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1. He's the goddamn Air Commander. And Starscream is good at what he does. He's the second in command of the entire Decepticon army, and no one's managed to displace him yet. At least, not permanently. He's managed to survive assassination, outright challenges, and the Autobots.
2. He's the most resilient little slagger in the entire army. No matter how many times he gets smacked down, he's going to get back up, sneak around behind you, and shoot you in the back.
3. He's ambitious. He wants to be first, and he doesn't accept that Megatron is "better" than him in anything. He knows he's capable of being as good or better than Megatron at anything he puts his mind to. If he's not, it's just a matter of experience and effort. Regroup and try again until success. Megatron is the yardstick he measures himself by.
4. Despite constantly fighting with Megatron, he respects him. He's been part of the movement since the beginning, and he's still devoted to it. Given a choice between following Megatron or someone like Shockwave or another usurper, he'll choose himself Megatron.
5. Starscream is smart. He was a scientist and a politician (Vos!), and now a top military commander. He knows what he's doing, and with the obvious exception of "Would now be a good time to take over the Decepticons", he's right more often than not.
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Date: 2014-05-07 10:26 pm (UTC)1. He's the goddamn Air Commander. And Starscream is good at what he does. He's the second in command of the entire Decepticon army, and no one's managed to displace him yet. At least, not permanently. He's managed to survive assassination, outright challenges, and the Autobots.
2. He's the most resilient little slagger in the entire army. No matter how many times he gets smacked down, he's going to get back up, sneak around behind you, and shoot you in the back.
3. He's ambitious. He wants to be first, and he doesn't accept that Megatron is "better" than him in anything. He knows he's capable of being as good or better than Megatron at anything he puts his mind to. If he's not, it's just a matter of experience and effort. Regroup and try again until success. Megatron is the yardstick he measures himself by.
4. Despite constantly fighting with Megatron, he respects him. He's been part of the movement since the beginning, and he's still devoted to it. Given a choice between following Megatron or someone like Shockwave or another usurper, he'll choose
himselfMegatron.5. Starscream is smart. He was a scientist and a politician (Vos!), and now a top military commander. He knows what he's doing, and with the obvious exception of "Would now be a good time to take over the Decepticons", he's right more often than not.