Starscream Combiner - Revision history

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 19:58, 22 February 2026

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	*Similar examples of a central component taking complete control include the back-of-the-box bio for [[Cyclonus (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Cyclonus]] (while forming [[Galvatronus (CW)\|Galvatronus]]) and the e-HOBBY handling of [[Grand Scourge#Legends/Unite Warriors\|Scourge Grand Prime]] stealing [[Menasor (G1)#e-HOBBY comics\|Menasor]]'s limbs.		*Similar examples of a central component taking complete control include the back-of-the-box bio for [[Cyclonus (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Cyclonus]] (while forming [[Galvatronus (CW)\|Galvatronus]]) and the e-HOBBY handling of [[Grand Scourge#Legends/Unite Warriors\|Scourge Grand Prime]] stealing [[Menasor (G1)#e-HOBBY comics\|Menasor]]'s limbs.
	*The ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline was the introduction of "pretooled" alternate heads across all figures, and Starscream was lucky enough to recieve two. One on [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Combiner Wars\|Skydive]]'s body was [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors\|released]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon\|twice]] by [[TakaraTomy]], but ex-[[Fun Publications]] people attested there was also one sculpted for the [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars\|Cyclonus]] mold. If released, the [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars\|Galvatronus]] torso mode would have been decoed up as "King Starscream", though this ultimately never came to pass - but evidence of this design lineage is present in the head of the ''Power of the Primes'' Combiner, which is largely identical in sculpt! Other ''Combiner Wars'' tooling was later released unmodified in ''Power of the Primes'', through [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Hot Spot]]'s similarily pretooled head [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Inferno]] and the subsequent [[Inferno Combiner]].		*The ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline was the introduction of "pretooled" alternate heads across all figures, and Starscream was lucky enough to recieve two. One on [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Combiner Wars\|Skydive]]'s body was [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors\|released]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon\|twice]] by [[TakaraTomy]], but ex-[[Fun Publications]] people attested there was also one sculpted for the [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars\|Cyclonus]] mold. If released, the [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars\|Galvatronus]] torso mode would have been decoed up as "King Starscream", though this ultimately never came to pass - but evidence of this design lineage is present in the head of the ''Power of the Primes'' Combiner, which is largely identical in sculpt! Other ''Combiner Wars'' tooling was later released unmodified in ''Power of the Primes'', through [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Hot Spot]]'s similarily pretooled head [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Inferno]] and the subsequent [[Inferno Combiner]].

			==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10157930306317266&set=a.10156303508002266 Clearer view of ''Power of the Primes'' packaging line art by Robby Musso]		*[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10157930306317266&set=a.10156303508002266 Clearer view of ''Power of the Primes'' packaging line art by Robby Musso on Facebook]
			*[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Jr1bGZ Full view of ''Power of the Primes'' packaging art by Amos Rachman on ArtStation]
	~~==References==~~
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S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47: Full packaging art posted online by colourist Amos Rachman https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Jr1bGZ

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Full packaging art posted online by colourist Amos Rachman https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Jr1bGZ

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	:''The Starscream Combiner is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''		:''The Starscream Combiner is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
	[[File:PowerOfThePrimes-StarscreamCombiner-Art.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|"Get on with the docking sequence!"]]		[[File:PowerOfThePrimes-StarscreamCombiner-Art.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.9\|"Get on with the docking sequence!"]]

	Usually when a new Combiner is brought into the world, it's an equal meeting of the minds in the form of an awesome super robot. Not so with [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]], whose selfishness and [[Transformers: Deviations\|lust for power]] run so deep that other bots could drown in it. Desperate to [[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|claw every scrap of strength and control he can from every possible source]], it's the ultimate tragedy that the already powerful Air Commander will learn nothing from those taken into the "'''Starscream Combiner'''", who seems to be just more of the same unsatisfiable warrior—but this is lost on him. All that matters is the power that is rightfully his.		Usually when a new Combiner is brought into the world, it's an equal meeting of the minds in the form of an awesome super robot. Not so with [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]], whose selfishness and [[Transformers: Deviations\|lust for power]] run so deep that other bots could drown in it. Desperate to [[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|claw every scrap of strength and control he can from every possible source]], it's the ultimate tragedy that the already powerful Air Commander will learn nothing from those taken into the "'''Starscream Combiner'''", who seems to be just more of the same unsatisfiable warrior—but this is lost on him. All that matters is the power that is rightfully his.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 06:30, 25 October 2025

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	[[File:PowerOfThePrimes-StarscreamCombiner-Art.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|"Get on with the docking sequence!"]]		[[File:PowerOfThePrimes-StarscreamCombiner-Art.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|"Get on with the docking sequence!"]]

