Seawing (G1)
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- Seawing is a Decepticon Seacon from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Seawing is an expert "phantom" of the deep. An ominous, fear-cloaked presence; he glides down silently behind friend or foe alike, just on the edge of vision. A true terror in the darkness, he thrills to his own ghost-like power and is always ready to strike. Seawing makes no secret of his desire for command, the only question is how high he truly means to rise. He believes his ability to inspire fear makes him uniquely suited for the role of leader and patiently prepares himself for that day. Seawing is intelligent, relentless, and takes real joy in his work. His only real weakness lies in his optics, tuned specifically to the dark sea depths... like all good spooks, specters and ghosts, Seawing hates bright lights.
Seawing can combine with his fellow Seacons and form Piranacon.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
When Shockwave's Earthbound Decepticons established their new undersea base, Seawing and the other Seacons were summoned from Cybertron to work on the base's fortifications as they were uniquely suited for underwater activity. They got more than they bargained for when the super-Decepticon Galvatron came a'calling. In the battle, Seawing and Jawbreaker managed to momentarily stun Galvatron, but in the end even the combined might of Piranacon couldn't beat him. Enemy Action!
At some point, the Aerialbots shot down Dreadwing over the ocean while he was carrying a vital power source. Optimus Prime and the Autobot Powermasters descended to retrieve it but were ambushed by Seawing and the Seacons, who had the upper hand in their home environment. Seawing managed to land a blast on Prime's leg, paralyzing it, though the Autobot retaliated by bashing Seawing on the head with a large rock. Prime then ordered Hi-Q and the other Nebulans to take the power source and return to the surface, but with that gone the Seacons decided that rather than press their advantage against the Autobots, they couldn't afford to let Hi-Test and Throttle drown and rescued them instead. Dreadwing Down!
After Shockwave was deposed, the new commander Ratbat kept the Seacons on retainer for another mission. The Seacons were commissioned to hunt down a sunken shipwreck in the Caribbean near the Decepticon undersea base, a wreck which supposedly contained two Autobot cassettes with valuable information encoded on them. They successfully obtained the treasure chest containing the cassettes and, despite a brief theft by the Autobot Blaster, managed to recapture the prize and return it to their leader. Club Con!
Unfortunately for them, this led to a sequence of events whereby the treacherous Starscream attempted to acquire the power of the Underbase for himself, first summoning Scorponok and the Semper Tyrannis to Ratbat's base without first warning him. The Seacons formed Piranacon to confront this unexpected visitor and both sides were wary of each other after that, eventually leading to a Decepticon Civil War, just as Starscream planned. The Seacons protected their leader Ratbat from the fuel-supping fangs of Bomb-Burst during the skirmish. Cold War! The Autobots and Decepticons of Earth were ultimately forced to unite in order to stop Starscream from seizing ultimate power. Their forces were scattered to several key cities they knew Starscream planned to attack, with the Seacons being stationed in Manhattan. When their target was pushed into the waters underneath the Brooklyn Bridge, Seawing and his teammates attempted to swarm him, only to be destroyed in a single energy discharge. Dark Star
Earthforce
Sometime later, Megatron traveled back in time through a Flashback Doorway and possessed the body of Seacon leader Snaptrap during the Underbase Saga, in an attempt to save them in the past to bolster his troops in the present. He failed due to the intervention of Prowl, and the Seacons met their fate as before. Flashback!
Transformers Comic-Magazin
The characteristics of Seawing and the other "Small Targetmaster Seacons" were reviewed by Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in a simulation watched by Goldbug. Memories of Bumblebee
Classics
After the Seacons were revived following their destruction at the hands of Starscream, Snaptrap rose quickly in the ranks of the Decepticons under Bludgeon's command. As a result, Overbite was named sub-commander of the Seacons, and frequently governed the team in Snaptrap's absence. Seawing coveted the position for himself, but for the moment he was content to sit and wait for Overbite to make a mistake before acting. Seacons Timelines Profiles
When Bludgeon detected an apparent traitor in his organization, he assembled the Seacons to face the betrayer. Unfortunately, their target was Hun-Grrr, leader of the Terrorcons, and Terrorcons stick together. Literally. As Abominus formed inside the Decepticon armory, Seawing and the others took aim at the giant's weak points, but were unable to break up the combination robot. The Seacons then switched tactics, forming their own giant warrior, Piranacon. Overbite remained separate from his fellows and, after the initial bout of grappling and melee, lept into the fray in his stormsurge cannon mode, blasting Abominus in the face with a foot-wide blast of corrosive fluid.
