E107_Theta wrote:NightFall wrote:E107_Theta wrote:Since when was Starscream brilliant? He would constantly say he was going to overthrow Megatron to his face. He then proceeded to get slapp around by Megatron, and then later he got vaporized.
If Screamer had any common sense, he'd keep his mouth shut, pretended he was Megatron's loyal servant, then stabbed him in the back when he least expected it.
Really, I give Starscream props for having balls, but seriously, what the hell was he thinking?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't Starscream already been there, done that?
Been there, done that? Um... I guess so, that's basically Starscream's entire character. If he's not trying to overthrow Megs, he isn't really Starscream... I don't really get what you're trying to say, tbh.
he's saying starscream's done the sneaky overthrow thing. in the show, he would just say it flat out all the time, but in the comics he would formulate complex plans, and he executed them more effectively than any other 'con before or since. i mean, the guy harnessed the power of the underbase and merged with the decepticon warworld over the course of the marvel g1-g2 run. granted, he was eventually defeated both times, but still, what other 'con had anything close to that success rate?
but even in the cartoon, starscream was clearly smarter than megatron. note how many times he makes a suggestion and megatron ignores his advice in favor of calling him an idiot, but then in the end it turns out starscream was right (which, of course, megatron doesn't acknowledge). after a few million years of that, don't you think it's possible you'd get pissed off and start telling the boss that you'd be better at his job too? especially if you know you're too valuable to the cause for him to get rid of?