Starscream (ES)

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Starscream is a Decepticon from the EarthSpark continuity family.
"Nice to see me, isn't it?"

Starscream was once a high-ranking member of the Decepticons who served under Megatron, an experience full of abuse that has left him with some very deep scars. Now that the war's over, he and his fellow Seekers are mainly interested in trying to survive, and whether or not Megatron really has changed, he's a long way from ever trusting him again.

Fiction

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EarthSpark cartoon

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Voice actor: Steve Blum (English), Setsuji Satō (Japanese){{#if: Paulo Vignolo (Brazilian Portuguese), Gabriel Bueno (Brazilian Portuguese, "Decoy" only), Benjamin Wangermée (French), Ernesto Cronik (Latin-American Spanish)|, Paulo Vignolo (Brazilian Portuguese), Gabriel Bueno (Brazilian Portuguese, "Decoy" only), Benjamin Wangermée (French), Ernesto Cronik (Latin-American Spanish)}}

Starscream served under Megatron during the war between the Autobots and Decepticons, until Megatron's defection to the Autobots sometime after their arrival on Earth. Secret Legacy, Part 1 He partook in the Battle of the Spacebridge, unsuccessfully trying to prevent the former Decepticon leader from hurling the AllSpark through the spacebridge back to Cybertron. Optimus Prime's destruction of the spacebridge, as well as the loss of the AllSpark, brought the war to a swift end. Warzone

Fifteen years later, Starscream had been captured and imprisoned in a secret G.H.O.S.T. detention facility. Undeterred, he watched with glee as recent inmate Soundwave released Ravage into the facility to perform recon. Decoy While still a prisoner, Starscream glared angrily as he watched Skullcruncher be experimented on by G.H.O.S.T. Hashtag: Oops

Starscream, Nova Storm and Skywarp managed to escape G.H.O.S.T. HQ into an old cave system, where they encountered the Malto kids and were menaced by a Dweller. To his surprise, Starscream found a sympathetic ear in Hashtag, who listened to his stories of abuse at the hands of Megatron, and when the kids came up with a plan to trap the Dweller, Starscream talked the other Seekers into helping. During the attempt, they encountered Megatron, who had come into the caves in search of Starscream, and during the ensuing fight, Starscream and Hashtag were carried off by the beast. Starscream was willing to sacrifice himself to allow Hashtag to escape, but Hashtag managed to defeat the Dweller and save him. In the aftermath, Megatron offered Starscream a safe place to go, but Starscream turned him down, teleporting away with Nova Storm and Skywarp. What Dwells Within

Learning of Mandroid's plan to wipe out all Cybertronian life, Starscream, Nova Storm and Skywarp returned to aid efforts to stop the mad scientist. Starscream gleefully took the opportunity for some payback on Megatron, whom Mandroid had mind-controlled to protect the superweapon he'd created. Ultimately Mandroid activated the weapon, causing Starscream and Megatron to drop lifeless from the sky. However, the pair were brought back online a short time later when Robby and Mo used their cyber-sleeves to reverse the effects. The Last Hope, Part 2

In the immediate aftermath of Mandroid’s defeat, the Decepticons upheld the truce with the Autobots and Maltos. However, it was not long before their greed and ambition resurfaced, and they began to seek the shards of the Emberstone for themselves. Starscream emerged as leader and set up a base near Witwicky. A year later, a new Terran was created after a skirmish for a shard of the Emberstone. Starscream was less than pleased at this development as it hampered his plans to conquer earth. He required the entire Emberstone to power the weapon he had discovered beneath Witwicky. After receiving intel from Soundwave about three new shards, Starscream ordered the Decepticons to intercept the Maltos at the shipyard. Breakdown was eager to fight, but Starscream ordered him to watch Aftermath instead. In the fight, Starscream grappled with Megatron and refused to end the conflict. Skywarp and Nova Storm eventually brought him an Emberstone container. He quickly found it to be a fake and ordered all the cons back to base. Starscream and the other jets arrived in time to be shot down by their own air defenses, while the Maltos made a hasty retreat. Aftermath

In need of some critical intel, Starscream ordered Shockwave to retrieve Agent Croft’s personal hard drive. When Shockwave turned up empty-handed, Starscream decided a more subtle approach was needed. So, he ordered Ravage to infiltrate the Autobot base. After Ravage also failed to retrieve the drive, Starscream raged at the pair. Later, Shockwave returned to base and reported that he had lost the drive, but had downloaded the data Starscream was after. Starscream laughed evilly when Shockwave showed him a scan of Witwicky topography. Control Alt Delete

Aftermath would eventually bring Spitfire (who was really a body swapped Twitch) back to Decepticon HQ. Unimpressed with having another Chaos Terran to manage, Starscream ordered Aftermath keep her out of the way and continued planning a mission to retrieve the Cyber Slayer. Seeing an opportunity to sabotage it, Twitch attempted to join the mission by antagonizing Starscream and Skywarp. The resulting tussle ended with Skywarp falling onto and destroying the holographic cube the Decepticons had planned to use for the mission. Enraged, Starscream kicked Twitch out.

