Windblade (RID)

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

Windblade is an Autobot from the Robots in Disguise portion of the Aligned continuity family.

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Tasked with a great mission by Primus himself, Windblade has been imbued with heightened senses which give her an almost clairvoyant instinct for finding Decepticons. Her enhanced fighting abilities and power to create powerful blasts of wind make her a formidable foe, though her overconfidence can sometimes lead her to bite off more than she can chew. She likes to give her teammates nicknames, something that's not always appreciated.

Fiction

2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon

Voice actor: Kristy Wu (English), Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese)

A thousand years ago, Windblade was given a mission by Primus himself, receiving upgrades and being placed in stasis. After awakening on Earth, she began the task of hunting down fugitive Decepticons who had been released as a result of the crash of the Alchemor. While capturing Razorpaw, she stumbled on Sideswipe and assumed he was another Decepticon. After a brief fight, that confusion was cleared up and Sideswipe introduced him to Bumblebee's team. She joined the team in heading to a nearby airfield where the Decepticon Zizza was holed up. Though Windblade intended to deal with the situation head on as usual, Strongarm prevented her from potentially endangering the humans Zizza had hypnotized. She instead helped Team Bee keep the humans safe and subsequently took part in a safer plan which Strongarm came up with, successfully capturing Zizza. The Buzz on Windblade

Windblade was again drawn to the scrapyard base of Bumblebee's team, to find Strongarm and Sideswipe had been captured. She went to reconnoiter the steel mill the Decepticons were using as a base, only to be captured herself and be bound to an immense statue which proved in integral part of bringing Megatronus to Earth. Battlegrounds, Part 1 She was able to break free from her bonds to try and prevent Megatronus from reaching the spark fuser which was a vital part of his plan. As the battle wore on, she and the other Autobots managed to drop the arm of the statue on their foe, resulting in his defeat. With the other Decepticons also captured, Windblade opted to remain on Earth with Bumblebee's team. Battlegrounds, Part 2

IDW Robots in Disguise comic

Vegeta! I Can Fly!

Following the defeat of Megatronus, Windblade joined Optimus Prime on a mission to the Sierra Ridge mountains.Robots in Disguise #5

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The pair searched various caves until they stumbled on Predaking. The Predacon escaped, but left behind a piece of Starscream. Optimus and Windblade took the arm back with them and were able to use it to convince some Vehicons who'd teamed up with Steeljaw that Starscream was dead and the Decepticon army defeated. Robots in Disguise #6

Games

Transformers: Robots in Disguise mobile game

Windblade was among the many Autobots available to repel an Insecticon invasion. Robots in Disguise (mobile game)

Toys

Robots in Disguise (2015)

How's she supposed to fly with that giant Autobot sticker over her fan?

• Windblade (Legion Class, 2016)

Part of the new wave of the Robots in Disguise Legion Class lineup, Windblade transforms from a robot into a jet and back.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Windblade (ウインドブレード Uindoburēdo)

External links

• "Female Transformers Come to the Fore" on USAToday.com
• Windblade design doodles on Jose Lopez's Instagram