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:''Windcharger is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
[[File:Windcharger flash.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|This looks like a job for...]]<br />
Of all the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s crew who crash-landed on Earth, '''Windcharger''' is unquestionably the fastest on the ground, at least for short distances. Windcharger can go from zero to 60 MPH virtually instantly, limited only by the traction between his tires and their driving surface. Frequently, after tearing away with a neck-snapping jerk, he will just as rapidly squeal to a halt to investigate something that caught his eye, for Windcharger is impulsive as well as impatient, both in mind and in body.<br />
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In [[robot mode]], Windcharger can energize his arms and make them the poles of a precisely controllable electromagnet, powerful enough to levitate ten tons of steel 700 feet away. With care, he can draw objects gently toward him or hurl them violently away. Also, as the long-suffering laws of physics dictate, this field is extremely strong near Windcharger; at close range, he can tear magnetic objects to shreds.<br />
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Unfortunately for Windcharger, his power supply, biased as it is toward a brief, heavy overload, is prone to failure if the overload is too severe or too long-lasting. Even worse, his impulsive nature makes him hardly willing to exercise the mental control he needs to avoid overusing his power. As a result, Windcharger often finds himself stumbling home, reeking of ozone and burned insulation, and needing medical attention and a nice, tall, chilled glass of dielectric [[oil]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===<br />
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''Five billion years ago, Windcharger was part of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s plan to defend [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] from the [[Decepticon]]s. After Prime lured the Decepticons onto a bridge and blew it up, Windcharger used his magnetic powers to pull him to safety.'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}}<br />
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Windcharger was among the elite few selected by Optimus Prime to join him in crashing the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] into the [[Earth]], to keep the ship's secrets from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} After the Autobots awoke in [[1984]], Windcharger was very concerned with how they would obtain more fuel, though thankfully a solution presented itself almost immediately; [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] had befriended a human who suggested a means of converting gasoline to Energon. {{storylink|Power Play!}} After the human, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], was abducted by the Decepticons, Windcharger participated in the attack on [[Fortress Sinister]] to rescue him. After the clash, Windcharger looked on at [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]'s body, deactivated following his fellow Autobot's plummet from the Decepticon fortress, but still salvageable. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} ''Returning to base, the Autobots busied themselves in repairing the Ark. During their work, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] was subjected to a powerful electrical feedback, altering his personality and making him violently irrational. The haywire Autobot stormed out and began rampaging through a nearby town, forcing Windcharger and the others to subdue him. Another electrical shock returned Brawn to his senses, but the Autobots couldn't be sure he was wholly back to normal. His test of loyalty came in the form of a trial by combat against [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], and though Windcharger believed that Brawn was destroyed in the duel, he was overjoyed to see that the Autobot's demise had simply been a ruse orchestrated using Mirage's holographic powers. Windcharger then cheered as Brawn was welcomed back into the Autobot fold.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}}<br />
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[[File:WindchargerTriumphant.gif|left|upright=1.1|thumb|When he gets done with Guardian, he's gonna erase all the big guy's VHS tapes. Just BECAUSE.]]<br />
''During a Decepticon attack on the Ark, Optimus Prime attempted to activate the Ark's computer, known as [[Aunty|Auntie]], to bring the defense systems back online. Unfortunately, Auntie had been damaged in the crash and become unstable. Unable to remember who was friend or foe, she used a magnetic field to subdue all the combatants aside from Windcharger and [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], whose magnetic powers enabled them to counter Auntie’s magnetic force. With Ravage's help, Windcharger was able to deactivate Auntie's [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] battle droid. Once Ravage shut down Auntie, Windcharger used his powers to hurl [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] from the Autobot base.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}<br />
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After witnessing [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] accuse [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] of treachery, Windcharger battled the Decepticons once more, but was defeated by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] along with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} His deactivated body was strung up from the Ark's ceiling to be used as spare parts. {{storylink|The New Order}}<br />
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''The Decepticons reprogrammed Guardian while in control of the Ark, and once they had been vanquished from the ship, the droid was reactivated. At this time, the Ark was still full of deactivated Autobots in need of repair. The few active Autobots made Windcharger's reactivation a priority so that he could use his magnetic powers to thwart the hostile droid. Ultimately, however, Windcharger did not get the chance, as [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] stepped up to the task instead.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}<br />
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After [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] had put the bulk of the Autobots back in working order, he had Windcharger and the others go on a diagnostics run through the open plains to ensure they were back in tip-top shape. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} Some time later, Windcharger was gunned down by Optimus Prime's body when the Decepticons took control of it using a fake head. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}<br />
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''When the Autobots were dispatched to locate the missing [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], all suffering from madness due to circuit damage, Windcharger was assigned to lead "A-Team", which included [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. The three searched for [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] in a northern [[California]] swamp, but were captured in a Decepticon ambush led by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. They were later rescued thanks to Bumblebee.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}<br />
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He was seen much later, watching [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] duke it out for leadership of the Autobots on the moon. He then took part in fighting the Decepticon forces that attempted to ambush them. {{storylink|Totaled!}}<br />
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br />
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====<br />
{{voiceactor|[[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Terry McGovern]] (English, "Masquerade"), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "SOS Dinobots"), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "Microbots", "Fire on the Mountain")|[[Liu Qin]] (Chinese), [[Juan Cuadra]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Antônio Patiño]] (Brazilian Portuguese, 1st voice), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Masquerade"), [[Frank Muth]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "S.O.S. Dinobots"}}<br />
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[[File:MTMTE2 Windcharger coat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"A phone booth! I need a phone booth!! ...Also, pants."]]<br />
Windcharger was part of the initial crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', on a mission to seek out new energy sources to fuel their struggle with the Decepticons. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After awakening on Earth over four million years later, Windcharger participated in the unsuccessful Autobot counter-attack on the Decepticon siege of [[Sherman Dam]], which was being run at dangerous capacities to fill the Decepticons' [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}<br />
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He was also among the group of Autobots who attempted to stop the Decepticons raiding the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]]. He dressed up in a lab coat during an attempt to trick the Decepticons into attacking a fake rocket base, though it turned out the Decepticons they were fighting were decoys, and he and the other Autobots were forced to try and stop the Decepticons from taking off in their [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}<br />
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When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was severely damaged, Windcharger, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] went to see how the repairs were going, unaware that [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] had hitched a ride on Brawn's shoulder. He later helped defend headquarters long enough for a new [[cosmitron]] to be retrieved from Cybertron, so Prime could be repaired. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} Windcharger attended the unveiling of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and was knocked over by [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] during the ensuing chaos. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}<br />
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[[File:FireOnTheMountain Windcharger vehiclemode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|[[Laserbeak (G1)|Tinfoil turkey]] at seven o'clock.]]<br />
Of all the other Autobots, he seemed to be closest to [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], judging from their excellent teamwork and friendly banter while journeying with [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] to investigate a Decepticon super-weapon in Peru. When Windcharger was injured during the battle later in that mission, Brawn was quick to swear vengeance for the small 'bot. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} <br />
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[[File:UltimateDoom2 Windcharger tractorbeam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Windcharger, sitting in the rafters, waving a flashlight in a slow circle. Welcome to the worst rave ever.]]<br />
When [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] was kidnapped by the Decepticons, Windcharger was in the group which tunneled beneath the [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon base]], using his magnetic field to detect when they'd reached their destination and carrying Sparkplug from the base. Along with the other Autobots, he was unsuccessful in preventing [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] from bringing Cybertron into Earth's orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} After [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] fell into a chasm during the Autobot retreat, Windcharger used his tractor beam to pull the little Autobot out. The eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary|the volcano]] at Autobot HQ blew Windcharger, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Huffer into the air, necessitating a rescue by Skyfire. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}}<br />
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[[File:PlagueOfInsecticons Windcharger repulsorfield.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Windcharger's call for help from the sea creatures was unsuccessful. It was answered by a yellow Volkswagen and a kid in a hard hat.]]<br />
After [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] were sighted in [[Bali]], Windcharger, Brawn and Bumblebee headed there in Skyfire. They found the Insecticons feeding on a field of hay, but had trouble fighting them off. Windcharger had to set up a repulsor field to stop them from being cut to bits by the spikes from [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]'s grenade. The rest of the Autobots turned up in time to save their bacon, and they pursued the Decepticons to a nearby refinery. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}<br />
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Windcharger was in the group of Autobots who attempted to defend a new Air Force rocket base from the Decepticons. He and Ratchet were taken out by an attack from behind by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], who was promptly given the boot by Brawn. Windcharger was OK though, and later helped the other Autobots try to reason with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] when the boy was placed in a robot body and went a little nuts. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} He was hanging around Autobot HQ when [[Teletraan I]] detected strange readings from the bottom of the Atlantic, but didn't bother volunteering to go check it out. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} At one point, he helped the other Autobots construct [[detection plate]]s to increase Headquarter's security grid. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}<br />
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[[File:PrimeProblem Windcharger scrap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Silly Windcharger — did you destroy another good PC with your amazing magnetic powers?"<br>"...A bee flew by and I panicked."]]<br />
Much like the other Autobots, Windcharger was bemused by Optimus Prime's odd behavior after one particular battle, and even more confused when a second Optimus drove into Headquarters. Their test to determine the real Prime proved inconclusive, however the Autobots were alerted by strange energy readings from the crevasse the earlier battle had taken place at. Returning to the scene, they battled the Decepticons again, however Windcharger and Spike spotted [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] acting oddly, and found Megatron's [[Incredibly tall rocket|control center]], from which he was controlling the false Prime.<br />
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Before they could return to warn the other Autobots, the pair were spotted, and Windcharger was knocked into the crevasse, where he only escaped destruction by transforming — his vehicle mode tires insulated him from the [[korlonium crystal]]s filling the crevasse. He was able to climb out and warn the other Autobots. When Megatron dropped Spike from his ship, Windcharger used jetpacks from the Decepticons to fly off and save him from his fall. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}<br />
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[[File:PrimeTarget Optimus addresses Autobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"Why do I bother showing up for roll call when no one ever talks to me?"]]<br />
Windcharger was around when [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] attempted to demonstrate how he'd taught the Dinobots to better control their abilities. It didn't go well. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} When Megatron supercharged himself with the [[Heart of Cybertron]], Windcharger helped defend Headquarters against the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Microbots}} All of the Autobots were banished from Earth after the Decepticons framed them with an elaborate plan. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} They almost crashed into the sun, but made it back to Earth safely. Upon returning, Windcharger proved key in winning the following battle against the Decepticons. Windcharger rammed into Megatron, stole his fusion cannon, blasted off his arm, and used his magnetic powers to pummel him into a building. Windcharger then proceeded to grab Ravage, and hurl him out of the battle, then smashed Devastator's head. The Decepticons then promptly retreated. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}<br />
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After a close call with [[Cybertonium]] depletion, Windcharger was around for a ceremony honoring Spike, [[Carly]] and the Dinobots for retrieving more of the valuable substance from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} He, Huffer and [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] blasted Decepticon drones in New York City. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} After [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and Bumblebee disappeared, Windcharger took part in the search. As the other Autobots were picked off by [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] and his servant [[Dinsmoore]], Windcharger narrowly escaped one of their fiendish traps. He regrouped at HQ with the other Autobots in time for Chumley to deliver his challenge to Optimus. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}<br />
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[[File:WindchargerTFMovie.jpg|thumb|He got better... maybe.]]<br />
Windcharger was among the five Autobots who disguised themselves as [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] in order to halt one of Megatron's evil schemes; he [[camouflage paint|camouflaged himself]] as [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. When the group was forced to become a fake [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], Windcharger's magnetic powers were essential to pull the Autobots together for the illusion. {{storylink|Masquerade}}<br />
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Windcharger was among the Autobots killed at the [[Battle of Autobot City]]; [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] pulled his corpse into the shelter of a bunker and laid it alongside that of Wheeljack. With the other Autobots occupied with fighting Devastator, Windcharger singlehandedly took on the Seekers and the rest of the Decepticon Army. Using his magnetic powers and secretly planted explosives, Windcharger laid waste to all the Decepticons, except for Starscream, who flew out of the area, transformed into jet mode, and blasted Windcharger with his null rays, resulting in Windcharger's death. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}<br />
{{note|Windcharger’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]].''}}<br />
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Autobot Run}} {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}}}}<br />
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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====<br />
Windcharger greeted [[Kenji]], the Autobots' new human friend, when he came to visit their headquarters in [[Japan]]. Shortly afterwards, the city of Yokohama came under attack from the Decepticons, and Windcharger followed Optimus Prime to the site of the battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}<br />
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====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====<br />
After the Autobots had foiled the Decepticons' [[Omega Whip|latest plan]], Windcharger and dozens of other Autobots arrived at the villains base alongside [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] to punish them for their misdeeds. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}<br />
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====''Story of Binaltech''====<br />
Granted a vision of the future by the time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] saw Windcharger's looming death in the year 2005, and resolved to save his life. {{storylink|Project Bodyshop}}<br />
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Two BT-16 Honda S-2000 Aero Style bodies were built for Windcharger to use, but the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] shuttle they were on disappeared during delivery. One of the BT-16s ended up being possessed by the [[spark]] of a [[Blackarachnia (BW)|future Transformer]], while the other was implanted with an evil [[laser core]] by [[Unicron]] and became [[Decepticharge]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}<br />
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{{Note|Due to the cancellation of the ''[[Binaltech]]'' Blackarachnia toy, this material went unused until the Facebook version of [[Ask Vector Prime]] canonized it in 2015.}}<br />
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====''Wings Universe''====<br />
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By 2012, memorial statues of Windcharger, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] had been built at Autobot City. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}}<br />
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====''Deviations''====<br />
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] survived the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Windcharger's body was lined up with other victims of the battle to be honored. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}<br />
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===<br />
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====Dinobots Strike Back====<br />
[[File:DinobotsStrikeBack-magnets.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Slagging magnets, how do they work?]]<br />
When [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] used a [[cerebro-shell]] to control the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and send them on a violent rampage, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had few options. One option involved letting [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] use a hologram of Optimus Prime to lure the Dinobots over a cliff. The other was to allow Windcharger to use his magnetic powers to remove the shells from a distance. Windcharger was eager to be chosen.<br />
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But how far away should he stand? If he stands too close, he may cause a whirlwind of magnetic destruction that would rip the Dinobots to shreds, causing dino-corpse parts to fly about and knock the Autobots around! But if he stands too far away, his powers may have no effect and everyone will die helplessly at the hands of their brainwashed comrades. <br />
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Windcharger stood 40 feet away: <br />
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{{quote|"The magnetism is too much - they'll be ripped apart!" shouts Prowl as bolts, screws, and bits of metal fly away from the whirling Dinobots. "I'm afraid you're right," Windcharger replies with a frown, "but there's nothing we can do."}}<br />
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Let's stand a little further away next time, Windcharger. You murderer. <br />
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In the alternate path, he did just that. From 100 feet away, his magnetic field harmlessly popped all four shells right off. <br />
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The next day, in one possible path, Skids returned to the ''Ark'' to report Bumblebee disappearing after radioing him about a secret base inside [[Mount Lomas]] where the Decepticons were ready to process black coral into superfuel. While Prowl wanted to have the Dinobots infiltrate and back-stab the Decepticons, Windcharger advocated an immediate all-out assault, partly for Bumblebee's sake. Turns out either course of action would produce an Autobot victory, but [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] didn't fare as well if Optimus selected Windcharger's plan. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}<br />
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====Earthquake====<br />
[[File:EarthquakePowerglideBeahccomberWindcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br />
In one possible sequence of events, Windcharger was sent out alongside Powerglide and Beachcomber to investage a secret Decepticon fortress discovered by Beachcomber. Once the three Autobots arrived at cliff face that concealed the Decepticons' base, the three of them debated on which course of action they would take.<br />
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If the three Autobots decided to walk through the main entrance of the Decepticons' base, Windcharger was the first to charge forward. Unfortunately for Windcharger, the doors slammed shut upon him, crushing him into a heap of smoking metal. Fortunately for Windcharger, Rumble was tricked into creating an earthquake that incapacitated the Decepticons almost immediately, allowing for Powerglide and Beachcomber to retrieve his remains, and bring them to Ratchet for repairs. <br />
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If the trio decided instead to look for an alternate entrance into the Decepticon fortress, they discovered a narrow passageway hidden behind bushes and scrubs. Beachcomber then led his squad into the passageway until they emerged into a storage room. Leading out of the storage room was a passage not unlike the one from which they had just emerged, and a brightly lit corridor. Windcharger voted to explore the other dark passageway.<br />
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If Beachcomber joined Windcharger, the two of them soon found themselves before a heavy stone doorway. Hearing Decepticon voices beyond the door, the pair argued whether or not to try spring a surprise attack on the Decepticons.<br />
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If Beachcomber decided to proceed with Windcharger and attack, the two Autobots started to argue once more on how to get through the heavy door. While Windcharger was eager to use his magnetic abilities to bust it down, Beachcomber considered attempting to decode the door’s access lock.<br />
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If the pair managed to decode the door’s password, they found themselves intruding upon Megatron’s secret chamber. Upon hearing Megatron approaching, the pair grabbed him from behind. Taken by surprised, the Decepticon leader was tricked into thinking that the Autobots had has base surrounded, and was made to have the Decepticons surrender. After contacting Optimus Prime, to send reinforcements, the Decepticons’ ploy was successfully undone.<br />
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If the pair were unable to decode the door’s password, Windcharger attempted to smash the door down, despite Beachcomber’s protests. All Windcharger managed to do was make a lot of noise, and the two Autobots fled. Unfortunately, as they retreated, they were spotted by Megatron, who blocked off their exit in his weapon mode. The Decepticon leader then promptly slaughtered the pair.<br />
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If Beachcomber decided to explore the brightly-lit corridor with Powerglide, Windcharger was unable to find anything of importance on his own. But the other two Autobots shortly met up with him once more, and informed Windcharger that they had uncovered the Decepticons’ ploy. The trio returned to Autobot headquarters to relate their findings to Optimus Prime. The Decepticons planned to use a Destruction Beam to create a fault line near Center City, which would in turn be exploited by Rumble’s earthquake-inducing abilities to destroy the entire area. The Autobots then decided to split up in two groups, one to attack the Decepticons’ fortress, the other to attempt to stop Rumble in Center City. It is unknown which group, if any, Windcharger was assigned to.<br />
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Alternatively, if Beachcomber decided to have Windcharger, Powerglide and himself each investigate a different area of the Decepticons’ fortress, Beachcomber would get himself captured, leading to his teammate’s capture. Windcharger was ordered executed by Buzzsaw while the Decepticons carried on with their evil deeds. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}<br />
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====Desert Flight====<br />
[[File:DesertFlightDirgeandThrustattackAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br />
Windcharger was part of a group of the Autobots’ best scouts, led by Optimus on a fuel-finding mission. He rescued Powerglide from crashing before the Autobots’ newest adventure could even begin when P.G.’s engines stalled, through the use of his magnetic abilities. The noise the convoy had heard, which had led to Powerglide stalling out, was a large explosion in the distance. Optimus sent Cosmos to investigate the noise.<br />
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If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus’s convoy moved in to investigate a nearby Decepticon base. En route, the Autobots passed near a human town, but began floating in mid-air before being able to reach it. Evidently, the phenomenon was caused by a Decepticon anti-gravity weapon.<br />
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If Optimus ordered his troops to come to the humans’ aid, they found themselves taking part in a struggle in futility, as the entire town was near-weightless, meaning they couldn’t put the humans anywhere where they wouldn’t float away once more. Then, the Autobots heard Decepticons approaching. Helpless in their current position, the Autobots were quickly eradicated by the Decepticons.<br />
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If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, they soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam’s influence. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. The Decepticons were quickly forced to break off their attack and retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The Autobots then headed for the Decepticon base, with their stowaway. Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.<br />
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If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth’s surface to float helplessly out into space.<br />
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Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy’s suggestion. In actuality, Windcharger and the rest of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus’s trailer. The Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes. Windcharger was tasked with disabling the Decepticons’ forcefield, so that further Autobot reinforcements could allow for a quick victory. Seeking out the control room, Windcharger came face-to-face with a Decepticon drone, demanding a password. The Decepticons being rather uncreative with the passwords, Windcharger settled on two possible phrases that had a high possibility of being correct.<br />
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If Windcharger guessed that the password was “MEGATRON IS SUPREME!” he was promptly executed by the Decepticon drone.<br />
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If Windcharger guessed that the password was “DEATH TO OPTIMUS PRIME!” the guard drone allowed him safe passage. Windcharger then easily turned off the bases’s forcefield.<br />
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In the event that Buddy tampered with the gravity gun in the ensuing battle, the Autobots would emerge victorious.<br />
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In the event that Buddy instead entered a space-time anomaly created throughout the course of the battle, the Autobots would lose their fight against the Decepticons, and Windcharger wound up either injured or dead.<br />
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In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos had taken off to explore the Decepticon base on his own, The Autobot convoy were surprised to see two Cosmoses flying back towards them some time later. Both Cosmoses declared themselves to be the real one, and urged Optimus to destroy the other.<br />
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If Optimus destroyed the wrong Cosmos, the duplicate obliterated Windcharger and the rest of the Autobots with the proton bomb it housed within its body.<br />
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If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}<br />
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====Decepticon Poison====<br />
[[File:DecepticonPoisonAutobotVictory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br />
Windcharger’s magnetic powers come from his magnetic gun, rather than being built into his superstructure.<br />
In one possible scenario, Windcharger was amongst the troops that Optimus brought to the Decepticons’ poison lab, in order to foil the Decepticons’ plan of poisoning the humans’ nearby water supply. Upon seeing the Decepticons hauling out barrels of poison, Windcharger suggested that he drive down and use his magnetic powers to cause a ruckus. The rest of the Autobots would then be able to come in and take care of the Decepticons easily.<br />
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If Optimus went along with Windcharger’s plan, WIndcharger would levitate the barrels over the Decepticons’ head with his magnetic abilities, leading to Jazz and Prowl working together to ignite their contents over the Decepticons’ heads. The Decepticons were forced to retreat, and the lab was destroyed, allowing the Autobots to drive back to base victoriously. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}<br />
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===Sticker Adventures books===<br />
Windcharger helped fend off a Decepticon attack. He and the other Autobots then enjoyed an unusual lull in Decepticon activities for the next several days, only to find out they had been lulled into a false sense of security; the Decepticons had stolen the Autobots’ entire supply of fuel during this quiet time. Windcharger set out to find more fuel before it was too late, only for Hound to tell him that the Decepticons were already approaching. Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel.Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}<br />
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===<br />
Windcharger was one of the thirty-five Autobots rebuilt on Earth as terrestrial vehicles. Learning that Megatron was once more up to no good, Windcharger joined Optimus and the rest of the Autobots in an assault on the Decepticon base. Finding themselves welcomed with open arms into the enemy stronghold, Windcharger gave Optimus a confused look in response to these bizarre happenings. The Decepticons' act was soon revealed as a distraction, and Windcharger engaged Soundwave in combat, repelling the Decepticon with a magentic field. The Autobots were expelled from the Decepticons' headquarters, but soon returned to do battle with the evil robots once more when Megatron executed his plan to take millions of humans hostage ina a bid to gain the Earth's unconditional surrender. In the fight that followed, Windcharger was blasted by Devastator. The Autobots eventually won the conflict thanks to the Dinobots' timely intervention, and Windcharger drove away with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}<br />
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[[File:GrimlockpullsDevastatorstatue-ASW.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br />
In order to liberate a group of Autobot hostages from the Decepticons, Windcharger helped build a statue of Devastator, from within which the Autobots could hide. Windcharger helped bring the false peace offering before the Decepticons' headquarters. From this point on, it was up to the Autobots hiding within the statue to rescue the hostages. They ultimately succeeded. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}<br />
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===Marvel coloring books===<br />
Windcharger was part of the Autobot convoy that followed Optimus Prime into battle when the Autobots learned that the Decepticons were using a [[molecular transfer device]] to steal fuel from all over the globe. He helped Huffer fight Starscream by using his magnetic powers to pull the Decepticon down into Huffer's range. Having expended a lot of his energy during the fight against the Decepticons, Windcharger was tended to by Ratchet, and received a fuel transfer from the much less fuel-efficient [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]].{{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}<br />
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===Ladybird Books continuity===<br />
Windcharger was part of a battle unit assembled by Optimus Prime to stop the Decepticons from seizing control of...a single windmill. (No, really.) {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}<br />
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' ??<br />
While spying on the Decepticons, Windcharger found out that they were intending to use Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar reactor to drain all the [[Sun]]'s energy for their own use, spelling doom for Earth. He returned to headquarters to warn [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and found that Dr. Blaisedale had already been persuaded to help the Autobots. They raced to the solar plant to defend it against the Decepticons, but when Blaisedale was kidnapped by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], Windcharger was part of a team led by Optimus to rescue her. By the time they got back to the solar plant, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] had run out of energy, and Windcharger had to push him clear of the battle. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}<br />
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===The Battle for Planet Earth===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}<br />
After a day of hard work repairing the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Windcharger and the other Autobots relaxed in front of the [[television]], only to discover the Decepticons were kidnapping humans. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} He, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] kept the Decepticon base under constant surveillance via a shift system. When Windcharger spotted the Decepticons leaving for [[Stanley Lake]], he alerted the other Autobots and was part of the mission to save the dam there. {{Storylink|Menace at the Dam}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] attempted to defect to the Autobots, Windcharger thought that the Decepticon would have much useful information for them. As it turned out, it was a trick so Starscream could pass on information to the Decepticons, but the Autobots were able to use it to their advantage and destroy the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}<br />
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===Deadly Paradise===<br />
[[File:DeadlyParadise Windcharger kills Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oh, okay, ''that's'' how they work. Yikes.]]<br />
Windcharger was part of a team of Autobots who traveled to [[Carob Island]] to investigate suspected Decepticon activity. Upon discovering Decepticon machines digging for a unique ore, he helped destroy them using his magnetic abilities. It soon transpired that the Decepticons were forcing local roboticist [[Cee|Madame Cee]] to build fake Autobots, and after rescuing [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] from her grasp, Windcharger and the others made it to the Decepticon base on the island. They were initially captured and imprisoned, but were soon busted out by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and started attacking their captors. During the battle, Windcharger grabbed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and crushed him to death using the full force of his personal magnetic field. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}<br />
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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===<br />
When [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] was brainwashed by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s cerebro-shell, Windcharger was able to magnetically remove the shell from his head on the battle field, in a manner that apparently caused no lasting brain damage. Hooray! {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}<br />
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When the Decepticons invaded a car show at the Coliseum, Windcharger was one of the robots in disguise who infiltrated the show to thwart the Decepticon plot. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}<br />
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br />
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Windcharger was among the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed on [[Earth]], and awoke in 1984 to battle the Decepticons. When the Autobots defeated the Decepticons and planned to return to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark II]]'', Windcharger was one of many Transformers recovered by Lazarus after the starship exploded over the Arctic. In 2002, the Decepticons broke free of Lazarus's control before the Autobots, and tore through their captive enemies. Optimus Prime and a free group of Autobots did some spot-welding to repair as many comrades as they could in a hurry, but Windcharger was too badly damaged and remained off-line until after the resulting battle in [[San Francisco]] was over. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}<br />
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[[File:NightofCombaticons Wheeljack Windcharger defeated.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|This looks familiar....]]<br />
''When Optimus Prime and Megatron joined forces against the U.S. military, Windcharger was on hand with the Autobots in confronting the President's forces. He was one of the first to fall before the assault of the [[deconstructionite]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''<br />
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The Autobots were entrenched against the Decepticons on the shores of [[Alaska]], fighting over a pod containing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], when Shockwave arrived from Cybertron. Shockwave proclaimed a new era of peace, slaying Scourge in the process. Optimus Prime and a number of other Autobots were forced to surrender to Shockwave's fantastically violent security force, but Windcharger was part of a small unit that managed to sneak away and remain in hiding on Earth. These 'bots, led by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], were tasked with investigating Scourge's appearance, to gain further insight on the unfolding events. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Windcharger, Jazz, and Brawn returned to the Alaska battlefield, only to discover that Scourge's body had vanished. Baffled by this turn of events, Windcharger suggested that the group return to base, and leave the brainier 'bots to figure out what to do next. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}<br />
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After the end of Shockwave's despotic rule over Cybertron, the Autobots on Cybertron made contact with Windcharger's crew for an update and promised to send supplies. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Unfortunately, a group of Decepticons returned to Earth under Starscream's command first. Windcharger was deactivated battling the brutal [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and subsequently left to rust at the bottom of a lake. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} He was eventually fished out by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (who had arrived from Cybertron with Bumblebee with supplies), but they were waylaid by [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Bumper, Warpath, Windcharger and the other unconscious Autobots were then transported to a secret underground facility. {{storylink|Atonement}} There, the EDC began repairs on the Autobots, though Windcharger needed more work than most, and was still off-line when several other Autobots accompanied [[Marissa Faireborn]] and her soldiers on a mission to [[San Desto]]. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}<br />
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By the time the San Desto mission had been completed, Windcharger was back on his feet. He and the rest of Jazz's team said their goodbyes to Marissa before departing in the ''Orion''. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} The Autobots traveled to Alaska, where Prowl and the troops serving under him had already begun construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}<br />
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===''The Beast Within''===<br />
After a brutal battle during which [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Windcharger’s butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}<br />
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br />
[[File:Shadowplay3-WindchargerLowBoredomThreshold.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Magic arms!]]<br />
Windcharger was an "[[outlier]]": a Transformer who had some abnormal skill or attribute that had nothing to do with his alt mode. (He called them his "magic arms".) [[Functionism|Functionists]] ''hate'' that crap, so he kept it secret and hung out at the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]], where [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Senator Shockwave]] had created a safe haven for outliers. Windcharger owed so much to Shockwave that he joined him and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] in a heist, risking his life against a [[Senate]] conspiracy; his magnetic powers were used to "fly" the thieves into the [[Primal Basilica]] to steal "the Matrix" (actually a bomb) without tripping any alarms. He also used his magnetism to stop the bomb falling when Ratchet accidentally dropped it. Sadly, his Academy home was destroyed and his mentor Shockwave [[Shadowplay|brainwashed]] in an [[Institute]] branch. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}<br />
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The Outliers stuck with Orion Pax and aided him in defending a [[hot spot]] in [[Alyon]] from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[Cybertron Elite Guard|forces]]. With help from a group of time travelers from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' of the future, the group took down a weapons platform sent to irradiate the hot spot's [[spark]]s: in Windcharger's case, he magnetically ''hurled'' Pax ''through'' the platform. They then had their memories of the travelers wiped by [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}<br />
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Some time later, after [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] were killed in the line of duty, Windcharger attended their funeral. Most mourners were Autobots working in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Security Services, with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] present, so Windcharger may or may not have switched to the Security Services. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}<br />
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Windcharger responded to Optimus' rallying call for additional support and fought in the following battle for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Windcharger later met the Autobot leader personally (again). {{storylink|Endgame}}<br />
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[[File:TheIronAge Autobots vs Decepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Behind Prime, firing without looking, not hitting anything. Damn it, Windcharger, quit trying to look cool and just act normal!]]<br />
As the war spread across Cybertron, Windcharger became a soldier in the Autobot army under Optimus Prime's command. When they were defending a city from the Decepticon advancing force, Optimus Prime ordered [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] to use his speed to break through the enemy ranks and sow confusion. Windcharger volunteered his own rapid movement, but Optimus Prime rebuffed him due to Blurr's superior speed, and asked Windcharger to hold the line with [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. After their victory, he was seen at a celebration talking with [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}<br />
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[[File:WokenFuries-Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]<br />
Much, much later, Windcharger made it to [[Earth]], along with [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] after the Decepticons wiped out Autobot outposts across the galaxy. {{storylink|Ride-Along}} At one point, Windcharger was captured by [[Skywatch]], along with [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}<br />
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He was released from captivity once the Autobots and Skywatch settled their differences, but it wasn't long before the Decepticons struck once again. Forced to abandon their Skywatch base, Windcharger and the other Autobots fled towards [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] only to find themselves under attack, first from humans with anti-Transformer sentiments, then from [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] himself. Even the Autobots' combined firepower failed to put a scratch on the Decepticon's brand new body, and they were defeated in short order. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}<br />
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Most of the Autobots left Earth a while later, intending to return to Cybertron. They took a captive Megatron with them, and seeing the powerful Decepticon leader in bonds was a source of great interest to Windcharger and others. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Once back on their home planet, the Autobots fought against [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}<br />
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===<br />
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}}}}<br />
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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===<br />
Windcharger was a goalie in in a game of soccer against [[Airachnid]] and the Constructicons. {{storylink|Ultimate Defender}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===<br />
Windcharger had been taken prisoner by the Decepticons, and was hidden away in their maze-like base along with several other Autobots. This prompted Optimus Prime to embark on a rescue mission. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}<br />
===''Transformers Legends''===<br />
Windcharger was among the Autobots handpicked by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] for a mission to deliver energon to a hidden Autobot base. Unfortunately their plan was foiled by the interference of [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] and [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]. {{storylink|Road to Ruin}}<br />
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Windcharger was part of [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]'s team which had to speed a vital component to a power station to prevent it from exploding. They made it, despite interference from [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|Rushdown Road}}<br />
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Windcharger and a few other Autobots were heading back from a charity event when they received a distress signal from a nearby human military base. Investigating, they found the Decepticons scouring the base for the [[MacGuffin Generator]]. Though Windcharger learned of the device's location, he was too late to prevent [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] from stealing it. Though the Decepticons appeared to have won as they activated the device, it proved too volatile and blew them off into the distance. Windcharger helped the humans rebuild the base in the battle's aftermath. {{storylink|Raiding Party}}<br />
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===<br />
[[File:BattleTacticsWindcharger.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]<br />
Windcharger participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character that could be recruited by collecting 35 units of Cybermetal, and 16 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[File:G1Windcharger toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What, no face? Ripoff!]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1984]]/[[2003]])<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''12'''<br />
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:Released in the first year of Transformers in the same color as its [[Micro Change|Microchange]] version, and later on in a darker shade of red (coinciding with the addition of the rub mark to the line in 1985), Windcharger transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Pontiac Firebird Trans Am|Pontiac Firebird Trans Am]] sports car. The Microchange toyline was meant to depict robots that turn into toy cars, which accounts for the somewhat cartoonish proportions of Windcharger's Trans Am mode.<br />
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:This mold was also used to make [[Camaro]], and was [[retool]]ed to make [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-windcharger/264/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Windcharger at Transformerland.com]''<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1984/instr_windcharger.jpg Instructions for Windcharger at Botchthecrab.com]''<br />
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*'''Camaro''' (Robocar, [[1985]])<br />
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:Released in Brazil by [[Estrela]] in 1985, Robocar Camaro was available in two color schemes: red and grey (Windcharger's original colors) and white and grey. Whether or not Robocar Camaro is the same character as the evil [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] Camaro is unknown.<br />
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:No, he's not actually a Camaro.<br />
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{{anchor|Antex}}<br />
[[File:AntexCamaro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[http://s0.ilike.com/play#The+Dead+Milkmen:Bitchin%27+Camaro:68893:s10602794.13120974.22864842.0.2.154%2Cstd_b4a67af2604249fab8fed0385ab3a138 BITCHIN CAMARO BITCHIN CAMARO]]]<br />
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*'''Camaro''' (Robocar, 19??)<br />
:Released in Argentina by [[Antex]], Robocar Camaro was available in two color schemes: blue and black and yellow and black. Both toys feature a paper decal based on the original Microchange sticker on the [[robot mode]] chest that doesn't particularly like to stay in place thanks to weak glue.<br />
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:While Camaro's cardback depicted a white version, it is suspected that this was merely photography of an Estrela toy, and that the white version was never sold in Argentina.<br />
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[[File:G1-toy WindchargerKeychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Keychain, 2003)<br />
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:In 2003, toy company [[Fun4All]] made four different keychains, based on four of the original Generation 1 [[Mini Vehicle]] molds, Windcharger among them. This version is almost identical to the original, only it has a ring on the front bumper to attach the chain portion, and no face paint.<br />
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:In Japan, all four keychains were released in blind-packed boxes. Each one also had a rarer all-black "chase" version. While the normal Windcharger retained the lack of silver face-paint, the black version actually got the silver paint on his face once again.<br />
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:This toy was [[redeco]]ed to make the [[BotCon Europe 2002]] [[exclusive]] [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/BlackWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on the black keychain Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Alternators===<br />
[[File:AltWindcharger toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Who am I and what happened to my gun?!!]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Alternator, [[2004]])<br />
**''Alternator ID number'': '''10'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Engine-shield<br />
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:Originally designed to be an updated version of the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]], this ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy ended up having its name changed to "Windcharger" by [[Hasbro]] after they were unable to obtain the [[trademark]] for "Overdrive". (The toy ''was'' released as Overdrive as part of the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line, however.) His [[alternate mode]] is a [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] 1:24 scale Honda S2000 sports car with a removable "ragtop" roof, which doubles as a shield in robot mode, plus a replacement "folded down" ragtop roof piece. Like most ''Alternators'' toys, Windcharger features [[rubber tires]], opening doors, hood and trunk, a detailed driver/passenger compartment complete with seats, dashboard and steering wheel and a working "steering" mechanism (though not connected to the steering wheel).<br />
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:Differences between ''Alternators'' Windcharger and ''Binaltech'' Overdrive go beyond the different names and the usual mix of [[die-cast]] metal and plastic parts for the ''Binaltech'' version's vehicle mode shell (including a fully painted car exterior) versus the ''Alternators'' version's all-plastic car shell: At the request of Honda's USA branch, who didn't like the idea of "their" toy toting a gun around, Windcharger lacks the long drive-shaft/barrel for the rifle accessory formed from his engine block, which was even called a "shield" on the packaging. Since Honda's Japanese department had no such objections, however, ''Binaltech'' Overdrive did include an unchanged barrel. Other minor differences include slightly differently-shaped visors, the [[paint operation]]s on the front grille, and their dashboards sculpted as mirrored counterparts of each other, with Overdrive having the steering wheel on the rights side (like a Japanese car) while Windcharger has it on the left side (like an American car) for all the Hasbro markets he was released in.<br />
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:This sculpt was [[retool]]ed into [[Decepticharge]], which was planned to get a ''Binaltech'' counterpart (with Overdrive's Japanese-car dashboard) as [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and eventually as "[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Binaltech|Blackwidow]]", but those plans were ultimately scrapped. The intended "Blackwidow" version was later released in different colors as ''Binaltech'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Arcee]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/AltWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Transformers (2010)===<br />
[[File:TF2010 scout G1Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Fire, water, air and dirt, ****ing magnets, how do they work?]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Scout, [[2010]])<br />
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:Windcharger transforms into a genericized modern muscle car that's a cross between a fifth generation [[Wikipedia:Ford Mustang|Ford Mustang]] and a fifth generation [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Camaro|Chevrolet Camaro]]. In robot mode, Windcharger features flip-out "hand blasters"/magnets in his wrists. His head sculpt is based on the same "modified [[character model|animation model]] head" design as ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]]'s head, which had originally been designed with Windcharger in mind (see below). His magnet assembly also features [[C joint]] bars that can be used even when the magnets are retracted. As part of the ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[subline imprint]] of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toy line]], he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].<br />
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:Like many other ''Reveal the Shield'' toys, Windcharger fell victim to the discontinuation of the 2010 ''Transformers'' line by all major US retail chains in favor of the then upcoming ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line. While he ''was'' widely available in foreign markets such as the United Kingdom, Canada, or Germany, US [[fandom|fans]] who didn't want to import him could initially only buy him from online retailers. Windcharger, together with several other ''Reveal the Shield'' toys, later showed up at discount stores such as Ross and Five Below, where he sold for a mere $5 a pop, and CVS Pharmacies, who charged more than MSRP for him. Coupled with the demand for a new-sculpt toy of a 1984 character, this resulted in a situation where you could either buy him locally for cheap if you were lucky, or had to resort to importing him or even buying from [[Toy scalping|scalpers]]. On the upside, at least ''he'' got officially released, unlike [[Bodyblock (TF 2010)|the subsequent]] [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Scout Class]] [[Downshift (TF 2010)|wave]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===United===<br />
[[File:Unitedtoy-Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now with less ambiguity!]]<br />
*'''Windcharger vs Decepticon Wipe-Out''' (two-pack, [[2012]]-[[January 28|01-28]])<br />
**''ID number:'' '''UN-27'''<br />
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:Windcharger is part of wave five of [[Transformers United|''United'']], and comes packaged with his [[redeco]], [[Wipe-Out]]. ''United'' Windcharger replaces the rub sign with a tampographed Autobot symbol. While there are the ''slightest'' of plastic shade differences from the Hasbro release, they're pretty much visually negligible.<br />
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===Kre-O===<br />
[[File:KreO-Toy WindchargerKreon.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br />
*'''Mech Venom Strike''' (Beast Force Figure Pack, 2013)<br />
**''Set number'': '''2235'''<br />
**''Pieces'': 49 pieces<br />
**''Accessories'': Stand-brick, scoped pistol, Gun emplacement<br />
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: The "[[Mech Venom Strike]]" Beast Force set includes a Windcharger Kreon who can be rebuilt into a muscle car. Extra details are provided by customer-applied [[sticker]]s. He also has an adjustable gun emplacement with a pressure-launch missile.<br />
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: Windcharger reuses [[Hound (Kre-O)|Hound]]'s helmet and [[Sentinel Prime (Kre-O)|Sentinel Prime]]'s pistol.<br />
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: The set also comes with a buildable brick-beast [[Corhada]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)<br />
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: This version of Windcharger, voted "Most Likely to Run Out of Energon" by the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, including a visored face. He uses the Hound-style helmet.<br />
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:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock will be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Class of 1984 Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Generations===<br />
====Combiner Wars====<br />
[[File:TFGenerations Legends Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I sense my better toy nearby..]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Legends, [[2015]])<br />
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:Windcharger, released as part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line's ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[subline imprint]], is a retool of ''Generations'' [[Tailgate (G1)#Generations|Tailgate]] with a new head, which heavily resembles that of the ''Reveal the Shield'' figure. Because the head sculpt and the center of his vehicle mode hood are one piece, the latter is also changed, now sporting sculpted details instead of Tailgate's smooth surface. The [[5mm post|5mm peg hole]] is retained.<br />
