Thrust (G1)

The name or term "Thrust" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Thrust (disambiguation).

Thrust is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.

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He wants you to think he has Dirge's powers, but he only has a crummier version of Thundercracker's.

Thrust wants you to know he's coming. (Let's ignore the double-double entendre that comes from that.) The other Decepticons have learned there's no being sneaky when he's around. He's a loud-mouthed braggart who will claim victory before he's even taken the field. He tries to terrify and demoralize the enemy with loud rumbling roars from his engines and boasts from his vocal circuits. The truth is that Thrust is mostly bluster with little to back it up. Any sort of strong resistance can send him flying back the way he came.

You pile of reject parts!Chip Chase accurately sums up Thrust's worth, "Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2"

French-Canadian name: Fatalo

Portuguese name (Brazil comic): Empuxo / Impulso ("Thrust")

Portuguese name (Portugal comic): Impulso ("Thrust")

Italian name: Rapax

Chinese name (China): Chongfeng （冲锋, "Charger"） / Tuijin Qi (推进器, "Thruster")

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

Voice actor: Ed Gilbert (English), Yutaka Shimaka (Japanese, TV series), Ken Shiroyama (Japanese, The Movie)

Thrust in his "About to Crush a Kid in a Wheelchair" pose.

When the mighty Autobot Dinobots relocated to the time-displaced prehistoric Dinobot Island, Thrust was one of several Decepticon warriors who accompanied Megatron to the island in the hopes of exploiting the island's vast energy resources. After the Dinobots made their presence known, Thrust stood by to guard the energon cubes while Megatron conspired to eliminate their adversaries. Dinobot Island, Part 1 When the Dinobots later convinced the native dinosaurs to attack the Decepticons, Thrust and Ramjet were trampled in a stampede. Ouchies. Dinobot Island, Part 2

Auto Berserk

Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1

After Megatron successfully took control of Central City by manipulating his ally Shawn Berger and the other humans, Thrust was tasked with capturing the escaped human slave Chip Chase. He chased the human into the Autobot base and seemingly prevented Chip from saving the Autobots from a collision course into the sun by destroying Teletraan I, but actually unwittingly saved his enemies by shutting off the autopilot that was navigating their doomed ship. Thrust attempted to crush Chip before securing him in his jet cockpit and returning the human to the power plant, where he had his afterburner handed to him by the Autobots. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2

Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1

Unlike virtually every other Decepticon in existence, Thrust seemed to possess no dreams of personal power. After uncovering a secret supply of the element electrum, which made him invincible, Thrust ran right to Megatron and informed him of the pool instead of using it for his own gain. Maybe he's just too stupid to dream of greater glory. It has happened before. The Golden Lagoon

Thrust's cowardice was legendary among the Decepticons, and they frequently had to put him in his place whenever his bluster became too unbearable. He was particularly insipid on one occasion when he, Starscream and Astrotrain came to Saturn's moon of Titan hunting the Autobot Cosmos. When Astrotrain took advantage of the superstitious locals to force them into serving him as "greatest of the Sky Gods", Thrust quickly fell into the role of lackey instead of challenging Astrotrain like Starscream did. Later, when the Autobots Jazz and Perceptor arrived and engaged the two Seekers, Thrust was quick to flee rather than face even odds in battle. Finally, when the Autobots' transport Omega Supreme was repaired, Thrust voiced the Decepticons' slim chances at survival and they beat a hasty retreat. Not an unreasonable course of action, really—it seems a coward is a useful point of view to consult during warfare. The God Gambit

Child's Play

Of course, Thrust also isn't much of a people person either. Megatron once gave him the simple task of explaining to the Insecticons that the Autobots had acquired some robotic insecticide to use against them, and that they were to stay clear of the battle until Megatron and his Decepticons could destroy the weapon. Megatron actually planned to hoard the insecticide as a failsafe for himself, naturally, but he didn't tell Thrust that. The Conehead's delivery of the message lacked the slightest trace of sincerity, and the Insecticons flew off that very instant to intercept the Decepticons. A future in politics, Thrust does not have. Quest for Survival

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During the Decepticons' attack on Autobot City in 2005, Thrust had the distinction of being the first Decepticon to be run over by Optimus Prime. He was later part of the Decepticon armada defending Cybertron against Unicron's onslaught. He, Ramjet and Dirge flew into the chaos bringer's mouth, which closed on and destroyed the trio. Ouch. The Transformers: The Movie

Except they survived.

