Thrust (Transformers Armada)

Thrust is the Decepticons tactician and a recurring antagonist in Transformers Armada.

Armada
A renowned tactician, Thrust joined Megatron on Earth, in Tactician, in an attempt to improve his soldiers' relations. He picked his Mini-Con partner, Inferno, from among the other Mini-Cons the Decepticons had locked up in the closet. Thrust then concocted a plan to eliminate Optimus Prime by luring the Autobots into a gully with a fake Mini-Con signal. While the Decepticons kept the trapped Autobots under constant fire, Megatron then singled out Optimus, separating him from his men and the Skyboom Shield. However, Jetfire, Optimus's second-in-command, arrived and threw off Thrust's plans.

In Linkup, Thrust devised a plan both to steal the Skyboom Shield and to destroy Jetfire in revenge for his interference. Thrust lured Jetfire to an area above the ocean where he, Starscream, Cyclonus, the Air Military Mini-Con Team, and the Air Defense Mini-Con Team attacked the Autobot. Though they'd underestimated Jetfire's reluctance to attack Mini-Cons, Thrust's force soon proved to be overwhelming for the Autobot vice-commander. When the other Autobots appeared on a nearby island to assist Jetfire, Megatron led a small attack intent on stealing the Skyboom Shield. But victory was stolen from Thrust when Optimus warped to Jetfire's location and Powerlinxed with him, allowing him to defeat the Decepticons. Thrust was amused by the new change and said that the war had gotten more interesting.