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:His lower legs feature details that are intended to evoke the look of rear window shades. While both the original Windcharger toy and the ''Reveal the Shield'' figure actually had rear windows with sculpted "shades" that ended up on his legs, ''Combiner Wars'' Windcharger has a smooth rear window, and the details on his legs are a case of "[[kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux-parts]]". They weren't as obvious on Tailgate due to the latter's plastic color layout and the lack of paint, but on Windcharger, they're painted the same color as his actual rear window, making them stand out much more.<br />
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:He includes a collector card featuring art from the "[[Road to Ruin]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' (art which is highly evocative of [[#Transformers (2010)|the ''Reveal the Shield'' toy]] and ''not'' this one).<br />
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:The original version of this mold was redecoed into ''Timelines'' [[Nightracer (G1)#Timelines|Nightracer]] and served as the model for the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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====Power of the Primes====<br />
[[File:TF-POTP-Legends-Class-Windcharger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And the Legends Class toy above was thrown away...after a quick face swap]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Legends, [[2017]])<br />
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:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Windcharger is an all-new mold that transforms from a robot into fictionalized Pontiac Firebird Trans Am sports car that is based on his ''Generation 1'' toy. He also features an opening canopy on his alternate mode to let any Titan/Prime Masters to ride in.<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
===Decoy===<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Decoy, [[1987]])<br />
**''Decoy ID number'': '''25'''<br />
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:[[Decoy]] Windcharger is a small, red rubber figure depicting his robot mode. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was randomly packaged with [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Decoy Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[File:Windcharger-COTP01.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Look alive, men — oh, sorry, Windcharger."]]<br />
*Windcharger had the preliminary name of '''Sprint'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums, 2007/12/25 (via the Internet Archive)]</ref><br />
*Early in development, Bob Budiansky's original profiles for the ''Transformers'' characters also included nicknames by which they were known; Windcharger went by "'''Jack Rabbit'''". These nicknames were removed from the profiles when they were published as Marvel's ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' series, but some of them saw publication in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]''.<br />
*Poor ol' Windcharger is the only Autobot who doesn't get a name-check or a chance to use his special powers at any point during the show's three-part pilot, "[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]". All he gets to do is get beat up by [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. Per the episode's original script, he was ''supposed'' to get a brief spotlight helping Brawn and Huffer fight the [[oil rig]] fire at the conclusion of the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first episode]], but with the removal of this scene, he didn't even get to ''speak'' until "[[Divide and Conquer]]".<br />
*In an early draft of ''The Movie'', Windcharger's fate was much more gruesome. He survived the initial assault on Autobot City, true, but was present when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and his new troops came back to finish the job. Windcharger was launched into the air by a volley of missile fire that obliterated [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], and was ripped to pieces in midair by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and his "armada" '''flying through him'''. His dismembered parts rained down on [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], who then ran for it.<ref>http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html</ref><br />
*Windcharger makes a post-mortem appearance in the third season episode "[[Call of the Primitives]]" as the energy creature [[Tornedron]] attacks [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Whether this appearance was accidental or if he "got better" (like [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Victory cartoon|Wheeljack]]) is unknown.<br />
*Whether the ''Alternators'' Windcharger toy actually represents G1 Windcharger or the Omnibot [[Overdrive]], whom it was originally designed as (and actually released as under ''Binaltech''), is up for debate. The toy's packaging lacks a bio, it even predates the addition of mottos to ''Alternators'' packaging, and with ''Alternators'' designs not appearing in any fiction whatsoever (with [[Descent into Evil#Notes|one exception]]), all we have to go by is his name. Since Windcharger predates the practice of using the name of an established character as an alternate name for a toy of a different character from the same continuity whose name is unavailable for trademark (or other) reasons (see "[[Slag (G1)#Robot Heroes|Snarl]]", "[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Strafe]]", and "[[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generations|Caliburst]]" for a few examples), we have chosen to keep the figure listed on Windcharger's page, not least because the ''Binaltech'' version ''is'' listed on Overdrive's page after all.<br />
*The retool of ''Alternators'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]] was originally planned to be Windcharger (presumably in red), with the vehicle mode being a convertible. Ultimately, however, the toy ended up as [[Wheeljack (G1)#Alternators|Wheeljack]] instead, with a new head sculpt. The head sculpt originally intended for Ford-Windcharger eventually ended up being used for the retool of the actual "Windcharger" toy (the Honda S2000 mold) instead, now named "[[Decepticharge]]".<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Charger''' (チャージャー ''Chājā''), '''Windcharger''' (ウィンドチャージャー ''Windochājā'')<br />
*''Czech:'' '''Náprava'''<br />
*''French:'' '''Rapido''' (Canada)<br />
*''Hebrew:'' '''To'én Rúah''' (טוען רוח, "Wind Charger")<br />
*''Hungarian:'' '''Széllovas''' ("Wind-rider")<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Lampo''' ("Lightning Flash")<br />
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chōngdiànqì''' (China, 充电器, "(Electrical) Charger")<br />
*''Portuguese:'' '''Ventania''', '''Vendaval''', '''Giro''' (Brazil comics)<br />
*''Russian:'' '''Razrjadnik''' (Разрядник, "Discharger")<br />
*''South American:'' '''Camaro'''<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
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:''Windcharger is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
[[File:Windcharger flash.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|This looks like a job for...]]<br />
Of all the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s crew who crash-landed on Earth, '''Windcharger''' is unquestionably the fastest on the ground, at least for short distances. Windcharger can go from zero to 60 MPH virtually instantly, limited only by the traction between his tires and their driving surface. Frequently, after tearing away with a neck-snapping jerk, he will just as rapidly squeal to a halt to investigate something that caught his eye, for Windcharger is impulsive as well as impatient, both in mind and in body.<br />
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In [[robot mode]], Windcharger can energize his arms and make them the poles of a precisely controllable electromagnet, powerful enough to levitate ten tons of steel 700 feet away. With care, he can draw objects gently toward him or hurl them violently away. Also, as the long-suffering laws of physics dictate, this field is extremely strong near Windcharger; at close range, he can tear magnetic objects to shreds.<br />
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Unfortunately for Windcharger, his power supply, biased as it is toward a brief, heavy overload, is prone to failure if the overload is too severe or too long-lasting. Even worse, his impulsive nature makes him hardly willing to exercise the mental control he needs to avoid overusing his power. As a result, Windcharger often finds himself stumbling home, reeking of ozone and burned insulation, and needing medical attention and a nice, tall, chilled glass of dielectric [[oil]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===<br />
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''Five million years ago, Windcharger was part of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s plan to defend [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] from the [[Decepticon]]s. After Prime lured the Decepticons onto a bridge and blew it up, Windcharger used his magnetic powers to pull him to safety.'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}}<br />
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Windcharger was among the elite few selected by Optimus Prime to join him in crashing the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] into the [[Earth]], to keep the ship's secrets from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} After the Autobots awoke in [[1984]], Windcharger was very concerned with how they would obtain more fuel, though thankfully a solution presented itself almost immediately; [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] had befriended a human who suggested a means of converting gasoline to Energon. {{storylink|Power Play!}} After the human, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], was abducted by the Decepticons, Windcharger participated in the attack on [[Fortress Sinister]] to rescue him. After the clash, Windcharger looked on at [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]'s body, deactivated following his fellow Autobot's plummet from the Decepticon fortress, but still salvageable. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} ''Returning to base, the Autobots busied themselves in repairing the Ark. During their work, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] was subjected to a powerful electrical feedback, altering his personality and making him violently irrational. The haywire Autobot stormed out and began rampaging through a nearby town, forcing Windcharger and the others to subdue him. Another electrical shock returned Brawn to his senses, but the Autobots couldn't be sure he was wholly back to normal. His test of loyalty came in the form of a trial by combat against [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], and though Windcharger believed that Brawn was destroyed in the duel, he was overjoyed to see that the Autobot's demise had simply been a ruse orchestrated using Mirage's holographic powers. Windcharger then cheered as Brawn was welcomed back into the Autobot fold.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}}<br />
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[[File:WindchargerTriumphant.gif|left|upright=1.1|thumb|When he gets done with Guardian, he's gonna erase all the big guy's VHS tapes. Just BECAUSE.]]<br />
''During a Decepticon attack on the Ark, Optimus Prime attempted to activate the Ark's computer, known as [[Aunty|Auntie]], to bring the defense systems back online. Unfortunately, Auntie had been damaged in the crash and become unstable. Unable to remember who was friend or foe, she used a magnetic field to subdue all the combatants aside from Windcharger and [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], whose magnetic powers enabled them to counter Auntie’s magnetic force. With Ravage's help, Windcharger was able to deactivate Auntie's [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] battle droid. Once Ravage shut down Auntie, Windcharger used his powers to hurl [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] from the Autobot base.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}<br />
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After witnessing [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] accuse [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] of treachery, Windcharger battled the Decepticons once more, but was defeated by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] along with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} His deactivated body was strung up from the Ark's ceiling to be used as spare parts. {{storylink|The New Order}}<br />
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''The Decepticons reprogrammed Guardian while in control of the Ark, and once they had been vanquished from the ship, the droid was reactivated. At this time, the Ark was still full of deactivated Autobots in need of repair. The few active Autobots made Windcharger's reactivation a priority so that he could use his magnetic powers to thwart the hostile droid. Ultimately, however, Windcharger did not get the chance, as [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] stepped up to the task instead.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}<br />
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After [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] had put the bulk of the Autobots back in working order, he had Windcharger and the others go on a diagnostics run through the open plains to ensure they were back in tip-top shape. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} Some time later, Windcharger was gunned down by Optimus Prime's body when the Decepticons took control of it using a fake head. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}<br />
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''When the Autobots were dispatched to locate the missing [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], all suffering from madness due to circuit damage, Windcharger was assigned to lead "A-Team", which included [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. The three searched for [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] in a northern [[California]] swamp, but were captured in a Decepticon ambush led by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. They were later rescued thanks to Bumblebee.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}<br />
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He was seen much later, watching [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] duke it out for leadership of the Autobots on the moon. He then took part in fighting the Decepticon forces that attempted to ambush them. {{storylink|Totaled!}}<br />
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br />
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====<br />
{{voiceactor|[[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Terry McGovern]] (English, "Masquerade"), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "SOS Dinobots"), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "Microbots", "Fire on the Mountain")|[[Liu Qin]] (Chinese), [[Juan Cuadra]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Antônio Patiño]] (Brazilian Portuguese, 1st voice), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Masquerade"), [[Frank Muth]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "S.O.S. Dinobots"}}<br />
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[[File:MTMTE2 Windcharger coat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"A phone booth! I need a phone booth!! ...Also, pants."]]<br />
Windcharger was part of the initial crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', on a mission to seek out new energy sources to fuel their struggle with the Decepticons. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After awakening on Earth over four million years later, Windcharger participated in the unsuccessful Autobot counter-attack on the Decepticon siege of [[Sherman Dam]], which was being run at dangerous capacities to fill the Decepticons' [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}<br />
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He was also among the group of Autobots who attempted to stop the Decepticons raiding the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]]. He dressed up in a lab coat during an attempt to trick the Decepticons into attacking a fake rocket base, though it turned out the Decepticons they were fighting were decoys, and he and the other Autobots were forced to try and stop the Decepticons from taking off in their [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}<br />
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When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was severely damaged, Windcharger, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] went to see how the repairs were going, unaware that [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] had hitched a ride on Brawn's shoulder. He later helped defend headquarters long enough for a new [[cosmitron]] to be retrieved from Cybertron, so Prime could be repaired. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} Windcharger attended the unveiling of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and was knocked over by [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] during the ensuing chaos. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}<br />
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[[File:FireOnTheMountain Windcharger vehiclemode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|[[Laserbeak (G1)|Tinfoil turkey]] at seven o'clock.]]<br />
Of all the other Autobots, he seemed to be closest to [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], judging from their excellent teamwork and friendly banter while journeying with [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] to investigate a Decepticon super-weapon in Peru. When Windcharger was injured during the battle later in that mission, Brawn was quick to swear vengeance for the small 'bot. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} <br />
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[[File:UltimateDoom2 Windcharger tractorbeam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Windcharger, sitting in the rafters, waving a flashlight in a slow circle. Welcome to the worst rave ever.]]<br />
When [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] was kidnapped by the Decepticons, Windcharger was in the group which tunneled beneath the [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon base]], using his magnetic field to detect when they'd reached their destination and carrying Sparkplug from the base. Along with the other Autobots, he was unsuccessful in preventing [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] from bringing Cybertron into Earth's orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} After [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] fell into a chasm during the Autobot retreat, Windcharger used his tractor beam to pull the little Autobot out. The eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary|the volcano]] at Autobot HQ blew Windcharger, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Huffer into the air, necessitating a rescue by Skyfire. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}}<br />
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[[File:PlagueOfInsecticons Windcharger repulsorfield.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Windcharger's call for help from the sea creatures was unsuccessful. It was answered by a yellow Volkswagen and a kid in a hard hat.]]<br />
After [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] were sighted in [[Bali]], Windcharger, Brawn and Bumblebee headed there in Skyfire. They found the Insecticons feeding on a field of hay, but had trouble fighting them off. Windcharger had to set up a repulsor field to stop them from being cut to bits by the spikes from [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]'s grenade. The rest of the Autobots turned up in time to save their bacon, and they pursued the Decepticons to a nearby refinery. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}<br />
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Windcharger was in the group of Autobots who attempted to defend a new Air Force rocket base from the Decepticons. He and Ratchet were taken out by an attack from behind by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], who was promptly given the boot by Brawn. Windcharger was OK though, and later helped the other Autobots try to reason with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] when the boy was placed in a robot body and went a little nuts. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} He was hanging around Autobot HQ when [[Teletraan I]] detected strange readings from the bottom of the Atlantic, but didn't bother volunteering to go check it out. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} At one point, he helped the other Autobots construct [[detection plate]]s to increase Headquarter's security grid. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}<br />
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[[File:PrimeProblem Windcharger scrap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Silly Windcharger — did you destroy another good PC with your amazing magnetic powers?"<br>"...A bee flew by and I panicked."]]<br />
Much like the other Autobots, Windcharger was bemused by Optimus Prime's odd behavior after one particular battle, and even more confused when a second Optimus drove into Headquarters. Their test to determine the real Prime proved inconclusive, however the Autobots were alerted by strange energy readings from the crevasse the earlier battle had taken place at. Returning to the scene, they battled the Decepticons again, however Windcharger and Spike spotted [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] acting oddly, and found Megatron's [[Incredibly tall rocket|control center]], from which he was controlling the false Prime.<br />
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Before they could return to warn the other Autobots, the pair were spotted, and Windcharger was knocked into the crevasse, where he only escaped destruction by transforming — his vehicle mode tires insulated him from the [[korlonium crystal]]s filling the crevasse. He was able to climb out and warn the other Autobots. When Megatron dropped Spike from his ship, Windcharger used jetpacks from the Decepticons to fly off and save him from his fall. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}<br />
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[[File:PrimeTarget Optimus addresses Autobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"Why do I bother showing up for roll call when no one ever talks to me?"]]<br />
Windcharger was around when [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] attempted to demonstrate how he'd taught the Dinobots to better control their abilities. It didn't go well. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} When Megatron supercharged himself with the [[Heart of Cybertron]], Windcharger helped defend Headquarters against the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Microbots}} All of the Autobots were banished from Earth after the Decepticons framed them with an elaborate plan. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} They almost crashed into the sun, but made it back to Earth safely. Upon returning, Windcharger proved key in winning the following battle against the Decepticons. Windcharger rammed into Megatron, stole his fusion cannon, blasted off his arm, and used his magnetic powers to pummel him into a building. Windcharger then proceeded to grab Ravage, and hurl him out of the battle, then smashed Devastator's head. The Decepticons then promptly retreated. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}<br />
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After a close call with [[Cybertonium]] depletion, Windcharger was around for a ceremony honoring Spike, [[Carly]] and the Dinobots for retrieving more of the valuable substance from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} He, Huffer and [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] blasted Decepticon drones in New York City. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} After [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and Bumblebee disappeared, Windcharger took part in the search. As the other Autobots were picked off by [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] and his servant [[Dinsmoore]], Windcharger narrowly escaped one of their fiendish traps. He regrouped at HQ with the other Autobots in time for Chumley to deliver his challenge to Optimus. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}<br />
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[[File:WindchargerTFMovie.jpg|thumb|He got better... maybe.]]<br />
Windcharger was among the five Autobots who disguised themselves as [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] in order to halt one of Megatron's evil schemes; he [[camouflage paint|camouflaged himself]] as [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. When the group was forced to become a fake [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], Windcharger's magnetic powers were essential to pull the Autobots together for the illusion. {{storylink|Masquerade}}<br />
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Windcharger was among the Autobots killed at the [[Battle of Autobot City]]; [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] pulled his corpse into the shelter of a bunker and laid it alongside that of Wheeljack. With the other Autobots occupied with fighting Devastator, Windcharger singlehandedly took on the Seekers and the rest of the Decepticon Army. Using his magnetic powers and secretly planted explosives, Windcharger laid waste to all the Decepticons, except for Starscream, who flew out of the area, transformed into jet mode, and blasted Windcharger with his null rays, resulting in Windcharger's death. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}<br />
{{note|Windcharger’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]].''}}<br />
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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====<br />
Windcharger greeted [[Kenji]], the Autobots' new human friend, when he came to visit their headquarters in [[Japan]]. Shortly afterwards, the city of Yokohama came under attack from the Decepticons, and Windcharger followed Optimus Prime to the site of the battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}<br />
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====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====<br />
After the Autobots had foiled the Decepticons' [[Omega Whip|latest plan]], Windcharger and dozens of other Autobots arrived at the villains base alongside [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] to punish them for their misdeeds. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}<br />
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====''Story of Binaltech''====<br />
Granted a vision of the future by the time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] saw Windcharger's looming death in the year 2005, and resolved to save his life. {{storylink|Project Bodyshop}}<br />
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Two BT-16 Honda S-2000 Aero Style bodies were built for Windcharger to use, but the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] shuttle they were on disappeared during delivery. One of the BT-16s ended up being possessed by the [[spark]] of a [[Blackarachnia (BW)|future Transformer]], while the other was implanted with an evil [[laser core]] by [[Unicron]] and became [[Decepticharge]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}<br />
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{{Note|Due to the cancellation of the ''[[Binaltech]]'' Blackarachnia toy, this material went unused until the Facebook version of [[Ask Vector Prime]] canonized it in 2015.}}<br />
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====''Wings Universe''====<br />
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By 2012, memorial statues of Windcharger, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] had been built at Autobot City. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}}<br />
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====''Deviations''====<br />
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] survived the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Windcharger's body was lined up with other victims of the battle to be honored. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}<br />
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===<br />
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====Dinobots Strike Back====<br />
[[File:DinobotsStrikeBack-magnets.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Slagging magnets, how do they work?]]<br />
When [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] used a [[cerebro-shell]] to control the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and send them on a violent rampage, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had few options. One option involved letting [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] use a hologram of Optimus Prime to lure the Dinobots over a cliff. The other was to allow Windcharger to use his magnetic powers to remove the shells from a distance. Windcharger was eager to be chosen.<br />
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But how far away should he stand? If he stands too close, he may cause a whirlwind of magnetic destruction that would rip the Dinobots to shreds, causing dino-corpse parts to fly about and knock the Autobots around! But if he stands too far away, his powers may have no effect and everyone will die helplessly at the hands of their brainwashed comrades. <br />
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Windcharger stood 40 feet away: <br />
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{{quote|"The magnetism is too much - they'll be ripped apart!" shouts Prowl as bolts, screws, and bits of metal fly away from the whirling Dinobots. "I'm afraid you're right," Windcharger replies with a frown, "but there's nothing we can do."}}<br />
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Let's stand a little further away next time, Windcharger. You murderer. <br />
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In the alternate path, he did just that. From 100 feet away, his magnetic field harmlessly popped all four shells right off. <br />
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The next day, in one possible path, Skids returned to the ''Ark'' to report Bumblebee disappearing after radioing him about a secret base inside [[Mount Lomas]] where the Decepticons were ready to process black coral into superfuel. While Prowl wanted to have the Dinobots infiltrate and back-stab the Decepticons, Windcharger advocated an immediate all-out assault, partly for Bumblebee's sake. Turns out either course of action would produce an Autobot victory, but [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] didn't fare as well if Optimus selected Windcharger's plan. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}<br />
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====Earthquake====<br />
[[File:EarthquakePowerglideBeahccomberWindcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br />
In one possible sequence of events, Windcharger was sent out alongside Powerglide and Beachcomber to investage a secret Decepticon fortress discovered by Beachcomber. Once the three Autobots arrived at cliff face that concealed the Decepticons' base, the three of them debated on which course of action they would take.<br />
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If the three Autobots decided to walk through the main entrance of the Decepticons' base, Windcharger was the first to charge forward. Unfortunately for Windcharger, the doors slammed shut upon him, crushing him into a heap of smoking metal. Fortunately for Windcharger, Rumble was tricked into creating an earthquake that incapacitated the Decepticons almost immediately, allowing for Powerglide and Beachcomber to retrieve his remains, and bring them to Ratchet for repairs. <br />
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If the trio decided instead to look for an alternate entrance into the Decepticon fortress, they discovered a narrow passageway hidden behind bushes and scrubs. Beachcomber then led his squad into the passageway until they emerged into a storage room. Leading out of the storage room was a passage not unlike the one from which they had just emerged, and a brightly lit corridor. Windcharger voted to explore the other dark passageway.<br />
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If Beachcomber joined Windcharger, the two of them soon found themselves before a heavy stone doorway. Hearing Decepticon voices beyond the door, the pair argued whether or not to try spring a surprise attack on the Decepticons.<br />
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If Beachcomber decided to proceed with Windcharger and attack, the two Autobots started to argue once more on how to get through the heavy door. While Windcharger was eager to use his magnetic abilities to bust it down, Beachcomber considered attempting to decode the door’s access lock.<br />
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If the pair managed to decode the door’s password, they found themselves intruding upon Megatron’s secret chamber. Upon hearing Megatron approaching, the pair grabbed him from behind. Taken by surprised, the Decepticon leader was tricked into thinking that the Autobots had has base surrounded, and was made to have the Decepticons surrender. After contacting Optimus Prime, to send reinforcements, the Decepticons’ ploy was successfully undone.<br />
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If the pair were unable to decode the door’s password, Windcharger attempted to smash the door down, despite Beachcomber’s protests. All Windcharger managed to do was make a lot of noise, and the two Autobots fled. Unfortunately, as they retreated, they were spotted by Megatron, who blocked off their exit in his weapon mode. The Decepticon leader then promptly slaughtered the pair.<br />
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If Beachcomber decided to explore the brightly-lit corridor with Powerglide, Windcharger was unable to find anything of importance on his own. But the other two Autobots shortly met up with him once more, and informed Windcharger that they had uncovered the Decepticons’ ploy. The trio returned to Autobot headquarters to relate their findings to Optimus Prime. The Decepticons planned to use a Destruction Beam to create a fault line near Center City, which would in turn be exploited by Rumble’s earthquake-inducing abilities to destroy the entire area. The Autobots then decided to split up in two groups, one to attack the Decepticons’ fortress, the other to attempt to stop Rumble in Center City. It is unknown which group, if any, Windcharger was assigned to.<br />
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Alternatively, if Beachcomber decided to have Windcharger, Powerglide and himself each investigate a different area of the Decepticons’ fortress, Beachcomber would get himself captured, leading to his teammate’s capture. Windcharger was ordered executed by Buzzsaw while the Decepticons carried on with their evil deeds. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}<br />
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====Desert Flight====<br />
[[File:DesertFlightDirgeandThrustattackAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br />
Windcharger was part of a group of the Autobots’ best scouts, led by Optimus on a fuel-finding mission. He rescued Powerglide from crashing before the Autobots’ newest adventure could even begin when P.G.’s engines stalled, through the use of his magnetic abilities. The noise the convoy had heard, which had led to Powerglide stalling out, was a large explosion in the distance. Optimus sent Cosmos to investigate the noise.<br />
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If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus’s convoy moved in to investigate a nearby Decepticon base. En route, the Autobots passed near a human town, but began floating in mid-air before being able to reach it. Evidently, the phenomenon was caused by a Decepticon anti-gravity weapon.<br />
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If Optimus ordered his troops to come to the humans’ aid, they found themselves taking part in a struggle in futility, as the entire town was near-weightless, meaning they couldn’t put the humans anywhere where they wouldn’t float away once more. Then, the Autobots heard Decepticons approaching. Helpless in their current position, the Autobots were quickly eradicated by the Decepticons.<br />
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If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, they soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam’s influence. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. The Decepticons were quickly forced to break off their attack and retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The Autobots then headed for the Decepticon base, with their stowaway. Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.<br />
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If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth’s surface to float helplessly out into space.<br />
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Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy’s suggestion. In actuality, Windcharger and the rest of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus’s trailer. The Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes. Windcharger was tasked with disabling the Decepticons’ forcefield, so that further Autobot reinforcements could allow for a quick victory. Seeking out the control room, Windcharger came face-to-face with a Decepticon drone, demanding a password. The Decepticons being rather uncreative with the passwords, Windcharger settled on two possible phrases that had a high possibility of being correct.<br />
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If Windcharger guessed that the password was “MEGATRON IS SUPREME!” he was promptly executed by the Decepticon drone.<br />
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If Windcharger guessed that the password was “DEATH TO OPTIMUS PRIME!” the guard drone allowed him safe passage. Windcharger then easily turned off the bases’s forcefield.<br />
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In the event that Buddy tampered with the gravity gun in the ensuing battle, the Autobots would emerge victorious.<br />
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In the event that Buddy instead entered a space-time anomaly created throughout the course of the battle, the Autobots would lose their fight against the Decepticons, and Windcharger wound up either injured or dead.<br />
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In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos had taken off to explore the Decepticon base on his own, The Autobot convoy were surprised to see two Cosmoses flying back towards them some time later. Both Cosmoses declared themselves to be the real one, and urged Optimus to destroy the other.<br />
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If Optimus destroyed the wrong Cosmos, the duplicate obliterated Windcharger and the rest of the Autobots with the proton bomb it housed within its body.<br />
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If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}<br />
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====Decepticon Poison====<br />
[[File:DecepticonPoisonAutobotVictory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br />
Windcharger’s magnetic powers come from his magnetic gun, rather than being built into his superstructure.<br />
In one possible scenario, Windcharger was amongst the troops that Optimus brought to the Decepticons’ poison lab, in order to foil the Decepticons’ plan of poisoning the humans’ nearby water supply. Upon seeing the Decepticons hauling out barrels of poison, Windcharger suggested that he drive down and use his magnetic powers to cause a ruckus. The rest of the Autobots would then be able to come in and take care of the Decepticons easily.<br />
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If Optimus went along with Windcharger’s plan, WIndcharger would levitate the barrels over the Decepticons’ head with his magnetic abilities, leading to Jazz and Prowl working together to ignite their contents over the Decepticons’ heads. The Decepticons were forced to retreat, and the lab was destroyed, allowing the Autobots to drive back to base victoriously. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}<br />
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===Sticker Adventures books===<br />
Windcharger helped fend off a Decepticon attack. He and the other Autobots then enjoyed an unusual lull in Decepticon activities for the next several days, only to find out they had been lulled into a false sense of security; the Decepticons had stolen the Autobots’ entire supply of fuel during this quiet time. Windcharger set out to find more fuel before it was too late, only for Hound to tell him that the Decepticons were already approaching. Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel.Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}<br />
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===<br />
Windcharger was one of the thirty-five Autobots rebuilt on Earth as terrestrial vehicles. Learning that Megatron was once more up to no good, Windcharger joined Optimus and the rest of the Autobots in an assault on the Decepticon base. Finding themselves welcomed with open arms into the enemy stronghold, Windcharger gave Optimus a confused look in response to these bizarre happenings. The Decepticons' act was soon revealed as a distraction, and Windcharger engaged Soundwave in combat, repelling the Decepticon with a magentic field. The Autobots were expelled from the Decepticons' headquarters, but soon returned to do battle with the evil robots once more when Megatron executed his plan to take millions of humans hostage ina a bid to gain the Earth's unconditional surrender. In the fight that followed, Windcharger was blasted by Devastator. The Autobots eventually won the conflict thanks to the Dinobots' timely intervention, and Windcharger drove away with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}<br />
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[[File:GrimlockpullsDevastatorstatue-ASW.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br />
In order to liberate a group of Autobot hostages from the Decepticons, Windcharger helped build a statue of Devastator, from within which the Autobots could hide. Windcharger helped bring the false peace offering before the Decepticons' headquarters. From this point on, it was up to the Autobots hiding within the statue to rescue the hostages. They ultimately succeeded. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}<br />
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===Marvel coloring books===<br />
Windcharger was part of the Autobot convoy that followed Optimus Prime into battle when the Autobots learned that the Decepticons were using a [[molecular transfer device]] to steal fuel from all over the globe. He helped Huffer fight Starscream by using his magnetic powers to pull the Decepticon down into Huffer's range. Having expended a lot of his energy during the fight against the Decepticons, Windcharger was tended to by Ratchet, and received a fuel transfer from the much less fuel-efficient [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]].{{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}<br />
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===Ladybird Books continuity===<br />
Windcharger was part of a battle unit assembled by Optimus Prime to stop the Decepticons from seizing control of...a single windmill. (No, really.) {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}<br />
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' ??<br />
While spying on the Decepticons, Windcharger found out that they were intending to use Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar reactor to drain all the [[Sun]]'s energy for their own use, spelling doom for Earth. He returned to headquarters to warn [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and found that Dr. Blaisedale had already been persuaded to help the Autobots. They raced to the solar plant to defend it against the Decepticons, but when Blaisedale was kidnapped by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], Windcharger was part of a team led by Optimus to rescue her. By the time they got back to the solar plant, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] had run out of energy, and Windcharger had to push him clear of the battle. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}<br />
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===The Battle for Planet Earth===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}<br />
After a day of hard work repairing the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Windcharger and the other Autobots relaxed in front of the [[television]], only to discover the Decepticons were kidnapping humans. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} He, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] kept the Decepticon base under constant surveillance via a shift system. When Windcharger spotted the Decepticons leaving for [[Stanley Lake]], he alerted the other Autobots and was part of the mission to save the dam there. {{Storylink|Menace at the Dam}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] attempted to defect to the Autobots, Windcharger thought that the Decepticon would have much useful information for them. As it turned out, it was a trick so Starscream could pass on information to the Decepticons, but the Autobots were able to use it to their advantage and destroy the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}<br />
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===Deadly Paradise===<br />
[[File:DeadlyParadise Windcharger kills Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oh, okay, ''that's'' how they work. Yikes.]]<br />
Windcharger was part of a team of Autobots who traveled to [[Carob Island]] to investigate suspected Decepticon activity. Upon discovering Decepticon machines digging for a unique ore, he helped destroy them using his magnetic abilities. It soon transpired that the Decepticons were forcing local roboticist [[Cee|Madame Cee]] to build fake Autobots, and after rescuing [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] from her grasp, Windcharger and the others made it to the Decepticon base on the island. They were initially captured and imprisoned, but were soon busted out by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and started attacking their captors. During the battle, Windcharger grabbed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and crushed him to death using the full force of his personal magnetic field. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}<br />
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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===<br />
When [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] was brainwashed by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s cerebro-shell, Windcharger was able to magnetically remove the shell from his head on the battle field, in a manner that apparently caused no lasting brain damage. Hooray! {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}<br />
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When the Decepticons invaded a car show at the Coliseum, Windcharger was one of the robots in disguise who infiltrated the show to thwart the Decepticon plot. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}<br />
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br />
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Windcharger was among the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed on [[Earth]], and awoke in 1984 to battle the Decepticons. When the Autobots defeated the Decepticons and planned to return to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark II]]'', Windcharger was one of many Transformers recovered by Lazarus after the starship exploded over the Arctic. In 2002, the Decepticons broke free of Lazarus's control before the Autobots, and tore through their captive enemies. Optimus Prime and a free group of Autobots did some spot-welding to repair as many comrades as they could in a hurry, but Windcharger was too badly damaged and remained off-line until after the resulting battle in [[San Francisco]] was over. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}<br />
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[[File:NightofCombaticons Wheeljack Windcharger defeated.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|This looks familiar....]]<br />
''When Optimus Prime and Megatron joined forces against the U.S. military, Windcharger was on hand with the Autobots in confronting the President's forces. He was one of the first to fall before the assault of the [[deconstructionite]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''<br />
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The Autobots were entrenched against the Decepticons on the shores of [[Alaska]], fighting over a pod containing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], when Shockwave arrived from Cybertron. Shockwave proclaimed a new era of peace, slaying Scourge in the process. Optimus Prime and a number of other Autobots were forced to surrender to Shockwave's fantastically violent security force, but Windcharger was part of a small unit that managed to sneak away and remain in hiding on Earth. These 'bots, led by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], were tasked with investigating Scourge's appearance, to gain further insight on the unfolding events. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Windcharger, Jazz, and Brawn returned to the Alaska battlefield, only to discover that Scourge's body had vanished. Baffled by this turn of events, Windcharger suggested that the group return to base, and leave the brainier 'bots to figure out what to do next. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}<br />
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After the end of Shockwave's despotic rule over Cybertron, the Autobots on Cybertron made contact with Windcharger's crew for an update and promised to send supplies. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Unfortunately, a group of Decepticons returned to Earth under Starscream's command first. Windcharger was deactivated battling the brutal [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and subsequently left to rust at the bottom of a lake. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} He was eventually fished out by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (who had arrived from Cybertron with Bumblebee with supplies), but they were waylaid by [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Bumper, Warpath, Windcharger and the other unconscious Autobots were then transported to a secret underground facility. {{storylink|Atonement}} There, the EDC began repairs on the Autobots, though Windcharger needed more work than most, and was still off-line when several other Autobots accompanied [[Marissa Faireborn]] and her soldiers on a mission to [[San Desto]]. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}<br />
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By the time the San Desto mission had been completed, Windcharger was back on his feet. He and the rest of Jazz's team said their goodbyes to Marissa before departing in the ''Orion''. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} The Autobots traveled to Alaska, where Prowl and the troops serving under him had already begun construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}<br />
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===''The Beast Within''===<br />
After a brutal battle during which [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Windcharger’s butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}<br />
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br />
[[File:Shadowplay3-WindchargerLowBoredomThreshold.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Magic arms!]]<br />
Windcharger was an "[[outlier]]": a Transformer who had some abnormal skill or attribute that had nothing to do with his alt mode. (He called them his "magic arms".) [[Functionism|Functionists]] ''hate'' that crap, so he kept it secret and hung out at the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]], where [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Senator Shockwave]] had created a safe haven for outliers. Windcharger owed so much to Shockwave that he joined him and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] in a heist, risking his life against a [[Senate]] conspiracy; his magnetic powers were used to "fly" the thieves into the [[Primal Basilica]] to steal "the Matrix" (actually a bomb) without tripping any alarms. He also used his magnetism to stop the bomb falling when Ratchet accidentally dropped it. Sadly, his Academy home was destroyed and his mentor Shockwave [[Shadowplay|brainwashed]] in an [[Institute]] branch. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}<br />
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The Outliers stuck with Orion Pax and aided him in defending a [[hot spot]] in [[Alyon]] from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[Cybertron Elite Guard|forces]]. With help from a group of time travelers from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' of the future, the group took down a weapons platform sent to irradiate the hot spot's [[spark]]s: in Windcharger's case, he magnetically ''hurled'' Pax ''through'' the platform. They then had their memories of the travelers wiped by [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}<br />
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Some time later, after [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] were killed in the line of duty, Windcharger attended their funeral. Most mourners were Autobots working in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Security Services, with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] present, so Windcharger may or may not have switched to the Security Services. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}<br />
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Windcharger responded to Optimus' rallying call for additional support and fought in the following battle for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Windcharger later met the Autobot leader personally (again). {{storylink|Endgame}}<br />
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[[File:TheIronAge Autobots vs Decepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Behind Prime, firing without looking, not hitting anything. Damn it, Windcharger, quit trying to look cool and just act normal!]]<br />
As the war spread across Cybertron, Windcharger became a soldier in the Autobot army under Optimus Prime's command. When they were defending a city from the Decepticon advancing force, Optimus Prime ordered [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] to use his speed to break through the enemy ranks and sow confusion. Windcharger volunteered his own rapid movement, but Optimus Prime rebuffed him due to Blurr's superior speed, and asked Windcharger to hold the line with [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. After their victory, he was seen at a celebration talking with [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}<br />
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[[File:WokenFuries-Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]<br />
Much, much later, Windcharger made it to [[Earth]], along with [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] after the Decepticons wiped out Autobot outposts across the galaxy. {{storylink|Ride-Along}} At one point, Windcharger was captured by [[Skywatch]], along with [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}<br />
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He was released from captivity once the Autobots and Skywatch settled their differences, but it wasn't long before the Decepticons struck once again. Forced to abandon their Skywatch base, Windcharger and the other Autobots fled towards [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] only to find themselves under attack, first from humans with anti-Transformer sentiments, then from [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] himself. Even the Autobots' combined firepower failed to put a scratch on the Decepticon's brand new body, and they were defeated in short order. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}<br />
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Most of the Autobots left Earth a while later, intending to return to Cybertron. They took a captive Megatron with them, and seeing the powerful Decepticon leader in bonds was a source of great interest to Windcharger and others. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Once back on their home planet, the Autobots fought against [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}<br />
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===<br />
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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===<br />
Windcharger was a goalie in in a game of soccer against [[Airachnid]] and the Constructicons. {{storylink|Ultimate Defender}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===<br />
Windcharger had been taken prisoner by the Decepticons, and was hidden away in their maze-like base along with several other Autobots. This prompted Optimus Prime to embark on a rescue mission. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}<br />
===''Transformers Legends''===<br />
Windcharger was among the Autobots handpicked by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] for a mission to deliver energon to a hidden Autobot base. Unfortunately their plan was foiled by the interference of [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] and [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]. {{storylink|Road to Ruin}}<br />
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Windcharger was part of [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]'s team which had to speed a vital component to a power station to prevent it from exploding. They made it, despite interference from [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|Rushdown Road}}<br />
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Windcharger and a few other Autobots were heading back from a charity event when they received a distress signal from a nearby human military base. Investigating, they found the Decepticons scouring the base for the [[MacGuffin Generator]]. Though Windcharger learned of the device's location, he was too late to prevent [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] from stealing it. Though the Decepticons appeared to have won as they activated the device, it proved too volatile and blew them off into the distance. Windcharger helped the humans rebuild the base in the battle's aftermath. {{storylink|Raiding Party}}<br />
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===<br />
[[File:BattleTacticsWindcharger.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]<br />
Windcharger participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character that could be recruited by collecting 35 units of Cybermetal, and 16 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[File:G1Windcharger toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What, no face? Ripoff!]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1984]]/[[2003]])<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''12'''<br />
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:Released in the first year of Transformers in the same color as its [[Micro Change|Microchange]] version, and later on in a darker shade of red (coinciding with the addition of the rub mark to the line in 1985), Windcharger transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Pontiac Firebird Trans Am|Pontiac Firebird Trans Am]] sports car. The Microchange toyline was meant to depict robots that turn into toy cars, which accounts for the somewhat cartoonish proportions of Windcharger's Trans Am mode.<br />
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:This mold was also used to make [[Camaro]], and was [[retool]]ed to make [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-windcharger/264/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Windcharger at Transformerland.com]''<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1984/instr_windcharger.jpg Instructions for Windcharger at Botchthecrab.com]''<br />
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*'''Camaro''' (Robocar, [[1985]])<br />
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:Released in Brazil by [[Estrela]] in 1985, Robocar Camaro was available in two color schemes: red and grey (Windcharger's original colors) and white and grey. Whether or not Robocar Camaro is the same character as the evil [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] Camaro is unknown.<br />
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:No, he's not actually a Camaro.<br />
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[[File:AntexCamaro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[http://s0.ilike.com/play#The+Dead+Milkmen:Bitchin%27+Camaro:68893:s10602794.13120974.22864842.0.2.154%2Cstd_b4a67af2604249fab8fed0385ab3a138 BITCHIN CAMARO BITCHIN CAMARO]]]<br />
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*'''Camaro''' (Robocar, 19??)<br />
:Released in Argentina by [[Antex]], Robocar Camaro was available in two color schemes: blue and black and yellow and black. Both toys feature a paper decal based on the original Microchange sticker on the [[robot mode]] chest that doesn't particularly like to stay in place thanks to weak glue.<br />
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:While Camaro's cardback depicted a white version, it is suspected that this was merely photography of an Estrela toy, and that the white version was never sold in Argentina.<br />
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[[File:G1-toy WindchargerKeychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Keychain, 2003)<br />
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:In 2003, toy company [[Fun4All]] made four different keychains, based on four of the original Generation 1 [[Mini Vehicle]] molds, Windcharger among them. This version is almost identical to the original, only it has a ring on the front bumper to attach the chain portion, and no face paint.<br />
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:In Japan, all four keychains were released in blind-packed boxes. Each one also had a rarer all-black "chase" version. While the normal Windcharger retained the lack of silver face-paint, the black version actually got the silver paint on his face once again.<br />
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:This toy was [[redeco]]ed to make the [[BotCon Europe 2002]] [[exclusive]] [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/BlackWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on the black keychain Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Alternators===<br />
[[File:AltWindcharger toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Who am I and what happened to my gun?!!]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Alternator, [[2004]])<br />
**''Alternator ID number'': '''10'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Engine-shield<br />
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:Originally designed to be an updated version of the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]], this ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy ended up having its name changed to "Windcharger" by [[Hasbro]] after they were unable to obtain the [[trademark]] for "Overdrive". (The toy ''was'' released as Overdrive as part of the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line, however.) His [[alternate mode]] is a [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] 1:24 scale Honda S2000 sports car with a removable "ragtop" roof, which doubles as a shield in robot mode, plus a replacement "folded down" ragtop roof piece. Like most ''Alternators'' toys, Windcharger features [[rubber tires]], opening doors, hood and trunk, a detailed driver/passenger compartment complete with seats, dashboard and steering wheel and a working "steering" mechanism (though not connected to the steering wheel).<br />
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:Differences between ''Alternators'' Windcharger and ''Binaltech'' Overdrive go beyond the different names and the usual mix of [[die-cast]] metal and plastic parts for the ''Binaltech'' version's vehicle mode shell (including a fully painted car exterior) versus the ''Alternators'' version's all-plastic car shell: At the request of Honda's USA branch, who didn't like the idea of "their" toy toting a gun around, Windcharger lacks the long drive-shaft/barrel for the rifle accessory formed from his engine block, which was even called a "shield" on the packaging. Since Honda's Japanese department had no such objections, however, ''Binaltech'' Overdrive did include an unchanged barrel. Other minor differences include slightly differently-shaped visors, the [[paint operation]]s on the front grille, and their dashboards sculpted as mirrored counterparts of each other, with Overdrive having the steering wheel on the rights side (like a Japanese car) while Windcharger has it on the left side (like an American car) for all the Hasbro markets he was released in.<br />
