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Blitzwing not only has three modes (robot, jet, and tank), he also has three alternate personalities (an “icy” cold strategist, a short-tempered “hothead”, and a total “random” nutcase) along with the faces rattling around in his head to go with them. He’s as liable to have a conversation with himself as he is to say a word to his fellow Decepticons. Pretty much the only thing that keeps him in line is that all three of his personalities are scared to death of Megatron.

Blitzwing’s icy personality is represented by a long, blue face with a monocle and speaks with quiet disdain. His easily angered hothead personality has a wide red face and is gap-toothed, making him look and sound like a certain Austrian musclehead. Finally, his random personality’s face looks like nothing so much as a black jack-o’-lantern and just sounds hysterical. All three personalities have a German accent, and apparently he has trouble flying in a straight line.

Blitzwing’s armament varies depending upon which personality is dominant at the time. His calculating personality has an arsenal of ice weaponry, while the hothead predictably can bring the heat. When his third personality is foremost, nearly anything can be dished out from either of his vehicle modes. Blitzwing’s alt-mode is likewise usually dependent on which aspect is dominant at the time. His cold side favors the jet, his angry side favors the tank, and his insane side has no favorites. It even goes so far that if he becomes angry enough during flight, he transforms into tank mode. It’s possible for Blitzwing to fire conventional explosive missiles while in jet mode when he’s angry or crazy, but that rarely happens. Most likely, he can use icy attacks while he’s in tank mode as well, but this has never happened on screen.

Basically, he’s the Purple Baron…or a Panzer that can walk…or just a purple lunatic.