Whirlwind Reyes

This is an article about Whirlwind the Hedgehog, the fursona of SupeSonicWind2000 on 08/21/2013.

Whirlwind the Hedgehog, real name Lucas Q. Mason, is the former fursona of CrimsonFlame2K. He is a high-blooded hedgehog with a good sense of leadership. As he aged though, he managed to control his high-bloodedness for the most part.

He was also a former agent in the G.U.N.'s 7th Division of the Recon Squadron. Some time before the events of the Darkness Trigger series, he was transferred to the 5th Division of the Central Guard, being given the rank "Warrant Officer" along with it.

As the years passed, he was slowly but surely making progress. By the events of Surge of Shadows, he reached the rank of "Major".

In his earlier days, Whirlwind also had a manifestation of Chaos, named Wrath, inhabiting his body.

Physical Appearance
Whirlwind's fur color is yellow. He has peach skin and blue eyes. When enraged, his eyes turn red.

Attire
Whirlwind wears a black-and-grey hoodie and light blue shorts. He also wears white gloves with sock cuffs, and blue boots with white straps and grey sock cuffs.

Early Life
Not much is known of Whirlwind's past. The only factors of Whirlwind's past are kept secret by Whirlwind himself, though no one is aware of this.

Friend or Foe
When Whirlwind, at the age of 11, had first been sent to South Island, he discovered that he apparently had a manifestation of Chaos inhabiting his soul. At first, Whirlwind was terrified, but began to learn how to control it. However, he was unsuccessful and began talking to the manifestation, who was known as Wrath, in his sleep.

Secrets of Chaos
One day, Whirlwind woke James, one of his superiors, and reminded him about his date with Sarah. In a panic, the hedgefox quickly left. However, he was quickly captured by an unknown figure. He wakes up in Le Jacques, and sees that James had also been captured. The figure introduces himself as Monic, but is quickly subdued. The two see that Monic had Eggman's insignia. Curious (and p*ssed in James' case), the duo leave to see what Eggman's up to.

They then discover that Eggman has hatched another plan to take over the world and build his Eggman Empire. They are spotted by some Egg Pawns and reveal themselves to Eggman and demand an explanation about Monic, who Eggman doesn't remember.

Unfortunately, before they got anywhere, another robot named Titanus attacks. Whirlwind and James begin to fight Titanus. To James' dismay, however, Whirlwind let Wrath take over and nearly finished him off, if Whirlwind didn't recover fast enough to command to cease his attack. Instead, he throws it to James, who bats it back to Wrath with his Keyblade.

However, before they can finish him off, another robot named Bion swoops in and saves Titanus. Eggman finally remembers Monic and is outraged. Whirlwind orders James to take Titanus to a safe spot as not to cause any further damage. Whirlwind is about to fight Bion, who didn't intend to look for one in the first place, thus making the situation awkward.

Eggman escapes, but Whirlwind finds some blueprints, which reveals plans for a new Egg Fleet. Bion and Whirlwind set out to to find James and Titanus. They enter a cave but end up in a fork. Whirlwind's aura sense indicates that James and Titanus are in the left path. James and Titanus are walking around a deeper area of the cave. Whirlwind finds them, only for James to look through the trap. "Whirlwind" transforms into a creature called a "Chaos-spawn" and attacks. More begin to appear and the would've been in bigger trouble if the real Whirlwind hadn't showed up on time, along with Bion.

The Chaos-swarm retreat after sensing Wrath and they leave the cave and head to Westopolis, where Angel Island is above at this time. Before the group arrives, however, Whirlwind sensed an assassin and proceeds to attack. However, James stopped him before he killed her. The assassin is revealed to be a friend of his, Astrid the Fox. Despite this, Whirlwind lets Astrid join the party.

The group decides to find the Chaos Emeralds, one of which was already in James' possession. However, they were short on members. Luckily, Blaze and Midnight arrived to see Sonic, but decide to help the group out. With that, the group, save Whirlwind, Sonic, and Knuckles, head out to find the other 6 Emeralds. Eventually, they manage to gather the Emeralds, but the Egg Fleet and Chaos-swarms have already arrived. Whirlwind, Sonic, and James head out to join the battle.

