Starscream (WFC)
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- Starscream is a Decepticon from the Transformers: Prime continuity family.
Starscream was the Air Commander of the Seekers, Cybertron's finest air warriors. But once the war began, Starscream saw opportunity with the rebel upstart Megatron. Now he leads the countless Seekers who joined Megatron's Decepticons. Some day, he plans to undermine Megatron and take his leadership position for himself yadda yadda yadda.
Fiction
Exodus: The History of the War for Cybertron
Starscream may or may not have had a history as a scientist (see Trivia note). Regardless of what he did prior, in the early days before the war began he was one of the leaders of the Cybertronian Air Command. As Cybertron fell in chaos following bombings by Megatron's Decepticon followers, Starscream aided in Sentinel Prime's kidnapping during an attack at Altihex Casino where the Prime was attending a performance by comedian Armorhide. This earned him loyalty with Megatron, but wary of how sour a revolution could quickly turn Starscream opted not to be directly involved in the gladiator's operations, posting his Seekers at Moon Base One and Trypticon Station. Megatron was intrigued by why Starscream wanted to occupy "that semi-sentient pile of junk" but despite Orion Pax's research they found no clues, with information regarding the Station seemingly censored.
Whenever Starscream's Seekers were present, the Decepticons were victorious in battle against the Autobots. Starscream however, found Megatron's strategies overly convoluted. As the war devolved into a siege of Iacon Megatron and Soundwave, by probing into forgotten areas of the DataNet, discovered Trypticon was a storage of Dark Energon, the life essence of Unicron. When questioned, Starscream explained since even the Air Command was not sure what Dark Energon was, he had forbidden its use, fearing the damage Megatron's gladiators would unleash. Megatron forgave Starscream, noting how he "was smart enough to be afraid of it", and was granted access.
Starscream sent a message to the Autobots proposing a meeting. Optimus only granted him a communication channel. Starscream stated if the Autobots did not know what Dark Energon was (they did) they would need to find out — and asked what would he could expect from them if something happened to Megatron. Optimus replied that he sought a just peace. Starscream said he understood, broke off the conversation and flew to Kaon Prison where Sentinel was held. Starscream offered Sentinel a chance to redeem his cowardly behavior at Altihex. The ultimate aim of this road to becoming Decepticon leader was to become Prime in a peace settlement with Optimus, and lead Cybertron back to its Golden Age. Starscream then flew to Moon Base One when Megatron ordered him to Trypticon, where he found the Decepticons had invaded the Station and slaughtered and maimed his scientists.
Megatron and Shockwave forced Starscream to select two survivors to absorb Dark Energon, for what was a successful experiment. Requiring more for the Decepticon war effort, he ordered Starscream to capture the Geosynchronous Energon Bridge, below the ruins of Crystal City. Empowered by his first taste of Dark Energon, Starscream activated the device that transmitted Energon to the Station for it to be Darkened. But the Bridge still do not produce enough, and Starscream was ordered to find the Code Key of Power and Key of Justice to the Plasma Energy Chamber underneath the High Council Tower in Iacon. Starscream decided it was time to release Sentinel, renouncing Dark Energon after realizing Megatron had turned his soldiers into addicts. Starscream found the Key of Power within the Hall of Justice and flew underground to find his plan had failed, as Megatron had mortally wounded Sentinel. He could see within Sentinel's body was the Key of Justice, but was prevented from taking it by Blackout. Megatron fought Starscream to a standstill, sparing him because he realized he was a better soldier than a would-be example.
As Megatron entered the Chamber, Teletraan-1 activated the legendary Omega Supreme to fly it away. Aware Starscream had a better chance of escaping Omega's awakening, Megatron ordered the Seekers to down Omega, which they successfully did, allowing the Decepticons to retrieve the Chamber and corrupt the core of Cybertron. As Cybertron became uninhabitable, the Autobots left on the largest starship ever built - the Ark. Starscream left the planet with Megatron as they gave pursuit on Trypticon, now a Nemesis-class supercruiser. The two ships entered a space bridge, which separated the two ships to unknown parts of space... Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron
Transformers: Prime cartoon
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Games
Transformers: War for Cybertron (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)
- Voice actor: Sam Riegel (English), Gianluca Iacono (Italian)
For the last thousand years of Great War, Starscream was in charge of an orbital production facility that produced Dark Energon. The station's force of neutral soldiers were no match for Megatron's invading forces, while Starscream and Jetfire's repeated warnings that no one could control Dark Energon had no effect on Megatron. Instead, Megatron tempted Starscream with knowledge of his past, reminding him of his demotion from Sky Commander to a mere guard, and offered him to join the Decepticons, something Starscream scoffed at. Starscream attempted to destroy the station's stock of Dark Energon before the Decepticon leader could reach it, but failed, and watched with shock as Megatron infused himself with the substance. Starscream quickly volunteered his services for the Decepticon cause, causing Jetfire to label him a traitor. Megatron sent him with Thundercracker and Skywarp to Cybertron to reactivate the Energon Bridge. Starscream performed the mission successfully using his trademark style, flair, and modesty.
During the Battle of Iacon City, Starscream and Brawl lead the Decepticons' main attack force, while Megatron, Soundwave, and Breakdown went behind enemy lines and tried to secure the Omega Key. When Megatron's group met up with Brawl, Starscream refused to send Dark Energon bombers, saying that he wouldn't let Brawl waste anymore of "his ships". Megatron took issue with Starscream dubbing the bombers his, and overrode Starscream's refusal. Later that evening, while looking for the "real" Omega Key, they ran into it: Omega Supreme. Starscream assumed Megatron was killed when Omega attacked a dropship Megatron was heading for and declared himself Decepticon commander. Shortly afterward, Megatron managed to communicate with Starscream and ordered him to attack Omega Supreme, getting the massive Autobot off of Megatron's back. By the time Megatron's group were heading for the Ion turrets, Starscream was ready to sound a retreat, which Megatron overrode with the threat of marking any retreating Decepticon as "kill on sight". Fortunately, Megatron managed to defeat Omega Supreme, making the retreat unnecessary.
As the Battle of Iacon continued, Starscream fought through Jetfire and Silverbolt, and attacked Optimus's group in the Decagon. However, the Air Commander was injured by Optimus's Energon-axe and forced to retreat. Transformers: War for Cybertron
Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)
- Voice actor: Sam Riegel (English), Gianluca Iacono (Italian)
Transformers: War for Cybertron
Transformers: Cybertron Adventures
- Voice actor: Sam Riegel (English), Gianluca Iacono (Italian)
Transformers: Cybertron Adventures
Toys
War for Cybertron
- Starscream (Legends Class, 2010)
- In the United Kingdom, a redeco of Legends Class Cybertron Starscream was offered as a promotional giveaway to those who purchased the Transformers: War for Cybertron video game. He transforms into a Cybertronic jet fighter and features hidden weapons in his wing-sections/biceps: the right arm hides a blade, while the left arm has a non-firing cannon.
- This toy was later offered as a gift to attendees at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong fair 2010 if they made a combined purchase of Transformers (2010) amounting to more than HK$400.
- This mold was also used the make Cybertron Ramjet, Skywarp and Sunstorm, along with Universe Ramjet and Thrust.
Notes
- Starscream's backstory in Exodus is self-contradictory:
- "Not even Starscream, who had spent much of his scientific career in the labs contained within these refracting walls..." (p. 78).
- "See what?" Starscream asked. Neither Starscream nor Megatron were scientists." (p. 158).
