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Thunder Clash

2012-05-26T08:30:45Z

124.169.102.74: /* Notes */

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{{disambig3|Thunderclash}}
:''Thunder Clash is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:G1thunder clash boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Feel the magic, hear the roar.]]
'''Thunder Clash''' is the powerful, intelligent commander-in-chief of the Autobot [[Turbomaster]]s. Fearless in battle and keen in strategy, he is a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield, his mere appearance sapping the fighting spirit from [[Decepticon]] forces. He commands the respect of the Autobots under his authority and the fear of the Decepticon [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]] they fight against. Thunder Clash worries not about the air superiority of the Predators, believing that by standing as one, the Turbomasters will be able to resist anything that's thrown at them.

His name is sometimes parsed as '''Thunderclash'''.

==Fiction==
===Predator Air Attack!===
[[Image:G1Thunder clash cataloguecomic.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Thunder Clash, ho!]]
During a Decepticon Predator attack on the Autobot base, [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] gazed into his Supersight as he was about to join the battle. Suddenly, "into his Supersight view looms a menacing shape that strikes terror even into his hardened heart..." {{storylink|Predator Air Attack!}}

Presumably, Thunder Clash and Skyquake fought after this overly dramatic prose.
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===''Wings Universe''===
[[Image:WingsofHonor-shipslog.jpg|right|thumb|300px|That's ''Captain'' Eyesore to you, pal!]]
Nine million years ago, Thunderclash was worried but ready about the growing conflict between Autobot and Decepticon, and often drilled the mechs under his command in the ways of battle, even though his ship, the ''[[Eight Track (G1)|Eight Track]]'', was stationed on the outer rim of the galaxy. His quick and powerful mind and the ease with which he commanded respect made him an ideal mentor for new recruits.

One such recruit, a young Autobot named [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], was on board the ''Eight Track'' when the ship was hailed by Commander [[Magnum]] of [[Autobot High Command]]. An important cargo hauler, the ''[[Van De Graaff]]'', was shot down by persons unknown over the planet [[Beta-Nine]]. Since Decepticons were suspected, Thunderclash's team was ordered to retrieve the ship's precious cargo before the enemy could get their hands on it.

Indeed, the Decepticons were waiting for the ''Eight Track'' when it arrived, and the ''Eight Track'' was forced to make a crash landing. Though [[Landshark]] managed the landing with no casualties, the wiseass old mech began sowing seeds of uncertainty and fear. Thunderclash shot Landshark down quickly, reminding him at length that, as Autobots, it didn't matter how many Decepticons there were or how hopeless the situation was—all that mattered was the cargo they were sent after. After leaving their ship's wreck behind them, the four Autobots were suddenly attacked by a fleet of [[Skyraider]]s led by [[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]]. Immediately, Kup was separated from them, but Thunderclash ordered that the young Autobot was on his own while the team found proper cover.

[[Image:WingsofHonor-headsup.jpg|left|thumb|250px|All aboard the yuck truck!]]
While the Decepticons were momentarily distracted, Thunderclash told [[Flak (G1)|Flak]] to radio Kup to meet him at the ''Van De Graaff''. On the way, Thunderclash hoped he could divert a few of the Decepticons away from the other two. Unfortunately, Thunderclash wasn't able to land a shot on the Decepticon that followed him, and he arrived at Kup's position at the ''Van De Graaff'' without being able to rid himself of Skyquake, and now also having Banzai-Tron and Gaihawk to deal with. Kup, however, had an idea. He set a blaster to "overload," placed it in a container, and offered it to Banzai-Tron as terms of their surrender. After it exploded, Banzai-Tron woke up to find Thunderclash holding his mortar launcher at his head.

Shortly thereafter, a recovery team arrived to take Thunderclash's crew, their Decepticon prisoners, and the cargo back home. By the time they had returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the war had officially begun. Commander Magnum, in response to the bravery of Thunderclash's crew, were inducted into a special new Autobot military unit, the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

A few years later, Thunderclash's team joined with [[Metalhawk]]'s team to battle a horde of [[Virulent Clone]]s. The two teams of Elite Guardsmen were victorious. Magnum contacted Thunderclash to let him know that their R&R was being cut short, and Thunderclash's team proceeded to [[Space Port Bravo]], where they were assigned the ship ''[[Beast With Wings]]''. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

[[Image:BattleLines4-MagnumThunderclash.jpg|thumb|right|175px|Thunderclash changes dialect every other panel, just to keep you guessing.]]