	Usually when a new Combiner is brought into the world, it's an equal meeting of the minds in the form of an awesome super robot. Not so with [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]], whose selfishness and [[Transformers: Deviations\|lust for power]] run so deep that other bots could drown in it. Desperate to [[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|claw every scrap of strength and control he can from every possible source]], it's the ultimate tragedy that the already powerful Air Commander will learn nothing from those taken into the "'''Starscream Combiner'''", who seems to be just more of the same unsatisfiable ~~warrior - but~~ this is lost on him. All that matters is the power that is rightfully his.		Usually when a new Combiner is brought into the world, it's an equal meeting of the minds in the form of an awesome super robot. Not so with [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]], whose selfishness and [[Transformers: Deviations\|lust for power]] run so deep that other bots could drown in it. Desperate to [[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|claw every scrap of strength and control he can from every possible source]], it's the ultimate tragedy that the already powerful Air Commander will learn nothing from those taken into the "'''Starscream Combiner'''", who seems to be just more of the same unsatisfiable warrior—but this is lost on him. All that matters is the power that is rightfully his.

	So bottomless is his need to dominate the universe that, if allowed to, he will [[A War of Giants\|gobble up entirely seperate Combiners]] in his pursuit of fulfilment. But this is Starscream we're talking ~~about - the~~ ambitions that got him this far will ''always'' exceed his grasp of the situation. The more he consumes, the more likely it is that the control he imposes over everyone else inside his combination will shatter... laying bare [[Darkest Hour (CW)\|the pain at its core]].		So bottomless is his need to dominate the universe that, if allowed to, he will [[A War of Giants\|gobble up entirely seperate Combiners]] in his pursuit of fulfilment. But this is Starscream we're talking about—the ambitions that got him this far will ''always'' exceed his grasp of the situation. The more he consumes, the more likely it is that the control he imposes over everyone else inside his combination will shatter... laying bare [[Darkest Hour (CW)\|the pain at its core]].

	It's not impossible for Starscream to let go of his ego and work with others, but it usually requires [[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors\|an even stronger will]] to keep him in line.		It's not impossible for Starscream to let go of his ego and work with others, but it usually requires [[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors\|an even stronger will]] to keep him in line.

Locoman: /* Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons */

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Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons

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	As part of a bid for power, Starscream staged an elaborate scheme that ended with [[Devastator (G1)\|Devastator]], and [[Victorion\|Victorion]] attacking him and the other members of Cybertron's ruling council, prompting the [[Mistress of Flame]] to hand over the [[Enigma of Combination]] so he could stop them. Instead, he used the relic's power to merge himself with the two combiners, along with the already dead [[Menasor (G1)\|Menasor]] and [[Computron (G1)\|Computron]], becoming '''Ultimate Starscream'''. {{storylink\|A War of Giants}} However, the power proved too much for him to control, and his form distorted into little more than a giant screaming ball of energy. No longer in his right mind, Ultimate Starscream began to attack the city, with the Mistress, [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] attempting to fend him off. {{storylink\|Darkest Hour (CW)\|Darkest Hour}} Ultimately, Windblade managed to awaken [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] to restrain Ultimate Starscream, allowing Optimus and Megatron to finish him off. Starscream's body was disintegrated by the blast, and the other combiners were revived and released from his control. {{storylink\|Destruction's Dawn}}		As part of a bid for power, Starscream staged an elaborate scheme that ended with [[Devastator (G1)\|Devastator]], and [[Victorion\|Victorion]] attacking him and the other members of Cybertron's ruling council, prompting the [[Mistress of Flame]] to hand over the [[Enigma of Combination]] so he could stop them. Instead, he used the relic's power to merge himself with the two combiners, along with the already dead [[Menasor (G1)\|Menasor]] and [[Computron (G1)\|Computron]], becoming '''Ultimate Starscream'''. {{storylink\|A War of Giants}} However, the power proved too much for him to control, and his form distorted into little more than a giant screaming ball of energy. No longer in his right mind, Ultimate Starscream began to attack the city, with the Mistress, [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]] attempting to fend him off. {{storylink\|Darkest Hour (CW)\|Darkest Hour}} Ultimately, Windblade managed to awaken [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] to restrain Ultimate Starscream, allowing Optimus and Megatron to finish him off. Starscream's body was disintegrated by the blast, and the other combiners were revived and released from his control. {{storylink\|Destruction's Dawn}}

			{{--}}

	===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===		===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===

Sky Shadow: /* Notes */ Second attempt at synthesising my thoughts regarding lineage without dipping into obvious speculation.

