Wingfinger
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- Wingfinger is a Maximal Fossilizer from the Kingdom portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
He's the bot, the bot with the finger wings
Wingfinger rocks the Maximal ninja look.[1]
Toys
War for Cybertron: Kingdom
- Wingfinger (Deluxe Fossilizer, 2021)
- Hasbro ID number: WFC-K25
- TakaraTomy ID number: KD EX-08
- TakaraTomy release date: November 27, 2021
- Accessories: two wingtips/swords, Pteranodon skull, crest/Combiner head
- Part of the third wave of War for Cybertron: Kingdom Deluxe Class figures, Wingfinger "transforms" into a skeletal Pteranodon[2] via disassembly and reassembly in 14 steps. His shoulder, hip, and knee joints are reused parts from Paleotrex from the same line. Wingfinger's two beast mode wingtips can become robot mode swords or be wielded in one hand as a bow (sans arrows). Each sword can also store on the back of his upper arms. He can also use the Pteranodon skull on his back as a weapon. The thigh pieces are shown in different arrangements in both modes between the stock images, instructions, and package art.
- Notably, Wingfinger's beast mode crest is a Combiner head for Fossilizer combinations, such as Mark Maher's Fossilizer Combiner consisting of Wingfinger, Paleotrex, and Ractonite.
- As a Fossilizer, Wingfinger can split into weapons and armor compatible with the C.O.M.B.A.T. System for use by other War for Cybertron Trilogy figures (or any figure with 5 mm post compatibility). The instructions use wave-mate Wheeljack to demonstrate a crossbow or a set of shoulder armor, scythe, and wings using the entire toy. The back of the box uses Tracks instead, though with a slightly different arrangement.
- Much like most of the toyline, Wingfinger comes with one of four possible holographic Golden Disk cards for his wave, which reveals a possible destiny of a key character.
Notes
- Crest size was a sexual dimorphism indicator in Pteranodon, with females having much shorter crests than males. However, Wingfinger has a short crest despite being referred to with masculine pronouns by Mark Maher at Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021.
- As demonstrated by the beast mode, "Wingfinger" is a literal translation of the scientific Greek term "pterodactyl" (πτερόν + δάκτυλος pterón + dáktulos).
Foreign names
- Japanese: Wingfinger (ウイングフィンガー Uingufingā)
References
- ↑ Description by Mark Maher at Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021
- ↑ This wiki identifies the specific taxonomic genus Pteranodon. The Hasbro copy refers to Wingfinger as a "Pterodactyl", an informal term for the taxonomic order Pterosauria.