The squad was returning to Elite Guard HQ in the ''Beast With Wings'', when they discovered that they were unable to raise anyone on the ground. Thunderclash reacted in disbelief as Kup reported a newsfeed that HQ had been attacked by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and pretty much everyone had been killed. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}} Thunderclash and the other surviving members of the Elite Guard joined Magnum at the [[Autobot High Council Citadel]] intending to show the Council that the Guard was still functional. Thunderclash thought that Dion should be resting from his injuries, but Dion asserted he really had to be there to support Magnum. As it turned out, the Council were busy appointing [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as the leader of a new Autobot military anyway. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}}

Not to be outdone, Magnum took the Elite Guard to find [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s base, first stopping off at the Elite Guard [[Auxiliary Weapons Locker]] for guns and a few extra troops. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}} It wasn't long before they were attacked by Deathsaurus's troops, including [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the Combaticons and Deathsaurus himself. Thunderclash instructed the others to keep between the Combaticons so they couldn't merge, and traded blows with [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] while [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] tried to taunt him over his failure to be in time to help defend Elite Guard HQ. As the Combaticons merged, they were promptly blasted, and Thunderclash could only stare at the newcomers. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}} He came to the aid of Magnum, sending [[Lyzack]] flying with a punch after she damaged Magnum with her sword. He was helping Magnum up when they were again faced with Deathsaurus, however this time [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] jumped in to save them. In the aftermath of the battle, Thunderclash asked Magnum what they'd do next, but Magnum decided they needed to return to base for repairs. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 4}}

Back at base, he, Big Bang and Dion wondered why the [[Gyronian Sentry|Gyronian Sentry Team]] hadn't arrived with the Combaticons yet, only to discover that the Sentry Team had been AWOL for the last decacycle. A week later, Thunderclash was at the walls when the Decepticons attacked the city with their new weapon [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} When Kup recalled an earlier adventure they'd had on [[Derelictus Five]], he and Thunderclash attempted the same maneuver on Devastator albeit unsuccessfully. Their actions inspired Dion, and eventually the battle was won. As the war continued and Cybertron ran dangerously low on energy, many of the Autobots voluntarily went into stasis until others returned to re-energize the planet, but Thunderclash remained online. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Thunder clash toy.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Thunder Clash is loose.]]
*'''Thunder Clash''' (Large Turbomaster, 1992)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, 8 missiles

: Thunder Clash transforms into a Cybertronian "cab-over" tractor-trailer. His trailer is armed with two spring-loaded, plunger-fired missile launchers. In robot mode, he uses a small handgun. His [[trailer]] unfolds to become a missile-launching assault tower equipped with "gravity-fed" missiles that descend and reload the launchers as soon as a round is fired.

: This toy also has an undocumented feature: The back of Thunder Clash's legs have notches in them that fit his handgun's "wings" for storage in vehicle mode.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed into ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Optimus Prime]]. This later version of the mold had a planned [[redeco]] as [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] in the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, but was canceled.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Autobot/Thunderclash/thunderclash.htm More information on Thunder Clash at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
[[Image:Timelinestoy-ThunderClashWoH.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Chest deco decided on by committee.]]
*'''Wings of Honor''' (BotCon 2009 box set)
**''Accessories'': High-powered hand-held mortar, plasma shell missile

: The [[BotCon 2009]] [[exclusive]] version of Thunderclash is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Rodimus (Energon)#Energon|Rodimus]], transforming into a rocket-powered Cybertronic long-nose truck cab. He can also form the top or bottom half of a larger robot mode, compatible with any ''Energon'' Combat- or Mega-class Autobot combiner robot mold. He features a spring-loaded rocket thruster/missile launcher.

: Thunderclash was only available in the "[[Wings of Honor]]" box set along with fellow Autobots [[Flak (G1)|Flak]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Landshark]], and rival Decepticon [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].

: This mold in these plastic colors was [[repaint]]ed in [[BotCon 2009|BotCon 2009's]] customization class to make ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Thunderclash (SG)|Thunderclash]]. It was also used to make ''Energon'' [[Checkpoint (Energon)#Energon|Checkpoint]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/BCThunderclash/thunderclash.htm More information on Thunderclash at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*According to ''[[Transformers Generations Deluxe]]'', at one point there were plans to create a leader character who would have "stood above Thunder Clash"<ref>http://obscuretf.com/jhiaxus/toymerch/hyperdrive.htm</ref> in the 1992 ''Transformers'' assortment. This Autobot was to have been named "[[Hyperdrive (Turbomaster)|Hyperdrive]]", whose design artwork appears in ''Generations''. While Hyperdrive was never produced, he evidently got far enough along to appear in [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]'s Megavisor scope.
* Thunder Clash appears in vehicle mode on [[Talon]]'s [[Megavisor]] slide.
* In his ''Wings Universe'' stories, Thunderclash is written as speaking a "posh Southern accent". That official descriptor probably should have mentioned southern ''England'', specifically, since for the longest time us Americans couldn't figure out why the apparently "Southern" Thunderclash said things like "mates" and "chaps"
**(well, it's not like he was sold in the USA)

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Tonnerre''' (Canada), '''Eagle''' (Europe)
*''Italian:'' '''Uragan'''

==References==
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Skydive (Predator)

2012-05-26T08:22:03Z

124.169.102.74: /* Generation 1 */

{{disambig3|Skydive}}
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:''Skydive is a [[Decepticon]] [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Predator Skydive cardart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Pink as a pistol.]]
'''Skydive''' is the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]]' resident scientific advisor, and loves studying the science of warfare. He's cold, calculating, and so vindictive that even his fellow Predators don't fully trust him.

