Character information

Swift Wind is a fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 in the animated television series She-Ra: Princess of Power

She-Ra: Princess of Power

She-Ra: Princess of Power is an American animated television series produced in 1985 by Filmation. It is a spinoff of Filmation's highly successful He-Man and the Masters of the Universe series, aimed primarily at a young girls' audience to counter-balance the latter show's popularity with boys...

. He is the winged unicorn

Winged unicorn

A winged unicorn is a merger of the concept of pegasus and unicorn...

 of She-Ra

She-Ra

She-Ra is a fictional character and the heroine in the Filmation cartoon and series of toys produced by Mattel called She-Ra: Princess of Power. She is the alter ego of Princess Adora and the twin sister of He-Man. She-Ra was intended to appeal to young girls in the same way that He-Man appealed to...

. He is the transformed form of Adora's horse, Spirit, who was given to her when she was the leader of The Horde. When Adora transforms into She-Ra

She-Ra

She-Ra is a fictional character and the heroine in the Filmation cartoon and series of toys produced by Mattel called She-Ra: Princess of Power. She is the alter ego of Princess Adora and the twin sister of He-Man. She-Ra was intended to appeal to young girls in the same way that He-Man appealed to...

 and defects from the Horde, she jumps down on Spirit's back, and tells the horse to run to The Whispering Woods; but as she does, the horse is suddenly surrounded by an energy field of the same enchantment that transformed Adora into She-Ra. It is at this point in time that Spirit is magic

Magic (fantasy)

Magic in fiction is the endowing of fictional characters or objects with magical powers.Such magic often serves as a plot device, the source of magical artifacts and their quests...

ally transformed into a majestic winged unicorn

Unicorn

The unicorn is a legendary animal from European folklore that resembles a white horse with a large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead, and sometimes a goat's beard...

. From this moment onwards Spirit also possesses the power of speech and human-level intelligence. Although just an ordinary horse, Spirit is shown to be no soft touch, and is able to overturn a Horde Trooper's vehicle.

Family

Toward the end of the series, it is revealed that Swift Wind is to become a father. His mate, Star Wind is in foal to him, but she is captured by Hordak

Hordak

Hordak is a fictional character in the Masters of the Universe franchise, as a villain who opposes She-Ra, He-Man, and villain Skeletor. In the She-Ra cartoon, he is the leader of the segment of the fictional Evil Horde on the planet Etheria, an army of savage warriors, most of whom wear a red...

 and taken to Beast Island. If she is not taken back to Unicorn Island before the foal is born it will not be born a unicorn. When the Horde are beaten the foal is born. But the foal is born away from Unicorn Island so is born as a normal horse. She-Ra asks Swift Wind if he is upset that his foal is not a winged unicorn

Winged unicorn

A winged unicorn is a merger of the concept of pegasus and unicorn...

. He says that he is happy the foal is healthy. She-Ra remembers that when Spirit was a normal horse she managed to transform him into a winged unicorn, so uses the power in the Sword of Protection to transform the foal too.

Powers and abilities

Swift Wind, like Spirit has the ability to talk. Swift Wind possess powers which Spirit does not have. He is able to communicate telepathically

Telepathy

Telepathy , is the induction of mental states from one mind to another. The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Fredric W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, and has remained more popular than the more-correct expression thought-transference...

 with She-Ra, other unicorns and other flying horses

Pegasus

Pegasus is one of the best known fantastical as well as mythological creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine horse, usually white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. He was the brother of Chrysaor, born at a single birthing...

. He also possess great strength when in this form. Most notable is the time when he is able to move one of Etheria

Etheria (She-Ra)

Etheria is a fictional planet introduced in the animated film The Secret of the Sword. It is the main setting of the She-Ra: Princess of Power animated series.-History:Etheria was founded by a group of beings known only as The First Ones...

's moons to stop one of Catra's attacks. He also displays great speed, ability to fly faster than a falling spaceship

Starship

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, and on one occasion is able to fly around Etheria against the planet's rotation. By doing this, he is able to transport himself and She-Ra into the past.

Spirit only possesses one power when in his normal equine form, and that is the power of speech. It is only when he is transformed into Swift Wind that he gains his additional powers. In both forms he possesses human-level intelligence and analytical capabilities.