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.
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.
Fiction
Generation 1 cartoon continuity
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Ed Gilbert (English), Yutaka Shimaka (Japanese), Masashi Ebara (Japanese, "Dinobot Island, Part 2"), Toshio Ishii (Japanese, "Auto Berserk", "Ghost in the Machine"), Ken Shiroyama (Japanese, The Movie), Yoku Shioya (Japanese, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), Hans-Rainer Müller (German, The Girl Who Loved Powerglide, Hoist Goes Hollywood & Ghost in the Machine), Christoph Jablonka (German, Generation 2 Dub of Dinobot Island, Part 2), Willy Schäfer (German, Generation 2 Dub of The Golden Lagoon), Tonio von der Meden (German, Generation 2 Dub of Auto Berserk & Kremzeek!), Ulf-Jürgen Wagner (German, Generation 2 Dub of Triple Takeover), Niko Macoulis (German, Generation 2 Dub of Starscream's Brigade)
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 land'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 Thrust, along with the others, were able to hold off the arriving Autobots who were trying to save the isle. However, 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
Thrust participated in an attack on the Autobots as they transported the Negavator to their headquarters. They was disoriented by Smokescreen and crashed. Later, he helped back Megatron up when the Decepticons confronted Starscream and a mentally impaired Red Alert at the Autobot bunker for control of the Negavator. However, Red Alert had set the Negavator to self-destruct, sending all of the Decepticons into retreat. Auto Berserk
Thrust went with Dirge, Ramjet, and Starscream to raid Shawn Berger’s new solar tower only to discover the whole thing was a setup by the wealthy industrialist to destroy Decepticons and gain good publicity. Starscream was able to easily defeat Berger’s artillery, but Thrust had to rescue him from the arriving Autobots. Thrust participated in some staged videos that made it appear that the Autobots were really the ones stealing energy, and the Decepticons were the ones trying to stop them. He also went with the rest of Megatron’s forces to watch the subsequent Autobot trial. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1
Not too long after banishing the Autobots and being embraced by the humans, Megatron revealed his true colors, and had Thrust, Ramjet, and Dirge attack Central City as a show of power. He later worked at the local power plant once the city’s populace was enslaved there. Thrust was tasked with capturing the escaped human slave Chip Chase. Thrust chased Chip into the Autobot base and seemingly prevented him 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 returned the human to the power plant, and helped fight off a fleet of human piloted jets attempting to rescue the city. He was less successful when the Autobots returned to liberate the town. All the Decepticons were outnumbered, defeated, and had to evacuate. Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2
Thrust and Thundercracker were spotted entering a secret Decepticon hideout by Spike and Bumblebee at the airport. Thrust, along with the others, were seemingly bested by the Dinobots who were sent in to clean up the place, but a surprise explosion from Megatron turned the tide. Later, Thrust, along with the rest of the Decepticons began to malfunction due to a deterioration of the element Cybertonium in their bodies. After a subsequent fight with the Autobots turned into a mess for everyone involved, Thrust was out of commission until more Cybertonium could be shipped from Cybertron. Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1
During an attack on several Autobots, Thrust discovered a secret supply of the element electrum, which made him invincible, and allowed him to capture Perceptor and Seaspray Unlike virtually every other Decepticon in existence, Thrust seemed to possess no dreams of personal power. He 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. Protected by the electrum, Thrust partook in several successful assaults on the Autobot forces, even knocking down Omega Supreme. This good fortune didn’t last. Despite repeated dips in the electrum pool, the substance eventually wore off, leaving Thrust and the other Deceptions vulnerable. In retaliation, they destroyed the pool itself so that no one could benefit from it. 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
Thrust was with the Decepticons when they set up a space bridge in a baseball stadium and subsequently decided to torment the humans who were gathered there. Thrust, in particular, shot baseballs at people from his arm cannon and knocked down the scoreboard. After the Autobots arrived and the expected melee broke out, Thrust was knocked inside the spacebridge along with some other Autobots and Decepticons and accidentally sent to the planet Brobdingnag. There, they were tiny compared to the planet’s inhabitants and were treated not unlike toys by the alien boy, Aron. Thrust tried to save Soundwave from Aron’s cat, Nitro, but was swatted into a fish tank where he was attacked by a pet fish, and later tied to a simple string when he tried to fly away. When Aron’s parents discovered the tiny Transformers, they handed them over to scientists. Thrust and the other Decepticons were strapped down for dissection but were able to escape thanks to Ravage. Although an assault on the Autobots in the sewers proved unsuccessful, the Decepticons were later able to fly back to Aron’s room and commandeer to Autobots’ use of Aron’s telescope to return to earth. Unfortunately they landed right in a lake and were attacked by alligators. 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 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, resulting in the two sides lobbing insults and shots at each other, and the Insecticons flew off that very instant to intercept the Decepticons. A future in politics, Thrust does not have. Quest for Survival
Thrust displayed a rare instance of mass shifting when he taxied Megatron to Autobot Headquarters, to deposit Megatron’s newest creation, Kremzeek. Kremzeek!
