Nacelle (G1)

2023-09-02T20:17:33Z

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|the Aligned Decepticon|Nacelle (WFC)}}
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:''Nacelle is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:NacelleG1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He'll shoot you until he's red in the face. And missile launchers.]]

If you want a [[Decepticon]] well-versed in the arts of combat and, well, decepticon, you should probably call [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Or [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], or someone like that. If, however, you want a Decepticon eager to prove his worth, '''Nacelle''' is the guy you should call. Sure, he may not be as good at flying as most of [[Seeker (body-type)|those other guys]], and his not-inconsiderable knowledge of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s history may cause him to get a bit muddled-up once in a while, but at heart, Nacelle just wants to prove he's just as good as some of those more famous Decepticons.

{{bigquote|Blasting you is as cathartic as streamlining one's fuselage.|Nacelle, bio card quote}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Sunstorm Cartoon.jpg|thumb|There. Behind Hotlink's leg.]]
Nacelle was one of the Decepticon jets on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] four million years ago. He was part of a Decepticon patrol that accosted [[Autobot]]s [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] when they came near. The two were able to escape the Decepticons' attacks and plow through the patrol. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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[[File:Nacelleguntoface-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Nacelle was part of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream's]] science group [[Helex-Yuss Decepticon Research and Advancement Team|HYDRA]], working alongside [[Bitstream (G1)|Bitstream]] and [[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]]. As an Aero<s>dynamics</s> Engineer, he was assigned as the role of lab assistant to [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] where he engineered the wing designs used for the [[Seeker (body-type)#Coneheads|second wave of Earth-bound Seekers]]. He would eventually integrate one of these prototypes into his own body replacing his standard issue wings with a design containing high powered turbines. {{storylink|#Timelines|Nacelle's profile card}}

During [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Machine Wars (event)|invasion]] of Cybertron, Nacelle stood by at the ready on Earth as part of a joint team of Autobots and Decepticons, awaiting Obsidian's signal for their time to fight back. Once the signal came, they teleported to Cybertron and started beating on some drones. Once [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Eagle Eye]] spotted Jhiaxus on the battlefield, Nacelle and his allies attempted to converge on the enemy’s coordinates, only to be blocked off by Jhiaxus's clone army. Nacelle led [[Serpentor]] and [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] to an old sealed-off passage to circumvent the enemy forces. Though the tunnel turned out to be much too small for their use as it was, thanks to [[Gatoraider]], it proved useful nonetheless. He arrived a little late to the battle against Jhiaxus himself, only to find himself staring down [[Hubcap (MW)|Hubcap]]'s gun barrel. Thankfully, Jhiaxus ordered Hubcap to stand down before Nacelle got turned into one of Hubcap's gruesome architecture projects. He was shoved out of the way when Megaplex enacted his vengeance against Jhiaxus, killing the Cybertronian leader. Nacelle then helped restrain Megaplex. {{Storylink|A Common Foe}}

===''TransTech''===
Nacelle was one of many offworlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Under City. Nacelle was part of a crowd in [[Seeker-Shinai]] that [[Megatron (Movie)|C-81]] attempted to disperse through intimidation. Unfortunately, all the Seekers present were too stunned to see a "Megatron" in Axiom Nexus to budge. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:WeAreNotMeantToBeDarkness-Me.jpg|thumb|Too much iron in your blood.]]

Nacelle, [[Red Wing]], and [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] were part of the Seeker team sent to cover [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] when the Decepticons recruited the old warrior to assassinate [[Pyra Magna]]. However, Pyra had brought her [[Companion|Companions]] with her; when Red Wing saw that Pyra had unleashed [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] on them, he shouted for Nacelle to retreat. Nacelle had no idea who he was talking about, and as a result Windcharger used his magnetic powers to rend Nacelle's body, leaving him alive but badly injured. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

Having evidently limped back to Decepticon HQ, Nacelle lambasted Red Wing as a coward to [[Wingstun]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I }}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle_Tactics_Nacelle.jpg|400px|thumb]]
Nacelle participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a promotional Rare character available via the Space Bridge. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-Nacelle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nacelle''' (TFSS 3.0, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''TFSS3 number'': '''2'''
:*''Accessories:'' Left & right launchers, 2 missiles

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Nacelle was the second toy to be revealed for the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 3.0 (2015)|Figure Subscription Service]] 3.0, and is yet another [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Deluxe Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics|Starscream]] mold, this time in primarily navy blue, red and white, using the [[BotCon 2007]] [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Timelines|Thrust]] tooling's wings with the mold's original head.

:Nacelle features ''two'' instances of [[misassembly]]: his tailfins are swapped, and the connectors for his wings are attached backwards. The latter defect puts a tremendous amount of stress on the tiny peg and can cause his wings to ''snap off'' at said peg if care is not taken during transformation.

