Darkwing (G1) - Revision history

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2026-04-09T04:39:20Z

Storylink already explains what the note does

Saix: /* Generation 1 cartoon continuity */

2026-04-09T04:31:28Z

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	~~===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===~~		===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
	====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
	{{note\|Although Darkwing never appears in an episode of ''The Transformers'', he was verbally referenced in new live-action sequences created for the show's [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5\|fifth season]].}}		{{note\|Although Darkwing never appears in an episode of ''The Transformers'', he was verbally referenced in new live-action sequences created for the show's [[The Transformers (cartoon)#Season 5\|fifth season]].}}

Doomdorm64: /* The Transformers */

2026-02-12T17:53:43Z

The Transformers

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	: Use caution when transforming him from jet to robot mode: the large clip inside the jet nosecone is famously prone to growing large stress marks, before breaking off entirely. You really have to make sure the Powermaster feature's release buttons are being pushed firmly in - and may have more luck doing it with your fingertips than with an engine.		: Use caution when transforming him from jet to robot mode: the large clip inside the jet nosecone is famously prone to growing large stress marks, before breaking off entirely. You really have to make sure the Powermaster feature's release buttons are being pushed firmly in - and may have more luck doing it with your fingertips than with an engine.

	: He comes with the Powermaster Nebulan [[Throttle (G1)#Toys\|Throttle]]		: He comes with the Powermaster Nebulan [[Throttle (G1)#Toys\|Throttle]].

	: This mold was used to make the [[Godmaster (lifeform)\|Godmaster]] [[Hydra (G1)#Toys\|Hydra]].		: This mold was used to make the [[Godmaster (lifeform)\|Godmaster]] [[Hydra (G1)#Toys\|Hydra]].

BerylRoll at 18:54, 21 January 2026

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	''At some point, the pair ended up on [[Earth]], working for [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]]. Darkwing and Dreadwind served, in their combined form, as Throttle's getaway vehicle after the Nebulan stole an Autobot-made power cell. In its flight from the crime scene, the Dreadwing was shot down, and sent heading for the ocean. Though Dreadwind pleaded with Darkwing to disengage so that he wouldn't be taken down along with the latter, the pair found their combination mechanism fused, and so both wound up plunging into the drink. They remained nonoperational on the ocean floor while the Autobots retrieved their loot.'' {{storylink\|Dreadwing Down!}}		''At some point, the pair ended up on [[Earth]], working for [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]]. Darkwing and Dreadwind served, in their combined form, as Throttle's getaway vehicle after the Nebulan stole an Autobot-made power cell. In its flight from the crime scene, the Dreadwing was shot down, and sent heading for the ocean. Though Dreadwind pleaded with Darkwing to disengage so that he wouldn't be taken down along with the latter, the pair found their combination mechanism fused, and so both wound up plunging into the drink. They remained nonoperational on the ocean floor while the Autobots retrieved their loot.'' {{storylink\|Dreadwing Down!}}

	''On Scorponok's orders, Darkwing and Dreadwind attacked [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]], where Optimus Prime had left behind a [[floppy disk]] containing a copy of his mind. They found the facility being guarded by [[Getaway]], [[Slapdash (G1)\|Slapdash]], and [[Joyride (G1)\|Joyride]]. Dreadwind kept them busy with strafing runs while Darkwing made his way inside. Throttle found the disk post-haste, but on his way out, he and Darkwing were met by Getaway and [[Rev]], who had managed to slip past Dreadwind. Getaway got a shot off with his [[plasma-shell shotgun]], badly injuring Darkwing's leg. Retaliating with his [[electro-kinetic blaster]]s, Darkwing disarmed his opponent. With his opponent weaponless, Darkwing turned to the scuffle between their respective Nebulan partners. Forcing Rev to stand down at gun-point, the Decepticons resumed their exit. Though Darkwing's injury made it difficult for him to transform, he managed the effort, and reconvened with Dreadwind to combine into their Dreadwing form. Though Getaway caught back up to the Decepticons, his efforts only resulted in his hand getting stuck in their combination joint. Dreadwing blasted off, with the hapless Autobot getting tugged along for the ride.''		''On Scorponok's orders, Darkwing and Dreadwind attacked [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]], where Optimus Prime had left behind a [[floppy disk]] containing a copy of his mind. They found the facility being guarded by [[Getaway]], [[Slapdash (G1)\|Slapdash]], and [[Joyride (G1)\|Joyride]]. Dreadwind kept them busy with strafing runs while Darkwing made his way inside. Throttle found the disk post-haste, but on his way out, he and Darkwing were met by Getaway and [[Rev (G1)\|Rev]], who had managed to slip past Dreadwind. Getaway got a shot off with his [[plasma-shell shotgun]], badly injuring Darkwing's leg. Retaliating with his [[electro-kinetic blaster]]s, Darkwing disarmed his opponent. With his opponent weaponless, Darkwing turned to the scuffle between their respective Nebulan partners. Forcing Rev to stand down at gun-point, the Decepticons resumed their exit. Though Darkwing's injury made it difficult for him to transform, he managed the effort, and reconvened with Dreadwind to combine into their Dreadwing form. Though Getaway caught back up to the Decepticons, his efforts only resulted in his hand getting stuck in their combination joint. Dreadwing blasted off, with the hapless Autobot getting tugged along for the ride.''

