IDW had the best Starscream quote: "I killed Metalhawk. I took control of Cybertron under false pretenses. I lied and deceived and did it all for glory and you know what? I'm still the best the best leader in the history of Cybertron. I didn't subjugate the populace for eons, I never plunged us into four million years of war. I didn't even come back from the grave to try and destroy the world multiple times. History will see me, at worst, as a step in the right direction." This is Starscream. He knows he's horrible. He just doesn't give a damn.
@@dragonlord3376 Yeah, I don't think Cybertronians were particularly a peaceful race to begin with. Between the Quintessons, the dectatorial council and the decepticons, they were always under "bad/evil" leadership. Even among the primes, there wasn't a peace.
@@lazarx804 yeah if memory serves Cybertronian society was corrupt from the start. At least in certain iterations. Such as Prime which saw the war break out because of a corrupt caste system.
@@chillguy7687 "I'm gonna say the N-word! " No Mega- I mean Galvatron! You can't say the N-word! That's racist!" "This is bad comedy!" "Wait that doesn't start with 'N' or is one word-" _ZAAAAAP_
2:14 Megatron(angry): You're either lying or you're stupid! Starscream(begging for mercy): I'm stupid, I'm stupid! That right there is pure Transformers comedy gold. 🤣
@@jamesdarylgalvez7136 Glad I could make you laugh. BTW I can do impressions of both G1 and Unicron Trilogy Starscream. I don't do them often because it puts strain on my vocal cords.
Oh my God Starscream is the best character in Transformers G1 because he keeps on saying I'm stupid I'm stupid it's hilarious!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 PS I'm laughing so hard right now!😂😂😂
G1 Starscream. Ow my foot!! Movie Starscream. my arm!! Animated Starscream. my head Prime Starscream. My T.Cog Titans return Starscream. My everything lol
Armada Starscream: Never been struck by lightning from a planet eater while desperately trying to persuade your tyrannical leader to join forces with those who resisted him to destroy said planet eater, have you?
Starscream is probably the most complicated character in the whole mythos, as is demonstrated by the occasional story depicting him as fundamentally good, or at least less of an outright villain. Starscream is the perfect example of a character guided almost exclusively by his own pride. His origins as a scientist turned more than competent fighter probably leads him to believe he must carry the best traits of both. He is reasonably talented as a tactician, has the grudging respect of most of his colleagues, and can scheme with the best of them when the stars align. It is his stratospheric pride, the belief that everything can be perfect as long as he is the one making the decisions, that holds Starscream back from fulfilling his full potential. He makes truly stupid decisions at times. He schemes without fully thinking things through. And he focuses on his impending glorious future right at the moment when he should be more focused on the present. It is those fleeting moments when Starscream lets go of his pride, such as universe-ending events, when we see what the character could become. It's also worth noting that his observed cowardice is often the product of pragmatism more than an unwillingness to put himself at risk. He will grovel without hesitation when his life depends on it, but he is not afraid to go into battle if he thinks he has a fighting chance.
The IDW actually explores all these aspects of Starscream in great detail. He even became the supreme leader of Cybertron and actually tried to do the right thing or at least his definition of "the right thing." He was by far the most complex and nuanced character in the comics.
Starscream it's also noted to be rather good at picking up when other characters's plans (nominally smarter villains like Unicron, Megatron or even Shockwave) have holes that could cost them the victory. He's rather good at picking other characters' flaws (Shockwave's orderly behavior, Megatron's arrogant self-righteousness, Unicron's trust on him and so on) and exploit them. And if you think about it, in a lot of incarnations, specially Prime, Megatron and other decepticons are often ridiculous abusive to him, maybe his cowardice it's actually a result of the war as well as the constant abuse he receives from his leader. Granted wherever this treatment for the incarnation in turn is tragically sympathetic or just plain karmic is up in the air, but still evil or not constant abuse might have taken a toll on him.
@@theenderdestruction2362 Well, it worked with a "weakling" (weakling in Unicron terms I mean) like Galvatron. Is not like a little ghost like Starscream can take advantage of him even if he got weakened, he's still the great Unicron, right? Perhaps more than trust, I kinda meant "arrogance" and believeing anyone would submit to his will and wouldn't be able to cause him problems.
My favorite Starscream incarnations in a nutshell: G1: MEGATRON HAS FALLEN! Armada: While you were out partying, I studied the blade. Prime: Stilettos and treachery IDW comics: When you try your best and you don't succeed
Cons: "All hail Starscream!" Starscream: "I can't hear you!" Cons: "All hail Starscream!" Starscream: "One more time!" Cons: "All hail Starscream!" Starscream: *Starts dancing* Cons: "All hail Starscream!" Knockout: "This is going to be *juicy* !"
Megatron: **Stubs his toe** "Ow." Starscream: *_"OUR DEAR LORD MEGATRON IS DYING FROM THIS CRITICAL INJURY!!_* We should clearly spare him the pain and offline him right now, _I_ will rule the Decepticons in his place!"
G1 Starscream: The original Unicron trilogy: The competent one Animated: The strongest one Bayverse: The best voice Aligned continuity: The most character depth Bumblebee movie: Well, uh. He'll be getting a Studio Series toy soon. Which is cool, i guess?
@@wp1432 Animated was strong enough to fight Team prime and almost defeated them. All on his own! He even managed to hold his own against Megatron in a fight.
@@wp1432 He was just naturally powerful. Years of war will do that. The cons in TFA were physically more powerful than the bots, so Prime and his team needed to use cunning to win
Agreed. You really get a kick in the feels from his story. What really upset me was that Energon had him reprogrammed and permanently downgraded into a heartless villain. It's sad to not see him get a happy ending.
