Wigend of Blackthorn
- Wigend of Blackthorn is a human character from the cartoon portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Sir Wigend of Blackthorn is a hot-headed young noble in sixth-century England who allies himself to the Decepticons, and lives to regret it.
Fiction
[edit]The Transformers cartoon
[edit]- Voice actor: Michael Chain (English), Masashi Ebara (Japanese){{#if: Frank Muth (German, Generation 2), Francis Lax (European French), Sílvio Navas (Brazilian Portuguese)|, Frank Muth (German, Generation 2), Francis Lax (European French), Sílvio Navas (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
Sir Wigend of Blackthorn was feuding with his neighbor, Sir Aetheling the Red, when Aetheling offered an olive branch in the form of a jousting tournament. Wigend agreed, but fortune put him in the path of time-displaced Decepticons, with whom he formed an alliance.
The tournament did not go well for Wigend , even though he tried to fix the contest with ringers Ramjet and Rumble. When Starscream took Aetheling's daughter Nimue hostage and took over his castle, Wigend visited Nimue to tell her of his change of heart, both his allegiance and his feelings for her. Nimue gladly accepted his offer of marriage. As Aetheling's forces attacked to retrieve Nimue, Wigend tried to enter the fight, but was tossed over the battlements by his traitorous subject, Sir Wulf. Wigend joined Aetheling, and the battle was won by the Autobots Hoist and Warpath. Wigend was there to bid the Transformers goodbye as they returned to their own time. A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court
Games
[edit]Transformers Legends
[edit]A group of time-displaced Decepticons temporarily teamed up with Sir Blackthorne [sic] in order to wage war on some similarly time-displaced Autobots. A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court
Notes
[edit]- "Wigend" means "warrior" in Old English.
- Wigend of Blackthorn was originally "Wigend the Black", in counterpart to Aetheling the Red.
Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: Kuro Kanmuri no Kishi Wigend (黒冠の騎士 ワイゲンド, "Wigend the Peerless Black Knight")
- French: William de Blackthorn (Europe, "William of Blackthorn")