Thundercracker (Armada)
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Thundercracker is a Decepticon in the Armada and Cybertron portions of the Unicron Trilogy.
Thundercracker suffered from low self-esteem and longed for approval from authority figures to validate his existance. He was willing to work as hard as necissary to gain attention and praise from Megatron, but when all his efforts were ignored or taken for granted he grew frustrated and felt the need to engage in ever more risky and reckless behavior in an attempt to gain notice. Many predicted this would lead to his destruction.
When next we see Thundercracker it is over ten years later, loyaly serving under Starscream during the search for the Cyber-planet keys. In the interviening years he became something of a jokester and goofball. This has often gained him the attention that he craves. Though frequently, especially when Megatron is the brunt of the joke, it is far from positive attention. Thundercracker doesn't seem mature enough to tell the difference.
Armada / Micron Legend Anime
The character "Thundercracker" does not appear in the animated series. Technically, the toy does appear as Starscream. Certain characters are given upgrades and new color schemes in the series. This includes Starscream who gains a new, mostly blue appearance. While all other characters were given the "Powerlinx" prefix when the redecoed toys were released in the United States (example: Cyclonus becomes Powerlinx Cyclonus). What could have been "Powerlinx Starscream" was released as "Thundercracker." This is due to the new version's connection with the Generation 1 Thundercracker. G1 Starscream, Thundercracker, and Skywarp were the same toy with different color schemes and vastly different animated and comic book personas.
In Armada (although not Micron Legend) when Starscream gains his "Powerlinx" look in the cartoon he says "I look like... Thundercracker." Proving that Armada Thudercracker must exist in US Armada Toon continuity as well, though he is never seen in this show.
Dreamwave Comic Books
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