Thrust accompanied Thundercracker, Ramjet, and Dirge to watch Astrotrain’s attempt at using an army of trains to harvest energy. Thrust wasn’t too impressed, especially after the trains burst a water main and flooded the city. Later, he and the other seekers flew to a football stadium Blitzwing had taken over to place bets on which of the potential combatants would win an ongoing fight for Decepticon leadership. Triple Takeover
Thrust, Ramjet, and Dirge were charged with kidnapping Astoria Carlton-Ritz, the CEO of Hybrid Technologies. However, Powerglide intervened and was able to outmaneuver the Coneheads through the city, saving Astoria. The Coneheads convinced Megatron to give them a second chance and this time were successful. After chasing Powerglide from an amusement park to the desert, they were able to get the better of him and make off with Astoria. The Girl Who Loved Powerglide
When Dirge crash landed in a studio backlot of Major Pictures with a potentially powerful weapon stolen from Wheeljack’s workshop, Thrust, Ramjet, and Astrotrain were sent to retrieve him. While they picked up their fallen comrade, they were captured on film by a Director and his film crew. Not surprisingly, Thrust didn’t mention the screw up, and it wasn’t until Astrotrain brought it up, that Megatron ordered everyone back to the studio. To his credit, Thrust showed some signs of bravery when it came to activating the mysterious device though all it did was sputter and conk out. At one point, he thought he had Spike and Carly in his clutches when they were spotted escaping in a motorboat but it turned out to be just studio prop dummies. Thankfully, Megatron wasn’t as abusive to him as he was to Starscream that day. Hoist Goes Hollywood
Thrust partook in the raid on the Autobot convoy carrying experimental Superfuel. The Autobots held the advantage on the highway, and the jets all crashed into the mountainside as the Autobots raced through the tunnels. Ramjet was especially damaged and Thrust and Dirge descended to his aid, forcing Megatron to try to highjack the superfuel himself.The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1
Thrust was present when Starscream wound up in yet another of his heated arguments with Megatron and shot the Decepticon leader in the back. This was hardly enough to keep Megatron down, and when Starscream ordered “his” troops to destroy Megatron, Thrust, nor anyone else, took him seriously. After several personality components were stolen from the Decepticon Detention Center Thrust was one of the troops attacking Autobots base in retaliation. They left once Megatron concluded it wasn’t the Autobots who were responsible for the theft. Along with the other Decepticons, Thrust faced Starscream and his new team, the Combaticons in the subway, but unlike Dirge and Ramjet, he was able to escape capture. Starscream's Brigade
Thrust fought in the Decepticons' attack on Autobot City in 2005, and had the distinction of being the first Decepticon to be plowed by Optimus Prime. Thankfully for him, this didn’t damage him enough to be ejected into space when they all escaped the city onboard Astrotrain. He was one of Starscream’s aids at his coronation, jumping away just in time as Starscream was reduced to ashes by newly arrived leader Galvatron. Thrust 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 He was part of Galvatron’s search party after Rodimus Prime and his crew had escaped a Decepticon attack. Dark Awakening
Thrust and the other Coneheads accompanied Galvatron to Carbombya. To confront Octane about his theft of Trypticon, though he apparently left once Galvatron personally took control of the republic. Thief in the Night
Along with Ramjet and the Battlechargers, he made an unsuccessful attempt to stop Starscream’s ghost (working for Unicron) from stealing one of Trypticon’s eyes and kidnapping Astrotrain, naturally bringing about Galvatron’s ire. Along with those other three, Thrust had the good fortune to be inside Trypticon when Starscream later possessed the citybot under Unicron’s orders. He smashed Trypticon’s interior controls, rendering him useless and throwing a wrench in Unicron’s plans to make Cybertron 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
The Battle of the Star Gate
