So my theory is that the decepticon civil war will start and be the driving factor for this arc, but then in the end Megatron will return to reunite the decepticons against the Autobots.
Starscream didn't just rescue Onslaught and Brawl, he rescued ALL of the Combaticons. That means Bruticus vs Devastator. Hopefully there were some Autobots on that chunk of Cybertron when it fell to Earth otherwise they're going to be screwed when the Decepticons reunite under Megatron. Also, I love that, even at his most vulnerable, Starscream is still a giant A-hole.
The poetic irony of Megatron transforming and giving *someone else* the power to kill, but still forcing his will on them and pressuring them to obey is *so twisted* Especially since we see that Megatron having a corruptive influence on someone is not an isloated incident in this iteration. First Optimus as he's using Megatron's arm and now we see that Starscream was corrupted the more he executed Autobots using Megatron's gun mode. Both scenarios have Megatron as the instrument of death through someone else.
I'm loving the parallel between Starscream and Thundercracker in this comic series! In this issue, we see that Megatron's influence is able to take over Starscream, convincing him that killing is necessary and even fun. In the preview for issue 15, we see Thundercracker spare the lives of humans when Soundwave isn't looking. Throughout volume 2, we've seen Thundercracker's code of honor take him in the opposite direction. Soundwave's influence cannot reach Thundercracker in the way that Megatron's influence has reached Starscream. And unfortunately, it's not looking like Thundercracker has a place on either side of the Decepticon civil war...
Artwork in this series continues to be better and better. Loved the extreme lines used for both Starscream and the MARS Soldiers. Very interesting what they are implying with Megatron and his gun mode, perhaps saying that he has some sort of mind altering ability when others use him. This would explain why Optimus is struggling so much as of late.
@AngelsCreed-jo5fp M.A.R.S Industries is an organisation run by Destro (the name of another Energon Universe comic series) that suffers from a lack of power. A lack of power that Energon can solve...
@@SwizzPrimeand will be. The cover for January's issue shows Prime looking evil with glowing purple eyes and sitting ion a throne made out of rubbklle
Man, what a turn around! Really interesting how they did a complete 180 with Starscream arc! He had literally fell to his lower and he is rising back high up again! Now he just need a way to make his body whole again!
This reminds me of that IDW storyline where Megatron left Starscream in chnarge of the army while he was recovering, and got a reformat (Spotlight Megatron). Starscream fucked up the whole army, and by the time Megatron came back only a handful of injured, starving mechs were left. You can guess, Megatron came back, beat Streacream into scrapmetal, and whipped his army back to shape. XD
I personally would like Starscream to finally Kill Megatron or to come back to his Ulchtar Senses after spending time with the cat... Because I do not defend Starscream, but I fear Megatron is far far far worse than him.
Megatron will return with new parts and a replacement arm, he will finish Starscream in front of his decepticons and then he will have only two names on the revenge list, optimus prime and golobulus
Man, i want to thank you for doing this. I'm legally blind. I've got something called nystagmus. It's involuntary movement of the eyes. Since I can't keep my eyes still, I can't focus. If I want to read, preferably needs to be white font on black background, but the other way is doable, but headache inducing. As long as there's no visual distractions on the page, I can read pretty well. So, what's a comic? My nemesis, or kryptonite, whichever I'm feelin at the time lol. I truly appreciate the time you take, and work you put in to do this, it allows me to really enjoy this story. Your walkthroughs are detailed, easy to follow, and seem to give a full overview of whatever issue you're discussing. You get pumped, and your excitement passes onto me as I listen, making it that much more enjoyable. Thank you, thank you very much! It means a lot to me, that youre doing this.
Such a cool callback to Starscream's Brigade, though of course with the unique Skybound spin on it. You raise a good point about this potentially weakening the Decepticons. Which may end up being the break the Autobots need to finally gain the upper hand. Though, seeing how this series is going, I don't expect the advantage to last! Nice work, dude!
Wow. Megatron fucked Starscream up. He just went from a peace loving scientist to a psycho in a few panels. DId Megatron messed Starscream's head up somehow? I have no idea what happened.
@@SwizzPrime If that is true than it is very interesting, and a testament of Optimus's strenght. Starscream gave into Megatron's influence in a few minutes, and Optimus have been struggling against the virus since the first issue.
