The reason for the transparent look is to mirror the color scheme for "Starscream's ghost." This was how the character was portrayed in a posthumous form after his G1 death in The Transformers ...

Figures like Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Starscream became instant classics. In 2021, a 1984 Transformers G1 Grimlock Dinobot sold for $2,600 at auction. He-Man and his arch-nemesis Skeletor ...