This is Thunder...well, Thrasher was his original name. See, sometimes these things happen...a company loses the rights to names and what not and hafta change or alter 'em...I don't care about all that legal crap...but like I mentioned above, it's the law. So, we get a name change for Thrasher. There was actually an old Joe named Thunder. Thrasher drove the Dreadnok Thunder Machine, so I guess it's a close enough name change. Eh. Anyhow, this guy is the spittin' image of his vintage counterpart...aside from technical details, he's pretty damn faithful to the original. Thrasher was only available with the Thunder Machine and never released loose. The vehicle was totally a Mad Max inspired piece of work...as was Thrasher. If you ever saw the flicks, you'd know what I mean. Thrasher's character was supposed to be some spoiled little brat who grew up into some moral deviant and generally nasty guy. He joined the Dreadnoks after basically happening across their little group. I remember form the cartoon, he showed up to the "Dreadnok tryouts" in the Thunder Machine and pretty much waited everyone else out and barged in to victory, earning his way into the 'Noks through treachery...the right way! He's got a total punk, jerk-ass look going on...with his typical Dreadnok bare midriff and repurposed football armor. His weapon is an upgraded version of his old one, a lacrosse stick with a spiked ball embedded in it. Makeshift mace! He was always such a bastard on the cartoon, sounded like a prick...but that's what made him evil! This is a great remake of the classic...now if Hasbro could give us an update of the Thunder Machine...........
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