Tornado
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- Tornado is a Decepticon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Tornado makes a living by betraying people, apparently. Once a professional saboteur, then a Decepticon rebel. Then dead.
Fiction
Marvel UK Generation 1 comics
Tornado, before the Great War, was a saboteur working for the city of Vos. He intended to bomb Tarn's power plant and pin it on Iacon, which would result in a war after which Vos would grab all the power.
Unfortunately, this was not to be. A lowly power plant worker spotted the saboteurs and informed his superiors of their plan. For his trouble, Tornado killed the chump dead. But still, the plan didn't work. State Games
In short order, Tornado joined the Decepticons. In equally short order, he tried to rebel against the Decepticons. Given his choice of punishment, he opted for Trial By Combat, where he faced his former comrade Earthquake. Though boastful of his superior speed, he didn't make it out alive. In fact, neither of them did.
Watching this on a tape years later, Megatron thought that this would be a good way to rid himself of Starscream. The Enemy Within!
IDW Generation 1 comics
Tornado was a member of Squadron X, a team of Decepticons which served as a brutal counterpart to the Autobots' Wreckers. Tornado was especially notable for having the highest killcount and being Macabre's right-hand man. This led to Starscream promising him a position within Decepticon High Command "come the revolution". Tornado's Squadron X profile
The rivalry between the Wreckers and Squadron X came to a head on Pova, and victory seemed within their grasp when Springer was trapped under rubble. Tornado, Earthquake and Macabre advanced on the Autobots' position, but Impactor fired through Springer's torso at them, and this surprise tactic turned the tide against them. Tornado and the others were put in inhibitor harnesses and contained, ready for justice.
According to Fisitron's Wreckers: Declassified datalogs, Tornado and the rest of Squadron X were able to somehow escape their harnesses, forcing the Wreckers to execute rather than imprison them. Last Stand of the Wreckers #4
Except that they didn't actually break out. Impactor shot them all in cold blood instead. Last Stand of the Wreckers #5