@@pepita2437Tbf that page is a montage that implies it happened over a significant time-period. Don't know how actually having Megatron's consciousness in the corrupting weapon affects the process either.
Im so stoked thay I get to enjoy these stories, which have quickly become my favorite continuity, and most of the takes on the characters are my favorite versions of them. Screamer, Prime, Shockwave, Soundwave, Thundercracker, Ratchet, Arcee, and definitely the humans, in this comic run, are by far my all time favorite versions of all those guys. This story KICKS ASS! I like what I know of IDW, and have pretty much nothing for Marvel, but I'm 48yo, so G1 is my ripest member berry flavor, so this going a new way from, more than meets the eye, is AWESOME!
I'm actually both a Dog person and a Cat person, Just an animal lover in general, I enjoyed that issue, Starscream is tied with Knock Out as my all time favorite transformer.
Love dogs and not a cat person, also, Thundercracker is one of my favorite seekers next to Acid Storm and not just cause of the IDW comics but I got his Fall of Cybertron Generations toy on Christmas probably more than a decade ago that I still have on my shelf so seeing him have so much characterization put into him in just 14 issues already puts a smile on my face
If Transformers history has told us anything about the Combaticons working for Starscream, it's that Starscream will eventually give them a reason to turn on him.
The humans of this story are totally stupid. They were witness of how Screamer tried to attack them several times and they had to take measures. However, they removed the bombs over Starscream's body just because he promosied something? And they didn't ask first to Horton? Just leaving his boss unconscinious around? The whole shetting is hard to believe. Anyway, the whole cat thing is funny. TC got a dog in IDW continuity, and here, SS got a cat.
As someone who isn't a hardcore enough Transformers fan to know all the lore beforehand, I wonder if that because a small part of Ulchtar still remains in Starscream, that's the part of him that hates Megatron for shaping him into what he is today.
I knew that Starscream was still alive! Nice try Soundwave, Starscream tends to survive even the most brutal beatdowns. XD (also if they find a way to make starscreams hiss tank turn into a pair of new working legs for him and make him thus half tank half jet hybrid like TFA bltizwing… that would be BADASS.)
Loved it! And also have questions. Mainly around energon, how the heck are they going to fight a war when Soundwave's side has all the supplies? How much energon does Astrotrain alone go through, being a space shuttle? Daniel Warren Johnson is usually on the ball about things, but I'm feeling like Starscream bringing and then the problem being forgotten about when the rally started is lampshade territory. My other question is, why does Megs insist on using his gun form? Why couldn't Megatron simply execute people with his big assed cannon?
@@MatthewLoh-ru1mw I think he also physically rewired him or something, considering Starscream was trying to resist. The very idea of corrupting Starscream of all people is genius, it's a fresh take on a character that's been played out as "Evil just because". And Megatron himself was a misunderstood revolutionary in the last runs, so this puts him back on team evil.
Goddam it! morally grey shenanigans all over the fictional world and now it’s gotten to transformers. I know it makes for a good story and if you like it I won’t judge you for it. But it’s been done to death and I can’t seem to escape it and I hate it. As Cliffjumper once said, “what I wouldn’t give for a simple war between good guys and bad guys.” This is my opinion and you’re welcome to critic it. I just wanted to say this
So my theory is that the decepticon civil war will start and be the driving factor for this arc, but then in the end Megatron will return to reunite the decepticons against the Autobots.
I can see that happening
Megatron: "Decepticons! Autobots! NOW!"
Megatron Crash out arc coming 😈🔥
Maybe, if he can FIND then all first. 😅However, he is blind and still wandering around, so that will be a long, long time coming....
Megatron reunites the Decpticons, but finally kills off Starscream. 🤔
Starscream didn't just rescue Onslaught and Brawl, he rescued ALL of the Combaticons. That means Bruticus vs Devastator. Hopefully there were some Autobots on that chunk of Cybertron when it fell to Earth otherwise they're going to be screwed when the Decepticons reunite under Megatron. Also, I love that, even at his most vulnerable, Starscream is still a giant A-hole.
It will be. The Solicits for January's issue shows both Devastator and Bruticus dining it out with Prime stuck in the middle
Bruticus vs Devastator is gonna be so cool
The poetic irony of Megatron transforming and giving *someone else* the power to kill, but still forcing his will on them and pressuring them to obey is *so twisted*
Especially since we see that Megatron having a corruptive influence on someone is not an isloated incident in this iteration.
