Nightscream (Energon) - Revision history

M Sipher at 23:36, 17 February 2023

2023-02-17T23:36:01Z

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	:''Nightscream is a [[Decepticon]]-aligned [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)\|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family\|Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Nightscream is a [[Decepticon]]-aligned [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)\|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family\|Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

	[[Image:Nightscream.jpg\|thumb\|Captain Crotchless]]		[[Image:Nightscream.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|Captain Crotchless]]

	'''Nightscream''' was an unassuming and nebbish Mini-Con, who worked for the [[Mini-Con Council of Sages]] as a costs accountant. That is, until [[Nightcruz (Energon)\|Nightcruz]] was found by Nightscream in the process of stealing combiner data from the Council. Instead of doing the right thing and reporting him to his superiors, Nightscream helped him steal the data, and from that day on, he worked with Nightcruz and [[Rapid Run (Energon)\|Rapid Run]] as a spy and an accountant. His nerdy outward personality hides both a lust for adventure and deep resentment, which can occasionally bubble to the surface as strange berserker fits.<ref>Micro-Sized Mini-Con Profile Feature, [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14\|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #14]]</ref>		'''Nightscream''' was an unassuming and nebbish Mini-Con, who worked for the [[Mini-Con Council of Sages]] as a costs accountant. That is, until [[Nightcruz (Energon)\|Nightcruz]] was found by Nightscream in the process of stealing combiner data from the Council. Instead of doing the right thing and reporting him to his superiors, Nightscream helped him steal the data, and from that day on, he worked with Nightcruz and [[Rapid Run (Energon)\|Rapid Run]] as a spy and an accountant. His nerdy outward personality hides both a lust for adventure and deep resentment, which can occasionally bubble to the surface as strange berserker fits.<ref>Micro-Sized Mini-Con Profile Feature, [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14\|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #14]]</ref>
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	*Just like Rapid Run himself, Nightcruz and Nightscream are also not depicted in their toys' actual decos on Rapid Run's cardback. Instead, the [[stock photography\|stock photos]] depicting early [[prototype]]s of Rook and Crosswise that were previously used for ''Armada'' Sideways's own cardback were recycled for Rapid Run. Thus, "Nightscream" features purple paint operations on the sides of his chest which were only ever that color on Rook's prototype, but red on the actual toy.		*Just like Rapid Run himself, Nightcruz and Nightscream are also not depicted in their toys' actual decos on Rapid Run's cardback. Instead, the [[stock photography\|stock photos]] depicting early [[prototype]]s of Rook and Crosswise that were previously used for ''Armada'' Sideways's own cardback were recycled for Rapid Run. Thus, "Nightscream" features purple paint operations on the sides of his chest which were only ever that color on Rook's prototype, but red on the actual toy.
	*Along the same lines, the name "Nightscream" was likely selected simply because Hasbro already had that name [[trademark]]ed thanks to the [[Nightscream (BM)\|''Beast Machines'' toy]] and the [[Nightscream (Armada)\|''Armada'' Mini-Con]] of the same name.		*Along the same lines, the name "Nightscream" was likely selected simply because Hasbro already had that name [[trademark]]ed thanks to the [[Nightscream (BM)\|''Beast Machines'' toy]] and the [[Nightscream (Armada)\|''Armada'' Mini-Con]] of the same name.
	~~{{-}}~~

