Editing Ghost

When [[human]]s or [[Transformer]]s die, sometimes their spirits remain in the form of '''ghosts'''. This new state may render the deceased incorporeal, but they can be seen and heard, usually instilling the living with feelings of dread and/or terror. Often they can influence their environment: manipulating physical objects, possessing the living, riding motorcycles, or shooting lasers at people. On rare occasions, a ghost can be resurrected into a new physical form, allowing the deceased to return to the land of the living.

[[Rad White|Some]] [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|human]]s like to tell ghost stories to frighten their friends. Humans are weird.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
Following the destruction of his body by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] somehow continued to exist as a wraithlike figure. He was able to take possession of the still living, and used this ability to work with [[Octane (G1)|Octane]] to try and overthrow Galvatron. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} He later struck a bargain with [[Unicron]], who desired to possess [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] as his new form. During the affair, Unicron provided Starscream with a new body of his own, and the Air Commander was once again rendered corporeal. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (episode)|Ghost in the Machine}}

When Galvatron tried to use the [[Matrix of Leadership]], ghostly images of former Autobot leaders appeared to haunt him, though it's possible these were projected by the Matrix itself. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] manifested as a ghost to guide Optimus Prime through the inner bowels of Cybertron {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} leading him to the chamber holding [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

====Kiss Players radio drama====
[[Shizuku Amaō]] died when Galvatron crashed down on [[Tokyo]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|You, I and the Spinning Earth}} She later manifested as a spectral image riding on a [[Legion (KP)|Legion]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #32}} She was seen accompanying them several more times, until they finally broke into the [[Genital System]] under EDC headquarters, where Shizuku's mother [[Hitoshizuku Amaō]] was attempting to resurrect her in the body of [[Atari Hitotonari (KP)|Atari Hitotonari]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #37}} The plan failed, and Shizuku's ghost was last seen standing by her mother as the laboratory collapsed on top of them.  {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|You, I and the Spinning Earth}}

====e-HOBBY comics====
After being killed by Galvatron, Starscream ended up in [[Infraspace|Limbo]] with dead versions of himself from other realities. They pooled their resources to create a [[flip-soul]], which Starscream was able to use to return to the physical plane as a ghost. {{storylink|MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.}}

===Marvel comics continuity===
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After [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] was resurrected as a [[Pretender]], [[Mo Zarak|Zarak]] was shocked by his appearance. Starscream sly suggested perhaps he was a ghost. Later events disproved the theory. {{storylink|Skin Deep}}

''On [[Christmas]] Eve, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] was visited by the [[ghost of the past]] which resembled [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], the [[ghost of the present]] which resembled [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and the [[ghost of the future]] which represented a future version of Dreadwind himself. As a result, he abandoned his post as [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|letters page]] answerer. {{storylink|Dreadwind's Xmas!}}''

===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Energon'' cartoon====
[[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] was about to terminate [[Superion Maximus]] when the ghost of the latter's [[Anonymous Maximus|dead brother]] appeared, blowing off one of Bruticus Maximus's limbs. Though the ghost vanished as swiftly as it had appeared, its actions turned the tide of the battle in Superion Maximus's favor. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
Despite being destroyed, thanks to the [[Armor of Unicron]], [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] manifested as a shadowy form which [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] decided was a ghost. Unfortunately [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] was afraid of ghosts. {{storylink|Balance}} Megatron was eventually able to regenerate a corporeal form, and used the remnants of his ghost form to create [[Nemesis Breaker]]. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}}

====''Transformers Legends''====
According to [[Alexis Thi Dang (Armada)|Alexis]], [[Halloween]] originated from Irish folk who believed in ghosts. {{storylink|Something Robotic This Way Comes}}

===IDW Generation 1 comics===
{{spoiler|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|October 17}}
[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] mistook a [[hologram]] of [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to be a ghost, when it was simply part of an attempt to rescue him. {{storylink|Spotlight: Kup}} An apparition of the deceased [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] appeared on the ''[[Lost Light]]'', and as a result [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] theorized that it was a "[[data ghost]]". {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} When a quantum duplicate of Rewind was later discovered on another ''Lost Light'', [[Nautica]] put the earlier appearance down to the collision of quantum realities. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
During a slumber party, [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] told ghost stories and used her [[AllSpark Key]] to provide special effects. It worked pretty well to scare [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}} [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] dressed as a ghost for Halloween. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}} After [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] merged his [[spark]] with the AllSpark, his ghostly form manifested long enough to rescue [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] from an exploding [[Lugnut Supreme]]. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
[[Whisper (SG)|Whisper]] attempted to scare [[Scoop (SG)|Scoop]] by posing as the ghost of [[Boltax (SG)|Boltax]]. {{storylink|Do Over}}

===''Crossovers''===
[[Ghost Rider]] is presumably a ghost of some sort.

===Titan Magazines post-''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===
[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] made the mistake of venturing into the [[Bermuda Triangle]], and was attacked by ships and airplanes that had been missing for decades. The origin of these ghostly vessels is unclear, but they resulted in Soundwave fleeing from [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.15|Making Waves}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
[[Doc Greene]] created the [[Spectral Vapor Filter]], a device intended to trap ghosts. [[Griffin Rock]] legends told of [[Charlotte Wayne]], also known as the Lady of Griffin Rock, whose ghost was said to haunt the island. An appearance by the ghost resulted in [[Jerry (RB)|Jerry]] running his truck off the road, and subsequently the town was overrun with the ghosts of famous island residents. Ultimately it was discovered that [[Evan (RB)|Evan]] and [[Myles]] had used the town's holographic systems to create the fake ghost epidemic, however it later transpired that no hologram of Charlotte Wayne was in the computer system. {{storylink|The Haunting of Griffin Rock}}

===''Hearts of Steel''===
The [[Lone Gunmen]] encountered a team of ghost hunters in [[New York City|New York]]. {{storylink|The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
After his death, Starscream continued to exist as a ghost, though to manifest on the physical plane, he had to pass through a [[spirit portal]] from the etherial plane. The [[Autobot]]s were able to track his appearances with electromagnetic radiation detectors. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (Legends)|Ghost in the Machine}} He was able to control both [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] to do his bidding. He was later provided with a new body by Unicron. {{storylink|Unicron Returns}}

==Toys==
*'''Starscream Ghost Version''' (e-HOBBY Exclusive, 2001)
:The original Starscream mold was released in transparent plastic by [[e-HOBBY]] to represent his ghost form as seen in the cartoon.
*'''Starscream Ghost Version''' (Deluxe, 2009)
:His ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' mold was likewise released in transparent plastic and offered through ''[[Transformers Generations 2009]]'' Vol 2.
*'''Starscream Ghost Version''' (2010)
:E-HOBBY also released his [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]] mold in transparent plastic.

===Merchandise===
*'''Ghost Starscream''' (2001)
:Starscream's [[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]] was released in transparent plastic as a [[chase figure]].
*'''Ghost of Starscream''' (Palisades, 2005) 
:[[Palisades Toys|Palisades]] released a ghost version of their Starscream polystone statue, limited to 300 pieces.

==Notes==
*[[Skullgrotes]] has a Ghost Horror Laser, however it does not involve actual ghosts.
*The human-built spaceship ''[[Ghost 1]]'' was not a ghost either.

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