Johnny Thunder- Australian!

The Hordesman · Post by **The Hordesman** » Sat May 07, 2005 9:34 am

I just looked on Legos website and watched through the Adventures comics and bios for the characters- apparently Johnny Thunder is Australian. He do have his daily portion of "crikeys" and "mate".

Good to know for anyone interested in the Adventures line, such as myself.

eNiGMa · Post by **eNiGMa** » Sat May 07, 2005 4:11 pm

I always saw him as a Brit for some reason.... I think Lego should put out another Australian line, or at least bring back a couple Outback sets.

Post by **Athos** » Sat May 07, 2005 4:13 pm

I always assumed Johnny's nationality was common knowledge...

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ottoatm · Post by **ottoatm** » Sat May 07, 2005 4:16 pm

Anyhow, if you are a fan of JT and liked the comics, check out these (shameless plug):

LOL!

It's cool - those stories rock...

I forgot he was an aussie... I guess he went from being an aussie to american in my mind, because that's what Indiana Jones was.

The Hordesman · Post by **The Hordesman** » Sat May 07, 2005 4:31 pm

Athos wrote: Anyhow, if you are a fan of JT and liked the comics, check out these:

Yes I have a couple of times! Great stories indeed! Why aint more people doing more stories? Its just that Johnny's nationality is not really shown.

Think if he was Jamaican... Johnny Thunda Mon

Post by **Formendacil** » Sat May 07, 2005 4:41 pm

I know that Johnny was pushed as one from Down Under in the Orient Expedition series, but was this the case previously?

Personally, though, my Johnny Thunder is a native of LEGOland.

ottoatm · Post by **ottoatm** » Sat May 07, 2005 9:25 pm

my Johnny Thunder is a native of LEGOland.

Heh heh heh... nice.

jamitjames · Post by **jamitjames** » Sun May 08, 2005 2:03 am

This is what i've always thought:

Baron Von Barron: German
Sam Sinister: American
Johnny Thunder: Australian
Professor Kilroy: British
Mike: Canadian!

-Jamit :!:

Dragon Master · Post by **Dragon Master** » Sun May 08, 2005 4:39 pm

Your kidding right? Your just getting that now. Jeez, ever read the comics or those annoying word bubles. Just look at his hat!

The Hordesman · Post by **The Hordesman** » Sun May 08, 2005 5:16 pm

Dragon Master wrote:Your kidding right? Your just getting that now. Jeez, ever read the comics or those annoying word bubles. Just look at his hat!

Hat- just the same as Indiana Jones. Those little round thingies arent dangling about it.
word bubbles- just read the comics. Has never existed here so I read them on the web for the first time.

No need to be aggressive.

ottoatm · Post by **ottoatm** » Sun May 08, 2005 7:53 pm

Jeez, ever read the comics or those annoying word bubles. Just look at his hat!

Hat - yep, like indiana...

the comics? - no thanks, not interested

Post by **Formendacil** » Sun May 08, 2005 8:41 pm

Dragon Master wrote:Your kidding right? Your just getting that now. Jeez, ever read the comics or those annoying word bubles. Just look at his hat!

I would say that this is more of an Orient Expedition thing than any of the three older themes. Certainly, of the comics that we Canadians saw, there was no discernably Australian accent until the Orient Expedition Johnny arrived. And, as far as the hat goes, it looks more like a mountie's stetson to me, with a brim turned up, than an Australian hat.

People read in what they want. I didn't want an Australian, so I never saw one, until they went over the top and made it totally obvious in the Orient Expedition.

Dragon Master · Post by **Dragon Master** » Sun May 08, 2005 11:57 pm

The Hordesman wrote:No need to be aggressive.

Sorry you feel that way. I was just really surprised at that, I thought it was common knowledge, my bad.

eNiGMa · Post by **eNiGMa** » Mon May 09, 2005 2:06 am

Formendacil wrote:Certainly, of the comics that we Canadians saw, there was no discernably Australian accent until the Orient Expedition Johnny arrived.

From what I remember, Johnny didn't really speak much at all until Orient Expedition. There were a few comics before then, but they were mostly just "Look, a trap door! Let's fall in and use a pickaxe to climb out!"

ottoatm · Post by **ottoatm** » Mon May 09, 2005 2:52 am

"Look, a trap door! Let's fall in and use a pickaxe to climb out!"

Heh heh heh... that's true... too bad Lego can't write at a higher level for some of their older fans!