He first appears with partner Thundercracker while trying to protect Blackout and Scorponok in Qatar.

He next appears in the Arctic dig site, where he, Thundercracker and fellow Decepticon Dreadwing, try to find Megatron.

He first appears saving Ratchet from Thundercracker.

Thundercracker also appears in the fiction Dungeons & Dinobots, a text based story from Fun Publications.

In the season 3 episode, Starscream's Ghost, Thundercracker appears to have a grave — or at least a commemorative marker — in the Decepticon crypt.

In the Transformers: Timelines story " Games of Deception " Thundercracker appears among Megatron's troops.

Thundercracker appears among Megatron's troops in the story At Fight's End by Fun Publications.

Thundercracker appears in the novel Transformers: Exodus.

He first appears saving Ratchet from Thundercracker.

* Animated Activators Thundercracker ( 2008 )

* Timelines Deluxe Shattered Glass Thundercracker ( 2011 )

The Armada series of More Than Meets the Eye profile comics also revealed that not only was Starscream trained by the mercenary Thundercracker, but also that he and Skywarp are related.

In order to give them a generic appearance, most were colored a periwinkle-like color ( presumably a middle ground between the blue used on Thundercracker and the lavender used on Skywarp ) and black, with white and red wing stripes ( similar to Starscream and Thundercracker ), and a silver chest ( also shared by Thundercracker and Skywarp ).

They succeed, and Shockwave is rescued by Thundercracker.

On Prime's orders, they focused fire on Megatron long enough for Prime to recover and drive off the Decepticon leader, although they were prevented from dealing a killing blow by the appearance of Skywarp and Thundercracker.

Optimus demanded to speak directly to Megatron, but when the group was traveling to Megatron's location they were ambushed by Barricade, Brawl, Crankcase, Frenzy, Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker who had orders to kill the lot of them.

Skyfire was almost permitted to destroy the villains ' new weapon by Thundercracker, but was then blasted by Starscream and repaired with some difficulty by Spike.

Although Scourge remained a creation of Unicron in Dreamwave Productions ' 21st century reimagining of the G1 universe, he was not a recreated Thundercracker, or any other recognisable Decepticon-he, and his massive legion of Sweeps, were instead created by Unicron through processed raw material consumed from other worlds.

Nightbeat then prepared to transport Hot Rod back to the Ark, but the impetuous Autobot was jumped by Skywarp and Thundercracker.

According to storyboards of un-made scenes he tried to help Mirage but was blasted several times by Thundercracker and Megatron along with Windcharger.

On Prime's orders, they focused fire on Megatron long enough for Prime to recover and drive off the Decepticon leader, although they were prevented from dealing a killing blow by the appearance of Skywarp and Thundercracker.

Hound and his partner Trailbreaker are requested by Optimus Prime to implant a virus on a satellite that the Decepticons Thundercracker and Shockwave send to call in Decepticon drones.

He would participate in many of the early battles against the Autobots-until a disastrous raid by Megatron led to Thundercracker, along with Starscream, Skywarp, Buzzsaw, Rumble and Frenzy, getting deactivated by Omega Supreme.

In the US continuity Thundercracker was eventually rescued along with the other captive Decepticons, by Ratbat's forces, although he returned much earlier in the UK comics, where he was displaced to a limbo dimension by the arrival of future Autobots alongside Frenzy and Shockwave, where they had to work with Optimus Prime, Prowl and Ratchet to survive.

The Autobots and Decepticons would then unite to stop him, but Starscream's power was too great, and Thundercracker was one of those deactivated by his former wingmate.

In the year 2005, Thundercracker was present during the battle for Autobot City, and was gunned down by Optimus Prime and earlier Kup.

Thundercracker made a cameo in the pilot of the Transformers: Animated series on a historical video being viewed by Optimus Prime.

Thundercracker appeared in the 1984 sticker and story book Return to Cybertron written by Suzanne Weyn and published by Marvel Books.

