Windcharger (SG)

This article is about the evil Autobot. For his heroic counterpart, see Windcharger (G1). For a list of other meanings, see Windcharger (disambiguation).

Windcharger is a evil Autobot from the Shattered Glass continuity family.

Windcharger is a member of Rodimus's forces.

Fiction

Shattered Glass

Windcharger was one of Side Burn's victims. He was kidnapped and dissected to product parts for Side Burn's experiments with bio-mechanical Transhumans. His body was eventually found by Rodimus and the Autobots when Side Burn's true purpose was uncovered. Coalescence

Toys

Generation 1

• Camaro (Mini Vehicle, 1985 - 1987)

Camaro was repurposed as Shattered Glass Windcharger.

A redeco of the Mini Vehicle Windcharger, Camaro transforms into a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (which begs the question of what's up with his name). He was released only in Brazil by Estrela, and was available in four different color schemes: Original Microchange colors and white hull with grey body in 1985, and then again in 1987 in metal-flake blue with pale yellow, and dark purple with lavender robot parts. While both releases were Autobots in 1985 (but without any Autobot markings), he became part of the new "Malignus" faction in 1987 and received a "Malignus" sigil decal in robot mode (and a slight remold to accommodate the sigil).

All of the "Optimus"/"Malignus" Mini Vehicle releases are considered fairly rare, and go for a fairly high price on the secondary market, particularly the secondary color schemes; in this instance, the purple/lavender Camaro goes for more than the white/gray.

This mold was also retooled to make Tailgate and later Rook.

Notes

• Windcharger was not physically described in the story, but Jesse Wittenrich later clarified his design intent on Twitter.