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{{disambig3|Darkwing}} | {{disambig3|Darkwing}} | ||
:''Darkwing is a [[Transformer]] from [[Transformers One (franchise)|One]].'' | :''Darkwing is a [[Transformer]] from [[Transformers One (franchise)|One]].'' | ||
{{bigquote|'''MINERS!'''|Darkwing, too many times to count|''[[Transformers One (film)|One]]''}} | [[File:TFOne-Darkwing.jpg|thumb|250px|Suck Energon, evildoer!]] | ||
Tasked with maximizing the productivity of the [[Cogless]] miners under his supervision by any means necessary, '''Darkwing''' keeps [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s [[energon]] flowing by heaping insults, humiliations, and casual violence upon his subordinates. He ''really'' hates being upstaged by the miners he looks down upon, and has a tendency to hold a grudge. While outwardly nasty and vindictive, Darkwing secretly fears the possibility that someone else might force ''him'' to suffer the same indignities he inflicts upon others. <ref> ''[[Transformers One Sourcebook]]'' </ref> | |||
{{bigquote|'''RRRGGHHHH!! MINERS!'''|Darkwing, too many times to count|''[[Transformers One (film)|One]]''}} | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''One'' film=== | ===''One'' film=== | ||
{{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English), [[Tetsu Inada]] (Japanese) | {{voiceactor|[[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]] (English), [[Tetsu Inada]] (Japanese)|[[Sebastian Llapur]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Salvador Reyes]] (Latin-American Spanish, second trailer), [[Oriol Rafel]] (Spain Spanish), [[Francesco De Francesco]] (Italian), [[Jean-Paul Pitolin]] (European French), [[Tilo Schmitz]] (German), [[Taras Tsymbalyuk]] (Ukrainian), [[Robert Jarociński]] (Polish), [[Yo-han Park]] (Korean), [[Ricardo Rossatto]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}} | ||
Following a sudden cave-in during a mining operation, Darkwing blamed [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita-1]] for the accident, stating she was fired. [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]] attempted to take responsibility, pointing out that Elita shouldn't be punished for what was ultimately his fault, but was ignored, and Elita was demoted to waste management. Orion told off the brute, but Darkwing was having none of it and threw a punch at Orion. [[Megatron (One)|D-16]] caught Darkwing's punch and attempted to smooth things over, only to earn a punch of his own from the larger bot. | |||
[[File:One-Darkwing.jpg|left|250px|thumb|"MINEEEERS! YOU CAN'T ESCAPE ME! I'LL CHASE YOU TO THE ENDS OF CYBERTROOOOOON!"]] | |||
Darkwing later participated in the [[Iacon 5000]] race. Seeing the same two cogless miners from before in the race as well, he blew past them in his vehicle mode, the impact damaging their [[jet pack]]s. He soon made it to third place, but abruptly found himself used as a jumping pad for those very miners, which caused him to spin out and crash into the track despite his yell of rage. Though [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel Prime]] himself commended Orion and D-16 and promised them lush rewards for their efforts in the race, a furious Darkwing had other ideas. Appearing before the duo seconds after Sentinel left, he threw Orion and D-16 into sub-level 50 of waste management despite their loud protests and flew off with a snide comment, promising he'd keep them there for the rest of their lives. | |||
Later, under orders from Sentinel, Darkwing attempted to force the miners to work their 23rd straight shift, ready to browbeat [[Ironhide (One)|Ironhide]] when he protested against the punishing work schedule. However, he was interrupted before he could act on his threats by a newly cog-equipped and empowered Orion Pax. Orion promptly knocked Darkwing out cold and threw him into a [[video game]] machine, leaving him buried under a pile of coins flowing from the broken machine. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}} | |||
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Darkwing | ==Games== | ||
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''=== | |||
Darkwing was a brutal supervisor tasked with maximizing Cogless productivity. When not terrorizing his subordinates, he often escorted troublemakers to the planetary underlevels. {{storylink|Transformers One Sourcebook}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*Darkwing was named | *Darkwing was named by Hasbro designer [[Mark Maher]], when his boss asked him "If this was a Decepticon flyer, who would it be?"<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/stories/markclonus/|name=Mark Maher|site=Instagram|year=2024|month=09|day=08}}</ref> | ||
*Darkwing's animation model was recolored for the [[Guard (One)|Guards]] and at least one of the Iacon 5000 racers. | |||
===Foreign names=== | ===Foreign names=== | ||
*''Japanese:'' '''Darkwing''' (ダークウィング ''Dākuwingu'') | *''Japanese:'' '''Darkwing''' (ダークウィング ''Dākuwingu'') | ||
*''Hungarian:'' '''Hollószárny''' ("Ravenwing") | *''Hungarian:'' '''Hollószárny''' ("Ravenwing") | ||
*''Cantonese:'' '''Hak<sup>1</sup> Wan<sup>4</sup>''' (黑雲, "Dark Cloud") | |||
*''Mandarin:'' '''Hēiyún''' (黑云, "Dark Cloud") | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]] | [[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]] | ||
[[Category:One Transformers]] | [[Category:One Transformers]] | ||
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Transformers]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:29, 7 June 2025
| The name or term "Darkwing" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Darkwing (disambiguation). |
- Darkwing is a Transformer from One.