Thrust helped Megatron and Starscream fight off a squad of Autobots who had stumbled upon the Decepticons’ latest Energon-gathering scheme. After being shook-up somewhat when Megatron ordered Rumble and Frenzy to create an artificial earthquake, Thrust was ordered to give Astrotrain cover as he retreated with the Decepticons’ supply of Energon. Activation
A duplicate of Starscream then showed up and swiped the entirety of the Energon cache, before disappearing with the other Starscream. Thrust was later amongst the Decepticons Megatron brought to the Trigger to confront the two Starscreams conspiring against the Decepticon leader. When Starscream combined himself with the Trigger to create a powerful new body for himself, Thrust had to contend with the volley of asteroids thrown towards both Autobots and Decepticons from Starscream’s star gate. He was then almost sucked into a portal to a black hole when Starscream neared defeat, but was instead sent plummeting down to Earth when Optimus and Megatron worked together to defeat Starscream. The Battle of the Star Gate
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
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 for Megatron on Earth full-time afterwards. During Christmas 1986, he and Bombshell ambushed Jazz and Jetfire as they took care of a delivery of Transformer fuel from a Blackrock chemical plant. After Thrust took out the building with his missiles, Bombshell rendered Jazz inactive but although the Conehead managed to knock Jetfire down, at Blackrock's urging the Autobot rallied and laid Thrust out cold. The Gift Under 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! Shockwave dispatched Thrust along with Dirge, Ramjet and Blitzwing to London to collect the inert bodies of Centurion and the Megatron clone after Jawbreaker swiped them from under Richard Branson's nose. Salvage! 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
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!
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 Attack 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. Thrust's Timelines toy bio 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
Thrust was eventually compelled into serving Megatron again. He attacked a human city on Earth with his old wingmen, Ramjet and Dirge. At Fight's End
Some time later, Thrust had fallen in with Gigatron on Earth, and was present when Gigatron's team attacked the Autobots' Ironworks headquarters for their hidden Rarified Energon reserves. Invasion Prologue He was also around for the second attack, directed at the evil Autobots of the Negative Polarity Universe. Thrust and the Evil Decepticons were unable to overcome evil Ultra Magnus in combat, though.Invasion
Regeneration One
Template:Noterg1 Following his deactivation on Earth, Thrust was reanimated and lobotomised by Megatron to form part of his zombie army. Thrust was pressed into service as part of a unit alongside Octane, Razorclaw, Skalor, Bugly, Skywarp, Thundercracker and Ratbat, charged with exterminating a convoy of escaping humans that included Buster and Jessie. Less Than Zero
In 2012 after Megatron's defeat, all of the deactivated zombies were piled into a large pit by the Autobots and obliterated from orbit. Natural Selection, Part One
Milton Bradley mini-comic
Thrust was among the Decepticons under Megatron's command who ambushed the ark and was knocked offline when it crashed into Earth. He and the others were repaired four million years later when a volcanic eruption caused the ark's systems to spring into life. In the Transformers
Find Your Fate Junior
Dinobots Strike Back
Thrust was one of many Decepticons at a somewhat premature victory bonfire celebration atop Mount Lomas after four of the Dinobots had joined their forces, courtesy of Bombshell's cerebro-shells, and reportedly crippled the Autobot ranks, assuring the success of Operation Black Coral. When their new recruits saw their teammate Swoop fly a loop-the-loop overhead, the Dinobots remembered that was the signal to begin mopping the mountaintop with the Dectpticons, prompting Thrust to transform and take off. Unfortunately for him, Swoop had finished giving the signal and was free to give Thrust a missile before he could flee or counterattack. Dinobots Strike Back
Earthquake
In one possible series of events, Ramjet handed Thrust and Soundwave the human Jessie, who had been snooping around the Decepticons’ newest secret base. The two Decepticons put the girl away in a holding cell.
