Starscream [War Within] (6" Titanium)
Vehicle Mode
Allegiance: Decepticon
Difficulty of Transformation: Easy
Color Scheme: Greyish white, dark red, moderately light red, dark blue, and some gray, silver, black, and dull yellowish orange
Rating: 9.4

(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to Titanium War Within Thundercracker. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Titanium War Within Thundercracker here.)

    Starscream's actually a repaint of Thundercracker, instead of visa versa! Whoda thunk? Anyways, the first 6" Titanium repaint has your typical Starscreamy colors of red, blue, and light gray, but the shade of gray used for this Starscream is considerably lighter than the milky gray that's been traditionally used-- it's nearly white, in fact. And this is a BIG improvement to Starscream's usually somewhat dull colors-- it greatly increases the contrast between the colors and leaves Starscream looking much more dynamic than he's been in the past, especially with the myriad paint apps he has all over. (What's pretty cool is the way the sticker designs on the knees of the old G1 seekers are partially replicated here on this toy's knees.) The red and blue used are especially good-looking shades, which helps even more. The black, silver, and yellowish orange also make great acccent colors, especially against the dark blue. He unfortunately still has that grey head instead of a black one like he's had in all his other previous incarnations, though-- not sure what's up with that.
    No mold changes have been made to War Within Starscream.
    War Within Starscream is a great repaint of a fantastic mold, and managed to forgo the traditional dullness of the "Starscreamy colors" by making the gray substantially lighter and enhancing the color contrast. Recommended over War Within Thundercracker.


Starscream Bio:
UNIQUE FEATURE: Null-Ray cannons disrupt all electrical systems
One of the first warriors recruited to the Decepticon cause, Starscream is a vicious warrior, and a gleeful killer. Most Decepticons keep score of how many Autobots they take out, but Starscream carves himself little trophies out of their pelvic gimbals. As leader of the elite Seeker squadron assigned by Megatron to launch high-speed, surprise assaults on Autobot strongholds, and one of the old guard among the Decepticon leadership, he enjoys more freedom of opinion than many other Decepticons. Megatron is tolerant of his sarcasm and belligerent ambition only because Starscream is simply too efficient an engine of destruction to do without.
It is not only his skill as a fighter that gives his Autobot victims pause. Before the war, he was an explorer and scientist, with many friends among the Autobots - Jetfire and Grimlock among them. Even then he was a bully and a manipulator, but few who knew him suspected he could be capable of the atrocities now attributed to him.
Strength: 7.0
Intelligence: 7.0
Speed: 9.0
Endurance: 7.0
Rank: 5.0
Courage: 8.0
Fireblast: 7.0
Skill: 7.0

Review by Beastbot

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