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:This sculpt was [[retool]]ed into [[Decepticharge]], which was planned to get a ''Binaltech'' counterpart (with Overdrive's Japanese-car dashboard) as [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and eventually as "[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Binaltech|Blackwidow]]", but those plans were ultimately scrapped. The intended "Blackwidow" version was later released in different colors as ''Binaltech'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Arcee]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/AltWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Transformers (2010)===<br />
[[File:TF2010 scout G1Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Fire, water, air and dirt, ****ing magnets, how do they work?]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Scout, [[2010]])<br />
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:Windcharger transforms into a genericized modern muscle car that's a cross between a fifth generation [[Wikipedia:Ford Mustang|Ford Mustang]] and a fifth generation [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Camaro|Chevrolet Camaro]]. In robot mode, Windcharger features flip-out "hand blasters"/magnets in his wrists. His head sculpt is based on the same "modified [[character model|animation model]] head" design as ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]]'s head, which had originally been designed with Windcharger in mind (see below). His magnet assembly also features [[C joint]] bars that can be used even when the magnets are retracted. As part of the ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[subline imprint]] of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toy line]], he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].<br />
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:Like many other ''Reveal the Shield'' toys, Windcharger fell victim to the discontinuation of the 2010 ''Transformers'' line by all major US retail chains in favor of the then upcoming ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line. While he ''was'' widely available in foreign markets such as the United Kingdom, Canada, or Germany, US [[fandom|fans]] who didn't want to import him could initially only buy him from online retailers. Windcharger, together with several other ''Reveal the Shield'' toys, later showed up at discount stores such as Ross and Five Below, where he sold for a mere $5 a pop, and CVS Pharmacies, who charged more than MSRP for him. Coupled with the demand for a new-sculpt toy of a 1984 character, this resulted in a situation where you could either buy him locally for cheap if you were lucky, or had to resort to importing him or even buying from [[Toy scalping|scalpers]]. On the upside, at least ''he'' got officially released, unlike [[Bodyblock (TF 2010)|the subsequent]] [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Scout Class]] [[Downshift (TF 2010)|wave]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===United===<br />
[[File:Unitedtoy-Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now with less ambiguity!]]<br />
*'''Windcharger vs Decepticon Wipe-Out''' (two-pack, [[2012]]-[[January 28|01-28]])<br />
**''ID number:'' '''UN-27'''<br />
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:Windcharger is part of wave five of [[Transformers United|''United'']], and comes packaged with his [[redeco]], [[Wipe-Out]]. ''United'' Windcharger replaces the rub sign with a tampographed Autobot symbol. While there are the ''slightest'' of plastic shade differences from the Hasbro release, they're pretty much visually negligible.<br />
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===Kre-O===<br />
[[File:KreO-Toy WindchargerKreon.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br />
*'''Mech Venom Strike''' (Beast Force Figure Pack, 2013)<br />
**''Set number'': '''2235'''<br />
**''Pieces'': 49 pieces<br />
**''Accessories'': Stand-brick, scoped pistol, Gun emplacement<br />
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: The "[[Mech Venom Strike]]" Beast Force set includes a Windcharger Kreon who can be rebuilt into a muscle car. Extra details are provided by customer-applied [[sticker]]s. He also has an adjustable gun emplacement with a pressure-launch missile.<br />
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: Windcharger reuses [[Hound (Kre-O)|Hound]]'s helmet and [[Sentinel Prime (Kre-O)|Sentinel Prime]]'s pistol.<br />
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: The set also comes with a buildable brick-beast [[Corhada]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)<br />
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: This version of Windcharger, voted "Most Likely to Run Out of Energon" by the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, including a visored face. He uses the Hound-style helmet.<br />
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:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock will be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Class of 1984 Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Generations===<br />
====Combiner Wars====<br />
[[File:TFGenerations Legends Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I sense my better toy nearby..]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Legends, [[2015]])<br />
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:Windcharger, released as part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line's ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[subline imprint]], is a retool of ''Generations'' [[Tailgate (G1)#Generations|Tailgate]] with a new head, which heavily resembles that of the ''Reveal the Shield'' figure. Because the head sculpt and the center of his vehicle mode hood are one piece, the latter is also changed, now sporting sculpted details instead of Tailgate's smooth surface. The [[5mm post|5mm peg hole]] is retained.<br />
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:His lower legs feature details that are intended to evoke the look of rear window shades. While both the original Windcharger toy and the ''Reveal the Shield'' figure actually had rear windows with sculpted "shades" that ended up on his legs, ''Combiner Wars'' Windcharger has a smooth rear window, and the details on his legs are a case of "[[kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux-parts]]". They weren't as obvious on Tailgate due to the latter's plastic color layout and the lack of paint, but on Windcharger, they're painted the same color as his actual rear window, making them stand out much more.<br />
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:He includes a collector card featuring art from the "[[Road to Ruin]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' (art which is highly evocative of [[#Transformers (2010)|the ''Reveal the Shield'' toy]] and ''not'' this one).<br />
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:The original version of this mold was redecoed into ''Timelines'' [[Nightracer (G1)#Timelines|Nightracer]] and served as the model for the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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====Power of the Primes====<br />
[[File:TF-POTP-Legends-Class-Windcharger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And the Legends Class toy above was thrown away...after a quick face swap]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Legends, [[2017]])<br />
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:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Windcharger is an all-new mold that transforms from a robot into fictionalized Pontiac Firebird Trans Am sports car that is based on his ''Generation 1'' toy. He also features an opening canopy on his alternate mode to let any Titan/Prime Masters to ride in.<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
===Decoy===<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Decoy, [[1987]])<br />
**''Decoy ID number'': '''25'''<br />
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:[[Decoy]] Windcharger is a small, red rubber figure depicting his robot mode. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was randomly packaged with [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Decoy Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[File:Windcharger-COTP01.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Look alive, men — oh, sorry, Windcharger."]]<br />
*Windcharger had the preliminary name of '''Sprint'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums, 2007/12/25 (via the Internet Archive)]</ref><br />
*Early in development, Bob Budiansky's original profiles for the ''Transformers'' characters also included nicknames by which they were known; Windcharger went by "'''Jack Rabbit'''". These nicknames were removed from the profiles when they were published as Marvel's ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' series, but some of them saw publication in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]''.<br />
*Poor ol' Windcharger is the only Autobot who doesn't get a name-check or a chance to use his special powers at any point during the show's three-part pilot, "[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]". All he gets to do is get beat up by [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. Per the episode's original script, he was ''supposed'' to get a brief spotlight helping Brawn and Huffer fight the [[oil rig]] fire at the conclusion of the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first episode]], but with the removal of this scene, he didn't even get to ''speak'' until "[[Divide and Conquer]]".<br />
*In an early draft of ''The Movie'', Windcharger's fate was much more gruesome. He survived the initial assault on Autobot City, true, but was present when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and his new troops came back to finish the job. Windcharger was launched into the air by a volley of missile fire that obliterated [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], and was ripped to pieces in midair by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and his "armada" '''flying through him'''. His dismembered parts rained down on [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], who then ran for it.<ref>http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html</ref><br />
*Windcharger makes a post-mortem appearance in the third season episode "[[Call of the Primitives]]" as the energy creature [[Tornedron]] attacks [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Whether this appearance was accidental or if he "got better" (like [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Victory cartoon|Wheeljack]]) is unknown.<br />
*Whether the ''Alternators'' Windcharger toy actually represents G1 Windcharger or the Omnibot [[Overdrive]], whom it was originally designed as (and actually released as under ''Binaltech''), is up for debate. The toy's packaging lacks a bio, it even predates the addition of mottos to ''Alternators'' packaging, and with ''Alternators'' designs not appearing in any fiction whatsoever (with [[Descent into Evil#Notes|one exception]]), all we have to go by is his name. Since Windcharger predates the practice of using the name of an established character as an alternate name for a toy of a different character from the same continuity whose name is unavailable for trademark (or other) reasons (see "[[Slag (G1)#Robot Heroes|Snarl]]", "[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Strafe]]", and "[[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generations|Caliburst]]" for a few examples), we have chosen to keep the figure listed on Windcharger's page, not least because the ''Binaltech'' version ''is'' listed on Overdrive's page after all.<br />
*The retool of ''Alternators'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]] was originally planned to be Windcharger (presumably in red), with the vehicle mode being a convertible. Ultimately, however, the toy ended up as [[Wheeljack (G1)#Alternators|Wheeljack]] instead, with a new head sculpt. The head sculpt originally intended for Ford-Windcharger eventually ended up being used for the retool of the actual "Windcharger" toy (the Honda S2000 mold) instead, now named "[[Decepticharge]]".<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Charger''' (チャージャー ''Chājā''), '''Windcharger''' (ウィンドチャージャー ''Windochājā'')<br />
*''Czech:'' '''Náprava'''<br />
*''French:'' '''Rapido''' (Canada)<br />
*''Hebrew:'' '''To'én Rúah''' (טוען רוח, "Wind Charger")<br />
*''Hungarian:'' '''Széllovas''' ("Wind-rider")<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Lampo''' ("Lightning Flash")<br />
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chōngdiànqì''' (China, 充电器, "(Electrical) Charger")<br />
*''Portuguese:'' '''Ventania''', '''Vendaval''', '''Giro''' (Brazil comics)<br />
*''Russian:'' '''Razrjadnik''' (Разрядник, "Discharger")<br />
*''South American:'' '''Camaro'''<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
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[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Combiner Wars]]<br />
[[Category:Decoys]]<br />
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Kreons]]<br />
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]<br />
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[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]<br />
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:''Windcharger is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
[[File:Windcharger flash.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|This looks like a job for...]]<br />
Of all the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s crew who crash-landed on Earth, '''Windcharger''' is unquestionably the fastest on the ground, at least for short distances. Windcharger can go from zero to 60 MPH virtually instantly, limited only by the traction between his tires and their driving surface. Frequently, after tearing away with a neck-snapping jerk, he will just as rapidly squeal to a halt to investigate something that caught his eye, for Windcharger is impulsive as well as impatient, both in mind and in body.<br />
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In [[robot mode]], Windcharger can energize his arms and make them the poles of a precisely controllable electromagnet, powerful enough to levitate ten tons of steel 700 feet away. With care, he can draw objects gently toward him or hurl them violently away. Also, as the long-suffering laws of physics dictate, this field is extremely strong near Windcharger; at close range, he can tear magnetic objects to shreds.<br />
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Unfortunately for Windcharger, his power supply, biased as it is toward a brief, heavy overload, is prone to failure if the overload is too severe or too long-lasting. Even worse, his impulsive nature makes him hardly willing to exercise the mental control he needs to avoid overusing his power. As a result, Windcharger often finds himself stumbling home, reeking of ozone and burned insulation, and needing medical attention and a nice, tall, chilled glass of dielectric [[oil]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===<br />
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''Five million years ago, Windcharger was part of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s plan to defend [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] from the [[Decepticon]]s. After Prime lured the Decepticons onto a bridge and blew it up, Windcharger used his magnetic powers to pull him to safety.'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}}<br />
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Windcharger was among the elite few selected by Optimus Prime to join him in crashing the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] into the [[Earth]], to keep the ship's secrets from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} After the Autobots awoke in [[1984]], Windcharger was very concerned with how they would obtain more fuel, though thankfully a solution presented itself almost immediately; [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] had befriended a human who suggested a means of converting gasoline to Energon. {{storylink|Power Play!}} After the human, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], was abducted by the Decepticons, Windcharger participated in the attack on [[Fortress Sinister]] to rescue him. After the clash, Windcharger looked on at [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]'s body, deactivated following his fellow Autobot's plummet from the Decepticon fortress, but still salvageable. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} ''Returning to base, the Autobots busied themselves in repairing the Ark. During their work, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] was subjected to a powerful electrical feedback, altering his personality and making him violently irrational. The haywire Autobot stormed out and began rampaging through a nearby town, forcing Windcharger and the others to subdue him. Another electrical shock returned Brawn to his senses, but the Autobots couldn't be sure he was wholly back to normal. His test of loyalty came in the form of a trial by combat against [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], and though Windcharger believed that Brawn was destroyed in the duel, he was overjoyed to see that the Autobot's demise had simply been a ruse orchestrated using Mirage's holographic powers. Windcharger then cheered as Brawn was welcomed back into the Autobot fold.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}}<br />
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[[File:WindchargerTriumphant.gif|left|upright=1.1|thumb|When he gets done with Guardian, he's gonna erase all the big guy's VHS tapes. Just BECAUSE.]]<br />
''During a Decepticon attack on the Ark, Optimus Prime attempted to activate the Ark's computer, known as [[Aunty|Auntie]], to bring the defense systems back online. Unfortunately, Auntie had been damaged in the crash and become unstable. Unable to remember who was friend or foe, she used a magnetic field to subdue all the combatants aside from Windcharger and [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], whose magnetic powers enabled them to counter Auntie’s magnetic force. With Ravage's help, Windcharger was able to deactivate Auntie's [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] battle droid. Once Ravage shut down Auntie, Windcharger used his powers to hurl [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] from the Autobot base.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}<br />
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After witnessing [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] accuse [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] of treachery, Windcharger battled the Decepticons once more, but was defeated by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] along with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} His deactivated body was strung up from the Ark's ceiling to be used as spare parts. {{storylink|The New Order}}<br />
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''The Decepticons reprogrammed Guardian while in control of the Ark, and once they had been vanquished from the ship, the droid was reactivated. At this time, the Ark was still full of deactivated Autobots in need of repair. The few active Autobots made Windcharger's reactivation a priority so that he could use his magnetic powers to thwart the hostile droid. Ultimately, however, Windcharger did not get the chance, as [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] stepped up to the task instead.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}<br />
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After [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] had put the bulk of the Autobots back in working order, he had Windcharger and the others go on a diagnostics run through the open plains to ensure they were back in tip-top shape. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} Some time later, Windcharger was gunned down by Optimus Prime's body when the Decepticons took control of it using a fake head. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}<br />
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''When the Autobots were dispatched to locate the missing [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], all suffering from madness due to circuit damage, Windcharger was assigned to lead "A-Team", which included [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. The three searched for [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] in a northern [[California]] swamp, but were captured in a Decepticon ambush led by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. They were later rescued thanks to Bumblebee.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}<br />
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He was seen much later, watching [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] duke it out for leadership of the Autobots on the moon. He then took part in fighting the Decepticon forces that attempted to ambush them. {{storylink|Totaled!}}<br />
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br />
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====<br />
{{voiceactor|[[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Terry McGovern]] (English, "Masquerade"), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "SOS Dinobots"), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "Microbots", "Fire on the Mountain")|[[Liu Qin]] (Chinese), [[Juan Cuadra]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Antônio Patiño]] (Brazilian Portuguese, 1st voice), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Masquerade"), [[Frank Muth]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "S.O.S. Dinobots"}}<br />
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[[File:MTMTE2 Windcharger coat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"A phone booth! I need a phone booth!! ...Also, pants."]]<br />
Windcharger was part of the initial crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', on a mission to seek out new energy sources to fuel their struggle with the Decepticons. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After awakening on Earth over four million years later, Windcharger participated in the unsuccessful Autobot counter-attack on the Decepticon siege of [[Sherman Dam]], which was being run at dangerous capacities to fill the Decepticons' [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}<br />
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He was also among the group of Autobots who attempted to stop the Decepticons raiding the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]]. He dressed up in a lab coat during an attempt to trick the Decepticons into attacking a fake rocket base, though it turned out the Decepticons they were fighting were decoys, and he and the other Autobots were forced to try and stop the Decepticons from taking off in their [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}<br />
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When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was severely damaged, Windcharger, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] went to see how the repairs were going, unaware that [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] had hitched a ride on Brawn's shoulder. He later helped defend headquarters long enough for a new [[cosmitron]] to be retrieved from Cybertron, so Prime could be repaired. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} Windcharger attended the unveiling of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and was knocked over by [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] during the ensuing chaos. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}<br />
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[[File:FireOnTheMountain Windcharger vehiclemode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|[[Laserbeak (G1)|Tinfoil turkey]] at seven o'clock.]]<br />
Of all the other Autobots, he seemed to be closest to [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], judging from their excellent teamwork and friendly banter while journeying with [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] to investigate a Decepticon super-weapon in Peru. When Windcharger was injured during the battle later in that mission, Brawn was quick to swear vengeance for the small 'bot. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} <br />
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[[File:UltimateDoom2 Windcharger tractorbeam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Windcharger, sitting in the rafters, waving a flashlight in a slow circle. Welcome to the worst rave ever.]]<br />
When [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] was kidnapped by the Decepticons, Windcharger was in the group which tunneled beneath the [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon base]], using his magnetic field to detect when they'd reached their destination and carrying Sparkplug from the base. Along with the other Autobots, he was unsuccessful in preventing [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] from bringing Cybertron into Earth's orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} After [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] fell into a chasm during the Autobot retreat, Windcharger used his tractor beam to pull the little Autobot out. The eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary|the volcano]] at Autobot HQ blew Windcharger, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Huffer into the air, necessitating a rescue by Skyfire. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}}<br />
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[[File:PlagueOfInsecticons Windcharger repulsorfield.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Windcharger's call for help from the sea creatures was unsuccessful. It was answered by a yellow Volkswagen and a kid in a hard hat.]]<br />
After [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] were sighted in [[Bali]], Windcharger, Brawn and Bumblebee headed there in Skyfire. They found the Insecticons feeding on a field of hay, but had trouble fighting them off. Windcharger had to set up a repulsor field to stop them from being cut to bits by the spikes from [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]'s grenade. The rest of the Autobots turned up in time to save their bacon, and they pursued the Decepticons to a nearby refinery. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}<br />
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Windcharger was in the group of Autobots who attempted to defend a new Air Force rocket base from the Decepticons. He and Ratchet were taken out by an attack from behind by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], who was promptly given the boot by Brawn. Windcharger was OK though, and later helped the other Autobots try to reason with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] when the boy was placed in a robot body and went a little nuts. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} He was hanging around Autobot HQ when [[Teletraan I]] detected strange readings from the bottom of the Atlantic, but didn't bother volunteering to go check it out. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} At one point, he helped the other Autobots construct [[detection plate]]s to increase Headquarter's security grid. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}<br />
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[[File:PrimeProblem Windcharger scrap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Silly Windcharger — did you destroy another good PC with your amazing magnetic powers?"<br>"...A bee flew by and I panicked."]]<br />
Much like the other Autobots, Windcharger was bemused by Optimus Prime's odd behavior after one particular battle, and even more confused when a second Optimus drove into Headquarters. Their test to determine the real Prime proved inconclusive, however the Autobots were alerted by strange energy readings from the crevasse the earlier battle had taken place at. Returning to the scene, they battled the Decepticons again, however Windcharger and Spike spotted [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] acting oddly, and found Megatron's [[Incredibly tall rocket|control center]], from which he was controlling the false Prime.<br />
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Before they could return to warn the other Autobots, the pair were spotted, and Windcharger was knocked into the crevasse, where he only escaped destruction by transforming — his vehicle mode tires insulated him from the [[korlonium crystal]]s filling the crevasse. He was able to climb out and warn the other Autobots. When Megatron dropped Spike from his ship, Windcharger used jetpacks and flew off to save him. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}<br />
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[[File:PrimeTarget Optimus addresses Autobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"Why do I bother showing up for roll call when no one ever talks to me?"]]<br />
Windcharger was around when [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] attempted to demonstrate how he'd taught the Dinobots to better control their abilities. It didn't go well. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} When Megatron supercharged himself with the [[Heart of Cybertron]], Windcharger helped defend Headquarters against the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Microbots}} All of the Autobots were banished from Earth after the Decepticons framed them with an elaborate plan. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} They almost crashed into the sun, but made it back to Earth safely. Upon returning, Windcharger proved key in winning the following battle against the Decepticons. Windcharger rammed into Megatron, stole his fusion cannon, blasted off his arm, and used his magnetic powers to pummel him into a building. Windcharger then proceeded to grab Ravage, and hurl him out of the battle, then smashed Devastator's head. The Decepticons then promptly retreated. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}<br />
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After a close call with [[Cybertonium]] depletion, Windcharger was around for a ceremony honoring Spike, [[Carly]] and the Dinobots for retrieving more of the valuable substance from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} He, Huffer and [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] blasted Decepticon drones in New York City. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} After [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and Bumblebee disappeared, Windcharger took part in the search. As the other Autobots were picked off by [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] and his servant [[Dinsmoore]], Windcharger narrowly escaped one of their fiendish traps. He regrouped at HQ with the other Autobots in time for Chumley to deliver his challenge to Optimus. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}<br />
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[[File:WindchargerTFMovie.jpg|thumb|He got better... maybe.]]<br />
Windcharger was among the five Autobots who disguised themselves as [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] in order to halt one of Megatron's evil schemes; he [[camouflage paint|camouflaged himself]] as [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. When the group was forced to become a fake [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], Windcharger's magnetic powers were essential to pull the Autobots together for the illusion. {{storylink|Masquerade}}<br />
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Windcharger was among the Autobots killed at the [[Battle of Autobot City]]; [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] pulled his corpse into the shelter of a bunker and laid it alongside that of Wheeljack. With the other Autobots occupied with fighting Devastator, Windcharger singlehandedly took on the Seekers and the rest of the Decepticon Army. Using his magnetic powers and secretly planted explosives, Windcharger laid waste to all the Decepticons, except for Starscream, who flew out of the area, transformed into jet mode, and blasted Windcharger with his null rays, resulting in Windcharger's death. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}<br />
{{note|Windcharger’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]].''}}<br />
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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====<br />
Windcharger greeted [[Kenji]], the Autobots' new human friend, when he came to visit their headquarters in [[Japan]]. Shortly afterwards, the city of Yokohama came under attack from the Decepticons, and Windcharger followed Optimus Prime to the site of the battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}<br />
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====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====<br />
After the Autobots had foiled the Decepticons' [[Omega Whip|latest plan]], Windcharger and dozens of other Autobots arrived at the villains base alongside [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] to punish them for their misdeeds. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}<br />
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====''Story of Binaltech''====<br />
Granted a vision of the future by the time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] saw Windcharger's looming death in the year 2005, and resolved to save his life. {{storylink|Project Bodyshop}}<br />
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Two BT-16 Honda S-2000 Aero Style bodies were built for Windcharger to use, but the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] shuttle they were on disappeared during delivery. One of the BT-16s ended up being possessed by the [[spark]] of a [[Blackarachnia (BW)|future Transformer]], while the other was implanted with an evil [[laser core]] by [[Unicron]] and became [[Decepticharge]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}<br />
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{{Note|Due to the cancellation of the ''[[Binaltech]]'' Blackarachnia toy, this material went unused until the Facebook version of [[Ask Vector Prime]] canonized it in 2015.}}<br />
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====''Wings Universe''====<br />
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By 2012, memorial statues of Windcharger, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] had been built at Autobot City. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}}<br />
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====''Deviations''====<br />
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] survived the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Windcharger's body was lined up with other victims of the battle to be honored. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}<br />
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===<br />
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====Dinobots Strike Back====<br />
[[File:DinobotsStrikeBack-magnets.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Slagging magnets, how do they work?]]<br />
When [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] used a [[cerebro-shell]] to control the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and send them on a violent rampage, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had few options. One option involved letting [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] use a hologram of Optimus Prime to lure the Dinobots over a cliff. The other was to allow Windcharger to use his magnetic powers to remove the shells from a distance. Windcharger was eager to be chosen.<br />
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But how far away should he stand? If he stands too close, he may cause a whirlwind of magnetic destruction that would rip the Dinobots to shreds, causing dino-corpse parts to fly about and knock the Autobots around! But if he stands too far away, his powers may have no effect and everyone will die helplessly at the hands of their brainwashed comrades. <br />
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Windcharger stood 40 feet away: <br />
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{{quote|"The magnetism is too much - they'll be ripped apart!" shouts Prowl as bolts, screws, and bits of metal fly away from the whirling Dinobots. "I'm afraid you're right," Windcharger replies with a frown, "but there's nothing we can do."}}<br />
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Let's stand a little further away next time, Windcharger. You murderer. <br />
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In the alternate path, he did just that. From 100 feet away, his magnetic field harmlessly popped all four shells right off. <br />
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The next day, in one possible path, Skids returned to the ''Ark'' to report Bumblebee disappearing after radioing him about a secret base inside [[Mount Lomas]] where the Decepticons were ready to process black coral into superfuel. While Prowl wanted to have the Dinobots infiltrate and back-stab the Decepticons, Windcharger advocated an immediate all-out assault, partly for Bumblebee's sake. Turns out either course of action would produce an Autobot victory, but [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] didn't fare as well if Optimus selected Windcharger's plan. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}<br />
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====Earthquake====<br />
[[File:EarthquakePowerglideBeahccomberWindcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br />
In one possible sequence of events, Windcharger was sent out alongside Powerglide and Beachcomber to investage a secret Decepticon fortress discovered by Beachcomber. Once the three Autobots arrived at cliff face that concealed the Decepticons' base, the three of them debated on which course of action they would take.<br />
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If the three Autobots decided to walk through the main entrance of the Decepticons' base, Windcharger was the first to charge forward. Unfortunately for Windcharger, the doors slammed shut upon him, crushing him into a heap of smoking metal. Fortunately for Windcharger, Rumble was tricked into creating an earthquake that incapacitated the Decepticons almost immediately, allowing for Powerglide and Beachcomber to retrieve his remains, and bring them to Ratchet for repairs. <br />
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If the trio decided instead to look for an alternate entrance into the Decepticon fortress, they discovered a narrow passageway hidden behind bushes and scrubs. Beachcomber then led his squad into the passageway until they emerged into a storage room. Leading out of the storage room was a passage not unlike the one from which they had just emerged, and a brightly lit corridor. Windcharger voted to explore the other dark passageway.<br />
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If Beachcomber joined Windcharger, the two of them soon found themselves before a heavy stone doorway. Hearing Decepticon voices beyond the door, the pair argued whether or not to try spring a surprise attack on the Decepticons.<br />
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If Beachcomber decided to proceed with Windcharger and attack, the two Autobots started to argue once more on how to get through the heavy door. While Windcharger was eager to use his magnetic abilities to bust it down, Beachcomber considered attempting to decode the door’s access lock.<br />
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If the pair managed to decode the door’s password, they found themselves intruding upon Megatron’s secret chamber. Upon hearing Megatron approaching, the pair grabbed him from behind. Taken by surprised, the Decepticon leader was tricked into thinking that the Autobots had has base surrounded, and was made to have the Decepticons surrender. After contacting Optimus Prime, to send reinforcements, the Decepticons’ ploy was successfully undone.<br />
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If the pair were unable to decode the door’s password, Windcharger attempted to smash the door down, despite Beachcomber’s protests. All Windcharger managed to do was make a lot of noise, and the two Autobots fled. Unfortunately, as they retreated, they were spotted by Megatron, who blocked off their exit in his weapon mode. The Decepticon leader then promptly slaughtered the pair.<br />
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If Beachcomber decided to explore the brightly-lit corridor with Powerglide, Windcharger was unable to find anything of importance on his own. But the other two Autobots shortly met up with him once more, and informed Windcharger that they had uncovered the Decepticons’ ploy. The trio returned to Autobot headquarters to relate their findings to Optimus Prime. The Decepticons planned to use a Destruction Beam to create a fault line near Center City, which would in turn be exploited by Rumble’s earthquake-inducing abilities to destroy the entire area. The Autobots then decided to split up in two groups, one to attack the Decepticons’ fortress, the other to attempt to stop Rumble in Center City. It is unknown which group, if any, Windcharger was assigned to.<br />
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Alternatively, if Beachcomber decided to have Windcharger, Powerglide and himself each investigate a different area of the Decepticons’ fortress, Beachcomber would get himself captured, leading to his teammate’s capture. Windcharger was ordered executed by Buzzsaw while the Decepticons carried on with their evil deeds. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}<br />
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====Desert Flight====<br />
[[File:DesertFlightDirgeandThrustattackAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br />
Windcharger was part of a group of the Autobots’ best scouts, led by Optimus on a fuel-finding mission. He rescued Powerglide from crashing before the Autobots’ newest adventure could even begin when P.G.’s engines stalled, through the use of his magnetic abilities. The noise the convoy had heard, which had led to Powerglide stalling out, was a large explosion in the distance. Optimus sent Cosmos to investigate the noise.<br />
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If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus’s convoy moved in to investigate a nearby Decepticon base. En route, the Autobots passed near a human town, but began floating in mid-air before being able to reach it. Evidently, the phenomenon was caused by a Decepticon anti-gravity weapon.<br />
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If Optimus ordered his troops to come to the humans’ aid, they found themselves taking part in a struggle in futility, as the entire town was near-weightless, meaning they couldn’t put the humans anywhere where they wouldn’t float away once more. Then, the Autobots heard Decepticons approaching. Helpless in their current position, the Autobots were quickly eradicated by the Decepticons.<br />
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If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, they soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam’s influence. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. The Decepticons were quickly forced to break off their attack and retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The Autobots then headed for the Decepticon base, with their stowaway. Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.<br />
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If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth’s surface to float helplessly out into space.<br />
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Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy’s suggestion. In actuality, Windcharger and the rest of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus’s trailer. The Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes. Windcharger was tasked with disabling the Decepticons’ forcefield, so that further Autobot reinforcements could allow for a quick victory. Seeking out the control room, Windcharger came face-to-face with a Decepticon drone, demanding a password. The Decepticons being rather uncreative with the passwords, Windcharger settled on two possible phrases that had a high possibility of being correct.<br />
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If Windcharger guessed that the password was “MEGATRON IS SUPREME!” he was promptly executed by the Decepticon drone.<br />
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If Windcharger guessed that the password was “DEATH TO OPTIMUS PRIME!” the guard drone allowed him safe passage. Windcharger then easily turned off the bases’s forcefield.<br />
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In the event that Buddy tampered with the gravity gun in the ensuing battle, the Autobots would emerge victorious.<br />
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In the event that Buddy instead entered a space-time anomaly created throughout the course of the battle, the Autobots would lose their fight against the Decepticons, and Windcharger wound up either injured or dead.<br />
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In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos had taken off to explore the Decepticon base on his own, The Autobot convoy were surprised to see two Cosmoses flying back towards them some time later. Both Cosmoses declared themselves to be the real one, and urged Optimus to destroy the other.<br />
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If Optimus destroyed the wrong Cosmos, the duplicate obliterated Windcharger and the rest of the Autobots with the proton bomb it housed within its body.<br />
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If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}<br />
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====Decepticon Poison====<br />
[[File:DecepticonPoisonAutobotVictory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br />
Windcharger’s magnetic powers come from his magnetic gun, rather than being built into his superstructure.<br />
In one possible scenario, Windcharger was amongst the troops that Optimus brought to the Decepticons’ poison lab, in order to foil the Decepticons’ plan of poisoning the humans’ nearby water supply. Upon seeing the Decepticons hauling out barrels of poison, Windcharger suggested that he drive down and use his magnetic powers to cause a ruckus. The rest of the Autobots would then be able to come in and take care of the Decepticons easily.<br />
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If Optimus went along with Windcharger’s plan, WIndcharger would levitate the barrels over the Decepticons’ head with his magnetic abilities, leading to Jazz and Prowl working together to ignite their contents over the Decepticons’ heads. The Decepticons were forced to retreat, and the lab was destroyed, allowing the Autobots to drive back to base victoriously. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}<br />
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===Sticker Adventures books===<br />
Windcharger helped fend off a Decepticon attack. He and the other Autobots then enjoyed an unusual lull in Decepticon activities for the next several days, only to find out they had been lulled into a false sense of security; the Decepticons had stolen the Autobots’ entire supply of fuel during this quiet time. Windcharger set out to find more fuel before it was too late, only for Hound to tell him that the Decepticons were already approaching. Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel.Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}<br />
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===<br />
Windcharger was one of the thirty-five Autobots rebuilt on Earth as terrestrial vehicles. Learning that Megatron was once more up to no good, Windcharger joined Optimus and the rest of the Autobots in an assault on the Decepticon base. Finding themselves welcomed with open arms into the enemy stronghold, Windcharger gave Optimus a confused look in response to these bizarre happenings. The Decepticons' act was soon revealed as a distraction, and Windcharger engaged Soundwave in combat, repelling the Decepticon with a magentic field. The Autobots were expelled from the Decepticons' headquarters, but soon returned to do battle with the evil robots once more when Megatron executed his plan to take millions of humans hostage ina a bid to gain the Earth's unconditional surrender. In the fight that followed, Windcharger was blasted by Devastator. The Autobots eventually won the conflict thanks to the Dinobots' timely intervention, and Windcharger drove away with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}<br />
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[[File:GrimlockpullsDevastatorstatue-ASW.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br />
In order to liberate a group of Autobot hostages from the Decepticons, Windcharger helped build a statue of Devastator, from within which the Autobots could hide. Windcharger helped bring the false peace offering before the Decepticons' headquarters. From this point on, it was up to the Autobots hiding within the statue to rescue the hostages. They ultimately succeeded. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}<br />
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===Marvel coloring books===<br />
Windcharger was part of the Autobot convoy that followed Optimus Prime into battle when the Autobots learned that the Decepticons were using a [[molecular transfer device]] to steal fuel from all over the globe. He helped Huffer fight Starscream by using his magnetic powers to pull the Decepticon down into Huffer's range. Having expended a lot of his energy during the fight against the Decepticons, Windcharger was tended to by Ratchet, and received a fuel transfer from the much less fuel-efficient [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]].{{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}<br />
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===Ladybird Books continuity===<br />
Windcharger was part of a battle unit assembled by Optimus Prime to stop the Decepticons from seizing control of...a single windmill. (No, really.) {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}<br />
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' ??<br />
While spying on the Decepticons, Windcharger found out that they were intending to use Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar reactor to drain all the [[Sun]]'s energy for their own use, spelling doom for Earth. He returned to headquarters to warn [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and found that Dr. Blaisedale had already been persuaded to help the Autobots. They raced to the solar plant to defend it against the Decepticons, but when Blaisedale was kidnapped by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], Windcharger was part of a team led by Optimus to rescue her. By the time they got back to the solar plant, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] had run out of energy, and Windcharger had to push him clear of the battle. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}<br />
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===The Battle for Planet Earth===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}<br />
After a day of hard work repairing the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Windcharger and the other Autobots relaxed in front of the [[television]], only to discover the Decepticons were kidnapping humans. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} He, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] kept the Decepticon base under constant surveillance via a shift system. When Windcharger spotted the Decepticons leaving for [[Stanley Lake]], he alerted the other Autobots and was part of the mission to save the dam there. {{Storylink|Menace at the Dam}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] attempted to defect to the Autobots, Windcharger thought that the Decepticon would have much useful information for them. As it turned out, it was a trick so Starscream could pass on information to the Decepticons, but the Autobots were able to use it to their advantage and destroy the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}<br />
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===Deadly Paradise===<br />
[[File:DeadlyParadise Windcharger kills Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oh, okay, ''that's'' how they work. Yikes.]]<br />
Windcharger was part of a team of Autobots who traveled to [[Carob Island]] to investigate suspected Decepticon activity. Upon discovering Decepticon machines digging for a unique ore, he helped destroy them using his magnetic abilities. It soon transpired that the Decepticons were forcing local roboticist [[Cee|Madame Cee]] to build fake Autobots, and after rescuing [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] from her grasp, Windcharger and the others made it to the Decepticon base on the island. They were initially captured and imprisoned, but were soon busted out by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and started attacking their captors. During the battle, Windcharger grabbed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and crushed him to death using the full force of his personal magnetic field. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}<br />
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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===<br />
When [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] was brainwashed by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s cerebro-shell, Windcharger was able to magnetically remove the shell from his head on the battle field, in a manner that apparently caused no lasting brain damage. Hooray! {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}<br />
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When the Decepticons invaded a car show at the Coliseum, Windcharger was one of the robots in disguise who infiltrated the show to thwart the Decepticon plot. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}<br />
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br />
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Windcharger was among the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed on [[Earth]], and awoke in 1984 to battle the Decepticons. When the Autobots defeated the Decepticons and planned to return to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark II]]'', Windcharger was one of many Transformers recovered by Lazarus after the starship exploded over the Arctic. In 2002, the Decepticons broke free of Lazarus's control before the Autobots, and tore through their captive enemies. Optimus Prime and a free group of Autobots did some spot-welding to repair as many comrades as they could in a hurry, but Windcharger was too badly damaged and remained off-line until after the resulting battle in [[San Francisco]] was over. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}<br />
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[[File:NightofCombaticons Wheeljack Windcharger defeated.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|This looks familiar....]]<br />
''When Optimus Prime and Megatron joined forces against the U.S. military, Windcharger was on hand with the Autobots in confronting the President's forces. He was one of the first to fall before the assault of the [[deconstructionite]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''<br />
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The Autobots were entrenched against the Decepticons on the shores of [[Alaska]], fighting over a pod containing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], when Shockwave arrived from Cybertron. Shockwave proclaimed a new era of peace, slaying Scourge in the process. Optimus Prime and a number of other Autobots were forced to surrender to Shockwave's fantastically violent security force, but Windcharger was part of a small unit that managed to sneak away and remain in hiding on Earth. These 'bots, led by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], were tasked with investigating Scourge's appearance, to gain further insight on the unfolding events. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Windcharger, Jazz, and Brawn returned to the Alaska battlefield, only to discover that Scourge's body had vanished. Baffled by this turn of events, Windcharger suggested that the group return to base, and leave the brainier 'bots to figure out what to do next. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}<br />
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After the end of Shockwave's despotic rule over Cybertron, the Autobots on Cybertron made contact with Windcharger's crew for an update and promised to send supplies. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Unfortunately, a group of Decepticons returned to Earth under Starscream's command first. Windcharger was deactivated battling the brutal [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and subsequently left to rust at the bottom of a lake. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} He was eventually fished out by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (who had arrived from Cybertron with Bumblebee with supplies), but they were waylaid by [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Bumper, Warpath, Windcharger and the other unconscious Autobots were then transported to a secret underground facility. {{storylink|Atonement}} There, the EDC began repairs on the Autobots, though Windcharger needed more work than most, and was still off-line when several other Autobots accompanied [[Marissa Faireborn]] and her soldiers on a mission to [[San Desto]]. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}<br />
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By the time the San Desto mission had been completed, Windcharger was back on his feet. He and the rest of Jazz's team said their goodbyes to Marissa before departing in the ''Orion''. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} The Autobots traveled to Alaska, where Prowl and the troops serving under him had already begun construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}<br />
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===''The Beast Within''===<br />
After a brutal battle during which [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Windcharger’s butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}<br />
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br />
[[File:Shadowplay3-WindchargerLowBoredomThreshold.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Magic arms!]]<br />
Windcharger was an "[[outlier]]": a Transformer who had some abnormal skill or attribute that had nothing to do with his alt mode. (He called them his "magic arms".) [[Functionism|Functionists]] ''hate'' that crap, so he kept it secret and hung out at the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]], where [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Senator Shockwave]] had created a safe haven for outliers. Windcharger owed so much to Shockwave that he joined him and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] in a heist, risking his life against a [[Senate]] conspiracy; his magnetic powers were used to "fly" the thieves into the [[Primal Basilica]] to steal "the Matrix" (actually a bomb) without tripping any alarms. He also used his magnetism to stop the bomb falling when Ratchet accidentally dropped it. Sadly, his Academy home was destroyed and his mentor Shockwave [[Shadowplay|brainwashed]] in an [[Institute]] branch. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}<br />
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The Outliers stuck with Orion Pax and aided him in defending a [[hot spot]] in [[Alyon]] from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[Cybertron Elite Guard|forces]]. With help from a group of time travelers from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' of the future, the group took down a weapons platform sent to irradiate the hot spot's [[spark]]s: in Windcharger's case, he magnetically ''hurled'' Pax ''through'' the platform. They then had their memories of the travelers wiped by [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}<br />
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Some time later, after [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] were killed in the line of duty, Windcharger attended their funeral. Most mourners were Autobots working in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Security Services, with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] present, so Windcharger may or may not have switched to the Security Services. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}<br />
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Windcharger responded to Optimus' rallying call for additional support and fought in the following battle for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Windcharger later met the Autobot leader personally (again). {{storylink|Endgame}}<br />
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[[File:TheIronAge Autobots vs Decepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Behind Prime, firing without looking, not hitting anything. Damn it, Windcharger, quit trying to look cool and just act normal!]]<br />
As the war spread across Cybertron, Windcharger became a soldier in the Autobot army under Optimus Prime's command. When they were defending a city from the Decepticon advancing force, Optimus Prime ordered [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] to use his speed to break through the enemy ranks and sow confusion. Windcharger volunteered his own rapid movement, but Optimus Prime rebuffed him due to Blurr's superior speed, and asked Windcharger to hold the line with [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. After their victory, he was seen at a celebration talking with [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}<br />
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[[File:WokenFuries-Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]<br />
Much, much later, Windcharger made it to [[Earth]], along with [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] after the Decepticons wiped out Autobot outposts across the galaxy. {{storylink|Ride-Along}} At one point, Windcharger was captured by [[Skywatch]], along with [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}<br />
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He was released from captivity once the Autobots and Skywatch settled their differences, but it wasn't long before the Decepticons struck once again. Forced to abandon their Skywatch base, Windcharger and the other Autobots fled towards [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] only to find themselves under attack, first from humans with anti-Transformer sentiments, then from [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] himself. Even the Autobots' combined firepower failed to put a scratch on the Decepticon's brand new body, and they were defeated in short order. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}<br />
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Most of the Autobots left Earth a while later, intending to return to Cybertron. They took a captive Megatron with them, and seeing the powerful Decepticon leader in bonds was a source of great interest to Windcharger and others. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Once back on their home planet, the Autobots fought against [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}<br />
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===<br />
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}}}}<br />
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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===<br />
Windcharger was a goalie in in a game of soccer against [[Airachnid]] and the Constructicons. {{storylink|Ultimate Defender}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===<br />
Windcharger had been taken prisoner by the Decepticons, and was hidden away in their maze-like base along with several other Autobots. This prompted Optimus Prime to embark on a rescue mission. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}<br />
===''Transformers Legends''===<br />
Windcharger was among the Autobots handpicked by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] for a mission to deliver energon to a hidden Autobot base. Unfortunately their plan was foiled by the interference of [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] and [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]. {{storylink|Road to Ruin}}<br />
