Combiner wars leader class thundercracker is an extensive retooling of the jetfire mold you can see the original here, in our galleries and is currently available in asia, soon to be released in. Thundercracker is a decepticon seeker featured in war for cybertron as a playable character. Jetfire is stunning to look at, and i still cant get over how well hasbro have adapted the skyfire cartoon model. The jet modes are awesome looking especially under different colours, the japanese version is certainly better in small details. Thundercracker was one of megatrons troops who attacked the ark during its mission to clear a path for cybertron through an asteroid field. Decepticon jets thundercracker transformers, g1, decepticon. His superiority in this realm is the only thing he is sure of. Feb 24, 2018 for this weeks patreon sponsored episode, were going from macross to michael bay as we taking a look at the basics on the difficult history of jetfire. War for cybertron website has been updated with three new character bios of autobots sideswipe, jetfire and decepticon thundercracker. The wings have a lot of red in the middle with silver outlining the red in the front. When he and his fellow decepticons awoke, thundercracker was given a new altmode, that of an earth jet. Activision has updated the official website for transformers.
Thundercracker is one of the first decepticon came to the earth. Missile launcher, missile, 2 arm cannons, 2 leg cannons, 2 seeker guns thundercracker is an extensive retool of generations thrilling 30 leader class jetfire, replacing the head, chest, upper arms, and wings so as to resemble the same guidi design as the preceding legends class figure. Id say g1 jetfire s persona and the difference between him and nerdy skyfire can be found by reading the idw comics. Jetfire is a tech class playable character and enemy, he is a 35 star rank character. Hasbro transformers masterpiece, masterpiece thundercracker. Generation 1 jetfire 1985 the first two years of transformers toys were figures taken from older japanese toylines, primarily takara s diaclone and microman lines. The autobots also known as cybertrons in japan are the heroes in the transformers toyline. War for cybertron character bios update sideswipe, jetfire and thundercracker posted on may 12, 2010 at 10. Skyfire, starscream, thundercracker, skywarp, and sunstorm transformers 3. Thundercracker is one of the decepticon seekers and a member of the decepticons. Transformers g1 stickers featuring millions of original designs created by independent artists. Skywarpstarscreamthundercracker transformers works. Thundercrackercartoon continuity transformers universe mux. Mp11ts alt mode looks fantastic in its own right, as an individual piece, but if you are collector who paid the premium for him to be the third part of a definitive seeker set you might be slightly aggrieved that it is not as exact as you may have expected.
I know some people are unhappy with the fake chest but personally i love it. Most characters are based off of their g1 generation 1 as in original 80s cartoon counterparts. As the first toy utilizing the siege commander class, jetfire is a brand new supersized mold based on his appearance in the generation 1 cartoon and comic. Optimus prime crashes into the facility and fires at starscream, thundercracker and skywarp, but then chip yells at optimus prime. Description thundercrackers coloration is unrealistic, like most of the decepticon jets colloquially known as seekers due to a period catalog print ad, as he is molded primarily in a metallic. The only thing l would of changed is the head mold to resemble the g1 cartoon. Thundercracker a jet nose in the cartoon was baby blue.
In the animated series, jetfire was called skyfire, for reasons discussed below. Thundercracker is in his g1 cartoon colors, which is a slightly lighter blue than the g1 thundercracker toy. Jetfire aka skyfire is a bot of science, literally. Skyfire, or jetfire is the name of several fictional characters from the transformers universes. Robotech was already using jetfire s mould in their toyline. May 01, 2014 jetfire, optimus prime and vector prime rush to save two military jets that are being attacked by a decepticon. Another design callback to g1 jetfire involves the thruster accessories.
Generations combiner wars leader class thundercracker. Games we playooooo thundercracker poured another round of drinks. If youre referring to g1, jetfire was only initially mindless. War for cybertron video game, lets take a look at how these new designs compare to how they looked originally. Shockwave created him, but by the time it came to instill the matrix in him, giving him lifemind etc, prime had zapped it into buster for safekeeping. This made it a target for the leader of the decepticons, megatron, who wished to restart dark energon. Reunited with his old friend, starscream, skyfire joined the decepticon ranks. Check out my other transformers skins download skin now. Now that most of the characters have been announced we think for high moon studios transformers. Rocket booster pack, twopiece rifle, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, helmet classics jetfire s design is an amalgam of the original cartoon comic model for jetfire skyfire and the original toy. It not only features removable armor like the original toy, but the toyinspired head can be removed like a helmet to reveal a cartoon comicinspired head. As with transformers universe mux, the text of transformers wiki is available under the creative commons license.
