the greater good in his fellow Cyborg Beasts, but Gigastorm had to wake up in the middle and ruin it. The moment had passed, so the Cyborg Beasts got together and lugged the lumbering Gigastorm off of Nemesis before it exploded.
{{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Starscream hatched a scheme to capture a couple of Maximals and brainwash them into Predacons. Amused by this plan, Galvatron granted Starscream permission to put it into motion. Soon, BB brought him Tasmania Kid and Diver, and Starscream went to work on the pair.

Starscream then oversaw the altered Maximals' initial ambush on their former allies. After the initial surprise strike, the rest of the Predacons joined in on the attack. But as the Predacons pressed on, Dirge and Thrust turned up on the battlefield as allies of the Maximals! Annoyed that Lio Convoy had "stolen his idea" to brainwash enemy combatants, Starscream ordered BB to shoot the "traitors" out of the sky. The Predacons were on the verge of victory when a stray shot from Megastorm rocked the battlefield, badly injuring the Predacon forces. Starscream and the rest of the Predacons retreated, with the unconscious Dirge and Thrust in tow. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}} {{storylink|TFC-D04}}}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
Starscream joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]] in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed some Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked up the Predacon leader to the machinery of the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]] to power it, and enlisted Starscream and his other fellow Predacons into piloting the vehicle against the Maximals. Their enemies soon came rushing towards them in a counter-offensive, and Starscream and BB manned the tank's turrets to blast them. Though they managed to shoot down Lio Convoy as he and Bigmos approached them from the air, they weren't as successful in stopping Tasmania Kid, who had tried a similar tactic with Tonbot. A secondary offensive from the Maximals led to the tank sinking into a nearby river, and finally Lio Convoy managed to battle Megastorm within it, resulting in the tank's self-destruct mechanism being activated. The Predacons were all blown away in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Infiltrate the Mystery Island!}} {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}} {{storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}} {{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}}}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:BWAscending3 heralds.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Let's get this rave started! ACEEEEEED!"]]
Starscream spent time in a Maximal prison facility, where he developed grandiose plans for the future. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #4}} There, Starscream also met and befriended the traumatized giant [[BB (BW)|BB]]. During an escape from the prison, Starscream took BB with him, solidifying BB's loyalty to Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}} After their escape, Starscream and BB joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 4}} Starscream was later exposed to [[Angolmois Energy]] by [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], which altered the jet into the vicious Hellscream. Hellscream hated his new form and preferred to have his jet form back. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

At some point, Hellscream became one of [[Herald of Unicron|Unicron's heralds]] and subsequently one of [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]]. When [[Shokaract]] faced [[Big Convoy]] in battle, Hellscream and the other Heralds returned to Cybertron with, as Hellscream put it, more than enough Angolmois for Shokaract's eternal glory. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending # 3}} He went on to help spread Angolmois across Cybertron, causing widespread chaos and violence. When Shokaract suddenly disappeared from the battlefield, he and his fellow Heralds temporarily retreated to think up what to do next. 'Next' never happened due to [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] lobbing a grenade into their presence, scattering the Heralds in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending # 4}}
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===Legends World===
In the [[Legends World]], Starscream was the manager of a "little brother cafe" in [[Akihabara]], where he gave [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] a job out of sympathy for her situation, despite her gender. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} He later commended her on her ability to sell expensive lunches to customers. {{storylink|Windblade Sequel}}

When [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|another Starscream]] filled in for Windblade, the manager criticized him for not welcoming customers loudly enough. When Armada Starscream questioned why a supposed "little sister cafe" would hire a man, the manager explained that they were in actuality a little ''brother'' cafe. He was present when Windblade returned and told Armada Starscream of the reason for her poor condition. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} He later hired [[Cab (human)|Cab]] {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] as waiters. {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}}

After the Legends World was destroyed, Starscream ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where he watched as [[Galvatron II]] brought [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to it. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} When the Legends World was restored, Starscream returned to it, and was present when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] announced he was leaving the universe. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
When the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], Starscream was one of the several Predacons involved in the ensuing conflicts. He was not, however, directly involved in combat. Instead, he was sent on missions to traverse pit-riddled fields while fending off enormous bacteria opponents. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Starscream & BB''' (March 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''D-13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers, 2 "Screamwinder" missiles

:Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, packaged in a set with [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]], Starscream is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]]; with a minor [[retool]] to add an indent for a [[rubsign]] under the toy's right wing, and a color scheme based on the unreleased [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ATB|Megatron ATB]] & [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ATB|Starscream]] iteration of the mold. Importantly, ''Beast Wars II'' Starscream has silver plastic rather than the ATB Starscream's light gray, and a black-painted helmet with a silver mask where ATB Starscream has an unpainted gray helmet with a blue mask. And of course, different stickers.

:Starscream transforms into a fighter jet of undetermined model and he has two side-mounted spring-loaded rocket launchers that fire his "[[Screamwinder]]" missiles. Starscream is also able to wield said launchers as hand-held weapons in [[robot mode]]. Despite the difference in name between Starscream and BB's missiles, they are all the exact same and can be fired or dropped from any of the designated launchers. They are however slightly shorter than the ''Generation 2'' version, and as such are incompatible with Smokecreen and [[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing's]] launchers (and also incompatible with future versions of this mold set due to new tooling done for those releases).

:Starscream can also combine with BB's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to form the large "[[Formation Scream]]" stealth bomber jet.

:An unfortunate case of bad [[Japanese language|transliteration]] results in the stickers on his tailfins and on BB's arms calling him "Starscrem".

:[[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as '''Starscream''' (actually meant to be "Starscrem" {{sic}}).<ref>The original Korean text "스타스크램" translates more or less into English as "Starscrem"/"Starscram", however; the packaging still has "Starscream" written in full English. Ironically, the poor transliteration used on the stickers makes the English translation for this release of the toy somewhat accurate.</ref> Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Starscream comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Stascream/starscream.htm More information on Starscream at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1784/Generation+2/Starscream.html Comparison between Generation 2 Starscream and Beast Wars Starscream at Transformers at the Moon]''
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[[File:BWII-toy VS13-BighornBBStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''2 Against 1 Showdown: Bighorn VS Starscream & BB''' (Vs pack, March 1997)
**''ID number'': '''VS-13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers, 2 "Screamwinder" missiles

:Starscream was also available in the "2 Against 1 Showdown" (2対1の対決 ''2 tai 1 no Taiketsu'') vs-pack with his partner [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]] and the [[Maximal]] [[Bighorn#VS13|Bighorn]].

:All of the figures are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWII-toy Hellscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Y'know, I have one simple request, and that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!"]]
*'''Hellscream''' (November 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''D-23'''
**''Accessories:'' "Gale Dagger", 2 "Sharkwinder" missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the tenth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Hellscream is an extensive [[retool]]ing of the American ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]] mold, transforming into a cyborg shark. This toy features a new mechanically styled [[beast mode]] head, fins and tail, a new robot mode head, arm, and leg.

:In beast mode, his shark head can be launched as his "Peeping Head" drone and can also be used as his hand-held "Gale Dagger" in robot mode. In robot mode his Gale Dagger or any of his "Sharkwinder" missiles (which store in his back) can fire from his chest via a spring-loaded missile launcher. His tail turbine is removed for transformation and is reconnected to form his left forearm in robot mode. The tail turbine also features a spring-loaded mechanism, which is where the Sharkwinder missiles are intended to be used. The blade portion of his Gale Dagger can also be removed if one chooses to use just the blade without the rest of the head attached.

:This mold was slightly [[redeco]]ed to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Overbite (G1)#Universe (2003)|Overbite]]. A [[retool]] of the original mold was also used to make [[Sharp Edge#Toys|Sharp Edge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Hellscream/hellscream.htm More information on Hellscream at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Beast Wars===
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Starscream, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if there an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Megastorm#bluePVC|Megastorm]].

==Notes==
* Starscream's name is repeatedly misspelled as "Starscrem" in Japanese material, including the stickers on the toy. This mistake also carried over to the Korean-market rendering of the name.
* Much like the rest of the new cast introduced from "[[Enter Lio Junior]]" onwards, Hellscream received a completely original [[character model]] by [[Takashi Yamamoto]] for "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]", whereas his cartoon character model was designed by one of three other model artists. In Hellscream's case, he features a simplified head design, clawed fingers, and a more teal deco.
* ''[[Transformers Cloud]]'' [[Hellwarp]] is both a roundabout and direct homage to Hellscream.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Starscrem''' (스타스크램 ''Seutaseukeuraem'') {{sic}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars combiners]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II Predacons]]
[[Category:Cloud Predacons]]
[[Category:Destrons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]

Starscream (BW)

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:''Starscream is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:BWIIStarscreamVideoBox.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Probably sounds just like {{w|Maximillion Pegasus}}.]]

'''Starscream''' (スタースクリーム ''Sutāsukurīmu'') is a two-faced, back-stabbing, no-good schemer. But man, is he ever charming. Confident, clever and sort of ''effeminate'', Starscream's greatest strength isn't actually his ''strength'', but his ability to flatter and endear himself to those in power. Confidentially, it's all a ploy to lull his superiors into letting their guards down so he can strike at the most opportune time, seizing power for himself.

Starscream is something of a snob and a narcissist (including listening to [[Wagner]]) who doesn't suffer fools or low-class fashion rejects lightly. He prefers to hide behind his partner, the hulking bruiser [[BB (BW)|BB]], not so much because he ''can't'' fight but because he'd rather not get his hands dirty or his paint job scuffed. When left with no alternative but to throw down, Starscream and BB can combine to create the [[Formation Scream]], which is more than a match for most [[Maximal]]s.

He was later upgraded via [[Angolmois Energy]] into the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyborg Beast]] '''Hellscream''' (ヘルスクリーム ''Herusukurīmu''). It didn't do much for his looks, but it certainly made him a tougher foe on the battlefield.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hiroki Takahashi]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:NewForces CybertronBBStarscream.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I look like Thundercracker!]]
Starscream was the brains of a [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] jet duo with his partner, [[BB (BW)|BB]]. They served [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' when he brought his Predacons to the planet [[Gaia]], in search 3of the amazing powers of [[Angolmois Energy]]. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} When Galvatron fell into a coma shortly after arriving on the planet, Starscream began conspiring with BB to ingratiate themselves with the new self-appointed Emperor of Destruction, Galvatron's younger brother [[Megastorm]]. They planned to be the first to capture the mysterious white lion that had caught the interest of both Galvatron and Megastorm. Starscream chastised BB when he launched a missile payload at the lion during their ''capture'' mission, and was humiliated when the comedy duo [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] saw their near-fatal mistake. He had BB block their competition out in a smokescreen missile, leading Dirge and Thrust to crash into a cliffside.
Starscream and BB then captured the lion in a net missile and presented the net humbly to Megastorm back at base. Unfortunately, the lion was actually the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy]], who unleashed his rage and arsenal on the Predacons for the damage they had done to the creatures and natural order of Gaia. Starscream, BB, and Megastorm were quickly driven into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

[[File:Girlyscream1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Tee hee!]]

After the last debacle, Megastorm wanted the chance to redeem himself against Lio Convoy and take credit for dispatching him. He ordered his subordinates to find Lio Convoy but not engage, merely report the Maximal commander's position to him. Starscream saw through Megastorm's plan immediately, but went along with it to stay in the acting emperor's good graces. He and BB went so far as to avoid conflict with other, less-important Maximals while on their search, and dispatching Dirge and Thrust in a rockslide to prevent any competition. The Maximal [[Bighorn]] would not be denied, however, and his thirst for combat finally forced Megastorm, Starscream and BB to fight with him, where he proved surprisingly effective. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}}

Starscream next orchestrated a plot to catch the Maximals in a lakeside trap. First, he had the [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s build the exterior of a fortress by the lake as a lure. When [[Tasmania Kid]] arrived and destroyed the fake base, Starscream trapped him in a cage controlled by the real, underwater base. He then pulled Kid into a series of deathtraps in their lake base, while using the danger to Kid to lure the other Maximals in. Starscream succeeded in snaring Lio Convoy, Bighorn and [[Apache]] just as he trapped Kid by the lakeside. Unfortunately, a chain is only as strong as its ''dumbest'' link. When Dirge and Thrust went topside in a mini-sub to retrieve the Maximals, their sub was boarded by a real Tasmanian devil. Thinking Tasmania Kid had somehow escaped (and shrank), Dirge and Thrust returned to the base without the captive Maximals and left a hatch open so that [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] and [[Scuba]] could enter as well. As Starscream was left wondering how his partners could be so stupid as to mistake the Tasmanian devil for a Maximal, Diver shut down the cage holding Lio Convoy's crew and Scuba freed the Kid. Then BB started firing missiles in the tight hallways of the pressurized, underwater base, and Megastorm decided to cut his losses and remotely blow up the base with his men still inside, and...look, it WAS a good plan, alright? {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Starscream watched closely as Megastorm became rankled at the idea of giving up his power once Galvatron awakened. Starscream kept an eye on Megastorm as his attempt to quietly dispose of his sleeping brother only turned Galvatron into a revived Angolmois Energy-powered dragon. As Galvatron engaged the Maximals in battle, Megastorm dislodged his brother's footing and sent him tumbling into a volcano, unaware he was being monitored by Starscream. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}} Without Megastorm's consent, Starscream retrieved Galvatron from the volcano and brought his inert body back to the ''Galvaburg II'' for recuperation, leaving Megastorm off-balance on whether Starscream was conspiring against him. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

When Dirge and Thrust were trounced thoroughly by [[Insectron]]s native to the Southern Continent, Starscream confidently told Megastorm he could devise a plan to eliminate the threat. Starscream and BB set up a series of energy nets in the Insectrons' territory, planning to capture the bugs and then free them, claiming the traps had been set by the Maximals. They successfully made contact with [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]] this way, and left the Insectrons with a falsified data disc containing information on the Maximals. This sent Bigmos and Tonbot into a battle with Lio Convoy's crew, which Starscream and BB secretly intervened on by trying to collapse an entire ravine on the two factions with their missiles. The Maximals and Insectrons survived, but Starscream's involvement in the rockslide was left undiscovered. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}}

For his next trick, Starscream and BB fired upon the Maximals Diver, Bighorn and Tasmania Kid, luring them into the nest of another group of Insectrons, [[Scissor Boy]], [[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]], and [[Drill Nuts]]. He begged his Insectron "friends" to save them from the pursuing Maximals, leading to another fight between the two groups. When the Maximals dropped low on power from fighting the Insectrons, Starscream and the Combatrons emerged to finish them off. Unfortunately for Starscream, Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to reinforce their ailing friends. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

[[File:BWIIep9Starscream01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Starscream's final plot involved creating an adorable cartoon hologram of himself to invite the Insectrons to an oil party. He had secretly spike the oil to make it extra-intoxicating, hoping the Insectrons would get so drunk they would begin brawling and wipe each other out. Surprisingly, that's exactly what happened at first until the Maximals arrived and hosed them down. When Galvatron also got into Starscream's special stash of oil, he ran amok and served as the impetus for the Maximals and Insectrons to join forces and make a lasting peace. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

Disgraced, Starscream was unable to stop Megastorm from giving the job of removing the Insectrons to the Autorollers. Fearing what would happen if the Autorollers eclipsed his accomplishments, Starscream and BB shadowed the Autorollers and discovered their leader, [[Autostinger]], was owed a debt from the Insectrons' leader Bigmos from long ago. Stinger tried to get Bigmos to return the debt by stepping aside so the Autorollers could eliminate the Maximals, but Bigmos escaped the debt another way and challenged Autostinger to a duel. As the Maximals, Insectrons, and Autorollers present entered a cave system for the bout, Starscream saw an opportunity. He had BB blast the mountain with missiles, hoping to eliminate his competition and enemies in one act. Unfortunately for Starscream, all the combatants survived his sneak attack. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

Starscream and BB were out on patrol when the Autorollers brought their captives Tasmania Kid and [[Scissor Boy]] back to the ''Galvaburg II''. Megastorm tried to call the Combatrons back to help him when the Maximals and Insectrons arrived to protect their friends, but they arrived too late and Megastorm had to move the ship to escape their enemies' onslaught. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

Starscream was spying on the Autorollers' fortress operation after their failures led to the unit being removed from Insectron duty. Rejected, the Autorollers planned to undermine Starscream's standing in the Predacons and eliminate the Insectrons in one swoop by causing explosions of Angolmois Energy around the continent using their underground pipelines. To preserve his status, Starscream had BB shut down the main pipeline, causing a build up back at the Autorollers' fortress that would destroy the would-be-usurpers permanently. Starscream's dazzling victory dance was interrupted when simple BB asked if Starscream would be doing the Autorollers' heavy-lifting assignments once they were destroyed. As Starscream stopped short to consider the indignity of *ugh*manual labor, the rampaging Galvatron pierced the pipelines and began guzzling Angolmois Energy, growing to gigantic size. As his former leader-turned-kaiju started stomping through the countryside, Starscream motioned to BB and they exited, stage left, before anyone realized what they had done. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

As Megastorm ordered a massive attack on the South Continent, Starscream, BB and the Combatrons fought against the Maximals and Insectrons once more. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Soon, Galvatron was back on his feet and in control of his own mind. Starscream's boot-licking immediately shifted back to Galvatron instead of Megastorm, much to the Duke of Destruction's chagrin. Starscream and BB were dispatched to locate a mysterious ship making a forced landing on Gaia, and got into a battle with the Maximals over the wreck. They were soon confronted with the pilots, however, a trio called the [[Jointron]]s in their combination form as [[Tripledacus]]. Tripledacus humbled Starscream and BB, sending them fleeing back to the ''Galvaburg II''. Galvatron wanted this mighty warrior dealt with, and sent the duo back out to find him. However, they had no idea Tripledacus was a combiner, and ignored the Jointrons when they first spotted them. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}}

Starscream continued to seek Galvatron's favor, subtly undermining Megastorm and putting him down while advancing his own position. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Starscream readied a plan to eliminate the Jointrons using a bacteria bomb he concocted that would drain their energy away. He and BB coated two of the three Jointrons with the sludge, leaving them incapable of forming Tripledacus and on the run. Unfortunately, Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to teach the Jointrons a lesson in teamwork, and the trio shared energy to eradicate the bacteria bomb's effects, driving off Starscream and BB once more. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

Galvatron modified his orders, dictating that the Jointrons be captured so that their transformation sequence could be analyzed for the creation of a Predacon combiner. Starscream and BB rigged some net missiles and staked out one of the Autorollers' fortress sites to catch their prey. The Jointrons were squabbling with each other, making the Predacons' job that much easier. The problem was, Starscream left the mission of transporting the individually-snared Jointrons to BB, Dirge, and Thrust. He stayed behind to...monitor the Autorollers' fight with the remaining Maximals, only for the other Combatrons to return and admit they all lost their catches. The Jointrons reunited, formed Tripledacus, and Starscream's men were forced to flee. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}

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Later on, the Autorollers uncovered an unknown device in the ancient ruins. Starscream evaluated the device and determined it was a [[Copy Machine]]. At Galvatron's command, Starscream tested the device on BB, creating a [[Copy BB]]. The clone proved to be inherently opposite of the original, prompting an idea by Galvatron to deposit the Copy Machine where the Maximals could find it. Sure enough, Tasmania Kid soon used the device to create [[Black Lio Convoy|Copy Convoy]], an evil copy of Lio Convoy who broke free on his own. Starscream and BB found Copy Convoy running through the forest, and Starscream found the evil Convoy respectably diabolical and a little bit snuggly. When Copy Convoy fired on Starscream and BB they left, but Starscream privately told BB the Copy did that because the Maximals were watching, and respected his deviousness. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When Artemis and Moon compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, Starscream was measured against Scuba. He also defended BB when his partner was compared to Bighorn, stating BB's firepower and strength were far greater than mere strength alone. He was called back for the final bout, mostly just because Artemis found him so dreamy. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Starscream's efforts to undermine Megastorm finally provoked a reaction. When Galvatron needed a recon team to determine the threat posed by the [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], Starscream naturally volunteered. Megastorm shot down Starscream's request, however, and gave the assignment to Dirge and Thrust instead. Galvatron still allowed Starscream and BB to carry out the next Seacon mission, over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}} When Megastorm made contact with the Seacons on Galvatron's behalf, he negotiated a bounty on the Maximals' heads. Starscream was quick to point out, however, that Megastorm's math meant the Predacons would lose their ''entire'' supply of Angolmois Energy to the Seacons if the pirates were successful. A flustered Megastorm was left trying to defend his negotiations to Galvatron while Starscream watched on. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

After performing a scan on the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], Starscream determined they were in need of some particular parts for repairs. With Galvatron's approval, he approached the Seacons for another negotiation to eliminate the Maximals. Unlike Megastorm, Starscream retained the upper hand during the negotiations with [[Halfshell]], and managed to draft a fair deal with the Seacon captain. Starscream and BB later joined the Seacons in battle with the Maximals and Tripledacus, but were driven off. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

While eavesdropping on the Seacons, Starscream and BB learned of a duel between Lio Convoy and Halfshell. He proposed to Galvatron that the Predacons secretly observe the fight, hoping Lio Convoy lost and being ready to strike down the surely weakened Maximal commander even if he won. Unfortunately for Starscream's plan, Megastorm insisted on coming along and jumped the gun by firing off his Mega-Cannon. Not only did he fail to kill Lio Convoy with his sneak attack, he set off a deposit of Angolmois Energy and ended the bout prematurely. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

As Galvatron's artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] approached Gaia, its influence began to corrupt the Angolmois Energy on the planet, making it volatile. Starscream and BB were present to observe Galvatron enter a geyser of Angolmois Energy and seemingly get consumed by the eruption. They looked on knowingly as Megastorm cheered his brother's apparent demise and showed disappointment when Galvatron emerged more powerful than ever. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}} Galvatron was not powerful enough to defeat a new Maximal combiner called [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], however, whose center component [[Lio Junior]], the "son" of Lio Convoy, had been born from Angolmois Energy. Starscream and BB performed extensive surgery to repair Galvatron's wound, but their commander was once again lost in a comatose state.

As Megastorm once again began to seize control of the Predacons, Starscream saw an opening when the Duke of Destruction groused about how powerful the Angolmois Energy made his brother. Thinking quickly, Starscream claimed to have performed scientific experiments that proved Megastorm would be able to power up from exposure to Angolmois Energy just as his brother did, and wouldn't die horribly like he thought. Megastorm hesitantly accepted Starscream's conclusions, and agreed to be dropped in a chasm filled with Angolmois Energy to reformat himself. As Starscream prepared to drop the Duke, Megastorm started having second thoughts, but Starscream sent him screaming into the pit of Angolmois Energy anyway. Unfortunately for Starscream's plotting, Megastorm DID emerge more powerful than ever, transformed into the titanic [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]. Still, Starscream was safe for the moment because Gigastorm believed Starscream intended that result, and was unaware it was actually an assassination attempt. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Starscream was infuriated as Gigastorm began throwing his weight around again as the "new Emperor of Destruction". He and BB actually ignored a call for assistance from their leader out of sheer petulance. In the meantime, they investigated a mysterious falling capsule that turned out to be new weaponry from the Maximals. The capsule eventually led them to the site of Gigastorm's battle, relieving them of any explanation for why they weren't showing up when called. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Next, Starscream and BB caught Gigastorm in the act of genuine fratricide, as he attempted to dismember the sleeping Galvatron with a chainsaw. He then tried to flood Galvatron's system with Angolmois Energy until he overloaded, a foolish notion that only sped Galvatron's healing process, bringing him back on line. Starscream quickly welcomed his emperor back into the fold and warned him of Gigastorm's assassination attempts. Safe behind Galvatron's protection, he once again began openly taunting Gigastorm about his poor leadership qualities as well. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}
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Starscream's attempt at killing Megastorm was finally uncovered by Dirge and Thrust, who secretly recorded Starscream's admission and showed the video to Gigastorm. Furious, Gigastorm arranged a trap for Starscream and BB away from base where Galvatron couldn't stay his hand. Starscream and BB were sent hunting for Maximals in a certain area that was rich in Angolmois Energy, where Gigastorm intended to set off explosives and destroy them. Ironically, the Maximals actually ''did'' arrive, dissuading Starscream's suspicion that Gigastorm was setting them up. Attempting to prove their valor and worth to the Predacons, Starscream ordered BB to perform their "Formation Scream" ultimate attack, unleashing their entire missile payload and energy reserves in one massive strafing run. The Maximals, as heroic characters and the protagonists, were very nearly injured by this enormous display of firepower, but fortunately ducked behind a rock. Left powerless in the aftermath, Starscream and BB abandoned their pride and waved the white flag, even offering to join the Maximals to save themselves.
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Disappointed with the outcome, Gigastorm finally set off his explosives, sending Starscream and BB into the pits of Angolmois Energy below them. As Galvatron and Gigastorm did before, Starscream and BB emerged as incredibly powerful new warriors, Cyborg Beasts known as Hellscream and Max-B. They were now powerful enough to battle all the Maximals, even Magnaboss, before being temporarily disposed of by the Tako Tank. When they broke free from the rubble, Hellscream and Max-B confronted Gigastorm and recognized his role in their upgrade. Before the rivals could begin fighting, however, Galvatron arrived and forced all his subordinates back in line. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

[[File:HellscreamMovie1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Artemis has low standards when it comes to men.]]
Later, when a strange ship landed on Gaia, Hellscream took part in stealing the control unit for it. However, a few minutes later, Lio Junior charged at him and almost killed him, but he was saved by Max-B. Hellscream pinned Lio Junior to a wall using his Terror Storm attack, and nearly struck down the helpless cub with a [[Sharkwinder]] missile. Instead, Tasmania Kid jumped in the way, taking the missile meant for Lio Junior. Hellscream was present for the summoning of [[Majin Zarak]], and took part in the climactic battle only to be beaten up by [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] and [[Bighorn]], and forced into retreat along with the others. Galvatron stated that he and the others were morons and continued the attack on the Maximals. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

As the artificial planet Nemesis zeroed in on Gaia, the Maximals stepped up their counter-attacks, and the Predacon response increased as well. Hellscream and Max-B were sent to stop the Maximals from freezing the volatile corrupted Angolmois Energy drawn out by Nemesis's presence. They encounter Tripledacus trying to stop the flow of Angolmois Energy with one massive iceberg. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} Later, they targeted a giant artillery cannon the Maximals intended to use to obliterate Nemesis before it reached Gaia. Hellscream was suspicious by how obvious the Maximals were in transporting the cannon, and so he had Max-B scan the area, locating Scuba and the Tako Tank transporting a ''second'' cannon. Unfortunately for the Predacons, that cannon was also a decoy. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}}

Lio Junior increased his attacks on Autoroller fortress operations, forcing Hellscream and Max-B to step up when Dirgegun and Thrustor once again proved inadequate. When Galvatron emerged on the battlefield to run a con on Lio Junior, however, Hellscream and Max-B wisely stepped back and allowed their Emperor to carry on his scheme. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Hellscream's "peeping head" uncovered news of a robot from Mars found by the Maximals which could allegedly retake control of the Angolmois Energy. Galvatron ordered him and Max-B to prevent the Maximals from doing so, but Lio Junior and the combined Magnaboss held off Hellscream and Max-B so that Lio Convoy and the emissary robot could continue. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} Once it was clear the emissary robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying the planet, Galvatron ordered his Cyborg Beasts to withdraw so the Maximals could deal with the situation for them uncontested. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

Hellscream discovered some Insectron activity in the Rock Mountains, but Gigastorm told him to just ignore the bugs. The Cyborg Beasts were called to battle when Dirgegun and Thrustor miraculously discovered the Maximals' hidden base all of a sudden, and Gigastorm wanted to stage an all-out raid. Hellscream was incredulous at the idea of the comedy duo suddenly becoming lucky, competent, or both, but his concerns were dismissed as jealousy. Hellscream and Max-B finally abandoned the Niagara battle altogether to recheck his suspicions, and they uncovered a missile catapult in the Rock Mountains, showing Galvatron that the Maximals planned to launch into space to confront the Nemesis. The Predacons rediverted troops to stop the launch, but they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

The sycophantic Hellscream praised Galvatron for his foresight when he dispatched the Seacons to delay the Maximals so that the ''Galvaburg II'' could reach Nemesis ahead of them. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

On Nemesis, the Predacons shot down the Maximal ship and boarded the wreckage, only to find the Maximals weren't present. They barely escaped the pre-rigged self-destruct mechanism. Hellscream and the Cyborg Beasts confronted the Maximals as Lio Convoy tried to shut down Nemesis at its Angolmois Energy core. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}} When Galvatron emerged from the core, he told the assembled Maximals and Predacons that Lio Convoy and Lio Junior had been consumed by the Angolmois Energy he unleashed. Hellscream and the Predacons cheered the death of Lio Convoy, but Galvatron bid them to be silent, mourning the loss of a valiant foe. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}} To everyone's surprise, Lio Convoy and Lio Junior emerged as the legendary Green Lion, powerful enough to drain all of Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy from him. When Galvatron left to reignite the sabotaged core, Hellscream and the Beasts continued the fight against the remaining Maximals, despite the threat of Nemesis exploding at any moment. Hellscream had prepared a speech to inspire loyalty and comradery for the greater good in his fellow Cyborg Beasts, but Gigastorm had to wake up in the middle and ruin it. The moment had passed, so the Cyborg Beasts got together and lugged the lumbering Gigastorm off of Nemesis before it exploded.
{{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Starscream hatched a scheme to capture a couple of Maximals and brainwash them into Predacons. Amused by this plan, Galvatron granted Starscream permission to put it into motion. Soon, BB brought him Tasmania Kid and Diver, and Starscream went to work on the pair.

Starscream then oversaw the altered Maximals' initial ambush on their former allies. After the initial surprise strike, the rest of the Predacons joined in on the attack. But as the Predacons pressed on, Dirge and Thrust turned up on the battlefield as allies of the Maximals! Annoyed that Lio Convoy had "stolen his idea" to brainwash enemy combatants, Starscream ordered BB to shoot the "traitors" out of the sky. The Predacons were on the verge of victory when a stray shot from Megastorm rocked the battlefield, badly injuring the Predacon forces. Starscream and the rest of the Predacons retreated, with the unconscious Dirge and Thrust in tow. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}} {{storylink|TFC-D04}}}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
Starscream joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]] in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed some Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked up the Predacon leader to the machinery of the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]] to power it, and enlisted Starscream and his other fellow Predacons into piloting the vehicle against the Maximals. Their enemies soon came rushing towards them in a counter-offensive, and Starscream and BB manned the tank's turrets to blast them. Though they managed to shoot down Lio Convoy as he and Bigmos approached them from the air, they weren't as successful in stopping Tasmania Kid, who had tried a similar tactic with Tonbot. A secondary offensive from the Maximals led to the tank sinking into a nearby river, and finally Lio Convoy managed to battle Megastorm within it, resulting in the tank's self-destruct mechanism being activated. The Predacons were all blown away in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Infiltrate the Mystery Island!}} {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}} {{storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}} {{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}}}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:BWAscending3 heralds.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Let's get this rave started! ACEEEEEED!"]]
Starscream spent time in a Maximal prison facility, where he developed grandiose plans for the future. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #4}} There, Starscream also met and befriended the traumatized giant [[BB (BW)|BB]]. During an escape from the prison, Starscream took BB with him, solidifying BB's loyalty to Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}} After their escape, Starscream and BB joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 4}} Starscream was later exposed to [[Angolmois Energy]] by [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], which altered the jet into the vicious Hellscream. Hellscream hated his new form and preferred to have his jet form back. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

At some point, Hellscream became one of [[Herald of Unicron|Unicron's heralds]] and subsequently one of [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]]. When [[Shokaract]] faced [[Big Convoy]] in battle, Hellscream and the other Heralds returned to Cybertron with, as Hellscream put it, more than enough Angolmois for Shokaract's eternal glory. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending # 3}} He went on to help spread Angolmois across Cybertron, causing widespread chaos and violence. When Shokaract suddenly disappeared from the battlefield, he and his fellow Heralds temporarily retreated to think up what to do next. 'Next' never happened due to [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] lobbing a grenade into their presence, scattering the Heralds in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending # 4}}
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===Legends World===
In the [[Legends World]], Starscream was the manager of a "little brother cafe" in [[Akihabara]], where he gave [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] a job out of sympathy for her situation, despite her gender. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} He later commended her on her ability to sell expensive lunches to customers. {{storylink|Windblade Sequel}}

When [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|another Starscream]] filled in for Windblade, the manager criticized him for not welcoming customers loudly enough. When Armada Starscream questioned why a supposed "little sister cafe" would hire a man, the manager explained that they were in actuality a little ''brother'' cafe. He was present when Windblade returned and told Armada Starscream of the reason for her poor condition. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} He later hired [[Cab (human)|Cab]] {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] as waiters. {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}}

After the Legends World was destroyed, Starscream ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where he watched as [[Galvatron II]] brought [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to it. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} When the Legends World was restored, Starscream returned to it, and was present when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] announced he was leaving the universe. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
When the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], Starscream was one of the several Predacons involved in the ensuing conflicts. He was not, however, directly involved in combat. Instead, he was sent on missions to traverse pit-riddled fields while fending off enormous bacteria opponents. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
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*'''Starscream & BB''' (March 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''D-13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers, 2 "Screamwinder" missiles

:Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, packaged in a set with [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]], Starscream is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]]; with a minor [[retool]] to add an indent for a [[rubsign]] under the toy's right wing, and a color scheme based on the unreleased [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ATB|Megatron ATB]] & [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ATB|Starscream]] iteration of the mold. Importantly, ''Beast Wars II'' Starscream has silver plastic rather than the ATB Starscream's light gray, and a black-painted helmet with a silver mask where ATB Starscream has an unpainted gray helmet with a blue mask. And of course, different stickers.

:Starscream transforms into a fighter jet of undetermined model and he has two side-mounted spring-loaded rocket launchers that fire his "[[Screamwinder]]" missiles. Starscream is also able to wield said launchers as hand-held weapons in [[robot mode]]. Despite the difference in name between Starscream and BB's missiles, they are all the exact same and can be fired or dropped from any of the designated launchers. They are however slightly shorter than the ''Generation 2'' version, and as such are incompatible with Smokecreen and [[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing's]] launchers (and also incompatible with future versions of this mold set due to new tooling done for those releases).

:Starscream can also combine with BB's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to form the large "[[Formation Scream]]" stealth bomber jet.

:An unfortunate case of bad [[Japanese language|transliteration]] results in the stickers on his tailfins and on BB's arms calling him "Starscrem".

:[[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as '''Starscream''' (actually meant to be "Starscrem" {{sic}}).<ref>The original Korean text "스타스크램" translates more or less into English as "Starscrem"/"Starscram", however; the packaging still has "Starscream" written in full English. Ironically, the poor transliteration used on the stickers makes the English translation for this release of the toy somewhat accurate.</ref> Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Starscream comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Stascream/starscream.htm More information on Starscream at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1784/Generation+2/Starscream.html Comparison between Generation 2 Starscream and Beast Wars Starscream at Transformers at the Moon]''
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*'''2 Against 1 Showdown: Bighorn VS Starscream & BB''' (Vs pack, March 1997)
**''ID number'': '''VS-13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers, 2 "Screamwinder" missiles

:Starscream was also available in the "2 Against 1 Showdown" (2対1の対決 ''2 tai 1 no Taiketsu'') vs-pack with his partner [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]] and the [[Maximal]] [[Bighorn#VS13|Bighorn]].

:All of the figures are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWII-toy Hellscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Y'know, I have one simple request, and that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!"]]
*'''Hellscream''' (November 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''D-23'''
**''Accessories:'' "Gale Dagger", 2 "Sharkwinder" missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the tenth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Hellscream is an extensive [[retool]]ing of the American ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]] mold, transforming into a cyborg shark. This toy features a new mechanically styled [[beast mode]] head, fins and tail, a new robot mode head, arm, and leg.

:In beast mode, his shark head can be launched as his "Peeping Head" drone and can also be used as his hand-held "Gale Dagger" in robot mode. In robot mode his Gale Dagger or any of his "Sharkwinder" missiles (which store in his back) can fire from his chest via a spring-loaded missile launcher. His tail turbine is removed for transformation and is reconnected to form his left forearm in robot mode. The tail turbine also features a spring-loaded mechanism, which is where the Sharkwinder missiles are intended to be used. The blade portion of his Gale Dagger can also be removed if one chooses to use just the blade without the rest of the head attached.

:This mold was slightly [[redeco]]ed to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Overbite (G1)#Universe (2003)|Overbite]]. A [[retool]] of the original mold was also used to make [[Sharp Edge#Toys|Sharp Edge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Hellscream/hellscream.htm More information on Hellscream at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Beast Wars===
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Starscream, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if there an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Megastorm#bluePVC|Megastorm]].

==Notes==
* Starscream's name is repeatedly misspelled as "Starscrem" in Japanese material, including the stickers on the toy. This mistake also carried over to the Korean-market rendering of the name.
* Much like the rest of the new cast introduced from "[[Enter Lio Junior]]" onwards, Hellscream received a completely original [[character model]] by [[Takashi Yamamoto]] for "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]", whereas his cartoon character model was designed by one of three other model artists. In Hellscream's case, he features a simplified head design, clawed fingers, and a more teal deco.
* ''[[Transformers Cloud]]'' [[Hellwarp]] is both a roundabout and direct homage to Hellscream.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Starscrem''' (스타스크램 ''Seutaseukeuraem'') {{sic}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars combiners]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II Predacons]]
[[Category:Cloud Predacons]]
[[Category:Destrons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]

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:''Starscream is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:BWIIStarscreamVideoBox.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Probably sounds just like {{w|Maximillion Pegasus}}.]]

'''Starscream''' (スタースクリーム ''Sutāsukurīmu'') is a two-faced, back-stabbing, no-good schemer. But man, is he ever charming. Confident, clever and sort of ''effeminate'', Starscream's greatest strength isn't actually his ''strength'', but his ability to flatter and endear himself to those in power. Confidentially, it's all a ploy to lull his superiors into letting their guards down so he can strike at the most opportune time, seizing power for himself.

Starscream is something of a snob and a narcissist (including listening to [[Wagner]]) who doesn't suffer fools or low-class fashion rejects lightly. He prefers to hide behind his partner, the hulking bruiser [[BB (BW)|BB]], not so much because he ''can't'' fight but because he'd rather not get his hands dirty or his paint job scuffed. When left with no alternative but to throw down, Starscream and BB can combine to create the [[Formation Scream]], which is more than a match for most [[Maximal]]s.

He was later upgraded via [[Angolmois Energy]] into the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyborg Beast]] '''Hellscream''' (ヘルスクリーム ''Herusukurīmu''). It didn't do much for his looks, but it certainly made him a tougher foe on the battlefield.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hiroki Takahashi]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:NewForces CybertronBBStarscream.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I look like Thundercracker!]]
Starscream was the brains of a [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] jet duo with his partner, [[BB (BW)|BB]]. They served [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' when he brought his Predacons to the planet [[Gaia]], in search 3of the amazing powers of [[Angolmois Energy]]. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} When Galvatron fell into a coma shortly after arriving on the planet, Starscream began conspiring with BB to ingratiate themselves with the new self-appointed Emperor of Destruction, Galvatron's younger brother [[Megastorm]]. They planned to be the first to capture the mysterious white lion that had caught the interest of both Galvatron and Megastorm. Starscream chastised BB when he launched a missile payload at the lion during their ''capture'' mission, and was humiliated when the comedy duo [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] saw their near-fatal mistake. He had BB block their competition out in a smokescreen missile, leading Dirge and Thrust to crash into a cliffside. Starscream and BB then captured the lion in a net missile and presented the net humbly to Megastorm back at base. Unfortunately, the lion was actually the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy]], who unleashed his rage and arsenal on the Predacons for the damage they had done to the creatures and natural order of Gaia. Starscream, BB, and Megastorm were quickly driven into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

[[File:Girlyscream1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Tee hee!]]

After the last debacle, Megastorm wanted the chance to redeem himself against Lio Convoy and take credit for dispatching him. He ordered his subordinates to find Lio Convoy but not engage, merely report the Maximal commander's position to him. Starscream saw through Megastorm's plan immediately, but went along with it to stay in the acting emperor's good graces. He and BB went so far as to avoid conflict with other, less-important Maximals while on their search, and dispatching Dirge and Thrust in a rockslide to prevent any competition. The Maximal [[Bighorn]] would not be denied, however, and his thirst for combat finally forced Megastorm, Starscream and BB to fight with him, where he proved surprisingly effective. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}}

Starscream next orchestrated a plot to catch the Maximals in a lakeside trap. First, he had the [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s build the exterior of a fortress by the lake as a lure. When [[Tasmania Kid]] arrived and destroyed the fake base, Starscream trapped him in a cage controlled by the real, underwater base. He then pulled Kid into a series of deathtraps in their lake base, while using the danger to Kid to lure the other Maximals in. Starscream succeeded in snaring Lio Convoy, Bighorn and [[Apache]] just as he trapped Kid by the lakeside. Unfortunately, a chain is only as strong as its ''dumbest'' link. When Dirge and Thrust went topside in a mini-sub to retrieve the Maximals, their sub was boarded by a real Tasmanian devil. Thinking Tasmania Kid had somehow escaped (and shrank), Dirge and Thrust returned to the base without the captive Maximals and left a hatch open so that [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] and [[Scuba]] could enter as well. As Starscream was left wondering how his partners could be so stupid as to mistake the Tasmanian devil for a Maximal, Diver shut down the cage holding Lio Convoy's crew and Scuba freed the Kid. Then BB started firing missiles in the tight hallways of the pressurized, underwater base, and Megastorm decided to cut his losses and remotely blow up the base with his men still inside, and...look, it WAS a good plan, alright? {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Starscream watched closely as Megastorm became rankled at the idea of giving up his power once Galvatron awakened. Starscream kept an eye on Megastorm as his attempt to quietly dispose of his sleeping brother only turned Galvatron into a revived Angolmois Energy-powered dragon. As Galvatron engaged the Maximals in battle, Megastorm dislodged his brother's footing and sent him tumbling into a volcano, unaware he was being monitored by Starscream. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}} Without Megastorm's consent, Starscream retrieved Galvatron from the volcano and brought his inert body back to the ''Galvaburg II'' for recuperation, leaving Megastorm off-balance on whether Starscream was conspiring against him. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

When Dirge and Thrust were trounced thoroughly by [[Insectron]]s native to the Southern Continent, Starscream confidently told Megastorm he could devise a plan to eliminate the threat. Starscream and BB set up a series of energy nets in the Insectrons' territory, planning to capture the bugs and then free them, claiming the traps had been set by the Maximals. They successfully made contact with [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]] this way, and left the Insectrons with a falsified data disc containing information on the Maximals. This sent Bigmos and Tonbot into a battle with Lio Convoy's crew, which Starscream and BB secretly intervened on by trying to collapse an entire ravine on the two factions with their missiles. The Maximals and Insectrons survived, but Starscream's involvement in the rockslide was left undiscovered. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}}

For his next trick, Starscream and BB fired upon the Maximals Diver, Bighorn and Tasmania Kid, luring them into the nest of another group of Insectrons, [[Scissor Boy]], [[Powerhug (BW)|Powerhug]], and [[Drill Nuts]]. He begged his Insectron "friends" to save them from the pursuing Maximals, leading to another fight between the two groups. When the Maximals dropped low on power from fighting the Insectrons, Starscream and the Combatrons emerged to finish them off. Unfortunately for Starscream, Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to reinforce their ailing friends. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

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Starscream's final plot involved creating an adorable cartoon hologram of himself to invite the Insectrons to an oil party. He had secretly spike the oil to make it extra-intoxicating, hoping the Insectrons would get so drunk they would begin brawling and wipe each other out. Surprisingly, that's exactly what happened at first until the Maximals arrived and hosed them down. When Galvatron also got into Starscream's special stash of oil, he ran amok and served as the impetus for the Maximals and Insectrons to join forces and make a lasting peace. {{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

Disgraced, Starscream was unable to stop Megastorm from giving the job of removing the Insectrons to the Autorollers. Fearing what would happen if the Autorollers eclipsed his accomplishments, Starscream and BB shadowed the Autorollers and discovered their leader, [[Autostinger]], was owed a debt from the Insectrons' leader Bigmos from long ago. Stinger tried to get Bigmos to return the debt by stepping aside so the Autorollers could eliminate the Maximals, but Bigmos escaped the debt another way and challenged Autostinger to a duel. As the Maximals, Insectrons, and Autorollers present entered a cave system for the bout, Starscream saw an opportunity. He had BB blast the mountain with missiles, hoping to eliminate his competition and enemies in one act. Unfortunately for Starscream, all the combatants survived his sneak attack. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}}

Starscream and BB were out on patrol when the Autorollers brought their captives Tasmania Kid and [[Scissor Boy]] back to the ''Galvaburg II''. Megastorm tried to call the Combatrons back to help him when the Maximals and Insectrons arrived to protect their friends, but they arrived too late and Megastorm had to move the ship to escape their enemies' onslaught. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

Starscream was spying on the Autorollers' fortress operation after their failures led to the unit being removed from Insectron duty. Rejected, the Autorollers planned to undermine Starscream's standing in the Predacons and eliminate the Insectrons in one swoop by causing explosions of Angolmois Energy around the continent using their underground pipelines. To preserve his status, Starscream had BB shut down the main pipeline, causing a build up back at the Autorollers' fortress that would destroy the would-be-usurpers permanently. Starscream's dazzling victory dance was interrupted when simple BB asked if Starscream would be doing the Autorollers' heavy-lifting assignments once they were destroyed. As Starscream stopped short to consider the indignity of *ugh*manual labor, the rampaging Galvatron pierced the pipelines and began guzzling Angolmois Energy, growing to gigantic size. As his former leader-turned-kaiju started stomping through the countryside, Starscream motioned to BB and they exited, stage left, before anyone realized what they had done. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}}

As Megastorm ordered a massive attack on the South Continent, Starscream, BB and the Combatrons fought against the Maximals and Insectrons once more. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Soon, Galvatron was back on his feet and in control of his own mind. Starscream's boot-licking immediately shifted back to Galvatron instead of Megastorm, much to the Duke of Destruction's chagrin. Starscream and BB were dispatched to locate a mysterious ship making a forced landing on Gaia, and got into a battle with the Maximals over the wreck. They were soon confronted with the pilots, however, a trio called the [[Jointron]]s in their combination form as [[Tripledacus]]. Tripledacus humbled Starscream and BB, sending them fleeing back to the ''Galvaburg II''. Galvatron wanted this mighty warrior dealt with, and sent the duo back out to find him. However, they had no idea Tripledacus was a combiner, and ignored the Jointrons when they first spotted them. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}}

Starscream continued to seek Galvatron's favor, subtly undermining Megastorm and putting him down while advancing his own position. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Starscream readied a plan to eliminate the Jointrons using a bacteria bomb he concocted that would drain their energy away. He and BB coated two of the three Jointrons with the sludge, leaving them incapable of forming Tripledacus and on the run. Unfortunately, Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived to teach the Jointrons a lesson in teamwork, and the trio shared energy to eradicate the bacteria bomb's effects, driving off Starscream and BB once more. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

Galvatron modified his orders, dictating that the Jointrons be captured so that their transformation sequence could be analyzed for the creation of a Predacon combiner. Starscream and BB rigged some net missiles and staked out one of the Autorollers' fortress sites to catch their prey. The Jointrons were squabbling with each other, making the Predacons' job that much easier. The problem was, Starscream left the mission of transporting the individually-snared Jointrons to BB, Dirge, and Thrust. He stayed behind to...monitor the Autorollers' fight with the remaining Maximals, only for the other Combatrons to return and admit they all lost their catches. The Jointrons reunited, formed Tripledacus, and Starscream's men were forced to flee. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}}

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Later on, the Autorollers uncovered an unknown device in the ancient ruins. Starscream evaluated the device and determined it was a [[Copy Machine]]. At Galvatron's command, Starscream tested the device on BB, creating a [[Copy BB]]. The clone proved to be inherently opposite of the original, prompting an idea by Galvatron to deposit the Copy Machine where the Maximals could find it. Sure enough, Tasmania Kid soon used the device to create [[Black Lio Convoy|Copy Convoy]], an evil copy of Lio Convoy who broke free on his own. Starscream and BB found Copy Convoy running through the forest, and Starscream found the evil Convoy respectably diabolical and a little bit snuggly. When Copy Convoy fired on Starscream and BB they left, but Starscream privately told BB the Copy did that because the Maximals were watching, and respected his deviousness. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When Artemis and Moon compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, Starscream was measured against Scuba. He also defended BB when his partner was compared to Bighorn, stating BB's firepower and strength were far greater than mere strength alone. He was called back for the final bout, mostly just because Artemis found him so dreamy. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Starscream's efforts to undermine Megastorm finally provoked a reaction. When Galvatron needed a recon team to determine the threat posed by the [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], Starscream naturally volunteered. Megastorm shot down Starscream's request, however, and gave the assignment to Dirge and Thrust instead. Galvatron still allowed Starscream and BB to carry out the next Seacon mission, over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}} When Megastorm made contact with the Seacons on Galvatron's behalf, he negotiated a bounty on the Maximals' heads. Starscream was quick to point out, however, that Megastorm's math meant the Predacons would lose their ''entire'' supply of Angolmois Energy to the Seacons if the pirates were successful. A flustered Megastorm was left trying to defend his negotiations to Galvatron while Starscream watched on. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

After performing a scan on the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], Starscream determined they were in need of some particular parts for repairs. With Galvatron's approval, he approached the Seacons for another negotiation to eliminate the Maximals. Unlike Megastorm, Starscream retained the upper hand during the negotiations with [[Halfshell]], and managed to draft a fair deal with the Seacon captain. Starscream and BB later joined the Seacons in battle with the Maximals and Tripledacus, but were driven off. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

While eavesdropping on the Seacons, Starscream and BB learned of a duel between Lio Convoy and Halfshell. He proposed to Galvatron that the Predacons secretly observe the fight, hoping Lio Convoy lost and being ready to strike down the surely weakened Maximal commander even if he won. Unfortunately for Starscream's plan, Megastorm insisted on coming along and jumped the gun by firing off his Mega-Cannon. Not only did he fail to kill Lio Convoy with his sneak attack, he set off a deposit of Angolmois Energy and ended the bout prematurely. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

As Galvatron's artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] approached Gaia, its influence began to corrupt the Angolmois Energy on the planet, making it volatile. Starscream and BB were present to observe Galvatron enter a geyser of Angolmois Energy and seemingly get consumed by the eruption. They looked on knowingly as Megastorm cheered his brother's apparent demise and showed disappointment when Galvatron emerged more powerful than ever. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}} Galvatron was not powerful enough to defeat a new Maximal combiner called [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]], however, whose center component [[Lio Junior]], the "son" of Lio Convoy, had been born from Angolmois Energy. Starscream and BB performed extensive surgery to repair Galvatron's wound, but their commander was once again lost in a comatose state.

