Surprised he didn't try to take over

@@chrisedwards3214 If he did, it would be in the name of his job. His duty IS to take over when the need arises, and in this situation that need could have arisen.

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Yeah! I was genuinely surprised myself!

Epic 😂

Like he sometime concerns of something

it's easy to forget he's smarter than he's usually portrayed.

While it's true he was a scientist at one point in the distant past, one need only look at human academics to see that most of them have none of the strategic thinking and common sense required to actually lead others. Starscream is vain and simple minded and most leaders would have made an example of him much sooner. Hard to believe it took so long before Galvatron finally killed him.

@@SanjaySingh-oh7hv A vain and simple mind, killed by an even bigger "vain and simple" mind that later became an unbalanced & disturbed mind? But, Starscream is the worst?

@@derekbates4316 Why don't you re-watch the original 3-part Transformers pilot episodes? You'll see that Starscream actually helped re-activate the Autobots unintentionally when he fired his weapon at the crash site. And he later causes delays by wasting some of the energon cubes to "test" them, causing additional delay. And even when they are aboard the space cruiser on their way back to Cybertron, he again challenges Megatron who spared him once before, and created the distraction that Mirage needed to wreck the controls and cause the ship to crash. And that's just the first three episodes. Megatron as portrayed in Generation 1 is a strategic and capable, even if he is a conqueror by nature. He was what some would call "lawful evil" but when he became Galvatron, he was more unstable and dangerous, to be sure, but also more entertaining. I especially liked the Web World episode. But he is still a strong and powerful commander who can get followers. So yeah, watch them again. Starscream is all about vanity and foolishness, despite being a scientist by training.

Megatron's about to beat Starscream's metallic ass for that comment.

@@usamazahid3882 If he wasn't so sick at that time.

@@kirongauff4934 Touche.

I fixed a broken Zoids motor that way. Granted I was more gentle but a few squeezes to the motor casing DID get it working.

And that it is common in Indian House holds!

LOL

Optimus thought the matter duplicator was a complete failure and a lost cause until Perceptor and Wheeljack finally makes it works. They probably should finally make it earlier before Preceptor invented corrostop (aka the only known cure of Cosmic Rust), so they can duplicated the secret catalyst to make more corrostop and also Blaster and Cosmos wouldn't have to go to that failed space trip to find more.

I got a calculator working again with a smack

Quite unusual considering Megatron is supposed to be the "all for decepticons" while Starscream is the egotistical one. Probably a switch in the script or something.

​@clownplayer7265 I mean Starscream is shown to have concern for his Decepticons several times throughout the series. He cared for Skyfire, he repairs skywarp and blitzwing after they dog fought the Aerialbots in War Dawn, and he was checking on Bruticus after getting suckered punched by Menasor. I think if you weren't getting in the way of his survival or usurpation attempts on Megatron, he goes to help repair fellow cons.

@@Darthzilla99 Mm, true. He also helps fellow seekers in repairs. I guess it depends whenever and wherever Starscream thinks you are not a hindrance to his schemes.

considering that Astrotrain got blasted by that exploding asteroid, he should have rusted out first...

@@OlJackBurton The astroid got just through him, while Megatron still had one for a while, i suspect that made the virus to spread on him faster.

Thirteenth Leigon?

@@Z0nor Yeah, I think the scriptwriters wanted to draw similarities between roman's 13th legion army that myteriously vanished from history

Man I’m sad they didn’t keep that line.

there is a thirteenth legion line they say it when teletraan is explaining the plague

Such a shame, too! It would have been the first mention of the Matrix in the series.

And he always lived after it too.

@@kirongauff4934 Starscream later paid a huge price for it after when Unicron changed Megatron into Galvatron

@@errolthomas9426 The Decepticons voted to throw all damage brothers out of astrotrain.Megatron was beyond repair, Screamer had every right to throw him out

I'm surprised Megs didn't shoot him in the back of the head when Starscream said that.

I remember once Dragstrip told Soundwave to tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust.

Kinda reminds me of both Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame respectively.

@@kirongauff4934 I fail to see how this classic episode reminds of you Disney trash?

