For example, after the first disappearance of Ratchet and Megatron, a disparate continuity of storylines based around the " Earthforce "— a team of Autobots based on Earth — began, which saw Megatron and Shockwave establishing a joint leadership of the Decepticons only to have command usurped by Starscream and Soundwave.

Not long after, several Autobots came to investigate the Decepticon activity and were subsequently captured ; Starscream prepared to execute them and Starscream offered to forgive Skyfire if the latter would accept the first shot.

When the first series ended Starscream ended up making a deal with Cobra Commander to remove the grenade ( which hadn't exploded ) from his eye socket in return for transport to safety.

Chronologically, Starscream first appears in # 3 of The Transformers: Megatron Origin series, which details the rise of the Decepticons.

At BotCon 2010, Hasbro named Starscream as one of the first five robot inductees in the Transformers Hall of Fame.

Starscream would first appear as part of Megatron's strike squad that conquered Cyber City.

Joe animated series and Starscream in the first Transformers animated series.

* Toy versions of Optimus Prime and Starscream as protoforms were released as part of the toyline for the first Transformers film.

When Starscream was exiled from the Decepticons and created the Combaticons ( in " Starscream's Brigade ") his first act was to capture the Autobots Cliffjumper and Jazz during the unveiling of a statue of Optimus Prime.

As his first act, Scorponok killed the always treacherous Starscream, stating he never knew why Megatron kept him around.

However, first Ratbat's forces had to deal with a rival group of Decepticons under Scorponok, who had been called to Earth by Starscream, and the Seacons ' combined mode of Piranacon was put to use in an attempt to destroy his ship.

Jetfire is displeased that the turncoat Decepticon will keep his company, but he cannot do anything about it, for Starscream simply takes off the first and leaves him behind.

According to the biography printed in the collected Reign of Starscream books, he loves being the first Cybertronian to set foot on an alien world.

Megatron first orders them to " exterminate the pests " ( Bumblebee, Ratchet, and Raf ) as he has " his own extermination to take care of " ( get his revenge on Starscream ).

: A remold of the toy used for Starscream and the other first year Seekers.

In Transformers: The Reign of Starscream ( the comic book sequel to the first film ), Starscream uses the knowledge gained by Frenzy while inside the Hoover Dam complex from Sector 7 to build a new cube.

Later on, Starscream manages to take the AllSpark-according to the new series, the first Decepticon ever to do so-and he uses it to create powerful blasts which can destroy entire city blocks.

Starscream appears in the following books:

Starscream appears as a playable character in Hasbro's Net Jet fighting game Transformers Battle Universe.

This scheme of G1 Starscream also appears as an unlockable bonus form for Create-A-Bot, and a Target exclusive for the Transformers: Decepticons DS game, and can be obtained by earning 2500 tokens through Wi-Fi play.

Starscream appears in the video game Transformers: War for Cybertron.

Starscream appears in episode # 14, " The Combined Giant, Tripledacus.

Cybertron is orbited by at least two unnamed moons, but its own place in the cosmos appears unfixed-in 1984, it was clearly shown to exist outside of the Milky Way galaxy ; however, nine million years prior, Starscream and Skyfire had been able to fly from the planet to Earth under their own power, suggesting that it may drift freely through space, and had been passing through the Solar system at that point, going on to drift out of the galaxy over the ensuing millennia.

Shockwave, however, appears to submit to Starscream, instead of the other way around like his G1 incarnation.

Jazz appears in the 2008 April Fool's comic Shattered Expectations by Fun Publications where he, Goldbug and Grimlock attempt a raid, but are confronted by Starscream and Razorclaw, who in turn call in the ' Mayhem Suppression Squad '.

Ratchet later appears in " Crisscross ", where he and Bulkhead meet up with a wounded Starscream again, who tells them about Airachnid going rogue and also tells them that she would be attacking mankind.

Although not explicit, a dead Transformer with a similar appearance to Octane appears in issue 10 of the Transformers: Generation 2 series amidst a pile of Decepticon corpses on the Warworld following a raid by a boarding party of Jhiaxus's troops, led by Starscream.

