Every Seeker In Transformers Ranked

Every Seeker In Transformers, Ranked

Throughout the decades of Transformers history, a bulk of the Decepticons can be thought of as Seekers, and their ranks have only grown over time.

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In Transformers, most of Megatron’s forces are made up of Seekers, or Cybertronians with jet modes and uniform body types (wings on their back, jet nosecones running vertically down their torso, boxy heads… all the stuff that makes them look so darn cool). What Stormtroopers are to the Galactic Empire in Star Wars, Seekers are to the Decepticons.

Throughout the decades of Transformers history, a bulk of the Decepticons can be thought of as Seekers, and their ranks have only grown over time thanks to the numerous cartoons, movies, and comics. Here are each and every one of the Seekers, ranked.

10 There Are Plenty Of Background Seekers

To understand how the Seekers became the go-to generic Decepticons, one must look to Transformers’ real-life origins as a toy line. When Hasbro imported the Jet Robo action figure from Japanese toyline Diaclone, they released the figure with three different color schemes and names to pad out the toy line and cast. With three named Decepticons already sharing a uniform body-type, the cartoon’s animators sometimes added nameless Seekers with variant color schemes to pad out the scant Decepticon ranks. Later iterations, from the Cyberverse cartoon to the movie Bumblebee, copied this trick.

In particular, the series’ opening scene shows a squad of nameless Seekers pursuing Bumblebee and Wheeljack. Many years later, some of these characters would receive names: Hotlink (the purple one with a flamethrower), Bitstream (blue and white one holding a rifle), Nacelle, and Red Wing. Hotlink has been getting more exposure recently, but still has a long way to go from being a fan-favorite.

9 The Rainmakers Were Some Distinctive Background Seekers

The most significant generic Seekers appear in The Transformers episode six, “Divide and Conquer.” On Cybertron, a trio of Seekers bombard the Autobots with acid rain. Unlike other nameless Seekers, these ones weren’t crowd filler; Megatron addresses them and their actions impact the narrative.

Fans dubbed them the “Rainmakers,” and Hasbro eventually gave them official names: Acid Storm (green), Ion Storm (blue), and Nova Storm (yellow). After years in obscurity, the Rainmakers have been enjoying a surge in prominence since the late 2010s. Acid Storm and Nova Storm (re-imagined as non-binary and female, respectively) were recurring Decepticons during the first two seasons of Cyberverse. The current Transformers comic run by Brian Ruckley reimagines the Rainmakers as lethal assassins – it’s them who kill Autobot leader Sentinel Prime

8 Of The Originally Nameless Seekers, Sunstorm Is The Most Important

Sunstorm was one of the nameless Seekers in “More Than Meets The Eye,” specifically the gold and white one. Thanks to an orange recolor of Starscream released in 2003, he was the first one to get a name. Sunstorm’s first true appearance in fiction was the Dreamwave Generation One comics. Here, he wasn’t just any old Seeker, but a clone of Starscream created by Shockwave. Sunstorm’s body was powered by a nuclear fusion reactor, granting him immense power and forcing Jetfire to throw them both into the sun to stop the Seeker clone.

This clone origin story was repurposed on Transformers: Animated. Here, all the Seekers were clones of Starscream who embodied one exaggerated aspect of his personality. Sunstorm was a suck-up, making him easily the most polite Decepticon in the series.

7 Ramjet Is Third Of The Coneheads

In 1985, Hasbro introduced a new trio of Seekers to the toy line. The cartoon made them distinct from the original three by adding cone heads to their design. However, personality-wise, the Coneheads pale in comparison to the classics. Ramjet’s main trait was that he liked to ram other jets – not much of a character to build there.

Starring roles for Ramjet have been scant – in the IDW Transformers comics, he gave treachery a shot, crafting a convoluted scheme to overthrow Megatron. Megatron repaid the effort by tearing out Ramjet’s spark. By far the most memorable incarnation of Ramjet was Transformers: Animated; he embodied Starscream’s pathological dishonesty and was literally incapable of speaking the truth.

