Thundercracker (G1)
| This article is about the Generation 1 Decepticon. For the Unicron Trilogy Decepticon, see Thundercracker (UT). |
Thundercracker is a Decepticon character in the Generation 1 continuity.
Thundercracker claims the skies as his arena. He looks down in contempt on those who cannot leave the ground -- he considers them lesser beings. He will often attack the flightless beings below him for no other reason than to satisfy his scorn.
His superiority in this realm is the only thing he is sure of. Thundercracker is not entirely committed to the Decepticon cause, and even has some sympathy for the humans they terrorize. (Humans had the resolve and ingenuity to create flying machines for themselves, after all.) Fear of retribution from Megatron and the influence of his peers is usually enough to bury these doubts. Regardless, he needs constant reassurance that he's where he needs to be. Sometimes, his heart's just not in the job.
French-Canadian name: Coup de Tonnerre
Italian name: Vampiro
Fiction
Generation 1 Cartoon
Voice Actor: John Stephenson, Wally Burr (US), x (Japan)
Marvel Comic
Machine Wars
The mysterious "Machine Wars" were a tumultuous time for Thundercracker. At long last convinced of and commited to the truth of the Decepticon cause, Thundercracker now ironically found himself in open rebelion against Megatron's leadership. It is unknown what events lead to his change of heart about the Decepticons or to his being branded a "rebel warrior."
(Though the Machine Wars toyline had no backstory or establishing fiction of any kind, the predominance of returning characters leads most to place it decidedly in Generation 1 continuity. That being the case, the Machine Wars version of Thundercracker features a decidedly unique function and bio that is probably as close to character development as he has gotten.)