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Windcharger was part of [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]'s team which had to speed a vital component to a power station to prevent it from exploding. They made it, despite interference from [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|Rushdown Road}}<br />
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Windcharger and a few other Autobots were heading back from a charity event when they received a distress signal from a nearby human military base. Investigating, they found the Decepticons scouring the base for the [[MacGuffin Generator]]. Though Windcharger learned of the device's location, he was too late to prevent [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] from stealing it. Though the Decepticons appeared to have won as they activated the device, it proved too volatile and blew them off into the distance. Windcharger helped the humans rebuild the base in the battle's aftermath. {{storylink|Raiding Party}}<br />
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===<br />
[[File:BattleTacticsWindcharger.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]<br />
Windcharger participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character that could be recruited by collecting 35 units of Cybermetal, and 16 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[File:G1Windcharger toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What, no face? Ripoff!]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1984]]/[[2003]])<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''12'''<br />
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:Released in the first year of Transformers in the same color as its [[Micro Change|Microchange]] version, and later on in a darker shade of red (coinciding with the addition of the rub mark to the line in 1985), Windcharger transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Pontiac Firebird Trans Am|Pontiac Firebird Trans Am]] sports car. The Microchange toyline was meant to depict robots that turn into toy cars, which accounts for the somewhat cartoonish proportions of Windcharger's Trans Am mode.<br />
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:This mold was also used to make [[Camaro]], and was [[retool]]ed to make [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-windcharger/264/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Windcharger at Transformerland.com]''<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1984/instr_windcharger.jpg Instructions for Windcharger at Botchthecrab.com]''<br />
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*'''Camaro''' (Robocar, [[1985]])<br />
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:Released in Brazil by [[Estrela]] in 1985, Robocar Camaro was available in two color schemes: red and grey (Windcharger's original colors) and white and grey. Whether or not Robocar Camaro is the same character as the evil [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] Camaro is unknown.<br />
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:No, he's not actually a Camaro.<br />
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[[File:AntexCamaro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[http://s0.ilike.com/play#The+Dead+Milkmen:Bitchin%27+Camaro:68893:s10602794.13120974.22864842.0.2.154%2Cstd_b4a67af2604249fab8fed0385ab3a138 BITCHIN CAMARO BITCHIN CAMARO]]]<br />
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*'''Camaro''' (Robocar, 19??)<br />
:Released in Argentina by [[Antex]], Robocar Camaro was available in two color schemes: blue and black and yellow and black. Both toys feature a paper decal based on the original Microchange sticker on the [[robot mode]] chest that doesn't particularly like to stay in place thanks to weak glue.<br />
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:While Camaro's cardback depicted a white version, it is suspected that this was merely photography of an Estrela toy, and that the white version was never sold in Argentina.<br />
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[[File:G1-toy WindchargerKeychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Keychain, 2003)<br />
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:In 2003, toy company [[Fun4All]] made four different keychains, based on four of the original Generation 1 [[Mini Vehicle]] molds, Windcharger among them. This version is almost identical to the original, only it has a ring on the front bumper to attach the chain portion, and no face paint.<br />
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:In Japan, all four keychains were released in blind-packed boxes. Each one also had a rarer all-black "chase" version. While the normal Windcharger retained the lack of silver face-paint, the black version actually got the silver paint on his face once again.<br />
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:This toy was [[redeco]]ed to make the [[BotCon Europe 2002]] [[exclusive]] [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/BlackWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on the black keychain Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Alternators===<br />
[[File:AltWindcharger toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Who am I and what happened to my gun?!!]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Alternator, [[2004]])<br />
**''Alternator ID number'': '''10'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Engine-shield<br />
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:Originally designed to be an updated version of the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]], this ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy ended up having its name changed to "Windcharger" by [[Hasbro]] after they were unable to obtain the [[trademark]] for "Overdrive". (The toy ''was'' released as Overdrive as part of the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line, however.) His [[alternate mode]] is a [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] 1:24 scale Honda S2000 sports car with a removable "ragtop" roof, which doubles as a shield in robot mode, plus a replacement "folded down" ragtop roof piece. Like most ''Alternators'' toys, Windcharger features [[rubber tires]], opening doors, hood and trunk, a detailed driver/passenger compartment complete with seats, dashboard and steering wheel and a working "steering" mechanism (though not connected to the steering wheel).<br />
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:Differences between ''Alternators'' Windcharger and ''Binaltech'' Overdrive go beyond the different names and the usual mix of [[die-cast]] metal and plastic parts for the ''Binaltech'' version's vehicle mode shell (including a fully painted car exterior) versus the ''Alternators'' version's all-plastic car shell: At the request of Honda's USA branch, who didn't like the idea of "their" toy toting a gun around, Windcharger lacks the long drive-shaft/barrel for the rifle accessory formed from his engine block, which was even called a "shield" on the packaging. Since Honda's Japanese department had no such objections, however, ''Binaltech'' Overdrive did include an unchanged barrel. Other minor differences include slightly differently-shaped visors, the [[paint operation]]s on the front grille, and their dashboards sculpted as mirrored counterparts of each other, with Overdrive having the steering wheel on the rights side (like a Japanese car) while Windcharger has it on the left side (like an American car) for all the Hasbro markets he was released in.<br />
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:This sculpt was [[retool]]ed into [[Decepticharge]], which was planned to get a ''Binaltech'' counterpart (with Overdrive's Japanese-car dashboard) as [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and eventually as "[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Binaltech|Blackwidow]]", but those plans were ultimately scrapped. The intended "Blackwidow" version was later released in different colors as ''Binaltech'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Arcee]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/AltWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Transformers (2010)===<br />
[[File:TF2010 scout G1Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Fire, water, air and dirt, ****ing magnets, how do they work?]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Scout, [[2010]])<br />
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:Windcharger transforms into a genericized modern muscle car that's a cross between a fifth generation [[Wikipedia:Ford Mustang|Ford Mustang]] and a fifth generation [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Camaro|Chevrolet Camaro]]. In robot mode, Windcharger features flip-out "hand blasters"/magnets in his wrists. His head sculpt is based on the same "modified [[character model|animation model]] head" design as ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]]'s head, which had originally been designed with Windcharger in mind (see below). His magnet assembly also features [[C joint]] bars that can be used even when the magnets are retracted. As part of the ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[subline imprint]] of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toy line]], he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].<br />
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:Like many other ''Reveal the Shield'' toys, Windcharger fell victim to the discontinuation of the 2010 ''Transformers'' line by all major US retail chains in favor of the then upcoming ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line. While he ''was'' widely available in foreign markets such as the United Kingdom, Canada, or Germany, US [[fandom|fans]] who didn't want to import him could initially only buy him from online retailers. Windcharger, together with several other ''Reveal the Shield'' toys, later showed up at discount stores such as Ross and Five Below, where he sold for a mere $5 a pop, and CVS Pharmacies, who charged more than MSRP for him. Coupled with the demand for a new-sculpt toy of a 1984 character, this resulted in a situation where you could either buy him locally for cheap if you were lucky, or had to resort to importing him or even buying from [[Toy scalping|scalpers]]. On the upside, at least ''he'' got officially released, unlike [[Bodyblock (TF 2010)|the subsequent]] [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Scout Class]] [[Downshift (TF 2010)|wave]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===United===<br />
[[File:Unitedtoy-Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now with less ambiguity!]]<br />
*'''Windcharger vs Decepticon Wipe-Out''' (two-pack, [[2012]]-[[January 28|01-28]])<br />
**''ID number:'' '''UN-27'''<br />
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:Windcharger is part of wave five of [[Transformers United|''United'']], and comes packaged with his [[redeco]], [[Wipe-Out]]. ''United'' Windcharger replaces the rub sign with a tampographed Autobot symbol. While there are the ''slightest'' of plastic shade differences from the Hasbro release, they're pretty much visually negligible.<br />
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===Kre-O===<br />
[[File:KreO-Toy WindchargerKreon.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br />
*'''Mech Venom Strike''' (Beast Force Figure Pack, 2013)<br />
**''Set number'': '''2235'''<br />
**''Pieces'': 49 pieces<br />
**''Accessories'': Stand-brick, scoped pistol, Gun emplacement<br />
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: The "[[Mech Venom Strike]]" Beast Force set includes a Windcharger Kreon who can be rebuilt into a muscle car. Extra details are provided by customer-applied [[sticker]]s. He also has an adjustable gun emplacement with a pressure-launch missile.<br />
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: Windcharger reuses [[Hound (Kre-O)|Hound]]'s helmet and [[Sentinel Prime (Kre-O)|Sentinel Prime]]'s pistol.<br />
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: The set also comes with a buildable brick-beast [[Corhada]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)<br />
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: This version of Windcharger, voted "Most Likely to Run Out of Energon" by the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, including a visored face. He uses the Hound-style helmet.<br />
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:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock will be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Class of 1984 Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Generations===<br />
====Combiner Wars====<br />
[[File:TFGenerations Legends Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I sense my better toy nearby..]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Legends, [[2015]])<br />
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:Windcharger, released as part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line's ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[subline imprint]], is a retool of ''Generations'' [[Tailgate (G1)#Generations|Tailgate]] with a new head, which heavily resembles that of the ''Reveal the Shield'' figure. Because the head sculpt and the center of his vehicle mode hood are one piece, the latter is also changed, now sporting sculpted details instead of Tailgate's smooth surface. The [[5mm post|5mm peg hole]] is retained.<br />
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:His lower legs feature details that are intended to evoke the look of rear window shades. While both the original Windcharger toy and the ''Reveal the Shield'' figure actually had rear windows with sculpted "shades" that ended up on his legs, ''Combiner Wars'' Windcharger has a smooth rear window, and the details on his legs are a case of "[[kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux-parts]]". They weren't as obvious on Tailgate due to the latter's plastic color layout and the lack of paint, but on Windcharger, they're painted the same color as his actual rear window, making them stand out much more.<br />
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:He includes a collector card featuring art from the "[[Road to Ruin]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' (art which is highly evocative of [[#Transformers (2010)|the ''Reveal the Shield'' toy]] and ''not'' this one).<br />
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:The original version of this mold was redecoed into ''Timelines'' [[Nightracer (G1)#Timelines|Nightracer]] and served as the model for the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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====Power of the Primes====<br />
[[File:TF-POTP-Legends-Class-Windcharger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And the Legends Class toy above was thrown away...after a quick face swap]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Legends, [[2017]])<br />
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:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Windcharger is an all-new mold that transforms from a robot into fictionalized Pontiac Firebird Trans Am sports car that is based on his ''Generation 1'' toy. He also features an opening canopy on his alternate mode to let any Titan/Prime Masters to ride in.<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
===Decoy===<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Decoy, [[1987]])<br />
**''Decoy ID number'': '''25'''<br />
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:[[Decoy]] Windcharger is a small, red rubber figure depicting his robot mode. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was randomly packaged with [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Decoy Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[File:Windcharger-COTP01.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Look alive, men — oh, sorry, Windcharger."]]<br />
*Windcharger had the preliminary name of '''Sprint'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums, 2007/12/25 (via the Internet Archive)]</ref><br />
*Early in development, Bob Budiansky's original profiles for the ''Transformers'' characters also included nicknames by which they were known; Windcharger went by "'''Jack Rabbit'''". These nicknames were removed from the profiles when they were published as Marvel's ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' series, but some of them saw publication in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]''.<br />
*Poor ol' Windcharger is the only Autobot who doesn't get a name-check or a chance to use his special powers at any point during the show's three-part pilot, "[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]". All he gets to do is get beat up by [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. Per the episode's original script, he was ''supposed'' to get a brief spotlight helping Brawn and Huffer fight the [[oil rig]] fire at the conclusion of the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first episode]], but with the removal of this scene, he didn't even get to ''speak'' until "[[Divide and Conquer]]".<br />
*In an early draft of ''The Movie'', Windcharger's fate was much more gruesome. He survived the initial assault on Autobot City, true, but was present when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and his new troops came back to finish the job. Windcharger was launched into the air by a volley of missile fire that obliterated [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], and was ripped to pieces in midair by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and his "armada" '''flying through him'''. His dismembered parts rained down on [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], who then ran for it.<ref>http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html</ref><br />
*Windcharger makes a post-mortem appearance in the third season episode "[[Call of the Primitives]]" as the energy creature [[Tornedron]] attacks [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Whether this appearance was accidental or if he "got better" (like [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Victory cartoon|Wheeljack]]) is unknown.<br />
*Whether the ''Alternators'' Windcharger toy actually represents G1 Windcharger or the Omnibot [[Overdrive]], whom it was originally designed as (and actually released as under ''Binaltech''), is up for debate. The toy's packaging lacks a bio, it even predates the addition of mottos to ''Alternators'' packaging, and with ''Alternators'' designs not appearing in any fiction whatsoever (with [[Descent into Evil#Notes|one exception]]), all we have to go by is his name. Since Windcharger predates the practice of using the name of an established character as an alternate name for a toy of a different character from the same continuity whose name is unavailable for trademark (or other) reasons (see "[[Slag (G1)#Robot Heroes|Snarl]]", "[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Strafe]]", and "[[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generations|Caliburst]]" for a few examples), we have chosen to keep the figure listed on Windcharger's page, not least because the ''Binaltech'' version ''is'' listed on Overdrive's page after all.<br />
*The retool of ''Alternators'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]] was originally planned to be Windcharger (presumably in red), with the vehicle mode being a convertible. Ultimately, however, the toy ended up as [[Wheeljack (G1)#Alternators|Wheeljack]] instead, with a new head sculpt. The head sculpt originally intended for Ford-Windcharger eventually ended up being used for the retool of the actual "Windcharger" toy (the Honda S2000 mold) instead, now named "[[Decepticharge]]".<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Charger''' (チャージャー ''Chājā''), '''Windcharger''' (ウィンドチャージャー ''Windochājā'')<br />
*''Czech:'' '''Náprava'''<br />
*''French:'' '''Rapido''' (Canada)<br />
*''Hebrew:'' '''To'én Rúah''' (טוען רוח, "Wind Charger")<br />
*''Hungarian:'' '''Széllovas''' ("Wind-rider")<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Lampo''' ("Lightning Flash")<br />
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chōngdiànqì''' (China, 充电器, "(Electrical) Charger")<br />
*''Portuguese:'' '''Ventania''', '''Vendaval''', '''Giro''' (Brazil comics)<br />
*''Russian:'' '''Razrjadnik''' (Разрядник, "Discharger")<br />
*''South American:'' '''Camaro'''<br />
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:''Windcharger is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
[[File:Windcharger flash.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|This looks like a job for...]]<br />
Of all the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s crew who crash-landed on Earth, '''Windcharger''' is unquestionably the fastest on the ground, at least for short distances. Windcharger can go from zero to 60 MPH virtually instantly, limited only by the traction between his tires and their driving surface. Frequently, after tearing away with a neck-snapping jerk, he will just as rapidly squeal to a halt to investigate something that caught his eye, for Windcharger is impulsive as well as impatient, both in mind and in body.<br />
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In [[robot mode]], Windcharger can energize his arms and make them the poles of a precisely controllable electromagnet, powerful enough to levitate ten tons of steel 700 feet away. With care, he can draw objects gently toward him or hurl them violently away. Also, as the long-suffering laws of physics dictate, this field is extremely strong near Windcharger; at close range, he can tear magnetic objects to shreds.<br />
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Unfortunately for Windcharger, his power supply, biased as it is toward a brief, heavy overload, is prone to failure if the overload is too severe or too long-lasting. Even worse, his impulsive nature makes him hardly willing to exercise the mental control he needs to avoid overusing his power. As a result, Windcharger often finds himself stumbling home, reeking of ozone and burned insulation, and needing medical attention and a nice, tall, chilled glass of dielectric [[oil]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===<br />
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''Five million years ago, Windcharger was part of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s plan to defend [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] from the [[Decepticon]]s. After Prime lured the Decepticons onto a bridge and blew it up, Windcharger used his magnetic powers to pull him to safety.'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}}<br />
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Windcharger was among the elite few selected by Optimus Prime to join him in crashing the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] into the [[Earth]], to keep the ship's secrets from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} After the Autobots awoke in [[1984]], Windcharger was very concerned with how they would obtain more fuel, though thankfully a solution presented itself almost immediately; [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] had befriended a human who suggested a means of converting gasoline to Energon. {{storylink|Power Play!}} After the human, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], was abducted by the Decepticons, Windcharger participated in the attack on [[Fortress Sinister]] to rescue him. After the clash, Windcharger looked on at [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]'s body, deactivated following his fellow Autobot's plummet from the Decepticon fortress, but still salvageable. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} ''Returning to base, the Autobots busied themselves in repairing the Ark. During their work, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] was subjected to a powerful electrical feedback, altering his personality and making him violently irrational. The haywire Autobot stormed out and began rampaging through a nearby town, forcing Windcharger and the others to subdue him. Another electrical shock returned Brawn to his senses, but the Autobots couldn't be sure he was wholly back to normal. His test of loyalty came in the form of a trial by combat against [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], and though Windcharger believed that Brawn was destroyed in the duel, he was overjoyed to see that the Autobot's demise had simply been a ruse orchestrated using Mirage's holographic powers. Windcharger then cheered as Brawn was welcomed back into the Autobot fold.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}}<br />
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[[File:WindchargerTriumphant.gif|left|upright=1.1|thumb|When he gets done with Guardian, he's gonna erase all the big guy's VHS tapes. Just BECAUSE.]]<br />
''During a Decepticon attack on the Ark, Optimus Prime attempted to activate the Ark's computer, known as [[Aunty|Auntie]], to bring the defense systems back online. Unfortunately, Auntie had been damaged in the crash and become unstable. Unable to remember who was friend or foe, she used a magnetic field to subdue all the combatants aside from Windcharger and [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], whose magnetic powers enabled them to counter Auntie’s magnetic force. With Ravage's help, Windcharger was able to deactivate Auntie's [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] battle droid. Once Ravage shut down Auntie, Windcharger used his powers to hurl [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] from the Autobot base.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}<br />
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After witnessing [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] accuse [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] of treachery, Windcharger battled the Decepticons once more, but was defeated by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] along with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} His deactivated body was strung up from the Ark's ceiling to be used as spare parts. {{storylink|The New Order}}<br />
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''The Decepticons reprogrammed Guardian while in control of the Ark, and once they had been vanquished from the ship, the droid was reactivated. At this time, the Ark was still full of deactivated Autobots in need of repair. The few active Autobots made Windcharger's reactivation a priority so that he could use his magnetic powers to thwart the hostile droid. Ultimately, however, Windcharger did not get the chance, as [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] stepped up to the task instead.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}<br />
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After [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] had put the bulk of the Autobots back in working order, he had Windcharger and the others go on a diagnostics run through the open plains to ensure they were back in tip-top shape. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} Some time later, Windcharger was gunned down by Optimus Prime's body when the Decepticons took control of it using a fake head. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}<br />
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''When the Autobots were dispatched to locate the missing [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], all suffering from madness due to circuit damage, Windcharger was assigned to lead "A-Team", which included [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. The three searched for [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] in a northern [[California]] swamp, but were captured in a Decepticon ambush led by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. They were later rescued thanks to Bumblebee.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}<br />
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He was seen much later, watching [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] duke it out for leadership of the Autobots on the moon. He then took part in fighting the Decepticon forces that attempted to ambush them. {{storylink|Totaled!}}<br />
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br />
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====<br />
{{voiceactor|[[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Terry McGovern]] (English, "Masquerade"), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "SOS Dinobots"), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "Microbots", "Fire on the Mountain")|[[Liu Qin]] (Chinese), [[Juan Cuadra]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Antônio Patiño]] (Brazilian Portuguese, 1st voice), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Masquerade"), [[Frank Muth]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "S.O.S. Dinobots"}}<br />
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[[File:MTMTE2 Windcharger coat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"A phone booth! I need a phone booth!! ...Also, pants."]]<br />
Windcharger was part of the initial crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', on a mission to seek out new energy sources to fuel their struggle with the Decepticons. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After awakening on Earth over four million years later, Windcharger participated in the unsuccessful Autobot counter-attack on the Decepticon siege of [[Sherman Dam]], which was being run at dangerous capacities to fill the Decepticons' [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}<br />
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He was also among the group of Autobots who attempted to stop the Decepticons raiding the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]]. He dressed up in a lab coat during an attempt to trick the Decepticons into attacking a fake rocket base, though it turned out the Decepticons they were fighting were decoys, and he and the other Autobots were forced to try and stop the Decepticons from taking off in their [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}<br />
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When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was severely damaged, Windcharger, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] went to see how the repairs were going, unaware that [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] had hitched a ride on Brawn's shoulder. He later helped defend headquarters long enough for a new [[cosmitron]] to be retrieved from Cybertron, so Prime could be repaired. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} Windcharger attended the unveiling of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and was knocked over by [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] during the ensuing chaos. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}<br />
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[[File:FireOnTheMountain Windcharger vehiclemode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|[[Laserbeak (G1)|Tinfoil turkey]] at seven o'clock.]]<br />
Of all the other Autobots, he seemed to be closest to [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], judging from their excellent teamwork and friendly banter while journeying with [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] to investigate a Decepticon super-weapon in Peru. When Windcharger was injured during the battle later in that mission, Brawn was quick to swear vengeance for the small 'bot. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} <br />
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[[File:UltimateDoom2 Windcharger tractorbeam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Windcharger, sitting in the rafters, waving a flashlight in a slow circle. Welcome to the worst rave ever.]]<br />
When [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] was kidnapped by the Decepticons, Windcharger was in the group which tunneled beneath the [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon base]], using his magnetic field to detect when they'd reached their destination and carrying Sparkplug from the base. Along with the other Autobots, he was unsuccessful in preventing [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] from bringing Cybertron into Earth's orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} After [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] fell into a chasm during the Autobot retreat, Windcharger used his tractor beam to pull the little Autobot out. The eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary|the volcano]] at Autobot HQ blew Windcharger, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Huffer into the air, necessitating a rescue by Skyfire. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}}<br />
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[[File:PlagueOfInsecticons Windcharger repulsorfield.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Windcharger's call for help from the sea creatures was unsuccessful. It was answered by a yellow Volkswagen and a kid in a hard hat.]]<br />
After [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] were sighted in [[Bali]], Windcharger, Brawn and Bumblebee headed there in Skyfire. They found the Insecticons feeding on a field of hay, but had trouble fighting them off. Windcharger had to set up a repulsor field to stop them from being cut to bits by the spikes from [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]'s grenade. The rest of the Autobots turned up in time to save their bacon, and they pursued the Decepticons to a nearby refinery. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}<br />
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Windcharger was in the group of Autobots who attempted to defend a new Air Force rocket base from the Decepticons. He and Ratchet were taken out by an attack from behind by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], who was promptly given the boot by Brawn. Windcharger was OK though, and later helped the other Autobots try to reason with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] when the boy was placed in a robot body and went a little nuts. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} He was hanging around Autobot HQ when [[Teletraan I]] detected strange readings from the bottom of the Atlantic, but didn't bother volunteering to go check it out. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} At one point, he helped the other Autobots construct [[detection plate]]s to increase Headquarter's security grid. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}<br />
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[[File:PrimeProblem Windcharger scrap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Silly Windcharger — did you destroy another good PC with your amazing magnetic powers?"<br>"...A bee flew by and I panicked."]]<br />
Much like the other Autobots, Windcharger was bemused by Optimus Prime's odd behavior after one particular battle, and even more confused when a second Optimus drove into Headquarters. Their test to determine the real Prime proved inconclusive, however the Autobots were alerted by strange energy readings from the crevasse the earlier battle had taken place at. Returning to the scene, they battled the Decepticons again, however Windcharger and Spike spotted [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] acting oddly, and found Megatron's [[Incredibly tall rocket|control center]], from which he was controlling the false Prime.<br />
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Before they could return to warn the other Autobots, the pair were spotted, and Windcharger was knocked into the crevasse, where he only escaped destruction by transforming — his vehicle mode tires insulated him from the [[korlonium crystal]]s filling the crevasse. He was able to climb out and warn the other Autobots. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}<br />
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[[File:PrimeTarget Optimus addresses Autobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"Why do I bother showing up for roll call when no one ever talks to me?"]]<br />
Windcharger was around when [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] attempted to demonstrate how he'd taught the Dinobots to better control their abilities. It didn't go well. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} When Megatron supercharged himself with the [[Heart of Cybertron]], Windcharger helped defend Headquarters against the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Microbots}} All of the Autobots were banished from Earth after the Decepticons framed them with an elaborate plan. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} They almost crashed into the sun, but made it back to Earth safely. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}<br />
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After a close call with [[Cybertonium]] depletion, Windcharger was around for a ceremony honoring Spike, [[Carly]] and the Dinobots for retrieving more of the valuable substance from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} He, Huffer and [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] blasted Decepticon drones in New York City. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} After [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and Bumblebee disappeared, Windcharger took part in the search. As the other Autobots were picked off by [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] and his servant [[Dinsmoore]], Windcharger narrowly escaped one of their fiendish traps. He regrouped at HQ with the other Autobots in time for Chumley to deliver his challenge to Optimus. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}<br />
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[[File:WindchargerTFMovie.jpg|thumb|He got better... maybe.]]<br />
Windcharger was among the five Autobots who disguised themselves as [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] in order to halt one of Megatron's evil schemes; he [[camouflage paint|camouflaged himself]] as [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. When the group was forced to become a fake [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], Windcharger's magnetic powers were essential to pull the Autobots together for the illusion. {{storylink|Masquerade}}<br />
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Windcharger was among the Autobots killed at the [[Battle of Autobot City]]; [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] pulled his corpse into the shelter of a bunker and laid it alongside that of Wheeljack. With the other Autobots occupied with fighting Devastator, Windcharger singlehandedly took on the Seekers and the rest of the Decepticon Army. Using his magnetic powers and secretly planted explosives, Windcharger laid waste to all the Decepticons, except for Starscream, who flew out of the area, transformed into jet mode, and blasted Windcharger with his null rays, resulting in Windcharger's death. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}<br />
{{note|Windcharger’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]].''}}<br />
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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====<br />
Windcharger greeted [[Kenji]], the Autobots' new human friend, when he came to visit their headquarters in [[Japan]]. Shortly afterwards, the city of Yokohama came under attack from the Decepticons, and Windcharger followed Optimus Prime to the site of the battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}<br />
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====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====<br />
After the Autobots had foiled the Decepticons' [[Omega Whip|latest plan]], Windcharger and dozens of other Autobots arrived at the villains base alongside [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] to punish them for their misdeeds. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}<br />
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====''Story of Binaltech''====<br />
Granted a vision of the future by the time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] saw Windcharger's looming death in the year 2005, and resolved to save his life. {{storylink|Project Bodyshop}}<br />
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Two BT-16 Honda S-2000 Aero Style bodies were built for Windcharger to use, but the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] shuttle they were on disappeared during delivery. One of the BT-16s ended up being possessed by the [[spark]] of a [[Blackarachnia (BW)|future Transformer]], while the other was implanted with an evil [[laser core]] by [[Unicron]] and became [[Decepticharge]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}<br />
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{{Note|Due to the cancellation of the ''[[Binaltech]]'' Blackarachnia toy, this material went unused until the Facebook version of [[Ask Vector Prime]] canonized it in 2015.}}<br />
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====''Wings Universe''====<br />
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By 2012, memorial statues of Windcharger, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] had been built at Autobot City. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}}<br />
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====''Deviations''====<br />
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] survived the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Windcharger's body was lined up with other victims of the battle to be honored. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}<br />
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===''Find Your Fate Junior''===<br />
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====Dinobots Strike Back====<br />
[[File:DinobotsStrikeBack-magnets.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Slagging magnets, how do they work?]]<br />
When [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] used a [[cerebro-shell]] to control the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and send them on a violent rampage, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had few options. One option involved letting [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] use a hologram of Optimus Prime to lure the Dinobots over a cliff. The other was to allow Windcharger to use his magnetic powers to remove the shells from a distance. Windcharger was eager to be chosen.<br />
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But how far away should he stand? If he stands too close, he may cause a whirlwind of magnetic destruction that would rip the Dinobots to shreds, causing dino-corpse parts to fly about and knock the Autobots around! But if he stands too far away, his powers may have no effect and everyone will die helplessly at the hands of their brainwashed comrades. <br />
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Windcharger stood 40 feet away: <br />
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{{quote|"The magnetism is too much - they'll be ripped apart!" shouts Prowl as bolts, screws, and bits of metal fly away from the whirling Dinobots. "I'm afraid you're right," Windcharger replies with a frown, "but there's nothing we can do."}}<br />
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Let's stand a little further away next time, Windcharger. You murderer. <br />
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In the alternate path, he did just that. From 100 feet away, his magnetic field harmlessly popped all four shells right off. <br />
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The next day, in one possible path, Skids returned to the ''Ark'' to report Bumblebee disappearing after radioing him about a secret base inside [[Mount Lomas]] where the Decepticons were ready to process black coral into superfuel. While Prowl wanted to have the Dinobots infiltrate and back-stab the Decepticons, Windcharger advocated an immediate all-out assault, partly for Bumblebee's sake. Turns out either course of action would produce an Autobot victory, but [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] didn't fare as well if Optimus selected Windcharger's plan. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}<br />
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====Earthquake====<br />
[[File:EarthquakePowerglideBeahccomberWindcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br />
In one possible sequence of events, Windcharger was sent out alongside Powerglide and Beachcomber to investage a secret Decepticon fortress discovered by Beachcomber. Once the three Autobots arrived at cliff face that concealed the Decepticons' base, the three of them debated on which course of action they would take.<br />
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If the three Autobots decided to walk through the main entrance of the Decepticons' base, Windcharger was the first to charge forward. Unfortunately for Windcharger, the doors slammed shut upon him, crushing him into a heap of smoking metal. Fortunately for Windcharger, Rumble was tricked into creating an earthquake that incapacitated the Decepticons almost immediately, allowing for Powerglide and Beachcomber to retrieve his remains, and bring them to Ratchet for repairs. <br />
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If the trio decided instead to look for an alternate entrance into the Decepticon fortress, they discovered a narrow passageway hidden behind bushes and scrubs. Beachcomber then led his squad into the passageway until they emerged into a storage room. Leading out of the storage room was a passage not unlike the one from which they had just emerged, and a brightly lit corridor. Windcharger voted to explore the other dark passageway.<br />
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If Beachcomber joined Windcharger, the two of them soon found themselves before a heavy stone doorway. Hearing Decepticon voices beyond the door, the pair argued whether or not to try spring a surprise attack on the Decepticons.<br />
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If Beachcomber decided to proceed with Windcharger and attack, the two Autobots started to argue once more on how to get through the heavy door. While Windcharger was eager to use his magnetic abilities to bust it down, Beachcomber considered attempting to decode the door’s access lock.<br />
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If the pair managed to decode the door’s password, they found themselves intruding upon Megatron’s secret chamber. Upon hearing Megatron approaching, the pair grabbed him from behind. Taken by surprised, the Decepticon leader was tricked into thinking that the Autobots had has base surrounded, and was made to have the Decepticons surrender. After contacting Optimus Prime, to send reinforcements, the Decepticons’ ploy was successfully undone.<br />
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If the pair were unable to decode the door’s password, Windcharger attempted to smash the door down, despite Beachcomber’s protests. All Windcharger managed to do was make a lot of noise, and the two Autobots fled. Unfortunately, as they retreated, they were spotted by Megatron, who blocked off their exit in his weapon mode. The Decepticon leader then promptly slaughtered the pair.<br />
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If Beachcomber decided to explore the brightly-lit corridor with Powerglide, Windcharger was unable to find anything of importance on his own. But the other two Autobots shortly met up with him once more, and informed Windcharger that they had uncovered the Decepticons’ ploy. The trio returned to Autobot headquarters to relate their findings to Optimus Prime. The Decepticons planned to use a Destruction Beam to create a fault line near Center City, which would in turn be exploited by Rumble’s earthquake-inducing abilities to destroy the entire area. The Autobots then decided to split up in two groups, one to attack the Decepticons’ fortress, the other to attempt to stop Rumble in Center City. It is unknown which group, if any, Windcharger was assigned to.<br />
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Alternatively, if Beachcomber decided to have Windcharger, Powerglide and himself each investigate a different area of the Decepticons’ fortress, Beachcomber would get himself captured, leading to his teammate’s capture. Windcharger was ordered executed by Buzzsaw while the Decepticons carried on with their evil deeds. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}<br />
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====Desert Flight====<br />
[[File:DesertFlightDirgeandThrustattackAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br />
Windcharger was part of a group of the Autobots’ best scouts, led by Optimus on a fuel-finding mission. He rescued Powerglide from crashing before the Autobots’ newest adventure could even begin when P.G.’s engines stalled, through the use of his magnetic abilities. The noise the convoy had heard, which had led to Powerglide stalling out, was a large explosion in the distance. Optimus sent Cosmos to investigate the noise.<br />
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If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus’s convoy moved in to investigate a nearby Decepticon base. En route, the Autobots passed near a human town, but began floating in mid-air before being able to reach it. Evidently, the phenomenon was caused by a Decepticon anti-gravity weapon.<br />
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If Optimus ordered his troops to come to the humans’ aid, they found themselves taking part in a struggle in futility, as the entire town was near-weightless, meaning they couldn’t put the humans anywhere where they wouldn’t float away once more. Then, the Autobots heard Decepticons approaching. Helpless in their current position, the Autobots were quickly eradicated by the Decepticons.<br />
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If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, they soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam’s influence. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. The Decepticons were quickly forced to break off their attack and retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The Autobots then headed for the Decepticon base, with their stowaway. Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.<br />
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If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth’s surface to float helplessly out into space.<br />
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Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy’s suggestion. In actuality, Windcharger and the rest of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus’s trailer. The Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes. Windcharger was tasked with disabling the Decepticons’ forcefield, so that further Autobot reinforcements could allow for a quick victory. Seeking out the control room, Windcharger came face-to-face with a Decepticon drone, demanding a password. The Decepticons being rather uncreative with the passwords, Windcharger settled on two possible phrases that had a high possibility of being correct.<br />
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If Windcharger guessed that the password was “MEGATRON IS SUPREME!” he was promptly executed by the Decepticon drone.<br />
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If Windcharger guessed that the password was “DEATH TO OPTIMUS PRIME!” the guard drone allowed him safe passage. Windcharger then easily turned off the bases’s forcefield.<br />
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In the event that Buddy tampered with the gravity gun in the ensuing battle, the Autobots would emerge victorious.<br />
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In the event that Buddy instead entered a space-time anomaly created throughout the course of the battle, the Autobots would lose their fight against the Decepticons, and Windcharger wound up either injured or dead.<br />
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In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos had taken off to explore the Decepticon base on his own, The Autobot convoy were surprised to see two Cosmoses flying back towards them some time later. Both Cosmoses declared themselves to be the real one, and urged Optimus to destroy the other.<br />
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If Optimus destroyed the wrong Cosmos, the duplicate obliterated Windcharger and the rest of the Autobots with the proton bomb it housed within its body.<br />
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If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}<br />
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====Decepticon Poison====<br />
[[File:DecepticonPoisonAutobotVictory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br />
Windcharger’s magnetic powers come from his magnetic gun, rather than being built into his superstructure.<br />
In one possible scenario, Windcharger was amongst the troops that Optimus brought to the Decepticons’ poison lab, in order to foil the Decepticons’ plan of poisoning the humans’ nearby water supply. Upon seeing the Decepticons hauling out barrels of poison, Windcharger suggested that he drive down and use his magnetic powers to cause a ruckus. The rest of the Autobots would then be able to come in and take care of the Decepticons easily.<br />
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If Optimus went along with Windcharger’s plan, WIndcharger would levitate the barrels over the Decepticons’ head with his magnetic abilities, leading to Jazz and Prowl working together to ignite their contents over the Decepticons’ heads. The Decepticons were forced to retreat, and the lab was destroyed, allowing the Autobots to drive back to base victoriously. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}<br />
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===Sticker Adventures books===<br />
Windcharger helped fend off a Decepticon attack. He and the other Autobots then enjoyed an unusual lull in Decepticon activities for the next several days, only to find out they had been lulled into a false sense of security; the Decepticons had stolen the Autobots’ entire supply of fuel during this quiet time. Windcharger set out to find more fuel before it was too late, only for Hound to tell him that the Decepticons were already approaching. Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel.Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}<br />
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===<br />
Windcharger was one of the thirty-five Autobots rebuilt on Earth as terrestrial vehicles. Learning that Megatron was once more up to no good, Windcharger joined Optimus and the rest of the Autobots in an assault on the Decepticon base. Finding themselves welcomed with open arms into the enemy stronghold, Windcharger gave Optimus a confused look in response to these bizarre happenings. The Decepticons' act was soon revealed as a distraction, and Windcharger engaged Soundwave in combat, repelling the Decepticon with a magentic field. The Autobots were expelled from the Decepticons' headquarters, but soon returned to do battle with the evil robots once more when Megatron executed his plan to take millions of humans hostage ina a bid to gain the Earth's unconditional surrender. In the fight that followed, Windcharger was blasted by Devastator. The Autobots eventually won the conflict thanks to the Dinobots' timely intervention, and Windcharger drove away with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}<br />
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[[File:GrimlockpullsDevastatorstatue-ASW.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br />
In order to liberate a group of Autobot hostages from the Decepticons, Windcharger helped build a statue of Devastator, from within which the Autobots could hide. Windcharger helped bring the false peace offering before the Decepticons' headquarters. From this point on, it was up to the Autobots hiding within the statue to rescue the hostages. They ultimately succeeded. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}<br />
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===Marvel coloring books===<br />
Windcharger was part of the Autobot convoy that followed Optimus Prime into battle when the Autobots learned that the Decepticons were using a [[molecular transfer device]] to steal fuel from all over the globe. He helped Huffer fight Starscream by using his magnetic powers to pull the Decepticon down into Huffer's range. Having expended a lot of his energy during the fight against the Decepticons, Windcharger was tended to by Ratchet, and received a fuel transfer from the much less fuel-efficient [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]].{{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}<br />
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===Ladybird Books continuity===<br />
Windcharger was part of a battle unit assembled by Optimus Prime to stop the Decepticons from seizing control of...a single windmill. (No, really.) {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}<br />
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' ??<br />
While spying on the Decepticons, Windcharger found out that they were intending to use Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar reactor to drain all the [[Sun]]'s energy for their own use, spelling doom for Earth. He returned to headquarters to warn [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and found that Dr. Blaisedale had already been persuaded to help the Autobots. They raced to the solar plant to defend it against the Decepticons, but when Blaisedale was kidnapped by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], Windcharger was part of a team led by Optimus to rescue her. By the time they got back to the solar plant, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] had run out of energy, and Windcharger had to push him clear of the battle. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}<br />
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===The Battle for Planet Earth===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}<br />
After a day of hard work repairing the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Windcharger and the other Autobots relaxed in front of the [[television]], only to discover the Decepticons were kidnapping humans. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} He, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] kept the Decepticon base under constant surveillance via a shift system. When Windcharger spotted the Decepticons leaving for [[Stanley Lake]], he alerted the other Autobots and was part of the mission to save the dam there. {{Storylink|Menace at the Dam}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] attempted to defect to the Autobots, Windcharger thought that the Decepticon would have much useful information for them. As it turned out, it was a trick so Starscream could pass on information to the Decepticons, but the Autobots were able to use it to their advantage and destroy the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}<br />
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===Deadly Paradise===<br />
[[File:DeadlyParadise Windcharger kills Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oh, okay, ''that's'' how they work. Yikes.]]<br />
Windcharger was part of a team of Autobots who traveled to [[Carob Island]] to investigate suspected Decepticon activity. Upon discovering Decepticon machines digging for a unique ore, he helped destroy them using his magnetic abilities. It soon transpired that the Decepticons were forcing local roboticist [[Cee|Madame Cee]] to build fake Autobots, and after rescuing [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] from her grasp, Windcharger and the others made it to the Decepticon base on the island. They were initially captured and imprisoned, but were soon busted out by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and started attacking their captors. During the battle, Windcharger grabbed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and crushed him to death using the full force of his personal magnetic field. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}<br />
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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===<br />
When [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] was brainwashed by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s cerebro-shell, Windcharger was able to magnetically remove the shell from his head on the battle field, in a manner that apparently caused no lasting brain damage. Hooray! {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}<br />
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When the Decepticons invaded a car show at the Coliseum, Windcharger was one of the robots in disguise who infiltrated the show to thwart the Decepticon plot. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}<br />
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br />
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Windcharger was among the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed on [[Earth]], and awoke in 1984 to battle the Decepticons. When the Autobots defeated the Decepticons and planned to return to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark II]]'', Windcharger was one of many Transformers recovered by Lazarus after the starship exploded over the Arctic. In 2002, the Decepticons broke free of Lazarus's control before the Autobots, and tore through their captive enemies. Optimus Prime and a free group of Autobots did some spot-welding to repair as many comrades as they could in a hurry, but Windcharger was too badly damaged and remained off-line until after the resulting battle in [[San Francisco]] was over. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}<br />
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[[File:NightofCombaticons Wheeljack Windcharger defeated.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|This looks familiar....]]<br />
''When Optimus Prime and Megatron joined forces against the U.S. military, Windcharger was on hand with the Autobots in confronting the President's forces. He was one of the first to fall before the assault of the [[deconstructionite]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''<br />
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The Autobots were entrenched against the Decepticons on the shores of [[Alaska]], fighting over a pod containing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], when Shockwave arrived from Cybertron. Shockwave proclaimed a new era of peace, slaying Scourge in the process. Optimus Prime and a number of other Autobots were forced to surrender to Shockwave's fantastically violent security force, but Windcharger was part of a small unit that managed to sneak away and remain in hiding on Earth. These 'bots, led by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], were tasked with investigating Scourge's appearance, to gain further insight on the unfolding events. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Windcharger, Jazz, and Brawn returned to the Alaska battlefield, only to discover that Scourge's body had vanished. Baffled by this turn of events, Windcharger suggested that the group return to base, and leave the brainier 'bots to figure out what to do next. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}<br />
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After the end of Shockwave's despotic rule over Cybertron, the Autobots on Cybertron made contact with Windcharger's crew for an update and promised to send supplies. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Unfortunately, a group of Decepticons returned to Earth under Starscream's command first. Windcharger was deactivated battling the brutal [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and subsequently left to rust at the bottom of a lake. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} He was eventually fished out by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (who had arrived from Cybertron with Bumblebee with supplies), but they were waylaid by [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Bumper, Warpath, Windcharger and the other unconscious Autobots were then transported to a secret underground facility. {{storylink|Atonement}} There, the EDC began repairs on the Autobots, though Windcharger needed more work than most, and was still off-line when several other Autobots accompanied [[Marissa Faireborn]] and her soldiers on a mission to [[San Desto]]. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}<br />
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By the time the San Desto mission had been completed, Windcharger was back on his feet. He and the rest of Jazz's team said their goodbyes to Marissa before departing in the ''Orion''. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} The Autobots traveled to Alaska, where Prowl and the troops serving under him had already begun construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}<br />
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===''The Beast Within''===<br />
After a brutal battle during which [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Windcharger’s butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}<br />
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br />
