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:''Whirl is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie continuity|live-action movie continuity]].''<br />
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[[Image:ROTFWhirlTRUArt.jpg|thumb|300px|A winner, apparently.]]<br />
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'''Whirl''' is a practitioner of [[Metallikato]] who never plans out a strategy before first observing the situation thoroughly. He frequently clashes with his Decepticon rival [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], whom he doesn't consider a ''true'' martial arts master due to his use of dishonorable tactics.<ref>Bludgeon's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=841165f8-19b9-f369-1057-0b57c1e069b6 Battle Bio]</ref> Each hopes to one day settle the question of which is the true master of the deadly martial art they practice.<br />
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A mutual respect based on observational skills and situational awareness is the basis for the bond between Whirl and his human partner, the infiltration specialist [[Major Sparkplug]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Toy bios===<br />
During a battle between Whirl and Bludgeon on [[Earth]], Whirl came out on top and defeated his dreaded rival, nearly destroying him in the process. {{storylink|Bludgeon (ROTF)#Voyager|Voyager Bludgeon's toy bio}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Revenge of the Fallen===<br />
* '''Master of Metallikato''' (Figure Multi-pack, 2009)<br />
**''Accessories:'' Raft/blaster<br />
[[Image:AutobotWhirl.jpg|thumb|300px|]]<br />
: Whirl is a [[redeco]] of [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]], which is itself a [[retool]] of the Voyager [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], transforming into a [[wikipedia:MH-53_Pave_Low|Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low heavy-lift helicopter]] in rescue helicopter colors. An aft "cage" compartment can be opened to release a small rescue raft, which becomes a hand-held gun for robot mode. A button on the very end of his tail can be pressed in a geared action to rotate his rotor blades, but this feature really comes into play when the user attaches the Deluxe-class Scorponok figure to the bottom of Whirl's helicopter mode via two pegs. A geared shaft linked to the rotor mechanism connects to a geared peg on Scorponok's back. Thus, pressing the button on Whirl's tail not only rotates his blades, but also rotates Scorponok's pincers, though this gimmick is actually easier to activate by rotating the geared wheel on Scorponok's undercarriage.<br />
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: During transformation, Whirl's [[Automorph|Automorphing]] gimmick is activated when the user swings down his legs, which in turn flips the chest section his head is mounted upon up and into position. Another, less impressive Automorph is in his legs - If you pull his knees down, his shin armor pops out a bit. The figure's retooling involved a new head and new hands that can hold standard weapon pegs such as the raft which replaced the Scorponok miniature. To give Whirl his own swords, you can remove one(ot two) of his rotors and fit them in his hand(s). <br />
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: Whirl was sold with the Decepticon Bludgeon as a two pack "Master of Metallikato". The set is sold as a two pack exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]], though it was later found in Winners stores in Canada.<br />
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: The original tooling of this mold was also used to make ''Fallen'' [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/Whirl/whirl.htm More information on Whirl at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Dark of the Moon===<br />
[[Image:DOTM Whirl Major Sparkplug.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[http://megaman.wikia.com/wiki/Gyro_Man I'll get you, MegaMan!]]]<br />
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* '''Major Sparkplug / Whirl''' (Human Alliance Basic, 2011)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA26'''<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* Whirl's ''Revenge of the Fallen'' deco is actually an [[homage]] to his [[Whirl (G1)|Generation 1 namesake]]'s colors as the pre-''Transformers'' "Ovelon Gazette" toy from ''Dorvack''. The tail's marking of "N073A0" flipped upside down is even the "leet speak" way of spelling "Ovelon"<br />
* While Whirl's ''Dark of the Moon'' packaging [[bio]] offers no real hints that he's the same character as the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toy, it's still made clear from his [[Tech Spec]] numbers, which are exactly the same.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Martial artists]]<br />
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Human Alliance]]<br />
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]<br />
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