Later, Thrust might have come upon Buster and Beachcomber hiding in a closet within the Decepticon’s fortress. After engaging Beachcomber in a brief firefight, Thrust was stunned by a bullet glancing off his head, allowing for Beachcomber and Buster to escape. Buster and Beachcomber’s luck soon ran out, however, and Thrust happened upon them once more, this time backed up by Megatron, Starscream and Dirge. Buster and Beachcomber were taken prisoner and led to Megatron’s lab.
In another possible scenario, Megatron invited Thrust to enjoy the spectacle of destruction that was Central City’s annihilation once the Decepticons had defeated the Autobots.Earthquake
Desert Flight
Thrust was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.
If the Autobots fell into the Decepticons’ trap, Thrust, alongside Buzzsaw, Dirge, and Ramjet would swoop down upon their helpless prey for the kill. The Autobots destroyed, they would then turn off their gravity weapon, and force the townsfolk to drill oil to fuel the Decepticon army.
If the Autobots bypassed the anti-gravity field, Thrust managed to get a few shots on Powerglide, who was flying ahead of the Autobot convoy. Undeterred, the Autobot plane charged straight for Thrust, in a daring game of Chicken. Powerglide defeated Thrust and went on to battle the other Decepticons.
Later, in a possible scenario wherein the Autobots had infiltrated the Decepticon base and were battling the Autobots for control of the anti-gravity gun, Dirge spotted Optimus Prime sabotaging the device. He attempted to cripple Optimus Prime with one of his bombs, but the Autobot leader managed to repair himself before the anti-gravity gun self-destructed.
In a completely different possible sequence of events, Thrust, Dirge, Buzzsaw and a small squadron of other Decepticons spotted a squadron of Autobots driving towards the Decepticon base. The Autobots, in a disadvantageous position as they had no weapons in their vehicle modes, were easy pickings for Thrust and the others.
In one possible ensuing scenario, the Autobots were able to create cover for themselves with their exhaust fumes, allowing them the time to transform and fight back. In one possible scenario that followed, Cosmos then shot Dirge out of the sky, forcing the rest of the Decepticons to retreat back to their base. Desert Flight
Decepticon Poison
In one possible sequence of events, Thrust attacked the Autobots’ base, accompanied by Megatron and a number of Decepticon warriors. The squad met with the recently cured Autobots, and a fierce battle began between both sides. Thrust could be seen fighting until the very end of the battle, but the Decepticons were forced to retreat nonetheless due to the damage they suffered in combat.
In another possible scenario, Megatron and his Decepticon squad were tricked into thinking that the Autobots were already dead, and strode into the Autobots’ base. The Decepticons lay down their weapons in order to carry out the Autobots’ “corpses,” but were ambushed once they had disarmed themselves. Thrust and the others were then quickly defeated.
In another possible scenario, Thrust was led by Ramjet in a full-scale Decepticon assault. The Autobots, having miscalculated on how much antidote they had taken to cure themselves of the Decepticons’ poison, found themselves falling apart, leading to an easy victory for the Decepticons.
In yet another possible scenario, where the Autobots weaponized the tainted fuel and created a toxic cloud by burning it, the Decepticons were forced to retreat before their attack was fully underway. Decepticon Poison
Autobot Alert!
Thrust took part in a Decepticon mission to take over Earth’s communication satellites. He was aboard Astrotrain when the Decepticon shuttle was performing an ammunitions delivery to the Decepticons’ ship out in Earth orbit.
If Bumblebee and Hot Rod had infiltrated Astrotrain, Thrust happened upon the pair, but was fooled by their disguises, as the two Autobots were garbed in Decepticon space gear.
In a completely different scenario, Thrust accompanied Galvatron on a campaign to retrieve an ancient sphere of cybertite that contained the secrets to an ancient Autobot power-booster. Learning that the sphere was located within a sunken ship off the California coast, Thrust and the others headed for its location.
If they found the Autobots in the middle of retrieving it, the Decepticons destroyed both the ship and the sphere, and proceeded to rain superior Decepticon firepower upon their foes.
If the Decepticons found the coast deserted, they retrieved the ship themselves, using the might of Devastator.