@@The_Exiled Honestly why wasn't Energon Starscream just called Skywarp instead. Energon Starscream is extremely loyal to Megatron, has a dark color scheme, and can even teleport, just like G1 Skywarp If it was just rewritten that Energon Starscream(Skywarp), was a bot based on the original Starscream, rather actually being the original, it would have really fixed the character. Sort of similar to Dinobot II from Beastwars
Starscream was my favorite character in Transformers Prime. He easily had the most character development out of the whole cast, and Steve Blum's performance as him was just great.
I love Prime Starscream but once he moved into politics, IDW Screamer became my favourite. It's a pity him and Megatron never got to meet before the end to see how much they had both changed and maybe get closure on their messed up relationship.
Transformers Armada's depiction of Starscream was the best version of him. A well-written script of character development for Starscream was inspiring for me to watch as a kid despite him not getting enough screentime for it. Seeing Starscream develop a conscious & moral value moved me, as well as his heroic & valiant death that sparked the unison of Autobots & Decepticons for the *FIRST TIME* in Transformers history, albeit it was only temporary. Cybertron may have revived him, but it wasn't for the better if we're being honest.
Cybertron Starscream isn't Armada Starscream. They are two different characters. When Cybertron was created in Japan, it wasn't meant to be a sequel to Armada and Energon.
As someone who started with Armada, I kinda wanna see the return of a noble starscream . It looks like they are kinda doing that with his sacrifice in the newer story
The story where they’re being mentally assaulted by vigilem and you discover what starscream would’ve looked like had he not been cold-constructed made me kinda sad lol
Would be nice if we had one for the animated series stuff again. For me, it’s only so much I can see the the coward usurper trope so much before I get bored of it. From the newer stuff they don’t even make him stand out anymore. Bayverse did it even worse. I never noticed he was in a scene until a character refers to him by name, he’s so missable.
So all 3 seekers in the comics went good, Thundercracker and skywarp joined the US military, and starscream gave up his life to save everyone. This is why I love the idw comics
I feel like starscream needs more respect, I mean in the entire transformers franchise he has one of the highest kill counts, he was ruler of both the decepticons and cybertron itself plus he's a cool character
The IDW comics also had it be revealed that Starscream was constructed cold, and that his body was one of a mass produced line, which constantly grated on him.
@@FerrousPrime its not about temp cold in transformers is a shorten of cold construction in idw there two ways cybertronian are born first is forge which sparks are born thru hots pots made by victor sigma the other is cold is done by using the matrix energy to make a spark usally they make so much they have to be in froze stasis till the bodys are made thus why its called cold or called construction
pious83 standing in front of a green screen, covering in green paint and tape, trying not to scream at Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Skywarp, and Thundercracker?
Get to work... I know that Armada isn't a very good show, but once you hit the second half, things will improve, with Starscream being the show's greatest strength.
After Armada, even the mention of Starscream making a heroic sacrifice is enough to make me tear up. Such a well written and tragic character, Starscream as a whole. I would love to see more depressing stories with him coming to terms with his reality of being a failure. Across the transformers multiverse, I believe that Starscream truly is the most tragic transformer as a character overall.
I love Starscream's cunning and deceitful nature and while his moments of begging and cowardliness are good comic relief I like it more when Starscream is also as good of a warrior as he is a schemer.
Starscream is such an interesting character. A scientist turned warrior who is a master of manipulation and death, one of the last seekers. He is truly the only one who decides his fate, and I believe he could achieve most anything out of pure spite as long as he stayed out of his own way.
An A-grade character that will never die, literally. Favorite Starscream incarnations: Generation 1, Animated, and Prime (I would also pick IDW but I never read the comics unfortunately)
My headcanon for why Cybertron's Starscream acts more like his g1 counterpart is that after Possession, Starscream's Ghost somehow made it into the universe of the Unicron Trilogy and fully possessed and bonded with his counterpart in the time between Energon and Cybertron, hence why he looks more like his g1 counterpart and acts more like him.
Prime Starscream is and will always be my favorite! Steve Blum did a phenomenal job voicing him, and his design was just so perfect. The sheer arrogance and privilege shines through in the way Starscream carries himself. Not to mention those heels!
Transformers Prime screamer is also the most unintentionally adorable. The way his wings flutter when bragging to shockwave about killing Cliffjumper is just cute! And don’t even get me started about the various funny noises he makes when scared and/or startled.
Ok, "hapless schmuck" got me to do a laughing spit take. But seriously, great episode. Thank you. I didn't know about the TV Tropes thing. Something new. And one more thing: I love the fact that for the vast majority of the versions of him, Starscream just either cannot, or will not, stay dead. It's like he is a glutton for punishment.
I usually go for Animated Starscream as my favourite version of the character. I've got to say though, your recap of Armada Starscream's sacrifice really seems to have dragged up some deeply seeded childhood trauma I'd buried deep down inside me.
