Toys
- Generation 1 Jet Thundercracker (1984)
- 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. In jet mode, the toy is 21cm long. In what is considered to be a major drawback to the toy, the majority of its parts have to be removed for transformation, and it is rare to find a totally complete one, since no single mode can hold all the parts.
- Generation 1 Action Master Thundercracker (1991)
- A repaint of Action Master Starscream with new accessories, this toy was only released in Europe. The color scheme does not resemble the original. Thundercracker comes with a jet which he can ride or wear as armor when it is transformed. This version of Thundercracker does not appear in any official Transformers fiction. His bio was much the same as the original toy bio, portraying him as a vicious flyer who enjoys taking his enemies apart by causing them to crash - either by shooting them down, or by nosediving and pulling up at the last second, letting his foes slam into the ground.
- Machine Wars Thundercracker (1997)
- A basic sized flip changer. Sharing the same mold as fellow Decepticon Skywarp, Thundercracker was a "flip-changer" jet where if the toy's nosecone was pressed down, the toy would automatically transform to robot mode. It is difficult to determine where the Machine Wars characters are placed within the overall Transformers storyline as there was no fictional material other than their tech specs. Machine Wars characters are usually considered future or alternate reality versions of the main G1/G2 characters which was never expanded upon.
- His tech spec was similar to his original G1 bio in that Thundercracker believed in the Decepticon cause, still possessed of a fierce independent streak. Believing himself superior to anything that cannot fly Thundercracker uses terror-causing tactics and his traditional sonic boom attack to destroy his enemies.
- Smallest Transformers Thundercracker (2004)
- This blue redeco of Smallest Transformers Starscream was only released as a chase item (one in a case of 48) in the line's final wave. Despite the small size (roughly 2 inches in robot height), the toy is virtually faithful to the original G1 toy's design and transformation.: This toy was also released in high numbers by third party toy makes in a variety of variants, such as metallic, clear and glow-in-the-dark.
- Robot Masters Thundercracker (2005)
- Thundercracker is a repaint of Robot Masters Starscream and was released in a package with Robot Masters Skywarp. Apart from his new chest missiles, he is the exact same character as his original appearance, only with a red stripe in his abdomen and more black in jet mode. Thundercracker did not appear in any Robot Masters fiction.
- Titanium 6 inch War Within Thundercracker (2006)
- A new 6" Thundercracker toy based on his 'The War Within' design. A day later the pictures were taken down at the request of Hasbro. This version of Thundercracker seems to be based on his appearance in the Dreamwave War Within comics series.
- This toy was later repainted as a War Within Starscream.
- Titanium 3 inch Thundercracker (2006)
- A second Titanium Thundercracker, a 3 inch one based on his Generation 1 form was released. This one is a repaint of the 3 inch Starscream.
- Timelines Deluxe Thundercracker (2007)
- A BotCon 2007 exclusive Thundercracker figure was announced and released at the end of June 2007 along with four other figures (including two additional Seekers, Dirge and Thrust). Thundercracker is a straight redeco of Classics Starscream and Skywarp. Thundercracker is in his G1 cartoon colors, which is a slightly lighter blue than the G1 Thundercracker toy.
- Henkei! Henkei! Deluxe Thundercracker (2008)
- A blue redeco of Classics Deluxe Starscream by Takara Tomy in Japan, sold as a Toy Hobby Market and Ganbo Store exclusive. The packaging used a black and white picture of the Starscream figure in front and reused Henkei Starscream's card for the back. The paint scheme is close to the original G1 toy, but differs from the Timelines version.
- Masterpiece MP-07 Thundercracker (2008)
- A repaint of Masterpiece Starscream, Masterpiece Thundercracker was released at the end of 2008. Number MP-07 in the Masterpiece series, it is based on his G1-animation deco, albeit designed to look a lot more realistic. A common problem on most, if not all, Masterpiece Thundercracker is that in production the two chest thrusters were switched around. This mistake has no effects on transformation, however.
- Generations Deluxe Thundercracker (2011)
- A recoloration of the Classics Starscream, very similar to the Timelines Thundercracker sold at Botcon 2007.
- Alternity Mitsuoka Orochi featuring Thundercracker (not yet released)
- A redeco of the Alternity Mitsuoka Orochi, which is also used for Starscream and Skywarp.
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