6 Thrust’s Most Memorable Incarnation Comes From Armada

Another of the Coneheads, G1 Thrust was a thug, a coward, and nothing more. He would be entirely forgettable if not for Transformers: Armada. Debuting halfway through the anime, this Thrust took only a few design cues from the original, such as the jet alt-mode and cone-head (which earned him the demeaning nickname “squidhead” from Megatron).

However, Armada Thrust was also a brilliant tactician who ascended to become Megatron’s right-hand. Thrust even wound up inheriting the “duplicitous schemer” role usually reversed for Starscream, whose Armada incarnation was more heroic and conflicted than usual. Thrust, colored in green as a homage to his Armada incarnation, received a cameo in Bumblebee as one of the legions of Seekers in the film’s Cybertron-set prologue.

5 Dirge Might As Well Be Waspinator’s Descendant

Dirge’s toy bio described him as a droll, morbid Decepticon who lived only to inspire fear – his motto was “death comes to he who crosses me.” His appearances in fiction didn’t live up to this, where he was a simple Decepticon grunt. He even seemingly died twice (consumed by Unicron in The Transformers: The Movie and destroyed by Ultra Magnus in “The Five Faces Of Darkness”), yet returned fine later. His comic counterpart wasn’t so lucky, being shot out of the sky by Serpentor during a G.I. Joe crossover.

Fans and writers ran with this, depicting Dirge as the Decepticon equivalent of Waspinator, i.e. the universe’s whipping boy. In the IDW comics, he outlived Ramjet and Thrust (both of whom died on Earth), lived to see the war’s end, and briefly got a starring role, but in the end, it wasn’t enough to spare him.

4 Slipstream Was The First Female Seeker

Slipstream debuted on Transformers Animated as a clone of Starscream. Though she doesn’t divulge the specific side of Starscream she represents, it makes sense that a Decepticon as effeminate as him would have one of his clones wind up a girl. Since she wasn’t based on a pre-existing character, Allspark Almanac authors Jim Sorensen and Bill Forster named her.

Even after Animated ended, Slipstream has received consistent attention; she was one of the main antagonists of Cyberverse Season 1. This spotlight is not surprising, considering the historical lack of female Decepticons.

3 Skywarp Is The Flashiest Of The Classic Seekers

In many ways, Skywarp should be the coolest Seeker. His black and amethyst color scheme is crackling and he’s the only Decepticon with the power to teleport. However, his bio described Skywarp as an unintelligent thug who needs the direction of his superiors to function. Appropriately, his teleportation powers, which could’ve made him stand out, were only used a handful of times.

More recent stories have been trying to rectify this. While he’s still no genius, subsequent iterations of Skywarp, particularly the IDW comics, played up his loyalty to Megatron, his lowbrow sense of humor, and his friendships with the other Seekers. The IDW Skywarp even G.I. Joe of all teams.

2 When Written Well, Thundercracker Can Be One Of The Most Complex Decepticons

Like Skywarp, Thundercracker’s potential was squandered in the original cartoon. His character bio described him as uncertain of the Decepticon cause, but the cartoon and comic made him just another thug. The closest he came to the spotlight was his petty feud with Starscream in “Fire On The Mountain” and playing straight man among his squabbling comrades in “Countdown To Extinction.” His sonic boom power was depicted even less than Skywarp’s teleportation.

Thankfully, the IDW comics rescued Thundercracker from the waste bin. In Shane McCarthy’s All Hail Megatron, he grows disillusioned with the current state of the Decepticons and helps the Autobots save New York City. For the rest of the IDW comics, he remains neutral and an occasional ally of the Autobots.

1 Starscream Reigns Supreme

It couldn’t have been anyone else. As examined elsewhere, Starscream is the most dynamic character in all of Transformers because he has a tangible, consistent goal: overthrow Megatron and become the new leader of the Decepticons. His repeated failed attempts are a source of endless entertainment. Add in Chris Latta’s iconic screechy voice, and the Decepticon Air Commander stands head and shoulders above his Seeker brethren. After Optimus Prime and Megatron themselves, Starscream is the character with the most iterations across the franchise; none of them stray too far from the classic mold. Starscream may never succeed in being the #1 Decepticon, but he’ll always be the #1 Seeker.

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