Soon after, the three manage to briefly lure Red-Eye away from the others. As soon as the battle resumed, another player by the name of Josh the Cat joins in the fight. However, Whirlwind notices something strange with Red-Eye and decides to investigate.

Much to Whirlwind's shock, it is revealed that Red-Eye actually took possession of Tyrone, Whirlwind's younger brother. Whirlwind was happy to see him until he was brought into despair when he discovered that there was no way to save him.

As Whirlwind accepts this fact and Red-Eye retaking control, he nearly lost himself and unleashed Wrath's reserve power to make himself transform into Chaos Whirlwind for the first time, then. As soon as he reverted back to normal, somewhat weak, Red-Eye proceeds to attack but is hit by a Chaos Spear from Shadow, who just so happens to be accompanied by the rest of Team Dark.

Bonds
COMING SOON...

Chaos Vengeance
COMING SOON...

The Sacrifice
During Whirlwind's segment of A Time to Reflect, he retells the story of his death and resurrection. By the end, he reveals that he has left his apartment and is now living in Blue Ridge.

The Blitz Pit
Whirlwind enters as a participant of the Blitz Pit Tournament. His first opponent is Nate the Hawk. The fight ended in a draw, however.

Resurgence
Whirlwind appears as normal, but is not canonical to his storyline whatsoever.

Personality
Whirlwind is one of those people with a strong will to fight. Although, Whirlwind is a kind-yet-high-blooded person, willing to accept most of his friend's requests (Unless if he's tired or if the request is ridiculous).

While this is true, Whirlwind's body can be overtaken by Wrath whenever Whirlwind's anger builds up enough. Due to this, some of Wrath's anger has built onto Whirlwind himself so he is easily annoyed.

During the Darkness Trigger trilogy, Whirlwind loses his agressive and battle-hungry demeanor

James Hedgefox
In his earlier days, James was one of Whirlwind's closest friends and colleague when it comes to G.U.N. They are frequently together whenever they're on a mission, trying to stop Eggman or any kind of threat, etc.

Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic was Whirlwind's first friend back in South Island when he (referring to Whirlwind) was only 11. They were separated for a long time after Eggman's attack on the island. It was only about a few years ago that Sonic and Whirlwind are reunited and is revealed to him that Tails has been keeping him company since the attack on South Island.

Glacier Von Fang
Glacier is one of Whirlwind's closest friends. While she finds him to be a kind person, Whirlwind is afraid of revealing his full power and his angry-self, but is still close with her nonetheless. Whirlwind had a crush on her before, but was too shy to admit so. Whirlwind first met Glacier when he drifted to the elemental land of Huntstonia. He was found by Carlos Von Fang and brought to his home. During his stay,  the two formed a seemingly unbreakable bond, and in turn, developed said crush on her along the way.

During Secrets of Chaos, Whirlwind entrusted the task of defending Westopolis along with everyone who could help. She watched the rest of the events from there.

Floodon Flowstris
When Glacier and her siblings, along with Voltage, whom he didn't know of back then, moved to Blue Ridge Zone. Whirlwind decided to part ways with Glacier and stay in Central City on his own. But since he was orphaned and likes being alone whenever he's in a city, he just stayed in an alley. A few days later, he came across Floodon, who was 14 at the time, and decided to hang out with him for the rest of the day. Despite the fact that Floodon always looked sad, they got along pretty well. Eventually, he learned that he married Coral the Hedgehog.

Wrath
Wrath inhabited Whirlwind's body in his earlier days. Years ago, while Whirlwind was unconscious, Wrath took his chance to possess his body. However, due to being under-developed, the power granted to Whirlwind was in a flux.

Voltage Bouncealot
Whirlwind is one of the many reasons why Voltage can be a very unlikable person, due to the fact that he mistook her for a guy, which she overreacted to. Although, the two did reconcile on the fight that happened right after that incident. Despite this, Voltage still dislikes Whirlwind to a certain extent.

Astrid the Fox
Whirlwind met Astrid while on his way to Angel Island with a few friends during Secrets of Chaos. Whirlwind, after knocking Astrid down, attempts to kill her with his revolver but is immdeiately stopped by James, who confiscates his revolver, and learns the consequence of taking Whirlwind's firearms along the way. Since then, Astrid and Whirlwind seem to have a frienemy relationship.

