Squirm
- Squirm is an organic Star Seeker from the Wings Universe portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Squirm is an organic member of Cannonball's Star Seekers. He doesn't get along with Tornado, and is prone to play tricks on his fellow crew-mates.
Fiction
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Tornado disliked Squirm and his organic excesses, such as shedding fur and leaving exoskeletons around the Tidal Wave. Squirm was most likely responsible for leaving Tornado infested with Trepdillian Lava Fleas. In order to get revenge, Tornado took advantage of Squirm being called away from his quarters and sprinkled borillium metal dust to his pile of apparel. The smell of the dust would lure the ship's tracker into chasing Squirm relentlessly.
When the Tidal Wave went into transwarp, Squirm had difficulty adapting to the spatial conditions. His complexion became a pale green, and he stumbled around the ship with a deck swabbing bucket in tow. Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur
The pirates eventually emerged from transwarp in a time that was considered "close enough" for Cannonball's plan to go through. The captain's plot, after having been kept a secret for so long, was now reveal: to plunder a future Cybertron of all its Energon! After narrowly avoiding being eaten by the Hunter, Squirm accompanied Captain Cannonball to the Galadria Space Bridge Outpost. Unfortunately the outpost lacked an atmosphere, and Squirm nearly suffocated. He managed to get a hold of an oxygen tank in time and rode atop of the Hunter for the rest of the mission. The Hunter threw him off when a dark presence began calling to him, and Squirm wound up being captured alongside the rest of the Star Seekers by the Cybertronian Knights. Hoist the Flag
The pirates managed to escape and went on the run from the authorities. During this time, Squirm grew a new appendage.
Later, the Star Seekers found themselves in a cursed space sector filled with black holes. After an old Quintesson was brought on board, several crew members reported strange happenings on the Tidal Wave. Squirm was among them, stating that a creature had chased him up and down the ship’s corridors.
Later still, Squirm was knocked unconscious when Flamewar and Starscream took over the Tidal Wave just as the crew were preparing a forestonite-powered jump. In the ensuing mutiny, Starscream and Flamewar were left in charge of the ship, and Squirm opted to stay behind on a barren planetoid with Cannonball’s spark, rather than stay on the Tidal Wave. Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur
Apparently, Squirm changed his mind as he was observed by Shokaract, newly arisen from the power of Unicron, as Shokaract contemplated new evils. Legacy
