Whirlwind (character)

Template:Youmay Template:Characterbox (Skylanders) Template:Q Whirlwind is a blue, unicorn-dragon hybrid who is one of the playable Skylanders in the Skylanders series, first appearing in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure.

Background

Personality

Whirlwind is as brave as she is graceful. Her moods can be as changeable as the weather, but since becoming a Skylander, she has tried to keep her temper in check. She is strong-winged, wild and ferocious in the heat of battle. Deep down, Whirlwind is pure of heart, having held no grudge against the dragons and unicorns for shunning her and later on, protected the two species from attack.

Biography

Whirlwind is an air dragon with unicorn ancestry – two species that could not be more opposite in nature, which made her never quite fit in with either group. Other dragons were envious of her beauty and grace, while her unicorn brethren shunned her for her unusual appearance and ability to fly. But Whirlwind found peace within the dark and stormy clouds, where she learned to harness the tempest power within her. Despite her turbulent youth, she remained pure of heart and was the first to defend both dragons and unicorns when the trolls began hunting them, unleashing her ferocity in a brilliant and powerful rainbow that could be seen throughout many regions of Skylands. From that day forward, evil-doers would quake when dark clouds brewed, and run from the rainbow that followed the storm.

Story

History

Born of both unicorn and dragon descent, Whirlwind often felt like an oddball outsider. Unicorns were unimpressed with her wings and dragons disliked the horn on her head. Shunned and seeking solace, Whirlwind retreated to the cover of storm clouds, where she learned to harness her tempest power. When a troublesome troupe of trolls came searching for unicorn tails and dragon scales, Whirlwind burst from her cover and unleashed a blinding rainbow to send them fleeing. From that day on, unicorns and dragons saw her in a new light. Seeing her purity of heart, Master Eon made her a Skylander. Today, nothing makes a troll tremble like a small, stormy cloud moving speedily towards him.

It's also been stated that Whirlwind was the one who found Warnado and brought him to Master Eon, who made him a Skylander as soon as he stopped spinning.

Abilities

As a result of spending time within dark storm clouds, Whirlwind gained the ability to shoot rainbow energy from her horn at her opponents; which can also heal her allies if she gained her Soul Gem ability. She can also launch tempest clouds at her enemies with a clap of her wings. Being part dragon, Whirlwind has the ability to fly.

Quotes

Battle Cries

• "Twists of Fury!"
• "Hmmm... Impressive!"
• "Bow to my beauty!"
• "The wind howls victory!"
• "Natural Power!"
• "Quite a gust!"
• "How majestic!"
• "I will adore this with pride!"
• "A name worthy of me!"
• "The wind whispers my name!"
• "I shall proceed!"

Character Trailers

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File:Skylanders Giants - Meet the Skylanders - Series 2 Whirlwind (Twists of Fury)

See also

• Polar Whirlwind

Gallery

• Whirlwind Trailer
  Whirlwind Trailer
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  Whirlwind on the Portal of Power
• Whirlwind Power Stat
  Whirlwind Power Stat
• Whirlwind's earlier appearance in Skylanders under the name of Stormee at Toy Fair 2011
  Whirlwind's earlier appearance in Skylanders under the name of Stormee at Toy Fair 2011
• Whirlwind's toy form
  Whirlwind's toy form
• Whirlwind's toy packaging
  Whirlwind's toy packaging
• Close up on Whirlwind's toy form
  Close up on Whirlwind's toy form
• Whirlwind taking on Chompies and two Armored Lance Masters
  Whirlwind taking on Chompies and two Armored Lance Masters
• Whirlwind during limited release.
  Whirlwind during limited release.
• File:Gameplay-Download-A-Whirlwind-1.png
• Series 2 Whirlwind toy figure
  Series 2 Whirlwind toy figure
• Series 2 Whirlwind's Promotional Art
  Series 2 Whirlwind's Promotional Art
• Series 2 Whirlwind Toy Package
  Series 2 Whirlwind Toy Package
• Whirlwind's Trailer Screenshot in Giants
  Whirlwind's Trailer Screenshot in Giants

Trivia

• Whirlwind was originally called Stormee.
• Her early promotional title in her Toy Fair 2011 debut was called 'Tempest Dragon'.
• She is also the second female playable dragon with different abilities than Spyro (the first being Cynder).
• Like Cynder and Flashwing, Whirlwind has no visible teeth. Incidentally, they are all the only dragon Skylanders in the game who are female.
• Originally, Whirlwind was exclusive to Target.
• No longer a store-exclusive Skylander, Whirlwind is now available in a 3-Skylander Character Pack with Double Trouble and Drill Sergeant, the latter having also been a store-exclusive Skylander, and is also available in a single pack. Ironically, Drill Sergeant was also previously a store exclusive (exclusive to Walmart).
• Her catchphrase is a play on "Fists of Fury!".
• She and Prism Break are the only two Skylanders that can break Purple Tzo Crystals.
• Whirlwind can also use her rainbow energy to heal her friends in battle.
• She bears a few similarities to the My Little Pony character, Rainbow Dash.
• As a Series 2 figure, Whirlwind's unicorn horn is colored from yellow and pink.
• When she obtains the Wow-Pow ability, Whirlwind's horn begins glowing in colors of the rainbow.
• She is the only hybrid Skylander to have a series 2 figure.