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Scavenger (Armada)

2007-10-24T15:06:10Z

121.44.193.60: /* Trivia */ Spelling, dear god, spelling

{{disambig3|Scavenger}}
:''Scavenger is an [[Autobot]] in the [[Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] continuity family.''

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A former instructor at [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s top military academy, '''Scavenger''' sets the bar high. It was his (and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]'s) strict training regimen for the now-legendary Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] that has pushed the Autobots to countless victories. Not easily impressed, Scavenger despises cockiness and values only true skill. Like Optimus Prime, he sees potential in young [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]. Hot Shot's hotheaded and cocksure, especially now that he wields the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword. Scavenger sees this as a problem.

But it's nothing that can't be beaten out of him.

''Japanese name:'' '''Devastar'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
'''Voice actor:''' [[Ward Perry]] (USA), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japan)

[[Image:Pre-arm-scavenger.JPG|left|thumb|GAME OVER, MAN!]]

Scavenger was hired by [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] for his skills as a mercenary and a bounty hunter for [[Mini-Con]]s, due to the troubles Megatron was having with the troops under his command. Scavenger claimed that at first he did not know whether to accept the contract or not, until he saw the sorry state of the Decepticons after their defeat at the hands of Hot Shot and the Star Saber. His mocking lack of respect or fear for Megatron intimidated the other Decepticons, as well as earning [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream's]] hatred.

His first appearance on Earth was during an observation of a battle between Starscream and Hot Shot. Noting that Hot Shot only won because the Star Saber sensed its wielder's inexperience, Scavenger challenged the younger Autobot and soundly beat him, despite suffering a serious wound. {{Storylink|Overmatch}}

Later, it was revealed that Scavenger was in fact an Autobot spy working on the behalf of Optimus Prime. After locating [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]], he set his goal on misleading the Decepticons. It is unclear how long Scavenger posed as a Decepticon, but Megatron takes note of his "legacy" in deciding to trust him.

Scavenger performed his spy duties so well, that he surprised most of the Autobots when he turned over an important member of the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom shield]] to Megatron. Scavenger continued to serve Megatron until abruptly turning on them and aiding Optimus Prime. Scavenger revealed his past with Prime as a teacher and fellow soldier before taking Hot Shot under his wing. Scavenger believes in hard work, but is also prone to bouts of laziness.

He served with the Autobots until the end of the ''[[Unicron Battles]]''.

===Dreamwave comics continuity===
====''Armada''====

Scavenger, despite being a bulldozer, swerved out of the way of the approaching tank-mode Demolishor and fell down a hill. That apparently knocked him out.

Really.

====''Energon''====

==Toys==
===Armada===
*'''Scavenger with Rollbar''' (Max-Con, 2003)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MC-07'''
[[Image:ArmadaScavenger_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Walk like a maaan...]]

: Scavenger transformers into a large green bulldozer. Unusually for Transformers of this era, he features functional rubber treads. Rollbar (in robot mode) can be placed inside the driver's cabin, and pressing down on the Mini-Con activates engine start up and revving sounds. Pushing Scavenger forward will cause the large purple drum wheel at the back to rotate, making driving sounds, and as he rolls forward, his shovel blade will move up and down.

: In robot mode, Scavenger unusually has no leg articulation whatsoever. His 'legs' are halves of the shovel blade clipped onto the purple drum wheel. Pushing Scavenger forwards in robot mode rotates the wheel, moving the legs up and down in a simulation of walking. Each 'step' is accompanying by a stomp sound effect. Moving his arms up and down activates a crashing metal sound effect. Powerlinking Rollbar to the active Powerlinx port on his hip, then pulling it back fires a purple projectile, as well as activating a laser firing sound.

:He was released before the episode that revealed his true allegence was aired. Thanks for spoiling it for us, jerk!
: This mold was used to make [[Treadbolt]].

==Trivia==

* From a design standpoint, Scavenger is essentially an homage to the Generation 1 [[Constructicons]]. His coloring is the same distinctive green and purple of the Constructicons, his name, of course, is based off [[Scavenger (G1)|one of the Constructicons]] (while his Japanese name is the same as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s), and his alternate form is that of a bulldozer, similar to [[Bonecrusher (G1)|another Constructicon]]. In addition, his Cybertronic robot mode, seen in the episode [[Trust (Armada episode)|Trust]], uses a rifle drawn to resemble Devastator's.

