Summary
Starfieldhas been a great source of impressive fan tributes, and now one player has skillfully recreated Starscream’s iconic jet mode fromTransformers. Bethesda’s latest first-person RPG has been very successful since it launched on PC and Xbox Series X/S consoles back in September, and a strong factor in this is the large amount of freedom it gives players to explore the far reaches of space however they see fit. This includesStarfield’s in-depth spaceship customization suite, which allows players to build their own vessel either from scratch or by modifying an existing design.
As it tends to go with games that let players build whatever they want, fans have used this ship-crafting mechanic to remake their favorite ships from games, TV shows, and movies inStarfield. Some prime examples of these inspirations are the Millennium Falcon fromStar Wars, the Planet Express fromFuturama, and even theUSS Enterprise ofStar Trekfame. Given that the ever-popularTransformersfranchise has its own roots in space travel, it would only be a matter of time before aStarfieldplayer designed their custom craft after one of the legendary robots in disguise.
That player would be Reddit user arpexio, and that robot would be none other than the infamous Decepticon schemer Starscream. Arpexio recolored their F-14A Tomcat-inspiredStarfieldship in the iconic gray, red, blue, and yellow paint job of Starscream’s originalTransformersG1 incarnation at the suggestion of their friends and shared the result on r/Starfield. Other users were quick to praise them for their work in repainting their ship, even if a few pointed out that Starscream was technically an F-15 Eagle rather than a F-14A Tomcat. Additionally, arpexio mistakenly included a photo of a Jetfire figure as a reference, something they playfully owned up to in the comments section.
Asany die-hardTransformersfanwould attest, Starscream is one of the most recognizable villains of the original G1 era. He primarily serves as second-in-command to the evil Megatron within the Decepticon army, but he often dreams of overthrowing his thankless leader and ruling Cybertron himself. Starscream has been both an enemy and playable character in severalTransformersvideo games, and it is believed that he will return in the upcomingTransformers: Reactivate.
Gamers have paid tribute to theTransformersfranchise and its many iconic characters in various ways, fromdecorating their PS5 consolesin the colors of the sinister Decepticon faction to building Autobot-inspired mechs inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Now the dreaded Starscream is roaming the cosmos inStarfield, no doubt in search of a way to usurp Megatron and take his place as the would-be conqueror of Cybertron.
Starfieldis available on PC and Xbox Series X/S.
