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(Marvel) Shockwave/(Marvel) Starscream?

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"Regeneration One Shockwave x Regeneration One StarscreamSpecifically the panel where Shockwave says, "Is this... emotion?" while holding Starscream just GETS me every time. Definitely the most healthy version of their characters for each other." -Anon Submitter

Source: The Transformers: Regeneration One #99

Full quote:

"The... logical course of action would be to depart forthwith. But I feel strangely compelled... to remove Starscream from harm's way. Interrogative: Is this... emotion?"

Thanks to @lyreofsheliak and @burbur178-specialedition for sending the panel!

#maccadam #transformers #ship poll #transformers g1 #marvel transformers #regeneration one #starscream #tf shockwave #shockstar #(ough. ough. THIS IS SO GOOD. I'm sooo going to have to read regen1 at some point. and maybe marvel g1 because why not.)#(deciding how I wanted to categorize vhard. and the wiki didn't help my choice much. the universal streams article is fucking scary man.)

Can we spare a moment to appreciate how sweet Regen One Shockstar and their relationship is?

Regen One is a continuation of the original Marvel(US) comics.

By Regeneration One, They had both lost their bodily autonomy, Starscream didn't really have much awareness and could not speak anything coherently after being essentially lobotomized by Megatron and Shockwave couldn't tether himself from the ship because it had become a part of him.

They were both in horrible situations all around and helped eachother regain their autonomy, Shockwave removed the blocks Megatron had placed in Starscream's mind, but he did not have complete autonomy himself and required a pilot, and when Starscream volunteered to be that he did not once doubt that he wasn't being insincere at all and trusted him. Shockwave, somebody who is well known for prioritizing his logic over everything else trusted the one known notoriously for being a self serving backstabber knowing Starscream would not try to betray him and Starscream not disappointing his trust at all. And in return Starscream while being possessed by Underbase helped separate Shockwave from the Ark's body.

I think there is inherently something so sweet that this is one of the first Shockwaves who was actually emotionless at the start and throughout the series he gradually started to learn it, he actually sounds really excited to work with Starscream it's not even subtle, they were on and off partners in crime essentially.

By the time everything is over and done with, and the place was about to be destroyed Shockwave willingly with no ulterior motive decided to go back and save Starscream before they got into the ship and left, an action that surprised even himself, the first time he acknowledged that he ever felt emotion.

I am obsessed with this particular iteration of their dynamic they make me ill, their relationship can be everything you can think of whether you see them as friends, Qplatonic or more, the bond is there. It's someone who doesn't understand emotions and prioritizes logic and someone who has rarely ever had a geniune connection with anyone because he has a habit of self sabotaging every relationship he's ever had and has trouble understanding relationships outside of self gain. None of them really understand the need of forming connections besides for their own benefit yet they were still able to seamlessly work together.

It's two selfish people who for the most part prioritize their own self's survival over everyone else's, yet Shockwave still went back for Starscream. And this extended to others too as they later scoured Cybertron to see if anyone else was alive too and Starscream saved Ravage from zombie Soundwave. They were both broken people by that point, who have had a long history in the war and have fought alongside eachother for their own needs, by the time the dust settles they don't really have any fight left in them to continue the cruelty and decided to elope on the ship to have a vacation and help other species find peace, like they've discovered in eachother and their unconventional situation.

And for once that's enough. Their relationship is just so very sweet, they went from being colleagues to allies/partners to frenemies to straight up friends at the end, they're not even just tolerating eachother they geniunely enjoy the other's presence and come on it's sweet.

They ended up in an actually healthy relationship too. This is one of those ships where I'll say "you know what? Good for them"

That, and Ravage literally thinks they've both lost their minds because they've suddenly turned a 180 and became peace ambassadors after everything, honestly I don't blame him lmao. Imagine knowing these two and out of nowhere they suddenly start speaking for peace and unity, the three of them are the last decepticons alive, Starscream and Shockwave aren't really following the need of keeping the memories of the faction alive anymore so it's just Ravage.

#shockstar #them and their weird qpr situationship turned relationship #transformers #starscream #shockwave #regeneration one #tf regen one #tf regeneration one #tf g1 #tf marvel comics #maccadam #maccadams #tf starscream #tf shockwave #I think about them so much #I love them #I am this close to writing a fanfic about them #you know what they say those who scheme together stay together lol #the world is ending and they are going to travel the universe having their dream life #it's so unconventional but I don't think they care #Ravage #mentioned #my emotionally constipated asexuals and their weird ahh situationship #analysis #transformers analysis #there's something so inherently beautiful about their relationship especially Shockwave's side #if the universe is ending trust shockwave to prioritize his logic and drag Starscream out of there #he did that in tfp too #they feel like the type of people who know how messed up the other is and go we can make eachother worse #and ironically made eachother better

Marvel G1 comics Starscream really had it all. He is (almost) everything this fandom wants in a Starscream but he gets no appreciation whatsoever.

He is smart as fuck, he's powerful, he's petty, he's manipulative, a bloodthirsty lunatic, a pathetic coward, he's stupid, he's whiny, he kick-started the entire war for clout, he knows who Jesus is and hates him, manages one (1) moment of Altruism, horribly abused that one time, evil and proud, evil yaoi with his rival dictator after levelling eachother's cities.

Despite all of this still manages to bumble himself into a redemption arc somehow. Does entire 180 turns morally when someone is nice to him. Redeemed yaoi with the same rival dictator. Helped kill Megatron. Blew Galvatron out of the airlock. Only Starscream to live happily ever after. Simon Furman really left nothing on the table.

Unfortunately he is very ugly so no one cares about him. Not me though, I love my fugly irredeemably evil yet somehow redeemed chud robot. He really had it all