TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS on SLIPSTREAM

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[@PartigradeCannon]

I theorize that Slipstream was Starscream's self-loathing. That's why she's always so defiant towards him and she refuses to use his form. She the part of him that realizes that for all his schemes, he still screws up so much.

[@marciedresel7051]

Dark.

[@MOMOFCJ6]

@@marciedresel7051 his insecurities

[@crimsondynamo615]

Oh jeez that’s depressing

[@LordProteus]

Going by her treachery, she may have been his duplicity.

[@newchannel5165]

You speak the truth

[@HouseholdWheel]

I like to think that Animated Slipstream represented Starscreams intelligence and leadership skills, like if Starscream was an actually competent leader

[@unclefranklin4575]

I figured it was feminine side he was repressing and trying to hide.

[@acidoverdose6610]

She came from the big gei

[@uainjansun]

In cyberverse it represented her lyingness to starscream

[@xxunoriginal_edgy_namexx859]

Your thought is logical

[@vinokai]

SLAMAGENZA GAMMING *Your comment is a VERY logical response*

[@Fishbowl-fd6so]

Giving Starscream his own Starscream was an awesome idea and Slipstream should be in more things.

[@jakeutage374]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...Yes just just yes

[@Lukusprime]

According to the TF wiki, Slipstream was meant to represent Starscream’s femininity, but because Animated was a kid’s show, they didn’t outright state it. However, the joke went over a lot of adult fans’ heads and we’ve been pondering the “mystery” of what part of Starscream she represents ever since

[@darkwoods1954]

Yeah it amazed me people seemed confused by it.

[@axetaxonomist5844]

Here's a hot take: if Slipstream was merely Starscream's femininity, she wouldn't spend the whole show berating/betraying the original. I think she is Starscream's self-loathing, thus meaning her feminine nature is likely something Starscream hates about himself.

[@Lukusprime]

@@axetaxonomist5844 that’s fair. I think Slipstream being Starscream’s femininity came from someone who worked on the show, but that person could’ve not known the full story or could’ve just been guessing based off of what they heard around the office, because the self-loathing theory makes a lot of sense. Especially considering her snappy “Don’t ask!” And general rudeness to… everyone. Starscream is known for projecting his self-hatred onto everyone

[@RudoMike21]

Bitcheness is I like to call.

[@erikbihari3625]

​@@Lukusprime. Not to mention when optimus first take off she immediately thought it was starscream and went for the spark chamber. Not to mention the whole"any leader has to be an improvement over You"!

[@SkyCharger001]

Personally I think animated Slipstream is all his repressed parts... including, but not limited to, his self-loathing (turned creator-hate) and his femininity.

[@Karlos1234ify]

Screams does have Heels if you look closely.

[@NotMyRealName6]

Thrust represent's Starscream's self-loathing more, given he's Starscream's envious side.

[@chandlerwright5460]

I’d say she represents his Cunning

[@flintson2268]

I don’t think femininity is a thing for the cybertronians

[@SkyCharger001]

@@flintson2268 that might be one of the reasons why it's suppressed.

[@incitossol]

Is she where Prime Starscream got his heels from?

[@isabelrodriguezsjolund9701]

She is his feminine side. Guess for Prime they decided to amp it up a little. Not complaining.

[@lukasvonweidts9681]

Starscream's always had heels.

[@albertschoise8091]

@@lukasvonweidts9681 high heels*

[@lukasvonweidts9681]

@@albertschoise8091 Yeah, Starscream's always had high heels. It's where his thrusters go in robot mode.

[@albertschoise8091]

@@lukasvonweidts9681 oh. Huh... Oh yeah i think i remember animated having them. Though Prime had a lot more... Shoe like ones if that makes sense. They where thin and long like actual high heels

[@m.s.e.advanced2842]

This video just *slipped* into my *stream*

[@maxmc5555]

Haahahaha ha haaaaa.........

[@dirgewordsmithe]

I uhhhh....I see whatcha did there....

[@chaogames7812]

Lol

[@LuiBC3]

What you did there, I'm aware of it

[@elijahjarman2837]

F*** you that's clever

[@emilyrose3490]

I think animated slipstream represents either: Starscream’s bitchy side His intelligence maybe His leadership skills if he was a competent leader His feminine side he’s trying to hide, “don’t ask” Or maybe his self-loath, since she always tells him megatron’s better

[@Reyd0r]

"Lets see what Cyberverse got in store for her next" Bludgeon: D e a t h

[@tyrap6949]

She deserves better, we need more female decepticons! Especially seekers, she's so unique in that way. Great vid btw.

