Windcharger (SG)

This article is about the evil Autobot. For his heroic counterpart, see Windcharger (G1). For a list of other meanings, see Windcharger (disambiguation).

Windcharger is an evil Autobot from the Shattered Glass continuity family.

Windcharger is a member of Rodimus's forces.

Fiction

Fun Publications Shattered Glass continuity

Windcharger was one of Side Burn's victims. He was kidnapped and dissected to produce parts for Side Burn's experiments with bio-mechanical Transhumans. His body was eventually found by Rodimus and the Autobots when Side Burn's true purpose was uncovered. Coalescence

IDW Shattered Glass comic

When the war moved to Earth, Windcharger was sent flying as he, Brawn, Ironhide and Downshift fought against a head-on charge from Megatron. Shattered Glass #2

Toys

Transformers

• Camaro (Malignus, 1987)

The purple/lavender version of Camaro was repurposed as Shattered Glass Windcharger in "Coalescence".

A redeco and slight retooling of the Mini Vehicle Windcharger, Camaro transforms into a Pontiac Firebird Trans Am (which begs the question of what's up with his name). He was released only in Brazil by Estrela in two different color schemes: metal-flake blue with pale yellow, and dark purple with lavender robot parts. The mold was also slightly altered to accommodate the new "Malignus" sigil decal in robot mode.

All of the Optimus/Malignus" Mini Vehicle releases are considered fairly rare, and go for a fairly high price on the secondary market, particularly the secondary color schemes; in this instance, the purple/lavender Camaro goes for more.

This mold was also retooled to make Tailgate and later Rook. Camaro's other coloration was used as inspiration for Shattered Glass Tailgate.

Notes

• Windcharger was not visually depicted in Fun Publications' stories, but Jesse Wittenrich later clarified his design intent on Twitter.
• In IDW Publishing's comic series, Windcharger has his previous color scheme applied to the Power of the Primes Legends Class Windcharger toy.