Thrust (Transformers)

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Thrust is the name of several characters in the Transformers Universes.

Transformers: Generation One

Thrust (Fatalo in France, Rapax in Italy) in the original Transformers toyline is the name of a Decepticon who transforms into a red VTOL jet.

Thrust, Ramjet, and Dirge are part of a team dubbed by Transformers fans as the "Coneheads" for the way their animation models were drawn to make them visually distinct from the original Decepticon jets Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker despite their toys being modifications of the same mold used to create that original trio. The toys themselves use the nosecone of the jet to become the head of the robot, but on the original jets the nosecone points back, forming a seemingly normal head. To make to three newer jets distinctive, the show animators illustrated them with the nosecones pointing up in robot mode - despite the fact that this is not how their toy instructions or box art depict them.

Thrust's personality is that of a braggart who tries to psyche out his opponents with the roar of his engines, but is in fact a coward when it comes to actual battle.

Motto: "My engines' roar is my enemies' song of doom!"

In the cartoon, Thrust is voiced by Ed Gilbert, and first appeared in the second season episode "Dinobot Island".

Besides the original version of Thrust, a fully transforming mini-version of Thrust was released in 2004.

Dreamwave Comics

Thrust was recruited as a Decepticon under the leadership of Megatron in his war against the Autobots on the planet Cybertron. Thrust became a member of the elite Seekers under Aerospace Commander Starscream. He often worked with fellow Seekers Ramjet and Dirge.

After the Great Shutdown ended, Thrust was reformatted into the form of an Earth-style jet.

After the War between the Autobots and Decepticons ended on Cybertron, Ultra Magnus lead a mission to Earth to arrest the Autobots on Earth for continuing their violent ways. Thrust was among the troops under Ultra Magnus.

Defeated by the Autobots on Cybertron, Shockwave was forced to set up a new secret headquarters in the wastelands of Cybertron, with Astrotrain, Blitzwing, Dirge, Ramjet and Thrust following him. Shockwave completed work on his new warrior, Sixshot. Megatron returned to Cybertron with three clone warriors and the Predacons and was able to defeat Shockwave. Shockwave was kept alive, but restrained. All Shockwave's warriors except Blitzwing, who was destroyed, joined up with Megatron in his plan to invade the Earth (Transformers: Generation One III #9).

Beast Wars II (1998)

In the Japanese exclusive Beast Wars II (read: Beast Wars Second) series, Thrust is a Destron who transformers into a yellow jet, and is a soldier in the forces of that era's Galvatron. Later, he is upgraded by Gigastorm using the power of the Angolmois energy, thereby transforming him into Thrustol, a cybernetic dinosaur.

Function: Aerial Officer

Motto: "Whoah, everybody looks like ants from way up here! Wait, I haven’t taken off yet. Then…what the heck are those things? …Oh, ants. Right."

PROFILE: Like his best friend Dirge, Thrust has the attitude of a comedian. He never calms down and hates acting serious. He’d much rather have fun and take things in stride. Thrust has a shrewd personality, though, and along with Dirge he forms a well-known duo among the Predacons. Unfortunately, the duo isn’t known for exactly what they’d like to be. For the most part they are thought of as bunglers. Thrust hates sea breezes since they tend to cause him to rust and for that reason alone he has a great hatred of the Maximal Scuba.

ABILITIES: Thrust and Dirge share a great deal in common. Thrust transforms into a stealthy fighter jet just like his partner. He also carries his weapon of choice, the Thrust Gun, in his leg compartment and can attach a barrel to it for increased power.

WEAKNESSES: Thrusts inability to focus on anything for a length of time reduces him and his partner to the more medial tasks while complex assignments are left to more appropriate Predacons.

See Waspinator for further details.

Beast Machines Thrust picture of the television series.

In Beast Machines, Thrust is a Vehicon General. Master of the Cycle Drones, he carries the spark of the Predacon Waspinator.

Motto: "There are no rules on the road - only the victors and scrap metal."

A Deluxe sized toy was released for Thrust by Hasbro. His Cycle Drones were made into Basic sized figures utilizing brand new molds. Oddly enough the Cycle Drone toys looked more like Thrust in the television series than the Thrust toy did.

A smaller version of Thrust was also made as a toy which was included in children's fast food meals.

Although Thrust was transformed into a techno-organic Waspinator at the end of the Beast Machines television series, he appeared briefly as Thrust again in the Transformers: Universe series.

Armada Thrust in robot mode.

In the Transformers: Armada (called "Transformers: Micron Legend" in Japan) cartoon series, Thrust is a noted Decepticon strategist called to Earth by Megatron. He is voiced by Colin Murdoch in Armada and by Koji Yusa in Micron Legend.

[Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Stealthily stalking the skies in his jet mode, Thrust is aided by his optical camouflage powers that render him invisible. He personally selected the Mini-Con Inferno (Thunder in Micron Legend) to be his partner when he arrived on Earth from Cybertron. In addition, he worked in conjunction with the Air Military Team (Terradive, Thunderwing, Gunbarrel) on several occasions.

Heralded as a master tactician and general, Thrust won numerous victories for the Transformers on the planets Duke and Vector. The schemes he crafted for the Decepticons on certainly seemed to confirm that fact, but they came crashing down when he failed to factor in the arrival of Jetfire on Earth, and later, his ability to combine with .

Following these, and other disastrous encounters with the Autobots, Thrust was approached by Sideways and given promises of great power and respect, Thrust began to work against Megatron. At the same time, he arranged a scheme to manipulate Starscream and eventually allow the Decepticons to gain possession of all three Mini-Con weapons, which Thrust then used to power the mighty Hydra-Cannon. Back on Cybertron, however, Thrust's treachery was revealed when he absconded with the Skyboom Shield and Requiem Blaster, and delivered them to Sideways, who planned to use them to revice his master, Unicron. Following Sideways's theft of the Star Saber, Unicron was fully reborn and attacked Cybertron, with Thrust perched on his shoulder cheering over the destruction of the Transformers race - or, at least, that's what Thrust thought. When confronted by Galvatron (formerly Megatron) on Unicron's surface, Thrust accidentally flew into a portion of Unicron's body and became lodged in a shifting joint, and found that his cries for help elicited no response from the planet-eater or his former leader. Galvatron warned him that this was the fate of those who dared to dream of power and treason, and walked away as Thrust was crushed to death.

Armada Thrust continued to appear in the Transformers: Energon comic series by Dreamwave, allying himself with the Autobots after the disappearance of Megatron.

Although there was no toy of Thrust in the Transformers: Universe toy line, the character of Beast Machines Thrust appeared in the Transformers: Universe comic book.

Also, the Universe character of Sunstorm was a repaint of Armada Thrust, painted to resemble Generation One Sunstorm.

Anti-Blaze vs. Thrust

Thrust appeared in the Transformers: Cybertron line as a Mini-Con, a repaint of the Mini-Con Scattor.

For THRUST and his mates on the SKY TERROR TEAM there is no greater joy than to defy the laws of the Mini-Con Council of Sages. The peaceful MINI-CON colonies on the moons of CYBERTRON are more prison than home to THRUST, who thrives on chaos. The appearance of the black hole offered a rare opportunity for him. The Council of Sages' refusal to ask the AUTOBOTS for help made it easy for him to sabotage the ships intended to evacuate the MINI-CON robots, leaving them all trapped on the incredibly dangerous colonies as the black hole grows ever more powerful.

 

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