by tffan01 » Fri Jun 30, 2017 8:54 pm
The only reason Sam killed Starscream was with plot armor and the fact that Starscream was playing with Sam. If Starscream was playing it real, Sam would have been dead in a second.
In the first movie, we see Starscream fodderise Ironhide and Ratchet (It looks like it took them out of the action, I don't remember seeing them until the end of the battle). I'd say Armada's minicon link-up could weapon kill 2007 pretty easily but 2007 isn't going to just stand around like a fool waiting to get killed.
Armada Starscream is a good swordsman but Movie SS is really dangerous with those claws of his and can shrug off a lot of punishment (look at the forest fight).
If you look at the Reign of Starscream comic, Starscream basically survived his ship exploding while he was inside with only minor injuries. The explosion left a big crater.