[@metal_fusion]

Nightbird Slipstream Flamewar Airachnid Cyberwarp

[@fastwing3295]

@@metal_fusion Don't forget about Skyjack.

[@fastwing3295]

@@metal_fusion Huh. Weird.

[@pearsegallagher9832]

@@metal_fusion i mean thats still a pretty shortlist dude

[@metal_fusion]

@@pearsegallagher9832 Well if we do include all female tranformers that will increase the list. However we are only talking about female decepticons

[@PartigradeCannon]

I think of Animated Slipstream as an incarnation of Starscream's self-loathing. He might be a narcissist, but deep down he probably realizes he doesn't command the respect that Megatron does, and he knows that his other traits of being a lying, cowardly, narcissistic suck up do not earn him any street cred in the Decepticon army.

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Hi folks, had to reupload this one due to a copyright claim from our friendly overlords at Hasbro. I can't be sure as to what it was that they took issue with (this wasn't The Algorithm - it was manually detected by an actual person but no timestamp was given), but conversation with other TF KZbinrs strongly suggests its Cyberverse - they seems to be very protective of it, probably because they're uploading it to their own KZbin. So, this version has no Cyberverse footage and a link to where you can watch the episodes officially, and hopefully that'll appease them.

[@junethefox5834]

(thank God I downloaded the original version) Really? Man that sucks

[@trence5]

Wow, really Hasbro...

[@zetpiliso7893]

That's stupid Seeing as your actually promoting the character not like your pirating episodes

[@RodimusPrimal]

I've had to do the same with anything to do with Cyberverse. Any footage from that cartoon will get tagged, sometimes even including images. And it's always a manual claim. Like you said, they are really protective of the show.

[@andrewmichael9201]

You’re Acid storm video might be hit next

[@TFfangeek]

Really Hasbro, forcing a "The Basics" episode to be reuploaded. THIS IS THE BEST TRANSFORMERS VIDEO SERIES EVER MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@theantigreengoblin5820]

speak the truth man

[@dephranque9883]

I think the slipstream (starscream clone) represents he’s desire of manipulation over other bots

[@thesymbiotenation.4552]

So basically his inner Dominatrix

[@myriadmediamusings]

Well after what happens in Cyberverse, alas poor Slipstream. She got to be a unique character that I hope can carry on in future series.

[@jakeutage374]

They did her so dirty

[@marysmith9990]

Lots of good ideas for what part of Starscream the clone version of Slipstream represents, but I believe that she is supposed to represent his traitorous side. Without cowardice, self-importance or lying, she was able to take over as Decepticon air commander, something Starscream could never do.

[@KrytenMark]

I'd like to imagine, as a clone, she's Starscream's feminine side. I mean, come on, why else would she reply with "Don't ask"? ☺

[@dubuyajay9964]

Or bitchy side?

[@jontuxen2724]

Maybe Lust?

[@donkeykong6426]

anger

[@tub8200]

probably to represent his backstabbing side? its hard to explain

[@KrytenMark]

@@tub8200 No no, actually, that does make sense. Maybe she does represent his conniving, backstabbing nature. :)

[@TeamDusk215]

A character so nice, you had to upload twice.

[@Whispurer]

I'd love to see my girl Slipstream get into Travis Knight's Transformers movies.

[@southeastvirginiarailfan2110]

Yeah but she would die to bumblebee probably

[@nightwatcher1650]

@@southeastvirginiarailfan2110 I would have to disagree with you on that note. Have you seen her tech specs card including strength, endurance, and firepower? She’s not a coward in the Sam sense which Starscream is. She looks capable of standing her ground against Bumblebee, just saying.

[@southeastvirginiarailfan2110]

@@nightwatcher1650 oh good

[@thesymbiotenation.4552]

@@nightwatcher1650 she could probably be even more capable than Shatter or Dropkick

[@Torp-N-Only]

@@nightwatcher1650 I'd beg to differ, specially on Blitzwing's case. I'm still mad how he just died at the first confrontation and because of BS reasons.

[@Actionfan19]

2:54 Slipstream wore it best.

[@HybrydATP64]

From thicc female seeker to tiny samurai minicon

[@jokelethkurueisner9229]

And back to the first one again 😅

[@dragonheart1236]

My theory is that animated Slipstream represents either Starscreams intellegence, effeminate nature, or both

[@dude7266]

Slipstream represents the sorrow Starscream feels when reflecting on the plight of the Native Americans as both their land and buffalo were violently taken from them during westward expansion

[@dragonheart1236]

@@dude7266 you know, I think you're on to something there

[@firepuppies4086]

Starscream isn't effem... Ok yeah I can't finish that without lying my ass off

[@pugmasterben]

Tbh I feel like she embodies Starscream's leadership skills and intelligence

[@MOMOFCJ6]

Nah insecurities

[@eyeseer1]

Slipstream could been cynicism.

