1. He's a Decepticon. Obvious, but it seems to get forgotten. He's survived millions of years in a cutthroat society of killers, and he's not above lying and cheating to get whatever he wants.
2. He's a soldier, and he kills other soldiers with no regret but he doesn't enjoy hurting civilians. Deep down, he still believes that the soldier's duty is to protect those who do not fight. He has little stomach for bombing non-combatants.
3. He no longer believes in Megatron. The war has caused too much destruction, and Megatron has lost sight of his original goals.
4. He doesn't believe that the Autobots are any better a choice than the Decepticons, and it's not because he doesn't understand the Autobots, but because his moral code is so different from theirs. He feels they do not and cannot understand him.
5. Thundercracker is an old soldier. The military way of life is too ingrained in him for him to consider anything different, but he's tired of fighting, tired of warfare and alien worlds, and all he wants is to go home. It weighs on him everything that's happened to Cybertron and his part in it, and that there will likely never be a "home" for him to go to again.
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Date: 2011-02-17 09:22 pm (UTC)1. He's a Decepticon. Obvious, but it seems to get forgotten. He's survived millions of years in a cutthroat society of killers, and he's not above lying and cheating to get whatever he wants.
2. He's a soldier, and he kills other soldiers with no regret but he doesn't enjoy hurting civilians. Deep down, he still believes that the soldier's duty is to protect those who do not fight. He has little stomach for bombing non-combatants.
3. He no longer believes in Megatron. The war has caused too much destruction, and Megatron has lost sight of his original goals.
4. He doesn't believe that the Autobots are any better a choice than the Decepticons, and it's not because he doesn't understand the Autobots, but because his moral code is so different from theirs. He feels they do not and cannot understand him.
5. Thundercracker is an old soldier. The military way of life is too ingrained in him for him to consider anything different, but he's tired of fighting, tired of warfare and alien worlds, and all he wants is to go home. It weighs on him everything that's happened to Cybertron and his part in it, and that there will likely never be a "home" for him to go to again.