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'''Darkwings''' is the [[Combiner|combined vehicle form]] of [[Hydra ( | :''Darkwings is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Darkwings boxart.jpg|thumb|375px]] | |||
'''Darkwings''' (ダークウィングス ''Dākuwingusu'') is the [[Combiner|combined vehicle form]] of [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]]. Darkwings' maximum speed can reach Mach 30. Darkwings can perform "Chōkon Wing Thunder Hurricane" by using [[Chōkon Power]]. After Hydra and Buster become robotic beings, Darkwings is able to perform "Mach X Flight." Hydra and Buster accidentally discovered the combined form during a brawl.<ref>''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]''</ref> | |||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon=== | ===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity=== | ||
Hydra and Buster used this form for the first time when they battled the Pretenders and Headmaster | ====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon==== | ||
Hydra and Buster used this form for the first time when they battled the Pretenders and Headmaster Juniors. They defeated them but retreated when reinforcements arrived. They blamed [[Blood]] who was not very happy about the Godmaster brothers being in the army. {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} | |||
After some time Hydra and Buster gave up their humanity to become full robotic beings with [[Devil Z]]'s help to | [[File:MF41 Ginrai on Darkwings tail.jpg|left|200px|thumb]] | ||
After some time Hydra and Buster gave up their humanity to become full robotic beings with [[Devil Z]]'s help to defeat [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]]. This eliminated their [[Chōkon Power|Jinchōkon Power]] but Devil Z supplied them with Devil Power instead. They were still unable to defeat Ginrai. {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} | |||
The Godmaster Brothers used Darkwings again at their full power with | The Godmaster Brothers used Darkwings again at their full power with their [[Mach X Flight]] ability, but were still defeated by God Ginrai. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} | ||
After Hydra and Buster tossed aside by Devil Z for | After Hydra and Buster were tossed aside by Devil Z for their failure, they were forced to battle [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]], [[Ranger]] and [[Road King]], but they were outmatched and used Darkwings to retreat. | ||
After Devil Z's death the Godmasters and Headmasters | After Devil Z's death the Godmasters and Headmasters separated from their Transtectors. Hydra and Buster, having been roboticized, remained merged with theirs. They retreated to space with the living Transectors of [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]], [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]], [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]], and [[Clouder]]. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}} | ||
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{{ | ====Wars comics==== | ||
With the hired [[Black Shadow (G1)|Black Shadow]] and [[Blue Bacchus]], Darkwings attacked the [[Autobot]] [[Second Army]] to capture the [[transtector]] factory in [[G Nebula 89]]. They were repelled by [[Shūta Gō]]'s [[Chōkon Power]] blast from his new Godmaster Jr suit. {{storylink|Train Wars: Goshooter & Shūta Gō Chapter}} | |||
===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=== | ===''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=== | ||
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|On Scene! Our Savior's Name Is Ginrai!}} {{storylink|The Good and Evil Families of Earth}} {{storylink|The Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}} {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Life-Forms}}}} | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Super-God Masterforce | ===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''=== | ||
[[ | {{anchor|Super-God Masterforce}} | ||
[[File:MF-toy Darkwings.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Hydra''' (Godmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''ID number'': '''D-304''' | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Buster''' (Godmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul> | |||
:*''ID number'': '''D-305''' | |||
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}} | |||
:Darkwings is formed by combining the | : Released in the fourth year of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line under the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' banner, Darkwings is formed by combining the Godmaster Decepticons [[Hydra (G1)#Toys|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)#Toys|Buster]], [[redeco]]es of the Hasbro-release Decepticons [[Darkwing (G1)#Toys|Darkwing]] and [[Dreadwind (G1)#Toys|Dreadwind]] (respectively). Once their Godmaster engines are plugged in, the two jets can be combined to form a single "superjet." | ||
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Darkwings''' (Godmaster multi-pack, 1988)}}</ul> | |||
:*''ID number'': '''D-306''' | |||
:*''Accessories'': Hydra Transtector, Buster Transtector, 2 "Sky Lasers", 2 "Plasma Missiles" | |||
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}} | |||
