Thunderblast (Decepticon)

2007-01-19T01:40:31Z

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{{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: ? (US), ? (Japan)''

'''Special Attacks''' Phantom Wave

[[Image:Thunderboobies.jpg|left|thumb|No comment.]]

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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorelei Lorelei]. 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 roatating (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 sring-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 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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Tankor (BM)

2007-01-18T00:15:46Z

24.210.137.139:

{{disambig3|Tankor}}

:''Tankor is a [[Vehicon]] in the [[Beast Machines]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] /[[Beast Era]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Tankor flames.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Go ahead and make fun of his name. He won't get it and he'll kill you anyway.]]

'''Tankor''' SMAAAAAASHHH! Tankor PULLLVERIZZZZEEE! Tankor SLAG BEAST BOTS! Tankor is the brute force part of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s first trio of Vehicon generals, and commander of the powerful [[Tank Drone (BM)|Tank Drones]]. He's slow, simple-minded and immensely powerful. Lovably dim, his limited intelligence can sometimes be a drawback; he can easily be confused, misled, or even turned against Megatron, though temporarily. However, this is balanced out by his natural state of blind frustration and destuctive rage, which makes getting him to listen to any cajoling a less than simple task.

Tankor is in actuality a programmed shell personality given life by the spark of the [[Maximal]] [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]].

Outside of normal space and time, an [[Tankor (TFU) (Decepticon)|alternate-universe incarnation of Tankor]] serves the will of [[Unicron]].

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====Beast Machines====
'''Voice actor:''' [[Paul Dobson]] (US), [[Daiki Nakamura]] (Japan)
{{see|Rhinox (BW)}}

==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
*'''Tankor''' (Mega, 1999)
: Part of the first wave of ''Beast Machines'' product, Tankor transforms into a large Cybertronic tank. Aside from a spring-loaded missile launcher, he also features a light-piped "scanner eye" on his turret, and twin sawblades that spin via gear-wheel system when his tank mode is pushed along. In robot mode, all of these gimmicks are retained, though the "scanner eye" is this time in his robot head.

: This toy was [[redeco]]ed into ''[[Universe]]'' Tankor. The toy's likeness was also used for the non-toy [[Beast Era]] incarnation of [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] and his drones.

[[Image:Rr-tankor.jpg|thumb|right|These are awesome. There should be Tank Drone redecos in these colors.]]

*'''Tankor''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2000)
: One of nine ''Beast Mahcines'' Happy Meal toys from McDonald's resturants, Tankor transforms into a small Cybertronic tank based a bit more on the show's CGI model.

: This mold was later used as a kids' meal prize for the Australian Red Rooster resturant chain (possibly a company owned by McDonald's). Aside from the original coloration, this mold was also cast in the colors of the other three molds used by Red Rooster: [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]], [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]].

*'''Tankor''' (Basic, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-06'''

: Released in the second wave of the Japanese Toys 'R' Us [[exclusive]] ''Beast Wars Returns'' line (the Japanese name for ''Beast Machines''), Tankor is a [[redeco]] of the Basic [[Tank Drone (BM)|Tank Drone]], transforming into a small Cybertronic tank with spring-loaded missile launcher.

: This mold was also used to make [[Stockade|Stockade]].

==External Links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Vehicon/Tankor/tankor.htm Tankor at TFU.info]

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