As Megastorm once again began to seize control of the Predacons, Starscream saw an opening when the Duke of Destruction groused about how powerful the Angolmois Energy made his brother. Thinking quickly, Starscream claimed to have performed scientific experiments that proved Megastorm would be able to power up from exposure to Angolmois Energy just as his brother did, and wouldn't die horribly like he thought. Megastorm hesitantly accepted Starscream's conclusions, and agreed to be dropped in a chasm filled with Angolmois Energy to reformat himself. As Starscream prepared to drop the Duke, Megastorm started having second thoughts, but Starscream sent him screaming into the pit of Angolmois Energy anyway. Unfortunately for Starscream's plotting, Megastorm DID emerge more powerful than ever, transformed into the titanic [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]]. Still, Starscream was safe for the moment because Gigastorm believed Starscream intended that result, and was unaware it was actually an assassination attempt. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Starscream was infuriated as Gigastorm began throwing his weight around again as the "new Emperor of Destruction". He and BB actually ignored a call for assistance from their leader out of sheer petulance. In the meantime, they investigated a mysterious falling capsule that turned out to be new weaponry from the Maximals. The capsule eventually led them to the site of Gigastorm's battle, relieving them of any explanation for why they weren't showing up when called. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Next, Starscream and BB caught Gigastorm in the act of genuine fratricide, as he attempted to dismember the sleeping Galvatron with a chainsaw. He then tried to flood Galvatron's system with Angolmois Energy until he overloaded, a foolish notion that only sped Galvatron's healing process, bringing him back on line. Starscream quickly welcomed his emperor back into the fold and warned him of Gigastorm's assassination attempts. Safe behind Galvatron's protection, he once again began openly taunting Gigastorm about his poor leadership qualities as well. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}
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Starscream's attempt at killing Megastorm was finally uncovered by Dirge and Thrust, who secretly recorded Starscream's admission and showed the video to Gigastorm. Furious, Gigastorm arranged a trap for Starscream and BB away from base where Galvatron couldn't stay his hand. Starscream and BB were sent hunting for Maximals in a certain area that was rich in Angolmois Energy, where Gigastorm intended to set off explosives and destroy them. Ironically, the Maximals actually ''did'' arrive, dissuading Starscream's suspicion that Gigastorm was setting them up. Attempting to prove their valor and worth to the Predacons, Starscream ordered BB to perform their "Formation Scream" ultimate attack, unleashing their entire missile payload and energy reserves in one massive strafing run. The Maximals, as heroic characters and the protagonists, were very nearly injured by this enormous display of firepower, but fortunately ducked behind a rock. Left powerless in the aftermath, Starscream and BB abandoned their pride and waved the white flag, even offering to join the Maximals to save themselves.
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Disappointed with the outcome, Gigastorm finally set off his explosives, sending Starscream and BB into the pits of Angolmois Energy below them. As Galvatron and Gigastorm did before, Starscream and BB emerged as incredibly powerful new warriors, Cyborg Beasts known as Hellscream and Max-B. They were now powerful enough to battle all the Maximals, even Magnaboss, before being temporarily disposed of by the Tako Tank. When they broke free from the rubble, Hellscream and Max-B confronted Gigastorm and recognized his role in their upgrade. Before the rivals could begin fighting, however, Galvatron arrived and forced all his subordinates back in line. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

[[File:HellscreamMovie1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Artemis has low standards when it comes to men.]]
Later, when a strange ship landed on Gaia, Hellscream took part in stealing the control unit for it. However, a few minutes later, Lio Junior charged at him and almost killed him, but he was saved by Max-B. Hellscream pinned Lio Junior to a wall using his Terror Storm attack, and nearly struck down the helpless cub with a [[Sharkwinder]] missile. Instead, Tasmania Kid jumped in the way, taking the missile meant for Lio Junior. Hellscream was present for the summoning of [[Majin Zarak]], and took part in the climactic battle only to be beaten up by [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] and [[Bighorn]], and forced into retreat along with the others. Galvatron stated that he and the others were morons and continued the attack on the Maximals. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

As the artificial planet Nemesis zeroed in on Gaia, the Maximals stepped up their counter-attacks, and the Predacon response increased as well. Hellscream and Max-B were sent to stop the Maximals from freezing the volatile corrupted Angolmois Energy drawn out by Nemesis's presence. They encounter Tripledacus trying to stop the flow of Angolmois Energy with one massive iceberg. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}} Later, they targeted a giant artillery cannon the Maximals intended to use to obliterate Nemesis before it reached Gaia. Hellscream was suspicious by how obvious the Maximals were in transporting the cannon, and so he had Max-B scan the area, locating Scuba and the Tako Tank transporting a ''second'' cannon. Unfortunately for the Predacons, that cannon was also a decoy. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}}

Lio Junior increased his attacks on Autoroller fortress operations, forcing Hellscream and Max-B to step up when Dirgegun and Thrustor once again proved inadequate. When Galvatron emerged on the battlefield to run a con on Lio Junior, however, Hellscream and Max-B wisely stepped back and allowed their Emperor to carry on his scheme. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Hellscream's "peeping head" uncovered news of a robot from Mars found by the Maximals which could allegedly retake control of the Angolmois Energy. Galvatron ordered him and Max-B to prevent the Maximals from doing so, but Lio Junior and the combined Magnaboss held off Hellscream and Max-B so that Lio Convoy and the emissary robot could continue. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} Once it was clear the emissary robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying the planet, Galvatron ordered his Cyborg Beasts to withdraw so the Maximals could deal with the situation for them uncontested. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

Hellscream discovered some Insectron activity in the Rock Mountains, but Gigastorm told him to just ignore the bugs. The Cyborg Beasts were called to battle when Dirgegun and Thrustor miraculously discovered the Maximals' hidden base all of a sudden, and Gigastorm wanted to stage an all-out raid. Hellscream was incredulous at the idea of the comedy duo suddenly becoming lucky, competent, or both, but his concerns were dismissed as jealousy. Hellscream and Max-B finally abandoned the Niagara battle altogether to recheck his suspicions, and they uncovered a missile catapult in the Rock Mountains, showing Galvatron that the Maximals planned to launch into space to confront the Nemesis. The Predacons rediverted troops to stop the launch, but they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}}

The sycophantic Hellscream praised Galvatron for his foresight when he dispatched the Seacons to delay the Maximals so that the ''Galvaburg II'' could reach Nemesis ahead of them. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

On Nemesis, the Predacons shot down the Maximal ship and boarded the wreckage, only to find the Maximals weren't present. They barely escaped the pre-rigged self-destruct mechanism. Hellscream and the Cyborg Beasts confronted the Maximals as Lio Convoy tried to shut down Nemesis at its Angolmois Energy core. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}} When Galvatron emerged from the core, he told the assembled Maximals and Predacons that Lio Convoy and Lio Junior had been consumed by the Angolmois Energy he unleashed. Hellscream and the Predacons cheered the death of Lio Convoy, but Galvatron bid them to be silent, mourning the loss of a valiant foe. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}} To everyone's surprise, Lio Convoy and Lio Junior emerged as the legendary Green Lion, powerful enough to drain all of Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy from him. When Galvatron left to reignite the sabotaged core, Hellscream and the Beasts continued the fight against the remaining Maximals, despite the threat of Nemesis exploding at any moment. Hellscream had prepared a speech to inspire loyalty and comradery for the greater good in his fellow Cyborg Beasts, but Gigastorm had to wake up in the middle and ruin it. The moment had passed, so the Cyborg Beasts got together and lugged the lumbering Gigastorm off of Nemesis before it exploded.
{{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}

====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Starscream hatched a scheme to capture a couple of Maximals and brainwash them into Predacons. Amused by this plan, Galvatron granted Starscream permission to put it into motion. Soon, BB brought him Tasmania Kid and Diver, and Starscream went to work on the pair.

Starscream then oversaw the altered Maximals' initial ambush on their former allies. After the initial surprise strike, the rest of the Predacons joined in on the attack. But as the Predacons pressed on, Dirge and Thrust turned up on the battlefield as allies of the Maximals! Annoyed that Lio Convoy had "stolen his idea" to brainwash enemy combatants, Starscream ordered BB to shoot the "traitors" out of the sky. The Predacons were on the verge of victory when a stray shot from Megastorm rocked the battlefield, badly injuring the Predacon forces. Starscream and the rest of the Predacons retreated, with the unconscious Dirge and Thrust in tow. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
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===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
Starscream joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]] in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed some Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked up the Predacon leader to the machinery of the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]] to power it, and enlisted Starscream and his other fellow Predacons into piloting the vehicle against the Maximals. Their enemies soon came rushing towards them in a counter-offensive, and Starscream and BB manned the tank's turrets to blast them. Though they managed to shoot down Lio Convoy as he and Bigmos approached them from the air, they weren't as successful in stopping Tasmania Kid, who had tried a similar tactic with Tonbot. A secondary offensive from the Maximals led to the tank sinking into a nearby river, and finally Lio Convoy managed to battle Megastorm within it, resulting in the tank's self-destruct mechanism being activated. The Predacons were all blown away in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

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===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
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Starscream spent time in a Maximal prison facility, where he developed grandiose plans for the future. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #4}} There, Starscream also met and befriended the traumatized giant [[BB (BW)|BB]]. During an escape from the prison, Starscream took BB with him, solidifying BB's loyalty to Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #1}} After their escape, Starscream and BB joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 4}} Starscream was later exposed to [[Angolmois Energy]] by [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]], which altered the jet into the vicious Hellscream. Hellscream hated his new form and preferred to have his jet form back. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

At some point, Hellscream became one of [[Herald of Unicron|Unicron's heralds]] and subsequently one of [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]]. When [[Shokaract]] faced [[Big Convoy]] in battle, Hellscream and the other Heralds returned to Cybertron with, as Hellscream put it, more than enough Angolmois for Shokaract's eternal glory. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending # 3}} He went on to help spread Angolmois across Cybertron, causing widespread chaos and violence. When Shokaract suddenly disappeared from the battlefield, he and his fellow Heralds temporarily retreated to think up what to do next. 'Next' never happened due to [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] lobbing a grenade into their presence, scattering the Heralds in the resulting explosion. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending # 4}}
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===Legends World===
In the [[Legends World]], Starscream was the manager of a "little brother cafe" in [[Akihabara]], where he gave [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] a job out of sympathy for her situation, despite her gender. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} He later commended her on her ability to sell expensive lunches to customers. {{storylink|Windblade Sequel}}

When [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|another Starscream]] filled in for Windblade, the manager criticized him for not welcoming customers loudly enough. When Armada Starscream questioned why a supposed "little sister cafe" would hire a man, the manager explained that they were in actuality a little ''brother'' cafe. He was present when Windblade returned and told Armada Starscream of the reason for her poor condition. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}} He later hired [[Cab (human)|Cab]] {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] as waiters. {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}}

After the Legends World was destroyed, Starscream ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where he watched as [[Galvatron II]] brought [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to it. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} When the Legends World was restored, Starscream returned to it, and was present when [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] announced he was leaving the universe. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
When the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], Starscream was one of the several Predacons involved in the ensuing conflicts. He was not, however, directly involved in combat. Instead, he was sent on missions to traverse pit-riddled fields while fending off enormous bacteria opponents. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Starscream & BB''' (March 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''D-13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers, 2 "Screamwinder" missiles

:Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, packaged in a set with [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]], Starscream is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]]; with a minor [[retool]] to add an indent for a [[rubsign]] under the toy's right wing, and a color scheme based on the unreleased [[Megatron (G1)/toys#ATB|Megatron ATB]] & [[Starscream (G1)/toys#ATB|Starscream]] iteration of the mold. Importantly, ''Beast Wars II'' Starscream has silver plastic rather than the ATB Starscream's light gray, and a black-painted helmet with a silver mask where ATB Starscream has an unpainted gray helmet with a blue mask. And of course, different stickers.

:Starscream transforms into a fighter jet of undetermined model and he has two side-mounted spring-loaded rocket launchers that fire his "[[Screamwinder]]" missiles. Starscream is also able to wield said launchers as hand-held weapons in [[robot mode]]. Despite the difference in name between Starscream and BB's missiles, they are all the exact same and can be fired or dropped from any of the designated launchers. They are however slightly shorter than the ''Generation 2'' version, and as such are incompatible with Smokecreen and [[Dreadwing (G2)#Toys|Dreadwing's]] launchers (and also incompatible with future versions of this mold set due to new tooling done for those releases).

:Starscream can also combine with BB's [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] to form the large "[[Formation Scream]]" stealth bomber jet.

:An unfortunate case of bad [[Japanese language|transliteration]] results in the stickers on his tailfins and on BB's arms calling him "Starscrem".

:[[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as '''Starscream''' (actually meant to be "Starscrem" {{sic}}).<ref>The original Korean text "스타스크램" translates more or less into English as "Starscrem"/"Starscram", however; the packaging still has "Starscream" written in full English. Ironically, the poor transliteration used on the stickers makes the English translation for this release of the toy somewhat accurate.</ref> Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Starscream comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Stascream/starscream.htm More information on Starscream at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1784/Generation+2/Starscream.html Comparison between Generation 2 Starscream and Beast Wars Starscream at Transformers at the Moon]''
{{G2SmokescreenMold}}

{{-}}{{anchor|VS13}}{{anchor|VsStarscreamBB}}
[[File:BWII-toy VS13-BighornBBStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''2 Against 1 Showdown: Bighorn VS Starscream & BB''' (Vs pack, March 1997)
**''ID number'': '''VS-13'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers, 2 "Screamwinder" missiles

:Starscream was also available in the "2 Against 1 Showdown" (2対1の対決 ''2 tai 1 no Taiketsu'') vs-pack with his partner [[BB (BW)#Toys|BB]] and the [[Maximal]] [[Bighorn#VS13|Bighorn]].

:All of the figures are identical to their individual releases.

{{-}}{{anchor|Hellscream}}
[[File:BWII-toy Hellscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Y'know, I have one simple request, and that is to have sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads!"]]
*'''Hellscream''' (November 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''D-23'''
**''Accessories:'' "Gale Dagger", 2 "Sharkwinder" missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the tenth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Hellscream is an extensive [[retool]]ing of the American ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]] mold, transforming into a cyborg shark. This toy features a new mechanically styled [[beast mode]] head, fins and tail, a new robot mode head, arm, and leg.

:In beast mode, his shark head can be launched as his "Peeping Head" drone and can also be used as his hand-held "Gale Dagger" in robot mode. In robot mode his Gale Dagger or any of his "Sharkwinder" missiles (which store in his back) can fire from his chest via a spring-loaded missile launcher. His tail turbine is removed for transformation and is reconnected to form his left forearm in robot mode. The tail turbine also features a spring-loaded mechanism, which is where the Sharkwinder missiles are intended to be used. The blade portion of his Gale Dagger can also be removed if one chooses to use just the blade without the rest of the head attached.

:This mold was slightly [[redeco]]ed to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Overbite (G1)#Universe (2003)|Overbite]]. A [[retool]] of the original mold was also used to make [[Sharp Edge#Toys|Sharp Edge]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Hellscream/hellscream.htm More information on Hellscream at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Beast Wars===
{{anchor|bluePVC}}
*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Starscream, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if there an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Megastorm#bluePVC|Megastorm]].

==Notes==
* Starscream's name is repeatedly misspelled as "Starscrem" in Japanese material, including the stickers on the toy. This mistake also carried over to the Korean-market rendering of the name.
* Much like the rest of the new cast introduced from "[[Enter Lio Junior]]" onwards, Hellscream received a completely original [[character model]] by [[Takashi Yamamoto]] for "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]", whereas his cartoon character model was designed by one of three other model artists. In Hellscream's case, he features a simplified head design, clawed fingers, and a more teal deco.
* ''[[Transformers Cloud]]'' [[Hellwarp]] is both a roundabout and direct homage to Hellscream.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Starscrem''' (스타스크램 ''Seutaseukeuraem'') {{sic}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars combiners]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars II Predacons]]
[[Category:Cloud Predacons]]
[[Category:Destrons]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends World natives]]

Megastorm's Reckoning

2023-07-30T15:21:07Z

Lasershadow: /* Quotes */

{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=22
|image=BWII 22 Megastorm.jpg
|caption=
|title="Megastorm's Reckoning"
|japanese=メガストームの計算
|romaji=Megastorm no Keisan
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[August 26|26 August]] [[1998]]
|writer=[[Kazuhiko Gōdo]]
|director=[[Kazuhiko Kikuchi]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Megastorm recruits the Seacons in his plan to attack the Maximals.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BW_II_ep22_Nefarious_Summit.jpg|thumb|left|Hard to feel like you're on an even bargaining posture when you've got a shoulder cannon levelled at you.]]At night, [[Megastorm]] meets with [[Halfshell]] on a cliff overlooking the sea. Megastorm offers an alliance between the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]] to take down the [[Maximal]]s, as they're a thorn in both their sides. Halfshell, however, demands payment, and Megastorm offers 1/10 of the Predacons' [[Angolmois Energy]] per Maximal, but Halfshell is a better negotiator, getting 1/8 per Maximal, and 3/8 for [[Lio Convoy]] himself. Back at the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'', Megastorm boasts of his deal-making to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], but [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] takes the wind out of his sails with basic math: 5 Maximals times 1/8 plus 3/8 for Lio Convoy equals 8/8, or the entirety of the Predacons' Angolmois Energy. Galvatron is irate at his brother's apparent idiocy, but Megastorm tries to talk his way out of it, explaining that he has a plan... and walks out frantically thinking of a solution to his mess.

[[File:BW_II_ep22_Predacon_Apples.jpg|thumb]]
At the Seacons' [[photon sailer]], the Seacons commend Halfshell for duping the Predacon, who is currently trying to conceive a way of getting out of the deal with the Seacons. [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] asking about the transmitters Megastorm plans to use to lure out the Maximals gives the Duke of Destruction an idea: plant explosives in them to destroy both the Seacons and the Maximals! The two [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] jets drop the transmitters at select locations, attracting the attentions of [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]], who find themselves incapable of warning the Maximals of Megastorm's plot.

At the Maximal shuttles, [[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] informs the crew that she has detected Angolmois Energy at multiple points throughout the area, and the Maximals split up to take care of all of them, with Lio Convoy taking the farthest one. In the ocean, [[Scuba]] investigates the area and runs into Halfshell, who starts blasting at the squid. Also underwater, [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] is attacked by [[Sea Phantom]], who threatens to slice the frog to ribbons. On land, [[Apache]] finds the transmitter... and [[Terrormander]], who immediately headbutts the Maximal. In the jungle, [[Scylla]] faces off with [[Tasmania Kid]] while [[Coelagon]] surprises [[Bighorn]] elsewhere.

[[File:BW_II_ep22_Megastorm_Submarine.jpg‎|thumb|left]]Dirge and Thrust, with the controller for the explosives, wait at the last transmitter and prepare to blow up Lio Convoy themselves. However, when the commander actually shows up, the duo are surprised and lose the controller. While Lio Convoy investigates the transmitter, Dirge begins pressing random buttons, which inadvertently blows Megastorm (observing the fight between Halfshell and Scuba) out of the sea. Halfshell, untouched by the explosion, is baffled on what's happening and loses Scuba. Megastorm lands on the beach, where he is blown away by the explosion meant for Apache and Terrormander. Lio Convoy, losing interest in the transmitter, goes to see what Dirge and Thrust are up to, and the two blow up the transmitter nearby, fouling up their opportunity to get Lio Convoy. Realizing how badly they screwed up the plan, the two fly off.

[[File:BW_II_ep22_Lio_Convoy_Bomb.jpg|thumb]]
Megastorm stumbles through the forest, running into Bighorn and Coelagon and taking the blast meant for the two of them. He lands near Scylla and Tasmania Kid, unsurprisingly being blown away again by the bomb for them. The Maximals gather together and confront Megastorm at the beach where he landed, telling him his plan, whatever it was, failed. An arrogant Megastorm threatens to fight all of the Maximals right there and then when Sea Phantom comes running... with the last bomb. Both shoot off into the ocean.

At the ''Galvaburg II'', Starscream takes delight in pointing out Megastorm's failure and sucks up to his commander. At the photon sailer, the Seacons still don't really understand the sequence of events that just took place other than one thing: Megastorm sure is clumsy. Elsewhere, the Maximals now finally realize how tough the Seacons are, and Lio Convoy warns his soldiers to prepare themselves for tough battles.

===Artemis & Moon II Report===
Artemis and Moon remark on how tough and strong the Seacons were, but thankfully Megastorm's plan failed. Megastorm calls in to show his indignation and blames Dirge and Thrust for fouling up the scheme. Artemis asks him about the title of "[[Emperor of Destruction]]" and he answers that being the Emperor is like being number one in the universe and that he desires it for himself. Megastorm gets angry again at the duo for watching footage of his injuries, and a flustered Artemis ends the segment, promising to see the viewers in the next report.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Bighorn]] (14)
*[[Lio Convoy]] (15)
*[[Apache]] (16)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (17)
*[[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] (18)
*[[Scuba]] (19)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (20)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Megastorm]] (1)
*[[BB]] (3)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] (4)
*[[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (5)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] (6)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (7)

|h3=[[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]]|c3=
*[[Halfshell]] (2)
*[[Sea Phantom]] (8)
*[[Coelagon]] (9)
*[[Terrormander]] (10)
*[[Scylla]] (11)

|c4=
*[[Artemis]] (12)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Bighorn''': “Are you really an old man?” 
'''Coelagon''': “I’m 100,000 years old…. no, maybe it was 110,000 years old?” 
:—'''Bighorn''' and '''Coelagon'''

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
===Real world references===
===Trivia===

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 8 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]]

The End of Starscream

2023-07-30T15:07:42Z

Lasershadow: /* Quotes */

{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=31
|image=BWII 31 BB SS.jpg
|caption=
|title="The End of Starscream"
|japanese=スタースクリームの最期
|romaji=Starscream no Saigo
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[October 28|28 October]] [[1998]]
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Shigeki Hatakeyama]], [[Munetaka Abe]] (Animation dir.)
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Gigastorm attempts to take out Starscream and BB, who are threats to his plans, only to have them be reborn as Hellscream and Max-B!'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BW_II_ep31_Predacon_Monitor.jpg|thumb|left|Galvatron is too cheap to pay to unscramble the cable.]][[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] continues its approach towards [[Gaia]]. Its master, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] observes it in the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' and explains its purpose to the other [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], also noting they must destroy the [[Maximal]]s before it arrives. He threatens to "fire" anybody not pulling their weight, [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] included. Later and elsewhere in the ship, [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] and [[BB]] discuss Galvatron's threat, doubting he'll follow through on it, but are thankful he took leadership back from Gigastorm, who they declare to be too stupid to even see their betrayal in dropping him into [[Angolmois Energy]] [[Megastorm Reborn|a while ago]]. Unfortunately for the duo, this is caught on camera by the hiding [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]], and they show the resulting video to an enraged Gigastorm.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Tasmania_Button.jpg|thumb]]
At the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]'', [[Lio Convoy]] leads a discussion on Nemesis. Acknowledging that it's impossible to halt at the current moment, Lio Convoy sends [[Scuba]] to investigate whether they can influence the Angolmois Energy on [[Gaia]] to stop Nemesis, an order overheard by the eavesdropping [[Lio Junior]]. In the [[Niagara Base]], [[Tasmania Kid]] and [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] play around with the [[Tako Tank]], setting off its "run away and self-destruct" mode and forcing most of the Maximals to chase after the wayward tank. Meanwhile, Lio Junior runs off to power himself up with Angolmois Energy like Galvatron, with [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] giving chase and warning the youngster not to corrupt himself with evil energy.

Once his rage simmers down, Gigastorm sends out Starscream and BB on a sortie, intending to punish the unknowing duo for their betrayal. The observing [[Artemis]], still pining for Starscream, tries to get [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] to go down to Gaia and warn the doomed Predacon, but the rabbit can't. Gigastorm plants the bomb for his plan, but is soon alerted to the approach of the rampaging Tako Tank, the pursuing Maximals, and the [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] trio; the Predacon decides discretion is the better part of valour and leaves them to take care of Starscream and BB.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Gigastorm_Plunger.jpg|thumb|left|Nice to see there's a branch of Acme on Gaia.]]Scuba manages to stop the Tako Tank's self-destruct sequence and save Tasmania Kid's life. The Maximals soon spot Lio Junior struggling with Skywarp and Santon to expose himself to Angolmois Energy, and they are all quickly beset by Starscream and BB. To annihilate the Maximals, the duo unleash their powerful Formation Scream attack and expend all of their energy in the process. It's for naught, as the Maximals were able to protect themselves by hiding under rocks. Seeing no other choice, the Predacon duo use their last resort—a white flag of surrender and sycophantic approval of the Maximals. The irritated Gigastorm pushes the bomb's switch, destroying Starscream and BB's footing and sending them into the stream of Angolmois Energy underneath.

But this isn't the end for the two, as the Angolmois Energy resonates with their evil being, evolving them into the deadly Hellscream and Max-B! Both focus their attacks on Lio Convoy, and Magnaboss is formed to save their leader. The combined giant doesn't proved to be any more adept at fighting off the Predacons, but the duo soon find themselves entangled in the tentacles of the Tako Tank. Using the Tako Tank's firepower, Scuba manages to bury Hellscream and Max-B in an avalanche of rocks that force them back into the Angolmois Energy.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Hellscream_MaxB.jpg|thumb|It's a good thing Artemis loves Starscream for his personality.]]Gigastorm, thinking the two are at rest for good, bids them off, but the duo prove to be more resilient, emerging from the Angolmois Energy and threatening to destroy their would-be murderer. The confrontation is put to a quick end by the arriving Galvatron, who berates his subordinates for fighting amongst themselves and not the Maximals.

===Artemis & Moon II Report===
Artemis weeps over the loss of Starscream's beautiful chassis. Unmoved by Artemis's tears, Moon analyzes the capabilities of the newly evolved duo Hellscream uses an engine that has an Angolmois fusion reactor as an energy source to fly in any environment and his sharp Gale Dagger can cut anything into half. Artemis is strangely pleased by the power and wildness of Hellscream.

Max-B is noted as having the Back Slap, which can be used for offense and defense. Artemis cuts things short with the lack of time left, which upsets Moon, since his partner was using up too much of their allotted time talking about Hellscream.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Lio Convoy]] (7)
*[[Apache]] (8)
*[[Bighorn]] (9)
*[[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] (10)
*[[Santon]] (11)
*[[Scuba]] (12)
*[[Lio Junior]] (13)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (14)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (15)
*[[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] (18)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] (1)
*[[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (2)
*[[BB|BB/Max-B]] (3)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream/Hellscream]] (4)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (5)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] (6)

|c4=
*[[Artemis]] (16)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (17)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Starscream''': Our do or die gamble appears to have backfired. 
'''BB''': Starscream... 
'''Starscream''': BB, it seems the time has come to ''really'' use our last resort. 
'''BB''': Roger… 
''[BB pulls a white flag and starts waving it around]'' 
'''Starscream''': To tell you the truth, we’re actually fans of the Maximals! We wanted to fight together with Lio Convoy rather than be slaves to a guy like Gigastorm! 
'''BB''': ROGER!!! 
:—'''Starscream’s''' and '''BB’s''' last resort/surrender.

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
===Real world references===
===Trivia===
*BB pulls out a white flag, the universal sign of surrender.

*Just as with Gigastorm previously, BB and Starscream are transformed after being dropping in a ravine of Angolmois Energy and are then promptly thrown back into it after losing their first battle.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 11 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

{{DEFAULTSORT:End of Starscream}}
[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]]

The End of Starscream

2023-07-30T15:05:05Z

Lasershadow: /* Trivia */

{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=31
|image=BWII 31 BB SS.jpg
|caption=
|title="The End of Starscream"
|japanese=スタースクリームの最期
|romaji=Starscream no Saigo
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[October 28|28 October]] [[1998]]
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Shigeki Hatakeyama]], [[Munetaka Abe]] (Animation dir.)
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Gigastorm attempts to take out Starscream and BB, who are threats to his plans, only to have them be reborn as Hellscream and Max-B!'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BW_II_ep31_Predacon_Monitor.jpg|thumb|left|Galvatron is too cheap to pay to unscramble the cable.]][[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] continues its approach towards [[Gaia]]. Its master, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] observes it in the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' and explains its purpose to the other [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], also noting they must destroy the [[Maximal]]s before it arrives. He threatens to "fire" anybody not pulling their weight, [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] included. Later and elsewhere in the ship, [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] and [[BB]] discuss Galvatron's threat, doubting he'll follow through on it, but are thankful he took leadership back from Gigastorm, who they declare to be too stupid to even see their betrayal in dropping him into [[Angolmois Energy]] [[Megastorm Reborn|a while ago]]. Unfortunately for the duo, this is caught on camera by the hiding [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]], and they show the resulting video to an enraged Gigastorm.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Tasmania_Button.jpg|thumb]]
At the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]'', [[Lio Convoy]] leads a discussion on Nemesis. Acknowledging that it's impossible to halt at the current moment, Lio Convoy sends [[Scuba]] to investigate whether they can influence the Angolmois Energy on [[Gaia]] to stop Nemesis, an order overheard by the eavesdropping [[Lio Junior]]. In the [[Niagara Base]], [[Tasmania Kid]] and [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] play around with the [[Tako Tank]], setting off its "run away and self-destruct" mode and forcing most of the Maximals to chase after the wayward tank. Meanwhile, Lio Junior runs off to power himself up with Angolmois Energy like Galvatron, with [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] giving chase and warning the youngster not to corrupt himself with evil energy.

Once his rage simmers down, Gigastorm sends out Starscream and BB on a sortie, intending to punish the unknowing duo for their betrayal. The observing [[Artemis]], still pining for Starscream, tries to get [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] to go down to Gaia and warn the doomed Predacon, but the rabbit can't. Gigastorm plants the bomb for his plan, but is soon alerted to the approach of the rampaging Tako Tank, the pursuing Maximals, and the [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] trio; the Predacon decides discretion is the better part of valour and leaves them to take care of Starscream and BB.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Gigastorm_Plunger.jpg|thumb|left|Nice to see there's a branch of Acme on Gaia.]]Scuba manages to stop the Tako Tank's self-destruct sequence and save Tasmania Kid's life. The Maximals soon spot Lio Junior struggling with Skywarp and Santon to expose himself to Angolmois Energy, and they are all quickly beset by Starscream and BB. To annihilate the Maximals, the duo unleash their powerful Formation Scream attack and expend all of their energy in the process. It's for naught, as the Maximals were able to protect themselves by hiding under rocks. Seeing no other choice, the Predacon duo use their last resort—a white flag of surrender and sycophantic approval of the Maximals. The irritated Gigastorm pushes the bomb's switch, destroying Starscream and BB's footing and sending them into the stream of Angolmois Energy underneath.

But this isn't the end for the two, as the Angolmois Energy resonates with their evil being, evolving them into the deadly Hellscream and Max-B! Both focus their attacks on Lio Convoy, and Magnaboss is formed to save their leader. The combined giant doesn't proved to be any more adept at fighting off the Predacons, but the duo soon find themselves entangled in the tentacles of the Tako Tank. Using the Tako Tank's firepower, Scuba manages to bury Hellscream and Max-B in an avalanche of rocks that force them back into the Angolmois Energy.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Hellscream_MaxB.jpg|thumb|It's a good thing Artemis loves Starscream for his personality.]]Gigastorm, thinking the two are at rest for good, bids them off, but the duo prove to be more resilient, emerging from the Angolmois Energy and threatening to destroy their would-be murderer. The confrontation is put to a quick end by the arriving Galvatron, who berates his subordinates for fighting amongst themselves and not the Maximals.

===Artemis & Moon II Report===
Artemis weeps over the loss of Starscream's beautiful chassis. Unmoved by Artemis's tears, Moon analyzes the capabilities of the newly evolved duo Hellscream uses an engine that has an Angolmois fusion reactor as an energy source to fly in any environment and his sharp Gale Dagger can cut anything into half. Artemis is strangely pleased by the power and wildness of Hellscream.

Max-B is noted as having the Back Slap, which can be used for offense and defense. Artemis cuts things short with the lack of time left, which upsets Moon, since his partner was using up too much of their allotted time talking about Hellscream.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Lio Convoy]] (7)
*[[Apache]] (8)
*[[Bighorn]] (9)
*[[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] (10)
*[[Santon]] (11)
*[[Scuba]] (12)
*[[Lio Junior]] (13)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (14)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (15)
*[[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] (18)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] (1)
*[[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (2)
*[[BB|BB/Max-B]] (3)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream/Hellscream]] (4)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (5)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] (6)

|c4=
*[[Artemis]] (16)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (17)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Starscream''': Our do or die gamble appears to have backfired. 
'''BB''': Starscream... 
'''Starscream''': BB, it seems the time has come to ''really'' use our last resort. 
'''BB''': Roger… 
''[BB pulls a white flag and starts waving it around]'' 
'''Starscream''': To tell you the truth, we’re actually fans of the Maximals! We wanted to fight together with Lio Convoy rather than be slaves to a guy like Gigastorm! 
'''BB''': ROGER!!! 
:—'''Starscream’s''' and '''BB’s''' last resort/surrender.

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
===Real world references===
===Trivia===
*BB pulls out a white flag, the universal sign of surrender.

*Just as with Gigastorm previously, BB and Starscream are transformed after being dropping in a ravine of Angolmois Energy and are then promptly thrown back into it after losing their first battle.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 11 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

{{DEFAULTSORT:End of Starscream}}
[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]]

The End of Starscream

2023-07-30T15:03:51Z

Lasershadow: /* Quotes */

{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=31
|image=BWII 31 BB SS.jpg
|caption=
|title="The End of Starscream"
|japanese=スタースクリームの最期
|romaji=Starscream no Saigo
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[October 28|28 October]] [[1998]]
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Shigeki Hatakeyama]], [[Munetaka Abe]] (Animation dir.)
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Gigastorm attempts to take out Starscream and BB, who are threats to his plans, only to have them be reborn as Hellscream and Max-B!'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BW_II_ep31_Predacon_Monitor.jpg|thumb|left|Galvatron is too cheap to pay to unscramble the cable.]][[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] continues its approach towards [[Gaia]]. Its master, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] observes it in the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' and explains its purpose to the other [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], also noting they must destroy the [[Maximal]]s before it arrives. He threatens to "fire" anybody not pulling their weight, [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] included. Later and elsewhere in the ship, [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] and [[BB]] discuss Galvatron's threat, doubting he'll follow through on it, but are thankful he took leadership back from Gigastorm, who they declare to be too stupid to even see their betrayal in dropping him into [[Angolmois Energy]] [[Megastorm Reborn|a while ago]]. Unfortunately for the duo, this is caught on camera by the hiding [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]], and they show the resulting video to an enraged Gigastorm.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Tasmania_Button.jpg|thumb]]
At the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]'', [[Lio Convoy]] leads a discussion on Nemesis. Acknowledging that it's impossible to halt at the current moment, Lio Convoy sends [[Scuba]] to investigate whether they can influence the Angolmois Energy on [[Gaia]] to stop Nemesis, an order overheard by the eavesdropping [[Lio Junior]]. In the [[Niagara Base]], [[Tasmania Kid]] and [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] play around with the [[Tako Tank]], setting off its "run away and self-destruct" mode and forcing most of the Maximals to chase after the wayward tank. Meanwhile, Lio Junior runs off to power himself up with Angolmois Energy like Galvatron, with [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] giving chase and warning the youngster not to corrupt himself with evil energy.

Once his rage simmers down, Gigastorm sends out Starscream and BB on a sortie, intending to punish the unknowing duo for their betrayal. The observing [[Artemis]], still pining for Starscream, tries to get [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] to go down to Gaia and warn the doomed Predacon, but the rabbit can't. Gigastorm plants the bomb for his plan, but is soon alerted to the approach of the rampaging Tako Tank, the pursuing Maximals, and the [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] trio; the Predacon decides discretion is the better part of valour and leaves them to take care of Starscream and BB.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Gigastorm_Plunger.jpg|thumb|left|Nice to see there's a branch of Acme on Gaia.]]Scuba manages to stop the Tako Tank's self-destruct sequence and save Tasmania Kid's life. The Maximals soon spot Lio Junior struggling with Skywarp and Santon to expose himself to Angolmois Energy, and they are all quickly beset by Starscream and BB. To annihilate the Maximals, the duo unleash their powerful Formation Scream attack and expend all of their energy in the process. It's for naught, as the Maximals were able to protect themselves by hiding under rocks. Seeing no other choice, the Predacon duo use their last resort—a white flag of surrender and sycophantic approval of the Maximals. The irritated Gigastorm pushes the bomb's switch, destroying Starscream and BB's footing and sending them into the stream of Angolmois Energy underneath.

But this isn't the end for the two, as the Angolmois Energy resonates with their evil being, evolving them into the deadly Hellscream and Max-B! Both focus their attacks on Lio Convoy, and Magnaboss is formed to save their leader. The combined giant doesn't proved to be any more adept at fighting off the Predacons, but the duo soon find themselves entangled in the tentacles of the Tako Tank. Using the Tako Tank's firepower, Scuba manages to bury Hellscream and Max-B in an avalanche of rocks that force them back into the Angolmois Energy.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Hellscream_MaxB.jpg|thumb|It's a good thing Artemis loves Starscream for his personality.]]Gigastorm, thinking the two are at rest for good, bids them off, but the duo prove to be more resilient, emerging from the Angolmois Energy and threatening to destroy their would-be murderer. The confrontation is put to a quick end by the arriving Galvatron, who berates his subordinates for fighting amongst themselves and not the Maximals.

===Artemis & Moon II Report===
Artemis weeps over the loss of Starscream's beautiful chassis. Unmoved by Artemis's tears, Moon analyzes the capabilities of the newly evolved duo Hellscream uses an engine that has an Angolmois fusion reactor as an energy source to fly in any environment and his sharp Gale Dagger can cut anything into half. Artemis is strangely pleased by the power and wildness of Hellscream.

Max-B is noted as having the Back Slap, which can be used for offense and defense. Artemis cuts things short with the lack of time left, which upsets Moon, since his partner was using up too much of their allotted time talking about Hellscream.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Lio Convoy]] (7)
*[[Apache]] (8)
*[[Bighorn]] (9)
*[[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] (10)
*[[Santon]] (11)
*[[Scuba]] (12)
*[[Lio Junior]] (13)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (14)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (15)
*[[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] (18)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] (1)
*[[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (2)
*[[BB|BB/Max-B]] (3)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream/Hellscream]] (4)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (5)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] (6)

|c4=
*[[Artemis]] (16)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (17)

}}

==Quotes==
'''Starscream''': Our do or die gamble appears to have backfired. 
'''BB''': Starscream... 
'''Starscream''': BB, it seems the time has come to ''really'' use our last resort. 
'''BB''': Roger… 
''[BB pulls a white flag and starts waving it around]'' 
'''Starscream''': To tell you the truth, we’re actually fans of the Maximals! We wanted to fight together with Lio Convoy rather than be slaves to a guy like Gigastorm! 
'''BB''': ROGER!!! 
:—'''Starscream’s''' and '''BB’s''' last resort/surrender.

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
===Real world references===
===Trivia===
*BB pulls out a white flag

*Just as with Gigastorm previously, BB and Starscream are transformed after being dropping in a ravine of Angolmois Energy and are then promptly thrown back into it after losing their first battle.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 11 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

{{DEFAULTSORT:End of Starscream}}
[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]]

Megastorm's Reckoning

2023-07-30T14:38:59Z

Lasershadow:

{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=22
|image=BWII 22 Megastorm.jpg
|caption=
|title="Megastorm's Reckoning"
|japanese=メガストームの計算
|romaji=Megastorm no Keisan
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[August 26|26 August]] [[1998]]
|writer=[[Kazuhiko Gōdo]]
|director=[[Kazuhiko Kikuchi]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Megastorm recruits the Seacons in his plan to attack the Maximals.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BW_II_ep22_Nefarious_Summit.jpg|thumb|left|Hard to feel like you're on an even bargaining posture when you've got a shoulder cannon levelled at you.]]At night, [[Megastorm]] meets with [[Halfshell]] on a cliff overlooking the sea. Megastorm offers an alliance between the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]] to take down the [[Maximal]]s, as they're a thorn in both their sides. Halfshell, however, demands payment, and Megastorm offers 1/10 of the Predacons' [[Angolmois Energy]] per Maximal, but Halfshell is a better negotiator, getting 1/8 per Maximal, and 3/8 for [[Lio Convoy]] himself. Back at the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'', Megastorm boasts of his deal-making to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], but [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] takes the wind out of his sails with basic math: 5 Maximals times 1/8 plus 3/8 for Lio Convoy equals 8/8, or the entirety of the Predacons' Angolmois Energy. Galvatron is irate at his brother's apparent idiocy, but Megastorm tries to talk his way out of it, explaining that he has a plan... and walks out frantically thinking of a solution to his mess.

[[File:BW_II_ep22_Predacon_Apples.jpg|thumb]]
At the Seacons' [[photon sailer]], the Seacons commend Halfshell for duping the Predacon, who is currently trying to conceive a way of getting out of the deal with the Seacons. [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] asking about the transmitters Megastorm plans to use to lure out the Maximals gives the Duke of Destruction an idea: plant explosives in them to destroy both the Seacons and the Maximals! The two [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] jets drop the transmitters at select locations, attracting the attentions of [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]], who find themselves incapable of warning the Maximals of Megastorm's plot.

At the Maximal shuttles, [[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] informs the crew that she has detected Angolmois Energy at multiple points throughout the area, and the Maximals split up to take care of all of them, with Lio Convoy taking the farthest one. In the ocean, [[Scuba]] investigates the area and runs into Halfshell, who starts blasting at the squid. Also underwater, [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] is attacked by [[Sea Phantom]], who threatens to slice the frog to ribbons. On land, [[Apache]] finds the transmitter... and [[Terrormander]], who immediately headbutts the Maximal. In the jungle, [[Scylla]] faces off with [[Tasmania Kid]] while [[Coelagon]] surprises [[Bighorn]] elsewhere.

[[File:BW_II_ep22_Megastorm_Submarine.jpg‎|thumb|left]]Dirge and Thrust, with the controller for the explosives, wait at the last transmitter and prepare to blow up Lio Convoy themselves. However, when the commander actually shows up, the duo are surprised and lose the controller. While Lio Convoy investigates the transmitter, Dirge begins pressing random buttons, which inadvertently blows Megastorm (observing the fight between Halfshell and Scuba) out of the sea. Halfshell, untouched by the explosion, is baffled on what's happening and loses Scuba. Megastorm lands on the beach, where he is blown away by the explosion meant for Apache and Terrormander. Lio Convoy, losing interest in the transmitter, goes to see what Dirge and Thrust are up to, and the two blow up the transmitter nearby, fouling up their opportunity to get Lio Convoy. Realizing how badly they screwed up the plan, the two fly off.

[[File:BW_II_ep22_Lio_Convoy_Bomb.jpg|thumb]]
Megastorm stumbles through the forest, running into Bighorn and Coelagon and taking the blast meant for the two of them. He lands near Scylla and Tasmania Kid, unsurprisingly being blown away again by the bomb for them. The Maximals gather together and confront Megastorm at the beach where he landed, telling him his plan, whatever it was, failed. An arrogant Megastorm threatens to fight all of the Maximals right there and then when Sea Phantom comes running... with the last bomb. Both shoot off into the ocean.

At the ''Galvaburg II'', Starscream takes delight in pointing out Megastorm's failure and sucks up to his commander. At the photon sailer, the Seacons still don't really understand the sequence of events that just took place other than one thing: Megastorm sure is clumsy. Elsewhere, the Maximals now finally realize how tough the Seacons are, and Lio Convoy warns his soldiers to prepare themselves for tough battles.

===Artemis & Moon II Report===
Artemis and Moon remark on how tough and strong the Seacons were, but thankfully Megastorm's plan failed. Megastorm calls in to show his indignation and blames Dirge and Thrust for fouling up the scheme. Artemis asks him about the title of "[[Emperor of Destruction]]" and he answers that being the Emperor is like being number one in the universe and that he desires it for himself. Megastorm gets angry again at the duo for watching footage of his injuries, and a flustered Artemis ends the segment, promising to see the viewers in the next report.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Bighorn]] (14)
*[[Lio Convoy]] (15)
*[[Apache]] (16)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (17)
*[[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] (18)
*[[Scuba]] (19)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (20)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Megastorm]] (1)
*[[BB]] (3)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] (4)
*[[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (5)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] (6)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (7)

|h3=[[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]]|c3=
*[[Halfshell]] (2)
*[[Sea Phantom]] (8)
*[[Coelagon]] (9)
*[[Terrormander]] (10)
*[[Scylla]] (11)

|c4=
*[[Artemis]] (12)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (13)

}}

==Quotes==
‘’’Bighorn:’’’ “Are you really an old man?”
‘’’Coelagon:’’’ “I’m 100,000 years old…. no, maybe it was 110,000 years old?”

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
===Real world references===
===Trivia===

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 8 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]]

The End of Starscream

2023-07-30T14:36:14Z

Lasershadow:

{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=31
|image=BWII 31 BB SS.jpg
|caption=
|title="The End of Starscream"
|japanese=スタースクリームの最期
|romaji=Starscream no Saigo
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[October 28|28 October]] [[1998]]
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Shigeki Hatakeyama]], [[Munetaka Abe]] (Animation dir.)
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Gigastorm attempts to take out Starscream and BB, who are threats to his plans, only to have them be reborn as Hellscream and Max-B!'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BW_II_ep31_Predacon_Monitor.jpg|thumb|left|Galvatron is too cheap to pay to unscramble the cable.]][[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] continues its approach towards [[Gaia]]. Its master, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] observes it in the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' and explains its purpose to the other [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], also noting they must destroy the [[Maximal]]s before it arrives. He threatens to "fire" anybody not pulling their weight, [[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] included. Later and elsewhere in the ship, [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] and [[BB]] discuss Galvatron's threat, doubting he'll follow through on it, but are thankful he took leadership back from Gigastorm, who they declare to be too stupid to even see their betrayal in dropping him into [[Angolmois Energy]] [[Megastorm Reborn|a while ago]]. Unfortunately for the duo, this is caught on camera by the hiding [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]], and they show the resulting video to an enraged Gigastorm.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Tasmania_Button.jpg|thumb]]
At the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]'', [[Lio Convoy]] leads a discussion on Nemesis. Acknowledging that it's impossible to halt at the current moment, Lio Convoy sends [[Scuba]] to investigate whether they can influence the Angolmois Energy on [[Gaia]] to stop Nemesis, an order overheard by the eavesdropping [[Lio Junior]]. In the [[Niagara Base]], [[Tasmania Kid]] and [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] play around with the [[Tako Tank]], setting off its "run away and self-destruct" mode and forcing most of the Maximals to chase after the wayward tank. Meanwhile, Lio Junior runs off to power himself up with Angolmois Energy like Galvatron, with [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] giving chase and warning the youngster not to corrupt himself with evil energy.

Once his rage simmers down, Gigastorm sends out Starscream and BB on a sortie, intending to punish the unknowing duo for their betrayal. The observing [[Artemis]], still pining for Starscream, tries to get [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] to go down to Gaia and warn the doomed Predacon, but the rabbit can't. Gigastorm plants the bomb for his plan, but is soon alerted to the approach of the rampaging Tako Tank, the pursuing Maximals, and the [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] trio; the Predacon decides discretion is the better part of valour and leaves them to take care of Starscream and BB.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Gigastorm_Plunger.jpg|thumb|left|Nice to see there's a branch of Acme on Gaia.]]Scuba manages to stop the Tako Tank's self-destruct sequence and save Tasmania Kid's life. The Maximals soon spot Lio Junior struggling with Skywarp and Santon to expose himself to Angolmois Energy, and they are all quickly beset by Starscream and BB. To annihilate the Maximals, the duo unleash their powerful Formation Scream attack and expend all of their energy in the process. It's for naught, as the Maximals were able to protect themselves by hiding under rocks. Seeing no other choice, the Predacon duo use their last resort—a white flag of surrender and sycophantic approval of the Maximals. The irritated Gigastorm pushes the bomb's switch, destroying Starscream and BB's footing and sending them into the stream of Angolmois Energy underneath.

But this isn't the end for the two, as the Angolmois Energy resonates with their evil being, evolving them into the deadly Hellscream and Max-B! Both focus their attacks on Lio Convoy, and Magnaboss is formed to save their leader. The combined giant doesn't proved to be any more adept at fighting off the Predacons, but the duo soon find themselves entangled in the tentacles of the Tako Tank. Using the Tako Tank's firepower, Scuba manages to bury Hellscream and Max-B in an avalanche of rocks that force them back into the Angolmois Energy.

[[File:BW_II_ep31_Hellscream_MaxB.jpg|thumb|It's a good thing Artemis loves Starscream for his personality.]]Gigastorm, thinking the two are at rest for good, bids them off, but the duo prove to be more resilient, emerging from the Angolmois Energy and threatening to destroy their would-be murderer. The confrontation is put to a quick end by the arriving Galvatron, who berates his subordinates for fighting amongst themselves and not the Maximals.

===Artemis & Moon II Report===
Artemis weeps over the loss of Starscream's beautiful chassis. Unmoved by Artemis's tears, Moon analyzes the capabilities of the newly evolved duo Hellscream uses an engine that has an Angolmois fusion reactor as an energy source to fly in any environment and his sharp Gale Dagger can cut anything into half. Artemis is strangely pleased by the power and wildness of Hellscream.

Max-B is noted as having the Back Slap, which can be used for offense and defense. Artemis cuts things short with the lack of time left, which upsets Moon, since his partner was using up too much of their allotted time talking about Hellscream.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Lio Convoy]] (7)
*[[Apache]] (8)
*[[Bighorn]] (9)
*[[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] (10)
*[[Santon]] (11)
*[[Scuba]] (12)
*[[Lio Junior]] (13)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (14)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (15)
*[[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]] (18)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Megastorm|Gigastorm]] (1)
*[[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (2)
*[[BB|BB/Max-B]] (3)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream/Hellscream]] (4)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (5)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] (6)

|c4=
*[[Artemis]] (16)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (17)

}}

==Quotes==
Starscream: “Our do or die gamble appears to have backfired.” 
BB: Starscream…. 
Starscream: BB, it seems the time has come to really use our last resort. 
BB: Roger… 
“[BB pulls out a giant white flag and starts waving it around]” 
Starscream: To tell you the truth, we’re actually fans of the Maximals! We wanted to fight together with Lio Convoy rather than be slaves to a guy like Gigastorm! 
BB: ROGER!!! 
-Starscream’s and BB’s last resort/surrender

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
===Real world references===
===Trivia===
*BB pulls out a white flag

*Just as with Gigastorm previously, BB and Starscream are transformed after being dropping in a ravine of Angolmois Energy and are then promptly thrown back into it after losing their first battle.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 11 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

{{DEFAULTSORT:End of Starscream}}
[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]]

Megastorm (BW)

2023-07-30T05:03:43Z

Lasershadow: /* Beast Wars II cartoon */

{{factions|predacon|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the Japanese-original Predacon|Megatron (any of them)|Megatron (disambiguation)}}
:''Megastorm is the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Emperor of Destruction|Duke of Destruction]] from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:MegastormModel.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You can't see his eyeliner very well here.]]
'''Megastorm''' (メガストーム ''Megasutōmu'') is the Duke of Destruction and [[Relatives|younger brother]] to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], the [[Emperor of Destruction]]. In front of his troops he puts on the facade of a tough guy, but when he's in the presence of his big brother, he quickly calms down.

Megastorm secretly wishes to be stronger than his brother. His goals are far more modest and conservative that not only he views Galvatron's ostentatious schemes as not only too dangerous, but downright frightening for him. This further cements his belief that he could do a better job, endlessly ploting to usurps him as Emperor for his ego. Galvatron in return is aware of his younger sibling's attempts at treachery, but looks the other way purely out of brotherly love.

Megastorm transform into a tank and is armed with the devastating Mega-Cannon (that unfortunately takes ''forever'' to charge). He was later upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy|Evil Angolmois Energy]] into '''Gigastorm''' (ギガストーム ''Gigasutōmu''), a giant mechanical ''Ceratosaurus''-like dinosaur, which gave him a "Huge Base Mode" (巨大な基地モード ''Kyodaina Kichi Mōdo'') and an "Attack Fortress Mode" (攻撃要塞モード ''Kōgeki Yōsai Mōdo''), along with a [[Gigascouter]] drone. The upgrade included an enlarged title as Arch-Duke of Destruction; a hollow gesture considering he's still stuck as second-in-command.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition EX Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Takashi Matsuyama]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Megastorm1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|My Stormin' Norman commemorative plates have been stolen! ...again.]]