Shadow the Hedgehog
While Shadow is one of Whirlwind's superiors, the two have no general liking to each other as friends. Still, Whirlwind respects Shadow due to the latter's tragic history with G.U.N. and his expertise with the use of Chaos Energy. Although, Whirlwind and Shadow like to spar with their powers to see who's the stronger one. (Though, this is yet to be seen.)

Pride
Whirlwind's arch-nemesis finally reveals himself in Chaos Vengeance. Eldest of the 7 Demons of Chaos, Pride is far more powerful than Wrath in every aspect, except for physical strength.

Carlos and Brittany Von Fang
Whirlwind has a good relationship with Carlos before his and Brittany's deaths. He was the one who saved Whirlwind from suffering from the harsh cold and restored him to full strength overtime.

However, Whirlwind's relationship with Brittany is, as of late, unknown. They were probably on good terms. Either way, they were both grateful that Whirlwind offered to take care of the Von Fang sisters whenever the two were out.

Long-Range
Whirlwind normally uses a revolver that fires Chaos Energy bullets for long-range, though he rarely uses it as he thinks that guns are taboo.

Typhoon Breakers
Before, Whirlwind never used weapons to fight. However, he donned the Typhoon Breakers the moment he was given the rank of Major in the 5th Division of the Central Guard.

Makeshift Weapons
He also used one of his more-seldom used abilities to create weapons that last for a short amount of time. Other than that, he uses his own physical prowess to fight close range.
 * Sword
 * Axe
 * Mace
 * Spear

Garuda Drive
While technically not a weapon, Whirlwind uses this device to amplify his Aerokinesis and his physical prowess. It only last temporarily though, so he has to be careful when and where to use it. In addition, his Aerokinesis will be left in a flux for a few seconds so he has to relie on his close-quarters combat for a while.

Aerokinesis
Whirlwind has can use the kinetic ability known as Aerokinesis. When he acquired the use of Chaos Energy, he seldom used it. However, after the events of Chaos Vengeance, he lost his ability to use Chaos Energy. For 12 years, he has developed his Aerokinesis and transformed it into a deadly force.
 * Whirlwind Slash - Whirlwind unleashes a lethal blade of Aerokinetic energy.
 * Tornado Mortar - A variant of Whirlwind Slash. Whirlwind fires a small sphere of compressed Aerokinetic Energy. It's much more powerful and can only use it on the ground to keep focus.
 * Whirlwind Barrier - Whirlwind charges up and creates a powerful whirlwind to repel incoming attacks.
 * Storm Knuckle - Originating from one of his former abilities, Chaos Pulse, Whirlwind charges his gauntlets.
 * Garuda Updraft - Whirlwind launches the opponent to the sky with an upward kick.
 * Garuda Comet - Whirlwind knocks the opponent back to the pavement with a deadly dive kick.
 * Split-Second - Whirlwind summons a clone. Depending on which direction he's approaching, he’ll either charge head on or strike from the air.
 * Ground Approach
 * Cancel - Whirlwind makes the clone disappear.
 * Swift Slide - Whirlwind slides past his opponent.
 * Rising Storm – Whirlwind unleashes a powerful uppercut.
 * Gale Discharge - Whirlwind unleashes a powerful cross. It breaks an Armor Shell if blocked.
 * Deluge Impact - Whirlwind unleashes an ax kick that knocks the opponent to the ground.
 * Lightning Onslaught - Whirlwind unleashes a barrage of blows and ends it with a Garuda Updraft.
 * Aerial Approach
 * Cyclone Thorn - Whirlwind unleashes a mighty ax kick.


 * Typhoon Spear - Whirlwind gathers a great amount of Aerokinetic energy and unleashes a gigantic spear at the hopeless victim.
 * Garuda Outbreak - Whirlwind activates his Garuda Drive and unleashes a quick barrage of attacks and ends it with a huge Whirlwind Slash.
 * Silver Garuda Flare - Whirlwind inherits the spirit of the Silver Garuda and launches the helpless foe at a strange ring. Meanwhile, Whirlwind flies up to the sky and unleashes the full power of his Garuda Drive, finishing the opponent off.

Other Abilities
These are other abilities that Whirlwind seldom uses.

