Whirl (Transformers)
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Whirl is the name of a fictional character from the Transformers universes.
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[edit] Transformers: Generation 1 (1985)
| Transformers character | |
 Whirl Box Art |
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| Whirl | |
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| Affiliation | Autobot  |
| Sub-Group | Deluxe Vehicles Micro Vehicles Wreckers |
| Function | Aerial Assault |
| Motto | "If used logically, madness makes a great weapon." |
| Alternate Modes | Assault Helicopter Aerospatiale SA 365 Dauphin N2 Helicopter (Classic) |
| Series | Transformers: Generation 1 Transformers: Universe Transformers: Classics Transformers: Attacktix |
Loves his job... careens across the sky spinning and weaving wild, crazy patterns. Believes enemies are more terrified of him if he acts wild during an attack. Flies at 400 mph, range 1600 miles. Amazing maneuverability... can fly at almost any angle. Carries four incendiary-shell cannons, hi-energy photon beam rifle. Great strength as a robot... has null-ray module on hand, paralyzo box on leg. Reckless... prone to rotor blade damage.
The toy company Hasbro licensed a robot toy from the Japanese anime series Dorvack (1983-1984) to sell in the Transformers line under the new name Whirl. The original robot was "VH-64 MR Oberon Gazzette", and Katsumi Itabashi and Nobuyoshi Haraba designed the mechanics in Dorvack.
[edit] Animated series
Whirl was among those Transformers toys that did not appear in the Transformers animated series because the show was going to appear in Japan, where the toy was owned by Takara's rivals.
[edit] Dreamwave Productions
Whirl appeared in the second War Within comic series by Dreamwave as a member of the Wreckers lead by Springer.
Whirl had a one panel cameo in the second volume of the Generation 1 comic when Magnus is getting the Wreckers together to go and take care of Menasor.
[edit] 3H Enterprises
Universe Whirl appeared among the many prisoners of Unicron who escaped with the help of Optimus Primal in Transformers: Universe #2.
[edit] IDW Publishing
Whirl appeared, in Cybertronian form, in issue #2 of the Stormbringer series by IDW Publishing. He aided Springer's Wreckers on the planet Varas Centralus in the Kol system when Optimus Prime redeployed the Wreckers for a mission on Cybertron.
[edit] Transformers Collectors Club magazine
In the comic story found in issue 8 of the Transformers Collectors Club magazine Cybertron/Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime told the story of the last battle he was in, set in the Transformers: Universe storyline. Alongside 10th Anniversary Optimus Primal they attacked the last of Unicron's forces when Unicron suddenly disappeared, and they barely escaped. Among the Autobot forces were Universe Fireflight, King Atlas, Universe Night Slash Cheetor, Universe Longhorn, Universe Prowl, Universe Repugnus, Rhinox, Roulette, Universe Side Burn, Sideswipe, Universe Silverbolt, Sunstreaker, Tap-Out, Trailbreaker, Cybertron/Robots in Disguise Ultra Magnus and Universe Whirl. Among the Decepticons were Universe Blackarachnia, Nemesis Strika, Universe Obsidian, Universe Razorclaw, Reptilion and Universe Skywarp.
[edit] Toys
- Generation 1 Whirl (1985)
- The toy relicensed from the Japanese anime series Dorvack. The original robot was the "VH-64 MR Oberon Gazzette," designed by Katsumi Itabashi and Nobuyoshi Haraba in 1983.
- In the 1980's Transformers were such a success that Hasbro wanted to get as much product out on the shelves with the Transformers name on it as possible. Since they were running out of old Takara molds to use, they obtained licences to use the molds of other companies' robot toys in the Transformers line. Shockwave, Jetfire, Omega Supreme, Roadbuster, Whirl, Chop Shop, Venom, Barrage and Ransack were among those molds. With the licences to those toys now expired Hasbro and Takara no longer have legal rights to those figures and cannot reissue them.
- Transformers: Universe Whirl
- A repaint of Turbomaster Rotorstorm was released as a homage to Generation 1 Whirl in the Transformers: Universe toy line. He came with two Mini-Con partners, but had no Mini-Con points to connect them. He appeared in the Transformers: Universe comics by 3H, but spoke no lines, and received no tech specs of bio. Most fans assume he is an upgrade of Generation 1 Whirl.
- Transformers Classics Whirl (2007)
- A repaint of Micro Class Evac was released as a homage to Generation 1 Whirl in the Transformers classics toy line.
- The fusilage length of the actual helicoper Whirl is based on is 11.64 meters long. The Micro class version of the toy is only 10.5 centimeters long, giving it a scale of about 1:110. Using this information would indicate Whirl would stand about 23 feet tall in robot mode.
- Attacktix Whirl (2007)
- Announced for the second wave of Transformers Attacktix figures is Whirl, based on his Transformers: Universe vehicle mode.
