Thunderhoof (RID)
- Thunderhoof is a Decepticon from the Robots in Disguise portion of the Aligned continuity family.
"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, capisce? 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
 Plot details for Out of Focus follow. |
- Voice actor: Frank Stallone (English), Alberto Sette (Italian)
Thunderhoof was a successful crime boss on Cybertron until the Decepticon informant Clampdown alerted the law to his illegal activities. He was eventually imprisoned aboard the Alchemor in a stasis cell. 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 intimidated some humans into becoming his new minions. He provided them with a list of parts he needed for an "altar"- in reality a space bridge. When they proved unable to secure a generator, Thunderhoof took matters into his own hands and broke into a nearby dam. He knocked the sense out of Grimlock and managed to secure the generator. He later returned to his construction site, only to find that 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 still stranded on Earth, 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!
Steeljaw had Thunderhoof scout for a larger base than the Crown River dam. True Colors
Evidently Thunderhoof succeeded as the Decepticons were later holed up in an abandoned factory. When Steeljaw brought Clampdown to join the gang, Thunderhoof recognized him as the grass who had resulted in the crime boss's arrest. He pursued the other Decepticons and despite the interference of the Autobots, cornered Clampdown in a crater, however he accidentally rendered both of them unconscious and they were arrested by the Autobots as a result. Steeljaw later freed them all, and Thunderhoof reluctantly watched as Clampdown was inducted into the gang. Out of Focus
Games
Transformers: Robots in Disguise
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Toys
Robots in Disguise 2015
- Thunderhoof (One-Step Changer, 2015)
Merchandise
Tiny Titans
- 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.