First Optimus as he's using Megatron's arm and now we see that Starscream was corrupted the more he executed Autobots using Megatron's gun mode. Both scenarios have Megatron as the instrument of death through someone else.
Megatron's song: Instrument of Destruction from Transformers The movie 1986
January's issue cover has Prime sitting on a throne made out of Earth rubble with glowing evil purple optics, so maybe that is what happens
I love that starscream bonds with the cat. Kinda like thundercracker with his dog.
Glad to know he spared the cat
Same here
@@XD-sc4ixOnly because it scratched that woman
what if skywarp gets a hamster in some other setting lol
I can't tell you how cool it is that you called it Starscreams brigade as a reference to G1
There even combaticons
@Afanof1 IK SO AWESOME they are basically recreating that arc
@BrushedRanger but how will he rebuild himself and brawl
@Afanof1 we shall see
Ya know how we do it here 😎
If anyone's wondering don't worry the cat is fine it's in starcscream's shoulder
8:22 I love the face of Martin, he scetches like his life dependent on it.
it does
I'm loving the parallel between Starscream and Thundercracker in this comic series! In this issue, we see that Megatron's influence is able to take over Starscream, convincing him that killing is necessary and even fun.
In the preview for issue 15, we see Thundercracker spare the lives of humans when Soundwave isn't looking. Throughout volume 2, we've seen Thundercracker's code of honor take him in the opposite direction.
Soundwave's influence cannot reach Thundercracker in the way that Megatron's influence has reached Starscream. And unfortunately, it's not looking like Thundercracker has a place on either side of the Decepticon civil war...
Another unintentional parallel, Thundercracker is a dog person (Buster) and Starscream is a cat person
Hopefully Thundercracker survives.
@angelokeaton6604 I hope so. He's my favorite seeker.
@@shirosaki15 Cool. He's high up for me too.
And it is inevitable for him to learn about what truly happened to Skywarp.
Artwork in this series continues to be better and better. Loved the extreme lines used for both Starscream and the MARS Soldiers. Very interesting what they are implying with Megatron and his gun mode, perhaps saying that he has some sort of mind altering ability when others use him. This would explain why Optimus is struggling so much as of late.
Maybe that could explain the "Megatron's arm is corrupting Optimus" theory"...🤔
What is MARS?
@AngelsCreed-jo5fp M.A.R.S Industries is an organisation run by Destro (the name of another Energon Universe comic series) that suffers from a lack of power. A lack of power that Energon can solve...
Poor Optimus has been through enough 😔
@@SwizzPrimeand will be. The cover for January's issue shows Prime looking evil with glowing purple eyes and sitting ion a throne made out of rubbklle
8:17 The cat lived. You can see it sitting on his right shoulder as he runs over the general.
I say that the cat should be Starscream’s faction of Deceptions new mascot
Catcepticons
Starscream will probably lead his new team back to the Ark to use Telatraan One to fix the damage on him and Brawl.
Man, what a turn around! Really interesting how they did a complete 180 with Starscream arc! He had literally fell to his lower and he is rising back high up again! Now he just need a way to make his body whole again!
Megatron got a lot of cleaning up to do, after he gets repaired. And, he'll start by beating the ever-living s*** out of Starscream. LOL 🤣🤣🤣
This reminds me of that IDW storyline where Megatron left Starscream in chnarge of the army while he was recovering, and got a reformat (Spotlight Megatron). Starscream fucked up the whole army, and by the time Megatron came back only a handful of injured, starving mechs were left.
You can guess, Megatron came back, beat Streacream into scrapmetal, and whipped his army back to shape. XD
@@pepita2437That is so true LOL 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I personally would like Starscream to finally Kill Megatron or to come back to his Ulchtar Senses after spending time with the cat... Because I do not defend Starscream, but I fear Megatron is far far far worse than him.
@@odirmenjivar2076 I actually agree. But I still would like to see Starscream redeemed and the abuse he went trough aknowledged.
Megatron will return with new parts and a replacement arm, he will finish Starscream in front of his decepticons and then he will have only two names on the revenge list, optimus prime and golobulus
This issue made me SCREAMM I am JUMPING AROUND MY SEAT waiting for the next one, DWJ is REALLY cooking here.
