Toy Review: Transformers Generations Studio Series Starscream (One) (Deluxe)

Review:  #891

Name:  Starscream

Brand:  Transformers

Allegiance:  Decepticon

Line:  Generations - Studio Series

Year of Release:  2025

Size Class:  Deluxe (Wave 29)

Mold Status:  new

JET MODE:

Based upon his appearance in the Transformers One movie, Starscream transforms into a Cybertronian jet, that has some resemblance to the War for Cybertron / Fall of Cybertron games.

The jet is okay, despite being a tetrajet (meaning that there is some bulk above the wings), there is a still a huge amount of undercarriage kibble, and the back looks messy.

Also despite being a jet, he isn't as big as you'd think he would be.

The robot weapon, a gun, stores underneath the cockpit / fuselage.

He had the potential to look a bit bland, but the beige works well enough with the red, although a bit more blue wouldn't go astray.

It's a decent enough jet mode from mode angles, just that it's a bit bulky underneath.

TRANSFORMATION:

He has a forgettable transformation scheme.  The back are the legs, and the arms are underneath the wings.  So he transforms similar to a lot of previous Starscream toys.  The cockpit folds down and this is probably the most important part as the cockpit tip folds into his torso, and you reangle the air intakes on either side.

ROBOT MODE:

Starscream's robot mode is quite slim looking, and almost lanky.

He had some kibble on his back, but not too much.

The head sculpt is okay.  An issue with a lot of the Transformers One toys are that their head sculpts are very neutral and robotic, whereas in the film, they're a lot more expressive.

He's tall, but lanky, in this mode.

Articulation is okay, he has joints for his head, shoulders, elbows, hips, knees and ankles.

He comes with a pair of guns.

They're both molded awkwardly, either the barrel is not big enough, or that it's abnormally tall for a gun.

Both guns can store at the same time on his back.

It feels like he's on high heels given how his feet are designed.  He also has a pair of nullrays on his shoulders that uses 5mm pegs to stay on.  The guns can combine into a bigger gun too, but that looks pretty awkward.

He also lacks much flatter than the movie, but using shiny paint would have blown the budget on this figure.

It's still a good robot mode, albeit the generic feeling can be strong.

OVERALL:

Starscream is a solid figure.  He's not amazing but he's not bad.  He doesn't do anything that will particularly surprise or amaze you.  He does his best to represent the character model from the One movie and that's it.  Considering some of the power he displayed in the movie, this figure can feel like it doesn't have enough bulk.

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