Guys I swear I will post doodles soon but hear me out on this song idea/analysis like last time
Thanks, I Hate It by Simple Creatures but it's about Starscream 's and Megatron's relationship (not romantically unless you view it as such) from Starscream's pov.
"Am I good enough for you" portrays that no matter how he acts, loyal, disloyal, submissive or resistant Megatron will always seek the opposite or still view it and therefore him as disgusting making him the perfect punching bag simply for Megatron's very own amusement. In every universe, with the main ones with this problem being armada and prime, he gets treated as somebody with potential by Megatron yet he also denies Starscream that growth.
"I don't owe you anything" is something that Starscream himself would only think in his anger towards Megatron but may have only truly processed those words as true after the war (in the versions he survives for a bit after, such as him in the Windblade comics). This reflects how he -and every other abuse victim- doesn't and shouldn't offer their abuser anything no matter how much your life is centred and controlled by them, they don't deserve you.
"But I gave you everything" shows the fact that Starscream sometimes and maybe in the beginning of everything did try so hard to please Megatron. But he didn't need to do all of that as it only buried the hole he was getting swallowed by even larger and more difficult to escape from.
"Watch you pile it up and sing - Thanks I hate it" summarises Megatron's mentality and actions when it comes down to Starscream. Megatron will rarely accept something he gives and when he does praise is rarely given which may mirror any abusive relationship (I view it as an abusive adopted Father and their dysfunctional son that becomes even worse with the abuse - though see it however you want).
"No you're never satisfied" is Megatron's constant berating and thirst of Starscream's agony.
"Now you wanna run and hide" resembles how in the many times Megatron has been redeemed he has never apologised to the person he influenced and corrupted the most. The exception of this was Earthspark but even then Megatron was warning everyone how Starscream is worse than he ever was. He showed care for the other decepticons well being yet was inconsiderate of Starscream's. He's too scared to face the truth of his actions or view it as important to his path to peace, therefore hiding himself from his second in command as if everything will be dropped and sorted out.
The point is- Starscream should be accountable for his actions only if Megatron will be as well and if we brush everything he's done then we should do the same for Starscream. Yet Megatron should still face him either way if he truly is a "good guy". Starscream deserves that closure even though he thinks that killing and taking his place will ease everything it wouldn't.
Bumblebee: We have you surrounded you murderer!
Starscream: I'm not a murderer I'm a killer
Bumblebee lowers weapon: Wait there's a difference? What's the difference?
Hot rod: I'm not smart enough to answer that. Just ask Starscream-- AND HE'S GETTING AWAY
Starscream ran away as soon as their attention was away from him.
Being near Him automatically lowers your brain cells.
Gosh I love my random brain, never stop being whatever tf you are
Windblade: Okay Starscream what have we learnt today
Starscream: Being a narcissist is wrong
Bumblebee: FINALLY WE D-
Starscream: Cause only I'm allowed to be one
Bumblebee & Windblade: Ffrrrraaaaaaggg
I feel like he's formed that parental figure to his team even though they are almost all the same age they still look up to him.
And then you have Starscream with his abusive dad being the only thing he's ever known. He may have stared a bit to long whenever Optimus would show affection or simple respect and care to his team cause those concepts are out of reach for him. So when he finally goes to the autobots.
He can't fit in. But Optimus isn't beating him up to the brink of death or blaming him for something out of his control or that he isn't doing things right.
And at this point Starscream realises he was taken in by the wrong brother.
And I feel like this is a good point on why Starscream cared so much about Optimus when he joined the decepticons again. Cause he finally got a taste of a true father and he does cherish it.
And on Optimus' side he saw how his brother treated Starscream but not all of it or the fact that Starscream had never had anyone else or how young he is or was. So when he joined he started to realise these things but instead of pressuring it all out of him to talk he simply became what Starscream lacked his whole life knowing that the former wouldn't work on Starscream. He thinks action speak louder than words yet words are still needed. Starscream also has that ideology but instead in the way of longing for it. Along the way he does see Starscream as a son.
But things don't last forever, it didn't even last long enough to start.
The starscream brain rot be hitting hard. And I have another song idea that fits him which has turned into a character analysis as well.
'The Mind Electric' with the bits that goes
"Someone help me understand what's going on inside my mind" could be the change of Starscream's mentality due to the normalisation of his abuse and how he views it as -normal-. And if it's Skybound it could be whatever the hell Megatron did to force Starscream to kill the prisoners when he first joined.
"Doctor I can't tell if I'm not me" literally the post war Starscream being paranoid he's not the same person at all as he was before like a clone maybe and the fact that he can't form connections with anyone. And again in Skybound it's the gap between Ulchtar and Starscream.
"See how I laugh at you" resembles Starscream constant undermining of others to make him feel better due to his insecurities and also the fact that his whole life he was laughed at so he does it back similar to the "abuse cycle".
"No you'll never understand" right after that bit shows how nobody has been in his situation and nobody tried to understand or reach out to help him mentally without blaming him for it or even just completely brushing it off. Also highlights how nobody believes him when he tries to talk about the abuse (Hashtag did tho even said how she believes Megatron who she looked up to a bit ig hurt him, a complete 180 of what everyone else does and the fact that she is close to Megatron but isn't brushing it off says so much -nobody has mentioned this from what I've read which is weird cause it just shows how clear Starscream's PTSD is (also fuck Hasbro for taking it away from us)). Saying how he brought it upon himself and that he kept trying to usurp Megatron meant he deserved it. And again shows how he can't grow attachments cause nobody views him as a victim only a failure who deserves his punishment so they don't find reason behind his actions. Not trying to "understand" why he hurts people or in the songs case "laugh" at them because they don't see him as a product of abuse that needs to be cared for. Only a bot who's worse than Megatron ever was.
Or this version
When your "art style" changes ( I'm even drawing in pencil that's crazy) so you gotta draw your boy to make sure he still works okay with it. I'm quite new at art so ain't good but I think he looks majestic And there's a more cleaner or neat version under. I think it's neater cause I rubbed the guide lines but oh what the hell and I should probably shut up.
Animated starscream except he doesn't have his tits no more.
Did it without reference which is probably why his chest is flat (don't shame him tho)
Little prime starscream doodle cause I need to learn how to draw that mf but I guess we can make him look less like a starved cat.
Me after using my last wish to triple rent for single mothers of 4.
Suddenly remembers Armada Starscream: NOO NOOOOOO NOOOOOO PLEASE I DIDN'T MEAN TO AHHHHHHHHH
You don't understand how much I love the concept of pre war Starscream and how he became current Starscream
Like was he perfect. No he had such a fragile mind and couldn't and didn't know how to deal with stuff
So when the trauma comes.
Here comes a physco with suppressed memories of actual happiness. He's insane as fuck but it wasn't his fault but he still played a part in it all.
He just had no choice in the whole scheme of things but he couldn't and didn't know how to stop it.
I want to hug pre trauma Starscream till he pops like a balloon and then after war Starscream I wouldn't cause he definitely hates touch unless he initiates it and if so it's only like a second long hand to the shoulder (this part is definitely not self projection)
When you've obsessed over this one particular character so much that you now can draw them from memory is when you know you're too far gone. Especially if they have a messy hairstyle looking at you sea urchin.
Teenage girl and I like- marvel, DC , transformers Jurassic park (dinosaurs in general), Star warsAnd others. Basically a huge nerd ig
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