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'''Windy''' (ウィンディ, ''Windi'') is a character in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS]]'' anime. He is one of the six [[Ignis]], representing the [[WIND]] [[Attribute]]. His Origin is an [[Windy's partner|unnamed boy]] whose fate is unknown in the Japanese version (in the dub, he is stated to be deceased). Windy was rewritten by [[Lightning]] to assist him in his crusade against humanity, and he is an antagonist in the second season, though he initially claims to be neutral.
He is crippled by the [[Knights of Hanoi]] after losing to [[Roken Kogami|Varis]], and is later defeated by [[Theodore Hamilton|Soulburner]], making him the second Ignis to be terminated. [[Flame (character)|Flame]] kept his data, which allowed Windy to attempt to revive himself using Flame's data, but he failed and he and Flame were absorbed into [[Bohman]] during Soulburner's Duel with him. Windy was subsequently erased when Bohman was defeated.
==Design==
===Personality===
Although Windy's true personality before getting rewritten by [[Lightning]] is largely unknown, afterwards Windy develops manipulative and cunning traits, pranking his fellow Ignis by having [[Echo (VRAINS)|Echo]] take on the form of [[Paradox Hydradrive Atlas|the monster]] that destroyed the [[Cyberse (world)|Cyberse]]. He presents himself as cautious, but reasonable, refusing to help [[Ai]] and [[Flame (character)|Flame]] directly, but offering to make passage through his fabricated Cyberse easier. In the dub, Windy speaks rapidly and breathlessly, rarely pausing or stopping, but sometimes dips into a monstrous register. He also makes more of an effort to appear affable, rather than his more openly malicious Japanese counterpart.
Like Lightning, Windy demonstrates a hatred of humans, and the notion of having a partner in particular. He caused his partner to get involved in a car crash purely because he didn't need him and constantly taunts Flame over Soulburner being a "nuisance". This bitterness continued to grow even more after his loss to [[Roken Kogami|Varis]] and near death due to a Hanoi virus, and he swore revenge on humans to the point he proceeded to destroy [[Theodore Hamilton|Soulburner]] through Flame's program. Windy views other Ignis who seek co-existence with humans as "human supporters" and looks down upon them. Despite Flame knowing his true personality, Windy denies any notion of changing, claiming to have always hated humans. During his Duels, he tends to let his guard down as he gains the upper advantage leaving himself open to the opponent's counterattacks, and he is easily annoyed when humans do things he does not expect them to do.
Windy and the other Ignis were created by [[Kiyoshi Kogami|Dr. Kogami]] to be the saviors of humanity. Alongside his fellow Ignis, Windy evolved and they created the [[Cyberse (world)|Cyberse]] and the [[Cyberse]] monsters. Their progress worried Dr. Kogami, who predicted the AI and humanity would become enemies.<ref name="ep43"/> Despite this, Windy and the other Ignis continued developing the Cyberse; Windy's sector becoming a large forest with a curved jade tower and filled with wind. In Ai's words, the Ignis would never try to harm humanity, and would rather live in their own world.<ref name="ep45">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|45|ref}}</ref> At another point he caused a car accident in an attempt to kill [[Windy's partner|his Origin]], simply for the reason that he didn't need him anymore.<ref name="ep70">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|70|ref}}</ref>
[[File:Unnamed red and green lifeforms.png|thumb|Windy and [[Flame (character)|Flame]] are trapped by the Knights of Hanoi.]]
Kogami's son [[Roken Kogami|Varis]] and the [[Knights of Hanoi]] launched an attack on the Cyberse with three "[[Cracking Dragon (anime)|Cracking Dragons]]". Windy and the other Ignis were sealed off and could not retaliate, except for [[Ai]]. Varis and one "Cracking Dragon" chased Ai, who escaped and severed the connection to Cyberse's location. Windy and the others realized that Ai meant to hide their world, at the price of being unable to return. Just as Ai succeeded and gloated about it, the pursuing "Cracking Dragon" devoured him.<ref name="ep1">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|1|ref}}</ref>
===Ignis===
[[File:Windy Meets Playmaker and Ai.png|thumb|left|Windy meets with Playmaker and Ai.]]
Windy was contacted by [[Ai]] and [[Flame (character)|Flame]], who were accompanied by [[Yusaku Fujiki|Playmaker]] and [[Theodore Hamilton|Soulburner]]. After pranking them by having [[Echo (VRAINS)|Echo]] take the form of "[[Paradox Hydradrive Atlas]]", Windy revealed himself and introduced himself to the other [[Ignis]], explaining that he was rebuilding a world for the Ignis. Flame pointed out they were after [[Bohman]], who not only had stolen [[Jin Kolter|Jin]]'s consciousness, but also had [[Judgment Arrows|the card used to destroy]] the Cyberse, and suggested he could've escaped to a world inside Windy's world. They then asked Windy to join them, which he promptly refused, as those statements had no evidence (in the dub, Windy instead refuses due to wanting to continue developing his world). However, Windy said he could weaken the winds near the area where Bohman supposedly escaped to, under the condition that Playmaker and Soulburner defeat the two invaders, [[Emma Bessho|Ghost Gal]] and [[Skye Zaizen|Blue Gal]].<ref name="ep55">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|55|ref}}</ref> After Playmaker defeated Bohman, Windy caused the wind field they were Dueling in to disappear, forcing Playmaker and Soulburner to log out.
Following this, Windy altered his world into a crude reconstruction of the Cyberse, with his palace outside its boundaries. He and Lightning decided to recruit Ai to their cause, and they set up a site with a crossword puzzle that offered an Ai pin as a reward in order to lure him to Windy's Cyberse. Windy removed the lock on Yusaku's [[Duel Disk]] to allow Ai to enter the Cyberse, and sent a fabricated "[[Linkuriboh (character)|Linkuriboh]]" to bring him to the palace. Windy casually greeted Ai, surprised that Ai was insisting they speak human languages rather than Ignis. He claimed that he had called Ai for a meeting to rebuild the Cyberse, and [[Lightning]] revealed himself. They discussed the destruction of the Cyberse, and Ai revealed that he had since met [[Earth (character)|Earth]], who had claimed that [[Aqua (character)|Aqua]] had predicted the destruction of the Cyberse. Windy teased Ai over his simplistic names for the Ignis and suggested that Aqua could have been a traitor, keeping Lightning's involvement secret from Ai. Sensing Playmaker's approach, Windy put an end to that discussion, and he and Lightning revealed their plan to subjugate humanity to Ai. Windy acted flippantly in regards to the desires of humans, while Lightning presented a more reasonable approach. Playmaker then arrived, and Windy greeted him in a friendly manner. Playmaker deduced their goals, and that they were already viewing humanity as their enemies, and stated that he desired a peaceful solution. Ai agreed, asking Windy and Lightning to allow him more time to decide. Windy was impressed by Ai's wisdom in stalling for time, but he and Lightning combined their powers to imprison Playmaker and Ai and Windy conjured a [[Data Storm]] to rewrite Ai's personality, claiming that he hated how slow he was.<ref name="ep68">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS|68|ref}}</ref>