Sunder (G1)

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

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 practicioner of the field, nowadays he's more famously known for having embarked in numerous murders.

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Sunder used to be a world-class mnemosurgeon, until his life took a drastic turn for the worse in a undisclosed moment of his life, going into massive killing sprees under The Tetrahex Ripper as his new name.

At some point, he was detained and sentenced to Garrus 6 for maximum security containment. Following his arrest, he also managed to perfect a new technique dubbed Remote Mnemosurgery, with which he could easily probe through his victim's memories just by looking at them. During transport, the guards neglected to close the doors and allowed his escape. Reuniting with his brother, Sceptre, along the way, the two managed to flee from their captors and took Froid as a hostage to ensure their safety. It didn't, however, as the shuttle they were on was destroyed and the subsequent explosion took Sceptre's life. Following the death of his spark-brother, Sunder fell into depression and was only assisted by Froid to cope with the loss, in the exchange that he'd help with the other's work whilst at the same time, keeping him properly fed. During his time inside Froid's ship, he used art as a method of distraction and to express himself, with said art coming in the form of various dialects being scrabbled across the ship's walls.

Spoiler warning: Plot details for Speak, Memory: Part 1 follow. Spoilers expire in 30 days

After Froid reunited with Rung and took him to his ship, it was revealed that Sunder's eyes had been removed altogether, under the conviction that he'd only need to see his patients before operating on them, before almost being given Rung for his next meal. He was denied from feasting upon the psychiatrist thanks to the intervention of Skids, but eventually was granted back his sight to see his next victims, incapacitating Rung before gaining access into Skids' memories... Speak, Memory: Part 1