I did love how Terrorsaur's VA portrayed Starscream in Beast Wars, very appropriate given Terrorsaur is basically the show's version of Starscream in all but name. And my rankings of versions I'm familiar with... 1. Armada 2. IDW 3. Aligned 4. Animated 5. Cybertron 6. G1 cartoon 7. Marvel 8. Cyberverse (so far) 9. Bayformers 10. Energon
Starscream is one of those characters that’s just good, seemingly not matter what you do with him. In his classic role of scheming second in command, he’s the good old Saturday morning cartoon villian we all loved to hate growing up. But he’s at his most interesting when his character is taken in a new direction. I think all of us deep down are all rooting for starscream in a way. He’s a conniving, arrogant, rat but after seeing him fail so much and continue to believe In himself (no matter how delusional that belief may be) you kinda sympathize for him. Like Tom in Tom and Jerry. You just start to feel bad for the guy at certain point. Not bad enough to legitimately want him to win, but bad enough that you want to see him achieve something. This is what makes his moments of rare introspection and self reflection so interesting, and even a little inspiring. It’s cathartic to finally see him realize that he’s his own worst enemy, and actually make some positive changes in his life. Even if those changes don’t end with him becoming a full on good guy, literally anything is a step up from his default state. Anyways thank you for coming to my TED talk on why starscream is (in my opinion) the best deception
I love how he's currently insane in Cyberverse. Like he has snapped and even made himself Loki armor. I don't get why the seekers follow him so faithfully seeing as everyone else can tell that he's completely off his rocker. Starscream is one of my favorite characters and I love the downright traitor that he is. I'm one of the few that doesn't like it when he redeems himself, even if only temporary in some cases, as I believe some villains should just remain villains.
I remember a one-off UK comic book where the Classic Pretender Starscream actually befriended a young human (maybe a reference to what happened in one of the cartoons). I also recall that the UK comics gave Starscream's back-story as being one of the leaders of Vos (a Cybertronian city-state), which was destroyed in a nuclear war. Megatron famously united the survivors of Vos and its rival, Tarn, to form the Decepticons but it made sense that Starscream's treachery was an attempt to reclaim the position that he'd lost to Megatron (a far more charismatic personality in his younger days). With this in mind, Starscream abandoning Galvatron's warlike ways and becoming the leader of the peaceful Decepticons after the end of the Great War and ultimately giving his position and life in service of the entire Transformer race really is a logical end to his character arc.
My favorite iterations of Starscream is a tie between Armada and Cybertron. I loved the fact that Starscream managed to see reason and sacrifieced himself to save the universe from Unicron and finally getting Megatron's respect. I also really enjoyed his ascension to near godhood by absorbing part of Primus's power and going toe to toe with Galvatron in what I believe is the best fight in the Armada/Energon/Cybertron Trilogy. Anytime starscream makes an appearance, chances are I am going to be rooting for him.
Armada starscream is literally one of the best version of him for me..(I do like his aligned version too) His whole concept was inverted and he was better off for it(even if it was just that once..)
Armada Starscream is personally my favorite incarnation of him. It possibly had one of the best characters developments in the series. Armada though is closely followed by Primes versions of Starscream.
G1 is what I grew up with and he was just such a perfect mix of incompetent usurper and snarky foil. I really liked his unique story in Armada and liked the cartoon dispite its poor animation, bad dialog, and nonsense story. I think being such a big fan of Headmasters and Targetmasters made me instantly love the concept of the mini-cons. Plus having a wing be a folding sword was just awesome.
My favourite starscream has to be TFP version because I love the design and he had some of the best lines and I love his arguments with knockout, would love to see a video on the basics of G1 megatron
Knockout: aim for the head! Screamer: what! How do you know? Knockout: I have seen human horror films. Screamer: *looks at knockout like whaaaaaaa....* Knockout: at drive-in theaters.
Or since he talked about the underused purple and the famous traitor, now the turn is on the big blue boy himself thunder cracker! Also am I the only one who think mlp and transformers whould make an Awesome crossover, like Rainbow Dash and Starscream! ;)
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Megatron: goes to sleep
Starscream: “look at me, I’m the commander now”
Imagine Megatron with Tom Hank's voice 😅🤣
Megatron wakes up
Starscream: DON'T KILL ME!!!!!
@@Skycube100 I love the Shattered Glass version of Starscream more.
@@dr.robotico7879 Shattered Glass Starscream when SG Megatron stubs his toe: Get down, Mister President!
@@Skycube100 Or Hank Hill?
Megatron: dang it starscream, I'm gonna kick your ass. I tell you what.
IDW had the best Starscream quote:
"I killed Metalhawk. I took control of Cybertron under false pretenses. I lied and deceived and did it all for glory and you know what? I'm still the best the best leader in the history of Cybertron. I didn't subjugate the populace for eons, I never plunged us into four million years of war. I didn't even come back from the grave to try and destroy the world multiple times. History will see me, at worst, as a step in the right direction."
This is Starscream. He knows he's horrible. He just doesn't give a damn.
If f***ing starscream is the best leader cybertron ha ever had, then they were basically f***ed from the start.
@@dragonlord3376 Yeah, I don't think Cybertronians were particularly a peaceful race to begin with. Between the Quintessons, the dectatorial council and the decepticons, they were always under "bad/evil" leadership. Even among the primes, there wasn't a peace.
What issue is that from? Im trying to find it
@@dannyfenlon2476 I think it's from one of the Till All Are One issues.
@@lazarx804 yeah if memory serves Cybertronian society was corrupt from the start. At least in certain iterations. Such as Prime which saw the war break out because of a corrupt caste system.
Megatron: *trips*
Starscream: I'm the leader now.
The 225677th Fragment of the Man-Emperor of Mankind lmao so true
Starscream: Megatron trips and fell. I'm the new leader. Roflmao.
STARSCREAM HE IS THE BEST TRANSFORMERS TOY CHARACTER VILLAIN IN THE WORLD
WILL STARSCREAM FINALLY GET HIS KILLING REVENGE AGAINST MEGATRON AND HE WILL TAKE HIS PLACE AS THE NEW LEADER OF THE DECEPTICONS
UNTIL STARSCREAM IN HIS ARMADA JET MODE WHEN HE BE FRIENDS WITH A YOUNG GIRL WITH HER RED SHIRT NAME IS ALEXIS
Megatron: *dies*
Starscream: Well boys we did it megatron is no more.
