Man Ulchtar is such a deep cut. That was the name that Denny O'Neal created for Starscream when he was supposed to be the writer fot the Marvel Transformers comics before Bob Budianski was chosen and he created the name Starscream.
@@SwizzPrime Aah, been faithful you know solving math as hard as I can, staying true to THE Word ✝️, hey do you remember Fantasia and do you HATE the military?
This might be my favorite iteration of Starscream’s past. To see him go from a once thoughtful scientist who valued smaller lifeforms to a sadistic psycho who now enjoys crushing them really shows how badly the war affected him, which is so tragic.
I mean this happened in multiple continuities. Starscream starts out as relatively normal, becomes a Decepticon, and ends up as a psycho by the time they reach Earth. And in some of the continuities Stracsream ending up the way he did was the result of Megatron's influence who pretty much abused him (Armada, IDW, or Aligned continuity- where not a model citizen he was still very sane at the beginning)
War brings out the worst of people, and blurs morality Which has been Daniel Warren Johnson's th on this run. It feels a bit more nuanced as opposed to IDW
You know I like how this portrays starscream in this story. Instead of starting out as a heartless monster he slowly turns into one over the course of the war. Instead of starting out as a sniveling cruel coward. He turns into one. I love how skybound basically made what realistic transformers would look like. There is no such thing as plot armor in this universe. And uncountable trillions have already perished. Both friend and foe. That’s honestly one of the greatest things I have ever read. I don’t actaully want starscream to do a heel face turn moral wise. But I like the idea he is rethinking how he is going to go about things. Remember “evil is not born. It is taught” HAIL THE IMMORTAL STARSCREAM
The unceremonious death of Bumblebee was the moment where I was like, "dude, no way they actually had the balls to kill him". Like, Skybound so far has been a complete gem, the stakes are always high and you don't know who is gonna be next to bite the dust, it's so refreshing to have a transformers story be simply about the actual consequences of war.
0:51 that name is actually a reference to Starscream original name that he was going to be given before it was changed to something that was far more catchy
The way they’re depicting the war is so cool. How every character except Optimus and Megatron are cemented in their role. Each character is fighting a demon that if exploited could lead to switching sides. It really feels like this war at times can be a total pissing contest between just Prime and Megatron. Imagine what Ratchet would’ve done if he witnessed Optimus destroy the energon reserves. How Elita’s story is about to completely change. The decepticons are all a little power hungry and all would challenge Megatron depending on how much more they’re pushed. They’re not the messiahs their respective factions have been following. At least not anymore. And I genuinely love that
Starscream is thinking of the past, before he even got the name and before he became that heartless monster, we know now or the other way around. That is pretty sad 😢
I believe the humans are M.A.R.S which is destro's company and destro actually recently partnered with Cobra Cobra commander is sharing his knowledge on cybertronian tech with them so explains why they want starscream
I kind of hope we get a Omega supreme and Constructicons/Devastator rivalry into Energon universe. Like they had in the cartoon, I kind of wish they adopted this more.
I also just want to point out something that may be an error. You see, in the first Issue, Jetfire, who was unaware of the war, revives Starscream, but even though he was gone, he refers to him as ‘Starscream’, yet he had no idea of Ulchtar changing his name. So… yeah. But overall, I loved this!! Worth the read and I have never felt so bad for my boy, Starscream in all my years of being a mega Starscream fan. ❤️
This really just shows the consequences of war even if you survive it or win it changes you i mean how do you come back from this it kinda scares me other than that props to skybound to this new fresh take on the transformers the people behind this deserve a medal🥉
The Autobot double agent Punch once said this in Secrets & Lies/Transformers '84: War is a DIRTY business, my friend, and NO ONE but no one comes out CLEAN"! 😢
It is almost like Starscream is uncertain of who he wants to be but it takes one push to make Starscream to go with the decipicons. I wish there was a version of him where he never lost hope or Jetfire stayed or Jetfire convince Starscream to come with him. He got what he deserves from Soundwave but I don’t think Starscream isn’t going out anytime soon.