Thrust continued to serve in the Decepticon air force after they were banished to Chaar. He was one of the Decepticons that unsuccessfully tried to stop Wheelie and Blurr from reaching Metroplex with the Transformation Cog. Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5 Dark Awakening Thief in the Night His next notable act was helping stop a Starscream-possessed Trypticon from connecting Unicron's decapitated head to Cybertron to make that his new body. Ghost in the Machine

The Headmasters cartoon

Thrust and Dirge stood guard outside the Decepticon headquarters on Earth when Twincast was ordered to infiltrate it. The two Seekers got into a firefight with the Autobot and his Mini-Cassettes, and were too distracted to notice Rewind sneaking past them and into the base. Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears

Marvel Comics continuity

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

Thrust served Lord Straxus on Cybertron, operating out of the massive tower Darkmount in Polyhex. The Smelting Pool! He was one of the elite warriors targeted by the Wreckers in Operation: Volcano, but narrowly avoided his fate after a call from Megatron summoned the Decepticons away from the lure Impactor and his team had put out. Target: 2006 As Megatron and Straxus began a partnership to share resources between Earth and Cybertron, Thrust was reformatted and sent to Earth along with Ramjet and Dirge to supervise a massive drilling operation designed to suck the power out of Hoover Dam. Their operation was invaded by the Aerialbots, but Thrust turned his disruptor engines on Skydive, forcing him to ground. Still, the Autobots outnumbered the Seekers and soon forced them into retreat. Aerialbots over America!

Thrust and his comrades began working on Earth full time afterwards, first for Megatron, then Shockwave, and finally Ratbat. He participated in an ill-fated raid on a fleshling oil tanker alongside Ramjet, Vortex and the Insecticons. The heist went off without a hitch... except that the tanker had already emptied its cargo. Not the Decepticons' finest moment. Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom He was among the Decepticons present when Galvatron attacked their new underwater headquarters, and was none too impressed with how Shockwave handled things, it seemed. Enemy Action!. Later, he was part of the Decepticons' major assault on the Autobots on the surface of the Moon. He was disabled (and seemingly exploded) due to a blast from Blaster's electro-scrambler gun during the battle. Totaled! Thrust was glimpsed later, however, transporting humans to the Decepticons' holiday resort. Club Con!

Earthforce

These stories do not fit into the normal Marvel continuity. See Earthforce for details.

With Soundwave in command, Thrust joined a massive Decepticon offensive against the Autobot Earthbase. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as Starscream looted a human oil tanker in the Gulf of Mexico. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. Divide and Conquer!

First depicted rather late in the series, it is unknown whether Thrust served Megatron or Shockwave before the coup merged the Decepticon factions.

Marvel UK future timelines

By 2008, Thrust had risen in the Decepticon ranks to become leader of his own albeit unidentified team. At Soundwave's command, he led them to a planned assault on the Autobots, only to be intercepted by Quintesson shock troopers and Trident assault craft. The Decepticons were forced to join forces with their Autobot opponents in order to chase the Quintessons off Cybertron. Thrust was last seen pursuing the remaining Quint ships as they fled atmosphere. Space Pirates!

Classics

More than fifteen years after he was last seen, Thrust was the last Decepticon of Megatron's fallen warriors to be rebuilt. Some believe that this had something to do with why Thrust defected to Bludgeon's command. Thrust was later assigned to work with the mysterious Bug Bite on Earth along with Dirge and several others. Games of Deception

Devil's Due G.I. Joe vs the Transformers comics continuity

As part of Serpent O.R.'s forces, Thrust defended the newly unified Decepticon army's base against a combined Autobot/G.I. Joe strike force. In the course of the battle, he and Barrage were shot by Lady Jaye. The Art of War issue 5

Dreamwave Generation 1 comics continuity

LEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY JENKINS!!!