[[File:Shadowplay3-WindchargerLowBoredomThreshold.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Magic arms!]]<br />
Windcharger was an "[[outlier]]": a Transformer who had some abnormal skill or attribute that had nothing to do with his alt mode. (He called them his "magic arms".) [[Functionism|Functionists]] ''hate'' that crap, so he kept it secret and hung out at the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]], where [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Senator Shockwave]] had created a safe haven for outliers. Windcharger owed so much to Shockwave that he joined him and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] in a heist, risking his life against a [[Senate]] conspiracy; his magnetic powers were used to "fly" the thieves into the [[Primal Basilica]] to steal "the Matrix" (actually a bomb) without tripping any alarms. He also used his magnetism to stop the bomb falling when Ratchet accidentally dropped it. Sadly, his Academy home was destroyed and his mentor Shockwave [[Shadowplay|brainwashed]] in an [[Institute]] branch. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}<br />
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The Outliers stuck with Orion Pax and aided him in defending a [[hot spot]] in [[Alyon]] from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[Cybertron Elite Guard|forces]]. With help from a group of time travelers from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' of the future, the group took down a weapons platform sent to irradiate the hot spot's [[spark]]s: in Windcharger's case, he magnetically ''hurled'' Pax ''through'' the platform. They then had their memories of the travelers wiped by [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}<br />
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Some time later, after [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] were killed in the line of duty, Windcharger attended their funeral. Most mourners were Autobots working in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Security Services, with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] present, so Windcharger may or may not have switched to the Security Services. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}<br />
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Windcharger responded to Optimus' rallying call for additional support and fought in the following battle for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Windcharger later met the Autobot leader personally (again). {{storylink|Endgame}}<br />
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[[File:TheIronAge Autobots vs Decepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Behind Prime, firing without looking, not hitting anything. Damn it, Windcharger, quit trying to look cool and just act normal!]]<br />
As the war spread across Cybertron, Windcharger became a soldier in the Autobot army under Optimus Prime's command. When they were defending a city from the Decepticon advancing force, Optimus Prime ordered [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] to use his speed to break through the enemy ranks and sow confusion. Windcharger volunteered his own rapid movement, but Optimus Prime rebuffed him due to Blurr's superior speed, and asked Windcharger to hold the line with [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. After their victory, he was seen at a celebration talking with [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}<br />
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[[File:WokenFuries-Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]<br />
Much, much later, Windcharger made it to [[Earth]], along with [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] after the Decepticons wiped out Autobot outposts across the galaxy. {{storylink|Ride-Along}} At one point, Windcharger was captured by [[Skywatch]], along with [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}<br />
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He was released from captivity once the Autobots and Skywatch settled their differences, but it wasn't long before the Decepticons struck once again. Forced to abandon their Skywatch base, Windcharger and the other Autobots fled towards [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] only to find themselves under attack, first from humans with anti-Transformer sentiments, then from [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] himself. Even the Autobots' combined firepower failed to put a scratch on the Decepticon's brand new body, and they were defeated in short order. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}<br />
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Most of the Autobots left Earth a while later, intending to return to Cybertron. They took a captive Megatron with them, and seeing the powerful Decepticon leader in bonds was a source of great interest to Windcharger and others. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Once back on their home planet, the Autobots fought against [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}<br />
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===<br />
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}}}}<br />
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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===<br />
Windcharger was a goalie in in a game of soccer against [[Airachnid]] and the Constructicons. {{storylink|Ultimate Defender}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===<br />
Windcharger had been taken prisoner by the Decepticons, and was hidden away in their maze-like base along with several other Autobots. This prompted Optimus Prime to embark on a rescue mission. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}<br />
===''Transformers Legends''===<br />
Windcharger was among the Autobots handpicked by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] for a mission to deliver energon to a hidden Autobot base. Unfortunately their plan was foiled by the interference of [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] and [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]. {{storylink|Road to Ruin}}<br />
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Windcharger was part of [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]'s team which had to speed a vital component to a power station to prevent it from exploding. They made it, despite interference from [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|Rushdown Road}}<br />
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Windcharger and a few other Autobots were heading back from a charity event when they received a distress signal from a nearby human military base. Investigating, they found the Decepticons scouring the base for the [[MacGuffin Generator]]. Though Windcharger learned of the device's location, he was too late to prevent [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] from stealing it. Though the Decepticons appeared to have won as they activated the device, it proved too volatile and blew them off into the distance. Windcharger helped the humans rebuild the base in the battle's aftermath. {{storylink|Raiding Party}}<br />
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===<br />
[[File:BattleTacticsWindcharger.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]<br />
Windcharger participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character that could be recruited by collecting 35 units of Cybermetal, and 16 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[File:G1Windcharger toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What, no face? Ripoff!]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1984]]/[[2003]])<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''12'''<br />
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:Released in the first year of Transformers in the same color as its [[Micro Change|Microchange]] version, and later on in a darker shade of red (coinciding with the addition of the rub mark to the line in 1985), Windcharger transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Pontiac Firebird Trans Am|Pontiac Firebird Trans Am]] sports car. The Microchange toyline was meant to depict robots that turn into toy cars, which accounts for the somewhat cartoonish proportions of Windcharger's Trans Am mode.<br />
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:This mold was also used to make [[Camaro]], and was [[retool]]ed to make [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-windcharger/264/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Windcharger at Transformerland.com]''<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1984/instr_windcharger.jpg Instructions for Windcharger at Botchthecrab.com]''<br />
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*'''Camaro''' (Robocar, [[1985]])<br />
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:Released in Brazil by [[Estrela]] in 1985, Robocar Camaro was available in two color schemes: red and grey (Windcharger's original colors) and white and grey. Whether or not Robocar Camaro is the same character as the evil [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] Camaro is unknown.<br />
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:No, he's not actually a Camaro.<br />
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{{anchor|Antex}}<br />
[[File:AntexCamaro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[http://s0.ilike.com/play#The+Dead+Milkmen:Bitchin%27+Camaro:68893:s10602794.13120974.22864842.0.2.154%2Cstd_b4a67af2604249fab8fed0385ab3a138 BITCHIN CAMARO BITCHIN CAMARO]]]<br />
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*'''Camaro''' (Robocar, 19??)<br />
:Released in Argentina by [[Antex]], Robocar Camaro was available in two color schemes: blue and black and yellow and black. Both toys feature a paper decal based on the original Microchange sticker on the [[robot mode]] chest that doesn't particularly like to stay in place thanks to weak glue.<br />
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:While Camaro's cardback depicted a white version, it is suspected that this was merely photography of an Estrela toy, and that the white version was never sold in Argentina.<br />
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[[File:G1-toy WindchargerKeychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Keychain, 2003)<br />
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:In 2003, toy company [[Fun4All]] made four different keychains, based on four of the original Generation 1 [[Mini Vehicle]] molds, Windcharger among them. This version is almost identical to the original, only it has a ring on the front bumper to attach the chain portion, and no face paint.<br />
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:In Japan, all four keychains were released in blind-packed boxes. Each one also had a rarer all-black "chase" version. While the normal Windcharger retained the lack of silver face-paint, the black version actually got the silver paint on his face once again.<br />
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:This toy was [[redeco]]ed to make the [[BotCon Europe 2002]] [[exclusive]] [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/BlackWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on the black keychain Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Alternators===<br />
[[File:AltWindcharger toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Who am I and what happened to my gun?!!]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Alternator, [[2004]])<br />
**''Alternator ID number'': '''10'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Engine-shield<br />
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:Originally designed to be an updated version of the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]], this ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy ended up having its name changed to "Windcharger" by [[Hasbro]] after they were unable to obtain the [[trademark]] for "Overdrive". (The toy ''was'' released as Overdrive as part of the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line, however.) His [[alternate mode]] is a [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] 1:24 scale Honda S2000 sports car with a removable "ragtop" roof, which doubles as a shield in robot mode, plus a replacement "folded down" ragtop roof piece. Like most ''Alternators'' toys, Windcharger features [[rubber tires]], opening doors, hood and trunk, a detailed driver/passenger compartment complete with seats, dashboard and steering wheel and a working "steering" mechanism (though not connected to the steering wheel).<br />
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:Differences between ''Alternators'' Windcharger and ''Binaltech'' Overdrive go beyond the different names and the usual mix of [[die-cast]] metal and plastic parts for the ''Binaltech'' version's vehicle mode shell (including a fully painted car exterior) versus the ''Alternators'' version's all-plastic car shell: At the request of Honda's USA branch, who didn't like the idea of "their" toy toting a gun around, Windcharger lacks the long drive-shaft/barrel for the rifle accessory formed from his engine block, which was even called a "shield" on the packaging. Since Honda's Japanese department had no such objections, however, ''Binaltech'' Overdrive did include an unchanged barrel. Other minor differences include slightly differently-shaped visors, the [[paint operation]]s on the front grille, and their dashboards sculpted as mirrored counterparts of each other, with Overdrive having the steering wheel on the rights side (like a Japanese car) while Windcharger has it on the left side (like an American car) for all the Hasbro markets he was released in.<br />
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:This sculpt was [[retool]]ed into [[Decepticharge]], which was planned to get a ''Binaltech'' counterpart (with Overdrive's Japanese-car dashboard) as [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and eventually as "[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Binaltech|Blackwidow]]", but those plans were ultimately scrapped. The intended "Blackwidow" version was later released in different colors as ''Binaltech'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Arcee]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/AltWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Transformers (2010)===<br />
[[File:TF2010 scout G1Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Fire, water, air and dirt, ****ing magnets, how do they work?]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Scout, [[2010]])<br />
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:Windcharger transforms into a genericized modern muscle car that's a cross between a fifth generation [[Wikipedia:Ford Mustang|Ford Mustang]] and a fifth generation [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Camaro|Chevrolet Camaro]]. In robot mode, Windcharger features flip-out "hand blasters"/magnets in his wrists. His head sculpt is based on the same "modified [[character model|animation model]] head" design as ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]]'s head, which had originally been designed with Windcharger in mind (see below). His magnet assembly also features [[C joint]] bars that can be used even when the magnets are retracted. As part of the ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[subline imprint]] of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toy line]], he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].<br />
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:Like many other ''Reveal the Shield'' toys, Windcharger fell victim to the discontinuation of the 2010 ''Transformers'' line by all major US retail chains in favor of the then upcoming ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line. While he ''was'' widely available in foreign markets such as the United Kingdom, Canada, or Germany, US [[fandom|fans]] who didn't want to import him could initially only buy him from online retailers. Windcharger, together with several other ''Reveal the Shield'' toys, later showed up at discount stores such as Ross and Five Below, where he sold for a mere $5 a pop, and CVS Pharmacies, who charged more than MSRP for him. Coupled with the demand for a new-sculpt toy of a 1984 character, this resulted in a situation where you could either buy him locally for cheap if you were lucky, or had to resort to importing him or even buying from [[Toy scalping|scalpers]]. On the upside, at least ''he'' got officially released, unlike [[Bodyblock (TF 2010)|the subsequent]] [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Scout Class]] [[Downshift (TF 2010)|wave]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===United===<br />
[[File:Unitedtoy-Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now with less ambiguity!]]<br />
*'''Windcharger vs Decepticon Wipe-Out''' (two-pack, [[2012]]-[[January 28|01-28]])<br />
**''ID number:'' '''UN-27'''<br />
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:Windcharger is part of wave five of [[Transformers United|''United'']], and comes packaged with his [[redeco]], [[Wipe-Out]]. ''United'' Windcharger replaces the rub sign with a tampographed Autobot symbol. While there are the ''slightest'' of plastic shade differences from the Hasbro release, they're pretty much visually negligible.<br />
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===Kre-O===<br />
[[File:KreO-Toy WindchargerKreon.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br />
*'''Mech Venom Strike''' (Beast Force Figure Pack, 2013)<br />
**''Set number'': '''2235'''<br />
**''Pieces'': 49 pieces<br />
**''Accessories'': Stand-brick, scoped pistol, Gun emplacement<br />
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: The "[[Mech Venom Strike]]" Beast Force set includes a Windcharger Kreon who can be rebuilt into a muscle car. Extra details are provided by customer-applied [[sticker]]s. He also has an adjustable gun emplacement with a pressure-launch missile.<br />
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: Windcharger reuses [[Hound (Kre-O)|Hound]]'s helmet and [[Sentinel Prime (Kre-O)|Sentinel Prime]]'s pistol.<br />
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: The set also comes with a buildable brick-beast [[Corhada]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)<br />
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: This version of Windcharger, voted "Most Likely to Run Out of Energon" by the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, including a visored face. He uses the Hound-style helmet.<br />
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:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock will be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Class of 1984 Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Generations===<br />
====Combiner Wars====<br />
[[File:TFGenerations Legends Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I sense my better toy nearby..]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Legends, [[2015]])<br />
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:Windcharger, released as part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line's ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[subline imprint]], is a retool of ''Generations'' [[Tailgate (G1)#Generations|Tailgate]] with a new head, which heavily resembles that of the ''Reveal the Shield'' figure. Because the head sculpt and the center of his vehicle mode hood are one piece, the latter is also changed, now sporting sculpted details instead of Tailgate's smooth surface. The [[5mm post|5mm peg hole]] is retained.<br />
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:His lower legs feature details that are intended to evoke the look of rear window shades. While both the original Windcharger toy and the ''Reveal the Shield'' figure actually had rear windows with sculpted "shades" that ended up on his legs, ''Combiner Wars'' Windcharger has a smooth rear window, and the details on his legs are a case of "[[kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux-parts]]". They weren't as obvious on Tailgate due to the latter's plastic color layout and the lack of paint, but on Windcharger, they're painted the same color as his actual rear window, making them stand out much more.<br />
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:He includes a collector card featuring art from the "[[Road to Ruin]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' (art which is highly evocative of [[#Transformers (2010)|the ''Reveal the Shield'' toy]] and ''not'' this one).<br />
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:The original version of this mold was redecoed into ''Timelines'' [[Nightracer (G1)#Timelines|Nightracer]] and served as the model for the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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====Power of the Primes====<br />
[[File:TF-POTP-Legends-Class-Windcharger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And the Legends Class toy above was thrown away...after a quick face swap]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Legends, [[2017]])<br />
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:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Windcharger is an all-new mold that transforms from a robot into fictionalized Pontiac Firebird Trans Am sports car that is based on his ''Generation 1'' toy. He also features an opening canopy on his alternate mode to let any Titan/Prime Masters to ride in.<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
===Decoy===<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Decoy, [[1987]])<br />
**''Decoy ID number'': '''25'''<br />
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:[[Decoy]] Windcharger is a small, red rubber figure depicting his robot mode. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was randomly packaged with [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Decoy Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[File:Windcharger-COTP01.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Look alive, men — oh, sorry, Windcharger."]]<br />
*Windcharger had the preliminary name of '''Sprint'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums, 2007/12/25 (via the Internet Archive)]</ref><br />
*Early in development, Bob Budiansky's original profiles for the ''Transformers'' characters also included nicknames by which they were known; Windcharger went by "'''Jack Rabbit'''". These nicknames were removed from the profiles when they were published as Marvel's ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' series, but some of them saw publication in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]''.<br />
*Poor ol' Windcharger is the only Autobot who doesn't get a name-check or a chance to use his special powers at any point during the show's three-part pilot, "[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]". All he gets to do is get beat up by [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. Per the episode's original script, he was ''supposed'' to get a brief spotlight helping Brawn and Huffer fight the [[oil rig]] fire at the conclusion of the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first episode]], but with the removal of this scene, he didn't even get to ''speak'' until "[[Divide and Conquer]]".<br />
*In an early draft of ''The Movie'', Windcharger's fate was much more gruesome. He survived the initial assault on Autobot City, true, but was present when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and his new troops came back to finish the job. Windcharger was launched into the air by a volley of missile fire that obliterated [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], and was ripped to pieces in midair by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and his "armada" '''flying through him'''. His dismembered parts rained down on [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], who then ran for it.<ref>http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html</ref><br />
*Windcharger makes a post-mortem appearance in the third season episode "[[Call of the Primitives]]" as the energy creature [[Tornedron]] attacks [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Whether this appearance was accidental or if he "got better" (like [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Victory cartoon|Wheeljack]]) is unknown.<br />
*Whether the ''Alternators'' Windcharger toy actually represents G1 Windcharger or the Omnibot [[Overdrive]], whom it was originally designed as (and actually released as under ''Binaltech''), is up for debate. The toy's packaging lacks a bio, it even predates the addition of mottos to ''Alternators'' packaging, and with ''Alternators'' designs not appearing in any fiction whatsoever (with [[Descent into Evil#Notes|one exception]]), all we have to go by is his name. Since Windcharger predates the practice of using the name of an established character as an alternate name for a toy of a different character from the same continuity whose name is unavailable for trademark (or other) reasons (see "[[Slag (G1)#Robot Heroes|Snarl]]", "[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Strafe]]", and "[[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generations|Caliburst]]" for a few examples), we have chosen to keep the figure listed on Windcharger's page, not least because the ''Binaltech'' version ''is'' listed on Overdrive's page after all.<br />
*The retool of ''Alternators'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]] was originally planned to be Windcharger (presumably in red), with the vehicle mode being a convertible. Ultimately, however, the toy ended up as [[Wheeljack (G1)#Alternators|Wheeljack]] instead, with a new head sculpt. The head sculpt originally intended for Ford-Windcharger eventually ended up being used for the retool of the actual "Windcharger" toy (the Honda S2000 mold) instead, now named "[[Decepticharge]]".<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Charger''' (チャージャー ''Chājā''), '''Windcharger''' (ウィンドチャージャー ''Windochājā'')<br />
*''Czech:'' '''Náprava'''<br />
*''French:'' '''Rapido''' (Canada)<br />
*''Hebrew:'' '''To'én Rúah''' (טוען רוח, "Wind Charger")<br />
*''Hungarian:'' '''Széllovas''' ("Wind-rider")<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Lampo''' ("Lightning Flash")<br />
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chōngdiànqì''' (China, 充电器, "(Electrical) Charger")<br />
*''Portuguese:'' '''Ventania''', '''Vendaval''', '''Giro''' (Brazil comics)<br />
*''Russian:'' '''Razrjadnik''' (Разрядник, "Discharger")<br />
*''South American:'' '''Camaro'''<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
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[[Category:Combiner Wars]]<br />
[[Category:Decoys]]<br />
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Kreons]]<br />
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:''Windcharger is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''<br />
[[File:Windcharger flash.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|This looks like a job for...]]<br />
Of all the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s crew who crash-landed on Earth, '''Windcharger''' is unquestionably the fastest on the ground, at least for short distances. Windcharger can go from zero to 60 MPH virtually instantly, limited only by the traction between his tires and their driving surface. Frequently, after tearing away with a neck-snapping jerk, he will just as rapidly squeal to a halt to investigate something that caught his eye, for Windcharger is impulsive as well as impatient, both in mind and in body.<br />
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In [[robot mode]], Windcharger can energize his arms and make them the poles of a precisely controllable electromagnet, powerful enough to levitate ten tons of steel 700 feet away. With care, he can draw objects gently toward him or hurl them violently away. Also, as the long-suffering laws of physics dictate, this field is extremely strong near Windcharger; at close range, he can tear magnetic objects to shreds.<br />
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Unfortunately for Windcharger, his power supply, biased as it is toward a brief, heavy overload, is prone to failure if the overload is too severe or too long-lasting. Even worse, his impulsive nature makes him hardly willing to exercise the mental control he needs to avoid overusing his power. As a result, Windcharger often finds himself stumbling home, reeking of ozone and burned insulation, and needing medical attention and a nice, tall, chilled glass of dielectric [[oil]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===<br />
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''Five million years ago, Windcharger was part of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s plan to defend [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] from the [[Decepticon]]s. After Prime lured the Decepticons onto a bridge and blew it up, Windcharger used his magnetic powers to pull him to safety.'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}}<br />
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Windcharger was among the elite few selected by Optimus Prime to join him in crashing the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] into the [[Earth]], to keep the ship's secrets from the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}} After the Autobots awoke in [[1984]], Windcharger was very concerned with how they would obtain more fuel, though thankfully a solution presented itself almost immediately; [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] had befriended a human who suggested a means of converting gasoline to Energon. {{storylink|Power Play!}} After the human, [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], was abducted by the Decepticons, Windcharger participated in the attack on [[Fortress Sinister]] to rescue him. After the clash, Windcharger looked on at [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]'s body, deactivated following his fellow Autobot's plummet from the Decepticon fortress, but still salvageable. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} ''Returning to base, the Autobots busied themselves in repairing the Ark. During their work, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] was subjected to a powerful electrical feedback, altering his personality and making him violently irrational. The haywire Autobot stormed out and began rampaging through a nearby town, forcing Windcharger and the others to subdue him. Another electrical shock returned Brawn to his senses, but the Autobots couldn't be sure he was wholly back to normal. His test of loyalty came in the form of a trial by combat against [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], and though Windcharger believed that Brawn was destroyed in the duel, he was overjoyed to see that the Autobot's demise had simply been a ruse orchestrated using Mirage's holographic powers. Windcharger then cheered as Brawn was welcomed back into the Autobot fold.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}}<br />
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[[File:WindchargerTriumphant.gif|left|upright=1.1|thumb|When he gets done with Guardian, he's gonna erase all the big guy's VHS tapes. Just BECAUSE.]]<br />
''During a Decepticon attack on the Ark, Optimus Prime attempted to activate the Ark's computer, known as [[Aunty|Auntie]], to bring the defense systems back online. Unfortunately, Auntie had been damaged in the crash and become unstable. Unable to remember who was friend or foe, she used a magnetic field to subdue all the combatants aside from Windcharger and [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], whose magnetic powers enabled them to counter Auntie’s magnetic force. With Ravage's help, Windcharger was able to deactivate Auntie's [[Guardian (Marvel)|Guardian]] battle droid. Once Ravage shut down Auntie, Windcharger used his powers to hurl [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] from the Autobot base.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}<br />
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After witnessing [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] accuse [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] of treachery, Windcharger battled the Decepticons once more, but was defeated by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] along with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} His deactivated body was strung up from the Ark's ceiling to be used as spare parts. {{storylink|The New Order}}<br />
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''The Decepticons reprogrammed Guardian while in control of the Ark, and once they had been vanquished from the ship, the droid was reactivated. At this time, the Ark was still full of deactivated Autobots in need of repair. The few active Autobots made Windcharger's reactivation a priority so that he could use his magnetic powers to thwart the hostile droid. Ultimately, however, Windcharger did not get the chance, as [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] stepped up to the task instead.'' {{storylink|The Wrath of Grimlock!}}<br />
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After [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] had put the bulk of the Autobots back in working order, he had Windcharger and the others go on a diagnostics run through the open plains to ensure they were back in tip-top shape. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} Some time later, Windcharger was gunned down by Optimus Prime's body when the Decepticons took control of it using a fake head. {{storylink|Prime Time!}}<br />
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''When the Autobots were dispatched to locate the missing [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], all suffering from madness due to circuit damage, Windcharger was assigned to lead "A-Team", which included [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. The three searched for [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] in a northern [[California]] swamp, but were captured in a Decepticon ambush led by [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]. They were later rescued thanks to Bumblebee.'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}}<br />
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He was seen much later, watching [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] duke it out for leadership of the Autobots on the moon. He then took part in fighting the Decepticon forces that attempted to ambush them. {{storylink|Totaled!}}<br />
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br />
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====<br />
{{voiceactor|[[John Stephenson]] (English), [[Terry McGovern]] (English, "Masquerade"), [[Keiichi Nanba]] (Japanese), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "SOS Dinobots"), [[Takurō Kitagawa]] (Japanese, "Microbots", "Fire on the Mountain")|[[Liu Qin]] (Chinese), [[Juan Cuadra]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Antônio Patiño]] (Brazilian Portuguese, 1st voice), [[Niko Macoulis]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "Masquerade"), [[Frank Muth]] (German, ''Generation 2'' dub of "S.O.S. Dinobots"}}<br />
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[[File:MTMTE2 Windcharger coat.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"A phone booth! I need a phone booth!! ...Also, pants."]]<br />
Windcharger was part of the initial crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', on a mission to seek out new energy sources to fuel their struggle with the Decepticons. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} After awakening on Earth over four million years later, Windcharger participated in the unsuccessful Autobot counter-attack on the Decepticon siege of [[Sherman Dam]], which was being run at dangerous capacities to fill the Decepticons' [[energon cube]]s. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}}<br />
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He was also among the group of Autobots who attempted to stop the Decepticons raiding the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]]. He dressed up in a lab coat during an attempt to trick the Decepticons into attacking a fake rocket base, though it turned out the Decepticons they were fighting were decoys, and he and the other Autobots were forced to try and stop the Decepticons from taking off in their [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}<br />
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When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] was severely damaged, Windcharger, [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] went to see how the repairs were going, unaware that [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] had hitched a ride on Brawn's shoulder. He later helped defend headquarters long enough for a new [[cosmitron]] to be retrieved from Cybertron, so Prime could be repaired. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}} Windcharger attended the unveiling of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and was knocked over by [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] during the ensuing chaos. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}<br />
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[[File:FireOnTheMountain Windcharger vehiclemode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|[[Laserbeak (G1)|Tinfoil turkey]] at seven o'clock.]]<br />
Of all the other Autobots, he seemed to be closest to [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], judging from their excellent teamwork and friendly banter while journeying with [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] to investigate a Decepticon super-weapon in Peru. When Windcharger was injured during the battle later in that mission, Brawn was quick to swear vengeance for the small 'bot. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} <br />
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[[File:UltimateDoom2 Windcharger tractorbeam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Windcharger, sitting in the rafters, waving a flashlight in a slow circle. Welcome to the worst rave ever.]]<br />
When [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] was kidnapped by the Decepticons, Windcharger was in the group which tunneled beneath the [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|Decepticon base]], using his magnetic field to detect when they'd reached their destination and carrying Sparkplug from the base. Along with the other Autobots, he was unsuccessful in preventing [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] from bringing Cybertron into Earth's orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} After [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] fell into a chasm during the Autobot retreat, Windcharger used his tractor beam to pull the little Autobot out. The eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary|the volcano]] at Autobot HQ blew Windcharger, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Huffer into the air, necessitating a rescue by Skyfire. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}}<br />
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[[File:PlagueOfInsecticons Windcharger repulsorfield.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Windcharger's call for help from the sea creatures was unsuccessful. It was answered by a yellow Volkswagen and a kid in a hard hat.]]<br />
After [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] were sighted in [[Bali]], Windcharger, Brawn and Bumblebee headed there in Skyfire. They found the Insecticons feeding on a field of hay, but had trouble fighting them off. Windcharger had to set up a repulsor field to stop them from being cut to bits by the spikes from [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]'s grenade. The rest of the Autobots turned up in time to save their bacon, and they pursued the Decepticons to a nearby refinery. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}<br />
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Windcharger was in the group of Autobots who attempted to defend a new Air Force rocket base from the Decepticons. He and Ratchet were taken out by an attack from behind by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]], who was promptly given the boot by Brawn. Windcharger was OK though, and later helped the other Autobots try to reason with [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] when the boy was placed in a robot body and went a little nuts. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} He was hanging around Autobot HQ when [[Teletraan I]] detected strange readings from the bottom of the Atlantic, but didn't bother volunteering to go check it out. {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} At one point, he helped the other Autobots construct [[detection plate]]s to increase Headquarter's security grid. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}<br />
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[[File:PrimeProblem Windcharger scrap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Silly Windcharger — did you destroy another good PC with your amazing magnetic powers?"<br>"...A bee flew by and I panicked."]]<br />
Much like the other Autobots, Windcharger was bemused by Optimus Prime's odd behavior after one particular battle, and even more confused when a second Optimus drove into Headquarters. Their test to determine the real Prime proved inconclusive, however the Autobots were alerted by strange energy readings from the crevasse the earlier battle had taken place at. Returning to the scene, they battled the Decepticons again, however Windcharger and Spike spotted [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] acting oddly, and found Megatron's [[Incredibly tall rocket|control center]], from which he was controlling the false Prime.<br />
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Before they could return to warn the other Autobots, the pair were spotted, and Windcharger was knocked into the crevasse, where he only escaped destruction by transforming — his vehicle mode tires insulated him from the [[korlonium crystal]]s filling the crevasse. He was able to climb out and warn the other Autobots. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}<br />
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[[File:PrimeTarget Optimus addresses Autobots.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|"Why do I bother showing up for roll call when no one ever talks to me?"]]<br />
Windcharger was around when [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] attempted to demonstrate how he'd taught the Dinobots to better control their abilities. It didn't go well. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} When Megatron supercharged himself with the [[Heart of Cybertron]], Windcharger helped defend Headquarters against the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Microbots}} All of the Autobots were banished from Earth after the Decepticons framed them with an elaborate plan. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} They almost crashed into the sun, but made it back to Earth safely. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}<br />
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After a close call with [[Cybertonium]] depletion, Windcharger was around for a ceremony honoring Spike, [[Carly]] and the Dinobots for retrieving more of the valuable substance from Cybertron. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} He, Huffer and [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] blasted Decepticon drones in New York City. {{storylink|Make Tracks}} After [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and Bumblebee disappeared, Windcharger took part in the search. As the other Autobots were picked off by [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] and his servant [[Dinsmoore]], Windcharger narrowly escaped one of their fiendish traps. He regrouped at HQ with the other Autobots in time for Chumley to deliver his challenge to Optimus. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}<br />
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[[File:WindchargerTFMovie.jpg|thumb|He got better... maybe.]]<br />
Windcharger was among the five Autobots who disguised themselves as [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] in order to halt one of Megatron's evil schemes; he [[camouflage paint|camouflaged himself]] as [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. When the group was forced to become a fake [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], Windcharger's magnetic powers were essential to pull the Autobots together for the illusion. {{storylink|Masquerade}}<br />
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Windcharger was among the Autobots killed at the [[Battle of Autobot City]]; [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] pulled his corpse into the shelter of a bunker and laid it alongside that of Wheeljack. With the other Autobots occupied with fighting Devastator, Windcharger singlehandedly took on the Seekers and the rest of the Decepticon Army. Using his magnetic powers and secretly planted explosives, Windcharger laid waste to all the Decepticons, except for Starscream, who flew out of the area, transformed into jet mode, and blasted Windcharger with his null rays, resulting in Windcharger's death. {storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}<br />
{{note|Windcharger’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]].''}}<br />
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====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====<br />
Windcharger greeted [[Kenji]], the Autobots' new human friend, when he came to visit their headquarters in [[Japan]]. Shortly afterwards, the city of Yokohama came under attack from the Decepticons, and Windcharger followed Optimus Prime to the site of the battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}<br />
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====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====<br />
After the Autobots had foiled the Decepticons' [[Omega Whip|latest plan]], Windcharger and dozens of other Autobots arrived at the villains base alongside [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] to punish them for their misdeeds. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}<br />
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====''Story of Binaltech''====<br />
Granted a vision of the future by the time-tossed Decepticon [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] saw Windcharger's looming death in the year 2005, and resolved to save his life. {{storylink|Project Bodyshop}}<br />
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Two BT-16 Honda S-2000 Aero Style bodies were built for Windcharger to use, but the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] shuttle they were on disappeared during delivery. One of the BT-16s ended up being possessed by the [[spark]] of a [[Blackarachnia (BW)|future Transformer]], while the other was implanted with an evil [[laser core]] by [[Unicron]] and became [[Decepticharge]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}<br />
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====''Wings Universe''====<br />
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By 2012, memorial statues of Windcharger, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] had been built at Autobot City. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}}<br />
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====''Deviations''====<br />
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] survived the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Windcharger's body was lined up with other victims of the battle to be honored. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}<br />
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====Dinobots Strike Back====<br />
[[File:DinobotsStrikeBack-magnets.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Slagging magnets, how do they work?]]<br />
When [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] used a [[cerebro-shell]] to control the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and send them on a violent rampage, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had few options. One option involved letting [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] use a hologram of Optimus Prime to lure the Dinobots over a cliff. The other was to allow Windcharger to use his magnetic powers to remove the shells from a distance. Windcharger was eager to be chosen.<br />
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But how far away should he stand? If he stands too close, he may cause a whirlwind of magnetic destruction that would rip the Dinobots to shreds, causing dino-corpse parts to fly about and knock the Autobots around! But if he stands too far away, his powers may have no effect and everyone will die helplessly at the hands of their brainwashed comrades. <br />
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Windcharger stood 40 feet away: <br />
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{{quote|"The magnetism is too much - they'll be ripped apart!" shouts Prowl as bolts, screws, and bits of metal fly away from the whirling Dinobots. "I'm afraid you're right," Windcharger replies with a frown, "but there's nothing we can do."}}<br />
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Let's stand a little further away next time, Windcharger. You murderer. <br />
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In the alternate path, he did just that. From 100 feet away, his magnetic field harmlessly popped all four shells right off. <br />
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The next day, in one possible path, Skids returned to the ''Ark'' to report Bumblebee disappearing after radioing him about a secret base inside [[Mount Lomas]] where the Decepticons were ready to process black coral into superfuel. While Prowl wanted to have the Dinobots infiltrate and back-stab the Decepticons, Windcharger advocated an immediate all-out assault, partly for Bumblebee's sake. Turns out either course of action would produce an Autobot victory, but [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] didn't fare as well if Optimus selected Windcharger's plan. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}<br />
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====Earthquake====<br />
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In one possible sequence of events, Windcharger was sent out alongside Powerglide and Beachcomber to investage a secret Decepticon fortress discovered by Beachcomber. Once the three Autobots arrived at cliff face that concealed the Decepticons' base, the three of them debated on which course of action they would take.<br />
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If the three Autobots decided to walk through the main entrance of the Decepticons' base, Windcharger was the first to charge forward. Unfortunately for Windcharger, the doors slammed shut upon him, crushing him into a heap of smoking metal. Fortunately for Windcharger, Rumble was tricked into creating an earthquake that incapacitated the Decepticons almost immediately, allowing for Powerglide and Beachcomber to retrieve his remains, and bring them to Ratchet for repairs. <br />
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If the trio decided instead to look for an alternate entrance into the Decepticon fortress, they discovered a narrow passageway hidden behind bushes and scrubs. Beachcomber then led his squad into the passageway until they emerged into a storage room. Leading out of the storage room was a passage not unlike the one from which they had just emerged, and a brightly lit corridor. Windcharger voted to explore the other dark passageway.<br />
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If Beachcomber joined Windcharger, the two of them soon found themselves before a heavy stone doorway. Hearing Decepticon voices beyond the door, the pair argued whether or not to try spring a surprise attack on the Decepticons.<br />
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If Beachcomber decided to proceed with Windcharger and attack, the two Autobots started to argue once more on how to get through the heavy door. While Windcharger was eager to use his magnetic abilities to bust it down, Beachcomber considered attempting to decode the door’s access lock.<br />
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If the pair managed to decode the door’s password, they found themselves intruding upon Megatron’s secret chamber. Upon hearing Megatron approaching, the pair grabbed him from behind. Taken by surprised, the Decepticon leader was tricked into thinking that the Autobots had has base surrounded, and was made to have the Decepticons surrender. After contacting Optimus Prime, to send reinforcements, the Decepticons’ ploy was successfully undone.<br />
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If the pair were unable to decode the door’s password, Windcharger attempted to smash the door down, despite Beachcomber’s protests. All Windcharger managed to do was make a lot of noise, and the two Autobots fled. Unfortunately, as they retreated, they were spotted by Megatron, who blocked off their exit in his weapon mode. The Decepticon leader then promptly slaughtered the pair.<br />
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If Beachcomber decided to explore the brightly-lit corridor with Powerglide, Windcharger was unable to find anything of importance on his own. But the other two Autobots shortly met up with him once more, and informed Windcharger that they had uncovered the Decepticons’ ploy. The trio returned to Autobot headquarters to relate their findings to Optimus Prime. The Decepticons planned to use a Destruction Beam to create a fault line near Center City, which would in turn be exploited by Rumble’s earthquake-inducing abilities to destroy the entire area. The Autobots then decided to split up in two groups, one to attack the Decepticons’ fortress, the other to attempt to stop Rumble in Center City. It is unknown which group, if any, Windcharger was assigned to.<br />
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Alternatively, if Beachcomber decided to have Windcharger, Powerglide and himself each investigate a different area of the Decepticons’ fortress, Beachcomber would get himself captured, leading to his teammate’s capture. Windcharger was ordered executed by Buzzsaw while the Decepticons carried on with their evil deeds. {{storylink|Earthquake (book)|Earthquake}}<br />
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====Desert Flight====<br />
[[File:DesertFlightDirgeandThrustattackAutobots.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br />
Windcharger was part of a group of the Autobots’ best scouts, led by Optimus on a fuel-finding mission. He rescued Powerglide from crashing before the Autobots’ newest adventure could even begin when P.G.’s engines stalled, through the use of his magnetic abilities. The noise the convoy had heard, which had led to Powerglide stalling out, was a large explosion in the distance. Optimus sent Cosmos to investigate the noise.<br />
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If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus’s convoy moved in to investigate a nearby Decepticon base. En route, the Autobots passed near a human town, but began floating in mid-air before being able to reach it. Evidently, the phenomenon was caused by a Decepticon anti-gravity weapon.<br />
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If Optimus ordered his troops to come to the humans’ aid, they found themselves taking part in a struggle in futility, as the entire town was near-weightless, meaning they couldn’t put the humans anywhere where they wouldn’t float away once more. Then, the Autobots heard Decepticons approaching. Helpless in their current position, the Autobots were quickly eradicated by the Decepticons.<br />
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If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, they soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam’s influence. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. The Decepticons were quickly forced to break off their attack and retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The Autobots then headed for the Decepticon base, with their stowaway. Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.<br />
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If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth’s surface to float helplessly out into space.<br />
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Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy’s suggestion. In actuality, Windcharger and the rest of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus’s trailer. The Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes. Windcharger was tasked with disabling the Decepticons’ forcefield, so that further Autobot reinforcements could allow for a quick victory. Seeking out the control room, Windcharger came face-to-face with a Decepticon drone, demanding a password. The Decepticons being rather uncreative with the passwords, Windcharger settled on two possible phrases that had a high possibility of being correct.<br />
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If Windcharger guessed that the password was “MEGATRON IS SUPREME!” he was promptly executed by the Decepticon drone.<br />
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If Windcharger guessed that the password was “DEATH TO OPTIMUS PRIME!” the guard drone allowed him safe passage. Windcharger then easily turned off the bases’s forcefield.<br />
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In the event that Buddy tampered with the gravity gun in the ensuing battle, the Autobots would emerge victorious.<br />
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In the event that Buddy instead entered a space-time anomaly created throughout the course of the battle, the Autobots would lose their fight against the Decepticons, and Windcharger wound up either injured or dead.<br />
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In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos had taken off to explore the Decepticon base on his own, The Autobot convoy were surprised to see two Cosmoses flying back towards them some time later. Both Cosmoses declared themselves to be the real one, and urged Optimus to destroy the other.<br />
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If Optimus destroyed the wrong Cosmos, the duplicate obliterated Windcharger and the rest of the Autobots with the proton bomb it housed within its body.<br />
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If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons’ schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons’ base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}<br />
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====Decepticon Poison====<br />
[[File:DecepticonPoisonAutobotVictory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br />
Windcharger’s magnetic powers come from his magnetic gun, rather than being built into his superstructure.<br />
In one possible scenario, Windcharger was amongst the troops that Optimus brought to the Decepticons’ poison lab, in order to foil the Decepticons’ plan of poisoning the humans’ nearby water supply. Upon seeing the Decepticons hauling out barrels of poison, Windcharger suggested that he drive down and use his magnetic powers to cause a ruckus. The rest of the Autobots would then be able to come in and take care of the Decepticons easily.<br />
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If Optimus went along with Windcharger’s plan, WIndcharger would levitate the barrels over the Decepticons’ head with his magnetic abilities, leading to Jazz and Prowl working together to ignite their contents over the Decepticons’ heads. The Decepticons were forced to retreat, and the lab was destroyed, allowing the Autobots to drive back to base victoriously. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}<br />
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===Sticker Adventures books===<br />
Windcharger helped fend off a Decepticon attack. He and the other Autobots then enjoyed an unusual lull in Decepticon activities for the next several days, only to find out they had been lulled into a false sense of security; the Decepticons had stolen the Autobots’ entire supply of fuel during this quiet time. Windcharger set out to find more fuel before it was too late, only for Hound to tell him that the Decepticons were already approaching. Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel.Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}<br />
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===<br />
Windcharger was one of the thirty-five Autobots rebuilt on Earth as terrestrial vehicles. Learning that Megatron was once more up to no good, Windcharger joined Optimus and the rest of the Autobots in an assault on the Decepticon base. Finding themselves welcomed with open arms into the enemy stronghold, Windcharger gave Optimus a confused look in response to these bizarre happenings. The Decepticons' act was soon revealed as a distraction, and Windcharger engaged Soundwave in combat, repelling the Decepticon with a magentic field. The Autobots were expelled from the Decepticons' headquarters, but soon returned to do battle with the evil robots once more when Megatron executed his plan to take millions of humans hostage ina a bid to gain the Earth's unconditional surrender. In the fight that followed, Windcharger was blasted by Devastator. The Autobots eventually won the conflict thanks to the Dinobots' timely intervention, and Windcharger drove away with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}<br />
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[[File:GrimlockpullsDevastatorstatue-ASW.jpeg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br />
In order to liberate a group of Autobot hostages from the Decepticons, Windcharger helped build a statue of Devastator, from within which the Autobots could hide. Windcharger helped bring the false peace offering before the Decepticons' headquarters. From this point on, it was up to the Autobots hiding within the statue to rescue the hostages. They ultimately succeeded. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}<br />
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===Marvel coloring books===<br />
Windcharger was part of the Autobot convoy that followed Optimus Prime into battle when the Autobots learned that the Decepticons were using a [[molecular transfer device]] to steal fuel from all over the globe. He helped Huffer fight Starscream by using his magnetic powers to pull the Decepticon down into Huffer's range. Having expended a lot of his energy during the fight against the Decepticons, Windcharger was tended to by Ratchet, and received a fuel transfer from the much less fuel-efficient [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]].{{storylink|Summertime Coloring Book}}<br />
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===Ladybird Books continuity===<br />
Windcharger was part of a battle unit assembled by Optimus Prime to stop the Decepticons from seizing control of...a single windmill. (No, really.) {{storylink|Laserbeak's Fury}}<br />
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' ??<br />
While spying on the Decepticons, Windcharger found out that they were intending to use Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]]'s solar reactor to drain all the [[Sun]]'s energy for their own use, spelling doom for Earth. He returned to headquarters to warn [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and found that Dr. Blaisedale had already been persuaded to help the Autobots. They raced to the solar plant to defend it against the Decepticons, but when Blaisedale was kidnapped by [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], Windcharger was part of a team led by Optimus to rescue her. By the time they got back to the solar plant, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] had run out of energy, and Windcharger had to push him clear of the battle. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}<br />
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===The Battle for Planet Earth===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}<br />
After a day of hard work repairing the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', Windcharger and the other Autobots relaxed in front of the [[television]], only to discover the Decepticons were kidnapping humans. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} He, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] kept the Decepticon base under constant surveillance via a shift system. When Windcharger spotted the Decepticons leaving for [[Stanley Lake]], he alerted the other Autobots and was part of the mission to save the dam there. {{Storylink|Menace at the Dam}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] attempted to defect to the Autobots, Windcharger thought that the Decepticon would have much useful information for them. As it turned out, it was a trick so Starscream could pass on information to the Decepticons, but the Autobots were able to use it to their advantage and destroy the Decepticon base. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}<br />
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===Deadly Paradise===<br />
[[File:DeadlyParadise Windcharger kills Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oh, okay, ''that's'' how they work. Yikes.]]<br />
