Thrust (BW)

Thrust is a Predacon Combatron from the Beast Wars II portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

Thrust poses dramatically in a rare moment of not being comedically shot down by his own side or caught in giant mosquito netting.

Thrust (スラスト Surasuto) is the comedian of the Combatrons; he and his best pal Dirge form a Manzai comedy duo, with Thrust serving as the "funny man" to Dirge's straight man, who never acts seriously if he can help it. Underneath the goofery, he's actually quite a shrewd 'bot, but unfortunately, he and Dirge don't have a great success rate, often bungling their missions. 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.

Later, after pledging unconditional loyalty to Gigastorm, Thrust was reborn as the Cyborg Beast Thrustor (スラストール Surasutōru). While he retains the same character faults as his previous incarnation, Thrustor is an all-around superior warrior who can no longer be easily laughed off the battlefield by the Maximals.

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Beast Wars II cartoon

Voice actor: Junji Sanechika (Japanese)

Thrust was under the command of Galvatron when he landed on Gaia, planning to drain the planet of its mysterious but powerful Angolmois Energy. They initially trapped their Maximal opposition in a paralyzing field, but Lio Convoy intervened and destroyed the field's antenna, allowing his troopers to escape. The New Forces Arrive! Eventually, the Predacon force discovered an abandoned Gaian computer, containing data on weapons from the planet's past. The Predacons scanned this data for new alternate modes, and Thrust adopted the form of an F-22 Raptor. He and Dirge were subsequently sent out to capture a white lion that had interferred with Galvatron's plans, but stopped to make fun of Starscream and BB on the way. They had a good laugh about it until BB fired smokescreen missiles at them, causing them to crash into a cliffside. White Lion, Run!

After Lio Convoy humiliated him, Megastorm ordered Dirge and Thrust to hunt down the Maximal commander and report his location so Megastorm could get his revenge. The pair didn't take kindly to Megastorm's commanding attitude, and stopped to have a grumble about it, whereupon the rage-aholic Maximal Bighorn showed up, desperately looking for a fight, and charged the duo. He misjudged the angle, though, and crashed into the wall next to the Predacons instead. As the bemused Dirge and Thrust tried to figure out what this guy's problem was, they were buried in a rockslide started by the ambitious Starscream's missile barrage, since he wanted the accolades of finding Lio Convoy first. Bighorn's Rage

Dirge and Thrust hated the idea of reporting to Starscream, and only begrudgingly went along with his latest scheme to set up an underwater lake trap for the Maximals. Basically Starscream's stooges until his plan played out, Dirge and Thrust were quietly thrilled when the Maximals escaped their death-traps and foiled Starscream and BB's plot. The Lake Trap

Dirge and Thrust congratulated Megastorm on his latest plot to flood Gaia with automated fortress drones, far too many for the mere six Maximals to destroy. When they told him how grateful Galvatron would be for his work after the emperor awoke, however, Megastorm grew angry and stomped off. It was left to Starscream to explain to the duo how Megastorm had ambitions of his own beyond serving Galvatron dutifully. Galvatron Revived

Dirge and Thrust were overseeing the Autorollers in the construction of another energy fortress in the Southern Continent when they were attacked by the Insectrons, Bigmos and Tonbot. The duo were ridiculously outmatched, and fled back to Megastorm with their tails between their legs. Starscream laughed at their ineptitude, and promised Megastorm to work smarter and not harder by turning the Insectrons against the Maximals, letting their enemies eliminate each other. Miffed by Starscream's attitude, Dirge and Thrust followed him and BB, only to get caught in one of the bug-zapper nets Starscream set up for the Insectrons. Unable to even fathom how stupid these two were, Starscream just left them hanging in the net.

The comedy duo eventually extracted themselves, and spotted Starscream and BB conversing with the Insectrons, whom they had trapped in a net and then freed in order to trick the Insectrons into believing the Maximals were responsible. When Dirge and Thrust were spotted zeroing in, Starscream and BB took the opportunity to ingratiate themselves with the Insectrons even further. Poor, poor Dirge and Thrust were shot down by BB, suffering further humiliations to help Starscream's scheme. The Insect Corps Arrive Still, Starscream successfully managed to turn several Insectrons against the Maximals. When he reported his success, Megastorm sent Dirge and Thrust to back him up. Once the Predacons arrived, the Maximals were nearly depleted of energy after their battle, and offered little resistance. Only when Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived, fresh and fully-energized, were the Predacons driven off. Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos

Dirge and Thrust were on the bridge of the Galvaburg II, watching Starscream's plan to get the Insectrons wasted on super-strong oil unfold. No one noticed Galvatron awaken from his coma and dig into the spiked oil, until all the Combatrons had to flee from their drunken emperor. The Strongest Tag Team? After the Combatrons' several failures to eliminate the Insectrons, the Autorollers stepped forward to take the assignment. Starscream was worried the Autorollers would succeed and outshine his accomplishments. Dirge and Thrust, who had no accomplishments to speak of, said to let the Autorollers have their shot. Autorollers Roll Out!