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/ArmScavenger/scavenger.htm Scavenger at TFU.info]

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Thunderblast (Decepticon)

2007-10-20T07:14:12Z

121.44.193.60: /* Cybertron */

{{disambig2|the Cybertron female Decepticon|the Cybertron Autobot-allied Mini-Con|Thunderblast (Mini-Con)}}

:''Thunderblast is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''

[[Image:Chromia19.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Oh no you DI'INT!]]

'''Thunderblast''' is obsessed with power. Not attaining it for herself, but rather, latching onto a "male" Transformer who has a lot of power. She follows the strongest Decepticon she can find, and the stronger they are, the more infatuated with him she is. As such, she is usually seen clinging to [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] (who certainly doesn't reciprocate). But as soon as the power structure shifts, so does the focus of her affections.

Though she's fickle and flighty (and greedy and selfish and opportunistic and vain and overconfident and...) she's not completely stupid. She knows how to use her wiles to get what she wants, and she's no slouch in combat, especially underwater. She knows [[Autobot]]s are generally reluctant to shoot at a female and uses that to her advantage as long as she can... at least, long enough to give them a faceful of missiles.

She seems to have something resembling an actual friendship with [[Lugnutz]]. And while she's generally dissapointed if guys aren't fawning over her, she's found that she wants nothing to do with the geeky [[Shortround]], who is infatuated with her. On the other end of the spectrum, she has quickly gained the undying hatred of the human girl [[Lori]].

:''Japanese name:'' '''Chromia'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Cybertron''====
:''Voice actress: [[Maryke Hendrikse]] (US), [[Natsuko Kuwatani]] (Japan)

'''Special Attacks''' Phantom Wave

[[Image:Thunderboobies.jpg|left|thumb|Damn. Let the [[Japan|animators]] go home to their wives once in a while, for [[Primus]]' sake.]]

Thunderblast arrived on [[Earth]] in the colony ship [[Atlantis (starship)|Atlantis]] millions of years ago. While the Autobots watched over and guided [[human]] evolution, the Decepticons terrorized the humans, inspiring the myths and legends of old; Thunderblast was the inspiration for the myth of [[wikipedia:Loreley|Lorelei]], and possibly the Sirens. These "monsters" were rounded up by the "monster hunter" [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]], who locked the criminals up inside a prison located in the center of the Earth (called the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Earth "Earth's Navel"]), where they stayed until they were released by [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] in the present day.

Thunderblast and Lugnutz defended Starscream's volcano-island base from the Autobots and Decepticons... up to a point. While Lugnutz decided to simply wander away from the "heavy scene", Thunderblast found herself less-than-impressed with Starscream, and took to following Megatron (whose power was just soooooo dreamy), joining his forces as they journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], which transformed into [[Primus]]' gargantuan robot mode.

[[Image:Thunder-OhHi.jpg|right|thumb|Baby, why you make me gotta hit you?]]

There, while admiring her looks in a mirrored satellite, she was interrupted by a super-sized Starscream, who gave her the choice to steal the [[Omega Lock]] or get blasted to smithereens. She took the former option, but managed to weasel her way out of it by lying to Starscream, luring him planetside, then told Megatron that she was ordered to attack him. Starscream arrived and the two bickered, until they were interrupted by [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wing Saber]]. All parties involved rocketed off to fight, leaving her free to wander off unperturbed. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}} Shortly afterwards, she tracked [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] and Wing Saber, leading Megatron to the missing [[Atlantis]] starship. {{storylink|Titans}}

When Megatron returned from the [[fire dimension]], Thunderblast and the others conitnued to follow him, all the way to [[Gigantion]]. There, when she teamed up with [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]] in a hunt for the planet's [[Cyber Planet Key]], they ran across an Autobot party consisting of [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], [[Wing Saber]] and the [[human]] [[Lori]]. Thunderblast and Lori very quickly got on each others' nerves, both browbeating Scourge, and when Thunderblast took off, Lori scared Wing Saber into following, leaving Scourge and Override to duke it out.

