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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=== | ===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity=== | ||
In [[Alternate mode|jet mode]], Thundercracker was armed with two '''drone cruise missiles''' that flew for 500 miles and exploded with the force of 3,000 lbs. of TNT. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye| | In [[Alternate mode|jet mode]], Thundercracker was armed with two '''drone cruise missiles''' that flew for 500 miles and exploded with the force of 3,000 lbs. of TNT. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|Thundercracker's ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile}} | ||
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:After Thundercracker ceased to be shipped to toy stores in 1986 he was available as a mail-away item, and has been [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]]d several further times down through the years. Of note, ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Thundercracker]] came with retooled incendiary guns and rockets, making them much longer [[for safety reasons]]. | :After Thundercracker ceased to be shipped to toy stores in 1986 he was available as a mail-away item, and has been [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]]d several further times down through the years. Of note, ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Commemorative Series|Thundercracker]] came with retooled incendiary guns and rockets, making them much longer [[for safety reasons]]. | ||
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===''Cybertron''=== | |||
[[File:TCracker-CybToy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Thundercracker''' (Deluxe, [[2004]]/[[2005]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''Accessories'': drone rocket, [[Cyber Key|Earth Cyber Key]] | |||
:''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Thundercracker (Armada)#CybDx1|Thundercracker]] came with a translucent orange missile, identified as a drone rocket on his packaging. | |||
:This mold was also used to make ''Cybertron'' [[Skywarp (Armada)#Cybertron|Skywarp]] and [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|live-action movie continuity]] [[Divebomb (Movie)#Toys|Divebomb]]. | |||
:The original toy was also released in [[2006]] as part of a [[Target]] [[exclusive]] two-pack with [[Crosswise (Cybertron)#Toys|Crosswise]] and as part of a [[Walmart]] exclusive [[Tiny Tins]] set with a special redeco of the [[Race Mini-Con Team]] member [[Downshift (Armada)#Cybertron|Downshift]]. In [[2007]] it was available as part of another Walmart exclusive double-pack under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' banner, packaged with [[Excellion (Cybertron)#Toys|Excellion]]. | |||
[[Category:Cybertron weapons]] | |||
[[Category:Drones]] | [[Category:Drones]] | ||
[[Category:Generation 1 weapons]] | [[Category:Generation 1 ranged weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Missiles]] | [[Category:Missiles]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:06, 12 March 2025
Not content with just being the sonic boom guy, Thundercracker is also armed with powerful drone rockets and incendiary guns.
Fiction
[edit]Marvel The Transformers comics
[edit]Thundercracker could launch a drone rocket with a range of 500 miles that behaved similarly to a cruise missile, hitting with the concussive force of 3000 pounds of TNT. Thundercracker's Universe profile
During an altercation at a Brick Springstern concert at the Municipal Stadium, Skids took out one of Thundercracker's drone rockets with a blast of liquid nitrogen. Rock and Roll-Out!
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
[edit]In jet mode, Thundercracker was armed with two drone cruise missiles that flew for 500 miles and exploded with the force of 3,000 lbs. of TNT. Thundercracker's More than Meets the Eye profile
Toys
[edit]The Transformers
[edit]
- Thundercracker (Decepticon Plane, 1984-1986)
- Accessories: left & right fists, 2 rocket launchers, 2 incendiary guns, 2 rockets, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear
- The Transformers Thundercracker came with two blue missiles that were identified as rockets in his instructions, and as drone rockets in his packaging bio.
- This mold was also used to make the simultaneously-released Starscream and Skywarp, and was later redecoed into Sunstorm. It was also retooled into Dirge, Ramjet, and Thrust, although Dirge and Ramjet came with entirely new weapons.
- After Thundercracker ceased to be shipped to toy stores in 1986 he was available as a mail-away item, and has been reissued several further times down through the years. Of note, Commemorative Series Thundercracker came with retooled incendiary guns and rockets, making them much longer for safety reasons.
Cybertron
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- Accessories: drone rocket, Earth Cyber Key
- Cybertron Thundercracker came with a translucent orange missile, identified as a drone rocket on his packaging.
- This mold was also used to make Cybertron Skywarp and live-action movie continuity Divebomb.
- The original toy was also released in 2006 as part of a Target exclusive two-pack with Crosswise and as part of a Walmart exclusive Tiny Tins set with a special redeco of the Race Mini-Con Team member Downshift. In 2007 it was available as part of another Walmart exclusive double-pack under the Universe banner, packaged with Excellion.
