Starscream

Both cocky and comical, Starscream was easily one of the most popular characters in the Transformers Universe. Because of a good combination of good character writing (both the comic book and the cartoon) and the voice talents of Chris Latta, Starscream also became a critical character.

I suppose the thing that I liked about the character was that even though he knew it was a uphill battle to rule the Decepitcons, he never made his intentions hidden. His goal was to rule, plain and simple. His methods for achieving this goal, however, was usually a secret until the last possible moment. And his "allies" varied in both loyalty and effectiveness, making his attempts to overthrow Megatron (or whoever was leading at the time) even more entertaining.

His downfall, in just about every case, was his vanity. Take "Transformers: The Movie" for example: instead of striking a spiritually and physically weaken contigent of Autobots (a move that would have surely put him in the "Decepticon Hall of Fame") he wastes time getting dressed up for an unecessary and elaborate "crowning" ceremony. Any wonder why Galvatron blasted him to ash?

Even though the writers thought it would be a hoot to have ol' Screamy come back as "the ghost robot who's trying to get a body" I'll always remember him as the bad guy who was tolerated but never really taken seriously.