	''After Getaway was stashed in a holding cell, Darkwing and Dreadwind were sent out by Scorponok once more. This time, they were carrying a smart missile that their leader had programmed to track Optimus wherever he went. After launching the payload, equipped with a camera so the Decepticons could witness Optimus's demise, the duo doubled back to base, hoping to make it back in time for the show. It wound up never coming about, as Getaway managed to escape and reprogram the missile into a dud.'' {{storylink\|Prime Bomb!}}		''After Getaway was stashed in a holding cell, Darkwing and Dreadwind were sent out by Scorponok once more. This time, they were carrying a smart missile that their leader had programmed to track Optimus wherever he went. After launching the payload, equipped with a camera so the Decepticons could witness Optimus's demise, the duo doubled back to base, hoping to make it back in time for the show. It wound up never coming about, as Getaway managed to escape and reprogram the missile into a dud.'' {{storylink\|Prime Bomb!}}

DerVernichter: /* Foreign names */

2025-12-05T15:28:30Z

Foreign names

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	*''Japanese:'' '''Blackwing''' (ブラックウイング ''Burakkuuingu'')		*''Japanese:'' '''Blackwing''' (ブラックウイング ''Burakkuuingu'')
	*''French:'' '''Ailenoire''' (Canada)		*''French:'' '''Ailenoire''' (Canada)
	*''Hungarian:'' '''Hollószárny''' ("Ravenwing")		*''Hungarian:'' '''Hollószárny''' (Ravenwing)

	==References==		==References==

DerVernichter: /* Foreign names */

2025-12-05T15:27:47Z

Foreign names

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	*''Japanese:'' '''Blackwing''' (ブラックウイング ''Burakkuuingu'')		*''Japanese:'' '''Blackwing''' (ブラックウイング ''Burakkuuingu'')
	*''French:'' '''Ailenoire''' (Canada)		*''French:'' '''Ailenoire''' (Canada)
			*''Hungarian:'' '''Hollószárny''' ("Ravenwing")

	==References==		==References==

TitaniumToughGuy: /* Universe (2008) */

2025-09-17T16:34:25Z

Universe (2008)

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	: Darkwind (renamed from Darkwing apparently due to [[trademark]] reasons) is an extensive [[redeco]] of the [[Size class\|Ultra Class]] ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)\|Universe]]'' [[Silverbolt (G1)#Universe (2008)\|Silverbolt]] toy. He transforms into a (fictional) FB-129 supersonic fighter-bomber. As an Ultra-scale toy, he comes with various light and sound [[gimmick]]s (exactly the same ones as ''Universe'' [[Powerglide (G1)#Universe\|Powerglide]] and Silverbolt), including a machinegun-type sound when one presses the big blue button on the fuselage, and different classic transformation sound effects depending on whether he is being transformed from [[alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] or vice versa.		: Darkwind (renamed from Darkwing apparently due to [[trademark]] reasons) is an extensive [[redeco]] of the [[Size class\|Ultra Class]] ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)\|Universe]]'' [[Silverbolt (G1)#Universe (2008)\|Silverbolt]] toy. He transforms into a (fictional) FB-129 supersonic fighter-bomber. As an Ultra-scale toy, he comes with various light and sound [[gimmick]]s (exactly the same ones as ''Universe'' [[Powerglide (G1)#Universe\|Powerglide]] and Silverbolt), including a machinegun-type sound when one presses the big blue button on the fuselage, and different classic transformation sound effects depending on whether he is being transformed from [[alternate mode\|vehicle mode]] or vice versa.