	==References==		==References==

Nevermore: /* Notes */

2022-07-24T20:18:25Z

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	[[File:Energon rapidrun cardback.jpg\|right\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|I'm a Deceptibot.]]		[[File:Energon rapidrun cardback.jpg\|right\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|I'm a Deceptibot.]]
	*Although Nightscream allows Rapid Run to disguise himself as an Autobot when serving as his head, the toy packaging identifies Nightscream as a Decepticon-aligned Mini-Con. Considering the whole eleventh-hour nature of the Rapid Run toy, it's hard to say which version represents Hasbro's intent. The 2007 [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] bio would massage these details together, characterizing Nightscream as a defector from Autobot ally to Decepticon ally.		*Although Nightscream allows Rapid Run to disguise himself as an Autobot when serving as his head, the toy packaging identifies Nightscream as a Decepticon-aligned Mini-Con. Considering the whole eleventh-hour nature of the Rapid Run toy, it's hard to say which version represents Hasbro's intent. The 2007 [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] bio would massage these details together, characterizing Nightscream as a defector from Autobot ally to Decepticon ally.
	*Just like Rapid Run himself, Nightcruz and Nightscream are also not depicted in their toys' actual decos, ~~but rather in~~ the ~~colors~~ of ~~the~~ ''Armada'' ~~figures they~~'~~re redecoed from~~, ~~although~~ "Nightscream" ~~inexcplicably has the red~~ paint operations on the sides of his chest ~~changed from~~ Rook's red ~~to purple~~.		*Just like Rapid Run himself, Nightcruz and Nightscream are also not depicted in their toys' actual decos on Rapid Run's cardback. Instead, the [[stock photography\|stock photos]] depicting early [[prototype]]s of Rook and Crosswise that were previously used for ''Armada'' Sideways's own cardback were recycled for Rapid Run. Thus, "Nightscream" features purple paint operations on the sides of his chest which were only ever that color on Rook's prototype, but red on the actual toy.
	*Along the same lines, the name "Nightscream" was likely selected simply because Hasbro already had that name [[trademark]]ed thanks to the [[Nightscream (BM)\|''Beast Machines'' toy]] and the [[Nightscream (Armada)\|''Armada'' Mini-Con]] of the same name.		*Along the same lines, the name "Nightscream" was likely selected simply because Hasbro already had that name [[trademark]]ed thanks to the [[Nightscream (BM)\|''Beast Machines'' toy]] and the [[Nightscream (Armada)\|''Armada'' Mini-Con]] of the same name.
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Nevermore: /* Energon */

2022-06-09T16:51:56Z

Energon

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	==Toys==		==Toys==
	===''Energon''===		===''Energon''===
	[[File:En-toy Nightscream.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb]]		[[File:En-toy Nightscream.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb\|I have no eyes, so I night scream.]]
	*'''Rapid Run''' (Combat Class, [[2004]])		*'''Rapid Run''' (Combat Class, [[2004]])

Nevermore: /* Notes */

2022-06-09T15:10:11Z

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Energon rapidrun cardback.jpg\|right\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|I'm a Deceptibot.]]		[[File:Energon rapidrun cardback.jpg\|right\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|I'm a Deceptibot.]]
	*Although Nightscream allows Rapid Run to disguise~~/reveal~~ himself as an Autobot when serving as his head, the toy packaging identifies Nightscream as a Decepticon-aligned Mini-Con. Considering the whole eleventh-hour nature of the Rapid Run toy, it's hard to say which version represents Hasbro's intent. The 2007 [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] bio would massage these details together, characterizing Nightscream as a defector from Autobot ally to Decepticon ally.		*Although Nightscream allows Rapid Run to disguise himself as an Autobot when serving as his head, the toy packaging identifies Nightscream as a Decepticon-aligned Mini-Con. Considering the whole eleventh-hour nature of the Rapid Run toy, it's hard to say which version represents Hasbro's intent. The 2007 [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] bio would massage these details together, characterizing Nightscream as a defector from Autobot ally to Decepticon ally.
	*Just like Rapid Run himself, Nightcruz and Nightscream are also not depicted in their toys' actual decos, but rather in the colors of the ''Armada'' figures they're redecoed from, although "Nightscream" inexcplicably has the red paint operations on the sides of his chest changed from Rook's red to purple.		*Just like Rapid Run himself, Nightcruz and Nightscream are also not depicted in their toys' actual decos, but rather in the colors of the ''Armada'' figures they're redecoed from, although "Nightscream" inexcplicably has the red paint operations on the sides of his chest changed from Rook's red to purple.
	*Along the same lines, the name "Nightscream" was likely selected simply because Hasbro already had that name [[trademark]]ed thanks to the [[Nightscream (BM)\|''Beast Machines'' toy]] and the [[Nightscream (Armada)\|''Armada'' Mini-Con]] of the same name.		*Along the same lines, the name "Nightscream" was likely selected simply because Hasbro already had that name [[trademark]]ed thanks to the [[Nightscream (BM)\|''Beast Machines'' toy]] and the [[Nightscream (Armada)\|''Armada'' Mini-Con]] of the same name.