Windcharger was part of a team of Autobots who traveled to [[Carob Island]] to investigate suspected Decepticon activity. Upon discovering Decepticon machines digging for a unique ore, he helped destroy them using his magnetic abilities. It soon transpired that the Decepticons were forcing local roboticist [[Cee|Madame Cee]] to build fake Autobots, and after rescuing [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] from her grasp, Windcharger and the others made it to the Decepticon base on the island. They were initially captured and imprisoned, but were soon busted out by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and started attacking their captors. During the battle, Windcharger grabbed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and crushed him to death using the full force of his personal magnetic field. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}<br />
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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===<br />
When [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] was brainwashed by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s cerebro-shell, Windcharger was able to magnetically remove the shell from his head on the battle field, in a manner that apparently caused no lasting brain damage. Hooray! {{storylink|Insecticon Attack!}}<br />
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When the Decepticons invaded a car show at the Coliseum, Windcharger was one of the robots in disguise who infiltrated the show to thwart the Decepticon plot. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}<br />
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br />
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Windcharger was among the crew of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed on [[Earth]], and awoke in 1984 to battle the Decepticons. When the Autobots defeated the Decepticons and planned to return to Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark II]]'', Windcharger was one of many Transformers recovered by Lazarus after the starship exploded over the Arctic. In 2002, the Decepticons broke free of Lazarus's control before the Autobots, and tore through their captive enemies. Optimus Prime and a free group of Autobots did some spot-welding to repair as many comrades as they could in a hurry, but Windcharger was too badly damaged and remained off-line until after the resulting battle in [[San Francisco]] was over. {{storylink|Prime Directive}}<br />
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[[File:NightofCombaticons Wheeljack Windcharger defeated.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|This looks familiar....]]<br />
''When Optimus Prime and Megatron joined forces against the U.S. military, Windcharger was on hand with the Autobots in confronting the President's forces. He was one of the first to fall before the assault of the [[deconstructionite]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}''<br />
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The Autobots were entrenched against the Decepticons on the shores of [[Alaska]], fighting over a pod containing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], when Shockwave arrived from Cybertron. Shockwave proclaimed a new era of peace, slaying Scourge in the process. Optimus Prime and a number of other Autobots were forced to surrender to Shockwave's fantastically violent security force, but Windcharger was part of a small unit that managed to sneak away and remain in hiding on Earth. These 'bots, led by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], were tasked with investigating Scourge's appearance, to gain further insight on the unfolding events. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Windcharger, Jazz, and Brawn returned to the Alaska battlefield, only to discover that Scourge's body had vanished. Baffled by this turn of events, Windcharger suggested that the group return to base, and leave the brainier 'bots to figure out what to do next. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}<br />
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After the end of Shockwave's despotic rule over Cybertron, the Autobots on Cybertron made contact with Windcharger's crew for an update and promised to send supplies. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Unfortunately, a group of Decepticons returned to Earth under Starscream's command first. Windcharger was deactivated battling the brutal [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and subsequently left to rust at the bottom of a lake. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} He was eventually fished out by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (who had arrived from Cybertron with Bumblebee with supplies), but they were waylaid by [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} Bumper, Warpath, Windcharger and the other unconscious Autobots were then transported to a secret underground facility. {{storylink|Atonement}} There, the EDC began repairs on the Autobots, though Windcharger needed more work than most, and was still off-line when several other Autobots accompanied [[Marissa Faireborn]] and her soldiers on a mission to [[San Desto]]. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}<br />
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By the time the San Desto mission had been completed, Windcharger was back on his feet. He and the rest of Jazz's team said their goodbyes to Marissa before departing in the ''Orion''. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} The Autobots traveled to Alaska, where Prowl and the troops serving under him had already begun construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}<br />
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===''The Beast Within''===<br />
After a brutal battle during which [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Windcharger’s butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}<br />
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br />
[[File:Shadowplay3-WindchargerLowBoredomThreshold.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Magic arms!]]<br />
Windcharger was an "[[outlier]]": a Transformer who had some abnormal skill or attribute that had nothing to do with his alt mode. (He called them his "magic arms".) [[Functionism|Functionists]] ''hate'' that crap, so he kept it secret and hung out at the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]], where [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Senator Shockwave]] had created a safe haven for outliers. Windcharger owed so much to Shockwave that he joined him and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] in a heist, risking his life against a [[Senate]] conspiracy; his magnetic powers were used to "fly" the thieves into the [[Primal Basilica]] to steal "the Matrix" (actually a bomb) without tripping any alarms. He also used his magnetism to stop the bomb falling when Ratchet accidentally dropped it. Sadly, his Academy home was destroyed and his mentor Shockwave [[Shadowplay|brainwashed]] in an [[Institute]] branch. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}<br />
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The Outliers stuck with Orion Pax and aided him in defending a [[hot spot]] in [[Alyon]] from [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[Cybertron Elite Guard|forces]]. With help from a group of time travelers from the ''[[Lost Light]]'' of the future, the group took down a weapons platform sent to irradiate the hot spot's [[spark]]s: in Windcharger's case, he magnetically ''hurled'' Pax ''through'' the platform. They then had their memories of the travelers wiped by [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]]. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}<br />
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Some time later, after [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] were killed in the line of duty, Windcharger attended their funeral. Most mourners were Autobots working in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] Security Services, with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] present, so Windcharger may or may not have switched to the Security Services. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}<br />
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Windcharger responded to Optimus' rallying call for additional support and fought in the following battle for control of Cybertron. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Windcharger later met the Autobot leader personally (again). {{storylink|Endgame}}<br />
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[[File:TheIronAge Autobots vs Decepticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Behind Prime, firing without looking, not hitting anything. Damn it, Windcharger, quit trying to look cool and just act normal!]]<br />
As the war spread across Cybertron, Windcharger became a soldier in the Autobot army under Optimus Prime's command. When they were defending a city from the Decepticon advancing force, Optimus Prime ordered [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] to use his speed to break through the enemy ranks and sow confusion. Windcharger volunteered his own rapid movement, but Optimus Prime rebuffed him due to Blurr's superior speed, and asked Windcharger to hold the line with [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]. After their victory, he was seen at a celebration talking with [[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]]. {{storylink|The Iron Age}}<br />
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[[File:WokenFuries-Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]<br />
Much, much later, Windcharger made it to [[Earth]], along with [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] after the Decepticons wiped out Autobot outposts across the galaxy. {{storylink|Ride-Along}} At one point, Windcharger was captured by [[Skywatch]], along with [[Gears (G1)|Gears]]. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}}<br />
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He was released from captivity once the Autobots and Skywatch settled their differences, but it wasn't long before the Decepticons struck once again. Forced to abandon their Skywatch base, Windcharger and the other Autobots fled towards [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] only to find themselves under attack, first from humans with anti-Transformer sentiments, then from [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] himself. Even the Autobots' combined firepower failed to put a scratch on the Decepticon's brand new body, and they were defeated in short order. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}<br />
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Most of the Autobots left Earth a while later, intending to return to Cybertron. They took a captive Megatron with them, and seeing the powerful Decepticon leader in bonds was a source of great interest to Windcharger and others. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory #1}} Once back on their home planet, the Autobots fought against [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}<br />
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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===<br />
Windcharger was a goalie in in a game of soccer against [[Airachnid]] and the Constructicons. {{storylink|Ultimate Defender}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===<br />
Windcharger had been taken prisoner by the Decepticons, and was hidden away in their maze-like base along with several other Autobots. This prompted Optimus Prime to embark on a rescue mission. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}<br />
===''Transformers Legends''===<br />
Windcharger was among the Autobots handpicked by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] for a mission to deliver energon to a hidden Autobot base. Unfortunately their plan was foiled by the interference of [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] and [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]. {{storylink|Road to Ruin}}<br />
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Windcharger was part of [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]'s team which had to speed a vital component to a power station to prevent it from exploding. They made it, despite interference from [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|Rushdown Road}}<br />
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Windcharger and a few other Autobots were heading back from a charity event when they received a distress signal from a nearby human military base. Investigating, they found the Decepticons scouring the base for the [[MacGuffin Generator]]. Though Windcharger learned of the device's location, he was too late to prevent [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] from stealing it. Though the Decepticons appeared to have won as they activated the device, it proved too volatile and blew them off into the distance. Windcharger helped the humans rebuild the base in the battle's aftermath. {{storylink|Raiding Party}}<br />
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===<br />
[[File:BattleTacticsWindcharger.jpg|thumb|right|400px]]<br />
Windcharger participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character that could be recruited by collecting 35 units of Cybermetal, and 16 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[File:G1Windcharger toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What, no face? Ripoff!]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1984]]/[[2003]])<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''12'''<br />
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:Released in the first year of Transformers in the same color as its [[Micro Change|Microchange]] version, and later on in a darker shade of red (coinciding with the addition of the rub mark to the line in 1985), Windcharger transforms into a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Pontiac Firebird Trans Am|Pontiac Firebird Trans Am]] sports car. The Microchange toyline was meant to depict robots that turn into toy cars, which accounts for the somewhat cartoonish proportions of Windcharger's Trans Am mode.<br />
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:This mold was also used to make [[Camaro]], and was [[retool]]ed to make [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-windcharger/264/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Windcharger at Transformerland.com]''<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
::*''[http://www.botchthecrab.com/archive/instructions/autobot/1984/instr_windcharger.jpg Instructions for Windcharger at Botchthecrab.com]''<br />
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*'''Camaro''' (Robocar, [[1985]])<br />
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:Released in Brazil by [[Estrela]] in 1985, Robocar Camaro was available in two color schemes: red and grey (Windcharger's original colors) and white and grey. Whether or not Robocar Camaro is the same character as the evil [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] Camaro is unknown.<br />
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:No, he's not actually a Camaro.<br />
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[[File:AntexCamaro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[http://s0.ilike.com/play#The+Dead+Milkmen:Bitchin%27+Camaro:68893:s10602794.13120974.22864842.0.2.154%2Cstd_b4a67af2604249fab8fed0385ab3a138 BITCHIN CAMARO BITCHIN CAMARO]]]<br />
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*'''Camaro''' (Robocar, 19??)<br />
:Released in Argentina by [[Antex]], Robocar Camaro was available in two color schemes: blue and black and yellow and black. Both toys feature a paper decal based on the original Microchange sticker on the [[robot mode]] chest that doesn't particularly like to stay in place thanks to weak glue.<br />
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:While Camaro's cardback depicted a white version, it is suspected that this was merely photography of an Estrela toy, and that the white version was never sold in Argentina.<br />
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[[File:G1-toy WindchargerKeychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Keychain, 2003)<br />
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:In 2003, toy company [[Fun4All]] made four different keychains, based on four of the original Generation 1 [[Mini Vehicle]] molds, Windcharger among them. This version is almost identical to the original, only it has a ring on the front bumper to attach the chain portion, and no face paint.<br />
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:In Japan, all four keychains were released in blind-packed boxes. Each one also had a rarer all-black "chase" version. While the normal Windcharger retained the lack of silver face-paint, the black version actually got the silver paint on his face once again.<br />
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:This toy was [[redeco]]ed to make the [[BotCon Europe 2002]] [[exclusive]] [[Rook (Universe)|Rook]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/BlackWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on the black keychain Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Alternators===<br />
[[File:AltWindcharger toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Who am I and what happened to my gun?!!]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Alternator, [[2004]])<br />
**''Alternator ID number'': '''10'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Engine-shield<br />
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:Originally designed to be an updated version of the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] [[Overdrive#Binaltech|Overdrive]], this ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy ended up having its name changed to "Windcharger" by [[Hasbro]] after they were unable to obtain the [[trademark]] for "Overdrive". (The toy ''was'' released as Overdrive as part of the Japanese ''Binaltech'' line, however.) His [[alternate mode]] is a [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] 1:24 scale Honda S2000 sports car with a removable "ragtop" roof, which doubles as a shield in robot mode, plus a replacement "folded down" ragtop roof piece. Like most ''Alternators'' toys, Windcharger features [[rubber tires]], opening doors, hood and trunk, a detailed driver/passenger compartment complete with seats, dashboard and steering wheel and a working "steering" mechanism (though not connected to the steering wheel).<br />
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:Differences between ''Alternators'' Windcharger and ''Binaltech'' Overdrive go beyond the different names and the usual mix of [[die-cast]] metal and plastic parts for the ''Binaltech'' version's vehicle mode shell (including a fully painted car exterior) versus the ''Alternators'' version's all-plastic car shell: At the request of Honda's USA branch, who didn't like the idea of "their" toy toting a gun around, Windcharger lacks the long drive-shaft/barrel for the rifle accessory formed from his engine block, which was even called a "shield" on the packaging. Since Honda's Japanese department had no such objections, however, ''Binaltech'' Overdrive did include an unchanged barrel. Other minor differences include slightly differently-shaped visors, the [[paint operation]]s on the front grille, and their dashboards sculpted as mirrored counterparts of each other, with Overdrive having the steering wheel on the rights side (like a Japanese car) while Windcharger has it on the left side (like an American car) for all the Hasbro markets he was released in.<br />
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:This sculpt was [[retool]]ed into [[Decepticharge]], which was planned to get a ''Binaltech'' counterpart (with Overdrive's Japanese-car dashboard) as [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and eventually as "[[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Binaltech|Blackwidow]]", but those plans were ultimately scrapped. The intended "Blackwidow" version was later released in different colors as ''Binaltech'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Binaltech|Arcee]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/AltWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Transformers (2010)===<br />
[[File:TF2010 scout G1Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Fire, water, air and dirt, ****ing magnets, how do they work?]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Scout, [[2010]])<br />
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:Windcharger transforms into a genericized modern muscle car that's a cross between a fifth generation [[Wikipedia:Ford Mustang|Ford Mustang]] and a fifth generation [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Camaro|Chevrolet Camaro]]. In robot mode, Windcharger features flip-out "hand blasters"/magnets in his wrists. His head sculpt is based on the same "modified [[character model|animation model]] head" design as ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Decepticharge]]'s head, which had originally been designed with Windcharger in mind (see below). His magnet assembly also features [[C joint]] bars that can be used even when the magnets are retracted. As part of the ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[subline imprint]] of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' toy line]], he features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].<br />
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:Like many other ''Reveal the Shield'' toys, Windcharger fell victim to the discontinuation of the 2010 ''Transformers'' line by all major US retail chains in favor of the then upcoming ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line. While he ''was'' widely available in foreign markets such as the United Kingdom, Canada, or Germany, US [[fandom|fans]] who didn't want to import him could initially only buy him from online retailers. Windcharger, together with several other ''Reveal the Shield'' toys, later showed up at discount stores such as Ross and Five Below, where he sold for a mere $5 a pop, and CVS Pharmacies, who charged more than MSRP for him. Coupled with the demand for a new-sculpt toy of a 1984 character, this resulted in a situation where you could either buy him locally for cheap if you were lucky, or had to resort to importing him or even buying from [[Toy scalping|scalpers]]. On the upside, at least ''he'' got officially released, unlike [[Bodyblock (TF 2010)|the subsequent]] [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Scout Class]] [[Downshift (TF 2010)|wave]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===United===<br />
[[File:Unitedtoy-Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now with less ambiguity!]]<br />
*'''Windcharger vs Decepticon Wipe-Out''' (two-pack, [[2012]]-[[January 28|01-28]])<br />
**''ID number:'' '''UN-27'''<br />
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:Windcharger is part of wave five of [[Transformers United|''United'']], and comes packaged with his [[redeco]], [[Wipe-Out]]. ''United'' Windcharger replaces the rub sign with a tampographed Autobot symbol. While there are the ''slightest'' of plastic shade differences from the Hasbro release, they're pretty much visually negligible.<br />
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===Kre-O===<br />
[[File:KreO-Toy WindchargerKreon.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br />
*'''Mech Venom Strike''' (Beast Force Figure Pack, 2013)<br />
**''Set number'': '''2235'''<br />
**''Pieces'': 49 pieces<br />
**''Accessories'': Stand-brick, scoped pistol, Gun emplacement<br />
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: The "[[Mech Venom Strike]]" Beast Force set includes a Windcharger Kreon who can be rebuilt into a muscle car. Extra details are provided by customer-applied [[sticker]]s. He also has an adjustable gun emplacement with a pressure-launch missile.<br />
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: Windcharger reuses [[Hound (Kre-O)|Hound]]'s helmet and [[Sentinel Prime (Kre-O)|Sentinel Prime]]'s pistol.<br />
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: The set also comes with a buildable brick-beast [[Corhada]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/Kre-OWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)<br />
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: This version of Windcharger, voted "Most Likely to Run Out of Energon" by the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, including a visored face. He uses the Hound-style helmet.<br />
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:He was only available in a pack of 30 Kreons dubbed "Class of 1984". This set was made for sale at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014. Remaining stock will be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Class of 1984 Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Generations===<br />
====Combiner Wars====<br />
[[File:TFGenerations Legends Windcharger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I sense my better toy nearby..]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Legends, [[2015]])<br />
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:Windcharger, released as part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line's ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[subline imprint]], is a retool of ''Generations'' [[Tailgate (G1)#Generations|Tailgate]] with a new head, which heavily resembles that of the ''Reveal the Shield'' figure. Because the head sculpt and the center of his vehicle mode hood are one piece, the latter is also changed, now sporting sculpted details instead of Tailgate's smooth surface. The [[5mm post|5mm peg hole]] is retained.<br />
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:His lower legs feature details that are intended to evoke the look of rear window shades. While both the original Windcharger toy and the ''Reveal the Shield'' figure actually had rear windows with sculpted "shades" that ended up on his legs, ''Combiner Wars'' Windcharger has a smooth rear window, and the details on his legs are a case of "[[kibble#"Faux-parts"|faux-parts]]". They weren't as obvious on Tailgate due to the latter's plastic color layout and the lack of paint, but on Windcharger, they're painted the same color as his actual rear window, making them stand out much more.<br />
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:He includes a collector card featuring art from the "[[Road to Ruin]]" episode of ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' (art which is highly evocative of [[#Transformers (2010)|the ''Reveal the Shield'' toy]] and ''not'' this one).<br />
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:The original version of this mold was redecoed into ''Timelines'' [[Nightracer (G1)#Timelines|Nightracer]] and served as the model for the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Autobot/CWWindcharger/windcharger.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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====Power of the Primes====<br />
[[File:TF-POTP-Legends-Class-Windcharger.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And the Legends Class toy above was thrown away...after a quick face swap]]<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Legends, [[2017]])<br />
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:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Windcharger is an all-new mold that transforms from a robot into fictionalized Pontiac Firebird Trans Am sports car that is based on his ''Generation 1'' toy. He also features an opening canopy on his alternate mode to let any Titan/Prime Masters to ride in.<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
===Decoy===<br />
*'''Windcharger''' (Decoy, [[1987]])<br />
**''Decoy ID number'': '''25'''<br />
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:[[Decoy]] Windcharger is a small, red rubber figure depicting his robot mode. Like all Autobot Decoys, he was randomly packaged with [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Windcharger/windcharger.htm More information on Decoy Windcharger at TFU.info]''<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[File:Windcharger-COTP01.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Look alive, men — oh, sorry, Windcharger."]]<br />
*Windcharger had the preliminary name of '''Sprint'''.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071230210811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=41003 Post by Jim S on the Allspark Forums, 2007/12/25 (via the Internet Archive)]</ref><br />
*Early in development, Bob Budiansky's original profiles for the ''Transformers'' characters also included nicknames by which they were known; Windcharger went by "'''Jack Rabbit'''". These nicknames were removed from the profiles when they were published as Marvel's ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' series, but some of them saw publication in ''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]''.<br />
*Poor ol' Windcharger is the only Autobot who doesn't get a name-check or a chance to use his special powers at any point during the show's three-part pilot, "[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]". All he gets to do is get beat up by [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. Per the episode's original script, he was ''supposed'' to get a brief spotlight helping Brawn and Huffer fight the [[oil rig]] fire at the conclusion of the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first episode]], but with the removal of this scene, he didn't even get to ''speak'' until "[[Divide and Conquer]]".<br />
*In an early draft of ''The Movie'', Windcharger's fate was much more gruesome. He survived the initial assault on Autobot City, true, but was present when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and his new troops came back to finish the job. Windcharger was launched into the air by a volley of missile fire that obliterated [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], and was ripped to pieces in midair by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and his "armada" '''flying through him'''. His dismembered parts rained down on [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], who then ran for it.<ref>http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html</ref><br />
*Windcharger makes a post-mortem appearance in the third season episode "[[Call of the Primitives]]" as the energy creature [[Tornedron]] attacks [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Whether this appearance was accidental or if he "got better" (like [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Victory cartoon|Wheeljack]]) is unknown.<br />
*Whether the ''Alternators'' Windcharger toy actually represents G1 Windcharger or the Omnibot [[Overdrive]], whom it was originally designed as (and actually released as under ''Binaltech''), is up for debate. The toy's packaging lacks a bio, it even predates the addition of mottos to ''Alternators'' packaging, and with ''Alternators'' designs not appearing in any fiction whatsoever (with [[Descent into Evil#Notes|one exception]]), all we have to go by is his name. Since Windcharger predates the practice of using the name of an established character as an alternate name for a toy of a different character from the same continuity whose name is unavailable for trademark (or other) reasons (see "[[Slag (G1)#Robot Heroes|Snarl]]", "[[Swoop (G1)/toys#Age of Extinction|Strafe]]", and "[[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generations|Caliburst]]" for a few examples), we have chosen to keep the figure listed on Windcharger's page, not least because the ''Binaltech'' version ''is'' listed on Overdrive's page after all.<br />
*The retool of ''Alternators'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Alternators|Grimlock]] was originally planned to be Windcharger (presumably in red), with the vehicle mode being a convertible. Ultimately, however, the toy ended up as [[Wheeljack (G1)#Alternators|Wheeljack]] instead, with a new head sculpt. The head sculpt originally intended for Ford-Windcharger eventually ended up being used for the retool of the actual "Windcharger" toy (the Honda S2000 mold) instead, now named "[[Decepticharge]]".<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Charger''' (チャージャー ''Chājā''), '''Windcharger''' (ウィンドチャージャー ''Windochājā'')<br />
*''Czech:'' '''Náprava'''<br />
*''French:'' '''Rapido''' (Canada)<br />
*''Hebrew:'' '''To'én Rúah''' (טוען רוח, "Wind Charger")<br />
*''Hungarian:'' '''Széllovas''' ("Wind-rider")<br />
*''Italian:'' '''Lampo''' ("Lightning Flash")<br />
*''Mandarin:'' '''Chōngdiànqì''' (China, 充电器, "(Electrical) Charger")<br />
*''Portuguese:'' '''Ventania''', '''Vendaval''', '''Giro''' (Brazil comics)<br />
*''Russian:'' '''Razrjadnik''' (Разрядник, "Discharger")<br />
*''South American:'' '''Camaro'''<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
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[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Combiner Wars]]<br />
[[Category:Decoys]]<br />
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Kreons]]<br />
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]<br />
[[Category:SDCC exclusives]]<br />
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]<br />
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:''Swerve is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. He is sometimes known as "Shut the Hell Up".''<br />
[[File:Swerve.toy.boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Comes with ''[[My First Blaster]]''™ accessory!]]<br />
Gregarious would be a good word to describe '''Swerve.''' So would outgoing, enthusiastic, upbeat, joyfully irreverent, flippant, sarcastic, wise ass, troll, or "total pain in the aft," depending on which side of his weapons-grade mouth you happen to fall on and how long you've been listening to him use it. Swerve has a sense of fun and even whimsy that stands out from your run of the mill Autobots fairly dramatically, but this constant running commentary stems at least partially from Swerve's low self-esteem, a coping mechanism that helps to cover up some of his own insecurities. The little fellow may get on their nerves... he'll ''probably'' get on their nerves... but it'll always be with a smile, a laugh, and an epic level quip, making him a good [[Swerve's|bartender]]. <br />
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He is, however, also a menace to everyone within range of a gun in his hand - including himself - given his legendarily bad aim, as well as to anyone driving nearby because he's ''so'' easily distracted by just about anything that catches his attention. Despite this, he's quite intelligent and skilled as a metallurgist, analysing the properties of a material with unique sensors in his hands. When he gets caught up in a problem, he becomes almost laser-like in focus and intensity, going on quest after quest, both major and [[Thumb Quest|minor]]. Unfortunately, this generally leaves him just as distracted from any other tasks at hand and just as accident-prone as ever. He's almost always in need of some repairs, major or minor, because of it.<br />
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Now if only [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]] could get him to not get easily distracted when receiving his orders too...<br />
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{{quote|People ''don't'' like me—they just laugh at my jokes. There's a difference.|"[[Cybertronian Homesick Blues]]"}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br />
====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====<br />
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Swerve appeared on Earth as a member of the [[Four-Wheel Drive Corps]]. Led by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], the Corps confronted the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] out in the desert, only to be caught in an explosive mine trap and fall into a pit. Working together, Swerve and the others combined their Scramble Power and worked their way free of the pit. A concentrated Scrumbuster attack drove off the Decepticons, and the Autobots won the day. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}<br />
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====''The Transformers'' cartoon====<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Minoru Inaba]] (Japanese)}}<br />
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[[File:FFOD Part5 Swerve.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Now we know why he refuses to play in the sand.]]<br />
Swerve participated in the defense of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in [[2006]], but was trod upon by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}} Later, after the [[Quintesson]] scientist [[Inquirata (G1)|Inquirata]] attempted to change history by removing the Autobot resistance leader known as [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]] from the past, a racing Swerve kept repeating itself in an endless loop due to the ripples in the timestream caused by the Quintesson Time Window. He was presumably returned back to normal when the Time Window was closed. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}<br />
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====''Transformers Legends'' comic====<br />
In [[2015]], Tailgate and Swerve fought [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in a battle that went poorly, with Tailgate being easily kicked aside and Swerve stomped into the ground. As he was being dug up by Tailgate, the two Minibots were questioned by the [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] of [[Legends World|another universe]] as to why they'd even taken on such a huge enemy. Swerve responded that size had nothing to do with it, claiming that as long as you've got guts and smarts, you can win against anyone. He and Tailgate then introduced Rattrap to their Mini-Con allies, [[Phaser]] and [[Neutro|Groundshaker]], explaining that even though they were tiny, they were still valuable allies. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}}<br />
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Rattrap then asked Swerve about why he barely appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] and why his name [[#Foreign names|wasn't Werve anymore]], to which he grinned and responded that stuff like attention and names weren't important to him: as long as he got his work done, he didn't care about being noticed or what people called him. Rattrap swooned at how cool his answers were. When Swerve shrugged aside a similar question about his marksmanship, however, claiming it wasn't important if he hit or not, Phaser protested. The Mini-Con then displayed the usefulness of his [[My First Blaster]] mode by having Swerve attack Trypticon with it, but unfortunately his helpful advice on where to aim only served to let the Decepticon dodge their blasts anyway. {{storylink|2015's Swerve}} Eventually, Swerve and Tailgate successfully defeated Trypticon {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}} by exploiting a weak spot they discovered on the sole of his foot. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}}<br />
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Given Swerve's achievement, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] brought him to the Legends World to help defeat a revived Trypticon. Swerve put on a bomb belt and let himself get trampled by Trypticon once more, at which point he detonated the explosives right on the weak spot, stunning Trypticon and allowing [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to defeat him. He survived the explosion unscathed by again ending up stomped into the ground. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}}<br />
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====''Wars'' manga====<br />
Swerve was present on Cybertron after the various [[Trainbot]]s and inter-dimensional warriors defeated [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}<br />
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===Ladybird Books continuity===<br />
Swerve helped with the assembly of a special radio transmitter to interfere with Decepticon surveillance space stations. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}<br />
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br />
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Swerve was on Cybertron observing the anti-Prime propaganda that [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] pumped through the data-net after retrieving the Ark's crew from [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Later, he was among the group of new recruits seen failing to take on the [[auto-combatant]] training drones on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after Shockwave's rule was toppled. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}<br />
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br />
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[[File:Swerve blurr cybertronian homesick blues.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|It's actually [[Joe Kyde]]'s number.]]<br />
Swerve of [[Helex (polity)|Helex]] <ref>[https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-42/ Transformers MTMTE #42 solicit]</ref> was [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|forged]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} For at least four million years, Swerve had wanted to swap his metallurgy career for bartending. Before the [[Great War (G1)|war]], he was a huge fan of [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] and when he was getting an autograph, Blurr mentioned he wanted to run a bar too after retiring from racing; Swerve thought Blurr might want to run it with ''him'' and the only way the racer could escape was to give Swerve a fake phone number. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Forever after, Swerve would tell people that he and Blurr had a plan to run a bar after the war. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} During an early battle of the war, Swerve remained within [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s walls guarding the civilian population. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}<br />
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During the war, before Cybertron had to be abandoned, Swerve's metallurgical skills prompted [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to contact him along with several other Transformer scientists with his discovery about Cybertron's dwindling energy reserves. Swerve, like the rest, disregarded Thunderwing's warnings. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} With a fondness for adventure, Swerve took part in at least ten quests over the course of the war, including a [[Moonbase One|Moon Quest]], a [[Titan (IDW)|Titan Quest]], a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix Quest]], a [[Prime (rank)|Prime Quest]] and the legendarily bad [[Thumb Quest]]. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} <br />
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In more modern times, Swerve was stationed at the [[Kimia Facility]]. He was a fan of the ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs, although he thought [[Fisitron (G1)|Fisitron]] was a bit of a hagiographer {{storylink|Bullets}} (He was unknowingly on friendly terms with [[Ironfist (G1)|the 'bot behind Fisitron]]). {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}<br />
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At some point in the recent past, Swerve was on an "Away Day", where he had the bad luck to catch the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] doing its dirty work, in the form of [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] and [[Dominus Ambus|Vos]] slicing a [[Genericon]] open and force-feeding him his own parts. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} The shock rendered him speechless for six months, which was quite a feat for him. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Trying to get away, he suffered an injury in the shoulder, which would continue to trouble him into modern times {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} and which he was unaware was actually a data slug fired into him by undercover spy [[Dominus Ambus|Agent 113]]. The slug remained in his shoulder because he didn't get it properly treated. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}<br />
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Swerve was present when [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s invaded Kimia. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} He survived the massacre and got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]]. [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] soon came to rescue them. Everyone seemed to feel the need to remind him in particular not to say something tactless that might set her off. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} <br />
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[[File:Swerve Chaos Part4.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Step 1: Fight D-Void! Step 2: ???? Step 3: Profit!!"]]<br />
Aboard Arcee's shuttle, Swerve listened with the others to [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and Arcee's explanation of the situation with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]], the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] and [[D-Void]]. Swerve reiterated everything he had just heard to Hardhead, just to confirm he understood the complicated scenario (he got it all right, except for missing the hyphen in "D-Void"). He was quite naively optimistic at the prospect of putting a stop to Galvatron's plans and saving the universe. However, once they arrived in Cybertron's atmosphere and Arcee had ordered the shuttle to fly directly at the planet's surface, Swerve was among the first to bail out. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}<br />
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Swerve was one of the Autobots who chose to accompany [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] on his quest to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] reluctantly allowed Swerve to board the ''[[Lost Light]]'' if he'd stop talking. Swerve doesn't know. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was in the medibay when [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] recovered consciousness, and got to be the one who broke the news about how long Tailgate had been trapped underground. He and Tailgate went out for some fresh air and, along with [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]], encountered [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and watched him fight the [[Legislator]]s. Skids wasn't keen on Swerve's suggestion they should team up. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}<br />
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[[File:Swerves bar life after the big bang.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Sometimes you've got to go where everybody knows your name. And they're always glad you came.]]<br />
During the incident with the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]], Swerve and Skids stumbled on [[Swerve's|a bar]], reminding Swerve of his earlier plans to run such an establishment. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Swerve opened the bar for a celebration of the Sparkeater's demise. As a subscriber to Fisitron's ''Wreckers: Declassified'', he received a strange new datalog and discussed it with [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], prompting the latter's trip to [[Delphi]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}<br />
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Shortly after that, Swerve saw [[Ambulon]] talking with First Aid, and curious about his alt-mode threw a ball at the back of his head, causing the guy to turn into his leg mode. Ever the understanding sort, Swerve proceeded to make bad puns about it. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}<br />
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Swerve attended a celebration following the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s collision with a discarded thumb from Metroplex, and its subsequent repair. There, he cheered when Highbrow, Chromedome, and Brainstorm were awarded a [[Rodimus Star]] for their part in saving the ship. He was at some point put on "sponsored silence," being promised a coveted Rodimus Star of his own if he followed through with it. But Swerve found that remaining silent was exceedingly difficult for him, and so contacted Trailcutter, asking him to project a forcefield into his mouth to seal off his vocal synthesizer. Trailcutter refused. Swerve was then frozen in place, along with nearly everyone else aboard the ''Lost Light'', when one of Brainstorm's experimental weapons accidentally went off. When he eventually recovered, he was awarded a Rodimus Star after all, though it was "for exceptional endurance in the face of adversity." {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}<br />
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Swerve accompanied [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]] on a mission to scrounge [[energon]] from a deserted Decepticon outpost but their pilot, [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]], was distracted by his own reflection in the radar screen and crashed their shuttle into a planet. With the ship upside down and Perceptor half-melted into the floor (now the ceiling) Swerve kept up his usual banter as they found themselves under attack by [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], which happened to be one of his worst fears. With the shuttle cloaked, Swerve passed the time by teasing Sunstreaker and talking about his other worst fears—[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], [[Sixshot]], [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], and [[Overmegasixwave|some nightmare combination of all four]]. However, it was soon revealed that this bluster was merely an attempt to disguise the fact that his spark casing had cracked during the crash and that without attention he would die. Hoist and Sunstreaker left him to take the fight to Tarn but the [[Decepticon Justice Division|D.J.D.]] leader quickly took down Sunstreaker and Hoist found himself under attack by Megatron, Overlord, Sixshot, and Shockwave—who then combined before disappearing at the same time Swerve fell unconscious. After Perceptor deduced that the planet was protected by a [[phobia shield]], Hoist managed to defeat it by rendering Perceptor and Bob unconscious and facing his own worst fear—being alone. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}} Swerve was presumably repaired upon their rescue by the ''Lost Light'', as he was back tending his bar soon afterwards.<br />
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Unfortunately [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] finally found out about the bar, stormed in, and led Swerve away in handcuffs. Swerve was soon on rivet duty with Rewind, clambering around on the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull and replacing rivets. The pair were pressed into service when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] flipped and took [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] hostage, as the only way to get near the hostage situation was via an exterior window. While Rewind distracted Maximus with a recording of [[Garrus-9]], Swerve fired his rivet gun. Unfortunately his protests about his poor aim turned out to be true, and instead of wounding Maximus, he blew Rung's head off. {{storylink|Interiors}} Though Rung survived, Swerve was horrified to learn that his actions had left the psychiatrist in a coma. He visited Rung with Skids, and left one of Rung's model ships at his bedside. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Later, he would sit and talk to Rung for 147 hours straight, until the patient finally moved for the first time since the shooting... to make a "shush" gesture. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}<br />
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Swerve intended to attend Tailgate's [[Act of Affiliation]] ceremony but got sidetracked when he discovered [[Ore]] had been recently revived. He was assigned by Rodimus to distract Ore from realizing what had happened to him which would cause the engine block he was stuck on to activate and [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]] the whole ship. Swerve began a conversation with Ore, not telling Ore what had happened to him, under the false identity of [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] since the [[Duobot]] had been chatting with Pipes before the accident. Swerve used the conversation as an excuse to (surreptitiously) discuss the guilt he was experiencing after shooting Rung, his inability to disobey Rodimus for fear of losing his bar as well as the confusion he was undergoing about the difference between peace and happiness. Ore allowed Swerve to realize that his ability to regret his actions made him a decent person, and Swerve considered whether or not he really wanted the reputation he'd earned. Moments late, Swerve was contacted by Rodimus to tell Ore the truth about what happened, as his death or mental breakdown would jump them away from the recently aggressive [[Galactic Council]]. Swerve responded by saying he would rather save Ore than hurt him, orders or no, something Rodimus kept to himself when asked. Fortunately, a recently revived Titan quantum-jumped the ship and Ore was teleported away as an extra convenience. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}<br />
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[[File:Mtmte10-p17-swerve-wholeotherstory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Swerve vs. Swindle in a fingergun fight to the death!]]<br />
A few days later, Swerve joined a few other Autobots for movie night in Rewind's hab-suite, watching "[[Proteus's Promise]]". {{storylink| Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} Swerve and Rewind arranged a series of storytelling sessions in the bar to try and help Rung's mental recovery. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} They made little progress and eventually had a third session with Chromedome, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], Ratchet, Whirl, and others. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Swerve was unable to stop himself occasionally interjecting into the story. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Unable to get into his own quarters to fetch refreshments, Swerve raided [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s stash of [[Nightmare Fuel]]. Following the story, the shipwide alarm sounded and Swerve speculated that someone had trodden dirt into Ultra Magnus's office. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}<br />
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[[File:Before&After Shoomer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|"Swerve’s fun to write because he shoots his mouth off" — [[James Roberts]].]]<br />
The alarm turned out to be a call to take part in a mission to [[Temptoria]] to find the [[Circle of Light]]. Swerve kept himself calm during the trip in the ''[[Leading Light]]'' by using Rungian re-experience therapy. He took part in the battle on Temptoria until his gun ran out, at which point he asked Whirl for another and was thrown the [[Shoomer]]. He struggled to lift the huge weapon and accidentally ended up shooting himself in the face with it and so his part in the fight ended. Despite the damage, he survived and was taken back to the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Before & After}}<br />
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When Swerve and his crew went to [[Hedonia]]'s bars, he was tasked by Rodimus to bring Ultra Magnus along and help him relax. That led to Magnus falling unconscious after drinking [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] and Swerve was left to look after him, and provide a shoulder for a maudlin drunk Magnus to cry on. He tried to buck the enforcer up, reassuring him that people did like him; when Magnus fell unconscious again, Swerve quietly admitted that people didn't like ''him'' but just tolerate him because of his jokes. After an intense effort, Swerve and the gang got Ultra Drunkus back to the ''Lost Light'' (Swerve decided this quest was now in his top three) and he used a prototype broadcast system to tell the whole thing to Blurr's personal number... refusing to admit that it was a fake. After that, sensing a new relationship with Magnus, Swerve asked him (next in a long line) if he'd like to share his room: Magnus, like everyone else, turned it down. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}<br />
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Swerve and Tailgate bet 100 [[shanix]] that each would be the first to discover what Rung's [[alternate mode]] was without asking him directly. Swerve's initial attempts involved striking the psychiatrist in the [[neural cluster]] to induce an involuntary transformation, but he was unsuccessful. He then tried to bribe Rung by getting him [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s autograph, however they soon found themselves in the middle of a hostage situation as the Autobot [[Paddox]] revealed he was actually a deep-cover group of [[Ammonite]]s and demanded the ''Lost Light'', with its superior quantum engines, in exchange for Thunderclash's life. Swerve bemoaned the fact that they were unarmed and Rung responded that wasn't necessarily the case—he transformed into his alternate mode (officially classified as an "ornament") and Swerve used him to clobber Paddox into his component parts. {{storylink|Little Victories}}<br />
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Some while later, Swerve accompanied Rewind to Brainstorm's laboratory, as the archivist was hoping to probe the inventor as to Chromedome's whereabouts. Whilst the two other Autobots talked, Swerve had a poke around, and decided to push a button on small device he picked up, something which he subsequently denied to Brainstorm. The invention, as it turned out, was a "[[metafictional bomb|meta bomb]]", and it had the effect of making Swerve unwittingly act as if he were a character in a [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|comic book]]. Just then, a ship wide alarm sounded – the notorious [[Decepticon]] psychopath Overlord had appeared on the ship and begun a rampage! No doubt too small and inept to be of much use in the battle that followed, Swerve wound up sitting by an injured Drift and thanks to the continuing effects of the meta bomb began an oddly detached monologue about the situation the crew found themselves in. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}<br />
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After the threat had passed, thanks to Rewind's self-sacrifice, Swerve and Tailgate visited the medibay, where Ratchet was working on the mortally wounded Ultra Magnus. To the medical officer's chagrin, Swerve played ''[[The Empyrean Suite]]'' for the comatose patient. Shortly afterwards, at the memorial service for those killed during Overlord's rampage, Swerve decided to begin a "quest" to learn the contents of Brainstorm's briefcase, as a way of distracting himself from the recent tragedies. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}<br />
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After the service, Ultra Magnus disappeared from the medibay and fled in a shuttlecraft, and in pursuing it the ''Lost Light'' arrived at a vast portal hanging in space. Swerve enthused wildly about this latest development to Tailgate, ignorant that the Autobot-in-training had just been diagnosed with a fatal case of [[cybercrosis]]. Through the portal, the ship found the long lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], but despite the his enthusiasm, Rodimus forbade Swerve from joining the landing party, citing that he had done nothing useful with his metallurgical training for the past months and had instead been a barman. Forlorn, Swerve decided to shut down the bar for good, but was interrupted by the sudden appearance of a [[Legislator|huge, heavily armed robot]] saying nothing but 'seventeen twenty-one' over and over. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} <br />
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[[File:MyFirstBlaster DirectHit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcNXq5DUZnk"Dun-dun-dun-dundundun. Dun-dun-dun-dundundun."]]]<br />
The mechanoid promptly opened fire, shredding the room to pieces, but Swerve was able to get behind the bar and trigger the 'security' installed recently by Brainstorm: scores of automated turrets that emerge from the walls and blast the invader. Despite the heavy fire, the attacker remained standing, so the bartender went for another gift from Brainstorm, ''[[My First Blaster]]''™. Despite his infamous (lack of) marksmanship skills, this chunky weapon allowed Swerve to put a hole through his assailant, finally stopping it. <br />
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With more invaders all across the ship, Swerve ran to find his friend Skids at the oil reservoir. He arrived just as the amnesiac theoretician emerged victorious from an enormous battle, but a [[Star Saber (Victory)|large, sword-wielding warrior]] teleported in behind him and ran Skids through. Swerve frantically opened fire, but missed every shot and was knocked unconscious. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} The two Autobots were teleported into a cell on Luna 1 where they found the captured members of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s landing party and [[Getaway]], {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} who explained that the insane [[Chief Justice]] [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] was behind their imprisonment. He sprung them from the cell and they rushed to confront Tyrest but the mad lawman was ready for them and incapacitated the Autobots before activating his [[universal killswitch]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Swerve was unaffected and after Tyrest was defeated by [[Minimus Ambus]] he heard the Chief Justice say something about winning. Later he was part of a team that raided [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]'s medbay, where he used his metallurgy skills to discover a cure for [[cybercrosis]] that would help save Tailgate's life. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} Swerve was still congratulating himself on this achievement when he was approached by Brainstorm, who suspected that someone had opened his briefcase and wanted Swerve to help him find out who would have done such a thing. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}<br />
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In the aftermath of the event, Swerve began cleaning up the mess in his bar, only to find several crewmembers promising to help clean up if he'd re-open it. As they got to work, he asked them to look out for a suitably intact Legislator, so he could use it as a doorman. Jackpot quickly found [[Ten|one]] {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}, which Swerve rebuilt, hacking its "bruised brain" and putting it to work as a doorman in his bar. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} After the ''Lost Light'' left Luna 1, Swerve held a grand reopening of his bar that was attended by Ultra Magnus but not Rodimus. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}<br />
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On their way to make contact with Thunderclash, the ''Lost Light'' received a dire warning from Orion Pax about the destruction of [[Gorlam Prime]]. Demonstrating a keen awareness of the severity of the situation, Swerve turned the warning into the ringtone for his comm unit. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} After they rescued Pax and his crew, a welcoming celebration was held for them at ''Swerve's''. Seeing Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, and "Optimus Prime" sharing a drink together at his bar, Swerve couldn't contain himself and started taking pictures for the wall until they shooed him away. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}<br />
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[[File:Darkk Cybertron Swerve Crosscut combat.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br />
The ''Lost Light'' later quantum jumped to the planet [[Hydrophena]] in search of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], but were attacked by a few thousand Ammonites. Swerve joined the crew in taking the fight to the [[Stentarian]] army hand-to-hand while Ultra Magnus, Ratchet, and several others went for Metroplex himself. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} During the battle, Swerve saved famous crew-member [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]] and was rattled when he learned the guy didn't know who he was, protesting that he was supposed to be one of the "main cast". {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Inside Metroplex, Swerve's comrades located traces of [[admium]] in the water running through the Titan, and contacted him for his metallurgic expertise. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} Swerve warned them that admium basically meant "death plague", and they had a horde of Ammonites rushed towards them at the moment. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Swerve and the crew got back aboard the ''Lost Light'' before Metroplex linked with the ship and triggered his internal Space Bridge, bringing them back to Cybertron in time for Metroplex to defeat the [[Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}<br />
