Thunder Arrow

The Thunder Arrow is a starship from the Victory portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

While Deathsaurus's main vessel, the Planet-Destroying Fortress, was imprisoned in the Dark Nebula, the Thunder Arrow (サンダーアロー Sandā Arō) was his mobile base on his quest to gather enough energy to free his mighty fortress. It was a huge vessel that could swallow up an entire oil tanker with ease.

It was impressively armed, with four main cannons on the nose, guns on the deck and numerous smaller gun ports all along the side. Despite this impressive armament, however, it often wound up being damaged by the Autobots in battle.

Fiction

Ask Vector Prime

Sideways said he used to fly with Skystalker as he piloted the Thunder Arrow till he put him down and sold the ship to a Malgus Swindle for some O-Parts. Ask Vector Prime

Toys

Victory

• Thunder Arrow (1989)
  • Accessories: Micromaster, jet pod, small lasers (2), large lasers (2), dual laser, ramps (2)

The Thunder Arrow was sold only as a mail-away exclusive, and did not have its own ID number. It came with an unnamed Micromaster identical to Skystalker, transforming into a Porsche 959 sports car. This Micromaster did not appear in any Victory fiction. The Thunder Arrow transforms from a compact vessel with a detachable piggybacked ship, into a land base with towers and guns. Modular ramps allow it to connect to other Micromaster bases.

The toy was available in Hasbro's markets as Skystalker and his interstellar shuttle.

• More information on the Thunder Arrow (well, Skystalker's interstellar shuttle) at TFU.info

Notes

• At one point Shouki disguised himself as the Thunder Arrow, complete with Daniel Witwicky masquerading as its pilot.