Noble (BM)

The name or term "Noble" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Noble (disambiguation).

Noble is a Maximal from the Beast Machines portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

A Predacon Werewolf in Iacon.

The strange organic monster known as Noble is the only known purely-organic Transformer. He was created as an unintended, unforeseen side effect of Megatron seeking to rid himself of the organic portions of his beast form. Once Megatron's animating spark left the beast it retained life and became a distinct living creature in its own right. Stripped of Megatron's mind however the thing that remained was basically all animal and acted as such. His humanoid form resembles a werewolf, and his alternate mode is a dragon (known as "Savage"). The animalistic Noble formed a close bond with Nightscream akin to that between a boy and his dog.

Fiction

Beast Machines cartoon

Voice actor: David Kaye (English), Yūichi Nagashima (Japanese), Han Li (Chinese), Mauro Ramos (Brazil), Michael Telloke (German)

"Now I'll sneak up behind it and stick my thumb up its butt-hole, now that'll really piss it off!"

When Noble first appeared, the creature was basically Megatron in disguise, his spark having been unexpectedly trapped in the organics he had sought to purge. It is unclear whether his seemingly random violent rages were genuine or if they were a deliberate ruse. Once he seemed to gain more self-control and began speaking, Noble claimed to be a survivor of the transformation lock virus in need of help, and so he was quickly accepted into the Maximal fold and befriended by Nightscream. Savage Noble Noble began experiencing "blackouts", however, when his animal mind supposedly took over his actions and led him to Megatron's Citadel, desperately clawing to get in. These "spells" fooled the Maximals long enough for Megatron to make his move. After breaching the Citadel's defenses, he used a spark extractor on himself and downloaded his spark into a Giant Warship. Prometheus Unbound

The discarded Savage/Noble entity was left a pure beast with an instinctual mind and no spark. Noble continued to follow Nightscream, helping where he could but also at times jeopardizing the team. In Darkest Knight He lost none of his effectiveness against the Vehicons however, thrashing a whole squadron of Motorcycle Drones when he stumbled across Nightscream under attack in the underground city of Iacon. The Search

The first time Megatron consumed all the sparks on Cybertron, Noble attacked him in defense of Nightscream; now more disgusted than ever, Megatron used his new-found power to kill Noble. This sacrifice led to the enraged Nightscream defeating Megatron. The Siege The ill-fated creature was later mourned by the Maximals and praised for his sacrifice. Spark of Darkness

Beast Machines toy bio

A warrior known to boast about nature's superiority of technology, "Beast Changer" was the first of several side-effects that came about due to Megatron separating his organic and technological halves. He possessed acute senses and immense power in both modes; in his wolf mode, he could easily claw and bite through synthetic alloys, and in his dragon mode, his scales provided him with more protection than any Vehicon armor. Although he was an intelligent warrior, with an intense hatred for Megatron, the other Maximals still had their doubts about him, due to his bizarre origin. Nonetheless, he found sympathy within his fellow Maximal, Nightscream. Beast Changer toy bio

Legends comic

Savage was Nightscream's pet. They celebrated Christmas by watching Age of Extinction. Merry X'mas!! Nightscream was walking Savage when he ran into Optimus Primal, Bonus Edition Vol. EX and again following the reconstruction of Akihabara. Targetmaster Chapter Prologue

As part of their takeover of Tera-Kura Co. for their resources, the Concurrence used Old Snake's Synthoid technology in reverse to convert President Megatron into a fully robotic being loyal to the Concurrence. The "beast portion", Noble, was disposed of, and picked up by Nightscream, who got him a job as an opera singer at Weirdwolf's Wolf Circus (one performance of which was watched by Savage). Once Mayor Megatron got wind of the Concurrence's plans and the existence of Noble, he and his subordinates were able to convince Weirdwolf to turn over Noble. By using some trickery, they were able to have Noble take Beast Megatron and combine with him, restoring his normal mind and helping chase away the Concurrence. Remaining split between two bodies, the robotic President Megatron still showed an evil streak, but Noble tried his best at setting him on the right path. Bonus Edition Vol. 63

Ask Vector Prime

In some realities, "Noble Savage" was a Mutant. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/01

Toys

Beast Machines

Sadly, not cherry flavored.

• Beast Changer (Deluxe, 2001)
  • Accessories: Wings (left & right)

The Beast Changer (so called due to Hasbro's inability to secure the Trademark on "Savage Noble") transforms from wolf-creature to dragon-creature (the packaging announces a conversion from "savage beast to noble wolf", a reference to the name Hasbro wasn't able to trademark). A spring-loaded tab on the dragon's head opens his jaws. The toy's spark crystal has its own unique symbol, a merger of the Beast Machines Maximal and Vehicon logos. Its spark-action gimmick is a wind-up spinning claw attack. His dragon wings cannot transform in any way; for a show-accurate werewolf mode you are required to pop off the wings and set them aside, making him one of the more recent examples of a partformer.

Despite the character being fully organic, there are mechanical parts visible through his chest. Whether these parts are visible on purpose, or just a byproduct of the mechanisms for his gimmicks exposed by his translucent plastic, isn't known.

• More information on "Beast Changer" at TFU.info

Beast Wars Returns

• Noble Savage (Deluxe, 2005-04-14)
  • Japanese ID number: BR-11
  • Accessories: Wings (left & right)

A redeco of the Beast Changer toy, colored to appear somewhat more show-accurate and released in Japan as part of the Beast Wars Returns toyline, exclusive to Toys"R"Us.

• More information on Noble Savage at TFU.info (scroll down)

Legends

"What's cracking, guys!"

• G2 Megatron (2018-02-24)
  • ID number: LG63

Legends Noble is redecoed from Fangry's drone accessory, transforming from dragon to bipedal wolf monster to 5mm triple-barreled blaster. He is included with the larger G2 Megatron toy.

Titans Return mold: Fangry
Titan Master: Hasbro: Titans Return Decepticon Fangry Thunderwing Ultra Magnus Scorponok Buzzworthy Bumblebee Brisko Accessory: Hasbro: Titans Return Decepticon Fangry's partner drone TakaraTomy: Legends LG63 Noble

Notes

• While "Savage" is clearly Megatron's dragon half, it is unclear where the DNA for the wolf form "Noble" originated. Some fans have speculated a connection to Silverbolt's wolf fuzor form but nothing in the show particularly supports this.
• Given the Beast era's focus on a Transformer's life force and personality being bound up in its spark, it is questionable whether Noble, after losing its spark, was technically still a Transformer.
• The Beast Wars Mutants line contained prior examples of beast-to-beast Transformers.
• Mainframe would later borrow the "Noble" character model as a werewolf for the beginning of Casper's Haunted Christmas and the two Scary Godmother movies.
• The names "Savage" and "Noble" come from the phrase "noble savage", a concept in philosophy which states that humans in a non-civilized state are essentially good. Pretty deep for a Saturday morning cartoon show.

Foreign names

• Japanese: Noble (ノーブル Nōburu), Savage (サヴェッジ Savejji)
• Mandarin: Noble (Taiwan, 諾博 Nuòbó), Móhuàn Lóng (China, 魔幻龙, "Fantastic Dragon")