Ever since i was a child, i have wanted a toy of skyfire from the cartoon and despite kids in the playground at school claiming to have one there has. Japanese generation 1 cartoon continuity cloud thundercracker was one of several decepticons who wound up on the receiving end of a beating from cloud world megatron, an incarnation of their leader from another dimension, as he fought his way through them to get to his worlds optimus and the superpowerful robot entity sara. Jetfire is an autobot seeker and was friends with starscream, but they had a fallout. This version included a small plastic and diecast driver that could fit in the cockpit of the jet, and featured numerous stickers reading f15 that were omitted from the transformers release. He was deactivated when it crashed on earth, and he lay dormant for four million years. Jetfire, optimus prime and vector prime rush to save two military jets that are being attacked by a decepticon. If it were, hed likely be friends with jetfire, powerglide and the aerialbots but not optimus prime, the autobot cars or the humans maybe he wouldnt be evil towards them, but he. He was awakened in 1984 on earth after laying dormant and deactivated over 4 million years in his new earth mode called the f15 eagle jet.
The list of authors can be seen in the page history. Thundercracker does not however include the rocket packs that attached to jetfires back. I wanted the canopy torso from the start, but he almost didnt end up with the signature back wings. Reformatted as a sparkling, hes taken in by optimus and ironhide as their son. Jetfire first appeared when megatron, brawl, and barricade entered trypticon station and attempts to reason with the decepticon leader of abandoning the idea of obtaining dark energon, but failed. In the many stories of skyfire told through the numerous generation 1 continuities, there is one constant aspect an early alliance with the decepticons, which has served only to convince him to side. The original article was at thundercracker g1 generation 1 cartoon continuity. He is nearly always depicted as an autobot with jet or space shuttle alternate mode. Other jetfire transformers, g1, autobot transformerland. List of the transformers tv series characters wikipedia. A great improvement to the old g1 thundercracker toy by hasbro, there is always room for further improvement such as articulation of the head and the fingers. Starscream is given a choice other than execution after the end of the war. While the decepticons revive skyfire, starscream explains to megatron the story of when he and skyfire used to be explorers for cybertron and. Transformers robot stop motion cartoons animation transformers official live transformers official.
The vertical fins have silver and red stripes, a detail inspired by g1 thundercracker s stickers in the same place. The overall articulation is supurb, including articulated swingwings in vehicle mode, though he does lack swivels on the wrist. System compatible armor pieces and weapons to make him look more like his original toy, and transforms into a cybertronian spaceship. This is a list of characters from the transformers television series. Masterpiece t hundercracker toys r us exclusive is an action figure with accurate likeness. Transformers earthrise target exclusive thundercracker. Thundercracker g1generation 1 cartoon continuity thundercracker was an everpresent member of megatron s decepticons on earth, a regular battlefield presenceusually operating alongside his fellow fliers starscream and skywarp but never one to draw attention to himself. All hail megatron, transformers themed political yard sign. The changes in the robot affect the sleek look that i liked in the plane mode from the older version. In the many stories of jetfire who was referred to as skyfire in the tv series, known in italy as aquila, eagle told through the numerous generation 1 continuities, there is one constant aspect an early. Popular features include daily news, toy galleries, a message board, a podcast, and more than meets the eye. Combiner wars leader class thundercracker in hand images. Dec 07, 2019 after much popular demand, this week were taking a look at the history of the sonicbooming decepticon whos not convinced hes on the right side. Without a sense of purpose, thundercracker would find his life unbearable.
Combiner wars leader class thundercracker inhand images. Every inch of his chassis is cuttingedge and kept uptodate. Thundercracker, sandakurakka claims the skies as his arena. Hes homage to both the g1 figure and the cartoon skyfire incarnation. On top of this is a large decepticon symbol on each arm, a detail also inspired by g1 thundercracker. Generations combiner wars leader class thundercracker toy. He will often attack the flightless beings below him for no other reason than to satisfy his scorn. Hasbro has gone with a deco that homages more closely the original toy than the g1 cartoon model. It is unknown when he was created and when he joined the decepticons, but there is evidence to suggest that he was around as far back as when the decepticons were fighting the guardian robots. An au in which the anime macross is an actual live action show with cybertronian actors. A dedication to the most glorious animation error i have ever seen in my life. The red arm armor pieces detach and stow under the cockpit in jet mode. Skyfire, starscream, thundercracker, skywarp, and sunstorm. A scientist first and foremost, jetfire was famous for his many exploits in outer space alongside.
However, he does not have the trust of his teammates. He is almost always depicted as an autobot with jet or space shuttle alternate mode. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Other than that his robot mode is freakishly similar to the g1 seekers in spite of the radically different alt modes.
They change many little things that make the robot mode much more g1 looking and a lot more stable for posing. Its sufficient to say that hasbro cant straight up reissue or create a lookalike g1 jetfire. Jetfire has a number of minor molding and stamping variations, but his most notable production change was the deletion of a macross u. The wings are the new parts but that is enough to differentiate this vehicle form from jetfire s. Jetfire is now with the aerialbots alongside silverbolt and air raid during the great war. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. The wings and jet pack are made from optimal optimus, armada jetfire, and g1 jetfire parts. Thundercracker is a straight redeco of classics starscream and skywarp. Unfortunately, legal problems ensued and jetfire s character on the cartoon series had to be given a different name and a slightly different design. It is a fantastic duo of decepticon seekers other than starscream, the skywarp and thundercracker g1 toys certainly bring back memories of the transformers back in the 80s. A blizzard caused them to lose flight control and skyfire slammed into the arctic and lost function.
