Thunderwing

ALLEGIANCE: DECEPTICON
SUB-GROUP(S): PRETENDER
FUNCTION: AERIAL ESPIONAGE, LEADER
“Cover yourself with lies and no one will find you.”

First Appearance: Transformers 230
Significant Appearances: Transformers 230-233, 241-242, 253, 263-264, 283-297, 311, 316, 318, 321-322

To say Thunderwing is obsessive is an understatement. He will relentlessly persue his objective to the exclusion of all else, including his fellow warriors. He recognised his own potential for leadership before even Megadeath, but bided his time for millions of years until he made his bid. Thunderwing is perhaps the most emotional Decepticon to ever be given a high rank. The slightest hint of insubordination of failure will result in an extremely violent temper-tantrum on Thunderwing’s part. The troops he commands all hate him and fear him.

Abilities: Thunderwing’s power lies almost entirely in his Pretender shell. Thunderwing’s shell is virtually inpenetrable, protecting his inner robot form from any kind of weaponry. He is armed with two shoulder-mounted electrostatic gun-ports, a forehead-mounted metal eating laser beam, aeroator hoses in his chest that emit noxious gases, a payload of plasma charges and a handheld cyclone cannon. His shell is also equipped with a neutron powerpack that, when fully charged, increases his firepower by 50%. His Shell can transform into an inter-stellar jet powered by fusion reactors giving him near-limitless range.

Weaknesses: Aside from his emotionally unbalanced state and obsessive personality, Thunderwing has no other weaknesses.