Annnd Starscream assaults Jetfire after seeing him again for a long time with NO remorse. I don't recognize the military group either. Also, THERE'S A CAT!
Can’t believe I went from hating on Starscream and celebrating his death to feeling sympathy with him and now turning that hate towards Optimus for gunning down his friend. Fire writing, really interested to see how Megatron’s relationship with Starscream will develop. I’m hoping it’s some sort of Fletcher situation where Megatron is extremely manipulative and abusive to Starscream before he finally fights back. We shall see!
Optimus was already hinted to be ruthless and violent in the distant past by Elita since last issue, and this is probably what she meant given that Optimus looked pretty evil here
Hope we get more on his transition into who we see in modern day in the comics. We don’t really get an explanation about why he did such a 180 other than seeing his friend die and that works as a reason for why he would join the decepticons but it doesn’t explain why he’s such a psychopath now.
So here’s what I’m thinking: either jetfire comes back for a bit and sees him briefly and tells him he changed his name or this is just a small continuity issue most likely the ladder
Whoah! They made Starscream's pre-Transformers name canon! Ulchtar! Also, it kinda looks like Optimus shot and killed Genvo, so it's understandable why Starscream would hate the Autobots.
Continuity questions aside, this issue was rad. The backstory for Starscream was a welcome addition, but the fact that he's getting hauled out of the lava in the present day by M.A.R.S. (and by extension Cobra) has me so pumped for G.I. Joe in November! Great work, man!
@@Moonbase3 Thanks for the clarification on the Cobra stuff I really gotta read all that stuff eventually 😅 Also can’t wait to see your review on this issue 👀👀
Its jazz btw, look at his original toy From what little i know of gi joe, it's a hiss tank. Can't tell if its cobra or Mars (if its cobra, that'd make the timelines match up just before GI joe 1)
I might have to read the first issue again because when Jetfire revives Starscream doesn’t he already know him by that name whereas this origin goes to show Jetfire left Cybertron before this tragic backstory 🤔 Regardless of that this was still such a great issue and a brilliant start to volume 3 imo, now I assume this next arc will be focused on Starscream and I cannot wait for more!
yea seems to be a small continuity issue either jetfire comes back for a bit before fully leaving or it's just one big error. Can't wait for next issue!
So, wait. They broke into and blew up an ammo dump, and the Guardian is like “Eh, that’s cool, I’ll wave at the perpetrators.” And the only repercussion is Kup giving them the “Darn kids” fistshake? It seems like blowing up an ammunition stockpile would warrant a little more reaction than what you’d get for painting graffiti on a bridge.
Im so happy they decided 2 give backstory Like i love the rotten evil villains i did enjoy squisher starscream and im not asking for redemption arc but i dont think its totally unfitting for him like he isn't just evil he is insane bc of his life and since he is "imortal" in most continuities id love an flip flopping slow burning arc of him becoming more of an anti-hero or trying to come to terms with his history and trying 2 lock in into becoming a better person
100% agreed! I love the 'just evil' guys but here it shows how broken he is which gives him depth and layers. Just funny how when we first see him in the series he just is a psycho but bro is just too far gone at this point.
@@SwizzPrime fr i feel like its the kinda the same as elita but in a different way but for both of em it makes you wonder how much the war impacted them throught the millennia to change them to such a warped version from what we knew abt the way they tended to act in their g1 counterpart since it's mostly based on that although not entirely
Yeah, it´s a HISS tank, they released a collab of Megatron turning into it last year. And, is it just me, or Genvo looks an awful lot like Pretender Metalhawk?
@@SwizzPrime they floated a few names around for Starscream when they created the animated series. One of them was, Pretty Poison. And just the idea of them using that name here would've been hilarious.
I'm glad they're on Cybertron for a large part of the book. Humans & Earth in general are my least favorite part of Transformers continuities. I don't care for the art style though. I prefer more detailed art that's clear. Not wibbly wobbly like this is.
Eh, Cybertronians have been reasonably lava-resistant in past iterations. It seems stupid that Starscream's legs melted off, especially considering Megatron survived the heat of reentry, which is many times hotter than lava. To double the stupidity, no human would be able to go down into a lava pit like that and not like, die in seconds. Horseshit writing.
