Whirlwind Reyes

This is an article about Whirlwind the Hedgehog, the former fursona of CrimsonFlame2K on 08/21/2013.

Whirlwind the Hedgehog, (Real name: Lucas Quinton M. Spencer) is the main protagonist of the Chaotic Nightmare trilogy and a major character in the Darkness Trigger series. 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 G.U.N.'s 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" and "Brigadier General" in the GUN Rebellion trilogy.

In his earlier days, Whirlwind also had a Chaos Phenomenon, Blade the Infernal, inhabiting his body, but lost him after receiving punishment for unleashing the full extent of the phenomenon's power.

He is also the former fursona of CrimsonFlame2K

Physical Appearance
Whirlwind has yellow fur and a very messy quill-style.

Chaotic Nightmare series
Whirlwind wears a black vest and a blue v-neck shirt under it. He wears a pair of grey baggy shorts and blue sneakers. He wears a pair of white gloves with white cuffs with cyan accents.

Darkness Trigger series
Whirlwind wears a normal G.U.N. uniform like any other G.U.N. soldier, except it's colored white with cyan accents. In battle, he quickly strips of his top, leaving him only shirtless, as it increases his arm movement.

Early Life
Not much is known of Whirlwind's past. For most of Phenomenon Rising, Whirlwind couldn't remember anything about what happened to his parents and younger brother, Tyrone, except that they were killed one day.

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.

Phenomenon Rising
One day, Whirlwind woke James, one of his colleagues, and reminded him about his date with Lisa. In a panic, the hedgefox quickly left. However, he was quickly captured by an unknown figure. He wakes up in a strange underground complex, and sees that James had also been captured. The figure introduces himself as Necroskull, a Chaos-spawn, but is quickly subdued. The two then find out that he was sent by Eggman and go to search for answers.

They then discover that Eggman has hatched another plan to take over the world and build his Eggman Empire, along with the help of the Chaos-swarm. They are spotted by an Egg Pawn and reveal themselves to Eggman and demand an explanation about why he seeked the Chaos-swarm's help.

Unfortunately, before they got anywhere, Titanus, one the Alloy Knights, a series of robots, attacks the duo. Whirlwind and James begin to fight Titanus. By this time, Whirlwind unleashes a taste of his power, nearly killing Titanus, while Eggman escapes. However, another robot comes in and saves the downed Alloy Knight. Almost immediately, however, he notices that Eggman is gone, letting him introduce himself as Bion, calling Eggman an idiot briefly.

Whirlwind and James are confused by this, but understand their situation. Bion begins to try and repair Titanus, and states that he took notice of how the hedgehog is able to use Chaos Energy and asks him how he does it. Whirlwind answers that it's because of a strange entity roaming inside his body. After being asked of how it got inside, he answers that he doesn't remember due to being wiped of that very memory for safety reasons, only remembering that it had something to do with the death of his family.

Bion is left interested, as he recalls a prophecy he overheard from Eggman. After hearing mention of it, Whirlwind is shown a fragment of his memory, showing that very prophecy being said by a strange voice. Whirlwind eventually recovers and recaps what they know of Eggman's next plan. Immediately, James spots a load of blueprints on the wall, revealing a insanely wide array of battleships.

Whirlwind takes note of this and states that Eggman really isn'y holding anything back this time. Bion suggests that they find the Chaos Emeralds again, but is informed that the Chaos Emeralds won't do much on the Chaos-swarm. The four decide to find other people who are willing to fight against Eggman's latest threat.

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 in his Darkness Trigger look, but is not canonical to his storyline whatsoever.

Personality
Whirlwind, in his younger years, was a laid-back fighter, but maintaned his good side for the most part. However, inside his body lurked a great evil. This evil was a Chaos Phenomenon named Blade the Infernal.

Due to this, he can be quite the hot-head and has relied on the power of the Chaos Emeralds and Riphorn's to help him fight his toughest battles. But during the events of Chaos Vengeance, Whirlwind started to doubt himself and realizes that the power of Chaos is not his own. Since then, he's been reluctant on unleashing his full power.

