#shrikebat

[askvectorprime]

Dear, Vector Prime.

Could you tell us about Animated Tankor? Is he purple Triplechanger? Or blue tank?

Dear Tankor Twisted,

In fact he's both.

He was another of the "Shrikebat" body-type Decepticons who was experimented on by Blackarachnia, and had the ability to triple-change unlocked. He lacked the temper of his fellow triple-changer, and instead was a perfect Decepticon soldier—cruel, loyal, and afraid of nothing.

Of course, it doesn't matter how fearless you are when it comes to some foes. Tankor found himself abducted by a group of aliens, who put him on trial for theft. It seems that Blackarachnia's genetic alterations had involved certain… quintessential CNA strands, and despite the fact Tankor had been an unwilling participant, his captors still found him guilty of handling stolen goods.

Unfortunately, he didn't survive the reclamation process, and the whole affair ended up being just one more reason why the Decepticons eventually went to war with the Quintessons.

[askvectorprime]

If I may be so bold as to inquire sir, may I ask if there has ever been an instance of a Thunderwing in the Malgus cluster? Given the Matrix seeking nature of his Primax and Unined Counterparts, I am curious as to what he gets up to in a cluster that, until now, has lacked any sort of Matrix like Macguffin

Dear Storm Seeker,

It may not surprise you to learn that Thunderwing was originally Blitzwing's brother, a fellow member of the body-type that the Autobots codenamed "Shrikebat." He knew of the anger his brother hid beneath his cold expression, and so was one of the few not surprised when Blitzwing started venting his behaviour after Blackarachnia's experiments, nor was he fooled by Blitzwing's attempts to hide it under various personas.

Still, the fusion of Autobot and alien CNA with his brother sickened Thunderwing, and when Blackarachnia was not punished, but in fact rewarded for the experimentation, he abandoned his faction and fled into the depths of space.

He spent his time pillaging organic systems, in search of something unknown, and the last I heard of him, he'd reached the far side of the Stone Place, where he believed the object of his quest would be located.