Starscream

Starscream was a Cybertronian male soldier who served as Megatron's second-in-command in fighting against the Autobots during the Great War on Cybertron. Characterized by a tendency to scheme and plot to fulfill his ambitions as eventual leader of the Decepticons, his oft-overt behavior nevertheless bothered Megatron little, keeping Starscream's position as a source of both amusement and alert. Though not physically powerful by Cybertronian standards, Starscream was considered by the Autobots to be as equally dangerous as Megatron, sharing a ruthless disposition towards his enemies in battle..
==History==
===Early life===
Before the start of the Great War, Starscream's dream was to recover the Matrix of Leadership and become the Prime that would restore Cybertron's Golden Age, which he saw an opportunity to do with Megatron, who was a rebel upstart at the time. Though a patient and polite schemer, Starscream wished Megatron would drop the heroic anti-caste charade and be more honest about his lust for power.
===Campaign to Earth===
Following the Great Exodus, Starscream intercepted a coded Autobot transmission and managed to capture the Autobots Arcee and Cliffjumper. When his interrogation methods failed to extract anything he could use to decode the transmission, he took them to the Decepticon scientist Shockwave, who used a cortical psychic patch on Arcee which revealed the transmission to be from Optimus Prime on Earth.
When the Decepticons arrived on Earth some time later, Starscream scouted an old Decepticon ship, the Harbinger, that had crashed landed years prior. However, he failed to record the coordinates of the crash site or find the artifact it was carrying. In time, Megatron departed Earth to gather an army out in space, leaving Starscream in charge. Over the next three years, Starscream spent his time sending out Decepticon drones to search for Energon deposits, and managed to set up a lucrative Energon mine in secret.
==Personality and traits==
Starscream was ruthless, cruel, conniving, selfish, cunning, and above all arrogant. He considered all other forms of life, particularly humans, to be inferior, doubting the idea that any human, including the famed Jarik Shan, could possibly be a threat to him — he was, however, wary of the Kryptonian race, as well as the Asgardian king Odin.
When Starscream did something, it was usually for his own personal benefit. His greatest weapon was his cunning and resourceful nature. He also had some sense of honor as he would repay his debts. Despite this, his most prominent trait was his treacherous attitude, particularly against Megatron, who he constantly sought to usurp as leader of the Decepticons. This often put him at odds with much more loyal followers of Megatron, such as Blackout and Skyquake, while his ego earned him the ire of others like Onslaught and Brawl.
Unfortunately for Starscream, his cowardly nature and inability to inspire the Decepticon troops often caused most of his plans to go awry, making him his own worst enemy. His enormous ego, backstabbing ways and plans of grandeur often caused him to overlook important details and potential consequences which usually came back to haunt him. He was also incredibly insecure, though it added to his unpredictability.
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Category:Characters
Category:Transformers
Category:Decepticons
Category:Cybertronians
Category:Antagonists