Sonic vibrations from his attacks could be felt thousands of miles away, generating panic in those nearby, and deep unease even on the other side of the planet. Decepticon jets thundercracker transformers, g1, decepticon. Created galvatron, cyclonus and his armada, scourge and the sweeps from the bodies of megatron, bombshell, skywarp, thundercracker, shrapnel, and kickback, respectively. Not totally convinced of the decepticons cause, but they persuaded him to continue battl. Up next for auction is a sealed afa graded transformers g1 skywarp made by hasbro in 1984. His us patent, titled reconfigurable toy plane aka transformers g1 thundercracker was filed on march 10, 1983 u. Reformatting of cyclonus pictures from picture 2 shows bombshell in the foreground and skywarp in the background the theory that bombshell foreground became cyclonus and skywarp in the background became a being called armada is largely. Sent in a plain cardboard box, toy packaged in a clear plastic bag. Thundercracker is a sometimes former decepticon from the generation 1 continuity family. The original thundercracker was introduced in 1984 as one of villainous decepticons in the generation 1 stories, able to turn into a blue jet fighter.
Thundercracker was sold as exclusive set w skywarp. 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. Bombshell met the same fate as megatron, skywarp, thundercracker, shrapnel, and kickback, as he was reformatted by unicron and became another sweep to serve under his new master, scourge thundercracker. However, sometimes a great character has a crappy toy, or a crappy character has a great toy, or one character has multiple toys.
Thundercracker looks pretty good, but there is a reason ive seen a bunch of these on pegs. Popular features include daily news, toy galleries, a. Transformers studio series thundercracker dark of the moon. Thundercracker looked up when the door into his cage was unlocked, rising on unsteady legs. This mold was recolored from fall of cybertron starscream 20 and was later recolored into fall of cybertron skywarp 20, japan and generations thrilling 30 skywarp 2014. List of the transformers tv series characters wikipedia.
Blackjack is an all new mold in the legends class size, meant to be incorporated into the combined form. Super robot lifeform transformers 1985 generation one, originally known simply as the transformers is the first series of transformers. Skywarp is mint in his original sealed box, the toy was also graded and received a very respectable overall grade of 80 which is considered near mint. G1 thundercracker action master 1991 machine wars thundercracker 1997 armada thundercracker w zapmaster 2003. Without a sense of purpose, thundercracker would find his life unbearable. His teammates bombshell and kickback, however, would not appear in this format until the kreon class of 85 set the following year. If its transformers related and in my collection, youll find it here. Stumbling towards the door, he didnt hesitate, not even when a figure entered.
Aug 03, 2018 one of the most debated topics in all of transformers, who became cyclonus. Bumblebee 3step, clash of the transformers, tru excl. Hes overpriced without the partner as i said above. Top 10 favorite g1 transformer toys tfw2005 the 2005 boards. The toy consists of three separate parts while in its robot form. Transformers combiner wars lot cosmos warpath bombshell. Skywarp and thundercracker were ultimately destroyed by the underbasepowered starscream and was never seen again in the original transformers comic. 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. Feel free to leave comments, however, please refrain from discussing the. Sometimes people reseal carded figures because the bubble is getting loosei. This article is a featured article, and considered to be one of the most informative on this wiki.
Generations combiner wars leader class thundercracker. A planetsized transformer whose only goal is to devour planets, despite his incredible intelligence and power. Now i can make a model kit in jet form of thundercracker using the stickers from both sheets. Thundercracker is one of the decepticon seekers and a member of the decepticons. For a list of other meanings, see thundercracker disambiguation. Generation 2 comic showed a black decepticon jet using teleportation powers. One of the most debated topics in all of transformers, who became cyclonus. Top 10 favorite g1 transformer toys tfw2005 the 2005. Sold in new openfaced packaging with no notable changes from the original figure, thundercracker was an exclusive at the japanese science fiction. 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. Deluxe thundercracker 2008 a blue redeco of classics deluxe starscream by takara tomy in japan, sold as a toy hobby market and ganbo store exclusive. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection.
Movie thundercracker is a repaint of an admittedly medicore mold, but. 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. Overall it is a wonderful piece of toy together with starscream and skywarp, it certainly brings. Bombshell realized that starscream was setting his leader up for a fall, arranging for both megatron and shockwave to be disposed of in one felt swoop. Under megatrons orders, the decepticons then lay low for several days, lulling the autobots into a false sense of security. It has all the stickers, manuals and accessories just like the 80s. In one of the special features on the dvd, g1 megatrons transformation was likened to. This was a whole new sculpt and full of accessories, so it was only logical that hasbro would want to reuse the base sculpt if possible. Most incarnations portray him as turning into a purple cybertronian starfighter, and forming the torso of the combiner galvatronus, though only this latter trait is only seen with generation 1 the tech spec from the box art of his g1 toy states he is a decepticon air warrior and saboteur. The changes in the robot affect the sleek look that i liked in the plane mode from the older version. He shared the same earthen appearance as starscream and skywarp and is usually allied with them during the attacks and battles with the autobots.