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	*The situation with the Starscream Combiner's name is a thorny one. You'd be forgiven for assuming its name is "[[#Deviations\|Megascream]]" or "[[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Nexus Starscream]]" from the write-ups above, but those are actually names given to two different upgrades that ''permit'' Starscream to dominate others by combining with them. Only "[[#Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons\|Ultimate Starscream]]" directly applies to the combiner itself... and that was never actually ''given'' in the ''Combiner Wars'' series itself, instead coming from an official render of the character. Considering that it's a plot point that bonding directly with the Enigma and using entire Combiners recursively makes him the "ultimate Combiner", it's sadly a little too specific (without a second use; help us, [[Transformers: Earth Wars\|Earth Wars]]!) to be the name of this page.		*The situation with the Starscream Combiner's name is a thorny one. You'd be forgiven for assuming its name is "[[#Deviations\|Megascream]]" or "[[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Nexus Starscream]]" from the write-ups above, but those are actually names given to two different upgrades that ''permit'' Starscream to dominate others by combining with them. Only "[[#Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons\|Ultimate Starscream]]" directly applies to the combiner itself... and that was never actually ''given'' in the ''Combiner Wars'' series itself, instead coming from an official render of the character. Considering that it's a plot point that bonding directly with the Enigma and using entire Combiners recursively makes him the "ultimate Combiner", it's sadly a little too specific (without a second use; help us, [[Transformers: Earth Wars\|Earth Wars]]!) to be the name of this page.
	*Similar examples of a central component taking complete control include the back-of-the-box bio for [[Cyclonus (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Cyclonus]] (while forming [[Galvatronus (CW)\|Galvatronus]]) and the e-HOBBY handling of [[Grand Scourge#Legends/Unite Warriors\|Scourge Grand Prime]] stealing [[Menasor (G1)#e-HOBBY comics\|Menasor]]'s limbs.		*Similar examples of a central component taking complete control include the back-of-the-box bio for [[Cyclonus (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Cyclonus]] (while forming [[Galvatronus (CW)\|Galvatronus]]) and the e-HOBBY handling of [[Grand Scourge#Legends/Unite Warriors\|Scourge Grand Prime]] stealing [[Menasor (G1)#e-HOBBY comics\|Menasor]]'s limbs.
	*The ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline was the introduction of "pretooled" alternate heads across all figures, and Starscream was lucky enough to recieve two. One on [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Combiner Wars\|Skydive]]'s body was [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors\|released]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon\|twice]] by [[TakaraTomy]], but ex-[[Fun Publications]] people attested there was also one sculpted for the [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars\|Cyclonus]] mold. If released, the [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars\|Galvatronus]] torso mode would have been decoed up as "King Starscream", though this ultimately never came to pass~~. Interestingly enough~~, the ~~same line that foreclosed on the Cyclonus retool also ended up releasing~~ [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Hot Spot]]'s similarily pretooled head [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Inferno]].		*The ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline was the introduction of "pretooled" alternate heads across all figures, and Starscream was lucky enough to recieve two. One on [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Combiner Wars\|Skydive]]'s body was [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors\|released]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon\|twice]] by [[TakaraTomy]], but ex-[[Fun Publications]] people attested there was also one sculpted for the [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars\|Cyclonus]] mold. If released, the [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars\|Galvatronus]] torso mode would have been decoed up as "King Starscream", though this ultimately never came to pass - but evidence of this design lineage is present in the head of the ''Power of the Primes'' Combiner, which is largely identical in sculpt! Other ''Combiner Wars'' tooling was later released unmodified in ''Power of the Primes'', through [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Hot Spot]]'s similarily pretooled head [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Inferno]] and the subsequent [[Inferno Combiner]].