Megastorm, the Duke of Destruction, accompanying his Emperor and older brother [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' as they traveled to planet [[Gaia]] in search of [[Angolmois Energy]]. Megastorm was frequently chastised by his older brother for his immaturity, such as constantly repeating Galvatron's orders to their troops, or gloating disrespectfully when their Maximal enemies were captured. A mysterious white lion freed the captured Maximals before the Combatrons could dispose of them, allowing the opposition to escape. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

Megastorm and Galvatron uncovered a lost civilization in the underground ruins of Gaia, including a powerful [[Mother Computer]]. Galvatron overreached temporarily by assuming the two most powerful forms in the super-computer's databanks as his combat modes, and fell into a deep sleep. Once he realized his elder brother was incapacitated, Megastorm saw the opportunity for advancement, and named himself the new Emperor of Destruction. Megastorm arranged for the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]]s and [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s to assume combat modes from the Mother Computer as well, then dispatched them on independent missions. While the Autorollers began clearing away the forests to harvest Angolmois Energy, the Combatrons were ordered to retrieve the white lion who helped the Maximals. When [[BB]] and [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] returned with the lion, however, Megastorm was surprised to learn it was the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy]]...a robot in disguise! Lio Convoy's sudden appearance drove Megastorm and his forces into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

Hoping to score credit with his elder brother when he reawakened, Megastorm instructed the Combatrons to find Lio Convoy and then alert him to the Maximal commander's location so he, Megastorm, could finish him off. Impatient for results, Megastorm eventually left the ship himself and ran into the Maximal [[Diver (BW)|Diver]]. He chased the frog into a rendez-vous with other Maximals, but still no Lio Convoy. A sneering Megastorm intended to eliminate [[Bighorn]], who stood in his way, by unleashing the full power of his tank cannon. Unfortunately, the cannon took waaaaaay too long to power up, and Bighorn rushed behind Megastorm's guard in tank mode, pummeling him repeatedly while the helpless Megastorm waited for his cannon to reach full power. He finally unleashed his ultimate blast, which of course went right past Bighorn since the buffalo was already behind the cannon's barrel. Even when Lio Convoy arrived on the scene, he left it to Bighorn to continue beating on Megastorm until the Duke of Destruction finally retreated. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} Megastorm also oversaw a lake trap engineered by Starscream to capture and destroy the Maximals, but it ultimately proved fruitless. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Still, with Galvatron out of the way, Megastorm developed a taste for leadership. He eventually decided to dispose of his brother so that he could take Galvatron's throne for good. Hauling the unconscious Galvatron off the ship, Megastorm dropped his slumbering sibling into a well of Angolmois Energy, thinking it would destroy him... only for Galvatron to be re-energized and rudely awakened! Exploiting his brother's slightly disoriented state, Megastorm claimed that it was the Maximals who had thrown him in the well, and Galvatron promptly set off to eliminate Lio Convoy and his team. Megastorm observed the ensuing the battle between Galvatron and the Maximals from afar, and he emulated their strategy with great aplomb, sending his brother sinking into the molten lava below. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Megastorm didn't realize that Starscream had also been watching the fight and had quickly recovered Galvatron from the volcano, bringing him back to the ''Galvaburg II'', unconscious once more and sealed in a coffin of solidified lava, and so Megastorm became angry with Starscream, fearing this would conflict with his aspirations for leadership. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

After Dirge and Thrust were outmatched by the Insectrons [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]], Megastorm authorized Starscream to enact a scheme that would turn the Insectrons and Maximals against each other. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}} When Starscream successfully got a group of Insectrons to battle the Maximals, Megastorm dispatched Dirge and Thrust to help Starscream eliminate the winners, although they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

As Galvatron began moaning in his sleep, Megastorm grew concerned Galvatron would wake up soon and reclaim control of the Predacons, and worse, see how little Megastorm had accomplished. Megastorm ordered Starscream to wrap-up his scheming and eliminate the Insectrons once and for all. Unfortunately, Starscream's efforts to get the Insectrons to fight amongst themselves with spiked oil failed spectacularly. Not only did the Maximals calm the fighting Insectrons, but Galvatron reawakened on the ship and got drunk on the special oil before the Predacons could stop him, leading Megastorm and his troops to flee from the tipsy dragon. Megastorm cheered in victory when the Maximals and Insectrons teamed up to defeat the rampaging Galvatron, although he quickly covered his excitement by feigning concern for his brother in front of his troops.
{{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

With Starscream's plans an absolute failure, Megastorm accepted an offer from [[Autostinger]] and the Autorollers to take over command of the anti-Insectron operations. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} When the Autorollers captured [[Scissor Boy]] and [[Tasmania Kid]], Megastorm was impressed when they brought their captives to the ''Galvaburg II''. Unfortunately, the other Maximals and Insectrons arrived to rescue their comrades while the Combatrons were all out on patrol. Megastorm was overwhelmed, and was reluctantly forced to move their base before the mass of enemies defeated him. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

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Megastorm was vexed by the temporary return of his brother, Galvatron, rampaging over the Southern continent. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}} He unleashed the Combatrons and Autorollers for a major offensive in the south, but his efforts were opposed by the Maximals and Insectrons. Galvatron was back in Predacon sick bay after his most recent rampage, and Megastorm fretted that his older brother would reawaken before he could truly consolidate his power. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Despite all his planning, however, Megastorm soon found himself back under his older brother's thumb when Galvatron awakened and regained his faculties. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} He began openly jousting with Starscream for Galvatron's favor, as Starscream continued to subtly undermine Megastorm while lavishing favor on Galvatron. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Perhaps because of Megastorm's lack of accomplishments as leader, Galvatron also seemed less tolerant of his younger brother. He became annoyed at Megastorm repeating his orders back to the troops, and struck him on the head several times to be quiet. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Predacons were unable to come up with a combination scheme equal to [[Tripledacus]] on their own. Galvatron and Megastorm ordered the Combatrons to bring them the [[Jointron]]s for study, in hopes of copying their abilities. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} When the Autorollers discovered a [[Copy Machine]] in the ruins on Gaia, Starscream gave Galvatron and Megastorm a demonstration by using it on BB to create [[Copy BB]]. After a struggle on the bridge between BB and his diametrically opposed counterpart, Megastorm was ready to destroy the infernal machine, but Galvatron stopped him. Instead, they initiated a plan to create evil copies of the Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, the Duke of Destruction Megastorm was sized up next to Lio Convoy's lieutenant, [[Apache]]. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Sensing a growing threat to his position from Starscream, Megastorm held back Starscream and BB from a scouting mission in favor of allowing Dirge and Thrust to improve their own standing. Despite their successful surveillance of the newly arrived [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], though, at Starscream's insistence Galvatron allowed him and BB to make the next run over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

Megastorm represented the Predacons in negotiations with [[Halfshell]] of the Seacons. Galvatron wished to hire the Seacons to eliminate the Maximals in exchange for a share of Angolmois Energy. Megastorm opened negotiations with an offer of 1/10th the Predacons' Angolmois Energy reserves for each Maximals successfully eliminated. Halfshell countered with a demand of 1/8th share per Maximal, and also coerced Megastorm into agreeing Lio Convoy was worth 3 times a normal Maximal. Megastorm returned to the ''Galvaburg II'' with news of his successful negotiations, but Starscream was there to point out the math: five Maximals at one-eighth price and Lio Convoy at three-eighths meant that if the Seacons were victorious, the Predacons would have to give up ALL the Angolmois Energy in their possession. An embarrassed Megastorm quickly made excuses, and claimed he had a plan to prevent that.

Working with Dirge and Thrust, Megastorm constructed transmitters for the Seacons to lure the Maximals to six different locations so they could be beaten individually. The comedy duo inadvertently gave Megastorm the idea to install bombs in the transmitters too, hopefully to destroy the Seacons AND the Maximals at each site, and relieve them of the need to pay. Unfortunately for the plan, Dirge and Thrust were idiots. While placing the last transmitter, they were shocked by Lio Convoy's arrival and dropped the detonator. The damaged trigger ended up setting off the bomb directly under Megastorm as he watched the fight between Halfshell and [[Scuba]]. Blown clear of the ocean, the dazed Megastorm crashed on the beach where [[Terrormander]] battled [[Apache]]. Rushing into the fray to prevent Apache from being killed by a Seacon, Megastorm stepped on a second bomb just as it detonated, launching him skyward again. As he stumbled out of the forest, Megastorm walked into [[Bighorn]] and [[Coelagon]]...and their bomb. One explosion later, an increasingly disheveled Megastorm crawled into the clearing where [[Scylla]] tormented Tasmania Kid and caught yet ''another'' explosion in the face. Blasted back to the beach, Megastorm could barely stand when [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] came rushing through being chased by [[Sea Phantom]]...who had the last bomb hooked around his fin.

So, on the one hand, Megastorm's plan failed spectacularly and none of the Maximals were eliminated. On the other hand, no payments of Angolmois Energy had to be made and the Seacons didn't suspect Megastorm's treachery since he did so much damage to himself in the process. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Megastorm stoically watched as Galvatron manipulated the Seacons into attacking the Maximals for no pay whatsoever. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}} When Starscream noticed the damage to the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], he offered to negotiate a new, cheaper bounty for repair materials with the Seacons. When Galvatron told Starscream not to screw up the way Megastorm did, Megastorm knew he was on thin ice. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

As the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia behind, Halfshell challenged Lio Convoy to a duel for the energy necessary to depart. Galvatron sent Megastorm, Starscream and BB to monitor the fight, and hopefully eliminate a weakened Lio Convoy if Halfshell did not claim victory himself. Things looked bad for Lio Convoy when the one-on-one duel turned out to be against God Neptune. Through acrobatics and warrior skill, however, he seemingly defeated God Neptune and buried the Seacon combiner under a rockslide. Although the fight was not clearly finished, Megastorm jumped the gun and prepared to fire on the injured Lio Convoy. His cannon blast went wide instead, and caused a chain reaction in the Angolmois Energy under the ground. Lio Convoy and God Neptune were forced to abandon their bout due to the chaos that followed. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Megastorm was overseeing an Autoroller drilling operation when the Angolmois Energy began erupting out of control. Megastorm panicked and ordered an evacuation, but his older brother laughed and told him to calm himself. The Angolmois Energy was reacting to the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] that Galvatron had summoned to the solar system. Galvatron calmly entered the Angolmois Energy geysers and absorbed more energy to became even more powerful. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

However, Galvatron’s power was not great enough to prevent him from suffering serious injuries in battle with [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]], the new Maximal combiner centered around [[Lio Junior]], another wielder of Angolmois Energy. As Megastorm once again seized control of the Predacons, Starscream responded to a comment he made about Galvatron's power. Starscream claimed to have performed many experiments that indicated Megastorm could safely expose himself to Angolmois Energy and become even more powerful like his brother. Secretly, however, Starscream expected Megastorm to die in the attempt.

Megastorm began to have second thoughts about the process as he dangled over a pit of Angolmois Energy from inside a fragile cage, but Starscream dropped the Duke of Destruction into the maw anyway. As he soaked up Angolmois Energy, fearing he would die, Megastorm reflected upon his relationship with his elder brother. He thought on how he wanted to succeed his brother as Emperor of Destruction, and acquire a mode as powerful as his dragon mode, or like the dinosaurs that once roamed the planet. Megastorm did emerge from the pit, despite Starscream's expectations, far larger and possessing awesome power as Gigastorm. As a towering ''Ceratosaurus'', Gigastorm did battle with the Maximals until they upset his footing, sending him back into the flow of Angolmois Energy. This did nothing to deter him, however, for Gigastorm was now nearly unstoppable. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Using a shrink ray, Gigastorm was capable of entering the ''Galvaburg II'' to address his troops. He congratulated Starscream on a job well done on his upgrade, still unaware of his lieutenant's true intentions. Although he was significantly larger and stronger, Gigastorm was no smarter than Megastorm. After being taunted by the Maximals into giving chase, he was lured into a ravine and then flanked on both sides by his foes. The unsuspecting Gigastorm was soon buried in rocks as the ground gave way under their firepower. What's more, the Maximals had arranged their ambush atop a vein of natural gas, letting the explosive vapor build up around the trapped Gigastorm before finally detonating it all at once around him. Unfortunately for the Maximals, Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy-enhanced armor allowed him to laugh off even this firestorm of an explosion. He was eventually pulled free with the assistance of the ''Galvaburg II'', but retreated after being outmaneuvered by Scuba's new weapon, the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Fearing his older brother would once again awaken and take the reins of power from him, Gigastorm tried to forcibly dismantle Galvatron with a chainsaw, but was stopped by Starscream and BB. He then made the same mistake he had made previously and tried to overload Galvatron with Angolmois Energy, only for it to fully restore Galvatron as it had in the past. Starscream reported Gigastorm's treachery to Galvatron, but the Emperor of Destruction wouldn't believe it at first. When Gigastorm fired on Galvatron in the midst of a battle with the Maximals, however, Galvatron recognized his younger brother's treachery for what it was. Gigastorm fought his elder brother in his powerful dragon mode, until Galvatron outsmarted his sibling by activating the ''Galvaburg II'' and its shrink ray to reduce Gigastorm to a more controllable size. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

Dirge and Thrust managed to catch Starscream on video admitting he intended to kill Megastorm with the Angolmois Energy bath, prompting Gigastorm to seek his revenge. He planned to send Starscream and BB on a mission to an isolated Angolmois Energy-rich area, allegedly because the Maximals were nearby, then blow them up with concealed explosives. By sheer happenstance, all the Maximals actually ''were'' in the area, prompting Gigastorm to keep his head down and see how the Combatrons fared against their foes. When Starscream and BB exhausted all their firepower and prepared to surrender, Gigastorm saw his chance and blew the explosives, sending his rivals into the pit of Angolmois Energy below. Miraculously (and in no way exactly like ''every other time'' Gigastorm tried to kill someone with Angolmois Energy), Starscream and BB emerged from the pit more powerful than ever, having becoming [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]]. Recognizing Gigastorm's hand in this, they prepared to square off against him before Galvatron arrived, forcing all his subordinates back under his thumb. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

After Hellscream and Max-B's impressive upgrade, Dirge and Thrust felt even more outclassed than before. After several slapstick failures to redeem their image by eliminating Lio Convoy, Gigastorm took pity on his loyal soldiers and offered them an upgrade. Converting into his base mode, Gigastorm arranged to pump the Combatrons full of Angolmois Energy from his own system, and successfully transformed them into the Cyborg Beasts [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

[[File:Gigastorm1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"He said it was just a name!" "What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula!"]]

When a mysterious teleport gate fell to Gaia, the Predacons seized control of the device. Gigastorm and Hellscream determined it was capable of reaching through time and space to locate any being of their choosing. Galvatron hoped to add the power of the mighty [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] to his conquest of Gaia. However, Gigastorm screwed up the space-time coordinates (apparently through legitimate incompetence rather than deceit), pulling an unknown entity through the gate. Despite Gigastorm's bungling, Galvatron was pleased with his new arrival, the colossal and terrifying [[Majin Zarak]]. In all-terrain aircraft carrier mode, Majin Zarak was a juggernaut in Galvatron's command. While Gigastorm and the other Predacons were beaten by the Maximals, Majin Zarak's massive power allowed Galvatron to overpower Lio Convoy's crew. Unfortunately, the beast was eventually upended by Magnaboss, casting Galvatron out of the command deck. Gigastorm arrived in his flying platform mode to catch his brother, and the Predacons fled into the night. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Lio Convoy and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. Gigastorm wanted to rush out and strike at the Maximals, but Galvatron told him to relax and merely increased power to Nemesis, undoing the Maximals' efforts. Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts soon confronted the Maximals anyway, but Gigastorm got caught in the freezing blasts of the Maximals' invention, leaving him helpless and hopeless on the field of battle. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}}

Lio Convoy's next plot caused more concern to Galvatron. The Maximals were in possession of a massive artillery cannon, modified to conduct Angolmois Energy, which could be used to shoot down Nemesis before it ever reached Gaia. Once he finally understood the danger, Gigastorm again tried to race into battle, but Galvatron told him to hold. Quoting Sun Tzu, Galvatron noted Lio Convoy was too cunning a tactician to show his entire hand like this. Sure enough, Hellscream and Max-B soon located a second cannon being moved underwater by Scuba. When both these cannons were destroyed and revealed as decoys by the Predacons, Galvatron and Gigastorm were still available to intercept Magnaboss and the real, third cannon as they reached the Angolmois Energy volcano.

The Maximal combiner separated, letting [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] hold the Predacons back while a determined Lio Junior readied the cannon and fired. Fortunately for the Predacons, the cannon was not powerful enough to affect Nemesis. With the cannon destroyed and useless, Galvatron ordered a retreat as there was no more reason to fight that day. Gigastorm was yelling empty threats back at the Maximals when he tripped and fell into a gorge, needing the Galvaburg II to fish him out. Having seen Lio Junior on the battlefield that day, Galvatron reflected on how Lio Convoy seemed to be raising a much better successor than he was. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} Galvatron soon attempted to brainwash Lio Junior with evil Angolmois Energy, planning to replace Gigastorm as his second if successful. The plan failed, and Gigastorm didn't appear to understand the true intentions behind Galvatron's plot either. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Gigastorm continued to be woefully unimpressive in the eyes of his older brother. An emissary robot arrived from Mars and told the Maximals it had the power to take control of the Angolmois Energy once placed inside the mother computer of the Gaian ruins. When Hellscream reported this development to the ''Galvaburg II'', Gigastorm didn't understand the significance of it, severely trying Galvatron's patience. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} After it was revealed that the robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying Gaia and everyone on it, the Maximals raced to the mother computer to stop it. Gigastorm, however, was myopically focused on defeating the Maximals, and sent the Cyborg Beasts into battle to delay the heroes merely because he could. Galvatron was forced to personally appear on the battlefield and rebuke Gigastorm for not seeing the bigger picture. He ordered his troops back to the ship so that the Maximals could return to their efforts to save the entire planet, Predacons included. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

When Dirgegun and Thrustor supposedly discovered the Maximals' hidden base, Gigastorm was thrilled at the success of his favorite subordinates. He rushed out to join them in the attack, despite Galvatron's commentary that the Maximals were inconsequential in the face of Nemesis's arrival. Even with Hellscream's suspicions voiced, Gigastorm remained blind to the Maximals true intentions, as they diverted him away from their true location long enough to launch an intercept ship intending to reach and defeat Nemesis. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}} A sullen Gigastorm watched on as Galvatron dispatched his brainwashed Seacons to stop the Maximal ship, showing he had planned for every eventuality while Gigastorm still fell for every trick. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As Nemesis shot down the Maximal ship on approach, Galvatron dispatched Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts to survey the wreckage. The flying Beasts had difficulty supporting Gigastorm vast bulk, and so they dropped him rather unceremoniously over the ground. Unable to enter the ship himself to check for survivors, Gigastorm ordered the Predacons to reconnoiter for him. When they discovered the ship empty and a self-destruct sequence activated, Hellscream and the other fled the oncoming explosion at top speed...and without bothering to warn Gigastorm. Gigastorm was ignominiously covered in soot and ash, but otherwise unharmed. He and the Beasts found the Maximals trying to infiltrate Nemesis's inner regions and engaged in battle. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

When the full power of Gaia's Angolmois Energy flowed from the planet to Nemesis, Galvatron emerged from the depths and reported the deaths of Lio Convoy and Lio Junior in the rush of energy. Gigastorm gloated cruelly over the crestfallen Maximals, but Galvatron ordered him to be silent and show respect for such worthy fallen opponents. Galvatron's respect for Lio Junior in particular shamed Gigastorm, who couldn't understand why his elder brother thought the cub was such a better successor than he was. In response, Galvatron told Gigastorm to look him in the eye and swear he would die for his elder, just as Lio Junior voluntarily died for Lio Convoy. Gigastorm tried, but he could not meet his brother's gaze.

The Maximals weren't finished, however, for soon a glowing green Lion Warrior emerged from the depths of Nemesis. Galvatron turned his back on this new threat, and told Gigastorm to show his love for his emperor. Recognizing the opportunity his elder brother was providing him, Gigastorm turned his full fury on the Green Lion—Angolmois Burn, Tail Storm, Head Missiles, and Storm Cannons blazed against the lion, but to no avail. The Green Warrior absorbed everything Gigastorm threw at him before using its own Matrix Typhoon attack to draw the Angolmois Energy out of Gigastorm, draining his power. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}

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On the verge of systems shutdown, Gigastorm apologized to his brother for failing him. But instead of chastising him, Galvatron reached out to his little brother and told him he performed admirably. Gigastorm fell inactive until a current of Angolmois Energy "lava" shocked him awake again. He was last seen being dragged out into space by the Cyborg Beasts as they fought to escape the exploding Nemesis. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}
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====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Megastorm was a big supporter of Starscream's latest scheme; the Predacon jet had devised a means to brainwash Maximals into Predacons, and managed to capture Tasmania Kid and Diver. After subjecting them to the brainwashing process, the pair were set loose against their former allies. The bulk of the Predacon forces followed them into a massive assault against the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew. Megastorm watched the whole drama unfold from a distance, readying a powerful blast to take out both the Maximals and his older brother. Just as he finished charging his canon and prepared to unleash its power, the terrain beneath Megastorm's treads collapsed! Scuba had been hiding in an underground river, and popped up at just the right moment to spoil Megastorm's shot. Megastorm's stray blast wound up badly injuring the Predacons, forcing them to retreat. Megastorm himself was swept up in the current of the underground river and carried away by the water. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

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====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Gigastorm returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In the [[Precursor World]], [[Primus]] remarked upon the power of [[Angolmois Energy]] and how it could change beings and give them the power to change others. One example was turning Megastorm into Gigastorm, and in turn giving him the power to transform Dirge and Thrust. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
Megastorm joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]]in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked him up to the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]], using Galvatron's energies to power it. With it, he set out to attack [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on a rainy day. The Maximals managed to lure the tank into a river and used underwater charges to exploit the tank's weak bottom shielding and sink it. After Lio Convoy broke into the tank, Megastorm took a shot at the Maximal, but it was deflected and Lio punched Megastorm, causing him to accidentally press the self-destruct button, blowing up the tank with him inside. Megastorm was left answering Galvatron's queries as to what happened while he was sleeping. {{Storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

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===3H comics===
Megastorm took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. He aided [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] in destroying hordes of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] by tricking them into swarming what appeared to be an undefended canyon. In reality, it was to be the foundation of a new [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], built upon the smelted remains of the invaders. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
After Megastorm was exposed to [[Angolmois Energy]], his form mutated into a bipedal robotic dinosaur known as Gigastorm. With a new body came newfound confidence, so Gigastorm declared himself the leader of a [[Combatron (BW)|subfaction]] within the [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. With his power, he created the recon drone [[Gigascouter]].

Gigastorm set out to increase the power of his troops, exposing them to Angolmois Energy just as he was. His efforts created the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyber Beasts]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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Gigastorm was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]'s troops when they uncovered the ancient [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}
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===Legends World===
Megastorm was director at a company that was a client for the [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon Trading Company]]. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], as part of his workaholicism, asked Megastorm if he could process more orders. The director obliged as he told his [[Galvatron (BW)|older brother]] in the other room that his snoring was too loud. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} After the Legends World was destroyed, Megastorm ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where he became a full-fledged Beast Warrior through [[Transformers sickness]] and helped fight against [[Galvatron II]] and his [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gigastorm was a resident of [[Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]] one decade after the end of the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vok]] declared the planet was not for them, governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] requested the presence of anyone who could help with this crisis, including Gigastorm. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
The super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], and Megastorm intended to obtain it for himself. So did several other Predacons and Maximals however, leading to a series of one-on-one battles.

Megastorm could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend himself against various incoming projectiles, and missions to travel across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria he had to fend off.

After defeating his final opponent, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megastorm gloated that using the Quartz's power, he would finally be capable of overthrowing his older brother, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]. But his plans never became reality, as Galvatron stole the Quartz from under Megastorm's nose. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{BW fighter ending|Megastorm|GBC}}

====Move list====
{{note|This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Robot Mode'''
!colspan=2|'''Vehicle Mode'''
|-
|F. Mine||↓→B
|Maximum Shoot||↓→B
|-
|Critical Hammer||↓←B
|Sting Mine||↓←A
|-
|Spark Cannon||←↓→B
|Cyclone Cannon||←↓→B
|-
|Knuckle Bazooka||→↓→B
|Storm Pass||←↓→A
|-
|Megaton Bomb (super)||↓→↓← B
|Assault Ray (super)||↓→↓← B
|-
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Megastorm.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]
*'''Megastorm''' (March 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: A roughly Leader-sized figure released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Megastorm is a [[redeco]] of the first ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]] toy (which had not been released in Japan previously), transforming into a large combat tank. In both modes, his main cannon stocks up to six missiles, and gravity slides the next missile into place when one is fired. Megastorm lacks the electronics present in the ''Generation 2'' toy, however, and the battery compartment has been covered with a large green sticker to hide it. The robot mode has also been negligibly [[retool]]ed to accommodate a Predacon [[rubsign]] just below the chest tank section.

: The biggest visual difference between Megatron and Megastorm is that the purple camo pattern of the former has been switched to olive on the latter. The pattern borders are also now much less defined. A new black deco surrounds Megastorm's eyes and most of the upper face. The shoulder [[insignia]] decals have been updated to show the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] symbol and the text "Destron", though still on the [[Neon|bright orange]] background of the originals. Like his predecessor, he includes a "Big Stick" decal that wraps around the fume extractor of his main cannon, though instead of "Eat this, Autobots!", the other side carries Megatron's original motto, "Peace through tyranny". Lastly, the green plastic is slightly darker and the handgun is now cast in black plastic.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline under the same name. Aside from the difference in packaging, the Korean release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Megastorm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-12 Megastorm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with rock and the number five die roll, and the other with scissors and the number two die roll, with a desert background.

: ''Beast-War'' Megastorm was later reissued in the Korean ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Car Bot|Car Bot]]'' packaging, re-assigned as an Autobot and renamed [[Armored Corps]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Megastorm/megastorm.htm More information on Megastorm at TFU.info]''

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*'''Cannon Showdown: Apache vs Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: Megastorm was also available in a "Cannon Showdown" (大砲の対決 ''taihō no taiketsu'') two-pack with the Maximal [[Apache#VS12|Apache]].

: Both of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWPerfectBook-BWIIGigastorm.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Gigastorm''' (October 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-22'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the ninth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Gigastorm is a redeco and partial [[retool]]ing of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' line]]'s [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], giving him a new dino-mode nose-horn as well as removing the metal ball-bearings from the outsides of the legs. He transforms from a ''{{w|Ceratosaurus}}''-like [[robot mode]] (dubbed his "Destruction Dinosaur Mode" ), to his "Huge Base Mode", to his "Attack Fortress Mode". In Attack Fortress Mode, he has a lifting mechanism that can send smaller vehicles rolling down his ramp.

: Gigastorm lacks virtually all of Trypticon's accessories, only coming with [[Gigascouter#Toys|Gigascouter]], a redeco of [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]]. Gigastorm also features one minor piece of ''intentional'' misassembly: the panels which flip out from the sides of his Attack Fortress Mode are assembled backwards, so that the round, molded details are showing when the panels are flipped out, as apposed to the blank indents where the "HELIPAD" stickers would've been. As Gigastorm does not feature any stickers, it would appear this was done to compensate. This detail also made its way into his cartoon [[character model]].

: Sonokong also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as '''Giga Storm'''. Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure is identical to the Takara release. In place of the bio cards of the Takara release, Giga Storm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-22 Giga Storm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with paper and the number two die roll, and the other with scissors and the number five die roll, with a rocky desert background.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Gigastorm Armor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Gigastorm/gigastorm.htm More information on Gigastorm at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Megastorm, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs. His cannon is actually a separate piece that pegs onto his shoulder; curiously, his left forearm also has a peg to mount the cannon.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Starscream (BW)#bluePVC|Starscream]].

===''Beast Wars Gum''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:A snap together model kit of Megastorm was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to vehicle mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

===''Beast Fighters''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Megastorm was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

==Notes==
* According to [[Ben Yee]], who wrote his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] profile, he envisioned Megastorm as having Trypticon's design specs in his database and using those as the basis of his upgraded form when empowered by Angolmois Energy.
* Like all non-toy Kreons (particularly in the [[Hayato Sakamoto]] comics), ''Kre-O'' Gigastorm is made from existing Kre-O parts. He uses the generic [[Tantrum (G1)|Torox]] helmet (with the side-holes being cleverly obstructed by the panel line), a horn piece, and a deco that matches his original counterpart's toy.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Megastorm''' (메가스톰 ''Megaseutom''), '''Gigastorm''' (기가스톰 ''Gigaseutom'')

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:''Megastorm is the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Emperor of Destruction|Duke of Destruction]] from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:MegastormModel.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You can't see his eyeliner very well here.]]
'''Megastorm''' (メガストーム ''Megasutōmu'') is the Duke of Destruction and [[Relatives|younger brother]] to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], the [[Emperor of Destruction]]. In front of his troops he puts on the facade of a tough guy, but when he's in the presence of his big brother, he quickly calms down.

Megastorm secretly wishes to be stronger than his brother. His goals are far more modest and conservative that not only he views Galvatron's ostentatious schemes as not only too dangerous, but downright frightening for him. This further cements his belief that he could do a better job, endlessly ploting to usurps him as Emperor for his ego. Galvatron in return is aware of his younger sibling's attempts at treachery, but looks the other way purely out of brotherly love.

Megastorm transform into a tank and is armed with the devastating Mega-Cannon (that unfortunately takes ''forever'' to charge). He was later upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy|Evil Angolmois Energy]] into '''Gigastorm''' (ギガストーム ''Gigasutōmu''), a giant mechanical ''Ceratosaurus''-like dinosaur, which gave him a "Huge Base Mode" (巨大な基地モード ''Kyodaina Kichi Mōdo'') and an "Attack Fortress Mode" (攻撃要塞モード ''Kōgeki Yōsai Mōdo''), along with a [[Gigascouter]] drone. The upgrade included an enlarged title as Arch-Duke of Destruction; a hollow gesture considering he's still stuck as second-in-command.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition EX Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Takashi Matsuyama]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Megastorm1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|My Stormin' Norman commemorative plates have been stolen! ...again.]]

Megastorm, the Duke of Destruction, accompanying his Emperor and older brother [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' as they traveled to planet [[Gaia]] in search of [[Angolmois Energy]]. Megastorm was frequently chastised by his older brother for his immaturity, such as constantly repeating Galvatron's orders to their troops, or gloating disrespectfully when their Maximal enemies were captured. A mysterious white lion freed the captured Maximals before the Combatrons could dispose of them, allowing the opposition to escape. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

Megastorm and Galvatron uncovered a lost civilization in the underground ruins of Gaia, including a powerful [[Mother Computer]]. Galvatron overreached temporarily by assuming the two most powerful forms in the super-computer's databanks as his combat modes, and fell into a deep sleep. Once he realized his elder brother was incapacitated, Megastorm saw the opportunity for advancement, and named himself the new Emperor of Destruction. Megastorm arranged for the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]]s and [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s to assume combat modes from the Mother Computer as well, then dispatched them on independent missions. While the Autorollers began clearing away the forests to harvest Angolmois Energy, the Combatrons were ordered to retrieve the white lion who helped the Maximals. When [[BB]] and [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] returned with the lion, however, Megastorm was surprised to learn it was the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy]]...a robot in disguise! Lio Convoy's sudden appearance drove Megastorm and his forces into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

Hoping to score credit with his elder brother when he reawakened, Megastorm instructed the Combatrons to find Lio Convoy and then alert him to the Maximal commander's location so he, Megastorm, could finish him off. Impatient for results, Megastorm eventually left the ship himself and ran into the Maximal [[Diver (BW)|Diver]]. He chased the frog into a rendez-vous with other Maximals, but still no Lio Convoy. A sneering Megastorm intended to eliminate [[Bighorn]], who stood in his way, by unleashing the full power of his tank cannon. Unfortunately, the cannon took waaaaaay too long to power up, and Bighorn rushed behind Megastorm's guard in tank mode, pummeling him repeatedly while the helpless Megastorm waited for his cannon to reach full power. He finally unleashed his ultimate blast, which of course went right past Bighorn since the buffalo was already behind the cannon's barrel. Even when Lio Convoy arrived on the scene, he left it to Bighorn to continue beating on Megastorm until the Duke of Destruction finally retreated. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} Megastorm also oversaw a lake trap engineered by Starscream to capture and destroy the Maximals, but it ultimately proved fruitless. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Still, with Galvatron out of the way, Megastorm developed a taste for leadership. He eventually decided to dispose of his brother so that he could take Galvatron's throne for good. Hauling the unconscious Galvatron off the ship, Megastorm dropped his slumbering sibling into a well of Angolmois Energy, thinking it would destroy him... only for Galvatron to be re-energized and rudely awakened! Exploiting his brother's slightly disoriented state, Megastorm claimed that it was the Maximals who had thrown him in the well, and Galvatron promptly set off to eliminate Lio Convoy and his team. Megastorm observed the ensuing the battle between Galvatron and the Maximals from afar, and he emulated their strategy with great aplomb, sending his brother sinking into the molten lava below. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Megastorm didn't realize that Starscream had also been watching the fight and had quickly recovered Galvatron from the volcano, bringing him back to the ''Galvaburg II'', unconscious once more and sealed in a coffin of solidified lava, and so Megastorm became angry with Starscream, fearing this would conflict with his aspirations for leadership. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

After Dirge and Thrust were outmatched by the Insectrons [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]], Megastorm authorized Starscream to enact a scheme that would turn the Insectrons and Maximals against each other. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}} When Starscream successfully got a group of Insectrons to battle the Maximals, Megastorm dispatched Dirge and Thrust to help Starscream eliminate the winners, although they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

As Galvatron began moaning in his sleep, Megastorm grew concerned Galvatron would wake up soon and reclaim control of the Predacons, and worse, see how little Megastorm had accomplished. Megastorm ordered Starscream to wrap-up his scheming and eliminate the Insectrons once and for all. Unfortunately, Starscream's efforts to get the Insectrons to fight amongst themselves with spiked oil failed spectacularly. Not only did the Maximals calm the fighting Insectrons, but Galvatron reawakened on the ship and got drunk on the special oil before the Predacons could stop him, leading Megastorm and his troops to flee from the tipsy dragon. Megastorm cheered in victory when the Maximals and Insectrons teamed up to defeat the rampaging Galvatron, although he quickly covered his excitement by feigning concern for his brother in front of his troops.
{{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

With Starscream's plans an absolute failure, Megastorm accepted an offer from [[Autostinger]] and the Autorollers to take over command of the anti-Insectron operations. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} When the Autorollers captured [[Scissor Boy]] and [[Tasmania Kid]], Megastorm was impressed when they brought their captives to the ''Galvaburg II''. Unfortunately, the other Maximals and Insectrons arrived to rescue their comrades while the Combatrons were all out on patrol. Megastorm was overwhelmed, and was reluctantly forced to move their base before the mass of enemies defeated him. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

[[File:MegastormRage.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|ogbnorshnboihqpidhwnFIONOIAB!!!]]
Megastorm was vexed by the temporary return of his brother, Galvatron, rampaging over the Southern continent. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}} He unleashed the Combatrons and Autorollers for a major offensive in the south, but his efforts were opposed by the Maximals and Insectrons. Galvatron was back in Predacon sick bay after his most recent rampage, and Megastorm fretted that his older brother would reawaken before he could truly consolidate his power. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Despite all his planning, however, Megastorm soon found himself back under his older brother's thumb when Galvatron awakened and regained his faculties. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} He began openly jousting with Starscream for Galvatron's favor, as Starscream continued to subtly undermine Megastorm while lavishing favor on Galvatron. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Perhaps because of Megastorm's lack of accomplishments as leader, Galvatron also seemed less tolerant of his younger brother. He became annoyed at Megastorm repeating his orders back to the troops, and struck him on the head several times to be quiet. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Predacons were unable to come up with a combination scheme equal to [[Tripledacus]] on their own. Galvatron and Megastorm ordered the Combatrons to bring them the [[Jointron]]s for study, in hopes of copying their abilities. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} When the Autorollers discovered a [[Copy Machine]] in the ruins on Gaia, Starscream gave Galvatron and Megastorm a demonstration by using it on BB to create [[Copy BB]]. After a struggle on the bridge between BB and his diametrically opposed counterpart, Megastorm was ready to destroy the infernal machine, but Galvatron stopped him. Instead, they initiated a plan to create evil copies of the Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, the Duke of Destruction Megastorm was sized up next to Lio Convoy's lieutenant, [[Apache]]. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Sensing a growing threat to his position from Starscream, Megastorm held back Starscream and BB from a scouting mission in favor of allowing Dirge and Thrust to improve their own standing. Despite their successful surveillance of the newly arrived [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], though, at Starscream's insistence Galvatron allowed him and BB to make the next run over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

Megastorm represented the Predacons in negotiations with [[Halfshell]] of the Seacons. Galvatron wished to hire the Seacons to eliminate the Maximals in exchange for a share of Angolmois Energy. Megastorm opened negotiations with an offer of 1/10th the Predacons' Angolmois Energy reserves for each Maximals successfully eliminated. Halfshell countered with a demand of 1/8th share per Maximal, and also coerced Megastorm into agreeing Lio Convoy was worth 3 times a normal Maximal. Megastorm returned to the ''Galvaburg II'' with news of his successful negotiations, but Starscream was there to point out the math: five Maximals at one-eighth price and Lio Convoy at three-eighths meant that if the Seacons were victorious, the Predacons would have to give up ALL the Angolmois Energy in their possession. An embarrassed Megastorm quickly made excuses, and claimed he had a plan to prevent that.

Working with Dirge and Thrust, Megastorm constructed transmitters for the Seacons to lure the Maximals to six different locations so they could be beaten individually. The comedy duo inadvertently gave Megastorm the idea to install bombs in the transmitters too, hopefully to destroy the Seacons AND the Maximals at each site, and relieve them of the need to pay. Unfortunately for the plan, Dirge and Thrust were idiots. While placing the last transmitter, they were shocked by Lio Convoy's arrival and dropped the detonator. The damaged trigger ended up setting off the bomb directly under Megastorm as he watched the fight between Halfshell and [[Scuba]]. Blown clear of the ocean, the dazed Megastorm crashed on the beach where [[Terrormander]] battled [[Apache]]. Rushing into the fray to prevent Apache from being killed by a Seacon, Megastorm stepped on a second bomb just as it detonated, launching him skyward again. As he stumbled out of the forest, Megastorm walked into [[Bighorn]] and [[Coelagon]]...and their bomb. One explosion later, an increasingly disheveled Megastorm crawled into the clearing where [[Scylla]] tormented Tasmania Kid and caught yet ''another'' explosion in the face. Blasted back to the beach, Megastorm could barely stand when [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] came rushing through being chased by [[Sea Phantom]]...who had the last bomb hooked around his fin.

So, on the one hand, Megastorm's plan failed spectacularly and none of the Maximals were eliminated. On the other hand, no payments of Angolmois Energy had to be made and the Seacons didn't suspect Megastorm's treachery since he did so much damage to himself in the process. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Megastorm stoically watched as Galvatron manipulated the Seacons into attacking the Maximals for no pay whatsoever. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}} When Starscream noticed the damage to the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], he offered to negotiate a new, cheaper bounty for repair materials with the Seacons. When Galvatron told Starscream not to screw up the way Megastorm did, Megastorm knew he was on thin ice. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

As the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia behind, Halfshell challenged Lio Convoy to a duel for the energy necessary to depart. Galvatron sent Megastorm, Starscream and BB to monitor the fight, and hopefully eliminate a weakened Lio Convoy if Halfshell did not claim victory himself. Things looked bad for Lio Convoy when the one-on-one duel turned out to be against God Neptune. Through acrobatics and warrior skill, however, he seemingly defeated God Neptune and buried the Seacon combiner under a rockslide. Although the fight was not clearly finished, Megastorm jumped the gun and prepared to fire on the injured Lio Convoy. His cannon blast went wide instead, and caused a chain reaction in the Angolmois Energy under the ground. Lio Convoy and God Neptune were forced to abandon their bout due to the chaos that followed. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Megastorm was overseeing an Autoroller drilling operation when the Angolmois Energy began erupting out of control. Megastorm panicked and ordered an evacuation, but his older brother laughed and told him to calm himself. The Angolmois Energy was reacting to the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] that Galvatron had summoned to the solar system. Galvatron calmly entered the Angolmois Energy geysers and absorbed more energy to became even more powerful. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

However, Galvatron’s power was not great enough to prevent him from suffering serious injuries in battle with [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]], the new Maximal combiner centered around [[Lio Junior]], another wielder of Angolmois Energy. As Megastorm once again seized control of the Predacons, Starscream responded to a comment he made about Galvatron's power. Starscream claimed to have performed many experiments that indicated Megastorm could safely expose himself to Angolmois Energy and become even more powerful like his brother. Secretly, however, Starscream expected Megastorm to die in the attempt.

Megastorm began to have second thoughts about the process as he dangled over a pit of Angolmois Energy from inside a fragile cage, but Starscream dropped the Duke of Destruction into the maw anyway. As he soaked up Angolmois Energy, fearing he would die, Megastorm reflected upon his relationship with his elder brother. He thought on how he wanted to succeed his brother as Emperor of Destruction, and acquire a mode as powerful as his dragon mode, or like the dinosaurs that once roamed the planet. Megastorm did emerge from the pit, despite Starscream's expectations, far larger and possessing awesome power as Gigastorm. As a towering ''Ceratosaurus'', Gigastorm did battle with the Maximals until they upset his footing, sending him back into the flow of Angolmois Energy. This did nothing to deter him, however, for Gigastorm was now nearly unstoppable. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Using a shrink ray, Gigastorm was capable of entering the ''Galvaburg II'' to address his troops. He congratulated Starscream on a job well done on his upgrade, still unaware of his lieutenant's true intentions. Although he was significantly larger and stronger, Gigastorm was no smarter than Megastorm. After being taunted by the Maximals into giving chase, he was lured into a ravine and then flanked on both sides by his foes. The unsuspecting Gigastorm was soon buried in rocks as the ground gave way under their firepower. What's more, the Maximals had arranged their ambush atop a vein of natural gas, letting the explosive vapor build up around the trapped Gigastorm before finally detonating it all at once around him. Unfortunately for the Maximals, Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy-enhanced armor allowed him to laugh off even this firestorm of an explosion. He was eventually pulled free with the assistance of the ''Galvaburg II'', but retreated after being outmaneuvered by Scuba's new weapon, the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Fearing his older brother would once again awaken and take the reins of power from him, Gigastorm tried to forcibly dismantle Galvatron with a chainsaw, but was stopped by Starscream and BB. He then made the same mistake he had made previously and tried to overload Galvatron with Angolmois Energy, only for it to fully restore Galvatron as it had in the past. Starscream reported Gigastorm's treachery to Galvatron, but the Emperor of Destruction wouldn't believe it at first. When Gigastorm fired on Galvatron in the midst of a battle with the Maximals, however, Galvatron recognized his younger brother's treachery for what it was. Gigastorm fought his elder brother in his powerful dragon mode, until Galvatron outsmarted his sibling by activating the ''Galvaburg II'' and its shrink ray to reduce Gigastorm to a more controllable size. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

Dirge and Thrust managed to catch Starscream on video admitting he intended to kill Megastorm with the Angolmois Energy bath, prompting Gigastorm to seek his revenge. He planned to send Starscream and BB on a mission to an isolated Angolmois Energy-rich area, allegedly because the Maximals were nearby, then blow them up with concealed explosives. By sheer happenstance, all the Maximals actually ''were'' in the area, prompting Gigastorm to keep his head down and see how the Combatrons fared against their foes. When Starscream and BB exhausted all their firepower and prepared to surrender, Gigastorm saw his chance and blew the explosives, sending his rivals into the pit of Angolmois Energy below. Miraculously (and in no way exactly like ''every other time'' Gigastorm tried to kill someone with Angolmois Energy), Starscream and BB emerged from the pit more powerful than ever, having becoming [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]]. Recognizing Gigastorm's hand in this, they prepared to square off against him before Galvatron arrived, forcing all his subordinates back under his thumb. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

After Hellscream and Max-B's impressive upgrade, Dirge and Thrust felt even more outclassed than before. After several slapstick failures to redeem their image by eliminating Lio Convoy, Gigastorm took pity on his loyal soldiers and offered them an upgrade. Converting into his base mode, Gigastorm arranged to pump the Combatrons full of Angolmois Energy from his own system, and successfully transformed them into the Cyborg Beasts [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

[[File:Gigastorm1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"He said it was just a name!" "What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula!"]]

When a mysterious teleport gate fell to Gaia, the Predacons seized control of the device. Gigastorm and Hellscream determined it was capable of reaching through time and space to locate any being of their choosing. Galvatron hoped to add the power of the mighty [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] to his conquest of Gaia. However, Gigastorm screwed up the space-time coordinates (apparently through legitimate incompetence rather than deceit), pulling an unknown entity through the gate. Despite Gigastorm's bungling, Galvatron was pleased with his new arrival, the colossal and terrifying [[Majin Zarak]]. In all-terrain aircraft carrier mode, Majin Zarak was a juggernaut in Galvatron's command. While Gigastorm and the other Predacons were beaten by the Maximals, Majin Zarak's massive power allowed Galvatron to overpower Lio Convoy's crew. Unfortunately, the beast was eventually upended by Magnaboss, casting Galvatron out of the command deck. Gigastorm arrived in his flying platform mode to catch his brother, and the Predacons fled into the night. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Lio Convoy and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. Gigastorm wanted to rush out and strike at the Maximals, but Galvatron told him to relax and merely increased power to Nemesis, undoing the Maximals' efforts. Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts soon confronted the Maximals anyway, but Gigastorm got caught in the freezing blasts of the Maximals' invention, leaving him helpless and hopeless on the field of battle. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}}

Lio Convoy's next plot caused more concern to Galvatron. The Maximals were in possession of a massive artillery cannon, modified to conduct Angolmois Energy, which could be used to shoot down Nemesis before it ever reached Gaia. Once he finally understood the danger, Gigastorm again tried to race into battle, but Galvatron told him to hold. Quoting Sun Tzu, Galvatron noted Lio Convoy was too cunning a tactician to show his entire hand like this. Sure enough, Hellscream and Max-B soon located a second cannon being moved underwater by Scuba. When both these cannons were destroyed and revealed as decoys by the Predacons, Galvatron and Gigastorm were still available to intercept Magnaboss and the real, third cannon as they reached the Angolmois Energy volcano.

The Maximal combiner separated, letting [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] hold the Predacons back while a determined Lio Junior readied the cannon and fired. Fortunately for the Predacons, the cannon was not powerful enough to affect Nemesis. With the cannon destroyed and useless, Galvatron ordered a retreat as there was no more reason to fight that day. Gigastorm was yelling empty threats back at the Maximals when he tripped and fell into a gorge, needing the Galvaburg II to fish him out. Having seen Lio Junior on the battlefield that day, Galvatron reflected on how Lio Convoy seemed to be raising a much better successor than he was. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} Galvatron soon attempted to brainwash Lio Junior with evil Angolmois Energy, planning to replace Gigastorm as his second if successful. The plan failed, and Gigastorm didn't appear to understand the true intentions behind Galvatron's plot either. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Gigastorm continued to be woefully unimpressive in the eyes of his older brother. An emissary robot arrived from Mars and told the Maximals it had the power to take control of the Angolmois Energy once placed inside the mother computer of the Gaian ruins. When Hellscream reported this development to the ''Galvaburg II'', Gigastorm didn't understand the significance of it, severely trying Galvatron's patience. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} After it was revealed that the robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying Gaia and everyone on it, the Maximals raced to the mother computer to stop it. Gigastorm, however, was myopically focused on defeating the Maximals, and sent the Cyborg Beasts into battle to delay the heroes merely because he could. Galvatron was forced to personally appear on the battlefield and rebuke Gigastorm for not seeing the bigger picture. He ordered his troops back to the ship so that the Maximals could return to their efforts to save the entire planet, Predacons included. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

When Dirgegun and Thrustor supposedly discovered the Maximals' hidden base, Gigastorm was thrilled at the success of his favorite subordinates. He rushed out to join them in the attack, despite Galvatron's commentary that the Maximals were inconsequential in the face of Nemesis's arrival. Even with Hellscream's suspicions voiced, Gigastorm remained blind to the Maximals true intentions, as they diverted him away from their true location long enough to launch an intercept ship intending to reach and defeat Nemesis. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}} A sullen Gigastorm watched on as Galvatron dispatched his brainwashed Seacons to stop the Maximal ship, showing he had planned for every eventuality while Gigastorm still fell for every trick. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As Nemesis shot down the Maximal ship on approach, Galvatron dispatched Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts to survey the wreckage. The flying Beasts had difficulty supporting Gigastorm vast bulk, and so they dropped him rather unceremoniously over the ground. Unable to enter the ship himself to check for survivors, Gigastorm ordered the Predacons to reconnoiter for him. When they discovered the ship empty and a self-destruct sequence activated, Hellscream and the other fled the oncoming explosion at top speed...and without bothering to warn Gigastorm. Gigastorm was ignominiously covered in soot and ash, but otherwise unharmed. He and the Beasts found the Maximals trying to infiltrate Nemesis's inner regions and engaged in battle. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

When the full power of Gaia's Angolmois Energy flowed from the planet to Nemesis, Galvatron emerged from the depths and reported the deaths of Lio Convoy and Lio Junior in the rush of energy. Gigastorm gloated cruelly over the crestfallen Maximals, but Galvatron ordered him to be silent and show respect for such worthy fallen opponents. Galvatron's respect for Lio Junior in particular shamed Gigastorm, who couldn't understand why his elder brother thought the cub was such a better successor than he was. In response, Galvatron told Gigastorm to look him in the eye and swear he would die for his elder, just as Lio Junior voluntarily died for Lio Convoy. Gigastorm tried, but he could not meet his brother's gaze.

The Maximals weren't finished, however, for soon a glowing green Lion Warrior emerged from the depths of Nemesis. Galvatron turned his back on this new threat, and told Gigastorm to show his love for his emperor. Recognizing the opportunity his elder brother was providing him, Gigastorm turned his full fury on the Green Lion—Angolmois Burn, Tail Storm, Head Missiles, and Storm Cannons blazed against the lion, but to no avail. The Green Warrior absorbed everything Gigastorm threw at him before using its own Matrix Typhoon attack to draw the Angolmois Energy out of Gigastorm, draining his power. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}

[[File:BW_ll_ep43_Galva_Giga_Moment.jpg|thumb|left]]

On the verge of systems shutdown, Gigastorm apologized to his brother for failing him. But instead of chastising him, Galvatron reached out to his little brother and told him he performed admirably. Gigastorm fell inactive until a current of Angolmois Energy "lava" shocked him awake again. He was last seen being dragged out into space by the Cyborg Beasts as they fought to escape the exploding Nemesis. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}
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====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Megastorm was a big supporter of Starscream's latest scheme; the Predacon jet had devised a means to brainwash Maximals into Predacons, and managed to capture Tasmania Kid and Diver. After subjecting them to the brainwashing process, the pair were set loose against their former allies. The bulk of the Predacon forces followed them into a massive assault against the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew. Megastorm watched the whole drama unfold from a distance, readying a powerful blast to take out both the Maximals and his older brother. Just as he finished charging his canon and prepared to unleash its power, the terrain beneath Megastorm's treads collapsed! Scuba had been hiding in an underground river, and popped up at just the right moment to spoil Megastorm's shot. Megastorm's stray blast wound up badly injuring the Predacons, forcing them to retreat. Megastorm himself was swept up in the current of the underground river and carried away by the water. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}}}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Gigastorm returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In the [[Precursor World]], [[Primus]] remarked upon the power of [[Angolmois Energy]] and how it could change beings and give them the power to change others. One example was turning Megastorm into Gigastorm, and in turn giving him the power to transform Dirge and Thrust. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
Megastorm joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]]in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked him up to the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]], using Galvatron's energies to power it. With it, he set out to attack [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on a rainy day. The Maximals managed to lure the tank into a river and used underwater charges to exploit the tank's weak bottom shielding and sink it. After Lio Convoy broke into the tank, Megastorm took a shot at the Maximal, but it was deflected and Lio punched Megastorm, causing him to accidentally press the self-destruct button, blowing up the tank with him inside. Megastorm was left answering Galvatron's queries as to what happened while he was sleeping. {{Storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Infiltrate the Mystery Island!}} {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}} {{Storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}}}}
[[File:MangaGigastormRecliner.jpg|left|thumb|I say, this is a delightful brew, chappies.]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}} {{storylink|Win the Battle of Light and Darkness!}}}}
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===3H comics===
Megastorm took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. He aided [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] in destroying hordes of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] by tricking them into swarming what appeared to be an undefended canyon. In reality, it was to be the foundation of a new [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], built upon the smelted remains of the invaders. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
After Megastorm was exposed to [[Angolmois Energy]], his form mutated into a bipedal robotic dinosaur known as Gigastorm. With a new body came newfound confidence, so Gigastorm declared himself the leader of a [[Combatron (BW)|subfaction]] within the [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. With his power, he created the recon drone [[Gigascouter]].

