Thundercracker (SG)

This article is about the heroic Decepticon. For his evil normal universe counterpart, see Thundercracker (G1){{#switch:{{#sub:Thundercracker (G1)|-1}}|!=|.=|?=|.}} For a list of other meanings, see Thundercracker (disambiguation).
Thundercracker is a heroic Decepticon from the Shattered Glass continuity family.
"By Unicron! I'm faaaabulooouus!!!"

Thundercracker is a founding member of the Mayhem Suppression Squad and its friendly, moral center. If his paintjob doesn't blind his enemies into submission, he's got a 50-meter sonic-dampening effect to shut them up. He feels so sorry for beings that, unlike himself, are incapable of flight, that he sometimes drags them through the sky unsolicited using his, er, "mango-clamps".<ref>BotCon 2011 Timelines / Shattered Glass Thundercracker bio card</ref>

Fiction

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Shattered Expectations

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Hey, in the mirrorverse, this color scheme is CLASSY.

After Razorclaw signaled the Mayhem Suppression Squad for help, Thundercracker came bursting out of the sky, guns blazing and bombs dropping. Shattered Expectations

Fun Publications Shattered Glass continuity

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Thundercracker was a founding member of Colonel Deathsaurus's Mayhem Suppression Squad, abandoning his civilian post to help fight the Imperium. BotCon 2011 Thundercracker profile card

During a battle to defend the Arch-Ayr fuel dump from the evil Autobots, the Mayhem Suppression Squad was called in to assist. Thundercracker's blast of anti-sound managed to temporarily silence all of the voices in Arcee's head, leaving her vulnerable to attack. Dungeons & Dinobots

Thundercracker was on patrol when he picked up a signal indicating a prison break in progress on Paradron. BotCon 2011 Thundercracker profile card

Thundercracker joined Ravage in the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth. Or so Ravage claims. Recordicons #3

SD SG

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Thundercracker accompanied Starscream and Skywarp on an information retreat to Earth. When their last fuel cell ran out, the other two Decepticons called Thundercracker over to the room they were in, so that he could illuminate it with his garish color scheme. Annoyed, Thundercracker vowed to steal all of Starscream's microscopes in retaliation. SD SG #4

Timelines

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It looks like a lion ate a parrot and then threw up.

Thundercracker was among the Decepticons present to observe the captured infiltration robot Nightbird. Epilogue Two

IDW Shattered Glass comic

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Maybe the 90s will finally die after all.

Thundercracker was present for the war's final battle on Earth alongside fellow Seekers Starscream and Skywarp. He gathered with the rest of the troops for Megatron's speech before engaging with the Autobot army, being blasted and nearly executed by Bumblebee before Megatron rescued him by blasting the Autobot with his fusion cannon. Ever the optimist, he sarcastically quipped that he wanted to die after Starscream called out that Optimus Prime had arrived. After Megatron gave the order he then joined the other surviving Decepticons in retreating back to Cybertron. Shattered Glass #2

During this retreat, Thundercracker and Slipstream had to hold back a furious Flamewar, who blamed Starscream for seemingly abandoning Megatron to the mercies of the Autobots. Shattered Glass II #4

Games

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Transformers: Earth Wars

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Thundercracker operates with restraint and composure rather than noise or spectacle. In combat situations, he remains controlled and analytical, deliberately avoiding impulsive or emotionally driven reactions. He favors strategy and positioning over brute force, preferring to defeat opponents through superior judgment and maneuvering. Although equipped with an extensive and powerful weapons loadout—including a sonic boom capable of overwhelming enemy senses, Thundercracker typically opts for subtler applications of sound warfare. His sonic dampener, which suppresses and distorts sound to disorient targets, is his preferred tool. Outside of combat, Thundercracker is surprisingly approachable, maintaining a relaxed and personable demeanor unusual for a Decepticon. SG Thundercracker bio

  • Added: March 11, 2022
  • Autobot Counterpart: SG Jetfire
  • Class: Aerial
  • Star Ratings: 2 - 5 stars
  • Ability: Laser Drones: Fly into the air and circle around the target, shooting a laser that deals incredibly heavy damage, while summoning three decoy drones with 40% of SG Thundercracker's health, taunting enemy defences and gaining an invulnerability shield.
    • Cost: 5 ability points, +3 for reuses.
  • Level 11 Bonus: Upon death, each decoy drone explodes, dealing 2x Thundercracker's DPS.
    • Companion
    • Ranged


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Toys

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Timelines

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They don't make F-15s like that any more. Or ever.
  • Souvenir 2-Pack (Multi-pack, 2011)
  • Accessories: Left & right launchers, 2 missiles
Timelines Thundercracker and Galvatron were an add-on souvenir set available exclusively at BotCon 2011. Like previous versions of the Classics Thundercracker toy, Shattered Glass Thundercracker is a faithful reproduction of Generation 1 Thundercracker's 1984 toy, but with modern standards of toy engineering, transformation, sculpting detail and articulation. And an eye-searing amount of neon. He transforms into an F-15 Eagle, but has the nose of an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. Unlike previous versions of the Classics Thundercracker toy, Shattered Glass Thundercracker is a buffet of colors, a visual homage to the Action Master Thundercracker action figure.
A redeco of the Classics Seeker mold as Action Master Thundercracker was originally going to be the attendee freebie figure for BotCon 2010, but the mold was being used for Generations Thrust by Hasbro at the time and thus unavailable. Had it been produced, that figure could probably have doubled as both Action Master Thundercracker and Shattered Glass Thundercracker, much like the Slice/Shattered Glass Wheeljack toy that was made in its stead.
The bio and tech specs for G2 Action Master Thundercracker was published in issue #42 of the Official Collectors' Club magazine in late 2011, making this figure both Shattered Glass Thundercracker and Generation 2 Thundercracker.
There were only 1800 Shattered Glass Thundercracker figures produced. This mold was also used for a buttload of other Seekers.
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Notes

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A little dab'll do ya.
  • SG Thundercracker's bright color scheme is based on his original Action Master toy.
  • A tiny Thundercracker (using the same Cybertron Starscream body as his fellow jetformers) appears in the background of the BotCon 2008 "One Generation Shattered" lithograph, contrasting with his Classics-styled body in "Shattered Expectations" and the eventual BotCon toy.
  • Thundercracker marks the second instance of the same mold being used to make exclusive toys for two different BotCons. (The first example spanned two continents: Double Punch at BotCon Japan 1998 and Sandstorm at BotCon 1999.) It would be used again a record-breaking third time for BotCon 2013's Rainmakers souvenir package.
  • In IDW Publishing's comic, Thundercracker is a virtual redeco of the Siege Starscream toy on Cybertron and the Earthrise Starscream toy on Earth. Earth Wars also uses the Siege design.

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