If Ironhide, Brawn and Grapple attempted to snatch the ship away from the Decepticons, Thrusts and his comrades destroyed the ship and the sphere contained within to keep it out of Autobot hands. The Decepticons then proceeded to pin down the Autobots in their hiding spots, leaving the heroic robots at their mercy.
If Springer, Topspin and Seaspray executed their plan to retrieve the sphere from Decepticon clutches, they successfully distracted the evil robots for long enough to whisk the cybertite sphere back to Metroplex. Autobot Alert!
Project Brain Drain
Thrust was involved in a Decepticon plot to use a Brain Drain device on the crowd goers of a rock concert to syphon their intelligence into Decepticon fuel.
In one possible scenario, Galvatron had to recall his troops from the concert at the last minute when Ultra Magnus and his troops began a timely assault on the Decepticons’ headquarters. Thrust participated in the battle that ensued, which ended in a loss for the Decepticons when Ultra Magnus triggered an avalanche, burying Galvatron and shattering the Brain Drain device.
In another possible scenario,Thrust and the rest of the Decepticons were surprised to find the Autobots hiding amidst the parked vehicles surrounding the concert just as they were about to put their plan into action. Having been tasked in setting the parking lot aflame to prevent the concert-goers from escape, Thrust and the other Decepticon jets continued with the plan, dumping down gasoline onto the Autobots.
If the Autobots moved towards the crowd to protect them once the parking lot was set ablaze, Thrust and the other Decepticon jets continued their assault, able to bypass the inferno that kept the land bound Decepticons away from their enemies.
In a completely different possible scenario, Thrust was posted as a guard to keep safe the Decepticons’ lab housing the Brain Drain device.
In the event that Sparkplug and Wreck-Gar attempted to infiltrate to lab and were caught by Soundwave, Thrust was called over to block off the duo’d escape, alongside a whole detachment of Decepticons. If the pair surrendered, the Decepticons blew them up anyways. If Wreck-Gar and Sparkplug made a run for it, Thrust gave chase. Though he and Laserbeak managed to send Wreck-Gar and Sparkplug skidding into a lake, the Decepticons were forced to retreat when Hot Rod, Jazz and Kup showed up to defend their allies.
In one possible scenario that followed, the Autobots returned to storm the lab shortly after. Thrust was one of the few Decepticons too afraid of Galvatron’s wrath to desert his post, and attempted to fend off the Autobot aggressors. He was defeated when Sparkplug threw a hefty rock at him, causing Thrust to crumple to the ground. Project Brain Drain
The Invisibility Factor
In one possible scenario, Thrust accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship’s landing site, Thrust and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Though Thrust wanted to continue their pursuit of the Autobots, Galvatron ordered they stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead.
If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, Thrust was hit by a laser blast courtesy of Hot Rod. The Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Decepticons nonetheless.
If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Thrust and the others into thinking that they were being ambushed by a whole squadron of Autobots. Panicking, the Decepticons attempted to retaliate by firing in all directions. Amidst the confusion, Thrust began arguing with Ravage, both of them insisting that the Autobots were attacking from a different direction.
If Hot Rod snuck down and successfully snatched the Invisibility Device from Shockwave, the Decepticons gave chase to the young Autobot. They were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon’s walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks.
In an alternate scenario, Thrust and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in Sarah Sander’s ship after acquiring the Invisibility Device. Whether the Decepticons succeeded in mastering the Invisibility Device and subsequently destroyed the Autobots, or were destroyed or defeated themselves depended on what choices the Autobots made from this point on.
