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Skowl wrote:Busy writing the sequel to the 2007 blockbuster Transformers Movie, Roberto Orci has dropped by producer Don Murphy's message boards, and has asked fans to tell him some of their favourite Starscream lines!

See his original post by clicking here here.

does anyone have any catch phrases of Starscream's that they particularly remember and love?

im stupid, im stupid!!!!
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"Does he have to make that cracking noise? I have a headache." After a particularly bad trouncing by the Autobots.

It's a tricky affair. Does Roberto really mean "catch phrases" or "quotes"? Because if it's quotes, I can think of more than a few to fit the bill, but as far as a "catch phrase" goes, there's not very many TFs at all who can really claim to have one. Optimus has "Autobots, Transform, and roll out", and Megatron's known for crushing things with his bare hands, or a variant thereof.

Starscream's much like Megs in that regard, but his number one claim to fame is without a shadow of a doubt referring to himself as the Decepticons' new leader. There have been numerous occasions:

"I, Starscream, now lead! Decepticons, follow me!"

"Decepticons, feast your eyes on your new leader!"

"Well...as Megatron has...how shall we say..'departed'...I nominate myself as the NEW LEADER!"

"My fellow Decepticons...as your new leader, I..."

See where I'm going with this? If there has to be one single line SS utters that's a tribute to the old days, it has to involve the phrase "new leader". No ifs, ands or buts about it.



But if we're just talking quotes in general here, there are a few I could name:

"I WILL rule the universe, even if I'm the only one left in it!"

"What's wrong? Aren't you happy to see me?"

"Oh, how it pains me to do this!" - Such sarcasm has never been emoted by anyone, anywhere, ever. XD

"PATHETIC FOOLS! THERE'S NO ESCAPE!"

The lines that the fans voted on for OP to say ended up being mostly lame and out of place in the last movie, why would we want to contribute to that again in the second one?

Anything NOT said in the recent movie. Not that he said much IN the movie.

My personal favorite Starscream quote is from the 1986 movie. He walks up to a gravely injured Megatron (who is laying facedown at the time)and says...

"How do you feel mighty Megatron?"

Then he kicks him.


Awesome!

I have several favorites.
G1 Starscreams ghost just took over Scourge and Scourge and Starscream battle over control of the body. Scourge says Give me that Weapon and Starscream says " No, go get your own gun, I'm using this one"

In the G1 Camelot episode Starscream returns from back in time and says "Did you miss me Megatron" as he runs in to his arms.

Armada Starscream and Hotshot were on the moon and just wiped out Megatron. Megatron wasn't dead of course and made a noise. Hot Shot says did you hear something and Starscream says "It's just the wind"

Starscream was always interesting and fun and entertaining in the cartoons. Wish movie Starscream was as fun.

"Pathetic Fools! There's no Escape!"

or

"Auughhh! My foot!"

"It's time for a change, Megatron. I am the leader of the Future!"

"Passes? Passes? I don't need no stinkin' passes."

"Decepticons, follow me to Victory!"

"We Decepticons are a swell bunch, and boy do we have fun!"

"Lord Starscream, Tyrant of the firmament"

i think SS has that many classic quotes im not sure i could name one, but i do love the constant "i am the new leader blah blah" in almost every episode of the first 2 series

My personal favorite Starscream line?

[sarcastically to Dr. Archevil]: "Very good doctor!"

Runners up:

"Pathetic fools! There's no escape!"
"Oh how it pains me to do this..."

It's hard to do, because when I think of the original character, I realize just how different the movie version was. Let's face it, the original Starscream was a witty, sarcastic backstabber with charm, who wasn't afraid to backtalk his superiors. The movie Starscream's only real resemblance is a name. He's a brutish thug. None of G-1's phrases would sound natural coming from him, so I would advise Orci to think of new dialogue to match this new interpretation instead of shoehorning bon mots into a far less charismatic character. Find phrases to fit the character that's already there, like your basic "I shall wipe out humans like the insects they are!" speeches. That, or find a good reason to completely overhaul the existing version. If writers really want to make a Starscream close to the fondly remembered version, they should focus less on lines and more on basic psychology and attitude. If Orci's reading this, I'm sure he's seeing that the written lines themselves aren't that funny. The reason why people are still entertained by them is because Starscream had a personality, an attitude that made them work. That's my two cents. One or two in-jokes ain't gonna change anything.

