Sunder (G1)
| The name or term "Sunder" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Sunder (disambiguation). |
- Sunder is an Autobot from the IDW portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Mnemosurgery is no easy job; some 'bots are not cut out for the task of browsing through memories of patients and analyzing them. Such is the case with Sunder. A former practitioner of the field, nowadays he's more well-known for having embarked in numerous murders.
Fiction
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Sunder used to be a world-class mnemosurgeon. Speak, Memory: Part 1 Like many with his skills, Sunder suffered for his profession, which he considered akin to "walking with death," unable to stop despite knowing that the "fatal injection" was getting closer and closer. Speak, Memory! (Part 2) Eventually, he went insane and embarked on a killing spree, and became known as the Tetrahex Ripper. Speak, Memory: Part 1 He was arrested thanks to information provided by his little brother Sceptre, who the police found thanks to a profile composed by noted psychopathologist Froid. Froid became fascinated with Sunder's case and tagged along on the prison transport taking the brothers to Garrus 6. But nobody had foreseen what happened next: while imprisoned, Sunder had evolved his skills to the next level, developing the ability to perform "remote mnemosurgery," able to probe a 'bot's mind without physical contact. It was with this ability that he effected his and Sceptre's escape, as he made the guards forget to lock the doors. Sunder took Froid hostage and fled aboard Sceptre in his spaceship alternate mode, but a barrage of fire crippling Sceptre, resulting in a crash that ended the younger brother's life. Sunder and Froid survived and forged an unusual partnership: in return for Sunder allowing Froid to study him and his skills, Froid would help Sunder cope with with Sceptre's death and provide him with fresh victims. Sunder developed a "taste" for the memories of his victims, "feasting" on their darkest secrets. Speak, Memory: Part 1
During his time inside his brother's rotting corpse, Sunder used art as a way to express himself. Being a big fan of the Guiding Hand, his art came in the form of "Mortilus" and "the death bringer" scrabbled in various dialects across the ship's walls. Froid removed Sunder's eyes at some point to better control him and his appetite, having convinced him that he needed to see his patients before he could feed on them. Froid wore the eyeballs around his neck disguised as a pair of Primal Beads. Every so often, he'd 'need' to eat a patient to stay manageable Speak, Memory: Part 1 but Froid, despite being piss-scared, kept him around anyway: on the mechnical world of Scarvix, Sunder's remote viewing powers meant Froid could be quietly informed of his patients' memories without them knowing. That dangerous killer was making him the most effective (and rich and famous!) therapist on the planet! Speak, Memory! (Part 2)
Later, Froid attempted to feed his rival Rung to Sunder. He was denied from feasting upon the psychiatrist thanks to the intervention of Skids, but Froid was able to return his eyes, allowing him to incapacitate Rung before gaining access into Skids' memories... Speak, Memory: Part 1
...and then release Sunder, believing it the "least worst option" now the Ripper knew there was all sorts of food out there. Sunder displayed a new power, mentally forcing Transformers to transform after making them forget how and thus making them turn themselves inside out. He started with the guards Fervor and Kindle and then moved into the rest of the ship, which went under lockdown. Numerous others fell, including Rodimus. Karma caught up with Froid as Sunder feasted on his sin and killed the man.
Thunderclash and Megatron engaged the monster but Sunder, rattled, retaliated by having Spectre's body/ship transform into battle armour for him. We can tell he was rattled because he stopped putting on the creeeeepy dark voice he was doing) He took down Thunderclash but Rung, using remote-controlled gun-wielding drone ships, distracted him long enough for Tailgate to land the final blow by dropping the Rodpod on him. Speak, Memory! (Part 2)
Notes
- His nomme de murder, "the Tetrahex Ripper", is a nod to Peter Sutcliffe's press name of "the Yorkshire Ripper".
- Most of his word balloons are creepily black with white text. This is revealed at the end to be a Mortilus impression done to scare people and he has to concentrate on doing it.
