3/25/2023 0 Comments Initial d spark in the dark![]() Later, during a battle between the Maximals and Vehicons, Thrust saved the life of Blackarachnia, though quickly wondered why. Thrust was ordered to allow the Maximals to walk away. As soon as Thrust was repaired, he rushed out to defend his leader against the Maximals, but Megatron had struck a deal with Rattrap while Thrust had been off-line. With Thrust, as well as Jetstorm and Tankor out of commission for the time being, Megatron was effectively rendered defenseless. In the wake of a power-feedback, Megatron was rendered weak, and all of the Vehicon drones were rendered offline for half a solar cycle. He was defeated by Cheetor, rendering his drones inert. Thrust lead a squad of his Cycle Drones in an attack against Cheetor, Nightscream and Rattrap when the three Maximals infiltrated a Vehicon assembly factory. Thrust is so manly, he has staring contests with machines that can't blink. In one timeline, his name is spelled Thrustor, and in another timeline, he merges with Waspinator to become Thrustinator. Thrust can be distinguished from his drones by his size and yellow markings. His Command Code is "overdrive," although in one anomalous instance, he used the phrase "accelerate." Despite this, Thrust has virtually no similarities to Waspinator, and the Predacon is very happy to be in the cool "biker-bot", even if only as a power source. Thrust's personality and mind is in fact a shell program powered by the spark of the Predacon Waspinator. He refused to even call Silverbolt by his name, calling him "Jetstorm" and "traitor". Oddly, despite initial backstabbing, he grew to consider his fellow General Jetstorm a friend, which developed into a white-hot hatred when Jetstorm was reverted into the Maximal Silverbolt. He is almost completely fearless, says exactly what is on his mind (he had the lugnuts to tell Megatron just how dumb his plan of using Maximal sparks to power the other two Vehicon Generals was), and takes a delight in tormenting his foes both physically and psychologically. Commander of the Cycle Drones, he is a dark, cold, brooding type, and is absolutely devoted to Megatron's goals, even though he knows what it means in the end for him. ![]() But as time goes by and cooler heads have prevailed, people seem to have grown kinder to "The Dark Tower's" conclusion.Thrust was one of the first of Megatron's Vehicon generals to be created, and was the last one to stand against the Maximals. Because he wrote these last three installments so quickly, that led to worries that the final books would be rushed, and I genuinely think this expectation affected the way the final three books were initially perceived. You see, it was after book 4 that Stephen King was nearly killed after a car ran him over, and this was part of what inspired him to jump back into the series and finish it with surprising speed. My only big piece of advice is to be wary of the idea that there was some sort of quality dip in these final three. ![]() There's a particular decision in book 6 that's often described as the series jumping the shark, but which I'd describe as the thing that elevates this series into a full-on masterpiece. The final two books contain some of the boldest writing choices any mainstream author has ever made, and I can't guarantee you'll like them all. Also, King's interest in twins is going to be very important as we enter book 5. ![]() These books have minor connections to the main series. Some other books I'd strongly recommend reading at this point (that aren't quite as vital) are "Desperation" and "The Regulators." These are twin novels that were published simultaneously, the former under King's name and the latter under King's pseudonym, Richard Bachman. One of the characters in " Hearts of Atlantis," published by King in 1999, will also turn out to be important down the line. And while you've got the collection in your hands, you should also read the titular story "Everything Eventual" in the collection as well, because that also features connections to the Dark Tower universe. "The Little Sister of Eluria" is a novella written in 1998, most easily found in King's collection "Everything Eventual." It's another flashback story, but its events take place after the big flashback of "Wizard and Glass." You don't technically need to read this book to understand everything afterward, but it certainly helps. ![]()
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