Man, i want to thank you for doing this. I'm legally blind. I've got something called nystagmus. It's involuntary movement of the eyes. Since I can't keep my eyes still, I can't focus. If I want to read, preferably needs to be white font on black background, but the other way is doable, but headache inducing. As long as there's no visual distractions on the page, I can read pretty well. So, what's a comic? My nemesis, or kryptonite, whichever I'm feelin at the time lol. I truly appreciate the time you take, and work you put in to do this, it allows me to really enjoy this story. Your walkthroughs are detailed, easy to follow, and seem to give a full overview of whatever issue you're discussing. You get pumped, and your excitement passes onto me as I listen, making it that much more enjoyable. Thank you, thank you very much! It means a lot to me, that youre doing this.
Behold the ultimate traitor: Razz’s cat.
Starscream's going to get backstabbed by that cat. A mammal after his own heart.
As an owner of several cats. Yes. I am a decepticon.
@@sakiko2112 my theory is sound then 😂
Such a cool callback to Starscream's Brigade, though of course with the unique Skybound spin on it.
You raise a good point about this potentially weakening the Decepticons. Which may end up being the break the Autobots need to finally gain the upper hand. Though, seeing how this series is going, I don't expect the advantage to last!
Nice work, dude!
Thanks goat 🙏🏼
Wow.
Megatron fucked Starscream up. He just went from a peace loving scientist to a psycho in a few panels.
DId Megatron messed Starscream's head up somehow? I have no idea what happened.
The working theory is that megatron is corrupting other bots kinda like how Optimus is struggling right now
Thats what it looked like
@@SwizzPrime If that is true than it is very interesting, and a testament of Optimus's strenght.
Starscream gave into Megatron's influence in a few minutes, and Optimus have been struggling against the virus since the first issue.
@@pepita2437Tbf that page is a montage that implies it happened over a significant time-period.
Don't know how actually having Megatron's consciousness in the corrupting weapon affects the process either.
Best channel on RUclips! Well done
Im so stoked thay I get to enjoy these stories, which have quickly become my favorite continuity, and most of the takes on the characters are my favorite versions of them. Screamer, Prime, Shockwave, Soundwave, Thundercracker, Ratchet, Arcee, and definitely the humans, in this comic run, are by far my all time favorite versions of all those guys. This story KICKS ASS! I like what I know of IDW, and have pretty much nothing for Marvel, but I'm 48yo, so G1 is my ripest member berry flavor, so this going a new way from, more than meets the eye, is AWESOME!
I'm actually both a Dog person and a Cat person, Just an animal lover in general, I enjoyed that issue, Starscream is tied with Knock Out as my all time favorite transformer.
W animal lover
Love dogs and not a cat person, also, Thundercracker is one of my favorite seekers next to Acid Storm and not just cause of the IDW comics but I got his Fall of Cybertron Generations toy on Christmas probably more than a decade ago that I still have on my shelf so seeing him have so much characterization put into him in just 14 issues already puts a smile on my face
3:30 Megs seems to be exerting some sort of mind control/mental influence over Starscream here.
This series is absolute cinema
It's time for DEVASTATOR vs BRUTICUS!!!
We will.
January's issue cover shows them duking it out
@MatthewLoh-ru1mw LET'S GO!!!
@@arvinrufo7061 yup
Megatron will return with new parts and a new arm, all the Decepticons will stop fighting each other and then Starscream will be screwed.
@DaviSilva-jv3yx Maybe Optimus' original right arm...
He let the cat live
Did anyone else see the cat on Starscream's shoulder?
Prediction, when Megatron returns, the artist guy will show him the pictures of starscream messing everything up, resulting in death.
If Transformers history has told us anything about the Combaticons working for Starscream, it's that Starscream will eventually give them a reason to turn on him.
That's basically the case with almost everyone who makes an alliance with starscream
The humans of this story are totally stupid. They were witness of how Screamer tried to attack them several times and they had to take measures. However, they removed the bombs over Starscream's body just because he promosied something? And they didn't ask first to Horton? Just leaving his boss unconscinious around? The whole shetting is hard to believe.
Anyway, the whole cat thing is funny. TC got a dog in IDW continuity, and here, SS got a cat.
As someone who isn't a hardcore enough Transformers fan to know all the lore beforehand, I wonder if that because a small part of Ulchtar still remains in Starscream, that's the part of him that hates Megatron for shaping him into what he is today.