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After the dark Titan fell, Swerve opened up Swerve's for Autobot and Decepticon alike to relax in. His innermost energon nearly boiled over, though, when a dream came true: Blurr. ''In his bar.'' Swerve played it as cool as he could, meaning he left Blurr feeling unnerved and very annoyed at "that three-fingered guy". {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} As the Ammonites returned to invade Cybertron by the billions, Swerve held the ground with the other Cybertronians. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They kept the planet from falling until the leadership of the Autobots and Decepticons succeeded in stopping Shockwave's mad schemes. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}<br />
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[[File:PREVIOUSLY, ON SWERVE.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|'''PREVIOUSLY, ON THE PAGLIACCI SHOW:'''<br>"Hey folks, did you know if you act all whacky and tell jokes, it doesn't make the pain inside go away but does mean everyone assumes you're happy? It's true!"]]<br />
As the ''Lost Light'' prepared to leave Cybertron for the second time, Swerve, [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]], and [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] hosted a series of "crewditions", during which he rejected [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] for spurious reasons before [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] revealed the whole exercise to be a sham Swerve had concocted purely for his own amusement. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Before the ship could take off, the crew received the announcement that the supposedly reformed Megatron would be joining the crew, to which Swerve reacted with appropriate restraint and decorum. Or not, as the case was. In the meantime, he and Bluestreak had a chat about Earth culture. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}<br />
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Once the mission was once again underway, Swerve chafed under its new co-commander. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} <br />
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At some point during the second voyage, Swerve—feeling that he was out of place now that the 'cast' had changed—just stopped coming out of his room. His [[holomatter]] avatar (of ''himself'') was sent to run the bar and everyone on board assumed that good ol' happy Swerve was fine because he sure looked all happy and jokey, while the real Autobot put himself through months of severe neglect out of sight. His old bullet wound gave him a creeping, untreated rust infection which, unnoticed by anyone nor himself, gradually shut his systems down. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}<br />
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When things aboard the ''Lost Light''—and ultimately the ship itself—started to disappear, Swerve abandoned the ship along with the rest of the crew. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} While trying to make sense of the situation aboard the [[Rodpod]] along with Megatron and a collection of other Autobots, Swerve himself then vanished. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} The remaining Autobots discovered a quantum duplicate ''Lost Light'' on which all aboard had been slaughtered by the Decepticon Justice Division. The duplicate Swerve had his skull crushed by Tarn himself. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} When the duplicate ship's quantum engines were shut down, it disappeared and the other ship and crew reappeared, Swerve included. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} <br />
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[[File:OurStepsWillAlwaysRhyme-oi.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]<br />
Swerve was serving drinks at his bar during a movie screening and joined in a singalong of "The Power of Love". {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} The "bad batch of [[engex]]" hurt Swerve's reputation as a bartender, as such most people frequented [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]]'s new bar [["Visages"]] (quotation marks included). His only customers were Ratchet and Tailgate. Needing an outlet he took his anger out on [[Ten]]. Swerve later found himself called in for a bogus medical inspection regarding "Super Scraplets". The real reason was so that Ratchet could talk to him. The CMO suggested that Swerve invite Megatron to do a poetry reading, hoping it would revive the bar and help the former Decepticon out of his brooding. Swerve, however, invited Megatron to "Visages" putting the bar out of business before he even finished his second verse. [[Minimus Ambus]] later came into Swerve's with Ten as his guest and overruled Swerve's abuse of the Legislator. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}} Upon Ratchet leaving Swerve spent the next four weeks watching every piece of Earth media, making Bluestreak regret ever installing intergalactic wi-fi. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} His favourite things were sitcoms: whacky stories about messes and hijinks that always end well, and that often had a bunch of losers and screwups who are forced to be together and become friends. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} He publicly confided in [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]] that he learned three great things from Earth TV but was cut off by Rodimus's gong. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} <br />
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[[File:TheFrailGaze-ohboy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]] <br />
After the latest crisis had passed, Swerve held an "Indie Disco" featuring Earth music. According to Skids, everything was well, at which point Swerve stated "I guess my work here is done." At which point, to his dismay, his holomatter avatar cut out {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} (which everyone else mistook as a teleport) as his body finally began to die. It was only ''then'' that Skids, to his shame, actually visited his friend's room and found him comatose. Swerve's mind took refuge in a giant holomatter replica of Earth as seen in its many sitcoms (dubbed "[[Swearth]]" by Rodimus who isn't very funny), beamed out of his body and that killed him faster. (A combination of meta-bomb side effects and having peaked in the infamous briefcase had given him the power to do this) Almost the entire ''Lost Light'' crew began searching the 'planet' for him, even at the risk to their own selves. <br />
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[[File:Father Ted's Big Bang Community.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|''Three little holomatters, one, two, three''<br>''Without a home or a Spotlight story''<br>''Once they were lost but now they're found''<br>''And now we're all just''<br>''Swerving Around'']]<br />
After a bewildering trek through background laughter, impractical rooms, and Earth replicas, a team of Autobots found three whacky roommates who got into ''hi-lar-ious'' hijinks: actually Swerve's mind, fractured into its religious leanings (Ted the priest), his metallurgy (Sheldon the dermatologist), and his joking slacker side (Jerry the stand-up), with the latter dissing the other two for never achieving much in a literal manifestation of his self-loathing. The crew realised what was going on when Tailgate found the recap pages in a [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|comic]] were Swerve talking to the reader, where he explained how "Swearth" had happened. This allowed everyone to realise the three 'humans' were Swerve; they made contact and were able to talk the depressed Swerve into coming back to 'reality', after Cyclonus revealed how everyone was searching for him and cared about him. Swerve went back and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] was able to identify & fix his shoulder wound. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}<br />
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[[File:TheOneWheretheyGoToEarth-whoa.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br />
Swerve quickly (so far as we can tell) got over the experience, for when he learned his wound had been a data slug by Autobot spy Agent 113 he created a 'Shot in the Shoulder' drink costing 1.13 [[shanix]]. After his recovery, he joined Team Rodimus in journeying to the [[Censere|Necrobot]]'s home. As a memory of the experience, he took a photo of himself with the 'bot. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}<br />
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Several days later, a moodier-than-usual Cyclonus came into Swerve's, Swerve determining he was looking for Tailgate, and told him where he was, though not before giving Cyclonus a drink as repayment for what he did on "Swearth". {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}<br />
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At some point, Swerve compiled a range of music for Ultra Magnus, which contained a large amount of crooning.<br />
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[[File:SilentLight-swerveholdsaprotoform.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9]]<br />
In late December that year, the ship began to pass into [[Mauler]] territory, and in order to protect the crew from the vicious robophobes, the entire crew was told to enter Biometric Envelopment Devices, which would hide their spark signatures. Rather than do that, however, Swerve, Whirl, and Nautica decided to hang out and get plastered on subspace-filtered engex, utterly unafraid of any potential trouble this would get him into. Until it appeared Magnus was at the door. It turned out to be what looked like a protoform, which had apparently stowed away in the crates of engex.<br />
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Realizing they couldn't keep "her", the three went looking for the subspace hatch, which had been moved to Ultra Magnus's office. As Whirl and Nautica handled their stowaway, Swerve learnt the hatch had been very securely secured. And then Magnus turned up, a'crooning as he went. Ignoring Swerve's attempts at distraction, he entered his office, only to find his armor had come to life. Panicking, Nautica knocked Magnus out with her wrench, and the supposed protoform made off with the armor. Taking action, Swerve told Nautica and Whirl to find the armor, while he put Minimus in a B.E.D., before presumably putting himself in one too. {{storylink|Silent Light}}<br />
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A few days later, Swerve was one of several crew-members who took advantage of the "time fissures" present in his bar to look back on past events, before joining everyone else in a toast to "surprises". {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}<br />
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During a movie night, Swerve and the guys watched a documentary of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime's]] death. Swerve expositioned that Sentinel had faked Matrix affinity and was never a true Prime, before trying to placate an annoyed Megatron with energon nibbles. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}<br />
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Swerve was one of several Autobots who took part in a battle against some Rust Giants on Millarium, and in the aftermath was swarmed by the grateful locals. Much later on that day, at thirty-one oh-seven hours, Swerve was one of several members of the crew who were subjected to a strange psychic attack, which left a bad enough effect on Swerve he was still recovering even when he joined the team going to find it.<br />
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The Rodpod wound up first inside, then on the [[Necroworld|Necrobot's planet]], but before they could wonder about that, they came under attack. Swerve helpfully made a list of who it was that could've wanted them dead ("everyone"). As they tried fleeing to the Necrobot's fortress, the ship was blown to pieces, with Swerve being shielded from the ensuing blast by Magnus. Once inside, they found the Necrobot, dead. And the bad news just kept coming, as getting in contact with the ship revealed Getaway had been set free by the rest of the crew, who were officially past fed up with Megatron and his entourage. Swerve was quick to call Getaway out on saying he supported Megatron, only for the 'bot to reveal he'd been going through the crew, determining who would support a mutiny and who wouldn't, then giving them a shot of the old Nudge Gun afterward to cover his tracks.<br />
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[[File:TheSunInFlight-swervefreaksout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]<br />
And because the bad news just kept on coming, the D.J.D. was present, too. Swerve took the news about as well as could be expected. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Fortunately, the D.J.D. kept to their own script, retreating after their initial attack to give everyone time to sweat. As Rodimus told everyone to use the eight hour window to find an out, Velocity asked Swerve to check Censere's corpse, which had dissolved, leaving only a key behind. Looking around to search for what it was a key for, Velocity asked Swerve why he'd bothered bringing Ten along. He answered it had been because the psychic assault had shown Ten yelling at him for his poor treatment. Then Velocity discover what was behind the door that matched the key: a room filled with at least sixty bodies, inside strange pods.<br />
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Discussion arose whether to flee, or stay and defend the people inside the pods. It was Swerve who pointed out there was another option, that of stealing whatever ship the D.J.D. had shown up in, smuggling the pods on board and legging it. Despite Whirl pointing out the plan was fairly terrible, Ravage said he could probably track it down. Ten left to follow him, though not before leaving a general outline for his own plan, of using the residual spark energy in the flowers surrounding the fortress to power up some storm shields. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}}<br />
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[[File:RageRage-roomyshoulders.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]<br />
When Ten returned, much worse for wear, alongside Ratchet and Drift, Swerve tried talking to him, only for Magnus to tell him to give Ten some space. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} After that, the gravity of the situation caught up to Swerve, and he felt the need to take a time out, with Skids looking over him. Six hours later, just before the D.J.D. were about to strike, Swerve summed up the situation, with Megatron's pacifism making him take a powder, and declared it couldn't get worse. He was wrong, for Magnus had written some poetry. Swerve then took part in the group hug before going out to fight. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} Swerve and Rewind fought alongside Ultra Magnus, using the turrets built into his new "Maximum Ambus" upgrade. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} By the time that the Autobot's temporary spark surge had worn off, the three had retreated back to the Necrobot's fortress with the other stranded Autobots. There, Swerve came up with the idea of weaponizing the Necrobot's psychic beacon, forcing Deathsaurus and his Decepticons into a retreat, leaving Megatron to face the DJD alone. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}<br />
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In the immediate aftermath, Swerve (with a black Autobrand to mark Skids' death) was taking 'hits' of ''something'' to keep pain away. When the 'organics' turned out to be shielded Transformers that the Necrobot had rescued from past deaths, Swerve got up to his old tricks fast and started "background checks" on them for a laugh. When new arrival [[Anode]] said Swerve didn't seem too upset about his friend's death, he snapped at her and stormed off. Minutes later, when checking the pods for any others waking up, he warned Velocity he was "starting to feel it again". {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}}{{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===''Transformers Legends''===<br />
[[File:TFLegends-Swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br />
Swerve was assigned to [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]'s team, guarding some researchers at a coastal town when they were attacked by [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] and [[Nautilator]]. {{storylink|The B-Team Part Deux}}<br />
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===<br />
[[File:BattleTacticsSwerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If we can't equip him with a "My First Blaster", we can just move on.]]<br />
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Swerve-(Gen).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's smiling because...]]<br />
Swerve participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:<br />
*''Swerve'' — This Common character could be recruited by collecting 20 units of Cybermetal.<br />
*''Swerve (Gen)'' — This Epic character first appeared in the "Transform and Roll Out!" event, and could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 Units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character.<br />
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[File:G1-toy Swerve.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Elbows. I no has them!]]<br />
*'''Swerve''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1986)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-58'''<br />
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:Swerve is a [[retool]] of the ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' toy originally used to make [[Gears (G1)#Generation 1|Gears]], and therefore has a similar pickup truck vehicle mode, a 4WD off-road of indeterminable model. He is largely maroon and white, with squarer legs and a more elaborate face than Gears.<br />
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:In Mexico, Swerve was released by [[IGA|Plasticos IGA]] as a straight redeco of Gears with no retooling whatsoever. His maroon plastic was a significantly darker, metallic shade compared to the standard Hasbro/Takara release. This version was later also available in parts of Europe around 1989/1990 as a [[parallel import]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-swerve/1175/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Swerve at Transformerland.com]''<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Swerve/swerve.htm More information on Swerve at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Alternators===<br />
[[File:Alternator Swerve Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A new head. We were so spoiled...]]<br />
*'''Swerve''' (Alternator, 2004)<br />
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''15'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster<br />
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:''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Swerve is a retool of [[Tracks (G1)#Alternators|Tracks]], and transforms into a red [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Corvette C5|Corvette Z06]] featuring opening doors and hood, as well as a realistic interior. Amusingly enough, his rocket launchers are stored next to the passenger and driver seats. Swerve is armed with his double-barreled engine gun formed from his engine, two pairs of double-barreled slide-out wrist blasters, and two shoulder-mounted rocket launchers, making him one of the most heavily armed ''Alternators'' toys.<br />
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:Even though his head sculpt is directly based on his Generation 1 version, the deco designer apparently only knew about the original toy (which had sported an entirely red head and face) and wasn't aware of the more diverse colors for the head from Swerve's appearance in the cartoon episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]", so the ''Alternators'' toy was given a completely original color scheme for the head.<br />
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:He came with a flame hood decal reminiscent of the flames on Tracks's original toy (which was originally available with Tracks's ''Binaltech'' release), thus making him resemble [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] in vehicle mode.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/AltSwerve/swerve.htm More information on Alternators Swerve at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Encore===<br />
[[File:Encore Swerve toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Weird—I crashed into a paint-sprayer, and for some reason, I can see better.]]<br />
*'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, 2008)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''10'''<br />
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:In 2008, Swerve was reissued in the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, bundled with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Encore|Bumblebee]], [[Pipes (G1)#Encore|Pipes]], [[Tailgate (G1)#Encore|Tailgate]], and [[Outback (G1)#Encore|Outback]]. As with his pack-mates, his face paint was given more detailing to resemble his cartoon model better.<br />
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===Generations===<br />
====GDO====<br />
[[File:Generations china import deluxe swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's scowling because he still doesn't have his own mold.]]<br />
*'''Swerve''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br />
**''Accessories'': Blaster<br />
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:''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Swerve is a [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|pretool]] and [[redeco]] of [[Kup (G1)/toys#Generations|Sergeant Kup]], using the planned-in alternate head for the mold.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/transformers-generations--movie-series-asia-exclusives-174569/ Transformers Generations & Movie Series Asia Exclusives]</ref> He transforms into a pseudo-retro-styled pickup truck of indeterminate, probably-made-up model, and is covered in 3mm rungs that are compatible with [[C joint]] clip-on weapons. There are two rungs on his backpack, plus two rungs each on his forearm [[kibble]], and two on his lower back. The blaster can either be hand-held via [[5mm post]], plug into the underside of the truck to form a second exhaust pipe, or clip onto the roof of the truck via C joint. Interestingly, due to his transformation, Swerve's truck mode features a working tailgate.<br />
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:Swerve was originally only to be released as part of a big block of toys developed [[exclusive]]ly for release in China and other Hasbro Asia markets. However, [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] picked up Swerve as part of a ''massive'' group of ''Transformers'' exclusives for US market release, just in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season.<br />
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:This mold was retooled into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Timelines|Hoist]] and [[Electro#Timelines|Autobot Electrons]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOSwerve/swerve.htm More information on ''Generations'' Swerve at TFU.info]''<br />
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====Thrilling 30====<br />
[[File:Generationstoy-Swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sound chip not included. World breathes sigh of relief.]]<br />
*'''Swerve & Flanker''' (Legends, 2013)<br />
**''Series / number'': '''2 / 005'''<br />
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:Part of the fifth wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''Generations'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Swerve is a new mold that is roughly the size of a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. His [[robot mode]] is styled after his appearance in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'', but transforms into a mostly red, modernized four-wheel drive pickup truck of made-up model. He comes with <s>a tray of drinks</s> <s>a ''My First Blaster''™</s> [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Generations|Flanker]], a small bot who transforms into either a blue jet or a weapon for Swerve to wield via its 5mm handle.<br />
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:The package art for Swerve mistakenly depicts him with ''five'' fingers on each hand instead of the usual four.<br />
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:Swerve was retooled into ''Generations'' [[Gears (G1)#Generations|Gears]] and redecoed and given a shell as [[BotCon 2015]] [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]. In turn, that was retooled into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Double Pretender Optimus Prime]]. <br />
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:This toy also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Swerve (SG)|Swerve]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenSwerve/swerve.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Swerve at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Legends===<br />
[[File:Legends-Swerve.jpg|thumb|Legends Swerve]]<br />
*'''Swerve & Tailgate''' (Multi-pack, 2015-[[January 24|01-24]])<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''LG08'''<br />
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:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Swerve is a redeco of ''Generations'' Legends Class Swerve made to closer resemble his original toy, changes including a darker shade of red plastic, additional white paint on his legs/truck bed and a black square on his hood. He comes with [[Phaser#Legends|Phaser]], a redeco of Flanker who is colored to resemble Swerve's [[My First Blaster]] in gun mode.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Swerve and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] are curiously absent from 1986's ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profile book. The only other missing characters were the two [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s and the four [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]], whose absence might be explained by their toys' origins with companies in competition with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. Swerve and Hubcap's omissions, however, appear to be errors; all the other toys in their wave and subgroup were included. The extended, unused TFU entry [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/extended-bios.html ended up on ''Disciples of Boltax''].<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Werve''' (ウェーブ ''Wēbu''; sometimes ウエーブ ''Uēbu''), '''Swerve''' (スワーブ ''Suwābu'')<br />
*''French:'' '''Embardo''' (Canada)<br />
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bèi Lí''' (背离, "Swerve")<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
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:''Swerve is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. He is sometimes known as "Shut the Hell Up".''<br />
[[File:Swerve.toy.boxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Comes with ''[[My First Blaster]]''™ accessory!]]<br />
Gregarious would be a good word to describe '''Swerve.''' So would outgoing, enthusiastic, upbeat, joyfully irreverent, flippant, sarcastic, wise ass, troll, or "total pain in the aft," depending on which side of his weapons-grade mouth you happen to fall on and how long you've been listening to him use it. Swerve has a sense of fun and even whimsy that stands out from your run of the mill Autobots fairly dramatically, but this constant running commentary stems at least partially from Swerve's low self-esteem, a coping mechanism that helps to cover up some of his own insecurities. The little fellow may get on their nerves... he'll ''probably'' get on their nerves... but it'll always be with a smile, a laugh, and an epic level quip, making him a good [[Swerve's|bartender]]. <br />
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He is, however, also a menace to everyone within range of a gun in his hand - including himself - given his legendarily bad aim, as well as to anyone driving nearby because he's ''so'' easily distracted by just about anything that catches his attention. Despite this, he's quite intelligent and skilled as a metallurgist, analysing the properties of a material with unique sensors in his hands. When he gets caught up in a problem, he becomes almost laser-like in focus and intensity, going on quest after quest, both major and [[Thumb Quest|minor]]. Unfortunately, this generally leaves him just as distracted from any other tasks at hand and just as accident-prone as ever. He's almost always in need of some repairs, major or minor, because of it.<br />
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Now if only [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]] could get him to not get easily distracted when receiving his orders too...<br />
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{{quote|People ''don't'' like me—they just laugh at my jokes. There's a difference.|"[[Cybertronian Homesick Blues]]"}}<br />
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===<br />
====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga====<br />
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Swerve appeared on Earth as a member of the [[Four-Wheel Drive Corps]]. Led by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], the Corps confronted the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] out in the desert, only to be caught in an explosive mine trap and fall into a pit. Working together, Swerve and the others combined their Scramble Power and worked their way free of the pit. A concentrated Scrumbuster attack drove off the Decepticons, and the Autobots won the day. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}<br />
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====''The Transformers'' cartoon====<br />
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[[File:FFOD Part5 Swerve.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Now we know why he refuses to play in the sand.]]<br />
Swerve participated in the defense of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in [[2006]], but was trod upon by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}} Later, after the [[Quintesson]] scientist [[Inquirata (G1)|Inquirata]] attempted to change history by removing the Autobot resistance leader known as [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A-3]] from the past, a racing Swerve kept repeating itself in an endless loop due to the ripples in the timestream caused by the Quintesson Time Window. He was presumably returned back to normal when the Time Window was closed.{{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}<br />
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====''Transformers Legends'' comic====<br />
In [[2015]], Tailgate and Swerve fought [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in a battle that went poorly, with Tailgate being easily kicked aside and Swerve stomped into the ground. As he was being dug up by Tailgate, the two Minibots were questioned by the [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] of [[Legends World|another universe]] as to why they'd even taken on such a huge enemy. Swerve responded that size had nothing to do with it, claiming that as long as you've got guts and smarts, you can win against anyone. He and Tailgate then introduced Rattrap to their Mini-Con allies, [[Phaser]] and [[Neutro|Groundshaker]], explaining that even though they were tiny, they were still valuable allies. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}}<br />
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Rattrap then asked Swerve about why he barely appeared in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] and why his name [[#Foreign names|wasn't Werve anymore]], to which he grinned and responded that stuff like attention and names weren't important to him: as long as he got his work done, he didn't care about being noticed or what people called him. Rattrap swooned at how cool his answers were. When Swerve shrugged aside a similar question about his marksmanship, however, claiming it wasn't important if he hit or not, Phaser protested. The Mini-Con then displayed the usefulness of his [[My First Blaster]] mode by having Swerve attack Trypticon with it, but unfortunately his helpful advice on where to aim only served to let the Decepticon dodge their blasts anyway. {{storylink|2015's Swerve}} Eventually, Swerve and Tailgate successfully defeated Trypticon {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}} by exploiting a weak spot they discovered on the sole of his foot. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}}<br />
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Given Swerve's achievement, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] brought him to the Legends World to help defeat a revived Trypticon. Swerve put on a bomb belt and let himself get trampled by Trypticon once more, at which point he detonated the explosives right on the weak spot, stunning Trypticon and allowing [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to defeat him. He survived the explosion unscathed by again ending up stomped into the ground. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}}<br />
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Swerve was present on Cybertron after the various [[Trainbot]]s and inter-dimensional warriors defeated [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}<br />
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===Ladybird Books continuity===<br />
Swerve helped with the assembly of a special radio transmitter to interfere with Decepticon surveillance space stations. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}<br />
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===<br />
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Swerve was on Cybertron observing the anti-Prime propaganda that [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] pumped through the data-net after retrieving the Ark's crew from [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} Later, he was among the group of new recruits seen failing to take on the [[auto-combatant]] training drones on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after Shockwave's rule was toppled. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}}<br />
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br />
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[[File:Swerve blurr cybertronian homesick blues.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|It's actually [[Joe Kyde]]'s number.]]<br />
Swerve of [[Helex (polity)|Helex]] <ref>[https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/transformers-more-than-meets-the-eye-42/ Transformers MTMTE #42 solicit]</ref> was [[Reproduction#IDW Generation 1 continuity|forged]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} For at least four million years, Swerve had wanted to swap his metallurgy career for bartending. Before the [[Great War (G1)|war]], he was a huge fan of [[Blurr (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Blurr]] and when he was getting an autograph, Blurr mentioned he wanted to run a bar too after retiring from racing; Swerve thought Blurr might want to run it with ''him'' and the only way the racer could escape was to give Swerve a fake phone number. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} Forever after, Swerve would tell people that he and Blurr had a plan to run a bar after the war. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} During an early battle of the war, Swerve remained within [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s walls guarding the civilian population. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}<br />
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During the war, before Cybertron had to be abandoned, Swerve's metallurgical skills prompted [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] to contact him along with several other Transformer scientists with his discovery about Cybertron's dwindling energy reserves. Swerve, like the rest, disregarded Thunderwing's warnings. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 1|Stormbringer #1}} With a fondness for adventure, Swerve took part in at least ten quests over the course of the war, including a [[Moonbase One|Moon Quest]], a [[Titan (IDW)|Titan Quest]], a [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix Quest]], a [[Prime (rank)|Prime Quest]] and the legendarily bad [[Thumb Quest]]. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} <br />
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In more modern times, Swerve was stationed at the [[Kimia Facility]]. He was a fan of the ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs, although he thought [[Fisitron (G1)|Fisitron]] was a bit of a hagiographer {{storylink|Bullets}} (He was unknowingly on friendly terms with [[Ironfist (G1)|the 'bot behind Fisitron]]). {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}<br />
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At some point in the recent past, Swerve was on an "Away Day", where he had the bad luck to catch the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] doing its dirty work, in the form of [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]] and [[Dominus Ambus|Vos]] slicing a [[Genericon]] open and force-feeding him his own parts. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} The shock rendered him speechless for six months, which was quite a feat for him. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Trying to get away, he suffered an injury in the shoulder, which would continue to trouble him into modern times {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} and which he was unaware was actually a data slug fired into him by undercover spy [[Dominus Ambus|Agent 113]]. The slug remained in his shoulder because he didn't get it properly treated. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}<br />
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Swerve was present when [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s invaded Kimia. {{storylink|Chaos Part One: Lamentations|Lamentations}} He survived the massacre and got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Brainstorm]]. [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] soon came to rescue them. Everyone seemed to feel the need to remind him in particular not to say something tactless that might set her off. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} <br />
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[[File:Swerve Chaos Part4.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Step 1: Fight D-Void! Step 2: ???? Step 3: Profit!!"]]<br />
Aboard Arcee's shuttle, Swerve listened with the others to [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and Arcee's explanation of the situation with [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]], the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]] and [[D-Void]]. Swerve reiterated everything he had just heard to Hardhead, just to confirm he understood the complicated scenario (he got it all right, except for missing the hyphen in "D-Void"). He was quite naively optimistic at the prospect of putting a stop to Galvatron's plans and saving the universe. However, once they arrived in Cybertron's atmosphere and Arcee had ordered the shuttle to fly directly at the planet's surface, Swerve was among the first to bail out. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}<br />
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Swerve was one of the Autobots who chose to accompany [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]] on his quest to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] reluctantly allowed Swerve to board the ''[[Lost Light]]'' if he'd stop talking. Swerve doesn't know. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was in the medibay when [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] recovered consciousness, and got to be the one who broke the news about how long Tailgate had been trapped underground. He and Tailgate went out for some fresh air and, along with [[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rewind]], encountered [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and watched him fight the [[Legislator]]s. Skids wasn't keen on Swerve's suggestion they should team up. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}<br />
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[[File:Swerves bar life after the big bang.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Sometimes you've got to go where everybody knows your name. And they're always glad you came.]]<br />
During the incident with the [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]], Swerve and Skids stumbled on [[Swerve's|a bar]], reminding Swerve of his earlier plans to run such an establishment. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} Swerve opened the bar for a celebration of the Sparkeater's demise. As a subscriber to Fisitron's ''Wreckers: Declassified'', he received a strange new datalog and discussed it with [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], prompting the latter's trip to [[Delphi]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}<br />
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Shortly after that, Swerve saw [[Ambulon]] talking with First Aid, and curious about his alt-mode threw a ball at the back of his head, causing the guy to turn into his leg mode. Ever the understanding sort, Swerve proceeded to make bad puns about it. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}<br />
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Swerve attended a celebration following the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s collision with a discarded thumb from Metroplex, and its subsequent repair. There, he cheered when Highbrow, Chromedome, and Brainstorm were awarded a [[Rodimus Star]] for their part in saving the ship. He was at some point put on "sponsored silence," being promised a coveted Rodimus Star of his own if he followed through with it. But Swerve found that remaining silent was exceedingly difficult for him, and so contacted Trailcutter, asking him to project a forcefield into his mouth to seal off his vocal synthesizer. Trailcutter refused. Swerve was then frozen in place, along with nearly everyone else aboard the ''Lost Light'', when one of Brainstorm's experimental weapons accidentally went off. When he eventually recovered, he was awarded a Rodimus Star after all, though it was "for exceptional endurance in the face of adversity." {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}<br />
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Swerve accompanied [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] and [[Perceptor (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Perceptor]] on a mission to scrounge [[energon]] from a deserted Decepticon outpost but their pilot, [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]], was distracted by his own reflection in the radar screen and crashed their shuttle into a planet. With the ship upside down and Perceptor half-melted into the floor (now the ceiling) Swerve kept up his usual banter as they found themselves under attack by [[Tarn (DJD)|Tarn]], which happened to be one of his worst fears. With the shuttle cloaked, Swerve passed the time by teasing Sunstreaker and talking about his other worst fears—[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], [[Sixshot]], [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], and [[Overmegasixwave|some nightmare combination of all four]]. However, it was soon revealed that this bluster was merely an attempt to disguise the fact that his spark casing had cracked during the crash and that without attention he would die. Hoist and Sunstreaker left him to take the fight to Tarn but the [[Decepticon Justice Division|D.J.D.]] leader quickly took down Sunstreaker and Hoist found himself under attack by Megatron, Overlord, Sixshot, and Shockwave—who then combined before disappearing at the same time Swerve fell unconscious. After Perceptor deduced that the planet was protected by a [[phobia shield]], Hoist managed to defeat it by rendering Perceptor and Bob unconscious and facing his own worst fear—being alone. {{storylink|The Waiting Game}} Swerve was presumably repaired upon their rescue by the ''Lost Light'', as he was back tending his bar soon afterwards.<br />
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Unfortunately [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] finally found out about the bar, stormed in, and led Swerve away in handcuffs. Swerve was soon on rivet duty with Rewind, clambering around on the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s hull and replacing rivets. The pair were pressed into service when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Fortress Maximus]] flipped and took [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] hostage, as the only way to get near the hostage situation was via an exterior window. While Rewind distracted Maximus with a recording of [[Garrus-9]], Swerve fired his rivet gun. Unfortunately his protests about his poor aim turned out to be true, and instead of wounding Maximus, he blew Rung's head off. {{storylink|Interiors}} Though Rung survived, Swerve was horrified to learn that his actions had left the psychiatrist in a coma. He visited Rung with Skids, and left one of Rung's model ships at his bedside. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} Later, he would sit and talk to Rung for 147 hours straight, until the patient finally moved for the first time since the shooting... to make a "shush" gesture. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}<br />
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Swerve intended to attend Tailgate's [[Act of Affiliation]] ceremony but got sidetracked when he discovered [[Ore]] had been recently revived. He was assigned by Rodimus to distract Ore from realizing what had happened to him which would cause the engine block he was stuck on to activate and [[Quantum generator|quantum jump]] the whole ship. Swerve began a conversation with Ore, not telling Ore what had happened to him, under the false identity of [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] since the [[Duobot]] had been chatting with Pipes before the accident. Swerve used the conversation as an excuse to (surreptitiously) discuss the guilt he was experiencing after shooting Rung, his inability to disobey Rodimus for fear of losing his bar as well as the confusion he was undergoing about the difference between peace and happiness. Ore allowed Swerve to realize that his ability to regret his actions made him a decent person, and Swerve considered whether or not he really wanted the reputation he'd earned. Moments late, Swerve was contacted by Rodimus to tell Ore the truth about what happened, as his death or mental breakdown would jump them away from the recently aggressive [[Galactic Council]]. Swerve responded by saying he would rather save Ore than hurt him, orders or no, something Rodimus kept to himself when asked. Fortunately, a recently revived Titan quantum-jumped the ship and Ore was teleported away as an extra convenience. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}<br />
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[[File:Mtmte10-p17-swerve-wholeotherstory.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Swerve vs. Swindle in a fingergun fight to the death!]]<br />
A few days later, Swerve joined a few other Autobots for movie night in Rewind's hab-suite, watching "[[Proteus's Promise]]". {{storylink| Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}} Swerve and Rewind arranged a series of storytelling sessions in the bar to try and help Rung's mental recovery. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} They made little progress and eventually had a third session with Chromedome, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]], Ratchet, Whirl, and others. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Swerve was unable to stop himself occasionally interjecting into the story. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Unable to get into his own quarters to fetch refreshments, Swerve raided [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s stash of [[Nightmare Fuel]]. Following the story, the shipwide alarm sounded and Swerve speculated that someone had trodden dirt into Ultra Magnus's office. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}<br />
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[[File:Before&After Shoomer.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|"Swerve’s fun to write because he shoots his mouth off" — [[James Roberts]].]]<br />
The alarm turned out to be a call to take part in a mission to [[Temptoria]] to find the [[Circle of Light]]. Swerve kept himself calm during the trip in the ''[[Leading Light]]'' by using Rungian re-experience therapy. He took part in the battle on Temptoria until his gun ran out, at which point he asked Whirl for another and was thrown the [[Shoomer]]. He struggled to lift the huge weapon and accidentally ended up shooting himself in the face with it and so his part in the fight ended. Despite the damage, he survived and was taken back to the ''Lost Light''. {{storylink|Before & After}}<br />
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When Swerve and his crew went to [[Hedonia]]'s bars, he was tasked by Rodimus to bring Ultra Magnus along and help him relax. That led to Magnus falling unconscious after drinking [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]] and Swerve was left to look after him, and provide a shoulder for a maudlin drunk Magnus to cry on. He tried to buck the enforcer up, reassuring him that people did like him; when Magnus fell unconscious again, Swerve quietly admitted that people didn't like ''him'' but just tolerate him because of his jokes. After an intense effort, Swerve and the gang got Ultra Drunkus back to the ''Lost Light'' (Swerve decided this quest was now in his top three) and he used a prototype broadcast system to tell the whole thing to Blurr's personal number... refusing to admit that it was a fake. After that, sensing a new relationship with Magnus, Swerve asked him (next in a long line) if he'd like to share his room: Magnus, like everyone else, turned it down. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}<br />
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Swerve and Tailgate bet 100 [[shanix]] that each would be the first to discover what Rung's [[alternate mode]] was without asking him directly. Swerve's initial attempts involved striking the psychiatrist in the [[neural cluster]] to induce an involuntary transformation, but he was unsuccessful. He then tried to bribe Rung by getting him [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s autograph, however they soon found themselves in the middle of a hostage situation as the Autobot [[Paddox]] revealed he was actually a deep-cover group of [[Ammonite]]s and demanded the ''Lost Light'', with its superior quantum engines, in exchange for Thunderclash's life. Swerve bemoaned the fact that they were unarmed and Rung responded that wasn't necessarily the case—he transformed into his alternate mode (officially classified as an "ornament") and Swerve used him to clobber Paddox into his component parts. {{storylink|Little Victories}}<br />
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Some while later, Swerve accompanied Rewind to Brainstorm's laboratory, as the archivist was hoping to probe the inventor as to Chromedome's whereabouts. Whilst the two other Autobots talked, Swerve had a poke around, and decided to push a button on small device he picked up, something which he subsequently denied to Brainstorm. The invention, as it turned out, was a "[[metafictional bomb|meta bomb]]", and it had the effect of making Swerve unwittingly act as if he were a character in a [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|comic book]]. Just then, a ship wide alarm sounded – the notorious [[Decepticon]] psychopath Overlord had appeared on the ship and begun a rampage! No doubt too small and inept to be of much use in the battle that followed, Swerve wound up sitting by an injured Drift and thanks to the continuing effects of the meta bomb began an oddly detached monologue about the situation the crew found themselves in. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}<br />
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After the threat had passed, thanks to Rewind's self-sacrifice, Swerve and Tailgate visited the medibay, where Ratchet was working on the mortally wounded Ultra Magnus. To the medical officer's chagrin, Swerve played ''[[The Empyrean Suite]]'' for the comatose patient. Shortly afterwards, at the memorial service for those killed during Overlord's rampage, Swerve decided to begin a "quest" to learn the contents of Brainstorm's briefcase, as a way of distracting himself from the recent tragedies. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}<br />
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After the service, Ultra Magnus disappeared from the medibay and fled in a shuttlecraft, and in pursuing it the ''Lost Light'' arrived at a vast portal hanging in space. Swerve enthused wildly about this latest development to Tailgate, ignorant that the Autobot-in-training had just been diagnosed with a fatal case of [[cybercrosis]]. Through the portal, the ship found the long lost [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], but despite the his enthusiasm, Rodimus forbade Swerve from joining the landing party, citing that he had done nothing useful with his metallurgical training for the past months and had instead been a barman. Forlorn, Swerve decided to shut down the bar for good, but was interrupted by the sudden appearance of a [[Legislator|huge, heavily armed robot]] saying nothing but 'seventeen twenty-one' over and over. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} <br />
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The mechanoid promptly opened fire, shredding the room to pieces, but Swerve was able to get behind the bar and trigger the 'security' installed recently by Brainstorm: scores of automated turrets that emerge from the walls and blast the invader. Despite the heavy fire, the attacker remained standing, so the bartender went for another gift from Brainstorm, ''[[My First Blaster]]''™. Despite his infamous (lack of) marksmanship skills, this chunky weapon allowed Swerve to put a hole through his assailant, finally stopping it. <br />
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With more invaders all across the ship, Swerve ran to find his friend Skids at the oil reservoir. He arrived just as the amnesiac theoretician emerged victorious from an enormous battle, but a [[Star Saber (Victory)|large, sword-wielding warrior]] teleported in behind him and ran Skids through. Swerve frantically opened fire, but missed every shot and was knocked unconscious. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} The two Autobots were teleported into a cell on Luna 1 where they found the captured members of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s landing party and [[Getaway]], {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} who explained that the insane [[Chief Justice]] [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] was behind their imprisonment. He sprung them from the cell and they rushed to confront Tyrest but the mad lawman was ready for them and incapacitated the Autobots before activating his [[universal killswitch]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Swerve was unaffected and after Tyrest was defeated by [[Minimus Ambus]] he heard the Chief Justice say something about winning. Later he was part of a team that raided [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]]'s medbay, where he used his metallurgy skills to discover a cure for [[cybercrosis]] that would help save Tailgate's life. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} Swerve was still congratulating himself on this achievement when he was approached by Brainstorm, who suspected that someone had opened his briefcase and wanted Swerve to help him find out who would have done such a thing. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}<br />
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In the aftermath of the event, Swerve began cleaning up the mess in his bar, only to find several crewmembers promising to help clean up if he'd re-open it. As they got to work, he asked them to look out for a suitably intact Legislator, so he could use it as a doorman. Jackpot quickly found [[Ten|one]] {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}, which Swerve rebuilt, hacking its "bruised brain" and putting it to work as a doorman in his bar. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} After the ''Lost Light'' left Luna 1, Swerve held a grand reopening of his bar that was attended by Ultra Magnus but not Rodimus. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}}<br />
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On their way to make contact with Thunderclash, the ''Lost Light'' received a dire warning from Orion Pax about the destruction of [[Gorlam Prime]]. Demonstrating a keen awareness of the severity of the situation, Swerve turned the warning into the ringtone for his comm unit. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} After they rescued Pax and his crew, a welcoming celebration was held for them at ''Swerve's''. Seeing Rodimus, Ultra Magnus, and "Optimus Prime" sharing a drink together at his bar, Swerve couldn't contain himself and started taking pictures for the wall until they shooed him away. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}<br />
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The ''Lost Light'' later quantum jumped to the planet [[Hydrophena]] in search of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], but were attacked by a few thousand Ammonites. Swerve joined the crew in taking the fight to the [[Stentarian]] army hand-to-hand while Ultra Magnus, Ratchet, and several others went for Metroplex himself. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}} During the battle, Swerve saved famous crew-member [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]] and was rattled when he learned the guy didn't know who he was, protesting that he was supposed to be one of the "main cast". {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Inside Metroplex, Swerve's comrades located traces of [[admium]] in the water running through the Titan, and contacted him for his metallurgic expertise. {{storylink|No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|No Exit}} Swerve warned them that admium basically meant "death plague", and they had a horde of Ammonites rushed towards them at the moment. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead Are Not Enough}} Swerve and the crew got back aboard the ''Lost Light'' before Metroplex linked with the ship and triggered his internal Space Bridge, bringing them back to Cybertron in time for Metroplex to defeat the [[Necrotitan]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}<br />
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After the dark Titan fell, Swerve opened up Swerve's for Autobot and Decepticon alike to relax in. His innermost energon nearly boiled over, though, when a dream came true: Blurr. ''In his bar.'' Swerve played it as cool as he could, meaning he left Blurr feeling unnerved and very annoyed at "that three-fingered guy". {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} As the Ammonites returned to invade Cybertron by the billions, Swerve held the ground with the other Cybertronians. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}} They kept the planet from falling until the leadership of the Autobots and Decepticons succeeded in stopping Shockwave's mad schemes. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}}<br />
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[[File:PREVIOUSLY, ON SWERVE.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|'''PREVIOUSLY, ON THE PAGLIACCI SHOW:'''<br>"Hey folks, did you know if you act all whacky and tell jokes, it doesn't make the pain inside go away but does mean everyone assumes you're happy? It's true!"]]<br />
As the ''Lost Light'' prepared to leave Cybertron for the second time, Swerve, [[Crosscut (Autobot)|Crosscut]], and [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]] hosted a series of "crewditions", during which he rejected [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], and [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] for spurious reasons before [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] revealed the whole exercise to be a sham Swerve had concocted purely for his own amusement. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Before the ship could take off, the crew received the announcement that the supposedly reformed Megatron would be joining the crew, to which Swerve reacted with appropriate restraint and decorum. Or not, as the case was. In the meantime, he and Bluestreak had a chat about Earth culture. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}<br />
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Once the mission was once again underway, Swerve chafed under its new co-commander. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} <br />
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At some point during the second voyage, Swerve—feeling that he was out of place now that the 'cast' had changed—just stopped coming out of his room. His [[holomatter]] avatar (of ''himself'') was sent to run the bar and everyone on board assumed that good ol' happy Swerve was fine because he sure looked all happy and jokey, while the real Autobot put himself through months of severe neglect out of sight. His old bullet wound gave him a creeping, untreated rust infection which, unnoticed by anyone nor himself, gradually shut his systems down. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}<br />
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When things aboard the ''Lost Light''—and ultimately the ship itself—started to disappear, Swerve abandoned the ship along with the rest of the crew. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 3: Predestination: A Beginner's Guide|Predestination: A Beginner's Guide}} While trying to make sense of the situation aboard the [[Rodpod]] along with Megatron and a collection of other Autobots, Swerve himself then vanished. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} The remaining Autobots discovered a quantum duplicate ''Lost Light'' on which all aboard had been slaughtered by the Decepticon Justice Division. The duplicate Swerve had his skull crushed by Tarn himself. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} When the duplicate ship's quantum engines were shut down, it disappeared and the other ship and crew reappeared, Swerve included. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} <br />
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[[File:OurStepsWillAlwaysRhyme-oi.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]<br />
Swerve was serving drinks at his bar during a movie screening and joined in a singalong of "The Power of Love". {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}} The "bad batch of [[engex]]" hurt Swerve's reputation as a bartender, as such most people frequented [[Mirage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mirage]]'s new bar [["Visages"]] (quotation marks included). His only customers were Ratchet and Tailgate. Needing an outlet he took his anger out on [[Ten]]. Swerve later found himself called in for a bogus medical inspection regarding "Super Scraplets". The real reason was so that Ratchet could talk to him. The CMO suggested that Swerve invite Megatron to do a poetry reading, hoping it would revive the bar and help the former Decepticon out of his brooding. Swerve, however, invited Megatron to "Visages" putting the bar out of business before he even finished his second verse. [[Minimus Ambus]] later came into Swerve's with Ten as his guest and overruled Swerve's abuse of the Legislator. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}} Upon Ratchet leaving Swerve spent the next four weeks watching every piece of Earth media, making Bluestreak regret ever installing intergalactic wi-fi. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} His favourite things were sitcoms: whacky stories about messes and hijinks that always end well, and that often had a bunch of losers and screwups who are forced to be together and become friends. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}} He publicly confided in [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]] that he learned three great things from Earth TV but was cut off by Rodimus's gong. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}} <br />
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[[File:TheFrailGaze-ohboy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]] <br />
