Thompson

> ***Some of the information was copy-pasted from Thompson's Page on the Wall-E AU WIKI, you are free to rewrite it to accommodate to this wiki's universe.***

## Alignment and character traits

### Likes

* Transporting people
* Mudding
* Offroad

### Dislikes

* Being cleaned by others
* Talkative people

## Powers and Abilities

### Skills

* Offroading Knowledge
* Transformation

### Ability type

Transformation

 "Beep Beep"
 — Thompson

**Thompson** is a main character in the The Adventures of Combo that appears semi-frequently to assist the heroes with his transformation abilities and being capable of transporting them if need to be.

Tips on Writing
Interacting:

In general
Interacting:
* Thompson is often very quiet when in a conversation, preferring to communicate through his facial expressions. When he does talk it is often with his horn "Beep Beep", some instances he will have to verbally talk if need be.
* Being a vehicle, he has no hands. His wheels act as his "feet".
* His bus form can accommodate 12 people not including the driver. His other vehicle forms should he chose might vary.
* His dashboard is where most of his abilities can be manually handled.
* He loves playing in mud. Who knows why, he just loves it.

Emotions:
* Very passive in a confrontation and tries to avoid situations when he can.
	+ He will go out of his way to help others if need be.
* Gets really protective should anybody try to open him up, especially the hood.
* Tends to verbally express his annoyance. Especially towards those who are too talkative.
* Loves being cleaned when the opportunity arises.

Abilities:
* Ability to transform into almost anything.
* Able to alter his size often with his transforming ability. He is unable to increase or decrease his bus form's size.
* He can regenerate damage, faster when rested and slower than active.

**Quick Tips:**1. He is a bus. Keep that in mind.
2. Does not talk a lot. Does not mean he wouldn't.
3. He can transform into virtually anything but cannot alter his bus's size directly
4. Tries to not get into situations.
5. His facial expressions are the only way to tell what he is saying when he does not speak.

## Background

### History

Thompson first appears in The Adventures of Combo Season 2 in the episode Jampack Joyride and later made another appearance in Unknown Skies.

Thompson joined Spitfire on a mission to go back in time to confront a being simply just to tag along for the ride. While their arrival was not pleasant due to appearing in a forest, they continued with the mission.

### Appearance

Thompson is a large orange bus with flat sides and a slightly tapered roof and certain areas have a different shade of orange. He has a blue stripe going horizontally across his entire mid-section and a blue stripe on his hood. He has two goggle like eyes for headlights and a front bumper with with signal indicators built in. He also has a mouth that allows him to show emotions.

On the roof, there is a roof hatch and a high speed data receiver to receive incoming radio communication or wireless connections.

### Personality

Thompson is a rather passive robot and does not want to get himself into unwanted trouble in any way possible though he is rather selfless and quite caring. He will go out of his way to protect anyone in danger even if it puts his own life at risk, although he can still be rather hesitant to help if it meant he got into trouble. He is very protective over his internals however and will refuse to be inspected by anyone but himself.

Despite having a visible mouth, Thompson prefers to be silent during any interaction and will reply to anyone with his horn usually in the style of "Beep Beep". He will talk if he deems it necessary as he does not wish for his words to influence any action or event although will completely disregard his choice should he speak on radio. Apparently Thompson is unable to tolerate talkative people for long periods of time.

Thompson likes to get himself muddy due to all the off-roading he does in his spare time, which he will happily waddle in the mud if given the opportunity even if it embarrasses him. He also does not like being cleaned by others due to him wanting to handle himself, although it does mean he can remain dirty for long periods of time which might result in him distancing himself to not irritate people with the smell or his dirtiness. He will clean himself when he feels like it though if it rains, his reaction might vary.

## Skills, abilities and attributes

### Abilities

Thompson has the unique ability to transform into virtually anything although he cannot alter his size directly when in bus form he can still change his size depending on the form he takes and is only limited by Thompson's own database of things he could transform into. Rapid transformations can easily cause Thompson to be exhausted very quickly. He is also unable to transform if he is in a very tight space or if he gets heavily restrained in any way.

Thompson also has the ability to regenerate over time which can repair any form of damage he has sustained, the regeneration is accelerated when he is asleep and will decelerate if he is very active. His self regeneration however does not allow him to regenerate delicate parts such as his eyes, voice box and engine.

### Weapons

Strictly speaking, Thompson lacks any inbuilt weapons in his bus form. He can transform himself into weaponized vehicles or even the weapons themselves if needed. While his skill in using weapons is rather sub-par, others can get aboard and use the weapons for him.

### Attributes

Thompson's past time of off-roading has given him experience in doing so, which can easily help in navigating harsh terrain although this knowledge only extends to the areas he has been to and may not necessarily mean he can navigate all terrain properly.

One odd attribute, if it is one, anyone in the driver seat can override control over him including his transformation abilities. There is nothing much that Thompson can do if anyone has overridden control though he can still attempt to stop anybody from approaching the driver seat.

## Gallery

* Dia Thompson Angry
* Dia Thompson Question
* Dia Thompson
1/3

## Trivia

* Thompson is heavily based on the Magic School Bus in terms of appearance and abilities.
	+ Although contray to what one might expect, his abilities come from technology as opposed to simply being from magic.
* Thompson is one of if not the biggest Main character in TAOC, he is also one of the biggest characters in the series.
	+ He is the third biggest robot among the robot cast. Behind Spitfire and YAF-ARH.
	+ He is also one of two vehicle based robots. The other being YAF-ARH.
		- Despite being a bus, he only has a capacity for up to 9 sitting passengers not including the driver. Though this is pretty much moot when he transform into a vehicle with a higher seating capacity.
* The character is substantially different from his Wall-E AU counterpart, this is done to make him more interesting to work with.
	+ His mudding side is more apparent in TAOC compared to his Wall-E AU self.
	+ Unlike the other two characters, Spitfire and YAF-ARH, his overall appearance has not changed in any way.
* The overall intention of Thompson's addition is to give the current main heroes a new transportation option and possible episode ideas due to his unique abilities and personality traits.
* On occasion, the shine on his windows may not be present.
* Thompson's reason for communicating through his horn is revealed in the episode he debut in.
* Thompson's Wi-Fi reception is better than you might expect.