Starscream is the treacherous Decepticon from the 1985 cartoon series known as Transformers.
Wigglez wrote:Just remember. The sword is an extension of your arm. Use it as if you're going to karate chop someone with your really long sharp ass hand.
Red 50 wrote:I'm just trying to understand how has Starscream managed to gather many, many fangirls "almost to the point of absurdity."
I get it: in part we all like Starscream, but what makes the girls like him?
Red 50 wrote:I'm just trying to understand how has Starscream managed to gather many, many fangirls "almost to the point of absurdity."
I get it: in part we all like Starscream, but what makes the girls like him?
Red 50 wrote:I'm just trying to understand how has Starscream managed to gather many, many fangirls "almost to the point of absurdity."
I get it: in part we all like Starscream, but what makes the girls like him?
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Va'al wrote:There has been, finally and fortunately, a rise in vocal, visible female fans and a wider awareness of their existence in recent years (though the industry still stumbles over that issue), and maybe that's why the perception is that it's only women who really enjoy a well-written and, most of all, well acted character: as male fans we're only just 'noticing' another side of the fandom, and the people behind the scenes.
Wigglez wrote:Just remember. The sword is an extension of your arm. Use it as if you're going to karate chop someone with your really long sharp ass hand.
Shadowman wrote:Va'al wrote:There has been, finally and fortunately, a rise in vocal, visible female fans and a wider awareness of their existence in recent years (though the industry still stumbles over that issue), and maybe that's why the perception is that it's only women who really enjoy a well-written and, most of all, well acted character: as male fans we're only just 'noticing' another side of the fandom, and the people behind the scenes.
We're not talking about a well-written, well-acted character. We're talking about Starscream.
Va'al wrote:Shadowman wrote:Va'al wrote:There has been, finally and fortunately, a rise in vocal, visible female fans and a wider awareness of their existence in recent years (though the industry still stumbles over that issue), and maybe that's why the perception is that it's only women who really enjoy a well-written and, most of all, well acted character: as male fans we're only just 'noticing' another side of the fandom, and the people behind the scenes.
We're not talking about a well-written, well-acted character. We're talking about Starscream.
Who is a well-written, well-acted character. Your point?
Wigglez wrote:Just remember. The sword is an extension of your arm. Use it as if you're going to karate chop someone with your really long sharp ass hand.
Several Marvel G1 characters, especially Ratchet, would disagree with you.Shadowman wrote:Incidentally, "well-written characters" didn't start showing up until Beast Wars.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Shadowman wrote:Va'al wrote:Shadowman wrote:Va'al wrote:There has been, finally and fortunately, a rise in vocal, visible female fans and a wider awareness of their existence in recent years (though the industry still stumbles over that issue), and maybe that's why the perception is that it's only women who really enjoy a well-written and, most of all, well acted character: as male fans we're only just 'noticing' another side of the fandom, and the people behind the scenes.
We're not talking about a well-written, well-acted character. We're talking about Starscream.
Who is a well-written, well-acted character. Your point?
Only if you've never actually watched an episode before. He's got an annoyingly, notoriously screechy voice and his character is entirely static. At no point does he ever develop or learn from his mistakes. While his character is well defined, it isn't a particularly good one. He remains a whiny man-who-would-be-king who constantly believes himself superior, and yet when he fails to repeat it, he immediately grovels and begs forgiveness.
Incidentally, "well-written characters" didn't start showing up until Beast Wars. That's the result of having such a swollen cast, there's no room in the house for anyone to start growing.
Va'al wrote:Hm. I suppose I was thinking of all the contemporary interations of the character, such as the RID comics or the Prime TV series.
Wigglez wrote:Just remember. The sword is an extension of your arm. Use it as if you're going to karate chop someone with your really long sharp ass hand.
I gotta wonder if the Japanese dub of the G1 cartoon had much hand in this, since that version's Starscream didn't have a screeching whiny voice but instead had a more "Bishounen" voice that some female fans might consider "sexy" sounding.Shadowman wrote:Va'al wrote:Hm. I suppose I was thinking of all the contemporary interations of the character, such as the RID comics or the Prime TV series.
