#Starscream to the Emberstone: make me and army >:)

[t-cognoscente]

Guys guys guys we're all missing something very important about Season 2: Starscream is gonna be a dad

[nep-nomer]

Earthspark episode 9/10 spoilers, please read tags before reading this post!!

So that midseason special was something, huh? Now we gotta wait for wave two. In the meantime...

I wanna talk about starscream and possibly explain his actions the best I can, though I'm not giving him a excuse to do the things he does. In all honesty, though, I do blame megatron for this.

So, before I loose myself, let me explain some of starscream and what probably happened before the war in Earthspark's timeline plus a headcanon of mine. Starscream was probably the one who made the whole rebellion in the first place. If the fact that low class Cybertronians don't get t-cogs are true, then it probably is the case.

Starscream, out of everyone, has a lot of love and knowledge about the planet. So like myths, legends, history, culture and let's not forget about landscape and how only he knew how to travel through all of it (this bit is from the comic I have no mouth and I must starscream).

And it probably upset him that low class Cybertronians don't get t-cogs because t-cogs and the power of transformation is every Cybertronians birthright. They are entitled to transform yet, because they're not 'worthy' enough, they don't get to?

So, to rebel and make a point, starscream most likely made a rebellion to help all classes fight for that right. But a long the way megatron came and, while it's not clear how it happened, megatron most likely took his place as leader by force and turned starscreams rebellion into a army.

Starscream, understandably, is going to be pissed but to top it off, megatron begins going after the allspark and tries to use it for his own gain. Not only that but he also caused the death of alot of Cybertronians under his rule, most likely making them fight with threats of fear and punishment.

Then megatron, after so many years of this just... Fucks off and joins the autobots? He leaves starscream to rule a army that he didn't even want, but all thanks to megatron, is all he has? And megatron doesn't get punished for it at all?

So, starscream is already pissed off, and because there's no way home, he has to assume the worst because of how much damage and destruction megatron has caused. Not only that, but if cybertron really is gone, then Optimus endorsed megatrons actions the entire time.

The abuse, destruction and the amount of lives lost are just completely useless because megatrons forgiven? No wonder starscream stays with the decepticons, he's not gonna risk getting abused because the autobots have shown they don't care about him.

But when starscream saw the fragments of the emberstone, he probably felt like he could do something... For himself and the decepticons. He wanted his home back, and because starscream thinks that Optimus basically sacrificed cybertron for megatron, he was going to give them all a taste of their own medicine.

And while he was doing it for the decepticons, they weren't his first priority... Cybertron was. It has always been his top priority, even if it meant he had to loose people he loved for it, because that's what he's been through, probably too many times to count.

So now that the explanation is done, what about redemption? What actions are there to take for starscream?

Well I got a few ideas.

1; megatron takes responsibility, apologies to starscream and decides to take in the punishment.

2; because of starscreams cyber-sleeve, the terrans, Robby and mo probably try to help starscream deal with his own emotions

3; Alex malto somehow gets a cyber-sleeve that's connected to starscream and uses it to help starscream get better, rather it'd be food, activities or just by talking to him.

I added that last one because Alex does want to be involved with autobots, but I feel like that since he's a history teacher, he'd be interested in the history of cybertron, which starscream knows.

Also I told this to my sibling who watched the show with me and we made plenty of jokes that were just Alex basically being a dad to starscream.

Btw, if y'all were wondering, Alex's cyber-sleeve would probably have sim-like stats on starscream where it gauges his energy levels/hunger, sleep, hobbies and mood.

And as a bonus, the more starscream trusts Alex, the more he tells him about Cybertronian technology, which is how they revive wheeljack and the others.

(as a joke I made while writing this, starscream is just a giant physical tamagotchi to Alex)

Tell me what y'all think.

[transingthoseformers]

What would you like to see in Earthspark? Since there no confirmed plot I hope they direct the new focus to suspicion of Cybertron's condition and whether some of the Cybers would like to go back home even doe the war there may still be going on or the planet may be struggling

Also I I realised Shockwave wanted to pull of a TFP Megatron with the army from Cybertron dilemma but instead it was ethical in that he used the allspark and not space cocaine form satan

I would adore it if we got Jazz in Earthspark

Honestly I want to see more of Nightshade, hell maybe more characters who are nonbinary because I am a simple enby and it just. Matters so much to me that there are nonbinary characters in transformers and I'm really hoping that Nighty doesn't get pushed to the side somehow.

The Quintessonsssss. The connection with the Emberstone and Quintus Prime in specific makes me think we're gonna see them in the future

I'm hoping to see Megatron actively working on being better. Sure, he's reformed now. Sure. But if this show wants to be serious, he's going to have a lot of meaningful apologies and trying to honestly make amends and accepting the situations where he will not be forgiven.

I'd loveeee it if we get more information on Megatron's backstory, especially where it concerns how he met Dot and how he left the decepticons. There's a significant story there, and I feel like it includes the Battle of the Bay. That there is a significant event I hope isn't ignored, because not only was it the event that took Mandroid's arm and Dot's leg, but I'm just getting the feeling it's greatly important.

I'm hoping to see more of Tarantulas!! He's different than his IDW or BW appearances, and I feel like there are serious reasons why. I love his personality and his connection to Nightshade, and so much about him.

I neeeeed to know more about Earthspark Ratchet, and why he isn't here.

Is he in hiding? Is he dead? Did he half-defect and is patching up decepticons (my favorite answer, but the others are also interesting)? If he was stashed away in their base somewhere, they would've brought him in several times by now. Something's up with him.

Now that I realize it, Jazz might make a good additional mentor for Thrash. That'd be interesting.

I want to know more about what happened with Shockwave between the time where they hauled him into GHOST and when they met him for the second time under the mind control chip. Because I feel like shit went down.

More of the decepticons just... Existing outside of battle. Moments to show they aren't just The Bad Guys™️, but people being people, just like our main cast. We see a nice lot of this but I want to see more, and I feel like it'd be interesting if we saw the much more vulnerable emotions to them (such as more on Starscream's trauma, how Soundwave feels Megatron is a traitor, Shockwave not knowing what comes next for him)

The effects of the final battle. There are going to be so many consequences to that, and while I feel like there's gonna be a time skip in between seasons I trust at earthspark will want to discuss what happens next with GHOST without agent Croft or Mandroid, and the effects the trauma will have on the mecha (ESPECIALLY SO our main three in command, Megs Lita and Oppy. Especially especially especially Megatron)