Wingthing (G1)
| This article is about Soundwave's Action Master partner from Generation 1. For Soundwave's keytar buddy from Animated, see Wingthing (Animated). |
- Wingthing is a Decepticon Action Master partner from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Wingthing is one of the many, many animal-friends of Soundwave. Via a high-precision personality emulator, Wingthing is programmed to share his master's penchant for cruelty, and gleefully follows his every command, indulging Soundwave's manipulative desires. And much like his master, Wingthing is hated by pretty much every other Decepticon for it.
Fiction
Regeneration One
Soundwave dispatched Wingthing to alert the other Decepticon cells on Cybertron that the time to begin the next phase of their plan had come. Destiny, Part Three He and Soundwave watched as the Autobots deployed Omega Supreme against Bludgeon's Blitz Engines with satisfaction, knowing that they had a counter ready to be deployed. Destiny, Part Four
Following Soundwave's defeat and the Dark Matrix creature's rise, Wingthing was converted into a shadow-leech alongside Soundwave, Howlback, Slugfest, Squawktalk, Beastbox, and Overkill. Their combined form menaced Ravage before he was rescued by Shockwave and Starscream. King of Shadows The shadow-leeches ceased to be a threat once Rodimus Prime defeated the Dark Matrix creature. The War to End All Wars, Part 5
2005 IDW continuity
After the Simanzi Massacre, Wingthing was part of a Decepticon hygiene team that picked up prisoners for Grindcore. He perched on Skyquake's forearm. Speak, Memory: Part 1
Legends comic
With Soundwave and the other Decepticon cassettes, Wingthing was part of an attack on the Ark to steal the new Transform Super Cog in the late 1980s. Slugslinger's Ambition
Games
Angry Birds Transformers
Wingthing is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to more explosive punch to their primary weapon, dealing more "splash" damage in a wider radius as well as pushing away targets not yet destroyed. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "Shockwave's Tower" mini-game.
He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific Challenge Events, or won from Crates and Shockwave's Tower. Angry Birds Transformers
| Deceptihog | Body Part | Rarity | Gem Cost | Base Effect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundblaster | Arms | Epic | 600 | +10% Explosive Force |
Toys
The Transformers
- Soundwave with Wingthing (Action Master, 1990)
- Available only in the first assortment of Action Master Figures packed in with Soundwave, Wingthing is a robotic bat. Pushing down on his tail flips his head and a chunk of his inner body around via a spring-loaded mechanism, revealing a (non-firing) blaster. Folding his wings up forms his "concussion cannon" mode, which can be used by any regular Action Master figure. His gun barrel can be extended by attaching the handgun from any carded Action Master. (Thanks to Soundwave's inaccurate instructions, the photo at right uses Treadshot's handgun.)
Encore
- Soundblaster (2012)
- ID number: 21
- Accessories: 2 concussion cannons, clear cassette case
- Encore Wingthing is an orange, yellow, and black redeco of Ratbat, included with Encore Soundblaster and Enemy. Wingthing, unlike the majority of Decepticon Mini-Cassettes, doesn't feature silver or gold weapons. Instead, his are a metallic charcoal color. As was the case with the other cassettes previously released with Soundblaster, Wingthing sports a different sticker in place of his cassette spool image; an image of Fortress Maximus which reveals the city-bot's weak spots when viewed through Soundblaster's clear-red chest door (in the same way Tech Spec decoders work).
Masterpiece
- Issued in a limited edition "Encore" Masterpiece set available from TakaraTomy Mall, along with Stripes, Nightstalker, and Enemy, Wingthing is a redeco of Masterpiece Ratbat.
- If purchased from a seller supplied by Hasbro Asia, the set includes a collector coin, featuring Enemy's face on one side and the Autobot logo and names of all the included characters on the opposite side. The coin is mounted in a card resembling a cassette, similar to the cards housing the coins for MP-15 and MP-16, but styled like Enemy's cassette mode on the "A" side, while the "B" side resembles Stripes's cassette mode.[1]
Generations
War for Cybertron: Earthrise
- Soundwave Spy Patrol 3rd Unit (multi-pack, 2020)
- ID number: WFC-GS10
- Japanese release date:
- Accessories:
- Branded as a Generations Selects release, Earthrise Wingthing is a redeco of Siege Ratbat, transforming into a flattened box that is theoretically compatible with Siege Soundwave, but in practice it's slightly too large to fit into his chest compartment. He can however attach to Soundwave and other figures as some sort of shield.
- Wingthing was released in a 4-pack with fellow cassette-bot Decepticon Frenzy#War for Cybertron: Earthrise, Decepticon Powermaster and mold-mate Skar & Autobot Powermaster Knok.
Notes
- In Dreamwave's More Than Meets The Eye profile series, every Action Master partner robot profiled was retroactively given the "Targetmaster" classification, though the partners to characters who had previous, non-Action Master toys (like Soundwave) were omitted from the books' lineup. However, the across-the-board application of the Targetmaster term for those that did appear makes a pretty clear implication that all of the Action Master partner-bots are Targetmasters... at least, as far as the Dreamwave universe is concerned.
- An early photo as well as the packaging art of Encore Wingthing was more brown in color and had an entirely black head (with gold eyes in the art) and ears.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Wingthing (ウィングシング Wingushingu)