Wing Saber chased Thunderblast through the lower levels, but it was a trap, since the Decepticon was leading them to a harbor area, and water-combat was Thunderblast's element. Wind Saber took a fair pummeling, but Lori noticed a cluster of cranes, and she set them up so Wing Saber could lure the overconfident "floozy" (Lori's words). Thunderblast was crushed under a half-dozen massive claws, and Wing Saber took the chance to blast her while she was down, the explosion sending her flying away uncontrollably. {{storylink|Ambush}}

[[Image:Thunderblast-Giant.jpg|left|thumb|If the udder fits...]]

When Megatron (now Galvatron) and Starscream dueled over the [[Omega Lock]] and the four Cyber Planet Keys, Thunderblast briefly wondered if she was infatuated with the wrong 'bot. But when Galvatron emerged victorious, she followed him back to Cybertron happily. There, she and the few remaining Decepticons still loyal to Galvatron ([[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]]) were given a boost of Omega Lock power, super-sizing them so they could take on the massed armies that had gathered from all of the colony worlds to oppose them. After being assaulted (and insulted) by [[Undermine]] and [[Brimstone]], Thunderblast found herself going up against her old friend [[Lugnutz]]. Though she seemed shocked he'd side with the "good guys", she got over it pretty quickly and had no compunctions with trying to blow him away.

Ultimately, Galvatron's plot failed. Thunderblast realized that Galvatron was going to let her die in the cataclysm hat his plan would have caused, and along with the other now-de-powered Decepticons, ran off. When the rocket boosters that built on the [[Jungle Planet]] to push the world back to its normal place in the cosmos began to fail, the four Decepticons arrived, cackling... and helped with the efforts to keep the thrusters upright and functional, deciding to try being on the winning team for once.

[[Image:NDA-crash.jpg|right|thumb|Men never ask for directions.]]

Afterwards, Thunderblast, Ransack and Crumplezone went to each world, trying to find a place to fit in, and failing. (Thunderblast threw herself at about every strong male bot around, but looks like no-one was remotely interested.) When the Autobots were ready to begin their [[Space Bridge]] initiative, the trio built a rickety rocket, shanghai'd the reluctant Thundercracker (who was really enjoying being an Autobot), and took off for parts unknown as the [[New Decepticon Army]].

They made it as far as [[Mars]] before the rocket crashed.

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==Toys==
===Cybertron===
[[Image:Cyb_Thunderblast_toy.jpg|left|thumb|"Oh, I think I broke a nail carrying this gun" *pout*]]

* '''Thunderblast''' (Deluxe class, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''GD-11'''

: Thunderblast transforms into a speedboat of undetermined model. She has a small rotating (non-firing) machinegun and a large missile rack on a rotating and elevating base in this mode. Inserting a [[Cyber Planet Key]] into the back of the missile rack opens it up to reveal a spring-loaded missile launcher, whch uses the torpedoes mounted under her hydrofoils as ammunition. The rack becomes a hand-held weapon for her robot mode. She comes with a silver-bordered Earth-style Key; the Hasbro version has the [[Cyber Key Codes|Key code]] '''dh62''' stamped on its back.

: The original [[Takara]] release of the toy has a molding defect, giving her lopsided [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannen_Doherty Shannen Doherty] eyes. The [[Hasbro]] release fixes this, as well as changes a few minor [[paint application]]s.

[[Image:Chromia_Minerva_toy.jpg|right|thumb|Hello, nurse-boat]]

* '''Chromia Minerva-Type''' (DVD pack-in, 2005)

: Packaged with the ninth disc in the ''Galaxy Force'' DVD series, Thunderblast's only toy was [[redeco]]ed into a white and red color scheme, an [[homage]] to the [[Generation 1]] ''[[Masterforce]]'' female [[Autobot]] [[Minerva]] (even though the only similarity between the two characters is that they're both female). This release uses the Hasbro version of the mold, with the corrected face sculpt.

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==External Links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Thunderblast/thunderblast.htm Thunderblast at TFU.info]

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[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Decepticon leaders]]
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