This issue is so far the only one to disappoint me. Not only is the artwork incredibly suspect, but trying to make Starscream sympathetic is something I can't stand. It was dumb when Armada did it, dumb when Earthrise did it, and it's dumb here. Sorry, but I'm never going to feel bad for a guy who popped Carly's dad like a pimple.
I think if I remember correctly swizz said on the delta base he looked up to rob and comicstorian (rip) so yeah he does kinda talk like them but still a little different
Are you guys liking volume 3 so far?
Loving it. Especially as a Starscream fan
Man Ulchtar is such a deep cut. That was the name that Denny O'Neal created for Starscream when he was supposed to be the writer fot the Marvel Transformers comics before Bob Budianski was chosen and he created the name Starscream.
that's so freaking cool!
And Ulchtar was called back in the Unicorn Trilogy! As an alias for screamer!
@@SwizzPrimeHow is your Thursday afternoon?
@@AndrewDavis-sj6mb doing good! How about yourself?
@@SwizzPrime Aah, been faithful you know solving math as hard as I can, staying true to THE Word ✝️, hey do you remember Fantasia and do you HATE the military?
This might be my favorite iteration of Starscream’s past. To see him go from a once thoughtful scientist who valued smaller lifeforms to a sadistic psycho who now enjoys crushing them really shows how badly the war affected him, which is so tragic.
I mean this happened in multiple continuities. Starscream starts out as relatively normal, becomes a Decepticon, and ends up as a psycho by the time they reach Earth. And in some of the continuities Stracsream ending up the way he did was the result of Megatron's influence who pretty much abused him (Armada, IDW, or Aligned continuity- where not a model citizen he was still very sane at the beginning)
War brings out the worst of people, and blurs morality Which has been Daniel Warren Johnson's th on this run. It feels a bit more nuanced as opposed to IDW
So Megatron turns into a gun that looks like a tank. Mind = blown. Hope Hasbro is paying attention
Some people saying that is the preview of his upcoming SS86 toy!
So do we.
eh why not?
@@BahamutAres1 reminds me of that little tank that’s becomes the fusion canon/sword for energon megatron
I love how they still remembered the Ulchtar name despite it was a name used VERY long ago
when i was editing my video i was told in my discord that Ulchtar was his name way back when which is crazy i never knew that!
Man, Skybound's Starscream is unhinged! I wonder what made him that wa-
*Oh.*
A nice Armada reference where you see megatron appearing from the flames and offering a hand to character that just got left for dead
Armada Wheeljack
they gave starscream the anakin treatment lmao
Plus a bit of D16/Megatron ONE influence as well
lol
You know I like how this portrays starscream in this story. Instead of starting out as a heartless monster he slowly turns into one over the course of the war. Instead of starting out as a sniveling cruel coward. He turns into one. I love how skybound basically made what realistic transformers would look like. There is no such thing as plot armor in this universe. And uncountable trillions have already perished. Both friend and foe. That’s honestly one of the greatest things I have ever read. I don’t actaully want starscream to do a heel face turn moral wise. But I like the idea he is rethinking how he is going to go about things. Remember “evil is not born. It is taught”
HAIL THE IMMORTAL STARSCREAM
well said!
The unceremonious death of Bumblebee was the moment where I was like, "dude, no way they actually had the balls to kill him". Like, Skybound so far has been a complete gem, the stakes are always high and you don't know who is gonna be next to bite the dust, it's so refreshing to have a transformers story be simply about the actual consequences of war.
ALL HAIL STARSCREAM.
@@SaffronicSaffronnow dead😅
@@MatthewLoh-ru1mw it's kinda Left ambiguous at the end of the comic that with the GI Joe guys.
0:51 that name is actually a reference to Starscream original name that he was going to be given before it was changed to something that was far more catchy
i was told that in my discord! I never knew that! that's awesome!
