Sunstorm (Universe)
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- Sunstorm is a Decepticon from the Unicron Trilogy continuity family (via the 2003 Universe series).
Sunstorm has turned out different in different universes. Sometimes he's a powerful but dim thug, in others he's a clever strategist, but you'll always end up finding him doing the dirty work for someone. But at least he says his prayers every night! (Pity about who answered)
He's not to be confused with the other Sunstorm in the Aurex universal cluster.
Fiction
Universe comic
The strategist Sunstorm of Aurex 105.15 Gamma was the brother of Thrust but, unlike his brother, he was a cultist obsessed with the mythical Ultimate Warrior; instead of being involved in the war on Earth or against Unicron, he was off fighting a religious war in the Mirtonian Star Quadrant. When he learned from Thrust's Mini-Con partner, Inferno, that Galvatron had killed his brother, he vowed revenge... only to learn Galvatron had himself died in the Unicron Battles. Desperate, he prayed to the Ultimate Warrior to help him get revenge and Unicron answered, promising he would resurrect Galvatron for a beating if Sunstorm fought for him in the Universe War. This was considered a really good deal, and he became a massive Unicron zealot. Among other things, he captured the Street Action Mini-Con Team of Aurex 604.24 Gamma and used their Servility Program to brainwash them for a time. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/06
During the conflict, Sunstorm showed up with a Minion team led by Reptilion to recapture several abductees who had been accidentally diverted to an icy planetoid by Child of Primus interference; he tried to kill the Children team who came to rescue the victims. Silverbolt didn't recognize him at first, then realized he was "a Sunstorm" who they hadn't met before. A passing Tracks shot the villain down. Sunstorm joined Reptilion in battle later but was repulsed once more. Voice Actor Drama
But when Unicron began to lose the War, Sunstorm demanded he get Galvatron now. The tyrant was indeed resurrected in a new body...
And Galvatron kicked his ass.
Sunstorm died cursing Unicron and the Ultimate Warrior as Galvatron walked off with Inferno. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/06
Force of Habit
A version of thug Sunstorm[1] participated in a Decepticon attack on the Iron Hope during the Unicron Singularity crisis. Force of Habit
Shattered Glass
Sunstorm was a devoted acolyte of The Fallen, serving him during his alliance with Cybaxx and the forces of the Underbase. Sunstorm's heat and flame were constantly coveted by the Fallen, whose inverse polarity in this universe left him constantly cold and covered by crippling layers of ice. The Fallen often absorbed more energy from his follower than Sunstorm could part with, although the zealous jet did his best to serve without complaint.
Once the Fallen was cast out of that reality by Emulator and the crew of the Annex, Sunstorm appeared relatively placid. He signed on with Jetstorm and Side Burn to return many of the kidnapped cybernetic hybrids to their home planets. Coalescence
Toys
Universe (2003)
- Sunstorm with Inferno and Street Action Mini-Con Team (Decepticon Jet, 2004)
- A redeco of the Armada Thrust toy, Sunstorm transforms into a bright orange F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. He was available only as part of a Walmart exclusive set which also included the Universe incarnations of Inferno, Grindor, High Wire, and Sureshock. Unusually, Sunstorm's card art is in Thrust's deco. The Mini-Cons are likewise printed in their original color schemes, rather than the deco used on the actual toys.
Cybertron
- Sunstorm (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)
- Sunstorm is a redeco of the Legends of Cybertron Starscream mold, transforming into a Cybertronic jet fighter. His wing-sections/biceps hide flip-out weapons: the right arm hides a blade, while the left arm has a non-firing cannon.
- This mold was also used the make Cybertron Ramjet and Skywarp, Universe Ramjet and Thrust, War for Cybertron Starscream, and Dark of the Moon Cybertronian Starscream.
Notes
- These two Sunstorm toys used to be seen as separate characters but in 2015, "Ask Vector Prime" retconned that Universe Sunstorm is also a Unicron Trilogy character.
- Sunstorm may have been the first "new" character to the standard-retail-release Legends of Cybertron assortment, depending on whether the Ramjet toy is Universe Ramjet.
- Sunstorm being Thrust's brother in Ask Vector Prime was inspired by many Unicron Trilogy characters such as Overcast or Repugnus being close relatives of the molds' original characters. [2]