Aura sense
Whirlwind has the ability to sense the aura of his opponents, which is quite useful in dark areas or at night, especially against natural predators who use their sense of smell to search for their prey. Although, this is quite limited, as he cannot sense supernatural beings that don't have a connection with the Chaos Emeralds, especially assassins with supernatural abilities, whom he hates more than regular assassins.

Makeshift
While used uncommonly, Whirlwind can temporarily transform certain objects into weapons using the Makeshift ability.

Chaos Powers
​While Wrath was inhabiting Whirlwind's body, he was allowed to use Chaos Energy. However, after the events of Chaos Vengeance, he lost his ability to use Chaos Energy permanently.
 * Chaos Bolt - Whirlwind's primary means of ranged attack via Chaos Energy.
 * Chaos Pulse - Whirlwind gathers some Chaos Energy to his fist and unleashes it directly to his enemies through a punch.
 * Chaos Volley - Whirlwind summons 3-5 arrows of Chaos Energy and launches it at his foes.
 * Chaos Bind - Whirlwind traps up to two foes in a ring of Chaos Energy which binds them. Recently, Whirlwind has improved the use of this move to create larger binds.
 * Chaos Regeneration - Whirlwind restricted this ability to only heal those who were injured by Chaos Energy.
 * Chaos Blade - Whirlwind's favorite attack. He charges his Chaos Energy into a sword and slashes it relentlessly at a foe.
 * Chaos Beam - One of Whirlwind's strongest and most rarely-used attacks. He charges up his Chaos Energy into the form of an orb then blasts it staright at his enemies. Doing this can tire out Whirlwind as it takes a certain amount of time to charge.
 * Chaos Storm - Another one of Whirlwind's strongest attacks. He rarely uses this, even more so than Chaos Beam, due to the fact that it can kill him if overused. Whirlwind charges all his Chaos Energy and infuses it with his own Aerokinetic energy to create a strong flurry of energy that it will obliterate anyone in range that has no strong source of protection, even Chaos-spawn.

Chaos Whirlwind
Essentially Whirlwind’s dark form. Whirlwind can tap into Wrath’s reserve power and assume this form. His strength and speed increase drastically. However, if he possesses a Chaos Emerald, his power increases even further. The downside is that using this form for an extensive amount of time can leave him weak and vulnerable when he reverts back to normal.

Wrath's Reserve Energy
When Wrath either has his full power inflicted onto Whirlwind or takes over, normally the latter, his strength and speed are increased.

Weaknesses

 * Whirlwind tends to be reckless during a fight.
 * Whirlwind's aura sense is extremely limited to those he's familiar with, such as one who wields Chaos Energy, and cannot be used in battle.
 * Whirlwind is weak against Pyrokinetics and and veteran Electrokinetics.
 * When enraged, Whirlwind thinks irrationally and attacks his foe head on, which can leave him wide open for foes that are more strategic. This was proven when he delivered a direct assault on Red-Eye, while assuming the form of Chaos Whirlwind.
 * However, Whirlwind is not as easily enraged as before during the Darkness Trigger games.

Former Weaknesses

 * Whirlwind's body can be overtaken by Wrath when his anger builds up enough.
 * Whirlwind is left dangerously vulnerable after using Chaos Beam.
 * Whirlwind normally falls unconscious after using Chaos Storm. Depending on how much he forces the blast, it can talk only about 15 minutes up to a whole hour for him to recover.
 * At the cost of being granted Wrath's immense power, Whirlwind can only take so much powerful hits before he's knocked down. Luckily, his reflexes usually countered this weakness.

Quotes
"What the...?" - Whirlwind when he is surprised or shocked.

"Damnit.../Crap..." - Whirlwind when something goes wrong.

"...You're an idiot." - Whirlwind to James about using normal firearms on Titanus, Secrets of Chaos, Chapter 2.

''"Name at least 10 machines that actually worked in a way." - Whirlwind to Eggman about how many machines have actualy worked, Secrets of Chaos, Chapter 2''.

''"I'M NOT A GOD-DAMN ROBOT!" - Whirlwind to Bion, Secrets of Chaos, Chapter 3''.

"Wait, what? 'Ms. Amy'?" - Whirlwind to James, Secrets of Chaos, Chapter 3.

''"I consider assassins to be cowards..." - Whirlwind to Astrid, Secrets of Chaos, Chapter 3.''