Nevermore: /* Notes */

2022-06-09T15:08:00Z

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Although Nightscream allows Rapid Run to disguise himself as an Autobot, the ~~package~~ identifies Nightscream as a Decepticon-aligned Mini-Con. The 2007 [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] bio would massage these details together, characterizing Nightscream as a defector from Autobot ally to Decepticon ally.		[[File:Energon rapidrun cardback.jpg\|right\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|I'm a Deceptibot.]]
			*Although Nightscream allows Rapid Run to disguise/reveal himself as an Autobot when serving as his head, the toy packaging identifies Nightscream as a Decepticon-aligned Mini-Con. Considering the whole eleventh-hour nature of the Rapid Run toy, it's hard to say which version represents Hasbro's intent. The 2007 [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] bio would massage these details together, characterizing Nightscream as a defector from Autobot ally to Decepticon ally.
			*Just like Rapid Run himself, Nightcruz and Nightscream are also not depicted in their toys' actual decos, but rather in the colors of the ''Armada'' figures they're redecoed from, although "Nightscream" inexcplicably has the red paint operations on the sides of his chest changed from Rook's red to purple.
			*Along the same lines, the name "Nightscream" was likely selected simply because Hasbro already had that name [[trademark]]ed thanks to the [[Nightscream (BM)\|''Beast Machines'' toy]] and the [[Nightscream (Armada)\|''Armada'' Mini-Con]] of the same name.
			{{-}}

	==References==		==References==

Saix: /* References */

2022-01-26T18:31:26Z

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	[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]		[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]
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Saix: /* References */

2022-01-25T21:32:39Z

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	~~[[Category:Combiners]]~~
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	[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]<!-- Collectors' Club bio and packaging -->		[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]<!-- Collectors' Club bio and packaging -->
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S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 05:40, 3 January 2022

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Although Nightscream allows Rapid Run to disguise himself as an Autobot, the package ~~and~~ [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] ~~bios identify~~ Nightscream as a Decepticon~~-aligned Mini-Con~~.		* Although Nightscream allows Rapid Run to disguise himself as an Autobot, the package identifies Nightscream as a Decepticon-aligned Mini-Con. The 2007 [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] bio would massage these details together, characterizing Nightscream as a defector from Autobot ally to Decepticon ally.

	==References==		==References==

Fanofcoolstuff27: The TFCC bio and the packaging more or less establish him as Decepticon-aligned Mini-Con.

2021-12-09T02:50:12Z

The TFCC bio and the packaging more or less establish him as Decepticon-aligned Mini-Con.

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	{{disambig3\|Nightscream}}		{{disambig3\|Nightscream}}

	:''Nightscream is a [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)\|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]].''		:''Nightscream is a [[Decepticon]]-aligned [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)\|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family\|Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

	[[Image:Nightscream.jpg\|thumb\|Captain Crotchless]]		[[Image:Nightscream.jpg\|thumb\|Captain Crotchless]]

	'''Nightscream''' was an unassuming and nebbish Mini-Con, who worked for the [[Mini-Con Council of Sages]] as a costs accountant. That is, until [[Nightcruz (Energon)\|Nightcruz]] was found by Nightscream in the process of stealing combiner data from the Council. Instead of doing the right thing and reporting him to his superiors, Nightscream helped him steal the data, and from that day on, he worked with Nightcruz and [[Rapid Run (Energon)\|Rapid Run]] as a spy and an accountant. His nerdy outward personality hides both a lust for adventure and deep resentment, which can occasionally bubble to the surface as strange berserker fits.<ref>Micro-Sized Mini-Con Profile Feature, [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14\|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #14]]</ref>		'''Nightscream''' was an unassuming and nebbish Mini-Con, who worked for the [[Mini-Con Council of Sages]] as a costs accountant. That is, until [[Nightcruz (Energon)\|Nightcruz]] was found by Nightscream in the process of stealing combiner data from the Council. Instead of doing the right thing and reporting him to his superiors, Nightscream helped him steal the data, and from that day on, he worked with Nightcruz and [[Rapid Run (Energon)\|Rapid Run]] as a spy and an accountant. His nerdy outward personality hides both a lust for adventure and deep resentment, which can occasionally bubble to the surface as strange berserker fits.<ref>Micro-Sized Mini-Con Profile Feature, [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14\|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #14]]</ref>

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	===''Energon''===		===''Energon''===
	[[File:En-toy Nightscream.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb]]		[[File:En-toy Nightscream.jpg\|upright=1.66\|thumb]]
	*'''Rapid Run''' (Combat Class, 2004)		*'''Rapid Run''' (Combat Class, [[2004]])

	: A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)\|Armada]]'' Mini-Con [[Rook (Armada)#Armada\|Rook]], Nightscream transforms into a robot head that fits into the shoulders of Rapid Run. By pushing Nightscream's arms into the holes in Rapid Run's shoulders, they reveal an Autobot sigil under his clear-plastic chestplate.		: A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)\|Armada]]'' Mini-Con [[Rook (Armada)#Armada\|Rook]], Nightscream transforms into a robot head that fits into the shoulders of Rapid Run. By pushing Nightscream's arms into the holes in Rapid Run's shoulders, they reveal an [[Autobot]] sigil under his clear-plastic chestplate.

