Tailwind (G1)
| This article is about the evil Decepticon Micromaster. For his heroic alternate universe counterpart, see Tailwind (SG). |
- Tailwind is a Decepticon Micromaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Of the scheming junior members of the Air Strike Patrol, Tailwind is the one most likely to seize control of the unit. This is because he knows how to keep his mouth shut, and take a short-term loss for long-term gain.[1]
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel The Transformers comics
Tailwind and his patrolmates were the first Decepticon Micromasters to be created. Roadhandler was able to trick the Patrol into fleeing with the aid of the deactivated bomb. A Small War!
When Roadhandler became an overnight wrestling sensation on Earth, Scorponok called in help to end the Autobot's growing public adulation, and an unknown Decepticon sent the Air Strike Patrol. The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!
Unknown to Scorponok, the patrol's secret employer was Megatron, who then sent the team on a mission to MacDill Air Force Base to capture the B-204 refueling plane. When the Autobots inevitably arrived, the team contacted Scorponok to tell him that they were under attack. Back from the Dead After a brief confrontation with Optimus Prime - during which Tailwind told Optimus Prime where he could stuff his order to surrender - and the arrival of Scorponok's Decepticons, the Air Strike Patrol fled, their mission completed. The Resurrection Gambit!
Tailwind, Nightflight, and Storm Cloud came to the aid of their patrolmate Whisper, who had become a private assassin, when he was chased into an Earthen jungle by the Autobot Rescue Patrol. The outcome of this battle is unknown. The Greatest Gift of All!
The Air Strike Patrol then toured the southern United States, finally attacking an oil refinery. This was the same oil refinery where Hector Dialonzo, a human with extraordinary powers, was working, and he single-handedly destroyed the Air Strike Patrol, with Tailwind the first to go offline. The Human Factor!
Marvel UK future timelines
The Air Strike Patrol took Megatron's side in the 1991 Decepticon Civil War against factions led by Scorponok and Shockwave. Near the end of that war, the Patrol chased Scorponok, alone, into a human settlement, where Tailwind jostled with Nightflight over who would get to kill the enemy leader. Scorponok maneuvered a team of Autobots into combatting the Patrol for him, enabling Scorponok to escape. Aspects of Evil!
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Dreamwave Generation One continuity
Tailwind made a brief appearance in Little Iacon, talking to Tote. The Gray Race
IDW Generation 1 continuity
Tailwind was among a group of Decepticons who conquered Temptoria following the end of the war. When the crew of the Lost Light arrived looking for the Circle of Light, Tailwind found himself on the wrong end of Drift's swords. Before & After
Beast Wars: Uprising
Games
Transformers Legends
Dreadwind and the Air Strike Patrol conquered Garrus-9, though their triumph was shortlived as the Wreckers arrived a bit later and liberated it. The Wreckers
Toys
Generation 1
- Air Strike Patrol (Micromaster Patrol, 1989)
- Tailwind transforms into a blue A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-strike plane. He was only available as part of four-pack with his teammates Nightflight, Storm Cloud and Whisper.
Notes
- Tailwind is "gang molded" with his teammate Nightflight and thus the two share plastic colors.
- Tailwind was evidently part of Seymour Simmons' props in Revenge of the Fallen, as it was included in an auction (held on October 8 & 9, 2009 held by Profiles in History) of several items that Simmons carried around throughout the movie.
Foreign names
- French: Derive (Canada)
- Italian: Atlas
