After some time they managed to run into Metroplex, and the three chose to station up inside him to keep him alive. Windblade, her bodyguard Chromia, and Nautica joined Thunderclash aboard the Vis Vitalis. The Autobot had been sent by Alpha Trion as the ancient 'bot was otherwise engaged. Her people's isolation ended with the arrival of Thunderclash, who had come seeking help from a Cityspeaker in order to aid Metroplex. Like her fellow inhabitants she had been cut off from Cybertron for millions of years, and her people have had to weigh every action they take. Windblade was a Transformer who hailed from the planet/city of Caminus, and like the rest of her people she had adapted to have a gender, in her case female. Like other Cityspeakers, her face bears the markings of Caminus. Windblade is a better-than-average swordswoman, but her claim to fame is her rare talent for communicating with dormant Metrotitans, for which she bears the title of Cityspeaker. This may not be a worldview that can survive sharing a planet with Starscream. Her friend and bodyguard Chromia can get frustrated at times with the strength of Windblade's convictions, and Chromia believes Windblade trusts too much. Windblade is a young Transformer who puts duty and truth first, even when both are difficult. ![]() This miniseries was notable for being first Transformers comic with an all-female creative team. Following that event, she was featured in a 4-issue miniseries, released from April–July 2014. ![]() Windblade made her first comics appearance in IDW Publishing Transformers: More than Meets the Eye #26 (February, 2014), which was Chapter 8 of the Dark Cybertron event. Scott did not give details on Windblade's backstory, but she did say that she had "no intention of presenting her in any sort of stereotypical geisha or hand-over-her-mouth-anime-girl role." Comics In addition to being made as a toy, she also lead a special IDW comic mini-series written by Mairghread Scott and illustrated by Sarah Stone. She was officially revealed as a female Autobot at SDCC 2013. Windblade is the first "fan-built bot" ever - the result of various polls on Hasbro's official website to determine most of her character and physical traits. Deluxe Vehicles, Female Autobots, Cityspeaker
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