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** It also answers the question that always plagued Transformers fans as haunting fears: What would happen if Starscream got control? The answer: Things wouldn't go nearly as poorly (for the Autobots ''or'' the Decepticons) as many assume, though his planned actions are much lower key compared to the grandiose plans of Megatron. True, he's not nearly as competent a fighter, but at the very least, his priorities -- finding the Autobot base, gaining weapons for the war -- are reasonable.
** In addition, recent episodes have given the "Starscream as independent operator" idea more credential, but at the same time creates a kind of [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]] vibe. {{spoiler|Starscream has become a walking contradiction. He's still dangerous enough to throw substantial monkey wrenches into both Autobot and Decepticon plans as the [[Spanner in The Works]] and strong enough to defend himself sneakily. On the other hand, as a rouge, and then without a T-cog, he lacks the means to become a major threat for the most part, and even the more pragmatic Autobots consider him too pitiful to finish off at times. Though interestingly, after Starscream tried to [[Send in The Clones]], and now that he has armor that may allow him to become even more powerful, it indicates that he's still a dangerous [[Wild Card]] in this fight between robots.}}
* [[Big Bad|Megatron]] takes the most ruthless characteristics of his older counterparts and shows what kind of leader would arise in that situation. Determined, powerful and ruthless, he's still the [[Bad Boss]] of the team, and many of the other Decepticons fear him and his wrath just as much, if not more, than they respect his authority. Indeed, it also gives a thoughtful idea of why Megatron became evil, [[spoiler: as it mentions his [[Ambition Is Evil|ambition]] drove him [[He Who Fights Monsters|to destroy Cybertron to achieve his goals]]. He's calm and thoughtful in handling the failure of his lieutenants, and he permits disobedience to a degree, but [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?|when it comes to traitors who directly attack him, he wastes no time to eliminate potential threats.]]
* Arcee takes the idea of a Transformer war, and deconstructs how [[Shell
* Miko is a deconstruction on the idea of it being fun to see giant robots fight, or as a WMG put it, a deconstruction of the [[Leeroy Jenkins]] [[Kid Sidekick]]. True, they always emerge unscathed, but everyone else sees her enthusiasm as foolishness rather than endearing, given her size and lack of strength. All the Autobots and humans constantly try to keep her safe while she observes the brutal fights going on around her, and sometimes, her lust for observing the [[War Is Glorious|great war between giant robots]] can get her in trouble. After all, this is a Transformer's [[War Is Hell]] scenario. Her recklessness even almost gets her friends killed on several occasions, not to mention [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|almost wiping the mind of her own partner]]. It's practically a [[Take That]] to any person who thinks giant fighting alien robots is a safe pastime to observe in real life. Yet despite all that, there are the seeds of [[Reconstruction]] in the works, as her [[Undying Loyalty]] is always admirable, and despite going through [[Aesop Amnesia]], she's starting to mellow from her original ways. And of course, if there's two things she brings to the team, it's creativity and FUN!
* Jack is a bit of deconstruction on how parents affect the battle as well as the answer to the question, "What if the humans didn't want to be part of the war?" Jack started off not wanting giant robots trying to kill him in his life, fully understanding the inherent danger of the war. He even tried to bow out after the first grand adventure on Megatron's ship. And yet, both Miko and Arcee saw that Jack had so much potential, and thus they both convinced him to return to the fight. Afterwards, he had to keep [[The Masquerade]] from his mother, and when she found out, she really wanted him out of there. Yet despite the danger, Jack is also a reconstruction of an [[Audience Surrogate]], as a cool-headed thinker who helps the Autobots in his limited fashion, and even gains some respect from them through his actions. He even calls out his mother on the fact that in their current situation, giant robots are the best way to stay protected from ''other'' megalomaniac giant robots, and from all this, he's given {{spoiler|something very important by Optimus}}.
* MECH and Silas are the deconstruction of how human military forces would react when alien robots bring a war to their world. MECH doesn't sit on the sidelines while the robots fight, but takes the initiative to achieve its own agenda. They interrupt Breakdown's victory over Bulkhead, capturing and dissecting the former to reverse-engineer Cybertronian technology. Silas forms an alliance with Airachnid, working together until he has a chance to take a piece of Arcee and split before the inevitable double-cross happens. Silas also knows when to quit, ordering his forces to retreat whenever he sees a [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment coming his way. He knows better than to fight several Autobots or Decepticons before he can level the playing field technologically. Silas is a genuine human supervillain and a threat to both sides.
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