KSI Widow

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KSI Widow is a man-made Transformer from the Age of Extinction portion of the live-action film continuity family.

Created as a marketable drone robot by KSI, the KSI Widow turns into an orange McLaren MP4-12C and was "freed" by Galvatron to become part of his new army.

Fiction

Age of Extinction film

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The McLaren drone was present in a convoy of Galvatron's forces as they crossed a bridge and proceeded deeper into Hong Kong to track down the Seed, although there was no sign of it when the Decepticons subsequently engaged the Autobots in the city.Age of Extinction

Toys

Studio Series

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• Concept Art KSI Widow (Deluxe Class, 2025)

• Movie: Age of Extinction
• Accessories: 2 forearm blasters

Studio Series "Concept Art KSI Widow" is a Deluxe Class figure, transforming into a licensed McLaren MP4-12C. Her robot mode primarily resembles the below concept art by Steve Jung, while her forearm blasters come from a different concept art by him.

Notes

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• The McLaren is part of a quartet of vehicles, alongside an Aston Martin and two Lamborghinis, who appear in several brief shots of Galvatron's forces in vehicle mode, but for whom no robot mode was seemingly ever designed, meaning they effectively disappear from the film once the Decepticons enter combat. This is likely due to the prop vehicles being privately-owned cars borrowed by the film production solely for the Hong Kong location shoot, as opposed to being pre-planned, specially-prepared product placement vehicles, which is the more typical scenario for the live-action film series.
• Over a decade later in 2025, the Studio Series toy would give the McLaren the unused "Widow Maker" concept design, effectively retconning them into being one and the same, and officially making her name KSI Widow.
• "Widow Maker" was originally developed as the robot mode for the Pagani Hyura, which would eventually be given to Stinger instead.
• "Widow Maker" sported many, many different designs during the concept stages, primarily done by artists Steve Jung and Vitaly Bulgarov. Various features across her concept designs included: a more human looking body with less vehicle kibble, a more alien head design with a crest, and numerous different weapon options such as an extendable arm flail, forearm blasters, a scorpion-like tail, and energy swords.