History Awesome / Thundercats2011

** You guys remember the DarkerAndEdgier we were promised in the trailer? [You'll probably get get more than you wished for when you see how easily the Lizards overtake Thundera.

* Tygra's BigDamnHeroes moment in "Into the Astral Plane" when he drove the Thundertank up the side of a mountain to save the others. Bonus points because [[TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong Lion-O and Cheetara had previously shot down this very plan.]]
* The story behind Grune losing his right saber tooth. [[spoiler: ''He tore it out of his mouth to kill a gigantic spider with it.'']]

** Let me clarify how awesome this is. [[spoiler: It looks like everyone is about to die, when suddenly, things start exploding. Then, out of ''freaking nowhere'' a fusion of the Batmobile and a tank starts blowing stuff up, riding through explosions, and turns the entire fight against the lizards into a CurbStompBattle. After doing some drifting and blowing up ''more'' giant lizard mechs, most of the lizards run away screaming, except for one. This one [[hottip:*: henceforth referred to as "the unluckiest lizard of all time,"]] tries to jump Panthro as he gets out of the tank, but Panthro just catches the lizard in one hand, and then ''nunchucks him in the face.'' {{Badass}} Bad. Ass.]]

** Props to Mumm-Ra for [[spoiler:his coffin]] now being a pimped out tank. I mean, that is so batshit insane that it becomes awesome. I've already told people I want [[spoiler:to be buried in]] a tank now.

** I think the Thunderkits deserve some credit in that clip too. They're willing to step up and defend the KO'd [[{{Badass}} Panthro]] from [[BigBad Mumm-Ra]] [[LargeHam THE EVER! LIVING!]]. This is two eight-year-old kids demonstrating that they will stand up to the setting's version of ''Satan.''

** "Mileage may very", hell! It ''is'' awesome! I was expecting a HeroicSacrifice to save Lion-O and instead Drifter [[spoiler:owned him like a piece of property!]]
** Eh I didn't mind that it ended the way it did instead of a cliched [[TheObiWan Obi Wan]] sacrifice. It actually helped delivered character development for both Lion-O and The Drifter. Lion-O learned to not depend on the Sword of Omens while The Drifter found a sense of purpose.
** How about right in the beginning when Lion-O enters the village only to be confronted with LoadsAndLoadsOfRaces after seven episodes of basically nothing but Cats and Lizards? The effect is similar to the first time [[StarWars Luke enter the Mos Eisley Cantina.]] You finally get the impression of just how vast the world is and so far you've only seen a very small part of it.

* Wilykat [[spoiler:taking out a lizard mecha with a freakin' rocket launcher TWICE HIS SIZE!]] Doubles as funny, especially since [[spoiler:he also inadvertently knocks out a group of lizards that were trying to sneak up on him while he was aiming the rocket launcher.]]

* Tygra [[spoiler:saving Lion-O after he knocked him in the pit]]. Also counts as a CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming.

* Tygra [[spoiler:saving Lion-O after he knocked him in the pit]].

--> Panthro: *Not even flinching* ...[{WorthIt Worth it.]]

* The story behind Grune losing his right saber tooth. [[spoiler: ''He tore it out of his mouth to kill a [[{{DeominicSpider}} gigantic spider]] with it.'']]

* Panthera is easily the most badass female in the show despite being in only ONE episode. She coolly delivers a "slavery or rebellion" to the Jackal and Lizard liasions, is in charge of negotiations as Leo stands in the corner, leads the animals during the breakout, is 'responsible for Mum-ra's imprisonment,' and as it they crash land decides she'd rather have a last kiss with boyfriend than wait to die. This my friends is a woman who takes life by the balls.

* In "The Forest of Magi Or", Lion-O's defeat of [[spoiler:Zig]] is suitably epic.

* Tygra's BigDamnHero moment in ''Into the Astral Plane'' when he drove a tank up the side of the mountain to saved of the others. Bonus points because [[TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong Lion-o and Cheetara had previously shot down this very plan.]]

** Let me clarify how awesome this is. [[spoiler: It looks like everyone is about to die, when suddenly, things start exploding. Then, out of ''freaking nowhere'' a fusion of the Batmobile and a tank starts blowing stuff up, riding through explosions, and turns the entire fight against the lizards into a CurbStompBattle. After doing some drifting and blowing up ''more'' giant lizard mechs, most of the lizards run away screaming, except for one. This one [[hottip:*: henceforth referred to as "the unluckiest lizard of all time,"]] tries to jump Panthro as he gets out of the tank, but Panthro just catches the lizard in one hand, and then ''nunchucks him in the face.'' [[Badass Bad. Ass.]]

** Just about all the flight scenes with Viragor where awseome! [[spoiler:Even if he crashed both times.]] Very cool.

* In "The Forest of Magi Or", Lion-O's defeat of [[spoiler:Zigg]] is suitably epic.

** A meta example where Claudus leads his army to battle--Larry Kenney gets to say, "THUNDERCATS, HO!" one last time. Doubles as a (equally meta) CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming.

--> '''Lion-O''': ''If you can bend with the wind, then you'll never break!''

** Lion-O doesn't get much action in this one, but ''damn'' does he get good [[PreAssKickingOneLiner Pre Ass Kicking One Liners]]! This troper's favorite is when he infiltrates the slave auction hidden beneath a cloak and proposes a huge sum.
--> '''The MonsterOfTheWeek''': That's a lot of money, pal. How do you plan on paying for all that?
--> (Lion-O pulls a dramatic cloak toss and unsheathes the Sword of Omens.)
--> '''Lion-O''': With ''steel''!

** Lion-O doesn't get much action in this one, but ''damn'' does he get good PreAssKickingOneLiners! This troper's favorite is when he infiltrates the slave auction hidden beneath a cloak and proposes a huge sum.

** Eh I didn't mind that it ended the way it did instead of a cliched Obi Wan sacrifice. It actually helped delivered character development for both Lion-O and The Drifter. Lion-O learned to not depend on the Sword of Omens while The Drifter found a sense of purpose.

** Let me clarify how awesome this is. [[spoiler: It looks like everyone is about to die, when suddenly, things start exploding. Then, out of ''freaking nowhere'' a fusion of the Batmobile and a tank starts blowing stuff up, riding through explosions, and turns the entire fight against the lizards into a CurbStompBattle. After doing some drifting and blowing up ''more'' giant lizard mechs, most of the lizards run away screaming, except for one. This one [[hottip:*: henceforth referred to as "the unluckiest lizard of all time,"]] tries to jump Panthro as he gets out of the tank, but Panthro just catches the lizard in one hand, and then ''nunchucks him in the face.'' [[Badass Bad. Ass.]] ]]

** Captain Tunar. Even given his CharacterFlaw he was the best fighter on his crew. (It could be argued the ONLY fighter, since the crew were mostly ineffective)

*** Not just that but Tygra utilizing a sort of cloaking technology fighting the lynchers along with Cheetara is pretty friggin awesome.