Thrust was one of many Decepticon warriors who joined Shockwave in the assault on Iacon shortly after Optimus Prime rose to power. The War Within #3 He was soon reassigned to the unit of Decepticons guarding Cybertron's planetary turbines for Megatron's plans to turn the planet into a mobile war world. When Starscream seemingly killed Megatron, he was forced to serve under the treacherous Air Commander The War Within #5 and was deactivated during the subsequent battle with Optimus Prime and Grimlock's strike team. The War Within #6

He was relatively loyal to Shockwave, and served under the one-eyed tactician during the Dark Ages when Megatron disappeared in a space bridge accident with Optimus Prime, and then again after the Nemesis vanished in deep space. The War Within: The Dark Ages

After the Great Shutdown, Thrust continued serving under Shockwave's command on Cybertron, after the Autobots and Decepticons unified their efforts to control the planet and consolidate on energon reserves. He was one of a select group of Decepticons chosen by Ultra Magnus to be "rehabilitated", and operated under the Autobot's direction when they traveled to Earth to collect the Ark and Nemesis' crews. Brothers' Burden After the Autobots uncovered Shockwave's malevolent plans for the future, the war began anew and Thrust fled to the wastelands with a small contingent of Shockwave's forces. They were assimilated into Megatron's command once the great Decepticon leader returned with the Predacons and imposed his will on Shockwave. Lost and Found

IDW comics continuity

"I'm too big to emerge through YOUR foldspace transition."

During Megatron's initial uprising in Kaon, Thrust took part in the violence, and was seen being strangled by Ironhide while Trailbreaker wrestled with Starscream. Apparently Megatron found additional flyers soon after Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp signed up. Megatron Origin #3

Thrust was a part of Darkwing's command on the planet Nebulos when the Pretender Thunderwing attacked the planet. Stormbringer #2 Though he was eager to join the fight, Thrust was instead put in charge of the hidden Decepticon command bunker for two purposes. First, to alert Megatron of the reborn threat of Thunderwing. Second, to destroy the bunker, leaving no trace of their presence. Thrust presumably did both as Darkwing told Dreadwind that they were picking the Seeker up before leaving the planet. Stormbringer #3

At some point he ended up on Earth. When the Decepticons were defeated, Thrust was damaged and left behind to be hunted by the military. The Man of Steel

Toys

Generation 1

Thrusts in the direction of the problem.

• Thrust (1985, 2001, 2004)
  • Japanese ID number: D-57
  • Accessories: Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 small & 2 large "air to air missiles", left & right wings, left & right tail fins, front landing gear

The Generation 1 Thrust toy is a retool of the original Starscream, who was originally a Diaclone "Jet Robo Acrobat-Type" F-15 Eagle. His central F-15 body is unchanged, but he has new wings with ducted VTOL fans, and new rear stabilizers. Unlike his 1985 mold-mates Dirge and Ramjet, Thrust retained the original launchers, null-ray lasers and cluster bombs projectiles used in Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp.

In robot mode his official instructions have the user pulling down his nose cone to complete his head transformation, like Starscream. However, Thrust's television incarnation (like Ramjet and Dirge) depicts him as having his head untransformed, giving a distinctive 'conehead' shape. This has led many owners to do the same thing, differentiating the three later Decepticon jets from the three earlier ones.

Smallest Transforming Transformers

Conehead without the cone.

• Thrust (2003)
  • Japanese ID number: GTF-11
  • Accessories: Left & right fists, 2 missiles, left & right wings, left & right tail fins

Smallest Transforming Transformers Thrust is a retool of Starscream. Like all toys in the line, Thrust is a tiny, simplified version of the original toy, transforming into a modified F-15 fighter jet. These toys were sold "blind-packed" in boxes, so you could not know which one you had until you actually opened the box.

