Silver (AB)
| The name or term "Windblade" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Windblade (disambiguation). |
- Silver is an Autobird from the Angry Birds Transformers continuity.
The prank-playing peregrine Silver is a fairly new addition to the Flock, a bird who was actually raised by the Bad Piggies! But now that she's been returned to her feathered brethren, she's up for knocking the pigs around (even if she feels a little bit bad for the hapless Minion Pigs. A very little bit).
Thanks to the Allspark landing on Piggy Island, Silver has become Windblade Bird, granted the fast-flying powers of the Autobot Windblade. As the only Autobird who can fly (at least, without needing to be hurled from a slingshot), Silver's ready to clean up the island and take on the Eggbot army!
Games
Angry Birds Transformers
- As Windblade
The playable character Windblade Bird could only be unlocked in the "Enter the Silverbird" competition, which ran from March 10 through March 19, 2016. She cost 4000 Tokens to unlock, which were earned through daily challenges in special stages. Points were earned by popping Boss Pig and as many flying Minions as possible each day. Reaching certain score milestones automatically granted Tokens (up to 550 total each day), plus player scores were ranked against 19 other randomly-selected players, with Token prizes awarded to each bracket at the end of the day.
Once unlocked, several unique Accessories also became available for purchase through the competition, including a tiny Metroplex (2000 Tokens), a pair of swords (1000 Tokens), and a trident based on Generation 1 Windblade's "Combiner Hunters" accessory (750 Tokens).
Windblade Bird is a "speedster" character, not as blindingly fast as Bumblebee but on-par with the likes of Jazz or Starscream. She fires a trio of electric bolts in rapid succession (with a suitable-for-her-species low swoop to their flight) that are not terribly strong individually, but move with incredible speed, plus she has a very short reload time. Objects in the far distance may need to be aimed with a "press and hold" technique, as the low arc of the blasts might hit the ground if left to the auto-aim.
| Accessory | Body Part | Gem Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metroplex | Head | 2000 | +20 Defense |
| Crown | Head | 900 | +10 Explosive Force |
| Baseball Cap | Head | 25 | +5% Transform Power |
| Headphones | Head | 25 | +5% Damage |
| Sunglasses | Face | 25 | +5% Transform Power |
| Trident | Arms | 750 | +20% Vehicle Time |
| Swords | Back | 1000 | Incendiary Rounds |
Notes
- Silver and Windblade have some interesting similarities:
- Both are recent major female additions to their overwhelmingly-male casts. Windblade of course hit in late 2014 as the result of a fan-vote, where Silver was the big addition to the Flock in 2015's Angry Birds 2.
- Both are characters who can trace their lineage to their current teams, but were raised elsewhere. Windblade hails from the Cybertronian colony world of Caminus, while Silver hatched from a stolen egg and was raised by Pigs.
- Despite being an Autobird, Windblade Bird uses Deceptihog Materials to upgrade. A nod to Silver's Piggie upbringing?
- Windblade Bird also reusues a few Minion-Pig-as-jet-characters animations, notably her "eager anticipation" idle when waiting inside Astrotrain for the score tallies.
- Unlike the other characters, Windblade Bird does not undergo any physical changes when upgraded.
