Hood (Thunderbirds) who never becomes too evil". Philip Tibbetts of Den of Geek argues that while some aspects of the film are "frustratingly infantile", and Kingsley himself "hams it up on occasion, too", the actor nevertheless "manages to restore some menace to proceedings". Hood (Thunderbirds) The Hood is the main villain and adversary of International Rescue in the "Thunderbirds" TV series. The name "Hood" was derived from the term ""; Gerry Anderson also observed that the character was frequently masked, and that a mask "could be described as a 'hood'." Sylvia Anderson acknowledges that the Hood's appearances became less regular towards the
Thunderbirds machines fast" at the beginning of "Thunderbird 6". As the reconnaissance craft, it featured in virtually every episode of the series as a means of assessing what vehicles would be required for a rescue. One of the most popular gaffes noticed amongst "Thunderbirds" fans is the pilot's ability to control almost all of the many functions of the rocket by simply moving one of the two control levers forward or back. This is explained by other "Thunderbirds" fans as a precursor to the current system of electronic joystick controls that are backed up by sophisticated avionics computers. "Thunderbird 1" does not