Galvatron: Not if I have anything to say about it and I do.
@@chillguy7687 Starscream’s Ghost: F**k you, I’m immortal
@@AGuyNamedGray Galvatron: I still have a body
@@toystoryfan55 Starscream's Ghost: Hey Unicron! I am immortal and can screw with Galvatron all I want! I need a body. I'll do anything.
@@chillguy7687 "I'm gonna say the N-word! "
No Mega- I mean Galvatron! You can't say the N-word! That's racist!"
"This is bad comedy!"
"Wait that doesn't start with 'N' or is one word-"
_ZAAAAAP_
"you are either lying,or you're stupid"
"i'm stupid,i'm stupid!"
those lines are really funny
@@sub-zero5433 the heck?
LOL!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 omg! I am laughing so hard right now! PS funny comment!
True
And he was lying
"Using treachery, back stabbing, and even killing his opponent..." Starscream sounded like he was always MEANT to be a politician! Lmao
I could have sworn he always was, in The Marvel comics, he was a former political figurehead.
*MAKE CYBERTRON GREAT AGAIN* #MCGA
@@JT5555 I was thinking more like the Clintons... especially since a loooooot of people died whom were going to rat them out over the years.
@@masteralaric It Was A Political Joke About A Giant,Reincarnating Robot Alien: Don't Think Too Much On It.
@@JT5555 i know it was. But when I originally said it... I had Dems in mind. (Even though Trump was originally a Dem before 2016).
“WHO DISRUPTS MY CORONATION” rest In peace Chris Latta
Coronation Starscream this is bad comedy
-Leonard Nimoy
Rip
@@someone0, Megatron, is that you?
HERE'S A HINT!
Transformation sound
Megatron : Fires.
2:14 Megatron(angry): You're either lying or you're stupid!
Starscream(begging for mercy): I'm stupid, I'm stupid!
That right there is pure Transformers comedy gold. 🤣
Hahaha lol
@@jamesdarylgalvez7136 Glad I could make you laugh. BTW I can do impressions of both G1 and Unicron Trilogy Starscream. I don't do them often because it puts strain on my vocal cords.
Very good scene for laugh for me i laugh so hard wathcing this scene
LOL
@@ChrisRC2008 a similar dialogue is there in cyberverse where megatron says your either lying or your malfunctioning starscream
So, Starscream defeated himself by using the power of the Underbase.......meaning even HE was killed by a Cosmically Powered Starscream.
Kamakaza
Well yes but actually no
*wheeze*
he got so powerful his body couldn’t handle the power so I guess
@@thecoolboy2779 His body wasn't ready, basically
In this episode, you have to take a drink every time Chris says "But returned as a ghost" and "betrayal"
I'd rather not die.
Then you’d get drunker than Demoman on Team Fortress 2
Well there goes my liver
One drink? *Rookie* numbers-- take three drinks.
@@BennyLlama39 when’s the funeral
Megatron: you are either lying or you are stupid
Starscream: I’m stupid I’m stupid
My favorite transformers scene ever
I can’t fucking poop
see you around screamer!
Oh my God Starscream is the best character in Transformers G1 because he keeps on saying I'm stupid I'm stupid it's hilarious!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 PS I'm laughing so hard right now!😂😂😂
Megs: WHAT ARE YOU?
Starscream: An idiot sandwitch
Sadly, I never watched the G1 cartoon as a kid, so I don't remember that line.😓
Can't believe you didn't actually play the line,
"Megatron, is that you?"
"Here's a hint!"
@AvEryBadApPLe I love all the references to that stuff in Transformers Fall Of Cybertron
@AvEryBadApPLe it said "Coronation, Starscream?" Not "A Coronation". I still love the Transformers 1986 movie, got it right here on my phone.
that is one of the most brutal lines in any movie
(A little *too* calmly) "Will anyone attempt to fill his shoes?" 😈
“....will anyone else attempt to fill his shoes?!”
G1 Starscream. Ow my foot!!
Movie Starscream. my arm!!
Animated Starscream. my head
Prime Starscream. My T.Cog
Titans return Starscream. My everything lol
Armada Starscream: Never been struck by lightning from a planet eater while desperately trying to persuade your tyrannical leader to join forces with those who resisted him to destroy said planet eater, have you?
wow you rock with that description
Cyberverse starscream: my henchmans
Because Armada Starscream rocks.
@@Jimboliah3985 true that he's actually my favorite version of Starscream
Starscream is probably the most complicated character in the whole mythos, as is demonstrated by the occasional story depicting him as fundamentally good, or at least less of an outright villain. Starscream is the perfect example of a character guided almost exclusively by his own pride. His origins as a scientist turned more than competent fighter probably leads him to believe he must carry the best traits of both. He is reasonably talented as a tactician, has the grudging respect of most of his colleagues, and can scheme with the best of them when the stars align. It is his stratospheric pride, the belief that everything can be perfect as long as he is the one making the decisions, that holds Starscream back from fulfilling his full potential. He makes truly stupid decisions at times. He schemes without fully thinking things through. And he focuses on his impending glorious future right at the moment when he should be more focused on the present. It is those fleeting moments when Starscream lets go of his pride, such as universe-ending events, when we see what the character could become. It's also worth noting that his observed cowardice is often the product of pragmatism more than an unwillingness to put himself at risk. He will grovel without hesitation when his life depends on it, but he is not afraid to go into battle if he thinks he has a fighting chance.
The IDW actually explores all these aspects of Starscream in great detail. He even became the supreme leader of Cybertron and actually tried to do the right thing or at least his definition of "the right thing." He was by far the most complex and nuanced character in the comics.
