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|seriesissue=[[Spotlight (comics)|''The Transformers: Spotlight'']]&nbsp;#2<br />
|prev=Spotlight: Shockwave<br />
|next=Spotlight: Hot Rod<br />
|image=Spotlight Nightbeat a.jpg<br />
|caption=Nightbeat, P.I.<br />
|title="The Transformers Spotlight: Nightbeat"<br />
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]<br />
|date=[[October 18]], [[2006]]<br />
|coverdate=October 2006<br />
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]<br />
|art by=[[Mark Bright|MD Bright]]<br />
|colors by=[[John Rauch]]<br />
|letters by=[[Sulaco Studios]]<br />
|edits by=[[Chris Ryall]] & [[Dan Taylor]]<br />
|continuity=[[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]]<br />
|chronology=[[IDW timeline#Infiltration|late Infiltration]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Lured by an ancient relic, Nightbeat discovers something sinister...'''<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
Nightbeat is an [[Autobot]] officer attracted by mystery and enigmas. When a mercenary named Krakon offers him the flight recorder of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' (the first Autobot space ship which had disappeared many eons before) he accepts. But when he makes contact, he finds Krakon very dead, his ship intact with all its valuable cargo still there... save the flight recorder. Nightbeat puts himself on the scent, leading him to the remote planet [[Gorlam Prime|Gorlam Prime]], eager to uncover a clue to the mystery of the lost ''Ark''.<br />
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After an [[orbital jump]] lands him planetside, the detective reformats himself to transform into a local automobile and heads for the nearest city. Oddly, Gorlam's people have a technical development more advanced than the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronians]] believed them to be; rampant bio-mechanical upgrading of their organic forms and some mysterious excavations, all indicating an external force at work, pushing the society to further evolution.<br />
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Upon reaching an excavation site, Nightbeat sends a summary of what he's found so far to his ship as a precaution, then heads in to investigate further. Curiosity and lack of prudence gets the better of him, and he discovers a massive "portal" of an undetermined nature, looking like a sea of silver. Nightbeat is soon surrounded by four smaller Transformers, then some creatures (not visible to our poor readers) exit from the portal. Nightbeat runs for his freedom, but it's ultimately useless; he is chased down and captured by the tiny Transformers.<br />
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Nightbeat flashes in and out of consciousness, strapped on an operating table, while [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] alters his brain <ref>According to the [http://idwpublishing.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=82441#82441 script] for ''[[Spotlight: Hardhead]]''.</ref>, placing a cerebral implant into him, configuring him into a sleeper agent.<br />
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Later, Nightbeat is on his ship, in his pre-Gorlam body, sweeping the [[Durzan Sector]], with no memory of the events that happened since Krakon contacted him. At that moment, Optimus Prime calls, needing his services on [[Earth]]. <br />
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Still, Nightbeat can't shake the feeling that he's missing ''something''...<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
* [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] (2)<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (7)<br />
|c4=<br />
* [[Krakon|Krakon]] (1)<br />
* [[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]] (3)<br />
* [[Blackjack|Blackjack]] (4)<br />
* [[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]] (5)<br />
* [[Detour (G1)|Detour]] (6)<br />
}}<br />
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==Items of note==<br />
* The [[Micromaster]] [[Sports Car Patrol]] are unnamed in this issue, and have no dialogue. However, it's pretty unlikely they ''aren't'' who they appear to be.<br />
* When seeing the inhabitants turning from organic to mechanical, Nightbeat wonders if Cybertron has a similar origin. Remember that, it becomes [[Spotlight: Hardhead|important]] [[Spotlight: Sideswipe|later]].<br />
* This issue was released with four different covers, including a "sketch" version of the MD Bright cover. For [[BotCon 2006]], IDW sold an [[exclusive]] version of the comic with all four covers stapled together as a single thick book. This multi-cover issue was sold well before the issue hit comic stores.<br />
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===Covers (4)===<br />
{{picsneeded|BotCon cover}}<br />
* '''Cover A:''' Nightbeat with flashlight by [[Mark Bright|MD Bright]] and [[Josh Burcham]] (colors).<br />
* '''Cover RI-A:''' Nightbeat with an ''Ark'' hologram by [[James Raiz]] and Josh Burcham (colors).<br />
* '''Cover RI-B:''' Nightbeat and metal sea by [[Nick Roche]] and Josh Burcham (colors).<br />
* '''BotCon Exclusive Sketch Cover:''' Uncolored Cover A (front) and B (back)<br />
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<gallery><br />
Image:Spotlight Nightbeat a.jpg|Where's the fedora and trenchcoat?<br />
Image:Spotlight Nightbeat ria.jpg|Lose your head, buddy?<br />
Image:Spotlight Nightbeat rib.jpg|Yeeeaaagggghhhh!!!!!<br />
Image:Spotlight Nightbeat botcon.jpg|2006 BotCon Cover<br />
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* Optimus Prime [[Alternators (toyline)|Alternators]] toy<br />
* [[Transformers: The Animated Movie|''Transformers: The Animated Movie'' #1]], including a 6-page preview<br />
* Transformers posters<br />
* ''[[Infiltration]]'' trade paperback<br />
* ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' 20th Anniversary DVD (back cover)<br />
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===References===<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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