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[[File:Wingthing Soundwave DestinyPt3.jpg|thumb|300px|Soundwave and his bat partner. No, the other bat partner.]] | [[File:Wingthing Soundwave DestinyPt3.jpg|thumb|300px|Soundwave and his bat partner. No, the other bat partner.]] | ||
The drone '''Wingthing''' is one of the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|many, many animal-friends]] of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. Via a high-precision personality emulator, Wingthing is programmed to share his master's penchant for cruelty, and gleefully follows his every command, indulging Soundwave's manipulative desires. And much like his master, Wingthing is hated by pretty much every other Decepticon for it. | The drone '''Wingthing''' is one of the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|many, many animal-friends]] of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. Via a high-precision personality emulator, Wingthing is programmed to share his master's penchant for cruelty, and gleefully follows his every command, indulging Soundwave's manipulative desires. And much like his master, Wingthing is hated by pretty much every other Decepticon for it. | ||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Regeneration One''=== | ===''Regeneration One''=== | ||
Soundwave dispatched Wingthing to alert the other Decepticon cells that the time to begin the next phase of their plan had come. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three}} | {{ongoing}} | ||
[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] dispatched Wingthing to alert the other Decepticon cells on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that the time to begin the next phase of their plan had come. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Three|Destiny #3}} | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
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[[File:G1toy-Wingthing.jpg|300px|thumb|Someday he hopes he can trade in that dumb cannon mode for a sweet rectangle mode!]] | [[File:G1toy-Wingthing.jpg|300px|thumb|Someday he hopes he can trade in that dumb cannon mode for a sweet rectangle mode!]] | ||
*'''Soundwave with Wingthing''' (Action Master, 1990) | *'''Soundwave with Wingthing''' (Action Master, 1990) | ||
: Wingthing is a robotic bat. Pushing down on his tail flips his head and a chunk of his inner body around via a spring-loaded mechanism, revealing a (non-firing) blaster. Folding his wings up forms his "concussion cannon" mode, which can be used by any regular Action Master figure. His gun barrel can be extended by attaching the handgun from any carded Action Master. (Thanks to Soundwave's inaccurate instructions, the photo at right uses [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]]'s handgun.) | :Wingthing is a robotic bat. Pushing down on his tail flips his head and a chunk of his inner body around via a spring-loaded mechanism, revealing a (non-firing) blaster. Folding his wings up forms his "concussion cannon" mode, which can be used by any regular Action Master figure. His gun barrel can be extended by attaching the handgun from any carded Action Master. (Thanks to Soundwave's inaccurate instructions, the photo at right uses [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]]'s handgun.) | ||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Wingthing (and Soundwave) at TFU.info]'' | ::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Wingthing (and Soundwave) at TFU.info]'' | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
[[File:Encoretoy-Wingthingblackhead.jpg|thumb|200px|Should probably see a dermatologist.]] | [[File:Encoretoy-Wingthingblackhead.jpg|thumb|200px|Should probably see a dermatologist.]] | ||
*In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile series, every [[Action Master]] partner robot profiled was [[Retcon|retroactively]] given the "[[Targetmaster]]" classification, though the partners to characters who had previous, non-Action Master toys (like Soundwave) were omitted from the books' lineup. However, the across-the-board application of the Targetmaster term for those that ''did'' appear makes a pretty clear inference that ''all'' of the Action Master partner-bots are Targetmasters... at least, as far as the Dreamwave universe is concerned. | |||
* In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile series, every [[Action Master]] partner robot profiled was [[Retcon|retroactively]] given the "[[Targetmaster]]" classification, though the partners to characters who had previous, non-Action Master toys (like Soundwave) were omitted from the books' lineup. However, the across-the-board application of the Targetmaster term for those that ''did'' appear makes a pretty clear inference that ''all'' of the Action Master partner-bots are Targetmasters... at least, as far as the Dreamwave universe is concerned. | |||
*An early photo as well as the packaging art of ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' Wingthing was more brown in color and had an entirely black head (with gold eyes in the art) and ears. | *An early photo as well as the packaging art of ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' Wingthing was more brown in color and had an entirely black head (with gold eyes in the art) and ears. | ||
Revision as of 19:29, 27 August 2013
| This article is about Soundwave's Action Master partner from Generation 1. For Soundwave's keytar buddy from Transformers Animated, see Wingthing (Animated). |
- Wingthing is a Decepticon Action Master partner from the Generation 1 continuity family.
The drone Wingthing is one of the many, many animal-friends of Soundwave. Via a high-precision personality emulator, Wingthing is programmed to share his master's penchant for cruelty, and gleefully follows his every command, indulging Soundwave's manipulative desires. And much like his master, Wingthing is hated by pretty much every other Decepticon for it.
Fiction
Regeneration One
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Soundwave dispatched Wingthing to alert the other Decepticon cells on Cybertron that the time to begin the next phase of their plan had come. Destiny #3
Toys
Generation 1
- Soundwave with Wingthing (Action Master, 1990)
- Wingthing is a robotic bat. Pushing down on his tail flips his head and a chunk of his inner body around via a spring-loaded mechanism, revealing a (non-firing) blaster. Folding his wings up forms his "concussion cannon" mode, which can be used by any regular Action Master figure. His gun barrel can be extended by attaching the handgun from any carded Action Master. (Thanks to Soundwave's inaccurate instructions, the photo at right uses Treadshot's handgun.)
Encore
- Soundblaster (2012)
- ID number: 21
- Accessories: 2 concussion cannons, clear cassette case
- Transformers Encore Wingthing is an orange, yellow, and black redeco of Ratbat, included with Encore Soundblaster and Enemy. Wingthing, unlike the majority of Decepticon Mini-Cassettes, doesn't feature silver or gold weapons. Instead, his are a metallic charcoal color. As was the case with the other cassettes previously released with Soundblaster, Wingthing sports a different sticker in place of his cassette spool image; an image of Fortress Maximus which reveals the city-bot's weak spots when viewed through Soundblaster's clear-red chest door (in the same way Tech Spec decoders work).
Notes
- In Dreamwave's More Than Meets The Eye profile series, every Action Master partner robot profiled was retroactively given the "Targetmaster" classification, though the partners to characters who had previous, non-Action Master toys (like Soundwave) were omitted from the books' lineup. However, the across-the-board application of the Targetmaster term for those that did appear makes a pretty clear inference that all of the Action Master partner-bots are Targetmasters... at least, as far as the Dreamwave universe is concerned.
- An early photo as well as the packaging art of Encore Wingthing was more brown in color and had an entirely black head (with gold eyes in the art) and ears.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Wingthing (ウィングシング Wingushingu)