Starscream it's also noted to be rather good at picking up when other characters's plans (nominally smarter villains like Unicron, Megatron or even Shockwave) have holes that could cost them the victory. He's rather good at picking other characters' flaws (Shockwave's orderly behavior, Megatron's arrogant self-righteousness, Unicron's trust on him and so on) and exploit them.
And if you think about it, in a lot of incarnations, specially Prime, Megatron and other decepticons are often ridiculous abusive to him, maybe his cowardice it's actually a result of the war as well as the constant abuse he receives from his leader. Granted wherever this treatment for the incarnation in turn is tragically sympathetic or just plain karmic is up in the air, but still evil or not constant abuse might have taken a toll on him.
@@clownplayer7265 Unicron having trust in anyone is well something I didn't think I would ever read
@@theenderdestruction2362 Well, it worked with a "weakling" (weakling in Unicron terms I mean) like Galvatron. Is not like a little ghost like Starscream can take advantage of him even if he got weakened, he's still the great Unicron, right? Perhaps more than trust, I kinda meant "arrogance" and believeing anyone would submit to his will and wouldn't be able to cause him problems.
@@clownplayer7265 ahh yes arrogance is better trust is to much like primus
Armada Starscream will always be my favorite version of the character. He actually got character development beyond simply “power-hungry traitor.”
My favorite Starscream incarnations in a nutshell:
G1: MEGATRON HAS FALLEN!
Armada: While you were out partying, I studied the blade.
Prime: Stilettos and treachery
IDW comics: When you try your best and you don't succeed
And.....that's gotta suck.
Animated, I am the supreme leader!
Robert Zajkowski if THAT doesn't suck i dunno what it is
Movie: *Angry spitting*
That’s actually accurate
Finally I, the great and mighty Lord Starscream, get the attention I so rightly deserve.
I've been told Megatron has been revived
Oh my gosh, first dank starscream now you lol
All hail Starscream
In your dreams you old hag, i prefer armada starscream you '84 junk pile
@DANK SOUNDWAVE yessssssss
So wait...
A cosmically powered starscream was the cause of his death, too?
technically, yeah.
Offlined by the Cosmically Powered himself.
That power really did kill a lot, even the user.
Capt.Anakin are you really surprised
I guess after killing everyone the writers decided F*ck it starscream gets killde by himself as well
My favorites are Prime and IDW Starscream because the two of them do learn somewhat from their failures.
What about Armada Starscream?
@@g1starscream267 he learned what a true leader should be like
You’ve heard of Cosmically Powered Starscream, now get ready for:
Allspark Powered Starscream!
Holy shi-
Also voiced by SpongeBob
Why would the all spark make you more powerful I wouldn't mess with that thing cuz I don't want to be possessed by some ancient Creator God
Cons: "All hail Starscream!"
Starscream: "I can't hear you!"
Cons: "All hail Starscream!"
Starscream: "One more time!"
Cons: "All hail Starscream!"
Starscream: *Starts dancing*
Cons: "All hail Starscream!"
Knockout: "This is going to be *juicy* !"
Easily one of the best scenes all of Transformers Prime.
it was my ex-wifes favorite part of the series, she loved knock out but that scene was her favorite.
He should do an episode on knock out
Starscream: *_"Haha you're inside my head aren't you."_*
What?!😂😂
Megatron: *Trips over*
Starscream: MEGATRON IS NO MORE!
Megatron: **Stubs his toe** "Ow."
Starscream: *_"OUR DEAR LORD MEGATRON IS DYING FROM THIS CRITICAL INJURY!!_* We should clearly spare him the pain and offline him right now, _I_ will rule the Decepticons in his place!"
Yeah, but Megatron was just begging to be overthrown.
Starscream: *Trips over*
Also Starscream: I'm stupid I'm stupid
Megatron: Goes on vacation
Starscream: MEGATRON HAS ABANDONED US. NOW I SHALL RULE THE DECEPTICONS
Megatron: *coughs*
Starscream: *MEGATRON HAS FALLEN, I, S t A r S c R e A m, NOW LEAD THE DECEPTIONS*
Starscream in the 1986 movie: "Finally Megatron is no more! Now I rule the Decepticons!"
Galvatron: "I'm about to end this man's whole career."
More like I'm about to end this man's existence
And he did.
Hey at least Megatron didn’t kill him... I mean he did but he was Galvatron so it’s different.
lol "what is this? bad comedy?!"
More like his life
G1 Starscream: The original
Unicron trilogy: The competent one
Animated: The strongest one
Bayverse: The best voice
Aligned continuity: The most character depth
Bumblebee movie: Well, uh. He'll be getting a Studio Series toy soon. Which is cool, i guess?
the original starscream is such a bitchy loser he should only be remembered as the original
The Unicron trilogy painted Starscream as the strongest and most competent of all versions.
@@wp1432 Animated was strong enough to fight Team prime and almost defeated them. All on his own! He even managed to hold his own against Megatron in a fight.
@@zemox2534 but how did he manage that?
@@wp1432 He was just naturally powerful. Years of war will do that. The cons in TFA were physically more powerful than the bots, so Prime and his team needed to use cunning to win
Megatron: _blinks wrong_
Star scream: *coffin dance music starts playing*
Armada Starscream was by far my favourite. His character arc was amazing and his death was actually emotional
I also like his relationship with Alexis
Agreed. You really get a kick in the feels from his story.
What really upset me was that Energon had him reprogrammed and permanently downgraded into a heartless villain. It's sad to not see him get a happy ending.
Bear D3 agreed. They could’ve left Starscream dead as a hero. They could’ve have had it as Skywarp, Thundercracker, Sunstorm anyone. But noooooo
@@The_Exiled Honestly why wasn't Energon Starscream just called Skywarp instead.
