Motto: "Conquest is made of the ashes of one's enemies."
Seeks to replace Megatron as leader. Ruthless, cold-blooded, cruel...considers himself the most sophisticated and handsome of Decepticons. Believes Decepticons should rely more on guile and speed rather than brute force to defeat Autobots. Fastest flyer of group: can reach mach 2.8 and an altitude of 52 miles. Shoots cluster bombs and null-rays which disrupt the flow of electricity. Very good at what he does, but sometimes overrates himself.
STR:7; INT:8; SPD:9; END:7; RNK:5; CRG:8; FPR:10; SKL:7
Starscream 1984 (left) & Starscream 2018 (right) |
With G1 missiles |
Packaged in jet mode, Starscream is based on a McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and in jet mode you can attach the Megatron gun accessory to one of the holes in Starscream's chest as seen in the episode S.O.S Dinobots from the original cartoon series.
Screenshot from Episode 8 S.O.S Dinobots which aired 27th October 1984 |
In robot mode Starscream new fists allow him to hold the Megatron gun. By splitting the gun in half, the top gun section fits into the fist hole while the black grip slots on the underside of the fist which itself does look strange give the grip would be held in the fist. But you can now recreate the many scenes where Starscream used Megatron as a weapon in the cartoon series and more memorably from the 1986 animated movie where Starscream fatally shot Brawn.
Screenshot from Transformers The Movie 1986 |
Another difference in robot mode are Starscream's eyes. On the sticker sheet there was a foil sticker for the eyes but with the 2018 reissue the stickers have completely been removed from the sticker sheet and the robots eyes have been painted gold. Due to the use of the mould the definition on the face has also lost a lot of its sharpness.
The larger missiles do look jarring in both robot and jet mode, the original missiles do fit but unfortunately do not lock into place.
Missiles aside this is a worthy purchase for the vintage box along and may be the only Megatron gun we will see Hasbro comfortably release.
Starscream 1984 (left) & Starscream 2018 (right) |
With G1 missiles |
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