Tasked with maximizing the productivity of the Cogless miners under his supervision by any means necessary, Darkwing keeps Iacon's energon flowing by heaping insults, humiliations, and casual violence upon his subordinates. He really hates being upstaged by the miners he looks down upon, and has a tendency to hold a grudge. While outwardly nasty and vindictive, Darkwing secretly fears the possibility that someone else might force him to suffer the same indignities he inflicts upon others. [1]
| “ | RRRGGHHHH!! MINERS! | ” |
—Darkwing, too many times to count, One | ||
Fiction
[edit]One film
[edit]- Voice actor: Isaac C. Singleton, Jr. (English), Tetsu Inada (Japanese), Sebastian Llapur (Latin-American Spanish), Salvador Reyes (Latin-American Spanish, second trailer), Oriol Rafel (Spain Spanish), Francesco De Francesco (Italian), Jean-Paul Pitolin (European French), Tilo Schmitz (German), Taras Tsymbalyuk (Ukrainian), Robert Jarociński (Polish), Yo-han Park (Korean), Ricardo Rossatto (Brazilian Portuguese)
Following a sudden cave-in during a mining operation, Darkwing blamed Elita-1 for the accident, stating she was fired. Orion Pax attempted to take responsibility, pointing out that Elita shouldn't be punished for what was ultimately his fault, but was ignored, and Elita was demoted to waste management. Orion told off the brute, but Darkwing was having none of it and threw a punch at Orion. D-16 caught Darkwing's punch and attempted to smooth things over, only to earn a punch of his own from the larger bot.
Darkwing later participated in the Iacon 5000 race. Seeing the same two cogless miners from before in the race as well, he blew past them in his vehicle mode, the impact damaging their jet packs. He soon made it to third place, but abruptly found himself used as a jumping pad for those very miners, which caused him to spin out and crash into the track despite his yell of rage. Though Sentinel Prime himself commended Orion and D-16 and promised them lush rewards for their efforts in the race, a furious Darkwing had other ideas. Appearing before the duo seconds after Sentinel left, he threw Orion and D-16 into sub-level 50 of waste management despite their loud protests and flew off with a snide comment, promising he'd keep them there for the rest of their lives.
Later, under orders from Sentinel, Darkwing attempted to force the miners to work their 23rd straight shift, ready to browbeat Ironhide when he protested against the punishing work schedule. However, he was interrupted before he could act on his threats by a newly cog-equipped and empowered Orion Pax. Orion promptly knocked Darkwing out cold and threw him into a video game machine, leaving him buried under a pile of coins flowing from the broken machine. One
Games
[edit]Transformers Roleplaying Game
[edit]Darkwing was a brutal supervisor tasked with maximizing Cogless productivity. When not terrorizing his subordinates, he often escorted troublemakers to the planetary underlevels. Transformers One Sourcebook
Notes
[edit]- Darkwing was named by Hasbro designer Mark Maher, when his boss asked him "If this was a Decepticon flyer, who would it be?"[2]
- Darkwing's animation model was recolored for the Guards and at least one of the Iacon 5000 racers.
Foreign names
[edit]- Japanese: Darkwing (ダークウィング Dākuwingu)
- Hungarian: Hollószárny ("Ravenwing")
- Cantonese: Hak1 Wan4 (黑雲, "Dark Cloud")
- Mandarin: Hēiyún (黑云, "Dark Cloud")