:Nacelle's toy appeared differently when first revealed at [[BotCon 2014]]. His face was white (instead of red) and the muzzles on his launchers were blue (instead of red).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/TFSSNacelle/nacelle.htm More information on Nacelle at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:LegacyNacelle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Hell in Nacelle]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Nacelle''' (Voyager Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 rifles
:*''Known designers'': [[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: [[Transformers: Legacy|''Legacy'']] Nacelle is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Starscream]], transforming into a Cybertronian "tetrajet" based on the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers']] appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]". He includes two rifles which can mount on his upper arms or under the wings in jet mode (or in any other [[5 mm post|5 mm port]], really). As part of the ''Siege'' [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], he has [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] on his biceps, forearms, shins, under his feet (vehicle-mode thrusters), and wings. The 3 mm pegs on his shins, forearms, left bicep, and the tips of his rifles can accommodate [[Fire Blast effect]]s (sold separately).

: There were multiple reports of Nacelles featuring white splotchy or filmy discolorations on their wings. The cause of this is not currently known.

: He was part of the [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive ''Pre-Cybertronian War Collection''; the use of the Cybertronian jet toy is based on his appearance in the 2019 [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Transformers (2019 comic)|''Transformers'' comics]]. Nacelle was put up for preorder on [[July 21]]st 2023.

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==Notes==
[[File:Ehobbygobotscatalog.jpg|right|upright=1.7|thumb|(Thrust/Nacelle is in alt-mode in mid-air.)]]
* Nacelle's design is based upon an early version of [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Thrust]] (Japanese catalogue scan at right) at a development stage where the second year Seekers employed wings in different colors attached to unaltered first year [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] bodies. In Thrust's case, the prototype toy uses main body parts from [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Thundercracker]].
* Fun Publications staff designated the almost-hidden blue Seeker seen in "More Than Meets The Eye" as Nacelle even though their colors and build don't entirely match. Any differences could be attributed to alterations upon later taking an Earth form in addition to his own self modifications.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160404223811/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/113309-tfss-30-discussion-thread-official-nacelle-pic-pg-43/page-16 Post by NightViper (Jesse Wittenrich) on the Allspark Forums, 9 September 2014] (via the Wayback Machine archive)</ref>
*The name "Nacelle" is taken from a [[Nacelle (WFC)|more recent Seeker character]] from an Aligned continuity novel. It was previously intended for the purple [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] from the [[BotCon 2013]] exclusive souvenir three-pack, who ultimately ended up being named "[[Hotlink (G1)|Hotlink]]" instead.<ref name="bc13seekers">[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/156054-generations-selects-brown-box-revealed-pg-7/page-9#entry3834842 Post by Fun Publications' Jesse Wittenrich on The Allspark Forums, 15 January 2019] (Link defunct, but kept for historical record)</ref><ref name="whois">{{citesocial|quote=You're still wondering who Red Wing is though, aren't you? It goes back to BotCon 2013 and the 3-pack of Decepticon Rainmakers. The final figures in the pack were named Bitstream, Hotlink, and Sunstorm|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1096941004433879040|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=02|day=17|(defunct=)}} {{citesocial|quote=Sunstorm, though, wasn't always his name. You see in 2013, Fun Publications were beginning a partnership with eHobby in Japan. During the development of the BotCon exclusives (and Sunstorm) it was discovered that eHobby were seeking (get it?) to make their own Sunstorm.|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1096941010209464320|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=02|day=17|(defunct=)}} {{citesocial|quote=The BotCon Sunstreaker was then changed to "Orange Seeker Jet" to allow eHobby to proceed with their plans. Everything seemed fine and on-track once again.|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1096941016203100160|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=02|day=17|(defunct=)}} {{citesocial|quote=The BotCon toys were renamed Bitstream (teal), Nacelle (purple), and Hotlink (Orange). In homage to the trio of Seeker jets mentioned in the Aligned novels by Alex Irvine. EHobby then approached Takara with their proposal for Sunstorm...|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1096941019759869952|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=02|day=17|(defunct=)}} {{citesocial|quote=Takara, though, declined to allow eHobby to continue. Their reason was that Hasbro were planning to make their own Sunstorm. Fun Publications and eHobby both assumed this meant some kind of release of the WFC (the video game) Starscream mold since those toys were just released.|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1096941021215236096|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=02|day=17|(defunct=)}} {{citesocial|quote=As it became evident that no WFC Sunstorm was to be made, and that Takara could very well have been referring to the BotCon figure itself, Fun Publications change the convention print materials to make the Rainmakers into Bitstream (teal), Hotlink (purple) & then, yes, Sunstorm.|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1096941022507139078|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=02|day=17|(defunct=)}}</ref>
* As with other [[Seeker (body-type)#2019 IDW continuity|Seekers]] in the [[2019 IDW continuity|2019-2022 IDW comics]], Nacelle is drawn according to the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Starscream]] mold.
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.tf-1.com/articles/eurous_frame.php?art=earlyjets TF Square One history article covering "Generation 1" Nacelle]

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