: Hydra and Buster were both made available in a special multi-pack as well. Both toys are identical to their individual releases. | |||
: | : This set came with a unique [[bio]]/[[Tech Spec]] for the Darkwings combined mode. | ||
{{-}}{{anchor|DarkwingDreadwind}} | |||
[[File:G1toy-Dreadwing.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]] | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Hydra Darkwing''' (Godmaster, 1988)}}</ul> | |||
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Buster Dreadwind''' (Godmaster, 1988)}}</ul> | |||
: The Hasbro-deco versions of these molds were made available in Japan via mail-order: each one was sold individually, costing 1980 yen and four [[Robot Point]]s. | |||
: It is not known if the toys came in a standard Hasbro Darkwing/Dreadwind boxes with Japanese legal info on added-on stickers, but the odds are ''really'' good they were. | |||
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==Merchandise== | |||
===Transformers Gum=== | |||
*'''Hydra''', '''Buster''' (1988) | |||
:Darkwings is formed by combining the individual gum kits of Hydra and Buster. | |||
*'''Hydra''', '''Buster''' (2014) | |||
:Darkwings is again formed by two new individual model kit versions of Buster and Hydra | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Combined forms]] | [[Category:Combined forms]] | ||
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]] | [[Category:Super-God Masterforce Decepticons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:00, 17 December 2023
| The name or term "Darkwing" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Darkwing (disambiguation). |
- Darkwings is a Decepticon from the Super-God Masterforce portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Darkwings (ダークウィングス Dākuwingusu) is the combined vehicle form of Hydra and Buster. Darkwings' maximum speed can reach Mach 30. Darkwings can perform "Chōkon Wing Thunder Hurricane" by using Chōkon Power. After Hydra and Buster become robotic beings, Darkwings is able to perform "Mach X Flight." Hydra and Buster accidentally discovered the combined form during a brawl.[1]
Fiction
[edit]Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity
[edit]Super-God Masterforce cartoon
[edit]Hydra and Buster used this form for the first time when they battled the Pretenders and Headmaster Juniors. They defeated them but retreated when reinforcements arrived. They blamed Blood who was not very happy about the Godmaster brothers being in the army. Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers
After some time Hydra and Buster gave up their humanity to become full robotic beings with Devil Z's help to defeat God Ginrai. This eliminated their Jinchōkon Power but Devil Z supplied them with Devil Power instead. They were still unable to defeat Ginrai. Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn
The Godmaster Brothers used Darkwings again at their full power with their Mach X Flight ability, but were still defeated by God Ginrai. Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z
After Hydra and Buster were tossed aside by Devil Z for their failure, they were forced to battle Lightfoot, Ranger and Road King, but they were outmatched and used Darkwings to retreat.
After Devil Z's death the Godmasters and Headmasters separated from their Transtectors. Hydra and Buster, having been roboticized, remained merged with theirs. They retreated to space with the living Transectors of Overlord, Cancer, Wilder, Bullhorn, and Clouder. A Battle... and Then...
Wars comics
[edit]With the hired Black Shadow and Blue Bacchus, Darkwings attacked the Autobot Second Army to capture the transtector factory in G Nebula 89. They were repelled by Shūta Gō's Chōkon Power blast from his new Godmaster Jr suit. Train Wars: Goshooter & Shūta Gō Chapter
Super-God Masterforce comic
[edit]Toys
[edit]Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers
[edit]
- Hydra (Godmaster, 1988)
- ID number: D-304
- Buster (Godmaster, 1988)
- ID number: D-305
- Known designers: Kōjin Ōno (TakaraTomy)
- Released in the fourth year of Takara's Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers line under the Super-God Masterforce banner, Darkwings is formed by combining the Godmaster Decepticons Hydra and Buster, redecoes of the Hasbro-release Decepticons Darkwing and Dreadwind (respectively). Once their Godmaster engines are plugged in, the two jets can be combined to form a single "superjet."
- Darkwings (Godmaster multi-pack, 1988)
- ID number: D-306
- Accessories: Hydra Transtector, Buster Transtector, 2 "Sky Lasers", 2 "Plasma Missiles"
- Known designers: Kōjin Ōno (TakaraTomy)
- Hydra and Buster were both made available in a special multi-pack as well. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
- Hydra Darkwing (Godmaster, 1988)
- Buster Dreadwind (Godmaster, 1988)
- The Hasbro-deco versions of these molds were made available in Japan via mail-order: each one was sold individually, costing 1980 yen and four Robot Points.
- It is not known if the toys came in a standard Hasbro Darkwing/Dreadwind boxes with Japanese legal info on added-on stickers, but the odds are really good they were.
Merchandise
[edit]Transformers Gum
[edit]- Hydra, Buster (1988)
- Darkwings is formed by combining the individual gum kits of Hydra and Buster.
- Hydra, Buster (2014)
- Darkwings is again formed by two new individual model kit versions of Buster and Hydra
