
While Megatron frequently overlooks him as a threat, authors suggest such reasons for Megatron's tolerance of Starscream's presence as grudging respect for his scheming nature and precautionary observation. However, given the chance to lead, he is often less successful in this than Megatron. Starscream believes the Decepticons should employ guile and speed more readily than brute force to defeat the Autobots. He considers himself vastly superior to other Decepticons and finds Megatron contemptible for his antiquated military strategies and tactics. Starscream is ruthless, cruel, and more intelligent than the average Decepticon, but also, unlikely to act directly on his aspirations without first securing conditions favorable to his ascension.

He has controlled the Decepticons at times, but he usually suffers defeat. Starscream has the ambition to overthrow Megatron as the Decepticons' leader. Īuthors have created many characters in the franchise based on the appeal of Starscream's treachery and cunning most of these share his desire to lead the Decepticons. Generally depicted as a deadly Decepticon who transforms into a jet fighter and who serves as Megatron's second-in-command on Earth, Starscream's defining trait is his desire to overthrow Megatron and take his place as Decepticon leader. He is one of the most frequently occurring characters in the Transformers fictional work, appearing in almost all continuities of the Transformers franchise. Starscream is a character in the many continuities in the Transformers franchise.

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