Pretty Poison is such a cute name, i dont know why they didn´t use it 😭
And it’s pronounced “ul-k-tar” with the k sounding like the c in cat
@@Lordstarscream1984 thanks! sorry for mispronouncing his name! :)
@@SwizzPrime your good
The way they’re depicting the war is so cool. How every character except Optimus and Megatron are cemented in their role. Each character is fighting a demon that if exploited could lead to switching sides. It really feels like this war at times can be a total pissing contest between just Prime and Megatron. Imagine what Ratchet would’ve done if he witnessed Optimus destroy the energon reserves. How Elita’s story is about to completely change. The decepticons are all a little power hungry and all would challenge Megatron depending on how much more they’re pushed. They’re not the messiahs their respective factions have been following. At least not anymore. And I genuinely love that
6:29 days every atom of Starscream has to be gone for Starscream to be dead, but man is also known for becoming a ghost
Man Starscream is my favourite Transformer of all time, so this was insane to see
Starscream is thinking of the past, before he even got the name and before he became that heartless monster, we know now or the other way around. That is pretty sad 😢
At this point. I think the entire population of cybertron just needs a therapist
IDW Rung agrees.
I believe the humans are M.A.R.S which is destro's company and destro actually recently partnered with Cobra
Cobra commander is sharing his knowledge on cybertronian tech with them so explains why they want starscream
Ok this starscream is still sad he isn’t pure evil he’s just broken like he always is in every story
I kind of hope we get a Omega supreme and Constructicons/Devastator rivalry into Energon universe.
Like they had in the cartoon, I kind of wish they adopted this more.
I was a little worried about Jason Howard taking over art chores but I was pleasantly surprised. That Omega Supreme two-page spread was spectacular.
Agreed! Some of the robot's proportions like soundwave seem to be a little over exaggerated but man oh man the omega 2 page is amazing!
@@SwizzPrime unfortunately no one will ever top DWJ's art but, so far, Corona and Howard haven't disappointed.
Agreed!!
It was pronounced Ulk/Tar reference to g1 starscream's original name
thanks! my bad for mispronouncing it!
All good 👍
I also just want to point out something that may be an error.
You see, in the first Issue, Jetfire, who was unaware of the war, revives Starscream, but even though he was gone, he refers to him as ‘Starscream’, yet he had no idea of Ulchtar changing his name. So… yeah.
But overall, I loved this!! Worth the read and I have never felt so bad for my boy, Starscream in all my years of being a mega Starscream fan. ❤️
That thumbnail is worthy to be a meme
i love how megatron is just a mini tank with a handle that’s so interesting
This really just shows the consequences of war even if you survive it or win it changes you i mean how do you come back from this it kinda scares me other than that props to skybound to this new fresh take on the transformers the people behind this deserve a medal🥉
The Autobot double agent Punch once said this in Secrets & Lies/Transformers '84: War is a DIRTY business, my friend, and NO ONE but no one comes out CLEAN"! 😢
@@MatthewLoh-ru1mw you said it
It is almost like Starscream is uncertain of who he wants to be but it takes one push to make Starscream to go with the decipicons. I wish there was a version of him where he never lost hope or Jetfire stayed or Jetfire convince Starscream to come with him.
He got what he deserves from Soundwave but I don’t think Starscream isn’t going out anytime soon.
Annnd Starscream assaults Jetfire after seeing him again for a long time with NO remorse. I don't recognize the military group either. Also, THERE'S A CAT!
Actually it's MARS Industries' HISS tank from GI Joe, specifically Destro's group
8:18 Starscream Eyes Changed (Blue To Red) is Refers to Megatron Eyes Changed (Blue or Yellow To Red)
Like the ONE movie out now
Can’t believe I went from hating on Starscream and celebrating his death to feeling sympathy with him and now turning that hate towards Optimus for gunning down his friend. Fire writing, really interested to see how Megatron’s relationship with Starscream will develop. I’m hoping it’s some sort of Fletcher situation where Megatron is extremely manipulative and abusive to Starscream before he finally fights back. We shall see!
Can’t wait to see how this story progresses!
Optimus was already hinted to be ruthless and violent in the distant past by Elita since last issue, and this is probably what she meant given that Optimus looked pretty evil here
It's a good thing we have sg starscream but more likely how will MEGATRON find his way back.
