Starscream's favorite cat, and his secret weapon, is Meowgatron. Starscream has a professionally-taken photo of himself and Meowgatron, as well as a painting of Meowgatron in a suit and tie, both of which hang in his house. Meowgatron met Starscream when the latter found him during a rampage by the Decepticon Combiner Bruticus. Starscream adopted the brown and white cat, despite Thundercracker and Skywarp's objections, and named it Meowgatron, because he thought it was funny.