Energon Starscream is extremely loyal to Megatron, has a dark color scheme, and can even teleport, just like G1 Skywarp
If it was just rewritten that Energon Starscream(Skywarp), was a bot based on the original Starscream, rather actually being the original, it would have really fixed the character. Sort of similar to Dinobot II from Beastwars
R0-83-RT exactly
Starscream was my favorite character in Transformers Prime. He easily had the most character development out of the whole cast, and Steve Blum's performance as him was just great.
Yep. Steve Blum did it amazing.
@@gwen4305 he always does
Dude me too. For those exact reasons. I found it weird enjoying his stilettos n treachery but blum did it so well
Steve Blum is a legend
I love Prime Starscream but once he moved into politics, IDW Screamer became my favourite. It's a pity him and Megatron never got to meet before the end to see how much they had both changed and maybe get closure on their messed up relationship.
Transformers Armada's depiction of Starscream was the best version of him. A well-written script of character development for Starscream was inspiring for me to watch as a kid despite him not getting enough screentime for it. Seeing Starscream develop a conscious & moral value moved me, as well as his heroic & valiant death that sparked the unison of Autobots & Decepticons for the *FIRST TIME* in Transformers history, albeit it was only temporary.
Cybertron may have revived him, but it wasn't for the better if we're being honest.
Cybertron Starscream isn't Armada Starscream. They are two different characters. When Cybertron was created in Japan, it wasn't meant to be a sequel to Armada and Energon.
Agreed. I grew up with Armada, and Starscream was a great character!
Cybertron Starscream was a great *villain,* but Armada Starscream was a great *character.*
1986 Movie
Starscream: "the throne is finally mine"
Galvatron: "bruh"
As someone who started with Armada, I kinda wanna see the return of a noble starscream . It looks like they are kinda doing that with his sacrifice in the newer story
Idw starscream was kinda like mix between the two kinds of starscream. One of the strorys was genuinely heart wrenching
The story where they’re being mentally assaulted by vigilem and you discover what starscream would’ve looked like had he not been cold-constructed made me kinda sad lol
Would be nice if we had one for the animated series stuff again. For me, it’s only so much I can see the the coward usurper trope so much before I get bored of it. From the newer stuff they don’t even make him stand out anymore. Bayverse did it even worse. I never noticed he was in a scene until a character refers to him by name, he’s so missable.
In my opinion I think that it was Chris Latta's voice that made Starscream so epic.
No doubt
Chris Latta’s voice was the foundation for basically every other incarnation’s voice. Same for Scatman Crothers and Jazz.
I wouldn't disagree with you.
Yup
It blew my mind to learn that not only was he the voice of Starscream and Reflector, but also Wheeljack and Sparkplug.
So all 3 seekers in the comics went good, Thundercracker and skywarp joined the US military, and starscream gave up his life to save everyone. This is why I love the idw comics
I feel like starscream needs more respect, I mean in the entire transformers franchise he has one of the highest kill counts, he was ruler of both the decepticons and cybertron itself plus he's a cool character
Unless your name is "The Joker", most "comic relief" characters are prone to get their badass, smart or impactful moments neglected by the people.
The IDW comics also had it be revealed that Starscream was constructed cold, and that his body was one of a mass produced line, which constantly grated on him.
cold? why does temp matter?
@@FerrousPrime its not about temp cold in transformers is a shorten of cold construction in idw there two ways cybertronian are born first is forge which sparks are born thru hots pots made by victor sigma the other is cold is done by using the matrix energy to make a spark usally they make so much they have to be in froze stasis till the bodys are made thus why its called cold or called construction
"As your new leader I.. Who interrupts my coronation?"
"Coronation Starscream?"
"Megatron, is that you?"
"Here's a hint..."
One of the best scenes in The Movie. Wherein Starscream finally got what was coming to him.
Forgot "This is bad comedy" in the second line.
pious83 standing in front of a green screen, covering in green paint and tape, trying not to scream at Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Skywarp, and Thundercracker?
Coronation Starscream? This is bad comedy!
HEY! THATS MY LINE!
G1 has the nostalgia, Animated has the laughs, Prime has the character.
Even Movie Screamer has a special place in my heart. How can I pick one?
You choose Armada, for having the heart.
@@Jimboliah3985 I hate to be that guy, but I've never actually watched Armada.
Get to work...
I know that Armada isn't a very good show, but once you hit the second half, things will improve, with Starscream being the show's greatest strength.
G1 had character too...if you have seen it
@@yourspentmoney6418 I've seen it and I can argue that Prime's version had more character, but I was just finding one word to describe them all
After Armada, even the mention of Starscream making a heroic sacrifice is enough to make me tear up. Such a well written and tragic character, Starscream as a whole. I would love to see more depressing stories with him coming to terms with his reality of being a failure. Across the transformers multiverse, I believe that Starscream truly is the most tragic transformer as a character overall.
I love Starscream's cunning and deceitful nature and while his moments of begging and cowardliness are good comic relief I like it more when Starscream is also as good of a warrior as he is a schemer.
"Armada Starscream was like Beast Wars Dinobot for edgy fangirls." - JobbytheHong
Nice to see another Jobby fan.
@@bertimusprime7900 Love me that Swivel Man.
@@Its_Charlie_Young that word is dead
@@mattnewcombe243 but gundam isnt the gundam ghost has flikered every so often more and more as of late
@@enderborn6860 true and bless him.
You scream, I scream, we all scream for Starscream!
Yes
@Phoenix You should read Till All Are One comic. He is a leader there. Maybe not forever but for some time he get what he wanted.
