Hood (Thunderbirds) 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 end of the series (the character is absent from the six episodes of Series Two), explaining that, like Kyrano, the character "turned out to be less viable on the screen than on the page." To strengthen the character's antagonistic appearance, the
Works based on Thunderbirds devised a tribute stage show, "Thunderbirds: F.A.B.", which went on to break West End sales records at the Apollo Theatre in London's Shaftesbury Avenue in 1989. Also featuring the title character of "Captain Scarlet", and with Dawson and Robertson performing all the parts themselves (including, by wearing enlarged, strap-on helmets, the "Thunderbirds" machines), the original show toured internationally and popularised a staccato-like style of movement that became known as the ""Thunderbirds" walk". According to Robertson, it was initially planned that the miniature "Thunderbirds" models be positioned on the shoulder, "but we figured they'd be too small to be seen at