Thunderstone
Thunderstone is an NPC in Arknights. He is a major supporting character in A1 Operations Preparation Detachment.
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An herculean Infected gangster, Thunderstone was born in Tkaronto's 4th District, a place once dominated by high crime rates and increasing Oripathy outbreaks. Growing tired of living in such a chaotic enviroment, he decided to personally take down every single gang within the Infected district, and later established the Red Hand gang in order to keep the residents in one place, dealing with all the problems within their turf since neither the authorities have sway over it. Through short-term partnerships with Mama John's and other corporations, Thuderstone has been actively improving life condtions in the 4th District, and hopes to one day extend his influence to other districs in Tkaronto, helping more people in the process.[1]
Though a tough person with a remarkable physical prowess, he's also a man of his word who admires Fang's determination, and keeps his friends and associates close. He adopted Elba after she was secretly banished from the orphanage after becoming Infected, and has been raising her ever since, even treating her as a member of the gang.[2][3]
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A1 Operations Preparation Detachment[edit]
In the six months following Elba's banishment from the orphanage, Thunderstone tried his best to make her feel at home in the 4th District, but her behavior was more and more distant towards him and Damien. After the ruckus involving her trying to stop Andrew from refining an active Originium chunk, which led to a huge explosion in the refinery's furnace, Thunderstone managed to arrive just in time and free Elba, Andrew, and Damien from the debris. He later sent Andrew to find a new caretaker through his contacts, and even helped his mother on her Oripathy treatment.[4]
Back in the present, Thunderstone, Damien, and Splitears show themselves to Fang and her friend, and his mere presence caused the thugs to run away. Fang and her friends introduce themselves as mere police cadets on their very first day of service, while Thunderstone showing to be a quite friendlier and talkative. He tells Fang about what the Red Hand gang has been doing to the district, as well as how Elba was actually his adoptive daughter.[2] Things would change three months later, just as the "Black Hornet" began to approach Tkaronto. Damien and Elba uncovered how Mama John's was providing fake Oripathy medications to the residents through their representative Splitears. The news devastate Thunderstone and decided to finally cut the contract with the company. With a Catastrophe right around the corner, Thuderstone organizes the action plans for the evacuation process, and Elba decides to help the residents of the West Side area since "Tall" Levin —the guy Thuderstone intended to give the order— has headed to the mine. He later rendezvous with Elba and Fang at the Catastrophe Shelter #3's entrance, believing that they could go there, and helps them clear the entrance. Once inside, Fang propses him to send an SOS signal to the Police HQ, so they could receive aid from the autorities, despite Damien believing that they have abandoned them. While a risky plan by itself, Thuderstone orders Elba and Fang to reach the surface and recharge the rescue beacon, while Beagle and Damien would help repair the furnace at the power layer.[5][6]
Thunderstone asks Kroos to help retaining a wounded Red hand Gang member while a nurse injects him a dose of Oripathy inhibitor. However, she informs Thunderstone that the shelter's inhibitor supply has alraeady deplected, and fears about a possible Oripathy outbreak due to the amount of wounded people. He understands the situation and take Kroos for a wlak to the incinerator room. Thunderstone explains to Kroos about the dangers and consequences of Infected corpses that aren't properly dispossed. As they keep walking, the two encounter a group of refugee children who were playing around. Thuderstone decides to play a bit with them, as he remmebers how the 4th District used to be a more precarious place where everyone struggled to get the slightest crumbs of food they could found. This is what motivated him to form the Red Hand Gang, helping to establish order in the district. Thunderstone, Kroos, and the kids return to the shelter, but is informed that three of his henchmen's Oripathy have worsended after breathing Originium dust left by the Catastrophe, two of which have already died. Thunderstone goes to see the surviving patient, now in critical condition, and tells the nurse to give some medicine to stablize him for a bit. The dying gangster tells Thunderstone that he managed to save many people when the Catastrophe hit Tkaronto, and felt grateful for finally becoming someone in life thanks to teh Red Hand Gang. Before being taken to the incinerator, the gangster bids farewell to his fellow collegues. This makes Thunderstone reflect on how weak the Red Hand Gang is compared to a Catastrophe.[1]
Thunderstone reunites with Fang and Elba after they made it to the shelter right in time, who inform him that the authorities agreed to dock the 4th District with the Core City once it reaches the meeting point at the Taylor Mine in three hours. With no other alternative, Thuderstone decides that the plate must travel across the Catastrophe. The rest began to evacuate the refugees as the plate's engine began to roar, but a large amount of debris support layer felt upon the fleeing refugees. Thunderstone held the debris as long as he could, while Originium crystals began to grow all over his body. In an act of heroism, he pushed Fang, Elba, and rest forward and stayed behind. With a last goodbye to Elba, Thunderstone fell to his infection and began disintegrating, knowing that he ensured her safety.[7]
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