	: ~~He and his casemate [[Countdown (G1)#Universe (2008)\|Countdown]] were "stealth" [[exclusive]]s to [[Toys"R"Us]], meaning he appeared in stores before [[Hasbro]] bothered to tell anybody about it.~~ Their boxes advertise Hasbro's included battery brand, [[Pow-R-Fuel]].		: Their boxes advertise Hasbro's included battery brand, [[Pow-R-Fuel]].

	: This mold was also used to make [[Skyjack (G2)#Universe (2008)\|''Universe'' Skyfall]].		: This mold was also used to make [[Skyjack (G2)#Universe (2008)\|''Universe'' Skyfall]].

AzimuthAcolyte: /* The Transformers */ G1 design credits!

2025-03-12T23:15:34Z

The Transformers: G1 design credits!

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	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Darkwing''' (Powermaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Darkwing''' (Powermaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
	:*''Accessories'': "Throttle" Powermaster engine, [[Electro-kinetic blaster\|left & right "laser-guided electro-kinetic blasters"]]		:*''Accessories'': "Throttle" Powermaster engine, [[Electro-kinetic blaster\|left & right "laser-guided electro-kinetic blasters"]]
			{{toydesigner\|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

	: Released in the fifth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''Transformers'' toyline]] (fourth in the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European line]]), Darkwing transforms into a Panavia Tornado GR1 fighter jet. He is locked in this mode until a Decepticon Powermaster engine is placed into the engine socket on his back... or until you push down the relevant buttons in said socket. (He ''can'' fit an Autobot engine into the socket, but they will not unlock his transformation.) Once unlocked, he can also form the back half of the "[[Dreadwing (G1)#Toys\|Dreadwing]]" super-jet along with [[Dreadwind (G1)#Toys\|Dreadwind]].		: Released in the fifth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''Transformers'' toyline]] (fourth in the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European line]]), Darkwing transforms into a Panavia Tornado GR1 fighter jet. He is locked in this mode until a Decepticon Powermaster engine is placed into the engine socket on his back... or until you push down the relevant buttons in said socket. (He ''can'' fit an Autobot engine into the socket, but they will not unlock his transformation.) Once unlocked, he can also form the back half of the "[[Dreadwing (G1)#Toys\|Dreadwing]]" super-jet along with [[Dreadwind (G1)#Toys\|Dreadwind]].

M Sipher: /* Power of the Primes */

2025-03-01T02:00:36Z

Power of the Primes

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	===''Power of the Primes''===		===''Power of the Primes''===
	[[File:~~TF-~~POTP-Blackwing.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|More descriptively, Purple-with-yellow-lightning-bolts-wing.]]		[[File:POTP-toy Blackwing.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.66\|More descriptively, Purple-with-yellow-lightning-bolts-wing.]]
	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Blackwing''' (Deluxe Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Blackwing''' (Deluxe Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
	:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-18'''		:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-18'''
	:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 28]], 2018		:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 28]], 2018
	:*''Accessories'': ~~Two~~ blasters, Prime Armor/combiner hand, Prime Master gap filler/gun		:*''Accessories'': 2 blasters, Prime Armor/combiner hand, Prime Master gap filler/gun
	{{toydesigner\|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}		{{toydesigner\|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

ThatGuy79: /* Notes */ "Triumverate"

2025-02-18T23:46:39Z

Notes: "Triumverate"