In one of those later episodes, " Ghost in the Machine ", Dirge and Thrust are among other Decepticons being punished by Galvatron for failing to stop a demoralizing assault by Starscream — now a ghost possessing the bodies of other Decepticons.

Also, in the episodes ' Retreat ' and ' Assault ' in the series, Starscream commands a horde of Transformers ( referred to by Optimus Prime as " Terrorcons ").

In the episodes to follow, shards of the AllSpark appear in various locations, either bringing new Transformers to life or being used by the newly immortal Starscream, as well as elements of Detroit's criminal underworld.

Issue # 248 of the Marvel U. K. Transformers comic featured a story called " Fallen Star ", where Starscream began to doubt himself, despite being among the most powerful Transformers.

Starscream made an appearance in the Decepticon forces under the command of Megatron in issue # 7 of the Marvel Generation 2 comic series, in a story called " New Dawn.

In Transformers: Timelines volume 2 # 2, " Games of Deception " Megatron detects the arrival of Bugbite's ship on Earth and sends Starscream, Skywarp and Ramjet to investigate.

In issue # 1 of The Transformers: Devastation, Megatron's increasing instability forces the other Decepticons, led by Astrotrain, to consider reviving Starscream, who is seen in a stasis tank repaired.

In episode # 31, " The End of Starscream ," Starscream is unwillingly plunged into a lava crater riddled with Angolmois energy by Gigastorm.

Due to the collapse of Dreamwave, further tales of Starscream would remain untold, but it is known that issue # 33 of the Energon comic would have had him battling the Omnicons.

In the episode # 16, " Credulous ", when warped in to the D-Base by accident, Hot Shot sacrifices the Star Saber to save Sideways's life but the latter betrays him and Starscream obtains the Star Saber, much to Megatron's displeasure.

In the episode # 17, " Conspiracy ", the Lord of the Decepticons succeedes in defrauding Starscream of the Star Saber.

In the episode # 23, " Rebellion ", Sideways falsely charges Starscream with plotting against the leader and convinces Megatron to use the Star Saber for chastising " the rebel ".

According to an interview with producer Tom DeSanto published in issue # 15 of the Transformers Collectors Club Magazine, the original lineup pitched for the Decepticons in the live action Transformers film was Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave, Ravage, Laserbeak, Rumble, Skywarp and Shockwave.

In Transformers: The Reign of Starscream # 1 Optimus Prime transports the body of the destroyed Jazz clone from Mission City in a trailer.

In issue # 69, " Eye of the Storm ", Mindwipe and Triggerhappy ( key members of Scorponok's inner circle ) abandoned him after his re-inclusion of Starscream — a final straw for the two, injured by Starscream's previous assaults.

Wheeljack existed as more of a background character through much of the series, with an early co-starring role in issue # 9 when he & Jazz went to negotiate with G. B. Blackrock and battled Starscream, Frenzy and Circuit Breaker.

members Ironhide, Kup, Slag, Sludge, Snarl, Swoop and Wheeljack in stealing a shipment of energon from Starscream and the Predacons at the Moon Alpha Space Port ( Transformers: The War Within-The Dark Ages # 1 ).

It was their actions which saved the participants from being blown up in a sneak attack by Starscream and his Predacons ( Transformers: Age of Wrath # 1 ).

In Reign of Starscream issue # 2, Starscream barely makes it to the Nemesis on Mars before he runs out of power.

( For his return to be shown, perhaps since he was destroyed in proximity to the Ark, his wreckage was kept in " cold storage " similar to Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Buzzsaw, Frenzy, and Rumble, then liberated and repaired when the Constructicons looted an unguarded Ark in issue # 41.

Starscream eventually captured Ratchet and Brawn, right as an Autobot shuttle and Sunstorm arrived on Earth ( Transformers: Generation One III # 1 ).

Slag was deactivated by the Underbase-powered Starscream but was eventually revived by Nucleon, arriving to help Unicron's assault in 1991 ( Transformers # 75 ).

members in stealing a shipment of Energon from Starscream and his Predacon faction at the Moon Alpha Space Port ( Transformers: The War Within-The Dark Ages # 1 ).