[@dextreme7186]

"And what Cyberverse has in store for her next." Yeah...about that...Blugeon kills her, thinking she was traitor to the Decepticons, like the rest of the Seekers were.

[@armada5534]

Oh Hasbro. Copystriking a fellow worker? We've peaked human evolution everyone!

[@theantigreengoblin5820]

there cyberverse toys are shit now they do this bull shit?

[@armada5534]

Hasbro is ran by hypocrites man.

[@cyclownus3658]

Hasbro: CaN wE cOpYsTrIkE cHrIs??!!!!!! Hasbro = Alinity Chris McFeely = Pewdiepie

[@ChomeDome]

lets not @@cyclownus3658

[@OverseerXIII]

Its not hasbro doing it. Its youtube autoflagging.

[@therefinedhellion5041]

This kinda shows what I love about Transformers to this day, how awesome and/or interesting characters like her are fully utilized in new canon in some way or another eventually after being introduced rather than just leaving characters like her in the dust.

[@SheLovesSaundowebu]

Chris literally wrote an entire book about the IDW comics and Hasbro copyright strikes him? Lame!

[@Maswartz226]

Let's hope this is the first and only copyright issue you'll have to deal with

[@steamroddsroundhouse2080]

Unlike what Disney did to our other popular franchise

[@lionelsgaming]

@@steamroddsroundhouse2080 sorry for being 2 years late but is it club penguin?

[@steamroddsroundhouse2080]

@@lionelsgaming lol, I don't think so, I think I was referring to Starwars

[@foldabotZ]

F to pay respects for Cyberverse Slipstream, who died trying to warn the Autobots and Decepticons of Starscream's threat.

[@LordMegatron-qk2gz]

F

[@ilikeapples1824]

F

[@syabilaazri7834]

I really like that Parley episode. Every bot and con are getting along so well. Even Optimus Prime and Megatron admit that they miss having a talk at the table together. Every thing was fine until a crazy Samurai slash Slipstream who just about to tell the rest of them where and what Starscream is about to do... Cheetor:she is back with the Allspark now....

[@foldabotZ]

@@syabilaazri7834 Yeah, sad.

[@pokezillaprime2932]

F

[@Nameless-ln5mr]

I believe that, due to her being more cruel and evil than her “creator”, Slipstream represents his sadism.

[@GizmoDuck_1860]

Hasbro was slow to capitalise on this character's fame. Shock. I'm shocked.

[@stivers56]

Slipstream, from big purple female decepticon jet to small male red autobot disc, what a world we live in

[@doodoofard69]

4:20 damn, he must be a stern master alright

[@DeadCannon]

I feel like Hasbro was acknowledging Prime Starscream looking like a female when they made that Slipstream recolor.

[@RocketHarry865]

I wonder had there been a 4th season of Transformers animated I wonder if the Starscream clones end up developing more of their own identities beyond being embodied aspects of Starscream's personality

[@SilverScarletSpider]

I love Slipstream’s awesome personality and her Purple-Teal color scheme.

[@bigfootjinxthecat8696]

i love how all the decepticons are their then RID2015 Slipstream is like “hi how are ya.”

[@SilverScarletSpider]

I like how coherent and orderly these videos are. On other channels, the videos are mindlessly long and have poor threads in between topics leaving the video lost and aimlwss And Slipstream really is one of the coolest villains. The color scheme of purple and teal is so 90’s

[@JunkJester6131]

Conclusion: Animated Slipstream's cloned personality trait is either Starscream's Fashion Sense or his gay side.

[@brycevo]

Slipstream is really cool.

[@tarrisfairbroke6899]

3:24 and that expression on the mini-figure just screams, "Is this really the only thing I get"?

[@ReaverPrime]

Slipstream's colors weren't based on Overlord. They were taken straight from Ramjet's G2 toy.

[@ChrisMcFeely]

As I noted in a pinned comment before I had to reupload this video, yes, they're both purple and teal, but the pair's colour layouts don't actually match (Ramjet is really purple and BLACK, with teal accents) while all the other Animated Seekers colours very precisely do match their G1 counterpart. I've never understood the Overlord inspiration myself (he's got teal shins, that's about it!) but it comes straight from the mouth of Animated's character designer.

