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The '''Thunder''' is a vehicle manufactured by [[Maibatsu Corporation]] and mentioned in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'s radio stations.
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The [[Maibatsu Corporation|Maibatsu]] '''Thunder''' is a vehicle mentioned in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'s'' [[Radio Stations in GTA Vice City|radio stations]].
   
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== Description ==
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==Description==
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Unlike other Maibatsu counterparts, very little is known about the Thunder, as its sole advertisement simply consists of empty sloganeering (accompanied by a woman whispering occasional innuendo) with only a brief mention of the car's features and technical details, vaguely implying a questionably powerful engine ("the power of a compact").
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Unlike other Maibatsu counterparts, very little is known about the Thunder, as its sole [[Commercials in GTA Vice City|advertisement]] simply consists of empty sloganeering (accompanied by a woman whispering occasional innuendo) with only a brief mention of the car's features and technical details, vaguely implying a questionably powerful engine ("the power of a compact").
   
 
Typical to Maibatsu vehicles prior to ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'', the Thunder is only featured in advertising, mainly on radio stations, but not on the road.
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The script of the advertisement is as follows:
 
   
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==Radio Ad==
:''Knights of the road, here's your stallion!''
 
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{{scriptbox|color=VC|
:''The car for freedom (Freedom)''
 
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{{line
:''The car for hot excitement! (Excitement)''
 
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|background=The car engine starts up.}}
:''The car for a man who is alone against the elements (The Maibatsu Thunder)''
 
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{{line
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:''The pride is back''
 
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|name=Male announcer
:''It's the power of a compact! (Looks small, but it's so big!)''
 
 
|dialogue=Knights of the road, here's your stallion!}}
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:''Fuel injected (Inject me)''
 
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{{line
:''Maibatsu Thunder''
 
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|background=A horse neighs.}}
:''On the toll road of life, you have to pay to prove you can.''
 
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{{line
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:''Live the emotion of an individual. (Thunder)''
 
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|name=Male announcer
:''The awesome power of nature, distilled into one vehicle (Wow)''
 
 
|dialogue=The car for freedom.}}
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:''Because after you get struck by lighting... there's Thunder (The Maibatsu Thunder)''
 
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{{line
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|name=Female announcer
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|dialogue=Freedom!}}
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{{line
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|name=Male announcer
 
|dialogue=The car for hot excitement!}}
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{{line
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|name=Female announcer
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|dialogue=Excitement!}}
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{{line
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|name=Male announcer
 
|dialogue=The car for a man who is alone against the elements.}}
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{{line
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|name=Female announcer
 
|dialogue=The Maibatsu Thunder.}}
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{{line
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|name=Male announcer
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|dialogue=The pride is back. It's the power of a compact.}}
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{{line
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|name=Female announcer
 
|dialogue=Looks small, but it's so big!}}
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{{line
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|name=Male announcer
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|dialogue=Fuel injected.}}
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{{line
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|name=Female announcer
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|dialogue=Inject me!}}
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{{line
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|name=Male announcer
 
|dialogue=Maibatsu Thunder - on the toll road of life, you have to pay to prove you can. Live the emotion of an individual.}}
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{{line
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|name=Female announcer
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|dialogue=Thunder!}}
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{{line
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|name=Male announcer
 
|dialogue=The awesome power of nature distilled into one vehicle!}}
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{{line
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|name=Female announcer
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|dialogue=Wow!}}
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{{line
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|name=Male announcer
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|dialogue=Because after you get struck by lightning...}}
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{{line
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|background=A thunder is heard.}}
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{{line
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|name=Male announcer
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|dialogue=...there's thunder.}}
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{{line
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|name=Female announcer
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|dialogue=The Maibatsu Thunder!}}
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}}
   
Typical to Maibatsu vehicles prior to [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], the Thunder is only featured in advertising, mainly on radio stations, but not on the road.
 
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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There are a few possibilities that the car maybe based off from the commercial:
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*There are a few possibilities that the car maybe based off from the commercial:
 
**Because of its references to compact cars with fuel injection, it is possible that it is based on the {{WP|Mitsubishi Colt|1983-1987 Mitsubishi Colt}} or the {{WP|Ford Pinto|1971-1980 Ford Pinto}}.
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**It may also refer to Japanese compact sports cars of the 1980s, mainly the {{WP|Mitsubishi Starion}} or {{WP|Mazda RX-7}}, as both cars appear during the era and starts gaining popularity over its American rivals during the era.
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*The radio ad is featured on the [[Wildstyle]] CD included in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Official Soundtrack Box Set]]''.
   
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==See Also==
*Because of it's references to compact cars with fuel injection, its' possible that it's based on the 1983-1987 [[wp:Mitsubishi Colt|Mitsubishi Colt]] or the 1971-1980 [[wp:Ford Pinto|Ford Pinto]].
 
 
*[[Monstrosity]]
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*Some sort of cheaper sports car (presumably a parody of the [[wp:Mitsubishi Starion|Mitsubishi Starion]]), due to the sporty nature of the commercial.
 
 
*[[Womb]]
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*[[Insurrection]]
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See also
 
* [[Monstrosity]]
 
* [[Womb]]
 
* [[Insurrection]]
 
   
 
[[es:Thunder]]
 
[[es:Thunder]]
[[Category:Vehicles]]
 
 
[[Category:Vehicles in GTA Vice City]]
 
[[Category:Vehicles in GTA Vice City]]
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[[Category:Vehicles manufactured by Maibatsu]]
 
[[Category:Unseen Vehicles]]

Latest revision as of 20:29, 8 September 2023

The Maibatsu Thunder is a vehicle mentioned in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City's radio stations.

Description

Unlike other Maibatsu counterparts, very little is known about the Thunder, as its sole advertisement simply consists of empty sloganeering (accompanied by a woman whispering occasional innuendo) with only a brief mention of the car's features and technical details, vaguely implying a questionably powerful engine ("the power of a compact").

Typical to Maibatsu vehicles prior to Grand Theft Auto IV, the Thunder is only featured in advertising, mainly on radio stations, but not on the road.

Radio Ad

Transcript
The car engine starts up.
Male announcer: Knights of the road, here's your stallion!
A horse neighs.
Male announcer: The car for freedom.
Female announcer: Freedom!
Male announcer: The car for hot excitement!
Female announcer: Excitement!
Male announcer: The car for a man who is alone against the elements.
Female announcer: The Maibatsu Thunder.
Male announcer: The pride is back. It's the power of a compact.
Female announcer: Looks small, but it's so big!
Male announcer: Fuel injected.
Female announcer: Inject me!
Male announcer: Maibatsu Thunder - on the toll road of life, you have to pay to prove you can. Live the emotion of an individual.
Female announcer: Thunder!
Male announcer: The awesome power of nature distilled into one vehicle!
Female announcer: Wow!
Male announcer: Because after you get struck by lightning...
A thunder is heard.
Male announcer: ...there's thunder.
Female announcer: The Maibatsu Thunder!

Trivia

See Also