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*In the Marvel continuity, several UK Annual stories depict Darkwing and Dreadwind as working for different Decepticon groups on Earth, but the continuity of these stories is difficult to wrangle. In "[[Prime Bomb!]]", they work for Scorponok, along with the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]]. This can only happen after Scorponok takes full control of the Decepticons of Earth after the [[Underbase Saga]] but, while the Combaticons are not destroyed on-panel by Starscream, it is generally believed that all non-organic enhanced Transformers are disabled. "[[Dreadwing Down!]]" from the next year's annual stars the two Powermasters alongside the [[Seacon (G1)\|Seacons]], so it can only have taken place before the Underbase Saga, but also the [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmaster]] [[Quake (G1)\|Quake]], who is on Cybertron under the [[Triumvirate~~\|Triumverate~~]]'s command at that time. While some creative massaging of the facts can put these stories in continuity, it's probably best to consider Darkwing and Dreadwind officially unaffiliated with any army until after the war with [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]. Their sudden appearances in "[[The Void! (US)\|The Void!]]" among the various Autobots and Decepticons summoned by Primus does indicate they are on either Earth or Cybertron immediately prior, though.		*In the Marvel continuity, several UK Annual stories depict Darkwing and Dreadwind as working for different Decepticon groups on Earth, but the continuity of these stories is difficult to wrangle. In "[[Prime Bomb!]]", they work for Scorponok, along with the [[Combaticon (G1)\|Combaticons]]. This can only happen after Scorponok takes full control of the Decepticons of Earth after the [[Underbase Saga]] but, while the Combaticons are not destroyed on-panel by Starscream, it is generally believed that all non-organic enhanced Transformers are disabled. "[[Dreadwing Down!]]" from the next year's annual stars the two Powermasters alongside the [[Seacon (G1)\|Seacons]], so it can only have taken place before the Underbase Saga, but also the [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmaster]] [[Quake (G1)\|Quake]], who is on Cybertron under the [[Triumvirate]]'s command at that time. While some creative massaging of the facts can put these stories in continuity, it's probably best to consider Darkwing and Dreadwind officially unaffiliated with any army until after the war with [[Unicron/Generation 1\|Unicron]]. Their sudden appearances in "[[The Void! (US)\|The Void!]]" among the various Autobots and Decepticons summoned by Primus does indicate they are on either Earth or Cybertron immediately prior, though.
	*Like most manga-original Kreons, Darkwing is made up of existing Kreon parts. He wears [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O\|Jazz]]'s helmet and the [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O\|Wheeljack]] backpack to replicate wings, and wields the small pistol first used by [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)\|Bumblebee]].		*Like most manga-original Kreons, Darkwing is made up of existing Kreon parts. He wears [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O\|Jazz]]'s helmet and the [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O\|Wheeljack]] backpack to replicate wings, and wields the small pistol first used by [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)\|Bumblebee]].
	*Darkwing is one of few Generation 1 characters to have more than one ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)\|Shattered Glass]]'' counterpart, being mirrored by both [[Darkwing (SG)\|Darkwing]] and [[Darkwind]].		*Darkwing is one of few Generation 1 characters to have more than one ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)\|Shattered Glass]]'' counterpart, being mirrored by both [[Darkwing (SG)\|Darkwing]] and [[Darkwind]].

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	''At some point, the pair ended up on [[Earth]], working for [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]]. Darkwing and Dreadwind served, in their combined form, as Throttle's getaway vehicle after the Nebulan stole an Autobot-made power cell. In its flight from the crime scene, the Dreadwing was shot down, and sent heading for the ocean. Though Dreadwind pleaded with Darkwing to disengage so that he wouldn't be taken down along with the latter, the pair found their combination mechanism fused, and so both wound up plunging into the drink. They remained nonoperational on the ocean floor while the Autobots retrieved their loot.'' {{storylink\|Dreadwing Down!}}		''At some point, the pair ended up on [[Earth]], working for [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]]. Darkwing and Dreadwind served, in their combined form, as Throttle's getaway vehicle after the Nebulan stole an Autobot-made power cell. In its flight from the crime scene, the Dreadwing was shot down, and sent heading for the ocean. Though Dreadwind pleaded with Darkwing to disengage so that he wouldn't be taken down along with the latter, the pair found their combination mechanism fused, and so both wound up plunging into the drink. They remained nonoperational on the ocean floor while the Autobots retrieved their loot.'' {{storylink\|Dreadwing Down!}}

