Windrazor (Energon)

Windrazor is anAutobotfrom theEnergonportion of theUnicron Trilogy continuity family.

Hey, quit changin' my faction emblems up there!

Windrazoris one of the fiveAir Teamrobots who make up the legendary super robotSuperion Maximus.A warrior who remembered the first age ofCybertron,and a member in two senses of the Autobot Air Team, he must have seen a lot. What stories he could have told, given the chance, but he wasn't. He just blowed up real good.

Fiction

Energoncartoon

All action lines, no talk.

When the current Decepticon leaderMegatrondiscovered a hidden chamber and four ancient, towering guardians, he destroyed one of the Autobot guardians, reactivating the ones that remained and revealing theSuper Energonpool they had been guarding for countless years.AmbitionSuperion Maximus awoke to findhis brotherdead, with the Decepticon leader claiming the Super Energon for himself, absorbing its power to become Galvatron. Superion tried to stop him to no avail, so he split up into the Air Team and escaped, withBruticus MaximusandConstructicon Maximusin hot pursuit.Wishes

During a virtual training match between the Autobots and Decepticons, Windrazor was part ofStorm Jet's Air Team, fighting theDestruction Teamand theConstruction Team.They combined into Superion Maximus to take on both Bruticus Maximus and Constructicon Maximus, but were eventually defeated.Distribution

Superion Maximus flew in his component vehicle modes as the Autobots made their way through the maze-like routes beneath Cybertron's surface.The Omega Train

Windrazor and the Air Team had their revenge against the Destruction and Construction teams during a final show down with the treacherous Decepticon combiners. Bruticus Maximus and Constructicon Maximus double teamed Superion Maximus, who held his own, managing to briefly fend off Bruticus before crushing Constructicon's spark. However, Bruticus Maximus recovered and destroyed Windrazor and the other three Superion limbs, leaving Storm Jet alone.Spark

Toys

Energon

• Superion(Multi-pack, 2004)

• ID number:SC-26
• Release date:September 302014
• Accessories:2 energon dual blasters, connector piece, Autobotenergon star
• Known designers:Eric Siebenaler(Hasbro)

Takara'sSuper LinkFireboltshares a mold with his teammateAir Rider,transforming into a red and gray fighter jet similar to theF-22 Raptor.His weird baton-like dual blasters attach to the underside of his wings, with the connector piece just kind of hanging off one of them.

He can also form a leg or arm to anyEnergon-style "PowerlinxCombiner"super robot, though his nominal placement is as the left leg ofSuperion.In this form, his energon blasters and the connector combine into a four- "clawed" hand or foot.

All five members of Superion were only available in the TakaraSuper Linkline as part of a complete super-robot multi-pack, released in the sixteenth wave of toys.

This mold was later used to makeClassicsBreakaway,the2008Universetoyline'sSuperioncomponentsAirazorandAir Raid,as well as the identicalTarget-exclusiveRevenge of the FallenSuperioncomponentsAirazorandAir Raid.

• Comparison between Windrazor and Firebolt at Autobase Aichi

He'd rather be red than dead, but now he's that too.

• Windrazor(Energon Class, 2004)

• Team ID number:A4
• Accessories:2 energon dual blasters, connector piece, Autobot energon chip
• Known designers:Eric Siebenaler(Hasbro),Marcelo Matere(packaging artist)

TheHasbrorelease of Windrazor was sold on an individual card, in the seventh wave ofEnergon"Energon Class" (aka "Basic" ) toys.

Windrazor is largely identical to the Takara release; the only "big" differences are his clear-blue plastic is a lighter shade, plus he has the gear-shaped "Powerlinx"symbol on the right side of his chest, which Firebolt lacks.

• More information on Windrazor at TFU.info

Universe(2003)

• Windrazor(Basic Class, 2005)

• Accessories:2 energon dual blasters, connector piece, Autobot energon chip

Windrazor was repackaged on aUniverse-themed card and sold through discount chains in the U.S. like Dollar General or Family Dollar.

No mention of his combining ability is made on the cardback, likely due to only four of the five Air Team members being released this way.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese:Firebolt(ファイヤーボルトFaiyāboruto)