Dreadwind (RID)

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

Dreadwind is a Decepticon from the 2001 Robots in Disguise continuity family.

"Fear is the final gift I give to those I destroy. And brown betty. But mostly fear."

Dreadwind is something of a perfectionist, and will not choose a second target until he is absolutely sure he has finished the first. He is always searching for increasingly interesting and hard-to-find objects to destroy. His obsession in finding targets worthy of his attentions is near pathological, much like a collector of rare items. Unfortunately, what Dreadwind finds interesting to destroy is often at odds with his mission objective. Even worse, if he's forced to stop firing upon a target before he thinks he's finished, he will become madly enraged and fire on Autobot and Decepticon alike.

Dreadwind and his partner Smokejumper can combine to form the superjet Dreadwing, in which form Dreadwind's lust for destruction and Smokejumper's eye for detail join to create a dangerous force to reckon with.

Fiction

3H comics

Smokejumper and Dreadwind allied themselves with Galvatron during the Unicron Battles, using the Spark of Combination to form the mighty MegaWing Galvatron. In this form, they are powerful enough to challenge Jet Convoy. When they further combine with Tidal Wave to form Dark MegaWing Galvatron, is there any force which can stop them? MegaWing Galvatron instructions

Dreadwind was part of Megazarak's strike force. Megazarak's profile

The AllSpark Almanac

The Dreadwing and Smokejumper of Viron 403.0 Beta trapped the Lunar Battle of 2011 of Primax 1087.09 Alpha in a time loop. The Challenge Blaster was developed by the Autobot Science Harmonium to combat them. The AllSpark Almanac II

Ask Vector Prime

The Destructicons, including Dreadwind, were the subordinates of Megazarak in Viron 403.0 Beta. They battled against the Dinobots, the sole remaining Autobot resistance in their reality. After Megazarak sent them to Primax 1087.09 Alpha, they brought Sunstorm back with them. They subsequently accompanied their leader to Aurex 304.0 Epsilon, where they allied with the local Decepticons. As part of this alliance, Dreadwind and Smokejumper gained the ability to combine with Galvatron. However, once the Decepticons proved their use, the Destructicons wiped them out.

Following this, Unicron abducted the surviving Destructicons to fight for him in the Universe War. Sunstorm joined the Children of Primus and Smokejumper and Dreadwind, a mercurial duo, used this to make contacts on the other side. Once it was clear Unicron was losing, they just happened to defect. Ask Vector Prime

Toys

Robots in Disguise (2001)

• Dreadwind & Smokejumper (Decepticon, 2004)
  • Accessories: 12 missiles

A redeco of the Generation 2 Dreadwing toy, Dreadwind transforms into a "flying wing" style stealth bomber with underslung six-missile Gatling cannon. He can also transform into a treaded "tank" mode. In jet form, he can combine with Smokejumper's jet mode to make a complete aircraft, Dreadwing. Dreadwind and Smokejumper are notable for being the only toys in a U.S. main line to include decal sheets, that must be peeled and applied by their purchaser, since the end of Machine Wars: Transformers.

Thanks to a screwhole which was new to this version of the mold, Dreadwind and Smokejumper can combine with Armada Galvatron (or any redeco of that mold) to form "MegaWing Galvatron". Instructions for this bizarre but official mode appeared in the only issue of 3H's Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine. The instructions also included a note to check online for "Dark MegaWing Galvatron" directions, combining the whole shebang with Tidal Wave. Due to the disintegration of 3H, this never materialized.

This set was released in Japan as a Toys"R"Us-exclusive "USA Edition".

The same mold is used by BB and Gigant Bomb. The mold was also intended to be used for Megatron in Generation 2, but was never released.

• More information on Dreadwind at TFU.info
• Instructions for MegaWing Galvatron Page 1
• Instructions for MegaWing Galvatron Page 2

Notes

• Smokejumper and Dreadwind had apparently been slated to make a cameo in an issue of the Dreamwave Armada comics, but were replaced at Hasbro's insistence by Skywarp and Sideways.