Ah. Starscream. To this day I still cannot justify why I like him so much...
I mean I feel like he would be a better later than the angry bucket that took us into millions of years of war
Megatron: * leaves for 0.1 seconds *
Starscream: I AM NOW LEADER OF THE DECEPTICONS!
Starscream: i am the captain now.
Megatron, with a coffee cup full of energon in hand: “Dammit, Starscream.”
Starscream is such an interesting character. A scientist turned warrior who is a master of manipulation and death, one of the last seekers. He is truly the only one who decides his fate, and I believe he could achieve most anything out of pure spite as long as he stayed out of his own way.
An A-grade character that will never die, literally.
Favorite Starscream incarnations: Generation 1, Animated, and Prime (I would also pick IDW but I never read the comics unfortunately)
The fact the Starscream sacrifice to himself for the Autobots and Decepticons, makes me want to cry
Armada was definitely my favorite incarnation of Starscream. And making him one of my all time favorites.
Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, and Chris Latta. The trilogy of legendary Transformers voices. What can I say? They are the best ever!
Frank Welker vs Stephen Steve Megatron
Tom Kenny brings so much life to TFA Starscream.
Armada Starscream is my personal favorite incarnation, his arc was absolutely perfect for the character and cemented him as my favorite character.
My favourite incarnation of screamer is in transformers prime
Also starscream has the most deaths EVER!
Yet didn't even die for at least half those deaths.
You've been from diamondbolts series: The pits?
@@laughingman7467 yes
ALL HAIL STARSCREAM
And probably the most kills too
I loved Starscream's and Alexis' bond.
2:13 my parents questioning me about my grades, and me saying i dont know why i got such low grades
My headcanon for why Cybertron's Starscream acts more like his g1 counterpart is that after Possession, Starscream's Ghost somehow made it into the universe of the Unicron Trilogy and fully possessed and bonded with his counterpart in the time between Energon and Cybertron, hence why he looks more like his g1 counterpart and acts more like him.
Underbase Starscream massacred many, including.....himself? Wow.
He became sucidal after he slaughtered sooooo many cybertronins
Even cosmically-powered starscream was offlined by cosmically-powered starscream.
All Hail STARSCREAM!!!!, wait which Starscream?, why any of them, all of them!
Prime Starscream is and will always be my favorite! Steve Blum did a phenomenal job voicing him, and his design was just so perfect. The sheer arrogance and privilege shines through in the way Starscream carries himself.
Not to mention those heels!
Femboy Starscream.
Transformers Prime screamer is also the most unintentionally adorable. The way his wings flutter when bragging to shockwave about killing Cliffjumper is just cute! And don’t even get me started about the various funny noises he makes when scared and/or startled.
Prime starscream is by far the most compelling starscream.
*"May you rust in peace!!"* -StarScream
“Hapless schmuck” had me rolling and laughing my ass off
Sameeeeeeeee! LOL!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ok, "hapless schmuck" got me to do a laughing spit take.
But seriously, great episode. Thank you. I didn't know about the TV Tropes thing. Something new.
And one more thing: I love the fact that for the vast majority of the versions of him, Starscream just either cannot, or will not, stay dead. It's like he is a glutton for punishment.
Omg! This comment hilarious and I'm laughing so hard right now!
I usually go for Animated Starscream as my favourite version of the character. I've got to say though, your recap of Armada Starscream's sacrifice really seems to have dragged up some deeply seeded childhood trauma I'd buried deep down inside me.
I did love how Terrorsaur's VA portrayed Starscream in Beast Wars, very appropriate given Terrorsaur is basically the show's version of Starscream in all but name. And my rankings of versions I'm familiar with...
1. Armada
2. IDW
3. Aligned
4. Animated
5. Cybertron
6. G1 cartoon
7. Marvel
8. Cyberverse (so far)
9. Bayformers
10. Energon
Starscream is one of those characters that’s just good, seemingly not matter what you do with him. In his classic role of scheming second in command, he’s the good old Saturday morning cartoon villian we all loved to hate growing up. But he’s at his most interesting when his character is taken in a new direction. I think all of us deep down are all rooting for starscream in a way. He’s a conniving, arrogant, rat but after seeing him fail so much and continue to believe In himself (no matter how delusional that belief may be) you kinda sympathize for him. Like Tom in Tom and Jerry. You just start to feel bad for the guy at certain point. Not bad enough to legitimately want him to win, but bad enough that you want to see him achieve something. This is what makes his moments of rare introspection and self reflection so interesting, and even a little inspiring. It’s cathartic to finally see him realize that he’s his own worst enemy, and actually make some positive changes in his life. Even if those changes don’t end with him becoming a full on good guy, literally anything is a step up from his default state. Anyways thank you for coming to my TED talk on why starscream is (in my opinion) the best deception
Y'know I would LOVE and I mean LOVE to see a Starscream spin-off movie.
G1 Starscream will always be my fave. Though Cyberversescream having an actual sonic scream attack, is also nice.
Taking bets on if Starscream is killed by a Cosmic-powered Starscream.
My favorite is IDW. Perfect mix between Armada Screamer’s honor and Prime Screamer’s sliminess.
I love how he's currently insane in Cyberverse. Like he has snapped and even made himself Loki armor. I don't get why the seekers follow him so faithfully seeing as everyone else can tell that he's completely off his rocker.
Starscream is one of my favorite characters and I love the downright traitor that he is. I'm one of the few that doesn't like it when he redeems himself, even if only temporary in some cases, as I believe some villains should just remain villains.
his death in armada when unicron killed him was one of the best scenes in any transformers anime.
Hahaha, "hapless schmuck!" I love it.
