Starscream

Starscream
Transformers character
Generation 1 Starscream art by IDW Publishing
First appearanceTransformers #1 by Marvel Comics 4
Voiced byEnglish:

Japanese:

In-universe information
AffiliationDecepticon
Sub-groupCommander, Seekers
Function
  • Second In Command
  • Commander of Aerospace
  • Air and Sky Commander
Rank9
PartnerMegatron, Skywarp, Thundercracker
Motto"Conquest is made of the ashes of one's enemies."
Alternate modesCybertronian Fighter Jet, F-15 Eagle (G1/Cyberverse)
Cybertronian Fighter Jet resembling a Sukhoi Su-35 (Armada)
Modified F-22 Raptor Jet Fighter (Energon) [Unmodified F-22 in Movie series]
Cybertronian Space Jet (Cybertron)
F-16 Fighting Falcon (Transformers: Prime)

Starscream is a character in the Transformers media franchise produced by the American toy company Hasbro and the Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. He is the second-in-command of the Decepticons, a villainous faction of alien robots that seeks to conquer their home planet of Cybertron and the rest of the known universe. As with all Cybertronians, Starscream can disguise himself by transforming into vehicles, in his case a fighter jet, and he is usually portrayed as a treacherous but cowardly air commander who seeks to overthrow his leader Megatron and assume control of the Decepticons.

The original suggestion for the character's name was Ulchtar, which was a completely made-up name with no meaning. Bob Budiansky convinced Hasbro to name the character as Starscream instead.[2]

  1. ^ "Narration". maru-z.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  2. ^ Transformers: 15 Things You Didn't Know About Starscream, ScreenRant 23 February 2017. Accessed on 26 May 2023.