# Thunder Child — The War of the Worlds character guide

> Thunder Child in The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Thunder Child

**First appearance:** 0020-xvii-the-thunder-child

## Who they are

A British ironclad warship that rams a Martian tripod before being destroyed.

## In the story

### [XVII: The Thunder Child](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_war_of_the_worlds_se/chapters/xvii-the-thunder-child)

The torpedo ram that charges the Martians, destroys two of them, and is itself destroyed in a heroic sacrifice.

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