When Spike plays the incriminating tape and discovers the Decepticons' trick, Starscream is seen as the one who disguised himself as Optimus Prime. However, earlier Starscream is among the Decepticons who came to "aid" Berger from "Optimus Prime" and the other fake Autobots. Starscream could not have been among the fake Autobots and among the "rescuing" Decepticons at the same time.