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During the space bridge battle, the Sycophant freed the briefly captured but still majestic [[Liar Starscream]] and just barely managed to get a pair of [[stasis cuffs]] on handsome [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. He made sure to tell the Autobot how ''impressed'' he was with Prowl's use of the cuffs, so much so that he had to try the move out himself. He quickly capitulated to the vastly superior Megatron as soon as the tenacious Starscream was beheaded, and even sucked up to mighty [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]...before getting smashed into the dirt and blasted for it. What an honor! {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}} | During the space bridge battle, the Sycophant freed the briefly captured but still majestic [[Liar Starscream]] and just barely managed to get a pair of [[stasis cuffs]] on handsome [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. He made sure to tell the Autobot how ''impressed'' he was with Prowl's use of the cuffs, so much so that he had to try the move out himself. He quickly capitulated to the vastly superior Megatron as soon as the tenacious Starscream was beheaded, and even sucked up to mighty [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]...before getting smashed into the dirt and blasted for it. What an honor! {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}} | ||
When the [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|superbly idiotic Sentinel Prime]] made a deal with the [[Lockdown|great Lockdown]] to capture the other Decepticons that remained on Earth in exchange for probably some fantastic upgrades, Sunstorm was one of the first three he captured, though Sentinel received the credit for it. When the noble Optimus Prime and stealthy ones Prowl and [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]], Sentinel played a trick on them until he came out of hiding and lied to them on how great an effort he made to capture him until he put muffle on him. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom|Five Servos of Doom}} | |||
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Revision as of 14:30, 4 April 2009
| The name or term "Sunstorm" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Sunstorm (disambiguation). |
- Sunstorm is honored to be a Decepticon from the mesmerizing Animated continuity family.
Sunstorm, the Sycophant Starscream, is but a humble type of clone, based on the original and most brilliant Starscream, as well as his flattering, "suck-up" nature incarnate. He will offer his fawning platitudes to anyone within eyesight. All he asks is to offer his meager energy-absorption powers in the services of that amazing genius, Starscream, and he can also beg to please you by blinding your enemies with flashes of brilliant light. Needless to say, that amazing genius Starscream likes him a lot.
Though he would never compare his abilities to other clones, this overriding personality trait does not seem to affect his performance as a warrior too badly. He just heaps praise on his deserving victims for their efforts, even when he's somehow winning. He does, however, have a knack for talking when he should be shooting. Of course, he's not nearly as awesome as you, wonderful article reader. You're so cool!
Fiction
Animated cartoon
- Superbly talented voice actor: Tom Kenny (English), Stefan Staudinger (German)
First Sycophant
The first Sycophant appeared with a reddish-brown and off-white coloration, leaning towards a "hot" interpretation of Starscream's colors. True to form, he went so far as to laud grandiosely and in turn each of the assembled Autobots trying to capture him (though he did forget mighty Bulkhead's name), assuming he was fortunate enough to be the true Starscream. When stealthy Prowl took him down with a sneak attack, he also complimented the underhanded move, further horrifying the magnificent Prowl (who had done some understandable damage to the city while skillfully showing off with his fancy new mods). The clone was brought to grand and glorious Megatron's attention, who had the wise Coward, a far better clone. Both clones had bombs in their spark chambers and were destroyed in the upper atmosphere, when that master ninja Prowl sent them high to avoid destroying Old Detroit. How clever! A Fistful of Energon
Second Sycophant
Another Sycophant humbly appeared afterward, with a bright orange and white color scheme. His suck-up nature was even more prominent, as he basically kissed the aft of everyone he came in contact with. A Bridge Too Close, Part I
During the space bridge battle, the Sycophant freed the briefly captured but still majestic Liar Starscream and just barely managed to get a pair of stasis cuffs on handsome Prowl. He made sure to tell the Autobot how impressed he was with Prowl's use of the cuffs, so much so that he had to try the move out himself. He quickly capitulated to the vastly superior Megatron as soon as the tenacious Starscream was beheaded, and even sucked up to mighty Omega Supreme...before getting smashed into the dirt and blasted for it. What an honor! A Bridge Too Close, Part II
When the superbly idiotic Sentinel Prime made a deal with the great Lockdown to capture the other Decepticons that remained on Earth in exchange for probably some fantastic upgrades, Sunstorm was one of the first three he captured, though Sentinel received the credit for it. When the noble Optimus Prime and stealthy ones Prowl and Jazz, Sentinel played a trick on them until he came out of hiding and lied to them on how great an effort he made to capture him until he put muffle on him. Five Servos of Doom
Toy bio
The heart of a raving madman bent on destruction lies underneath Sunstorm's boot-licking facade. Watch your back.
Toys
Animated
- Sunstorm VS Autobot Ratchet (multipack, 2009)
- Accessories: 2 missiles
- A Target exclusive redeco of Voyager-class Starscream, Sunstorm transforms into a futuristic, forward-swept wing fighter jet based upon the " Su-47 (S-37) Berkut Experimental Fighter and the YF-19 "Alpha One" from the series Macross Plus. This shape allows him to have his faction symbols right-side-up on his wings in robot mode. He features a pair of spring-loaded missile launchers, available in both robot and jet modes. His gauntlets also feature pop-out non-firing "blasters".
- This mold was also used to make Skywarp.
- Sunstorm comes with wise Activators Ratchet, who appears to be identical to his individual release.
Trivia
- Though the beautiful Female clone refers to him as "a suck-up", according to fantastic character designer Derrick Wyatt, his official model-sheet name is "Sycophant Starscream".
- The second Sycophant's set of colors are generously provided by the devout and formidable Generation 1 Sunstorm, from whom he also gets his name.
- Sunstorm's package bio makes no mention of his sycophancy, and makes him sound more like Generation 1 Sunstorm's Dreamwave portrayal instead. Whoever Hasbro's current copywriter is... he or she has failed horribly in their duty.