Time wars after galvatron was destroyed back in 1989 and the time line rebooted itself, blaster was still among the autobots stationed at autobot city. Due to an animation error, this has been hotly debated. Chinaalthough the original toy was made in japan, the qualities and materials. This figure was released in early 2018, around the same time toys r us announced its closure. 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. Thundercracker transformers works archive of our own.
Bombshell is a decepticon insecticon from the generation 1 continuity family. Thundercracker is part of the classicsthemed botcon 2007 box set, along with bugbite, dirge, dreadwind, and thrust. Studio series thundercracker is a beautifully done redeco that pays homage to both the g1 and dark of the moon versions of the character very well. Thundercracker is in his g1 cartoon colors, which is a slightly lighter blue than the g1 thundercracker toy.
Thundercracker is the name of eight fictional characters in the transformers series. Its an original g1 in good condition, but i saw larger pictures of it from the seller, and it definitely looks like a reseal. I ordered one sticker sheet and i was very pleasantly surprised to see that i had two sheets instead of one. The deco is pretty nicely done on this release, including a few little easter eggs, like tattoos of g1 reflector on each shoulder that show on the fuselage in jet mode, and a silhouette of thundercracker holding soundwave in alt mode with the phrase sonic boom painted on the tail fins. Blaster was seen briefly in 2009 at the start of the time wars, but did not end up joining rodimus prime on his mission into the past see above. The original thundercracker toy was reissued for the first time in 2001 as part of takaras small collectors edition series, which made several generation 1 toys available as convention exclusives. 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. Vintage g1 transformer thundercracker 1984 decepticon jet. In this form he takes a lot more from his g1 tv showanimation model than the toy. The line is by far the most diverse in terms of toy styling and design. Feel free to leave comments, however, please refrain from discussing the differences between vintage g1 toys, hasbro. Jan 12, 2015 for the record, yes, i would have preferred a bombshell that actually went with shrapnel rather than a better looking one. Transformers generations starscream earthrise voyager. What seeker did unicron turn into cyclonuswhat do you.
Kickback was reformatted by unicron into another sweep to serve under their new master, scourge thundercracker. A master of mindcontrolling cerebroshells, the twisted bombshell aka hardshell plays with the minds of others as a child would a new toy, enthusiastically and recklessly. In the marvel comics, he was a decepticon called lifespark. A great improvement to the old g1 thundercracker toy by hasbro, there is always.
Transformers generation 1 toys transformers toy list g1. Returning to the ark the decepticons fall under the sway of bugbite, who is using cerebro shells he stole from the insecticon bombshell. Megatron is a character from the transformers franchise created by american toy company. The name or term thundercracker refers to more than one character or idea.
This would be a great addition to your transformers colletion. Complete g1g2 toy checklist tfw2005 the 2005 boards. He shared the same earthen appearance as starscream and skywarp and is. In the g1 cartoon, he was either bombshell or skywarp. There are many additional versions of thundercracker, for more information see our g1 thundercracker toy table. Back on cybertron, thundercracker was a master of using sound to his advantage. Cyclonus is a highranking member of the decepticons and major antagonist in the transformers franchise.
Thundercracker is a decent figure, but i would only recommend him for nostalgias sake or for the purpose of completing a g1 collection. Generation 1 jet thundercracker 1984 the original thundercracker toy was originally part of the japanese diaclone toyline, and was imported to become part of the transformers toyline by hasbro in 1984. He has the additional ability to produce controlled sonic booms of deafening magnitude that can be heard within a 200. Thundercracker is a straight redeco of classics starscream and skywarp.
Like his fellow decepticon jet fighters, thundercracker can attain speeds of up to 1500 mph. Thundercrackers nature, but given that the rest of the characters are clearly their classic g1selves unrevealed eventscharacter. Like his g1 counterpart, bombshell is a beetle in beast mode. Generation 1 seeker skywarp 1984 the mold used for the skywarp toy was originally part of the japanese diaclone toy line, and was imported to become part of the transformers toy line by hasbro in 1984. Though the original shrapnel toy was not released until 1985, shrapnelthecharacter first appeared in the first season of the cartoon in 1984 only just barely, so his inclusion in the set is fairly justifiable. Thundercracker is a redeco of the classics starscream toy using the modified version first seen with skywarp. The next line is the function what their job is, followed by what subgroupallegiance to which the toy belongs. The jet modes are awesome looking especially under different colours, the japanese version is certainly better in small details.
The early years, 19841985, focused on toys originally manufactured in different colors for other brands, such as takaras diaclone and microchange, bandais macross and takatokus dorvack and beetras. His fearinducing sonic booms were tuned perfectly to the compositions of the atmosphere. In the universe continuity, hes implied to be bombshell, calling skywarp his armada. So i thought it would be fun to list our top 10 favorite g1 toys from each faction. Since i drew a new bombshell pinup for the nycc show anyways, i thought itd be nice to draw shrapnel as well and use the kickback piece i drew a while back to complete the insecticons, so heres. Transformers characters hasbro transformers transformers drawing gi joe transformers generation 1 toy packaging robot action figures zoids cartoon pics. These toys had differing design ethics, but most transformed into. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at.