Dirge and Thrust were out on patrol when the Autorollers brought their captives Tasmania Kid and Scissor Boy back to the Galvaburg II. Megastorm tried to call the Combatrons back to help him when the Maximals and Insectrons arrived to protect their friends, but they arrived too late and Megastorm had to move the ship to escape their enemies' onslaught. Danger! Scissor Boy When Galvatron returned, gorging himself on Angolmois Energy and running amok in dragon mode, Dirge and Thrust needed Megastorm to very slowly explain to them why this was a bad thing. Galvatron Rampages As Megastorm ordered a massive attack on the South Continent, Dirge, Thrust and the Combatrons fought against the Maximals and Insectrons once more. Predacon General Offensive!

Dirge and Thrust were ordered to find and defeat the new giant warrior, Tripledacus. Unfortunately for their search, they had no idea the warrior was a combiner, and passed over confronting his component parts, the Jointron brothers, because they weren't the mission. The Combined Giant, Tripledacus

While supervising one of the Autorollers' construction projects, Dirge and Thrust spotted a beam of energy that revealed the location of the Maximal base. Seeing an opportunity to one-up Starscream, they conscripted Autostinger and Autocrasher to track the source of the signal. Finding a Maximal recon ship, Dirge and Thrust boarded it and found the Jointrons squabbling with the Maximals. Taking them hostage at gunpoint, the comedy duo warned their foes the Autorollers were outside pointing missiles at the fuel tanks in case they acted up. Unfortunately for Dirge and Thrust, once they had their captives, they didn't know what to do with them, especially after Gimlet smashed the radio so they couldn't call in to the Galvaburg II. They ordered Diver to fix the radio, but then were swept up in salsa fever as the cheerful Jointrons threw an oil party while being held captive. By the time Lio Convoy and the other Maximals arrived and disabled the Autorollers outside, Dirge and Thrust were too wasted to fight back. They were now the Jointrons' prisoners. Luckily, the bizarre trio were soon distracted by their own antics, letting Dirge and Thrust inch out of the ship and fly away home. The Festive Jointrons

Starscream soon had another brilliant plan, so naturally Dirge and Thrust ended up doing grunt work. The comedy duo worked a smoke machine to trick the Maximals into thinking another Angolmois Energy-powered fortress was in production on the East Continent. The bait allowed Starscream and BB to test out a new bacteria bomb that sapped its victims' energy and rendered them unable to transform. It seemed remarkably effective against the Jointrons until Lio Convoy taught them the secret of friendship and sharing their energies to counter the bacteria. Tripledacus was then formed to demonstrate the Jointrons' displeasure towards Starscream. Dirge and Thrust somewhat sensibly chose not to get involved by that point. A Fearsome Combination Plan?

The Predacons' next plan involved capturing the Jointrons alive to study their combination abilities. Dirge and Thrust managed to net up DJ and Gimlet during the fray, and flew off to deliver them to the Galvaburg II. Bighorn and Diver followed behind them, though, and Bighorn's Buffalo Missile blasted them out of the air, freeing the captives and leaving Dirge and Thrust out of luck. Who Is the Leader!?

When the Autorollers discovered a Copy Machine in the ruins of Gaia, the Predacons learned it could create exact clones of anyone, except mono-chromatic in color. And super-evil. After observing a battle between BB and his clone, whom Thrust dubbed "Copy BB", Galvatron ordered the clone destroyed. Dirge and Thrust needed two guesses, but eventually pointed their guns at the correct BB and destroyed the clone. The Black Lio Convoy

Artemis and Moon once had a debate over who was the strongest of the Transformers, and convinced Lio Convoy and Galvatron to compare their troops. Dirge and Thrust were considered among the weakest, but Galvatron still though them superior to Lio Convoy's weakest troops, Tasmania Kid and Diver. Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?

