That request I just did made me think of something. I feel like it's pretty clear in G1 that, say, Skywarp is a dumb bully, there are so many moments that indicate this. I don't feel that she's much smarter in things like Earthspark either, given that time she couldn't resist trying to beat up a kid or the mayhem she causes with Nova Storm just for fun and so on.
But are the "Coneheads" Thrust, Dirge, and Ramjet actually dumb compared to the other Seekers, or is this a thing that the fandom has just decided? I know Ramjet's whole deal with being a masochist who loves colliding with things or Thrust's braggart nature are not helping their case here, and neither is how unlucky Dirge is, but are they actually any less intelligent than like, Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp are in G1? You have to give this to the Coneheads—they lived through the G1 comics and cartoon, those others didn't! And I can't think of anything that happened to these characters that was as embarrassing as half of Starscream's most embarrassing moments ("I'M STUPID!!! I'M STUPID!!!") or even Skywarp's or Thundercracker's really.
The UK comics suggest that Dirge, Thrust, and Ramjet are part of some group of elite killers, too, given Target: 2006! I recall them appearing competent every time they showed up in the comics as well. Just to be clear, I don't think these characters are as smart as say... Slipstream, just that maybe they're not stupid compared to any other Decepticon in G1. Also, I'll have to go back and check, but I swear there are plenty of times these three come across as friends in the cartoon, but I can't think of any continuity where Skywarp and Thundercracker like Starscream, even when they are shown to like each other....