Whirl (SG)
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| This article is about the evil Autobot. For his heroic counterpart, seeWhirl (G1).For a list of other meanings, seeWhirl (disambiguation). |
- Whirl is an evilAutobotfrom theShattered Glasscontinuity family.
Whirlis a cowardly security guard of the Throne of Pax alongside his fellow guardSunstreaker.His obsession with Cybertronian law and enforcing it on his fellow Autobots has led him to be a frequent target of violence.
Fiction
IDWShattered Glasscomic
Whirl's visage was featured on a poster promoting "Empurata Justice" whenOrion Paxmet withMegatronafter getting the latter out of jail.Shattered Glass #2
Much later, Whirl and Sunstreaker attempted to barUltra Magnusfrom an audience withOptimus Prime.The nervous Whirl attempted to cite some legal prose about admittance into the throne room, but Magnus didn't appreciate it and indicated so by manhandling Whirl. Before the conflict could get worse, a call from Optimus Prime ended up allowing Ultra Magnus passage. Whirl was tossed aside by Magnus and was left to accompany the rest of the group offierce, scary looking bots.
When Ultra Magnus decided to take leadership from Optimus Prime, Whirl was shot dead bySlicer.Shattered Glass II #1
Notes
- Whirl's body in the IDW comic is modeled onWhirl'sThrilling 30 figure.