In another possible scenario, Thrust was one of the Decepticons that happened upon Sarah Sanders’s ship when it landed in the desert, before the woman had any contact with the Autobots. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Thrust and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location. In whichever scenario that followed, the Autobots managed to steal the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons, either dazzling Thrust with their headlights while Hot Rod took it right out of their hands, or tricking them into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. The Invisibility Factor
The Special Teams
Thrust was summoned by Megatron to raid a power plant of its energy, after it had been evacuated of its human occupants due to the danger of landslides in the area. The Special Teams
Ladybird Books continuity
Thanks to a new surveillance system, the Decepticons were alerted to the fact that the Autobots were searching an old battleground for cybernite. Thrust was among the jets led by Starscream who went to attack the scavengers, however the Autobots drove into a narrow part of the canyon, and unable to follow them, the Decepticons returned to base. Galvatron's Air Attack
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers 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 #5
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
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. 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 Hearts of Steel comics
Thrust was among the Decepticons who awoke in the 1860s after fighting the Autobots on prehistoric Earth. He was present when Starscream swayed the human Tobias Muldoon to their cause. Hearts of Steel #2
The Beast Within
Thrust participated in a savage Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. He attempted to sneak up on Optimus Prime, only to be punched through the chest by the Autobot leader. This presumably killed him. The Beast Within
Universe cartoon
Thrust participated in a battle alongside Soundwave during the early days of the Autobot/Decepticon war. Action Blast 1
IDW Generation 1 continuity
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. Megatron Origin #4
Thrust and several other Decepticons later ambushed Orion Pax's team of Autobots near the borders of Kaon, stopping them from apprehending Soundwave. The Hunt for Soundwave Megatron led him and several other Decepticons to Nyon, where they prevented Zeta Prime from killing Orion Pax. Choices After Megatron and Orion joined forces to overthrow Zeta, the Seekers participated in the attack on his Citadel. Overthrown With the death of Zeta Prime, Megatron took control of Cybertron and had his troops hunt down and arrest any Autobots who tried to resist. Thrust took Bumblebee, Ultra Magnus and Ironhide into custody following their capture in Ultrix. Transformation
Under the command of Scorponok, Thrust attacked the Toraxxis mega-refinery only to be taken out of action by Slag. Faces of Darkness He later participated in an attack on civilian ships at Starsreach Spaceport. Massacre
Millions of years later, 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 in time for the Decepticon invasion of the planet. When the Decepticons were defeated, Thrust was damaged and left behind in the ruins of New York City. The Man of Steel He was found crippled by the local police, who dealt with him by setting fire to the building and letting it collapse on him. Prowl, who witnessed the event, considered it an "execution of a wounded combatant" and proof that the humans would never forgive the Transformers for the invasion. Ride-Along
Thrust's body made its way into the possession of the Earth Defense Command, who later used it, and Ramjet's, to create a clone army.
I Dream of Wires
Transformers vs. G.I. Joe
Transformers: All Spark
The Fated Rival, Once Again... Plans of the Emperor of Destruction Revenge (All Spark) Ray of Hope Great Aspirations
Games
Transformers: Mystery of Convoy
Thrust, alongside many other Decepticons, sought Ultra Magnus's destruction as the Autobot journeyed to uncover a mystery surrounding Optimus Prime. Transformers: Mystery of Convoy
The Transformers (PS2)
Transformers Legends
Thrust was amongst Megatron's forces ages ago, long before the Cybertronian war found its way to planet Earth. The War Within
Thrust was involved in a battle between the Decepticons and the Dinobots when the later went berserk and set out to attack the Decepticon base. Day of the Dinobots - Part 1 While pursuing Beachcomber, Thrust stumbled on a Golden Lagoon of Electrum. After coating himself and becoming invulnerable, he informed the rest of the Decepticons. Unfortunately the Autobots found it too, and in the battle that ensued, the lagoon was destroyed. The Golden Lagoon Thrust and Skywarp encountered Autobot X, a patchwork beast with the mind of Spike, and managed to convince him that the Autobots were his enemy. The alliance lasted until Spike's father was injured in battle, at which point Spike turned on the Decepticons and drove them off. Autobot X
Thrust was among Galvatron's Decepticon troops who attacked a small group of Autobots, forcing them into hiding in the Autobot Mausoleum. Dark Awakening
Transformers: Battle Tactics
Thrust participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! Transformers: Battle Tactics
Transformers: Frontiers
Toys
Generation 1
- 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 bomb 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
- 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
- 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 upper arms, or serve as hand-held weapons. The missiles themselves are the same style as Classics Ramjet's. 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.
- The Ramjet version of 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.
- Transformers Collectors' Club Nacelle will have Thrust's wings but Starscream's head and a new deco.