FINALLY, Blast Off 's optics are coloured correctly!!! 🥹🥹
Imagine if we get a fight between Devastator and Bruticus
We will
Brawl better get his lower body back soon
Yup, WE need bruticus
Same with Starscream.
He will. Somehow
The combiner chaos is coming
As a cat owner I can confirm I'm a proud decepticon warrior
Starscream is back in power baby! #TeamStarscream
Swindle and the combaticons were on this one yipeee^^
They’re liquid oceloting him
bruh now im imagining as if prime planned everything from the start like ocelot lmao
Another continuity with Starscream having explosives attached to him.
It seems like Megatron forced Starscream to use him, maybe that’s the same thing that happened to Prime in issue 12?
Yes and yes
MEGATRON is going to open up a full six pack of whoop when he comes back
Wow they finally did a character justice in this otherwise raw sewage of a comic run.
Megatron will ki11 any pretender to his m'fing throne, even if it's his air operation commander, Starscream.
Proud cat owner and decepticon 🗣️‼️✊🏽
I knew that Starscream was still alive! Nice try Soundwave, Starscream tends to survive even the most brutal beatdowns. XD (also if they find a way to make starscreams hiss tank turn into a pair of new working legs for him and make him thus half tank half jet hybrid like TFA bltizwing… that would be BADASS.)
I wonder, will Starscream repaired with H.I.S.S tank still somewhat part of him or not?
Nah I don’t think so but would be cool if he keeps it as a drone
9:45 i agree.
We really need a transformers skybound sg
That would be awesome! 😁👍
The autobots and Decepticons are going to be fractured Elita is about do what Starscream especially after the last arc
Guntank would like to have a word with Cobra
Loved it! And also have questions.
Mainly around energon, how the heck are they going to fight a war when Soundwave's side has all the supplies? How much energon does Astrotrain alone go through, being a space shuttle?
Daniel Warren Johnson is usually on the ball about things, but I'm feeling like Starscream bringing and then the problem being forgotten about when the rally started is lampshade territory.
My other question is, why does Megs insist on using his gun form? Why couldn't Megatron simply execute people with his big assed cannon?
To corrupt other 'bots into doing evil deeds
@@MatthewLoh-ru1mw I think he also physically rewired him or something, considering Starscream was trying to resist. The very idea of corrupting Starscream of all people is genius, it's a fresh take on a character that's been played out as "Evil just because".
And Megatron himself was a misunderstood revolutionary in the last runs, so this puts him back on team evil.
I am a proud dog owner and a proud decepticon. Where do I fit in your statistics?
Hmmm you might be an anomaly 🤔😂
I dont like Starscream without legs then stuck on top of a H.I.S.S. tank
Also i really want to know about optimuses arm other than that this issue is perfect
Bro these clif hangers are soooo good🤩🤩
Turned Starscream into a Gundam 😂😂😂
It's a call back to g1.
Starscream created the combaticons to fight Megatron and Devastator.
Not gonna lie here Star scream has better luck
When he's with these guys
Allies:
Combined team combaticons
Transport: astrotrain
YOOOOO WHATTT
Tankscream lol. He's like a weird centaur.
Man imagine taking Starscream to a caricature artist
Thundercracker has a dog
Megatron's new gun mode is vey intimidating.
That remind me the Doomhunter from Doom Eternal
I can't wait tll megatron comes back
listen.....what happened to the cat....
Wow this is pretty cool
Good.
Kinda worth the wait
He came back 😮
I can but just a combine bruticus Go now!
Goddam it! morally grey shenanigans all over the fictional world and now it’s gotten to transformers. I know it makes for a good story and if you like it I won’t judge you for it. But it’s been done to death and I can’t seem to escape it and I hate it. As Cliffjumper once said, “what I wouldn’t give for a simple war between good guys and bad guys.” This is my opinion and you’re welcome to critic it. I just wanted to say this
Soundwave Superior, Starscream Inferior.
Do more movies
check community post
@@SwizzPrime How about you check it first
@@Greggy-r8l
So, in Idw, Thundercraker had a dog, and now Starscream has a cat? Lol Fitting, I love it.
Skyward gets a Turtle?
@@isaiahkayode6526why not a bird?
@isaiahkayode6526 Nah, Skywarp is probably the type whose pets always die or run away. He doesn't need one.
Yup