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Transformers: Spotlight - Thundercracker
In the dark days of the war for Cybertron, THUNDERCRACKER had a special mission-- one never revealed before! Now, as he faces off against BUMBLEBEE for the first time, the fate of METROPLEX-and an entire civilization-is at stake!
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25 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 16, 2013
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July 13, 2026
Actual rating: 4 and a half stars
Final Review: I really like this version of Thundercracker. I've already gotten spoiled for this series multiple times so I know that he becomes an Autobot but, with the way they're writing things, I'm really glad that him becoming one doesn't come out of nowhere.
Thundercracker in general just feels lost with the Decepticons. He doesn't seem to like what they do but he does it anyways because he has nowhere else to go and feels that it's what he's supposed to do. Even then, when given the chance, he rebels when he can. He completely lies to Bludgeon's face about Metroplex TWICE, tries to warn the alien creatures so they can have a chance to escape, had some admiration for the little alien that tried to save Bumblebee, and let Bumblebee go because he doesn't like killing things out of guilt. Thundercracker genuinely cares for the worlds around him but he can't express that because, to the Decepticons, that's a weakness.
Then there's also Bumblebee in this comic. As usual, Bumblebee is sweet and caring and wants to help whenever he can. Unlike Thundercracker, Bumblebee actually listens to his instincts to help others. When Thundercracker lets him go, Bumblebee doesn't try to fight back, maybe because he's carrying the little pig alien thing on his back, but maybe also because he doesn't like killing either (he's already established to be very empathetic). I hope we see Bumblebee and Thundercracker interactions more in future comics. I think they contrast each other well.
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-I'M FINALLY FREE FROM THE MUDDY ART STYLE OF THE AUTOCRACY TRILOGY!!!!! LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO!!!!!!! I CAN FINALLY SEE WHAT'S GOING ON!!! And it focuses on my favorite seeker! (He is blue so I have a bias against him)
-I really like the art style. It reminds me a bit of the art style in 60s DC comics. Nostalgia for a time I have never lived in ♡
-Things we learn about Thundercracker: he tends to focus on science and his team finds it annoying, he doesn't like killing if he doesn't have to not out of policy but out of guilt (alluded to in the Autocracy trilogy), He even goes so far as to give a warning to the aliens before he and the other Decepticons attack them, He doesn't like being the center of attention, He doesn't seem to like being a seeker or a Decepticon but he does it because he feels like that's what he's supposed to do, and he doesn't feel like he knows himself
-Lore stuff: there was debate on whether titans were real, Titans served Primus as his disciples and carried them through galaxies and through space bridges, and all of that stuff disappeared a long time ago. Then the events of Autocracy happen and Metroplex comes back - all that stuff.
-Jetfire looks so handsome in this art style. Also Nightbeat is here <3333
-Omgg, Waspinator and Chop Shop mention
-So apparently, Metroplex survived. No one ever dies (unless they're your favorites, obviously)
Final Review: I really like this version of Thundercracker. I've already gotten spoiled for this series multiple times so I know that he becomes an Autobot but, with the way they're writing things, I'm really glad that him becoming one doesn't come out of nowhere.
Thundercracker in general just feels lost with the Decepticons. He doesn't seem to like what they do but he does it anyways because he has nowhere else to go and feels that it's what he's supposed to do. Even then, when given the chance, he rebels when he can. He completely lies to Bludgeon's face about Metroplex TWICE, tries to warn the alien creatures so they can have a chance to escape, had some admiration for the little alien that tried to save Bumblebee, and let Bumblebee go because he doesn't like killing things out of guilt. Thundercracker genuinely cares for the worlds around him but he can't express that because, to the Decepticons, that's a weakness.
Then there's also Bumblebee in this comic. As usual, Bumblebee is sweet and caring and wants to help whenever he can. Unlike Thundercracker, Bumblebee actually listens to his instincts to help others. When Thundercracker lets him go, Bumblebee doesn't try to fight back, maybe because he's carrying the little pig alien thing on his back, but maybe also because he doesn't like killing either (he's already established to be very empathetic). I hope we see Bumblebee and Thundercracker interactions more in future comics. I think they contrast each other well.
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-I'M FINALLY FREE FROM THE MUDDY ART STYLE OF THE AUTOCRACY TRILOGY!!!!! LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO!!!!!!! I CAN FINALLY SEE WHAT'S GOING ON!!! And it focuses on my favorite seeker! (He is blue so I have a bias against him)
-I really like the art style. It reminds me a bit of the art style in 60s DC comics. Nostalgia for a time I have never lived in ♡
-Things we learn about Thundercracker: he tends to focus on science and his team finds it annoying, he doesn't like killing if he doesn't have to not out of policy but out of guilt (alluded to in the Autocracy trilogy), He even goes so far as to give a warning to the aliens before he and the other Decepticons attack them, He doesn't like being the center of attention, He doesn't seem to like being a seeker or a Decepticon but he does it because he feels like that's what he's supposed to do, and he doesn't feel like he knows himself
-Lore stuff: there was debate on whether titans were real, Titans served Primus as his disciples and carried them through galaxies and through space bridges, and all of that stuff disappeared a long time ago. Then the events of Autocracy happen and Metroplex comes back - all that stuff.
-Jetfire looks so handsome in this art style. Also Nightbeat is here <3333
-Omgg, Waspinator and Chop Shop mention
-So apparently, Metroplex survived. No one ever dies (unless they're your favorites, obviously)
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June 12, 2026
ig it all could have gone differently if thundercracker listened to his feelings more
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