During the mission, the Decepticons failed to retrieve the Cyber Slayer, much to Starscream's anger. However, Aftermath and Spitfire, the latter having been returned to her body, returned to Decepticon HQ with the weapon in hand and presented it to Starscream. The Imposters Starscream ordered the two Chaos Terrans to use the Cyber Slayer to dig under Witwicky and the two eventually uncovered the sleeping titan, Terratronus. Witwicky, Part 1 The Maltos, having realized Starscream's plan to use the corrupted Emberstone to bend Terratronus to his will, quickly assembled an Autobot/Terran strike force to take the Decepticons' Ember shards. Starscream, confident in their victory, brushed off Shockwave's skepticism in his plan. As the Autobots and Terrans break into the base, Megatron implored Starscream to surrender, but the Seeker refused and the battle began. Taking Alex Malto hostage, Starscream forced the Maltos to give up their own Ember shards and gave Spitfire the honor of combing them with the Decepticons' to reform the Emberstone.

Arriving at Terratronus' spark chamber, Starscream, Aftermath, and Spitfire sealed Robby, Mo, Thrash, and Hashtag out of it. Just as the Maltos tried to bait Aftermath into letting them in, Starscream, Cyber Slayer in hand, took out Aftermath and claimed his Ember shard before turning on Spitfire and doing the same to her. The artifact now complete, Starscream gave himself a "Chaos Sleeve" and linked with Terratronus' spark. Terratronus erupted from the ground just outside Witwicky as the Decepticons on the ground cheered. Starscream flushed the Maltos from her body and began swiping at the town, nearly taking out the Decepticons in the process. Having second thoughts, Shockwave ordered them to flee. Robby and Mo, uniting the power of their cybersleeves, generated a huge dome around Terratronus, trapping her and the retreating Decepticons. The Emberstone was teleported to them out of Terratronus, breaking Starscream's control over the titan and trapping him. Witwicky, Part 2

Trapped within the inert Terratronus' spark chamber, Starscream could only watch helplessly as the events of the following weeks played out, The Need for Read with Megatron musing that he had traded one prison for another. Starscream witnessed the other Decepticons escaping Earth aboard Prowl's ship No Soldier Left Behind and the Quintessons arriving to claim the Maltos' cyber-sleeves.

During the ensuing fight, the Maltos, realizing they needed all the help they could get, arrived at Terratronus' spark chamber to retrieve the deactivated Chaos Terrans, only to find Starscream holding a tea party with their corpses. Knocked unconscious with the Cyber Slayer by Hashtag, Starscream was dragged off to the brig at Autobot base by Prowl. Judgment Day, Part 1

Toys

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EarthSpark

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  • Starscream (Tacticon, ???)
Earthspark Tacticon Starscream transforms from a blocky jet with wheels and tiny wings into an unposeable robot in a single step activated by sticking your finger in.
At least the mold's in accurate colors this time.
  • Starscream (Warrior Class, 2023)
Part of the third wave of EarthSpark Warrior Class toys, Starscream is another redeco of the Cyberverse Starscream toy, converting from robot to jet and back. His Action Attack gimmick is activated by winding up a spring in his waist and releasing the upper part of the figure, allowing it to spin and flip out its spring-loaded wing blades with centrifugal force. The waist can be locked in place by pegging his landing gear onto a peg on his backside. Additionally, he has non-firing blasters molded into his forearms with 5 mm post hole hands.


(Hasbro Version Pictured)
(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)
  • Starscream (Deluxe Class, 2023)
  • TakaraTomy ID Number: ESD-08
  • Accessories: Mandroid Cybertronian left arm (Hasbro release only)
Part of the fourth wave of EarthSpark Deluxes, Starscream is a redeco of the Cyberverse Starscream deluxe class figure, rendering the toy fairly inaccurate to the character's appearance in the show. He converts into a Cybertronian jet and does not retain the blast effects of the original release, but instead includes a Cybertronian left arm for the Mandroid Build a Figure- redecoed from the one included with fellow Cyberverse redeco Shockwave.
The TakaraTomy release of the toy features additional/altered paint patterns to make him closely resemble the character's on-screen appearances. This release also omits the Mandroid arm.

Notes

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"Wait, you said "become a ghost", not "come to G.H.O.S.T."? Whoops, must've misread the memo, that's on me."
  • Starscream's eyes are noticeably colored blue like the Autobots, as opposed to the red used by most of the other Decepticons, with the exception of his first appearance.

Foreign names

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  • Japanese: Starscream (スタースクリーム Sutāsukurīmu)
  • Hungarian: Üstökös ("Comet")

References

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