But Starscream acts like the original...in all the expanded material. The novel, the games, etc. And trust me, my screen name is named after the "brutish thug". You're mixing his appearance with his personality again.

So far movie Starscream's biggest difference from the original is that he doesn't whine every five seconds and doesn't tell Megatron he's going to overthrow him every chance he gets.


And he's better for it.

it has got to be the
"DECEPTICONS, I AM YOUR NEW LEADER"

ps.. Soundwave as a COMMUNICATION SATELLITE: Big, creepy, in orbit controling things...good story lines there / LazerBeak as a Blu-ray Laptop (nice little inside dig for the movie)

Terrorcon Blot wrote:But Starscream acts like the original...in all the expanded material. The novel, the games, etc. And trust me, my screen name is named after the "brutish thug". You're mixing his appearance with his personality again.

So far movie Starscream's biggest difference from the original is that he doesn't whine every five seconds and doesn't tell Megatron he's going to overthrow him every chance he gets.


And he's better for it.

Expanded material accounts for a fraction of jack when it comes to the writing of the actual movies. I can guarantee you none of the elements of the character introduced in the expanded material have been or will be incorporated into the actual movies, and it's the actual movies that I'm commenting on. If I want to see a great interpretation of the movie Starscream, I shouldn't have to track down the comic, or the book, or the video game, it should be right there in the film. And as of now, we have one movie, and it's not there. Starscream never talks back to Megatron, he never plots to over throw him. You think he's better because he doesn't whine all the time or have the guts to call out Megatron to his face, but to me, that kind of behavior is the heart and soul of the original. He may as well be a totally different character, and since you like him as such, then I say fine...they should go in that direction, and write dialogue that fits a strong silent type instead of the Iago-like character that Starscream used to be. They're so different that the dialogue wouldn't seem natural, so the new Starscream should play to his strengths and not be the conniving weasel that the original was, but rather the straight-forward gorilla.

Stupid Autobot Lackeys prepared to be turned into slag

Once I retrieve the Allspark nothing in the universe will be alble to stop me

I can feel the allsparks power, that power belongs to me the new ruler of the decipticons

Swear your undying loyalty to me or or I will rip out your optic sensors.

I have more of his quotes but some I made up on my own as Starscream is one of my favorite characters and he did have some good quotes.

I am going to go back and watch all my Transofmers and see if I can find some more quotes and pick out the best ones.

Rodimus2006

Get on with the Ceremony

] There's not enough energy from your puny brain to fill even one energon cube! I need my own energy source if I am to have any hope of taking over leadership of the Decepticons.
Megatron: That's mutiny, Starscream!
Starscream: [Startled] Megatron!
Megatron: [Aims his massive cannon at him] And the penalty for mutiny is termination.

Here are my(and nearly everyone elses) favourite quotes.

"Pathetic fools! Theres no escape!"
"Passes? PASSES! I dont need no stinking passes!"
"OW! MY FOOT!"
"I'm Stupid! I'm stupid!"

AND FINALLY!

"I love you Megatron!"

Strangely enough, I believe one of Starscream's best lines ever came from the new cartoon, TF Animated.

"Hostile?! You haven't SEEN hostile yet!"

id say the ones you could really work in to good situations (since the Cons dont seem to talk too much in Bayformers)

"wanna bet?"

"oh how it pains me to do this"- might actually be cool as his only line since it could make his sound smart AND silent. But easy to ruin it.

"megatron, is that you?"

I also like the leader stuff. I dont think he can talk too much...he seems a lot more serious now, less talk/jokey/scheming charmer pretty boy than in the series.

what about

"look away, I'm hideous!"

....never mind thats Kramer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka1PeNNi6dg

beranmee wrote:'Oh How it pains me to do this'

Starscream rules

CLASSIC LINE!!

GenX wrote:How are we forgetting...

"Wanna Bet?"
--Starcream, in response to Megatron's pleading,"I...Still...Function."

CLASSIC LINE!!!

Brakethrough wrote:Wasssss Onccce Aaaaa Maaaaaaaan!

Just kidding.

ROFLMAO!!! Dude I just feel out of my seat!! Why did you have to go there?? I used to tease my lil brother with that line when he would ask me dumb questions....WOW memories!!!