Thunderhoof (RID)

Thunderhoof is a Decepticon from the Robots in Disguise portion of the Aligned continuity family.

"We see John Deere has come out with this year's line of rototillers. Surprise, surprise... They're green! I say it's time to send John Deere a Dear John."
"AH HA HA HA! Oh, that's classic!"
"You don't have to patronize me."

So there's this bot, see? Goes by the name a' Thunderhoof. Heard of 'im? No? Well, youse is about to.

See, back on ol' Cybertron, he was the big bot in charge of all kindsa... let's call 'em "legitimate enterprises", all right? Even a whole lotta the local law on 'is payroll to make sure they was legit, capiche? Any bot who messed with his operations, well, they better wish he sent a goon or two out ta correct the problem. 'Cuz ol' 'Hoof's tough enough ta knock even a Dinobot for a loop. An' it ain't just the horns on 'is head that'll rough ya up. They don't call 'im "Thunderhoof" for nothin', know whut I'm sayin'? One good stomp from them big feet of 'is can send a surge o' energy strong enough t\a rip through th' ground an' really mess up anyone in th' way.

Somehow, the bad cops (them's the ones who wasn't playin' nice with 'Hoof's boys, got it?) finally caught up with 'im, slapped 'im in a stasis cell an' shipped 'im offworld. Still, if ya know anythin' about th' boss, it's that he don't give up, ya see? If he can get outta that cell, you can bet your gearbox 'e's gonna be schemin' a way back ta Cybertron an' reclaim what's his.

Fiction

2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon

Voice actor: Frank Stallone (English)

Plot details for As the Kospego Commands! follow. Spoilers have expired, you may remove this tag

One of the Decepticons held on the Alchemor, Thunderhoof was freed when the ship crashed on Earth. Aiming to build a space bridge so he could return to Cybertron and retake the reins of his criminal operation, Thunderhoof posed as a local legendary creature, the Kospego and obtained some human minions. He instructed them on the construction of the space bridge, however he later returned to find Bumblebee and Sideswipe had chased off his workers. After defeating Bumblebee, Thunderhoof found Sideswipe willing to help him, but when the space bridge turned a strange color, he decided the Autobot should go through it first as a test. Instead the two Autobots forced him into the space bridge and he was transported elsewhere. Rather than Cybertron, Thunderhoof found himself elsewhere in the woods. While he was contemplating restarting his criminal empire on Earth, he was approached by Steeljaw who proposed they team up. As the Kospego Commands!

Games

Transformers: Robots in Disguise

Frank Stallone? What, was Jim Belushi too busy?

Secretly, he transforms into a menorah.

Two versions of Thunderhoof were available in the game at launch. A "Starter" version unlocked for 100 cubes, and one modeled on a One-Step Changer toy that could be unlocked for 1250 cubes. Neither was particularly powerful, and both turned into identical tractors with thresher attachments

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Toys

Robots in Disguise 2015

Transforming plastic fork of doom!

• Thunderhoof (One-Step Changer, 2015)

Merchandise

Tiny Titans

"No, my name isn't supposed to be hyphenated, it just wouldn't fit."

• Thunderhoof (Tiny Titans, 2015)
  • Series: 1
  • Number: 8/12

Part of the initial assortment of Tiny Titans, this super-adorable version of Thunderhoof is a very small, soft-plastic figure of his robot mode. Sold in a blindpacked baggie, he comes with a collectible card with a scannable Shield, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

• More information on Tiny Titans Thunderhoof at TFU.info