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{{disambig2|the Autobot Action Master|the G.I. Joe pilot|Windmill (G.I. Joe)}}
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:''Windmill is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master Elite]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
:''Windmill is an [[Autobot]] [[Action Master Elite]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''


[[Image:ActionMasterEliteWindmillBacker1.png|right|250px|thumb|Hi, I don't look like anybody.]]
[[File:ActionMasterEliteWindmillBacker1.png|upright=1.4|thumb|Hi, I don't look like anybody.]]
'''Windmill''' personally designed and implemented the radar systems in Autobot HQ.  An air defense technology specialist, and apparently a bit of a tech-geek, he enjoys the challenge of turning scrap metal into new laser weapons in his spare time. He's equipped with "kinetic intelligence" that combined with his "cyber-optic perception modem implant" somehow lets him track enemy forces anywhere in the galaxy. He still holds a grudge against the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] for destroying his laboratory back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Windmill is extremely emphatic about the quality of his radar systems.  
'''Windmill''' personally designed and implemented the radar systems in Autobot HQ.  An air defense technology specialist, and apparently a bit of a tech-geek, he enjoys the challenge of turning scrap metal into new laser weapons in his spare time. He's equipped with "kinetic intelligence" that combined with his "cyber-optic perception modem implant" somehow lets him track enemy forces anywhere in the galaxy. He still holds a grudge against the [[Decepticon]]s for destroying his laboratory back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Windmill is extremely emphatic about the quality of his radar systems.  


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==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===3H comics===
===3H comics===
[[Image:Crosscutbetrayal.jpg|left|200px|thumb|]]
[[File:Crosscutbetrayal.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Windmill was the captain of the ''[[Sojourner's Passage]]'', an ill-fated exploration vessel that crashed onto [[Akalo|Archa Nine]]. He presumably did not survive the crash.  {{storylink|Betrayal}}
Windmill was the captain of the ''[[Sojourner's Passage]]'', an ill-fated exploration vessel that crashed onto [[Akalo|Archa Nine]]. He presumably did not survive the crash.  {{storylink|Betrayal}}


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===IDW comics continuity===
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Windmill was briefly seen in the fight against the [[Ammonite]] army on Cybertron. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}
Windmill was briefly seen in the fight against the [[Ammonite]] army on Cybertron. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}


==Toys==
==Toys==
[[Image:G1 Windmill toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Saddest helicopter ever.]]
[[File:G1 Windmill toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Saddest helicopter ever.]]
===Generation 1===
===Generation 1===
*'''Windmill''' (Action Master Elite, 1991)
*'''Windmill''' (Action Master Elite, 1991)
**''Accessories:'' Rotorblades
**''Accessories:'' Rotorblades


: Windmill is an [[Action Master Elite]], the only variety of [[Action Master]]s that had their own alternate modes, and was available only in [[Generation 1 (European toyline)|European markets]]. He transforms into a high-impact, counterstrike helicopter. Pushing in the thingy on his copter-mode spins the rotor-blades via gear-wheel [[Gimmick|gimmickry]].
: Windmill is an [[Action Master Elite]], the only variety of [[Action Master]]s that had their own alternate modes, and was available only in [[Generation 1 (European toyline)|European markets]]. He transforms into a high-impact, counterstrike helicopter. Pushing in the thingy on his copter-mode spins the rotor-blades via gear-wheel [[gimmick]]ry.


::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/Windmill/windmill.htm More information on Windmill at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1991/Autobot/Windmill/windmill.htm More information on Windmill at TFU.info]''

Revision as of 20:24, 3 May 2014

This article is about the Autobot Action Master. For the G.I. Joe pilot, see Windmill (G.I. Joe).
Windmill is an Autobot Action Master Elite from the Generation 1 continuity family.
File:ActionMasterEliteWindmillBacker1.png
Hi, I don't look like anybody.

Windmill personally designed and implemented the radar systems in Autobot HQ. An air defense technology specialist, and apparently a bit of a tech-geek, he enjoys the challenge of turning scrap metal into new laser weapons in his spare time. He's equipped with "kinetic intelligence" that combined with his "cyber-optic perception modem implant" somehow lets him track enemy forces anywhere in the galaxy. He still holds a grudge against the Decepticons for destroying his laboratory back on Cybertron. Windmill is extremely emphatic about the quality of his radar systems.

Fiction

3H comics

Windmill was the captain of the Sojourner's Passage, an ill-fated exploration vessel that crashed onto Archa Nine. He presumably did not survive the crash. Betrayal

IDW Generation 1 continuity

Windmill was briefly seen in the fight against the Ammonite army on Cybertron. Black Planet

Toys

Saddest helicopter ever.

Generation 1

  • Windmill (Action Master Elite, 1991)
    • Accessories: Rotorblades
Windmill is an Action Master Elite, the only variety of Action Masters that had their own alternate modes, and was available only in European markets. He transforms into a high-impact, counterstrike helicopter. Pushing in the thingy on his copter-mode spins the rotor-blades via gear-wheel gimmickry.


Notes

  • The other three Action Master Elites all strongly resemble previous Transformers in robot mode. Windmill is the exception to this, which seems in line with the Action Masters' overall trend for releasing original characters alongside classic characters, even when said classic characters aren't correctly named as such.