[@ellesandralady8596]

Slipstream is definitely be starscreams self loathing, because all of his plans always going to blow up in his face and sometimes beaten by auto bots, Megatron, a few humans like miko from prime, or a combination of all 3

[@multifandommaster9303]

I fucking love this thumbnail, it’s like aligned slipstream is the adopted preppy kid in the family of edgy goths.

[@PallysCafe]

Honestly going to say this now I thought originally g1 starscream was a female 😅 younger me was so dumb

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Funny thing, so did the French dub team when working on the movie. So you aren't the only one.

[@mistertea603]

Makes sense...

[@nevergivethedmideas7252]

He certainly sounded castrated though.

[@metaknight115]

When I first saw thp soundwave when I was 7, I thought he was a girl, but latter found out he was a boy when everyone called him “he”. Turns out I heard soundwave recording something arcee said.

[@pyrerock]

I want a Masterpiece Slipstream using the original version of the MP Starscream mold.

[@playlistarchivist4783]

Reuploaded due to copyright reasons...

[@CUniverse]

...yes, that what the description on the video said.

[@type_4410]

Nobody: Fan Theories: “Starscream was bisexual and slipstream was all his gayness”

[@misssanx6227]

I have the japanese comics, lol my friend translated me all. Legend comics are funny.

[@chito4154]

The thing is in the Japanese dub had Slipstream refer to the other clones as the names they would be officially given

[@MrWhite-jc2ri]

Damn she's hot... Don't tell her...

[@Lloydy-vr6zx]

Ricardo Power anime police will fuck your ass up

[@Thalia_Aquaticaa]

@@Lloydy-vr6zx the anime police can't catch something that isn't alive! *commits scooter ankle*

[@tonyfrazier2174]

i agree shes so hot that people melt when near her sexiness 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@Lloydy-vr6zx]

Gojira Fan that comment just made my day (sorry I didn’t see it sooner)

[@Thalia_Aquaticaa]

@@Lloydy-vr6zx ay its fine, glad o could deliver a laugh

[@dawnsagner2180]

I actually think she is starscreams sassy, power hungry, leadership self honestly since she did try to take over as leader of the seekers and animated and seem like she was power hungry not to metion sassy i mean the "don't ask" made me thought she was totally the sassy starscream as he is sassy

[@terrorofdeath3280]

I kinda like the idea that Slipstream is just a competent female Starscream.

[@refurnarrator]

Hmm, I always considered Slipstream to be based upon the colours of G2 Ramjet. You've got the purple, teal and black. The only addition is grey.

[@TheDaxter11]

the first time (i think) i saw slipstream was in war for cybertron, and honestly i was kinda disappointed you couldnt play as her and use her separate parts in fall of cybertron multiplayer, same with arcee, cause their models and vehicle modes were pretty damn good

[@helloiwanttootakeoverthewo3217]

Her non canon appearance was actually in G1 but she disappeared after a quick second

[@ajdynon]

Starscream has fallen! I, Slipstream, now lead the Seekers!

[@EarlofMcCleaster]

I am a huge transformers fan myself keep this series growing

[@infiniteoctopaw]

I really REALLY liked her in Cyberverse.

[@soundblaster1987reviews]

That Armada game Slipstream looks like a fusion of Sparkplug and Swindle to me, with the more stylized head and the similar transformation scheme being similar to Swindle without the G1 Jazz toy-accurate shoulder-wheels...

[@michaellucas3907]

I wonder if there's any information about Glyph, the female bumblebee

[@volpe7436]

I still think my favourite theory is slipstream represents Starscream's trait to be a raging bitch (Which honestly just made me laugh)

[@mdredheadguy1979]

I liked Slipstream’s character in the Cybervers show. I just wish she and the other Seekers hadn’t been killed off in the second season.

[@joseluissifuentes8639]

True, what plans were on that agenda, Michael Bay or Cartoon Network

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Well sir thanks again for reup loading this awesome video! I was happy to share it with my good friends the first time and I will be more than happy to do it again! Thank you for making this video as she has quickly became a favorite character of mine and I really do appreciate you making videos on these overlooked yet awesome characters!

[@sivanlevi3867]

I don't know if anyone noticed, but I happened to spot a sky blue and purple Seeker in the crowd shot during Starscream's coronation in the Transformers: The Movie. Now, it could just be a Thundercracker animation error since he already became Scourge at this point, but that color scheme seems fit Slipstream well.

[@gabrielchee8470]

3:17 and to this day, she's not been seen since bludgeon took her CV counterpart offline. Though Rodimus Primal's daughter seems to have taken a liking to her.

