Darkwing (SG)

Darkwing is a heroic Decepticon from the Shattered Glass continuity family.

Wouldn't that make him Nega-Duck?

Darkwing is a heroic Decepticon. Don't confuse him with Darkwind.

Fiction

Fun Publications Shattered Glass continuity

Darkwing was a Decepticon maintenance expert working at the Nemesis on Earth. Unfortunately, a lot of equipment seemed to need maintenance, so he was in high demand. He borrowed Crasher from the Mayhem Suppression Squad to help with some of the heavy-lifting, although her flirtatious attitude seemed to confuse him.

Darkwing and Crasher reported to the visiting Annex to fix up some pranks and malfunctions caused by Stonecruncher and Excavator's deviousness in the design. Captain Cyclonus, recently released from prison for treason, was still uncomfortable in the presence of other Decepticons, but the maintenance team treated him fairly. During the repairs, Crasher received a psychic alert from Sephie Beller, the Decepticons' human ally turned cybernetic super-hero named Emulator. Cyclonus agreed to pilot the Annex and help Darkwing and Crasher locate Emulator.

Escaping orbit, the Annex tracked a ship with Emulator on board to the mysterious Underbase. Boarding the vessel, the trio encountered the dark god from the positive dimensions known as the Fallen, and were taken prisoner. While Crasher was used to help power their inter-dimensional gateway, Darkwing and Cyclonus were imprisoned with Beta Maxx, former sovereign of the Underbase, who explained the situation. The Decepticons escaped with the help of Emulator and her friend Rick, taking the fight to the Fallen. They rescued Crasher and the other captured hybrids, sending the Fallen through a rift in space. Darkwing and Crasher agreed to remain on board the Annex as part of Cyclonus's crew after this, continuing their bond. Coalescence

Toys

Robots in Disguise (2015)

• Stormshot (Warrior Class, 2016)
  • Accessories: Pistol, rifle

Part of the ninth wave of the 2015 Robots in Disguise toyline's Warrior Class assortment (now sporting the "Combiner Force" subline branding), Stormshot transforms from a robot into a fighter jet of fictional origin, seemingly based loosely on the MiG-29 "Fulcrum".

The two blasters included are designed to combine together to form a larger weapon, with the smaller of the two pegging into the back of the larger one. Not documented in the instructions, the second peg hole on the smaller blaster is meant to allow for an alternate means of storage for the weapons in vehicle mode. Turning the larger blaster upside-down and plugging it into the bottom peg hole allows for the combined weapon to be plugged under the nosecone of the jet, with the handle of the smaller blaster serving as landing gear.

Notes

• Josh Perez drew Darkwing in his Generation 1 counterpart's body-type with Stormshot's colors, though Jesse Wittenrich wrote Darkwing in mind as the Stormshot toy itself after a suggestion from Luke Thompson.^[1]

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