Because he was part of Megatron's loyal inner circle, Thundercracker was chosen as a member of the crew of the Nemesis when Megatron launched it to attack the Ark, an Autobot ship.

: 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.

The Insecticons took part in the Battle of Autobot City in 2005, but were badly damaged, and were tossed out into space along with the injured Megatron, Skywarp, and Thundercracker.

In the Decepticon campaign, he is a part of the Decepticons ' flying squad known as the " Seekers "-Alongside Starscream and Thundercracker.

Thrust, Ramjet and Dirge are part of a team dubbed by Transformers fans as the " Coneheads " for the way their character 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.

Due to Scourge's location on 1986 & 1987 American Transformers product catalogs, the Sweeps are alternatively called " Decepticon Planes " ( despite not resembling any known aircraft ) and " Seekers " ( a fan-created term used to describe the original Decepticon jets -- Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker, Dirge, Ramjet, and Thrust ), despite not having the F-15 fuselage / body common to the previous jets.

: A value 2-pack repackaging Cybertron Excellion and Thundercracker in Universe packaging was first seen online in September 2007, called " Opposites Attack ".

Thundercracker was featured in the 1985 Find Your Fate Junior book called Battle Drive by Barbara Siegel and Scott Siegel.

Thundercracker was never called by name in the run of the animated series.

By the time of Infiltration, Starscream is in command of a small group of Decepticons on Earth, including Skywarp, Thundercracker, Astrotrain, Blitzwing and the Battlechargers Runabout and Runamuck.

Other Transformers characters that came from the Diaclone line included the Dinobots, Insecticons ( from the enemy Waruder toys ), the Decepticon planes ( originally from 2 " JetRobo " toys, produced in the colors of future Decepticons Starscream and Thundercracker ) and the Constructicons, who also came from the Car-Robots set.

The Decepticons Skywarp and Thundercracker were given the alternate modes of Rattler jets.

According to his expanded Transformer's Universe biography, Thundercracker is unique among his fellow Decepticons in that he has a certain amount of pity for the humans they continually endanger or kill.

Thundercracker was one of the first Decepticons to awaken on Earth in 1984.

Despite being one of the original Decepticons and appearing in many battles during 1984 and 1985, Thundercracker had few prominent roles.

However, there were too many Decepticons aboard Astrotrain ( who served as an impromptu escape vehicle ), and Thundercracker was among those few Decepticons too weakened to put up a fight to stay on board.

Thundercracker appeared in the 1984 sticker and story book The Revenge of the Decepticons written by Suzanne Weyn and published by Marvel Books.

Thundercracker could always fly, even before joining the Decepticons.

After Megatron's disappearance, Thundercracker remained loyal to the Decepticons.

After being awoken again Thundercracker and the other Decepticons on Earth returned to Cybertron with Shockwave, but he later returned to Earth under the command of Starscream.

Thundercracker soon became a member of the Decepticons.

Much later, chronologically, in The Transformers: Infiltration, Starscream is in command of a small group of Decepticons on Earth consisting of Skywarp, Thundercracker, Astrotrain, Blitzwing, and the Battlechargers Runabout and Runamuck.

Thundercracker has so far been seen chasing Ratchet to kill several humans who discovered the Decepticons ' presence on Earth.

When Megatron finally arrived at the Decepticons ' base on Earth to destroy Starscream, Thundercracker was one of the four Decepticons ( along with Runabout, Runamuck, and Astrotrain ) who stood between Megatron and Starscream — and who promptly surrendered to him without a fight.

In the last edition of this series Thundercracker is seen betraying the Decepticons.

Eventually Thundercracker was found by other Decepticons left behind and was rebuilt.

A regular member of the battle units assembled to combat the assorted threats the Decepticons posed to Earth, Prowl's primary solo adventure saw him pursue Starscream, Thundercracker and Soundwave alongside Bluestreak after a botched raid, only for injuries sustained in the ensuing battle to knock his battle computer offline.