Gigastorm set out to increase the power of his troops, exposing them to Angolmois Energy just as he was. His efforts created the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyber Beasts]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Gigastorm_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Gigastorm was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]'s troops when they uncovered the ancient [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}
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===Legends World===
Megastorm was director at a company that was a client for the [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon Trading Company]]. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], as part of his workaholicism, asked Megastorm if he could process more orders. The director obliged as he told his [[Galvatron (BW)|older brother]] in the other room that his snoring was too loud. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} After the Legends World was destroyed, Megastorm ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where he became a full-fledged Beast Warrior through [[Transformers sickness]] and helped fight against [[Galvatron II]] and his [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gigastorm was a resident of [[Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]] one decade after the end of the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vok]] declared the planet was not for them, governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] requested the presence of anyone who could help with this crisis, including Gigastorm. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
The super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], and Megastorm intended to obtain it for himself. So did several other Predacons and Maximals however, leading to a series of one-on-one battles.

Megastorm could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend himself against various incoming projectiles, and missions to travel across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria he had to fend off.

After defeating his final opponent, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megastorm gloated that using the Quartz's power, he would finally be capable of overthrowing his older brother, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]. But his plans never became reality, as Galvatron stole the Quartz from under Megastorm's nose. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{BW fighter ending|Megastorm|GBC}}

====Move list====
{{note|This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Robot Mode'''
!colspan=2|'''Vehicle Mode'''
|-
|F. Mine||↓→B
|Maximum Shoot||↓→B
|-
|Critical Hammer||↓←B
|Sting Mine||↓←A
|-
|Spark Cannon||←↓→B
|Cyclone Cannon||←↓→B
|-
|Knuckle Bazooka||→↓→B
|Storm Pass||←↓→A
|-
|Megaton Bomb (super)||↓→↓← B
|Assault Ray (super)||↓→↓← B
|-
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Megastorm.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]
*'''Megastorm''' (March 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: A roughly Leader-sized figure released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Megastorm is a [[redeco]] of the first ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]] toy (which had not been released in Japan previously), transforming into a large combat tank. In both modes, his main cannon stocks up to six missiles, and gravity slides the next missile into place when one is fired. Megastorm lacks the electronics present in the ''Generation 2'' toy, however, and the battery compartment has been covered with a large green sticker to hide it. The robot mode has also been negligibly [[retool]]ed to accommodate a Predacon [[rubsign]] just below the chest tank section.

: The biggest visual difference between Megatron and Megastorm is that the purple camo pattern of the former has been switched to olive on the latter. The pattern borders are also now much less defined. A new black deco surrounds Megastorm's eyes and most of the upper face. The shoulder [[insignia]] decals have been updated to show the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] symbol and the text "Destron", though still on the [[Neon|bright orange]] background of the originals. Like his predecessor, he includes a "Big Stick" decal that wraps around the fume extractor of his main cannon, though instead of "Eat this, Autobots!", the other side carries Megatron's original motto, "Peace through tyranny". Lastly, the green plastic is slightly darker and the handgun is now cast in black plastic.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline under the same name. Aside from the difference in packaging, the Korean release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Megastorm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-12 Megastorm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with rock and the number five die roll, and the other with scissors and the number two die roll, with a desert background.

: ''Beast-War'' Megastorm was later reissued in the Korean ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Car Bot|Car Bot]]'' packaging, re-assigned as an Autobot and renamed [[Armored Corps]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Megastorm/megastorm.htm More information on Megastorm at TFU.info]''

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*'''Cannon Showdown: Apache vs Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: Megastorm was also available in a "Cannon Showdown" (大砲の対決 ''taihō no taiketsu'') two-pack with the Maximal [[Apache#VS12|Apache]].

: Both of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWPerfectBook-BWIIGigastorm.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Gigastorm''' (October 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-22'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the ninth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Gigastorm is a redeco and partial [[retool]]ing of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' line]]'s [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], giving him a new dino-mode nose-horn as well as removing the metal ball-bearings from the outsides of the legs. He transforms from a ''{{w|Ceratosaurus}}''-like [[robot mode]] (dubbed his "Destruction Dinosaur Mode" ), to his "Huge Base Mode", to his "Attack Fortress Mode". In Attack Fortress Mode, he has a lifting mechanism that can send smaller vehicles rolling down his ramp.

: Gigastorm lacks virtually all of Trypticon's accessories, only coming with [[Gigascouter#Toys|Gigascouter]], a redeco of [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]]. Gigastorm also features one minor piece of ''intentional'' misassembly: the panels which flip out from the sides of his Attack Fortress Mode are assembled backwards, so that the round, molded details are showing when the panels are flipped out, as apposed to the blank indents where the "HELIPAD" stickers would've been. As Gigastorm does not feature any stickers, it would appear this was done to compensate. This detail also made its way into his cartoon [[character model]].

: Sonokong also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as '''Giga Storm'''. Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure is identical to the Takara release. In place of the bio cards of the Takara release, Giga Storm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-22 Giga Storm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with paper and the number two die roll, and the other with scissors and the number five die roll, with a rocky desert background.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Gigastorm Armor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Gigastorm/gigastorm.htm More information on Gigastorm at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Megastorm, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs. His cannon is actually a separate piece that pegs onto his shoulder; curiously, his left forearm also has a peg to mount the cannon.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Starscream (BW)#bluePVC|Starscream]].

===''Beast Wars Gum''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:A snap together model kit of Megastorm was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to vehicle mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

===''Beast Fighters''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Megastorm was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

==Notes==
* According to [[Ben Yee]], who wrote his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] profile, he envisioned Megastorm as having Trypticon's design specs in his database and using those as the basis of his upgraded form when empowered by Angolmois Energy.
* Like all non-toy Kreons (particularly in the [[Hayato Sakamoto]] comics), ''Kre-O'' Gigastorm is made from existing Kre-O parts. He uses the generic [[Tantrum (G1)|Torox]] helmet (with the side-holes being cleverly obstructed by the panel line), a horn piece, and a deco that matches his original counterpart's toy.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Megastorm''' (메가스톰 ''Megaseutom''), '''Gigastorm''' (기가스톰 ''Gigaseutom'')

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:''Megastorm is the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Emperor of Destruction|Duke of Destruction]] from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:MegastormModel.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You can't see his eyeliner very well here.]]
'''Megastorm''' (メガストーム ''Megasutōmu'') is the Duke of Destruction and [[Relatives|younger brother]] to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], the [[Emperor of Destruction]]. In front of his troops he puts on the facade of a tough guy, but when he's in the presence of his big brother, he quickly calms down.

Megastorm secretly wishes to be stronger than his brother. His goals are far more modest and conservative that not only he views Galvatron's ostentatious schemes as not only too dangerous, but downright frightening for him. This further cements his belief that he could do a better job, endlessly ploting to usurps him as Emperor for his ego. Galvatron in return is aware of his younger sibling's attempts at treachery, but looks the other way purely out of brotherly love.

Megastorm transform into a tank and is armed with the devastating Mega-Cannon (that unfortunately takes ''forever'' to charge). He was later upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy|Evil Angolmois Energy]] into '''Gigastorm''' (ギガストーム ''Gigasutōmu''), a giant mechanical ''Ceratosaurus''-like dinosaur, which gave him a "Huge Base Mode" (巨大な基地モード ''Kyodaina Kichi Mōdo'') and an "Attack Fortress Mode" (攻撃要塞モード ''Kōgeki Yōsai Mōdo''), along with a [[Gigascouter]] drone. The upgrade included an enlarged title as Arch-Duke of Destruction; a hollow gesture considering he's still stuck as second-in-command.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition EX Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Takashi Matsuyama]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Megastorm1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|My Stormin' Norman commemorative plates have been stolen! ...again.]]

Megastorm, the Duke of Destruction, accompanying his Emperor and older brother [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' as they traveled to planet [[Gaia]] in search of [[Angolmois Energy]]. Megastorm was frequently chastised by his older brother for his immaturity, such as constantly repeating Galvatron's orders to their troops, or gloating disrespectfully when their Maximal enemies were captured. A mysterious white lion freed the captured Maximals before the Combatrons could dispose of them, allowing the opposition to escape. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

Megastorm and Galvatron uncovered a lost civilization in the underground ruins of Gaia, including a powerful [[Mother Computer]]. Galvatron overreached temporarily by assuming the two most powerful forms in the super-computer's databanks as his combat modes, and fell into a deep sleep. Once he realized his elder brother was incapacitated, Megastorm saw the opportunity for advancement, and named himself the new Emperor of Destruction. Megastorm arranged for the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]]s and [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s to assume combat modes from the Mother Computer as well, then dispatched them on independent missions. While the Autorollers began clearing away the forests to harvest Angolmois Energy, the Combatrons were ordered to retrieve the white lion who helped the Maximals. When [[BB]] and [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] returned with the lion, however, Megastorm was surprised to learn it was the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy]]...a robot in disguise! Lio Convoy's sudden appearance drove Megastorm and his forces into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

Hoping to score credit with his elder brother when he reawakened, Megastorm instructed the Combatrons to find Lio Convoy and then alert him to the Maximal commander's location so he, Megastorm, could finish him off. Impatient for results, Megastorm eventually left the ship himself and ran into the Maximal [[Diver (BW)|Diver]]. He chased the frog into a rendez-vous with other Maximals, but still no Lio Convoy. A sneering Megastorm intended to eliminate [[Bighorn]], who stood in his way, by unleashing the full power of his tank cannon. Unfortunately, the cannon took waaaaaay too long to power up, and Bighorn rushed behind Megastorm's guard in tank mode, pummeling him repeatedly while the helpless Megastorm waited for his cannon to reach full power. He finally unleashed his ultimate blast, which of course went right past Bighorn since the buffalo was already behind the cannon's barrel. Even when Lio Convoy arrived on the scene, he left it to Bighorn to continue beating on Megastorm until the Duke of Destruction finally retreated. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} Megastorm also oversaw a lake trap engineered by Starscream to capture and destroy the Maximals, but it ultimately proved fruitless. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Still, with Galvatron out of the way, Megastorm developed a taste for leadership. He eventually decided to dispose of his brother so that he could take Galvatron's throne for good. Hauling the unconscious Galvatron off the ship, Megastorm dropped his slumbering sibling into a well of Angolmois Energy, thinking it would destroy him... only for Galvatron to be re-energized and rudely awakened! Exploiting his brother's slightly disoriented state, Megastorm claimed that it was the Maximals who had thrown him in the well, and Galvatron promptly set off to eliminate Lio Convoy and his team. Megastorm observed the ensuing the battle between Galvatron and the Maximals from afar, and he emulated their strategy with great aplomb, sending his brother sinking into the molten lava below. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Megastorm didn't realize that Starscream had also been watching the fight and had quickly recovered Galvatron from the volcano, bringing him back to the ''Galvaburg II'', unconscious once more and sealed in a coffin of solidified lava, and so Megastorm became angry with Starscream, fearing this would conflict with his aspirations for leadership. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

After Dirge and Thrust were outmatched by the Insectrons [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]], Megastorm authorized Starscream to enact a scheme that would turn the Insectrons and Maximals against each other. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}} When Starscream successfully got a group of Insectrons to battle the Maximals, Megastorm dispatched Dirge and Thrust to help Starscream eliminate the winners, although they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

As Galvatron began moaning in his sleep, Megastorm grew concerned Galvatron would wake up soon and reclaim control of the Predacons, and worse, see how little Megastorm had accomplished. Megastorm ordered Starscream to wrap-up his scheming and eliminate the Insectrons once and for all. Unfortunately, Starscream's efforts to get the Insectrons to fight amongst themselves with spiked oil failed spectacularly. Not only did the Maximals calm the fighting Insectrons, but Galvatron reawakened on the ship and got drunk on the special oil before the Predacons could stop him, leading Megastorm and his troops to flee from the tipsy dragon. Megastorm cheered in victory when the Maximals and Insectrons teamed up to defeat the rampaging Galvatron, although he quickly covered his excitement by feigning concern for his brother in front of his troops.
{{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

With Starscream's plans an absolute failure, Megastorm accepted an offer from [[Autostinger]] and the Autorollers to take over command of the anti-Insectron operations. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} When the Autorollers captured [[Scissor Boy]] and [[Tasmania Kid]], Megastorm was impressed when they brought their captives to the ''Galvaburg II''. Unfortunately, the other Maximals and Insectrons arrived to rescue their comrades while the Combatrons were all out on patrol. Megastorm was overwhelmed, and was reluctantly forced to move their base before the mass of enemies defeated him. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

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Megastorm was vexed by the temporary return of his brother, Galvatron, rampaging over the Southern continent. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}} He unleashed the Combatrons and Autorollers for a major offensive in the south, but his efforts were opposed by the Maximals and Insectrons. Galvatron was back in Predacon sick bay after his most recent rampage, and Megastorm fretted that his older brother would reawaken before he could truly consolidate his power. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Despite all his planning, however, Megastorm soon found himself back under his older brother's thumb when Galvatron awakened and regained his faculties. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} He began openly jousting with Starscream for Galvatron's favor, as Starscream continued to subtly undermine Megastorm while lavishing favor on Galvatron. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Perhaps because of Megastorm's lack of accomplishments as leader, Galvatron also seemed less tolerant of his younger brother. He became annoyed at Megastorm repeating his orders back to the troops, and struck him on the head several times to be quiet. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Predacons were unable to come up with a combination scheme equal to [[Tripledacus]] on their own. Galvatron and Megastorm ordered the Combatrons to bring them the [[Jointron]]s for study, in hopes of copying their abilities. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} When the Autorollers discovered a [[Copy Machine]] in the ruins on Gaia, Starscream gave Galvatron and Megastorm a demonstration by using it on BB to create [[Copy BB]]. After a struggle on the bridge between BB and his diametrically opposed counterpart, Megastorm was ready to destroy the infernal machine, but Galvatron stopped him. Instead, they initiated a plan to create evil copies of the Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, the Duke of Destruction Megastorm was sized up next to Lio Convoy's lieutenant, [[Apache]]. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Sensing a growing threat to his position from Starscream, Megastorm held back Starscream and BB from a scouting mission in favor of allowing Dirge and Thrust to improve their own standing. Despite their successful surveillance of the newly arrived [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], though, at Starscream's insistence Galvatron allowed him and BB to make the next run over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

Megastorm represented the Predacons in negotiations with [[Halfshell]] of the Seacons. Galvatron wished to hire the Seacons to eliminate the Maximals in exchange for a share of Angolmois Energy. Megastorm opened negotiations with an offer of 1/10th the Predacons' Angolmois Energy reserves for each Maximals successfully eliminated. Halfshell countered with a demand of 1/8th share per Maximal, and also coerced Megastorm into agreeing Lio Convoy was worth 3 times a normal Maximal. Megastorm returned to the ''Galvaburg II'' with news of his successful negotiations, but Starscream was there to point out the math: five Maximals at one-eighth price and Lio Convoy at three-eighths meant that if the Seacons were victorious, the Predacons would have to give up ALL the Angolmois Energy in their possession. An embarrassed Megastorm quickly made excuses, and claimed he had a plan to prevent that.

Working with Dirge and Thrust, Megastorm constructed transmitters for the Seacons to lure the Maximals to six different locations so they could be beaten individually. The comedy duo inadvertently gave Megastorm the idea to install bombs in the transmitters too, hopefully to destroy the Seacons AND the Maximals at each site, and relieve them of the need to pay. Unfortunately for the plan, Dirge and Thrust were idiots. While placing the last transmitter, they were shocked by Lio Convoy's arrival and dropped the detonator. The damaged trigger ended up setting off the bomb directly under Megastorm as he watched the fight between Halfshell and [[Scuba]]. Blown clear of the ocean, the dazed Megastorm crashed on the beach where [[Terrormander]] battled [[Apache]]. Rushing into the fray to prevent Apache from being killed by a Seacon, Megastorm stepped on a second bomb just as it detonated, launching him skyward again. As he stumbled out of the forest, Megastorm walked into [[Bighorn]] and [[Coelagon]]...and their bomb. One explosion later, an increasingly disheveled Megastorm crawled into the clearing where [[Scylla]] tormented Tasmania Kid and caught yet ''another'' explosion in the face. Blasted back to the beach, Megastorm could barely stand when [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] came rushing through being chased by [[Sea Phantom]]...who had the last bomb hooked around his fin.

So, on the one hand, Megastorm's plan failed spectacularly and none of the Maximals were eliminated. On the other hand, no payments of Angolmois Energy had to be made and the Seacons didn't suspect Megastorm's treachery since he did so much damage to himself in the process. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Megastorm stoically watched as Galvatron manipulated the Seacons into attacking the Maximals for no pay whatsoever. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}} When Starscream noticed the damage to the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], he offered to negotiate a new, cheaper bounty for repair materials with the Seacons. When Galvatron told Starscream not to screw up the way Megastorm did, Megastorm knew he was on thin ice. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

As the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia behind, Halfshell challenged Lio Convoy to a duel for the energy necessary to depart. Galvatron sent Megastorm, Starscream and BB to monitor the fight, and hopefully eliminate a weakened Lio Convoy if Halfshell did not claim victory himself. Things looked bad for Lio Convoy when the one-on-one duel turned out to be against God Neptune. Through acrobatics and warrior skill, however, he seemingly defeated God Neptune and buried the Seacon combiner under a rockslide. Although the fight was not clearly finished, Megastorm jumped the gun and prepared to fire on the injured Lio Convoy. His cannon blast went wide instead, and caused a chain reaction in the Angolmois Energy under the ground. Lio Convoy and God Neptune were forced to abandon their bout due to the chaos that followed. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Megastorm was overseeing an Autoroller drilling operation when the Angolmois Energy began erupting out of control. Megastorm panicked and ordered an evacuation, but his older brother laughed and told him to calm himself. The Angolmois Energy was reacting to the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] that Galvatron had summoned to the solar system. Galvatron calmly entered the Angolmois Energy geysers and absorbed more energy to became even more powerful. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

However, Galvatron’s power was not great enough to prevent him from suffering serious injuries in battle with [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]], the new Maximal combiner centered around [[Lio Junior]], another wielder of Angolmois Energy. As Megastorm once again seized control of the Predacons, Starscream responded to a comment he made about Galvatron's power. Starscream claimed to have performed many experiments that indicated Megastorm could safely expose himself to Angolmois Energy and become even more powerful like his brother. Secretly, however, Starscream expected Megastorm to die in the attempt.

Megastorm began to have second thoughts about the process as he dangled over a pit of Angolmois Energy from inside a fragile cage, but Starscream dropped the Duke of Destruction into the maw anyway. As he soaked up Angolmois Energy, fearing he would die, Megastorm reflected upon his relationship with his elder brother. He thought on how he wanted to succeed his brother as Emperor of Destruction, and acquire a mode as powerful as his dragon mode, or like the dinosaurs that once roamed the planet. Megastorm did emerge from the pit, despite Starscream's expectations, far larger and possessing awesome power as Gigastorm. As a towering ''Ceratosaurus'', Gigastorm did battle with the Maximals until they upset his footing, sending him back into the flow of Angolmois Energy. This did nothing to deter him, however, for Gigastorm was now nearly unstoppable. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Using a shrink ray, Gigastorm was capable of entering the ''Galvaburg II'' to address his troops. He congratulated Starscream on a job well done on his upgrade, still unaware of his lieutenant's true intentions. Although he was significantly larger and stronger, Gigastorm was no smarter than Megastorm. After being taunted by the Maximals into giving chase, he was lured into a ravine and then flanked on both sides by his foes. The unsuspecting Gigastorm was soon buried in rocks as the ground gave way under their firepower. What's more, the Maximals had arranged their ambush atop a vein of natural gas, letting the explosive vapor build up around the trapped Gigastorm before finally detonating it all at once around him. Unfortunately for the Maximals, Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy-enhanced armor allowed him to laugh off even this firestorm of an explosion. He was eventually pulled free with the assistance of the ''Galvaburg II'', but retreated after being outmaneuvered by Scuba's new weapon, the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Fearing his older brother would once again awaken and take the reins of power from him, Gigastorm tried to forcibly dismantle Galvatron with a chainsaw, but was stopped by Starscream and BB. He then made the same mistake he had made previously and tried to overload Galvatron with Angolmois Energy, only for it to fully restore Galvatron as it had in the past. Starscream reported Gigastorm's treachery to Galvatron, but the Emperor of Destruction wouldn't believe it at first. When Gigastorm fired on Galvatron in the midst of a battle with the Maximals, however, Galvatron recognized his younger brother's treachery for what it was. Gigastorm fought his elder brother in his powerful dragon mode, until Galvatron outsmarted his sibling by activating the ''Galvaburg II'' and its shrink ray to reduce Gigastorm to a more controllable size. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

Dirge and Thrust managed to catch Starscream on video admitting he intended to kill Megastorm with the Angolmois Energy bath, prompting Gigastorm to seek his revenge. He planned to send Starscream and BB on a mission to an isolated Angolmois Energy-rich area, allegedly because the Maximals were nearby, then blow them up with concealed explosives. By sheer happenstance, all the Maximals actually ''were'' in the area, prompting Gigastorm to keep his head down and see how the Combatrons fared against their foes. When Starscream and BB exhausted all their firepower and prepared to surrender, Gigastorm saw his chance and blew the explosives, sending his rivals into the pit of Angolmois Energy below. Miraculously (and in no way exactly like ''every other time'' Gigastorm tried to kill someone with Angolmois Energy), Starscream and BB emerged from the pit more powerful than ever, having becoming [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]]. Recognizing Gigastorm's hand in this, they prepared to square off against him before Galvatron arrived, forcing all his subordinates back under his thumb. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

After Hellscream and Max-B's impressive upgrade, Dirge and Thrust felt even more outclassed than before. After several slapstick failures to redeem their image by eliminating Lio Convoy, Gigastorm took pity on his loyal soldiers and offered them an upgrade. Converting into his base mode, Gigastorm arranged to pump the Combatrons full of Angolmois Energy from his own system, and successfully transformed them into the Cyborg Beasts [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

[[File:Gigastorm1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"He said it was just a name!" "What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula!"]]

When a mysterious teleport gate fell to Gaia, the Predacons seized control of the device. Gigastorm and Hellscream determined it was capable of reaching through time and space to locate any being of their choosing. Galvatron hoped to add the power of the mighty [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] to his conquest of Gaia. However, Gigastorm screwed up the space-time coordinates (apparently through legitimate incompetence rather than deceit), pulling an unknown entity through the gate. Despite Gigastorm's bungling, Galvatron was pleased with his new arrival, the colossal and terrifying [[Majin Zarak]]. In all-terrain aircraft carrier mode, Majin Zarak was a juggernaut in Galvatron's command. While Gigastorm and the other Predacons were beaten by the Maximals, Majin Zarak's massive power allowed Galvatron to overpower Lio Convoy's crew. Unfortunately, the beast was eventually upended by Magnaboss, casting Galvatron out of the command deck. Gigastorm arrived in his flying platform mode to catch his brother, and the Predacons fled into the night. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Lio Convoy and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. Gigastorm wanted to rush out and strike at the Maximals, but Galvatron told him to relax and merely increased power to Nemesis, undoing the Maximals' efforts. Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts soon confronted the Maximals anyway, but Gigastorm got caught in the freezing blasts of the Maximals' invention, leaving him helpless and hopeless on the field of battle. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}}

Lio Convoy's next plot caused more concern to Galvatron. The Maximals were in possession of a massive artillery cannon, modified to conduct Angolmois Energy, which could be used to shoot down Nemesis before it ever reached Gaia. Once he finally understood the danger, Gigastorm again tried to race into battle, but Galvatron told him to hold. Quoting Sun Tzu, Galvatron noted Lio Convoy was too cunning a tactician to show his entire hand like this. Sure enough, Hellscream and Max-B soon located a second cannon being moved underwater by Scuba. When both these cannons were destroyed and revealed as decoys by the Predacons, Galvatron and Gigastorm were still available to intercept Magnaboss and the real, third cannon as they reached the Angolmois Energy volcano.

The Maximal combiner separated, letting [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] hold the Predacons back while a determined Lio Junior readied the cannon and fired. Fortunately for the Predacons, the cannon was not powerful enough to affect Nemesis. With the cannon destroyed and useless, Galvatron ordered a retreat as there was no more reason to fight that day. Gigastorm was yelling empty threats back at the Maximals when he tripped and fell into a gorge, needing the Galvaburg II to fish him out. Having seen Lio Junior on the battlefield that day, Galvatron reflected on how Lio Convoy seemed to be raising a much better successor than he was. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} Galvatron soon attempted to brainwash Lio Junior with evil Angolmois Energy, planning to replace Gigastorm as his second if successful. The plan failed, and Gigastorm didn't appear to understand the true intentions behind Galvatron's plot either. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Gigastorm continued to be woefully unimpressive in the eyes of his older brother. An emissary robot arrived from Mars and told the Maximals it had the power to take control of the Angolmois Energy once placed inside the mother computer of the Gaian ruins. When Hellscream reported this development to the ''Galvaburg II'', Gigastorm didn't understand the significance of it, severely trying Galvatron's patience. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} After it was revealed that the robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying Gaia and everyone on it, the Maximals raced to the mother computer to stop it. Gigastorm, however, was myopically focused on defeating the Maximals, and sent the Cyborg Beasts into battle to delay the heroes merely because he could. Galvatron was forced to personally appear on the battlefield and rebuke Gigastorm for not seeing the bigger picture. He ordered his troops back to the ship so that the Maximals could return to their efforts to save the entire planet, Predacons included. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

When Dirgegun and Thrustor supposedly discovered the Maximals' hidden base, Gigastorm was thrilled at the success of his favorite subordinates. He rushed out to join them in the attack, despite Galvatron's commentary that the Maximals were inconsequential in the face of Nemesis's arrival. Even with Hellscream's suspicions voiced, Gigastorm remained blind to the Maximals true intentions, as they diverted him away from their true location long enough to launch an intercept ship intending to reach and defeat Nemesis. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}} A sullen Gigastorm watched on as Galvatron dispatched his brainwashed Seacons to stop the Maximal ship, showing he had planned for every eventuality while Gigastorm still fell for every trick. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As Nemesis shot down the Maximal ship on approach, Galvatron dispatched Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts to survey the wreckage. The flying Beasts had difficulty supporting Gigastorm vast bulk, and so they dropped him rather unceremoniously over the ground. Unable to enter the ship himself to check for survivors, Gigastorm ordered the Predacons to reconnoiter for him. When they discovered the ship empty and a self-destruct sequence activated, Hellscream and the other fled the oncoming explosion at top speed...and without bothering to warn Gigastorm. Gigastorm was ignominiously covered in soot and ash, but otherwise unharmed. He and the Beasts found the Maximals trying to infiltrate Nemesis's inner regions and engaged in battle. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

When the full power of Gaia's Angolmois Energy flowed from the planet to Nemesis, Galvatron emerged from the depths and reported the deaths of Lio Convoy and Lio Junior in the rush of energy. Gigastorm gloated cruelly over the crestfallen Maximals, but Galvatron ordered him to be silent and show respect for such worthy fallen opponents. Galvatron's respect for Lio Junior in particular shamed Gigastorm, who couldn't understand why his elder brother thought the cub was such a better successor than he was. In response, Galvatron told Gigastorm to look him in the eye and swear he would die for his elder, just as Lio Junior voluntarily died for Lio Convoy. Gigastorm tried, but he could not meet his brother's gaze.

The Maximals weren't finished, however, for soon a glowing green Lion Warrior emerged from the depths of Nemesis. Galvatron turned his back on this new threat, and told Gigastorm to show his love for his emperor. Recognizing the opportunity his elder brother was providing him, Gigastorm turned his full fury on the Green Lion—Angolmois Burn, Tail Storm, Head Missiles, and Storm Cannons blazed against the lion, but to no avail. The Green Warrior absorbed everything Gigastorm threw at him before using its own Matrix Typhoon attack to draw the Angolmois Energy out of Gigastorm, draining his power. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}

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On the verge of systems shutdown, Gigastorm apologized to his brother for failing him. But instead of chastising him, Galvatron reached out to his little brother and told him he performed admirably. Gigastorm fell inactive until a current of Angolmois Energy "lava" shocked him awake again. He was last seen being dragged out into space by the Cyborg Beasts as they fought to escape the exploding Nemesis. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}
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====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Megastorm was a big supporter of Starscream's latest scheme; the Predacon jet had devised a means to brainwash Maximals into Predacons, and managed to capture Tasmania Kid and Diver. After subjecting them to the brainwashing process, the pair were set loose against their former allies. The bulk of the Predacon forces followed them into a massive assault against the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew. Megastorm watched the whole drama unfold from a distance, readying a powerful blast to take out both the Maximals and his older brother. Just as he finished charging his canon and prepared to unleash its power, the terrain beneath Megastorm's treads collapsed! Scuba had been hiding in an underground river, and popped up at just the right moment to spoil Megastorm's shot. Megastorm's stray blast wound up badly injuring the Predacons, forcing them to retreat. Megastorm himself was swept up in the current of the underground river and carried away by the water. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
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====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Gigastorm returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In the [[Precursor World]], [[Primus]] remarked upon the power of [[Angolmois Energy]] and how it could change beings and give them the power to change others. One example was turning Megastorm into Gigastorm, and in turn giving him the power to transform Dirge and Thrust. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
Megastorm joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]]in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked him up to the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]], using Galvatron's energies to power it. With it, he set out to attack [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on a rainy day. The Maximals managed to lure the tank into a river and used underwater charges to exploit the tank's weak bottom shielding and sink it. After Lio Convoy broke into the tank, Megastorm took a shot at the Maximal, but it was deflected and Lio punched Megastorm, causing him to accidentally press the self-destruct button, blowing up the tank with him inside. Megastorm was left answering Galvatron's queries as to what happened while he was sleeping. {{Storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

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[[File:MangaGigastormRecliner.jpg|left|thumb|I say, this is a delightful brew, chappies.]]
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===3H comics===
Megastorm took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. He aided [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] in destroying hordes of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] by tricking them into swarming what appeared to be an undefended canyon. In reality, it was to be the foundation of a new [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], built upon the smelted remains of the invaders. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
After Megastorm was exposed to [[Angolmois Energy]], his form mutated into a bipedal robotic dinosaur known as Gigastorm. With a new body came newfound confidence, so Gigastorm declared himself the leader of a [[Combatron (BW)|subfaction]] within the [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. With his power, he created the recon drone [[Gigascouter]].

Gigastorm set out to increase the power of his troops, exposing them to Angolmois Energy just as he was. His efforts created the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyber Beasts]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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Gigastorm was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]'s troops when they uncovered the ancient [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}
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===Legends World===
Megastorm was director at a company that was a client for the [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon Trading Company]]. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], as part of his workaholicism, asked Megastorm if he could process more orders. The director obliged as he told his [[Galvatron (BW)|older brother]] in the other room that his snoring was too loud. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} After the Legends World was destroyed, Megastorm ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where he became a full-fledged Beast Warrior through [[Transformers sickness]] and helped fight against [[Galvatron II]] and his [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gigastorm was a resident of [[Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]] one decade after the end of the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vok]] declared the planet was not for them, governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] requested the presence of anyone who could help with this crisis, including Gigastorm. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
The super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], and Megastorm intended to obtain it for himself. So did several other Predacons and Maximals however, leading to a series of one-on-one battles.

Megastorm could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend himself against various incoming projectiles, and missions to travel across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria he had to fend off.

After defeating his final opponent, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megastorm gloated that using the Quartz's power, he would finally be capable of overthrowing his older brother, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]. But his plans never became reality, as Galvatron stole the Quartz from under Megastorm's nose. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{BW fighter ending|Megastorm|GBC}}

====Move list====
{{note|This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Robot Mode'''
!colspan=2|'''Vehicle Mode'''
|-
|F. Mine||↓→B
|Maximum Shoot||↓→B
|-
|Critical Hammer||↓←B
|Sting Mine||↓←A
|-
|Spark Cannon||←↓→B
|Cyclone Cannon||←↓→B
|-
|Knuckle Bazooka||→↓→B
|Storm Pass||←↓→A
|-
|Megaton Bomb (super)||↓→↓← B
|Assault Ray (super)||↓→↓← B
|-
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Megastorm.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]
*'''Megastorm''' (March 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: A roughly Leader-sized figure released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Megastorm is a [[redeco]] of the first ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]] toy (which had not been released in Japan previously), transforming into a large combat tank. In both modes, his main cannon stocks up to six missiles, and gravity slides the next missile into place when one is fired. Megastorm lacks the electronics present in the ''Generation 2'' toy, however, and the battery compartment has been covered with a large green sticker to hide it. The robot mode has also been negligibly [[retool]]ed to accommodate a Predacon [[rubsign]] just below the chest tank section.

: The biggest visual difference between Megatron and Megastorm is that the purple camo pattern of the former has been switched to olive on the latter. The pattern borders are also now much less defined. A new black deco surrounds Megastorm's eyes and most of the upper face. The shoulder [[insignia]] decals have been updated to show the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] symbol and the text "Destron", though still on the [[Neon|bright orange]] background of the originals. Like his predecessor, he includes a "Big Stick" decal that wraps around the fume extractor of his main cannon, though instead of "Eat this, Autobots!", the other side carries Megatron's original motto, "Peace through tyranny". Lastly, the green plastic is slightly darker and the handgun is now cast in black plastic.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline under the same name. Aside from the difference in packaging, the Korean release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Megastorm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-12 Megastorm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with rock and the number five die roll, and the other with scissors and the number two die roll, with a desert background.

: ''Beast-War'' Megastorm was later reissued in the Korean ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Car Bot|Car Bot]]'' packaging, re-assigned as an Autobot and renamed [[Armored Corps]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Megastorm/megastorm.htm More information on Megastorm at TFU.info]''

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*'''Cannon Showdown: Apache vs Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: Megastorm was also available in a "Cannon Showdown" (大砲の対決 ''taihō no taiketsu'') two-pack with the Maximal [[Apache#VS12|Apache]].

: Both of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

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*'''Gigastorm''' (October 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-22'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the ninth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Gigastorm is a redeco and partial [[retool]]ing of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' line]]'s [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], giving him a new dino-mode nose-horn as well as removing the metal ball-bearings from the outsides of the legs. He transforms from a ''{{w|Ceratosaurus}}''-like [[robot mode]] (dubbed his "Destruction Dinosaur Mode" ), to his "Huge Base Mode", to his "Attack Fortress Mode". In Attack Fortress Mode, he has a lifting mechanism that can send smaller vehicles rolling down his ramp.

: Gigastorm lacks virtually all of Trypticon's accessories, only coming with [[Gigascouter#Toys|Gigascouter]], a redeco of [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]]. Gigastorm also features one minor piece of ''intentional'' misassembly: the panels which flip out from the sides of his Attack Fortress Mode are assembled backwards, so that the round, molded details are showing when the panels are flipped out, as apposed to the blank indents where the "HELIPAD" stickers would've been. As Gigastorm does not feature any stickers, it would appear this was done to compensate. This detail also made its way into his cartoon [[character model]].

: Sonokong also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as '''Giga Storm'''. Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure is identical to the Takara release. In place of the bio cards of the Takara release, Giga Storm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-22 Giga Storm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with paper and the number two die roll, and the other with scissors and the number five die roll, with a rocky desert background.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Gigastorm Armor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Gigastorm/gigastorm.htm More information on Gigastorm at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Megastorm, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs. His cannon is actually a separate piece that pegs onto his shoulder; curiously, his left forearm also has a peg to mount the cannon.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Starscream (BW)#bluePVC|Starscream]].

===''Beast Wars Gum''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:A snap together model kit of Megastorm was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to vehicle mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

===''Beast Fighters''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Megastorm was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

==Notes==
* According to [[Ben Yee]], who wrote his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] profile, he envisioned Megastorm as having Trypticon's design specs in his database and using those as the basis of his upgraded form when empowered by Angolmois Energy.
* Like all non-toy Kreons (particularly in the [[Hayato Sakamoto]] comics), ''Kre-O'' Gigastorm is made from existing Kre-O parts. He uses the generic [[Tantrum (G1)|Torox]] helmet (with the side-holes being cleverly obstructed by the panel line), a horn piece, and a deco that matches his original counterpart's toy.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Megastorm''' (메가스톰 ''Megaseutom''), '''Gigastorm''' (기가스톰 ''Gigaseutom'')

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:''Megastorm is the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Emperor of Destruction|Duke of Destruction]] from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:MegastormModel.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You can't see his eyeliner very well here.]]
'''Megastorm''' (メガストーム ''Megasutōmu'') is the Duke of Destruction and [[Relatives|younger brother]] to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], the [[Emperor of Destruction]]. In front of his troops he puts on the facade of a tough guy, but when he's in the presence of his big brother, he quickly calms down.

Megastorm secretly wishes to be stronger than his brother. His goals are far more modest and conservative that not only he views Galvatron's ostentatious schemes as not only too dangerous, but downright frightening for him. This further cements his belief that he could do a better job, endlessly ploting to usurps him as Emperor for his ego. Galvatron in return is aware of his younger sibling's attempts at treachery, but looks the other way purely out of brotherly love.

Megastorm transform into a tank and is armed with the devastating Mega-Cannon (that unfortunately takes ''forever'' to charge). He was later upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy|Evil Angolmois Energy]] into '''Gigastorm''' (ギガストーム ''Gigasutōmu''), a giant mechanical ''Ceratosaurus''-like dinosaur, which gave him a "Huge Base Mode" (巨大な基地モード ''Kyodaina Kichi Mōdo'') and an "Attack Fortress Mode" (攻撃要塞モード ''Kōgeki Yōsai Mōdo''), along with a [[Gigascouter]] drone. The upgrade included an enlarged title as Arch-Duke of Destruction; a hollow gesture considering he's still stuck as second-in-command.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition EX Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Takashi Matsuyama]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Megastorm1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|My Stormin' Norman commemorative plates have been stolen! ...again.]]

Megastorm, the Duke of Destruction, accompanying his Emperor and older brother [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' as they traveled to planet [[Gaia]] in search of [[Angolmois Energy]]. Megastorm was frequently chastised by his older brother for his immaturity, such as constantly repeating Galvatron's orders to their troops, or gloating disrespectfully when their Maximal enemies were captured. A mysterious white lion freed the captured Maximals before the Combatrons could dispose of them, allowing the opposition to escape. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

Megastorm and Galvatron uncovered a lost civilization in the underground ruins of Gaia, including a powerful [[Mother Computer]]. Galvatron overreached temporarily by assuming the two most powerful forms in the super-computer's databanks as his combat modes, and fell into a deep sleep. Once he realized his elder brother was incapacitated, Megastorm saw the opportunity for advancement, and named himself the new Emperor of Destruction. Megastorm arranged for the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]]s and [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s to assume combat modes from the Mother Computer as well, then dispatched them on independent missions. While the Autorollers began clearing away the forests to harvest Angolmois Energy, the Combatrons were ordered to retrieve the white lion who helped the Maximals. When [[BB]] and [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] returned with the lion, however, Megastorm was surprised to learn it was the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy]]...a robot in disguise! Lio Convoy's sudden appearance drove Megastorm and his forces into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

Hoping to score credit with his elder brother when he reawakened, Megastorm instructed the Combatrons to find Lio Convoy and then alert him to the Maximal commander's location so he, Megastorm, could finish him off. Impatient for results, Megastorm eventually left the ship himself and ran into the Maximal [[Diver (BW)|Diver]]. He chased the frog into a rendez-vous with other Maximals, but still no Lio Convoy. A sneering Megastorm intended to eliminate [[Bighorn]], who stood in his way, by unleashing the full power of his tank cannon. Unfortunately, the cannon took waaaaaay too long to power up, and Bighorn rushed behind Megastorm's guard in tank mode, pummeling him repeatedly while the helpless Megastorm waited for his cannon to reach full power. He finally unleashed his ultimate blast, which of course went right past Bighorn since the buffalo was already behind the cannon's barrel. Even when Lio Convoy arrived on the scene, he left it to Bighorn to continue beating on Megastorm until the Duke of Destruction finally retreated. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} Megastorm also oversaw a lake trap engineered by Starscream to capture and destroy the Maximals, but it ultimately proved fruitless. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Still, with Galvatron out of the way, Megastorm developed a taste for leadership. He eventually decided to dispose of his brother so that he could take Galvatron's throne for good. Hauling the unconscious Galvatron off the ship, Megastorm dropped his slumbering sibling into a well of Angolmois Energy, thinking it would destroy him... only for Galvatron to be re-energized and rudely awakened! Exploiting his brother's slightly disoriented state, Megastorm claimed that it was the Maximals who had thrown him in the well, and Galvatron promptly set off to eliminate Lio Convoy and his team. Megastorm observed the ensuing the battle between Galvatron and the Maximals from afar, and he emulated their strategy with great aplomb, sending his brother sinking into the molten lava below. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Megastorm didn't realize that Starscream had also been watching the fight and had quickly recovered Galvatron from the volcano, bringing him back to the ''Galvaburg II'', unconscious once more and sealed in a coffin of solidified lava, and so Megastorm became angry with Starscream, fearing this would conflict with his aspirations for leadership. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

After Dirge and Thrust were outmatched by the Insectrons [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]], Megastorm authorized Starscream to enact a scheme that would turn the Insectrons and Maximals against each other. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}} When Starscream successfully got a group of Insectrons to battle the Maximals, Megastorm dispatched Dirge and Thrust to help Starscream eliminate the winners, although they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

As Galvatron began moaning in his sleep, Megastorm grew concerned Galvatron would wake up soon and reclaim control of the Predacons, and worse, see how little Megastorm had accomplished. Megastorm ordered Starscream to wrap-up his scheming and eliminate the Insectrons once and for all. Unfortunately, Starscream's efforts to get the Insectrons to fight amongst themselves with spiked oil failed spectacularly. Not only did the Maximals calm the fighting Insectrons, but Galvatron reawakened on the ship and got drunk on the special oil before the Predacons could stop him, leading Megastorm and his troops to flee from the tipsy dragon. Megastorm cheered in victory when the Maximals and Insectrons teamed up to defeat the rampaging Galvatron, although he quickly covered his excitement by feigning concern for his brother in front of his troops.
{{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

With Starscream's plans an absolute failure, Megastorm accepted an offer from [[Autostinger]] and the Autorollers to take over command of the anti-Insectron operations. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} When the Autorollers captured [[Scissor Boy]] and [[Tasmania Kid]], Megastorm was impressed when they brought their captives to the ''Galvaburg II''. Unfortunately, the other Maximals and Insectrons arrived to rescue their comrades while the Combatrons were all out on patrol. Megastorm was overwhelmed, and was reluctantly forced to move their base before the mass of enemies defeated him. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

[[File:MegastormRage.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|ogbnorshnboihqpidhwnFIONOIAB!!!]]
Megastorm was vexed by the temporary return of his brother, Galvatron, rampaging over the Southern continent. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}} He unleashed the Combatrons and Autorollers for a major offensive in the south, but his efforts were opposed by the Maximals and Insectrons. Galvatron was back in Predacon sick bay after his most recent rampage, and Megastorm fretted that his older brother would reawaken before he could truly consolidate his power. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Despite all his planning, however, Megastorm soon found himself back under his older brother's thumb when Galvatron awakened and regained his faculties. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} He began openly jousting with Starscream for Galvatron's favor, as Starscream continued to subtly undermine Megastorm while lavishing favor on Galvatron. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Perhaps because of Megastorm's lack of accomplishments as leader, Galvatron also seemed less tolerant of his younger brother. He became annoyed at Megastorm repeating his orders back to the troops, and struck him on the head several times to be quiet. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Predacons were unable to come up with a combination scheme equal to [[Tripledacus]] on their own. Galvatron and Megastorm ordered the Combatrons to bring them the [[Jointron]]s for study, in hopes of copying their abilities. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} When the Autorollers discovered a [[Copy Machine]] in the ruins on Gaia, Starscream gave Galvatron and Megastorm a demonstration by using it on BB to create [[Copy BB]]. After a struggle on the bridge between BB and his diametrically opposed counterpart, Megastorm was ready to destroy the infernal machine, but Galvatron stopped him. Instead, they initiated a plan to create evil copies of the Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, the Duke of Destruction Megastorm was sized up next to Lio Convoy's lieutenant, [[Apache]]. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Sensing a growing threat to his position from Starscream, Megastorm held back Starscream and BB from a scouting mission in favor of allowing Dirge and Thrust to improve their own standing. Despite their successful surveillance of the newly arrived [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], though, at Starscream's insistence Galvatron allowed him and BB to make the next run over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

Megastorm represented the Predacons in negotiations with [[Halfshell]] of the Seacons. Galvatron wished to hire the Seacons to eliminate the Maximals in exchange for a share of Angolmois Energy. Megastorm opened negotiations with an offer of 1/10th the Predacons' Angolmois Energy reserves for each Maximals successfully eliminated. Halfshell countered with a demand of 1/8th share per Maximal, and also coerced Megastorm into agreeing Lio Convoy was worth 3 times a normal Maximal. Megastorm returned to the ''Galvaburg II'' with news of his successful negotiations, but Starscream was there to point out the math: five Maximals at one-eighth price and Lio Convoy at three-eighths meant that if the Seacons were victorious, the Predacons would have to give up ALL the Angolmois Energy in their possession. An embarrassed Megastorm quickly made excuses, and claimed he had a plan to prevent that.

Working with Dirge and Thrust, Megastorm constructed transmitters for the Seacons to lure the Maximals to six different locations so they could be beaten individually. The comedy duo inadvertently gave Megastorm the idea to install bombs in the transmitters too, hopefully to destroy the Seacons AND the Maximals at each site, and relieve them of the need to pay. Unfortunately for the plan, Dirge and Thrust were idiots. While placing the last transmitter, they were shocked by Lio Convoy's arrival and dropped the detonator. The damaged trigger ended up setting off the bomb directly under Megastorm as he watched the fight between Halfshell and [[Scuba]]. Blown clear of the ocean, the dazed Megastorm crashed on the beach where [[Terrormander]] battled [[Apache]]. Rushing into the fray to prevent Apache from being killed by a Seacon, Megastorm stepped on a second bomb just as it detonated, launching him skyward again. As he stumbled out of the forest, Megastorm walked into [[Bighorn]] and [[Coelagon]]...and their bomb. One explosion later, an increasingly disheveled Megastorm crawled into the clearing where [[Scylla]] tormented Tasmania Kid and caught yet ''another'' explosion in the face. Blasted back to the beach, Megastorm could barely stand when [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] came rushing through being chased by [[Sea Phantom]]...who had the last bomb hooked around his fin.

So, on the one hand, Megastorm's plan failed spectacularly and none of the Maximals were eliminated. On the other hand, no payments of Angolmois Energy had to be made and the Seacons didn't suspect Megastorm's treachery since he did so much damage to himself in the process. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Megastorm stoically watched as Galvatron manipulated the Seacons into attacking the Maximals for no pay whatsoever. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}} When Starscream noticed the damage to the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], he offered to negotiate a new, cheaper bounty for repair materials with the Seacons. When Galvatron told Starscream not to screw up the way Megastorm did, Megastorm knew he was on thin ice. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

As the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia behind, Halfshell challenged Lio Convoy to a duel for the energy necessary to depart. Galvatron sent Megastorm, Starscream and BB to monitor the fight, and hopefully eliminate a weakened Lio Convoy if Halfshell did not claim victory himself. Things looked bad for Lio Convoy when the one-on-one duel turned out to be against God Neptune. Through acrobatics and warrior skill, however, he seemingly defeated God Neptune and buried the Seacon combiner under a rockslide. Although the fight was not clearly finished, Megastorm jumped the gun and prepared to fire on the injured Lio Convoy. His cannon blast went wide instead, and caused a chain reaction in the Angolmois Energy under the ground. Lio Convoy and God Neptune were forced to abandon their bout due to the chaos that followed. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Megastorm was overseeing an Autoroller drilling operation when the Angolmois Energy began erupting out of control. Megastorm panicked and ordered an evacuation, but his older brother laughed and told him to calm himself. The Angolmois Energy was reacting to the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] that Galvatron had summoned to the solar system. Galvatron calmly entered the Angolmois Energy geysers and absorbed more energy to became even more powerful. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

However, Galvatron’s power was not great enough to prevent him from suffering serious injuries in battle with [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]], the new Maximal combiner centered around [[Lio Junior]], another wielder of Angolmois Energy. As Megastorm once again seized control of the Predacons, Starscream responded to a comment he made about Galvatron's power. Starscream claimed to have performed many experiments that indicated Megastorm could safely expose himself to Angolmois Energy and become even more powerful like his brother. Secretly, however, Starscream expected Megastorm to die in the attempt.

Megastorm began to have second thoughts about the process as he dangled over a pit of Angolmois Energy from inside a fragile cage, but Starscream dropped the Duke of Destruction into the maw anyway. As he soaked up Angolmois Energy, fearing he would die, Megastorm reflected upon his relationship with his elder brother. He thought on how he wanted to succeed his brother as Emperor of Destruction, and acquire a mode as powerful as his dragon mode, or like the dinosaurs that once roamed the planet. Megastorm did emerge from the pit, despite Starscream's expectations, far larger and possessing awesome power as Gigastorm. As a towering ''Ceratosaurus'', Gigastorm did battle with the Maximals until they upset his footing, sending him back into the flow of Angolmois Energy. This did nothing to deter him, however, for Gigastorm was now nearly unstoppable. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Using a shrink ray, Gigastorm was capable of entering the ''Galvaburg II'' to address his troops. He congratulated Starscream on a job well done on his upgrade, still unaware of his lieutenant's true intentions. Although he was significantly larger and stronger, Gigastorm was no smarter than Megastorm. After being taunted by the Maximals into giving chase, he was lured into a ravine and then flanked on both sides by his foes. The unsuspecting Gigastorm was soon buried in rocks as the ground gave way under their firepower. What's more, the Maximals had arranged their ambush atop a vein of natural gas, letting the explosive vapor build up around the trapped Gigastorm before finally detonating it all at once around him. Unfortunately for the Maximals, Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy-enhanced armor allowed him to laugh off even this firestorm of an explosion. He was eventually pulled free with the assistance of the ''Galvaburg II'', but retreated after being outmaneuvered by Scuba's new weapon, the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Fearing his older brother would once again awaken and take the reins of power from him, Gigastorm tried to forcibly dismantle Galvatron with a chainsaw, but was stopped by Starscream and BB. He then made the same mistake he had made previously and tried to overload Galvatron with Angolmois Energy, only for it to fully restore Galvatron as it had in the past. Starscream reported Gigastorm's treachery to Galvatron, but the Emperor of Destruction wouldn't believe it at first. When Gigastorm fired on Galvatron in the midst of a battle with the Maximals, however, Galvatron recognized his younger brother's treachery for what it was. Gigastorm fought his elder brother in his powerful dragon mode, until Galvatron outsmarted his sibling by activating the ''Galvaburg II'' and its shrink ray to reduce Gigastorm to a more controllable size. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

Dirge and Thrust managed to catch Starscream on video admitting he intended to kill Megastorm with the Angolmois Energy bath, prompting Gigastorm to seek his revenge. He planned to send Starscream and BB on a mission to an isolated Angolmois Energy-rich area, allegedly because the Maximals were nearby, then blow them up with concealed explosives. By sheer happenstance, all the Maximals actually ''were'' in the area, prompting Gigastorm to keep his head down and see how the Combatrons fared against their foes. When Starscream and BB exhausted all their firepower and prepared to surrender, Gigastorm saw his chance and blew the explosives, sending his rivals into the pit of Angolmois Energy below. Miraculously (and in no way exactly like ''every other time'' Gigastorm tried to kill someone with Angolmois Energy), Starscream and BB emerged from the pit more powerful than ever, having becoming [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]]. Recognizing Gigastorm's hand in this, they prepared to square off against him before Galvatron arrived, forcing all his subordinates back under his thumb. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

After Hellscream and Max-B's impressive upgrade, Dirge and Thrust felt even more outclassed than before. After several slapstick failures to redeem their image by eliminating Lio Convoy, Gigastorm took pity on his loyal soldiers and offered them an upgrade. Converting into his base mode, Gigastorm arranged to pump the Combatrons full of Angolmois Energy from his own system, and successfully transformed them into the Cyborg Beasts [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

[[File:Gigastorm1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"He said it was just a name!" "What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula!"]]