The enraged behemoth continued fighting back, knocking Piranacon to the floor. Nautilator slipped free from the combination form and joined Overbite behind Abominus. The smaller warriors were beneath Abominus's notice until they concentrated their firepower on his lower leg, bringing him down. As Overbite and Nautilator reconnected with Piranacon, the latter shifted into weapons mode and further disabled Abominus with a blast from his torpedo cannon. One final swipe from Piranacon's coral blade, and Abominus was finished.
Believing the imminent battle with Megatron's Decepticon forces was compromised, Bludgeon summoned the Seacons to his command centre to prep for the attack. Bludgeon was so enthralled with analyzing the attack pattern of Megatron's incoming ships that he failed to notice Seawing remove his katana from his side. The real traitors, the Seacons formed Piranacon and obliterated Bludgeon using their mass compression cannon before alerting Megatron's forces that the area was secure. At Fight's End
As the universe was obliterated, Seawing was aboard the Talon which was pulled into an alternate universe. The Talon crashed on prehistoric Earth where the ambient energon radiation required the Seacons to adopt experimental energon-absorbing armor. Shattered Time When the Decepticons detected three stasis pods, Seawing and Dirge were sent to shoot down the Autobots' sky-sled, allowing Megatron to reach the pods first. The pair returned to Megatron's side, and were blasted by Ultra Magnus after the three new Decepticons failed to terminate the Autobots. Shattered Expectations
The Decepticons pursued the Autobots to a chasm, where they watched Megatron take on Ultra Magnus and be defeated. They climbed to the bottom of the chasm to retrieve their fallen leader and found a giant face hewn into the rock. It cheered Megatron up immensely once they dug him out of the rubble. Shattered Paths Seawing and the others watched Megatron utilize the equipment in the cavern they'd found. The Seacons later attempted to retrieve the "Maximal" energy purifier, and merged into God Neptune so they could fight off Magnaboss. Shattered Hope Seawing spied on the Maximals, enabling Megatron to intercept them just as they found the Origin Matrix. Shattered Balance Combining into God Neptune once more, the Seacons battled the Maximals until they were all sucked into a dimensional rift thanks to Ultra Mammoth. Shattered Destiny
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
In the form of Piranacon, Seawing and the Seacons battled Predaking in the Gladiator Zone before joining Serpent O.R.'s new army of Decepticons. The Art of War #2 Under Serpent O.R.'s command, Piranacon first helped the Predacons and Stunticons capture a few Autobots and Joes, then take down Omega Supreme during an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. The Art of War #3 The combiner was defeated when Optimus Prime slammed Sixshot into his face. The Art of War #4
IDW Generation 1 continuity
- First Appearance: Megatron Origin #2; Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye #12 (modern era)
Seawing was among the crowd cheering Megatron's first pit-fight in the Forge. Megatron Origin #2
After the war concluded, Seawing was part of the Decepticon force that conquered Temptoria. They didn't have long to wait before the Lost Light crew arrived and roughed them up, liberating the planet. Before & After Imprisoned on board the Lost Light and returned to Cybertron, the group was released by Ravage to interrupt Megatron's trial. While the guards were distracted, Seawing rushed to his leader's side with a teleport pack, but Megatron had accepted his fate and refused to take the opportunity to escape, leaving a confused Seawing to be taken down by the Autobots. Predestination: A Beginner's Guide
Commercial appearances
Seawing and the Seacons attacked a M.A.R.S. Industries submarine deep underwater. They then combined into Piranacon to wreak havoc in a city, with Seawing swapping positions with Skalor from being the gestalt's right arm to his gun during the attack. Seacons commercial
Games
Transformers Legends
Seawing would have been a marine scientist if not for the war, and had to learn to hate Autobots to survive as part of the Decepticon army. Using a storm as cover, Seawing and the other Seacons attempted to steal oil from an off-shore oil platform. Upon arrival, they were confronted by Waverider and Seaspray. Once the weather subsided, the Seacons were forced to retreat as Autobot reinforcements could now come to aid defend the platform. Deadly Depths
Transformers: Battle Tactics
Seawing participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 160 units of Cybermetal, and 95 units of Transmetal. Transformers: Battle Tactics
Toys
Generation 1
- Seawing (Seacon, 1988)
- Team ID number: SE2
- Accessories: Left & right "Venom lasers", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base
- Seawing transforms into a robotic manta ray... with legs. His two "Venom Lasers" can be mounted on the undersides of his "wings". A Targetmaster,[1] he has a third dual proton blaster mode that can be mounted on the weapon stand formed from the "Tripod Rifle" and other accessories, or held in the hand of the Seacons' combined robot. As a Scramble City-style combiner, he can form an arm or leg to any compatible robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the left arm to Piranacon.
