Wind Sheer (Armada)

The name or term "Wind Sheer" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Wind Sheer (disambiguation).

Wind Sheer is a Decepticon-allied Mini-Con from the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.

You can't see me.

Wind Sheer (sometimes spelled Windsheer) is the Mini-Con partner to Wheeljack, through thick and thin. Like Wheeljack, Wind Sheer used to be sided with the Autobots, but after their seeming betrayal by their teammates, Wind Sheer followed his partner over to the Decepticon side. He's not as sure about the decision to change sides as Wheeljack is, but won't abandon his friend, no matter what. And in return, Wheeljack fights hard to make sure none of his new allies try to take advantage of Wind Sheer.

“	If you strike at my friend, you strike at me.	”
—Wind Sheer's bio quote.

Fiction

Dreamwave Armada comic

Wind Sheer was among the Earth-based Mini-Cons gathered at the Black Mesa in Arizona, just before the Transformers left Earth to return to Cybertron and fight off Unicron. Presumably, he was at the Loop in Cyber City, and gave his power to the Mini-Con Matrix, which dealt the critical blow to Unicron. The End

Cybertron comic

Wind Sheer was seen among the Mini-Con rebels led by the Sky Terror Mini-Con Team, using powerful energon weapons to strike at bases held by the Mini-Con Council of Sages. Revelations Part 4 He was present at the battle where Unicron made his presence known in a big way. Revelations Part 5

Ask Vector Prime

In Aurex 606.0 Kappa, Wind Sheer was the partner of the former Autobot Drench. He fought with Drench and Landslide against Red Alert, Longarm, Smokescreen, Jolt, and the Emergency Mini-Con Team before being driven off. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/14

Toys

Armada

(Hasbro version pictured)

• Wheeljack with Wind Sheer (Super-Con, 2003)

• Takara name: Rampage
• Takara ID number: MD-07
• Takara release date: August 14, 2003
• Known designers: Eric Siebenaler (Hasbro), Shogo Hasui (Takara), Marcelo Matere (packaging artist, unused)

Armada Wind Sheer transforms into a a made-up stealth fighter bearing a slight resemblance to the F-117A Nighthawk. As a Mini-Con, he has a "Powerlinx" socket on his vehicle-mode underside which allows him to attach to any toy with a "Powerlinx" style 5 mm post; some toys have special Powerlinx posts that activate/unlock gimmicks when a Mini-Con is attached. He's designed to fit snugly into the triangular indentation on his larger partner Wheeljack's roof, activating his Powerlinx-triggered gull-wing doors.

Fly like an Ea... eh, Hawk, I mean (Takara version pictured)

He was only available as a pack-in with his larger partner Wheeljack, first released in the sixth wave of Hasbro's Armada Super-Cons (the fist wave to feature the Unicron Battles branding). The later Takara Legend of the Microns version of Wind Sheer, named "Hawk", uses jet-black plastic rather than the Hasbro's version's charcoal gray and darker yellow plastic, just as his gang-molded larger partner "Rampage" does.

This toy doubles as the Beast Wars: Uprising character Wind-Sheer. This mold was redecoed to make Shattered Glass Whisper.

• More information on Wind Sheer at TFU.info

• Rampage & Air Assault Micron (Multi-pack, 2003)

• Takara ID number: MS-08
• Takara release date: August 14, 2003

In Japan, Wheeljack and Wind Sheer were available both as an individual release, and in a multi-pack with the Air Assault Microns, likely to mirror how his rival Hot Shot had a multi-pack with the Air Defense Microns. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individual releases.

Universe (2003)

Dammit, why?!

• Smokescreen with Jolt vs. Drench with Wind Sheer (Battle in a Box, 2004?)

Wind Sheer's mold was intended to be redecoed as part of a Universe Battle in a Box set with Wheeljack-mold redeco Drench, Smokescreen, and a Mini-Con presumably named Jolt. While the "final" name of this version of the Wind Sheer mold is not actually known, if the previous Battle in a Box sets are any indication, he'd have been named "Wind Sheer" and given no indication if he was the same character or an alternate-universe incarnation or what.

This deco was eventually used as the basis for Shattered Glass Whisper, a different character altogether.

Your bargaining posture is highly dubious. Proceed on your way to oblivion. This item has been canceled, with no current plans for release.

Notes

• While a character model sheet was made for Wind Sheer, he doesn't appear in the Armada cartoon at all.
• Wind Sheer's toy arms appear to have been placed on the wrong sides. His forearms have "cuts" for (admittedly nonexistent) elbow joints on the backsides of his arms, plus the wedge that prevents his arms from swinging forward in robot mode appear to be there to prevent his arms from swinging too far back and smooshing the now-upward-pointing claw in jet mode. If reversed, it appears Wind Sheer would be able to point both arms directly ahead of him parallel to the ground, rather than at a 45-degree angle downward (once his wings are positioned in their proper 45-degree tilt). His character model shown in the Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003 has the arms reversed from the toy's, so the vertical points of his triangular hands are on the underside, not topside as the toy has them, supporting the "swapped" theory. Unfortunately, his arms are bolted to his wing assemblies, which makes swapping them nigh-impossible.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Hawk (ホーク Hōku)

External links

• Gallery of Drench vs. Smokescreen (w/ Mini-Cons) test-shots