First appearance: Transformers: Armada #14 (Dreamwave comics), Transformers #60 (Marvel comics), Thunderwing did not appear in the television series. Origin: Description: Thunderwing's Shell is is a 24 foot tall armored alien humanoid warrior who turns into a Cybertonian jet.
Computer:
Characteristics:
10 INT 0
18 DEX 24
4 SPD 12
Characteristics Cost: 36
Powers and Skills
5 Mind Link,"to owner."
3 Stealth 13-
1 WF,Rifles
Powers Cost: 9
Disadvantages
Base Points: 15
10 Physical Lim,"Mute",frequently,slightly
20 Psych Lim,"Cannot do anything without orders from
owner.",common,total
Disadvantages Total: 30
Experience Spent: 0
Total Points: 45
Vehicle:
Characteristics
56 STR 16
18 BODY 2
6 SIZE 30
5 DEF 9
18 DEX 24
4 SPD 12
Characteristics Cost: 93
Powers and Skills
8 4/4 Armor,OIF(-1/2)
7 EC (10),"Jet fighter armor.",OIF(-1/2)
38a) 6D6 EB,"Noxious gas cloud emitter in armor chest.",9-12
Charges(+1/4),continuing,duration: 1 turn,NND(+1),Defense:
LS vs. breathing. 0
33b) 3D6 RKA (Light),"Helmet Laser",No Knockback(-1/4),33-64
Charges(+1/2) 0
6c) Shape Shift,"Jet",Cannot change form if takes over half
Body.(-1/4),0 END Persistent(+1) 0
14 0" Flight,x64 Non-Combat,Only in jet mode.(-1/4),OIF(-1/2)
19 Life Support,doesn't breathe,safe in vacuum/pressure,safe in
heat/cold,immune to aging
57 MP (57),"Movement"
4u 19" Flight,OIF(-1/2),0 END(+1/2)
5u 19" Running,0 END(+1/2),Doesn't have a turn mode. (+1/4)
8 1 BODY Regen,recovery rate: per 5 minutes,Can only use on
owner.(0),Usable By Others(+1/4)
28 56 STR,0 END(+1/2) 0
Powers Cost: 227
Disadvantages
Base Points: 290
15 Accidental Chg,"to humanoid form if stunned.",common,occur
11-
15 Distinctive,"Giant warrior.",concealable,major
Disadvantages Total: 30
Experience Spent: 0
Total Points: 320
Explanation of the conversion: Thunderwing's Shell is bought as a vehicle with an onboard computer. It responds directly to Mind Link commands from Thunderwing when he isn't wearing it, or can be piloted by him when he is wearing it.
Powers: Thunderwing's greatest asset is his power-enhancing, impenetrable exoskeleton. Like all Pretenders Thunderwing has the ability to disguise and protect himself within his shell or operate it remotely by thought. His shell is also equipped with electrostatic gun ports in shoulders and metal-eating laser beam in forehead. It has reserve fuel tanks in its legs that provide unlimited fuel supply and aerator hoses in chest emit noxious gases. The outer shell jet, is equipped with a neutron power pack that increases firepower by 50%. He can combine with jet pod to form a super jet armed with heat-seeking laser blasters.
Links to other Thunderwing pages:
Character created by Hasbro.
Champions rules conversion by Mathew R. Ignash - mathewignash@comcast.net.
Last Updated - December, 2004