Hope we get more on his transition into who we see in modern day in the comics. We don’t really get an explanation about why he did such a 180 other than seeing his friend die and that works as a reason for why he would join the decepticons but it doesn’t explain why he’s such a psychopath now.
Daniel Warren Johnson's TRANSFORMERS never ceases to surprise me for good. Sadly. 11 issues left, and Johnson will leave.
Finally bro never disappoints
i love it, great video
*"Allow me to present myself: Air Commander Starscream of the Decepticon Battle Fleet!"*
Yes it's a Hiss Tank.
THANK YOU
It is
Did STARSCREAM kill jet fire in issue one because he knew jet fire would’ve like weighed him down because jet fire doesn’t know about the war?
How can Jetfire Call Him Starscream in the first Issue, when Jetfire was off-world when he got his name changed
I'm wondering this as well...
@Moonbase3 hey how's it going Ray👋
So here’s what I’m thinking: either jetfire comes back for a bit and sees him briefly and tells him he changed his name or this is just a small continuity issue most likely the ladder
Whoah! They made Starscream's pre-Transformers name canon! Ulchtar!
Also, it kinda looks like Optimus shot and killed Genvo, so it's understandable why Starscream would hate the Autobots.
Starscream: I HATE YOU!!!
(and he is burning alive)
Technically, these guys work for MARS, Military Armaments Research Syndicate, Destro's company. Cobra buys their vehicles and weapons from MARS.
Thanks for the explaining!
And Destro coincidentally has Energon and Cybertronian tech! Where else do you think he got it from (wink, wink)
Continuity questions aside, this issue was rad. The backstory for Starscream was a welcome addition, but the fact that he's getting hauled out of the lava in the present day by M.A.R.S. (and by extension Cobra) has me so pumped for G.I. Joe in November!
Great work, man!
@@Moonbase3 Thanks for the clarification on the Cobra stuff I really gotta read all that stuff eventually 😅
Also can’t wait to see your review on this issue 👀👀
YEAH!!! That’s a Hiss Tank
So……….. Maybe Alexis can help this version of Starscream after all LOL!
W armada reference
Cobra Dreadnocks
THANK YOU
Also, apparently, Destro is involved in some way...
Nope, it's HISS tanks
@@SwizzPrimeNope, it's HISS tanks
@@arvinrufo7061he is
6:48 Just seeing the group of commandos tells me it’s a homage to M.E.C.H from Transformers Prime
Fun Fact: Ulchtar was one of the originally intended names for Starscream
I love Starscream's origins from this version of Transformers Skybound comics. ❤
This issue just makes what Starscream did to Jetfire 100x worse
Its jazz btw, look at his original toy
From what little i know of gi joe, it's a hiss tank. Can't tell if its cobra or Mars (if its cobra, that'd make the timelines match up just before GI joe 1)
Both. MARS supplies the HISS tanks for Cobra
I might have to read the first issue again because when Jetfire revives Starscream doesn’t he already know him by that name whereas this origin goes to show Jetfire left Cybertron before this tragic backstory 🤔
Regardless of that this was still such a great issue and a brilliant start to volume 3 imo, now I assume this next arc will be focused on Starscream and I cannot wait for more!
yea seems to be a small continuity issue either jetfire comes back for a bit before fully leaving or it's just one big error. Can't wait for next issue!
Reminds me the book Lucifer Effect... How good people could turned into ruthless monster.
So, wait. They broke into and blew up an ammo dump, and the Guardian is like “Eh, that’s cool, I’ll wave at the perpetrators.” And the only repercussion is Kup giving them the “Darn kids” fistshake? It seems like blowing up an ammunition stockpile would warrant a little more reaction than what you’d get for painting graffiti on a bridge.
The omega supreme scene is cool because the omega guardians are seen as these beautiful strong beings who have strong powers but strong hearts
*6:39* boys we found something to make a toy out of it
that is indeed a HISS tank.
Being 100% honest here, I FORGOT this issue was out and started the video haha
@@DeltaTrion oh man you gotta read it! I’d love to know your thoughts!
Starscreams change happened way too quickly.