When a mysterious teleport gate fell to Gaia, the Predacons seized control of the device. Gigastorm and Hellscream determined it was capable of reaching through time and space to locate any being of their choosing. Galvatron hoped to add the power of the mighty [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] to his conquest of Gaia. However, Gigastorm screwed up the space-time coordinates (apparently through legitimate incompetence rather than deceit), pulling an unknown entity through the gate. Despite Gigastorm's bungling, Galvatron was pleased with his new arrival, the colossal and terrifying [[Majin Zarak]]. In all-terrain aircraft carrier mode, Majin Zarak was a juggernaut in Galvatron's command. While Gigastorm and the other Predacons were beaten by the Maximals, Majin Zarak's massive power allowed Galvatron to overpower Lio Convoy's crew. Unfortunately, the beast was eventually upended by Magnaboss, casting Galvatron out of the command deck. Gigastorm arrived in his flying platform mode to catch his brother, and the Predacons fled into the night. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Lio Convoy and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. Gigastorm wanted to rush out and strike at the Maximals, but Galvatron told him to relax and merely increased power to Nemesis, undoing the Maximals' efforts. Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts soon confronted the Maximals anyway, but Gigastorm got caught in the freezing blasts of the Maximals' invention, leaving him helpless and hopeless on the field of battle. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}}

Lio Convoy's next plot caused more concern to Galvatron. The Maximals were in possession of a massive artillery cannon, modified to conduct Angolmois Energy, which could be used to shoot down Nemesis before it ever reached Gaia. Once he finally understood the danger, Gigastorm again tried to race into battle, but Galvatron told him to hold. Quoting Sun Tzu, Galvatron noted Lio Convoy was too cunning a tactician to show his entire hand like this. Sure enough, Hellscream and Max-B soon located a second cannon being moved underwater by Scuba. When both these cannons were destroyed and revealed as decoys by the Predacons, Galvatron and Gigastorm were still available to intercept Magnaboss and the real, third cannon as they reached the Angolmois Energy volcano.

The Maximal combiner separated, letting [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] hold the Predacons back while a determined Lio Junior readied the cannon and fired. Fortunately for the Predacons, the cannon was not powerful enough to affect Nemesis. With the cannon destroyed and useless, Galvatron ordered a retreat as there was no more reason to fight that day. Gigastorm was yelling empty threats back at the Maximals when he tripped and fell into a gorge, needing the Galvaburg II to fish him out. Having seen Lio Junior on the battlefield that day, Galvatron reflected on how Lio Convoy seemed to be raising a much better successor than he was. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} Galvatron soon attempted to brainwash Lio Junior with evil Angolmois Energy, planning to replace Gigastorm as his second if successful. The plan failed, and Gigastorm didn't appear to understand the true intentions behind Galvatron's plot either. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Gigastorm continued to be woefully unimpressive in the eyes of his older brother. An emissary robot arrived from Mars and told the Maximals it had the power to take control of the Angolmois Energy once placed inside the mother computer of the Gaian ruins. When Hellscream reported this development to the ''Galvaburg II'', Gigastorm didn't understand the significance of it, severely trying Galvatron's patience. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} After it was revealed that the robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying Gaia and everyone on it, the Maximals raced to the mother computer to stop it. Gigastorm, however, was myopically focused on defeating the Maximals, and sent the Cyborg Beasts into battle to delay the heroes merely because he could. Galvatron was forced to personally appear on the battlefield and rebuke Gigastorm for not seeing the bigger picture. He ordered his troops back to the ship so that the Maximals could return to their efforts to save the entire planet, Predacons included. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

When Dirgegun and Thrustor supposedly discovered the Maximals' hidden base, Gigastorm was thrilled at the success of his favorite subordinates. He rushed out to join them in the attack, despite Galvatron's commentary that the Maximals were inconsequential in the face of Nemesis's arrival. Even with Hellscream's suspicions voiced, Gigastorm remained blind to the Maximals true intentions, as they diverted him away from their true location long enough to launch an intercept ship intending to reach and defeat Nemesis. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}} A sullen Gigastorm watched on as Galvatron dispatched his brainwashed Seacons to stop the Maximal ship, showing he had planned for every eventuality while Gigastorm still fell for every trick. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As Nemesis shot down the Maximal ship on approach, Galvatron dispatched Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts to survey the wreckage. The flying Beasts had difficulty supporting Gigastorm vast bulk, and so they dropped him rather unceremoniously over the ground. Unable to enter the ship himself to check for survivors, Gigastorm ordered the Predacons to reconnoiter for him. When they discovered the ship empty and a self-destruct sequence activated, Hellscream and the other fled the oncoming explosion at top speed...and without bothering to warn Gigastorm. Gigastorm was ignominiously covered in soot and ash, but otherwise unharmed. He and the Beasts found the Maximals trying to infiltrate Nemesis's inner regions and engaged in battle. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

When the full power of Gaia's Angolmois Energy flowed from the planet to Nemesis, Galvatron emerged from the depths and reported the deaths of Lio Convoy and Lio Junior in the rush of energy. Gigastorm gloated cruelly over the crestfallen Maximals, but Galvatron ordered him to be silent and show respect for such worthy fallen opponents. Galvatron's respect for Lio Junior in particular shamed Gigastorm, who couldn't understand why his elder brother thought the cub was such a better successor than he was. In response, Galvatron told Gigastorm to look him in the eye and swear he would die for his elder, just as Lio Junior voluntarily died for Lio Convoy. Gigastorm tried, but he could not meet his brother's gaze.

The Maximals weren't finished, however, for soon a glowing green Lion Warrior emerged from the depths of Nemesis. Galvatron turned his back on this new threat, and told Gigastorm to show his love for his emperor. Recognizing the opportunity his elder brother was providing him, Gigastorm turned his full fury on the Green Lion—Angolmois Burn, Tail Storm, Head Missiles, and Storm Cannons blazed against the lion, but to no avail. The Green Warrior absorbed everything Gigastorm threw at him before using its own Matrix Typhoon attack to draw the Angolmois Energy out of Gigastorm, draining his power. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}

[[File:BWII_ep43_Galva_Giga_Moment.jpg|thumb|left]]

On the verge of systems shutdown, Gigastorm apologized to his brother for failing him. But instead of chastising him, Galvatron reached out to his little brother and told him he performed admirably. Gigastorm fell inactive until a current of Angolmois Energy "lava" shocked him awake again. He was last seen being dragged out into space by the Cyborg Beasts as they fought to escape the exploding Nemesis. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}
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====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Megastorm was a big supporter of Starscream's latest scheme; the Predacon jet had devised a means to brainwash Maximals into Predacons, and managed to capture Tasmania Kid and Diver. After subjecting them to the brainwashing process, the pair were set loose against their former allies. The bulk of the Predacon forces followed them into a massive assault against the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew. Megastorm watched the whole drama unfold from a distance, readying a powerful blast to take out both the Maximals and his older brother. Just as he finished charging his canon and prepared to unleash its power, the terrain beneath Megastorm's treads collapsed! Scuba had been hiding in an underground river, and popped up at just the right moment to spoil Megastorm's shot. Megastorm's stray blast wound up badly injuring the Predacons, forcing them to retreat. Megastorm himself was swept up in the current of the underground river and carried away by the water. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}}}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Gigastorm returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In the [[Precursor World]], [[Primus]] remarked upon the power of [[Angolmois Energy]] and how it could change beings and give them the power to change others. One example was turning Megastorm into Gigastorm, and in turn giving him the power to transform Dirge and Thrust. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
Megastorm joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]]in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked him up to the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]], using Galvatron's energies to power it. With it, he set out to attack [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on a rainy day. The Maximals managed to lure the tank into a river and used underwater charges to exploit the tank's weak bottom shielding and sink it. After Lio Convoy broke into the tank, Megastorm took a shot at the Maximal, but it was deflected and Lio punched Megastorm, causing him to accidentally press the self-destruct button, blowing up the tank with him inside. Megastorm was left answering Galvatron's queries as to what happened while he was sleeping. {{Storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Infiltrate the Mystery Island!}} {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}} {{Storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}}}}
[[File:MangaGigastormRecliner.jpg|left|thumb|I say, this is a delightful brew, chappies.]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}} {{storylink|Win the Battle of Light and Darkness!}}}}
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===3H comics===
Megastorm took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. He aided [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] in destroying hordes of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] by tricking them into swarming what appeared to be an undefended canyon. In reality, it was to be the foundation of a new [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], built upon the smelted remains of the invaders. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
After Megastorm was exposed to [[Angolmois Energy]], his form mutated into a bipedal robotic dinosaur known as Gigastorm. With a new body came newfound confidence, so Gigastorm declared himself the leader of a [[Combatron (BW)|subfaction]] within the [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. With his power, he created the recon drone [[Gigascouter]].

Gigastorm set out to increase the power of his troops, exposing them to Angolmois Energy just as he was. His efforts created the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyber Beasts]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Gigastorm_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Gigastorm was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]'s troops when they uncovered the ancient [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}
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===Legends World===
Megastorm was director at a company that was a client for the [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon Trading Company]]. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], as part of his workaholicism, asked Megastorm if he could process more orders. The director obliged as he told his [[Galvatron (BW)|older brother]] in the other room that his snoring was too loud. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} After the Legends World was destroyed, Megastorm ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where he became a full-fledged Beast Warrior through [[Transformers sickness]] and helped fight against [[Galvatron II]] and his [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gigastorm was a resident of [[Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]] one decade after the end of the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vok]] declared the planet was not for them, governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] requested the presence of anyone who could help with this crisis, including Gigastorm. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
The super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], and Megastorm intended to obtain it for himself. So did several other Predacons and Maximals however, leading to a series of one-on-one battles.

Megastorm could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend himself against various incoming projectiles, and missions to travel across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria he had to fend off.

After defeating his final opponent, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megastorm gloated that using the Quartz's power, he would finally be capable of overthrowing his older brother, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]. But his plans never became reality, as Galvatron stole the Quartz from under Megastorm's nose. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{BW fighter ending|Megastorm|GBC}}

====Move list====
{{note|This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Robot Mode'''
!colspan=2|'''Vehicle Mode'''
|-
|F. Mine||↓→B
|Maximum Shoot||↓→B
|-
|Critical Hammer||↓←B
|Sting Mine||↓←A
|-
|Spark Cannon||←↓→B
|Cyclone Cannon||←↓→B
|-
|Knuckle Bazooka||→↓→B
|Storm Pass||←↓→A
|-
|Megaton Bomb (super)||↓→↓← B
|Assault Ray (super)||↓→↓← B
|-
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Megastorm.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]
*'''Megastorm''' (March 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: A roughly Leader-sized figure released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Megastorm is a [[redeco]] of the first ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]] toy (which had not been released in Japan previously), transforming into a large combat tank. In both modes, his main cannon stocks up to six missiles, and gravity slides the next missile into place when one is fired. Megastorm lacks the electronics present in the ''Generation 2'' toy, however, and the battery compartment has been covered with a large green sticker to hide it. The robot mode has also been negligibly [[retool]]ed to accommodate a Predacon [[rubsign]] just below the chest tank section.

: The biggest visual difference between Megatron and Megastorm is that the purple camo pattern of the former has been switched to olive on the latter. The pattern borders are also now much less defined. A new black deco surrounds Megastorm's eyes and most of the upper face. The shoulder [[insignia]] decals have been updated to show the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] symbol and the text "Destron", though still on the [[Neon|bright orange]] background of the originals. Like his predecessor, he includes a "Big Stick" decal that wraps around the fume extractor of his main cannon, though instead of "Eat this, Autobots!", the other side carries Megatron's original motto, "Peace through tyranny". Lastly, the green plastic is slightly darker and the handgun is now cast in black plastic.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline under the same name. Aside from the difference in packaging, the Korean release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Megastorm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-12 Megastorm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with rock and the number five die roll, and the other with scissors and the number two die roll, with a desert background.

: ''Beast-War'' Megastorm was later reissued in the Korean ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Car Bot|Car Bot]]'' packaging, re-assigned as an Autobot and renamed [[Armored Corps]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Megastorm/megastorm.htm More information on Megastorm at TFU.info]''

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*'''Cannon Showdown: Apache vs Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: Megastorm was also available in a "Cannon Showdown" (大砲の対決 ''taihō no taiketsu'') two-pack with the Maximal [[Apache#VS12|Apache]].

: Both of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

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*'''Gigastorm''' (October 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-22'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the ninth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Gigastorm is a redeco and partial [[retool]]ing of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' line]]'s [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], giving him a new dino-mode nose-horn as well as removing the metal ball-bearings from the outsides of the legs. He transforms from a ''{{w|Ceratosaurus}}''-like [[robot mode]] (dubbed his "Destruction Dinosaur Mode" ), to his "Huge Base Mode", to his "Attack Fortress Mode". In Attack Fortress Mode, he has a lifting mechanism that can send smaller vehicles rolling down his ramp.

: Gigastorm lacks virtually all of Trypticon's accessories, only coming with [[Gigascouter#Toys|Gigascouter]], a redeco of [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]]. Gigastorm also features one minor piece of ''intentional'' misassembly: the panels which flip out from the sides of his Attack Fortress Mode are assembled backwards, so that the round, molded details are showing when the panels are flipped out, as apposed to the blank indents where the "HELIPAD" stickers would've been. As Gigastorm does not feature any stickers, it would appear this was done to compensate. This detail also made its way into his cartoon [[character model]].

: Sonokong also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as '''Giga Storm'''. Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure is identical to the Takara release. In place of the bio cards of the Takara release, Giga Storm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-22 Giga Storm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with paper and the number two die roll, and the other with scissors and the number five die roll, with a rocky desert background.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Gigastorm Armor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Gigastorm/gigastorm.htm More information on Gigastorm at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Megastorm, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs. His cannon is actually a separate piece that pegs onto his shoulder; curiously, his left forearm also has a peg to mount the cannon.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Starscream (BW)#bluePVC|Starscream]].

===''Beast Wars Gum''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:A snap together model kit of Megastorm was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to vehicle mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

===''Beast Fighters''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Megastorm was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

==Notes==
* According to [[Ben Yee]], who wrote his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] profile, he envisioned Megastorm as having Trypticon's design specs in his database and using those as the basis of his upgraded form when empowered by Angolmois Energy.
* Like all non-toy Kreons (particularly in the [[Hayato Sakamoto]] comics), ''Kre-O'' Gigastorm is made from existing Kre-O parts. He uses the generic [[Tantrum (G1)|Torox]] helmet (with the side-holes being cleverly obstructed by the panel line), a horn piece, and a deco that matches his original counterpart's toy.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Megastorm''' (메가스톰 ''Megaseutom''), '''Gigastorm''' (기가스톰 ''Gigaseutom'')

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DNAVI (BW)

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:''DNAVI is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] computer AI from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DNaviNeo1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I'm making a note here; 'Huge Success'."]]

'''DNAVI''' (short for '''Devil NAVI'''), the self appointed [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] princess, is arrogant, sassy, and generally frustrating—there's just no two ways about it. She always talks down to her teammates, hassling them over their losses and acting as if, if she was in their shoes, she'd be performing leagues better. The issue with this conceited artificial intelligence is that she's absolutely necessary to keeping the Predacon operation running. Without her, the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'' couldn't run, [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsules]] couldn't be found, and [[Magmatron]] and his troops wouldn't be able to be teleported away from danger. So, although she's certainly a thorn in everyone’s side, she has an equally powerful bite to back up her immense bark.

She has a modicum of respect for Magmatron, who unleashes his wrath upon her if she disobeys his command, but she still isn't afraid to make jabs about his losses to the [[Maximal]]s on occasion. She also obeys [[Guiledart]], who she has an affinity for. Besides that, the other Predacons have it pretty rough. Poor [[Sling]] especially is the brunt of DNAVI's malicious pranks, with the artificial intelligence taking glee in leaving him on alien planets, only teleporting him back once he bends to her will.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Maki Miyamae]] (Japanese)|[[Yeong-seon Eun]] (Korean)}}

When the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] called for teleportation off [[Gaia]], DNAVI attempted to leave Sling behind "accidentally", beaming him up only when he raised a fuss. She then saw to the dressing-down of Magmatron's troops, castigating their failure to capture even a single [[Maximal]]. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

When Magmatron requested the transportation of the Predacons off of the planet of [[Godbless]], DNAVI obliged, but once more "forgot" Sling, until he complained loudly enough to bother her. {{storylink|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}

After [[Saberback]] and Sling noticed the icy planet [[Solid]] melting around them, they demanded that DNAVI take them back to their ship. She agreed, but only on the basis that the pair called her "Anastasia". Sling was furious, exclaiming that she had never been called by that name before, but Saberback forced him, and the two were teleported. {{storylink|Burning Heart Below Freezing}}

When the Predacons spotted the planet [[Maderan]], DNAVI was able to tell them that there was an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsule]] on the planet, but not the exact coordinates of it, due to heavy cloud cover. Later on, when Magmatron requested they all be teleported off planet due to the arrival of Big Convoy, DNAVI criticized him on his over-confidence during their mission, but transported them regardless. {{storylink|Hang in There, Stampy}}

When the Predacons approached the planet of [[Donovan]], DNAVI told them that the Maximals were in the vicinity. Guiledart then delegated responsibility of finding the Angolmois capsule located there to Sling, DNAVI scoffed, saying that a monkey was just as skilled as Sling. Later, when things got messy and the brunt of Predacon forces had to land on Donovan to recover the Angolmois, they requested that DNAVI teleport them back to the ''Dinosaur'' with the capsule. She responded by telling them that she could only teleport them or the Angolmois, not both, and that they'd have to fly back themselves. {{storylink|Mirage of the Sand}}

{{storylink|Dinosaur Combiner Magmatron}} {{storylink|Duel in the Labyrinth}} {{storylink|The Black Hole Crisis}} {{storylink|Sub-Commander Longrack}} {{storylink|Waa! They Got Eaten}} {{storylink|Planet of Time}} {{storylink|Lonely Hydra}} {{storylink|Break Is a Predacon?}} {{storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}} {{storylink|Planet of the Ultimate Weapon}} {{storylink|Troubled DNAVI}} {{storylink|Attack! Randy}} {{storylink|Bump the Physicist}} {{storylink|Hardhead Is Hardheaded}} {{storylink|Personal Combat in the Deep Sea!!}} {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}} {{storylink|Assemble! New Warriors}} {{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} {{storylink|The Stolen Capsules}} {{storylink|Pursue the Blentrons!}} {{storylink|Angry Magmatron}} {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} {{storylink|Unicron Revived!?}} {{storylink|Unicron's Ambition}} {{storylink|Fight! Maximals}} {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}} {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}
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===''Beast Wars Neo'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|There Are 7 Capsules}} {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}}}}

===''Legends'' comic===
DNAVI of the [[Legends World]] was the school nurse at Magmatron's high school. She diagnosed [[Big Convoy|Big]] with [[Transformers sickness]] and prescribed him medicine, but to her shock he refused to be cured and threw it out a window. {{Storylink|LG59 Blitzwing Prologue: Big-sensei#When I Awoke One Morning...|When I Awoke One Morning...}}

==Notes==
*A running gag throughout the series is DNAVI changing her name from episode to episode. Some include Anastasia, Catherine, and Audrey.
===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''DNAVI''' (디나비 ''Dinabi'')

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Megastorm (BW)

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:''Megastorm is the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Emperor of Destruction|Duke of Destruction]] from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:MegastormModel.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You can't see his eyeliner very well here.]]
'''Megastorm''' (メガストーム ''Megasutōmu'') is the Duke of Destruction and [[Relatives|younger brother]] to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], the [[Emperor of Destruction]]. In front of his troops he puts on the facade of a tough guy, but when he's in the presence of his big brother, he quickly calms down.

Megastorm secretly wishes to be stronger than his brother. His goals are far more modest and conservative that not only he views Galvatron's ostentatious schemes as not only too dangerous, but downright frightening for him. This further cements his belief that he could do a better job, endlessly ploting to usurps him as Emperor for his ego. Galvatron in return is aware of his younger sibling's attempts at treachery, but looks the other way purely out of brotherly love.

Megastorm transform into a tank and is armed with the devastating Mega-Cannon (that unfortunately takes ''forever'' to charge). He was later upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy|Evil Angolmois Energy]] into '''Gigastorm''' (ギガストーム ''Gigasutōmu''), a giant mechanical ''Ceratosaurus''-like dinosaur, which gave him a "Huge Base Mode" (巨大な基地モード ''Kyodaina Kichi Mōdo'') and an "Attack Fortress Mode" (攻撃要塞モード ''Kōgeki Yōsai Mōdo''), along with a [[Gigascouter]] drone. The upgrade included an enlarged title as Arch-Duke of Destruction; a hollow gesture considering he's still stuck as second-in-command.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition EX Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Takashi Matsuyama]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Megastorm1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|My Stormin' Norman commemorative plates have been stolen! ...again.]]

Megastorm, the Duke of Destruction, accompanying his Emperor and older brother [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' as they traveled to planet [[Gaia]] in search of [[Angolmois Energy]]. Megastorm was frequently chastised by his older brother for his immaturity, such as constantly repeating Galvatron's orders to their troops, or gloating disrespectfully when their Maximal enemies were captured. A mysterious white lion freed the captured Maximals before the Combatrons could dispose of them, allowing the opposition to escape. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

Megastorm and Galvatron uncovered a lost civilization in the underground ruins of Gaia, including a powerful [[Mother Computer]]. Galvatron overreached temporarily by assuming the two most powerful forms in the super-computer's databanks as his combat modes, and fell into a deep sleep. Once he realized his elder brother was incapacitated, Megastorm saw the opportunity for advancement, and named himself the new Emperor of Destruction. Megastorm arranged for the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]]s and [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s to assume combat modes from the Mother Computer as well, then dispatched them on independent missions. While the Autorollers began clearing away the forests to harvest Angolmois Energy, the Combatrons were ordered to retrieve the white lion who helped the Maximals. When [[BB]] and [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] returned with the lion, however, Megastorm was surprised to learn it was the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy]]...a robot in disguise! Lio Convoy's sudden appearance drove Megastorm and his forces into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

Hoping to score credit with his elder brother when he reawakened, Megastorm instructed the Combatrons to find Lio Convoy and then alert him to the Maximal commander's location so he, Megastorm, could finish him off. Impatient for results, Megastorm eventually left the ship himself and ran into the Maximal [[Diver (BW)|Diver]]. He chased the frog into a rendez-vous with other Maximals, but still no Lio Convoy. A sneering Megastorm intended to eliminate [[Bighorn]], who stood in his way, by unleashing the full power of his tank cannon. Unfortunately, the cannon took waaaaaay too long to power up, and Bighorn rushed behind Megastorm's guard in tank mode, pummeling him repeatedly while the helpless Megastorm waited for his cannon to reach full power. He finally unleashed his ultimate blast, which of course went right past Bighorn since the buffalo was already behind the cannon's barrel. Even when Lio Convoy arrived on the scene, he left it to Bighorn to continue beating on Megastorm until the Duke of Destruction finally retreated. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} Megastorm also oversaw a lake trap engineered by Starscream to capture and destroy the Maximals, but it ultimately proved fruitless. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Still, with Galvatron out of the way, Megastorm developed a taste for leadership. He eventually decided to dispose of his brother so that he could take Galvatron's throne for good. Hauling the unconscious Galvatron off the ship, Megastorm dropped his slumbering sibling into a well of Angolmois Energy, thinking it would destroy him... only for Galvatron to be re-energized and rudely awakened! Exploiting his brother's slightly disoriented state, Megastorm claimed that it was the Maximals who had thrown him in the well, and Galvatron promptly set off to eliminate Lio Convoy and his team. Megastorm observed the ensuing the battle between Galvatron and the Maximals from afar, and he emulated their strategy with great aplomb, sending his brother sinking into the molten lava below. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Megastorm didn't realize that Starscream had also been watching the fight and had quickly recovered Galvatron from the volcano, bringing him back to the ''Galvaburg II'', unconscious once more and sealed in a coffin of solidified lava, and so Megastorm became angry with Starscream, fearing this would conflict with his aspirations for leadership. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

After Dirge and Thrust were outmatched by the Insectrons [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]], Megastorm authorized Starscream to enact a scheme that would turn the Insectrons and Maximals against each other. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}} When Starscream successfully got a group of Insectrons to battle the Maximals, Megastorm dispatched Dirge and Thrust to help Starscream eliminate the winners, although they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

As Galvatron began moaning in his sleep, Megastorm grew concerned Galvatron would wake up soon and reclaim control of the Predacons, and worse, see how little Megastorm had accomplished. Megastorm ordered Starscream to wrap-up his scheming and eliminate the Insectrons once and for all. Unfortunately, Starscream's efforts to get the Insectrons to fight amongst themselves with spiked oil failed spectacularly. Not only did the Maximals calm the fighting Insectrons, but Galvatron reawakened on the ship and got drunk on the special oil before the Predacons could stop him, leading Megastorm and his troops to flee from the tipsy dragon. Megastorm cheered in victory when the Maximals and Insectrons teamed up to defeat the rampaging Galvatron, although he quickly covered his excitement by feigning concern for his brother in front of his troops.
{{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

With Starscream's plans an absolute failure, Megastorm accepted an offer from [[Autostinger]] and the Autorollers to take over command of the anti-Insectron operations. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} When the Autorollers captured [[Scissor Boy]] and [[Tasmania Kid]], Megastorm was impressed when they brought their captives to the ''Galvaburg II''. Unfortunately, the other Maximals and Insectrons arrived to rescue their comrades while the Combatrons were all out on patrol. Megastorm was overwhelmed, and was reluctantly forced to move their base before the mass of enemies defeated him. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

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Megastorm was vexed by the temporary return of his brother, Galvatron, rampaging over the Southern continent. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}} He unleashed the Combatrons and Autorollers for a major offensive in the south, but his efforts were opposed by the Maximals and Insectrons. Galvatron was back in Predacon sick bay after his most recent rampage, and Megastorm fretted that his older brother would reawaken before he could truly consolidate his power. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Despite all his planning, however, Megastorm soon found himself back under his older brother's thumb when Galvatron awakened and regained his faculties. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} He began openly jousting with Starscream for Galvatron's favor, as Starscream continued to subtly undermine Megastorm while lavishing favor on Galvatron. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Perhaps because of Megastorm's lack of accomplishments as leader, Galvatron also seemed less tolerant of his younger brother. He became annoyed at Megastorm repeating his orders back to the troops, and struck him on the head several times to be quiet. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Predacons were unable to come up with a combination scheme equal to [[Tripledacus]] on their own. Galvatron and Megastorm ordered the Combatrons to bring them the [[Jointron]]s for study, in hopes of copying their abilities. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} When the Autorollers discovered a [[Copy Machine]] in the ruins on Gaia, Starscream gave Galvatron and Megastorm a demonstration by using it on BB to create [[Copy BB]]. After a struggle on the bridge between BB and his diametrically opposed counterpart, Megastorm was ready to destroy the infernal machine, but Galvatron stopped him. Instead, they initiated a plan to create evil copies of the Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, the Duke of Destruction Megastorm was sized up next to Lio Convoy's lieutenant, [[Apache]]. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Sensing a growing threat to his position from Starscream, Megastorm held back Starscream and BB from a scouting mission in favor of allowing Dirge and Thrust to improve their own standing. Despite their successful surveillance of the newly arrived [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], though, at Starscream's insistence Galvatron allowed him and BB to make the next run over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

Megastorm represented the Predacons in negotiations with [[Halfshell]] of the Seacons. Galvatron wished to hire the Seacons to eliminate the Maximals in exchange for a share of Angolmois Energy. Megastorm opened negotiations with an offer of 1/10th the Predacons' Angolmois Energy reserves for each Maximals successfully eliminated. Halfshell countered with a demand of 1/8th share per Maximal, and also coerced Megastorm into agreeing Lio Convoy was worth 3 times a normal Maximal. Megastorm returned to the ''Galvaburg II'' with news of his successful negotiations, but Starscream was there to point out the math: five Maximals at one-eighth price and Lio Convoy at three-eighths meant that if the Seacons were victorious, the Predacons would have to give up ALL the Angolmois Energy in their possession. An embarrassed Megastorm quickly made excuses, and claimed he had a plan to prevent that.

Working with Dirge and Thrust, Megastorm constructed transmitters for the Seacons to lure the Maximals to six different locations so they could be beaten individually. The comedy duo inadvertently gave Megastorm the idea to install bombs in the transmitters too, hopefully to destroy the Seacons AND the Maximals at each site, and relieve them of the need to pay. Unfortunately for the plan, Dirge and Thrust were idiots. While placing the last transmitter, they were shocked by Lio Convoy's arrival and dropped the detonator. The damaged trigger ended up setting off the bomb directly under Megastorm as he watched the fight between Halfshell and [[Scuba]]. Blown clear of the ocean, the dazed Megastorm crashed on the beach where [[Terrormander]] battled [[Apache]]. Rushing into the fray to prevent Apache from being killed by a Seacon, Megastorm stepped on a second bomb just as it detonated, launching him skyward again. As he stumbled out of the forest, Megastorm walked into [[Bighorn]] and [[Coelagon]]...and their bomb. One explosion later, an increasingly disheveled Megastorm crawled into the clearing where [[Scylla]] tormented Tasmania Kid and caught yet ''another'' explosion in the face. Blasted back to the beach, Megastorm could barely stand when [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] came rushing through being chased by [[Sea Phantom]]...who had the last bomb hooked around his fin.

So, on the one hand, Megastorm's plan failed spectacularly and none of the Maximals were eliminated. On the other hand, no payments of Angolmois Energy had to be made and the Seacons didn't suspect Megastorm's treachery since he did so much damage to himself in the process. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Megastorm stoically watched as Galvatron manipulated the Seacons into attacking the Maximals for no pay whatsoever. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}} When Starscream noticed the damage to the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], he offered to negotiate a new, cheaper bounty for repair materials with the Seacons. When Galvatron told Starscream not to screw up the way Megastorm did, Megastorm knew he was on thin ice. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

As the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia behind, Halfshell challenged Lio Convoy to a duel for the energy necessary to depart. Galvatron sent Megastorm, Starscream and BB to monitor the fight, and hopefully eliminate a weakened Lio Convoy if Halfshell did not claim victory himself. Things looked bad for Lio Convoy when the one-on-one duel turned out to be against God Neptune. Through acrobatics and warrior skill, however, he seemingly defeated God Neptune and buried the Seacon combiner under a rockslide. Although the fight was not clearly finished, Megastorm jumped the gun and prepared to fire on the injured Lio Convoy. His cannon blast went wide instead, and caused a chain reaction in the Angolmois Energy under the ground. Lio Convoy and God Neptune were forced to abandon their bout due to the chaos that followed. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Megastorm was overseeing an Autoroller drilling operation when the Angolmois Energy began erupting out of control. Megastorm panicked and ordered an evacuation, but his older brother laughed and told him to calm himself. The Angolmois Energy was reacting to the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] that Galvatron had summoned to the solar system. Galvatron calmly entered the Angolmois Energy geysers and absorbed more energy to became even more powerful. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

However, Galvatron’s power was not great enough to prevent him from suffering serious injuries in battle with [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]], the new Maximal combiner centered around [[Lio Junior]], another wielder of Angolmois Energy. As Megastorm once again seized control of the Predacons, Starscream responded to a comment he made about Galvatron's power. Starscream claimed to have performed many experiments that indicated Megastorm could safely expose himself to Angolmois Energy and become even more powerful like his brother. Secretly, however, Starscream expected Megastorm to die in the attempt.

Megastorm began to have second thoughts about the process as he dangled over a pit of Angolmois Energy from inside a fragile cage, but Starscream dropped the Duke of Destruction into the maw anyway. As he soaked up Angolmois Energy, fearing he would die, Megastorm reflected upon his relationship with his elder brother. He thought on how he wanted to succeed his brother as Emperor of Destruction, and acquire a mode as powerful as his dragon mode, or like the dinosaurs that once roamed the planet. Megastorm did emerge from the pit, despite Starscream's expectations, far larger and possessing awesome power as Gigastorm. As a towering ''Ceratosaurus'', Gigastorm did battle with the Maximals until they upset his footing, sending him back into the flow of Angolmois Energy. This did nothing to deter him, however, for Gigastorm was now nearly unstoppable. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Using a shrink ray, Gigastorm was capable of entering the ''Galvaburg II'' to address his troops. He congratulated Starscream on a job well done on his upgrade, still unaware of his lieutenant's true intentions. Although he was significantly larger and stronger, Gigastorm was no smarter than Megastorm. After being taunted by the Maximals into giving chase, he was lured into a ravine and then flanked on both sides by his foes. The unsuspecting Gigastorm was soon buried in rocks as the ground gave way under their firepower. What's more, the Maximals had arranged their ambush atop a vein of natural gas, letting the explosive vapor build up around the trapped Gigastorm before finally detonating it all at once around him. Unfortunately for the Maximals, Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy-enhanced armor allowed him to laugh off even this firestorm of an explosion. He was eventually pulled free with the assistance of the ''Galvaburg II'', but retreated after being outmaneuvered by Scuba's new weapon, the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Fearing his older brother would once again awaken and take the reins of power from him, Gigastorm tried to forcibly dismantle Galvatron with a chainsaw, but was stopped by Starscream and BB. He then made the same mistake he had made previously and tried to overload Galvatron with Angolmois Energy, only for it to fully restore Galvatron as it had in the past. Starscream reported Gigastorm's treachery to Galvatron, but the Emperor of Destruction wouldn't believe it at first. When Gigastorm fired on Galvatron in the midst of a battle with the Maximals, however, Galvatron recognized his younger brother's treachery for what it was. Gigastorm fought his elder brother in his powerful dragon mode, until Galvatron outsmarted his sibling by activating the ''Galvaburg II'' and its shrink ray to reduce Gigastorm to a more controllable size. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

Dirge and Thrust managed to catch Starscream on video admitting he intended to kill Megastorm with the Angolmois Energy bath, prompting Gigastorm to seek his revenge. He planned to send Starscream and BB on a mission to an isolated Angolmois Energy-rich area, allegedly because the Maximals were nearby, then blow them up with concealed explosives. By sheer happenstance, all the Maximals actually ''were'' in the area, prompting Gigastorm to keep his head down and see how the Combatrons fared against their foes. When Starscream and BB exhausted all their firepower and prepared to surrender, Gigastorm saw his chance and blew the explosives, sending his rivals into the pit of Angolmois Energy below. Miraculously (and in no way exactly like ''every other time'' Gigastorm tried to kill someone with Angolmois Energy), Starscream and BB emerged from the pit more powerful than ever, having becoming [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]]. Recognizing Gigastorm's hand in this, they prepared to square off against him before Galvatron arrived, forcing all his subordinates back under his thumb. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

After Hellscream and Max-B's impressive upgrade, Dirge and Thrust felt even more outclassed than before. After several slapstick failures to redeem their image by eliminating Lio Convoy, Gigastorm took pity on his loyal soldiers and offered them an upgrade. Converting into his base mode, Gigastorm arranged to pump the Combatrons full of Angolmois Energy from his own system, and successfully transformed them into the Cyborg Beasts [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

[[File:Gigastorm1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"He said it was just a name!" "What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula!"]]

When a mysterious teleport gate fell to Gaia, the Predacons seized control of the device. Gigastorm and Hellscream determined it was capable of reaching through time and space to locate any being of their choosing. Galvatron hoped to add the power of the mighty [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] to his conquest of Gaia. However, Gigastorm screwed up the space-time coordinates (apparently through legitimate incompetence rather than deceit), pulling an unknown entity through the gate. Despite Gigastorm's bungling, Galvatron was pleased with his new arrival, the colossal and terrifying [[Majin Zarak]]. In all-terrain aircraft carrier mode, Majin Zarak was a juggernaut in Galvatron's command. While Gigastorm and the other Predacons were beaten by the Maximals, Majin Zarak's massive power allowed Galvatron to overpower Lio Convoy's crew. Unfortunately, the beast was eventually upended by Magnaboss, casting Galvatron out of the command deck. Gigastorm arrived in his flying platform mode to catch his brother, and the Predacons fled into the night. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Lio Convoy and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. Gigastorm wanted to rush out and strike at the Maximals, but Galvatron told him to relax and merely increased power to Nemesis, undoing the Maximals' efforts. Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts soon confronted the Maximals anyway, but Gigastorm got caught in the freezing blasts of the Maximals' invention, leaving him helpless and hopeless on the field of battle. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}}

Lio Convoy's next plot caused more concern to Galvatron. The Maximals were in possession of a massive artillery cannon, modified to conduct Angolmois Energy, which could be used to shoot down Nemesis before it ever reached Gaia. Once he finally understood the danger, Gigastorm again tried to race into battle, but Galvatron told him to hold. Quoting Sun Tzu, Galvatron noted Lio Convoy was too cunning a tactician to show his entire hand like this. Sure enough, Hellscream and Max-B soon located a second cannon being moved underwater by Scuba. When both these cannons were destroyed and revealed as decoys by the Predacons, Galvatron and Gigastorm were still available to intercept Magnaboss and the real, third cannon as they reached the Angolmois Energy volcano.

The Maximal combiner separated, letting [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] hold the Predacons back while a determined Lio Junior readied the cannon and fired. Fortunately for the Predacons, the cannon was not powerful enough to affect Nemesis. With the cannon destroyed and useless, Galvatron ordered a retreat as there was no more reason to fight that day. Gigastorm was yelling empty threats back at the Maximals when he tripped and fell into a gorge, needing the Galvaburg II to fish him out. Having seen Lio Junior on the battlefield that day, Galvatron reflected on how Lio Convoy seemed to be raising a much better successor than he was. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} Galvatron soon attempted to brainwash Lio Junior with evil Angolmois Energy, planning to replace Gigastorm as his second if successful. The plan failed, and Gigastorm didn't appear to understand the true intentions behind Galvatron's plot either. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Gigastorm continued to be woefully unimpressive in the eyes of his older brother. An emissary robot arrived from Mars and told the Maximals it had the power to take control of the Angolmois Energy once placed inside the mother computer of the Gaian ruins. When Hellscream reported this development to the ''Galvaburg II'', Gigastorm didn't understand the significance of it, severely trying Galvatron's patience. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} After it was revealed that the robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying Gaia and everyone on it, the Maximals raced to the mother computer to stop it. Gigastorm, however, was myopically focused on defeating the Maximals, and sent the Cyborg Beasts into battle to delay the heroes merely because he could. Galvatron was forced to personally appear on the battlefield and rebuke Gigastorm for not seeing the bigger picture. He ordered his troops back to the ship so that the Maximals could return to their efforts to save the entire planet, Predacons included. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

When Dirgegun and Thrustor supposedly discovered the Maximals' hidden base, Gigastorm was thrilled at the success of his favorite subordinates. He rushed out to join them in the attack, despite Galvatron's commentary that the Maximals were inconsequential in the face of Nemesis's arrival. Even with Hellscream's suspicions voiced, Gigastorm remained blind to the Maximals true intentions, as they diverted him away from their true location long enough to launch an intercept ship intending to reach and defeat Nemesis. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}} A sullen Gigastorm watched on as Galvatron dispatched his brainwashed Seacons to stop the Maximal ship, showing he had planned for every eventuality while Gigastorm still fell for every trick. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As Nemesis shot down the Maximal ship on approach, Galvatron dispatched Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts to survey the wreckage. The flying Beasts had difficulty supporting Gigastorm vast bulk, and so they dropped him rather unceremoniously over the ground. Unable to enter the ship himself to check for survivors, Gigastorm ordered the Predacons to reconnoiter for him. When they discovered the ship empty and a self-destruct sequence activated, Hellscream and the other fled the oncoming explosion at top speed...and without bothering to warn Gigastorm. Gigastorm was ignominiously covered in soot and ash, but otherwise unharmed. He and the Beasts found the Maximals trying to infiltrate Nemesis's inner regions and engaged in battle. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

When the full power of Gaia's Angolmois Energy flowed from the planet to Nemesis, Galvatron emerged from the depths and reported the deaths of Lio Convoy and Lio Junior in the rush of energy. Gigastorm gloated cruelly over the crestfallen Maximals, but Galvatron ordered him to be silent and show respect for such worthy fallen opponents. Galvatron's respect for Lio Junior in particular shamed Gigastorm, who couldn't understand why his elder brother thought the cub was such a better successor than he was. In response, Galvatron told Gigastorm to look him in the eye and swear he would die for his elder, just as Lio Junior voluntarily died for Lio Convoy. Gigastorm tried, but he could not meet his brother's gaze.

The Maximals weren't finished, however, for soon a glowing green Lion Warrior emerged from the depths of Nemesis. Galvatron turned his back on this new threat, and told Gigastorm to show his love for his emperor. Recognizing the opportunity his elder brother was providing him, Gigastorm turned his full fury on the Green Lion—Angolmois Burn, Tail Storm, Head Missiles, and Storm Cannons blazed against the lion, but to no avail. The Green Warrior absorbed everything Gigastorm threw at him before using its own Matrix Typhoon attack to draw the Angolmois Energy out of Gigastorm, draining his power. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}} On the verge of systems shutdown, Gigastorm apologized to his brother for failing him. But instead of chastising him, Galvatron reached out to his little brother and told him he performed admirably. Gigastorm fell inactive until a current of Angolmois Energy "lava" shocked him awake again. He was last seen being dragged out into space by the Cyborg Beasts as they fought to escape the exploding Nemesis. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}
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====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Megastorm was a big supporter of Starscream's latest scheme; the Predacon jet had devised a means to brainwash Maximals into Predacons, and managed to capture Tasmania Kid and Diver. After subjecting them to the brainwashing process, the pair were set loose against their former allies. The bulk of the Predacon forces followed them into a massive assault against the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew. Megastorm watched the whole drama unfold from a distance, readying a powerful blast to take out both the Maximals and his older brother. Just as he finished charging his canon and prepared to unleash its power, the terrain beneath Megastorm's treads collapsed! Scuba had been hiding in an underground river, and popped up at just the right moment to spoil Megastorm's shot. Megastorm's stray blast wound up badly injuring the Predacons, forcing them to retreat. Megastorm himself was swept up in the current of the underground river and carried away by the water. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
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====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Gigastorm returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In the [[Precursor World]], [[Primus]] remarked upon the power of [[Angolmois Energy]] and how it could change beings and give them the power to change others. One example was turning Megastorm into Gigastorm, and in turn giving him the power to transform Dirge and Thrust. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
Megastorm joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]]in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked him up to the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]], using Galvatron's energies to power it. With it, he set out to attack [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on a rainy day. The Maximals managed to lure the tank into a river and used underwater charges to exploit the tank's weak bottom shielding and sink it. After Lio Convoy broke into the tank, Megastorm took a shot at the Maximal, but it was deflected and Lio punched Megastorm, causing him to accidentally press the self-destruct button, blowing up the tank with him inside. Megastorm was left answering Galvatron's queries as to what happened while he was sleeping. {{Storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

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===3H comics===
Megastorm took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. He aided [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] in destroying hordes of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] by tricking them into swarming what appeared to be an undefended canyon. In reality, it was to be the foundation of a new [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], built upon the smelted remains of the invaders. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
After Megastorm was exposed to [[Angolmois Energy]], his form mutated into a bipedal robotic dinosaur known as Gigastorm. With a new body came newfound confidence, so Gigastorm declared himself the leader of a [[Combatron (BW)|subfaction]] within the [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. With his power, he created the recon drone [[Gigascouter]].

Gigastorm set out to increase the power of his troops, exposing them to Angolmois Energy just as he was. His efforts created the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyber Beasts]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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Gigastorm was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]'s troops when they uncovered the ancient [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}
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===Legends World===
Megastorm was director at a company that was a client for the [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon Trading Company]]. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], as part of his workaholicism, asked Megastorm if he could process more orders. The director obliged as he told his [[Galvatron (BW)|older brother]] in the other room that his snoring was too loud. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} After the Legends World was destroyed, Megastorm ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where he became a full-fledged Beast Warrior through [[Transformers sickness]] and helped fight against [[Galvatron II]] and his [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gigastorm was a resident of [[Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]] one decade after the end of the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vok]] declared the planet was not for them, governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] requested the presence of anyone who could help with this crisis, including Gigastorm. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
The super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], and Megastorm intended to obtain it for himself. So did several other Predacons and Maximals however, leading to a series of one-on-one battles.

Megastorm could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend himself against various incoming projectiles, and missions to travel across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria he had to fend off.

After defeating his final opponent, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megastorm gloated that using the Quartz's power, he would finally be capable of overthrowing his older brother, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]. But his plans never became reality, as Galvatron stole the Quartz from under Megastorm's nose. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{BW fighter ending|Megastorm|GBC}}

====Move list====
{{note|This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Robot Mode'''
!colspan=2|'''Vehicle Mode'''
|-
|F. Mine||↓→B
|Maximum Shoot||↓→B
|-
|Critical Hammer||↓←B
|Sting Mine||↓←A
|-
|Spark Cannon||←↓→B
|Cyclone Cannon||←↓→B
|-
|Knuckle Bazooka||→↓→B
|Storm Pass||←↓→A
|-
|Megaton Bomb (super)||↓→↓← B
|Assault Ray (super)||↓→↓← B
|-
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Megastorm.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]
*'''Megastorm''' (March 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: A roughly Leader-sized figure released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Megastorm is a [[redeco]] of the first ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]] toy (which had not been released in Japan previously), transforming into a large combat tank. In both modes, his main cannon stocks up to six missiles, and gravity slides the next missile into place when one is fired. Megastorm lacks the electronics present in the ''Generation 2'' toy, however, and the battery compartment has been covered with a large green sticker to hide it. The robot mode has also been negligibly [[retool]]ed to accommodate a Predacon [[rubsign]] just below the chest tank section.

: The biggest visual difference between Megatron and Megastorm is that the purple camo pattern of the former has been switched to olive on the latter. The pattern borders are also now much less defined. A new black deco surrounds Megastorm's eyes and most of the upper face. The shoulder [[insignia]] decals have been updated to show the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] symbol and the text "Destron", though still on the [[Neon|bright orange]] background of the originals. Like his predecessor, he includes a "Big Stick" decal that wraps around the fume extractor of his main cannon, though instead of "Eat this, Autobots!", the other side carries Megatron's original motto, "Peace through tyranny". Lastly, the green plastic is slightly darker and the handgun is now cast in black plastic.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline under the same name. Aside from the difference in packaging, the Korean release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Megastorm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-12 Megastorm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with rock and the number five die roll, and the other with scissors and the number two die roll, with a desert background.

: ''Beast-War'' Megastorm was later reissued in the Korean ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Car Bot|Car Bot]]'' packaging, re-assigned as an Autobot and renamed [[Armored Corps]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Megastorm/megastorm.htm More information on Megastorm at TFU.info]''

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*'''Cannon Showdown: Apache vs Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: Megastorm was also available in a "Cannon Showdown" (大砲の対決 ''taihō no taiketsu'') two-pack with the Maximal [[Apache#VS12|Apache]].

: Both of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWPerfectBook-BWIIGigastorm.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Gigastorm''' (October 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-22'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the ninth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Gigastorm is a redeco and partial [[retool]]ing of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' line]]'s [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], giving him a new dino-mode nose-horn as well as removing the metal ball-bearings from the outsides of the legs. He transforms from a ''{{w|Ceratosaurus}}''-like [[robot mode]] (dubbed his "Destruction Dinosaur Mode" ), to his "Huge Base Mode", to his "Attack Fortress Mode". In Attack Fortress Mode, he has a lifting mechanism that can send smaller vehicles rolling down his ramp.

: Gigastorm lacks virtually all of Trypticon's accessories, only coming with [[Gigascouter#Toys|Gigascouter]], a redeco of [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]]. Gigastorm also features one minor piece of ''intentional'' misassembly: the panels which flip out from the sides of his Attack Fortress Mode are assembled backwards, so that the round, molded details are showing when the panels are flipped out, as apposed to the blank indents where the "HELIPAD" stickers would've been. As Gigastorm does not feature any stickers, it would appear this was done to compensate. This detail also made its way into his cartoon [[character model]].

: Sonokong also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as '''Giga Storm'''. Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure is identical to the Takara release. In place of the bio cards of the Takara release, Giga Storm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-22 Giga Storm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with paper and the number two die roll, and the other with scissors and the number five die roll, with a rocky desert background.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Gigastorm Armor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Gigastorm/gigastorm.htm More information on Gigastorm at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Megastorm, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs. His cannon is actually a separate piece that pegs onto his shoulder; curiously, his left forearm also has a peg to mount the cannon.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Starscream (BW)#bluePVC|Starscream]].

===''Beast Wars Gum''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:A snap together model kit of Megastorm was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to vehicle mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

===''Beast Fighters''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Megastorm was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

==Notes==
* According to [[Ben Yee]], who wrote his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] profile, he envisioned Megastorm as having Trypticon's design specs in his database and using those as the basis of his upgraded form when empowered by Angolmois Energy.
* Like all non-toy Kreons (particularly in the [[Hayato Sakamoto]] comics), ''Kre-O'' Gigastorm is made from existing Kre-O parts. He uses the generic [[Tantrum (G1)|Torox]] helmet (with the side-holes being cleverly obstructed by the panel line), a horn piece, and a deco that matches his original counterpart's toy.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Megastorm''' (메가스톰 ''Megaseutom''), '''Gigastorm''' (기가스톰 ''Gigaseutom'')

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:''Megastorm is the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Emperor of Destruction|Duke of Destruction]] from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:MegastormModel.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You can't see his eyeliner very well here.]]
'''Megastorm''' (メガストーム ''Megasutōmu'') is the Duke of Destruction and [[Relatives|younger brother]] to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], the [[Emperor of Destruction]]. In front of his troops he puts on the facade of a tough guy, but when he's in the presence of his big brother, he quickly calms down.

Megastorm secretly wishes to be stronger than his brother. His goals are far more modest and conservative that not only he views Galvatron's ostentatious schemes as not only too dangerous, but downright frightening for him. This further cements his belief that he could do a better job, endlessly ploting to usurps him as Emperor for his ego. Galvatron in return is aware of his younger sibling's attempts at treachery, but looks the other way purely out of brotherly love.

Megastorm transform into a tank and is armed with the devastating Mega-Cannon (that unfortunately takes ''forever'' to charge). He was later upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy|Evil Angolmois Energy]] into '''Gigastorm''' (ギガストーム ''Gigasutōmu''), a giant mechanical ''Ceratosaurus''-like dinosaur, which gave him a "Huge Base Mode" (巨大な基地モード ''Kyodaina Kichi Mōdo'') and an "Attack Fortress Mode" (攻撃要塞モード ''Kōgeki Yōsai Mōdo''), along with a [[Gigascouter]] drone. The upgrade included an enlarged title as Arch-Duke of Destruction; a hollow gesture considering he's still stuck as second-in-command.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition EX Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Takashi Matsuyama]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Megastorm1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|My Stormin' Norman commemorative plates have been stolen! ...again.]]