Unfortunately, he used the fullest extent of his Chaos Energy usage through his transformation to Tempest Whirlwind, his now unavailable super form. As punishment, Blade was forcefully removed from Whirlwind's body, causing the entity of destruction to run amok.

Through this experience, Whirlwind had drastically weakened. It also didn't help that he would technically be the one to cause their inevitable defeat/ He had lost all his former strength and went into hiding to find himself. He eventually does and returns to Central City, more serious than ever to face his fate.

Official

 * Sonic the Hedgehog - Whirlwind's first real friend ever since he was sent to South Island. The two didn't stay together for long, as Whirlwind had fell into the water when a certain mad scientist had attacked the island and was assumed dead. Some time before Phenomenon Rising, the two finally reunited, with Sonic finding himself shocked when finding out that Whirlwind could use Chaos Energy without a Chaos Emerald, which he eventually lost.
 * Miles "Tails" Prower - Whirlwind was introduced to Tails moments after the two hedgehogs reunited. Whirlwind, like many others, was left amazed by Tails' unbelievable intelligence.

Canon/Fanon

 * James Maddox - A close friend of his and former G.U.N. colleague. James was the one who brought Whirlwind in to G.U.N. after witnessing his abilities. The two have worked together on various missions very well.
 * Zion "Grail" Bannonwave - Originally indifferent to him, he soon discovers that the Nephilim is fighting for the same reason: To exact vengeance upon Phantom the Frightening. However, while Whirlwind also intends to stop Phantom to prevent certain destruction upon the world, Grail did it for his own ends at first. This put their similar goals in a conflict, resulting in a few setbacks. (Will edit once I get confirmation from Z.)

Official

 * Amy Rose - Whirlwind finds Amy's over-presistence to be a bit of a nuisance. He also tends to give a lot of flak to her whenever she does something stupid, like pointlessly trying to impress Sonic, very well aware that it wasn't gonna do anything. Otherwise, he sometimes find her a strong asset amongst his allies.
 * Shadow the Hedgehog - While being colleagues in G.U.N., Shadow and Whirlwind never interact about anything too significant. It's usually taking down some threat and business with these two.
 * Rouge the Bat - She finds her flirtatious personality and manners a bit... distracting. Otherwise, ditto.

Canon/Fanon

 * Voltage Bouncealot - Whirlwind first met Voltage while visiting Blue Ridge, and made the same mistake others did: Mistake her for a male. This provoked the kangaroo and she has disliked him... until they reconciled on the issue. However, she still didn't like him to an extent. Whirlwind shrugged this off at first, but grew to annoy him since he thought that it made her look "immature".
 * Astrid the Fox - Whirlwind first encountered the assassin during Phenomenon Rising. It didn't go too well, however. Ever since, while he and Astrid fight for the same ends, they never were close.

Enemies
Revamping...

Other

 * Carlos 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. During his time with the Von Fang family, he


 * Britanny Von Fang - Whirlwind's relationship with Brittany is, as of late, unknown. They were most likely on good terms like Carlos was.

Typhoon Breakers
Besides the weapons he uses in some missions he's sent to, Whirlwind does not use much equipment. However, after brutally losing to Serges and Dusk due to overexhaustion of his Aerokinesis during Surge of Shadows, he donned these gauntlets to balance out his immense Aerokinetic powers and physical prowess.

Garuda Drive
A device installed into each gauntlet, Whirlwind uses it to amplify his Aerokinesis. It only lasts 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 good 5 seconds so he has to rely on his physical combat for a while.

Aerokinesis
Whirlwind has can use the kinetic ability known as Aerokinesis, inherited from his deceased father. 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 8 years, he has developed his then-weak Aerokinesis and transformed it into a deadly fighting force.

Chaos Powers
​While Blade was inhabiting Whirlwind's body, he was allowed to use Chaos Energy freely. However, after the events of Chaos Vengeance, he lost his ability to use Chaos Energy permanently.