==Fiction==
===Predator Air Attack!===
[[Image:G1Predator Skydive cataloguecomic.jpg|left|125px|thumb|Battle TRANS-formation!]]
As the [[Turbomaster]] [[Flash (G1)|Flash]] raced back to his base to warn of an impending Decepticon attack, Skydive and the other aerial Predators followed behind, allowing the unwitting Autobot to show them the way to their target. {{storylink|Predator Air Attack!}}
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===IDW Generation 1 comics===
{{spoiler|Devisive|May 24, 2012}}
Skydive served under the command of [[Turmoil]] when their second-in-command [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] abandoned his post. {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}} Until this moment, he and Drift were considered friends.

Many years later, after the [[Great War (G1)|war]] was seemingly over, Skydive was murdered on Cybertron under mysterious circumstances during a shift of his new "waste reclamation" job. [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] found his body, and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] began an investigation into Skydive's death. Little progress was made, as Dirge's mind had been sabotaged by a [[cerebro-shell]], preventing him from revealing the culprit. During the investigation, Prowl mistook Skydive for the [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Aerialbot of the same name]]. Twice. {{storylink|Devisive}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy Skydive DarkJet.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
*'''Skydive''' (Predator, 1992)
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher, 3 missiles

: Skydive transforms in to a Northrop YF-23 fighter jet, and is equipped with a standard Predator missile launcher, usable in both modes; mounted on his underside in jet mode, or as a hand-held blaster in robot mode. Each wing has a peg to mount his remaining missiles.

: As a Predator, he features a [[Megavisor]] [[gimmick]] that lets him attach to [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]] and [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]], showing an image through those toys' viewfinders. Skydive's slide shows an image of all four smaller [[Turbomaster|Turbomasters]] in car mode: [[Boss (G1)|Boss]], [[Flash (G1)|Flash]], [[Hurricane]] and [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]].

: This toy was also available in Japan as the character [[Dark Jet]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Decepticon/Skydive/skydive.htm More information on Skydive at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* Skydive's packaging art was recolored to serve as the art for ''[[Transformers: Machine Wars|Machine Wars]]'' [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]].

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Hyena'''
*''Italian:'' '''Pyton'''

[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
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Dropshot (Armada)

2012-05-26T07:53:45Z

124.169.102.74: /* Toys */

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{{disambig3|Dropshot}}

:''Dropshot is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Dropshot worlds collide.jpg|thumb|"Does this shirt look...red...to you?"]]
'''Dropshot''' is not a very lucky robot. He's a dedicated warrior, to be sure, but he's not very good at avoiding injury. At least he's been lucky enough that his parts were always salvageable and his [[spark]] has yet to be extinguished.

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
[[Image:DWDropshot_sliced.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Mortal Kombat!]]

Dropshot was stationed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], and accompanied him to the [[Decepticon Command Headquarters]] to investigate a [[space bridge]] anomaly above Cybertron. While exploring the abandoned halls, he was cut in two by the [[Unicron]] herald [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. The injury was apparently not fatal and his parts were recovered. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}}

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===''Energon'' comic===
[[Image:Overloadmultiplicity.jpg|right|300px|thumb|We don't have toys on the shelves. What could POSSIBLY go wrong?]]

Ten years later, during the worldwide [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] assault on [[Earth]], Dropshot, [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]], and [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] were stationed at [[Base Site One]] in [[Canada]]'s [[Yukon Territory]], where their equipment included a planetary shield generator. Base Site 1 had lost contact with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], which would put the Autobots' countermeasures in jeopardy. While Overload suspected the Terrorcons may have something to do with their problem, Dropshot noted it could just as easily be an equipment malfunction. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}}

The arrival of [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] confirmed Overload's theory. Overload and Dropshot were quickly put out of commission, leaving Ironhide alone to face Scorponok... and [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]! {{storylink|No Exit|No Exit}}

{{note|The follow occurs in unreleased issues:<br/>Dropshot, while repairing a defective grid switch, he was accosted by [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]], [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]], and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], who were all inspired by the return of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. Just as Dropshot was about meet the provocation with his fists, the spectre of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] appeared and manhandled Dropshot, sending the Decepticons to flee in horror. Starscream discarded the body of Dropshot once it was nearly drained, seeking to extinguish and consume all other Transformers. {{Storylink|Armageddon Part 1}}}}

==Toys==
[[Image:TFGDropshot.jpg|right|200px|thumb|God makes platypuses, Primus makes Dropshots.]]

*No toy of Dropshot was ever released. However, his character model was based on an unreleased [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Triple Changer]] toy whose prototype is seen in the Japanese ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' book. The toy transformed from robot to F-15 fighter jet to a horse, though it looks a bit more like a llama. The toy may have been developed to be a carded toy rather than boxed like the other triple changers; according to the book, its robot mode was only 10 centimeters (roughly 4 inches) tall.

{{canceledtoy}}

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