Megastorm, the Duke of Destruction, accompanying his Emperor and older brother [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' as they traveled to planet [[Gaia]] in search of [[Angolmois Energy]]. Megastorm was frequently chastised by his older brother for his immaturity, such as constantly repeating Galvatron's orders to their troops, or gloating disrespectfully when their Maximal enemies were captured. A mysterious white lion freed the captured Maximals before the Combatrons could dispose of them, allowing the opposition to escape. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

Megastorm and Galvatron uncovered a lost civilization in the underground ruins of Gaia, including a powerful [[Mother Computer]]. Galvatron overreached temporarily by assuming the two most powerful forms in the super-computer's databanks as his combat modes, and fell into a deep sleep. Once he realized his elder brother was incapacitated, Megastorm saw the opportunity for advancement, and named himself the new Emperor of Destruction. Megastorm arranged for the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]]s and [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s to assume combat modes from the Mother Computer as well, then dispatched them on independent missions. While the Autorollers began clearing away the forests to harvest Angolmois Energy, the Combatrons were ordered to retrieve the white lion who helped the Maximals. When [[BB]] and [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] returned with the lion, however, Megastorm was surprised to learn it was the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy]]...a robot in disguise! Lio Convoy's sudden appearance drove Megastorm and his forces into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

Hoping to score credit with his elder brother when he reawakened, Megastorm instructed the Combatrons to find Lio Convoy and then alert him to the Maximal commander's location so he, Megastorm, could finish him off. Impatient for results, Megastorm eventually left the ship himself and ran into the Maximal [[Diver (BW)|Diver]]. He chased the frog into a rendez-vous with other Maximals, but still no Lio Convoy. A sneering Megastorm intended to eliminate [[Bighorn]], who stood in his way, by unleashing the full power of his tank cannon. Unfortunately, the cannon took waaaaaay too long to power up, and Bighorn rushed behind Megastorm's guard in tank mode, pummeling him repeatedly while the helpless Megastorm waited for his cannon to reach full power. He finally unleashed his ultimate blast, which of course went right past Bighorn since the buffalo was already behind the cannon's barrel. Even when Lio Convoy arrived on the scene, he left it to Bighorn to continue beating on Megastorm until the Duke of Destruction finally retreated. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} Megastorm also oversaw a lake trap engineered by Starscream to capture and destroy the Maximals, but it ultimately proved fruitless. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Still, with Galvatron out of the way, Megastorm developed a taste for leadership. He eventually decided to dispose of his brother so that he could take Galvatron's throne for good. Hauling the unconscious Galvatron off the ship, Megastorm dropped his slumbering sibling into a well of Angolmois Energy, thinking it would destroy him... only for Galvatron to be re-energized and rudely awakened! Exploiting his brother's slightly disoriented state, Megastorm claimed that it was the Maximals who had thrown him in the well, and Galvatron promptly set off to eliminate Lio Convoy and his team. Megastorm observed the ensuing the battle between Galvatron and the Maximals from afar, and he emulated their strategy with great aplomb, sending his brother sinking into the molten lava below. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Megastorm didn't realize that Starscream had also been watching the fight and had quickly recovered Galvatron from the volcano, bringing him back to the ''Galvaburg II'', unconscious once more and sealed in a coffin of solidified lava, and so Megastorm became angry with Starscream, fearing this would conflict with his aspirations for leadership. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

After Dirge and Thrust were outmatched by the Insectrons [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]], Megastorm authorized Starscream to enact a scheme that would turn the Insectrons and Maximals against each other. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}} When Starscream successfully got a group of Insectrons to battle the Maximals, Megastorm dispatched Dirge and Thrust to help Starscream eliminate the winners, although they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

As Galvatron began moaning in his sleep, Megastorm grew concerned Galvatron would wake up soon and reclaim control of the Predacons, and worse, see how little Megastorm had accomplished. Megastorm ordered Starscream to wrap-up his scheming and eliminate the Insectrons once and for all. Unfortunately, Starscream's efforts to get the Insectrons to fight amongst themselves with spiked oil failed spectacularly. Not only did the Maximals calm the fighting Insectrons, but Galvatron reawakened on the ship and got drunk on the special oil before the Predacons could stop him, leading Megastorm and his troops to flee from the tipsy dragon. Megastorm cheered in victory when the Maximals and Insectrons teamed up to defeat the rampaging Galvatron, although he quickly covered his excitement by feigning concern for his brother in front of his troops.
{{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

With Starscream's plans an absolute failure, Megastorm accepted an offer from [[Autostinger]] and the Autorollers to take over command of the anti-Insectron operations. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} When the Autorollers captured [[Scissor Boy]] and [[Tasmania Kid]], Megastorm was impressed when they brought their captives to the ''Galvaburg II''. Unfortunately, the other Maximals and Insectrons arrived to rescue their comrades while the Combatrons were all out on patrol. Megastorm was overwhelmed, and was reluctantly forced to move their base before the mass of enemies defeated him. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

[[File:MegastormRage.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|ogbnorshnboihqpidhwnFIONOIAB!!!]]
Megastorm was vexed by the temporary return of his brother, Galvatron, rampaging over the Southern continent. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}} He unleashed the Combatrons and Autorollers for a major offensive in the south, but his efforts were opposed by the Maximals and Insectrons. Galvatron was back in Predacon sick bay after his most recent rampage, and Megastorm fretted that his older brother would reawaken before he could truly consolidate his power. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Despite all his planning, however, Megastorm soon found himself back under his older brother's thumb when Galvatron awakened and regained his faculties. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} He began openly jousting with Starscream for Galvatron's favor, as Starscream continued to subtly undermine Megastorm while lavishing favor on Galvatron. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Perhaps because of Megastorm's lack of accomplishments as leader, Galvatron also seemed less tolerant of his younger brother. He became annoyed at Megastorm repeating his orders back to the troops, and struck him on the head several times to be quiet. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Predacons were unable to come up with a combination scheme equal to [[Tripledacus]] on their own. Galvatron and Megastorm ordered the Combatrons to bring them the [[Jointron]]s for study, in hopes of copying their abilities. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} When the Autorollers discovered a [[Copy Machine]] in the ruins on Gaia, Starscream gave Galvatron and Megastorm a demonstration by using it on BB to create [[Copy BB]]. After a struggle on the bridge between BB and his diametrically opposed counterpart, Megastorm was ready to destroy the infernal machine, but Galvatron stopped him. Instead, they initiated a plan to create evil copies of the Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, the Duke of Destruction Megastorm was sized up next to Lio Convoy's lieutenant, [[Apache]]. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Sensing a growing threat to his position from Starscream, Megastorm held back Starscream and BB from a scouting mission in favor of allowing Dirge and Thrust to improve their own standing. Despite their successful surveillance of the newly arrived [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], though, at Starscream's insistence Galvatron allowed him and BB to make the next run over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

Megastorm represented the Predacons in negotiations with [[Halfshell]] of the Seacons. Galvatron wished to hire the Seacons to eliminate the Maximals in exchange for a share of Angolmois Energy. Megastorm opened negotiations with an offer of 1/10th the Predacons' Angolmois Energy reserves for each Maximals successfully eliminated. Halfshell countered with a demand of 1/8th share per Maximal, and also coerced Megastorm into agreeing Lio Convoy was worth 3 times a normal Maximal. Megastorm returned to the ''Galvaburg II'' with news of his successful negotiations, but Starscream was there to point out the math: five Maximals at one-eighth price and Lio Convoy at three-eighths meant that if the Seacons were victorious, the Predacons would have to give up ALL the Angolmois Energy in their possession. An embarrassed Megastorm quickly made excuses, and claimed he had a plan to prevent that.

Working with Dirge and Thrust, Megastorm constructed transmitters for the Seacons to lure the Maximals to six different locations so they could be beaten individually. The comedy duo inadvertently gave Megastorm the idea to install bombs in the transmitters too, hopefully to destroy the Seacons AND the Maximals at each site, and relieve them of the need to pay. Unfortunately for the plan, Dirge and Thrust were idiots. While placing the last transmitter, they were shocked by Lio Convoy's arrival and dropped the detonator. The damaged trigger ended up setting off the bomb directly under Megastorm as he watched the fight between Halfshell and [[Scuba]]. Blown clear of the ocean, the dazed Megastorm crashed on the beach where [[Terrormander]] battled [[Apache]]. Rushing into the fray to prevent Apache from being killed by a Seacon, Megastorm stepped on a second bomb just as it detonated, launching him skyward again. As he stumbled out of the forest, Megastorm walked into [[Bighorn]] and [[Coelagon]]...and their bomb. One explosion later, an increasingly disheveled Megastorm crawled into the clearing where [[Scylla]] tormented Tasmania Kid and caught yet ''another'' explosion in the face. Blasted back to the beach, Megastorm could barely stand when [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] came rushing through being chased by [[Sea Phantom]]...who had the last bomb hooked around his fin.

So, on the one hand, Megastorm's plan failed spectacularly and none of the Maximals were eliminated. On the other hand, no payments of Angolmois Energy had to be made and the Seacons didn't suspect Megastorm's treachery since he did so much damage to himself in the process. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Megastorm stoically watched as Galvatron manipulated the Seacons into attacking the Maximals for no pay whatsoever. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}} When Starscream noticed the damage to the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], he offered to negotiate a new, cheaper bounty for repair materials with the Seacons. When Galvatron told Starscream not to screw up the way Megastorm did, Megastorm knew he was on thin ice. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

As the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia behind, Halfshell challenged Lio Convoy to a duel for the energy necessary to depart. Galvatron sent Megastorm, Starscream and BB to monitor the fight, and hopefully eliminate a weakened Lio Convoy if Halfshell did not claim victory himself. Things looked bad for Lio Convoy when the one-on-one duel turned out to be against God Neptune. Through acrobatics and warrior skill, however, he seemingly defeated God Neptune and buried the Seacon combiner under a rockslide. Although the fight was not clearly finished, Megastorm jumped the gun and prepared to fire on the injured Lio Convoy. His cannon blast went wide instead, and caused a chain reaction in the Angolmois Energy under the ground. Lio Convoy and God Neptune were forced to abandon their bout due to the chaos that followed. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Megastorm was overseeing an Autoroller drilling operation when the Angolmois Energy began erupting out of control. Megastorm panicked and ordered an evacuation, but his older brother laughed and told him to calm himself. The Angolmois Energy was reacting to the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] that Galvatron had summoned to the solar system. Galvatron calmly entered the Angolmois Energy geysers and absorbed more energy to became even more powerful. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

However, Galvatron’s power was not great enough to prevent him from suffering serious injuries in battle with [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]], the new Maximal combiner centered around [[Lio Junior]], another wielder of Angolmois Energy. As Megastorm once again seized control of the Predacons, Starscream responded to a comment he made about Galvatron's power. Starscream claimed to have performed many experiments that indicated Megastorm could safely expose himself to Angolmois Energy and become even more powerful like his brother. Secretly, however, Starscream expected Megastorm to die in the attempt.

Megastorm began to have second thoughts about the process as he dangled over a pit of Angolmois Energy from inside a fragile cage, but Starscream dropped the Duke of Destruction into the maw anyway. As he soaked up Angolmois Energy, fearing he would die, Megastorm reflected upon his relationship with his elder brother. He thought on how he wanted to succeed his brother as Emperor of Destruction, and acquire a mode as powerful as his dragon mode, or like the dinosaurs that once roamed the planet. Megastorm did emerge from the pit, despite Starscream's expectations, far larger and possessing awesome power as Gigastorm. As a towering ''Ceratosaurus'', Gigastorm did battle with the Maximals until they upset his footing, sending him back into the flow of Angolmois Energy. This did nothing to deter him, however, for Gigastorm was now nearly unstoppable. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Using a shrink ray, Gigastorm was capable of entering the ''Galvaburg II'' to address his troops. He congratulated Starscream on a job well done on his upgrade, still unaware of his lieutenant's true intentions. Although he was significantly larger and stronger, Gigastorm was no smarter than Megastorm. After being taunted by the Maximals into giving chase, he was lured into a ravine and then flanked on both sides by his foes. The unsuspecting Gigastorm was soon buried in rocks as the ground gave way under their firepower. What's more, the Maximals had arranged their ambush atop a vein of natural gas, letting the explosive vapor build up around the trapped Gigastorm before finally detonating it all at once around him. Unfortunately for the Maximals, Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy-enhanced armor allowed him to laugh off even this firestorm of an explosion. He was eventually pulled free with the assistance of the ''Galvaburg II'', but retreated after being outmaneuvered by Scuba's new weapon, the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Fearing his older brother would once again awaken and take the reins of power from him, Gigastorm tried to forcibly dismantle Galvatron with a chainsaw, but was stopped by Starscream and BB. He then made the same mistake he had made previously and tried to overload Galvatron with Angolmois Energy, only for it to fully restore Galvatron as it had in the past. Starscream reported Gigastorm's treachery to Galvatron, but the Emperor of Destruction wouldn't believe it at first. When Gigastorm fired on Galvatron in the midst of a battle with the Maximals, however, Galvatron recognized his younger brother's treachery for what it was. Gigastorm fought his elder brother in his powerful dragon mode, until Galvatron outsmarted his sibling by activating the ''Galvaburg II'' and its shrink ray to reduce Gigastorm to a more controllable size. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

Dirge and Thrust managed to catch Starscream on video admitting he intended to kill Megastorm with the Angolmois Energy bath, prompting Gigastorm to seek his revenge. He planned to send Starscream and BB on a mission to an isolated Angolmois Energy-rich area, allegedly because the Maximals were nearby, then blow them up with concealed explosives. By sheer happenstance, all the Maximals actually ''were'' in the area, prompting Gigastorm to keep his head down and see how the Combatrons fared against their foes. When Starscream and BB exhausted all their firepower and prepared to surrender, Gigastorm saw his chance and blew the explosives, sending his rivals into the pit of Angolmois Energy below. Miraculously (and in no way exactly like ''every other time'' Gigastorm tried to kill someone with Angolmois Energy), Starscream and BB emerged from the pit more powerful than ever, having becoming [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]]. Recognizing Gigastorm's hand in this, they prepared to square off against him before Galvatron arrived, forcing all his subordinates back under his thumb. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

After Hellscream and Max-B's impressive upgrade, Dirge and Thrust felt even more outclassed than before. After several slapstick failures to redeem their image by eliminating Lio Convoy, Gigastorm took pity on his loyal soldiers and offered them an upgrade. Converting into his base mode, Gigastorm arranged to pump the Combatrons full of Angolmois Energy from his own system, and successfully transformed them into the Cyborg Beasts [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

[[File:Gigastorm1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"He said it was just a name!" "What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula!"]]

When a mysterious teleport gate fell to Gaia, the Predacons seized control of the device. Gigastorm and Hellscream determined it was capable of reaching through time and space to locate any being of their choosing. Galvatron hoped to add the power of the mighty [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] to his conquest of Gaia. However, Gigastorm screwed up the space-time coordinates (apparently through legitimate incompetence rather than deceit), pulling an unknown entity through the gate. Despite Gigastorm's bungling, Galvatron was pleased with his new arrival, the colossal and terrifying [[Majin Zarak]]. In all-terrain aircraft carrier mode, Majin Zarak was a juggernaut in Galvatron's command. While Gigastorm and the other Predacons were beaten by the Maximals, Majin Zarak's massive power allowed Galvatron to overpower Lio Convoy's crew. Unfortunately, the beast was eventually upended by Magnaboss, casting Galvatron out of the command deck. Gigastorm arrived in his flying platform mode to catch his brother, and the Predacons fled into the night. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Lio Convoy and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. Gigastorm wanted to rush out and strike at the Maximals, but Galvatron told him to relax and merely increased power to Nemesis, undoing the Maximals' efforts. Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts soon confronted the Maximals anyway, but Gigastorm got caught in the freezing blasts of the Maximals' invention, leaving him helpless and hopeless on the field of battle. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}}

Lio Convoy's next plot caused more concern to Galvatron. The Maximals were in possession of a massive artillery cannon, modified to conduct Angolmois Energy, which could be used to shoot down Nemesis before it ever reached Gaia. Once he finally understood the danger, Gigastorm again tried to race into battle, but Galvatron told him to hold. Quoting Sun Tzu, Galvatron noted Lio Convoy was too cunning a tactician to show his entire hand like this. Sure enough, Hellscream and Max-B soon located a second cannon being moved underwater by Scuba. When both these cannons were destroyed and revealed as decoys by the Predacons, Galvatron and Gigastorm were still available to intercept Magnaboss and the real, third cannon as they reached the Angolmois Energy volcano.

The Maximal combiner separated, letting [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] hold the Predacons back while a determined Lio Junior readied the cannon and fired. Fortunately for the Predacons, the cannon was not powerful enough to affect Nemesis. With the cannon destroyed and useless, Galvatron ordered a retreat as there was no more reason to fight that day. Gigastorm was yelling empty threats back at the Maximals when he tripped and fell into a gorge, needing the Galvaburg II to fish him out. Having seen Lio Junior on the battlefield that day, Galvatron reflected on how Lio Convoy seemed to be raising a much better successor than he was. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} Galvatron soon attempted to brainwash Lio Junior with evil Angolmois Energy, planning to replace Gigastorm as his second if successful. The plan failed, and Gigastorm didn't appear to understand the true intentions behind Galvatron's plot either. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Gigastorm continued to be woefully unimpressive in the eyes of his older brother. An emissary robot arrived from Mars and told the Maximals it had the power to take control of the Angolmois Energy once placed inside the mother computer of the Gaian ruins. When Hellscream reported this development to the ''Galvaburg II'', Gigastorm didn't understand the significance of it, severely trying Galvatron's patience. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} After it was revealed that the robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying Gaia and everyone on it, the Maximals raced to the mother computer to stop it. Gigastorm, however, was myopically focused on defeating the Maximals, and sent the Cyborg Beasts into battle to delay the heroes merely because he could. Galvatron was forced to personally appear on the battlefield and rebuke Gigastorm for not seeing the bigger picture. He ordered his troops back to the ship so that the Maximals could return to their efforts to save the entire planet, Predacons included. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

When Dirgegun and Thrustor supposedly discovered the Maximals' hidden base, Gigastorm was thrilled at the success of his favorite subordinates. He rushed out to join them in the attack, despite Galvatron's commentary that the Maximals were inconsequential in the face of Nemesis's arrival. Even with Hellscream's suspicions voiced, Gigastorm remained blind to the Maximals true intentions, as they diverted him away from their true location long enough to launch an intercept ship intending to reach and defeat Nemesis. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}} A sullen Gigastorm watched on as Galvatron dispatched his brainwashed Seacons to stop the Maximal ship, showing he had planned for every eventuality while Gigastorm still fell for every trick. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As Nemesis shot down the Maximal ship on approach, Galvatron dispatched Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts to survey the wreckage. The flying Beasts had difficulty supporting Gigastorm vast bulk, and so they dropped him rather unceremoniously over the ground. Unable to enter the ship himself to check for survivors, Gigastorm ordered the Predacons to reconnoiter for him. When they discovered the ship empty and a self-destruct sequence activated, Hellscream and the other fled the oncoming explosion at top speed...and without bothering to warn Gigastorm. Gigastorm was ignominiously covered in soot and ash, but otherwise unharmed. He and the Beasts found the Maximals trying to infiltrate Nemesis's inner regions and engaged in battle. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

When the full power of Gaia's Angolmois Energy flowed from the planet to Nemesis, Galvatron emerged from the depths and reported the deaths of Lio Convoy and Lio Junior in the rush of energy. Gigastorm gloated cruelly over the crestfallen Maximals, but Galvatron ordered him to be silent and show respect for such worthy fallen opponents. Galvatron's respect for Lio Junior in particular shamed Gigastorm, who couldn't understand why his elder brother thought the cub was such a better successor than he was. In response, Galvatron told Gigastorm to look him in the eye and swear he would die for his elder, just as Lio Junior voluntarily died for Lio Convoy. Gigastorm tried, but he could not meet his brother's gaze.

The Maximals weren't finished, however, for soon a glowing green Lion Warrior emerged from the depths of Nemesis. Galvatron turned his back on this new threat, and told Gigastorm to show his love for his emperor. Recognizing the opportunity his elder brother was providing him, Gigastorm turned his full fury on the Green Lion—Angolmois Burn, Tail Storm, Head Missiles, and Storm Cannons blazed against the lion, but to no avail. The Green Warrior absorbed everything Gigastorm threw at him before using its own Matrix Typhoon attack to draw the Angolmois Energy out of Gigastorm, draining his power. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}} On the verge of systems shutdown, Gigastorm apologized to his brother for failing him. But instead of chastising him, Galvatron reached out to his little brother and told him he performed admirably. Gigastorm fell inactive until a current of Angolmois Energy "lava" shocked him awake again. He was last seen being dragged out into space by the Cyborg Beasts as they fought to escape the exploding Nemesis. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}
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====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Megastorm was a big supporter of Starscream's latest scheme; the Predacon jet had devised a means to brainwash Maximals into Predacons, and managed to capture Tasmania Kid and Diver. After subjecting them to the brainwashing process, the pair were set loose against their former allies. The bulk of the Predacon forces followed them into a massive assault against the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew. Megastorm watched the whole drama unfold from a distance, readying a powerful blast to take out both the Maximals and his older brother. Just as he finished charging his canon and prepared to unleash its power, the terrain beneath Megastorm's treads collapsed! Scuba had been hiding in an underground river, and popped up at just the right moment to spoil Megastorm's shot. Megastorm's stray blast wound up badly injuring the Predacons, forcing them to retreat. Megastorm himself was swept up in the current of the underground river and carried away by the water. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}}}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Gigastorm returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In the [[Precursor World]], [[Primus]] remarked upon the power of [[Angolmois Energy]] and how it could change beings and give them the power to change others. One example was turning Megastorm into Gigastorm, and in turn giving him the power to transform Dirge and Thrust. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
Megastorm joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]]in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked him up to the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]], using Galvatron's energies to power it. With it, he set out to attack [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on a rainy day. The Maximals managed to lure the tank into a river and used underwater charges to exploit the tank's weak bottom shielding and sink it. After Lio Convoy broke into the tank, Megastorm took a shot at the Maximal, but it was deflected and Lio punched Megastorm, causing him to accidentally press the self-destruct button, blowing up the tank with him inside. Megastorm was left answering Galvatron's queries as to what happened while he was sleeping. {{Storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Infiltrate the Mystery Island!}} {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}} {{Storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}}}}
[[File:MangaGigastormRecliner.jpg|left|thumb|I say, this is a delightful brew, chappies.]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}} {{storylink|Win the Battle of Light and Darkness!}}}}
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===3H comics===
Megastorm took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. He aided [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] in destroying hordes of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] by tricking them into swarming what appeared to be an undefended canyon. In reality, it was to be the foundation of a new [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], built upon the smelted remains of the invaders. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
After Megastorm was exposed to [[Angolmois Energy]], his form mutated into a bipedal robotic dinosaur known as Gigastorm. With a new body came newfound confidence, so Gigastorm declared himself the leader of a [[Combatron (BW)|subfaction]] within the [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. With his power, he created the recon drone [[Gigascouter]].

Gigastorm set out to increase the power of his troops, exposing them to Angolmois Energy just as he was. His efforts created the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyber Beasts]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Gigastorm_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Gigastorm was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]'s troops when they uncovered the ancient [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}
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===Legends World===
Megastorm was director at a company that was a client for the [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon Trading Company]]. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], as part of his workaholicism, asked Megastorm if he could process more orders. The director obliged as he told his [[Galvatron (BW)|older brother]] in the other room that his snoring was too loud. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} After the Legends World was destroyed, Megastorm ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where he became a full-fledged Beast Warrior through [[Transformers sickness]] and helped fight against [[Galvatron II]] and his [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gigastorm was a resident of [[Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]] one decade after the end of the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vok]] declared the planet was not for them, governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] requested the presence of anyone who could help with this crisis, including Gigastorm. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
The super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], and Megastorm intended to obtain it for himself. So did several other Predacons and Maximals however, leading to a series of one-on-one battles.

Megastorm could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend himself against various incoming projectiles, and missions to travel across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria he had to fend off.

After defeating his final opponent, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megastorm gloated that using the Quartz's power, he would finally be capable of overthrowing his older brother, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]. But his plans never became reality, as Galvatron stole the Quartz from under Megastorm's nose. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{BW fighter ending|Megastorm|GBC}}

====Move list====
{{note|This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Robot Mode'''
!colspan=2|'''Vehicle Mode'''
|-
|F. Mine||↓→B
|Maximum Shoot||↓→B
|-
|Critical Hammer||↓←B
|Sting Mine||↓←A
|-
|Spark Cannon||←↓→B
|Cyclone Cannon||←↓→B
|-
|Knuckle Bazooka||→↓→B
|Storm Pass||←↓→A
|-
|Megaton Bomb (super)||↓→↓← B
|Assault Ray (super)||↓→↓← B
|-
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Megastorm.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]
*'''Megastorm''' (March 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: A roughly Leader-sized figure released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Megastorm is a [[redeco]] of the first ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]] toy (which had not been released in Japan previously), transforming into a large combat tank. In both modes, his main cannon stocks up to six missiles, and gravity slides the next missile into place when one is fired. Megastorm lacks the electronics present in the ''Generation 2'' toy, however, and the battery compartment has been covered with a large green sticker to hide it. The robot mode has also been negligibly [[retool]]ed to accommodate a Predacon [[rubsign]] just below the chest tank section.

: The biggest visual difference between Megatron and Megastorm is that the purple camo pattern of the former has been switched to olive on the latter. The pattern borders are also now much less defined. A new black deco surrounds Megastorm's eyes and most of the upper face. The shoulder [[insignia]] decals have been updated to show the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] symbol and the text "Destron", though still on the [[Neon|bright orange]] background of the originals. Like his predecessor, he includes a "Big Stick" decal that wraps around the fume extractor of his main cannon, though instead of "Eat this, Autobots!", the other side carries Megatron's original motto, "Peace through tyranny". Lastly, the green plastic is slightly darker and the handgun is now cast in black plastic.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline under the same name. Aside from the difference in packaging, the Korean release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Megastorm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-12 Megastorm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with rock and the number five die roll, and the other with scissors and the number two die roll, with a desert background.

: ''Beast-War'' Megastorm was later reissued in the Korean ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Car Bot|Car Bot]]'' packaging, re-assigned as an Autobot and renamed [[Armored Corps]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Megastorm/megastorm.htm More information on Megastorm at TFU.info]''

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*'''Cannon Showdown: Apache vs Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: Megastorm was also available in a "Cannon Showdown" (大砲の対決 ''taihō no taiketsu'') two-pack with the Maximal [[Apache#VS12|Apache]].

: Both of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWPerfectBook-BWIIGigastorm.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Gigastorm''' (October 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-22'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the ninth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Gigastorm is a redeco and partial [[retool]]ing of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' line]]'s [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], giving him a new dino-mode nose-horn as well as removing the metal ball-bearings from the outsides of the legs. He transforms from a ''{{w|Ceratosaurus}}''-like [[robot mode]] (dubbed his "Destruction Dinosaur Mode" ), to his "Huge Base Mode", to his "Attack Fortress Mode". In Attack Fortress Mode, he has a lifting mechanism that can send smaller vehicles rolling down his ramp.

: Gigastorm lacks virtually all of Trypticon's accessories, only coming with [[Gigascouter#Toys|Gigascouter]], a redeco of [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]]. Gigastorm also features one minor piece of ''intentional'' misassembly: the panels which flip out from the sides of his Attack Fortress Mode are assembled backwards, so that the round, molded details are showing when the panels are flipped out, as apposed to the blank indents where the "HELIPAD" stickers would've been. As Gigastorm does not feature any stickers, it would appear this was done to compensate. This detail also made its way into his cartoon [[character model]].

: Sonokong also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as '''Giga Storm'''. Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure is identical to the Takara release. In place of the bio cards of the Takara release, Giga Storm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-22 Giga Storm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with paper and the number two die roll, and the other with scissors and the number five die roll, with a rocky desert background.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Gigastorm Armor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Gigastorm/gigastorm.htm More information on Gigastorm at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Megastorm, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs. His cannon is actually a separate piece that pegs onto his shoulder; curiously, his left forearm also has a peg to mount the cannon.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Starscream (BW)#bluePVC|Starscream]].

===''Beast Wars Gum''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:A snap together model kit of Megastorm was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to vehicle mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

===''Beast Fighters''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Megastorm was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

==Notes==
* According to [[Ben Yee]], who wrote his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] profile, he envisioned Megastorm as having Trypticon's design specs in his database and using those as the basis of his upgraded form when empowered by Angolmois Energy.
* Like all non-toy Kreons (particularly in the [[Hayato Sakamoto]] comics), ''Kre-O'' Gigastorm is made from existing Kre-O parts. He uses the generic [[Tantrum (G1)|Torox]] helmet (with the side-holes being cleverly obstructed by the panel line), a horn piece, and a deco that matches his original counterpart's toy.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Megastorm''' (메가스톰 ''Megaseutom''), '''Gigastorm''' (기가스톰 ''Gigaseutom'')

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:''Megastorm is the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Emperor of Destruction|Duke of Destruction]] from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:MegastormModel.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You can't see his eyeliner very well here.]]
'''Megastorm''' (メガストーム ''Megasutōmu'') is the Duke of Destruction and [[Relatives|younger brother]] to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], the [[Emperor of Destruction]]. In front of his troops he puts on the facade of a tough guy, but when he's in the presence of his big brother, he quickly calms down.

Megastorm secretly wishes to be stronger than his brother. His goals are far more modest and conservative that not only he views Galvatron's ostentatious schemes as not only too dangerous, but downright frightening for him. This further cements his belief that he could do a better job, endlessly ploting to usurps him as Emperor for his ego. Galvatron in return is aware of his younger sibling's attempts at treachery, but looks the other way purely out of brotherly love.

Megastorm transform into a tank and is armed with the devastating Mega-Cannon (that unfortunately takes ''forever'' to charge). He was later upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy|Evil Angolmois Energy]] into '''Gigastorm''' (ギガストーム ''Gigasutōmu''), a giant mechanical ''Ceratosaurus''-like dinosaur, which gave him a "Huge Base Mode" (巨大な基地モード ''Kyodaina Kichi Mōdo'') and an "Attack Fortress Mode" (攻撃要塞モード ''Kōgeki Yōsai Mōdo''), along with a [[Gigascouter]] drone. The upgrade included an enlarged title as Arch-Duke of Destruction; a hollow gesture considering he's still stuck as second-in-command.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition EX Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Takashi Matsuyama]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Megastorm1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|My Stormin' Norman commemorative plates have been stolen! ...again.]]

Megastorm, the Duke of Destruction, accompanying his Emperor and older brother [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' as they traveled to planet [[Gaia]] in search of [[Angolmois Energy]]. Megastorm was frequently chastised by his older brother for his immaturity, such as constantly repeating Galvatron's orders to their troops, or gloating disrespectfully when their Maximal enemies were captured. A mysterious white lion freed the captured Maximals before the Combatrons could dispose of them, allowing the opposition to escape. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

Megastorm and Galvatron uncovered a lost civilization in the underground ruins of Gaia, including a powerful [[Mother Computer]]. Galvatron overreached temporarily by assuming the two most powerful forms in the super-computer's databanks as his combat modes, and fell into a deep sleep. Once he realized his elder brother was incapacitated, Megastorm saw the opportunity for advancement, and named himself the new Emperor of Destruction. Megastorm arranged for the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]]s and [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s to assume combat modes from the Mother Computer as well, then dispatched them on independent missions. While the Autorollers began clearing away the forests to harvest Angolmois Energy, the Combatrons were ordered to retrieve the white lion who helped the Maximals. When [[BB]] and [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] returned with the lion, however, Megastorm was surprised to learn it was the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy]]...a robot in disguise! Lio Convoy's sudden appearance drove Megastorm and his forces into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

Hoping to score credit with his elder brother when he reawakened, Megastorm instructed the Combatrons to find Lio Convoy and then alert him to the Maximal commander's location so he, Megastorm, could finish him off. Impatient for results, Megastorm eventually left the ship himself and ran into the Maximal [[Diver (BW)|Diver]]. He chased the frog into a rendez-vous with other Maximals, but still no Lio Convoy. A sneering Megastorm intended to eliminate [[Bighorn]], who stood in his way, by unleashing the full power of his tank cannon. Unfortunately, the cannon took waaaaaay too long to power up, and Bighorn rushed behind Megastorm's guard in tank mode, pummeling him repeatedly while the helpless Megastorm waited for his cannon to reach full power. He finally unleashed his ultimate blast, which of course went right past Bighorn since the buffalo was already behind the cannon's barrel. Even when Lio Convoy arrived on the scene, he left it to Bighorn to continue beating on Megastorm until the Duke of Destruction finally retreated. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} Megastorm also oversaw a lake trap engineered by Starscream to capture and destroy the Maximals, but it ultimately proved fruitless. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Still, with Galvatron out of the way, Megastorm developed a taste for leadership. He eventually decided to dispose of his brother so that he could take Galvatron's throne for good. Hauling the unconscious Galvatron off the ship, Megastorm dropped his slumbering sibling into a well of Angolmois Energy, thinking it would destroy him... only for Galvatron to be re-energized and rudely awakened! Exploiting his brother's slightly disoriented state, Megastorm claimed that it was the Maximals who had thrown him in the well, and Galvatron promptly set off to eliminate Lio Convoy and his team. Megastorm observed the ensuing the battle between Galvatron and the Maximals from afar, and he emulated their strategy with great aplomb, sending his brother sinking into the molten lava below. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Megastorm didn't realize that Starscream had also been watching the fight and had quickly recovered Galvatron from the volcano, bringing him back to the ''Galvaburg II'', unconscious once more and sealed in a coffin of solidified lava, and so Megastorm became angry with Starscream, fearing this would conflict with his aspirations for leadership. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

After Dirge and Thrust were outmatched by the Insectrons [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]], Megastorm authorized Starscream to enact a scheme that would turn the Insectrons and Maximals against each other. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}} When Starscream successfully got a group of Insectrons to battle the Maximals, Megastorm dispatched Dirge and Thrust to help Starscream eliminate the winners, although they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

As Galvatron began moaning in his sleep, Megastorm grew concerned Galvatron would wake up soon and reclaim control of the Predacons, and worse, see how little Megastorm had accomplished. Megastorm ordered Starscream to wrap-up his scheming and eliminate the Insectrons once and for all. Unfortunately, Starscream's efforts to get the Insectrons to fight amongst themselves with spiked oil failed spectacularly. Not only did the Maximals calm the fighting Insectrons, but Galvatron reawakened on the ship and got drunk on the special oil before the Predacons could stop him, leading Megastorm and his troops to flee from the tipsy dragon. Megastorm cheered in victory when the Maximals and Insectrons teamed up to defeat the rampaging Galvatron, although he quickly covered his excitement by feigning concern for his brother in front of his troops.
{{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

With Starscream's plans an absolute failure, Megastorm accepted an offer from [[Autostinger]] and the Autorollers to take over command of the anti-Insectron operations. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} When the Autorollers captured [[Scissor Boy]] and [[Tasmania Kid]], Megastorm was impressed when they brought their captives to the ''Galvaburg II''. Unfortunately, the other Maximals and Insectrons arrived to rescue their comrades while the Combatrons were all out on patrol. Megastorm was overwhelmed, and was reluctantly forced to move their base before the mass of enemies defeated him. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

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Megastorm was vexed by the temporary return of his brother, Galvatron, rampaging over the Southern continent. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}} He unleashed the Combatrons and Autorollers for a major offensive in the south, but his efforts were opposed by the Maximals and Insectrons. Galvatron was back in Predacon sick bay after his most recent rampage, and Megastorm fretted that his older brother would reawaken before he could truly consolidate his power. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Despite all his planning, however, Megastorm soon found himself back under his older brother's thumb when Galvatron awakened and regained his faculties. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} He began openly jousting with Starscream for Galvatron's favor, as Starscream continued to subtly undermine Megastorm while lavishing favor on Galvatron. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Perhaps because of Megastorm's lack of accomplishments as leader, Galvatron also seemed less tolerant of his younger brother. He became annoyed at Megastorm repeating his orders back to the troops, and struck him on the head several times to be quiet. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Predacons were unable to come up with a combination scheme equal to [[Tripledacus]] on their own. Galvatron and Megastorm ordered the Combatrons to bring them the [[Jointron]]s for study, in hopes of copying their abilities. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} When the Autorollers discovered a [[Copy Machine]] in the ruins on Gaia, Starscream gave Galvatron and Megastorm a demonstration by using it on BB to create [[Copy BB]]. After a struggle on the bridge between BB and his diametrically opposed counterpart, Megastorm was ready to destroy the infernal machine, but Galvatron stopped him. Instead, they initiated a plan to create evil copies of the Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, the Duke of Destruction Megastorm was sized up next to Lio Convoy's lieutenant, [[Apache]]. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Sensing a growing threat to his position from Starscream, Megastorm held back Starscream and BB from a scouting mission in favor of allowing Dirge and Thrust to improve their own standing. Despite their successful surveillance of the newly arrived [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], though, at Starscream's insistence Galvatron allowed him and BB to make the next run over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

Megastorm represented the Predacons in negotiations with [[Halfshell]] of the Seacons. Galvatron wished to hire the Seacons to eliminate the Maximals in exchange for a share of Angolmois Energy. Megastorm opened negotiations with an offer of 1/10th the Predacons' Angolmois Energy reserves for each Maximals successfully eliminated. Halfshell countered with a demand of 1/8th share per Maximal, and also coerced Megastorm into agreeing Lio Convoy was worth 3 times a normal Maximal. Megastorm returned to the ''Galvaburg II'' with news of his successful negotiations, but Starscream was there to point out the math: five Maximals at one-eighth price and Lio Convoy at three-eighths meant that if the Seacons were victorious, the Predacons would have to give up ALL the Angolmois Energy in their possession. An embarrassed Megastorm quickly made excuses, and claimed he had a plan to prevent that.

Working with Dirge and Thrust, Megastorm constructed transmitters for the Seacons to lure the Maximals to six different locations so they could be beaten individually. The comedy duo inadvertently gave Megastorm the idea to install bombs in the transmitters too, hopefully to destroy the Seacons AND the Maximals at each site, and relieve them of the need to pay. Unfortunately for the plan, Dirge and Thrust were idiots. While placing the last transmitter, they were shocked by Lio Convoy's arrival and dropped the detonator. The damaged trigger ended up setting off the bomb directly under Megastorm as he watched the fight between Halfshell and [[Scuba]]. Blown clear of the ocean, the dazed Megastorm crashed on the beach where [[Terrormander]] battled [[Apache]]. Rushing into the fray to prevent Apache from being killed by a Seacon, Megastorm stepped on a second bomb just as it detonated, launching him skyward again. As he stumbled out of the forest, Megastorm walked into [[Bighorn]] and [[Coelagon]]...and their bomb. One explosion later, an increasingly disheveled Megastorm crawled into the clearing where [[Scylla]] tormented Tasmania Kid and caught yet ''another'' explosion in the face. Blasted back to the beach, Megastorm could barely stand when [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] came rushing through being chased by [[Sea Phantom]]...who had the last bomb hooked around his fin.

So, on the one hand, Megastorm's plan failed spectacularly and none of the Maximals were eliminated. On the other hand, no payments of Angolmois Energy had to be made and the Seacons didn't suspect Megastorm's treachery since he did so much damage to himself in the process. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Megastorm stoically watched as Galvatron manipulated the Seacons into attacking the Maximals for no pay whatsoever. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}} When Starscream noticed the damage to the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], he offered to negotiate a new, cheaper bounty for repair materials with the Seacons. When Galvatron told Starscream not to screw up the way Megastorm did, Megastorm knew he was on thin ice. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

As the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia behind, Halfshell challenged Lio Convoy to a duel for the energy necessary to depart. Galvatron sent Megastorm, Starscream and BB to monitor the fight, and hopefully eliminate a weakened Lio Convoy if Halfshell did not claim victory himself. Things looked bad for Lio Convoy when the one-on-one duel turned out to be against God Neptune. Through acrobatics and warrior skill, however, he seemingly defeated God Neptune and buried the Seacon combiner under a rockslide. Although the fight was not clearly finished, Megastorm jumped the gun and prepared to fire on the injured Lio Convoy. His cannon blast went wide instead, and caused a chain reaction in the Angolmois Energy under the ground. Lio Convoy and God Neptune were forced to abandon their bout due to the chaos that followed. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Megastorm was overseeing an Autoroller drilling operation when the Angolmois Energy began erupting out of control. Megastorm panicked and ordered an evacuation, but his older brother laughed and told him to calm himself. The Angolmois Energy was reacting to the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] that Galvatron had summoned to the solar system. Galvatron calmly entered the Angolmois Energy geysers and absorbed more energy to became even more powerful. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

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However, Galvatron’s power was not great enough to prevent him from suffering serious injuries in battle with [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]], the new Maximal combiner centered around [[Lio Junior]], another wielder of Angolmois Energy. As Megastorm once again seized control of the Predacons, Starscream responded to a comment he made about Galvatron's power. Starscream claimed to have performed many experiments that indicated Megastorm could safely expose himself to Angolmois Energy and become even more powerful like his brother. Secretly, however, Starscream expected Megastorm to die in the attempt.

Megastorm began to have second thoughts about the process as he dangled over a pit of Angolmois Energy from inside a fragile cage, but Starscream dropped the Duke of Destruction into the maw anyway. As he soaked up Angolmois Energy, fearing he would die, Megastorm reflected upon his relationship with his elder brother. He thought on how he wanted to succeed his brother as Emperor of Destruction, and acquire a mode as powerful as his dragon mode, or like the dinosaurs that once roamed the planet. Megastorm did emerge from the pit, despite Starscream's expectations, far larger and possessing awesome power as Gigastorm. As a towering ''Ceratosaurus'', Gigastorm did battle with the Maximals until they upset his footing, sending him back into the flow of Angolmois Energy. This did nothing to deter him, however, for Gigastorm was now nearly unstoppable. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Using a shrink ray, Gigastorm was capable of entering the ''Galvaburg II'' to address his troops. He congratulated Starscream on a job well done on his upgrade, still unaware of his lieutenant's true intentions. Although he was significantly larger and stronger, Gigastorm was no smarter than Megastorm. After being taunted by the Maximals into giving chase, he was lured into a ravine and then flanked on both sides by his foes. The unsuspecting Gigastorm was soon buried in rocks as the ground gave way under their firepower. What's more, the Maximals had arranged their ambush atop a vein of natural gas, letting the explosive vapor build up around the trapped Gigastorm before finally detonating it all at once around him. Unfortunately for the Maximals, Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy-enhanced armor allowed him to laugh off even this firestorm of an explosion. He was eventually pulled free with the assistance of the ''Galvaburg II'', but retreated after being outmaneuvered by Scuba's new weapon, the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Fearing his older brother would once again awaken and take the reins of power from him, Gigastorm tried to forcibly dismantle Galvatron with a chainsaw, but was stopped by Starscream and BB. He then made the same mistake he had made previously and tried to overload Galvatron with Angolmois Energy, only for it to fully restore Galvatron as it had in the past. Starscream reported Gigastorm's treachery to Galvatron, but the Emperor of Destruction wouldn't believe it at first. When Gigastorm fired on Galvatron in the midst of a battle with the Maximals, however, Galvatron recognized his younger brother's treachery for what it was. Gigastorm fought his elder brother in his powerful dragon mode, until Galvatron outsmarted his sibling by activating the ''Galvaburg II'' and its shrink ray to reduce Gigastorm to a more controllable size. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

Dirge and Thrust managed to catch Starscream on video admitting he intended to kill Megastorm with the Angolmois Energy bath, prompting Gigastorm to seek his revenge. He planned to send Starscream and BB on a mission to an isolated Angolmois Energy-rich area, allegedly because the Maximals were nearby, then blow them up with concealed explosives. By sheer happenstance, all the Maximals actually ''were'' in the area, prompting Gigastorm to keep his head down and see how the Combatrons fared against their foes. When Starscream and BB exhausted all their firepower and prepared to surrender, Gigastorm saw his chance and blew the explosives, sending his rivals into the pit of Angolmois Energy below. Miraculously (and in no way exactly like ''every other time'' Gigastorm tried to kill someone with Angolmois Energy), Starscream and BB emerged from the pit more powerful than ever, having becoming [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]]. Recognizing Gigastorm's hand in this, they prepared to square off against him before Galvatron arrived, forcing all his subordinates back under his thumb. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

After Hellscream and Max-B's impressive upgrade, Dirge and Thrust felt even more outclassed than before. After several slapstick failures to redeem their image by eliminating Lio Convoy, Gigastorm took pity on his loyal soldiers and offered them an upgrade. Converting into his base mode, Gigastorm arranged to pump the Combatrons full of Angolmois Energy from his own system, and successfully transformed them into the Cyborg Beasts [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

[[File:Gigastorm1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"He said it was just a name!" "What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula!"]]

When a mysterious teleport gate fell to Gaia, the Predacons seized control of the device. Gigastorm and Hellscream determined it was capable of reaching through time and space to locate any being of their choosing. Galvatron hoped to add the power of the mighty [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] to his conquest of Gaia. However, Gigastorm screwed up the space-time coordinates (apparently through legitimate incompetence rather than deceit), pulling an unknown entity through the gate. Despite Gigastorm's bungling, Galvatron was pleased with his new arrival, the colossal and terrifying [[Majin Zarak]]. In all-terrain aircraft carrier mode, Majin Zarak was a juggernaut in Galvatron's command. While Gigastorm and the other Predacons were beaten by the Maximals, Majin Zarak's massive power allowed Galvatron to overpower Lio Convoy's crew. Unfortunately, the beast was eventually upended by Magnaboss, casting Galvatron out of the command deck. Gigastorm arrived in his flying platform mode to catch his brother, and the Predacons fled into the night. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Lio Convoy and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. Gigastorm wanted to rush out and strike at the Maximals, but Galvatron told him to relax and merely increased power to Nemesis, undoing the Maximals' efforts. Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts soon confronted the Maximals anyway, but Gigastorm got caught in the freezing blasts of the Maximals' invention, leaving him helpless and hopeless on the field of battle. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}}

Lio Convoy's next plot caused more concern to Galvatron. The Maximals were in possession of a massive artillery cannon, modified to conduct Angolmois Energy, which could be used to shoot down Nemesis before it ever reached Gaia. Once he finally understood the danger, Gigastorm again tried to race into battle, but Galvatron told him to hold. Quoting Sun Tzu, Galvatron noted Lio Convoy was too cunning a tactician to show his entire hand like this. Sure enough, Hellscream and Max-B soon located a second cannon being moved underwater by Scuba. When both these cannons were destroyed and revealed as decoys by the Predacons, Galvatron and Gigastorm were still available to intercept Magnaboss and the real, third cannon as they reached the Angolmois Energy volcano.

The Maximal combiner separated, letting [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] hold the Predacons back while a determined Lio Junior readied the cannon and fired. Fortunately for the Predacons, the cannon was not powerful enough to affect Nemesis. With the cannon destroyed and useless, Galvatron ordered a retreat as there was no more reason to fight that day. Gigastorm was yelling empty threats back at the Maximals when he tripped and fell into a gorge, needing the Galvaburg II to fish him out. Having seen Lio Junior on the battlefield that day, Galvatron reflected on how Lio Convoy seemed to be raising a much better successor than he was. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} Galvatron soon attempted to brainwash Lio Junior with evil Angolmois Energy, planning to replace Gigastorm as his second if successful. The plan failed, and Gigastorm didn't appear to understand the true intentions behind Galvatron's plot either. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Gigastorm continued to be woefully unimpressive in the eyes of his older brother. An emissary robot arrived from Mars and told the Maximals it had the power to take control of the Angolmois Energy once placed inside the mother computer of the Gaian ruins. When Hellscream reported this development to the ''Galvaburg II'', Gigastorm didn't understand the significance of it, severely trying Galvatron's patience. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} After it was revealed that the robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying Gaia and everyone on it, the Maximals raced to the mother computer to stop it. Gigastorm, however, was myopically focused on defeating the Maximals, and sent the Cyborg Beasts into battle to delay the heroes merely because he could. Galvatron was forced to personally appear on the battlefield and rebuke Gigastorm for not seeing the bigger picture. He ordered his troops back to the ship so that the Maximals could return to their efforts to save the entire planet, Predacons included. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

When Dirgegun and Thrustor supposedly discovered the Maximals' hidden base, Gigastorm was thrilled at the success of his favorite subordinates. He rushed out to join them in the attack, despite Galvatron's commentary that the Maximals were inconsequential in the face of Nemesis's arrival. Even with Hellscream's suspicions voiced, Gigastorm remained blind to the Maximals true intentions, as they diverted him away from their true location long enough to launch an intercept ship intending to reach and defeat Nemesis. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}} A sullen Gigastorm watched on as Galvatron dispatched his brainwashed Seacons to stop the Maximal ship, showing he had planned for every eventuality while Gigastorm still fell for every trick. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As Nemesis shot down the Maximal ship on approach, Galvatron dispatched Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts to survey the wreckage. The flying Beasts had difficulty supporting Gigastorm vast bulk, and so they dropped him rather unceremoniously over the ground. Unable to enter the ship himself to check for survivors, Gigastorm ordered the Predacons to reconnoiter for him. When they discovered the ship empty and a self-destruct sequence activated, Hellscream and the other fled the oncoming explosion at top speed...and without bothering to warn Gigastorm. Gigastorm was ignominiously covered in soot and ash, but otherwise unharmed. He and the Beasts found the Maximals trying to infiltrate Nemesis's inner regions and engaged in battle. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

When the full power of Gaia's Angolmois Energy flowed from the planet to Nemesis, Galvatron emerged from the depths and reported the deaths of Lio Convoy and Lio Junior in the rush of energy. Gigastorm gloated cruelly over the crestfallen Maximals, but Galvatron ordered him to be silent and show respect for such worthy fallen opponents. Galvatron's respect for Lio Junior in particular shamed Gigastorm, who couldn't understand why his elder brother thought the cub was such a better successor than he was. In response, Galvatron told Gigastorm to look him in the eye and swear he would die for his elder, just as Lio Junior voluntarily died for Lio Convoy. Gigastorm tried, but he could not meet his brother's gaze.

The Maximals weren't finished, however, for soon a glowing green Lion Warrior emerged from the depths of Nemesis. Galvatron turned his back on this new threat, and told Gigastorm to show his love for his emperor. Recognizing the opportunity his elder brother was providing him, Gigastorm turned his full fury on the Green Lion—Angolmois Burn, Tail Storm, Head Missiles, and Storm Cannons blazed against the lion, but to no avail. The Green Warrior absorbed everything Gigastorm threw at him before using its own Matrix Typhoon attack to draw the Angolmois Energy out of Gigastorm, draining his power. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}} On the verge of systems shutdown, Gigastorm apologized to his brother for failing him. But instead of chastising him, Galvatron reached out to his little brother and told him he performed admirably. Gigastorm fell inactive until a current of Angolmois Energy "lava" shocked him awake again. He was last seen being dragged out into space by the Cyborg Beasts as they fought to escape the exploding Nemesis. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}
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====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Megastorm was a big supporter of Starscream's latest scheme; the Predacon jet had devised a means to brainwash Maximals into Predacons, and managed to capture Tasmania Kid and Diver. After subjecting them to the brainwashing process, the pair were set loose against their former allies. The bulk of the Predacon forces followed them into a massive assault against the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew. Megastorm watched the whole drama unfold from a distance, readying a powerful blast to take out both the Maximals and his older brother. Just as he finished charging his canon and prepared to unleash its power, the terrain beneath Megastorm's treads collapsed! Scuba had been hiding in an underground river, and popped up at just the right moment to spoil Megastorm's shot. Megastorm's stray blast wound up badly injuring the Predacons, forcing them to retreat. Megastorm himself was swept up in the current of the underground river and carried away by the water. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

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====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Gigastorm returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In the [[Precursor World]], [[Primus]] remarked upon the power of [[Angolmois Energy]] and how it could change beings and give them the power to change others. One example was turning Megastorm into Gigastorm, and in turn giving him the power to transform Dirge and Thrust. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
Megastorm joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]]in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked him up to the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]], using Galvatron's energies to power it. With it, he set out to attack [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on a rainy day. The Maximals managed to lure the tank into a river and used underwater charges to exploit the tank's weak bottom shielding and sink it. After Lio Convoy broke into the tank, Megastorm took a shot at the Maximal, but it was deflected and Lio punched Megastorm, causing him to accidentally press the self-destruct button, blowing up the tank with him inside. Megastorm was left answering Galvatron's queries as to what happened while he was sleeping. {{Storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

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===3H comics===
Megastorm took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. He aided [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] in destroying hordes of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] by tricking them into swarming what appeared to be an undefended canyon. In reality, it was to be the foundation of a new [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], built upon the smelted remains of the invaders. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
After Megastorm was exposed to [[Angolmois Energy]], his form mutated into a bipedal robotic dinosaur known as Gigastorm. With a new body came newfound confidence, so Gigastorm declared himself the leader of a [[Combatron (BW)|subfaction]] within the [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. With his power, he created the recon drone [[Gigascouter]].

