Foreword
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A while ago, I had the pleasure of reading Grayseeker's impressive essay "The Astrology of Starscream's Death and Resurrection in G1" (available on Archive of Our Own), in which they give a sound and detailed description of the heavenly influences on our favorite Seeker's life. I was especially enthralled by their assertion that, translated into the human zodiac, Starscream and Megatron match the archetypes of Scorpio with Aries Rising, and Capricorn with Virgo Rising, respectively.
Being an inquisitive Scorpio myself, I went into the matter as well, and what I found shed such a fascinating light on the relationship between those two that I decided to commit my findings to writing.
Postulating that human zodiac sign archetypes can be applied to fictional alien characters, I asked myself three main questions:
1. What influenced Starscream's and Megatron's decision to enter into a partnership in the first place?
2. Why is their relationship so dysfunctional?
3. With all the bad blood between them, why do they hold on to the partnership?
I will first concentrate on the influential aspects of Megatron's zodiac signs, Capricorn and Virgo, and then go into detail as to how Starscream's Scorpio and Aries characteristics either complement or collide with these aspects. I also decided not to stipulate a specific kind of partnership. All my findings can easily be applied to a platonic, a romantic, or a professional relationship, and in my opinion, all three are equally valid. This interpretation is therefore up to the reader.