Thundercracker transformers works archive of our own. Then after prime was back to normal and busterd returned the matrix to prime, jetfire was matrixed up and wasnt mindless anymore. Standing at 7inches, the decepticon seekers, skywarp and thundercracker, convert into classic g1 jet modes in 30 steps and each come with 2 null ray blaster accessories that attach to the figures in both robot and jet mode. The vehicle mode underwent less extensive retooling than the robot mode. Jetfire is an autobot and former decepticon from the generation 1 continuity family. Thundercracker was with megatron and the other decepticons when they attacked the ark and crashed in it. Thundercracker, like most autobots of the day, originated from takaras 1983 diaclone toyline as jet robo f15 eagle acrobat type. Hasbro was taking a chance when they added the jetfire toy to the transformers toyline in 1985. G1 thundercracker skywarp and starscream tribute youtube. Thundercracker looked up when the door into his cage was unlocked, rising on unsteady legs. Some would say religiously, but not in his presence.
A brilliant scientist on cybertron, skyfire embarked on a mission to investigate an unknown planet earth with his friend and fellow scientist starscream. In fact perceptor had converted some of the glassware in his laboratory in to vessels specifically for them to drink from, and for their new toy to fill. Masterpiece thundercracker toys r us exclusive is an action figure with accurate likeness. The circular logo was painted in a gap in the red wing stripe on early versions, and later was a factory applied sticker. Also, like i said i actually like the cocky jetfire persona, because g1 jetfire will always be based on the toy bio and g1 skyfire will always be based on the cartoon version of the character for me. This made it a target for the leader of the decepticons, megatron, who wished to. But when meddling writer thundercracker throws a wrench in the works, jetfire is forced to confront his past. Instead of wings that sweep forward and back, these wings angle back to points, resembling the wings seen on the seekers in the g1 cartoon. The release of this figure as a highpriced, limited run convention exclusive, instead of a brickandmortar retail release, has caused a divide among fans as half. Jul 06, 2012 g1 jetfire way better then the rendition. Transformers robot stop motion cartoons animation transformers official live. Thundercracker never uses his sonic boom powers in the generation 1 cartoon the script for fire on the mountain called for him to make a thunder noise, but the sound effect was absent from the finished episode. He has the additional ability to produce controlled sonic booms of deafening magnitude that can be heard within a 200. War for cybertron to unveil three new character profiles.
Thundercracker, jetfire, lockdown, and topspin the transformers galaxy hong kong fans group have posted a couple of new images that reveal previously unknown bot shot. Not only is his mind dedicated towards scientific pursuits, but his body is a testament to the technology he studies so intensely. Skywarp and thundercracker join the earthrise seeker lineup in this special seeker 2pack. He shared the same earthen appearance as starscream and skywarp and is usually allied with them during the attacks and battles with the autobots. The autobots also known as cybertrons in japan are the heroes in the transformers toyline and related spinoff comics and cartoons. War for cybertron site updated w info on new characters. He looks down in contempt on those who cannot leave the ground he considers them lesser beings. Jetfire is the name of several fictional characters from the transformers franchise.
These are based off the arm cannons found on the g1 seekers but much bulkier. Their main leader is optimus prime, but other primes have also commanded the autobots such as rodimus prime. In the process, jetfire activates his cyber key for the first time. I like the way the vehicle looks like it is a descendent of the original g1 jetfire but a distinct vehicle all its own.
Stumbling towards the door, he didnt hesitate, not even when a figure entered. It not only features removable armor like the original toy, but the toyinspired head can be removed like a. He didnt care if they had come for him again, didnt care that it was too soon, he just wanted to find that of him that was missing. In terms of referencing the g1 skyfire cartoon omdel, jetfire features two large boosters in the back, a detail featured on the g1 skyfire animation model. Mar 17, 2015 this pin was discovered by michael maya. It can be either stored and treasured as a valuable collectors item, or enjoyed as a fun addition to any game. He is almost always depicted as an autobot with flight capabilities and a. Thundercrackercartoon continuity transformers universe. Overall it is a wonderful piece of toy together with starscream and skywarp, it certainly brings back old memories of childhood during the 80s cartoon. Nov 19, 2008 this is a tribute to thundercracker skywarp and starscream from transformers g1. This article needs additional citations for verification. Super robot lifeform transformers 1985 generation one, originally known simply as the transformers is the first series of transformers.
The robot mode borrows more heavily from his cartoon counterpart, skyfire, but its removable facemask goes a long way to make him resemble more recent interpretations of jetfire s design. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Decorate your laptops, water bottles, notebooks and windows. Autobots jetfire and sidewipe and decepticon thundercracker. Like his fellow decepticon jet fighters, thundercracker can attain speeds of up to 1500 mph. Thundercracker s contempt of anything that cannot fly should be shown more. The base body is a tru mp thundercracker with additional parts from cybertron voyager starscream, vector prime, optimal optimus, and others. Jetfire ejected from the ship before impact and managed to seal scourge in a stasis pod, but an avalanche buried both of them in ice a homage to the g1 cartoon.
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