Gigastorm set out to increase the power of his troops, exposing them to Angolmois Energy just as he was. His efforts created the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyber Beasts]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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Gigastorm was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]'s troops when they uncovered the ancient [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}
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===Legends World===
Megastorm was director at a company that was a client for the [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon Trading Company]]. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], as part of his workaholicism, asked Megastorm if he could process more orders. The director obliged as he told his [[Galvatron (BW)|older brother]] in the other room that his snoring was too loud. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} After the Legends World was destroyed, Megastorm ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where he became a full-fledged Beast Warrior through [[Transformers sickness]] and helped fight against [[Galvatron II]] and his [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gigastorm was a resident of [[Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]] one decade after the end of the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vok]] declared the planet was not for them, governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] requested the presence of anyone who could help with this crisis, including Gigastorm. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
The super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], and Megastorm intended to obtain it for himself. So did several other Predacons and Maximals however, leading to a series of one-on-one battles.

Megastorm could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend himself against various incoming projectiles, and missions to travel across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria he had to fend off.

After defeating his final opponent, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megastorm gloated that using the Quartz's power, he would finally be capable of overthrowing his older brother, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]. But his plans never became reality, as Galvatron stole the Quartz from under Megastorm's nose. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{BW fighter ending|Megastorm|GBC}}

====Move list====
{{note|This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Robot Mode'''
!colspan=2|'''Vehicle Mode'''
|-
|F. Mine||↓→B
|Maximum Shoot||↓→B
|-
|Critical Hammer||↓←B
|Sting Mine||↓←A
|-
|Spark Cannon||←↓→B
|Cyclone Cannon||←↓→B
|-
|Knuckle Bazooka||→↓→B
|Storm Pass||←↓→A
|-
|Megaton Bomb (super)||↓→↓← B
|Assault Ray (super)||↓→↓← B
|-
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Megastorm.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]
*'''Megastorm''' (March 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: A roughly Leader-sized figure released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Megastorm is a [[redeco]] of the first ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]] toy (which had not been released in Japan previously), transforming into a large combat tank. In both modes, his main cannon stocks up to six missiles, and gravity slides the next missile into place when one is fired. Megastorm lacks the electronics present in the ''Generation 2'' toy, however, and the battery compartment has been covered with a large green sticker to hide it. The robot mode has also been negligibly [[retool]]ed to accommodate a Predacon [[rubsign]] just below the chest tank section.

: The biggest visual difference between Megatron and Megastorm is that the purple camo pattern of the former has been switched to olive on the latter. The pattern borders are also now much less defined. A new black deco surrounds Megastorm's eyes and most of the upper face. The shoulder [[insignia]] decals have been updated to show the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] symbol and the text "Destron", though still on the [[Neon|bright orange]] background of the originals. Like his predecessor, he includes a "Big Stick" decal that wraps around the fume extractor of his main cannon, though instead of "Eat this, Autobots!", the other side carries Megatron's original motto, "Peace through tyranny". Lastly, the green plastic is slightly darker and the handgun is now cast in black plastic.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline under the same name. Aside from the difference in packaging, the Korean release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Megastorm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-12 Megastorm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with rock and the number five die roll, and the other with scissors and the number two die roll, with a desert background.

: ''Beast-War'' Megastorm was later reissued in the Korean ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Car Bot|Car Bot]]'' packaging, re-assigned as an Autobot and renamed [[Armored Corps]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Megastorm/megastorm.htm More information on Megastorm at TFU.info]''

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*'''Cannon Showdown: Apache vs Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: Megastorm was also available in a "Cannon Showdown" (大砲の対決 ''taihō no taiketsu'') two-pack with the Maximal [[Apache#VS12|Apache]].

: Both of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWPerfectBook-BWIIGigastorm.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Gigastorm''' (October 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-22'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the ninth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Gigastorm is a redeco and partial [[retool]]ing of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' line]]'s [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], giving him a new dino-mode nose-horn as well as removing the metal ball-bearings from the outsides of the legs. He transforms from a ''{{w|Ceratosaurus}}''-like [[robot mode]] (dubbed his "Destruction Dinosaur Mode" ), to his "Huge Base Mode", to his "Attack Fortress Mode". In Attack Fortress Mode, he has a lifting mechanism that can send smaller vehicles rolling down his ramp.

: Gigastorm lacks virtually all of Trypticon's accessories, only coming with [[Gigascouter#Toys|Gigascouter]], a redeco of [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]]. Gigastorm also features one minor piece of ''intentional'' misassembly: the panels which flip out from the sides of his Attack Fortress Mode are assembled backwards, so that the round, molded details are showing when the panels are flipped out, as apposed to the blank indents where the "HELIPAD" stickers would've been. As Gigastorm does not feature any stickers, it would appear this was done to compensate. This detail also made its way into his cartoon [[character model]].

: Sonokong also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as '''Giga Storm'''. Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure is identical to the Takara release. In place of the bio cards of the Takara release, Giga Storm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-22 Giga Storm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with paper and the number two die roll, and the other with scissors and the number five die roll, with a rocky desert background.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Gigastorm Armor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Gigastorm/gigastorm.htm More information on Gigastorm at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Megastorm, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs. His cannon is actually a separate piece that pegs onto his shoulder; curiously, his left forearm also has a peg to mount the cannon.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Starscream (BW)#bluePVC|Starscream]].

===''Beast Wars Gum''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:A snap together model kit of Megastorm was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to vehicle mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

===''Beast Fighters''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Megastorm was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

==Notes==
* According to [[Ben Yee]], who wrote his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] profile, he envisioned Megastorm as having Trypticon's design specs in his database and using those as the basis of his upgraded form when empowered by Angolmois Energy.
* Like all non-toy Kreons (particularly in the [[Hayato Sakamoto]] comics), ''Kre-O'' Gigastorm is made from existing Kre-O parts. He uses the generic [[Tantrum (G1)|Torox]] helmet (with the side-holes being cleverly obstructed by the panel line), a horn piece, and a deco that matches his original counterpart's toy.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Megastorm''' (메가스톰 ''Megaseutom''), '''Gigastorm''' (기가스톰 ''Gigaseutom'')

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:''Megastorm is the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Emperor of Destruction|Duke of Destruction]] from the [[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:MegastormModel.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You can't see his eyeliner very well here.]]
'''Megastorm''' (メガストーム ''Megasutōmu'') is the Duke of Destruction and [[Relatives|younger brother]] to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], the [[Emperor of Destruction]]. In front of his troops he puts on the facade of a tough guy, but when he's in the presence of his big brother, he quickly calms down.

Megastorm secretly wishes to be stronger than his brother. His goals are far more modest and conservative that not only he views Galvatron's ostentatious schemes as not only too dangerous, but downright frightening for him. This further cements his belief that he could do a better job, endlessly ploting to usurps him as Emperor for his ego. Galvatron in return is aware of his younger sibling's attempts at treachery, but looks the other way purely out of brotherly love.

Megastorm transform into a tank and is armed with the devastating Mega-Cannon (that unfortunately takes ''forever'' to charge). He was later upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy|Evil Angolmois Energy]] into '''Gigastorm''' (ギガストーム ''Gigasutōmu''), a giant mechanical ''Ceratosaurus''-like dinosaur, which gave him a "Huge Base Mode" (巨大な基地モード ''Kyodaina Kichi Mōdo'') and an "Attack Fortress Mode" (攻撃要塞モード ''Kōgeki Yōsai Mōdo''), along with a [[Gigascouter]] drone. The upgrade included an enlarged title as Arch-Duke of Destruction; a hollow gesture considering he's still stuck as second-in-command.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Convoy Council]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition EX Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Takashi Matsuyama]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Megastorm1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|My Stormin' Norman commemorative plates have been stolen! ...again.]]

Megastorm, the Duke of Destruction, accompanying his Emperor and older brother [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' as they traveled to planet [[Gaia]] in search of [[Angolmois Energy]]. Megastorm was frequently chastised by his older brother for his immaturity, such as constantly repeating Galvatron's orders to their troops, or gloating disrespectfully when their Maximal enemies were captured. A mysterious white lion freed the captured Maximals before the Combatrons could dispose of them, allowing the opposition to escape. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

Megastorm and Galvatron uncovered a lost civilization in the underground ruins of Gaia, including a powerful [[Mother Computer]]. Galvatron overreached temporarily by assuming the two most powerful forms in the super-computer's databanks as his combat modes, and fell into a deep sleep. Once he realized his elder brother was incapacitated, Megastorm saw the opportunity for advancement, and named himself the new Emperor of Destruction. Megastorm arranged for the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]]s and [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s to assume combat modes from the Mother Computer as well, then dispatched them on independent missions. While the Autorollers began clearing away the forests to harvest Angolmois Energy, the Combatrons were ordered to retrieve the white lion who helped the Maximals. When [[BB]] and [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] returned with the lion, however, Megastorm was surprised to learn it was the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy]]...a robot in disguise! Lio Convoy's sudden appearance drove Megastorm and his forces into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

Hoping to score credit with his elder brother when he reawakened, Megastorm instructed the Combatrons to find Lio Convoy and then alert him to the Maximal commander's location so he, Megastorm, could finish him off. Impatient for results, Megastorm eventually left the ship himself and ran into the Maximal [[Diver (BW)|Diver]]. He chased the frog into a rendez-vous with other Maximals, but still no Lio Convoy. A sneering Megastorm intended to eliminate [[Bighorn]], who stood in his way, by unleashing the full power of his tank cannon. Unfortunately, the cannon took waaaaaay too long to power up, and Bighorn rushed behind Megastorm's guard in tank mode, pummeling him repeatedly while the helpless Megastorm waited for his cannon to reach full power. He finally unleashed his ultimate blast, which of course went right past Bighorn since the buffalo was already behind the cannon's barrel. Even when Lio Convoy arrived on the scene, he left it to Bighorn to continue beating on Megastorm until the Duke of Destruction finally retreated. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} Megastorm also oversaw a lake trap engineered by Starscream to capture and destroy the Maximals, but it ultimately proved fruitless. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Still, with Galvatron out of the way, Megastorm developed a taste for leadership. He eventually decided to dispose of his brother so that he could take Galvatron's throne for good. Hauling the unconscious Galvatron off the ship, Megastorm dropped his slumbering sibling into a well of Angolmois Energy, thinking it would destroy him... only for Galvatron to be re-energized and rudely awakened! Exploiting his brother's slightly disoriented state, Megastorm claimed that it was the Maximals who had thrown him in the well, and Galvatron promptly set off to eliminate Lio Convoy and his team. Megastorm observed the ensuing the battle between Galvatron and the Maximals from afar, and he emulated their strategy with great aplomb, sending his brother sinking into the molten lava below. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Megastorm didn't realize that Starscream had also been watching the fight and had quickly recovered Galvatron from the volcano, bringing him back to the ''Galvaburg II'', unconscious once more and sealed in a coffin of solidified lava, and so Megastorm became angry with Starscream, fearing this would conflict with his aspirations for leadership. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

After Dirge and Thrust were outmatched by the Insectrons [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]], Megastorm authorized Starscream to enact a scheme that would turn the Insectrons and Maximals against each other. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}} When Starscream successfully got a group of Insectrons to battle the Maximals, Megastorm dispatched Dirge and Thrust to help Starscream eliminate the winners, although they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

As Galvatron began moaning in his sleep, Megastorm grew concerned Galvatron would wake up soon and reclaim control of the Predacons, and worse, see how little Megastorm had accomplished. Megastorm ordered Starscream to wrap-up his scheming and eliminate the Insectrons once and for all. Unfortunately, Starscream's efforts to get the Insectrons to fight amongst themselves with spiked oil failed spectacularly. Not only did the Maximals calm the fighting Insectrons, but Galvatron reawakened on the ship and got drunk on the special oil before the Predacons could stop him, leading Megastorm and his troops to flee from the tipsy dragon. Megastorm cheered in victory when the Maximals and Insectrons teamed up to defeat the rampaging Galvatron, although he quickly covered his excitement by feigning concern for his brother in front of his troops.
{{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

With Starscream's plans an absolute failure, Megastorm accepted an offer from [[Autostinger]] and the Autorollers to take over command of the anti-Insectron operations. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} When the Autorollers captured [[Scissor Boy]] and [[Tasmania Kid]], Megastorm was impressed when they brought their captives to the ''Galvaburg II''. Unfortunately, the other Maximals and Insectrons arrived to rescue their comrades while the Combatrons were all out on patrol. Megastorm was overwhelmed, and was reluctantly forced to move their base before the mass of enemies defeated him. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

[[File:MegastormRage.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|ogbnorshnboihqpidhwnFIONOIAB!!!]]
Megastorm was vexed by the temporary return of his brother, Galvatron, rampaging over the Southern continent. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}} He unleashed the Combatrons and Autorollers for a major offensive in the south, but his efforts were opposed by the Maximals and Insectrons. Galvatron was back in Predacon sick bay after his most recent rampage, and Megastorm fretted that his older brother would reawaken before he could truly consolidate his power. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Despite all his planning, however, Megastorm soon found himself back under his older brother's thumb when Galvatron awakened and regained his faculties. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} He began openly jousting with Starscream for Galvatron's favor, as Starscream continued to subtly undermine Megastorm while lavishing favor on Galvatron. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Perhaps because of Megastorm's lack of accomplishments as leader, Galvatron also seemed less tolerant of his younger brother. He became annoyed at Megastorm repeating his orders back to the troops, and struck him on the head several times to be quiet. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Predacons were unable to come up with a combination scheme equal to [[Tripledacus]] on their own. Galvatron and Megastorm ordered the Combatrons to bring them the [[Jointron]]s for study, in hopes of copying their abilities. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} When the Autorollers discovered a [[Copy Machine]] in the ruins on Gaia, Starscream gave Galvatron and Megastorm a demonstration by using it on BB to create [[Copy BB]]. After a struggle on the bridge between BB and his diametrically opposed counterpart, Megastorm was ready to destroy the infernal machine, but Galvatron stopped him. Instead, they initiated a plan to create evil copies of the Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, the Duke of Destruction Megastorm was sized up next to Lio Convoy's lieutenant, [[Apache]]. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Sensing a growing threat to his position from Starscream, Megastorm held back Starscream and BB from a scouting mission in favor of allowing Dirge and Thrust to improve their own standing. Despite their successful surveillance of the newly arrived [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], though, at Starscream's insistence Galvatron allowed him and BB to make the next run over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

Megastorm represented the Predacons in negotiations with [[Halfshell]] of the Seacons. Galvatron wished to hire the Seacons to eliminate the Maximals in exchange for a share of Angolmois Energy. Megastorm opened negotiations with an offer of 1/10th the Predacons' Angolmois Energy reserves for each Maximals successfully eliminated. Halfshell countered with a demand of 1/8th share per Maximal, and also coerced Megastorm into agreeing Lio Convoy was worth 3 times a normal Maximal. Megastorm returned to the ''Galvaburg II'' with news of his successful negotiations, but Starscream was there to point out the math: five Maximals at one-eighth price and Lio Convoy at three-eighths meant that if the Seacons were victorious, the Predacons would have to give up ALL the Angolmois Energy in their possession. An embarrassed Megastorm quickly made excuses, and claimed he had a plan to prevent that.

Working with Dirge and Thrust, Megastorm constructed transmitters for the Seacons to lure the Maximals to six different locations so they could be beaten individually. The comedy duo inadvertently gave Megastorm the idea to install bombs in the transmitters too, hopefully to destroy the Seacons AND the Maximals at each site, and relieve them of the need to pay. Unfortunately for the plan, Dirge and Thrust were idiots. While placing the last transmitter, they were shocked by Lio Convoy's arrival and dropped the detonator. The damaged trigger ended up setting off the bomb directly under Megastorm as he watched the fight between Halfshell and [[Scuba]]. Blown clear of the ocean, the dazed Megastorm crashed on the beach where [[Terrormander]] battled [[Apache]]. Rushing into the fray to prevent Apache from being killed by a Seacon, Megastorm stepped on a second bomb just as it detonated, launching him skyward again. As he stumbled out of the forest, Megastorm walked into [[Bighorn]] and [[Coelagon]]...and their bomb. One explosion later, an increasingly disheveled Megastorm crawled into the clearing where [[Scylla]] tormented Tasmania Kid and caught yet ''another'' explosion in the face. Blasted back to the beach, Megastorm could barely stand when [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] came rushing through being chased by [[Sea Phantom]]...who had the last bomb hooked around his fin.

So, on the one hand, Megastorm's plan failed spectacularly and none of the Maximals were eliminated. On the other hand, no payments of Angolmois Energy had to be made and the Seacons didn't suspect Megastorm's treachery since he did so much damage to himself in the process. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Megastorm stoically watched as Galvatron manipulated the Seacons into attacking the Maximals for no pay whatsoever. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}} When Starscream noticed the damage to the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], he offered to negotiate a new, cheaper bounty for repair materials with the Seacons. When Galvatron told Starscream not to screw up the way Megastorm did, Megastorm knew he was on thin ice. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

As the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia behind, Halfshell challenged Lio Convoy to a duel for the energy necessary to depart. Galvatron sent Megastorm, Starscream and BB to monitor the fight, and hopefully eliminate a weakened Lio Convoy if Halfshell did not claim victory himself. Things looked bad for Lio Convoy when the one-on-one duel turned out to be against God Neptune. Through acrobatics and warrior skill, however, he seemingly defeated God Neptune and buried the Seacon combiner under a rockslide. Although the fight was not clearly finished, Megastorm jumped the gun and prepared to fire on the injured Lio Convoy. His cannon blast went wide instead, and caused a chain reaction in the Angolmois Energy under the ground. Lio Convoy and God Neptune were forced to abandon their bout due to the chaos that followed. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Megastorm was overseeing an Autoroller drilling operation when the Angolmois Energy began erupting out of control. Megastorm panicked and ordered an evacuation, but his older brother laughed and told him to calm himself. The Angolmois Energy was reacting to the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] that Galvatron had summoned to the solar system. Galvatron calmly entered the Angolmois Energy geysers and absorbed more energy to became even more powerful. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

[[BWII 27 Gigastorm.jpg|thumb|right]] However, Galvatron’s power was not great enough to prevent him from suffering serious injuries in battle with [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]], the new Maximal combiner centered around [[Lio Junior]], another wielder of Angolmois Energy. As Megastorm once again seized control of the Predacons, Starscream responded to a comment he made about Galvatron's power. Starscream claimed to have performed many experiments that indicated Megastorm could safely expose himself to Angolmois Energy and become even more powerful like his brother. Secretly, however, Starscream expected Megastorm to die in the attempt.

Megastorm began to have second thoughts about the process as he dangled over a pit of Angolmois Energy from inside a fragile cage, but Starscream dropped the Duke of Destruction into the maw anyway. As he soaked up Angolmois Energy, fearing he would die, Megastorm reflected upon his relationship with his elder brother. He thought on how he wanted to succeed his brother as Emperor of Destruction, and acquire a mode as powerful as his dragon mode, or like the dinosaurs that once roamed the planet. Megastorm did emerge from the pit, despite Starscream's expectations, far larger and possessing awesome power as Gigastorm. As a towering ''Ceratosaurus'', Gigastorm did battle with the Maximals until they upset his footing, sending him back into the flow of Angolmois Energy. This did nothing to deter him, however, for Gigastorm was now nearly unstoppable. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

Using a shrink ray, Gigastorm was capable of entering the ''Galvaburg II'' to address his troops. He congratulated Starscream on a job well done on his upgrade, still unaware of his lieutenant's true intentions. Although he was significantly larger and stronger, Gigastorm was no smarter than Megastorm. After being taunted by the Maximals into giving chase, he was lured into a ravine and then flanked on both sides by his foes. The unsuspecting Gigastorm was soon buried in rocks as the ground gave way under their firepower. What's more, the Maximals had arranged their ambush atop a vein of natural gas, letting the explosive vapor build up around the trapped Gigastorm before finally detonating it all at once around him. Unfortunately for the Maximals, Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy-enhanced armor allowed him to laugh off even this firestorm of an explosion. He was eventually pulled free with the assistance of the ''Galvaburg II'', but retreated after being outmaneuvered by Scuba's new weapon, the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Fearing his older brother would once again awaken and take the reins of power from him, Gigastorm tried to forcibly dismantle Galvatron with a chainsaw, but was stopped by Starscream and BB. He then made the same mistake he had made previously and tried to overload Galvatron with Angolmois Energy, only for it to fully restore Galvatron as it had in the past. Starscream reported Gigastorm's treachery to Galvatron, but the Emperor of Destruction wouldn't believe it at first. When Gigastorm fired on Galvatron in the midst of a battle with the Maximals, however, Galvatron recognized his younger brother's treachery for what it was. Gigastorm fought his elder brother in his powerful dragon mode, until Galvatron outsmarted his sibling by activating the ''Galvaburg II'' and its shrink ray to reduce Gigastorm to a more controllable size. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

Dirge and Thrust managed to catch Starscream on video admitting he intended to kill Megastorm with the Angolmois Energy bath, prompting Gigastorm to seek his revenge. He planned to send Starscream and BB on a mission to an isolated Angolmois Energy-rich area, allegedly because the Maximals were nearby, then blow them up with concealed explosives. By sheer happenstance, all the Maximals actually ''were'' in the area, prompting Gigastorm to keep his head down and see how the Combatrons fared against their foes. When Starscream and BB exhausted all their firepower and prepared to surrender, Gigastorm saw his chance and blew the explosives, sending his rivals into the pit of Angolmois Energy below. Miraculously (and in no way exactly like ''every other time'' Gigastorm tried to kill someone with Angolmois Energy), Starscream and BB emerged from the pit more powerful than ever, having becoming [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB|Max-B]]. Recognizing Gigastorm's hand in this, they prepared to square off against him before Galvatron arrived, forcing all his subordinates back under his thumb. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

After Hellscream and Max-B's impressive upgrade, Dirge and Thrust felt even more outclassed than before. After several slapstick failures to redeem their image by eliminating Lio Convoy, Gigastorm took pity on his loyal soldiers and offered them an upgrade. Converting into his base mode, Gigastorm arranged to pump the Combatrons full of Angolmois Energy from his own system, and successfully transformed them into the Cyborg Beasts [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

[[File:Gigastorm1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"He said it was just a name!" "What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula!"]]

When a mysterious teleport gate fell to Gaia, the Predacons seized control of the device. Gigastorm and Hellscream determined it was capable of reaching through time and space to locate any being of their choosing. Galvatron hoped to add the power of the mighty [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] to his conquest of Gaia. However, Gigastorm screwed up the space-time coordinates (apparently through legitimate incompetence rather than deceit), pulling an unknown entity through the gate. Despite Gigastorm's bungling, Galvatron was pleased with his new arrival, the colossal and terrifying [[Majin Zarak]]. In all-terrain aircraft carrier mode, Majin Zarak was a juggernaut in Galvatron's command. While Gigastorm and the other Predacons were beaten by the Maximals, Majin Zarak's massive power allowed Galvatron to overpower Lio Convoy's crew. Unfortunately, the beast was eventually upended by Magnaboss, casting Galvatron out of the command deck. Gigastorm arrived in his flying platform mode to catch his brother, and the Predacons fled into the night. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Lio Convoy and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. Gigastorm wanted to rush out and strike at the Maximals, but Galvatron told him to relax and merely increased power to Nemesis, undoing the Maximals' efforts. Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts soon confronted the Maximals anyway, but Gigastorm got caught in the freezing blasts of the Maximals' invention, leaving him helpless and hopeless on the field of battle. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}}

Lio Convoy's next plot caused more concern to Galvatron. The Maximals were in possession of a massive artillery cannon, modified to conduct Angolmois Energy, which could be used to shoot down Nemesis before it ever reached Gaia. Once he finally understood the danger, Gigastorm again tried to race into battle, but Galvatron told him to hold. Quoting Sun Tzu, Galvatron noted Lio Convoy was too cunning a tactician to show his entire hand like this. Sure enough, Hellscream and Max-B soon located a second cannon being moved underwater by Scuba. When both these cannons were destroyed and revealed as decoys by the Predacons, Galvatron and Gigastorm were still available to intercept Magnaboss and the real, third cannon as they reached the Angolmois Energy volcano.

The Maximal combiner separated, letting [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] hold the Predacons back while a determined Lio Junior readied the cannon and fired. Fortunately for the Predacons, the cannon was not powerful enough to affect Nemesis. With the cannon destroyed and useless, Galvatron ordered a retreat as there was no more reason to fight that day. Gigastorm was yelling empty threats back at the Maximals when he tripped and fell into a gorge, needing the Galvaburg II to fish him out. Having seen Lio Junior on the battlefield that day, Galvatron reflected on how Lio Convoy seemed to be raising a much better successor than he was. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} Galvatron soon attempted to brainwash Lio Junior with evil Angolmois Energy, planning to replace Gigastorm as his second if successful. The plan failed, and Gigastorm didn't appear to understand the true intentions behind Galvatron's plot either. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Gigastorm continued to be woefully unimpressive in the eyes of his older brother. An emissary robot arrived from Mars and told the Maximals it had the power to take control of the Angolmois Energy once placed inside the mother computer of the Gaian ruins. When Hellscream reported this development to the ''Galvaburg II'', Gigastorm didn't understand the significance of it, severely trying Galvatron's patience. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} After it was revealed that the robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying Gaia and everyone on it, the Maximals raced to the mother computer to stop it. Gigastorm, however, was myopically focused on defeating the Maximals, and sent the Cyborg Beasts into battle to delay the heroes merely because he could. Galvatron was forced to personally appear on the battlefield and rebuke Gigastorm for not seeing the bigger picture. He ordered his troops back to the ship so that the Maximals could return to their efforts to save the entire planet, Predacons included. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

When Dirgegun and Thrustor supposedly discovered the Maximals' hidden base, Gigastorm was thrilled at the success of his favorite subordinates. He rushed out to join them in the attack, despite Galvatron's commentary that the Maximals were inconsequential in the face of Nemesis's arrival. Even with Hellscream's suspicions voiced, Gigastorm remained blind to the Maximals true intentions, as they diverted him away from their true location long enough to launch an intercept ship intending to reach and defeat Nemesis. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}} A sullen Gigastorm watched on as Galvatron dispatched his brainwashed Seacons to stop the Maximal ship, showing he had planned for every eventuality while Gigastorm still fell for every trick. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As Nemesis shot down the Maximal ship on approach, Galvatron dispatched Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts to survey the wreckage. The flying Beasts had difficulty supporting Gigastorm vast bulk, and so they dropped him rather unceremoniously over the ground. Unable to enter the ship himself to check for survivors, Gigastorm ordered the Predacons to reconnoiter for him. When they discovered the ship empty and a self-destruct sequence activated, Hellscream and the other fled the oncoming explosion at top speed...and without bothering to warn Gigastorm. Gigastorm was ignominiously covered in soot and ash, but otherwise unharmed. He and the Beasts found the Maximals trying to infiltrate Nemesis's inner regions and engaged in battle. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

When the full power of Gaia's Angolmois Energy flowed from the planet to Nemesis, Galvatron emerged from the depths and reported the deaths of Lio Convoy and Lio Junior in the rush of energy. Gigastorm gloated cruelly over the crestfallen Maximals, but Galvatron ordered him to be silent and show respect for such worthy fallen opponents. Galvatron's respect for Lio Junior in particular shamed Gigastorm, who couldn't understand why his elder brother thought the cub was such a better successor than he was. In response, Galvatron told Gigastorm to look him in the eye and swear he would die for his elder, just as Lio Junior voluntarily died for Lio Convoy. Gigastorm tried, but he could not meet his brother's gaze.

The Maximals weren't finished, however, for soon a glowing green Lion Warrior emerged from the depths of Nemesis. Galvatron turned his back on this new threat, and told Gigastorm to show his love for his emperor. Recognizing the opportunity his elder brother was providing him, Gigastorm turned his full fury on the Green Lion—Angolmois Burn, Tail Storm, Head Missiles, and Storm Cannons blazed against the lion, but to no avail. The Green Warrior absorbed everything Gigastorm threw at him before using its own Matrix Typhoon attack to draw the Angolmois Energy out of Gigastorm, draining his power. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}} On the verge of systems shutdown, Gigastorm apologized to his brother for failing him. But instead of chastising him, Galvatron reached out to his little brother and told him he performed admirably. Gigastorm fell inactive until a current of Angolmois Energy "lava" shocked him awake again. He was last seen being dragged out into space by the Cyborg Beasts as they fought to escape the exploding Nemesis. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}
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====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Megastorm was a big supporter of Starscream's latest scheme; the Predacon jet had devised a means to brainwash Maximals into Predacons, and managed to capture Tasmania Kid and Diver. After subjecting them to the brainwashing process, the pair were set loose against their former allies. The bulk of the Predacon forces followed them into a massive assault against the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew. Megastorm watched the whole drama unfold from a distance, readying a powerful blast to take out both the Maximals and his older brother. Just as he finished charging his canon and prepared to unleash its power, the terrain beneath Megastorm's treads collapsed! Scuba had been hiding in an underground river, and popped up at just the right moment to spoil Megastorm's shot. Megastorm's stray blast wound up badly injuring the Predacons, forcing them to retreat. Megastorm himself was swept up in the current of the underground river and carried away by the water. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}}}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Gigastorm returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In the [[Precursor World]], [[Primus]] remarked upon the power of [[Angolmois Energy]] and how it could change beings and give them the power to change others. One example was turning Megastorm into Gigastorm, and in turn giving him the power to transform Dirge and Thrust. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

===''Beast Wars II'' manga===
Megastorm joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]]in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked him up to the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]], using Galvatron's energies to power it. With it, he set out to attack [[Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on a rainy day. The Maximals managed to lure the tank into a river and used underwater charges to exploit the tank's weak bottom shielding and sink it. After Lio Convoy broke into the tank, Megastorm took a shot at the Maximal, but it was deflected and Lio punched Megastorm, causing him to accidentally press the self-destruct button, blowing up the tank with him inside. Megastorm was left answering Galvatron's queries as to what happened while he was sleeping. {{Storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Infiltrate the Mystery Island!}} {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}} {{Storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}}}}
[[File:MangaGigastormRecliner.jpg|left|thumb|I say, this is a delightful brew, chappies.]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}} {{storylink|Win the Battle of Light and Darkness!}}}}
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===3H comics===
Megastorm took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. He aided [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] in destroying hordes of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] by tricking them into swarming what appeared to be an undefended canyon. In reality, it was to be the foundation of a new [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], built upon the smelted remains of the invaders. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
After Megastorm was exposed to [[Angolmois Energy]], his form mutated into a bipedal robotic dinosaur known as Gigastorm. With a new body came newfound confidence, so Gigastorm declared himself the leader of a [[Combatron (BW)|subfaction]] within the [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. With his power, he created the recon drone [[Gigascouter]].

Gigastorm set out to increase the power of his troops, exposing them to Angolmois Energy just as he was. His efforts created the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyber Beasts]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Gigastorm_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Gigastorm was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]'s troops when they uncovered the ancient [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}
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===Legends World===
Megastorm was director at a company that was a client for the [[Axalon Trading Company|Autobot Axalon Trading Company]]. [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], as part of his workaholicism, asked Megastorm if he could process more orders. The director obliged as he told his [[Galvatron (BW)|older brother]] in the other room that his snoring was too loud. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 32|Bonus Edition Vol. 32}} After the Legends World was destroyed, Megastorm ended up on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], where he became a full-fledged Beast Warrior through [[Transformers sickness]] and helped fight against [[Galvatron II]] and his [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gigastorm was a resident of [[Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]] one decade after the end of the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vok]] declared the planet was not for them, governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] requested the presence of anyone who could help with this crisis, including Gigastorm. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
The super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], and Megastorm intended to obtain it for himself. So did several other Predacons and Maximals however, leading to a series of one-on-one battles.

Megastorm could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend himself against various incoming projectiles, and missions to travel across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria he had to fend off.

After defeating his final opponent, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megastorm gloated that using the Quartz's power, he would finally be capable of overthrowing his older brother, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]. But his plans never became reality, as Galvatron stole the Quartz from under Megastorm's nose. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{BW fighter ending|Megastorm|GBC}}

====Move list====
{{note|This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Robot Mode'''
!colspan=2|'''Vehicle Mode'''
|-
|F. Mine||↓→B
|Maximum Shoot||↓→B
|-
|Critical Hammer||↓←B
|Sting Mine||↓←A
|-
|Spark Cannon||←↓→B
|Cyclone Cannon||←↓→B
|-
|Knuckle Bazooka||→↓→B
|Storm Pass||←↓→A
|-
|Megaton Bomb (super)||↓→↓← B
|Assault Ray (super)||↓→↓← B
|-
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Megastorm.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]
*'''Megastorm''' (March 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: A roughly Leader-sized figure released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Megastorm is a [[redeco]] of the first ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]] toy (which had not been released in Japan previously), transforming into a large combat tank. In both modes, his main cannon stocks up to six missiles, and gravity slides the next missile into place when one is fired. Megastorm lacks the electronics present in the ''Generation 2'' toy, however, and the battery compartment has been covered with a large green sticker to hide it. The robot mode has also been negligibly [[retool]]ed to accommodate a Predacon [[rubsign]] just below the chest tank section.

: The biggest visual difference between Megatron and Megastorm is that the purple camo pattern of the former has been switched to olive on the latter. The pattern borders are also now much less defined. A new black deco surrounds Megastorm's eyes and most of the upper face. The shoulder [[insignia]] decals have been updated to show the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] symbol and the text "Destron", though still on the [[Neon|bright orange]] background of the originals. Like his predecessor, he includes a "Big Stick" decal that wraps around the fume extractor of his main cannon, though instead of "Eat this, Autobots!", the other side carries Megatron's original motto, "Peace through tyranny". Lastly, the green plastic is slightly darker and the handgun is now cast in black plastic.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline under the same name. Aside from the difference in packaging, the Korean release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Megastorm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-12 Megastorm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with rock and the number five die roll, and the other with scissors and the number two die roll, with a desert background.

: ''Beast-War'' Megastorm was later reissued in the Korean ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Car Bot|Car Bot]]'' packaging, re-assigned as an Autobot and renamed [[Armored Corps]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Megastorm/megastorm.htm More information on Megastorm at TFU.info]''

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*'''Cannon Showdown: Apache vs Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-12'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: Megastorm was also available in a "Cannon Showdown" (大砲の対決 ''taihō no taiketsu'') two-pack with the Maximal [[Apache#VS12|Apache]].

: Both of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWPerfectBook-BWIIGigastorm.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Gigastorm''' (October 1998)
**''ID number'': '''D-22'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the ninth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Gigastorm is a redeco and partial [[retool]]ing of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' line]]'s [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], giving him a new dino-mode nose-horn as well as removing the metal ball-bearings from the outsides of the legs. He transforms from a ''{{w|Ceratosaurus}}''-like [[robot mode]] (dubbed his "Destruction Dinosaur Mode" ), to his "Huge Base Mode", to his "Attack Fortress Mode". In Attack Fortress Mode, he has a lifting mechanism that can send smaller vehicles rolling down his ramp.

: Gigastorm lacks virtually all of Trypticon's accessories, only coming with [[Gigascouter#Toys|Gigascouter]], a redeco of [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]]. Gigastorm also features one minor piece of ''intentional'' misassembly: the panels which flip out from the sides of his Attack Fortress Mode are assembled backwards, so that the round, molded details are showing when the panels are flipped out, as apposed to the blank indents where the "HELIPAD" stickers would've been. As Gigastorm does not feature any stickers, it would appear this was done to compensate. This detail also made its way into his cartoon [[character model]].

: Sonokong also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as '''Giga Storm'''. Aside from the difference in packaging, the [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure is identical to the Takara release. In place of the bio cards of the Takara release, Giga Storm comes with two "{{w|Rock paper scissors|Jan-ken-pon}}" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-22 Giga Storm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with paper and the number two die roll, and the other with scissors and the number five die roll, with a rocky desert background.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Gigastorm Armor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Gigastorm/gigastorm.htm More information on Gigastorm at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Megastorm, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs. His cannon is actually a separate piece that pegs onto his shoulder; curiously, his left forearm also has a peg to mount the cannon.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Starscream (BW)#bluePVC|Starscream]].

===''Beast Wars Gum''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:A snap together model kit of Megastorm was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to vehicle mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

===''Beast Fighters''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Megastorm was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

==Notes==
* According to [[Ben Yee]], who wrote his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] profile, he envisioned Megastorm as having Trypticon's design specs in his database and using those as the basis of his upgraded form when empowered by Angolmois Energy.
* Like all non-toy Kreons (particularly in the [[Hayato Sakamoto]] comics), ''Kre-O'' Gigastorm is made from existing Kre-O parts. He uses the generic [[Tantrum (G1)|Torox]] helmet (with the side-holes being cleverly obstructed by the panel line), a horn piece, and a deco that matches his original counterpart's toy.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Megastorm''' (메가스톰 ''Megaseutom''), '''Gigastorm''' (기가스톰 ''Gigaseutom'')

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DNAVI (BW)

2023-07-30T04:09:46Z

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{{faction|predacon}}
:''DNAVI is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] computer AI from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:DNaviNeo1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I'm making a note here; 'Huge Success'."]]

'''DNAVI''' (short for '''Devil NAVI'''), the self appointed [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] princess, is arrogant, sassy, and generally frustrating—there's just no two ways about it. She always talks down to her teammates, hassling them over their losses and acting as if, if she was in their shoes, she'd be performing leagues better. The issue with this conceited artificial intelligence is that she's absolutely necessary to keeping the Predacon operation running. Without her, the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'' couldn't run, [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsules]] couldn't be found, and [[Magmatron]] and his troops wouldn't be able to be teleported away from danger. So, although she's certainly a thorn in everyone’s side, she has an equally powerful bite to back up her immense bark.

She has a modicum of respect for Magmatron, who unleashes his wrath upon her if she disobeys his command, but she still isn't afraid to make jabs about his losses to the [[Maximal]]s on occasion. She also obeys [[Guiledart]], who she has an affinity for. Besides that, the other Predacons have it pretty rough. Poor [[Sling]] especially is the brunt of DNAVI's malicious pranks, with the artificial intelligence taking glee in leaving him on alien planets, only teleporting him back once he bends to her will.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Maki Miyamae]] (Japanese)|[[Yeong-seon Eun]] (Korean)}}

When the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] called for teleportation off [[Gaia]], DNAVI attempted to leave Sling behind "accidentally", beaming him up only when he raised a fuss. She then saw to the dressing-down of Magmatron's troops, castigating their failure to capture even a single [[Maximal]]. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}}

When Magmatron requested the transportation of the Predacons off of the planet of [[Godbless]], DNAVI obliged, but once more "forgot" Sling, until he complained loudly enough to bother her. {{storylink|Chase the Mysterious Capsule}}

After [[Saberback]] and Sling noticed the icy planet [[Solid]] melting around them, they demanded that DNAVI take them back to their ship. She agreed, but only on the basis that the pair called her "Anastasia". Sling was furious, exclaiming that she had never been called by that name before, but Saberback forced him, and the two were teleported. {{storylink|Burning Heart Below Freezing}}

When the Predacons spotted the planet [[Maderan]], DNAVI was able to tell them that there was an [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois Capsule]] on the planet, but not the exact coordinates of it, due to heavy cloud cover. Later on, when Magmatron requested they all be teleported off planet due to the arrival of Big Convoy, DNAVI criticized him on his over-confidence during their mission, but transported them regardless. {{storylink|Hang in There, Stampy}}

When the Predacons approached the planet of [[Donovan]], DNAVI told them that the Maximals were in the vicinity. Guiledart then delegated responsibility of finding the Angolmois capsule located there to Sling, DNAVI scoffed, saying that a monkey was just as skilled as Sling. Later, when things got messy and the brunt of Predacon forces had to land on Donovan to recover the Angolmois, they requested that DNAVI teleport them back to the ''Dinosaur'' with the capsule. She responded by telling them that she could only teleport them or the Angolmois, not both, and that they'd have to fly back themselves. {{storylink|Mirage of the Sand}}

{{storylink|Dinosaur Combiner Magmatron}} {{storylink|Duel in the Labyrinth}} {{storylink|The Black Hole Crisis}} {{storylink|Sub-Commander Longrack}} {{storylink|Waa! They Got Eaten}} {{storylink|Planet of Time}} {{storylink|Lonely Hydra}} {{storylink|Break Is a Predacon?}} {{storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}} {{storylink|Planet of the Ultimate Weapon}} {{storylink|Troubled DNAVI}} {{storylink|Attack! Randy}} {{storylink|Bump the Physicist}} {{storylink|Hardhead Is Hardheaded}} {{storylink|Personal Combat in the Deep Sea!!}} {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}} {{storylink|Assemble! New Warriors}} {{storylink|Mysterious Beast Warriors!?}} {{storylink|The Stolen Capsules}} {{storylink|Pursue the Blentrons!}} {{storylink|Angry Magmatron}} {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} {{storylink|Unicron Revived!?}} {{storylink|Unicron's Ambition}} {{storylink|Fight! Maximals}} {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}} {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}
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===''Beast Wars Neo'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|There Are 7 Capsules}} {{storylink|A Battle Fought Alone}}}}

===''Legends'' comic===
DNAVI of the [[Legends World]] was the school nurse at Magmatron's high school. She diagnosed [[Big Convoy|Big]] with [[Transformers sickness]] and prescribed him medicine, but to her shock he refused to be cured and threw it out a window. {{Storylink|LG59 Blitzwing Prologue: Big-sensei#When I Awoke One Morning...|When I Awoke One Morning...}}

==Notes==
*A running gag throughout the series is DNAVI changing her name from episode to episode. Some include Anastasia, Catherina, and Audrey.
===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''DNAVI''' (디나비 ''Dinabi'')

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Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?

2023-07-25T23:12:07Z

Lasershadow: /* Synopsis */

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|ep=15
|image=BWN 15 Mach Kick hay.jpg
|caption=
|title="Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?"
|japanese=マッハキック入隊志願!?
|romaji=Mach Kick Nyūtai Shigan!?
|production code=BWN-15
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[May 12|12 May]] [[1999]]
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Yukio Okazaki]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]], Park Young
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Mach Kick, survivor of the Thoroughbred Corps, joins up with Big Convoy's unit. Magmatron's Predacons also receive a new member in the form of Archadis.'''

==Synopsis==

On the planet Com, [[Longrack]] heads towards [[Big Convoy]] carrying an [[Angolmois capsule]]. However, [[Guiledart]] appears and attempts to shoot him, only for another projectile to destroy his own. When Guildart sees the other [[Maximals]] coming, Guiledart orders [[DNAVI]] to teleport him. Longrack thanks Big Convoy, but his leader stammers it wasn’t him but shrugs it off, before telling everyone to return to Gung Hao. The Maximals then depart, unaware that a shadowy figure is watching them.

Back on Gung Hao, [[NAVI]] informs everyone that someone has broken into the ship. When asked where the intruder is, NAVI guides the Maximals to where she saw him, Longrack’s room. The Maximals then break in, only to be met by a strange sight, a horse sleeping in Longrack’s bed in a blanket of hay. Longrack understandably upset, attempts to evict the intruder only for the horse’s neck to extend out. A robot head then emerges from the hay, revealing the intruder to be Maximal. Big Convoy then enters the room, only for the new Maximal to hug him, much to everyone’s confusion.

On the bridge, the Maximal introduces himself as [[Mach Kick]], who reveals his desire to Big Convoy’s unit after the latter’s actions on the Fortress planet. Big Convoy states his new orders are to train the new recruits and not to accept soldiers. Mach Kick refuses to give up and offers to become a recruit. Big Convoy relents and puts him under Longrack’s watch. The lieutenant places Mach Kick in charge of cleaning, which he does so well, the ship starts sparkling. Albeit, he does run over [[Break]] and [[Colada]], chases [[Stampy]] down, and ruins [[Heinrad]]’s lunch.

In the training room, the Maximals discuss their newest member. Colrada reveals that Mach Kick was a member of the Thoroughbred Corps a unit that was wiped out during the battle of the Fortress planet. Break believes him to be a Predacon spy, because he was the only survivor. However, Mach Kick wins them over by dispatching holograms of Magmatron’s crew with ease, expect Longrack who’s convinced he is a spy. The Maximals then find another Angolmois capsule on the planet Galo. Longrack says if they use dummies at another location, they will be able to distract the Predacons. Mach Kick argues that the Predacons will see through the plan, which Longrack accuses him of being sympathetic to Predacons. Big Convoy stops the argument by reminding Mach Kick that Longrack is his superior and approves his lieutenant’s plan. On the Dinosaur, the Predacons notice the dummies, believing the Maximals have found another capsule. Just then a voice accuses them of being fools, as an Archaeopteryx descends from the ceiling. The Archaeopteryx transforms revealing himself as [[Archadis]], the most cunning individual in the Predacons. [[Magmatron]] reveals he summoned him as helper and asks Archadis what his plan is. Archadis explains the Predacons will follow the dummies, while he secures the capsule, much to the Dinosaur’s crew’s annoyance.

In one of Galo’s deserts, the Maximals are overjoyed that their plan worked but Mach Kick decides to hang back if any Predacons show up. As Longrack’s group approaches the capsule, a net is dropped on them. The Maximals think Mach Kick betrayed them, only for it to be revealed to be the work of Archadis. Their new foe then proceeds to destroy them, but is thwarted by Mach Kick. Archadis starts off the fight pretty strong, but eventually gets the stuffing beaten out of him by Mach Kick. Defeated, he orders DNAVI to teleport him.

Eventually, the Maximals recover the capsule and return to Gung Hao. Big Convoy congratulates Longrack on recovering two Angolmois capsules in a row. Longrack then admits they were able to get home thanks to Mach Kick and berates himself for his failures. But Mach Kick tells Longrack not to be so hard on himself and can he can talk to him, when the latter is having trouble. [[Vector Sigma]] contacts Big Convoy, who reveals that Mach Kick has lost his unit, people can use their painful experiences to move on and help others. This brings some comfort to Longrack, and Mach Kick says he can also make some Green Tea and give him massages, only for Big Convoy to tell him he’s getting to carried away. The Gung Hao than warps to a new location and adventure.

==Quotes==
==Capsule score==
:'''Maximals: 10'''
:'''Predacons: 3'''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] (1)
*[[Big Convoy]] (2)
*[[Mach Kick]] (4)
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] (5)
*[[Break]] (6)
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] (7)
*[[Colada]] (8)
*[[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] (9)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Guiledart]] (3)
*[[Magmatron]] (10)
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (11)
*[[Saberback]] (12)
*[[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] (13)
*[[DNAVI]] (14)
*[[Archadis]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Vector Sigma]] (16)
}}

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===

===Trivia===
*Once again, the battle that occurred at the start of [[Big Convoy, Move Out]] is referenced. This time it is established that [[Mach Kick]] was also present at the Fortress Planet, where his unit was wiped out.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 5 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

==External links==

{{epstub}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo episodes]]

Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?

2023-07-25T23:11:18Z

Lasershadow: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=beast wars neo
|ep=15
|image=BWN 15 Mach Kick hay.jpg
|caption=
|title="Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?"
|japanese=マッハキック入隊志願!?
|romaji=Mach Kick Nyūtai Shigan!?
|production code=BWN-15
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[May 12|12 May]] [[1999]]
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Yukio Okazaki]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]], Park Young
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Mach Kick, survivor of the Thoroughbred Corps, joins up with Big Convoy's unit. Magmatron's Predacons also receive a new member in the form of Archadis.'''

==Synopsis==

On the planet Com, [[Longrack]] heads towards [[Big Convoy]] carrying an [[Angolmois capsule]]. However, [[Guiledart]] appears and attempts to shoot him, only for another projectile to destroy his own. When Guildart sees the other [[Maximals]] coming, Guiledart orders [[DNAVI]] to teleport him. Longrack thanks Big Convoy, but his leader stammers it wasn’t him but shrugs it off, before telling everyone to return to Gung Hao. The Maximals then depart, unaware that a shadowy figure is watching them.

Back on Gung Hao, [[NAVI]] informs everyone that someone has broken into the ship. When asked where the intruder is, NAVI guides the Maximals to where she saw him, Longrack’s room. The Maximals then break in, only to be met by a strange sight, a horse sleeping in Longrack’s bed in a blanket of hay. Longrack understandably upset, attempts to evict the intruder only for the horse’s neck to extend out. A robot head then emerges from the hay, revealing the intruder to be Maximal. Big Convoy then enters the room, only for the new Maximal to hug him, much to everyone’s confusion.

On the bridge, the Maximal introduces himself as [[Mach Kick]], who reveals his desire to Big Convoy’s unit after the latter’s actions on the Fortress planet. Big Convoy states his new orders are to train the new recruits and not to accept soldiers. Mach Kick refuses to give up and offers to become a recruit. Big Convoy relents and puts him under Longrack’s watch. The lieutenant places Mach Kick in charge of cleaning, which he does so well, the ship starts sparkling. Albeit, he does run over [[Break]] and [[Colada]], chases [[Stampy]] down, and ruins [[Heinrad]]’s lunch.

In the training room, the Maximals discuss their newest member. Colrada reveals that Mach Kick was a member of the Thoroughbred Corps a unit that was wiped out during the battle of the Fortress planet. Break believes him to be a Predacon spy, because he was the only survivor. However, Mach Kick wins them over by dispatching holograms of Magmatron’s crew with ease, expect Longrack who’s convinced he is a spy. The Maximals then find another Angolmois capsule on the planet Galo. Longrack says if they use dummies at another location, they will be able to distract the Predacons. Mach Kick argues that the Predacons will see through the plan, which Longrack accuses him of being sympathetic to Predacons. Big Convoy stops the argument by reminding Mach Kick that Longrack is his superior and approves his lieutenant’s plan. On the Dinosaur, the Predacons notice the dummies, believing the Maximals have found another capsule. Just then a voice accuses them of being fools, as an Archaeopteryx descends from the ceiling. The Archaeopteryx transforms revealing himself as [[Archadis]], the most cunning individual in the Predacons. [[Magmatron]] reveals he summoned him as helper and asks Archadis what his plan is. Archadis explains the Predacons will follow the dummies, while he secures the capsule, much to the Dinosaur’s crew’s annoyance.

In one of Galo’s deserts, the Maximals are overjoyed that their plan worked but Mach Kick decides to hang back if any Predacons show up. As Longrack’s group approaches the capsule, a net is dropped on them. The Maximals think Mach Kick betrayed them, only for it to be revealed to be the work of Archadis. Their new foe then proceeds to destroy them, but is thwarted by Mach Kick. Archadis starts off the fight pretty strong, but eventually gets the stuffing beaten out of him by Mach Kick. Defeated, he orders DNAVI to teleport him.

Eventually, the Maximals recover the capsule and return to Gung Hao. Big Convoy congratulates Longrack on recovering two Angolmois capsules in a row. Longrack then admits they were able to get home thanks to Mach Kick and berates himself for his failures. But Mach Kick tells Longrack not to be so hard on himself and can he can talk to him, when the latter is having trouble. [[Vector Sigma]] contacts Big Convoy, who reveals that Mach Kick has lost his unit, people can use their painful experiences to move on and help others. This brings some comfort to Longrack, and Machkick says he can also make some Green Tea and give him massages, only for Big Convoy to tell him he’s getting to carried away. The Gung Hao than warps to a new location and adventure.

==Quotes==
==Capsule score==
:'''Maximals: 10'''
:'''Predacons: 3'''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] (1)
*[[Big Convoy]] (2)
*[[Mach Kick]] (4)
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] (5)
*[[Break]] (6)
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] (7)
*[[Colada]] (8)
*[[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] (9)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Guiledart]] (3)
*[[Magmatron]] (10)
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (11)
*[[Saberback]] (12)
*[[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] (13)
*[[DNAVI]] (14)
*[[Archadis]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Vector Sigma]] (16)
}}

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===

===Trivia===
*Once again, the battle that occurred at the start of [[Big Convoy, Move Out]] is referenced. This time it is established that [[Mach Kick]] was also present at the Fortress Planet, where his unit was wiped out.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 5 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

==External links==

{{epstub}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo episodes]]

Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?