Timelines

Unlike his fellow coneheads, Thrust likes to wear his wings up...

• Games of Deception! (Multi-pack, 2007)
  • Accessories: Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles

Thrust is a retool of the Classics Ramjet toy (itself a retool of Classics Starscream), transforming into a heavily modified F-15 with VTOL wings and new tailfins. His spring-loaded missile launchers can mount under his wings, on his forearms, or serve as hand-held weapons. As with most Classics toys, he features a heat-sensitive rubsign rather than a tampographed faction symbol. Thrust was part of the BotCon 2007 box set "Games of Deception", along with Bug Bite, Dirge, Dreadwind, and Thundercracker.

There were 1500 Classics Thrust figures produced. A factory error put the new wings' screw-holes on the top; Fun Publications added a set of small decals to the head of the screws to hide them.

This mold was also used to make his fellow BotCon exclusive Dirge. The original version of this mold was used to make Classics Starscream and Skywarp, Timelines Thundercracker, and Universe Acid Storm.

Universe (2008)

Classic Series

• Aerial Rivals (multi-pack, 2008)

A redeco of the Cybertron Legends Class Starscream, Thrust transforms into a Cybertronic "tetrajet". His wings, which end up on his arms in robot mode, each feature a swing-out weapon; the right arm has a blade, while the left has a (non-firing) cannon. He was only available in a Target-exclusive five-pack with Air Raid, Blades, Skydive and Ramjet (who shares his mold).

This mold was also used to make Cybertron Skywarp, Universe Ramjet, and Cybertron Sunstorm.

Gentei! Gentei!

...unless, that is, he's on his day off.

• Thrust (Deluxe, 2009)
  • Accessories: Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles

Gentei! Gentei! Thrust is a Ganbo Store exclusive retool of Classics Ramjet. Rather than a rerelease of "Games of Deception" Thrust from BotCon 2007, the toy features new mold work. The VTOL turbines feature free spinning rotors, and can be mounted either on the rear stabilizers or on the wings by way of a peg and socket. The mold also uses the thinner null-ray missiles from Classics Starscream for better Generation 1 toy/cartoon accuracy, and oddly for Henkei, has totally new deco patterns for his wings. Like all Henkei toys, he has vacuum metallized parts, specifically the barrels of his missile launchers and his cockpit interior.

Titanium Series

• Thrust (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2009)

Thrust is yet another redeco of the Titanium Series Thundercracker mold, supposedly representing Thrust's appearance in the "The War Within" comic. Unlike previous Titanium toys which were subtitled by the fictional universe/continuity they came from, Thrust and the other 2009 Titanium redecos are marketed under the 2008-2009 Universe line, and do not include display stands.

This mold was also used to make Starscream, Skywarp and Sunstorm.

Transformers: Generations

• • Accessories: Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles

Thrust is a remold of the Botcon/Henkei Thrust mold, with fewer paint apps and a new deco. (insert picture here)

Merchandise

Robot Heroes

Not a Hunter-Seeker Skyship.

• Autobot Blaster vs. Thrust (2008)

Part of the fourth wave of Universe Robot Heroes, "Generation 1 Series" Thrust comes packaged with "Autobot Blaster". Jets of air fly forcefully from his tuckus. He has the standard shoulders-and-neck articulation.

Interestingly, his wings are based on the BotCon 2007 version of the toy, featuring the twin raised screw-holes between the wing-base and VTOL fans.

Transformers - Mini Bust

A statue named Thrust, how ironic.

• Thrust (Diamond Select, 2008)

Thrust was released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008 and exclusive to online retailer Big Bad Toy Store. He was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 250 pieces. The sculpt features Thrust's distinctive wings and he has the proper null rays, different from Dirge and Ramjet's.

Trivia

• Thrust is one of the few Decepticons from the Generation 1 cartoon who didn't have red eyes. He had yellow eyes instead.
• Classics/Timelines Thrust is one of the few modern Hasbro-produced figures to have label stickers.

External links

• Thrust at TFU.info
• Thrust's Universe profile at NTFA.net