Winglade

For the item, see Winglade (item).

Halo, goodeye! Halo, goodeye!

Winglade, Chapter 4

Winglade (JP: ウィングレード) is a Darkner enemy encountered in Chapter 4 of Deltarune. It is encountered in the 2nd Sanctuary and the 3rd Sanctuary. Based on the item which it shares a name with, along with the nature of the 2nd Sanctuary, it is likely the Dark World form of a quill writing pen.

Profile

Appearance

Winglade is a vaguely sword-like bat with wings. Its head consists of yellow rings with a single eye located in the center. On top of a Winglade's head is a single horn-like extrusion that splits off into two curves, somewhat forming a halo shape. In addition, Winglade has short daggers that sit below the head, somewhat like a tail. Winglade has the ability to retract both the horn and dagger at will.

Personality

Winglade has a chaotic and defiant personality, wanting to start a revolution, presumably against the lawful and orderly Organikks. Although resembling a sword, it seems to prefer being used as a writing implement, especially being used to draw graffiti. Excluding its battle dialogue, Winglade never capitalizes any word it speaks.

Etymology

"Winglade" is a portmanteau of "wing" and "blade".

Main story

Chapter 4

A Winglade encourages the party to forge their own path, as Dark Sanctuary plays

In the Dark Sanctuary, Winglades are first mentioned by a Wafer in the path leading to the Old Man's Study. Upon Susie's creation of the 2nd Sanctuary, Winglades are brought to life alongside the other Darkners that were once petrified in the Dark Sanctuary. A lone Winglade enemy can spawn in the third section between the stairs that contain glass tapestries from the prophecy.

Once the Grand Door leading to the 3rd Sanctuary is opened, the 2nd Sanctuary residents are no longer petrified. In the East Belltower, a Winglade NPC appears blocking the door to the room where Susie obtained the SheetMusic from the Old Man. It encourages the party to forge their own path before remarking that its own path stands in their way.

Chapter 5

A Winglade appears in a "race of familiars" held in Castle Town, as a Wicabel's familiar.

In battle

Appears with

• Another Winglade
• Bibliox
• Organikk

Attacks

• Winglade circles around the bullet board and shoots rings aimed at the SOUL.
• Winglade rears back and flashes green, then stabs forward, shooting blade-like waves that travel across the bullet board.

Available ACTs

Spin

Spin 50% mercy

Increases the targeted Winglade's MERCY by 50%, and the other enemies' by 10%.

SpinS

60% Mercy to all

Increases MERCY by 60% for all enemies.

Whirl

SPARE all!

Costs 64% TP. SPAREs all enemies, regardless of MERCY.

Increases MERCY by 40%.

Increases the targeted Winglade's MERCY by 50%, and the other enemies' by 10%.

Quotes

Instead of being in a standard speech bubble, Winglade's dialogue rotates around it in a circular pattern.

• Halo, goodeye! Halo, goodeye! [Neutral]
• Halo, are you listening? [Neutral]
• You oppose the revolution? [Neutral]
• Open your eyes Open your eyes [Neutral]
• Viva la revolution! Viva la revolution! [Spare conditions met]
• To spin, is to trust [Spare conditions met]

Flavor text

• A radical blade with feathers at the hilt. [Check]
• Winglade cuts in! [Encounter]
• The flapping of wings and pages fills the room. [Encounter, with Bibliox]
• Steel clangs in a song. [Encounter, with Organikk]
• You spun hypnotically! [Spin]
• You spun masterfully! [Spin, if Jevil was defeated in the SAVE file]
• Susie wobbles like a top! [S-Action]
• Ralsei rotates like a gyro! [R-Action]
• You and Susie spun hypnotically! [SpinS]
• You and Susie spun masterfully! [SpinS, if Jevil was defeated in the SAVE file]
• Winglade molts and revolts. [Neutral]
• Winglade watches distrustfully. [Neutral]
• Winglade draws flowers with its blade. [Neutral]
• Winglade rotates aggressively. [Neutral]
• Smells like old down pillow. [Neutral, 3% chance]
• Winglade sheds feathers heavily. [Low HP]
• Winglade flutters trustfully. [Spare conditions met]
• Winglade's eye flutters shut. [Tired]

Gallery

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  Winglade's color scheme in the 2nd Sanctuary, briefly seen in the overworld
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  Winglade's unique dialogue ring

Trivia

• Despite being described as "The witch's familiar", Winglade cannot actually appear in battle with Wicabel.
• Winglades are the only 2nd Sanctuary enemies to not appear in the first Sanctuary as statues.
  • This is likely due to the fact that they are a living version of the weapon of the same name that Kris can find within the Dark Sanctuary.
• Winglade's mention of revolutions is likely a double-meaning on how revolution is both the act of defying authority, as well as a word used to describe spinning.
• During the "race of familiars" held in Castle Town in Chapter 5, Winglade's sprite lacks its eye.
• In some unused battles, Winglade can appear with Balthizard, Wicabel, and Guei.