	: Nightscream also forms the upper half of [[Nightcreeper]] with Nightcruz.		: Nightscream also forms the upper half of [[Nightcreeper]] with Nightcruz.
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	* Although Nightscream allows Rapid Run to disguise himself as an Autobot, the package ~~identifies~~ Nightscream as a Decepticon.		* Although Nightscream allows Rapid Run to disguise himself as an Autobot, the package and [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] bios identify Nightscream as a Decepticon-aligned Mini-Con.

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Energon Autobots]]		[[Category:Energon Autobots]]<!-- Toy -->
			[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]<!-- Collectors' Club bio and packaging -->
	[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]		[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]

Saix: I think we can assume this is an error carried over from the original Sideways setup

2021-12-09T01:17:26Z

I think we can assume this is an error carried over from the original Sideways setup

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	:''Nightscream is a [[Decepticon]]-aligned [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)\|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family\|Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''		:''Nightscream is a [[Decepticon]]-aligned [[Mini-Con]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)\|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family\|Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

	[[Image:Nightscream.jpg\|thumb\|Captain Crotchless]]		[[Image:Nightscream.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.33\|Captain Crotchless]]

	'''Nightscream''' was an unassuming and nebbish Mini-Con, who worked for the [[Mini-Con Council of Sages]] as a costs accountant. That is, until [[Nightcruz (Energon)\|Nightcruz]] was found by Nightscream in the process of stealing combiner data from the Council. Instead of doing the right thing and reporting him to his superiors, Nightscream helped him steal the data, and from that day on, he worked with Nightcruz and [[Rapid Run (Energon)\|Rapid Run]] as a spy and an accountant. His nerdy outward personality hides both a lust for adventure and deep resentment, which can occasionally bubble to the surface as strange berserker fits.<ref>Micro-Sized Mini-Con Profile Feature, [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14\|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #14]]</ref>		'''Nightscream''' was an unassuming and nebbish Mini-Con, who worked for the [[Mini-Con Council of Sages]] as a costs accountant. That is, until [[Nightcruz (Energon)\|Nightcruz]] was found by Nightscream in the process of stealing combiner data from the Council. Instead of doing the right thing and reporting him to his superiors, Nightscream helped him steal the data, and from that day on, he worked with Nightcruz and [[Rapid Run (Energon)\|Rapid Run]] as a spy and an accountant. His nerdy outward personality hides both a lust for adventure and deep resentment, which can occasionally bubble to the surface as strange berserker fits.<ref>Micro-Sized Mini-Con Profile Feature, [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14\|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #14]]</ref>
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	*Just like Rapid Run himself, Nightcruz and Nightscream are also not depicted in their toys' actual decos on Rapid Run's cardback. Instead, the [[stock photography\|stock photos]] depicting early [[prototype]]s of Rook and Crosswise that were previously used for ''Armada'' Sideways's own cardback were recycled for Rapid Run. Thus, "Nightscream" features purple paint operations on the sides of his chest which were only ever that color on Rook's prototype, but red on the actual toy.		*Just like Rapid Run himself, Nightcruz and Nightscream are also not depicted in their toys' actual decos on Rapid Run's cardback. Instead, the [[stock photography\|stock photos]] depicting early [[prototype]]s of Rook and Crosswise that were previously used for ''Armada'' Sideways's own cardback were recycled for Rapid Run. Thus, "Nightscream" features purple paint operations on the sides of his chest which were only ever that color on Rook's prototype, but red on the actual toy.
	*Along the same lines, the name "Nightscream" was likely selected simply because Hasbro already had that name [[trademark]]ed thanks to the [[Nightscream (BM)\|''Beast Machines'' toy]] and the [[Nightscream (Armada)\|''Armada'' Mini-Con]] of the same name.		*Along the same lines, the name "Nightscream" was likely selected simply because Hasbro already had that name [[trademark]]ed thanks to the [[Nightscream (BM)\|''Beast Machines'' toy]] and the [[Nightscream (Armada)\|''Armada'' Mini-Con]] of the same name.
	~~{{-}}~~

	==References==		==References==