Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)

This article is about the character. For the namesake cartoon episode, see Thunderhowl (episode).

Thunderhowl is an Autobot from the Cyberverse continuity family.

"For the glory of Merlin, Daylight is mine to command!"

Behold! There is no warrior more noble than Thunderhowl, Knight of the Primes. With his sword and shield, his majestic wolf mode, plus his courage and gallant chivalry, there is no quest he won't go on for his comrades or Liege Prime. Once you show trust, rejoice, for his alliance is clear; his sword is at your service.

Fiction

Cyberverse cartoon

Voice actor: Rich Orlow (English)

During the Age of Expansion, Thunderhowl served under a Prime who dispatched him to destroy Crystal City. Though Thunderhowl breached the city's defences, he wound up trapped by the crystals, held in a state of suspended animation.

Salvation for the knight came sometime after 2007, when he was freed by the Autobots Bumblebee and Chromia, saving them from their own crystalline duplicates. After introducing himself to the Autobots, Thunderhowl agreed to aid them on their quest to save Windblade. Once they had entered the throne room, the Crystalline King generated an squadron of crystal Windblades to hold off the trio but Bumblebee's multiverse energy managed to shatter the entity. His quest complete, Thunderhowl returned to Iacon with the Autobots whereupon he pledged his loyalty to Optimus Prime. Thunderhowl

After Optimus Prime had received instructions from the Thirteen to destroy an alternate version of the Matrix of Leadership that Megatron had brought into their reality, Thunderhowl joined the infiltration team into Croaton. As they tracked the alternate Matrix, Thunderhowl snuck past Decepticon guards using his nimble beast mode and incapacitated two guards with his electric breath. As the Autobots clashed with Decepticons, Thunderhowl pounced on Shadow Striker. After the Autobots had made it to the control room, they and the Decepticons were suddenly surrounded by towering hostiles. Silent Strike

The hostiles were quickly identified as Perfect Decepticons created by an alternate version of Megatron who had won the Great War and the owner of the alternate Matrix. While Thunderhowl and Sky-Byte boldly led the charge into battle against the soldiers, they proved too powerful to be felled as one Perfect Decepticon managed to blast Thunderhowl off of him. Along with the other Autobots, Thunderhowl battled several Perfect Decepticons and received a power boost of multiverse energy from Optimus Prime. Thunderhowl caught up with Optimus and Bumblebee just as Astrotrain took Megatron X, defeated and immobilized by Optimus, away. Thunderhowl was later present when a restored Windblade made her return. The Other One

Toys

Cyberverse

• Thunderhowl (Deluxe Class, 2020)
  • TakaraTomy ID number: Action Master-08
  • Accessories: Sword, Shield, Effect part

Cyberverse Thunderhowl is a new Deluxe mold, transforming from knight-themed robot to mechanical wolf. He comes with his sword and shield, and an action attack effect part for his wolf mode. Thunderhowl's design draws inspiration from his concept art, though slightly tweaked (most notably adding more gold), and his face features the battle mask design. Because of this, Thunderhowl is the least accurate of the Deluxe Cyberverse figures. He comes with the head piece of the build-a-bot Maccadam.

• Thunderhowl (Ultra Class, 2020)
  • Accessories: Sword, tail, chestplate/hilt

Ultra Class Thunderhowl transforms from knight-themed robot to mechanical wolf. He comes with his sword and a hilt that doubles as his chestplate, and his wolf mode tail comes detached. Like Clobber and Rack'N'Ruin, Thunderhowl is surprisingly articulate for a Cyberverse Ultra Class figure, featuring an Energon Armor gimmick like most in his time. Though his plastic is greener than black, Thunderhowl's sculpting is more show-accurate than his deluxe class figure above, though he wears his red cape in wolf mode, and it is hard to remove.

Notes

• Concept art of Thunderhowl shows his shield forms his wolf mode hide and, in robot mode, his chestplate/upper wolf head becomes the hilt of his giant sword.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Thunderhowl (サンダーハウル Sandāhauru)