"I'll kill you in just ten seconds!" - Whirlwind to Red-Eye while assuming his dark form, Secrets of Chaos, Chapter 6.

Pre-Battle
"I wonder... how far I've come..." - Regular Match

''"Alright. Time to see how strong I've gotten!" ''- Regular Match

"I hope you're ready, Shadow. I ain't holding back. " - VS Shadow; The Cybermal Onslaught

"You really need to mature, blue. It'll be the death of you.." - VS Sonic; The Cybermal Onslaught

''"It's about time... I show your place, kid." - VS Blitz; The Cybermal Onslaught''

"[Insert "The Destroyer's" real identity here]... Why the hell did you do this!?" - VS "The Destroyer"; The Cybermal Onslaught

Winner
"The Garuda Drive... Is this it's true power?" - Regular Match

"Damn, this thing is gonna take some getting used to." - Regular Match

''"Is it me, or is your age starting to show now?" - VS Shadow; The Cybermal Onslaught''

"What are we gonna do with you, man?" - VS Sonic; The Cybermal Onslaught

"Back to the training field for you, Blitz." - VS Blitz; The Cybermal Onslaught

Conversations
"Whirlwind: But I am certain of this... We're gonna have to do something about Wrath...

Commander Tower: Then that would mean-

Whirlwind: Yeah... In normal circumstances, if Wrath dies... I die along with him." 

- Whirlwind to everyone of his friends (save James) about his inevitable death.

Brave New World by Iron Maiden
This is his main theme and represents his relationship with Wrath as well as the challenges he faces.

Connection to Character

 * Lost my love... lost my life... / In this garden of fear... - Whirlwind losing his parents, and seemingly his brother, years ago.
 * I have seen... many things... in a lifetime, alone... - Whirlwind having faced many challenges and foes in his adventures, as well as his past as a whole


 * Mother love, is no more... bring this savage back home...! - Whirlwind becoming a vicious fighter when Wrath takes over his body.


 * Wilderness! House of pain! Makes no sense of it all! - Whirlwind trying to figure out why the Chaos-spawn and Red-Eye are intent on wreaking havoc during Secrets of Chaos.


 * Close this mind! Dull this brain! - Wrath forcing his control over Whirlwind.


 * A Brave New World...! - Whirlwind struggling to defeat Red-Eye and his past while being one of the world's strongest protectors.

Enemies by Shinedown
This is Whirlwind's VS theme against Pride the Conceited and/or Red-Eye.

Connection to Character

 * Who do you think you ARE... tearing us all APART...? - Whirlwind questioning Red-Eye's and/or Pride's motives on why they antagonize him and the others.
 * But you'll get nothing from me but enemies - Red-Eye and/or Pride making an enemy of Whirlwind.
 * You got the world on its knees! You're taking all that you please! - Whirlwind wanting to prevent Red-Eye from turning the Earth into a dark wasteland.
 * You're like the burden we bear! You love the hate that we share! - Red-Eye and/or Pride revelling in antagonizing Whirlwind (and Grail) at every turn.
 * Where do you think you could go? 'Cuz everyone already knows! It's 20 to 1, yeah! So you better run! - Pride and/or Red-Eye hopelessly on the losing end.

Trivia

 * Whirlwind shares a few similarities with Cyclone the Hedgehog.
 * Both are hedgehogs.
 * Both wear clothes.
 * Both are dominantly yellow.
 * Both have more than one form.
 * Both are named after a type of storm.
 * Both have a somewhat short temper.
 * When it comes to music, vocals is Whirlwind's best place.
 * Whirlwind frequently listens to songs by Chris Daughtry whenever he has the chance.
 * Whirlwind has a strange addiction to ice cream, particularly the "Cookies 'N Cream" flavor.
 * Whirlwind also has a rather-odd love for plushies.
 * When driven to extreme anger, Whirlwind feels the desire to kill who he hates and feel no remorse.
 * While he may not own one, let alone admitted it, Whirlwind has a huge love for Chao and goes "uber-crazy" when he sees one, especially when they're doing something cute (like practicing for a Chao Karate match).
 * Whirlwind is, as of late, not his creator's fursona. Another character will take his place.
 * Said character is revealed to be Ignis Darkblood.