	==External links==		==External links==

TitaniumToughGuy: /* Notes */

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Notes

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	*The situation with the Starscream Combiner's name is a thorny one. You'd be forgiven for assuming its name is "[[#Deviations\|Megascream]]" or "[[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Nexus Starscream]]" from the write-ups above, but those are actually names given to two different upgrades that ''permit'' Starscream to dominate others by combining with them. Only "[[#Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons\|Ultimate Starscream]]" directly applies to the combiner itself... and that was never actually ''given'' in the ''Combiner Wars'' series itself, instead coming from an official render of the character. Considering that it's a plot point that bonding directly with the Enigma and using entire Combiners recursively makes him the "ultimate Combiner", it's sadly a little too specific (without a second use; help us, [[Transformers: Earth Wars\|Earth Wars]]!) to be the name of this page.		*The situation with the Starscream Combiner's name is a thorny one. You'd be forgiven for assuming its name is "[[#Deviations\|Megascream]]" or "[[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Nexus Starscream]]" from the write-ups above, but those are actually names given to two different upgrades that ''permit'' Starscream to dominate others by combining with them. Only "[[#Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons\|Ultimate Starscream]]" directly applies to the combiner itself... and that was never actually ''given'' in the ''Combiner Wars'' series itself, instead coming from an official render of the character. Considering that it's a plot point that bonding directly with the Enigma and using entire Combiners recursively makes him the "ultimate Combiner", it's sadly a little too specific (without a second use; help us, [[Transformers: Earth Wars\|Earth Wars]]!) to be the name of this page.
	*Similar examples of a central component taking complete control include the back-of-the-box bio for [[Cyclonus (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Cyclonus]] (while forming [[Galvatronus (CW)\|Galvatronus]]) and the e-HOBBY handling of [[Grand Scourge#Legends/Unite Warriors\|Scourge Grand Prime]] stealing [[Menasor (G1)#e-HOBBY comics\|Menasor]]'s limbs.		*Similar examples of a central component taking complete control include the back-of-the-box bio for [[Cyclonus (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Cyclonus]] (while forming [[Galvatronus (CW)\|Galvatronus]]) and the e-HOBBY handling of [[Grand Scourge#Legends/Unite Warriors\|Scourge Grand Prime]] stealing [[Menasor (G1)#e-HOBBY comics\|Menasor]]'s limbs.
	*The ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline was the introduction of "pretooled" alternate heads across all figures, and Starscream was lucky enough to recieve two. One on [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Combiner Wars\|Skydive]]'s body was [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors\|released]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon\|twice]] by [[TakaraTomy]], but ex-[[Fun Publications]] people attested there was also one sculpted for the [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars\|Cyclonus]] mold. If released, the [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars\|Galvatronus]] torso mode would have been decoed up as "King Starscream", though this ultimately never came to pass. Interestingly enough, the same line that foreclosed on the Cyclonus retool also ended up releasing [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Hot Spot]]'s similarily pretooled head [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Inferno]]. ~~Was there a world where, like the [[Inferno Combiner]], this super robot was repurposed ''Combiner Wars'' sculpting?~~		*The ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline was the introduction of "pretooled" alternate heads across all figures, and Starscream was lucky enough to recieve two. One on [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Combiner Wars\|Skydive]]'s body was [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors\|released]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon\|twice]] by [[TakaraTomy]], but ex-[[Fun Publications]] people attested there was also one sculpted for the [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars\|Cyclonus]] mold. If released, the [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars\|Galvatronus]] torso mode would have been decoed up as "King Starscream", though this ultimately never came to pass. Interestingly enough, the same line that foreclosed on the Cyclonus retool also ended up releasing [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Hot Spot]]'s similarily pretooled head [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Inferno]].

	==External links==		==External links==

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	Usually when a new Combiner is brought into the world, it's an equal meeting of the minds in the form of an awesome super robot. Not so with [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]], whose selfishness and [[Transformers: Deviations\|lust for power]] run so deep that other bots could drown in it. Desperate to [[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|claw every scrap of strength and control he can from every possible source]], it's the ultimate tragedy that the already powerful Air Commander will learn nothing from those taken into the "'''Starscream Combiner'''", who seems to be just more of the same unsatisfiable warrior - but this is lost on him. All that matters is the power that is rightfully his.		Usually when a new Combiner is brought into the world, it's an equal meeting of the minds in the form of an awesome super robot. Not so with [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]], whose selfishness and [[Transformers: Deviations\|lust for power]] run so deep that other bots could drown in it. Desperate to [[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|claw every scrap of strength and control he can from every possible source]], it's the ultimate tragedy that the already powerful Air Commander will learn nothing from those taken into the "'''Starscream Combiner'''", who seems to be just more of the same unsatisfiable warrior - but this is lost on him. All that matters is the power that is rightfully his.

