Winbee

Winbee is one of the major characters from the TwinBee games.

Winbee as been TwinBee's partner throughout the entire duration of the series. WinBee is a female, pink-colored ship who patrols the skies of Donburi Island. She is TwinBee and GwinBee's sister. Her most well known pilot throughout the series is Pastel.

In the XP4 fics, Winbee is a member of the ALL-STARS JUSTICE as a First Line Defender.

Appearance
Winbee is similar to TwinBee, only that she is pink and blue, and has a blue, heart-shaped canopy. Similar to TwinBee, she has a pair of large, circular turbines on her rear, but unlike him, where they resemble big mouse-like ears, WinBee's give the appearance of being pigtails or buns from certain angles.

Abilities
WinBee is a fast combat aircraft that is distinguished by having two arms with large fists that allow her to execute different attacks. In the classic games, the ship is destroyed with a direct impact, although in later deliveries a life bar was added that allows it to resist several attacks and can even recover health.

Main Attacks
These are the common attacks of WinBee, their availability changes according to the game.
 * Normal shot: WinBee fires bullets forward.
 * Charge power: WinBee can accumulate the power of the normal shot for a while and then release it in a powerful special shot.
 * Bomb: She throws bombs with her arms to destroy the enemies on the ground. In many games, the arms are destroyed if they are damaged by the enemy and WinBee loses this attack.
 * Bomber: WinBee can accumulate the power of the bomb and then release a set of bombs that cause a large explosion on the ground.
 * Fist bump: WinBee can also attack by hitting with her fist forward. Even though this attack has a very short range, it's also extremely powerful and can stop smaller projectiles.
 * Chibi Blaster: WinBee's maximum weapon. Sends an army of "mini-WinBees" that flutter everywhere and kill all enemies onscreen. It has limited use.


 * Combined shot: When TwinBee and WinBee come together and take each other's arms, they can perform a more powerful combined shot than normal. If they join horizontally they attack with a ray of waves, while if they join vertically they perform a multiple shot that disperses toward the front.
 * GwinBee Power-Up: In some games, the GwinBee ship is an item that allows combined attacks when joining WinBee.
 * Throw mate: WinBee can grab TwinBee with her arms and throw him like a projectile that bounces across the screen and defeats enemies that get in his way. The thrown ship becomes invulnerable during this attack.

Bell Powers
WinBee can get improvements in her arsenal when bell items appear and the player shoots them until they change color. Each bell color gives a different power that varies according to the game. These powers are:
 * Speed ​​Up: Makes WinBee faster.
 * Double shot: Changes the normal shot to a double shot.
 * Cannon shot: Changes the normal shot to a large shot.
 * Laser: Changes the normal shot for a laser shot.
 * 3-Way: Changes the normal shot for a special attack that disperses projectiles in three different directions to the front.
 * Option: Activates a "mini-WinBee" assistant that follows the player and attacks with the normal shot. These are also invulnerable, but are destroyed if WinBee takes damage. Up to four "Options" can be activated at the same time. Some games provide the ability to choose their behavior.
 * Barrier: A force field that surrounds the ship and protects it from all kinds of enemy attacks. It is destroyed after receiving several hits.

Attacks in Land Mode
In her robot form, WinBee is a small spherical android that can walk and fight on the ground without the need of a pilot.
 * Acceleration: When running, WinBee becomes faster and faster, and can use this impulse to attack with a sweep.
 * Jump: WinBee performs a jump that acts as an attack to crush enemies.
 * Olympic tape: WinBee uses an Olympic ribbon to attack enemies by spreading it like a whip.
 * Fist blow: Attacks the enemy with her fists.
 * Special hit: WinBee accumulates power in her fists and shoot a ball of energy.
 * Turbo propeller: WinBee accumulates power in her turbines and launches herself at great speed. This ability serves to make huge leaps to the sky and also as an attack to run over and destroy enemies and break rocks. Her thrusters can be used to land slowly during a fall.
 * Bellpower: By touching bell items, WinBee can gain various powers, such as temporary invulnerability, a laser gun, Options, Barrier, Speed-Up and ribbon.

Trivia

 * TwinBee appears as one of the selectable characters in Parodius Da!, although his design resembles WinBee much more, as he's colored pink instead of his usual blue color scheme and he features a split windshield.