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Rumbling Thunder

Character

Rumbling Thunder is a sword-wielding ninja from the Ninja Village and a member of the Heavenly Ninja Party. A graduate of the elite Golden class that also produced Gale Wind and Hellfire Flame, he serves the mysterious Empty Void and shares his comrades' grudge against Flashy Flash.

Status: Alive
Gender: Male
First Appearance (Manga): Chapter 195 (Online)
First Appearance (Webcomic): Chapter 115
Allegiances: Heavenly Ninja Party, Ninja Village, 37th Graduation Class: Golden
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Appearance

Thunder sports a big, spiked head of hair framed by long sideburns. His coat is trimmed with fuzz at the collar and cuffs and carries a lightning bolt stitched over the belly, and he rounds out the look with trousers cut to the knee.

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Personality

Not much of Thunder's character is on display, though he carries the same self-assurance as the rest of the Heavenly Ninja Party, fitting for a Ninja Village graduate. He nurses a bitter grudge against Flashy Flash for razing the village, a resentment that hints at lingering loyalty to the place despite its brutal training. Alongside that, he shows genuine solidarity with his fellow ninjas, standing shoulder to shoulder with them.

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History

Thunder came out of the Ninja Village's 37th graduating class, nicknamed Golden, the same cohort as Gale Wind and Hellfire Flame, before joining the Heavenly Ninja Party. That group cornered Speed-o'-Sound Sonic at his hideout to spell out its aims, a scheme for world domination and the deaths of Flash and Blast, all directed by Empty Void, whom they call That Man, and ordered Sonic to bait Flash into a trap. When Sonic instead dueled Flash outright, the party broke in and took on both of them, branding Sonic a traitor. Blast then arrived, beat the ninjas down, and teleported everyone to Sonic's hideout, where Saitama had already toppled the Ninja Village's leader. Thunder and the others threw themselves at Saitama and were flattened one after another, then watched Blast and Void destroy the divine beasts Byakko and Genbu. Awed by Saitama's power, the group tried to make him their master, and after he refused they resolved to trail him. His skills are reckoned to match Gale Wind and Hellfire Flame in their base forms, backed by strength, speed, and reflexes far beyond an ordinary person's, keen stealth, and a thunderbolt-shaped sword, doubled to twin blades in the webcomic.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Rumbling Thunder in One Punch Man?

Rumbling Thunder is a sword wielding ninja from the Ninja Village and a member of the Heavenly Ninja Party in One Punch Man. He serves the mysterious Empty Void alongside his fellow ninjas.

Which graduating class did Rumbling Thunder come from?

Rumbling Thunder graduated from the Ninja Village's 37th class, nicknamed Golden, the same cohort that produced Gale Wind and Hellfire Flame.

Who does Rumbling Thunder serve?

Rumbling Thunder serves Empty Void, whom the Heavenly Ninja Party refers to as That Man, as part of a scheme aimed at world domination and the deaths of Flash and Blast.

Why does Rumbling Thunder hold a grudge against Flashy Flash?

Rumbling Thunder holds a grudge against Flashy Flash because Flash razed the Ninja Village, a resentment that hints at lingering loyalty to his old home despite its brutal training.

What weapon does Rumbling Thunder use?

Rumbling Thunder fights with a thunderbolt shaped sword, which becomes twin blades in the webcomic version of the story.

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