Dreadwind (RID)
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| The name or term "Dreadwind" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, seeDreadwind (disambiguation). |
- Dreadwind is aDecepticonfrom the2001 Robots in Disguisecontinuity family.
Dreadwindis something of a perfectionist, and will not choose a second target until he is absolutely sure he has finished the first. He is always searching for increasingly interesting and hard-to-find objects to destroy. His obsession in finding targets worthy of his attentions is near pathological, much like a collector of rare items. Unfortunately, what Dreadwind finds interesting to destroy is often at odds with his mission objective. Even worse, if he's forced to stop firing upon a target before he thinks he's finished, he will become madly enraged and fire on Autobot and Decepticon alike.
Dreadwind and his partnerSmokejumpercan combine to form the superjetDreadwing,in which form Dreadwind's lust for destruction and Smokejumper's eye for detail join to create a dangerous force to reckon with.
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Universecomic
Dreadwind and Smokejumper were the subordinates ofMegazarakMegazarak's profileinViron 403.0 Beta.Members of theDestructicons,they battled against theDinobots,the sole remaining Autobot resistance in their reality. Having conquered their reality, Megazarak decided to explore interdimensional conquest. He sentAsk Vector PrimeDreadwind and Smokejumper toPrimax 1087.09 Alpha,where they trapped theLunar Battle of 2011in a time loop, prompting theAutobot Science Harmoniumto develop theChallenge Blasterto combat them.The AllSpark Almanac IIThey broughtSunstormback with them.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11
They subsequently accompanied their leader toAurex 304.0 Epsilon,where they allied with the local Decepticons in the war for theMini-Cons.As part of this alliance,Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11Dreadwind and Smokejumper gained the ability to combine withGalvatronduring theUnicron Battles,using theSpark of Combinationto form the mighty MegaWing Galvatron. In this form, they were powerful enough to challengeJetConvoy.They were further able to combine withTidal Waveto form Dark MegaWing Galvatron.MegaWing Galvatron instructionsHowever, once the Decepticons proved their use, the Destructicons wiped them out.
Following this,Unicronabducted the surviving Destructicons tofight for himin theUniverse War.Sunstorm joined theChildren of Primusand Smokejumper and Dreadwind, a mercurial duo, used this to make contacts on the other side. Once it was clear Unicron was losing, theyjust happenedto defectAsk Vector Prime, 2015/08/11to the Children of Primus.Dreadwind's profile
Toys
Robots in Disguise(2001)
- Dreadwind & Smokejumper(Ultra, 2003)
- Accessories:12 missiles
- Aredecoand very slightretoolof theGeneration 2Dreadwingtoy, Dreadwind transforms into a "flying wing" style stealth bomber with underslung six-missile Gatling cannon. Rotating the back of the cannon fires his missiles one after the other; the missiles have been slightly retooled with an extra nub on the very back, used to lock the missiles in place (missiles from older versions of this mold will not lock in), plus a long groove has been carved down their length which matches added guide-rails on the bottoms of the launching tubes ofSmokejumper'smissile launchers. The missiles stored under his wings can be dropped via pressure- "launch" by pressing on the red "gems" on the tops of the wings. He can also transform into a treaded "tank" mode. In jet form, he can combine with his pack-in partner Smokejumper's jet mode to make a complete aircraft, Dreadwing.
- Dreadwind and Smokejumper are notable for including a sheet of customer-applieddecals,the first U.S. main-line toys to do so since the end ofMachine Warsin 1997.
- Thanks to a screwhole which was new to this version of the mold, Dreadwind and Smokejumper can combine withArmadaMegatron/Galvatron(or any redeco of that mold) to form "MegaWing Galvatron". Instructions for this bizarre but official mode appeared inthe only issueof 3H'sThe Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine.The instructions also included a note to check online for "Dark MegaWing Galvatron" directions, combining the whole shebang withTidal Wave.Due to the disintegration of 3H, this never materialized.
- Packaging photography shows a very different deco for the pair, with numerous metallic silver paint applications, dark green launchers, bright red missiles and no Decepticon insignias.
- This set was averylate addition to theRobots in Disguiseline, released as aTargetexclusivein the United States in April of 2003, a good year into thenextline,Armada.Like other later additions to theRobots in Disguiseline, this set was even released inArmada-style packaging, complete with character art stickers.
- Somewhat surprisingly, this set was also released as aToys "R" Usexclusive in the United Kingdom, complete withEuropean packaging,only a month later than its Target-exclusive United States release. Additionally, it wasalsoavailable in Japan as "USA Edition"in Hasbro packaging,alsoexclusive to Toys "R" Us.
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Notes
- Smokejumper and Dreadwind had apparently been slated to make a cameo in anissue of the DreamwaveArmadacomic,but were replaced at Hasbro's insistence bySkywarpandSideways.[1]
Foreign names
- Japanese:Dreadwind(ドレッドウインドDoreddouindo)