Starscream has always been one of my all time favorite characters
Thank you, Chris
Megatron: *Trips*
Starscream: Megatron has fallen deceptions follow me!
*ARMADA STARCREAM: MY ALEXIS*
*ENERGON 2004 STARSCREAM: MY PHYSICAL BODY*
*CYBERTON 2005 STARSCREAM: MY HEIGHT*
G1 is treacherous,
Armada is kind
Animated is beauty
Prime is life 😍🖤
Cybertron is competent and extremely dangerous
My favourite seeker by having the best character development of any seekers.
I just want to say that BW2 Starscream has an extremely sexy voice
That is all
Yeah, I agree. And also, he's underrated!
I agree and he's very underrated on top of that.
Even Star Scream was taken out by a cosmically powered Star Scream
Animated will always be my favourite version of Starscream, but I have a soft spot for Armada Scream.
I remember a one-off UK comic book where the Classic Pretender Starscream actually befriended a young human (maybe a reference to what happened in one of the cartoons).
I also recall that the UK comics gave Starscream's back-story as being one of the leaders of Vos (a Cybertronian city-state), which was destroyed in a nuclear war. Megatron famously united the survivors of Vos and its rival, Tarn, to form the Decepticons but it made sense that Starscream's treachery was an attempt to reclaim the position that he'd lost to Megatron (a far more charismatic personality in his younger days). With this in mind, Starscream abandoning Galvatron's warlike ways and becoming the leader of the peaceful Decepticons after the end of the Great War and ultimately giving his position and life in service of the entire Transformer race really is a logical end to his character arc.
“The treacherous starsceam” perfectly suits the characters
The G1 episode "Fire in the Sky" and Transformers Armada cemented Starscream as one of my faves.
Megatron: *Trips*
Starscream: "MEGATRON HAS FALLEN, I'M THE LEADER NOW!!!"
Megatron: *gets up*
Starscream: 😵
He’s probably the one who stuck out his foot to trip him lol
Megatron: either you're brave or stupid
Starscream: I'm stupid I'm stupid
My favorite iterations of Starscream is a tie between Armada and Cybertron. I loved the fact that Starscream managed to see reason and sacrifieced himself to save the universe from Unicron and finally getting Megatron's respect. I also really enjoyed his ascension to near godhood by absorbing part of Primus's power and going toe to toe with Galvatron in what I believe is the best fight in the Armada/Energon/Cybertron Trilogy. Anytime starscream makes an appearance, chances are I am going to be rooting for him.
Armada starscream is literally one of the best version of him for me..(I do like his aligned version too)
His whole concept was inverted and he was better off for it(even if it was just that once..)
Armada Starscream is personally my favorite incarnation of him. It possibly had one of the best characters developments in the series. Armada though is closely followed by Primes versions of Starscream.
13:13 that design is probably the best thing to come out of Robots in Disguise
İmprovment over Prime design. Not gonna lie,he more badass here.
G1 is what I grew up with and he was just such a perfect mix of incompetent usurper and snarky foil. I really liked his unique story in Armada and liked the cartoon dispite its poor animation, bad dialog, and nonsense story. I think being such a big fan of Headmasters and Targetmasters made me instantly love the concept of the mini-cons. Plus having a wing be a folding sword was just awesome.
9:30 Amada Starscream was a true hero in that series.
I LOVE Prime Starscream. He's so wonderfully awful.
We can agree that the Transformers Prime version of starsceam is the most cunning and deceitful.
One more time! "All hail Lord Starscrean!"
Rahsaan Footman *and starts dancing sexy*
I agree. TFP Starscream for me will always be the best version of him
Transformers prime starscream is simultaneously the funniest and most cunning version of starscream.
G1 definitely definitely, throwing someone into space from a shuttle though takes some beating!
Despite his strategic brilliance Starscream is his own worst enemy.
- Agent Fowler (Transformers Prime)
Megatron: *Coughs*
Starscream: I am the new leader of the Decepticons!
Out of all the different incarcerations of Starscrean, Amanda Starscream stood out the most to me and is still my favorite version of him.
My favourite starscream has to be TFP version because I love the design and he had some of the best lines and I love his arguments with knockout, would love to see a video on the basics of G1 megatron
Knockout: aim for the head!
Screamer: what! How do you know?
Knockout: I have seen human horror films.
Screamer: *looks at knockout like whaaaaaaa....*
Knockout: at drive-in theaters.
The basics on starscream?
This is the basics on bad comedy!
I want to like but...69
You make it sound like bad comedy is a drug
*OMG* JOHNNYFLASH reference?! Either way love his channel! :D
Oh my God even though this is bad comedy I love Starscream he is so hilarious and I'm laughing so hard right now!
Armada's Starscream for me was the most memorable of all the scenes of him with alexis up to leading to his death would make even a grown man cry.
He came back in the Legends Universe (in his Super Mode colors).
I was introduced to transformers with Armada and he will always be my favorite Starscream
14:33 ...that cold sensation under your feet? That's Hell *freezing over.*
Basics on Optimus and Megatron pls.
Or since he talked about the underused purple and the famous traitor, now the turn is on the big blue boy himself thunder cracker! Also am I the only one who think mlp and transformers whould make an Awesome crossover, like Rainbow Dash and Starscream! ;)
@ Nnnaaaahhhhhh mlp whit transformers just don't mix
He has already done them...
@@masteralaric No. He did Beast Wars Megatron, Galvatron, and Optimus Primal, but he didn't do the real Megatron and Optimus we all know and live.
@@unknown-hq8ux huh... you're right.
I guess I confused the ones where he wanted to see which Optimus and Megatron where the best.