Chaos Whirlwind
Essentially Whirlwind’s dark form. Whirlwind can tap into Blade’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.

Weaknesses
Despite being very strong, Whirlwind has his fair share of weaknesses. First and foremost, being one more aggresive than others, Whirlwind tends to be reckless during a fight. To add up to his agressive nature, he usually haves trouble with enemies who sneak around the field, especially assassins, with the main exception being Espio.

Another obvious weakness is that Whirlwind's powers are logically weak against Pyrokinetics and and veteran Electrokinetics, such as Blaze and Midnight, respectively. Although, it's more of a 50% chance in the case of Pyrokinetics as air can also put out fire.

When reaching enormous levels of rage, Whirlwind will impusively attack his foe, which can leave him wide open for foes that are more strategic. However, this weakness is actually the opposite when fighting against telepaths, as most are unable to read impulsive thoughts.

One of his more recent weakness is that the Typhoon Breakers can short-out temporarily if Whirlwind overrides his limit without the use of the Garuda Drive.

Former Weaknesses
These are Whirlwind's additional weaknesses while Blade the Infernal was inhabiting the hedgehog's body.
 * Whirlwind can be influenced by Blade when in a state of anger.
 * 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 30 minutes up to an entire hour for him to recover.

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

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

"Wait, what? 'Ms. Amy'?" - Whirlwind to James, 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.

The Cybermal Onslaught
''"Alright. Time to put these things to the test!" ''- Regular Match

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

"Still as hyper as always..." - VS Sonic

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

"Derek... Why the hell did you do this!?" - VS "The Destroyer"

The Cybermal Onslaught
"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

"What are we gonna do with you, man?" - VS Sonic

"Back to the training field for you, Blitz." - VS Blitz

Brave New World by Iron Maiden
This is his main theme during the Chaotic Nightmare series, representing his past struggles and his fighting against his foes.

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.

Carry On by Avenged Sevenfold
This serves as Whirlwind's main theme in the Darkness Trigger series.

Connection to Character
''*Some people LIVE that selfish desire! Some choose to shout when they speak, and they'll be the START...!'' - Whirlwind taking note of the selfish goals of the games' villains.

''*Caught in the flame of those deep in fire! Seeking out those with a voice! ONE FOR TOMORROW...!'' - Whirlwind taking part in the battles the heroes face.

''*Search endlessly...! Fight till we're free...! Fly past the edge of, the sea...! No bending knee, no MOCKERY! Somehow we still, CARRY ON!'' - Whirlwind staying steadfast even against the looming darkness that is coming

''Silence your FEAR! We've got to move higher! / Unlock the stars in the sky! Guiding us ALL!'' - Whirlwind joining his allies to band together and use their powers to fight back against evil.

''*Battle the WILL of those who conspire! / Take back the passion to live! VANISH THE SORROW...!'' - Whirlwind vowing to prevent the enemy's actions from tearing the world apart

*Destroy their perfect crime, / Watch the power fold! - Whirlwind taking the fight to the villains and preventing their plans from coming to fruition

Trivia

 * Whirlwind shares a few similarities with Cyclone the Hedgehog.
 * Both are hedgehogs.
 * Both are dominantly yellow.
 * Both have more than one form.
 * Both are named after a type of storm.
 * Both have a somewhat short temper.
 * Whirlwind's surname, Spencer, is a reference to Nathan Spencer, the protagonist of the Bionic Commando franchise.
 * His first middle name, Quinton, is a reference to Quinton Flynn, the voice actor of Silver the Hedgehog, Raiden of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Axel from the Kingdom Hearts series, and Prince Vorkenn of The Wonderful 101.
 * The initial of said name, Q, could also be a reference to countdown artist, The Quarter Guy, who Crimson happens to be a fan of.
 * His other middle name, Mason, is a reference to Alex Mason, the main protagonist of Call of Duty: Black Ops
 * Whirlwind is, as of late, not his creator's fursona. Another character will take his place.
 * Said character is revealed to be Ignis Darkblood.