Universe (2008)
- Aerial Rivals (multi-pack, 2008)
- Series: Classic Series
- 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 and Sunstorm, Universe Ramjet, War for Cybertron Starscream, and Dark of the Moon Cybertronian Starscream.
- There is a touch of irony to a Cybertron Starscream mold being redecoed as Thrust, as the Voyager-Class version's original U.S. release was given a colour scheme very much like Thrust's own.
Gentei! Gentei!
- Thrust (Deluxe, 2009)
- Accessories: Left & right missile launchers, 2 Air-to-Air Missile, 2 VTOL turbines
- Gentei! Gentei! Thrust is a Ganbo Store exclusive retool of Classics Ramjet. Rather than a re-release of "Games of Deception" Thrust from BotCon 2007, the toy features entirely new tooling for his wings and rear stabilizers. 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.[1] This release also uses the thinner null-ray missiles from Classics Starscream for better Generation 1 toy/cartoon accuracy, while, in a rare move for any TakaraTomy figure based on a pre-existing character, featuring entirely new deco patterns for his wings that are totally not "accurate" to anything. Like all Henkei! Henkei! toys, he has vacuum metallized parts, specifically the barrels of his missile launchers and his cockpit interior.
- Thrust was available for pre-order from November 13th through December 10th, 2008, and shipped in early April of 2009.
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 series. 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, Sunstorm, and Skywarp.
Generations
- Thrust (Deluxe, 2010)
- Accessories: Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles, 2 VTOL turbines
- Generations Thrust is a redeco of the Gentei Gentei! figure (with the same VTOL turbine sculpts), but with a generally more cartoon accurate color scheme. Take that, TakaraTomy! Interestingly, he retains the vacuum metallized cockpit seat.
- Like Ghost Starscream, Thrust uses the older version of the Classics Seeker sculpt used from Classics Skywarp to Acid Storm, rather than the newer version used for the majority of the Henkei figures and Universe Starscream, right down to the 2006 copyright rather than 2008 featured on Gentei Thrust.
United
- Seekers: Elites (December 28, 2012)
- Accessories: Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles, 2 VTOL turbines
- United Thrust is a redeco of the Gentei! Gentei!/Generations Thrust retooling of the Classics Ramjet mold. This release marks the first time he is offered with Ramjet as well as Dirge.
- This version of Thrust is more closely based on his cartoon appearance. Like his Gentei!/Generations releases, he comes with the thinner Starscream missiles. His missile launchers are solid dark grey except for the triggers, which are dark red. Like his Gentei! release, his Decepticon faction symbols have been tampographed onto his otherwise-undecorated wings; additional symbols have been applied to the undersides of his horizontal stabilizers. Thrust features metallic dark red paint applications on much of his red plastic.
Platinum Edition
- Seeker Squadron 3-pack (Platinum Edition, 2015)
- Accessories: **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
Merchandise
Robot Heroes
- 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
- 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.
Notes
- Thrust is one of the few Decepticons from the Generation 1 cartoon who didn't have red eyes. He had yellow eyes instead.
- A 1986 Panini stickerbook sold in Belgium and the Netherlands gave Thrust the alternate French language name "Trust". Whether this name was used in any other media made for French-speaking regions is unknown.
- Timelines Thrust is one of the few modern Hasbro-produced figures to have label stickers.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Thrust (スラスト Surasuto)
- French: Fatalo (Canada)
- Italian: Rapax
- Mandarin: Chongfeng （China, 冲锋, "Charger"）, Tuijin Qi (China, 推进器, "Thruster")
- Portuguese: Impulso (Portugal and Brazil comics, "Impulse"), Empuxo (Brazil comic, "Thrust")
- Russian: Kolun (Колун, "Axe")
References
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages with image sizes containing extra px
- Character stubs missing fiction
- Character stubs missing video games
- Articles in need of images
- Character stubs missing toys
- BotCon exclusives
- Classics Decepticons
- Generation 1 Decepticons
- Generations
- Henkei! Henkei! Decepticons
- Ladybird Books Decepticons
- MyClone
- Regeneration One Decepticons
- Regeneration One zombies
- Robot Heroes
- Seekers
- Target exclusives
- The Headmasters Decepticons
- Timelines characters
- United Decepticons
- Universe (2008)
