Darkwing (Transformers) Hardy and Lou Costello. He can become a stealth bomber or tank. In jet modes, he and Dreadwind combine into Dreadwing. Darkwind and Dreadwind are executed by the evil Autobots in "Around Cybertron" from issue #27 of the "Transformers Collectors Club" magazine. According to the author, it's possible Darkwind and Dreadwind just flew away from their execution. Darkwing (Transformers) Darkwing (sometimes called Darkwind or Blackwing) is a fictional character from the various Transformers series. He is a Decepticon jet. Initially called Darkwing, the name was changed to Darkwind - possibly for trademark purposes. All his fictional appearances use his original
Transformers: The Headmasters Transformers: The Headmasters Initially, Takara, the Japanese producers of the "Transformers" toyline, imported the American "Transformers" cartoon series from 1985 to 1986. When the series came to an end with the three-part miniseries "The Rebirth" in 1987, however, Takara decided to continue the series themselves, declining to import "The Rebirth" and instead creating a full-length 35-episode spin-off series, "Transformers: The Headmasters" (two additional clips episodes were produced after the fact for direct-to-video release). Supplanting "The Rebirth"'s position in Japanese continuity, "The Headmasters" occurred one year after "The Return of Optimus Prime", introducing the title characters to the Transformers universe in