Wigend of Blackthorn

Sir Wigend du Blackthorne is a <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Human" title="Human">human</a> character from the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Transformers_%28cartoon%29" title="The Transformers (cartoon)">cartoon</a> portion of the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Generation_1_%28franchise%29" title="Generation 1 (franchise)">Generation 1</a> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Continuity_family" title="Continuity family">continuity family</a>.

[[Image:|right|275px|thumb|He'll get to the bottom of this!]] Sir Wigend du Blackthorne is a hot-headed young noble in sixth-century England who allies himself to the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Decepticon" title="Decepticon">Decepticons</a>, and lives to regret it.

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Voice actor: <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Michael_Chain" title="Michael Chain">Michael Chain</a> (English), <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Masashi_Ebara" title="Masashi Ebara">Masashi Ebara</a> (Japan)

Sir Wigend du Blackthorne was feuding with his neighbor, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sir_Aetheling_the_Red" title="Sir Aetheling the Red">Sir Aetheling the Red</a>, when Aetheling offered an olive branch in the form of a jousting tournament. Blackthorne agreed, but fortune put him in the path of time-displaced Decepticons, with whom he formed an alliance.

[[Image:|left|180px|thumb|Hey, baby. Wilst thou help me findest my codpiece?]] The tournament did not go well for Blackthorne, even though he tried to fix the contest with ringers <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ramjet_%28G1%29" title="Ramjet (G1)">Ramjet</a> and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Rumble_%28G1%29" title="Rumble (G1)">Rumble</a>. When <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Starscream_%28G1%29" title="Starscream (G1)">Starscream</a> took Aetheling's daughter <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Nimue" title="Nimue">Nimue</a> hostage and took over his castle, Blackthorne visited Nimue to tell her of his change of heart, both his allegiance and his feelings for her. Nimue gladly accepted his offer of marriage. As Aetheling's forces attacked to retrieve Nimue, Blackthorne tried to enter the fight, but was tossed over the battlements by his traitorous subject, <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sir_Wulf" title="Sir Wulf">Sir Wulf</a>. Blackthorne joined Aetheling, and the battle was won by the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot" title="Autobot">Autobots</a> <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Hoist_%28G1%29" title="Hoist (G1)">Hoist</a> and <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Warpath_%28G1%29" title="Warpath (G1)">Warpath</a>. Blackthorne was there to bid the <a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformer" title="Transformer">Transformers</a> goodbye as they returned to their own time. <span style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-width: 0pt 1px; padding: 0pt 5px; font-size: 10px; background-color: rgb(236, 236, 236);" class="tt1_nowrap"><a href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/A_Decepticon_Raider_in_King_Arthur%27s_Court" title="A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court">A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court</a></span>