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

Thundercracker was on patrol when he picked up a signal indicating a prison break in progress on Paradron. BotCon 2011 Thundercracker profile card

Recordicons

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

SD SG

Thundercracker accompanied Starscream and Skywarp on an information retreat to Earth. When their last fuel cell ran out, the other two Decepticons called Thundercracker over to the room they were in, so that he could illuminate it with his garish color scheme. Annoyed, Thundercracker vowed to steal all of Starscream's microscopes in retaliation. SD SG #4

Timelines

Thundercracker was among the Decepticons present to observe the captured infiltration robot Nightbird. Epilogue Two

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

Timelines 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

Classics mold: Seeker

Hasbro: Classics Starscream Skywarp Ramjet Universe (2008) Acid Storm Starscream Generations Thrust Dirge Thundercracker Fun Publications: Timelines Thundercracker Dirge Thrust Ramjet (Generation 2) Thundercracker (Shattered Glass) Bitstream Hotlink Sunstorm Nacelle G2 Starscream TakaraTomy: Henkei! Henkei! D-02 Starscream D-04 Ramjet Skywarp Thundercracker Gentei! Gentei! Dirge Thrust United Skywarp Starscream Thundercracker Dirge Ramjet Thrust Million Publishing: Henkei! Henkei! Starscream Ghost Version

Notes

• 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.