	So bottomless is his need to dominate the universe that, if allowed to, he will [[A War of Giants\|gobble up entirely seperate Combiners]] in his pursuit of fulfilment. But this is Starscream we're talking about - the ambitions that got him this far will ''always'' exceed his grasp of the situation. The more he consumes, the more likely it is that the control he imposes over everyone else inside his combination will shatter, laying bare [[Darkest Hour (CW)\|the pain at its core]].		So bottomless is his need to dominate the universe that, if allowed to, he will [[A War of Giants\|gobble up entirely seperate Combiners]] in his pursuit of fulfilment. But this is Starscream we're talking about - the ambitions that got him this far will ''always'' exceed his grasp of the situation. The more he consumes, the more likely it is that the control he imposes over everyone else inside his combination will shatter... laying bare [[Darkest Hour (CW)\|the pain at its core]].

	It's not impossible for Starscream to let go of his ego and work with others, but it usually requires [[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors\|an even stronger will]] to keep him in line.		It's not impossible for Starscream to let go of his ego and work with others, but it usually requires [[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors\|an even stronger will]] to keep him in line.

Sky Shadow: /* Notes */ Improve "King Starscream" note.

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Notes: Improve "King Starscream" note.

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	*The situation with the Starscream Combiner's name is a thorny one. You'd be forgiven for assuming its name is "[[#Deviations\|Megascream]]" or "[[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Nexus Starscream]]" from the write-ups above, but those are actually names given to two different upgrades that ''permit'' Starscream to dominate others by combining with them. Only "[[#Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons\|Ultimate Starscream]]" directly applies to the combiner itself... and that was never actually ''given'' in the ''Combiner Wars'' series itself, instead coming from an official render of the character. Considering that it's a plot point that bonding directly with the Enigma and using entire Combiners recursively makes him the "ultimate Combiner", it's sadly a little too specific (without a second use; help us, [[Transformers: Earth Wars\|Earth Wars]]!) to be the name of this page.		*The situation with the Starscream Combiner's name is a thorny one. You'd be forgiven for assuming its name is "[[#Deviations\|Megascream]]" or "[[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Nexus Starscream]]" from the write-ups above, but those are actually names given to two different upgrades that ''permit'' Starscream to dominate others by combining with them. Only "[[#Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons\|Ultimate Starscream]]" directly applies to the combiner itself... and that was never actually ''given'' in the ''Combiner Wars'' series itself, instead coming from an official render of the character. Considering that it's a plot point that bonding directly with the Enigma and using entire Combiners recursively makes him the "ultimate Combiner", it's sadly a little too specific (without a second use; help us, [[Transformers: Earth Wars\|Earth Wars]]!) to be the name of this page.
	*Similar examples of a central component taking complete control include the back-of-the-box bio for [[Cyclonus (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Cyclonus]] (while forming [[Galvatronus (CW)\|Galvatronus]]) and the e-HOBBY handling of [[Grand Scourge#Legends/Unite Warriors\|Scourge Grand Prime]] stealing [[Menasor (G1)#e-HOBBY comics\|Menasor]]'s limbs.		*Similar examples of a central component taking complete control include the back-of-the-box bio for [[Cyclonus (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Cyclonus]] (while forming [[Galvatronus (CW)\|Galvatronus]]) and the e-HOBBY handling of [[Grand Scourge#Legends/Unite Warriors\|Scourge Grand Prime]] stealing [[Menasor (G1)#e-HOBBY comics\|Menasor]]'s limbs.
	*~~Initial plans (or an optional possible use) for the~~ ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars\|Cyclonus]] mold ~~would have used an alternate head as Starscream~~, ~~with~~ the [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars\|Galvatronus]] ~~combiner~~ torso ~~being~~ decoed as "King Starscream".		*The ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline was the introduction of "pretooled" alternate heads across all figures, and Starscream was lucky enough to recieve two. One on [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Combiner Wars\|Skydive]]'s body was [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors\|released]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon\|twice]] by [[TakaraTomy]], but ex-[[Fun Publications]] people attested there was also one sculpted for the [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars\|Cyclonus]] mold. If released, the [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars\|Galvatronus]] torso mode would have been decoed up as "King Starscream", though this ultimately never came to pass. Interestingly enough, the same line that foreclosed on the Cyclonus retool also ended up releasing [[Hot Spot (G1)#Combiner Wars\|Hot Spot]]'s similarily pretooled head [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes\|Inferno]]. Was there a world where, like the [[Inferno Combiner]], this super robot was repurposed ''Combiner Wars'' sculpting?

