Editing Needlenose (G1)

:''Needlenose is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:needlenose-boxart.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Run from a fight? As IF!]]

'''Needlenose''' is a fly airplane-bot who used to design the most righteous fashion microchips in all Cybertron, until a bunch of bogus dorks said they were totally last ''year''.  What''ever''! This supreme dissage led to supreme pissage, and the cheesed-off designer joined the uber-bad Decepticons for revenge.

A willing if clueless soldier, Needlenose always keeps it fresh and fly.  When he found out about [[Nebulan|Nebulans]], he was all over that, and snagged himself two: [[Sunbeam]], a gnarly surfer dude, and [[Zigzag (G1)|Zigzag]], a cool old geezer whose black armor goes with absolutely ''ev''erything.  These two dudes can even combine into a single weapon, which is not at all weird.  Telling Needlenose that this weapon is smarter than him is totally not cool. He'd, like, deck you in the locknuts for that.

He's bad-aft, is Needlenose.  Not.  Straight up, he's a big tin dweeb who thinks he's the bomb.  He even plays video games.  LAME.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{note|Events in italics occurred only in the Marvel UK books.}}

''Needlenose was sponsored by [[Spinister]] as a potential recruit for the new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]], being gathered by [[Snarler]] to hunt down the traitors from the [[Time Wars]], [[Carnivac]] and [[Catilla]]. Unfortunately, Needlenose was less than prepared for the stress on combat. During a training exercise he abandoned the fight, an act punishable by death under Decepticon military code. In order to save him from this fate, Spinister deliberately allowed himself to be overcome by an Autobot training dummy, hoping the sight of a fellow Decepticon in trouble would be enough to snap Needlenose back into action. It was, and Needlenose "saved" Spinister from his attacker. When Snarler asked if the new Mayhems were ready, Spinister refrained from mentioning Needlenose's problems, and pushed the team forward to their active assignment. {{Storylink|Hunting Party!}}''

''On Earth, Needlenose and the Mayhems caught Carnivac alone with their robotic [[Hellhound]], and began hunting him down through the American desert. Carnivac's fellow deserter Catilla came to his rescue, only to be skewered and killed by the Mayhem, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]. The other [[Survivors]] arrived and chased off the Mayhems, and Carnivac swore revenge for the death of his friend. {{Storylink|A Savage Place}} The Mayhem Attack Squad set up base on a deserted island, preparing themselves for the inevitable retaliation for Catilla's murder. Unfortunately, the waiting was seriously stressing Needlenose's circuits. He staged a false Carnivac alert in order to time his fellow Decepticons' response times, and they were none to pleased with his antics. After Snarler and Spinister chided his lack of discipline, Needlenose returned to his quarters only to find Carnivac lying in wait, having slipped through the Mayhems' defenses during the ruckus. Needlenose cried out for help, but his fellow warriors ignored his death-screams, believing it to be merely another "test". {{Storylink|Cry Wolf!}}''

As a member of the Mayhem Attack Squad, Needlenose joined Spinister and the [[Triggercon]]s in served their lord [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] on his obsessive quest for the [[Creation Matrix]]. As the search progressed, Needlenose and Spinister began quietly questioning the sanity of their commanding officer, and what he was willing to sacrifice to acquire the Matrix (i.e., them). After Thunderwing was possessed by the Matrix and went on a rampage through the Autobot's [[Ark]], severely injuring Spinister in the process, he was cast out into space by the Autobot, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]]. Needlenose and the Mayhems surrendered themselves into Autobot custody afterwards. {{Storylink|Matrix Quest}}

{{note|Clearly, there's a discrepancy between the US and UK stories, as the Mayhems/Survivors story thread is one of the largest continuity glitches in the Earthforce Saga. Don't think about it too hard.}}

===IDW comics continuity===

Hundreds of years ago, when a Decepticon [[Beachcomber (G1)|sleeper agent]] silenced [[Blaster|"The Voice"]] just as the Autobot troops were waiting for a broadcast, Needlenose and a squadron of Decepticons under [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]'s command moved in for the kill. {{storylink|Spotlight: Blaster}}

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Needlenose''' (1988)
**''Accessories:'' Sunbeam and Zig-Zag Targetmaster partners/guns

[[Image:G1needlenose_toy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|]]

:Needlenose transforms into the [[Wikipedia:General Dynamics F-16XL|F-16XL variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon]]. Zig-Zag and Sunbream are mounted on hardpoints under his wingtips in this mode. In robot mode Needlenose's articulation is located entirely in his shoulders, which can move up and down, as well as swing out to the sides. 

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==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Decepticon/Needlenose/needlenose.htm Needlenose at TFU.info]
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Needlenose Needlenose's Marvel Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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