- This toy was sold in Japan as Kraken. It was also used to make Beast Wars II Terrormander.
- Piranacon (Giftset, 1988)
- Accessories: Left & right "Venom lasers", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base
- Seawing was also available in the Seacon box set, along with his teammates Snaptrap, Overbite, Skalor, and Tentakil. Nautilator was not included in the set. All of the toys were identical to their individual releases.
Beast Wars
- God Neptune (Ultra, 1998)
- Japanese ID number: D-21
- A redeco of the Generation 1 Seacon Seawing, Terrormander transforms into a robotic manta ray with legs. However, he lacks the rifles and stand-pieces of the original version of the mold. He was available only as part of the God Neptune gift set with his teammates. Since he uses the Scramble City-style of combination, he can form the arm or leg to any combined robot of similar construction, but his nominal place is as the right leg of God Neptune.
- For unknown reasons, a great number of unboxed God Neptune sets—lacking all of their accessories, including combiner parts—ended up available on the secondary market. These went for considerably less than the "complete" releases, naturally.
- This mold was used to make Kraken.
Timelines
- Piranacon (Seacon giftset, 2008)
- Accessories: Left & right blasters, long rifle, connector, weapon stand base
- A redeco of the Generation 1 mold above, Timelines Seawing was available exclusively as part of a Transformers Collectors' Club-exclusive giftset containing all six Seacons in new color schemes. He is once again depicted as the left arm of the combined super robot.
- His weapon mode is now a Dual-Photo Cannon.
- This toy was originally intended as an exclusive set of Energon-series Terrorcons, but was shelved due to a lack of retailer interest. The team were called the Piranhacons and their combined form was "Piranhaking", but this other Seawing's name would have remained Seawing.
Transformers (2010)
- Decepticon Piranacon (Seacon giftset, 2010)
- Accessories: Left & right "Venom lasers", "Tripod Rifle", connector, weapon stand base
- Available exclusively as part of the Big Bad Toy Store exclusive Piranacon set, this figure is essentially identical to the 1988 release. He comes assembled as Piranacon's left arm, holding Snaptrap's sword.
- Seawing, along with Nautilator, have the least amount of changes to their plastic colors among this issue of Seacons, with a slightly greener shade of teal.
Kre-O
- Seawing (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2013)
- Collection: Collection 3
- Bag number: ***** 61
- Accessories: Logo brick, scoped pistol, curved blade
- As part of the third wave of blindpacked Kre-O Micro-Changers, Seawing is a Kreon that can be rebuilt into a manta ray. He reuses Megatron's helmet, and comes with a reuse of Sideswipe's gun and one of Insecticon's swords.
- This Micro-Changer assortment was the last one to appear at Target, with later waves showing up only at ToysЯUs or drug/discount stores.
- Seawing (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2017)
- Collection: Collection 3
- Accessories: Logo plate, scoped pistol, curved blade
- In 2017, the Collection 3 Micro-Changers were re-released in a whole new production run, first appearing at Walgreens stores in the US. These releases use the almost-entirely-retooled 2015 Kreon (making most parts incompatible with older Kreons), with slightly-differently-hued plastics than the originals. Seawing's got a fair few changes to his tampographs, including changing the medium-gray on his chest to black, changing the gray on his legs to metallic silver, painting the "eyes" on his legs yellow, and losing the black shoulder-paint and yellow "eyes" on the back of his helmet.
- Sadly, this release has no individual-identification code on the bag, requiring you to use the feel-through-the-bag method or just buy blind and hope.
Notes
- Seawing's motto for his Timelines release was changed to "I shall not jump the shark, for I will cheat the carrot", in a toe-curlingly embarrassing attempt by Fun Publications' Lanny Lathem to propagate a phrase he made up. It means you get your reward without being taken advantage of, like a race horse stealing a dangling carrot without having to run for it. It makes sense, as Seawing wants to take Overbite's position in the Seacons by waiting for the shark to trip over his own ambitions. So he's not gonna...you know, jump the shark, he'll...Yeah. It'd work a lot better if anybody but Lanny Lathem knew what the phrase meant.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Seawing (シーウイング Shīuingu)
- French: Aileron (Canada)