	''On Scorponok's orders, Darkwing and Dreadwind attacked [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]], where Optimus Prime had left behind a [[floppy disk]] containing a copy of his mind. They found the facility being guarded by [[Getaway]], [[Slapdash (G1)\|Slapdash]], and [[Joyride (G1)\|Joyride]]. Dreadwind kept them busy with strafing runs while Darkwing made his way inside. Throttle found the disk post-haste, but on his way out, he and Darkwing were met by Getaway and [[Rev]], who had managed to slip past Dreadwind. Getaway got a shot off with his [[plasma-shell shotgun]], badly injuring Darkwing's leg. Retaliating with his [[electro-kinetic blaster]]s, Darkwing disarmed his opponent. With his opponent weaponless, Darkwing turned to the scuffle between their respective Nebulan partners. Forcing Rev to stand down at gun-point, the Decepticons resumed their exit. Though Darkwing's injury made it difficult for him to transform, he managed the effort, and reconvened with Dreadwind to combine into their Dreadwing form. Though Getaway caught back up to the Decepticons, his efforts only resulted in his hand getting stuck in their combination joint. Dreadwing blasted off, with the hapless Autobot getting tugged along for the ride.''		''On Scorponok's orders, Darkwing and Dreadwind attacked [[Alternate Reality, Inc.]], where Optimus Prime had left behind a [[floppy disk]] containing a copy of his mind. They found the facility being guarded by [[Getaway]], [[Slapdash (G1)\|Slapdash]], and [[Joyride (G1)\|Joyride]]. Dreadwind kept them busy with strafing runs while Darkwing made his way inside. Throttle found the disk post-haste, but on his way out, he and Darkwing were met by Getaway and [[Rev (G1)\|Rev]], who had managed to slip past Dreadwind. Getaway got a shot off with his [[plasma-shell shotgun]], badly injuring Darkwing's leg. Retaliating with his [[electro-kinetic blaster]]s, Darkwing disarmed his opponent. With his opponent weaponless, Darkwing turned to the scuffle between their respective Nebulan partners. Forcing Rev to stand down at gun-point, the Decepticons resumed their exit. Though Darkwing's injury made it difficult for him to transform, he managed the effort, and reconvened with Dreadwind to combine into their Dreadwing form. Though Getaway caught back up to the Decepticons, his efforts only resulted in his hand getting stuck in their combination joint. Dreadwing blasted off, with the hapless Autobot getting tugged along for the ride.''

	''After Getaway was stashed in a holding cell, Darkwing and Dreadwind were sent out by Scorponok once more. This time, they were carrying a smart missile that their leader had programmed to track Optimus wherever he went. After launching the payload, equipped with a camera so the Decepticons could witness Optimus's demise, the duo doubled back to base, hoping to make it back in time for the show. It wound up never coming about, as Getaway managed to escape and reprogram the missile into a dud.'' {{storylink\|Prime Bomb!}}		''After Getaway was stashed in a holding cell, Darkwing and Dreadwind were sent out by Scorponok once more. This time, they were carrying a smart missile that their leader had programmed to track Optimus wherever he went. After launching the payload, equipped with a camera so the Decepticons could witness Optimus's demise, the duo doubled back to base, hoping to make it back in time for the show. It wound up never coming about, as Getaway managed to escape and reprogram the missile into a dud.'' {{storylink\|Prime Bomb!}}

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	<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Darkwing''' (Powermaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>		<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1\|'''Darkwing''' (Powermaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
	:*''Accessories'': "Throttle" Powermaster engine, [[Electro-kinetic blaster\|left & right "laser-guided electro-kinetic blasters"]]		:*''Accessories'': "Throttle" Powermaster engine, [[Electro-kinetic blaster\|left & right "laser-guided electro-kinetic blasters"]]
			{{toydesigner\|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

	: Released in the fifth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''Transformers'' toyline]] (fourth in the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European line]]), Darkwing transforms into a Panavia Tornado GR1 fighter jet. He is locked in this mode until a Decepticon Powermaster engine is placed into the engine socket on his back... or until you push down the relevant buttons in said socket. (He ''can'' fit an Autobot engine into the socket, but they will not unlock his transformation.) Once unlocked, he can also form the back half of the "[[Dreadwing (G1)#Toys\|Dreadwing]]" super-jet along with [[Dreadwind (G1)#Toys\|Dreadwind]].		: Released in the fifth year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)\|original ''Transformers'' toyline]] (fourth in the [[The Transformers (European toyline)\|European line]]), Darkwing transforms into a Panavia Tornado GR1 fighter jet. He is locked in this mode until a Decepticon Powermaster engine is placed into the engine socket on his back... or until you push down the relevant buttons in said socket. (He ''can'' fit an Autobot engine into the socket, but they will not unlock his transformation.) Once unlocked, he can also form the back half of the "[[Dreadwing (G1)#Toys\|Dreadwing]]" super-jet along with [[Dreadwind (G1)#Toys\|Dreadwind]].