Starscream (WFC)


 * Starscream is a Decepticon from Prime continuity family.



Starscream starts out as a neutral Sky Commander, being neither Autobot nor Decepticon. He at some point is charged with defending an orbital spacestation that manufactures Energon and contains Dark Energon by Zeta Prime and the Autobots, no longer being the great Sky Commander he once was. After meeting Megatron, he decides to defect and join his insurrection of Decepticons as leader of the aerial forces, plotting to ultimately betray him when the time is right. He is Commander of the Seekers.

War for Cybertron
For over a thousand years, Starscream was in command of a space station orbiting Cybertron. Alongside Jetfire and his fellow Seekers, Thundercracker and Skywarp, he was tasked with collecting and researching great quantities of Energon. Some time before receiving this post, Starscream was a powerful Sky Commander, but apparently had some sort of fall from grace that reduced him to this menial task.

This station also housed the last known samples of Dark Energon, a dangerous power source known to be uncontrollable and deadly, with the ability to corrupt and destroy anything it comes in contact with. This made it a prime target for Megatron in an attempt to deal a final blow to the Autobot forces. When a small Decepticon task force, lead by Megatron himself, invaded the space station, Starscream warned them that his quest to gain Dark Energon was foolish and would only lead to his own destruction. Naturally, it was at that moment Megatron's long history of not listening to Starscream's opinion began.

Despite the station's defense systems, Megatron was eventually able to break through and find the hidden sample of Dark Energon. In a last ditch effort, Starscream attempted to destroy the sample himself, but to no avail. Despite his warnings, Megatron made direct contact with the Dark Energon, and revealed the unprecedented ability to actually control the substance. Starscream was not only stunned, but impressed, and after seeing him use the Dark Energon to destroy the soldiers under his command, offered to join forces with the Decepticons, by giving Megatron the station and telling him he knew how to manufacture more Dark Energon, on the condition that Megatron would teach him to control the dangerous power himself. Jetfire, of course, was not too happy about this.



Starscream immediately set out on his first mission, to reactivate an ancient Energon Bridge, which powered the station to manufacture Dark Energon. His two allies, Thundercracker and Skywarp, joined him in this quest. Almost immediately he made his intention to usurp Megatron known to his two subordinates, neither of which were particularly impressed. The Seekers fought through both defense systems and Autobot forces, destroying an Autobot battleship and eventually the main defense system's controls, and infused the bridge with Dark Energon, setting off a chain reaction that let the evil power source flow freely. Later, Starscream was given command of the frontal assault during the Battle of Iacon, while Megatron and his elite troops engaged in a sabotage mission behind enemy lines. He refused to offer air support to Brawl and his troops, despite their pleas for help. When Megatron was presumed lost during the mission, Starscream immediately assumed command of all Decepticon forces and declared himself their new leader. His unofficial tenure was short lived, as Megatron was soon revealed to be alive, well, and more than a little angry at his shenanigans. Megatron did, however, casually mention that for all his faults, he admired Starscream's unique ambition, and considered it a worthy addition to his Decepticon forces.

Starscream would offer his brief aid to Megatron as he battled the gigantic Omega Supreme, though his efforts were not much of a help. When Optimus joined the Battle for Iacon, Starscream eventually faced off against the Autobot's temporary leader in person. Though he was defeated by the future Prime alongside with Bumblebee and Ratchet, he managed to escape, proclaiming that they hadn't seen the last of him.

Prime
On Earth sometime later Starscream's troops captured autobot Cliffjumper. Shortly after capture Starscream killed him. Soon Megatron returned and Starscream preceaded to show him an energon mine in Nebraska. Megatron began tampering with Dark Energon and soon sent some through a space bridge to cybertron to awake its fallen wariors. The spacebridge exploded taking Megatron with it, leaving Starscream in command.After re-awakining Sky Quake and ripping dark energon out of Megatrons spark chamber he summond Knockout and Breakdown to assist in the rencarnation of Megatron.

Trivia

 * Starscream's (and the other Seekers') alt mode appears to be an homage to his various forms throughout continuities. The basic triangular shape resembles his "Tetrajet" Cybertronian mode from "More Than Meets the Eye, Part 1", while the cockpit and nosecone look like his classic F-15 Earth mode, and the swept-forward wings that pop out when he boosts are similar to his Transformers Animated counterpart.


 * His face design, with more detailed but blocky features, is very similar to his later design in IDW comics.


 * Megatron's explanation as to why he tolerates Starscream has been long-awaited by many fans, though a similar explanation also appeared in IDW's All Hail Megatron.


 * In the episode Darkness Rising Part 5 Starscream makes a very out of character remark (for a Starscream) to Megatron when he urges Megatron to flee the explosion of the space bridge, an event that would surely kill him. Most other Starscreams have been seen to encourage their Megatrons to engage in life threateneing activities.