KSI Widow

The name or term "Widow" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Widow (disambiguation).

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

Created as a marketable drone robot by KSI, KSI Widow turns into an orange McLaren MP4-12C and was "freed" by Galvatron to become part of his new army. No, she is not French.

Fiction

Age of Extinction film

Widow was one of a number of drones created by KSI, using salvaged supplies of transformium from the remains of deceased Transformers recycled into raw materials. She was commandeered by Galvatron and was present in a convoy of his forces as they crossed a bridge and proceeded deeper into Hong Kong to track down the Seed, although there was no sign of her when the Decepticons subsequently engaged the Autobots in the city. Age of Extinction

Toys

Studio Series

Concept Art KSI Widow (Deluxe Class, 2025)

Movie: Age of Extinction
Accessories: 2 forearm blasters

Studio Series KSI Widow is based on early concept art for Age of Extinction, transforming into a McLaren MP4-12C, based on such a car present in the final movie. She comes with two guns that can be mounted on her forearms or held in her hands, based on another piece of concept art.

Unlike most other Studio Series Deluxe cars, Widow does not have a large backpack formed from the vehicle mode roof. This area of the car is instead incorporated into her calves. Her rear windows are also clear plastic inserts.

Notes

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. Initial leaked listings for the figure used the full concept name of "Widow Maker", this was presumably changed to avoid confusion or trademark issues with the Overwatch character.
"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.