Except Starscream fangirls existed long before that, even before Armada. Back when we only knew Starscream as the screeching whiny loser.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:I gotta wonder if the Japanese dub of the G1 cartoon had much hand in this, since that version's Starscream didn't have a screeching whiny voice but instead had a more "Bishounen" voice that some female fans might consider "sexy" sounding.Shadowman wrote:Va'al wrote:Hm. I suppose I was thinking of all the contemporary interations of the character, such as the RID comics or the Prime TV series.
Except Starscream fangirls existed long before that, even before Armada. Back when we only knew Starscream as the screeching whiny loser.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
I was referring to the Japanese fangirls since they were always more vocal back then than the Western ones.Dead Metal wrote:Yes totally, the Japanese dub is totally why Western fan girls love Starscream so much.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:I was referring to the Japanese fangirls since they were always more vocal back then than the Western ones.Dead Metal wrote:Yes totally, the Japanese dub is totally why Western fan girls love Starscream so much.
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Dead Metal wrote:We are all our fangirls anyway? I mean when I joined we had an army, they even had their own thread, like 90% of them adored Starscream. Where have they gone? I miss them.
And I'm over this whole "oh look, fangirls love Starscream" thing, it's something you notice when you first enter the online fandom and then accept as normal.
Counterpunch wrote:Guys...the "why" is irrelevant.
TF fangirls like Starscream? Take it to the bank and get down with some fly honeys.
Wigglez wrote:Just remember. The sword is an extension of your arm. Use it as if you're going to karate chop someone with your really long sharp ass hand.
Shadowman wrote:Counterpunch wrote:Guys...the "why" is irrelevant.
TF fangirls like Starscream? Take it to the bank and get down with some fly honeys.
Because using an annoying '80s cartoon character is a surefire way to get laid. How long has it been since you've been on the dating circuit, exactly?
Counterpunch wrote:Shadowman wrote:Counterpunch wrote:Guys...the "why" is irrelevant.
TF fangirls like Starscream? Take it to the bank and get down with some fly honeys.
Because using an annoying '80s cartoon character is a surefire way to get laid. How long has it been since you've been on the dating circuit, exactly?
Shameful.
I'm talking about making honest connections with people based on their interests and you just default to sex. Tsk Tsk.
Counterpunch wrote:You should really take more of my advice on things.
Wigglez wrote:Just remember. The sword is an extension of your arm. Use it as if you're going to karate chop someone with your really long sharp ass hand.
Shadowman wrote:Counterpunch wrote:Shadowman wrote:Counterpunch wrote:Guys...the "why" is irrelevant.
TF fangirls like Starscream? Take it to the bank and get down with some fly honeys.
Because using an annoying '80s cartoon character is a surefire way to get laid. How long has it been since you've been on the dating circuit, exactly?
Shameful.
I'm talking about making honest connections with people based on their interests and you just default to sex. Tsk Tsk.
And these connections can be made by assuming the woman in question is obsessed with an annoying character from an '80s cartoon...Counterpunch wrote:You should really take more of my advice on things.
cybercat wrote:Dead Metal wrote:We are all our fangirls anyway? I mean when I joined we had an army, they even had their own thread, like 90% of them adored Starscream. Where have they gone? I miss them.
And I'm over this whole "oh look, fangirls love Starscream" thing, it's something you notice when you first enter the online fandom and then accept as normal.
I'm here! And a Starscream Fangirl, at least when I was a kid. I think part of it was that he was....eeeesh I hate to use the word 'sassy' because it's been overused lately. But he was that guy who would always get beaten down, and then get right back up again, and yeah it's dumb of him not to actually learn, but it's sort of appealing. Plus he really seemed to enjoy being 'ebil' in a way Megatron and the other Decepticons didn't. He's fun. *shrug*. Yeah, that's all I got. I can't explain it, either.
CC, Also, his deco is kind of pretty
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
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