	==External links==		==External links==

Sky Shadow: /* Notes */ Far clearer notes about the evolving situation with the Starscream Combiner's name.

2025-07-11T10:28:27Z

Notes: Far clearer notes about the evolving situation with the Starscream Combiner's name.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Machinima-CW-Ultimate Starscream.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|"Tsarscream" was ''right there'', y'all.]]		[[File:Machinima-CW-Ultimate Starscream.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|"Tsarscream" was ''right there'', y'all.]]
	*The ~~''Power of~~ the ~~Primes~~'' ~~toyline never gave a~~ name ~~for the Combiner formed by Starscream (nor for that matter, the~~ [[~~Inferno Combiner~~]]~~). For~~ the ~~longest time this wiki operated under the assumption that the gestalt form had its own consciousness as most Combiners do~~, but ~~it became clear with documenting the~~ ''~~Power of the Primes~~'' ~~cards~~ that~~, much like the prior examples in~~ ''~~Deviations~~'' ~~and~~ ''Combiner Wars'', ~~there was no separate characterization to Starscream~~'s ~~combiner mode~~. Similar examples of a central component taking complete control include the back-of-the-box bio for [[Cyclonus (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Cyclonus]] (while forming [[Galvatronus (CW)\|Galvatronus]]) and the e-HOBBY handling of [[Grand Scourge]] stealing [[Menasor (G1)#e-HOBBY comics\|Menasor]]'s limbs.		*The situation with the Starscream Combiner's name is a thorny one. You'd be forgiven for assuming its name is "[[#Deviations\|Megascream]]" or "[[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Nexus Starscream]]" from the write-ups above, but those are actually names given to two different upgrades that ''permit'' Starscream to dominate others by combining with them. Only "[[#Prime Wars Trilogy cartoons\|Ultimate Starscream]]" directly applies to the combiner itself... and that was never actually ''given'' in the ''Combiner Wars'' series itself, instead coming from an official render of the character. Considering that it's a plot point that bonding directly with the Enigma and using entire Combiners recursively makes him the "ultimate Combiner", it's sadly a little too specific (without a second use; help us, [[Transformers: Earth Wars\|Earth Wars]]!) to be the name of this page.
	*The name "Ultimate Starscream" was never given in the ''Combiner Wars'' series itself; rather, it comes from an official render of the character.		*Similar examples of a central component taking complete control include the back-of-the-box bio for [[Cyclonus (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|Cyclonus]] (while forming [[Galvatronus (CW)\|Galvatronus]]) and the e-HOBBY handling of [[Grand Scourge#Legends/Unite Warriors\|Scourge Grand Prime]] stealing [[Menasor (G1)#e-HOBBY comics\|Menasor]]'s limbs.
	*Initial plans (or an optional possible use) for the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars\|Cyclonus]] mold would have used an alternate head as Starscream, with the [[Galvatronus (CW)\|Galvatronus]] combiner torso being decoed as "King Starscream".		*Initial plans (or an optional possible use) for the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)\|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars\|Cyclonus]] mold would have used an alternate head as Starscream, with the [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars\|Galvatronus]] combiner torso being decoed as "King Starscream".

	==External links==		==External links==

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	[[File:PowerOfThePrimes-StarscreamCombiner-Art.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|"Get on with the docking sequence!"]]		[[File:PowerOfThePrimes-StarscreamCombiner-Art.jpg\|thumb\|upright=0.8\|"Get on with the docking sequence!"]]

