Why did Megatron allow Starscream to live so long? Update:Optimus had a trash squad

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

Beast wars is the GOAT animated adaptation of Transformers. But if you're a comic book fan, you're doing yourself a huge disservice by not keeping up with Transformers universe being published by IDW

good looking out gonna have to get up on it.

 

[Marc Spector]

good looking out gonna have to get up on it.

As a fair warning, the current IDW continuity is like 10 years old and has to be about 300+ issues of material at this point. But whats considered the "jumping on point" for the universe as a whole is a storyline called "All Hail Megatron" which came out 8 years ago.

 

[Mowgli]

@GRIMLOCK

 

[Splash]

the same reason why mitch let ice live after that situation at the apartment, he didn't think he was enough of an issue to kill him

Thats 14 bricks right there?

 

[Miggs]

Starscream was one of his top warriors in battle...he lead the air patrol and was a decent leader unlike soundwave who was a mindless bytch and complete yes man...he could have taken the reigns from mega if shockwave wasnt a cot damn snitching ass fakkit...

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

As a fair warning, the current IDW continuity is like 10 years old and has to be about 300+ issues of material at this point. But whats considered the "jumping on point" for the universe as a whole is a storyline called "All Hail Megatron" which came out 8 years ago.

bet. I'll check it out. But damn 10 years. Gonna have to library that joint.

 

[Miggs]

Starscream was that one guy in the crew there for an easy sonning.

And even though he was a snake he was very useful.

I did like in the animated 'Transformers the Movie'. After Starscream throws a wounded Megatron out the ship he comes back as Galvatron and melts him down.

I dont even look at him as a snake,i like at him as ambitious...All the other decepticons were drones who were ok being worker bees,SS wanted more and was always plotting to overthrow the govt i can respect it....he should have aligned himself with dinobots early on and he could have took the crown...

 

[Miggs]

Megatron always came off as a weak leader to me,how many times did he cop pleas,he was always getting forced to retreat.

Always beef and in fighting....

 

[Luck]

Because that nikka was strong, shifty and Megatron was too arrogant to even consider the thought of starscream takin him down

And on some real shyt I been watching transformers for years and always thought his name was starSCREEN until this thread brehs this shyt is groundbreaking

Matter of fact I'm sure everybody was callin him starscreen at one point

 

[Neuromancer]

Starscream was one of his top warriors in battle...he lead the air patrol and was a decent leader unlike soundwave who was a mindless bytch and complete yes man...he could have taken the reigns from mega if shockwave wasnt a cot damn snitching ass fakkit...

word.

 

[Miggs]

word.

He snitched to Megatron when SS was secretly plotting a takeover in the OG series...

 

[VertigoKnight]

I dont even look at him as a snake,i like at him as ambitious...All the other decepticons were drones who were ok being worker bees,SS wanted more and was always plotting to overthrow the govt i can respect it....he should have aligned himself with dinobots early on and he could have took the crown...

TBH I can see this.

 

[Neo. The Only. The One.]

The same reason Megatron in Beast Wars kept Terrorsaur and Tarantulas around

Cause them dudes was shifty and scandalous but they was putting in work

And deep down, Megatron respected their ambition cause that's what being a predacon/deception is all about. being evil and ambitious and trying to grab power

He was all of those things so he could respect the struggle on some


And plus, most of the time he would know what they were planning and use it to further his own plan

Megatron was the king of prep time

Sat on that info about the planet being earth and the ark being there for a good 2 years. that's batman level prep time

 

[smokeurobinson]

And on some real shyt I been watching transformers for years and always thought his name was starSCREEN until this thread brehs this shyt is groundbreaking

Funny u say that cuz for years as a kid I always thought dudes name was pronounced N!ggatron.

And would be confused when my pops would say 'Don't say that!'


I didn't know i was pronouncing it wrong till i bought the actual toy.

 

[Beer Drinker]

Megatron is a dumbass. Always has been.

The best iteration of Transformers was Beast Wars (pull up if you disagree) and even in that Megatron couldn't stop getting betrayed by his subordinates who made it clear that they were going to betray him.

Best Megatron. IDGAF