Starscream's Brigade

Starscream's Brigade is an episode from season two of the Generation One continuity family

After making an attempt to overthrow Megatrons rule of the Decepticons, Starscream is banished from HQ but this time, he hatches a plan...

Detailed synopsis

Megatron finally gets so ticked about Starscream always trying to overthrow him as leader of the Decepticons, he banishes poor little 'Screamer to an island. Starscream finds some old World War Two vehicles and uses his magical Kitbashing powers to turn them into the Combaticons! Later, at the unveiling of the Optimus Prime Memorial, he uses the Combaticons to attack and kidnap Jazz and Cliffjumper.

Stats

Original airdate: ???

Written by:

Featured Characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Autobots	Decepticons	Humans	Others
		Regulars Guests

Notable quotes

"NOBODY TURNS THEIR BACK ON ME!"

-- Starscream, when Megatron turns his back on him.

"I would like to welcome two members of the Autobot team; Jazz and Cliffjump."
"Uh thats Cliffjumper."

-- Marty Mingkler and Cliffjumper.

"I can see incompetance breeds even more incompetance HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

-- Megatron to Starscream after the latter fails in his attempt to destroy the Decepticon leader.

"Uhm... you are..."
"I can't hear you!"
"You are!"
"I am leader of all Decepticons!"

-- Megatron in the grip of Bruticus (literally) relinquishing control of the Decepticons to Starscream.

"Megatron's in trouble."
"Who cares."
"Looks like Starscream's defeated him."
"So?"
"So, you think Starscream's going to stop there?"
"Good point. He never knew when to quit."
"Stunticons, unite to form Menasor!"

-- Motormaster, Dead End and Wildrider as they approach the battlefield and decide to merge.

"Bruticus?"
"No Starscream, not Broo-dicus. It's Megatron. Your leader!"
"Megatron, no, wait, please!"
"This time, it really is goodbye Starscream. Astrotrain, take him and his giant ally off this planet. They are banished from Earth... forever!"
"You'll regret that you never destroyed me Megatron! I shall have my revenge!"

-- Starscream and Megatron after the Decepticon leader survives the battle and banishes his former lieutenant and the Combaticons to deep space.

Other notes

Animation and/or technical glitches

• At several points in the episode, such as when Starscream approaches the Space Bridge, his eye colour changes from red to blue.

Continuity errors

• Starscream maintains control of the Combaticons by not installing energy absorbers into them, thereby preventing them from re-energising. They are however later shown to re-energise anyway when they steal energy from a power plant.

• This episode was aired after Aerial Assault, which also featured the Combaticons.

Transformers references

• Earth builds a memorial to Optimus Prime before he's even dead...Ominous.

Real-world references

• Elements of World War II are shown in the episode with the abandoned military vehicles.

External links

From Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki, a Wikia wiki.