It was kind of funny. He immediately blamed someone else for it. Lmao

Always liked the shot of the two coneheads when they see Megatron. Lol

@@_V.Va_”This was not our agreement! Cure me! Cure me now!!! (hand falls off) NOW LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE!!!!”😂

Well, Megatron was their leader.

galvatron = old megatron 😂

Their exchanges are always hilarious.

Turnabout is fair play!

Loved that line hahahah

I was looking for this comment hahahah

Yep.

These were also really dark ones: - The Dweller in the Depths* - Dark Awakening - Call of the Primitives Note: * = written by Paul Dini, best known for his work on the 1990s Batman cartoon.

@@civilwildman thank you I'm going to check those out

Ghost In The Machine is also another fantastic episode

Same here. But it freaked me a bit. Owned it on VHS tape I got for my 8th birthday.

He's gotta work on his lines.

Didn’t he mean a hostage or a hold up 😂😂😂

His lines in “the burden hardest to bear” were also hilarious

This episode stuck out in my mind more than any other. It kinda reminds me of the GI Joe episode where snakes eyes locks himself in with the radiation thing to save the other people, in one of the MASS device episodes.

Went over my head..I never saw it that way. Cool.

The insecticons show up in Season one.

I can’t believe I never realised that! That was a nice touch from Marvel and Sunbow!

G1 and prime have amazing intros

Except the bit where Prime and Megatron fall into some dimensional portal. Looks like they were killed in a virtual simulator.

@@UToobUsername01 LOL!

I love the full transformations in barely a heartbeat

They saved all the animation errors for the show.

He just tried a bunch of major coups a few eps before. I guess he was chilled out for a bit lol

The Stunticons are rude just like the rest of the Decepticons.

In War Dawn Starscream also acts as Medic to Skywarp when his wing was "busted."

Ummm......maybe because Starscream was trying to overthrow Megatron every chance he got.

Soundwave could make a good librarian.

Pretty dark for Transformers. Yet, of course, leave it to Megatron to not heed the warning that almost killed him.

Yeah.

roam

Yeah, but being a kid growing up in this era watching cartoons like this, we could watch something like this and know it's just a cartoon. We weren't a bunch of fragile over sensitive snowflakes like a lot of society today.

IKR.

it's a reference to that caste system Cybertron followed before the war Megatron was sparked as a energon miner turned gladiator, and as such, he wasn't allowed to get an education of any thing other than mining and fighting Starscream, on the other hand, was sparked as a seeker, and as such, he was allowed to attend science academy and learn important knowledge

I mean it's.... Kinda touching? Megatron basically told him to be careful or he could get hurt, right? Lol

I like to call it "space aids". Megatron has been engaging in unsafe practices with that female ninja robot from the other episode without seeing a doctor about it and protecting himself! LOL

@@UToobUsername01 🤣🤣🤣

@@UToobUsername01 That reminds me of the Rick and Morty episode where they mention "space aids" - I heard this episode was a metaphor for aids since in the 80's it was a serious illness that was basically a death sentence.

@@UToobUsername01, ironically, this episode was inspired by the AIDS crisis of that time.

Coronavirust!

It always seems like Prime was always short on patience with Preceptor

I would have said, "Wait your turn to talk."

@@nathanbarger3449 Even shorter with Blaster when he’s too loud.

We still have Cosmic Rust nowadays. Even variations of it like Red Rust from IDW or the Plague of Rust from Cyberverse. Also, the Scraplets first appeared in an issue of the G1 Marvel comic from 1987, they were also a G1 thing. It was just the Aligned shows that basically popularized it.

@@tannerprice2018 and don't forget they hit on the Rust in the original comics too. I had one where Prime was a victim of it.

I think Scraplets most terrifying than Cosmic Rust.

The thing that made scraplets just that bit more sinister was that they had a degree of intelligence - basically a disease with a sense of intent.

@@Warppig, weren't they more like parasites than a virus?

I mean Perceptor kinda had to work quick with a gun or two pointed at his head

@@RyujinNoKami sacrifice. Plus I dont think the Decepticons even had any "scientists". Perceptor can say he was working on a formula but needs some "stuff" to make more, maybe even provide a tiny sample. but if he dies, at least he takes Megatron with him.