	Usually when a new Combiner is brought into the world, it's an equal meeting of the minds in the form of an awesome super robot. Not so with [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]], whose selfishness and [[Transformers: Deviations\|lust for power]] run so deep that other bots could drown in it. Desperate to [[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|claw every scrap of strength and control he can from every possible source]], it's the ultimate tragedy that the already powerful Air Commander will learn nothing from those taken into the "'''Starscream Combiner'''", who seems to be just more of the same unsatisfiable ~~warrior - but~~ this is lost on him. All that matters is the power that is rightfully his.		Usually when a new Combiner is brought into the world, it's an equal meeting of the minds in the form of an awesome super robot. Not so with [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]], whose selfishness and [[Transformers: Deviations\|lust for power]] run so deep that other bots could drown in it. Desperate to [[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|claw every scrap of strength and control he can from every possible source]], it's the ultimate tragedy that the already powerful Air Commander will learn nothing from those taken into the "'''Starscream Combiner'''", who seems to be just more of the same unsatisfiable warrior—but this is lost on him. All that matters is the power that is rightfully his.

	So bottomless is his need to dominate the universe that, if allowed to, he will [[A War of Giants\|gobble up entirely seperate Combiners]] in his pursuit of fulfilment. But this is Starscream we're talking ~~about - the~~ ambitions that got him this far will ''always'' exceed his grasp of the situation. The more he consumes, the more likely it is that the control he imposes over everyone else inside his combination will shatter... laying bare [[Darkest Hour (CW)\|the pain at its core]].		So bottomless is his need to dominate the universe that, if allowed to, he will [[A War of Giants\|gobble up entirely seperate Combiners]] in his pursuit of fulfilment. But this is Starscream we're talking about—the ambitions that got him this far will ''always'' exceed his grasp of the situation. The more he consumes, the more likely it is that the control he imposes over everyone else inside his combination will shatter... laying bare [[Darkest Hour (CW)\|the pain at its core]].

	It's not impossible for Starscream to let go of his ego and work with others, but it usually requires [[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors\|an even stronger will]] to keep him in line.		It's not impossible for Starscream to let go of his ego and work with others, but it usually requires [[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors\|an even stronger will]] to keep him in line.

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	*[[Dreadwind (G1)#~~Generations~~\|Dreadwind]]		*[[Dreadwind (G1)#Power of the Primes\|Dreadwind]]
	*[[Sinnertwin (G1)#~~Generations~~\|Sinnertwin]]		*[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Power of the Primes\|Sinnertwin]]
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	Usually when a new Combiner is brought into the world, it's an equal meeting of the minds in the form of an awesome super robot. Not so with [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]], whose selfishness and [[Transformers: Deviations\|lust for power]] run so deep that other bots could drown in it. Desperate to [[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|claw every scrap of strength and control he can from every possible source]], it's the ultimate tragedy that the already powerful Air Commander will learn nothing from those taken into the "'''Starscream Combiner'''", who seems to be just more of the same unsatisfiable warrior - but this is lost on him. All that matters is the power that is rightfully his.		Usually when a new Combiner is brought into the world, it's an equal meeting of the minds in the form of an awesome super robot. Not so with [[Starscream (G1)\|Starscream]], whose selfishness and [[Transformers: Deviations\|lust for power]] run so deep that other bots could drown in it. Desperate to [[#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material\|claw every scrap of strength and control he can from every possible source]], it's the ultimate tragedy that the already powerful Air Commander will learn nothing from those taken into the "'''Starscream Combiner'''", who seems to be just more of the same unsatisfiable warrior - but this is lost on him. All that matters is the power that is rightfully his.

	So bottomless is his need to dominate the universe that, if allowed to, he will [[A War of Giants\|gobble up entirely seperate Combiners]] in his pursuit of fulfilment. But this is Starscream we're talking about - the ambitions that got him this far will ''always'' exceed his grasp of the situation. The more he consumes, the more likely it is that the control he imposes over everyone else inside his combination will shatter, laying bare [[Darkest Hour (CW)\|the pain at its core]].		So bottomless is his need to dominate the universe that, if allowed to, he will [[A War of Giants\|gobble up entirely seperate Combiners]] in his pursuit of fulfilment. But this is Starscream we're talking about - the ambitions that got him this far will ''always'' exceed his grasp of the situation. The more he consumes, the more likely it is that the control he imposes over everyone else inside his combination will shatter... laying bare [[Darkest Hour (CW)\|the pain at its core]].

	It's not impossible for Starscream to let go of his ego and work with others, but it usually requires [[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors\|an even stronger will]] to keep him in line.		It's not impossible for Starscream to let go of his ego and work with others, but it usually requires [[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors\|an even stronger will]] to keep him in line.