The Patriot Thunderchief is one of the many Big Rigs unlockable in MotorStorm and MotorStorm: Pacific Rift. It is a Big Rig that has been modified for racing, having a rear-mounted spoiler and independent race suspension.
Trivia[]
- The Thunderchief takes its name from the supersonic fighter-bomber of the same name.
- The Thunderchief is also a standard PlayStation Network Avatar.
- This vehicle is also available in the RC Pro-Am Expansion Pack for MotorStorm RC.
- This truck somewhat resembles the Atlas Bobtail.
- In a crash, the front grille of the Thunderchief can be crushed back and up, blocking the hood-camera.
- On the outside route of the first corner in the track Dark Fire Swamp, there is a wrecked Thunderchief in the 'Quickfoot' livery, a livery obtained via DLC in Monument Valley.
- In Pacific Rift, the Thunderchief is one of the very few vehicles that doesn't carry over any player liveries from the original MotorStorm.
- Despite being based upon the Kenworth W-900, it is essentially based upon the single axle version, specifically the 1997 spec of the W-900.
- In MotorStorm, Jane Doe (Red "Marathon" livery), Marko McCormack ("Bandit" livery), Njarl Wolfraven (Black livery with blue lightning) and Paul Frewin (Yellow livery with blue flames) are the AI Characters seen driving this vehicle.
- In Pacific Rift, Big Pig (Red "Marathon" livery), Leethal Docherty ("Lightning" livery) and Tommy Knocker (White livery) are the AI Characters seen driving this vehicle.
- There's a green/white livery that exists in the files of both MSMV and MSPR, but is not used by AI in any game and is unplayable. The driver name in the original Motorstorm is Smoggy Bottom.
- As is the case with any other vehicle in the original MotorStorm, there are named AI drivers for player liveries who never appear in the game. The names are Tess Tease (for the yellow Numskull livery), Jimbo (for the pink and white livery that has "Jimbo" written on the truck), Ian Hetherington (for the blue livery), K Smith (for Big Eye Bunny DLC livery), Katie Simmons (for Quickfoot DLC livery), Martyn Deakin (for Crazy Samurai DLC livery) and Loz Bain (for Numskull Helmets DLC livery).
Gallery[]
Quickfoot DLC livery from MSMV as a wreck in MSPR.
Player-only yellow Numskull livery as a wreck on a Diamondback Speedway.
Leethal Docherty's livery (driven by Njarl Wolfraven in MSMV).
Big Pig's livery (driven by Jane Doe in MSMV).
Tommy Knocker's livery.
Yellow player livery (MSMV only). Note: it is very similar to Paul Frewin's Thunderchief.
Pink and white "Jimbo" player livery (MSMV only).
Blue player livery (MSMV only).
Big Eye Bunny DLC livery (MSMV only).
Numskull Helmets DLC livery (MSMV only).
Crazy Samurai DLC livery (MSMV only).
Quickfoot DLC livery (MSMV only).
Normally unavailable Quickfoot DLC livery from MSMV as it appears in Pacific Rift. Note the sponsor on the side has been changed to Panzer.
Tommy Knocker's livery as it appears in MSMV (driver name is Josie Packard).
Jane Doe's livery in MSMV.
Njarl Wolfraven's livery in MSMV.
Unused livery in MSMV (driver name is Smoggy Bottom). This livery also uppears in the files of MSPR, but is, once again, unused.
Gold AI-only "Bandit" livery in MSMV (Marko McKormack).
Yellow AI-only livery in MSMV (Paul Frewin).
Rear quarter view.
A modified Kenworth W-900 serves as the basis for this rig.
References[]
http://community.us.playstation.com/thread/1381559?start=0&tstart=0