Darkwing was badly damaged while defending his commander Bludgeon against the returning Megatron. The Power and the Glory After resuming leadership of the Decepticons, Megatron had Darkwing rebuilt in a much larger and more powerful form. Dreadwing made his debut with his new body by obliterating the inoffensive Rheanimum miners of Tykos. New Dawn (Note: Darkwing was never referred to by the name Dreadwing, always being called "Darkwing", even though his design was clearly based on the Dreadwing toy.)