[@syazwanmustapah2826]

Looking at her personality and behavior, I always believe her personality from Starscream was "defiant, treacherous". She was quick to betray Starscream once he's down, and in other episode wanted to kill Starscream, just like Starscream's treachery against Megatron.

[@cameronmoriarty3313]

I don't suppose they could have been upset about the line at 3:12 about how slow they were to take advantage of her.

[@elvisg7]

I've rewatched the basics on Shockwave so many times it wouldn't hurt to take a break & watch Slipstreams video again.

[@vassa1972]

Can't believe that I missed this one Chris, great video Sir I appreciate it

[@whositsnamewhatsitsname3269]

Slipstream was such a likeable character in cyberverse. Such a shame she got shanked

[@kylelangdon6724]

We need a Seekers playlist.

[@ChrisMcFeely]

Good idea!

[@rlancer8920]

I would say that Slipstream actually represents Starscream’s treachery. My main reasoning is that she betrayed Starscream lol.

[@saorlathesurly]

In retrospect that's the mother of all coincidences, going from Slipstream to Bludgeon.

[@Truehero1057]

I think it’s obvious that the part of Starscream’s personality Slipstream inherited is his inability to tolerate idiots.

[@mithmoonwalker]

i know what she represents, starscreams feminine side

[@christopherauzenne5023]

starscream: gets rule 63'd hasbro: write that down write that down

[@gota7738]

Clearly, she was Starscream's Girlboss side

[@NearingLight]

I love it when hasbro sticks pre existing names on random minicons

[@bbtfan7957]

I think Slipstream represents Starscream's sarcasm.

[@adamofgrayskull7735]

Bit late at night for a video from ya Chris. Thanks man love it

[@santiagoarrieta2175]

6:21 spoiler Sad that ciberverse choose kill her. Al least that she have some relevance , being the only seeker don't choose obey starscream and reamin loyal the Megatron, but being killed for a misunderstanding of her actions, impending the alliance between Autobot and Decepticons Pd: but Hasbro can play the revival and rebuild card to return her to the history and sell another toy of her.

[@Bruce_Wayne_05]

I'd say Slipstream is Starscream's sassy if not sly side of Starscream heck maybe he even has a femme side that he didn't know of so that's why she said "Don't ask"

[@texasred9372]

Thicc starscream

[@rishinsenguptagoddestroyer4195]

Well slipstream is also set to appear in the 2023 fan film, Transformers: Prime: Glavatron's revenge

[@ChaChaFunk]

I love that RiD Slipstream is just standing in the bottom center of the thmubnail like .___.

[@dude7266]

Slipstream represents the sorrow Starscream feels when reflecting on the plight of the Native Americans as both their land and buffalo were violently taken from them during westward expansion

[@chasgalaxy6721]

You have all these different incarnations that follow a similar design, then RID comes along 🤣

[@Number-bj1yn]

I feel Transformers and even Beast Wars is so underrated these days. Thanks for these indepth vids.

[@Loremastrful]

One additional note. Slipstream is also the name of a GI Joe pilot who flew the Conquest X30.

[@SilverScarletSpider]

4:23 this is such a beautiful toy

[@patg1094]

"What Cyberverse has in store for her next" *Cries*

[@TheSharkKing45]

I wouldn't mind seeing a video going over the Allspark Almanac 1, 2 and 3 (I think there was a third installment of it)

[@pedrosouza3085]

When he said that toy was a recolor of Prime Scream, i laughed. I laughed so hard. Prime screamy always looked a little feminine with those,... magnificent heels. kkkkkkkkkkk

[@j-sant-animations8105]

That image on 0.20. Must she look so Hot?

[@texasred9372]

J-Sant I wanna slip into her stream

[@Thalia_Aquaticaa]

@@texasred9372 smooth

[@WinstonBleubon]

0:20

[@LordMegatron-qk2gz]

@Texas Red nice

[@smilewidestudios8589]

@@texasred9372 what the FU-

[@jamesbrink1546]

Just got transformer historia, awesome work 👍

[@AtticusTsaiMcCarthy]

still a good episode; happy to rewatch.

[@sivanlevi3867]

I'm gonna feature Slipstream in my fanfiction as a student of Starscream and one of Megatron's first Decepticon recruits, even developing a kind of crush on her leader.

[@daniellennane9461]

I always thought her colors reflected that of G2 Ramjet. Great video!

[@nightwatcher1650]

Because they do. It’s been confirmed.

[@sammypines1837]

I want a studio series figure of slipstream as an exclusive seeker. From the live action films

[@joseluissifuentes8639]

Hope they don’t make her ugly