Nightflight (G1)
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| The name or term "Nightflight" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, seeNightflight (disambiguation). |
- Nightflight is aDecepticonMicromasterfrom theGeneration 1 continuity family.
Nightflightis a scavenger. As a spy, he always goes for the easy score, listening in on unguarded conversations and stealing thoughtlessly-abandoned items; as a warrior, he's always on the lookout for a cheap shot and a safe kill. Many of his fellow Decepticons consider him a coward, but Nightflight knows better. He'sgoodat what he does, and when the higher-ups take notice, they'll puthimin charge of theAir Strike Patrol.
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Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
MarvelThe Transformerscomics
Nightflight and his patrolmates were the first Decepticon Micromasters to be created afterThunderwing's scientists reverse engineered the process from the captiveAutobotBattle Patrol.When theRace Car Patrolinfiltrated Thunderwing's base to rescue the Battle Patrol, the Air Strike Patrol were sent out to meet them as a field-test.Roadhandlerwas able to trick them into thinking that a deactivated bomb he was carrying was still live, allowing his team to rush the Decepticons and beat them down. The Autobots afterwards fled with their rescued comrades.A Small War!
When Roadhandler became an overnight wrestling sensation onEarth,Scorponokrequested new warriors fromCybertronto counter the Autobot Micromasters' building public adulation. The Micromaster Air Strike Patrol, including Nightflight, subsequently arrived on Earth, donated by a Decepticon on Cybertron with an unknown, mysterious identity. While Nightflight's partnerStorm Cloudchallenged Roadhandler in the ring, Nightflight and his other two teammates swept the skies outside, keeping Roadhandler's fan club from entering.The Interplanetary Wrestling Championship!
Unknown to Scorponok, Nightflight's secret employer wasMegatron,who then sent Nightflight and his teammates on a mission toMacDill Air Force Base.En route to the base, Nightflight and Storm Cloud indulged in some showy aerobatics, nearly crashing in the process. Admonished byWhisper,they reached the base and captured theB-204refueling plane. When the Autobots inevitably arrived, the team contacted Scorponok to tell him that they were under attack.Back from the DeadSkin DeepAfter a brief confrontation withOptimus Primeand the arrival of Scorponok's Decepticons, Nightflight and his teammates fled, their mission completed.The Resurrection Gambit!
Nightflight, Storm Cloud, andTailwindcame to the aid of Whisper, after he had become a freelance assassin, when he was chased into an Earthen jungle by the AutobotRescue Patrol.The battle ended with the Autobots breaking off their pursuit in order to prevent further damage being dealt to the surrounding forest.The Greatest Gift of All!
A news team followed the Air Strike Patrol across the southernUnited States,where finally the group descended on an oil refinery. When they attacked, the human civilians were defended byHector Dialonzo,a human with extraordinary powers. While on film, Nightflight and his teammates met their apparent demise at Hector's hands. Nightflight was the third to be off-lined, though the exact manner of his death is unknown.The Human Factor!
Marvel UK future timelines
The Air Strike Patrol tookMegatron's side in aDecepticon Civil Waragainst factions led by Scorponok andShockwave.Near the end of that war, the Patrol chased Scorponok, alone, into a human settlement. Nightflight missed an opportunity to destroy Scorponok with his missiles thanks to his teammate Tailwind's grandstanding. Scorponok maneuvered a team of Autobots into combating the Patrol for him, enabling Scorponok to escape.Aspects of Evil!
Transformers Comic-Magazin
As the Decepticons arrived on Earth, Nightflight and the Air Strike Patrol were among the first to engage their Autobot enemies.New York — A City Sinking in Terror
When a dimension bridge opened up connecting several points in time and space, the Autobots and Decepticons fought over control of the bridge. The Air Strike Patrol engaged the AutobotPretender,Skyhammer.The Transformers' Grand Hour: Headmaster of the Dimensions
DreamwaveGeneration Onecontinuity
Nightflight appeared briefly among the Decepticon Micromasters whenSkystalkertook over the Decepticon headquarters.Victims of the Revolution
2005 IDW continuity
Nightflight was one of the flying denizens ofGorlam Primewho accostedHardheadandNightbeatwhen they probed deeper into the planet.Spotlight: Hardhead
War for Cybertron Trilogymarketing material
During the war for Cybertron, Nightflight was anAir Force Black Ops Raider.Siegetoy packaging
Games
Transformers Legends
Dreadwindand the Air Strike Patrol conqueredGarrus-9,though their triumph was short-lived as theWreckersarrived a bit later and liberated it.The Wreckers
Toys
The Transformers
- Air Strike Patrol(Micromaster Patrol,1988)
- Nightflight transforms into aGrumman F-14D Tomcat fighter jet.He was only available in a complete set with his teammatesStorm Cloud,Tailwind,andWhisper.Nightflight is "gang molded" with his teammate Tailwind and thus the two share plastic colors.
- Together with theOff Road Patroland theRace Car Patrol,the Air Strike Patrol was released by Hasbro in late 1988 (basically, a case of "next year product" being released at the end of the old year), in packaging that differed from the "proper" 1989 Micromasters' redesigned packaging (silver cards and boxes featuring an all-new "Transformers" logo) by retaining a variation of the faction-specific color-coded gradient background on the card and featuring a unique "Micro Transformers" title in a variation of the old, pre-1989 "Transformers" logo. This same basic packaging design was also used for Canada (albeit bilingual English/French) and parts of Europe (bilingual French/Dutch, and Italian-only packaging distributed byGiG). However, a variant of sorts featuring the later 1989 packaging design also exists, and was released (in English-only packaging) in the United Kingdom, where it was sold at Woolworth's stores.
- This figure was released without changes in Japan as theAutobotNightflight.The sculpt was also used to makeAirwaveandOverair.
War for Cybertron: Siege
- Autobots vs. Decepticons(Micromaster multi-pack, 2019)
- ID number:WFC-S61
- SiegeNightflight is aredecoofVisper,transforming into a vaguely-Cybertronic stealth jet. As part of theC.O.M.B.A.T. System,he can also form the blade of the "Dual-Edged Soundbreaker Sword" short sword when combined with his pack-in partnerSlyhopper(or any other iteration of that mold). He can also go with your Decepticon Air Patrol Micromasters, if you are so inclined.
- He was only available as part of aTargetexclusiveten-pack of Micromasters, which includes the AutobotsGround Shaker(who uses the same mold as Nightflight),Irontread,Overair,Ricon,Road-Police,andWheel Blaze,and the DecepticonsCratermaker,Fireline,and Slyhopper. Perhaps surprisingly, he and Overair do not share a mold.
Merchandise
Transformers Trading Card Game
- Raider Nightflight, Air Strike Patrol-Spy(2019)
- Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II
- Rarity:CT
- Card Number:T35/T52
- Stars:4
- Raider Nightflight, Air Strike Patrol-Spy is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of theTransformers Trading Card Game,War for Cybertron: Siege II. In order to represent Nightflight's size as aMicromaster,Raider Nightflight, Air Strike Patrol-Spy is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.
- The card features original artwork for both modes, withSara Pitre-Durocherdoing both line-art and Alt Mode colors, andCara Burnscoloring Bot Mode.
Notes
Foreign names
- French:Nocturne(Canada)
- Italian:Meteor
