Thundercracker (SG)

This article is about the heroic Decepticon who is not a Seeker. For his evil Seeker counterpart, see Thundercracker (G1). For a list of other meanings, see Thundercracker (disambiguation).

Thundercracker is a heroic Decepticon from the "Shattered Glass" continuity family.

"By Primus! 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."

Fiction

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

Shattered Expectations

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

Shattered Glass

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

Recordicons

Thundercracker joined Ravage in the Transformers' greatest battle on Earth, "Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction." Recordicons #3

Toys

Timelines

They don't make F-15s like that any more. Or ever.

• Galvatron / Thundercracker (BotCon 2011 souvenir set)
  • Accessories: Left & right launchers, 2 missiles

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 his original 1984 toy, but with modern standards of toy engineering, transformation, sculpting detail and articulation. 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.

There were only 1800 Shattered Glass Thundercracker figures produced. This mold was also used for a buttload of other Seekers.

• More information on Thundercracker at TFU.info

Notes

• Thundercracker is in a Classics Seeker body, but with his incredibly eye-searing Action Master color scheme.
• 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, this figure could probably have doubled as Shattered Glass Thundercracker, much like the Slice/Shattered Glass Wheeljack toy that was made in its stead. The toy was eventually released as Shattered Glass Thundercracker at BotCon 2011. The bio and tech specs for G2 Action Master Thundercracker was published in the Official Collectors' Club magazine in late 2011 effectively making this figure both Shattered Glass Thundercracker and G2 Thundercracker.
• 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.