As Megastorm became more distrusting of the ambitious Starscream, he attempted to raise the standing of Dirge and Thrust in their stead. Despite Starscream's complaints, the comedy duo were given a surveillance assignment by Megastorm to evaluate the Space Pirate Seacons when they arrived on Gaia. The Tentacular Scuba

Megastorm hired the Seacons to take out the Maximals for them, but did a poor job of negotiating and accidentally gave away ALL the Predacons' Angolmois Energy if the Seacons were successful. Dirge and Thrust helped Megastorm construct a series of transmitters to lure the Maximals into separate battles with the Seacons, while secretly making the transmitters into bombs as well, hoping to steal the victories from the pirates. The comedy duo panicked when Lio Convoy snuck up on them at the last transmitter site, however, and dropped the trigger mechanism. This caused the bombs to go off in a premature and karmic fashion, somehow blowing up just in time to damage Megastorm at each site before blasting him to the next one. Megastorm's Reckoning

Thrust was seen on board the bridge of the Galvaburg II when Galvatron manipulated Halfshell and the Seacons into attacking the Maximals without payment by wounding his ego. Showdown in the Sea He was also present when Galvatron sent Starscream to conduct further negotiations with the Seacons. Face the Setting Sun When Lio Convoy and God Neptune were in a fight to the death, Dirge and Thrust intervened to prevent the other Maximals from racing to Convoy's side. The Final Battle

Dirge and Thrust watched on as Starscream conducted an operation to save Galvatron from the injuries he suffered fighting against Magnaboss. Megastorm Reborn As Megastorm evolved into Gigastorm, Dirge and Thrust quickly declared their loyalty to him when Galvatron was once again bedridden with injuries. They arrived long before Starscream and BB to help Gigastorm escape a Maximal trap. The New Weapon, Tako Tank

In a discussion on the nature of light versus darkness, Galvatron and the Maximals recalled Dirge and Thrust's involvement in the Seacons' escapades. The Artificial Planet Nemesis

Dirge and Thrust battled the Tako Tank at an Angolmois Energy trap Galvatron set for the Maximals. Gigastorm's Treachery They finally outdid Starscream by capturing him and BB on film talking about how they tried to kill Megastorm when he was transformed into Gigastorm. They showed this footage to Gigastorm, who devised a plan to rid himself of Starscream. The End of Starscream

Unfortunately, Gigastorm's plan only ended up making Starscream and BB more powerful than ever as Cyborg Beasts. Dirge and Thrust started feeling inadequate, and needed to redeem their image and standing in the Predacons. They settled on the idea of eliminating Lio Convoy to show their prowess, but proved woefully incapable. Their plan to kidnap Lio Junior as a hostage to draw out Lio Convoy led to a painful encounter with Magnaboss, and attacking Lio Convoy directly went just as well.

Gigastorm finally took pity on his loyal minions, and brought them into his alternate mode where he fed his own Angolmois Energy through tubes into Dirge and Thrust, triggering their reformatting. They emerged as Dirgegun and Thrustor full of confidence and new power. Thrustor demonstrated the power of his Trasher Horn by surprising the Maximal Scuba and instantly freezing him in a block of ice. They made several more successful attacks on the Maximals before fighting Lio Convoy to a stand still. Lio Convoy survived only thanks to the intervention of Lio Junior. The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot

But it's the pelvic Thrustor that really drives you insaaaaane.

When a mysterious teleport gate crashed on Gaia, Galvatron sent the Cyborg Beasts out to secure the site. Thrustor and his comrades attacked Tasmania Kid and the Magnaboss team to gain control of the gate and its command key. Although they secured the gate itself and seriously injured Kid, Lio Junior escaped with the key. Galvatron later tricked Lio Junior into turning over the key to him, taking the cub prisoner as well. When he escaped, Dirgegun and Thrustor chased their prisoner down before he reunited with Santon and Skywarp to form Magnaboss. They managed to injured Magnaboss, but were ultimately driven off. Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!

As the artificial planet Nemesis zeroed in on Gaia, the Maximals stepped up their counter-attacks, and the Predacon response increased as well. Dirgegun and Thrustor were sent out to stop the Maximals from freezing the volatile corrupted Angolmois Energy drawn out by Nemesis's presence. When the Maximals turned their freeze cannons on Gigastorm, Thrustor hilariously tried to help by breaking the ice with his Trasher Horn, forgetting that his horn ALSO caused ice spread and ended up freezing Gigastorm even further. The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic Later, they targeted a giant artillery cannon the Maximals intended to use to obliterate Nemesis before it reached Gaia (although the Cyborg Beasts' cannon turned out to be a decoy). Knock Out Nemesis