4:33 there's a little inconsistency with screamer's eyes, there
I'M YOUR NEW LEADER
ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY NIKOS
@@SwizzPrime FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS: GIMME THE DECEPTICROWN
It is my Dad and I read these comics together then talk about them and he pointed it out.
Im so happy they decided 2 give backstory
Like i love the rotten evil villains i did enjoy squisher starscream and im not asking for redemption arc but i dont think its totally unfitting for him like he isn't just evil he is insane bc of his life and since he is "imortal" in most continuities id love an flip flopping slow burning arc of him becoming more of an anti-hero or trying to come to terms with his history and trying 2 lock in into becoming a better person
100% agreed! I love the 'just evil' guys but here it shows how broken he is which gives him depth and layers. Just funny how when we first see him in the series he just is a psycho but bro is just too far gone at this point.
@@SwizzPrime fr i feel like its the kinda the same as elita but in a different way but for both of em it makes you wonder how much the war impacted them throught the millennia to change them to such a warped version from what we knew abt the way they tended to act in their g1 counterpart since it's mostly based on that although not entirely
if only genvo lived to see another issue
This was sweet.
This, makes me see a different side of starscream
MY NAME IS STARSCREAM ( BEST DIALOG 👌 ) BEST COMIC 👍
Yeah, it´s a HISS tank, they released a collab of Megatron turning into it last year. And, is it just me, or Genvo looks an awful lot like Pretender Metalhawk?
Give us transformers one, Paramount..... PLEASE! 🙏. NOW.
I hope we get to see more of omega supreme or better yet the Titans
A weird thing i notised was an error at 4:35 Ulchtar/Starscream's eyes were red for some reason!
The human have a enough of transformers in this comes
5:52 People are saying that is Jazz.
@@Renkencen that makes more sense haha
Starscream in g1 has an immortal spark.
What will happen to Starscream now since he's broken and taken by MAN?
we will have to wait and see!
I am stull thinking that optinus prime is alive and will turn into nemisis prime after it is torn off
At5:52 I think that’s either grimlock or jazz cause it looks like headlights
So in this comic are they turning starscream to good. I’m only asking because he seems to be having flashbacks
I think it was like, last year or something, when I found out early drafts of the G1 Cartoon scripts/bios had Starscream named as "Ulchtar".
I want Bumblebee to come back
(Ulk-tar)
thanks! sorry for mispronouncing his name!
Megatron will return ?
i think he's coming this volume who knows when it will be, but for sure he's going to be shown more in next issue with another flash back issue
Wouldve loved if the referenced the Pretty Poison name instead.
@@cedardryad what’s that? Never heard of it
@@SwizzPrime they floated a few names around for Starscream when they created the animated series. One of them was, Pretty Poison. And just the idea of them using that name here would've been hilarious.
@@cedardryad oh! That’s very interesting! Maybe next issue we could see that as a nick name for him early in the war!
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I'm glad they're on Cybertron for a large part of the book. Humans & Earth in general are my least favorite part of Transformers continuities. I don't care for the art style though. I prefer more detailed art that's clear. Not wibbly wobbly like this is.
7:52
Who is overcharge?
Quintesson drone that looks a lot like blitzwing but looks like here in the story he is his own character which is cool
8th also is this real?
Eh, Cybertronians have been reasonably lava-resistant in past iterations. It seems stupid that Starscream's legs melted off, especially considering Megatron survived the heat of reentry, which is many times hotter than lava. To double the stupidity, no human would be able to go down into a lava pit like that and not like, die in seconds. Horseshit writing.
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This issue is so far the only one to disappoint me. Not only is the artwork incredibly suspect, but trying to make Starscream sympathetic is something I can't stand. It was dumb when Armada did it, dumb when Earthrise did it, and it's dumb here. Sorry, but I'm never going to feel bad for a guy who popped Carly's dad like a pimple.
Stop trying to sound like Rob..
I think if I remember correctly swizz said on the delta base he looked up to rob and comicstorian (rip) so yeah he does kinda talk like them but still a little different
Good video if you ever decide to extend to you contact you should review transformers games