@@archillesprime starscream was a scientist Shockwave seems to know a bit as does soundwave Constructivism seem to be good at building and mixing chemicals

To be fair the message gave me chills, it’s amazing how rhyming can both be comedic and chilling

Yes

Which made him a great leader.

Gotta love how it even has a fun Combiner vs. Combiner fight.

He needs it just in case he has problems with starscream or the insecticons again

Its an old cartoon trope the villian can just apear on the heroes monitor when ever

@@mastermonarch even in MegaMan, game series, this happens too

Cobra commander did it all the time

Metal Virus Saga from Sonic IDW that rings the bell.

@@Miranha-SupremoV17 Oh yeah?

@@MatthewTheWolf2029 yeah.

Yeah, sure looks like it! Want to bet that they could’ve fixed it but left it in because it worked?

No it never showed anything in the 80s when I watched it

@@BDParadigm I know, I know, it was a joke, cause I imagine taking off a fucking space rock out of you is gonna make you bleed even if you're Megatron

LOL

Think what Starscream always wanted to do, so why would he give a shit about Megatron? He’d be waiting for Megatron to get worse, where he’d be excited about becoming the Decepticons’ new leader.

I don't blame Starscream a bit. He has been getting fed up with being taken for granted.

He must've offscreen.

Also why is Astrotrain's voice so weird?

I’ve said many times that the transformers was the first cartoon aimed at such a young audience to use such an advanced vocabulary. Even from the very first episode, listen to soundwaves very first lines. No way anyone under 16 (and probably older!) would know what he meant. I think that was also part of the appeal, watching it made you want to be smarter and understand those words.

That's Megatron for you!

Kill me is close enough to cure me

@@alumlovescake It's still funny as fuck though lol.

Like every episode they got the objectives and Plot Armor help the autobots to victory

😂

Yes even robots can.catch diseases

@@chrisedwards3214 But what on earth was Bumblebee thinking at 18:48? If they go back home infected then all of Cybertron would be infected too.

​@Kiron Gauff Probably that he didn't want to die on earth millions of miles from home

He's a vet

It looks like gears in rumble's colors.

That's gears

I thought It was blood Energon spout

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Their is death in this show lol

@Wally Webbs there were deaths the decepticon troops alpha tryion

@Wally Webbs and more

I guess it was to prevent it from rusting further over time, but I still agree with you. lol.

i thought corrostop could remove rust tho 😅

@@asher-360 I know, right? I don't think they thought out the plot points of their story all that well.

And they didn't even shine the old girl up like a newly minted penny, shameful!

I grew up in the 80’s, and have no idea what those other things are that you are referencing.

@@jnnx keep your hands down then ha ha, just joking, uk tings bruv!

i was looking at some gobots, remco robots and other smaller lines of robots and some badly made lines of other robots still with their own charms, last week. every time i found a date it said 84.

you're an awesome dad!

@@paulinelambert7780 Thank you so much for your kind comment, I don't mind admitting it brought a tear to my eye. Being a good dad is important to me as I never had one around and I bring up my kids alone so really, thank you once again.

😂😂😂

The aerial bots appear in more episodes in Season 3 under Rodimus Prime's leadership. Search " the big broadcast", "burden hardest to bear", etc.

@@BDParadigm Well that's exactly what I'm gonna do. Immediately. You understand? I couldn't catch all these episodes as a kid. Thanks.

Ffs, Shaddup...

You think Megatron was gonna do that than you are a fool lol You never trust megatron

That comment 😂🤣😂🤣👍

Plowtwist:The refueling energy chambers use WD-40

Slim Castillo lol

Like the other episode where they needed cybertonium

CO - LIE

Only if you were afraid of that hyped up mess.

The transformers comics was more graphic the season one autobots except a few was killed off in the first twelve issues after being revived , fighting again than killed off for new characters Poor sunstreaker was ripped in half by shockwave and not seen again for years Dirge was killed in gi Joe vs tf number three and not seen again until G2 where he died again