Whatever additional power and ego the Cyborg Beasts got from their exposure to the Angolmois Energy seemed to fade, for Dirgegun and Thrustor were soon being overwhelmed defending Autoroller fortresses from raids by Lio Junior. Lio Junior's Revolt!? When the Maximals fought to stop an ancient Gaian defense mechanism from destroying the planet, Gigastorm was heedless of the danger and ordered the Cyborg Beasts to attack the Maximals anyway. Galvatron arrived and called his little brother a fool, pulling back their troops so the Maximals could save them all. The Crisis of Planet Gaia

When the Maximals prepared to depart Gaia on a spaceship, they leaked the location of their base to Dirgegun and Thrustor to divert Predacon attention away from their true launch site. Dirgegun and Thrustor were thrilled with their awesome detective skills, and thought Hellscream's suspicion over their sudden competence was just sour grapes. Fly Out! Planet Gaia

On Nemesis, the Predacons shot down the Maximal ship and boarded the wreckage, only to find the Maximals weren't present. They barely escaped the pre-rigged self-destruct mechanism. Thrustor and the Cyborg Beasts confronted the Maximals as Lio Convoy tried to shut down Nemesis at its Angolmois Energy core. Breaking into Nemesis When Galvatron emerged from the core, he told the assembled Maximals and Predacons that Lio Convoy and Lio Junior had been consumed by the Angolmois Energy he unleashed. Thrustor and the Predacons cheered the death of Lio Convoy, but Galvatron bid them to be silent, mourning the loss of a valiant foe. Legend! The Green Warrior To everyone's surprise, Lio Convoy and Lio Junior emerged as the legendary Green Lion, powerful enough to drain all of Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy from him. When Galvatron left to reignite the sabotaged core, Thrustor and the Beasts continued the fight against the remaining Maximals, despite the threat of Nemesis exploding at any moment. They eventually wised up, and the Cyborg Beasts got together and lugged the lumbering Gigastorm off of Nemesis before it exploded. Farewell! Lio Convoy

The Maximal Brainwashing Operation

While out on patrol, Thrust and Dirge wandered near the Maximals' base and were shot down by a barrage of missiles. When Lio Convoy approached the two downed Predacons, Thrust and Dirge expressed confusion as to why the Maximals were attacking them... The shock to their systems had somehow turned the pair into Maximals!

Later, Thrust and Dirge helped the Maximals fight back against their former teammates when the Predacons launched an assault on the Yukikaze. Among the enemy ranks were Diver and Tasmania Kid, brainwashed into joining the Predacons by Starscream. When Starscream saw Thrust and Dirge fighting against alongside the Maximals, he became infuriated that Lio Convoy had "stolen his idea," and had BB shoot the pair out of the sky. The battlefield was then rocked by a powerful blast courtesy of Megastorm, badly injuring the Predacon forces. The Predacons retreated, with BB hauling the unconscious Thrust and Dirge along. The Maximal Brainwashing Operation

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Beast Wars Neo cartoon

After the defeat of Unicron, Thrustor returned to Cybertron. There, he watched a tussle between Big Convoy and Magmatron. Graduation Ceremony!!

Beast Wars II comic

Thrust was part of Galvatron's forces that searched Gaia for Angolmois Energy. When Galvatron fell into a deep sleep, Thrust joined Megastorm in operating a massive tank that drew power from Galvatron. While attacking the Maximals, Thrust attempted to warn the driver, Dirge that Maximal reinforcements were coming, only for his partner to pay attention too late. The tank was eventually destroyed with the Predacons inside. Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!

When Scylla got chummy enough with the Maximals to put on a play, Thrust and Dirge reported the unfolding events to the other Predacons. Thrust joined the subsequent Predacon attack, but the villains were forced to retreat after Bighorn showed off his mighty firepower. Realize the Forbidden Love! Thrust later joined the other Predacons in manning a base—actually Gigastorm in alternate mode. When the Maximals attacked, they were cornered in a trap by the Predacons, but the might of Star Upper and the arrival of Lio Convoy sent the Predacons panicking. Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base! Thrust, Dirge, Starscream, and BB were later pressed into serving Gigastorm. Gigastorm showed displeasure at their efforts and knocked the four into what was seemingly a hot spring. The Predacons found this relaxing, seeing too late the sign that warned of Angolmois Energy. The four found themselves transformed into Cyborg Beasts, with Thrust becoming Thrustor. They soon noticed the nearby Tasmania Kid and took him hostage. Apache arrived to save him, beating back the Cyborg Beasts in a fierce battle. Recover the Bonds Lost!

