Thunder Arrow

The Thunder Arrow is a Decepticon starship from the Generation 1 continuity family.

The Thunder Arrow (サンダーアロー Sandā Arō) is a mighty vessel indeed. Whether serving as Deathsaurus's mobile base or acting as an interstellar shuttle for Skystalker's ambition, it provides mobility and firepower.

As two jets I can double my firepower! With the aid of my supersonic jet pod, I'll turn that Autobot base into molten metal. Prepare to meet your doom, Autobots. Jet pod, fire one!Skystalker

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Train Wars

Daniel Witwicky infiltrated the Decepticons and stole data on the Thunder Arrow, allowing Shouki to disguise himself as the ship. Train Wars: Shouki & Daniel Chapter Shouki used this disguise to lure Kickback into a trap. Train Wars

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

The interstellar shuttle ferried Skystalker, Skyhopper, and their unit across the galaxy to various worlds on their interstellar assault mission, including the planet Paradron. Destined for Nothing

Later, it carried them back to Cybertron after the conclusion of the mission. The Gray Race

After contacting their erstwhile Decepticon allies, Skystalker and Skyhopper used the shuttle as a base of operations as they plotted to overthrow Shockwave. Recipe for Hate

Ask Sideways

Sideways said he used to fly with Skystalker as he piloted the Thunder Arrow till he put him down and sold the ship to a Malgus Swindle for some O-Parts. Ask Sideways, 2015/06/29

Commercial appearances

The interstellar shuttle was captured by Jazz and Bumblebee, who hauled it into an Autobot base. Skystalker promptly transformed the base and attacked. Sneaky! Micromaster micro base commercial

Toys

The Transformers

"You're not getting a Porsche because I will not have Interstellar jets on my grass!"

• Skystalker (Micromaster Rocket Base, 1989)
  • Accessories: Skystalker Micromaster, jet pod, small lasers (2), large lasers (2), dual laser, ramps (2)

The unnamed interstellar shuttle was sold boxed along with Skystalker. The shuttle transforms from a compact vessel with a detachable piggybacked ship into a land base with towers and guns. Aside from becoming the recon tower, the jet pod (in vehicle mode) can dock with the white landing pad on the side of the base. Modular ramps allow it to connect to other Micromaster bases. The instruction sheet suggests that in shuttle mode the large lasers be mounted on the nose, but they are molded to fit a slot on the wings.

The main shuttle can often be found missing its right wing, as one of the wing's connectors is mismolded slightly and tends to break. This may have been corrected by the end of the run.

• More information at TFU.info

Victory

• Thunder Arrow (1989)
  • Accessories: Micromaster, jet pod, small lasers (2), large lasers (2), dual laser, ramps (2)

The Thunder Arrow was sold only as a mail-away exclusive, and did not have its own ID number. It came in a standard English-language Skystalker box. Skystalker did not appear in any Victory fiction.

Notes

• A redeco of the Power Core Combiners Mini-Con Groundspike representing Daniel Witwicky disguised as Skystalker was available as a mail-away through Million Publishing's Transformers Generations 2014 Vol. 1 book. It was packaged with a redeco of Classics Deluxe Class Astrotrain as Shouki disguised as the Thunder Arrow.

Foreign names

• Italian: Discovery