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Nightscream (BM)

2008-02-14T23:53:19Z

84.64.174.246: /* Beast Machines */

{{picsneeded|Technorganic bat mode}}
{{disambig3|Nightscream}}

:''Nightscream is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Machines]] era of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Nightscreambm.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I'd hit that…with a brick.]]
When armies of [[Vehicon]]s conquered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], young '''Nightscream''' survived alone in the darkness below the surface of the planet. This trauma influences much of his behavior. He's always on the defensive. Paranoid. Rude. Distrusting. Confrontational. But really, he's just a troubled kid, and he's been through a lot. Inside, he's got a good heart. He's just got to learn to stop fighting friends and enemies alike.

Or it's also possible he's just your typical angsty teenage emo jerk.

Regardless, he seems to have found a kindred spirit in the wild [[Savage/Noble]] creature.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Beast Machines''====
''Voice Actor:'' [[Alessandro Juliani]] (US), [[Nobutoshi Canna]] (Japan)

When the Vehicons and their virus struck, Nightscream ran and panicked like many Maximals. He fell down a hole during the attack, and everything went dark. Though he would not recall the details later, somehow he wandered into a cave bearing the [[fossils]] of a strange, gigantic bat-creature, and his internal DNA scanners used them to reformat him an organic beast form and save him, at least temporarily, from the virus. Nightscream's mental state at this point is unknown, but he seems to have spent the next period hiding and feeding off a strange fruit tree he found growing below the planet's surface. Eventually, Optimus Primal and company arrived and, distrustful, he began to spy on their activities. When they spotted and pursued him, the ensuing confrontation ended up with his food source destroyed and his body reformatted to be [[technorganic]] like the other Maximals. He rather reluctantly agreed to join them, but continued to generally mope around and cop an annoying [[Darth Vader | Anakin-esque]] attitude with everyone.

In the course of events, Nightscream met and befriended Savage/Noble, whom he believed to be a fellow survivor of Megatron's attack. Thinking he'd found a kindred spirit, he dedicated himself to helping the wolf in dragon's clothing until it was revealed that his new friend was really Megatron all along. Ouch. Despite this, when Megatron's [[spark]] separated from the Savage/Noble body, the dog-like beast that remained seemed to retain its attachment to the boy and followed him about like a big, ugly puppy. Then Megatron killed his puppy. (Sucks to be Nightscream), and the enraged Maximal unleashed Mary-Sue-level sonic powers on Megatron in retaliation, setting the stage for the final act of the war for the sparks. In the end, Nightscream and the other Maximals stopped Megatron's forces and reformatted the planet. And everyone rejoiced. Yay. Quite why he was kept over [[Rhinox]] is unknown.

====''Universe: The Wreckers'' comics====

==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
*'''Nightscream''' (Ultra, 2000)

*'''Nightscream''' (Happy Meal toy, 2000)

===Beast Wars Returns===
*'''Nightscream''' (Ultra, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-09'''

== Trivia ==
Story editor Bob Skir originally wanted the character of Nightscream to be a young female Transformer, patterned after the girl "Newt" from the movie ''Aliens''. When the Powers that Be nixed that, he instead pattered the character after the rebellious young John Conner in ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. In hindsight, maybe that wasn't the best idea...

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Nightscream/nightscream.htm Nightscream at TFU.info]

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Nightscream (BM)

2008-02-14T23:52:44Z

84.64.174.246: /* Beast Machines */

{{picsneeded|Technorganic bat mode}}
{{disambig3|Nightscream}}

:''Nightscream is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Machines]] era of the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Nightscreambm.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I'd hit that…with a brick.]]
When armies of [[Vehicon]]s conquered [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], young '''Nightscream''' survived alone in the darkness below the surface of the planet. This trauma influences much of his behavior. He's always on the defensive. Paranoid. Rude. Distrusting. Confrontational. But really, he's just a troubled kid, and he's been through a lot. Inside, he's got a good heart. He's just got to learn to stop fighting friends and enemies alike.

Or it's also possible he's just your typical angsty teenage emo jerk.

Regardless, he seems to have found a kindred spirit in the wild [[Savage/Noble]] creature.

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===
====''Beast Machines''====
''Voice Actor:'' [[Alessandro Juliani]] (US), [[Nobutoshi Canna]] (Japan)

When the Vehicons and their virus struck, Nightscream ran and panicked like many Maximals. He fell down a hole during the attack, and everything went dark. Though he would not recall the details later, somehow he wandered into a cave bearing the [[fossils]] of a strange, gigantic bat-creature, and his internal DNA scanners used them to reformat him an organic beast form and save him, at least temporarily, from the virus. Nightscream's mental state at this point is unknown, but he seems to have spent the next period hiding and feeding off a strange fruit tree he found growing below the planet's surface. Eventually, Optimus Primal and company arrived and, distrustful, he began to spy on their activities. When they spotted and pursued him, the ensuing confrontation ended up with his food source destroyed and his body reformatted to be [[technorganic]] like the other Maximals. He rather reluctantly agreed to join them, but continued to generally mope around and cop an annoying [[Darth Vader | Anakin-esque]] attitude with everyone.

In the course of events, Nightscream met and befriended Savage/Noble, whom he believed to be a fellow survivor of Megatron's attack. Thinking he'd found a kindred spirit, he dedicated himself to helping the wolf in dragon's clothing until it was revealed that his new friend was really Megatron all along. Ouch. Despite this, when Megatron's [[spark]] separated from the Savage/Noble body, the dog-like beast that remained seemed to retain its attachment to the boy and followed him about like a big, ugly puppy. Then Megatron killed his puppy. (Sucks to be Nightscream), and the enraged Maximal unleashed Mary-Sue-level sonic powers on Megatron in retaliation, setting the stage for the final act of the war for the sparks. In the end, Nightscream and the other Maximals stopped Megatron's forces and reformatted the planet. And everyone rejoiced. Yay. Quite why he was kept over Rhinox is unknown.

====''Universe: The Wreckers'' comics====

==Toys==
===Beast Machines===
*'''Nightscream''' (Ultra, 2000)

*'''Nightscream''' (Happy Meal toy, 2000)

===Beast Wars Returns===
*'''Nightscream''' (Ultra, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-09'''

== Trivia ==
Story editor Bob Skir originally wanted the character of Nightscream to be a young female Transformer, patterned after the girl "Newt" from the movie ''Aliens''. When the Powers that Be nixed that, he instead pattered the character after the rebellious young John Conner in ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day''. In hindsight, maybe that wasn't the best idea...

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Maximal/Nightscream/nightscream.htm Nightscream at TFU.info]

{{charstub}}

[[Category:Beast Machines characters]]
[[Category:Fast food exclusives]]
[[Category:Maximals]]
[[Category:Universe characters]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>