Whirl (RBA)
| The name or term "Whirl" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Whirl (disambiguation). |
- Whirl is an Autobot from Rescue Bots Academy portion of the Aligned continuity family.
Whirl is an aspiring Rescue Bot police officer.
Fiction
Rescue Bots Academy cartoon
- Voice actor: Courtney Shaw (English)
Whirl was among those selected to be a recruit at the Rescue Bot Training Center on Earth. She was first to enthusiastically greet Hot Shot when he arrived. She and the rest of the team subsequently took part in a rescue drill overseen by Heatwave but were unsuccessful in putting out a house fire thanks to the newcomer. Recruits Part I Whirl and Hoist tried unsuccessfully to find Hot Shot when it looked like he'd given up, but he later returned with two new alternate modes. The team went on to successfully carry out a cave rescue exercise. Recruits Part II
Following a rescue in Griffin Rock, the recruits persuaded Hoist to make new rescue tools for them all. Whirl got new rotors on her arms, and though the initial test went horribly wrong, she and the other recruits enlisted the help of Boulder, and Hoist eventually perfected the tools. If at First... After Hot Shot badly damaged Tough Luck Chuck and was assigned the task of looking after the robot, he tried to foist the duty onto Whirl, who was trying to do some rescue research, only for Chuck to slip past them. They attempted to hunt him down, and eventually pursued him to Milford. Tough Luck Chuck Whirl enthusiastically memorised all of the police codes Chase was teaching the recruits, and as a result, when the other recruits persuaded Chase to let them try a rescue and instead got stuck in the snow, Whirl was able to rescue them. Whirl'd View When the recruits didn't understand why Boulder was having them plant flowers, the Rescue Bot set them a task which taught them that all parts of nature are important. Plan Bee
Toys
Rescue Bots Academy
- Whirl the Flight-Bot (2019)
- Whirl's first toy is sized similarly to the previous Megabots line, transforming into a helicopter in a couple of "Easy 2 Do Conversion" steps. In either bot or vehicle mode, pressing a button on her rotor causes it to spin. She comes packaged in robot mode, and helpfully, a cutout in the package allows this gimmick to be tried in-store without removing her from the package.
Notes
- Rescue Bots Academy Whirl is the first incarnation of the character to be portrayed as a female (IDW Whirl's holomatter avatar notwithstanding).
