New Dreadwing Is punishing His Gatling gun is illin'! This Decepticon bomber's a Transformer-rama, A three-in-one villain that's chillin'!
Combat tank and sonic jet Transform into double-trouble robots Their missiles go boom Spelling certain doom As they take apart the awesome Autobots!Rap lyrics from the G2 Dreadwing commercial
Dreadwing, by nature, was a pacifist. He loathed war and chose not to get involved. However, once he realized that the wars on Cybertron would never end, he was forced to take a stand. Not being of outstanding intelligence, Smokescreen was able to manipulate him into siding with the Decepticons. He coerced Dreadwing into believing that if he helped the Decepticons win the Generation 2 wars, then all war would end on Cybertron. Secretly, Dreadwing preferred neither side and desired to obliterate them all. G-2 Part 3
During a decisive battle between Megatron and Optimus Prime, Megatron managed to gain the upper hand after a surprise attack by Hooligan crippled Prime's weaponry. Defenseless, Megatron ordered an aerial assault from Dreadwing and Smokescreen. The pair swooped down and bombarded Optimus Prime with missiles, nearly killing him. Their enemy virtually dead, they left the killing blow to Megatron. G-2 #10
Later, when Megatron commanded his all-out assault on the Autobots, Dreadwing joined in. After Megatron's defeat, Dreadwing fled into deep space with the rest of the Decepticons. G-2 Part 6
Japanese Teletraan Go! Go! comics
As Jetfire sought out Battle Convoy with Teletraan 15 and Steeljaw aboard, Dreadwing and his partner Smokescreen attacked them in the hopes of being led back to the other Autobots. Battle Convoy appeared and ended the battle by cutting off one of Dreadwing's wings with his sword.
Toys
Generation 2
Dreadwing & Smokescreen (Decepticon, 1994)
Japanese ID number: TRF-10
Dreadwing loves it when Smokescreen enters him from behind. Dreadwing transforms into a "flying wing" style stealth bomber with underslung six-missile gatling cannon. He can also transform into a treaded "tank" mode. In jet form, he can combine with Smokescreen's jet mode to make a complete aircraft. For some reason he came with an Autobot-style instruction book that instructed you to put Smokescreen's forehead sticker on the center of Dreadwing's face.
Besides the obvious colour changes, the live-action movie Decepticon insignias have been replaced with Generation 2 Decepticon insignia.
Dreadwing transforms from a bat-like robot into something similar to a F-117 Nighthawk stealth ground attack aircraft. He has two flip-out swords/daggers slung under his arms that he can deploy to use as weapons. As part of his transformation, bending his wings back in robot mode activates a Mech Alive gear-driven feature where the tips of the wings retract and four small blades reveal themselves along the edge of the wing. Although not noted in the instructions, his feet can pivot to make him more stable.
In vehicle mode, Smokescreen can attach on top of Dreadwing's alternate mode via two pegs. This echoes the combination feature of the original toys. Smokescreen's axe/hook weapons can clip onto Dreadwing's shins.