When the Nemesis arrived into Gaian orbit, Thrustor joined the others in manning Nemesis and observing the artificial planet suck up the Angolmois Energy of Gaia. When the Maximals began an all-out assault on Nemesis, Thrustor was part of the counterattack. All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet! Due to the personal battle between Lio Convoy and Galvatron, Nemesis blew up with the Maximals and Predacons on it. Win the Battle of Light and Darkness!

2006 IDW Beast Wars continuity

But now I'm not aloooone... AVENGERS! ASSEMBLE!

To improve his troops' abilities, Gigastorm exposed them to Angolmois Energy. Its effect on Thrust was to mutate him into Thrustor. Beast Wars Sourcebook #4

At some point, Thrustor became a herald for Unicron. He too became a Herald to safeguard Shokaract, the vessel for Unicron's return. When Shokaract engaged the Maximal commander Big Convoy in battle, Thrustor and the other Heralds returned to Cybertron with Angolmois from the furthest reaches of the galaxy. The Ascending #3

Thrustor and the rest of the Heralds proceeded to distribute the Angolmois Capsules throughout Cybertron's populace spreading chaos and dissent, perfect conditions for Unicron's return. When Shokaract seemed to be overwhelmed by a concentrated Maximal/Predacon attack, the Heralds rushed to his aid. They were distracted when Magmatron pulled Shokaract into limbo, giving Ravage an opening to throw a grenade into Thrustor's face. The Heralds seemingly fled with the disappearance of Shokaract and the failure of Unicron's plan. The Ascending #4

TransTech

In an interview with Rook, Stungun noted that he had been in rooms full of Megatron lookalikes, including Thrusts. Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/29

Toys

Beast Wars

• Thrust (Basic, 1998)

• ID number: D-15
• Release date: March ??, 1998
• Accessories: "Thrust Barrel Gun" body and barrel
• Known designers: Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)

Part of the first wave of Beast Wars II products in the Japanese Beast Wars toyline, Thrust is a redeco of the Machine Wars Basic Class Megaplex/Megatron mold, transforming from a Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor fighter jet to robot mode with a spring-loaded one-step transformation.

The two halves of his "Thrust Barrel Gun" store in the back of his robot mode legs. Thrust also has a Predacon rubsign underneath his port wing.

• More information on Thrust at TFU.info

Fighter jets and squids - nature's greatest enemies.

• Sea Horizon Showdown: Scuba VS Thrust (VS pack, 1998)

• ID number: VS-15
• Release date: March ??, 1998
• Accessories: "Thrust Barrel Gun" body and barrel

Thrust was also available in the "Sea Horizon Showdown" (水平線の対決, suihei-sen no taiketsu) two-pack with Scuba, also released in the first wave of Beast Wars II toys.

Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

More like veloci-scrap-tor.

• Thrustor (Deluxe, 1998)

• ID number: D-26
• Release date: November ??, 1998
• Accessories: "Raptor Shield", missile launcher, "Dino Missile", "Gash Sword"
• Known designers: Hisashi Yuki (TakaraTomy), Masakatsu Saito (concept artist)

Sold in the tenth wave of Beast Wars II products, Thrustor is an extensively-retooled version of the first Beast Wars Deluxe Class Dinobot toy, with roughly half its parts turned into disorganized machinery. In beast mode, his chest houses his "Gash Sword" blade which can be flipped out as a weapon. His dinosaur head also has his "Trash Horn" weapon molded on top.

In robot mode, his tail can be removed and split open to form his spinning "Raptor Shield", which is activated by pushing a larger protruding peg at the base. In the center of his tail/Raptor Shield, a spring-loaded missile launcher can be removed and also held in his hand. Pushing the trigger fires his claw-tipped "Dino Missile".

Thrustor's Gash Sword (now stored on his left robot leg) can also be used as a hand-held weapon. Instead of holding the sword, he can also have it rotated forward as a leg-mounted weapon, much like he does in the cartoon.

• More information on Thrustor at TFU.info

Notes

• Thrustor's name does not have a discernible etymology, as the katakana used for his name does not correspond to the typical examples of transliterating the -or/-er/-ar suffixes. Various alternate Romanizations have popped up, such as "Thrustall", "Thrustol", and "Thrusthor", but "Thrustor" is the still best-known Romanization, making the most semblance of sense on English, and is the one used in the Beast Wars Sourcebook.
• Much like the rest of the new cast introduced from "Enter Lio Junior" onwards, Thrustor received a completely original character model by Takashi Yamamoto for "Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!", whereas his cartoon character model was designed by one of three other model artists. In Thrustor's case, he notably features his "Raptor Shield"/"Dino Missile" apparatus attached to his back in robot mode, much like his toy is capable of doing.