2023-07-25T23:10:33Z

Lasershadow: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=beast wars neo
|ep=15
|image=BWN 15 Mach Kick hay.jpg
|caption=
|title="Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?"
|japanese=マッハキック入隊志願!?
|romaji=Mach Kick Nyūtai Shigan!?
|production code=BWN-15
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[May 12|12 May]] [[1999]]
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Yukio Okazaki]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]], Park Young
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Mach Kick, survivor of the Thoroughbred Corps, joins up with Big Convoy's unit. Magmatron's Predacons also receive a new member in the form of Archadis.'''

==Synopsis==

On the planet Com, [[Longrack]] heads towards [[Big Convoy]] carrying an [[Angolmois capsule]]. However, [[Guiledart]] appears and attempts to shoot him, only for another projectile to destroy his own. When Guildart sees the other [[Maximals]] coming, Guiledart orders [[DNAVI]] to teleport him. Longrack thanks Big Convoy, but his leader stammers it wasn’t him but shrugs it off, before telling everyone to return to Gung Hao. The Maximals then depart, unaware that a shadowy figure is watching them.

Back on Gung Hao, [[NAVI]] informs everyone that someone has broken into the ship. When asked where the intruder is, NAVI guides the Maximals to where she saw him, Longrack’s room. The Maximals then break in, only to be met by a strange sight, a horse sleeping in Longrack’s bed in a blanket of hay. Longrack understandably upset, attempts to evict the intruder only for the horse’s neck to extend out. A robot head then emerges from the hay, revealing the intruder to be Maximal. Big Convoy then enters the room, only for the new Maximal to hug him, much to everyone’s confusion.

On the bridge, the Maximal introduces himself as [[Mach Kick]], who reveals his desire to Big Convoy’s unit after the latter’s actions on the Fortress planet. Big Convoy states his new orders are to train the new recruits and not to accept soldiers. Mach Kick refuses to give up and offers to become a recruit. Big Convoy relents and puts him under Longrack’s watch. The lieutenant places Mach Kick in charge of cleaning, which he does so well, the ship starts sparkling. Albeit, he does run over [[Break]] and [[Colada]], chases [[Stampy]] down, and ruins [[Heinrad]]’s lunch.

In the training room, the Maximals discuss their newest member. Colrada reveals that Mach Kick was a member of the Thoroughbred Corps a unit that was wiped out during the battle of the Fortress planet. Break believes him to be a Predacon spy, because he was the only survivor. However, Mach Kick wins them over by dispatching holograms of {{Noname-nickname}}Magmatron’s crew with ease, expect Longrack who’s convinced he is a spy. The Maximals then find another Angolmois capsule on the planet Galo. Longrack says if they use dummies at another location, they will be able to distract the Predacons. Mach Kick argues that the Predacons will see through the plan, which Longrack accuses him of being sympathetic to Predacons. Big Convoy stops the argument by reminding Mach Kick that Longrack is his superior and approves his lieutenant’s plan. On the Dinosaur, the Predacons notice the dummies, believing the Maximals have found another capsule. Just then a voice accuses them of being fools, as an Archaeopteryx descends from the ceiling. The Archaeopteryx transforms revealing himself as [[Archadis]], the most cunning individual in the Predacons. [[Magmatron]] reveals he summoned him as helper and asks Archadis what his plan is. Archadis explains the Predacons will follow the dummies, while he secures the capsule, much to the Dinosaur’s crew’s annoyance.

In one of Galo’s deserts, the Maximals are overjoyed that their plan worked but Mach Kick decides to hang back if any Predacons show up. As Longrack’s group approaches the capsule, a net is dropped on them. The Maximals think Mach Kick betrayed them, only for it to be revealed to be the work of Archadis. Their new foe then proceeds to destroy them, but is thwarted by Mach Kick. Archadis starts off the fight pretty strong, but eventually gets the stuffing beaten out of him by Mach Kick. Defeated, he orders DNAVI to teleport him.

Eventually, the Maximals recover the capsule and return to Gung Hao. Big Convoy congratulates Longrack on recovering two Angolmois capsules in a row. Longrack then admits they were able to get home thanks to Mach Kick and berates himself for his failures. But Mach Kick tells Longrack not to be so hard on himself and can he can talk to him, when the latter is having trouble. [[Vector Sigma]] contacts Big Convoy, who reveals that Mach Kick has lost his unit, people can use their painful experiences to move on and help others. This brings some comfort to Longrack, and Machkick says he can also make some Green Tea and give him massages, only for Big Convoy to tell him he’s getting to carried away. The Gung Hao than warps to a new location and adventure.

==Quotes==
==Capsule score==
:'''Maximals: 10'''
:'''Predacons: 3'''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] (1)
*[[Big Convoy]] (2)
*[[Mach Kick]] (4)
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] (5)
*[[Break]] (6)
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] (7)
*[[Colada]] (8)
*[[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] (9)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Guiledart]] (3)
*[[Magmatron]] (10)
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (11)
*[[Saberback]] (12)
*[[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] (13)
*[[DNAVI]] (14)
*[[Archadis]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Vector Sigma]] (16)
}}

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===

===Trivia===
*Once again, the battle that occurred at the start of [[Big Convoy, Move Out]] is referenced. This time it is established that [[Mach Kick]] was also present at the Fortress Planet, where his unit was wiped out.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 5 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

==External links==

{{epstub}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo episodes]]

Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?

2023-07-25T23:09:56Z

Lasershadow: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=beast wars neo
|ep=15
|image=BWN 15 Mach Kick hay.jpg
|caption=
|title="Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?"
|japanese=マッハキック入隊志願!?
|romaji=Mach Kick Nyūtai Shigan!?
|production code=BWN-15
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[May 12|12 May]] [[1999]]
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Yukio Okazaki]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]], Park Young
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Mach Kick, survivor of the Thoroughbred Corps, joins up with Big Convoy's unit. Magmatron's Predacons also receive a new member in the form of Archadis.'''

==Synopsis==

On the planet Com, [[Longrack]] heads towards [[Big Convoy]] carrying an [[Angolmois capsule]]. However, [[Guiledart]] appears and attempts to shoot him, only for another projectile to destroy his own. When Guildart sees the other [[Maximals]] coming, Guiledart orders [[DNAVI]] to teleport him. Longrack thanks Big Convoy, but his leader stammers it wasn’t him but shrugs it off, before telling everyone to return to Gung Hao. The Maximals then depart, unaware that a shadowy figure is watching them.

Back on Gung Hao, [[NAVI]] informs everyone that someone has broken into the ship. When asked where the intruder is, NAVI guides the Maximals to where she saw him, Longrack’s room. The Maximals then break in, only to be met by a strange sight, a horse sleeping in Longrack’s bed in a blanket of hay. Longrack understandably upset, attempts to evict the intruder only for the horse’s neck to extend out. A robot head then emerges from the hay, revealing the intruder to be Maximal. Big Convoy then enters the room, only for the new Maximal to hug him, much to everyone’s confusion.

On the bridge, the Maximal introduces himself as [[Mach Kick]], who reveals his desire to Big Convoy’s unit after the latter’s actions on the Fortress planet. Big Convoy states his new orders are to train the new recruits and not to accept soldiers. Mach Kick refuses to give up and offers to become a recruit. Big Convoy relents and puts him under Longrack’s watch. The lieutenant places Mach Kick in charge of cleaning, which he does so well, the ship starts sparkling. Albeit, he does run over [[Break]] and [[Colada]], chases [[Stampy]] down, and ruins [[Heinrad]]’s lunch.

In the training room, the Maximals discuss their newest member. Colrada reveals that Mach Kick was a member of the Thoroughbred Corps a unit that was wiped out during the battle of the Fortress planet. Break believes him to be a Predacon spy, because he was the only survivor. However, Mach Kick wins them over by dispatching holograms of {{Noname-nickname}}Magmatron’s crew with ease, expect Longrack who’s convinced he is a spy. The Maximals then find another Angolmois capsule on the planet Galo. Longrack says if they use dummies at another location, they will be able to distract the Predacons. Mach Kick argues that the Predacons will see through the plan, which Longrack accuses him of being sympathetic to Predacons. Big Convoy stops the argument by reminding Mach Kick that Longrack is his superior and approves his lieutenant’s plan.
On the [[Dinosaur]], the Predacons notice the dummies, believing the Maximals have found another capsule. Just then a voice accuses them of being fools, as an Archaeopteryx descends from the ceiling. The Archaeopteryx transforms revealing himself as [[Archadis]], the most cunning individual in the Predacons. [[Magmatron]] reveals he summoned him as helper and asks Archadis what his plan is. Archadis explains the Predacons will follow the dummies, while he secures the capsule, much to the Dinosaur’s crew’s annoyance.

In one of Galo’s deserts, the Maximals are overjoyed that their plan worked but Mach Kick decides to hang back if any Predacons show up. As Longrack’s group approaches the capsule, a net is dropped on them. The Maximals think Mach Kick betrayed them, only for it to be revealed to be the work of Archadis. Their new foe then proceeds to destroy them, but is thwarted by Mach Kick. Archadis starts off the fight pretty strong, but eventually gets the stuffing beaten out of him by Mach Kick. Defeated, he orders DNAVI to teleport him.

Eventually, the Maximals recover the capsule and return to Gung Hao. Big Convoy congratulates Longrack on recovering two Angolmois capsules in a row. Longrack then admits they were able to get home thanks to Mach Kick and berates himself for his failures. But Mach Kick tells Longrack not to be so hard on himself and can he can talk to him, when the latter is having trouble. [[Vector Sigma]] contacts Big Convoy, who reveals that Mach Kick has lost his unit, people can use their painful experiences to move on and help others. This brings some comfort to Longrack, and Machkick says he can also make some Green Tea and give him massages, only for Big Convoy to tell him he’s getting to carried away. The Gung Hao than warps to a new location and adventure.

==Quotes==
==Capsule score==
:'''Maximals: 10'''
:'''Predacons: 3'''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] (1)
*[[Big Convoy]] (2)
*[[Mach Kick]] (4)
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] (5)
*[[Break]] (6)
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] (7)
*[[Colada]] (8)
*[[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] (9)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Guiledart]] (3)
*[[Magmatron]] (10)
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (11)
*[[Saberback]] (12)
*[[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] (13)
*[[DNAVI]] (14)
*[[Archadis]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Vector Sigma]] (16)
}}

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===

===Trivia===
*Once again, the battle that occurred at the start of [[Big Convoy, Move Out]] is referenced. This time it is established that [[Mach Kick]] was also present at the Fortress Planet, where his unit was wiped out.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 5 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

==External links==

{{epstub}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo episodes]]

Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?

2023-07-25T23:09:08Z

Lasershadow: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=beast wars neo
|ep=15
|image=BWN 15 Mach Kick hay.jpg
|caption=
|title="Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?"
|japanese=マッハキック入隊志願!?
|romaji=Mach Kick Nyūtai Shigan!?
|production code=BWN-15
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[May 12|12 May]] [[1999]]
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Yukio Okazaki]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]], Park Young
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Mach Kick, survivor of the Thoroughbred Corps, joins up with Big Convoy's unit. Magmatron's Predacons also receive a new member in the form of Archadis.'''

==Synopsis==

On the planet Com, [[Longrack]] heads towards [[Big Convoy]] carrying an [[Angolmois capsule]]. However, [[Guiledart]] appears and attempts to shoot him, only for another projectile to destroy his own. When Guildart sees the other [[Maximals]] coming, Guiledart orders [[DNAVI]] to teleport him. Longrack thanks Big Convoy, but his leader stammers it wasn’t him but shrugs it off, before telling everyone to return to Gung Hao. The Maximals then depart, unaware that a shadowy figure is watching them.

Back on Gung Hao, [[NAVI]] informs everyone that someone has broken into the ship. When asked where the intruder is, NAVI guides the Maximals to where she saw him, Longrack’s room. The Maximals then break in, only to be met by a strange sight, a horse sleeping in Longrack’s bed in a blanket of hay. Longrack understandably upset, attempts to evict the intruder only for the horse’s neck to extend out. A robot head then emerges from the hay, revealing the intruder to be Maximal. Big Convoy then enters the room, only for the new Maximal to hug him, much to everyone’s confusion.

On the bridge, the Maximal introduces himself as [[Mach Kick]], who reveals his desire to Big Convoy’s unit after the latter’s actions on the Fortress planet. Big Convoy states his new orders are to train the new recruits and not to accept soldiers. Mach Kick refuses to give up and offers to become a recruit. Big Convoy relents and puts him under Longrack’s watch. The lieutenant places Mach Kick in charge of cleaning, which he does so well, the ship starts sparkling. Albeit, he does run over [[Break]] and [[Colada]], chases [[Stampy]] down, and ruins [[Heinrad]]’s lunch.

In the training room, the Maximals discuss their newest member. Colrada reveals that Mach Kick was a member of the Thoroughbred Corps a unit that was wiped out during the battle of the Fortress planet. Break believes him to be a Predacon spy, because he was the only survivor. However, Mach Kick wins them over by dispatching holograms of [[Magmatron’s]] crew with ease, expect Longrack who’s convinced he is a spy. The Maximals then find another Angolmois capsule on the planet Galo. Longrack says if they use dummies at another location, they will be able to distract the Predacons. Mach Kick argues that the Predacons will see through the plan, which Longrack accuses him of being sympathetic to Predacons. Big Convoy stops the argument by reminding Mach Kick that Longrack is his superior and approves his lieutenant’s plan.
On the [[Dinosaur]], the Predacons notice the dummies, believing the Maximals have found another capsule. Just then a voice accuses them of being fools, as an Archaeopteryx descends from the ceiling. The Archaeopteryx transforms revealing himself as [[Archadis]], the most cunning individual in the Predacons. Magmatron reveals he summoned him as helper and asks Archadis what his plan is. Archadis explains the Predacons will follow the dummies, while he secures the capsule, much to the Dinosaur’s crew’s annoyance.

In one of Galo’s deserts, the Maximals are overjoyed that their plan worked but Mach Kick decides to hang back if any Predacons show up. As Longrack’s group approaches the capsule, a net is dropped on them. The Maximals think Mach Kick betrayed them, only for it to be revealed to be the work of Archadis. Their new foe then proceeds to destroy them, but is thwarted by Mach Kick. Archadis starts off the fight pretty strong, but eventually gets the stuffing beaten out of him by Mach Kick. Defeated, he orders DNAVI to teleport him.

Eventually, the Maximals recover the capsule and return to Gung Hao. Big Convoy congratulates Longrack on recovering two Angolmois capsules in a row. Longrack then admits they were able to get home thanks to Mach Kick and berates himself for his failures. But Mach Kick tells Longrack not to be so hard on himself and can he can talk to him, when the latter is having trouble. [[Vector Sigma]] contacts Big Convoy, who reveals that Mach Kick has lost his unit, people can use their painful experiences to move on and help others. This brings some comfort to Longrack, and Machkick says he can also make some Green Tea and give him massages, only for Big Convoy to tell him he’s getting to carried away. The Gung Hao than warps to a new location and adventure.

==Quotes==
==Capsule score==
:'''Maximals: 10'''
:'''Predacons: 3'''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] (1)
*[[Big Convoy]] (2)
*[[Mach Kick]] (4)
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] (5)
*[[Break]] (6)
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] (7)
*[[Colada]] (8)
*[[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] (9)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Guiledart]] (3)
*[[Magmatron]] (10)
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (11)
*[[Saberback]] (12)
*[[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] (13)
*[[DNAVI]] (14)
*[[Archadis]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Vector Sigma]] (16)
}}

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===

===Trivia===
*Once again, the battle that occurred at the start of [[Big Convoy, Move Out]] is referenced. This time it is established that [[Mach Kick]] was also present at the Fortress Planet, where his unit was wiped out.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 5 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

==External links==

{{epstub}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo episodes]]

Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?

2023-07-25T23:07:33Z

Lasershadow: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=beast wars neo
|ep=15
|image=BWN 15 Mach Kick hay.jpg
|caption=
|title="Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?"
|japanese=マッハキック入隊志願!?
|romaji=Mach Kick Nyūtai Shigan!?
|production code=BWN-15
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[May 12|12 May]] [[1999]]
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Yukio Okazaki]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]], Park Young
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Mach Kick, survivor of the Thoroughbred Corps, joins up with Big Convoy's unit. Magmatron's Predacons also receive a new member in the form of Archadis.'''

==Synopsis==

On the planet Com, [[Longrack]] heads towards [[Big Convoy]] carrying an [[Angolmois capsule]]. However, [[Guiledart]] appears and attempts to shoot him, only for another projectile to destroy his own. When Guildart sees the other [[Maximals]] coming, Guiledart orders [[DNAVI]] to teleport him. Longrack thanks Big Convoy, but his leader stammers it wasn’t him but shrugs it off, before telling everyone to return to Gung Hao. The Maximals then depart, unaware that a shadowy figure is watching them.

Back on Gung Hao, [[NAVI]] informs everyone that someone has broken into the ship. When asked where the intruder is, NAVI guides the Maximals to where she saw him, Longrack’s room. The Maximals then break in, only to be met by a strange sight, a horse sleeping in Longrack’s bed in a blanket of hay. Longrack understandably upset, attempts to evict the intruder only for the horse’s neck to extend out. A robot head then emerges from the hay, revealing the intruder to be Maximal. Big Convoy then enters the room, only for the new Maximal to hug him, much to everyone’s confusion.

On the bridge, the Maximal introduces himself as [[Mach Kick]], who reveals his desire to Big Convoy’s unit after the latter’s actions on the Fortress planet. Big Convoy states his new orders are to train the new recruits and not to accept soldiers. Mach Kick refuses to give up and offers to become a recruit. Big Convoy relents and puts him under Longrack’s watch. The lieutenant places Mach Kick in charge of cleaning, which he does so well, the ship starts sparkling. Albeit, he does run over [[Break]] and [[Colrada]], chases [[Stampy]] down, and ruins [[Heinrad’]]’s lunch.

In the training room, the Maximals discuss their newest member. Colrada reveals that Mach Kick was a member of the Thoroughbred Corps a unit that was wiped out during the battle of the Fortress planet. Break believes him to be a Predacon spy, because he was the only survivor. However, Mach Kick wins them over by dispatching holograms of [[Magmatron’s]] crew with ease, expect Longrack who’s convinced he is a spy. The Maximals then find another Angolmois capsule on the planet Galo. Longrack says if they use dummies at another location, they will be able to distract the Predacons. Mach Kick argues that the Predacons will see through the plan, which Longrack accuses him of being sympathetic to Predacons. Big Convoy stops the argument by reminding Mach Kick that Longrack is his superior and approves his lieutenant’s plan.
On the [[Dinosaur]], the Predacons notice the dummies, believing the Maximals have found another capsule. Just then a voice accuses them of being fools, as an Archaeopteryx descends from the ceiling. The Archaeopteryx transforms revealing himself as [[Archadis]], the most cunning individual in the Predacons. Magmatron reveals he summoned him as helper and asks Archadis what his plan is. Archadis explains the Predacons will follow the dummies, while he secures the capsule, much to the Dinosaur’s crew’s annoyance.

In one of Galo’s deserts, the Maximals are overjoyed that their plan worked but Mach Kick decides to hang back if any Predacons show up. As Longrack’s group approaches the capsule, a net is dropped on them. The Maximals think Mach Kick betrayed them, only for it to be revealed to be the work of Archadis. Their new foe then proceeds to destroy them, but is thwarted by Mach Kick. Archadis starts off the fight pretty strong, but eventually gets the stuffing beaten out of him by Mach Kick. Defeated, he orders DNAVI to teleport him.

Eventually, the Maximals recover the capsule and return to Gung Hao. Big Convoy congratulates Longrack on recovering two Angolmois capsules in a row. Longrack then admits they were able to get home thanks to Mach Kick and berates himself for his failures. But Mach Kick tells Longrack not to be so hard on himself and can he can talk to him, when the latter is having trouble. [[Vector Sigma]] contacts Big Convoy, who reveals that Mach Kick has lost his unit, people can use their painful experiences to move on and help others. This brings some comfort to Longrack, and Machkick says he can also make some Green Tea and give him massages, only for Big Convoy to tell him he’s getting to carried away. The Gung Hao than warps to a new location and adventure.

==Quotes==
==Capsule score==
:'''Maximals: 10'''
:'''Predacons: 3'''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] (1)
*[[Big Convoy]] (2)
*[[Mach Kick]] (4)
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] (5)
*[[Break]] (6)
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] (7)
*[[Colada]] (8)
*[[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] (9)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Guiledart]] (3)
*[[Magmatron]] (10)
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (11)
*[[Saberback]] (12)
*[[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] (13)
*[[DNAVI]] (14)
*[[Archadis]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Vector Sigma]] (16)
}}

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===

===Trivia===
*Once again, the battle that occurred at the start of [[Big Convoy, Move Out]] is referenced. This time it is established that [[Mach Kick]] was also present at the Fortress Planet, where his unit was wiped out.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 5 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

==External links==

{{epstub}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo episodes]]

Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?

2023-07-25T22:59:17Z

Lasershadow: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=beast wars neo
|ep=15
|image=BWN 15 Mach Kick hay.jpg
|caption=
|title="Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?"
|japanese=マッハキック入隊志願!?
|romaji=Mach Kick Nyūtai Shigan!?
|production code=BWN-15
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[May 12|12 May]] [[1999]]
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Yukio Okazaki]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]], Park Young
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Mach Kick, survivor of the Thoroughbred Corps, joins up with Big Convoy's unit. Magmatron's Predacons also receive a new member in the form of Archadis.'''

==Synopsis==

On the planet Com, [[Longrack]] heads towards [[Big Convoy]] carrying an [[Angolmois capsule]]. However, [[Guiledart]] appears and attempts to shoot him, only for another projectile to destroy his own. When Guildart sees the other [[Maximals]] coming, Guiledart orders [[DNAVI]] to teleport him. Longrack thanks Big Convoy, but his leader stammers it wasn’t him but shrugs it off, before telling everyone to return to [[Gung Hao]]. The Maximals then depart, unaware that a shadowy figure is watching them.

Back on Gung Hao, [[NAVI]] informs everyone that someone has broken into the ship. When asked where the intruder is, NAVI guides the Maximals to where she saw him, Longrack’s room. The Maximals then break in, only to be met by a strange sight, a horse sleeping in Longrack’s bed in a blanket of hay. Longrack understandably upset, attempts to evict the intruder only for the horse’s neck to extend out. A robot head then emerges from the hay, revealing the intruder to be Maximal. Big Convoy then enters the room, only for the new Maximal to hug him, much to everyone’s confusion.

On the bridge, the Maximal introduces himself as [[Mach Kick]], who reveals his desire to Big Convoy’s unit after the latter’s actions on the Fortress planet. Big Convoy states his new orders are to train the new recruits and not to accept soldiers. Mach Kick refuses to give up and offers to become a recruit. Big Convoy relents and puts him under Longrack’s watch. The lieutenant places Mach Kick in charge of cleaning, which he does so well, the ship starts sparkling. Albeit, he does run over [[Break]] and [[Colrada]], chases [[Stampy]] down, and ruins [[Heinrad’s]] lunch.

In the training room, the Maximals discuss their newest member. Colrada reveals that Mach Kick was a member of the Thoroughbred Corps a unit that was wiped out during the battle of the Fortress planet. Break believes him to be a Predacon spy, because he was the only survivor. However, Mach Kick wins them over by dispatching holograms of [[Magmatron’s]] crew with ease, expect Longrack who’s convinced he is a spy. The Maximals then find another Angolmois capsule on the planet Galo. Longrack says if they use dummies at another location, they will be able to distract the Predacons. Mach Kick argues that the Predacons will see through the plan, which Longrack accuses him of being sympathetic to Predacons. Big Convoy stops the argument by reminding Mach Kick that Longrack is his superior and approves his lieutenant’s plan.
On the [[Dinosaur]], the Predacons notice the dummies, believing the Maximals have found another capsule. Just then a voice accuses them of being fools, as an Archaeopteryx descends from the ceiling. The Archaeopteryx transforms revealing himself as [[Archadis]], the most cunning individual in the Predacons. Magmatron reveals he summoned him as helper and asks Archadis what his plan is. Archadis explains the Predacons will follow the dummies, while he secures the capsule, much to the Dinosaur’s crew’s annoyance.

In one of Galo’s deserts, the Maximals are overjoyed that their plan worked but Mach Kick decides to hang back if any Predacons show up. As Longrack’s group approaches the capsule, a net is dropped on them. The Maximals think Mach Kick betrayed them, only for it to be revealed to be the work of Archadis. Their new foe then proceeds to destroy them, but is thwarted by Mach Kick. Archadis starts off the fight pretty strong, but eventually gets the stuffing beaten out of him by Mach Kick. Defeated, he orders DNAVI to teleport him.

Eventually, the Maximals recover the capsule and return to Gung Hao. Big Convoy congratulates Longrack on recovering two Angolmois capsules in a row. Longrack then admits they were able to get home thanks to Mach Kick and berates himself for his failures. But Mach Kick tells Longrack not to be so hard on himself and can he can talk to him, when the latter is having trouble. [[Vector Sigma]] contacts Big Convoy, who reveals that Mach Kick has lost his unit, people can use their painful experiences to move on and help others.

==Quotes==
==Capsule score==
:'''Maximals: 10'''
:'''Predacons: 3'''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] (1)
*[[Big Convoy]] (2)
*[[Mach Kick]] (4)
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] (5)
*[[Break]] (6)
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] (7)
*[[Colada]] (8)
*[[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] (9)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Guiledart]] (3)
*[[Magmatron]] (10)
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (11)
*[[Saberback]] (12)
*[[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] (13)
*[[DNAVI]] (14)
*[[Archadis]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Vector Sigma]] (16)
}}

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===

===Trivia===
*Once again, the battle that occurred at the start of [[Big Convoy, Move Out]] is referenced. This time it is established that [[Mach Kick]] was also present at the Fortress Planet, where his unit was wiped out.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 5 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

==External links==

{{epstub}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo episodes]]

Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?

2023-07-25T22:58:19Z

Lasershadow: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=beast wars neo
|ep=15
|image=BWN 15 Mach Kick hay.jpg
|caption=
|title="Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?"
|japanese=マッハキック入隊志願!?
|romaji=Mach Kick Nyūtai Shigan!?
|production code=BWN-15
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[May 12|12 May]] [[1999]]
|writer=[[Junki Takegami]]
|director=[[Yukio Okazaki]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]], Park Young
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Mach Kick, survivor of the Thoroughbred Corps, joins up with Big Convoy's unit. Magmatron's Predacons also receive a new member in the form of Archadis.'''

==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
On the planet Com, [[Longrack]] heads towards [[Big Convoy]] carrying an [[Angolmois capsule]]. However, [[Guiledart]] appears and attempts to shoot him, only for another projectile to destroy his own. When Guildart sees the other [[Maximals]] coming, Guiledart orders [[DNAVI]] to teleport him. Longrack thanks Big Convoy, but his leader stammers it wasn’t him but shrugs it off, before telling everyone to return to [[Gung Hao]]. The Maximals then depart, unaware that a shadowy figure is watching them.

Back on Gung Hao, [[NAVI]] informs everyone that someone has broken into the ship. When asked where the intruder is, NAVI guides the Maximals to where she saw him, Longrack’s room. The Maximals then break in, only to be met by a strange sight, a horse sleeping in Longrack’s bed in a blanket of hay. Longrack understandably upset, attempts to evict the intruder only for the horse’s neck to extend out. A robot head then emerges from the hay, revealing the intruder to be Maximal. Big Convoy then enters the room, only for the new Maximal to hug him, much to everyone’s confusion.

On the bridge, the Maximal introduces himself as [[Mach Kick]], who reveals his desire to Big Convoy’s unit after the latter’s actions on the Fortress planet. Big Convoy states his new orders are to train the new recruits and not to accept soldiers. Mach Kick refuses to give up and offers to become a recruit. Big Convoy relents and puts him under Longrack’s watch. The lieutenant places Mach Kick in charge of cleaning, which he does so well, the ship starts sparkling. Albeit, he does run over [[Break]] and [[Colrada]], chases [[Stampy]] down, and ruins [[Heinrad’s]] lunch.

In the training room, the Maximals discuss their newest member. Colrada reveals that Mach Kick was a member of the Thoroughbred Corps a unit that was wiped out during the battle of the Fortress planet. Break believes him to be a Predacon spy, because he was the only survivor. However, Mach Kick wins them over by dispatching holograms of [[Magmatron’s]] crew with ease, expect Longrack who’s convinced he is a spy. The Maximals then find another Angolmois capsule on the planet Galo. Longrack says if they use dummies at another location, they will be able to distract the Predacons. Mach Kick argues that the Predacons will see through the plan, which Longrack accuses him of being sympathetic to Predacons. Big Convoy stops the argument by reminding Mach Kick that Longrack is his superior and approves his lieutenant’s plan.
On the [[Dinosaur]], the Predacons notice the dummies, believing the Maximals have found another capsule. Just then a voice accuses them of being fools, as an Archaeopteryx descends from the ceiling. The Archaeopteryx transforms revealing himself as [[Archadis]], the most cunning individual in the Predacons. Magmatron reveals he summoned him as helper and asks Archadis what his plan is. Archadis explains the Predacons will follow the dummies, while he secures the capsule, much to the Dinosaur’s crew’s annoyance.

In one of Galo’s deserts, the Maximals are overjoyed that their plan worked but Mach Kick decides to hang back if any Predacons show up. As Longrack’s group approaches the capsule, a net is dropped on them. The Maximals think Mach Kick betrayed them, only for it to be revealed to be the work of Archadis. Their new foe then proceeds to destroy them, but is thwarted by Mach Kick. Archadis starts off the fight pretty strong, but eventually gets the stuffing beaten out of him by Mach Kick. Defeated, he orders DNAVI to teleport him.

Eventually, the Maximals recover the capsule and return to Gung Hao. Big Convoy congratulates Longrack on recovering two Angolmois capsules in a row. Longrack then admits they were able to get home thanks to Mach Kick and berates himself for his failures. But Mach Kick tells Longrack not to be so hard on himself and can he can talk to him, when the latter is having trouble. [[Vector Sigma]] contacts Big Convoy, who reveals that Mach Kick has lost his unit, people can use their painful experiences to move on and help others.

==Quotes==
==Capsule score==
:'''Maximals: 10'''
:'''Predacons: 3'''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] (1)
*[[Big Convoy]] (2)
*[[Mach Kick]] (4)
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] (5)
*[[Break]] (6)
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] (7)
*[[Colada]] (8)
*[[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] (9)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Guiledart]] (3)
*[[Magmatron]] (10)
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (11)
*[[Saberback]] (12)
*[[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] (13)
*[[DNAVI]] (14)
*[[Archadis]] (15)

|c4=
*[[Vector Sigma]] (16)
}}

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===

===Transformers references===

===Trivia===
*Once again, the battle that occurred at the start of [[Big Convoy, Move Out]] is referenced. This time it is established that [[Mach Kick]] was also present at the Fortress Planet, where his unit was wiped out.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 5 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

==External links==

{{epstub}}

[[Category:Beast Wars Neo episodes]]

Megastorm's Reckoning

2023-07-24T16:18:26Z

Lasershadow:

{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=22
|image=BWII 22 Megastorm.jpg
|caption=The Agony of Defeat
|title="Megastorm's Reckoning"
|japanese=メガストームの計算
|romaji=Megastorm no Keisan
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[August 26|26 August]] [[1998]]
|writer=[[Kazuhiko Gōdo]]
|director=[[Kazuhiko Kikuchi]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''Megastorm recruits the Seacons in his plan to attack the Maximals.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BW_II_ep22_Nefarious_Summit.jpg|thumb|left|Hard to feel like you're on an even bargaining posture when you've got a shoulder cannon levelled at you.]]At night, [[Megastorm]] meets with [[Halfshell]] on a cliff overlooking the sea. Megastorm offers an alliance between the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]] to take down the [[Maximal]]s, as they're a thorn in both their sides. Halfshell, however, demands payment, and Megastorm offers 1/10 of the Predacons' [[Angolmois Energy]] per Maximal, but Halfshell is a better negotiator, getting 1/8 per Maximal, and 3/8 for [[Lio Convoy]] himself. Back at the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'', Megastorm boasts of his deal-making to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], but [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] takes the wind out of his sails with basic math: 5 Maximals times 1/8 plus 3/8 for Lio Convoy equals 8/8, or the entirety of the Predacons' Angolmois Energy. Galvatron is irate at his brother's apparent idiocy, but Megastorm tries to talk his way out of it, explaining that he has a plan... and walks out frantically thinking of a solution to his mess.

[[File:BW_II_ep22_Predacon_Apples.jpg|thumb]]
At the Seacons' [[photon sailer]], the Seacons commend Halfshell for duping the Predacon, who is currently trying to conceive a way of getting out of the deal with the Seacons. [[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] and [[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] asking about the transmitters Megastorm plans to use to lure out the Maximals gives the Duke of Destruction an idea: plant explosives in them to destroy both the Seacons and the Maximals! The two [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] jets drop the transmitters at select locations, attracting the attentions of [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]], who find themselves incapable of warning the Maximals of Megastorm's plot.

At the Maximal shuttles, [[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] informs the crew that she has detected Angolmois Energy at multiple points throughout the area, and the Maximals split up to take care of all of them, with Lio Convoy taking the farthest one. In the ocean, [[Scuba]] investigates the area and runs into Halfshell, who starts blasting at the squid. Also underwater, [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] is attacked by [[Sea Phantom]], who threatens to slice the frog to ribbons. On land, [[Apache]] finds the transmitter... and [[Terrormander]], who immediately headbutts the Maximal. In the jungle, [[Scylla]] faces off with [[Tasmania Kid]] while [[Coelagon]] surprises [[Bighorn]] elsewhere.

[[File:BW_II_ep22_Megastorm_Submarine.jpg‎|thumb|left]]Dirge and Thrust, with the controller for the explosives, wait at the last transmitter and prepare to blow up Lio Convoy themselves. However, when the commander actually shows up, the duo are surprised and lose the controller. While Lio Convoy investigates the transmitter, Dirge begins pressing random buttons, which inadvertently blows Megastorm (observing the fight between Halfshell and Scuba) out of the sea. Halfshell, untouched by the explosion, is baffled on what's happening and loses Scuba. Megastorm lands on the beach, where he is blown away by the explosion meant for Apache and Terrormander. Lio Convoy, losing interest in the transmitter, goes to see what Dirge and Thrust are up to, and the two blow up the transmitter nearby, fouling up their opportunity to get Lio Convoy. Realizing how badly they screwed up the plan, the two fly off.

[[File:BW_II_ep22_Lio_Convoy_Bomb.jpg|thumb|Even giants robots that turn into cats don’t play with their new toys]]
Megastorm stumbles through the forest, running into Bighorn and Coelagon and taking the blast meant for the two of them. He lands near Scylla and Tasmania Kid, unsurprisingly being blown away again by the bomb for them. The Maximals gather together and confront Megastorm at the beach where he landed, telling him his plan, whatever it was, failed. An arrogant Megastorm threatens to fight all of the Maximals right there and then when Sea Phantom comes running... with the last bomb. Both shoot off into the ocean.

At the ''Galvaburg II'', Starscream takes delight in pointing out Megastorm's failure and sucks up to his commander. At the photon sailer, the Seacons still don't really understand the sequence of events that just took place other than one thing: Megastorm sure is clumsy. Elsewhere, the Maximals now finally realize how tough the Seacons are, and Lio Convoy warns his soldiers to prepare themselves for tough battles.

===Artemis & Moon II Report===
Artemis and Moon remark on how tough and strong the Seacons were, but thankfully Megastorm's plan failed. Megastorm calls in to show his indignation and blames Dirge and Thrust for fouling up the scheme. Artemis asks him about the title of "[[Emperor of Destruction]]" and he answers that being the Emperor is like being number one in the universe and that he desires it for himself. Megastorm gets angry again at the duo for watching footage of his injuries, and a flustered Artemis ends the segment, promising to see the viewers in the next report.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Bighorn]] (14)
*[[Lio Convoy]] (15)
*[[Apache]] (16)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (17)
*[[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] (18)
*[[Scuba]] (19)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (20)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Megastorm]] (1)
*[[BB]] (3)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] (4)
*[[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (5)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] (6)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (7)

|h3=[[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]]|c3=
*[[Halfshell]] (2)
*[[Sea Phantom]] (8)
*[[Coelagon]] (9)
*[[Terrormander]] (10)
*[[Scylla]] (11)

|c4=
*[[Artemis]] (12)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (13)

}}

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
===Real world references===
===Trivia===

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 8 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]]

Face the Setting Sun

2023-07-24T16:07:51Z

Lasershadow: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=24
|image=BWII 24 Bighorn Scylla.jpg
|caption=
|title="Face the Setting Sun"
|japanese=夕陽に向かって
|romaji=Yūhi ni Mukatte
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[September 9|9 September]] [[1998]]
|writer=[[Yukiyoshi Ōhashi]]
|director=[[Mihiro Yamaguchi]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The Jointrons use their cool—and kidnapping skills—to help Bighorn woo Scylla.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BW_II_ep24_Halfshell_Ship.jpg|thumb|left|Insert film noir style narration here.]]In the ocean surrounding the [[Australia|Sea Continent]], the [[Jointron]]s are speeding along towards land. Ever since [[Lio Convoy]] and his men returned to the [[North America|North Continent]], they have been bored out of their minds and have travelled thousands of miles in search of enemies to fight. They spot [[Bighorn]] on a crag, whining yet again about his inability to be with his "[[Scylla|Squid Lady]]". [[DJ (BW)|DJ]], [[Gimlet]], and [[Motorarm (BW)|Motorarm]] reveal themselves to the [[Maximal]] and are filled in about the current situation from Bighorn's biased view. The three leap at the chance for love to blossom and offer to assist Bighorn in his romance...

At the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' floating by the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacon]]s' [[photon sailer]], [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] suggests taking advantage of the Seacons' inability to take off to make a deal with them. With [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s approval, Starscream meets with [[Halfshell]] on the beach and offers a reward: one sheet of [[super death steel]], to repair his ship, per Maximal defeated. Halfshell calls the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] out for being cheap, but Starscream, a better negotiator than [[Megastorm]], appeals to Halfshell's desire to return to interstellar piracy, and the captain reluctantly accepts.

[[File:BW_II_ep24_Scylla_Love_Note.jpg‎|thumb|right|AAAAAND I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOUUUUU!]]
The Seacon ship sails off to find the Maximals and, aboard, Scylla begins her typical pining for [[Scuba]] while also berating Bighorn for being an idiot. Suddenly, a recorder hits her in the face; playing it, Scylla finds that it's a message beckoning her to meet at [[Tengu Cliff]]. Believing it to be from Scuba, Scylla's eyes start to water and she takes off. At the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Artemis]] is a bit incredulous that Scuba would send Scylla an invitation, believing that ''she'' herself would be at the top of her crush's list. [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] points out that Scuba isn't just ''hers'', but Artemis is still disbelieving of Scylla's assumption. At Tengu Cliff, Scylla doesn't meet her imagined beau, but the Jointrons in "disguise" as villains! They stuff her into a bag and run off to the rendezvous spot.

[[File:BW_II_ep24_Mystery_Villains.jpg|thumb|left|Wait, who are these guys?!]]
Bighorn, [[Diver (BW)|Diver]], and [[Tasmania Kid]] race off to somewhere, the latter two believing that they'll get to the Seacons' ship. In actuality, Bighorn's plan with the Jointrons is to "rescue" Scylla from the bugs, gaining her respect and love. Artemis doesn't take well to this, believing romance is a more delicate thing than the Jointrons are equipped to handle. At the meeting spot, Scylla threatens her kidnappers with plenty of pain, and they're soon attacked by Starscream and [[BB]], who were looking to see where one of the Seacons had run off to. Under fire, the Jointrons are forced to abandon the meeting spot and run off into the forest. Bighorn arrives just a moment too late and the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] duo takes the opportunity to shoot at the bull. Elsewhere, Tasmania Kid and Diver contact Lio Convoy and [[Apache]] about Bighorn's strange behavior; Lio Convoy orders the two to keep looking for their comrade, and [[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] informs the commander that communication was detected from Bighorn and the Jointrons, which does not put him at ease.

The Jointrons find a new rendezvous spot and tell Bighorn to meet them there. But it isn't secure, as [[Sea Phantom]] and [[Terrormander]] are in search of Scylla and come across the Jointrons. Not recognizing the trio, they decide to just capture them in the hopes that they'll fetch the Seacons some moolah. The Jointrons understandably freak out and use a smokescreen to hide their movement to another location. However, errant fire has made a hole in Scylla's bag and the two Seacons quickly recognize their shipmate. Bighorn, still rushing to the second meeting spot, is informed that the Jointrons had to move elsewhere. NAVI picks up on this and confirms to Lio Convoy that Bighorn is in communication with the Jointrons; Lio Convoy orders all of his present troops to assemble.

[[File:BW_II_ep24_Combiner_Battle.jpg|thumb|A Combiner battle because every Transformer show needs one.]]At the ''third'' meeting spot, Scylla keeps up her threats and the revelation that she's one of the Seacons comes as a surprise to the bugs, who thought she was a "princess" from another planet all along thanks to Bighorn's slanted narrative. Their misconception corrected, they decide to take the dreaded pirate to Lio Convoy for credit, dropping their promise to Bighorn. They soon run into trouble when both the Combatrons and the Seacons spot and box them in. A missile from BB makes DJ lose his grip and Scylla goes tumbling down the nearby cliff. Left with no options, the Jointrons fire back at both Seacon and Predacon. At the bottom of the cliff, Bighorn gets smacked in the face by the tumbling Scylla and his flower bouquet for Scylla is ruined. Not realizing that his object of affection is inside the bag, a furious Bighorn headbutts the sack and Scylla is freed. Angry about her miserable day and blaming Bighorn, the Seacon attacks and the Maximal refuses to fight against his obsession.

[[File:BW_II_ep24_Wistful_Bighorn.jpg|thumb|left|When your Mom doesn’t take you to McDonalds]]
Halfshell and [[Coelagon]] sail by in their ship and notice the intense fighting going on between the Jointrons and the others. Seeing that all of the Seacons have gathered, the Jointrons decide to capture them all for credit and merge into [[Tripledacus]]. Not impressed with their triple combination, Halfshell orders the assembled Seacons to form [[God Neptune]]. The two combiners duel with their swords and the Combatrons, while impressed by the confrontation, provide some assistance in the form of firepower. Fortunately for Tripledacus, Lio Convoy and his troops have arrived and send God Neptune falling into the sea and the Combatrons into retreat. Nearby, Tasmania Kid and Diver drag the dazed and depressed Bighorn back.

At the end of the day, the Jointrons yet again claim another victory for themselves and are soon confronted by Bighorn, who's angry that they didn't keep to their promise. The trio just shrug it off and go off into the ocean, looking for more adventure.

===Artemis & Moon II Report===
Artemis thinks about how hard it must be to triple or quintuple combine. Moon explains that while the Jointrons' combination doesn't have as many members, it is complex in that their bodies are more integrated as Tripledacus. God Neptune, on the other hand, uses a robot as the central component while the other Seacons serve as limbs. Artemis ponders which one is stronger and wants to see the two face off. Moon says that she'll just have to wait and see.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Motorarm (BW)|Motorarm]] (1)
*[[Gimlet]] (2)
*[[DJ (BW)|DJ]] (3)
*[[Bighorn]] (4)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (15)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (16)
*[[Lio Convoy]] (17)
*[[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] (18)
*[[Apache]] (21)
*[[Tripledacus]] (23)
*[[Scuba]] (25)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (5)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] (6)
*[[BB]] (7)
*[[Megastorm]] (8)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (9)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] (10)

|h3=[[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]]|c3=
*[[Halfshell]] (11)
*[[Scylla]] (12)
*[[Sea Phantom]] (19)
*[[Terrormander]] (20)
*[[Coelagon]] (22)
*[[God Neptune]] (24)

|c4=
*[[Artemis]] (13)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (14)

}}

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
===Real world references===
===Trivia===

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 8 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]]

Face the Setting Sun

2023-07-24T16:07:11Z

Lasershadow: /* Synopsis */

{{episode
|series=beast wars ii
|ep=24
|image=BWII 24 Bighorn Scylla.jpg
|caption=
|title="Face the Setting Sun"
|japanese=夕陽に向かって
|romaji=Yūhi ni Mukatte
|production code=
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[September 9|9 September]] [[1998]]
|writer=[[Yukiyoshi Ōhashi]]
|director=[[Mihiro Yamaguchi]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}

'''The Jointrons use their cool—and kidnapping skills—to help Bighorn woo Scylla.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BW_II_ep24_Halfshell_Ship.jpg|thumb|left|Insert film noir style narration here.]]In the ocean surrounding the [[Australia|Sea Continent]], the [[Jointron]]s are speeding along towards land. Ever since [[Lio Convoy]] and his men returned to the [[North America|North Continent]], they have been bored out of their minds and have travelled thousands of miles in search of enemies to fight. They spot [[Bighorn]] on a crag, whining yet again about his inability to be with his "[[Scylla|Squid Lady]]". [[DJ (BW)|DJ]], [[Gimlet]], and [[Motorarm (BW)|Motorarm]] reveal themselves to the [[Maximal]] and are filled in about the current situation from Bighorn's biased view. The three leap at the chance for love to blossom and offer to assist Bighorn in his romance...

At the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' floating by the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacon]]s' [[photon sailer]], [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] suggests taking advantage of the Seacons' inability to take off to make a deal with them. With [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]'s approval, Starscream meets with [[Halfshell]] on the beach and offers a reward: one sheet of [[super death steel]], to repair his ship, per Maximal defeated. Halfshell calls the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] out for being cheap, but Starscream, a better negotiator than [[Megastorm]], appeals to Halfshell's desire to return to interstellar piracy, and the captain reluctantly accepts.

[[File:BW_II_ep24_Scylla_Love_Note.jpg‎|thumb|left|AAAAAND I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOUUUUU!]]
The Seacon ship sails off to find the Maximals and, aboard, Scylla begins her typical pining for [[Scuba]] while also berating Bighorn for being an idiot. Suddenly, a recorder hits her in the face; playing it, Scylla finds that it's a message beckoning her to meet at [[Tengu Cliff]]. Believing it to be from Scuba, Scylla's eyes start to water and she takes off. At the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], [[Artemis]] is a bit incredulous that Scuba would send Scylla an invitation, believing that ''she'' herself would be at the top of her crush's list. [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] points out that Scuba isn't just ''hers'', but Artemis is still disbelieving of Scylla's assumption. At Tengu Cliff, Scylla doesn't meet her imagined beau, but the Jointrons in "disguise" as villains! They stuff her into a bag and run off to the rendezvous spot.

[[File:BW_II_ep24_Mystery_Villains.jpg|thumb|left|Wait, who are these guys?!]]
Bighorn, [[Diver (BW)|Diver]], and [[Tasmania Kid]] race off to somewhere, the latter two believing that they'll get to the Seacons' ship. In actuality, Bighorn's plan with the Jointrons is to "rescue" Scylla from the bugs, gaining her respect and love. Artemis doesn't take well to this, believing romance is a more delicate thing than the Jointrons are equipped to handle. At the meeting spot, Scylla threatens her kidnappers with plenty of pain, and they're soon attacked by Starscream and [[BB]], who were looking to see where one of the Seacons had run off to. Under fire, the Jointrons are forced to abandon the meeting spot and run off into the forest. Bighorn arrives just a moment too late and the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]] duo takes the opportunity to shoot at the bull. Elsewhere, Tasmania Kid and Diver contact Lio Convoy and [[Apache]] about Bighorn's strange behavior; Lio Convoy orders the two to keep looking for their comrade, and [[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] informs the commander that communication was detected from Bighorn and the Jointrons, which does not put him at ease.

The Jointrons find a new rendezvous spot and tell Bighorn to meet them there. But it isn't secure, as [[Sea Phantom]] and [[Terrormander]] are in search of Scylla and come across the Jointrons. Not recognizing the trio, they decide to just capture them in the hopes that they'll fetch the Seacons some moolah. The Jointrons understandably freak out and use a smokescreen to hide their movement to another location. However, errant fire has made a hole in Scylla's bag and the two Seacons quickly recognize their shipmate. Bighorn, still rushing to the second meeting spot, is informed that the Jointrons had to move elsewhere. NAVI picks up on this and confirms to Lio Convoy that Bighorn is in communication with the Jointrons; Lio Convoy orders all of his present troops to assemble.

[[File:BW_II_ep24_Combiner_Battle.jpg|thumb|A Combiner battle because every Transformer show needs one.]]At the ''third'' meeting spot, Scylla keeps up her threats and the revelation that she's one of the Seacons comes as a surprise to the bugs, who thought she was a "princess" from another planet all along thanks to Bighorn's slanted narrative. Their misconception corrected, they decide to take the dreaded pirate to Lio Convoy for credit, dropping their promise to Bighorn. They soon run into trouble when both the Combatrons and the Seacons spot and box them in. A missile from BB makes DJ lose his grip and Scylla goes tumbling down the nearby cliff. Left with no options, the Jointrons fire back at both Seacon and Predacon. At the bottom of the cliff, Bighorn gets smacked in the face by the tumbling Scylla and his flower bouquet for Scylla is ruined. Not realizing that his object of affection is inside the bag, a furious Bighorn headbutts the sack and Scylla is freed. Angry about her miserable day and blaming Bighorn, the Seacon attacks and the Maximal refuses to fight against his obsession.

[[File:BW_II_ep24_Wistful_Bighorn.jpg|thumb|left|When your Mom doesn’t take you to McDonalds]]
Halfshell and [[Coelagon]] sail by in their ship and notice the intense fighting going on between the Jointrons and the others. Seeing that all of the Seacons have gathered, the Jointrons decide to capture them all for credit and merge into [[Tripledacus]]. Not impressed with their triple combination, Halfshell orders the assembled Seacons to form [[God Neptune]]. The two combiners duel with their swords and the Combatrons, while impressed by the confrontation, provide some assistance in the form of firepower. Fortunately for Tripledacus, Lio Convoy and his troops have arrived and send God Neptune falling into the sea and the Combatrons into retreat. Nearby, Tasmania Kid and Diver drag the dazed and depressed Bighorn back.

At the end of the day, the Jointrons yet again claim another victory for themselves and are soon confronted by Bighorn, who's angry that they didn't keep to their promise. The trio just shrug it off and go off into the ocean, looking for more adventure.

===Artemis & Moon II Report===
Artemis thinks about how hard it must be to triple or quintuple combine. Moon explains that while the Jointrons' combination doesn't have as many members, it is complex in that their bodies are more integrated as Tripledacus. God Neptune, on the other hand, uses a robot as the central component while the other Seacons serve as limbs. Artemis ponders which one is stronger and wants to see the two face off. Moon says that she'll just have to wait and see.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Motorarm (BW)|Motorarm]] (1)
*[[Gimlet]] (2)
*[[DJ (BW)|DJ]] (3)
*[[Bighorn]] (4)
*[[Diver (BW)|Diver]] (15)
*[[Tasmania Kid]] (16)
*[[Lio Convoy]] (17)
*[[NAVI (Yukikaze)|NAVI]] (18)
*[[Apache]] (21)
*[[Tripledacus]] (23)
*[[Scuba]] (25)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] (5)
*[[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] (6)
*[[BB]] (7)
*[[Megastorm]] (8)
*[[Dirge (BW)|Dirge]] (9)
*[[Thrust (BW)|Thrust]] (10)

|h3=[[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]]|c3=
*[[Halfshell]] (11)
*[[Scylla]] (12)
*[[Sea Phantom]] (19)
*[[Terrormander]] (20)
*[[Coelagon]] (22)
*[[God Neptune]] (24)

|c4=
*[[Artemis]] (13)
*[[Moon (BW)|Moon]] (14)

}}

==Notes==
===Transformers references===
===Real world references===
===Trivia===

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers'' — ACT. 8 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

[[Category:Beast Wars II episodes]]