Thrust (Transformers) Thrust (Transformers) Thrust is the name of several fictional characters from the Transformers series. The original character was a red Decepticon jet, with most of the following character using the name Thrust being a variation on that concept. The biggest exception being the Thrust who appeared in "Beast Machines" who was an evil Vehicon who turned into a motorcycle. Thrust in the original Transformers toyline is the name of a Decepticon who transforms into a dark red and gray VTOL jet. Thrust, Dirge, and Ramjet are part of a team dubbed by Transformers fans as the "Coneheads" for the way
Transformers: The Headmasters Transformers: The Headmasters Initially, Takara, the Japanese producers of the "Transformers" toyline, imported the American "Transformers" cartoon series from 1985 to 1986. When the series came to an end with the three-part miniseries "The Rebirth" in 1987, however, Takara decided to continue the series themselves, declining to import "The Rebirth" and instead creating a full-length 35-episode spin-off series, "Transformers: The Headmasters" (two additional clips episodes were produced after the fact for direct-to-video release). Supplanting "The Rebirth"'s position in Japanese continuity, "The Headmasters" occurred one year after "The Return of Optimus Prime", introducing the title characters to the Transformers universe in