Snowman (the name Iceman was taken, folks) was the Yeti-like protector of Third Earth’s frozen wasteland. Not the most original name, but a kick ass character nevertheless. But he got a cool action figure, a minor miracle in the “Satanic Panic” of the ’80s. Feeding on their fear, he’s resealed in his tomb and never seen again on the show. Mongor is an ancient demon released from his tomb by the ever annoying Thunder kittens. Or the Baphomet deity that is popularized in western culture as the Devil, complete with goat horns and a giant scythe. Fans always remember him though, because he was the only cartoon villain who looks pretty much like Satan. The villainous Mongor only appeared in one episode. Maybe even use her ThunderCats Roar! theme song. And we’d love to see her on the big screen. But Mandora was an early example that if they bothered to set their mind to it, they could create one. ThunderCats didn’t have nearly enough cool female characters, outside of leads like Cheetara. Wearing a cool armor that is reminiscent of Boba Fett, she travels the universe in search of wayward criminals. Mandora first shows up in an early ThunderCats episode, the self-titled “ Mandora the Evil-Chaser.” And that is exactly what this space cop does – chase evil across the galaxy. If Ma-Mutt shows up in this movie, he’ll easily be one of the most popular characters.
So think of him as an evil version of Superman’s pooch Krypto. Mumm-Ra’s mangy mongrel has the power to fly, and has red energy come out of his eyes. And not just any dog, but a bulldog with magical powers named Ma-Mutt. Yes, Mumm-Ra the Ever Living, Lord of Evil, had a pet dog. This is one of those characters that is both completely stupid, and also completely adorable. But who wouldn’t want to see the ThunderCats fight a bunch of cyborg pirates? Even if it’s just for one scene, we’d love to see these guys show and speak in ridiculous pirate talk. The “hammerhand” in the good captain’s name is quite literal he has a honkin’ big metal hand. There’s not much to Captain Hammerhand and his berserkers, aside from being Viking marauders with cyborg parts. But at least have the one-toothed wonder make a cameo. I’d honestly rather have Grune as the big bad than Mumm-Ra. Of course, he shows up again and makes the ThunderCats’ lives hell on Third Earth. Jaga defeats Grune, but the former sabretooth ThunderCat finds himself exiled from Thundera. And the two ThunderCats fought an epic battle that lasted days.
Grune was once a a close friend and ally of the wise and ghostly Jaga’s. If Jaga was the Obi-Wan to Lion-O’s Luke Skywalker, then Grune was his Darth Vader (except, you know, not his dad). For the ThunderCats, that is the humanoid sabretooth named Grune the Destroyer. But every good weekday afternoon cartoon back in the day had at least one evil version of one of the good guys. The ThunderCats are the definition of noble warriors who are always on the side of good. So we’re sticking with that one for now too. But Wingard has said he’s drawing from classic T-Cats primarily for inspiration. We know that the 2011 reboot is all kinds of cool, and there’s also ThunderCats Roar now too. For the purposes of this article, we are sticking to the original ’80s cartoon series. Since Wingard is a fan of the old school series, here’s some of the more oddball characters we’d love to see show up in the big screen version.