After the latest crisis had passed, Swerve held an "Indie Disco" featuring Earth music. According to Skids, everything was well, at which point Swerve stated "I guess my work here is done." At which point, to his dismay, his holomatter avatar cut out {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} (which everyone else mistook as a teleport) as his body finally began to die. It was only ''then'' that Skids, to his shame, actually visited his friend's room and found him comatose. Swerve's mind took refuge in a giant holomatter replica of Earth as seen in its many sitcoms (dubbed "[[Swearth]]" by Rodimus who isn't very funny), beamed out of his body and that killed him faster. (A combination of meta-bomb side effects and having peaked in the infamous briefcase had given him the power to do this) Almost the entire ''Lost Light'' crew began searching the 'planet' for him, even at the risk to their own selves. <br />
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[[File:Father Ted's Big Bang Community.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|''Three little holomatters, one, two, three''<br>''Without a home or a Spotlight story''<br>''Once they were lost but now they're found''<br>''And now we're all just''<br>''Swerving Around'']]<br />
After a bewildering trek through background laughter, impractical rooms, and Earth replicas, a team of Autobots found three whacky roommates who got into ''hi-lar-ious'' hijinks: actually Swerve's mind, fractured into its religious leanings (Ted the priest), his metallurgy (Sheldon the dermatologist), and his joking slacker side (Jerry the stand-up), with the latter dissing the other two for never achieving much in a literal manifestation of his self-loathing. The crew realised what was going on when Tailgate found the recap pages in a [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|comic]] were Swerve talking to the reader, where he explained how "Swearth" had happened. This allowed everyone to realise the three 'humans' were Swerve; they made contact and were able to talk the depressed Swerve into coming back to 'reality', after Cyclonus revealed how everyone was searching for him and cared about him. Swerve went back and [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] was able to identify & fix his shoulder wound. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}<br />
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[[File:TheOneWheretheyGoToEarth-whoa.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]<br />
Swerve quickly (so far as we can tell) got over the experience, for when he learned his wound had been a data slug by Autobot spy Agent 113 he created a 'Shot in the Shoulder' drink costing 1.13 [[shanix]]. After his recovery, he joined Team Rodimus in journeying to the [[Censere|Necrobot]]'s home. As a memory of the experience, he took a photo of himself with the 'bot. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}<br />
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Several days later, a moodier-than-usual Cyclonus came into Swerve's, Swerve determining he was looking for Tailgate, and told him where he was, though not before giving Cyclonus a drink as repayment for what he did on "Swearth". {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}<br />
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At some point, Swerve compiled a range of music for Ultra Magnus, which contained a large amount of crooning.<br />
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[[File:SilentLight-swerveholdsaprotoform.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9]]<br />
In late December that year, the ship began to pass into [[Mauler]] territory, and in order to protect the crew from the vicious robophobes, the entire crew was told to enter Biometric Envelopment Devices, which would hide their spark signatures. Rather than do that, however, Swerve, Whirl, and Nautica decided to hang out and get plastered on subspace-filtered engex, utterly unafraid of any potential trouble this would get him into. Until it appeared Magnus was at the door. It turned out to be what looked like a protoform, which had apparently stowed away in the crates of engex.<br />
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Realizing they couldn't keep "her", the three went looking for the subspace hatch, which had been moved to Ultra Magnus's office. As Whirl and Nautica handled their stowaway, Swerve learnt the hatch had been very securely secured. And then Magnus turned up, a'crooning as he went. Ignoring Swerve's attempts at distraction, he entered his office, only to find his armor had come to life. Panicking, Nautica knocked Magnus out with her wrench, and the supposed protoform made off with the armor. Taking action, Swerve told Nautica and Whirl to find the armor, while he put Minimus in a B.E.D., before presumably putting himself in one too. {{storylink|Silent Light}}<br />
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A few days later, Swerve was one of several crew-members who took advantage of the "time fissures" present in his bar to look back on past events, before joining everyone else in a toast to "surprises". {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}<br />
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During a movie night, Swerve and the guys watched a documentary of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime's]] death. Swerve expositioned that Sentinel had faked Matrix affinity and was never a true Prime, before trying to placate an annoyed Megatron with energon nibbles. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}<br />
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Swerve was one of several Autobots who took part in a battle against some Rust Giants on Millarium, and in the aftermath was swarmed by the grateful locals. Much later on that day, at thirty-one oh-seven hours, Swerve was one of several members of the crew who were subjected to a strange psychic attack, which left a bad enough effect on Swerve he was still recovering even when he joined the team going to find it.<br />
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The Rodpod wound up first inside, then on the [[Necroworld|Necrobot's planet]], but before they could wonder about that, they came under attack. Swerve helpfully made a list of who it was that could've wanted them dead ("everyone"). As they tried fleeing to the Necrobot's fortress, the ship was blown to pieces, with Swerve being shielded from the ensuing blast by Magnus. Once inside, they found the Necrobot, dead. And the bad news just kept coming, as getting in contact with the ship revealed Getaway had been set free by the rest of the crew, who were officially past fed up with Megatron and his entourage. Swerve was quick to call Getaway out on saying he supported Megatron, only for the 'bot to reveal he'd been going through the crew, determining who would support a mutiny and who wouldn't, then giving them a shot of the old Nudge Gun afterward to cover his tracks.<br />
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[[File:TheSunInFlight-swervefreaksout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]<br />
And because the bad news just kept on coming, the D.J.D. was present, too. Swerve took the news about as well as could be expected. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Fortunately, the D.J.D. kept to their own script, retreating after their initial attack to give everyone time to sweat. As Rodimus told everyone to use the eight hour window to find an out, Velocity asked Swerve to check Censere's corpse, which had dissolved, leaving only a key behind. Looking around to search for what it was a key for, Velocity asked Swerve why he'd bothered bringing Ten along. He answered it had been because the psychic assault had shown Ten yelling at him for his poor treatment. Then Velocity discover what was behind the door that matched the key: a room filled with at least sixty bodies, inside strange pods.<br />
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Discussion arose whether to flee, or stay and defend the people inside the pods. It was Swerve who pointed out there was another option, that of stealing whatever ship the D.J.D. had shown up in, smuggling the pods on board and legging it. Despite Whirl pointing out the plan was fairly terrible, Ravage said he could probably track it down. Ten left to follow him, though not before leaving a general outline for his own plan, of using the residual spark energy in the flowers surrounding the fortress to power up some storm shields. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}}<br />
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[[File:RageRage-roomyshoulders.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]<br />
When Ten returned, much worse for wear, alongside Ratchet and Drift, Swerve tried talking to him, only for Magnus to tell him to give Ten some space. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} After that, the gravity of the situation caught up to Swerve, and he felt the need to take a time out, with Skids looking over him. Six hours later, just before the D.J.D. were about to strike, Swerve summed up the situation, with Megatron's pacifism making him take a powder, and declared it couldn't get worse. He was wrong, for Magnus had written some poetry. Swerve then took part in the group hug before going out to fight. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}} Swerve and Rewind fought alongside Ultra Magnus, using the turrets built into his new "Maximum Ambus" upgrade. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} By the time that the Autobot's temporary spark surge had worn off, the three had retreated back to the Necrobot's fortress with the other stranded Autobots. There, Swerve came up with the idea of weaponizing the Necrobot's psychic beacon, forcing Deathsaurus and his Decepticons into a retreat, leaving Megatron to face the DJD alone. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}<br />
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In the immediate aftermath, Swerve (with a black Autobrand to mark Skids' death) was taking 'hits' of ''something'' to keep pain away. When the 'organics' turned out to be shielded Transformers that the Necrobot had rescued from past deaths, Swerve got up to his old tricks fast and started "background checks" on them for a laugh. When new arrival [[Anode]] said Swerve didn't seem too upset about his friend's death, he snapped at her and stormed off. Minutes later, when checking the pods for any others waking up, he warned Velocity he was "starting to feel it again". {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}}{{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}}<br />
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{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Last Light}} {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===''Transformers Legends''===<br />
[[File:TFLegends-Swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br />
Swerve was assigned to [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]'s team, guarding some researchers at a coastal town when they were attacked by [[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]] and [[Nautilator]]. {{storylink|The B-Team Part Deux}}<br />
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===<br />
[[File:BattleTacticsSwerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|If we can't equip him with a "My First Blaster", we can just move on.]]<br />
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Swerve-(Gen).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's smiling because...]]<br />
Swerve participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in two different bodies:<br />
*''Swerve'' — This Common character could be recruited by collecting 20 units of Cybermetal.<br />
*''Swerve (Gen)'' — This Epic character first appeared in the "Transform and Roll Out!" event, and could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 Units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character.<br />
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
[[File:G1-toy Swerve.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Elbows. I no has them!]]<br />
*'''Swerve''' (Mini-Vehicle, 1986)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-58'''<br />
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:Swerve is a [[retool]] of the ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' toy originally used to make [[Gears (G1)#Generation 1|Gears]], and therefore has a similar pickup truck vehicle mode, a 4WD off-road of indeterminable model. He is largely maroon and white, with squarer legs and a more elaborate face than Gears.<br />
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:In Mexico, Swerve was released by [[IGA|Plasticos IGA]] as a straight redeco of Gears with no retooling whatsoever. His maroon plastic was a significantly darker, metallic shade compared to the standard Hasbro/Takara release. This version was later also available in parts of Europe around 1989/1990 as a [[parallel import]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-swerve/1175/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Swerve at Transformerland.com]''<br />
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Swerve/swerve.htm More information on Swerve at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Alternators===<br />
[[File:Alternator Swerve Toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A new head. We were so spoiled...]]<br />
*'''Swerve''' (Alternator, 2004)<br />
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''15'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster<br />
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:''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Swerve is a retool of [[Tracks (G1)#Alternators|Tracks]], and transforms into a red [[Wikipedia:Chevrolet Corvette C5|Corvette Z06]] featuring opening doors and hood, as well as a realistic interior. Amusingly enough, his rocket launchers are stored next to the passenger and driver seats. Swerve is armed with his double-barreled engine gun formed from his engine, two pairs of double-barreled slide-out wrist blasters, and two shoulder-mounted rocket launchers, making him one of the most heavily armed ''Alternators'' toys.<br />
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:Even though his head sculpt is directly based on his Generation 1 version, the deco designer apparently only knew about the original toy (which had sported an entirely red head and face) and wasn't aware of the more diverse colors for the head from Swerve's appearance in the cartoon episode "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]", so the ''Alternators'' toy was given a completely original color scheme for the head.<br />
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:He came with a flame hood decal reminiscent of the flames on Tracks's original toy (which was originally available with Tracks's ''Binaltech'' release), thus making him resemble [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] in vehicle mode.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/AltSwerve/swerve.htm More information on Alternators Swerve at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Encore===<br />
[[File:Encore Swerve toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Weird—I crashed into a paint-sprayer, and for some reason, I can see better.]]<br />
*'''Bumble & Minibots''' (Multi-pack, 2008)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''10'''<br />
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:In 2008, Swerve was reissued in the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' line, bundled with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Encore|Bumblebee]], [[Pipes (G1)#Encore|Pipes]], [[Tailgate (G1)#Encore|Tailgate]], and [[Outback (G1)#Encore|Outback]]. As with his pack-mates, his face paint was given more detailing to resemble his cartoon model better.<br />
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===Generations===<br />
====GDO====<br />
[[File:Generations china import deluxe swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's scowling because he still doesn't have his own mold.]]<br />
*'''Swerve''' (Deluxe, 2012)<br />
**''Accessories'': Blaster<br />
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:''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Swerve is a [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|pretool]] and [[redeco]] of [[Kup (G1)/toys#Generations|Sergeant Kup]], using the planned-in alternate head for the mold.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/transformers-generations--movie-series-asia-exclusives-174569/ Transformers Generations & Movie Series Asia Exclusives]</ref> He transforms into a pseudo-retro-styled pickup truck of indeterminate, probably-made-up model, and is covered in 3mm rungs that are compatible with [[C joint]] clip-on weapons. There are two rungs on his backpack, plus two rungs each on his forearm [[kibble]], and two on his lower back. The blaster can either be hand-held via [[5mm post]], plug into the underside of the truck to form a second exhaust pipe, or clip onto the roof of the truck via C joint. Interestingly, due to his transformation, Swerve's truck mode features a working tailgate.<br />
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:Swerve was originally only to be released as part of a big block of toys developed [[exclusive]]ly for release in China and other Hasbro Asia markets. However, [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] picked up Swerve as part of a ''massive'' group of ''Transformers'' exclusives for US market release, just in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season.<br />
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:This mold was retooled into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Timelines|Hoist]] and [[Electro#Timelines|Autobot Electrons]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOSwerve/swerve.htm More information on ''Generations'' Swerve at TFU.info]''<br />
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====Thrilling 30====<br />
[[File:Generationstoy-Swerve.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sound chip not included. World breathes sigh of relief.]]<br />
*'''Swerve & Flanker''' (Legends, 2013)<br />
**''Series / number'': '''2 / 005'''<br />
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:Part of the fifth wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''Generations'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Swerve is a new mold that is roughly the size of a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. His [[robot mode]] is styled after his appearance in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'', but transforms into a mostly red, modernized four-wheel drive pickup truck of made-up model. He comes with <s>a tray of drinks</s> <s>a ''My First Blaster''™</s> [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Generations|Flanker]], a small bot who transforms into either a blue jet or a weapon for Swerve to wield via its 5mm handle.<br />
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:The package art for Swerve mistakenly depicts him with ''five'' fingers on each hand instead of the usual four.<br />
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:Swerve was retooled into ''Generations'' [[Gears (G1)#Generations|Gears]] and redecoed and given a shell as [[BotCon 2015]] [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]. In turn, that was retooled into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Double Pretender Optimus Prime]]. <br />
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:This toy also served as the basis of the non-toy ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of [[Swerve (SG)|Swerve]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenSwerve/swerve.htm More information on ''Thrilling 30'' Swerve at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Legends===<br />
[[File:Legends-Swerve.jpg|thumb|Legends Swerve]]<br />
*'''Swerve & Tailgate''' (Multi-pack, 2015-[[January 24|01-24]])<br />
**''Japanese ID number'': '''LG08'''<br />
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:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Swerve is a redeco of ''Generations'' Legends Class Swerve made to closer resemble his original toy, changes including a darker shade of red plastic, additional white paint on his legs/truck bed and a black square on his hood. He comes with [[Phaser#Legends|Phaser]], a redeco of Flanker who is colored to resemble Swerve's [[My First Blaster]] in gun mode.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Swerve and [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] are curiously absent from 1986's ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profile book. The only other missing characters were the two [[Deluxe Vehicle]]s and the four [[Insecticon (G1)|Deluxe Insecticons]], whose absence might be explained by their toys' origins with companies in competition with [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]. Swerve and Hubcap's omissions, however, appear to be errors; all the other toys in their wave and subgroup were included. The extended, unused TFU entry [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/extended-bios.html ended up on ''Disciples of Boltax''].<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Werve''' (ウェーブ ''Wēbu''; sometimes ウエーブ ''Uēbu''), '''Swerve''' (スワーブ ''Suwābu'')<br />
*''French:'' '''Embardo''' (Canada)<br />
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bèi Lí''' (背离, "Swerve")<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
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[[Category:Bartenders]]<br />
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Generations]]<br />
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]<br />
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]<br />
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]<br />
[[Category:Scientists]]</div>Cliffjumper222https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Our_Heroes_Respond&diff=1225025Our Heroes Respond2017-11-26T03:35:35Z<p>Cliffjumper222: /* Synopsis */</p>
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|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Transformers: Titans Return]]'' ep 2<br />
|prev=Aftermath and Rebirth<br />
|next=The Fight Begins<br />
|image=TF-TR-Cartoon-Ep2-Commune.jpg<br />
|caption=Your penance stare won't work on me.<br>I've no soul to burn.<br />
|title="Our Heroes Respond"<br />
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]], [[Machinima]]<br />
|written by=[[F.J. DeSanto]]<br>[[Adam Beechen]]<br />
|director=[[Yuzo Sato]]<br />
|airdate=[[November 14]], 2017<br />
|animation studio=[[Tatsunoko Production]]}}<br />
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'''With Trypticon on a rampage, the people of Cybertron begin weighing their options.'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
As the resurrected [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] begins rampaging through Metroplex City, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] communes with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], discovering that he was planning to leave [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Metroplex explains that [[Titan (IDW)|Titans]] were meant to bring Cybertronian life to other habitable planets, helping to colonize them and propogate life, then sleeping in city form until they reawaken and repeat the process. Metroplex vows to try and stop Trypticon, but Windblade protests, claiming he is too badly damaged and won't survive. Metroplex forcibly ends their commune, telling her he promised [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] that he would defend their species to the end, and begins preparing as much as he can for the inevitable battle.<br />
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Windblade begins looking for fighters to aid them, but she only finds [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who is preoccupied with studying a unique atom he discovered in [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream's]] molecular structure, the properties of which suggest the [[Enigma of Combination]] may predate the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]] themselves. Before he can continue, a sudden explosion heralds the approach of Trypticon, and the two head to the [[Primal Basilica]], where the [[Mistress of Flame]] is waiting. As they explain the situation, the Mistress of Flame concludes the only way to defeat Trypticon is with the aid of a second Titan, but Windblade asserts that Metroplex alone won't be enough. The Mistress of Flame decides to call on the Elite Air Resistance Squadron for aid, but worries for what may happen should both they and Metroplex fail. Metroplex begins slowly moving towards Trypticon and orders the citizens to evacuate, prompting Windblade to return to his side. Perceptor recalls there might be another way to stop Trypticon, telling the Mistress of Flame of another Titan, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], who was built during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and decommissioned after its end. While Perceptor doesn't know where to find the Titan, he suggests [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] may be able to access historical battle records to determine the answer. The Mistress of Flame sends the [[Combiner]]s to seek out and awaken Fortress Maximus, but recognizes she may need the help of a military strategist.<br />
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As [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] continues to cruise the streets of Cybertron enjoying his newfound freedom, he receives a call from the Mistress of Flame. When she discovers he has given up the [[Matrix of Leadership]], she is enraged, asserting that they need the Matrix's wisdom to stop Trypticon. Hot Rod notes that Metroplex won't be enough to stop Trypticon and decides to rush to the battlefield, figuring he'll come up with a plan as he goes. As the Mistress of Flame laments his impetuousness, the Elites take to the skies and begin firing upon Trypticon, but the Titan effortlessly wipes them all out. Down to their last line of defense, the Mistress of Flame can only pray as Metroplex and Windblade prepare to battle Trypticon.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] (3)<br />
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (4)<br />
*[[Computron (G1)|Computron]] (8)<br />
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] (10)<br />
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|c2=<br />
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (1)<br />
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (7)<br />
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (9)<br />
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (11)<br />
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (12)<br />
*[[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] (13)<br />
*[[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]] (14)<br />
<br />
|h4=[[Caminus|Camiens]]<br />
|c4=<br />
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (2)<br />
*[[Mistress of Flame]] (5)<br />
*[[Victorion]] (6)<br />
}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Continuity notes===<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
* Metroplex's tale of the Titans is almost entirely drawn off of the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]], where it was first alluded to in [[A 'Bot and Her City|the first issue]] of the original ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' miniseries and further expounded on in the second volume to explain the origin of various Transformer colony worlds. In that universe, however, it was made clear that the colonization expeditions were the final voyages that each Titan would undertake, either dying or being cannibalized for parts by the civilizations they birthed; here, it's established that Titans could seed many worlds with life.<br />
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===Animation and technical errors===<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.go90.com/videos/8Ebc1KREnea "Our Heroes Respond" on Go90] (US only)<br />
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[[Category:Titans Return episodes]]</div>Cliffjumper222https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Cliffjumper_(G1)&diff=1224750Talk:Cliffjumper (G1)2017-11-24T00:06:51Z<p>Cliffjumper222: /* Cliffjumper after 'Transformers: The Movie' */</p>
<hr />
<div>Very amusing, that he "hates traitors," but a bit random, perhpas? What's the context for this joke? I never knew this about him. I always thought he was one of those (many) Transformers whose personality could be described as "impulsive," "brash," etc.[[User:24.21.139.41|24.21.139.41]] 06:52, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::In a G1 episode called ''Traitor'' (funnily enough), Cliffjumper accuses Mirage of being a traitor on some pretty spurious evidence and becomes obsessed with this notion for the rest of the episode (even Prime's telling him to pack it in). The start of Dreamwave's second miniseries had him accusing Mirage of the same thing, and just like before the other Autobots aren't really joining him. For parts of online fandom, it's probably even ''more'' famous thanks to the parodic exaggeration of it in ''Transformers: World's Worst''. --[[User:Ratbat|Ratbat]] 07:35, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Yep, this wiki makes lots of jokes, but we're actually accurate with our information. Though I think it would help if somebody bothered to actually write about that episode in Cliffjumper's animated bio. Hmm, I'll see what I can do. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 08:06, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::This trait's played upon pretty heavily in the Fun Publications comic, too, although we haven't gotten around to writing in anything for that yet.--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 21:30, 22 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Hey in the worlds smallest line is the red repaint of bumble bee considered to be cliffjumper, with his past as a bumble bee repaint I could see this happening.<br />
<br />
I wouldn't think so, but what do others think? ----Bumpjumper-----<br />
<br />
== Cliffjumper after 'Transformers: The Movie' ==<br />
<br />
I've could of sworn I saw Cliffjumper in 'Five Faces of Darkness, Part One'. I thought I saw him and Jazz running in the backgroud behind Kup during the attack at the intergalactic olympics. <br />
<br />
Of course, it's being a long time ago since I saw that episode and I didn't notice Windcharger (I didn't know about him being in 'FFOD, Pt. 1' until recently).<br />
<br />
:Cliffjumper appeared very briefly in "Five Faces of Darkness, Part One", during the beginning flashback sequence which recapped the 1986 movie. However, other than this, Cliffjumper did not appear at all during the third season, despite the fact that he survived the events of the movie. I didn't see him at the intergalatctic olympics, though.<br />
<br />
== G2 Cliffjumper Toy? ==<br />
<br />
I could swear that when I was younger, I had a cliffjumper toy (this was between '92 and '94) that was a redeco of bumblebee. I specifically remember it, because I had both of them and took them everywhere with me since they were two of my favorite characters (and I could easily fit them in my pockets, too). Is it possible that it was released in limited quantities?<br />
:You're probably thinking of the G2 [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] toy. There never was a G2 Cliffjumper, nor was Cliffjumper ever a repaint of Bumblebee until the Classics toy came about in 2006. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 07:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
Ah... that would explain it. Why the hell didnt they just release cliffjumper instead? I mean, I dont even remember hubcap...<br />
<br />
== Mini-Bust ==<br />
<br />
I've wanted to make this his mini-bust pic caption for a while:<br />
<br />
"Make war, not love!"<br />
<br />
Thoughts?--[[Special:Contributions/75.219.185.71|75.219.185.71]] 00:17, 27 August 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
If I don't hear any objections, can I consider that a "go ahead a change it"?--[[Special:Contributions/67.142.174.22|67.142.174.22]] 22:57, 27 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:No. Also, we don't typically approve of people adding captions before they start making real contributions. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 23:06, 27 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
== Listen 'N' Fun ==<br />
<br />
[[Image:ListenNFun.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br />
Just ganked this picture from an ebay auction. Has anyone else seen or heard of a red CJ coming with the tape before? If so, why isn't it mentioned on the page? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:32, 11 March 2011 (EST)<br />
<br />
==HOF==<br />
Cliffjumper is explicitly not in the Hall of Fame. Aaron preceded his trbiute film during the event by saying that this was NOT an induction. I know he had a case with his toys in it. -[[User:LV|LV]] 00:51, 9 June 2011 (EDT)<br />
<br />
== Palisades statue ==<br />
<br />
He had one, right? That one started the whole "Bumblebee redecoed into Cliffjumper" trend?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 19:34, 8 November 2011 (EST)<br />
: Google says yes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:42, 8 November 2011 (EST)</div>Cliffjumper222https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Cliffjumper_(G1)&diff=1224749Talk:Cliffjumper (G1)2017-11-24T00:06:26Z<p>Cliffjumper222: /* Cliffjumper after 'Transformers: The Movie' */</p>
<hr />
<div>Very amusing, that he "hates traitors," but a bit random, perhpas? What's the context for this joke? I never knew this about him. I always thought he was one of those (many) Transformers whose personality could be described as "impulsive," "brash," etc.[[User:24.21.139.41|24.21.139.41]] 06:52, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::In a G1 episode called ''Traitor'' (funnily enough), Cliffjumper accuses Mirage of being a traitor on some pretty spurious evidence and becomes obsessed with this notion for the rest of the episode (even Prime's telling him to pack it in). The start of Dreamwave's second miniseries had him accusing Mirage of the same thing, and just like before the other Autobots aren't really joining him. For parts of online fandom, it's probably even ''more'' famous thanks to the parodic exaggeration of it in ''Transformers: World's Worst''. --[[User:Ratbat|Ratbat]] 07:35, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Yep, this wiki makes lots of jokes, but we're actually accurate with our information. Though I think it would help if somebody bothered to actually write about that episode in Cliffjumper's animated bio. Hmm, I'll see what I can do. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 08:06, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::This trait's played upon pretty heavily in the Fun Publications comic, too, although we haven't gotten around to writing in anything for that yet.--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 21:30, 22 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Hey in the worlds smallest line is the red repaint of bumble bee considered to be cliffjumper, with his past as a bumble bee repaint I could see this happening.<br />
<br />
I wouldn't think so, but what do others think? ----Bumpjumper-----<br />
<br />
== Cliffjumper after 'Transformers: The Movie' ==<br />
<br />
I've could of sworn I saw Cliffjumper in 'Five Faces of Darkness, Part One'. I thought I saw him and Jazz running in the backgroud behind Kup during the attack at the intergalactic olympics. <br />
<br />
Of course, it's being a long time ago since I saw that episode and I didn't notice Windcharger (I didn't know about him being in 'FFOD, Pt. 1' until recently).<br />
<br />
Cliffjumper appeared very briefly in "Five Faces of Darkness, Part One", during the beginning flashback sequence which recapped the 1986 movie. However, other than this, Cliffjumper did not appear at all during the third season, despite the fact that he survived the events of the movie. I didn't see him at the intergalatctic olympics, though.<br />
<br />
== G2 Cliffjumper Toy? ==<br />
<br />
I could swear that when I was younger, I had a cliffjumper toy (this was between '92 and '94) that was a redeco of bumblebee. I specifically remember it, because I had both of them and took them everywhere with me since they were two of my favorite characters (and I could easily fit them in my pockets, too). Is it possible that it was released in limited quantities?<br />
:You're probably thinking of the G2 [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] toy. There never was a G2 Cliffjumper, nor was Cliffjumper ever a repaint of Bumblebee until the Classics toy came about in 2006. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 07:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
Ah... that would explain it. Why the hell didnt they just release cliffjumper instead? I mean, I dont even remember hubcap...<br />
<br />
== Mini-Bust ==<br />
<br />
I've wanted to make this his mini-bust pic caption for a while:<br />
<br />
"Make war, not love!"<br />
<br />
Thoughts?--[[Special:Contributions/75.219.185.71|75.219.185.71]] 00:17, 27 August 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
If I don't hear any objections, can I consider that a "go ahead a change it"?--[[Special:Contributions/67.142.174.22|67.142.174.22]] 22:57, 27 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:No. Also, we don't typically approve of people adding captions before they start making real contributions. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 23:06, 27 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
== Listen 'N' Fun ==<br />
<br />
[[Image:ListenNFun.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br />
Just ganked this picture from an ebay auction. Has anyone else seen or heard of a red CJ coming with the tape before? If so, why isn't it mentioned on the page? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:32, 11 March 2011 (EST)<br />
<br />
==HOF==<br />
Cliffjumper is explicitly not in the Hall of Fame. Aaron preceded his trbiute film during the event by saying that this was NOT an induction. I know he had a case with his toys in it. -[[User:LV|LV]] 00:51, 9 June 2011 (EDT)<br />
<br />
== Palisades statue ==<br />
<br />
He had one, right? That one started the whole "Bumblebee redecoed into Cliffjumper" trend?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 19:34, 8 November 2011 (EST)<br />
: Google says yes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:42, 8 November 2011 (EST)</div>Cliffjumper222https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Cliffjumper_(G1)&diff=1224747Talk:Cliffjumper (G1)2017-11-24T00:05:53Z<p>Cliffjumper222: /* Cliffjumper after 'Transformers: The Movie' */</p>
<hr />
<div>Very amusing, that he "hates traitors," but a bit random, perhpas? What's the context for this joke? I never knew this about him. I always thought he was one of those (many) Transformers whose personality could be described as "impulsive," "brash," etc.[[User:24.21.139.41|24.21.139.41]] 06:52, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::In a G1 episode called ''Traitor'' (funnily enough), Cliffjumper accuses Mirage of being a traitor on some pretty spurious evidence and becomes obsessed with this notion for the rest of the episode (even Prime's telling him to pack it in). The start of Dreamwave's second miniseries had him accusing Mirage of the same thing, and just like before the other Autobots aren't really joining him. For parts of online fandom, it's probably even ''more'' famous thanks to the parodic exaggeration of it in ''Transformers: World's Worst''. --[[User:Ratbat|Ratbat]] 07:35, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Yep, this wiki makes lots of jokes, but we're actually accurate with our information. Though I think it would help if somebody bothered to actually write about that episode in Cliffjumper's animated bio. Hmm, I'll see what I can do. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 08:06, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::This trait's played upon pretty heavily in the Fun Publications comic, too, although we haven't gotten around to writing in anything for that yet.--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 21:30, 22 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Hey in the worlds smallest line is the red repaint of bumble bee considered to be cliffjumper, with his past as a bumble bee repaint I could see this happening.<br />
<br />
I wouldn't think so, but what do others think? ----Bumpjumper-----<br />
<br />
== Cliffjumper after 'Transformers: The Movie' ==<br />
<br />
I've could of sworn I saw Cliffjumper in 'Five Faces of Darkness, Part One'. I thought I saw him and Jazz running in the backgroud behind Kup during the attack at the intergalactic olympics. <br />
<br />
Of course, it's being a long time ago since I saw that episode and I didn't notice Windcharger (I didn't know about him being in 'FFOD, Pt. 1' until recently).<br />
<br />
-Cliffjumper appeared very briefly in "Five Faces of Darkness, Part One", during the beginning flashback sequence which recapped the 1986 movie. However, other than this, Cliffjumper did not appear at all during the third season, despite the fact that he survived the events of the movie. I didn't see him at the intergalatctic olympics, though.-<br />
<br />
== G2 Cliffjumper Toy? ==<br />
<br />
I could swear that when I was younger, I had a cliffjumper toy (this was between '92 and '94) that was a redeco of bumblebee. I specifically remember it, because I had both of them and took them everywhere with me since they were two of my favorite characters (and I could easily fit them in my pockets, too). Is it possible that it was released in limited quantities?<br />
:You're probably thinking of the G2 [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] toy. There never was a G2 Cliffjumper, nor was Cliffjumper ever a repaint of Bumblebee until the Classics toy came about in 2006. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 07:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
Ah... that would explain it. Why the hell didnt they just release cliffjumper instead? I mean, I dont even remember hubcap...<br />
<br />
== Mini-Bust ==<br />
<br />
I've wanted to make this his mini-bust pic caption for a while:<br />
<br />
"Make war, not love!"<br />
<br />
Thoughts?--[[Special:Contributions/75.219.185.71|75.219.185.71]] 00:17, 27 August 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
If I don't hear any objections, can I consider that a "go ahead a change it"?--[[Special:Contributions/67.142.174.22|67.142.174.22]] 22:57, 27 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:No. Also, we don't typically approve of people adding captions before they start making real contributions. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 23:06, 27 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
== Listen 'N' Fun ==<br />
<br />
[[Image:ListenNFun.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br />
Just ganked this picture from an ebay auction. Has anyone else seen or heard of a red CJ coming with the tape before? If so, why isn't it mentioned on the page? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:32, 11 March 2011 (EST)<br />
<br />
==HOF==<br />
Cliffjumper is explicitly not in the Hall of Fame. Aaron preceded his trbiute film during the event by saying that this was NOT an induction. I know he had a case with his toys in it. -[[User:LV|LV]] 00:51, 9 June 2011 (EDT)<br />
<br />
== Palisades statue ==<br />
<br />
He had one, right? That one started the whole "Bumblebee redecoed into Cliffjumper" trend?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 19:34, 8 November 2011 (EST)<br />
: Google says yes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:42, 8 November 2011 (EST)</div>Cliffjumper222https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Cliffjumper_(G1)&diff=1224746Talk:Cliffjumper (G1)2017-11-24T00:04:46Z<p>Cliffjumper222: /* Cliffjumper after 'Transformers: The Movie' */</p>
<hr />
<div>Very amusing, that he "hates traitors," but a bit random, perhpas? What's the context for this joke? I never knew this about him. I always thought he was one of those (many) Transformers whose personality could be described as "impulsive," "brash," etc.[[User:24.21.139.41|24.21.139.41]] 06:52, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::In a G1 episode called ''Traitor'' (funnily enough), Cliffjumper accuses Mirage of being a traitor on some pretty spurious evidence and becomes obsessed with this notion for the rest of the episode (even Prime's telling him to pack it in). The start of Dreamwave's second miniseries had him accusing Mirage of the same thing, and just like before the other Autobots aren't really joining him. For parts of online fandom, it's probably even ''more'' famous thanks to the parodic exaggeration of it in ''Transformers: World's Worst''. --[[User:Ratbat|Ratbat]] 07:35, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Yep, this wiki makes lots of jokes, but we're actually accurate with our information. Though I think it would help if somebody bothered to actually write about that episode in Cliffjumper's animated bio. Hmm, I'll see what I can do. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 08:06, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::This trait's played upon pretty heavily in the Fun Publications comic, too, although we haven't gotten around to writing in anything for that yet.--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 21:30, 22 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Hey in the worlds smallest line is the red repaint of bumble bee considered to be cliffjumper, with his past as a bumble bee repaint I could see this happening.<br />
<br />
I wouldn't think so, but what do others think? ----Bumpjumper-----<br />
<br />
== Cliffjumper after 'Transformers: The Movie' ==<br />
<br />
I've could of sworn I saw Cliffjumper in 'Five Faces of Darkness, Part One'. I thought I saw him and Jazz running in the backgroud behind Kup during the attack at the intergalactic olympics. <br />
<br />
Of course, it's being a long time ago since I saw that episode and I didn't notice Windcharger (I didn't know about him being in 'FFOD, Pt. 1' until recently).<br />
<br />
Cliffjumper appeared very briefly in "Five Faces of Darkness, Part One", during the beginning flashback sequence which recapped the 1986 movie. However, other than this, Cliffjumper did not appear at all during the third season, despite the fact that he survived the events of the movie.<br />
<br />
== G2 Cliffjumper Toy? ==<br />
<br />
I could swear that when I was younger, I had a cliffjumper toy (this was between '92 and '94) that was a redeco of bumblebee. I specifically remember it, because I had both of them and took them everywhere with me since they were two of my favorite characters (and I could easily fit them in my pockets, too). Is it possible that it was released in limited quantities?<br />
:You're probably thinking of the G2 [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] toy. There never was a G2 Cliffjumper, nor was Cliffjumper ever a repaint of Bumblebee until the Classics toy came about in 2006. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 07:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
Ah... that would explain it. Why the hell didnt they just release cliffjumper instead? I mean, I dont even remember hubcap...<br />
<br />
== Mini-Bust ==<br />
<br />
I've wanted to make this his mini-bust pic caption for a while:<br />
<br />
"Make war, not love!"<br />
<br />
Thoughts?--[[Special:Contributions/75.219.185.71|75.219.185.71]] 00:17, 27 August 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
If I don't hear any objections, can I consider that a "go ahead a change it"?--[[Special:Contributions/67.142.174.22|67.142.174.22]] 22:57, 27 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:No. Also, we don't typically approve of people adding captions before they start making real contributions. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 23:06, 27 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
== Listen 'N' Fun ==<br />
<br />
[[Image:ListenNFun.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br />
Just ganked this picture from an ebay auction. Has anyone else seen or heard of a red CJ coming with the tape before? If so, why isn't it mentioned on the page? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:32, 11 March 2011 (EST)<br />
<br />
==HOF==<br />
Cliffjumper is explicitly not in the Hall of Fame. Aaron preceded his trbiute film during the event by saying that this was NOT an induction. I know he had a case with his toys in it. -[[User:LV|LV]] 00:51, 9 June 2011 (EDT)<br />
<br />
== Palisades statue ==<br />
<br />
He had one, right? That one started the whole "Bumblebee redecoed into Cliffjumper" trend?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 19:34, 8 November 2011 (EST)<br />
: Google says yes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:42, 8 November 2011 (EST)</div>Cliffjumper222https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Cliffjumper_(G1)&diff=1224745Talk:Cliffjumper (G1)2017-11-24T00:04:25Z<p>Cliffjumper222: /* Cliffjumper after 'Transformers: The Movie' */</p>
<hr />
<div>Very amusing, that he "hates traitors," but a bit random, perhpas? What's the context for this joke? I never knew this about him. I always thought he was one of those (many) Transformers whose personality could be described as "impulsive," "brash," etc.[[User:24.21.139.41|24.21.139.41]] 06:52, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::In a G1 episode called ''Traitor'' (funnily enough), Cliffjumper accuses Mirage of being a traitor on some pretty spurious evidence and becomes obsessed with this notion for the rest of the episode (even Prime's telling him to pack it in). The start of Dreamwave's second miniseries had him accusing Mirage of the same thing, and just like before the other Autobots aren't really joining him. For parts of online fandom, it's probably even ''more'' famous thanks to the parodic exaggeration of it in ''Transformers: World's Worst''. --[[User:Ratbat|Ratbat]] 07:35, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Yep, this wiki makes lots of jokes, but we're actually accurate with our information. Though I think it would help if somebody bothered to actually write about that episode in Cliffjumper's animated bio. Hmm, I'll see what I can do. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 08:06, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::This trait's played upon pretty heavily in the Fun Publications comic, too, although we haven't gotten around to writing in anything for that yet.--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 21:30, 22 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Hey in the worlds smallest line is the red repaint of bumble bee considered to be cliffjumper, with his past as a bumble bee repaint I could see this happening.<br />
<br />
I wouldn't think so, but what do others think? ----Bumpjumper-----<br />
<br />
== Cliffjumper after 'Transformers: The Movie' ==<br />
<br />
I've could of sworn I saw Cliffjumper in 'Five Faces of Darkness, Part One'. I thought I saw him and Jazz running in the backgroud behind Kup during the attack at the intergalactic olympics. <br />
<br />
Of course, it's being a long time ago since I saw that episode and I didn't notice Windcharger (I didn't know about him being in 'FFOD, Pt. 1' until recently).<br />
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Cliffjumper appeared very briefly in "Five Faces of Darkness, Part One", during the beginning flashback sequence which recapped the 1986 movie. However, other than this, Cliffjumper did not appear at all during the third season, despite the fact that he survived the events of the movie.<br />
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== G2 Cliffjumper Toy? ==<br />
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I could swear that when I was younger, I had a cliffjumper toy (this was between '92 and '94) that was a redeco of bumblebee. I specifically remember it, because I had both of them and took them everywhere with me since they were two of my favorite characters (and I could easily fit them in my pockets, too). Is it possible that it was released in limited quantities?<br />
:You're probably thinking of the G2 [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] toy. There never was a G2 Cliffjumper, nor was Cliffjumper ever a repaint of Bumblebee until the Classics toy came about in 2006. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 07:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
Ah... that would explain it. Why the hell didnt they just release cliffjumper instead? I mean, I dont even remember hubcap...<br />
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== Mini-Bust ==<br />
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I've wanted to make this his mini-bust pic caption for a while:<br />
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"Make war, not love!"<br />
<br />
Thoughts?--[[Special:Contributions/75.219.185.71|75.219.185.71]] 00:17, 27 August 2010 (EDT)<br />
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If I don't hear any objections, can I consider that a "go ahead a change it"?--[[Special:Contributions/67.142.174.22|67.142.174.22]] 22:57, 27 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:No. Also, we don't typically approve of people adding captions before they start making real contributions. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 23:06, 27 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
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== Listen 'N' Fun ==<br />
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[[Image:ListenNFun.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br />
Just ganked this picture from an ebay auction. Has anyone else seen or heard of a red CJ coming with the tape before? If so, why isn't it mentioned on the page? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:32, 11 March 2011 (EST)<br />
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==HOF==<br />
Cliffjumper is explicitly not in the Hall of Fame. Aaron preceded his trbiute film during the event by saying that this was NOT an induction. I know he had a case with his toys in it. -[[User:LV|LV]] 00:51, 9 June 2011 (EDT)<br />
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== Palisades statue ==<br />
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He had one, right? That one started the whole "Bumblebee redecoed into Cliffjumper" trend?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 19:34, 8 November 2011 (EST)<br />
: Google says yes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:42, 8 November 2011 (EST)</div>Cliffjumper222https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Cliffjumper_(G1)&diff=1224744Talk:Cliffjumper (G1)2017-11-24T00:04:01Z<p>Cliffjumper222: /* Cliffjumper after 'Transformers: The Movie' */</p>
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<div>Very amusing, that he "hates traitors," but a bit random, perhpas? What's the context for this joke? I never knew this about him. I always thought he was one of those (many) Transformers whose personality could be described as "impulsive," "brash," etc.[[User:24.21.139.41|24.21.139.41]] 06:52, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::In a G1 episode called ''Traitor'' (funnily enough), Cliffjumper accuses Mirage of being a traitor on some pretty spurious evidence and becomes obsessed with this notion for the rest of the episode (even Prime's telling him to pack it in). The start of Dreamwave's second miniseries had him accusing Mirage of the same thing, and just like before the other Autobots aren't really joining him. For parts of online fandom, it's probably even ''more'' famous thanks to the parodic exaggeration of it in ''Transformers: World's Worst''. --[[User:Ratbat|Ratbat]] 07:35, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Yep, this wiki makes lots of jokes, but we're actually accurate with our information. Though I think it would help if somebody bothered to actually write about that episode in Cliffjumper's animated bio. Hmm, I'll see what I can do. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 08:06, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::This trait's played upon pretty heavily in the Fun Publications comic, too, although we haven't gotten around to writing in anything for that yet.--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 21:30, 22 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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Hey in the worlds smallest line is the red repaint of bumble bee considered to be cliffjumper, with his past as a bumble bee repaint I could see this happening.<br />
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I wouldn't think so, but what do others think? ----Bumpjumper-----<br />
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== Cliffjumper after 'Transformers: The Movie' ==<br />
<br />
I've could of sworn I saw Cliffjumper in 'Five Faces of Darkness, Part One'. I thought I saw him and Jazz running in the backgroud behind Kup during the attack at the intergalactic olympics. <br />
<br />
Of course, it's being a long time ago since I saw that episode and I didn't notice Windcharger (I didn't know about him being in 'FFOD, Pt. 1' until recently).<br />
<br />
-Cliffjumper appeared very briefly in "Five Faces of Darkness, Part One", during the beginning flashback sequence which recapped the 1986 movie. However, other than this, Cliffjumper did not appear at all during the third season, despite the fact that he survived the events of the movie.-<br />
<br />
== G2 Cliffjumper Toy? ==<br />
<br />
I could swear that when I was younger, I had a cliffjumper toy (this was between '92 and '94) that was a redeco of bumblebee. I specifically remember it, because I had both of them and took them everywhere with me since they were two of my favorite characters (and I could easily fit them in my pockets, too). Is it possible that it was released in limited quantities?<br />
:You're probably thinking of the G2 [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] toy. There never was a G2 Cliffjumper, nor was Cliffjumper ever a repaint of Bumblebee until the Classics toy came about in 2006. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 07:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
Ah... that would explain it. Why the hell didnt they just release cliffjumper instead? I mean, I dont even remember hubcap...<br />
<br />
== Mini-Bust ==<br />
<br />
I've wanted to make this his mini-bust pic caption for a while:<br />
<br />
"Make war, not love!"<br />
<br />
Thoughts?--[[Special:Contributions/75.219.185.71|75.219.185.71]] 00:17, 27 August 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
If I don't hear any objections, can I consider that a "go ahead a change it"?--[[Special:Contributions/67.142.174.22|67.142.174.22]] 22:57, 27 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:No. Also, we don't typically approve of people adding captions before they start making real contributions. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 23:06, 27 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
== Listen 'N' Fun ==<br />
<br />
[[Image:ListenNFun.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br />
Just ganked this picture from an ebay auction. Has anyone else seen or heard of a red CJ coming with the tape before? If so, why isn't it mentioned on the page? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:32, 11 March 2011 (EST)<br />
<br />
==HOF==<br />
Cliffjumper is explicitly not in the Hall of Fame. Aaron preceded his trbiute film during the event by saying that this was NOT an induction. I know he had a case with his toys in it. -[[User:LV|LV]] 00:51, 9 June 2011 (EDT)<br />
<br />
== Palisades statue ==<br />
<br />
He had one, right? That one started the whole "Bumblebee redecoed into Cliffjumper" trend?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 19:34, 8 November 2011 (EST)<br />
: Google says yes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:42, 8 November 2011 (EST)</div>Cliffjumper222https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Cliffjumper_(G1)&diff=1224743Talk:Cliffjumper (G1)2017-11-24T00:03:32Z<p>Cliffjumper222: /* Cliffjumper after 'Transformers: The Movie' */</p>
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<div>Very amusing, that he "hates traitors," but a bit random, perhpas? What's the context for this joke? I never knew this about him. I always thought he was one of those (many) Transformers whose personality could be described as "impulsive," "brash," etc.[[User:24.21.139.41|24.21.139.41]] 06:52, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::In a G1 episode called ''Traitor'' (funnily enough), Cliffjumper accuses Mirage of being a traitor on some pretty spurious evidence and becomes obsessed with this notion for the rest of the episode (even Prime's telling him to pack it in). The start of Dreamwave's second miniseries had him accusing Mirage of the same thing, and just like before the other Autobots aren't really joining him. For parts of online fandom, it's probably even ''more'' famous thanks to the parodic exaggeration of it in ''Transformers: World's Worst''. --[[User:Ratbat|Ratbat]] 07:35, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
:::Yep, this wiki makes lots of jokes, but we're actually accurate with our information. Though I think it would help if somebody bothered to actually write about that episode in Cliffjumper's animated bio. Hmm, I'll see what I can do. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 08:06, 13 April 2007 (UTC)<br />
::This trait's played upon pretty heavily in the Fun Publications comic, too, although we haven't gotten around to writing in anything for that yet.--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 21:30, 22 October 2007 (UTC)<br />
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<br />
<br />
Hey in the worlds smallest line is the red repaint of bumble bee considered to be cliffjumper, with his past as a bumble bee repaint I could see this happening.<br />
<br />
I wouldn't think so, but what do others think? ----Bumpjumper-----<br />
<br />
== Cliffjumper after 'Transformers: The Movie' ==<br />
<br />
I've could of sworn I saw Cliffjumper in 'Five Faces of Darkness, Part One'. I thought I saw him and Jazz running in the backgroud behind Kup during the attack at the intergalactic olympics. <br />
<br />
Of course, it's being a long time ago since I saw that episode and I didn't notice Windcharger (I didn't know about him being in 'FFOD, Pt. 1' until recently).<br />
<br />
Cliffjumper appeared very briefly in "Five Faces of Darkness, Part One", during the beginning flashback sequence which recapped the 1986 movie. However, other than this, Cliffjumper did not appear at all during the third season, despite the fact that he survived the events of the movie.<br />
<br />
== G2 Cliffjumper Toy? ==<br />
<br />
I could swear that when I was younger, I had a cliffjumper toy (this was between '92 and '94) that was a redeco of bumblebee. I specifically remember it, because I had both of them and took them everywhere with me since they were two of my favorite characters (and I could easily fit them in my pockets, too). Is it possible that it was released in limited quantities?<br />
:You're probably thinking of the G2 [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] toy. There never was a G2 Cliffjumper, nor was Cliffjumper ever a repaint of Bumblebee until the Classics toy came about in 2006. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 07:05, 27 February 2008 (UTC)<br />
Ah... that would explain it. Why the hell didnt they just release cliffjumper instead? I mean, I dont even remember hubcap...<br />
<br />
== Mini-Bust ==<br />
<br />
I've wanted to make this his mini-bust pic caption for a while:<br />
<br />
"Make war, not love!"<br />
<br />
Thoughts?--[[Special:Contributions/75.219.185.71|75.219.185.71]] 00:17, 27 August 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
If I don't hear any objections, can I consider that a "go ahead a change it"?--[[Special:Contributions/67.142.174.22|67.142.174.22]] 22:57, 27 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
:No. Also, we don't typically approve of people adding captions before they start making real contributions. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 23:06, 27 September 2010 (EDT)<br />
<br />
== Listen 'N' Fun ==<br />
<br />
[[Image:ListenNFun.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]<br />
Just ganked this picture from an ebay auction. Has anyone else seen or heard of a red CJ coming with the tape before? If so, why isn't it mentioned on the page? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:32, 11 March 2011 (EST)<br />
<br />
==HOF==<br />
Cliffjumper is explicitly not in the Hall of Fame. Aaron preceded his trbiute film during the event by saying that this was NOT an induction. I know he had a case with his toys in it. -[[User:LV|LV]] 00:51, 9 June 2011 (EDT)<br />
<br />
== Palisades statue ==<br />
<br />
He had one, right? That one started the whole "Bumblebee redecoed into Cliffjumper" trend?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 19:34, 8 November 2011 (EST)<br />
: Google says yes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:42, 8 November 2011 (EST)</div>Cliffjumper222